1999年6月北京成人本科学士学位英语试题及答案

Passage 4 

Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage. 

 

We all know that it is possible for ordinary people to make their on the equator (赤道), although often they may feel uncomfortably hot there. Millions do it. but as for the North Pole(北极)—— we that it is not only a dangerously cold place, but that people like you and me would find it quite impossible to live there. At the present time only the scientists and explorers can do so, and they use special equipment. Men had been traveling across and around the equator on wheels, on their feet or in ships for thousands of years; but only a few men, with great difficulty and in very recent time, have ever crossed the ice to the North Pole. So it may surprise you to learn that, when traveling by air, it is really safer to fly over the North Pole than over the equator. Of course, this is not true about landings in the polar region (which passenger aeroplanes do not make), but the weather, if we are flying at a height of 5,000 meters above the Pole, is a delight. At 4 000 meters and more above the earth you can always be that you will not see a cloud in the sky as far as the eye can reach. In the tropics (热带), on the other hand, you are not certain to keep clear of bad weather even at such heights as 18,000 or 20,000 meters. 

 

Aeroplanes can’t climb as high or as quickly in cold air as in warm. Nor can clouds. In practice, this is an advantage to the aeroplane, which is already at a good height when it reaches the polar region and so does not need to climb, while at the same time cold air keeps the clouds down low.  

 

16. “Millions do it.” In this sentence “do it” refers to _________ 

A. feeling uncomfortably hot on the equator 

B. flying over the North Pole 

C. flying over the equator 

D. making homes on the equator 

 

17. The polar region is ________ 

A. a good place to land at by aeroplane 

B. a good place to fly over 

C. a good place to fly over 

D. a good place to live in 

 

18. It is a delight to fly at the Pole because there _________ 

A. planes fly higher than at the equator 

B. the eyes can reach about 4,000 meters 

C. planes are clear of bad weather 

D. planes fly more quickly than at the equator. 

 

19. Aeroplanes can climb quickly ________ 

A. in warm air 

B. in cold air 

C. when it reaches the polar region 

D. only when the clouds are down low 

 

20. Aeroplanes usually do not need to climb quickly or fly high in the polar region because _________ 

A. they do not land there 

B. there are no clouds at all 

C. they can cross the ice with special equipment 

D. it is very cold 

 

PartⅡ Vocabulary and Structure

21. He knows little of English to say ____ of English culture. 

A. something   B. everything  C. nothing   D. anything 

 

22. Being ignorant of the law is no ______ of breaking the law. 

A. reason   B. excuse  C. ground   D. point 

 

23. The new law, it is said, will be ____ 

A. put into effect  B. taken into account  C. kept in sight   D. brought to mind 

 

24. Life is often compared a stage by many writers. 

A. like   B. as  C. with   D. to 

 

25. Television makes us better ____ than ever before. 

A. inform  B. informing  C. informed   D. to be informed 

 

26. You could have done much better yesterday. Why ____? 

A. didn’t you  B. couldn’t you  C. hadn’t you  D. shouldn’t you 

 

27. Air, or ____ is called atmosphere, surrounds the whole earth. 

A. it   B. that   C. which   D. what 

 

28. If I do something in vain, I do it. 

A. without interest   B. without success 

C. with difficulty    D. with ease 

 

29. The old man walked slowly, stopping frequently —. 

A. on rest    B. at rest   C. resting     D. to rest 

 

30. The pain will go away ____ 

A. by an by   B. by and chance   C. all over   D. at present 

 

31. Don’t you think it is time you ______smoking? 

A. give up  B. gave up  C. would give up  D. should give up 

 

32. ____ was pointed above, this substance can be used as a substitute.  

A. It      B. That   C. What     D. As  

 

33. I couldn’t find peter, ____did I know where he had gone. 

A. never    B. either    C. nor     D. as 

 

34. If I say I don’t think much of this book, this means that ____ 

A. I never read it         B. I seldom think about it 

C. I have no idea of it     D. I have a poor opinion of it 

 

35. When you this over with her, you should not see her any more. 

A. talk     B. talked   C. will talk     D. talking 

 

36. The ____ flowers were all that remained. 

A. two yellow little     B. little two yellow 

C. yellow two little      D. two little yellow 

 

37. The Olympic Committee has drawn up strict rules for the sportsmen to____. 

A. go by   B. go on   C. go over   D. go after 

 

38. I’m far from ______with what you have done. 

A. pleased    B. pleasing   C. pleasure    D. please 

 

39. The ability _____is very important for any speaker. 

A. to hear clearly     B. to be ~clearly heard 

C. to hearing clearly  D. to being clearly heard 

 

40. ____ she finds out that you’ve lost her books. 

A. As if   B. Even if   C. What if   D. Suppose that 

 

41. Dr. Robert went to New York, bought some books and ____ 

A. visiting his daughter   B. to visit his daughter 

C. visit his daughter      D. visited his daughter 

 

42. Are you serious in ____ such a view? 

A. putting on    B. putting off   C. putting up    D. putting forward 

 

43. The plane crashed, its bombs ____ as it hit the ground. 

A. exploded    B. were exploded    C. exploding    D. were exploding 

 

44. You should be content — what you have. 

A. to  B. about  C. with   D. for 

 

45. “Do you like to ride on the old bus to school?” Yes, I prefer it _____.” 

A. to walk   B. to walking  C. walking   D. having walked 

 

46. My vacation begins next Tuesday, ____ I will leave for Florida. 

A. which   B. that  C. while   D. when 

 

47. Can you tell me ____ about the city that makes people love it so much? 

A. it is what  B. what it is  C. what is it   D. is it what    

 

48. Though he is very intelligent, he is ____ rather modest. 

A. hence  B. otherwise  C. nevertheless   D. therefore    

 

49. Lack of imagination is an obstacle ____ one’s advancement.    

 A. to   B. of   C. for  D. about 

 

50. If you can provide the wine, I’ll ____ the food. 

A. see to   B. look at  C. ask for   D. think about 

 

51.He was fully ____ of his own shortcomings. 

A. sensitive    B. sensible    C. serious   D. sincere 

 

52. The magnificent museum is said______ about a hundred years ago. 

A. to be built          B. to have been built 

C. to have built        D. to have being built 

 

53. Not once ____ your sentence correctly. 

A. You have copied      B. did you have copied 

C. have you copied       D. have you been copied 

 

54. That mountain village can’t be _______by telephone yet. 

A. reached    B. achieved   C. attached    D. arrived 

 

55. Problems will__________ if you do it this way. 

A. rise     B. arise     C. raise    D. arouse 

 

56. _______many people prefer coffee, he drinks tea as usual. 

A. While   B. besides of   C. because of   D. Except 

 

57.Don’t risk______ the job which so many people want.   

A. losing   B. to lose    C. lost   D. your life to lose 

 

58. His mother insisted that he ____ the coat when going out. 

A. put on   B. puts on    C. to put   D. putting on 

 

59. They have done things they ought ____ 

A. not to do            B. not to be done 

C. not to have done      D. not having done  

 

60. There is nothing we can do ____ wait. 

A. but    B. Rather than  C. In spite of    D. besides 

 

PartIII Identification

61. This morning I [got] [up] [late], so I came to school ten minutes [later]. 

                              A       B     C     D 

 

62. A good artist [like] a good engineer learns [as] [many] from his mistakes as from

    A                                      B      C  

[successes].       

     D                      

 

63. [This] is the sportsman [whom] everyone says [will win] the first prize [at] the

        A                                  B                                C              D 

Winter Olympic Games.          

 

64. [Unlike] Americans who seem [to prefer] coffee, the English [drinks] [a great]

          A                                            B                                      C          D

deal of tea.

 

 65. [Convincing] that they were trying [to poison] him, he refused

     A                                               B

[to eat] [anything]. 

  C           D     

 

66. [Would] you mind [waiting] a moment for me? My work will be

           A                          B 

 [finished] [at no time]. 

     C               D 

 

67. He [will] not [borrow] you the money [even] if you [ask]. 

A               B                                C                 D 

 

68. [It is] [important] that she [goes to] see the doctor [immediately]. 

        A           B                         C                                     D 

 

69. You [have] [heard from] him [since] last month, [have] you? 

               A             B                 C                            D 

 

70. [Walking] in the street, the cars and buses [are running] [like] [streams].   

           A                                                               B          C       D  

 

PartIV Close

For thousands of years, people thought of glass as something beautiful to look at. Only recently 71 come to 72 something look through. Stores 73 their goods in large glass windows. Glass bottles and jars 74 food and drink allow us 75 the contents. Glass 76 spectacles(眼镜), microscopes, telescopes, and 77 very useful and necessary objects, 78 glasses, are used by people who cannot see 79 or by people who want to protect their eyes 80 bright light. Microscopes make tiny things larger 81 we can examine them. Telescopes 82 objects that are far away appear 83 closer to us. 

 

84 in recent years plastics have replaced glass 85 conditions where glass might be 86 broken there are new uses 87 for glass that were never imagined in the 88. Perhaps the greatest 89 of glass is that its constituent(形成的) parts are inexpensive and can be found 90 over the world. 

 

71. A. they                 B. do they       C. they have      D. have they 

72. A. think it             B. think if of    C. think it as      D. think of it as  

73. A. protect             B. hide            C. display          D. set aside 

74. A. hold                 B. held            C. that hold       D. that holding 

75. A. see                   B. to see         C. seeing           D. seen 

76. A. used to make  B. is used to mak C. is used to making D. used to making  

77. A. many others    B. many other    C. else             D. another 

78. A. and                  B. as well        C. or                 D. either 

79. A. perfectly           B. perfect        C. perfection      D. perfected 

80. A. from                B. in                C. with              D. beyond 

81. A. so as                B. as that         C. so that          D. such that 

82. A. let                    B. watch         C. get                 D. make 

83. A. ever                 B. rather         C. more              D. much 

84. A. Because of       B. Despite       C. However         D. Although 

85. A. Under              B. below        C. within              D. on 

86. A. hardly               B. easily        C. nearly             D. almost 

87. A. Being developed B. be developed C. be developed  D. to be developed 

88. A. ancient               B. past           C. old                D. aged 

89. A. goodness           B. advance       C. advantage     D. progress 

90. A. all                      B. around       C. anywhere       D. wholly   

 

1999年成人英语统测答案

 

PartI Reading Comprehension  

1.C   2.A   3.C   4.D   5.B   6.B   7.C   8.B  9.A   10.B   

11.D  12.C  13.A  14.D  15.A  16.D  17.B  18.B  19.A  20.B 

 

PartⅡ Vocabulary and Structure

21.C  22.B  23. A  24. D  25.C  26.A  27.D  28.B  29.D  30.A  31.B  32.D  33.C  34.D  35.B

36.D  37.A  38.A  39.B  40.C   41.D  42.D  43.C  44.C  45.B  46.D  47.B  48.C  49.A  50.A

51.B  52.B  53.C  54.A  55.B   56.A   57.A  58.A  59.C  60.A

 

PartIII Identification

61.D  62.C  63.D  64.C  65.D  66.D  67.B  68.C  69.D  70.A

 

PartIV Close

71.D  72.D  73.C  74.C  75.B  76.B  77.B  78.A  79.A  80.A  

81.C  82.D  83.D  84.D  85.A  86.B  87.A  88.B  89.C  90.A