2015年11月7日成人本科学位英语统一考试-聚题库

Jim Thorpe was a Native American. He was born in 1888 in an Indian Territory(印第安人保护区)that is now Oklahoma. Like most Native American children then, he liked to fish, hunt, swim, and play games outdoors. He was healthy and strong, but he had very little formal education. In 1950, Jim Thorpe was named the greatest American football player. He was also an Olympic gold medal winner. But Thorpe had many tragedies in his life.
Jim had a twin brother who died when he was nine years old. By the time he was 16, his mother and father were also dead, Jim then went to a special school in Pennsylvania for Native American children. There, he learned to read and write and also began to play sports. Jim was poor, so he left school for two years to earn some money. During this time, he played on a baseball team. The team paid him only $15 a week. Soon he returned to school to complete his education. Jim was a star athlete (运动员) in several sports, including baseball, running, and football. He won many awards for his athletic ability, mainly for football. In many games, he scored all or most of the points for his team.
In 1912, when Jim Thorpe was 24 years old, he became part of the U.S Olympic team. He competed in two very difficult events: the pentathlon and the decathlon. Both require great ability and strength. The pentathlon has five track and filed events, including the long jump and the 1500-meter race. The decathlon has ten track and field events, with running, jumping and throwing contests.
People thought it was impossible for an athlete to compete in both the pentathlon and the decathlon. So everyone was surprised when Thorpe won gold medals in both events. When the King of Sweden presented Thorpe with his two gold medals, he said, “Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world.” Thorpe was a simple and honest man. He just answered, “Thanks, King.”

1. From the passage we learn that Jim Thorpe was born in （）.

AIndia

BPennsylvania

COklahoma

DSweden

2. According to the passage, most American Indian children loved all the following EXCEPT （）.

Afishing

Bhunting

Cswimming

Dsinging

3. Jim Thorpe started to play sports （）.

Abefore he was nine years old

Bwhen he was 16 years old

Cwhen he was 24 years old

Dbefore his parents passed away

4. The word decathlon in paragraph 3 probably means （）.

Ajumping

Bfive track and field events

Cthrowing

Dten track and field events

5. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?（）

AIn 1912, Thorpe went back to finish his college education.

BThorpe won two gold medals in the 1912 Olympic Games.

CThorpe once played on a baseball team for money.

DIn 1950, Thorpe was named the greatest American football player.

Since its founding in 1948, McDonald's has grown from a family burger（汉堡包）stand to a global fast-food chain, with more than 30,000 locations in 118 countries.
With 58 million daily customers worldwide, McDonald’s is now so ubiquitous around the globe that The Economist publishes a global ranking of currencies' purchasing power based on the prices charged at the local McDonald’s, called the Big Mac Index（巨无霸指数）.That’s not to say that every nation carries the same menu items: choices vary widely depending on location. Some Asian locations serve fried shrimp in a Big Mac roll, while McDonald’s in India doesn’t serve beef at all, relying instead on burgers made from vegetables, rice and beans.
Not everyone in the world has been happy to greet Ronald McDonald when he moves to town. Many see McDonald's as a symbol of American economic and cultural chauvinism（沙文主义）, and European nations in particular have viewed American-style fast food as an insult to their national food. A French farmer, Jose Bove, became something of a national hero in 1999 after he and a group of people destroyed a McDonald's under construction to protest globalization and "bad food." The next year, a bomb exploded in a French McDonald’s,killing a 27-year-old employee. No one claimed responsibility.
But regardless of whether you like their food or their policies, McDonald’s is still widely seen as one of the true pioneers of peaceful globalization.

6. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE.（）

AMcDonald's was founded in 1948.

BMcDonald’s has opened its restaurants in every city of the world.

CMcDonald’s has over 30,000 locations in the world now.

DMcDonald’s was very small in scale in the beginning.

7. The word ubiquitous in Paragraph 2 is most likely to mean （）.

Avery crowded

Bvery clean

Cexisting everywhere

Doccurring frequently

8. From Paragraph 2, we can conclude that （）.

AMcDonald’s designs its menu to suit the local people

Bmillions of young adults got their first job with McDonald’s

Cthe McDonald’s menu sticks to old-fashioned favorites such as the Big Mac

Dthe low prices McDonald’s bring tens of millions of people through its doors every day

9. What did Jose Bove and his people do in 1999 to protest against McDonald's?（）

AThey organized a strike.

BThey protested outside a McDonald’s.

CThey refused to go to a newly-built McDonald’s.

DThey destroyed a McDonald’s under construction.

10. In （）, an employee died in a fatal bomb attack on a McDonald’s restaurant in France.

A1998

B1999

C2000

D2001

It can be really frustrating (使人沮丧的) for an overweight person to go to a gym and work out with a positive attitude. All one has to do is walk by almost any nice gym and notice all the healthy, sweating, “skinny” members. Sometimes they stare at those of us who are, well, zaftig. It is easy to see the judgment behind their eyes. Who wants to put up with that?
Many people are self-conscious of their bodies and feel isolated when joining workout classes of while exercising, especially if they are larger than most of the others in the group. Now the fitness industry is finally paying attention. Popular gyms are catering (迎合) to overweight and weight conscious customers by dedicating areas where the “skinny” people are not allowed.
There are even gyms or programs that require members to be at least 50 pounds overweight to participate.
Trainers recommend functional fitness as a practical goal, rather than six-pack abs(六块腹肌). They often use text messages to stay in touch with customers.
Often at these specialized gyms, the trainers are overweight themselves, or working on their own weight goals, and this can help those people with anxiety caused by poor body image. The equipment has been designed for use by larger people. Wider seats, more cushioning, no mirrors, and tinted (有色的) windows for privacy, are all important changes.
Hopefully these types of gyms will successfully grow in numbers in the future. The idea is a very simple and potentially popular one. If it helps those of us who are bigger exercise more and improve our fitness level, it’s a step in the right direction.

11. The word zaftig in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to （）.

Afat

Bhealthy

Cfriendly

Dpolite

12. We can infer from the first two paragraphs that （）.

Amost large gym chains really don’t want members to show up frequently

Boverweight people are often frustrated and pushed away by traditional gym industry

Cregular gyms don’t accept overweight people to participate in their programs

Doverweight people have to pay extra to work out in a gym

13. What is the training goal in the gyms catering to overweight members?（）

ATo achieve functional fitness.

BTo build six-pack abs.

CTo look like a fitness model.

DTo be able to run long distances.

14. As for the gyms catering to overweight members, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?（）

AThe machines are designed for larger people.

BTinted windows are used to ensure extra privacy.

CThere are large mirrors on the walls.

DThe training goals are more realistic.

15. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?（）

AImproving Women’s Self-confidence through Exercises.

BThe traditional Gym Industry Is Losing Its Customers.

CThe Fitness Industry Is Looking for New Directions.

DSpecialized Gyms Designed for Overweight People.

1. When Bill came in, I （） with my friends.

Awill talk

Btalk

Cwas talking

Dhave talked

2. John made her （） him everything about her plan for the trip.

Ato tell

Btell

Ctold

DTells

3. Lucy goes to school by bike every day, （） she?

Adoes

Bdoesn't

Cis

Disn't

4. I can’t help （） whether we should go without raincoats.

Awonder

Bto wonder

Cwondering

DWondered

5. Never in her life （） in such an important party, where she saw so many pop stars.

ALisa took part

Bdid Lisa take part

CLisa was taken part

Dwas Lisa taken part

6. The young man, （）met us at the station yesterday, will show us around the campus this morning.

Awho

Bthat

Cwhich

DWhose

7. I am not sure whether New York is （） biggest city in（）world or not.

Aa; a

Ba; the

Cthe; the

Dthe; a

8. Believe it or not, Mike runs （） than all the other boys in his class.

Afast

Bfaster

Cfastest

Dmore fast

9. Jim can’t go to school today （） his illness.

Ain spite of

Bin front of

Cbecause of

Dfar from

10. With the（） of a computer, one can do what was impossible in the past.

Aage

Bair

Caid

Daim

11. I immediately （） Luke's father from the crowd because they two looked like each other so much.

Aresearched

Brecognized

Creported

Dreduced

12. A friendly relationship between two countries is often based on____ respect, trust and understanding.

Alovely

Bmutual

Cbold

Dstrict

13. Mr.Brown isn't in the office now, but you can （） a message for him.

Agive

Bhand

Ctell

Dleave

14. The boy gave an exciting （） of his adventureson the island, which attracted a large audience.

Aopinion

Bidea

Caccount

Dappearance

15. Get in the car.There's enough （） for you.

Aroom

Bseat

Cspot

Darea

16. His face looks （） but I can't remember where I met him.

Aalike

Bfamiliar

Clike

Dsimilar

17. We must make （） our minds where to go for our vacation this winter.

Aout

Bup

Cfor

Din

18. China is rich in natural resources, but they are not evenly （）.

Adismissed

Bcontributed

Cdisturbed

Ddistributed

19. Taken in time, the medicine can be quite （）.

Aeffective

Baffected

Cefficient

Dsufficient

20. The （） edition of the dictionary is far better than the previous ones.

Alate

Blately

Clatest

Dlasting

21. Big waves turned （） the boat, causing many people to fall into water.

Aup

Bdown

Cin

Dover

22. On reaching home, I discovered that I （）my keys at the office.

Aleft

Bhave left

Cwas left

Dhad left

23. By the time she leaves the stage next month, she （） for sixty years.

Awill have performed

Bhas performed

Cwill be performing

Dwill perform

24. I appreciated （） to your school to give a lecture.

Ato be invited

Bto have invited

Chaving invited

Dbeing invited

25. （）, follow the directions on the bottle carefully.

AWhen taken drugs

BWhen taking drugs

CWhen one takes drugs

DWhen to take drugs

26. Mr.Smith（） be in the bookstore because I saw him in his office a moment ago.

Amust not

Bcan't

Cmay not

Dneedn't

27. The plants would have grown all right if she （） them properly.

Ahad watered

Bwatered

Chas watered

Dwaters

28. All the evidence pointed to the conclusion （） he was guilty.

Awhich

Bthat

Cas

Dso

29. （） she likes the present is not clear to me.

AIf

BWhat

CWhich

DWhether

30. They left London for New York （） the morning of September 10.

Ain

Bon

Cat

Dof

1. 请选出句中不正确的一项：Fred, together with his friends, are planning a trip to the beach at the vacation.

Awith

Bare

Cto

Dat

2. 请选出句中不正确的一项：Reading the novel, he returned to the library and borrowed another one.

AReading

Bto

Cand

Done

3. 请选出句中不正确的一项：I don't feel like going out now: I'm not used to have a walk after dark.

Adon't

Bgoing out

Chave a walk

Dafter dark

4. 请选出句中不正确的一项：I don't know what was happened to him when he went home alone.

Adon't know

Bwas

Chappened to him

Dalone

5. 请选出句中不正确的一项：We think that impossible for them to work out those math problems within such a short time.

Athat

Bfor

Cto work out

Dsuch

6. 请选出句中不正确的一项：It is very important for the strong man to know that whatever strong he is he cannot be the strongest.

AIt

Bfor

Cto know

Dwhatever strong

7. 请选出句中不正确的一项：I'm still unable to make myself understand in the discussion which worries me a lot.

Astill

Bto

Cunderstand

Dwhich

8. 请选出句中不正确的一项：Though Dick is five years old this coming week, but he is still unable to speak.

Afive years old

Bbut

Cstill

Dto speak

9. 请选出句中不正确的一项：The more learned a man is, and more modest he usually is.

AThe more

Bis

Cand more modest

Dis

10. 请选出句中不正确的一项：The reason I cannot go with you is becauseI am really busy.

Acannot

Bwith

Cbecause

Dam

Some people think of life as a game. There are similarities between life and games: both can be played, both have rules, and both turn out winners and losers. There are differences （56）the two, however. Games make you （57）away from life; the more you play, the less you pay （58）to the more important things in life.
In life, you get only one chance to play. When your life is over, the game is over. Life is not a game. Life is the （59）thing. Life is unpredictable（不能预测的）; you can play it right and still （60）.Life is not always fair; one wrong move or one bad choice may （61）too many such moves or choices in life. Take a chance with your life and it could be the last chance you get. Life isn't always fun, but it can be if you decide to make it that （62）.
（63）, the advice is "Enjoy your life; take risks, but don't engage （64）risky behavior." Think （65）the things you do and the things you shouldn't do. Don’t play with your life in the following points.
Don't play with your safety. Don't ignore proven safety measures. Safety measures and safety equipment have one purpose: to （66）you safe. （67）your seat belt when you drive a car; wear a helmet（头盔）when you （68）a motorcycle. Your safety is in your （69）.
Don't play with money. You can make your money （70）or you can throw it all away. Don't pay with a credit card if you don't have the money to pay （71）the bill when it comes. Save some of your money. Think twice before （72）a purchase, no matter how （73）it is. Skip (省去) the cup of coffee or the can of soda each day, and save the money you would have spent. In just a few years, you will have saved thousands of dollars. Save more, and you'll have more. The habits you （74）today will affect you financially for the rest of your life. Learn how to （75）your money.

1. 56（）

Abeyond

Bbesides

Cbetween

Damong

2. 57（）

Aengage

Bturn

Cchange

Dthink

3. 58（）

Aattention

Bresistance

Cimportance

Dvacation

4. 59（）

Aproud

Bshort

Cfalse

Dreal

5. 60（）

Alose

Bsucceed

Cpass

Dearn

6. 61（）

Aawake

Bpermit

Ccause

Darise

7. 62（）

Aenergy

Btrip

Chope

Dway

8. 63（）

ABesides

BThus

CAlso

DBut

9. 64（）

Aat

Bout

Cin

Dto

10. 65（）

Aabout

Bwith

Cbeside

Ddown

11. 66（）

Aturn

Bkeep

Cgain

Dreach

12. 67（）

Afasten

Bprevent

Cpretest

Dresist

13. 68（）

Aget

Bsit

Cmove

Dride

14. 69（）

Agloves

Bareas

Chands

Dsights

15. 70（）

Aintend

Bshorten

Cgrasp

Dgrow

16. 71（）

Aat

Bfor

Cwith

Dout

17. 72（）

Amake

Btake

Cmaking

Dtaking

18. 73（）

Asmall

Bshort

Chigh

Dbig

19. 74（）

Adevelop

Bextend

CInstruct(ion)

Doffend

20. 75（）

Apromote

Bmanage

Cconsider

Doverlook

1. He was healthy and strong, but he had very little formal education.

2. The team paid him only $15 a week.

3. No one claimed responsibility.

4. They often use text messages to stay in touch with customers.

5. Hopefully these types of gyms will successfully grow in numbers in the future.

6. 请带把雨伞以防下雨。

7. 你应该听老师的话。

8. 汤姆每天下午打篮球。

9. 足球是一项培养孩子跟别人合作的运动。

10. 同学们都在忙着准备考试。

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