2015年成人学位英语考前冲刺试题及答案（第四套）
Part IReading Comprehension (30 % )
Directions : There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfin- ished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage 1
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:
A lawyer friend of mine has devoted herself to the service of humanity. Her special area is called "public interest law".
Many other lawyers represent only clients who can pay high fees. (76) All lawyers have had expensive and highly specialized training, and they work long, difficult hours for the money they earn. But what happens to people who need legal help and cannot afford to pay these lawyers' fees?
Public interest lawyers fill this need. Lisa, like other public interest lawyers, earns a salary much below what some lawyers can earn. Because she is willing to take less money, her clients need the help, even if they can pay nothing at all.
Some clients need legal help because stores have cheated them with faulty merchandise. Others are in unsafe apartments, or are threatened with eviction (驱逐，赶出 ) and have no place to go to.
Their cases are called "civil" cases. Still others are accused of criminal acts, and seeking those public interest lawyers who handle "criminal" cases. (77)These are just a few of the many situa-tions in which men and women who are public interest lawyers serve to extend justice throughout our society.
1. A person who needs and uses legal help is called a__________.
A. lawyer
B. client
C. tenant
D. case worker
2. Public interest lawyers serve__________.
A. only stores and landlords
B. criminals only
C. people who can pay high fees
D. people who can pay little or nothing
3. If only the rich could be helped by lawyers, the justice system would be__________.
A. undemocratic
B. fair and reasonable
C. modern
D. in need of no changes
4. Public interest law includes__________.
A. civil cases only
B. criminal cases only
C. criminal and civil cases
D. wealthy clients' cases
5. Which of the following is not a matter for civil case?
A. A tenant is faced with eviction.
B. A landlord refuses to fix a dangerous staircase.
C. A burglar is arrested.
D. A store sells a faulty radio.
Passage 2
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:
No one knows how man learned to make words. Perhaps he began by making sounds like
those made by animals. Perhaps he grunted like a pig when he lifted something heavy. (78)Per-haps he made sounds like those he heard all round him--water splashing, bees humming, a stone falling to the ground. Somehow he learned to make words. As the centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.
People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fif-teen hundred different languages in the world. Each contains many thousands of words. A very large English dictionary, for example, contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we do not need all these. Only a few thousand words are used in everyday life.
The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary big-ger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy English for you toread. You will enjoy them. When you meet a new word, find it in your dictionary. Your dictiona-ry is your most useful book.
6. From this passage, we know that__________.
A. man never made sounds
B. man made animal sounds
C. man used to be like animals to make sounds
D. man learned from the animals to make sounds
7. The number of different languages spoken is about__________.
A. 150
B. 1,500
C. 5,000
D. 4,000
8. People from different countries__________.
A. made same words
B. made different kinds of words
C. had a same language
D. used some sounds
9. Man__________ to make sounds.
A. used words
B. followed many things in nature
C. lifted heavy things
D. grunted like a pig
10. You can enlarge your vocabulary by__________.
A.reading more books
B.finding new words in dictionaries
C.writing more
D.using the words in everyday life
Passage 3
Questions ll t0 15 are based on the following passage：
“High tech’’and“state of the art”are two expressions that describe the modem technology.
High tech is just a shorter way of saying high technology.And high technology describes any in—vention，system of device that uses the newest ideas or discoveries of science and engineering.
What is high tech?A computer is high tech.So is a communications satellite.(79)A modem manufacturing(生产)system is surely high tech.High tech became a popular eXpression in me U-nited States during the early 1980's.Because of improvements in technology，people could buy many new kinds of products in American stores，such as home computers，microwave ovens，etc.
“State of the art”is something that is as modem as possible.It is a product that is based on the very latest methods and technology.Something that is“state of the art”is the newest possible design or product of a business or industry.A state of the art television set，for example，uses the modemest electronic design and parts.It is the best that one can buy.
“State of the art”is not a new expression.Engineers have used it for years，to describe the best and most modem way of.doing something.Millions of Americans began to use the expression in the late l970’S.The reason was the computer revolution.Every computer company claimed that its computers were“state of the art”.
Computer technology changed so fast that a state of the art computer today might be old to-morrow.(80)The expression"state of the art"became as common and popular as computers themselves.Now all kinds of products are said to be“state of the art”.
11.What is the purpose of the passage?
A.To tell how“high tech”and“state of the art”have developed.
B.To give examples of“high tech”.
C.To tell what“high tech’’and“state of the art”are.
D.To describe very modem technology.
12.What Can we infer from the passage?
A.American stores could provide new kinds of products to people.
B.High tech describes a technology that is not traditional.
C.“State of the art’’is not as popular as“high tech”.
D.A modem plough pulled by oxen is“state of the art”.
13.All the following examples are high tech except__________.
A.a microwave oven
B.a home computer
C. a hand pump
D. a satellite
14. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. Since the computer revolution, the expression "state of the art" has become popular.
B. "State of the art" means something that is the best one can buy.
C. With the rapid development of computer," state of the art" computer may easily become out of date.
D. All kinds of products are "state of the art" nowadays.
15. The best tire for the passage is__________.
A. Computer Technology
B. High Tech and State of the Art
C. Most Advanced Technology
D. Two New Expressions
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