C. decided to keep the name \D. decided to use only the name \37. Who advises on changes to the rules? A. The sponsors. B. The judging panel. C. The advisory panel. D. Publishers.
38. The judging panel A. doesn't include women B. includes only women
C. in only chosen from representatives of the industry D. includes someone from outside the industry 39. The consistent quality of the prize A. is guaranteed by the prize money
B. is guaranteed by the gender of the judges
C. is guaranteed by the make-up of the panel of judges D. is guaranteed by the increase in sales of the winner Passage Two
The pines belong to the coniferous(结球果的) class of trees; that is, trees which bear cones. The pines may be told from the other coniferous trees by their leaves, which are in the form of needles two inches or more in length. These needles keep green throughout the entire year. This is characteristic of all coniferous trees, except the larch and cypress, which shed their leaves in winter.
The pines are widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere, and include about 80 distinct species with over 600 varieties. The species enumerated here are especially common in the eastern part of the United States, growing either native in the forest or under cultivation in the parks. The pines form a very important class of timber trees and produce beautiful effects when planted in groups in the parks.
How to tell them from each other: The pine needles are arranged in clusters. Each species has a certain characteristic number of needles to the cluster and this fact generally provides the simplest and most direct way of distinguishing the different pines.
In the white pine there are five needles to each cluster, in the pitch pine three, and in the Scotch pine two. The Austrian pine also has two needles to the cluster, but the difference in size and character of the needles will distinguish this species from the Scotch pine. 40. Which of the following statements is not a fact? A. Pine trees are classified as coniferous. B. Most pine trees remain green all year.
C. Pine trees are more useful for timber than for landscaping. D. Pines are found throughout the Northern Hemisphere. 41. Which of the following trait is common to pine trees? A. They differ among themselves by shades of green. B. Their pine needles are arranged in clusters.
C. They are most common to the western United States. D. They have different numbers of branches.
42. How are larch and cypress trees different from other pine trees? A. They have an odd number of pine needles per cluster. B. They shed their leaves in winter.
C. Their pine needles are longer than other varieties. D. They are only found in cultivated parks. 43. Which pattern of organization is used? A. Comparison/contrast. B. Cause/effect.
C. Order of importance. D. Spatial order. Passage Three
Love is a wondrous state, deep, tender, and rewarding. Because of its intimate and personal nature, it is regarded by some as an improper topic for experimental research. But, whatever our personal feelings may be, our assigned mission as psychologists is to analyze all facets (方面) of human and animal behavior into their component variables. So far as love or affection is concerned, psychologists have failed in this mission. The little we know about love does not transcend simple observation, and the little we write about it has been written better by poets and novelists. But of greater concern is the fact that psychologists tend to give progressively less attention to a motive which pervades our entire lives. Psychologists, at least psychologists who write textbooks, not only show no interest in the origin and development of love or affection, but they seem to be unaware of its very existence.
The apparent repression of love by modern psychologists stands in sharp contrast with the attitude taken by many famous and normal people. The word \frequency of any word cited in Bartlett's Book of Familiar Quotations. It would appear that this emotion has long had a vast interest and fascination for human beings, regardless of the attitude taken by psychologists ; but the quotations cited, even by famous and normal people, have a mundane redundancy. These authors and authorities have stolen love from the child and infant and made it the exclusive property of the adolescent and adult. 44. According to the passage,
A. poets and other authors have deemed romantic love the only type of love B. only adults and adolescents are capable of feeling true love C. modern psychologists realize the importance of studying love D. love belongs solely in poetry books
45. The author probably supports which of the following statements? A. Social science should not deal with human emotions. B. Emotion is a vital aspect of the study of human behavior. C. Love is too personal and improper for experimental research.
D. Psychology textbook writers do not feel love is an important emotion. 46. The best statement of the main idea for the passage is A. Bartlett's book publishes quotations about love
B. love is a wondrous state, deep, tender and rewarding
C. psychologists write terrible textbooks because they ignore love
D. psychologist must study all aspects of human behavior, including love 47. The tone of the passage is best described as A. objective B. ironic
C. condescending D. fond
Passage Four
Years ago, a cigarette commercial asked if you were smoking more, but enjoying it less. That describes the way many of us live today. We are doing more, but enjoying it less. And when that doesn't work, we compound the problem. In our frantic search for satisfaction, we try stuffing still more into our days, never realizing that we are taking the wrong approach.
The truth is simple; so simple it is hard to believe. Satisfaction lies with less, not with more.
Yet, we pursue the myth that this thing, or that activity, will somehow provide the satisfaction we so desperately seek.
Arthur Lindman, in his devastating book, The Harried Leisure Class, described the futility of
pursuing more. His research focused on what people did with their leisure time. He found that as income rose, people bought more things to occupy their leisure time. But, ironically, the more things they bought, the less they valued any one of them. Carried to an extreme, he predicted massive boredom in the midst of tremendous variety. That was more than twenty years ago, and his prediction seems more accurate every year.
Lindman of course, is not the first to discover this. The writer of Ecclesiastes expressed the same thought thousands of years ago. It is better, he wrote, to have less, but enjoy it more.
If you would like to enjoy life more, I challenge you to experiment with me. How could you simplify your life? What could you drop? What could you do without? What could you stop pursuing? What few things could you concentrate on?
The more I learn, the more I realize that fullness of life does not depend on things. The more I give up, the more I seem to gain. But words will never convince you. You must try it for yourself. 48. Arthur Lindman wrote A. a novel
B. The Harried Leisure Class C. Ecclesiastes
D. an article on smoke
49. Lindman wrote his book A. ten years ago B. twenty years ago
C. more than twenty years ago D. less than ten year ago
50. Based on the passage, we can make our life happier if we A. get rid of useless things B. buy more things
C. sell things we do not need D. send things to our friends
51. Based on the passage, simplifying our life is A. nonsense B. our duty
C. a good piece of advice D. unrealistic Passage Five
When the Old and New Cities of Jerusalem were reunited in 1967, a recently widowed Arab woman, who had been living in Old Jerusalem since 1948, wanted to see once more the house in which she formerly lived. Now that the city was one, she searched for and found her old home. She knocked on the door of the apartment, and a Jewish widow came to the door and greeted her. The Arab woman explained that she had lived there until 1948 and wanted to look around. She was invited in and offered coffee. The Arab woman said, \I lived here, I hid some valuables. If they are still here, I will share them with you half and half. \The Jewish woman refused. \and forth, they entered the bathroom, loosened the floor planks, and found a hoard of gold coins. The Jewish woman said, \shall ask the government to let you keep them. \She did and permission was granted.
The two widows visited each other again and again, and one day the Arab woman told her, \know, in the 1948 fighting here, my husband and I were so frightened that we ran away to escape. We grabbed our belongings, took the children, and each fled separately. We had a three-month-old son. I thought my husband had taken him, and he thought I had. Imagine our grief when we were reunited in Old Jerusalem to find that neither of us had taken the child. \The Jewish woman turned pale, and asked the exact date. The Arab woman named the date and the hour, and the Jewish widow told her: \Jerusalem. He came into this house and found a baby on the floor. He asked if he could keep the house and the baby, too. Permission was granted. \
At that moment, a twenty-year-old Israeli soldier in uniform walked into the room, and the Jewish woman broke down in tears. \tales we hear. And the aftermath? The two women liked each other so much that the Jewish widow asked the Arab mother: \ Our children are grown up. This house has brought you luck. You have found your son, or our son. Why don't we live together?\
52. When the Arab woman visited her former house, the Jewish woman invited her to A. some lemon juice B. some coffee C. some tea D. some milk
53. When the Arab woman told the Jewish woman that there might be a treasure in the house, the Arab woman suggested A. keeping all the treasure
B. giving the treasure away C. hiding the treasure D. sharing the treasure
54. When the Jewish woman's husband entered the house for the first time he found A. a boy B. a girl C. rats
D. a woman and her son
55. Currently, the two women A. are married again
B. frequently visit each other C. live in different places D. live together
Ⅴ. Daily Conversation (15 points)
Directions: Pick out five appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogue by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. A. that would be nice
B. it's time for me to see my friends C. What can do for you D. Thanks for coming so quickly E. I'll get them immediately F. you may do me a favor G. I'll have them cleaned H. I enjoy it
Maria: (knocks on the room door) May I come in, madam? Ms Anderson: Yes.56 Maria: Certainly, madam. How can I help you?
Ms Anderson: I'd like some fresh towels in the suite when I get back this evening. Maria: 57Would you like me to also change the bed sheets? Ms Anderson: Yes, 58Could you also turn down the covers? Maria: Is there anything else I can do for you? Perhaps you have some laundry I can take to be cleaned.
Ms Anderson: Now that you mention it, I do have some clothes in the laundry bag. Maria: Very good, madam.59 and folded when you return. Ms Anderson: Excellent. You know, it gets stuffy in this room.
Maria: I'd be happy to open the window while you are away. I'll make sure to close it before you return.
Ms Anderson: That's good to hear. Well, 60Today we're visiting a vineyard. Maria: Enjoy your day, madam. Ⅵ．Writing(25 points)
Directions：For this part，you are supposed to write an essay in English in about l00-120words based on the following situation．Remember to write it clearly．
2014全国成人高考专升本英语模拟试题十及答案
