2015年11月湖南成人教育学位英语模拟试题和答案解析（三）(3)

9. The phrase \ A. \B. \C. \D. \

10. The topic of the passage is:

A. What would life be like without memory ? B. Memory is of vital importance to life.

C. How is a person' s memory different from an animal' s or a computer' s? D. What is contained in memory ?

Passage 3

Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:

Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services. People use money to

buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of others they need or want. When they work,

they usually get paid in money.

Most of the money today is made of metal or paper. But people used to use all kinds of things

as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells.

Shells were not the only things used as money. In China, cloth and knives were used. In the

Philippine Islands, rice was used as money. In some parts of Africa, cattle were one of the earliest

kinds of money. Other animals were used as money, too.

The first metal coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. People strung them together and carried them from place to place.

Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money. The first coins in

England were made of tin. Sweden and Russia used copper to make their money. Later, other

countries began to make coins of gold and silver.

But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive. Again the

Chinese thought of a way to improve money. They began to use paper money. (80) The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than paper money used today. Money has had an interesting history from the days of shell money until today.

11. Which of the following can be cited as an example of the use of money in exchange for services?

A. To sell a bicycle for $20.

B. To get some money for old books at a garage sale. C. To buy things you need or want. D. To get paid for your work.

12. Where were shells used as money in history? A. In the Philippines. B. In China. C. In Africa.

D. We don' t know.

13. Why, according to the passage, did ancient Chinese coins have a square hole in the center?

A. Because it would be easier to put them together and carry them around. B. Because it would be lighter for people to carry them from place to place. C. Because people wanted to make it look nicer.

D. Because people wanted to save the expensive metal they were made from.

14. Why does the author say that even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy some- thing expensive?

A. Because they are easy to steal.

B. Because they are difficult for people to obtain. C. Because they are not easy to carry around. D. Because they themselves are expensive, too.

15. Which do you choose as the best title for this passage? A. Money and Its Uses

B. Different Things Used as Money C. Different Countries, Different Money D. The History of Money

Part II Vocabulary and Structure (30 % )

Directions: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A,B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

16. Darkness doesn' t trouble cats, for they can see A. in dark B. in the dark C. in a darkness D. in darkness

17. The earthquake happened in A. late 1960s

B. the late of 1960s C. late of 1960s D. late of the 1960s

18. If you want to become a doctor, you ought to study A. medicine B. the medicine C. literature D. the literature

19. I' ve got today. A. the bad toothache B. a bad toothache C. bad toothaches D. the bad toothaches

20. \ \ bill. \A. two-thousand dollar

B. two thousand dollars C. two-thousand-dollar D. two-thousand-dollars

21. By the time the war , most of the people had already left. A. broke out B. broke up C. intervened D. happen

22. My father was asked to the New York office. A, take part in B. take place C. take over D. take in

23. work has been done to improve people' s living standard. A. Many

B. A great many C. A large number of D. A great deal of

24. Lincoln thought it was wrong to keep Negroes slaves. A. in B. as C. for D. at

25. The search was when the fog got thicker. A. called off B. called on C. called in D. called for

26. After being tested in many ways, this newly-designed machine will in the near future. A. take place B. put into use C. come into use D. take action

27. If you associate with such people, I' m afraid you serious trouble. A. are heading for B. are making

C. are avoiding D. are creating

28. From then on, a sound system of Party Committee meetings was in all leading bodies. A. constructed B. instituted C. confirmed D. given up

29. The train will from Platform 2 at 3:45 on Tuesday morning. A. depart B. arrive C. stop D. derail

30. A judge must be when weighing evidence. A. interested B. disinterested C. separated D. disconnected

31. At present time, people have a trend to live in the A. suburb B. suburbs C. garb D. outskirts

32. This kind of work is me. A. unfamiliar with B. unfamiliar by C. unfamiliar to D. not unfamiliar of

33. You must the facts and should not run away from the truth. A. look B. Sight C. front D. face

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