2015年成人學(xué)位英語模擬試題及答案（7）
Passage 3
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:
To swim across the English Channel takes at least nine hours. It' s a hard work and it makes you short of breath. To fly over the Channel takes only twenty minutes ( as long as you' re not held up at the airport), but it' s an expensive way to travel. You can travel by hovercraft if you don' t mind the noise, and that takes forty minutes. Otherwise you can go by boat, if you forget your sea-sickness ills. All these means of transport have their problems and the weary( 不耐煩的 ) travel-er often dreams of being able to drive to France in his own car. "Not possible", you say. Well, wait a minute. People are once again considering the idea of a Channel tunnel or bridge.
This time, the Greater London Council is looking into the possibility of building a Channel link straight to London. (79) A bridge would cost far more than a tunnel, but you would be able to go by rail or by car on a bridge, whereas a tunnel would provide a rail link only.
Why is this idea being discussed again? Is Britain becoming more conscious of the need for links with Europe as a result of joining the EEC(歐共體) ? Well, perhaps. The main reason,though, is that a tunnel or bridge would reach the twenty square kilometers of London' s disused dockland(船塢地). A link from London to the continent would stimulate trade and re-vitalize( 使...重新有活力) the port, and would make London a main trading center in Europe. (80)With a link over the Channel, you could buy your fish and chips in England, and be able to eat them in
France while they were still warm!
11. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Swimming across the Channel takes less than four hours.
B. The idea of a Channel tunnel or bridge is a very new one.
C. It is considered to be more difficult to swim across the channel than any other means.
D. A tunnel or bridge would only reach as far as the coast.
12. A tunnel would be
A. less expensive to be built than a bridge
B. more expensive to be built than a bridge
C. less expensive to be built than a rail
D. more expensive to be built than a rail
13. If they built a Channel tunnel, you would
A. neither take a train nor go by car
B. only take a train
C. either take a train or go by car
D. only take a bus
14. It can be concluded that many of London' s dockyards are__________
A. not used
B. seriously blocked
C. fully used
D. opened again
15. Channel link would __________
A. allow us to buy fish and chips in France
B. make the journey from Europe to England dangerous but easier and faster
C. decrease more trade for London' s dockyards
D. make London more prosperous again
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 corre-sponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
16. One must try his best to __________ to the new environment.
A. adopt
B. adapt
C. adept
D. apt
17. Christmas is a holiday usually celebrated on December 25th__________ the birth of Jesus Christ.
A. in accordance with
B. in terms of
C. in favor of
D. in honor of
18. Hospital doctors don't go out very often as their work __________ all their time.
A. takes away
B. takes in
C. takes over
D, takes up
19. Do you know why John didn' t __________ at the party yesterday evening?
A. show off
B, show down
C. show up
D. show in
20. Stupid people often find it difficult to __________ their prejudices.
A. give in
B. give away
C. give into
D. give up