2014年成人高考學(xué)士學(xué)位英語考試考前預(yù)測試卷（2）

根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容回答題：More and more，the operations of our businesses，governments，and financial institutions are controlled by information that exists only inside computer memories．Anyone clever enough to modify this information for his own purposes can reap big reward．Even worse．a(chǎn) number of people who have done this and been caught at it have managed to get away without punishment． It’s easy for computer crimes to go undetected if no one checks up on what the computer is doing．But even if the crime is detected，the criminal may walk away not only unpunished but with a glowing recommendation from his former employers． Of course，we have no statistics on crimes that go undetected．But it"s disturbing to note how many of the crimes we do know about were detected by accident，not by systematic inspec．tions or other security procedures．The computer criminals who have been caught may have been the victims of ancommonly bad iuck． Unlike other lawbreakers，who must leave the country，commit suicide，or go to jail，com．puter criminals sometimes escape punishment，demanding not only that they not be charged but that they be given good recommendations and perhaps other benefits．All too often，their de-mands have been met． Why Because company exechtives are afraid of the．bad publicity that would result if the public found out that their computer had been misused?They hesitate at the thought of a crimi．nal boasting in open court of how he juggled the most confidential records fight under the floses of the company’s executives，accountants，and security staff．And so another computer criminal departs with just the recommendations he needs to continue his crimes elsewhere．
It can be concluded from the passage that__________．

A.it’is still impossible to detect computer crimes today
B.people commit computer crimes at the request of their company
C.computer criminals escape punishment because they can’t be detected
D.computer crimes are the most serious problem in the operation of financial insti-tutions

32.It is implied in the third paragraph that__________．

A.most computer criminals who are caught Name their bad luck
B.the rapid increase of computer crimes is a troublesome problem
C.most computer crirflinals are smart enough to cover up their crimes
D.many‘more computer crimes go undetected that are discovered

33.Which of the following statements is mentioned in the passage?

A.A strict law against computer crimes must be enforced．
B.Companies usuaHy hesitate to uncover computer crimes to protect their reputa-tion．
C.Companies will guard against computer crimes to protect their reputation．
D.Companies need to impose restrictions on confidential information．

34.What may happen to computer criminals once they are caught?

A.With a bad reputation they can hardly find another job．
B.They may walk away and easily find another job．
C.They will be denied access to confidential records．
D.They must leave the country to go to jail．

35.The passage is mainly about__________．

A.why computer criminals are often able to escape punishment
B.why computer crimes are difficult to detect by systematic inspections
C.how computer criminals mange to get good recommendations from their former em-ployers
D.why computer crimes can’t be eliminated

三、Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure（20 points）．

Directions：There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part．For each sentence there are four choices marked A，B，CandD．Choose the answer that best completes the sentence．Then mark the correspondingletter on the Answer Sheet with a single through the center．

36.There are already twelve bottles of wine，so if I buy__________again we’ll have enough．

A.that much
B.as much
C.so many
D.as many

37.The firm plans to introduce new technology at the__________of the existing workforce．

A.expense
B.damage
C.loss
D.expenditure

38.During the storm we took__________in the doorway of a shop．

A.rescue
B.shelter
C.comfort
D.guard

39.The telephone __________ for almost a minute．Why doesn’t somebody answer it?

A.has rung
B.had rung
C.has been ringing
D.is ringing

40.I shall have a companion in the house after all these__________years．

A.lonely
B.sole
C.single
D.alone

41.How can I have any self-confidence when you’re always So__________of me?

A.severe
B.unpleasant
C.critical
D.particular

42.Women in many countries were still__________ the fight to vote．

A.refused
B.neglected
C.ignored
D.denied

43.__________to the bus stop when the bus suddenly pulled away．

A.They scarcely got
B.They had got scarcely
C.Scarcely did they get
D.Scarcely had they got’

44.They had this really low doorway and l__________hitting my head on it．

A.put on
B.put up
C.kept on
D.kept up

45.“You were invited to the party，weren’t you?”“__________，I‘d forgotten．”

A.I was so
B.Nor was I
C.So I was
D.So was I

46.The full__________of changes in computer technology will be felt within the next few years.

A.effort
B.response
C.impact
D.affection

47.People are affected．to different__________by what they see in their daily life．

A.ways
B.extents
C.sides
D.depths

48.Many people complain of the rapid__________of modern life．

A.growth
B.speed
C.pace
D.rate

49.I think that，__________，the rural schools provide better environment for the students．

A.broadly speaking
B.broadly spoken
C.to speak broadly
D.to be spoken broadly

50.Ahhough some modern architecture is truly art，much of the new building is more __________．

A.suitable
B.adaptable
C.practical
D.changeable

51.__________gas leaks and similar accidents should occur，some responsible persons should regularly inspect all the laboratories．

A.In case
B.Unless
C.Provided
D.Until

52.She was nowhere to be found．__________her friends where she was going，she would have saved them a lot of trouble．

A.She had told
B.Had she told
C.Told had she
D.Had told she

53.She’s more__________than most people to help out when you ask her．

A.assured
B.enjoyable
C.inclined
D.likeable

54.He was asked to show them the same respect__________they would to him．

A.like
B.which
C.as
D.when

55.__________looking for me this evenin9，tell him that l will be back at six o‘clock．

A.Anyone should come
B.Should anyone come
C.If anyone had come
D.If anyone would have come

56.A Man who has a lot of money__________does not share it with others，is not worthy of respect．

A.although
B.thus
C.yet
D.still

57.“Who was that at the door?”“ __________ was a man selling house insurance．”

A.It
B.He
C.There
D.This

58.The desks and chairs can be__________to the height of each child．

A.abjusted
B.adopted
C.measured
D.manages

59.Many think they can offer to buy a car but they don’t think they can offer to_________it．

A.prevent
B.maintain
C.defend
D.keep

60.She made an appointment with the optician to have her eyes__________.

A.to be examined
B.be examined
C.examined
D.being examined

61.The local people are used to me now and take the__________0f practicing their English with me．

A.advantage
B.opportunity
C.incident
D.occasion

62.__________in the last century when people crossed the land bridge and attempted to live in this place．

A.There have been times
B.Times have been
C.There was a time
D.Times were

63.For years now we’ve had to__________appalling working conditions and low-quality， outdated equipment．

A.approve
B.tolerate
C.satisfy
D.appreciate

64.I don’t suppose you could lend me$5 till tomorrow，__________?

A.couldn’t you
B.could you
C.do l
D.could I

65.The twin sisters looked so alike that I could hardly tell__________of them I had spoken to the day before．

A.which
B.either
C.whom
D.who

66.Because of the way she had been behaving，Martin felt__________in leaving her．

A.hopeful
B.sensitive
C.justified
D.valid

67.“Why did he always dread asking them for their rent money?”“he knew it would end in an argument．”

A.As
B.Because
C.For
D.Since

68.The satellite can__________ten thousand telephone conversations and a hundred color TV programs．

A.carry
B.extend
C.bring
D.take

69.In such a fiercely__________environment，it‘s inevitable that some companies will go n11t nf btlsiness

A.contrary
B.destructive
C.comparative
D.competitive

70.Some cars__________with a safety device which won’t let the car start unless passengers are wearing seat belt．

A.fit
B.are fitted
C.have fitted
D.were tilted

71.There’s no point telling her she’s doing wrong because she just__________riticism．

A.shrugs off
B.puts away
C.breaks off
D.casts aside

72.They took__________measures to prevent poisonous gases from escapin9．．

A.beneficial
B.effective
C.fruitful
D.valid

73.People in many developing countries are__________into overcrowded cities in great numbers．

A.filling
B.hurrying
C.pouring
D.breaking

74.__________what is needed，everyone will have to keep a diary of what they do for a week．

A.In order for US"to assess
B.So as for US to assess
C.For US assessing
D.We assessing

75.They have to pay all the bills and rent out of$500，the seven kids they’ve got to feed．

A.not mentioning
B.never mentioning
C.not to mention
D.not to be mentioned

四、Part IV Cloze Test（10 points）

Directions：There are 10 blanks in the following passage．For each blank there are four choices marked A，B，C and D．You should choose the one answer that best fits into the passage．Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center．

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