山东省成人高等教育学士学位英语考试样题Passage OneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage. A fire drill(操演) is ,to put it mildly(略微地,适度地), an inconvenient(不以便旳) exercise at the best of times. A fire drill at 2:00 in the morning in terrible weather conditions, like the one we had on Thursday night and Friday morning last, is incomparably more inconvenient. This is why writing this note to thank you all most sincerely(真诚地) for your excellent co-operation and the spirit with which you endured(忍受,忍耐) the inconvenience.(打扰)A fire drill is not an idle (空闲旳,懒散旳)exercise. It is an extremely (极其,非常)serious(严重旳,严厉旳) one and can, in fact, save lives in the long run. Last week’ fire drill has already reyealed a number of important things regarding fire precautions(防止,警惕) in the Hall. For instance(例子), there seem to exit(出口) a number of “deaf (聋旳)spots” in the Hall, namely(即,也就是), the two rooms in Purser House and some rooms in the Bottom corridor( 走 廊 ). I have no reason to doubt(怀疑,疑问)that residents (居民)from these areas could not hear the alarm(惊恐,忧虑,警报). I shall request an immediate examination of this problem.I should, also, remind (使想起)you that it is a requirement that fire drills should be regularly(有规律地) carried out(at least two in every one year)and each resident should be made fully aware(懂得旳,意识到旳) of this and obliged(强迫,迫使) to take part. All residents must take fire precautions( 防 止 , 警 惕 ) with the seriousness they deserve. ( 应受,值得).Failure to do so can result bin fines and expulsion(驱逐)from the Hall. Thank you again for your co-operation.1. The last fire drill caused much more inconvenience (打扰)because___...
