【2023年】河北省成人本科学士学位外语水平考试试卷及答案

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河北省成人本科学士学位外语水平考试试卷及答案（真题）
Paper One 试卷一
(65 minutes)
Part I Dialogue Communication (10 minutes, 10 points)
Section A Dialogue Completion
Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single bar through the center of the letter that indicates your choice.
1. Speaker A: ________
Speaker B: Red cooked fish and fresh mushrooms.
A. Have you had your breakfast?
B. Mom, what’s for dinner?
C. Which restaurant do you like best?
D. Why do you like the Chinese restaurant?
2. Speaker A: Hi, Grace, you look great in this red dress.
Speaker B: ________
A. Just so so, I’m afraid.
B. Not bad. How about you?
C. Thank you!
D. The same as you.
3.Speaker A: Let’s go to the movies. My treat.
Speaker B: ________
A. It’s a pleasure of mine.
B. Mind your own business.
C. I don’t like the movie.
D. That sounds like a good idea.
4. Speaker A: Would you like to join us? Let’s have a party.
Speaker B: ________
A. It’s kind of you.
B. Sure.
C. Thank you for the congratulations.
D. Not at all, it’s boring.
5.Speaker A: The bus to the seaside left 5 minutes ago. How often does it come?
Speaker B: ________
A. Every twenty minutes.
B. Once a day.
C. It takes 30 minutes to get there.
D. That one is the last bus today.
Section B Dialogue Comprehension
Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short conversations. At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single bar through the center of the letter that indicates your choice.
6. MAN: What’s wrong with you?
WOMAN: I am frustrated because of the exam result. I should have studied harder.
QUESTION: What does the woman mean?
A. The man was wrong.
B. The man should have better grades in the exam.
C. The woman is regretting for not trying her best in the exam.
D. The woman should take her time in the exam.
7. WOMAN: We are planning a trip to Beijing next Sunday. Would you like to go with us?
MAN: I wish I could, but I just can’t. I will need to visit my dentist on that day.
QUESTION: What does the man mean?
A. He has been to Beijing many times.
B. He never wants to travel with the woman.
C. He prefers to travel with his dentist.
D. He can’t travel with the woman because he will have another thing to do on
next Sunday.
8. MAN: Mark's playing computer games.
WOMAN: Should he do that when the final exam is drawing near?
QUESTION: What does the woman mean?
A. Mark should review his lessons.
B. Mark should go on with the game.
C. Mark should draw pictures on the computer.
D. Mark should take the exam on the computer.
9. WOMAN: I wish I knew the times of trains to London. But my phone is out of order.
MAN: Don’t worry, Grandma. I will find out for you on the Internet. QUESTION: What is the man going to do?
A. Go on the Internet.
B. Make a phone call.
C. Take a train trip.
D. Find her grandma.
10. WOMAN: Hello, can you repair this phone for me?
MAN: Well, to repair such an old phone will be costly...It seems that buying a new one will be a wiser option.
QUESTION: What does the man mean?
A. The woman was wise enough to have this old phone repaired.
B. The old phone is too old to be repaired.
C. The woman should change her phone to a wiser one.
D. The old phone functions well and does not need any repair at all.
Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes, 40 points)
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single bar through the center of the letter that indicates your choice. Passage One
Rows of new school desks equipped with bike pedals (踏板) are allowing students in Mexico to power through their class work while doing some light exercise, burning off calories in a country known for its alarming obesity rates.
But for the students at a high school just outside the bustling city of Monterrey, the new bike desks offer benefits beyond exercise.
“When we're physically active it also helps keep us focused,” said 13-year-old Reimy Rodriguez, in her first year at Public High School 24. “It's actually incredible.”
A third of all Mexicans are obese and as children age, many pack on the pounds. A recent national study showed about 8% of children under 5 were overweight or obese, which rises to almost 19% for kids between 5-11 years old.
Sanjuanita Garcia, the school's principal, points to the bike desks' post-pandemic benefits, especially for boys more vulnerable to excessive weight gain.
The school currently features two classrooms fully decked out with the new desks, but the plan is to gradually add them to all 21 classrooms.
Large amounts of excess body weight during early years poses numerous dangers to children’s health, including increased risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, bone and joint problems, and asthma.
Most children do not outgrow weight problems acquired in early life, and obesity in adulthood is known to contribute to strokes, heart disease, and dementia.
11. What can you learn from the first 3 paragraphs?
A. Besides burning off calories, the new desks help to keep students focused.
B. All schools in Mexico have been equipped with new bikes.
C. The bike desks are designed to keep students focused.
D. The bike desks are welcomed by both teachers and students.
12. How do you understand “more vulnerable to excessive weight gain” in Paragraph 5?
A. easier to gain excessive weight
B. sensitive to the fact of gaining weight
C. gaining weight voluntarily
D. urgent to gain weight
13. Obesity in adulthood may cause the following illness EXCEPT________.
A. Stroke
B. Low blood pressure
C. Heart disease
D. Dementia
14. Which of the following can NOT be learned from the passage?
A. Mexico is a country with high obesity rates.
B. About 8% of children under 5 were overweight or obese.
C. Large amounts of excess body weight during early years pose numerous dangers to children’s health.
D. The school referred in the text has equipped bike desks to 21 classrooms.
15. The best title for this passage could be “________”.
A. A New Step to Lose Weight, A Bigger Achievement to Fight Obesity
B. The Significance of Proper Desks
C. Bike Desks Help Mexican Students Learn While Burning Calories
D. Alarming Obesity Rates, How Will Mexicans Solve It?
Passage Two
There are many good reasons to continue to explore space. But in space exploration the “real reasons” - that are the most important - are as follows.
First, most of us want to be, both as individuals and as societies, the first or the best in some activity. We want to stand out. This behavior is rooted in our genes. We are today the descendants(后代) of people who survived by outperforming others.
A second reason is curiosity. Who among us has not had the desire to know what's over the next hill? What child has not been drawn to explore the unfamiliar places beyond the neighborhood?
Finally, we humans have, since the earliest civilizations, built monuments(纪念碑). We want to leave something behind to show the next generation, or the generations after that, what we did with our time here. This is why cathedrals (大教堂), pyramids (金字塔) , art galleries and museums have been built.
Cathedral builders would understand what I mean by real reasons. The monuments they built required a far greater percentage of their gross domestic product (国内生产总值) than we will ever put into the space business, but we look back across 600 or 800 years of time, and we are still awed (敬畏的) by what the builders accomplished. Those buildings, therefore, also stand monuments to the builders.
The return the cathedral builders made on their investment could not have been summarized in a cost/benefit analysis. They gained societal advantages that were probably even more important than learning how to build walls and roofs. The people who started the cathedrals didn’t live to finish them. The society as a whole had to be dedicated to the completion of those projects.
16. What kind of behavior is rooted in our genes according to the passage?
A. Making money.
B. Finding other lives in space.
C. Looking for another suitable planet.
D. Surpassing others.
17. What does it illustrate that the child is drawn to explore the unfamiliar places?
A. Humans are curious.
B. Humans want to leave something for next generations.
C. Humans want to excel.
D. Humans have a constancy of purpose.
18. Which of the following can NOT be regarded as a monument according to the passage?
A. Art galleries.
B. Museums.
C. Parks.
D. Pyramids.
19. What's the meaning of the sentence “Those buildings, therefore, also stand monuments to the builders.”?
A. It requires a great percentage of GDP.
B. It can stand for hundreds of years.
C. It serves as a symbol of power.
D. It represents the builders’ accomplishments.
20. What can be gained from building monuments or cathedrals?
A. Increase in GDP.
B. Gains of societal advantage.
C. Economic returns.
D. More investment in space exploration.
Passage Three
With buying power rising among young, heritage-minded consumers, domestic cosmetics brands are winning hearts with guochao -a trend that is seeing younger buyers drawn to products with Chinese cultural elements.
In one case, brands are embracing solar term or jieqi, a concept based on
China's ancient calendar, incorporating elements of lunar and solar calendars, which divides the year into 24 periods. This type of marketing is used to inject a sense of nature into beauty routines.
Grain Rain, a Chinese skincare brand, is inspired by the sixth solar term, guyu, referring to early crops, which starts around April 20. It was accompanied by a spring-inspired marketing campaign represented by actress Zhou Dongyu in April 2022. It uses the solar term's traditional association with picking herbs to reinforce the label's herbal skincare branding.
Generation Z - those born from the mid-to-late 1990s and into the 2000s and a major consumer group - is being affected by the country's cultural renaissance and the development of the internet. They are more independent in their choices and have a greater sense of national identity, experts said.
With the rise of guochao, and the influence of the expansion of China's manufacturing ability, consumers are showing an increased preference for domestic cosmetics brands, according to a recent report issued by consulting firm Ernst & Young. Although China's high-end cosmetics market has been dominated for a number of years by international brands, the market influence of homegrown brands has been rapidly rising.
In China's third-tier and smaller cities, the penetration rate of domestic cosmetics surpasses 90 percent, and the growth rate of lip balm and lipstick sales has been over 60 percent for two consecutive years, according to a report launched by Juhuasuan, the group-buying arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba.
21. Which of the following is similar to the word “drawn” in the first paragraph?
A. painted
B. attracted
C. pulled
D. pushed
22. How many solar terms are there in China?
A. 20
B. 22
C. 24
D. 12
23. Which of the following is NOT correct?
A. Grain Rain is a domestic cosmetic brand.
B. The brand Grain Rain was created in April 2022.
C. Zhou Dongyu does not like herbal skincare branding.
D. Grain Rain starts around April 20.
24. Which of the following statements is true?
A. More and more Chinese consumers prefers international brands to domestic brands.
B. China’s high-end cosmetics market has been occupied by international brands for years.
C. Generation Z are more likely to be influenced by others when choosing cosmetics.
D. The market influence of homegrown brands has been steady in China.
25. What does the word “surpass” mean in the last paragraph?
A. come across
B. pass by
C. go across
D. exceed
Passage Four
I have become obsessed (着迷) with the idea that people can live the lives they want instead of the lives they have. I have been examining the disconnect (脱节) between where people say they want to be and where they are. We work toward achieving those things that we want, whether it is better health and fitness, a car, a house or a great relationship. However, too many of us are settling for less than we want, since we have been taught to believe that “making a living” takes precedence over (优先于) life.
I work with individuals who find themselves at a career crossroads. Many of them are mid-level, mid-career professionals. They have been working in one type
of job or career for a while, and now that job or career no longer makes them happy. They have a feeling that there must be "something else out there” for them, but they don’t know what it is.
My experience is that mid-career professionals are looking for work that has meaning and value. They want to feel that what they do in the course of their work will leave some sort of imprint (印记) on the world.
I know a lot of people want to think they don't have a choice. They believe they are victims (受害者) of circumstances beyond their control. They are not. No one is a victim of circumstance unless they choose to be. But you get to choose how you look at your life and your aspirations. I can't tell you what your dream job is or what your dreams might look like. I can tell you that you owe it to yourself to consider that it is possible for you.
So, consider: What do you really want in your life? Is it possible to live the life of your dreams? I maintain that it is. Do you have to settle for less than you want or deserve? Do you want to make a life instead of just eking out a living (勉强度日)? You can, but only if you want to. You get to choose.
26. Why are so many people settling for less than they want?
A. Because hope keeps them going.
B. Because there is always a disconnect between where people say they want to be and where they are.
C. Because they believe “making a living” takes precedence over life.
D. Because they are not struggling hard enough.
27.What’s happening to those mid-level, mid-career professionals at career crossroads?
A. They stop feeling happy any more.
B. They feel “something else out there” for them.
C. They know clearly what they are pursuing
D. They need to find more challenges.
28. What's missing for the mid-career professionals?
A. Work that has meaning and value.
B. Experience that can benefit the organization.
C. Partners that will be appreciated.
D. Company that makes people feel validated
29. If you are struggling with what you want in your work, you should________.
A. look for an advisor
B. discuss it with your friends
C. remember you can always choose
D. listen to your heart
30. To those who think they don’t have a choice, the author's advice is________.
A. that they are victims of circumstances
B. that it's up to them to decide their lives
C. that something is just out of control
D. that they should eke out a living
Part III Vocabulary and Structure (10 minutes, 10 points)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single bar through the center of the letter that indicates your choice.
31. It is a routine that an employee should inform his employer of his intention
to ______ one month in advance.
A. resign
B. reject
C. retreat
D. replace
32. She ______ bored with her work as she looks sad every day.
A. can’t be
B. can be
C. may be
D. must be
33. Is this iWatch ______ that your daughter wants to have as her birthday present?
A. one
B. which
C. the one
D. what
34. He is so excited about the news ______ his son has been admitted by Peking University.
A. which
B. that
C. what
D. when
35. If there were no examinations, we should have ______ at school.
A. the happiest
B. a more happier time
C. much happiest time
D. a much happier time
36. It is no surprise that you didn’t pass the exam. If only you ______ harder.
A. studied
B. had studied
C. have studied
D. would study
37. You’d better have some cash ______ in case of emergency.
A. in hand
B. at hand
C. by hand
D. off hand
38. Nobody in your workplace will be likely to ______ your bad temper.
A. evaluate
B. frustrate
C. generate
D. tolerate
39. Your behavior in calling your boss by name will certainly ______ him.
A. assure
B. afford
C. offer
D. offend
40. It is important for the kids to have ______ intake of Vitamins.
A. sufficient
B. confident
C. constant
D. instant
41. This concert aims to promote the music ______ by musicians from South America.
A. composed
B. consisted
C. involved
D. engaged
42. I don’t suppose you are working today, ______?
A. do I
B. don’t I
C. are you
D. aren’t you
43. There is no ______ that China has contributed a lot in the fight against the pandemic.
A. denying
B. refusing
C. resisting
D. canceling
44. Remember to renew your residence permit ASAP as it will ______ soon.
A. insert
B. inspire
C. aspire
D. expire
45. It is not easy to deduce a ______ of growth from the available facts.
A. tendency
B. competency
C. preference
D. consequence
46. He is such a determined person that he would never give up ______ the chance of success is quite small.
A. even though
B. what if
C. now that
D. in case
47. It was not until 2:00 am ______ the little baby went to asleep.
A. then
B. when
C. that
D. at which
48. He is such a ______ person that everybody else in his class like him very much.
A. considerable
B. considerate
C. considering
D. consideration
49. Please feel free to call me ______ the phone number: 0812-6665-4321.
A. with
B. at
C. by
D. in
50. Excuse me, can I make an ______ to meet Professor Smith at 15:00pm next Tuesday?
A. excitement
B. disappointment
C. appointment
D. arrangement
Part IV Cloze Test (10 minutes, 10 points)
Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single bar through the center of the letter that indicates your choice.
A multi-institutional team of researchers conducted the first study to evaluate how the duration of nightly sleep early in the semester affects first year college students end-of-semester grade point average (GPA). Using Fitbit sleep trackers,
they found that students on 51 sleep 6.5 hours a night, but 52 outcomes accumulate when students received less than six hours of sleep a night. The results are 53 in the Feb. 13 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Sleep guidelines 54 teenagers get 8 to 10 hours of sleep every night. Many college students experience irregular and insufficient sleep.
David Creswell, the William S. Dietrich II Professor in Psychology and Neuroscience at the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, led a team of researchers to 55 the relationship between sleep and GPA. College students often push themselves to achieve.
“Animal studies have shown how critical sleep is for learning and memory,” said Creswell. "Here we show how this work translates 56 humans. The less nightly sleep a first-year college student gets at the beginning of the school term predicts lower GPA at the end of the term. Lack of sleep may be hurting students’ ability to learn in their college classrooms.”
The study evaluated more than 600 first-year students across five studies at three universities. The students wore wrist Fitbit devices to monitor and record their sleep 57 . The researchers found that students in the study sleep on average 6.5 hours a night.
More surprisingly, the researchers found that students who receive 58 six hours of sleep experienced a pronounced decline in academic performance.
59 , each hour of sleep lost corresponded to a 0.07 decrease in end-of-term GPA.
“Once you start dipp ing below six hours, you are starting to accumulate massive sleep debt that can impair a student’s health and study habits, compromising the whole system,” said Creswell. “Most surprising to me was that no matter 60 we did to make the effect go away, i t persisted.”
51. A. average B. whole C. purpose D. schedule
52. A. positive B. negative C. promising D. biased
53. A. conspicuous B. available C. printing D. confirmed
54. A. research B. find C. recommend D. require
55. A. connect B. evaluate C. exam D. forecast
56. A. from B. toward C. with D. to
57. A. patterns B. pace C. trail D. track
58. A. less than B. more than C. the same as D. on more than
59. A. Comparingly B. However C. In addition D. To some extent
60. A. how B. what C. when D. which
Paper Two 试卷二
(55 minutes)
Part V Translation (25 minutes, 15 points)
Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese and put your translation on the ANSWER SHEET.
Learning is something we do our entire lives. I took up learning a foreign language well into my 30s, which has made me rediscover the joys and challenges of learning. I have studied the language for a few years now, but I have never studied using a textbook or by doing homework and exercises. I know this is the tried and tested method for the vast majority of language learners, but it is just not an appropriate way for me. I learn the language by chatting and listening, making mistakes, carrying on, making the same mistakes again, and at some point, subconsciously the mistake remedies itself somehow. This way of learning has allowed me to express myself with far more clarity, ingenuity, and personalization than any textbook could ever have.
Part VI Writing (30 minutes, 15 points)
Directions: You are to write in no less than 100 words on the topic “The Problems I Face on My Learning?” You could base your composition on the Chinese outline given below.
你在学习中都遇到了什么样的困难？
为了解决这些困难，你打算怎么办？
英语试卷（答案）
Part I Dialogue Communication (10 minutes, 10 points)
1-5: BCDBA 6-10: CDAAB
Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes, 40 points)
11-15: AABDC 16-20: DACDB
21-25: BCCBD 26-30: CBACB
Part III Vocabulary and Structure (10 minutes, 10 points)
31-35: ADCBD36-40: BBDDA
41-45: ACADA46-50: ACBBC
Part IV Cloze Test (10 minutes, 10 points)
51-55: ABBCB 56-60: DAACB
Part IV Translation (25 minutes, 15 points)
学习是我们一生都在做的事情。

我在三十好几的年纪才开始学习一门外语，这让我重新发现了学习的乐趣和挑战。

现在，这门语言我已经学了几年，但我从没用过教科书，从没写过作业和练习。

我知道对于绝大多数的语言学习者来说，这是一个久经考验的方法，但是这种方法不适合我。

我的学习方法是通过跟人聊天，听人说，犯错，继续聊，再犯同样的错误，继续聊，然后在某个时候，不知不觉地，错误就自我纠正了。

这种学习方式使我能够以比任何教科书都要清晰、巧妙和个性化地表达自己。

Part V Writing (30 minutes, 15 points)
答案（略）。