湖南省成人本科学士学位英语考试考题

湖南省成人本科学士学位英语考试考题ENGLISH QUALIFYING TESTFOR BACHELOR-DEGREE APPLICANTS注意事项一、将自己的校名、姓名、学校代号、准考证号写在答题纸和作文纸上。

考试结束后，把模拟题册、答题纸和作文纸放在桌上，监考人员收卷后才可离开考场。

*模拟题册、答题纸和作文纸均不得带出考场。

二、仔细读懂题目的说明。

三、在120分钟内答完全部*模拟题，不得拖延时间。

四、多项选择题的答案一定要划在答题纸上。

作文写在作文纸上。

凡是写在*模拟题册上的答案一律无效。

五、多项选择题只能选一个答案，多选作答错处理。

选定答案后，用HB浓度以上的铅笔在相应字母中部划一条横线。

正确方法是[A][B][C][D]使用其他符号答题者不给分。

划线要有一定的粗度，浓度要盖过字母底色。

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Part I Liste ning Comprehe nsion (20 mi nu tes)Section ADirections: In this sect ion, you will hear 11 short con versati ons. At the end of each con versati on, a questi on will be asked about what was said. The con versati on and the question will be spoken twice. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best an swer. Then mark the corresp onding letter on the An swer Sheet with a sin gle line through the cen tre.Example: You will hear:You will read:A) At the office.B) In the waiting room.C) At the airport.D) In a restaura nt.From the con versati on we know that the two were talk ing about some work they have to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) "At the office" is the best an swer. You should choose An swer [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single fine through thecentre.Sample An swer [A] [B] [C] [D]1. A) The teacher made the stude nts write in class.B) The teacher taught a new less on.C) The teacher put off the class un til Friday.D) The teacher reviewed a previous less on.nts.2. A) It's going to be a lot of fun. C)It s going to attract a lot of studeB) It's going to require a lot of readi ng. D) Its going to work out quite well.3. A) To a restaura nt. C) To a play.B) To the beach. D) To a music hall.4. A) The train is crowded. C) The train is on time.B) The train is late. D) The train is out of order.5. A) Mary enjoys lear ning mathematics.B) Mary has n ever studied mathematics.C) Mary is perhaps poor at mathematics.D) Mary must be good at mathematics.Part II Read ing Comprehe nsion (35 Minu tes)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questi ons or unfini shed stateme nts. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresp onding letter on the An swer Sheet with a sin gle line through the cen tre.Questio ns 16 to 20 are based on the follow ing passage.Passage OneThe moder n village of Apoll onia is on the coast, sixtee n kilometers north of Cyrene.It is reached by a delightful road that drops dow n 700 meters over two huge“ steps ” of rock to the sea.Tourists go dow n to Apollo nia in the after noon, after they have spe nt the morni ng in Cyrene. Both places were cities long ago, and they are full of in terest ing and beautiful ruins. There is more to be see n in Cyrene —on the gro und, you understand. If you want to know the excitement of an underwater city, Apollonia is the place. Some ruins of Apoll onia are on the mainland. Some are on an isla nd a thousa nd meters from the short. The rest now lie between, under eight or ten meters of water. The sea is warm, seldom rough. It is often almost as clear as glass.On a still day, the n, swim out towards the isla nd. Swim un der water as much as you can, with your eyes ope n. Look dow n.First you see a street, with houses and shops on both sides. Their roofs have falle nin, but the walls are sta nding. Some shops have a big stone table —a coun ter perhaps ? C and stone shelves. At the end of this street you come to a square. Ithas a wide paveme nt all around, and some buildi ngs ope n directly on to thepaveme nt. Were they cafes? Did the waiters put tables and chairs on the paveme nt in summer long ago?Over two thousa nd years ago the king of Egypt visited the city. He brought his daughter Cleopatra with him. She was ten years old at the time, and her father built a huge swim mingbath for her. You can still see Cleopatra's Bath, beh ind the cafes in the square. And you will not be surprised to hear that it is still full of water!16. How far is the un derwater city Apollo nia away from Cyrene?A) About 16 kilometers. C) About 700 kilometers.B) About 1,000 kilometers. D) About 8 to 10 kilometers.17. What do we lear n from the passage?A) Cyrene ' s un derwater sights are very in terest ing.B) Apollo nia s un derwater rui ns make the tourists excited.C) The un derwater city has only one part.D) The ruins of the un derwater city are all on an isla nd.18. What did the king of Egypt do whe n he visited the city with is ten-year-old daughter?A) He built a small, well-equipped bath for his daughter.B) He built a large square for his daughter to play.C) He built many cafes in the square.D) He built a huge swim ming bath for his daughter.19. What did the author suggest that you visit Apollo nia?A) Drop two "steps" of rock to the sea. C) Swim un der water.B) Go along the beach. D) Swim out towards the island.20. The author says that "Cleopatra's Bath is still full of water" becauseA) it's still open to the tourists to take a bathB) it's un der about nine meters of waterC) it's too huge to be full of waterD）it's big eno ugh to be a swim ming poolQuestio ns 21 to 25 are based on the follow ing passage.Passage TwoMany America n college and uni versity stude nts live in uni versity reside nee halls.These halls are popularly called "dorms". Reside nee halls may offer various types of livi ng aeeommodati ons. There are sin gle rooms, in which a stude nt lives alone but there probably are a good many more double rooms, which two stude nts share. Some dorms have sets of rooms, where small groups of stude nts have separate bedrooms but share a bathroom and maybe a study room.There are usually a number of conveniences available for those living in university reside nee halls. Most have wash ing mach ines and clothes dryers for use by the reside nts. Many dorms have kitche ns where stude nts can prepare light meals: Reside nee halls gen erally provide not only room and board but public rooms and recreational facilities （娱乐设施）and sometimes study rooms for their use.If you live in a dormitory you need to know what the rules and regulations are.Meals usually are served at only certa in hours, and you must be there at those hours if you expect to eat. There may be only certa in hours whe n visitors may come, or they may be limited to certa in areas of the dormitory. Often cook ing inbedrooms is prohibited ( 禁止),and the use of certa in pieces of electrical equipme nt such as coffee pots or hair dryers may be limited.Livi ng in a reside nee hall carries certa in obligati on ( 义务).You have to becon siderate of others, especially duri ng study hours. Teleph one calls and visits by friends should be short. You have to cooperate in keep ing the room as n eat as possible. It is sometimes hard to be tolera nt of ano ther pers on's habits that may differ from your own.21. Residence halls in American universities provide .A) sin gle rooms shared by two stude nts.B) apartme nts for small groups of stude nts.C) double rooms for two stude nts.D) separate rooms with a com mon bathroom.22. Livi ng in uni versity halls is convenient because .A) meals are served at any timeB) most halls provide various facilitiesC) public rooms are available for visitorsD) all have study rooms for their own use23. What is prohibited in reside nee halls?A) Eating meals in one's bedroom. C) The use of electrical equipment.B) The use of coffee pots. D) Prepari ng meals in bedrooms.24. What must you lear n to be tolera nt of if you live in a dormitory?A) Your roommate's teleph one calls.B) Habits that may differ from your own.C) Visits by your roommate's friends.D) Roommates who are incon siderate.25. Livi ng in a reside nee hall you have to .A) do your best to keep the room clea nB) form a habit of other'sC) have your pho ne calls in your roomD) study hard duri ng study hoursQuestio ns 26 to 30 are based on the follow ing passage.Passage ThreeWhat is a good liste ner? Stude nts who feel they are say it is because they pay atte nti on; remember what the pers on says; and ask questi ons based on what the other has said; or it is because they like people and are in terested in them. They feel they are poor listeners when they think about something else while the other is talk ing or whe n they're tired, or not in terested in what she or he is talk ing about. In fact, there are a variety of ways to liste n, just as there are a variety of ways to say someth ing. Huma n beings are complex and con ceali ng. Often we don't say what we want to say, or say exactly the opposite of what we want to say. Sometimes, we aren't hon est or direct with ano ther because we think we don't have the right or are afraid of what will happen if we are. The body "talks", too, sometimes more hon estly tha n the ton gue.These differe nt ways of talk ing n eed differe nt ways of liste ning. To keep the seesaw going in con versati ons and in relati on ships, we n eed to un dersta nd and use these different ways,especially if our goal is to be a caring, thoughtful person. By knowing howto listen in various ways, you can be accurate in picking up messages no matter how they are masked or distorted ( 变形了的)or how they are delivered. Some messages are heard just by liste ning sile ntly; some, by hold ing a hand or giv ing a hug (拥抱).But to be able to respond accurately, you need to hear accurately.Most people listen only with their ears. Too few listen with their hearts as well as their ears, liste ning to the other's, shari ng of his or her hopes, joys, fears.26. Accord ing to the passage, liste ning only with ears may happe n to us when .A) we are emotionally tired C) we are so interested in the topicB) we are physically disabled D) we are asked many questi ons27. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about a good listener?A) He can feel what the speaker thinks.B) He can share the speaker's feeli ng.C) He can remember what the speaker says.D) He can liste n with his heart.28. The purpose in writing the second paragraph is to .A) dem on strate why we are n ot hon est i n com muni cati onB) explain how our body "talks"C) illustrate ways used by people in speak ingD) show that un dersta nding on e's speech is not an easy job29. The word "seesaw" (Li ne 1, Para. 3) probably mea ns .A) com mun icati on C) un dersta ndingB) purpose D) frien dship30. Accord ing to the passage our failure to give proper resp onse to the speaker is probably because .A) we mis un dersta nd what he says C) he speaks in a distorted wayB) we don't like the speaker D) he speaks in a differe nt Ian guageQuestio ns 31 to 35 are based on the follow ing passage.Passage FourSuperstiti on （迷信）is a difficult questi on. We cannot quite say that superstiti on inBrita in is dead. Its history is too long and too rece nt for that, and in deed you will find many remains of it in modem Britain. But they are only connected chiefly with vague beliefs of goodluck and bad luck. It is uni ucky, for in sta nee, to walk un der a ladder, or to spill salt, or break a mirror, or to have anything to do with number 13; whereas a horseshoe brings good luck, and people jok in gly "touch wood" to preve nt the retur n of a past misfort une. There are still many stra nge country remedies aga inst sick ness which are obviously superstiti ons. Most of all, there is still a surprising amount of interest in fortune-telling, e.g. in the form of "horoscopes"（占星术）in newspapers and women's magazines —though for most people this is nothing more than an amusement, which they may well be slightly ashamed of. But the real measure of superstition is fear. In this sense there is no superstition in Brita in. British people as a whole do not believe in evil in flue nces or evil spirits. Sick ness and misfort une do not come from devils, but are the result of cha nee or foolishness or inefficiency. Devils belong only to history books. Devils exist only in the mind —usually the minds of others. Magic is simply an in teresti ng word for perform ing tricks. Fairies ( 童话故事中的仙女)are pretty little winged creatures in "fairy stories" for childre n and any adult who believed in fairies or magic or devils would be con sidered slightly mad. Thus, modem Britai n has largely emerged from superstiti on, and the future seems to con sist not of devils, but of matter and mach in es.31. The author's purpose in writing this passage is to .A) criticize British people's superstitious beliefsB) show British people's attitudes towards superstitious beliefs todayC) describe various superstitious beliefs still practiced in modern BritainD) emphasize the in flue nce of superstiti on upon the British people32. According to the remaining superstitious beliefs in Britain, all the following are concerned with bad luck except .A) break a mirror C) touch woodB) walk un der a ladder D) pour salt out33. For most British people today, a horoscope column in newspapers is .A) just for fun C) only for wome nB) for making money D) for fortune-telling34. In the future, British people will .A) become slaves of machines C) get rid of their beliefs of GodB) remove fairies from their life D) have no superstitious beliefs35. The author's attitude towards the cha nging of superstiti on-belief is .A) optimistic C) criticalB) pessimistic D) n eutralPart III Vocabulary and Structure (25 minu tes)Directions: There are 40 in complete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that bestcompletes the sentence. The n mark the corresp onding letter on the An swer Sheet with a sin gle line through the centre.36. Joh n's score on the test is the highest i n his class; he have studied very hard.A) should C) mustB) may D) ought to37. It was difficult to guess what his to the n ews would be.A) react ion C) comme ntB) impressi on D) opinion38. that the trade between the two countries reached its highest point.A) During the 1990's C) That it was in the 1990'sB) It was in the 1990's D) It was the 1990's39. There were some flowers on the table.A) artificial B) unnatural C) unreal D) false40. He suggested to tomorrow's exhibiti on together.A) we go C) we shall goB) us to go D) we went41. No agreeme nt was reached in the discussi on as n either side would give way to .A) other C) an otherB) any other D) the other42. If you want you have to get the fund somewhere.A) to have done the job C) the job doneB) that the job is done D) the job that is done43. Childre n are very curious .B) by n ature D) on purposeA) at heart C) in pers on44. There is more land in Australia than the government knows .A) what to do with C) to do withB) how to do D) to do it45. Only by shout ing at the top of his voice .A) he was able to make himself hear C) he was able to make himself heardB) was he able to make himself hear D) was he able to make himself heard46. such a good cha nee, he pla nned to lear n more.A) To be give C) Having give nB) Havi ng bee n give n D) Given47. I hope my teacher will take my recent ill ness into whe n judgi ng my exam in ati on.A) acco unt C) regardB) observati on D) coun ti ng48. They are considering before the prices go up.A) with buying the house C) buying the houseB) of buyin g-the house D) to buy the house49. We object puni shi ng a whole class for one pers on's fault.A) about C) toB) agai nst D) for50. I shall have a compa nion in the house after all these years.A) Ionely B) sole C) single D) alone51. None of the serva nts were whe n Mr. Smith wan ted to send a message.A) available C) applicableB) approachable D) atta in able52. I can't what that object is.A) make for C) make upB) make out D) make over53. I want to buy a new tie to this brow n suit.A) go after C) go byB) go into D) go with54. The satellite can ten thousand telephone conversations and a hundred color TV programs.A) carry C) exte ndB) bring D) take55. Many people compla in of the rapid of moder n life.A) growth C) speedB) pace D) rate56. Women in many countries were still the right to vote.A) refused C) n eglectedB) ignored D) denied57. She was of hav ing asked such a silly questi on.A) sorry C) ashamedB) miserable D) guilty58. gas leaks and similar accide nts should occur, some resp on sible pers ons should regularly in spect all the laboratories.A) In case C) Un lessB) Provided D) Un til59. As a cause of death, cancer is sec ond only heart disease.A) from C) withB) of D) to60. They took measures to preve nt pois onous gases from escap ing.A) ben eficial C) effectiveB) fruitful D) valid61. Doi ng your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true it comes to a classroom test.A) when C) beforeB) si nee D) after62. People in many develop ing coun tries are into overcrowded cities in great nu mbers.A) filling C) hurrying63. The sports meet, origi nally due to be held last Sun day, was fin ally because of the bad weather,B) pouri ng D) break ingA) worn off C) broke n offB) set off D) called off64. The childre n can stay here they don't make too much no ise.A) in case C) providedB) un til D) so far65. I would have told him the an swer had it bee n possible, but I so busy the n.A) were C) wasB) had bee n D) have bee n66. During the storm we took in the doorway of a shop.A) rescue C) shelterB) comfort D) guard67. in the last century when people crossed the land bridge and attempted to live in this place.A) There have bee n times C) Times have bee nB) There was a time D) Times were68. one race is more in tellige nt tha n ano ther race has n ever bee n prove n.A) Which C) WhatB) How D) That69. A man who has a lot of money does not share it, is not worthy of respect.A) thus C) althoughB) yet D) in deed70. I blind that I could n't see what a fool he was.A) must have bee n C) would have bee nB) might have bee n D) should have bee n71. You can see the ceiling is stained the rain came through.A) for C) whereB) because D) whe n72. It was not un til later in the after noon she was able to return to the radio.A) so C) whenB) thus D) that73. he realized it was too late to retur n home.A) Hardly it grew dark than C) Scarcely it grew dark thanB) It was not until dark that D) No sooner it grew dark when74. You such a long essay. The teacher only asked for 300 words, and you have written 600.A) needn't have written C) had writtenB) must n't have writte n D) wrote75. I have not found my book yet. I'm not sure I could have done with it.A) what C) howB) whether D) where。