2015年11月湖南成人教育学位英语模拟试题和答案解析(二)

2015年湖南成人高等教育学士学位英语模拟试题和答案解析（二）【答案在最后】Part I Dialogue Communication ( 15 % )Directions: In this section, you will read 15 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue by marking the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.1. Waiter: Welcome, sir. May I help you?Customer: A. Thank you. I have eaten a lot of food.B. Yes, please. 1 d like a hamburger and a cup of coffee.C. Sorry. I don t need your help, thank you.D. If you want to help me, I 11 be glad to accept it.2. W : How did your interview go?M: A. A manager interviewed me.B. I couldn t feel better about it ! The questions were very fair, and I seemed to find answers for all of them.C. I was fully confident that I answered all the questions to the needs of the interviewer.D. I answered all the questions of the interviewer to his satisfaction. But he may discriminate against me.3. Speaker A: It s wonderful to hear that your book has been published.Speaker B : A. Oh, it s nothing special.B. It s OK.C. I m glad to hear you flatter.D. No. Not a big deal for that.4.W:How annoying! I can t figure out a solution to this problem. Can you help me?M: A. Why don t you do it yourself?B. OK. Though it s beyond me, let me try.C. You shouldn t feel annoyed. After all, it s your own problem.D. Well, I m afraid I can t at the moment.5.Speaker A: I was hoping to get some bread from the bakery before it closes.Speaker B. A. You d better be quick. It will close at 7: 00.B. My watch says 6: 50, I m afraid you 11 be late. But don t be frustrated.C. I don t know when it closes.D. I ve never been to that bakery.6. Tom: I see in the paper they re sending more equipment to space. And we might have to live there someday.John. ! I m staying right here !A. Never I B. Not meC. No meD. None me7. Goodbye ! A. I am looking forward to seeing you again.B. Take care.C. It s such a short time meeting, please do not go.D. Pay me another visit soon.8. Speaker A: Would you like another piece of apple pie ( 苹果派）？Speaker B : A. Don t push me. I ve hardly eaten on.B. Come on. I can t manage it.C. No kidding. I can t eat any more.D. No, thanks. I m on a diet.9. Mike: Can I get you a cup of coffee?Tom: A. I don t take sugar, thank you.B. That s very nice of you.C. You can, please.D. Thank you for the coffee.10. Speaker A: Do you happen to know whats on after the news?Speaker B. A. There is no important news after that.B. I m not interested in the programs.C. It s a documentary about animals.D. I hope to watch a movie after that.11. Speaker A: There seems to be something wrong with the air-conditioner in our apartment. Speaker B : A. I m awfully sorry for that. I ll see to it fight away. B. I do beg your pardon for the inconvenience. C. I just don t know how to apologize for it. D. It s not my fault. I feel sorry for it.12. W: I do hope Peter do well in his studies this semester. M: A. Yes. I hope so. B. Yes. Dear. But I am afraid the school is not nice enough. C. Neither do I. I don t think his words would be as good as gold. D. Yes. Although we believe our son is honest, he may not work hard enough as he says.13. M: That s a beautiful dress you have on! W: A. Actually, I don t like it very much. B. Oh, thank you. I just got it yesterday. C. Yes, I think so. D. No, it s not that beautiful. Yours is better.14. Speaker A: If you like, I could help you paint (刷油漆) the room tomorrow. Speaker B. A. You don t have to give me a hand. B. That would be too much bother, but thanks anyway. C. I m OK. You shouldn t worry about that. D. Unfortunately I feel unable to accept your offer.15. W: The experiment has been completed, hasnt it? M: A. Yes. We need another week to complete it. B. Yes. It has been completed beautifully. C. No. It was completed last week. D. No. I have no idea about it.Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions : There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage :Washington Irving was America s first man of letters to be known internationally. His works were received enthusiastically both in England and in the United States. He was, in fact, one of the most successful writers of his time in the country, and at the same time winning the admiration of fellow writers like Scott in Britain and Poe and Hawthorne in the United States. (76) The respect in which he was held partly owing to the man himself, with his warm friendliness, his good sense, his urbanity, his gay spirits, his artistic integrity, his love of both the Old World and the New.Thackeray described Irving as a gentleman, who, though himself born in no very high sphere,was most finished, polished, witty ; socially the equal of the most refined Europeans. ( 77 ) InEngland he was granted an honorary degree from Oxford-an unusual honor for a citizen of ayoung, uncultured nation-and he received the medal of the Royal Society of Literature. Americamade him ambassador to Spain.Irving s background provides little to explain his literary achievements. A gifted but delicate child, he had little schooling. He studied law, but without zeal, and never did practice seriously.He was immune to his strict Presbyterian home environment, frequenting both social gatherings and the theater.1.The main point of the first paragraph is that Washington Irving wasA. America s first man of lettersB. a writer who had great success both in and outside his own countryC. a man who was able to move from literature to politicsD. a man whose personal charm enabled him to get by with basically inferior work2.What is implied by the mention of Scott, Poe and Hawthorne?A.Irving enjoyed great popular admiration.B.Scott. Poe and Hawthorne were primarily responsible for Irving s success.C.Irving s work was not only popular, but also of high literary quality.D.More Americans than Britons admired Irving.3.Which of the following best describes the effect of Irving s Presbyterian background on his life?A. It fostered his love for the theater.B. It developed his skill in business.C. It prompted his interest in law.D. It had almost no effect on his life.4. Which of the following best describes the effect of Irving s personal qualities on his literary success? A. His personal qualities were entirely responsible for his literary success. B. His personal qualities were primarily responsible for his literary success. C. His personal qualities had some effects on his literary success. D. His personal qualities had no effects on his literary success.5. Why might Irving s literary ability have been surprising to the English? A. They feared competition from American writers. B. They did not expect the United States to produce good writers. C. They disapproved of the language American writers used. D. They thought of the United States as a purely commercial power.Passage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:Traditionally, universities have carried out two main activities: research and teaching. Many experts would argue that both these activities play a critical role in serving the community. The fundamental question, however, is how does the community want or need to be served?In recent years universities have been coming under increasing pressure from both the governments and the public to ensure that they do not remain ivory towers (象牙塔) of study separated from the realities of everyday life. University teachers have been encouraged, and in some cases constrained (强迫), to provide more courses which produce graduates with the technical skills required for the commercial use. (78) If Aristotle wanted to work in a university in the UK today, he would have a good chance of teaching computer science but would not be so readily employable as a philosopher.A post-industrial society requires large numbers of computer programmers, engineers, managers and technicians to maintain and develop its economic growth but man, as the Bible says, does not live by bread alone. (79) Apart from requiring medical and social services, which do not directly contribute to economic growth, the society should also value and enjoy literature, music and the arts. Because they can also promote economic growth. A successful musical play, for instance, can contribute as much to the Gross National Product through tourist dollars as any other things.6. The main idea of the first paragraph is that Atraditional universities do a good job serving the societyBuniversities must meet the needs of the societyCresearch and teaching are of great importance in universitiesDuniversities play an important role in our society7We can infer from the second paragraph that Athe society is not satisfied with the present college educationBthe governments interfere too much with college educationCteacher are forced to do what they dont like to doDteachers dislike teaching commercially useful courses8The Aristotle example is used to make the point that Auniversities in the UK have produced too much good for graduatesBsuch abstract subjects as philosophy is no longer usefulCeducation should serve the social needsDit is advisable for todays philosophers to know computer science9According to the passage，literature，music and the arts Ado not contribute to economic growth at allBare less useful to the society because they do not make direct contribution to economic growthCare similar to medical and social services in their way of promoting economic growthDshould develop only when they are good for economic growth 10The author believes that Aart is useful only when it is made into a money earnerBthe promotion of economic growth is the only goal of todays societyCuniversities should not provide literature or art coursesDthe society needs both technical skills and artsPassage 3Questions 11to 1 5 are based on the following passage：All the useful energy at the surface of the earth comes from the activity of the sunThe sun heats and feeds creatures and mankindEach year it provides men with two hundred million tons of grain and nearly ten million tons of wood，coal，oil，natural gas，and all other fuels are stored energy from the sun(80)Some was collected by this seasons plants as carbon compoundsSomewas stored by plants and trees ages agoEven waterpower derives from the sunWater turned into vapor by the sun fails as rainIt courses down the mountains arid is converted to electric powerLight transmits only the energy that comes from the suns outer layer，and much of this energy that is directed towards the earth never arrivesAbout nine tenths of it is absorbed by the atmosphere of the earthIn fact，the earth itself gets only one half millionth of the suns entire output of radiant energy11The sun is the source of all of the following EXCEPT AgasolineBnatural gasCatomic powerDanimal fat12Radiant energy is stored as carbon compounds by Aplants BwaterCrockDcreatures13The suns energy provides US with all EXCEPTArainBteal Cwater Dlight14The largest part of the light energy directed towards the earth isAstored up by the plantsBabsorbed by the earths atmosphereCstored up by the animals in the form of body fatDused for electric power15Of me suns total output of radiant energy，the earth receivesAone tenthBone millionthCall that comes from the surface of the sunDa very small portionPart Vocabulary and Structure(30)Directions：In this part there are 30 incomplete sentencesFor each sentence there are your choices marked A，B，C and DChoose the ONE answer that best completes the sentenceThen mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center16You cant hear what Im sayingyou stop talkingAonly if Bunless Clest D. except that17He working fill he was seventy years oldAkept up Bkept onCkept to D. kept out18The novel ended happily，and the young couple was marriedAin the final Bin the endCto the last Din conclusion19One warning wasto stop her doing itAsuffered BsufficedCsuggested Dprovided20It is estimated that the diseaseby polluted water will kill l out of every l00 childrenAcausingBcausedCto cause Dwill cause21He didnt know l was in his officeHe was too busy tomeApay attention toBnoticeCknowDrealize22Will you show me the girlname is Jane7A.herBwhos Cwhose Dwhich23The old gentleman never fails to helpis in need of his help.Awho BwhoeverC. oneD. whomever24MrHolmes called at many schoolshe lived to ask them to accept his son，but he was refused everywhere for being a blackAthatBaround whereCnear whichDwhich25My wallet is nowhere to be foundIwhen l was on the busAmust drop itBshould have dropped itCmust have dropped itDhad dropped it26I could have done it better if Imore timeAhave hadBhadChad hadDwill have had 27. ，we should be gladAThey arrive tomorrowBWere they arriving tomorrowCThey were to arrive tomorrowDWere they to arrive tomorrow28I knew I could not finish my homework Aby he had comeBuntil he cameCwhen he comesDbefore he comes29It is notthat this situation will last very lon9AalikeBthe likeClike Dlikely30I on seeing the managerThe service in this hotel is terribleAinsistBpersist CaffirmDprotest31Experienced teachers make mistakes than beginnersAlesserBfewerCnot many Dvery few32I prefer this book that oneAmore thanBto Cthan Drather than 33Do you know who fire to that Department Store?AmadeBsetCstarted Dcaught34All life on the earth on the sunA. dependsB. carries C. keepsD. goes35. I can t keep the teacher who speaks so fast.A. up B. up with C. with D. on with36. What the teacher said had a great on his later career.A. effort B. influenceC. result D. expression37. Tom was such a football fan that he never a single game in the season.A. lost B. missedC. failedD. dropped38. Are you interested tennis?A. in playing B. for playingC. on playingD. to play39. There were 30 students and of them passed the exam.A. every B. every oneC. everyone D. everybody40. the places I ve been to, I enjoyed the restaurant here the most.A. From allB. All ofC. of all D. All41. The quality of this kind of computer is to that of imported computers,A, worse B. inferiorC. indifferent D. much better42. I wish I could speak French as John.A, as good B. as betterC. as wellD. as best43. speaking, I think writing is rather boring.A. HonestB. Honestly C. Very D. Really44. If you don t go, I shall not A. eitherB. too C. also D. yet45. My brother is now working he did last year.A. much harder thanB. more harder thanC. more than D. much thanPart Identification ( 10 % )Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C and D. Identify the one that is not correct. Then mark the corresponding letter oa the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.46474849505152535455Part Cloze ( 10 % )Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A,B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. When we want to 56other people what we think, we can do it not only with the help of words, but also in many 57ways. For example, we sometimes move our heads 58 when we want to say yes, and we move our heads 59when we want to. say no . People who can 60hear 60speak talk to each other with the help of their fingers. People who do not understand each other s language have to do the same. The following storyshows 61they sometimes do it. 62English man who could not speak Italian was 63travelling in Italy. One day he entered a restaurant and sat64 a table. When the waiter came, the Englishman opened his mouth,65his fingers into it, 66 them out again and moved his lip. In this way he meant to say, 67 me something to eat. The waiter soon brought him 68 tea. The Englishman69 his head and the waiter understood that he didn t want tea, so he took it70and brought him 71 coffee. The Englishman was angry. He was just going to leave the restaurant72 another traveller came in. When this man saw the waiter, he 73 his hands on his stomach. That was enough. In a 74 minutes there was a large plate of bread and meat 75 his table.56. A. say B. speak C. tell D. talk57. A. anythingB. another C. other D. others58. A. now and then B. over and overC. up and downD. here a