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2015年湖北文理学院普通专升本大学英语试题样题Part I Listening Comprehension (20 points)Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习Section ADirections: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习1. A Early winter. B Early spring. C Late autumn. D Late winter.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习2. A Yes, because she has two dollars. B Yes, because she wants to help him. C No, because she will need the money this week. D No, because she doesnt want to lend him the money.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习3. A In the back of the store. B In the front of the store 文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习C On the right side of the store. D On the left side of the store.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习4. A He is too busy. B He is willing to help. 文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习C Its not his business. D Its not her business.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习5. A Because its bad for his health. B Because its a bad example for the children. 文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习C Because it makes him smell. D Because it makes him cough.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习Section BDirections: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习Conversation 16. A Because this is her first day of work in the finance office. 文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习B Because she is afraid her job is going to be very difficult. 文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习C Because she is not sure how to please her new boss. 文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习D Because she is going to replace Linda.7. A Mrs. Davis prefers Laura to Linda. B Linda was given short notice that she would be replaced by Laura.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习C Linda has won promotion.D Laura is an experienced secretary and will learn to do all the work there in about a couple of weeks.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习Conversation 28. A They are having a birthday party for Jake.B They are having a gathering at Amy and Jakes home. 文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习C They are preparing foods in the kitchen for Jakes birthday party.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习D They are holding a dance party at Kates place.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习9. A To be the first to arrive. B To bring friends along without telling the host beforehand.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习C To stay until the end D To bring some gifts to the host and hostess.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习10. A Amy and Jake have a party at home every month.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习B Vegetable salad, potato chips and nuts are all the food the guests have at the party.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习C Jake and Amy are the host and hostess of the party. 文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习D Kate is a good dancer.Section CDirections: In this section you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, youre required to fill in the blanks numbered from 11 to 7 with the exact words youve just heard. For blanks numbered from 8 to 10, youre required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words youve just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习Americans participate in sports as part of their education. They may play two or more (11) _, such as football or basketball. In high school, groups of boys or girls are chosen to make (12) _. They choose the best players for the team. These teams (13) _ against teams from other schools. In many schools, students also participate in wrestling, running, golf and swimming. There are teams for these sports, too.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习The competitions between schools are often very (14)_. Students who are not on the team, love to watch them. They let everyone know this shouting (15)_ for their team.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习There is a special (16)_ of girls and boys, (17)_girls, who perform routines and shout for their football team. They are called cheerleaders, because they lead the crowd in cheering for the team. (18)_. The football players uniforms are those, too. (19)_. Cheerleaders call out the team name in their cheers. (20)_. Cheerleading is a sport itself.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习Part II. Reading Comprehension (40 points)Directions: There are 4 reading 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.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习Passage One There are many reasonable definitions of critical thinking but I like the one offered by Wade and Tavris because it emphasizes the positive side to critical thinking. Too often people think that being critical means just tearing some argument down: Critical thinking, they write, is the ability and willingness to evaluate claims and make objective judgments on the basis of well-supported reasons. It is the ability to look for flaws in arguments and resist claims that have no supporting evidence. Critical thinking, however, is not merely negative thinking. It also fosters the ability to be creative and constructive to generate possible explanations for findings, think of implications, and apply new knowledge to a broad range of social and personal problems. You cant really separate critical thinking from creative thinking, for its only when you question what is that you can begin to imagine what can be.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习 Nor is being an independent thinker and a critical thinker merely being open-minded. As Wade and Tavris point out, Sometimes people justify mental laziness by proudly telling you that they are open-minded. Its good to be open-minded, replies philosopher Jacob Needleman, but not so open that your brains fall out. 文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习 Wade writes that sometimes her students think that being open-minded means that every opinion is just as good as every other opinion. What comes across to students, she says, is that they shouldnt defend their own beliefs too passionately or criticize someone elses beliefs too strongly. When they complain its just my opinion, she replies, Well, is it a good opinion or a bad opinion? Is it well-supported by evidence or reasons? The goal is to teach students how to take a position and defend it strongly and with passion, and yet fair-mindedly.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习21. Which of the following is NOT included in the definition of critical thinking given by Wade and Tavris?文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习A destroying some arguments B seeking flaws in arguments文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习C rejecting claims that dont have factual basis D objective judgments文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习22. To be creative, you would have to think critically. This is because a new idea cannot emerge unless _.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习A you tear down some old ones B you question what something really is文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习C you turn down others opinions D you refuse to think logically文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习23. According to Wade and Tavris, sometimes when some people proudly say that they are open-minded, they are in fact _.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习A willing to accept other peoples opinions B happy to change their opinions文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习C not biased in viewpoints D not active in thinking for themselves文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习24. Wade thinks that if you have a well-supported opinion, _.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习A you should also regard other peoples opinions as equally reasonable文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习B you should defend your opinion without too much passion文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习C you shouldnt criticize different opinionsD you should defend your opinion in a strong, passionate, and objective way文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习25. In this passage the author _.A explains why he likes the definition of critical thinking offered by Wade and Tavris文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习B tells the difference between critical thinking and open-mindedness文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习C develops the concept of critical thinking by showing what it is and what it isnt文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习D shows how to be open-mindedPassage TwoSome people have claimed theyve invented a machine that will save the planet. Others are convinced that theres a secret plan by fossil fuel and / or nuclear power companies to stop such devices from getting to the public. 文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习 Some of these devices use theories called Free Energy, or Zero-Point Energy. As a matter of fact, you can find all sorts of information about such things on the Internet. Just plug in any of those words.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习 But none of these devices have ever been proven theoretically. The free energy area is filled with dishonest artists selling obscure information, often clouded with technical jargon (行话), and seeking people with money to develop their inventions or ideas.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习 As the old saying goes, a fool and his money are soon parted.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习 Most of these devices are perpetual (永恒的) motion machines, which violate known laws of science. With energy and the universe, theres no such thing as a free lunch or free energy. You cant get energy from nothing because of the fundamental laws of physics that energy cannot be created or destroyed. 文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习 What about matter and anti-matter? What about energy that they use on Star Trek and in other science fiction stories? The ideas are interesting, but they are still fiction. Though science fiction has a basis in some fact. Jules Verne wrote about traveling under the water more than a hundred years ago, and today we have submarines. He also wrote about going to the moon, and in 1969 humans first set foot on our closest neighbor in space.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习 So, while some ideas being used by writers are fiction, there could be some basis in fact. Who knows, someone might create a matter-antimatter energy system that could revolutionize the way we think about energy and our universe.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习26. Those who are selling the free energy information _.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习A intentionally use words that are difficult or even impossible to understand文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习B are trying to turn their inventions into practical devices文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习C are technicians and artistsD have no money to develop their ideas into real products文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习27. By saying theres no such thing as a free lunch, the author means _.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习A there will be no gains without painsB you have to pay for what you didC energy cannot be created out of nothingD understanding basic laws of physics is necessary for creating any device文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习28. The author holds the view that the energy used in science fiction stories _.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习A is as unscientific as free energy B is in someway believable文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习C appeals to fools only D is interesting文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习29. The author mentions Jules Verne to show that _.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习A science fiction writers are knowledgeableB going to the moon has been the humans dreamC some ideas contained in science fiction stories are fantastic文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习D science fiction has a basis in some fact30. What is the authors attitude toward a matter-antimatter energy system?文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习A In no way does he believe such a system.B He has a great interest in such a system.C He thinks it may be possible, but he doesnt really care.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习D He welcomes the ideaPassage ThreeThe Oxford Dictionary offers many definitions of independent, including not depending on the authority of others and not dependent on others for forming an opinion. Making up your own mind, in other words. But what does that really mean? Does it mean forming an opinion without input from others? No, of course not, otherwise we reinvent the wheel every time we make a decision. We all need relevant information and data on which to base our opinions. Its the way that we seek information and how we apply it that makes us dependent or independent thinkers. If we uncritically accept whatever values or ideas weve been taught by parents, teachers or church, never questioning these ideas or asking ourselves if these ideas really make sense, then we are dependent thinkers (even if the ideas are true!).文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习 If we reject what our parents, teachers or church have taught us simply because they say something is right, does that make us independent thinkers? No, thats just what psychologists call anti-conformity (反对一致) rather than non-conformity. Making up your own mind is an action, not a reaction.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习 Independent thinking means making sense of the world based on your own observations and experiences rather than just depending on the word of others. It means trusting your own ability to make judgments, even if they contradict what others say. It means acting in accordance with these judgments, even if you sometimes make mistakes. An independent thinker knows its psychologically better to make your own mistakes than someone elses.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习 Independent thinking is not necessarily sensible or critical. Sometimes you make mistakes; sometimes its difficult to know if your beliefs are your own or simply uncritically borrowed. No one ever said independent thinking is easy.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习 Critical thinking is a tool that you as an independent thinker can use. It can help you decide whether your old beliefs are sensible. It can help you examine new ideas or help you solve problems in reasonable ways.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习31. If we reinvent the wheel (Para. 1) for making a decision, we _.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习A think independently B act on the basis of our own experiences文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习C dont need input from others D do something in a least efficient way文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习32. To be an independent thinker, we _.A should take an anti-conformity attitude B should have our own ways to seek information文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习C should not swallow other peoples ideas D should not make an erroneous decision文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习33. Refusing to accept what is correct is _.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习A an unreasonable reactionB an action not in conformity with traditionC the first step toward independent thinkingD necessary for making up ones independent decision文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习34. An independent thinker wouldnt like to make mistakes of someone elses. This is because making such an error is an indication that _.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习A he didnt think sensibly B he uncritically borrowed someones opinion文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习C he didnt go against conformity D he didnt learn any lessons from his own experiences文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习35. In what follows, the author would most probably explore _.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习A how independent thinking differs from dependent thinking文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习B how one can think independentlyC what critical thinking isD why one should think criticallyPassage FourTo non-critical readers, texts provide facts. Readers gain knowledge by memorizing the statements within a text.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习 To the critical reader, any single text provides but one portrayal of the facts on the subject matter. Critical readers thus recognize not only what a text says, but also how that text portrays the subject matter. They recognize the various ways in which each text is the unique creation of a unique author.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习 Non-critical reading is satisfied with recognizing what a text says and restating the key remarks.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习 Critical reading goes two steps further. Having recognized what a text says, it reflects on what the text does by making such remarks. Is it offering examples? Arguing? Making a contrast to clarify a point? Finally, critical readers then infer what the text, as a whole, means , based on the earlier analysis.文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习 Textbooks on critical reading commonly ask students to accomplish certain goals:文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习 to recognize an authors purpose to understand tone and persuasive elements to recognize bias Notice that none of these goals actually refers to something on the page. Each requires inferences from evidence within the text:文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习 recognizing purpose involves inferring a basis for choices of content and language文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习 recognizing tone and persuasive elements involves classifying the nature of language choices文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习 recognizing bias involves classifying the nature of p