最新湖南成人教育学位英语模拟试题和答案解析(二)

1、精品文档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:ln this section,you will read 15 short incompletedialoguesbetween 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 ma

2、rking 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 eate n a lot of food.B. Yes, please. 1' d like a hamburger and a cup of coffee.C. Sorry. I don' t n eed your help, tha nk you.D. If

3、 you want to help me, I' 11 be glad to accept it.2. W : How did your in terview go?M:A. A man ager in terviewed me.B. I couldn't feel better about it ! The questions were very fair, and I seemed to find an swers for all of them.C. I was fully con fide nt that I an swered all the questio ns t

4、o the n eeds of the in terviewer.D. I an swered all the questi ons of the in terviewer to his satisfacti on. But he may discrim in ate aga inst me.3. Speaker A: It' s won derful to hear that your book has bee n published.Speaker B 一A. Oh, it' s nothing special.B. It' s OK.C. I' m gla

5、d 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 bey ond me, let me try.精品文档精品文档C. You shouldn' t feel annoyed. After all, it' s your own p

6、roblem.D. Well, I' m afraid I can' t at the mome nt.5.Speaker A: I was hop ing to get some bread from the bakery before it closes. SpeakerA. 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&#

7、39; t know whe n it closes.D. I' ve n ever bee n to that bakery.6. Tom: I see in the paper they' re sending more equipme nt to space. And we might have to live there someday.John._ ! I' m staying right here ! A. Never IB. Not me C. No me D. None me7. Goodbye !_A. I am look ing forward to

8、 see ing you aga in.B. Take care.C. It' s such a short time meeting, please do not go.D. Pay me ano ther visit soon.8. Speaker A: Would you like ano ther piece of apple pie苹果派）？Speaker B j_A. Don' t push me. I' ve hardly eate n on.B. Come on. I can' t man age it.C. No kidd in g. I ca

9、n' t eat any more.D. No, tha nks. I' m on a diet.9. Mike: Can I get you a cup of coffee? Tom:_A. I don' t take sugar, tha nk you. B. That' s very nice of you.C. You can, please.D. Thank you for the coffee.10. Speaker A: Do you happe n to know what's on after the n ews?Speaker B_A

10、. There is no importa nt n ews after that.B. I' m not in terested in the programs.C. It' s a docume ntary about ani mals.D. I hope to watch a movie after that.精品文档精品文档11. Speaker A: There seems to be something wrong with the air-conditioner in our apartme nt.Speaker B :A. I' m awfully so

11、rry for that .I'll see to it fight away.B. I do beg your pard on for the inconvenien ce.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

12、the school is not nice eno ugh.C. Neither do I. I don' t think his words would be as good as gold.D. Yes. Although we believe our son is hon est, he may not work hard eno ugh 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, tha nk

13、you. I just got it yesterday.C. Yes, I thi nk 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. SpeakerA. You don' t have to give me a hand.B. That would be too much bother, but tha nks any way.C. I' m OK. You sh

14、ould n't worry about that.D. Unfortun ately I feel un able to accept your offer.15. W: The experime nt has bee n completed, has n't it?M:_A. Yes. We n eed ano ther week to complete it.B. Yes. It has bee n completed beautifully.C. No. It was completed last week.D. No. I have no idea about it.

15、Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions: There are 3 passageSn this part. Eachpassageis 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 w

16、ith a single line through the center.精品文档精品文档Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage :Washi ngton Irvi ng was America' s first man of letters to be known intern ati on ally. His works were received enthusiastically both in England and in the United States. He was, in fact, o

17、ne 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 owi ng to the man himself, with his warm frien dli ness, his good

18、sen se, his urba nity, his gay spirits, his artistic in tegrity, 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 fini shed, polished, witty ; socially the equal of the most refined Europea ns. "

19、 ( 77 ) InEngland he was gran ted an honorary degree from Oxford-a n unu sual honor for a citize n of ayoung, un cultured n ati on-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 achieve

20、ments. A gifted but delicate child, he had little schooli ng. He studied law, but without zeal, and n ever did practice seriously.He was immune to his strict Presbyterian home environment, frequenting both social gatheri ngs and the theater.1. The main point of the first paragraph is that Washington

21、 Irving was A. America' s first man of lettersB. a writer who had great success both in and outside his own country C. 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,

22、 Poe and Hawthorne?A. Irvi ng enjoyed great popular admirati on.B. Scott. Poe and Hawthorne were primarily responsible for Irving's success.C. lrving's work was not only popular, but also of high literary quality.D. More America ns tha n Brit ons admired Irvi ng.3. Which of the following bes

23、t describes the effect of Irving' s Presbyterian backgro und on his life?A. It fostered his love for the theater.B. It developed his skill in bus in ess.C. It prompted his in terest in law.精品文档精品文档D. It had almost no effect on his life.4. Which of the following best describes the effect of Irvin

24、g'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 pers onal qualities had some effects on his literary success.D. His pers onal qualities

25、 had no effects on his literary success.5. Why might Irving's literary ability have been surprising to the English?A. They feared competiti on from America n writers.B. They did not expect the United States to produce good writers.C. They disapproved of the Ian guage America n writers used.D. Th

26、ey thought of the United States as a purely commercial power.Passage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:Traditio nally, uni versities have carried out two main activities: research and teachi ng.Many experts would argue that both these activities play a critical role in serving th

27、e commun ity. The fun dame ntal questi on, however, is how does the com mun ity want or n eed to be served?In rece nt years uni versities have bee n coming un der in creas ing pressure from both thegover nments and the public to en sure that they do not rema in "ivory towers (象 牙塔 )"ofstud

28、y separated from the realities of everyday life. Un iversity teachers have bee n en couraged, and in some cases con stra ined ( 强迫 ),to provide more courses which produce graduates with the tech ni cal skills required for the commercial use. (78) If Aristotle wanted to work in a uni versity in the U

29、K today, he would have a good cha nee of teach ing computer scie nee but would not be so readily employable as a philosopher.A post-industrial society requires large numbers of computer programmers, engin eers, man agers and tech ni cia ns to mai nta in and develop its econo mic growth but "man

30、", as the Bible says, "does not live by bread alone. " (79) Apart from requiri ng medical and social services, which do not directly con tribute to econo mic growth, the society should also value and enjoy literature, music and the arts. Because they can also promote economic growth.

31、A successful musical play, for in sta nee, can con tribute as much to the Gross Natio nal Product through tourist dollars as any other thi ngs.6. The main idea of the first paragraph is thaLA. traditional universities do a good job serving the societyB. universities must meet the needs of the societ

32、y精品文档精品文档C. research and teachi ng are of great importa nee in uni versitiesD. universities play an important role in our society7.We can infer from the second paragraph that_A.the society is not satisfied with the present college educationB.the governments interfere too much with college educationC

33、. teacher are forced to do what they don' t like to doD. teachers dislike teaching commercially useful courses8.The Aristotle example is used to make the point that_A. universities in the UK have produced too much good for graduatesB. such abstract subjects as philosophy is no Ion ger usefulC. e

34、ducation should serve the social needsD. it is advisable for today ' s philosophers to know computer scienee9.According to the passage literature, music and the arts_A. do not con tribute to econo mic growth at allB. are less useful to the society because they do not make direct contribution to

35、economic growthC. are similar to medical and social services in their way of promoting economic growthD. should develop only when they are good for economic growth10. The author believes that_A.art is useful only when it is made into a money earnerB.the promotion of economic growth is the only goal

36、of today' s societyC. universities should not provide literature or art coursesD. the society needs both technical skills and artsPassage 3Questions 11to 1 5 are based on the following passageAll the useful en ergy at the surface of the earth comes from the activity of the sun'.The sun heats

37、 and feeds creatures and mankind Each year it provides men with twohundred 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 seas on's pla nts as carb on compo un dsSome was store

38、d by plants and trees ages agoEve n waterpower derives from the sun . Water turned in to vapor by the sun fails as rain . It courses down the mountains arid is converted to electric power:Light transmits only the energy that comes from the sun' s outer layer , and much of this en ergy that is di

39、rected towards the earth n ever arrives. About nine ten ths of it is absorbed精品文档精品文档by the atmosphere of the earth. In fact , the earth itself gets only one half millionth of the sun ' s entire output of radiant energy .11. The sun is the source of all of the following EXCEPTA. gasolineB. natur

40、al gasC. atomic powerD. animal fat12. Radia nt en ergy is stored as carb on compo unds byA. plantsB. waterC. rockD. creatures13. The sun' s energy provides US with all EXCEPTA. rainB. tealC. waterD. light14. The largest part of the light energy directed towards the earth isA. stored up by the pl

41、antsB. absorbed by the earth ' s atmosphereC. stored up by the animals in the form of body fatD. used for electric power15 . Of me sun' s total output of radiant energy , the earth receives A . one ten th B . one millio nthC . all that comes from the surface of the sunD . a very small porti

42、onPart II Vocabulary and Structure(3%)Directions In this part there are 30 incomplete sentenceSor each sentence there are your choices marked >B, C and D Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence Then mark the correspondingetter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the cent

43、er ?16. You can t hear what I ' m say in gyou stop talk ingA. only ifB. uni essC. lestD. except that17. He working fill he was seventy years old精品文档精品文档A. kept up .B. kept onC. kept toD. kept out18. The novel ended happily, and the young couple was marriedA. in the finalB. in the endC. to the la

44、stD. in conclusion19. One warning wasto stop her doing itA. sufferedB. sufficedC. suggestedD. provided20. It is estimated that the diseaseby polluted water will kill l out of every 100 childre nA. causingB. causedC. to causeD. will cause21. He didn ' t know l was in his office. He was too busy t

45、omeA. pay attention toB. noticeC. knowD. realize22. Will you show me the girl name is Jane7 A. herB. who' sC. whoseD. which23. The old gentleman never fails to helpis in need of his help. A. whoB. whoever C. oneD. whomever24. Mr. Holmes called at many schoolshe lived to ask them to accept his sq

46、nbut he was refused everywhere for being a blackA. thatB. around where C. near which D. which精品文档精品文档25.My wallet is no where to be found. Iwhe n I was on the busA. must drop itB. should have dropped itC. must have dropped itD. had dropped it26.I could have done it better if Imore time.A . have hadB

47、 . hadC . had hadD . will have had27. _ , we should be gladA. They arrive tomorrowB. Were they arriving tomorrowC. They were to arrive tomorrowD. Were they to arrive tomorrow28. I knew I could not finish my homework A. by he had comeB. until he cameC. when he comesD. before he comes29.It is notthat

48、this situation will last very Ion9.A. alikeB. the likeC. likeD . likely 30 . Lon see ing the man age. The service in this hotel is terrible A. in sistB. persistC. affirmD. protest31.Experieneed teachers make mistakes than beginne【sA. lesserB. fewerC. not manyD. very few32.I prefer this book that one

49、.A. more thanB. toC. thanD. rather than精品文档精品文档33. Do you know whQ fire to that Department Store?A. madeB. setC. startedD. caught34.All life on the earth on the sun.A. dependsB. carriesC. keepsD. goes35. I can' t keep_the teacher who speaks so fast. A. upB. up with C. with D. on with36. What the

50、 teacher said had a great_ on his later career. A. effortB. in flue nee C. resultD. expressi on37. Tom was such a football fan that he n evea sin gle game in the seas on. A. lostB. missed C. failed D. dropped38. Are you in terested_te nnis?A. i n playi ngB. for playi ngC. on play ingD. to play39. There were 30 stude nts and of them passed the exam. A. everyB. every one C. every one D. everybody40. the places I've bee n to, I