11月湖南成人教育学位英语模拟试题和答案解析(二)(1)

1、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 twospeakers, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer thatbest suits the situation to complete the dialogue by marking t

2、he corresponding letteron 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 you want to help me

3、, 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 couldnt feel better about it ! The questions were very fair, and I seemed to find an swersfor all of them.C. I was fully con fide nt that I an swered all the questio ns to the n eeds of the in terviewe

4、r.D. I an swered all the questi ons of the in terviewer to his satisfacti on. But he may discrim inate 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 glad to hear you flatter.D. No. Not a big deal for that.

5、4. W:How annoying! I cant 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.C. You shouldn t feel annoyed. After all, it s your own problem.D. Well, I m afraid I can t at the mome nt.5.Speaker A: I was hop ing to get so

6、me 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 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

7、 to space. And we might have tolive there someday.John._ ! I m staying right here !A. Never IB. Not meC. No meD. None me7. Goodbye !_A. I am look ing forward to 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 l

8、ike 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 can 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

9、can, please.D. Thank you for the coffee.10. Speaker A: Do you happe n to know whats on after the n ews?Speaker B_A. 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.11. Speaker A: There seems to

10、 be something wrong with the air-conditioner in our apartment.Speaker B :A. I m awfully sorry for that .Ill 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 hi

11、s studies this semester.M:_A. Yes. I hope so.B. Yes. Dear. But I am afraid 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

12、 on!W:_A. Actually, I don t like it very much.B. Oh, tha nk 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

13、bother, but tha nks any way.C. I m OK. You should nt worry about that.D. Unfortun ately I feel un able to accept your offer.15. W: The experime nt has bee n completed, has nt 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 w

14、eek.D. No. I have no idea about it.Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions: There are 3 passageSn this part. Eachpassageis followed by somequestions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices markedA, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the correspon

15、dingletter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.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. Hisworks were received enthusiastically both in England and in the United States.

16、He was, infact, one of the most successful writers of his time in the country, and at the same timewinning the admiration of fellow writers like Scott in Britain and Poe and Hawthorne in theUnited States.(76) The respect in which he was held partly owi ng to the man himself, with his warm frien dlin

17、ess, his good sen se, his urba nity, his gay spirits, his artistic in tegrity, his love of both theOld World and the New.Thackeray described Irving as a gentleman, who, though himself born in no very highsphere,was most fini shed, polished, witty ; socially the equal of the most refined Europea ns.

18、( 77 ) InEngland he was gran ted an honorary degree from Oxford-a n unu sual honor for acitize n of ayoung, un cultured n ati on-and he received the medal of the Royal Society ofLiterature. Americamade him ambassador to Spain.Irvings background provides little to explain his literary achievements. A

19、 gifted but delicatechild, he had little schooli ng. He studied law, but without zeal, and n ever did practiceseriously.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 was

20、A. 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

21、?A. Irvi ng enjoyed great popular admirati on.B. Scott. Poe and Hawthorne were primarily responsible for Irvings success.C. lrvings 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 best describes the effect of Ir

22、ving s Presbyterian backgro und onhis 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.D. It had almost no effect on his life.4. Which of the following best describes the effect of Irvings personal qualities on his literarysucce

23、ss?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 had no effects on his literary success.5. Why m

24、ight Irvings 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. They thought of the United States as a purely commercia

25、l 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 the community. The fun dame ntal questi on, however, is

26、 how does the com mun ity want or n eed to beserved?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)ofstudy separated from the realities of everyday life. Un iversity teache

27、rs have bee n encouraged, and in some cases con stra ined (强迫),to provide more courses which producegraduates with the tech ni cal skills required for the commercial use. (78) If Aristotle wan tedto work in a uni versity in the UK today, he would have a good cha nee of teach ing computerscie nee but

28、 would not be so readily employable as a philosopher.A post-industrial society requires large numbers of computer programmers, engin eers, managers and tech ni cia ns to mai nta in and develop its econo mic growth but man, as theBible says, does not live by bread alone. (79) Apart from requiri ng me

29、dical and socialservices, which do not directly con tribute to econo mic growth, the society should also valueand enjoy literature, music and the arts. Because they can also promote economic growth. Asuccessful musical play, for in sta nee, can con tribute as much to the Gross Natio nalProduct throu

30、gh 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 societyC. research and teachi ng are of great importa nee in uni versitiesD. universities play an important r

31、ole 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. teacher are forced to do what they don t like to doD. teachers dislike teaching commercially useful courses

32、8.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. education should serve the social needsD. it is advisable for today s philosophers to know computer scienee9.Accord

33、ing 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 econo micgrowthC. are similar to medical and social services in their way of promoting economic growthD. should develop

34、 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 of today s societyC. universities should not provide literature or art coursesD. the society needs both technical ski

35、lls 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 and feeds creatures and mankind Each year it provides men with twohundred million tons of grain and nearly ten million tons of

36、 wood , coal, oil, natural gas, andall other fuels are stored energy from the sun.(80)Some was collected by this seas ons pla nts as carb on compo un dsSome was storedby plants and trees ages agoEve n waterpower derives from the sun. Water turned in to vapor by the sun fails as rain. Itcourses down

37、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 energy that is directed towards the earth n ever arrives. About nine ten ths of it is absorbed bythe atmosphere of the earth. In fact, the earth itself gets only

38、one half millionth of the sun sentire output of radiant energy.11. The sun is the source of all of the following EXCEPTA. gasolineB. natural 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

39、 all EXCEPTA. rainB. tealC. waterD. light14. The largest part of the light energy directed towards the earth isA. stored up by the plantsB. 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,

40、the earth receivesA . one ten thB . one millio nthC . all that comes from the surface of the sunD . a very small porti onPart II Vocabulary and Structure(3%)Directions In this part there are 30 incomplete sentenceSor each sentence there areyour choices marked B, C and D Choose the ONE answer that be

41、st completes thesentence Then mark the correspondingetter on the Answer Sheet with a single linethrough the center 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 oldA. kept up.B. kept onC. kept toD. kept out18. T

42、he novel ended happily, and the young couple was marriedA. in the finalB. in the endC. to the lastD. 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. causing

43、B. causedC. to causeD. will cause21. He didn t know l was in his office. He was too busy tomeA. pay attention toB. noticeC. knowD. realize22. Will you show me the girl name is Jane7A. herB. who sC. whoseD. which23. The old gentleman never fails to helpis in need of his help.A. whoB. whoeverC. oneD.

44、whomever24.Mr. Holmes called at many schoolshe lived to ask them to accept his sqnbut he wasrefused everywhere for being a blackA. thatB. around whereC. near whichD. which25.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. ha

45、d dropped it26.I could have done it better if Imore time.A . have hadB . 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 homeworkA. by he had comeB

46、. until he cameC. when he comesD. before he comes29.It is notthat this situation will last very Ion9 .A . alikeB . the likeC. likeD . likely30 . Lon see ing the man age. The service in this hotel is terribleA . in sistB. persistC. affirmD. protest31.Experieneed teachers make mistakes than beginne【sA

47、. lesserB. fewerC. not manyD. very few32.I prefer this book that one.A. more thanB. toC. thanD. rather than33.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 s

48、o fast.A. upB. up withC. withD. on with36. What the teacher said had a great_ on his later career.A. effortB. in flue neeC. resultD. expressi on37. Tom was such a football fan that he n evea sin gle game in the seas on.A. lostB. missedC. failedD. dropped38. Are you in terested_te nnis?A. i n playi n

49、gB. for playi ngC. on play ingD. to play39. There were 30 stude nts and of them passed the exam.A. everyB. every oneC. every oneD. everybody40. the places Ive bee n to, I enjo yed the restaura nt here the most.A. From allB. All ofC. of allD. All41. The quality of this kind of computer is to that of

50、imported computers,A. worseB. i nferiorC. in differe ntD. much better42. I wish I could speak Fren ch_as Joh n.A. as goodB. as betterC. as wellD. as best43. _ speak in g, I think writ ing is rather bori ng.A. Hon estB. Hon estlyC. VeryD. Really44. If you don t go, I shall not_A. eitherB. tooC. alsoD

51、. yet45. My brother is now working_he did last year.A. much harder tha nB. more harder tha nC. more tha nD. much tha nPart IDIdentification ( 10 % )Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, Cand D. Identify the one that is not correct. Then mark the correspon

52、ding letter oa theAnswer Sheet with a single line through the center.55.46.It is difficult to make yourself understand in a foreign country when you have no knowledge ofA_ _0 CDits language.47.Noticing that my daughter shy. our hcstess wentjout of her way making her feel at_home.ABCD48.What he does,

53、 he always docs k well, though he has some difficulties.BC -D49.Paula doesn t want to attend die meeting and Sheila doesn+1 too,rCD50.Since rhe beginning of this centuryTmore and more scientistsbecom匕interested inthe how the human brain works. D51.How can you do such tlnng without permission?AP C D5

54、2.remember clearly 10 return the book to him last Wednesday, but now he says thatLABC亍53.Passengers are warned not to get off a bus while moving.AC_D54.A knowledge of several languages is essential to the study of comparative literature becauseAwithout them one can read only in translation.C DLeC $

55、not waste time on matters of DO impcrtant. We have other vita problems to deal with.ABEDPart IVCloze ( 10 % )Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank thereare 4 choices marked A,B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should chooseONE answer that best fits into

56、the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter onthe 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 ofwords, but also in many 57ways. For example, we sometimes move our heads 58 when wewant to say yes, and we move

57、 our heads 59when we want to. say no.People who can 60hear 60speak talk to each other with the help of their fin gers. Peoplewho do not un dersta nd each other s Ian guage have to do the same. The follow ing storyshows 61they sometimes do it.62English man who could not speak Italian was 63travelling

58、 in Italy. One day heen tered a restaura nt and sat64 a table. When the waiter came, the En glishma nthis way he meant to say, 67 me something to eat. The waiter soon broughthim 68 tea. The Englishman69 his head and the waiter understood that he didn t want tea,so he took it70and brought him 7 coffe

59、e. The Englishman was angry. He was just going toleave the restaurant72another traveller came in. When thisman saw the waiter, he 73 his hands on his stomach. That was eno ugh. In a 74 minutesthere was a large plate of bread and meat 75 his table.56.A. sayB. speakC. tellD. talk 57.A. anythingB. ano

60、therC. otherD. others 58.A. now and the nB. over and overC. up and dow nD. here and there 59.A. from mouth to mouthB. from door to doorC. from the masses to the massesD. from side to side60.A. not only.but alsoB. as well.asopened66them out aga in and moved his lip. InC. either.orD. neither.nor61.A.