2023年湖南成人学位英语冲刺试题及答案五

2023年湖南成人高等教化学士学位

外语水平考试模拟试题(五)

英语试卷一

PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)

Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarked

A,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonstocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSIER

SHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Mike:Hi,areyougoingtothefootballgametonight?

John:Nottoit.I'mgoingtowatchitonTV.

Mike:________Thereisalwayssomuchexeiloment,peoplecheeringandshoutingwhenyouarethere

inperson.

A.Youmust.

B.Whyisthat?

C.Howcouldthatbe?

I).Whatasillypersonyouare!

2.Tracy:Doyouoftenchatwithyourson?

Susan:Ialwaystryto,butthetalkneverlaststhreeminutes.

Tracy:We*vealldonethisbeforewhenwewereinthatage.Maybe1cansharesometips

withyouaboutdealingwiththem.

A.Takeiteasy.

B.Leavehimalone.

C.Don*tquarrelwithhim.

D.TrynottochatwithhimforEfewdays.

3.Nicolas:IhearmanypeopleinChinadonatemoneytohelppoorchildrengetgoodeducation.

Towhomshal1Igivemyshare?

LiMing:I'11askaboutthatandletyouknow.

A.Really?

B.Whoknows?

C.Italldepends.

D.That*sverykindofyou.

4.Evan:Well,I'mdoinganinterviewoncampuslife.WouldyoumindifIaskedyouacouple

ofquestions?

Daniel:.Goahead.

A.No,that*sfine.

B.No,ifyouinsisted.

C.Yes,it'sfinewithme.

D.Yes,itisapleasureforme.

5.Harry:Excuseme,MrBrown.I'vegotaterribletoothache.WoulditbealrightifIgoto

thedentist*s?

Brown:_______.Takethewholedayoffifyoudon,tfeelanybetter.

A.Pooryou.

B.Oh,rmsorry.Takeabreak.

C.Oh,I'msorry.Ofcourseyoucan.

D.Yes,please,butcomebackassoonaspossible.

6.Jennifer:Yourcarlooksgreat!

Jim:Ijusthaditcleanedup.

A.Therefore,Iwanttosellit.

B.Indeed,itisdangeroustodriveit.

C.Bytheway,doyouwanttobuyit?

D.Asamatteroffact,I'mthinkingofseilingit.

7.Katherine:Myhusbandwasjustfoundtohavealungdisease.

Susie:.Youmustbeveryupset.

Katherine:1am.

A.Oh,that,sunfair.

B.Oh,that*sashame!

C.Oh,that*sdisgusting!

D.Oh,that*sadisgrace!

8.Prof.Smith:Comein.WhatcanIdoforyou?

Monica:Prof.Smith,areyougivingyouradvancedmathematicscourseagainnextsemester?

Prof.Smith:

A.Yes.I'mplanningonit.

B.Doyouwanttoattendit?

C.Youarcwelcometoattendit.

D.Yes.Doyouwantmetoofferit?

9.Steven:Phil,youlooktired.Didyouhaveabusyday?

Phil:Icouldgotosleeprighthereintheoffice.

A:Yes,itwas.

B.No,Ididn't.

C.SurelyIwas.

D.Icertainlydid.

10.Ed:Howdoyougetalongwithyournewmusicteacher?

Maggie:MsDavis?Fine.________Ilikeheralot.

Ed:Iheardshewasagoodteacher.She'sreallyinterestedinmusiceducation.

A.She'snicetome.

B.She'sabitstrange.

C.She'sgoodatdance.

D.She'snotgoodatteaching,though.

11.Jackie:Istheremuchforasecretarytoremember?

Nicolas:Ohyes!You>11needabrainlikeacomputertostoreal1theinformation.

Jackie:AreyoutryingtodiscouragemebeforeIevenstart?

A.That*sjustfine.

B.I*mreallyshocked.

C.1hopeyou'rejoking.

D.I*mverydisappointed.

12.Ted:Whatareyoudoingwithal1thosebooks?

Pat:Tryingtorevisethingsfortheexamtomorrow.

Ted:Thelast-nightrush,youmean?

A.It'suseful.

B.Goodluck!

C.Workhard,then.

D.Comeon,itneverworks.

13.Jeff:What/sonTelevisionthisevening?_

Tina:Whyaskmethat?YouknowIneverwatchit.

A.Pleasetellme.

B.Ifeellikerelaxing.

C.Let'shaveacupoftea

I).Justturnonthetelevision.

14.Kate:Thatwasagoodparly!Ireallyenjoyedmyself.

Sam:.Nowforagoodnight,ssleep.

Kate:Ohno,comeon,Sam.Won'tyougivemeahandwiththeclearing-away?

A.Yes,sodidI!

B.Enjoyyourself.

C.Excuseme.I'mleaving.

D.No,let*sforgetitaltogether.

15.Daniel:Youlooksoexcited.

Viola:rmthinkingaboutthecakeofmybirthdaytomorrow.

A.Whal'snew?

B.Whathappened?

C.What'ssofunny?

D.Whal'sinyourmind?

Part11ReadingComprehension(40points)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questions

orunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethe

bestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasingle1inethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Whydon'tbirdsgetlostontheirlongmigratoryflights?Scientistshavepuzzledoverthisquestion

formanyyears.Nowthey*rebeginningtofillintheblanks.

Notlongago,experimentsshowedthatbirdsrelyonthesuntoguidethemduringday-lighthours.

Butwhataboutbirdsthatflymainlybynight?Testswithartificialstarshaveprovedconclusively

thatcertainnight-flyingbirdsareabletofollowthestarsintheirlong-distanceflights.

Onesuchbird-awarbler(鸣禽)-hadspentitslifetimeinacageandhadneverflownundera

naturalsky.Yetitshowedaninbernabilitytousethestarsforguidance.Thebird*scagewas

placedunderanartificialstar-filiedskyatmigrationtime.Thebirdtriedtoflyinthesame

directionasthattakenbyhisoutdoorcousins.Anychangeinthepositionofthemake-believe

starscausedachangeinthedirectionofhisflight,

Scientiststhinkthatwarblers,whenflyingindayflight,usethesunforguidance.Butthestars

areapparentlytheirchiefmeansofdirection-finding.Whatdotheydowhenthestarsarehidden

byclouds?Apparentlytheyfindtheirwaybysuchlandmarksasmountainranges,coastline,and

rivercourses.Butwhenit*stoodarktoseethese,thewarblerscirclehelplessly,unableto

gettheirdirections.

16.Thereasonswhybirdsdon,tgetlostonmigratoryflights.

A.areknowntoeveryone

B.wi11probablyremainunknown

C.havebeendiscoveredonlyrecently

D.havebeenknowntoscientistsforyears

17.Birdsthatflymainlyatnightfollow

A.thestars

B.themoon

C.artificialstars

D.thenaturalsky

18.Theexperimentwiththewarblerindicatedthat

A.somebirdscannotflyatnight

B.birdshavetobetaughttofinddirections

C.abirdthathasbeencagedwillnotmigrate

D.somebirdscanfollowthestarswhenflyingalnight

19.Warblersmigrate______.

A.onlyonceduringtheirlifetime

B.whentheyarcfreedfromtheircages

C.usingwhatisapparentlyaninbornability

D.onlywiththeguidanceofhisoutdoorcousins

20.Whenthestarsarehiddenbyclouds,.

A.warblerscirclehelplessly

B.warblersrelyonlandmarks

C.warblerscan*tseemountainranges

D.warblersareunabletogettheirdirections

PassageTwo

Thethreebiggest1iesinAmericaare:(1)“Thecheckisinthemail.(2)“OfcourseI'

11respectyouinthemorning."(3)"Itwasacomputererror.”

Ofthesethreelittlewhitelies,theworstisbyfarthethird.It'stheonlyonethatcannever

betrue.Today,ifabankstatementcheatsyououtof$900thatway,youknowwhattheclerkis

suretosay:"Itwasacomputererror."Nonsense.Thecomputerisreportingnothingmorethan

whattheclerktypedintoit.

Themostannoyingcaseofal1iswhenthecomputerizedcashregisterinthegro-cerystoreshjws

thatanitemcostsmorethanitactuallydoes.Iftheinnocentbuyerpointsoutthemistake,the

checker,bagger,andmanagerallcometogetherandof-ferthefamiliarexplanation:"Itwasa

computererror.

Itwasn't,ofcourse.Thathigh-techcashregisterisreallynothingmorethananelectriceye.

TheeyereadstheUniversalProductCode-thatbarofblackaidwhitelinesinacornerofthe

package-andthenchecksthecodeagainstapriceliststoredinmemory.Ifthepricelistis

right,you'11bechargedaccurately.

Grocerystoresupdatethepricelisteachday-thatis,somebodysitsatakey-boardandtypes

intheprices.Ifthepricetheytypeinistoohigh,thereareonlytwoexplanations:carelessness

ordishonesty.Butsomehow“acomputererrorMissup-posedtoexcuseeverything.

Onereasonweletpeoplehidebehindacomputeristhecommonmisperceptionthathuge,modern

computersare“electricbrains"with^artificialintelligence.wAtsomepointtheremight

beamachinewithintelligence,butnoneexiststoday.ThesmartestcomputeronEarthrightnow

isnomore°intelligentMthanyouraveragepen.Atthispointinthedevelopmentofcomputers,

theonlythinganyma-chinecandoiswhatahumanhasinstructedittodo.

21.Ofthethreeerrors,thecomputererroristheworstbecause

A.thecomputersaysnonsense

B.thecomputercheatscustomers

C.thecomputerdoesnotadmititserror

D.thecomputerdocsnotmaketheerror

22.Wearetoldthatahigh-techcashregisterisreallyjust.

A.asimpleaddingmachine

B.amachinetoreceivemoney

C.anelectricinstrumentofsight

1).aninstrumentforprintingcodes

23.Grocerystorepricelistsarcupdatedby.

A.acomputer

B.akeyboard

C.anemployee

D.anelectricbrain

24.Thecomputercandomanythingsbecause.

A.itisveryclever

B.ithasmenbehindit

C.ithasagoodmemory

D.itwillnevermakemistakes

25.Whichofthefollowingdescribesthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Computersarestupidandinefficient

B.Computershelpstoresupdatethepricelist

C.Computererrorsarebasicallyhumanerrors

D.Supermarketpriceerrorsareduetodishonesty

PassageThree

Icameacrossanoldcountryguicetheotherday.Itlistedallthetradesmenineachvi1lage

inmanypartsofthecountry,anditwasimpressivetoseethegreatvarietyofserviceswhich

wereavailableonone*sowndoorstepinthelateVictoriancountryside.

NowadaysatravellerinruralEnglandmightconcludethattheonlyvi1lagetrades-menstill

flourishingwereeithersellingfrozenfoodtotheinhabitantsorsellingantiquestovisi-tors.

Nevertheless,thiswouldreallybeafalseimpression.Onthesurface,therehasbeenacontradie

-tionofvi1lagecommerce,butitspowerisstillremarkable.

OurlocalgrocerJsshop,forexample,isactuallyexpandingmspiteofthecompetitionfrom

supermarketsinthenearesttown.Womensensiblyprefertogothereandexchangethelocalnews

whiledoingtheirshopping,insteadofqueuingupatasupermarket.Andthegrocerknowsw?U

thatpei'sonalservicehasaconsiderablecashvalue.

Hispricesmaybeabithigherthanthoseinthetown,buthewilldeliveranythingatanytine.

Hisassistantsthinknothingofbicyclingdownthevi1lagestreetintheirlunchhourtotake

apieceofcheesetoanoldageretiredwomanwhosentherorderbywordofmouthwithafriend

whohappenedtobepassing.Therichercustomerstelephonetheirshoppinglistsandthego^ds

areontheirdoorstepswithinanhour.Theyhaveonlytohintatafancyforsomecommodityout

-sidetheusualstockandthegrocer,aredfacedfigure,instantlyobtainsitforthem.

26.Theservicesinvillagesnowadays.

A.aredeclining

B.arestillveryactive

C.areactiveinsellingantiquestovisitors

D.arenotabletomeetthevillagers'demands

27.Thelocalgrocer*sshopisexpanding.

A.becauseitisaplaceforwomentochat

B.eventhoughtownshopsareconvenient

C.becausepersonalserviceisavailableonlythere

D.eventhoughtownshopssei1abitcheapergoods

28.Thewriterimpliesthatonedisadvantageoftownshopsisthat.

A.theirpricesarctoohigher

B.peoplecannottelephonethem

C.peoplemustqueueuptobuygoods

D.theirstaffmakefewereffortstosatisfycustomers

29.Howdovi1lagegrocer'sassistantsfeelaboutgivingextrasei'vice?

A.Theydon'tthinkitisatrouble.

B.Theydon'tthinkitworthwhile.

C.Theyareveryreluctanttoofferit.

D.Theythinkitpleasanttodeliverthecheeseonbicycle.

30.Anotheraspectofpersonalserviceavailableinthevillageshopisthat.

A.thereisaverywiderangeofgoodsavailable

B.raregoodsareobtainedwhenevertheyareneeded

C.goodsarealwaysrestockedalittlebeforetheyrunout

D.specialattentionisgiventotheneedsofrichercustomers

PassageFour

Waterproblemsinthefuturewillbecomemoreintenseandmorecomplex.Ourin-creasingpopulation

wi11tremendouslyincreaseurbanwastes,primarilysewage.Ontheotherhand,increasingdemands

forwaterwilldecreasetheamountofwateravailablefortreatingwastes.Rapidlyexpanding

industrieswhichinvolvemoreancmorecomplexchemicalprocesseswillproducelargervolunes

ofliquidwastes,andmanyofthesewillcontainchemicalswhicharepoisonous.Tofeedourrapidly

expandingpopulation,agriculturewillhavetobeintensified.Thiswillinvolveever-increasing

quantitiesofagriculturalchemicals.Fromthis,itisapparentthatmeasuresmustbetaKen

immediatelytodevelopcori'ectivemeasuresforthepollutionproblem.

Therearetwowaysbywhichthispollutionproblemcanbedweltwith.Thefirstrelatestothe

treatmentofwastestodecreasetheirpollution.Thisinvolvestheprocessingofsol-idwastes

beforedisposalandthetreatmentofliquidwastestopermitthere-useofthewaterorreduce

pollutionuponfinaldisposal.

Asecondapproachistodevelopaneconomicuseforallorapartofthewastes.Liquidwastes

fromsewagedisposalplantsareusedinsomeareasforwateringagriculturalland.Liquidwastes

fromotherprocessingplantsmayalsobeusedasanewsourceofwater.Manyin-dustriesare

currentlychangingformerwasteproductsintomarketablebyproducts（副产品）.Otherindustries

areexploringpotentialeconomicusesfortheirwasteproducts.

31.Thepurposeofthispassageis.

A.toexplainindustrialusesofwater

B.toletthereaderknowwaterpollutionprob1ems

C.todemonstratehowtosolvethepollutionproblem

D.toremindthereaderofthedecreasingwatersupply

32.WhichofthefollowingpointsisNOTincludedinthepassage?

A.Treatingwastesneedscertainamountofwater.

B.Intensiveagriculturerequiresmoreandmorechemicals.

C.Demandsforwaterwill1'isewiththeexpandingpollution.

D.Industrialdevelopmentneedssimplerchemicalprocesses.

33.Thephrase“sewagedisposal"inthelastparagraphmeans.

A.treatmentofliquidwastes

B.wateringagriculturalplants

C.processingagriculturalplants

1).emptyingwastewaterintorivers

34.Itcanbeconcludedthat.

A.byproductsfromwastesleadtoaprosperousmarket

B.countriesoftheworldworktogetheronwaterproblems

C.someindustriesarenowmakingeconomicuseofwastes

D.greatprogresshasbeenmadeinincreasingwatersupply

35.Theauthordevelopsthepassagethroughtheuseof.

A.opinionsandpersonalobservations

B.theevidencefromscientificresearch

C.definitionswhichclarifyimportantterms

D.interviewswithexpertsinthefieldofwatercontrols

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20points)

Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Koreachsentencethereare4choices

markedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Markyouransweron

theANSWERSHEETwithasingle1inethroughthecenter.

36.ThePresidenthasdeterminedtohisvisitforafewdayslonger.

A.expand

B.change

C.add

D.extend

37.AlthoughIspoketohimmanytimes,henevertookanyofwhatIsaid.

A.attention

B.warning

C.notice

D.observation

38."houghthepoordriverwasstill_____whenwefreedhimunderhiscar,bythetimeanambulance

hadrushedhimtothehospitalhewasquitedead.

A.live

B.lively

C.alive

D.living

39.Ifyouwanttoringher,you*11havetothenumberinthetelephonebook.

A.lookat

B.lookto

C.lookthrough

1).lookup

40.Tabictennisusedtobethemostpopular____inChina.Butnowbasketballseemstobemore

attractive.

A.game

B.match

C.play

D.race

41.fortheirsupport,hewouldhavegonepenniless.

A.Ifitisnot

B.Ifitshouldnotbe

C.Wereit

D.Wereitnot

42.There____inhisroom.

A.arctoomanyfurnitures

B.istoomuchfurniture

C.aretoomuchfurnitures

D.istoomanyfurnitures

43.Sheisdriverasanyotherone.

A.asgooda

B.asagood

C.sogooda

D.soagood

44.Nosoonerhadwereachedtopofthehill___weallsatdowntorest.

A.when

B.then

C.than

D.until

45.Asamatteroffact,SaudiArabia*soilreservesaresecondonlyto.

A.Kuwait

B.thatofKuwait

C.Kuwait*s

D.thoseofKuwait

46.yourletterofApri116,Thavetoinformyouthatwenolongerhaveanyofthegoods

youwant.

A.Inreturnto

B.Inreplyto

C.Inregardto

D.Inresponseto

47.However,attimesthisbalanceinnatureis,resultinginanumberofpossiblyunforeseen

effects.

A.disturbed

B.troubled

C.confused

D.puzzled

48.Hepresentedadetailedoftheadvantagesofnuclearpowerinhispaper.

A.exhibition

B.explanation

C.edition

D.record

49.Asherhusbandisonabusinesstripandhersonisatschool,shefeelsrather

A.lonely

B.alone

C.singular

I),single

50.Theconclusioncanbefromthepreviouschapter.

A.allowed

B.permitted

C.derived

D.arrived

51.DuringJulyandAugusttherewasnorainforweeks.

A.onend

B.intheend

C.atlast

D.atlength

52.Wearesorrytohearthatyourapplicationforthejobhasbeen.

A.turneddown

B.turnedaway

C.turnedback

D.turnedin

53.BythetimeNeilArmstrongar.dEdwinAldrinwalkedonthemoonin1969,theremany

spaceexplorations.

A.willhavebeen

B.hadbeen

C.havebeen

D.mustbe

54.Wearebasicallythesame,_____countrywebelongto.

A.nomatterwhat

B.nomatterwhere

C.nomatterhow

D.nomatterwhose

55.Thebookcontainedalargeofinformation.

A.deal

B.sum

C.number

D.amount

56.Hewasathinnishfellow,inhisforties.

A.anywhere

B.somewhere

C.nowhere

D.where

57.Theclothesapersonwearsrntyexpresshisorsocialposition.

A.way

B.status

C.determination

1).significance

58.WhenafireatanexhibitioninNewYork,alleasttwentypricelesspaintingswere

completelydestroyed.

A.brokeoff

B.brokedown

C.brokeout

D.brokeup

59.Tom,whereiofindthebook,askedhismotherwherethebookwas.

A.notknowing

B.nottoknow

C.knowingnot

D.unknowing

60.AllisanEnglish-Chinesedictionary.

A.thatyouneed

B.whatyouneed

C.whichyouhaveneed

D.thethingsyouneed

61.refrigeratorforsomethingtoeat,hefoundonlyapieceofcake.

A.Havingsearched

B.Beingsearching

C.Aftersearch

D.Tosearch

62.Itwasthethirdtimethevillagers______interviewedbytheradiostation.

A.havebeen

B.hadbeen

C.were

D.havehadbeen

63.,thescenerylooksmuchmorebeautiful.

A.Standingontopofthemountain

B.Seeingonthetopofthemountain

C.Seenfromthetopofthemountain

D.Whenseefromthetopofthemountain

64.Shecameintotheroomquietly______wakeherfriends.

A.soasnotto

B.inordertonot

C.notto

D.soshedoesnot

65.itsgoodperformance,theengineistoocomplicatedtobegenerallyadopted.

A.Inspiteof

B..Apartfrom

C.Besides

I).Exceptfor

66.Heveryquicklyafterhisillness.

A.recovered

B.discovered

C.uncovered

D.covered

67.Whenhewasaskedaboutthemissingcamera,theboy_everseeingit.

A.refused

B.opposed

C.pretended

D.denied

68.Theworld'spopulationisnotevenlythroughouttheregionsoftheworld.

A.spread

B.organized

C.placed

D.measured

69.Wecandonothingexcept____totheirconscience.

A.appealing

B.appeal

C.beappealed

D.appealed

70.Whenhetriedtomakea,hefoundthatthehotelwascompletelyfilledbecauseofa

conference.

A.reservation

B.demand

C.claim

D.policy

71.liehasstrangehobbieslikecollectingbottletopsandinventingsecretcodes.

A.goneinfor

B.gonewith

C.goneon

D.gonethroughwith

72.Hisreplytothequestionshowedthathehadunderstooditveryquickly.

A.proud

B.important

C.tense

D.clever

73.Theearneststudentwaitedwithsomeslightwhiletheteacherwasreadinghisessay.

A.nervousness

B.mood

C.annoyance

I),despair

74.Iexpectthatshewillbeabletoyourparticularneeds.

A.supply

B.reach

C.provide

D.meet

75.Sincetherearenobusesavailablebecauseoftheheavysnow,westayathome.

A.hadbetterto

B.mightaswell

C.wouldrathernot

D.oughttohave

PartIVClozeTest(10points)

Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblank,thereare4

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwith

asinglelinethroughthecenter.

Theconnectionbetweenreadingandwritingisastrongandimportantone,76forcollegestudents.

Youmayalreadyhavediscoveredthatstudentsarcfrequentlyaskedtoreadmaterialand77write

inresponsetowhattheyread.Infact,writinginresponsetoreadingisthemostimportantway

scholars,78studentscholars,communicatewithoneanother.79responsestoreadings,ideas,

anddiscoveriesmakeupscholarlyjournals,newsletters,electronicmessageboards,books,student

newspapers,theses,anddisser-tations-themeans80whichteachers,students,andotherscholars

communi-catewith