湖北省学士学位英语历年真题.docx

1、湖北省学士学位英语历年真题学士学位英语模拟试题模拟试题一Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions: There are three 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 corres

2、ponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.What exactly is a lie? Is it anything we say which we know is untrue? Or is it something more than that? For example, suppose a friend wants to borrow some money from

3、 you. You say “I wish I could help you but Im short of money myself.” In fact, you are not short of money but your friend is in the habit of not paying his debt and you dont want to hurt his feelings by reminding him of this. Is this rally a lie?Professor Jerald Jellison of the University of Souther

4、n California has made a scientific study of lying. (76)According to him, women are better liars than men, particularly when telling a “white lie”, such as when a woman at a party tells another woman that she likes her dress when she really thinks it looks awful. However, this is only one side of the

5、 story. Other researchers say that men are more likely to tell more serious lies, such as making a promise which they have no intension of fulfilling. This is the kind of lie politicians and businessmen are supposed to be particularly skilled at: the lie from which the liar hopes to profit or gain i

6、n some way.Research has also been done into the way peoples behavior changes in a number of small, apparently unimportant ways when they lie. It has been found that if they are sitting down at the time, they tend to move about in their chairs more than usual. To the trained observer they are saying

7、“I wish I were somewhere else now.” They also tend to touch certain parts of the face more often, in particular the nose. One explanation of this may be that lying causes a slight increase in blood pressure. The tip of the nose is very sensitive to such changes and the increased pressures make it it

8、ch.Another gesture which gives liars away is what the writer Desmond Morris in his book Manwatching calls “the mouth cover”.(77)He says there are several typical forms of this, such as covering part of the mouth with the fingers, touching the upper-lip or putting a finger of the hand at one side of

9、the mouth. Such a gesture can be understood as an unconscious attempt on the part of the liar to stop himself or herself from lying.Of course, such gestures as rubbing the nose or covering the mouth, or moving about in a chair cannot be taken as proof that the speaker is lying. They simply tend to o

10、ccur more frequently in this situation. It is not one gesture alone that gives the liar away but a whole number of things, and in particular the context in which the lie is told.1.According to the passage, a “white lie” seems to be a lieA.that other people believeB.that other people dont believeC.to

11、ld in order to avoid offending someoneD.told in order to take advantage of someone2.Research suggests that womenA.are better at telling less serious lies than men areB.generally lie far more than men doC.lie at parties more often than men doD.often make promises they intend to break3.Researchers fin

12、d that when a person tells liesA.his blood pressure increases measurablyB.he looks very seriousC.he tends to make some small changes in his behaviorD.he uses his unconscious mind4.One reason people sometimes rub their noses when they lie is thatA.they wish they were somewhere elseB.the nose is sensi

13、tive to physical changes caused by lyingC.they want to cover their mouthsD.they are trying to stop themselves from telling lies5.The tone of this passage tells us that the writerA.hates to lieB.enjoys lyingC.often tells a lieD.tries to analyze lyingPassage 2Question 6 to 10 are based on the followin

14、g passage.(78) Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time: if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by

15、 bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other peoples. In the same way, children learning to do all the other things they learn to do without being taughtto walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicyclecompare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly ma

16、ke the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes and correct them for himself. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Let him work out, with

17、the help of other children if he wants it, what his word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why shoul

18、d we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells that he cant find the way to get the right answer. Let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.

19、6. According to the passage, which of the following is the best way for children to learn things?A. Listening to skilled peoples advice.B. Asking older people many questions.C. Making mistakes and having them corrected.D. Doing what other people do.7. The writer think teachers should NOT .A. give ch

20、ildren correct answers B. allow children to make mistakesC. point out childrens mistakes to them D. let children mark their own work8. According to the writer, teachers in school should .A. allow children to learn from each otherB. point out childrens mistakes whenever foundC. correct childrens mist

21、akes as soon as possibleD. give children more book knowledge9. According to the passage, learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are .A. different from learning other skills B. the same as learning other skillsC. more important than other skills D. not really important skills10. The title o

22、f this passage could probably be .A. Let Us Teachers Stop WorkB. Let Us Make Children LearnC. Let Children Correct Their ExercisesD. Let Children Learn By ThemselvesPassage 3Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:(79) John had bought a packet of cigarettes just before we caught the trai

23、n and he offered me one as we settled ourselves in our compartment. We were on our way back from a camping holiday；we had lived rough for over a fortnight and even a cigarette was a luxury at that moment.I felt in my pocket for a box of matches, but could not find any.“I havent got any either,” said

24、 John.Sitting opposite to us was a man whose face was hidden by a newspaper.“Excuse me, sir,” said John, leaning across. “Could you give me a light, please?”The newspaper was lowered to reveal a rather elderly man with a stern face.“This is a no smoking compartment,” the man said. He indicated the n

25、otice near the window. We apologized and put away our unlit cigarettes.(80) The man went on, in a rather more kindly way, to warn us against the dangers of smoking.“I speak as a doctor,” he concluded, and after that he went back to reading his newspaper.When he got out a few stations later, he left

26、his newspaper behind him. We picked it up, eager to find out what had happened while we were on holiday.“Just look at this,” remarked John, pointing to a photograph. “its the man who was sitting opposite us.” Underneath the photograph was an account of a lunatic (精神病者) who had recently escaped. It a

27、ppeared that he liked to pretend to be a doctor.11.The friends had spent their holiday _.A. on a boat B. in a tent C. on a farm D. with an aunt12. Their holiday had lasted _.A. more than two weeks B. just two weeksC. less than two weeks D. a week or two13. The man _.A. threw his newspaper awayB. off

28、ered them his newspaperC. dropped his newspaperD. did not take his newspaper with him14. The two friends read the newspaper _.A. in a hurry B. with great interest C. to pass the time D. to look at the pictures15. The mans photograph was in the newspaper because he was _.A. a doctor B. a spaceman C.

29、a madman D. an actorPart Vocabulary and Structure (30%)Directions: In this part, there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a sin

30、gle line through the centre.16. the fact that the area had been hit by the severest drought in twenty years, a fairly good harvest was gathered in.A. In spite B. Despite C. In spite that D. Despite of17. I objected the meeting without him.A. to have B. to having C. having D. have18. There was no sen

31、se him to come early since everything was ready.A. to ask B. to have asked C. in asking D. being asking19. her inexperience, she has done quite a good job.A. Provided B. Given C. Seen D. Suppose20. The movie star with your sister, didnt he?A. was used to dance B. used to dancing C. used to dance D.

32、was used to dancing21. Every means since then.A. has been trying B. have been trying C. have been tried D. has been tried22. “Id like to buy an expensive camera.”“Well, we have several models for you .”A. to be chosen from B. of choice C. to choose from D. for choosing23. The picture reminds me the time we spent together in New York.A. of B. in C. for D. to24. I owe you some money. Let me pay you now.A. back B. for C. in D. to25. Alone in a