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成人英语

2012年河南省成人学士学位外语考试（英语）真题

2012年11月河南省成人高等教育

本科毕业生申请学士学位

外国语水平统一考试

英语试题册（B）

注意事项

一、将自己的姓名、准考证号、接受申请单位填写在答题卡和答题纸上。

考生必须填划相应的试卷类型和报考语种，否则不给分。

二、在120分钟内答完全部试题，不得拖延时间。

考试结束后把答题卡和答题纸放在桌上，监考人员收卷后方可离开考场，答题卡、答题纸和试题册不得带走。

三、多项选择题的答案一定要填划在答题卡上，翻译与作文写在答题纸上。

凡是写在试题册上的答案无效。

四、多项选择题只能选一个答案，多选作废，选定答案后，用HB浓度以上的铅笔在相应字母的中部划一条横线，正确方法是：

[A][B][C][D]

使用其他符号答题者不给分，划线要有一定粗度和浓度；答题纸一律用钢笔或圆珠笔书写。

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五、如果要改动答案，必须先用橡皮擦净原来选定的答案，然后再按上面的规定重新答题。

PartIVocabularyandStructure（20points,20minutes）

Directions:

thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletethesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Aninvestigationwasmadeintotheaccident,___fivepeoplewerekilled.

A.where

C.forthat

B.when

D.inwhich

2.Gravityissuretoplayanimportantpart,___theball___intotheairwon’tgoup.

A.as,thrown

B.for,thrown

C.since,throwing

D.as,throwing

3.Researchintothedynamicsofstormsisdirectedtowardimprovingtheabilitytopredicttheseevents___tominimizedamageandavoidlossoflife.

A.andthus

B.so

C.however

D.because

4.Longbeforechildrenareabletospeakalanguage,___communicatethroughfacialexpressionsandbymakingnoises.

A.however

B.they

C.furthermore

D.who

5.___difficultieswemaycomeacross,wewillhelponeanothertogetoverthem.

A.Whichever

B.Whatever

C.However

D.What

6.Evidencecomesup___specificspeechsoundsarerecognizedbybabiesasyoungassixmonthsold.

A.what

B.that

C.whose

D.which

7.Tom'seducationgavehimanadvantage___boyswhohadnotbeentoacollege.

A.over

B.up

C.to

D.above

8.HadPaulreceivedsixmorevotesinthelastelection,he___ourchairman,now.

A.musthavebeen

B.wouldhavebeen

C.were

D.wouldbeen

9.You___yourhomeworklatelyandyourclassworkisn'tuptostandardeither.

A.didn't

B.weren'tdoing

C.haven’tbeendoing

D.won'tbedoing

10.Henrylookedverymuch___whenhewascaughtcheatingintheexam.

A.exciting

B.excited

C.embarrassing

D.embarrassed

11.Inthisfactory,suggestionsoftenhavetowaitformonthsbeforetheyarefully___.

A,admitted

B.acknowledged

C.absorbed

D.considered

12.Theyhavedevelopedtechniqueswhichare___tothoseusedinmostfactories.

A.simpler

B.better

C.superior

D.greater

13.Theproblemhas___simplebecauseyoudidn'tfollowtheinstructionsinthehandbook.

A.assembled

B.arisen

C.appeared

D.resulted

14.Thoughbadlydamagedbyfire,thepalacewaseventually___toitsoriginalsplendor.

A.recovered

B.restored

C.renewed

D.replaced

15.Asitisaverypopularplay,itwouldbewiseto___seatsinadvance.

A.buy

B.preserve

C.book

D.occupy

16.Thequiz___offiftymultiple-choiceitemsandfivepassagesforreading.

A.constitutes

B.composes

C.comprises

D.consists

17.Aftertheparty,thechildrenwereallowedtofinishoffthe___sandwichesandcakes.

A.remained

B.leaving

C.left

D.remaining

18.Thepolicemanstoppedhimwhenhewasdrivinghomeand___himofspeeding.

A.charged

B.accused

C.blamed

D.implied

19.Color-b1indpeopleoftenfinditdifficultto___betweenblueandgreen.

A.separate

B.distinguish

C.compare

D.contrast

20.Itsuddenly___himthatheshouldsolvetheproblemwithacomputer.

A.occurredto

B.struckat

C.hiton

D.dawnedin

PartⅡClozeTest（10points,10minutes）

Directions:

Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshouldchoosetheonethatbestfitsintothepassage.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Pubscanbefoundineverytown,cityorvillageinBritain.Sociallifeformanypeoplehas21___onthepubformanyyears.Openingandclosingtimesare22___bylawand,tenminutesbeforeclosingtime,thebarmanorbarmaidringsabellor23___，"Lastorders!

"Whenyougointo

apubyouhavetogotothebar,payforyourdrinkandcarryittoyourseat.

Itis24___inBritainto“goforadrink”withfriends.Peopleoften25___atapubbeforegoingontoanotherplace.OnFridayandSaturdayeveningpubsinsomecitycenterscanbevery26___.Somepeopledoatourofallparsinone27___andhaveadrinkineachone:

thisiscalleda“pubcrawl”.

Itusedtobe28___togetacupofcoffeeinapub,andchildrenwerenotallowedinside.Thoughitisstillagainstthelawtoservealcoholtoanyoneundereighteen,pubsarenowtryingto29___family.Pubswithgardensorchairsaridtablesoutsideareoftencrowdedinthesummer.PubsarestillacentralpartofBritish30___.

21.A.centeredB.dependedC.basedD.acted

22.A.plannedB.agreedC.decidedD.accepted

23.A.comfortsB.explainsC.shoutsD.apologies

24.A.customaryB.strangeC.importantD.expensive

25.A.callB.meetC.smokeD.discuss

26.A.beautifulB.surprisingC.crowdedD.lonely

27.A.cornerB.roomC.areaD.street

28.A.necessaryB.difficultC.cheapD.common

29.A.protectB.remindC.encourageD.punish

30.A.historyB.scienceC.educationD.culture

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40points,40minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispant.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearechoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Questions31to35arcbasedonthefollowingpassage:

Shoppingforclothesisnotthesameexperienceforamanasitisforawoman.Amangoesshoppingbecauseheneedssomething,hispurposeissettledanddecidedinadvance.Heknowswhathewantsandhisobjectiveistofinditandbuyit;thepriceisasecondaryconsideration.

Allmensimplywalkintoashopandasktheassistantforwhattheywent.Iftheshophasitinstock,thesalesmanpromptlyproducesit,andthebusinessoftryingitonproceedsatonce.Allbeingwe1l,thedealcanbeandofteniscompletedinlessthanfiveminutes,withhardlyanychatandtoeveryone'ssatisfaction.

　　Foraman,slightproblemsmaybeginwhentheshopdoesnothavewhathewants,ordoesnothaveexactlywhathewants.Inthatcasethesalesman,asthenameimplies,triestosellthecustomersomethingelse.Heoffersthenearesthecantothearticlerequired.Nogoodsalesman

bringsoutsuchasubstitutedirectly,hedoessowithskill:

"Iknowthisjacketisnotthesty]eyouwant,Sir!

butwouldyouliketotryitforsize?

Ithappenstobethecoloryoumentioned."

Fewmenhavepatiencewiththistreatment,andtheusualresponseis:

"Thisistherightcolorandmaybetherightsize,butIshouldbewastingmytimeandyoursbytryingiton.”

Nowhowdoesawomangoaboutbuyingclothes?

Inalmosteveryrespectshedoessointheoppositeway.Hershoppingnotoftenbasedonneed.Shehasneverfullymadeuphermindwhatshewants,andsheisonly"havingalookround".Sheisalwaysopentopersuasion;indeedshesetsgreatstorebywhatthesaleswomantellsher.Shewilltryonanynumberofthings.Uppermostinhermindisthethoughtoffindingsomethingthateveryonethinkssuitsher.

Contrarytoalotofjokes,mostwomenhaveanexcellentsenseofvaluewhentheybuyclothes.Theyarealwaysonthelookoutfortheunexpectedbargain.Facedwitharoomfulofdresses,awomanmayeasilyspendanhourgoingfromonerailtoanother,toandfro,beforeselectingthedressesshewantstotryon.Itisa1aborious（费时的）process,butapparentlyanenjoyableone.

Mostdressshopsprovidechairsforthewaitinghusbands.

31.Whenamanisbuyingclothes,___.

A.hebuyscheapthings,regardlessofquality

B.hechoosesthingsthatothersrecommend

C.hedoesnotmindhowmuchhehastopayfortherightthings

D.hebuysgoodqualitythings,solongastheyarenottooexpensive

32.Whatdoesamandowhenhecannotgetexactlywhatwants?

A.Hebuyssimilarthingsofthecolorhewants.

B.Heusuallydoesnotbuyanything.

C.Hetriesonsomeotherthings,butneverbuysanything.

D.Solongasthesizeisright,hebuysthething.

33.Incommerceagoodsalesmanisonewho___.

A.treatshiscustomerskindly.

B.alwayshasinstockjustwhatcustomerswant

C.doesnotwastehistimeondifficultcustomers

D.sellssomethingacustomerdoesnotparticularlywant

34.Whatdoesthepassagetellusaboutwomenshoppers?

A.Theywelcomesuggestionsfromanyone.

B.Womenrarelyconsiderbuyingcheapclothes.

C.Womenoftenbuythingswithoutgivingthematterproperthought

D.Theylistentoadvicebutnevertakeit.

35.Whatisthemostobviousdifferencebetweenmenandwomenshoppers?

A.Thefactthatmendonottryclothesoninashop.

B.Womenbargainfortheirclothes,butmendonot.

C.Womenstanduptoshop,butmensitdown.

D.Thetimetheytookoverbuyingclothes.

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Thepovertylineistheminimumincomethatpeopleneedforanacceptablestandardofliving.Peoplewithincomesbelowthepovertylineareconsideredpoor.Economistsstudythecausesofpovertyinordertofindsolutionstotheproblem.

Asthegeneralstandardoflivinginthecountryrises,thepovertylinedoes,too.Therefore,evenwithtoday'srelativelyhighstandardofliving,abouttenpercentofthepeopleintheUnitedStatesarebelowthepovertyline.However,ifthesepeoplehadstablejobs,theycouldhaveanacceptablestandardofliving.Economistssuggestseveralreasonswhypoorpeopledonothavejobs.

Foronething,morethanhalfof