湖北省成人高等教育学士学位英语考试全真模拟试题.docx

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湖北省成人高等教育学士学位英语考试全真模拟试题

PartIVocabularyandStructure（20points）

Directions:

Inthispartthereare20incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.HeknowslittleofEnglish,tosay________ofEnglishculture.

A.somethingB.everythingC.nothingD.anything

2.Beingignorantofthelawisno________ofbreakingthelaw.

A.reasonB.excuseC.groundD.point

3.Thenewlaw,itissaid,willbe________.

A.putintoeffectB.takenintoaccount

C.keptinsightD.broughttomind

4.Lifeisoftencompared________astagebymanywriters.

A.likeB.asC.withD.to

5.Televisionmakesusbetter________thaneverbefore.

A.inform B.informingC.informed D.tobeinformed

6.Youcouldhavedonemuchbetteryesterday.Why________?

A.didn’tyouB.couldn’tyouC.hadn’tyouD.shouldn’tyou

7.Air,or________iscalledatmosphere,surroundsthewholeearth.

A.itB.thatC.whichD.what

8.IfIdosomethinginvain,Idoit________.

A.withoutinterestB.withoutsuccess C.withdifficultyD.withease

9.Theoldmanwalkedslowly,stoppingfrequently________.

A.onrest B.atrestC.restingD.torest

10.Thepainwillgoaway________.

A.byandby B.byanychanceC.alloverD.atpresent

11.Don’tyouthinkitistimeyou________smoking?

A.giveupB.gaveup C.wouldgiveupD.shouldgiveup

12.________waspointedabove,thissubstancecanbeusedasasubstitute.

A.It B.ThatC.WhatD.As

13.Icouldn’tfindPeter,________didIknowwherehehadgone.

A.never B.eitherC.norD.as

14.IfIsayIdon’tthinkmuchofthisbook,thismeansthat________.

A.Ineverreadit B.Iseldomthinkaboutit

C.Ihavenoideaofit D.Ihaveapooropinionofit

15.Whenyou________thisoverwithher,youshouldnotseeheranymore.

A.talk B.talkedC.willtalkD.talking

16.The________flowerswereallthatremained.

A.twoyellowlittleB.littletwoyellow

C.yellowtwolittleD.twolittleyellow

17.TheOlympicCommitteehasdrawnupstrictrulesforthesportsmento________.

A.goby B.goon C.goover D.goafter

18.I’mfarfrom________withwhatyouhavedone.

A.pleased B.pleasingC.pleasure D.please

19.Theability________isveryimportantforanyspeaker.

A.tohearclearly B.tobeclearlyheard

C.tohearingclearlyD.tobeingclearlyheard

20.________shefindsoutthatyou’velostherbooks.

A.Asif B.EvenifC.Whatif D.Supposethat

PartIIReadingComprehension（40points）

Directions:

Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passage1

“Hightech”and“stateoftheart”aretwoexpressionsthatdescribeverymoderntechnology.Hightechisjustashorterwayofsayinghightechnology.Andhightechnologydescribesanyinvention,systemofdevicethatusesthenewestideasordiscoveriesofscienceandengineering.Whatishightech?

Acomputerishightech.Soisacommunicationssatellite.Amodernmanufacturing（生产）systemissurelyhightech.HightechbecameapopularexpressionintheUnitedStatesduringtheearly1980’s.Becauseofimprovementsintechnology,peoplecouldbuymanynewkindsofproductsinAmericanstores,suchashomecomputers,microwave（微波）ovens,etc.

“Stateoftheart”issomethingthatisasmodernaspossible.Itisaproductthatisbasedontheverylatestmethodsandtechnology.Somethingthatis“stateoftheart”isthenewestpossibledesignorproductofabusinessorindustry.Astateofthearttelevisionset,forexample,usesthemostmodernelectronicdesignandparts.Itisthebestthatonecanbuy.

“Stateoftheart”isnotanewexpression.Engineershaveuseditforyearstodescribethebestandmostmodernwayofdoingsomething.MillionsofAmericansbegantousetheexpressioninthelate1950’s.Thereasonwasthecomputerrevolution.Everycomputercompanyclaimedthatitscomputerswere“stateoftheart”.

Computertechnologychangedsofastthatastateoftheartcomputertodaymightbeoldtomorrow.Theexpression“stateoftheart”becameascommonandpopularascomputersthemselves.Nowallkindsofproductsaresaidtobe“stateoftheart”.

21.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Totellhow“hightech”and“stateoftheart”havedeveloped.

B.Togiveexamplesof“hightech”.

C.Totellwhat“hightech”and“stateoftheart”are.

D.Todescribeverymoderntechnology.

22.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Americanstorescouldprovidenewkindsofproductstothepeople.

B.Hightechdescribesatechnologythatisnottraditional.

C.“Stateoftheart”isnotaspopularas“hightech”.

D.Amodernploughpulledbyoxenis“stateoftheart”.

23.AllthefollowingexamplesarehightechEXCEPT________.

A.amicrowaveovenB.ahomecomputerC.ahandpumpD.asatellite

24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Sincethecomputerrevolution,theexpression“stateoftheart”hasbecomepopular.

B.“Stateoftheart”meanssomethingthatisthebestonecanbuy.

C.Withtherapiddevelopmentofcomputertechnology,astateoftheartcomputermayeasilybecomeoutofdate.

D.Allkindsofproductsare“stateoftheart”nowadays.

25.Thebesttitleforthepassageis________.

A.ComputerTechnologyB.HighTechandStateoftheArt

C.MostAdvancedTechnologyD.TwoNewExpressions

Passage2

Cheating:

theincometaxdeadline（最后期限）approachesandsometaxpayers’thoughtsturntoit.Testtimeapproachesandsomestudents’thoughtsturntoit.

“Youwantsomethingyoucan’tgetbybehavingwithintherules,andyouwantitbadlyenoughyou’lldoitregardlessofanyguiltordeepregret,andyou’rewillingtoruntheriskofbeingcaught.”That’showLaddWheeler,psychology（心理学）professorattheUniversityofRochesterinNewYork,definescheating.

Manyexpertsbelievecheatingisontherise.“We’resufferingamoralbreakdown.”Pinkardsays,“We’reseeingmoreofthekindofpersonwhoregardstheworldasaseriesofthingstobedealtwith.Whethertocheatdependsonwhetherit’stheperson’sinterest.”Hedoes,however,seelesscheatingamongtheyoungeststudents.

RichardDiensbier,psychologyprofessorattheUniversityofNebraskainLincoln,believesthatsociety’sattitudesaccountformuchoftheincreaseincheating.

“Twentyyearsago,ifapersoncheatedincollege,societysaid:

Thatisextremelyserious,youwillbedroppedforatermifnotkickedoutpermanently,”hesays.“Nowadays,attheUniversityofNebraska,forexample,itisthestatedpolicyoftheCollegeofArtsandSciencesthatifastudentcheatsonanexam,thestudentmustreceivean“F”onwhathecheatedon.That’snothing.Ifyou’regoingtoflunkanyway,whynotcheat?

”

“Cheatingismostlikelyinsituationswherethevitalinterestsarehighandthechancesofgettingcaughtarelow,”sayssocialpsychologist,LynnKahleoftheUniversityofOregoninEugene.

26.Thepassagecenterson________.

A.convincingthereaderthatcheatingisimmoral

B.discussingthereasonsforcheating

C.describinghowstudentscheatonexam

D.discussinghowtocontrolcheating

27.Cheatingtendstooccurwhen________.

A.onewantssomethingbadly

B.onecan’tgetsomethinginarightway

C.itisnotverylikelytoberevealed

D.aseriesofthingshastobedealtwith

28.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Itisforgivabletocheatunlessmoneyisinvolved.

B.Therehasbeenaquickincreaseincheating.

C.Mostcheatersarecollegestudents.

D.Cheatersdonotfeelguiltyandregretful.

29.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Cheatingiswidespreadbecausesocietyistootolerant.

B.Cheatingistheresultofintensepressure.

C.Cheatingischeating,whetheronatestoronanyotheroccasions.

D.Cheatingcomestogetherwithcivilization.

30.Theword“flunk”inparagraph5couldbestbereplacedbywhichofthefollowing?

A.FearB.FailC.BepleasedD.Succeed

Passage3

Theyoungpeoplewhotalkofthevillageasbeing“dead”aretalkingnothingbutnonsense,asintheirheartstheymustsurelyknow.

No,thevillageisnotdead.Thereismorelifeinitnowthanthereeverwas.Butitseemsthat“villagelife”isdead.Goneforever.Itbegantodecline（衰落）aboutahundredyearsago,whenmanygirlslefthometogointoserviceintownmanymilesaway,andmenalsolefthomeinincreasingnumberinsearchofawork,andhomewaswhereworkwas.Therearestillanumberofpeoplealivetodaywhocanrememberwhat“villagelife”meantintheearlyyearsofthepresentcentury.Itmeantknowingandbeingknownbyeverybodyelseinthevillage.Itmeantfindingyourentertainmentinthevillageofwithinwalkingdistanceofit.Itmeanthousewivestiedtothehomealldayandeveryday.Itm