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成人高等教育学士学位英语考试复习资料全
成人高等教育学士学位英语
考试复习资料
一、考试题型
本考试包括5个部分:
阅读理解、词汇和语法、完形填空、英译汉和写作。
客观题目全部按顺序统一编号。
考试时间为120分钟。
第一部分阅读理解(ReadingComprehension),共4篇短文,共20题,占总分的40%。
第二部分词汇和语法(VocabularyandStructure),共40题,占总分的20%。
第三部分完形填空(Cloze),共20题,占总分的10%。
第四部分英译汉(TranslationfromEnglishintoChinese),1一2个段落,占总分的15%。
第五部分写作(Writing),占总分的15%。
阅读理解专项练习
Passage1
Thesecretofbeingbornluckyisasummerbirthday,withMaybabiesmostlikelytoenjoyalifetime’sgoodfortune,accordingtoastudyofmorethan40,000people.Thetimeofyearatwhichyouarebornhasanenduringinfluenceonlevelsofoptimismandself-reportedluck,accordingtoaresearchbyBritishandSwedishscientists.Maywastheluckiestmonthinwhichtobeborn,with50percentofthosebornthenconsideringthemselveslucky,whileOctoberwastheleastluckymonth,withjust43percentclaiminggoodfortune.
Thefindingsaddtogrowingevidencethatthephenomenonofluckisnotalldowntochance,butisaffectedbyaperson’sgeneraldisposition.Otherresearchhasshownthatwhetherpeoplethinkthemselvesfortunatedependslessonobjectivesuccessthanonhavinga“glasshalf-full”or“half-empty”approachtolife.“Whatweareseeingsuggeststhatsomethingisinfluencinghowpeopleperceivetheirluckiness.Myhypothesisisthatpeoplecreatetheirownluckbytraitssuchasoptimism,thatluckisapsychologicalphenomenonratherthanamatterofblindchance,”saidProfessorRichardWiseman,wholedtheresearch.
Thepatternoftheresult,withthoseborninspringandinsummerreportingthemselvesluckierthanthoseborninautumnorwinter,couldhavetwopotentialexplanations,ProfessorWisemansaid.
1.Accordingtothepassage,whetherpeoplethinkthemselvesluckyornotdependsonthefollowingfactorsEXCEPT_______.
A.one’sobjectivesuccess
B.one’sgeneraldisposition
C.one’sattitudetolife
D.one’splaceofbirth
2.Accordingtothepassage,thosewhowerebornin________regardthemselvesasthemostfortunate.
A.MarchB.AprilC.MayD.October
3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Optimisticpeopletendtobeluckier.
B.Devotedpeopletendtobeluckier.
C.Objectivesuccessismoreimportantthanone’sgeneraldispositioninfeelinglucky.
D.Peopledrinkingmorewatertendtobeluckier.
4.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbebestreplacetheword“trait”(Line7,Para.2)?
A.Quality.B.Expectation.C.Belief.D.Idea
5.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.LuckisSomethingBorn
B.LuckisNotAllDowntoChance
C.LuckisaMatterofBlindChance
D.LuckandAge
Passage2
Manhasalwayswantedtofly.Someofthegreatestmeninhistoryhadthoughtabouttheproblem.Oneofthem,forexample,wasthegreatItalianartist,LeonardoDaVinci.Inthe16thcenturyhemadedesignsformachinesthatwouldfly,buttheywereneverbuilt.
Throughouthistory,otherlessfamousmenhadwantedtofly.AnexamplewasamaninEngland800yearsago.Hemadeapairofwingsfromchickenfeathers.Thenhefixedthemtohisbodyandjumpedintoairfromatallbuilding.Hedidnotflyveryfar.Instead,hefelltothegroundandbrokeeveryboneofhisbodyandrestedinpeace.
ThefirstrealsteptookplaceinFrance,in1783.Twobrothers,theMontgolfiers,madeaverylarge“hotairballoon”.Theyknewthathotairrises.Whynotfillaballoonwithit?
Theballoonwasmadeofclothandpaper.InSeptemberofthatyear,theKingandQueenofFrancecametoseetheballoon.Theywatcheditcarrytheveryfirstairpassengersintothesky.Thepassengerswereasheepandachicken.Wedonotknowhowtheyfeltaboutthetrip.Butwedoknowthatthetriplastedeightminutesandthattheanimalslandedsafely.Twomonthslater,twomendidthesamething.TheyroseaboveParisinaballoonofthesamekind.Theirtriplastedtwenty-fiveminutesandtheytraveledabout.
1.LeonardoDaVinci_______.
A.saidthatmanwouldflyintheskyoneday
B.builtakindofmachinewhichneverflew
C.madedesignsforflyingmachines
D.drewmanybeautifulpicturesofbirds
2.EighthundredyearsagoanEnglishman_______.
A.madeakindofflyingmachine
B.triedtoflywithwingsmadeofchickenfeathers
C.wantedtobuildakindofballoon
D.triedtoflyonalargebird
3.Infact,theEnglishmanwhotriedtofly_______.
A.gotbadlywoundedB.succeededinflying
C.losthislifeD.flewonly8minutes
4.Theveryfirstairpassengersintheballoonwere_______.
A.twoanimalsB.theMontgolfiers
C.twoFrenchmenD.theKingandQueen
5.WhendidtwoFrenchmenriseaboveParis?
A.InDecember1783.B.InSeptember1783.
C.Inthe17thcentury.D.InNovember1783.
Passage3
Dietingtoloseweighthasbecomeverypopularinrecentyears.Peoplehavebecomemorehealthconsciousandtrytotakebettercareoftheirbodiesbyeatingmorenutritiously(有营养的)andexercisingmoreregularlytoloseanyunnecessaryfatthattheymayhave.
Notonlyarepeoplebeingmorecarefulaboutwhattheyeat,theyarealsoconcernedwithhowtheyeatandhowtheirmealsareprepared.Peoplearetakingmoretimeforeachmeal.Manyavoidthesocalled“plastic”fast-foodhamburgersandchoosetoeatasaladorasandwichofmorehealthfulingredients(成分)inaquietrestaurantwithamoreleisurelyatmosphere.Athome,theyalsotrytotakeenoughtimetoeatarelaxingdinnerwithoutphoneorTVinterruptions.
Whiledietingmaybeviewedasbeneficial,ithasalsobecomeaseriousproblemforAmericans,particularlyforyoungwomen.Dietingforthemhasactuallybecomeapsychologicaladdiction(依赖).Theyeatsolittlethattheycanloseasmuchasfiftypercentoftheirtotalbodyweight,andalthoughtheylooklikeskeletons,theystillinsistthattheyarefat.
Thecurrentwavesofexercising,dietingandtheproblemsproducedhavecausedmanyorganizationstobegineducatingthepublic.Manyschools,hospitals,healthorganizations,newspapersandmagazines,forexample,areofferingclasses,printingbookletarticles,etc.toinformthepublicofthewaytoexerciseanddiet,ofthedangersofdietingtoorapidly,andoftheplacespeoplecangoformedicalhelpiftheyfindthemselvesontheroadto“dietaddiction”.
1.Thesedayspeoplearedietingmorebecause_______.
A.theyhavebecomefatterandfatter
B.theyhaverealizedthedangerofeating
C.theyhavebecomemorehealthconscious
D.theyhavetakenbettercareofthemselves
2.Whatchangeshavepeoplemadeintheatmosphereofmealtime?
A.Theyaretakingmoretimeforeachmeal.
B.Theyareeatinginquietrestaurantswithmoreleisurelyatmosphere.
C.AthometheyareeatingwithoutphoneorTVinterruptions.
D.Alloftheabove.
3.“Theylooklikeskeletons”inthethirdparagraphmostprobablymeans________.
A.theyareverypretty
B.theyareveryugly
C.theyaretoothin
D.theyarestarving
4.Themainideaofthelastparagraphisabout________.
A.howtheorganizationstrytohelppeoplewithdietingaddiction
B.whatkindofmediacanbeusedtoeducatethepublic
C.wherepeoplewithdietingaddictioncangotoaskforhelp
D.whatcausestheorganizationstobegineducatingthepublic
5.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthattheatmosphereofeatinghassomethingtodowith________.
A.dietingB.mannersC.healthD.exercising
Passage4
DoyouknowwhoBenjaminBannekerwasandwhathedid?
BenjaminBannekerwasaself-educatedscientistatatimewhenmostAfricanAmericanswereslaves.BornafreeblackmanintheBritishColonyofMarylandin1731,hereceivedsomeformaleducation,buthemostlyborrowedbooksandtaughthimselfscienceandmathematics.At22,heborrowedapocketwatch,andwithoutanytraining,figuredouthowtocarveaworkingwoodenclockthatchimedeachhour.Becauseofthisclock,hebecamewellknownandpeoplewouldvisithimjusttoseehiscreation.
Bannekerranhisfamilyfarmfrommanyyears,butwhenhewasinhislate50s,aneighbor’ssonlenthimatelescope.Hebecameinterestedinastronomy,thestudyoftheplanetsandstars,andagaintaughthimselfanewscience.Hemadecalculationsoftides,sunrisesandsunsets,andevenpredictedaneclipse.Forseveralyearshepublishedanalmanacofthesecalculations.Today,heisbestknownforpublishingsixalmanacs,called“BenjaminBanneker’sAlmanac”between1792and1797.
Inthe1790s,BannekeralsohelpedsurveyandlayoutthelandforWashington,D.C.,whichbecamethenation’scapital.ForalookatBanneker’samazinglife,visittheBenjaminBannekerHistoricalPark&MuseuminEllicottCity,Maryland.
1.WhatwasthestatusofmostAfrican-AmericansatBanneker’stime?
A.MostAfrican-Americanscouldhaveformaleducation.
B.MostAfrican-Americanscouldbeself-educated.
C.MostAfrican-Americanshadfreedom.
D.MostAfrican-Americanswereslaves.
2.WhatsubjectsdidBenjaminteachhimself?
A.Scienceandmathematics.
B.Science,mathematicsandastronomy.
C.Astronomyonly.
D.SixAlmanac.
3.Hebecamefamousattheageof22becauseof______.
A.awatchB.atelescopeC.abookD.aclock
4.Theword“almanac”(Line5,Para.2)probablymeans________.
A.abookB.anobjectC.asurveyD.adiary
5.WhichofMr.Banneker’sworksisbestknown?
A.Eclipseprediction.
B.Helpingsurveyingthecapital.
C.BenjaminBanneker’sAlmanac.
D.Awoodenclock.
Passage5
Theclockstruckelevenatnight.Thewholehousewasquiet.Everyonewasinbedexceptme.Underthestronglight,Ilookedsadlybeforemeatahugepileofthattroublesomestufftheycall“books”.
Iwasgoingtohavemyexaminationthenextday.“WhencanIgotobed?
”Iaskedmyself.Ididn’tanswer.Infact,Idarenot.
Theclockstrucktwelve.“