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湖北地区成人高等教学教育学士学位英语考试全真模拟试题
湖北省成人高等教育学士学位英语考试全真模拟试题
PartIVocabularyandStructure(20 points)
Directions:
Inthispartthereare 20 incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA, B, CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
1.HeknowslittleofEnglish,tosay________ofEnglishculture.
A.something B.everything C.nothing D.anything
2.Beingignorantofthelawisno________ofbreakingthelaw.
A.reason B.excuse C.ground D.point
3.Thenewlaw,itissaid,willbe________.
A.putintoeffect B.takenintoaccount
C.keptinsight D.broughttomind
4.Lifeisoftencompared________astagebymanywriters.
A.like B.as C.with D.to
5.Televisionmakesusbetter________thaneverbefore.
A.inform B.informing C.informed D.tobeinformed
6.Youcouldhavedonemuchbetteryesterday.Why________?
A.didn’tyou B.couldn’tyou C.hadn’tyou D.shouldn’tyou
7.Air,or________iscalledatmosphere,surroundsthewholeearth.
A.it B.that C.which D.what
8.IfIdosomethinginvain,Idoit________.
A.withoutinterest B.withoutsuccess C.withdifficulty D.withease
9.Theoldmanwalkedslowly,stoppingfrequently________.
A.onrest B.atrest C.resting D.torest
10.Thepainwillgoaway________.
A.byandby B.byanychance C.allover D.atpresent
11.Don’tyouthinkitistimeyou________smoking?
A.giveup B.gaveup C.wouldgiveup D.shouldgiveup
12.________waspointedabove,thissubstancecanbeusedasasubstitute.
A.It B.That C.What D.As
13.Icouldn’tfindPeter,________didIknowwherehehadgone.
A.never B.either C.nor D.as
14.IfIsayIdon’tthinkmuchofthisbook,thismeansthat________.
A.Ineverreadit B.Iseldomthinkaboutit
C.Ihavenoideaofit D.Ihaveapooropinionofit
15.Whenyou________thisoverwithher,youshouldnotseeheranymore.
A.talk B.talked C.willtalk D.talking
16.The________flowerswereallthatremained.
A.twoyellowlittle B.littletwoyellow
C.yellowtwolittle D.twolittleyellow
17.TheOlympicCommitteehasdrawnupstrictrulesforthesportsmento________.
A.goby B.goon C.goover D.goafter
18.I’mfarfrom________withwhatyouhavedone.
A.pleased B.pleasing C.pleasure D.please
19.Theability________isveryimportantforanyspeaker.
A.tohearclearly B.tobeclearlyheard
C.tohearingclearly D.tobeingclearlyheard
20.________shefindsoutthatyou’velostherbooks.
A.Asif B.Evenif C.Whatif D.Supposethat
PartII ReadingComprehension(40 points)
Directions:
Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA, B, CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passage1
“Hightech”and“stateoftheart”aretwoexpressionsthatdescribeverymoderntechnology.Hightechisjustashorterwayofsayinghightechnology.Andhightechnologydescribesanyinvention,systemofdevicethatusesthenewestideasordiscoveriesofscienceandengineering.Whatishightech?
Acomputerishightech.Soisacommunicationssatellite.Amodernmanufacturing(生产)systemissurelyhightech.Hightechbecameapopularexpressioninthe UnitedStates duringtheearly 1980’s.Becauseofimprovementsintechnology,peoplecouldbuymanynewkindsofproductsinAmericanstores,suchashomecomputers,microwave(微波)ovens,etc.
“Stateoftheart”issomethingthatisasmodernaspossible.Itisaproductthatisbasedontheverylatestmethodsandtechnology.Somethingthatis“stateoftheart”isthenewestpossibledesignorproductofabusinessorindustry.Astateofthearttelevisionset,forexample,usesthemostmodernelectronicdesignandparts.Itisthebestthatonecanbuy.
“Stateoftheart”isnotanewexpression.Engineershaveuseditforyearstodescribethebestandmostmodernwayofdoingsomething.MillionsofAmericansbegantousetheexpressioninthelate 1950’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.amicrowaveoven B.ahomecomputer C.ahandpump D.asatellite
24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A.Sincethecomputerrevolution,theexpression“stateoftheart”hasbecomepopular.
B.“Stateoftheart”meanssomethingthatisthebestonecanbuy.
C.Withtherapiddevelopmentofcomputertechnology,astateoftheartcomputermayeasilybecomeoutofdate.
D.Allkindsofproductsare“stateoftheart”nowadays.
25.Thebesttitleforthepassageis________.
A.ComputerTechnology B.HighTechandStateoftheArt
C.MostAdvancedTechnology D.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,psychologyprofessoratthe University of Nebraska in Lincoln,believesthatsociety’sattitudesaccountformuchoftheincreaseincheating.
“Twentyyearsago,ifapersoncheatedincollege,societysaid:
Thatisextremelyserious,youwillbedroppedforatermifnotkickedoutpermanently,”hesays.“Nowadays,atthe University of Nebraska,forexample,itisthestatedpolicyofthe College of Arts andSciencesthatifastudentcheatsonanexam,thestudentmustreceivean“F”onwhathecheatedon.That’snothing.Ifyou’regoingto flunk anyway,whynotcheat?
”
“Cheatingismostlikelyinsituationswherethevitalinterestsarehighandthechancesofgettingcaughtarelow,”sayssocialpsychologist,LynnKahleofthe University of Oregon in Eugene.
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.Fear B.Fail C.Bepleased D.Succeed
Passage3
Theyoungpeoplewhotalkofthevillageasbeing“dead”aretalkingnothingbutnonsense,asintheirheartstheymustsurelyknow.
No,thevillageisnotdead.Thereismorelifeinitnowthanthereeverwas.Butitseemsthat“villagelife”isdead.Goneforever.Itbegantodecline(衰落)aboutahundredyearsago,whenmanygirlslefthometogointoserviceintownmanymilesaway,andmenalsolefthomeinincreasingnumberinsearchofawork,andhomewaswhereworkwas.Therearestillanumberofpeoplealivetodaywhocanrememberwhat“villagelife”meantintheearlyyearsofthepresentcentury