成人高等教育学士学位英语考试复习资料.docx

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成人高等教育学士学位英语考试复习资料

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.“O