2015年湖北成人学士学位英语考试真题及答案.doc

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1、2015年湖北成人学士学位英语考试真题及答案Part I Vocabulary and Structure(20 points)Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D.Choose the One answer that best completes the sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet

2、with a single line through the center.1. ( )means the property of having two levels of structures, such that units of the primary level are composed of elements of the secondary level and each of the two levels has its own principles of organization.A. CreativityB. DualityC. ArbitrarinessD. Displace

3、ment2. ( )distinguishes the linguistic competence of the speaker and the actual phenomena or data of linguistics as langue and parole.A. ChomskyB. SaussureC. GilmanD. Brown3. ( )is the study of the characteristics of language varieties, the characteristics of their functions and the characteristics

4、of their speakers as these three constantly interact and change within a speech community.A. PsycholinguisticsB. SociolinguisticsC.Anthropological linguisticsD.Computational linguistics4.The words such as smog and brunch are called ( ).A. abbreviationB. acronymC. back-formationD. blending5.For examp

5、le, the word bead originally means prayer, but later it refers to the prayer bead, and finally small, ball-shaped piece of glass, metal or wood .It is called ( ).A.meaning shiftB.broadeningC.narrowingD.borrowing6. ( )there is fresh air, there is oxygen.A. WhereverB.WheneverC. UnlessD.Whether7.The fa

6、ctory operated ( )until the order was filled.A.at timesB.to the minuteC.day by dayD.around the clock8.After working for the firm for ten years, he finally ( )the rank of deputy director.A. achievedB. approachedC. attainedD. acquired9.If we ( )our test tomorrow, I would have gone to the concert.A.wer

7、ent to haveB.hadnt been to haveC.arent to haveD.hadnt had10.Which of the following italicized parts is a subject clause?A.We are quite certain that we will get there in time.B.He has to face the fact that there will be no pay rise this year.C.She said that she had seen the man earlier that morning.D

8、.Its sheer luck that the miners are still alive after ten days.11. ( )you said is true, there are still other factors to be considered.A.Supposed that whatB.Supposing what thatC.Granted that whatD.Considered what that12.The storm sweeping over this area now is sure to cause ( )of vegetables in the c

9、oming days.A. rarityB. scarcityC. invalidityD. variety13.To the scientists delight, their efforts have increased peoples ( )of the importance of saving water.A. awarenessB. commitmentC. agreementD. response14.The word chronology contains ( )morphemes.A.4B.3C.2D.515.Judging from her speeches and beha

10、viors Marry has a strict ( ).A. growthB. upbringingC. developmentD. cultivation16. ( )your valuable help, we couldnt have finished the experiment ahead of time.A.If it were not forB.Had it not been forC.Were it not forD.If it has not been for17. It was with great joy ( )he knew that his GMAT score a

11、s 670, high enough to apply to a top university of business.A.whenB.withC.whatD.that18.You can sleep on the couch in the lounge, ( )you can go to a hotel nearby.A. andB. thenC. orD. but19.Id rather you ( )make any comment on the issue for the time being.A. dontB. wouldntC. didntD. shouldnt20.The riv

12、er is ( )that one.A.as three times long asB.the third time asC.three times the length ofD.three times longer asPart 11 Reading Comprehension(40 points)Directions: in this part There are 4 passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B ,C and D.C

13、hoose the one you think is the best answer.then mark the corresponding letter in the Answer Sheet One with a single line through the center.Passage OneWe find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched.We fee

14、l that there are many disadvantages in streaming（把按能力分班）pupils.It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child.After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade!Besides

15、, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability.This is only one aspect of their total personality.We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their academic ability.We also value personal qualities and social skills and we fin

16、d that mixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.In our classrooms, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups: this gives them the opportunity to learn to cooperate, to share, and to develop their leadership skills.They also learn how to cope with personal pr

17、oblems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, and to communicate effectively.The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teacher.Sometimes the pupils work in pairs;sometimes they work on individual tasks and assignments, and they can do this at their o

18、wn speed.They also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriate.We encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this efficiently.An advanced pupil can do advanced work;it does not matter what age the child is.We expect our pupils to do th

19、eir best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this goal.21.In the passage the writers attitude towards mixed-ability teaching is ( ).A. criticalB. questioningC. approvingD. objective22.By held back the writer means( ).A.made to remain in the same classesB.forced to study

20、in the lower classesC.drawn to their studiesD.prevented from advancing23. The writer argues that a teachers chief concern should be the development of the students ( ).A.personal qualities and social skillsB.total personalityC.learning ability and communicative skillsD.intellectual ability24.Which o

21、f the following is not mentioned in the third paragraph?A.Group work gives pupils the opportunity to learn to work together with others.B.Pupils also learn to develop their reasoning abilities.C.Group work provides pupils with the opportunity to learn to be capable organizers.D.Pupils also learn how

22、 to participate in teaching activities.25.The writers purpose in writing this passage is to ( ).A.argue for teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the same classB.recommend pair work and group work for classroom activitiesC.offer advice on the proper use of the libraryD.emphasize the importance

23、 of appropriate formal classroom teachingPassage TwoThere was a time in my life when beauty meant something special to me.I guess that would have been when I was about six or seven years old, just several weeks or maybe a month before the orphanage（孤儿院）turned me into an old man.I would get up every

24、morning at the orphanage, make my bed just like the little soldier that I had become and then I would get into one of the two straight lines and march to breakfast with the other twenty or thirty boys who also lived in my dormitory.After breakfast one Saturday morning I returned to the dormitory and

25、 saw the house parent chasing the beautiful monarch butterflies who lived by the hundreds in the bushes scattered around the orphanage.I carefully watched as he caught these beautiful creatures, one after another, and then took thegn from the net and then stuck straight pins through their head and w

26、ings, pinning them onto a heavy cardboard sheet.How cruel it was to kill something of such beauty.I had walked many times out into the bushes, all by myself, just so the butterflies could land on my head, face and hands so I could look at them up close.When the telephone rang the house parent laid t

27、he large cardboard paper down on the back cement(水泥) step and went inside to answer the phone.I walked up to the cardboard and looked at the one butterfly who he had just pinned to the large paper. It was still moving about so I reached down and touched it on the wing causing one of the pins to fall

28、 out.It started flying around and around trying to get away but it was still pinned by the one wing with the other straight pin.Finally its wing broke off and the butterfly fell to the ground and just trembled.I picked up the torn wing and the butterfly and I spat on its wing and tried to get it to

29、stick back on so it could fly away and be free before the house parent came back.But it would not stay on him.26.The author set the living butterfly free because ( ).A.he liked it very muchB.he had sympathy for the beautiful butterflyC.he couldnt bear a butterfly dying in his favorite bushesD.its wi

30、ng broke off27.According to the passage, the authors life in the orphanage was ( ).A.dull and full of strict rulesB.simple and easyC.happy and full of hopeD.hard and busy28. What is the authors attitude towards the house parents pinning some butterflies on the cardboard?A. tolerantB. unconcernedC. d

31、isgustedD. discouraged29.We know from the passage that ( ).A.the author lived alone in the dormitoryB.there were one hundred butterflies living in the bushesC.the cardboard paper was left on the step so as to be watchedD.the author failed to stick the worn wing onto the butterfly with his spit30.Whi

32、ch of the following is right according to the passage?A.I found beauty meant nothing special to me.B.The house parent helped the children handle the quilt.C.The house parent chased the butterfly in order to show it to the children.D.I thought it cruel to catch the butterfly.Passage ThreeWhat exactly

33、 is a lie? Is it anything we say which we know is untrue? Or is it something more than that? For example, suppose a friend wants to borrow some money from you, you say I wish I could help you but Im short of money myself. In fact, you are not short of money but your friend is in the habit of not pay

34、ing his debts and you dont want to hurt his feeling by reminding him of this.Is this really a lie?Professor Jerald Jellison of the University of Southern California has made a scientific study of lying.According to him, women are better liars than men, particularly when telling a white lie.For insta

35、nce, when a woman at a party tells another woman that she likes her dress, she really thinks it looks awful.However, this is only one side of the story. Other researchers say that men are more likely to tell more serious lies, such as making a promise which they have no intention of fulfilling.This

36、is the kind of lie politicians and businessmen are supposed to be particularly skilled at: the lie from which the liar hopes to profit or gain in some way.Research has also been done into the way peoples behavior changes in a number of small,apparently unimportant ways when they lie. It has been fou

37、nd that if they are sitting down at the time, they tend to move about in their chairs more than usual.To the trained observer they are saying I wish I were somewhere else now .They also tend to touch certain parts of the face more often, in particular the nose.One explanation of this may be that lyi

38、ng causes a slight increase in blood pressure.The tip of the nose is very sensitive to such changes and the increased pressure makes it itch.Another gesture which gives liars away is what the writer Desmond Morris in his book Man-watching calls the mouth cover. He says there are several typical form

39、s of this, such as covering part of the mouth with the fingers, touching the upper-lip or putting the hand at one side of the mouth.Such a gesture can be understood as an unconscious attempt on the part of the liar to stop himself or herself from lying.Of course, such gestures as rubbing the nose or

40、 covering the mouth or moving about in a chair cannot be taken as proof that the speaker is lying. They simply tend to occur more frequently in this situation.It is not one gesture alone that gives the liar away but a whole number of things, and in particular the context in which the lie is told.31.

41、According to the passage, a white lie seems to be a lie ( ).A.that other people believeB.that other people dont believeC.told in order to avoid offending someoneD.told in order to take advantage of someone32.Research suggests that women ( ).A.are better at telling less serious lies than menB.general

42、ly lie far more than men doC.often make promises they intend to breakD.lie at parties more often that men do33.Researchers find that when a person tells lies ( ).A.his blood pressure increases measurablyB.he looks very seriousC.he tends to make some small changes in his behaviorD.he uses his unconsc

43、ious mind34.One reason people sometimes rub their noses when they tell lies is that ( ).A.they wish they were somewhere elseB.the nose is sensitive to physical changes caused by lyingC.they want to cover their mouthsD.they are trying to stop themselves from telling lies35.Which of the following may

44、best betray a liar?A.The touching of the tip of ones nose.B.The changes of ones behavior.C.The mouth cover gesture.D.The circumstances in which his lie is told.Passage FourThroughout the past century humanity did everything in its power to control nature. We dammed earths rivers, chopped down the fo

45、rests and exhausted the soils. Burning up fuels, we pumped a great deal of greenhouse gases into the air, altering the chemistry of the atmosphere and warming the planet in just a few decades.And as our population began in the year 2000 above the 6 billion mark, still spreading across the continents

46、, dozens of animal and plant species were dying out every, day, including the first primate（灵长类）to disappear in more than 100 years.As the start of the 21st century there were unmistakable signs that nature was beginning to take its revenge. Melting ice in both poles of the earth suggested that the

47、climate was changing rapidly. Weather was even more changeable than usual, giving some places too little rain and others too much.Fires raced across the dried American West last summer, and recent storms spread damages from Britain to China.No specific event could be directly blamed on global warmin

48、g.Floods and drought will be more frequent and severe.Other sad signs from an overburdened planet include falling grain and fish harvests and fierce competition for scarce water supplies.But there were also, in the year 2000, signs of great awareness.Connected by the Internet, hundreds of millions of people gathered for the 30th anniversary of Earth Day. Governments from Washington to Lima took steps to protect the large w