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1、2010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 twenty incomplete sentences in this scction. 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 conesponding letter in the Answer She

2、et One with a single line through the center.1.Charles Dickens （）many wonderful characters in his novels.A.inventedB.discoveredC.uncoveredD.created2.Who can it be? Im quite （）a loss to guess.A.ofB.onC.inD.at3.All things （），the planned trip had to be called off.A.consideredB.be consideredC.considerin

3、gD.having considered4. （）by the look on her face, she didnt catch what I meant.A.JudgingB.JudgedC.JudgeD.To judge5.Give the books to （）needs them for the English class and the writing class.A.whomeverB.whomC.whoD.whoever6. （）a teacher, one must first be a pupil.A.BeingB.Having beenC.To beD.To have b

4、een7.He was very rude to the customs officer, () of course made things even worse.A.whoB.whomC.whatD.which8.The little village hasnt changed much () a new road and two more stores.A.exceptB.besidesC.except thatD.except for9.The children looked up as the planes passed () 。A. overallB. overheadC. outw

5、ardD. forward10. () he says or does wont make me change my mind at all.A. WhateverB. HoweverC. WhichD. How11.The tsunami（海啸） () over 160,000 people were killed was a terrible disaster for human beings.A.of thatB.among whichC.during thatD.in which12.These three teachers vary () their manner of teachi

6、ng.A.betweenB.fromC.withD.in13.Since there isnt much time left, you can just tell us bout it () 。A.in detailB.in shortC.in allD.in brief14.I () my wallet when I was shopping in the store.A.must have droppedB.should have droppedC.could dropD.ought to have dropped15.She () be ill because I saw her pla

7、ying tennis just now.A.cantB.couldntC.mustntD.may not16.Since he left the university, he () in an accounting company.A.has been workingB.had workedC.had been workingD.was working17.To succeed in a scientific experiment, () 。A.one needs being patient personB.patience is to needC.one needs to be patie

8、ntD.patience is what needed18.He asked her to go to a concert with him but she () his invitation politely.A.turned ; downB. turned ; outC. turned ; awayD. turned ; up19.The doctors advice was that the patient () at once.A.to be operatedB.being operatedC.be operatedD.operated20.It was not until dawn

9、() their way out of the forest.A.when they foundB.that they foundC.did they findD.that they didnt find2010年湖北成人学位英语考试真题参考答案及解析Part I1.【解析】D。invent发明创造；discover发现存在的事物；uncover打开，揭开某个东西；create有新意的创造和发明。【参考译文】查里斯？狄更斯在他的小说中创造了很多优秀的人物。2.【解析】D。at a loss茫然若失的，为固定搭配。【参考译文】他是谁呢？我很茫然而猜不出来。3.【解析】A。本题考查非谓语动词。句子

10、两部分的主语不一致，同时all things是动词consider的逻辑宾语。因此A为正确答案。【参考译文】考虑到所有的因素，原计划的旅行不得不取消。4.【解析】A。本题考察非谓语动词的用法。judging by（from）根据来判断。正确答案是A。【参考译文】从她脸上的表情判断，她并没有听懂我的意思。5.【解析】D。本题考查宾语从句。因为介词to后面需要接一个宾语，而needs需要主语，所以要选择一个可以同时承担这两种功能的词。whoever是正确选择。【参考译文】把这些书给那些需要用它们来上英语课和写作课的人。6.【解析】C。本题考查非谓语动词的用法。其中，不定式在句中作目的状语。【参考译

11、文】要做老师，就必须首先做学生。7.【解析】D。本题考查非限定性定语从句。用which来引导非限定性定语从句，并且代替前面句子。【参考译文】他对海关的官员十分无礼，这让事情变得更加糟糕。8.【解析】D。except表示除了，不包括在内，并且前后对比内容地位相同；beside表示包括在内的；except that后面跟从句；except for表示整体与部分对比。【参考译文】这个村庄除了新建一条路和多了两家商店，没有太大的变化。9.【解析】B。overall包括一切的，全面的；overhead头顶上；outward外表的，向外的；forward向前的。【参考译文】当飞机在头顶飞过的时候孩子们抬头

12、看。10.【解析】A。本题考查whatever引导的主语从句用法。whatever无论什么。【参考译文】不管他说什么或做什么，都不会让我改变主意。11.【解析】D。本题考查定语从句的连接词。表示“在海啸中”应用in tsunami，因此在句中应用in which来引导定语从句。【参考译文】让160，000人失去生命的海啸，对于人类来说是一场巨大的灾难。12.【解析】A。vary意思是不同。主语是三个人，根据题意应该是表示两两之间的不同，应用between。【参考译文】这三位老师的教学方法各不相同。13.【解析】B。in detail从细节上讲；in short简短地；in all总共，共计；i

13、n brief简单地，大概地。【参考译文】因为所剩时间不多，你就简短地谈谈它吧。14.【解析】A。本题考查情态动词表示推测的用法。must have done sth.表示对已经发生的事情的肯定猜测。这道题是对过去所发生的事情的推测。因此应选择A。【参考译文】我肯定在那个商店里买东西的时候把钱包丢了。15.【解析】A。本题考查情态动词表示推测的用法。“不可能”用cant，因此A正确。because引导句中的原因状语从句，解释为什么不可能的原因。【参考译文】她不可能病了，因为我刚才还看见她打网球呢。16.【解析】A。本题考查现在完成进行时的用法，即从过去某个时间开始到现在一直在进行的动作。【参考

14、译文】他自从大学毕业一直在一家会计事务所工作。17.【解析】C。题干中是动词不定式作目的状语，因此填空处应由“人”作主语，因此c为正确答案。【参考译文】为了科学实验的成功，人需要有耐心。18.【解析】A。turn down拒绝；turn out结果是，证明是；turn away走开，拒绝帮助某人或支持某人；turn up出现。【参考译文】他邀请她起去听音乐会，但是，她礼貌地拒绝了他的邀请。19.【解析】C。本题考查虚拟语气的用法。advice后面的表语从句用虚拟语气，结构是“should+动词原形”，其中should可以省略。选择C为。【参考译文】医生的建议是马上给病人动手术。20.【解析】B

15、。本题考查not until的用法。当not until位于句首时，句子要倒装，其结构为：not until+从句/表时间的词+助动词+（主句）主语+谓语+而not until的强调结构为是It is/was not until+从句/表时间的词+that+本题即是强调结构。因此选择B。【参考译文】直到黎明时分，他们才找到走出森林的路。Part II Reading Comprehension （ 40 points ）Directions: in this part There are 4 passages followed by questions or unfinished statem

16、ents, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose 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 1Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:Advertisement can be thought of as

17、 the means of making known in order to buy or sell goods or services .Advertisement aims to increase peoples awareness and arouse interest.It tries to inform and to persuade.The media are all used to spread the message. The press offers a fairly cheap method, and magazines are used to reach special

18、sections of the market.The cinema and commercial radio are useful for local market. Television, although more expensive, can be very effective. Public notices are fairly cheap and more permanent in their power of attraction.Other ways of increasing consumer interest are through exhibitions and trade

19、 fairs as well as direct mail advertisement.There can be no doubt that the growth in advertisement is one of the most striking features of the western world in this century.Many businesses such as those handling frozen foods, liquor,tobacco and medicines have been built up largely by advertisement.W

20、e might ask whether the cost of advertisement is paid for by the producer or by the customer.Since advertisement forms part of the cost of production, which has to be covered by the selling price, it is clear that it is the customer who pays for advertisement. However, if large scale advertisement l

21、eads to increased demand, production costs are reduced, and the customer pays less.It is difficult to measure exactly the influence of advertisement on sales.When the market is growing,advertisement helps to increase demand. When the market is shrinking, advertisement may prevent a bigger fall in sa

22、les than would occur without its support. What is clear is that businesses would not pay large sums for advertisement if they were not convinced of its value to them.21.Advertisement is often used to （）。A.deceive customersB.increase productionC.arouse suspicionD.push the sale22.The word media（ in th

23、e first paragraph） includes （）。A.the pressB.televisionC.radioD.all of the above23.Advertisement is mainly paid for by （）。A.the customerB.the producerC.increased salesD.reduced prices24.Advertisement can increase demand （）。A.at the timeB.in any circumstancesC.in a growing marketD.in a shrinking marke

24、t25.From the last sentence of this passage we conclude that （）。A.businesses usually do not pay much for advertisementB.businessmen know well that advertisement could bring them more profitsC.advertisement could hardly convince people of the value of the goodsD.advertisement usually cost businesses l

25、arge amounts of moneyPassage 2Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:Another thing an astronaut has to learn about is eatingin space.Food is weightless, just as men are.Food for space has to be packed in special ways.Some of it goes into tubes that a man can squeeze into his mouth.Bit

26、e-sized cookies are packed in plastic.There is a good reason for covering each bite, The plastic keeps pieces of food from traveling in the spaceship.On the earth very small pieces of food would simply fall to the floor. But gravity doesnt pull them to the floor when they are out of the plastic in a

27、 spaceship.They move here and there and can get into a mans eyes or into the spaceships instruments.If any of the instruments is blocked, the astronauts may have trouble getting safely home.As astronauts travel on longer space trips, he must take time to sleep.An astronaut can fit himself to his sea

28、t with a kind of seat belt.Or, if he wants to, he can sleep in a sleeping bag which is fixed in place under his seat.But be careful he must put his hands under the belt when he goes to sleep.This is because he is really afraid that he might touch one of controls that isnt supposed to be touched unti

29、l later.26.Why would astronauts cover each bite of food in space?A.Because small pieces of food would fall down to the floorB.Because weightless pieces of food might make trouble when they travel aroundC.Because they havent enough food for longer tripsD.Because astronauts dont want to waste food27.I

30、n a spaceship, astronauts can （）。A.walk just as they do on the earthB.not eat anything because its dangerousC.control the spaceship when they are sleepingD.not litter small things or it will make trouble28.In what way is food for space packed?A.Very small pieces of food are put on the floorB.Some of

31、 it is put into tubesC.Small-sized cookies are packed in plasticD.Both B and C29.Why does an astronaut put his hand under his belt when he sleeps?A.Because he thinks it is comfortable to sleep in that way in spaceB.Because he doesnt want to touch any controls when he sleepsC.Because the instruments

32、of the spaceship are easily brokenD.Because he is afraid that the seat will move30.The best title of this article is （）。A.Eating and Sleeping in SpaceB.How Astronauts Eat in SpaceC.Food for SpaceD.How Astronauts Sleep in SpacePassage 3Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:How can we

33、get rid of garbage? Do we have enough energy sources to meet our future energy needs?These are two important questions that many people are asking today. Some people think that man might be able to solve both problems at the same time.They suggest using garbage as an energy source,and at the some ti

34、me it can save the land to hold garbage.For a long time, people buried garbage or dumped （倾倒） it on empty land. Now, empty land is scarce.But more and more garbage is produced each year.However, garbage can be a good fuel to use.The things in garbage do not look like coal, petroleum, or natural gas;

35、but they are chemically similar to these fossil（化石） fuels.As we use up our fossil fuel supplies, we might be able to use garbage as an energysource.Burning garbage is not a new idea.Some cities in Europe and theUnited States, have been burning garbage for years.The heat that is produced by burning g

36、arbage is used to boil water.The steam that is produced is used to make electricity or to heat nearby buildings. In Paris France, some power plants burn almost 2 million metric tons of the cities garbage each year.The amount of energy produced is about the same as would be produced by burning almost

37、 a half million barrels of oil.Our fossil fuel supplies are limited. Burning garbage might be one kind of energy source that we can use to help meet our energy needs.This method could also reduce the amount of garbage piling up on the earth.31.What two problems can man solve by burning garbage?A.The

38、 shortage of energy and air pollutionB.The shortage of energy and the land to hold garbageC.Air pollution and the shortage of fossil fuelD.Air pollution and the shortage of land to hold garbage32.Which of the following is not the result of burning garbage?A.The garbage burned is turned into fossil f

39、uelsB.The heat produced is used to boil waterC.The steam produced is used to make electricityD.The steam produced is used to heat buildings33.According to the passage which of the following is NOT true?A.About 2 million metric tons of garbage is burned in some power plants in Paris, France each year

40、B.In a modern society, more and more garbage is produced each yearC.Using garbage is a good way to solve the problem of energy shortageD.It will be too expensive to use garbage as an energy source34.What is the authors attitude?A. DelightedB. SadC. AgreeingD. Disagreeing35.The best title for the pas

41、sage may be （）。A.Garbage and the EarthB.Fossil Fuel and GarbageC.Land and GarbageD.Garbage-Energy SourcePassage 4Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:A lawyer friend of mine has devoted herself to the service of humanity. Her special area is calledpublic interest law.Many other lawy

42、ers represent only clients who can pay high fees.All lawyers have had expensive and highly specialized training, and they work long, difficult hours for the money they earn. But what happens to people who need legal help and cannot afford to pay these lawyers fees?Public interest lawyers fill this n

43、eed. Lisa , like other public interest lawyers, earns a salary much below what some lawyers can earn.Because she is willing to take less money, her clients need the help,even if they can pay nothing at all.Some clients need legal help because stores have cheated them with faulty merchandise. Others

44、are in unsafe apartments, or are threatened with eviction （驱逐，赶出 ）and have no place to go to. Their cases are called civil cases. Still others are accused of criminal acts, and seeking those public interest lawyers who handle criminal cases.These are just a few of the many situations in which men an

45、d women who are public interest lawyers serve to extend justice throughout our society.36.A person who needs and uses legal help is called a （）。A.lawyerB.clientC.tenantD.case worker37.Public interest lawyers serve （）。A.only stores and landlordsB.criminals onlyC.people who can pay high feesD.people who can pay little or nothing38.If only the rich could be helped by lawyers, the justice system would b