2010 年 11 月湖南成人学士学位英语真题
Part I Dialogue Completion (15 points)
Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby
4 choices marked A, B, C and D .Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and
mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
1. Speaker A: That was a great dinner. You must have spent all day cooking.
.
Speaker B:
A. Yes, it was really very tiring.
B. No, it’s really nothing.
C. No, it’s only a casual meal.
D. Thanks. But it only took two hours.
2. Speaker A: I tried to buy you those towels you wanted on sale, but they only had
these really ugly ones left. Sorry.
Speaker B:
. They are not bad.
3. Speaker A: What’s your favorite food?
Speaker B: Pizza.
Speaker A:
A. Not me.
C. Same here.
. I prefer chocolate ice cream.
B. So do I.
D. You got it.
4. Speaker A: This computer keeps giving me trouble.
Speaker B: Try restarting it.
A. See if that helps.
C. Who knows?
.
B. I can do nothing about it.
D. What else?
5. Speaker A: Susan, I can’t get my old job jacket. It’s a lost cause.
.
Speaker B:
A. Can’t you? It serves you right.
B. I understand. You’ll find something else.
C. Yes, I know it’s not a good cause.
D. Lost?Maybe I can help you find it.
6. Speaker A: I had no idea the movie would end like that.
. I was really surprised.
Speaker B:
A. Me either.
C. I think so.
B. Me alike.
D. Not that I know.
7. Speaker A: I’m a little scared about the operation.
Speaker B:
A.You know what.
C. Don’t worry.
, honey. The doctors will be there every step of the way.
B. That’s good.
D. That’s it.
8. Speaker A: Who left the refrigerator door open?
Speaker B:
A. Don’t look at me.
C. You bet.
. I haven’t been in the kitchen all day.
B. You ask for it.
D. Don’t be silly.
9. Speaker A: Could you get me Extension 1058, please?
.
Speaker B:
A. Yes. This is operator speaking.
B. OK. Here you are.
C. No. I’m busy now.
D. Sorry. The line is busy.
10. Speaker A: You ’ ve been the first place winner in this writing contest.
Congratulations!
Speaker B:
.
A. Yes. It’s quite easy for me.
B. It’s very kind of you to say so.
C. Thank you for the good news.
D. Not at all. It’s nothing.
11. Tourist: Excuse me; I’d like to go to the British Museum.
Police: No, not really. It’s about a ten-minute walk.
A. Can I walk there?
B. Where is it?
C. Is it far from here?
D. Could you show me the way?
12. Speaker A: Hi, Linda. The train leaves at 10 pm and I could pick you up at 9.
Speaker B:
A. I think so.
C. Good for you.
.
B. I can’t wait.
D. That’s fine with me.
13. Speaker A: Sorry, I didn’t catch the last train.
Speaker B:
A. Don’t be sorry.
C. What else, please?
.
B. Do you want me to repeat it?
D. I’m afraid that’s it.
14. Speaker A: You must be Teddy. Thanks for coming.
Speaker B: Yes,
A. I’m fine. Thank you.
B. I am. And you are…?
C. Here I am.
D. Who’s speaking please?
15. Speaker A: I wonder if you could tell me where to get map?
.
Speaker B:
A. I don’t know where you want to go.
B. I have never heard about it.
C. Sure, but I really have no idea.
D. Well, maybe in the post office or bookstore.
PART II Reading Comprehension (40 points )
Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby
5 questions or
unfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choose
the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through
the center.
Passage one
Just as Mrs. Waldman hands out the spelling test, you see Jeff pull out a small
piece of paper with a lot of words on it. Jeff hides the note into his closed fist
but soon takes it out again. While he’s taking the test, you see him looking back
and forth between the teacher and his paper. There’s no mistaking it---he’s cheating.
Cheating is when a person misleads, deceives, or acts dishonestly on purpose.
For kids, cheating may happen at school, at home, or while playing a sport. If a
baseball team is for kids who are 8 or younger, it’s cheating for a 9-year-old to
play on the team.
At school, in addition to cheating on a test, a kid might cheat by stealing
someone else’s idea for a science project or by copying a book report off the internet
and turning it in as if it’s his or her original work.
One is inclined to cheat because it makes difficult things seem easy, like
getting all the right answers on the test. But it doesn’t solve the problem of not
knowing the material and it won’t help on the next test---unless the person cheats
again.
Sometimes it may seem like cheaters have it all figured out. They can watch TV
instead of studying for the spelling test. But other people lose respect for cheaters
and think less of them. The cheaters themselves may feel bad because they know they
are not really earning that good grade. And, if they get caught cheating, they will
be in trouble at school, and maybe at home, too.
Some kids cheat because they’re busy or lazy and they want to get good grades
without spending the time studying. Other kids might feel like they can’t pass the
test without cheating. Even when there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating,
cheating isn’t a good idea.
16. Why did Jeff look at the teacher from time to time while taking the test?
A. He was afraid that the teacher might find out what he was doing.
B. He had a question for the teacher but was afraid to ask.
C. He wanted to get the teacher’s attention.
D. He wanted to hand in his paper as he was done with it.
17. According to the author, cheating
.
A. occurs mainly in test-related settings
B. can take on various forms and happen anywhere
C. usually happens when one is doing a science project
D. happens when we don’t know the answer to a question
18. What can’t cheating help to do?
A. To pass examinations.
B. To get a satisfactory score.
C. To make difficult things easy.
D. To really get the knowledge.
19. Which of the following statements is closest in meaning to “cheaters have it
all figured out” (Para.5)?
A. Cheaters know they won’t be caught.
B. Cheaters make a plan in advance.
C. Cheaters can reach a balance between work and play.
D. Cheaters clearly know the consequences of cheating.
20. The main purpose of the passage is to
.
A. inform readers why people cheat
B. predict possible consequences of cheating
C. persuade students to quit cheating
D. discuss different occasions when people cheat
Passage Two
Experts say over half of the world’s seven thousand languages are in danger
of disappearing. Every two weeks one language disappears.
Sometimes a language disappears immediately when the last person speaking it
dies. Or, a local language might disappear more slowly. This happens when an official
language is used more often and children stop learning the local language of their
parents. Official languages often represent a form of control over a group of people.
Throughout history, the language spoken by a powerful group spreads across a
civilization. The more powerful culture rarely respects the language and culture
of smaller groups. Smaller cultures lose their local language as the language of
the culture in power has a stronger influence.
Experts say protecting languages is very important for many reasons. Languages
contain the histories, ideas and knowledge of a culture. Languages also contain
valuable information about local medicines, plants and animals.
Many endangered languages are spoken by native cultures in close contact with
the natural world. Their ancient languages contain a great deal of information about
environmental systems and species of plants and animals that are unknown to
scientists. As the last speakers of a language die off, the valuable information
carried within a language also disappears. Language is, in many ways, a window to
the mind and the world.
Any hope for protecting languages can be found in children and their willingness
to learn. It is these young people who can keep this form of culture alive for future
generations.
21. Which of the following is true?
A. No one can prevent languages from disappearing.
B. There will not be any local languages left some day.
C. There have existed 7,000 languages in history.
D. Half of the world’s languages will possibly disappear.
22. An official language is a language that
.
A. is highly advanced
C. competes with a local language
B. has a stronger influence
D. has a longer history
23. Language is a window to the mind and the world because
.
A. it contains information about both culture and nature.
B. it represents the working of the human minds
C. local languages are more closely related to culture
D. ancient languages can reveal ancient people’s thoughts
24. According to the passage, a language will be better protected when
.
A. it is linked to a powerful culture
B. people are forced to speak it
C. it keeps pace with the times
D. children are interested in learning it
25. The passage mainly discusses
.
A. language and culture
C. language protection
B. the power of language
D. local languages
Passage Three
There’s a professor at the University of Toronto in Canada who has come up with
a term to describe the way a lot of us North Americans interact these years. And
now a big research study confirms it.
Barry Wellman’s term is“networked individualism.”It’s not the easiest concept
to grasp. In fact, the words seem to contradict each other. How can we be
individualistic and networked at the same time? You need other people for networks.
Here’s what he means. Until the Internet and e-mail came along, our social
networks involved flesh-and-blood relatives, friends, neighbors, and colleagues at
work. Some of the interaction was by phone, but it was still voice to voice, person
to person, in real time.
But the latest study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project confirms that
for a lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has replaced a great
deal of social interchange. A lot of folks Pew talked with say that’s a good thing,
because of concerns that the Internet was turning us into hermits(隐居者) who shut
out other people in favor of a make-believe world on computer screens.
To the contrary, the Pew study discovered. The Internet has put us in touch with
many MORE real people than we’d have ever imagined. Helpful people, too. We’re
turning to an ever-growing list of cyber friends for advice on careers, medical
crises, child-rearing, and choosing a school or college. About 60 million Americans
told Pew that the Internet plays an important or crucial role in helping them deal
with major life decisions.
So we networked individuals are pretty tricky: we’re keeping more to ourselves,
while at the same time reaching out to more people, all with just the click of a
computer mouse!
26. The Pew study was conducted in
A. Latin America
C. the United States
.
B. Canada
D. Europe
27. In this passage, the network refers to a lot of connected
.
A. friends
C. computers
B. people
D. roads
28. Before the invention of the Internet, our connections with people took place
.
mainly
A. in person
C. by letter
B. by phone
D. by e-mail
29. Which of the following has happened since the invention of the Internet?
A. People talk on the phone more than ever.
B. Much personal interaction has given way to computer interaction.
C. Americans are getting more isolated.
D. Americans have become more dependent on computers.
30. According to the Pew study, the role played by the Internet in human interaction
is
.
A. neutral
C. unclear
Passage Four
B. negative
D. positive
President Obama has signed legislation to make the biggest changes in the health
care system in forty-five years. Many parts of the plan will fully take effect in
four years. But some take effect quickly. For example, in six months the new law
will ban insurance companies from denying coverage to children with pre-existing
health conditions. Adults with pre-existing conditions will be added in four years.
The government will help millions of people pay for insurance. It will also
permit millions more to receive free coverage through the Medicaid program for the
poor. In all, the plan aims to make health insurance available to 32 million people
now without it. Illegal immigrants will not be able to take part.
An estimated 83% of people under 65 who are in the US legally now have insurance
coverage. The plan is expected to raise that to 95% within several years. People
over 65 are covered by the Medicaid insurance program which the government created
in 1965.
For the first time, Americans will be required to have health insurance or face
a yearly fine starting in four years. The law will also require companies with more
than 50 employees to offer coverage. If not, they could face a fine of $2,000 a year
for every worker.
Also, this year the law will start closing what is known as “the doughnut hole”.
That is a lack of Medicaid coverage for some drug costs for older Americans. President
Obama promised senior citizens that the reforms will not cut their guaranteed
benefits.
The changes are expected to cost about $940 billion over ten years, but also
help reduce the federal budget deficit.
31. According to the new health care plan, which of the following will be added first
into insurance programs?
A. Employees of small companies.
B. Adults with pre-existing health conditions.
C. Poor people now without health insurance.
D. Children with pre-existing health conditions.
32. It can be inferred from the passage that the new Medicaid program for the poor
.
will
A. provide free health insurance for 32 million people
B. provide free health insurance for all poor people
C. be also applied to legal immigrants
D. cover 83% of the people under 65
33. It seems that at present, large companies that do not offer health insurance
coverage to their employees
A. face heavy fines
B. do not receive punishments
C. are required to do so
D. do not benefit from doing so
.
34. The “doughnut hole” implies that
are not covered by the existing
Medicaid program.
A. some drug costs for older Americans
B. senior citizens over 65
C. illegal immigrants
D. expensed for hospital stay
35. Generally speaking, President Obama’s health insurance reform will
.
A. bring heavy financial burdens to the country
B. pose heavy financial burdens to the poor
C. benefit both the people and the country
D. be welcomed by the poor but opposed by companies.
Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)
PART III
Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethere
are4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentences.
Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
36. You can arrive in Guangzhou on time for the fashion show
you don’t mind
taking the night train.
A. provided
B. unless
C. though
D. until
37. The students are still taking about the strange people they
on their trip.
A. meet
B. had met
C. were met
D. met
38. The players expected there
more free time after going back to the country
from abroad.
A. is
39. The man who
B. being
stopped from time to time as if he wanted to tie his shoelaces.
C. have been
D. to be
A. was being followed
C. had followed
B. was to follow
D. was once followed
40.
has finished the task ahead of time will be rewarded, though we don’
t know who it will be.
A. Those who
B. Anyone
C. Whoever
D. Who
41. At last I decided to pay a visit to my new general manager as soon as I
.
A. finish what I did
C. would finish what I was doing
42. These two countries are similar
B. finished what I did
D. finished what I was doing
they both have a high snowfall during
winter.
A. to that
B. besides that
C. in that
D. except that
43. They were surprised that a four-day-old boy should work out such a difficult
problem
A. once
they themselves couldn’t.
B. then
C. while
D. if
44. Word has come
a large number of the British Airway employees will go
on strike next week.
A. that
B. what
C. when
D. whether
45. We would say it’s the best use that
this money.
A. could be made of
C. could we make
B. could be made
D. could make of
46. It’s getting late. We
leave now, or we’ll miss the last bus.
A. had rather
C. would rather
47. It is
B. had better
D. would better
that a hundred people can dance in it.
A. so large a room
C. such large a room
B. so a large room
D. a such large room
48. I can never thank you
much for your help. Without it, I couldn’t have
finished my paper.
A. so
B. too
C. as
49. When I met her this morning, she had this
D. very
look on her face. She must
have worked late last night.
A. tire
B. tired
C. tiring
D. tiresome
50. Hawaii is
A. much as
a palace to relax; it’s also a marvelous spot to surf.
B. less than
C. more than
D. rather as
51. I cannot believe that he
my offer.
A. turned on
B. turned off
C. turned down
D. turned over
52. It was one of the most beautiful scenes I had ever set my eyes
.
A. to
B. on
C. off
D. for
53. Though the Chinese medicine tastes
, it surely helps.
A. bad
54. Night
B. badly
C. worse
D. worst
, the girl studying in her room switched on the light to do more