最近湖北成人学士学位英语考试测练考题及答案（考练提升）

1、习题很丰富，梦想易实现。近几年湖北成人学士学位英语考试专题训练1及答案温故而知新，下笔如有神。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

2、letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.l.By no means ( ) our mistakes.A.we ought ignoreB.we ought to ignoreC.ought we ignoreD.ought we to ignore2.This new instrument is far superior ( ) the old one we bought three years ago.A.thanB.toC.overD.of3.No sooner had they got off t

3、he train ( ) it started moving.A.whenB.thanC.thenD.after4.You should be able to ( ) right from wrong.A. perceiveB. distinguishC. sightD. observe5.Any student who ( ) his homework is unlikely to pass the examination.A. reducesB. offendsC. practicesD. neglects6.The investigation, ( ) will soon be publ

4、ished, was made by John.A.at which the resultsB.the results on whichC.whose resultsD.at whose results7. ( ) you return those books to the library immediately, you will have to pay a fine.A. UntilB. UnlessC. IfD. Provided8.I ( ) writing the article by the time you get back.A.shall finishB.must have f

5、inishedC.have finishedD.shall have finished9. ( ) anything about the accident, he went to work as well.A.Not knowB.Know notC.Knowing notD.Not knowing10.Having finished the letter, he ( ) it carefully and sealed the envelop with a kiss.A. foldedB. bentC. turnedD. equipped11.The police were given an o

6、rder that the stolen documents must be recovered at all ( ).A. accountsB. conditionsC. paymentsD. costs12.I promised to look ( ) the matter as soon as I got there.A. forB. inC. intoD. after13.Your sister has made an ( ) for you to see the dentist at 3 this afternoon.A. appointmentB. interviewC. oppo

7、rtunityD. assignment14.I wish you ( ) to me before you went and bought that car.A.spokeB.will speakC.was going to speakD.had spoken15.Before her marriage, she spent a considerable time in that very part of Shanghai, ( ) she belonged.A.whichB.to whereC.to whichD.at which16.Nowhere else in the world (

8、 ) more attractive scenery than in Switzerland.A.you can findB.is foundC.can you findD.has been found17.An old friend from abroad, ( ) I was expeeting to stay with, telephoned me from the airport.A.thatB.whomC.whoD.whieh18.A great celebration is going to be held ( ) the distinguished writer.A.in spi

9、te ofB.in honor ofC.in favor ofD.in the name of19.All the members in the jury agreed that man was ( ) of theft.A. criminalB. chargedC. guiltyD. faulty20.The committee is expeeted to ( ) a decision this evening.A.reaehB.arriveC.bringD.takePart  Reading Comprehension (40 points)Directions: in thi

10、s part There are 4 passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, 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

11、 are based on the following passage:Television has opened windows in everybody's life.Young men will never again go to waras they did in 1914.Millions of people now have seen the effects of a battle.And the result has been a general dislike of war, and perhaps more interest in helping those who

12、suffer from all the terrible things that have been shown on the screen.Television has also changed politics.The most distant areas can now follow state affairs, see and hear the politicians before an election. Better informed, people are more likely to vote, and so to make their opinion count.Unfort

13、unately, television's influence has been extremely harmful to the young.Children do not have enough experience to realize that TV shows present an unreal world;that TV advertisements lie to sell products that are sometimes bad or useless. They believe that the violence they see is normal and acc

14、eptable.All educators agree that the "television generations" are more violent than their parents and grandparents.Also, the young are less patient.Used to TV shows, where everything is quick and interesting, they do not have the patience to read an article without pictures;to read a book

15、that requires thinking;to listen to a teacher who doesn't do funny things like the people on children's programs. And they expect all problems to be solved happily in ten, fifteen, or thirty minutes.That's the time it takes on the screen.21.In the past, many young people ( ).A.knew the e

16、ffects of warB.went in for politicsC.liked to save the wounded in warsD.were willing to be soldiers22.Now with TV people can ( ).A.discuss politics at an information centerB.show more interest ill politicsC.make their own decisions on political affairsD.express their opinions freely23.The author thi

17、nks that TV advertisements ( ).A.are not reliable on the wholeB.are useless to peopleC.are a good guide to adultsD.are very harmful to the young24.Which is NOT true according to the passage?A.People have become used to crimes nowB.With a TV set some problems can be solved quicklyC.People now like to

18、 read books with pictureD.The adults are less violent than the young25.From the passage, we can conclude that ( ).A.children should keep away from TVB.TV programs should be improvedC.children's books should have picturesD.TV has a deep influence on the youngPassage 2Questions 26 to 30 are based

19、on the following passage:Harriet Beecher Stowe had poured her heart into her anti-slavery book," Uncle Tom's Cabin". But neither she nor her first publisher thought it would be a big success, The publisher was so doubtful that he wanted her to split the publishing costs with him, and a

20、ll she hoped was that it would make enough money for her to buya new silk dress.But whenthe first 5,000 copies were printed in 1852, they sold out in two days.In a year the book had sold 300,000 copies in the United States and 150,000 in England.For a while it outsold（销得比多）every book in the world, e

21、xcept the Bible.Within six months of its release, a play was made from the book which ran 350 performances in New York and remained America's most popular play for 80 years.It might appear that "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was univer sally popular , but this was certainly not true.Many peop

22、le during those pre-Civil War days-particularly defenders of the slavery systemcondemned it as false propaganda and poorly written melodrama（传奇剧作品）.Harriet did have strong religious views against slavery ( When asked how she came to write the book, she replied," God wrote it." ), an she tr

23、ied to convince people slavery was wrong, so perhaps the book could be considered propaganda. But if so, it was true propaganda, because it accurately described the evils of slavery.Though she was born in Connecticut, 1832, as a young woman she moved to Cincinnati, Ohio,when her father accepted the

24、presidency of newly founded Lane Theological Seminary（神学院）. Ohio was a free state, but just across the Ohio River in Kentucky, Harriet saw slavery in action.She lived 18 years in Cincinnati, marrying Calvin Stowe, professor of a college.In 1851, Harriet Beecher Stowe began her book.Its vast influenc

25、e strengthened the anti-slavery movementand angered defenders of the slave system.Today some historians（历史学家）think that it helped bring on the American Civil War.In fact, when Abraham Lincoln met Harriet at the White House during the Civil War, he said," So, this is the little lady who started

26、this big war."26.Before the publication of the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" ( ).A.Harriet knew that it would be a great successB.the publisher wanted Harriet to publish it at her own expenseC.nobody knew that it would become a very popular bookD.no publisher wanted to publish this ant

27、i-slavery book27.Some people did not like "Uncle Tom's Cabin"chiefly because ( ).A.the author was merely an unknown little ladyB.they thought it was mere propagandaC.the book was poorly writtenD.the book might lead to a terrible war28.Harriet Beecher Stowe was able to describe the evil

28、s of slavery because ).A.she had lived for 18 years in a state where slavery was legalB.she had suffered quite a lot under the slavery systemC.she had witnessed what happened under theslavery systemD.she had read a lot about the slavery system29.When Abraham Lincoln called Harriet "the little l

29、ady who started this big war", he ( ).A.thought that she was almost a war criminalB.was talking about the great influence her book had producedC.was blaming her for the miseries the people had suffered during the warD.was praising her for the contributions she had made during the war30.The writ

30、er wrote the passage in order to ( ).A.expose the evils of the slavery systemB.condemn all kinds of warC.describe people's life in Harriet's timeD.tell us how Harriet wrote her famous bookPassage 3Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:England is not a big country: from north

31、to south and from east to west it is only about three hundred miles across. But for a small country it has a surprising range of climate. People who have never visited England, or who have visited only one part of it, often make the mistake of thinking that it is a cold and wet country, Except for t

32、he summer months of June to September, this is probably true of the north of England and the Midlands.In the south, however, the climate is much more pleasant.One result is that when people retire from a job in the north they often prefer to move down to the milder south.Perhaps the warmest part of

33、the country is the southwest, which consists of the counties of Devon and Cornwall.The warm Gulf Stream flows across the North Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Mexico and makes the coastal regions of the southwest quite warm. Palm trees, bamboo (竹) and many semi-tropical（亚热带的）plants grow well in the

34、southwest of England.Flowers and vegetables ripen（成熟）as much as a month earlier than those elsewhere.Farmers in the area obtain a higher price for their vegetables and flowers because they are read earlier. In winter there may be several feet of snow in other parts of England but there will probably

35、 be no snow at all in the southwest. This may be one of the reasons why the southwest is one of England's most popular holiday areas.31.The distance from the center of England to the south coast is about ( ).A.one hundred milesB.three hundred milesC.one hundred and fifty milesD.six hundred miles

36、32.England is a country ( ).A.with a cold and wet climateB.with a surprising climateC.with a pleasant climateD.with a variety of climates33.According to the passage, ( ).A.flowers and vegetables fromDevon are on the market one month earlierB.farmers in the southwest grow as many vegetables and flowe

37、rs as farmers elsewhereC.people in the southwest have to pay a higher price for vegetables and flowersD.vegetables inCornwall ripen as much as a month earlier than flowers34.In the north of England and the Midlands, ( ).A.it is cold and wet all the year roundB.the climate is pleasant as a wholeC.it

38、is warm most of the time in a yearD.only the summer is not cold or wet35.In winter, people in Devon and Cornwall ( ).A.seldom see snowB.never see any snowC.may have several feet of snowD.often see snowPassage 4Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:All the useful energy at the surface

39、 of the earth comes from the activity of the sun.The sun heats and feeds creatures and mankind.Each year it provides men with two hundred million tons of grain and nearly ten million tons of wood, coal, oil, natural gas, and all other fuels are stored energy from the sun. Some was collected by this

40、season's plants as carbon compounds.Some was stored by plants and trees ages ago.Even waterpower derives from the sun. Water turned into vapor by the sun fails as rain. It courses down the mountains and is converted to electric power. Light transmits only the energy that comes from the sun's

41、 outer layer, and much of this energy that is directed towards the earth never arrives.About nine tenths of it is absorbed by the atmosphere of the earth. In fact, the earth itself gets only one half millionth of the sun's entire output of radiant energy.36.The sun is the source of all of the fo

42、llowing EXCEPT ( ).A.gasolineB.natural gasC.atomic powerD.animal fat37.Radiant energy is stored as carbon compounds by ( ).A. plantsB. waterC. rockD. creatures38.The sun's energy provides us with all EXCEPT ( ).A.rainB.tealC.waterD.light39.The largest part of the light energy directed towards th

43、e earth is ( ).A.stored up by the plantsB.absorbed by the earth's atmosphereC.stored up by the animals in the form of body fatD.used for electric power40.Of the sun's total output of radiant energy, the earth receives ( ).A.one tenthB.one millionthC.all that comes from the surface of the sun

44、D.a verysmall portionPart llI Cloze (10 points)Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage, For each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet One with a single

45、 line through the center.Once upon a time a poor farmer taking a sack of wheat to the mill did not know 41 to do when it slipped from his horse and fell onto the road.The sack was 42 heavy for him to lift, and his only hope was that 43 some one would come riding by and lend a hand.It was not long 44

46、 a rider appeared, but the farmer's heart sank when he recognized him, for it was the great man who lived in a castle nearby.The farmer 45 have dared to ask another farmer to help, or any poor man who might have come 46 the road, but he eould not beg a favor of so great a man. 47 , as soon as th

47、e great man came up he got off his horse, saying "I see you've had bad luck, friend.How good it is 48 I'm here just at the right time." Then he took one 49 of the sack, the farmer the other, and between them they lifted it on the horse."Sir," asked the farmer, "how c

48、an I pay you?""Easily enough," the great man replied. " Whenever you see 50 else in trouble, do the same for him."41.A.howB.whatC.whichD.whether42. A. soB. veryC. quiteD. too43. A. presentlyB. immediatelyC. generallyD. quickly44. A. beforeB. untilC. afterD. since45. A. ought

49、B. shouldC.wouldD. could46. A. acrossB. alongC. throughD. alone47. A. NeverthelessB. HoweverC. MoreoverD. Ahhough48.A.whenB.whichC.thenD.that49. A. pieceB. endC. partD. edge50. A. someoneB. everyoneC. anyoneD. onePart IV Translation (20 points) Directions: Read the following passage carefully. Then

50、translate the underlined sentences marked from 51-55 into Chinese. You should write your translation on the Answer Sheet. During the middle of the 19th century, 51. Germany, along with other European nations, suffered from workplace deaths and accidents as a result of growing industrialization. 52.

51、Driven in part by Christian love for the helpless as well as a practical political impulse to undercut the support of the socialist labor movement, Chancellor Bismarck created the world's first workers' compensation law in 1884. By 1908, the United States was the only industrial nation in th

52、e world that lacked workers'compensation insurance. America's injured workers could sue for damages in a court of law, but they still faced a number of legal barriers. 53. For example, employees had to prove that their injuries directly resulted from employer negligence and that they themsel

53、ves were ignorant about potential dangers in the workplace. The first state workers' compensation law in this country passed in 1911, and the program soon spread throughout the nation. After World War II , benefit payments to American workers did not keep up with the cost of living. In 1970, Pre

54、sident Richard Nixon set up a national commission to study the problems of workers'compensation. Two years later, the commission issued 19 key recommendations, including one that called for increasing compensation benefit levels to 100 percent of the states' average weekly wages. In fact, th

55、e average compensation benefit in America has climbed from 55 percent of the states' average weekly wages in 1972 to 97 percent today. 54. But, as most studies show, every l0 percent increase in compensation benefits results in a 5 percent increase in the numbers of workers who file for claims.

56、55.And with so much more money floating in the workers' compensation system, it's not surprising that doctors and lawyers have helped themselves to get a large slice of the growing pie.Part V Writing (30 points)Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition

57、on the topic "Shopping Online" .You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below: 1.讨论网购的利与弊。 2.谈谈自己对网购的看法。答案及解析Part I1.【解析】D.本题考查倒装句的用法。by no means意思是“决不”，否定词在句首，句子要倒装。ought to作为一个整体情态动词，在倒装的过程中要分成两部分，ought倒装到前面，to作为动词的标志，位置不变，仍在动词的前面。因此

58、答案应该为D.【参考译文】我们决不能忽视我们的错误。2.【解析】B.固定搭配。be superior to地位高于，品质优于，如：Your computer is far superior to mine.你的电脑比我的高级多了。【参考译文】这台新机器比三年前买的那台好多了。3.【解析】B.固定搭配。no soonerthan一就；hardlywhen一就；scarcelywhen一就。【参考译文】他们刚下火车，火车就起动了。4.【解析】B.固定搭配。distinguish right from wron9明辨是非。perceive感觉，觉察；sight看到，发现；observe观察。【参考译文】你应该能够辨别是非。5.【解析】D.词义辨析。reduce减少，缩小；offend冒犯，得罪；practice练习；neglect疏忽，玩忽，如：Jack neglected his religious studies and developed his interests in poetyy, painting, and photography.杰克忽略了宗教学习，转而对诗歌、绘画和摄影产生了兴趣。【参