2023年湖北成人学位英语考试真题及答案

湖北成人学位英语考试真题及答案【PartII】PartIIReadingComprehension（40points）Directions:inthispartThereare4passagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneyouthinkisthebestanswer,thenmarkthecorrespondingletterintheAnswerSheetOnewithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Advertisementcanbethoughtof"asthemeansofmakingknowninordertobuyorsellgoodsorservices".Advertisementaimstoincreasepeople'sawarenessandarouseinterest.Ittriestoinformandtopersuade.Themediaareallusedtospreadthemessage.Thepressoffersafairlycheapmethod,andmagazinesareusedtoreachspecialsectionsofthemarket.Thecinemaandcommercialradioareusefulforlocalmarket.Television,althoughmoreexpensive,canbeveryeffective.Publicnoticesarefairlycheapandmorepermanentintheirpowerofattraction.Otherwaysofincreasingconsumerinterestarethroughexhibitionsandtradefairsaswellasdirectmailadvertisement.Therecanbenodoubtthatthegrowthinadvertisementisoneofthemoststrikingfeaturesofthewesternworldinthiscentury.Manybusinessessuchasthosehandlingfrozenfoods,liquor,tobaccoandmedicineshavebeenbuiltuplargelybyadvertisement.Wemightaskwhetherthecostofadvertisementispaidforbytheproducerorbythecustomer.Sinceadvertisementformspartofthecostofproduction,whichhastobecoveredbythesellingprice,itisclearthatitisthecustomerwhopaysforadvertisement.However,iflargescaleadvertisementleadstoincreaseddemand,productioncostsarereduced,andthecustomerpaysless.Itisdifficulttomeasureexactlytheinfluenceofadvertisementonsales.Whenthemarketisgrowing,advertisementhelpstoincreasedemand.Whenthemarketisshrinking,advertisementmaypreventabiggerfallinsalesthanwouldoccurwithoutitssupport.Whatisclearisthatbusinesseswouldnotpaylargesumsforadvertisementiftheywerenotconvincedofitsvaluetothem.21.Advertisementisoftenusedto（）。A.deceivecustomersB.increaseproductionC.arousesuspicionD.pushthesale22.Theword"media"（inthefirstparagraph）includes（）。A.thepressB.televisionC.radioD.alloftheabove23.Advertisementismainlypaidforby（）。A.thecustomerB.theproducerC.increasedsalesD.reducedprices24.Advertisementcanincreasedemand（）。A.atthetimeB.inanycircumstancesC.inagrowingmarketD.inashrinkingmarket25.Fromthelastsentenceofthispassageweconcludethat（）。A.businessesusuallydonotpaymuchforadvertisementB.businessmenknowwellthatadvertisementcouldbringthemmoreprofitsC.advertisementcouldhardlyconvincepeopleofthevalueofthegoodsD.advertisementusuallycostbusinesseslargeamountsofmoneyPassage2Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Anotherthinganastronauthastolearnaboutiseatinginspace.Foodisweightless,justasmenare.Foodforspacehastobepackedinspecialways.Someofitgoesintotubesthatamancansqueezeintohismouth.Bite-sizedcookiesarepackedinplastic.Thereisagoodreasonforcoveringeachbite,Theplastickeepspiecesoffoodfromtravelinginthespaceship.Ontheearthverysmallpiecesoffoodwouldsimplyfalltothefloor.Butgravitydoesn'tpullthemtothefloorwhentheyareoutoftheplasticinaspaceship.Theymovehereandthereandcangetintoaman'seyesorintothespaceship'sinstruments.Ifanyoftheinstrumentsisblocked,theastronautsmayhavetroublegettingsafelyhome.Asastronautstravelonlongerspacetrips,hemusttaketimetosleep.Anastronautcanfithimselftohisseatwithakindofseatbelt.Or,ifhewantsto,hecansleepinasleepingbagwhichisfixedinplaceunderhisseat.Butbecarefulhemustputhishandsunderthebeltwhenhegoestosleep.Thisisbecauseheisreallyafraidthathemighttouchoneofcontrolsthatisn'tsupposedtobetoucheduntillater.26.Whywouldastronautscovereachbiteoffoodinspace?A.BecausesmallpiecesoffoodwouldfalldowntothefloorB.BecauseweightlesspiecesoffoodmightmaketroublewhentheytravelaroundC.Becausetheyhaven'tenoughfoodforlongertripsD.Becauseastronautsdon'twanttowastefood27.Inaspaceship,astronautscan（）。A.walkjustastheydoontheearthB.noteatanythingbecauseit'sdangerousC.controlthespaceshipwhentheyaresleepingD.notlittersmallthingsoritwillmaketrouble28.Inwhatwayisfoodforspacepacked?A.VerysmallpiecesoffoodareputonthefloorB.SomeofitisputintotubesC.Small-sizedcookiesarepackedinplasticD.BothBandC29.Whydoesanastronautputhishandunderhisbeltwhenhesleeps?A.BecausehethinksitiscomfortabletosleepinthatwayinspaceB.Becausehedoesn'twanttotouchanycontrolswhenhesleepsC.BecausetheinstrumentsofthespaceshipareeasilybrokenD.Becauseheisafraidthattheseatwillmove30.Thebesttitleofthisarticleis（）。A.EatingandSleepinginSpaceB.HowAstronautsEatinSpaceC.FoodforSpaceD.HowAstronautsSleepinSpacePassage3Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Howcanwegetridofgarbage?Dowehaveenoughenergysourcestomeetourfutureenergyneeds?Thesearetwoimportantquestionsthatmanypeopleareaskingtoday.Somepeoplethinkthatmanmightbeabletosolvebothproblemsatthesametime.Theysuggestusinggarbageasanenergysource,andatthesometimeitcansavethelandtoholdgarbage.Foralongtime,peopleburiedgarbageordumped（倾倒）itonemptyland.Now,emptylandisscarce.Butmoreandmoregarbageisproducedeachyear.However,garbagecanbeagoodfueltouse.Thethingsingarbagedonotlooklikecoal,petroleum,ornaturalgas;buttheyarechemicallysimilartothesefossil（化石）fuels.Asweuseupourfossilfuelsupplies,wemightbeabletousegarbageasanenergysource.Burninggarbageisnotanewidea.SomecitiesinEuropeandtheUnitedStates,havebeenburninggarbageforyears.Theheatthatisproducedbyburninggarbageisusedtoboilwater.Thesteamthatisproducedisusedtomakeelectricityortoheatnearbybuildings.InParisFrance,somepowerplantsburnalmost2millionmetrictonsofthecitiesgarbageeachyear.Theamountofenergyproducedisaboutthesameaswouldbeproducedbyburningalmostahalfmillionbarrelsofoil.Ourfossilfuelsuppliesarelimited.Burninggarbagemightbeonekindofenergysourcethatwecanusetohelpmeetourenergyneeds.Thismethodcouldalsoreducetheamountofgarbagepilingupontheearth.31.Whattwoproblemscanmansolvebyburninggarbage?A.TheshortageofenergyandairpollutionB.TheshortageofenergyandthelandtoholdgarbageC.AirpollutionandtheshortageoffossilfuelD.Airpollutionandtheshortageoflandtoholdgarbage32.Whichofthefollowingisnottheresultofburninggarbage?A.ThegarbageburnedisturnedintofossilfuelsB.TheheatproducedisusedtoboilwaterC.ThesteamproducedisusedtomakeelectricityD.Thesteamproducedisusedtoheatbuildings33.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.About2millionmetrictonsofgarbageisburnedinsomepowerplantsinParis,FranceeachyearB.Inamodernsociety,moreandmoregarbageisproducedeachyearC.UsinggarbageisagoodwaytosolvetheproblemofenergyshortageD.Itwillbetooexpensivetousegarbageasanenergysource34.Whatistheauthor'sattitude?A.DelightedB.SadC.AgreeingD.Disagreeing35.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe（）。A.GarbageandtheEarthB.FossilFuelandGarbageC.LandandGarbageD.Garbage--EnergySourcePassage4Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Alawyerfriendofminehasdevotedherselftotheserviceofhumanity.Herspecialareaiscalled"publicinterestlaw".Manyotherlawyersrepresentonlyclientswhocanpayhighfees.Alllawyershavehadexpensiveandhighlyspecializedtraining,andtheyworklong,difficulthoursforthemoneytheyearn.Butwhathappenstopeoplewhoneedlegalhelpandcannotaffordtopaytheselawyers'fees?Publicinterestlawyersfillthisneed.Lisa,likeotherpublicinterestlawyers,earnsasalarymuchbelowwhatsomelawyerscanearn.Becausesheiswillingtotakelessmoney,herclientsneedthehelp,eveniftheycanpaynothingatall.Someclientsneedlegalhelpbecausestoreshavecheatedthemwithfaultymerchandise.Othersareinunsafeapartments,orarethreatenedwitheviction（驱逐，赶出）andhavenoplacetogoto.Theircasesarecalled"civil"cases.Stillothersareaccusedofcriminalacts,andseekingthosepublicinterestlawyerswhohandle"criminal"cases.Thesearejustafewofthemanysituationsinwhichmenandwomenwhoarepublicinterestlawyersservetoextendjusticethroughoutoursociety.36.Apersonwhoneedsanduseslegalhelpiscalleda（）。A.lawyerB.clientC.tenantD.caseworker37.Publicinterestlawyersserve（）。A.onlystoresandlandlordsB.criminalsonlyC.peoplewhocanpayhighfeesD.peoplewhocanpaylittleornothing38.Ifonlytherichcouldbehelpedbylawyers,thejusticesystemwouldbe（）。A.undemocraticB.fairandreasonableC.modernD.inneedofnochanges39.Publicinterestlawincludes（）。A.civilcasesonlyB.criminalcasesonlyC.criminalandcivilcasesD.wealthyclientscases40.Whichofthefollowingisnotamatterforcivilcase?A.AtenantisfacedwithevictionB.AlandlordrefusestofixadangerousstaircaseC.AburglarisarrestedD.AstoresellsafaultyradioPassagel21.【解析】D。细节题。答案在第一段第一句话“Advertisementcanbethoughtofasthemeansofmakingknowninordertobuyorsellgoodsorservices.”因此“广告常常被认为是促销商品或服务旳手段”，D最符合题意。22.【解析】D。细节题。media媒体。由于在其后旳句子中作者紧接着列举了press、magazines、thecinema、commercialradio、television、exhibitions等词。因此可以断定media应当包括thepress、television和radio。因此D是对旳答案。23.【解析】A。细节题。根据文章第三段“…itisclearthatitisthecustomerwhopaysforadvertisement.”可知广告旳费用重要是由顾客来付。24.【解析】C。细节题。根据第四段第二句“whenthemarketisgrowing，advertisementhelpstoincreasedemand.”可知假如市场扩大了，广告有助于增长需求。25.【解析】B。逻辑推理题。文章最终一句话旳意思是：“显然，假如商家认为广告不会给他们带来利润，那么他们是不也许在广告上投资诸多旳。”换句话说：商家非常清晰广告会给他带来更大旳利润。因此B是对旳答案。Passage226.【解析】B。事实细节题。文章第二段重要是解释食物要用塑