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试卷代号:169座位号湖北广播电视大学2023-2023年学年度“专升本”考试英语专业《高级休闲英语》试题22023年6月_____________________________________________________________________I.ChooseA,B,Ctocompleteeachconversation,usingthesentencesbelow.(20%)1.
—Hi,Anita!Howareyou?—Justfine,thanks.What’snew?—Nothingmuch.What’snewwithyou?—________________________________________________.A.
That’sallright.I’mcomingovertomorrow.B.
Well,I’mnotworkingatthebankanymore.C.
Thanks,that’sverykindforyou.2.
—WhenyouHavedirectionstothetaxidriver,yousoundedjustlikeanative.—________________________________________________.A.
WedecidedtomovetoCalifornialastyear.B.
Well,notquite.Istillhavetroubleexpressingmyself.C.
Whichcityareyougoingtostay?3.
—Ineedsomeonetotakecareofmydaughter.—________________________________________________.A.
Someonewho’sgoodwithchildren.B.
Ihaveafriendwhosedaughterisinkindergarten.C.
Whatkindofpersonareyoulookingfor?4.
—DoyouknowifJohn’scominghomefordinner?—________________________________________________.A.
He’llbelate.Hesaidnottowaitforhim.B.
I’llbelatefordinner.C.
Johnisgoingtobeatthemeetingtomorrowafternoon.5.
—YouspeakEnglishsowell.Youmustbegoodatlearninglanguages.—________________________________________________.A.
Ihaveahardtimelearninglanguagestoo.B.
I’vemetlotsofinterestingpeoplehere.C.
I’mlucky.I’vealwaysfoundlanguageseasy.6.
—I’msorry.Nowwhatwerewetalkingabout?—________________________________________________.A.
Youweresayingthatyouusedtobeaphysicaltherapist.B.
IfIhadmoretime,I’dhaveaprivatepractice.C.
ThatticketsfortheStingconcertaresoldout.7.—________________________________________________.—No,I’mgoingtothepostoffice.A.
Well,wecouldalwaysgotomorrow.B.
Rose,didIhearyousayyou’regoingtothedrugstore?C.
Doyouthinkyoumightgobyapostoffice?8.—________________________________________________.—Whatdidyoudo?A.
WhileIwashikingthroughthewoods,Isawabear.B.
Iwashikingthroughthewoods.C.
Whereareyouoffto?Perhapsthebestwayistotakeataxi.9.—Ihaven’theardfrommybrotherforsixmonths.—________________________________________________.A.
He’stoobusy.Hehasn’tgottimefordinner.B.
Hewon’tbeabletocomeoverlater.C.
Really?Whydoesn’thewritemoreoften?10.—________________________________________________.—No,Ihaven’t.I’vebeencoughingandsneezingfortwoweeks.A.
You’vebeenlosingyourtemperalotlately.B.
Haveyoubeengettingenoughexercises?C.
Youstillhaven’tgotridofthatcold,haveyou?
II.Readthefollowingpassagesandanswerquestions.(60%)Passage1InformationforTouriststoSingaporeGettingtheVisa.Travelerscancomeindividuallyorwithatourgroup.Thetravelagencieswhichorganizethetourwillgothroughallthenecessaryformalitiesforthegroupmembers,whileindividualtravelersshouldfindoutiftheyneedavisatoenterSingapore.Fornationalsofmostcountriesofthewould,avisaisgrantedattheportofentry,butnationalsofsomecountrieshavetoapplyforavisabeforetheytraveltoSingapore.YoushouldcheckwiththeembassyoftheRepublicofSingaporenearesttoyouwhetherornotyouneedavisatoenterSingapore.Youshouldapplyforitwellaheadoftimeifyoudoneedone.PhysicalCheck-up.TouristsshouldgototheirdoctorsbeforeleavingforSingaporeandgetsomevaccinationsormedicationaccordingtotheirdoctor'sadvice.Singaporehasmanywell-equippedhospitals,butthemedicalexpensescanbecomecostlyfornon-residents.InSingapore,itiseasytofinddoctorswhospeakEnglish,Chinese,MalayorTamil.Doctorswhospeakotherlanguagesaremoredifficulttofind.Ifyoudonotspeakanyofthefourofficiallanguagesofthecountry,youmayhavetheproblemofalanguagebarrierwhenyougotoaSingaporehospitalfortreatment.MoneyMatters.Allhardcurrencies,forexample,USdollars,Germanmarks,Frenchfrancs,Japaneseyenandsterlingpounds,areacceptedinSingapore.Touristscanusecash,traveler'schecksandcreditcardsaccordingtotheirownneeds.Foreigncurrenciesandtraveler'scheckscanbechangedintoSingaporedollarsattheexchangedesksofthehotels,themajorbanks,andauthorizedmoneychangers.Don'tchangemoneywithanyunauthorizedmoneyvendors;itisillegalandnotsafe.Themajorcreditcards,suchasVisa,MasterCard,AmericanExpress,Million,JCBandDiner'sClub,areacceptedinmostofthebighotelsanddepartmentstores.Thereareover1000ATMsinSingapore,convenientlylocatedinallcommercialandresidentialareas.HotelReservation.Thereareover800hotelsandhostelsinSingapore,rangingfrombudgetlodgingtothemajesticandthemostexquisitestylesoffive-starhotels.However,mostofthehotelsaremid-rangeoneswithstandardservices.Theyareusuallyequippedwithair-conditioners,singleordoublebeds,andprivatebathrooms.HotelguestscangetIDD,DDD,fax,laundryandwake-upservicesinallhotels.Inhotelsabovethethree-starlevel,therearealsobusinesscenters,beautysalons,healthcentersandbars.BuffetbreakfastswithbothWesternandSoutheastAsianfoodareserved.Hotandcolddrinksareprovidedinmanyhotels,andthetapwaterindrinkable.Thepricesofthehotelsvaryaccordingtotheircategoriesandtheseason.TouristsshouldreservetheirhotelsbeforecomingtoSingaporeiftheywanttobeassuredoftheirfirstchoice.Reservationscanbemadethroughatravelagency,anoverseasbranchofthehotel,orbyfax.Ifyouarrivewithoutareservation,youcantelephonethehoteluponarrivingattheairport.Oneoftheadvantagesofreservationisthatmostofthebighotelswillsendacoachtomeetthetouristsattheairport.Questions11-15.Findoutifthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalseaccordingtothetext.MarkTonyouranswersheetifitistrue,Fifitisfalse.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet._____11.IfyouneedavisatoenterSingapore,youshouldapplyearly._____12.AlthoughmanyhospitalsinSingaporearewell-equipped,thedoctorstherecannottreatpatientswhodonotspeakEnglish_____13.Aforeigntouristcanchangemoneyinhotels,aswellasinbanks_____14.Itisillegaltochangemoneywithauthorizedmoneychangers._____15.Foreigntouristshavetomakereservationsbeforetheywanttostayinafive-starhotel.
Passage2Treesareusefultomaninthreeveryimportantways:theyprovidehimwoodandotherproducts;theygivehimshade;andtheyhelptopreventdrought(干旱)andfloods.Unfortunately,inmanypartsoftheworld,manhasnotrealizedthatthethirdoftheseservicesisthemostimportant.Inhiseagernesstodrawquickprofitfromthetrees,hehascutthemdowninlargenumbers.Twothousandyearsago,arichandpowerfulcountrycutdownitstreestobuildwarships,withwhichtogainitselfanempire.Itgainedtheempirebut,withoutitstrees,itssoilbecamebareandpoor.Whentheempirefelltopieces,thecountryfounditselffacedbyfloodsandstarvation.Evenwhereagovernmentrealizestheimportanceofaplentifulsupplyoftrees,itisdifficultsometimestomakethepeoplerealizethis.Theycultdownthetreesbutaretoocarelesstoplantandlookafternewtrees.So,unlessthegovernmenthasagoodsystemofcontrol,orcaneducatethepeople,theforestsslowlydisappear.Thisdoesnotonlymeanthattherewillbefewertrees.Theresultsareevenmoreserious:forwheretheretrees,theirrootsbreakthesoilup,allowingtheraintosinkin,andalsobindthesoil.Thispreventsthesoilfrombeingwashedaway.Butwheretherearenotrees,therainfallsonhardgroundandflowsawayonthesurface,andthiscausesfloodsandtheraincarriesawaytherichtopsoilinwhichcropsgrow.Whenallthetopsoilisgone,nothingremainsbutworthlessdesert.Questions16-20.Completethefollowingstatementsbychoosingthebestfromtheanswersa,b,c,anddandwritetheletteronyouranswersheet.16.Treesareusefultomanmainlyinthreeways,themostimportantofwhichisthattheycan_____________.A.
keephimfromthehotsunshineB.
enablehimtobuildwarshipsC.
makehimdrawquickprofitfromthemD.
protecthimfromdroughtsandfloods17.It’sagreatpitythat_______.A.
manisonlyinterestedinbuildingempiresB.
manisnoteagertomakeprofitsfromtreesC.
manhasn’trealizedtheimportanceoftreestohimD.
manhasn’tfoundoutthathehaslostalltrees18.Soonerorlatertheforestswilldisappear______________.A.
unlessacountryhasaplentysupplyoftreesB.
unlesspeoplestopcuttingdowntheirtreesC.
unlessallpeoplearetaughttheimportanceofplantingtreesD.
unlessthegovernmentpunishesthosewhotreesinsteadofplantingthem19.Theword“bind”inParagraph5means“__________”.A.
towashawayB.
tomakewetC.
tomakestaytogetherD.
toimprove20.Whenthereisaheavyrain,treescanhelptopreventfloods,astheycan________.A.
keeprainfromfallingdowntosoftgroundB.
makeitpossibleforthesoiltoallowrainwatertosinkinC.
preventthesoilfrombeingwashedawayD.
makethetopsoilsticktogether
Passage3DeathGigglesNotmanybooksaboutoldageandthefearofdeathtendtoboostmymood,butGeneCohen'sthecreativeAgehasmesingingintheshowerandchucklingevenatInternetjokes.Beingawhiteheadedwrinkly,asAustralianscallusoldfolks,Inowfeelthelaughsbubblingupthewaytheyhaveformostofmy76years.Why?WellCohenbrightenedmylife--byputtingmebackintouchwithmyfearofdeath.Millionsofusareliving30yearslongerthanwedidahundredyearsago,andthedatasuggestthatjustinmylifetimewe'vebeengivena14-yearbonusinproductiveactivity.Ourspeciesisexperimentingwithlifespan.Hereweareplayinginovertime,withmorehealthandenergythananycohortourageeverhad.Butourbodiesweardownandcrampup,aggravatingremindersthatthewhistlewillsoonblowtoendthegame.Wetenseupwithanxietyandnocturnalpanic,wakefromnightmaresat2:29am.,rousedbyfear-movedbowels,fallintodepression,loseconcentrationandturnedgyeachtimememoryhidesanameorafactjustwhenwehavetohaveit.Sowehavetoturntombstoneterrorsintocreativeenergy,urgesCohen.Westarttogetliberated,ifever,onlybya"dramatic,thoughoftenoverlooked,changeinthewaywethinkaboutdeath."Shiftingfromtheabstracttotheconcrete,deathchanges"fromsomethingthathappenstosomethingthatwillhappen."Onlywhenwelookdeathintheeye--whateverwordsworkforyouandcometotermswithourmortalitydowediscoveracreativenewfreedom,Cohenreports.AsthefoundingdirectoroftheNationalInstituteofMentalHealth'sInstituteforAgeing,he'slookedintoenoughcasestodigoutthesubtlestuffburiedunderdeathdenials.That'swhythebookpaysoffsolidlyonthepromiseofitssubtitle:AwakeningHumanPotentialintheSecondHalfofLife.Thedatasuggeststhatweeldershaveeasieraccesstoourunconscious,productivedreams,thanmostbusygrown-ups.InDenialofDeath,theclassicbyErnstBecker,theauthorarguedthatmostart,andindeedcivilizationitself,comesfromourstruggletotranscendourmortallimits.WhatIknowisI'dlostmyoldhumorpartner,death,butwithCohen'shelpwe'rehangingouttogetheragainandweknowthataworkableideaoragoodjokeismoreimportantthanextendedtofu.Questions21-25.CompletethefollowingstatementsbychoosingthebestfromtheanswersA,B,C,andDandwritetheletteronyouranswersheet.21.Theauthorofthistextdiscusses.A)energyB)freedomC)abookD)afilm22.Theauthorofthistextis.A)ayoungmanB)anoldmanC)anoldwomanD)agrown-up23.Thenameoftheauthorofthetextis.A)notstatedB)ErnestBeckerC)GeneCohenD)DenialofDeath24.ThesubtitleofTheCreativeAgeis.A)DenialofDeathB)DeathGigglesC)AwakeningHumanPotentialintheSecondHalfofLifeC)Fromsomethingthathappenstosomethingthatwillhappen25.ThedirectoroftheNationalInstituteofMentalHealth'sInstituteforAgeingis.A)itsfounderB)theauthoroftheabovetextC)thedirectorofafilmD)thedirectoroftheNationalInstituteofMentalHealth
Passage4(A)
MarriageatSt.Mary’sAhundredandfiftyguestsattendedthemarriageceremonyofJaneFrancisHarrison,ofMorton,andHenryBarlowfromSurrey.TheReverendJ.H.CaseyofficiatedattheSt.Mary’schurch.Thebride,whoworeawhitesilkgownandcarriedasprayofwhiterosesandgypsophila,wasgivenawaybyherfather,FelixHarrison.Shewasattendedbythreebridesmaidsinpalepinksilkdresses,andapageboyinasailorsuit.ThebestmanwasWilliamBarlow,thegroom’sbrother.Aftertheceremony,therewasabuffetreceptionattheCountyHotel.Thehappycouplespentthefirstnightoftheirmarriedlifeinthehotel,beforeleavingMortononSundaymorning,forahoneymooninScotland.(B)LocalmanwedsChinesedoctorGuestsatMortonregistryofficeonSaturdayenjoyedthemarriageceremonyofWangYang,fromShanghai,Chinaandlocalman,DavidGibson.ThecouplemetthreeyearsagoinManchester,whereWangwasstudyingmedicine.ThebrideworeatraditionalChinesedressofredsilkandcarriedyellowroses.Thewitnesseswerethebride’sclosefriend,LingMei,andthebridegroom’sfriend,PhilipWard.Aninformalreceptionpartyforthecouplewasheld
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