2023年英语专业高级休闲英语试题秋英语本科专业教学资源整合新版

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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

2023年6月

I.ChooseA,B,Ctocompleteeachconversation,usingthesentence

sbe1ow.(20%)

1.—Hi,Anita!Howareyou?

—Justfine,thanks.What'snew?

—Nothingmuch.What'snewwithyou?

A.That9sa11right.Tmcomingovertomorrow.

B.Well,I'mnotworkingatthebankanymore.

C.Thanks,thafsverykindforyou.

2.—WhenyouHavedirectionstothetaxidriver,yousoundedjust1ik

eanative.

A.WedecidedtomovetoCalifornia1astyear.

B.Wel1,notquite.Isti11havetroubleexpressingmyse1f.

C.Whichcityareyougoingtostay?

3.—Ineedsomeonetotakecareofmydaughter.

A.Someonewho'sgoodwithchiIdren.

B.Ihaveafriendwhosedaughterisinkindergarten.

C.Whatkindofpersonareyou1ookingfor?

4.—DoyouknowifJohn'scominghomefordinner?

A.He*51*7B.1belate.Hesaidnottowaitforhim.

B.Filbelatefordinner.

C.Johnisgoingtobeatthemeetingtomorrowaftemoon.

5.—YouspeakEnglishsowell.Youmustbegoodatlearninglanguages.

A.Ihaveahardtimelearning1anguagestoo.

B.Pvemet1otsofinterestingpeoplehere.

C.I'mlucky.I'veaIwaysfound1anguageseasy.

6.—Fmsorry.NowwhatwerewetaIkingabout?

A.Youweresayingthatyouusedtobeaphysicaltherapist.

B.IfIhadmoretime,Tdhaveaprivatepractice.

C.ThatticketsfortheStingconcertaresoldout.

7.—.

—No,I'mgoingtothepostoffice.

A.Wei1,wecouIdalwaysgotomorrow.

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'tbeab1etocomeover1ater.

C.Real1y?Whydoesn'thewritemoreoften?

10.一.

—No,Ihaven't.Pvebeencoughingandsneezingfbrtwoweeks.

A.You'vebeen1osingyourtempera1otlately.

B.Haveyoubeengettingenoughexercises?

C.Yousti11haven'tgotridofthatcold,haveyou?

II.ReadthefolIowingpassagesandanswerqueStions.(60%)

Passage1

InformationforTouriststoSingapore

GettingtheVisa.Trave1erscancomeindividuaI1yorwithatourg

roup.Thetrave1agencieswhichorganizethetourwillgothrougha11

thenecessaryforma1itiesforthegroupmembers,whileindividualt

ravelersshouldfindoutiftheyneedavisatoenterSingapore.Fornat

ionalsofmostcountriesofthewould,avisaisgrantedattheport

ofentry,butnationalsofsomecountrieshavetoapplyforavisabeforethey

traveltoSingapore.YoushouldcheckwiththeembassyoftheRepublic

ofSingaporenearesttoyouwhetherornotyouneedavisato

enterSingapore.YoushouIdapplyforitwellaheadoftimeifyoudo

needone.

PhysicalCheck-up.Touristsshouldgototheirdoctorsbeforeleav

ingforSingaporeandgetsomevaccinationsormedicationaccordingto

theirdoctorzsadvice.Singaporehasmanywe11-equippedhospita1s,but

themedicalexpensescanbecomecostlyfornon-residents.InSingapore,

itiseasytofinddoctorswhospeakEnglish,Chinese,MalayorTa

mil.Doctorswhospeakotherlanguagesaremoredifficu1ttofind.Ifyou

donotspeakanyofthefourofficial1anguagesofthecountry,youmayhaveth

eprob1emofa1anguagebarrierwhenyougotoaSingaporehospita1fortrea

tment.

MoneyMatters.A11hardcurrencies,forexample,USdo1lars,German

marks,Frenchfrancs,Japaneseyenandsterlingpounds,areacceptedi

nSingapore.Touristscanusecash,traveler'schecksandcreditcards

accordingtotheirownneeds.Foreigncurrenciesandtravele

r,scheckscanbechangedintoSingaporedo1larsattheexchangedesks

ofthehotels,themajorbanks,andauthorizedmoneychangers.Don*tcha

ngemoneywithanyunauthorizedmoneyvendors;itisillegalandnotsaf

e.Themajorcreditcards,suchasVisa,MasterCard,AmericanExpres

s,Million,JCBandDiner'sClub,areacceptedinmostofthebighotels

anddepartmentstores.Thereareover1000ATMsinSingapore,conven

iently1ocatedinallcommercialandresidentialareas.

HotelReservation.Thereareover800hote1sandhostelsinSin

gapore,rangingfrombudget1odgingtothemajesticandthemostexquisite

stylesoffive-starhotels.However,mostofthehote1saremid-rang

eoneswithstandardservices.Theyareusuallyequippedwithair-co

nditioners,singleordoublebeds,andprivatebathrooms.Hote1

guestscangetIDD,DDD,fax,1aundryandwake-upservicesinall

hote1s.Inhotelsabovethethree-star1evel,therearealsobusiness

centers,beautysalons,healtheentersandbars.Buffetbreakfastswith

bothWestemandSoutheastAsianfoodareserved.Hotandco1ddrinksare

providedinmanyhotels,andthetapwaterindrinkab1e.Thepricesof

thehotelsvaryaccordingtotheircategoriesandtheseason.Tourists

shouldreservetheirhoteIsbeforecomingtoSingaporeiftheywantto

beassuredoftheirfirstchoice.Reservationscanbemadethrough

atravelagency,anoverseasbranchofthehotel,orbyfax.Ifyouarriv

ewithoutareservation,youcantelephonethehoteluponarrivingatthe

airport.OneoftheadvantagesofreservationisthatmostofthebighoteIsw

i11sendacoachtomeetthetouristsattheairport.

Questions11-15.FindOutifthefolIowingStatementsare

trueorfaIseaccordingtothetext.MarkTonyourans

wersheetifitiStrue,FifitiSfalSe.Writeyouranswe

rsonyouranswersheet.

11.IfyouneedavisatoenterSingapore,youshouldapply

ear1y.

12.AlthoughmanyhospitalsinSingaporearewe11-equipped,

thedoctorstherecannottreatpatientswhodonotspeakEnglish

13.Aforeigntouristcanchangemoneyinhotels,aswe11asin

banks

14.Itisillega1tochangemoneywithauthorizedmoneycha

ngers.

15.Foreigntouristshavetomakereservationsbeforetheyw

anttostayinafive-starhote1.

Passage2

Treesareusefultomaninthreeveryimportantways:theyprovidehim

woodandotherproducts;theygivehimshade;andtheyheIptopre

ventdrought（干旱）andfloods.

Unfortunately,inmanypartsoftheworid,manhasnotrealizedthat

thethirdoftheseservicesisthemostimportant.Inhiseagerness

todrawquickprofitfromthetrees,hehascutthemdowninlargenumb

ers.

Twothousandyearsago,arichandpowerfulcountrycutdownitst

reestobuildwarships,withwhichtogainitselfanempire.11ga

inedtheempirebut,withoutitstrees,itssoi1becamebareandpoor.

Whentheempirefelltopieces,thecountryfounditselffacedbyfloodsan

dstarvation.

Evenwhereagovernmentrealizestheimportanceofaplentifulsupp

1yoftrees,itisdifficultsometimestomakethepeoplerealizethi

s.Theycultdownthetreesbutaretoocarelesstoplantandloo

kafternewtrees.So,un1essthegovemmenthasagoodsystemof

contro1,orcaneducatethepeop1e,theforestsslowlydisappear.

Thisdoesnoton1ymeanthattherewillbefewertrees.The

resultsareevenmoreserious：forwheretheretrees,theirrootsbreakthes

oi1up,allowingtheraintosinkin,andalsobindthesoi1.Thispre

ventsthesoilfrombeingwashedaway.Butwherethereareno

trees,therainfal1sonhardgroundandflowsawayonthesurface,and

thiscausesf1oodsandtheraincarriesawaytherichtopsoi1inwhich

cropsgrow.Whenallthetopsoilisgone,nothingremainsbutworthiessdes

ert.

Questions16-20.Completethefo11owingstatementsbychoosingthebest

fromtheanswersa,b,c,anddandwritetheletteronyoura

nswersheet.

16.Treesareusefultomanmainlyinthreeways,themostimportantof

whichisthattheycan.

A.keephimfromthehotsunshine

B.enablehimtobuildwarships

C.makehimdrawquickprofitfromthem

D.protecthimfromdroughtsandfloods

17.It'sagreatpitythat.

A.manison1yinterestedinbuildingempires

B.manisnoteagertomakeprofitsfromtrees

C.manhasn9trealizedtheimportanceoftreestohim

D.manhasn'tfbundoutthathehas1ostalltrees

18.Soonerorlatertheforestswilldisappear.

A.unlessacountryhasaplentysupp1yoftrees

B.unlesspeoplestopcuttingdowntheirtrees

C.unlessal1peop1earetaughttheimportanceofplantingtrees

D.unlessthegovernmentpunishesthosewhotreesinsteadofplantin

gthem

19.Theword"bind"inParagraph5means"

A.towashaway

B.tomakewet

C.tomakestaytogether

D.toimprove

20.Whenthereisaheavyrain,treescanhelptopreventf

loods,astheycan.

A.keeprainfromfa11ingdowntosoftground

B.makeitpossib1eforthesoiltoallowrainwatertosinkin

C.preventthesoilfrombeingwashedaway

D.makethetopsoi1sticktogether

Passage3

DeathGiggles

Notmanybooksaboutoldageandthefearofdeathtendtob

oostmymood,butGeneCohen'stheereativeAgehasmesinginginthe

showerandchuck1ingevenatInternetjokes.Beingawhiteheadedw

rinkly,asAustralianscallusoldfolks,Inowfeelthelaughsbubb1ingup

thewaytheyhaveformostofmy76years.Why?We11Co

henbrightenedmylife--byputtingmebackintouchwithmyfearofdeat

h.

Millionsofusareliving30years1ongerthanwedidahundred

yearsago,andthedatasuggestthatjustinmy1ifetimewe'vebeen

givena14—yearbonusinproductiveactivity.0urspeciesisexpe

rimentingwithlifespan.Hereweareplayinginovertime,with

morehealthandenergythananycohortourageeverhad.Butourbodies

weardownandcrampup,aggravatingremindersthatthewhist1ewil1s

oonblowtoendthegame.Wetenseupwithanxietyandnocturnalpanic,wak

efromnightmaresat2：29am.,rousedbyfear-movedbowels,fallin

todepression,loseconeentrationandtumedgyeachtimememoryhides

anameorafactjustwhenwehavetohaveit.

Sowehavetoturntombstoneterrorsintocreativeenergy,urg

esCohen.Westarttogetliberated,ifever,onlybya"dramatic,though

oftenoverlooked,changeinthewaywethinkaboutdeath."Shiftingfrom

theabstracttotheconerete,deathchanges“fromsomethingthathapp

enstosomethingthatwillhappen.nOnlywhenwe1ookdeathintheeye—

whateverwordsworkforyouandcometotermswithourmortalitydowe

discoveracreativenewfreedom,Cohenreports.Asthefoundingdirectoro

ftheNationalInstituteofMenta1Health'sInstituteforAgeing,he'slooked

intoenoughcasestodigoutthesubtiestuffburiedunderdeathden

iaIs.That1swhythebookpaysoffso1idlyonthepromiseofitss

ubtit1e:AwakeningHumanPotentialintheSecondHalfofLife.

Thedatasuggeststhatwee1dershaveeasieraccesstoourunconsci

ous,productivedrearns,thanmostbusygrown-ups.InDenialofDeath,the

classicbyErnstBecker,theauthorarguedthatmostart,andindeedcivi

lizationitself,comesfromourstruggletotranscendourmortallimits.WhatI

knowisI'd1ostmyo1dhumorpartner,death,butwithCohen'shelpwe*rehangi

ngouttogetheragainandweknowthataworkableideaoragood

jokeismoreimportantthanextendedtofu.

Questions21-25.Completethefollowingstatementsbychoosingthe

bestfromtheanswersA,B,C,andDandwritethe1etteron

youranswersheet.

21.Theauthorofthistextdiscusses.

A)energyB)freedom

C)abookD)afilm

22.Theauthorofthistextis

A)ayoungmanB)anoIdman

C)anoldwomanD)agrown-up

23.Thenameoftheauthorofthetextis.

A)notstatedB)ErnestBecker

C)GeneCohenD)DenialofDeat

h

24.ThesubtitleofTheCreativeAgeis.

A)DenialofDeath

B)DeathGiggles

C)AwakeningHumanPotentialintheSecondHalfofLife

C)Fromsomethingthathapp1instosomethingthatwillhappen

25.ThedirectoroftheNationalInstituteofMentalHea1th'sInstitu

teforAgeingis.

A)itsfounderB)theauthorofthe

abovetext

C)thedirectorofafiIm

D)thedirectoroftheNationalInstituteofMenta1Health

Passage4

(A)MarriageatSt.Mary's

AhundredandfiftyguestsattendedthemarriageceremonyofJan

eFrancisHarrison,ofMorton,andHenryBarlowfromSurrey.

TheReverendJ.H.CaseyofficiatedattheSt.Mary'schurch.Thebrid

e,whoworeawhitesilkgownandcarriedasprayofwhiteroses

andgypsophi1a,wasgivenawaybyherfather,FelixHarrison.She

wasattendedbythreebridesmaidsinpalepinksilkdresses,

andapageboyinasailorsuit.ThebestmanwasWilliamBa

rlow,thegroom'sbrother.

Aftertheceremony,therewasabuffetreceptionattheCountyHote1.

Thehappycoup1espentthefirstnightoftheirmarriedlifein

thehote1,before1eavingMortononSundaymorning,forah

oneymooninScotland.

(B)LocalmanwedsChinesedoctor

GuestsatMorionregistryofficeonSaturdayenjoyedthemarriage

ceremonyofWangYang,fromShanghai,Chinaandloca1man,DavidG

ibson.ThecoupiemetthreeyearsagoinManchester,whereWang

wasstudyingmedicine.

ThebrideworeatraditionalChinesedressofredsilkandcarried

yellowroses.Thewitnesseswerethebride'sclosefriend,Ling

Mei,andthebridegroom'sfriend,PhilipWard.

Aninforma1receptionpartyfbrthecouplewasheldatthe

homeofthegroom'sparents,Mr.andMrs.ArnoldGibson.

Thecoup1eleftforahoneymooninthesouthofFranceonSaturday

evening.

Questions26-30.Filltheblankswiththeappropriatewordsi

nthepassage.

TextAandBaretwoloca1newsitemsfromanewspaper.Bothitems

giveaccountsofrecentmarriages.IntextA,thebrideworeawhitesilk

gownand