2023年湖北成人学士学位英语真题及答案

2023年湖北学位英语真题(A)卷

(A卷和B卷只是选项的依次不一样)

Part1VocabularyandStructure

Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C

andD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswer

Sheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Thesearebooksandnewspapersyouaskedyesterday.

A.inwhichB.onwhichC.forwhichD.atwhich

2.Fivekilometersalongdistanceforafive-year-oldboytorun.

A.isB.areC.beD.would

3.1tisdesiredthatnewrulestotheattentionofallthestudents.

A.shallbebroughtB.willbebrought

C.wouldbebroughtD.bebrought

4.Tdliketoadouble-roomwithabathinyourhotelfromJune3to12.

A.promiseB.proposeC.bookD.check

5.Hecouldnotstarttheengine,nomatterhardhehadtried.

A.whenB.whereC.whatD.how

6.1forgottogivemyregardstomymanagerinmyletter.IwishIit.

A.shoulddoB.didC.havedoneD.haddone

7.Writingalettertothemanager,hedecidedtotalktohiminperson.

A.InsteadofB.BecauseofC.AsforD.dueto

8.1can'tfindthekeytomyoffice.!havelostitonmywayhome.

A.wouldB.shouldC.mustD.oughtto

9.AsfarasI'mconcerned,!don'tlikeinthatway.

A.tobetreadB.totreatC.treatedD.treating

lO.Thepolicemanstoppedthedriverandfoundthathealcohol.

A.drinksB.hasdrunkC.isdrinkingD.haddrunk

1l.InChineseculture,redhappiness,sobridesusuallywearredontheirweddingdays.

A.standsB.representsC.presentsD.resents

12.Thisistheonlypracticablesolutionyourproblematthemoment.

A.aboutB.ofC.forD.to

13.Wehavebeeneachotherfor20years.

A.intouchB.intouchwithC.touchingD.touchingwith

14.Shefailedherentranceexaminationforcollegeandwasunabletostartherstudiesat

college.

A.furthermoreB.consequentlyC.sequentlyD.moreover

15.MymotherandIalwaysenjoyedourchatunderapinetreeinthepark,ourchildhood.

A.thinkingB.memorizingC.remindingD.recalling

16.ManycountriesbegantoeconomictieswithChinaafteritsreformandopening-up

policies.

A.expandB.expendC.extendD.intend

17.Thedoctorhaswarnedtimeandagainthatsmokingwillhishealth,butJohnnyjust

won'tlisten.

A.effectB.reduceC.affectD.deserve

18.theeditoraskedhisjournalistsnottoanydetailsintheirreportsoftheaccident.

A.leaveforB.leaveoutC.leaveoffD.leaveon

19.Itwasn'tveryofyoutodrinkallthemilkwhenyouknowIneedsomeforthebaby!

A.considerateB.thoughtlessC.carefulD.deliberate

2O.Atfirstthebossthreatenedtohimfromhisjob,butlateritturnedouttobeamerebluff.

A.distributeB.disposeC.dissolveD.dismiss

Part2ReadingComprehension

Directions:Inthispartthereare4passagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggested

answersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEyouthinkisthebestanswer,thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

theAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethrouhgthecenter.

Passage1

Ofallthefamilymembers,grandparentsareprobablytheleastvalued.Theyarejustthepeoplewhohavealways

beenaround.Theymakeafussoverthechildreninthefamily,showofftotheirfriendstheachievementsofthis

childorthatchild,andshowcountlesspicturesofnewbabies.Grandfatherscanfixanything,andgrandmothers

alwayshavehomemadebiscuitsaround.

Whenyouaresmall,ifsfuntostaywithyourgrandparentsbecausetheyalwaysletyoudothingsyoucan'tdoat

home,and,ofcourse,theybuyyouthings.Theyarealwaysabletobabysitbecausetheydon'tgooutmuchand

actuallyprefertoseetheirgrandchildren.Theyareusuallygoodforasmallloannowandthendoesn'tneedtobe

paidbackbecausetheyturnitintoagift.Yourespectfullylistentotheiradvicebutdon'tthankthempolitelyfor

whattheydoforyou,andthendon'tcallorvisitthemuntilyouneedsomethingelse.And,ofcourse,younevertell

themhowdeartheyaretoyoubecausetheyknowhowyoufeelaboutthemanyway.Thenallofasudden,theyare

nolongertheretodothethingsthatonlygrandparentscando,andyoufindyourselfwishingthatyouhadtoldthem

whattheymeanttoyouaspeopleandnotjustasgrandparents.

21.Whatisthepositionofgrandparentsinthefamilyaccordingtothewriter?

A.Theyarethemostimportantpeopleamongfamilymembers.

B.Theyaretheleastimportantpeopleamongfamilymembers.

C.Theyaretheonesatwhomtheirchildrenorgrandchildrenusuallylaugh.

D.Theyaretheoneswhomtheirchildrenorgrandchildrenrespectmost.

22.Grandparentsusuallydomanythingsexcept.

A.buytheirgrandchildrenthings

B.lookaftertheirgrandchildren

C.lettheirgrandchildrendothingstheycan'tdoathome.

D.telltheirgrandchildrenhowdeartheyaretohome.

23.Whydon'tchildrenneedtopaybacktheloanfromtheirgrandparents?

A.Theirgrandparentswillforgettheloan.

B.Theirgrandparentspaybacktheloanforthem.

C.Theirgrandparentsdiebeforetheyhaveenoughmoneytopayitback.

D.Theirgrandparentsturntheloanintoagift.

24.Childrennevertelltheirgrandparentshowdeartheyaretothembecause.

A.theydon*tliketheirgrandparents.

B.theytakeforgrantedeverythingtheirgrandparentsdoforthem.

C.theirgrandparentsknowhowtheyfeel

D.theydonotrespecttheirgrandparents

25.Howdochildrenfeelaftertheirgrandparentsdie?

A.Theyregrettheydidn'texpresstheirtruefeelingstothem.

B.Theyfeelsorrythatgrandparentsaretheleastvaluedinthefamily.

C.Theymissthemverymuchbecausenoonedoesthethingsthatgrandparentsdo.

D.Theywishtheyhadvisitedandcalledthemmoreoften.

Passage2

ManyAmericancollegespermitforeignstudentstoliveincollegehousingorhousingnotownedbythe

university,suchasanapartment.Collegehousingisusuallyinadormitory,ordormforshort.Manyforeignstudents

saythatthedormsarelesscostlythanapartments.Theysaydormsofferquietstudyareasandareasforsocial

activitiesorsports.Theysaydormsareclosetoplacestheygoeveryday,likethelibrary,computercenterand

classrooms.Theyalsosaythatlivingintheroomprovidesthebestchancetogettoknowotherstudents.

Dormitoriesmayhaveasfewastwelvestudentsorasmanyasonethousand.Somedormsareorganizedinto

areascalledsuites.Suiteshaveseveralbedrooms,alargelivingareaandabathroom.Sixormorepeoplemaylivein

onesuite.Otherdormshavemanyroomsalongahallway.Twostudentsusuallyliveineachroom.Oneachfloor

thereisalargebathroomforallthestudentswholiveonthatfloor.Sometimesthereisalsoakitchenforpreparing

food.

Inmostuniversities,malesandfemalesliveinthesamedorm.Theymayevenliveonthesamefloor.Butthey

usuallymaynotliveinthesameroomorsuite.Mostuniversitieshavesomedormsformenandwomen.

26.WheredosomeforeignstudentsinAmericancollegesprefertolive?

A.InahotelB.Inahouse

C.InanapartmentD.Inafriend*shome

27.Whatmaybethereasonforaforeignstudenttochoosetoliveinadorm?

A.ItischeaperB.Ithasabiglivingroom

C.ItiscleanerD.Itisownedbytheuniversity

28.Howmanystudentscanadormholdatmostaccordingtothepassage?

A.TwoB.sixC.TwelveD.Athousand

29.Oneoftheadvantagesoflivinginadormisthat.

A.itiseasierforthestudentstogetintouchwithotherstudents

B.thestudentscangotoschoollibraryeveryday

C.thestudentscanusepersonalcomputersfreely

D.morethantwostudentsmayliveinoneroom

30.WhichoffollowingstatementisTUREaccordingtothepassage?

A.A11thestudentsinadormshareonelargebathroom

B.Studentsarenotallowedtocookinthedorm

C.Femalestudentsandmalestudentscannotliveinthesamedorm

D.Livinginthedormishelpfultodevelopyourrelationwithothers

Passage3

CarsareanimportantpartoflifeinthUnitedStates.Withoutacar,mostpeoplefeelthattheyarepoor.Aneven

ifapersonispoorhedoesn'tfeelreallypoorwhenhehasacar.

HenryFordwasthemanwhofirststartedmakingcarsinlargenumbers.Heprobablydidn'tknowhowmuchthe

carwasgoingtoaffectAmericanculture.ThecarmadetheUniteStatesanationonwheels.Andithelpedmakethe

UnitedStateswhatitistoday.

TherearethreemainreasonsthecarbecamesopopularintheUnitedStates.Firstofall,thecountryisahuge

oneandAmericansliketomovearoundinit.Thecarprovidesthemostcomfortableandcheapestformof

transportation.Withacarpeoplecangoanyplacewithoutspendingalotofmoney.

ThesecondreasoncarsarepopularisthefactthattheUnitedStatesneverreallydevelopedanefficientand

inexpensiveformofpublictransportation.Long-distancehaveneverbeenascommonintheUnitedStatesasthey

areinotherpartsoftheworld.Nowadays,thereisagoodsystemofair-serviceprovidedbyplanes.Butitistoo

expensivetobeusedfrequently.

Thethirdreasonisthemostimportantone,though.TheAmericanspiritofindependenceiswhatreallymade

carspopular.Americansdon'tliketowaitforabusoratrainorevenaplane.Theydon'tliketohavetofollowan

exactschedule.Acargivesthemthefreedomtoscheduletheirowntime.AndthisisthefreedomthatAmericans

wantmosttohave.

ThegasshortagehascausedabigproblemforAmericans.Buttheanswerwillnotbeabiggersystemofpublic

transportation.Therealsolutionwillhavetobeanewkindofcar,onethatdoesnotusesomuchgas.

31,WhendomostAmericansfeeltheyarepoor?

A.Whentheydon'thaveacarB.Whentheyliveinahugecountry

C.Whentheydon'tplanes.D.Whentheyhaveacar

32.WhydocarsbecomepopularintheUnitedStates?

A.TheUnitedStatesishuge.B.Publictransportationisnotsogood.

C.AmericansliketobeindependentD.Americansliketomovearound

33.WhatpublictransportationisgoodintheUnitedStates?

A.BusesB.TrainsC.TaxisD.Planes

34.WhathascausedabigproblemforAmericans?

A.AnewkindofcarB.Publictransportation

C.ThegasshortageD.Poorpeople

35.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaccordingtothispassage?

A.Carshavemadethenationonwheels.

B.CarshavemadetheUnitedStateshaveagasshortge

C.Nearly80%oftheAmericanpeoplehavecars.

D.CarshavemadeAmericanindependent.

Passage4

Thereisadifferencebetweenscienceandtechnology.Scienceisamethodofansweringtheoretical

questions;technologyisamethodofsolvingpracticalproblem.Sciencehastodowiththefactsandrelationships

betweenobservablephenomenainnatureandwithestablishingtheoriesthatservetoorganizethesefactsand

relationships;technologyhastodowithtools,techniques,andproceduresforimplementingthefindingofscience.

Anotherdistinctionbetweenscienceandtechnologyhastodowiththeprogressineach.Progressin

scienceexcludesthehumanfactor.Scientists,whoseektocomprehendtheuniverseandknowthetruthwiththe

highestdegreeofaccuracyandcertainty,cannotpayattentiontotheirownorotherpeople'slikesordislikesorto

popularideasaboutthefitnessofthings.Whatscientistsdiscovermayshockorangerpeople-asdidDarwin'stheory

ofevolution.Butevenanunpleasanttruthismorethanlikelytobeuseful;besides,wehavethechoiceofrefusingto

believeit!Butit*shardlysowithtechnologyandwedonothavethechoiceofrefusingtohearthesonicboom

producedbyasupersonicaircraftflyingoverhead;wedonothavethechoiceofrefusingtobreathepollutedair;and

wedonothavethechoiceoflivinginanon-atomicage.Unlikescienceprogress,technologymustbemeasuredin

termsofthehumanfactor.Thelegitimatepurposeoftechnologyistoservepeopleingeneral,notmerelysome

people;andfuturegenerantions,notmerelythosewhopresentlywishtogainadvantageforthemselves.Technology

mustbehumanisticifitistoleadtoabetterworld.

36.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutscienceisNOTtrue?

A.Scineceprovidesanswerstotheoreticalquestions.

B.Scineceseekstocomprehendtheuniverse.

C.Scineceaimstodiscovertheinter-connectionsoffactsandrulesthatexplainthem.

D.Scineceservespeopleingeneralandcanbemeasuredintermsofthehumanfactor.

37.WhichofthefollowigstatementsabouttechnologyisNOTtrue?

A.Technologyprovidesanswertopracticalproblems.

B.Technologyseekstoestablishtheoriesbasedonfacts.

C.Technologyhelpschangethematerialworld.

□.Technologyhastodowithnewdesingsandwaysofmakingtheweuseinourdailylife.

38.Accordingtotheauthor,scientifictheories.

A.muslbestrictlyobjective.

B.usuallypayattentiontopeople

C.shouldconformtopopularopinions.

D.alwaysconvinceeveryone

39.Theauthorstatesthattechnologyitself.

A.isresponsibleforpollutionandresourceexhaustion

B.shouldservethosewhowishtogainadvantageforthemselves

C.willleadtoabetterworldifputtowiseuse

D.willinevitablybeforbadmotivation

4O.Thetoneoftheauthorinthispassageis.

A.ironicalB.criticalC.factualD.arbitrary

Part3Cloze

Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,Cand

D.YoushouldchoosetheONEanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronthe

AnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Readingispleasureofthemind,whichmeanswhatitisalittlelikeasport:youreagernessandknowledgeand

quicknessmakeyouagood41.Readingisfun,notbecausethewriteristellingyousomething,butbecause

itmakesyourmindwork.Yourown42worksalongwiththeauthor'sorevengoesbeyondhis.Your

experience,comparedwithhis,bringsyoutothesameordifferent43,andyourideasdevelop44you

understandhis.Everybookstandsbyitself,likeaone-familyhouse,butbooksinalibraryarelikehouseina

city.Althoughtheyare45.togethertheyalladduptosomething,theyare46witheachotherandwithother

cities.Thesameideas,or47onesjurnupindifferentplaces;thehumanproblemsthatrepeatthemselvesinlife

repeatthemselvesinliterature,butwindifferent48accordingtodifferentwritingsatdifferenttimes.Books

influenceeachother;they49thepast,thepresentandthefutureandhavetheirown50,like

families.Whereveryoustartreadingyouconnectyourselfwithoneofthefamiliesofideas,andinthelongrun,you

notonlyfindoutabouttheworldandthepeopleinit,youfindoutaboutyourself,too.

41.A.sportsmanB.readerC.manD.student

42.A.imaginationB.abilityC.qualityD.skill

43.A.resultsB.placesC.books□.conclusions

44.A.whereasB.unlessC.asD.onlyif

45.A.separateB.dividedC.lonelyD.independent

46.A.relatedB.connectedC.chargedD.developed

47.A.differenlB.relatedC.oppositeD.inelevant

48.A.answersB.measuresC.methodsD.solutions

49.A.headB.link