2023年湖北省英语自考试题及答案

2023年湖北省英语自考试题及答案

PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)

Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,each

followedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestoneto

completethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET

withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Jack:CanIhelpwithyourluggage?

Linda:_____________

A.No,you'dbetternot.Thankyouanyway.

B.No,notnecessary.Thankyouanyway.

C.No,thanks.Icanmanageit.

D.No,please.Icando.

2.Customer:___________

Receptionist:Certainly,doyouhaveareservation?

Customer:Yes,thenameisCollins,Mr.andMrs.Collins.

A.rdliketoresthere,please.

B.rdliketocheckin,please.

C.rdliketorentaroom,please.

D.rdliketostayin,please.

3.David:We'vegotsometicketsforanoperatonight.Wouldyou

liketojoinus?

Jill:.Idon'tquiteunderstandopera.

A.Iamafraidnot.B.No,1can'tactually.

C.Ireallywanttogo.D.No,Imustrefuseit.

4.Emily:Yourlittleboyhasdoneagoodjobatschool.

Nancy:____________

A.Yes,Ithinkso.B.No,hedoesn'tdeserveit.

C.No,youaresopolite.D.Yes,Iamproudofhim.

5.Peter:?

Benjamin:Sorry!Isitdisturbingyou?

A.Stopplayingyourmusic!

B.Turnoffyourtenibleradio!

C.Doyouthinkyoucouldkeepthenoisedownabit?

D.Doyouevercareaboutotherpeople'sfeelings?

6.Martin:Willyoupleasepassmethesaltshaker,Robert?

Robert:________

A.Justtakeit.B.Thereyougo.

C.Heregiveyou.D.Oh,sure.

7.Alice:Hurryup!Wedon'thavemuchtimeleft.

Ann:.Westillhave15minutes.

A.That5sfine.B.Youareright.

C.Takeiteasy.D.Takeyourtime.

8.Daniel:I'mafraidI'vespiltsomeinkoveryourtablecloth.Ifeel

terriblysorryforthat.

Mrs.Gamble:

A.Youshouldfeelbetter.

B.Oh,itdoesn'tmatter.

C.Idon'twanttohearit.

D.Oh,Idon'tlikethattablecloth.

9.George:Hello,couldIspeaktoMr.Simpson,please?

Lisa:.CanItakeamessage?

A.Speaking,please.

B.Whoareyou,please?

C.Tmsorryhehasrunaway.

D.Tmsorryheisnotavailable.

10.StudentA:MayIborrowyourcomputerthisafternoon?

StudentB:Tmsorry,butIhavetofinishmytermpaperwithit.

StudentA:_________

A.Neverthinkofit.B.Verynice,thanks.

C.Thankyouallthesame.D.Idon'tcare.

11.Virginia:HaveyouheardaboutEva?Sheisgoingtogetmarried

withTodd!

Bertha:_________

A.Congratulations!B.Areyoukidding?

C.Goodluck!D.Isitreal?

12.Doctor:?

Patient:I'vecaughtabadcoldandasourthroat.

A.Whatseemstobetheproblem?

B.Whathashappenedtoyou?

C.Doyoufeelbetternow?

D.Doyouhavesomethingtosay?

13.Salesman:Goodmorning,Iwonderifyoucouldspareafew

minutesofyourtime.

Mrs.Davis:.Areyousellingsomething?

A.Iamnotfreenow.B.Idon'tknowifIcan.

C.Youarewelcome.D.Youdon'thavetowonder.

14.Jim:IthinkEdwardneedstogoonadiet.He'sputtingonso

muchweight.

Lucas:IthinkhelooksOK.

A.Iagreewithyou.B.Youareright.

C.Doyouthinkso?D.HowdoIknow?

15.Rosemary:We'vemadeanappointmentwiththestudentsat7in

themorning.Wouldyoucomeontime?

Nicholas:I'msorry,itistooearly.

A.Idon'twantit.B.1don'tgetit.

C.Ican'thandleit.D.Ican'tmakeit.

PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesis

followedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthere

are4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestoneandmarkyour

answerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Howmuchdoyouknowaboutnutrition?Ifyourknowledgeis

similartothatoffoodshopperswhoansweredthreesurveysfortheU.S.

FoodandDrugAdministration,thenyouprobablysharesome

wide-spreadmisinformationaboutnutrition.Checkyouranswerstothe

followingstatements.Isittrueorfalse?

Statement1:Freshvegetablescookedathomearealwaysmore

nutritiousthancannedorfrozenvegetables.False.Thenutritional

differencedependsmoreonhowvegetablesarehandledorpreparedthan

inwhethertheyareboughtfreshorpackaged.Overcooking,forexample,

destroysmanynutrients.Vegetablescookedintoomuchwatercanlosea

significantamountofvitamins.

Statement2:Whendieting,avoidstarchy（淀粉类）foods,suchas

breadorpotatoes.False.Ifyoucutoutstarchyfoods,suchaspeas,

potatoes,bread,andrice,youcutoutverygoodsourcesofseveralB

vitamins,VitaminC,andothernutrients.Moreover,ounceforounce,

breadandpotatoeshavefewercaloriesthansirloinsteakandroastbeef.

Statement3:Takingextravitaminsbeyondtherecommendeddaily

allowanceswon'tgiveyoumoreenergy.True.It'swidelybelievedthat

extravitaminsprovidemoreenergy.Buttakingmorethanthebodyneeds

doesn'tmakeitfunctionbetter,justasoverfillingyourgastankdoesn't

makeyourcarrunfaster.

Ifyouansweredthesequestionscorrectly,youcanforthetimebeing

consideryourselfwellinformedaboutfoodandnutritionbytoday5s

standards.Butrememberthatnutritionisacomplexandgrowingscience

andthattoday'sbeliefsmaybechangedasnewinformationbecomes

available.

16.Thefirstparagraphimpliesthatmanypeople.

A.arewellinformedaboutnutrition

B.don'tcareaboutnutrition

C.havemuchknowledgeofnutrition

D.haveincorrectideasaboutnutrition

17.Accordingtoparagraph2,whichisNOTtrueaboutnutrition?

A.Overcookingdestroysmanynutrients.

B.Itmakesnodifferencehowyoupreparevegetables.

C.Bothfreshandpackagedvegetablesarenutritious.

D.Vitaminsinvegetablecouldbelostduringcooking.

18.Whichisacorrectattitudetowardsstarchyfood?

A.Starchyfoodsareunnecessaryinabalanceddiet.

B.Breadandsteakhavethesameamountofcaloriesperounce.

C.Valuablenutrientscouldbefoundinstarchyfoods.

D.Starchyfoodsincludeonlypeas,potatoes,breadandrice.

19.Thedescriptionof"overfillingyourgastank“showswhy

A.oneshouldtakeasmuchvitaminsaspossible

B.morethanenoughvitaminsisunnecessary

C.vitaminscostasmuchasgas

D.doctorsrecommendallowanceofvitamins

20.Agoodtitleforthisarticlewouldbe.

A.TipsofLosingWeightEffectively

B.TestYourNutritionIQ

C.Nutrition:AComplexBranchofScience

D.MisleadingNutritionConcepts

PassageTwo

MostwomeninGhana—theeducatedandilliterate,theurbanand

rural,theyoungandold-worktoearnanincomeinadditionto

maintainingtheirrolesashousewivesandmothers.Theirreputationfor

economicindependence,self-reliance,andhardworkiswellknownand

welldeserved.

MostofGhana'sworkingwomenarefarmersandtraders.Onlyone

womaninfive,orevenfewer,canbeclassifiedassimplyhousewives.

Eventhesewomenoftenearnmoneybysewingorbybakingandcooking

thingstosell.Theyalsomaintainvegetablegardensandchickenfarms.

Indeed,thewomanwhodependsentirelyuponherhusbandforsupportis

lookeduponwithdisfavor.

Traditionallythetasksofmotherhoodhavebeenshared.Mothers

andsisters,grandmothersandniecesallhelpedtoraisethechildrenand

tocarryoutdailytasks.Asthefamilygrew,olderbrothersandsisters

alsohelpedtocarefortheyoungeronesandhelpedinthehome.Now

withmorechildrengoingtoschool,withmorepeoplemovingawayfrom

theirtraditionalhomes,notonlymustthemothercontinueher

income-producingactivities,butshemusttakeonalltheheavy,

time-consuminghousework.

Ghanatodayislookingfornewwaystomeettheneedsofwomen

andtheirfamilies,suchasprovidingmoredaycarecenters,sowomen

cancontinuetoplaytheirmultiplerolesinthehomeandintheeconomy.

21.WhatistheroleofmostwomeninGhana?

A.Handlingvarioushouseworkathome.

B.Takingcareofchildrenindoors.

C.Farmingandtradingoutofhouse.

D.Workingaswellasmaintainingfamilies.

22.“self*reliance“couldbeexplainedas"

A.makinggreatwealth

B.dependingononeself

C.caringforone'sown

D.beingareliableperson

23.WhatkindofwomendopeopleinGhanaprefer?

A.Beautifulandcharming.

B.Skillfulatsewingorbaking.

C.Dependingtotallyonhusbands.

D.Workinghardtoearnincomes.

24.Paragraph3describes.

A.howtraditionalextendedfamiliesoperate

B.whywomeninGhanahavemoreburdensnow

C.howchangesinlifehelptheworkingwomen

D.thenewlifestyleofGhana'speople

25.Theauthorofthisarticleprobablyagreesthatwomenin

Ghanashould.

A.stayathomeandfocusonfamilylife

B.becomeasactiveasmeninbusiness

C.trytomaintaintheiroriginalroles

D.makeachoiceandsticktoonerole

PassageThree

TheblueswasbornontheMississippiRiverDeltaintheearly1900s.

AftertheCivilWar,theslaveswerefreebutlifewasstillnoteasy.They

hadtofindnewwork.IntheSouth,workcampswereformed.Black

peoplefromthesecampsworkedonfarmsandonbuildingupthe

MississippiRiverbanks.Duringtheweekthepeopleworkedlongand

hard.Theyoftenlivedalone,withouttheirfamilies,farfromhome.On

theweekends,theworkersgottogetheratpicnicsordrinkingplaces.

Travellingblackmusicianswithguitarsentertainedthem.Themusicians

sangsongsaboutthedifficultlifeoftheworkers.Thesesongswerecalled

theblues.

Ifyouhavethebluesitmeansyoufeelverysad.Youcanhavethe

bluesbecauseyouhavenomoney,nojob,nolover,ornohome.Butblue

songswerenotalwayssad.Someofthemwerehappyandmanyofthem

werefunny.

Sometimesthebluessingershadsongcontests.Eachsingersang

newwordsoranewstyleofthebluessong.Theymadeupthemusicas

theyplayed.Inthiswaytheycreatednewmusic.Thisiscalled

improvisation.Later,improvisationbecameaveryimportantpartofjazz

music.

BluesbeganinthecountryintheSouth.Asblacksmovedintothe

bigcitiestowork,theblueswentwiththem.There,theysangaboutlife

inthecities.W.C.Handy,ablackbandleaderfromMemphismadethe

bluespopularalloverAmerica.In1914hewrotethemostfamousblues

songofall,“TheSt.LouisBlues”.

26.AftertheCivilWar,theBlackpeople.

A.weremostlyslaves

B.stillledahardlife

C.enjoyedtheirnewlifewithfamilies

D.workedontheirownfarms

27.Attheverybeginning,theblueswere.

A.notperformedonformaloccasions

B.traditionalsongsoftheBlackpeople

C.aboutthelifeoftravellingmusicians

D.verypopularthroughoutthenation

28.Whatkindofemotiondoesthebluesexpress?

A.Sadness

B.Happiness

C.Joking

D.Alloftheabove

29.Howdid“improvisation“comeintobeing?

A.Thebluessingersgatheredtohavecontests.

B.Newwordswereaddedintooldsongs.

C.Newstyleswereplayedwithguitars.

D.Thebluessingerscreatedmusicwhileplaying.

30.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheblueswereborninthecountryintheSouth.

B.Thebluessoondisappearedinbigcities.

C.W.C.HandyisthefirstbluessingerinUS.

D.Themostwell-knownbluessongis“TheSt.LouisBlues^^.

PassageFour

Nomatterwhoyouareorwhereyoucomefrom,onethingis

certain：youareacquaintedwiththemosquito（蚊子）一althoughyou

probablywishyouweren't.Mosquitoesareeverywhere.Theycanbe

foundallovertheworld,andtheycomeinmorethan2,500species.

Somewhere,atsometime,youhavesurelymetatleastone.

Noonelovesthemosquito.Butunfortunatelythemosquitomay

decidethatshelovesyou.Yes,She.Onlythefemalemosquitobites.Ifs

notbecauseshe'sunfriendly:sheneedsbloodtoreproduce.Female

mosquitoisquiteselective,andshechooseshervictimscarefully.First,

sheusessensorstofindhervictim.Withthesesensors,shetestsyour

bodymoisture,bodywarmth,andchemicalsubstancesinyoursweat.If

shelikeswhatshefinds,shebites.Butifyoudon'tappealtoher,she'll

rejectyouforsomeonemoreappetizing.Thenexttimeamosquitobites

you,justrememberthatyouwerechosen.You'respecial.

Ifthemosquitolikesyou,shesettlesontoyourfleshverygently,and

shebreaksyourskinwithherproboscistip.It'sakindofmouthandit

sticksoutjustbelowthemosquito'seyes.Shestabstheproboscistipinto

yourskinatonce,andifshehitsabloodvessel,she'llgetafulldinnerin

aboutaminute.Afterthat,themosquitoistired.Heavywithyourblood,

shepicksaspot---onaleaveorastone---tolayhereggs.Justonedropof

bloodwillproducehundredsofeggs.

31.Bythesentence“youareacquaintedwiththe

mosquito—althoughyouprobablywishyouweren't”,theauthormeans

thatpeople.

A.don'tlikemosquitobutitisalwaysthere

B.knowmosquitoandwishthemwell

C.wishallthemosquitodisappeared

D.wanttobefriendlytomosquitobutfailatlast

32.Whyisitonlyfemalemosquitothatbites?

A.Sheismoreunfriendlythanmale.

B.Sheisgreaterinnumber.

C.Bloodisherfavoritefood.

D.Bloodenableshertolayeggs.

33.Toselectwhomtobite,themosquito'ssensorsmayNOT

test.

A.thetemperatureofthebody

B.thecoloroftheskin

C.thechemicalelementsinsweat

D.thewetnessofthebody

34.Accordingtothelastparagraph,thefunctionofproboscistipis

to.

A.findwheretobite

B.tostickintothefleshandsuckblood

C.toremovetheskinandcollectblood

D.decidewhomtoreject

35.Themainideaofthepassagecouldbe.

A.whyandhowmosquitobitespeople

B.whypeopledislikemosquito

C.whatkindofmosquitobitespeople

D.howtoidentifyfemalemosquito

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20points)

Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreach

sentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethat

bestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET

withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

36.Wehaddecidedtosellourhouse,butafterawhilewebeganto

havesecond.

A.ideasB.thoughts

C.mindsD.plans

37.arethatstockpricewillgoupinthecomingmonths.

A.ChancesB.Opportunities

C.PossibilitiesD.Conditions

38.Booksinthelibraryarearrangedbydifferent.

A.classesB.categories

C.degreesD.ranks

39.TheBeringStraitBridgewillbeoneofthemostchallenging

engineeringprojectsever.

A.undertakenB.underestimated

C.undergoneD.underneath

40.Ourcustomerswoulditverymuchifthesalesperson

couldgivethemcleardirectionstooperatethemachine.

A.appearB.apply

C.appreciateD.anticipate

41.Theeconomyofthecountrywaswithforeigninvestment.

A.boomedB.blossomed

C.raisedD.increased

42.Thegirlalargeamountofmoneyfromherparents.

A.achievedB.inherited

C.savedD.collected

43.TheHRmanagerwillbefornotfulfillinghisduty.

A.cancelledB.recalled

C.correctedD.replaced

44.TheimpactoftheGreenhouseEffecthaslongbeen

andspecialattentioniscalledupontoexaminethisissue.

A.overcomeB.overlooked

C.overchargedD.overrated

45.Nomatterwhathappens,pleaserememberwearethetrue

friendswhomyoucouldalways.

A.turnupB.turnto

C.turninD.turnoff

46.Ourseriesofproductfromchildren'stoystosports

equipments.

A.differB.separate

C.rangeD.include

47.Theaudienceweresoatthecolorfulsceneofthedrama

thatnoonenoticedthepassageoftime.

A.fascinatedB.fancied

C.frightenedD.forseen

48.Pleasenotedownthistelephonenumberyoumeetwith

anyemergencies.

A.forfearthatB.sothat

C.unlessD.incasethat

49.Thehousesinthiscommunity,mostwhicharebeautifully

,haveattractedmanybuyers.

A.decoratedB.demanded

C.deliveredD.determined

50.It'simpossibleforanyonetobebysuchanobviouslie.

A.takenoverB.takenin

C.takendownD.takenaway

51.RosemaryisfatterthanshewaswhenIfirstmether.

A.consistentlyB.constantly

C.considerablyD.considerately

52.Itmaynotbeagoodhabittolookupthedictionarywhenever

youadifficultwordwhilereading.

A.comeatB.comeacross

C.comealongD.comeup

53.1havetriedtomaketheGeneralMangerchangehis

mind.

A.inspiteB.inhope

C.inwayD.invain

54.Thenoiseoftheparadewasverydisturbing,whichmadeit

almostimpossibleforustoonwhatthespeakerwassaying.

A.concentrateB.beconcerned

C.confirmD.bedependent

55.ThestudentsareverytoMissLewisforherkindness

andhardwork.

A.gracefulB.grateful

C.dependentD.confident

56.ItwasnotuntilAugustthetwosidesfinallyreachedan

agreement.

A.whenB.that

C.beforeD.while

57.Don'tworry.Sheitbythetimeyouareready.

A.willbefinishingB.willhavebeenfinishing

C.wouldfinishD.willhavefinished

58.willbeknowntomorrow.

A.Whethertheflowerturnsred

B.Iftheflowerturnsred

C.Whendoestheflowerturnred

D.Howdoestheflowerturnred

59.Atmidnight,shefinallyfinishedthereport,.

A.tiringandwearoutB.tiringandwornout

C.tiredandwornoutD.tiringandwearingout

60.Rareanimalsarestillbeinghunted,thereissevere

punishmentforit.

A.asifB.eventhough

C.evenasD.aslongas

61.Beforeenteringtheclassroom,ProfessorLucasheard

A.thestudentsattalkB.somestudentstalked

C.somestudentstalkingD.thestudentstotalk

62.Theassignmentfortodayistowriteasummarythe

majorsubjectsinthischapteraretobecovered.

A.inthatB.that

C.whichD.inwhich

63.Weonitforseveralhours,butwehavenotyetfound

anysatisfactorysolution.

A.areworkingB.havebeenworking

C.havebeenworkedD.work

64.1wouldhaveinvitedDoctorFoxtomakeaspeech,butI

himverywell.

A.hadn'tknownB.don'tknow

C.wouldn'tknowD.wasn'tknowing

65.objectsinthedistanceismadepossiblewiththehelp

ofatelescope.

A.ObservationB.Observatory

C.ObservedD.Observing

66.,theworseIseemtofeel.

A.MoremedicinetakenB.WhenItakemoremedicine

C.ThemoremedicineItakeD.Takingmoreofthemedicine

67.Theywantedtofindoutthereasonadolescentcrimes

areincreasing.

A.becauseB.of

C.whyD.to

68.1readingnewspapersduringbreakfast.

A.aminthehabitofB.makearuleof

C.oughttoD.usedtobe

69.Thesquareistheoneinmyhometown.

A.threetimesbigofB.asbigthreetimesas

C.threetimesasbigasD.biggerthreetimesthan

70.TheAsianGamesmeet,sometimeswithmorethan40

nationstakingpart.

A.onceafouryearsB.fouryearsatime

C.forfouryearsD.everyfouryears

71.Whatnextwillbediscussedatthemeetinginthe

afternoon.

A.canwedoB.tobedone

C.shallwedoD.todoing

72.Manyancienttombshavebeenstolenbythievesandthe

treasuresinsidewerelost.thisisamatterofregret.

A.NowonderB.Noway

C.NoproblemD.Nodoubt

73.Thefactorytwoyearsagowasequippedwiththemost

advancedmachinery.

A.whereIworkedthereB.whichIworked

C.inwhichIworkedD.whereIworkedin

74.Nosoonerthansherealizedthatitwaswisetokeep

silent.

A.hadthewordsspokenB.thewordshadspoken

C.thewordshadbeenspokenD.hadthewordsbeenspoken

75.Butforthestorm,weagreatharvestlastyear.

A.wouldhaveB.wouldhavehad

C.hadhadD.shouldhave

PartIVClozeTest(10points)

Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreach

numberedblank,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethe

bestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasingle

linethroughthecenter.

Theupsanddownsoflifemayseemtohavenopredictableplan.

Butscientistsnowknowthereareverydefinitelifepatternsthatalmost

allpeople76.Today,whenwelive20yearslongerthanour

great-grandparents,andwhenwomenmysteriously77menbyseven

years,itisclearerthaneverthatthe“gameoflife^isreallyagameof78.

Asweage,wetradestrengthforingenuity,speedforthoroughness,

passionforreason.These79maynotalwaysseemfair,butateveryage,

therearesome80.Soitisreassuringtonotethat81you'vepassedsome

ofyour“prime."youstillhaveotherprimeyearstoexperience82.Certain

importantprimesseemto83laterinlife.Thenwhicharethe