2023年11月湖南成人教育学位英语真题及答案详解

11月湖南成人高等教育学士学位英语真题PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.SpeakerA:Thatwasagreatdinner.Youmusthavespentalldaycooking.SpeakerB:.A.Yes,itwasreallyverytiring.B.No,it’sreallynothing.C.No,it’sonlyacasualmeal.D.Thanks.Butitonlytooktwohours.2.SpeakerA:Itriedtobuyyouthosetowelsyouwantedonsale,buttheyonlyhadthesereallyuglyonesleft.Sorry.SpeakerB:.Theyarenotbad.3.SpeakerA:What’syourfavoritefood?SpeakerB:Pizza.SpeakerA:.Ipreferchocolateicecream.A.Notme.B.SodoI.C.Samehere.D.Yougotit.4.SpeakerA:Thiscomputerkeepsgivingmetrouble.SpeakerB:Tryrestartingit..A.Seeifthathelps.B.Icandonothingaboutit.C.Whoknows?D.Whatelse?5.SpeakerA:Susan,Ican’tgetmyoldjobjacket.It’salostcause.SpeakerB:.A.Can’tyou?Itservesyouright.B.Iunderstand.You’llfindsomethingelse.C.Yes,Iknowit’snotagoodcause.D.Lost？MaybeIcanhelpyoufindit.6.SpeakerA:Ihadnoideathemoviewouldendlikethat.SpeakerB:.Iwasreallysurprised.A.Meeither.B.Mealike.C.Ithinkso.D.NotthatIknow.7.SpeakerA:I’malittlescaredabouttheoperation.SpeakerB:,honey.Thedoctorswillbethereeverystepoftheway.A.Youknowwhat.B.That’sgood.C.Don’tworry.D.That’sit.8.SpeakerA:Wholefttherefrigeratordooropen?SpeakerB:.Ihaven’tbeeninthekitchenallday.A.Don’tlookatme.B.Youaskforit.C.Youbet.D.Don’tbesilly.9.SpeakerA:CouldyougetmeExtension1058,please?SpeakerB:.A.Yes.Thisisoperatorspeaking.B.OK.Hereyouare.C.No.I’mbusynow.D.Sorry.Thelineisbusy.10.SpeakerA:You’vebeenthefirstplacewinnerinthiswritingcontest.Congratulations！SpeakerB:.A.Yes.It’squiteeasyforme.B.It’sverykindofyoutosayso.C.Thankyouforthegoodnews.D.Notatall.It’snothing.11.Tourist:Excuseme;I’dliketogototheBritishMuseum.Police:No,notreally.It’saboutaten-minutewalk.A.CanIwalkthere?B.Whereisit?C.Isitfarfromhere?D.Couldyoushowmetheway?12.SpeakerA:Hi,Linda.Thetrainleavesat10pmandIcouldpickyouupat9.SpeakerB:.A.Ithinkso.B.Ican’twait.C.Goodforyou.D.That’sfinewithme.13.SpeakerA:Sorry,Ididn’tcatchthelasttrain.SpeakerB:.A.Don’tbesorry.B.Doyouwantmetorepeatit?C.Whatelse,please?D.I’mafraidthat’sit.14.SpeakerA:YoumustbeTeddy.Thanksforcoming.SpeakerB:Yes,A.I’mfine.Thankyou.B.Iam.Andyouare…?C.HereIam.D.Who’sspeakingplease?15.SpeakerA:Iwonderifyoucouldtellmewheretogetmap?SpeakerB:.A.Idon’tknowwhereyouwanttogo.B.Ihaveneverheardaboutit.C.Sure,butIreallyhavenoidea.D.Well,maybeinthepostofficeorbookstore.PARTIIReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageoneJustasMrs.Waldmanhandsoutthespellingtest,youseeJeffpulloutasmallpieceofpaperwithalotofwordsonit.Jeffhidesthenoteintohisclosedfistbutsoontakesitoutagain.Whilehe’stakingthetest,youseehimlookingbackandforthbetweentheteacherandhispaper.There’snomistakingit---he’scheating.Cheatingiswhenapersonmisleads,deceives,oractsdishonestlyonpurpose.Forkids,cheatingmayhappenatschool,athome,orwhileplayingasport.Ifabaseballteamisforkidswhoare8oryounger,it’scheatingfora9-year-oldtoplayontheteam.Atschool,inadditiontocheatingonatest,akidmightcheatbystealingsomeoneelse’sideaforascienceprojectorbycopyingabookreportofftheinternetandturningitinasifit’shisorheroriginalwork.Oneisinclinedtocheatbecauseitmakesdifficultthingsseemeasy,likegettingalltherightanswersonthetest.Butitdoesn’tsolvetheproblemofnotknowingthematerialanditwon’thelponthenexttest---unlessthepersoncheatsagain.Sometimesitmayseemlikecheatershaveitallfiguredout.TheycanwatchTVinsteadofstudyingforthespellingtest.Butotherpeopleloserespectforcheatersandthinklessofthem.Thecheatersthemselvesmayfeelbadbecausetheyknowtheyarenotreallyearningthatgoodgrade.And,iftheygetcaughtcheating,theywillbeintroubleatschool,andmaybeathome,too.Somekidscheatbecausethey’rebusyorlazyandtheywanttogetgoodgradeswithoutspendingthetimestudying.Otherkidsmightfeelliketheycan’tpassthetestwithoutcheating.Evenwhenthereseemstobea“goodreason”forcheating,cheatingisn’tagoodidea.16.WhydidJefflookattheteacherfromtimetotimewhiletakingthetest?A.Hewasafraidthattheteachermightfindoutwhathewasdoing.B.Hehadaquestionfortheteacherbutwasafraidtoask.C.Hewantedtogettheteacher’sattention.D.Hewantedtohandinhispaperashewasdonewithit.17.Accordingtotheauthor,cheating.A.occursmainlyintest-relatedsettingsB.cantakeonvariousformsandhappenanywhereC.usuallyhappenswhenoneisdoingascienceprojectD.happenswhenwedon’tknowtheanswertoaquestion18.Whatcan’tcheatinghelptodo?A.Topassexaminations.B.Togetasatisfactoryscore.C.Tomakedifficultthingseasy.D.Toreallygettheknowledge.19.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisclosestinmeaningto“cheatershaveitallfiguredout”(Para.5)?A.Cheatersknowtheywon’tbecaught.B.Cheatersmakeaplaninadvance.C.Cheaterscanreachabalancebetweenworkandplay.D.Cheatersclearlyknowtheconsequencesofcheating.20.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.A.informreaderswhypeoplecheatB.predictpossibleconsequencesofcheatingC.persuadestudentstoquitcheatingD.discussdifferentoccasionswhenpeoplecheatPassageTwoExpertssayoverhalfoftheworld’sseventhousandlanguagesareindangerofdisappearing.Everytwoweeksonelanguagedisappears.Sometimesalanguagedisappearsimmediatelywhenthelastpersonspeakingitdies.Or,alocallanguagemightdisappearmoreslowly.Thishappenswhenanofficiallanguageisusedmoreoftenandchildrenstoplearningthelocallanguageoftheirparents.Officiallanguagesoftenrepresentaformofcontroloveragroupofpeople.Throughouthistory,thelanguagespokenbyapowerfulgroupspreadsacrossacivilization.Themorepowerfulculturerarelyrespectsthelanguageandcultureofsmallergroups.Smallercultureslosetheirlocallanguageasthelanguageofthecultureinpowerhasastrongerinfluence.Expertssayprotectinglanguagesisveryimportantformanyreasons.Languagescontainthehistories,ideasandknowledgeofaculture.Languagesalsocontainvaluableinformationaboutlocalmedicines,plantsandanimals.Manyendangeredlanguagesarespokenbynativeculturesinclosecontactwiththenaturalworld.Theirancientlanguagescontainagreatdealofinformationaboutenvironmentalsystemsandspeciesofplantsandanimalsthatareunknowntoscientists.Asthelastspeakersofalanguagedieoff,thevaluableinformationcarriedwithinalanguagealsodisappears.Languageis,inmanyways,awindowtothemindandtheworld.Anyhopeforprotectinglanguagescanbefoundinchildrenandtheirwillingnesstolearn.Itistheseyoungpeoplewhocankeepthisformofculturealiveforfuturegenerations.21.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Noonecanpreventlanguagesfromdisappearing.B.Therewillnotbeanylocallanguagesleftsomeday.C.Therehaveexisted7,000languagesinhistory.D.Halfoftheworld’slanguageswillpossiblydisappear.22.Anofficiallanguageisalanguagethat.A.ishighlyadvancedB.hasastrongerinfluenceC.competeswithalocallanguageD.hasalongerhistory23.Languageisawindowtothemindandtheworldbecause.A.itcontainsinformationaboutbothcultureandnature.B.itrepresentstheworkingofthehumanmindsC.locallanguagesaremorecloselyrelatedtocultureD.ancientlanguagescanrevealancientpeople’sthoughts24.Accordingtothepassage,alanguagewillbebetterprotectedwhen.A.itislinkedtoapowerfulcultureB.peopleareforcedtospeakitC.itkeepspacewiththetimesD.childrenareinterestedinlearningit25.Thepassagemainlydiscusses.A.languageandcultureB.thepoweroflanguageC.languageprotectionD.locallanguagesPassageThreeThere’saprofessorattheUniversityofTorontoinCanadawhohascomeupwithatermtodescribethewayalotofusNorthAmericansinteracttheseyears.Andnowabigresearchstudyconfirmsit.BarryWellman’stermis“networkedindividualism.”It’snottheeasiestconcepttograsp.Infact,thewordsseemtocontradicteachother.Howcanwebeindividualisticandnetworkedatthesametime?Youneedotherpeoplefornetworks.Here’swhathemeans.UntiltheInternetande-mailcamealong,oursocialnetworksinvolvedflesh-and-bloodrelatives,friends,neighbors,andcolleaguesatwork.Someoftheinteractionwasbyphone,butitwasstillvoicetovoice,persontoperson,inrealtime.ButthelateststudybythePewInternetandAmericanLifeProjectconfirmsthatforalotofpeople,electronicinteractionthroughthecomputerhasreplacedagreatdealofsocialinterchange.AlotoffolksPewtalkedwithsaythat’sagoodthing,becauseofconcernsthattheInternetwasturningusintohermits(隐居者)whoshutoutotherpeopleinfavorofamake-believeworldoncomputerscreens.Tothecontrary,thePewstudydiscovered.TheInternethasputusintouchwithmanyMORErealpeoplethanwe’dhaveeverimagined.Helpfulpeople,too.We’returningtoanever-growinglistofcyberfriendsforadviceoncareers,medicalcrises,child-rearing,andchoosingaschoolorcollege.About60millionAmericanstoldPewthattheInternetplaysanimportantorcrucialroleinhelpingthemdealwithmajorlifedecisions.Sowenetworkedindividualsareprettytricky:we’rekeepingmoretoourselves,whileatthesametimereachingouttomorepeople,allwithjusttheclickofacomputermouse!26.ThePewstudywasconductedin.A.LatinAmericaB.CanadaC.theUnitedStatesD.Europe27.Inthispassage,thenetworkreferstoalotofconnected.A.friendsB.peopleC.computersD.roads28.BeforetheinventionoftheInternet,ourconnectionswithpeopletookplacemainly.A.inpersonB.byphoneC.byletterD.bye-mail29.WhichofthefollowinghashappenedsincetheinventionoftheInternet?A.Peopletalkonthephonemorethanever.B.Muchpersonalinteractionhasgivenwaytocomputerinteraction.C.Americansaregettingmoreisolated.D.Americanshavebecomemoredependentoncomputers.30.AccordingtothePewstudy,theroleplayedbytheInternetinhumaninteractionis.A.neutralB.negativeC.unclearD.positivePassageFourPresidentObamahassignedlegislationtomakethebiggestchangesinthehealthcaresysteminforty-fiveyears.Manypartsoftheplanwillfullytakeeffectinfouryears.Butsometakeeffectquickly.Forexample,insixmonthsthenewlawwillbaninsurancecompaniesfromdenyingcoveragetochildrenwithpre-existinghealthconditions.Adultswithpre-existingconditionswillbeaddedinfouryears.Thegovernmentwillhelpmillionsofpeoplepayforinsurance.ItwillalsopermitmillionsmoretoreceivefreecoveragethroughtheMedicaidprogramforthepoor.Inall,theplanaimstomakehealthinsuranceavailableto32millionpeoplenowwithoutit.Illegalimmigrantswillnotbeabletotakepart.Anestimated83%ofpeopleunder65whoareintheUSlegallynowhaveinsurancecoverage.Theplanisexpectedtoraisethatto95%withinseveralyears.Peopleover65arecoveredbytheMedicaidinsuranceprogramwhichthegovernmentcreatedin1965.Forthefirsttime,Americanswillberequiredtohavehealthinsuranceorfaceayearlyfinestartinginfouryears.Thelawwillalsorequirecompanieswithmorethan50employeestooffercoverage.Ifnot,theycouldfaceafineof$2,000ayearforeveryworker.Also,thisyearthelawwillstartclosingwhatisknownas“thedoughnuthole”.ThatisalackofMedicaidcoverageforsomedrugcostsforolderAmericans.PresidentObamapromisedseniorcitizensthatthereformswillnotcuttheirguaranteedbenefits.Thechangesareexpectedtocostabout$940billionovertenyears,butalsohelpreducethefederalbudgetdeficit.31.Accordingtothenewhealthcareplan,whichofthefollowingwillbeaddedfirstintoinsuranceprograms?A.Employeesofsmallcompanies.B.Adultswithpre-existinghealthconditions.C.Poorpeoplenowwithouthealthinsurance.D.Childrenwithpre-existinghealthconditions.32.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthenewMedicaidprogramforthepoorwill.A.providefreehealthinsurancefor32millionpeopleB.providefreehealthinsuranceforallpoorpeopleC.bealsoappliedtolegalimmigrantsD.cover83%ofthepeopleunder6533.Itseemsthatatpresent,largecompaniesthatdonotofferhealthinsurancecoveragetotheiremployees.A.faceheavyfinesB.donotreceivepunishmentsC.arerequiredtodosoD.donotbenefitfromdoingso34.The“doughnuthole”impliesthatarenotcoveredbytheexistingMedicaidprogram.A.somedrugcostsforolderAmericansB.seniorcitizensover65C.illegalimmigrantsD.expensedforhospitalstay35.Generallyspeaking,PresidentObama’shealthinsurancereformwill.A.bringheavyfinancialburdenstothecountryB.poseheavyfinancialburdenstothepoorC.benefitboththepeopleandthecountryD.bewelcomedbythepoorbutopposedbycompanies.PARTIIIVocabularyandStructure(20points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentences.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.36.YoucanarriveinGuangzhouontimeforthefashionshowyoudon’tmindtakingthenighttrain.A.providedB.unlessC.thoughD.until37.Thestudentsarestilltakingaboutthestrangepeopletheyontheirtrip.A.meetB.hadmetC.weremetD.met38.Theplayersexpectedtheremorefreetimeaftergoingbacktothecountryfromabroad.A.isB.beingC.havebeenD.tobe39.Themanwhostoppedfromtimetotimeasifhewantedtotiehisshoelaces.A.wasbeingfollowedB.wastofollowC.hadfollowedD.wasoncefollowed40.hasfinishedthetaskaheadoftimewillberewarded,thoughwedon’tknowwhoitwillbe.A.ThosewhoB.AnyoneC.WhoeverD.Who41.AtlastIdecidedtopayavisittomynewgeneralmanagerassoonasI.A.finishwhatIdidB.finishedwhatIdidC.wouldfinishwhatIwasdoingD.finishedwhatIwasdoing42.Thesetwocountriesaresimilartheybothhaveahighsnowfallduringwinter.A.tothatB.besidesthatC.inthatD.exceptthat43.Theyweresurprisedthatafour-day-oldboyshouldworkoutsuchadifficultproblemtheythemselvescouldn’t.A.onceB.thenC.whileD.if44.WordhascomealargenumberoftheBritishAirwayemployeeswillgoonstrikenextweek.A.thatB.whatC.whenD.whether45.Wewouldsayit’sthebestusethatthismoney.A.couldbemadeofB.couldbemadeC.couldwemakeD.couldmakeof46.It’sgettinglate.Weleavenow,orwe’llmissthelastbus.A.hadratherB.hadbetterC.wouldratherD.wouldbetter47.Itisthatahundredpeoplecandanceinit.A.solargearoomB.soalargeroomC.suchlargearoomD.asuchlargeroom48.Icanneverthankyoumuchforyourhelp.Withoutit,Icouldn’thavefinishedmypaper.A.soB.tooC.asD.very49.WhenImetherthismorning,shehadthislookonherface.Shemusthaveworkedlatelastnight.A.tireB.tiredC.tiringD.tiresome50.Hawaiiisapalacetorelax;it’salsoamarvelousspottosurf.A.muchasB.lessthanC.morethanD.ratheras51.Icannotbelievethathemyoffer.A.turnedonB.turnedoffC.turneddownD.turnedover52.ItwasoneofthemostbeautifulscenesIhadeversetmyeyes.A.toB.onC.offD.for53.ThoughtheChinesemedicinetastes,itsurelyhelps.A.badB.badlyC.worseD.worst54.Night,thegirlstudyinginherroomswitchedonthelighttodomorereading.A.isfallingB.hasfallenC.fellD.havingfallen55.Doctorshavesaidthatasmanyas50percentofpatientsdon’ttakemedicinedirected.A.likeB.soC.whichD.as56.Thetraditionalapproachtodealingwithcomplexproblemsistointosmaller,moreeasilymanagedones.A.breakthemdownB.takethemdownC.makethemupD.bringthemup57.Sincemandependssuchagreatextentonforests,everyeffortmustbemadetopreservetreesandwildlife.A.onB.inC.toD.at58.Manyanimalsthatlivedthousandsofyearsagoarenow.A.extinctB.existentC.distinctD.diverse59.Thegovernmentgaveaveryexplanationofitsplansforthedevelopmentofelectronicindustry.A.comprehensibleB.comprehensiveC.expressiveD.intensive60.Manystudentsbecausetheyarenotpreparedforourchallengingprogram.A.turnoutB.falloutC.letoutD.dropout61.Whenshesaidshewouldbereadytohelpusout,shewell.A.meantB.pointedC.lookedD.sensed62.Adynamicfree-marketsystemcangenerateprosperityandprogressonaglobal.A.sizeB.scopeC.scaleD.dimension63.Moreflightwillbeopenedacrossthecountrywiththefastgrowthoftourism.A.roadsB.waysC.pathsD.routes64.Pleaseyourtelephonemessagebywritingtome.A.inferB.informC.confirmD.contact65.RedCrossistheoperationtoflyinsuppliestotherefuges.A.intouchofB.inchargeofC.inhonorofD.inpursuitof66.Yourdebtsituationisonlytemporary,anditiswithinyourtoresolveit.A.positionB.strengthC.powerD.right67.Sufferingwaseasiertothanthebitternesshefeltdestroyinghisspirit.A.bearB.resistC.takeD.put68.Mostrecentopinionpollssuggestthatthebetweenthetwopartieshasnarrowed.A.distanceB.gapC.lagD.disagreement69.Duetothefog,theflightwillbecancelled---weapologizeforany.A.discomfortB.botherC.difficultyD.inconvenience70.TheyhadmistakenmeforWilliams,butduringdinnertheconfusionwas.A.raisedupB.backedupC.mixedupD.clearedup71.Ishouldhavegonewithmyfirst,whichwasnottodotheinterview.A.emotionB.instinctC.responseD.sense72.Inthemeantime,thequestionfacingthecommitteeiswhethersuchresearchisthecosts.A.worthB.valueC.worthyD.valuable73.Wecanacceptyourorderpaymentismadeinadvance,includingthetransportationexpenses.A.inthebeliefthatB.inorderthatC.ontheexcusethatD.onconditionthat74.Theprojectmanageraskedhisassistantifitwaspossibleforhimtotheinvestmentplanwithinaweek.A.lookoutB.makeoutC.workoutD.holdout75.Tobetrulysuccessful,youmustrecognizewhat