2024年贵州成人高等教育学士学位课程考试英语(非英语专业)A卷

【学位英语真题答案】2024年贵州成人高等教育学士学位课程考试英语(非英语专业)A卷PartIReadingComprehension(40points)SectionADirections:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Youshouldmark

thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet

withasinglelinethroughthecenter.（划线部分为第四部分的翻译题。）Passage1Question1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Sciencehasquestionedwhetheranimalsarecapableoflove.

But

(1)anyonewithapetknowsthatanimalsfeelawiderangeofemotions,includinganger,happiness,sadness,disgust,fearandsurprise.“Animalshaveastrongbondtoloveeachother.”saidMarc

Bekoff,aprofessorofecologyandevolutionarybiologyattheuniversityofColoradoandauthorofTheEmotionalLivesofAnimals.Bokoffsaysthere’sconsiderableevidencethatmanyanimalsarecapable

offeelings,andthelatestsciencearguesfortheexistenceoflovein

manydifferentspecies.Numerousspecies’

brainchemistryisidenticalorsimilarto

oursthatallowsustofeellove.Inhisnewbook,

AnimalManifesto,Bekoffurgesustobemoremindful

ofourinteractionswithanimals.Onewayistomakeacommitmentto

care

forananimalthatissuitabletoourlifestyle.Dogsandcatsformattachments

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tousandtoeachother—

andthat’swhywewanttoshowerthemwithlove,saysDr.StephanieLeFarge,

ASPCA(AmericanSocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimals美国防止虐待动物协会)seniordirectorofcounselingservices.“Theysacrificetheirlivesforus,andputourneedsinfrontoftheirown,”shenoted.“Animalsarehardwiredto

greeteachother,”LeFargesaid.“Theanimalisgladtoseeyou,andit’snot

becauseyouaregoingtowhipoutatreat.”Infact,anicegreetingisaninvitationtofeelgoodandthebeginningofthehuman/animalbond.Bekoff

says(2)thebestwayforustoshowourloveforourcompanionanimalsistotreatthemwithrespectanddignity,tobondwiththem,feedthemwellandtoprovidethemcomfort.1.ItcanbeinferredthatthebookTheEmotionalLivesofAnimalsmainlydiscusses________.A.Animal’semotionalcapacityB.Animal’sprofessionalskillsC.Animal’scommunicativecapacityD.Animal’sreasoningability2.Accordingtothepassage,thelatestscience________.A.questionswhetheranimalsarecapableofloveB.indicatesthatanimals’brainchemistryistotallydifferentfromoursC.indicatesthatloveexistsinmanyanimalsD.indicatesthatanimalshaveastrongbondtoloveeachother3.ThebookAnimalManifesto

urgesusto

___________.A.createastrongbondwithanimalsB.createastrongbondwithotherspeciesC.createastrongbondwithourdogsD.createastrongbondwithourcats4.AccordingtoBekoff,thebestwaysforustoshowourloveforour

companionanimalsis_____.A.torespectthemB.tofeedthemwellC.toprovidethemcomfortD.alloftheabove5.Amoresuitabletitlefortheabovepassageis________.A.OurLovetoAnimalsB.AnimalsareCapableofLoveC.BondBetweenHumansandAnimalsD.BondBetweenHumansandOtherSpecies答案：1-5ACADB

Passage2Question6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:DNAisthewhole“map”ofthehumanbody.Itissomethingthatallhumanshave,andittellsthebodywhattodo.

(3)DNAisthereasonthatwelooklikeourparents,becausewegetsomeoftheirDNAtomakeourown.Peoplehavebeen

tryingtounderstandthehumanbodyforalongtime.

In1860,Mr.Mendeldiscoveredwhywelookthesameasotherpeopleinourfamily.Itisbecauseofsmallthingscalled“genes”inourbody.In1953,twoscientists,WatsonandCrick,foundoutthatthosesmallpartsarerealmessages.TheyarewrittenintheDNAwithaspeciallanguage.In1961,anothertwoscientistsfoundthefirst“word”thattheycouldunderstandinthatlanguage.ItshowshowDNAtellsthecelltobuilditsparts.Sofar,scientistshavefoundallthewordsintheDNAmap,butwestilldonotunderstandwhattheyalldo.Byunderstandingwhatjustone

“word”means,wecanhelptosavepeoplefromseveralillnesses.Sothemoreweunderstand,themoredoctorswillbeabletodo.(4)Mostpeoplehopethatthiswillhelptomakebettermedicineandhelpsickpeople.Otherpeopleworrythatwhenwelearnmore“words”andfindoutmoreinformation,wemightuseitinawrongway,justtomakepeoplemoreattractive,orstopsickpeoplefromgettingjobs.6.Welooklikeourparentsbecauseof_________.A.smallthingscalled“genes”inourbodyB.smallthingscalled“cells”inourbodyC.smallthingscalled“bones”inourbodyD.smallthingscalled“parts”inourbody7.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Mr.Mendeldiscoveredwhywelookthesameasotherpeopleinourfamilyin1953.B.Twoscientists,WatsonandCrick,foundoutthatthosesmallpartsarerealmessagesin1860.C.Anothertwoscientistsfoundthefirst“word”thattheycouldunderstandinthatlanguagein1961.D.

Themoreweunderstand,thelessdoctorswillbeabletodo.8.

Ifweunderstandmore“words”intheDNAmap,wecanhelppeopleby________.A.makingthemmoreattractiveB.stoppingthemfromgettingjobsC.gettingmoreinformationD.savingthemfromseveralillnesses9.Accordingtothepassage,scientistshavefoundoutallthewordsintheDNAmapsuptonow,

_______.A.sowecanmakebettermedicineB.sowecanhelpthesickpeopleC.sowecanunderstandwhattheyalldoD.butwestilldonotunderstandwhattheyalldo10.WhatistheattitudeofpeopletowardsDNA,accordingtothepassage?A.Itcanbeonlybad.B.Itcanbeonlygood.C.Itcanbegoodbutwon'twork.D.Itcanbegoodandbad.答案：6-10ACDDDPassage3Question11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Facialrecognitiontechnologyisincreasingly

beingusedtodayinmanyplacesintheUnitedStatesandoverseas.

Manypoliceagenciesacrosstheworldhavelongusedfacialrecognitiontechnologytosearchforandhelpcatchcriminals.

ThetechnologyhasalsobeenusedatsomeU.S.airportstohelpconfirmtheidentityofpassengersandgetthemonflights.Itisalsousedtounlockphonesorotherelectronicdevices,andinsomecases,evencars.Now,asimilartechnology

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knownasfacialdetection

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isenteringanewfield:thebusinessofadvertising.FacialdetectiontechnologyhasreportedlybeenplacedinsidelargebillboardsignsatWestfieldcentersinAustraliaandNewZealand.Quividi,aFrench-basedcompany,developedthebillboardsystem.

The

signsareequippedwithcameraswiththeabilitytodetectinformationaboutpeopleincrowds.

(5)Quividiclaimsthesystemcancorrectlypredictaperson’ssexatleast90percentofthetime,

TheGuardian

reported.Itisalsodesignedto

detectaperson’sageandfivelevelsofemotion

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from“veryhappy”to“veryunhappy.”Someprivacygroupshavecriticizedtheuseofsuchfacialdetectionsystems.

PamDixonheadstheWorldPrivacyForum,anot-for-profitgroupthatresearchesprivacyissues.

“Thecreepy

factorhereisdefinitelya10outof10,”

shetoldtheAP.Dixonaddedthatthetechnologycouldleadtosomediscriminatorymethods.Forexample,abusinesscouldraisethepriceofaproductorservicebasedonaperson’sage.Oritcouldtargetapersonwithanadforananti-depressiondrugif

theindividualappearstohaveasadfacialexpression.“Weshouldn’tbegathering

theemotionalstateofanyone,”Dixonsaid.

Quividi,themakerofWestfield’sbillboardsystem,saysonitswebsitethatitonlystoresanonymousinformation“thatdescribesthesizeandthedemographicsofanaudience.”

Thecompanyaddedthatitdoesnotkeepanyidentifiableinformationaboutpeopleanddoesnotrecordanyimagesorvideo.11.Accordingtothepassage,

_________.A.facialrecognitiontechnologyiswidelyusedintheworldB.howQuivididevelopedthebillboardsystemC.facialdetectionsystemshavebeencriticizedbysomeprivacygroupsD.facialdetectiontechnologyisenteringthebusinessofadvertisingandpeopleshowdifferentopinionstowardsthenewtechnology12.AccordingtoParagraph1,whichoneisnotmentionedastheextensiveuseoffacialrecognitiontechnology?A.Theidentityofpassengerscanbeconfirmedwiththehelpoffacial

recognitiontechnology.B.Facialrecognitiontechnologyisusedtounlockphonesorotherelectronicdevices.C.Facialrecognitiontechnologyisdesignedtoguessaperson’sage,sexandmood.D.Facialrecognitiontechnologycanhelppoliceagenciestosearchforand

catchcriminals.13.Whatdoestheword“creepy”meaninParagraph

4?A.AnnoyingB.UnpleasantC.ThreateningD.Weird.14.WhatdowelearnaboutPamDixon?A.AstheheadoftheWorldPrivacyForum,Dixoncriticizedtheuseofsuchfacialdetectionsystems.B.Dixonclaimedthatemotionalstatesshouldnotbegatheredfromanyone.C.Dixonmentionedthatfacialdetectiontechnologycouldleadtosomediscriminatorymethods.D.Alloftheabove.15.Theauthor’sattitudetowards“FacialDetectionSystem”is

_________.A.negative

B.objectiveC.criticalD.indifferent答案：11-15DCCDBSectionBDirections:Inthissectionthereisonepassage.Thepassagehas5gapsinit,andisfollowedby6sentencesmarkedA,B,C,D,E,andF.Choosethebestsentencefromthelisttofilleachofthegaps.

Youshouldmark

thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet

withasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.Shehadadifficulttimewhenshebegancollege.Shesaid,“Iwasalwayswellpreparedformyexaminations.ButIwouldgointoclasstotaketheexam,andIwouldfailapart.Icouldnotanswerthequestionscorrectly—

eventhoughIknewtheanswers!Iwouldjustblankoutbecauseofnervousnessandfear.”

Hitosh

Sakamoto,ananthropologystudentatTempleUniversityinTokyoreportssimilarexperiences.2.Whenastudentworriesandisstressedaboutatest,hisorherminddoesnotworkaswellasitusuallydoes.Thestudentcannotwriteorthinkclearlybecauseoftheseveretensionandnervousness.3

.Inthesecourses,advisorsandpsychologiststrytohelpstudentsbyteachingthemtomanagetestanxiety.Suchacoursehelpsstudentslearntolivewithstressandnotfailbecauseofit.First,studentstakeapracticetesttomeasuretheirworrylevel.Ifthetestsshowthattheirstresslevelishigh,thestudentscantakeashortcoursetomanagethefear.Thesecoursesteachstudentshowtorelaxtheirbodies.Theygettrainingtobecomecalminverytensesituations.

Bycontrollingtheirnervousness,theycanlettheirmindsworkmoreeasily.

Learnedinformationthencomesoutwithoutdifficultyonatest.DoreenSykorasawimmediateresultsaftertakingsuchacourse

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.“Mostly,whatIdoisimaginingmyselfinaverycalmplace.ThenIimaginemyselfpickingupapencil.Imoveslowlyandcarefully.Ibreatheeasilyandletallthetensionout.Witheachbreath,moreworryleavesme.

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.Mygradeshaveimprovedgreatly!I’mreallydoingwellatMcGillnow.Thisrelaxationmethodworksnotonlyonexaminations,butithasimprovedtherestofmylifeaswell.”ForHitoshiinTokyo,theresultsweremuchthesame.Heisenjoyingschoolalotmoreandislearningmore.

A.Itdoesn’tworkwellB.Shenow

hasenthusiasmabouttherelaxationmethodsC.NowtherearespecialuniversitycoursestohelpstudentsD.DoreenSykoraisnowajunioratMcGillUniversityE.ThesetwoyoungstudentswereexperiencingsomethingcalledtestanxietyF.Itreallyworks答案：1.D2.E

3.C

4.B

5.FPartII

Vocabulary(15points)Directions:

Inthissectionthereisapassagewithtenblanks.Readthepassagecarefullyandfillintheblanksbyselectingsuitablewordsfromthewordlistfollowingthepassage.

Andthenmark

thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet

withasinglelinethroughthecenter.Inrecentyears,moreandmoreforeignersareinvolvedintheteachingprogramsoftheUnitedStates.Boththeadvantagesandthedisadvantages

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usingforeignfacultyinteachingpositionshavetobe

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,ofcourse.Itcanbesaidthattheforeignbackgroundthatmakesthefacultymemberfromabroadanassetalso

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problemsofadjustment,bothfortheuniversityandfortheindividual.Theforeignresearchscholarusuallyisolateshimselfinthelaboratoryasameansofprotection;

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,whatheneedsistobefittedtoahighlyorganizeduniversitysystemquitedifferentfrom

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athome.Heisfacedinhisdailyworkwithdifferencesinphilosophy,arrangementsofcoursesandmethodsofteaching.Boththevisitingprofessorandhisstudents

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acommongroundineachother’scultures,someconceptofwhatisalreadyinthemindsofAmericanstudentsis

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fortheforeignprofessor.Whilehelpinghimtoadapthimselftohisnewenvironment,theuniversitymustalso

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certainadjustmentsinordertotakefulladvantageofwhatthenewcomercan

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.Itisn’talwaysknownhowtomakecreativeuseofforeignfaculty,especiallyatsmallercolleges.Thisisthoughttobea

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wherefurtherstudyiscalledfor.Thefindingsofsuchastudywillbeofvaluetocollegesanduniversitieswithforeignfaculty.

A.fieldB.possessC.consideredD.expressE.offerF.createG.requiredH.ofI.emergeJ.makeK.lack

L.howeverM.scopeN.causeO.that答案：1-5HCFLO6-10KGJEAPartIII

Cloze(10points)Directions:

Thereare10blanksinthe

followingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA.B,CandD.Youshouldchoosetheonethatbestfitsinto

thepassage.

Thenmark

thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet

withasinglelinethroughthecenter.Ancientpeoplemadeclaypotterybecausetheyneededitfortheirsurvival.Theyusedthepotstheymadeforcooking,storingfood,and

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thingsfromplacetoplace.Potterywassoimportanttoearlyculturesthatscientistsnowstudyittolearnmoreaboutancient

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.Themoreadvanced

thepottery

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decorationmaterials,glazes,andmanufacture,themore

advancedthecultureitself.

TheartisanwhomakespotteryinNorthAmericatodayutilizeshisorher

skillandimaginationtocreateitemsthatarebeautifulaswellasfunctional,

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somethingordinaryintosomethingspecialandunique.Thepotterusesoneoftheearth’smostbasicmaterials,clay.Claycanbefoundalmost

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.Goodpotteryclaymustbefreefromallsmallstonesandotherhardmaterialsthatwouldmakethepottingprocess

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.MostNorthAmericanartisanpottersnowpurchasecommercially

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clay,butsome

findtheclaytheyneedrightintheearth,closetowheretheywork.Themostimportanttoolspottersusearetheirownhands:however,theyalsousewirelooptools,woodenmodelingtools,plainwire,andsponges.Afterafinishedpotisdriedofallits

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intheopenair,itisplacedinakilnandfired.Thefirstfiringhardensthepottery,anditisthenreadytobeglazedandfiredagain.Forareaswheretheydonotwantanyglaze,suchasthe

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ofthepot,artisanspaintonmeltedwaxthatwill

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burnoffinthekiln.Theythenpourontheliquidglazeandletitrunovertheclaysurface,makinganykindofdecorativepatternthattheywant.1.A.carryingB.tocarryC.carriedD.carry2.A.civilianB.civilrightsC.civilengineeringD.civilizations3.A.bytermsofB.fortermsofC.intermsofD.withtermsof4.A.transformB.transformingC.totransformD.transformed5.A.everywhereB.somewhereC.anywhereD.nowhere6.A.difficultB.easily

C.difficultlyD.easy7.A.processB.processingC.procedureD.processed8.A.colorB.glazeC.moistureD.paint9.A.bedB.floorC.topD.bottom10.A.latterB.laterC.lateD.lately答案：1-5ADCBA6-10ADCDBPartIV

Translation(20

points)Directions:

Inthispart,therearefiveitemswhichyoushouldtranslateinto

Chinese,eachitemconsistingofoneortwosentences.Thesesentencesareall

underlinedinandtakenfromthereadingpassagesyouhavejustreadinPartI.

Youcanreferbacktothepassagessoastoidentifytheirmeaningsinthecontext.1.（Passage1）Anyonewithapetknowsthatanimalsfeelawiderangeofemotions,includinganger,happiness,sadness,disgust,fearandsurprise.2.（Passage1）Thebestwayforustoshowourloveforourcompanionanimalsistotreatthemwithrespectanddignity,tobondwiththem,feedthemwellandtoprovidethemcomfort.3.（Passage2）DNAisthereasonthatwelooklikeourparents,becausewegetsomeoftheirDNAtomakeourown.4.

(Passage2)Mostpeoplehopethatthiswillhelptomakebettermedicineandhelpsickpeople.Otherpeopleworrythatwhenwelearnmore“words”andfindoutmoreinformation,wemightuseitinawrongway,justtomakepeoplemoreattractive,orstopsickpeoplefromgettingjobs.5.

(Passage3)Quividiclaimsthesystemcancorrectlypredictaperson’ssexatleast90percentofthetime,

TheGuardian

reported.Itisalsodesignedto

detectaperson’sageandfivelevelsofemotion

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from“veryhappy”to“veryunhappy”.答案：1.养宠物的人都知道动物有着各种情感,包括生气、开心、厌恶、恐