2024湖南成考本科英语试题

湖南省成人本科学士学位英语考试考题

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PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear11shortconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandthe

questionw川bespokentwice.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebest

answer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecentre.

Example:Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A)Attheoffice.

B)Inthewaitingroom.

C)Attheairport.

D)Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhaveto

finishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)"At

theoffice"isthebestanswer.YoushouldchooseAnswer[A]ontheAnswerSheetand

markitwithasinglefinethroughthecentre.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1.A)Theteachermadethestudentswriteinclass.

B)Theteachertaughtanewlesson.

C)TheteacherputofftheclassuntilFriday.

D)Theteacherreviewedapreviouslesson.

2.A)It'sgoingtobealotoffun.C)lt*sgoingtoattractalotofstudents.

B)lt*sgoingtorequirealotofreading.D)lt*sgoingtoworkoutquitewell.

3.A)Toarestaurant.C)Toaplay.

B)Tothebeach.D)Toamusichall.

4.A)Thetrainiscrowded.C)Thetrainisontime.

B)Thetrainislate.D)Thetrainisoutoforder.

5.A)Maryenjoyslearningmathematics.

B)Maryhasneverstudiedmathematics.

C)Maryisperhapspooratmathematics.

D)Marymustbegoodatmathematics.

PartIIReadingComprehension(35Minutes)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),

B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteron

theAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

PassageOne

ThemodernvillageofApolloniaisonthecoast,sixteenkilometersnorthofCyrene.Itis

reachedbyadelightfulroadthatdropsdown700metersovertwohuge“steps"ofrockto

thesea.

TouristsgodowntoApolloniaintheafternoon,aftertheyhavespentthemorningin

Cyrene.Bothplaceswerecitieslongago,andtheyarefullofinterestingandbeautiful

ruins.ThereismoretobeseeninCyrene—ontheground,youunderstand.Ifyouwant

toknowtheexcitementofanunderwatercity,Apolloniaistheplace.

SomeruinsofApolloniaareonthemainland.Someareonanislandathousandmeters

fromtheshort.Therestnowliebetween,undereightortenmetersofwater.Theseais

warm,seldomrough.Itisoftenalmostasclearasglass.

Onastillday,then,swimouttowardstheisland.Swimunderwaterasmuchasyoucan,

withyoureyesopen.Lookdown.

Firstyouseeastreet,withhousesandshopsonbothsides.Theirroofshavefallenin,but

thewallsarestanding.Someshopshaveabigstonetable—acounterperhaps?Cand

stoneshelves.Attheendofthisstreetyoucometoasquare.Ithasawidepavementall

around,andsomebuildingsopendirectlyontothepavement.Weretheycafes?Didthe

waitersputtablesandchairsonthepavementinsummerlongago?

OvertwothousandyearsagothekingofEgyptvisitedthecity.Hebroughthisdaughter

Cleopatrawithhim.Shewastenyearsoldatthetime,andherfatherbuiltahuge

swimmingbathforher.YoucanstillseeCleopatra'sBath,behindthecafesinthesquare.

Andyouwillnotbesurprisedtohearthatitisstillfullofwater!

16.HowfaristheunderwatercityApolloniaawayfromCyrene?

A)About16kilometers.C)About700kilometers.

B)About1,000kilometers.D)About8to10kilometers.

17.Whatdowelearnfromthepassage?

A)Cyrene'sunderwatersightsareveryinteresting.

B)Apollonianunderwaterruinsmakethetouristsexcited.

C)Theunderwatercityhasonlyonepart.

D)Theruinsoftheunderwatercityareallonanisland.

18.WhatdidthekingofEgyptdowhenhevisitedthecitywithisten-year-olddaughter?

A)Hebuiltasmall,well-equippedbathforhisdaughter.

B)Hebuiltalargesquareforhisdaughtertoplay.

C)Hebuiltmanycafesinthesquare.

D)Hebuiltahugeswimmingbathforhisdaughter.

19.WhatdidtheauthorsuggestthatyouvisitApollonia?

A)Droptwo“steps”ofrocktothesea.C)Swimunderwater.

B)Goalongthebeach.D)Swimouttowardstheisland.

20.Theauthorsaysthat"Cleopatra'sBathisstillfullofwater"because

A)ifsstillopentothetouriststotakeabath

B)it'sunderaboutninemetersofwater

C)ifstoohugetobefullofwater

D)it*sbigenoughtobeaswimmingpool

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

PassageTwo

ManyAmericancollegeanduniversitystudentsliveinuniversityresidencehalls.These

hallsarepopularlycalled"dorms'*.Residencehallsmayoffervarioustypesofliving

accommodations.Therearesinglerooms,inwhichastudentlivesalonebutthere

probablyareagoodmanymoredoublerooms,whichtwostudentsshare.Somedorms

havesetsofrooms,wheresmallgroupsofstudentshaveseparatebedroomsbutsharea

bathroomandmaybeastudyroom.

Thereareusuallyanumberofconveniencesavailableforthoselivinginuniversity

residencehalls.Mosthavewashingmachinesandclothesdryersforusebytheresidents.

Manydormshavekitchenswherestudentscanpreparelightmeals:Residencehalls

generallyprovidenotonlyroomandboardbutpublicroomsandrecreationalfacilities（娱

乐设施）andsometimesstudyroomsfortheiruse.

Ifyouliveinadormitoryyouneedtoknowwhattherulesandregulationsare.Meals

usuallyareservedatonlycertainhours,andyoumustbethereatthosehoursifyou

expecttoeat.Theremaybeonlycertainhourswhenvisitorsmaycome,ortheymaybe

limitedtocertainareasofthedormitory.Oftencookinginbedroomsisprohibited（严禁），

andtheuseofcertainpiecesofelectricalequipmentsuchascoffeepotsorhairdryers

maybelimited.

Livinginaresidencehallcarriescertainobligation（义务）.Youhavetobeconsiderateof

others,especiallyduringstudyhours.Telephonecallsandvisitsbyfriendsshouldbe

short.Youhavetocooperateinkeepingtheroomasneataspossible.Itissometimes

hardtobetolerantofanotherperson'shabitsthatmaydifferfromyourown.

21.ResidencehallsinAmericanuniversitiesprovide.

A)singleroomssharedbytwostudents.

B)apartmentsforsmallgroupsofstudents.

C)doubleroomsfortwostudents.

D)separateroomswithacommonbathroom.

22.Livinginuniversityhallsisconvenientbecause.

A)mealsareservedatanytime

B)mosthallsprovidevariousfacilities

C)publicroomsareavailableforvisitors

D)allhavestudyroomsfortheirownuse

23.Whatisprohibitedinresidencehalls?

A)Eatingmealsinone*sbedroom.C)Theuseofelectricalequipment.

B)Theuseofcoffeepots.D)Preparingmealsinbedrooms.

24.Whatmustyoulearntobetolerantofifyouliveinadormitory?

A)Yourroommate'stelephonecalls.

B)Habitsthatmaydifferfromyourown.

C)Visitsbyyourroommate'sfriends.

D)Roommateswhoareinconsiderate.

25.Livinginaresidencehallyouhaveto.

A)doyourbesttokeeptheroomclean

B)formahabitofother's

C)haveyourphonecallsinyourroom

D)studyhardduringstudyhours

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

PassageThree

Whatisagoodlistener?Studentswhofeeltheyaresayitisbecausetheypayattention;

rememberwhatthepersonsays;andaskquestionsbasedonwhattheotherhassaid;or

itisbecausetheylikepeopleandareinterestedinthem.Theyfeeltheyarepoorlisteners

whentheythinkaboutsomethingelsewhiletheotheristalkingorwhenthey'retired,or

notinterestedinwhatsheorheistalkingabout.Infact,thereareavarietyofwaysto

listen,justasthereareavarietyofwaystosaysomething.Humanbeingsarecomplex

andconcealing.Oftenwedon'tsaywhatwewanttosay,orsayexactlytheoppositeof

whatwewanttosay.Sometimes,wearen'thonestordirectwithanotherbecausewe

thinkwedon'thavetherightorareafraidofwhatwillhappenifweare.Thebody"talks",

too,sometimesmorehonestlythanthetongue.

Thesedifferentwaysoftalkingneeddifferentwaysoflistening.Tokeeptheseesawgoing

inconversationsandinrelationships,weneedtounderstandandusethesedifferentways,

especiallyifourgoalistobeacaring,thoughtfulperson.Byknowinghow

tolisteninvariousways,youcanbeaccurateinpickingupmessagesnomatterhow

theyaremaskedordistorted（变形了时）orhowtheyaredelivered.Somemessagesare

heardjustbylisteningsilently;some,byholdingahandorgivingahug（拥抱）.Buttobe

abletorespondaccurately,youneedtohearaccurately.

Mostpeoplelistenonlywiththeirears.Toofewlistenwiththeirheartsaswellastheirears,

listeningtotheother's,sharingofhisorherhopes,joys,fears.

26.Accordingtothepassage,listeningonlywithearsmayhappentouswhen.

A)weareemotionallytiredC)wearesointerestedinthetopic

B)wearephysicallydisabledD)weareaskedmanyquestions

27.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutagoodlistener?

A)Hecanfeelwhatthespeakerthinks.

B)Hecansharethespeaker'sfeeling.

C)Hecanrememberwhatthespeakersays.

D)Hecanlistenwithhisheart.

28.Thepurposeinwritingthesecondparagraphisto.

A)demonstratewhywearenothonestincommunication

B)explainhowourbody"talks',

C)川ustratewaysusedbypeopleinspeaking

D)showthatunderstandingone'sspeechisnotaneasyjob

29.Theword"seesaw"(Line1,Para.3)probablymeans.

A)communicationC)understanding

B)purposeD)friendship

30.Accordingtothepassageourfailuretogiveproperresponsetothespeakeris

probablybecause.

A)wemisunderstandwhathesaysC)hespeaksinadistortedway

B)wedon'tlikethespeakerD)hespeaksinadifferentlanguage

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

PassageFour

Superstition（迷信）isadifficultquestion.WecannotquitesaythatsuperstitioninBritainis

dead.Itshistoryistoolongandtoorecentforthat,andindeedyouwillfindmanyremains

ofitinmodemBritain.Buttheyareonlyconnectedchieflywithvaguebeliefsofgoodluck

andbadluck.Itisunlucky,forinstance,towalkunderaladder,ortospillsalt,orbreaka

mirror,ortohaveanythingtodowithnumber13;whereasahorseshoebringsgoodluck,

andpeoplejokingly"touchwood'*topreventthereturnofapastmisfortune.Therearestill

manystrangecountryremediesagainstsicknesswhichareobviouslysuperstitions.Most

ofall,thereisstillasurprisingamountofinterestinfortune-telling,e.g.intheformof

“horoscopes”（占星术）innewspapersandwomen'smagazines—thoughformostpeople

thisisnothingmorethananamusement,whichtheymaywellbeslightlyashamedof.

Buttherealmeasureofsuperstitionisfear.InthissensethereisnosuperstitioninBritain.

Britishpeopleasawholedonotbelieveinevilinfluencesorevilspirits.Sicknessand

misfortunedonotcomefromdevils,butaretheresultofchanceorfoolishnessor

inefficiency.Devilsbelongonlytohistorybooks.Devilsexistonlyinthemind—usually

themindsofothers.Magicissimplyaninterestingwordforperforming

tricks.Fairies（童话故事中的仙女）areprettylittlewingedcreaturesin"fairystories"for

childrenandanyadultwhobelievedinfairiesormagicordevilswouldbeconsidered

slightlymad.Thus,modemBritainhaslargelyemergedfromsuperstition,andthefuture

seemstoconsistnotofdevils,butofmatterandmachines.

31.Theauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassageisto.

A)criticizeBritishpeople'ssuperstitiousbeliefs

B)showBritishpeople'sattitudestowardssuperstitiousbeliefstoday

C)describevarioussuperstitiousbeliefsstillpracticedinmodernBritain

D)emphasizetheinfluenceofsuperstitionupontheBritishpeople

32.AccordingtotheremainingsuperstitiousbeliefsinBritain,allthefollowingare

concernedwithbadluckexcept.

A)breakamirrorC)touchwood

B)walkunderaladderD)poursaltout

33.FormostBritishpeopletoday,ahoroscopecolumninnewspapersis.

A)justforfunC)onlyforwomen

B)formakingmoneyD)forfortune-telling

34.Inthefuture,Britishpeoplewill.

A)becomeslavesofmachinesC)getridoftheirbeliefsofGod

B)removefairiesfromtheirlifeD)havenosuperstitiousbeliefs

35.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthechangingofsuperstition-beliefis.

A)optimisticC)critical

B)pessimisticD)neutral

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(25minutes)

Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthe

sentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecentre.

36.John*sscoreonthetestisthehighestinhisclass;hehavestudiedveryhard.

A)shouldC)must

B)mayD)oughtto

37.Itwasdifficulttoguesswhathistothenewswouldbe.

A)reactionC)comment

B)impressionD)opinion

38.thatthetradebetweenthetwocountriesreacheditshighestpoint.

A)Duringthe1990'sC)Thatitwasinthe1990fs

B)Itwasinthe1990'sD)Itwasthe19901s

39.Thereweresomeflowersonthetable.

A)artificialB)unnaturalC)unrealD)false

40.Hesuggestedtotomorrow'sexhibitiontogether.

A)wegoC)weshallgo

B)ustogoD)wewent

41.Noagreementwasreachedinthediscussionasneithersidewouldgivewayto.

A)otherC)another

B)anyotherD)theother

42.Ifyouwantyouhavetogetthefundsomewhere.

A)tohavedonethejobC)thejobdone

B)thatthejobisdoneD)thejobthatisdone

43.Childrenareverycurious.

A)atheartC)inperson

B)bynatureD)onpurpose

44.ThereismorelandinAustraliathanthegovernmentknows.

A)whattodowithC)todowith

B)howtodoD)todoit

45.Onlybyshoutingatthetopofhisvoice.

A)hewasabletomakehimselfhearC)hewasabletomakehimselfheard

B)washeabletomakehimselfhearD)washeabletomakehimselfheard

46.suchagoodchance,heplannedtolearnmore.

A)TobegiveC)Havinggiven

B)HavingbeengivenD)Given

47.Ihopemyteacherwilltakemyrecentillnessintowhenjudgingmyexamination.

A)accountC)regard

B)observationD)counting

48.Theyareconsideringbeforethepricesgoup.

A)withbuyingthehouseC)buyingthehouse

B)ofbuying-thehouseD)tobuythehouse

49.Weobjectpunishingawholeclassforoneperson'sfault.

A)aboutC)to

B)againstD)for

50.Ishallhaveacompanioninthehouseafteralltheseyears.

A)lonelyB)soleC)singleD)alone

51.NoneoftheservantswerewhenMr.Smithwantedtosendamessage.

A)availableC)applicable

B)approachableD)attainable

52.Ican*twhatthatobjectis.

A)makeforC)makeup

B)makeoutD)makeover

53.Iwanttobuyanewtietothisbrownsuit.

A)goafterC)goby

B)gointoD)gowith

54.ThesatellitecantenthousandtelephoneconversationsandahundredcolorTV

programs.

A)carryC)extend

B)bringD)take

55.Manypeoplecomplainoftherapidofmodernlife.

A)growthC)speed

B)paceD)rate

56.Womeninmanycountrieswerestilltherighttovote.

A)refusedC)neglected

B)ignoredD)denied

57.Shewasofhavingaskedsuchasillyquestion.

A)sorryC)ashamed

B)miserableD)guilty

58.gasleaksandsimilaraccidentsshouldoccur,someresponsiblepersonsshould

regularlyinspectallthelaboratories.

A)IncaseC)Unless

B)ProvidedD)Until

59.Asacauseofdeath,cancerissecondonlyheartdisease.

A)fromC)with

B)ofD)to

60.Theytookmeasurestopreventpoisonousgasesfromescaping.

A)beneficialC)effective

B)fruitfulD)valid

61.Doingyourhomeworkisasurewaytoimproveyourtestscores,andthisisespecially

trueitcomesto