湖北成人本科学位英语真题2014年及答案解析.doc

1、湖北成人本科学位英语真题 2014 年及答案解析(总分：120.00，做题时间：120 分钟)一、Part I Vocabulary an(总题数：20，分数：20.00)1.His business is growing so fast that he must ( )more workers. （分数：1.00）A.take upB.take onC.take overD.take out2.He spoke so quickly that I didnt ( )what he said. （分数：1.00）A.make forB.make sureC.make overD.make ou

2、t3.I wrote it down ( )I should forget it. （分数：1.00）A.in caseB.in case ofC.in order thatD.for fear of4.The people at the party were worried about Janet because no one was aware ( )she had gone. （分数：1.00）A.where thatB.of whereC.of the placeD.the place5.I ( )on the door for ten minutes now without an a

3、nswer. （分数：1.00）A.was knockingB.am knockingC.knockingD.have been knocking6.The chemical factory was demolished ( )protecting the environment. （分数：1.00）A.in spite ofB.in honor ofC.in favor ofD.in the name of7.I fell and hurt myself while I ( )tennis. （分数：1.00）A.was playingB.am playingC.playD.played8.

4、( )you disagree with her, her idea is still worth considering. （分数：1.00）A.Even ifB.If onlyC.Instead ofD.Despite of9.This is one of the best books ( )on the subject. （分数：1.00）A.that have ever been writtenB.which have ever been writtenC.that has ever been writtenD.whatever have been written10.We were

5、not surprised at ( ), for he had worked so hard. （分数：1.00）A.what has he achievedB.that what he had achievedC.what he had achievedD.that he had achieved11.( )tired after a hard work, she fell into bed and went straight to sleep. （分数：1.00）A.FellB.FeelingC.Being feltD.To feel12.He opened the door and l

6、et himself in quietly ( )not to wake the family. （分数：1.00）A.becauseB.so asC.so thatD.despite13.Peter wishes that he ( )law instead of literature when he was in college. （分数：1.00）A.could studyB.studiedC.had studiedD.would study14.( )was unimportant. （分数：1.00）A.Whether he enjoyed our dinner or notB.No

7、 matter how he enjoyed our dinnerC.If he enjoyed our dinnerD.What he enjoyed our dinner15.Selfish people often take ( )of other peoples kindness. （分数：1.00）A.advantageB.careC.useD.profit16.It is desirable that he ( ). （分数：1.00）A.gives up tryingB.give up tryingC.would give up tryingD.is going to give

8、up trying17.Young ( )he is, he knows what is the right thing to do. （分数：1.00）A.thatB.asC.althoughD.however18.Fortunately, the demonstration ( )to be quite peaceful. （分数：1.00）A.turned inB.tumed outC.showed offD.showed up19.( )was unimportant. （分数：1.00）A.Whether he enjoyed our dinner or notB.No matter

9、 how he enjoyed our dinnerC.If he enjoyed our dinnerD.What he enjoyed our dinner20.It is not that I do not like plays.The reason why I did not go to the theater last night was that I could not ( )the time. （分数：1.00）A.offerB.leaveC.affordD.manage二、Part II Reading Comp(总题数：4，分数：40.00)Passage 1 Questio

10、ns 21 to 25 are based on the following passage: Is teaching important9. Well, of course it is.There was a time when the necessary knowledge could be taught to the young by family members. But as societies became more complex and division of labor more common, it was impossible for family members to

11、teach the information and skills young people needed to become useful members of the society.As the need for specialists appeared, the job of teaching came into being in our county, and teaching as a job has been of increasing importance over the past hundred years. Today, we have strict rules for t

12、eachers.We hope all children can attend schools.Many things tell us that teaching is indeed an “important“ job.In recent years, there has been an increasing need for teachers to be “ responsible “. This means that the public expects teachers to succeed in teaching important information to the young.

13、Teachers salaries today, while not much, certainly are much higher than they were in past years. These increases have come about because people have realized that without enough salaries, people who have abilities will not becone teachers.Today almost no one says that “anybody will do“ for a teacher

14、.The public expects “quality people“ to teach the young, and progress is being made to give salaries that will make people who have abilities become teachers. （分数：10.00）(1).Before the job of teaching came into being ( ). （分数：2.00）A.family members had been responsible for the education of the youngB.

15、specialists had been in charge of teaching young peopleC.young people had had to be self-educatedD.the society had played an important role in educating young people(2).The job of teaching came into being mainly because of ( ). （分数：2.00）A.the development of the societyB.the explosion of informationC

16、.the need for specialistsD.the civilization of human beings(3).Teachers salaries are raised today in order to ( ). （分数：2.00）A.show the importance of teaching as a jobB.attract more qualified people to become teachersC.make teachers “responsible“ in their teachingD.improve the quality of public teach

17、ing(4).“ Anybody will do“ for a teacher means that ( ). （分数：2.00）A.almost all people want to become a teacherB.a teacher is so highly respected that people all want to help himC.a teacher will do whatever he can for his studentsD.the job of teaching is so easy that everybody can do it(5).We know fro

18、m the passage that ( ). （分数：2.00）A.it is important to be successful in teaching the youngB.enough salaries are necessary in making quality people become teachersC.greater progress has to be made in teachingD.teaching is a product of the societys division of laborPassage 2 Questions 26 to 30 are base

19、d on the following passage: Movies are the most popular form of entertainment for millions of Americans.They go to the movies to escape, their normal everyday existence and to experience a life more exciting than their own.They may choose to see a particular film because they like the actors or beca

20、use they have heard the film has a good story.But the main reason why people go to the movies is to escape.Sitting in a dark theater, watching the images on the screen, key enter another world that is real to them.They become involved in the lives of the characters in the movie, and for two hours, t

21、hey forget all about their own problems.They are in a dream world where things often appear to be more romantic(浪漫的) and beautiful than in real life. The biggest “ dream factories“ are in Hollywood, the capital of the film industry. Each year,Hollywood studios make hundreds of movies that are shown

22、all over the world. American movies are popular because they tell stories and they are well-made. They provide the public with heroes who do things the average person would like to do but often cant.People have to cope with many problems and much trouble in real life, so they feel encouraged when th

23、ey see the “good guys“ win in the movies. （分数：10.00）(1).The Americans go to the movies mainly because they want ( ). （分数：2.00）A.to enjoy a good storyB.to experience an exciting lifeC.to see the actors and actressesD.to escape their daily life(2).Which of the following is peoples normal response to t

24、he movies they watch? （分数：2.00）A.They feel that everything on the screen is familiar to themB.They try to turn their dreams into realityC.They become so involved that they forget their own problemsD.They are touched by the life stories of the actors and actresses(3).It is obvious that real life is (

25、 ). （分数：2.00）A.less romantic than that in the moviesB.more romantic than that in the moviesC.as romantic as that in the moviesD.filled with romantic stories(4).The American movies are popular because ( ). （分数：2.00）A.they are well-made and the stories are interestingB.the characters in the movies are

26、 free to do whatever they likeC.the heroes have to cope with many problems and frustrationsD.good guys in the movies always win in the end(5).People enjoy seeing the movies because they ( ). （分数：2.00）A.are tired of their everyday livesB.feel inspired by the heroic deeds of the good guysC.want to see

27、 who win in the endD.have to cope with many problems in their livesPassage 3 Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage: Fire can help people in many ways.But it can be very dangerous.Fire can heat water, warm houses,give light and cook.But fire can bum things, too.It can burn trees, hous

28、es, animals or people.Sometimes big fires can burn forests. Nobody knows for sure how people began to use fire. But there are many interesting stories about the first time a man or a woman started a fire.One story from Australia tells about a man very, very long time ago.He went up to the sun by a r

29、ope(绳子) and brought fire down. Today people know how to make a fire with matches ( 火柴 ). Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. One match can burn a piece of paper and then it might burn a house. A small fire can become a big fire very fast. Fire kills many peo

30、ple every year. So you must be careful with matches. You should also learn to put out fires. Fires need oxygen ( 氧气). Without oxygen they will die.Cover a fire with water, sand, or sometimes with your coat. This keeps the air away from a fire and kills it. Be careful with fire, and it will help you.

31、 Be careless with fire,and it will burn you. （分数：10.00）(1).How did people begin to use fire? （分数：2.00）A.Not everybody knows how people began to use fireB.Nobody knows how to make a fireC.It is an Australian who started a fireD.We are not sure how people began to use fire(2).Children mustnt play with

32、 matches because ( ). （分数：2.00）A.matches burn paperB.it isnt interestingC.they can be dangerousD.they can burn a house(3).When you are going to put out a fire, you ( ). （分数：2.00）A.must be carefulB.should keep air away from itC.must know it is dangerousD.should cover it with water(4).We must be caref

33、ul with fire, or it ( ). （分数：2.00）A.will dieB.will warm our housesC.might burn usD.wont help us(5).Which of the following is the main idea of this passage? （分数：2.00）A.Fire can help people in many waysB.Fire can be both helpful and dangerousC.Fire can burn things and peopleD.We must be careful with m

34、atchesPassage 4 Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage: Washington Irving wasAmerieas first man of letters to be known internationally. His works were received enthusiastically both in England and in the United States. He was, in fact, one of the most successful writers of his time in

35、 the country, and at the same time winning the admiration of fellow writers like Scott in Britain arid Poe and Hawthorne in he United States. The respect in which he was held partly owing to the man himself, with his warm friendliness, his good sense, his urbanity, his gay spirits, his artistic inte

36、grity, his love of both the Old World and the New. Thackeray described Irving as “a gentleman, who, though himself born in no very high sphere, was most finished, polished, witty ; socially the equal of the most refined Europeans.“ In England he was granted an honorary degree from Oxford-an unusual

37、honor for a citizen of a young, uncultured nation-and he received the medal of the Royal Society of Literature.America made him ambassador to Spain. Irvings background provides little to explain his literary aehievements.A gifted but delicate child, he had little schooling.He studied law, but withou

38、t zeal, and never did practice seriously.He was immune to his strict Presbyterian home environment, frequenting both social gatherings and the theater. （分数：10.00）(1).The main point of the first paragraph is that Washington Irving was ( ). （分数：2.00）A.Americas first man of lettersB.a writer who had gr

39、eat success both in and outside his own countryC.a man who was able to move from literature to politiesD.a man whose personal charm enabled him to get by with basically inferior work(2).What is implied by the mention of Scott, Poe and Hawthorne? （分数：2.00）A.Irving enjoyed great popular admirationB.Se

40、ott, Poe and Hawthorne were primarily responsible forIrvings successC.Irvings work was not only popular, but also of high literary qualityD.More Americans than Britons admiredIrving(3).Which of the following best describes the effect of Irvings Presbyterian background on his life? （分数：2.00）A.It fost

41、ered his love for the theaterB.It developed his skill in businessC.It prompted his interest in lawD.It had almost no effect on his life(4).Which of the following best describes the effect of Irvings personal qualities on his literary Success ? （分数：2.00）A.His personal qualities were entirely responsi

42、ble for his literary successB.His personal qualities were primarily responsible for hisliterary successC.His personal qualities had some effects on his literary successD.His personal qualities had no effects on his literary success(5).Why might Irvings literary ability have been surprising to the En

43、glish? （分数：2.00）A.They feared competition from American writersB.They did not expect the United States to produce good writersC.They disapproved of the language American writers usedD.They thought of theUnited States as a purely commercial power三、Part III Cloze( 10 p(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Do you know insur

44、ance (保险)? Buying insurance is a 41 by which people can protect themselves against large losses. Protection against fire is one kind of insurance. Large numbers of people pay 42 sums of money to an insurance company. Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance, only 43 will lose their

45、homes by fire.The insurance company will pay for these homes out of the sums of money it has collected. The first modem fire insurance company was 44 in London, England, in 1666.A great fire had just destroyed most of the city, and people wanted to protect against 45 losses.The fire company grew rap

46、idly.Soon, other companies were founded in other areas. Benjamin Franklin helped form the first fire insurance company inAmerica in 1752.He also 46 a new kind of insurance for farmers. The new insurance would offer protection against the loss of crops 47 storm. In 1759, Benjamin Franklin helped star

47、tanother new insurance.This company, which offered 48 insurance, collected some money regularly from different men.Although a man died, his family was given a large sum of money.Today, this company is 49 in business. Over the years, people havebenefited from many new kinds of insurance when they hav

48、e suffered from 50 accidents as car, plane crashes.Tomorrow, almost everyone has some kind of insurance. （分数：10.00）A.ideaB.soleC.thoughtD.meansA.smallB.largeC.littleD.a lot ofA.fewB.quite a fewC.a fewD.manyA.reognizedB.foundC.eome into beingD.formedA.longerB.fartherC.furtherD.deeperA.insistedB.sugge

49、stedC.advisedD.wantedA.byB.fromC.forD.withA.lifeB.flightC.fireD.traffie accidentA.stillB.yetC.alreadyD.oftenA.suchB.manyC.theD.more四、Part 1V Translation(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Microblogging(微博) appeared in 2006 and has moved from its early, perceived limitations to grow in popularity and become a powerful platform for sharing useful information and knowledge. 51. There are over 100 microblogging services in operation, with some of the better-known services being Twitter, Plurk and Tumblr. 52. The original use for microblogging was to allow people to broadcast w