[外语类试卷]湖北省成人本科学位英语模拟试卷13及答案与解析.doc

1、湖北省成人本科学位英语模拟试卷 13及答案与解析 一、 Part I Reading Comprehension (30%) Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corre

2、sponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 0 In order to learn a foreign language well, it is necessary to overcome the fear of making mistakes. If the primary goal of language use is communication, then mistakes are secondary considerations that may be dealt with gra

3、dually as awareness of those mistakes increases. On the other hand, students should not ignore their mistakes. The language learner may observe how native speakers express themselves, and how native expressions differ from the way the learner might say them. For example, a Spanish speaker who has be

4、en saying “ I do it“ to express willingness to do something in the immediate future, could, by communicating with native speakers of English, observe that native speakers actually say “Ill do it “. This difference can serve as a basis for the student to change his way of using the present tense in E

5、nglish. But a student who is unwilling to communicate in the first place would lose this opportunity to learn by trial and error. 1 According to the passage, the present tense in English is( ). （ A） not used to express a desire to do something in the immediate future （ B） used with some verbs but NO

6、T with others to express future intention （ C） basically the same in English as it is in Spanish （ D） not the most difficult problem for foreign students 2 According to the passage, language learners can reduce the number of their mistakes by( ). （ A） asking native speakers for explanations （ B） rea

7、ding good books in the foreign language （ C） comparing their speech with that of native speakers （ D） speaking without regard to native speakers 3 According to the passage, foreign language students who do not communicate with native speakers will NOT( ). （ A） learn very much about the foreign socie

8、ty （ B） learn about the history of the foreign language （ C） have to worry about making mistakes （ D） take advantage of available language 4 According to the passage, foreign language students should not worry too much about making mistakes because( ). （ A） native speakers like foreign students who

9、try to learn their language （ B） communication is the primary goal of language learning （ C） native speakers will ignore their mistakes （ D） everyone makes mistakes when trying to communicate in a strange language 5 The authors major conclusion about the function of mistakes in foreign language lear

10、ning is that( ). （ A） mistakes are not important in the process of learning a language （ B） learners are often very afraid of making mistakes （ C） making mistakes can help the learner discover the rules of the language （ D） native speakers often do not tell foreign language learners about their mist

11、akes 5 Though some people have suggested that women should return to housework in order to leave more jobs for men, the idea has been rejected by both women and men in public opinion poll(民意测验 ). Lately some union officials have suggested that too many women are employed in type of work more suitabl

12、e for men and that women should step aside to make way for unemployed young men. They argue that women especially women in their childbearing years actually delay economic development and result in lower productivity, poor quality and inefficiency. To solve the problem, they have suggested that the

13、working women stay at home while their husbands or brothers were given double wages. They argue that under these circumstances, families would retain their same level of income, and women could run the house and raise children much better. The suggestion has been rejected by 9out of 10 people polled

14、. A hundred persons in a big city were questioned last. summer. Out of 50 women, 46 said they were unwilling to leave their jobs, no matter what the situation was. The other 4 said they would like to return home if their jobs could be taken by their sons or daughters. Of 50 men polled, only 6 said t

15、hey would like to see their wives give up their jobs, if it meant higher wages for themselves. Some other people have suggested another way called “ phased employment theory“. The theory suggests that a woman worker take leave from her job when she is seven months pregnant(妊娠 )and stay off the job u

16、ntil her baby reaches the age of 3. It suggests that women on leave receive 75 percent of their normal salary and be allowed to return to work after the 3-year period. This will benefit children, women, their families and the society. Some of those polled, both women and men, felt the idea is a good

17、 one. It definitely seems to be more acceptable than the suggestion that women return to home forever. 6 Some union officials have suggested that women should return home because( ). （ A） all of them are employed in unsuitable types of work （ B） most skilled male workers are now unemployed （ C） thei

18、r participation in work has a bad influence on the economic development （ D） nowadays no one can take care of children except women 7 Some union officials have suggested that if women resign their jobs, ( ). （ A） they should be allowed to attend school to be trained （ B） their jobs should be taken o

19、ver by the male members of their families （ C） the male employees in their families should receive double wages （ D） their children should also leave their kindergartens 8 According to the passage, the suggestion that women should return to housework was( ). （ A） opposed by most men and women （ B） w

20、elcomed by men only （ C） welcomed by women only （ D） welcomed by men and women 9 From the passage we can see “phased employment“ means( ). （ A） two or more women share the same job （ B） women stay at home on weekdays and go to work on weekends or holidays （ C） a woman should resign her job forever i

21、f she has a child （ D） women are allowed to take leave from their jobs during their childbearing years 10 According to the “phased employment“ theory, during a womans leave from her job( ). （ A） her work should be done by her husband or brothers （ B） either her husband or her brothers will be given

22、double wages （ C） her family can still keep the same level of income （ D） her familys income level will be a little lower than it normally is 10 Birth, marriage and death: these are the greatest events in human life. Many things, good and bad, can happen to us in our lives. Yet there are three days

23、which are usually marked by some kind of special ceremony: the day we are born: the day we get married and the day wedie. These are the three main events in life. We only have a choice in the second of these: we can choose whether or not to marry. But we have no choice in birth and death. All human

24、beingsfrom the most primitive to the most sophisticated are affected by these three events. The only thing that differs in each society is the way these events are celebrated. Yet all societies share common characteristics. Birth is a time of joy. The proud parents receive congratulations and presen

25、ts on behalf of the new-born. Marriage is also a time of joy. The young couple go through a special wedding ceremony and receive presents to help them set up their home. Death is a time of sorrow and is marked by a special ceremony and mourning. The dates of all three events are usually remembered.

26、11 All human societies( ). （ A） celebrate the three main events in life, but in different ways （ B） are not affected by thesethree events （ C） celebrate these three events in exactly the same way （ D） are the same 12 The dates of the three main events in life are usually remembered because( ). （ A）

27、of the celebrations （ B） they are important （ C） there are special ceremonies （ D） societies share common characteristics 13 There are three days( )are usually marked by some kind of special ceremony. （ A） who （ B） that （ C） when （ D） whose 14 These three events( )all human beings. （ A） affected （ B

28、） have affected （ C） are affecting （ D） affect 15 These are the greatest( )in human life. （ A） situations （ B） happenings （ C） conditions （ D） facts 15 Traditionally, universities have carried out two main activities: research and teaching. Many experts would argue that both these activities play a

29、critical role in serving the community. The fundamental question, however, is how does the community want or need to be served? In recent years universities have been coming under increasing pressure from both the governments and the public to ensure that they do not remain “ivory towers(象牙塔 )“ of s

30、tudy separated from the realities of everyday life. University teachers have been encouraged, and in some cases constrained(强逼 ), to provide more courses which produce graduates with the technical skills required for the commercial use. If Aristotle wanted to work in a university in the UK today, he

31、 would have a good chance of teaching computer science but would not be so readily employable asa philosopher. A post-industrial society requires large numbers of computer programmers, engineers, managers and technicians to maintain and develop its economic growth but “man“ , as the Bible says, “doe

32、s not live by bread alone. “ Apart from requiring medical and social services, which donot directly contribute to economic growth, the society should also value and enjoy literature, music and the arts. Because they can also promote economic growth. A successful musical play, for instance, can contr

33、ibute as much to the Gross National Product through tourist dollars as any other things. 16 The main idea of the first paragraph is that( ). （ A） traditional universities do a good job serving the society （ B） universities must meet the needsof the society （ C） research and teaching are of great imp

34、ortance in universities （ D） universities play an important role in our society 17 We can infer from the second paragraph that( ). （ A） the society is not satisfied with the present college education （ B） the governments interfere too much with college education （ C） teacher are forced to do what th

35、ey dont like to do （ D） teachers dislike teaching commercially useful courses 18 The Aristotle example is used to make the point that( ). （ A） universities in theUK have produced too much good for graduates （ B） such abstract subjects as philosophy is no longer useful （ C） education should serve the

36、 social needs （ D） it is advisable for todays philosophers to know computer science 19 According to the passage, literature, music and the arts( ). （ A） do not contribute to economic growth at all （ B） are less useful to the society because they do not make direct contribution to economic growth （ C

37、） are similar to medical and social services in their way of promoting economic growth （ D） should develop only when they are good for economic growth 20 The author believes that( ). （ A） art is useful only when it is made into a money earner （ B） the promotion of economic growth is the only goal of

38、 todays society （ C） universities should not provide literature or art courses （ D） the society needs both technicalskills and arts 二、 Part II Vocabulary and Structure (30%) Directions: In this part, there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Ch

39、oose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 21 ( )means the property of having two levels of structures, such that units of the primary level are composed of elements of the secondary level and ea

40、ch of the two levels has its own principles of organization. （ A） Creativity （ B） Duality （ C） Arbitrariness （ D） Displacement 22 ( )distinguishes the linguistic competence of the speaker and the actual phenomena or data of linguistics as langue and parole. （ A） Chomsky （ B） Saussure （ C） Gilman （ D

41、） Brown 23 ( )is the study of the characteristics of language varieties, the characteristics of their functions and the characteristics of their speakers as these three constantly interact and change within a speech community. （ A） Psycholinguistics （ B） Sociolinguistics （ C） Anthropological linguis

42、tics （ D） Computational linguistics 24 The words such as “smog“ and “brunch“ are called( ). （ A） abbreviation （ B） acronym （ C） back-formation （ D） blending 25 For example, the word “bead“ originally means “prayer“, but later it refers to “the prayer bead“ , and finally “small, ball-shaped piece of

43、glass, metal or wood “. It is called( ). （ A） meaning shift （ B） broadening （ C） narrowing （ D） borrowing 26 ( )there is fresh air, there is oxygen. （ A） Wherever （ B） Whenever （ C） Unless （ D） Whether 27 The factory operated( )until the order was filled. （ A） at times （ B） to the minute （ C） day by

44、 day （ D） around the clock 28 After working for the firm for ten years, he finally( )the rank of deputy director. （ A） achieved （ B） approached （ C） attained （ D） acquired 29 If we( )our test tomorrow, I would have gone to the concert. （ A） werent to have （ B） hadnt been to have （ C） arent to have （

45、 D） hadnt had 30 Which of the following italicized parts is a subject clause? （ A） We are quite certain that we will get there in time. （ B） He has to face the fact that there will be no pay rise this year. （ C） She said that she had seen the man earlier that morning. （ D） Its sheer luck that the mi

46、ners are still alive after ten days. 31 ( )you said is true, there are still other factors to be considered. （ A） Supposed that what （ B） Supposing what that （ C） Granted that what （ D） Considered what that 32 The storm sweeping over this area now is sure to cause( )of vegetables in the coming days.

47、 （ A） rarity （ B） scarcity （ C） invalidity （ D） variety 33 To the scientists delight, their efforts have increased peoples( )of the importance of saving water. （ A） awareness （ B） commitment （ C） agreement （ D） response 34 The word “chronology“ contains( )morphemes. （ A） 4 （ B） 3 （ C） 2 （ D） 5 35 Ju

48、dging from her speeches and behaviors Marry has a strict( ). （ A） growth （ B） upbringing （ C） development （ D） cultivation 36 ( )your valuable help, we couldnt have finished the experiment ahead of time. （ A） If it were not for （ B） Had it not been for （ C） Were it not for （ D） If it has not been fo

49、r 37 It was with great joy( )he knew that his GMAT score as 670, high enough to apply to a top university of business. （ A） when （ B） with （ C） what （ D） that 38 You can sleep on the couch in the lounge, ( )you can go to a hotel nearby. （ A） and （ B） then （ C） or （ D） but 39 Id rather you( )make any comment on the issue for the time being. （ A） dont （ B） wouldnt （ C） didnt （ D） shouldnt 40 The river is( )that one. （ A） as three times long as （ B） the third time as （ C） three times the length of （ D） three times longer as 三、 Part IV Cloze (10%) Directions: The