1、2012年湖北省成人本科学位英语真题试卷及答案与解析 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 cor
2、responding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 0 Love really is blind when it comes to physical flaws, it would seem. A research conducted by Social Studies Center in University of Hawaii at Manoa suggests that when we love someone, we tend to overlook their crooked nos
3、es, big tummies or other attributes that might put others off. As a result, husbands and wives think their other halves are more attractive than they really are. No wonder Chinese has the saying that“Beauty lies in the beholders eyes“. This phenomenon could also help explain some physically mis-matc
4、hed couples such as the glamorous Beyonce and Jay-Z, the striking Lara Stone and David Walliams. The so-called “ positive illusion“ theory comes from an experiment in which researchers asked 70 couples to rate their other halves for attractiveness. Questions included how attractive their husband, wi
5、fe, boyfriend or girlfriend was to the opposite sex, and how they rated compared with others of the same age. The answers were kept secret to prevent any partners being upset and distressed. Some of those taking parts also rated photos of their partners. In addition, members of the public judged the
6、 looks of all 140 men and women taking part. The results revealed that couples view their other halves as being better looking than they really are. Even asking them to rate pictures of their partners did not give them a reality check, the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships reports. With p
7、revious studies finding that we view our loved ones as being kinder and more intelligent than they actually are, it does seem that love is blind in all sorts of ways. Those studied were young and had been together on average for just two and a half years. The researchers said that more work is neede
8、d to see if those in long marriages are still blind to their partners physical flaws. 1 Which of the following is the correct interpretation of the first paragraph? （ A） When people are in love, they are unable to see things that are obvious to others. （ B） People in love tend to be unaware of physi
9、cal weakness of their partners. （ C） To those who are physically weak, they do not notice love. （ D） When speaking of physical flaws, love is not reasonable. 2 The phrase“putoff“ in the second paragraph means_. （ A） postpone （ B） lose ones interest （ C） get off （ D） disturb or distract 3 Which of th
10、e following might NOT be the question of the experiment mentioned in paragraph three? _ （ A） How attractive is the one you love? （ B） How do you rate the photo of the one you love? （ C） How attractive is the one you love to the opposite sex? （ D） How attractive is your husband, wife, boyfriend or gi
11、rlfriend is to the opposite sex? 4 What does the sentence“ Even asking them to rate pictures of their partners did not give them a reality check“ in paragraph four imply? _ （ A） Rating the photos of their other halves did not help people to face the reality. （ B） When asked to rate the photos of the
12、ir partners, people did not check the reality. （ C） When asked to do the photo-rating for their partners, people did not have an opportunity to see the reality. （ D） Love clouds peoples judgment that they were still unable to rate their partners photos in a reasonable and objective way. 5 What is th
13、e best title for this passage? （ A） Love and Physical Flaw （ B） How People View Their Partners （ C） Love is Blind （ D） Researches on Love 5 Is there enough oil beneath the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge(保护区 )(ANWR)to help secure Americas energy future? PresidentObama certainly thinks so. He has arg
14、ued that tapping ANWRs oil would help ease Californias electricity crisis and increase the countrys energy independence, thus reducing its oil reliance on other countries. But no one knows for sure how much Crude oil lies buried beneath the frozen earth. The oil industry goes with the high end of th
15、e range, which could equal as much as 10% ofU. S. consumption for as long as six years. By pumping more than 1 million barrels a day from the reserve for the next two or three decades, lobbyists claim, the nation could cut back on imports equivalent to(等于 )all shipments to the U. S. from Saudi Arabi
16、a. An oil increase would also mean a multibillion-dollar windfall(意外之财 )in tax revenues, royalties(开采权使用费 )and leasing fees for Alaska and the Federal Government. Best of all, advocates of drilling say, damage to the environment would be insignificant. “Weve never had a document case of oil rig chas
17、ing deer out onto the pack ice. “ says Alaska State Representative Scott Ogan. Not so fast, say environmentalists. The National Resources Defense Council says there may be no more than 3. 2 billion barrels of oil in the coastal plain of ANWR, a drop in the bucket that would do virtually nothing to e
18、ase Americas energy problems. And consumers would wait up to a decade to gain any benefits, because drilling could begin only after much bargaining. As for ANWRs impact on the California power crisis, environmentalists point out that oil is responsible for only 1% of the Golden States electricity ou
19、tput and just 3% of the nations. 6 What does President Obama think of tapping oil in ANWR? _. （ A） It will exhaust the nations oil reserves. （ B） It will help secure the future of ANWR. （ C） It will help reduce the nations oil imports. （ D） It will increase Americas energy consumption. 7 We learn fr
20、om the second paragraph that the American oil industry_. （ A） believes that drilling for oil in ANWR will produce high yields （ B） tends to exaggerate Americas reliance on foreign oil （ C） shows little interest in tapping oil in ANWR （ D） expects to stop oil imports from Saudi Arabia 8 Those against
21、 oil drilling in ANWR argue that_. （ A） it can cause serious damage to the environment （ B） it can do little to solve U. S. energy problems （ C） it will drain the oil reserves in the Alaskan region （ D） it will not have much commercial value 9 What do the environmentalists mean by saying“ Not so fas
22、t“ in the third paragraph? （ A） Oil exploitation takes a long time. （ B） The oil drilling should be delayed. （ C） Dont be too optimistic. （ D） Dont expect fast returns. 10 It can be learned from the passage that oil exploitation beneath ANWRs frozen earth_. （ A） remains a controversial issue （ B） is
23、 expected to get under way soon （ C） involves a lot of technological problems （ D） will enable the U. S. to be oil independent 10 If the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to keep our lives on the planet. By the middle o
24、f the 21st century, if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars. Even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race, the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for us to look for open space somewhere else. But none of the other planets in
25、our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. One possible solution to the problem, however, has recently been suggested by American scientist, Professor Carl Sagan. Sagan believes that before the earths resources are completely used up it will be possible to change the atmosphere of V
26、enus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. The difficulty is that Venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there. Sagan proposes that algae(藻类 )organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen, s
27、hould be bred in condition similar to those on Venus. As soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. Spaceship will then fly to Venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere. In a fairly short time, the algae will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon. When
28、 the algae have done their work, the atmosphere will become cooler, but before man ban set foot on Venus it will be necessary for the oxygen to produce rain. The surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like eart
29、h will be reproduced on Venus. 11 In the long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of_. （ A） food （ B） oil （ C） space （ D） resources 12 Carl Sagan believes that Venus might be colonized from earth because_. （ A） it might be possible to change
30、 its atmosphere （ B） its atmosphere is the same as the earths （ C） there is agood supply of water on Venus （ D） the days on Venus are long enough 13 On Venus there is a lot of_. （ A） water （ B） carbon dioxide （ C） carbon monoxide （ D） oxygen 14 Algae are plants that can_. （ A） live in very hot tempe
31、ratures （ B） live in very cold temperatures （ C） manufacture oxygen （ D） all of the above 15 Man can land on Venus only when_. （ A） the algae have done their work （ B） the atmosphere becomes cooler （ C） there is oxygen （ D） it rains there 15 Material culture refers to the touchable, material“things“
32、 physical objects that can be seen, held, felt, used that a culture produces. Examining a nations material culture can tell us about the groups history and way of life. Similarly, research into the material culture of music can help us understand the music culture. The most vivid way, of course, is
33、musical instruments. We cannot hear for ourselves the actual sound of any musical performance before the 1870s when the phonograph was invented, so we rely on instruments for important information about music culture, their remote past and their development. Here we have two kinds of evidence: instr
34、uments well preserved and pictures of instruments in art. Through the study of instruments, as well as preserved paintings, written documents, and so on, we can explore the movement of music from the Near East to China over a thousand years ago, or we can outline the spread of the influence of the e
35、astern countries to Europe that results in the development of most of the instruments on the symphony orchestra. Sheet music or printed music, too is material culture. Printed versions limit variety because they tend to standardize any song, yet folk music stimulates people to create new and differe
36、nt songs. Besides, the ability to read music notation(乐谱 )has a far-reaching effect on musicians and, when it becomes widespread, on the music culture as a whole. One more important part of musics material culture is the influence of the electronic media-radio, record player, tape recorder, televisi
37、on, and video cassette, with the future promising talking and singing computers and other developments. This is all part of the“ information revolution, “ a twentieth century phenomenon as important as the industrial revolution was in the nineteenth. These electronic media are not just limited to mo
38、dern nations:they have affected music cultures all over the globe. They have brought about changes to traditional music instruments. 16 Research into the material culture of a nation is of great importance because_. （ A） it helps produce new cultural tools and technology （ B） it can reflect the way
39、of life of the nation （ C） it helps understand the nations past and present as well as its way of life （ D） it can demonstrate the nations civilization 17 It can be learned from the second paragraph that_. （ A） the existence of the symphony was attributed to the spread of Near Eastern and Chinese Mu
40、sic （ B） Near Eastern music had influence on the instruments in the symphony orchestra （ C） the development of the symphony shows the mutual influence of Eastern and Western Music （ D） the musical instruments in the symphony based on that of Near Eastern music 18 According to the author, music notat
41、ion is important because_. （ A） it has a great effect on the music culture as more and more people are able to read it （ B） it tends to standardize folk songs when it is used by folk musicians （ C） it is the printed version of standardized folk music （ D） it encourages people to popularize printed v
42、ersions of songs 19 It can be concluded from the passage that the introduction of electronic media into the world of music_. （ A） has brought about an information revolution （ B） has speeded up the arrival of a new generation of computers （ C） has given rise to new forms of music culture （ D） has le
43、d to the transformation of traditional musical instruments 20 Which of the following best summarized the main idea of the passage? _. （ A） Musical instruments developed through the years will sooner or later be replaced by computers. （ B） Music cannot be passed on to future generation unless it is r
44、ecorded. （ C） Folk songs cannot spread far unless they are printed on music sheets. （ D） The development of music culture is highly dependent on its material aspect. 二、 Part II Vocabulary and Structure (30%) Directions: In this part, there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are fou
45、r choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose 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 The field research will take Jim and Tom about ten months: it will be a long time_we meet them again. （ A） after （
46、B） before （ C） since （ D） when 22 When it_air pollution, Wuhan faces the three“C“s, cars, coal and construction, which lead to its severe air pollution. （ A） refers to （ B） comes to （ C） happens to （ D） speaks to 23 Im sure Sun Yang will come out first in this swimming competition. I think so. He_fo
47、r it for months. （ A） is preparing （ B） was preparing （ C） had been preparing （ D） has been preparing 24 We met an old friend in New York_our expectation. She waved at us_the street when she saw us. （ A） with, in （ B） out of, next to （ C） in, out of （ D） beyond, from across 25 Well done, Jack! Thank
48、s. But given more time, I_it better. （ A） shouldnt have done （ B） could have done （ C） might not do （ D） could do 26 Whether ways will be found to prevent pollution or not is just_worries the public. （ A） why （ B） which （ C） that （ D） what 27 My money_. I must go to the bank to draw some of my savin
49、gs out before Ive none in hand. （ A） has run out （ B） is running out （ C） has been run out （ D） is being run out 28 Is this factory_a lot of students visited yesterday? （ A） the one （ B） which （ C） who （ D） whom 29 The population of China_larger than that of any other country in the world. （ A） is （ B） are （ C） has （ D） have 30 But for your help, I_the project before the deadline. （ A） can finish （ B） ca
