1、2011 年 11 月河北省成人本科英语真题试卷（无答案）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 It was a very happy family. They were fairly well - off. The father, Leopold, was a master of music in Austria. The mother was warm -hearted. There were two children, Marianne, a schoolgirl, and little Wolfgang, a child no
3、t quite four years old. Marianne was learning to play the piano, and day after day Leopold stood behind her as she practiced. How patient their father was, and how cleverly he showed Marianne how to play some particularly difficult pieces! 71. She was making progress, very good progress, and that wa
4、s excellent. And there, almost lost in the big chair, sat Wolfgang, who never had to be told to keep quiet when looking over Mariannes shoulder. At that moment Wolfgang climbed on his fathers knees and begged to be allowed to play the pretty piece Marianne had now mastered. What a joke that was! Pic
5、king up his baby son, Leopold laughed and said, “ Look at your hands. You must wait, little man!“ .There was no end of the fun during tea, and Marianne had to tell her mother about Wolfgang wanting to play a difficult piece. When the meal was finished, Marianne helped to clear away the dishes. Sudde
6、nly Leopold got up. “ Listen!“ said he in a surprised voice. “ Listen! Marianne is playing the piece better than ever!“But Marianne was washing dishes in the kitchen.With wife following, Leopold walked quietly upstairs, the lamp in one hand, his music book in the other. He pushed the door open, and
7、there was little Wolfgang playing in the darkness. “I love it“ whispered by the child.It was the beginning of Mozarts life of music.1 Wolfgang was quiet when his sister practiced the piano because_.（A）he loved music（B） he liked his sister（C） he didnt want to make a noise（D）he didnt feel well2 Wolfga
8、ngs father told him he couldnt play the piano yet because_.（A）his sister was taking lessons（B） he had to help his mother（C） he was too little/young（D）he had to wait for his sister to finish practising3 At tea - time the family had_.（A）no fun（B） a little fun（C） little fun（D）a lot of fun4 Shortly afte
9、r the tea Leopold heard the music from upstairs. He was astonished because_.（A）Wolfgang loved the piece so much（B） Wolfgang was playing in the darkness（C） Marianne had never played the piece so beautifully（D）Marianne was washing dishes in the kitchen5 We can learn from the passage that_is the most i
10、mportant reason of doing something.（A）interest（B） efforts（C） talent（D）background5 Education is not an end, but a means to an end.72. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them; our purpose is to prepare them for life. As soon as we realize this fact, we will un
11、derstand that it is very important to choose a system of education which will really prepare children for life. It is not enough just to choose the first system of education one finds, or to continue with ones old system of education without examining it to see whether it is in fact suitable or not.
12、In many modern countries, it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free education for all - whether rich or poor, clever or stupid - one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such c
13、ountries a far larger number of people with university degrees than there are jobs for them to fill. Because of their degrees, they refuse to do what they consider“low“ work; and, in fact, work with the hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries.But we have only to think a moment to
14、 understand that the work of a completely uneducated fanner is far more important than that of a professor. We can live without education, but we will die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we would have terrible diseases in our towns. In cou
15、ntries where there are no servants because everyone is ashamed to do such work, scientists have to waste much of their time doing house-work.In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to prepare for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly , each of us can do wha
16、tever job is suited to his brain and ability , and secondly, we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and it is very bad to be ashamed of ones work, or to scorn someone elses. Only such a type of education can be called valuable to society.6 Our purpose to educate children is_（A）to mak
17、e them health（B） to get the good mark（C） to prepare them for life.（D）go to a famous university7 Education is_.（A）a purpose（B） a means（C） fashionable（D）the first system8 In many modern countries, children go to school_.（A）by free education（B） to be able to marry（C） to work for society（D）to rid themse
18、lves of low“ work9 In our country, the educational purpose is_.（A）to make children get degrees（B） to prepare children for life（C） to get everyone to live happily（D）to choose a system of education10 Cleaners and farmers do_scientists do.（A）the same work as（B） less important work than（C） more work tha
19、n（D）as important work as10 Archimedes was a famous Greek mathematician and scientist. He was born around 287 BC and he died in the year 212 BC.73. Archimedes is most well - known for one specific idea that he came up with. “ Archimedess Principle“ states that a solid object which is immersed in a li
20、quid is pushed up by a force which is equal to the weight of the water that the object moves. For example, if you put a piece of wood and a piece of gold the same size in water, only the wood will float. Both the wood and gold move the same amount of water, but the wood weighs less than this water,
21、while the gold weighs more.It is believed that Archimedes discovered this principle when the king of Syracuse asked him to solve a problem. The king wanted to know if his crown was pure gold or a mixture of gold and silver. The king, of course, did not melt his crown to find out. The idea came to Ar
22、chimedes as he lowered himself into his bath. He noticed how the water spilled out of the tub. He decided to use the same idea for the crown. He knew that a gold crown immersed in water would weigh more than one made of silver. The experiment was done and the goldsmith was proved guilty of trying to
23、 cheat the king.11 Archimedes was famous for_.（A） Archimedess Principle（B） the wood and gold（C） the crown（D）the problem that the king asked12 A good title for the selection is_.（A）Archimedes（B） Archimedess Principle（C） A Gold and Silver Crown（D）The King of Syracuse13 The word“ immersed“ in the secon
24、d paragraph means“_“.（A）lifted（B） raised（C） rose（D）under water14 We drop a piece of metal into a jar full of water, the metal will float if it weighs less than_.（A）an equal amount of silver（B） an equal amount of gold（C） all the water in the jar now（D）the water that leaves the jar15 From this selecti
25、on we may conclude that the kings crown_.（A）moved less water than pure gold of the same size（B） moved more water than pure gold of the same weight（C） moved more water than pure gold of the same size（D）moved less water than pure gold of the same weight15 Young people who drink or use drugs are mainly
26、 influenced by both their parents and peer pressure.Other reasons they take that first drink are to be rebellious(反抗的), for curiosity or“ kicks“(刺激)or to escape an unpleasant environment. And young people drink or use drugs because alcohol(酒精)and drugs are at hand.74. After first experimental use, y
27、oung people continue to drink or use drugs because they believe these substances can relieve boredom, increase energy, decrease anxiety, solve problems, or help them socially. They may simply like the“ high“ they get in the early and middle stages of substance use. After continued use, tfiey will be
28、come physically and psychologically(心理地)addicted(上瘾的).Now that we have admitted that we have to solve this problem, we must decide how to deal with this challenge. Winning this will take a great effort involving local, state, and national government. It will require the effort of schools, but it can
29、not be done by school alone. It will also require family and community involvement. Already a great amount of time, energy and expert knowledge has been directed toward dealing with it but the problem continues.16 Which of the following is not mentioned as the reason of young peoples drinking and us
30、ing drugs in the passage?（A）The selling of alcohol and drugs.（B） Pressure from their parents and relatives.（C） Curiosity.（D）Their eagerness to experience what is not permissible to them.17 The word“ high“ means_.（A）large amount（B） drunk（C） seriousness（D）the top18 Continuing use of alcohol and drugs
31、can_.（A）help people develop physically and psychologically（B） make people feel sick（C） cause people to be in the habit of taking them（D）cause serious diseases19 _should be involved in the campaign to deal with substance abuse among youth.（A）Schools（B） Local, state and national governments（C） Familie
32、s and community（D）All of the above20 What we should do about the problem which mentioned in the passage?（A）Drink more and more drugs（B） Far away from the drugs（C） Try to use drugs（D）Far drugs to relax ourselves二、Part II Vocabulary and Structure (30%)Directions: In this part, there are 30 incomplete
33、sentences. For each sentence there are four 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 Foreign Minister made an excellent_on the current international situat
34、ion.（A）committee（B） command（C） comment（D）commission22 Our teacher was_by the funny story.（A）naked（B） yielded（C） amused（D）expanded23 Under no circumstances_leave the house.（A）is he allowed to（B） he is allowed to（C） will allow him to（D）he will be allowed to24 There are two governments in this country.
35、 But neither of them is regarded as the_one by the other.（A）panel（B） legal（C） purple（D）republic25 The_between the two playing periods of a football game is only a few minutes.（A）internal（B） reserve（C） interval（D）radium26 Unfortunately, the package I was expecting was_to the wrong address.（A）written（
36、B） given（C） packed（D）delivered27 _by a large audience, he felt very nervous and didnt know what to say.（A）Watching（B） Watch（C） Watched（D）Having watched 28 Im very grateful for your help and hope to do something for you_in the future.（A）in exchange（B） instead（C） in return（D）in particular29 I can_you
37、that the animals are well cared for in our zoo, so you neednt worry about them.（A）suppose（B） assume（C） assure（D）grant30 The drowning boy made a_attempt to catch the rope thrown to him.（A）dangerous（B） graceful（C） gentle（D）desperate31 While in London , we paid a visit to the hospital founded_the nurse
38、 Florence Nightingale.（A）in place of（B） in honor of（C） in favor of（D）in line of32 Although they plant trees in this area every year, the tops of some hills are still_.（A）blank（B） hollow（C） vacant（D）bare33 Neither rain nor snow can stop postmen from_letters and parcels.（A）spreading（B） releasing（C） de
39、livering（D）scattering34 Frankly speaking , I d rather you_anything about it for the time being.（A）didn t（B） haven t done（C） don t do（D）have done35 If you promise_angry with me, Ill tell you what I broke.（A）get not（B） not get（C） not to get（D）not getting36 _I saw was two men crossing the street.（A）Wha
40、t（B） Whom（C） Who（D）That37 A curve is a line_no part is straight and which has no angle.（A）that（B） whose（C） in which（D）of which38 _F m mistaken, I ve seen that man before.（A）Unless（B） If（C） Because（D）Provided39 The fisherman, _poor, could not buy another boat.（A）is（B） was（C） being（D）been40 All man mu
41、st die, but death can vary_its significance.（A）with（B） in（C） from（D）on41 - Mark, please dont play basketball on the road. It s very dangerous. -_. I am going home at once.（A）Have a great time（B） Sorry, I wont do that（C） I d like to（D）OK, with pleasure42 -Hello, this is Tina speaking. Is that Sam? -
42、Sorry, he isn t here at this moment._?（A）Can I take a message（B） What are you saying to Tina（C） May I speak to Sam（D）Whos that speaking43 Im going to Sanya for my holiday tomorrow. _.（A）Have a good time!（B） You re right.（C） Its good.（D）Goodbye!44 Do you mind if I smoke here? _You can go to smoke in
43、the next door.（A）Yes, please.（B） Never mind.（C） You d better not.（D）Of course not.45 The Mars -500 test will take about 520 days. _I hope it goes well.（A）It s a pleasure.（B） Good luck!（C） That s OK.（D）Congratulations!46 Meat isnt really dangerous, is it? Oh! _! It s not at all good for our health.（A
44、）Yes, it isnt（B） No, it is（C） Yes, it is（D）No, it isnt47 Can you come to my party on Saturday afternoon? _. I 11 have to help my parents.（A）Sorry, I cant（B） Yes, Id love to（C） Let s go（D）No, I don t think so48 When you want to introduce Mary to others, you should say “_“.（A）This is Mary（B） She is Ma
45、ry（C） Mary is（D）Its Mary49 -Thanks for your help. -_.（A）No, thanks（B） Let me see（C） It doesn t matter（D）That s OK50 - Would you mind me using your dictionary? -_.（A）Yes, please（B） Of course not（C） You are welcome（D）My pleasure 三、Part IV Cloze (10%)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following pas
46、sage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fit into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.50 The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in m
47、y mother. My【C1】_began when I was just a kid. I【C2】_becoming a doctor.My mother was a domestic. Through her work, she observed that【C3】_people spent a lot more time reading than they【C4】_watching television. She announced that my brother and I【C5】_watch two to three pre - selected TV programs during
48、 the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and【C6】_her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a【C7】_. My mother was illiterate.When I entered high school I was a(n)【C8】_, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to【C9】_the guys. I went from being an A- student to a B - student to a C - student. One night my mother came home from【C10】_her various jobs and I complained about not having enough I
