学位英语A试题

2009级硕士研究生学位英语测试试题（精读部分）I. Vocabulary (10 points)Section A (0.5 point each)Directions: There are ten questions in this section. Each one is a sentence with one word or phrase underlined. Below the sentence are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one.1. Believe it or not, this popular novel now you see on every shelf was censored only a few years ago.A. officially examined and bannedB. despised by the general publicC. sold out soon after its publicationD. condemned by the critics2. The music of the radio distracted me from my reading.A. engrossedB. confusedC. refrainD. diverted3. High rate of unemployment and violence are deplored by many people.A. condemnedB. convincedC. declaredD. perpetuated4. I have nothing but disdain for such a person.A. respectB. hatredC. dislikeD. contempt5. They feared the plague and regarded it as a deadly scourge.A. punishmentB. illnessC. troubleD. ailment6. The retiring professor was exalted by his colleague.A. criticizedB. honoredC. driven outD. examined7. They found substantial evidence that exposure to nerve gas was responsible for the veterans’symptoms.A. contactB. betrayalC. exhibitionD. publication8. It would be a way of preserving animals that are dying out because their habitat is beingdestroyed.A. mateB. prayC. territoryD. enemy9. The vast crowd burst into spontaneous cheering at ht skillful play.A. earnestB. volcanicC. heartyD. automatic10. The majority of prospective adoptive parents use an adoption agency, while others consultadoption facilitators in the United States.A. confidentB. justifiedC. sensibleD. potentialSection B (0.5 point each)Directions: There are ten questions in this section. Each one is a sentence with something missing. Below the sentence are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.11. It is a long time since we’ve been _____________; I hope everything goes as well as lasttime.A. united upB. brought upC. teamed upD. picked up12. In many countries now, smoking is not _____________ in public places.A. permissiveB. permissibleC. permutableD. pernicious13. These demands ______________ the agreements we have reached.A. run away fromB. go against toC. go counter toD. act counter from14. He made a _____________ speech that caused a great deal of argument.A. successfulB. touchingC. provocativeD. hostile15. He seems purposefully to _____________ the importance of the deal.A. look downB. ignoreC. overlookD. play down16. I can’t understand the ______________ of anyone who would do a terrible thing like that.A. mentalityB. powerC. intelligenceD. function17. Because of ________________ ways of life, the couple has some difficulty getting alongwith each other.A. incomprehensibleB. incomparableC. inconceivableD. incompatible18. New York probably has the largest number of different language _____________ in theworld.A. neighborhoodsB. communitiesC. clustersD. assemblies19. As ____________ China and other emerging export powers, efforts to strengthen anti-corruption activities are gaining momentum.A. in the light ofB. in the event ofC. in the case ofD. in the course of20. According to an Australian research, moderate drinkers ____________ better thinkers thanheavy drinkers or those who never drink.A. end upB. take upC. put upD. turn upII. Reading Comprehension (10 points)Directions: In this part of the test, there are two short passages. Read each passage carefully, and then do the questions that follow. Choose the best answer from the four choices given and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Answer Sheet.Passage OneWhere anyone reaching the age of 60 was considered to the near death’s door at the turn of the 20th century, it is barely old enough for retirement at the turn of the 21st century. And scientists are still not holding back. They say that as new anti-ageing treatments become available, our species will get even older. While few would argue that living longer is an attractive idea, the rapid increase in the number of years begs a question: Can our health expectancy be as close as possible to our life expectancy?Predictions for future health expectancy have changed over the past few decades. In the 1980s, life expectancy was increasing but the best data suggested that for every increased year of life expectancy, a greater fraction was disabled life expectancy. What we would see was a piling up of chronic illness and related disability which medical science couldn’t prevent.But that world view changed suddenly in the early 1900s with the publication of a study by researchers at Duke University, who had been following the health of 20,000 people for almosta decade. They showed that disability among the elderly was not only dropping, but it was doing so at an ever-increasing rate.Arlan Richardson, director of the Barshop Institute for Ageing and Longevity research, predicts that understanding the mechanisms behind calorie restriction and other genetic reasons behind ageing could be used within the next two decades to give people several extra healthy years of life. Restrict how much an animal eats, for example, and it will live longer. In lab experiments, rats on calorie-restricted diets were found to be physiologically younger, got diseases later in life and, at any rate, had less severe cases. “From the models that have been looked at, the increase in lifespan is usually in the range of 15-30% maximum,”says Richardson. Cutting calories is thought to trigger a switch in an animal’s behavior from normal to a state of stasis in which growth and ageing are temporarily put on hold. When food becomes available again, the animal’s behavior switches back.Richardson says that thinking about stopping ageing is a “little bit silly” at the moment but doesn’t dismiss it altogether, arguing that none of the illnesses related to ageing should be inevitable. Start with a high-quality body (and that means eating your greens, not smoking and doing lots of exercise in your younger days) and you can keep it going for longer with high quality maintenance. “It’ll be the difference between a Rolls-Royce and a cheap car.”21. It can be seen from the first paragraph that people have doubts on whether _____A. it is possible to live a longer and healthy life.B. humans can live as long as scientists predict.C. living longer is still considered a good idea.D. new anti-ageing treatments are safe for human.22. In the 1980s, the data on people’s health expectancy____A. gave an optimistic prediction.B. showed an unclear future.C. led to a pessimistic perceptionD. turned out to be a mixed blessing.23. In the lab experiment on rats, __________A. food restriction is not the only factor proved to have worked.B. responses to food restriction vary from animal to animal.C. the animals’ lifespan increases with the amount of food eatenD. different amounts of food cause a change in the animals’ behaviour24. Richardson believes that _____A. it is impossible for humans to stop ageing.B. it is worthwhile to talk about stopping ageing.C. stopping ageing is a dream that may come true.D. illness is the biggest obstacle to stopping ageing.25. Rolls-Royce is used to convey the idea that ____A. quality life is out of reach for most people.B. quality life can slow down the process of ageing.C. how long one can live depends on the genes one carried.D. the more money one invests in health, the healthier one will be.Passage TwoWeary after centuries of fighting the surging North Sea from gushing into this low-lying nation, the Netherlands is rethinking how to keep Dutch feet dry.The traditional method of stopping flood water has been to build dikes. But at the Second World Water Forum, a five-day conference that was 10 start today in The Hague, Dutch water experts were to explain that the best way to handle the water may be to let it in.In the Netherlands —half of which lies below sea level —the Ministry of Water Management has designated several low-lying regions as "calamity flood plains" that would be used in emergencies to divert floodwaters from populated areas, spokesman Hans Scholten said.Referring to the fable of a Dutch boy named Hans Brinker who saved the nation from disaster by plugging a hole in the sea barrier. Undersecretary for Water Management Monique de Vries said: "Hans Brinker will have to take his finger out of the dike and pull on his galoshes."Although the country has built dikes and reclaimed land since the Middle Ages, repeatedflooding of farmland in recent years and high maintenance costs have led to a rethinking about the old methods."Sometimes it doesn't make sense to ignore the processes of nature," said Bert Blase, spokesman for an association of regional water boards. "Hooding certain nature reserve areas every few years would be good for the environment."Pan of the plan involves widening river beds to allow larger volumes of water to How to the sea. Although it is still unclear how much land could eventually be allocated to the project — some inhabitants would have to be relocated — large areas of the eastern Dutch province of Gclderland have been labeled as suitable.While flooding is a serious threat to die Dutch, global warming could expose many more in this country of 15 million to drought and water pollution if governments do not take drastic measures, conference organizers have warned.More than 3.500 delegates from 150 countries will attend the conference, the follow-up to the first global water congress, which was held in Marrakech, Morocco, two years ago.With one-sixth of the world's population lacking clean drinking water, forum organizers have called for annual global spending on water problems to be more than doubled from about $70 billion or $80 billion to $180 billion.In the closing stages of the conference, ministers from more than 100 countries will meet to discuss sustainable water for the world's growing population and farmers who grow crops for mass consumption.26. What is the new idea the experts put forward to keep Dutch feet dry?A. To build more powerful damsB. To let the sea water in the insideC. To ignore the process of natureD. To flood certain nature reserves27. Hans Brinker is known as a national hero________.A. in Dutch history who succeeded in diverting floodwater from the populated areasB. who look his finger out of the dike and built a sea barrierC. who pulled his finger on his galoshes and saved the nation from being drownedD. a legend who saved the nation by stopping the sea flood in28. Which of the following is NOT included in the forth-coming Dutch project in saving the nation from possible sea floods?A. To designate some low-lying regions as "calamity flood plains".B. To let the sea flood certain nature reserve areas every few years.C. To broaden some river beds to allow more river water to flow to the sea.D. To expose many more areas of the country to drought or flood.29. All the following are the topics to be discussed in the Second World Water ForumEXCEPT________.A. how to divert floodwaters from the populated areas of HollandB. how to reduce water pollution and provide more healthy drinking water for the growingpopulationC. how to help farmers to keep on the sustainable agriculture by watering their crops timelyD. how to take measures to slow down the ever-accelerating global warming-up tendency30. The best way to paraphrase the sentence "Sometimes it doesn't make sense to ignore theprocess of nature" is_________.A. Sometimes it's no use ignoring the process of natureB. In some cases man can and must neglect the law of natureC. It would often be harmful for Man to go against the process of natureD. Man must always follow the way of how things are going onIII. Translation (20 points)Section A (10 points)Directions: Put the following paragraph into Chinese.Perhaps it’s not quite right to call the iPhone revolutionary. It won’t create a new market or change the entertainment industry the way the iPod did. When you get right down to it, thedevice doesn’t even have that many new features –it’s not like Jobs invented voice mail, or text messaging, or conference calling or mobile Web browsing. He just noticed that they were broken, and he fixed them.Section B (10 points)Directions: Put the following paragraph into English.没有盼头的日子是苍白不可想象的。

江 西 理 工 大 学 考 试 试 卷试卷编号：English Examination for Master DegreePart Ⅰ Listening Comprehension （25%）Section A: Compound dictation (10 points)Directions: In this part, you will hear a piece of news three times. You must listen carefully and fill in the missing words. For the first time, listen carefully and try your best to understand. For the second time, write down what you hear on the tape. For the third time, check your answer.Britain returned control of Hong Kong to China. The handover was dogged by fears in the territory about what the ____1_____ change would bring. Would freedoms be eroded? Would its free-willing capitalist way of life be compromised? Jill McGivering was a _____2___in Hong Kong in the 1980s and the BBC's correspondent there immediately after the handover. She's gone back to see how the former colony's faring ten years on.The heat was oppressive. But as the long thin Chinese rowing boats sliced through the water, the crowd along the riverbank burst into life, ____3_____ and waving and urging the teams on. The rowers were luminous in Lycra, pounding the water to the beat of a Chinese drum. The boats, each prow carved and painted as a rising Chinese dragon, flew towards the finish line. The Chinese festival of dragon boat racing stretches back thousands of years. Hong Kong loves it, partly because of a pride of a Chinese tradition and partly because it's a great day out. __________4_________, small children, parents and grandparents were pressed against the rails, eating ice cream. The mood amongst spectators was ______5______. Peter Wang, a portly property agent with thick glasses, greeted me with a beaming smile. At the time of the handover, he said, he'd had mixed feelings. He had been proud ______6______, but he was also frightened.班级学号 __________姓名Now he said he was just proud. "Politics, economics, everything is better now than ten years ago," he added. " _______7______has really helped Hong Kong." Others there said the same, "I used to think of myself as a Hong Kong person," an IT specialist told me. "But since the handover that's slowly changed, now I say I'm Chinese." He too said he'd been anxious then but not anymore. "Before we were ruled by a foreign government," he said, "Now we're part of __________8_________." All these must be music to the ears of China's leaders in Beijing. They've been eager to foster patriotism in Hong Kong, a sense of __________9_________. And despite the dire predictions in 1997, Beijing's handling of Hong Kong so far may not have been perfect, but it hasn't been bad either. The economy is booming, businessmen are still making money. Public institutions like the police, the courts, the civil service are still efficient and accountable. Most basic rights including _______10__________and the right to protest are alive and well. In a way…Section B (7%)In this section you will hear five short conversations and one long conversation. At theend of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said.Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question,there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked a), b), c),and d), and decide which is the best answer.11. A) He is quite easy to recognize B) He is an outstanding speakerC) He looks like a movie star D) He looks young for his age12. A) consult her dancing teacher B) take a more interesting classC) continue her dancing class D) improve her dancing skills13. A) the man did not believe what the woman saidB) the man accompanied the woman to the hospitalC) the woman may be suffering from repetitive strain injuryD) the woman may not followed the doctor’s instructions14. A) they are not in style any more B) they have cost him far too muchC) they no longer suit his eyesight D) they should be cleaned regularly15. A) he spilled his drink onto the floorB) he has just finished wiping the floorC) he was caught in a shower on his way homeD) he rushed out of the bath to answer the phoneQuestions 16 to 17 are based on the conversation you have just heard.16. A. It saw the end of its booming years worldwideB. Its production and sales reached record levels.C. It became popular in some foreign countriesD. Its domestic market started to shrink rapidly.17. A. They cost less. C. They were in fashion.B. They tasted better. D. They were widely advertised.Section C: Note taking (8%)In this part, you will hear a passage twice. After the first time, there will be a pause of 30 seconds. Please try your best to write down the main idea and 4 details of the passage. Then listen again and check your answer.________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure （10%）Directions:In this section, there are 20 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You are required to complete the sentence by deciding on the most appropriate choice.1. He suggested that we put the scheme into effect, for it is quite ________.A) probable B) sustainableC) feasible D) eligible2. This book is about how these basic beliefs and values affect important ________ ofAmerican life.A) facets B) formatsC) formulas D) fashions3. It is one thing to locate oil, but it is quite another to ________ and transport it to theindustrial centers.A) permeate B) extractC) distinguish D) concentrate4. Students are expected to be quiet and ________ in an Asian classroom.A) obedient B) overwhelmingC) skeptical D) subsidiary5. Our reporter has just called to say that rescue teams will ________ to bring out the trappedminers.A) effect B) affectC) conceive D) endeavor6. The Spanish team, who are not in superb form, will be doing their best next week to________ themselves on the German team for last year’s defeat.A) remedy B) reproachC) revive D) revenge7. Creating so much confusion, Mason realized he had better make ________ what he wastrying to tell the audience.A) exclusive B) explicitC) objective D) obscure8. We started burning some leaves in our yard, but the fire got ________ and we had to callthe fire department to put it out:A) out of hand B) out of orderC) out of the question D) out of the way9. The vision of that big black car hitting the sidewalk a few feet from us will never be________ from my memory.A) ejected B) escapedC) erased D) omitted10. There are many who believe that the use of force ________ political ends can never bejustified.A) in search of B) in pursuit ofC) in view of D) in light of11. It was unusual for _____ so few people in the street.A) there is B) there to be C) there being D) having12. ______with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all.A) When compared B) While comparing C) Compare D) Comparing13. If an earthquake occurred, some of the one-storey houses ________.A) might be standing left B) might be left standingC) might leave to be standing D) might be left to stand14. _____ Vermont, threatened with invasion, declared itself an independent commonwealth.A) In 1777 that it was B) It was in 1777 that C) Because in 1777 D) That in 177715. They tried to silence the _____ audience but in vain.A) exciting B) excited C) to excite D) excite16. A biologist does not merely describe organisms, but tries to learn ____ act as they do.A) what causes them to B) causes them to whatC) what to cause them D) what cause to them17.The president promised to keep all the board members ____of how the negotiations were going on.A) inform B) informing C) be informed D) informed18. By the time he arrives in Beijing, we______ here for two days.A) will have stayed B) shall stay C) have been staying D) have stayed19. I can’t back the car because there is a truck ________.A) in every way B) in a wayC) in the way D) in any way:20. ________ as a poor boy in a family of seventeen children. Benjamin Franklin becamefamous on both sides of the Atlantic as a statesman, scientist, and author.A) Starting B) StartedC) Being started D) To have startedPart Ⅲ Reading Comprehension （15%）Directions:In this part, you will read three passages. The first and second passage is followed by 5 questions each. You are required to choose the best answer to each question according to the passage. For the third passage, you are required to answer each question.Passage oneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on the following passageIt doesn’t come as a surprise to you to realize that it makes no difference what you read to s tudy if you can’t remember it. You just waste your valuable time. Maybe you have already discovered some clever ways to keep yourself from forgetting.One dependable aid that does help you remember what you study is to have a specific purpose or reason for reading. You remember better what you read when you know why you are reading.Why does a clerk in a store go away and leave you when your reply to her offer to help is “No, thank you, I’m just looking”? Both you and she know that if you aren’t sure what y ou want, you are not likely to find it. But suppose you may say instead, “Yes, I want a pair of sun glasses.” She says, “Right this way, please.” And you and she are off—both eager to look for exactly what you want. If you are looking for nothing in particular, you are likely to get just that—nothing. But if you do know what you want, and if you have the right book, you are almost sure to get it. Your reasons will vary—they will include reading or studying “to find out more about”, “to understand the reasons for”, and “to find out how”. A good student has a clear purpose or reason for what he is doing.That is the way it works. Before you start to study, you say to yourself something like this, “I want to know why Stephen Vincent Benet happened to write about America. I’m reading this article to find about” or, “I’m going to skim this story to see what life was like in medieval England”. Because you know why you are reading or studying, you relate the information to your purpose and remember it better.Reading is not one single activity. At least two important processes go on at the same time. As you read, you take in ideas rapidly and accurately. But at the same time you express your own ideas to yourself as you react to what you read. You have a kind of mental conversation with the author. If you expressed your ideas orally, they might sound like this: “Yes, I agree. That’s my opinion too” or “Umm, I thought that record was broken much earlier. I’d better check those dates,” or “ But there are some other facts to be considered!” You don’t just sit there taking in ideas—you do something else, and that something else is very important.This traditional process of thinking about what you read includes evaluating it, relating it to what you already know, and using it for your own purposes. In other words, a good reader is a critical reader. One part of critical reading, as you have discovered, is distinguishing between facts and opinions. Facts can be checked by evidence. Opinions are one’s own personal reactions. Another part of critical reading is judging sources. Still another part is drawing accurate inferences.1. If you cannot remember what you read or study,____________［A］it is nothing out of the ordinary.［B］it means you have not really learned anything.［C］it means you have not chosen the right book.［D］you realize it is of no importance.2. The author mentions “a clerk” in Paragraph 3 to _____________［A］show that a clerk is usually very helpful.［B］indicate the importance of reading with a purpose.［C］suggest a clerk may be as forgetful as you are.［D］exemplify the harmonious relationship between clerk and customer.3. Before you start reading, it is important to ________________［A］choose an interesting book.［B］relate the information to your purpose.［C］remember what you read.［D］make sure why you are reading.4. Reading activity involves _____________［A］only two simultaneous process.［B］primarily learning about ideas and evaluating them critically.［C］merely distinguishing between facts and opinions.［D］mainly drawing accurate inferences.5. A good reader is one who ____________［A］relates what he reads to his own knowledge about the subject matter.［B］does lots of thinking in his reading.［C］takes a critical attitude in his reading.［D］is able to check the facts presented against what he has already known. Passage TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage.There are few more sobering online activities than entering data into college-tuition calculators and gasping as the Web spits back a six-figure sum. But economists say families about to go into debt to fund four years of partying, as well as studying, can console themselves with the knowledge that college is an investment that, unlike many bank stocks, should yield huge dividends.A 2008 study by two Harvard economists notes that the “labor-market premium to skill”—or the amount college graduates earned that’s greater than what high-school graduate earned—decreased for much of the 20th century, but has come back with a vengeance (报复性地) since the 1980s. In 2005, The typical full-time year-round U.S. worker with a four-year college degree earned $50,900, 62% more than the $31,500 earned by a worker with only a high-school diploma.There’s no question that going to college is a smar t economic choice. But a look at the strange variations in tuition reveals that the choice about which college to attend doesn’t come down merely to dollars and cents. Does going to Columbia University (tuition, room and board $49,260 in 2007-08) yield a 40% greater return than attending the University of Colorado at Boulder as an out-of-state student ($35,542)? Probably not. Does being an out-of-state student at the University of Colorado at Boulder yield twice the amount of income as being an in-state student ($17,380) there? Not likely.No, in this consumerist age, most buyers aren’t evaluating college as an investment, butrather as a consumer product—like a car or clothes or a house. And with such purchases, price is only one of many crucial factors to consider.As with automobiles, consumers in today’s college marketplace have vast choices, and people search for the one that gives them the most comfort and satisfaction in line with their budgets. This accounts for the willingness of people to pay more for different types of experiences (such as attending a private liberal-arts college or going to an out-of-state public school that has a great marine-biology program). And just as two auto purchasers might spend an equal amount of money on very different cars, college students (or, more accurately, their parents) often show a willingness to pay essentially the same price for vastly different products. So which is it? Is college an investment product like a stock or a consumer product like a car? In keep ing with the automotive world’s hottest consumer trend, maybe it’s best to characterize it as a hybrid (混合动力汽车); an expensive consumer product that, over time, will pay rich dividends.6. What’s the opinion of economists about going to college?A．Huge amounts of money is being wasted on campus socializing.B．It doesn’t pay to run into debt to receive a college education.C．College education is rewarding in spite of the startling costs.D．Going to college doesn’t necessarily bring the expected retu rns.7. The two Harvard economists note in their study that, for much of the 20th century, ________.A．enrollment kept decreasing in virtually all American colleges and universitiesB．the labor market preferred high-school to college graduatesC．competition for university admissions was far more fierce than todayD．the gap between the earnings of college and high-school graduates narrowed8. Students who attend an in-state college or university can ________.A．save more on tuitionB．receive a better educationC．take more liberal-arts coursesD．avoid traveling long distances9. In this consumerist age, most parents ________.A．regard college education as a wise investmentB．place a premium on the prestige of the CollegeC．think it crucial to send their children to collegeD．consider college education a consumer product10. What is the chief consideration when students choose a college today?A．Their employment prospects after graduation.B．A satisfying experience within their budgets.C．Its facilities and learning environment.D．Its ranking among similar institutions.Passage Three:I am afraid to sleep. I have been afraid to sleep for the last few weeks. I am so tired that, finally, I do sleep, but only for a few minutes. It is not a bad dream that wakes me ; it is the reality I took with me into sleep . I try to think of something else. Immediately the woman in the marketplace comes into my mind. I was on my way to dinner last night when I saw her . She was selling skirts. She moved with the same ease and loveliness I often saw in the women of Laos. Her long black hair was as shiny as the black silk of the skirts she was selling. In her hair, she wore three silk ribbons, blue, green, and white. They reminded me of my childhood and how my girlfriends and I used to spend hours braiding ribbons into our hair. I don’t know the word for “ribbons”, so I put my hand to my own hair and , with three fingers against my head , I looked at her ribbons and said “Beautiful.” She lowered her eyes and said nothing. I wasn’t sure if she understood me (I don’t speak Laotian very well).I looked back down at the skirts. They had designs on them: squares and triangles and circles of pink and green silk. They were very pretty. I decided to buy one of those skirts, and I began to bargain with her over the price. It is the custom to bargain in Asia. In Laos bargaining is done in soft voices and easy moves with the sort of quiet peacefulness.She smiled, more with her eyes than with her lips. She was pleased by the few words I was able to say in her language, although they were mostly numbers, and she saw that I understood something about the soft playfulness of bargaining. We shook our heads in disagreement over the price; then, immediately, we made another offer and then another shake of the head. She was so pleased that unexpectedly, she accepted the last offer I made. But it was too soon. The price was too low. She was being too generous and wouldn’t make enough money. I moved quickly and picked up two more skirts and paid for all three at the price set; that way I was able to pay her three times as much before she had a chance to lower the price for the larger purchase. She smiled openly then, and, for the first time in months, my spirit lifted. I almost felt happy.The feeling stayed with me while she wrapped the skirts in a newspaper and handed them to me. When I left, though, the feeling left, too. It was as though it stayed behind in marketplace.I left tears in my throat. I wante d to cry. I didn’t , of course.I have learned to defend myself against what is hard; without knowing it, I have also learned to defend myself against what is soft and what should be easy.I get up, light a candle and want to look at the skirts. They are still in the newspaper that the woman wrapped them in. I remove the paper, and raise the skirts up to look at them again before I pack them. Something falls to floor. I reach down and feel something cool in my hand. I move close to the candlelight to see what I have. There are five long silk ribbons in my hand, all different colors. The woman in the marketplace! She has given these ribbons to me!There is no defense against a generous spirit, and this time I cry, and very hard, as if I could make up for all the months that I didn’t cry.Questions:11. When the author met the woman in the market, what was the woman doing?12. How can you describe bargaining in Laos?13. According to the author, why did the woman accept the last offer?14. Why did the author finally decide to buy three skirts?15. Why did the writer cry eventually when she looked at the skirts again?PartⅣ Translation （20%）Directions: In this part, you are required to translate 2 short passages from English into Chinese (10 points) and 2 passages from Chinese into English. (10 points)1. In part, the sudden re-emergence of technological progress is the climax of years of research in different fields that are finally reaching critical mass. The Internet only became a commercial proposition in the mid-1990s. The first successful gene-splicing(基因拼接)experiment was done in 1973, but biotechnology is only now set to explode. Moreover, computers greatly accelerate the ability of scientists to understand and manipulate genes. On the contrary, biological techniques now seem the best foundations for developing tomorrow’s new generation computers.2. Good manners are necessary because we are judged by our manners. Our manners not only show what kind of education we have received and what our social position is, but they also tend to show what our nature is. A person with good manners is always an agreeable companion, because he always thinks of others and shows respect for others.3. 通过今年科学家获诺贝尔奖的情况可以看出，各个单科领域的研究都已进入了一个极为尖端的水平，很难有重大突破，交叉科学反而有广阔的发展空间，但这就需要各领域科学家共同合作才能完成。

研究生学位英语统考真题(可以直接使用，可编辑优秀版资料，欢迎下载）2021年学位课统考真题(A卷)Paper OnePart I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes, 20 points) Section A ( 1 point each)1. A Beauty has advantages and disadvantages.B. Beauty has different meanings to different people.C. Beauty brings attention and opportunities.D. Beauty comes from action and good qualities.2. A. She is using the book now.B. She may give him a hand.C. She can’t lend him the book.D. She will keep the book for him.3. A Rachel lives fairly close to her.B Rachel visits her quite often.C Rachel comes here once a month.D Rachel rarely gets to see her.4. A She forgot about the time change.B She didn’t receive the text messageC Her roommate forgot to give her the message.D Her roommate was too nervous to tell her.5. A He should have got better grades.B The test was based on lecture material.C She misplaced her textbook.D Small luck plays a big role.6. A On the 16th of June.B. On the 18th of June.C On the 9th of June.D On the 8th of June.7. A. Go to sleep.B. Watch the movie later.C Change the channel.D Set the alarm clock.8. A Wear a formal suit.B Wear casual clothes.C Dress up for the party.D Dress in a costume.9. A. She likes to drink coffee.B She rarely wakes up early.C She needs tea to feel alert.D She always skips breakfast. Section BMini-talk One10. A Southern Europe.B United Arab EmiratesC. North Africa.D. The United States.11. A The wings B The tail C The windows D The engines12. A To change the airplane industryB To make a trip in a tiny plane.C. To overcome weather issues.D To prove the power of new energy sources.Mini-talk Two13. A Feeling sleepy at work.B Feeling sad or depressedC Feeling unable to think clearly.D Feeling tired in the morning.14. A Time zone change.B An extra hour of sleepC Travel by air far distancesD Unmatched work schedule and lifestyle15. A Nighttime work is hard on some of the workers.B Early risers have litter improvement in wellbeing.C A better rest can benefit employers financially.D Workers report the same level of improvement. Section C16. Choose clothing that fits the employer’s ______(2 words) and keep yourself clean and tidy.17. Leave your house in _____(3 words) to arrive at least 15 minutes early for your interview.18. Firmly ____(2 words) , right hand only, even if you’re left-handed.19. If the interviewer seems distracted, lighten the atmosphere by telling an ____(3 words) story about your qualifications.20. If you don’t understand a question or statement, ask the interviewer to ____(3 words) it.Part II. Vocabulary ( 10 minutes, 10 points)Section A (0.5 points)21. Digital technology can be used to alleviate the harmful side effects brought about by farming.A intensifyB reduceC triggerD convert22. It is believed that any improvement in water efficiency would be of considerable benefit .A enormousB marginalC potentialD beneficial23. Materials science is rapidly transforming the waythat everything from cars to light bulbs is made.A enhancingB multiplyingC alteringD pursuing24. The economy of the United States is probably the envy of the world, and its armed forces are unrivalled.A unmatchedB ungrounded D undefined D unpurified25. The central government of China has set about boosting the consumption of greener energy.A discardedB demandedC cancelledD initiated26. Her voice had a peculiarly engaging quality; it was deep, a little husky, and one always heard the breath vibrating behind it.A appealingB disgustingC emergingD painstaking27. Purchase of a second-hand house is a difficult problem that requires careful assessment.A predictionB evaluationC elaborationD assimilation28. A number of ingenious techniques are employed to make the workmanship more delicate.A recruitedB hiredC adoptedD created29. The business will show a profit in September provided that sales remain steady all summer.A as soon asB on condition thatC in order thatD by the time30. The miners who had been stuck underground for days were taken to a hospital right away.A for the time beingB behind the timesC at timesD in no timeSection B (0.5 point each)31. Some infectious diseases, such as AIDS, take a heavy___on human immunity.A impactB lossC tollD casualty32. Because of poor grammar, some sentences in research papers by Chinese students seem ___to the reviewers.A incomprehensibleB inedibleC inestimableD irreplaceable33. Almost each college student is equipped with a cell phone, laptop and other electronic ____A galaxiesB ornamentsC utensilsD gadgets34. Running for president is ____ demanding ,emotionally draining, and physically taxing.A incoherentlyB intellectuallyC intimatelyD invalidly35. The common pattern of human influence on tropical rainforest is a ____ of the habitat into smaller patches.36. State leaders of each generation have to think about how to ___complicated economic issues.A adoreB assembleC addressD alienate37. In 2021, Sarkozy threatened to boycott the Olympic Games in Beijing, ___kowtow shortly afterwards by promising never to interfere with China’s affairs.A only toB so as toC as toD prior to38. New methods of irrigation can reduce water consumption by roughly 30%____conventional systems.A but forB compared withC related toD other than39. As long as you are pursuing your dream, your efforts will eventually ____.A wear offB pay offC ward offD turn off40. The younger you begin ____, the easier it is to remain physically active throughout your life.A setting outB figuring outC running outD working outPart III Cloze Test ( 10 minutes, 10 points, 1 point each) A college education is completely necessary for each of us, but we have to ask what it –41—to get into college? High school grades and standardized tests are still the most common measurements. –42—this information is often considered alongside other sources of information, other indicators of college potential are typically not considered if high school grades and standardized test scores don’t reach a certain –43---.Even though standardized test scores do predict –44—performance and job performance, relying so heavily on these scores is problematic –45—a number of reasons. For one, studies have found that the SAT is a better predictor of college performance for white students. –46—reason is that other key skills are neglected that contribute to life success, defined more–47—than merely the capacity for academic learning, including active learning –48--, natural motivation, social-emotional intelligence, imagination and creativity.Creativity and imagination are particularly important skills in this century, --49—how quickly this world is changing. This world needs people who are not only quick learners, but also reflective learners as well as –50--- of new knowledge.42.A. But B However C While D Yet44.A physical B artistic C mechanical D academic45.A because of B due to C for D owing to46.A The second B A second C Second D The other47.A broadly B narrowly C usually D strictly48.A outcomes B advantages C qualifications D strategies49.A concerning B regarding C considering D involving50.A applicants B creators C witnesses D successorsApply, application, applicantSucceed, successive, succeeding , successorsContinual , continuous80 Years has witnessed the ups and downs of ……Standard, level, criteriaWater table, water levelHigh level, low levelDesign criteriaStandard for designPart IV Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 point each)Passage OneA year ago, my boss announced that our large New York ad agency would be moving to an open office.After nine years as a senior writer, I was forced to trade in my private office for a seat at a long, shared table. It felt like my boss had ripped off my clothes and left me standing in my underwear.However, about 70 percent of U.S. offices now have no or low partitions. Silicon Valley has been the leader in bringing down the dividers. Google, Yahoo and American Express are all adherents. Facebook designed the largest open floor plan in the world, housing nearly 3,000 engineers.Adhere to …These new floor plans are ideal for maximizing a company’s space while minimizing costs. Bosses love the ability to keep a closer eye on their employees, ensuring movie-watching, constant social media-browsing and unlimited personal cellphone use isn’t occupying billing hours.While employees feel like they’re part of a relaxed, innovative enterprise, the environment ultimately damages workers’attention spans, creativity and satisfaction. Furthermore, a sense of privacy boostsjob performance, while the opposite can cause feeling of helplessness. In addition to the distractions, my colleagues and I have been more vulnerable to illness. Last flu season took down a succession of my co-workers like dominoes.As the new space intended, I’ve formed interesting, unexpected bonds with my colleagues. But my personal performance at work has hit an all-time low. Each day, my associates and I are seated at a table staring at each other, having an ongoing 12-person conversation from 9 a.m to 5 p.m. those who have worked in private offices for decades have proven to be the most noisy and tough. They haven’t had to consider how their loud habits affect others, so I can only work effectively during times when no one else is around, or if I isolate myself in one of the small, constantly sought-after, glass-windowed meeting rooms.To make the open-office model work, employers have to take measures to improve work efficiency. For one, they should create more private areas----ones without open windows. Also, they should implementrules on when interaction should be limited. And please, let’s eliminate the music that blankets our workspaces. Companies could simply join another trend----allowing employees to work from home. That model boosts productivity, with employees working more hours and taking fewer breaks. There are fewer interruptions when employees work remotely. At home, my greatest distraction is the refrigerator. 51. Which of the following is true according to the first two paragraphs?A The author enjoyed working in an open office.B This open-office model has gained popularity.C Companies are compelled to shift to an open office.D Google and Yahoo refuse to go along with the trend.52. Large open floor plans can help bosses to ____A reduce investment in research.B show movies to workers in the officeC supervise co-workers’ conversations.D restrict the use of personal cell phones.53. According to Paragraph 4, an open office ____A can benefit workers’ mental health.B brings no relaxation to workers at all.C adversely affects productivity and health.D contribute to better productivity .54. It can be concluded from Paragraph 5 that in an open office ___A fellow workers are likely to spend a long time talking.B one’s personal performance can be improved easily.C work efficiency can be ensured amid frequent interaction.D most of the workers can easily become close friends.55. The last sentence of this passage suggests that the author___A can hardly concentrate on his work at home.B often suffers from the noise of the refrigerator.C works more efficiently at home than in the open office.D has nobody to talk to while working at home.56. The central idea of this passage is that the open-office model___A should be highly recommended.B is destroying the workplace.C is more of a blessing than a curse.D proves to be quite innovativePassage TwoThe mosquito-borne Zika virus, which has spread to 22 countries in the Americas, is terrifying to pregnant women and their partners. The virus may cause birth defects in babies whose mothers were infected during pregnancy. In Brazil more than 4,000 have been born with abnormally small heads since last October, compared with fewer than 200 in a typical year. The response of several governments has triggered a debate about abortion and birth control which may outlast the outbreak itself.OutbreakBreak outStudent-leading movementStudent-led movement.Input, output , outset, outskirts, outspread, uphold, Outgrow, outlastMan-eating society , man-eaten societyMan-made satelliteSound-producing insectsIt started after some governments advised women to delay getting pregnant. Colombia, which has the second-highest number of infections after Brazil, advised women to wait six to eight months. Jamaica issued a similar recommendation, even though no cases of Zika have yet been reported there. El Salvador’s government suggested that women should delay pregnancy until 2021. Panama warned women from vulnerable communities not to conceive. Some women find this advice rather bossy. Others say that governments have done little to help women control their fertility. A lobby group in New York notes that rates of teenage pregnancy in Latin America are among the world’s highest, as 56% of pregnancies inLatin America and the Caribbean are unintended. Rates of accidental pregnancy are high because sex education is inadequate and birth control is hard to come by. Health workers are reluctant to prescribe contraceptives to teenagers or to women who have not yet given birth. If women are to avoid pregnancy, governments must inform them better and provide more access to contraception for both men and women.Some argue that the Zika crisis should prompt countries to liberalize policies that severely restrict abortion. In El Salvador, which does not allow abortion even if a woman’s life is at risk, activists are stepping up their campaign for a change in the law. A Brazilian newspaper argued that Brazil should end its ban on most abortions.Rather than calling on women to delay pregnancy, Brazil is sensibly concentrating its efforts on the mosquito responsible, which also carries dengue and yellow fever. The country had stamped out the threat by 1958 but let down its guard and allowed it to return. The health minister announced that insect repellentwill be distributed to 400,000 expectant mothers. Some 310,000 health workers are teaching people how to keep mosquitoes at bay. Following WHO guidelines, Brazil advises women contemplating pregnancy on how to avoid getting bitten by mosquitoes. Women need facts, not fertility targets.57. The first paragraph is primarily concerned with ___A the harm done by the Zika virus.B abortion and birth controlC the response of some countries.D the origin of the Zika virus .58. The rate of infections with the Zika virus is the highest in ___A ColombiaB BrazilC JamaicaD Panama59. Rates of accidental pregnancy are high in Latin America because of the following except ___A insufficient sex education or information on pregnancy.B the reluctance to prescribe contraceptives to teenagers.C poor accessibility of birth control for men and women.D the extremely low rate of marriage in some countries.60. Which of the following is true according to this passage?A Abortion is strictly prohibited in the whole of Latin America.B Activists in El Salvador are fighting for the right to abortion.C Brazil has managed to eliminate the mosquito responsible.D Most women have been convinced of the advice by governments.61. The underlined words in the last paragraph probably mean ____A stay away from mosquitoesB try to make mosquitoes extinctC confine mosquitoes to the beachD culture some new mosquitoes62. Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?A How to Contain the Zika Virus?B health during PregnancyC To Breed, or not to BreedD Measures of Birth ControlCheck :Passage ThreeAfter a jury convicted ex-Virginia Governor, Bob McDonnell, I wrote an op-ed calling attention to the “real stars” of the McDonnell case. It is easy to get distracted by the sensational details of the new case, but it would be better to focus on the big picture.Ex-husband …Ex-president. Late-presidentVice-president ….Deputy-presidentProfessor, associate-professor , lecturer , assistant …The judge convicted him of robbery.The judge convicted him to 15 years’ imprisonment. Convince convincing factsAssure sb of sth , assure sb that clause ….I assure him of my honesty .I assure him that I am honest. Integrity,integration( integrate…) =combineIrritation, irrigation =waterConvince sb of sth = convince sb that clause….Assure, ensure, insure,I insured 1000 yuan against unexpected injury.Guarantee ….Ensure = make sure ….To ensure that the meeting goes smoothly, we have made full arrangement.To see(to it) that …=to make sure …American politicians face a harsh reality. The average Senate campaign costs more than $10 million! Point the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) at any electedofficial, and I suspect it can uncover a contributor who received special treatment: a meeting with staff here, a call to an agency there. None of it is necessarily illegal. Americans are not only allowed to give money to politicians. The Supreme Court has said they have a constitutional right to spend money on campaign. Elected officials, in turn, have the freedom to decide which calls they answer, what meetings they arrange, how to craft legislation and whom it benefits.It could be, then, that what set McDonnell apart from other politicians is not the alleged illegality of his conduct, but that the FBI took such a hard look at him. Thankfully, the FBI’s interest doesn’t appear to be political. More likely, agents became interested in these cases like they get interested in lots of things; they happened upon public corruption while looking into something else. The FBI reportedly was investigating Jonnie Williams’ company for securities fraud when it stumbled upon his gifts to McDonnell. There are two important lessons here, one for politicians and one for the rest of us. The politicians need to distance themselves from their rich donors.Ethics aside, it is simply too risky to take contributions and gifts from people whose interests you intend to advance. Better to lose an election than to go to federal prison.Everyone else should start thinking about prosecutorial power to act. It’s bad enough that our political system seems to be populated with criminals. We should also worry about how prosecutors choose among them to decide whom to imprison.Random selection, which appears to explain the McDonnell case, is the least of our worries. The real concern is politically motivated prosecutions, which are made all too easy in a system flush with cash and regulated by flexible public corruption laws. Sadly in a pay-to-play political system, once FBI agents direct their investigative power at a particular politicians, the likelihood of a federal accusation may only depend on how hard they look.Hit-and-run63. In the first paragraph, “the big picture” probablyrefers to ____A the details of the McDonnell caseB the political system in the US.C. the economic situation in the US D other officials involved in this case.64. Which of the following is true about the McDonnell case?A McDonnell has turned out to be innocent.B He gave expensive gifts to Jonnie Williams.C The FBI happened to find his criminality.D The FBI’s investigation is politically motivated.65. The lesson that politicians should learn from the case of McDonnell is to ___.A stay away from wealthy donorsB work in the interests of rich donors.C forget about ethics when with rich donorsD make friends with many rich donors.66. The last paragraph implies that in the American political system___A there are few corrupt politiciansB money plays a minor roleC random selection is a big concernD it is easy tospot cases of corruption67 This passage is primarily concerned with _____in the United States.A ways to keep governance cleanB the responsibilities of the FBIC the political corruption problemD the role of money in legal matters68. The attitude of the author towards the American political system is ___A curiousB criticalC appreciativeD indifferentPassage FourThe fourth and final article from Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant in The New York Times’“Women at Work”series appeared today; it is as misguided as the previous three have been, bordering on offensive. Do we really need Sandberg telling men that if they do a load of laundry now and then, they might get lucky? Yes, that is an exact point in the article. To quote: A man was asked by his wife one night to do a load of laundry. He picked up the basket and asked hopefully, “Is this lean in laundry?”The bigger issue with the entire New York Times series is that rather than focusing on the abilities of women, all they’ve done is offer studies and statistics pointing out how bad things are, then asking men to change that. It is so disappointing that Sandberg and Grant keep repeating the same point---“Hey, guys, help the poor girls out!”They continue to tell men that they should do more office chores, let women speak at work, use the same criteria for evaluating female managers as male ones. It’s all about men and what they need to do to boost up ladies.The tone of these articles also implies that every successful woman was somehow given a shot by some man. Most successful women I know weren’t given anything. They earned it. And when they didn’t get it even after earning it, they struggled and seized it. It is so unproductive for women to repeat that the workplace needs to change to reward us. How about if women change? Why don’t we start behaving in ways that will get us rewarded in the workplace? Whenever I speak or write about equality for women in the workplace, I never address what men need to dodifferently. Men have no incentive to do anything differently. This system is working for them, and if women want to compete in male-dominated fields, we need to develop the instincts and attitudes what will get us rewarded in those fields. Women don’t have to “behave like men,” but we can make the changes needed to be recognized and promoted without asking them for the scraps. We should not stamp our feet and demand that men help us get there. After all, no woman has to lean in when she’s standing at the head of the table.69. What does the author of this passage think of the article mentioned in the first paragraph?A misleadingB instructiveC amusingD paradoxical70. The author believes that the problem with this New York Time s series is that is ___A overemphasizes mutual help between males and females.B elaborates on the advantages of males over femalesC suggests the two sexes be evaluated in the sameway.D ignores what women can do for themselves.71.The main idea of the third paragraph is that ____A women have to adapt to the work environment.B there is a man behind each successful woman.C workplace should be changed to reward women.D women become successful on their own.72. In the last paragraph, the author of this passage suggests that ___A men start to do things differently for women’s sake.B women ask men for help whenever necessary.C women become independent and self-reliant.D women stop competing with men at work.73. Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?A Women-Stop ‘Leaning” and Start LeadingB Men-Be Helpful at Home and at Work.C Men and Women—Who Is Superior?D Men and Woman—How Different Are They?74. The author seems to be _____ these articles by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant.A interested inB critical aboutC convinced byD encouraged byPassage FiveImagine a world without alcohol sponsorship of sport and without drinks ads on TV. You’re imagining France, the country with a heavy drinking rate one sixth that of Ireland. It’s a country where there is a genuinely sensible and mature approach to alcohol----with a range of regulations for the alcohol industry.To be certain, people drink in France----there is alcoholism and serious issues for public health there, just as in other societies where alcohol is available----but in France, the trend is downward and heavy drinking isn’t group activity where getting drunk is the objective.The drinks industry in Ireland is pitilessly efficient and deeply rational----like any multi-billion euro industry, knowing how to get people to drink more, how to grow a market, how to cultivate the next generation of drinkers and how to put them on thevalue addition conveyor belt.The economics of drinking is strikingly obvious. A massive diversity of products at a massively wide range of prices, with a staggering diversity of lifestyle messages and marketing approaches to segment and divide the market. We start with the young drinkers, who don’t have a whole lot of money----for young men there’re the thin aluminum can beers which promise European sophistication and precious metals. For the ladies there are the lighter alcohols and coolers, which promise to have one laugh uncontrollably into the night with your equally attractive mid-twenties friends, often with a three-for-two offer.The next stage in the process is to get the drinker into the bottled beers and shift the ladies towards whiskey. In summer, everyone is encouraged to dedicate time to quenching the thirst with juice---and to move on from there. At each life stage there is a higher-value drink product targeted at our aspirations and an encouragement to get some of the good life. The drinks industry reminds us to tame our animal side with a trip to their website saying that ‘enjoyinga drink may be a part of Irish culture…’and, at the start of an article on the possible health benefits of cutting down on alcohol, states: “Lots of people associate moderate drinking with relaxation and fun.”The drinks industry needs young drinkers----it cultivate drinkers as early as possible, but it cultivates partners and harvests goodwill as well.75. Which of the following statements is true about France?A No one consumes an excessive amount of alcohol.B There are no strict regulations for the alcohol industry.C Sport can be sponsored by alcohol producers.D There are no TV commercials related to alcohol.76. The underlined words in Paragraph 3 imply that the drinks industry in Ireland___A cares about the health of consumersB is good at boosting sales of alcohol.C has enjoyed quite high productivityD tries to make money by illegal means77. Paragraph 4 and 5 are focused on ____the drinks industry.A the economic employed byB the wide range of products ofC various lifestyle messages fromD health benefits associated with78. The drinks industry has been working hard to increase its sales by ____A telling consumers the truth about the harm of alcohol.B encouraging consumers to use the same drink product.C targeting at young drinkers exclusively and relentlessly.D matching each stage of life with a particular type of drink79. The central idea of this passage is that in Ireland____A the drinks industry cares about sales, not you.B alcoholism is a serious social problem.C there is an abundant supply of drink products.D people should learn from their French neighbors80. The author’s tone in writing this passage is ___A appreciativeB supportiveC ironicD objective。

2021年广东学士学位英语考试真题及答案(A卷)Part I Dialogue Completion (10 points)Directions: nhispar,heeaeheedalogueswhheeorfourbanks,each folowed by our c hoces maked A. B. C and D. Fl n each bank wh thechocehatbestsuishes uaionunlhedaloguescompeeWihDalogue One,alhechoceswlhaveoheused.WihDalogueTwoan dDalogueThee,on echocewlbeleiunused.MakyouansweronheANSWERSHEET.Dialogue OneShop assistant: Can I help you?Customer: Yes. 1Shop assistant: We should have some in stock, but I'm not sure. 2 Customer: Thank you. I'd like to try on a blue one if possible, Shop assistant: Well, the blue ones are out of stock. 3 Customer: Hmm, it looks nice. 4 Shop assistant: Yes, of course. The changing rooms are over there.A. May I try it on, please?B. Let me check it for you.C. How about this green one?D. Do you have a skirt like this in size M?Dialogue TwoTeacher: Nice to meet you again, Jenny,Jenny: Hi, Miss Wang.Teacher: 5Jenny: It was wonderful. How about you?Teacher: Great! 6 And the scenery there was so impressive.Jenny: I agree! I went there last summer, too. 7Teacher: Yeah, Oh, it's almost time for class. We can talk about it later.A. Come in and join the class.B. It was such a charming place.C. How was your summer vacation?D. I travelled to Jiuzhaigou Valley with my family.Dialogue ThreeJane: Hello, may I speak to Miss Jones?Receptionist: Oh, she's just left the office.Jane: 8Receptionist: Well, I'm not sure. 9Jane: Yes, please. Could you tell her that Jane Henderson called and ask her to call me back?Receptionist: Of course. 10Jane: Sure. It's 0151 227 9789.Receptionist: OK. I'll tell Miss Jones that you calledJane: Thanks.A. When would you like to meet?B. May I have your phone number?C. When do you think she'll be back?D. Would you like to leave a message？Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points)Directions: Theeaeourpassagesnhispar.Eachpassagesfolowedbyve quesionsorunfnis hedsaemens.Foreachofhem,heeaefouchoicesmakedA, B,CandD.Choosehebestoneandmakyo uansweronheANSWERSHEET. Passage OneSixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back seat of a New York City taxi.Here's what happened. I got on a taxi and set out for Grand Central Station. We weredriving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, a black car cutin right in front of us. Mytaxi driver slammed on the brakes. The taxi skidded (滑行) and missed that black car's back end just by inches!The driver of the black car, who almost caused a big accident, started yelling badwords at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. He was so friendly! I was surprised and asked,"Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!" Then my taxi driver taught me something, which I now call “The Law of the Garbage Truck."Many people are like “garbage trucks". They run around full of “ga rbage"- full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their "garbage" piles up, they need a place to dump it. And if you let them, they will dump it on you. When they do so, do not take it personally. You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. You will be happy with what youhave done.I started to criticize myself for my previous reactions."How often di d I let 'garbage truok'y run right over me? And how often did I take their 'garbage' and spread it to other people at work, at home or on the streets?" It was that day that I made up my mind not to act like that anymore.Successful people do not let "garbuge trucks" take over their day. What about us? If we let more "garbage trucks" pass us by, we will be happier. Li fe is too short to wake uip with regres in the morning. So, lave those people who treat you right. Forget about the ones who do not,11. In Paragraph 1,"slammed on the brakes" meams“."A. drove the car steadilyB. stopped the ear suddenlyC. overtook the front ear carefullyD. speeded up the car immediately12. Which of the following statements is true about the taxi driver?A. He caused a big accident.B. He was sent to the hospital.C. He shouted at the other driver.D. He acted friendly to the other driver.13. What does "garbage trucks" in this passage refer to?A. People collecting garbage.B. People with negative feelings.C. The trucks carrying kitchen waste.D. The trucks working at a dumping ground.14. The author regretted .A. having smiled and waved at the driverB. having taken the “garbage” and spread it to othersC. having acted friendly towards people on the streetsD. having let the driver go when he almost caused the car accident15. The purpose of the passage is .A. to teach people how to drive in the cityB. to tell people how to avoid car accidentsC. to inform people of traffic rules in New YorkD. to advise people on handling bad emotions from othersPassage TwoNowadays, children heavily cling to digial devices such as computers and smart phones,Some spend up to six hours a day on their digital devices. They ean be playing games online with people elsewhere, updating their status on social media, texting friends, or looking for the latest apps to download to their computers or smart phones.This worried Marin Strott. He is the headmaster of the Old Hall School in Wellington, England. He was so concemed that he challenged his students to take part in a week of "digital detox", a program to reduce their relian ce on digital devices. Mr. Strott told the loeal newspaper, the Shropshire Star, that too much sereen timewould affect the development of their social skils. At another interview with a magazine, he mentioned that this over-reliance on digital devices"takes away family time and reduces their chances of face-to-face communication”.The parents are happy with the program. But what about the children? Nine-year-old Fre dusually spends around two hours on his digital devices at home after school and around 12 hours on wec kends. For him, the digital detox experience was “really hard". He said that he had been engaged in many interesting outdoor activities organized by the headmaster, but still missed his phone and online games.The idea of keeping children away from their digital devices for a while to prevent too much dependence on them is not particularly new. There have been similar practices in the United States. But are they effective in the long run? According to Mr. Strott, even if kids go back to their digital devices, the hope is that at least they will think about how they will use their time.16. According to Paragraph 1, what would children do when they cling to their digital devices?A. They would shop on social media.B. They would message their friends.C. They would develop the latest apps.D. They would do their homework online.17. What does the term “digital detox"(Para. 2)mean?A. Developing their social skills.B. Using digital devices skillfully.C. Spending less time on digital devices.D. Promoting the use of digital devices.18. The Shropshine Star is .A. a magazineB. a newspaperC. a learning appD. a digital device19. How did Fred feel about his "digial detox" experience?A.Tough.B. Ashamed.C. Enjoyable.D. Attractive.20. What is the passage mainly about?A. The functions of smart phones.B. An introduction to digital devices.C. The after-class activities for students.D. A project to prevent over-reliance on digital devices.Passage ThreeScientist Wambugu works with farmers in Kenya, a country in East Africa. She helps themgrow bigger and better crops. She is especially interestedin finding simple ways to produce more food.In the past ten years, she has spent much of her time studying sweet potatoes. They are an important food in her part of Kenya. A vinus kept attacking the plants. It stopped the sweet potatoes from growing properly. Some farmers, says Wambugu, lost three quarters of their crops because of the vinus. Even expensive chemicals and complicated machines could not eliminate the virus.Wambugu went to war against the virus. She searched for a weapon that could save the sweet potatoes. This led to a laboratory established in St. Louis, Missouri. The lab works on genes. Genes exist in the cells of living things and could tell a plant toproduce pink flowers or an animal to grow black hair. Now scientists have found ways to move genes from one living thing to another. This process is called genetic engineering. By making use of it, Wambugu created a sweet potato plant that could fight against the virus. She tested her research in Kenya, and her plants produced magnificent sweet potatoes.That's just the beginning, the seientist believes. Genetically modified foods, sheargues,could help farmers in poor countrics grow crops desperately needed."What farmers need" complicated machines — just create strong plants that farmers can grow simply, and fewer Wambugu says,"is technology that is packaged in the seed." No expensive chemicals, no pcople will go hungty.Nevertheless, eritics wam that it is dangerous to put genes into species where they do not belong. Because genes tell the cells in plants or anima ls how to grow, it is not known for sure how the mixing of genes will affect plants of animals in the long term. With that in mind, many people worry about the safety of genetically modified foods.21. What caused the loss of three quarters of sweet potatoes in Kenya?A. A vinus.B. A weapon.C. New technologics.D. Expensive chemicals.22.What is genetic enginecring?A. A type of genetically modified food.B. A plant that can produce pink flowers.C. A laboratory where scientists do research.D. A technology to put the genes of one species into another.23. What concern do critics have about genetic engineering?A. More labor force is needed.B. Complex machines are required.C. The impact of mixed genes is still unknown.D. It is costly to use genetic engineering in farming.24. What did Wambugu do to help the farmers?A. She turned to the army for help.B. She created a new type of animals.C. She suggested a new way to pack the plants.D. She found a solution to the loss of sweet potatoes.25. This puassnge is prohabty from .A. a public speeehB. a news reportC. a business letterD. a commercial advertisementPassage FourDoctors say anger can be an exremely damaging emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it. They wam that anger ean lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and breast cancer.Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time. Some people express anger openly in a caim and reasonable way. Others burst with anger, screaming and yelling. But still others keep their anger inside. They cannot or will not express it. This is called repressing anger.For years some doctors claim that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous, They say that in both situations the brain of an angry person releases the same hormones ( 荷尔蒙 ). They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure or sugarlevel in the blood. As a result, the angry person feels excited and is ready to react. Theviolent reaction may lead to high blood pressure. However, some other doctors argue that repressing anger is more dangerous to a person's health than expresing it. They believe that those who keep their anger inside may face a greater danger of heart disease.Most doctors agree that it is important to learn how to deal with anger. They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if thecause is serious enough to get angry about. If so, do not express your anger immediately. Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.They also believe that a good way to deal with anger isto find humor in the situation that has made you angry. After all, it is much healthier to laugh than to get angry.26. In Parngraph 2,“repressing"means .A. releasingB. suppressingC. expressingD. reasoning27. According to some doctors, .A. neither expressing nor repressing anger wovuild produce hormonesB. expressing anger would produce lower level of hormones than repressing itC. expressing anger would produce the same level of hormones as repressing itD. expressing anger would produce higher level of hormones than repressing it28. The best way to deal with anger is .A. to scream and yellB. to keep anger insideC. to express anger calmlyD. to joke about the annoying situation29. What is the best title for this passage?A.Anger: A Normal EmotionB. The Ways to Express AngerC. Hormones: The Result of AngerD. Anger and the Ways to Cope with it30. What is the tone of this passage?A. Neutral.B. Negative.C. Emotional.D. Entertaining.Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)Directions: Theeae20incompeesenencesnhispar.Foreachsenencehee ae fourchoces maked A, B, Cand D. Choosehe one hatbescompeeshe senence.Makyouranswe ronheANSWERSHEET.31. The plane took at 10 o'clock sharp.A. OffB. onC. InD. over32. The number of cell phone users in recent years,A. keeps grownB. is growingC. are growingD. have grown33. 1 don't have anything with my father.A. in detailB. in practiceC. in commonD. in general34. He is the only child in the family. He has sisters brothers.A. neither... norB. either... orC. both ... andD. neither... or35. Be more careful in spelling. Don' any letter again.A. leakB. reduceC. omitD. withdraw36. The govemment applied this rule every city of the country,A. forB. toC. withD. by37. by a car, the poor man was unconscious for thre days,A. HittingB. Having hitC. HitD. He was hit38. Jerry's doctor suggested that Jerry in hospital for two more weeks,A. stayB. will stayC. had stayedD. stayed39. I cannot tell you what I think of the film I have not seen it yet.A. thoughB. even ifc. so thatD. as40. The population of this country over 3,000 tons of polatoes every month.A. consumesB. assumesC. resumesD. confirms41. surprised all of us was that he canceled the meeting,A. WhichB. Whatc. ItD. That42. This is the oldest chureh in Eingland important religious activities are held,A. wherec. asB. thatD. which43. He tried to the jiudges of his inmocence.A .persuadeB. AdviseC. convinceD. believe44. The harder you work, progress you will make in the future.A .moreC. The bestC. the mostD. the greater45. Even if English is so widely used in the worid, by no means o ur mother tongue.A. it can replaceB. will it replaceC. it will replaceD. it replaces46. Edgar in doing it, though he had failed more than once.A. persistedB. insistedC. assistedD. resisted47. May's ability to leam from observationsA. belongedB. contributedC. attachedD. turned48. People's living standard in this city is far aboveA. imaginationB. realityC. AverageD. expectationgreatly to her success in public life.49. It was the next morning that her husband came back home.A. not tillB. Tillc. UntilD. not until50. He made a big mistake and he was fired by the company.A. constantlyB. consequentlyC. ContinuouslyD. consistentlyPart IV Translation (15 points)Directions: TansaeheoowngpassageinoChneseandputyouransaionon theANSWERSHEET.Not everybody feels the same way about ears. To some, ears are just machines on wheels.These people hunt for the best value. They look for vehicles that are not only affordable but also reliable, gas efficient, reasonably safe and not too expensive to repair. To some, cars are emotional extensions of their owners. Think about the excitement when one looks at a luxury ear. The status, speed and wealth represented by such a ear are certainly atractive. There is also a special class of ear owners. To them, modern day vehicles are artistic disasters — tasteless and boring. The only real cars are those vehicles they see in movies in their grandparents' time. These cars may be really antique but not ugly.Part VWriting(15 points)Directions: Youaeowrennolesshan 100wodsonheopcof “What mportant factors)w l I consder when choosing a universty or furtherstudies?"Youshoudbaseyo urcomposiononhecuesgvennChinesebelow. WeyourcomposononheANWSERSHEET.许多人毕业后会选择进一步深造。

2018年学位英语试题a卷及答案一、阅读理解（共20分）1. 根据所给文章，以下哪个选项最符合作者的观点？A. 教育是提高个人收入的关键因素。

B. 教育对于个人职业发展没有影响。

C. 教育投资的回报率在不断下降。

D. 教育对于个人发展的重要性被高估了。

答案：A2. 文章中提到的“知识经济”主要指的是什么？A. 以知识为基础的经济体系。

B. 以自然资源为基础的经济体系。

C. 以资本为基础的经济体系。

D. 以劳动力为基础的经济体系。

答案：A3. 作者认为教育对于社会经济发展的作用是什么？A. 教育可以促进经济增长。

B. 教育可以减少社会不平等。

C. 教育可以提高社会稳定性。

D. 教育可以解决所有社会问题。

答案：A二、词汇与语法（共20分）4. The company has announced that it will ________ a new product next month.A. launchB. landC. crashD. crash答案：A5. Despite the heavy rain, the match ________.A. went offB. went outC. went onD. went over答案：C三、完形填空（共20分）6. The new policy has been ________ to reduce the environmental impact of industries.A. implementedB. imitatedC. simplifiedD. complicated答案：A7. The team ________ the project on time, which greatly impressed the client.A. accomplishedB. accompaniedC. complicatedD. complicated答案：A四、翻译（共20分）8. 随着科技的发展，远程工作变得越来越普遍。

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试（A）2002.6注意事项一、将答题卡(纸)上的姓名及学生代号用中文和阿拉伯数字填好。

二、仔细阅读题目的说明。

三、在120分钟内答完全部试题。

四、答案一定写在答题卡上，凡是写在试题册上的答案一律作废。

五、用铅笔这样划答案：[A] [B] [C] [D]，用其他符号答题者不记分。

六、如要改动答案，必须先用橡皮擦去原来选定的答案，然后再按上面的规定重新答题。

Part I Reading Comprehension (40%)Directions: There are four 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 corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage 1 Questions I to 5 are based on the following passage:In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted of saying poetry aloud or giving speeches.In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subjec t. This custom exists today as part of the process of testing candidates for the doctor’s degree.Generally, however, modern examinations are written. The written examination, where all students are tested on the same question, was probably not known until the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry. A room full of candidates for a state examination, timed exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers, resembles a group of workers at an automobile factory. Generally, during examinations teachers and students are expected to act like machines.One type of test is sometimes called an “objective” test. It is intended to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up an objective test the teacher writes a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like correct answers to students who have not learned the material properly.1. In the Middle Ages students _________A. took objective testsB. specialized in one subjectC. were timed by electric clocksD. never wrote exams2. The main idea of paragraph 3 is that _________A. workers now take examinationsB. the population has grownC. there are only written examsD. examinations are now written and timed3.The kind of exams where students must select answers are _________A. personalB. spokenC. objectiveD. written4. Modern industry must have developed ________A. before the Middle AgesB. around the 19th centuryC. in Greece or RomeD. machines to take tests5. It may be concluded that testing _________A. should test only opinionsB. Should always be writtenC. has changed since the Middle AgesD. is given only in factoriesPassage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:The market investigation is indispensable to sales promotion. They are as closely related as the lips and teeth, so to speak. What you produce is for sale on the market. It would he impossible to succeed in selling a product without first investigating the market.In the international market, goods on sale coming from countries and suppliers are always facing keen competition. Under such circumstances, they will try everything possible to familiarize themselves with the market conditions. In making investigations, we ought to get information about what similar items the competitors are offering on the market, what prices they are quoting (报价), what features their products have, who are their regular customers, etc. Then, how can we obtain such information? There are many channels that we can make use of in doing this sort of work. The commercial counselor’s offices of our embassies stationed abroad can help us in making market investigations. Nowadays, our import and export corporations send their trade groups abroad every now and then. One of their purposes is to make market surveys on the spot.Certainly, face-to-face talks with foreign businessmen are also important channels to get market information. The Chinese Export Commodities Fairs and some other fairs of similar nature as well as visits of foreign businessmen provide’ us with such opportunities. Of course, there are some other ways of making market investigations.6. In making market investigation, one should _______.A. get enough information concernedB. advertise his productsC. produce high quality goodsD. none of the above7. The word “indispensable” in the first line means _________.A. impossibleB. essentialC. advisableD. available8. Which of the following statements is not true?A. The relationship between market investigation and sales promotion is just as that of the lips and teeth.B. It is impossible to succeed in selling a product without market Investigation.C. There are various ways of making market investigation.D. Production goes before market investigation.9. Making market investigation is very important because ________.A. in market ,goods on sale are numerousB. every producer is facing keen competitionC. it can greatly promote salesD. all of the above10. All the following are channels to get market information except________.A. to have commercial counsellor’s office of our embassies stationed abroadB. to promote the quality of our own productsC. to send trade groups abroad every now and thenD. to have face-to-face talks with foreign businessmenPassage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln went to Gettysburg in Pennsylvania to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery. The Civil War was still going on. There was much criticism of President, Lincoln at the time. He was not at all popular. He had been invited to speak at Gettysburg only Out of politeness. The principal speaker was to be Edward Everett, a famous statesman and speaker of the day. Everett was a handsome man and very popular everywhere.It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the train while going to Gettysburg. Late that night , alone in his hotel room and tired out, he again worked briefly on the speech. The next day Everett spoke first. He spoke for an hour and 57 minutes. His speech was a perfect example of the rich oratory of the day. Then Lincoln rose. The crowd of 15,000 people at first paid little attention to him. He spoke for only nine minutes. At the end there was little applause. Lincoln turned to a friend and remarked, “I have failed again.” On the train back to Washington, he said sadly,” That speech was a flat failure, and the people are disappointed.Some newspapers at first criticized the speech. But little by little people read the speech they began to understand better. They began appreciate its simplicity and its deep meaning. It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made.Today, every American school child learns Lincoln’s Gettysb urg Address by heart. Now everyone thinks of it as one of the greatest speeches ever given in American history.11. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln was ________A. very criticalB. unpopularC. very popularD. very courteous12. Lincoln was invited to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery because he was ______A. a famous speakerB. a very handsome manC. President of the countryD. a popular statesman13. It can be inferred from the text that _________.A. Lincoln prepared his speech very carefully before he went to GettysburgB. Lincoln was very busy at the time and didn’t have much time to prepare his speechC. Lincoln’s speech was full of rich wordsD. Lincoln’s speech was very long14. It w as a fact that Lincoln’s speech was _________.A. an immediate successB. warmly applaudedC. a total failureD. not well-received at first15. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address has deep meaning.B. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is simple in style.C. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is memorized by every American school child.D. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is the greatest speech ever delivered in the United States.Passage 4Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:Animals seem to have the sense to eat when they are hungry and they do not eat more thantheir bodies need. It has been demonstrated that rats will, when given a choice over a period of time, prefer water with vitamins to water without vitamins even though there is no difference in taste or smell between the two water bottles. When a fragrant flavor was added to the vitamin-enriched fluid, the rats did seem to develop a taste for it and kept drinking it, even after the vitamins were switched to the clear water. In time, however, they broke the habit and went back to where the necessary vitamins were.In a classic experiment, babies of 6 to 12 months old were placed in a cafeteria feeding arrangement, with a wide selection of baby food before them. They were given whatever food they pointed to or appeared interested in. We are told that at first they showed some unusual eating patterns, but that over a period of time they managed to select well-balanced diet.So, in selecting food, rats and babies do seem to know and act on what’s best for them. Apparently, there is a kind of “body wisdom,” which humans soon lose. Most of us do not eat as wisely as we could. Many of our food preferences are culturally determined and inf luenced by long-established habits. Some people eat fox, dog and blackbirds, while we eat cows and pigs. So what people eat and how much they eat seems to be greatly influenced by what is going on around them.16. In the experiment on rats, a fragrant fla vor was added to the rat’s drinking water to ________A. encourage rats to drink vitamin-enriched waterB. find out rats preference in flavorC. test whether rats know which drink is good for themD. demonstrate that vitamins are tasteless17. The express ion “the habit” (para. 1, sentence 4) refers to drinking water which _______A. has no smellB. is tastelessC. has vitaminsD. is flavored18. According to the passage, adults eating habits differ from those of babies because _________A. adults know better than babies what kind of food are good for their healthB. adults usually cannot resist the temptation of various delicious foodsC. adults’ eating habits are closely related to the social and cultural customsD. adults have more choices of food than babies in eating patterns19. The author implied in the passage that most of us _________A. eat a balanced dietB. choose the food that is of nutritionC. have the habits influenced by the surroundingsD. like to eat the food with a fragrant flavor20. As far as their eating habits are concerned, babies and rats are similar in that _________A. both have the wisdom to choose a balanced dietB. both prefer flavored food and drinkC. both have the same eating patternsD. both develop a taste for the same kinds of flavorsPart II Vocabulary and Structure (40%)Directions: In this part there are 40 incomplete 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. You should be able to ________ right from wrong.A. perceiveB. distinguishC. sightD. observe22. Any student who _________ his homework is unlikely to pass the examination.A. reducesB. offendsC. practicesD. neglects23. I promised to look _________ the matter as soon as I got there.A. forB. inC. intoD. after24. Your sister has made an _________ for you to see the dentist at 3 this afternoon.A. appointmentB. interviewC. opportunityD. assignment25. The committee is expected to _________ a decision this evening.A. reachB. arriveC. bringD. take26. He spoke so quickly that I didn’t ________ what he said.A. make forB. make sureC. make overD. make out27. I wrote it down _________ I should forget it.A. in caseB. in case ofC. in order thatD. for fear of28. 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.A. offerB. leaveC. affordD. manage29. The chemical factory was demolished _________ protecting the environment.A. in spite ofB. in honor ofC. in favor ofD. in the name of30. After a three-hour heated discussion, all the members in the jury reached the conclusions that the man was ________ of murder.A. criminalB. chargedC. guiltyD. faulty31. Having finished the letter, he _________ it carefully and sealed the envelop with a kiss.A. foldedB. bentC. turnedD. curved32. Last year ________ of new books were published on environmental protection.A. the hundredB. hundredsC. a hundredD. one hundred33. Literature and art have a great influence _________ people’s ideology.A. toB. onC. forD. onto34. Just as a married man cannot leave his work, a poor man cannot ________ to get sick.A. haveB. goC. expectD. afford35. _____, we keep records on all the experiments so that we may have enough data.A. As a wholeB. As a ruleC. On the averageD. By all means36. Nobody but a young woman ________ the airplane crash.A. enduredB. rejectedC. survivedD. lived37.Professor Smith is always very _________ to the reaction of the audience when he gives lectures.A. sentimentalB. sensitiveC. sensibleD. positive38. William has cut his smoking _________ to five cigarettes a day.A. downB. inC. offD. out39. He has lived here for years_________ nobody knows what he is.A. and butB. thoughC. and yetD. for all that40. I am very disappointed _________ the results of the experiment.A. fromB. forC. toD. with41. His few personal belongings made it possible for him to move from place to place _________A. in easeB. at easeC. with easeD. with easiness42. I will never forget the ten years _________ we both spent in the little village.A. whenB. during whichC. whichD. in which43. They are _________ students that they all performed well in the nationwide examinations.A. so diligentB. such diligentC. so much diligentD. such very diligent44. The manager of the company sent me a fax saying that he would visit us _________ next spring.A. some timeB. sometimeC. sometimesD. some times45. No one can be sure if the car on display fits him or her until he or she _______them.A. triesB. will tryC. are tryingD. have tried46. I am too busy these days. I would rather all of you _________ next month for a dinner.A. comeB. would comeC. cameD. have come47. Something must have happened on their way here. Or they ________by now.A. should have arrivedB. should arriveC. would have arrivedD. would arrive48. The general’s command was that the soldiers _________ their fort and carry out more important tasks.A. would leaveB. leaveC. leftD. have left49. How the fire in the dancing hall started _________ a mystery.A. to remainB. remainsC. remainD. is remaining50. We are going to have our office _________ to make room for a new engineer.A. to rearrangeB. rearrangeC. rearrangedD. rearranging51. The boy has performed excellently ________ he was bit nervous.A. in that B .except thatC. for thatD. except for52. All my neighbors tried to help in some way. But they turned out to be actually _________ the way.A. inB. onC. withD. beyond53. You never told me you have seen the film, ________?A. had youB. didn’t youC. did youD. weren’t you54. No one can possibly recall any detail about the meeting. It is at least five years since it _________A. had taken placeB. was taken placeC. took placeD. was taking place55. Not until most of the people had left the airport _________ his sister was there.A. that he sawB. had he seenC. did he seeD. that he had seen56. We all feel sorry for _________ for so long after your arrival.A. keep you waitingB. having kept you waitingC. waiting for youD. keep you wait57. No sooner had they got the good covered up _________ it started raining hard.A. WhenB. thanC. thenD. after58. The manager has his employees _________ a business report every week.A. to writeB. writtenC. writingD. write59. Written applications should be sent to us in case _________some problems with the electric version.A. there will beB. there isC. there beD. there was60. At that time, the poor girl can’t but ________ all her belongings at a low price.A. to sellB. sellC. sellingD. soldPart III Identification (10%)Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C and D. Identify the one that is not correct. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.61. At no time and under no circumstances China will be the first to use nuclear weapons.A B C D62. Neither John and his father was able to wake up early enough to catch the morning train.A B C D63. The development of industry has also brought about large numbers of problems which haveA B Cto solve.D64. As time went on, he suffered such heavy losses that he was forced giving up his business.A B C D65. Mary found it difficult to talk calmly about which she had experienced at the station.A B C D66. Some people find swimming more enjoyable than to sit at home reading.A B C D67. The law I am referring to requires that everyone who owns a car has accident insurance.A B C D68. The responsibility of the manager in such a large international enterprise is far greater thanA B Chis typist.D69. The course world have been offered this term. But is cancelled because too few studentsA Bhad registered before registration closed.C D70. In the days when coal was so widely used, no one realized how soon and how complete oilA B Cwould replace it .DPart IV Cloze (10%)Directions There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose the ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Can you imagine how you would feel if you fell dangerously ill and could not reach or call a doctor? Millions of people 71 the world are in this unfortunate 72, living in distant places 73 there are no railways, no proper roads and no telephones. Thousands of 74 are lost every year 75 could have been saved if medical attention 76 in time.77 today help could be brought quickly and easily 78 many of these people 79 full advantage was taken 80 the aero-plane. 81 country has proved this 82 than Australia. The Australians 83 greater use of the aero-plane than any 84 people in the world. In no other country 85 the total number of miles flown by the 86 person so high. In fact, it has been 87 that Australians jump into planes 88 people in other countries jump into trains and buses. It is not surprising, 89 that Australia should have been the first country 90 a Flying Doctor Service.71. A. on B. throughC. all overD. within72. A. society B. worldC. wayD. position73. A. where B. becauseC. althoughD. which74. A. people B. childrenC. familiesD. lives75. A. when B. in whichC. whichD. they76. A. had been provided B. had been paid moreC. was givenD. was provided77. A. Even B. ButC. FinallyD. So78. A. from B. withC. inD. to79. A. but B. if onlyC. andD. unless80. A. of B. fromC. aboutD. on81. A. One B. AnyC. NotD. No82. A. better B. worseC. moreD. less83. A. made B. didC. were makingD. make84. A. of B. elseC. otherD. Japanese85. A. of B. inC. areD. is86. A. living B. averageC. braveD. medical87. A. suggested B. estimatedC. worked outD. said88. A. when B. whileC. asD. but89. A. therefore B. in a wayC. perhapsD. accordingly90. A. of B. to developC. made upD. into北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试答案(A)2002.6参考答案：Part I Reading Comprehension1.D2.D3.C4.B5.C6.A7.B8.D9.D 10.B11.A 12.C 13.B 14.D 15.D16.C 17.D 18.C 19.C 20.APart II Vocabulary and Structure21.B 22.D 23.C 24.A 25.A26.D 27.A 28.C 29.D 30.D31.A 32.B 33.B 34.D 35.B36.C 37.B 38.A 39.C 40.D41.C 42.C 43.B 44.A 45.A46.C 47.C 48.C 49.B 50.C51.B 52.A 53.C 54.C 55.C56.B 57.B 58.D 59.A 60.BPart III Error dentification61.B 62.A 63.D 64.D 65.C66.B 67.D 68.D 69.B 70.CPart IV Cloze71.C 72.D 73.A 74.D 75.C76.A 77.B 78.D 79.B 80.A81.D 82.A 83.D 84.C 85.D86.B 87.D 88.C 89.A 90.B。

学位英语试题及答案一、听力理解（共20分）Section A（共10分）1. 听下面对话，选择正确答案。

- 对话一：[录音内容]A. 他要去图书馆。

B. 他要去超市。

C. 他要去电影院。

- 对话二：[录音内容]A. 她生病了。

B. 她要参加一个会议。

C. 她要回家。

Section B（共10分）2. 听下面短文，回答问题。

- 短文一：[录音内容]问题1：What is the main idea of the passage?A. The importance of education.B. The benefits of exercise.C. The impact of technology.二、阅读理解（共30分）Passage 1（共10分）阅读下面的短文，然后回答问题。

[短文内容]34. What does the author mainly discuss in the passage?A. The history of the internet.B. The influence of social media.C. The future of technology.35. What is the author's opinion about the topic?A. It is positive.B. It is negative.C. It is mixed.Passage 2（共10分）阅读下面的短文，然后回答问题。

[短文内容]36. What is the purpose of the article?A. To inform about a new scientific discovery.B. To persuade readers to adopt a certain lifestyle.C. To describe a historical event.37. What is the main argument of the author?A. A new scientific discovery is significant.B. A certain lifestyle is beneficial.C. A historical event is important.Passage 3（共10分）阅读下面的短文，然后回答问题。

2023年广东省成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试试题答案及详解Part I Dialogue Completion (15 points)1.【参考答案】B【答案详解】本题考察朋友间的对话场景。

当问到“难道不觉得……”这样的问题时, 觉得是就回答Yes, I do, 觉得不是就回答No, I don’t。

A的回答前面是否认, 后面是肯定, 不相应。

C的意思是“不, 我不这么认为”, 与后面的半句不相符。

D没有回答前面的问题。

因此, 只有B正面回答了前面的问题, 说看起来不错。

【参考译文】Joanna: 你不觉得我这样搭配挺好的吗？George: 是的, 看起来不错。

并且跟你的围巾也很配。

2.【参考答案】A【答案详解】本题考査表达歉意的对话。

当事人很不好意思地道歉的时候, 应当尽力安慰别人, 表达没有关系, A选项就很好地表达了这个意思。

B选项前面的No有些多余, C说“历来没有听说过”与句意不符。

【参考译文】Kevin: 恐怕我把墨水撒到桌布上了。

Tommy: 噢, 没关系的。

3.【参考答案】A【答案详解】本题考査拒绝别人邀请的对话。

当别人提出邀请的时候, 假如你拒绝了, 后面最佳给出拒绝的理由。

A说正在戒烟, 是很好的理由。

其他的选项都是接受后的回答。

【参考译文】Ben: 来根香烟吧！Carol: 不用了, 谢谢！我正在试着戒烟。

4.【参考答案】C【答案详解】本题考査给别人提供征询服务时的礼貌用语。

当有顾客问到还能不能买到票的时候, 从后面半句的only if看肯定是没有票了, 所以应当委婉地说“恐怕不行了”。

其他的几个回答都是还能买到票的回答, 与后半句不相符。

【参考译文】Mark: 我还能买到今晚表演的票吗？Linn: 恐怕不行了。

除非有人把票取消了。

5.【参考答案】D【答案详解】本题考査询问邮寄东西的对话场景。

被问到邮寄费的时候, 要仔细地核对包裹, 选项B显得太过于不专业, A也没有直接回答问题, C说“去吧！”也没有礼貌地回复顾客, 只有D 是立即给顾客进行核査, 并礼貌地问尚有没有其他包裹, 因此答案选D。

2019年学位英语试题a卷及真题答案一、听力理解（共20分）1. What is the woman going to do this weekend?A. Visit her parents.B. Go to a concert.C. Stay at home.D. Travel abroad.【答案】A2. How much did the man pay for the tickets?A. $20.B. $30.C. $40.D. $50.【答案】B3. What time does the train leave?A. 7:00 am.B. 8:00 am.C. 9:00 am.D. 10:00 am.【答案】C4. Where does the conversation most likely take place?A. In a restaurant.B. In a library.C. In a bookstore.D. In a classroom.【答案】A5. What is the woman's opinion about the movie?A. It's too long.B. It's very exciting.C. It's boring.D. It's educational.【答案】C二、阅读理解（共30分）Passage 16. What is the main idea of the passage?A. The importance of sleep.B. The effects of lack of sleep.C. The benefits of taking naps.D. The relationship between sleep and health.【答案】D7. According to the passage, which of the following is a sign of sleep deprivation?A. Difficulty in concentrating.B. Increased appetite.C. Frequent headaches.D. All of the above.【答案】DPassage 28. What is the author's purpose in writing the article?A. To warn people about the dangers of social media.B. To encourage people to use social media responsibly.C. To discuss the impact of social media on relationships.D. To promote the use of social media for business purposes. 【答案】B9. Which of the following is NOT a suggestion given by the author?A. Limit the time spent on social media.B. Use social media to connect with old friends.C. Share only positive experiences online.D. Be cautious about the information shared on social media. 【答案】CPassage 310. What is the main topic of the passage?A. The history of coffee.B. The effects of coffee on health.C. The popularity of coffee shops.D. The process of coffee production.【答案】B11. What does the passage suggest about coffee consumption?A. It can improve cognitive function.B. It can lead to insomnia.C. It can cause heart problems.D. It can increase the risk of cancer.【答案】A12. What is the author's attitude towards coffee?A. Positive.B. Negative.C. Neutral.D. Critical.三、词汇与语法（共20分）13. The new policy will come into _______ next month.A. effectB. useC. serviceD. operation【答案】A14. She is always the first person _______ to offer help whenever there is trouble.A. willingB. beingC. to be willingD. to be【答案】D15. _______ the problem, we need more information.A. To solveB. SolvingC. SolvedD. Solve【答案】A16. The teacher asked the students to _______ the book carefully before the class.A. look throughB. go throughC. get throughD. see through17. I don't think it is _______ to discuss this issue with him.A. worthB. worthyC. worthwhileD. worthful【答案】C四、翻译（共15分）18. 随着科技的发展，我们的生活变得越来越便利。

2023年11月19日北京地区成人本科学位英语考试试题(A卷) Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions:Ther.ar.thre.passage.i.thi.part.Eac.passag.i.followe.b.som.question.o.unfinishe .statements.Fo.eac.o.the.ther.ar.fou.choice.marke.A.B,.an.D.Yo.shoul.decid.o.th.bes.choic.an.mar.th.correspondin.lette.o.th.Answe.She e.wit..singl.lin.throug.th.center.Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:Languages are remarkably complex and wonderfully complicated organs of culture.(76)(municatin.withi.thei.re spectiv.culture.)nguag.i.t.lear.anothe.culture.I.th.word.o..po e.an.philosopher.“nguage.a.on.speaks.s.man.live.on.lives.”nguag.ar.a.n ecessar.a.brai.an.body.whil.on.i..par.o.th.other.neithe.ca.functio.withou.th.ot nguage.th.bes.beginnin.woul.b.startin.wit.th.non-langua nguage.etc.Ey.contac.i.extremel.im portan.i.English.Direc.ey.contac.lead.t.understanding.or.a.th.Englis.sayin.goes .seein.eye-to-eye.W.ca.neve.se.eye-to-ey.wit..nativ.speake.o.Englis.unti.w.hav. learne.t.loo.directl.int.hi.eyes.（本题和本中心串讲班资料11页Passage6题一模同样）1.Th.bes.titl.fo.thi.passag.is__________an.o.Cultur.B.Brai.an.BodyC.Lookin.int.hi.eye.nguag.an.Culturenguag.is__________A.t.rea.th.work.o.poet.an.philcsophersB.t.fin..nativ.speake.an.loo.directl.int.hi.eyesnguageD.t.visi..countr.wher.yo.ca.study3.Accordin.t.thi.passage.gesture.are__________A.spoke.word.B..non-languag.elementnguag.nguage4."nguage.a.on.speaks.s.man.lives....means__________nguages.on.wil.hav..betterunderstanding of his own languagenguagesnguage.on.knows.on.ca.neverknow more than one's own culturenguage.h.wil.liv..ver.happ.life5.Whic.o.th.followin.doesn'.shar.th.sam.meanin.wit.th.others?A.sign.B.gesturesC.efficien.nguagePassage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:efu.t.ma.i.thre.ver.importan.ways.the.provid.hi.wit.woo.an.othe.produ cts.the.giv.hi.shade.an.the.hel.t.preven.drought.(干旱.an.floods.Unfortunately.ma.ha.no.realize.tha.th.thir.o.thes.service.i.th.mos .important.Tw.thousan.year.ag..ric.an.powerfu.countr.cu.dow.it.tree.t.buil.wars hips.wit.whic.t.gai.itsel.a.empire(帝国).I.gaine.th.empire.but.withou.it.trees.it.soi.becam.har.an.poor.Whe.th.empir .fel.t.pieces.th.hom.countr.foun.itsel.face.b.floo.an.starvation.(77)(ernmen.realize.th.importanc.o..plentifu.suppl.o.trees.i.i.di fficul.fo.i.t.persuad.villager.t.se.this.)Th.villager.wan.woo.t.coo.thei.foo.wi z.t.plan.an.loo.afte.th. trees.(78)(cat.th.people.t h.forest.wil.slowl.disappear.)Thi.doe.no.onl.mea.tha.th.villagers.childre.an.grandchildre.wil.hav.fewe.trees. Th.result.ar.eve.mor.serious.fo.wher.ther.ar.tree.thei.root.brea.th.soi.u.allow in.th.rai.t.sin.i..an.als.bin.th.soil.thu.preventin.it.beingwashed away easily but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away from the surface, causing flood.6.Wha.i.th.mos.importan.functio.o.trees?A.Providin.fuel.B.Offerin.shade.C.Preventin.natura.disaster.D.Providin.wood.7.Wha.eventuall.happene.t.th.empir.i.th.paragraph?A.It.peopl.die.o.hunger.B.I.fel.t.pieces.C.I.becam..gian.empire.D.I.buil.man.ship.wit.wood.8.I.i.implie.i.th.passag.tha.th.villagers__________A.wan..plentifu.suppl.o.trees.B.wan.firewoo.badly.C.jus.wan.t.ge.money.D.don'.realiz.th.importanc.o.trees.9.Th.rol.o.tree.i.to__________A.loose.soi.B.kee.soi.i.positionC.harde.soi.D.bot..an.B10.Wha.i.th.passag.mainl.concerne.with?A.Th.benefit.o.trees.B.Tree.an.soi.protectione.o.trees.D.Differen.attitude.towar.trees.Passage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:bor.H.gav.u.a.e xampl.o.th.proces.b.whic.pin.wer.mad.i.England."On.ma.draw.ou.th.wire.anothe.strengthen.it..thir.cut.it..fourt.point.it.an..fi ft.give.i..head.Jus.t.mak.th.hea.require.tw.o.thre.differen.operations.Th.wor.o .makin.pin.i.divide.int.abou.eightee.differen.operations.whic.i.som.factorie.ar .al.performe.b.differen.people.thoug.i.other.th.sam.ma.wil.sometime.perfor.tw.o .thre.o.them.Te.men.Smit.said.i.thi.way.turne.ou.twelv.pound.o.pin..da.o.abou.480.pin..worke r.(79)bor. the.certainl.coul.no.hav.mad.twent.pin.i..da.an.no.eve.one.)anizin.work.Fewe.peopl .ca.mak.mor.pins.Ada.Smit.sa.this.(80.(bu.h.als.too.i.fo.grante.tha.divisio.o.l abo.i.itsel.responsibl.fo.economi.growt.an.developmen.an.i.account.fo.th.differ enc.betwee.expandin.economie.an.thos.tha.stan.still.)bo.add.noth in.new.i.onl.enable.peopl.t.produc.mor.o.wha.the.alread.have.北京太嘉外语培训中心11.Accordin.t.th.passage.Ada.Smit.wa.th.firs.perso.to__________borbo.int.Englandborborbor__________A.enable.eac.worke.t.desig.pin.mor.quicklyB.increase.th.possibl.outpu.pe.workerC.increase.th.numbe.o.peopl.employe.i.factoriesD.improve.th.qualit.o.pin.produced13.Ada.Smit.mentione.th.numbe.480.i.orde.to__________bo.systemB.stres.ho.powerfu.th.individua.worke.wasborD.stres.th.importanc.o.increase.production14.Accordin.t.th.writer.Ada.Smith'.mistak.wa.i.believingthat the division of labor__________anizin.workB.wa.a.importan.developmen.i.method.o.productionC.finall.le.t.economi.developmentD.increase.th.productio.o.existin.goods15.Accordin.t.th.writer.whic.on.o.th.followin.i.NO.tree?bo.ca.enabl.fewe.peopl.t.mak.mor.pins.bo.help.peopl.t.produc.mor.o.wha.the.alread.have.bo.i.b.n.mean.responsibl.fo.economi.growth.anizin.work.Part II Vocabulary and Structure(30%)Directions.I.thi.par.ther.ar.3.incomplet.sentences.Fo.eac.sentenc.ther.are plete.th.sentence.The. mar.th.correspondin.lette.o.th.Answe.Shee.wit..singl.lin.throug.th.center.16.H.spent__________collectin.material.fo.hi.article.A..hal.yea.B.hal.yearC.hal..yea.D.hal.o..year17.T.succee.i..scientifi.experiment,__________A.on.need.bein.patien.personB.patienc.i.t.needC.on.need.t.b.patientD.patienc.i.wha.needede.b.mor.peopl.tha.is__________languag.excep.Chinese.A.an.B.an.OtherC.othe.D.al.other19.Th.dish__________terrible..don'.lik.i.a.all.A.taste.B.tastedC.wil.tast.D.i.tasted20.She____b.il.becaus..sa.he.playin.tenni.jus.now.A.can'.B.couldn'tC.mustn'.D.ma.not21.Sorry.officer.I__________e.bu..didn'.se.an.sig.i.thearea telling people how fast they can drive.A.shoul.no.driv.B.shouldn'.hav.drivenC.mustn'.driv.D.can'.drive22.Wh.not__________Professo.L.fo.help.H.i.kind-hearte.an.willin.t.help.A.as.B.yo.askC.t.as..you.asking23.I.i.no.easy__________th.answe.t.th.difficul.mat.problem.A.t.figur.ou.B.figurin.outC.figur.ou.D.bein.figure.out24.Th.tsunam.(海啸)__________ove.160.00.peopl.wer.kille.wasa terrible disaster for human beings.A.o.tha.B.amon.whichC.durin.tha.D.i.which25.Tak.th.medicin.now..believ.i.will__________you.pain.A.releas.B.reliveC.rejec.D.relieve26.Ho.ca.you____he.offer.I'.afrai.sh.wil.fee.hurt.A.tur.ou.B.tur.upC.tur.dow.D.tur.away27.Sh.apologize.for__________t.atten.th.meeting.A.he.bein.no.abl.B.he.t.b.no.ableC.he.no.t.b.abl.D.he.no.bein.abl.to28.Thi.ne.coa.cos.me__________s.on..bough.tw.year.ago.A.thre.time.B.thre.time.a.muc.asC.thre.time.a.muc.D.thre.time.muc.as29.Eac.ter.ou.professor.would__________.lis.o.book.fo.u.t.read.A.han.i.B.giv.awayC.pas.ou.D.writ.out30.I__________m.walle.whe..wa.shoppin.i.th.store.A.mus.hav.droppe.B.shoul.hav.droppedC.coul.dro.D.ough.t.hav.dropped31..believ.yo.have__________you.purs.i.th.living-room.A.lef.alon.B.lef.behindC.lef.of.D.lef.out太嘉外语培训中心32.Th.result.o.th.surve.ar.interestin.an.they__________more questions than they can answer.A.brin.abou.B.prohibitC.projec.D.benefi.from33.H.abandone..caree.tha._________.t.hi.becomin.on.o.themost influential people in the world.A.coul.hav.le.B.woul.leadC.shoul.hav.le.D.mus.lead34.Th.doctor'.advic.wa.tha.th.patien._________.a.once.A.t.b.operate.B.bein.operatedC.b.operate.D.operated35.__________b.th.loo.o.he.face.sh.didn'.catc.wha..meant.A.Judgin.B.JudgedC.Judg.D.T.judge36.B.n.mean._________.ou.mistakes.A.w.ough.ignor.B.w.ough.t.ignoreC.ough.w.ignor.D.ough.w.t.ignore37.Th.teache.ha.hi.student._________positio.ever.othe.week.A.t.writ.B.writtenC.writin.D.write38.Giv.th.book.t._________.need.the.fo.th.Englis.clas.an.th.writin.class.A.whomeve.B.whomC.wh.D.whoever39..soli.i.differen.fro..liqui.__________th.soli.ha.it.definit.shape.A.i.tha.B.i.whichC.i.wha.D.becaus.o.which40.I.i.becaus.h.i.kin.an.modest__________h.win.th.respec.o.others.A.wha.B.whichC.wh.D.that41.You.mothe.tol.m.tha.yo.overslep.thi.morning.__________.?A.didn'.sh.B.didn'.youC.di.sh.D.di.you42.__________.h.fel.tire.ou.afte.th.lon.journe.fo.eigh.hours.A.Stron.a.h.i.B.Th.stronge.h.isC.Stron.ma.tha.h.i.D.Fo.h.i.strong43.The.hav.agree.tha.the.wil.__________t.th.polic.an.wil.no.chang.it.mi.B.stickbin.D.fallpan.ha.t.__________th.benefit.agains.th.cost.i.thelast three months.A.boas.B.blameC.bloc.D.balance45.We'v.__________pape.an.ink.As.Mrs.Edwar.t.len.u.some.A.ru.awa.wit.B.ru.ou.ofC.ru.of.D.ru.downPart Ⅲ ldentif ication (10%)Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C, andD.Identif.th.on.tha.i.no.correct.The.mar.th.correspondin.lette.o.th.Answe.Sheet .注: 如下括号内单词是问题选项。

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试（A卷）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 corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:Looking back on my childhood. I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were brought up in the same way, my b rothers and sisters soon abandoned their pressed(紧抱的) flowers and insects. Unlike them ,I hand no ear for music and languages, I was no t an early reader and I could not do mental arithmetic.Before World war I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I hav e only the dim memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toy s. (76) Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aun ts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door .but I do have a crysta l-clear memory of dogs, the farm animals , the local birds and above all ,the insects.I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love of the natural world, and my enthusiasm has led me into varied investigation s. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnigh t. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnigh t oil, reading about other people’s observations and discoveries .th en something happens that brings these observations together in my co nscious mind. Suddenly you fancy you see the answer to the riddle (谜)，because it all seems to fit together. This has resulted in my p ublishing 300 papers and books ,which some might honor with the title of scientific research.But curiosity ,a keen eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the an imal and plant world do not make a scientist; one of the outstanding and essential qualities required is self-discipline, a quality I lack.A scientist can be made .A naturalist is born . If you can combine t he two, you get the best of bornworlds.1. According to the author , a born naturalist should first of all be_____A. full of enthusiasmB. self-disciplinedC. full of ambitionD. knowledgeable2. The first paragraph tells us that the author _____A. lost his hearing when he was a childB. didn’t like his brothers and sistersC. was born to a naturalist’s familyD. was interested in flowers an insects in his childhood3. The author says that he is a naturalist rather than a scientis t probably because he thinks he _____A. just reads about other people’s observations and discoverie sB. comes up with solutions in most natural waysC. has a great deal of trouble doing mental arithmeticD. lacks some of the qualities required of scientistauthor can’t remember his relatives clearly because_____.A. he was fully occupied with observing natureB. he didn’t live very long with themC. the family was extremely largeD. he was too young when he lived with them5. Which of the following statement is trueA. The author believes that a born naturalist cannot be a scient ist.B. The author’s brothers and sisters were good at music and lan guages.C. The author read a lot of books about the natural world and th e oil industry.D. The author spent a lot of time working on riddles.Passage 2Question 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:If you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surpri sed to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly hig h-class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go an ywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying yo ur fare. The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, bu t also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so t hey naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The mo st they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registrati on card to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use an y old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of c harge.The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. (77) They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate. From then on they just say how many hours they have worked and they wi ll be paid accordingly.With so many loopholes(漏洞) in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages”. But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to p ay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a singl e outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. And wo rkers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. A s the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”.(78) In a society of such high moral practice, what need is there for people to be on guard against otherstaking a taxi in Finland, _____A. a passenger can go anywhere without having to pay the driverB. a passenger pays two US dollars for a taxi rideC. a passenger can never be turned down by the taxi driver where ver he wants to goD. a passenger needs to provide good faith demonstration before they leave without paying7. We know from the passage that big hotels in Finland_____A. provide meal for only those who live in the hotelsB. provide meals for any dinersC. provide free wine and charge for foodD. are mostly poorly managed8. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passageA. The workers in Finland are paid by the hour.B. The bosses in Finland are too busy to check the working hours of their employees.C. The workers are always honest with their working hours.D. The workers and their bosses will make an agreement in advance about the pay.9. The word “those” in the last paragraph probably refers to __ ___A. people who often take taxisB. people who often have meals in big hotelsC. people who are dishonestD. people who are worthy of trust10. It can be concluded that _____A. Finnish people are not smart enough in daily lifeB. Finland has been a good place for cheatsC. the Finnish society is of very high moral levelD. all the Finns are richPassage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:There are many factors which may have an influence on adults and children being able to lead a healthy life.Nowadays, people are very busy. Often, both parents work outside the home. Children are expected to take on more responsibility at ho me to help their parents. They also have sporting and leisure activi ties as well as school expectations.The busyness also adds another factor: the need to use cars to g et from one place to another quickly.Today, society places a lot of emphasis on technology. Computers, DVDs. CDs, television, PlayStations and Xboxes have become major lei sure activities, rather than traditional more active pursuits. This h as led to a more sedentary lifestyle.The media provide entertainment and information. (79)Unfortunate ly, they also promote fast food which fits easily into busy lifestyle s. It is much more convenient at times to buy a quick takeaway rather than prepare a meal. The media constantly bombard(轰炸) their audien ce with ‘perfect’ body images, the need to buy the most fashionable clothes, the most up-to-date computer games, the best places to visit and the best things to do.Environments vary. We may be exposed to pollution , such as cigare tte smoke. This can be harmful to people who suffer from breathing di fficulties.(80)Environments where passive smoking is unavoidable make it difficult to lead a healthy life.It is important factor influencing healthy lifestyles is motiva tion. Or the desire to be healthy. Any person who wants to be healthy will find a way to be healthy —if he/she is motivated enough!11. The passage is mainly about _____.A. benefits of a healthy life styleB. demands of daily lifeC. factors affecting a healthy lifestyleD. a positive approach to healthy living12. The word “sedentary” in Paragraph 4 probable means _____.A. having a lot of things to doB. involving little exercise or physical activityC. being isolated from the outside worldD. experiencing a lot of stress13. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a fa ctor leading to the popularity of fast foodA. Cheap price.B. The media.C. Busy lifestyle.D. Convenience14. Which is NOT listed as a factor influencing the ability to have a healthy lifestyleA. Pollution.B. Economic factors.C. Dependence upon cars.D. Influence of family or friends.15. According to the author, _____ may be the most important facto r influencing healthy lifestyles.A. technologyB. cultural backgroundC. environmentD. the desire to be healthy?Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and StructureDirections: In this part, there are 30 incomplete 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.16. Hearing the gunshot, all the birds flew _____ every direction.A. inB. onC. toD. toward17. The factory had to _____ number of employees because of the ec onomic decline in the country.A. lay outB. lay offC. lay asideD. lay down18. His parents _____ his money, so he is in trouble now.A. cut offB. cut throughC. gave upD. brought down19. Can you _____ the difference _____ the two phrasesA. tell, betweenB. speak, fromC. say, ofD. talk, between20. If anyone happens to drop in while I am out, _____ him or her leave a message.A. haveB. getC. askD. tell21. There is no doubt _____ you will pass the exam this time. You have worked so hard in the past months.A. whetherB. thatC. ifD. what22. I _____ the boy to save mone y, but he wouldn’t listen.A. hopedB. suggestedC. wantedD. made23. I made a call to my parents yesterday. To my disappointment, _ ____ of them answered it.A. eitherB. noneC. neitherD. nobody24. No matter _____ he is able to come to the party or not, we wil l invite him.A. whenB. whetherC. howD. why25. The idea _____ to him in his dream and he decided to carry it out.A. happenedB. struckC. appearedD. occurred26. He would have paid _____ for the house if the salesgirl had in sisted because he really wanted it.A. twice as muchB. much as twiceC. as much twiceD. twice much as27. They decided to chase the cow away _____ it did more damage.A. unlessB. untilC. beforeD. although28. We wanted a new table for dinner, so my father bought _____ fr om a furniture store yesterday.A. itselfB. oneC. himselfD. another29. A library with five thousand books _____ to the nation as a gi ft.A. is offeredB. has offeredC. are offeredD. have offered30. _____ is often the case, we have worked out the production pla n.A. WhichB. WhenC. WhatD. As31. It is no _____ talking to him, because he will never change hi s mind.A. helpB. useC. timeD. way32. The way I thought of _____ the animal was of great value.A. protectingB. protectC. being protectedD. to protect33. In another year or so, you _____ all about it.A. forgetB. would forgetC. have forgottenD. will have forgotten34. No one here believes the reason _____ he gave for his latenes s.A. thatB. whyC. for whichD. what35. The novel I bought last week is worth ____ ,I think.A. readingB. being readC. to readD. to be read36. After the fire, _____ would otherwise be a cultural center is now reduced to a pile of ashes.A. thatB. itC. whichD. what37. Did you notice the little boy _____ awayA. took the candy and runB. taking the candy and runC. take the candy and runD. who taking the candy and running38. _____ gives people more knowledge of the society than literatu re.A. AnythingB. NothingC. SomethingD. Everything39. If Mary catches _____ her diary, she’ll be angry.A. you readingB. yours readingC. you readD. you to read40. Don’t worry me now, I will mend that coat _____.A. by and byB. off and onC. back an forthD. now and then41. Please join us. We can easily make _____ for one more at this table.A. seatB. placeC. roomD. space42. You may depend on ____ will not repeat his mistakes.A. it thatB. thatC. him thatD. which that43. “That latest car must have cost you a pretty penny.” “Oh, n o ,_____.”A. it didn’tB. it mustn’tC. it hasn’tD. it must haven’t44. _____ the first to use nuclear weapons.A. At no time China will beB. Never China will beC. Will China never beD. At no time will China be45. Encouragement is sometimes much more _____ than criticism.A. effectiveB. efficientC. executiveD. extensivePart Ⅲ IdentificationDirections: Each of the following sentences has four underlined part s marked A, B, C and D. Identify the one that is not correct. Then m ark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.?46. Two woman teachers and four girl students were praised at themeetingA B C Dyesterday.47. After she got married, Lily went to see her mother each other week.A B C D48. There will be more than three hundreds students takingpart in theA B Csports meet.Dshopping, people sometimes can’t help persuading into buying sA B Cmething they don’t really need.D50. We are all for your proposal that the discussion is to be putoff.A B C D51. Factory workers had to work very hard before, so had farmer s.A B C D52. He finds it easier to do the cooking himself than teaching hiswifeA B Cto cook.D53. There was too much dust that we couldn’t see what was happening.A B C D54. The boy did not have to leave the next day because he got hisvisa A B C extending.D55. What does Mr. Johnson like He’s a friendly sort of man. I like to A B C Dwork with him.Part Ⅳ ClozeDirections: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and fo r 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 pas sage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. ?A young woman was driving through the _56 countryside. It was da rk and raining. Suddenly she saw an old woman _57 the side of the road, _58_ her hand out as if she wanted _59_. “I can’t _60_ her outin this weather,” the woman said to herself, so she stopped the car and opened the door.“Do you want a lift” she asked. The old woman _61 and climbed in to the car. After a _62 she said to the old woman, “Have you been waiting for a long time” The old woman shook her head. “__63_,” th ought the young woman. She __64_ again. “Bad weather for the time of the year.” She said. The old woman nodded. No matter __65_ the young woman said the hitchhiker(搭便车的人) gave no answer __66_ a nod of t he head.Then the young woman __67_ the hitchhiker’s hands, which were lar ge and hairy. Suddenly she __68_ that the hitchhiker was __69_ a man! She stopped the car. “I can’t see out of t he rear screen,” she s aid, “Would you mind _70 it for me” The hitchhiker nodded and opene d the door. __71_ the hitchhiker was out of the car, the frightened y oung woman _72 .When she got to the next village she __73_ to a stop. She noticed that the hitchhiker had __74_ his handbag __75 She picked it up and opened it. She gave a gasp(喘气); inside the bag was a gun!56. A. lovely B. lonelyC. noisyD. crowded57. A. at B. besideC. byD. near58. A. holding B. to holdC. to be holdingD. to be held59. A. an aid B. a taxiC. a carD. a lift60. A. permit B. leaveC. allowD. order61. A. answering B. shookC. noddedD. smiles62. A. while B. momentC. timeD. period63. A. Curious B. InterestingC. StrangeD. Wonderful64. A. told B. didC. madeD. tried65. A. when B. whichC. howD. what66. A. except for B. apart fromC. other thanD. more than67. A. saw B. noticedC. watchedD. observed68. A. recognized B. realizedC. recoveredD. remembered69. A. practically B. basicallyC. actuallyD. probably70. A. clear B. clearedC. to clearD. clearing71. A. As long as B. As far asC. As soon asD. As well as72. A. raced off B. ran awayC. fell downD. moved on73. A. pulled B. pickedC. pushedD. paused74. A. lift B. lostC. laidD. left75. A. beneath B. behindC. backwardsD. afterwards?Part Ⅴ TranslationSection ADirections: In this part, there are five sentences which you should translate into Chinese. These sentences are all taken from the 3 pas sages you have just read in the part of Reading Comprehension. You c an refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.76 Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door .77 They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate.78 In a society of such high moral practice, what need is there fo r people to be on guard against others79 Unfortunately, they also promote fast food which fits easily in to busy lifestyles.80 Environments where passive smoking is unavoidable make it diffi cult to lead a healthy life.Section BDirections: In this part, there are five sentences in Chinese. You s hould translate them into English. Be sure to write clearly.81如果我是他，我就会尽最大的努力按时完成任务。

2024成人教育学士学位英语考试试题2024 Bachelor's Degree in Adult Education English ExamSection A: Reading Comprehension1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:Adult education plays a crucial role in empowering individuals to acquire new skills, expand their knowledge, and advance their careers. Many adults choose to pursue a bachelor's degree in adult education to enhance their teaching abilities or to transition into a new career in the field of education.Questions:- Why do many adults choose to pursue a bachelor's degree in adult education?- How does adult education empower individuals?2. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:Online learning has become increasingly popular in adult education as it offers flexibility and convenience for busy working adults. Virtual classrooms allow students to accesscourse materials and interact with instructors and peers from anywhere in the world.Questions:- What are the benefits of online learning for busy working adults?- How does online learning enhance accessibility to education?Section B: Vocabulary and Grammar3. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the given options:a. The ______ of adult education programs has been steadily increasing over the past decade.1. a. popularity2. b. popularity's3. c. popularities4. d. popularb. Online courses provide students with the ______ to learn at their own pace.1. a. flexibility2. b. flexible3. c. flexibles4. d. flexiblyc. Adult learners must ______ a commitment to their studies in order to succeed.1. a. devote2. b. devotion3. c. devoting4. d. devotedSection C: Essay Writing4. Choose one of the following topics and write awell-structured essay of at least 300 words:a. The importance of lifelong learning for adults in today's rapidly changing world.b. The advantages and disadvantages of online learning for adult education.c. The role of adult education in promoting social and economic development in communities.Good luck with your exam!。

福州学位英语试题及答案一、听力理解（共20分）1. 根据所听对话，选择正确答案。

A. 他打算去图书馆。

B. 他打算去电影院。

C. 他打算去公园。

[答案] A2. 根据所听短文，回答以下问题。

Q: 为什么女主角决定去旅行？A. 她需要放松。

B. 她想见朋友。

C. 她想尝试新事物。

[答案] A二、阅读理解（共30分）阅读以下短文，回答后面的问题。

[短文内容]Passage 1:In recent years, the popularity of online learning has surged. Many people are turning to the internet for education because of its convenience and flexibility.Q1: What is the main idea of the passage?A. Online learning is becoming more popular.B. People are using the internet for entertainment.C. The internet is making education more difficult.[答案] AQ2: What is the reason given for the popularity of online learning?A. It is cheaper.B. It is more convenient.C. It is more challenging.[答案] BPassage 2:The history of the bicycle dates back to the 19th century. It has evolved from a simple wooden frame to the modern, high-tech designs we see today.Q3: What does the passage mainly discuss?A. The future of bicycles.B. The history of bicycles.C. The manufacturing process of bicycles.[答案] BQ4: What can be inferred from the passage?A. Bicycles were invented in the 20th century.B. Bicycles have changed a lot over time.C. Bicycles are no longer used today.[答案] B三、词汇与语法（共20分）根据句子的语境，选择最合适的选项填空。

2017年6月广东成人学士学位英语考试试题及选择题答案2017 年 6 月广东成人学士学位英语考试试题及挑选题答案.doc2013年 6 月广东成人学士学位英语考试试题及挑选题答案英语试卷一 APart I Dialogue Completion (15 points)Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points)Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)Part IV Cloze (10 points)考生须知1.本考试分试卷一和试卷二两部分。

试卷一满分为85 分，考试时刻为90 分钟; 试卷二满分为15 分，考试时刻为30 分钟。

2.本试卷一为 A 型试卷，请将答案用2B 铅笔填涂在 A 型试卷一答题卡上，答在试卷上或其他类型答题卡上无效。

答题前，请核对试卷一答题卡是否为 A 型卡，若别是，请要求监考人员予以更换。

3.在答题卡上正确的填涂办法为:在代表答案的字母上划线，如[A] [-B-] [C] [D] 。

考试须知1.试卷二满分为15 分，考试时刻为30 分钟。

2.试卷二的答案一律用蓝色或黑色墨水笔写在试卷二答题卡指定区域B. Not really.C. It all depends.D. Who knows?2. Clair: Are you coming with us?Douglas: __A __ I 've got to prepare for the test.A.Maybe some other time.B. Well, if you insistC. Who cares?D. I 'd be glad to.E 卷第 1 页共13 页3.Allen: How 's your headache?Jenny: __C ___ The medicine worked wonders.A.Still the same.B. Hate to tell you.C. It 's all gone.D. It 's getting worse.4.Kevin: Is the restaurant any good?Tommy: __A ___ , but you have to try it for yourself.A.I think it 's greatB. Don 't wo rry about it.C. It 's a jokeD. I 've never been there5.John: Why not give me a call tonight?Margret: __D _ Your number again?A. Too late.B. Does it really matter?C. I ' ll be crazy busy.D. I 'll do that.6.Blair: Hello. May I speak to Mr. Smith?Steve: ___A___ Would you like to leave a message?A. He's not in right now.B. I 'll get him for you.C. Hold the line please.D. Mr. What?7.Mike: it 's a great movie. I 'll go with you.the Grice: Great. But we must leave now if you don 't want to missbeginning. Mike: ___D___A. I ' d be glad to.B. How time flies!C. I ' ll be ready.D. What a great idea!8.Teacher: All right. ?Student: It sure did. Thank you so much, professor.A.Can I see you in the next classB. Is it what you want to askC. Have I understood you correctlyD. Did that answer your question9.Jay: How are things going with your mom?Lee: She 's doing great. In every way. __ B____A.How do you know?B. Thank you for asking.C. Is that right?D. You know better.10.Cashier: Okay, that ' ll be $8.55.Customer: __A___.Cashier: Thanks Next!A. Here you goB. Take this wayC. You are rightD. It ' s very nice of you11.Kathy: I hope they have all that staff at the supermarket. Ben: ____ We can also look online for the things we like.E 卷第 2 页共13 页A. It beats me.B. How I can know?C. What 's the point?D. It doesn 't matter if they don 't.12.Lucas: Sorry sweetie, I didn ' t hear you. C__?Mary: Look here, this dress has matching belt and shoes. What do you think?A. Where are youB. How you doingC. What did you sayD. Why are you here13.Mark: Let 's go and sit down for a while. I need to rest and havea drink.Linn: __C ___. I 'm tired too.A.You are rightB. That 's amazingC. Let 's do thatD. We ' ll give it a try14.Boss: Congratulations to your promotion, Jack. Employee: ___B ___, Mr. Anderson. I 'll do my best in the newrole.A.Same hereB. Thank you for your trustC. The honor is mineD. I 'd appreciate it15.Carlo: How much is it for a person for a day?Ben: With lunch, it 's only 60 Euros.Carlo: OK, ___B___.A. it 's too expensiveB. it 's a dealC. forget itD. GoodbyePart II Reading Comprehension (40points)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.Passage OneThe comfort zone is our living, work, and social environments that we have grown accustomed to. It determines the type of friends we make orpeople we associate with. It determines a life style we accept or reject.Young people are very adaptable; they can adjust to changing comfort zones with ease. They can socialize with homeless people in the morning and be equally at ease at a formal banquet in the evening. As we age, the ability to adapt to wide-ranging comfort zones becomes more difficult. Social prejudice narrows the comfort zone range. The comfort zone can be a decision making tool.Comfort zones are directly related to our dreams or goals, which is associated withdaydreaming and then they work their way into reality.The more clearly and vividly we fantasize our dream, the stronger and more real the pictures on the subconscious level will become. Once our subconscious accepts this image and its expectation, it will go to work, searching for a way to bring it into reality. If we feel that these things are too good for us, we will find ways to fail. If, however, we intentionally imagine the change we want, build an expectation of the changeE 卷第 3 页共13 页mentally and emotionally, and we will find ways to acquire dream and, when mentally ready, it will arrive faster than we everthought possible.For some people, problems, suffering, poverty, bad breaks are their comfort zone. They find comfort in finding fault and complaining about their misfortune. The same is true for businesses. Management and workers have grown used to seeing things go wrong and expect them too.Management finds comfort in finding fault with workers and workers and vice versa.Note: If the comfort zone we are seeking is beyond our current income, then, we need to develop a service that has greater value than ourcurrent one. Money, power and influence are not goals; they are rewards ONLY for personal achievement.16.As one grows older, __ .A.one 's comfort zone becomes narrowerB.one finds comfort zone more easilyC.one becomes more sympatheticD.one behaves better in social gathering17.What does “be discontent with our current comfort zone (Para.3) mean?A.Be prepared to realize our dreams.B.Keep dreaming of unrealistic goals.C.Picture our dreams clearly and vividly.D. Be dissatisfied with our present life.18.According to the author, daydreaming _.A.requires a clear goal in mindB.does little good to the pursuit of happinessC.prepares us for meaningful changes in lifeD. wastes our time and energy19.It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that .A. comfort zone may lead to conflictsB. comfort zone is not necessarily positiveC. people tend to find fault with themselvesD. survival is hard in business circle20. By seeking a better comfort zone, people aim to .A. make greater achievingB. make more moneyC. be more influentialD. gain greater powerPassage TwoEntire cultures operate on elaborate systems of indirectness. For example, I discovered in a small research project that mostGreeks assumed that a wife who asked , “Would you like to go to thewas hinting that she wanted to go. They felt that she wouldn 'up if shedidn 't want to go. Furthermore, they felt, she would not state her preference directly because that would sound like a demand. Indirectness was the appropriate means for communicating her E 卷第 4 页共 13 页preference.Japanese culture has developed indirectness to a fine art. For example, a Japanese professor, Harumi Befu, explains the delicateexchange of indirectness required by a simple invitation to lunch. When his friend extended the invitation, Befu first had to determine whether party? ” t。

学位英语试题及解析答案一、听力理解（共20分）1. A) What is the man going to do this evening?B) What does the woman suggest the man do?C) Why does the man refuse the woman's suggestion?D) What is the relationship between the two speakers?[解析] 根据对话内容，男人晚上要去图书馆学习，女人建议他去看电影，但男人拒绝了。

从对话中可以推断出他们可能是同学关系。

[答案] C2. A) When is the woman's appointment?B) What is the man's suggestion for the woman?C) What is the weather like today?D) What will the woman probably do?[解析] 对话中提到女人有一个预约，男人建议她打车去，因为外面下着雨。

可以推断出女人可能会接受男人的建议。

[答案] B二、阅读理解（共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Passage 1In recent years, the number of tourists visiting historical sites has been increasing. However, some tourists have showna lack of respect for these places.36. What is the main idea of the passage?A) The number of tourists is increasing.B) Tourists are showing a lack of respect for historical sites.C) Historical sites need better protection.D) The government should take action to educate tourists.[解析] 短文主要讨论了游客数量的增加以及他们对历史遗址缺乏尊重的问题。

学位英语试题及答案解析一、听力部分（共20分）1. 根据所听对话，选择正确答案。

A. 他同意了会议的时间。

B. 他建议推迟会议。

C. 他取消了会议。

D. 他询问了会议的地点。

答案：B2. 根据所听短文，回答问题。

Q: 为什么作者决定学习英语？A. 为了提高职业技能。

B. 为了旅行方便。

C. 为了与外国朋友交流。

D. 为了通过学位英语考试。

答案：C二、阅读理解（共30分）1. 阅读以下短文，选择最佳答案。

[短文内容略]A. 作者对当前教育体系的批评。

B. 作者对教育改革的支持。

C. 作者对教育公平的呼吁。

D. 作者对教育政策的不满。

答案：B2. 根据短文内容，回答以下问题。

Q1: 作者认为教育改革的首要任务是什么？A. 提高教师待遇。

B. 增加教育投入。

C. 改革课程设置。

D. 促进教育公平。

答案：DQ2: 作者提到了哪些教育改革的具体措施？A. 减少考试次数。

B. 增加体育活动。

C. 引入国际课程。

D. 强化职业教育。

答案：A三、完形填空（共20分）[完形填空文章及选项略]1. 答案：A2. 答案：D3. 答案：C4. 答案：B5. 答案：E四、翻译（共15分）1. 将下列句子从英语翻译成中文。

- English: The novel is an exploration of human nature. - Chinese: 这部小说是对人性的探索。

2. 将下列句子从中文翻译成英语。

- Chinese: 教育是社会发展的基石。

- English: Education is the cornerstone of social development.五、写作（共15分）根据以下提示写一篇不少于120词的短文。

提示：描述你最喜欢的一本书，并说明原因。

范文：我最喜欢的一本书是《解忧杂货店》。

这本书由日本作家东野圭吾所著，讲述了一家神秘的杂货店，它在夜间为人们解决各种烦恼。

我喜欢这本书的原因是它不仅情节引人入胜，而且每个故事都充满了温暖和智慧。

学位英语3a试题及答案一、听力理解（共20分）1. A) What is the woman going to do?A. Go to the library.B. Go to the bookstore.C. Go to the cinema.D. Stay at home.B) What does the man suggest?A. Visiting the museum.B. Watching a movie.C. Having a picnic.D. Going to the beach.答案：1. A 2. D2. A) What is the relationship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Doctor and patient.C. Boss and employee.D. Friends.B) What is the man's problem?A. He has a cold.B. He has a toothache.C. He has a headache.D. He has a stomachache.答案：2. B 3. C二、阅读理解（共30分）A)The article discusses the importance of a balanced diet for maintaining good health. It emphasizes the need for consuming a variety of foods, including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, and healthy fats.36. What is the main idea of the article?A. The benefits of a balanced diet.B. The types of foods to avoid.C. How to prepare healthy meals.D. The consequences of an unhealthy diet.答案：36. A37. According to the article, which of the following is NOT a reason to have a balanced diet?A. To prevent chronic diseases.B. To maintain a healthy weight.C. To increase the risk of illness.D. To provide essential nutrients.答案：37. CB)The passage describes the process of photosynthesis, which is how plants convert sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water into glucose and oxygen. It explains the role of chlorophyll in this process.38. What is photosynthesis?A. A process that produces oxygen.B. A process that plants use to grow.C. A process that requires sunlight and water.D. All of the above.答案：38. D39. What role does chlorophyll play in photosynthesis?A. It provides energy for the plant.B. It absorbs sunlight for the process.C. It releases carbon dioxide.D. It produces glucose.答案：39. B三、词汇与语法（共20分）40. The teacher asked the students to ________ the new words they didn't understand in the dictionary.A. look upB. look forC. look throughD. look after答案：40. A41. Despite the heavy rain, the children ________ playing outside.A. continuedB. stoppedC. startedD. forgot答案：41. A四、完形填空（共15分）The story is about a young boy who helps an old man find his lost dog. The boy's kindness and patience are praised by the old man.42. The old man was ________ when he lost his dog.A. worriedB. excitedC. happyD. angry答案：42. A43. The boy spent ________ time searching for the dog.A. a lot ofB. a littleC. someD. few答案：43. A五、翻译（共15分）44. 这个项目的成功在很大程度上取决于团队成员之间的有效沟通。

2024年4月湖北省成人学士学位英语统一考试（A）Paper OnePart I Listening Comprehension (15 minutes, 15%)Section A (10%)Directions: In this section you will hear ten short conversations. At the end of each conversation a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.1. A. En the cafeteria. B. In the library.C. In the dormitory.D. In the classroom building.2.A.5:00. B.5:15. C. 5:30. D. 5:45.3. A. Skating. B. Swimming.C. Boating and swimmingD. Boating and skating.4. A. An engineer. B. A driver. C. A librarian. D. A typist.5. A. His article has been changed B. He is very glad to hear the woman.C. He is proud of his article.D. He can’t believe the woman.6. A. A toy bear is not lovely at all.B. A toy bear is just what she needs.C. She should have bought more toy bears.D. She shouldn’t buy the toy bear.7. A. A sweater. B. A blouse. C. A coat. D. A skirt.8. A. It’s easy to make friends.B. It’s difficult to make friends.C. To make friends one has to be quite frank.D. To make friends one has to be friendly.9. A. He doesn’t’like it. B. He’s indifferent to it.C. He enjoys it.D. He cares about all the overtime.10. A. They are having breakfast. B. They are eating some fruits.C. They are preparing a hot soup.D. They are drinking cold milk. Section B (5%)Directions: In this section, you will hear one dialogue and one short passage. Ar the end of the dialogue and the passage, you will hear some questions. The dialogue and passage as well as the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Questions 11-12 are based on the following dialogue.11. A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.12. A. Because she worked for a long time yesterday.B. Because she went shopping yesterday.C. Because the twins were sick all night.D. Because she has just finished a long journey.Question 13-15 are based on the following passage.13. A. Alcohol helps develop people’s intelligence.B. Heavy drinking is not necessarily harmful to one’s health.C. Controlled drinking helps people keep their wits as they age.D. Drinking, even moderately, may harm one’s health.14. A. Worried. 13. Pleased. C. Surprised. 0. Unconcerned.15. A. At a conference. B. On television. C. In a newspaper. D. In a journal.Part II Reading Comprehension (30 minutes, 30%)Directions: In this part there are four reading passages. Each passage is followed by some questions or incomplete statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You are required to choose the best answer from the four choices. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centerQuestions 16-20 are based on the following passage.I heard many parents complaining that their teen-age children are rebelling. I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own two feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teen-agers are taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. (86) Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching at one another’s hands for reassurance.They claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But somehow they all end up huddled round listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoons (茧) and entered a larger one.(87) It has become harder and harder for a teen-ager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a teen-age market. These days every teen-ager can learn from the advertisements what a teen-ager should have and be. And many of today’s parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds up to a great barrier for the teen-ager who wants to find his or her own path.But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don’t care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come with the only kind of popularity that really counts.16. In the passage, the author wants to tell ________A. readers how to be popular with people aroundB. people how to understand and respect each otherC. parents how to control and guide their childrenD. teen-agers how to learn to decide things for themselves17. According to the author, many teen-agers think they are brave enough to act on their own, but, infact, most of them ______.A. are too young to do soB. are much afraid of getting lostC. dare not cope with problems single-handedD. have much difficulty understanding each other18. Which of the following is NOT true?A. There is no popularity that really counts.B. It is not necessarily bad for a teen-ager to disagree with his or her classmates.C. What many parents are doing is in fact hindering their children from finding their own paths.D. Most teen-agers claim that they want to do what they like to, but they are actually doing thesame.19. What does the author think of advertisement?A. Convincing.B. Influential.C. Instructive.D. Authoritative.20. During the teen-age years, one should learn to ________A. find one’s real selfB. get into the right reason and become popularC. differ from others in as many ways as possibleD. rebel against parents and the popularity waveQuestions 21-25 are based on the following passage.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, the mistakes are secondary consideration that may be dealt with gradually as awareness of those mistakes increases. On the other hand, students should not ignore their mistakes. (88) 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 been saying “1 do it” to express willingness to do something in the immediate future, could, by interacting with native speakers of English, observe that native speakers actually say “I’ ll do it”. The resulting discrepancy can serve as a basis for the student to modify his way of using the present tense in English. But a student who is unwilling to interact in the first place would lose this opportunity to learn by trial and error.21. According to the passage, foreign language students should not worry too muchabout making mistakes because ________A. native speakers will ignore their mistakesB. communication is the primary goal of language learningC. native speakers like foreign students who try to learn their languageD. everyone makes mistakes when trying to communicate in a strange language22. The passage indicates that the present tense in English is _________A. basically the same in English as it is in SpanishB. not the most difficult problem for foreign studentsC. not used to express a desire to do something in the immediate futureD. used with some verbs but not with others to express future intention23. The author thinks that language learners can reduce the number of their mistakes by _____A. asking native speakers for explanationsB. reading good books in the foreign languageC. speaking without regard to native speakersD. comparing their speech with that of native speakers24. The passage implies that foreign students who do not interact with native speakers will not _ __.A. have to worry about making mistakesB. learn very much about the foreign cultureC. learn about the history of the foreign languageD. take advantage of available language models25. The author's major conclusion about the function of mistakes in foreign language learning is that .A. mistakes do not interfere with communicationB. learners are often very afraid of making mistakesC. mistakes are not important in the process of learning a languageD. making mistakes can help the learner discover the rules of the languageQuestions 26-30 are based on the following passageDuring a state of deep relaxation, several physiological changes take place in the body: the body’s oxygen consumption is reduced; the heart beat decreases; muscle tension and sweating ease, and there is decreased sympathetic (交感的) nervous system activity. This restful state not only allows the body to repair and restore itself, but it has a calming effect on the consciousness.How to achieve this state of relaxation, however, is a matter of opinion, and in some medical circles, a matter of controversy. A recent report by Dr. David Holmes of the University of Kansas in the journal “American psychologist” said that simple sitting in an armchair has just as many beneficial characteristics for the body as meditation () does. Researchers of other relaxation techniques disagree. These experts believe that more structured techniques, such as meditation, lead to a condition of deep relaxation.(89) The debate goes on. but one thins appears to be clear: the relaxation response can be reached by a number of methods, and the methods themselves are not as important as getting there. One day, one method may work best; on another day, an alternative method may be more appropriate. Once you are aware of all the methods, you can find the one that works best for you.Some of the relaxation techniques are meditation, autoanalysis (自我心理分析) and progressive muscle relaxation response than just sitting quietly in a chair, they have the added benefit of structure and discipline, and for these reasons appear to be more effective for most individuals.26. The passage indicates that a state of deep relaxation is not only good for one’s body, but alsobeneficial to ________A. heart beatB. consciousnessC. muscle tensionD. sympathetic nervous system27. People seem to agree that ________A. sitting in an armchair benefits a person as meditation doesB. what people are struggling for is a state of deep relaxationC. to achieve a state of deep relaxation is possible through various meansD. structured consciousness relaxation techniques are more beneficial for a person28. In the third paragraph, the phrase ?°getting there?± most probably meansA. arriving at one’s destinationB. getting what one wants mostC. reaching a state of deep relaxationD. finding out a suitable relaxation technique29. As far as relaxation is concerned, the author indicates that ?a_____A. aims are more important than meansB. means are more important than aimsC. some relaxation techniques are better than othersD. more and more people are interested in relaxation techniques30. The author’s attitude toward relaxation is best described asA. criticalB. objectiveC. optimisticD. subjectiveQuestions 31-35 are based on the following passage.I am not a computer expert. 1 never learned much in the way of math. And I am quite puzzled by things like engineering or electronics.Then why am I able to write about computers? I can write on this subject because of these shortcomings. The last two years of learning has been a severe test for me. By hard work I have managed to learn enough to use computers fairly well, and to work with people who know a great deal more than I. Since I have learned all this at such personal cost, I would like to share my knowledge with others.The best way to learn is to take a course. However, many people do not have the time for this. They will have to find some other way to get basic information. I hope to be able to help them by writing about some of the things I have learned myself.I have a home computer on which I have learned in my own time. I have used it like a home study course. I have sat down with it day after day, night after night, I have forced it to give up some of its secrets. Now I can use it to do some of the work that I get paid for. And I can do this work in my own home, instead of in an office. Many people may soon be working on a computer at home, just as many now take in other people’s typing.Some things about computers are easier than you may fear. First, computers are logical. Things that at first seem difficult will make sense to you after you learn the rules. Second, it is really not hard to learn enough to use today’s machines. You do not need to be a great brain. But you do have to learn to think in new ways. And you do have to keep a good bit of information in your head. (90) Finally, there are many people around who are really enthusiastic about computers. These people are always happy to be of help.31. According to the passage, computers can best be described as ________A. difficultB. puzzlingC. logicalD. secret32. It can be inferred that the author had to _______ in order to write about computers.A. Learn electronicsB. study very hardC. learn from other peopleD. take a home study course33. The phrase ?°a great brain?± in the last paragraph most probably meansA. a great manB. a person with a big headC. a remarkable successD. an intelligent person34. It is implied that the author ________A. has got a great deal of help from othersB. has known a lot of things about computersC. has got enough knowledge about science and mathD. has known more about computers than her colleagues35. The main idea of the last paragraph is that to learn to use a computerA. must take enough courseB. should be with a clever brainC. is not so difficult as one thinksD. is hard to think in new waysPart Ill V ocabulary and Structure (20 minutes 15%)Directions: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You are required to choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center36. Marry ________ be in Beijing because I saw her in town just a few minutes ago.A. can’tB. shouldn’tC. mustn’tD. may not37. I haven’t got much money on me, but I gave them ________ I had.A. whatB. thatC. whichD. those38. It seldom rains heavily in our region nowadays, ________ ?A. does itB. isn’tC. doesn’t itD. will it39. _________ or not, you are going to face him one day.A. If you like itB. Whether you like itC. However you like it.D. Whether do you like it40. Even Charles, _____，couldn’t move the piano a bit.A. as he is strongB. strong as is heC. as strong he isD. strong as he is41. Shanghai has a larger population than ________ in China.A. any other cityB. all the citiesC. every cityD. any cities42. _________ that the early men feared it and worshipped it.A. So great the power of fire wasB. So great was the power of fireC. So great the power was of fireD. So was the power of fire great43. The way she talks is simply intolerable. He objects _________ like a child.A. to be treatedB. to treatC. to being treatedD. to treating44. The hopes, goals, fears and desires ________ widely between men and women, between the richand the poor.A. alterB. shiftC. transferD. vary45. Some diseases are _________ by certain water animals.A. transplantedB. transformedC. transportedD. transmitted46. It is our _________ policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means.A. consistentB. continuousC. considerateD. continual47. In Britain people ________ four million tons of potatoes every year.A. swallowB. disposeC. consumeD. exhaust48. The manager lost his _________ just because his secretary was ten minutes late.A. moodB. temperC. mindD. passion49. Please be careful when you are drinking coffee in case you ________ the new carpet.A. crashB. polluteC. spotD. stain50. Although they plant trees in this area every year, the tops of some hills are stillA. blankB. hollowC. vacantD. bare51. They are twins and look very ________ . It is not easy to tell one from the other.A. same B; alike C. like D. likely52. People living in that busy street complain of the traffic noises which ________ them at night.A. disturbB. preventC. annoyD. interfere53. I warned him time and again not to lounge about () all day long, but he took no _______ of it.A. concernB. noticeC. attentionD. regard54. Without my glasses, I can’t hardly ________ what has been written in the letter.A. make forB. make outC. make upD. make over55. He was born in Japan but was ________ in China by an old couple.A. brought outB. brought upC. brought inD. brought through56. He had deceived a great many people but the young woman ________ him at first sight.A. saw intoB. looked intoC. saw throughD. looked through57. Hospital doctors don’t go out very often as their work ________ all their time.A. takes awayB. takes overC. takes inD. takes up58. Can you give me a light for my cigarette? I have ________ my matches.A. got out ofB. got rid ofC. got away withD. run out of59. His lectures _________ a fairly wide scope and I can’t sum up what he says in a few sentences.A. coverB. conveyC. considerD. specify60. The novel ended happily, and the young couple were married in the ________A. finalB. closingC. endD. conclusion61. There was a heavy fog, and the two ships on the horizon were barely ________-.A. sensibleB. passableC. visibleD. variable62. 1 was almost totally at a loss, but then an idea suddenly ________ to me.A. occurredB. happenedC. appearedD. started\63. There is no ________ in going to the cinema now as the film has already started.A. reasonB. causeC. motiveD. point64. The landlady to ld him to leave because he hadn’t paid his _________A. billB. feeC. fareD. rent65. It is difficult to express it in ________of science.A. wordsB. termsC. expressionsD. vocabulary Part IV Cloze (15 minutes 10%)Directions: In this part there is a passage with 20 blanks in ii. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You are required to choose the best answer from the four choices. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center The amount of usable water has always been of great interest in the world. 66 springs and streams sometimes means control, particularly in the 67 areas like the desert. The control is possible even without possession of large areas of 68 land. In the early days of the American West, gun fights were not 69 for the water resources, and laws had to be 70 to protect the water rights of the 71 and the use of the water resources accordingly.72 is known to us all, there is not 73 water in all places for everyone to use as much as he likes. Deciding on the 74 of water that will be used in any particular period 75 careful planning, sothat people can manage and use water more 76 . Farmers have to change their use of or demand for water 77 the water supply forecast.The 78 water supply forecast is based on the water from the 79 than from the below. Interest is 80 in the ways to increase rainfall by man-made methods, and to get water from the winter snow on mountain 81With special equipment, some scientists are studying the ways in which the mountain snow can be 82 , and with the help of a repeater station, they send the 83_. data to the base station. The operator at the base station can get the data at any time by 84 a button. In the near future, the forecast and use of water probably depend on the advance knowledge of snow on mountains, not of waterunderground.66. A. Using B. Occupying C. Owing D. Finding67. A. dry B. distant C. deserted D. wild68. A. fine B. beautiful C. rich D. farming69. A. unlawful B. unacceptable C. unpopular D. uncommon70. A. made B. designed C. signed D. written71. A. winners B. settlers C. fighters D. supporters72.A.That B. It C. What D. As73. A. plentiful B. enough C. any D. much74. A. type B. quality C. amount D. level75. A. requests B. requires C. means D. suggests76. A. effectively B. easily C. conveniently D. actively77. A. leading to B. due to C. owing to D. according to78. A. correct B. further C. average D. early79. A. clouds B. sky C. air D. above80. A. raising B. rising C. building D. lasting81. A. rocks B. tips C. tops D. trees82. A. taken care of B. made use of C. piled up D. saved up&,amp;,nbsp; 83. A. picked B. produced C. used D. gathered84. A. touching B. knocking C. pressing D. turning85. A. might B. can C. will D. should Paper TwoPart V Translation (5 minutes 15%)Directions: In this part there are five items which you should translate into Chinese. These sentences are all taken from the reading passages you have just read in Part II. You'd better refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.The Chinese translation must be written on the Answer Sheet.86. Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clut ching at one another’s hands forreassurance.87. It has become harder and harder for a teen-ager to stand up against the popularity wave and to gohis or her own way.88. The language learner may observe how native speakers express themselves, and how nativeexpressions differ from the way the learner might say them.89. The debate goes on, but one thing appears to be clear: the relaxation response can be reached bya number of methods,90. Finally, there are many people around who are really enthusiastic about computers These peopleare always happy to be or help.Part VI writing (25 minutes 15%)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 25 minutes to write a composition on the topic “Competition and Co-operation”.. You are given the firs: sentence of each paragraph. And you are required to write a composition of no less than 100 words on the Answer Sheet.Competition is a common phenomenon in our social life today..We often find competition and co-operation occurring at the same time. ..While advocating competition, we can’t forget co-operation. .The keys (2024)Part I Listening Comprehension (15%)1-5 BBBCA 6-10 DDDCA 11-15 BCCBA。

国家开放大学2020年秋季学期本科非英语类专业学士学位英语试题A卷一、交际用语（10分，每题1分）根据情景补全对话，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.--This is Kathy Chen,our Financial Officer.--__________________A.Finance Officer is an important position.B.OK.Let’s go to see her.C.I’m pleased to meet you,Kathy.D.Thank you,Kathy.2.--Would you mind if I smoke here?--__________________A.Yes,go ahead.B.No,I wouldn’t mind at all.C.No,you cannot smoke here.D.You are a smoker!3.--The visit to Italy is fairly good,though we did have quite a lot of rain.--__________________A.It’s a wonderful journey.B.You must get wet.C.It’s a hard journey.D.What a pity!4.--Sorry,I made a mistake again.--_______________Practise more,and you’ll succeed.A.Take it easy.B.Certainly not.C.Don’t mention it.D.Don’t blame yourself.5.--I’ve started my own software company.--______________________________A.Could you tell me who is the owner?B.No kidding!Congratulations!C.If I had the money,I’d start one.D.My company runs well.6.--__________________--I am so glad that there was no traffic jam.A.How have you been recently?B.How did you come over here?C.How was the traffic coming over here?D.How was the position?7.--Are you ready to buy a car,Sir?--__________________A.Yes,please.B.Please don’t buy it.C.No,don’t mention it.D.Yes,I’d like to have a Jeep.8.--I love the Internet.I’ve come to know many friends on the Net.--__________________Few of them would become your real friends.A.That’s for sure.B.It’s hard to say.C.I couldn’t agree more.D.I’m pleased to know that.9.--What is the distance between the two places?--_________________A.The distance is not important.B.We should care about it.C.It is about15kilometers.D.It is not far away.10.--How did you enjoy the performance？--_________________A.Perfect.It is attractive.B.It’s up to you.C.It is a good question.D.Yes,you did well.二、词语用法与语法结构（30分，每题1分）阅读下面的句子，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。