2017年贵州成人学士学位英语考题试卷及解答Part I Reading Comprehension (40 points)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 shoulddecide on the best choice of them. Mark your answers on your Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. (划线部分为第四部分的翻译题，解答做答题卡相应的位置)Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the fllowing passage:(1)Your boss holds your future prospects in his hands.Sorme bosses are hard to get along with.Some have excellent qualifications but no idea when it comes to dealing with people.Of course,not all bosses are like that.The relationship you have with your boss can be a major factor in determining your rise up the career leader.Your boss is not only your leader,he is also the person best equipped to help you do the job you are paid to do.He can inform you of company direction that may affect your professional development.Your boss also needs you to perform at your best in order to accomplish his objectives. He needs your feedback in order to provide realistic and useful reports to upper management But how does this help you establish a meaningful wor relationship with your boss?Ihe key is communication. Learn and understand his goals and priorities (优先的事).Observe and understand your boss's work style.If he has not been clear with his may be more likely to help you.In short, getting along with your boss requires getting to know his likes and dislikes and learming to work with his personality and management style.1、The main idea of the first paragraph is that_____A.bosses are hard to deal withB.bosses have good characterC.bosses must have similar personalitiesD.bosses determine your career future2、The italicized words "rise up the career ladder" in the second paragraph means______A being promoted in positionB.going to work abroadC.changing jobs frequentlyD. pursuing an advanced degree3、In order to achieve his objectives, your boss expects that you______A show your management skillsB.get along with your cllagueC.write reports to upper managementD.do your best in your work4、According to the passage, the most important thing for establishing a good wor relationship with the boss is_____A. hard workB. quick feedbackC. efective communicationD. frequent criticism5、Which of the fllowing might be the best title for the passage?_____A. How to Get Along with Your Boss.B. How to Take Care of Your Boss.C. How to Accept Your Boss's Criticism.D. How to Accomplish Your Boss's Objective.Passage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:I arrived in the United States on February 6,2006,but I remember my first day here very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at 3 o'clock in the afermoon.The weather was very cold and it was snowing,but I was too excited to mind.From the airport, my friend and I took a taxi to my hotel. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manattan for the first time and 1 stared in astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their man-made beauty,My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then 1eft me because he had to go back to work.He promised to return the next dayShortly after my friend had 1eft, I went to a restaurant near the hotel to get something to eat.(3)Because I couldn't speak a word of English, I couldn't tell the waiter what I wanted.I was very upset and started to make some gestures, but the waiter didn't understand me.Finally,I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was eating. After dinner,I started to walk along Broadway until I came to Times Square with its movie theatres, neon lights( 霓虹灯),and huge crowds of people.I didn't feel tired, so I continued to walk around the city. I wanted to see everything on my first day.I knew it was impossible,but I wanted to try.When 1 returmed to the hotel, I was exhausted, but I couldn't sleep because I kept hearing the fire and police sirens during the night.I lay awake and thought about New York It wasavery big and interesting city with many tall buildings and big cars, full of noise and busy people,I also decided right then that 1 had to 1learn to speak English.6.On the way to his hotel, the writer_____A. was silent all the timeB. kept tal to his friendC showed his fied soehing he bougut with himD. look out of the window with great interesting7.He went to a nearby restaurant but he didn't have what he really wanted,because______A. he could not make himself understoodB. he only made some gesturesC. he didn't order at allD. the waiter was unwillig to serve8.The waiter_______A. knew what he would orderB. served the same thing the man at the next table was havingC. finally understood what he saidD. took the order through his gesture9.After dinner, he_______A. walked back to the hotel right awayB. went to the moviesC. had a wal tour around the cityD. did some shopping on Broadway10. That night he couldn't seep, because______A. he kept hearing the fire and police sirensB. he didn't know what to do the next dayC. he was not tired at allD. he was thin about the great cityPassage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:My husband and I got married in 1981 and for the first ten years of our marriage I was very happy to stay home and raise our three children.Then four years ago, our youngest child went to school and I thought I might go back to work.(4)My husband was very supportive and helped me to make my decision.He emphasizedall of the things I can do around the house, and said he thought I could be a great success in business.After several weeks of loo for a job, I found my present job, which is wor fora small public relations firm. At first, my husband was very proud of me and would tell his friends,"My clever lttle wife can run that company she's wor for."(5)But as his jo statement approached truth.my husband stopped tal to me about my job,I have received several promotions and pay increases.and I'm now ma more money than he is.I can buy my own clothes and a new car,Because of our joined incomes,my husband and I can do many things we had always dreamed of doing, but we don't do these things because he is very unhappy.We fight about ltle things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends For the first time in our marriage, I think it is possible that our marriage may come to an end.I love my husband very much, and I don't want him to fee1 inferior, but I also love my job.I think I can be a good wife and a wor woman, but I don't know how. Who can give me some advice? Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my husband and my new career?11.The narrator decided to go back to work because____A. she had to support the familyB. she was in no need to take care of the childrenC. she was unhappy to stay at homeD. she got tired of her husband12.Which of the following can be best described her husband's atude after hearing the decision?______A. UnhappyB. OpposedC. SupportiveD. Indifference13.Her husband changed his attitude and stopped tal about her because______A. she got several promotions and pay increasesB. she didn't look after the family anymoreC. she made less money than her husband didD. their joined incomes could not make their dream come true14. At the end of the passage, the narrator asked for to her problem._____A. helpB. leaveC. permissionD. a solution15. We can infer from the passage that a choice that faces wor women is between_____A. children and husbandB. career and marriageC. marriage and loveD.career and childrenSection BDirections:In this section there is I passage.The passage has 5 gaps in it, and is followed by 6 sentences marked A, B, C, D, E, and F.Choose the best sentence from the list to fill each of the gaps.You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.1......It has become commonplace to see people of all ages running along city streets,in parks,and along special jogger's trails that have been built in some cities.Many theories,even some mystical ones, have been advanced to explain the popularity of jogging. The plain truth is that jogging is a cheap. quick and efficient way to maintain physical fitness.2......If these systems are fit, the body is ready for almost any sport and for almost any sudden demand made by work or emergencies,One can train more specially,as by developing strength for weight lifting or the ability to run straight ahead for short distances with great power as in football, but jogging trains your heart and lungs to deliver oxygen more efficiently to all parts of your body. It is worth noting that this sort of exercise is the only kind that can reduce heart disease, the number one cause of death in America.3...... Physicians advise beginning joggers not to run in a tennis or gym shoe. Many design advances have been made in only the last several years that make an excellent running shoe necessary if a runner wishes to develop as quickly as possible, with as ltle chance of injury as possible. A wise investment in good shoes will prevent blisters and the foot, ankle and knee injuries and will also enable the wearer to run on paved or surfaces.No other special equipment is needed,4........ Many joggers wear expensive warm-up suits,but just as many wear last year's clothes.5......The American jogging Association has a twelve-week program designed to move from a fifeen-minute walk (which almost anyone can manage who is in reasonable health) to a thirty-minute run.A measure of common sense, a physical examination,and a planned schedule are all it takes.A.We all like jogging.B.The most usefu1 sort of exercise is one that develops the heart,lungs and circulatory systems|(2)C.It takes surprisingly lttle time to develop the ability to run. (5)D.Jogging, running slowly for long distance, has become the most popular individual sport in America. (1)E.You can jog in any clothing you desire, even your street clothes. (4)E.Only one sort of equipment is needed--a good pair of shoes. (3)Part II Vocabulary (15 points)Directions: In this section there is a passage with ten blanks,Read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words from the word list following the passage. And then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Some people say they have no memory at al1:“IT just can’remember a thing!" Butof course we all have a memory. Our 1___ tells us who we are. Our mermory helps us to make use in the present of what we have 2____in the past.In fact we have different types of memory.For example, our visual memory helps us 3___ facts and places.Some people have such a strong visual memory.They can remember 4____ what they have seen,for example,pages of a book,as a complete picture.Our 5____ memory helps us remember words and figures we may have heard but not seen or written:6____ of a shopping list,a chemical formula,dates,or a recipe.With our emotional memory,we recall situations or places where we had strong feelings.perhaps of happiness or unhappiness.We also have special mermories for smell, taste,touch and sound, and for performing physical movements.We have two ways of storing any of these memories.Our short-term memory 7____ items for up to thirty seconds-enough to remember a telephone number while we 8___.Our long-term memory,on the other hand,may store items for a lifetimne. Older people in fact have a much better long-term memory than short-term, They may forget what they have done only a few hours ago,but have the clearest remembrance of when they were very 9_____.Psychologists tell us that we only remember a few facts about our past, and that we invent the rest.It is as though we remember only the outline of a story.We then make up the details.We often do this in the way we want to remember them, usually so that we appear as the heroes of our own past-or maybe victims needing 10_____.1-5: JADCB 6-10:FHLIOA. learntB.verbalC.exactly .D.recallE.oldF.itemsG.PuttingH.storesI.youngJ.memoryK.saysL.dialM.treatmentN.sameO.SympathyPart IⅢ Cloze (10 points)Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices markedA, B, C and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.The joy of laughing story is universal,probably as old as language 1___.But, what is it that makes a story or a joke funny?As one who had enjoyed humor since I first recognized it, I've made 2____ to explain and discuss humor with students in such diverse cultures as Latin America and China.I've done some serious thin about funny stories.It has been a labor of love!Why is it 3____several students in a class will fall out of their chairs laughing after I tell a joke 4____the rest of the students 1ook as if I've just read the weather report? Obviously some people are more 5____ to humor than others.And,we recognized that some people tell jokes very well while others struggle to say 6____ We've all heard people say,“I like jokes,but I can't tell one well,and I can never remember them."some people have a better ____of humor than others just as some people have more musical talent,mathematical talent etc. than others.A truly funny person has a joke for every occasion. A_ 8 person is not likely to be the most popular person in a group,It is reasonable to say that the truly humorous individual is not only well liked ,9____is often the focus of atenton in any gathering.Humor is alive and well, and it will persist simply because there are funny things 10____every day. Some humorous people see and hear these funny things and are able to make them into funny entertaining jokes and stories.1-5:ADCBA 6-10:DBDAC1.A.itself B.of it C.of its own D.himself2.A.a decision B.an attention C.an arrangement D.an attempt3.A.what B.when C.that D.before4.A.When B. while C.and D. though .5.A.sensitive B.sensible C.senseless D.sentimental6.A.fun something B.funny something C.something fun D.something funny7.A.feeling B.sense C. ability D.capability8.A.humor B.humorous C.humored D.humorless9.A.but B.or C.and D.either10.A.happen B.happened Chappening D.being happenedPart IV Translation (15 points)Directions:In this part,there are five items which you should translate into Chinese,each item consisting of one or two sentences.These sentences are all underlined in and taken from the reading passages you have just read in Part I, You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.(请把翻译写在答题卡指定位置。
