2014年湖南成人學(xué)位英語沖刺試題及答案四

1、2014 年湖南成人高等教育學(xué)士學(xué)位外語水平考試模擬試題(四)英語試卷一Part I Dialogue Completio n (15 poi nts)Directions:There are 15 shot in complete dialogues in this part, eachfollowed by 4 choicesA, B, C and D. Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and markyour answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the cen

2、ter.1. Bill: Well, Tom. I m sorry I must be off now.Tom:_ . I hope to hear from you soon.A. Enjoy yourselfB. That s all rightC. Keep in touchD. Cheer up2. Mr. William: I like to invite you dinner this Sunday, Mr. Smith.Mr. Smith:_.A. Oh, no, let s notB. I d rather stay at homeC. I m very sorry, but

3、I have other plansD. Oh, no. that ll be too much trouble3. Tim: How was the football match between Italy and England last night?Jack:_.A. It was a good dealB. It was a tie gameC. It was an afterthoughtD. It s hard to believe4. Dia na:_It will help you a lot.Mary: That s good idea. Let s make some.A.

4、 You d better have some tea.B. Would you please make me some tea?C. I promise to get you some tea .D. Help yourself to some tea.marked5. Pauli ne: Thank you ever so much for your help with my math.Anna:_ .A. Glad to hear thatB. Not worth thi nkingC. You are too politeD. Think nothing of it6. Sian: Y

5、ou should have tha nked her before you left.Mori:_ . But whe n I was leavi ng I could n t find himany where.A. I mea nt toB. I meantC. I meant doing soD. I meant doing7. Peter: Excuse me, what is the best way for me to improve my En glish?Samuel:_ .If you don t practice, nothing else will be able to

6、 helpyou.A. Don t loose heartB. Keep practici ngC. Don t give upD. Keep your courage8. Mr. Shaw: Mr. Taylor, I m sorry I used your pencil when youwere out just now.Mr. Taylor:_.A. You re welcomeB. It s a pleasureC. That s all rightD. Don t mention it9. Sissy: I n eed to see a doctor.Jenn et:_ ?Sissy

7、: I think I have a headache.A. What forB. WhatC. How aboutD. What about10. David: Charles, could you drive me to the railway stati on?Charles:_A. No thi nks.B. I ll be there on time.C. Sure, why not?D. Never mind11. Max: My son has been admitted by Beijing University.Walt: Con gratulati ons! He is v

8、ery smart!Max:_ .A. You are right.B. Don t mention itC. Yes, he isD. Thank you very much12. Student: Do you mind our performing rock n roll in thehall?Teacher:_ .A. Oh, I d rather you didn t actuallyB. Of course not, it s not allowed hereC. No you can tD. Great! I d prefer to listen to rock n roll13

9、. Customer: I m sorry, but I didn t know it is a no-smoking place.Clerk:_A. That s all right.B. How can you say that?C. That s impossible.D. Sorry, but that s no excuse.14. Waiter: How would you like your coffee?Customer:_ .A. It s well doneB. Very n ice, tha nksC. Black, pleaseD. Only one cup15. Vi

10、rgin ia: What about going dow ntow n to do some shopp ing this afternoon?Rena:_A. Go ahead, please.B. Good idea!C. Me, too.D. Help yourself.Part II Readi ng Comprehe nsion (20 poin ts)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages isfollowed by 5 questi onsor unfini shed stateme

11、 nts. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A,B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWERSHEET with a single line through the center.Passage OneJack Billab ong is an aborigi nal stockma n. OnF riday after noon he wasriding along the track towards the Hen ders on homestea

12、d. He was look ingfor a prize bull which had escaped from the Borrogee paddock. He reachedthe hills and saw at once that he could not go further.The fire in the forest had gone out. But the air was still full of smoke and fallen trees had blocked the track. Jack was just going to turn back whe n hes

13、aw someth ing moving in the smoke. He waited. It was a girl on a horse,and she was riding towards him.“ There s a badly bur nt man at the homestead,” the girlshouted.“ He saved mylife. Pleasehelp me to save him. ”The girl was Cathy Henderson. She had been on horseback for two hours.She had to jump o

14、ver fallen trees that were still bur nin gs. Her pony hadfalle n with her twice. She was thirsty and almost dead from want of sleep.But she rode back to the homestead with Jack immediately.Joe Brook was unconscious when they reached him. They lifted him on toJack s horse. The rideback to Borrogee wa

15、s terrible. Cathy was so tired that Jack had to tie her toher pony. The ponywas tired too, but its courage was astonishing.It followed Jackright to Borrogee hospital. Nobodysaw them arrive, because it was ni ght.“ I ve never seen a horse like that pony” Jack said, Cathy praisedJack Billabong, but sh

16、e refusedto say anything about the pony.“Joe will write about her in mystory” she said.But she did say one thing:If Flame had n t returned to thehomestead that after noon, Joe andI would have died. ”16. Jack Billab ong did not tur n back because he saw_ .A. a horse running towards himB. a girl ridi

17、ng a horse towards himC. someth ing movi ng towards himD. a fire bur ning towards him17. Joe Brook was take n out of the homestead_.A. in a state of uncon scious nessB. very easilyC. by Cathy s horseD. con sciously by Cathy and Jack18.Cathy refused to talk to reporters about the pony when she was in

18、Borrogee Hospitalbecause_.A. Jack asked her not to talk to themB. She didn t know what to talk about the ponyC. She was too weak to say anythingD. Joe would write about it in his writing19. At last, Cathy owed her and Joe s lives to “ Flame” , whichrefers to.A. the ponyB. JackC. Jack s horseD. the f

19、ire20. The best title of this short story should be_.A. Bravery of a Lovely PonyB. Heroism of a Young GirlC. Courage of an Aborig inal Stockma nD. Rescue of Joe BrookPassage TwoThe ships in which men hunt whales are very strongly constructed. Thecrew must be both courageous and strong, because they

20、are going to fightthe biggest of all animals. Many of the whaling ships sail from Norway,which is famous for its sailors.When a whali ng ship reaches the whali ng grounds (the part of the seawhere whales are foun d).All the sailors keep a watch for whales. One at a time they sta nd high up ona mast

21、so that they can see a great dista nee.Whales breathe air as we do. When they breathe out, the air mixes withwater, and a jet of wateris shot up above the surface of the sea. The sailor up above watches forthese jets of water.When he sees one of them, he shouts,“ There she blows! ”Motor-boats, calle

22、d whalers, are lowered to the water, and they speed offtowards the whale, andtry to get close to the whale while it is still on the surface. An excitingmoment comes when a harpo on is shot. This is a sharp spear withhooks that preve nts it from being pulled out after it has gone into the whale.It is

23、 fastened to a long, light but very strong rope, which placed in the boatso that it will run out smoothly.As soon as the whale is struck by the harpo on, it drives deep un der andswims away as fast as it can .It pulls the rope after it and the whali ng boatfollows on the surface at full speed.Soon t

24、he whale comes up to the surface to breathe. The whalers want to benear when it comes up, in order to shoot ano ther harpo on at it.There is always the dan ger that the whale may turn round and attack theboat which is followi ngit. The whale has a very strong tail, with which it can attack the boat

25、anddestroy it. watch for the attack. They get out of the way as quickly as theycan, and once more they attack. They get out of the way to fire the harpo ongun.At last the whale tires itself out. The whalers follow it, so as to be near whenthe great whale floats dead on the sea. The whali ng ship is

26、brought close tothe whale, and the whalers begi n to cut out the blubber for which they havefought so hard. It is heated in large pots and the oil is poured into barrels orother containers in which it is stored. When the ship has a full load it retur nsto port.21. Why are ships in which men hunt wha

27、les very stron gly con structed?is carefullyThe whalersA. The sailors are big and strong.B. They must have high masts.C. Whales are very big ani mals.D. They are made in Norway.22. Why do the sailors sta nd high up on the mast?A. They can see a long way.B. The whale cannot reach them.C. Whales are v

28、ery big.D. They can get close to the whale.23. Why does the harpo on stay in the whale?A. It goes in a long way.B. It has hooks.C. It is faste ned to a strong rope.D. It is carefully placed.24. What does the whale do as it has bee n hit by the harpo on?A. It comes up to the surface.B. It follows the

29、 whali ng boat.C. It swims away on the surface at full speed.D. It swims away deep un der the water at full speed.25. How can a struck whale attack and destroy a whaler?A. with its great stre ngthB. with a jet of waterC. with its strong tailD. with its breathPassage ThreeIn order to learn to be one

30、s self, it is necessary to obtain a wideand extensive knowledgeof what has been said and done in the world; critically to inquire into it;carefully to ponder over it; clearly to sift it; and earnestly to carry it out.It matters not what you learn, but when you once learn a thing, you mustnever give

31、it up until you have mastered it. It matters not what you inquire into, but whe n you inquire into a thing, you must n ever give it up un til youhave thoroughly un derstood it. It matters not what you try to think out, butwhe n you once try to think out a thing, you must n ever give it up un til you

32、have got what you want. It matters not what you try to sift out, but when youonce try to sift out a thing, you must never give it up until you have sifted itout clearly and distinctly. It matters not what you try to carry out, but whe nyou once try to carry out a thing, you must n ever give it up un

33、 til you havedone it thoroughly and well.If ano ther man succeeds by one effort, you will use a hun dred efforts. Ifano ther man succeeds by ten efforts, you will use a thousa nd efforts.26. Accord ing to the author, the ultimate purpose of study is to lear n to_.A. be one s true selfB. be a special

34、istC. succeed in a professi onD. become wealthy27. First of all, one must_.A. actB. i nquireC. an alyzeD. obta in kno wledge28. The end of lear ning should be_A. thoughtB. i nquiryC. masteryD. an alysis29. A word that means almost the same asA. ponderB. i nquireC. an alyzeD. carry out30. Accord ing

35、to the article, ano ther manA. not be take n into con siderati onB. spur us on to great effortsC. make us en vioussift out iss success shouldD. cause one to stop tryingPassage FourVienna In spite of Iraq s decision to stop oil deliveries, the 11-nationOrganization of Petroleum Export ing Coun tries（

36、OPEC）will not in creaseproducti on to make up the shortfall, mini sters decided Tuesday in Vienna.The 11 oil mini sters decided to meet aga in on July 3 to discuss the Iraqtemporary stop. The orga ni zati on s preside nt. Charkid Khelil ofAlgeria, said after the meet ing that stocks werehigh and pri

37、ces were stable, so quota （酉己額）in creases werenot n ecessary.The E.U. Commissi on has expressed concern about Iraq soutput stop. A speaker said OPEC had totake all possible measures to keep or lower the oil price.Saudi Arabia s Minister Ali-Nuaimi had earlier said there would not be anyshortfall of

38、oil in the market. The orga ni zati on had already take n steps tofill the gap, he said. OPEC Secretary Gen eral Ali Rodriguez added that theperiod of the Iraq stop to export was not known, so other exporters were notgoing to lift quotas yet. If the market was destabilized （動搖）,a suitableresp onse w

39、ould be made.Iraq on Mon day stopped shipme nts of crude oil to protest aga inst the U.N.Security Council sdecisi on to exte nd the oil-for-food programme by only a mon th, i nstead ofthe no rmal six-m on th renewal （ 延期）.Just before the Vienna meeting, oil prices had gone up, with a barrel ofOPEC c

40、rude oil sellingfor 27.05 dollars last Friday. North sea oil was at 29.26 dollars Mondayevening.OPEC wan ted the oil price to stay within a margin of 22 to 28 dollars andachieved that with cutsin January and March that reduced 2.5 million barrels per day off quotas.31. Iraq made the decisi on to sto

41、p oil deliveries because .A. the U.N. Security Council has decided to shorten the time for theoil-for-food programmeB. oil price is too low in the international marketC. many oil wells were destroyed during the war in the late 1980sD. it could n t get eno ugh money to develop its economy32. The atti

42、tude the E.U. Commissi on took towards Iraq soutput stop was .A. activeB. concernedC. coldD. surpris ing33.“ The orga ni zati on” in Paragraph 2 refers to .A. OPECB. the E.U. Commissi onC. APECD. WTO34. The 11 oil mini sters decided to meet on July 3 so that .A. they can persuade Iraq to continue oi

43、l product ionB. they can have a discussi on about the effects of IraqC. they can have a talk with the U.N. Security CouncilD. they can make up their minds to in crease oil product ion35. OPEC wan ted the oil price to_ immediately after Iraq s crude oil output stop.A. riseB. fallC. stay rather stable

44、D. fluctuate without limitati onPart III Vocabulary and Structure (40 points)Directions:There are 40 in complete sentences in this part. For eachsentence there are 4 choicesmarked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.Mark your an swer on thes temporary stopANSWER SHEET with

45、 a single line through the center.36. The nu mber of deaths from heart disease will be greatly reduced ifpeople_ to eatmore fruits and vegetables.A. was persuadedB. be persuadedC. are persuadedD. persuade37. He decided to_the club for old men and play chess there.A. take part inB. join inC. atte ndD

46、. join38. All the employees except the man ager_to work on li ne athome.A. are en couragedB. are preve ntedC. are disturbedD. are dismissed39. Susa n has to_ her uni versity study because her family has n t eno ugh mon ey.A. give inB. give upC. keep onD. put up40. A wage rise of 5% makes a(n)_in cre

47、ase of 250 Yua n for theworkers.A. annualB. man ualC. otherD. ano ther41. Ein ste in_his theory and went on with his research.A. bel on ged toB. related toC. stuck toD. got to42. Under the financial crisis, more social problems in the world are certainto.A. raiseB. ariseC. be arise nD. be rise n43.

48、Now that he has retired, he lived partly on his_ and partly onthe in terest on hispost office savi ngs acco unt.A. wagesB. salaryC. earningsD. pension44. During the_ , the audie nee strolled and chatted in the foyer.A. i ntervalB. pauseC. in terrupti onD. gap45.Membership in the UnitedNations is ope

49、n to allpeace-lovingstates which accept the_ of the Charter.A. debtB. obligati onC. creditD. relia nee46. He has impressed his employer con siderably and_he is soonto be promoted.A. howeverB. yetC. accord in glyD. even tually47.The Labor Department issued guidelinesto_ equaljob opportunitiesfor wome

50、non workpaid for by federal fun ds.A. en sureB. assureC. secureD. i nure48. He came all the way to China for promoti ng frien dship_ formaki ng mon ey.A. other tha nB. more tha nC. better thanD. rather tha n49.He had been completely exhausted but felt considerably _after a meal and a good rest.A. re

51、no vatedB. recreatedC. ren ewedD. refreshed50. We n eed to_ our camp ing things before we go away.A. choose fromB. tell fromC. sort outD. set out51. The farming populati on of this country_un cha nged.A. remai nB. remai nsC. are rema inedD. is rema ined52. After the great earthquake, the government

52、tried to bring things back tothe situationand people were settled dow n in their new homes.A. disorderedB. no rmalC. peacefulD. chaotic53. If the police had acted with more_ , the disaster could havebee n preve nted.A. soluti onB. i ndetermi natio nC. decisi onD. hesitati on54. History is_ a subject

53、 which only lets us know someth ing inhistory.A. not more tanB. less tha nC. no moreD. no Ion ger55. _ is reported in China Daily that talks betwee n the six countries broke dow n for somereas on.A. WhatB. ItC. ThatD. As56. I regret_hard at school, or I would have passed the exam.A. not to workB. ha

54、v ing not workedC. to have n ot workedD. not havi ng worked57. When the man with glasses came into the hotel, I no ticed a_s face although he didn t say anything.A. surprisedB. surpris ingC. surpriseD. surpris in gly58. All the people _ at the internationalmeetingagreed to solve the problemsA. prese

55、 ntB. powerfulC. absentD. brave59. _get a better score, he has bee n making great efforts in hisless ons.A. So as toB. In order toC. So thatD. In order that60. Mary is my in timate friend. Whatever n ews she has, she would_ it with me.A. tellB. shareC. reportD. speak61. As far as I know, the product

56、 ion of this factory has doubled this year,and the quality ofits products has bee n improved_ .A. since the nB. so farC. as well asD. as well62. Standing at the seat without_ , I decided to rush to the frontthe managerpeacefully.of the hall.A. no ticeB. no tici ngC. to be no ticedD. being no ticed63

57、. The man ager,_factory my father used to play an importa ntrole, is con sideri ngtraveli ng around the world.A. i n whichB. in whoseC. whoseD. of which64. It was not what he said but_he spoke that made me thinkhe was lying.A. the wayB. in the wayC. the way whichD. by the way65. Although he knew lit

58、tle about the work done in the field of physics, hesucceeded _experie need experts failed.A. whichB. thatC. whereD. what66. The electro nics in dustry_ develop ing the tech no logy un tilnow.A. hasn t been more concerned withB. hasn t been more concerned forC. has bee n more concerned withD. has bee

59、 n more concerned for67. It won t do them any good, but it won t do them any harm.A. eitherotherB. n eitherC. tooD. also68. Few people knew his reas on for quitt ing his job_ he wan tedto go abroad.A. whyB. thatC. becauseD. where69. The teacher asked me_ us to finish writi ng the assig nedcompositi

60、on.A. how long would it takeB. how long it would takeC. how soon would it takeD. how soon it would take70. Peter is really_ stubborn to accept anyone sadvice in dealing with this problem.A. soB. veryC. tooD. much71. She made a note of it_she might forget.A. so thatB. in caseC. in order thatD. in hop