串講72012年真題分析

1、1 2012年湖北省成人高等教育本科生申請學(xué)士學(xué)位 外國語統(tǒng)一考試 英 語 試 卷 本試卷共五大題56小題。全卷滿分120分?？荚囉脮r120分鐘。2012年真題分析2 Part I Vocabulary and Structure （20分）1. Jane told me that the lecture she attended yesterday evening was very _. A. disappoint B. disappointed C. disappointing D. disappointment2. In Wuhan, Mr. Murray was so struck _

2、 the beauty of nature that he stayed _ another night. A. at; on B. with; at C. for; in D. by; for3. If you _ me about it earlier, I would have been more careful. A. have told B. had told C. told D. tell 2012年真題分析34. The local government has been accused of not responding to the needs of the homeless

3、 in the flood-stricken area. A. hopelessly B. appropriately C. needlessly D. constantly5. The government wanted to find out whether the public _ was against the war or not. A. opinionB. mind C. thought D. view6. There are over 700 teachers in our college, _ 60% are women teachers. A. of who B. of th

4、em C. whereD. which2012年真題分析47. _, well have a picnic in the country next Sunday. A. Weather permits B. Weather permitting C. Weather permittedD. Weather is permitted8. I try to memorize new words every day, but can only remember few of them. Thats not surprising. Newly learnt words are easily forgo

5、tten unless frequently in communication. A. used B. using C. to use D. be used9. You will have to pay a fine _ you return those books to the library immediately. A. if B. forC. untilD. unless2012年真題分析510. Australias relatively small population, its outstanding performance in the Olympic Games was re

6、ally . A. Supposing; amazing B. Comparing; amazed C. Considering; amazing D. Given; amazed11. Any improvement is e, no matter how _ it is. A. little B. slight C. tinyD. petty 12. By the time she was 26, she _ a small library of her own. A. set up B. was setting up C. has set up D. had set up2012年真題分

7、析613. He is not _ as any of those film stars. A. so good an actor B. such good an actor C. a such good actor D. a so good actor14. _ in the countryside made Mr. Wilson very hardworking when he was still young. A. Bringing up B. Being brought up C. Having brought up D. Brought up15. Im sure Sun Yang

8、will come out first in this swimming competition. I think so. He for it for months. A. is preparing B. was preparing C. had been preparing D. has been preparing2012年真題分析716. The farmer started early _ he should miss the six oclock train. A. in case B. so that C. so as D. in order to17. Research show

9、s that people feel unhappy and worried when they have nothing to do. , the happiest are those who are busy. A. In short B. In fact C. As a result D. For one thing18. The more you tried to help her, _ she seemed to appreciate it. A. less B. lesser C. the less D. the lesser2012年真題分析819. Everything wor

10、ks out well. , we are sure that the experiment will be completed on time. A. Therefore B. WhileC. HoweverD. Otherwise20. _ to hurt her feelings, he didnt mention her unfortunate divorce. A. Not to intend B. To intend C. Intending D. Not intending2012年真題分析9Part II Reading Comprehension （40分）Passage 1

11、 The dog has always been considered mans best friend. Always noted for being particularly faithful in watching over children, he also has his place by the fireside, in the cow pasture (牧場), on the sheep range, and beside the hunter in forest or the blind. He is easy to train, works hard, and often p

12、erforms wonderfully. And in the frozen polar regions he was once the principal motive power, before being largely displaced by the plane and helicopter.2012年真題分析10Because he howls (吼叫) in the presence of approaching death, the dog was once thought to have supernatural powers and believed to be capab

13、le of seeing gods and ghosts invisible to people. Actually, the basis for these beliefs lies in the dogs sensitivity to peoples feelings and his superior hearing ability and sense of smell, which enable him to detect signs hidden from human observation. His record of saving lives is outstanding, for

14、 he often gives warnings of fire and other dangers not noticed by his master.2012年真題分析11The dogs major contribution, however, has been to medical research. Both his food and his structure are comparable to those of human beings, and so he has been the subject of countless demonstrations and experime

15、nts. Open-heart operation has been made possible largely because of the dog. But his sacrifice has repaid his own species as well by safeguarding it from rabies (狂犬病), and other serious diseases.2012年真題分析1221. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?22. The first paragraph mainly dis

16、cusses _.23. The dog has been most valuable to human beings in the development of _.24. The article does not say whether the scientists experiments with dogs have _.25. As the subject of medical experiments, the dog can also get benefit because _.2012年真題分析1321. Which of the following is TRUE accordi

17、ng to the passage? A. The dog is as faithful as cats in serving humans. B. The dog is much more clever in learning than the horse. C. The dog sometimes behave astonishingly and strangely. D. The dog is less useful in serving humans in the Polar Regions now.2012年真題分析1422. The first paragraph mainly d

18、iscusses _. A. what role dogs play to human beings B. when dogs like to take care of children C. what way dogs choose to work hard D. how dogs e the best friend of man2012年真題分析1523. The dog has been most valuable to human beings in the development of _. A. natural sciencesB. medical research C. loca

19、l communitiesD. social security 24. The article does not say whether the scientists experiments with dogs have _. A. benefited other animals B. served human beings C. helped in detecting heart diseases D. contributed to medical knowledge2012年真題分析1625. As the subject of medical experiments, the dog c

20、an also get benefit because _. A. it can act against its masters will B. it can eat much of its masters own food C. it can be protected from some serious diseases D. it can disturb the neighborhood at will2012年真題分析17Passage 2 No one knows why we sleep, but its certain that we need to. People who are

21、 prevented from sleeping begin to suffer obvious effect after a few days - they think less clearly, and they fall asleep during the working hours. Some may have hallucinations (幻覺).There are no rules about sleep. Generally speaking, grown-ups sleep about seven and a half hours each night and probabl

22、y more than 60 percent get between seven and eight hours. But perhaps eight percent are quite happy with five hours or less, and four percent or so find that they want ten hours or more. If you feel all right, youre probably getting enough sleep. The important thing is not to worry how much other pe

23、ople get - their needs may be different. Exercise doesnt seem to increase the need for sleep, office workers, for example, sleep for about as long as people doing physically active work.2012年真題分析18 Children sleep more than grown-ups - perhaps fourteen to eighteen hours soon after birth, going down t

24、o grown-up levels by early teen-age. Sleep patterns also tend to be different in the elderly, who may sleep less at night than they did when younger. They find sleep getting more broken, and often make it a rule to sleep during the daytime.2012年真題分析1926. According to the passage, some people are una

25、ble to think clearly because _.27. Which of the following is TRUE?28. Whether you have enough sleep can be judged by _.29. According to the passage, a boy of fourteen years old sleeps _.30. Which of the following is TRUE when the elderly find sleep getting more broken?2012年真題分析2026. According to the

26、 passage, some people are unable to think clearly because _. A. they have hallucinations B. they sleep for too many hours C. they dont have enough sleep D. they feel sleepy during the working hours2012年真題分析2127. Which of the following is TRUE? A. All grown-ups must have at least eight-hour sleep. B.

27、 Most grown-ups sleep for seven or eight hours. C. Quite a few grown-ups need only five hours or less to sleep. D. Grown-ups usually sleep less than ten hours.2012年真題分析2228. Whether you have enough sleep can be judged by _. A. how many hours you have slept B. comparing with how many hours other peop

28、le have slept C. whether you do office work or physical work D. whether you feel fresh and energetic2012年真題分析2329. According to the passage, a boy of fourteen years old sleeps _. A. as many hours as a grown-up B. much longer hours than a grown-up C. for fourteen hours each day D. for less than eight

29、 hours each day2012年真題分析2430. Which of the following is TRUE when the elderly find sleep getting more broken? A. They just ignore it. B. They usually sleep during the daytime. C. They talk about it to their friends. D. They are always complaining about it.2012年真題分析25Passage 3 Love really is blind wh

30、en it comes to physical flaws, it would seem. A research conducted by Social studies Center in University of Hawaii at Manoa suggests that when we love someone, we tend to overlook their crooked noses, big tummies or other attributes that might put others off. As a result, husbands and wives think t

31、heir other halves are more attractive than they really are. No wonder Chinese has the saying that “Beauty lies in the beholders eyes”. This phenomenon could also help explain some physically mis-matched couples such as the glamorous Beyonce and Jay-Z, the striking Lara Stone and David Walliams.2012年

32、真題分析26 The so-called “positive illusion” theory comes from an experiment in which researchers asked 70 couples to rate their other halves for attractiveness. Questions included how attractive their husband, wife, boyfriend or girlfriend was to the opposite sex, and how they rated compared with other

33、s of the same age. The answers were kept secret to prevent any partners from being upset and distressed. Some of those taking part also rated photos of their partners. In addition, members of the public judged the looks of all 140 men and women taking part.2012年真題分析27The results revealed that couple

34、s view their other halves as being better looking than they really are. Even asking them to rate pictures of their partners did not give them a reality check, the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships reports.With previous studies finding that we view our loved ones as being kinder and more i

35、ntelligent than they actually are, it does seem that love is blind in all sorts of ways. Those studied were young and had been together on average for just two and a half years. The researchers said that more work was needed to see if those in long marriages were still blind to their partners physic

36、al flaws.2012年真題分析2831. Which of the following is the CORRECT interpretation of the first paragraph?32. The phrase “putoff ” in the second paragraph means _. 33. Which of the following might NOT be the question of the experiment mentioned in paragraph three?34. What does the sentence “Even asking th

37、em to rate pictures of their partners did not give them a reality check” in paragraph four imply?35. What is the best title for this passage?2012年真題分析2931. Which of the following is the CORRECT interpretation of the first paragraph?A. When people are in love, they are unable to see things that are o

38、bvious to others.B. People in love tend to be unaware of physical weakness of their partners.C. To those who are physically weak, they do not notice love.D. When speaking of physical flaws, love is not reasonable.2012年真題分析3032. The phrase “putoff ” in the second paragraph means _. postpone B. lose o

39、nes interest C. get off D. disturb or distract33. Which of the following might NOT be the question of the experiment mentioned in paragraph three?A. How attractive is the one you love?B. How do you rate the photo of the one you love?C. How attractive is the one you love to the opposite sex?D. How at

40、tractive is your husband, wife, boyfriend or girlfriend is to the opposite sex?2012年真題分析3134. What does the sentence “Even asking them to rate pictures of their partners did not give them a reality check” in paragraph four imply?Rating the photos of their other halves did not help people to face the

41、 reality.B. When asked to rate the photos of their partners, people did not check the reality.C. When asked to do the photo-rating for their partners, people did not have an opportunity to see the reality.D. Love clouds peoples judgment that they were still unable to rate their partners photos in a

42、reasonable and objective way.2012年真題分析3235. What is the best title for this passage?A. Love and Physical Flaw B. How People View Their PartnersC. Love is BlindD. Researches on Love2012年真題分析33Passage 4 The sun sends out huge amounts of energy, not only to Earth, but to all other planets in the solar

43、system and directly into space. The source of all that energy is nuclear fusion (核聚變) occurring at the suns core. The Large Helical Device being developed at the Ministry of Educational Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) is essentially an “artificial sun” that aims to reproduce this nuclear fusion

44、on Earth.2012年真題分析34“Nuclear fusion is a reaction in which nuclei of light atoms such as hydrogen combine to form nuclei of heavier atoms such as helium (氦). If we can utilize the huge amounts of energy released by this reaction, nuclear fusion will then constitute a completely new, clean and never

45、ending source of energy,” says NIFS Director Atsui Iiyoshl. In many respects, fusion is far superior to the various conventional energy sources currently in use.2012年真題分析35Fusion seems to have tremendous potential as a new source of energy. But to produce fusion reactions on Earth, it is necessary t

46、o meet a set of critical plasmatic(等離子區(qū)) conditions, including ultra-high temperatures of 100 million degrees or so centigrade - a state that refuses to imagine. To meet this challenge, Japanese scientists have come up with their own unique helical device that is particularly safe and is suitable fo

47、r continuous operation.The large Helical Device now being developed is expected to be completed by the end of next year, with experiments scheduled to start at the beginning of 1998.2012年真題分析3636. The phrase “artificial sun” in the first paragraph probably means “_”. 37. According to NIFS Director A

48、tsui Iiyoshl, nuclear fusion is _.38. How high is the temperature needed to produce the fusion reaction on Earth?39. The large Helical Device is expected to be experimented _. 40. The topic of this passage is _.2012年真題分析3736. The phrase “artificial sun” in the first paragraph probably means “_”. a m

49、an-made sun B. NIFS C. the suns energyD. fusion science37. According to NIFS Director Atsui Iiyoshl, nuclear fusion is _.A. an explosionB. a reactionC. a creationD. a change38. How high is the temperature needed to produce the fusion reaction on Earth?A. A million degrees. B. 10 million degrees. C.

50、0.1 billion degrees. D. A billion degrees.2012年真題分析3839. The large Helical Device is expected to be experimented _. A. by the end of this year B. before 1998C. by the end of the century D. in 199840. The topic of this passage is _.A. the suns huge amounts of energyB. the suns energy only to the eart

51、hC. nuclear fusion occurring at the suns coreD. reproducing nuclear fusion on the earth2012年真題分析39Part III Cloze （10分） The main reason for developing a better vocabulary is to receive and send out thoughts better. Not just words -but ideas that words 41 . The person with a good vocabulary is impress

52、ive, its true. But he or she is also better able to get across and understand 42 thoughts.41. A. show B. represent C. meanD. make42. A. clear B. individual C. easy D. complex2012年真題分析40 The power of words is so strong that it can even influence the way you see the world. Words not only 43 your thoug

53、hts, in some cases they can also help form them. For example, a certain American tribe does not have 44 words in its language for yellow and orange. As a result, its members cannot 45 between the two colors. Their language or vocabulary decides what they “see”.43. A. describe B. indicateC. reflectD.

54、 produce44. A. separate B. sameC. similarD. special45. A. compare B. contrastC. expressD. distinguish2012年真題分析41Words give you the building blocks with which you think. How many times have you been unable to tell your 46 whats wrong with your car because you lack the vocabulary? How accurately can y

55、ou describe a sunset if your vocabulary only includes light and dark?2012年真題分析46. A. worker B. bossC. mechanic D. chemist42 However, simple words do not mean a simple mind. Many adults have 47 thoughts. But those thoughts come out garbled (混亂不清的) and too simple because of a small vocabulary. They ha

56、ve no choices but 48 the same words to express too many different kinds of thoughts. Results: poor communication. These adults with small vocabularies just cannot express the shades of meaning. They may have, however, as much depth and 49 as their more well-spoken friends.47. A. matureB. difficultC.

57、 correctD. advanced48. A. useB. to useC. usingD. being used49. A. sightB. signC. insightD. slightness2012年真題分析43 Your vocabulary is your power. It determines the shape and size of your world. It tells you who you can or cannot talk with. It says what books you can read and which ideas you can unders

58、tand. It is your main 50 to other people.50. A. link B. right C. powerD. relationship2012年真題分析44Part IV Translation （20分） John Rogers, an American businessman likes to tell a story of visiting his companys Chinese suppliers. “The previous year my company had proudly sent all its colleagues around th

59、e world some beautiful desk clocks. But when I arrived in Shanghai, I found my Chinese colleagues were upset with the gift. The reason is that the phrase “give a clock” in Chinese sounds like the phrase for “make a funeral arrangement” (meaning death). It was a symbol of the end of our relationship.

60、”2012年真題分析45This tale shows (51) how important it is today to understand correct gift-giving behavior around the world. (52) “Gifts are an important part of developing strong relationships with clients”, says Rogers. Business often depends on individual relationships built on trust and a gift symbol