1、湖北省成人本科学位英语-试卷 18 及答案解析(总分：164.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：5，分数：50.00)1.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.
2、 You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.（分数：10.00）_Animals seem to have the sense to eat when they are hungry and they do not eat more than their bodies need. It has been demonstrated that rats will, when given
3、 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,
4、 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.
5、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 whats best for them
6、. 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 influenced by long-established habits. Some people eat fox, dog and blackbirds, while we eat cows and pigs. So what people
7、eat and how much they eat seem to be greatly influenced by what is going on around them.（分数：10.00）(1).In the experiment on rats, a fragrant flavor was added to the rats drinking water to( ).（分数：2.00）A.encourage rats to drink vitamin-enriched waterB.find out rats preference in flavorC.test whether ra
8、ts know which drink is good for themD.demonstrate that vitamins aretasteless(2).The expression “the habit“(Line 6, Paragraph 1)refers to drinking water which( ).（分数：2.00）A.has no smellB.is tastelessC.has vitaminsD.is flavored(3).According to the passage, adults eating habits differ from those of bab
9、ies because( ).（分数：2.00）A.adults know better than babies what kind of food is 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 ea
10、ting patterns(4).The author implied in the passage that most of us( ).（分数：2.00）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 flavor(5).As far as their eating habits are concerned, babies and rats are
11、similar in that( ).（分数：2.00）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 flavors“Equal pay for equal work “is a phrase used by the American women who feel that they are unfairly t
12、reated by society. They say it is not right for women to be paid less than men for the same work. Some people say men have more duties than women. A married man is thought to earn money to support his family and to make the important decision, so it is right for them to be paid more. Some are even a
13、gainst married women working at all. When wives go out to work, they say, the home and children are given no attention to. If women are encouraged by equal pay to take full-time jobs, they will be unable to do the things they are best at doing: making a nice home and bringing up children. Women who
14、disagree say they want to escape from the limited place which society wishes them to fill and to have freedom to choose between work and home life, or a mixture of the two. Women have the right not only to equal pay but also to equal chances.（分数：10.00）(1).The women use the phrase “equal pay for equa
15、l work“to ask society to( ).（分数：2.00）A.pay men less than womenB.give women harder workC.pay men and women the same amount of money for the same workD.pay people more who do harder work(2).Some people believe that( ).（分数：2.00）A.women cant do what men canB.men have to work much harder than womenC.men
16、can earn money more easily than womenD.mens duties are different from womens(3).Some people holding even stronger opinions say that( ).（分数：2.00）A.women should be kind to their husbandsB.women are too weak to take full-time jobsC.home is the best pace for womenD.women should only take part-time jobs(
17、4).The women who disagree say that( ).（分数：2.00）A.women need chances to go out of the home more oftenB.women want more freedom in deciding what kind of life they wantC.women areno longer interested in taking care of their homesD.if women are given equal pay, they can do everything instead of men(5).A
18、ccording to this passage some women want to give up( ).（分数：2.00）A.their present position in societyB.their marriageC.their right to equal payD.their home lifeTrees are useful to man in three important ways: they provide him with wood and other products: they give him shade:and they help to prevent d
19、roughts and floods. Unfortunately, in many parts of the world, man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. In his eagerness to make money from trees, he has cut them down inlarge numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had. And besides
20、, he is usually too careless to plant and look after new trees. So the forests slowly disappear. This does not only mean that man will have fewer trees. The results are even more serious: for where there are trees, their roots break up soil allowing the rain to sink in and also bind the soil, thus p
21、reventing it from being washed away easily: but where there are no trees, the ran falls on hard ground and flows away, causing floods and canying away the rich top-soil. When all the top-soil is gone, nothing remains but worthless desert. Two thousand years ago a rich and powerful country cut down i
22、ts trees to build warships, with which to gain itself an empire. It set up the empire but, without its trees, its soil became poor and it grew weak. When the empire fell to pieces, the home country found itself faced with floods and starvation.（分数：10.00）(1).What is the most important service of tree
23、s to man according to the passage?（分数：2.00）A.They help him make moneyB.They give him wood and other productsC.They help him prevent droughts and floodsD.They give him shade(2).Why do forests in many parts of the world slowly disappear?（分数：2.00）A.New trees are not looked after properlyB.Many trees ha
24、ve been cut down by manC.Man has not paid enough attention to planting treesD.A11 of the above(3).Why did the country mentioned in the passage suffer from floods and starvation?（分数：2.00）A.Because an empire was set upB.Because the empire fell to piecesC.Because it lost its treesD.Because too much had
25、 been spent on wars(4).Why does land become desert after all trees are cut down?（分数：2.00）A.Because nothing remains on land except floodsB.Because there are no longer trees to keep the rain and protect the top-soilC.Because too much rain sinks in and washes away the top-soilD.Because roots of the tre
26、es break up the soil(5).What does the author tell us in this passage?（分数：2.00）A.How trees help prevent droughts and floodsB.The relationship between trees and manC.How an empire fell to pieces in ancient timesD.A story of treesSports and games make our bodies strong, prevent us from getting too fat,
27、 and keep us healthy. But these are not their only use. They give us valuable practice in making eyes, brain and muscles work together. In tennis, our eyes see the ball coming, judge its speed and direction and pass this information on to the brain. The brain then has to decide what to do, and to se
28、nd its orders to the muscles of the arms, legs, and so on, so that the ball is met and hit back where it ought to go. All this must happen with very great speed, and only those who have had a lot of practice at tennis can carry out this complicated chain of events successfully. For those who work wi
29、th their brains most of the day, the practice of such skills is especially useful. Sports and games are also very useful for character-training. In their lessons at school, boys and girls may learn about such virtues as unselfishness, courage, discipline and love of ones country: but what is learned
30、 in books cannot have the same deep effect on a childs character as what is learned by experience. The ordinary day-school cannot give much practical training in living, because most of the pupils time is spent in classes, studying lessons. So it is what the pupils do in their spare time that really
31、 prepares them to take their place in society as citizens when they grow up. If each of them learns to work for his team and not for himself on the football field, he will later find it natural to work for the good of his country instead of only for his own benefit.（分数：10.00）(1).When we play tennis
32、we have to( ).（分数：2.00）A.use, first, our eyes, then the brain and finally the musclesB.make our eyes, brain and muscles work almost at the same timeC.use mainly me arms and legs to hitD.use mainly the muscles so that the ball is met and hit back(2).The “complicated chain of events“ refers to( ).（分数：
33、2.00）A.the passing of information and making of decisionsB.the meeting and hitting back of the ballC.the coordinated movements of our eyes, brain and musclesD.a lot of practice before playing tennis(3).By “character-training“ , the author means that sports and games can help children( ).（分数：2.00）A.l
34、ive a better life when they grow upB.know better how to behave properly in their future lifeC.understand better the virtues they learn in booksD.all of the above(4).According to the author, a childs character can be most deeply influenced by( ).（分数：2.00）A.what he does out of classB.what he learns in
35、 booksC.his place in societyD.his lessons in school(5).What is of the greatest importance to a football team is( ).（分数：2.00）A.its membersB.its team workC.the football fieldD.the climate二、Vocabulary and Struc(总题数：21，分数：42.00)2.Part II Vocabulary and Structure (30%)Directions: In this part, there are
36、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.（分数：2.00）_3.The young man promised to his parents, “I would nev
37、er( )again. “（分数：2.00）A.let you downB.let you outC.let you inD.let you by4.Mary regretted( )to Johns birthday party last Sunday.（分数：2.00）A.not goingB.not to goC.not having heen goingD.not to be going5.Mary never tells anyone what she does for a( ).（分数：2.00）A.jobB.workC.professionD.living6.William ha
38、s cut his smoking( )to five cigarettes a day.（分数：2.00）A.downB.inC.offD.out7.I am very disappointed( )the results of the experiment.（分数：2.00）A.fromB.forC.toD.with8.His few personal belongings made it possible for him to move from place to place( ).（分数：2.00）A.in easeB.at easeC.with easeD.with easiness
39、9.He talks as if he( )everything in the world.（分数：2.00）A.knowsB.knewC.had knownD.would have known10.The doctor advised that Mr. Malan( )an operation right away so as to save his life.（分数：2.00）A.hadB.would haveC.haveD.was going to have11.Tele vision makes us better( )than ever before.（分数：2.00）A.infor
40、mB.informingC.informedD.to be informed12.You could have done much better yesterday. Why( )?（分数：2.00）A.didnt youB.couldnt youC.hadnt youD.shouldnt you13.The medicine can prevent you( ).（分数：2.00）A.from getting drunkB.got drunkC.get drunkD.being drunk14.He suggested( )a lecture given by Professor White
41、 on English language learning.（分数：2.00）A.me to attendB.my attendingC.my attentionD.me attending15.After saying that, he( )the door quickly.（分数：2.00）A.made upB.made forC.made outD.made16.The manager of the company sent me a fax saying that he would visit us( )next spring.（分数：2.00）A.some timeB.sometim
42、eC.sometimesD.some times17.All my neighbors tried to help in some way. But they turned out to be actually( )the way.（分数：2.00）A.inB.onC.withD.beyond18.No sooner had they got the goods covered up( )it started raining hard.（分数：2.00）A.whenB.thanC.thenD.after19.How long do you think( )to finish this urge
43、nt task?（分数：2.00）A.did it take youB.it will take youC.will it take youD.it to take you20.( )was not the way the event happened.（分数：2.00）A.Which the press reportedB.That the press reportedC.What did the press reportD.What the press reported21.Air, or( )is called atmosphere, surrounds the whole earth.
44、（分数：2.00）A.itB.thatC.whichD.what22.Dont you think it is time you( )smoking?（分数：2.00）A.give upB.gave upC.would give upD.should give up三、Cloze(总题数：2，分数：40.00)23.Part 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 t
45、he end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fit into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.（分数：20.00）_The United States【C1】_a large part of the North American continent. Its neighbors are Canada【C2】_the north, and
46、Mexico to the south.【C3】_the United States is a big country, its not the largest in the world, In 1964 its population was over 185, 000, 000. When this land first became a nation, after winning independence from England, it had thirteen states, 【C4】_of the states was represented on the American flag
47、 by a star All the states were in the eastern part of the continent. As the nation grew towards the west, new states were in the eastern part of the continent. As the nation grew towards the west, new states were added and new stars appeared on the flag. For a long time, there were 48 states. In 195
48、9, however, two【C5】_stars were added to the flag【C6】_the new states【C7】_Alaska and Hawaii. Sometimesit is said that the Indians are the only real Americans. Most Americans, however, are descendants(后代)of people who came from all over the world to find a new life in a new land. Those who came first and【C8】_greatest numbers to make their home【C9】_the eastern coast of North America were mostly from England. It is【C10】_that reason that the language of the United States is English and that its culture and customs are more like those of England than of any other
