1、湖北省成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试真题 2012年及答案解析(总分：120.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第卷 选择题(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part Vocabulary an(总题数：20，分数：20.00)1.The field research will take Jim and Tom about ten months; it will be a long time _ we meet them again.（分数：1.00）A.afterB.beforeC.sinceD.when2.When it _ air pollution, Wuhan faces the t
2、hree “C“ s, cars, coal and construction, which lead to its severe air pollution.（分数：1.00）A.refers toB.comes toC.happens toD.speaks to3.I“m sure Sun Yang will come out first in this swimming competition. I think so. He _ for it for months.（分数：1.00）A.is preparingB.was preparingC.had been preparingD.ha
3、s been preparing4.We met an old friend in New York _ our expectation. She waved at us _ the street when she saw us.（分数：1.00）A.with, inB.out of, next toC.in, out ofD.beyond, from across5.Well done, Jack! Thanks. But given more time, I _ it better.（分数：1.00）A.shouldn“t have doneB.could have doneC.might
4、 not doD.could do6.Whether ways will be found to prevent pollution or not is just _ worries the public.（分数：1.00）A.whyB.whichC.thatD.what7.My money _. I must go to the bank to draw some of my savings out before I“ve none in hand.（分数：1.00）A.has run outB.is running outC.has been run outD.is being run o
5、ut8.Is this factory _ a lot of students visited yesterday?（分数：1.00）A.the oneB.whichC.whoD.whom9.The population of China _ larger than that of any other country in the world.（分数：1.00）A.isB.areC.hasD.Have10.But for your help, I _ the project before the deadline.（分数：1.00）A.can finishB.can“t have finish
6、edC.couldn“t finishedD.couldn“t have finished11.Most children need encouragement in time of failure _ they can cheer up again.（分数：1.00）A.so thatB.in caseC.becauseD.if12.The little girl showed no anxiety before the competition. She seemed _ for it pretty well.（分数：1.00）A.to have preparedB.to prepareC.
7、having preparedD.to be preparing13.Did you find the missing couple in the mountain yesterday? No, but we _ to get in touch with them ever since.（分数：1.00）A.have triedB.have been tryingC.had triedD.had been trying14.The Professor in the end decided to give the prize to _ he believed had a good sense o
8、f English.（分数：1.00）A.whoB.anyoneC.whoeverD.whomever15.Is there any possible way to help them get rid of such a bad habit? To tell the truth, it“s very hard. But we _ on this problem.（分数：1.00）A.workedB.had workedC.are workingD.had been working16.Nowadays, a graduate with a master“s degree _ fail to f
9、ind a high-paying job, which discourages a lot of college students.（分数：1.00）A.needB.canC.willD.must17.Jim _ yet, otherwise he would have telephoned me.（分数：1.00）A.mustn“t have arrivedB.shouldn“t have arrivedC.can“t have arrivedD.need not have arrived18.Had he _ his promise, he would have made it to H
10、arvard University.（分数：1.00）A.kept up withB.come up withC.looked up toD.lived up to19.China has hundreds of islands, _ the largest is Taiwan.（分数：1.00）A.in whichB.to whichC.from whichD.of which20.The growth of a child is influenced by a number of factors, _ are beyond our control.（分数：1.00）A.most of th
11、emB.most of whichC.most of whatD.most of that三、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Love really is blind when 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
12、 to overlook their crooked noses, big tummies or other attributes that might put others off. As a result, husbands and wives think their other halves are more attractive than they really are. No wonder Chinese has the saying that “Beauty lies in the beholder“s eyes“. This phenomenon could also help
13、explain some physically mis-matched couples such as the glamorous Beyonce and Jay-Z, the striking Lara Stone and David Williams. 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 h
14、ow attractive their husband, wife, boyfriend or girlfriend was to the opposite sex, and how they rated compared with others of the same age. The answers were kept secret to prevent any partners being upset and distressed. Some of those taking parts also rated photos of their partners. In addition, m
15、embers of the public judged the looks of all 140 men and women taking part. The results revealed that couples 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 Persona
16、l Relationships reports. With previous studies finding that we view our loved ones as being kinder and more intelligent 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 researche
17、rs said that more work is needed to see if those in long marriages are still blind to their partner“s physical flaws.（分数：10.00）(1).Which of the following is the correct interpretation of the first paragraph?（分数：2.00）A.When people are in love, they are unable to see things that are obvious to others.
18、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.(2).The phrase “put.off“ in the second paragraph means _.（分数：2.00）A.postponeB.lose one“s interestC.get offD
19、.disturb or distract(3).Which of the following might NOT be the question of the experiment mentioned in paragraph three?（分数：2.00）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 attractive is your husb
20、and, wife, boyfriend or girlfriend is to the opposite sex?(4).What does the sentence “Even asking them to rate pictures of their partners did not give them a reality check.“ in paragraph four imply?（分数：2.00）A.Rating the photos of their other halves did not help people to face the reality.B.When aske
21、d 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 people“s judgment that they were still unable to rate their partners“ photos in a reasonable and object
22、ive way.(5).What is the best title for this passage?（分数：2.00）A.Love and Physical FlawB.How People View Their PartnersC.Love is BlindD.Researches on Love五、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Is there enough oil beneath the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (保护区) (ANWR) to help secure America“s energy future? Pr
23、esident Obama certainly thinks so. He has argued that tapping ANWR“s oil would help ease California“s electricity crisis and increase the country“s energy independence, thus reducing its oil reliance on other countries. But no one knows for sure how much Crude oil lies buried beneath the frozen eart
24、h. The oil industry goes with the high end of the range, which could equal as much as 10% of U.S. consumption for as long as six years. By pumping more than 1 million barrels a day from the reserve for the next two or three decades, lobbyists claim, the nation could cut back on imports equivalent to
25、 (等于) all shipments to the U.S. from Saudi Arabia. An oil increase would also mean a multi billion-dollar windfall (意外之财) in tax revenues, royalties (开采权使用费) and leasing fees for Alaska and the Federal Government. Best of all, advocates of drilling say, damage to the environment would be insignifica
26、nt.“ We“ve never had. a document case of oil rig chasing deer out onto the pack ice,“ says Alaska State Representative Scott Ogan. Not so fast, say environmentalists. The National Resources Defense Council says there may be no more than 3.2 billion barrels of oil in the coastal plain of ANWR, a drop
27、 in the bucket that would do virtually nothing to ease America“s energy problems. And consumers would wait up to a decade to gain any benefits, because drilling could begin only after much bargaining. As for ANWR“s impact on the California power crisis, environmentalists point out that oil is respon
28、sible for only 1% of the Golden State“s electricity output and just 3% of the nation“s.（分数：10.00）(1).What does President Obama think of tapping oil in ANWR?（分数：2.00）A.It will exhaust the nation“s oil reserves.B.It will help secure the future of ANWR.C.It will help reduce the nation“s oil imports.D.I
29、t will increase America“s energy consumption.(2).We learn from the second paragraph that the American oil industry _.（分数：2.00）A.believes that drilling for oil in ANWR will produce high yieldsB.tends to exaggerate America“s reliance on foreign oilC.shows little interest in tapping oil in ANWRD.expect
30、s to stop oil imports from Saudi Arabia(3).Those against oil drilling in ANWR argue that _.（分数：2.00）A.it can cause serious damage to the environmentB.it can do little to solve U.S. energy problemsC.it will drain the oil reserves in the Alaskan regionD.it will not have much commercial value(4).What d
31、o the environmentalists mean by saying “Not so fast“ in the third paragraph?（分数：2.00）A.Oil exploitation takes a long time.B.The oil drilling should be delayed.C.Don“t be too optimistic.D.Don“t expect fast returns.(5).It can be learned from the passage that oil exploitation beneath ANWR“s frozen eart
32、h _.（分数：2.00）A.remains a controversial issueB.is expected to get under way soonC.involves a lot of technological problemsD.will enable the U.S. to be oil independent六、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：10.00)If the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enou
33、gh resources left to keep our lives on the planet. By the middle of the 21st century, if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars. Even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race, the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for us to loo
34、k for open space somewhere else. But none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. One possible solution to the problem, however, has recently been suggested by American scientist, Professor Carl Sagan. Sagan believes that before the earth“s resources are c
35、ompletely used up it will be possible to change the atmosphere of Venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. The difficulty is that Venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there. Sagan proposes that algae (藻类) organisms that can live in extr
36、emely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen, should be bred in condition similar to those on Venus. As soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. Spaceship will then fly to Venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere. In a fairly short time, the a
37、lgae will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon. When the algae have done their work, the atmosphere will become cooler, but before man can set foot on Venus it will be necessary for the oxygen to produce rain. The surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but
38、the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on Venus.（分数：10.00）(1).In the long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of _.（分数：2.00）A.foodB.oilC.spaceD.resources(2).Carl Sagan believes that Venus mig
39、ht be colonized from earth because _.（分数：2.00）A.it might be possible to change its atmosphereB.its atmosphere is the same as the earth“sC.there is a good supply of water on VenusD.the days on Venus are long enough(3).On Venus there is a lot of _.（分数：2.00）A.waterB.carbon dioxideC.carbon monoxideD.oxy
40、gen(4).Algae are plants that can _.（分数：2.00）A.live in very hot temperaturesB.live in very cold temperaturesC.manufacture oxygenD.all of the above(5).Man can land on Venus only when _.（分数：2.00）A.the algae have done their workB.the atmosphere becomes coolerC.there is oxygenD.it rains there七、Passage Fo
41、ur(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Material culture refers to the touchable, material “things“physical objects that can be seen, held, felt, usedthat a culture produces. Examining a nation“s material culture can tell us about the group“s history and way of life. Similarly, research into the material culture of music
42、 can help us understand the music culture. The most vivid way, of course, is musical instruments. We cannot hear for ourselves the actual sound of any musical performance before the 1870s when the phonograph was invented, so we rely on instruments for important information about music culture, their
43、 remote past and their development. Here we have two kinds of evidence: instruments well preserved and pictures of instruments in art. Through the study of instruments, as well as preserved paintings, written documents, and so on, we can explore the movement of music from the Near East to China over
44、 a thousand years ago, or we can outline the spread of the influence of the eastern countries to Europe that results in the development of most of the instruments on the symphony orchestra. Sheet music or printed music, too is material culture. Printed versions limit variety because they tend to sta
45、ndardize any song, yet folk music stimulates people to create new and different songs. Besides, the ability to read music notation (乐谱) has a far-reaching effect on musicians and, when it becomes widespread, on the music culture as a whole. One more important part of music“s material culture is the
46、influence of the electronic media-radio, record player, tape recorder, television, and video cassette, with the future promising talking and singing computers and other developments. This is all part of the “information revolution,“ a twentieth century phenomenon as important as the industrial revol
47、ution was in the nineteenth. These electronic media are not just limited to modern nations; they have affected music cultures all over the globe. They have brought about changes to traditional music instruments.（分数：10.00）(1).Research into the material culture of a nation is of great importance becau
48、se _.（分数：2.00）A.it helps produce new cultural tools and technologyB.it can reflect the way of life of the nationC.it helps understand the nation“s past and present as well as its way of lifeD.it can demonstrate the nation“s civilization(2).It can be learned from the second paragraph that _.（分数：2.00）
49、A.the existence of the symphony was attributed to the spread of Near Eastern and Chinese MusicB.Near Eastern music had influence on the instruments in the symphony orchestraC.the development of the symphony shows the mutual influence of Eastern and Western MusicD.the musical instruments in the symphony based on that of Near Eastern music(3).According to the author, music notation is important because _.（分数：2.00）A.it
