1、湖北省成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试真题 2015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._ means the property of having two levels of structures, such that units of the primary level are composed of elements of the secondary level and each of the two levels has its own pri
2、nciples of organization.（分数：1.00）A.CreativityB.DualityC.ArbitrarinessD.Displacement2._ distinguishes the linguistic competence of the speaker and the actual phenomena or data of linguistics as language and parole.（分数：1.00）A.ChomskyB.SaussureC.GilmanD.Brown3._ is the study of the characteristics of l
3、anguage varieties, the characteristics of their functions and the characteristics of their speakers as these three constantly interact and change within a speech community.（分数：1.00）A.PsycholinguisticsB.SociolinguisticsC.Anthropological linguisticsD.Computational linguistics4.The words such as “smog“
4、 and “brunch“ are called _.（分数：1.00）A.abbreviationB.acronymC.back-formationD.blending5.For example, the word “bead“ originally means “prayer“, but later it refers to “the prayer bead“, and finally “small, ball-shaped piece of glass, metal or wood“. It is called _.（分数：1.00）A.meaning shiftB.broadening
5、C.narrowingD.borrowing6._ there is fresh air, there is oxygen.（分数：1.00）A.WhereverB.WheneverC.UnlessD.Whether7.The factory operated _ until the order was filled.（分数：1.00）A.at timesB.to the minuteC.day by dayD.around the clock8.After working for the firm for ten years, he finally _ the rank of deputy
6、director.（分数：1.00）A.achievedB.approachedC.attainedD.acquired9.If we _ our test tomorrow, I would have gone to the concert.（分数：1.00）A.weren“t to haveB.hadn“t been to haveC.aren“t to haveD.hadn“t had10.Which of the following italicized parts is a subject clause?（分数：1.00）A.We are quite certain that we
7、will get there in time.B.He has to face the fact that there will be no pay rise this year.C.She said that she had seen the man earlier that morning.D.It“s sheer luck that the miners are still alive after ten days.11._ you said is true, there are still other factors to be considered.（分数：1.00）A.Suppos
8、ed that whatB.Supposing what thatC.Granted that whatD.Considered what that12.The storm sweeping over this area now is sure to cause _ of vegetables in the coming days.（分数：1.00）A.rarityB.scarcityC.invalidityD.variety13.To the scientists“ delight, their efforts have increased people“s _ of the importa
9、nce of saving water.（分数：1.00）A.awarenessB.commitmentC.agreementD.response14.The word “chronology“ contains _ morphemes.（分数：1.00）A.4B.3C.2D.515.Judging from her speeches and behaviors Marry has a strict _.（分数：1.00）A.growthB.upbringingC.developmentD.cultivation16._ your valuable help, we couldn“t have
10、 finished the experiment ahead of time.（分数：1.00）A.If it were not forB.Had it not been forC.Were it not forD.If it has not been for17.It was with great joy _ he knew that his CMAT score as 670, high enough to apply to a top university of business.（分数：1.00）A.whenB.withC.whatD.that18.You can sleep on t
11、he couch in the lounge, _ you can go to a hotel nearby.（分数：1.00）A.andB.thenC.orD.but19.I“d rather you _ make any comment on the issue for the time being.（分数：1.00）A.don“tB.wouldn“tC.didn“tD.shouldn“t20.The fiver is _ that One.（分数：1.00）A.as three times long asB.the third time asC.three times the lengt
12、h ofD.three times longer as三、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：10.00)We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming (把按能力分班) p
13、upils. It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade! Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according t
14、o their intellectual ability. This is only one aspect of their total personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their academic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills and we find that mixed-ability teaching contributes to all th
15、ese aspects of learning. In our classrooms, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups: this gives them the opportunity to learn to cooperate, to share, and to develop their leadership skills. They also learn how to cope with personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make
16、decisions, to analyze and evaluate, and to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teacher. Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on individual tasks and assignments, and they can do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class tea
17、ching when this is appropriate. We encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this efficiently. An advanced pupil can do advanced work; it does not matter what age the child is. We expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give th
18、em every encouragement to attain this goal.（分数：10.00）(1).In the passage the writer“s attitude towards “mixed-ability teaching“ is _.（分数：2.00）A.criticalB.questioningC.approvingD.objective(2).By “held back“ the writer means “_“.（分数：2.00）A.made to remain in the same classesB.forced to study in the lowe
19、r classesC.drawn to their studiesD.prevented from advancing(3).The writer argues that a teacher“s chief concern should be the development of the student“s _.（分数：2.00）A.personal qualities and social skillsB.total personalityC.learning ability and communicative skillsD.intellectual ability(4).Which of
20、 the following is not mentioned in the third paragraph?（分数：2.00）A.Group work gives pupils the opportunity to learn to work together with others.B.Pupils also learn to develop their reasoning abilities.C.Group work provides pupils with the opportunity to learn to be capable organizers.D.Pupils also l
21、earn how to participate in teaching activities.(5).The writer“s purpose in writing this passage is to _.（分数：2.00）A.argue for teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the same classB.recommend pair work and group work for classroom activitiesC.offer advice on the proper use of the libraryD.emphasi
22、ze the importance of appropriate formal classroom teaching五、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：10.00)There was a time in my life when beauty meant something special to me. I guess that would have been when I was about six or seven years old, just several weeks or maybe a month before the orphanage (孤儿院) turned me
23、 into an old man. I would get up every morning at the orphanage, make my bed just like the little soldier that I had become and then I would get into one of the two straight lines and march to breakfast with the other twenty or thirty boys who also lived in my dormitory. After breakfast one Saturday
24、 morning I returned to the dormitory and saw the house parent chasing the beautiful monarch butterflies who lived by the hundreds in the bushes scattered around the orphanage. I carefully watched as he caught these beautiful creatures, one after another, and then took them from the net and then stuc
25、k straight pins through their head and wings, pinning them onto a heavy cardboard sheet. How cruel it was to kill something of such beauty. I had walked many times out into the bushes, all by myself, just so the butterflies could land on my head, face and hands so I could look at them up close. When
26、 the telephone rang the house parent laid the large cardboard paper down on the back cement (水泥) step and went inside to answer the phone. I walked up to the cardboard and looked at the one butterfly who he had just pinned to the large paper. It was still moving about so I reached down and touched i
27、t on the wing causing one of the pins to fall out. It started flying around and around trying to get away but it was still pinned by the one wing with the other straight pin. Finally its wing broke off and the butterfly fell to the ground and just trembled. I picked up the torn wing and the butterfl
28、y and I spat on its wing and tried to get it to stick back on so it could fly away and be free before the house parent came back. But it would not stay on him.（分数：10.00）(1).The author set the living butterfly free because _.（分数：2.00）A.he liked it very muchB.he had sympathy for the beautiful butterfl
29、yC.he couldn“t bear a butterfly dying in his favorite bushesD.its wing broke off(2).According to the passage, the author“s life in the orphanage was _.（分数：2.00）A.dull and full of strict rulesB.simple and easyC.happy and full of hopeD.hard and busy(3).What is the author“s attitude towards the house p
30、arent“s pinning some butterflies on the cardboard?（分数：2.00）A.tolerantB.unconcernedC.disgustedD.discouraged(4).We know from the passage that _.（分数：2.00）A.the author lived alone in the dormitoryB.there were one hundred butterflies living in the bushesC.the cardboard paper was left on the step so as to
31、 be watchedD.the author failed to stick the worn wing onto the butterfly with his spit(5).Which of the following is right according to the passage?（分数：2.00）A.I found beauty meant nothing special to me.B.The house parent helped the children handle the quilt.C.The house parent chased the butterfly in
32、order to show it to the children.D.I thought it was cruel to catch the butterfly.六、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：10.00)What exactly is a lie? Is it anything we say which we know is untrue? Or is it something more than that? For example, suppose a friend wants to borrow some money from you, you say “I wish
33、I could help you but I“m short of money myself.“ In fact, you are not short of money but your friend is in the habit of not paying his debts and you don“t want to hurt his feeling by reminding him of this. Is this really a fie? Professor Jerald Jellison of the University of Southern California has m
34、ade a scientific study of lying. According to him, women are better liars than men, particularly when telling a “white lie“. For instance, when a woman at a party tells another woman that she likes her dress, she really thinks it looks awful. However, this is only one side of the story. Other resear
35、chers say that men are more likely to tell more serious lies, such as making a promise which they have no intention of fulfilling. This is the kind of lie politicians and businessmen are supposed to be particularly skilled at: the lie from which the liar hopes to profit or gain in some way. Research
36、 has also been done into the way people“s behavior changes in a number of small, apparently unimportant ways when they lie. It has been found that if they are sitting down at the time, they tend to move about in their chairs more than usual. To the trained observer they are saying “I wish I were som
37、ewhere else now“. They also tend to touch certain parts of the face more often, in particular the nose. One explanation of this may be that lying causes a slight increase in blood pressure. The tip of the nose is very sensitive to such changes and the increased pressure makes it itch. Another gestur
38、e which gives liars away is what the writer Desmond Morris in his book Man-watching calls “the mouth cover“. He says there are several typical forms of this, such as covering part of the mouth with the fingers, touching the upper-lip or putting the hand at one side of the mouth. Such a gesture can b
39、e understood as an unconscious attempt on the part of the liar to stop himself or herself from lying. Of course, such gestures as rubbing the nose or covering the mouth or moving about in a chair cannot be taken as proof that the speaker is lying. They simply tend to occur more frequently in this si
40、tuation. It is not one gesture alone that gives the liar away but a whole number of things, and in particular the context in which the lie is told.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the passage, a “white lie“ seems to be a lie _.（分数：2.00）A.that other people believeB.that other people don“t believeC.told in
41、order to avoid offending someoneD.told in order to take advantage of someone(2).Research suggests that women _.（分数：2.00）A.are better at telling less serious lies than menB.generally lie far more than men doC.often make promises they intend to breakD.lie at parties more often that men do(3).Researche
42、rs find that when a person tells lies _.（分数：2.00）A.his blood pressure increases measurablyB.he looks very seriousC.he tends to make some small changes in his behaviorD.he uses his unconscious mind(4).One reason people sometimes rub their noses when they tell lies is that _.（分数：2.00）A.they wish they
43、were somewhere elseB.the nose is sensitive to physical changes caused by lyingC.they want to cover their mouthsD.they are trying to stop themselves from telling lies(5).Which of the following may best betray a liar?（分数：2.00）A.The touching of the tip of one“s nose.B.The changes of one“s behavior.C.“T
44、he mouth cover“ gesture.D.The circumstances in which his lie is told.七、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Throughout the past century humanity did everything in its power to control nature. We dammed earth“s rivers, chopped down the forests and exhausted the soils. Burning up fuels, we pumped a great deal
45、of greenhouse gases into the air, altering the chemistry of the atmosphere and warming the planet in just a few decades. And as our population began in the year 2000 above the 6 billion mark, still spreading across the continents, dozens of animal and plant species were dying out every day, includin
46、g the first primate (灵长类) to disappear in more than 100 years. At the start of the 21st century there were unmistakable signs that nature was beginning to take its revenge. Melting ice in both poles of the earth suggested that the climate was changing rapidly. Weather was even more changeable than u
47、sual, giving some places too little rain and others too much. Fires raced across the dried American West last summer, and recent storms spread damages from Britain to China. No specific event could be directly blamed on global warming. Floods and drought will be more frequent and severe. Other sad s
48、igns from an overburdened planet include falling grain and fish harvests and fierce competition for scarce water supplies. But there were also, in the year 2000, signs of great awareness. Connected by the Internet, hundreds of millions of people gathered for the 30th anniversary of Earth Day. Govern
49、ments from Washington to Lima took steps to protect the large wild areas from development. Progress was made toward using more renewable energy from the wind and the sun, and new cars that used both gasoline and electricity spotted (显示) fuel-economy statistics. The goal for the new century is “sustainable development“. Is that possible? It depends on how well we understand that humanity is part of nature, not lord and master.（分数：10.00）(1).W
