2015年湖北成人学士学位英语考试真题及答案

2015 年湖北成人学士学位英语考试真题及答案 Part I Vocabulary and Structure(20 points) Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. 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. 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 principles of organization. A. Creativity B. Duality C. Arbitrariness D. Displacement 2. ( )distinguishes the linguistic competence of the speaker and the actual phenomena or data of linguistics as langue and parole. A. Chomsky B. Saussure C. Gilman D. Brown 3. ( )is the study of the characteristics of language varieties, the characteristics of their functions and the characteristics of their speakers as these three constantly interact and change within a speech community. A. Psycholinguistics B. Sociolinguistics C.Anthropological linguistics D.Computational linguistics 4.The words such as "smog" and "brunch" are called ( ). A. abbreviation B. acronym C. back-formation D. blending 5.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 ( ). A.meaning shift B.broadening C.narrowing D.borrowing 6. ( )there is fresh air, there is oxygen. A. Wherever B.Whenever C. Unless D.Whether 7.The factory operated ( )until the order was filled. A.at times B.to the minute C.day by day D.around the clock 8.After working for the firm for ten years, he finally ( )the rank of deputy director. A. achieved B. approached C. attained D. acquired 9.If we ( )our test tomorrow, I would have gone to the concert. A.weren't to have B.hadn't been to have C.aren't to have D.hadn't had 10.Which of the following italicized parts is a subject clause? A.We are quite certain that we 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. A.Supposed that what B.Supposing what that C.Granted that what D.Considered what that 12.The storm sweeping over this area now is sure to cause ( )of vegetables in the coming days. A. rarity B. scarcity C. invalidity D. variety 13.To the scientists' delight, their efforts have increased people's ( )of the importance of saving water. A. awareness B. commitment C. agreement D. response 14.The word "chronology" contains ( )morphemes. A.4 B.3 C.2 D.5 15.Judging from her speeches and behaviors Marry has a strict ( ). A. growth B. upbringing C. development D. cultivation 16. ( )your valuable help, we couldn't have finished the experiment ahead of time. A.If it were not for B.Had it not been for C.Were it not for D.If it has not been for 17. It was with great joy ( )he knew that his GMAT score as 670, high enough to apply to a top university of business. A.when B.with C.what D.that 18.You can sleep on the couch in the lounge, ( )you can go to a hotel nearby. A. and B. then C. or D. but 19.I'd rather you ( )make any comment on the issue for the time being. A. don't B. wouldn't C. didn't D. shouldn't 20.The river is ( )that one. A.as three times long as B.the third time as C.three times the length of D.three times longer as Part 11 Reading Comprehension(40 points) Directions: in this part There are 4 passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B ,C and D.Choose the one you think is the best answer.then mark the corresponding letter in the Answer Sheet One with a single line through the center. Passage One 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……按把……按 能力分班）pupils.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-sobright 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 to 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 these 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 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 teaching 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 them every encouragement to attain this goal. 21.In the passage the writer's attitude towards "mixed-ability teaching" is ( ). A. critical B. questioning C. approving D. objective 22.By "held back" the writer means"( )". A.made to remain in the same classes B.forced to study in the lower classes