2011湖北學位英語真題及答案

2011年湖北學位英語真題(A)卷

Part1VocabularyandStructure

Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,Cand

D.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwitha

singlelinethroughthecenter.

1.Thesearebooksandnewspapersyouaskedyesterday.

A.inwhichB.onwhichC.forwhichD.atwhich

2.Fivekilometersalongdistancefbrafive-year-oldboytorun.

A.isB.areC.beD.would

3.Itisdesiredthatnewrulestotheattentionofallthestudents.

A.shallbebroughtB.willbebrought

C.wouldbebroughtD.bebrought

4.1'dliketoadouble-roomwithabathinyourhotelfromJune3to12.

A.promiseB.proposeC.bookD.check

5.Hecouldnotstarttheengine,nomatterhardhehadtried.

A.whenB.whereC.whatD.how

6.1forgottogivemyregardstomymanagerinmyletter.!wishIit.

A.shoulddoB.didC.havedoneD.haddone

7.Writingalettertothemanager,hedecidedtotalktohiminperson.

A.InsteadofB.BecauseofC.AsfbrD.dueto

8.1can'tfindthekeytomyoffice.Ihavelostitonmywayhome.

A.wouldB.shouldC.mustD.oughtto

9.AsfarasI'mconcerned,!don'tlikeinthatway.

A.tobetreadB.totreatC.treatedD.treating

lO.Thepolicemanstoppedthedriverandfoundthathealcohol.

A.drinksB.hasdrunkC.isdrinkingD.haddrunk

1l.InChineseculture,redhappiness,sobridesusuallywearredontheirweddingdays.

A.standsB.representsC.presentsD.resents

12.Thisisthsonlypracticablesolutionyourproblematthemoment.

A.aboutB.ofC.forD.to

13.Wehavebeeneachotherfor20years.

A.intouchB.intouchwithC.touchingD.touchingwith

14.Shcfailedherentranceexaminationforcollegeandwasunabletostartherstudiesat

college.

A.furthermoreB.consequentlyC.sequentlyD.moreover

15.MymotherandIalwaysenjoyedourchatunderapinetreeinthepark,ourchildhood.

A.thinkingB.memorizingC.remindingD.recalling

16.ManycountriesbegantoeconomictieswithChinaafteritsreformandopening-up

policies.

A.expandB.expendC.extendD.intend

17.Thedoctorhaswarnedtimeandagainthatsmokingwillhishealth,butJohnnyjust

won'tlisten.

A.effectB.reduceC.affectD.deserve

18.theeditoraskedhisjournalistsnottoanydetailsintheirreportsoftheaccident.

A.leaveforB.leaveoutC.leaveoffD.leaveon

19.ltwasn'tveryofyoutodrinkallthemilkwhenyouknowIneedsomeforthebaby!

A.considerateB.thoughtlessC.carefulD.deliberate

2O.Atfirstthebossthreatenedtohimfromhisjob,butlateritturnedouttobeamerebluff.

A.distributeB.disposeC.dissolveD.dismiss

Part2ReadingComprehension

Directions:Inthisparttherearc4passagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswers

markedA,B,CandD.Choose(heONEyouthinkisthebestanswer,thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet

withasinglelinethrouhgthecenter.

Passage1

Ofallthefamilymembers,grandparentsareprobablytheleastvalued.Thcyarejustthepeoplewhohavealwaysbeen

around.Theymakeafussoverthechildreninthefamily.showofftotheirfriendstheachievementsofthischildorthatchild,and

showcountlesspicturesofnewbabies.Grandfatherscanfixanything,andgrandmothersalwayshavehomemadebiscuits

around.

Whenyouaresmall,it'sfuntostaywithyourgrandparentsbecausetheyalwaysletyoudothingsyoucan'tdoathome,and,of

course,theybuyyouthings.Theyarealwaysabletobabysitbecausetheydon'tgooutmuchandactuallyprefertoseetheir

grandchildren.Theyareusuallygoodforasmallloannowandthendoesn'tneedtobepaidbackbecausetheyturnitintoa

gift.Yourespectfullylistentotheiradvicebutdon'tthankthempolitelytorwhattheydoforyou,andthendon'tcallorvisitthem

untilyouneedsomethingelse.And,ofcourse,younevertellthemhowdeartheyaretoyoubecausetheyknowhowyoufeel

aboutthemanyway.Thcnallofasudden,theyarcnolongertheretodothethingsthatonlygrandparentscando,andyoufind

yourselfwishing(hatyouhadtoldthemwhattheymeanttoyouaspeopleandnotjustasgrandparents.

21.Whatisthepositionofgrandparentsinthefamilyaccordingtothewriter?

A.Theyarethemostimportantpeopleamongfamilymembers.

B.Theyaretheleastimportantpeopleamongfamilymembers.

C.Theyaretheonesatwhomtheirchildrenorgrandchildrenusuallylaugh.

D.Theyaretheoneswhomtheirchildrenorgrandchildrenrespectmost.

22.Grandparcntsusuallydomanythingsexcept.

A.buytheirgrandchildrenthings

B.lookaftertheirgrandchildren

C.lettheirgrandchildrendothingstheycan'tdoathome.

D.telltheirgrandchildrenhowdeartheyaretohome.

23.Whydontchildrenneedtopaybacktheloanfromtheirgrandparents?

A.Theirgrandparentswillforgettheloan.

B.Thcirgrandparentspaybacktheloanforthem.

C.Theirgrandparentsdiebeforetheyhaveenoughmoneytopayitback.

D.Theirgrandparentsturntheloanintoagift.

24.Childrennevertelltheirgrandparentshowdeartheyaretothembecause.

A.theydon'tliketheirgrandparents.

B.theytakeforgrantedeverythingtheirgrandparentsdoforthem.

C.theirgrandparentsknowhowtheyfeel

D.theydonotrespecttheirgrandparents

25.Howdochildrenfeelaftertheirgrandparentsdie?

A.Theyregrettheydidn'texpresstheirtruefeelingstothem.

B.Theyfeelsorrythatgrandparentsaretheleastvaluedinthefamily.

C.Theymissthemverymuchbecausenoonedoesthethingsthatgrandparentsdo.

D.Theywishtheyhadvisitedandcalledthemmoreoften.

Passage2

ManyAmericancollegespermitforeignstudentstoliveincollegehousingorhousingnotownedbytheuniversity,suchas

anapartment.CoIlegehousingisusuallyinadonnitory,ordormforshort.Manyforeignstudentssaythatthedormsareless

costlythanapartments.Thcysaydormsofferquietstudyareasandareasforsocialactivitiesorsports.Theysaydormsarcclose

toplacestheygoeveryday,likethelibrary,computercenterandclassrooms.Theyalsosaythatlivingintheroomprovidesthe

bestchancetogettoknowotherstudents.

Dormitoriesmayhaveasfewastwelvestudentsorasmanyasonethousand.Somedormsareorganizedintoareascalled

suites.Suiteshaveseveralbedrooms,alargelivingareaandabathroom.Sixormorepeoplemayliveinonesuite.Otherdorms

havemanyroomsalongahallway.Twostudentsusuallyliveineachroom.Oneachfloorthereisalargebathroomforallthe

studentswholiveonthatfloor.Sometimesthereisalsoakitchenfbrpreparingfood.

Inmostuniversities,malesandfemalesliveinthesamedorm.Theymayevenliveonthesamefloor.Buttheyusuallymay

notliveinthesameroomorsuite.Mostuniversitieshavesomedormsformenandwomen.

26.WhercdosomeforeignstudentsinAmericancollegesprefertolive?

A.InahotelB.Inahouse

C.InanapartmentD.Inafriend'shome

27.Whatmaybethereasonforaforeignstudenttochcx)setoliveinadorm?

A.ItischeaperB.Ithasabiglivingroom

C.ltiscleanerD.Itisownedbytheuniversity

28.Howmanystudentscanadormholdatmostaccordingtothepassage?

A.TwoB.sixC.TwclvcD.Athousand

29.0neoftheadvantagesoflivinginadormisthat.

A.itiseasierforthestudentstogetintouchwithotherstudents

B.ihestudentscangotoschoollibraryeveryday

C.thestudentscanusepersonalcomputersfreely

D.morethantwostudentsmayliveinoneroom

3O.WhichoffollowingstatementisTUREaccordingtothepassage?

A.A11thestudentsinadormshareonelargebathroom

B.Studentsarenotallowedtocookinthedorm

C.Femalestudentsandmalestudentscannotliveinthesamedorm

D.Livinginthedormishelpfultodevelopyourrelationwithothers

Passage3

CarsarcanimportantpartoflifeinthUnitedStates.Withoutacar,mostpeoplefeelthattheyarcpoor.Anevenifapersonis

poorhedoesn'tfeelreallypoorwhenhehasacar.

HenryFordwasthemanwhofirststartedmakingcarsinlargenumbers.Heprobablydidn'tknowhowmuchthecarwas

goingtoaffectAmericanculture.ThecarmadetheUniteStatesanationonwheels.AndithelpedmaketheUnitedStateswhatit

istoday.

TherearethreemainreasonsthecarbecamesopopularintheUnitedStates.Firstofall,thecountryisahugeoneand

Americansliketomovearoundinit.Thecarprovidesthemostcomfortableandcheapestformoftransportation.Withacar

peoplecangoanyplacewithoutspendingalotofmoney.

ThesecondreasoncarsarepopularisthefactthattheUnitedStatesneverreallydevelopedanefficientandinexpensive

formofpublictransportation.Long-distancehaveneverbeenascommonintheUnitedStatesastheyarcinotherpartsofthe

world.Nowadays,thereisagoodsystemofair-serviceprovidedbyplanes.Butitistooexpensivetobeusedfrequently.

Thethirdreasonisthemostimportantone,though.TheAmericanspiritofindependenceiswhatreallymadecars

popular.Americansdon'tliketowaitforabusoratrainorevenaplane.Theydon'tliketohavetofollowanexactschedule.A

cargivesthemthefreedomtoscheduletheirowntime.AndthisisthefreedomthatAmericanswantmosttohave.

ThegasshortagehascausedabigproblemforAmericans.Buttheanswerwillnotbeabiggersystemofpublic

transportation.Therealsolutionwillhavetobeanewkindofcanonethatdoesnotusesomuchgas.

31.WhendomostAmericansfeeltheyarepoor?

A.Whentheydon'thaveacarB.Whcntheyliveinahugecountry

C.Whentheydon'tplanes.D.Whentheyhaveacar

32.WhydocarsbecomepopularintheUnitedStates?

A.TheUnitedStatesishuge.B.Publictransportationisnotsogood.

C.AmericansliketobeindependentD.Americansliketomovearound

33.WhatpublictransportationisgoodintheUnitedStates?

A.BusesB.TrainsC.TaxisD.Planes

34.WhathascausedabigproblemforAmericans?

A.AnewkindofcarB.Publictransportation

C.ThegasshortageD.Poorpeople

35.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaccordingtothispassage?

A.Carshavemadethenationonwheels.

B.CarshavemadetheUnitedStateshaveagasshortge

C.Nearl>80%oftheAmericanpeoplehavecars.

D.CarshavemadeAmericanindependent.

Passage4

Thereisadifferencebetweenscienceandtechnology.Scienceisamethodofansweringtheoreticalquestions;lechnologyis

amethodofsolvingpracticalproblem.Sciencehastodowiththefactsandrelationshipsbetweenobservablephenomenain

natureandwithestablishingtheoriesthatservetoorganizethesefactsandrelationships;technologyhastodowith

tools,techniques,andproceduresforimplementingIhefindingofscience.

Anotherdistinctionbetweenscienceandtechnologyhastodowiththeprogressineach.Progressinscienceexcludes

thehumanfactor.Scientists,whoseektocomprehendtheuniverseandknowthetruthwiththehighestdegreeofaccuracyand

certainty,cannotpayattentiontotheirownorotherpeople'slikesordislikesortopopularideasaboutthefitnessofthings.What

scientistsdiscovermayshockorangerpeople-asdidDarwin'stheoryofevolution.Butevenanunpleasanttruthismorethan

likelytobeuseful;besides,wehavethechoiceofrefusingtobelieveit!Butifshardlysowithtechnologyandwedonothavethe

choiceofrefusingtohearthesonicboomproducedbyasupersonicaircraftflyingoverhead;wedonothavethechoiceof

refusingtobreathepollutedair;andwedonothavethechoiceoflivinginanon-atomicage.Unlikescienceprogress,technology

mustbemeasuredintermsofthehumanfactor.Thelegitimatepurposeoftechnologyistoservepeopleingeneral,notmerely

somepeople;andfuturegenerantions,notmerelythosewhopresentlywishtogainadvantageforthemselves.Technologymust

behumanisticifitistoleadtoabetterworld.

36.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutscienceisNOTtrue?

A.Scineceprovidesanswerstotheoreticalquestions.

B.Scineceseekstocomprehendtheuniverse.

C.Scineceaimstodiscovertheinter-connectionsoffactsandrulesthatexplainthem.

D.Scineceservespeopleingeneralandcanbemeasuredintermsofthehumanfactor.

37.WhichofthefollowigstatementsabouttechnologyisNOTtrue?

A.Techno^ogyprovidesanswertopracticalproblems.

B.Technologyseekstoestablishtheoriesbasedonfacts.

C.Technologyhelpschangethematerialworld.

D.Techno'ogyhastodowithnewdesingsandwaysofmakingtheweuseinourdailylife.

38.Accordingtotheauthor,scientifictheories.

A.mustbestrictlyobjective.

B.usuallypayattentiontopeople

C.shouldconformtopopularopinions.

D.alwaysconvinceeveryone

39.Theauthorstatesthattechnologyitself.

A.isresponsibleforpollutionandresourceexhaustion

B.shouldservethosewhowishtogainadvantagefbrthemselves

C.willleadtoabetterworldifputtowiseuse

D.willinevitablybeforbadmotivation

4O.Thetoneoftheauthorinthispassageis.

A.ironicalB.criticalC.factualD.arbitrary

Part3Cloze

Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearc4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshould

choosetheONEanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingle

linethroughthecenter.

Readingispleasureofthemind,whichmeanswhatitisalittlelikeasport:youreagernessandknowledgeandquickness

makeyouagood41.Readingisfun,notbecausethewriteristellingyousomething,butbecauseitmakesyourmind

work.Yourown42worksalongwiththeauthor'sorevengoesbeyondhis.Yourexperience,comparedwithhis,bringsyou

tothesameordifferent43.andyourideasdevelop44youunderstandhis.Everybookstandsbyitself,likea

one-familyhouse,butbooksinalibraryarelikehouseinacity.Ahhoughtheyare45.togethertheyalladdupto

something,theyare46witheachotherandwithothercities.Thesameideas.or47ones.tumupindifferentplaces;the

humanproblemsthatrepeatthemselvesinliferepeatthemselvesinlicerature,bulwindifferent48accordingtodifferent

writingsatdifferenttimes.Booksinfluenceeachothenthev49thepast,thepresentandthefutureandhavetheirown

5(),likefamilies.Whereveryoustartreadingyouconnectyourselfwithoneofthefamiliesofideas,andinthelongrun,you

notonlyfindoutabouttheworldandthepeopleinit,youfindoutaboutyourself,too.

4l.A.sportsmanB.readerC.manD.studcnt

42.A.imaginationB.abilityC.qualityD.skill

43.A.resultsB.placesC.books□.conclusions

44.A.whereasB.unlessC.asD.onlyif

45.A.separateB.dividedC.lonely0.independent

46.A.relatedB.connectedC.charged0.developed

47.A.dif