贵州省学士学位英语真题

贵州省2017年成人高等教育学士学位课程考试英语

Part I Reading Comprehension (40 points)

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.You shoulddecide on the best choice of them. Mark your answers on your Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. (划线部分为第四部分的翻译题，答案做答题卡相应的位置)

Passage 1

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the fllowing passage:

(1)Your boss holds your future prospects in his hands.Sorme bosses are hard to get along with.Some have excellent qualifications but no idea when it comes to dealing with people.Of course,not all bosses are like that.

The relationship you have with your boss can be a major factor in determining your rise up the career leader.Your boss is not only your leader,he is also the person best equipped to help you do the job you are paid to do.He can inform you of company direction that may affect your professional development.

Your boss also needs you to perform at your best in order to accomplish his objectives. He needs your feedback in order to provide realistic and useful reports to upper management But how does this help you establish a meaningful working relationship with your boss?

Ihe key is communication. Learn and understand his goals and priorities .Observe and understand your boss's work style.If he has not been clear with his may be more likely to help you.

In short, getting along with your boss requires getting to know his likes and dislikes and learming to work with his personality and management style.

1、The main idea of the first paragraph is that_____

A.bosses are hard to deal with

B.bosses have good character

C.bosses must have similar personalities 

D.bosses determine your career future

2、The italicized words "rise up the career ladder" in the second paragraph means______

A being promoted in position

B.going to work abroad

C.changing jobs frequently

D. pursuing an advanced degree

3、In order to achieve his objectives, your boss expects that you______

A show your management skills

B.get along with your cllague

C.write reports to upper management

D.do your best in your work

4、According to the passage, the most important thing for establishing a good working relationship with the boss is_____

A. hard work

B. quick feedback

C. efective communication

D. frequent criticism

5、Which of the fllowing might be the best title for the passage?_____

A. How to Get Along with Your Boss.

B. How to Take Care of Your Boss.

C. How to Accept Your Boss's Criticism.

D. How to Accomplish Your Boss's Objective.

Passage 2

Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:

I arrived in the United States on February 6,2006,but I remember my first day here very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at 3 o'clock in the afermoon.The weather was very cold and it was snowing,but I was too excited to mind.From the airport, my friend and I took a taxi to my hotel. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manattan for the first time and 1 stared in astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their man-made beauty,My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then 1eft me because he had to go back to work.He promised to return the next day

Shortly after my friend had 1eft, I went to a restaurant near the hotel to get something to eat.(3)Because I couldn't speak a word of English, I couldn't tell the waiter what I wanted.I was very upset and started to make some gestures, but the waiter didn't understand me.Finally,I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was eating. After dinner,I started to walk along Broadway until I came to Times Square with its movie theatres, neon lights,and huge crowds of people.I didn't feel tired, so I continued to walk around the city. I wanted to see everything on my first day.I knew it was impossible,but I wanted to try.

When 1 returmed to the hotel, I was exhausted, but I couldn't sleep because I kept hearing the fire and police sirens during the night.I lay awake and thought about New York It wasavery big and interesting city with many tall buildings and big cars, full of noise and busy people,I also decided right then that 1 had to 1learn to speak English.

6.On the way to his hotel, the writer_____

A. was silent all the time

B. kept talking to his friend

C showed his fied soehing he bougut with him

D. look out of the window with great interesting

7.He went to a nearby restaurant but he didn't have what he really wanted,because______

A. he could not make himself understood

B. he only made some gestures

C. he didn't order at all

D. the waiter was unwillig to serve

8.The waiter_______

A. knew what he would order

B. served the same thing the man at the next table was having

C. finally understood what he said

D. took the order through his gesture

9.After dinner, he_______

A. walked back to the hotel right away

B. went to the movies

C. had a walking tour around the city

D. did some shopping on Broadway

10. That night he couldn't seep, because______

A. he kept hearing the fire and police sirens

B. he didn't know what to do the next day

C. he was not tired at all

D. he was thinking about the great city

Passage 3

Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:

My husband and I got married in 1981 and for the first ten years of our marriage I was very happy to stay home and raise our three children.Then four years ago, our youngest child went to school and I thought I might go back to work.

(4)My husband was very supportive and helped me to make my decision.He emphasized all of the things I can do around the house, and said he thought I could be a great success in business.

After several weeks of looking for a job, I found my present job, which is working for a small public relations firm. At first, my husband was very proud of me and would tell his friends,"My clever lttle wife can run that company she's working for."

(5)But as his joking statement approached truth.my husband stopped talking to me about my job,I have received several promotions and pay increases.and I'm now making more money than he is.I can buy my own clothes and a new car,Because of our joined incomes,my husband and I can do many things we had always dreamed of doing, but we don't do these things because he is very unhappy.

We fight about ltle things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends For the first time in our marriage, I think it is possible that our marriage may come to an end.

I love my husband very much, and I don't want him to fee1 inferior, but I also love my job.I think I can be a good wife and a working woman, but I don't know how. Who can give me some advice? Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my husband and my new career?

11.The narrator decided to go back to work because____

A. she had to support the family

B. she was in no need to take care of the children

C. she was unhappy to stay at home

D. she got tired of her husband

12.Which of the following can be best described her husband's atude after hearing the decision?______

A. Unhappy

B. Opposed

C. Supportive

D. Indifference

13.Her husband changed his attitude and stopped talking about her because______

A. she got several promotions and pay increases

B. she didn't look after the family anymore

C. she made less money than her husband did

D. their joined incomes could not make their dream come true

14. At the end of the passage, the narrator asked for to her problem._____

A. help

B. leave

C. permission

D. a solution

15. We can infer from the passage that a choice that faces working women is between_____

A. children and husband

B. career and marriage 

C. marriage and love

D. career and children

Section B

Directions:In this section there is one passage.The passage has 5 gaps in it, and is followed by 6 sentences marked A, B, C, D, E, and F.Choose the best sentence from the list to fill each of the gaps.You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

1_____t has become commonplace to see people of all ages running along city streets,in parks,and along special jogger's trails that have been built in some cities.Many theories,even some mystical ones, have been advanced to explain the popularity of jogging. The plain truth is that jogging is a cheap. quick and efficient way to maintain physical fitness.

2_____If these systems are fit, the body is ready for almost any sport and for almost any sudden demand made by work or emergencies,One can train more specially,as by developing strength for weight lifting or the ability to run straight ahead for short distances with great power as in football, but jogging trains your heart and lungs to deliver oxygen more efficiently to all parts of your body. It is worth noting that this sort of exercise is the only kind that can reduce heart disease, the number one cause of death in America.

3_____Physicians advise beginning joggers not to run in a tennis or gym shoe. Many design advances have been made in only the last several years that make an excellent running shoe necessary if a runner wishes to develop as quickly as possible, with as ltle chance of injury as possible. A wise investment in good shoes will prevent blisters and the foot, ankle and knee injuries and will also enable the wearer to run on paved or soft surfaces.

No other special equipment is needed,4_____Many joggers wear expensive warm-up suits,but just as many wear last year's clothes.

5_____The American jogging Association has a twelve-week program designed to move from a fifeen-minute walk (which almost anyone can manage who is in reasonable health) to a thirty-minute run.A measure of common sense, a physical examination,and a planned schedule are all it takes.

A.We all like jogging.

B.The most usefu1 sort of exercise is one that develops the heart,lungs and circulatory systems（2）

C.It takes surprisingly lttle time to develop the ability to run. （5）

D.Jogging, running slowly for long distance, has become the most popular individual sport in America. （1）

E.You can jog in any clothing you desire, even your street clothes. （4）

F.Only one sort of equipment is needed--a good pair of shoes. （3）

Part II Vocabulary (15 points)

Directions: In this section there is a passage with ten blanks,Read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words from the word list following the passage. And then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Some people say they have no memory at al1:“IT just can’remember a thing!" But of course we all have a memory. Our 1___ tells us who we are. Our mermory helps us to make use in the present of what we have 2____in the past.

In fact we have different types of memory.For example, our visual memory helps us 3___ facts and places.Some people have such a strong visual memory.They can remember 4____ what they have seen,for example,pages of a book,as a complete picture.

Our 5____ memory helps us remember words and figures we may have heard but not seen or written:6____ of a shopping list,a chemical formula,dates,or a recipe.

With our emotional memory,we recall situations or places where we had strong feelings.perhaps of happiness or unhappiness.We also have special mermories for smell, taste,touch and sound, and for performing physical movements.

We have two ways of storing any of these memories.Our short-term memory 7____ items for up to thirty seconds-enough to remember a telephone number while we 8___.Our long-term memory,on the other hand,may store items for a lifetimne. Older people in fact have a much better long-term memory than short-term, They may forget what they have done only a few hours ago,but have the clearest remembrance of when they were very 9_____. 

Psychologists tell us that we only remember a few facts about our past, and that we invent the rest.It is as though we remember only the outline of a story.We then make up the details.We often do this in the way we want to remember them, usually so that we appear as the heroes of our own past-or maybe victims needing 10_____.

1-5: JADCB 6-10:FHLIO

A. learnt

B.verbal

C.exactly .

D.recall

E.old

F.items

G.Putting

H.stores

I.young

J.memory

K.says

L.dial

M.treatment

N.same

O.sympathy

Part IⅢ Cloze (10 points)

Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices markedA, B, C and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

The joy of laughing story is universal,probably as old as language 1___.But, what is it that makes a story or a joke funny?

As one who had enjoyed humor since I first recognized it, I've made 2____ to explain and discuss humor with students in such diverse cultures as Latin America and China.I've done some serious thinking about funny stories.It has been a labor of love!

Why is it 3____several students in a class will fall out of their chairs laughing after I tell a joke 4____the rest of the students 1ook as if I've just read the weather report? Obviously some people are more 5____ to humor than others.And,we recognized that some people tell jokes very well while others struggle to say 6____ We've all heard people say,“I like jokes,but I can't tell one well,and I can never remember them."some people have a better ____of humor than others  just as some people have more musical talent,mathematical talent etc. than others.A truly funny person has a joke for every occasion. A_ 8 person is not likely to be the most popular person in a group,It is reasonable to say that the truly humorous individual is not only well liked ,9____is often the focus of atenton in any gathering.

Humor is alive and well, and it will persist simply because there are funny things 10____every day. Some humorous people see and hear these funny things and are able to make them into funny entertaining jokes and stories.

1-5:ADCBA 6-10:DBDAC

1.A.itself  B.of it  C.of its own   D.himself

2.A.a decision  B.an attention  C.an arrangement   D.an attempt

3.A.what   B.when   C.that   D.before

4.A.When  B. while   C.and   D. though .

5.A.sensitive   B.sensible   C.senseless   D.sentimental

6.A.fun something   B.funny something   C.something fun   D.something funny

7.A.feeling   B.sense   C. ability   D.capability

8.A.humor   B.humorous   C.humored    D.humorless

9.A.but   B.or   C.and  D.either

10.A.happen   B.happened   Chappening   D.being happened

Part IV Translation (15 points)

Directions:In this part,there are five items which you should translate into Chinese,each item consisting of one or two sentences.These sentences are all underlined in and taken from the reading passages you have just read in Part I, You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.(请把翻译写在答题卡指定位置。)

1.(Para 1,Passage 1)

Your boss holds your future prospects in his hands. Some bosses are hard to get along with.Some have excellent qualifications but no idea when it comes to dealing with people.

老板手握着你的未来。一些老板很难相处;--些老板资质过人，但与人打交道时却毫无

办法。

2.(Para5.Passage 1)

In short, getting along with your boss requires getting to know his likes and dislikes and learning to work with his personality and management style.

简短地说，与老板的相处之道需要了解老板的好恶，同时也要了解老板的个性及管理方

式。

3.(Para 2.Passage 2)

Because I couldn't speak a word of English,I couldn't tell the waiter what I wanted.I was very upset and started to make some gestures, but the waiter didn't understand me.Finally,I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was eating.

因为我一句 英文都不会说,我不能让服务员了解我的需要，我非常困扰，接着我开始一通比划，但是服务生仍然不能理解我。最终，我只能选择和邻座的客人点-样的饭菜。

4.(Para 2 Passage 3)

My husband was very supportive and helped me to make my decision. He emphasized all of the things I can do around the house, and said he thought I could be a great success in business.

我的丈夫十分支持我，他帮助我做了诀定。他强调我在家庭里的重要性，并且，他说他认为我一定能够在事业上取得成功。

5.(Para 4.Passage 3)

But as his joking statement approached truth,my husband stopped talking to me about my job,I have received several promotions and pay increases,and I'm now making more money than he is.

但是，随着他的可笑言论逐渐暴露出的真相，我的丈夫停止与我谈论我的工作，而我收到许多升迁和提薪的机会，现在我比我的丈夫挣钱更多了。

Part V Writing (15 points)

Directions.For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition about 120 words entitled Sharing Happiness or Sorrow in three paragraphs. Your composition should cover the following points:

1. The meaning of sharing

2. Your views on sharing: sharing happiness or sorrow

3. Your conclusion

(请把作文写在答题卡指定位置。)

I believe when we were little babies, we were taught to learn to share with others.

At first, I don’t understand. But now I can understand gradually. Share happiness will make me feel happier, while share my sadness with my friends will make me reduce sadness.

When I told my friends I got the first praise in the recital contest, they all congratulated to me and said many good words, which made me happier. When I got blame from my teacher, I told my friends, which made me felt comfortable. Besides, their comfort also helped me feel better. What’s more, sharing my experience with others that help them lots can makes me feel satisfied.  Anyway, sharing my emotion and things with others makes me feel awesome. You’d better try to learn to share, and then you will understand.

我相信在我们还是小孩的时候，我们就被教导要学会与人分享。

起初，我不是很明白。但现在我慢慢地了解了。分享快乐会让我更加快乐，而和朋友分享我的悲伤也会减轻我的悲伤。

当我告诉我的朋友我在朗诵比赛上取得第一名的时候，他们都向我表示祝贺，并说了很多好话，这让我感到更开心。当被老师责备时，我告诉我的朋友，说出来能让我感到舒服。此外，他们的安慰也能让我感到更舒适。

更重要的是，分享我的经验给他们，能够帮助他们使我感到很满足。不管怎么说，与别人分享我的情感，事情让我觉得很棒。你最好也努力尝试着分享，之后你就会明白了。