2011年湖北学位英语真题(A)卷
Part 1 Vocabulary and Structure
Directions:There are 20 incomplete sentences in this each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C and the ONE answer that best completes the mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1.These are books and newspapers you asked yesterday. which which which which
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3.Five kilometers a long distance for a five-year-old boy to run. A .is
4.It is desired that new rules to the attention of all the students. be brought be brought be brought brought
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6.I'd like to a double-room with a bath in your hotel from June 3 to 12.
7.He could not start the engine,no matter hard he had tried.
8.I forgot to give my regards to my manager in my wish I it. .
do done done
9. Writing a letter to the manager,he decided to talk to him in person. of of for to
10.I can't find the key to my have lost it on my way home. to
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12.As far as I'm concerned,I don't like in that way. be tread treat
policeman stopped the driver and found that he alcohol. drunk drinking drunk
11.In Chinese culture,red happiness,so brides usually wear red on their wedding days. }
12.This is the only practicable solution your problem at the moment.
13.We have been each other for 20 years. touch touch with with
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15.She failed her entrance examination for college and was unable to start her studies at college.
16.My mother and I always enjoyed our chat under a pine tree in the park, our childhood.
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18.Many countries began to economic ties with China after its reform and opening-up policies.
19.The doctor has warned time and again that smoking will his health,but Johnny just won't listen. 、
20.the editor asked his journalists not to any details in their reports of the accident. for out off on
21.It wasn't very of you to drink all the milk when you know I need some for the baby!
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23.At first the boss threatened to him from his job,but later it turned out to be a mere bluff.
Part 2 Reading Comprehension
Directions:In this part there are 4 passages followed by questions or unfinished statements,each with four suggested answers marked A,B,C and the ONE you think is the best answer,then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line throuhg the center.
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Passage 1
Of all the family members,grandparents are probably the least are just the people who have always been make a fuss over the children in the family,show off to their friends the achievements of this child or that child,and show countless pictures of new babies. Grandfathers can fix anything,and grandmothers always have homemade biscuits around.
When you are small,it's fun to stay with your grandparents because they always let you do things you can't do at home,and,of course,they buy you are always able to babysit because they don't go out much and actually prefer to see their are usually good for a small loan now and then doesn't need to be paid back because they turn it into a respectfully listen to their advice but don't thank them politely for what they do for you,and then don't call or visit them until you need something ,of course,you never tell them how dear they are to you because they know how you feel about them all of a sudden,they are no longer there to do the things that only grandparents can do,and you find yourself wishing that you had told them what they meant to you as people and not just as grandparents.
24.What is the position of grandparents in the family according to the writer /
are the most important people among family members. are the least important people among family members.
are the ones at whom their children or grandchildren usually laugh. are the ones whom their children or grandchildren respect most. 25.Grandparents usually do many things except . ·
their grandchildren things
after their grandchildren
their grandchildren do things they can't do at home. their grandchildren how dear they are to home.
26.Why don't children need to pay back the loan from their grandparents .
grandparents will forget the loan.
grandparents pay back the loan for them.
grandparents die before they have enough money to pay it back. grandparents turn the loan into a gift.
never tell their grandparents how dear they are to them because . 、
don't like their grandparents.
take for granted everything their grandparents do for them. grandparents know how they feel do not respect their grandparents
25.How do children feel after their grandparents die $
regret they didn't express their true feelings to them.
feel sorry that grandparents are the least valued in the family.
miss them very much because no one does the things that grandparents do. wish they had visited and called them more often. &
Passage 2
Many American colleges permit foreign students to live in college housing or housing not owned by the university,such as an housing is usually in a dormitory,or dorm for foreign students say that the dorms are less costly than say dorms offer quiet study areas and areas for social activities or say dorms are close to places they go every day,like the library,computer center and also say that living in the room provides the best chance to get to know other students.
Dormitories may have as few as twelve students or as many as one dorms are organized into areas called have several bedrooms,a large living area and a or more people may live in one dorms have many rooms along a students usually live in each each floor there is a large bathroom for all the students who live on that there is also a kitchen for preparing food.
In most universities ,males and females live in the same may even live on the same they usually may not live in the same room or universities have some dorms for men and women. 26.Where do some foreign students in American colleges prefer to live ^
a hotel a house
an apartment a friend's home
27.What may be the reason for a foreign student to choose to live in a dorm is cheaper has a big living room is cleaner is owned by the university 28.,
29.How many students can a dorm hold at most according to the passage
thousand
30.One of the advantages of living in a dorm is that . is easier for the students to get in touch with other students students can go to school library every day `
students can use personal computers freely than two students may live in one room
31.Which of following statement is TURE according to the passage the students in a dorm share one large bathroom are not allowed to cook in the dorm *
students and male students cannot live in the same dorm in the dorm is helpful to develop your relation with others
Passage 3
Cars are an important part of life in th United a car, most people feel that they are even if a person is poor he doesn't feel really poor when he has a car. 》
Henry Ford was the man who first started making cars in large probably didn't know how much the car was going to affect American car made the Unite States a nation on it helped make the United States what it is today.
There are three main reasons the car became so popular in the United of all,the country is a huge one and Americans like to move around in car provides the most comfortable and cheapest form of a car people can go any place without spending a lot of money.
The second reason cars are popular is the fact that the United States never really developed an efficient and inexpensive form of public have never been as common in the United States as they are in other parts of the ,there is a good system of air-service provided by it is too expensive to be used frequently.
The third reason is the most important one, American spirit of independence is what really made cars don't like to wait for a bus or a train or even a don't like to have to follow an exact car gives them the freedom to schedule their own this is the freedom that Americans want most to have.
The gas shortage has caused a big problem for the answer will not be a bigger system of public real solution will have to be a new kind of car,one that does not use so much gas. *
31,When do most Americans feel they are poor
they don't have a car they live in a huge country they don't planes. they have a car 32.Why do cars become popular in the United States
United States is huge. transportation is not so good. }
like to be independent like to move around
33.What public transportation is good in the United States
34.What has caused a big problem for Americans
new kind of car transportation [
gas shortage people
35.Which of the following is NOT mentioned according to this passage have made the nation on wheels.
have made the United States have a gas shortge 80%of the American people have cars. #
have made American independent.
Passage 4
There is a difference between science and is a method of answering theoretical questions;technology is a method of solving practical has to do with the facts and relationships between observable phenomena in nature and with establishing theories that serve to organize these facts and relationships;technology has to do with tools,techniques,and procedures for implementing the finding of science.
Another distinction between science and technology has to do with the progress in in science excludes the human ,who seek to comprehend the universe and know the truth with the highest degree of accuracy and certainty,cannot pay attention to their own or other people's likes or dislikes or to popular ideas about the fitness of scientists discover may shock or anger people-as did Darwin's theory of even an unpleasant truth is more than likely to be useful;besides,we have the choice of refusing to believe it!But it's hardly so with technology and we do not have the choice of refusing to hear the sonic boom produced by a supersonic aircraft flying overhead;we do not have the choice of refusing to breathe polluted air;and we do not have the choice of living in a non-atomic science progress,technology must be measured in terms of the human legitimate purpose of technology is to serve people in general,not merely some people;and future generantions,not merely those who presently wish to gain advantage for must be humanistic if it is to lead to a better world. 36.{
37.Which of the following statements about science is NOT true provides answers to theoretical questions. seeks to comprehend the universe.
aims to discover the inter-connections of facts and rules that explain them. serves people in general and can be measured in terms of the human factor. 38.~
39.Which of the followig statements about technology is NOT true provides answer to practical problems. seeks to establish theories based on facts. helps change the material world.
has to do with new desings and ways of making the we use in our daily life. 40.…
41.According to the author,scientific theories . be strictly objective. pay attention to people
conform to popular opinions. convince everyone 】
author states that technology itself .
responsible for pollution and resource exhaustion