成人高等教育学士学位英语
考试复习资料
一、考试题型
本考试包括5个部分：阅读理解、词汇和语法、完形填空、英译汉和写作 全部按顺序统一编号。考试时间为 120分钟。
。客观题目
第一部分阅读理解(ReadingComprehension),共4篇短文，共20题，占总分的40% 第二部分 词汇和语法(VOCabuIary and StruCture) ，共40题，占总分的20% 第三部分完形填空(Cloze)，共20题，占总分的10%
第四部分 英译汉(Translation from 的15%
English into Chinese) ， 1 一 2 个段落，占总分
第五部分写作(Writing)，占总分的15% 阅读理解专项练习
PaSSage 1
The SeCret Of being born lucky is a summerbirthday, With MaybabieS most likely to enjoy a Iifetime ' S good fortune, according to a StUdy of more than 40,000 people. The time of year at WhiCh you are born has an en duri ng in flue nce on levels of OPtimiSm and self-reported luck, according to a research by BritiSh and SWediSh SCientists. May WaS the IUCkieSt month in WhiCh to be born, With 50 PerCe nt of those born the n con Sideri ng themselves lucky, while OCtOber WaS the least lucky mon th, With just 43 PerCe nt CIaimi ng good fortune.
The findings add to grow ing evide nce that the Phe nomenon of IUCk is not all
down to chance, but is affected by a person 's general disposition. Other researc h has shown that whether people think themselves fortunate depends less on objective success than on having a
“glass half -full ” or “ half - empty” approach to life.
“What we are seeing suggests that something is influencing how people perceive their
luckiness. My hypothesis is that people create their own luck by traits such as optimism, that luck is a psychological phenomenonrather than a matter of blind chance, ” said Professor Richard Wiseman, who led the research.
The pattern of the result, with those born in spring and in summer reporting themselves luckier than those born in autumn or winter, could have two potential explanations, Professor Wiseman said.
1. According to the passage, whether people think themselves lucky or not depends on the
following factors EXCEPT ____________ .
A. one 's objective success
B. one 's general disposition
C. one 's attitude to life
D. one 's place of birth
2. According to the passage, those who were born in _______ regard themselves as the most fortunate.
A. March B. April C. May D. October
3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Optimistic people tend to be luckier.
B. Devoted people tend to be luckier.
C. Objective success is more impo feeling lucky.
rtant than one 's general disposition in
D. People drinking more water tend to be luckier.
4. Which of the following words can be best replace the word Para. 2)?
“trait ” (Line 7,
A. Quality. B. Expectation. C. Belief. D. Idea
5. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Luck is Something Born
B. Luck is Not All Down to Chance
C. Luck is a Matter of Blind Chance
D. Luck and Age
Passage 2
Man has always wanted to fly. Some of the greatest men in history had thought about the problem. Oneof them, for example, was the great Italian artist, Leonardo Da Vinci. In the 16 th century he made designs for machines that would fly, but they were never built.
Throughout history, other less famous men had wanted to fly. An example was a manin England 800 years ago. He madea pair of wings from chicken feathers. Then he fixed them to
成人高等教育学士学位英语考试复习资料
