2014年成人高考学士学位英语考试预测试卷(1)
- 第1页：Part I Dialogue Communication（选做题Ⅰ）1-15
- 第2页：Part V Translation Section A16-20
- 第3页：Part V Translation Section B21-25
- 第4页：Part I Reading Comprehension 26-40
26、 回答26-40题
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage :
Washington Irving was America' s first man of letters to be known internationally. His workswere received enthusiastically both in England and in the United States. He was, in fact, one ofthe most successful writers of his time in the country, and at the same time winning the admiration of fellow writers like Scott in Britain and Poe and Hawthorne in the United States. (76) The respect in which he was held partly owing to the man himself, with his warm friendliness, his good sense, his urbanity, his gay spirits, his artistic integrity, his love of both the Old World and the New.
Thackeray described Irving as "a gentleman, who, though himself born in no very high sphere,was most finished, polished, witty ; socially the equal of the most refined Europeans. " ( 77 ) InEngland he was granted an honorary degree from Oxford--an unusual honor for a citizen of ayoung, uncultured nation--and he received the medal of the Royal Society of Literature. America made him ambassador to Spain.
Irving' s background provides little to explain his literary achievements. A gifted but delicatechild, he had little schooling. He studied law, but without zeal, and never did practice seriously.
He was immune to his strict Presbyterian home environment, frequenting both social gatherings andthe theater.
The main point of the first paragraph is that Washington Irving was
A．America' s first man of letters
B．a writer who had great success both in and outside his own country
C．a man who was able to move from literature to politics
D．a man whose personal charm enabled him to get by with basically inferior work
27、 What is implied by the mention of Scott, Poe and Hawthorne?
A．Irving enjoyed great popular admiration.
B．Scott. Poe and Hawthorne were primarily responsible for Irving' s success.
C．Irving' s work was not only popular, but also of high literary quality.
D．More Americans than Britons admired Irving.
28、 Which of the following best describes the effect of Irving' s Presbyterian background on his life?
A．It fostered his love for the theater.
B．It developed his skill in business.
C．It prompted his interest in law.
D．It had almost no effect on his life.
29、 Which of the following best describes the effect of Irving' s personal qualities on his literary success?
A．His personal qualities were entirely responsible for his literary success.
B．His personal qualities were primarily responsible for his literary success.
C．His personal qualities had some effects on his literary success.
D．His personal qualities had no effects on his literary success.
30、 Why might Irving' s literary ability have been surprising to the English?
A．They feared competition from American writers.
B．They did not expect the United States to produce good writers.
C．They disapproved of the language American writers used.
D．They thought of the United States as a purely commercial power.
31、请回答31-45题
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:
England is not a big country: from north to south and from east to west it is only about three hundred miles across. (76) But for a small country .it has a surprising range of climate. People who have never visited England, or who have visited only one part of it, often make the mistake of thinking that it is a cold and wet country. Except for the summer months of June to September, this is probably true of the north of England and the Midlands, In the south, however, the climate is much more pleasant. One result is that when people retire from a job in the north they often prefer to move down to the milder south.
Perhaps the warmest part of the country is the southwest, which consists of the counties of Devon and Cornwall. The warm Gulf Stream flows across the North Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Mexico and makes the coastal regions of the southwest quite warm. Palm trees, bamboo (竹) and many semi-tropical ( 亚热带的 ) plants grow well in the southwest of England. Flowers and vegetables ripen (成熟) as much as a month earlier than those elsewhere. Farmers in the area obtain a higher price for their vegetables and flowers because they are ready earlier. (77) In winter there may be several feet of snow in other parts of England but there will probably be no snow at all in the southwest. This may be one of the reasons why the southwest is one of England' s most popular holiday areas.
The distance from the center of England to the south coast is about _________
A．one hundred miles
B．three hundred miles
C．one hundred and fifty miles
D．six hundred miles
32、England is a country _________
A．with a cold and wet climate
B．with a surprising climate
C．with a pleasant climate
D．with a variety of climates
33、According to the passage, _________
A．flowers and vegetables from Devon are on the market one month earlier
B．farmers in the southwest grow as many vegetables and flowers as farmers elsewhere
C．people in the southwest have to pay a higher price for vegetables and flowers
D．vegetables in Cornwall ripen as much as a month earlier than flowers
34、In the north of England and the Midlands, _________
A．it is cold and wet all the year round
B．the climate is pleasant as a whole
C．it is warm most of the time in a year
D．only the summer is not cold or wet
35、In winter, people in Devon and Cornwall _________
A．seldom see snow
B．never see any snow
C．may have several feet of snow
D．often see snow
36、回答36-50题
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:
No one knows how man learned to make words. Perhaps he began by making sounds likethose made by animals. Perhaps he grunted like a pig when he lifted something heavy. (78)Perhaps he made sounds like those he heard all round him--water splashing, bees humming, a stone falling to the ground. Somehow he learned to make words. As the centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.
People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. Each contains many thousands of words. A verylarge English dictionary, for example, contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we donot need all these. Only a few thousand words are used in everyday life.
The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary bigger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy English for you to read. You will enjoy them. When you meet a new word, find it in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most useful book.
From this passage, we know that
A．man never made sounds
B．man made animal sounds
C．man used to be like animals to make sounds
D．man learned from the animals to make sounds
37、
The number of different languages spoken is about
A．150
B．1,500
C．5,000
D．4,000
38、
People from different countries
A．made same words
B．made different kinds of words
C．had a same language
D．used some sounds
39、
Man to make sounds.
A．used words
B．followed many things in nature
C．lifted heavy things
D．grunted like a pig
40、
You can enlarge your vocabulary by
A．reading more books
B．finding new words in dictionaries
C．writing more
D．using the words in everyday life