2016年湖北成人学位英语考试冲刺试题及答案五
16.No sooner had they got the goods covered up ( )it started raining hard.
A. when
B. than
C.then
D. after
17.How long do you think ( )to finish this urgent task?
A.did it take you
B.it will take you
C.will it take you
D.it to take you
15. ( )was not the way the event happened.
A.Which the press reported
B.That the press reported
C.What did the press report
D.What the press reported
19.Air, or ( )is called atmosphere, surrounds the whole earth.
A.it
B.that
C.which
D.what
20.Don't you think it is time you ( )smoking?
A.give up
B.gave up
C.would give up
D.should give up
Part II Reading Comprehension ( 40 points )
Directions: in this part There are 4 passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one you think is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter in the Answer Sheet One with a single line through the center.
Passage 1
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
In order to learn a foreign language well, it is necessary to overcome the fear of making mistakes.If the primary goal of language use is communication, then mistakes are secondary considerations that may be dealt with gradually as awareness of those mistakes increases. On the other hand, students should not ignore their mistakes.The language learner may observe how native speakers express themselves, and how native expressions differ from the way the learner might say them. For example, a Spanish speaker who has been saying "I do it" to express willingness to do something in the immediate future, could, by communicating with native speakers of English, observe that native speakers actually say "I'll do it" .This difference can serve as a basis for the student to change his way of using the present tense in English.But a student who is unwilling to communicate in the first place would lose this opportunity to learn by trial and error.
21.According to the passage, the present tense in English is ( ).
A.not used to express a desire to do something in the immediate future
B.used with some verbs but NOT with others to express future intention
C.basically the same in English as it is in Spanish
D.not the most difficult problem for foreign students
22. According to the passage, language learners can reduce the number of their mistakes by ( ).
A.asking native speakers for explanations
B.reading good books in the foreign language
C.comparing their speech With that of native speakers
D.speaking without regard to native speakers
23. According to the passage, foreign language students who do not communicate with native speakers will NOT ( ).
A.learn very much about the foreign society
B.learn about the history of the foreign language
C.have to worry about making mistakes
D.take advantage of available language
24.According to the passage, foreign language students should not worry too much about making mistakes because ( ).
A.native speakers like foreign students who try to learn their language
B.communication is the primary goal of language learning
C.native speakers will ignore their mistakes
D.everyone makes mistakes when trying to communicate in a strange language
25.The author's major conclusion about the function of mistakes in foreign language learning is that ( ).
A.mistakes are not important in the process of learning a language
B.learners are often very afraid of making mistakes
C.making mistakes can help the learner discover the rules of the language
D.native speakers often do not tell foreign language learners about their mistakes