1、成人高等教育学士学位英语考试复习资料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。客观题目全部按顺序统一编号。考试时间为120分钟。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(Vocabulary 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 English into Chinese)，1一2个段落，占总分的15%。第五部分 写
2、作(Writing)，占总分的15%。阅读理解专项练习Passage 1The secret of being born lucky is a summer birthday, with May babies most likely to enjoy a lifetimes good fortune, according to a study of more than 40,000 people. The time of year at which you are born has an enduring influence on levels of optimism and self-rep
3、orted luck, according to a research by British and Swedish scientists. May was the luckiest month in which to be born, with 50 percent of those born then considering themselves lucky, while October was the least lucky month, with just 43 percent claiming good fortune.The findings add to growing evid
4、ence that the phenomenon of luck is not all down to chance, but is affected by a persons general disposition. Other research 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 se
5、eing 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 phenomenon rather than a matter of blind chance,” said Professor Richard Wiseman, who led the research.The patt
6、ern 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
7、 _.A. ones objective success B. ones general dispositionC. ones attitude to life D. ones place of birth2. According to the passage, those who were born in _ regard themselves as the most fortunate.A. March B. April C. May D. October3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passag
8、e?A. Optimistic people tend to be luckier.B. Devoted people tend to be luckier.C. Objective success is more important than ones general disposition in feeling lucky.D. People drinking more water tend to be luckier.4. Which of the following words can be best replace the word “trait” (Line 7, Para. 2)
9、?A. Quality. B. Expectation. C. Belief. D. Idea5. What is the best title for the passage?A. Luck is Something BornB. Luck is Not All Down to ChanceC. Luck is a Matter of Blind ChanceD. Luck and AgePassage 2Man has always wanted to fly. Some of the greatest men in history had thought about the proble
10、m. One of them, for example, was the great Italian artist, Leonardo Da Vinci. In the 16th 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 man in England 800 years ago. He made a pair of wings
11、 from chicken feathers. Then he fixed them to his body and jumped into air from a tall building. He did not fly very far. Instead, he fell to the ground and broke every bone of his body and rested in peace.The first real step took place in France, in 1783. Two brothers, the Montgolfiers, made a very
12、 large “hot air balloon”. They knew that hot air rises. Why not fill a balloon with it? The balloon was made of cloth and paper. In September of that year, the King and Queen of France came to see the balloon. They watched it carry the very first air passengers into the sky. The passengers were a sh
13、eep and a chicken. We do not know how they felt about the trip. But we do know that the trip lasted eight minutes and that the animals landed safely. Two months later, two men did the same thing. They rose above Paris in a balloon of the same kind. Their trip lasted twenty-five minutes and they trav
14、eled about.1. Leonardo Da Vinci _.A. said that man would fly in the sky one dayB. built a kind of machine which never flewC. made designs for flying machinesD. drew many beautiful pictures of birds2. Eight hundred years ago an Englishman _.A. made a kind of flying machineB. tried to fly with wings m
15、ade of chicken feathersC. wanted to build a kind of balloonD. tried to fly on a large bird3. In fact, the Englishman who tried to fly _.A. got badly wounded B. succeeded in flyingC. lost his life D. flew only 8 minutes4. The very first air passengers in the balloon were _.A. two animals B. the Montg
16、olfiersC. two Frenchmen D. the King and Queen5. When did two Frenchmen rise above Paris?A. In December 1783. B. In September 1783.C. In the 17th century. D. In November 1783.Passage 3Dieting to lose weight has become very popular in recent years. People have become more health conscious and try to t
17、ake better care of their bodies by eating more nutritiously（有营养的） and exercising more regularly to lose any unnecessary fat that they may have.Not only are people being more careful about what they eat, they are also concerned with how they eat and how their meals are prepared. People are taking mor
18、e time for each meal. Many avoid the so called “plastic” fast-food hamburgers and choose to eat a salad or a sandwich of more healthful ingredients(成分) in a quiet restaurant with a more leisurely atmosphere. At home, they also try to take enough time to eat a relaxing dinner without phone or TV inte
19、rruptions.While dieting may be viewed as beneficial, it has also become a serious problem for Americans, particularly for young women. Dieting for them has actually become a psychological addiction(依赖). They eat so little that they can lose as much as fifty percent of their total body weight, and al
20、though they look like skeletons, they still insist that they are fat.The current waves of exercising, dieting and the problems produced have caused many organizations to begin educating the public. Many schools, hospitals, health organizations, newspapers and magazines, for example, are offering cla
21、sses, printing booklet articles, etc. to inform the public of the way to exercise and diet, of the dangers of dieting too rapidly, and of the places people can go for medical help if they find themselves on the road to “diet addiction”.1. These days people are dieting more because _. A. they have be
22、come fatter and fatterB. they have realized the danger of eatingC. they have become more health consciousD. they have taken better care of themselves2. What changes have people made in the atmosphere of mealtime?A. They are taking more time for each meal.B. They are eating in quiet restaurants with
23、more leisurely atmosphere.C. At home they are eating without phone or TV interruptions.D. All of the above.3. “They look like skeletons” in the third paragraph most probably means _.A. they are very prettyB. they are very uglyC. they are too thinD. they are starving4. The main idea of the last parag
24、raph is about _.A. how the organizations try to help people with dieting addictionB. what kind of media can be used to educate the publicC. where people with dieting addiction can go to ask for helpD. what causes the organizations to begin educating the public5. According to the passage, we can infe
25、r that the atmosphere of eating has something to do with _.A. dieting B. manners C. health D. exercisingPassage 4Do you know who Benjamin Banneker was and what he did? Benjamin Banneker was a self-educated scientist at a time when most African Americans were slaves. Born a free black man in the Brit
26、ish Colony of Maryland in 1731, he received some formal education, but he mostly borrowed books and taught himself science and mathematics. At 22, he borrowed a pocket watch, and without any training, figured out how to carve a working wooden clock that chimed each hour. Because of this clock, he be
27、came well known and people would visit him just to see his creation.Banneker ran his family farm from many years, but when he was in his late 50s, a neighbors son lent him a telescope. He became interested in astronomy, the study of the planets and stars, and again taught himself a new science. He m
28、ade calculations of tides, sunrises and sunsets, and even predicted an eclipse. For several years he published an almanac of these calculations. Today, he is best known for publishing six almanacs, called “Benjamin Bannekers Almanac” between 1792 and 1797.In the 1790s, Banneker also helped survey an
29、d lay out the land for Washington, D. C., which became the nations capital. For a look at Bannekers amazing life, visit the Benjamin Banneker Historical Park & Museum in Ellicott City, Maryland.1. What was the status of most African-Americans at Bannekers time?A. Most African-Americans could have fo
30、rmal education.B. Most African-Americans could be self-educated.C. Most African-Americans had freedom.D. Most African-Americans were slaves.2. What subjects did Benjamin teach himself?A. Science and mathematics.B. Science, mathematics and astronomy.C. Astronomy only.D. Six Almanac.3. He became famou
31、s at the age of 22 because of _.A. a watch B. a telescope C. a book D. a clock4. The word “almanac” (Line 5, Para. 2) probably means _.A. a book B. an object C. a survey D. a diary5. Which of Mr. Bannekers works is best known?A. Eclipse prediction.B. Helping surveying the capital.C. Benjamin Banneke
32、rs Almanac.D. A wooden clock.Passage 5The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff they call “books”.I was going to have my examination the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didnt answer. In fact, I dare not.The clock struck twelve. “
