贵州省 成人高等教育学士学位课程考试英语B卷

英语

卷2 PartⅠReading Comprehension(40points)

Directions:There are three passages in this part.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C,and D.You should decide on the best choice of them.Mark your answers on your Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.（划线部分为第四部分的翻译题，答案做答题卡相应的位置）Passage1

Questions1to5are based on the following passage:

(1)Your boss holds your future prospects in his hands.Some bosses are hard to get along with. Some have excellent qualifications but no idea when it comes to dealing with people.Of course, not all bosses are like that.

The relationship you have with your boss can be a major factor in determining your rise up the career ladder.Your boss is not only your leader,he is also the person best equipped to help you do the job you are paid to do.He can inform you of company direction that may affect your professional development.

Your boss also needs you to perform at your best in order to accomplish his objectives.He needs your feedback in order to provide realistic and useful reports to upper management.But how does this help you establish a meaningful working relationship with your boss?

The key is communication.Learn and understand his goals and priorities(优先的事).Observe and understand your boss's work style.If he has not been clear with his expectations,ask!Likewise,ask for feedback and accept criticism gracefully,And if he understands that you do not view your job as just something to fill the hours between9and5,he may be more likely to help you.

(2)In short,getting along with your boss requires getting to know his likes and dislikes and learning to work with his personality and management style.

1.The main idea of the first paragraph is that.

A.bosses are hard to deal with

B.bosses have good character

C.bosses must have similar personalities

D.bosses determine your career future

2.The italicized words"rise up the career ladder"in the second paragraph means.

A.being promoted in position

B.going to work abroad

C.changing jobs frequently

D.pursuing an advanced degree

3.In order to achieve his objectives,your boss expects that you.

A.show your management skills

B.get along with your colleagues

C.write reports to upper management

D.do your best in your work

4.According to the passage,the most important thing for establishing a good working relationship with the boss is.

A.hard work

B.quick feedbackC.effective communication

D.frequent criticism

5.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A.How to Get Along with Your Boss.

B.How to Take Care of Your Boss.

C.How to Accept Your Boss's Criticism.

D.How to Accomplish Your Boss's Objective.

Passage2

Questions6to10are based on the following passage:

I arrived in the United States on February6,2006,but I remember my first day here very clearly.My friend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at3o'clock in the afternoon.The weather was very cold and it was snowing,but I was too excited to mind.From the airport,my friend and I took a taxi to my hotel.On the way,I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first time and l stared in astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their man-made beauty, My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then left me because he had to go back to work.He promised to return the next day.

Shortly after my friend had left,I went to a restaurant near the hotel to get something to eat.(3)Because I couldn't speak a word of English,I couldn't tell the waiter what I wanted.I was very upset and started to make some gestures,but the waiter didn't understand me.Finally,I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was eating.After dinner,I started to walk along Broadway until I came to Times Square with its movie theatres,neon lights(霓虹灯),and huge crowds of people.I didn't feel tired,so I continued to walk around the city.I wanted to see everything on my first day.1knew it was impossible,but I wanted to try.

When l returned to the hotel,I was exhausted,but I couldn't sleep because I kept hearing the fire and police sirens during the night.I lay awake and thought about New York.It was a very big and interesting city with many tall buildings and big cars,full of noise and busy people,I also decided right then that l had to learn to speak English.

6.On the way to his hotel,the writer.

A.was silent all the time

B.kept talking to his friend

C.showed his friend something he brought with him

D.look out of the window with great interesting

7.He went to a nearby restaurant but he didn't have what he really wanted,because.

A.he could not make himself understood

B.he only made some gestures

C.he didn't order at all

D.the waiter was unwilling to serve

8.The waiter.

A.knew what he would order

B.served the same thing the man at the next table was having

C.finally understood what he said

D.took the order through his gesture

9.After dinner,he.

A.walked back to the hotel right awayB.went to the movies

C.had a walking tour around the city

D.did some shopping on Broadway

10.

B.he didn't know what to do the next day

C.he was not tired at all

D.he was thinking about the great city

Passage3

Questions11to15are based on the following passage:

My husband and I got married in1981and for the first ten years of our marriage I was very happy to stay home and raise our three children.Then four years ago,our youngest child went to school and I thought I might go back to work.

(4)My husband was very supportive and helped me to make my decision.He emphasized all of the things I can do around the house,and said he thought I could be a great success in business.

After several weeks of looking for a job,I found my present job,which is working for a small public relations firm.At first,my husband was very proud of me and would tell his friends,"My clever little wife can run that company she's working for."

(5)But as his joking statement approached truth,my husband stopped talking to me about my job,I have received several promotions and pay increases,and I'm now making more money than he is.I can buy my own clothes and a new car,Because of our joined incomes,my husband and I can do many things we had always dreamed of doing,but we don't do these things because he is very unhappy.

We fight about little things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends.For the first time in our marriage,I think it is possible that our marriage may come to an end.

I love my husband very much,and I don't want him to feel inferior,but I also love my job.I think I can be a good wife and a working woman,but I don't know how.Who can give me some advice?Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my husband and my new career?

11.The narrator decided to go back to work because.

A.she had to support the family

B.she was in no need to take care of the children

C.she was unhappy to stay at home

D.she got tired of her husband

12.Which of the following can be best described her husband's attitude after hearing the

decision?

A.Unhappy

B.Opposed

C.Supportive

D.Indifference

13.Her husband changed his attitude and stopped talking about her because.

A.she got several promotions and pay increases

B.she didn't look after the family anymore

C.she made less money than her husband did

D.their joined incomes could not make their dream come true

14.At the end of the passage,the narrator asked for to her problem.

A.help

B.leaveC.permission

D.a solution

15.We can infer from the passage that a choice that faces working women is between.

A.children and husband

B.career and marriage

C.marriage and love

D.career and children

Section B

Directions:In this section there is I passage.The passage has5gaps in it,and is followed by6 sentences marked A,B,C,D,E,and F.Choose the best sentence from the list to fill each of the gaps.You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

1............It has become commonplace to see people of all ages running along city streets,in parks,and along special jogger's trails that have been built in some cities.Many theories,even some mystical ones,have been advanced to explain the popularity of jogging.The plain truth is that jogging is a cheap,quick and efficient way to maintain physical fitness.

2............If these systems are fit,the body is ready for almost any sport and for almost any sudden demand made by work or emergencies,One can train more specially,as by developing strength for weight lifting or the ability to run straight ahead for short distances with great power as in football,but jogging trains your heart and lungs to deliver oxygen more efficiently to all parts of your body.It is worth noting that this sort of exercise is the only kind that can reduce heart disease,the number one cause of death in America.

3............Physicians advise beginning joggers not to run in a tennis or gym shoe.Many design advances have been made in only the last several years that make an excellent running shoe necessary if a runner wishes to develop as quickly as possible,with as little chance of injury as possible.A wise investment in good shoes will prevent blisters and the foot,ankle and knee injuries and will also enable the wearer to run on paved or soft surfaces.

No other special equipment is needed,4.............Many joggers wear expensive warm-up suits, but just as many wear last year's clothes.

5............The American jogging Association has a twelve-week program designed to move from a fifteen-minute walk(which almost anyone can manage who is in reasonable health)to a thirty-minute run.A measure of common sense,a physical examination,and a planned schedule are all it takes.

A.We all like jogging.

B.The most useful sort of exercise is one that develops the heart,lungs and circulatory systems.（2）

C.It takes surprisingly little time to develop the ability to run.（5）

D.Jogging,running slowly for long distance,has become the most popular individual sport in America.（1）

E.You can jog in any clothing you desire,even your street clothes.（4）

F.Only one sort of equipment is needed--a good pair of shoes.（3）

PartⅡVocabulary(15points)

Directions:In this section there is a passage with ten blanks,Read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words from the word list following the passage.And then mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Some people say they have no memory at all:“I just can’remember a thing!”But of course we all have a memory.Our1tells us who we are.Our memory helps us to make use in the present of what we have2in the past.

In fact we have different types of memory.For example,our visual memory helps us3 facts and places.Some people have such a strong visual memory.They can remember4what they have seen,for example,pages of a book,as a complete picture.

Our5memory helps us remember words and figures we may have heard but not seen or written:6of a shopping list,a chemical formula,dates,or a recipe.

With our emotional memory,we recall situations or places where we had strong feelings,perhaps of happiness or unhappiness.We also have special memories for smell,taste, touch and sound,and for performing physical movements.

We have two ways of storing any of these memories.Our short-term memory7items for up to thirty seconds-enough to remember a telephone number while we8.Our long-term memory,on the other hand,may store items for a lifetime.Older people in fact have a much better long-term memory than short-term,They may forget what they have done only a few hours ago, but have the clearest remembrance of when they were very9.

Psychologists tell us that we only remember a few facts about our past,and that we invent the rest.It is as though we remember only the outline of a story.We then make up the details.We often do this in the way we want to remember them,usually so that we appear as the heroes of our

PartⅢCloze(10points)

Directions:There are10blanks in the following passage.For each blank there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.You should choose the one that best fits into the passage.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

The joy of laughing story is universal,probably as old as language1.But,what is it that makes a story or a joke funny?

As one who had enjoyed humor since I first recognized it,I've made2to explain and discuss humor with students in such diverse cultures as Latin America and China.I've done some serious thinking about funny stories.It has been a labor of love!

Why is it3several students in a class will fall out of their chairs laughing after I tell a joke4the rest of the students look as if I’ve just read the weather report?Obviously some people are more5to humor than others.And,we recognized that some people tell jokes very well while others struggle to say6.We've all heard people say,“I like jokes,but J can't tellone well,and I can never remember them.”Some people have a better7of humor than others just as some people have more musical talent,mathematical talent etc.than others.A truly funny person has a joke for every occasion.A8person is not likely to be the most popular person in a group,It is reasonable to say that the truly humorous individual is not only well liked,9is often the focus of attention in any gathering.

Humor is alive and well,and it will persist simply because there are funny things10 every day.Some humorous people see and hear these funny things and are able to make them into funny entertaining jokes and stories.

1-5:BCBAB6-10:ACACD

1. A.of it B.itself C.of its own D.himself

2. A.a decision B.an attention C.an attempt D.an arrangement

3. A.what B.that C.when D.before

4. A.while B.when C.and D.though

5. A.sensible B.sensitive C.senseless D.sentimental

6. A.something funny B.funny something C.something fun D.fun something

7. A.feeling B.ability C.sense D.capability

8. A.humorless B.humorous C.humored D.humor

9. A.and B.or C.but D.either

10. A.happen B.happened C.being happened D.happening

PartⅣTranslation(15points)

Directions:In this part,there are five items which you should translate into Chinese,each item consisting of one or two sentences.These sentences are all underlined in and taken from the reading passages you have just read in PartⅠ,You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.(请把翻译写在答题卡指定位置。)

1.(Para1,Passage1)

Your boss holds your future prospects in his hands.Some bosses are hard to get along with. Some have excellent qualifications but no idea when it comes to dealing with people.

老板手握着你的未来。一些老板很难相处；一些老板资质过人，但与人打交道时却毫无办法。

2.(Para5．Passage1)

In short,getting along with your boss requires getting to know his likes and dislikes and learning to work with his personality and management style.

简短地说，与老板的相处之道需要了解老板的好恶，同时也要了解老板的个性及管理方式。

3.(Para2.Passage2)

Because I couldn't speak a word of English,I couldn't tell the waiter what I wanted.I was very upset and started to make some gestures,but the waiter didn't understand me.Finally,I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was eating.

因为我一句英文都不会说，我不能让服务员了解我的需要，我非常困扰，接着我开始一通比划，但是服务生仍然不能理解我。最终，我只能选择和邻座的客人点一样的饭菜。

4.(Para2.Passage3)

My husband was very supportive and helped me to make my decision.He emphasized all of

the things I can do around the house,and said he thought I could be a great success in business.

我的丈夫十分支持我，他帮助我做了决定。他强调我在家庭里的重要性，并且，他说他认为我一定能够在事业上取得成功。

5.(Para4.Passage3)

But as his joking statement approached truth,my husband stopped talking to me about my job,I have received several promotions and pay increases,and I'm now making more money than he is.

但是，随着他的可笑言论逐渐暴露出的，我的丈夫停止与我谈论我的工作，而我收到许多升迁和提薪的机会，现在我比我的丈夫挣钱更多了。

Part V Writing(15points)

Directions:For this part,you are allowed30minutes to write a composition about120words entitled Sharing Happiness or Sorrow in three paragraphs.Your composition should cover the following points:

1.The meaning of sharing

2.Your views on sharing:sharing happiness or sorrow

3.Your conclusion

（请把作文写在答题卡指定位置。）

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