湖北文理学院2018年“专升本”考试

《大学英语》试题样题

Part I Listening Comprehension (20 points)

Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.

Section A

Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D] given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 1. [A] Early winter. [B] Early spring. [C] Late autumn. [D] Late winter.

2. [A] Yes, because she has two dollars. [B] Yes, because she wants to help him.

[C] No, because she will need the money this week. [D] No, because she doesn’t want to lend him the money.

3. [A] In the back of the store. [B] In the front of the store [C] On the right side of the store. [D] On the left side of the store.

4. [A] He is too busy. [B] He is willing to help. [C] It’s not his business. [D] It’s not her business.

5. [A] Because it’s bad for his health. [B] Because it’s a bad example for the children. [C] Because it makes him smell. [D] Because it makes him cough.

Section B

Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D] given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Conversation 1

6. [A] Because this is her first day of work in the finance office. [B] Because she is afraid her job is going to be very difficult. [C] Because she is not sure how to please her new boss. [D] Because she is going to replace Linda.

7. [A] Mrs. Davis prefers Laura to Linda.

[B] Linda was given short notice that she would be replaced by Laura. [C] Linda has won promotion.

[D] Laura is an experienced secretary and will learn to do all the work there in about a couple of weeks.

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Conversation 2

8. [A] They are having a birthday party for Jake.

[B] They are having a gathering at Amy and Jake’s home.

[C] They are preparing foods in the kitchen for Jake’s birthday party. [D] They are holding a dance party at Kate’s place.

9. [A] To be the first to arrive. [B] To bring friends along without telling the host beforehand. [C] To stay until the end [D] To bring some gifts to the host and hostess.

10. [A] Amy and Jake have a party at home every month.

[B] Vegetable salad, potato chips and nuts are all the food the guests have at the party. [C] Jake and Amy are the host and hostess of the party. [D] Kate is a good dancer.

Section C

Directions: In this section you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you’re required to fill in the blanks numbered from 11 to 7 with the exact words you’ve just heard. For blanks numbered from 8 to 10, you’re required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you’ve just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

Americans participate in sports as part of their education. They may play two or more (11) _____________, such as football or basketball. In high school, groups of boys or girls are chosen to make (12) ____________. They choose the best players for the team. These teams (13) __________ against teams from other schools. In many schools, students also participate in wrestling, running, golf and swimming. There are teams for these sports, too.

The competitions between schools are often very (14)______________. Students who are not on the team, love to watch them. They let everyone know this shouting (15)_____________ for their team.

There is a special (16)___________ of girls and boys, (17)____________girls, who perform routines and shout for their football team. They are called cheerleaders, because they lead the crowd in cheering for the team. (18)______________________________. The football player’s uniforms are those, too. (19)________________________. Cheerleaders call out the team name in their cheers. (20)____________________________. Cheerleading is a sport itself.

Part II. Reading Comprehension (40 points)

Directions: There are 4 reading 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 and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage One

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There are many reasonable definitions of \and Tavris because it emphasizes the positive side to critical thinking. Too often people think that being critical means just tearing some argument down: \and willingness to evaluate claims and make objective judgments on the basis of well-supported reasons. It is the ability to look for flaws in arguments and resist claims that have no supporting evidence. Critical thinking, however, is not merely negative thinking. It also fosters the ability to be creative and constructive — to generate possible explanations for findings, think of implications, and apply new knowledge to a broad range of social and personal problems. You can't really separate critical thinking from creative thinking, for it's only when you question what is that you can begin to imagine what can be.\

Nor is being an independent thinker and a critical thinker merely being \As Wade and Tavris point out, \they are 'open-minded'. 'It's good to be open-minded', replies philosopher Jacob Needleman, 'but not so open that your brains fall out.' \

Wade writes that sometimes her students think that being open-minded means that every opinion is just as good as every other opinion. \they shouldn't defend their own beliefs too passionately or criticize someone else's beliefs too strongly.\bad opinion? Is it well-supported by evidence or reasons? The goal is to teach students how to take a position and defend it strongly and with passion, and yet fair-mindedly\

21. Which of the following is NOT included in the definition of \and Tavris?

[A] destroying some arguments [B] seeking flaws in arguments [C] rejecting claims that don't have factual basis [D] objective judgments

22. To be creative, you would have to think critically. This is because a new idea cannot emerge unless __________.

[A] you tear down some old ones [B] you question what something really is [C] you turn down others' opinions [D] you refuse to think logically

23. According to Wade and Tavris, sometimes when some people proudly say that they are \

[A] willing to accept other people's opinions [B] happy to change their opinions

[C] not biased in viewpoints [D] not active in thinking for themselves

24. Wade thinks that if you have a well-supported opinion, __________. [A] you should also regard other people's opinions as equally reasonable [B] you should defend your opinion without too much passion [C] you shouldn't criticize different opinions

[D] you should defend your opinion in a strong, passionate, and objective way

25. In this passage the author __________.

[A] explains why he likes the definition of \[B] tells the difference between \

[C] develops the concept of \[D] shows how to be open-minded

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