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2023年广西成人本科学士学位 英语统考试题 An English Examination For Bachelor Degree (时间：120分钟)注意事项一本考试卷一律在考场当场启封。二将本人旳姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡对应位置以及答题纸密封线内规定旳 位置上。将姓名、准考证号写在密封线以外旳试卷一律作废。三选择题旳答案一律用2B铅笔划在Answer sheet I ( 答题卡 )上；翻译、写 作题用水性笔写在Answer sheet II ( 答题纸 ) 上。凡做在试题册上旳答案 一律无效。四考试统一在上午9：00正式开始，上午1l：00 结束。迟到考生不许进考场。五提前交卷者须将试题册和答题卡、答题纸交给监考人员，经清点无误后才能 离开考场。六宣布考试结束后，考生一律停笔，否则按违纪论处；待监考人员收齐试题册 和答题纸，并清点无误后，考生方可离开考场。 七 考试中发既有作弊行为或答案严重雷同者，将把考生状况通报有关部门。 本考卷是A卷答题时务必将答题卡和答题纸对应试题类型A涂黑， 如：Part One：Reading Comprehension(40，每题2分)Directions：There are 4 passages in this partEach passage is followed by somequestions 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 letteron Answer Sheet I by blackening the letterPassage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage： A library is a place to find out about anythingIn it there are mostly books, butthere are also pictures，papers，magazines，maps and recordsSpecial science and artshows，story hours，films，plays，and contests may also be held there Long. long ago a library had only books，and these were hard to getBooks couldbe written only by handThere were so few that no one was allowed to take them 0ut0f the libraryAfter the printing machine was invented，books could be made fasterThis helped 1ibraries get more books To borrow a book to take home today，a person just needs a library cardIn manylibraries a helper checks the book outHe or she stamps the cardThe mark shows thedate by which the book must be returnedIf the book is returned late，the person mustusually pay money,called a fineIn some libraries a computer has taken the place ofstamping Books in a library are put into a certain order to help people find what they wantAll books about animals may be placed togetherOr all stories written by the sameperson may be placed togetherA big set of cards lists all the librarys books inalphabetical(字母旳)orderIt is called the card catalog(目录)It tells where each 0fthem can be found People who live far in the country may find it hard to get to a libraryF0r thesepeople there are bookmobiles，which are large trucks filled with booksEach trucktravels to many placesAll the people have to do is to meet the truck and choose thebooks they would like to read1According to the first paragraph，which of the following is true? AY0u can see movies and hold contests in a library BYou can find out everything that you want CIn a library you only find all kinds of books DIn a library,you will find not only a lot of books but also many movies stars and records 2There were only few books in an ancient library because Apeople often took them out of the library Bthere was no financial support to buy more books Cbooks were only written by hand Dthe printing machine was not advanced3The word“stamps”in the third paragraph means Aplaces Bwalks with loud heavy steps Cmarks or prints with design Dsticks postage4In a library，books are placed in different orders，such as the order designed according to Aspelling of the titles Bspelling of writerS name CField of writing Dall of the above5The word “bookmobiles” in the last paragraph refers to Abooks sold in the countryside Bmoving libraries traveling in the countryside C1ibraries set up in the countryside Dtrucks sold in the countryside Passage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage： He lived in the 1 6th centuryA few things，but not really that many,are knownabout his lifeAnd yet around the world the result is unanimous(一致同意旳)：he wasthe greatest writer who ever livedHis name was William Shakespeare Shakespeare was born in 1 564 in a little town called Stratfordon-AvonWhen hewas in his twentieshe made his way to LondonThere he spent most of his workinglifeThe theater was very popular at that timeand soon Shakespeare was writingplaysHe belonged to an acting company called the Lord ChamberlainS Men andwrote plays for them(He also acted in some of the plays)In 1 599 the company builtthe famous G10be TheaterThere Shakespeare wrote and acted until he retired in about1607 Shakespeare wrote three kinds of plays：comedies，tragedies，and histories。Manyof the comedies involved mistaken identities，women pretending to be menandslapstick(闹剧，喧闹又乏味旳滑稽电影)situationsOne of his famous comedies isA Midsummer NightS DreamShakespeareS tragedies often were about a noble andhonorable man who had one fault that helped bring about his downfallHamlet is anexampleShakespeareS histories were usually about kings of England，such asRichard III or Henry V What made ShakespeareS work SO great?It was not necessarily his storiesManywere retellings of stories the audience already knewBut the Way he told the storieswas often remarkableHe understood the way people thought and acted，and he builtthis into his charactersEven though they were created 400 years ago，ShakespeareScharacters are believed today ShakespeareS use of language-such as his beautiful descriptions and his clear,to-the-point statements-also made him greatHundreds of famous English quotescome from his playsOne example：“Cowards(胆怯者)die many times before theirdeaths.”6This passage gives an overview of . Athe Globe Theater Btheater in the 1500s CShakespeareS histories DShakespeareS life and work7Many of Shakespeares plays . Awere based on original stories Bwere based on stories already familiar to the audience Cwere a mixture of comedy and tragedy Ddo not exist today8Based on ShakespeareS experience，it is probably true that members of the Lord Chamberlains Men Aperformed more than one job Bwere jealous of each other Ccould not read or write Dwere all quite young9The general organization of this passage is . AShakespeares works，greatness，life BShakespeares life，work，greatness CShakespeares childhood，works，retirement DShakespeares greatness，works，life1 0The word“unanimous(Para1)in this passage means . Acause for argument Bsurprising Ckept in written recordsDagreed on by everyonePassage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage： People have different views on what children should do at a very early ageSomethink that children should begin their fomal education and start to spend most of theirtime on studiesOthers believe that it is still time for young children to playBothviews are based on respective ground Those who argue for the playing time for children suggest that children at a veryearly age are still too young to focus their attention on learningTheir brain may notbe ready for serious studies such as comprehension and memorizing learningmaterialsThese people are partially right，for it is true that young children can hardlyconcentrateTheft attention on one thing lasts，for no longer than 1 5 minutes or soButwe can arrange classes for shorter periods，Cant we? And we can shift teachingsubjectsThrough putting them to study, young children are occupied with learningbut not with playing Those who argue for childrens early commencement for fomal education believethat being put to studies，children can develop good habit。of studying，for the processof learning helps develop childrens mental abilities like the ability to memorize，theability to understand and the ability to do simple calculationChildrens habit ofstudying and love for learning are of great importance to youngsters because thesetwo things set up the sound foundation for their future studies Having children start formal education at a very early age bebefits young childrenmuch more than simply letting them play most of their timeA good habit needs along time to develop to become a second natureMore importantly，it is better todevelop a good habit before a bad one may grow1 1Why do some people believe that children should not begin to study at a very early age? AThey do not know what to learn BThey are too young to concentrate their attention for a long time CThey are occupied with learning DThey set up the sound foundation for their future studies1 2What can people do to teach the very young children? AShorten the teaching periods and change subjects BTeach the children to concentrate on the classes COccupy the children with learning DSimplify the content of the class1 3What is the benefit of putting children to studies at an early age? AThey do not have too much time to play BThey can comprehend and memorize learning materials CThey can prepare for the future studies DThey may form a bad habit14The two views mentioned seem Aunconvincing Bgroundless CValuable Dreasonable1 5Whats the authors attitude towards putting children to studies at an early age?ANegative BSupportive CNeutral DCriticalPassage 4Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage： Money is used for buying or selling goods，for measuring value and for storingwealthIn primitive(原始)societies a system of barter was usedBarter was a systemof direct exchange of goodsSomebody could exchange a sheep，for example，foranything in the marketplace that he or she considered to be of equal valueBarter,however,was a very unsatisfactory system because peoples precise needs seldom metPeople needed a more practical system of exchange，and various money systemsdevelopedCattle，grain，teeth，shells，feathers，skulls，salt，elephant tusks，andtobacco had all been usedPrecious metals gradually took over because，when madeinto coins，they were portable，durable，recognizable，and divisible into larger andsmaller units of value A coin is a piece of metal，usually discshaped，which bears lettering，designs or numbers showing its valueUntil the 18th and 19th centuriescoins were givenmonetary。worth based on the exact amount of metal contained in them，but mostmodern coins are based on face value-the value that the governments choose inthemwhich doesnt show the actual metal contentCoins have been made of goldsilver,copper,aluminum，nickel，lead，zinc，and plasticMost governments now issuepaper money in the form of bills，which are reallypromises to payPaper money iseasier to handle and more convenient in the modem worldChecks and credit cardsare being used increasingly,and it is possible to imagine a world where”money” inthe form of coins and paper currency will no longer be used16Barter here means Aexchanging goods for money Bexchanging money for goods Cexchanging goods for goods Dexchanging a sheep for anything in the market17Why were precious metals gradually used for making coins? ABecause they were durable and portable BBecause they were recognizable CBecause they were divisible DA11 0fthe above1 8Coins were given value according to the exact amount of metals contned in them . Abefore the 1 8m and 19m centuries Bafter the 18th and 19th centuries Cduring the 18th and 19th centuries Dbetween the 18th and 1 9th centuries1 9“Promises to paymeans . Apossibilities to pay Bobligations to pay Cnecessities to pay Dopportunities to pay20A world without any money in the form of coins and paper is .Asuitable Bnecessary Cpossible DAvoidablePart Two：Vocabulary and Structure(20，每题0.5 分)Directions：There are 40 incomplete sentences in this partFor each sentence thereAre four choices marked A, B, C and DChoose the ONE answer that best completesthe sentenceThen mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I by blackeningthe letter2 1Advice should be provided free to needs it Awhom Bwho Cwhoever Dno matter who22Silver is the best conductor of electricity,copper it closely Afollowed Bfollowing Cto follow Dbeing followed23I like listening to the radio much better than television. Ato watch Bwatching CWatched Dwatch24If he on tourists for his business，he would have closed his shop ADepends Bdepend Cwill depend Dhad depended25Between 1 997 and 2023，the number of overseas visitors expanded 32 Afor Bto Cin Dby26Nowadays with the living standards rising many parents intend to have their Children abroad AEducate Beducated Cto educate Dbeing educated27The naughty boy climbed up into the tree and picked all the mangoes reach Abeyond Boff Cwithin Dinside28. I had planned to leave Guangzhou the morning of the 20th，but the takeoff was postponed till the late afternoon because of the weather Ain Bon CAt Dfor29One reason advertising is widely criticized is there is too much advertising Abecause Bfor Cthat Dwhy30Our jobs ，we went on a trip to Thailand to relax and enjoy ourselves Awere done Bhad been done Chaving been done Dhave been done31 had the bus turned the corner than the wheel came off AScarcely BHardly CNo longer DNo sooner32If only he told US the truth in the first place，things wouldnt have gone SO wrong Ahad BWould have CHas Dshould have33Is it worth waiting for a table at this restaurant or shall we go else? Aanywhere Bsomewhere Cotherwise Deverywhere34Weve of time to catch the train so theres no need to rush Avery much Bgreat deal Cenough Dplenty35If we had known your new addressWe to see you Acame Bwould come Cwill come Dwould have come36He will certainly be sentenced since he is guilty financial reasons Afor Bwith CAbout Dof37There are few electronic applications to raise fears regarding future