2014年湖北成人学位英语考试真题及答案（文字版）
16.It is desirable that he ( ).
A.gives up trying
B.give up trying
C.would give up trying
D.is going to give up trying
17.Young ( )he is, he knows what is the right thing to do.
A.that
B.as
C. although
D.however
18.Fortunately, the demonstration ( )to be quite peaceful.
A.turned in
B.tumed out
C.showed off
D.showed up
19. ( )was unimportant.
A.Whether he enjoyed our dinner or not
B.No matter how he enjoyed our dinner
C.If he enjoyed our dinner
D.What he enjoyed our dinner
20.It is not that I do not like plays.The reason why I did not go to the theater last night was that I could not ( )the time.
A. offer
B.leave
C. afford
D. manage
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:
Is teaching important9. Well, of course it is.There was a time when the necessary knowledge could be taught to the young by family members. But as societies became more complex and division of labor more common, it was impossible for family members to teach the information and skills young people needed to become useful members of the society.As the need for specialists appeared, the job of teaching came into being in our county, and teaching as a job has been of increasing importance over the past hundred years.
Today, we have strict rules for teachers.We hope all children can attend schools.Many things tell us that teaching is indeed an "important" job.In recent years, there has been an increasing need for teachers to be " responsible ". This means that the public expects teachers to succeed in teaching important information to the young.Teachers' salaries today, while not much, certainly are much higher than they were in past years. These increases have come about because people have realized that without enough salaries, people who have abilities will not beco~ne teachers.Today almost no one says that "anybody will do" for a teacher.The public expects "quality people" to teach the young, and progress is being made to give salaries that will make people who have abilities become teachers.
21.Before the job of teaching came into being ( ).
A.family members had been responsible for the education of the young
B.specialists had been in charge of teaching young people
C.young people had had to be self-educated
D.the society had played an important role in educating young people
22.The job of teaching came into being mainly because of ( ).
A.the development of the society
B.the explosion of information
C.the need for specialists
D.the civilization of human beings
23.Teachers' salaries are raised today in order to ( ).
A.show the importance of teaching as a job
B.attract more qualified people to become teachers
C.make teachers "responsible" in their teaching
D.improve the quality of public teaching
24." Anybody will do" for a teacher means that ( ).
A.almost all people want to become a teacher
B.a teacher is so highly respected that people all want to help him
C.a teacher will do whatever he can for his students
D.the job of teaching is so easy that everybody can do it
25.We know from the passage that ( ).
A.it is important to be successful in teaching the young
B.enough salaries are necessary in making quality people become teachers
C.greater progress has to be made in teaching
D.teaching is a product of the society's division of labor