2016广东自考学士学位英语统考试题及答案

1、2016年成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试试卷英语试卷一Parti Dialogue Completion (15 points)Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that-best completesthe dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.1 ? Joanna: Don t you think that

2、 s a good match? George: goes well with your scarf, too.A. No, of course it is.B. Yes, it looks great? C. No, I don th ink so.D. Yes, glad to hear thatPartiPartnDialogue CompletionReading Comprehension(15 points)(40 points)PartinVocabulary and Structure-(20 points)PartIVCloze(10 points)2. Kevin: I a

3、m afraid I ve spilt ink over (he table cloth.Tommy: A. Oh, never mind about that.C. Oh, I never heard of itB. No, not at all.D. No, certainly not.3. Ben: Help yourself to a cigarette. Carlo: No, thank you.A. I m trying to cut down.C. Have you got a light?B. I owe you one now.D. I d be glad to.考生须知1.

4、 本试卷分试卷一和试卷二两部分.试卷一满分85分，试卷二满分15分考试时间共120肌2. 本试卷一为型试卷，请将答案用2B铅笔填涂在A型试卷一答题卡上，答在试卷 或其他类型答题卡土的无效 搬前？， -t肖核对试卷一答题卡是否为 A型卡,若不是？请 要求监考人员予以更换.3. 在答题卡J;正确的垓涂方法为：在代表答案的字母上划线，如 AB】CD.4. Mark; Can I still get tickets for tonight s show?Linn: Only if somebody cancels.A- Here you are.B. That s all rightC. Fm afr

5、aid notD. Which row would you Hke?5. Customer: Could you tell me how much this parcel to France is? Postman:Anything else?A. Yes, please.B. I am not sure about it.C. Go ahead.D. Pll just check for you.6. May: Tell your brother I hope he soon feels better. Luis: That*s very kind of you,A. Iam sorry t

6、o hear thatB ? I ll pass it on.C. How is he?D. He must have known it7. Lucas: Hello, Lucas speaking. May I have a word with June?Mary: Hang on a momentA. She is not in right now.B. Shall I ask her to ring you back?C. HI just sec if she s in. D. Would you like to leave a message?8. ? Margret: Would y

7、ou mind not using my toothpaste?.Allen: I m sony.A. I II do that.B. Thank you for asking.C. That s fine.-D. I thought you didn t mind9. John: Why don t we just gout for a coffee?Steve: I* ve promised myself an early night.A. I think it s greatB. It s nice of you to ask.C. No, not really.D. OK, Fd lo

8、ve to.10. Mommy: John, where are the cakes? Don t tell me you ate them all!John:I couldn t help itA. No, I didn tB. I don t know who ate them.C. Yes, I did.D. No. I can t tell you.11. Mori: You look so angry. What happened?Snsan: Nothing. I d rather not talk about itMori: Come 0|LA. ri I just not as

9、k about anything.B. You need to let off some steam.C. If I were you, I bb nhad, too.D. That s easy.12. Julie: I bought this dress two years ago. Its style went out already.Jack: Oh, come onAA. you always follow the fashion. B. none of your dresses suits you.C. as long as it looks good on you. D. you

10、 should care about that13. Mike: Professor Cupper s class is so boring; ttstand it any more!Susan: It s required.-A. Well, why not just drop out of it?-B. Why, you can say that again!C. Well, you might as well get used to it*D. Why, I couldn t agree morel14. Speaker A: Don You play golf?Speaker B: A

11、. Yes. No sport interests me more than golfing.B ? Yes. I have never played golf in ray life.C. No. Only once in a while.D. Yes. And I hate to spend much money on sports.15. Clair: Do you feel like eating out?Jenny: We haverf t eaten out for ages,A. That s a good idea*B. You say itC. Yes, I can feel

12、 itD. Right, see you there.Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points)Directions: There are 4 passagean this part. Each passages followed by 5 questionsor unfinished siutemcnts. For each of them there are 4 choices marked ABtC and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on (he ANSWER SHEET.Passage

13、 OneScientists said they have found evidence of a giant planet far out in our solar system. In 社 statementj the California Institute of TechnologyCalteclv said this planet travels a very strange “long and thin orbit in the distant solar systenL“ The discovery was made bytwo researchersat Caltech: Ko

14、nstantin Batygin and Mike Brown- They used mathematical modeling and computer simulation嗽才艮)to find the planctrSa far, there have notbeany direct-observations of-the-planet-“My jaw hit the floor, “ said astronomer(宇航员) Mike Brown, &e moment he realized there might be a ninth planetThe scientists sai

15、d it would take this planet 10,000 to 20,000 years just to make one full orbit around the Sun. The new planet, called APlanet Nine has a mass atout 10 times the size of EartL If they are right, the newly found planet would be the ninth planet in our solar system. Pluto褰王星)had been called the ninth p

16、lanet until 2006, when it was renamed a dwarf planet/ Actual confimiation of a ninth planet would be very big news.This would be a realninth planet,* Brown said in the statement. There have only been two true planets discovered since ancient times, and this would be a third. Its a pretty substantial

17、 part of our solar system that s still out there to be found, which is pretty exciting.”While they did not get a picture of Planet Mine yet, the scientists say they are using the biggest and besLtelescopes on Earth to try to find“ Planet Nine. They arealso working on improving their computer simulat

18、ions. They want to find out more about“Planet Nine s orbit, and its impact on the outer part ofsola r system.16. The newly-found plane?A. moves around the SunB. was discovered by two astronomersC. travels around orbit ,D. is fer away from our solar system17. The possibility of finding a ninth planet

19、 made Mike BrownA. confusedB- frightenedC. satisfiedD. suiprised18. According to the scientists,A. the planet is ten times larger than the EarthB. it takes the planet less than 10,000 years to make a lull orbitC. Pluto was once thought to be the ninth planet in the solar systemD. Pluto was given a n

20、ew name after it was discovered in 200619. It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that?A. there is no actual confiimation about the ninth planetB. no true planets were discovered in ancient timesC. scientists have found three planets in modem timesD. the ninth planet is the only one discovered since an

21、cient times20. To find Planet Nine ” , scientists are using all the following EXCEPT- -A. mathematical modelingB. computer simulationsC. advanced telescopesD. large spacecraftsPassage Two 1 Helicopter parenting describesa style of raising children where parents areover-protective and do too much. Th

22、e term was used for the first time in the late 1960s. It describes parents who hover （悬停）over their kids like a helicopter. Today, modem technology allows these helicopter parents to hover fromenfar away. They can give their children directions at any moment from anywhere.Author Julie Lythcott-Haims

23、 wrote a book titledHow to Raise an Adult. In her book, she gives readers a closer look at this parenting style.*“Over-parenting ” , she says,“comes in three types: the first is thprotectiveparents who think the world is scary and unsafe and unpredictable. And therefore, I must protect and prevent T

24、he secondtype is the over-directive typ葭-the parent who says, I know best what leads to success and you will do as I say. You ll study these topics, dothese activities and you will be highly achieving at all of it The third type is the concierge （看门人）the parent who just wants to make life smoothe尸fr

25、om waking their kid up, to keeping track of their deadlines, to making sure they haven t forgotten anything, to evendoing the homework for the kid. ”Julie Lythcott-Haims says she experienced the effects of helicopter parenting firsthand when she worked as dean of first-year students at Stanford Univ

26、ersity. Themingstudents were very smart and accomplished on paper. But many were unable to take care of themselves.“They were turning to parents constantly for guidance, for problem solving, to have them make the choce about something. Often times, LythHatms had to remind those parents that their la

27、ds were old enough to take care of themselves.21. The tenn Ahelicopter parenting*A. describes parent地 0 -givexhildren directions in the airB. was probably invented in the late nineteenth centuryC. gains more meaning as modem technology developsD. refers to parents who concern too much about kids22.

28、According to Lythcott-Haims, over-parenting has all the following featuresEXCEPT?A. over-directiveB. over-dependentC. over-preventiveD. over-protective23. It can be inferred that a concierge mother w时A. regard the world as very dangerousB. allow children to do whatever they likeC. keep a close eye o

29、n the kid s assignmentD. let the kid alone when he falls on the ground24. In Julie s eyes, the firefer students at Stanford University areA. very clever in studying?B. really good at problem-solvingC. unable to communicate with teachersD. having problems in making friends25. Lythcott-Haims attitude

30、towards helicopter parenting is.A. supportiveB. negativeC. uninterestedD. unclearPassage ThreeI recently had the opportunity to go to my first ever music festival. We Love Green was held over a weekendin Parc de Bagatelle, Paris. While like most music festivals, it boasted an impressive and diverse

31、music, there was something extra special about this one. You see, this was a green festival!From the food to the stalls （货摊），everything was as environmentally friendly as possible. Not only was the majority of the furniture/stalls/toilet rooms hand-madefrom wood, the festival was powered by solar en

32、ergy. Guests were invited to dispose of rubbish in specially labeled dustbins which, after the festival, were sorted so all of the waste could be recycled appropriately. Fresh water was made available freely to everyone so that attendants were not encouragedto buy drinks in plastic bottles which wou

33、ld have created a lot of waste.I found the experience incredibly fun but also really interesting. Having never been to a music festival before, I was unsure of what to expect However, I was happy to find myself sitting in a field eating a healthy, home-made Cruit cake while drinking organic fruit ju

34、ice. There were many stalls, art installations, and different areas, meaning there was something there for everyone, from small children to the elderly!This seemslike such a great idea, making something very fun and interesting, that docs not cause great damage to the environment. I have since disco

35、vered that there are more events similar to this across the globe, which is great! I cant imagine how much waste lias been produced from such public events as festivals across the years before we realised just how bad they were, for the environment!26. Which of the following can be the title of the

36、passage?A. We Love GreenB. We Love Environment.C. Music FestivalsD. A Unique Public Event27. What is special about the music festival?A.It has a special band.B. It has a unique program listC.It is held every weekend.D. It is environmentally friendly.28. At the music festival, guests were encouraged

37、to?A- make furniture from wood8. bring plastic-bottled drin3csC- recycle rubbish by themselvesD. drink &ee fresh water29. According to Paragraph 3, the author ?A.fully enjoyed the festivalB. expected much from the festivalC.found the event very funnyD. liked listening to music at home30. The purpose

38、 of this passage is to：A- raise funds for environment protectionB. highlight that being green can be funC. encourage people to go to music festivalsD. introduce the author s favourite musiciansPassage FourChokwe Selassie iscm a mission to help drivers avoid potholes （路面坑洞）？ The eighth-grader got his

39、 inspiration on a recent morning, when his mother was driving him to school. Their car was damaged as it went over a huge pothole in the middle of the street in u their hometown of Jackson, Mississippi.! decided I was going to do something about the pothole problem in my city, “ said Chokwe. His sol

40、ution: an app that warns drivers when there is a. pothole ahead.Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completesthe sentence. Mark your answer on the

41、 ANSWER SHEET.36. Experiments in the photography of moving objects in both the United States and Europe well before 1990.A. have been conductingB. were conductingC. had been conductedD. are conductedChokwc developed the app with his friends. *? When the app detects a pothole, it is highlighted in re

42、d, Chokwo says. And if you get close to the pothole, your phone will warn you with a beep. Drivers can also use the app to report any potholes they encounter, and to look for other routes they can take to avoid roads that have thcirL The app relies on current available information about the streets

43、of Jackson.It works by using the city s311 call system, so it uses information already stored in a database, Chokwe says. Throughthe call system, citizens dial 311 to report non-cmergency problemwhich include potholes.As Chokwe and his friends worked on the app, they also went street by street throu

44、ghout the city. They determined that focusing on the 10 busiest streets in Jackson would give them a large enough sample size to test itI want to keep38.Weather weekend. A- permitsD. permittingAlthough the app isn t yet available for sale, Chokwe is already looking for ways to improve it. The app re

45、mains limited to 10 streets in Jackson, but he hopes to add more, so that it includes every street in the city. And then he wants to go even farther.working on the app until it s natiCnwkwe says.31. Chokwe Selassie got the idea to develop the app from.A. his own experienceB. a recent news reportC. h

46、is fnendsD. his mother32. When you are close to a pothole, your phone will warn you withA- a voice reportB. a red lightC. a beeping soundD. a map image33. Drivers can also use Chokwe s app to ?A. report emergency traffic problemsB ? look for information other than potitiolcsC. choose safer routes wi

47、thout potholesD. avoid traffic jam caused by potholes34. To develop the app, Chokwe and his fiiencls?A. reported potholes to 311 call systemB. conducted field trips on the streetsC. built their own information databaseD. collected samples in their neighborhood35. We can learn from the last paragraph

48、 that Chokwe: ?A. is quite successfulB. is facing difficultiesC. has regained hopeD. has a great ambition37. Today, people live in a worldnew technology is taking an increasingproportion in their lives.A- when B. whereC. whatD. which? there will be an open air party with live music here thisB. shoul

49、d permit C. will permit39. When workers are organized in trade unions, employers find it hard to lay them.A- offB. asideC. outD. down40. We arc sure that to do this face to face, he would express himself moreeasily.A- were he to tryB. would he tryC. was he tryingD. if he tries41. Their different att

50、itudes to the difficulties different results.A. arrived at B. led toC. caused by D. turned out42. The ATMs enable bank customers to access their money 24 hours a day ATMs are located. A- wherever B. whenever C. however D. whatever43. If the work by the end of this month is delayed, the constructionc

51、ompany will be heavily fined.A- .is completedB. to be completedC. will have been completed D. will be completed44. If you travel through the v川ages in the small local buses, you w川 swiftly come into close with the local people.A. carriage B. contactC. choice D. circuit45. It s hard to remember a nam

52、e when one doesnt have a face to go with .A. himB. itC* herD. one46. Scientists estimate that about 530,000 other objects, too small to detect with radar, the Earth too.A. being circledB- are circlingC- are to be circlingD. are being circled47. In of speed, safety and price, the hi-railway system is

53、 perhaps theworld s nodel railway.A. terms B. caseC. needD. search48. Never before seen any lady who can pay tennis as well as Maria.A. had he B. he had C. has he D. he has49. Young people are redefining for themselves itjneans to be 0ian or a woman./A.howB.thatC.whichD.what50. is often the case wit

54、h a new idea, more conditions should be considered. A.ItB.WhichC.AsD.That51. The older I get, the morel value friends, yet the time I have inmaintaining old friendship.A. few B. fewer C. littleD. less52. Anew system of quality control was 2 to overcome the shortcomings inthe firm s products.A. inves

55、ted B. informed C. introduced D. instructed53. This is a demanding taskbut I see it as the real challenge we need to A, faceB. solveC: replyD. detect54. Silence is required in this area while an important meeting is - A. underway B. under control G. insightD. in danger55. I must decline it because t

56、he conditions you offered are not A. capable B. available C. acceptable D. comfortable56. It is reported that 30 percent of the world population have no to cleandrinking water and health care.A. means B- approach C. channel D- access57. Top graduates from universities are often by major internationa

57、l companies.A. chased B. charged C. offered D. offended58. Jenny was looking for a seat when, luckily, a man and left.A. took up B.- got up C. shut up D- set up59. Everything comes with a, that is, there s no such thing as a &ee lunch in the worldA. prizeB- price C. return D. revenue60. Just as Professor Scotti often it, success is nine