广东成人高等教育学士学位英语试卷及答案

1、广东省成人高等教育学士学位外语水平考试模拟试题(五)英语试卷一PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1. Customer:Couldyoufindthesebooksforme?

2、Seller:Sure.Letmehavealookatyourlist.Customer:A.Itsallright.B.Noproblem.C.Hereyouare.D.Thankyou.2. Neighbor:Hi.Yousaidthatyoumightneedsomehelpwithpreparingdinner.Whatwouldyoulikemetodo?Hostess:Ireallyappreciateit.First,couldyoupeelthevegetables?Iveputthemallinthesinkandtheresapeeler.A.Thanksforcomin

3、g.B.Sitdown,please.C.Oh,itsyou.D.Ihavenoidea.3. Jack:John,youlookterrible!?John:Mygirlfriendbrokeupwithme.A.AreyouallrightB.WhatgoeswrongwithyouC.AreyoufeelingwellD.Doyouneedhelp4. Jane:Ifailedthetestagain!Threetimesinarow!Helen:Itsnobigdeal.Youstillhaveanotherchance.A.Cheers.B.Dontworry.C.ComeonD.F

4、orgetit5. July:Hello,Mr.Green.Mr.Green:Youreleavingsosoon?Whenareyouoff?July:Earlytomorrowmorning.A.ImleavingB.IvecometosaygoodbyeC.IwanttotellyouthatIamleavingD.Goodbye6. Operator:Hello,InternationalTradeCorporation.Customer:Hello!MayItalktoMr.GeorgeAdam,please?Operator:,please.A.WaitB.HoldonC.conn

5、ectingD.Yes1/137. Peter:Wouldyoulendmeyourtypewriter?Jane:Imsorry,itisoutoforder.Itcouldnotbeusedrightnow.Peter:.IllaskJimifhehasone.A.ReallyB.Itdoesn;tmatterC.ThanksD.Sorry8. Manager:Applicant:Ihavecomeatyourinvitationforaninterview.Manager:Nicetomeetyou.Pleasesitdown.A.Whatsthematter?B.WhatcanIdof

6、oryou?C.Howareyou?D.Excuseme?9. Stewardess:Goodmorning.Thisway,please.Passenger:Thankyou.Stewardess,canyoudirectmetomyseat?Stewardess:Certainly.MayIseeyourboardingpass,please?Passenger:Sure,hereitis.A.Howareyou?B.Nicetomeetyou.C.Youarewelcometoourplane.D.Welcomeaboard.10. Jiang:Hello,canIspeaktotheh

7、eadofthehousehold?Chen:Jiang:ThisisJiangPingwithChildrensPublishingCompany.MayIhaveyourname,sir?Chen:MynameisChen.A.MayIaskwhoscalling?B.Hello.C.Whatsyourname?D.Wouldyoutellmeyourname?11. Customer:IwanttomailthisparceltoBeijing.Clerk:Customer:Registerisenough.Ireallydontwantinsurance.Clerk:Please,pu

8、ttheboxonthisscale.A.Wouldyouliketoregisterit?B.Doyouwanttoregisterandinsureit?C:Doyouwanttoregisterorinsureit?D.Wouldyouregisterandinsureit?12. Mary:Excusemeforbeinglate,Peter.Iwasheldupbythetraffic.Peter:,Mary.Comeinandtakeaseat.A.ThatsquiteallrightB.NoproblemC.DontmentionitD.Welcome13. Mrs.Weller

9、:Welcome,Mr.Zhao.Wereverypleasedtohaveyouwithus.ZhaoKai:Thankyou,Mrs.Weller.ImmorethanhappytohavethischancetojoininarealThanksgivingcelebration.Mrs.Weller:Illjoinyouinawhile.A.Youarewelcome.B.Pleasemakeyourselfathome.C.Dontwaitforme.D.Pleasestarttoeat.2/1314. Janet:Linda,Iwasshockedtohearaboutyourhu

10、sbandsillness!Imsosorry!Linda:Iappreciateyoursympathy,Janet.Ihopehellbeallright,butthisishissecondheartattackinfiveyears.A.Itdoesntmatter.B.Thankyou.C.MetooD.Dontmentionit.15. Mrs.Fox:whatyouhavedonetomyson,doctor.Doctor:Thatsallright,sMFox.Thatsmyjob.Imverygladherecoveredsosoon.Mrs.Fox:Iknowhehasbr

11、oughtgreattroubletoyou.Amillionthanks.A:ImverygratefulforB.IfeelveryhappywithC.IreallylikeD.IvegottoknowPartIIReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebesto

12、neandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneAresomepeopleborncleverandothersbornstupid?Orisintelligencedevelopedbyourenvironmentandourexperience?Strangelyenough,theanswertothesequestionsisyes.Tosomeextentourintelligenceisgivenusatbirth,andnoamountofspecialeducationca

13、nmakeageniusoutofachildbornwithintelligence.Ontheotherhand,achildwholivesinaboringenvironmentwilldevelophisintelligencelessthanonewholivesinrichandvariedsurroundings.Thusthelimitsofapersonsintelligencearefixedatbirth,whetherornothereachedthoselimitswilldependonhisenvironment.Thisview,nowheldbymostex

14、perts,canbesupportedinanumberofways.Itiseasytoshowthatintelligenceistosomeextentsomethingwearebornwith.Thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweentwopeople,theclosertheyarelikelytobeinintelligence.Thusifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfromthepopulationitislikelythattheirdegreeofintelligencewillbecompletely

15、different.If,ontheotherhand,wetaketwoidenticaltwins,theywillverylikelybeasintelligentaseachother.Relationslikebrothersandsisters,parentsandchildren,usuallyhavesimilarintelligence,andthisclearlysuggeststhatintelligencedependsonbirth.Imaginenowthatwetaketwoidenticaltwinsandputthemindifferentenvironmen

16、ts.Wemightsendone,forexample,toauniversityandtheothertoafactorywheretheworkisboring.Wewouldsoonfinddifferencesinintelligencedeveloping,andthisindicatesthatenvironmentaswellasbirthplaysapart.Thisconclusionisalsosuggestedbythefactthatpeoplewholiveinclosecontactwitheachother,butwhoarenotrelatedatallare

17、likelytohavesimilardegreeofintelligence.16. Thewriterisinfavoroftheviewthatmansintelligenceisgiventohim.A. atbirthB. througheducationC. bothatbirthandthrougheducation3/13D. moreatbirththanthrougheducation17. Ifachildisbornwithlowintelligencehecan.A. neverbecomeageniusB. stillbecomeageniusifheshouldb

18、egivenspecialeducationC. exceedhisintelligencelimitsinrichsurroundingsD. notexceedhisintelligencelimitseveninrichsurroundings18. Inthesecondparagraphifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfromthepopulation-“meansifwe.A. pickanytwopersonsB. takeouttwodifferentpersonsC. choosetwopersonswhoarerelativeD. cho

19、osetwopersonswithdifferentintelligence19. Theexampleofthetwinsgoingtoauniversityandtoafactoryseparatelyshows.A. theimportanceoftheirintelligenceB. theroleofenvironmentonintelligenceC. theimportanceoftheirpositionD. thepartthatbirthplaces20. Thebesttitleofthispassagecanbe.A. SurroundingsB. Intelligen

20、ceC. DependenceonEnvironmentD. EffectofEducationPassageTwoBeforethegrasshasthickenedontheroadsidevergesandleaveshavestartedgrowingonthetreesitisaperfecttimetolookaroundandseejusthowdirtyBritainhasbecome.Thepavementsarestainedwithchewinggumthathasbeenspatoutandtheguttersarefullofdiscardedfastfoodcart

21、ons.YearsagoIremembertravellingabroadandbeingsaddenedbytheplasticbags,discardedbottlesandsoilednappiesattheedgeofeveryroad.Nowadays,Britainseemstolookatleastasbad.Whathasgonewrong?Theproblemisthattherubbishcreatedbyourincreasinglymobileliveslastsalotlongerthanbefore.Ifitisnotclearedupandproperlythro

22、wnaway,itstaysintheundergrowthforyears;asemi-permanentreminderofwhatatattylittlecountrywehavenow.Firstly,itisestimatedthat10billionplasticbagshavebeengiventoshoppers.Thesewilltakeanythingfrom100to1,000yearstorot.However,itisnotasifthereisnosolutiontothis.Afewyearsago,theIrishgovernmentintroducedatax

23、onnon-recyclablecarrierbagsandinthreemonthsreducedtheiruseby90%.Whenhewasaminister,MichaelMeacherattemptedtointroduceasimilararrangementinBritain.Theplasticsindustryprotested,ofcourse.However,theyneednothavebothered;theideawaskilledbeforeitcoulddrawbreath,leavingsupermarketsfreetogiveawayplasticbags

24、.4/13Whatisclearlynecessaryrightnowissomesortofcombinedeffort,bothindividualandcollective,beforeitistoolate.Thealternativeistocontinueslidingdownhilluntilwehaveacountrythatlookslikeavastmunicipalrubbishtip.Wemaywellbeatthetippingpoint.Yetweknowthatpeoplerespondtotheirenvironment.Ifthingsaroundthemar

25、ecleanandtidy,peoplebehavecleanlyandtidily.Iftheyaresurroundedbysqualor,theybehavesqualidly.Now,muchofBritainlooksprettysqualid.Whatwillitlooklikeinfiveyears?21. ThewritersaysthatitisagoodtimetoseeBritainbeforethetreeshaveleavesbecauseA. Britainlooksperfect.B. youcanseeBritainatitsdirtiest.C. youcan

26、seehowdirtyBritainisnow.D. thegrasshasthickenedontheverges.22. Accordingtothewriter,thingsusedtobe.A. worseabroad.B. thesameabroad.C. betterabroad.D. worse,butnowthingsarebetterabroad.23. Tosolvetheproblemofplasticbags,MichaelMeacherA. followedtheIrishexamplewithataxonplasticbags.B. triedtofollowthe

27、Irishexamplewithataxonplasticbags.C. madenoattempttofollowtheIrishexamplewithataxonplasticbags.D. hadproblemswiththeplasticsindustrywhowerentbotheredaboutthetax.24. Astowhatcanbedone,thewriterthinksA. itistoolatetodoanything.B. weareatthetippingpoint.C. thereismorethanonewaytosolvetheproblem.D. wene

28、edtoworktogethertosolvetheproblem.25. ThewriterthinksthatA. peoplearesqualid.B. peoplebehaveaccordingtowhattheyseearoundthem.C. peoplearecleanandtidy.D. peoplearelikeavastmunicipalrubbishtip.PassageThreeThemenwhoplannedandconstructedthefirstAmericanrailroadsweremenofgreatvision.Theypredictedthatthei

29、rironhorseswouldopenvastexpansesoflandtofarmingandindustry.Theyknewthattownswouldspringupalongthenewrailroads.YetfewofthesepioneerscouldhaveguessedthatAmericanrailroadswouldestablishthesystemoftimeusedthroughoutmostoftheworldtoday.Untilthe1880s,alltimeintheUnitedStateswassuntime.Farmerssettheirclock

30、stonoonwhenthesunappearedtobeoverhead.Intowns,peoplesettheirclocksbyacourthouseclockor5/13factorywhistles.Onetownstimewasoftendifferentfromthetimeinaneighboringtown.Asthenewrailroadsexpanded,largenumbersofpeoplebegantotravel.Buttherailroadswereunabletoprintaccuratetimetableswhenmosttownsalongtheirtr

31、ackshavetheirclockssetdifferently.Therewasneedforachange,andtherailroadsledinplanningit.In1883,railroadsintheUnitedStatesandCanadaadoptedstandardtime,asystemwhichdividedthecontinentintofourtimezones.Withineachzone,allrailroadclocksweresettoanidenticaltime.WhenitwasnoonintheEasternZone,itwasnineocloc

32、kinthePacificZone.Railroadtimesignalsweresentoutbythenewly-inventedtelegraph.Standardtimequicklyspread.Travelingbusinessmensettheirwatchestocorrespondtotherailroadclocks.Factoriesandschoolsfollowedtherailroadslead.Soon,nearlyeveryoneintheUnitedStatesandCanadawasusingthefour-zonetimesystem-standardti

33、me.Today,nearlyalltheworldkeepsstandardtimeaccordingtoaninternationalsystemoftwenty-fourtimezones.26. Impliedbutnotdirectlystated:.A. FarmerssettheirclocksaccordingtothefactorywhistlesB. Thecorrecttimewasnottooimportantbeforethe1800sC. OnlypeoplewhotraveledontrainseverknewtimeD. Astandardsystemwasse

34、tupbythepioneers27. Onthewhole,thearticletellsabout.A. pioneerswhorodeon(Tonhorses”B. largenumbersofpeoplewhotraveledC. theestablishmentofstandardtimeD. theaccuratetimetableintheUnitedStates28. Whichstatementdoesthisarticleleadyoutobelieve?A. Accuratetimetellingisimportantinmanyindustries.B. Accurat

35、etimeisimportantonlyintheUnitedStates.C. Accuratetimeisownedbythemenwhobuiltrailroads.D. Accuratetimeisownedbypioneers.29. Whywerentrailroadsabletoprintaccuratetimetables?A. Townsalongthetrackssettheirclocksdifferently.B. Noonewasabletoreadtimetablesthatwereaccurate.C. Farmerspreferredtoreadthesunin

36、steadoftimetables.D. Railroadworkershadnowatches.30. Whatdoesthewordidenticalmean?A. differentB. difficultC. similarD. understandablePassageFour6/13Untilrecently,womeninadvertisementswereoneofthreethings-anapron,aglamorousdressorafrown.Althoughthatisnowchanging,manywomenstillfeelangryenoughtodefaceo

37、ffendingadvertisementswithstickersprotesting.Thisaddegradeswomen.Whydoesthissortofadvertisingexist?Howcanadvertisersandadagenciesproduce,sometimes,aftermonthsofresearch,advertisementsthatoffendtheconsumer?TheadvertisingStandardsAuthority(thebodywhichdealswithcomplaintaboutprintmedia)iscarryingoutres

38、earchintohowwomenfeelaboutthewaytheyareportrayedinadvertisements.Itsconclusionsarelikelytobewhattheadvertisingindustryalreadyknows;althoughwomenareoftenirritatedbythewaytheyareseeninads,fewfeelstronglyenoughtocomplain.Womenarenotonlythevictimsofpoorandboringstereotypes-inmanyTVcommercialsmenareseenn

39、eitherasuseless,childishoafswhoareunabletoperformthesimplesthouseholdtasks,orasinconsiderateboors,permanentlyonthelookoutforanescapetothepub.Butitiswomenwhoseemtobeartheimpactoftheindustrysapparentinabilitytoputpeopleintoanauthenticpresent-daycontext.YetaccordingtoEmmaBennett,executivecreativedirect

40、orofaLondonadvertisingagency,womenarenotinfuriatedbystereotypesandsexistadvertising.Ittendstowashoverthem.Theyarenotmilitantorangry-theyjustfinditannoyingortiresome.Theyreluctantlyacceptoutdatedstereotypes,butheaveasighofreliefwhenanadvertisementreallygetsitright.Shesaysthatitisnotadvertisingsuseoft

41、hehousewiferolethatbotherswomen,butthewayinwhichitshandled.Researchershaveoftenaskedthewrongquestions.Themostimportantthingistheadvertisementstoneofvoice.Womenhatebeingpatronized,flatteredorgivendesperatelydown-to-earthcommonsenseadvice.”Intheend,theresponsibilityforgoodadvertisingmustbesharedbetwee

42、ntheadvertiser,theadvertisingagencyandtheconsumer.Advertisingdoesnotsettrendsbutitreflectsthem.Itisuptotheconsumerstotelladvertiserswheretheyfail,anduntilpeopleonthereceivingendtakethebusinessseriouslyandmaketheirfeelingsknown,theprocessofchangewillremainlaboriouslyslow.31. Despiterecentchangesinatt

43、itudes,someadvertisementsstillfailto.A. changewomensopinionsofthemselvesB. showanyunderstandingofpeoplesfeelingsC. persuadethepublictobuycertainproductsD. meettheneedsoftheadvertisingproducts32. Accordingtothewriter,thecommonestfaultofpresent-dayadvertisingisto.A. condemntheroleofthehousewifeB. igno

44、reprotestsaboutadvertisementC. presentamisleadingimageofwomenD. meettheneedsoftheadvertisingindustry33. ResearchsuggeststhatthereactionofwomentowardsmisrepresentationbyadvertisementsisA.indifferenceB.hostilityC.consent7/13D.unbelief34. EmmaBennettsuggeststhatadvertisementoughtto.A. givefurtheremphas

45、isonpracticeB. usemaleimagesinsteadoffemaleonesC. changetheirstyleratherthantheircontentD. paymorecomplimentstowomenthanbefore35. Ultimatelytheadvertisingindustryshould.A. takeitsjobmoreearnestlyB. domorepioneeringworkC. takenoticeofthepublicopinionD. concentrateontheproductsadvertisedPartIIIVocabul

46、aryandStructure(20points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.36.Accessthepaperisrestrictedtoseniormanagement.A.toB.withC.forD.in37.Empl

47、oyeescanbuybooksadiscount.A.forB.ofC.atD.in38.Iwaslookingforwardtoworkingherexpertguidance.A.inB.onC.underD.at39.Cancelingtheconferencewill_averybadimpression.A.getB.doC.makeD.give40.Helookedshocked,thenburstlaughter.A.toB.inC.uponD.into41.What_himmostwasthathehadreceivednoapology.A.worriedB.annoyed

48、C.challengedD.troubled42.Idont_ofcosmeticsurgery.1A.contendB.improveC.approveD.consent43.Thefirmwill_workersfortheirlossofearnings.A.payB.compensateC.comfortD.charge44. Asecurityofficeratthefactory,whotogivehisname,saidhehadseentwomen8/13leavethebuilding.A.preparedB.triedC.declinedD.pleased45. Medic

49、alsupplieshavebeenamongfamiliesaffectedbytheepidemic.A.distributedB.givenC.contributedD.delivered46. Severalchildrenwerebreadtotheducks.A.showingB.puttingC.feedingD.making47. Ireallyneedtospeaktoyounow.Oh,allrightifyou.A.tryB.needC.insistD.hold48. Theywelcomedtheopportunitytoparticipatefullythelifeo

50、fthevillage.A.inB.toC.intoD.of49. Ladiesandgentlemen,Iregretthatanumberofstatementsmadebythedepartmentwereincorrect.A.sayingB.tosayC.sayD.ofsaying50.Therecipesaysyoucanyoghurtforthesourcream.A.replaceB.substituteC.exchangeD.place51.Isuggestyou_beforeyougoroundthere.A.phonedB.phoneC.phoningD.tophone5

51、2.Itwasareallybadaccident-theyreluckytobe.A.livingB.aliveC.liveD.lived53.Theresultsare_withearlierresearch.A.insistentB.consistentC.concernedD.connected54.Thelawrequiresequaltreatmentforall,ofrace,religion,orsex.A.regardB.regardlessC.inregardD.disregard55.ImextremelyaboutwhatIreadinthepress.A.critic

52、alB.skepticalC.frightenedD.convinced56.Ifpeopledontlearnfromthis,thenhissufferinganddeathwereA.invainB.onvainC.forvainD.tovain57.Thankseversomuchforyourhelp,Ireallyit.A.appreciateB.thankC.likeD.enjoy58. youareblind,youwillnotmisstheastonishingchangestakingplacein9/13Shanghai.A.AlthoughB.IfC.SinceD.U

53、nless59. Youdrivecarefully.Theroadsarewet.A.hadbetterB.wouldratherC.wouldD.hadbetter60. A:WewenttoItalyforaholidaylastyear.8: Thatnice.A.canbeB.mustbeC.musthavebeenD.canthavebeen61. Aninspectionofthebuildingrevealedfaultsthatmighthavebeenoverlooked.A.otherwiseB.becauseC.thereforeD.however62. WeTVlas

54、tnightwhensuddenlythelightswentout.A.watchedB.werewatchingC.hadwatchedD.hadbeenwatching63. Withoutyourtimelyhelp,we.A.wouldnotsucceedB.wouldsucceedC.wouldhavesucceededC.wouldnothavesucceeded64. Stopwriting.Itstimethatyouyourpaper.A.musthandinB.havetohandinC.couldhandinD.handedin65. Pleasegoandmakesu

55、reyougetareceipt.A.thatB.ifC.howD.why66. NobodybutHenryandJackintheaccident.A.washurtB.werehurtC.hashurtD.havehurt67. Letsgoforawalk?A.shallweB.willyouC.wontyouD.shantwe68. HewasknowwhatImeant.A.tooclevertoB.tooclevernottoC.notclevertoD.clevernotto69. Iwonderwhetherourlifeconsiderablyby2010.A.willch

56、angeB.willbechangingC.willhavetochangeD.willhavechanged70. Morethanonethefoodinthecanteen.A.studenthascomplainedofB.studentshavecomplainedofC.studenthascomplainedD.studentshavecomplained10/1371. Theideaofspendingtherestofmylifethereneverme.A.appealsB.attractstoC.appealsforD.appealsto72. Youwontbesee

57、ingMikeanymore.Thebossfiredher.Shesgone.A.forallB.forgoodC.forthetimeD.fordays73. Thecouplenevergotthelossoftheirson.A.overB.onC.fromD.down74. Thebetweenrichandpoorregionsisbeingbridged.A.spaceB.distanceC.roomD.gap75. IstillcannotfigurethesumIrequire.A.inB.outC.upD.overPartIVClozeTest(10points)Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowin