广东省成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试试卷及答案

2016年广东省成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试试卷

英语试卷

PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)

PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20points)

PartIVCloze(10points

考生须知

1.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

分钟。

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PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)

Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eac

hfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestone

tocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.

1.Joanna:Don'tyouthinkthat'sagoodmatch

George:Itgoeswellwithyourscarf,too.

A.No,ofcourseitis.B.Yes,itlooksgreat

C.No,Idon，tthinkso.D.Yes,gladtohearthat.

2.Kevin:IamafraidI'vespiltinkoverthetablecloth.

Tommy:________

A.Oh,nevermindaboutthat.B.No,notatall.

C.Oh,Ineverheardofit.D.No,certainlynot.

3.Bem:Helpyourselftoacigarette.

Carlo:No,thankyou.

A.Vmtryingtocutdown.B.Ioweyouonenow.

C.HaveyougotalightD.Fdbegladto.

4.Mark:CanIstillgetticketsfortonight,sshow

Linn:Onlyifsomebodycancels.

A.Hereyouare.B.That'sallrigh

C.Vmafraidnot.D.Whichrowwouldyoulike

5.Customer:CouldyoutellmehowmuchthisparceltoFranceis

Postman:Anythingelse

A.Yes,please.B.Iamnotsureaboutit.

C.Goahead.D.I'11justcheckforyou.

6.May:TellyourbrotherIhopehesoonfeelsbetter.

Luis:That'sverykindofyou.

A.Iamsorrytohearthat.B.r11passiton.

C.HowisheD.Hemusthave

knownit.

7.Lucas:Hello,Lucasspeaking.MayIhaveawordwithJune

Mary:Hangonamoment.

A.Sheisnotinrightnow.B.ShallIaskhertoringyo

uback

C.I11justseeifshe

sin.D.Wouldyouliketoleaveamessage

8.Margret:Wouldyoumindnotusingmytoothpaste

Allen:I'msorry.

A.F11dothat.B.Thankyouforasking.

C.That'sfine.D.Ithoughtyoudidn'tmind.

9.John:Whydon'twejustgooutforacoffee

Steve:Fvepromisedmyselfanearlynight.

A.Ithinkit'sgreat.B.It'sniceofyoutoask.

C.No,notreally.D.OK,I'dloveto.

10.Mommy:John,wherearethecakesDon,ttellmeyouatethemall!

John:Icouldn'thelpit.

A.No,Ididn't.B.Idon'tknowwhoatethem.

C.Yes,Idid.D.No.Ican'ttellyou.

11.Mori:Youlooksoangry.Whathappened

Susan:Nothing.I'drathernottalkaboutit.

Mori:Comeon.

A.I'11justnotaskaboutanything.B.Youneedtoletoffsomesteam.

C.IfIwereyou,I'dbemad,too.D.That'seasy.

12.Julie:Iboughtthisdresstwoyearsago.Itsstylewentoutalready.

Jack:Oh,comeon,

A.youalwaysfollowthefashion.B.noneofyourdressessuitsyou.

C.aslongasitlooksgoodonyou.D.youshouldcareaboutthat.

13.Mike:ProfessorCupper,sclassissoboring;Ijustcan'tstanditanymore!

Susan:It'srequired.

A.Well,whynotjustdropoutofitB.Why,youcansaythatagain!

C.Well,youmightaswellgetusedtoit.D.Why,Icouldn'tagreemore!

14.SpeakerA:Don'tyouplaygolf

SpeakerB:

A.Yes.Nosportinterestsmemorethangolfing.

B.Yes.Ihaveneverplayedgolfinmylife.

C.No.Onlyonceinawhile.

D.Yes.AndIhatetospendmuchmoneyonsports.

15.Clair:Doyoufeellikeeatingout

Jenny:Wehaven?teatenoutforages.

A.That,sagoodidea.B.Yousayit.

C.Yes,Icanfeelit.D.Right,seeyouthere.

PartIIReadingComprehension（40points）

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassages

isfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachoft

hemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestone

andmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEEY.

PassageOne

Scientistssaidtheyhavefoundevidenceofagiantplanetfarou

tinoursolarsystem.Inastatement,theCaliforniaInstituteofT

echnology一Caltech—saidthisplanettravelsaverystrange“longan

dthinorbitinthedistantsolarsystem."Thediscoverywasmadeb

ytworesearchersatCaltech:KonstantinBatyginandMikeBrown.The

yusedmathematicalmodelingandcomputersimulations（模拟）tofindth

eplanet.Sofar,therehavenotbeenanydirectobservationsofth

eplanet.

“Myjawhitthefloor,“saidastronomer（宇航员）MikeBrown,them

omentherealizedtheremightbeaninthplanet.

Thescientistssaiditwouldtakethisplanet10,000to20,000y

earsjusttomakeonefullorbitaroundthesun.Thenewplanet,c

ailed“PlanetNine”,hasamassabout10timesthesizeofEart

h.Iftheyareright,thenewlyfoundplanetwouldbetheninthpl

anetinoursolarsystem.Pluto（冥王星）hadbeencalledtheninthpl

anetuntil2006,whenitwasrenamedaudwarfplanet.”

Actualconfirmationofaninthplanetwouldbeverybignews."T

hiswouldbearealninthplanet,“Brownsaidinthestatement."T

herehaveonlybeentwotrueplanetsdiscoveredsinceancienttime

s,andthiswouldbeathird.It'saprettysubstantialchunkofo

ursolarsystemthat，sstillouttheretobefound,whichisprett

yexciting.”

Whiletheydidnotgetapictureof“PlanetNine"yet,thesc

ientistssaytheyareusingthebiggest一andbest一telescopesonEart

htotrytofindaPlanetNine."Theyarealsoworkingonimprovin

gtheircomputersimulations.Theywanttofindoutmoreabout”Pla

netNine's"orbit,anditsimpactontheouterpartofoursolars

ystem.

16.Thenewly-foundplanet.

A.movesaroundtheSun

B.wasdiscoveredbytwoastronomers

C.travelsaroundorbit

D.isfarawayfromoursolarsystem

17.ThepossibilityoffindinganinthplanetmadeMikeBrown

A.confusedB.frightened

C.satisfiedD.surprised

18.Accordingtothescientists,

A.theplanetistentimeslargerthantheEarth

B.ittakestheplanetlessthan10,000yearstomakeafullorbit

C.Plutowasoncethoughttobetheninthplanetinthesolarsyst

em

D.Plutowasgivenanewnameafteritwasdiscoveredin2006

19.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph4that.

A.thereisnoactualconfirmationabouttheninthplanet

B.notrueplanetswerediscoveredinancienttimes

C.scientistshavefoundthreeplanetsinmoderntimes

D.theninthplanetistheonlyonediscoveredsinceancienttimes

20.Tofind“PlanetNine”,scientistsareusingallthefollowing

EXCEPT.

A.mathematicalmodelingB.computersimulations

C.advancedtelescopesD.largespacecrafts

PassageTwo

^Helicopterparenting,?describesastyleofraisingchildrenwher

eparentsareover-protectiveanddotoomuch.Thetermwasusedfo

rthefirsttimeinthelate1960s.Itdescribesparentswhohover

（悬停）overtheirkidslikeahelicopter.Today,moderntechnologyal

lowsthesehelicopterparentstohoverfromevenfaraway.Theyca

ngivetheirchildrendirectionsatanymomentfromanywhere.

AuthorJulieLythcott-HaimswroteabooktitledHowtoRaisea

nAdull.Inherbook,shegivesreadersacloserlookatthispare

ntingstyle.

“Over-parenting”,shesays,“comesinthreetypes:thefirsti

stheover-protectiveparentswhothinktheworldisscaryandunsaf

eandunpredictable.Andtherefore,Imustprotectandprevent.Th

esecondtypeistheover-directivetype一theparentwhosays,Ikno

wbestwhatleadstosuccessandyouwilldoasIsay.You'11st

udythesetopics,dotheseactiviesandyouwillbehighlyachievin

gatallofit.Thethirdtypeistheconcierge（看门人）-theparen

twhojustwantstomakelifesmoother一fromwakingtheirkidup,t

okeepingtrackoftheirdeadlines,tomakingsuretheyhaven，tforg

ottenanything,toevendoingthehomeworkforthekid.”

JulieLythcott-Haimssayssheexperiencedtheeffectsofhelicopte

rparentingfirsthandwhensheworkedasdeanoffirst-yearstudent

satStanfordUniversity.Theincomingstudentswereverysmartan

daccomplishedonpaper.Butmanywereunabletotakecareofthems

elves.

“Theywereturningtoparentsconstantlyforguidance,forproble

msolving,tohavethemmakethechoiceaboutsomething."Oftentim

es,Lythcott-Haimshadtoremindthoseparentsthattheirkidswereold

enoughtotakecareofthemselves.

21.Theterm^helicopterparenting“.

A.describesparentswhogivechildrendirectionsintheair

B.wasprobablyinventedinthelatenineteenthcentury

C.gainsmoremeaningasmoderntechnologydevelops

D.referstoparentswhoconcerntoomuchaboutkids

22.AccordingtoLythcott-Haims,over-parentinghasallthefollowin

gfeaturesEXCEPT.

A.over-directiveB.over-depend

ent

C.over-preventiveD.over-protectiv

e

23.Itcanbeinferredthataconciergemotherwill.

A.regardtheworldasverydangerous

B.allowchildrentodowhatevertheylike

C.keepacloseeyeonthekid'sassignment

D.letthekidalonewhenhefallsontheground

24.InJulie'seyes,thefirst-yearstudentsatStanfordUniversitya

re.

A.verycleverinstudying

B.reallygoodatproblem-solving

C.unabletocommunicatewithteachers

D.havingproblemsmakingfriends

25.Lythcott-Haims'attitudetowardshelicopterparentingis.

A.supportiveB.negative

C.uninterestedD.unclear

PassageThree

Irecentlyhadtheopportunitytogotomyfirstevermusicfes

tival.WeLoveGreenwasheldoveraweekendinParcdeBagatell

e,Paris.Whilelikemostmusicfestivals,itboastedanimpressiv

eanddiversemusic,therewassomethingextraspecialaboutthison

e.Yousee,thiswasagreenfestival!

Fromthefoodtothestalls（货摊），everythingwasasenvironmental

lyfriendlyaspossible.Notonlywasthemajorityofthefurniture/

stalls/toiletroomshand-madefromwood,thefestivalwaspoweredb

ysolarenergy.Guestswereinvitedtodisposeofrubbishinspecial

lylabeleddustbinswhich,afterthefestival,weresortedsoallo

fthewastecouldberecycledappropriately.Freshwaterwasmadeav

ailablefreelytoeveryonesothatattendantswerenotencouragedt

obuydrinksinplasticbottleswhichwouldhavecreatedaloto

fwaste.

Ifoundtheexperienceincrediblyfunbutalsoreallyinterestin

g.Havingneverbeentoamusicfestivalbefore,Iwasunsureofw

hattoexpect.However,Iwashappytofindmyselfsittinginafi

eldeatingahealthy,home-madefruitcakewhiledrinkingorganicfru

itjuice.Thereweremanystalls,artinstallations,anddifferentar

eas,meaningtherewassomethingthereforeveryone,fromsmallchild

rentotheelderly!

Thisseemslikesuchagreatidea,makingsomethingveryfunan

dinteresting,thatdoesnotcausegreatdamagetotheenvironmen

t.Ihavesincediscoveredthattherearemoreeventssimilartoth

isacrosstheglobe,whichisgreat!Ican'timaginehowmuchwast

ehasbeenproducedfromsuchpubliceventsasfestivalsacrossth

eyearsbeforewerealisedjusthowbadtheywerefortheenvironme

nt!

26.Whichofthefollowingcanbethetitleofthepassage

A.WeLoveGreenB.WeLoveEnvironment

C.MusicFestivalsD.AUniquePublicEvent

27.Whatisspecialaboutthemusicfestival

A.Ithasaspecialband.B.Ithasauniqueprogra

mlist.

C.Itisheldeveryweekend.D.Itisenvironmentallyfr

iendly.

28.Atthemusicfestival,guestswereencouragedto.

A.makefurniturefromwoodB.bringplastic-bottleddrink

s

C.recyclerubbishbythemselvesD.drinkfreefreshwater

29.AccordingtoParagraph3,theauthor.

A.fullyenjoyedthefestivalB.expectedmuhfromth

efestival

C.foundtheeventveryfunnyD.likedlisteningtomusi

cathome

30.Thepurposeofthispassageisto.

A.raisefundsforenvironmentprotection

B.highlightthatbeinggreencanbefun

C.encouragepeopletogotomusicfestivals

D.introducetheauthor5sfavouritemusicians

PassageFour

ChokweSelassieisonamissiontohelpdriversavoidpotholes（路

面坑洞）.Theeighth-gradergothisinspirationonarecentmorning,w

henhismotherwasdrivinghimtoschool.Theircarwasdamageda

sitwentoverahugepotholeinthemiddleofthestreetinthei

rhometownofJackson,Mississippi."IdecidedIwasgoingtodos

omethingaboutthepotholeprobleminmycity,“saidChokwe.Hisso

lution:anappthatwarnsdriverswhenthereisapotholeahead.

Chokwedevelopedtheappwithhisfriends,“Whentheappdetect

sapothole,itishighlightedinred,“Chokwesays."Andifyoug

etclosetothepothole,yourphonewillwarnyouwithabeep."D

riverscanalsousetheapptoreportanypotholestheyencounte

r,andtolookforotherroutestheycantaketoavoidroadstha

thavethem.

Theappreliesoncurrentavailableinformationaboutthestreet

sofJackson."Itworksbyusingthecity's311callsystem,soi

tusesinformationalreadystoredinadatabase,“Chokwesays.Throu

ghthecallsystem,citizensdial311toreportnon-emergencyproblem

s一whichincludepotholes.AsChokweandhisfriendsworkedonthea

pp,theyalsowentstreetbystreetthroughoutthecity.Theydeterm

inedthatfocusingonthe10busieststreetsinJacksonwouldgiv

ethemalargeenoughsamplesizetotestit.

Althoughtheappisn'tyetavailableforsale,Chokweisalread

ylookingforwaystoimproveit.Theappremainslimitedto10st

reetsinJackson,buthehopestoaddmore,sothatitincludesev

erystreetinthecity.Andthenhewantstogoevenfarthe

r.”Iwanttokeepworkingontheappuntilit'snationwide,“Ch

okwesays.

31.ChokweSelassiegottheideatodeveloptheappfrom

A.hisownexperienceB.arecentnewsreport

C.hisfriendsD.hismother

32.Whenyouareclosetoapothole,yourphonewillwarnyouwit

h

A.avoicereportB.aredlight

C.abeepingsoundD.amapimage

33.DriverscanalsouseChokwe?sappto.

A.reportemergencytrafficproblems

B.lookforinformationotherthanpotholes

C.choosesaferrouteswithoutpotholes

D.avoidtrafficjamcausedbypotholes

34.Todeveloptheapp,Chokweandhisfriends.

A.reportedpotholesto311callsystem

B.conductedfieldtripsonthestreets

C.builttheirowninformationdatabase

D.collectedsamplesintheirneighborhood

35.WecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatChokwe.

A.isquitesuccessfulB.isfacingdifficulties

C.hasregainedhopeD.hasagreatambition

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20points)

Directions:Thereare40incompletesentenceinthispart.Foreac

hsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheo

nethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWE

RSHEET.

36.Experimentsinthephotographyofmovingobjectsinbot

htheUnitedStatesandEuropewellbefore1990.

A.havebeenconductingB.werecondu

cting

C.hadbeenconductedD.arecond

ucted

37.Today,peopleliveinaworldnewtechnologyistakin

ganincreasingproportionintheirlives.

A.whenB.whereC.wha

tD.Which

38.Weather,therewillbeanopenairpartywithlivemus

icherethisweekend.

A.permitsB.shouldpermitC.willpermit

D.permitting

39.Whenworkersareorganizedintradeunions,employersfinditha

rdtolaythem.

A.offB.asideC.ou

tD.down

40.Wearesurethattodothisfacetoface,hewoulde

xpresshimselfmoreeasily.

A.werehetotryB.woul

dhetry

C.washetryingD.ifh

etries

41.Theirdifferentattitudestothedifficultiesdifferentr

esults.

A.arrivedatB.ledto

C.causedbyD.turnedout

42.TheATMsenablebankcustomerstoaccesstheirmoney24hour

sadayATMsarelocated.

A.whereverB.wheneverC.howeverD.wh

atever

43.Iftheworkbytheendofthismonthisdelayed,th

econstructioncompanywillbeheavilyfined.

A.iscompletedB.t

obecompleted

C.willhavebeencompletedD.willbecompl

eted

44.Ifyoutravelthroughthevillagesinthesmalllocalbuses,yo

uwillswiftlycomeintoclosewiththelocalpeople.

A.carriageB.contact

C.choiceD.circuit

45.It'shardtorememberanamewhenonedoesn'thaveafacet

ogowith.

A.himB.itC.her

D.one

46.Scientistsestimatethatabout530,000objects,toosmalltodete

ctwithradar,theEarthtoo.

A.beingcircledB.arecirclingC.aretobeci

rclingD.arebeingcircled

47.Inofspeed,safetyandprice,thehi-railwaysystemi

sperhapstheworld'smodel

railway.

A.termsB.caseC.need

D.search

48.Neverbeforeseenanyladywhocanplaytennisaswel

1asMaria.

A.hadheB.hehadC.hash

eD.hehas

49.Youngpeopleareredefiningforthemselvesitmeanst

obeamanorawoman.

A.howB.thatC.which

D.what

50.isoftenthesasewithanewidea,moreconditionssho

uldbeconsidered.

A.ItB.WhichC.As

D.That

51.TheolderIget,themoreIvaluefriends,yettheti

meIhaveinmaintainingoldfriendship.

A.fewB.fewerC.little

D.less

52.Anewsystemofqualitycontrolwastoovercomethesh

ortcomingsinthefirm'sproducts.

A.investedB.informed

C.introducedD.instructed

53.TnisisademandingtasIk-bsueteitastherealchallengew

eneedto.

A.faceB.solveC.reply

D.detect

54.Silenceisrequiredinthisareawhileanimportantmeetingi

s.

A.underwayB.undercontrolC.insi

ghtD.indanger

55.Imustdeclineitbecausetheconditionsyouofferedarenot

A.capableB.availableC.acceptable

D.comfortable

56.Itisreportedthat30percentoftheworldpopulationhaven

otocleandrinkingwaterandhealthcare.

A.meansB.approachC.channelD.acces

s

57.Topgraduatesfromuniversitiesareoftenbymajorinter

mationalcompanies.

A.chasedB.chargedC.