2023年广东省成人学位英语考试试题

2023年6月成人高等教育学士学位

外国语水平考试(广东)

英语试卷一

PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)

Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choices

markedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouransweronthe

ANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Abby:Doyoulikelivinginthecity?

Bob:Ifstoonoisy.

A.That'sfbrsure.B.Notreally.

C.Italldepends.D.Whoknows?

2.Clair:Areyoucomingwithus?

Douglas:I'vegottopreparefbrthetest.

A.Maybesomeothertime.B.Well,ifyouinsist

C.Whocares?D.I'dbegladto.

3.Allen:How'syourheadache?

Jenny:.Themedicineworkedwonders.

A.Stillthesame.B.Hatetotellyou.

C.It'sallgone.D.It'sgettingworse.

4.Kevin:Istherestaurantanygood?

Tommy,butyouhavetotryitforyourself.

A.IthinkifsgreatB.Don'tworryaboutit.

C.It'sajokeD.Tveneverbeenthere

5.John:Whynotgivemeacalltonight?

Margret:Yournumberagain?

A.Toolate.B.Doesitreallymatter?

C.Tilbecrazybusy.D.Tildothat.

6.Blair:Hello.MayIspeaktoMr.Smith?

Steve:Wouldyouliketoleaveamessage?

A.He'snotinrightnow.

B.Tilgethimforyou.

C.Holdthelineplease.

D.Mr.What?

7.Mike:it'sagreatmovie.Tilgowithyou.

Grice:Great.Butwemustleavenowifyoudon'twanttomissthebeginning.

Mike:______

A.Tdbegladto.B.Howtimeflies!

C.Tilbeready.D.Whatagreatidea!

8.Teache:Allright.?

Student:Itsuredid.Thankyousomuch,professor.

A.CanIseeyouinthenextclassB.Isitwhatyouwanttoask

C.HaveIunderstoodyoucorrectlyD.Didthatansweryourquestion

9.Jay:Howarethingsgoingwithyourmom?

Lee:She'sdoinggreat.Ineveryway.

A.Howdoyouknow?B.Thankyouforasking.

C.Isthatright?D.Youknowbetter.

10.Cashier:Okay,that'llbe$8.55.

Customer:.

Cashier:Thanks....Next!

A.HereyougoB.Takethisway

C.YouarerightD.It'sveryniceofyou

11.Kathy:Ihopetheyhaveallthatstaffatthesupermarket.

Ben:Wecanalsolookonlineforthethingswelike.

A.Itbeatsme.B.HowIcanknow?

C.What'sthepoint?D.Itdoesn'tmatteriftheydon't.

12.Lucas:Sorrysweetie,Ididn'thearyou.?

Mary:Lookhere,thisdresshasmatchingbeltandshoes.Whatdoyouthink?

A.WhereareyouB.Howyoudoing

C.WhatdidyousayD.Whyareyouhere

13.Mark:Let'sgoandsitdownforawhile.Ineedtorestandhaveadrink.

Linn:.I'mtiredtoo.

A.YouarerightB.That'samazing

C.Let'sdothatD.We'llgiveitatry

14.Boss：Congratulationstoyourpromotion,Jack.

Employee:,Mr.Anderson.Tildomybestinthenewrole.

A.SamehereB.Thankyouforyourtrust

C.ThehonorismineD.I'dappreciateit

15.Carlo:Howmuchisitforapersonforaday?

Ben:Withlunch,it'sonly60Euros.

Carlo:OK,.

A.it'stooexpensiveB.it'sadeal

C.forgetitD.Goodbye

PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby5questionsor

unfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,C

andD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.

PassageOne

Thecomfortzoneisourliving,work,andsocialenvironmentsthatwehavegrown

accustomedto.Itdeterminesthetypeoffriendswemakeorpeopleweassociatewith.It

determinesalifestyleweacceptorreject.

Youngpeopleareveryadaptable;theycanadjusttochangingcomfortzoneswithease.They

cansocializewithhomelesspeopleinthemorningandbeequallyateaseataformalbanquetin

theevening.Asweage,theabilitytoadapttowide-rangingcomfortzonesbecomesmoredifficult.

Socialprejudicenairowsthecomfortzonerange.Thecomfortzonecanbeadecisionmakingtool.

Comfortzonesaredirectlyrelatedtoourdreamsorgoals,whichisassociatedwith

self-fulfillingprophecy（预言）.Inordertogrowandchange,wemustfirstbediscontintwithour

currentcomfortzone.Wemustrealizethatallmeaningfulandlastingchangesoccurfirstin

daydreamingandthentheyworktheirwayintoreality.Themoreclearlyandvividlywefantasize

ourdream,thestrongerandmorerealthepicturesonthesubconsciouslevelwillbecome.Once

oursubconsciousacceptsthisimageanditsexpectation,itwillgotowork,searchingforawayto

bringitintoreality.Ifwefeelthatthesethingsaretoogoodforus,wewillfindwaystofail.If,

however,weintentionallyimaginethechangewewant,buildanexpectationofthechange

mentallyandemotionally,andwewillfindwaystoacquiredreamand,whenmentallyready,it

willarrivefasterthanweeverthoughtpossible.

Forsomepeople,problems,suffering,poverty,badbreaksaretheircomfortzone.Theyfind

comfortinfindingfaultandcomplainingabouttheirmisfortune.Thesameistrueforbusinesses.

Managementandworkershavegrownusedtoseeingthingsgowrongandexpectthemtoo.

Managementfindscomfortinfindingfaultwithworkersandworkersandviceversa.

Note:Ifthecomfortzoneweareseekingisbeyondourcurrentincome,then,weneedto

developaservicethathasgreatervaluethanourcurrentone.Money,powerandinfluencearenot

goals;theyarerewardsONLYforpersonalachievement.

16.Asonegrowsolder,.

A.one'scomfortzonebecomesnarrower

B.onefindscomfortzonemoreeasily

C.onebecomesmoresympathetic

D.onebehavesbetterinsocialgathering

17.Whatdoes4tbediscontentwithourcurrentcomfortzone”(Para.3)mean?

A.Bepreparedtorealizeourdreams.

B.Keepdreamingofunrealisticgoals.

C.Pictureourdreamsclearlyandvividly.

D.Bedissatisfiedwithourpresentlife.

18.Accordingtotheauthor,daydreaming.

A.requiresacleargoalinmind

B.doeslittlegoodtothepursuitofhappiness

C.preparesusformeaningfulchangesinlife

D.wastesourtimeandenergy

19.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph4that.

A.comfortzonemayleadtoconflicts

B.comfortzoneisnotnecessarilypositive

C.peopletendtofindfaultwiththemselves

D.survivalishardinbusinesscircle

20.Byseekingabettercomfortzone,peopleaimto.

A.makegreaterachievingB.makemoremoney

C.bemoreinfluentialD.gaingreaterpower

PassageTwo

Entireculturesoperateonelaboratesystemsofindirectness.Forexample,Idiscoveredina

smallresearchprojectthatmostGreeksassumedthatawifewhoasked，”Wouldyouliketogo

totheparty?^^washintingthatshewantedtogo.Theyfeltthatshewouldn'tbringitupifshe

didn'twanttogo.Furthermore,theyfelt,shewouldnotstateherpreferencedirectlybecausethat

wouldsoundlikeademand.Indirectnesswastheappropriatemeansforcommunicatingher

preference.

Japaneseculturehasdevelopedindirectnesstoafineart.Forexample,aJapaneseprofessor,

HarumiBefu,explainsthedelicateexchangeofindirectnessrequiredbyasimpleinvitationto

lunch.Whenhisfriendextendedtheinvitation,Befufirsthadtodeterminewhetheritwasmeant

literallyorjustaritual,muchasanAmericanmightsay,"We'Hhavetohaveyouoverfbrdinner

somebutwouldnotexpectyoutoturnupatthedoor.Havingdecidedtheinvitationwas

meantliterallyandhavingaccepted,Befuwasthenaskedwhatshewouldliketoeat.Following

custom,hesaidanythingwoulddo,buthisfriend,alsofollowingcustom,pressedhimtospecify.

Hostandguestrepeatedthisexchangeanappropriatenumberoftimes,untilBefuthoughtitpolite

toanswerthequestion---polite---bysayingthatteaoverricewouldbefine.Whenhearrivedfor

lunch,hewasindeedservedteaoverrice---asthelastcourseofaluxuriousmeal.Befuwasnot

surprisedbythefeast,becauseheknewthatcustomrequiredit.Hadhebeengivenwhatheasked

for,hewouldhavebeeninsulted.Butcustomalsorequiredthathemakeagreatshowofbeing

surprised.

21.AccordingtoParagraph1,Greeksbelievethatwomen

A.Wouldliketogivedemands

B.Usemorequestionsthanstatements

C.Carefullyweavetheirwishesintoquestions

D.Areafraidofexpressingpersonalopinions

22.Onreceivingalunchinvitation,Befufirsthasto

A.decidewhethertoacceptitornot

B.figureoutwhathewouldliketoeat

C.pretendtoshowgreatsuiprise

D.judgewhethertheinvitationisserious

23.WhywouldBefuaskforteaoverrice?

A.Tobepolitebymakingthingseasy.

B.Itishisfavorite.

C.Toavoidbeinginsulted.

D.Toendtheconversationquickly.

24.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Befuwasservedexactlywhathehadaskedfor.

B.Itwouldbeimpolitetoserveasimplelunch.

C.Befuwassurprisedbythelastcourseforlunch.

D.Befuactedlikeheenjoyedhismealalot.

25.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.GreeksandJapanesearewellknownforbeingindirect.

B.Indirectnessisevidentinmanycultures.

C.Mealsrevealalotaboutaparticularculture.

D.Peoplesometimestelllieswithgoodintention.

PassageThree

Inwesternculture,anengagementbeginswith"yes"toasimplequestion:"Willyoumarry

me?^^Theseheart-stoppingwordsoftencomewithabeautifuldiamondring.Themanmakingthe

proposalmaygetdownononeknee.Infact,menhavereliedonthissimple,romanticmethodof

proposingmarriageforyears.

Today,thisisnolongertrueforeveryone.ConsiderhowJustinFirestoneproposedtoNatalie

Abreu.ThecoupletookahelicoptertourovertheblacksandsofHonomanuBay,Hawaii.

SuddenlyAbreusaw"WillyoumarrymeNatalie?'1spelledoutbelowwithcoconuts.Heranswer

wasanastonished"Yes!"

Firestone*sproposaltookweeksofplanningandhelpfromaprofessional.Butformenlike

him,theeffortputintotheproposalwasworthit.Manyguyswanttoshowhowserioustheyare

aboutmarriagethroughanimpressiveproposal.Someevenwanttogivetheirfuturebrides

somethingtobragabout.

Publicproposals—atsportsgames,concertsandotherevents—arecommon.Butsomemen

don'tsettlefortheirproposalscrolling（滚动）acrossabigscreenbeforethousands.Millionssaw

JoeUva'sproposalonarealityTVshow.Hisgirlfriend,LauraO'Donnell,walkedintoanoffice

andsawfriendsandfamilyholdingflowers.Withthecamerasrolling,Uvawalkedoutfrom

amongthemtopropose.O'Donnellsaidyes,tothereliefofUvaandhisaudience.

Othermenhavechosenproposalsthatreflectthecouple'suniquerelationship.Suchproposals

takeplaceatafavoriterestaurantorinvolveasharedhobby.BerniePeng,forexample,programs

videogames,andTammyLienjoysplayingthem.WhenPengproposedtoLi,hemadeasmall

changeinherfavoritegame.Whensheplayedit,aringandmarriageproposalappeared.They

recentlygotmarried!

Thesemenwereconfidenttheywouldgettheanswertheywanted,butthafsnotthepoint:

Creativeproposalsleavememoriestobecherished.

26.Whatwillmendoinatraditionalproposal?

A.Usebeautifulwords.

B.Buydiamondsinadvance.

C.Planitformonths.

D.Savealotofmoney.

27.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Firestonedidn'tspeakouttheproposal.

B.Firestoneplannedtheproposalbyhimself.

C.Nataliehadexpectedtheproposalontheirtrip.

D.Firestone'sproposalwasinexpensive.

28.Whatdoes"tobragabout”(Para.3)probablymean?

A.Totalkaboutwithpride.

B.Toremembersomeone.

C.Tothinkaboutseriously.

D.Tolookaroundcarefully.

29.Whichoftheproposalswaswitnessedbythelargestnumberofpeople?

A.Firestone's.

B.Abreu's.

C.JoeUva's.

D.Peng's.

30.Whatistheauthor'sopiniontowardscreativeproposals?

A.Theyarelikelytogetpositiveanswers.

B.Theyrevealmen'sconfidence.

C.Theyarebeautifulmemoriesinlife.

D.Theytakegreatcourageandwisdom.

PassageFour

ABritishteenagerhasbecomeamulti-millionairaftersellinganapplicationsoftwarehe

createdtowebgiantYahoo.Thedealisreportedtobeworthupto30milliondollarsandincludes

apositionworkingonYahoo'sfuturemobileprojects.NickD'Aloisio,17,startedhisSummly

app（应用软件）whenhewasjust15.Hewasstudyingforschoolexamsandbecamefrustratedat

ploughingthroughlengthyonlinearticles.Hecreatedtheapptosummarizelongreportssothat

peoplecouldmoreeasilyunderstandthecontent.Yahoo'sbossofmobilecontentdevelopment

AdamCahansaid:"Itstartedwithaninsightthatweliveinaworldofconstantinformationand

neednewwaystosimplifyhowwefindthestoriesthatareimportanttous,ataglance：'

Nicktaughthimselftowritesoftwarewhenhewas12yearsold.Hedevelopedthebulkofhis

Summlyappinhisbedroom.Helaunchedhisappwhenhewas15anditsoonattractedover1.5

milliondollarsofinvestment,includingfromHollywoodstarsKutcherandStephenFry.

ThepurchasebyYahoomakestheBritishteenoneoftheworlcfsyoungestself-made

millionaires.HebelieveshisconnectionwithYahooisperfect,saying:"Tome,Yahooisthebest

companytobejoiningrightnowbecauseit'soneoftheseclassicInternetcompanies.Withnew

leadershipfromMarissaMayer,:Yahoohasastrongfocusonmobileandproduct,andthatsthe

perfectmatchforSummly.”

Hesayshisparentswillhelphimmanagethefinancialwindfall4来之财)butthathewas

notdriventothedealbydollarsigns."Technologyhasreallybeenthedriverbehindthiswhole

deal,"hesaid."Ican'twaittoseehowitplaysoutatYahoo?

31.TheBritishteenagerhas.

A.setupasoftwarecompany

B.savedYahoofromitsdecline

C.becomewealthywithhisapp

D.developanewmodelofmobiles

32.Thephrase“plounhinqthrough"(Para.1)mostprobablymeans*.

A.quotingprecisely

B.rewritingcreatively

C.describingindetail

D.readingwithdifficulty

33.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheapplicationsoftware?

A.Ithelpspeopleunderstandnewwords.

B.Itsumsupthemainpointsoflongarticles.

C.Itmakespeople'slifesimpler.

D.Itbringsfreshinsightsintotheworld.

34.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatNick.

A.begantowritesoftwareattheageof12

B.developedSummlywithhisparents9help

C.earnedahighincomewhenhewas15

D.wasattractedbyHollywoodstars

35.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TechnologyMovestheWorldAhead

B.YahooAcquiresaMagicSoftware

C.TeenagerMakesMillionswithaNewApp

D.OnlineArticlesAreNoLongerComplicated

PartHIVocabularyandStructure(20points)

Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare4choices

markedA,B,CandD.choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Markyouransweronthe

ANSWERSHEET.

36.Theweatherreportrainlastnight,butitturnedoutfine

A.predictedB.assessed

C.evaluatedD.Judged

37.Myvisittoyourcountywasawonderful______.

A.pastimeB.recall

C.entertainmentD.Experience

38.Thegirlsapizzaandtwodrinksandtookthemtoadiningtable.

A.broughtB.ordered

C.chargedD.Booked

39.VanGoghisthebest-knownpainterintheworld.

A.probablyB.reasonably

C.immediatelyD.Directly

40.Fastfooddoesn,tseemlikeagoodidea,foritis

A.nutritiousB.unhealthy

C.balancedD.tasty

41.Itmaynothighincome,butitcanmakethemfeelproud.

A.takeB.afford

C.causeD.bring

42.Manyillegalorganizationstrytocheatpeopleformoneythebank.

A.onbehalfofB.inthenameof

C.withregardtoD.forthesakeof

43.Herpassionatevoicewasalwaysinfluentialand.

A.dullB.decisive

C.formalD.hesitant

44.Peopleinthisareaareinovertheheavilypollutedair.

A.doubtB.danger

C.troubleD.suspense

45.1owedmysuccesstotheconstantofknowledge.

A.searchB.chase

C.pursuitD.inquiry

46.1alwaysmychildhoodasthehappiesttimeofmylife.

A.lookoutforB.lookbackon

C.lookforwardtoD.lookaroundfor

47.ThetwoleadersontheissuesoftheMiddleEast.

A.discussedB.caught

C.supportedD.differed

48.Onlythosewhohavetastedbitternesswillamongothers.

A.liftupB.goup

C.burstoutD.standout

49.Tosaveenergy,peoplehavetotheirelectricityconsumption.

A.cutoutB.cutaway

C.cutoffD.cutback

50.Thecompanyhasheavyfinanciallossesoverthelasttwoyears.

A.enduredB.born

C.struckD.met

51.Thecloudshadspreadandnearlytheentiresky.

A.separatedB.hidden

C.blockedD.covered

52.TheViceChairmanoftheconferenceisinvitingtheVIPs.

A.inviewofB.inchargeof

C.intermsofD.inplaceof

53.1amcertainlyluckytohaveakindwifewhoisloving.

A.inmindB.inperson

C.bynature天性仁爱旳贤妻D.onpurpose

54.Shedecidedtohaveaphysicalcheckupassoonasshefinished.

A.whatshedidB.whatshehaddone

C.whatshewoulddoD.whatshewasdoing

55.1theinstantcoffeeififsallyou'vegot.

A.don'tobjecttohavingB.don'tobjecttohave

C.amnotobjectingtohaveD.amnotobjectedtohaving

56.1likestayingaloneathomemorethanwithhertotheshoppingmall.

A.togoB.going

C.goD.beinggone

57.1certainlydidn'tappreciatewhenImademistakes.

A.tobeaccusedB.havingaccused

C.tohavebeenaccusedD.beingaccused

58.Youhavesaidthat,nowGrandmasreallyangry.

A.shouldn'tB.couldn't

C.wouldn'tD.needn't

59.Thehotelcouldn'tofferforallfourofyou.

A.alargeenoughroomB.alargeroomenough

C.anenoughlargeroomD.aroomenoughlarge

60.NosoonerhadIlockedthedoorthetelephonerang.

A.whenB.after

C.thanD.as

61.Rumorspreadthepresidentofthecompanywasinvolvedinthecrime.

A.howB.that

C.whatD.which

62.You'reunderstandtherealmeaningoflove.

A.tooyoungtoB.soyoungasto

C.youngenoughtoD.asyoungasto

63.Whatwouldhappenifhetoldmomanddadwhatwehaddone.

A.doyousupposeB.willyousuppose

C.yousupposeD.mayyousuppose

64.Comeon,berealistic;lifeisnotitwasinyourtime.

A.whatB.which

C.whenD.that

65.EversincewemovedtoSouthFloridatwoyearsago,wefreshcleanair.

A.hadbeenenjoyingB.havebeenenjoying

C.areenjoyingD.Enjoyed

66.FmfullyoftheconsequencesofwhatFvesaid.

A.doubtfulB.aware

C.worriedD.concerned

67.Somepeopleseemtolettheirkidsdotheylike.

A.whateverB.however

C.whicheverD.wherever

68.Billhaddrunkashedidbutwithoutanyobviousilleffect.

A.astwicemuchB.muchastwice

C.asmuchtwiceD.twiceasmuch

69.Itisimportantthattheboyanadulttotakecareofhim.

A.haveB.had

C.hasD.having

70.wasinterestedinschoolwork;otherwiseImad.

A.shouldgoB.wouldhavegone

C.hadgoneD.wouldgo

71.Theparkwaseasywalkingdistanceofourhotel.

A.withinB.inside

C.aboutD.from

72.Someexpensivedrugscanbeeconomical.

A.atlonglastB.inthelongway

C.inthelongrunD.atlonglength

73.Aspopulationincreases,.

A.industrialoutputalsodoesB.asindustrialoutputdoes

C.industrialoutputdoestoD.sodoesindustrialoutput

74.Speakingtwolanguagesonehasobviouspracticalbenefits.

A.otherthanB.betterthan

C.ratherthanD.lessthan

75.Itisherbeautifuleyesattractmostofthefans.

A.thatB.whi