廣東省成人高等教育學(xué)士學(xué)位英語試卷及答案

1、廣東省成人高等教育學(xué)士學(xué)位外語水平測試模擬試題(五)英語試卷一PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1. Customer:Couldyoufindthesebooksforme?

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

3、coming.B.Sitdown,please.C.Oh,itsyou.D.Ihavenoidea.3. Jack:John,youlookterrible!?John:Mygirlfriendbrokeupwithme.A.AreyouallrightB.WhatgoeswrongwithyouC.AreyoufeelingwellD.Doyouneedhelp4. Jane:Ifailedthetestagain!Threetimesinarow!Helen:It'snobigdeal.Youstillhaveanotherchance.A.Cheers.B.Dontworry.C

4、.ComeonD.Forgetit5. July:Hello,Mr.Green.Mr.Green:You'releavingsosoon?Whenareyouoff?July:Earlytomorrowmorning.A.ImleavingB.IvecometosaygoodbyeC.IwanttotellyouthatIamleavingD.Goodbye6. Operator:Hello,InternationalTradeCorporation.Customer:Hello!MayItalktoMr.GeorgeAdam,please?Operator:,please.A.Wai

5、tB.HoldonC.connectingD.Yes7. Peter:Wouldyoulendmeyourtypewriter?Jane:I'msorry,itisoutoforder.Itcouldnotbeusedrightnow.Peter:.I'llaskJimifhehasone.A.ReallyB.Itdoesn;tmatterC.ThanksD.Sorry8. Manager:Applicant:Ihavecomeatyourinvitationforaninterview.Manager:Nicetomeetyou.Pleasesitdown.A.Whatsth

6、ematter?B.WhatcanIdoforyou?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:

7、Hello,canIspeaktotheheadofthehousehold?Chen:Jiang:ThisisJiangPingwithChildren'sPublishingCompany.MayIhaveyourname,sir?Chen:MynameisChen.A.MayIaskwhoscalling?B.Hello.C.Whatsyourname?D.Wouldyoutellmeyourname?11. Customer:IwanttomailthisparceltoBeijing.Clerk:Customer:Registerisenough.Ireallydontwan

8、tinsurance.Clerk:Please,puttheboxonthisscale.A.Wouldyouliketoregisterit?B.Doyouwanttoregisterandinsureit?C:Doyouwanttoregisterorinsureit?D.Wouldyouregisterandinsureit?12. Mary:Excusemeforbeinglate,Peter.Iwasheldupbythetraffic.Peter:,Mary.Comeinandtakeaseat.A.ThatsquiteallrightB.NoproblemC.Dontmentio

9、nitD.Welcome13. Mrs.Weller:Welcome,Mr.Zhao.We'reverypleasedtohaveyouwithus.ZhaoKai:Thankyou,Mrs.Weller.I'mmorethanhappytohavethischancetojoininarealThanksgivingcelebration.Mrs.Weller:I'lljoinyouinawhile.A.Youarewelcome.B.Pleasemakeyourselfathome.C.Dontwaitforme.D.Pleasestarttoeat.14. Jan

10、et:Linda,Iwasshockedtohearaboutyourhusband'sillness!I'msosorry!Linda:Iappreciateyoursympathy,Janet.Ihopehe'llbeallright,butthisishissecondheartattackinfiveyears.A.Itdoesntmatter.B.Thankyou.C.MetooD.Dontmentionit.15. Mrs.Fox:whatyouhavedonetomyson,doctor.Doctor:That'sallright,sMFox.Th

11、at'smyjob.I'mverygladherecoveredsosoon.Mrs.Fox:Iknowhehasbroughtgreattroubletoyou.Amillionthanks.A:ImverygratefulforB.IfeelveryhappywithC.IreallylikeD.IvegottoknowPartIIReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedsta

12、tements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneAresomepeopleborncleverandothersbornstupid?Orisintelligencedevelopedbyourenvironmentandourexperience?Strangelyenough,theanswertothesequestionsisyes.Tosomeex

13、tentourintelligenceisgivenusatbirth,andnoamountofspecialeducationcanmakeageniusoutofachildbornwithintelligence.Ontheotherhand,achildwholivesinaboringenvironmentwilldevelophisintelligencelessthanonewholivesinrichandvariedsurroundings.Thusthelimitsofapersonsintelligencearefixedatbirth,whetherornothere

14、achedthoselimitswilldependonhisenvironment.Thisview,nowheldbymostexperts,canbesupportedinanumberofways.Itiseasytoshowthatintelligenceistosomeextentsomethingwearebornwith.Thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweentwopeople,theclosertheyarelikelytobeinintelligence.Thusifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfromt

15、hepopulationitislikelythattheirdegreeofintelligencewillbecompletelydifferent.If,ontheotherhand,wetaketwoidenticaltwins,theywillverylikelybeasintelligentaseachother.Relationslikebrothersandsisters,parentsandchildren,usuallyhavesimilarintelligence,andthisclearlysuggeststhatintelligencedependsonbirth.I

16、maginenowthatwetaketwoidenticaltwinsandputthemindifferentenvironments.Wemightsendone,forexample,toauniversityandtheothertoafactorywheretheworkisboring.Wewouldsoonfinddifferencesinintelligencedeveloping,andthisindicatesthatenvironmentaswellasbirthplaysapart.Thisconclusionisalsosuggestedbythefactthatp

17、eoplewholiveinclosecontactwitheachother,butwhoarenotrelatedatallarelikelytohavesimilardegreeofintelligence.16. Thewriterisinfavoroftheviewthatman'sintelligenceisgiventohim.A. atbirthB. througheducationC. bothatbirthandthrougheducationD. moreatbirththanthrougheducation17. Ifachildisbornwithlowint

18、elligencehecan.A. neverbecomeageniusB. stillbecomeageniusifheshouldbegivenspecialeducationC. exceedhisintelligencelimitsinrichsurroundingsD. notexceedhisintelligencelimitseveninrichsurroundings18. Inthesecondparagraphifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfromthepopulation-“meansifwe.A. pickanytwopersons

19、B. takeouttwodifferentpersonsC. choosetwopersonswhoarerelativeD. choosetwopersonswithdifferentintelligence19. Theexampleofthetwinsgoingtoauniversityandtoafactoryseparatelyshows.A. theimportanceoftheirintelligenceB. theroleofenvironmentonintelligenceC. theimportanceoftheirpositionD. thepartthatbirthp

20、laces20. Thebesttitleofthispassagecanbe.A. SurroundingsB. IntelligenceC. DependenceonEnvironmentD. EffectofEducationPassageTwoBeforethegrasshasthickenedontheroadsidevergesandleaveshavestartedgrowingonthetreesitisaperfecttimetolookaroundandseejusthowdirtyBritainhasbecome.Thepavementsarestainedwithche

21、winggumthathasbeenspatoutandtheguttersarefullofdiscardedfastfoodcartons.YearsagoIremembertravellingabroadandbeingsaddenedbytheplasticbags,discardedbottlesandsoilednappiesattheedgeofeveryroad.Nowadays,Britainseemstolookatleastasbad.Whathasgonewrong?Theproblemisthattherubbishcreatedbyourincreasinglymo

22、bileliveslastsalotlongerthanbefore.Ifitisnotclearedupandproperlythrownaway,itstaysintheundergrowthforyears;asemi-permanentreminderofwhatatattylittlecountrywehavenow.Firstly,itisestimatedthat10billionplasticbagshavebeengiventoshoppers.Thesewilltakeanythingfrom100to1,000yearstorot.However,itisnotasift

23、hereisnosolutiontothis.Afewyearsago,theIrishgovernmentintroducedataxonnon-recyclablecarrierbagsandinthreemonthsreducedtheiruseby90%.Whenhewasaminister,MichaelMeacherattemptedtointroduceasimilararrangementinBritain.Theplasticsindustryprotested,ofcourse.However,theyneednothavebothered;theideawaskilled

24、beforeitcoulddrawbreath,leavingsupermarketsfreetogiveawayplasticbags.Whatisclearlynecessaryrightnowissomesortofcombinedeffort,bothindividualandcollective,beforeitistoolate.Thealternativeistocontinueslidingdownhilluntilwehaveacountrythatlookslikeavastmunicipalrubbishtip.Wemaywellbeatthetippingpoint.Y

25、etweknowthatpeoplerespondtotheirenvironment.Ifthingsaroundthemarecleanandtidy,peoplebehavecleanlyandtidily.Iftheyaresurroundedbysqualor,theybehavesqualidly.Now,muchofBritainlooksprettysqualid.Whatwillitlooklikeinfiveyears?21. ThewritersaysthatitisagoodtimetoseeBritainbeforethetreeshaveleavesbecauseA

26、. Britainlooksperfect.B. youcanseeBritainatitsdirtiest.C. youcanseehowdirtyBritainisnow.D. thegrasshasthickenedontheverges.22. Accordingtothewriter,thingsusedtobe.A. worseabroad.B. thesameabroad.C. betterabroad.D. worse,butnowthingsarebetterabroad.23. Tosolvetheproblemofplasticbags,MichaelMeacherA.

27、followedtheIrishexamplewithataxonplasticbags.B. triedtofollowtheIrishexamplewithataxonplasticbags.C. madenoattempttofollowtheIrishexamplewithataxonplasticbags.D. hadproblemswiththeplasticsindustrywhoweren'tbotheredaboutthetax.24. Astowhatcanbedone,thewriterthinksA. itistoolatetodoanything.B. wea

28、reatthetippingpoint.C. thereismorethanonewaytosolvetheproblem.D. weneedtoworktogethertosolvetheproblem.25. ThewriterthinksthatA. peoplearesqualid.B. peoplebehaveaccordingtowhattheyseearoundthem.C. peoplearecleanandtidy.D. peoplearelikeavastmunicipalrubbishtip.PassageThreeThemenwhoplannedandconstruct

29、edthefirstAmericanrailroadsweremenofgreatvision.Theypredictedthattheirironhorses"wouldopenvastexpansesoflandtofarmingandindustry.Theyknewthattownswouldspringupalongthenewrailroads.YetfewofthesepioneerscouldhaveguessedthatAmericanrailroadswouldestablishthesystemoftimeusedthroughoutmostoftheworld

30、today.Untilthe1880s,alltimeintheUnitedStateswassuntime.Farmerssettheirclockstonoonwhenthesunappearedtobeoverhead.Intowns,peoplesettheirclocksbyacourthouseclockorfactorywhistles.Onetown'stimewasoftendifferentfromthetimeinaneighboringtown.Asthenewrailroadsexpanded,largenumbersofpeoplebegantotravel

31、.Buttherailroadswereunabletoprintaccuratetimetableswhenmosttownsalongtheirtrackshavetheirclockssetdifferently.Therewasneedforachange,andtherailroadsledinplanningit.In1883,railroadsintheUnitedStatesandCanadaadoptedstandardtime,asystemwhichdividedthecontinentintofourtimezones.Withineachzone,allrailroa

32、dclocksweresettoanidenticaltime.WhenitwasnoonintheEasternZone,itwasnineoclockinthePacificZone.Railroadtimesignalsweresentoutbythenewly-inventedtelegraph.Standardtimequicklyspread.Travelingbusinessmensettheirwatchestocorrespondtotherailroadclocks.Factoriesandschoolsfollowedtherailroadslead.Soon,nearl

33、yeveryoneintheUnitedStatesandCanadawasusingthefour-zonetimesystem-standardtime.Today,nearlyalltheworldkeepsstandardtimeaccordingtoaninternationalsystemoftwenty-fourtimezones.26. Impliedbutnotdirectlystated:.A. FarmerssettheirclocksaccordingtothefactorywhistlesB. Thecorrecttimewasnottooimportantbefor

34、ethe1800sC. OnlypeoplewhotraveledontrainseverknewtimeD. Astandardsystemwassetupbythepioneers27. Onthewhole,thearticletellsabout.A. pioneerswhorodeon(TonhorsesB. largenumbersofpeoplewhotraveledC. theestablishmentofstandardtimeD. theaccuratetimetableintheUnitedStates28. Whichstatementdoesthisarticlele

35、adyoutobelieve?A. Accuratetimetellingisimportantinmanyindustries.B. AccuratetimeisimportantonlyintheUnitedStates.C. Accuratetimeisownedbythemenwhobuiltrailroads.D. Accuratetimeisownedbypioneers.29. Whyweren'trailroadsabletoprintaccuratetimetables?A. Townsalongthetrackssettheirclocksdifferently.B

36、. Noonewasabletoreadtimetablesthatwereaccurate.C. Farmerspreferredtoreadthesuninsteadoftimetables.D. Railroadworkershadnowatches.30. Whatdoesthewordidentical"mean?A. differentB. difficultC. similarD. understandablePassageFourUntilrecently,womeninadvertisementswereoneofthreethings-anapron,aglamo

37、rousdressorafrown.Althoughthatisnowchanging,manywomenstillfeelangryenoughtodefaceoffendingadvertisementswithstickersprotesting.Thisaddegradeswomen."Whydoesthissortofadvertisingexist?Howcanadvertisersandadagenciesproduce,sometimes,aftermonthsofresearch,advertisementsthatoffendtheconsumer?Theadve

38、rtisingStandardsAuthority(thebodywhichdealswithcomplaintaboutprintmedia)iscarryingoutresearchintohowwomenfeelaboutthewaytheyareportrayedinadvertisements.Itsconclusionsarelikelytobewhattheadvertisingindustryalreadyknows;althoughwomenareoftenirritatedbythewaytheyareseeninads,fewfeelstronglyenoughtocom

39、plain.Womenarenotonlythevictimsofpoorandboringstereotypes-inmanyTVcommercialsmenareseenneitherasuseless,childishoafswhoareunabletoperformthesimplesthouseholdtasks,orasinconsiderateboors,permanentlyonthelookoutforanescapetothepub.Butitiswomenwhoseemtobeartheimpactoftheindustry'sapparentinabilityt

40、oputpeopleintoanauthenticpresent-daycontext.YetaccordingtoEmmaBennett,executivecreativedirectorofaLondonadvertisingagency,womenarenotinfuriatedbystereotypesandsexistadvertising.Ittendstowashoverthem.Theyarenotmilitantorangry-theyjustfinditannoyingortiresome.Theyreluctantlyacceptoutdatedstereotypes,b

41、utheaveasighofreliefwhenanadvertisementreallygetsitright.Shesaysthatitisnotadvertising'suseofthehousewiferolethatbotherswomen,butthewayinwhichit'shandled.Researchershaveoftenaskedthewrongquestions.Themostimportantthingistheadvertisement'stoneofvoice.Womenhatebeingpatronized,flatteredorgi

42、vendesperatelydown-to-earthcommonsenseadvice.Intheend,theresponsibilityforgoodadvertisingmustbesharedbetweentheadvertiser,theadvertisingagencyandtheconsumer.Advertisingdoesnotsettrendsbutitreflectsthem.Itisuptotheconsumerstotelladvertiserswheretheyfail,anduntilpeopleonthereceivingendtakethebusinesss

43、eriouslyandmaketheirfeelingsknown,theprocessofchangewillremainlaboriouslyslow.31. Despiterecentchangesinattitudes,someadvertisementsstillfailto.A. changewomen'sopinionsofthemselvesB. showanyunderstandingofpeople'sfeelingsC. persuadethepublictobuycertainproductsD. meettheneedsoftheadvertising

44、products32. Accordingtothewriter,thecommonestfaultofpresent-dayadvertisingisto.A. condemntheroleofthehousewifeB. ignoreprotestsaboutadvertisementC. presentamisleadingimageofwomenD. meettheneedsoftheadvertisingindustry33. Researchsuggeststhatthereactionofwomentowardsmisrepresentationbyadvertisementsi

45、sA.indifferenceB.hostilityC.consentD.unbelief34. EmmaBennettsuggeststhatadvertisementoughtto.A. givefurtheremphasisonpracticeB. usemaleimagesinsteadoffemaleonesC. changetheirstyleratherthantheircontentD. paymorecomplimentstowomenthanbefore35. Ultimatelytheadvertisingindustryshould.A. takeitsjobmoree

46、arnestlyB. domorepioneeringworkC. takenoticeofthepublicopinionD. concentrateontheproductsadvertisedPartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSW

47、ERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.36.Accessthepaperisrestrictedtoseniormanagement.A.toB.withC.forD.in37.Employeescanbuybooksadiscount.A.forB.ofC.atD.in38.Iwaslookingforwardtoworkingherexpertguidance.A.inB.onC.underD.at39.Cancelingtheconferencewill_averybadimpression.A.getB.doC.makeD.give40.Helo

48、okedshocked,thenburstlaughter.A.toB.inC.uponD.into41.What_himmostwasthathehadreceivednoapology.A.worriedB.annoyedC.challengedD.troubled42.Idon't_ofcosmeticsurgery.1A.contendB.improveC.approveD.consent43.Thefirmwill_workersfortheirlossofearnings.A.payB.compensateC.comfortD.charge44. Asecurityoffi

49、ceratthefactory,whotogivehisname,saidhehadseentwomenleavethebuilding.A.preparedB.triedC.declinedD.pleased45. Medicalsupplieshavebeenamongfamiliesaffectedbytheepidemic.A.distributedB.givenC.contributedD.delivered46. Severalchildrenwerebreadtotheducks.A.showingB.puttingC.feedingD.making47. "Ireal

50、lyneedtospeaktoyounow.""Oh,allrightifyou."A.tryB.needC.insistD.hold48. Theywelcomedtheopportunitytoparticipatefullythelifeofthevillage.A.inB.toC.intoD.of49. Ladiesandgentlemen,Iregretthatanumberofstatementsmadebythedepartmentwereincorrect.A.sayingB.tosayC.sayD.ofsaying50.Therecipesays

51、youcanyoghurtforthesourcream.A.replaceB.substituteC.exchangeD.place51.Isuggestyou_beforeyougoroundthere.A.phonedB.phoneC.phoningD.tophone52.Itwasareallybadaccident-they'reluckytobe.A.livingB.aliveC.liveD.lived53.Theresultsare_withearlierresearch.A.insistentB.consistentC.concernedD.connected54.Th

52、elawrequiresequaltreatmentforall,ofrace,religion,orsex.A.regardB.regardlessC.inregardD.disregard55.I'mextremelyaboutwhatIreadinthepress.A.criticalB.skepticalC.frightenedD.convinced56.Ifpeopledon'tlearnfromthis,thenhissufferinganddeathwereA.invainB.onvainC.forvainD.tovain57.Thankseversomuchfo

53、ryourhelp,Ireallyit.A.appreciateB.thankC.likeD.enjoy58. youareblind,youwillnotmisstheastonishingchangestakingplaceinShanghai.A.AlthoughB.IfC.SinceD.Unless59. Youdrivecarefully.Theroadsarewet.A.hadbetterB.wouldratherC.wouldD.hadbetter60. A:WewenttoItalyforaholidaylastyear.8: Thatnice.A.canbeB.mustbeC

54、.musthavebeenD.can'thavebeen61. Aninspectionofthebuildingrevealedfaultsthatmighthavebeenoverlooked.A.otherwiseB.becauseC.thereforeD.however62. WeTVlastnightwhensuddenlythelightswentout.A.watchedB.werewatchingC.hadwatchedD.hadbeenwatching63. Withoutyourtimelyhelp,we.A.wouldnotsucceedB.wouldsuccee

55、dC.wouldhavesucceededC.wouldnothavesucceeded64. Stopwriting.It'stimethatyouyourpaper.A.musthandinB.havetohandinC.couldhandinD.handedin65. Pleasegoandmakesureyougetareceipt.A.thatB.ifC.howD.why66. NobodybutHenryandJackintheaccident.A.washurtB.werehurtC.hashurtD.havehurt67. Let'sgoforawalk?A.s

56、hallweB.willyouC.wontyouD.shantwe68. HewasknowwhatImeant.A.tooclevertoB.tooclevernottoC.notclevertoD.clevernotto69. Iwonderwhetherourlifeconsiderablyby2021.A.willchangeB.willbechangingC.willhavetochangeD.willhavechanged70. Morethanonethefoodinthecanteen.A.studenthascomplainedofB.studentshavecomplain

57、edofC.studenthascomplainedD.studentshavecomplained71. Theideaofspendingtherestofmylifethereneverme.A.appealsB.attractstoC.appealsforD.appealsto72. Youwon'tbeseeingMikeanymore.Thebossfiredher.She'sgone.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:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblank,therea