2007年广东省成人高等教育学士学位外语水平考试Paper One 试卷一(90 minutes)Part I Dialogue Completion (15 points)1. Clerk: Please fill out the form.Guest: All right. , please?Clerk: It's August, the thirteenth.A. What day is it todayB. What's the numberC. What's the date todayD. What's the time now2. Speaker A: Can you tell me the way to the library?Speaker B: Sure. Turn left at the next crossing.Speaker A: Is it on King Street?Speaker B: .A. That's alrightB. Yes. You can't miss itC. It's obviousD. OK. Just do it3. Patient: Could you arrange for me to see Doctor Smith tomorrow morning?Nurse: . He won't be free until 12:00.A. You can call laterB. You're unluckyC. I can't do thatD. I'm afraid not4. Lisa: You look great. Any good news?Alex: I just came back from my vacation.Lisa: Wow, ! Maybe I should take a vacation, too.A. I didn't see itB. good for youC. I didn't find itD. hard to believe5. Waiter: Hello, sir. ?Customer: Could you give us a second, please?Waiter: Sure.A. Are you ready to orderB. How can I help youC. Ready to take my orderD. Can I do you a favor6. Heather: Look, I've got a problem here. Will you help me?Rebecca: , but I'll try.A. No, I won'tB. I'm really willing toC. Yes, I'm gladD. I'm not sure if I can7. Conductor: Good morning, , please?Passenger: Here you are.A. can I have your ticketB. anything to declareC. can I help youD. anything special8. Waitress: Yes, sir, anything the matter?Customer: , but this soup is too salty.Waitress: I'm very sorry, sir. I'll change it for you.A. I can't stand itB. Sorry to do itC. I hate to complainD. Sorry to bother you9. Student: Professor Lance, your lecture on cloning is very interesting!Professor: . Are you a student of biology?Student: No. I major in chemistry.A. I think soB. I'm glad to hear thatC. It must beD. It's not so interesting10. Clerk: Central Ballet. ?Customer: Yes, what's on tonight?Clerk: Sleeping Beauty.A. May I help youB. What do you wantC. Can you speak outD. What's the matter11. Mary: I'm sorry, but I can't seem to find that tape you lent me. I must have lost it.Susan: Oh no! !Mary: But don't worry. I'll buy you a new one.A. Don't do thatB. What a shameC. Don't say thatD. How pity it is12. Richard: . My name is Richard Stewart. May I take a picture of you?Mrs. Vann: By all means. I'm Mrs. Vann. Glad to meet you.A. I'm sorryB. Excuse meC. Pardon meD. Attention, please13. Susan: Let's go to the restaurant and have dinner right now!Marilyn: OK. Let's get in.Susan: Thanks. .A. After youB. You go firstC. I'll follow youD. Have fun14. Alexandra: Excuse me, officer. Can you tell me how to get to Linden Street?Policeman: Sure. You should take No. 1 Train to Van Cortland Park.Alexandra: Thank you.Policeman: Anytime.A. CongratulationsB. Pleasant journeyC. God bless youD. Good luck15. Richard: Oh, I've got to go.Robbie: It was a pleasure meeting you, too. Bye-bye.A. It was nice of you to meet meB. It was nice to have met youC. It was nice meeting you hereD. It was nice for you to meet mePart ⅡReading Comprehension (40 points)Passage OneIn your car you may have a cell phone, a telephone also known as a mobile phone that youcan carry around and use anywhere. On your way, you may feel coordinated and enjoy your hands-free phone talking while driving. But recent studies suggest that it isn't the dialing or the arm waving that makes driving while talking on a cell phone dangerous. It is the yakking itself or more precisely, tile continuous conversation with someone who isn't present- that makes. David Strayer, a Utah psychologist, says "Your driving performance while talking on a cell phone is weakened at levels comparable to, or worse than, driving with a blood alcohol level of 0.08," which is the legal limit in most states of America.Using a driving-training simulator, Strayer and his colleagues compared the attention levels and response time of 110 drivers in various situations. In dense traffic, cell phone users were about 20 percent slower to respond to sudden hazards than other drivers, and they were about twice as likely to drive into the back of a braking car in front of them. "Cell phone drivers are obtaining less than 50 percent of the visual information that non-cell drivers are getting," says Strayer, "Looking and seeing are not one and the same." By contrast, the researchers found that listening to the radio or conversing with passengers is not as hazardous. "When a dangerous situation arises, the driver and passengers put their conversation on pause," Strayer says.Whether talking with a passenger or someone on a cell phone, however, people are less able to recall the details of a conversation carried on while driving. "So it might not be good for your economic health to discuss investment strategies with your agent while either of you is driving." Strayer adds lastly.16. According to the recent studies, which of the following makes driving dangerous?A. A cell phone dialing by the driver.B. The driver's endless arm waving.C. The driver's continuous cell phone talking.D. The absence of another phone speaker.17. Which of the following does Strayer want to stress most?A. The driving performance may be weakened by a cell phone talking.B. The driving performance may be affected by a high blood alcohol level.C. Drivers are not to drive over the cell phone or after drinking.D. A cell phone talking is no less hazardous than alcohol in driving.18. The experiment shows all the following EXCEPT that .A. the cell phone drivers get less than half of the visual informationB. the cell phone drivers are twice as likely to hit the front carsC. the cell phone drivers' response to sudden dangers is slowerD. the 110 drivers were reluctant to take part in the experiments19. Strayer discourages drivers from talking, about business on cell phones while driving because .A. they tend to forget the details of a conversationB. both the driver and his agent happen to be drivingC. it might not be good for the driver's memoryD. the other passengers would overhear the conversation20. It can be inferred that the author's attitude toward cell phone yakking is .A. approvingB. disapprovingC. encouragingD. indifferentPassage TwoIt's no great surprise that Bill Gates has decided to walk away from his day-to-day involvement with Microsoft, and use his full attention to oversee how the Bill Gates Foundation spends its $16 billion on philanthropy, or charity. But Gates is not the first one to follow the path. Ever since the Industrial Revolution, wealthy self-made businessmen and businesswomen .have felt a calling to create a legacy that goes beyond a profit and loss sheet. The saying "He who dies rich, dies disgraced" runs deeply through the business community.But out of all the great philanthropists, Mr. Gates' career path appears to be closest to the oil millionaire John Rockefeller. Both were self-made men and both became the richest men on the planet. Rockefeller was in his late fifties when he turned his attention full time to philanthropy--creating vast charitable foundations to promote health and education. Now Gates says he will do the same in his early fifties. "With great wealth comes great responsibility," he adds.Like Gates, many philanthropists do not want to pass on too much wealth to their children. They want them to be comfortable, with a nice house and some money in trust for their grandchildren. But they don't want to leave them millions and millions because they know how important it is for them to make their own way. In Britain, for instance, the newspaper rich lists are increasingly dominated by self-made millionaires, rather than inherited wealth. New money is less likely to be tied up in assets, making it ripe for philanthropy.The appearance of the welfare state also had a great impact on attitudes to philanthropy. The state was saying it would take over much of the role of what was once regarded as the responsibility of private philanthropists.21. Bill Gates has done all the following EXCEPT .A. abandoning his career with Microsoft's daily businessB. devoting the rest of his life to philanthropic causesC. leaving his children enough money for a comfortable lifeD. defying John Rockefeller in creating charitable foundations22. The saying "He who dies rich, dies disgraced" properly means that .A. the wealthy people should give away their fortunes after deathB. the wealthy people should feel ashamed for their assetsC. the wealthy people should abandon their careers for charitiesD. it is shameful for the wealthy people to keep their wealth till death23. Gates and Rockefeller are similar in that .A. both of them inherited their wealthB. their career paths are exactly the sameC. both decided to devote to charity in their fiftiesD. both made their fortunes in the same way24. Many wealthy people don't want to leave too much behind mainly because .A. it is not easy for them to make their fortunesB. they want their children to make their own wayC. they just wish their children to have a comfortable lifeD. they hope to gain reputation by donating their wealth25. The chief reason why philanthropy has come into a good stage is that .A. the new money is less likely to be regarded as one's private wealthB. Gates will devote his full attention to philanthropyC. the welfare state would take over all the charity responsibilitiesD. many new millionaires are self-made rather than inheritedPassage ThreeIn 1991, when announced to be HIV positive, "Magic" Johnson became the face of a disease that the public still had a lot to learn about. The basketball star established the Magic Johnson Foundation that year and took a leading role on the public relations and fund-raising fronts in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Fifteen years later, there is still more work to do."A lot of times, what happens is that the poster's not enough," Johnson says, motioning to his likeness on the blackboard behind him. "So I have to get out and tell them myself, like I’m doing here today." Johnson is now talking to an assembly at Boys and Girls High School in his neighborhood of Brooklyn, N. Y. The crowd is a few hundred students in a mostly black, working-class neighborhood. Thus event is the fourth of a 10-city speaking tour that is organized for minority communities.According to drug maker Abbot, half of the more than one million Americans living with HIV are black. African-American men are being diagnosed with the disease at a rate 10 times as high as that of white men. For women, the situation is even worse. The rate of diagnosis for African-American women is 23 times as high as that for their white counterparts."Right now, we don't have a solution on how to combat it, so we're trying to do some different things than what has happened before," Johnson says.Getting the word out is what draws Johnson to black neighborhood high schools such as this one, and the message he brings with him is a practical one. "The safest sex is no sex," he says. "But, in reality, we know only a certain number of people are going to hear that. Then I hit them with ' Hey. if you're going to do it, you've got to protect yourself and your partner. '"Hopefully, by talking realistically instead of avoiding the issues, Johnson can help make the next generation of African-Americans less likely to have HIV and AIDS. "Just try to be real with them," he says. "They appreciate that."26. The phrase "disease that the public still had a lot to learn about" here means a disease that .A. was already well-known thenB. was too complicated for peopleC. was still too new to be understoodD. killed too many victims then27. According to the passage, the group with the highest AIDS rate is .A. the white AmericansB. African-American menC. the American womenD. the black American women28. The speaker is named "Magic" Johnson because .A. he was once a famous basketball coachB. he was a happy survivor of the unhappy diseaseC. he was given chance to talk of his own experienceD. he was a very practical and realistic person in life29. The word "combat" (Paragraph 4) is closest in meaning to .A. come backB. combineC. fight againstD. avoid30. What is the purpose of Johnson's speech tour?A. To take himself as an example in fighting the disease.B. To raise the awareness of young Americans against the disease.C. To provide a better cure for the black American HIV sufferers.D. To try some new medical solutions on the HIV and AIDS sufferers.Passage FourOnce upon a time all you needed for a camping trip was a sleeping bag, a compass and some common sense. Now, according to my local sporting goods retailer, a lot more should be added. However, outdoor travel has become such a trend that urban people find themselves with some upscale retailers to address their every desire."Eco" and "adventure" are the latest fashionable words in destination travel; those in the industry know they can make serious cash off all the consumers. These are consumers who get outdoors not for nature's sake, but to work out simply for a splendid cocktail party.As a result of high-end demand, the great outdoors is becoming less affordable and accessible for ordinary people. Our national parks used to be vast acres of wilderness where people could go and enjoy nature, for free. But over the past 100 years, the government has been slowly selling or leasing off public lands for profit, and our current president is continuing the trend. Large ski resorts have swallowed up plenty of wilderness and small towns in the West by attracting more high-end businesses. Nature is now a commodity that can be repackaged and sold to the wealthy developers. As for the small amount of public land left, well, try to remember the last time you camped at a state park for free.The Joneses and everyone trying to keep up with them want a piece of the outdoors, but only with creature comforts included. The rest of us are being slowly priced out of nature. Pretty soon my tent and sleeping pack will be out of date; since camping will mean a luxury yurt with skylights for star-gazing. If this is what signifies experiencing nature in the new millennium, then Thoreau must be rolling in his grave.31. According to the author, outdoor travel has now become .A. less needed for the urban residentsB. an uncontrolled trend for city dwellersC. an ever more attractive interest for urban peopleD. so economical that most urban people can afford it32. The phrase "make serious cash off all the consumers" (Paragraph 2) means “”.A. make consumers deposit all their money into bankB. cause the consumers to use up all their moneyC. make all the consumers cash their money in the bankD. make a careful plan to attract as many consumers as possible33. Paragraph 2 is written to .A. introduce the nature's change of the outdoor travel todayB. criticize the outdoor campers for their waste of moneyD. describe the difference of outdoor camping today and what it was beforeD. imply the strong influence of the consuming society on the outdoor travel34. The author believes that .A. the government is right to sell or lease public lands to wealthy developersB. public lands shouldn't have been sold or leased to individuals for profitsC. nature should be left for wide public to enjoy rather than to rentD. the outdoor campers should be more clear-minded in spending money35. What can ordinary city dwellers do if the current outdoor travel trend continues?A. They can do nothing but give up their outdoor travel.B. They would feel angry and protest against the ill-trend.C. The government and the industry may change their attitude.D. Fewer and fewer urban people will make their seasonal outdoor travel.Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)36. Taxes provide most of the government's .A. revenuesB. expensesC. profitsD. rewards37. Finding an excuse for herself, she claimed that it was outside her of responsibility.A. fieldB. rangeC. limitD. extent38. Gratitude is defined as the art of showing for every kindness, great and small.A. affectionB. appreciationC. motivationD. opposition39. My father seemed to be in no to look at my school report that day.A. feelingB. attitudeC. emotionD. mood40. It is not possible to exactly how our actions will affect the future.A. expectB. forbidC. foreseeD. inspect41. People who can't between colors are said to be color-blind.A. separateB. splitC. distinguishD. divide42. The twins are so much that it is difficult to tell one from the other.A. sameB. likelyC. alikeD. identical43. A pop star usually leads quite a hard life, with a lot of traveling heavy schedules.A. with regard toB. as toC. in relation toD. owing to44. There are many inconveniences that have to be when you are camping.A. put up withB. put down toC. put offD. put away45. This newspaper will not knowingly accept for real estate which is in violation of the law.A. publishingB. advertisingC. claimingD. discussing46. The film was picked up by a branch of 20th Century Fox and will be in a few cities this fall.A. freedB. openedC. startedD. released47. My experience me that a background in pure science is an ideal preparation for doing business.A. invitedB. persuadedC. advisedD. convinced48. E-commerce has increased the on customer satisfaction and delivery fulfillment.A. centerB. focusC. workforceD. target49. "I don't have much money," he'd say, "I need to my school loans."A. pay outB. pay backC. pay downD. pay for50. One hundred online courses make a Harvard education, worldwide.A. valuableB. allowableC. accessibleD. knowledgeable51. Video games, hated by parents and teachers as the enemy of learning, may be good for kids .A. in allB. after allC. for allD. by all52. Schools were created to prepare children for socialization.A. in the partB. on the partC. in partD. as a part53. The increased use of computers in business has been by a costly increase in computer crime.A. accompaniedB. disappointedC. matchedD. witnessed54. The United States today is no longer considered a "melting pot" society by many of its residents. , many people prefer the term "salad bowl."A. MoreoverB. More oftenC. Truly speakingD. Instead55. The students expected there more reviewing classes before the final exams.A. isB. beingC. areD. to be56. I respect Oprah's opinion, but I would also like her to respect .A. my ownB. mine'sC. mineD. me57. As a matter of fact, our life styles are changing and our bodies.A. as suchB. so such.C. such areD. so are58. The computer, working very fast, data at the speed of light.A. handlesB. handlingC. handledD. has handled59. I bought a new house last year, but I my old house yet, so at the moment I have two houses.A. didn't sellB. have not soldC. had not soldD. don't sell60. John didn't want to risk wet as he had only one suit.A. gettingB. to getC. being gotD. to begotten61. Martha ran all the way up to the station that her boyfriend had left fifteen minutes before.A. in order to findB. so as to findC. only to findD. such as to find62. George went hunting for a room but he didn't find one .A. to liveB. to live inC. for livingD. to be living in63. The chairman insists that there a meeting to be held within the shortest possible time.A. isB. will beC. wasD. be64. , gold is treasured not only for its beauty but also for its utility.A. In conclusionB. In contrastC. In additionD. In comparison65. With the guide the way, the rescue team set off on foot into the dark night.A. leadsB. ledC. leadingD. to lead66. The player asked he an opportunity to explain his case.A. givesB. be givenC. is givenD. should give67. We made this album for audience and critics; and "haters" were the last thing on our .A. brainB. listC. imageD. mind68. faculty member at a university, one has to have a doctorate degree.A. To becomeB. BecomeC. One becomesD. One becoming69. With Switzerland-based World Wildlife Fund, China is making a devoted effort the endangered pandas.A. savedB. savingC. saveD. to save70. Managing is the process of getting things by and through others.A. doneB. doC. doingD. did71. is a great pity that there are some disagreements in the school board meeting.A. ThatB. ThisC. ItD. There72. As his advisor, I believe that Jack Smith is bound to accomplish much at your university he be admitted.A. mightB. whetherC. hadD. should73. Skimming is one of the major types of selective reading. It differs from normal reading not all of the material is read.A. in thatB. in whichC. at thatD. by which74. When a hill, the driver should build up speed early in order to cut down gasoline consumption.A. approachedB. to approachC. approachD. approaching75. Dramatic changes in higher education are giving more people ever the chance of studying for a degree.A. thatB. thanC. asD. whoPart IV Cloze Test (10 points)For reasons of safety and ease of maintenance, Washington and dozens of other communities are building rubber sidewalks made 76 ground-up tires of cars and bikes. The rubber squares are up to three times more expensive than concrete squares but 77 longer, because tree roots and freezing weather won't crack them. That, 78 , could reduce the number of slip-and-fall complaints made 79 uneven pavements. The shock-absorbing surface also happens to be easier on the joints of slow runners and more forgiving when someone slips or falls. And the rubber sidewalks are considered more environmentally friendly. They 80 a way to recycle some of the estimated 290 million tires 81 out each year in the United States, and they do not restrict tree roots the way concrete squares 82 . Since 2001, a company, Rubbersidewalks, has been grinding thousands of old tires into small pieces, 83 sticky substances and baking the material into sidewalk sections that weigh less than eleven pounds a square foot, or a quarter of the weight of concrete. The rubber squares are now 84 in two colors of gray and orange. The District of Columbia has spent about $ 60,000 to replace broken concrete with the rubber squares here and there in a residential 85 northeast of theCapital.76. A. of B. on C. by D. for77. A. stay B. last C. exist D. survive78. A. by turns B. by return C. in turn D. in return79. A. for B. with C. to D. against80. A. furnish B. offer C. give D. refer81. A. thrown B. throwing C. threw D. throws82. A. doing B. done C. did D. do83. A. add B. added C. adding D. adds84. A. available B. accessible C. advisable D. achievable85. A. zone B. location C. position D. neighborhoodPaper Two 试卷二(30 minutes)Part ⅤWriting (15 points)1．影视明星和体育明星有何不同?2．你为什么喜欢影视明星(或体育明星)?3．明星偶像在学习中能起到什么积极作用?I Like Sports Stars BestWhom do you like best, Movie Stars or Sports Stars? Different people have different answers of this question. Some like Movie Stars, while others like Sports Stars, I myself prefer Sports Stars to Movie Stars.Although Movie Stars and Sports Stars are both public figures to ordinary people, although they are both wealthy, although Movie Stars are more popular than Sports Stars, I still like Sports Stars best, because on the one hand, they create a kind of sport spirit characterized with openness, fairness, justice. On the other hand, Sports Stars usually have a strong will and never-give-up determination in their careers; take World Table Tennis Championship Miss Deng Yaping as an example, her hard work and determination to success helped her overcome many disadvantages, her brilliant achievements have definitely proved that height was nothing but hard work was everything.So far as Sports Stars are concerned, I think they are such kind of persons who are worthy of recognition, who I look up to when it comes to the game. Sports Stars are examples that whatever my dream will be, it is possible to become just as what it might be. And whatever my goal will be, I can only reach it with a little hard work, effort, and commitment.[文档可能无法思考全面，请浏览后下载，另外祝您生活愉快，工作顺利，万事如意!]。
