2008年6月成人高等教育学士学位外语水平考试(广东)英语试卷一Part Ⅰ Dialogue Completion (15 points)Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (40 points)Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)Part Ⅳ Cloze Test (10 points)考生须知1.本考试分试卷一和试卷二两部分.试卷一满分85分,考试时间为90分钟,9:00开始,10:30结束;试卷二满分15分,考试时间为30分钟,10:30开始,11:00结束.2.本试卷一为A型试卷,请将答案用2B铅笔填涂在A型答题卡上，答在其它类型答题卡或试卷上的无效。
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Part Ⅰ Dialogue Completion (15 points)Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C, D. Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single linethrough the center.1.Rita: You said we could discuss a problem you had when you first came tothe U．S． Would you like to tell me your problem?Anna:___A________A.Yes ,of course.B.Thanks, I’d love to .C.Well, as you said.D.I don’t think so.2. Jack:Hello, this is Jack London. May I speak to Dr．Lee? Receptionist:I’m sorry.She’s with a patient._____B____A. What’s up?B.May I help you?C.Could you wait?D.Why do you want to see her?3.Peter:Hello.I’m Peter Smith.Aren’t you new here?Wendy: _____A_____ I transferred from UCLA.A.No,I once was here.B.I’m Wendy Chan.C.I don’t know you.D.No,fist time here4.Tim:Hey,Larry!Good to see you!____A______Larry:Terrible!I just found out I failed my math test,and I studied all night for it!A.How’s it going?B.How do you do ?C.How are you?D.How about you?5. Wife:How about picking up some soft drinks on your way home? Husband:___D____ Anything else?A.I’d love to .B.I don’t mind.C.My pleasure.D.No problem.6. Sian: Let’s eat out tonight.I don’t feel like cooking.Vincent:___A____ What do you fancy?Sian:I think Japanese food would make a nice change.A.Me too.B. Do you?C.Well, why not?D. So what?7. Kato:Shall we have Chinese or American food?Mori:_____D_________Kato:There is a good steak house around the corner.A.You have nothing in mindB.It doesn’t matter.C.I have no choice!D.Whatever you say!8.Terri: How are things going with you and your roommate?Jon:Not very well. We’re _____A___,but I end up feeding him three meals a day.A.supposed to divide the house workB. supposed to share the groceriesC. on good termsD. kind of broke9.Mike:Shall I pick you up at 5 or 6?Joei:____A____Mike:OK,I will pick you up at 5.A.It doesn’t make any difference.B. It’s fine with me.C.Like you said.D.Nothing bothers me.10.Stacey:Sue,can you drive Jane and me to the doctor on Monday? Sue:Sure._____A____ when you need help.A.You can always count on meB. I’ll be glad toC.I’ll mark it on my calendarD. You can think of me11. Mei:Is Mrs.Johnson joining us for dinner?Susie:____D_________Mei:I was hoping she would come with us.A.I think so .B. Not that I know of.C.She said so.D.Not that she said.12.Rosie:Sorry,I overslept.My clock didn’t go off this morning.Francie:__Ａ_____ Perhaps you should buy a new one.A.You should put that right.B.Your clock never works.C.Did you set the alarm13.Ryan:Hi,Mike.Haven’t seen you for a while?How is Cathy?Mike:We’re not seeing each other any more.Ryan:What happened? ____Ｂ_________A.Did you fire her?B.Did you break up?C.I believe it.D.She’s fine.14. Jack:I heard you’re going out with Jane.Fred: Where did you get that idea?Jack:______Ｄ___ Jane is a very nice girl,someone you meet only once in a lifetime.A.Oh,come on .B.You mean you aren’t.C.Oh,forget it .D.No kidding.15.Eddie: Did you ever think of working somewhere else?Janice:Yeah. In fact, I have an interview next Monday.Eddie:____Ａ_______A.Good luck!B.Good idea!C.No way!D.Amazing!Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (40 points)Directions:There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followedby 5 questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are 4 choices marked A,B,C,D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWERSHEET with a single line through the center.Passage OneI knew a man who was asked to be the new dean(院长)of the College of Business of a large university. When he first arrived, he studied the situation the college faced and felt that what it needed most was money.He recognized that he had a unique capacity to raise money,and he developed a real sense of vision about fund-raising as his primary function.This created a problem in the college because past deans had focused mainly on meeting day-to-day faculty needs.This new dean was never there. He was running around the country trying to raise money for research. But he was not attending to the day-to-day things as the previous dean had. The faculty,who were used to working with the person at the top,had to work through his administrative assistant.The faculty became so upset with his absence that they sent a delegationto the president of the university to demand a new dean or a fundamental change in his leadership style. The president,who knew what the dean was doing, said,”Relax.He has a good admi nistrative assistant.Give him some more time.”Within a short time, the money started pouring in and the faculty began to recognize the vision. It wasn’t long until every time they saw the dean, they would say,”Get out of here!We don’t want to see you. Go out and bring in more funds.Your administrative assistant runs this office better than anyone else.”This man admitted to me later that the mistake he made was not doingenough team building ,enough explaining, enough educating about what he was trying to accomplish.From him I learned a powerful lesson. We need toconstantly be asking ourselves,”What is needed out there, and what is my unique strength?”16. The new dean thought that the most important thing for him to do was to _Ｄ____.A.gain a sense of visionB.set up a primary goalC.win the trust of the facultyD. raise money17.The new dean was different from the past deans in that ___Ｂ_____.A.he was less responsibleB.he didn’t attend to daily thingsC.he had an adminis trative assistantD.he didn’t like to talk with others18.We can learn from the passage that the faculty __Ｂ___.A.was not well paid for their workB.didn’t understand the new dean’s ideas at firstC.had a conflict with the president of the universityD.didn’t want to work with the administrative assistant19. The faculty would ask the new dean to get out because they ____Ａ___.A.were upset by his leadership styleB.wanted to get rid of himC.were unhappy with his explanationD.wanted him to bring back more money20.What was the mistake the new dean realized he had made?ＣA.He was absent all the year around.B.He was insensitive to the faculty’s needs.C.He didn’t communicate well with the faculty.D.He didn’t work hard to accomplish his goal.Passage TwoIs new technology damaging our ability to communicate?Fingersflying ,we can blog(写博客文章),email,and enter chat rooms.But ,as we type our millions of words, something is being lost.As our virtual skills increase,I wonder if our ability to communicate using speech is on the decline.Young people send me dozens of emails from schools and universities. They often attach long lists of questions,to which they want detailed responses. Time is short, so my reply is usually that they can phone me and I’ll do my best to answer.They very rarely do,at least partly because their oral and telephone skills are less developed than their ability to type,text and email.Yet to adapt an old business saying,a meeting is worth five phone calls and a phone call is worth five emails.Direct communication can quickly lead to bonding and trust.People are more likely to reveal what they are thinking when they actually speak to another person.Most are wary of committing themselves in writing.The great tragedy, of course,is that the phone was invented before the computer.If it had been the other way around,Internet forums would now be filled with the news:”Have you heard (type,type,type)?There is this amazing new device(type,type).Now you can talk directly withpeople(type,type,type).Without all this typing.”Marketing would do the rest and college would be rushing to develop new course in telephone skills.But,as it is ,we are stuck with the supremacy of the typed word and it is getting in the way of our ability to look people in the eye and talk. We should reconsider the technology in which the speed of our fingers is more important than the quality of our voices.21.According to the author, young people today don’t ___Ａ___.A. like to communicate using speechB.like to communicate with peopleC.know how to communicate with peopleD.know how to ask questions in communication22. According to Paragraph 3, compared with meetings, e-mails are __Ｃ___.A.more efficientB. more interestingC.less efficientD.less interesting23. In Paragraph 4,”wary of ”can be replaced by “____B___”A.good atB.happy abouted toD.cautious about24. The author believes that if the phone had been invented after the computer,people would ___A________.A.be eager to learn how to use the phoneB.be glad to have both means of communicationC.still prefer typing words on the computerD.show little interest in the phone25.Which of the following can best describe the author’s attitude towards the communication using typed words today?AA.Concerned.B. Curious.C.Indifferent.D.Impatient.Passage ThreeMost Americans are very conscious of their health and try to maintain a nutritious diet and daily routines to maintain good health.Yet, for many years the tobacco and liquor industries have tried to project the image of style and fashion for those who use their products.Most have learned, however , that the dangers caused to health by tobacco and alcohol can no longer be denied or ignored.The campaigns to alert the public to the evils of these two social drugs have been intense and effective .However,most people dislike being warned that they shou ldn’t do something.It is a kind of psychological resistance.Yet, all tobacco and liquor products must now contain a warning on the package.The warning is simple,but the message is clear:smoking and drinking are hazardous to health. The wording may vary, but it is phrased in such a way as to draw the attention of the consumer to the danger.On TV all tobacco advertising is legally banned, and every ad in a magazine must display the warning.There are many public notices on trains and buses giving out the warning that smoking is linked to lung cancer and other lung and heart diseases.The warning against alcohol consumption is of a different kind.It goes out especially to women who are pregnant and anyone operating a car or electrical machinery. A pregnant woman can cause damage to her baby by drinking alcohol.Also anyone operating a machine runs the risk of an accident which could be fatal.Such warnings appear on all wine bottles and even an appatently harmless can of beer.26.Tobacco and liquor ads try to make people believe that smoking and drinking will ________C______.A.make them look fashionableB.help them keep a nutritious dietC.make them conscious of their healthD.show their healthy images to others27.In the case of smoking and drinking, most people __B______.A.ignore the campaigns against themB.are aware of the dangers they causeC.do not really believe their dangersD.participate in campaigns against them28.It can be inferred from the passage that the campaign against smoking is _____B_.A.short-livedB.long-standingC.widespreadD.well organized29.Tobacco advertising is __B_______.A.popularizedB.restrictedC.bannedD.disliked30.Warnings against drinking are usually directed at ____D_____.A.civiliansB.car driversC.young peopleD.some groups of peoplePassage FourToday,there is no such thing as a “typical”college student.People of all ages are enrolled in colleges.Though the concept of college may be the same for all students,the stress and future goals are different.The college students most people think of usually range in age from 18-21,and are most often away from home for the first time.As a result,they now have choices and no parent to tell them what to do. They are responsible for their own lives,needing to learn to manage their time and find a job,while attending school.They enter this new world with the anticipation of freedom, fun and a good job after graduation.The new faces in the college are usually 30 years old or older, and are returning to school after several years away.They are starting their college education, after raising a family and now ready to do something for themselves.Their lives are considerably different from their younger classmates.They have been on their own for a while,and are concerned about family, responsibilities, work, and the adjustment of being back in school after some years. Most important to them are the hopes of a new career or a job promotion after they graduate.Though they may come to college for different reasons, the result is the same, It is their chance to make a better life for themselves or theirfamilies.As the younger generation is looking for freedom in their lives, those who are returning to school also see freedom.The same opportunities were not available 20 years ago.So in our college and universities, there is a new sense of hope and dreams.Where once stood only the youth of our future, they are now joined by people of all ages who share the dreams of a better life.31.The passage is mainly concerned with the change of ______B__.A.college administrationB.college studentsC.college coursesD.college life32. In the past college students usually __C______.A.lived with their parentsB.found good jobs easilyC.had much time to spareD.had no burden of raising a family33.College students of the new type ____C______.A.enjoy freedom once againB.are worried about their parentsC.aim at a new job or promotionD.study harder than other students34.One thing that the younger and older college students share is____A__.A.their hope for a better lifeB.equal job opportunitiesC.their future plansD.chances to get promotion35.The author seems to approve of ___c_____.A.college students raising a familyB.college students living on their parentsC.older people going back to collegeD.the students’struggle for freedomPart Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)Directions:There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part.For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A,B,C,D.Choose the one that best completes the sentence.Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with asingle line through the center.36.I suffer from stage ___B____ whenever I have to make a presentation in front of the class. Stage trial审判阶段A.surpriseB.trialC. frightD.display37.The whole new policy has proved a ____D___ and should be abandoned.A.factorB.balanceC.warningD.failure38.We should consider all such projects from a scientific ___C____A.perspective观点B. perfection完美C. prospect前途D.presentation外观39.They bought the company because they were __B_____ about its long-term prospects.长期前景A.hopefulB.considerate考虑周到的C.optimisticD.promising 有希望的40.The ___B_____ cultural features 文化特色of the tribe部落 can be easily observed from this video tape.录像带A.instinctive 天生的B. remote遥远的C.fictional虚构的D.distinct清晰的41.In other words,there are one million __C______ customers for the new product.A.potential 潜在的mercial 商业的C.essential 必要的D.official正式的42.Success does not __D_____ mean material reward,but recognition of some sort-preferably measurable.A.modestly谦虚地B.fantastically 空想地C.miserably 悲惨地D.necessarily必需地43.We stored up some food and water ____D___ things got worse.A.even though 虽然B.what ifC.now that既然D.in case万一44.We should learn from this lesson and consider the long-term influence of dams ___A____ the short-term benefits.A.rather than而不是B.owing to 由于C.because ofD. or else45.The only thing to do now is to ____C____ yourself in some efficient work.eB.employC.engage 参加，忙于D.apply46.The committee委员会 members, ___B___ from middle-school teachers to college professors, wrote a 500-page report.A.spanningB.rangingC.extendingD.stretching47.The people who objected to反对 the new airport were told that since the work had already started,there was no point in ____D______.pleting完成petingC.protectingD.protesting 抗议48.A single lecture is not long enough to __D____ fully the roles played by the scouts in the war.A.pursue追求B.assume 假设C.provideD.illustrate说明49.Researchers sometimes become _____C___ when their efforts appear to produce less obvious results.A.encouragedB.relieved 减轻的C.frustrated泄气的D.disgusted厌恶的50.I asked out one girl and she walked away as quickly as she could without even _____A____.A.respondingB.respecting 关于C.returningD.relaxing51.__A_____ your defence he would have been given a sentence of 10 years.A.Except for要不是B.Because ofC.In spite ofD.But for52.The reason for this note is that at the moment I haven’t got that much spare time on my hands to thank you __A_______.A.in person 亲身B.in place适当的C. in returnD.in sight53. Most middle-aged female white collars face constant stress as they____C___ their family and make important decisions.A.care forB.take forC.head forD.run for54. Even with the measures the Government has been forced to take today,unemployment will __B______ rising.A.keep upB.keep on 继续C.hold upD.hold on55. It was a wonderful meal __C_____ bits of food left over from the day before.A.made forB.made fromC.made ofD.made into56.Her hair was golden when she was a child, but it went darker __B____ she grew up.A.ifB.asC.sinceD.even57.Call the university operator操作员,____C____ you will find the phone number of Professor Smith.A.soB.andC.whenD.before58. The instructor指导老师won’t give them any help ___C_____ absolutely 确实地necessary.A.whenB.ifC.unlessD.once59.Many of the people ___B____ refused to answer to answer any questions.A.questionB.questionedC.questioningD.were questioned60.The boy denied否认 __C_____ anything to do with that bank raid银行抢劫案.A.haveB.to haveC.havingD.have had61.The number of the employees in our company is ____A__ that in theirs.A.twice as large asB.twice as many thanC.as twice many asD.as twice as62. I wish I ___B_____ in the sun by a swimming pool instead of sitting in this classroom.A.have lainB.were lyingyD.lie63.It is essential that all the reports to be published _____A____ twice.A.be checkedB.would be checkedC.were checkedD.will be checked64._____C___ life could be found on Mars was once believed by scientists.A.WhatB.AsC.ThatD.While65. __A______ food was rotting in the warehouses,the poor did not have enough to eat.A.WhileB.WhereC.WhyD.Which66.The researchers of the project have to be very careful with every part if it ___D_____ a success.A.is to beB.isC.will beD.would be67.___C______,Bob still went on with the experiment.A.As he was tiredB.As was he tiredC.Tired as he wasD.As tired as he68.The response to the concerts was not warm enough so I decided to postpone booking tickets ____A_____ later in the year.A.untilB.byC.exceptD.beyond69.He asked a second time,but I couldn’t remember ___D__ any of these works.A.readB.to readC.to have readD.having read70.The teacher _____D__, they went on with their discussion.A.leavingB.being leftC.was leavingD.having left71.Many companies in smaller cities are offering such great professional opportunities that some graduates have a hard time __B______ them down.A.turningB.to turnC.turnD.turned72.Not until the mid-1950s ____A____ most automakers begin offering seat belts as optional safety features.A.didB.hadC.doD.would73.Contact the police and tell them all __C______ you know about the accident.A.thisB.thatC.whatD.which74.In the fall the cattle ____B____ from the high country back down to the farm.A.is drivenB.are drivenC.drivesD.drive75.After a long walk,we finally found a shelter ____C_____ for the night.A.to stayB.stayingC.to stay inD.staying inPart Ⅳ Cloze Test (10 points)Directions:There are 10 blanks in the following passage.For each numbered blank,there are 4 choices marked A,B,C,D.Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.If you feel you have a closer relationship with your grandmother on your mother’s side than on your father’s side,it is no surprise to researchers at the universities of Newcastle and Antwerp.__A_76__ on studies in the Netherlands, they claim that maternal grandparents(外祖父母)are likely to make greater efforts to maintain frequent contact ____D77__ their grandchildren than paternal grandparents(祖父母).They ___78_B__that psychological behaviors related to human evolution are involved: women are always sure of their relationship to their sons or daughters,___79B___men can never be wholly certain they are their children’s biological fathers.Furthermore,maternal grandparents are always more certain than paternal grandparents __80B__ a grandchild is relate d to them:”Thus maternal grandparents may go the extra mile to visit their grandchildren.”The study, ___81D___ by Thomas Pollet and his colleagues,found that for grandparents __82C__ within 30 km of their grandchildren ,more than 30 per cent of maternal grandmothers and 25 per cent of maternal grandfathers had __8D3__ daily or a few times a week.In __84_D_ ,this fell to 15 per cent for paternal grandparents.Mr．Pollet said:”Even in families where there has been divorce,we found _A_85__ differences. Grandp arents on your mother’s side make the extra effort.”76.A.Based B.Relied C.Agreed D.Taken77.A.for B.to C.in D.with78.A.demand B.speculate C.deny D.require79.A.where B.whereas C.which D.why80.A.if B.how C.that D.ase across B.cut back C.covered up D.carried out82.A.departing B.existing C.living D.emerging83.A.contact B.contract C.concern D.conduct84.A.time B.detail C.addition D.contrast85.A.unchanging B.unknown C.unlikely D.unexpected试卷二考生须知1.试卷二满分15分,考试时间为30分钟,10:30开始,11:00结束.2.试卷二的答案一律用蓝色或黑色墨水笔写在试卷二答题卡指定区域内,未写在答题卡指定区域或写在试卷上的无效.3.宣布考试结束后,请一律停笔,将试卷二和试卷二答题卡反扣在自己的桌面上,坐在原位,等待监考人员收试卷二和试卷二答题卡,待监考人员全部收齐点清无误,宣布可以离场后,方可离开考场.Part Ⅴ Writing (15 points)Directions:You are to write in 100-120 words about the title “Olympic Torch Bearer”.You should base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:1.你认为什么样的人可以成为奥运火炬手?2.你是否愿意成为奥运火炬手?3.为什么?。
