廣東省成人高等教育學士學位外語水平考試模擬試題（一）

英語試卷一

PartI

DialogueCompletion(15points)

Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Jack:CanIhelpwithyourluggage?

Linda:______________

A.No,you’dbetternot.Thankyouanyway.

B.No,notnecessary.Thankyouanyway.

C.No,thanks.Icanmanageit.

D.No,please.Icando.

2.Customer:____________

Receptionist:Certainly,doyouhaveareservation?

Customer:Yes,thenameisCollins,Mr.andMrs.Collins.

A.I’dliketoresthere,please.

B.I’dliketocheckin,please.

C.I’dliketorentaroom,please.

D.I’dliketostayin,please.

3.David:We’vegotsometicketsforanoperatonight.Wouldyouliketojoinus?

Jill:__________.Idon’tquiteunderstandopera.

A.Iamafraidnot.B.No,Ican’tactually.

C.Ireallywanttogo.D.No,Imustrefuseit.

4.Emily:Yourlittleboyhasdoneagoodjobatschool.

Nancy:____________

A.Yes,Ithinkso.

B.No,hedoesn’tdeserveit.

C.No,youaresopolite.

D.Yes,Iamproudofhim.

5.Peter:__________?

Benjamin:Sorry!Isitdisturbingyou?

A.Stopplayingyourmusic!

B.Turnoffyourterribleradio!

C.Doyouthinkyoucouldkeepthenoisedownabit?

D.Doyouevercareaboutotherpeople’sfeelings?

6.Martin:Willyoupleasepassmethesaltshaker,Robert?

Robert:________

A.Justtakeit.B.Thereyougo.

C.Heregiveyou.D.Oh,sure.

7.Alice:Hurryup!Wedon’thavemuchtimeleft.

Ann:_________.Westillhave15minutes.

A.That’sfine.B.Youareright.

C.Takeiteasy.D.Takeyourtime.

8.Daniel:I’mafraidI’vespiltsomeinkoveryourtablecloth.Ifeel

terriblysorryforthat.

Mrs.Gamble:_________

A.Youshouldfeelbetter.

B.Oh,itdoesn’tmatter.

C.Idon’twanttohearit.

D.Oh,Idon’tlikethattablecloth.

9.George:Hello,couldIspeaktoMr.Simpson,please?

Lisa:__________.CanItakeamessage?

A.Speaking,please.

B.Whoareyou,please?

C.I’msorryhehasrunaway.

D.I’msorryheisnotavailable.

10.StudentA:MayIborrowyourcomputerthisafternoon?

StudentB:I’msorry,butIhavetofinishmytermpaperwithit.

StudentA:_________

A.Neverthinkofit.B.Verynice,thanks.

C.Thankyouallthesame.D.Idon’tcare.

11.Virginia:HaveyouheardaboutEva?Sheisgoingtogetmarried

withTodd!

Bertha:_________

A.Congratulations!B.Areyoukidding?

C.Goodluck!D.Isitreal?

12.Doctor:__________?

Patient:I’vecaughtabadcoldandasourthroat.

A.Whatseemstobetheproblem?

B.Whathashappenedtoyou?

C.Doyoufeelbetternow?

D.Doyouhavesomethingtosay?

13.Salesman:Goodmorning,Iwonderifyoucouldspareafew

minutesofyourtime.

Mrs.Davis:______.Areyousellingsomething?

A.Iamnotfreenow.

B.Idon’tknowifIcan.

C.Youarewelcome.

D.Youdon’thavetowonder.

14.Jim:IthinkEdwardneedstogoonadiet.He’sputtingonso

muchweight.

Lucas:________IthinkhelooksOK.

A.Iagreewithyou.B.Youareright.

C.Doyouthinkso?D.HowdoIknow?15.Rosemary:We’vemadeanappointmentwiththestudentsat7inthemorning.Wouldyoucomeontime?

Nicholas:I’msorry_________,itistooearly.

A.Idon’twantit.B.Idon’tgetit.

C.Ican’thandleit.D.Ican’tmakeit.

PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Howmuchdoyouknowaboutnutrition?IfyourknowledgeissimilartothatoffoodshopperswhoansweredthreesurveysfortheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministration,thenyouprobablysharesomewide-spreadmisinformationaboutnutrition.Checkyouranswerstothefollowingstatements.Isittrueorfalse?

Statement1:Freshvegetablescookedathomearealwaysmorenutritiousthancannedorfrozenvegetables.False.Thenutritionaldifferencedependsmoreonhowvegetablesarehandledorpreparedthaninwhethertheyareboughtfreshorpackaged.Overcooking,forexample,destroysmanynutrients.Vegetablescookedintoomuchwatercanloseasignificantamountofvitamins.

Statement2:Whendieting,avoidstarchy(淀粉類)foods,suchasbreadorpotatoes.False.Ifyoucutoutstarchyfoods,suchaspeas,potatoes,bread,andrice,youcutoutverygoodsourcesofseveralBvitamins,VitaminC,andothernutrients.Moreover,ounceforounce,breadandpotatoeshavefewercaloriesthansirloinsteakandroastbeef.

Statement3:Takingextravitaminsbeyondtherecommendeddailyallowanceswon’tgiveyoumoreenergy.True.It’swidelybelievedthatextravitaminsprovidemoreenergy.Buttakingmorethanthebodyneedsdoesn'tmakeitfunctionbetter,justasoverfillingyourgastankdoesn’tmakeyourcarrunfaster.

Ifyouansweredthesequestionscorrectly,youcanforthetimebeingconsideryourselfwellinformedaboutfoodandnutritionbytoday’sstandards.Butrememberthatnutritionisacomplexandgrowingscienceandthattoday’sbeliefsmaybechangedasnewinformationbecomesavailable.

16.Thefirstparagraphimpliesthatmanypeople__________.

A.arewellinformedaboutnutrition

B.don’tcareaboutnutrition

C.havemuchknowledgeofnutrition

D.haveincorrectideasaboutnutrition

17.Accordingtoparagraph2,whichisNOTtrueaboutnutrition?

A.Overcookingdestroysmanynutrients.

B.Itmakesnodifferencehowyoupreparevegetables.

C.Bothfreshandpackagedvegetablesarenutritious.

D.Vitaminsinvegetablecouldbelostduringcooking.

18.Whichisacorrectattitudetowardsstarchyfood?

A.Starchyfoodsareunnecessaryinabalanceddiet.

B.Breadandsteakhavethesameamountofcaloriesperounce.

C.Valuablenutrientscouldbefoundinstarchyfoods.

D.Starchyfoodsincludeonlypeas,potatoes,breadandrice.

19.Thedescriptionof“overfillingyourgastank”showswhy__________.

A.oneshouldtakeasmuchvitaminsaspossible

B.morethanenoughvitaminsisunnecessary

C.vitaminscostasmuchasgas

D.doctorsrecommendallowanceofvitamins

20.Agoodtitleforthisarticlewouldbe__________.

A.TipsofLosingWeightEffectively

B.TestYourNutritionIQ

C.Nutrition:AComplexBranchofScience

D.MisleadingNutritionConcepts

PassageTwo

MostwomeninGhana--theeducatedandilliterate,theurbanandrural,theyoungandold--worktoearnanincomeinadditiontomaintainingtheirrolesashousewivesandmothers.Theirreputationforeconomicindependence,self-reliance,andhardworkiswellknownandwelldeserved.

MostofGhana’sworkingwomenarefarmersandtraders.Onlyonewomaninfive,orevenfewer,canbeclassifiedassimplyhousewives.Eventhesewomenoftenearnmoneybysewingorbybakingandcookingthingstosell.Theyalsomaintainvegetablegardensandchickenfarms.Indeed,thewomanwhodependsentirelyuponherhusbandforsupportislookeduponwithdisfavor.

Traditionallythetasksofmotherhoodhavebeenshared.Mothersandsisters,grandmothersandniecesallhelpedtoraisethechildrenandtocarryoutdailytasks.Asthefamilygrew,olderbrothersandsistersalsohelpedtocarefortheyoungeronesandhelpedinthehome.Nowwithmorechildrengoingtoschool,withmorepeoplemovingawayfromtheirtraditionalhomes,notonlymustthemothercontinueherincome-producingactivities,butshemusttakeonalltheheavy,time-consuminghousework.

Ghanatodayislookingfornewwaystomeettheneedsofwomenandtheirfamilies,suchasprovidingmoredaycarecenters,sowomencancontinuetoplaytheirmultiplerolesinthehomeandintheeconomy.

21.WhatistheroleofmostwomeninGhana?

A.Handlingvarioushouseworkathome.

B.Takingcareofchildrenindoors.

C.Farmingandtradingoutofhouse.

D.Workingaswellasmaintainingfamilies.

22.“self-reliance”couldbeexplainedas“__________”.

A.makinggreatwealth

B.dependingononeself

C.caringforone’sown

D.beingareliableperson

23.WhatkindofwomendopeopleinGhanaprefer?

A.Beautifulandcharming.

B.Skillfulatsewingorbaking.

C.Dependingtotallyonhusbands.

D.Workinghardtoearnincomes.24.Paragraph3describes__________.

A.howtraditionalextendedfamiliesoperate

B.whywomeninGhanahavemoreburdensnow

C.howchangesinlifehelptheworkingwomen

D.thenewlifestyleofGhana’speople

25.Theauthorofthisarticleprobablyagreesthatwomenin

Ghanashould__________.

A.stayathomeandfocusonfamilylife

B.becomeasactiveasmeninbusiness

C.trytomaintaintheiroriginalroles

D.makeachoiceandsticktoonerole

PassageThree

TheblueswasbornontheMississippiRiverDeltaintheearly1900s.AftertheCivilWar,theslaveswerefreebutlifewasstillnoteasy.Theyhadtofindnewwork.IntheSouth,workcampswereformed.BlackpeoplefromthesecampsworkedonfarmsandonbuildinguptheMississippiRiverbanks.Duringtheweekthepeopleworkedlongandhard.Theyoftenlivedalone,withouttheirfamilies,farfromhome.Ontheweekends,theworkersgottogetheratpicnicsordrinkingplaces.Travellingblackmusicianswithguitarsentertainedthem.Themusicianssangsongsaboutthedifficultlifeoftheworkers.Thesesongswerecalledtheblues.

Ifyouhavethebluesitmeansyoufeelverysad.Youcanhavethebluesbecauseyouhavenomoney,nojob,nolover,ornohome.Butbluesongswerenotalwayssad.Someofthemwerehappyandmanyofthemwerefunny.

Sometimesthebluessingershadsongcontests.Eachsingersangnewwordsoranewstyleofthebluessong.Theymadeupthemusicastheyplayed.Inthiswaytheycreatednewmusic.Thisiscalledimprovisation.Later,improvisationbecameaveryimportantpartofjazzmusic.

BluesbeganinthecountryintheSouth.Asblacksmovedintothebigcitiestowork,theblueswentwiththem.There,theysangaboutlifeinthecities.W.C.Handy,ablackbandleaderfromMemphismadethebluespopularalloverAmerica.In1914hewrotethemostfamousbluessongofall,“TheSt.LouisBlues”.

26.AftertheCivilWar,theBlackpeople_________.

A.weremostlyslaves

B.stillledahardlife

C.enjoyedtheirnewlifewithfamilies

D.workedontheirownfarms

27.Attheverybeginning,theblueswere_________.

A.notperformedonformaloccasions

B.traditionalsongsoftheBlackpeople

C.aboutthelifeoftravellingmusicians

D.verypopularthroughoutthenation

28.Whatkindofemotiondoesthebluesexpress?

A.Sadness

B.Happiness

C.Joking

D.Alloftheabove

29.Howdid“improvisation”comeintobeing?

A.Thebluessingersgatheredtohavecontests.

B.Newwordswereaddedintooldsongs.

C.Newstyleswereplayedwithguitars.

D.Thebluessingerscreatedmusicwhileplaying.

30.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheblueswereborninthecountryintheSouth.

B.Thebluessoondisappearedinbigcities.

C.W.C.HandyisthefirstbluessingerinUS.

D.Themostwell-knownbluessongis“TheSt.LouisBlues”.

PassageFour

Nomatterwhoyouareorwhereyoucomefrom,onethingiscertain：youareacquaintedwiththemosquito(蚊子)--althoughyouprobablywishyouweren’t.Mosquitoesareeverywhere.Theycanbefoundallovertheworld,andtheycomeinmorethan2,500species.Somewhere,atsometime,youhavesurelymetatleastone.

Noonelovesthemosquito.Butunfortunatelythemosquitomaydecidethatshelovesyou.Yes,She.Onlythefemalemosquitobites.It’snotbecauseshe’sunfriendly:sheneedsbloodtoreproduce.Femalemosquitoisquiteselective,andshechooseshervictimscarefully.First,sheusessensorstofindhervictim.Withthesesensors,shetestsyourbodymoisture,bodywarmth,andchemicalsubstancesinyoursweat.Ifshelikeswhatshefinds,shebites.Butifyoudon’tappealtoher,she’llrejectyouforsomeonemoreappetizing.Thenexttimeamosquitobitesyou,justrememberthatyouwerechosen.You’respecial.

Ifthemosquitolikesyou,shesettlesontoyourfleshverygently,andshebreaksyourskinwithherproboscistip.It’sakindofmouthanditsticksoutjustbelowthemosquito’seyes.Shestabstheproboscistipintoyourskinatonce,andifshehitsabloodvessel,she’llgetafulldinnerinaboutaminute.Afterthat,themosquitoistired.Heavywithyourblood,shepicksaspot---onaleaveorastone---tolayhereggs.Justonedropofbloodwillproducehundredsofeggs.

31.Bythesentence“youareacquaintedwiththemosquito--althoughyouprobablywishyouweren’t”,theauthormeansthatpeople_________.

A.don’tlikemosquitobutitisalwaysthere

B.knowmosquitoandwishthemwell

C.wishallthemosquitodisappeared

D.wanttobefriendlytomosquitobutfailatlast

32.Whyisitonlyfemalemosquitothatbites?

A.Sheismoreunfriendlythanmale.

B.Sheisgreaterinnumber.

C.Bloodisherfavoritefood.

D.Bloodenableshertolayeggs.

33.Toselectwhomtobite,themosquito’ssensorsmayNOTtest_________.

A.thetemperatureofthebody

B.thecoloroftheskin

C.thechemicalelementsinsweat

D.thewetnessofthebody34.Accordingtothelastparagraph,thefunctionofproboscistipisto_______.

A.findwheretobite

B.tostickintothefleshandsuckblood

C.toremovetheskinandcollectblood

D.decidewhomtoreject

35.Themainideaofthepassagecouldbe_______.

A.whyandhowmosquitobitespeople

B.whypeopledislikemosquito

C.whatkindofmosquitobitespeople

D.howtoidentifyfemalemosquito

PartIII

VocabularyandStructure(20points)

Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

36.Wehaddecidedtosellourhouse,butafterawhilewebegantohavesecond________.

A.ideas

B.thoughts

C.minds

D.plans

37._________arethatstockpricewillgoupinthecomingmonths.

A.Chances

B.Opportunities

C.Possibilities

D.Conditions

38.Booksinthelibraryarearrangedbydifferent__________.

A.classes

B.categories

C.degrees

D.ranks

39.TheBeringStraitBridgewillbeoneofthemostchallengingengineeringprojectsever__________.

A.undertaken

B.underestimated

C.undergone

D.underneath

40.Ourcustomerswould________itverymuchifthesalespersoncouldgivethemcleardirectionstooperatethemachine.

A.appear

B.apply

C.appreciate

D.anticipate

41.Theeconomyofthecountrywas_____withforeigninvestment.

A.boomed

B.blossomed

C.raised

D.increased

42.Thegirl________alargeamountofmoneyfromherparents.

A.achievedB.inherited

C.savedD.collected

43.TheHRmanagerwillbe________fornotfulfillinghisduty.

A.cancelledB.recalled

C.correctedD.replaced

44.TheimpactoftheGreenhouseEffecthaslongbeen________andspecialattentioniscalledupontoexaminethisissue.

A.overcomeB.overlooked

C.overchargedD.overrated

45.Nomatterwhathappens,pleaserememberwearethetruefriendswhomyoucouldalways________.

A.turnupB.turnto

C.turninD.turnoff

46.Ourseriesofproduct_____fromchildren’stoystosportsequipments.

A.differ

B.separate

C.range

D.include

47.Theaudiencewereso_____atthecolorfulsceneofthedramathatnoonenoticedthepassageoftime.

A.fascinated

B.fancied

C.frightened

D.forseen

48.Pleasenotedownthistelephonenumber________youmeetwithanyemergencies.

A.forfearthatB.sothat

C.unlessD.incasethat

49.Thehousesinthiscommunity,mostwhicharebeautifully________,haveattractedmanybuyers.

A.decoratedB.demanded

C.delivered

D.determined

50.It’simpossibleforanyonetobe________bysuchanobviouslie.

A.takenoverB.takenin

C.takendownD.takenaway

51.Rosemaryis________fatterthanshewaswhenIfirstmether.

A.consistentlyB.constantly

C.considerablyD.considerately

52.Itmaynotbeagoodhabittolookupthedictionarywheneveryou________adifficultwordwhilereading.

A.comeatB.comeacross

C.comealongD.comeup

53.Ihavetried__________tomaketheGeneralMangerchangehismind.

A.inspiteB.inhope

C.inwayD.invain54.Thenoiseoftheparadewasverydisturbing,whichmadeitalmostimpossibleforusto________onwhatthespeakerwassaying.

A.concentrateB.beconcerned

C.confirmD.bedependent

55.Thestudentsarevery_______toMissLewisforherkindnessandhardwork.

A.gracefulB.grateful

C.dependentD.confident

56.ItwasnotuntilAugust_____thetwosidesfinallyreachedanagreement.

A.whenB.that

C.before

D.while

57.Don’tworry.She______itbythetimeyouareready.

A.willbefinishingB.willhavebeenfinishing

C.wouldfinishD.willhavefinished

58.________willbeknowntomorrow.

A.Whethertheflowerturnsred

B.Iftheflowerturnsred

C.Whendoestheflowerturnred

D.Howdoestheflowerturnred

59.Atmidnight,shefinallyfinishedthereport,______.

A.tiringandwearoutB.tiringandwornout

C.tiredandwornoutD.tiringandwearingout

60.Rareanimalsarestillbeinghunted,______thereisseverepunishmentforit.

A.asifB.eventhough

C.evenasD.aslongas

61.Beforeenteringtheclassroom,ProfessorLucasheard_________.

A.thestudentsattalkB.somestudentstalked

C.somestudentstalkingD.thestudentstotalk

62.Theassignmentfortodayistowriteasummary_______themajorsubjectsinthischapteraretobecovered.

A.inthatB.that

C.whichD.inwhich

63.We________onitforseveralhours,butwehavenotyetfoundanysatisfactorysolution.

A.areworkingB.havebeenworking

C.havebeenworkedD.work

64.IwouldhaveinvitedDoctorFoxtomakeaspeech,butI_________himverywell.

A.hadn’tknownB.don’tknow

C.wouldn’tknowD.wasn’tknowing

65._________objectsinthedistanceismadepossiblewiththehelpofatelescope.

A.ObservationB.Observatory

C.ObservedD.Observing

66._______,theworseIseemtofeel.

A.MoremedicinetakenB.WhenItakemoremedicine

C.ThemoremedicineItakeD.Takingmoreofthemedicine

67.Theywantedtofindoutthereason_________adolescentcrimesareincreasing.

A.becauseB.of

C.whyD.to

68.I________readingnewspapersduringbreakfast.

A.aminthehabitofB.makearuleof

C.oughttoD.usedtobe

69.Thesquareis_____theoneinmyhometown.

A.threetimesbigof

B.asbigthreetimesas

C.threetimesasbigasD.biggerthreetimesthan

70.TheAsianGamesmeet________,sometimeswithmorethan40nationstakingpart.

A.onceafouryearsB.fouryearsatime

C.forfouryearsD.everyfouryears

71.What_________nextwillbediscussedatthemeetingintheafternoon.

A.canwedoB.tobedone

C.shallwedoD.todoing

72.Manyancienttombshavebeenstolenbythievesandthetreasuresinsidewerelost._________thisisamatterofregret.

A.Nowonder

B.Noway

C.Noproblem

D.Nodoubt

73.Thefactory______twoyearsagowasequippedwiththemostadvancedmachinery./r/