新題型廣東省成人學(xué)士學(xué)位外語水平考試模擬試題（二）廣東省成人高等教育學(xué)士學(xué)位外語水平考試模擬試題（二）

英語試卷一

PartI

DialogueCompletion(15points)

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

1.Louise:WouldyouliketogotoapartythisSaturday?

Jackie:______________.Whatkindofparty?

A.Feelsgreat.

B.Soundsgood.

C.Looksnice.

D.SeemsOK.

2.Customer:Hi,I’dlikeadoubleroomfortonight

Receptionist:____________?

Customer:Yes,IcalledyoulastweekfromSeattle.Mynameis

BobWoods.

A.Doyouhaveanappointment?B.Haveyoupaidbeforehand?

C.Doyouhaveareservation?D.Haveyoumadeanorder?

3.Sally:Youlookgreatinthisreddress!

Jennifer:__________.

A.No,it’snot.Yourslooksbetter.B.No,Idon’tlikeitverymuch.

C.Iquiteagreewithyou.D.Thankyou.It’smyfavorite.

4.Ginger:Hey,howwasyourvacation?

Lily:Toobad.Ibrokemyarmwhenskiingandhadtocomeback

home.

Ginger:____________

A.Ifeelheartbreakingforyou.

B.Oh,no.Howawful!

C.Oh,howshameful!

D.Idon’tlikewhatyousaid.

5.Doctor:Howisyourbackache?Isitstillbotheringyou?

Patient:________.NowIcan’tmove.

A.That’sfine.B.Allright.

C.Iamafraidso.D.Iamsorrytohearthat.

6.Tracy:Excuseme.Iwonderifyoucouldhelpmewiththissuitcase.Ijustwanttoputitonthetoprack.

Robert:________

A.OK,Idon’tcare.B.Fine,Iagree.

C.Sure,noproblem.D.Whydon’tI?

7.Susan:Chrisisverygenerous,isn’the?Healwaysinvitespeople

out.

Rebecca:_________.He’sneverinvitedmeanywhere.

A.Imustadmitit.B.Youareright.

C.Whatdoyouknow?D.Doyouthinkso?

8.Lodger:I’mterriblysorrythatIbrokeyourteacup.I’llpayforit.

Landlady:_________

A.No,you’dbetternot.B.Oh,itdoesn’tmatter.

C.Yes,takecareofyourself.D.Oh,can’tcomplain.

9.Maggie:CouldIspeaktoJustin,please?

Justin:__________.

A.Yes,please.B.Yes,youcan.

C.Speaking.D.Whoareyou?

10.Salesgirl:CanIhelpyou?We’vegotsomenewshirtshere.

Customer:OK,thanks._________

A.Mindyourownbusiness.B.Wearejustlooking.

C.Takecareofyourself.D.Wewillneedyoulater.

11.Vivian:Guesswhat?Mr.Haleinourofficewillbepromotedasthesalesmanager.

Betty:_________

A.Areyoutellingthetruth?B.Oh,congratulations!

C.Areyouallright?D.Oh,youmustbekidding!

12.Ted:DoyouhavetohavethatTVonquitesoloud?

Paul:________,isitbotheringyou?

A.Yes,IhavetoB.I’msorry

C.Yes,enjoyyourselfD.Excuseme

13.Emily:Ifeelveryupset.Iquarreledwithmymomthismorning.

MissFoster:What’stheproblem?________

A.Doyouwanttotalkaboutit?

B.Youmusttellmeeverything.

C.Youshouldn’tquarrelwithher.

D.Doyouthinkyouareright?

14.William:Whataboutwegotothecinemathisevening?

Carmela:OK.________?

William:SomeactionmoviesIthink.

A.What’sup?B.What’son?

C.Whatabout?D.Whatfor?

15.Lodger:Hello,Iamcallingaboutthethree-bedroomapartmentadvertisedinthenewspaper._________

Landlady:Yesitis.Wouldyouliketohavealookatit?

A.Isitstillavailable?B.Isitoccupied?

C.Isthereanyonein?D.Isthereapossibility?

PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)

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

PassageOne

Americansthisyearwillswallow15,000tonsofaspirin,oneofthesafestandmosteffectivedrugsinventedbyman.Asthemostpopularmedicineintheworldtoday,itisaneffectivepainreliever.Itsbadeffectsarerelativelymild,anditischeap.

AlthoughaspirinwasfirstsoldbyaGermancompanyin1899,ithasbeenaroundmuchlongerthanthat.Hippocrates,inancientGreece,understoodthemedicalvalueoftheleavesandtreebarkwhichtodayareknowntocontainsalicylates,thechemicalinaspirin.Duringthe19thcenturytherewasagreatdealofexperimentationinEuropewiththischemical,anditledtotheintroductionofaspirin.By19l5,aspirintablets(片劑)wereavailableintheUnitedStates.

Formillionsofpeoplesufferingfromarthritis,aspirinistheonlythingthatworks.Asmallquantityofaspirin(twofive-graintablets)relievespainandinflammation.Italsoreducesfeverbyinterferingwithsomeofthebody'sreactions.Aspirin,inshort,istrulythe20th-centurywonderdrug.Ontheotherhand,itisalsothesecondlargestsuicidedrugandistheleadingcauseofpoisoningamongchildren.Ithassideeffectsthat,althoughrelativelymild,arelargelyunrecognizedamongusers.

Aspirinisveryirritatingtothestomachlining,andmanyaspirintakerscomplainaboutupsetstomach.Thereisarightwayandawrongwaytotakeaspirin.Thebestwayistochewthetabletsbeforeswallowingthemwithwater,butfewpeoplecanstandthebittertaste.Somepeoplesuggestcrushingthetabletsinmilkororangejuiceanddrinkingthat.

16.Thisarticlediscusses__________.

A.themultiplefunctionsofaspirin

B.howandwhyaspirinwasinvented

C.thehistoryandthefeaturesofaspirin

D.howtotakeaspirinproperly

17.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,salicylatesis__________.

A.leavesandtreebarks

B.theoldnameofaspirin

C.thenameofaUScompany

D.acomponentofaspirin

18.WhichsymptomcanNOTbetreatedbyaspirin?

A.fever

B.reactions

C.pain

D.inflammation

19.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatthebestwaytotakeaspirinistotakeit__________.

A.withbitterwater

B.withorangejuice

C.intabletform

D.inpowderform

20.Theauthorofthisarticleseemstobe__________.

A.againsttheuseofaspirin

B.infavourofaspirin

C.doubtfulaboutaspirin

D.notinterestedinaspirin

PassageTwo

Dr.MaryJoBaneistheassociatedirectoroftheCenterforResearchonWomen.Herrecentstudyfound“surprisingevidenceofthepersistenceofAmericancommitmentstofamilylife”,whichcastdoubtonsomecommonmythsaboutAmericanfamily.

Myth1:TheAmericanFamilyisDyingBecauseoftheSoaringDivorceRate.

AccordingtoDr.Bane’sstudy,theAmericanfamilyischanging,notdying.Itisbecomingsmallerandthedivorcerateishigh.ButDr.Banesaysthatdespitethehighdivorcerate,marriagehasneverbeenmorepopular.Themajorityofdivorcedpeoplere-marry,butonly2％marrymorethantwice.Mostmarriageslastalongtime,andalargeproportionofdivorcesarefromteenagemarriages.Dependingonthespecificsituation,there’softengoodreasonforteenagemarriagestobreakup.

Myth2:WorkingMothersareDestroyingtheFamilybyNeglectingTheirChildren.

“There’snoevidencethatchildrenreceivelessattentionfrommotherswhoworkoutsidethehomethanfrommothersworkinginsidethehome,”saysDr.Bane.“Youhavetodividethetimeintodifferentcategories:simplephysicalfunctionandeducationaltimeordevelopmenttimewhenamotherplayswiththechild.Sofarwehaven’tseentheamountofeducationalordevelopmenttimevarymuch,whetherornotthemotherworksoutsidethehome.”Infact,Dr.Banefindsevidencethatworkingmothers,especiallyinthemiddleclass,trytocompensateforworkingbysettingasidetimeexclusivelyfortheirchildren.“Theyprobablyreadmoretotheirchildrenandspendmoretimeinplannedactivitieswiththemthannonworkingmothersdo.”saysDr.Bane.

21.Dr.MaryJoBane’sstudyseemstosuggestthat_________.

A.Americansarepersistentincareer

B.Americansareseriouswiththeirfamilies

C.Americanfamiliesareallbreakingup

D.Americanfamiliesareperfectasusual

22.ItcanbeinferredthatthecommonmythsofAmericanfamilyconsiderfamilylifetobe_________.

A.ingreatdanger

B.quitewonderful

C.changingtoofast

D.verysatisfying

23.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingistrueaboutmarriageanddivorce?

A.Divorcedpeopleneverconsiderasecondmarriage.

B.Teenagecouplesoftendivorceoutofnoreason.

C.Lessandlesspeopleplantogetmarried.

D.Veryfewpeoplehaveathirdorfourthmarriage.

24.Forthechildrenwhosemothersgoouttowork,__________.

A.itisbettertohavemothersathome

B.almostnoattentionispaidtothem

C.nolessattentionispaidtothem

D.alotoftimeisspentplayinggames25.Comparedwithnonworkingmothers,workingmothers________.

A.sparelesstimetostaywiththeirchildren

B.domoreeducationalactivitieswithchildren

C.doverylittlesimplephysicalhousework

D.avoiddisturbingtheirworkbyfamilyduties

PassageThree

Crimehasitsowncycles,amagazinereportedsomeyearsago.Policerecordsthatwerestudiedforfiveyearsfromover2,400citiesandtownsshowasurprisinglinkbetweenchangesintheseasonandcrimepatternsinUK.

Thepatternofcrimehasvariedverylittleoveralongperiodofyears.MurderreachesitshighduringJulyandAugust,asdorapeandotherviolentattacks.Murder,moreover,ismorethanseasonal:itisaweekendcrime.Itisalsoanighttimecrime:62percentofmurdersarecommittedbetween6p.m.and6a.m.

Unlikethesummerhighincrimesofbodilyharm,burglaryhasadifferentcycle.Youaremostlikelytoberobbedbetween6p.m.and2a.m.onaSaturdaynightinDecember,JanuaryorFebruary.ThemostuncriminalmonthofallisMay;however,moredogbitesarereportedinthismonththaninanyothermonthoftheyear.

Ontheotherhand,ourintellectualseasonalcyclesarecompletelydifferentfromourcriminaltendencies.ProfessorHuntington,oftheFoundationfortheStudyofCycles,madeextensivestudiestodiscovertheseasonswhenpeoplereadseriousbooks,attendscientificmeetings,makethehighestscoresonexaminations,andproposethemostchangestopatents.Inallinstances,hefoundaspringpeakandanautumnpeakseparatedbyasummerlow.Ontheotherhand,ProfessorHuntington'sstudiesindicatedthatJuneisthepeakmonthforsuicidesandadmissionstomentalhospitals.Juneisalsoapeakmonthformarriages!

26.Theseasonalcycleofcrimepatternsisprovedby_________.

A.thefiguresinpolicerecords

B.2,400citiesandtowns

C.amagazinereport

D.thestudiesbypoliceofficers

27.Accordingtoparagraph2,amurderwouldmostpossiblyoccuron_________.

A.aweekdaymorninginspring

B.aweekdaymorninginautumn

C.aweekendnightinsummer

D.aweekendnightinwinter

28.WhatmakesMayaspecialmonthoftheyear?

A.AlltypesofcrimeshappeninMay.

B.ThereisnocrimehappenedinMay.

C.CriminalsincreaseinnumberinMay.

D.DogattacksaremostfrequentinMay.

29.WhichbehaviorisNOTanexampleofhumanintellectualactivities?

A.Readingbooksonphilosophy.

B.Attendingweddingceremony.

C.Workingonmathematicsquestions.

D.Innovatingengineeringmachinery.

30.AccordingtoProfessorHuntington’sstudy,Juneisthepeakmonthwhenpeople_________.

A.getdivorced

B.recoverfrommentalillness

C.trytokillthemselves

D.climbhighandlowmountains

PassageFour

InLusaka,Zambia,ayoungmanapplyingforajobwastoldtoseethemanager.Heleanedoverthereceptionist’sdeskandasked.“Whattribe（部落）ishe?”WhenthereceptionisttoldhimthatthemanagerwasaMashona,theapplicantreplied,“ThenI'llnevergetthejob.”

Thisphenomenoniscalledtribalism（部落主義）.Therearemorethan2,000tribesinblackAfrica.Eachhasitsownlanguage,customs,andphysicalcharacteristicsthatmakeitsmembersalmostimmediatelyrecognizabletoapersonfromanothertribe.TotheWesterner,tribalismisoneofthemostdifficultofAfricancustomstounderstand.Itmakesmanypeoplethinkofsavagery,warfare,orold-fashionedcustoms.

However,tomostAfricans,tribalismsimplymeansverystrongloyaltytoone’sethnicgroup.Itisaforcethatcanbebothgoodandbad.Bydefinitiontribalismmeanssharingamongmembersoftheextendedfamily.Itmakessurethatapersonistakencareofbyhisowngrouptribesman.Togiveajobtoafellowisnotwrong;itisanobligation.Similarly,forapoliticianormilitaryleader,itisconsideredgoodcommonsensetochoosehisclosestadvisersfrompeopleofhisowntribe.Thisensuressecurity,continuity,andauthority.Triballoyaltymaymeanaquickpromotion—fromsergeanttocaptain,fromclerktomanager—withinaveryshorttime.

ModernAfricanpoliticianspubliclyspeakoutagainsttribaldivisions.Yetitremainsperhapsthemostpowerfulforceinday-to-dayAfricanlife.

31.Inparagraph1,whydidtheyoungmanbelievehisjobapplicationwillberefused?

A.Hisbehaviorwasnotappropriate.

B.Hebelongedtothesametribewiththemanager.

C.Hedidn’tbelongtothesametribewiththemanager.

D.Hisquestionsannoyedthereceptionist.

32.Thesituationinthefirstparagraphisanexampleof_______.

A.thedifficultyofgettingajobinAfrica

B.thedisagreementontribalismamongAfricans

C.thegreatnumbersoftribesinAfrica

D.theimportanceoftribalisminAfrica

33.WhatmightbethecommonattitudesofWesternerstowardstribalism?

A.positive

B.indifferent

C.negative

D.noneoftheabove

34.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingisNOTanevidenceoftribalism?

A.Sergeantsmaintainsecurityinhisowntribe.

B.Politicianschoosemenfromhisowntribeasintimateadvisers.

C.Militaryleaderspromotefellowtribesmentohigherpositions.

D.Managersgivejobstofellowtribesmen.35.Whatwouldbethefutureoftribalism?

A.Itwillsoonbedestroyedbymodernpoliticians.

B.Itwillremainasstrongasitistodayandneverbechanged.

C.Itwillgraduallydisappearasthesocietydevelops.

D.Itwillspeedupfurtherdivisionoftribes.

PartIII

VocabularyandStructure(20points)

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

36.Thegovernmentisdeterminedto__________anendtoinflation.

A.give

B.bring

C.take

D.set

37.Theoutcomeofthefootballmatchwasnotaswhatwehad_________.

A.expandedB.expensed

C.expiredD.expected

38.Theuniversityisveryunlikelytorecruitanystudentwhofailstomeetthe__________foradmission.

A.conditions

B.requests

C.requirements

D.conception

39.__________emergency,itisadvisabletoremaincalmanddonotpanic.

A.Becauseof

B.Incaseof

C.Bymeansof

D.Inspiteof

40.Thecityis________ofthreesections,whichareseparatedbyrivers.

A.consist

B.made

C.composed

D.comprised

41.Thestrongearthquakehappenedwithoutanyhintsandintheendfewpeople________.

A.revived

B.survived

C.relieved

D.surrounded

42.Somestudents________schoolduetofinancialdifficulties.

A.droppedontoB.droppedinat

C.droppedoutofD.droppedofffrom

43.The________oftelephonehasbroughtmuchconveniencetopeoplearoundtheworld.

A.innovationB.resolution

C.revolutionD.invention

44.Thepublic________theofficialsofneglectingtheirduty.

A.ashamedB.related

C.blamedD.reflected

45.Withtheconditionsconstantlychanging,theresultoftheexperimentisnotalways_____________.

A.changeableB.reliable

C.reasonableD.variable

46.Makesureallthemembersofourclubarriveontime,_______

therewillbelittletimeleftforthediscussion.

A.however

B.while

C.therefore

D.otherwise

47.IfnoevidencecouldbeprovidedtoproveMartinisguilty,hewillsoonbe_______bythePolice.

A.relieved

B.released

C.relied

D.relayed

48.Avarietyoffactors________tothefinalresolutionoftheeconomicconflictsbetweenthetwocountries.

A.constitutedB.attributed

C.contributedD.distributed

49.SuchrudebehavioristoomuchforafairladylikeMissDavisto________.

A.tolerate

B.accuse

C.terrify

D.account

50.Ashleyisveryshowyandshealwayswantstobethe_____ofattentioninpublic.

A.subject

B.emphasis

C.top

D.focus

51.Thetroopsmarchedquietlyintothevillage__________alerttheenemies.

A.notasto

B.sothat

C.soasnotto

D.inorderto

52.Sinceyouarestillwaitingfortheresultoftheexamination,whynotfinda__________job?

A.longlastingB.easy-going

C.temporaryD.terminal

53.Yearsofexperienceinthestockexchangemarkethasmadehiman________stockconsultant.

A.outstandingB.outbreaking

C.outspokenD.outlasting

54.Youwerenotlisteningtowhattheprofessorhadsaidandyouranswerwastotally______.

A.indirectB.irrelevant

C.irresponsible

D.indefinite

55.TheJapanesecar,whichismoreeconomical,haslongbeenconsidereda_________toUScarmakers.

A.competingB.competitive

C.competitionD.competitor

56.Youneedtoknowthat________arrestisacrimeinitself.

A.resisting

B.theresisting

C.resistedD.toberesisted57.Shehasnointerestincookingandshopping,_______I.

A.sodoB.neitherdo

C.sotooamD.noram

58.By2011,theuniversity________10000postgraduates.

A.trainsB.willbetraining

C.willbetrainedD.willhavetrained

59.Seldom____anymistakesduringhisten-yearserviceinthiscompany.

A.didhemakeB.heevermade

C.shouldhemakeD.hewouldmake

60.Foragreen-handbabysitter,itseemsaverydifficulttask______.

A.tostopthechildtocryB.tostopthechildcrying

C.stoppingthechildtocryD.stopthechildcrying

61.Manythings______almostimpossibleintheancienttimesareverycommontoday.

A.beingconsidered

B.considering

C.toconsiderD.considered

62.Therearefivefactoriesinthisregion,_______over100workers.

A.witheachhaveB.eachhaving

C.eachhasD.witheachhasover

63.Who________thatfirstdiscoveredAmericatheNewContinent?

A.wasB.itwas

C.wasitD.did

64.Thetwotourists__________IsharedtheroomwerebothBritish.

A.whomB.who

C.inwhichD.withwhom

65.Hardly______thepeoplerushedtowardsit.

A.thebusstoppedbeforeB.wasthebusstoppingthen

C.hadstoppedthebusthanD.hadthebusstoppedwhen

66.Beingdefeatedforthethirdtime,itseemedtohimthatitwasnouse_______anythinganymore.

A.totrydoingB.tryingtodo

C.totrytodoD.triedtodo

67.Since1970,Mr.Johnson________inthishospitalandhelovesthejobverymuch.

A.hasworkedB.willbeworking

C.hasbeenworkingD.isworking

68.TheGreatPyramid________thewestbankoftheNileRiver,notfarfromCairo.

A.islocatedonB.issituatedin

C.islocatedatD.issituatedof

69.Couldyoupleasetellme_____torepairourfaxmachine?

A.howmuchitcosts

B.howmuchcostis

C.howmuchcostsitD.howmuchdoesitcost

70.Thisinstrumentis________thatone.

A.almostasusefulthanB.asalmostusefulas

C.almostasusefulasD.asusefulalmostas

71.Whatwouldyoudoifwar_________?

A.breakingoutB.willbreakout

C.breaksoutD.weretobreakout

72.Although__________happenedintheArcticregionsoundslikefairytale,ittrulyexits.

A.it

B.what

C.which

D.that

73.Thequestionis______tosendtroopstotakepartinthewar.

A.ifworthwhileitwillB.whetheritwillbeworthwhile

C.whetherworthwhileitwillbeD.ifwillbeitworthwhile

74.______thatMartinhadpassedtheimportantexam,hisfriendscalledtocongratulatehim.

A.HavingbeenheardB.Tohaveheard

C.BeingheardD.Havingheard

75.Shewantedtojointhegroupofmen________wastoexplorethemysteriesoftheplanets.

A.whoB.which

C.whoseworkD.theirworkPartIVClozeTest(10points)

Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblank,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

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aboutajob,sovaluableinformationmaybeobtained.Then,onthedayoftheinterview,BEONTIME.Ontimemeansfivetotenminutesearly.Ifpossible,takesometimetodrivetotheoffice

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.Offertowork

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ifafull-timejobisnotimmediatelyavailable.

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willingandeager.Most