广东省成人高等教育学士学位外语水平考试模拟试题(10)

1、广东省成人高等教育学士学位外语水平考试模拟试题（十）英语试卷一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 and D. Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the c

2、enter.1. Jeff: Could you pass me the album, please? Julie: _.A. Not at all B. Yes, I couldC. Here you are D. Youre welcome2. Bob: Hi, Tom. Havent seen you for ages. How is everything with you? Tom: _. A. Thats very kind of you B. Fine, thank youC. Thank you D. Its good with me.3. May: Thank you for

3、the wonderful meal. It was so delicious.Mrs. Sun: _.A. Dont be too polite. B. The food was very poorC. Thanks. Glad you liked it D. Really? Im a bad cook.4. Stranger: Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the Blackwells Inn?Peter: _.A. Yes, I can. Im a native here B. I cant tell you thatC. Yes, a bu

4、s will take you there D. Sure. Take bus No.211.5. Susan: I wonder if you could drive me to the airport. Teddy: _. A. Id be glad to B. Oh, its my duty C. I think so D. Its accepted6. Sally: Sorry I came late again.Peter: _A. How can you be late again? B. I cant bear a guy like that.C. Yes, you should

5、 be. D. Thats all right.7. Jenny: Shall I go and tell Mr. Fairbanks about our proposal? Jackie: _. A. Yes, you go B. Go at once C. Yes, lets D. Yes, please 8. Wife: I hope nothing terrible will happen to the kids. Husband: _. A. I dont hope B. I hope not, either C. I hope so D. I hope neither9. Mori

6、: Its a pleasure to meet you here. Kaco: _. A. Pleased to meet you, too B. Thank you so muchC. Youre too hospitable D. I didnt expect to see you here10. Billy: You look cool in that Niki jumper?Bobby: _A. How can you say that?B. Yes, it is just a special sale.C. Yes, I know. It is cool, not me.D. Th

7、ank you.11. Tim: I hear you have been to the book fair. How is it?Susan: _A. Absolutely marvelous. B. Very much indeed.C. Very well, wasnt it? D. No, get it yourself.12. Anne: Shall we drop in the Mexican canteen for a bite?Coco: _A. It doesnt matter to me. B. I dont care for it.C. Whatever you say!

8、 D. So what?13. Nancy: Have you heard about the match? Our team won by one point.Scott: _A. Is it a real thing? B. Congratulations!B. Good luck! D. Youre kidding!14. Jenny: May I use your camera this afternoon?Jimmy: _, but Nancy came in and borrowed it just now. Jenny: Never mind.A. Do as you pleas

9、e B. Yes, you mayC. Im sorry D. As luck would have it15. Mom: Johnny, where are the cookies? Dont tell me you ate them all!Johnny: Yes, I did. _.A. I just couldnt bear it B. I just couldnt help itC. They were too good to eat D. They were good to eatPart II Reading Comprehension (40 pointsDirections:

10、 There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.Passage OneDorothea Dix left hom

11、e at an early age of her own free will to live with her grandmother.At fourteen, Dorothea was teaching school at Worcester, Massachusetts. A short time after she had begun teaching, she established a school for young girls in her grandparents home. Stress was placed on moral character at Dorotheas s

12、chool, which she conducted until she was thirty-three.She was forced to give up teaching at her grandparents home, however, when she became ill. A few year of inactivity followed.In 1841 Dorothea began to teach again, accepting a Sunday school class in the East Cambridge, in a Massachusetts jail. He

13、re, she first came upon insane people locked up together with criminals.In those days insane people were treated even worse than criminals. There were only a few asylums in the entire country. Therefore jails, poor houses, and houses of correction were used to confine the insane.Dorothea Dix made a

14、careful investigation of the inhuman treatment of the insane. It was considered unfit for a woman to devote herself to such work at this time. But this did not stop Dorothea Dix in her efforts to provide proper medical care for the insane.Gradually, because of her investigations, conditions were imp

15、roved. More than thirty mental institutions were founded or re-established in the United States because of her efforts. Dorothea also extended her investigations to England and to other parts of Europe.During the Civil War, Dorothea served as superintendent of women hospital nurses in the Union army

16、. When the war was over, she returned to her work of improving conditions for insane people.16. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. The Treatment of Mental Illness.B. The Life of a Young English Woman C. An American HumanitarianD. Social Problems of the Nineteenth Century17.

17、 The word “stress” in Line 3 of Paragraph 2 could best be replaced by _? A. emphasis B. strain C. relative loudness D. physical pressure18. Dorothea Dix first become aware of the mistreatment of insane people when she _.A. taught Sunday school in a jailB. worked in an insane asylum as a nurse. C. ha

18、d her grandmother treated mentally.D. was asked to investigate the problem.19. Which of the following statements about Dorothea Dix is true according to the passage? A. She spent time studying criminal law.B. People believed she shouldnt help the insane. C. She considered most criminals mentally uns

19、table.D. Her grandmother was a teacher.20. The author implies that Dorothea Dixs work with the insane was interrupted by _. A. an illness B. her trip to England C. the Civil War D. her grandmothers deathPassage TwoThe faces of elderly, happily-married people sometimes resemble each other. Dr. Aiken

20、studied a number of couples who had been married for at least twenty-five years. Each couple provided four photographs-one photo of each partner at the time of their marriage and another photo of each partner twenty-five or more years later. All background was cut from the photos to remove any clues

21、. The photos were then displayed in groups: a random grouping of the persons at the time of their marriage and another random grouping of the same persons who took photographs later. Some testees were asked to pick out the partners. They failed totally with the first group. Their judgments were no b

22、etter than chance. But with the photos taken twenty-five or more years after the marriage, the testees were quite successful in deciding who was married to whom. They were particularly successful with the most happily-married couples. Dr. Aiken believes there are several reasons why couples grow ali

23、ke. One reason has something to do with imitation. One person tends to copy or do the same as someone else without knowing it. He says human begins to imitate the expressions of the faces of their loved ones. Another possible reason, he says, is the common experience of the couples. There is a tende

24、ncy for people who have the same life experience to change their faces in similar ways. For example, if a couple suffered from a lot of sad experiences, their faces are likely to change in a similar way.21. The main purpose of the passage is to _. A. tell how couples like each other B. show the life

25、 experience of husband and wife C. explain why couples grow alike D. describe the study on a number of married people22. In the testing, Dr. Aiken cut the background from those photos for the purpose of _. A. grouping those couples again B. leaving no trace for the testees C. imitating those couples

26、 life D. leaving the testees more chances23. The testees failed to _. A. tell couples by looking at their photos taken when they got married B. distinguish happily-married couples from sadly-married couples C. discover the difference of each partner D. understand Dr. Aiken's study thoroughly24.

27、It can be inferred from the study that _. A. life experiences tend to change ones expression B. shared experiences may leave good impressions C. couples may learn from each other in sharing experiences D. couples tend to love and hate the same thing in life25. From the passage we can draw a conclusi

28、on that _. A. happily-married couples are often richer than other couples B. couples who look alike can live longer C. the influence between couples can be quite strong D. all couples have been proved to grow alikePassage ThreePublic goods are those commodities whose enjoyment nobody can be effectiv

29、ely excluded. Everybody is free to enjoy the benefits of these commodities and one persons use does not reduce the possibilities of anybody elses enjoying the same good.Examples of public goods are not as rare as one might expect. A flood control dam is a public good. Once the dam is built, all pers

30、ons living in the area will benefit-regardless of their own contribution to the construction cost of the dam. The same holds true for highway signs or aids in navigation. Once a lighthouse is built, no ship of any nationality can be effectively excluded from use of the lighthouse for navigational pu

31、rposes. National defence is another example. Even a person who voted against military costs or did not pay any taxes will benefit from the protection afforded.It is no easy task to determine the social costs and social benefits associated with a public good. There is no practicable way of charging d

32、rivers for looking at highway signs, sailors for watching a lighthouse and citizens for the security provided to them through national defence. Because the market does not provide the necessary signals, economic study is to be replaced by the impersonal judgment of the marketplace.26. What does the

33、passage mainly discuss? A. A specific group of commodities.B. The economic structure of the marketplace. C. Mechanism for safer navigation.D. The advantage of lowering taxes.27. Which of the following is NOT an example of a public good as described in the passage? A. A stoplight. B. A bridge. C. A f

34、ire truck. D. A taxicab.28. The word “holds” in Line 4 of Paragraph 2 could best be replaced by _. A. has B. is C. grasps D. carries29. According to the passage, finding out the social costs of a public good is a _. A. matter of personal judgmentB. daily administrative duty C. difficult procedureD.

35、citizens responsibility30. Which of the following statements best describes the organization of the first two paragraphs? A. A general concept is defined and then examples are given.B. Generalizations are presented from which conclusions are drawn. C. Persuasive language is used to argue against a p

36、opular idea.D. Suggestions for the application of an economic concept are offered.Passage FourMoney spent on advertising is money spent as well as any I know of. It serves directly to assist distribution of goods at reasonable prices, thereby establishing a firm home market and so making it possible

37、 to provide for export at competitive prices. By drawing attention to new ideas, it helps enormously to raise standards of living. By helping to increase demand, it ensures an increased need for labor, and is therefore an effective way to fight unemployment. It lowers the cost of many services: with

38、out ads your daily newspaper would cost four times as much, the price of your TV license would need to be doubled, and travel by bus or tube would cost fifty percent more.And perhaps most important of all, ads provides a guarantee of reasonable value in the products and services you buy. Apart from

39、the fact that twenty-seven Acts of Parliament govern the terms of advertising, no regular advertiser dare promote products that fail to live up to the promise of his ads. He might fool some people for a little while through misleading ads. He will not do so for long, for mercifully the public has th

40、e good sense not to buy the inferior article more than once. If you see an article consistently advertised, it is the surest proof I know that the article does what is claimed for it, and that it represents good value.Advertising does more for the material benefit of the community than any other for

41、ce I can think of.There is one more point I feel I ought to touch upon. Recently I heard a well-known TV personality declare that he was against advertising because it persuades rather than informs. He was drawing excessively fine distinctions. Of course advertising seeks to persuade.If its message

42、were confined merely to information-and that in itself would be difficult if not impossible to achieve, for even a detail such as the choice of color of a shirt is subtly persuasive-advertising would be so boring that no one would pay any attention. But perhaps that is what the well-known TV persona

43、lity wants.31. By the first sentence of the passage, the author means that _. A. he is quite familiar with the cost of advertising B. everyone knows advertising is costly C. advertising costs money like everything else D. it is worthwhile to spend money on advertising32. According to the passage, wh

44、ich of the following is NOT mentioned as the advantage of advertising? A. Securing greater fame B. Providing more jobs C. Enhancing living standards D. Reducing media cost33. The author thinks that the well-known TV personality is _. A. very precise in his comment on ads B. reasonable in making the

45、comment C. partial in his view of advertising D. funny in misleading the audience34. In the authors opinion, _. A. advertising benefits people by providing information B. advertising seldom misleads people with information C. there is nothing wrong with ads in persuading buyers D. advertising with o

46、nly information is a waste of money35. The authors attitude to advertising is _. A. negative B. positive C. ridiculous D. not clearPart 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 and D. Choo

47、se the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.36. The plan is not based on a careful survey and analysis and therefore is _ to failure.A. supposed B. doomedC. certain D. likely37. During the heavy storm last week, we had to ta

48、ke _ under a flyover. A. shade B. shelterC. shadow D. shield 38. The three men were assigned jobs according to their_ abilities.A. respectful B. respectableC. respective D. respecting39. We dont know if the story is true or not, but we hope to _ the truth in it. A. confirm B. introduceC. recognize D

49、. conduct 40. It is a desire shared by all those delegates present at the conference that financial cooperation _ carried on in such a difficult situation. A. must be B. be C. has to be D. got to be 41. _ with the size of the ocean on earth, world continents seem really small.A. When compared B. Whi

50、le comparingC. Compare D. Comparing 42. Scientists have discovered that many animals seem to be highly _ to various signals associated with earthquakes.A. sensible B. sensualC. sensuous D. sensitive43. Our guests will be guided to safety through the fire-escape _ a fire.A. as a result of B. in case of C. in the case of D. in the sake of 44. Nowadays only a few university students manage to meet the _, both mentally and physically, for the heavy burden in future work and life.A. request B. requirementsC.