广东省成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试真题2009年(1)

1、广东省成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试真题2009年（ 总分： 100.00 ，做题时间： 90 分钟 ）一、 Paper One （ 总题数： 0，分数： 0.00）二、PartIDialogue Comprehension（总题数：15,分数：15.00）1. Jenny: Shall I go and tell Mr. Fairbanks about our proposal?Jackie: _.（分数： 1.00 ）A. Yes, you goB. Yes, goC. Yes, letsD. Yes, pleaseV解析：解析本题属于征求别人意见的场景，即“我做好吗？”回答时同意就说“

2、 Yes, please ”，不同意就说“ No, youd better not ”或“ No, please dont ”。故选D。2. Mori: Its a pleasure to meet you here.Kaco: _ .（分数： 1.00 ）A. Pleased to meet you, tooVB. Thank you so muchC. I didnt expect to see you hereD. Youre too hospitable解析： 解析 本题属于见面打招呼的场景。“见到你很高兴”是英美人见面最常用的打招呼方式，通常一 般回答“见到你我也很高兴”，因此选 A

3、 项。3. Williams: Excuse me. Im looking for a present for my son. I have no idea what to get him, Canyou help me?Sales girl: _ .（分数： 1.00 ）A. Of course I canB. No, I cant actuallyC. You must buy him a T-shirtD. Yes, I think a T-shirt would be a good ideaV解析： 解析 本题考查请求帮助时的场景。按照西方礼节和英语习惯，一般不会直接回答是否帮助他人。

4、D 项是售货员很有礼貌地给出建议，符合语境。4. Tim: I hear youve been to the book fair. How was it?Susan: _.（分数： 1.00 ）A. Absolutely marvelousVB. Very much indeedC. Not necessarilyD. Quite disappointed解析：解析本题属于询问对方对某事的感受和看法的场景。前面Tim 询问的是“书展怎样？”因此只有A 选项“超级棒”是正确选项。D 选项“深感失望”常用于回答主语为人的问题。5. Ed: How do you get along with you

5、r new music teacher?Maggie: Ms. Davis? _ , but I like her a lot.（分数： 1.00 ）A. Shes humorousB. Shes nice to meVC. Shes a bit strangeVD. Shes good at dancing解析： 解析 本题考查询问对某人印象的场景。从转折词 but 可以推断出前半句比较负面，故选C。6. David: Charles, could you drive me to the railway station?Charles: _（分数： 1.00 ）A. No, thanks.B

6、. Ill be there on time.C. Sure, why not?VD. Never mind.解析： 解析 本题属于求助的对话场景。 在别人请求帮助时， 如果乐意可以说： Of course/No problem/Sure 等，如果不乐意可以说 Sorry, Im afraid I cant/Id like, but.。7. Max: My son has been admitted by Beijing University.Walt: Congratulations! He is such a smart boy.Max: _ .（分数： 1.00 ）A. Yes, he

7、isB. You are rightC. Thank you very muchVD. Dont mention it解析： 解析 本题考查回应别人称赞的场景。在得到赞扬时英语中常用 thank you 回应，故选 C。8.Student: Do you mind our performing rock n roll in the hall?Teacher: _.（分数： 1.00 ）A. No, youd better notB. Of course, its allowed hereC. Oh, Id rather you didnt actuallyVD. Id prefer to li

8、sten to rock n roll解析： 解析 本题考查询问别人意见的场景。 Would/Do you mind. 是最常用的征求意见的句式， 回答时， yes 表示介意，no 表示不介意。A 选项，no 表示不介意，但后半句却说“最好不要，前后矛盾。B 选项中 Of course 表示“当然介意”，但后半句却说“在这里是允许这里做的”，前后矛盾。D 答非所问。C 选项做了否定回答，用虚拟的形式使得表达更有礼貌。9. Clerk: Excuse me, this is a non-smoking place.Customer: _ .（分数： 1.00 ）A. Oh, Im sorry.V

9、B. How can you say that?C. Thats all tight.D. Thats impossible.解析： 解析 本题属于回应别人提醒的场景。当别人指出自己行为欠妥时，常用Oh, Im sorry. 表示歉意，故选 A。10. Waiter: How would you like your coffee?Customer: _ .（分数： 1.00 ）A. Its well doneB. Very nice, thanksVC. With sugar, pleaseD. Only one cup解析：解析本题考查服务员和顾客之间对话的场景。服务员是问顾客想要咖啡怎么做

10、。只有C 选项（加糖）符合语境，而 A 和 B 是询问对某事物看法如何的回答，一般问题是“ How do you like sth.? ”。11. Virginia: What about going to do some shopping this afternoon?Rena: _（分数： 1.00 ）A. Go ahead, please.B. Good idea!VC. Me, too.D. Help yourself.解析： 解析 本题考查提议一起做某事如何应答。 How/what about doing sth. 用于提议。对此问题的回 答，如果赞同的话，一般用 Good idea

11、 ，故 B 符合语境。12. Carlos: Thank you very much, Miss James. That helped me a lot.Miss James: _, Carlos.（分数： 1.00 ）A. Dont thank meB. Dont mention itVC. Im fineD. Im sorry解析：解析本题属于回应别人致谢的场景。A 项不符合表达习惯。C 项用于回答“ How are you? ”。 D项则是表示道歉。B 项 Dont mention it意为“别客气，不值得一提”，符合语境。回应别人致谢时还可以说： Its my pleasure/You

12、re welcome 等。13.Susan: Im worried. My son doesnt like to talk with me.Tracy: _ . We were all like that at his age.（分数： 1.00 ）A. Take it easyVB. Change his mindC. Dont quarrel with himD. Dont refuse him解析： 解析 本题属于宽慰别人的场景。 A 选项 Take it easy 意为“没关系的；看开点”，用于安慰别 人的表达，故符合语境。14. Nicolas: Id like to donate

13、money to help poor children at school. To whom shall I give myshare?Li Ming: _ Ill ask about that and let you know.（分数： 1.00 ）A. Very well.B. Who knows?C. Thank you all the same.D. It all depends.V解析： 解析 本题属于回答询问的场景。根据答语后半部分 Ill ask about that and let you know可知被问的人也不很清楚，所以选D 项 It all depends ，意为“视具

14、体情况而定”，符合语境。15. Kelvin: Were almost finished with the project now. _.Teresa: Actually, I prefer to keep going.（分数： 1.00 ）A. Lets hurry upB. Were too tired nowC. Well be on timeD. Lets stop for a breakV解析： 解析 本题考查对于即将完成任务的感受的场景。根据答语可知 Teresa 宁可坚持继续做，由此推 出 D 选项Lets stop for a break（ 咱们先休息一下 ） 符合语境。选项

15、A 意为“行动要快点”，选项B 意为“现在太累了”，选项 C 意为“我们会准时的”，都不符合。三、PartnReading Comprehension（总题数： 0， 分数： 0.00）四、 Passage One （ 总题数： 1，分数： 10.00）Jack Billabong is a stockman. One Friday afternoon he was tiding along the track towards the Henderson farm. He waslooking for a prize bull which had escaped from the Borrog

16、ee paddock. He reached the hills and saw at once that hecould not go further.There had been a fire in the forest which had gone out. But the air was still full of smoke and fallen trees had blockedthe track. Jack was just going to turn back when he saw something moving in the smoke. He waited. It wa

17、s a girl on ahorse, and she was tiding towards him. Theres a badly burnt man on the farm, the girl shouted. He saved my life.Please help me to save him.The girl was Cathy Henderson. She had been on horseback for two hours. She had to jump over fallen trees that werestill burning. Her pony had fallen

18、 with her twice. She was thirsty and almost dead from want of sleep. But she rode backto the farm with Jack immediately.Joe Brook was unconscious when they reached him. They lifted him onto Jacks horse. The ride back to Borrogee wasterrible. Cathy was so tired that Jack had to tie her to her pony. T

19、he pony was tired too, but its courage was astonishing.It followed Jack right to Borrogee Hospital. Nobody saw them arrive because it was night.Ive never seen a horse like that pony, Jack said. Cathy praised Jack Billabong, but she refused to say anything aboutthe pony, Joe will write about her in h

20、is story, she said.But she did say one thing: If Flame hadnt returned to the farm that afternoon, Joe and I would have died. （分数：10.00 ）（1）_.Jack Billabong did not turn back because. （分数： 2.00 ）A. he hadnt found the bull yetB. he smelt a heavy smoke in the forestC. he knew there was a burnt man ther

21、eD. he saw something moving towards himV解析：解析 第二段第三句“Jack was just going to turn back when he saw something moving in the smoke.”。细节判断题。根据文章第二段第三句可知当杰克看到浓烟中有东西在移动时，他停下来等待着。由此可知 D 为正确选项。（2）.Why was the ride back to Borrogee terrible?（分数：2.00 ）A. Because Joe was tired out.B. Because the ride started l

22、ate at night.C. Because they didnt have enough courage.D. Because both Cathy and her pony were exhausted.V解析： 解析 第四段第四、五句“ Cathy was so tired that Jack had to tie her to her pony. The pony was tiredtoo.astonishing.”。细节判断题。根据文章第四段定位句可知，Cathy 和 pony 都累了，D 项中的 exhausted 与 tired 同义，故D 正确。（3）_ .Cathy ref

23、used to talk to reporters about the pony when she was in Borrogee Hospital because. （分数：2.00 ）A. she didnt know what to sayB. Jack asked her not to talk to themC. she was too weak to say anythingD. Joe would write about it in his writingV解析： 解析 第五段第二句“ Cathy praised Jack Billabong, but she refused t

24、o say anything about the pony. Joe willwrite about her in his story, she said.”。V细节判断题。根据文章第五段第二句可知，Cathy 在医院时没有说任何关于小马的事是因为乔会在他的故事里把她写进去，故选Do（4）.What does the word Flame in thelast paragraph refer to?（分数：2.00 ）A. Jack.B. The pony.VC. Jacks horse.D. The fire.解析：解析最后一段。逻辑推断题。全文并未明确说 Name 是什么，但从 Cathy

25、 骑着她的马冲出火场求助后又返回去救人，得救后 Cathy 感言要是没有 Flame，她和乔都将葬身火海，得知 Flame 就是 Cathy 骑的那匹马，故选 B。（5）.Which of the following is the best title ofthe story?（分数：2.00 ）A. Rescue of Joe BrookVB. Courage of Jack BillabongC. Love of a Young GirlD. Heroism of a Lovely Pony解析：解析全文。 主旨概括题。本文主要围绕大火过后Cathy和 Jack如何救助 Joe Brook

26、的故事展开， 故选 A。五、Passage Two （总题数：1，分数：10.00）The faces of elderly, happily-married people sometimes resemble each other. Dr. Aiken studied a number of coupleswho had been married for at least twenty-five years. Each couple provided four photographs one photo of eachpartner at the time of their marriage

27、 and another photo of each partner twenty-five or more years later. All backgroundwas cut from the photos to remove any clues. The photos were then displayed in groups: a random grouping of thepersons at the time of their marriage and another random grouping of the same persons who took photographs

28、later.Sometestees were asked to pick out the partners. They failed totally with the first group. Their judgments were nobetter than chance . But with the photos taken twenty-five or more years after the marriage, the testees were quitesuccessful with the most happily-married couples.Dr. Aiken believ

29、es there are several reasons why couples grow alike. 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 theexpressions of the faces of their loved ones. Another possible reason, he says, is the com

30、mon experience of thecouples. There is a tendency for people who have the same life experience to change their faces in similar ways. Forexample, if a couple have suffered from a lot of sad experiences, their faces are likely to change in a similar way.（分数：10.00 ）（1）_ .Dr. Aiken cut the background f

31、rom thephotos for the purpose of_.（分数： 2.00 ）A. imitating the couples lifeB. grouping the couples againC. l eaving no trace for the testeesVD. giving the testees more chances解析：解析 第一段第四句“ All background was cut from the photos to remove any clues.”。细节判断题。文章第一段中第四句中的remove any clues 和选项 C 同义，故 C 正确。（

32、2）_ .The underlined sentence Their judgments were no better than chanee implies that the testees.（分数：2.00 ）A. did a good job in making their choicesB. had difficulty in picking out the partnersC. had no chance to make the right judgmentsVD. did better with the first group than with the second解析： 解析

33、第一段第七句“ They failed totally with the first group. ”。 逻辑推理题。根据文章划线句前一句，即第一段第七句内容可以推知，受试者在辨认时是有困难的，故选B。(3)_.The underlined word imitate (in Para. 2) has a similar meaning to _ . (分数： 2.00 )A. copyVB. changeC. knowD. suffer解析： 解析 第二段第三句“ One person tends to copy or do the same as someoneelse without kn

34、owing it. ”。语义词义题。imitate 意为“模仿，该句前一句中的copy 是“do the same ”之意，与 imitate 为同义词。(4) .From the passage we can draw the conclusion that _ .(分数： 2.00 )A. couples who look alike can live longerB. most partners have been proved to grow alikeC. the influence between partners can be quite strongVD. happily-ma

35、rried couples are often richer than others解析： 解析 全文。主旨大意题。 本文介绍了艾肯博士所做的研究， 即结婚 25 年及以上的夫妇何以会长相越来越像， 他得出了 两个原因， 首先是夫妻互相模仿， 其次是共同的生活经历， 即共同的生活中夫妻的互相影响会使他们相像， 所以选 C 项。(5) .The main purpose of the passage is to _.(分数： 2.00 )A. explain why couples grow alikeVB. tell how couples like each otherC. discuss

36、the function of marriageD. describe the life of happily-married couples解析： 解析 全文。 主旨大意题。本文开头引入主题为什么婚龄长的夫妇会越长越像，接着通过实例对此进行了说明，最 后对这个问题进行了解释。六、 Passage Three ( 总题数： 1，分数： 10.00)The three biggest lies in America are: 1) The check is in the mail, 2) Of course Ill respect you in the morning, and 3)It was

37、 a computer error.Of these three little white lies, the worst is the third. Its the only one that can never be true. Today, if a bank statementcheats you out of $900 that way, you know what the clerk is sure to say, It was a computer error. Nonsense. Thecomputer is reporting nothing more than what t

38、he clerk typed into it.The most annoying case of all is when the computerized cashier in the grocery store shows thatan item costs more than it actually does. If the innocent buyer points out the mistake, the checker, bagger, andmanager all come together and offer the familiar explanation: It was a

39、compute error. It wasnt, of course thatcomputerized cashier is really nothing more than an electric event.The eye reads the Universal Product Code chat bar of black and white lines in a corner of the package and thenchecks the code against a price list stored in memory. If the price list is right, y

40、oull be charged accurately.Grocery stores update the price list each day that is, somebody sits at a keyboard and typesin the prices. If the price they type in is too high, there are only two explanations: carelessness or dishonesty. Butsomehow a computer error is supposed to excuse everything.One r

41、eason we let people hide behind a computer is the common misperception that huge, modem computers areelectric brain with artificial intelligence. At some point there might be a machine with intelligence but none exists today.The smartest computer on Earth right now is no moreintelligent than your av

42、erage pen. At this point in the development of computers, the only thing any machine can do iswhat a human has instructed it to do. (分数： 10.00 )(1)_ .Of the three lies, theone about computer is the worst because the computer itself _ .(分数： 2.00 )A. says nonsenseB. cheats customersC. cannot make the

43、errorVD. does not admit its error解析： 解析 第二段最后一句“ The computer is reporting nothing more than what the clerk typed into it. ”。细节判断题。根据题干定位到文章第二段最后一句，由此可知计算机只是报告职员输入的内容，不可能出错，故 C 符合题意。(2)_ .According to the author, a computerizedcashier is really just _.(分数： 2.00 )A. a machine to count moneyB. a machi

44、ne to receive moneyC. an instrument to print codesD. an instrument to read codesV解析： 解析 第四段第二句“ The eye.in memory. ”。 细节判断题。根据题干考查点定位到第四段第二句，由此可知 computerized cashier 只是个 electric eye to read codes ，即 D 项。(3)_.Grocery storeprice lists are updated by _A. a computerB. a keyboardC. an employeeVD. an el

45、ectric brain解析： 解析 第五段第一句“ Grocery stores update the price list at akeyboard and types in the prices.”。细节判断题。根据定位句第五段第一句可知，价目表是人为输入的，故选(4)_.Thelast paragraph of the passage implies that computers _ .A. are very cleverB. never make mistakesC. have a good memoryD. are controlled by menV解析： 解析 最后一段最后一句

46、“ At this point in the development of computers, the only thing any machine can dois what a human has instructed it to do.”。逻辑判断题。根据定位句最后一段最后一句话可推断出电脑仍然是被人类所控制的，故选D。(5).Which of the following describes the main idea of the passage?A. Computers are stupid and inefficient.B. Computer errors are due to

47、 its dishonesty.C. Computers help stores update the price list.D. Computer errors are actually human errors.V解析： 解析 全文。 主旨概括题。文章通过列举银行和杂货店的例子，说明了这些因为人为造成的失误却通常会以computererror 来推脱责任，然而目前所有的电脑都是由人来控制的，所以那些 computer error 本质上都是 human error ，故选项 D 正确。分数： 2.00 )each daythat is, somebody sitsC。(分数： 2.00 )

48、分数： 2.00 )七、 Passage Four ( 总题数： 1，分数： 10.00)in the late Victorian countryside.I came across an oldcountry guidebook the other day. It listedall the tradesmen in each village,and it was impressiveto see the past varietyof services which were availableon ones own doorstepNowadays a traveler in rural

49、England might conclude that the only village tradesmen still flourishing were either sellingfrozen food to the villagers or selling antiques to visitors. Nevertheless, this would really be a false impression. On thesurface, there has been a decline of village commerce, but its power is still remarka

50、ble.Our local grocers shop, for example, is actually expanding in spite of the competition from supermarkets in the nearesttown. Women sensibly prefer to go there and exchange the local news while doing their shopping, instead of queuingup at a supermarket. And the grocer knows well that personal se

51、rvice has a considerable cash value.His prices may be a bit higher than those in the town, but he will deliver anything at any time.His assistants think nothing of bicycling down the village street in their lunch hour to takea piece of cheese to an old retired woman who sent her order by word of mou

52、th with. a friend who happened to bepassing. The richer customers telephone their shopping lists and the goods are on their doorsteps within an hour. Theyhave only to hint at a fancy for some commodity outside the usual stock and the grocer, a red-faced figure, instantlyobtains it for them. （分数： 10.

53、00 ） （1）.Nowadays the commercial services in the village are. （分数： 2.00 ）A. still very activeVB. quickly decliningC. unable to flourishD. personal to visitors解析： 解析 第二段最后一句“ .On the surface, there has been a decline of village commerce, but its power is stillremarkable.”。逻辑推理题。根据文章第二段最后一句推知 A 项 stil

54、l very active 符合题意。（2）_ .The local grocers shop is expanding because.（分数： 2.00 ）A. the competition there is weakB. it is a place for women to chatC. it provides good personal serviceVD. the goods there are more valuable解析： 解析 第三段最后一句“ And the.cash value. ”。逻辑推理题。 当地杂货店规模不断扩大的原因虽在第三段提到了妇女们在那儿购物可以顺便聊聊

55、本地新闻， 但主要原因是第三段结尾时提到的“杂货店主深知 personal service 的价值相当大”，第四段举例杂货店 的送货上门服务，由此可推断 C 正确。（3）.Which of the following is true about thesupermarkets?（分数： 2.00 ）A. Prices there are much higher.B. Customers often have to queue up.VC. Customers can order by telephone.D. Their personal services are satisfactory.解

56、析： 解析 第三段第二句后半句“ .instead of.supermarket. ”。 细节判断题。从第三段第二句提到的内容可推知 B 项 Customers often have to queue up.是正确答案。（4）.How do the villagegrocers assistants feel about giving extra service?（分数： 2.00 ）A. They dont think it a trouble.VB. They dont think it worthwhile.C. They dont consider it a good deal.D.

57、They dont consider it a pleasant experience.解析： 解析 最后一段第二句“ His assistants think nothing of bicycling down the village streetin their lunch hour to.”。本题为逻辑推理题。从文章最后一段第二句可以推断：乡村杂货店的员工们都很乐意为顾客送货上门，故 选 A。（5）_ .One special feature of the village shop is that.（分数： 2.00 ）A. there is a very wide range of g

58、oods availableB. customers can order goods by word of mouthVC. customers have to order goods one hour earlierD. there is a list of goods to be delivered to doorsteps解析： 解析 最后一段第二句“ His assistants think nothing of.by word of mouth with a friend who happened to bepassing. ”。细节推断题。由第四段例子可知，顾客只是让朋友顺捎个口信

59、，定购了商品，结果商品就被送到家门口， 因此 B 符合题意。八、Part 川 Vocabulary and Structure （总题数：40,分数：20.00）16. During the heavy storm last week, we had to take _ under a flyover.（分数： 0.50 ）A. shadeB. shelterVC. shadowD. shield解析：解析本题考查词组搭配。take shelter 是习惯搭配，意为躲避风雨，避难，故选B。under aflyover 意为“在立交桥下”。 shade 意为“荫凉处”； shield 意为“盾,

60、防护物”。17. The three men were assigned jobs according to their _ abilities.（分数： 0.50 ）A. respectfulB. respectableC. respectiveVD. respecting解析： 解析 本题考查词义辨析。 respectful 意为“有礼貌的；表示尊敬的”； respectable 意为“可尊 敬的；值得尊敬的；体面的”； respective 意为“分别的,各自的”； respecting 是介词,意为“关于； 就而言；鉴于”。句意应该是说根据他们各自的能力，故选Co18.Scientis