学士学位英语试题及答案

1、1 / 20成人高等教育学士学位英语考试试卷Paper One 试卷(90 minutes)PartIDialogue Completion (15 points)Directions: There are 15 short imcomplete dialogues in this part, each followed by 4 choices markedA, B, C and D. Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your an swer on theANSWER SHEET with a sin gle lin

2、e through the cen ter.1. Client: Hello. May I speak to Mr. Smith?Secretary:_A.Hello. Thanks for calli ng.C. Hello. Whore you, please?2. Roommate A: I wish you would nRoommate B:_A.Im afraid so.C. Sorry! Is it disturb ing you?B.Speak ing, please.D. Im sorry. Hes atiagmww t haveyour radio so loud.B.It

3、s none of your bus in ess.D. Really? Its not my fault.3. Mary: Were having a few people over for a dinner Friday. WeTom:_A.Oh, Id love to . But Im afaid.B.Oh, really! What time should I come?C.No. I have to prepare for the exam.D.Yes. Though I have to take the exam.4. Son: Im terribly sorry. Mom. Iv

4、e broken an Italian vase.Mom:A. Oh, what a shame!B. Oh, dear. How awful it is!C. Oh, that doesn t matter. D. Oh, Im so sorry about that.5. Jane: Hello.Danny: Hi, Jane.ls Joh n there, please?A. No. Hes not here aetmoment.B. No. He s away. Call back later.C. Sorry. I don t know where he is .D. Sorry.

5、He s not here right now. Any message?B. Why do you want to go now?C. Yeah, its really late. Do as you like.D. Won t you feay for another cup of tea?d love to have you.6. Teacher: Youre late again!Stude nt: Sorry,_A. I won t do that anymoreC. Im afaid Ive overslept7. Guest: Oh, its ten o clock.Host:_

6、A. Its OK. Please walk slowly.B. but itsmyown2 / 208. Cathy: Do you mind ope ning the door for me Robert:.A. Yes, III do it.B. Its nothingC. Thats all rightD. Not at all9. Katheri ne: Have n t see n you for ages, Lin da! How are you ge?ingLin da: Quite well. And you?Katherine: Pretty good. Hows your

7、 husband?Lin da: Oh, weve got divorced.Katheri ne:_A.Oh, Im so sorry to hear that.B. What a shame!C. Its really a problem.D. Hope youll get better.10. Customs officer: Could I have your n ame, please?Passenger: Its Paine, Sarah Paine.Customs officer:_?Passe nger: It -A-bNP-E.A. How do you spell your

8、 last nameB. Whats your last name, pleaseC. How to pronoune your last n ameD. How could I speak your last n ame11. Stra nger:_ . Do you know where the n earest bank is , please?Reside nt: Sure. Its on King Street, betwee n Sixth and Seve nth Ave nue.Stra nger: Thank you.A. Help meB. Forgive meC. Exc

9、use meD. Trouble you12. Mary: Peter, would you like to go to a party this Sun day?Peter:_. What kind of party you mea n?Mary: Its a birthday party.A.Sounds goodB. Looks niceC. Seems all rightD. Feels great13. Susan: Thats a beautiful skirt you have on!Lily:_.A. Actually, I don t like it very muchB.

10、Oh, thank you . I just got it yesterdayC. Yes. But it isn t so as you saidD. No, its not that bfedu Yours is better14. Joh n: May I use your computer this after noon, Susie?Susie: Sure, but I have to finish typ ing my term paper today.Joh n:_ .A. Do as you pleaseB. Oh, Im sorryC. Thank you just the

11、sameD. Never mind it15. Patient: I feel terrible today. My stomach doesn t feel well at all.Doctor:_ .A. You should take something for itB. Thats too bad for your healthC. It serves you rightD. Remember. Dont do that againPartnReadi ng Comprehe nsion (40 poi nts)Directions: There are 4 passagesin th

12、is part. Each of the passagesis followed by 5 questions or nufini shed3 / 20stateme nts. For each of them . there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and markyour answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.Passage oneM ichael Phelps has already been consider

13、ed by some as the greatest all-around competitor in the history ofhis sport. At the 2004 U.S. Trials, Phelps qualified for Athe ns in six in dividual eve nts across every possiblestroke. He fin ally earned five titles of Olympic champi on. Should Phelps match Mark Spitz s record in Athensor Beijing

14、in 2008will earn a $ 1 million bonus from his spon sor.Michael Phelps was born to June 30, 1985. Hisfather was a good athlete, and passed his ability on to his kids.Michael coach told Michaelc mother that her son was a rare tele nt.L on g-limbed with big hands and feet,he took to in struct ion very

15、well, loved to work hard and n ever seemed n ervous iscompetition. By all accounts, his frame is perfect for a swimmer. His big hands and feet are like paddles in thewater. The butterfly is his sig nature stroke, but he s show n the ability tcany eve nt.In 1999,Michael broke a record in the 200-mete

16、r butterfly for the 20-year-old age group at th Junior Nationals.At 15, Michael became the youn gest swimmer to compete Sydney Olympics for the U.S.in 68 years. In anastonishing performanee, he medaled six times and set five world records. Michael won the 200-meter butterflywith a new world mark, an

17、d also turned in record times in the 100-meter butterfly and 200-meter in dividualmedley （混合泳）doing so on the same day, which was a first in swimmi ng history.Outside of his swimming career,Michael was a normal teenager.He didn ke getting outoftthe bed in themorning; but refused to slow dow n once h

18、is day bega n. Michael has his sights set on more than Olympicglory.He wants to transform his sport the way other great athletes like Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods have.16. Which of the following is the biggest achievement of Michael Phelps so far?A. An all-around competitor in the history of swimm

19、ing.B. Breaking of a record in the 200-meter butterfly.C. Six in dividual eve nts across every possible stroke.D. Five titles of Olympic champi on.17. From Paragraph 1 it can be in ferred that the passage was written_ .A. right in 2005B. at a time between 2004 and 2005C. just before Athe ns 2004D. i

20、mmediately after Athens 200418. Michael Phelps tur ned to be the youn gest America n swimmer_ .A. in 1999, when he broke a record in the 200-meter butterflyB. in 2004,when he attended Athens 2004C. in 2000, when he attended Sydney OlympicsD. in an astonishing performance at home in the U.S.19. _ hat

21、ing to get out of hi s bed in the morning, Michael Phelps wouldn t slow downonce his day bega n.A. AsB. ThoughC. OnceD. Despite of20. The last sentence of the passage tells us that Michael Phelps is so ambitious as toA. win many more gold medals for the U.S.B. remake history of his sport like M.Jord

22、a n and T.WoodsC. become the greatest world record breaker in sport historyD. be by far the greatest sportsman with Olympic gloryPassage Two4 / 20Most personnel managers agree that job interviews are one of the least objective recruimentmethods.But the advantages of testing are not going to change t

23、he attraction of the interview to employers .The appeal of the interview has everything to do with the human factor.Most people believe that they are a reasonable judge of character and trust their instinctive feeling. Wemight use some kind of test to aid the selection process, but we usually pick a

24、 candidate who interviews well,has good qualifications and impressive work record.But suppose the candidate lies or is less than completely honest. “ Thiscan be a serious problem foremployers ”, explains Alan Conrad, Chief Executive at Optimus Recruiment. most difficult liars to find arethose who te

25、ll half-truths rather than complete lies. ” Research shows that up to 75 percent of resumes areinaccurate on purpose. The most common practice is omission.Interviewer should therefore concentrate on areas of uncertainy such as gaps between periods ofemployment and job descriptions that seem strange.

26、 “ Focusingon these areas will force candidates to tellthe truth or become increasingly dishonest. This is usually when people signal their anxiety by their bodylanguage. Sweat on the upper lip, false smiles and nervous hand movementsall indicate discomfort. ”Conrad does not suggest an aggressive po

27、licy-style interview technique , but insists that closeinspection of a resume is absolutely essential. Only by asking the right questions can you confirm thesuitability of the candidate or put pressure on those who are being less than completely honest.21. The best title of this passage can be _ .A.

28、 How to Catch Out the Dishonest CandidateB. How to Find a Job by TricksC. Disadvantages of Job InterviewsD. Advantages of Job Interviews22. The liars hard to recognize are those who tell_.A. complete truthsB. complete liesC. partial truthsD. mainly truths23. How were the job applicants able to lie w

29、ithout being detected?A. By leaving out some necessary informationB. By providing more information than needed.C. By using their body language.D. By telling some unbelievable lies.24. In order to pick up a qualified and an honest candidate, Conrad suggests that we _ .A. examine the resumes carefully

30、B. inspect the candidates aggressivelyC. correct the resumes intentionallyD. compare one s resume with others 25. What is the authors attitude towards job interviews?A. Most objectiveB. Too subjective.C. SuspiciousD. Credulous.Passage ThreeOur world is wonderful with birds that are absolutely amazin

31、g and unbelievable.One kind of such birdsis the coot a clumsy bird so unloved that its name implies something of an old fool. ” Thbeird has aremarkable ability to recognize amd count its eggs, ”says behavioralecologist Bruce Lyon of the University of California at Santa Cruz. Coots need to be tricky

32、 becauseof thenunsual way the animals. Compete: One coot will put its eggs secretly into anothers nest to trick the host intoraising the invaders eggs. But nest owners use5 / 20fight back, Lyon finds.Over four summers, Lyon monitored 400 coot nests near Williams Lake in central British Columbia,tagg

33、ing the eggs with a marker. Of these , 160 coot nests received eggs from unrelated coots. The hostsgenerally were not fooled, however,. About half the time, coot parents rejected the strange eggscomplete,lyusually by burying them deep in the nest.“Foreggs were not disappearing by chance -and that ca

34、n only mean the birds were recognizing them,”Lyon says.Apparently , the coots were rateled by the unfamiliar colors and patterns on the foreign eggs. In other cases,the parents pushed the foreign eggs to an unfavorable position at the border area of the nest, where there isless heat for hatching.Eve

35、n if a mother coot didnt remove the foreign eggs from her nest, she continued to lay anormal hatch number of her own eggs, despite the apparent extra foreign eggs. Lyon thinks that means thecoots somehow kept a count of both their own eggs and the suspicious ones. coots can distinguish their owneggs

36、 from the foreign ones is a rare but very convincing example of counting wild animal world,”the ecologistconcluded.26. The meaning of the birds name“coot”probably is _ .A. wonderful and amazing B. unusual and remarkableC. secret and unbelievable D. old and silly27. In the passage,“foreign eggs”refer

37、s to _ .A. the eggs of the nest ownersB. the eggs of the invadersC.the eggs from foreign countriesD. the eggs unable to be hatched28. Which of the following is the particular way coots often compete?A. To steal some eggs from other nests.B. To put their own eggs into othersnests.C. To hatch other co

38、otseggs.D. To protect their own eggs.29. Which would the nest owners do with the foreign eggs according to the passage?I. Burying them deep in the nests.n. Pushing them aside to an unfavorable area.川.Hatching them as their own.A.I.onlyB.n.onlyC.I.landn.D.I.,n.and 川.30. Which of the following is the

39、particular ability the ecologist believes that the coot has?A. To trick other coots.B. To fight back the tricks.C. To be alert to the foreign eggs.D. To recognize and count its own eggs.Passage FourNational Aviation and Space Administration (NASA) and its partners in the Inter-national Space Station

40、have agreed in principle to let a 28-year-old South African become the second paying tourist on the orbitingoutpost, the U.S. space agency said on Tuesday.Internet magnate Mark Shuttleworth signed a contract on Dec.4 with the Russian Aviation and SpaceAgency(RASA) to fly aboard a Soyuz space taxi to

41、 the station in April 2002, almost exactly a year afterU.S.millionaire Dennis Tito became the first to experience space as a paying guest.NASA spokeswoman Kristen Larson said by telephone:”Wevi ne pargi nrceiepdl e to theflight of Mr. Shuttleworth. However, there are some final details that need to

42、be taken of . ” Larsonould notsay what details needed resolving , but said the station international part ners-i ncludi ng the space age6 / 20ncies of Russia, Europe, Japa n and Can ada-had drafted a set of requirements for space travelerscovering “ physicaability, psychological ability, Ianguage ab

43、ility ” and “length and appropriateness oftraining.”Outgoi ng comma nder Frank Culberts on of the space stati on said the new crew replaci nghis was going to be extremely busy.“ The statio n is for workers, and it puts an additi onalburdeon the crew to have people up here that are not doing scie nee

44、 or con duct ing experime nts that areproductive. This is a workplace, a laboratory, a research facility,” he said.Space Adve ntures chief Eric An ders on said he could not disclose what Shuttleworth was pay ing forthe trip, but added that a Russia n official had bee n quoted as say ing the price wa

45、s no worse than Titos fare, which was widely reported tb20h million.31. Who was the first space tourist accordi ng to the passage?A. Kriste n Lars on.B. Eric An ders on.C. Mark Shuttleworth.D. Denn is Tito.32. Which of the following is NOT included in the requirements for space travelers?A. Sufficie

46、 nt experie nee in con duct ing laboratory work.B. Eno ugh long and proper training for flight.C. Men tally and physically healthy eno ugh.D. Communi cative skills in Ian guage.33.Why is the space station reluctant to receive more paying tourists according to Frank Culbertso n?A. Because the space s

47、tati on isnno ugh bg the pay ing tourists.B. Because as a place for doing research, the stat on should be highly efficie nt.C. Because a pay ing tourist may be ignorant of the space research work.D. Because the pay ing tourists have to pay too much to gain space experie nee.34.“ An outgoing commande

48、r ” can probably be one who_.A. is extremely capableB. is going to be out of dutyC. is a supervisor over the space stati on workD. has his own crew members35. To be the sec ond pay ing space tourist , one has to primarily_.A. receive n ecessary training volun tarilyB. pay a sum of money no less than

49、 Tito s fareC. pay a sum of money less than Tito s fareD. do more men tal and physical exercisesPart 川 Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)Directi ons: There are 40 in complete senten cesi n this part.For each senten cethere are 4 choices markedA,B,C and D.Choose the one that best completes the sent

50、en ce.Mark your an swer on the ANSWERSHEET with a sin gle line through the cen ter.36. If workers had bee n paid dece nt wages, profits_ so great.A. would beB. were not to be C. wouldn t have been D. would have been37.If students can t focus on the spoken word of the teacher, they not only lose_to l

51、eathey actually lose ability to lear n.A. n eedB. wishC. desireD. power38. There is no thi ng_ about a n ative En glish-speak ing teacher except that he speaks En glisheasily and well.7 / 20A. particular B. specialC. specificD. especial39. I_that most people who wan ted to buy our n ewspaper were ei

52、ther moving or gett ingmarried.A. worked out B. figured out C. spoke outD. broke outth40. The Eiffel Tower, symbol of innovative technique at the end of the 19 century, has_itsuni versal image.A. maintainedB. preservedC. storedD. continued41. Amaz on is_ the largest remai ning rain forest area left

53、on our pla net.A. so farB. by farC. thus farD. as far as42. The best thing_ happe ned to me was finding my best friend, Katri na.A. whatB. asC. thatD. which43. Life presents many barriers, and all too often those who work hardest may not receivegreat_ .A. rewardsB. gran tsC. allowa neeD. praise44. N

54、ow almost all the parents want their children to leam the piano or the violin,_ theirchildre n are willi ng or not.A. no matter whetherB. no matter ifC. howeverD. whatever45. Homework in America n schools is ofte n mi ni mal_the childre n have ple nty of timeto watch televisi on.A. such thatB. so th

55、atC. thatD. because46. It is largely tha nks to the variable climate in En gla nd_ the En glish pay so much atte ntio nto the work on their homes and garde ns.A. whereB. thatC. i n whichD. for which47. Life on Earth is_varied and complex.A. amazi nglyB. amusedly C. amazedly D. amusi ngly48. In terms

56、 of education systems, one cannot say that one system in one country is betterthan_ .A. that of ano therB. ano therC. one of ano therD. one ano ther49. Whe n I started appl ying to colleges, I defi nitely had no idea what I wan ted to_in.A. studyB. majorC. stayD. gear50. The new immigra nts found it

57、 hard to_ themselves to the climate of the coun try.A. adoptB. adaptC. regulateD. coordi nate51. One day while look ing for a job, I_ the Chica no Youth Cen ter, which offered me anafter-school job.A. dropped by. B. dropped outC. dropped dow nD. dropped off52. The n ewly promoted assista nt man ager

58、 . expressed a wish to be_ to the Londonbran ch.A. excha ngedB. tran smittedC. tran sferredD. moved53. The relati on ship betwee n China and In dia has bee n_ studied rece ntly.A. origi nallyB. extremelyC.viole ntlyD. i nte nsively54. Over a third of the populati on in that Africa n country was esti

59、mated to have no_to thehealth service.A. excessB. successC. processD. access8 / 2055. When he arrived at the village, he found _ the aged and the sick at home.A. none butB. anyone but C. nothing but D. no other than56. Which sport is the most expensive _ training equipment, players personal equipmen

60、t and uniforms?A. in place of B. in terms ofC. by means of57._ your jacket, please. The room is very warm.A. Take offB. Take afterC. Take up58. It started raining , so she _ the nearest house.A. made forB. make offC. made up59. Those who failed in the entrance examinations are likely toluck.A. contr