2014年广东成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试试卷及答案

2014年广东成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试试卷及答案PAGEPAGE342014年广东省成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试试PaperOne 试卷一PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)Directions: There are 15 short dialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B.CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.SpeakerA:Waiter, SpeakerB:Waitaminute,sir.That’s$80altogether.Wouldyouchargeme? Menu,please?C.Wouldyoutakethemoney? MayIhavethebill,please?SpeakerA:DoyoumindifIkeeppetsinbuilding?SpeakerB: Whoknows? B.Iratheryoudidn’t.C.Yeah,Ilovepets. D.No,youcan’t.SpeakerA:Thisappletastesnice.Couldhaveanotherone?SpeakerB: Mindyourhand. B. youcould.C.I’msorry. D. Be friend.Tom:CouldIuseyourcarforaday?Jack: carefully.

But you need to driveThat’sright. B.C.Nevermind. pleased.Doctor:

I’mPatient: I’m much better. My problemisgone.Doyouhaveanythingtodeclare,sir?Goodmorning,mayIhelpyou?Whatseemstheproblem?Howareyoufeelingtoday?Amy:Mr.Gordonaskedmetoremindyouofthemeetingthisafternoon.youforgetLucy:OK,I preferto. B.won’tC.supposeso. D.do.Mike:Madam,doallthebusesgodowntown?Susan: Wow,yougottheidea. B.No,nevermind.C.Sorry,I’mnewhere. Prettywell,Iguess.Jenny:Shallwegooutfordinnertonight?Jackie: Youareright. B.Itbefunny.C.Haveanicetime. D.soundsgreat.SpeakerA:Isentapackagetodallastwoagoanditstillhasn’tarrived.Mytrackingnumberis641-24.SpeakerB:OK,Mr.Smith butourdeliverypersonsaidthattherewasnoaddress.Don’tbeangry. calm.

StayC.Weattemptedtodeliverit. Thanksforaskingme.Maggie: Hello, could I speak to please.Justin: Yes,please. B. Yes, can.C.Whoareyou? Speaking.William:I’dliketoinviteyoutodinnerSunday,Mr.Smith.Smith: No,let’snot.I’dratherstayathome.No,that’llbetoomuchtrouble.I’dloveto,butIhaveotherplans.Mavis:Howiseverything,Ruth: Nottoobad. B. Well,thankyou.C.It’sallright,thanks. D.atall.Mori:I’mpleasedtomeetyouKaco: Ididn’texpecttoseeyouhere. Youaretoohospitable.C.Thankyousomuch. D.Pleasedtomeetyou,too.Joe:Thankyouforeverythingyou’veformeduringmystayhere.Henry:You’rewelcome Itdoesn’tmatter. myjob.C.Yes,I’dloveto. careful.

It’sBe`Donna:Canyoutellmewherethelibraryis?Harry:Ofcourse,it’sbehindtheteachingbuilding.Donna:Thanks.Harry: Don’tbesosure. happytohavedoneit.C.Youarewelcome. gladyoulikeit.

I’mI’mPartIIReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.PassageOneKids often ask Scout Bassett, of Desert,California,ifshewishesshehadtwonormallegs.Bassett,18,answers,“No.Ihaveneverknownanythingdifferent,anditseemweirdtome. Besides,ifitweren’tforthemissingleg,Iwouldn’thavetheopportunitiesIhave”Scouthasfacedbigchallenges.Whenwas months old, she suffered from terribleburns.Herrightlegwasespeciallydamaged,anddoctorscutitoffabovetheknee.Whenshewas14,shegotahigh-techlegmadeforsportsandputittothetestrightawayinaracefordisabledathletes.“Irememberbeingterrifiedbecausethiswasmyfirsttime,”shesays.”Butmy doctor said, ‘you have to somewhere.’”ScoutwaswaitingnervouslyfortheracetostartwhenathleteSarahReinertsencameupandsaid,”I’vebeendoingthisforawhile.Letmegiveyousometips.”Reinertsen,wholostherlegwhenshewasseven,isthefirstdisabledwomantohavefinishedtheIronmantriathlon(铁人三项inHawaii.SheworkswithanorganizationtohelpsupportpeopleScout.Reinertsen’sencouragementchangedtheteenager’slife.Shelostthatfirstrace,gainedtheconfidencethatsheneededcompete.IfSarahcoulddoit,shecouldTraininghard,shenowrunscompetitivelyalsofindstimetoshareherstorywithschoolgroups.“SometimespeoplelookatsomeonelikemeoratSarahandthinktheyhavenothingcommonwithus.Itellthemthatevenifyouaren’tphysicallychallenged,everybodychallengesofsomekindmaybewithfamily,orhomework,orfriends.”“Nomatterwhatitis,youcanovercomethatobstacle,”shesays.“Everythingyouneedisinsideyourheart.Takesmallsteps.Astimegoesby,thestepswillgetbiggerandyouwillreachyourdream.”WhydoesScoutanswer“No”whenaskedifshewantstwonormallegs?She’s scared of changing her situation.Shecouldn’thavethemevenifsheto.Shehasneverthoughtofitbefore.She’ssatisfiedwithwhatshehasachievedasadisabled.Whatdoesthedoctormeanbysaying“Youhavetostartsomewhere”(para.2)Shehastodoitsoonerorlater.Shehastofindtherightplacetotostart.Thatwillbeamemorablefirsttime.Thatisaperfecttimetostart.Scout’schildhoodexperience .werethecauseofhershynesswereanightmareuntilshereached14didn’tstopherfromfulfillingherself.didn’thavemuchinfluenceonherlife.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?Sarah shared her story with students.Sarahstartedtocompeteattheageseven.Scouthasbeeninspiredbysuccess.ScoutjoinedSarah’sorganizationtoothers.ThroughScout’sstory,theauthorwantstellus .thedisabledarementallystrongerthanothersinner strength can help one difficultiesgoodthingswillcomenomatterwhateverybodyhastochallengePassageTwoIMPATIENCEhasbeenaroundforalongtime.Thereisnothingnewaboutpeoplelosingtheirpatiencewhilestuckintrafficorwaitinginline.Butsomeexpertsbelievethatpeopleareless patient today than in the past-and reasonsthatmightsurpriseyou.Someanalystssuggestthatinrecentyearsmany people are less patient because oftechnology. They suggest that technology,fromcellphonestocamerastoemailto iPads, is changing our lives. The resultswegetfromthistechnologyhaveinturnincreasedourdesireforinstantgratificationinotheraspectsofourlives.”Psychologist Jennifer Hartstein someobservations.Sheexplainsthat“wehavebecomeanimmediatesatisfactionculture,weexpectthingstomovequickly,efficientlyandinthewaywewant.Whenthatdoesnthappen,wetendtobecomeincreasinglyfrustratedandunsatisfied.Some believe that e-mail is popularity and could soon become Why?Becausemanypeoplewhosendmessagesdonothavethepatiencetowaithours,orevenminutes,foraresponse.Also,withe-mails,aswithletterwriting,introductoryandconcludinggreetingsareoftenexpected.Butmanypeopleconsidersuchformalitis客套tobeboringandtime-consuming.TheypreferinstantManypeopledonottakethetimetoproofreadwhattheyputinwriting.Asaresult,lettersande-mails contain numerous grammatical spellingerrors.Thethirstforimmediateresultsisnotlimitedtothedigitalcommunication.Peopleseemtolosingtheirabilitytowaitinotherareasoflife.Forinstance,doyoueverfindyourselftalkingtoofast,eatingtoofast,drivingtoofast,orspendingmoneytoofast?Thefewmomentstakestowaitforanelevatortocome,foratrafficlighttochange,orforacomputertostartmayseemliketoolongatime.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,people .weremorepatientinthepasthavebeenpatientforalongtimeusedtobepatientwhilestruckintrafficusedtobepatientwhilewaitinginlineNowadayspeoplelosetheirpatiencebecause .theirdesireforsatisfactionhasincreasedtheyareboredwithwhattheyhavetheyhavemorethingstodothanbeforetheirlifehasbeenchangedbytechnologySomebelievethate-mailcouldsoonoutdatedbecause .ittakesalongtimetostartthecomputerpeoplevalueformalitiesbetweenfriendspeoplecanhardlywaitforaresponsecellphonesaremorepopularnowadaysThepursuitofinstantresultscausesto .becomemoreimpolitehavemoreerrorsintheirwritingusevoicemessagesinsteadofemailslosemanyoftheirabilitiesinlifeThe best title for the passage might be .What Are the Problem Caused Impatience?AreWeLessPatientToday?WhatHappenstoTechnology?Has Digital Technology Changed Lives?PassageThreeScientistsmeasuredtheipactthatpeoplehaveontheenviromentusingatermcalledcarbon“footprint.”Thatfootprintreflectstheamountofcarbondioxidethatisemitted(排放)intotheatmosphereasaresultofsomeone’sactivities.Carbonfootprintstendtobelowforcithdwellers(城镇居民).Livinginaoutsideacity,however,canternthatfootprintintoabootpring.EnergyresearchersChristopherJonesandDanielKammencalculatedcarbonfootprintsforpeopleineveryzipcodeacrosstheUnitedStates.Peoplelivingincitycentershadsmallfootprints,theresearchersfound.“Itiseasiertohavealowcarbonimpactifyourhomeisclosetowhereyourwork,shopandplay,”explainJones.Livingwithinwalkingorbikingdistancecutsbackontheamountofcarbondioxideassociatedwithmovingpeoplebycars.And cities with extensive bus and subwaynetworksallowpeopletotravelgreatdistanceswhilekeepingreleasesofclimate-alteringgreenhousegaseslow.Noteveryonecanaffordtoliveinthehowever.Andnoteveryonewantsto.Ringssuburbshavepoppeduparoundmajoracrosstheworld.Suburbsoffermoreallowingpeopletobuildlargerhomes.Suburbsmayofferbetterschoolsforafamily’skids.Butthosehomesaretypicallywellbeyonddistancefromwheretheirownerswork,andlearn.Sopeoplewholiveinsuburbsdrivelongdistances.The new findings are an importantcontributiontoclimateresearch,saysMatthewKahn, an enviromental economist at theUniversityofCalifornia,whowasnotinvolvedwiththestudy.Kahnwouldliketoseetheanalysisappliedtootherpartsoftheworld–Europe,IndiaandChina,forinstance.would give scientists a better feel for howculturemightmixwithlocationtoinfluenceourcarbonfootprints.“Footprint”refertotheamountofdioxidereleasedby .anindustry B.anindividual C. region D.acountryWhatisthenewfindingconcerningthefootprintsofpeoplelivingincitiesandlivinginsuburbs?Thetwoarenotatallcomparable.Theformerarehigherthanthelatter.Thelatterarehigherthantheformer.Theformeraresimilartothelatter.Whatisthekeyfactormentionedtothenewfindings?DistancetraveledbycarsSpendinghabits.Sizeoffamilies.Attitudetowardsenergysaving.WhatdoesMatthewKahnthinkofthefindings?Heisconfusedbythemixedmessages.Hethinkshighlyofthem.Hecaneasilyunderstandthem.Hedoubtstheirvalidity.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthepassage?To call on people to reduce footprints.Tooffertipsonhowtolivealow-carbonlife.To clear up misunderstandings carbonemission.To introduce the research on footprints.PassageFourItwasachillyeveninginNewYorkandmydaughterandIwerewalkingupBroadway.Noranoticedaguysittinginsideacardboardboxnexttoanewsstand.shepulledatmycoatandsaid,“Thatman’scold,Daddy.Canwetakehimhome?”Idon’tremembermyreply.ButIdorememberasuddenheavyfeelinginsideme.had always been delighted at how much daughternoticedinherworld,whetheritwasbirdsonflightorchildrenplaying.Butnowshewasnoticingsufferingandpoverty.Afewdayslater,Isawanarticleinthenewspaperaboutvolunteerswhodeliveredmealstoelderlypeople.ThevolunteerswenttonearbyschoolonaSundaymorning,pickedupafoodpackage,anddeliveredittoanelderlyperson.Isignedusup.NorawasexcitedaboutShecouldunderstandtheimportanceoffood,soshecouldeasilyseehowvaluableourjobwas.WhenSundaycame,shewasready,wepickedthepackageandphonedtheelderlypersonwe’dbeenassigned.Sheinvitedusrightover.Thebuildingwasdepressing.Whenthedooropened,facinguswasawomaninanolddress.Shetookthepackageandaskedustocomein.Noraraninside.Ireluctantlyfollowed.Ourhostessshowedussomephotosofherfamily.Noraplayedandlaughed,Iacceptedasecondcupoftea.Whenitcametimetosaygood-bye,wethreestoodinthedoorwayandhugged.Iwalkedhomeintears.Whereelsebutasvolunteersdoyouhavetheopportunitytodosomethingenjoyablegoodforothersaswellasforyourself?Indeed,thepovertymydaughterNoraandIhelplessenthat Sunday afternoon was not the aloneitwasinourlives,too.NowNoraandIregularlyservemealstoneedypeoplecollectclothesforthehomeless.Yet,aswatchedhergrowoverthesepastfouryears,Istillwonder—whichofushasbenefitedmore?ThemanNoranoticedonthateveningprobably .askingforfoodOneofthosehomelessC,takenhomebytheauthorD.buyinganewspaperThe author had a sudden heavy (Para2),because .hisdaughterhadnoticedthedarksidelifehedidnotwanttotaketheguyC,hefeltadeepsympathyfortheguyD.hisdaughterwasafraidofwhatshesawTheirvolunteerjobwasto .visitpoorhomesservemealsatanearbyschoolC,pickuppackagesforpoor,elderlypeopleD.deliverfoodtoneedy,elderlypeopleTheword“us”inthelastparagraph to .TheauthorandtheoldwomanThegiverandreceiveroftheC,theauthorandhisdaughterD.TheauthorandtheguyintheboxThe best title for this passage might be“ ”.ALovingKidVolunteeratWorkALesseninCaringHowtoHelptheNeedyPartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentenceinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.Asthetrainwillnotleaveuntilonelater,we grababiteatthesnackbar.maywell B.justaswellC.mightaswell D.aswellDuringthelastthreedecadesthenumberofpeople participating in physical programs sharply.wereincreasing B.hasincreasedC.hadincreased increased

have forthetimelyinvestmentfromthepublic,ourcompanywouldnotbesothrivingitis.Wereitnot B.BeitnotC.Shoulditnotbe D.Haditnotbe—Didyouscoldhimforhiscarelessness?Yes,but it.I’drathernothavedone ratherdoC.Ishoulddo D.I’dbetternotdoNot until a monkey is several years old to exhibits signs of fromhismother.itdoesbegin B.whenitbeginsC.beforeitbegins D.doesitbegin41Scientistsnowhavesomesurprisingaboutwhetherbrainpower aswegetolder.A.reduce B.descendsC.declines D.collapsesThese books are designed to children.agreewith B.applyforC.appealto D.addresstoTheschoolisn’ttheoneIreallywantedgo,butIsupposeI’lljusthaveto it.getawayfrom B.makethebestofC.keepaneyeon D.catchupwithConstant showers are summerhere.for B.toC.with D.of

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to value the sense ofturndown B.broughtupC.lookedafter D.heldbackAlorry Janscatandspedaway.raninto B.ranoverC.ranthrough D.randownTherewassuchalongqueueoutsideChinaPavilionthatwe gaveup.unfortunately B.purposefullyC.initially D.eventuallyVisitors from the USA have increased 8percentsincelastyear.by B.inC.with D.fromI gave John a present but he gave nothing .inturn B.inreturnC.inadvance D.invainThe chemical factory was torn down protectingtheenvironment.inspiteof B.inhonorofC.inthenameof D.infavorofThe historical church was damaged in a fire attack on Dec.,2007.extensively B.intensivelyC.decisively D.repeatedlyMany people complain of the rapid ofmodernlife.rate B.speedC.growth D.paceWe can’t emphasize theimportanceofairandwaterforthesurvivalallspecies.toomuch B.verymuchC.prettymuch D.quitemuchLanguagebelongstoeachmemberofthesociety,tothecleaner totheprofessor.asfaras B.thesameasC.aslongas D.asmuchasThere are ten stories in this book, arethemostinterestingones.thefirstfourofthem B. the fourofthoseC.thefirstdourofwhich D. the fourWhile being questioned on the court, mandenied theolenecklace.havingtaken B.takingC.tohavetaken D. takeYoushouldrespectothers’opinions,andatthesametimeyoushouldinsiston youbelieveisright.what B.thatC.which D.whereItwasknowntousallthatJohnsonhadbrokenhispromise eachofusasmallgift.

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to be relativelycostly,theengineishighlyefficientandneedsservinginfrequently.Even B.ItisC.Thereis D.EventhoughPartIVClozeTest(10points)Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblank,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.Awomanandamangetintoacaraccident,and is a bad one. Both cars are 76 destroyed,butamazingly ofthemishurt.Aftertheymoveslowlyoutoftheircars,thewoman says, "So you’re a man, 76 interesting.AndI’mawoman...Wow!Just7778ourcars.There’snothingleft,but weare78unhurt.ThismustbeasignfromGodthat 79should meet and become friends and togetherinpeacetherestofourdays."Themanreplied,"Iagreewithyoucompletely;thismustbeasignfromGod!"Thewomancontinued,"Andlookatthis –80another . My caris completely80destroyed this bottle of Mogen David 81 82 83 winedidn’tbreak.SurelyGodwantsustodrinkthiswineand ourgoodfortune."Soshehandsthebottletotheman. Themannodshishead ,opensitandtakesafewbigswigsfromthebottle,thenhandsitback 81 82 83 Thewomantakesthebottle,immediately84thecapbackon,andhandsitbacktotheThemantakesthebottleandasks,"Aren’tyouhavingany?"85 Thewomanreplies,"No.IthinkIwillthepolice...85 A.both B.either C. noneD.neitherA.cl