2015年广东成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试试卷及答案

2015年广东省成人高等教育本科毕业生申请学士学位英语水平考试试题PartIDialogueCompletion(15Points)Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.1.SpeakerA:IwanttotakepartintheschoolTalentShow.SpeakerB:That'snice!B.Whatwouldyouwanttodo?D.Goforit.B.Whatwouldyouwanttodo?D.Goforit.I'mbehindyou100percent.C.Areyousure?Mike:DoyoumindifIopenthedoor?Susan:.Thewindwillblowmypapersaround.Pleasedon't.B.Justdoit.C.No,gorightahead.D.It'suptoyou.SpeakerA:Iwashopingyouwouldstayonabitlonger.SpeakerB:,butIhavetogetupearlytomorrow.IthinksoB.IwishIcouldtooC.ThankyouD.Ireallyhavetogo.SpeakerA:Guesswhat,mum?Igotthescholarship!SpeakerB:.I'msoproundofyou.Welldone!B.Ilikeit.C.Youarekidding!D.Goodluck.C.Youarekidding!D.Goodluck.SpeakerA:Goodmorning,Mr.Thomas.Douyouhavetimenow?SpeakerB:.SpeakerA:Iwouldliketodiscusswithyouaboutmyjob.Letmesee.B.Notnow.C.Sure.Whatisit?D.Howlongwillittake?Tim:Youlookunhappy,?Linda:I'mhavingsomeproblemswithmaths.WhatdoyouneedB.What'snewC.YouknowwhatD.What'supSpeakerA:Whatawonderfuldinner!SpeakerB:Thankyou..A.Ihopeyoulikeit.B.I'mgladyou'reenjoyingit.1C.Iseverythingfine?D.Youarewelcome.Marie:Hey,Greg.Let'sgototheCountyShowthisweekend.Greg:Ihavetodomyschoolproject,remember?Asyoulike.C.Iseverythingfine?D.Youarewelcome.Marie:Hey,Greg.Let'sgototheCountyShowthisweekend.Greg:Ihavetodomyschoolproject,remember?Asyoulike.C.Dowehaveto?I'dbegladto.D.Whynot?Dad:Doyouwantanybreakfast?Well,ifyouinsistEmma:.I'mD.Yes,Idoreallyhungry.A.I'mnotsureIcangowithoutitJohn:Im'tired.I'mhavingnextweekoff.Lily:.Thebreakwilldoyougood.A.Whathappenedtoyou?B.Areyouserious?That'sagoodidea.D.Youdon'treallymeanit,doyou?Mark:Idon'tknowaboutyou,butI'mfedupwiththiswetweather.Linda:.I'mjustlookingforsomesunshine.A.Me,tooB.NeitherdoI.C.Whoknows?D.It'sOk.Mary:Whatwasthematchlike?Lucas:,especiallywhenMessiscoredintheclosingminutes.A.ItmademesleepyB.ItwasajokeC.ItwasadullgameD.ItwasreallyexcitingSpeakerA:CouldImeetwithyoutodicussthepreparation?SpeakerB:Good.WecouldmeetonTuesdayorWednesday.?SpeakerA.Tuesdaywouldbegoodforme.HowaboutyouB.WhichdaywouldyoupreferC.AnyothersuggestionsD.IsitgoodforyouHusband:Youaren'tgoingoutdressedlikethat,areyou?Wife:?IthoughtIlookedreallysmart.CanyoubelieveitBenice,OkHowdoyouthinkofitWhy?What'swrongwithitJosh:GivemeyourhomeworksoIcancopyit.Ellen:Youshoulddoityourself.Takeit.Noway!I'lltellyouwhat.Whatseemstobetheproblem?2PartIIReadingComprehension（40Points）Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.PassageOneAfewcenturiesago,peoplelookedatthebirdsandwonderedwhatitwouldbeliketoflylikethem.Therewerestoriesofheroeswhogluedbirdfeathersontheirarmsandflewupintothesky.About500yearsago,somepeopledreamedadifferentdream.Insteadofflyinguptothesky,theydreamedoffallingfromthesky!Inthe15thcentury,Italianinventorsdesignedacone-shaped（锥形）devicethatwassupposedtobringamandownsafelyfromagreatheight.Theoperatorheldontoahandlewithastrapsstrappedtohiswaist.Thiswasthefirstknowndesignforaparachute（降落伞）.EventhegreatinventorLeonardodaVincisketchedatypeofparachute.Hisparachutedesignwasintheshapeofpyramid（金字塔）.Otherinventorsalsosketchedtheirowndesignsforaparachute.Unfortunately,thesewereonlydesignsonpaperandnoonetestedthem.ACroatianinventornamedFaustoVeranziolookedatLeonardodaVinci'sparachutedesignandreplacedthepyramidshapewithonethatlookedlikeasailfromaship.WhenVeranziowas65yearsold,hefellill.Thinkinghewouldnotlivelonger,hedecidedtotryouthisparachuteinvention.Hebuilthisparachuteusingwoodandcloth.Strapinghisinventiontohiswaist,hejumpedoffthetallbelltowerinhiscity.Helandedsafely!Hewassupposedlythefirstmantosuccessfullyuseaparachute.However,someotherpeoplethoughtthisstorywasnottrue.Ifthatwasthecase,thenthefirstpersontosuccessfullyuseaparachutewouldgotoaFrenchmannamedLouis-SebastienLenormandin1783.Thefirstknownparachutewasdesignedby.FrenchmanB.ItalianC.CroatiansD.EnglishmenLeonardodaVinci'sparachutewasshapedlikea.coneB.featherC.pyramidD.sailWhichofthefollowingisaboutFaustoVeranzioistrue?A.HecopieddaVinci'sparachutedesign.Hemadehisparachutewithfeatherandwood.Heexperimentedwithhisparachutemanytimes.Hedecidedtotryhisparachuteafterhewasseriouslyill.Asforthefirstmanwhosuccessfullyusedaparachute,.A.itwassaidtobeLeonardodaVinciweknowforsurehewasVeranziothereweresomehistoricalrecordswedon'tknowforsureyet3Thepassageismainlyabout.A.theoriginoftheparachuteThedreamsofflyingandfallingthecourageofdroppingfromtheskytheapplicationofparachuteinventionPassageTwoOutofallthestudentswhoenrollinamassiveopenonlinecourse（MOOC）,onlyabout5percentcompletethecourseandreceiveacertificateaccomplishment.ThisstatisticisoftencitedasevidencethatMOOCsarefatallyflawed（有缺陷的）andofferlittleeducationalvaluetomoststudents.Yetmorethan80percentofstudentswhofilloutapost-coursesurveysaytheymettheirprimaryobjective.Howdowelookatthesetwofacts?We'reusedtofocusingoncompletionratesinhighereducation,butthey-or'renottheonlyeventhemostmeaningful—indicatorofengagementinopenonlinecourses・Withnocosttoenroll,nopunishmentfordroppingout,andlittlerewardforactuallyearningacertificate,MOOCsarefundamentallydifferentfromtraditionalcalssess—andstudentsusetheminfundamentallydifferentways.Datafrommorethan1・8millionstudentserolledin36MOOCsofferedbytheUniversityofPennsylvaniashowthatstudentstreatMOOCslikeabuffet（自助餐）,samplingthematerialaccordingtotheirinterestsandcareergoals.Somearecuriousaboutthesubjectmatterandjustwatchoneortwovideolectures;othersusethediscussionforumstoconnectwiththeirintellectualpeersaroundtheworld.Ofallenrolledstudents,nearly60percentwatchatleastonevedio,completeatleastoneassignment,orpostatleastonceinaforum.SofocusingonthetinyfractionofstudentswhocompleteaMOCCismisguided.Themoreimportantnumberisthe60percentengagementrate.StudentsmaynotfinishaMOOCwithacertificateofaccomplishment,butthecoursesnonethelessmeettheeducationalgoalsofmillions.WhatdowelearnaboutMOOCsfromPara.1?ThereseemstobeconflictingstatisticsaboutMOOCs.ItturnsoutthatMOOCshavefailedpeople'sexpectations.MoststudentsfindithardtojudgethevalueofMOOcs.TheeducationalvalueofMOOCsiswellacknowledged.22.InPara.2,theauthorstresses.theprimaryobjectiveofMOOCstudentsthesignificanceofcompetionratesineducationthestrengthsandweaknessofopenonlinecoursesthedifferencesbetweenMOOCcandtrditionalclassesAccordingtoPara.3,studentschooseMOOCsforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTearningacertificateimprovingjob-relatedskills4meetingtheirinterestinthesubjectsexchangingideaswithstudentsworldwideThesentence“studentstreatMOOCsasabuffet”(Para.3).emphasizesthecorevalueofMOCCsdemonstratesthedailyoperationofMOOCsindicatesstudentsarefreetochooseMOOCresourcesexplainswhatstudentslearnfromMOOCcoursesWhatistheauthor'sattitudetowardMOOCs?Critical.B.Supportive.C.Indifferent.D.Neutral.PassageThreeWhetheryouarehikingthroughthemagnificentredwoodsofNorthernCalifornia,sleepingunderthebrilliantstarsoftheTexasskyorwatchingthesunriseacrosstherockycliffsofMaine,expectingtheoutdoorworldcanbeinspiring,thrilling,anddeeplysatisfying.Andoneofthebestwaystoenjoytheabundantgiftsofthenaturalworldissimple,inexpensive,andavailabletoalmosteveryone.Let'sgocamping.Whenyoucamp,youcreatea“homeawayfromhome”inthefreshair.Youdon'tneedalooffencyequipmenttoenjoycamping.Whatyouneedissimplyatentlargeenoughforyourfamily.Practicesettingupthetentathometomakesureyouarefamiliarwiththeprocessbeforeyougocamping.Onceyoufindagoodsite,it'stimetosetuptent.Yourfirstjobistosetupyourtent.Removeallsticksandrocksfromthearea.Spreadatarp(防水帆布)overtheareawhereyourtentwillsit.Setupthetentandbesuretostakeitdownfirmly,eveniftheweatherismild.Otherwise,strongwindcanblowyourtentaway.Next,you'llneedsomefirewoodforacampfire.Ifgatheringwoodisillegalatyourcampground,youmustbuyitatthecampstore.Ifgatheringdeadwoodispermitted,goonafirewood-huntingjourneyandbringinagoodsupplyofwoodforyourcampsite,pilethewoodsafelyawayfromthecampfireringandwherenoonewilltripoverthewoodorhurthisorherlegsonsharpbranches.Beingaresponsiblecamperrequiresthatyoufollowtherulesofthecampground.Donotburnfoodorplasticinyourcampfire.Makesurethatyouleaveyourcampsiteingoodconditionforthenextcampers.Justbeforeleavingthesite,makeafinalchecktobecertainthatyourcampfireiscompletelyout.Pourwaterontheashesjusttobesafe!Asissuggestedbytheaurhor,youshouldpracticesettingupyourtent.beforetheweatherturnsbadbeforeyourfirstcampingupafterhavingselectedyourcampsiteonceyouhavedecidedwheretogoWhatisthefirstthingyoushoulddoafterchoosingacampsite?Gatherfirewood.5Spreadatarpontheground.Setupthetent.Removesticksandrocksfromthetentarea.Youcangatherfirewoodonly.afteryouaresurethatitispermittedafteryouarecertainthatnoonewillgethurtifthereisnocampstorenearbyiffirewoodisoutofstockinacampstoreThelastthingyoushoulddobeforeleavingyourcampsiteis.burnallthetrashcleanthecampsitepourwaterontheashescollectalltherubbishThepassageismainlyabout.A.safetymeasuresacampershouldtakeproblemsyoumayfaceasacamperwhatyouneedtoknowaboutcampingwhatyouneedtobringalongforcampingPassageFourEverycountryhassecretservicestohelpprotectitagainstseriousthreatsfromterrorists,majorcriminalsorevenfromothercountries.Peoplewhothreatentoharmacountryalwaysplotinsecret,sotheintelligenceagencieshavetoworkinsecrettofindoutwhatisbeingplannedbeforeithappens,sothatitcanbeprevented.Theydothatinmanydifferentways—bysecretlylisteningtotheirtargetstalkingonthephone,byplantingmicrophongstooverhearmeetings,bywatchingthetargetsastheymovefromplacetoplaceandbyrecruitingsomeofthetargetstoactasdoubleagentstoreportonwhatisgoingon.FormostofmycareerIworkedinoneoftheUK'sthreeintelligenceservices,MIS,thedomesticsecurityservice.Ifirstjoinedinthe1970s,inthemiddleoftheGoldWar,whenthewarwasdividedintotwoarmedcamps,theSovietUnion（苏联）anditsalliesontheonesideandWesternEurope,Americaandtheiralliesontheother.TheGoldWarneverbecameafightingwar.Itwasanintelligencewar,withintelligenceofficersfrombothsidestryingtofindoutwhattheothersidewasdoing,whatkindofweaponstheyhad,whenandiftheymightstartawarandwhattheirplanswere.Bothsidesweresecretlyworkingineachother'scountries.Nowadaysoneofthebiggestthreatstotheworld,comesfromterrorists.Intelligenceofficersfrommanydifferenctcountriesareworkingtogethertofindoutwhotheyare.,wheretheyareandwhattheyareplanning.Today'sMISofficersgettheirintelligenceinmuchthesamewayaswedidduringtheGoldWar,buttheirtaskisevenmoredifficultandurgentbecausemostterroristswanttokillpeople.Manyterroristattacksthatareplannedandpreparedneverhappen,andweneverknowanythingaboutthembecausetheintelligenceservicesfindthemoutandpreventthem.6Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?Thetasksofintelligenceagencies.Thecontributionsofintelligenceagencies.Theequipmentusedbyintelligenceagents.Therecruitmentofintelligenceagents.ThebiggestsecuritythreatsforBritaininthe1970swerefromA.internationalterroriststheSovietUnionanditsalliesmajorcriminalswithinthecountryagentsworkingforbothcampsWhatistrueabouttheGoldWar?A.Bothcampswereplanningtostartawar.Itwasawarfoughtwithadvancedweapons.Nofierceclashbrokeoutduringtheperiod.Itisnotregardedasanintelligencewar.MISofficers'taskismoreurgenttodayinthat.A.terroristsaremoredifficulttofindthanspiesmostterroristattacksareaimedatkillingpeopleterroristattackshappenmorefrequentlythanbeforeittakesonlyalittletimetoprepareaterroristattackThebesttitleforthepassagemightbe“”.A.WaysofGatheringIntelligenceNationalDefenseAgainstAllThreatsWhichIsMoreThreatening:TerroristsOrSpies?WhatWeDoAsIntelligenceOfficersPartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthissection．Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.36'tbelieveinthistreatmentbefore,butafteredItriIfoundthat.Ididnitreally.workedB.matteredC.passedD.did37Itisimportantforachildtosharetoysinordertogoodsocial.skills,A.releaseB.inventC.developD.start38Shereferstomeasherclosestanddearestfriend,wemetjust.twoweeksago.evenA.asB.evenifC.asthoughthough39Whenyougetupset,youshouldtakedeepbreathstomainasenseof••A.calmB.humorC.dutyD.security7theyhavethesamename,AmericanandEnglishfootballareverydifferent.A.SinceB.AlthoughC.ForD.WhereasEmilyDickinsondidnotbecomepopularherdeath,whenmuchofherwritingwasdiscovered.A.untilB.soonafterC.shortlybeforeD.uptillMyex-boyfriend'spresenceatthepartymademe,soeverytimehecamenear,Iheadedintheotherdirection.A.puzzledB.delightedC.uncomfortableD.interestedThehorseracewassoclosethatwehadtowatchaplaybackofthevideotothewinner.A.realizeB.announceC.awardD.determineTheanimals,highlysensitivetopollution,canmonitorofwaterquality.A.serveasB.workforC.copewithD.relateThedramaschool,placestostudentswhocanshowtalent.A.donatesB.offersC.listsD.suppliesWhenmygirlfriendtoldmeIhadtomatosauceallovermylips,Ireachedforanapkin.A.graduallyB.immediatelyC.reluctantlyD.skillfullyKaywantedtopullherhairout（发怒）becauseherbusyscheduledidnotallowtimeforrelaxation.A.inamusementB.withexcitementwithC.infrustrationboredom48Transportisnotincludedbutcanbearrangedat.your.A.desireB.requestC.wishD.demand49Itisachallengingtask,onethatshouldnotbetakenA.seriouslyB.fullyC.lightly50Thewindowswillallowaclearofthe.beach.A.lookB.sightC.vision51.MoreandmorepeoplecomefromruralareasD.quicklyD.viewbetterjobopportunities.B.insearchC.inmemoryA.inchargeofofofD.inhonorof52thedamageisdone,notevenmodernsurgerycanundoitentirely.A.ThoughB.For53HethatIam.unqualifieddirectly.A.claimedB.impliedC.Onceforthejob,eventhoughC.declaredD.Unlesshedidn'tcomeoutandsayitD.inferredIfyoucontinuetoeatjunk'llsickand.food,youoverweight.A.giveinB.goonC.setoffD.endupHardastheytry,thesebirdshavesmallwingsthattheycannot.fly.A.suchB.soC.tooD.thatIsthereaconnectionbetweenyoueatandmaintaininggood.health?D.A.thatB.whichC.whatwhateverWhosmokesmore,catedpeople?A.andB.orC.butD.asThankstotheanglehestood,hecouldseethe.sunset.A.atwhichB.inwhichC.atthatD.inthatHedoesn'ttalktoomuch,butwhathesaysisalways.thepoint.A.forB.onC.atD.to60.Iusedtosmoke,butIanymore.A.didn'tB.don'tC.wasn'tD.won't.61.Theicewasnottobeartheweightofthemen.D.enoughA.thickenoughB.thickasC.toothicksick62Wewon'tbegettingmarrieduntilweenough.money.D.haveA.willsaveB.saveC.savedsaved63Youus,forwecouldhavecometohelpyou.shouldhavetoldA.shouldtelltoldC.wouldtellD.wouldhavetoldC.wouldtell64likecandlelightforcreatingaromanticmood.A.TheyareB.TherearenothingnothingD.ThereisItisnothingnothing65Hperly.noD.anyA.nomorelongerC.anymorelonger66Thesystemsremainbasicallythesameasinusehalfacentury.ago.A.thoseB.thatC.onesD.theone67.Somepeopleexpresstheirlovethroughwords,othersshowtheiraffectionbygivingpresents.A.whenB.whereC.whileD.for68.Whenwegivethechildrenicecream,theyimmediatelyceased.A.cryingB.tocryC.tobecryingD.cry69.IreadthenewspapereverydayIcanstayinformedaboutcurrentevents.9A.inthatB.sothatC・A.inthatB.sothatC・incasethatD.forfearthatmanydaysinthedesert,theexplorerwasrelievedwhenhe・eventuallyfoundwater.A.BeforeB.DuringC.WithinD.After;IdidntrealizethatIpassedtheexitonthehighwayuntil.itwas.A.toolateB.abitlateC.rather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promisesmakeattheoftheyearthattheywilltheilivesbeginningSomepeoplewritedowninthe78resolutionsremembimprovertheirtoerthem.But79theresolutionispromisesmakeattheoftheyearthattheywilltheilivesbeginningSomepeoplewritedowninthe78resolutionsremembimprovertheirtoerthem.But79theresolutionisimportantenough,you80havetowriteitdownbutkeepitinmind.Therearedifferentkindsofresolutions.8Somerelatetoworkoutprogramor82withselfsuchimprovement,as1health,suchasstartingatheamountofjunkfood（垃圾食品）thatyoueat.Manyhavetodoapaintinorphotography,learning83hobbylikegoramusicalinstrument.Thenthereareresolutionsthathavetodowithbeingbetterorganized.84heremightincludeusingaweeklyplannerororganizingyourschoolnotes.Despitethesedifferences,thereisonethingthatmostresolutionshav