2006年成人高等教育学士学位英语考试试卷

2006年成人高等教育学士学位英语考试试卷PaperOne试卷一

(90minutes)

PartⅠDialogueCompletion(15points)

Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Helen:Hello?

Danny:Hello.CouldIspeaktoHelen?

Helen:________.

Danny:Hi,Helen.ThisisDanny.

A.IamHelenB.ThisisHelen

C.Yes,IamD.Yes,Iamher

2.Tom:I’vedecidedtospendthesummerholidaystravelinginAmerica.

Jane:Oh,___________

A.ifonlyIcouldgowithyou.B.whatgoodnewsitis!

C.howhappyIwastohearthat.D.howexcitingtohearthenews!

3.Salesclerk:CanIhelpyou,madam?

Customer:No,thanks.I_______.

A.havejustlookedaroundB.justlookaround

C.amjustlookingaroundD.justlookedaround

4.Tom:I’mafraidImustbegoingnow.Thankyouforthedeliciousdinner.

Lucy:________

A.TakecareB.It’sjustso-so

C.I’mnotgoodatitD.I’mgladyouenjoyedit

5.Adam:It’sverykindofyoutocometoseemeoff,Betty.

Betty:__________

A.That’smydutyB.Notatall.It’stheleastIcoulddo

C.Don’tbesopoliteD.Nevermindit

6.Tom:Nicetomeetyou,Jim.

Jim:________.

A.SamehereB.Sametoyou

C.ThankyouallthesameD.Thesameagain,please

7.Tom:Jane,mayIcomeintoyourofficeandtalktoyou?

Jane:Sure.Ihavesomefreetimenow._______,please.

A.ComeintoB.Comeonin

C.GoaheadD.Enter

8.Jack:Thanksforyourinvitation.Howthoughtfulofyou,Spencer.ShallIbringsomething?

Spencer:Nothing.Imeanwe’yegotplentytoeat._________.

A.JusttakeyourselfB.Justcomeyourself

C.JustbringyourselfD.Justcomeover

9.Smith:Youareleavingsoon.We’llbesorrytoseeyougo.

Anderson:I’msorrytoo.Butthat’slife.

Smith:Yes,Isuppose_______.

A.wecan’thelpB.itcan’tbeavoided

C.wecan’tdoanythingD.itcan’tbehelped

10.James:George,didyoutellBobtocometothismeeting?

George:I’mterriblysorry.Iforgotallaboutit.

James:Itdoesn’tmatter.______-Let’sgetstartedwithouthim.

A.Goodluck.B.Comeon.C.Noproblem.D.Goodheavens!

11.PassengerA:Doyoumindmysmokinghere?

PassengerB:Notatall._________.

A.I’msorryB.SmokeasyoulikeC.GorightaheadD.Doit,please.

12.Customer:CanIhavealookacthebluejacketoverthere?

Salesman:Hereyouare.

Customer:Oh,it’stoobig.MayIhaveasizesmaller?

Salesman:_________

A.ByallmeansB.Bynomeans

C.ByanymeansD.Bysomemeansorother

13.Lncinda:Canyoucomeandhavedinnerwithus?

Jonathan:Soundsgood.WhenshallIcome?

Lucinda:Ateight.______________.

A:We’llbeseeingyouB.Wewaitforyou

C.WewaituntilyoucomeD.We’llbeexpectingyou

14.AStranger:_________.CanyoutellmewheretheBigHenSupermarketis?

APasser-by:Gotme,boy.I’mastrangerheremyself.

AStranger:Well,thankyouanyway.

A.I’msorryB.ExcusemeC.NevermindD.Gladtomeetyou

15.StudentA:HowiseverythingwithMary?

StudentB:Shehadanaccidentinhernewcarandshe’sstillinhospital.

StudentA:______________

A.That’sgreat!B.That’stoobad.

C.Thatsoundsnice.D.That’sOK.

PartⅡReadingComprehension(40points)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

TracyMcGradyisareal-lifesuperstar.HespentthesummertravelinginEurope,workingwithAdidasonhislatestbasketballshoeandplayingwithTeamU.S.A.inanOlympicqualifyinggame.Healsospentcountlesshoursinthegym.“Iworkonthingseverydayintheoff-season,”saysMcGrady,24,anAll-StarguardwiththeNationalBasketballAssociation’sOrlandoMagic.

UntilMcGradywas17,fewoutsidehistinyhometownknewofhisskills.Hewasraisedmostlybyhisgrandmotherinaroughpartoftown.Sportswerehisescapes.Togainmoreexposureforhisbasketballskills,McGradytransferredtoplayhisseniorseasonatMountZionChristianAcademyinNorthCarolina.AfterleadingtheMightyWarriorstoa26-2recordthatseason,McGradywasnamedPlayeroftheYearbyanationalnewspaper.

At18,McGradywasstarringforTorontobytheendofhisnewplayers’season.ButhewantedtobecomeoneoftheNBA’selite(精英),sohehiredatrainerandbebanintenseworkouts.It’snotuncommonforMcGrady,whosignedwithOrlandoin2002,toshoot200jumpersafterpractice,grabahealthybitetoeatandgotoworkoutwiththeLosAngelesLakers’ShaquilleO’Neal,whoownsahomeinOrlando.

“He’sstayedatahighlevel,”OrlandocoachDocRiverssaysofMcGrady.“Alotofyoungplayerscanplayagood20minutes,orhaveagreatmonth.Tracydoesitallseasononbothends.”

Tobethatgoodtakesalotofwork.Tobebettertakesevenmore.McGradyisreadyforthechallenge,becauseheknowswhathewants.“Idon’twanttobeoneofthoseplayersthat’sknownforbeingagreatplayerthatneverwonachampionship,”McGradysays.“Iwantatitle.”

16.WhichofthefollowingteamshasMcGradyNOTsofarplayedfor?

A.TeamU.S.A.B.LosAngelesLakers.

C.TheMightyWarriors.D.OrlandoMagic.

17.Thesentence“Iworkonthingseverydayintheoff-season”(Line3,Paragraph1)impliesthat____________.

A.McGradypracticesotherthingsmoreoftenthanhedoeswithbasketball

B.McGradykeepsonhisskillstrainingparticularlyhardintheoff-seasondays

C.McGradykeepsontrainingwithotherexercisesthanwithbasketball

D.McGradypracticeshisskillseverydayincludingtheoff-seasontime

18.McGradyisdifferentfromotherplayersmainlyin__________.

A.hisparticularshootingskillsinplayingbasketball

B.histryingtosaveeveryminutetoworkoutwithO’Neal

C.hispersistenceinconstanthardtraining

D.hisstrongerdesireforatitlethanotherplayers

19.McGradywashonoredPlayeroftheYearbyanationalnewspaperbecause_______.

A.hehasstayedatahighleveloftraining

B.hehascreatedarecordamongthebestplayersthatseason

C.hewaswellreadyforthecomingchallenge

D.heisregardedasanAll-StarguardwiththeNBA

20.Thesentence“Sportswerehisescapes”(Line2,Paragraph2)canbestmeanthat_________.

a.sportingactivitieswerethemeansforhimtogetfullesthappinessby

B.physicalexercisesweretheonlywaytorelievehimofhispains

C.hedidn’twanttodomorethingsthansportiveactivities

D.sportsenabledhimtorunawayfromhishometown

PassageTwo

LastDecember’searthquakesintheIraniancityofBamtookahugedeathtoll-roughly40,000people-largelybecauseofthecollapseofthousandsofmud-brickbuildings,IfagroupofresearchersinIndiaaresuccessful,theearthquakemightnotbeasdestructive.BritishandIndianengineersaredevelopingearthquake-proofhousingusingacheap,universalmaterial:bamboo.

Theydesignedamodelhousebuiltaroundwaterproofbamboo-sheetroofingandbamboo-reinforcedconcretewalls.Totestthestructure,theengineers,sponsoredbytheU.K.DepartmentofInternationalDevelopment,tookittotheEarthquakeEngineeringandVibrationResearchCentreinBangalore,whichhasastate-of-the-artearthquakesimulator(模拟装置)。Theresearchersshookthehousewithfivehousewithfivesuccessive30-secondpulses,beingequalto7.8ontheRichter(里氏)scale.Thesimulationwasmorethan10timesasviolentastheBamearthquake,yetthehouseemergedundamaged.“Wedidn’tevencrackthepaint,”saysengineerPaulFollett,ofBritain’sTimberResearchandDevelopmentAssociation.

Bysomeestimates,morethanabillionpeoplealreadyliveinbamboostructures.Theinnovationliesindevelopingwaystoexploitbamboo’sspring.Easilypre-built,fireresistant,andfarlighterthansteel,bamboo-basedstructurescouldbeassembledinthreeweeksandlast50years.Atfivedollarsasquarefoot,theywouldlastroughlyhalfasmuchasbrick-and-blockconstructions.Follettsaystheprojectwillfollowan“opensource”model:”Whateverisdevelopedisfreelyavailableforthecommongood.”

21.ThousandsofpeoplediedintheBamearthquakemainlybecause____.

A.theearthquakeoccurredinthecoldDecember

B.manymud-brickhousecollapsed

C.theearthquakereached7.8ontheRichterscale

D.bamboohouseshadn’tbeenbuiltyet

22.Thephrase“auniversalmaterial”(Line5,Paragraph1)referstoamaterialthatcanbefound_________.

A.everywhereinIndiaB.intheuniverse

C.inauniversityD.inauniqueplace

23.Whatwastheresultofthetest?

A.Theshakelasted150seconds.

B.Thesimulationwasover10timesasviolent.

C.Thepaintwascracked.

D.Themodelremainedundamaged.

24.Theresearchershavebeenworkinghardto_________.

A.reducethedamagebyearthquakes

B.explorethefunctionsofbamboo

C.buildbamboohousesforabillionpeople

D.designbamboohousemodels

25.Whichofthefollowingaretheadvantagesofbamboosinbuildinghouses?

Ⅰ.Cheaptoget.

Ⅱ.Lighttocarry.

Ⅲ.Easytobuild.

A.Ⅰ.andⅡ.B.Ⅱ.andⅢ.

C.Ⅰ.,Ⅱ.AndⅢ.D.Ⅰ.andⅢ.

PassageThree

Astheyenteredthe21stcentury,peoplecouldnothelplookingbacktothepast20yearswhentheymanagedtocopewithanewthreat—thecomputer.Bytheyearof1980,computershadbecomeafactoflife.Theywere,themagazineDISCOVERnotedthatCecember,“incars,offices,schoolsandhomes,toysandwatches.Insomeairplanes,pilotsneednothandlethecontrols;theyare’flightmanagers’whowatchthecomputermanagetheflightandlanding.Onthewayarevoice-driventypewriters,robotsthatcan‘see’,andhand-heldcomputersthatcanoverthecontentsoftheLibraryofCongress.”

Butatthesametime,observedthewriterJohnLeo,alargenumberofAmericanswere“computerphobes”(电脑恐惧者)and“techno-peasants”,whofearedthatcomputerswere“designedtodestroyprivacy,eliminatejobs,carrytheTVgenerationevenfurtherawayfromliteracy,readfewwordsonfoodboxessothatthegrocercancheathiscustomersmoreeasily,andallowWorldWarⅢtobelaunchedentirelybytechnicalerror.”

Someexecutivesespeciallyhatedcomputers,Leoreported.Theyworriedthattheywouldlosestatus---andtheirassistants---iftheywereseenatkeyboard.Publishersandjournalists,hecontinued,werefrightenedthattheprintedwordwouldbeeliminated.“True,thenewspapertravelswell---youcannotputacomputerunderyourarmwhilerushingforatrain,”hewrote,“Notnow,butamoreadvancedandcomplicatedportableversion,aboutthesizeofahand—heldelectronicgame,maynotbefaroff.”

Todaythosesameexecutivesandjournalistswhofearedcomputerswouldn’tbefoundwithouthavingtheirportablecomputersontheirlaps.Thewidespreadfearofcomputersseemsathingofthepast---ashiftthatLeocorrectlypredicted.”Everyonewillacceptcomputers,”hewrote,“becausethereisnoalternative.”

26.ThemagazinelistedtheusesofcomputersinthefollowingfieldsEXCEPT_______.

A.educationB.transportationC.publicationD.medicine

27.Someexecutivexdidnotlikecomputersinthat________.

A.theymightlosetheirimportanceandrespect

B.theyhadtolearnhowtousecomputers

C.theyhadtohiremoreassistants

D.theyhadtobuyexpensiveportablecomputers

28.WhichofthefollowingisNOTwhatthecomputerphobesareexpecting?

A.Moreprivacy.B.Morejobs.

C.Moreliteracy.D.Moreworldwars.

29.Todaythesameexecutivesandjournalistscanbefoundto_________.

A.dislikecomputersB.fearusingcomputers

C.usecomputersfrequentlyD.usecomputersrarely

30.Whentheauthorsays:”…thereisnoalternative”inthelastsentenceofthepassage,hemeansthat__________.

A.computersprovidenochoice

B.computersaretobeaccepted

C.computersoffernohelptopilots

D.morecomplicatedcomputershavetobemadeinfactories

PassageFour

Ascontrastsgo,therearefewotherpairsofcultureasdistinctfromeachotherastheJapaneseandtheAmericans.Japan’smanycenturiesofhistoryandespeciallyitsBuddhistheritage(佛教文化)havegiventheJapaneseanattitudeofrepose(从容)thebestcourseistoletitbe:Whenthetimeisripe,thingswillworkoutbythemselves.America,ontheotherhand,isjustafewcenturiesoldanddisplaysanalmostvolcaniclivelinessandrestlessness.FortheJapanese,socialharmonyhasapriorclaimineverycircumstance;fortheAmericans,harmonyistheresultoftherationalinteractionoffreeandfair-mindedpeople.OnedoesnotlightlymovefromtraditionsinJapan,manyofwhicharecenturiesold;intheUnitedStates,thehabitsandattitudesofevenone’sparent’sgenerationaresuspect.

Everyculture,throughitslegalandinstitutionalarrangements,mirrorsthesociety’sresolutionofsomebasichumanproblems.Thesecanprovideausefulframeworkfortheanalysisofculturaldifferences.Organizationsalsofacethesameproblemsandusuallytaketheircuefromtheprevailingcultureindesigningsolutionstotheseproblems.Thissuggeststhattheperspectiveprovidedbyviewingculturethroughtheframeworkofthisproblemwillbeusefulfororganizationalanalysisaswell.ThefollowingsectionapresentadiscussionofsuchaframeworkinthecontextofthecontrastbetweenJapanandtheUnitedStares.

Beforethisispresented,however,wemustalertthereaderthatthedifferencesarestatedhereasbeingsharperthantheymaybeinreality.Oneachoftheaspectsdiscussedlater,thereisnaturallyconsiderablevariationwithineachculture,becauseexamplesdemonstratingtheculturalrealityoppositetotheonedescribedinthisbookcanbefoundeasily.Thus,thefollowingdiscussionshouldbeviewedinthewayitispresented,asgeneralizationsandtendenciesratherthanasabsolutes.

31.CulturaldifferencesbetweentheJapaneseandtheAmericansarethe_____.

A.mostobviousB.slightest

C.sameD.lesssuitable

32.Thosewhoarelikelytodoubttheirparents’valuesandwaysofdoingthingsareprobably________________.

A.theJapaneseB.theAmericans

C.boththeJapaneseandtheAmericans

D.neithertheJapanesenortheAmericans

33.Howmanytypesofculturaldifferencesarementionedinthefirstparagraph?

A.Six.B.Five.

C.Four.D.Two.

34.Thephrase“alertthereader”(Line1,Paragraph3)means_________.

A.remindthereaderB.teachthereader

C.trustthereaderD.deceivethereader

35.Thepassageisprobablythe_________.

A.mainpartofaresearchproposal

B.openingremarkofalecture

C.conclusionofathesis

D.introductiontoabook

PartⅢVocabularyandStructure(20points)

Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletethesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

36.Successinlifeisnot_________youmake.

A.whatmoneyB.howmanymoney

C.howmuchmoneyD.whatamountofmoney

37.Thenewly-wedcoupleleftforEurope________theirhoneymoonimmediatelyaftertheweddingceremonywasheldinSouthAfrica.

A.inB.duringC.overD.on

38.Thevastmajorityofchildrenfrom5to16inBritain_____stateschools.

A.attendB.visitC.presentD.join

39.Oneofthemost____wayofimprovinglisteningcomprehensionisbywatchingtelevision.

A.specificB.proficientC.efficientD.special

40.Actually,bothmenandwomen,nineoutoften,arefirmlyconvinced______thesuperiorexcellenceoftheirownside.

A.asB.aboutC.throughD.of

41.Itis________thatallstudentswillneedtocompleteaUniversityRegistrationform.

A.sureB.certainC.correctD.necessary

42.InEuropeanuniversities,studentsarenot_____toattendcalsses.

A.requestedB.persuadedC.neededD.required

43.Adventuretravelhasnowbecomeahot______inthetouristindustry.

A.inclinationB.trendC.directionD.hint

44.Dolphinsareinterestingbecausethey_______almosthumanbehaviorattimes.

A.playB.replayC.backplayD.display

45.Itwas_________thathelpedcleantheteachingbuilding30metershigh.

A.thefootballteamandIB.thefootballteamandme

C.IandthefootballteamD.meandthefootballteam

46.Powerfulcomputers______translatingdocumentsfromonelanguageintoanotherhaverecentlybeendevelopedinJapan.

A.abletoB.availabletoC.capableofD.liableto

47.Dr.ElizabethLeeisthemedicaldirector______communicablediseaeseinthecountywhereshelives.

A.inthechargeofB.incharge

C.inchargeofD.inchargewith

48.Thenewdiscoveriesbytheinvestigationsuggestedthatthecity’sreformplans_____acceptable.

A.beB.shouldbeC.wasD.were

49.Networkingrequirescultivationthattakestimeandeffortfortheprocessto____.

A.payinB.payoffC.payupD.payfor

50.Practically,universitystudentshavealotmoretolearn________thetextbookandclass.

A.exceptforB.asidefrom

C.awayfromD.insidesof

51.TheUniversityofCopenhagenhasalongtraditionof_______internationalstudents.

A.meetingB.welcomingC.submittingD.greeting

52.Everysocietyshould______andrespectitsentirepopulation,bothitsyounganditsold.

A.criticizeB.praiseC.ignoreD.honor

53.Itismoredifficult_______peoplewhoarenaturallyshy_______becomeeffectivepublicspeakers.

A.to…toB.of…toC.for…toD.with…to

54.Mybosslikedmyidea______abranchofficeinLosAngelesandgavemethegreenlighttogoahead.

A.openingB.toopenC.tohaveopenedD.open

55.ThefirstuniversitiesinEnglandwere______atOxfordin1185andatCambridgein1209.

A.establishedB.suggestedC.madeD.created

56._____mydegreeofDoctorforSciencesinJuneof2000,IspentayearinthelaboratoryofRobertBurnsatHarvardUniversity.

A.ObtainingB.Beingobtained

C.HavingobtainedD.Obtained

57.Frequently,plansandantsbecomesodependentononeanotherthattheycannot_________.

A.livealoneB.liveapart

C.livetogetherD.livelonely

58._____,Iwentbacktomydormitoryunhappyintheevening.

A.WithanythingdoneB.Withsomethingdoing

C.WithnothingdoneD.Withnothinghavingdone

59.ItseemedsoeasytofindajobintheU.K._____itisnot.

A.HoweverB.InfactC.IncontrastD.Nevertheless

60.TheliteratureteachersawaHollywoodmovieandheinsistedhisstudentsgotoseeit.Andtheydid____________.

A.beforelongB.longbefore

C.enoughlongD.longenough

61.Somepeoplebelievethatauniversallanguagewouldcertainlybuildculturalandeconomic___________.

A.bands.B.bondsC.bendsD.binds

62.Thesuggestionthatcolleges______administratedbyprofessorswasapprovedbytheboard.

A.isB.areC.beD.were

63.Inthisresearchinstitutemoreandmoreemployeesarewillingtodo_______theyarerequiredof.

A.whatB.whichC.thatD.whether

64.AfteragroupofofficialswentvisitedYale,allofthemsaidthattheyhadneverbeento_______asthis.

A.suchwell-knownauniversityB.suchawellknownuniversity

C.asuchwell-knownuniversityD.universitysuchawell-known

65.Olympicathletesmustbestrongbothphysicallyand_________.

A.ideallyB.emotionallyC.culturallyD.mentally

66.Intermsofartisticvalue,itishardtosaythatonecountry’sartformisgreaterthan_______.

A.thatofanotherB.anotherone

C.oneofanotherD.oneanother

67.Ontheonehand,Canadahasthesecondlargestterritoryintheworld;______,ithasthelowestdensityofpopulation.

A.forshortB.onaverage

C.onsecondthoughtD.ontheotherhand

68.Neitheroftheemployeesnortheboss______satisfiedwiththeprofits.

A.wereB.wasC.beD.been

69.Ratherthan_______quietlybythefireside,he’dprefertotakealongwalkinthecountrysideonSundayshowevercolditmightbe.

A.sitB.tositC.sittingD.sat

70.WhenTomwasabouttospeak,hisfatherlookedathim,______tostophim.

A.asregardsB.astoC.asforD.asif

71.Hesaidhewishedto______inthearmyduringthelastthreeyears.

A.serveB.beservingC.havebeenservingD.beserved

72.Pricerisingistheoutcomefor_______everyoneshouldbereadyduringthenextdecade.

A.whichB.whatC.thatD.whom

73._____muchyoumaydislikeit,junkmailcomestomostofyouanyway.

A.WhateverB.WhicheverC.HoweverD.Whenever

74.AlltheBritishuniversitiesreceivesomegovernment________exceptBuckingham.

A.allowanceB.grantsC.fundingD.cooperation

75.Awell-writtencomposition_______goodchoiceofwordsandclearorganizationamongotherthings.

A.callsforB.callsonC.callsupD.callsoff

PartⅣClozeTest(10points)

Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblank,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Humansfallintotwotypeswhenitcomestobiologicalclock:theearly-to-bedandearly-to-riseorthelate-night-lovingwhowakeuplongafterthedawn.Asanyparentknows,teenagersmaytakethe76toextremes.Buttheiroversleepingdoesnotrelaxthem.Someresearcherssay:“Biologyistoblame.”

Theresearchessurveyedthesleephabitsof25,000Germans.77from8to90,andfoundthatastheteenageyearswearon,thehourwhenkidsgotobedandgetupdriftslaterandlater.It’snotthatthey’resleepingmore,78,it’sthattheirlivingclocksaretwisted.However,whentheyarearoundage20,thepatternreverses.Theclockstick79,andyoungadultsbegintogotosleepandwakeupearlierandearlier.Eventually,theirclocksgoalongwith80ofolderpeople.

Thequickchangemaymarkthebiologicalendofteenageyears.Adifference81thetiminginmanandinwomanpointstoabiologicalcause,perhapsahormonaleffect.

Becausethelivingclockis82byexposuretosunlight,theresearcherssuspectthemanyhourssomekids83stayingintheirdarkroomscouldpushtheclock