2016年广东成人学士学位英语考试试卷及答案

2016年广东省成人学士学位英语考试试卷

英语试卷一PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20points)PartIVCloze(10points)考生须知.本试卷分试卷一和试卷二两部分。试卷一满分85分，试卷二满分15分。考试时间共120分钟。.本试卷一为A型试卷，请将答案用2B铅笔填涂在A型试卷一答题卡上，答在试卷或其他类型答题卡上的无效。答题前，请核对试卷一答题卡是否为A型卡，若不是，请要求监考人员予以更换。.在答题卡上正确的填涂方法为：在代表答案的字母上划线，如[A][B][C][D]PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.Joanna:Don'tyouthinkthat'sagoodmatch?George:Itgoeswellwithyourscarf,too.A.No,ofcourseitis. B.Yes,itlooksgreat.C.No,Idon'tthinkso.D.Yes,gladtohearthat.Kevin:IamafraidI'vespiltinkoverthetablecloth.Tommy: A.Oh,nevermindaboutthat. B.No,notatall.C.Oh,Ineverheardofit. D.No,certainlynot.Bem:Helpyourselftoacigarette.Carlo:No,thankyou.A.I’mtryingtocutdown.B.Ioweyouonenow.C.Haveyougotalight?D.I’dbegladto.Mark:CanIstillgetticketsfortonight'sshow?Linn:Onlyifsomebodycancels.A.Hereyouare.B.That'sallrighC.I’mafraidnot.D.Whichrowwouldyoulike?Customer:CouldyoutellmehowmuchthisparceltoFranceis?Postman:Anythingelse?A.Yes,please. B.Iamnotsureaboutit.C.Goahead. D.I’lljustcheckforyou.May:TellyourbrotherIhopehesoonfeelsbetter.Luis:That'sverykindofyou.A.Iamsorrytohearthat. B.I’llpassiton.C.Howishe? D.Hemusthaveknownit.Lucas:Hello,Lucasspeaking.MayIhaveawordwithJune?Mary:Hangonamoment.A.Sheisnotinrightnow. B.ShallIaskhertoringyouback?C.I’lljustseeifshe'sin. D.Wouldyouliketoleaveamessage?Margret:Wouldyoumindnotusingmytoothpaste?Allen:I'msorry.A.I’lldothat. B.Thankyouforasking.C.That’sfine. D.Ithoughtyoudidn’tmind.John:Whydon'twejustgooutforacoffee?Steve:I'vepromisedmyselfanearIynight.A.Ithinkit'sgreat. B.It'sniceofyoutoask.C.No,notreally. D.OK,I'dloveto.Mommy:John,wherearethecakes?Don'ttellmeyouatethemall!John:Icouldn'thelpit.A.No,Ididn't. B.Idon'tknowwhoatethem.C.Yes,Idid. D.No.Ican'ttellyou.Mori:Youlooksoangry.Whathappened?Susan:Nothing.I'drathernottalkaboutit.Mori:Comeon.A.I'lljustnotaskaboutanything.B.Youneedtoletoffsomesteam.C.IfIwereyou,I'dbemad,too. D.That'seasy.Julie:Iboughtthisdresstwoyearsago.Itsstylewentoutalready.Jack:Oh,comeon,A.youalwaysfollowthefashion.B.noneofyourdressessuitsyou.C.aslongasitlooksgoodonyou.D.youshouldcareaboutthat.Mike:ProfessorCupper'sclassissoboring;Ijustcan'tstanditanymore!Susan:It'srequired.A.Well,whynotjustdropoutofit?B.Why,youcansaythatagain!C.Well,youmightaswellgetusedtoit.D.Why,Icouldn'tagreemore!14.SpeakerA:Don'tyouplaygolf?SpeakerB:Yes.Nosportinterestsmemorethangolfing.Yes.Ihaveneverplayedgolfinmylife.No.Onlyonceinawhile.Yes.AndIhatetospendmuchmoneyonsports.Clair:Doyoufeellikeeatingout?Jenny:Wehaven'teatenoutforages.A.That'sagoodidea. B.Yousayit.C.Yes,Icanfeelit. D.Right,seeyouthere.PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)2Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.PassageOneScientistssaidtheyhavefoundevidenceofagiantplanetfaroutinoursolarsystem.Inastatement,theCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology-Caltech——saidthisplanettravelsaverystrange“longandthinorbitinthedistantsolarsystem.”ThediscoverywasmadebytworesearchersatCaltech:KonstantinBatyginandMikeBrown.Theyusedmathematicalmodelingandcomputersimulations（模拟）tofindtheplanet.Sofar,therehavenotbeenanydirectobservationsoftheplanet.“Myjawhitthefloor,”saidastronomer（宇航员）MikeBrown,themomentherealizedtheremightbeaninthplanet.Thescientistssaiditwouldtakethisplanet10,000to20,000yearsjusttomakeonefullorbitaroundthesun.Thenewplanet,called“PlanetNine”,hasamassabout10timesthesizeofEarth.Iftheyareright,thenewlyfoundplanetwouldbetheninthplanetinoursolarsystem.Pluto（冥王星）hadbeencalledtheninthplanetuntil2006,whenitwasrenameda“dwarfplanet.”Actualconfirmationofaninthplanetwouldbeverybignews.“Thiswouldbearealninthplanet,”Brownsaidinthestatement.“Therehaveonlybeentwotrueplanetsdiscoveredsinceancienttimes,andthiswouldbeathird.It'saprettysubstantialchunkofoursolarsystemthat'sstillouttheretobefound,whichisprettyexciting.”Whiletheydidnotgetapictureof“PlanetNine”yet,thescientistssaytheyareusingthebiggest——andbest——telescopesonEarthtotrytofind“PlanetNine.”Theyarealsoworkingonimprovingtheircomputersimulations.Theywanttofindoutmoreabout“PlanetNine's”orbit,anditsimpactontheouterpartofoursolarsystem.Thenewly-foundplanet.movesaroundtheSunwasdiscoveredbytwoastronomerstravelsaroundorbitisfarawayfromoursolarsystemThepossibilityoffindinganinthplanetmadeMikeBrown.A.confused B.frightenedC.satisfied D.surprisedAccordingtothescientists,theplanetistentimeslargerthantheEarthittakestheplanetlessthan10,000yearstomakeafullorbitPlutowasoncethoughttobetheninthplanetinthesolarsystemPlutowasgivenanewnameafteritwasdiscoveredin200619.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph4that.thereisnoactualconfirmationabouttheninthplanetnotrueplanetswerediscoveredinancienttimesscientistshavefoundthreeplanetsinmoderntimestheninthplanetistheonlyonediscoveredsinceancienttimesTofind“PlanetNine”，scientistsareusingallthefollowingEXCEPT.A.mathematicalmodeling B.computersimulationsC.advancedtelescopes D.largespacecraftsPassageTwo“Helicopterparenting”describesastyleofraisingchildrenwhereparentsareover-protectiveanddotoomuch.Thetermwasusedforthefirsttimeinthelate1960s.Itdescribesparentswhohover（悬停）overtheirkidslikeahelicopter.Today,moderntechnologyallowsthesehelicopterparentstohoverfromevenfaraway.Theycangivetheirchildrendirectionsatanymomentfromanywhere.AuthorJulieLythcott-HaimswroteabooktitledHowtoRaiseanAdull.Inherbook,shegivesreadersacloserlookatthisparentingstyle.“Over-parenting”,shesays,“comesinthreetypes:thefirstistheover-protectiveparentswhothinktheworldisscaryandunsafeandunpredictable.Andtherefore,Imustprotectandprevent.Thesecondtypeistheover-directivetype——theparentwhosays,IknowbestwhatleadstosuccessandyouwilldoasIsay.You’llstudythesetopics,dotheseactiviesandyouwillbehighlyachievingatallofit.Thethirdtypeistheconcierge（看门人）——theparentwhojustwantstomakelifesmoother——fromwakingtheirkidup,tokeepingtrackoftheirdeadlines,tomakingsuretheyhaven'tforgottenanything,toevendoingthehomeworkforthekid.”JulieLythcott-Haimssayssheexperiencedtheeffectsofhelicopterparentingfirsthandwhensheworkedasdeanoffirst-yearstudentsatStanfordUniversity.Theincomingstudentswereverysmartandaccomplishedonpaper.Butmanywereunabletotakecareofthemselves.“Theywereturningtoparentsconstantlyforguidance,forproblemsolving,tohavethemmakethechoiceaboutsomething.”Oftentimes,Lythcott-Haimshadtoremindthoseparentsthattheirkidswereoldenoughtotakecareofthemselves.Theterm“helicopterparenting”.describesparentswhogivechildrendirectionsintheairwasprobablyinventedinthelatenineteenthcenturygainsmoremeaningasmoderntechnologydevelopsreferstoparentswhoconcerntoomuchaboutkidsAccordingtoLythcott-Haims,over-parentinghasallthefollowingfeaturesEXCEPT.A.over-directive B.over-dependentC.over-preventive D.over-protectiveItcanbeinferredthataconciergemotherwill.regardtheworldasverydangerousallowchildrentodowhatevertheylikekeepacloseeyeonthekid'sassignmentletthekidalonewhenhefallsonthegroundInJulie'seyes,thefirst-yearstudentsatStanfordUniversityare.verycleverinstudyingreallygoodatproblem-solvingunabletocommunicatewithteachershavingproblemsmakingfriendsLythcott-Haims'attitudetowardshelicopterparentingis.A.supportive B.negativeC.uninterested D.unclearPassageThreeIrecentlyhadtheopportunitytogotomyfirstevermusicfestival.WeLoveGreenwasheldoveraweekendinParcdeBagatelle,Paris.Whilelikemostmusicfestivals,itboastedanimpressiveanddiversemusic,therewassomethingextraspecialaboutthisone.Yousee,thiswasagreenfestival!Fromthefoodtothestalls（货摊）,everythingwasasenvironmentallyfriendlyaspossible.Notonlywasthemajorityofthefurniture/stalls/toiletroomshand-madefromwood,thefestivalwaspoweredbysolarenergy.Guestswereinvitedtodisposeofrubbishinspeciallylabeleddustbinswhich,afterthefestival,weresortedsoallofthewastecouldberecycledappropriately.Freshwaterwasmadeavailablefreelytoeveryonesothatattendantswerenotencouragedtobuydrinksinplasticbottleswhichwouldhavecreatedalotofwaste.Ifoundtheexperienceincrediblyfunbutalsoreallyinteresting.Havingneverbeentoamusicfestivalbefore,Iwasunsureofwhattoexpect.However,Iwashappytofindmyselfsittinginafieldeatingahealthy,home-madefruitcakewhiledrinkingorganicfruitjuice.Thereweremanystalls,artinstallations,anddifferentareas,meaningtherewassomethingthereforeveryone,fromsmallchildrentotheelderly!Thisseemslikesuchagreatidea,makingsomethingveryfunandinteresting,thatdoesnotcausegreatdamagetotheenvironment.Ihavesincediscoveredthattherearemoreeventssimilartothisacrosstheglobe,whichisgreat!Ican’timaginehowmuchwastehasbeenproducedfromsuchpubliceventsasfestivalsacrosstheyearsbeforewerealisedjusthowbadtheywerefortheenvironment!Whichofthefollowingcanbethetitleofthepassage?A.WeLoveGreen B.WeLoveEnvironmentC.MusicFestivals D.AUniquePublicEventWhatisspecialaboutthemusicfestival?A.Ithasaspecialband. B.Ithasauniqueprogramlist.C.Itisheldeveryweekend. D.Itisenvironmentallyfriendly.Atthemusicfestival,guestswereencouragedto.A.makefurniturefromwood B.bringplastic-bottleddrinksC.recyclerubbishbythemselves D.drinkfreefreshwaterAccordingtoParagraph3,theauthor.A.fullyenjoyedthefestival B.expectedmuhfromthefestivalC.foundtheeventveryfunny D.likedlisteningtomusicathomeThepurposeofthispassageisto.raisefundsforenvironmentprotectionhighlightthatbeinggreencanbefunencouragepeopletogotomusicfestivalsintroducetheauthor'sfavouritemusiciansPassageFourChokweSelassieisonamissiontohelpdriversavoidpotholes(路面坑洞).Theeighth-gradergothisinspirationonarecentmorning,whenhismotherwasdrivinghimtoschool.TheircarwasdamagedasitwentoverahugepotholeinthemiddleofthestreetintheirhometownofJackson,Mississippi.“IdecidedIwasgoingtodosomethingaboutthepotholeprobleminmycity,"saidChokwe.Hissolution:anappthatwarnsdriverswhenthereisapotholeahead.Chokwedevelopedtheappwithhisfriends,“Whentheappdetectsapothole,itishighlightedinred,"Chokwesays.“Andifyougetclosetothepothole,yourphonewillwarnyouwithabeep."Driverscanalsousetheapptoreportanypotholestheyencounter,andtolookforotherroutestheycantaketoavoidroadsthathavethem.TheappreliesoncurrentavailableinformationaboutthestreetsofJackson.“Itworksbyusingthecity's311callsystem,soitusesinformationalreadystoredinadatabase,"Chokwesays.Throughthecallsystem,citizensdial311toreportnon-emergencyproblems——whichincludepotholes.AsChokweandhisfriendsworkedontheapp,theyalsowentstreetbystreetthroughoutthecity.Theydeterminedthatfocusingonthe10busieststreetsinJacksonwouldgivethemalargeenoughsamplesizetotestit.Althoughtheappisn'tyetavailableforsale,Chokweisalreadylookingforwaystoimproveit.Theappremainslimitedto10streetsinJackson,buthehopestoaddmore,sothatitincludeseverystreetinthecity.Andthenhewantstogoevenfarther.“Iwanttokeepworkingontheappuntilit'snationwide,"Chokwesays.ChokweSelassiegottheideatodeveloptheappfrom.A.hisownexperience B.arecentnewsreportC.hisfriends D.hismotherWhenyouareclosetoapothole,yourphonewillwarnyouwith.A.avoicereport B.aredlightC.abeepingsound D.amapimageDriverscanalsouseChokwe'sappto.reportemergencytrafficproblemslookforinformationotherthanpotholeschoosesaferrouteswithoutpotholesavoidtrafficjamcausedbypotholesTodeveloptheapp,Chokweandhisfriends.reportedpotholesto311callsystemconductedfieldtripsonthestreetsbuilttheirowninformationdatabasecollectedsamplesintheirneighborhoodWecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatChokwe.A.isquitesuccessful B.isfacingdifficultiesC.hasregainedhope D.hasagreatambitionPartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentenceinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET^.ExperimentsinthephotographyofmovingobjectsinboththeUnitedStatesandEuropewellbefore1990.A.havebeenconducting B.wereconductingC.hadbeenconducted D.areconductedToday,peopleliveinaworldnewtechnologyistakinganincreasingproportionintheirlives.A.when B.where C.what D.WhichWeather,therewillbeanopenairpartywithlivemusicherethisweekend.A.permitsB.shouldpermitC.willpermitD.permittingWhenworkersareorganizedintradeunions,employersfindithardtolaythem.A.off B.aside C.out D.downWearesurethattodothisfacetoface,hewouldexpresshimselfmoreeasily.A.werehetotry B.wouldhetryC.washetrying D.ifhetriesTheirdifferentattitudestothedifficultiesdifferentresults.A.arrivedat B.ledtoC.causedby D.turnedoutTheATMsenablebankcustomerstoaccesstheirmoney24hoursadayATMsarelocated.A.wherever B.whenever C.howeverD.whateverIftheworkbytheendofthismonthisdelayed,theconstructioncompanywillbeheavilyfined.A.iscompleted B.tobecompletedC.willhavebeencompleted D.willbecompletedIfyoutravelthroughthevillagesinthesmalllocalbuses,youwillswiftlycomeintoclosewiththelocalpeople.A.carriage B.contactC.choice D.circuitIt’shardtorememberanamewhenonedoesn'thaveafacetogowith.A.him B. itC.her D. oneScientistsestimatethatabout530,000objects,toosmalltodetectwithradar,theEarthtoo.A.beingcircledB.arecirclingC.aretobecirclingD.arebeingcircledInofspeed,safetyandprice,thehi-railwaysystemisperhapstheworld'smodelrailway.A.terms B.case C.need D.searchNeverbeforeseenanyladywhocanplaytennisaswellasMaria.A.hadhe B.hehad C.hashe D.hehasYoungpeopleareredefiningforthemselvesitmeanstobeamanorawoman.A.how B.that C.which D.what.isoftenthesasewithanewidea,moreconditionsshouldbeconsidered.A.ItB.Which C.As D.ThatTheolderIget,themoreIvaluefriends,yetthetimeIhaveinmaintainingoldfriendship.A.fewB.fewer C.little D.lessAnewsystemofqualitycontrolwastoovercometheshortcomingsinthefirm'sproducts.A.invested B.informedC.introduced D.instructedTnisisademandingtask-butIseeitastherealchallengeweneedto.A.faceB.solve C.reply D.detectSilenceisrequiredinthisareawhileanimportantmeetingis.A.underway B.undercontrol C.insight D.indangerImustdeclineitbecausetheconditionsyouofferedarenot.A.capableB.availableC.acceptableD.comfortableItisreportedthat30percentoftheworldpopulationhavenotocleandrinkingwaterandhealthcare.A.meansB.approachC.channelD.accessTopgraduatesfromuniversitiesareoftenbymajorintermationalcompanies.A.chasedB.chargedC.offeredD.offendedJennywaslookingforaseatwhen,luckily,amanandleft.A.tookupB.gotup C.shutup D.setupEverythingcomeswitha,thatis,there'snosuchthingasafreelunchintheworld.

A.prizeB.priceC.retumD.revenueA.prizeB.priceC.retumD.revenueJustasProfessorScottioftenit,successisninety-ninepercentmentalattitude.A.gets B.makes C.puts D.meansThemedicineworksmoreifyoudrinksomehotwateraftertakingit.A.effectively B.costly C.strongly D.vividlyTheclimateinLondonisquitepleasant,thetemperaturerarely,ifany,30℃.A.reaches B.reached C.hasreached D.reachingChildrenbytheirparentsareallowedtoenterthestadium.A.accompaniedB.havingaccompaniedC.accompanyingD.toaccompanyWomenoftenaboutmen'sabsentmindwhentheyaretalking.A.complete B.compareC.complain D.competeReducingthesizeofclassesinschoolsisaaiminthenearfuture.A.delightful B.dynamic C.deliberate D.desirablePleaseusofanychangesinyourcircumstanceswhenyouareawayfromhome.A.relieve B.inform C.assure D.remindTheybadlittlebuttoagreetowhathesuggested.A.selection B.election C.decision D.choiceYoumustdowhatworksforyou,notwhatworksforotherpeople.A.readilyB.certainlyC.necessarily D.instantlyShecan'tspeakSpanishsoshefeltabitamongagroupofLatinAmericanvisitors.A.outoforder B.outofdate C.outofplaceD.outofsightHegotinjuredbecauseofhisfaultybrakes.Hetoseeifhisbrakeswereworkingproperly.A.mustcheckB.shouldcheckC.musthavecheckedD.shouldhavecheckedIneedthejobbadly,asmymoneyoutbytheendofnextmonth.A.hasrunB.willrunC.willhaverunD.willberunningTruefriendshipislikehealth,isseldomknowntillitislost.A.thevalueofwhich B.itsvalueC.thevalueofit D.whichthevalueTheheavystormyesterdaysettherecordfortheheaviestrainfallinasingleday.

A.tomeasureB.measuredC.measuringD.havingmeasuredA.tomeasureB.measuredC.measuringD.havingmeasuredSoccer,themostpopularevercreatedbyman,attractscountlessfansworldwide.A.sportB.eventC.matchD.courttheSmithshavemovedaway,wecanstillseethemfromtimetotime.A.AslongasB.Asfaras C.Asthough D.EventhoughPartIVCloze(10points)Directions:Thereare10numberedblanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblank,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.Long-distancerunnersmayattimesworryabouttheirhearthealthwhiletakingpartintheevents.Butastudyfindsthatheat$仃。卜0(中暑)fellsmanymorerunnersthan76aheartproblem.Heatstrokecandamageaperson'sbrain,heart,kidneysand77.Andnewdatashowsthetollittakes.Researchers78healthrecordsfrommorethan130,000runnerswhocompetedinlong-distanceeventsduringaseven-yearspan.Theanalysis79thatdistancerunnerswere10timesmore80toexperienceheatstrokethanseriousheartproblems.Allthefatalorlife-threateningeventswere81heatstroke.Theresearchersadviserunnerstotake10to14daystoadjusttotheclimate82takingaseriousruninahotregion.Andtheysayrunnersshould83takingpartintheeventifthey'vebeensickrecently.84onedayrunnerswillbeinstalledsomeinternaltemperaturecontrollerthatcankeeptheirbodytemperaturenormal.Butfornowrunnersshouldsimply85theirbesttokeepcool.76.A.isB.hasC.doD.does77.A.headB.armsC.musclesD.feet78.A.exploredB.examinedC.inquiredD.required79.A.revealedB.realizedC.reasonedD.recalled80.A.possibleB.hardlyC.timelyD.likely81.A.inB.ofC.fromD.on82.A.duringB.bef