广东省成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试试卷及答案

2016年广东省成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试试卷英语试卷一PartI DialogueCompletion (15points)PartII ReadingComprehension (40points)PartIII VocabularyandStructure (20points)PartIV Cloze (10points)考生须知1.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。2.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。3.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.1.Joanna:Don’tyouthinkthat’sagoodmatch？George:________Itgoeswellwithyourscarf,too.A.No,ofcourseitis.B.Yes,itlooksgreat.C.No,Idon'tthinkso.D.Yes,gladtohearthat.2.Kevin:IamafraidI’vespiltinkoverthetablecloth.Tommy:________A.Oh,nevermindaboutthat. B.No,notatall.C.Oh,Ineverheardofit.D.No,certainlynot.3.Bem:Helpyourselftoacigarette.Carlo:No,thankyou.________A.I’mtryingtocutdown. B.Ioweyouonenow.C.Haveyougotalight？ D.I’dbegladto.4.Mark:CanIstillgetticketsfortonight’sshow?Linn:________Onlyifsomebodycancels.A.Hereyouare. B.That'sallrighC.I’mafraidnot. D.Whichrowwouldyoulike?5.Customer:CouldyoutellmehowmuchthisparceltoFranceis?Postman:________Anythingelse?A.Yes,please. B.Iamnotsureaboutit.C.Goahead.D.I’lljustcheckforyou.6.May:TellyourbrotherIhopehesoonfeelsbetter.Luis:That'sverykindofyou.________A.Iamsorrytohearthat. B.I’llpassiton.C.Howishe?D.Hemusthaveknownit.7.Lucas:Hello,Lucasspeaking.MayIhaveawordwithJune?Mary:________Hangonamoment.A.Sheisnotinrightnow. B.ShallIaskhertoringyouback?C.I’lljustseeifshe’sin. D.Wouldyouliketoleaveamessage?8.Margret:Wouldyoumindnotusingmytoothpaste?Allen:I’msorry.________A.I’lldothat.B.Thankyouforasking.C.That’sfine.D.Ithoughtyoudidn’tmind.9.John:Whydon’twejustgooutforacoffee？Steve:________I’vepromisedmyselfanearIynight.A.Ithinkit’sgreat. B.It’sniceofyoutoask.C.No,notreally. D.OK,I’dloveto.10.Mommy:John,wherearethecakes?Don’ttellmeyouatethemall!John:________Icouldn’thelpit.A.No,Ididn’t.B.Idon’tknowwhoatethem．C.Yes,Idid.D.No.Ican’ttellyou.11.Mori:Youlooksoangry.Whathappened?Susan:Nothing.I’drathernottalkaboutit.Mori:Comeon.________ A.I’lljustnotaskaboutanything.B.Youneedtoletoffsomesteam.C.IfIwereyou,I’dbemad,too.D.That’seasy.12.Julie:Iboughtthisdresstwoyearsago.Itsstylewentoutalready.Jack:Oh,comeon,________A.youalwaysfollowthefashion. B.noneofyourdressessuitsyou.C.aslongasitlooksgoodonyou. D.youshouldcareaboutthat.13.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:________A.Yes.Nosportinterestsmemorethangolfing.B.Yes.Ihaveneverplayedgolfinmylife.C.No.Onlyonceinawhile.D.Yes.AndIhatetospendmuchmoneyonsports.15.Clair:Doyoufeellikeeatingout?Jenny:________Wehaven’teatenoutforages.A.That’sagoodidea. B.Yousayit.C.Yes,Icanfeelit. D.Right,seeyouthere.PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)Directions: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.16.Thenewly-foundplanet________.A.movesaroundtheSunB.wasdiscoveredbytwoastronomersC.travelsaroundorbitD.isfarawayfromoursolarsystem17.ThepossibilityoffindinganinthplanetmadeMikeBrown________.A.confused B.frightenedC.satisfied D.surprised18.Accordingtothescientists,________A.theplanetistentimeslargerthantheEarthB.ittakestheplanetlessthan10,000yearstomakeafullorbitC.PlutowasoncethoughttobetheninthplanetinthesolarsystemD.Plutowasgivenanewnameafteritwasdiscoveredin200619.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph4that________.A.thereisnoactualconfirmationabouttheninthplanetB.notrueplanetswerediscoveredinancienttimesC.scientistshavefoundthreeplanetsinmoderntimesD.theninthplanetistheonlyonediscoveredsinceancienttimes20.Tofind“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.21.Theterm“helicopterparenting”________.A.describesparentswhogivechildrendirectionsintheairB.wasprobablyinventedinthelatenineteenthcenturyC.gainsmoremeaningasmoderntechnologydevelopsD.referstoparentswhoconcerntoomuchaboutkids22.AccordingtoLythcott-Haims,over-parentinghasallthefollowingfeaturesEXCEPT________.A.over-directiveB.over-dependentC.over-preventiveD.over-protective23.Itcanbeinferredthataconciergemotherwill________.A.regardtheworldasverydangerousB.allowchildrentodowhatevertheylikeC.keepacloseeyeonthekid’sassignmentD.letthekidalonewhenhefallsontheground24.InJulie’seyes,thefirst-yearstudentsatStanfordUniversityare________.A.verycleverinstudyingB.reallygoodatproblem-solvingC.unabletocommunicatewithteachersD.havingproblemsmakingfriends25.Lythcott-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!26.Whichofthefollowingcanbethetitleofthepassage?A.WeLoveGreen B.WeLoveEnvironmentC.MusicFestivals D.AUniquePublicEvent27.Whatisspecialaboutthemusicfestival?A.Ithasaspecialband. B.Ithasauniqueprogramlist.C.Itisheldeveryweekend. D.Itisenvironmentallyfriendly.28.Atthemusicfestival,guestswereencouragedto________.A.makefurniturefromwoodB.bringplastic-bottleddrinksC.recyclerubbishbythemselvesD.drinkfreefreshwater29.AccordingtoParagraph3,theauthor________.A.fullyenjoyedthefestival B.expectedmuhfromthefestivalC.foundtheeventveryfunny D.likedlisteningtomusicathome30.Thepurposeofthispassageisto________.A.raisefundsforenvironmentprotectionB.highlightthatbeinggreencanbefunC.encouragepeopletogotomusicfestivalsD.introducetheauthor'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.31.ChokweSelassiegottheideatodeveloptheappfrom________.A.hisownexperience B.arecentnewsreportC.hisfriends D.hismother32.Whenyouareclosetoapothole,yourphonewillwarnyouwith________.A.avoicereport B.aredlightC.abeepingsound D.amapimage33.DriverscanalsouseChokwe’sappto________.A.reportemergencytrafficproblemsB.lookforinformationotherthanpotholesC.choosesaferrouteswithoutpotholesD.avoidtrafficjamcausedbypotholes34.Todeveloptheapp,Chokweandhisfriends________.A.reportedpotholesto311callsystemB.conductedfieldtripsonthestreetsC.builttheirowninformationdatabaseD.collectedsamplesintheirneighborhood35.WecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatChokwe________.A.isquitesuccessful B.isfacingdifficultiesC.hasregainedhope D.hasagreatambitionPartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentenceinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.36.Experimentsinthephotographyofmovingobjects________inboththeUnitedStatesandEuropewellbefore1990.A.havebeenconductingB.wereconductingC.hadbeenconducteD.areconducted37.Today,peopleliveinaworld________newtechnologyistakinganincreasingproportionintheirlives.A.whenB.whereC.what D.which38.Weather________,therewillbeanopenairpartywithlivemusicherethisweekend.A.permitsB.shouldpermitC.willpermit D.permitting39.Whenworkersareorganizedintradeunions,employersfindithardtolaythem________.A.offB.asideC.out D.down40.Wearesurethat________todothisfacetoface,hewouldexpresshimselfmoreeasily.A.werehetotryB.wouldhetryC.washetryinD.ifhetries41.Theirdifferentattitudestothedifficulties________differentresults.A.arrivedatB.ledto C.causedbyD.turnedout42.TheATMsenablebankcustomerstoaccesstheirmoney24hoursaday________ATMsarelocated.A.whereverB.whenever C.however D.whatever43.Ifthework________bytheendofthismonthisdelayed,theconstructioncompanywillbeheavilyfined.A.iscompletedB.tobecompletedC.willhavebeencompletedD.willbecompleted44.Ifyoutravelthroughthevillagesinthesmalllocalbuses,youwillswiftlycomeintoclose________withthelocalpeople. A.carriageB.contact C.choice D.circuit45.It’shardtorememberanamewhenonedoesn’thaveafacetogowith________.A.him B.it C.her D.one46.Scientistsestimatethatabout530,000objects,toosmalltodetectwithradar,________theEarthtoo.A.beingcircled B.arecirclingC.aretobecircling D.arebeingcircled47.In________ofspeed,safetyandprice,thehi-railwaysystemisperhapstheworld’smodelrailway.A.terms B.case C.need D.search48.Neverbefore________seenanyladywhocanplaytennisaswellasMaria.A.hadhe B.hehad C.hashe D.hehas49.Youngpeopleareredefiningforthemselves________itmeanstobeamanorawoman.A.how B.that C.which D.what50.________isoftenthesasewithanewidea,moreconditionsshouldbeconsidered.A.It B.Which C.As D.That51.TheolderIget,themoreIvaluefriends,yetthe________timeIhaveinmaintainingoldfriendship.A.few B.fewer C.little D.less52.Anewsystemofqualitycontrolwas________toovercometheshortcomingsinthefirm’sproducts.A.invested B.informed C.introduced D.instructed53.Tnisisademandingtask—butIseeitastherealchallengeweneedto________.A.face B.solve C.reply D.detect54.Silenceisrequiredinthisareawhileanimportantmeetingis________.A.underway B.undercontrol C.insight D.indanger55.Imustdeclineitbecausetheconditionsyouofferedarenot________.A.capable B.available C.acceptable D.comfortable56.Itisreportedthat30percentoftheworldpopulationhaveno________tocleandrinkingwaterandhealthcare.A.means B.approach C.channel D.access57.Topgraduatesfromuniversitiesareoften________bymajorintermationalcompanies.A.chased B.charged C.offered D.offended58.Jennywaslookingforaseatwhen,luckily,aman________andleft.A.tookup B.gotup C.shutup D.setup59.Everythingcomeswitha________,thatis,there’snosuchthingasafreelunchintheworld.A.prize B.price C.retum D.revenue60.JustasProfessorScottioften________it,successisninety-ninepercentmentalattitude.A.gets B.makes C.puts D.means61.Themedicineworksmore________ifyoudrinksomehotwateraftertakingit.A.effectively B.costly C.strongly D.vividly62.TheclimateinLondonisquitepleasant,thetemperaturerarely,ifany,________30℃.A.reaches B.reached C.hasreached D.reaching63.Children________bytheirparentsareallowedtoenterthestadium．A.accompanied B.havingaccompaniedC.accompanying D.toaccompany64.Womenoften________aboutmen’sabsentmindwhentheyaretalking.A.complete B.compare C.complain D.compete65.Reducingthesizeofclassesinschoolsisa________aiminthenearfuture.A.delightful B.dynamic C.deliberate D.desirable66.Please________usofanychangesinyourcircumstanceswhenyouareawayfromhome.A.relieve B.inform C.assure D.remind67.Theybadlittle________buttoagreetowhathesuggested.A.selection B.election C.decision D.choice68.Youmustdowhatworksforyou,not________whatworksforotherpeople.A.readily B.certainly C.necessarily D.instantly69.Shecan’tspeakSpanishsoshefeltabit________amongagroupofLatinAmericanvisitors.A.outoforder B.outofdate C.outofplace D.outofsight70.Hegotinjuredbecauseofhisfaultybrakes.He________toseeifhisbrakeswereworkingproperly.A.mustcheck B.shouldcheckC.musthavechecked D.shouldhavechecked71.Ineedthejobbadly,asmymoney________outbytheendofnextmonth.A.hasrun B.willrun C.willhaverunD.willberunning72.Truefriendshipislikehealth,________isseldomknowntillitislost.A.thevalueofwhich B.itsvalueC.thevalueofit D.whichthevalue73.Theheavystormyesterdaysettherecordfortheheaviestrainfall________inasingleday.A.tomeasure B.measured C.measuring D.havingmeasured74.Soccer,themostpopular________evercreatedbyman,attractscountlessfansworldwide.A.sport B.event C.match D.court75.________theSmithshavemovedaway,wecanstillseethemfromtimetotime.A.Aslongas B.Asfaras C.Asthough D.EventhoughPartIVCloze(10points)Directions:Thereare10numberedblanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblank,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.Long-distancerunnersmayattimesworryabouttheirhearthealthwhiletakingpartintheevents.Butastudyfindsthatheatstroke(中暑)fellsmanymorerunnersthan76aheartproblem.Heatstrokecandamageaperson’sbrain,heart,kidneysand77.Andnewdatashowsthetollittakes.Researchers78healthrecordsfrommorethan130,000runnerswhocompetedinlong-distanceeventsduringaseven-yearspan.Theanalysis79thatdistancerunnerswere10timesmore80toexperienceheatstrokethanseriousheartproblems.Allthefatalorlife-threateningeventswere81heatstroke.Theresearchersadviserunnerstotake10to14daystoadjusttotheclimate82takingaseriousruninahotregion.Andtheysayrunnersshould83takingpartintheeventifthey’vebeensickrecently.84onedayrunnerswillbei