2005年广东省成人高等教育学士学位外语水平考试

PAGEPAGE22005年广东省成人高等教育学士学位外语水平考试PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.Client:Hello.MayIspeaktoMr.Smith?Secretary:A.Hello.Who'reyou,please?B.I'msorry.He'satameetingnow.C.Hello.Thanksforcalling.D.Speaking,please.2.RoommateA:Iwishyouwouldn'thaveyourradiosoloud.RoommateB:A.Sorry!Isitdisturbingyou?B.Really?It'snotmyfault.C.I'mafraidso.D.It'snoneofyourbusiness.3.Mary:We'rehavingafewpeopleoverforadinnerFriday.We'dlovetohaveyou.Tom:A.No.Ihavetopreparefortheexam.B.Yes,thoughIhavetotaketheexam.C.Oh,I'dloveto.ButI'mafraid.D.Oh,really!WhattimeshouldIcome?4.Son:I'mterriblysorry,Mom.I'vebrokenanItalianvase.Mom:A.Oh,thatdoesn'tmatter.B.Oh,I'msosorryaboutthat.C.Oh,whatashame!D.Oh,dear,howawfulitis!5.Jane:Hello.Danny:Hi,Jane.IsJohnthere,please?Jane:A.Sorry.Idon'tknowwhereheis.B.Sorry.He'snothererightnow.Anymessage?C.No.He'snothereatthemoment.D.No.He'saway.Callbacklater.6.Teacher:You'relateagain!Student:Sorry,A.I'mafraidI'veoversleptB.butIneedmoresleepC.Iwon'tdothatanymoreD.butit'smyownbusiness7.Guest:Oh,it'steno'clock.Imustbeleavingnow.Host:A.Yeah,it'sreallylate.Doasyoulike.B.Won'tyoustayforanothercupoftea?C.It'sOK.Pleasewalkslowly.D.Whydoyouwanttogonow?8.Cathy:Doyoumindopeningthedoorforme?Robert:A.That'sallrightB.NotatallC.Yes,I'IIdoitD.It'snothing9.Katherine:Haven'tseenyouforages,Linda!Howareyougettingon?Linda:Quitewell.Andyou?Katherine:Prettygood.How'syourhusband?Linda:Oh,we'vegotdivorced'Katherine:A.It'sreallyaproblem.B.Hopeyou'llgetbetter.C.Oh,I'msosorrytohearthat.D.Whatashame!10.Customsofficer:CouldIhaveyourname,please?Passenger:It'sPaine,SarahPaine.Customsofficer:?Passenger:It'sP-A-I-N-E.A.HowtopronounceyourlastnameB.HowcouldIspeakyourlastnameC.HowdoyouspellyourlastnameD.What'syourlastname,please11.Stranger:.Doyouknowwherethenearestbankis,please?Resident:Sure.It'sonKingStreet,betweenSixthandSeventhAvenue.Stranger:Thankyou.A.ExcusemeB.TroubleyouC.HelpmeD.Forgiveme12.Mary:Peter,wouldyouliketogotoapartythisSunday?Peter:.Whatkindofpartyyoumean?Mary:It'sabirthdayparty.A.SeemsallrightB.FeelsgreatC.SoundsgoodD.Looksnice13.Susan:That'sabeautifulskirtyouhaveon!Lily:A.Yes.Butitisn'tsoasyousaidB.No,it'snotthatbeautiful.YoursisbetterC.Actually,Idon'tlikeitverymuchD.Oh,thankyou.Ijustgotityesterday14.John:MayIuseyourComputerthisafternoon,Susie?Susie:Sure,butIhavetofinishtypingmytermpapertoday.John:A.ThankyoujustthesameB.NeverminditC.DoasyoupleaseD.Oh,I’msorry15.Patient:Ifeelterribletoday.Mystomachdoesn'tfeelwellatall.Doctor:19.hatingtogetoutofhisbedinthemorning,MichaelPhelpswouldn'tslowdownoncehisdaybegan.A.OnceB.DespiteofC.AsD.Though20.ThelastsentenceofthepassagetellsusthatMichaelPhelpsissoambitiousasto.A.becomethegreatestworldrecordbreakerinsporthistoryB.bebyfarthegreatestsportsmanwithOlympicgloryC.winmanymoregoldmedalsfortheU.S.D.remakehistoryofhissportlikeM.JordanandT.WoodsPassageTwoMostpersonnelmanagersagreethatjobinterviewsareoneofthe1eastobjectiverecruitmentmethods.Buttheadvantagesoftestingarenotgoingtochangetheattractionoftheinterviewtoemployers.Theappealoftheinterviewhaseverythingtodowiththehumanfactor.Mostpeoplebelievethattheyareareasonablejudgeofcharacterandtrusttheirinstinctivefeelings.Wemightusesomekindoftesttoaidtheselectionprocess,butweusuallypickacandidatewhointerviewswell,hasgoodqualificationsandanimpressiveworkrecord.Butsupposethecandidateliesorislessthancompletelyhonest."Thiscanbeaseriousproblemforemployers",explainsAlanConrad,ChiefExecutiveatOptimusRecruitment."Themostdifficultliarstofindarethosewhotellhalf-truthsratherthancompletelies."Researchshowsthatupto75percentofresumesareinaccurateonpurpose.Themostcommonpracticeisomission.Interviewershouldthereforeconcentrateonareasofuncertaintysuchasgapsbetweenperiodsofemploymentandjobdescriptionsthatseemstrange."Focusingontheseareaswillforcecandidatestotellthetruthorbecomeincreasinglydishonest.Thisisusuallywhenpeoplesisaltheiranxietybytheirbodylanguage.Sweatontheupperlip,falsesmilesandnervoushandmovementsallindicatediscomfort."Conraddoesnotsuggestanaggressivepolicy-styleinterviewtechnique,butinsiststhatcloseinspectionofaresumeisabsolutelyessential.Onlybyaskingtherightquestionscanyouconfirmthesuitabilityofthecandidateorputpressureonthosewhoarebeinglessthancompletelyhonest.21.Thebesttitleofthispassagecanbe.A.DisadvantagesofJobInterviewsB.AdvantagesofJobInterviewsC.HowtoCatchOuttheDishonestCandidateD.HowtoFindaJobbyTricks22.Theliarshardtorecognizearethosewhotell.A.partialtruthsB.mainlytruthsC.completetruthsD.completelies23.Howwerethejobapplicantsabletoliewithoutbeingdetected?A.Byusingtheirbodylanguage.B.Bytellingsomeunbelievablelies.C.Byleavingoutsomenecessaryinformation.D.Byprovidingmoreinformationthanneeded.24.Inordertopickupaqualifiedandanhonestcandidate,Conradsuggeststhatwe.A.correcttheresumesintentionallyB.compareone'sresumewithothers'C.examinetheresumescarefullyD.inspectthecandidatesaggressively25.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsjobinterviews?A.Suspicious.B.Credulous.C.Mostobjective.D.Toosubjective.PassageThreeOurworldiswonderfulwithbirdsthatareabsolutelyamazingandunbelievable.Onekindofsuchbirdsisthecoot--aclumsybirdsounlovedthatitsnameimpliessomethingofanoldfool."Thebirdhasaremarkableabilitytorecognizeandcountitseggs,"saysbehavioralecologistBruceLyonoftheUniversityofCaliforniaatSantaCruz.Cootsneedtobetrickybecauseoftheunusualwaytheanimalscompete:Onecootwillputitseggssecretlyintoanother'snesttohickthehostintoraisingtheinvader'seggs.Butnestownersusetheirwitstofightback,Overfoursummers,Lyonmonitored400cootnestsnearWilliamsLakeincentralBritishColumbia,taggingtheeggswithamarker.Ofthese,160cootnestsreceivedeggsfromunrelatedcoots.Thehostsgenerallywerenotfooled,however.Abouthalfthetime,cootparentsrejectedthestrangeeggscompletely,usuallybyburyingthemdeepinthenest."Foreigneggswerenotdisappearingbychance--andthatcanonlymeanthebirdswererecognizingthem,"Lyonsays.Apparently,thecootswerealertedbytheunfamiliarcolorsandpatternsontheforeigneggs.Inothercases,theparentspushedtheforeigneggstoanunfavorablepositionattheborderareaofthenest,wherethereislessheatforEvenifamothercootdidn'tremovetheforeigneggsfromhernest,shecontinuedtolayanormalhatchnumberofherowneggs,despitetheapparentextraforeigneggs.Lyonthinksthatmeansthecootssomehowkeptacountofboththeirowneggsandthesuspiciousones:"Thatcootscandistinguishtheirowneggsfromtheforeignonesisararebutveryconvincingexampleofcountinginawildanimalworld,"theecologistconcluded.26.Themeaningofthebird'sname"coot"probablyis.A.secretandunbelievableB.oldandsillyC.wonderfulandamazingD.unusualandremarkable27.Inthepassage,"foreigneggs"refersto__.A.theeggsfromforeigncountriesB.theeggsunabletobehatchedC.theeggsofthenestownersD.theeggsoftheinvaders28.Whichofthefollowingistheparticularwaycootsoftencompete?A.Tohatchothercoots'eggs.B.ToprotecttheirowneggsC.Tostealsomeeggsfromothernests.D.Toputtheirowneggsintoothers'nests.29.Whichwouldthenestownersdowiththeforeigneggsaccordingtothepassage?I.Buryingthemdeepinthenests.II.Pushingthemasidetoanunfavorablearea.Ⅲ.Hatchingthemastheirown.A.IandⅡB.I,ⅡandⅢC.IonlyD.IIonly30.Whichofthefollowingistheparticularabilitytheecologistbelievesthatthecoothas?A.Tobealerttotheforeigneggs.B.Torecognizeandcountitsowneggs.C.Totrickothercoots.D.Tofightbackthetricks.PassageFourNationalAviationandSpaceAdministration(NASA)anditspartnersintheInternationalSpaceStationhaveagreedinprincipletoleta28-year-oldSouthAfricanbecomethesecondpayingtouristontheorbitingoutpost,theU.S.spaceagencysaidonTuesday.InternetmagnateMarkShuttleworthsignedacontractonDec.4withtheRussianAviationandSpaceAgency(RASA)toflyaboardaSoyuzspacetaxitothestationinApril2002,almostexactlyayearafterU.S.millionaireDennisTitobecamethefirsttoexperiencespaceasapayingguest.NASAspokeswomanKristenLarsonsaidbytelephone:"We'veagreedinprincipletotheflightofMr.Shuttleworth.However,therearesomefinaldetailsthatneedtobetakencareof."Larsonwouldnotsaywhatdetailsneededresolving,butsaidthestation'sinternationalpartners--includingthespaceagenciesofRussia,Europe,JapanandCanadahaddraftedasetofrequirementsforspacetravelerscoveting"physicalability,psychologicalability,languageability"and"lengthandappropriatenessoftraining."OutgoingcommanderFrankCulbertsonofthespacestationsaidthenewcrewreplacinghiswasgoingtobeextremelybusy."Thestationisforworkers,anditputsanadditionalburdenonthecrewtohavepeopleupherethatarenotdoingscienceorconductingexperimentsthatareproductive.Thisisaworkplace,alaboratory,aresearchfacility,"hesaid.SpaceAdventureschiefEricAndersonsaidhecouldnotdisclosewhatShuttleworthwaspayingforthetrip,butaddedthataRussianofficialhadbeenquotedassayingthepricewasnoworsethanTito'sfare,whichwaswidelyreportedtobe$20million.31.Whowasthefirstspacetouristaccordingtothepassage?A.MarkShuttleworth.B.DennisTito.C.KristenLarson.D.EricAnderson.32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedintherequirementsforspacetravelers?A.Mentallyandphysicallyhealthyenough.B.Communicativeskillsinlanguage.C.Sufficientexperienceinconductinglaboratorywork.D.Enoughlongandpropertrainingforflight.33.WhyisthespacestationreluctanttoreceivemorepayingtouristsaccordingtoFrankCulbertson?A.Becauseapayingtouristmaybeignorantofthespaceresearchwork.B.Becausethepayingtouristshavetopaytoomuchtogainspaceexperience.C.Becausethespacestationisn'tbigenoughforthepayingtourists.D.Becauseasaplacefordoingresearch,thestationshouldbehighlyefficient.34."Anoutgoingcommander"canprobablybeonewho__.A.isasupervisoroverthespacestationworkB.hashisowncrewmembersC.isextremelycapableD.isgoingtobeoutofduty35.Tobethesecondpayingspacetourist,onehastoprimarily__.A.payasumofmoneylessthanTito'sfareB.domorementalandphysicalexercisesC.receivenecessarytrainingvoluntarilyD.payasumofmoneynolessthanTito'sfarePartⅢVocabularyandStructure(20points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.36.Ifworkershadbeenpaiddecentwages,profits__sogreat.A.wouldn'thavebeenB.wouldhavebeenC.wouldbeD.werenottobe37.Ifstudentscan'tfocusonthespokenwordoftheteacher,theynotonlylosetolearn;theyactuallyloseabilitytolearn.A.desireB.powerC.needD.wish38.ThereisnothingaboutanativeEnglish-speakingteacherexceptthathespeaksEnglisheasilyandwell.A.specificB.especialC.particularD.special39.I__thatmostpeoplewhowantedtobuyournewspaperwereeithermovingorgettingmarried.A,spokeoutB.brokeoutC.workedoutD.figuredout40.TheEiffelTower,symbolofinnovativetechniqueattheendofthe19thcentury,has__itsuniversalimage.A.storedB.continuedC.maintainedD.preserved41.Amazonis__thelargestremainingrainforestarealeftonourplanet.A.thusfarB.asfarasC.solarD.byfar42.Thebestthing__happenedtomewasfindingmybestfriend,Katrina.A.thatB.whichC.whatD.as43.Lifepresentsmanybarriers,andalltoooftenthosewhoworkhardestmaynotreceivegreatA.allowanceB.praiseC.rewardsD.grants44.Nowalmostalltheparentswanttheirchildrentolearnthepianoortheviolin,theirchildrenarewillingornot.A.howeverB.whateverC.nomatterwhetherD.nomatterif45.HomeworkinAmericanschoolsisoftenminimal__thechildrenhaveplentyoftimetowatchtelevision.A.thatB.becauseC.suchthatD.sothat46.ItislargelythankstothevariableclimateinEngland__theEnglishpaysomuchattentiontotheworkontheirhomesandgardens.A.inwhichB.forwhichC.whereD.that47.LifeonEarthis__variedandcomplex.A.amazedlyB.amusinglyC.amazinglyD.amusedly48.Intermsofeducationsystems,onecannotsaythatonesysteminonecountryisbetterthan.A.oneofanotherB.oneanotherC.thatofanotherD.another49.WhenIstartedapplyingtocolleges,IdefinitelyhadnoideawhatIwantedtoin.A.stayB.gearC.studyD.major50.Thenewimmigrantsfoundithardto__themselves,totheclimateofthecountry.A.regulateB.coordinateC.adoptD.adapt51.Onedaywhilelookingforajob,I__theChicanoYouthCenter,A.droppeddownB.droppedoffC.droppedbyD.droppedout52.ThenewlypromotedassistantmanagerexpressedawishtobetotheLondonbranch.A.transferredB.movedC.exchangedD.transmitted53.TherelationshipbetweenChinaandIndiahasbeen__studiedrecently.A.violentlyB.intensivelyC.originallyD.extremely54.OverathirdofthepopulationinthatAfricancountrywasestimatedtohavenotothehealthservice.A,processB.accessC.excessD.success55.Whenhearrivedatthevillage,hefound__theagedandthesickathome.A.nothingbutB.nootherWanC.nonebutD.anyonebut56.Whichsportisthemostexpensive__trainingequipment,players'personalequipmentanduniforms?A.bymeansofB.bywayofC.inplaceofD.intermsof57.yourjacket,please.Theroomisverywarm.A.TakeupB.TakeonC.TakeoffD.Takeafter58.Itstartedraining,soshethenearesthouse.A.madeupB.madeoutC.madeforD.madeoff59.Thosewhofailedintheentranceexaminationsarelikelytotheirfailurestobadluck.A.distributeB.retributeC.contributeD.attribute60.Thenewfindingsbytheresearchcrewsuggestedthatthegovernment'shousingplansnotpracticable.A.wasB.wereC.beD.shouldbe61.Inthiscompanyfewerandfeweremployeesarewillingtodotheyareaskedto.A.thatB.whetherC.whatD.which62.Thespywassupposedtodisguisedasawomaninthesupermarket.A.haveescapedB.hadescapedC.escapeD.escaped63.Theladywasmadeonthefloorwaitingfortenminutesbeforeattendedto.A.standingB.stoodC.tostandD.stand64.Adoctor,alongwithagroupofyoungnurses,__goingtodemonstratetheheartoperationprocess.A.willB.shallC.isD.are65.Whentheyoungmanwasabouttospeak,hisfriendlookedathim,tolockuphismouth.A.asforB.asifC.asregardsD.as66.,wemadeaplanforthefuturestudy.A.HavingsummarizedourpresentworkB.BeingsummarizedourpresentworkC.SummarizedourpresentworkD.Summarizingourpresentwork67.TomSmithwishedthathisparentsinthestrickenareawhentheearthquakeoccurred.A.havenotbeenB.had.notbeenC.werenotD.arenot68.Somepeoplearenotsomuchinterestedinwhatamandoes__howhecametochoosethatparticularlineofwork.A.likeB.whenC.asD.so69.Theproposalthatbusinesscompaniesguidedbyprofessionalsfortheirnewschemeofdevelopmentswasacceptedwithoutdisagreement.A.wasB.wereC.beD.are70.Thedoctormetothedangerofnotgettingenoughrestwhileworkingovertime.A.ledB.persuadedC.alertedD.reminded71.ItseemsquiteunbelievablethatamanlikeJeremycouldbeinquestionabledeals.A.involvedB.lostC.participatedD.token72.Thelady'sappointmentwouldbeterminatedasofSeptember29,unlesstothattimesherequestedahearing.A.priorB.juniorC.superiorD.inferior73.ThedeanofthePhysicsDepartmentfortheuniversitylibrarymanyoutstandingprivatebookcollections.A.distributedB.securedC.separatedD.contributed74.Largeamountofoilimportsputsaheavyburdenonthecountry'sgold.A.conservationB.preservationC.storageD.reserve75.Theultimategoalofthisdancecollegeistofullybringoutthestudents'artistic.A.possibilityB.likelihoodC.capacityD.potentialPartIVClozeTest(10points)Di