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广东省成人高等教育学士学位英语

英语试卷

PartIDialogueCompletion（15points）

Directions:

Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Jenny:

I'mverytiredandthirsty.

Jackie:

Whydon'tyouhaveacupoftea?

Jenny:

.

A.NicetomeetyouB.I'mfine.Howareyou?

C.That'agoodideaD.Absolutelytrue

2.Mark:

HowmuchdoesitcosttovisittheBritishMuseum?

Johnson:

.

A.FivehoursB.It'free

C.It'fineD.Veryhighquality

3.Gentleman:

Abouthowlongwillittaketogetthere?

TaxiDriver:

Oh,atthistimeoftheday,itwon'takelong….

A.about15to20minutesB.about25dollars

C.about10hoursD.about100meters

4.Andy:

Iheardyou'removingtoNewYork.I'mgoingtomissyou.

Ryan:

.Let'keepintouch.

A.No,Ican'B.Yes,Ido

C.MeeitherD.Metoo

5.Karen:

Doyouhavetheseshoesinsizeseven?

Clerk:

.Butletmelookinthestockroom.

A.Yes,absolutelyB.I'mnotsure

C.That'itD.No,notatall

6.Keith:

Goodmorning.CouldIspeaktoyourcustomersservicesdepartment,please?

Receptionist:

Certainly.

Keith:

ThisisKeithJones.

A.Who'calling?

B.ButI'msorry.

C.Where'eyoufrom?

D.Pleasewaitaminute.

7.Lucy:

Wehadaterribleholiday!

Mike:

?

Lucy:

Yes.Itrainedallthetime.

A.DoyouB.Haveyou

8.Burt:

Canyoukeepaneyeonmyluggage,please”

Kevin:

.I'begladto.

A.ButIcan'B.Noproblem

C.NowayD.I'venoidea

9.Alex:

Howmuchisastandardroom?

Clerk:

.

A.FivemilesperhourB.Tenkilosperperson

C.NinemetershighD.$55pernight

10.Michell:

WhatdoyouthinkofLiverpool,Lars?

Lars:

.

A.It'reallyinterestingB.Itdoesn'matter

C.It'noneofmybusinessD.It'free

11.Laurie:

I'vegotabadcoldandasorethroat.Canyougivemesomethingforit?

Chemist:

.

A.It'verycoldB.It'verypainful

C.You'everyniceD.Yes,ofcourse

12.Jercy:

Doyouknowwhattimehe'beback?

Mike:

Ithink.

A.InaboutanhourB.Aboutthreehundreddollars

C.AboutthreehoursD.Withinthreemeters

13.Customer:

CanIhavetwocupsofcoffee,please?

Clerk:

Sure….

A.That'niceofyouB.It'mypleasure

C.That'£3D.That'OK

14.Nancy:

Youdidn'likethemeal,didyou?

Charlie:

.Well,ithadn'tbeencookedproperly.

A.Yes,IdidB.No,Ididn'

C.Yes,IdoD.No,Idon'

15.Receptionist:

CouldIhaveyourfirstname,please?

Marc:

.

A.It'MarcB.Sorry,it'late

C.It'fantasticD.It'funny

PartIIReadingComprehension（40points）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsor

unfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

MountVesuviusisanactivevolcanolocatedjusteastofNaples,Italy.ItistheonlyvolcanoonthecontinentofEuropetohaveeruptedinthelastonehundredyears,thoughothervolcanoeshaveeruptedonislandsintheMediterraneanSea.In1631,approximatelythreethousandpeoplewerekilledbyaneruptionfromMountVesuvius.Sinee1631,the4,200foothighvolcanohaseruptedatleasttwentyonetimes.MountVesuviusisconsideredparticularlydangerousbecausetoday,nearlythreemillionpeopleliveinthedirectpathofapotentialfutureeruption.

MountVesuviusismostfamousforitsIandmarkeruptionintheyear79AD,whichburiedthecitiesofPompeiiandHerculaneuminlayersofburningash.TheonlyaccountoftheeruptionthatsurvivesisfromPlinytheYounger.Fromhisdramaticaccount,scientistsbelievethecloudofashhewitnessedthatdescendeduponPompeiiwastwentymileshigh.ThecityofPompeiiwascompletelyburied.Itwasrediscoveredin1748,morethan1600yearsaftertheeruption.ThepeopleofPompeiiwerefoundburiedunder12layersofsoil.Manyofthebuildingswereamazinglywell-preserved,aswerethebodiesofthosewhowerejustgoingabouttheirdailyroutineswhentheeruptionoccurred.TheruinsatPompeiihaveprovidedarchaeologistswithvaluableinformationabouthowpeopleintheRomanEmpirelived.Today,PompeiiisoneofthemostvisitedsitesinItaly.

16.Inthelastonehundredyears,volcano（es）eruptedontheEuropeanContinent.

A.twentyoneB.two

C.onlyoneD.seventeen

17.Today,MountVesuviusisconsideredparticularlydangerousbecause.

A.itisthemostactivevolcanointheworld

B.threemillionpeoplewillbeindangerifiterupts

C.threethousandpeoplewerekilledin1631eruption

D.thisvolcanois4,200foothigh

18.ItwasintheeruptionthatthecityofPompeiiwasdestroyed.

A.1631B.1748

C.1600D.79

19.TheIandmarkeruptionofMountVesuiushappened.

A.completelyoutofpeople'expectation

B.afterpeoplearoundwerewellprepared

C.beforethebuildingswerewell-preseved

D.afterpeoplearoundmovedout

20.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutPompeii?

A.ThecityofPompeiiwascompletelyburiedin79ADeruption.

B.NowmanypeoplewillvisitPompeiiwhentheygotoItaly

C.Thebodiesofthosewhowereburiedintheeruptionwerenotwell-preserved.

D.1,600yearsaftertheeruption,Pompeiiwasrediscovered.

PassageTwo

TheUnitedKingdomisalargeislandlocatedinEurope.ItalsoincludespartoftheislandofIreland.Itismadeupoffournations:

England,Scotland,Wales,andNorthernIreland.Over60millionpeopleliveintheUnitedKingdom.Thevastmajorityofthepopulation,however,livesinEngland.ThegovernmentoftheUnitedKingdomisconsideredaconstitutionalmonarchy.Aconstitutionalmonarchyisagovernmentinwhichthemonarch（kingorqueen）isheadofstate.Now,QueenElizabethIIisthemonarchoftheUnitedKingdom.Inreality,however,sheexercisesverylittlepoliticalpower.

ThehistoryoftheUnitedKindgomisfullofwars,invasions,revolutions,andinterestingrulers.Numerouscastles,fortifications,oldcathedrals,andruinsareevideneeofthekingdom'spast.The"UK,"asitisoftencalled,wasoncetheworld'smostpowerfulnation.Canada,Australia,India,Pakistan,andeventheUnitedStatesareamongnationsthatusedtobecontrolledbytheUnitedKingdom.ItisalsothebirthplaceoftheEnglishIanguage.

TherearemanyremarkableIandmarkstoseeintheUnitedKingdomsuchastheTowerofLondon,BigBen,OxfordUniversityandthemysteriousStonehenge.OxfordUniversity,foundedsometimeinthe12thcentury,istheoldestuniversityintheEnglishspeakingworld.ManyoftheUnitedKingdom'sformerprimeministersattendedOxford.Stonehenge,locatednearSalisbury,England,isagroupofgiantstandingstonesarrangedinacircularformation.Archaeologistsbelievetheformationsareover4,500yearsold.NooneknowsexactlywhatStonehengeismeanttorepresent.

21.IntheUnitedKingdom,mostofthepeoplelivein.

A.EnglandB.Scotland

C.WalesD.NorthernIreland

22.Inaconstitutionalmonarchy,istheheadofthestate.

A.theprimeministerB.constitution

C.thekingorqueenD.QueenElizabethII

23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.TheUnitedKingdomisanEuropeancountry.

B.Now,intheUnitedKingdom,QueenElizabethIIhasthegreatestpoliticalpower.

C.TheUnitedKingdomhasapopulationof60million.

D.ConstitutionalmonarchyisgenerallyconsideredtheformofgovernmentintheUnitedKingdom.

24.TheEnglishIanguageisoriginallyfrom.

A.CanadaB.Australia

C.theUnitedStatesD.theUnitedKingdom

25.IfyouvisitStonehenge,youwillsee.

A.manyancientcastles

B.agroupofhugestandingstone

C.anolduniversity

D.ahugeclock

PassageThree

ChristopherColumbuswasborninGenoa,Italyin1451.Hiscareerinexplorationstartedwhenhewasveryyoung.AsateenagerhetraveledtheseasandeventuallymadePortugalhisbase.HeappealedtothekingsofPortugal,FranceandEnglandtofinanceawestwardtriptotheIndies,butalldeniedhisrequest.Aftertenyearsofmonumentaleffortsbutfruitlessresults,KingFerdinandandQueenIsabellaofSpainagreedtofinanceColumbusinthehopesofacquiringgreatwealth.OnAugust3,1492,Columbusandthreeships,theNina,Pinta,andSantaMaria,leftPalos,Spainandheadedwestward.

AfterstoppingintheCanaryIslandsoffthecoastofAfrica,Columbus'shipshittheopenseas.Coveringabout150milesaday,thetripwaslongandarduous.Thecrewwasafraidofseamonstersandgrewmorerestlesseverydaywhenlandwasnotsighted.Columbusofferedarewardforthefirstpersontosightland.OnOctober12,acrewmemberaboardthePintasightedoneoftheBahamaIslands.ColumbussetfootonwhathebelievedwasoneoftheSpiceIslands,agroupofislandsinAsia（nowknownasIndonesia）,wherevaluablespicesandrichescamefrom.HenamedthelandSanSalvador.Columbusfailedtofindtherichesheexpected,andcontinuedtosearchforChina.HenextvisitedCubaandHispaniola（DominicanRepublic）.Heencounterednativepeopleswhohenamed"Indians"becausehebelievedtheywereinhabitantsoftheIndies.

ColumbusreturnedtoSpainahero.HewasnamedviceroyoftheIndies.HesoonreturnedtotheNewWorldbutneverfoundtherichesheexpected.SomebegantobelievethatColumbushadfound"anewworld"ratherthatashortcuttotheIndies.

26.ChristopherColumbus'requestwaswhenheaskedthekingofFrancetofinancea

westwardtriptoIndies.

A.refusedB.granted

C.discussedD.agreed

27.OnA