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大学英语广东省成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试真题
大学英语-广东省成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试真题2013年
广东省成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试真题2013年
PaperOne
Part?
DialogueComprehension
Directions:
Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1、Abby:
Doyoulikelivinginthecity?
Bob:
______It'stoonoisy.
A.That'sforsure.B.Notreally.
C.Italldepends.D.Whoknows?
2、Clair:
Areyoucomingwithus?
Douglas:
______I'vegottoprepareforthetest.
A.Maybesomeothertime.B.Well,ifyouinsist.
C.Whocares?
D.I'dbegladto.
3、Allen:
How'syourheadache?
Jenny:
______.Themedicineworkedwonders.
A.StillthesameB.Hatetotellyou
C.It'sallgoneD.It'sgettingworse
4、Kevin:
Istherestaurantanygood?
Tommy:
______,butyouhavetotryitforyourself.
A.Ithinkit'sgreatB.Don'tworryaboutit
C.It'sajokeD.I'veneverbeenthere
5、John:
Whynotgivemeacalltonight?
Margret:
______Yournumberagain?
A.Toolate.B.Doesitreallymatter?
C.I'llbecrazybusy.D.I'lldothat.
6、Blair:
Hello.MayIspeaktoMr.Smith?
Steve:
______Wouldyouliketoleaveamessage?
A.He'snotinfightnow.B.I'llgethimforyou.
C.Holdthelineplease.D.Mr.what?
7、Mike:
It'sagreatmovie.I'llgowithyou.
Grice:
Great.Butwemustleavenowifyoudon'twanttomissthebeginning.
Mike:
______
A.I'dbegladto.B.Howtimeflies!
C.I'llbeready.D.Whatagreatidea!
8、Teacher:
Allfight.______?
Student:
Itsuredid.Thankyousomuch,professor.
A.CanIseeyouinthenextclassB.Isitwhatyouwanttoask
C.HaveIunderstoodyoucorrectlyD.Didthatansweryourquestion
9、Jay:
Howarethingsgoingwithyourroom?
Lee:
She'sdoinggreat.Ineveryway.
A.Howdoyouknow?
B.Thankyouforasking.
C.Isthatfight?
D.Youknowbetter.
10、Cashier:
Okay,that'llbe$8.55.
Customer:
______.
Cashier:
Thanks...Next!
A.HereyougoB.Takethisaway
C.YouarefightD.It'sveryniceofyou
11、Kathy:
Ihopetheyhaveallthatstuffatthesupermarket.
Ben:
______Wecanalsolookonlineforthethingswelike.
A.Itbeatsme.B.HowcanIknow?
C.What'sthepoint?
D.Itdoesn'tmatteriftheydon't.
12、Lucas:
Sorrysweetie.Ididn'thearyou.______?
Mary:
Lookhere,thisdresshasmatchingbeltandshoes.Whatdoyouthink?
A.WhereareyouB.Howyoudoing
C.WhatdidyousayD.Whyareyouhere
13、Mark:
Let'sgoandsitdownforawhile.Ineedtorestandhaveadrink.
Lima:
______.I'mtiredtoo.
A.YouarefightB.That'samazing
C.Let'sdothatD.We'llgiveitatry
14、Boss:
Congratulationstoyourpromotion,Jack.
Employee:
______,Mr.Anderson.I'lldomybestinthenewrole.
A.SamehereB.Thankyouforyourtrust
C.ThehonorismineD.I'dappreciateit
15、Carlo:
Howmuchisitforapersonforaday?
Ben:
Withlunch,it'sonly60Euros.
Carlo:
OK,______.
A.it'stooexpensiveB.it'sadeal
C.forgetitD.goodbye
Part?
ReadingComprehension
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.
PassageOne
Thecomfortzoneisourliving,work,andsocialenvironmentsthatwehavegrownaccustomedto.Itdeterminesthetypeoffriendswemakeorpeopleweassociatewith.Itdeterminesalifestyleweacceptorreject.
Youngpeopleareveryadaptable;theycanadjusttochangingcomfortzoneswithease.Theycansocializewithhomelesspeopleinthemorningandbeequallyateaseataformalbanquetintheevening.Asweage,theabilitytoadapttowide-rangingcomfortzonesbecomesmoredifficult.Socialprejudicenarrowsthecomfortzonerange.Thecomfortzonecanbeadecisionmakingtool.
Comfortzonesaredirectlyrelatedtoourdreamsorgoals,whichisassociatewithself-fulfillingprophecy(预言).Inordertogrowandchange,wemust
firstbediscontentwithourcurrentcomfortzone.Wemustrealizethatallmeaningfulandlastingchangesoccurfirstindaydreamingandthentheyworktheirwayintoreality.Themoreclearlyandvividlywefantasizeourdream,thestrongerandmorerealthepicturesonthesubconsciouslevelwillbecome.Onceour
subconsciousacceptsthisimageanditsexpectation,itwillgotowork,searchingforawaytobringthedreamintoreality.Ifwefeelthatthesethingsaretoogoodforus,wewillfindwaystofail.If,however,weintentionallyimaginethechangewewant,buildanexpectationofthechangementallyandemotionally,andwewillfindwaystoacquiredreamand,whenmentallyready,itwillarrivefasterthanweeverthoughtpossible.
Forsomepeople,problems,suffering,poverty,badbreaksaretheircomfortzone.Theyfindcomfortinfindingfaultandcomplainingabouttheirmisfortune.Thesameistrueforbusinesses.Managementandworkershavegrownusedtoseeingthingsgowrongandexpectthemtoo.Managementfindscomfortinfindingfaultwithworkersandviceversa.
Noteifthecomfortzoneweareseekingisbeyondourcurrentincome,then,weneedtodevelopaservicethathasgreatervaluethanourcurrentone.Money,powerandinfluencearenotgoals;theyarerewardsonlyforpersonalachievement.
16、Asonegrowsolder,______.
A.one'scomfortzonebecomesnarrowerB.onefindscomfortzonemoreeasily
C.onebecomesmoresympatheticD.onebehavesbetterinsocialgatherings
17、Whatdoes"bediscontentwithourcurrentcomfortzone"(Para.3)mean?
A.Bepreparedtorealizeourdreams.B.Keepdreamingofunrealisticgoals.
C.Pictureourdreamsclearlyandvividly.D.Bedissatisfiedwithourpresentlife.
18、Accordingtotheauthor,daydreaming______.
A.requiresacleargoalinmind
B.doeslittlegoodtothepursuitofhappiness
C.preparesusformeaningfulchangesinlife
D.wastesourtimeandenergy
19、ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph4that______.
A.comfortzonemayleadtoconflicts
B.comfortzoneisnotnecessarilypositive
C.peopletendtofindfaultwiththemselves
D.survivalishardinbusinesscircles
20、Byseekingabettercomfortzone,peopleaimto______.
A.makegreaterachievementsB.makemoremoney
C.bemoreinfluentialD.gaingreaterpower
PassageTwo
Entireculturesoperateonelaboratesystemsofindirectness.Forexample,itisdiscoveredinasmallresearchprojectthatmostGreeksassumedthatawifewhoasked,"Wouldyouliketogototheparty?
"washintingthatshewantedtogo.Theyfeltthatshewouldn'tbringitupifshedidn'twanttogo.Furthermore,theyfelt,shewouldnotstateherpreferencedirectlybecausethatwouldsoundlikeademand.Indirectnesswastheappropriatemeansforcommunicatingherpreference.
Japaneseculturehasdevelopedindirectnesstoafineart.Forexample,aJapaneseprofessor,HarumiBefu,explainsthedelicateexchangeofindirectnessrequiredbyasimpleinvitationtolunch.Whenhisfriendextendedtheinvitation,Befufirsthadtodeterminewhetheritwasmeantliterallyorjustaritual,muchasanAmericanmightsay,"We'llhavetohaveyouoverfordinnersometime"butwouldnotexpectyoutoturnupatthedoor.Havingdecidedtheinvitationwasmeantliterallyandhavingaccepted,Befuwasthenaskedwhathewouldliketoeat.Followingcustom,hesaidanythingwould
do,buthisfriend,alsofollowingcustom,pressedhimtospecify.Hostandguestrepeatedthisexchangeanappropriatenumberoftimes,untilBefuthoughtitpolitetoanswerthequestion—politely—bysayingthatteaoverricewould
befine.Whenhearrivedforlunch,hewasindeedservedteaoverrice—as
thelastcourseofaluxuriousmeal.Befuwasnotsurprisedbythefeast,becauseheknewthatcustomrequiredit.Hadhebeengivenwhatheaskedfor,hewouldhavebeeninsulted.Butcustomalsorequiredthathemakeagreatshowofbeingsurprised.
21、AccordingtoParagraph1,Greeksbelievethatwomen______.
A.wouldliketogivedemands
B.usemorequestionsthanstatements
C.carefullyweavetheirwishesintoquestions
D.areafraidofexpressingpersonalopinions
22、Onreceivingalunchinvitation,Befufirsthasto______.
A.decidewhethertoacceptitornotB.figureoutwhathewouldliketoeat
C.pretendtoshowgreatsurpriseD.judgewhethertheinvitationisserious
23、WhywouldBefuaskforteaoverrice?
A.Tobepolitebymakingthingseasy.B.Itishisfavorite.
C.Toavoidbeinginsulted.D.Toendtheconversationquickly.
24、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Befuwasservedexactlywhathehadaskedfor.
B.Itwouldbeimpolitetoserveasimplelunch.
C.Befuwassurprisedbythelastcourseforlunch.
D.Befuactedlikeheenjoyedhismealalot.
25、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.GreeksandJapanesearewellknownforbeingindirect.
B.Indirectnessisevidentinmanycultures.
C.Mealsrevealalotaboutaparticularculture.
D.Peoplesometimestelllieswithgoodintention.
PassageThree
InWesternculture,anengagementbeginswith"yes"toasimplequestion:
"Willyoumarryme?
"Theseheart-stoppingwordsoftencomewithabeautifuldiamondring.Themanmakingtheproposalmaygetdownononeknee.Infact,menhavereliedonthissimple,romanticmethodofproposingmarriageforyears.
Today,thisisnolongertrueforeveryone.ConsiderhowJustinFirestoneproposedtoNatalieAbreu.ThecoupletookahelicoptertourovertheblacksandsofHonomanuBay,Hawaii.SuddenlyAbreusaw"Willyoumarryme,Natalie?
"spelledoutbelo