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学位英语考试模拟试题15

2011年广东省成人高等教育学士学位

外语水平考试模拟试题（十五）

英语试卷一

PartIDialogueCompletion（15points）

Directions:

Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Mike:

Hi,areyougoingtothefootballgametonight?

John:

Nottoit.I’mgoingtowatchitonTV.

Mike:

________Thereisalwayssomuchexcitement,peoplecheeringandshoutingwhenyouarethereinperson.

A.Youmust.

B.Whyisthat?

C.Howcouldthatbe?

D.Whatasillypersonyouare!

2.Tracy:

Doyouoftenchatwithyourson?

Susan:

Ialwaystryto,butthetalkneverlaststhreeminutes.

Tracy:

______We’vealldonethisbeforewhenwewereinthatage.MaybeIcansharesometipswithyouaboutdealingwiththem.

A.Takeiteasy.

B.Leavehimalone.

C.Don’tquarrelwithhim.

D.Trynottochatwithhimforafewdays.

3.Nicolas:

IhearmanypeopleinChinadonatemoneytohelppoorchildrengetgoodeducation.TowhomshallIgivemyshare?

LiMing:

________I’llaskaboutthatandletyouknow.

A.Really?

B.Whoknows?

C.Italldepends.

D.That’sverykindofyou.

4.Evan:

Well,I’mdoinganinterviewoncampuslife.WouldyoumindifIaskedyouacoupleofquestions?

Daniel:

________.Goahead.

A.No,that’sfine.

B.No,ifyouinsisted.

C.Yes,it’sfinewithme.

D.Yes,itisapleasureforme.

5.Harry:

Excuseme,MrBrown.I’vegotaterribletoothache.WoulditbealrightifIgotothedentist’s?

Brown:

_______.Takethewholedayoffifyoudon’tfeelanybetter.

A.Pooryou.

B.Oh,I’msorry.Takeabreak.

C.Oh,I’msorry.Ofcourseyoucan.

D.Yes,please,butcomebackassoonaspossible.

6.Jennifer:

Yourcarlooksgreat!

Jim:

Ijusthaditcleanedup.________

A.Therefore,Iwanttosellit.

B.Indeed,itisdangeroustodriveit.

C.Bytheway,doyouwanttobuyit?

D.Asamatteroffact,I’mthinkingofsellingit.

7.Katherine:

Myhusbandwasjustfoundtohavealungdisease.

Susie:

_______.Youmustbeveryupset.

Katherine:

Iam.

A.Oh,that’sunfair.

B.Oh,that’sashame!

C.Oh,that’sdisgusting!

D.Oh,that’sadisgrace!

8.Prof.Smith:

Comein.WhatcanIdoforyou?

Monica:

Prof.Smith,areyougivingyouradvancedmathematicscourseagainnextsemester?

Prof.Smith:

_________

A.Yes.I’mplanningonit.

B.Doyouwanttoattendit?

C.Youarewelcometoattendit.

D.Yes.Doyouwantmetoofferit?

9.Steven:

Phil,youlooktired.Didyouhaveabusyday?

Phil:

_______Icouldgotosleeprighthereintheoffice.

A:

Yes,itwas.

B.No,Ididn’t.

C.SurelyIwas.

D.Icertainlydid.

10.Ed:

Howdoyougetalongwithyournewmusicteacher?

Maggie:

MsDavis?

Fine.________Ilikeheralot.

Ed:

Iheardshewasagoodteacher.She’sreallyinterestedinmusiceducation.

A.She’snicetome.

B.She’sabitstrange.

C.She’sgoodatdance.

D.She’snotgoodatteaching,though.

11.Jackie:

Istheremuchforasecretarytoremember?

Nicolas:

Ohyes!

You’llneedabrainlikeacomputertostorealltheinformation.

Jackie:

_______AreyoutryingtodiscouragemebeforeIevenstart?

A.That’sjustfine.

B.I’mreallyshocked.

C.Ihopeyou’rejoking.

D.I’mverydisappointed.

12.Ted:

Whatareyoudoingwithallthosebooks?

Pat:

Tryingtorevisethingsfortheexamtomorrow.

Ted:

Thelast-nightrush,youmean?

_______

A.It’suseful.

B.Goodluck!

C.Workhard,then.

D.Comeon,itneverworks.

13.Jeff:

What’sonTelevisionthisevening?

________

Tina:

Whyaskmethat?

YouknowIneverwatchit.

A.Pleasetellme.

B.Ifeellikerelaxing.

C.Let’shaveacupoftea

D.Justturnonthetelevision.

14.Kate:

Thatwasagoodparty!

Ireallyenjoyedmyself.

Sam:

_______.Nowforagoodnight’ssleep.

Kate:

Ohno,comeon,Sam.Won’tyougivemeahandwiththeclearing-away?

A.Yes,sodidI!

B.Enjoyyourself.

C.Excuseme.I’mleaving.

D.No,let’sforgetitaltogether.

15.Daniel:

Youlooksoexcited._________

Viola:

I’mthinkingaboutthecakeofmybirthdaytomorrow.

A.What’snew?

B.Whathappened?

C.What’ssofunny?

D.What’sinyourmind?

PartIIReadingComprehension（40points）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Whydon’tbirdsgetlostontheirlongmigratoryflights?

Scientistshavepuzzledoverthisquestionformanyyears.Nowthey’rebeginningtofillintheblanks.

Notlongago,experimentsshowedthatbirdsrelyonthesuntoguidethemduringdaylighthours.Butwhataboutbirdsthatflymainlybynight?

Testswithartificialstarshaveprovedconclusivelythatcertainnight-flyingbirdsareabletofollowthestarsintheirlong-distanceflights.

Onesuchbird—awarbler（鸣禽）—hadspentitslifetimeinacageandhadneverflownunderanaturalsky.Yetitshowedaninbornabilitytousethestarsforguidance.Thebird’scagewasplacedunderanartificialstar-filledskyatmigrationtime.Thebirdtriedtoflyinthesamedirectionasthattakenbyhisoutdoorcousins.Anychangeinthepositionofthemake-believestarscausedachangeinthedirectionofhisflight,

Scientiststhinkthatwarblers,whenflyingindayflight,usethesunforguidance.Butthestarsareapparentlytheirchiefmeansofdirection-finding.Whatdotheydowhenthestarsarehiddenbyclouds?

Apparentlytheyfindtheirwaybysuchlandmarksasmountainranges,coastline,andrivercourses.Butwhenit’stoodarktoseethese,thewarblerscirclehelplessly,unabletogettheirdirections.

16.Thereasonswhybirdsdon’tgetlostonmigratoryflights_____.

A.areknowntoeveryone

B.willprobablyremainunknown

C.havebeendiscoveredonlyrecently

D.havebeenknowntoscientistsforyears

17.Birdsthatflymainlyatnightfollow_____.

A.thestars

B.themoon

C.artificialstars

D.thenaturalsky

18.Theexperimentwiththewarblerindicatedthat______.

A.somebirdscannotflyatnight

B.birdshavetobetaughttofinddirections

C.abirdthathasbeencagedwillnotmigrate

D.somebirdscanfollowthestarswhenflyingatnight

19.Warblersmigrate______.

A.onlyonceduringtheirlifetime

B.whentheyarefreedfromtheircages

C.usingwhatisapparentlyaninbornability

D.onlywiththeguidanceofhisoutdoorcousins

20.Whenthestarsarehiddenbyclouds,______.

A.warblerscirclehelplessly

B.warblersrelyonlandmarks

C.warblerscan’tseemountainranges

D.warblersareunabletogettheirdirections

PassageTwo

ThethreebiggestliesinAmericaare:

（1）“Thecheckisinthemail.”

（2）“OfcourseI’llrespectyouinthemorning.”（3）“Itwasacomputererror.”

Ofthesethreelittlewhitelies,theworstisbyfarthethird.It’stheonlyonethatcanneverbetrue.Today,ifabankstatementcheatsyououtof$900thatway,youknowwhattheclerkissuretosay:

“Itwasacomputererror.”Nonsense.Thecomputerisreportingnothingmorethanwhattheclerktypedintoit.

Themostannoyingcaseofalliswhenthecomputerizedcashregisterinthegrocerystoreshowsthatanitemcostsmorethanitactuallydoes.Iftheinnocentbuyerpointsoutthemistake,thechecker,bagger,andmanagerallcometogetherandofferthefamiliarexplanation:

“Itwasacomputererror.”

Itwasn’t,ofcourse.Thathigh-techcashregisterisreallynothingmorethananelectriceye.TheeyereadstheUniversalProductCode—thatbarofblackandwhitelinesinacornerofthepackage—andthenchecksthecodeagainstapriceliststoredinmemory.Ifthepricelistisright,you’llbechargedaccurately.

Grocerystoresupdatethepricelisteachday—thatis,somebodysitsatakeyboardandtypesintheprices.Ifthepricetheytypeinistoohigh,thereareonlytwoexplanations:

carelessnessordishonesty.Butsomehow“acomputererror”issupposedtoexcuseeverything.

Onereasonweletpeoplehidebehindacomputeristhecommonmisperceptionthathuge,moderncomputersare“electricbrains”with“artificialintelligence.”Atsomepointtheremightbeamachinewithintelligence,butnoneexiststoday.ThesmartestcomputeronEarthrightnowisnomore“intelligent”thanyouraveragepen.Atthispointinthedevelopmentofcomputers,theonlythinganymachinecandoiswhatahumanhasinstructedittodo.

21.Ofthethreeerrors,thecomputererroristheworstbecause______.

A.thecomputersaysnonsense

B.thecomputercheatscustomers

C.thecomputerdoesnotadmititserror

D.thecomputerdoesnotmaketheerror

22.Wearetoldthatahigh-techcashregisterisreallyjust______.

A.asimpleaddingmachine

B.amachinetoreceivemoney

C.anelectricinstrumentofsight

D.aninstrumentforprintingcodes

23.Grocerystorepricelistsareupdatedby____.

A.acomputer

B.akeyboard

C.anemployee

D.anelectricbrain

24.Thecomputercandomanythingsbecause_______.

A.itisveryclever

B.ithasmenbehindit

C.ithasagoodmemory

D.itwillnevermakemistakes

25.Whichofthefollowingdescribesthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Computersarestupidandinefficient

B.Computershelpstoresupdatethepricelist

C.Computererrorsarebasicallyhumanerrors

D.Supermarketpriceerrorsareduetodishonesty

PassageThree

Icameacrossanoldcountryguidetheotherday.Itlistedallthetradesmenineachvillageinmanypartsofthecountry,anditwasimpressivetoseethegr