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学位英语考试模拟试题10

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）

英语试卷一

PartIDialogueCompletion（15points）　

Directions:

Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,　B,　CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Jeff:

Couldyoupassmethealbum,please?

Julie:

___________.

A.NotatallB.Yes,Icould

C.HereyouareD.You’rewelcome

2.Bob:

Hi,Tom.Haven’tseenyouforages.Howiseverythingwithyou?

Tom:

___________.

A.That’sverykindofyouB.Fine,thankyou

C.ThankyouD.It’sgoodwithme.

3.May:

Thankyouforthewonderfulmeal.Itwassodelicious.

Mrs.Sun:

_____________.

A.Don’tbetoopolite.B.Thefoodwasverypoor

C.Thanks.GladyoulikeditD.Really?

I’mabadcook.

4.Stranger:

Excuseme,canyoutellmethewaytotheBlackwell’sInn?

Peter:

_____________.

A.Yes,Ican.I’manativehereB.Ican’ttellyouthat

C.Yes,abuswilltakeyouthereD.Sure.TakebusNo.211.

5.Susan:

Iwonderifyoucoulddrivemetotheairport.

Teddy:

____________.

A.I’dbegladtoB.Oh,it’smyduty

C.IthinksoD.It’saccepted

6.Sally:

SorryIcamelateagain.

Peter:

___________

A.Howcanyoubelateagain?

B.Ican’tbearaguylikethat.

C.Yes,youshouldbe.D.That’sallright.

7.Jenny:

ShallIgoandtellMr.Fairbanksaboutourproposal?

Jackie:

______________.

A.Yes,yougoB.Goatonce

C.Yes,let’sD.Yes,please

8.Wife:

Ihopenothingterriblewillhappentothekids.

Husband:

_____________.

A.Idon’thopeB.Ihopenot,either

C.IhopesoD.Ihopeneither

9.Mori:

It’sapleasuretomeetyouhere.

Kaco:

____________.

A.Pleasedtomeetyou,too

B.Thankyousomuch

C.You’retoohospitable

D.Ididn’texpecttoseeyouhere

10.Billy:

YoulookcoolinthatNikijumper?

Bobby:

____________

A.Howcanyousaythat?

B.Yes,itisjustaspecialsale.

C.Yes,Iknow.Itiscool,notme.

D.Thankyou.

11.Tim:

Ihearyouhavebeentothebookfair.Howisit?

Susan:

____________

A.Absolutelymarvelous.B.Verymuchindeed.

C.Verywell,wasn’tit?

D.No,getityourself.

12.Anne:

ShallwedropintheMexicancanteenforabite?

Coco:

____________

A.Itdoesn’tmattertome.B.Idon’tcareforit.

C.Whateveryousay!

D.Sowhat?

13.Nancy:

Haveyouheardaboutthematch?

Ourteamwonbyonepoint.

Scott:

___________

A.Isitarealthing?

B.Congratulations!

B.Goodluck!

D.You’rekidding!

14.Jenny:

MayIuseyourcamerathisafternoon?

Jimmy:

_____________,butNancycameinandborroweditjustnow.

Jenny:

Nevermind.

A.DoasyoupleaseB.Yes,youmay

C.I’msorryD.Asluckwouldhaveit

15.Mom:

Johnny,wherearethecookies?

Don’ttellmeyouatethemall!

Johnny:

Yes,Idid._____________.

A.Ijustcouldn’tbearitB.Ijustcouldn’thelpit

C.TheyweretoogoodtoeatD.Theyweregoodtoeat

PartIIReadingComprehension（40points]

Directions:

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

PassageOne

DorotheaDixlefthomeatanearlyageofherownfreewilltolivewithhergrandmother.

Atfourteen,DorotheawasteachingschoolatWorcester,Massachusetts.Ashorttimeaftershehadbegunteaching,sheestablishedaschoolforyounggirlsinhergrandparents’home.StresswasplacedonmoralcharacteratDorothea’sschool,whichsheconducteduntilshewasthirty-three.

Shewasforcedtogiveupteachingathergrandparents’home,however,whenshebecameill.Afewyearofinactivityfollowed.

In1841Dorotheabegantoteachagain,acceptingaSundayschoolclassintheEastCambridge,inaMassachusetts’jail.Here,shefirstcameuponinsanepeoplelockeduptogetherwithcriminals.

Inthosedaysinsanepeopleweretreatedevenworsethancriminals.Therewereonlyafewasylumsintheentirecountry.Thereforejails,poorhouses,andhousesofcorrectionwereusedtoconfinetheinsane.

DorotheaDixmadeacarefulinvestigationoftheinhumantreatmentoftheinsane.Itwasconsideredunfitforawomantodevoteherselftosuchworkatthistime.ButthisdidnotstopDorotheaDixinhereffortstoprovidepropermedicalcarefortheinsane.

Gradually,becauseofherinvestigations,conditionswereimproved.Morethanthirtymentalinstitutionswerefoundedorre-establishedintheUnitedStatesbecauseofherefforts.DorotheaalsoextendedherinvestigationstoEnglandandtootherpartsofEurope.

DuringtheCivilWar,DorotheaservedassuperintendentofwomenhospitalnursesintheUnionarmy.Whenthewarwasover,shereturnedtoherworkofimprovingconditionsforinsanepeople.

16.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheTreatmentofMentalIllness.

B.TheLifeofaYoungEnglishWoman

C.AnAmericanHumanitarian

D.SocialProblemsoftheNineteenthCentury

17.Theword“stress”inLine3ofParagraph2couldbestbereplacedby________?

A.emphasisB.strain

C.relativeloudnessD.physicalpressure

18.DorotheaDixfirstbecomeawareofthemistreatmentofinsanepeoplewhenshe__________.

A.taughtSundayschoolinajail

B.workedinaninsaneasylumasanurse.

C.hadhergrandmothertreatedmentally.

D.wasaskedtoinvestigatetheproblem.

19.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutDorotheaDixistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Shespenttimestudyingcriminallaw.

B.Peoplebelievedsheshouldn’thelptheinsane.

C.Sheconsideredmostcriminalsmentallyunstable.

D.Hergrandmotherwasateacher.

20.TheauthorimpliesthatDorotheaDix’sworkwiththeinsanewasinterruptedby_________.

A.anillnessB.hertriptoEngland

C.theCivilWarD.hergrandmother’sdeath

PassageTwo

Thefacesofelderly,happily-marriedpeoplesometimesresembleeachother.Dr.Aikenstudiedanumberofcoupleswhohadbeenmarriedforatleasttwenty-fiveyears.Eachcoupleprovidedfourphotographs---onephotoofeachpartneratthetimeoftheirmarriageandanotherphotoofeachpartnertwenty-fiveormoreyearslater.Allbackgroundwascutfromthephotostoremoveanyclues.Thephotoswerethendisplayedingroups:

arandomgroupingofthepersonsatthetimeoftheirmarriageandanotherrandomgroupingofthesamepersonswhotookphotographslater.Sometesteeswereaskedtopickoutthepartners.Theyfailedtotallywiththefirstgroup.Theirjudgmentswerenobetterthanchance.Butwiththephotostakentwenty-fiveormoreyearsafterthemarriage,thetesteeswerequitesuccessfulindecidingwhowasmarriedtowhom.Theywereparticularlysuccessfulwiththemosthappily-marriedcouples.

Dr.Aikenbelievesthereareseveralreasonswhycouplesgrowalike.Onereasonhassomethingtodowithimitation.Onepersontendstocopyordothesameassomeoneelsewithoutknowingit.Hesayshumanbeginstoimitatetheexpressionsofthefacesoftheirlovedones.Anotherpossiblereason,hesays,isthecommonexperienceofthecouples.Thereisatendencyforpeoplewhohavethesamelifeexperiencetochangetheirfacesinsimilarways.Forexample,ifacouplesufferedfromalotofsadexperiences,theirfacesarelikelytochangeinasimilarway.

21.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_____.

A.tellhowcoupleslikeeachother

B.showthelifeexperienceofhusbandandwife

C.explainwhycouplesgrowalike

D.describethestudyonanumberofmarriedpeople

22.Inthetesting,Dr.Aikencutthebackgroundfromthosephotosforthepurposeof_________.

A.groupingthosecouplesagain

B.leavingnotraceforthetestees

C.imitatingthosecouples’life

D.leavingthetesteesmorechances

23.Thetesteesfailedto_____.

A.tellcouplesbylookingattheirphotostakenwhentheygotmarried

B.distinguishhappily-marriedcouplesfromsadly-marriedcouples

C.discoverthedifferenceofeachpartner

D.understandDr.Aiken'sstudythoroughly

24.Itcanbeinferredfromthestudythat________.

A.lifeexperiencestendtochangeone’sexpression

B.sharedexperiencesmayleavegoodimpressions

C.couplesmaylearnfromeachotherinsharingexperiences

D.couplestendtoloveandhatethesamethinginlife

25.Fromthepassagewecandrawaconclusionthat__________.

A.happily-marriedcouplesareoftenricherthanothercouples

B.coupleswholookalikecanlivelonger

C.theinfluencebetweencouplescanbequitestrong

D.allcoupleshavebeenprovedtogrowalike

PassageThree

Publicgoodsarethosecommoditieswhoseenjoymentnobodycanbeeffectivelyexcluded.Everybodyisfreetoenjoythebenefitsofthesecommoditiesandoneperson’susedoesnotreducethepossibilitiesofanybodyelse’senjoyingthesamegood.

Examplesofpublicgoodsarenotasrareasonemightexpect.Afloodcontroldamisapublicgood.Oncethedamisbuilt,allpersonslivingintheareawillbenefit---regardlessoftheirowncontributiontotheconstructioncostofthedam.Thesameholdstrueforhighwaysignsoraidsinnavigation.Oncealighthouseisbuilt,noshipofanynationalitycanbeeffectivelyexcludedfromuseofthelighthousefornavigationalpurposes.Nationaldefenceisanotherexample.Evenapersonwhovotedagainstmilitarycostsordidnotpayanytaxeswillbenefitfromtheprotectionafforded.

Itisnoeasytasktodeterminethesocialcostsandsocialbenefitsassociatedwithapublicgood.Thereisnopracticablewayofchargingdriversforlookingathighwaysigns,sailorsforwatchingalighthouseandcitizensforthesecurityprovidedtothemthroug