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学位英语考试模拟试题2

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

（二）

英语试卷一

PartIDialogueCompletion（15points）

Directions:

Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Louise:

WouldyouliketogotoapartythisSaturday?

Jackie:

______________.Whatkindofparty?

A.Feelsgreat.B.Soundsgood.

C.Looksnice.D.SeemsOK.

2.Customer:

Hi,I’dlikeadoubleroomfortonight

Receptionist:

____________?

Customer:

Yes,IcalledyoulastweekfromSeattle.Mynameis

BobWoods.

A.Doyouhaveanappointment?

B.Haveyoupaidbeforehand?

C.Doyouhaveareservation?

D.Haveyoumadeanorder?

3.Sally:

Youlookgreatinthisreddress!

Jennifer:

__________.

A.No,it’snot.Yourslooksbetter.B.No,Idon’tlikeitverymuch.

C.Iquiteagreewithyou.D.Thankyou.It’smyfavorite.

4.Ginger:

Hey,howwasyourvacation?

Lily:

Toobad.Ibrokemyarmwhenskiingandhadtocomeback

home.

Ginger:

____________

A.Ifeelheartbreakingforyou.B.Oh,no.Howawful!

C.Oh,howshameful!

D.Idon’tlikewhatyousaid.

5.Doctor:

Howisyourbackache?

Isitstillbotheringyou?

Patient:

________.NowIcan’tmove.

A.That’sfine.B.Allright.

C.Iamafraidso.D.Iamsorrytohearthat.

6.Tracy:

Excuseme.Iwonderifyoucouldhelpmewiththissuitcase.Ijustwanttoputitonthetoprack.

Robert:

________

A.OK,Idon’tcare.B.Fine,Iagree.

C.Sure,noproblem.D.Whydon’tI?

7.Susan:

Chrisisverygenerous,isn’the?

Healwaysinvitespeople

out.

Rebecca:

_________.He’sneverinvitedmeanywhere.

A.Imustadmitit.B.Youareright.

C.Whatdoyouknow?

D.Doyouthinkso?

8.Lodger:

I’mterriblysorrythatIbrokeyourteacup.I’llpayforit.

Landlady:

_________

A.No,you’dbetternot.B.Oh,itdoesn’tmatter.

C.Yes,takecareofyourself.D.Oh,can’tcomplain.

9.Maggie:

CouldIspeaktoJustin,please?

Justin:

__________.

A.Yes,please.B.Yes,youcan.

C.Speaking.D.Whoareyou?

10.Salesgirl:

CanIhelpyou?

We’vegotsomenewshirtshere.

Customer:

OK,thanks._________

A.Mindyourownbusiness.B.Wearejustlooking.

C.Takecareofyourself.D.Wewillneedyoulater.

11.Vivian:

Guesswhat?

Mr.Haleinourofficewillbepromotedasthesalesmanager.

Betty:

_________

A.Areyoutellingthetruth?

B.Oh,congratulations!

C.Areyouallright?

D.Oh,youmustbekidding!

12.Ted:

DoyouhavetohavethatTVonquitesoloud?

Paul:

________,isitbotheringyou?

A.Yes,IhavetoB.I’msorry

C.Yes,enjoyyourselfD.Excuseme

13.Emily:

Ifeelveryupset.Iquarreledwithmymomthismorning.

MissFoster:

What’stheproblem?

________

A.Doyouwanttotalkaboutit?

B.Youmusttellmeeverything.

C.Youshouldn’tquarrelwithher.

D.Doyouthinkyouareright?

14.William:

Whataboutwegotothecinemathisevening?

Carmela:

OK.________?

William:

SomeactionmoviesIthink.

A.What’sup?

B.What’son?

C.Whatabout?

D.Whatfor?

15.Lodger:

Hello,Iamcallingaboutthethree-bedroomapartmentadvertisedinthenewspaper._________

Landlady:

Yesitis.Wouldyouliketohavealookatit?

A.Isitstillavailable?

B.Isitoccupied?

C.Isthereanyonein?

D.Isthereapossibility?

PartIIReadingComprehension（40points）

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Americansthisyearwillswallow15,000tonsofaspirin,oneofthesafestandmosteffectivedrugsinventedbyman.Asthemostpopularmedicineintheworldtoday,itisaneffectivepainreliever.Itsbadeffectsarerelativelymild,anditischeap.

AlthoughaspirinwasfirstsoldbyaGermancompanyin1899,ithasbeenaroundmuchlongerthanthat.Hippocrates,inancientGreece,understoodthemedicalvalueoftheleavesandtreebarkwhichtodayareknowntocontainsalicylates,thechemicalinaspirin.Duringthe19thcenturytherewasagreatdealofexperimentationinEuropewiththischemical,anditledtotheintroductionofaspirin.By19l5,aspirintablets（片剂）wereavailableintheUnitedStates.

Formillionsofpeoplesufferingfromarthritis,aspirinistheonlythingthatworks.Asmallquantityofaspirin（twofive-graintablets）relievespainandinflammation.Italsoreducesfeverbyinterferingwithsomeofthebody'sreactions.Aspirin,inshort,istrulythe20th-centurywonderdrug.Ontheotherhand,itisalsothesecondlargestsuicidedrugandistheleadingcauseofpoisoningamongchildren.Ithassideeffectsthat,althoughrelativelymild,arelargelyunrecognizedamongusers.

Aspirinisveryirritatingtothestomachlining,andmanyaspirintakerscomplainaboutupsetstomach.Thereisarightwayandawrongwaytotakeaspirin.Thebestwayistochewthetabletsbeforeswallowingthemwithwater,butfewpeoplecanstandthebittertaste.Somepeoplesuggestcrushingthetabletsinmilkororangejuiceanddrinkingthat.

16.Thisarticlediscusses__________.

A.themultiplefunctionsofaspirin

B.howandwhyaspirinwasinvented

C.thehistoryandthefeaturesofaspirin

D.howtotakeaspirinproperly

17.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,salicylatesis__________.

A.leavesandtreebarks

B.theoldnameofaspirin

C.thenameofaUScompany

D.acomponentofaspirin

18.WhichsymptomcanNOTbetreatedbyaspirin?

A.feverB.reactionsC.painD.inflammation

19.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatthebestwaytotakeaspirinistotakeit__________.

A.withbitterwater

B.withorangejuice

C.intabletform

D.inpowderform

20.Theauthorofthisarticleseemstobe__________.

A.againsttheuseofaspirin

B.infavourofaspirin

C.doubtfulaboutaspirin

D.notinterestedinaspirin

PassageTwo

Dr.MaryJoBaneistheassociatedirectoroftheCenterforResearchonWomen.Herrecentstudyfound“surprisingevidenceofthepersistenceofAmericancommitmentstofamilylife”,whichcastdoubtonsomecommonmythsaboutAmericanfamily.

Myth1:

TheAmericanFamilyisDyingBecauseoftheSoaringDivorceRate.

AccordingtoDr.Bane’sstudy,theAmericanfamilyischanging,notdying.Itisbecomingsmallerandthedivorcerateishigh.ButDr.Banesaysthatdespitethehighdivorcerate,marriagehasneverbeenmorepopular.Themajorityofdivorcedpeoplere-marry,butonly2％marrymorethantwice.Mostmarriageslastalongtime,andalargeproportionofdivorcesarefromteenagemarriages.Dependingonthespecificsituation,there’softengoodreasonforteenagemarriagestobreakup.

Myth2:

WorkingMothersareDestroyingtheFamilybyNeglectingTheirChildren.

“There’snoevidencethatchildrenreceivelessattentionfrommotherswhoworkoutsidethehomethanfrommothersworkinginsidethehome,”saysDr.Bane.“Youhavetodividethetimeintodifferentcategories:

simplephysicalfunctionandeducationaltimeordevelopmenttimewhenamotherplayswiththechild.Sofarwehaven’tseentheamountofeducationalordevelopmenttimevarymuch,whetherornotthemotherworksoutsidethehome.”Infact,Dr.Banefindsevidencethatworkingmothers,especiallyinthemiddleclass,trytocompensateforworkingbysettingasidetimeexclusivelyfortheirchildren.“Theyprobablyreadmoretotheirchildrenandspendmoretimeinplannedactivitieswiththemthannonworkingmothersdo.”saysDr.Bane.

21.Dr.MaryJoBane’sstudyseemstosuggestthat_________.

A.Americansarepersistentincareer

B.Americansareseriouswiththeirfamilies

C.Americanfamiliesareallbreakingup

D.Americanfamiliesareperfectasusual

22.ItcanbeinferredthatthecommonmythsofAmericanfamilyconsiderfamilylifetobe_________.

A.ingreatdanger

B.quitewonderful

C.changingtoofast

D.verysatisfying

23.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingistrueaboutmarriageanddivorce?

A.Divorcedpeopleneverconsiderasecondmarriage.

B.Teenagecouplesoftendivorceoutofnoreason.

C.Lessandlesspeopleplantogetmarried.

D.Veryfewpeoplehaveathirdorfourthmarriage.

24.Forthechildrenwhosemothersgoouttowork,__________.

A.itisbettertohavemothersathome

B.almostnoattentionispaidtothem

C.nolessattentionispaidtothem

D.alotoftimeisspentplayinggames

25.Comparedwithnonworkingmothers,workingmothers________.

A.sparelesstimetostaywiththeirchildren

B.domoreeducationalactivitieswithchildren

C.doverylittlesimplephysicalhousework

D.avoiddisturbingtheirworkbyfamilyduties

PassageThree

Crimehasitsowncycles,amagazinereportedsomeyearsago.Policerecordsthatwerestudiedforfiveyearsfromover2,400citiesandtownsshowasurprisinglinkbetweenchangesintheseasonandcrimepatternsinUK.

Thepatternofcrimehasvariedverylittleoveralongperiodofyears.MurderreachesitshighduringJulyandAugust,asdorapeandotherviolentattacks.Murder,moreover,ismorethanseasonal:

itisaweekendcrime.Itisalsoanighttimecrime:

62percentofmurdersarecommittedbetween6p.m.and6a.m.

Unlikethesummerhighincrimesofbodilyharm,burglaryhasadifferentcycle.Youaremostlikelytoberobbedbetween6p.m.and2a.m.onaSaturdaynightinDecember,JanuaryorFebruary.ThemostuncriminalmonthofallisMay;however,moredogbitesarereportedinthismonththaninanyothermonthoftheyear.

Ontheother