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2012年广东省成人高等教育学士学位英语

统考真题及精解

PaperOne（试卷一）

（90minutes）

PartIDialogneCompletion（15points）

Directions:

Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesin.thispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthedialogueandmarkyouransweron,theANSWERSHEET.

1.SpeakerA:

Wouldyouliketogowithmeforamovietonight?

SpeakerB:

[A]Younameit[B]lhopeyoudon'tmind

[C]IfIcanfinishmyhomework[D]Thankyouforinvitingme

2.Sam:

Oh,Iamfeelingdizzynow.YouknowIhavejustenjoyedmuchbeer.

Tracy:

Really?

Don'tyouknowitisaveryimportantparty?

[A]Behaveyourself[B]Mindhowyougo

[C]Mindyourownbusiness[D]Watchyourback

3.Naacy:

Carolinemusthaveleftsinceyourtrainarrivedsolate.

Eiline:

Tomysurprise,Ifoundherwaitingformeatthestation.

Nancy:

[A]Whatapity[B]Howkind

[C]Goodforher[D]Nokidding

4.Janny:

Well,itistimeforboarding.

Robcrt:

[A]Nicetomeetyou[B]Haveaniceparty

[C]Ihopeyouwillsoonfeelbetter[D]Iwishyouapleasantjourney

5.Yvonne:

Youhaveanicebigroom.

Frank:

[A]It'snotsobigasyouseeit[BIIhopeso

IC]Idon'tknowwhattosayID]I’mgladyoulikeit

6.Interviewer:

Letmerepeat.Howwouldyoudescribeyourpersonality?

John:

[A]Yes,Igotyouthistime[B]Imissedyourquestionjustnow

[C]I'dbetteraskyou[D]Iwanttobotheryouwith

7.Student:

afewquestionsonthesubjectofsolarenergy.

Teacher:

Ok,goahead.

A.IguessIcanaskyou.B.I’dliketoaskyou

C.I’dbetteraskyouD.Iwanttobotheryouwith

8.Johnnason:

Thishasbeenveryinteresting.I'lldiscussyourplanwithmyboss.

Cathy:

[A]Thankyouforyourtime[B]Idon'tknowwhattodo

[C]Great.Thepleasureismine[D]Thatsoundsfinewithme

9.Tom:

Let'sgopicnicthisSaturday.

Susan:

Don'tyouthinkit'sstillabitchillyatthistimeofyear?

Tom:

[A]Nowonder[B]Cheerup

[C]Uptoyou[D]Comeon

10.Vivian:

?

Roger:

Yes,ourfamilymovedinhereonlyafewdaysago.

Vivian:

Welcometotheneighborhood.

IA]DoyouneedanyhelplB]Areyouhereforholiday

[C]AreyounewhereID]Whatareyoudoinghere

11.Max:

Doyoumindwaitingoutsideforamoment?

Steve:

[A]Notatall[B]Yes,please

[C]IguessSo[D]Isuredo

12.Speaker:

Thankyouallforyourattention.

Host:

ProfessorCohen,

Speaker:

Sure.

IA]we'dliketothankyouanyway.

[B]Iwishyouasafetriphack.

[C]wouldyouliketotakesomequestions?

[D]couldyouexpandonit?

13.Adam:

I’mverysorryforsteppingonyourfoot.

Bob:

.It'sverycrowdedonthetrain.

[A]That'sright[B]Don'tworry

[C]I’mfine[D]Takeiteasy

14.Ted:

I'mthinkingofkeepingadog,andIwonderifyouhaveanyparticularpolicyaboutanimals?

Houseowner:

[A]Yes,dogswillbeoutofthequestion

[B]Yes,Ilikedogs

[C]No,dogsarenotgoodpets

[D]Nolourpolicyisnotparticular

15.Chark:

Wouldyouliketohaveteawithus?

Clara:

No,thankyou.

Chark:

Youmustcomeagain.

[A]IwishIcan[B]Imustbegoing

[C]I'vehadenough[D]I'mallright

PartIIReadingComprehension（40points）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesittthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarloyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.

PassageOne

WhentheterroristattackonSeptember11thcausedpeopletofleethebuilding,AvremelZelmanowitzriskedhisownchanceofescapebystayingbehindwithhisfriendandcolleague,EdBeyea,whowasConfinedtoawheelchairduetoapar'alysis（瘫痪）.Bothmenlosttheirlives,butthestrayofAvremel'sloveanddevotiontohisfriendconveysalife-givingmessagetoall.

Avremelnevermarried,andhesharedahousewithhisbrotherandhisfamily.Hewasalovinguncletohisbrother'schildren;andhewasdevotedtocaringforhisagingparents.Hewasa"familyman"ineverysenseoftheword.Atthesametime,hehadhisownlife,hisvariedinterests,andajobandfriends.

Whenthetragedyoccurred,Avremelwasage55,andhisfriend,EdBeyea,wasage42.Edbecamedisabledafteradivingaccidentatage22,buthemanagedtowork14yearsatBlueCrosssincehisinjuryBothheandAvremelwereprogramanalystswhoworkedonthe27thfloorofWorldTradeCenter.

Theybothlovedbooksandmusic,andtheybothservedasthespecialuncleoftheirrespectivefamilies.LikeAvremel,Edhadnochildrenofhisown,buthewasafatherfiguretohistwonephewsaftertheirfatherdied.

OnthemorningofSeptember11,Edwantedtowaituntilhecouldbesecurelycarrieddownbyseveralrescueworkers,asitwasdangerousforsomeonewithhisdisabilitytobemoved.Avremelwouldn'tallowhisfriendtowaitalonewheneveryoneelsewasfleeingthebuilding,andhestayedwithhim.

Inthedaysthatfollowed,themedialearnedaboutAw'emel'sselflessact,andthestorybegantospread.PresidentBush,inhisnationalprayeraddresstotheAmericanpeople,referredtoAvremel'sactasoneofthemany"outstandingactsofsacrifice"thatweredemonstratedbyAmericansduringthiscrisis.

16.WhathappenedtoAvremelandEdduringthe9.11terroristattack?

[A]AvremelrescuedEdattilecostofhislife.

[B]BothAvremelandEdgaveuptheirchanceofescape.

[C]AvremelstayedwithEdandbothlosttheirlives.

[D]BothAvremelandEdwerefinallyrescued.

17.Whatwerethesimilaritiesbetweenthetwomen?

[A]Bothofthemlovedhooksandmusic.

[B]Bothofthemwereintheir50s.

[C]Bothofthemweredisabled..

[D]Bothlivedwiththeirbrother'sfamilies.

18.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

[A]AvremeltookcareofEd'slifeafterwork.

[B]Avremellikeddivingwhenhewasyoung.

[C]Edtreatedhisnephewsashisownchildren.

[D]Edbecamedisabledafteradrivingaccident.

19.WhydidAvremelchoosetostaywhenotherswerefleeingthebuilding?

[A]Becauseheexpectedtherescuerstohelphim.

[B]BecausehetriedtocarryEddownstairs.

[C]Becausehethoughtitwassafertostayinside.

[D]Becausehedidn'twanttoleaveEdbehind.

20.Theword"address''inthelastparagraphmeans....

[A]solution[B]speech[C]information[D]title

PassageTwo

Whatyou'vealwaysheard?

We'reeatingwaytoomuchsalt.TheaverageAmericangetsabout3.4gramsofsodiumeveryday,farmorethantheupperlimitof2.3gramsrecommendedbytheUSDA.TheInstituteofMedicineestimatesthatreducingsodiumintake（摄取量）nationwidecouldprevent100,000deathseveryyear.

Theheadlinesnow?

It'stimetogettough.TheNewYorkCityhealthdepartmentrecentlykickedoffanationalefforttocuttheamountofsaltinpackagedandrestaurantfoodby25%overfiveyears.80%ofthesaltintheaverageperson'sdietcomesfromthosesources,notfromthesahshaker（盐瓶）.

Butwait!

Thebenefitsofsaltreductionaresurprisinglymruky.Atleast13studieshavetriedtofindoutwhathappenstopeoplewhochoosetoeatsaltyornot-so-saltyfood--andtheresultshavepointedineve~3~direction.Sonrestudiessuggestthatcuttingsaltprotectstheheart;otherssuggestthatintensesaltreductioncanactuallyincreaseheartproblems.What'sneeded,Dr.MichaelAldermansays,isarandomized（随机的）,controlledtrial,inwhichpeopleareputondifferentdietsandfollowedforyears.It'stheonlywaytogetareliableanswer,butit'sneverbeendone.

Sowhatshouldyoudo?

Goeasyonprocessedfoodsandeatmoreproduce.Thosechangeswillimproveyourdietinavarietyofwaysandcuttheamountofsodiumyouconsume.Ifyourbloodpressureishigh,workwithyourdoctortocontrolitwithdrugsandlifestylechanges.Ifyourbloodpressureishealthy?

Atthispoint,there'snoconvincingreasonforyoutocounteverygrain.

21.ItisstatedinParagraph1thatoursodiumintake

[A]iswithinthehealthyrange[B]isabitovertheupperlimit

[C]isfarbeyondwhatisnecessary[D]iswellbelowthelowerlimit

22.Themainsourcesofsaltinourdietare

[A]home-madefoodandpackagedfood

[B]restaurantfoodandsaltshakers

[C]home-madefoodandsaltshakers

[D]restaurantfoodandpackagedfood

23.Whatdoestheword"murky'（Para.3）probablymean?

[A]Unclear.[B]Significant.

[C]Obvious.[D]Exaggerated.

24.WhatdoesDr.MichaelAldermansayaboutarandonfized,controlledtrial?

[A]Ithasbeensuccessfullyconducted.[B]Itshouldbecardedout.

[C]Itisalreadyunderway.[D]Itistoolatetotryit.

25.Asstatedinthelastparagraph,peoplewithnormalbloodpressure

[A]shouldconsiderachangeoftheirlifestyle

[B]haveeveryreasontobecarefulaboutsodium

[C]willnotbeaffectedbytheamountofsodiumtaken

[D]donothavetotakesodiumtooseriously

PassageThree

Thereisatalethatstrawistheworstmaterialfromwhichtobuildahouse,particularlyifyouareapigwithahungrywolfaround.SothecardswerestackedagainstWarrenBrushwhenlocalofficialslearnedthathehadseveralbuildingsmadeofstrawbales（大捆）onhisland.

Theyhavetriedtofinehimalot.Butthecaseisstillunresolved.TheproblemisthatCalifornia'sbuildingcodesmakenoprovisionfortheuseofstraw.AndMrBrushhasmanydefenders--amongthemseveraluniversityscientistsandDavidEisenberg,thechairmanoftheUnitedStatesGreenBuildingCouncil'scodeconnnittee.Theywouldliketoseetheprejudiceagainststrawhouseseliminated,forstrawis,inmanyways,anidealbuildingmaterial.

Itis,foronething,agreatinsulator（绝缘体）.Thatkeepsdowntheheatingbillsin