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学位英语真题及答案1
成人高等教育学士学位
英语水平考试试题和答案
PaperOne试卷一
PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)
Directions:
Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B.CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.
1.SpeakerA:
Waiter,________
SpeakerB:
Waitaminute,sir.That’s$80altogether.
A.Wouldyouchargeme?
B.Menu,please?
C.Wouldyoutakethemoney?
D.MayIhavethebill,please?
2.SpeakerA:
DoyoumindifIkeeppetsinthisbuilding?
SpeakerB:
________
A.Whoknows?
B.Iwouldratheryoudidn’t.
C.Yeah,Ilovepets.D.No,youcan’t.
3.SpeakerA:
Thisappletastesnice.Couldihaveanotherone?
SpeakerB:
________
A.Mindyourhand.B.Yes,youcould.
C.I’msorry.D.Bemyfriend.
4.Tom:
CouldIuseyourcarforaday?
Jack:
________Butyouneedtodrivecarefully.
A.That’sright.B.Sure.
C.Nevermind.D.I’mpleased.
5.Doctor:
________
Patient:
I’mmuchbetter.Mystomachproblemisgone.
A.Doyouhaveanythingtodeclare,sir?
B.Goodmorning,mayIhelpyou?
C.Whatseemstheproblem?
D.Howareyoufeelingtoday?
6.Amy:
Mr.Gordonaskedmetoremindyouofthemeetingthisafternoon.Don’tyouforgetit.
Lucy:
OK,I________
A.preferto.B.won’t
C.supposeso.D.do.
7.Mike:
Madam,doallthebusesgodowntown?
Susan:
________
A.Wow,yougottheidea.B.No,nevermind.
C.Sorry,I’mnewhere.D.Prettywell,Iguess.
8.Jenny:
Shallwegooutfordinnertonight?
Jackie:
________
A.Youareright.B.Itmustbefunny.
C.Haveanicetime.D.Thatsoundsgreat.
9.SpeakerA:
Isentapackagetodallastwodaysagoanditstillhasn’tarrived.Mytrackingnumberis641-24.
SpeakerB:
OK,Mr.Smith________butourdeliverypersonsaidthattherewasnosuchaddress.
A.Don’tbeangry.B.Staycalm.
C.Weattemptedtodeliverit.D.Thanksforaskingme.
10.Maggie:
Hello,couldIspeaktoJustin,please.
Justin:
________
A.Yes,please.B.Yes,youcan.
C.Whoareyou?
D.Speaking.
11.William:
I’dliketoinviteyoutodinnerthisSunday,Mr.Smith.
Smith:
________
A.No,let’snot.
B.I’dratherstayathome.
C.No,that’llbetoomuchtrouble.
D.I’dloveto,butIhaveotherplans.
12.Mavis:
Howiseverything,Ruth?
Ruth:
________
A.Nottoobad.B.Well,thankyou.
C.It’sallright,thanks.D.Notatall.
13.Mori:
I’mpleasedtomeetyouhere.
Kaco:
________
A.Ididn’texpecttoseeyouhere.B.Youaretoohospitable.
C.Thankyousomuch.D.Pleasedtomeetyou,too.
14.Joe:
Thankyouforeverythingyou’vedoneformeduringmystayhere.
Henry:
You’rewelcome________
A.Itdoesn’tmatter.B.It’smyjob.
C.Yes,I’dloveto.D.Becareful.
15.`Donna:
Canyoutellmewherethelibraryis?
Harry:
Ofcourse,it’sbehindtheteachingbuilding.
Donna:
Thanks.
Harry:
________.
A.Don’tbesosure.B.I’mhappytohavedoneit.
C.Youarewelcome.D.I’mgladyoulikeit.
PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.
PassageOne
KidsoftenaskScoutBassett,ofPalmDesert,California,ifshewishesshehadtwonormallegs.Bassett,18,answers,“No.Ihaveneverknownanythingdifferent,anditwouldseemweirdtome.Besides,ifitweren’tforthemissingleg,Iwouldn’thavetheopportunitiesIhave”
Scouthasfacedbigchallenges.Whenshewasmonthsold,shesufferedfromterribleburns.Herrightlegwasespeciallydamaged,anddoctorscutitoffabovetheknee.Whenshewas14,shegotahigh-techlegmadeforsportsandputittothetestrightawayinaracefordisabledathletes.“Irememberbeingterrifiedbecausethiswasmyfirsttime,”shesays.”Butmydoctorsaid,‘youhavetostartsomewhere.’”
ScoutwaswaitingnervouslyfortheracetostartwhenathleteSarahReinertsencameupandsaid,”I’vebeendoingthisforawhile.Letmegiveyousometips.”Reinertsen,wholostherlegwhenshewasseven,isthefirstdisabledwomantohavefinishedtheIronmantriathlon(铁人三项)inHawaii.SheworkswithanorganizationtohelpsupportpeoplelikeScout.
Reinertsen’sencouragementchangedtheteenager’slife.Shelostthatfirstrace,butgainedtheconfidencethatsheneededtocompete.IfSarahcoulddoit,shecouldtoo.Traininghard,shenowrunscompetitivelyandalsofindstimetoshareherstorywithschoolgroups.
“SometimespeoplelookatsomeonelikemeoratSarahandthinktheyhavenothingincommonwithus.Itellthemthatevenifyouaren’tphysicallychallenged,everybodyhaschallengesofsomekind---maybewithfamily,orhomework,orfriends.”“Nomatterwhatitis,youcanovercomethatobstacle,”shesays.“Everythingyouneedisinsideyourheart.Takesmallsteps.Astimegoesby,thestepswillgetbiggerandyouwillreachyourdream.”
16.WhydoesScoutanswer“No”whenaskedifshewantstwonormallegs?
A.She’sscaredofchanginghercurrentsituation.
B.Shecouldn’thavethemevenifshewantedto.
C.Shehasneverthoughtofitbefore.
D.She’ssatisfiedwithwhatshehasachievedasadisabled.
17.Whatdoesthedoctormeanbysaying“Youhavetostartsomewhere”(para.2)
A.Shehastodoitsoonerorlater.
B.Shehastofindtherightplacetotostart.
C.Thatwillbeamemorablefirsttime.
D.Thatisaperfecttimetostart.
18.Scout’schildhoodexperience_______.
A.werethecauseofhershyness
B.wereanightmareuntilshereached14
C.didn’tstopherfromfulfillingherself.
D.didn’thavemuchinfluenceonherlaterlife.
19.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Sarahsharedherstorywithschoolstudents.
B.Sarahstartedtocompeteattheageofseven.
C.ScouthasbeeninspiredbySarah’ssuccess.
D.ScoutjoinedSarah’sorganizationtohelpothers.
20.ThroughScout’sstory,theauthorwantstotellus_________.
A.thedisabledarementallystrongerthanothers
B.innerstrengthcanhelponeovercomedifficulties
C.goodthingswillcomenomatterwhat
D.everybodyhastochallengehimself
PassageTwo
IMPATIENCEhasbeenaroundforalongtime.Thereisnothingnewaboutpeoplelosingtheirpatiencewhilestuckintrafficorwaitinginline.Butsomeexpertsbelievethatpeoplearelesspatienttodaythaninthepast-andforreasonsthatmightsurpriseyou.
Someanalystssuggestthatinrecentyearsmanypeoplearelesspatientbecauseoftechnology.Theysuggestthat“digitaltechnology,fromcellphonestocamerastoemailtoiPads,ischangingourlives.Theinstantresultswegetfromthistechnologyhaveinturnincreasedourdesireforinstantgratificationinotheraspectsofourlives.”
PsychologistJenniferHartsteinmakessomeobservations.Sheexplainsthat“wehavebecomeanimmediatesatisfactionculture,andweexpectthingstomovequickly,efficientlyandinthewaywewant.Whenthatdoesn’thappen,wetendtobecomeincreasinglyfrustratedandunsatisfied.
Somebelievethate-mailislosingpopularityandcouldsoonbecomeoutdated.Why?
Becausemanypeoplewhosendmessagesdonothavethepatiencetowaithours,orevenminutes,foraresponse.Also,withe-mails,aswithletterwriting,introductoryandconcludinggreetingsareoftenexpected.Butmanypeopleconsidersuchformalities(客套)tobeboringandtime-consuming.Theypreferinstantmessaging。
Manypeopledonottakethetimetoproofreadwhattheyputinwriting.Asaresult,lettersande-mailscontainnumerousgrammaticalandspellingerrors.
Thethirstforimmediateresultsisnotlimitedtothedigitalcommunication.Peopleseemtobelosingtheirabilitytowaitinotherareasoflife.Forinstance,doyoueverfindyourselftalkingtoofast,eatingtoofast,drivingtoofast,orspendingmoneytoofast?
Thefewmomentsittakestowaitforanelevatortocome,foratrafficlighttochange,orforacomputertostartmayseemliketoolongatime.
21.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,people________.
A.weremorepatientinthepast
B.havebeenpatientforalongtime
C.usedtobepatientwhilestruckintraffic
D.usedtobepatientwhilewaitinginline
22.Nowadayspeoplelosetheirpatiencebecause________.
A.theirdesireforsatisfactionhasincreased
B.theyareboredwithwhattheyhave
C.theyhavemorethingstodothanbefore
D.theirlifehasbeenchangedbytechnology
23.Somebelievethate-mailcouldsoonbecomeoutdatedbecause________.
A.ittakesalongtimetostartthecomputer
B.peoplevalueformalitiesbetweenfriends
C.peoplecanhardlywaitforaresponse
D.cellphonesaremorepopularnowadays
24.Thepursuitofinstantresultscausespeopleto________.
A.becomemoreimpolite
B.havemoreerrorsintheirwriting
C.usevoicemessagesinsteadofemails
D.losemanyoftheirabilitiesinlife
25.Thebesttitleforthepassagemightbe________.
A.WhatAretheProblemCausedbyImpatience?
B.AreWeLessPatientToday?
C.WhatHappenstoTechnology?
D.HasDigitalTechnologyChangedOurLives?
PassageThree
Scientistsmeasuredtheipactthatpeoplehaveontheenviromentusingatermcalledcarbon“footprint.”Thatfootprintreflectstheamountofcarbondioxidethatisemitted(排放)intotheatmosphereasaresultofsomeone’sdailyactivities.Carbonfootprintstendtobelowforcithdwellers(城镇居民).Livinginasuburboutsideacity,however,canternthatfootprintintoabootpring.
EnergyresearchersChristopherJonesandDanielKammencalculatedcarbonfootprintsforpeopleinevery