广东省成人学位英语考试试题.docx

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广东省成人学位英语考试试题

2013年6月成人高等教育学士学位

外国语水平考试（广东）

英语试卷一

PartIDialogueCompletion（15points）

Directions:

Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Abby:

Doyoulikelivinginthecity?

Bob:

________It’stoonoisy.

A.That’sforsure.B.Notreally.

C.Italldepends.D.Whoknows?

2.Clair:

Areyoucomingwithus?

Douglas:

________I’vegottoprepareforthetest.

A.Maybesomeothertime.B.Well,ifyouinsist

C.Whocares?

D.I’dbegladto.

3.Allen:

How’syourheadache?

Jenny:

______.Themedicineworkedwonders.

A.Stillthesame.B.Hatetotellyou.

C.It’sallgone.D.It’sgettingworse.

4.Kevin:

Istherestaurantanygood?

Tommy:

______,butyouhavetotryitforyourself.

A.Ithinkit’sgreatB.Don’tworryaboutit.

C.It’sajokeD.I’veneverbeenthere

5.John:

Whynotgivemeacalltonight?

Margret:

______Yournumberagain?

A.Toolate.B.Doesitreallymatter?

C.I’llbecrazybusy.D.I’lldothat.

6.Blair:

Hello.MayIspeaktoMr.Smith?

Steve:

______Wouldyouliketoleaveamessage?

A.He’snotinrightnow.

B.I’llgethimforyou.

C.Holdthelineplease.

D.Mr.What?

7.Mike:

it’sagreatmovie.I’llgowithyou.

Grice:

Great.Butwemustleavenowifyoudon’twanttomissthebeginning.

Mike:

______

A.I’dbegladto.B.Howtimeflies!

C.I’llbeready.D.Whatagreatidea!

8.Teacher:

Allright.______?

Student:

Itsuredid.Thankyousomuch,professor.

A.CanIseeyouinthenextclassB.Isitwhatyouwanttoask

C.HaveIunderstoodyoucorrectlyD.Didthatansweryourquestion

9.Jay:

Howarethingsgoingwithyourmom?

Lee:

She’sdoinggreat.Ineveryway.______

A.Howdoyouknow?

B.Thankyouforasking.

C.Isthatright?

D.Youknowbetter.

10.Cashier:

Okay,that’llbe$8.55.

Customer:

______.

Cashier:

Thanks....Next!

A.HereyougoB.Takethisway

C.YouarerightD.It’sveryniceofyou

11.Kathy:

Ihopetheyhaveallthatstaffatthesupermarket.

Ben:

______Wecanalsolookonlineforthethingswelike.

A.Itbeatsme.B.HowIcanknow?

C.What’sthepoint?

D.Itdoesn’tmatteriftheydon’t.

12.Lucas:

Sorrysweetie,Ididn’thearyou.______?

Mary:

Lookhere,thisdresshasmatchingbeltandshoes.Whatdoyouthink?

A.WhereareyouB.Howyoudoing

C.WhatdidyousayD.Whyareyouhere

13.Mark:

Let’sgoandsitdownforawhile.Ineedtorestandhaveadrink.

Linn:

______.I’mtiredtoo.

A.YouarerightB.That’samazing

C.Let’sdothatD.We’llgiveitatry

14.Boss:

Congratulationstoyourpromotion,Jack.

Employee:

______,Mr.Anderson.I’lldomybestinthenewrole.

A.SamehereB.Thankyouforyourtrust

C.ThehonorismineD.I’dappreciateit

15.Carlo:

Howmuchisitforapersonforaday?

Ben:

Withlunch,it’sonly60Euros.

Carlo:

OK,______.

A.it’stooexpensiveB.it’sadeal

C.forgetitD.Goodbye

PartIIReadingComprehension（40points）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby5questionsor

unfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,C

andD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.

PassageOne

Thecomfortzoneisourliving,work,andsocialenvironmentsthatwehavegrownaccustomedto.Itdeterminesthetypeoffriendswemakeorpeopleweassociatewith.Itdeterminesalifestyleweacceptorreject.

Youngpeopleareveryadaptable。

theycanadjusttochangingcomfortzoneswithease.Theycansocializewithhomelesspeopleinthemorningandbeequallyateaseataformalbanquetintheevening.Asweage,theabilitytoadapttowide-rangingcomfortzonesbecomesmoredifficult.Socialprejudicenarrowsthecomfortzonerange.Thecomfortzonecanbeadecisionmakingtool.

Comfortzonesaredirectlyrelatedtoourdreamsorgoals,whichisassociatedwithself-fulfillingprophecy（预言）.Inordertogrowandchange,wemustfirstbediscontentwithourcurrentcomfortzone.Wemustrealizethatallmeaningfulandlastingchangesoccurfirstindaydreamingandthentheyworktheirwayintoreality.Themoreclearlyandvividlywefantasizeourdream,thestrongerandmorerealthepicturesonthesubconsciouslevelwillbecome.Onceoursubconsciousacceptsthisimageanditsexpectation,itwillgotowork,searchingforawaytobringitintoreality.Ifwefeelthatthesethingsaretoogoodforus,wewillfindwaystofail.If,however,weintentionallyimaginethechangewewant,buildanexpectationofthechangementallyandemotionally,andwewillfindwaystoacquiredreamand,whenmentallyready,itwillarrivefasterthanweeverthoughtpossible.

Forsomepeople,problems,suffering,poverty,badbreaksaretheircomfortzone.Theyfindcomfortinfindingfaultandcomplainingabouttheirmisfortune.Thesameistrueforbusinesses.Managementandworkershavegrownusedtoseeingthingsgowrongandexpectthemtoo.Managementfindscomfortinfindingfaultwithworkersandworkersandviceversa.

Note:

Ifthecomfortzoneweareseekingisbeyondourcurrentincome,then,weneedtodevelopaservicethathasgreatervaluethanourcurrentone.Money,powerandinfluencearenotgoals。

theyarerewardsONLYforpersonalachievement.

16.Asonegrowsolder,______.

A.one’scomfortzonebecomesnarrower

B.onefindscomfortzonemoreeasily

C.onebecomesmoresympathetic

D.onebehavesbetterinsocialgathering

17.Whatdoes“bediscontentwithourcurrentcomfortzone”（Para.3）mean?

A.Bepreparedtorealizeourdreams.

B.Keepdreamingofunrealisticgoals.

C.Pictureourdreamsclearlyandvividly.

D.Bedissatisfiedwithourpresentlife.

18.Accordingtotheauthor,daydreaming______.

A.requiresacleargoalinmind

B.doeslittlegoodtothepursuitofhappiness

C.preparesusformeaningfulchangesinlife

D.wastesourtimeandenergy

19.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph4that______.

A.comfortzonemayleadtoconflicts

B.comfortzoneisnotnecessarilypositive

C.peopletendtofindfaultwiththemselves

D.survivalishardinbusinesscircle

20.Byseekingabettercomfortzone,peopleaimto______.

A.makegreaterachievingB.makemoremoney

C.bemoreinfluentialD.gaingreaterpower

PassageTwo

Entireculturesoperateonelaboratesystemsofindirectness.Forexample,IdiscoveredinasmallresearchprojectthatmostGreeksassumedthatawifewhoasked,“Wouldyouliketogototheparty?

”washintingthatshewantedtogo.Theyfeltthatshewouldn’tbringitupifshedidn’twanttogo.Furthermore,theyfelt,shewouldnotstateherpreferencedirectlybecausethatwouldsoundlikeademand.Indirectnesswastheappropriatemeansforcommunicatingherpreference.

Japaneseculturehasdevelopedindirectnesstoafineart.Forexample,aJapaneseprofessor,HarumiBefu,explainsthedelicateexchangeofindirectnessrequiredbyasimpleinvitationtolunch.Whenhisfriendextendedtheinvitation,Befufirsthadtodeterminewhetheritwasmeantliterallyorjustaritual,muchasanAmericanmightsay,“We’llhavetohaveyouoverfordinnersometime”butwouldnotexpectyoutoturnupatthedoor.Havingdecidedtheinvitationwasmeantliterallyandhavingaccepted,Befuwasthenaskedwhatshewouldliketoeat.Followingcustom,hesaidanythingwoulddo,buthisfriend,alsofollowingcustom,pressedhimtospecify.Hostandguestrepeatedthisexchangeanappropriatenumberoftimes,untilBefuthoughtitpolitetoanswerthequestion---polite---bysayingthatteaoverricewouldbefine.Whenhearrivedforlunch,hewasindeedservedteaoverrice---asthelastcourseofaluxuriousmeal.Befuwasnotsurprisedbythefeast,becauseheknewthatcustomrequiredit.Hadhebeengivenwhatheaskedfor,hewouldhavebeeninsulted.Butcustomalsorequiredthathemakeagreatshowofbeingsurprised.

21.AccordingtoParagraph1,Greeksbelievethatwomen______.

A.Wouldliketogivedemands

B.Usemorequestionsthanstatements

C.Carefullyweavetheirwishesintoquestions

D.Areafraidofexpressingpersonalopinions

22.Onreceivingalunchinvitation,Befufirsthasto______.

A.decidewhethertoacceptitornot

B.figureoutwhathewouldliketoeat

C.pretendtoshowgreatsurprise

D.judgewhethertheinvitationisserious

23.WhywouldBefuaskforteaoverrice?

A.Tobepolitebymakingthingseasy.

B.Itishisfavorite.

C.Toavoidbeinginsulted.

D.Toendtheconversationquickly.

24.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Befuwasservedexactlywhathehadaskedfor.

B.Itwouldbeimpolitetoserveasimplelunch.

C.Befuwassurprisedbythelastcourseforlunch.

D.Befuactedlikeheenjoyedhismealalot.

25.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.GreeksandJapanesearewellknownforbeingindirect.

B.Indirectnessisevidentinmanycultures.

C.Mealsrevealalotaboutaparticularculture.

D.Peoplesometimestelllieswithgoodintention.

PassageThree

Inwesternculture,anengagementbeginswith“yes”toasimplequestion:

“Willyoumarryme?

”Theseheart-stoppingwordsoftencomewithabeautifuldiamondring.Themanmakingtheproposalmaygetdownononeknee.Infact,menhavereliedonthissimple,romanticmethodofproposingmarriageforyears.

Today,thisisnolongertrueforeveryone.ConsiderhowJustinFirestoneproposedtoNatalieAbreu.ThecoupletookahelicoptertourovertheblacksandsofHonomanuBay,Hawaii.SuddenlyAbreusaw"WillyoumarrymeNatalie?

"spelledoutbelowwithcoconuts.Herans