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广东学位英语模拟试题

2013年广东学位英语模拟试题二

2013年广东省成人高等教育学士学位

外语水平考试模拟试题

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英语试卷一

PartI  DialogueCompletion （15points）

Directions:

 Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouransweronthe ANSWERSHEET withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1. Louise:

 WouldyouliketogotoapartythisSaturday?

  Jackie:

 ______________.Whatkindofparty?

    A.Feelsgreat.                                 B.Soundsgood.

   C.Looksnice.                                  D.SeemsOK.

2. Customer:

 Hi,I’dlikeadoubleroomfortonight

  Receptionist:

 ____________?

  Customer:

 Yes,Icalledyoulastweekfrom Seattle.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,Ihaveto                                B.I’msorry

C.Yes,enjoyyourself                         D.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,C andD.Choosethebestoneandmarkyouransweronthe ANSWERSHEET withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

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

AlthoughaspirinwasfirstsoldbyaGermancompanyin1899,ithasbeenaroundmuchlongerthanthat.Hippocrates,inancient Greece,understoodthemedicalvalueoftheleavesandtreebarkwhichtodayareknowntocontain salicylates,thechemicalinaspirin.Duringthe19thcenturytherewasagreatdealofexperimentationin Europewiththischemical,anditledtotheintroductionofaspirin.By 19l5,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, salicylates is__________.

       A.leavesandtreebarks

B.theoldnameofaspirin

C.thenameofa US company

       D.acomponentofaspirin

18.WhichsymptomcanNOTbetreatedbyaspirin?

       A.fever         B.reactions          C.pain          D.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

PassageThre