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2014年5月成人高等教育本科毕业生申请学士学位

外国语水平考试（广东）

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.

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.

EnergyresearchersChristopherJonesandDanielKammencalculatedcarbonfootprintsforpeopleineveryzipcodeacros