广东省成人学位英语真题.docx

广东省成人学位英语真题.docx

《广东省成人学位英语真题.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《广东省成人学位英语真题.docx（13页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

广东省成人学位英语真题

2007年广东学位英语统考试题

PartIDialogueCompletion（15points）

Directions:

Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B.CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Clerk:

Pleasefillouttheform.

Guest:

Allright._________,please?

Clerk:

It'sAugust,thethirteenth.

A.WhatdayisittodayB.What'sthenumber

C.What'sthedatetodayD.What'sthetimenow

2.SpeakerA:

Canyoutellmethewaytothelibrary?

SpeakerB:

Sure.Turnleftatthenextcrossing.

SpeakerA:

IsitonKingStreet?

SpeakerB:

__________.

A.That'salrightB.Yes.Youcan'tmissit

C.It'sobviousD.OK.Justdoit

3.Patient:

CouldyouarrangeformetoseeDoctorSmithtomorrowmorning?

Nurse:

_______.Hewon'tbefreeuntil12:

00.

A.YoucancalllaterB.You'reunlucky

C.Ican'tdothatD.I'mafraidnot

4.Lisa:

Youlookgreat.Anygoodnews?

Alex:

Ijustcamebackfrommyvacation.

Lisa:

Wow,________!

MaybeIshouldtakeavacation,too.

A.Ididn'tseeitB.goodforyou

C.Ididn'tfinditD.hardtobelieve

5.Waiter:

Hello,sir._______?

Customer:

Couldyougiveusasecond,please?

Waiter:

Sure.

A.AreyoureadytoorderB.HowcanIhelpyou

C.ReadytotakemyorderD.CanIdoyouafavor

6.Heather:

Look,I'vegotaproblemhere.Willyouhelpme?

Rebecca:

_______,butI'lltry.

A.No,Iwon'tB.I'mreallywillingto

C.Yes,I'mgladD.I'mnotsureifIcan

7.Conductor:

Goodmorning,________,please?

Passenger:

Hereyouare.

A.canIhaveyourticketB.anythingtodeclare

C.canIhelpyouD.anythingspecial

8.Waitress:

Yes,sir,anythingthematter?

Customer:

________,butthissoupistoosalty.

Waitress:

I'mverysorry,sir.I'llchangeitforyou.

A.Ican'tstanditB.Sorrytodoit

C.IhatetocomplainD.Sorrytobotheryou

9.Student:

ProfessorLance,yourlectureoncloningisveryinteresting!

Professor:

________.Areyouastudentofbiology?

Student:

No.Imajorinchemistry.

A.IthinksoB.I'mgladtohearthat

C.ItmustbeD.It'snotsointeresting

10.Clerk:

CentralBallet.________?

Customer:

Yes,what'sontonight?

Clerk:

SleepingBeauty.

A.MayIhelpyouB.Whatdoyouwant

C.CanyouspeakoutD.What'sthematter

11.Mary:

I'msorry,butIcan'tseemtofindthattapeyoulentme.Imusthavelostit.

Susan:

Ohno!

________!

Mary:

Butdon'tworry.I'llbuyyouanewone.

A.Don'tdothatB.Whatashame

C.Don'tsaythatD.Howpityitis

12.Richard:

_________.MynameisRichardStewart.MayItakeapictureofyou?

Mrs.Vann:

Byallmeans.I'mMrs.Vann.Gladtomeetyou.

A.I'msorryB.Excuseme

C.PardonmeD.Attention,please

13.Susan:

Let's;gototherestaurantandhavedinnerrightnow!

Marilyn:

OK.Let'sgetin.

Susan:

Thanks.________.

A.AfteryouB.Yougofirst

C.I'llfollowyouD.Havefun

14.Alexandra:

Excuseme,officer.CanyoutellmehowtogettoLindenStreet?

Policeman:

Sure.YoushouldtakeNo.lTraintoVanCortlandPark.

Alexandra:

Thankyou.

Policeman:

Anytime._________.

A.CongratulationsB.Pleasantjourney

C.GodblessyouD.Goodluck

15.Richard:

Oh,I'vegottogo._________.

Robbie:

Itwasapleasuremeetingyou,too.Bye-bye.

A.Itwasniceofyoutomeetme

B.Itwasnicetohavemetyou

C.Itwasnicemeetingyouhere

D.Itwasniceforyoutomeetme

PartIIReadingComprehension（40points）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Inyourcaryoumayhaveacellphone,atelephonealsoknownasamobilephonethatyoucancarryaroundanduseanywhere.Onyourway,youmayfeelcoordinatedandenjoyyourhands-freephonetalkingwhiledriving.Butrecentstudiessuggestthatitisn’tthedialingorthearmwavingthatmakesdrivingwhiletalkingonacellphonedangerous.Itistheyakkingitself---ormoreprecisely,thecontinuousconversationwithsomeonewhoisn'tpresent---thatmakes.DavidStrayer,aUtahpsychologist,says“Yourdrivingperformancewhiletalkingonacellphoneisweakenedatlevelscomparableto,orworsethan,drivingwithabloodalcohollevelof0.08,”whichisthelegallimitinmoststatesofAmerica.

Usingadriving-trainingsimulator,Strayerandhiscolleaguescomparedtheattentionlevelsandresponsetimeof110driversinvarioussituations.Indensetraffic,cellphoneuserswereabout20percentslowertorespondtosuddenhazardsthanotherdrivers,andtheywereabouttwiceaslikelytodriveintothebackofabrakingcarinfrontofthem."Cellphonedriversareobtaininglessthan50percentofthevisualinformationthatnon-celldriversaregetting,"saysStrayer."Lookingandseeingarenotoneandthesame."Bycontrast,theresearchersfoundthatlisteningtotheradioorconversingwithpassengersisnotashazardous."Whenadangeroussituationarises,thedriverandpassengersputtheirconversationonpause,"Strayersays.

Whethertalkingwithapassengerorsomeoneonacellphone,however,peoplearelessabletorecallthedetailsofaconversationcarriedonwhiledriving."Soitmightnotbegoodforyoureconomichealthtodiscussinvestmentstrategieswithyouragentwhileeitherofyouisdriving."Strayeraddslastly.

16.Accordingtotherecentstudies,whichofthefollowingmakesdrivingdangerous?

A.Acellphonedialingbythedriver.

B.Thedriver'sendlessarmwaving.

C.Thedriver'scontinuouscellphonetalking.

D.Theabsenceofanotherphonespeaker.

17.WhichofthefollowingdoesStrayerwanttostressmost?

A.Thedrivingperformancemaybeweakenedbyacellphonetalking.

B.Thedrivingperformancemaybeaffectedbyahighbloodalcohollevel.

C.Driversarenottodriveoverthecellphoneorafterdrinking.

D.Acellphonetalkingisnolesshazardousthanalcoholindriving.

18.TheexperimentshowsallthefollowingEXCEPTthat_________.

A.thecellphonedriversgetlessthanhalfofthevisualinformation

B.thecellphonedriversaretwiceaslikelytohitthefrontcars

C.thecellphonedrivers'responsetosuddendangersisslower

D.the110driverswerereluctanttotakepartintheexperiments

19.Strayerdiscouragesdriversfromtalking,aboutbusinessoncellphoneswhiledrivingbecause____________.

A.theytendtoforgetthedetailsofaconversation

B.boththedriverandhisagenthappentobedriving

C.itmightnotbegoodforthedriver'smemory

D.theotherpassengerswouldoverheartheconversation

20.Itcanbeinferredthattheauthor'sattitudetowardcellphoneyakkingis_________.

A.approvingB.disapprovingC.encouragingD.indifferent

PassageTwo

It'snogreatsurprisethatBillGateshasdecidedtowalkawayfromhisday-to-dayinvolvementwithMicrosoft,andusehisfullattentiontooverseehowtheBillGatesFoundationspendsits$16billiononphilanthropy,orcharity.ButGatesisnotthefirstonetofollowthepath.Eversincetheindustrialrevolution,wealthyself-madebusinessmenandbusinesswomenhavefeltacallingtocreatealegacythatgoesbeyondaprofitandlosssheet.Thesaying"Hewhodiesrich,diesdisgraced"runsdeeplythroughthebusinesscommunity.

Butoutofallthegreatphilanthropists,Mr.Gate’scareerpathappearstobeclosesttotheoilmillionaireJohnRockefeller.Bothwereself-mademenandbothbecametherichestmenontheplanet.Rockefellerwasinhislatefiftieswhenheturnedhisattentionfulltimetophilanthropy---creatingvastcharitablefoundationstopromotehealthandeducation.NowGatessayshewilldothesameinhisearlyfifties."Withgreatwealthcomesgreatresponsibility,"headds.

LikeGates,manyphilanthropistsdonotwanttopassontoomuchwealthtotheirchildren.Theywantthemtobecomfortable,withanicehouseandsomemoneyintrustfortheirgrandchildren.Buttheydon'twanttoleavethemmillionsandmillionsbecausetheyknowhowimportantitisforthemtomaketheirownway.InBritain,forinstance,thenewspaperrichlistsareincreasinglydominatedbyself-mademillionaires,ratherthaninheritedwealth.Newmoneyislesslikelytobetiedupinassets,makingitripeforphilanthropy

Theappearanceofthewelfarestatealsohadagreatimpactonattitudestophilanthropy.Thestatewassayingitwouldtakeovermuchoftheroleofwhatwasonceregardedastheresponsibilityofprivatephilanthropists.

21.BillGateshasdoneallthefollowingEXCEPT_________.

A.abandoninghiscareerwithMicrosoft'sdailybusiness

B.devotingtherestofhislifetophilanthropiccauses

C.leavinghischildrenenoughmoneyforacomfortablelife

D.defyingJohnRockefellerincreatingcharitablefoundations

22.Thesaying"Hewhodiesrich,diesdisgraced"properlymeansthat________.

A.thewealthypeopleshouldgiveawaytheirfortunesafterdeath

B.thewealthypeopleshouldfeelashamedfor-theirassets

C.thewealthypeopleshouldabandontheircareersforcharities

D.itisshamefulforthewealthypeopletokeeptheirwealthtilldeath

23.GatesandRockefelleraresimilarinthat_____________.

A.bothoftheminheritedtheirwealth

B.theircareerpathsareexactlythesame

C.bothdecidedtodevotetocharityintheirfifties

D.bothmadetheirfortunesinthesameway

24.Manywealthypeopledon'twanttoleavetoomuchbehindmainlybecause___________.

A.itisnoteasyforthemtomaketheirfortunes

B.theywanttheirchildrentomaketheirownway

C.theyjustwishtheirchildrentohaveacomforta