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广东省统考真题

2007年广东省成人高等教育学士学位外语水平考试

PaperOne试卷一

（90minutes）

PartIDialogueCompletion（15points）

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'sgototherestaurantandhavedinnerrightnow!

Marilyn:

OK.Let'sgetin.

Susan:

Thanks..

A.AfteryouB.Yougofirst

C.I'llfollowyouD.Havefun

14.Alexandra:

Excuseme,officer.CanyoutellmehowtogettoLindenStreet?

Policeman:

Sure.YoushouldtakeNo.1TraintoVanCortlandPark.

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）

PassageOne

Inyourcaryoumayhaveacellphone,atelephonealsoknownasamobilephonethatyoucancarryaroundanduseanywhere.Onyourway,youmayfeelcoordinatedandenjoyyourhands-freephonetalkingwhiledriving.Butrecentstudiessuggestthatitisn'tthedialingorthearmwavingthatmakesdrivingwhiletalkingonacellphonedangerous.Itistheyakkingitselformoreprecisely,tilecontinuousconversationwithsomeonewhoisn'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.disapproving

C.encouragingD.indifferent

PassageTwo

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

Butoutofallthegreatphilanthropists,Mr.Gates'careerpathappearstobeclosesttotheoilmillionaireJohnRockefeller.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.thewealthypeopleshouldfeelashamedfortheirassets

C.thewealthypeopleshouldabandontheircareersforcharities

D.itisshamefulforthewealthypeopletokeeptheirwealthtilldeath

23.GatesandRockefelleraresimilarinthat.

A.bothoftheminheritedtheirwealth

B.theircareerpathsareexactlythesame

C.bothdecidedtodevotetocharityintheirfifties

D.bothmadetheirfortunesinthesameway

24.Manywealthypeopledon'twanttoleavetoomuchbehindmainlybecause.

A.itisnoteasyforthemtomaketheirfortunes

B.theywanttheirchildrentomaketheirownway

C.theyjustwishtheirchildrentohaveacomfortablelife

D.theyhopetogainreputationbydonatingtheirwealth

25.Thechiefreasonwhyphilanthropyhascomeintoagoodstageisthat.

A.thenewmoneyislesslikelytoberegardedasone'sprivatewealth

B.Gateswilldevotehisfullattentiontophilanthropy

C.thewelfarestatewouldtakeoverallthecharityresponsibilities

D.manynewmillionairesareself-maderatherthaninherited

PassageThree

In1991,whenannouncedtobeHIVpositive,"Magic"Johnsonbecamethefaceofadiseasethatthepublicstillhadalottolearnabout.Thebasketballstarest