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广东成人学士学位英语考试真题
2010年广东成人学士学位英语考试真题
PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)
Directions:
Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatbestcompletesthedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.
1.——Whatdayisittoday?
——_______________.
A.MondayB.It’sfineC.June14D.Nineo’clock
2.——Excuseme.Canyoutellmethetime,please?
——____________.
A.Sure,pleaseB.ThankyousomuchC.It’ssixo’clockD.Yes,Ican
3.——MayIusethetelephone?
——_____________.
A.GoaheadB.ThankyousomuchC.Don’tworryD.Youarewelcome
4.——WouldyouliketocometothepartyFridayevening?
——______________.
A.That’srightB.Yes,I’dliketoC.I’llbelateD.No,nevermind
5.——I’msorryIcan’tgiveyouanyhelp.
——That’sOK.____________.
A.WhatapityB.Idon’tcare
C.ThankyouallthesameD.Don’tmentionit
6.——Howdidyoufindyourvisittothemuseum,Eddie?
——____________.
A.IwentthereallbymyselfB.Oh,wonderful,indeed
C.MyfriendshowedmethereD.BytakingaNo.2bus.
7.——Ididn’tknowthiswasaone-waystreet,sir.
——___________
A.It’sdifferent.B.Howdoyoudo?
C.Howdareyousaythat?
D.Sorry,butthat’snoexcuse.
8.——Idon’twanttoeatanything.I’mnotfeelingwelltoday.
——_____________,Carlos.Ihopeyou’llbebettersoon.
A.Itdoesn’tmatterB.Don’tbother
C.I’mbetternowD.I’msorrytohearthat
9.——AreyougoingtotakepartintheEnglishcontesttobeheldattheendofthisterm?
——___________.
A.I’mafraidB.IdoC.ItdependsD.It’sapleasure
10.——Today’sSunday.WhataboutgoingtotheScienceMuseum?
——__________.
A.TakeiteasyB.Let’scallitaday
C.That’sagoodideaD.It’skindofyoutosayso
11.——Ihavejustpassedmyexam.Ifeelsorelievednow.
——____________!
A.ThankyouB.WelldoneC.CheerupD.Mypleasure
12.——Don’tforgettopassonthemessagetomyteacher.
——___________.
A.Yes,Idon’tB.Idon’tthinksoC.No,Iwon’tD.Sorry,Iwouldn’t
13.——Howcouldyousaythat?
——_____________.Ididn’tmeantohurtyou.
A.Itdoesn’tmatterB.That’sallright
C.IamreallysorryD.Noneofyourbusiness
14.——Youhavegivenusawonderfulparty,Mrs.Johnson.
——____________.
A.Don’tsaytoB.I’mgladyouenjoyedit
C.ItisinterestingforyoutosaysoD.Oh,I’mafraidIdidn’torganizeitwell
15.——What’sthematter?
Youreallylookupset.
——_____________.
——Well,betterlucknexttime.
A.IhavewonaprizeB.Ifailedanimportanttest
C.Why,IalwayslookuptoyouD.Me?
Ineverlookdownuponanybody
PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.
PassageOne
WeareallbusytalkingaboutandusingtheInternet,buthowmanyofusknowthehistoryoftheInternet?
ManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwassetupasrecentlyasthe1960s.Atthattime,computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworksdidn’tworkwell.Ifonecomputerinthenetworkbrokedown,thenthewholenetworkstopped.Soanewnetworksystemhadtobesetup.Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwasnotworking,informationcouldbesenthroughanotherpart.Inthiswaythecomputernetworksystemwouldkeeponworkingallthetime.
AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment,butinthe1970s,universities,hospitalsandbanksbegantouseit,too.However,computerswerestillveryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Atthebeginningofthe1990s,computersbecamecheaperandeasiertouse.AndscientistsdevelopedsoftwarethatmadeInternet“surfing”moreconvenient.
TodayitiseasytogetonlineanditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday.
16.TheInternetwassetupin_____________.
A.1960B.the1960sC.1970D.the1970s
17.Computernetworksdidn’tworkwellatfirstbecause___________.
A.computerswerelargeandexpensive
B.computerscouldn’tsendinformationfast
C.computersdidn’tfitintothesamenetwork
D.ifonecomputerfailed,thewholenetworkstopped
18.WhichofthefollowingwasthefirsttousetheInternet?
A.Governments.B.Universities.C.Banks.D.Hospitals.
19.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Peopleusetheinternetmainlytosendemails.
B.Computersarenowmorecostlytheneverbefore.
C.Computerswerecostlyandhardtouseuntiltheearly1990s.
D.Inthe1970stheInternetwaseasytousebutcomputerswerecostly.
20.Thebesttitleforthepassageis____________.
A.TheFutureoftheInternetB.TheHistoryofComputers
C.ThehistoryoftheInternetD.ConvenientInternetSurfing
PassageTwo
AlanChangwasahandsomeyoungmanwithgoodmanners.
Onemorninghewaswalkingalongastreetonhiswaytoanappointment.Hedidnotwanttobeearlyorlate.Hehadforgottentoputonhiswatchsohewentuptoamanwhowaswaitingforataxi.
“Excuseme,sir,”hesaid,verypolitely,“butcouldyoutellmethetime?
”
Theman,whowasverywell-dressedandlookedquiterich,saidnothing.HedidnotevenlookatAlan.Alanspoketohimagain.“Excuseme,sir,”hesaid,“butcouldyoupleasetellmewhattimeitis?
”
Thistimethemanlookedathim,buthedidnotspeakandlookedquicklyaway.Alanthoughttohimself:
well,hecanhearme;hemustbejustrude.SoAlanaskedagain,“Whywouldn’tyoutellmethetime,sir?
”
Themanturnedtowardshimandsaid,“Putyourselfinmyshoes.Iamstandingherewaitingforataxi.Youcomeuptomeandaskmeforthetime.IfItellittoyou,youwillthankme.Iwillsay‘That’sallright.’Youmaythensay‘It’sabeautifulday,’towhichImayreply‘Yes,Ilikethesesunnywinterdays.’Beforeweknowwhatishappeningwehaveafriendlyconversation.Youareapleasant,politeyo7ungman,sowhenmytaxicomes,Iofferyouaride.Youaccept.Wetalk.Ilikeyou.Youlikeme.Iinviteyoutomyhome.Youmeetmydaughter.Sheisaveryprettygirl.Youareagood-lookingman.Youlikeeachother.Soonyoufallinlove.Youwanttomarry.Nowdoyouunderstandmyproblem?
”
Alanshookhishead.“No,sir,I’msorry,Idon’t.Everythingyouhavesaidseemsverynaturaltome.”
“Exactly,”themansaid,“andIdonotwantmydaughtertomarryamanwhoistoopoortobuyawatch.Goodmorningtoyou.”Andwiththesewordshehurriedaway.
21.WhydidAlanaskthemanwhattimeitwas?
A.Hewastoolate.B.Hewasveryearly.
C.Hehadlefthiswatchhome.D.Hewantedtomeettheman’sdaughter.
22.WhatdidAlanthinkofthemanwhenhewouldnottellhimthetime?
A.Hewasimpolite.B.Hewasdeaf.
C.Hewasstupid.D.HespokenoEnglish.
23.Whatdidthemanmeanbytheunderlinedpart“Putyourselfinmyshoes”?
A.Don’tinterruptme.B.Myshoeshurtme.
C.Comeandtrymyshoes.D.Trytounderstandme.
24.WhatkindofamanwasAlanChangeintheman’sopinion?
A.thief.B.Apoorman.C.Acheat.D.Arichman.
25.Thestoryismainlyabout____________.
A.howrudeapersoncanbeB.howonethingleadstoanother
C.whereapersoncan’ttellthetimeD.whyyoushouldn’tspeaktostrangers
PassageThree
WhatarethebeautiesofHawaii?
Let’sstartwithfour.
Thebeach,famousforitswatertemperature,airtemperatureandwaves,isthefirstbeauty.TherearehundredsofmilesofbeachesonthetwentyislandsofHawaii.Theyarethoughttobeamongthefinestbeachesintheworld.
Then,whatdoyouthinkwouldbethesecondbeautifulthing?
Itisvolcanoes(火山),ofcourse.Thesevolcanoesarenotjustapartoftheislands;theymadetheislandsinthefirstplace.Becauseofthemtheislandsarestillgrowing.
WhatwouldbethethirdthingofbeautythatthefirstvisitortoHawaiiwouldnotice?
Itprobablywouldn’tbejustonething,butmanythings:
allthewonderfulfruitsandflowersoftheislands.Sugarcane,bananasandpineapplesareHawaii’sbiggestexports.SugarcanehasbeengrowinginHawaiiforathousandyears.Asforpineapples,theislandsproducemorethananyotherplacesintheworld,whichhasmadeDoleCompanythebiggestfruit-packingcompanyintheworld.
ThefourthandmostbeautifulthingaboutHawaiiisthepeoplewholivethere.TheHawaiiansneverrush,andperhapsthisisbecausetheycaremoreforhumanlifethantheycareforthemachine.ThereisanoldHawaiianlawthatamancangotosleepinthemiddleoftheroadifhewantsto.WhatmakesthepeopleofHawaiisobeautifulistheirfeelingaboutpeople.Thereare64differentcombinationsofracesontheislands,andtheyallliveinpeace.Theybelieve“Aboveallnationsishumanity.”Thatisthemostbeautifulthingofall.
26.Accordingtothepassage,Hawaiiismadeupof___________.
A.oneislandB.twentyislandsC.sixty-fourislandsD.hundredsofislands
27.Whyarethevolcanoessospecialtotheislands?
A.Theyarenotapartoftheislands.B.Theyactuallymadetheislands.
C.Theyarethefirstintheworld.D.Theyaregrowing.
28.WhathasmadeDoleCompanythebiggestfruit-packingcompanyintheworld?
A.Sugar.B.Sugarcane.C.Bananas.D.Pineapples.
29.ThepeopleinHawaiiarethemostbeautifulthingbecause___________.
A.theyhadapeacefulhistoryB.theycansleepinthemiddleoftheroad
C.thereare64differentracesontheislandsD.theycaremoreforpeoplethananythingelse
30.Accordingtothepassage,“aboveallnationsishumanity”mightmean___________.
A.notallnationshavehumanityB.humanityisas