广东省成人高等教育学士学位英语.docx

1、广东省成人高等教育学士学位英语英语试卷Part I Dialogue Completion (15 poi nts)Directions: There are 15 short in complete dialogues in this part, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.1.

2、Jenny: Im very tired and thirsty.Jackie: Why don tyou have a cup of tea?Jenny: .A.Nice to meet you B. Im fine. How are you?C. That a good idea D. Absolutely true2.Mark: How much does it cost to visit the British Museum?Johnson: .A.Five hours B. It freeC. It fine D. Very high quality3.Gentleman: Abou

3、t how long will it take to get there?Taxi Driver: Oh, at this time of the day, it won take long .A.about 15 to 20 min utes B. about 25 dollarsC. about 10 hours D. about 100 meters4.Andy: I heard you re moving to New York. I m going to miss you.Ryan: . Let keep in touch.A.No, I can B. Yes, I doC. Me

4、either D. Me too5.Karen: Do you have these shoes in size seve n?Clerk: . But let me look in the stockroom.A.Yes, absolutely B. Im not sureC. That it D. No, not at all6.Keith: Good morning. Could I speak to your customers services department, please?Receptionist: Certai nly. Keith: This is Keith Jone

5、s.A.Who calling? B. But Im sorry.C. Where e you from? D. Please wait a minu te.7.Lucy: We had a terrible holiday!Mike: ?Lucy: Yes. It rained all the time.A. Do you B. Have you8.Burt: Can you keep an eye on my luggage, please”Kevin: . I be glad to.A.But I can B. No problemC. No way D. Ive no idea9.Al

6、ex: How much is a sta ndard room?Clerk: .A.Five miles per hour B. Ten kilos per pers onC. Nine meters high D. $55 per night10.Michell: What do you thi nk of Liverpool, Lars?Lars: .A. It really in terest ing B. It does n matterC. It none of my bus in ess D. It free11.Laurie: Ive got a bad cold and a

7、sore throat. Can you give me something for it?Chemist: .A. It very cold B. It very painfulC. You e very nice D. Yes, of course12.Jercy: Do you know what time he be back?Mike: , I think.A. In about an hour B. About three hun dred dollarsC. About three hours D. With in three meters13.Customer: Can I h

8、ave two cups of coffee, please?Clerk: Sure .A. That nice of you B. It my pleasureC. That 3 D. That OK14.Nancy: You didn like the meal, did you?Charlie : . Well, it hadn tbeen cooked properly.A. Yes, I did B. No, I didn C. Yes, I do D. No, I don 15.Receptionist: Could I have your first n ame, please?

9、Marc : .A. It Marc B. Sorry, it lateC. It fantastic D. It funnyPart II Reading Comprehension (40 points)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questi ons orunfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best

10、one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the cen ter.Passage OneMount Vesuvius is an active volca no located just east of Naples, Italy. It is the only volca no on the con ti nent of Europe to have erupted in the last one hun dred years, though other volca noes have er

11、upted on isla nds in the Mediterra nean Sea. In 1631, approximately three thousa nd people were killed by an erupti on from Mount Vesuvius. Si nee 1631, the 4,200 foot high volca no has erupted at least twenty one times. Mount Vesuvius is con sidered particularly dan gerous because today, n early th

12、ree millio n people live in the direct path of a pote ntial future erupti on.Mount Vesuvius is most famous for its Ian dmark erupti on in the year 79 AD, which buried the cities of Pompeii and Hercula neum in layers of burning ash. The only acco unt of the erupti on that survives is from Pli ny the

13、Youn ger. From his dramatic acco unt, scie ntists believe the cloud of ash he wit nessed that desce nded upon Pompeii was twenty miles high. The city of Pompeii was completely buried. It was rediscovered in 1748, more than 1600 years after the eruption. The people of Pompeii were found buried under

14、12 layers of soil. Many of the buildings were amazingly well-preserved, as were the bodies of those who were just going about their daily routines when the eruption occurred. The ruins at Pompeii have provided archaeologists with valuable in formatio n about how people in the Roma n Empire lived. To

15、day, Pompeii is one of the most visited sites in Italy.16.In the last one hun dred years, volca no (es) erupted on the Europea n Continent.A.twenty one B. twoC. only one D. seve ntee n17.Today, Mount Vesuvius is con sidered particularly dan gerous because .A.it is the most active volca no in the wor

16、ldB.three milli on people will be in dan ger if it eruptsC.three thousa nd people were killed in 1631 eruptio nD.this volca no is 4,200 foot high18.It was in the erupti on that the city of Pompeii was destroyed.A.1631 B. 1748C. 1600 D. 7919.The Ian dmark erupti on of Mount Vesuius happe ned .A.compl

17、etely out of people expectationB.after people around were well preparedC.before the buildi ngs were well-presevedD.after people around moved out20.Which of the followi ng is NOT true about Pompeii?A.The city of Pompeii was completely buried in 79 AD eruptio n.B.Now many people will visit Pompeii whe

18、 n they go to ItalyC.The bodies of those who were buried in the erupti on were not well-preserved.D.1,600 years after the erupti on, Pompeii was rediscovered.Passage TwoThe Un ited Kin gdom is a large isla nd located in Europe. It also in cludes part of the isla nd of Irela nd. It is made up of four

19、 n ati ons: En gla nd, Scotla nd, Wales, and Norther n Irela nd. Over 60 millio n people live in the Un ited Kin gdom. The vast majority of the populati on, however, lives in England. The government of the United Kingdom is considered a constitutional monarchy. A con stituti onal mon archy is a gove

20、r nment in which the mon arch (king or quee n) is head of state. Now, Quee n Elizabeth II is the mon arch of the Un ited Kin gdom .In reality, however, she exercises very little political power.The history of the United Kindgom is full of wars, invasions, revolutions, and interesting rulers. Numerou

21、s castles, fortifications, old cathedrals, and ruins are evidenee of the kingdoms past. The UK, as it is ofte n called, was once the worlds most powerful n ati on. Can ada, Australia, In dia, Pakista n, and even the Un ited States are among n ati ons that used to be con trolled by the Un ited Kin gd

22、om. It is also the birthplace of the En glish Ian guage.There are many remarkable Ian dmarks to see in the Un ited Kin gdom such as the Tower of London, Big Ben, Oxford Uni versity and the mysterious Ston ehe nge. Oxford Uni versity, foun ded sometime in the 12th cen tury, is the oldest uni versity

23、in the En glish speak ing world. Many of the United Kingdoms former prime ministers attended Oxford. Stonehenge, located near Salisbury, England, is a group of giant standing stones arranged in a circular formation. Archaeologists believe the formati ons are over 4,500 years old. No one knows exactl

24、y what Ston ehe nge is meant to represe nt.21.In the Un ited Kin gdom, most of the people live in .A. En gla nd B. Scotla ndC. Wales D. Northern Irela nd22.In a con stituti onal mon archy, is the head of the state.A. the prime mini ster B. con stituti onC. the king or quee n D. Quee n Elizabeth II23

25、.Which of the followi ng stateme nts is NOT true?A. The Un ited Kin gdom is an Europea n coun try.B.Now, in the Un ited Kin gdom, Quee n Elizabeth II has the greatest political power.C.The Un ited Kin gdom has a populati on of 60 milli on.D.Con stituti onal mon archy is gen erally con sidered the fo

26、rm of gover nment in the Un ited Kin gdom.24.The En glish Ian guage is origi nally from .A. Can ada B. AustraliaC. the Uni ted States D. the Uni ted Kin gdom25.If you visit Ston ehe nge, you will see .A.many an cie nt castlesB.a group of huge sta nding stoneC.an old uni versityD.a huge clockPassage

27、ThreeChristopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451. His career in exploration started when he was very young. As a teenager he traveled the seas and eventually made Portugal his base. He appealed to the kings of Portugal, France and En gla nd to finance a westward trip to the In dies, but al

28、l denied his request. After ten years of monumental efforts but fruitless results, King Ferd inand and Quee n Isabella of Spain agreed to finance Columbus in the hopes of acquiri ng great wealth. On August 3, 1492, Columbus and three ships, the Nina, Pin ta, and San ta Maria, left Palos, Spain and h

29、eaded westward.After stopp ing in the Canary Isla nds off the coast of Africa, Columbus ships hit the ope n seas. Covering about 150 miles a day, the trip was long and arduous. The crew was afraid of sea mon sters and grew more restless every day whe n land was not sighted. Columbus offered a reward

30、 for the first pers on to sight land. On October 12, a crew member aboard the Pinta sighted one of the Bahama Isla nds. Columbus set foot on what he believed was one of the Spice Isla nds, a group of islands in Asia (now known as Indonesia), where valuable spices and riches came from. He named the l

31、and San Salvador. Columbus failed to find the riches he expected, and continued to search for China. He next visited Cuba and Hispaniola (Dominican Republic). He encountered n ative peoples who he n amed I ndia ns because he believed they were in habita nts of the In dies.Columbus retur ned to Spain

32、 a hero. He was n amed viceroy of the In dies. He soon retur ned to the New World but n ever found the riches he expected. Some bega n to believe that Columbus had found a new world rather that a shortcut to the In dies.26.Christopher Columbus request was when he asked the king of France to finance awestward trip to In dies.A. refused B. gra ntedC. discussed D. agreed27.On A