广东省成人学位英语考试试题.docx

1、广东省成人学位英语考试试题2013年6月成人高等教育学士学位外国语水平考试（广东）英语试卷一Part I Dialogue Completion (15 points)Directions: There are 15 short incomplete 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 l

2、ine through the center.1. Abby: Do you like living in the city? Bob: _ Its too noisy. A. Thats for sure. B. Not really. C. It all depends. D. Who knows?2. Clair: Are you coming with us? Douglas: _ Ive got to prepare for the test. A. Maybe some other time. B. Well, if you insist C. Who cares? D. Id b

3、e glad to.3. Allen: Hows your headache? Jenny: _. The medicine worked wonders. A. Still the same. B. Hate to tell you. C. Its all gone. D. Its getting worse.4. Kevin: Is the restaurant any good? Tommy: _, but you have to try it for yourself. A. I think its great B. Dont worry about it. C. Its a joke

4、 D. Ive never been there5. John: Why not give me a call tonight? Margret: _ Your number again? A. Too late. B. Does it really matter? C. Ill be crazy busy. D. Ill do that.6. Blair: Hello. May I speak to Mr. Smith? Steve: _ Would you like to leave a message? A. Hes not in right now. B. Ill get him fo

5、r you. C. Hold the line please. D. Mr. What?7. Mike: its a great movie. Ill go with you. Grice: Great. But we must leave now if you dont want to miss the beginning. Mike: _ A. Id be glad to. B. How time flies! C. Ill be ready. D. What a great idea!8. Teacher: All right. _? Student: It sure did. Than

6、k you so much, professor. A. Can I see you in the next class B. Is it what you want to ask C. Have I understood you correctly D. Did that answer your question9. Jay: How are things going with your mom? Lee: Shes doing great. In every way. _ A. How do you know? B. Thank you for asking. C. Is that rig

7、ht? D. You know better.10. Cashier: Okay, thatll be $8.55. Customer: _. Cashier: Thanks . Next! A. Here you go B. Take this way C. You are right D. Its very nice of you11. Kathy: I hope they have all that staff at the supermarket. Ben: _ We can also look online for the things we like. A. It beats me

8、. B. How I can know? C. Whats the point? D. It doesnt matter if they dont.12. Lucas: Sorry sweetie, I didnt hear you. _? Mary: Look here, this dress has matching belt and shoes. What do you think? A. Where are you B. How you doing C. What did you say D. Why are you here13. Mark: Lets go and sit down

9、 for a while. I need to rest and have a drink. Linn: _. Im tired too. A. You are right B. Thats amazing C. Lets do that D. Well give it a try14. Boss: Congratulations to your promotion, Jack. Employee: _, Mr. Anderson. Ill do my best in the new role. A. Same here B. Thank you for your trust C. The h

10、onor is mine D. Id appreciate it15. Carlo: How much is it for a person for a day? Ben: With lunch, its only 60 Euros. Carlo: OK, _. A. its too expensive B. its a deal C. forget it D. GoodbyePart II Reading Comprehension (40points)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followe

11、d by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.Passage One The comfort zone is our living, work, and social environments that we have grown accustomed to. It determines the type of fri

12、ends we make or people we associate with. It determines a life style we accept or reject.Young people are very adaptable; they can adjust to changing comfort zones with ease. They can socialize with homeless people in the morning and be equally at ease at a formal banquet in the evening. As we age,

13、the ability to adapt to wide-ranging comfort zones becomes more difficult. Social prejudice narrows the comfort zone range. The comfort zone can be a decision making tool.Comfort zones are directly related to our dreams or goals, which is associated with self-fulfilling prophecy(预言). In order to gro

14、w and change, we must first be discontent with our current comfort zone. We must realize that all meaningful and lasting changes occur first in daydreaming and then they work their way into reality.The more clearly and vividly we fantasize our dream, the stronger and more real the pictures on the su

15、bconscious level will become. Once our subconscious accepts this image and its expectation, it will go to work, searching for a way to bring it into reality. If we feel that these things are too good for us, we will find ways to fail. If, however, we intentionally imagine the change we want, build a

16、n expectation of the change mentally and emotionally, and we will find ways to acquire dream and, when mentally ready, it will arrive faster than we ever thought possible. For some people, problems, suffering, poverty, bad breaks are their comfort zone. They find comfort in finding fault and complai

17、ning about their misfortune. The same is true for businesses. Management and workers have grown used to seeing things go wrong and expect them too. Management finds comfort in finding fault with workers and workers and vice versa.Note: If the comfort zone we are seeking is beyond our current income,

18、 then, we need to develop a service that has greater value than our current one. Money, power and influence are not goals; they are rewards ONLY for personal achievement.16. As one grows older, _. A. ones comfort zone becomes narrower B. one finds comfort zone more easily C. one becomes more sympath

19、etic D. one behaves better in social gathering17. What does “be discontent with our current comfort zone” (Para.3) mean? A. Be prepared to realize our dreams. B. Keep dreaming of unrealistic goals. C. Picture our dreams clearly and vividly. D. Be dissatisfied with our present life.18. According to t

20、he author, daydreaming _. A. requires a clear goal in mind B. does little good to the pursuit of happiness C. prepares us for meaningful changes in life D. wastes our time and energy 19. It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that _. A. comfort zone may lead to conflicts B. comfort zone is not necessar

21、ily positive C. people tend to find fault with themselves D. survival is hard in business circle20. By seeking a better comfort zone, people aim to _. A. make greater achieving B. make more money C. be more influential D. gain greater powerPassage Two Entire cultures operate on elaborate systems of

22、indirectness. For example, I discovered in a small research project that most Greeks assumed that a wife who asked , “Would you like to go to the party?” was hinting that she wanted to go. They felt that she wouldnt bring it up if she didnt want to go. Furthermore, they felt, she would not state her

23、 preference directly because that would sound like a demand. Indirectness was the appropriate means for communicating her preference.Japanese culture has developed indirectness to a fine art. For example, a Japanese professor, Harumi Befu, explains the delicate exchange of indirectness required by a

24、 simple invitation to lunch. When his friend extended the invitation, Befu first had to determine whether it was meant literally or just a ritual, much as an American might say, “Well have to have you over for dinner some time” but would not expect you to turn up at the door. Having decided the invi

25、tation was meant literally and having accepted, Befu was then asked what she would like to eat. Following custom, he said anything would do, but his friend, also following custom, pressed him to specify. Host and guest repeated this exchange an appropriate number of times, until Befu thought it poli

26、te to answer the question - polite - by saying that tea over rice would be fine. When he arrived for lunch, he was indeed served tea over rice - as the last course of a luxurious meal. Befu was not surprised by the feast, because he knew that custom required it. Had he been given what he asked for,

27、he would have been insulted. But custom also required that he make a great show of being surprised. 21. According to Paragraph 1, Greeks believe that women _. A. Would like to give demands B. Use more questions than statements C. Carefully weave their wishes into questions D. Are afraid of expressin

28、g personal opinions22. On receiving a lunch invitation, Befu first has to _. A. decide whether to accept it or not B. figure out what he would like to eat C. pretend to show great surprise D. judge whether the invitation is serious 23. Why would Befu ask for tea over rice? A. To be polite by making

29、things easy. B. It is his favorite. C. To avoid being insulted. D. To end the conversation quickly.24. Which of the following statements is true? A. Befu was served exactly what he had asked for. B. It would be impolite to serve a simple lunch. C. Befu was surprised by the last course for lunch. D.

30、Befu acted like he enjoyed his meal a lot.25. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Greeks and Japanese are well known for being indirect. B. Indirectness is evident in many cultures. C. Meals reveal a lot about a particular culture. D. People sometimes tell lies with good intention.Passage Three

31、In western culture, an engagement begins with “yes” to a simple question: “Will you marry me?” These heart-stopping words often come with a beautiful diamond ring. The man making the proposal may get down on one knee. In fact, men have relied on this simple, romantic method of proposing marriage for years.Today, this is no longer true for everyone. Consider how Justin Firestone proposed to Natalie Abreu.The couple took a helicopter tour over the black sands of Honomanu Bay