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学位英语考试模拟试题15
2011年广东省成人高等教育学士学位
外语水平考试模拟试题(十五)
英语试卷一
PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)
Directions:
Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
1.Mike:
Hi,areyougoingtothefootballgametonight?
John:
Nottoit.I’mgoingtowatchitonTV.
Mike:
________Thereisalwayssomuchexcitement,peoplecheeringandshoutingwhenyouarethereinperson.
A.Youmust.
B.Whyisthat?
C.Howcouldthatbe?
D.Whatasillypersonyouare!
2.Tracy:
Doyouoftenchatwithyourson?
Susan:
Ialwaystryto,butthetalkneverlaststhreeminutes.
Tracy:
______We’vealldonethisbeforewhenwewereinthatage.MaybeIcansharesometipswithyouaboutdealingwiththem.
A.Takeiteasy.
B.Leavehimalone.
C.Don’tquarrelwithhim.
D.Trynottochatwithhimforafewdays.
3.Nicolas:
IhearmanypeopleinChinadonatemoneytohelppoorchildrengetgoodeducation.TowhomshallIgivemyshare?
LiMing:
________I’llaskaboutthatandletyouknow.
A.Really?
B.Whoknows?
C.Italldepends.
D.That’sverykindofyou.
4.Evan:
Well,I’mdoinganinterviewoncampuslife.WouldyoumindifIaskedyouacoupleofquestions?
Daniel:
________.Goahead.
A.No,that’sfine.
B.No,ifyouinsisted.
C.Yes,it’sfinewithme.
D.Yes,itisapleasureforme.
5.Harry:
Excuseme,MrBrown.I’vegotaterribletoothache.WoulditbealrightifIgotothedentist’s?
Brown:
_______.Takethewholedayoffifyoudon’tfeelanybetter.
A.Pooryou.
B.Oh,I’msorry.Takeabreak.
C.Oh,I’msorry.Ofcourseyoucan.
D.Yes,please,butcomebackassoonaspossible.
6.Jennifer:
Yourcarlooksgreat!
Jim:
Ijusthaditcleanedup.________
A.Therefore,Iwanttosellit.
B.Indeed,itisdangeroustodriveit.
C.Bytheway,doyouwanttobuyit?
D.Asamatteroffact,I’mthinkingofsellingit.
7.Katherine:
Myhusbandwasjustfoundtohavealungdisease.
Susie:
_______.Youmustbeveryupset.
Katherine:
Iam.
A.Oh,that’sunfair.
B.Oh,that’sashame!
C.Oh,that’sdisgusting!
D.Oh,that’sadisgrace!
8.Prof.Smith:
Comein.WhatcanIdoforyou?
Monica:
Prof.Smith,areyougivingyouradvancedmathematicscourseagainnextsemester?
Prof.Smith:
_________
A.Yes.I’mplanningonit.
B.Doyouwanttoattendit?
C.Youarewelcometoattendit.
D.Yes.Doyouwantmetoofferit?
9.Steven:
Phil,youlooktired.Didyouhaveabusyday?
Phil:
_______Icouldgotosleeprighthereintheoffice.
A:
Yes,itwas.
B.No,Ididn’t.
C.SurelyIwas.
D.Icertainlydid.
10.Ed:
Howdoyougetalongwithyournewmusicteacher?
Maggie:
MsDavis?
Fine.________Ilikeheralot.
Ed:
Iheardshewasagoodteacher.She’sreallyinterestedinmusiceducation.
A.She’snicetome.
B.She’sabitstrange.
C.She’sgoodatdance.
D.She’snotgoodatteaching,though.
11.Jackie:
Istheremuchforasecretarytoremember?
Nicolas:
Ohyes!
You’llneedabrainlikeacomputertostorealltheinformation.
Jackie:
_______AreyoutryingtodiscouragemebeforeIevenstart?
A.That’sjustfine.
B.I’mreallyshocked.
C.Ihopeyou’rejoking.
D.I’mverydisappointed.
12.Ted:
Whatareyoudoingwithallthosebooks?
Pat:
Tryingtorevisethingsfortheexamtomorrow.
Ted:
Thelast-nightrush,youmean?
_______
A.It’suseful.
B.Goodluck!
C.Workhard,then.
D.Comeon,itneverworks.
13.Jeff:
What’sonTelevisionthisevening?
________
Tina:
Whyaskmethat?
YouknowIneverwatchit.
A.Pleasetellme.
B.Ifeellikerelaxing.
C.Let’shaveacupoftea
D.Justturnonthetelevision.
14.Kate:
Thatwasagoodparty!
Ireallyenjoyedmyself.
Sam:
_______.Nowforagoodnight’ssleep.
Kate:
Ohno,comeon,Sam.Won’tyougivemeahandwiththeclearing-away?
A.Yes,sodidI!
B.Enjoyyourself.
C.Excuseme.I’mleaving.
D.No,let’sforgetitaltogether.
15.Daniel:
Youlooksoexcited._________
Viola:
I’mthinkingaboutthecakeofmybirthdaytomorrow.
A.What’snew?
B.Whathappened?
C.What’ssofunny?
D.What’sinyourmind?
PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Whydon’tbirdsgetlostontheirlongmigratoryflights?
Scientistshavepuzzledoverthisquestionformanyyears.Nowthey’rebeginningtofillintheblanks.
Notlongago,experimentsshowedthatbirdsrelyonthesuntoguidethemduringdaylighthours.Butwhataboutbirdsthatflymainlybynight?
Testswithartificialstarshaveprovedconclusivelythatcertainnight-flyingbirdsareabletofollowthestarsintheirlong-distanceflights.
Onesuchbird—awarbler(鸣禽)—hadspentitslifetimeinacageandhadneverflownunderanaturalsky.Yetitshowedaninbornabilitytousethestarsforguidance.Thebird’scagewasplacedunderanartificialstar-filledskyatmigrationtime.Thebirdtriedtoflyinthesamedirectionasthattakenbyhisoutdoorcousins.Anychangeinthepositionofthemake-believestarscausedachangeinthedirectionofhisflight,
Scientiststhinkthatwarblers,whenflyingindayflight,usethesunforguidance.Butthestarsareapparentlytheirchiefmeansofdirection-finding.Whatdotheydowhenthestarsarehiddenbyclouds?
Apparentlytheyfindtheirwaybysuchlandmarksasmountainranges,coastline,andrivercourses.Butwhenit’stoodarktoseethese,thewarblerscirclehelplessly,unabletogettheirdirections.
16.Thereasonswhybirdsdon’tgetlostonmigratoryflights_____.
A.areknowntoeveryone
B.willprobablyremainunknown
C.havebeendiscoveredonlyrecently
D.havebeenknowntoscientistsforyears
17.Birdsthatflymainlyatnightfollow_____.
A.thestars
B.themoon
C.artificialstars
D.thenaturalsky
18.Theexperimentwiththewarblerindicatedthat______.
A.somebirdscannotflyatnight
B.birdshavetobetaughttofinddirections
C.abirdthathasbeencagedwillnotmigrate
D.somebirdscanfollowthestarswhenflyingatnight
19.Warblersmigrate______.
A.onlyonceduringtheirlifetime
B.whentheyarefreedfromtheircages
C.usingwhatisapparentlyaninbornability
D.onlywiththeguidanceofhisoutdoorcousins
20.Whenthestarsarehiddenbyclouds,______.
A.warblerscirclehelplessly
B.warblersrelyonlandmarks
C.warblerscan’tseemountainranges
D.warblersareunabletogettheirdirections
PassageTwo
ThethreebiggestliesinAmericaare:
(1)“Thecheckisinthemail.”
(2)“OfcourseI’llrespectyouinthemorning.”(3)“Itwasacomputererror.”
Ofthesethreelittlewhitelies,theworstisbyfarthethird.It’stheonlyonethatcanneverbetrue.Today,ifabankstatementcheatsyououtof$900thatway,youknowwhattheclerkissuretosay:
“Itwasacomputererror.”Nonsense.Thecomputerisreportingnothingmorethanwhattheclerktypedintoit.
Themostannoyingcaseofalliswhenthecomputerizedcashregisterinthegrocerystoreshowsthatanitemcostsmorethanitactuallydoes.Iftheinnocentbuyerpointsoutthemistake,thechecker,bagger,andmanagerallcometogetherandofferthefamiliarexplanation:
“Itwasacomputererror.”
Itwasn’t,ofcourse.Thathigh-techcashregisterisreallynothingmorethananelectriceye.TheeyereadstheUniversalProductCode—thatbarofblackandwhitelinesinacornerofthepackage—andthenchecksthecodeagainstapriceliststoredinmemory.Ifthepricelistisright,you’llbechargedaccurately.
Grocerystoresupdatethepricelisteachday—thatis,somebodysitsatakeyboardandtypesintheprices.Ifthepricetheytypeinistoohigh,thereareonlytwoexplanations:
carelessnessordishonesty.Butsomehow“acomputererror”issupposedtoexcuseeverything.
Onereasonweletpeoplehidebehindacomputeristhecommonmisperceptionthathuge,moderncomputersare“electricbrains”with“artificialintelligence.”Atsomepointtheremightbeamachinewithintelligence,butnoneexiststoday.ThesmartestcomputeronEarthrightnowisnomore“intelligent”thanyouraveragepen.Atthispointinthedevelopmentofcomputers,theonlythinganymachinecandoiswhatahumanhasinstructedittodo.
21.Ofthethreeerrors,thecomputererroristheworstbecause______.
A.thecomputersaysnonsense
B.thecomputercheatscustomers
C.thecomputerdoesnotadmititserror
D.thecomputerdoesnotmaketheerror
22.Wearetoldthatahigh-techcashregisterisreallyjust______.
A.asimpleaddingmachine
B.amachinetoreceivemoney
C.anelectricinstrumentofsight
D.aninstrumentforprintingcodes
23.Grocerystorepricelistsareupdatedby____.
A.acomputer
B.akeyboard
C.anemployee
D.anelectricbrain
24.Thecomputercandomanythingsbecause_______.
A.itisveryclever
B.ithasmenbehindit
C.ithasagoodmemory
D.itwillnevermakemistakes
25.Whichofthefollowingdescribesthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Computersarestupidandinefficient
B.Computershelpstoresupdatethepricelist
C.Computererrorsarebasicallyhumanerrors
D.Supermarketpriceerrorsareduetodishonesty
PassageThree
Icameacrossanoldcountryguidetheotherday.Itlistedallthetradesmenineachvillageinmanypartsofthecountry,anditwasimpressivetoseethegr
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