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广东省学士学位英语考试真题A卷
2015年4月成人高等教育本科毕业生申请学士学位;外国语水平考试();PartIDialogueCompletion(;Directions:
Thereare15sho;1.SpeakerA:
Iwanttotakepa;SpeakerB:
That’snice!
____;SpeakerA:
Well,Iliketosin;A.I’mbehindyou100p
2015年4月成人高等教育本科毕业生申请学士学位
外国语水平考试()
PartIDialogueCompletion(15Points)
Directions:
Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.
1.SpeakerA:
IwanttotakepartintheschoolTalentShow.
SpeakerB:
That’snice!
______.
SpeakerA:
Well,Iliketosing.
A.I’mbehindyou100percent.B.Whatwouldyouwanttodo?
C.Areyousure?
D.Goforit.
2.Mike:
DoyoumindifIopenthedoor?
Susan:
______.Thewindwillblowmypapersaround.
A.Pleasedon’t.
B.Justdoit.D.It’suptoyou.C.No,gorightahead.
3.SpeakerA:
Iwashopingyouwouldstayonabitlonger.
SpeakerB:
______,butIhavetogetupearlytomorrow.
A.Ithinkso
C.ThankyouB.IwishIcouldtooD.Ireallyhavetogo.
4.SpeakerA:
Guesswhat,mum?
Igotthescholarship!
SpeakerB:
______.I’msoproundofyou.
A.Welldone!
B.Ilikeit.D.Goodluck.C.Youarekidding!
5.SpeakerA:
Goodmorning,Mr.Thomas.Douyouhavetimenow?
SpeakerB:
______.
SpeakerA:
Iwouldliketodiscusswithyouaboutmyjob.
A.Letmesee.
B.Notnow.D.Howlongwillittake?
C.Sure.Whatisit?
6.Tim:
Youlookunhappy,______?
Linda:
I’mhavingsomeproblemswithmaths.
A.Whatdoyouneed
C.YouknowwhatB.What’snewD.What’sup
7.SpeakerA:
Whatawonderfuldinner!
SpeakerB:
Thankyou.______.
A.Ihopeyoulikeit.
B.I’mgladyou’reenjoyingit.
C.Iseverythingfine?
D.Youarewelcome.
8.Marie:
Hey,Greg.Let’sgototheCountyShowthisweekend.
Greg:
______Ihavetodomyschoolproject,remember?
A.Asyoulike.
C.Dowehaveto?
B.I’dbegladto.D.Whynot?
9.Dad:
Doyouwantanybreakfast?
Emma:
______.I’mreallyhungry.
A.I’mnotsure
B.Well,ifyouinsistD.Yes,IdoC.Icangowithoutit
10.John:
I’mtired.I’mhavingnextweekoff.
Lily:
______.Thebreakwilldoyougood.
A.Whathappenedtoyou?
C.That’sagoodidea.B.Areyouserious?
D.Youdon’treallymeanit,doyou?
11.Mark:
Idon’tknowaboutyou,butI’mfedupwiththiswetweather.
Linda:
______.I’mjustlookingforsomesunshine.
A.Me,too
B.NeitherdoI.D.It’sOk.C.Whoknows?
12.Mary:
Whatwasthematchlike?
Lucas:
______,especiallywhenMessiscoredintheclosingminutes.
A.Itmademesleepy
C.ItwasadullgameB.ItwasajokeD.Itwasreallyexciting
13.SpeakerA:
CouldImeetwithyoutodicussthepreparation?
SpeakerB:
Good.WecouldmeetonTuesdayorWednesday.______?
SpeakerA.Tuesdaywouldbegoodforme.
A.Howaboutyou
C.AnyothersuggestionsB.WhichdaywouldyoupreferD.Isitgoodforyou
14.Husband:
Youaren’tgoingoutdressedlikethat,areyou?
Wife:
______?
IthoughtIlookedreallysmart.
A.Canyoubelieveit
B.Benice,Ok
C.Howdoyouthinkofit
D.Why?
What’swrongwithit
15.Josh:
GivemeyourhomeworksoIcancopyit.
Ellen:
______Youshoulddoityourself.
A.Takeit.
B.Noway!
C.I’lltellyouwhat.
D.Whatseemstobetheproblem?
PartIIReadingComprehension(40Points)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.
PassageOne
Afewcentuiesago,peoplelookedatthebirdsandwonderedwhatitwouldbeliketoflylikethem.Therewerestoriesofheroeswhogluedbirdfeathersontheirarmsandflewupintothesky.About500yearsago,somepeopledreamedadifferentdream.Insteadofflyinguptothesky,theydreamedoffallingfromthesky!
Inthe15thcentury,Italianinventorsdesignedacone-shaped(锥形)devicethatwassupposedtobringamandownsafelyfromagreatheight.Theoperatorheldontoahandlewithastrapsstrappedtohiswaist.Thiswasthefirstknowndesignforaparachute(降落伞).
EventhegreatinventorLeonardodaVincisketchedatypeofparachute.Hisparachutedesignwasintheshapeofpyramid(金字塔).Otherinventorsalsosketchedtheirowndesignsforaparachute.Unfortunately,thesewereonlydesignsonpaperandnoonetestedthem.
ACroatianinventornamedFaustoVeranziolookedatLeonardodaVinci’sparachutedesignandreplacedthepyramidshapewithonethatlookedlikeasailfromaship.WhenVeranziowas65yearsold,hefellill.Thinkinghewouldnotlivelonger,hedecidedtotryouthisparachuteinvention.Hebuilthisparachuteusingwoodandcloth.Strapinghisinventiontohiswaist,hejumpedoffthetallbelltowerinhiscity.Helandedsafely!
Hewassupposedlythefirstmantosuccessfullyuseaparachute.However,someotherpeoplethoughtthisstorywasnottrue.Ifthatwasthecase,thenthefirstpersontosuccessfullyuseaparachutewouldgotoaFrenchmannamedLouis-SebastienLenormandin1783.
16.Thefirstknownparachutewasdesignedby______.
A.Frenchman
C.CroatiansB.ItalianD.Englishmen
17.LeonardodaVinci’sparachutewasshapedlikea______.
A.coneB.featherC.pyramidD.sail
18.WhichofthefollowingisaboutFaustoVeranzioistrue?
A.HecopieddaVinci’sparachutedesign.
B.Hemadehisparachutewithfeatherandwood.
C.Heexperimentedwithhisparachutemanytimes.
D.Hedecidedtotryhisparachuteafterhewasseriouslyill.
19.Asforthefirstmanwhosuccessfullyusedaparachute,______.
A.itwassaidtobeLeonardodaVinci
B.weknowforsurehewasVeranzio
C.thereweresomehistoricalrecords
D.wedon’tknowforsureyet
20.Thepassageismainlyabout______.
A.theoriginoftheparachute
B.Thedreamsofflyingandfalling
C.thecourageofdroppingfromthesky
D.theapplicationofparachuteinvention
PassageTwo
Outofallthestudentswhoenrollinamassiveopenonlinecourse(MOOC),onlyabout5percentcompletethecourseandreceiveacertificateaccomplishment.ThisstatisticisoftencitedasevidencethatMOOCsarefatallyflawed(缺陷的)andofferlittleeducationalvaluetomoststudents.Yetmorethan80percentofstudentswhofilloutapost-coursesurveysaytheymettheirprimaryobjective.Howdowelookatthesetwofacts?
We’reusedtofocusingoncompletionratesinhighereducation,butthey’renottheonly-oreventhemostmeaningful–indicatorofengagementinopenonlinecourses.Withnocosttoenroll,nopunishmentfordroppingout,andlittlerewardforactuallyearningacertificate,MOOCsarefundamentallydifferentfromtraditionalcalssess–andstudentsusetheminfundamentallydifferentways.
Datafrommorethan1.8millionstudentserolledin36MOOCsofferedbytheUniversityofPennsylvaniashowthatstudentstreatMOOCslikeabuffet(自助餐),samplingthematerialaccordingtotheirinterestsandcareergoals.Somearecuriousaboutthesubjectmatterandjustwatchoneortwovideolectures;othersusethediscussionforumstoconnectwiththeirintellectualpeersaroundtheworld.Ofallenrolledstudents,nearly60percentwatchatleastonevedio,completeatleastoneassignment,orpostatleastonceinaforum.
SofocusingonthetinyfractionofstudentswhocompleteaMOCCsismisguided.
Themoreimportantnumberisthe60percentengagementrate.StudentsmaynotfinishaMOOCwithacertificateofaccomplishment,butthecoursesnonethelessmeettheeducationalgoalsofmillions.
21.WhatdowelearnaboutMOOCsfromPara.1?
A.ThereseemstobeconflictingstatisticsaboutMOOCs.
B.ItturnsoutthatMOOCshavefailedpeople’sexpectations.
C.MoststudentsfindithardtojudgethevalueofMOOcs.
D.TheeducationalvalueofMOOCsiswellacknowledged.
22.InPara.2,theauthorstresses______.
A.theprimaryobjectiveofMOOCstudents
B.thesignificanceofcompetionratesineducation
C.thestrengthsandweaknessofopenonlinecourses
D.thedifferencesbetweenMOOCcandtrditionalclasses
23.AccordingtoPara.3,studentschooseMOOCsforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT______.
A.earningacertificate
B.improvingjob-relatedskills
C.meetingtheirinterestinthesubjects
D.exchangingideaswithstudentsworldwide
24.Thesentence“studentstreatMOOCsasabuffet”(Para.3)______.
A.emphasizesthecorevalueofMOCCs
B.demonstratesthedailyoperationofMOOCd
C.indicatesstudentsarefreetochooseMOOCresources
D.explainswhatstudentslearnfromMOOCcourses
25.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardMOOCs?
A.Critical.
PassageThree
Whetheryouarehikingthrough徒步themagnificentredwoodsofNorthernCalifornia,sleepingunderthebrilliantstarsoftheTexasskyorwatchingthesunriseacrosstherockycliffsofMaine,expectingtheoutdoorworldcanbeinspiring,thrilling,anddeeplysatisfying.Andoneofthebestwaystoenjoytheabundantgiftsofthenaturalworldissimple,inexpensive,andavailabletoalmosteveryone.Let’sgocamping.
Whenyoucamp,youcreatea“homeawayfromhome”inthefreshair.Youdon’tneedalotoffencyequipmenttoenjoycamping.Whatyouneedissimplyatentlargeenoughforyourfamily.Practicesettingupthetentathometomakesureyouarefamiliarwiththeprocessbeforeyougocamping.
Onceyoufindagoodsite,it’stimetosetuptent.Yourfirstjobistosetupyourtent.Removeallsticksandrocksfromthearea.Spreadatarp(防水帆布)overtheareawhereyourtentwillsit.Setupthetentandbesuretostakeitdownfirmly,eveniftheweatherismild.Otherwise,strongwindcanblowyourtentaway.
Next,you’llneedsomefirewoodforacampfire.Ifgatheringwoodisillegalatyourcampground,youmustbuyitat