广东成人高等教育学士学位英语考试真题A卷.docx

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广东成人高等教育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（广东）

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.

C.No,gorightahead.D.It’suptoyou.

3.SpeakerA:

Iwashopingyouwouldstayonabitlonger.

SpeakerB:

______,butIhavetogetupearlytomorrow.

A.IthinksoB.IwishIcouldtoo

C.ThankyouD.Ireallyhavetogo.

4.SpeakerA:

Guesswhat,mum?

Igotthescholarship!

SpeakerB:

______.I’msoproundofyou.

A.Welldone!

B.Ilikeit.

C.Youarekidding!

D.Goodluck.

5.SpeakerA:

Goodmorning,Mr.Thomas.Douyouhavetimenow?

SpeakerB:

______.

SpeakerA:

Iwouldliketodiscusswithyouaboutmyjob.

A.Letmesee.B.Notnow.

C.Sure.Whatisit?

D.Howlongwillittake?

6.Tim:

Youlookunhappy,______?

Linda:

I’mhavingsomeproblemswithmaths.

A.WhatdoyouneedB.What’snew

C.YouknowwhatD.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.B.I’dbegladto.

C.Dowehaveto?

D.Whynot?

9.Dad:

Doyouwantanybreakfast?

Emma:

______.I’mreallyhungry.

A.I’mnotsureB.Well,ifyouinsist

C.IcangowithoutitD.Yes,Ido

10.John:

I’mtired.I’mhavingnextweekoff.

Lily:

______.Thebreakwilldoyougood.

A.Whathappenedtoyou?

B.Areyouserious?

C.That’sagoodidea.D.Youdon’treallymeanit,doyou?

11.Mark:

Idon’tknowaboutyou,butI’mfedupwiththiswetweather.

Linda:

______.I’mjustlookingforsomesunshine.

A.Me,tooB.NeitherdoI.

C.Whoknows?

D.It’sOk.

12.Mary:

Whatwasthematchlike?

Lucas:

______,especiallywhenMessiscoredintheclosingminutes.

A.ItmademesleepyB.Itwasajoke

C.ItwasadullgameD.Itwasreallyexciting

13.SpeakerA:

CouldImeetwithyoutodicussthepreparation?

SpeakerB:

Good.WecouldmeetonTuesdayorWednesday.______?

SpeakerA.Tuesdaywouldbegoodforme.

A.HowaboutyouB.Whichdaywouldyouprefer

C.AnyothersuggestionsD.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.FrenchmanB.Italian

C.CroatiansD.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.B.Supportive.C.Indifferent.D.Neutral.

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,youmustbuyitatthecam