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广东成人高等教育学士学位外语水平考试模拟试题11
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外语水平考试模拟试题（十一）
英语试卷一
PartIDialogueCompletion（15points）
Directions:
Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA, B, CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
1.Jane:
Itshouldn’ttakelongtoclearupafterthepartyifweallvolunteertohelp.
Michael:
That’sright.____________
A.Thesoonerbegin,thesoonerdone.
B.Somethingisbetterthannothing.
C.Themorethemerrier.
D.Manyhandsmakelightwork.
2.Bob:
Hi,Tom.Haven’tseenyouforages.Howiseverythingwithyou?
Tom:
___________.
A.That’sverykindofyouB.Fine,thankyou
C.ThankyouD.It’sgoodwithme.
3.May:
Thankyouforthewonderfulmeal.Itwassodelicious.
Mrs.Sun:
_____________.
A.Don’tbetoopoliteB.Thefoodwasverypoor
C.Thanks.GladyoulikeditD.Really?
I’mabadcook
4.Stranger:
Excuseme,canyoutellmethewaytotheBlackwell’sInn?
Peter:
_____________.
A.Yes,Ican.I’manativehereB.Ican’ttellyouthat
C.Yes,abuswilltakeyouthereD.Sure.TakebusNo.211.
5.Susan：
Iwonderifyoucoulddrivemetotheairport.
Teddy:
____________.
A.I’dbegladtoB.Oh,it’smyduty
C.IthinksoD.It’saccepted
6.Bill:
Well,Tom.I’msorryImustbeoffnow.
Tom:
______.Ihopetohearfromyousoon.
A.EnjoyyourselfB.That’sallright
C.KeepintouchD.Cheerup
7.Mr.William:
I’dliketoinviteyoutodinnerthisSunday,Mr.Smith.
Mr.Smith:
________.
A.Oh,no,let’snot
B.I’dratherstayathome
C.Thankyou,butIhaveotherplans
D.Oh,that’llbetoomuchtrouble
8.Tim:
HowwasthefootballmatchbetweenItalyandEnglandlastnight?
Jack:
_________.
A.ItwasagooddealB.Itwasatiegame
C.ItwasanafterthoughtD.It’shardtobelieve
9.Pauline:
Thankyoueversomuchforyourhelpwithmymath.
Anna:
________.
A.GladtohearthatB.Notworththinking
C.YouaretoopoliteD.Thinknothingofit
10.Sian:
Youshouldhavethankedherbeforeyouleft.
Mori:
_________.ButwhenIwasleavingIcouldn’tfindheranywhere.
A.ImeanttoB.Idid
C.ShewasinahurryD.Shemustbeunhappy
11.Jenny:
MayIuseyourcamerathisafternoon?
Jimmy:
_____________,butNancycameinandborroweditjustnow.
Jenny:
Nevermind.
A.DoasyoupleaseB.Yes,youmay
C.I’msorryD.Asluckwouldhaveit
12.Mom:
Johnny,wherearethecookies?
Don’ttellmeyouatethemall!
Johnny:
Yes,Idid._____________.
i.Ijustcouldn’tbearitB.Ijustcouldn’thelpit
C.TheyweretoogoodtoeatD.Theywerekeptfortoolong
13.Katherine:
Myhusbandwasjustfoundtohavealungdisease.
Susie:
_______Youmustbeveryupset.
Katherine:
Iam.
A.Oh,that’sunfair.
B.Oh,that’sashame!
C.Oh,that’sdisgusting!
D.Oh,that’sadisgrace!
14.Prof.Smith:
Comein.WhatcanIdoforyou?
Monica:
Prof.Smith,areyougivingyouradvancedmathematicscourseagainnextsemester?
Prof.Smith:
_________
A.Yes.I’mplanningto.
B.Doyouwanttoattendit?
C.Youarewelcometoattendit.
D.Yes.Doyouwantmetoofferit?
15.Steven:
Phil,youlooktired.Didyouhaveabusyday?
Phil:
_______Icouldgotosleeprighthereintheoffice.
A:
Yes,itwas.
B.No,Ididn’t.
C.SurelyIwas.
D.Icertainlydid.
PartIIReadingComprehension（40points）
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Whydon’tbirdsgetlostontheirlongmigratoryflights?
Scientistshavepuzzledoverthisquestionformanyyears.Nowthey’rebeginningtofillintheblanks.
Notlongago,experimentsshowedthatbirdsrelyonthesuntoguidethemduringdaylighthours.Butwhataboutbirdsthatflymainlybynight?
Testswithartificialstarshaveprovedconclusivelythatcertainnight-flyingbirdsareabletofollowthestarsintheirlong-distanceflights.
Onesuchbird—awarbler—hadspentitslifetimeinacageandhadneverflownunderanaturalsky.Yetitshowedaninbornabilitytousethestarsforguidance.Thebird’scagewasplacedunderanartificialstar-filledskyatmigrationtime.Thebirdtriedtoflyinthesamedirectionasthattakenbyhisoutdoorcousins.Anychangeinthepositionofthemake-believestarscausedachangeinthedirectionofhisflight,
Scientiststhinkthatwarblers,whenflyingindaylight,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,warblers______.
A.circlehelplessly
B.relyonlandmarks
C.can’tseemountainranges
D.areunabletogettheirdirections
PassageTwo
WhenLouisBraillewasthreeyearsold,hebecameblindinbotheyesastheresultofanaccidentinhisfather’sshop.Hisfather,determinedthatLouisshouldnotsuffertheusualfateofblindpersonsatthattimeandbecomeabeggar,kepthiminthevillageschooluntilhewastenandthenenteredhimintheInstitutiondesJeunesAveuglesinParis.LouislearnedtoreadfromthethreebooksengravedinlargeraisedlettersintheInstitutionlibrary,didbrilliantlywellbothinacademicworkandatthepiano,andwassoonhelpingtoteachtheyoungerchildren.
In1819,thesameyearthatLouisenteredtheInstitution,CharlesBarbier,anarmycaptain,reportedtotheAcademyofSciencesonasystemofraiseddotsanddasheswhichenabledsoldierstoreadmessagesinthedark.Later,BarbierbroughthisinventiontotheInstitution.Afterexperimentingwithit,youngBrailleproducedawritingsystemusingonlydots,fromwhichhegraduallydevised63separatecombinationsrepresentingthelettersintheFrenchalphabet.（attherequestofanEnglishman,helateradded“w”）,accents,punctuationmarks,andmathematicalsigns.Althoughgovernmentpreventedimmediateofficialadoption,hissystemwasusedattheInstitutionaslongasthedirector,Dr.Pignier,wasinoffice.Thenewdirectorinsistedonreturningtotheofficiallyapprovedformersystem,butstudentscontinuedtouseBraille’smethodsecretly.Eventually,itssuperioritywasestablishedanditwasadoptedthroughoutFrance.
21.LouisBraillefirstlearnedtoreadwiththeaidof______.
A.hisfather
B.thevillageschoolteacher
C.specialbooksattheInstitution
D.CaptainBarbier’ssystemofdotsanddashes
22.LouisBrailledidallofthefollowingEXCEPT______.
A.teachingyoungchildrenattheInstitution
B.learningtoplaymusicalinstrumentswell
C.developingareadingsystemfortheblind
D.encouragingstudentstousehismethodsecretly
23.CharlesBarbieroriginallydevisedhiswritingsystemfor______.
A.blindchildren
B.militarypersonnel
C.theFrenchgovernment
D.theAcademyofSciences
24.LouisBrailledevisedhiswritingsystem_______.
A.fromcombinationsofdots
B.atanEnglishman’srequest
C.tohelpCharlesBarbierinhiswork
D.toenablesoldierstoreadinthedark
25.TheInstitutionwasnotabletoadoptBraille’smethodofficiallyforsometimebecause________.
A.thestudentspreferredtheformermethod
B.thestudentsusedBraille’smethodsecretly
C.Thenewdirectorinsistedontheofficialmethod
D.thesuperiorityofBraille’smethodhadnotyetbeenestablished
PassageThree
MoneyspentonadvertisingismoneyspentaswellasanyIknowof.Itservesdirectlytoassistdistributionofgoodsatreasonableprices,therebyestablishingafirmhomemarketandsomakingitpossibletoprovideforexportatcompetitiveprices.Bydrawingattentiontonewideas,ithelpsenormouslytoraisestandardsofliving.Byhelpingtoincreasedemand,itensuresanincreasedneedforlabor,andisthereforeaneffectivewaytofightunemployment.Itlowersthecostofmanyservices:
withoutadsyourdailynewspaperwouldcostfourtimesasmuch,thepriceofyourTVlicensewouldneedtobedoubled,andtravelbybusortubewouldcostfiftypercentmore.
Andperhapsmostimportantofall,adsprovidesaguaranteeofreasonablevalueintheproductsandservicesyoubuy.Apartfromthefactthattwenty-sevenActsofParliamentgovernthetermsofadvertising,noregularadvertiserdarepromoteproductsthatfailtoliveuptothepromiseofhisads.Hemightfoolsomepeopleforalittlewhilethroughmisleadingads.Hewillnotdosoforlong,formercifullythepublichasthegoodsensenottobuytheinferiorarticlemorethanonce.Ifyouseeanarticleconsistentlyadvertised,itisthesurestproofI
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