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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