广东省成人高等教育学士学位外语水平考试.docx

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广东省成人高等教育学士学位外语水平考试

2005年广东省成人高等教育学士学位外语水平考试

PartIDialogueCompletion（15points）

Directions:

Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Client:

Hello.MayIspeaktoMr.Smith?

Secretary:

A.Hello.Who'reyou,please?

B.I'msorry.He'satameetingnow.

C.Hello.Thanksforcalling.D.Speaking,please.

2.RoommateA:

Iwishyouwouldn'thaveyourradiosoloud.

RoommateB:

A.Sorry!

Isitdisturbingyou?

B.Really?

It'snotmyfault.

C.I'mafraidso.D.It'snoneofyourbusiness.

3.Mary:

We'rehavingafewpeopleoverforadinnerFriday.We'dlovetohaveyou.

Tom:

A.No.Ihavetopreparefortheexam.

B.Yes,thoughIhavetotaketheexam.

C.Oh,I'dloveto.ButI'mafraid.

D.Oh,really!

WhattimeshouldIcome?

4.Son:

I'mterriblysorry,Mom.I'vebrokenanItalianvase.

Mom:

A.Oh,thatdoesn'tmatter.B.Oh,I'msosorryaboutthat.

C.Oh,whatashame!

D.Oh,dear,howawfulitis!

5.Jane:

Hello.

Danny:

Hi,Jane.IsJohnthere,please?

Jane:

A.Sorry.Idon'tknowwhereheis.

B.Sorry.He'snothererightnow.Anymessage?

C.No.He'snothereatthemoment.

D.No.He'saway.Callbacklater.

6.Teacher:

You'relateagain!

Student:

Sorry,

A.I'mafraidI'veoversleptB.butIneedmoresleep

C.Iwon'tdothatanymoreD.butit'smyownbusiness

7.Guest:

Oh,it'steno'clock.Imustbeleavingnow.

Host:

A.Yeah,it'sreallylate.Doasyoulike.

B.Won'tyoustayforanothercupoftea?

C.It'sOK.Pleasewalkslowly.

D.Whydoyouwanttogonow?

8.Cathy:

Doyoumindopeningthedoorforme?

Robert:

A.That'sallrightB.Notatall

C.Yes,I'IIdoitD.It'snothing

9.Katherine:

Haven'tseenyouforages,Linda!

Howareyougettingon?

Linda:

Quitewell.Andyou?

Katherine:

Prettygood.How'syourhusband?

Linda:

Oh,we'vegotdivorced'

Katherine:

A.It'sreallyaproblem.B.Hopeyou'llgetbetter.

C.Oh,I'msosorrytohearthat.D.Whatashame!

10.Customsofficer:

CouldIhaveyourname,please?

Passenger:

It'sPaine,SarahPaine.

Customsofficer:

?

Passenger:

It'sP-A-I-N-E.

A.Howtopronounceyourlastname

B.HowcouldIspeakyourlastname

C.Howdoyouspellyourlastname

D.What'syourlastname,please

11.Stranger:

.Doyouknowwherethenearestbankis,please?

Resident:

Sure.It'sonKingStreet,betweenSixthandSeventhAvenue.

Stranger:

Thankyou.

A.ExcusemeB.Troubleyou

C.HelpmeD.Forgiveme

12.Mary:

Peter,wouldyouliketogotoapartythisSunday?

Peter:

.Whatkindofpartyyoumean?

Mary:

It'sabirthdayparty.

A.SeemsallrightB.Feelsgreat

C.SoundsgoodD.Looksnice

13.Susan:

That'sabeautifulskirtyouhaveon!

Lily:

A.Yes.Butitisn'tsoasyousaid

B.No,it'snotthatbeautiful.Yoursisbetter

C.Actually,Idon'tlikeitverymuch

D.Oh,thankyou.Ijustgotityesterday

14.John:

MayIuseyourComputerthisafternoon,Susie?

Susie:

Sure,butIhavetofinishtypingmytermpapertoday.

John:

A.ThankyoujustthesameB.Nevermindit

C.DoasyoupleaseD.Oh,I’msorry

15.Patient:

Ifeelterribletoday.Mystomachdoesn'tfeelwellatall.

Doctor:

A.Itservesyouright

B.Remember.Don'tdothatagain

C.Youshouldtakesomethingforit

D.That'stoobadforyourhealth

PartⅡReadingComprehension（40points）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

MichaelPhelpshasalreadybeenconsideredbysomeasthegreatestall-aroundcompetitorinthehistoryofhissport.Atthe2004U.S.Trials,PhelpsqualifiedforAthensinsixindividualeventsacrosseverypossiblestroke.HefinallyearnedfivetitlesofOlympicchampion.ShouldPhelpsmatchMarkSpitz'srecordinAthensorBeijingin2008,hewillearna$1millionbonusfromhissponsor.MichaelPhelpswasbornonJune30,1985.Hisfatherwasagoodathlete,andpassedhisabilityontohiskids.

Michael'scoachtoldMichael'smotherthathersonwasararetalent.Long-limbedwithbighandsandfeet,hetooktoinstructionverywell,lovedtoworkhardandneverseemednervousincompetition.Byallaccounts,hisframeisperfectforaswimmer.Hisbighandsandfeetarelikepaddles（桨）inthewater.Thebutterflyishissignaturestroke,buthe'sshowntheabilitytodominateinanyevent.

In1999,Michaelbrokearecordinthe200-meterbutterflyforthe20-year-oldagegroupattheJuniorNationals.At15,MichaelbecametheyoungestswimmertocompeteSydneyOlympicsfortheU.S.in68years.Inanastonishingperformance,hemedaledsixtimesandsetfiveworldrecords.Michaelwonthe200-rneterbutterflywithanewworldmark,andalsoturnedinrecordtimesinthe100-meterbutterflyand200-meterindividualmedley（混合泳）doingsoonthesameday,whichwasafirstinswimminghistory.

Outsideofhisswimmingcareer,Michaelwasanormalteenager.Hedidn'tlikegettingoutofthebedinthemorning;butrefusedtoslowdownoncehisdaybegan.MichaelhashissightssetonmorethanOlympicglory.HewantstotransformhissportthewayothergreatathleteslikeMichaelJordanandTigerWoodshave.

16.WhichofthefollowingisthebiggestachievementofMichaelPhelpssofar?

A.Sixindividualeventsacrosseverypossiblestroke.

B.FivetitlesofOlympicchampion.

C.Anall-aroundcompetitorinthehistoryofswimming.

D.Breakingofarecordinthe200-meterbutterfly.

17.FromParagraph1itcanbeinferredthatthepassagewaswritten.

A.justbeforeAthens2004

B.immediatelyafterAthens2004

C.rightin2005

D.atatimebetween2004and2005

18.MichaelPhelpsturnedtobetheyoungestAmericanswimmer.

A.in2000,whenheattendedSydneyOlympics

B.inanastonishingperformanceathomeintheU.S.

C.in1999,whenhebrokearecordinthe200-meterbutterfly

D.in2004,whenheattendedAthens2004

19.hatingtogetoutofhisbedinthemorning,MichaelPhelpswouldn'tslowdownoncehisdaybegan.

A.OnceB.Despiteof

C.AsD.Though

20.ThelastsentenceofthepassagetellsusthatMichaelPhelpsissoambitiousasto.

A.becomethegreatestworldrecordbreakerinsporthistory

B.bebyfarthegreatestsportsmanwithOlympicglory

C.winmanymoregoldmedalsfortheU.S.

D.remakehistoryofhissportlikeM.JordanandT.Woods

PassageTwo

Mostpersonnelmanagersagreethatjobinterviewsareoneofthe1eastobjectiverecruitmentmethods.Buttheadvantagesoftestingarenotgoingtochangetheattractionoftheinterviewtoemployers.Theappealoftheinterviewhaseverythingtodowiththehumanfactor.

Mostpeoplebelievethattheyareareasonablejudgeofcharacterandtrusttheirinstinctivefeelings.Wemightusesomekindoftesttoaidtheselectionprocess,butweusuallypickacandidatewhointerviewswell,hasgoodqualificationsandanimpressiveworkrecord.

Butsupposethecandidateliesorislessthancompletelyhonest."Thiscanbeaseriousproblemforemployers",explainsAlanConrad,ChiefExecutiveatOptimusRecruitment."Themostdifficultliarstofindarethosewhotellhalf-truthsratherthancompletelies."Researchshowsthatupto75percentofresumesareinaccurateonpurpose.Themostcommonpracticeisomission.

Interviewershouldthereforeconcentrateonareasofuncertaintysuchasgapsbetweenperiodsofemploymentandjobdescriptionsthatseemstrange."Focusingontheseareaswillforcecandidatestotellthetruthorbecomeincreasinglydishonest.Thisisusuallywhenpeoplesisaltheiranxietybytheirbodylanguage.Sweatontheupperlip,falsesmilesandnervoushandmovementsallindicatediscomfort."

Conraddoesnotsuggestanaggressivepolicy-styleinterviewtechnique,butinsiststhatcloseinspectionofaresumeisabsolutelyessential.Onlybyaskingtherightquestionscanyouconfirmthesuitabilityofthecandidateorputpressureonthosewhoarebeinglessthancompletelyhonest.

21.Thebesttitleofthispassagecanbe.

A.DisadvantagesofJobInterviews

B.AdvantagesofJobInterviews

C.HowtoCatchOuttheDishonestCandidate

D.HowtoFindaJobbyTricks

22.Theliarshardtorecognizearethosewhotell.

A.partialtruthsB.mainlytruths

C.completetruthsD.completelies

23.Howwerethejobapplicantsabletoliewithoutbeingdetected?

A.Byusingtheirbodylanguage.

B.Bytellingsomeunbelievablelies.

C.Byleavingoutsomenecessaryinformation.

D.Byprovidingmoreinformationthanneeded.

24.Inordertopickupaqualifiedandanhonestcandidate,Conradsuggeststhatwe.

A.correcttheresumesintentionally

B.compareone'sresumewithothers'

C.examinetheresumescarefully

D.inspectthecandidatesaggressively

25.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsjobinterviews?

A.Suspicious.B.Credulous.

C.Mostobjective.D.Toosubjective.

PassageThree

Ourworldiswonderfulwithbirdsthatareabsolutelyamazingandunbelievable.Onekindofsuchbirdsisthecoot--aclumsybirdsounlovedthatitsnameimpliessomethingofanoldfool."Thebirdhasaremarkableabilitytorecognizeandcountitseggs,"saysbehavioralecologistBruceLyonoftheUniversityofCaliforniaatSantaCruz.Cootsneedtobetrickybecauseoftheunusualwaytheanimalscompete:

Onecootwillputitseggssecretlyintoanother'snesttohickthehostintoraising