學位英語模擬試題及答案一

1、廣東省成人高等教育學士學位外語水平考試模擬試題(一) 英語試卷一Part I Dialogue Completion (15 points)Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through th

2、e center.1. Jack: Can I help with your luggage?Linda:A. No, you ' d better not. Thank you anyway.B. No, not necessary. Thank you anyway.C. No, thanks. I can manage it.D. No, please. I can do.2. Customer:Receptionist: Certainly, do you have a reservation?Customer: Yes, the name is Collins, Mr. an

3、d Mrs. Collins.A. I ' d like to rest here, please.B. I ' d like to check in, please.C. I'd like to rent aom, please.D. I'd like to stay in, please.3. David: We ' ve got some tickets for an opera tonight. Would you like to join us?Jill:. I don ' t quite understand opera.A. I a

4、m afraid not. B. No, I can ' t actually.C. I really want to go. D. No, I must refuse it.4. Emily: Your little boy has done a good job at school.Nancy:A. Yes, I think so.B. No, he doesn ' t deserve it.C. No, you are so polite.D. Yes, I am proud of him.5. Peter:?Benjamin: Sorry! Is it disturbi

5、ng you?A. Stop playing your music!B. Turn off your terrible radio!C. Do you think you could keep the noise down a bit?D. Do you ever care about other people' s feelings?6. Martin: Will you please pass me the saltshaker, Robert?Robert:A. Just take it. B. There you go.C. Here give you. D. Oh, sure

6、.13 / 137. Alice: Hurry up! We don' t have much time left.Ann:. We still have 15 minutes.A. That ' s fine.B. You are right.C. Take it easy. D. Take your time.8. Daniel: I ' m afraid I ' ve spilt some ink over your table cloth. I feel terribly sorry for that.Mrs. Gamble:A. You should

7、feel better.B. Oh, it doesn ' t matter.C. I don ' t want to hear it.D. Oh, I don like that table cloth.9. George: Hello, could I speak to Mr. Simpson, please?Lisa:. Can I take a message?A. Speaking, please.B. Who are you, please?C. I'm sorry he has run away.D. I'm sorry he is not ava

8、ilable.10. Student A: May I borrow your computer this afternoon?Student B: I ' m sorry, but I have to finish my term paper with it.Student A:A. Never think of it.B. Very nice, thanks.C. Thank you all the same. D. I don ' t care.11. Virginia: Have you heard about Eva? She is going to get marr

9、ied with Todd!Bertha:A. Congratulations! B. Are you kidding?C. Good luck!D. Is it real?12. Doctor:?Patient: I ' ve caught a bad cold and a sour throat.A. What seems to be the problem?B. What has happened to you?C. Do you feel better now?D. Do you have something to say?13. Salesman: Good morning,

10、 I wonder if you could spare a few minutes of your time.Mrs. Davis:. Are you selling something?A. I am not free now. B. I don ' t know if I can.C. You are welcome. D. You don ' t have to wonder.14. Jim: I think Edward needs to go on a diet. He' s putting on somuch weight.Lucas:I think he

11、 looks OK.A. I agree with you.B. You are right.C. Do you think so?D. How do I know?15. Rosemary: Wd vemade an appointment with the students at 7 in the morning. Would you come on time?Nicholas: I ' m sorry, it is too early.A. I don ' t want it. B. I don ' t get it. C. I can ' t handl

12、e it. D. I can' t make it.Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the A

13、NSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.Passage OneHow much do you know about nutrition? If your knowledge is similar to that of food shoppers who answered three surveys for the U. S. Food and Drug Administration, then you probably share some wide-spread misinformation about nutrition. Che

14、ck your answers to the following statements. Is it true or false?Statement 1: Fresh vegetables cooked at home are always more nutritious than canned or frozen vegetables. False. The nutritional difference depends more on how vegetables are handled or prepared than in whether they are bought fresh or

15、 packaged. Overcooking, for example, destroys many nutrients. Vegetables cooked in too much water can lose a significant amount of vitamins.Statement 2: When dieting, avoid starchy( 淀粉類)foods, such as bread or potatoes. False. If you cut out starchy foods, such as peas, potatoes, bread, and rice, yo

16、u cut out very good sources of several B vitamins, Vitamin C, and other nutrients. Moreover, ounce for ounce, bread and potatoes have fewer calories than sirloin steak and roast beef.Statement 3: Taking extra vitamins beyond the recommended daily allowances won' give you more energy. True. It &#

17、39; s widely believextrthi vitamins provide more energy. But taking more than the body needs doesn't make it function better, just as overfilling your gas tank doesn your car run faster.If you answered these questions correctly, you can for the time being consider yourself well informed about fo

18、od and nutrition by today' s standards. But remember that nutrition is a complexand growing science and that today ' beliefs may be changed as new information becomes available.16. The first paragraph implies that many people. A. are well informed about nutritionB. don ' t care about nut

19、ritionC. have much knowledge of nutritionD. have incorrect ideas about nutrition17. According to paragraph 2, which is NOT true about nutrition?A. Overcooking destroys many nutrients.B. It makes no difference how you prepare vegetables.C. Both fresh and packaged vegetables are nutritious.D. Vitamins

20、 in vegetable could be lost during cooking.18. Which is a correct attitude towards starchy food?A. Starchy foods are unnecessary in a balanced diet.B. Bread and steak have the same amount of calories per ounce.C. Valuable nutrients could be found in starchy foods.D. Starchy foods include only peas,

21、potatoes, bread and rice.19. The description of“ overfilling your gas oankwhy" sh .A. one should take as much vitamins as possibleB. more than enough vitamins is unnecessaryC. vitamins cost as much as gasD. doctors recommend allowance of vitamins20. A good title for this article would be.A. Tip

22、s of Losing Weight EffectivelyB. Test Your Nutrition IQC. Nutrition: A Complex Branch of ScienceD. Misleading Nutrition ConceptsPassage TwoMost women in Ghana-the educated and illiterate, the urban and rural, the young and old-work to earn an income in addition to maintaining their roles as housewiv

23、es and mothers. Their reputation for economic independence, self-reliance, and hard work is well known and well deserved.Most of Ghana ' s working women are farmers and traders. Only one woman in five, or even fewer, can be classified as simply housewives. Even these women often earn money by se

24、wing or by baking and cooking things to sell. They also maintain vegetable gardens and chicken farms. Indeed, the woman who depends entirely upon her husband for support is looked upon with disfavor.Traditionally the tasks of motherhood have been shared. Mothers and sisters, grandmothers and nieces

25、all helped to raise the children and to carry out daily tasks. As the family grew, older brothers and sisters also helped to care for the younger ones and helped in the home. Now with more children going to school, with more people moving away from their traditional homes, not only must the mother c

26、ontinue her income-producing activities, but she must take on all the heavy, time-consuming housework.Ghana today is looking for new ways to meet the needs of women and their families, such as providing more day care centers, so women can continue to play their multiple roles in the homeand in the e

27、conomy.21. What is the role of most women in Ghana?A. Handling various housework at home.B. Taking care of children indoors.C. Farming and trading out of house.D. Working as well as maintaining families.22. “ seefliance" could be explained asA. making great wealthB. depending on oneselfC. carin

28、g for one ' s ownD. being a reliable person23. What kind of women do people in Ghana prefer?A. Beautiful and charming.B. Skillful at sewing or baking.C. Depending totally on husbands.D. Working hard to earn incomes.24. Paragraph 3 describes.A. how traditional extended families operateB. why wome

29、n in Ghana have more burdens nowC. how changes in life help the working womenD. the new life style of Ghana' s people25. The author of this article probably agrees that women in Ghana should.A. stay at home and focus on family lifeB. become as active as men in businessC. try to maintain their or

30、iginal rolesD. make a choice and stick to one rolePassage ThreeThe blues was born on the Mississippi River Delta in the early 1900s. After the Civil War, the slaves were free but life was still not easy. They had to find new work. In the South, work camps were formed. Black people from these camps w

31、orked on farms and on building up the Mississippi River banks. During the week the people worked long and hard. They often lived alone, without their families, far from home. On the weekends, the workers got together at picnics or drinking places. Travelling black musicians with guitars entertained

32、them. The musicians sang songs about the difficult life of the workers. These songs were called the blues.If you have the blues it means you feel very sad. You can have the blues because you have no money, no job, no lover, or no home. But blue songs were not always sad. Some of them were happy and

33、many of them were funny.Sometimes the blues singers had song contests. Each singer sang new words or a new style of the blues song. They made up the music as they played. In this way they created new music. This is called improvisation. Later, improvisation became a very important part of jazz music

34、.Blues began in the country in the South. As blacks moved into the big cities to work, the blues went with them. There, they sang about life in the cities. W. C. Handy, a black band leader from Memphis made the blues popular all over America. In 1914 he wrote the most famous blues song of all, “The

35、St. Louis Blues ".26. After the Civil War, the Black people.A. were mostly slavesB. still led a hard lifeC. enjoyed their new life with familiesD. worked on their own farms27. At the very beginning, the blues were.A. not performed on formal occasionsB. traditional songs of the Black peopleC. ab

36、out the life of travelling musiciansD. very popular throughout the nation28. What kind of emotion does the blues express?A. SadnessB. HappinessC. JokingD. All of the above29. How did a improvisation " come into being?A. The blues singers gathered to have contests.B. New words were added into ol

37、d songs.C. New styles were played with guitars.D. The blues singers created music while playing.30. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. The blues were born in the country in the South.B. The blues soon disappeared in big cities.C. W. C. Handy is the first blues singer in U

38、S.D. The most well- known blues song is “ The St. Louis BluesPassage FourNo matter who you are or where you come from, one thing is certain : you are acquainted with the mosquito（蚊子）-although you probably wish you weren' t. Mosquitoes are everywhere. They canbe found all over the world, and they

39、 come in more than 2,500 species. Somewhere, at some time, you have surely met at least one.No one loves the mosquito. But unfortunately the mosquito may decide that she loves you. Yes,She. Only the female mosquito bites. It ' not because she ' unfriendly: she needs blood to reproduce. Femal

40、e mosquito is quite selective, and she chooses her victims carefully. First, she uses sensors to find her victim. With these sensors, she tests your body moisture, body warmth, and chemical substances in your sweat. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if you don' t appeal to her, she 

41、9; ll reject you for someone more appetizing. The next time a)uritosbites you, just remember that you were chosen. You' re special.If the mosquito likes you, she settles onto your flesh very gently, and she breaks your skin with her proboscis tip. It ' s a kind of mouth and it sticks out jus

42、t below the mosquito She stabs the ' s eyes. proboscis tip into your skin at once, and if she hits a blood vessel, she' ll get a full dinner ina minute. After that, the mosquito is tired. Heavy with your blood, she picks a spot-on a leave or a stone-to lay her eggs. Just one drop of blood wi

43、ll produce hundreds of eggs.31. By the sentence “youare acquainted with the mosquito -although you probably wish you weren ' t" , the author means that people.A. don ' t like mosquito but it is always thereB. know mosquito and wish them wellC. wish all the mosquito disappearedD. want to

44、 be friendly to mosquito but fail at last32. Why is it only female mosquito that bites?A. She is more unfriendly than male.B. She is greater in number.C. Blood is her favorite food.D. Blood enables her to lay eggs.33. To select whom to bite, the mosquito' s sensors may NOT test.A. the temperatur

45、e of the bodyB. the color of the skinC. the chemical elements in sweatD. the wetness of the body34. According to the last paragraph, the function of proboscis tip is to.A. find where to biteB. to stick into the flesh and suck bloodC. to remove the skin and collect bloodD. decide whom to reject35. Th

46、e main idea of the passage could be. A. why and how mosquito bites peopleB. why people dislike mosquitoC. what kind of mosquito bites peopleD. how to identify female mosquitoPart III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence the

47、re are 4 choicesmarked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.36. We had decided to sell our house, but after a while we began to have secondA. ideasB. thoughtsC. mindsD. plans37. are that stock price

48、 will go up in the coming months.A. ChancesB. OpportunitiesC. PossibilitiesD. Conditions38. Books in the library are arranged by differentA. classesB. categoriesC. degreesD. ranksA. undertakenC. undergone39. The Bering Strait Bridge will be one of the most challenging engineering projects everB. und

49、erestimatedD. underneath40. Our customers would it very much if the salesperson could give them clear directions to operate the machine.A. appearB. applyC. appreciateD. anticipate41. The economy of the country was with foreign investment.A. boomedB. blossomedC. raisedD. increased42. The girl a large

50、 amount of money from her parents.A. AchievedB. inheritedC. SavedD. collected43. The HR manager will be for not fulfilling his duty.A. cancelledB. recalledC. correctedD. replacedand special attention is called44. The impact of the Greenhouse Effect has long been upon to examine this issue.A. overcom

51、eB. overlookedC. overchargedD. overrated45. No matter what happens, please remember we are the true friends whom you could always.A. turn upC. turn inB. turn toD. turn offs toys to sports equipments.46. Our series of product from childrenA. differB. separateC. rangeD. include47. The audience were so

52、 at the colorful scene of the drama that no one noticed the passageof time.A. fascinated B .fanciedC. frightened D. forseen48. Please note down this telephone number you meet with any emergencies.A. for fear thatB. so thatC. unlessD. in case that49. The houses in this community, most which are beaut

53、ifully , have attracted many buyers.A. decoratedB. demandedC. deliveredD. determined50. It ' s impossible for anyone to be by such an obvious lie.A. taken over B. taken inC. taken downD. taken away51. Rosemary is fatter than she was when I first met her.A. ConsistentlyB. constantlyC. considerabl

54、yD. considerately52. It may not be a good habit to look up the dictionary whenever you a difficult wordwhile reading.A. come atB. come acrossC. come along D. come up53. I have tried to make the General Manger change his mind.A. in spiteB. in hopeC. in wayD. in vain54. The noise of the parade was ver

55、y disturbing, which made it almost impossible for us toon what the speaker was saying.A. ConcentrateB. be concernedC. confirmD. be dependent55. The students are veryA. gracefulB. gratefulto Miss Lewis for her kindness and hard work.C. dependent D. confident56. It was not until August the two sides f

56、inally reached an agreement.A. when B. thatC. before D. while57. Don ' t worry. She it by the time you are ready.A. will be finishingB. will have been finishing |C. would finishD. will have finished58. will be known tomorrow.A. Whether the flower turns redB. If the flower turns redC. When does t

57、he flower turn redD. How does the flower turn red59. At midnight, she finally finished the report,.A. tiring and wear outB. tiring and worn outC. tired and worn outD. tiring and wearing out60. Rare animals are still being hunted,there is severe punishment for it.A. as ifB. even thoughC. even as D. a

58、s long as61. Before entering the classroom, Professor Lucas heard.A. the students at talkB. some students talkedC. some students talkingD. the students to talk62. The assignment for today is to write a summary the major subjects in this chapter areto be covered.A. in thatB. thatC. whichD. in which63. We on it for several hours, but we have not yet found any satisfactory solution.A. are workingB. have been wo