广东成人本科学位英语真题2009年及答案解析.doc

1、广东成人本科学位英语真题 2009 年及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：120 分钟)一、Part I Dialogue Comp(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Jenny: Shall I go and tell Mr. Fairbanks about our proposal? Jackie: _. （分数：1.00）A.Yes, you goB.Yes, goC.Yes, letsD.Yes, please2.Mori: Its a pleasure to meet you here. Kaco: _. （分数：1.00）A.Pleased to meet you, too

2、B.Thank you so muchC.I didnt expect to see you hereD.Youre too hospitable3.Williams: Excuse me. Im looking for a present for my son. I have no idea what to get him, Can you help me? Sales girl: _. （分数：1.00）A.Of course I canB.No, I cant actuallyC.You must buy him a T-shirtD.Yes, I think a T-shirt wou

3、ld be a good idea4.Tim: I hear youve been to the book fair. How was it? Susan: _. （分数：1.00）A.Absolutely marvelousB.Very much indeedC.Not necessarilyD.Quite disappointed5.Ed: How do you get along with your new music teacher? Maggie: Ms. Davis? _, but I like her a lot. （分数：1.00）A.Shes humorousB.Shes n

4、ice to meC.Shes a bit strangeD.Shes good at dancing6.David: Charles, could you drive me to the railway station? Charles: _ （分数：1.00）A.No, thanks.B.Ill be there on time.C.Sure, why not?D.Never mind.7.Max: My son has been admitted by Beijing University. Walt: Congratulations! He is such a smart boy. M

5、ax: _. （分数：1.00）A.Yes, he isB.You are rightC.Thank you very muchD.Dont mention it8.Student: Do you mind our performing rock n roll in the hall? Teacher: _. （分数：1.00）A.No, youd better notB.Of course, its allowed hereC.Oh, Id rather you didnt actuallyD.Id prefer to listen to rock a roll9.Clerk: Excuse

6、 me, this a non-smoking place. Customer: _ （分数：1.00）A.Oh, Im sorry.B.How can you say that?C.Thats all right.D.Thats impossible.10.Waiter: How would you like your coffee? Customer: _. （分数：1.00）A.Its well doneB.Very nice, thanksC.With sugar, pleaseD.Only one cup11.Virginia: What about going to do some

7、 shopping this afternoon? Rena: _. （分数：1.00）A.Go ahead, please.B.Good idea!C.Me, too.D.Help yourself.12.Carlos: Thank you very much, Miss James. That helped me a lot. Miss James: _, Carlos. （分数：1.00）A.Dont thank meB.Dont mention itC.Im fineD.Im sorry13.Susan: Im worried. My son doesnt like to talk w

8、ith me. Tracy: _. We were all like that at his age. （分数：1.00）A.Take it easyB.Change his mindC.Dont quarrel with himD.Dont refuse him14.Nicolas: Id like to donate money to help poor children at school. To whom shall I give my share? Li Ming: _ Ill ask about that and let you know. （分数：1.00）A.Very well

9、.B.Who knows?C.Thank you all the same.D.It all depends.15.Kelvin: Were almost finished with the project now. _. Teresa: Actually, I prefer to keep going. （分数：1.00）A.Lets hurry upB.Weve too tired nowC.Wellbe on timeD.Lets stop for a break二、Part II Reading Comp(总题数：4，分数：40.00)Passage One Jack Billabon

10、g is a stockman. One Friday afternoon he was riding along the track towards the Henderson farm. He was looking for a prize bull which had escaped from the Borrogee paddock. He reached the hills and saw at once that he could not go further. There had been a fire in the forest which had gone out. But

11、the air was still full of smoke and fallen trees had blocked the track. Jack was just going to turn back when he saw something moving in the smoke. He waited. It was a girl on a horse, and she was riding towards him. “Theres a badly burnt man on the farm,” the girl shouted. “He saved my life. Please

12、 help me to save him.” The girl was Cathy Henderson. She had been on horseback for two hours. She had to jump over fallen trees that were still burning. Her pony had fallen with her twice. She was thirsty and almost dead from want of sleep. But she rode back to the farm with Jack immediately. Joe Br

13、ook was unconscious when they reached him. They lifted him onto Jacks horse. The ride back to Borrogee was terrible. Cathy was so tired that Jack had to tie her to her pony. The pony was tired too, but its courage was astonishing. It followed Jack right to Borrogee Hospital. Nobody saw them arrive b

14、ecause it was night. “Ive never seen a horse like that pony,” Jack said. Cathy praised Jack Billabong, but she refused to say anything about the pony, “Joe will write about her in his story,” she said. But she did say one thing: “If flame hadnt returned to the farm that afternoon, Joe and I would ha

15、ve died.” （分数：10.00）(1).Jack Billabong did not turn back because _. （分数：2.00）A.he hadnt found the bull yetB.he smelt a heavy smoke in the forestC.he knew there was a burnt man thereD.he saw something moving towards him(2).Why was the ride back to Borrogee terrible? （分数：2.00）A.Because Joe was tired o

16、ut.B.Because the ride started late at night.C.Because they didnt have enough courage.D.Because both Cathy and her pony were exhausted.(3).Cathy refused to talk to reporters about the pony when she was in Borrogee Hospital because _. （分数：2.00）A.she didnt know what to sayB.Jack asked her not to talk t

17、o themC.she was too weak to say anythingD.Joe would write about it in his writing(4). What does the word “flame” in the last paragraph refer to? （分数：2.00）A.Jack.B.The pony.C.Jacks horse.D.The fire.(5).Which of the following is the best title of the story? （分数：2.00）A.Rescue of Joe Brook.B.Courage of

18、Jack Billabong.C.Love of a Young Girl.D.Heroism of a Lovely Pony.Passage Two The faces of elderly, happily-married people sometimes resemble each other. Dr. Aiken studied a number of couples who had been married for at least twenty-five years. Each couple provided four photographsone photo of each p

19、artner at the time of their marriage and another photo of each partner twenty-five or more years later. All background was cut from the photos to remove any clues. The photos were then displayed in groups: a random grouping of the persons at the time of their marriage and another random grouping of

20、the same persons who took photographs later. Some testees were asked to pick out the partners. They failed totally with the first group. Their judgements were no better than chance. But with the photos taken twenty-five or more years after the marriage, the testees were quite successful with the mos

21、t happily-married couples. Dr. Aiken believes there are several reasons why couples grow alike. One reason has something to do with imitation. One person tends to copy or do the same as someone else without knowing it. He says human begins to imitate the expressions of the faces of their loved ones.

22、 “Another possible reason,” he says, “is the common experience of the couples.” There is a tendency for people who have the same life experience to change their faces in similar ways. For example, if a couple have suffered from a lot of sad experiences, their faces are likely to change in a similar

23、way. （分数：10.00）(1).Dr. Aiken cut the background from the photos for the purpose of _. （分数：2.00）A.imitating the couples lifeB.grouping the couples againC.leaving no trace for the testeesD.giving the testees more chances(2).The underlined sentence “Their judgements were no better than chance” implies

24、that the testees _. （分数：2.00）A.did a good job in making their choices.B.had difficulty in picking out the partnersC.had no chance to make the right judgementsD.did better with the first group than with the second(3).The underlined word “imitate” (in Para. 2) has a similar meaning to _. （分数：2.00）A.co

25、pyB.changeC.knowD.suffer(4).From the passage we can draw the conclusion that _. （分数：2.00）A.couples who look alike can live longerB.most partners have been proved to grow alikeC.the influence between partners can be quite strongD.happily-married couples are often richer than others(5).The main purpos

26、e of the passage is to _. （分数：2.00）A.explain why couples grow alikeB.tell how couples like each otherC.discuss the function of marriageD.describe the life of happily married couplesPassage Three The three biggest lies in America are: (1) “The check is in the mail”, (2) “Of course Ill respect you in

27、the morning”, and (3) “It was a computer error.” Of these three little white lies, the worst is the third. Its the only one that can never be true. Today, if a bank statement cheats you out of $ 900 that way, you know what the clerk is sure to say,” It was a computer error.” Nonsense. The computer i

28、s reporting nothing more than what the clerk typed into it. The most annoying case of all is when the computerized cashier in the grocery store shows that an item costs more than it actually does. If the innocent buyer points out the mistake, the checker, bagger, and manager all come together and of

29、fer the familiar explanation: “It was a compute error.” It wasnt, of course that computerized cashier is really nothing more than an electric event. The eye reads the Universal Product Codechat bar of black and white lines in a corner of the packageand then checks the code against a price list store

30、d in memory. If the price list is right, youll be charged accurately. Grocery stores update the price list each daythat is, somebody sits at a keyboard and types in the prices. If the price they type in is too high, there are only two explanations: carelessness or dishonesty. But somehow “a computer

31、 error” is supposed to excuse everything. One reason we let people hide behind a computer is the common misperception that huge, modern computers are electric brain with “artificial intelligence.” At some point there might be a machine with intelligence but none exists today. The smartest computer o

32、n Earth right now is no more intelligent than your average pe n. At this point in the development of computers, the only thing any machine can do is what a human has instructed it to do. （分数：10.00）(1).Of the three lies, the one about computer is the worst because the computer itself _. （分数：2.00）A.sa

33、ys nonsenseB.cheats customersC.cannot make the errorD.does not admit its error(2).According to the author, a computerized cashier is really just _. （分数：2.00）A.a machine to count moneyB.a machine to receive moneyC.an instrument to print codesD.an instrument to read codes(3).Grocery store price lists

34、are updated by _. （分数：2.00）A.a computerB.a keyboardC.an employeeD.an electric brain(4).The last paragraph of the passage implies that computers _. （分数：2.00）A.are very cleverB.never make mistakesC.have a good memoryD.are controlled by men(5).Which of the following describes the main idea of the passa

35、ge? （分数：2.00）A.Computers are stupid and inefficient.B.Computer errors are due to its dishonesty.C.Computers help stores update the price list.D.Computer errors are actually human errors.Passage Four I came across an old country guidebook the other day. It listed all the tradesmen in each village, an

36、d it was impressive to see the past variety of services which were available on ones own doorstep in the late Victorian countryside. Nowadays a traveler in rural England might conclude that the only village tradesmen still flourishing were either selling frozen food to the villagers or selling antiq

37、ues to visitors. Nevertheless, this would really be a false impression. On the surface, there has been a decline of village commerce, but its power is still remarkable. Our local grocers shop, for example, is actually expanding in spite of the competition from supermarkets in the nearest town. Women

38、 sensibly prefer to go there and exchange the local news while doing their shopping, instead of queuing up at a supermarket. And the grocer knows well that personal service has a considerable cash value. His prices may be a bit higher than those in the town, but he will deliver anything at any time.

39、 His assistants think nothing of bicycling down the village street in their lunch hour to take a piece of cheese to an old retired woman who sent her order by word of mouth with a friend who happened to be passing. The richer customers telephone their shopping lists and the goods are on their doorst

40、eps within an hour. They have only to hint at a fancy for some commodity outside the usual stock and the grocer, a red faced-figure, instantly obtains it for them. （分数：10.00）(1).Nowadays the commercial services in the village are _. （分数：2.00）A.still very activeB.quickly decliningC.unable to flourish

41、D.personal to visitors(2).The local grocers shop is expanding because _. （分数：2.00）A.the competition there is weakB.it is a place for women to chatC.it provides good personal serviceD.the goods there are more valuable(3).Which of the following is true about the supermarkets? （分数：2.00）A.Prices there a

42、re much higherB.Customers often have to queue up.C.Customers can order by telephone.D.Their personal services are satisfactory.(4).How do the village grocers assistants feel about giving extra service? （分数：2.00）A.They dont think it a trouble.B.They dont think it worthwhile.C.They dont consider it a

43、good deal.D.They dont consider it a pleasant experience.(5).One special feature of the village shop is that _. （分数：2.00）A.there is a very wide range of goods availableB.customers can order goods by word of mouthC.customer have to order goods one hour earlierD.there is a list of goods to be delivered

44、 to doorsteps三、Part III Vocabulary (总题数：40，分数：20.00)16.During the heavy storm last week, we had to take _ under a flyover. （分数：0.50）A.shadeB.shelterC.shadowD.shield17.The three men were assigned jobs according to their _ abilities. （分数：0.50）A.respectfulB.respectableC.respectiveD.respecting18.Scienti

45、sts have discovered that many animals seem to be highly _ to various signals associated with earthquakes. （分数：0.50）A.sensibleB.sensualC.sentimentalD.sensitive19.The lost car of the Johnsons was found _ in the woods of the expressway. （分数：0.50）A.vanishedB.scatteredC.rejectedD.abandoned20.Our guests w

46、ill be guided to safety _ fire. （分数：0.50）A.as a result ofB.in case ofC.in the sense ofD.for the sake of21.If you want to ring her, youll have to _ her number in the telephone book. （分数：0.50）A.look atB.look toC.look throughD.look up22.Under the financial crisis, more social problems in the world are

47、certain to _. （分数：0.50）A.raiseB.ariseC.be raisedD.be arisen23.After his retirement, he lives partly on his _ and partly on the interest on his post office savings account. （分数：0.50）A.wagesB.salaryC.earningsD.pension24.During the _, the audience strolled and chatted in the lobby. （分数：0.50）A.intervalB

48、.pauseC.interruptionD.gap25.Membership in the United Nations is open to all peace-loving states which accept the _ of the Charter. （分数：0.50）A.debtB.obligationC.creditD.reliance26.Table tennis used to be the most popular _ in China. But now basketball seems to be more attractive. （分数：0.50）A.gameB.matchC.playD.race27.As her husband is on a business trip and her son is at school, she feels rather _. （分数：0.50）A.lonelyB.aloneC.singul