广东省成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试真题2007年及答案解析.doc

1、广东省成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试真题 2007年及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Paper One(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part Dialogue Comp(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Clerk: Please fill out the form. Guest: All right. _, please? Clerk: It“s August, the thirteenth.（分数：1.00）A.What day is it todayB.What“s the numberC.What“s the date todayD.What“s th

2、e time now2.Speaker A: Can you tell me the way to the library? Speaker B: Sure. Turn left at the next crossing. Speaker A: Is it on King Street? Speaker B: _.（分数：1.00）A.That“s alrightB.Yes. You can“t miss itC.It“s obviousD.OK. Just do it3.Patient: Could you arrange for me to see Doctor Smith tomorro

3、w morning? Nurse: _. He won“t be free until 12:00.（分数：1.00）A.You can call laterB.You“re unluckyC.I can“t do thatD.I“m afraid not4.Lisa: You look great. Any good news? Alex: I just came back from my vacation. Lisa: Wow, _! Maybe I should take a vacation, too.（分数：1.00）A.I didn“t see itB.good for youC.

4、I didn“t find itD.hard to believe5.Waiter: Hello, sir. _? Customer: Could you give us a second, please? Waiter: Sure.（分数：1.00）A.Are you ready to orderB.How can I help youC.Ready to take my orderD.Can I do you a favor6.Heather: Look, I“ve got a problem here. Will you help me? Rebecca: _, but I“ll try

5、分数：1.00）A.No, I won“tB.I“m really willing toC.Yes, I“m gladD.I“m not sure if I can7.Conductor: Good morning, _, please? Passenger: Here you are.（分数：1.00）A.can I have your ticketB.anything to declareC.can I help youD.anything special8.Waitress: Yes, sir, anything the matter? Customer: _, but this s

6、oup is too salty. Waitress: I“m very sorry, sir. I“ll change it for you.（分数：1.00）A.I can“t stand itB.Sorry to do itC.I hate to complainD.Sorry to bother you9.Student: Professor Lance, your lecture on cloning is very interesting! Professor: _ Are you a student of biology? Student: No. I major in chem

7、istry.（分数：1.00）A.I think soB.I“m glad to hear thatC.It must beD.It“s not so interesting10.Clerk: Central Ballet. _? Customer: Yes, what“s on tonight? Clerk: Sleeping Beauty.（分数：1.00）A.May I help youB.What do you wantC.Can you speak outD.What“s the matter11.Mary: I“m sorry, but I can“t seem to find t

8、hat tape you lent me. I must have lost it. Susan: Oh no! _! Mary: But don“t worry. I“ll buy you a new one.（分数：1.00）A.Don“t do thatB.What a shameC.Don“t say thatD.How pity it is12.Richard: _. My name is Richard Stewart. May I take a picture of you? Mrs. Vann: By all means. I“m Mrs. Vann. Glad to meet

9、 you.（分数：1.00）A.I“m sorryB.Excuse meC.Pardon meD.Attention, please13.Susan: Let“s go to the restaurant and have dinner right now! Marilyn: OK. Let“s get in. Susan: Thanks. _.（分数：1.00）A.After youB.You go firstC.I“ll follow youD.Have fun14.Alexandra: Excuse me, officer. Can you tell me how to get to L

10、inden Street? Policeman: Sure. You should take No. 1 Train to Van Cortland Park. Alexandra: Thank you. Policeman: Anytime. _.（分数：1.00）A.CongratulationsB.Pleasant journeyC.God bless youD.Good luck15.Richard: Oh, I“ve got to go. _. Robbie: It was a pleasure meeting you, too. Bye-bye.（分数：1.00）A.It was

11、nice of you to meet meB.It was nice to have met youC.It was nice meeting you hereD.It was nice for you to meet me三、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：10.00)In your car you may have a cell phone, a telephone also known as a mobile phone that you can carry around and use anywhere.

12、 On your way, you may feel coordinated and enjoy your hands-free phone talking while driving. But recent studies suggest that it isn“t the dialing or the arm waving that makes driving while talking on a cell phone dangerous. It is the yakking itselfor more precisely, the continuous conversation with

13、 someone who isn“t presentthat makes. David Strayer, a Utah psychologist, says “Your driving performance while talking on a cell phone is weakened at levels comparable to, or worse than, driving with a blood alcohol level of 0.08,“ which is the legal limit in most states of America. Using a driving-

14、training simulator, Strayer and his colleagues compared the attention levels and response time of 110 drivers in various situations. In dense traffic, cell phone users were about 20 percent slower to respond to sudden hazards than other drivers, and they were about twice as likely to drive into the

15、back of a braking car in front of them. “Cell phone drivers are obtaining less than 50 percent of the visual information that non-cell drivers are getting,“ says Strayer. “Looking and seeing are not one and the same.“ By contrast, the researchers found that listening to the radio or conversing with

16、passengers is not as hazardous. “When a dangerous situation arises, the driver and passengers put their conversation on pause,“ Strayer says. Whether talking with a passenger or someone on a cell phone, however, people are less able to recall the details of a conversation carded on while driving. “S

17、o it might not be good for your economic health to discuss investment strategies with your agent while either of you is driving.“ Strayer adds lastly.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the recent studies, which of the following makes driving dangerous?（分数：2.00）A.A cell phone dialing by the driver.B.The driv

18、er“s endless arm waving.C.The driver“s continuous cell phone talking.D.The absence of another phone speaker.(2).Which of the following does Strayer want to stress most?（分数：2.00）A.The driving performance may be weakened by a cell phone talking.B.The driving performance may be affected by a high blood

19、 alcohol level.C.Drivers are not to drive over the cell phone or after drinking.D.A cell phone talking is no less hazardous than alcohol in driving.(3).The experiment shows all the following EXCEPT that _.（分数：2.00）A.the cell phone drivers get less than half of the visual informationB.the cell phone

20、drivers are twice as likely to hit the front carsC.the cell phone drivers“ response to sudden dangers is slowerD.the 110 drivers were reluctant to take part in the experiments(4).Strayer discourages drivers from talking about business on cell phones while driving because _.（分数：2.00）A.they tend to fo

21、rget the details of a conversationB.both the driver and his agent happen to be drivingC.it might not be good for the driver“s memoryD.the other passengers would overhear the conversation(5).It can be inferred that the author“s attitude toward cell phone yakking is _.（分数：2.00）A.approvingB.disapprovin

22、gC.encouragingD.indifferent五、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：10.00)It“s no great surprise that Bill Gates has decided to walk away from his day-to-day involvement with Microsoft, and use his full attention to oversee how the Bill Gates Foundation spends its $16 billion on philanthropy, or charity. But Gates is

23、 not the first one to follow the path. Ever since the industrial revolution, wealthy self-made businessmen and businesswomen have felt a calling to create a legacy that goes beyond a profit and loss sheet. The saying “He who dies rich, dies disgraced“ runs deeply through the business community. But

24、out of all the great philanthropists, Mr. Gate“s career path appears to be closest to the oil millionaire John Rockefeller. Both were self-made men and both became the richest men on the planet. Rockefeller was in his late fifties when he turned his attention full time to philanthropycreating vast c

25、haritable foundations to promote health and education. Now Gates says he will do the same in his early fifties. “With great wealth comes great responsibility,“ he adds. Like Gates, many philanthropists do not want to pass on too much wealth to their children. They want them to be comfortable, with a

26、 nice house and some money in trust for their grandchildren. But they don“t want to leave them millions and millions because they know how important it is for them to make their own way. In Britain, for instance, the newspaper rich lists are increasingly dominated by self-made millionaires, rather t

27、han inherited wealth. New money is less likely to be tied up in assets, making it ripe for philanthropy. The appearance of the welfare state also had a great impact on attitudes to philanthropy. The state was saying it would take over much of the role of what was once regarded as the responsibility

28、of private philanthropists.（分数：10.00）(1).Bill Gates has done all the following EXCEPT _.（分数：2.00）A.abandoning his career with Microsoft“s daily businessB.devoting the rest of his life to philanthropic causesC.leaving his children enough money for a comfortable lifeD.defying John Rockefeller in creat

29、ing charitable foundations(2).The saying “He who dies rich, dies disgraced“ properly means that _.（分数：2.00）A.the wealthy people should give away theft fortunes after deathB.the wealthy people should feel ashamed for their assetsC.the wealthy people should abandon their careers for charitiesD.it is s

30、hameful for the wealthy people to keep their wealth till death(3).Gates and Rockefeller are similar in that _.（分数：2.00）A.both of them inherited their wealthB.their career paths are exactly the sameC.both decided to devote to charity in their fiftiesD.both made their fortunes in the same way(4).Many

31、wealthy people don“t want to leave too much behind mainly because _.（分数：2.00）A.it is not easy for them to make their fortunesB.they want their children to make their own wayC.they just wish their children to have a comfortable lifeD.they hope to gain reputation by donating their wealth(5).The chief

32、reason why philanthropy has come into a good stage is that _.（分数：2.00）A.the new money is less likely to be regarded as one“s private wealthB.Gates will devote his full attention to philanthropyC.the welfare state would take over all the charity responsibilitiesD.many new millionaires are self-made r

33、ather than inherited六、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：10.00)In 1991, when announced to be HIV positive, “Magic“ Johnson became the face of a disease that the public still had a lot to learn about. The basketball star established the Magic Johnson Foundation that year and took a leading role on the public rel

34、ations and fund-raising fronts in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Fifteen years later, there is still more work to do. “A lot of times, what happens is that the poster is not enough,“ Johnson says, motioning to his likeness on the blackboard behind him. “So I have to get out and tell them myself, li

35、ke I“m doing here today.“ Johnson is now talking to an assembly at Boys and Girls High School in his neighborhood of Brooklyn, N. Y. The crowd is a few hundred students in a mostly black, working-class neighborhood. Thus event is the fourth of a 10-city speaking tour that is organized for minority c

36、ommunities. According to drug maker Abbot, half of the more than 1 million Americans living with HIV are black. African-American men are being diagnosed with the disease at a rate 10 times as high as that of white men. For women, the situation is even worse. The rate of diagnosis for African-America

37、n women is 23 times as high as that for their white counterparts. “Right now, we don“t have a solution on how to combat it, so we“re trying to do some different things than what has happened before,“ Johnson says. Getting the word out is what draws Johnson to black neighborhood high schools such as

38、this one, and the message he brings with him is a practical one. “The safest sex is no sex,“ he says. “But, in reality, we know only a certain number of people are going to hear that. Then I hit them with “Hey, if you“re going to do it, you“ve got to protect yourself and your partner.“ Hopefully, by

39、 talking realistically instead of avoiding the issues, Johnson can help make the next generation of African-Americans less likely to have HIV and AIDS. “Just try to be real with them,“ he says. “They appreciate that.“（分数：10.00）(1).The phrase “disease that the public still had a lot to learn about“ h

40、ere means a disease that _.（分数：2.00）A.was already well-known thenB.was too complicated for peopleC.was still too new to be understoodD.killed too many victims then(2).According to the passage, the group with the highest AIDS rate is _.（分数：2.00）A.the white AmericansB.African-American menC.the America

41、n womenD.the black American women(3).The speaker is named “Magic“ Johnson because _.（分数：2.00）A.he was once a famous basketball coachB.he was a happy survivor of the unhappy diseaseC.he was given chance to talk of his own experienceD.he was a very practical and realistic person in life(4).The word “c

42、ombat“ (Paragraph 4) is closest in meaning to _.（分数：2.00）A.come backB.combineC.fight againstD.avoid(5).What is the purpose of Johnson“s speech tour?（分数：2.00）A.To take himself as an example in fighting the disease.B.To raise the awareness of young Americans against the disease.C.To provide a better c

43、ure for the black American HIV sufferers.D.To try some new medical solutions on the HIV and AIDS sufferers.七、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Once upon a time all you needed for a camping trip was a sleeping bag, a compass and some common sense. Now, according to my local sporting goods retailer, a lot m

44、ore should be added. However, outdoor travel has become such a trend that urban people find themselves with some upscale retailers to address their every desire. “Eco“ and “adventure“ are the latest fashionable words in destination travel; those in the industry know they can make serious cash off al

45、l the consumers. These are consumers who get outdoors not for nature“s sake, but to work out simply for a splendid cocktail party. As a result of high-end demand, the great outdoors is becoming less affordable and accessible for ordinary people. Our national parks used to be vast acres of wilderness

46、 where people could go and enjoy nature, for free. But over the past 100 years, the government has been slowly selling or leasing off public lands for profit, and our current president is continuing the trend. Large ski resorts have swallowed up plenty of wilderness and small towns in the West by at

47、tracting more high-end businesses. Nature is now a commodity that can be repackaged and sold to the wealthy developers. As for the small amount of public land left, well, try to remember the last time you camped at a state park for free. The Joneses and everyone trying to keep up with them want a pi

48、ece of the outdoors, but only with creature comforts included. The rest of us are being slowly priced out of nature. Pretty soon my tent and sleeping pack will be out of date; since camping will mean a luxury yurt with skylights for star-gazing. If this is what signifies experiencing nature in the n

49、ew millennium, then Thoreau must be rolling in his grave.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the author, outdoor travel has now become _.（分数：2.00）A.less needed for the urban residentsB.an uncontrolled trend for city dwellersC.an ever more attractive interest for urban peopleD.so economical that most urban people can afford it(2).The phrase “make serious cash off all the consumers“ (Paragraph 2) means _.（分数：2.00）A.make consumers deposit all their money