广东省成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试真题2009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 2009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.Jenny: Shall I go and tell Mr. Fairbanks about our proposal? Jackie: _.（分数：1.00）A.Yes, you goB.Yes, goC.Yes, let“sD.Yes, please2.Mori: It“s a pleasure to meet you here. Kaco: _.（分数：

2、1.00）A.Pleased to meet you, tooB.Thank you so muchC.I didn“t expect to see you hereD.You“re too hospitable3.Williams: Excuse me. I“m 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 can“t actuallyC.You must buy him a T

3、-shirtD.Yes, I think a T-shirt would be a good idea4.Tim: I hear you“ve 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

4、.（分数：1.00）A.She“s humorousB.She“s nice to meC.She“s a bit strangeD.She“s good at dancing6.David: Charles, could you drive me to the railway station? Charles: _（分数：1.00）A.No, thanks.B.I“ll be there on time.C.Sure, why not?D.Never mind.7.Max: My son has been admitted by Beijing University. Walt: Congr

5、atulations! He is such a smart boy. Max: _.（分数：1.00）A.Yes, he isB.You are rightC.Thank you very muchD.Don“t mention it8.Student: Do you mind our performing rock “n“ roll in the hall? Teacher: _.（分数：1.00）A.No, you“d better notB.Of course, it“s allowed hereC.Oh, I“d rather you didn“t actuallyD.I“d pre

6、fer to listen to rock “n“ roll9.Clerk: Excuse me, this is a non-smoking place. Customer: _.（分数：1.00）A.Oh, I“m sorry.B.How can you say that?C.That“s all tight.D.That“s impossible.10.Waiter: How would you like your coffee? Customer: _.（分数：1.00）A.It“s well doneB.Very nice, thanksC.With sugar, pleaseD.O

7、nly one cup11.Virginia: What about going to do some 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.Don“t thank meB.Don“t mention itC.I“m fineD.I“m sor

8、ry13.Susan: I“m worried. My son doesn“t like to talk with me. Tracy: _. We were all like that at his age.（分数：1.00）A.Take it easyB.Change his mindC.Don“t quarrel with himD.Don“t refuse him14.Nicolas: I“d like to donate money to help poor children at school. To whom shall I give my share? Li Ming: _ I

9、“ll ask about that and let you know.（分数：1.00）A.Very well.B.Who knows?C.Thank you all the same.D.It all depends.15.Kelvin: We“re almost finished with the project now. _. Teresa: Actually, I prefer to keep going.（分数：1.00）A.Let“s hurry upB.We“re too tired nowC.We“ll be on timeD.Let“s stop for a break三、

10、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Jack Billabong is a stockman. One Friday afternoon he was tiding 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 n

11、ot go further. There had been a fire in the forest which had gone out. But 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 tiding towards him. “There“s

12、 a badly burnt man on the farm,“ the girl shouted. “He saved my life. Please 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 fro

13、m want of sleep. But she rode back to the farm with Jack immediately. Joe Brook was unconscious when they reached him. They lifted him onto Jack“s 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 aston

14、ishing. It followed Jack right to Borrogee Hospital. Nobody saw them arrive because it was night. “I“ve 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

15、thing: “If Flame hadn“t returned to the farm that afternoon, Joe and I would have died.“（分数：10.00）(1).Jack Billabong did not turn back because _.（分数：2.00）A.he hadn“t 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).

16、Why was the ride back to Borrogee terrible?（分数：2.00）A.Because Joe was tired out.B.Because the ride started late at night.C.Because they didn“t 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

17、because _.（分数：2.00）A.she didn“t know what to sayB.Jack asked her not to talk to 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.Jack“s horse.D.The fire.(5).Which of the following

18、 is the best title of the story?（分数：2.00）A.Rescue of Joe BrookB.Courage of Jack BillabongC.Love of a Young GirlD.Heroism of a Lovely Pony五、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The faces of elderly, happily-married people sometimes resemble each other. Dr. Aiken studied a number of couples who had been married

19、 for at least twenty-five years. Each couple provided four photographsone photo of each partner 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 ran

20、dom grouping of the persons at the time of their marriage and another random grouping of the same persons who took photographs later. Some testees were asked to pick out the partners. They failed totally with the first group. Their judgments were no better than chance . But with the photos taken twe

21、nty-five or more years after the marriage, the testees were quite successful with the most 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 know

22、ing it. He says human begins to imitate the expressions of the faces of their loved ones. “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 ha

23、ve suffered from a lot of sad experiences, their faces are likely to change in a similar 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 c

24、hances(2).The underlined sentence “ Their judgments were no better than chance “ implies that the testees _.（分数：2.00）A.did a good job in making their choicesB.had difficulty in picking out the partnersC.had no chance to make the right judgmentsD.did better with the first group than with the second(3

25、).The underlined word “ imitate “ (in Para. 2) has a similar meaning to _.（分数：2.00）A.copyB.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

26、 quite strongD.happily-married couples are often richer than others(5).The main purpose 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 couples六、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The

27、 three biggest lies in America are: 1) “The check is in the mail“, 2) “Of course I“ll respect you in the morning“, and 3) “It was a computer error.“ Of these three little white lies, the worst is the third. It“s the only one that can never be true. Today, if a bank statement cheats you out of $900 t

28、hat way, you know what the clerk is sure to say, “It was a computer error.“ Nonsense. The computer is 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

29、the innocent buyer points out the mistake, the checker, bagger, and manager all come together and offer the familiar explanation: “It was a compute error.“ It wasn“t, of course that computerized cashier is really nothing more than an electric event. The eye reads the Universal Product Codechat bar o

30、f black and white lines in a corner of the packageand then checks the code against a price list stored in memory. If the price list is right, you“ll 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 typ

31、e in is too high, there are only two explanations: carelessness or dishonesty. But somehow “a computer error“ is supposed to excuse everything. One reason we let people hide behind a computer is the common misperception that huge, modem computers are electric brain with “artificial intelligence.“ At

32、 some point there might be a machine with intelligence but none exists today. The smartest computer on Earth right now is no more intelligent than your average pen. 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).

33、Of the three lies, the one about computer is the worst because the computer itself _.（分数：2.00）A.says 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 recei

34、ve moneyC.an instrument to print codesD.an instrument to read codes(3).Grocery store price lists 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 go

35、od memoryD.are controlled by men(5).Which of the following describes the main idea of the passage?（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.七、Passage Four(总题数：1

36、，分数：10.00)I came across an old country guidebook the other day. It listed all the tradesmen in each village, and it was impressive to see the past variety of services which were available on one“s own doorstep in the late Victorian countryside. Nowadays a traveler in rural England might conclude tha

37、t the only village tradesmen still flourishing were either selling frozen food to the villagers or selling antiques 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 grocer“s

38、shop, for example, is actually expanding in spite of the competition from supermarkets in the nearest town. Women 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 consider

39、able cash value. His prices may be a bit higher than those in the town, but he will deliver anything at any time. 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

40、 who happened to be passing. The richer customers telephone their shopping lists and the goods are on their doorsteps 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

41、the commercial services in the village are _.（分数：2.00）A.still very activeB.quickly decliningC.unable to flourishD.personal to visitors(2).The local grocer“s 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 g

42、oods there are more valuable(3).Which of the following is true about the supermarkets?（分数：2.00）A.Prices there are much higher.B.Customers often have to queue up.C.Customers can order by telephone.D.Their personal services are satisfactory.(4).How do the village grocer“s assistants feel about giving

43、extra service?（分数：2.00）A.They don“t think it a trouble.B.They don“t think it worthwhile.C.They don“t consider it a good deal.D.They don“t 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 or

44、der goods by word of mouthC.customers have to order goods one hour earlierD.there is a list of goods to be delivered to doorsteps八、Part Vocabulary an(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 a

45、ssigned jobs according to their _ abilities.（分数：0.50）A.respectfulB.respectableC.respectiveD.respecting18.Scientists 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

46、“ was found _ in the woods of the expressway.（分数：0.50）A.vanishedB.scatteredC.rejectedD.abandoned20.Our guests will 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, you“ll have to _ her number in the telephone book.（分数：0.50）

47、A.look atB.look toC.look throughD.look up22.Under the financial crisis, more social problems in the world are 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.sa

48、laryC.earningsD.pension24.During the _, the audience strolled and chatted in the lobby.（分数：0.50）A.intervalB.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 us

49、ed 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.singularD.single28.We need to _ our camping things before we go away.（分数：0.50）A.choose fromB.tell fromC.sort outD.set out29.He _ very quickly fro