广东成人高等教育学士学位英语考试真题A卷修订稿

Documentnumber【AA80KGB-AA98YT-AAT8CB-2A6UT-A18GG】广东成人高等教育学士学位英语考试真题A卷2015年4月成人高等教育本科毕业生申请学士学位外国语水平考试（广东）PartIDialogueCompletion(15Points)Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.1.SpeakerA:IwanttotakepartintheschoolTalentShow.SpeakerB:That’snice!______.SpeakerA:Well,Iliketosing.A.I’mbehindyou100percent.B.Whatwouldyouwanttodo?C.AreyousureD.Goforit.2.Mike:DoyoumindifIopenthedoor?Susan:______.Thewindwillblowmypapersaround.A.Pleasedon’t.B.Justdoit.C.No,gorightahead.D.It’suptoyou.3.SpeakerA:Iwashopingyouwouldstayonabitlonger.SpeakerB:______,butIhavetogetupearlytomorrow.A.IthinksoB.IwishIcouldtooC.ThankyouD.Ireallyhavetogo.4.SpeakerA:Guesswhat,mumIgotthescholarship!SpeakerB:______.I’msoproundofyou.A.Welldone!B.Ilikeit.C.Youarekidding!D.Goodluck.5.SpeakerA:Goodmorning,Mr.Thomas.Douyouhavetimenow?SpeakerB:______.SpeakerA:Iwouldliketodiscusswithyouaboutmyjob.A.Letmesee.B.Notnow.C.Sure.WhatisitD.Howlongwillittake6.Tim:Youlookunhappy,______Linda:I’mhavingsomeproblemswithmaths.A.WhatdoyouneedB.What’snewC.YouknowwhatD.What’sup7.SpeakerA:Whatawonderfuldinner!SpeakerB:Thankyou.______.A.Ihopeyoulikeit.B.I’mgladyou’reenjoyingit.C.Iseverythingfine?D.Youarewelcome.8.Marie:Hey,Greg.Let’sgototheCountyShowthisweekend.Greg:______Ihavetodomyschoolproject,remember?A.Asyoulike.B.I’dbegladto.C.DowehavetoD.Whynot9.Dad:Doyouwantanybreakfast?Emma:______.I’mreallyhungry.A.I’mnotsureB.Well,ifyouinsistC.IcangowithoutitD.Yes,Ido10.John:I’mtired.I’mhavingnextweekoff.Lily:______.Thebreakwilldoyougood.A.WhathappenedtoyouB.AreyouseriousC.That’sagoodidea.D.Youdon’treallymeanit,doyou?11.Mark:Idon’tknowaboutyou,butI’mfedupwiththiswetweather.Linda:______.I’mjustlookingforsomesunshine.A.Me,tooB.NeitherdoI.C.Whoknows?D.It’sOk.12.Mary:Whatwasthematchlike?Lucas:______,especiallywhenMessiscoredintheclosingminutes.A.ItmademesleepyB.ItwasajokeC.ItwasadullgameD.Itwasreallyexciting13.SpeakerA:CouldImeetwithyoutodicussthepreparation?SpeakerB:Good.WecouldmeetonTuesdayorWednesday.______SpeakerA.Tuesdaywouldbegoodforme.A.HowaboutyouB.WhichdaywouldyoupreferC.AnyothersuggestionsD.Isitgoodforyou14.Husband:Youaren’tgoingoutdressedlikethat,areyou?Wife:______IthoughtIlookedreallysmart.CanyoubelieveitBenice,OkHowdoyouthinkofitWhyWhat’swrongwithit15.Josh:GivemeyourhomeworksoIcancopyit.Ellen:______Youshoulddoityourself.Takeit.Noway!I’lltellyouwhat.Whatseemstobetheproblem?PartIIReadingComprehension(40Points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.PassageOneAfewcentuiesago,peoplelookedatthebirdsandwonderedwhatitwouldbeliketoflylikethem.Therewerestoriesofheroeswhogluedbirdfeathersontheirarmsandflewupintothesky.About500yearsago,somepeopledreamedadifferentdream.Insteadofflyinguptothesky,theydreamedoffallingfromthesky!Inthe15thcentury,Italianinventorsdesignedacone-shaped(锥形)devicethatwassupposedtobringamandownsafelyfromagreatheight.Theoperatorheldontoahandlewithastrapsstrappedtohiswaist.Thiswasthefirstknowndesignforaparachute(降落伞).EventhegreatinventorLeonardodaVincisketchedatypeofparachute.Hisparachutedesignwasintheshapeofpyramid(金字塔).Otherinventorsalsosketchedtheirowndesignsforaparachute.Unfortunately,thesewereonlydesignsonpaperandnoonetestedthem.ACroatianinventornamedFaustoVeranziolookedatLeonardodaVinci’sparachutedesignandreplacedthepyramidshapewithonethatlookedlikeasailfromaship.WhenVeranziowas65yearsold,hefellill.Thinkinghewouldnotlivelonger,hedecidedtotryouthisparachuteinvention.Hebuilthisparachuteusingwoodandcloth.Strapinghisinventiontohiswaist,hejumpedoffthetallbelltowerinhiscity.Helandedsafely!Hewassupposedlythefirstmantosuccessfullyuseaparachute.However,someotherpeoplethoughtthisstorywasnottrue.Ifthatwasthecase,thenthefirstpersontosuccessfullyuseaparachutewouldgotoaFrenchmannamedLouis-SebastienLenormandin1783.16.Thefirstknownparachutewasdesignedby______.A.FrenchmanB.ItalianC.CroatiansD.Englishmen17.LeonardodaVinci’sparachutewasshapedlikea______.A.coneB.featherC.pyramidD.sail18.WhichofthefollowingisaboutFaustoVeranzioistrue?A.HecopieddaVinci’sparachutedesign.B.Hemadehisparachutewithfeatherandwood.C.Heexperimentedwithhisparachutemanytimes.D.Hedecidedtotryhisparachuteafterhewasseriouslyill.19.Asforthefirstmanwhosuccessfullyusedaparachute,______.A.itwassaidtobeLeonardodaVinciB.weknowforsurehewasVeranzioC.thereweresomehistoricalrecordsD.wedon’tknowforsureyet20.Thepassageismainlyabout______.A.theoriginoftheparachuteB.ThedreamsofflyingandfallingC.thecourageofdroppingfromtheskyD.theapplicationofparachuteinventionPassageTwoOutofallthestudentswhoenrollinamassiveopenonlinecourse(MOOC),onlyabout5percentcompletethecourseandreceiveacertificateaccomplishment.ThisstatisticisoftencitedasevidencethatMOOCsarefatallyflawed(缺陷的)andofferlittleeducationalvaluetomoststudents.Yetmorethan80percentofstudentswhofilloutapost-coursesurveysaytheymettheirprimaryobjective.Howdowelookatthesetwofacts?We’reusedtofocusingoncompletionratesinhighereducation,butthey’renottheonly-oreventhemostmeaningful–indicatorofengagementinopenonlinecourses.Withnocosttoenroll,nopunishmentfordroppingout,andlittlerewardforactuallyearningacertificate,MOOCsarefundamentallydifferentfromtraditionalcalssess–andstudentsusetheminfundamentallydifferentways.Datafrommorethan1.8millionstudentserolledin36MOOCsofferedbytheUniversityofPennsylvaniashowthatstudentstreatMOOCslikeabuffet(自助餐),samplingthematerialaccordingtotheirinterestsandcareergoals.Somearecuriousaboutthesubjectmatterandjustwatchoneortwovideolectures;othersusethediscussionforumstoconnectwiththeirintellectualpeersaroundtheworld.Ofallenrolledstudents,nearly60percentwatchatleastonevedio,completeatleastoneassignment,orpostatleastonceinaforum.SofocusingonthetinyfractionofstudentswhocompleteaMOCCsismisguided.Themoreimportantnumberisthe60percentengagementrate.StudentsmaynotfinishaMOOCwithacertificateofaccomplishment,butthecoursesnonethelessmeettheeducationalgoalsofmillions.21.WhatdowelearnaboutMOOCsfromPara.1?A.ThereseemstobeconflictingstatisticsaboutMOOCs.B.ItturnsoutthatMOOCshavefailedpeople’sexpectations.C.MoststudentsfindithardtojudgethevalueofMOOcs.D.TheeducationalvalueofMOOCsiswellacknowledged.22.InPara.2,theauthorstresses______.A.theprimaryobjectiveofMOOCstudentsB.thesignificanceofcompetionratesineducationC.thestrengthsandweaknessofopenonlinecoursesD.thedifferencesbetweenMOOCcandtrditionalclasses23.AccordingtoPara.3,studentschooseMOOCsforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT______.A.earningacertificateB.improvingjob-relatedskillsC.meetingtheirinterestinthesubjectsD.exchangingideaswithstudentsworldwide24.Thesentence“studentstreatMOOCsasabuffet”(Para.3)______.A.emphasizesthecorevalueofMOCCsB.demonstratesthedailyoperationofMOOCdC.indicatesstudentsarefreetochooseMOOCresourcesD.explainswhatstudentslearnfromMOOCcourses25.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardMOOCs?A.Critical.B.Supportive.C.Indifferent.D.Neutral.PassageThreeWhetheryouarehikingthrough徒步themagnificentredwoodsofNorthernCalifornia,sleepingunderthebrilliantstarsoftheTexasskyorwatchingthesunriseacrosstherockycliffsofMaine,expectingtheoutdoorworldcanbeinspiring,thrilling,anddeeplysatisfying.Andoneofthebestwaystoenjoytheabundantgiftsofthenaturalworldissimple,inexpensive,andavailabletoalmosteveryone.Let’sgocamping.Whenyoucamp,youcreatea“homeawayfromhome”inthefreshair.Youdon’tneedalotoffencyequipmenttoenjoycamping.Whatyouneedissimplyatentlargeenoughforyourfamily.Practicesettingupthetentathometomakesureyouarefamiliarwiththeprocessbeforeyougocamping.Onceyoufindagoodsite,it’stimetosetuptent.Yourfirstjobistosetupyourtent.Removeallsticksandrocksfromthearea.Spreadatarp(防水帆布)overtheareawhereyourtentwillsit.Setupthetentandbesuretostakeitdownfirmly,eveniftheweatherismild.Otherwise,strongwindcanblowyourtentaway.Next,you’llneedsomefirewoodforacampfire.Ifgatheringwoodisillegalatyourcampground,youmustbuyitatthecampstore.Ifgatheringdeadwoodispermitted,goonafirewood-huntingjourneyandbringinagoodsupplyofwoodforyourcampsite,pilethewoodsafelyawayfromthecampfireringandwherenoonewilltripoverthewoodorhurthisorherlegsonsharpbranches.Beingaresponsiblecamperrequiresthatyoufollowtherulesofthecampground.Donotburnfoodorplasticinyourcampfire.Makesurethatyouleaveyourcampsiteingoodconditionforthenextcampers.Justbeforeleavingthesite,makeafinalchecktobecertainthatyourcampfireiscompletelyout.Pourwaterontheashesjusttobesafe!26.Asissuggestedbytheaurhor,youshouldpracticesettingupyourtent______.A.beforetheweatherturnsbadB.beforeyourfirstcampingupC.afterhavingselectedyourcampsiteD.onceyouhavedecidedwheretogo27.Whatisthefirstthingyoushoulddoafterchoosingacampsite?A.Gatherfirewood.B.Spreadatarpontheground.C.Setupthetent.D.Removesticksandrocksfromthetentarea.28.Youcangatherfirewoodonly______.A.afteryouaresurethatitispermittedB.afteryouarecertainthatnoonewillgethurtC.ifthereisnocampstorenearbyD.iffirewoodisoutofstockinacampstore29.Thelastthingyoushoulddobeforeleavingyourcampsiteis______.A.burnallthetrashB.cleanthecampsiteC.pourwaterontheashesD.collectalltherubbish30.Thepassageismainlyabout______.A.safetymeasuresacampershouldtakeB.problemsyoumayfaceasacamperC.whatyouneedtoknowaboutcampingD.whatyouneedtobringalongforcampingPassageFourEverycountryhassecretservicestohelpprotectitagainstseriousthreatsfromterrorists,majorcriminalsorevenfromothercountries.Peoplewhothreatentoharmacountryalwaysplotinsecret,sotheintelligenceagencieshavetoworkinsecrettofindoutwhatisbeingplannedbeforeithappens,sothatitcanbeprevented.Theydothatinmanydifferentways–bysecretlylisteningtotheirtargetstalkingonthephone,byplantingmicrophongstooverhearmeetings,bywatchingthetargetsastheymovefromplacetoplaceandbyrecruitingsomeofthetargetstoactasdoubleagentstoreportonwhatisgoingon.FormostofmycareerIworkedinoneoftheUK’sthreeintelligenceservices,MIS,thedomesticsecurityservice.Ifirstjoinedinthe1970s,inthemiddleoftheGoldWar,whenthewarwasdividedintotwoarmedcamps,theSovietUnion(前苏联)anditsalliesontheonesideandWesternEurope,Americaandtheiralliesontheother.TheGoldWarneverbecameafightingwar.Itwasanintelligencewar,withintelligenceofficersfrombothsidestryingtofindoutwhattheothersidewasdoing,whatkindofweaponstheyhad,whenandiftheymightstartawarandwhattheirplanswere.Bothsidesweresecretlyworkingineachother’scountries.Nowadaysoneofthebiggestthreatstotheworld,comesfromterrorists.Intelligenceofficersfrommanydifferenctcountriesareworkingtogethertofindoutwhotheyare.,wheretheyareandwhattheyareplanning.Today’sMISofficersgettheirintelligenceinmuchthesamewayaswedidduringtheGoldWar,buttheirtaskisevenmoredifficultandurgentbecausemostterroristswanttokillpeople.Manyterroristattacksthatareplannedandpreparedneverhappen,andweneverknowanythingaboutthembecausetheintelligenceservicesfindthemoutandpreventthem.31.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thetasksofintelligenceagencies.B.Thecontributionsofintelligenceagencies.C.Theequipmentusedbyintelligenceagents.D.Therecruitmentofintelligenceagents.32.ThebiggestsecuritythreatsforBritaininthe1970swerefrom______.A.internationalterroristsB.theSovietUnionanditsalliesC.majorcriminalswithinthecountryD.agentsworkingforbothcamps33.WhatistrueabouttheGoldWar?A.Bothcampswereplanningtostartawar.B.Itwasawarfoughtwithadvancedweapons.C.Nofierceclashbrokeoutduringtheperiod.D.Itisnotregardedasanintelligencewar.34.MISofficers’taskismoreurgenttodayinthat______.A.terroristsaremoredifficulttofindthanspiesB.mostterroristattacksareaimedatkillingpeopleC.terroristattackshappenmorefrequentlythanbeforeD.ittakesonlyalittletimetoprepareaterroristattack35.Thebesttitleforthepassagemightbe“______”.A.WaysofGatheringIntelligenceB.NationalDefenseAgainstAllThreatsC.WhichIsMoreThreatening:TerroristsOrSpies?D.WhatWeDoAsIntelligenceOfficersPartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthissection．Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.36.Ididn’tbelieveinthistreatmentbefore,butafterItriedIfoundthatitreally______.A.workedB.matteredC.passedD.did37.Itisimportantforachildtosharetoysinorderto______goodsocialskills,A.releaseB.inventC.developD.start38.Shereferstomeasherclosestanddearestfriend,______wemetjusttwoweeksago.A.asB.evenifC.asthoughD.eventhough39.Whenyougetupset,youshouldtakedeepbreathstomainasenseof______.A.calmB.humorC.dutyD.security40.______theyhavethesamename,AmericanandEnglishfootballareverydifferent.A.SinceB.AlthoughC.ForD.Whereas41.EmilyDickinsondidnotbecomepopular______herdeath,whenmuchofherwritingwasdiscovered.A.untilB.soonafterC.shortlybeforeD.uptill42.Myex-boyfriend’spresenceatthepartymademe______,soeverytimehecamenear,Iheadedintheotherdirection.A.puzzledB.delightedC.uncomfortableD.interested43.Thehorseracewassoclosethatwehadtowatchaplaybackofthevideoto______thewinner.A.realizeB.announceC.awardD.determine判断44.Theanimals,highlysensitivetopollution,can______monitorofwaterquality.A.serveasB.workforC.copewithD.relate45.Thedramaschool,______placestostudentswhocanshowtalent.A.donatesB.offersC.listsD.supplies46.WhenmygirlfriendtoldmeIhadtomatosauceallovermylips,I______reachedforanapkin.A.graduallyB.immediatelyC.reluctantlyD.skillfully47.Kaywantedtopullherhairout(发怒)______becauseherbusyscheduledidnotallowtimeforrelaxation.A.inamusementB.withexcitementC.infrustrationD.withboredom48.Transportisnotincludedbutcanbearrangedatyour______.应贵方 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A.desireB.requestC.wishD.demand按你的要求49.Itisachallengingtask,onethatshouldnotbetaken______.A.seriouslyB.fullyC.lightlyD.quickly50.Thewindowswillallowaclear______ofthebeach.A.lookB.sightC.visionD.view51.Moreandmorepeoplecomefromruralareas______betterjobopportunities.A.inchargeofB.insearchofC.inmemoryofD.inhonorof52.______thedamageisdone,notevenmodernsurgerycanundoitentirely.A.ThoughB.ForC.OnceD.Unless53.He______thatIamunqualifiedforthejob,eventhoughhedidn’tcomeoutandsayitdirectly.A.claimedB.impliedC.declaredD.inferred54.Ifyoucontinuetoeatjunkfood,you’ll______sickandoverweight.A.giveinB.goonC.setoffD.endup55.Hardastheytry,thesebirdshave______smallwingsthattheycannotfly.A.suchB.soC.tooD.that56.Isthereaconnectionbetween_____youeatandmaintaininggoodhealth?A.thatB.whichC.whatD.whatever57.Whosmokesmore,educatedpeople______lesseducatedpeople?A.andB.orC.butD.as58.Thankstotheangle______hestood,hecouldseethesunset.A.atwhichB.inwhichC.atthatD.inthat59.Hedoesn’ttalktoomuch,butwhathesaysisalways____thepoint.A.forB.onC.atD.to60.Iusedtosmoke,butI______anymore.A.didn’tB.don’tC.wasn’tD.won’t.61.Theicewasnot______tobeartheweightofthemen.A.thickenoughB.thickasC.toothickD.enoughsick62.Wewon’tbegettingmarrieduntilwe______enoughmoney.A.willsaveB.saveC.savedD.havesaved63.You______us,forwecouldhavecometohelpyou.A.shouldtellB.shouldhavetoldC.wouldtellD.wouldhavetold64.______likecandlelightforcreatingaromanticmood.A.TheyarenothingB.TherearenothingC.ItisnothingD.Thereisnothing65.Hesufferedfrompooreyesightandcould______readproperly.A.nomoreB.nolongerC.anymoreD.anylonger66.Thesystemsremainbasicallythesameas____inusehalfacenturyago.A.thoseB.thatC.onesD.theone67.Somepeopleexpresstheirlovethroughwords,______othersshowtheiraffectionbygivingpresents.A.whenB.whereC.whileD.for68.Whenwegivethechildrenicecream,theyimmediatelyceased______.A.cryingB.tocryC.tobecryingD.cry69.Ireadthenewspapereveryday______Icanstayinformedaboutcurrentevents.A.inthatB.sothatC.incasethatD.forfearthat70.______manydaysinthedesert,theexplorerwasrelievedwhenheeventuallyfoundwater.A.BeforeB.DuringC.WithinD.After71.Ididn’trealizethatIpassedtheexitonthehighwayuntilitwas______.A.toolateB.abitlateC.ratherearlyD.abitearly72.Thebluewhaleis______anyotheranimalonearth.A.nobiggerthanB.asbigasC.thebiggestofD.biggerthan73.Oneofthebasicrulesofhavingadogisthatyou______giveitexerciseeveryday.A.willB.canC.mayD.must74.Thiswasthelastweekofschoolandthey______fortheirfinals.A.prepareB.werepreparingC.wouldprepareD.haveprepared75.Thecarwasstolenwhile______inaParisStreet.A.parkingB.tobeparkingC.parkedD.beingparkedPartIVClozeTest(10Points)Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblank,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.DoyouknowwhataresolutionisIt’sapromise.Mostpromisesaremade___76___otherpeople(“Mom,I’llpromiseI’lltidymyroomwhenIgetbackfromthebeach”)___77___,resolutionsarepromisesthatyoumaketoyourself.AndNewYear’sresolutionsarethosepeoplepromisesmakeatthebeginningoftheyearinthe___78___thattheywillimprovetheirlives.Somepeoplewritedowntheirresolutionstorememberthem.But____79__theresolutionisimportantenough,you___80___havetowriteitdownbutkeepitinmind.Therearedifferentkindsofresolutions.Somerelateto___81___health,suchasstartingaworkoutprogramor___82___theamountofjunkfood(垃圾食品)thatyoueat.Manyhavetodowithselfimprovement,suchas___83___ahobbylikepaintingorphotography,orlearningamusicalinstrument.Thenthereareresolutionsthathavetodowithbeingbetterorganized.___84___heremightincludeusingaweeklyplannerororganizingyourschoolnotes.Despitethesedifferences,thereisonethingthatmostresolutionshave___85___.Peoplehardlykeepthem!Theresolutionsaretoodifficulttokeep,orpeoplesimplyforget.Forthisreason,somepeoplearguethatthebestresolutionissimplynottomakeanyresolutions!76.A.withB.byC.forD.to77.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.LikewiseD.Incidentally78.A.assumptionB.hopeC.pledgeD.resolve79.A.thoughB.asC.ifD.because80.A.couldn’tB.shouldn’tC.mustn’tD.wouldn’t81.A.publicB.mentalC.physicalD.normal82.A.increasingB.limitingC.determiningD.retaining83.A.takingupB.givingupC.holdingdownD.layingdown84.A.VariationsB.ProblemsC.SamplesD.Examples85.A.incommonB.indiversityC.inconclusionD.infavorPartV.Writing(15points)Directions:Writeanessayinabout120wordsonthetopicof“ItIsHardtoSucceedWithoutConfidence”.Giveexamplesoryourownexperiencestosupportyouridea.WriteyouressayontheANSWERSHEET.