2008年6月成人高等教育学士学位外语水平考试(广东)
英语试卷一
Part Ⅰ Dialogue Completion (15 points) Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (40 points) Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure (20 points) Part Ⅳ Cloze Test (10 points) 考生须知
1. 本考试分试卷一和试卷二两部分.试卷一满分85分,考试时间为90分钟,9:00开始,10:30结束;试卷二满分15分,考试时间为30分钟,10:30开始,11:00结束.
2. 本试卷一为A型试卷,请将答案用2B铅笔填涂在A型答题卡上,答在其它类型答题卡或试卷上的无效。答题前,请核对答题卡是否为A型卡,若不是,请要求监考人员予以更换。
3. 在答题卡上正确的填涂方法为:在答案所代表的字母上划线,如:[A][B][C][D]
4. 监考人员宣布试卷一考试结束后,请停止答试卷一,将试卷一和试卷一答题卡反扣在自己的桌面上,继续做试卷二。监考人员将到座位上收取试卷一和试卷一答题卡。
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, D. Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
1. Rita: You said we could discuss a problem you had when you first came to the U.S. Would you like to tell me your problem?
Anna:___A________
A.Yes ,of course. B.Thanks, I’d love to . C.Well, as you said. D.I don’t think so.
2. Jack:Hello, this is Jack London. May I speak to Dr.Lee? Receptionist:I’m sorry.She’s with a patient._____B____ A. What’s up? B.May I help you?
C.Could you wait? D.Why do you want to see her?
3.Peter:Hello.I’m Peter Smith.Aren’t you new here? Wendy: _____A_____ I transferred from UCLA. A.No,I once was here. B.I’m Wendy Chan. C.I don’t know you. D.No,fist time here
4.Tim:Hey,Larry!Good to see you!____A______
Larry:Terrible!I just found out I failed my math test,and I studied all night for it!
A.How’s it going? B.How do you do ? C.How are you? D.How about you?
5. Wife:How about picking up some soft drinks on your way home? Husband:___D____ Anything else? A.I’d love to . B.I don’t mind. C.My pleasure. D.No problem.
6. Sian: Let’s eat out tonight.I don’t feel like cooking. Vincent:___A____ What do you fancy?
Sian:I think Japanese food would make a nice change. A.Me too. B. Do you? C.Well, why not? D. So what?
7. Kato:Shall we have Chinese or American food? Mori:_____D_________
Kato:There is a good steak house around the corner. A.You have nothing in mind B.It doesn’t matter. C.I have no choice! D.Whatever you say!
8.Terri: How are things going with you and your roommate?
Jon:Not very well. We’re _____A___,but I end up feeding him three meals a day.
A.supposed to divide the house work B. supposed to share the groceries C. on good terms D. kind of broke
9.Mike:Shall I pick you up at 5 or 6? Joei:____A____
Mike:OK,I will pick you up at 5.
A.It doesn’t make any difference. B. It’s fine with me. C.Like you said. D.Nothing bothers me.
10.Stacey:Sue,can you drive Jane and me to the doctor on Monday? Sue:Sure._____A____ when you need help.
A.You can always count on me B. I’ll be glad to C.I’ll mark it on my calendar D. You can think of me
11. Mei:Is Mrs.Johnson joining us for dinner? Susie:____D_________
Mei:I was hoping she would come with us. A.I think so . B. Not that I know of. C.She said so. D.Not that she said.
12.Rosie:Sorry,I overslept.My clock didn’t go off this morning. Francie:__A_____ Perhaps you should buy a new one. A.You should put that right. B.Your clock never works. C.Did you set the alarm
13.Ryan:Hi,Mike.Haven’t seen you for a while?How is Cathy? Mike:We’re not seeing each other any more. Ryan:What happened? ____B_________ A.Did you fire her? B.Did you break up? C.I believe it. D.She’s fine.
14. Jack:I heard you’re going out with Jane. Fred: Where did you get that idea?
Jack:______D___ Jane is a very nice girl,someone you meet only once in a lifetime.
A.Oh,come on . B.You mean you aren’t. C.Oh,forget it . D.No kidding.
15.Eddie: Did you ever think of working somewhere else? Janice:Yeah. In fact, I have an interview next Monday.
Eddie:____A_______
A.Good luck! B.Good idea! C.No way! D.Amazing!
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,D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
Passage One
I knew a man who was asked to be the new dean(院长)of the College of Business of a large university. When he first arrived, he studied the situation the college faced and felt that what it needed most was money.He
recognized that he had a unique capacity to raise money,and he developed a real sense of vision about fund-raising as his primary function.
This created a problem in the college because past deans had focused mainly on meeting day-to-day faculty needs.This new dean was never there. He was running around the country trying to raise money for research. But he was not attending to the day-to-day things as the previous dean had. The faculty,who were used to working with the person at the top,had to work through his administrative assistant.
The faculty became so upset with his absence that they sent a delegation to the president of the university to demand a new dean or a fundamental change in his leadership style. The president,who knew what the dean was doing, said,”Relax.He has a good administrative assistant.Give him some more time.”
Within a short time, the money started pouring in and the faculty began to recognize the vision. It wasn’t long until every time they saw the dean, they would say,”Get out of here!We don’t want to see you. Go out and bring in more funds.Your administrative assistant runs this office better than anyone else.”
This man admitted to me later that the mistake he made was not doing enough team building ,enough explaining, enough educating about what he was trying to accomplish.From him I learned a powerful lesson. We need to