广东省成人高等教育学士学位外语水平考试模拟试题(14)

广东省成人高等教育学士学位外语水平考试模拟试题（十四）英语试卷一PartIDialogueCompletion（15points）Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.Jane:Itshouldn’ttakelongtoclearupafterthepartyifweallvolunteertohelp.Michael:That’sright.____________A.Thesoonerbegin,thesoonerdone.B.Somethingisbetterthannothing.C.Themorethemerrier.D.Manyhandsmakelightwork.2.Bob:Hi,Tom.Haven’tseenyouforages.Howiseverythingwithyou?Tom:___________.A.That’sverykindofyouB.Fine,thankyouC.ThankyouD.It’sgoodwithme.3.May:Thankyouforthewonderfulmeal.Itwassodelicious.Mrs.Sun:_____________.A.Don’tbetoopoliteB.ThefoodwasverypoorC.Thanks.GladyoulikeditD.Really?I’mabadcook4.Stranger:Excuseme,canyoutellmethewaytotheBlackwell’sInn?Peter:_____________.A.Yes,Ican.I’manativehereB.Ican’ttellyouthatC.Yes,abuswilltakeyouthereD.Sure.TakebusNo.211.5.Susan：Iwonderifyoucoulddrivemetotheairport.Teddy:____________.A.I’dbegladtoB.Oh,it’smydutyC.IthinksoD.It’saccepted6.Bill:Well,Tom.I’msorryImustbeoffnow.Tom:______.Ihopetohearfromyousoon.A.EnjoyyourselfB.That’sallrightC.KeepintouchD.Cheerup7.Mr.William:I’dliketoinviteyoutodinnerthisSunday,Mr.Smith.Mr.Smith:________.A.Oh,no,let’snotB.I’dratherstayathomeC.Thankyou,butIhaveotherplansD.Oh,that’llbetoomuchtrouble8.Tim:HowwasthefootballmatchbetweenItalyandEnglandlastnight?Jack:_________.A.ItwasagooddealB.ItwasatiegameC.ItwasanafterthoughtD.It’shardtobelieve9.Pauline:Thankyoueversomuchforyourhelpwithmymath.Anna:________.A.GladtohearthatB.NotworththinkingC.YouaretoopoliteD.Thinknothingofit10.Sian:Youshouldhavethankedherbeforeyouleft.Mori:_________.ButwhenIwasleavingIcouldn’tfindheranywhere.A.ImeanttoB.IdidC.ShewasinahurryD.Shemustbeunhappy11.Jenny:MayIuseyourcamerathisafternoon?Jimmy:_____________,butNancycameinandborroweditjustnow.Jenny:Nevermind.A.DoasyoupleaseB.Yes,youmayC.I’msorryD.Asluckwouldhaveit12.Mom:Johnny,wherearethecookies?Don’ttellmeyouatethemall!Johnny:Yes,Idid._____________.i.Ijustcouldn’tbearitB.Ijustcouldn’thelpitC.TheyweretoogoodtoeatD.Theywerekeptfortoolong13.Katherine:Myhusbandwasjustfoundtohavealungdisease.Susie:_______Youmustbeveryupset.Katherine:Iam.A.Oh,that’sunfair.B.Oh,that’sashame!C.Oh,that’sdisgusting!D.Oh,that’sadisgrace!14.Prof.Smith:Comein.WhatcanIdoforyou?Monica:Prof.Smith,areyougivingyouradvancedmathematicscourseagainnextsemester?Prof.Smith:_________A.Yes.I’mplanningto.B.Doyouwanttoattendit?C.Youarewelcometoattendit.D.Yes.Doyouwantmetoofferit?15.Steven:Phil,youlooktired.Didyouhaveabusyday?Phil:_______Icouldgotosleeprighthereintheoffice.A:Yes,itwas.B.No,Ididn’t.C.SurelyIwas.D.Icertainlydid.PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneWhydon’tbirdsgetlostontheirlongmigratoryflights?Scientistshavepuzzledoverthisquestionformanyyears.Nowthey’rebeginningtofillintheblanks.Notlongago,experimentsshowedthatbirdsrelyonthesuntoguidethemduringdaylighthours.Butwhataboutbirdsthatflymainlybynight?Testswithartificialstarshaveprovedconclusivelythatcertainnight-flyingbirdsareabletofollowthestarsintheirlong-distanceflights.Onesuchbird—awarbler—hadspentitslifetimeinacageandhadneverflownunderanaturalsky.Yetitshowedaninbornabilitytousethestarsforguidance.Thebird’scagewasplacedunderanartificialstar-filledskyatmigrationtime.Thebirdtriedtoflyinthesamedirectionasthattakenbyhisoutdoorcousins.Anychangeinthepositionofthemake-believestarscausedachangeinthedirectionofhisflight,Scientiststhinkthatwarblers,whenflyingindaylight,usethesunforguidance.Butthestarsareapparentlytheirchiefmeansofdirection-finding.Whatdotheydowhenthestarsarehiddenbyclouds?Apparentlytheyfindtheirwaybysuchlandmarksasmountainranges,coastline,andrivercourses.Butwhenit’stoodarktoseethese,thewarblerscirclehelplessly,unabletogettheirdirections.16.Thereasonswhybirdsdon’tgetlostonmigratoryflights_____.A.areknowntoeveryoneB.willprobablyremainunknownC.havebeendiscoveredonlyrecentlyD.havebeenknowntoscientistsforyears17.Birdsthatflymainlyatnightfollow_____.A.thestarsB.themoonC.artificialstarsD.thenaturalsky18.Theexperimentwiththewarblerindicatedthat______.A.somebirdscannotflyatnightB.birdshavetobetaughttofinddirectionsC.abirdthathasbeencagedwillnotmigrateD.somebirdscanfollowthestarswhenflyingatnight19.Warblersmigrate______.A.onlyonceduringtheirlifetimeB.whentheyarefreedfromtheircagesC.usingwhatisapparentlyaninbornabilityD.onlywiththeguidanceofhisoutdoorcousins20.Whenthestarsarehiddenbyclouds,warblers______.A.circlehelplesslyB.relyonlandmarksC.can’tseemountainrangesD.areunabletogettheirdirectionsPassageTwoWhenLouisBraillewasthreeyearsold,hebecameblindinbotheyesastheresultofanaccidentinhisfather’sshop.Hisfather,determinedthatLouisshouldnotsuffertheusualfateofblindpersonsatthattimeandbecomeabeggar,kepthiminthevillagesch