2015年广东成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试试卷及答案

....~~2015年广东省成人高等教育本科毕业生申请学士学位英语水平考试试题PartIDialogueCompletion(15Points)Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.1.SpeakerA:IwanttotakepartintheschoolTalentShow.SpeakerB:That’snice!______.SpeakerA:Well,Iliketosing.A.I’mbehindyou100percent.B.Whatwouldyouwanttodo?C.Areyousure?D.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,mum?Igotthescholarship!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.Whatisit?D.Howlongwillittake?6.Tim:Youlookunhappy,______?Linda:I’mhavingsomeproblemswithmaths.A.WhatdoyouneedB.What’snewC.YouknowwhatD.What’sup7.SpeakerA:Whatawonderfuldinner!SpeakerB:Thankyou.______.A.Ihopeyoulikeit.B.I’mgladyou’reenjoyingit.1....~~C.Iseverythingfine?D.Youarewelcome.8.Marie:Hey,Greg.Let’sgototheCountyShowthisweekend.Greg:______Ihavetodomyschoolproject,remember?A.Asyoulike.B.I’dbegladto.C.Dowehaveto?D.Whynot?9.Dad:Doyouwantanybreakfast?Emma:______.I’mreallyhungry.A.I’mnotsureC.IcangowithoutitB.Well,ifyouinsistD.Yes,Ido10.John:Im’tired.I’mhavingnextweekoff.Lily:______.Thebreakwilldoyougood.A.Whathappenedtoyou?B.Areyouserious?C.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.A.CanyoubelieveitB.Benice,OkC.HowdoyouthinkofitD.Why?What’swrongwithit15.Josh:GivemeyourhomeworksoIcancopyit.Ellen:______Youshoulddoityourself.A.Takeit.B.Noway!C.I’lltellyouwhat.D.Whatseemstobetheproblem?2....~~PartIIReadingComprehension(40Points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.PassageOneAfewcenturiesago,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,someotherpeoplethought....~~thisstorywasnottrue.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’tknowforsureyet3....~~20.Thepassageismainlyabout______.A.theoriginoftheparachuteB.ThedreamsofflyingandfallingC.thecourageofdroppingfromtheskyD.theapplicationofparachuteinventionPassageTwoOutofallthestudentswhoenrollinamassiveopenonlinecourse(MOOC),onlyabout5percentcompletethecourseandreceiveacertificateaccomplishment.ThisstatisticisoftencitedasevidencethatMOOCsarefatallyflawed(有缺陷的)andofferlittleeducationalvaluetomoststudents.Yetmorethan80percentofstudentswhofil