2011年广东省成人高等教育学士学位英语试卷及答案三

2011年广东省成人高等教育学士学位外语水平考试模拟试题（三）英语试卷一PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.Aaron:Thenecklaceissowellsuitedtoyou.Itlooksverynice.Ida:__________Ihavebeenworkingforfivemonthstobuyit.A.Yeah,itisveryexpensive.B.Yeah,afriendgaveittome.C.Itisjustsoordinary.D.Thankyousomuch.2.Harriet:Didyouheartheweatherforecast?__________Jodie:Thetemperaturetomorrowwillreach35degrees.Ithinkadroughthassetin.Wehaven’thadadropofrainfortwomonths.A.Whatisthetemperaturetomorrow?B.Isthereastorm?C.Howistheweathergoingtobetomorrow?D.Howhighwillthedegreesbe?3.Customer:Excuseme,canIdrawonmyaccountforpaymentofthingsIbuyinChina?Clerk:__________Howmuchdoyoudraw?A.Itdepends.B.Certainly,sir.C.Waitaminute.D.Sorry,sir.4.Clerk:It’syourturn,Miss.Sorrytohavekeptyouwaiting.Customer:__________Iwantanewhairdo.A.Ihaven’twaitedforsolong.B.Itdoesn’tmatter.C.Ithasn’tcostmemuchtime.D.Ihavebeenwaitingforjustafewminutes.5.Herbert:Whatdoyouthinkofclassicalmusic?Teddy:__________IenjoyedlisteningtoMozartorBachintheeveningafterhavingworkedforawholeday.A.Ifindittooloud.B.Ifinditveryrelaxing.C.ItisjustOK.D.Itissolively.6.Betty:I’dliketointernduringthissummerholiday.__________Nancy:Fillintheapplicationandgiveitbacktome.A.Iwonderwhetherthereisanyvacancy.B.Whataboutthepayment?C.HowmanyhoursshouldIworkperday?D.HowcanIapplyforit?7.Sally:HaveyoureceivedtheemailfromtheInternationalStudentsOffice?Kelly:__________What’sthematter?A.No,Ihaven’t.B.Yes,Ihave.C.Ihaven’tcheckedmyemailforseveraldays.D.Ithasnotyetarrived.8.Ruth:WheredoyouintendtospendyourNationalDayholiday?Gloria:__________Couldyougivemesomeadvice?A.Ihaven’tdecidedyet.B.IamafraidthatIwillstayathome.C.Iwillaskmywifeaboutit.D.IhaveplannedtovisitBeijingforalongtime.9.Nigel:Hi,Philip.Couldyoulendmetenyuan?Iwanttobuyapacketofcigarette,butIdon'thaveenoughmoney.Myparentsdon'tgivemeallowanceanymore.Philip:__________Well,cometomyhousethisafternoon.A.Sorry,Idon'thaveenoughmoney,either.B.Ofcourse.C.Iwanttoknowtheexactamount.D.Youalwayssaythat.10.Clerk:WelcometoCafeGreenery.Didyoumakeanyreservation?MayIhaveyournameplease?Customer:KathleenFox.__________A.Haveyoufoundit?B.Couldyougiveustheseatsnexttothewindow?C.Ihavebeenyourcustomerforlong.D.Haven'tyoufoundit?11.Roland:Haven'tseenyouforages.Howisitgoing?Albert:__________,thanks,andyou?HaveyouandJanemarried?A.GoodB.ItisgoingwellC.ExcellentD.Fine12.Clerk:Goodmorning,andwelcometoBankofChina.HowcanIhelpyou?Customer:__________Whatkindofaccountsdoyouhave?A.I'dliketowithdrawsomemoney.B.I'dliketoborrowaloanfromthebank.C.I'dliketoopenasavingsaccount.D.I'dliketodepositsomemoneyintomyaccount.13.Louis:Bert,ourcompanyisnotallowedsmoking.Youmustsmokeoutside.Bert:__________Ijustwanttorefreshmyself.A.That'sallright.B.It'sfine.C.Allright.D.I'msorry.14.Emma:What'sthematter,Kevin?__________Kevin:Therearesomanycoursesonthewebsite.Idon'tknowwhichonestotake.A.Youlookveryexcited.B.Youseemverytired.C.Youlookverydisappointed.D.Youseemverypuzzled.15.Christine:WouldyoumindifIopenthedoor?It'sreallystuffyandhotinhere.Violet:__________Ican'twaittobreatheinfreshair.A.Absolutelyyes!B.Sure.C.Notsure.D.Ofcoursenot.PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneFindingfreshdrinkingwaterwasnotaproblemintheRomanEmpire.TheancientRomansbuiltaqueducts(fromtheLatinwordsaqua,meaningwater,andductus,meaningchannel).Thepipesandchannelswounddownhillsandvalleys,transportingfreshwaterfromremotelakesandstreamstocities.Engineersdesignedeachaqueductsothatwaterwoulddropprecisely24feetpermile.Asteeperslopewouldbringtoomuchwatertooquickly.Lessofaslopewouldcausethewatertostagnate.Stonebridgeswithmultiplearcheswerebuilttosupportaqueductswherethelanddippedtoosharply.ManyofthebridgescanstillbefoundinEurope.AttheRomanEmpire'speakinthefirstandsecondcenturies,nearly200citieshadwatersuppliedbyaqueducts.Rome,theempire'scapital,had11aqueductsforitsestimated1millionpeople.WhenthewaterreachedRome,itflowedintolargecontainers,ortanks,onhighground.Fromthere,itwasdistributedthroughpipestodifferentareasofthecity.Somewaterwassoldtorichcitizensfortheirprivateuse;somewenttosupplylargepublicbaths;therestwenttopublicfountains,locatedatcrossroadsthroughoutRomethatwerenevermorethan109yardsapart.ExpertssaythateachcitizenofRomecouldhaveusedanaverageof265gallonsoffresh,cleanwaterperday—morethanwhat'savailableinsomecitiestoday.16.TheRomanEmpirehadplentifulsupplyoffreshdrinkingwaterbecause__________.A.manybridgeswerebuilttoinEurope.B.waterdroppedprecisely24feetpermile.C.aqueductswerebuilttotransportfreshwater.D.alotoflakesandstreamssurroundedthecities.17.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordstagnateinthefirstparagraphmean?A.flowslowlyB.stopflowingC.startflowingD.f