學(xué)士學(xué)位英語試題及答案

1、成人高等教育學(xué)士學(xué)位英語考試試卷paper one 試卷(90 minutes)part i dialogue completion (15 points)directions: there are 15 short imcomplete dialogues in this part, each followed by 4 choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on theanswer sheet with a single line thr

2、ough the center.1. client: hello. may i speak to mr. smith?d love to have you.secretary:a. hello. thanks for calling.c. hello. who re you, please?2. roommate a: i wish you wouldnroommate b:a. im afraid so.c. sorry! is it disturbing you?3. mary: we re having a few peopleb. speaking, please.d. im sorr

3、y. he s etiagmnow. t have your radio so loud.b. it s none of your business.d. really? it s not my fault.over for a dinner friday. wetom:a. oh, i d love to . but i m afaid.b. oh, really! what time should i come?c. no. i have to prepare for the exam.d. yes. though i have to take the exam.4. son: i m t

4、erribly sorry. mom. i ve broken an italian vase. mom:a. oh, what a shame!b. oh, dear. how awful it is!c. oh, that doesn t matter. d. oh, i m so sorry about that.5. jane: hello.danny: hi, jane.is john there, please?a. no. he s not here ae tmoment.b. no. he s away. call back later.c. sorry. i don t kn

5、ow where he is .d. sorry. he s not here right now. any message?6. teacher: you re late again!student: sorry,a. i won t do that anymoreb. but it s my own business.c. im afaid i ve oversleptd. but i need more sleep7. guest: oh, it s ten o clock. i must be leaving now.host:a. it s ok. please walk slowl

6、y.b. why do you want to go now?c. yeah, it s really late. do as you like.d. won t you say for another cup of tea?8. cathy: do you mind opening the door for me robert:.a. yes, ill do it.b. it s nothingc. that s all rightd. not at all9. katherine: haven t seen you for ages, linda! how are you gettingl

7、inda: quite well. and you?katherine: pretty good. how s your husband?linda: oh, we ve got divorced.katherine:a. oh, i m so sorry to hear that.b. what a shame!c. it s really a problem.d. hope you ll get better.10. customs officer: could i have your name, please?passenger: it s paine, sarah paine.cust

8、oms officer:?passenger: it -a-bnp-e.a. how do you spell your last nameb. what s your last name, pleasec. how to pronoune your last named. how could i speak your last name11. stranger:. do you know where the nearest bank is , please?resident: sure. it s on king street, between sixth and seventh avenu

9、e.stranger: thank you.a. help meb. forgive mec. excuse med. trouble you12. mary: peter, would you like to go to a party this sunday?peter:. what kind of party you mean?mary: it s a birthday party.a. sounds goodb. looks nicec. seems all rightd. feels great13. susan: that s a beautiful skirt you have

10、on! lily:.a. actually, i don t like it very muchb. oh, thank you . i just got it yesterdayc. yes. but it isn t so as you saidd. no, it s not that beau yours is better14. john: may i use your computer this afternoon, susie?susie: sure, but i have to finish typing my term paper today.john:.a. do as yo

11、u pleaseb. oh, i m sorryc. thank you just the same d. never mind it15. patient: i feel terrible today. my stomach doesn t feel well at all.doctor:.a. you should take something for itb. that s too bad for your healthc. it serves you rightd. remember. don t do that againpart n reading comprehension (4

12、0 points)directions: there are 4 passagesin this part. each of the passagesis followed by 5 questions or nufinished statements. for each of them . there are 4 choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the best one and mark your answer on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.passage onem

13、 ichael phelps has already been considered by some as the greatest all-around competitor in the history of his sport. at the 2004 u.s. trials, phelps qualified for athens in six individual eventsacross every possible stroke. he finally earned five titles of olympic champion. should phelps sponsor. m

14、ichael phelps was born to june 30, 1985. his father was a good athlete, and passed his ability on to his kids.match mark spitzs record in athens or beijing in 2will earn a$ 1 million bonus from hismichael coach told michaelc nsother that her son was a rare telent.long-limbed with big hands and feet,

15、 he took to instruction very well, loved to work hard and never seemed nervous iscompetition. by all accounts, his frame is perfect for a swimmer. his big hands and feet are like paddles in the water. the butterfly is his signature stroke, but he s shown the ability tc any event.in 1999,michael brok

16、e a record in the 200-meter butterfly for the 20-year-old age group at th junior nationals.at 15, michael became the youngest swimmer to compete sydney olympics for the u.s.in 68 years. in an astonishing performance, he medaled six times and set five world records. michael won the 200-meter butterfl

17、y with a new world mark, and also turned in record times in the 100-meter butterfly and 200-meter individual medley （混合泳）doing so on the same day, which was a first in swimming history.outside of his swimming career,michael was a normal teenager.he didn ke getting out oftthe bed in the morning; but

18、refused to slow down once his day began.michael has his sights set on more than olympic glory.he wants to transform his sport the way other great athletes like michael jordan and tiger woods have.16. which of the following is the biggest achievement of michael phelps so far?a. an all-around competit

19、or in the history of swimming.b. breaking of a record in the 200-meter butterfly.c. six individual events across every possible stroke.d. five titles of olympic champion.17. from paragraph 1 it can be inferred that the passage was written.a. right in 2005b. at a time between 2004 and 2005c. just bef

20、ore athens 2004d. immediately after athens 200418. michael phelps turned to be the youngest american swimmer.a. in 1999, when he broke a record in the 200-meter butterflyb. in 2004,when he attended athens 2004c. in 2000, when he attended sydney olympicsd. in an astonishing performance at home in the

21、 u.s.19.hating to get out of hi s bed in the morning, michael phelps wouldn t slow downonce his day began.a. asb. thoughc. onced. despite of20. the last sentence of the passage tells us that michael phelps is so ambitious as toa. win many more gold medals for the u.s.b. remake history of his sport l

22、ike m.jordan and t.woodsc. become the greatest world record breaker in sport historyd. be by far the greatest sportsman with olympic glorypassage twomost personnel managers agree that job interviews are one of the least objective recruiment methods.but the advantages of testing are not going to chan

23、ge the attraction of the interview to employers . the appeal of the interview has everything to do with the human factor.most people believe that they are a reasonable judge of character and trust their instinctive feeling. we might use some kind of test to aid the selection process, but we usually

24、pick a candidate who interviews well, has good qualifications and impressive work record.but suppose the candidate lies or is less than completely honest. “thiscan be a serious problem for employers ” , explains alan conrad, chief executive at optimus recruiment. most difficult liars to find are tho

25、se who tell half-truths rather than complete lies. ” research shows that up to 75 percent of resumes are inaccurate on purpose. the most common practice is omission.interviewer should therefore concentrate on areas of uncertainy such as gaps between periods of employment and job descriptions that se

26、em strange. “ focusingon these areas will force candidates to tell the truth or become increasingly dishonest. this is usually when people signal their anxiety by their body language. sweat on the upper lip, false smiles and nervous hand movementsall indicate discomfort. ”conrad does not suggest an

27、aggressive policy-style interview technique , but insists that close inspection of a resume is absolutely essential. only by asking the right questions can you confirm the suitability of the candidate or put pressure on those who are being less than completely honest.21. the best title of this passa

28、ge can be .a. how to catch out the dishonest candidateb. how to find a job by tricksc. disadvantages of job interviewsd. advantages of job interviews22. the liars hard to recognize are those who tell.a. complete truthsb. complete liesc. partial truthsd. mainly truths23. how were the job applicants a

29、ble to lie without being detected?a. by leaving out some necessary informationb. by providing more information than needed.c. by using their body language.d. by telling some unbelievable lies.24. in order to pick up a qualified and an honest candidate, conrad suggests that we .a. examine the resumes

30、 carefullyb. inspect the candidates aggressivelyc. correct the resumes intentionallyd. compare one s resume with others 25. what is the author s attitude towards job interviews?a. most objectiveb. too subjective.c. suspiciousd. credulous.passage threeour world is wonderful with birds that are absolu

31、tely amazing and unbelievable.one kind of such birds is the coot a clumsy bird so unloved that its name implies something of an old fool. ” thbeird has a remarkable ability to recognize amd count its eggs, ” says behavioralecologist bruce lyon of the university of california at santa cruz. coots nee

32、d to be tricky becauseof the nunsual way the animals. compete: one coot will put its eggs secretly into another s nest to trick the host into raising the invader s eggs. but nest owners usefight back, lyon finds.over four summers, lyon monitored 400 coot nests near williams lake in central british c

33、olumbia, tagging the eggs with a marker. of these , 160 coot nests received eggs from unrelated coots. the hosts generally were not fooled, however,. about half the time, coot parents rejected the strange eggs complete,lyusually by burying them deep in the nest.“ foreggs were not disappearing by cha

34、nce -and that can only mean the birds were recognizing them, ” lyon says. apparently , the coots were rateled by the unfamiliar colors and patterns on the foreign eggs. in other cases, the parents pushed the foreign eggs to an unfavorable position at the border area of the nest, where there is less

35、heat for hatching.even if a mother coot didn t remove the foreign eggs from her nest, she continued to lay a normal hatch number of her own eggs, despite the apparent extra foreign eggs. lyon thinks that means the coots somehow kept a count of both their own eggs and the suspicious ones. coots can d

36、istinguish their own eggs from the foreign ones is a rare but very convincing example of counting wild animal world, ” the ecologist concluded.26. the meaning of the bird s name “coot ” probably is .a. wonderful and amazingb. unusual and remarkablec. secret and unbelievabled. old and silly27. in the

37、 passage, “foreign eggs ” refers to .a. the eggs of the nest ownersb. the eggs of the invadersc.the eggs from foreign countriesd. the eggs unable to be hatched28. which of the following is the particular way coots often compete?a. to steal some eggs from other nests.b. to put their own eggs into oth

38、ers nests.c. to hatch other coots eggs.d. to protect their own eggs.29. which would the nest owners do with the foreign eggs according to the passage?i . burying them deep in the nests.n . pushing them aside to an unfavorable area.m . hatching them as their own.a. i .onlyb. h .onlyc. i .land n .d. i

39、 ., n .and 田.30. which of the following is the particular ability the ecologist believes that the coot has?a. to trick other coots.b. to fight back the tricks.c. to be alert to the foreign eggs.d. to recognize and count its own eggs.passage fournational aviation and space administration (nasa) and i

40、ts partners in the inter-national space station have agreed in principle to let a 28-year-old south african become the second paying tourist on the orbiting outpost, the u.s. space agency said on tuesday.internet magnate mark shuttleworth signed a contract on dec.4 with the russian aviation and spac

41、e agency(rasa) to fly aboard a soyuz space taxi to the station in april 2002, almost exactly a year after u.s.millionaire dennis tito became the first to experience space as a paying guest.nasa spokeswoman kristen larson said by telephone:” we vine parginrceiepdle to theflight of mr. shuttleworth. h

42、owever, there are some final details that need to be taken of . ” larsonould not say what details needed resolving , but said the station international partners-including the space agencies of russia, europe, japan and canada-had drafted a set of requirements for space travelers covering “physicaabi

43、lity, psychological ability, language ability” and “l(fā)ength and appropriateness of training.”outgoing commander frank culbertson of the space station said the new crew replacinghis was going to be extremely busy.the station is for workers, and it puts an additional burdeon the crew to have people up

44、here that are not doing science or conducting experiments that are productive. this is a workplace, a laboratory, a research facility, he said.space adventures chief eric anderson said he could not disclose what shuttleworth was paying for the trip, but added that a russian official had been quoted

45、as saying the price was no worse than tito s fare, which was widely reported to 20e million.31. who was the first space tourist according to the passage?a. kristen larson.b. eric anderson.c. mark shuttleworth.d. dennis tito.32. which of the following is not included in the requirements for space tra

46、velers?a. sufficient experience in conducting laboratory work.b. enough long and proper training for flight.c. mentally and physically healthy enough.d. communicative skills in language.33. why is the space station reluctant to receive more paying tourists according to frank culbertson?a. because th

47、e space station isnnou gh bor the paying tourists.b. because as a place for doing research, the staton should be highly efficient.c. because a paying tourist may be ignorant of the space research work.d. because the paying tourists have to pay too much to gain space experience.34. “an outgoing comma

48、nder can probably be one who.a. is extremely capableb. is going to be out of dutyc. is a supervisor over the space station workd. has his own crew members35. to be the second paying space tourist ,one has to primarily.a. receive necessary training voluntarilyb. pay a sum of money no less than tito s

49、 farec. pay a sum of money less than tito s fared. do more mental and physical exercisespart m vocabulary and structure (20 points)directions: there are 40 incomplete sentencesin this part.for each sentencethere are 4 choices marked a,b,c and d.choose the one that best completes the sentence.mark yo

50、ur answer on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.36. if workers had been paid decent wages, profits so great.a. would be b. were not to be c. wouldn t have been d. would have been37.if students can t focus on the spoken word of the teacher, they not only lose rno leathey actually

51、lose ability to learn.a. needb. wishc. desired. power38. there is nothing about a native english-speaking teacher except that he speaks englisheasily and well.a. particular b. specialc. specificd. especial39. i that most people who wanted to buy our newspaper were either moving or gettingmarried.a.

52、worked out b. figured out c. spoke out d. broke out40. the eiffel tower, symbol of innovative technique at the end of the 19th century, has itsuniversal image.a. maintainedb. preservedc. storedd. continued41. amazon is the largest remaining rainforest area left on our planet.a. so farb. by farc. thu

53、s fard. as far as42. the best thing happened to me was finding my best friend, katrina.a. whatb. asc. thatd. which43. life presents many barriers, and all too often those who work hardest may not receive great.a. rewardsb. grants c. allowance d. praise44. now almost all the parents want their childr

54、en to leam the piano or the violin,their children are willing or not.a. no matter whetherb. no matter ifc. howeverd. whatever45. homework in american schools is often minimal the children have plenty of timeto watch television.a. such thatb. so that c. thatd. because46. it is largely thanks to the v

55、ariable climate in england the english pay so much attentionto the work on their homes and gardens.a. whereb. thatc. in which d. for which47. life on earth is varied and complex.a. amazingly b. amusedly c. amazedly d. amusingly48. in terms of education systems, one cannot say that one system in one

56、country is better than.a. that of another b. another c. one of another d. one another49. when i started applying to colleges, i definitely had no idea what i wanted to in.a. studyb. majorc. stayd. gear50. the new immigrants found it hard to themselves to the climate of the country.a. adoptb. adapt c

57、. regulate d. coordinate51. one day while looking for a job, i the chicano youth center, which offered me anafter-school job.a. dropped by. b. dropped out c. dropped down d. dropped off52. the newly promoted assistant manager . expressed a wish to be to the londonbranch.a. exchanged b. transmitted c. transferredd. moved53. the relationship between china and india has been studied recently.a. originally b. extremelyc.violentlyd. intensively54. over