2016年广东省成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试试卷

一、Dialogue Completion (15 points)

Directions: There are 15 short incomplete 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 the ANSWER SHEET.

1. Joanna: Don’t you think that’s a good match？

George: ________It goes well with your scarf,too.

A. No,of course it is. B. Yes,it looks great.

C. No,I don't think so. D. Yes,glad to hear that.

答案：B

2. Kevin: I am afraid I’ve spilt ink over the tablecloth.

Tommy: ________

A. Oh, never mind about that. B. No, not at all.

C. Oh, I never heard of it. D. No, certainly not.

答案：A

3.Bem: Help yourself to a cigarette.

Carlo: No, thank you. ________

A. I’m trying to cut down.        B. I owe you one now.

C. Have you got a light？ D. I’d be glad to.

答案：A

4. Mark: Can I still get tickets for tonight’s show?

Linn: ________ Only if somebody cancels.

A. Here you are.   B. That's all righ

C. I’m afraid not. D. Which row would you like?

答案：C

5. Customer: Could you tell me how much this parcel to France is?

Postman: ________ Anything else?

A. Yes, please. B. I am not sure about it.

C. Go ahead.      D. I’ll just check for you.

答案：D

6. May: Tell your brother I hope he soon feels better.

Luis: That's very kind of you. ________

A. I am sorry to hear that.  B. I’ll pass it on.

C. How is he?    D. He must have known it.

答案：B

7. Lucas: Hello, Lucas speaking. May I have a word with June?

Mary: ________ Hang on a moment.

A. She is not in right now.  B. Shall I ask her to ring you back?

C. I’ll just see if she’s in.  D. Would you like to leave a message?

答案：C

8. Margret: Would you mind not using my toothpaste?

Allen: I’m sorry.________

A. I’ll do that.     B. Thank you for asking.

C. That’s fine.      D. I thought you didn’t mind.

答案：D

9. John: Why don’t we just go out for a coffee？

Steve: ________ I’ve promised myself an earIy night.

A. I think it’s great. B. It’s nice of you to ask.

C. No, not really. D. OK, I’d love to.

答案：C

10. Mommy: John, where are the cakes? Don’t tell me you ate them all!

John: ________ I couldn’t help it.

A. No, I didn’t.           B. I don’t know who ate them．

C. Yes, I did.                    D. No. I can’t tell you.

答案：C

11. Mori: You look so angry. What happened?

Susan: Nothing. I’d rather not talk about it.

Mori: Come on. ________

A. I’ll just not ask about anything.

B. You need to let off some steam.

C. If I were you, I’d be mad, too.

D. That’s easy.

答案：B

12. Julie: I bought this dress two years ago. Its style went out already.

Jack:Oh, come on, ________

A. you always follow the fashion. B. none of your dresses suits you.

C. as long as it looks good on you. D. you should care about that.

答案：C

13. Mike:Professor Cupper’s class is so boring; I just can’t stand itany more!

Susan: ________ It’s required.

A. Well, why notjust drop out of it?

B. Why, you can say that again!

C. Well, you might as well get used to it.

D. Why, I couldn’t agree more!

答案：C

14. Speaker A: Don’t you play golf ?

Speaker B: ________

A.Yes. No sport interestsme more than golfing.

B. Yes. I have never played golf in my life.

C. No. Only once in a while.

D. Yes. And Ihate to spend much moneyon sports.

答案：A

15. Clair: Do you feel like eating out?

Jenny: ________ We haven’t eaten out for ages.

A. That’s a good idea. B. You say it.

C. Yes, I can feel it. D. Right, see you there.

答案：A

二、 Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)

Directions:There are 40 incomplete sentence in this part. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B,C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.

36. Experiments in the photography of moving objects ________ in both the United States and Europe well before1990.

A. have been conducting    B. were conducting

C. had been conducted       D. are conducted

答案：C

37. Today, people live in a world ________ new technology is taking an increasing proportion in their lives.

A. when        B. where        C. what          D. which

答案：B

38. Weather________,there will be an open air party with live music here this weekend.

A. permits B. should permit  C. will permit D. permitting

答案：D

39. When workers are organized in trade unions, employers find it hard to lay them________.

A. off          B. aside         C. out D. down

答案：A

40. We are sure that________ to do this face to face, he would express himself more easily.

A. were he to try B. would he try

C. was he trying D. if he tries

答案：A

41. Their different attitudes to the difficulties ________ different results.

A. arrived at    B. led to C. caused by   D. turned out

答案：B

42. TheATMs enable bank customers to access their money 24 hours a day________ATMs are located.

A. wherever   B. whenever C. however D. whatever

答案：A

43. If the work________by the end of this month is delayed,the construction company will be heavily fined.

A. is completed                  B. to be completed

C. will have been completed          D. will be completed

答案：B

44. If you travel through the villages in the small local buses, you will swiftly comeinto close________ with the localpeople.

A. carriage  B. contact C. choice D. circuit

答案：B

45. It’s hard to remember a name when one doesn’t have a face to go with ________.

A. him B. it C. her   D. one

答案：B

46. Scientists estimatethatabout 530,000 objects, too small to detect with radar, ________

theEarth too.

A. being circled  B. are circling

C. are to be circling  D. are being circled

答案：B

47. In________of speed,safety and price, the hi-railway system is perhaps the world’smodel railway.

A.terms  B. case C. need  D. search

答案：A

48.Never before________seen any lady who can play tennis as wellas Maria.

A. had he B. he had  C. has he  D. he has

答案：C

49.Young people are redefining for themselves ________it means to be a man or a woman.

A.how  B.that C. which  D. what

答案：D

50.________ is often the sase with anew idea, more conditions should be considered.

A.It  B. Which C. As     D. That

答案：C

51.The older I get,the more I value friends, yet the________time I have in maintaining old friendship.

A.few B. fewer C. little  D. less

答案：D

52.A new system of quality control was________ to overcome the shortcomings in the firm’s products.

A.invested B. informed C. introduced  D. instructed

答案：C

53. Tnis is a demanding task—but I see it as the real challenge we need to________.

A. face B. solve C. reply  D. detect

答案：A

54. Silence is required in this area while an important meeting is________.

A. under way B. under control C. in sight D. in danger

答案：A

55. I must decline it because the conditions you offered are not________.

A. capable B. available C. acceptable D. comfortable

答案：C

56. It is reported that 30 percent of the world population have no________ to clean drinking  water and healthcare.

A.means B. approach  C. channel  D. access

答案：D

57. Top graduates from universities are often________ by major intermational companies.

A. chased B. charged C. offered  D. offended

答案：A

58. Jenny was looking for a seat when, luckily, a man________and left.

A.took up B.got up C. shut up  D. set up

答案：B

59. Everything comes with a________,that is, there’s no such thing as a freelunch inthe world.

A. prize B. price C. retum  D. revenue

答案：B

60. Just as Professor Scotti often________ it,success is ninety-nine percent mentalattitude.

A. gets B. makes C. puts  D. means

答案：C

61.The medicine worksmore________ if you drink some hot water after taking it.

A.effectively B. costly C. strongly  D. vividly

答案：A

62.The climate in London is quite pleasant, the temperature rarely, ifany, ________30℃.

A.reaches B. reached C. hasreached D. reaching

答案：D

63.Children ________by their parents are allowed to enter the stadium．

A.accompanied   B. having accompanied

C. accompanying   D. to accompany

答案：A

64. Women often ________ about men’s absent mind when they are talking.

A. complete B. compare C. complain  D.  compete

答案：C

65. Reducing the size of classes in schools is a________aim in the near future.

A. delightful B. dynamic C. deliberate  D.desirable

答案：D

66. Please________us of any changes in your circumstances when you are away from home.

A. relieve B. inform C. assure  D. remind

答案：B

67. Theybad little________ but to agree to what he suggested.

A. selection B. election C. decision  D. choice

答案：D

68. You must do what works for you, not________what works for other people.

A. readily B. certainly C. necessarily  D. instantly

答案：C

69. She can’t speak Spanish so she felt a bit________among a group of LatinAmerican visitors.

A. out of order B. out of date C. out ofplace  D. out of sight

答案：C

70. He got injured because of his faulty brakes. He ________to see if his brakes were working properly.

A. must check  B. should check

C. must have checked  D. should have checked

答案：D

71. I need thejob badly,as my money________out by the end of next month.

A. has run B. will run C. will have run  D. will be running

答案：C

72. True friendship is like health, ________is seldom known till it is lost.

A. the value of which  B. its value

C. the value of it  D. which the value

答案：A

73. The heavy storm yesterday set the record for the heaviest rainfall________in a single day.

A. to measure B. measured C. measuring   D. having measured

答案：B

74. Soccer, the most popular ________ever created by man,attracts countless fans worldwide.

A. sport B. event C. match  D. court

答案：A

75. ________the Smiths have moved away, we can still see them from time to time.

A. As long as B. As far as C. As though     D. Eventhough

答案：D