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[转帖]广东省成人学士学位外语水平考试-供参考2
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
Passage Two
Many American college and university students live in university residence halls. These halls are popularly called "dorms." Residence halls may offer various types of living accommodations. There are single rooms, in which a student lives alone but there probably are a good many more double rooms, which two students share. Some dorms have sets of rooms, where small groups of students have separate bedrooms but share a bathroom and maybe a study room.
There are usually a number of conveniences available for those living in university residence halls. Most have washing machines and clothes dryers for use by the residents. Many dorms have kitchens where students can prepare light meals. Residence halls generally provide not only room and board but public rooms and recreational facilities (娱乐设施) and sometimes study rooms for their use.
If you live in a dormitory you need to know what the rules and regulations are. Meals usually are served at only certain hours, and you must be there at those hours if you expect to eat. There may be only certain hours when visitors may come, or they may be limited to certain areas of the dormitory. Often cooking in bedrooms is prohibited(禁止), and the use of certain pieces of electrical equipment such as coffee pots or hair dryers may be limited.
Living in a residence hall carries certain obligation(义务). You have to be considerate of others, especially during study hours. Telephone calls and visits by friends should be short. You have to cooperate in keeping the room as neat as possible. It is sometimes hard to be tolerant of another person's habits that may differ from your own.
21. Residence halls in American universities provide ______.
A) single rooms shared by two students.
B) apartments for small groups of students.
C) double rooms for two students.
D) separate rooms with a common bathroom.
22. Living in university halls is convenient because ______.
A) meals are served at any time
B) most halls provide various facilities
C) public rooms are available for visitors
D) all have study rooms for their own use
23. What is prohibited in residence halls?
A) Eating meals in one's bedroom.
B) The use of coffee pots.
C) The use of electrical equipment.
D) Preparing meals in bedrooms.
24. What must you learn to be tolerant of if you live in a dormitory?
A) Your roommate's telephone calls.
B) Habits that may differ from your own.
C) Visits by your roommate's friends.
D) Roommates who are inconsiderate.
25. Living in a residence hall you have to ______.
A) do your best to keep the room clean
B) form a habit of other's
C) have your phone calls in your room
D) study hard during study hours
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
Passage Three
What is a good listener? Students who feel they are say it is because they pay attention; remember what the person says; and ask questions based on what the other has said; or it is because they like people and are interested in them. They feel they are poor listeners when they think about something else while the other is talking or when they're tired, or not interested in what she or he is talking about.
In fact, there are a variety of ways to listen, just as there are a variety of ways to say something. Human beings are complex and concealing. Often we don't say what we want to say, or say exactly the opposite of what we want to say. Sometimes, we aren't honest or direct with another because we think we don't have the right or are afraid of what will happen if we are. The body "talks", too, sometimes more honestly than the tongue.
These different ways of talking need different ways of listening. To keep the seesaw going in conversations and in relationships, we need to understand and use these different ways, especially if our goal is to be a caring, thoughtful person. By knowing how to listen in various ways, you can be accurate in picking up messages no matter how they are masked or distorted (变形了的) or how they are delivered. Some messages are heard just by listening silently; some, by holding a hand or giving a hug (拥抱). But to be able to respond accurately, you need to hear accurately.
Most people listen only with their ears. Too few listen with their hearts as well as their ears, listening to the other's, sharing of his or her hopes, joys, fears.
26. According to the passage, listening only with ears may happen to us when ______.
A) we are emotionally tired
B) we are physically disabled
C) we are so interested in the topic
D) we are asked many questions
27. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about a good listener?
A) He can feel what the speaker thinks.
B) He can share the speaker's feeling.
C) He can remember what the speaker says.
D) He can listen with his heart.
28. The purpose in writing the second paragraph is to ______.
A) demonstrate why we are not honest in communication
B) explain how our body “talks”
C) illustrate ways used by people in speaking
D) show that understanding one's speech is not an easy job
29. The word "seesaw" (Line 1, Para. 3) probably means ______.
A) communication B) purpose C) understanding D) friendship
30. According to the passage our failure to give proper response to the speaker is probably because ______.
A) we misunderstand what he says
B) we don't like the speaker
C) he speaks in a distorted way
D) he speaks in a different language
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
Passage Four
Superstition (迷信) is a difficult question. We cannot quite say that superstition in Britain is dead. Its history is too long and too recent for that, and indeed you will find many remains of it in modem Britain. But they are only connected chiefly with vague beliefs of good luck and bad luck. It is unlucky, for instance, to walk under a ladder, or to spill salt, or break a mirror, or to have anything to do with number 13; whereas a horseshoe brings good luck, and people jokingly "touch wood" to prevent the return of a past misfortune. There are still many strange country remedies against sickness which are obviously superstitions. Most of all, there is still a surprising amount of interest in fortune-telling, e.g. in the form of "horoscopes" (占星术) in newspapers and women's magazines-though for most people this is nothing more than an amusement, which they may well be slightly ashamed of.
But the real measure of superstition is fear. In this sense there is no superstition in Britain. British people as a whole do not believe in evil influences or evil spirits. Sickness and misfortune do not come from devils, but are the result of chance or foolishness or inefficiency. Devils belong only to history books. Devils exist only in the mind -- usually the minds of others. Magic is simply an interesting word for performing tricks. Fairies (童话故事中的仙女) are pretty little winged creatures in "fairy stories" for children and any adult who believed in fairies or magic or devils would be considered slightly mad. Thus, modern Britain has largely emerged from superstition, and the future seems to consist not of devils, but of matter and machines.
31. The author's purpose in writing this passage is to ______.
A) criticize British people's superstitious beliefs
B) show British people's attitudes towards superstitious beliefs today
C) describe various superstitious beliefs still practiced in modern Britain
D) emphasize the influence of superstition upon the British people
32. According to the remaining superstitious beliefs in Britain, all the following are concerned with bad luck except ______.
A) break a mirror
B) walk under a ladder
C) touch wood
D) pour salt out
33. For most British people today, a horoscope column in newspapers is ______.
A) just for fun
B) for making money
C) only for women
D) for fortune-telling
34. In the future, British people will ______.
A) become slaves of machines
B) remove fairies from their life
C) get rid of their beliefs of God
D) have no superstitious beliefs
35. The author's attitude towards the changing of superstition-belief is ______.
A) optimistic
B) pessimistic
C) critical
D) neutral
Part III Vocabulary and Structure (25 minutes)
Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
36. John's score on the test is the highest in his class; he ______ have studied very hard.
A) should
B) may
C) must
D) ought to
37. It was difficult to guess what his ______ to the news would be.
A) reaction
B) impression
C) comment
D) opinion
38. ______ that the trade between the two countries reached its highest point.
A) During the 1990's
B) It was in the 1990's
C) That it was in the 1990's
D) It was the 1990's
39. There were some ______ flowers on the table.
A) artificial
B) unnatural
C) unreal
D) false
40. He suggested ______ to tomorrow's exhibition together.
A) we go
B) us to go
C) we shall go
D) we went
41. No agreement was reached in the discussion as neither side would give way to ______.
A) other
B) any other
C) another
D) the other
42. If you want ______ you have to get the fund somewhere.
A) to have done the job
B) that the job is done
C) the job done
D) the job that is done
43. Children are very curious ______.
A) at heart
B) by nature
C) in person
D) on purpose
44. There is more land in Australia than the government knows ______.
A) what to do with
B) how to do
C) to do with
D) to do it
45. Only by shouting at the top of his voice ______.
A) he was able to make himself hear
B) was he able to make himself hear
C) he was able to make himself heard
D) was he able to make himself heard
46. ______ such a good chance, he planned to learn more.
A) To be give
B) Having been given
C) Having given
D) Given
47. I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into ______ when judging my examination.
A) account
B) observation
C) regard
D) counting
48. They are considering ______ before the prices go up.
A) with buying the house
B) of buying-the house
C) buying the house
D) to buy the house
49. We object ______ punishing a whole class for one person's fault.
A) about
B) against
C) to
D) for
50. I shall have a companion in the house after all these ______ years.
A) lonely
B) sole
C) single
D) alone
51. None of the servants were ______ when Mr. Smith wanted to send a message.
A) available
B) approachable
C) applicable
D) attainable
52. I can't ______ what that object is.
A) make for
B) make out
C) make up
D) make over
53. I want to buy a new tie to ______ this brown suit.
A) go after
B) go into
C) go by
D) go with
54. The satellite can ______ ten thousand telephone conversations and a hundred color TV programs.
A) carry
B) bring
C) extend
D) take
55. Many people complain of the rapid ______ of modern life.
A) growth
B) pace
C) speed
D) rate
56. Women in many countries were still ______ the right to vote.
A) refused
B) ignored
C) neglected
D) denied
57. She was ______ of having asked such a silly question.
A) sorry
B) miserable
C) ashamed
D) guilty
58. ______ gas leaks and similar accidents should occur, some responsible persons should regularly inspect all the laboratories.
A) In case
B) Provided
C) Unless
D) Until
59. As a cause of death, cancer is second only ______ heart disease.
A) from
B) of
C) with
D) to
60. They took ______ measures to prevent poisonous gases from escaping.
A) beneficial
B) fruitful
C) effective
D) valid
61. Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true ______ it comes to a classroom test.
A) when
B) since
C) before
D) after
62. People in many developing countries are ______ into overcrowded cities in great numbers.
A) filling
B) pouring
C) hurrying
D) breaking
63. The sports meet, originally due to be held last Sunday, was finally ______ because of the bad weather.
A) worn off
B) set off
C) broken off
D) called off
64. The children can stay here ______ they don't make too much noise.
A) in case
B) until
C) provided
D) so far
65. I would have told him the answer had it been possible, but I ______ so busy then.
A) were
B) had been
C) was
D) have been
66. During the storm we took ______ in the doorway of a shop.
A) rescue
B) comfort
C) shelter
D) guard
67. ______ in the last century when people crossed the land bridge and attempted to live in this place.
A) There have been times
B) There was a time
C) Times have been
D) Times were
68. ______ one race is more intelligent than another race has never been proven.
A) Which
B) How
C) What
D) That
69. A man who has a lot of money ______ does not share it, is not worthy of respect.
A) thus
B) yet
C) although
D) indeed
70. I ______ blind that I couldn't see what a fool he was.
A) must have been
B) might have been
C) would have been
D) should have been
71. You can see the ceiling is stained ______ the rain came through.
A) for
B) because
C) where
D) when
72. It was not until later in the afternoon ______ she was able to return to the radio.
A) so
B) thus
C) when
D) that
73. ______ he realized it was too late to return home.
A) Hardly it grew dark than
B) It was not until dark that
C) Scarcely it grew dark than
D) No sooner it grew dark when
74. You ______ such a long essay. The teacher only asked for 300 words, and you have written 600.
A) needn't have written
B) mustn't have written
C) had written
D) wrote
75. I have not found my book yet. I'm not sure ______ I could have done with it.
A) what
B) whether
C) how
D) where
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