1、学士学位英语试题及答案成人高等教育学士学位英语考试试卷Paper One 试卷(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 an swer on theANSWER SHEET with a sin
2、 gle line through the cen ter.1.Client: Hello. May I speak to Mr. Smith?Secretary: A.Hello. Thanks for calli ng.C. Hello. Who re you, please?2.Roommate A: I wish you would n Roommate B: A.I m afraid so.C. Sorry! Is it disturb ing you?B.Speak ing, please.D. I m sorry. He s at a meeting now t have you
3、r radio so loud.B.It s none of your bus in ess.D. Really? It s not my fault.3.d love to have you.Mary: We re having a few people 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
4、the exam.4.vedtiakeasanSon: I m terribly sorry. Mom. IMom: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.ls Joh n there, please?A.No. He s not here at the moment.B.No. He asay. Call back later.C.Sorry. I don t
5、know where he is .D.Sorry. He s not here right now. Any message?A.It s OK. Please walk slowly.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 ope ning the door for me Robert: .A.Yes, I II do it. B. It s nothingC.That s
6、all right D. Not at all9.Katheri ne: Have n t see n you for ages, Lin da! How are you gett ing on?Lin da: Quite well. And you?Katherine: Pretty good. How s your husband?Lin da: Oh, we ve got divorced.Katheri ne: A.Oh, I m so sorry to hear that. B. What a shame!C. It s really a problem. D. Hope you l
7、l get bett10.Customs officer: Could I have your n ame, please?Passenger: It s Paine, Sarah Paine.Customs officer: ?Passe nger: It -A-bNP-E.A.How do you spell your last name B. What s your last name, pleaseC. How to pronoune your last n ame D. How could I speak your last n ame11.Stra nger: . Do you k
8、now where the n earest bank is , please?Reside nt: Sure. It s on King Street, betwee n Sixth and Seve nth Ave nue.Stra nger: Thank you.A.Help me B. Forgive meC. Excuse me D. Trouble you12.Mary: Peter, would you like to go to a party this Sun day?Peter: . What kind of party you mea n?Mary: It s a bir
9、thday party.A.Sounds good B. Looks niceC. Seems all right D. Feels great13.Susan: That s a beautiful skirt you have 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 beautiful . Yoursetseb14.Joh n: May I use
10、your computer this after noon, Susie?Susie: Sure, but I have to finish typ ing my term paper today.Joh n: .A.Do as you please B. 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
11、.That s too bad for your healthC.It serves you rightD.Remember. Don t do that againPart n Reading Comprehension(40 points)Directi ons: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questi ons or nufini shed stateme nts. For each of them . there are 4 choices marked A, B, C
12、 and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.Passage oneM 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 Athe ns in six in
13、 dividual eve ntsacross every possible stroke. He fin ally earned five titles of Olympic champi on. Should Phelps spon sor.Michael Phelps was born to June 30, 1985. His father was a good athlete, and passed his ability on to his kids.Michael coach told Michaelc mother that her son was a rare tele nt
14、.L on g-limbed with big hands and feet, he took to in struct ion very well, loved to work hard and n ever seemed n ervous 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 sig nature stroke, but he s show n
15、the ability tc any eve nt.In 1999,Michael broke a record in the 200-meter butterfly for the 20-year-old age group at th Junior Natio nals.At 15, Michael became the youn gest swimmer to compete Sydney Olympics for the U.S.in 68 years. In an astonishing performanee, he medaled six times and set five w
16、orld records. Michael won the 200-meter butterfly with a new world mark, and also turned in record times in the 100-meter butterfly and 200-meter in dividual medley （混合泳）doing so on the same day, which was a first in swimmi ng history.Outside of his swimming career,Michael was a normal teenager.He d
17、idn tthe getting oubed in the morning; but refused to slow dow n once his day bega n. 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 Mi
18、chael Phelps so far?A.An all-around competitor in the history of swimming.B.Breaking of a record in the 200-meter butterfly.C.Six in dividual eve nts across every possible stroke.D.Five titles of Olympic champi on.17.From Paragraph 1 it can be in ferred that the passage was written .A.right in 2005B
19、.at a time between 2004 and 2005C.just before Athe ns 2004D.immediately after Athens 200418.Michael Phelps tur ned to be the youn gest America n 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
20、an astonishing performance at home in the U.S.19. hating to get out of his bed in the morni ng, Michael Phelps wouldn t slow downonce his day bega n.A.As B. Though C. Once D. Despite of20.The last sentence of the passage tells us that Michael Phelps is so ambitious as toA.win many more gold medals f
21、or the U.S.B.remake history of his sport like M.Jorda n 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 ad
22、vantages of testing are not going to change 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 a
23、id the selection process, but we usually 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 Recruim
24、ent. most difficult liars to find are those who tell half- truths rather than complete lies. ”esRearch 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 o
25、f employment and job descriptions that seem 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 movements all indicat
26、e discomfort. ”Conrad does not suggest an 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 complete
27、ly honest.21.The best title of this passage 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 truths B. complete liesC. partial truths D. mainly
28、truths23.How were the job applicants able 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 sugge
29、sts that we .A. examine the resumes 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 objective B. Too subjective.C. Suspicious D. Credulous.Passage ThreeOur world is won
30、derful with birds that are absolutely 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 Cal
31、ifornia at Santa Cruz. Coots need 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 Wi
32、lliams Lake in central British Columbia, 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 completely, usually by burnygi them deep in the nest. “ Foreign
