08年学士学位英语试题

2008年6月成人高等教育学士学位外语水平考试
英语试卷一
Part Ⅰ Dialogue Completion (15 points)
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (40 points)
Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)
Part Ⅳ Cloze Test (10 points)

考生须知
1. 本考试分试卷一和试卷二两部分.试卷一满分85分,考试时间为90分钟,9:00开始,10:30结束;试卷二满分15分,考试时间为30分钟,10:30开始,11:00结束.
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Part Ⅰ Dialogue Completion (15 points)
Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C, D. Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
1. Rita: You said we could discuss a problem you had when you first came to the U．S． Would you like to tell me your problem?
Anna:___A________
A.Yes ,of course. B.Thanks, I’d love to .
C.Well, as you said. D.I don’t think so.

2. Jack:Hello, this is Jack London. May I speak to Dr．Lee?
Receptionist:I’m sorry.She’s with a patient._____B____
A. What’s up? B.May I help you?
C.Could you wait? D.Why do you want to see her?

3.Peter:Hello.I’m Peter Smith.Aren’t you new here?
Wendy: _____A_____ I transferred from UCLA.
A.No,I once was here. B.I’m Wendy Chan.
C.I don’t know you. D.No,fist time here

4.Tim:Hey,Larry!Good to see you!____A______
Larry:Terrible!I just found out I failed my math test,and I studied all night for it!
A.How’s it going? B.How do you do ?
C.How are you? D.How about you?

5. Wife:How about picking up some soft drinks on your way home?
Husband:___D____ Anything else?
A.I’d love to . B.I don’t mind.
C.My pleasure. D.No problem.

6. Sian: Let’s eat out tonight.I don’t feel like cooking.
Vincent:___A____ What do you fancy?
Sian:I think Japanese food would make a nice change.
A.Me too. B. Do you?
C.Well, why not? D. So what?

7. Kato:Shall we have Chinese or American food?
Mori:_____D_________
Kato:There is a good steak house around the corner.
A.You have nothing in mind B.It doesn’t matter.
C.I have no choice! D.Whatever you say!

8.Terri: How are things going with you and your roommate?
Jon:Not very

well. We’re _____A___,but I end up feeding him three meals a day.
A.supposed to divide the house work B. supposed to share the groceries
C. on good terms D. kind of broke

9.Mike:Shall I pick you up at 5 or 6?
Joei:____A____
Mike:OK,I will pick you up at 5.
A.It doesn’t make any difference. B. It’s fine with me.
C.Like you said. D.Nothing bothers me.

10.Stacey:Sue,can you drive Jane and me to the doctor on Monday?
Sue:Sure._____A____ when you need help.
A.You can always count on me B. I’ll be glad to
C.I’ll mark it on my calendar D. You can think of me

11. Mei:Is Mrs.Johnson joining us for dinner?
Susie:____D_________
Mei:I was hoping she would come with us.
A.I think so . B. Not that I know of.
C.She said so. D.Not that she said.

12.Rosie:Sorry,I overslept.My clock didn’t go off this morning.
Francie:__Ａ_____ Perhaps you should buy a new one.
A.You should put that right. B.Your clock never works.
C.Did you set the alarm

13.Ryan:Hi,Mike.Haven’t seen you for a while?How is Cathy?
Mike:We’re not seeing each other any more.
Ryan:What happened? ____Ｂ_________
A.Did you fire her? B.Did you break up?
C.I believe it. D.She’s fine.

14. Jack:I heard you’re going out with Jane.
Fred: Where did you get that idea?
Jack:______Ｄ___ Jane is a very nice girl,someone you meet only once in a lifetime.
A.Oh,come on . B.You mean you aren’t.
C.Oh,forget it . D.No kidding.

15.Eddie: Did you ever think of working somewhere else?
Janice:Yeah. In fact, I have an interview next Monday.
Eddie:____Ａ_______
A.Good luck! B.Good idea!
C.No way! D.Amazing!

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (40 points)
Directions:There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are 4 choices marked A,B,C,D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

Passage One
I knew a man who was asked to be the new dean(院长)of the College of Business of a large university. When he first arrived, he studied the situation the college faced and felt that what it needed most was money.He recognized that he had a unique capacity to raise money,and he developed a real sense of vision about fund-raising as his primary function.
This created a problem in the college because past deans had focused mainly on meeting day-to-day faculty needs.This new dean was never there. He was running around the country trying to raise money for research. But he was not attending to the day-to-day things as the previous dean had. The faculty,who were used to working with the person at the top,had to work through his administrative assistant.
The faculty became so upset with his absence that they sent a delegation to the president of the university to demand a ne

w dean or a fundamental change in his leadership style. The president,who knew what the dean was doing, said,”Relax.He has a good administrative assistant.Give him some more time.”
Within a short time, the money started pouring in and the faculty began to recognize the vision. It wasn’t long until every time they saw the dean, they would say,”Get out of here!We don’t want to see you. Go out and bring in more funds.Your administrative assistant runs this office better than anyone else.”
This man admitted to me later that the mistake he made was not doing enough team building ,enough explaining, enough educating about what he was trying to accomplish.From him I learned a powerful lesson. We need to constantly be asking ourselves,”What is needed out there, and what is my unique strength?”

16. The new dean thought that the most important thing for him to do was to _Ｄ____.
A.gain a sense of vision B.set up a primary goal
C.win the trust of the faculty D. raise money

17.The new dean was different from the past deans in that ___Ｂ_____.
A.he was less responsible B.he didn’t attend to daily things
C.he had an administrative assistant D.he didn’t like to talk with others

18.We can learn from the passage that the faculty __Ｂ___.
A.was not well paid for their work
B.didn’t understand the new dean’s ideas at first
C.had a conflict with the president of the university
D.didn’t want to work with the administrative assistant

19. The faculty would ask the new dean to get out because they ____Ａ___.
A.were upset by his leadership style
B.wanted to get rid of him
C.were unhappy with his explanation
D.wanted him to bring back more money

20.What was the mistake the new dean realized he had made?Ｃ
A.He was absent all the year around.
B.He was insensitive to the faculty’s needs.
C.He didn’t communicate well with the faculty.
D.He didn’t work hard to accomplish his goal.

Passage Two
Is new technology damaging our ability to communicate?Fingers flying ,we can blog(写博客文章),email,and enter chat rooms.But ,as we type our millions of words, something is being lost.As our virtual skills increase,I wonder if our ability to communicate using speech is on the decline.
Young people send me dozens of emails from schools and universities. They often attach long lists of questions,to which they want detailed responses. Time is short, so my reply is usually that they can phone me and I’ll do my best to answer.
They very rarely do,at least partly because their oral and telephone skills are less developed than their ability to type,text and email.Yet to adapt an old business saying,a meeting is worth five phone calls and a phone call is worth five emails.
Direct communication can quickly lead to bonding and trust.People are more likely to reveal what they are thinking when they actually speak to another person.Most are wary of committing themselves in writing.

The great tragedy, of course,is that the phone was invented before the computer.If it had been the other way around,Internet forums would now be filled with the news:”Have you heard (type,type,type)?There is this amazing new device(type,type).Now you can talk directly with people(type,type,type).Without all this typing.”Marketing would do the rest and college would be rushing to develop new course in telephone skills.
But,as it is ,we are stuck with the supremacy of the typed word and it is getting in the way of our ability to look people in the eye and talk. We should reconsider the technology in which the speed of our fingers is more important than the quality of our voices.
21.According to the author, young people today don’t ___Ａ___.
A. like to communicate using speech
B.like to communicate with people
C.know how to communicate with people
D.know how to ask questions in communication

22. According to Paragraph 3, compared with meetings, e-mails are __Ｃ___.
A.more efficient B. more interesting
C.less efficient D.less interesting

23. In Paragraph 4,”wary of ”can be replaced by “____B___”
A.good at B.happy about ed to D.cautious about

24. The author believes that if the phone had been invented after the computer,people would ___A________.
A.be eager to learn how to use the phone
B.be glad to have both means of communication
C.still prefer typing words on the computer
D.show little interest in the phone

25.Which of the following can best describe the author’s attitude towards the communication using typed words today?A
A.Concerned. B. Curious.
C.Indifferent. D.Impatient.

Passage Three
Most Americans are very conscious of their health and try to maintain a nutritious diet and daily routines to maintain good health.Yet, for many years the tobacco and liquor industries have tried to project the image of style and fashion for those who use their products.
Most have learned, however , that the dangers caused to health by tobacco and alcohol can no longer be denied or ignored.The campaigns to alert the public to the evils of these two social drugs have been intense and effective .However,most people dislike being warned that they shouldn’t do something.It is a kind of psychological resistance.
Yet, all tobacco and liquor products must now contain a warning on the package.The warning is simple,but the message is clear:smoking and drinking are hazardous to health. The wording may vary, but it is phrased in such a way as to draw the attention of the consumer to the danger.On TV all tobacco advertising is legally banned, and every ad in a magazine must display the warning.There are many public notices on trains and buses giving out the warning that smoking is linked to lung cancer and other lung and heart diseases.
The warning against alcohol consumption is of a different kind.It goes out especially to women who are pregnant

and anyone operating a car or electrical machinery. A pregnant woman can cause damage to her baby by drinking alcohol.Also anyone operating a machine runs the risk of an accident which could be fatal.Such warnings appear on all wine bottles and even an appatently harmless can of beer.

26.Tobacco and liquor ads try to make people believe that smoking and drinking will ________C______.
A.make them look fashionable
B.help them keep a nutritious diet
C.make them conscious of their health
D.show their healthy images to others

27.In the case of smoking and drinking, most people __B______.
A.ignore the campaigns against them
B.are aware of the dangers they cause
C.do not really believe their dangers
D.participate in campaigns against them

28.It can be inferred from the passage that the campaign against smoking is _____B_.
A.short-lived B.long-standing
C.widespread D.well organized

29.Tobacco advertising is __B_______.
A.popularized B.restricted
C.banned D.disliked

30.Warnings against drinking are usually directed at ____D_____.
A.civilians B.car drivers
C.young people D.some groups of people

Passage Four
Today,there is no such thing as a “typical”college student.People of all ages are enrolled in colleges.
Though the concept of college may be the same for all students,the stress and future goals are different.The college students most people think of usually range in age from 18-21,and are most often away from home for the first time.As a result,they now have choices and no parent to tell them what to do. They are responsible for their own lives,needing to learn to manage their time and find a job,while attending school.They enter this new world with the anticipation of freedom, fun and a good job after graduation.
The new faces in the college are usually 30 years old or older, and are returning to school after several years away.They are starting their college education, after raising a family and now ready to do something for themselves.Their lives are considerably different from their younger classmates.They have been on their own for a while,and are concerned about family, responsibilities, work, and the adjustment of being back in school after some years. Most important to them are the hopes of a new career or a job promotion after they graduate.
Though they may come to college for different reasons, the result is the same, It is their chance to make a better life for themselves or their families.As the younger generation is looking for freedom in their lives, those who are returning to school also see freedom.The same opportunities were not available 20 years ago.
So in our college and universities, there is a new sense of hope and dreams.Where once stood only the youth of our future, they are now joined by people of all ages who share the dreams of a better life.

31.The passage is mainly concerned with the change of ______B__.

A.college administration B.college students
C.college courses D.college life

32. In the past college students usually __C______.
A.lived with their parents B.found good jobs easily
C.had much time to spare D.had no burden of raising a family

33.College students of the new type ____C______.
A.enjoy freedom once again B.are worried about their parents
C.aim at a new job or promotion D.study harder than other students

34.One thing that the younger and older college students share is ____A__.
A.their hope for a better life B.equal job opportunities
C.their future plans D.chances to get promotion

35.The author seems to approve of ___c_____.
A.college students raising a family
B.college students living on their parents
C.older people going back to college
D.the students’struggle for freedom

Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)
Directions:There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part.For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A,B,C,D.Choose the one that best completes the sentence.Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
36.I suffer from stage ___B____ whenever I have to make a presentation in front of the class.
A.surprise B.trial C. fright D.display

37.The whole new policy has proved a ____D___ and should be abandoned.
A.factor B.balance C.warning D.failure

38.We should consider all such projects from a scientific ___C____
A.perspective B. perfection C. prospect D.presentation

39.They bought the company because they were __B_____ about its long-term prospects.
A.hopeful B.considerate C.optimistic D.promising

40.The ___B_____ cultural features of the tribe can be easily observed from this video tape.
A.instinctive B. remote
C.fictional D.distinct

41.In other words,there are one million __C______ customers for the new product.
A.potential mercial C.essential D.official

42.Success does not __D_____ mean material reward,but recognition of some sort-preferably measurable.
A.modestly B.fantastically C.miserably D.necessarily

43.We stored up some food and water ____D___ things got worse.
A.even though B.what if C.now that D.in case

44.We should learn from this lesson and consider the long-term influence of dams ___A____ the short-term benefits.
A.rather than B.owing to C.because of D. or else

45.The only thing to do now is to ____C____ yourself in some efficient work.
e B.employ C.engage D.apply

46.The committee members, ___B___ from middle-school teachers to college professors, wrote a 500-page report.
A.spanning B.ranging C.extending D.stretching

47.The people who objected to the new airport were told that since th

e work had already started,there was no point in ____D______.
pleting peting C.protecting D.protesting

48.A single lecture is not long enough to __D____ fully the roles played by the scouts in the war.
A.pursue B.assume C.provide D.illustrate

49.Researchers sometimes become _____C___ when their efforts appear to produce less obvious results.
A.encouraged B.relieved C.frustrated D.disgusted

50.I asked out one girl and she walked away as quickly as she could without even _____A____.
A.responding B.respecting C.returning D.relaxing

51.__A_____ your defence he would have been given a sentence of 10 years.
A.Except for B.Because of C.In spite of D.But for

52.The reason for this note is that at the moment I haven’t got that much spare time on my hands to thank you __A_______.
A.in person B.in place C. in return D.in sight

53. Most middle-aged female white collars face constant stress as they ____C___ their family and make important decisions.
A.care for B.take for C.head for D.run for

54. Even with the measures the Government has been forced to take today,unemployment will __B______ rising.
A.keep up B.keep on C.hold up D.hold on

55. It was a wonderful meal __C_____ bits of food left over from the day before.
A.made for B.made from C.made of D.made into
56.Her hair was golden when she was a child, but it went darker __B____ she grew up.

A.if B.as C.since D.even

57.Call the university operator,____C____ you will find the phone number of Professor Smith.
A.so B.and C.when D.before

58. The instructor won’t give them any help ___C_____ absolutely necessary.
A.when B.if C.unless D.once

59.Many of the people ___B____ refused to answer to answer any questions.
A.question B.questioned C.questioning D.were questioned

60.The boy denied __C_____ anything to do with that bank raid.
A.have B.to have C.having D.have had

61.The number of the employees in our company is ____A__ that in theirs.
A.twice as large as B.twice as many than
C.as twice many as D.as twice as

62. I wish I ___B_____ in the sun by a swimming pool instead of sitting in this classroom.
A.have lain B.were lying y D.lie

63.It is essential that all the reports to be published _____A____ twice.
A.be checked B.would be checked
C.were checked D.will be checked

64._____C___ life could be found on Mars was once believed by scientists.
A.What B.As C.That D.While

65. __A______ food was rotting in the warehouses,the poor did not have enough to eat.
A.While B.Where C.Why D.Which

66.The researchers

of the project have to be very careful with every part if it ___D_____ a success.
A.is to be B.is C.will be D.would be

67.___C______,Bob still went on with the experiment.
A.As he was tired B.As was he tired
C.Tired as he was D.As tired as he
68.The response to the concerts was not warm enough so I decided to postpone booking tickets ____A_____ later in the year.
A.until B.by C.except D.beyond

69.He asked a second time,but I couldn’t remember ___D__ any of these works.
A.read B.to read C.to have read D.having read

70.The teacher _____D__, they went on with their discussion.
A.leaving B.being left C.was leaving D.having left

71.Many companies in smaller cities are offering such great professional opportunities that some graduates have a hard time __B______ them down.
A.turning B.to turn C.turn D.turned

72.Not until the mid-1950s ____A____ most automakers begin offering seat belts as optional safety features.
A.did B.had C.do D.would

73.Contact the police and tell them all __C______ you know about the accident.
A.this B.that C.what D.which

74.In the fall the cattle ____B____ from the high country back down to the farm.
A.is driven B.are driven C.drives D.drive

75.After a long walk,we finally found a shelter ____C_____ for the night.
A.to stay B.staying C.to stay in D.staying in

Part Ⅳ Cloze Test (10 points)
Directions:There are 10 blanks in the following passage.For each numbered blank,there are 4 choices marked A,B,C,D.Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
If you feel you have a closer relationship with your grandmother on your mother’s side than on your father’s side,it is no surprise to researchers at the universities of Newcastle and Antwerp.__A_76__ on studies in the Netherlands, they claim that maternal grandparents(外祖父母)are likely to make greater efforts to maintain frequent contact ____D77__ their grandchildren than paternal grandparents(祖父母).
They ___78_B__that psychological behaviors related to human evolution are involved: women are always sure of their relationship to their sons or daughters,___79B___men can never be wholly certain they are their children’s biological fathers.
Furthermore,maternal grandparents are always more certain than paternal grandparents __80B__ a grandchild is related to them:”Thus maternal grandparents may go the extra mile to visit their grandchildren.”
The study, ___81D___ by Thomas Pollet and his colleagues,found that for grandparents __82C__ within 30 km of their grandchildren ,more than 30 per cent of maternal grandmothers and 25 per cent of maternal grandfathers had __8D3__ daily or a few times a week.In __84_D_ ,this fell to 15 per cent for p

aternal grandparents.
Mr．Pollet said:”Even in families where there has been divorce,we found _A_85__ differences. Grandparents on your mother’s side make the extra effort.”

76.A.Based B.Relied C.Agreed D.Taken
77.A.for B.to C.in D.with
78.A.demand B.speculate C.deny D.require
79.A.where B.whereas C.which D.why
80.A.if B.how C.that D.as
e across B.cut back C.covered up D.carried out
82.A.departing B.existing C.living D.emerging
83.A.contact B.contract C.concern D.conduct
84.A.time B.detail C.addition D.contrast
85.A.unchanging B.unknown C.unlikely D.unexpected


试卷二
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1. 试卷二满分15分,考试时间为30分钟,10:30开始,11:00结束.
2. 试卷二的答案一律用蓝色或黑色墨水笔写在试卷二答题卡指定区域内,未写在答题卡指定区域或写在试卷上的无效.
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Part Ⅴ Writing (15 points)
Directions:You are to write in 100-120 words about the title “Olympic Torch Bearer”.You should base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:
1. 你认为什么样的人可以成为奥运火炬手?
2. 你是否愿意成为奥运火炬手?
3. 为什么?