湖南成人高等教育学士学位外语水平考试试题

C. I think so.D. Not that I know.7. Speaker A: I’m a little scared about the operation. Speaker B:, honey. The doctors will be there every step of the know what.B. That’s good.C. Don’t worry.D. That’s it.8. Speaker A: Who left the refrigerator door open? Speaker B:. I haven’t been in the kitchen all day.A. Don’t look at me.B. You ask for it.C. You bet.D. Don’t be silly.9. Speaker A: Could you get me Extension 1058, please? Speaker B:A. Yes. This is operator speaking.B. OK. Here you are.C. No. I’m busy now.D. Sorry. The line is busy.10. Speaker A: You’ve been the first place winner in this writing contest. Congratulations！ Speaker B:A. Yes. It’s quite easy for me.B. It’s very kind of you to say so.C. Thank you for the good news.D. Not at all. It’s nothing.11. Tourist: Excuse me; I’d like to go to the British : No, not really. It’s about a ten-minute walk.A. Can I walk there?B. Where is it?C. Is it far from here?D. Could you show me the way?12. Speaker A: Hi, Linda. The train leaves at 10 pm and I could pick you upat 9. Speaker B:A. I think so.B. I can’t wait.C. Good for you.

D. That’s fine with me.13. Speaker A: Sorry, I didn’t catch the last train. Speaker B:A. Don’t be sorry.B. Do you want me to repeat it?C. What else, please?D. I’m afraid that’s it.14. Speaker A: You must be Teddy. Thanks for coming. Speaker B: Yes,A. I’m fine. Thank you.B. I am. And you are…?C. Here I am.D. Who’s speaking please?15. Speaker A: I wonder if you could tell me where to get map? SpeakerB:A. I don’t know where you want to go.B. I have never heard about it.C. Sure, but I really have no idea.D. Well, maybe in the post office or II Reading Comprehension (40 points ) Directions: There are 4 passagesin this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choicesmarked A,B,C and D. Choosethe best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the e one Just as Mrs. Waldman hands out the spelling test, yousee Jeff pull out a small piece of paper with a lot of words on it. Jeff hidesthe note into his closed fist but soon takes it out again. While he’s takingthe test, you see him looking back and forth between the teacher and his paper. There’s no mistaking it---he’s ng is when a person misleads, deceives, or acts dishonestly on purpose. For kids, cheating may happen at school, athome, or while playing a sport. If a baseball team isfor kids who are 8 or younger, it’s cheating for a 9-year-old to play on the team. At school, in addition to cheating on a test, akid might cheatby stealing someone else’s idea for a science project or by copying a book report off the internet and turning it in as if it’s hisor her original work. One is inclined to cheat because it makes difficult things seem easy, like getting all the right answers onthe test. But it doesn’t solve the problemof not knowing the material and it won’t help on the next test---unless the person cheats again. Sometimes it may seem likecheaters have it all figured out. They can watch TV instead of studying for the spelling other people lose respect for cheaters and think less of them. Thecheaters themselves may feel bad because they know they are not really earningthat good grade. And, if they get caught cheating, they will be in troubleat school, and maybe at home, too. Some kids cheat because they’re busy

or lazy and they want to get good grades without spending the time studying. Other kids might feel like they can’t pass thetest without cheating. Even when there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, cheating isn’t a good idea.16. Why did Jeff look at the teacher from time to time while taking the test?A. He was afraid that the teacher might find out what he was doing.B. He had a question for the teacher but was afraid to ask.C. He wanted to get the teacher’s attention.D. He wanted to hand in his paper as he was done with it.17. According to the author, cheatingA. occurs mainly in test-related settingsB. can take on various forms and happen anywhereC. usually happens when one is doing a science projectD. happens when we don’t know the answer to a question18. What can’t cheating help to do?A. To pass examinations.B. To get a satisfactory score.C. To make difficult things easy.D. To really get the knowledge.19. Which of the following statements is closest in meaning to “cheaters haveit all figured out” (Para.5)?A. Cheaters know they won’t be caught.B. Cheaters make a plan in advance.C. Cheaters can reach a balance between work and play.D. Cheaters clearly know the consequences of cheating.20. The main purpose of the passage is toA. inform readers why people cheatB. predict possible consequences of cheatingC. persuade students to quit cheatingD. discuss different occasions when people cheatPassage Two Experts say over half of the world’s seven thousand languagesare in danger of disappearing. Every two weeks one language disappears. Sometimes a language disappears immediatelywhen the last person speakingit dies. Or, a local language might disappear more slowly. This happens whenan official language is used more often and children stop learning the local language of their parents. Official languages oftenrepresent a form of control over a group of people. Throughout history, the language spoken bya powerful group spreads across a civilization. The more powerful culture rarely respects the language and culture of smallergroups. Smaller cultureslose their local language as the language of the culture in power has a stronger influence. Experts say protecting languages

is very important for many reasons. Languages contain the histories, ideas and knowledge of a culture. Languages alsocontain valuable information about local medicines, plants and animals. Many endangered languages are spoken by nativeculturesin close contact with the natural world. Their ancient languages contain a great deal of information about environmentalsystems and species of plantsand animals that are unknown to scientists. As the last speakers of a languagedie off, the valuable information carried within a language also disappears. Language is, in many ways, a window to the mindand the world. Any hope for protecting languages can be found in children and their willingness to is these young people who can keep this form of culture alive for future generations.21. Which of the following is true?A. No one can prevent languages from disappearing.B. There will not be any local languages left some day.C. There have existed 7,000 languages in history.D. Half of the world’s languages will possibly disappear.22. An official language is a language thatA. is highly advancedB. has a stronger influenceC. competes with a local languageD. has a longer history23. Language is a window to the mind and the world becauseA. it contains information about both culture and nature.B. it represents the working of the human mindsC. local languages are more closely related to cultureD. ancient languages can reveal ancient people’s thoughts24. According to the passage, a language will be better protected whenA. it is linked to a powerful cultureB. people are forced to speak itC. it keeps pace with the timesD. children are interested in learning it25. The passage mainly discussesA. language and cultureB. the power of languageC. language protectionD. local languagesPassage Three There’s a professor at the University of Toronto in Canada who has come up with a term to describe the waya lot of us North Americans interact these years. And now a big research study confirms it. Barry Wellman’s term is“networked individualism.” It’s not the easiest concept to grasp. In fact, the words seem to contradict each other. How canwe be individualistic and networked at the same time? You need other people

for networks. Here’s what he means. Until the Internet and e-mail came along, our social networks involved flesh-and-bloodrelatives, friends,neighbors, and colleagues at work. Some of the interaction was by phone, butit was still voice to voice, person to person, in real time. But the latest study by the Pew Internet and American Life Projectconfirms that fora lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has replaceda great deal of social interchange. A lot of folks Pew talked with say that’sa good thing, because of concerns that the Internet was turning us into hermits(隐居者) who shut out other people in favor of amake-believe worldon computer screens. To the contrary, the Pew study discovered. The Internet has put us in touch with many MORE realpeople than we’d have ever imagined. Helpful people, too. We’re turning to an ever-growing list of cyber friends for advice oncareers, medical crises, child-rearing, and choosinga school or college. About 60 million Americans told Pew that the Internet plays an important or crucial role in helping themdeal with major life decisions. So we networked individuals are pretty tricky: we’re keeping more to ourselves, while at thesame time reaching out to more people, all with just the click of a computer mouse!26. The Pew study was conducted inA. Latin AmericaB. CanadaC. the United StatesD. Europe27. In this passage, the network refers to a lot of connectedA. friendsB. peopleC. computersD. roads28. Before the invention of the Internet, our connections with people took place mainlyA. in personB. by phoneC. by letterD. by e-mail29. Which of the following has happened since the invention of the Internet?A. People talk on the phone more than ever.B. Much personal interaction has given way to computer interaction.C. Americans are getting more isolated.D. Americans have become more dependent on computers.30. According to the Pew study, the role played by the Internet in human interaction isA. neutralB. negative

C. unclearD. positivePassage Four President Obama has signed legislation to make the biggest changes in the health care system in forty-fiveyears. Many partsof the plan will fully take effect in four years. But some take effect example, in six months the new law will ban insurance companies from denying coverage to children with pre-existinghealth conditions. Adults with pre-existing conditions will be added in four years. The government will help millions of peoplepay for insurance. It will also permit millions more to receive free coverage through the Medicaid program for the poor. In all,the plan aims to make health insurance available to 32 millionpeople now without it. Illegal immigrants will not be able to take part. An estimated 83% of people under 65 who are in theUS legally now have insurance coverage. The plan is expected to raise that to 95% within several years. People over 65 arecovered by the Medicaid insurance program whichthe government created in 1965. For the first time, Americans will be required to have health insurance or face a yearly finestarting in four years. The law will also require companies with more than 50 employees to offer coverage. If not, they couldface a fine of $2,000 a year for every worker. Also, this year the law will start closing what is known as “the doughnut hole”.That is a lack of Medicaid coverage for some drug costs for older Americans. President Obama promised senior citizens thatthe reforms willnot cut their guaranteed benefits. The changes are expected to cost about $940 billion over ten years, but also help reducethe federal budget deficit.31. According to the new health care plan, which of the following will be added first into insurance programs?A. Employees of small companies.B. Adults with pre-existing health conditions.C. Poor people now without health insurance.D. Children with pre-existing health conditions.32. It can be inferred from the passage that the new Medicaid program forthe poor willA. provide free health insurance for 32 million peopleB. provide free health insurance for all poor peopleC. be also applied to legal immigrantsD. cover 83% of the people under 6533. It seems that at present, large companies that do not offer health insurance coverage to their employeesA. face heavy finesB. do not receive punishmentsC. are required to do soD. do not benefit from doing so34. The “doughnut hole”implies that are not covered by the existing Medicaid program.A. some drug costs for older AmericansB. senior citizens over 65C. illegal immigrantsD. expensed for hospital stay

35. Generally speaking, President Obama’s health insurance reform willA. bring heavy financial burdens to the countryB. pose heavy financial burdens to the poorC. benefit both the people and the countryD. be welcomed by the poor but opposed by III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points) Directions : There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentencethere are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentences. Mark your answer on theANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.36. You can arrive in Guangzhou on time for the fashion show you don’t mind taking the night train.A. providedB. unlessC. thoughD. until37. The students are still taking about the strange people theyon their trip.A. meetB. had metC. were metD. met38. The players expected there more free time after going back to the country from abroad.A. isB. beingC. have beenD. to be39. The man who stopped from time to time as if he wanted to tie his shoelaces.A. was being followedB. was to followC. had followedD. was once finished the task ahead of time will be rewarded, though we don’t know who it will be.A. Those whoB. AnyoneC. WhoeverD. Who41. At last I decided to pay a visit to my new general manager as soon asI

A. finish what I didB. finished what I didC. would finish what I was doingD. finished what I was doing42. These two countries are similar they both have a high snowfall during winter.A. to thatB. besides thatC. in thatD. except that43. They were surprised that a four-day-old boy should work out such a difficult problem they themselves couldn’t.A. onceB. thenC. whileD. if44. Word has come a large number of the British Airway employees will go on strike next week.A. thatB. whatC. whenD. whether45. We would say it’s the best use that this money.A. could be made ofB. could be madeC. could we makeD. could make of46. It’s getting late. We leave now, or we’ll miss the last bus.A. had ratherB. had betterC. would ratherD. would better47. It is that a hundred people can dance in it.A. so large a roomB. so a large roomC. such large a roomD. a such large room48. I can never thank you much for your help. Without it, I couldn’t have finished my paper.

A. soB. tooC. asD. very49. When I met her this morning, she had this look on her face. She must have worked late last night.A. tireB. tiredC. tiringD. tiresome50. Hawaii is a palace to relax; it’s also a marvelous spot to surf.A. much asB. less thanC. more thanD. rather as51. I cannot believe that he my offer.A. turned onB. turned offC. turned downD. turned over52. It was one of the most beautiful scenes I had ever set my eyesA. toB. onC. offD. for53. Though the Chinese medicine tastes, it surely helps.A. badB. badlyC. worseD. worst54. Night, the girl studying in her room switched on the light to do more reading.A. is fallingB. has fallenC. fellD. having fallen55. Doctors have said that as many as 50 percent of patients don’t take medicine directed.

A. likeB. soC. whichD. as56. The traditional approach to dealing with complex problems is to into smaller, more easily managed ones.A. break them downB. take them downC. make them upD. bring them up57. Since man depends such a great extent on forests, every effort must be made to preserve trees and wildlife.A. onB. inC. toD. at58. Many animals that lived thousands of years ago are nowA. extinctB. existentC. distinctD. diverse59. The government gave a very explanation of its plans for the developmentof electronic industry.A. comprehensibleB. comprehensiveC. expressiveD. intensive60. Many students because they are not prepared for our challenging program.A. turn outB. fall outC. let outD. drop out61. When she said she would be ready to help us out, she well.A. meantB. pointedC. lookedD. sensed

62. A dynamic free-market system can generate prosperity and progress on a globalA. sizeB. scopeC. scaleD. dimension63. More flight will be opened across the country with the fast growth of tourism.A. roadsB. waysC. pathsD. routes64. Please your telephone message by writing to me.A. inferB. informC. confirmD. contact65. Red Cross is the operation to fly in supplies to the refuges.A. in touch ofB. in charge ofC. in honor ofD. in pursuit of66. Your debt situation is only temporary, and it is within your to resolveit.A. positionB. strengthC. powerD. right67. Suffering was easier to than the bitterness he felt destroying hisspirit.A. bearB. resistC. takeD. put68. Most recent opinion polls suggest that the between the two parties has narrowed.A. distanceB. gap

C. lagD. disagreement69. Due to the fog, the flight will be cancelled---we apologize for anyA. discomfortB. botherC. difficultyD. inconvenience70. They had mistaken me for Williams, but during dinner the confusion wasA. raised upB. backed upC. mixed upD. cleared up71. I should have gone with my first, which was not to do the interview.A. emotionB. instinctC. responseD. sense72. In the meantime, the question facing the committee is whether such research is the costs.A. worthB. valueC. worthyD. valuable73. We can accept your order payment is made in advance, including the transportation expenses.A. in the belief thatB. in order thatC. on the excuse thatD. on condition that74. The project manager asked his assistant if it was possible for him to the investment plan within a week.A. look outB. make outC. work outD. hold out75. To be truly successful, you must recognize what you and what your life interests are.A. maintainsB. motivates

C. dominatesD. determinesPart IV Cloze Test (10 points) Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passag . For each numbered blank , there are4 choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET witha single line through the immigration has benefited the economy greatly over the past ten years,a report claims has helped avoid 76 of labor and skilled workers and the economy hasbeen able to stay on a “stable growth path”, 77 the Work Foundation. Interest and inflation rates have also been kept 78 as aresult of people coming to work in Britain--- and this has not led to lower wages for workersor 79 unemployment levels. “The government has had hard time overimmigration, not because it has lost control of the issue, 80because it has failed to tell a convincing story 81 steady high-quality information,”the report claims. “The official statistics areso irregular that the government finds 82 difficult to defend otherwise good policies.”The Work Foundation is calling for workrestrictions83 Romanians and Bulgarians to be relaxed. The countries joined the European Union last year but their citizens do nothave full 84 to move to Britain. The findings contrast with a recent House of Lords report, 85said there was no evidence to suggest immigration generated significant economic benefits for the country.76. A. neglect B. shortage C. ignorance D. lacking77. A. seeing to B. owing to C. according to D. referring to78. A. lesser B. less C. fewer D. lower79. A. affected B. effected C. infected D. selected 80.A. andB. orC. eitherD. but81. A. linked to B. based on C. interested in D. taken in82. A. them B. it C. that D. this83. A. to B. for C. on D. at84. A. powers B. forces C. rights D. strengths85. A. which B. it C. this D. that Part VWriting (15point) Directions: You are to write in 100-120 words about the title “The Problem(s) I Face(d) on My Job”. Youshould base your compositionon the outline given in Chinese below:职场打拼不容易我在职场（曾经）遇到的问题是······解决的办法是······结论参考答案及精解 PartⅠ. Dialogue Completion (15 points)