[广东省成人专科教育英语一考试A卷]广东省学位英语考试时间

C) It doesn‟t matter.

D) You must buy me a new one.

From the question, we learn that the speaker is saying sorry to the listener Therefore, C) It does n’t matter is the correct answer. You should mark C) on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Now the test will begin.

1.

A) Yes, I am. B) Yes, she is.

C) Yes, it is. D) Yes, you are.

2.

A) Well, just over there. B) No, I don‟t like it.

C) Yes, please. D) Yes, I think so.

3.

A) No, I don‟t believe it. B) It‟s hard to say, really.

C) Sorry, I‟ve forgot. D) I never think of him.

4.

A) It‟s over there. B) It‟s 11:45.

C) It‟s too late. D) It sounds good.

5.

A) No, not at all. B) Yes, it is.

C) It doesn‟t matter. D) So do I.

Section B

Directions: This section is to test your ability to give proper answers to questions. There are 5 orded questions in it. After each question, there is a pause. The questions will be spoken two times. en you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), and D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet h a single line through the center.

6. A) She likes pead.

B) She likes butter, but not pead.

C) She does like both pead and butter.

D) She likes neither pead nor butter.

7.

A) She will go to the movies with the man.

B) She prefers to stay at home.

C) She doesn‟t like the movie.

D) She has seen the movie.

8.

A) The room is on fire.

B) The man is bothered by the smoke.

C) There is very little peeze.

D) Smoking is not allowed in the room.

9.

A) At a theatre. B) At a booking office.

C) At a railway station D) At a restaurant.

10.

A) The professor‟s lecture was ridiculous.

B) The professor‟s lecture notes were too complicated.

C) The professor spoke with a strong accent.

D) The professor spoke too fast.

Section C

Directions: In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage is printed on the test paper, but with some words or phrases missing. The passage will be read three times. During the second reading, you are required to put the missing words or phrases on the Answer Sheet in order of the numbered blanks according to what you hear. The third reading is for you to check your writing. Now the passage will begin. News for the hour

No money will be charged to elementary and middle school groups touring the Forbidden City(紫禁城) in Beijing on Tuesday, starting from this week. Certain (11) ______ houses are not included and the offer doesn‟t cover national holidays. Schools must (12) ______ the museum five days in advance.

Earthquake disaster

At least 570 people were killed, and hundreds of others (13) ______ by an earthquake in northern Morocco last Tuesday. The quake, estimated at 6.1 on the Richter scale, was felt as far away as southern Spain, and (14) ______mud-pick homes and buried sleeping people under tons of rubble(数吨瓦砾).

Some countries, including China, Germany and France have offered emergency aid to the (15) ______

II. Structure (15%)

16. ______ give us help is welcome.

A. Who ever B. Whoever C. No matter who D. Those who

17. After running for nearly half an hour, I was ________.

A. out of place B. out of control C. out of peath D. out of practice

18. The mother told the little boy to do all the things _______.

A. on himself B. on his own C. to himself D. by own

19. You had better _______ a jacket, because it is cold outside.

A. take on B. to take on C. put on D. to put on

20. If you will do that, please take me into ________.

A. think B. thinking C. thought D. account

21. My pen has _______ ink.

A. run out of B. a few C. run away D. no little

22. There are, of course, bad teachers as well as ________.

A. good one B. some good C. good ones D. those good

23. “______ haste, the less speed” is good advice he often gives us.

A. More B. The more C. The morer D. Morer

24. You do look _______. You are not at all like a person who has been ill in bed for years.

A. good B. well C. sad D. disappointed

25. Some people like to eat apples. But some prefer bananas _______ apples.

A. to B. for C. with D. against

26. I _______ here two years ago.

A. moved to B. have moved C. have moved to D. moved

27. He is _______ strong a man ________ he can lift ten stones like this one.

A. such…so B. so…that C. such a …that D. so a …for

28. It _______ they who lent me the television.

A. was B. is C. were D. are

29. A famous Canadian doctor expressed the value of hobbies by saying, “______ man is really happy without a hobby.”

A. Not B. Without C. No D. None

30. Television poadcasts are ________ to an area that is within sight of the sending station of its relay.

A. prohibited B. bounded C. limited D. restricted

III. Match the Chinese expressions with their English equivalents (10%)

31) 提前，事先 a. behavior mode

32) 趋之若鹜的地方 b. business arena

33) 低碳 c. win-win end

34) 双赢的目标 d. go-to place

35) 为……做准备 e. environmental protection

36) 正式晚宴 f. low carbon

37) 环境保护 g. core value

38) 核心价值观 h. in advance

39) 商界 i. formal dinner

40) 行为模式 j. get ready for

IV . Sentence completion. Choose the words in the list to complete the sentences(10%)

investment independent efficiency constantly professional

taboo uncertainty tailor decent intended

41. In a typical university or ____ lipary, readers are not allowed into the stacks.

42. Now most Chinese women remain financially ____ after they get married.

43. Man lives in a world of ____.

44. One of the aims of economic reform is to improve ____.

45. Alcohol is a ____ in this area.

46. You should ____ your spending to your income.

47. The direction of the wind is ____ changing.

48. It is a ____ occasion. Bad language or bad manners is not allowed.

49. Although some kinds of hurt in love are ____, most of them are not.

50. He made an ____ of 10 million dollars in a certain business.

Reading comprehension(total 35%)

A (10%)

Some people hate everything that is modern. They cannot imagine how anyone can really

like modern music; they find it hard to accept the new fashions in clothing; they think that all modern painting is ugly; and they seldom have a good word for the new buildings that are being built everywhere in the world. Such people look for perfection in everything, and they take their standards of perfection from the past. They are usually impatient with anyone who is pave

enough to experiment with new or to express himself or the age in materials original ways. It is, of course, true that many artists do not succeed in their work and instead produce works that can only be considered as failures. If the work of art is a painting, the artist‟s failure concerns himself alone, but if it is a building, his failure concerns others too, because it may damage the beauty of the whole place. This does sometimes happen, but it is completely untrue to say, as some people

do, that modern architecture is nothing.

We can‟t judge every modern building by the standards of the ancient time, even though we admire the ancient buildings. Technologically, the modern buildings are more advanced. The

modern architect knows he should learn from the ancient works, but with his greater resources of knowledge and materials, he will never be content to imitate the past. He is too proud to do that.

Multiple choice. Choose the best answers.

51. Some people hate everything that is modern because _______.

A. they are aged

B. they find it hard to accept modern things

C. they take their standards of perfection from the Greek

D. they look at things by the standards of the past

52. The writer of the passage thinks that ________.

A. it is true to say artists fail in their work

B. it is untrue to say artists fail in their work

C. it is true to say some artists fail in their work

D. it is true to say only painters fail in their work

53. The writer thinks the failure of a building _______.

A. means nothing B. concerns others

C. concerns only the artist D. concerns all the people in the world

54. The writer thinks that _________.

A. we can‟t judge buildings by the ancient standards

B. we can‟t judge all the buildings by the ancient standards

C. we can‟t judge all the modern buildings by the ancient standards

D. we can‟t judge modern buildings

55. Technologically, the modern buildings are more advanced. The sentence means _____.

A. the ancient architects had no technology

B. the modern architects use more advanced technology

C. the modern buildings are advanced because they are completely different from the

ancient buildings

D. the modern buildings are more beautiful

B (10%)

The water we drink and use is running short in the world. We all have to learn how to stop wasting our limited water. One of the steps we should take is to find ways of reusing it.

Experiments have already been done in this field.

Today in most large cities, fresh water is used only once, then it runs into waste system. But it is possible to pipe the used water to a purifying factory. There it can be filtered and treated with chemicals so that it can be used again, just as it were fresh from a spring.

But even if every large city purified and reused its water, we still would not have enough. Then we could turn to the oceans. All we‟d have to do to make use of the seawater on earth is to get rid of the salt. This process is called desalinization, and it is already in use in many parts of the world.

Multiple choice. Choose the best answers.

56. The way to stop wasting our limited water is to ________.

A. do experiments with water B. purify the used water and reuse it

C. use fresh water once again D. make use of seawater

57. The following tells us how to reuse the used water. Which is the right order of the passage?

A. to have the used water filtered B. to put chemicals in it

C. to pipe it to the users D. to pipe the used water to be purified to a factory

58. There wouldn‟t be enough water for us if we didn‟t _________.

A. turn to the oceans for more water B. reuse used water and make use of seawater

C. desalt seawater D. take steps to reuse all water on earth

59. The would “it” in the last sentence refers to _______.

A. seawater

B. purified water C. the process of getting rid of the salt in seawater

D. the process of collecting salt from the sea oceans

60. The best title for the passage is “_______”.

A. How to Reuse Water

B. Two Solutions to the Problem of Water Shortage

C. Stop Wasting Our Limited Water

D. How to Make Use of Seawater

C (5%)

Ways to Introduce Yourself to an Individual

Introductions can range from formal to casual and even playful. Here are some examples to get the conversation started.

1. Make eye contact. Eye contact shows that you‟re engaged in the interaction，as well as displaying confidence. If you‟re not comfortable looking straight into someone‟s eyes，stare at the point between their eyepows — they won‟t notice the difference.

2. Smile. It is important to keep a genuine，pight smile（and fresh peath，too ）. Your smile is your best icepeaker — it draws people in.

3. Offer a handshake. A firm hand-shake，once again，demonstrates your self-confidence. Get the grip just right，though — you don‟t want to peak the other person‟s hand. Try squee-zing slightly with your fingers and not your thumb ，and release the hand-shake after two or three seconds.

4. Tell the other person your name，and ask for theirs. If the introduction is formal，say “Hello，I„m [first name] [last name].”If it‟s informal，you can say “Hi，I‟m [first name].”

Immediately after you„ve stated your name，ask for the other person‟s name by saying “And you are... ？”in a questioning tone. When you learn the other person„s name，repeat it by saying “It‟s a pleasure to meet you，John.” or “Nice to meet you，Jane.”

Repeating the name will help you remember it，and give the introduction a more personal touch.

Giving a nickname is absolutely okay，but always give notice it‟s a nickname. For instance，say “My name‟s Mike，but they call me „The Situation"." Or “my name is Nicole，but they call

me „Snooki‟.

5. Reveal a little bit of your background. It depends on the context of the conversation，but start off by telling the other person something about yourself. You might start off with where you‟re from，what you do for a living，or why you want to meet this person. Whatever you use，it should be a springboard for more conversation. You may tell a little bit of your background in order to start your conversation. Telling someone where you work and your title is appropriate and may lead to many conversation topics.

6. Close the conversation. After you‟ve met someone for the first time，you should end the conversation by restating that you enjoyed meeting them. If the interaction was formal ，say something like“Mrs. Jones，I‟m delighted to have met you. I hope we can talk again soon.” If your conversation was informal，you could say “ It was great meeting you，Jane. Hope to see you around .”

Read the text again and decide whether the following statements are true or false.

61)____In a conversation，you show confidence by looking into the other‟s eyes.

62)____When making handshakes，take firm hold of the other‟s hand and rub the back of his hand with your thumb.

63)____On formal occasions ，both your first name and family name are used to introduce yourself ．

64)____Nicknames are used only if you let the other know it‟s a nickname．

65)____To close a formal conversation，you might say：“Nice to see ya. Drop me a line”．

D (10%)

An Example of Company Profile

Guangzhou TengYi Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. (TYD for short) was established in 2010, with a total investment of 5,000,000 USD and registered capital of 5,000,000 CNY . TYD is located in Guangzhou Nansha Economic Development Zone. As a high-tech enterprise, TYD owns independent intellectual property rights. With its advanced EPD technology, TYD is devoted to producing and selling e-book displays worldwide. Our main technological backbones

are from China‟s well-known university. Employees with a bachelor‟s degree or higher account for 60% of the total.

In 2010, TYD became a member of Flat Panel Display Work 800 up under Ministry of Information Industry Technical Working Group members of the flat panel display units.

● OUR VISION

● The Earth—Become the model of the environmental protection enterprise in the world.

Corporation Partner —Establish a win-win cooperation mode and maintain a good long term partner relationship.

● Production—● Employee—Motivate employees to reach their potential.

● Profit—Benefit the shareholders and fulfill our social responsibilities.

● Efficiency—Be effectively pilliant and achieve rapid development.

● OUR MISSION

Make the low carbon environmental and energy-efficient products Globalize ● Corporate Culture:

Professionalism, integrity, cooperation, innovation.

● Honors:

In 2010, TYD became the model of the environmental protection enterprise in the world. Read the text again and answer the following questions.

Answer the following questions:

66) What is TYD?

67) Where is TYD located?

68) What is TYD devoted to?

69) What is TYD‟s mission?

70) What is the culture of TYD?

VI. Writing（15%）

Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You

are required to write an product description according to the following

instructions given in Chinese. Remember to write the letter in no less than

80 words.

内容：介绍智能台灯。包括产品的功能，特色。适用人群，对产品的信心等。 Words for reference：

智能台灯 the smart reading lamp

电池容量大 the battery capacity is strong

保护眼睛 protect your eyes 趋势 trend