1、广东省成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试-2 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Paper One(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part Dialogue Comp(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Derek: Have you heard of any benefit concerts for the tsunami? Steph: Yeah. I heard about one, actually. It“s gonna be next week. And I“m sure it will be broadcast on all the major TV ne
2、tworks. Derek: And that would be _ for that.（分数：1.00）A.a money collectionB.a good money raiserC.a beneficial meetingD.a profit-making opportunity2.Cincinnati, Ohio: Are you working on your next book? If so, what is the title and _. Carol Higgins Clark: It“s called “Popped.“ It“s set at the hot air b
3、alloon festival in Albequrque, and will be published in September of 2005.（分数：1.00）A.when will it be outB.how is it goingC.what will it revealD.why is it a secret3.Chicago: I think I need much money, but my wife does not think so. _? Dennie Hughes: What do you need “much money“ for? Perhaps your wif
4、e is a very organic, simple needs person. Have you ever explained what the actual money is for?（分数：1.00）A.What shall I doB.Why does she not agreeC.How could she not like moneyD.When she will agree with me4.Fargo, N. D. : Robert, I read an Internet rumor that there might be a movie? Any details? Than
5、ks! Robert Bianco: At this point, it is quite likely that a movie is somewhere _. I wouldn“t tell fans to give up.（分数：1.00）A.to come upB.along the wayC.to turn upD.down the road5.Fort Lauderdale: Dennie, I simply want to thank you for your advice last week. Dennie Hughes: You are so welcome, Lauderd
6、ale, there“s nothing that makes me happier than to hear that I was able to help make a situation a little better. Comment from Dennie Hughes: Thanks to all of you for making my Monday worthwhile! _! Be well.let“s do this again next Monday at 4:00 EST!（分数：1.00）A.Watch outB.CongratulationsC.It“s all o
7、verD.Take care6.Jack: Hey, Jane, let“s go and get a bite to eat. Jane: _? Jack: How about McDonald“s? Jane: Great.（分数：1.00）A.Where toB.What forC.How toD.Why so7.Train conductor: Excuse me, ma“ma. Ticket, please. Passenger: Sorry. I left it in the smoking section and I“ll go and fetch it. Train condu
8、ctor: It“s OK, lady. _.（分数：1.00）A.Take your timeB.Take your seatC.You can go nowD.As you please8.Cart: Hi, Mary, are you free tonight? Mary: _, Cart? Cart: Shall we have a game of chess?（分数：1.00）A.What about itB.What of itC.What forD.What is it9.Paula: Hello, my name is Paula Field. Welcome you to T
9、ectron U. K. Jens: Thank you. _.（分数：1.00）A.Nice to meet youB.It was kind of youC.You“ve got a nice nameD.Nice meeting you10.Speaker A: Excuse me. Do you happen to have the time? Speaker B: _.（分数：1.00）A.Take it easyB.I am running out of timeC.Sorry, I“m lateD.Sure, it“s nine thirty11.Speaker A: Let“s
10、 go back to our talk. Speaker B: You were talking about your trip to Africa. Speaker A: Oh, yeah.（分数：1.00）A.What did I do?B.I forgot the place.C.Where was I?D.Remind me.12.Speaker A: This is Peter Jackson calling. Is Bob in, please? Speaker B: I“m afraid he“s out at the moment. Speaker A: Yeah, coul
11、d you ask him to call Peter at 8964523?（分数：1.00）A.Can you call laterB.What“s upC.What“s happeningD.Can I take a message13.Speaker A: I“ve just been reading through your project report. Speaker B: I hope you didn“t find too much wrong with it. Speaker A: _, you“ve done a good job.（分数：1.00）A.Otherwise
12、B.On the contraryC.HoweverD.In other words14.Speaker A: I just lost another 50 cents in this stupid pay phone. Speaker B: _. It“s always out of order.（分数：1.00）A.You“re rightB.I“m not surprisedC.Sure it happenD.It“s expected15.Speaker A: The two parties are fighting for every vote. Speaker B: I think
13、 you are right. This election _!（分数：1.00）A.will come to an endB.will be funnyC.is going to be closeD.is going to be terrific三、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The Internet is not an ordinary encyclopedia, i. e, an organized knowledge database. The Internet is more like a
14、 disorganized database to which everyone can contribute. Because of the diverse and widespread information when one needs it, there is a need to bring some sort of organization to the Internet community. Today, there are web directories and search engine as two of the most useful mechanisms responsi
15、ble for bringing order to the Internet. Web directories organize links to many places on the Internet where information about a specific topic can be found. Web directories can have a general or topic specific focus and are usually organized into several categories based on the topic specific focus.
16、 Web directories are good sources of information if they are well-maintained with regular updates. They are usually maintained better by human software. Search engines are yet another tool that helps you find information on the Internet. There are many search engines on the Internet but the biggest
17、and the most popular are Google, AOL Netscape, Lycos and MSN. Search engines, however, are different from web directories. They do not categorize links to web places like web directories do but they allow users to “search the Internet“ using specific search terms. However, it should be noted that wh
18、at is really being searched at the moment you submit your inquiry (in the form of a search term) is, in fact, a database. There databases are constantly updated and upgraded with so called “search engine spiders“ which search the Internet all the time looking for new and recently updated websites.（分
19、数：10.00）(1).According to the passage, the Internet is _.（分数：2.00）A.a disorganized databaseB.an organized knowledge databaseC.an ordinary encyclopediaD.an electronic website(2).Why does the author think it necessary to bring order to the Internet?（分数：2.00）A.Because its database is disorganized.B.Beca
20、use the information required is specific.C.Because its information is diverse and widespread.D.All of the above.(3).From the passage, we know that web directories are _.（分数：2.00）A.disorganized knowledge databaseB.more useful than search enginesC.arranged based on the a specific topicD.usually mainta
21、ined automatically(4).The search engines work by means of _.（分数：2.00）A.arranging links to the InternetB.submitting specific search termsC.updating a knowledge databaseD.searching engine spiders(5).The best title of the passage is likely to be _.（分数：2.00）A.The InternetAn Organized DatabaseB.Tools for
22、 Internet InformationC.How to Use Web DirectoriesD.How to Update Your Database五、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：10.00)My husband and I took off to Bafflo to help Mum move out of her apartment in Bafflo, New York. The plan was to pack everything into her van so that she could drive around visiting families and
23、friends for the next ten days before heading back to her home in Florida. After dinner we headed back onto the road, Mum in the van with us behind in our rental car. The next moment changed everything: a deer jumped out in front of the van and Mum ran right into it. There was nothing she could do. I
24、t was awful. Police arrived. Calls were placed. The tow truck arrived. We moved essentials into our car and made plans to get Morn to a hotel near the garage. Everything fell into place in a mechanical way. And I worried about Mum, of course, but what troubled me most was the deer because it wasn“t
25、dead. When the police officer shone his light around the accident scene, two beautiful brown eyes were frozen in the beam of light. It was lying down on someone“s front lawn, still, shocked, but very alive. I couldn“t even look at it. I asked the police officer if he could shoot it, but because it w
26、as a residential area, other methods were needed. The officers felt its legs to confirm that they were not broken, and gently pushed it, hoping that the push would inspire the poor animal to turn. But it sat there, probably suffering from internal injuries. And that caused me to feel a deep and powe
27、rful sadness. If that was a person lying in the ditch, there would be ambulances and doctors busily working to relieve pain and save life. But no, it was an animal, and there is no justice for animals.（分数：10.00）(1).What did the author“s mother plan to do for the next 10 days?（分数：2.00）A.Pack up her b
28、elongings in Bafflo.B.Drive to her home in Florida.C.Help the author move home.D.Visit her relatives and friends.(2).Why did the author and her husband move essentials from the van into their own?（分数：2.00）A.The heavily loaded van broke down.B.The van was probably badly damaged.C.The van had taken to
29、o heavy a load.D.Her mother got seriously injured.(3).The author was most concerned that _.（分数：2.00）A.the deer was not killed right on the spotB.her mother was not feeling good after the accidentC.no one tried to relieve the deer“s pain and save its lifeD.their well-planned journey was ruined(4).Why
30、 did the author ask the police officer to shoot the deer?（分数：2.00）A.She couldn“t bear to see it suffer the pain.B.She blamed it for causing the road accident.C.She knew it was going to die anyway.D.She believed it could no longer stand up and run.(5).What does the author most probably agree with?（分数
31、：2.00）A.Human life is a lot more important than animal life.B.Animals should be prevented from crossing highways.C.Injured animals should all be killed to stop their sufferings.D.Injured animals should all be given quick and proper treatments.六、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Social change is more like
32、ly to occur in societies where there is a mixture of different kinds of people than in societies where people are similar in many ways. The simple reason for this is that there are more different ways of looking at things present in the first kind of society. There are more ideas, more disagreements
33、 in interest, and more groups and organizations with different beliefs. In addition, there is usually a greater worldly interest and greater tolerance in mixed societies. All these factors tend to promote social change by opening more areas of life to decision. In a society where people are quite si
34、milar in many ways, there are fewer occasions for people to see the need or the opportunity for change because everything seems to be the same. And although conditions may not be satisfactory, they are at least customary and undisputed. Within a society, social change is also likely to occur more fr
35、equently and more readily in the material aspects of the culture than in the non-material, for example, in technology rather than in values; in what has been learned later in life rather than what was learned early; in the less basic and less emotional aspects of society than in their opposites; in
36、the simple elements rather than in the complex ones; in form rather than in substance; and in elements that are acceptable to the culture rather than in strange elements. Furthermore, social change is easier if it is gradual. For example, it comes more readily in human relation on a continuous scale
37、 rather than one with sharp dichotomies (一分为二). This is one reason why change has not come more quickly to Black American as compared to other American minorities, because of the sharp difference in “appearance between them and their white counterparts“.（分数：10.00）(1).The passage has mainly discussed
38、 _.（分数：2.00）A.the necessity of social changeB.certain factors that determine the ease with which social changes occurC.two different societiesD.certain factors that promote social change(2)._ is one of the factors that tend to promote social change.（分数：2.00）A.Joint interestB.Advanced technologyC.Les
39、s emotional peopleD.Different points of view(3).According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?（分数：2.00）A.Social change tends to meet with more difficulty in basic and emotional aspects of society.B.Disagreement with an argument about conditions tend to slow down social change.C.Social
40、 change is more likely to occur in the material aspect of society.D.Social change is less likely to occur in what people learned when they were young.(4).In the first paragraph “greater tolerance“ probably refers to _.（分数：2.00）A.greater willingness to accept social changeB.quicker adaptation to chan
41、ging circumstancesC.more respect for different belief and behaviorD.greater readiness to agree to different opinions and ideas(5).Social change is less likely to occur in a society where people are quite similar in many ways because _.（分数：2.00）A.people there have got so accustomed to their condition
42、s that they seldom think it necessary to changeB.people there have identical needs that can be satisfied without much difficultyC.people there are easy to pleaseD.people there are less disputed七、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Since the beginning of history, man has been fascinated by the idea of living
43、 for ever, of winning the fight against death and disease. So far, this has only remained a dream, though a very powerful one. Many people have wondered whether it would be possible to find a way to preserve human bodies, and what would be the best way to preserve human bodies. It has long been know
44、n that meat or fruit can be kept fresh for long periods by freezing; in ancient China, for example, food was stored with ice to keep it fresh. This method could also be useful for preserving humans, and in fact many people have explored this possibility. However, most living beings that exist under
45、warm conditions die when frozen. This is because of the harmful effects of freezing ice crystals (晶体), which are not only larger than the volume of the water originally in the cells, but also form sharp cutting shapes that harm the cells. In the 1940s, Dr. B.J. Luyet and a group of scientists in Eng
46、land were working on the problem of freezing cells without damaging them. Since the harm caused by ice crystals was the main cause of the damage, Luyet suggested removing some or all of the water from the cells before freezing them. Using living cells from chicken, Luyet and his assistants discovere
47、d that they could partly dry the chicken cells, using a mixture of the white part of an egg and glycerin (丙三醇), a clear, thick liquid made chiefly from fats and oils. Some success was obtained. The chicken cells were dried, frozen for a period of time, and then carefully unfrozen. Almost all the cel
48、ls recovered when they reached normal temperatures. Since then, the cooling of whole animals to a temperature very much below freezing point for later unfreezing has become more of a possibility, and the glycerin method would probably be used to accomplish this. When this can be done completely and
49、successfully, science will have moved much closer to its aim of freezing and storing incurable patients until the day they can be cured.（分数：10.00）(1).The passage is mainly about _.（分数：2.00）A.the possibility of preserving human bodies by freezingB.the practice of preserving food by freezingC.the harmful effects of freezingD.how to remove water from living cells(2).The idea of freezing human bodies to preserve them _.（分数：2.00）A.comes from that of keeping meat and fruit fre
