1、广东省成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试真题 2008年及答案解析(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.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: _.（分数：1.00）A.Yes, of course.B.Thanks. I“d love to.C.W
2、ell, 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. _（分数：1.00）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: _ I transfe
3、rred from UCLA.（分数：1.00）A.No, I once was here.B.I“m Wendy Chan.C.I don“t know you.D.No, first time here.4.Tim: Hey, Larry! Good to see you! Larry: Terrible! I just found out I failed my math test, and I studied all night for it!（分数：1.00）A.How“s it going?B.How do you do?C.How are you?D.How about you?
4、5.Wife: How about picking up some soft drinks on your way home? Husband: _ Anything else?（分数：1.00）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: _ What do you fancy? Sian: I think Japanese food would make a nice change.（分数：1
5、.00）A.Me too.B.Do you?C.Well, why not?D.So what?7.Kato: Shall we have Chinese or American food? Mori: _ Kato: There is a good steak house around the comer.（分数：1.00）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 roo
6、mmate? Jon: Not very well. We“re _, but I end up feeding him three meals a day.（分数：1.00）A.supposed to divide the house workB.supposed to share the groceriesC.on good termsD.kind of broke9.Mike : Shall I pick you up at 5 or 6? Joe: _ Mike: OK, I will pick you up at 5.（分数：1.00）A.It doesn“t make any di
7、fference.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. _ when you need help.（分数：1.00）A.You can always count on meB.I“ll be glad toC.I“ll make it on my calendarD.You can think of me11.Mei: Is Mrs. Johnson joining
8、 us for dinner? Susie: _. Mei: I was hoping she would come with us.（分数：1.00）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: _ Perhaps you should buy a new one.（分数：1.00）A.You should put that right.B.Your c
9、lock never works.C.Did you set the alarm last night?D.Were you late for work?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? _（分数：1.00）A.Did you fire her?B.Did you break up?C.I believe it.D.She“s fine.14.Jack: I heard yo
10、u“re going out with Jane. Fred: Where did you get that idea? Jack: _ Jane is a very nice girl, someone you meet only once in a lifetime.（分数：1.00）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 i
11、nterview next Monday. Eddie: _（分数：1.00）A.Good luck!B.Good idea!C.No way!D.Amazing!三、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：10.00)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 c
12、ollege 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
13、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 ass
14、istant. The faculty became so upset with his absence that they sent a delegation to the president of the university to demand a new 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 so
15、me 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 offic
16、e 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 ther
17、e, and what is my unique strength?“（分数：10.00）(1).The new dean thought that the most important thing for him to do was to _.（分数：2.00）A.gain a sense of visionB.set up a primary goalC.win the trust of the facultyD.raise money(2).The new dean was different from the past deans in that _.（分数：2.00）A.he was
18、 less responsibleB.he didn“t attend to daily thingsC.he had an administrative assistantD.he didn“t like to talk with others(3).We can learn from the passage that the faculty _.（分数：2.00）A.was not well paid for their workB.didn“t understand the new dean“s ideas at firstC.had a conflict with the presid
19、ent of the universityD.didn“t want to work with the administrative assistant(4).The faculty would ask the new dean to get out because they _.（分数：2.00）A.were upset by his leadership styleB.wanted to get rid of himC.were unhappy with his explanationD.wanted him to bring back more money(5).What was the
20、 mistake the new dean realized he had made?（分数：2.00）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.五、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Is new technology damaging our ability to commun
21、icate? Fingers flying, we can blog (写博客), e-mail, 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 e-mails from schools and unive
22、rsities. They often attach long lists of questions, to which they want detailed response. 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
23、type, text and e-mail. Yet to adapt to an old business saying, a meeting is worth five phone calls and a phone call is worth five e-mails. 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. M
24、ost 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
25、). Now you can talk directly with people (type, type, type). Without all this typing.“ Marketing would do the rest and colleges would be rushing to develop new courses 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
26、 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.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the author, young people today don“t _.（分数：2.00）A.like to communicate using speechB.like to communicate with peopleC.kno
27、w how to communicate with peopleD.know how to ask questions in communication(2).According to Paragraph 3, compared with meetings, e-mails are _.（分数：2.00）A.more efficientB.more interestingC.less efficientD.less interesting(3).In Paragraph 4, “wary of“ can be replaced by “_“.（分数：2.00）A.good atB.happy
28、aboutC.used toD.cautious about(4).The author believes-that if the phone had been invented after the computer, people would _.（分数：2.00）A.be eager to learn how to use the phoneB.be glad to have both means of communicationC.still prefer typing words on the computerD.show little interest in the phone(5)
29、.Which of the following can best describe the author“s attitude towards the communication using typed words today?（分数：2.00）A.Concerned.B.Curious.C.Indifferent.D.Impatient.六、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Most Americans are very conscious of their health and try to maintain a nutritious diet and daily
30、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
31、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.
32、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 wa
33、rning. 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 elec
34、trical 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 apparently harmless can of beer.（分数：10.00）(1).Tobacco and liquor ads try to mak
35、e people believe that smoking and drinking will _.（分数：2.00）A.make them look fashionableB.help them keep a nutritious dietC.make them conscious of their healthD.show their healthy images to others(2).In the case of smoking and drinking, most people _.（分数：2.00）A.ignore the campaigns against themB.are
36、aware of the dangers they causeC.do not really believe their dangersD.participate in campaigns against them(3).It can be inferred from the passage that the campaign against smoking is _.（分数：2.00）A.short-livedB.long-standingC.widespreadD.well organized(4).Tobacco advertising is _.（分数：2.00）A.populariz
37、edB.restrictedC.bannedD.disliked(5).Warning against drinking are usually directed at _.（分数：2.00）A.civiliansB.car driversC.young peopleD.some groups of people七、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Today, there is no such thing as a “typical“ college student. People of all ages are enrolled in college. Though
38、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 d
39、o. 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 returnin
40、g to school after several years away. They are starting their college education, after raising a family and are 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, res
41、ponsibilities, 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 t
42、hemselves 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
43、 the youth of our future, they are now joined by people of all ages who share the dreams of a better life.（分数：10.00）(1).The passage is mainly concerned with the change of _.（分数：2.00）A.college administrationB.college studentsC.college coursesD.college life(2).In the past college students usually _.（分
44、数：2.00）A.lived with their parentsB.found good jobs easilyC.had much time to spareD.had no burden of raising a family(3).College students of the new type _.（分数：2.00）A.enjoy freedom once againB.are worried about their parentsC.aim at a new job or promotionD.study harder than other students(4).One thin
45、g that the younger and older college students share is _.（分数：2.00）A.their hope for a better lifeB.equal job opportunitiesC.their future plansD.chances to get promotion(5).The author seems to approve of _.（分数：2.00）A.college students raising a familyB.college students living on their parentsC.older pe
46、ople going back to collegeD.the students“ struggle for freedom八、Part Vocabulary an(总题数：40，分数：20.00)16.I suffer from stage _ whenever I have to make a presentation in front of the class.（分数：0.50）A.surpriseB.trialC.frightD.display17.The whole new policy has proved a _ and should be abandoned.（分数：0.50）
47、A.factorB.balanceC.warningD.failure18.We should consider all such projects from a scientific _.（分数：0.50）A.perspectiveB.perfectionC.prospectD.presentation19.They bought the company because they were _ about its long-term prospects.（分数：0.50）A.hopefulB.considerateC.optimisticD.promising20.The _ cultura
48、l features of the tribe can be easily observed from this video tape.（分数：0.50）A.instinctiveB.remoteC.fictionalD.distinct21.In other words, there are one million _ customers for the new product.（分数：0.50）A.potentialB.commercialC.essentialD.official22.Success does not _ mean material reward, but recogni
49、tion of some sort preferably measurable.（分数：0.50）A.modestlyB.fantasticallyC.miserablyD.necessarily23.We stored up some food and water _ things got worse.（分数：0.50）A.even thoughB.what ifC.now thatD.in case24.We should learn from this lesson and consider the long-term influence of dams _ the short-term benefits.（分数：0.50）A.rather thanB.owing toC.because ofD.or else25.The only thing to do no
