2005年广东省学士学位英语统考试卷及答案

anxiety by their body language. Sweat on the upper lip, false smiles and nervous hand movements all indicate discomfort.”

Conrad does not suggest an aggressive policy-style interview technique , but insists that close inspection of a resume is absolutely

essential. Only by asking the right questions can you confirm the suitability of the candidate or put pressure on those who are being less than completely honest.

21. The best title of this passage can be ___________. A. How to Catch Out the Dishonest Candidate B. How to Find a Job by Tricks C. Disadvantages of Job Interviews D. Advantages of Job Interviews

22. The liars hard to recognize are those who tell___________. A. complete truths B. complete lies C. partial truths D. mainly truths

23. How were the job applicants able to lie without being detected? A. By leaving out some necessary information B. By providing more information than needed. C. By using their body language. D. By telling some unbelievable lies.

24. In order to pick up a qualified and an honest candidate, Conrad suggests that we _____. A. examine the resumes carefully B. inspect the candidates aggressively C. correct the resumes intentionally D. compare one’s resume with others’

25. What is the author’s attitude towards job interviews? A. Most objective B. Too subjective. C. Suspicious D. Credulous.

Passage Three

Our world is wonderful with birds that are absolutely amazing and

unbelievable.One kind of such birds is the coot—a clumsy bird so unloved that its name implies something of an old fool.”The bird has a remarkable ability to recognize amd count its eggs,” says behavioral ecologist Bruce Lyon of the University of California at Santa Cruz. Coots need to be tricky because of the nunsual way the animals. Compete: One coot will put its eggs secretly into another’s nest to trick the host into raising the invader’s eggs. But nest owners use their wits to fight back, Lyon finds. Over four summers, Lyon monitored 400 coot nests near Williams Lake in central British Columbia, tagging the eggs with a marker. Of these , 160 coot nests received eggs from unrelated coots. The hosts generally were not fooled, however,. About half the time, coot parents rejected the strange eggs completely, usually by burying them deep in the nest.

“Foreign eggs were not disappearing by chance ---and that can only mean the birds were recognizing them, ”Lyon says. Apparently , the coots were alerted by the unfamiliar colors and patterns on the foreign eggs. In other cases, the parents pushed the foreign eggs to an unfavorable position at the border area of the nest, where there is less heat for hatching. Even if a mother coot didn’t remove the foreign eggs from her nest, she continued to lay a normal hatch number of her own eggs, despite the apparent extra foreign eggs. Lyon thinks that means the coots somehow kept a count of both their own eggs and the suspicious ones. “That coots can distinguish their own eggs from the foreign ones is a rare but very convincing example of counting wild animal world,” the ecologist concluded. 26. The meaning of the bird’s name “coot”probably is __________. A. wonderful and amazing B. unusual and remarkable C. secret and unbelievable D. old and silly 27. In the passage, “foreign eggs” refers to _________. A. the eggs of the nest owners B. the eggs of the invaders C.the eggs from foreign countries D. the eggs unable to be hatched 28. Which of the following is the particular way coots often compete? A. To steal some eggs from other nests. B. To put their own eggs into others’ nests. C. To hatch other coots’ eggs. D. To protect their own eggs.

29. Which would the nest owners do with the foreign eggs according to the passage?

Ⅰ. Burying them deep in the nests.

Ⅱ. Pushing them aside to an unfavorable area. Ⅲ. Hatching them as their own. A. Ⅰ.only B. Ⅱ.only C. Ⅰ.land Ⅱ. D. Ⅰ.,Ⅱ.and Ⅲ.

30. Which of the following is the particular ability the ecologist believes that the coot has? A. To trick other coots. B. To fight back the tricks.

C. To be alert to the foreign eggs. D. To recognize and count its own eggs.

Passage Four

National Aviation and Space Administration (NASA) and its partners in the Inter-national Space Station have agreed in principle to let a 28-year-old South African become the second paying tourist on the orbiting outpost, the U.S. space agency said on Tuesday. Internet magnate Mark Shuttleworth signed a contract on Dec.4 with the Russian Aviation and Space Agency(RASA) to fly aboard a Soyuz space taxi to the station in April 2002, almost exactly a year after U.S.millionaire Dennis Tito became the first to experience space as a paying guest. NASA spokeswoman Kristen Larson said by telephone:”We’ve agreed in principle to the flight of Mr. Shuttleworth. However, there are some final details that need to be taken of .”Larson would not say what details

needed resolving , but said the station’s international partners---including the space agencies of Russia, Europe, Japan and Canada---had drafted a set of requirements for space travelers covering “physical ability,

psychological ability, language ability” and “length and appropriateness of training.” Outgoing commander Frank Culbertson of the space station said the new crew replacing his was going to be extremely busy. “The station is for workers, and it puts an additional burden on the crew to have people up here that are not doing science or conducting experiments that are

productive. This is a workplace, a laboratory, a research facility,” he said. Space Adventures chief Eric Anderson said he could not disclose what Shuttleworth was paying for the trip, but added that a Russian official had been quoted as saying the price was no worse than Tito’s fare, which was widely reported to be ＄20 million. 31. Who was the first space tourist according to the passage?

A. Kristen Larson. B. Eric Anderson. C. Mark Shuttleworth. D. Dennis Tito.

32. Which of the following is NOT included in the requirements for space travelers? A. Sufficient experience in conducting laboratory work. B. Enough long and proper training for flight. C. Mentally and physically healthy enough. D. Communicative skills in language.

33. Why is the space station reluctant to receive more paying tourists according to Frank Culbertson? A. Because the space station isn’t big enough for the paying tourists. B. Because as a place for doing research, the staton should be highly efficient. C. Because a paying tourist may be ignorant of the space research work. D. Because the paying tourists have to pay too much to gain space experience. 34. “An outgoing commander”can probably be one who __________. A. is extremely capable B. is going to be out of duty

C. is a supervisor over the space station work D. has his own crew members

35. To be the second paying space tourist ,one has to primarily____. A. receive necessary training voluntarily B. pay a sum of money no less than Tito’s fare C. pay a sum of money less than Tito’s fare D. do more mental and physical exercises

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 and D.Choose the one that best

completes the sentence.Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

36. If workers had been paid decent wages, profits________so great. A. would be B. were not to be C. wouldn’t have been D. would have been 37.If students can’t focus on the spoken word of the teacher, they not only lose______to learn; they actually lose ability to learn. A. need B. wish C. desire D. power

38. There is nothing _____ about a native English-speaking teacher except that he speaks English easily and well.

A. particular B. special C. specific D. especial

39. I ________ that most people who wanted to buy our newspaper were either moving or getting married.

A. worked out B. figured out C. spoke out D. broke out

40. The Eiffel Tower, symbol of innovative technique at the end of the 19th century, has ____ its universal image.

A. maintained B. preserved C. stored D. continued 41. Amazon is ________the largest remaining rainforest area left on our planet.

A. so far B. by far C. thus far D. as far as

42. The best thing ________ happened to me was finding my best friend, Katrina.

A. what B. as C. that D. which

43. Life presents many barriers, and all too often those who work hardest may not receive great__________.

A. rewards B. grants C. allowance D. praise

44. Now almost all the parents want their children to leam the piano or the violin, _______ their children are willing or not. A. no matter whether B. no matter if C. however D. whatever

45. Homework in American schools is often minimal _________ the children have plenty of time to watch television.

A. such that B. so that C. that D. because