2023年广东省学士学位英语历年真题(附答案)

2023年广东学士学位英语历年真题考试（附答案）PaperOne试卷一(90minutes)PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.Jenny:ShallIgoandtellMr.Jackie: .A.Yes,yougoB.Yes,goC.Yes,Fairbanks1.Jenny:ShallIgoandtellMr.Jackie: .A.Yes,yougoB.Yes,goC.Yes,Fairbankslet'sD.aboutourproposal?Yes,pleaseyouhere.Mori:It'sapleasuretomeetKaco: .youhere.muchretoohospitablePleasedtomeetyou,tooB.ThankyousomuchretoohospitableC.Ididn'texpecttoseeyouhereD.You'Williams:Excuseme.Tmlookingforapresentformyson.1havenoiceawhattogethim,Canyouhelpme?Salesgirl: .OfcourseIcanNo,Tcan'tactuallyYoumustbuyhimaT-shirtYes,1thinkaT-shirtwouldbeagoodideaAOfcourseIcanNo,Tcan'tactuallyYoumustbuyhimaT-shirtYes,1thinkaT-shirtwouldbeagoodideaB.C.D.Tim:Ihearyou'vebeentothebookfair.Howwasit?4.Tim:Ihearyou'vebeentothebookfair.Howwasit?Susan: .AbsolutelymarvelousB.VerymuchindeedC.NotnecessarilyD.Quitedisappointed5.Ed:HowdoyougetalongwithyournewMaggie:Ms.Davis? ,butIlikeShe'shumorousB.She'snicetomeShe*sabitstrangeD.She*sgoodatmusicteacher?heralot.5.Ed:HowdoyougetalongwithyournewMaggie:Ms.Davis? ,butIlikeShe'shumorousB.She'snicetomeShe*sabitstrangeD.She*sgoodatmusicteacher?heralot.A.C.dancingDavid:David:Charles,couldyoudrivemetotheraiIwaystation?Charles: No,thanks.B.I'11bethereontime.C.Sure,whynot?D.Nevermind.Max:MysonhasbeenadmittedbyBeijingUniversity.Walt:Congratulations!Heissuchasmartboy.Max:. A.Yes,heisB.YouarerightC.ThankyouverymuchD.Don'tmentionitStudent:Doyoumindourperformingrock'n'rollinthehall?Teacher: .A.No,you'dbetternotB.Ofcourse,it'sallowedhereC.Oh,I'dratheryoudidn*tactuallyD.I'dprefertolistentorock'a'rollClerk:Excuseme,thisanon-smokingplace.Customer: A.Oh,I'msorry.B.Howcanyousaythat?C.That*sallright.D.That*simpossible.Waiter:Howwouldyoulikeyourcoffee?Customer: .A.It'swelldoneB.Verynice,thanksC.Withsugar,pleaseD.OnlyonecupVirginia:Whataboutgoingtodosomeshoppingthisafternoon?Rena: .A.Goahead,please.B.Goodidea!C.Me,too.D.Helpyourself.Carlos:Thankyouverymuch,MissJames.Thathelpedmealot.MissJames: ,Carlos.A.Don*tthankmeB.Don'tmentionitC.I'mfineD.I*msorrySusan:I'mworried.Mysondoesn'tliketotalkwithme.Tracy: .Wewerealllikethatathisage.A.TakeiteasyB.ChangehismindC.Don'tquarrelwithhimD.Don'trefusehimNicolas:I'dliketodonatemoneytohelppoorchildrenatschool.TowhomshallTgivemyshare?LiMing: I'11askaboutthatandletyouknow.A.Verywell.B.Whoknows?C.Thankyouallthesame.D.Italldepends.Kelvin:We'realmostfinishedwiththeprojectnow. .Teresa:Actually,Iprefertokeepgoing.A.Let*shurryupB.We'vetootirednowC.WellbeontimeD.Let'sstopforabreakPart11ReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneJackBillabongisastockman.OneFridayafternoonhewasridingalongthetracktowardstheHendersonfarm.HewaslookingforaprizebullwhichhadescapedfromtheBorrogeepaddock.HereachedthehiIlsandsawatoncethathecouldnotgofurther.Therehadbeenafireintheforestwhichhadgoneout.Buttheairwasstillfullofsmokeandfallentreeshadblockedthetrack.Jackwasjustgoingtoturnbackwhenhesawsomethingmovinginthesmoke.Hewaited.Itwasagirlonahorse,andshewasridingtowardshim,"There'sabadlyburntmanonthefarm,"thegirlshouted."Hesavedmylife.Pleasehelpmetosavehim."ThegirlwasCathyHenderson.Shehadbeenonhorsebackfortwohours.Shehadtojumpoverfallentreesthatwerestillburning.Herponyhadfallenwithhertwice.Shewasthirstyandalmostdeadfromwantofsleep.ButsherodebacktothefarmwithJackimmediately.JoeBrookwasunconsciouswhentheyreachedhim.TheyliftedhimontoJack*shorse.TheridebacktoBorrogeewasterrible.CathywassotiredthatJackhadtotiehertoherpony.Theponywastiredtoo,butitscouragewasastonishing.ItfollowedJackrighttoBorrogeeHospital.Nobodysawthemarrivebecauseitwasnight."I'veneverseenahorselikethatpony,"Jacksaid.CathypraisedJackBillabong,butsherefusedtosayanythingaboutthepony,"Joewillwriteaboutherinhisstory,"shesaid.Butshedidsayonething:"Ifflamehadn*treturnedtothefarmthatafternoon,JoeandIwouldhavedied."JackBi1labongdidnotturnbackbecause .A.hehadn'tfoundthebullyetB.hesmeltaheavysmokeintheforestC.heknewtherewasaburntmanthereD.hesawsomethingmovingtowardshimWhywastheridebacktoBorrogeeterrible?BecauseJoewastiredout.Becausetheridestartedlateatnight.Becausetheydidn'thaveenoughcourage.BecausebothCathyandherponywereexhausted.CathyrefusedtotalktoreportersabouttheponywhenshewasinBorrogeeHospitalbecause .A.shedidn'tknowwhattosayB.JackaskedhernottotalktothemC.shewastooweaktosayanythingD.JoewouldwriteaboutitinhiswritingWhatdoestheword"flame"inthelastparagraphreferto?A.Jack.B.Thepony.C.Jack*shorse.D.Thefire.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthestory?A.RescueofJoeBrook.B.CourageofJackBillabong.C.LoveofaYoungGirl.D.HeroismofaLovelyPony.PassageTwoThefacesofelderly,happily-marriedpeoplesometimesresembleeachother.Dr.Aikenstudiedanumberofcoupleswhohadbeenmarriedforatleasttwenty-fiveyears.Eachcoupleprovidedfourphotographs—nephotoofeachpartneratthetimeoftheirmarriageandanotherphotoofeachpartnertwenty-fiveormoreyearslater.Allbackgroundwascutfromthephotostoremoveanyclues.Thephotoswerethendisplayedingroups:arandomgroupingofthepersonsatthetimeoftheirmarriageandanotherrandomgroupingofthesamepersonswhotookphotographslater.Sometesteeswereaskedtopickoutthepartners.Theyfailedtotallywiththefirstgroup.Theirjudgementswerenobetterthanchance.Butwiththephotostakentwenty-fiveormoreyearsafterthemarriage,thetesteeswerequitesuccessfulwiththemosthappily-marriedcouples.Dr.Aikenbelievesthereareseveralreasonswhycouplesgrowalike.Onereasonhassomethingtodowithimitation.Onepersontendstocopyordothesameassomeoneelsewithoutknowingit.Hesayshumanbeginstoimitatetheexpressionsofthefacesoftheirlovedones.uAnotherpossiblereason,''hesays,"isthecommonexperienceofthecouples.5'Thereisatendencyfbrpeoplewhohavethesamelifeexperiencetochangetheirfacesinsimilarways.Forexample,ifacouplehavesufferedfromalotofsadexperiences,theirfacesarelikelytochangeinasimilarway.Dr.Aikencutthebackgroundfrom(hephotosfbrthepurposeof .A.imitatingthecouples'lifeB.groupingthecouplesagainC.leavingnotracefbrthetesteesD.givingthetesteesmorechancesTheunderlinedsentence“Theirjudgementswerenobetterthanchance'*impliesthatthetestees .didagoodjobinmakingtheirchoices.haddifficultyinpickingout(hepartnershadnochancetomaketherightjudgementsdidbetterwiththefirstgroupthanwiththesecondTheunderlinedword"imitate"(inPara.2)hasasimilarmeaningto .A.copyB.changeC.knowD.sufferFromthepassagewecandrawtheconclusionthat .coupleswholookalikecanlivelongermostpartnershavebeenprovedtogrowaliketheinfluencebetweenpartnerscanbequitestronghappily-marriedcouplesareoftenricherthanothersThemainpurposeofthepassageisto .A.explainwhycouplesgrowalikeB.tellhowcoupleslikeeachotherC.discussthefunctionofmarriageD.describethelifeofhappilymarriedcouplesPassageThreeThethreebiggestliesinAmericaare:(1)"Thecheckisinthemail",(2)"OfcourseI'llrespectyouinthemorning'',and(3)"Itwasacomputererror.''Ofthesethreelittlewhitelies,theworstisthethird.It'stheonlyone(hatcanneverbetrue.Today,ifabankstatementcheatsyououtof$900thatway,youknowwhattheclerkissuretosay''Itwasacomputererror."Nonsense.Thecomputerisreportingnothingmorethanwhattheclerktypedintoit.Themostannoyingcaseofalliswhenthecomputerizedcashierinthegrocerystoreshowsthatanitemcostsmore(hanitactuallydoes.Iftheinnocentbuyerpointsoutthemistake,thechecker,bagger,andmanagerallcometogetherandofferthefamiliarexplanation:"Itwasacomputeerror.''Itwasn't,ofcoursethatcomputerizedcashierisreallynothingmorethananelectricevent.TheeyereadstheUniversalProductCode hatbarofblackandwhitelinesinacornerofthepackage—andthenchecksthecodeagainstapriceliststoredinmemory.Ifthepricelistisright,you'llbechargedaccurately.Grocerystoresupdatethepricelisteachday—thatis,somebodysitsatakeyboardandtypesintheprices.Ifthepricetheytypeinistoohigh,thereareonlytwoexplanations:carelessnessordishonesty.Butsomehow"acomputererror"issupposedtoexcuseeverything.Onereasonweletpeoplehidebehindacomputeristhecommonmisperceptionthathuge,moderncomputersareelectricbrainwith''artificialintelligence.',Atsomepointtheremightbeamachinewithintelligencebutnoneexiststoday.ThesmartestcomputeronEarthrightnowisnomoreintelligentthanyouraveragepen.Atthispointinthedevelopmentofcomputers,theonlythinganymachinecandoiswhatahumanhasinstructedittodo.Ofthethreelies,theoneaboutcomputeristheworstbecausethecomputeritself .saysnonsenseB.cheatscustomersC.cannotmaketheerrorD.doesnotadmititserrorAccordingtotheauthor,acomputerizedcashierisreallyjust .amachinetocountmoneyB.amachinetoreceivemoneyC.aninstrumenttoprintcodesD.aninstrumenttoreadcodesGrocerystorepricelistsareupdatedby .A.acomputerB.akeyboardC.anemployeeD.anelectricbrainThelastparagraphofthepassageimpliesthatcomputers .A.areverycleverB.nevermakemistakesC.haveagoodmemoryD.arecontrolledbymenWhichofthefollowingdescribesthemainideaofthepassage?Computersarestupidandinefficient.Computererrorsareduetoitsdishonesty.Computershelpstoresupdatethepricelist.Computererrorsareactuallyhumanerrors.PassageFourIcameacrossanoldcountryguidebooktheotherday.Itlistedallthetradesmenineachvillage,anditwasimpressivetoseethepastvarietyofserviceswhichwereavailableonone'sowndoorstepinthelateVictoriancountryside.NowadaysatravelerinruralEnglandmightconcludethattheonlyvillagetradesmenstillflourishingwereeithersellingfrozenfoodtothevillagersorsellingantiquestovisitors.Nevertheless,thiswouldreallybeafalseimpression.Onthesurface,therehasbeenadeclineofvillagecommerce,butitspowerisstillremarkable.Ourlocalgrocer'sshop,fbrexample,isactuallyexpandinginspiteofthecompetitionfromsupermarketsinthenearesttown.Womensensiblyprefertogothereandexchangethelocalnewswhiledoingtheirshopping,insteadofqueuingupalasupermarket.Andthegrocerknowswellthatpersonalservicehasaconsiderablecashvalue.Hispricesmaybeabithigherthanthosein(hetown,buthewilldeliveranythingatanytime.Hisassistantsthinknothingofbicyclingdownthevillagestreetintheirlunchhourtotakeapieceofcheesetoanoldretiredwomanwhosentherorderbywordofmouthwithafriendwhohappenedtobepassing.Therichercustomerstelephonetheirshoppinglistsandthegoodsareontheirdoorstepswithinanhour.Theyhaveonlytohintatafancyfbrsomecommodityoutsidetheusualstockandthegrocer,aredfaced-figure.instantlyobtainsitfbrthem.Nowadaysthecommercialservicesinthevillageare .A.stillveryactiveB.quicklydecliningC.unabletoflourishD.personaltovisitorsThelocalgrocer'sshopisexpandingbecause .A.(hecompetitionthereisweakB.itisaplacefbrwomentochatC.itprovidesgoodpersonalserviceD.thegoodstherearemorevaluableWhichofthefollowingistrueaboutthesupermarkets?A.PricestherearemuchhigherB.Customersoftenhavetoqueueup.C.Customerscanorderbytelephone.D.Theirpersonalservicesaresatisfactory.Howdothevillagegrocer'sassistantsfeelaboutgivingextraservice?A.Theydon'tthinkitatrouble.B.Theydon'tthinkitworthwhile.C.Theydon'tconsideritagooddeal.D.Theydon'tconsideritapleasantexperience.Onespecialfeatureofthevillageshopisthat .thereisaverywiderangeofgoodsavailablecustomerscanordergoodsbywordofmouthcustomerhavetoordergoodsonehourearlierthereisalistofgoodstobedeliveredtodoorstepsPartIIIVbcabularyandStructure(20points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA.B,CandD.Choosetheone(hatbestcompletesthesentence,markyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Duringtheheavystormlastweek,wehadtotake underaflyover.A.shadeB.shelterC.shadowD.shieldThethreemenwereassignedjobsaccordingtotheir abilities.A.respectfulB.respectableC.respectiveD.respectingScientistshavediscoveredthatmanyanimalsseemtobehighly tovarioussignalsassociatedwithearthquakes.A.sensibleB.sensualC.sentimentalD.sensitiveThelostcaroftheJohnsons'wasfound inthewoodsoftheexpressway.A.vanishedB.scatteredC.rejectedD.abandonedOurguestswillbeguidedtosafety fire.A.asaresultofB.incaseofC.inthesenseofD.fbrthesakeofIfyouwanttoringher,you'llhaveto hernumberinthetelephonebook.A.lookatB.looktoC.lookthroughD.lookupUnderthefinancialcrisis,moresocialproblemsintheworldarecertainto .A.raiseB.ariseC.beraisedD.bearisenAfterhisretirement,helivespartlyonhis andpartlyontheinterestonhispostofficesavingsaccount.A.wagesB.salaryC.earningsD.pensionDuringthe ,theaudiencestrolledandchattedinthelobby.A.intervalB.pauseC.interruptionD.gapMembershipintheUnitedNationsisopentoallpeace-lovingstateswhichacceptthe oftheCharter.A.debtB.obligationC.creditD.relianceTabletennisusedtobethemostpopular inChina.Butnowbasketballseemstobemoreattractive.A.gameB.matchC.playD.raceAsherhusbandisonabusinesstripandhersonisatschool,shefeelsrather .A.lonelyB.aloneC.singularD.singleWeneedto ourcampingthingsbeforewegoaway.A.choosefromB.tellfromC.sortoutD.setoutHe veryquicklyfromhisillness.A.recoveredB.discoveredC.uncoveredD.coveredIfthepolicehadactedwithmore ,thedisastercouldhavebeenprevented.A.solutionB.determinationC.decisionD.hesitationHedoesnot asateacherofEnglish,fbrhispronunciationisfarfromperfect.A.qualifyB.equalC.matchD.deserveHis replyto(hequestionshowedthathehadunderstooditverywell.A.proudB.importantC.tenseD.quickWhenhetriedtomakea ,hefoundthatthehotelwasfullybooked.A.reservationB.demandC.claimD.policyexpectthatshewillbeableto ourparticularneeds.A.supplyB.reachC.provideD.meetDuringJulyandAugusttherewasnorainfbrweeks .A.onendB.intheendC.atlastD.atlength fbrtheirsupport,hewouldhavegonepenniless.A.IfitisnotB.IfitisC.WereitD.WereitnotThere inhisroom.A.areloomanyfurnituresB.istoomuchfurnitureC.aretoomuchfurnitureD.istoomanyfurnituresmissthehillsidewefoundalotofwildflowers. A.onwhichB.bywhichC.inwhichD.forwhichNosoonerhadwereachedthetopofthehill weallsatdowntorest.A.whenB.thenC.thanD.untilBythetimeNeilArmstrongandEdwinAldrinwalkedonthemoonin1969,there manyspaceexplorations.A.willhavebeenB.hadbeenC.havebeenD.mustberegret hardatschool,orIwouldhavepassedtheexam.A.tohavenotworkedB.havingnotworkedC.nottohaveworkedD.nothavingworkedWhenthemanwithglassescameintothehotel,Inoticeda lookcomeoverthemanager'sface.A.surprisedB.surprisingC.surpriseD.surprisingly getabetterscore,hehasbeenmakinggreateffortsinhislessons.A.SoastoB.InordertoC.SothatDInorderthatAsfarasIknow,theproductionofthisfactoryhasdoubledthisyear,andthequalityofitsproductshasbeenimproved .A.sincethenB.by(henC.untilnowD.aswell65All isanEnglish-Chinesedictionary.A.thatyouneedB.whatyouneedC.whichyouneedD.thingsyouneed itsgoodperformance,themachineistooexpensive.A.BesidesB.ExceptforC.InspiteofD.ApartfromHelookssleepy.Hemust tobedverylatelastnight.A.begoneB.begoingC.goD.havegoneMrs.Whitebecameateacherin1990.She fortwentyyearsbynextsummer.A.willteachB.wouldhavetaughtC.hasbeenteachingD.willhavetaughtSheis adriverasanyoneelse.A.asgoodasB.asagoodC.sogoodaD.soagoodYoumaywriteane-mail(omeorjustphoneme. willdo.A.EachB.EitherC.NeitherD.NoneFewpeopleknewhisreasonforquittinghisjobwas hewantedtogoabroad.A.whetherB.whereC.whyD.thatTheteacheraskedme ustofinishwritingthecomposition.A.howlongwouldittakeB.howlongitwouldtakeC.howsoonwouldittakeD.howsoonitwouldtakeItwasthethirdtimethevillagers interviewedbytheradiostation.A.havebeenB.hadbeenC.wereD.areShecameintotheroomquietly wakeherfriends.A.soasnottoB.soastonotC.notsoastoD.soshedoesnotarrived