广东省学位英语试题和答案

1、2013年广东省学位英语考试试卷及答案Paper One 试卷一(90 minutes )Part I Dialogue Completion (15 points)Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in thispart, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single lin

2、e through the center.1. Jenny: Shall I go and tell Mr. Fairbanks about our proposal Jackie:.A. Yes, you go B. Yes, go C. Yes, let ' s D. Yes, please2. Mori: It ' s a pleasure to meet you here.Kaco:.A. Pleased to meet you, too B. Thank you so muchC. I didn ' t expect to see you here D. Yo

3、u ' re too hospitable3. Williams: Excuse me. I ' m looking for a present for my son.I have no idea what to get him, Can you help meSales girl:.A. Of course I canB. No, I can ' t actuallyC. You must buy him a T-shirtD. Yes, I think a T-shirt would be a good idea4. Tim: I hear you ve been

4、to the book fair. How was itSusan: .A. Absolutely marvelous B. Very much indeedC. Not necessarily D. Quite disappointed5. Ed: How do you get along with your new music teacher Maggie: Ms. Davis , but I like her a lot.A. She s humorous B. She s nice to meC. She s a bit strange D. She s good at dancing

5、6. David: Charles, could you drive me to the railway stationCharles: A. No, thanks. B. I ll be there on time.C. Sure, why not D. Never mind.7. Max: My son has been admitted by Beijing University.Walt: Congratulations! He is such a smart boy.Max: .A. Yes, he is B. You are rightC. Thank you very much

6、D. Don t mention it8. Student: Do you mind our performing rock n roll in the hallTeacher: .s allowed hereA. No, you d better not B. Of course, itC. Oh, I d rather you didn t actually D. I d prefer to listen to rock a roll9. Clerk: Excuse me, this a non-smoking place.Customer: A. Oh, I m sorry. B. Ho

7、w can you say thatC. That s all right. D. That s impossible.10. Waiter: How would you like your coffeeCustomer: .A. It s well done B. Very nice, thanksC. With sugar, please D. Only one cup11. Virginia: What about going to do some shopping this afternoonRena: .A. Go ahead, please. B. Good idea!C. Me,

8、 too. D. Help yourself.12. Carlos: Thank you very much, Miss James. That helped me a lot.Miss James: , Carlos.A. Don t thank me B. Don t mention itC. I m fine D. I m sorry13. Susan: I mworried. My son doesn t like to talk with me.Tracy: . We were all like that at his age.A. Take it easy B. Change hi

9、s mindC. Don t quarrel with him D. Don t refuse him14. Nicolas: I d like to donate money to help poor childrenat school. To whom shall I give my shareLi Ming: I ll ask about that and let you know.A. Very well. B. Who knowsC. Thank you all the same. D. It all depends.15. Kelvin: We re almost finished

10、 with the project now.Teresa: Actually, I prefer to keep going.A. Let s hurry up B. We ve too tired nowC. Wellbe on time D. Let s stop for a breakPart II Reading Comprehension (40 points)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of thepassages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished state

11、ments. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.Passage OneJack Billabong is a stockman. One Friday afternoon he was riding along the track towards the Henderson farm. He waslooking f

12、or a prize bull which had escaped from the Borrogee paddock. He reached the hills and saw at once that he could not go further.There had been a fire in the forest which had gone out. But the air was still full of smoke and fallen trees had blocked the track. Jack was just going to turn back when he

13、saw something moving in the smoke. He waited. It was a girl on a horse, and she was riding towards him. “ There s a badly burnt manon the farm, ” the girl shouted. “ He saved mylife. Please help meto save him. ”The girl was Cathy Henderson. She had been on horseback fortwo hours. She had to jump ove

14、r fallen trees that were still burning. Her pony had fallen with her twice. She was thirsty and almost dead from want of sleep. But she rode back to the farm with Jack immediately.Joe Brook was unconscious when they reached him. They lifted him onto Jack s horse. The ride back to Borrogee was terrib

15、le.Cathy was so tired that Jack had to tie her to her pony. The pony was tired too, but its courage was astonishing. It followed Jack right to Borrogee Hospital. Nobody saw them arrive because it was night.“ I ve never seen a horse like that pony, ” Jack said. Cathy praised Jack Billabong, but she r

16、efused to say anything about theshe said.pony, “ Joe will write about her in his story,But she did say one thing:“ If flame hadn t returned to thefarm that afternoon, Joe and I would have died.”16. Jack Billabong did not turn back because .A. he hadn t found the bull yet B. he smelt a heavy smoke in

17、 the forestC. he knew there was a burnt manthere D. he saw something moving towards him17. Why was the ride back to Borrogee terribleA. Because Joe was tired out.B. Because the ride started late at night.C. Because they didn t have enough courage.D. Because both Cathy and her pony were exhausted.18.

18、 Cathy refused to talk to reporters about the pony when she was in Borrogee Hospitalbecause .A. she didn t know what to say B. Jack asked her not to talk to themC. she was too weak to say anything D. Joe would write aboutit in his writing19. What does the word “ flame ” in the last paragraph refer t

19、os horse. D. The fire.A. Jack. B. The pony. C. Jack20. Which of the following is the best title of the storyA. Rescue of Joe Brook. B. Courage of Jack Billabong.C. Love of a Young Girl. D. Heroism of a Lovely Pony.Passage TwoThe faces of elderly, happily-married people sometimesresemble each other.

20、Dr. Aiken studied a number of couples whohad been married for at least twenty-five years. Each coupleprovided four photographs one photo of each partner at the timeof their marriage and another photo of each partner twenty-fiveor more years later. All background was cut from the photos toremove any

21、clues. The photos were then displayed in groups: arandom grouping of the persons at the time of their marriage andanother random grouping of the same persons who took photographslater. Some testees were asked to pick out the partners. Theyfailed totally with the first group. Their judgements were no

22、better than chance. But with the photos taken twenty-five or more years after the marriage, the testees were quite successful with the most happily-married couples.Dr. Aiken believes there are several reasons why couples growalike. One reason has something to do with imitation. One person tends to c

23、opy or do the same as someone else without knowing it.He says human begins to imitate the expressions of the faces ofhe says, “ is thetheir loved ones. “ Another possible reason, commonexperience of the couples. ” There is a tendency for people who have the samelife experience to change their faces

24、in similar ways. For example, if a couple have suffered from a lot of sad experiences, their faces are likely to change in a similar way.21. Dr. Aiken cut the background from the photos for the purpose of .A. imitating the couples life B. grouping the couples againC. leaving no trace for the testees

25、 D. giving the testees more chances22. The underlined sentence “ Their judgements were no better than chance ” implies that the testees .A. did a good job in making their choices.B. had difficulty in picking out the partnersC. had no chance to make the right judgementsD. did better with the first gr

26、oup than with the second23. The underlined word “ imitate ” (in Para. 2) has a similar meaning to .A. copy B. change C. know D. suffer24. From the passage we can draw the conclusion thatA. couples who look alike can live longerB. most partners have been proved to grow alikeC. the influence between p

27、artners can be quite strongD. happily-married couples are often richer than others25. The main purpose of the passage is to.A. explain why couples grow alike B. tell how couples like each otherC. discuss the function of marriage D. describe the life o f happily married couplesPassage ThreeThe three

28、biggest lies in America are: (1)“The check is in the mail ”，(2)“Of course I 'll respect you in the morning ”and (3)“It was a computer error. ”Of these three little white lies, the worst is the third.It ' s the only one that can never be true. Today, if a bank st atement cheats you out of $ 9

29、00 that way, you know what the c lerk is sure to say, " It was a computer error. " Nonsense. Th e computer is reporting nothing more than what the clerk type d into it.The most annoying case of all is when the computerized cas hier in the grocery store shows that an item costs more than it

30、 actually does. If the innocent buyer points out the mistake, the checker, bagger, and manager all come together and off er the familiar explanation:"It was a compute error. ”It wasn ' t, of course that computerized cashier is really n othing more than an electric event. The eye reads the U

31、nivers al Product Code chat bar of black and white lines in a corne r of the packageand then checks the code against a price list stored in memory. If the price list is right, you' ll be charged accurately.Grocery stores update the price list each daythat is, somebody sits at a keyboard and type

32、s in the prices. If the pri ce they type in is too high, there are only two explanations: carelessness or dishonesty. But somehow “a computer error ” is supposed to excuse everything.One reason we let people hide behind a computer is the com mon misperception that huge, modern computers are electric

33、 br ain with aartificial intelligence. " At some point there migh t be a machine with intelligence but none exists today. The s martest computer on Earth right now is no more intelligent th an your average pen. At this point in the development of comp uters, the only thing any machine can do is

34、 what a human has instructed it to do.26. Of the three lies, the one about computer is the worst because the computer itself.A. says nonsense B. cheats customersC. cannot make the error D. does not admit its error27. According to the author, a computerized cashier is really just.A. a machine to coun

35、t money B. a machine to receive moneyC. an instrument to print codes D. an instrument to read c odes28. Grocery store price lists are updated by.A. a computer B. a keyboard C. an employee D. an electric brain29. The last paragraph of the passage implies that compute rs.A. are very clever B. never ma

36、ke mistakesC. have a good memory D. are controlled by men30. Which of the following describes the main idea of the passageA. Computers are stupid and inefficient.B. Computer errors are due to its dishonesty.C. Computers help stores update the price list.第5/9页D. Computer errors are actually human err

37、ors.Passage FourI came across an old country guidebook the other day. It l isted all the tradesmen in each village, and it was impressiv e to see the past variety of services which were available on one ' s own doorstep in the late Victorian countryside.Nowadays a traveler in rural England might

38、 conclude that t he only village tradesmen still flourishing were either selli ng frozen food to the villagers or selling antiques to visito rs. Nevertheless, this would really be a false impression. On the surface, there has been a decline of village commerce, b ut its power is still remarkable.Our

39、 local grocer ' s shop, for example, is actually expandin g in spite of the competition from supermarkets in the neares t town. Women sensibly prefer to go there and exchange the lo cal news while doing their shopping, instead of queuing up at a supermarket. And the grocer knows well that person

40、al servi ce has a considerable cash value.His prices may be a bit higher than those in the town, but he will deliver anything at any time. His assistants think n othing of bicycling down the village street in their lunch ho ur to take a piece of cheese to an old retired woman who senther order by wo

41、rd of mouth with a friend who happened to be passing. The richer customers telephone their shopping lists and the goods are on their doorsteps within an hour. They hav e only to hint at a fancy for some commodity outside the usua l stock and the grocer, a red faced-figure, instantly obtainsit for th

42、em.31. Nowadays the commercial services in the village are _A. still very active B. quickly decliningC. unable to flourish D. personal to visitors32. The local grocer ' s shop is expanding becauseA. the competition there is weak B. it is a place for wome n to chatC. it provides good personal ser

43、vice D. the goods there ar e more valuable33. Which of the following is true about the supermarketsA. Prices there are much higher B. Customers often have to queue up.C. Customers can order by telephone. D. Their personal ser vices are satisfactory.34. How do the village grocer ' s assistants fe

44、el about givi ng extra serviceA. They don ' t think it a trouble. B. They don' t think itworthwhile.C. They don ' t consider it a good deal. D. They don ' t cons ider it a pleasant experience.35. One special feature of the village shop is thatA. there is a very wide range of goods av

45、ailableB. customers can order goods by word of mouthC. customer have to order goods one hour earlierD. there is a list of goods to be delivered to doorstepsPart III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part.For each sentence there are 4 choices ma

46、rked A, B, C and D.Choose the one that best completes the sentence, mark your an swer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the cente r.第6/9页36. During the heavy storm last week, we had to takeunder a flyover.A. shade B. shelter C. shadow D. shield37. The three men were assigned jobs accord

47、ing to their _ abilities.A. respectful B. respectable C. respective D. respecting38. Scientists have discovered that many animals seem to b e highlyto various signals associated with earthquakes.A. sensible B. sensual C. sentimental D. sensitive39. The lost car of the Johnsons ' was foundinthe w

48、oods of the expressway.A. vanished B. scattered C. rejected D. abandoned40. Our guests will be guided to safetyfire.A. as a result of B. in case of C. in the sense of D. for the sake of41. If you want to ring her, you ' ll have tohernumber in the telephone book.A. look at B. look to C. look thro

49、ugh D. look up42. Under the financial crisis, more social problems in th e world are certain to.A. raise B. arise C. be raised D. be arisen43. After his retirement, he lives partly on hisand partly on the interest on his post office savings accoun t.A. wages B. salary C. earnings D. pension44. Durin

50、g the, the audience strolled and chatted in the lobby.A. interval B. pause C. interruption D. gap45. Membership in the United Nations is open to all peaceloving states which accept theof the Charter.A. debt B. obligation C. credit D. reliance46. Table tennis used to be the most popularinChina. But n

51、ow basketball seems to be more attractive.A. game B. match C. play D. race47. As her husband is on a business trip and her son is at school, she feels rather.A. lonely B. alone C. singular D. single48. We need toour camping things before we goaway.A. choose from B. tell from C. sort out D. set out49

52、. Hevery quickly from his illness.A. recovered B. discovered C. uncovered D. covered50. If the police had acted with more, the disaster could have been prevented.A. solution B. determination C. decision D. hesitation51. He does notas a teacher of English, for hispronunciation is far from perfect.A.

53、qualify B. equal C. match D. deserve52. Hisreply to the question showed that he had understood it very well.A. proud B. important C. tense D. quick53. When he tried to make a, he found that thehotel was fully booked.A. reservation B. demand C. claim D. policy54. I expect that she will be able toour

54、particular needs.A. supply B. reach C. provide D. meet55. During July and August there was no rain for weeksA. on end B. in the end C. at last D. at length第7/9页56. for their support, he would have gone penniless.A. If it is not B. If it is C. Were it D. Were it not57. Therein his room.A. are too man

55、y furnitures B. is too much furnitureC. are too much furniture D. is too many furnitures58. I miss the hillsidewe found a lot of wildflowers.A. on which B. by which C. in which D. for which59. No sooner had we reached the top of the hill_ we all sat down to rest.A. when B. then C. than D. until60. B

56、y the time Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin walked on the moon in 1969, theremany space explorations.A. will have been B. had been C. have been D. must be61. I regrethard at school, or I would have passed the exam.A. to have not worked B. having not workedC. not to have worked D. not having worked62.

57、 When the man with glasses came into the hotel, I notic ed alook come over the manager ' s face.A. surprised B. surprising C. surprise D. surprisingly63. get a better score, he has been making great efforts in his lessons.A. So as to B. In order to C. So that D In order that64. As far as I know, the production of this factory has d oubled this year, and the quality of its products has been im proved.A. since then B. by then C. until now D. as well65. Allis an English-Chinese dictionary.A. that you need B. what you need C. which you need D. thi ngs you need66. its good performance, the mac