2016广东学位英语考试题

PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.Joanna:Don’tyouthinkthat’sagoodmatch？George: Itgoeswellwithyourscarf,tooA.No,ofcourseitis. B.Yes,itlooksgreat.C.No,Idon'tthinkso. D.Yes,gladtohearthat.Kevin:IamafraidI’vespiltinkoverthetablecloth.Tommy: A.Oh,nevermindaboutthat.B.No,notatall.C.Oh,Ineverheardofit.D.No,certainlynot.Bem:Helpyourselftoacigarette.Carlo:No,thankyou. A.I’mtryingtocutdown. B.Ioweyouonenow.C.Haveyougotalight？ D.I’dbegladto.Mark:CanIstillgetticketsfortonight’sshow?Linn: Onlyifsomebodycancels.A.Hereyouare. B.That'sallrighC.I’mafraidnot.D.Whichrowwouldyoulike?Customer:CouldyoutellmehowmuchthisparceltoFranceis?Postman: Anythingelse?A.Yes,please. B.Iamnotsureaboutit.C.Goahead. D.I’lljustcheckforyou.May:TellyourbrotherIhopehesoonfeelsbetter.Luis:That'sverykindofyou. A.Iamsorrytohearthat.B.I’llpassiton.C.Howishe? D.Hemusthaveknownit.Lucas:Hello,Lucasspeaking.MayIhaveawordwithJune?Mary: Hangonamoment.A.Sheisnotinrightnow.B.ShallIaskhertoringyouback?C.I’lljustseeifshe’sin.D.Wouldyouliketoleaveamessage?Margret:Wouldyoumindnotusingmytoothpaste?Allen:I’msorry. A.I’lldothat. B.Thankyouforasking.C.That’sfine. D.Ithoughtyoudidn’tmind.9.John:Whydon’twejustgooutforacoffee？Steve: I’vepromisedmyselfanearIynight.A.Ithinkit’sgreat.B.It’sniceofyoutoask.C.No,notreally.D.OK,I’dloveto.Mommy:John,wherearethecakes?Don’ttellmeyouatethemall!John: Icouldn’thelpit.A.No,Ididn’t. B.Idon’tknowwhoatethem．C.Yes,Idid. D.No.Ican’tellyou.Mori:Youlooksoangry.Whathappened?Susan:Nothing.I’rathernottalkaboutit.Mori:Comeon. A.I’lljustnotaskaboutanything.B.Youneedtoletoffsomesteam.C.IfIwereyou,I’dbemad,too.D.That’seasy.Julie:Iboughtthisdresstwoyearsago.Itsstylewentoutalready.Jack:Oh,comeon, A.youalwaysfollowthefashion.B.noneofyourdressessuitsyou.C.aslongasitlooksgoodonyou.D.youshouldcareaboutthat.\Mike:ProfessorCupper’sclassissoboring;Ijustcan’tstanditanymore!Susan: It’srequired.A.Well,whynotjustdropoutofit?B.Why,youcansaythatagain!C.Well,youmightaswellgetusedtoit.D.Why,Icouldn’tagreemore!SpeakerA:Don’tyouplaygolf?SpeakerB: Yes.Nosportinterestsmemorethangolfing.Yes.Ihaveneverplayedgolfinmylife.No.Onlyonceinawhile.Yes.AndIhatetospendmuchmoneyonsports.Clair:Doyoufeellikeeatingout?Jenny: Wehaven’teatenoutforages.A.That’sagoodidea.B.Yousayit.C.Yes,Icanfeelit.D.Right,seeyouthere.PartIIReadingComprehension（40points）Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.PassageOneScientistssaidtheyhavefoundevidenceofagiantplanetfaroutinoursolarsystem.Inastatement,theCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology—Caltech—saidthisplanettravelsaverystrange“longandthinorbitinthedistantsolarsystem.”ThediscoverywasmadebytworesearchersatCaltech:KonstantinBatyginandMikeBrown.Theyusedmathematicalmodelingandcomputersimulations^拟）tofindtheplanet.Sofar,therehavenotbeenanydirectobservationsoftheplanet.“Myjawhitthefloor,"saidastronomer（宇航员）MikeBrown,themomentherealizedtheremightbeaninthplanet.Thescientistssaiditwouldtakethisplanet10,000to20,000yearsjusttomakeonefullorbitaroundthesun.Thenewplanet,called“PlanetNine”,hasamassabout10timesthesizeofEarth.Iftheyareright,thenewlyfoundplanetwouldbetheninthplanetinoursolarsystem.Pluto（冥王星）hadbeencalledtheninthplanetuntil2006,whenitwasrenameda“dwarfplanet.”Actualconfirmationofaninthplanetwouldbeverybignews.“Thiswouldbearealninthplanet,”Brownsaidinthestatement.“Therehaveonlybeentwotrueplanetsdiscoveredsinceancienttimes,andthiswouldbeathird.It'saprettysubstantialchunkofoursolarsystemthat'sstillouttheretobefound,whichisprettyexciting.”Whiletheydidnotgetapictureof“PlanetNine”yet,thescientistssaytheyareusingthebiggest—andbest—telescopesonEarthtotrytofind“PlanetNine.”Theyarealsoworkingonimprovingtheircomputersimulations.Theywanttofindoutmoreabout“PlanetNine’s”orbit,anditsimpactontheouterpartofoursolarsystem.Thenewly-foundplanet .A.movesaroundtheSunB.wasdiscoveredbytwoastronomersC.travelsaroundorbitD.isfarawayfromoursolarsystemThepossibilityoffindinganinthplanetmadeMikeBrown .A.confused B.frightenedC.satisfied D.surprisedAccordingtothescientists, theplanetistentimeslargerthantheEarthittakestheplanetlessthan10,000yearstomakeafullorbitPlutowasoncethoughttobetheninthplanetinthesolarsystemPlutowasgivenanewnameafteritwasdiscoveredin2006ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph4that .thereisnoactualconfirmationabouttheninthplanetnotrueplanetswerediscoveredinancienttimesscientistshavefoundthreeplanetsinmoderntimestheninthplanetistheonlyonediscoveredsinceancienttimesTofind“PlanetNine”,scientistsareusingallthefollowingEXCEPT .A.mathematicalmodelingB.computersimulationsC.advancedtelescopesD.largespacecraftsPassageTwo“Helicopterparenting”describesastyleofraisingchildrenwhereparentsareover-protectiveanddotoomuch.Thetermwasusedforthefirsttimeinthelate1960s.Itdescribesparentswhohover（悬停）overtheirkidslikeahelicopter.Today,moderntechnologyallowsthesehelicopterparentstohoverfromevenfaraway.Theycangivetheirchildrendirectionsatanymomentfromanywhere.AuthorJulieLythcott-HaimswroteabooktitledHowtoRaiseanAdull.Inherbook,shegivesreadersacloserlookatthisparentingstyle.“Over-parenting”,shesays,“comesinthreetypes:thefirstistheover-protectiveparentswhothinktheworldisscaryandunsafeandunpredictable.Andtherefore,Imustprotectandprevent.Thesecondtypeistheover-directivetype—theparentwhosays,IknowbestwhatleadstosuccessandyouwilldoasIsay.You’llstudythesetopics,dotheseactiviesandyouwillbehighlyachievingatallofit.Thethirdtypeistheconcierge（看门人）一theparentwhojustwantstomakelifesmoother—fromwakingtheirkidup,tokeepingtrackoftheirdeadlines,tomakingsuretheyhaven'tforgottenanything,toevendoingthehomeworkforthekid.”JulieLythcott-Haimssayssheexperiencedtheeffectsofhelicopterparentingfirsthandwhensheworkedasdeanoffirst-yearstudentsatStanfordUniversity.Theincomingstudentswereverysmartandaccomplishedonpaper.Butmanywereunabletotakecareofthemselves.“Theywereturningtoparentsconstantlyforguidance,forproblemsolving,tohavethemmakethechoiceaboutsomething.”Oftentimes,Lythcott-Haimshadtoremindthoseparentsthattheirkidswereoldenoughtotakecareofthemselves.Theterm“helicopterparenting” .describesparentswhogivechildrendirectionsintheairwasprobablyinventedinthelatenineteenthcenturygainsmoremeaningasmoderntechnologydevelopsreferstoparentswhoconcerntoomuchaboutkidsAccordingtoLythcott-Haims,over-parentinghasallthefollowingfeaturesEXCEPT A.over-directiveB.over-dependentC.over-preventive D.over-protectiveItcanbeinferredthataconciergemotherwill .regardtheworldasverydangerousallowchildrentodowhatevertheylikekeepacloseeyeonthekid’sassignmentletthekidalonewhenhefallsonthegroundInJulie’seyes,thefirst-yearstudentsatStanfordUniversityare .A.verycleverinstudyingB.reallygoodatproblem-solvingC.unabletocommunicatewithteachersD.havingproblemsmakingfriendsLythcott-Haims’attitudetowardshelicopterparentingis .A.supportiveB.negativeC.uninterestedD.unclearPassageThreeIrecentlyhadtheopportunitytogotomyfirstevermusicfestival.WeLoveGreenwasheldoveraweekendinParcdeBagatelle,Paris.Whilelikemostmusicfestivals,itboastedanimpressiveanddiversemusic,therewassomethingextraspecialaboutthisone.Yousee,thiswasagreenfestival!Fromthefoodtothestalls（货摊）,everythingwasasenvironmentallyfriendlyaspossible.Notonlywasthemajorityofthefurniture/stalls/toiletroomshand-madefromwood,thefestivalwaspoweredbysolarenergy.Guestswereinvitedtodisposeofrubbishinspeciallylabeleddustbinswhich,afterthefestival,weresortedsoallofthewastecouldberecycledappropriately.Freshwaterwasmadeavailablefreelytoeveryonesothatattendantswerenotencouragedtobuydrinksinplasticbottleswhichwouldhavecreatedalotofwaste.Ifoundtheexperienceincrediblyfunbutalsoreallyinteresting.Havingneverbeentoamusicfestivalbefore,Iwasunsureofwhattoexpect.However,Iwashappytofindmyselfsittinginafieldeatingahealthy,home-madefruitcakewhiledrinkingorganicfruitjuice.Thereweremanystalls,artinstallations,anddifferentareas,meaningtherewassomethingthereforeveryone,fromsmallchildrentotheelderly!Thisseemslikesuchagreatidea,makingsomethingveryfunandinteresting,thatdoesnotcausegreatdamagetotheenvironment.Ihavesincediscoveredthattherearemoreeventssimilartothisacrosstheglobe,whichisgreat!Ican’timaginehowmuchwastehasbeenproducedfromsuchpubliceventsasfestivalsacrosstheyearsbeforewerealisedjusthowbadtheywerefortheenvironment!Whichofthefollowingcanbethetitleofthepassage?A.WeLoveGreenB.WeLoveEnvironmentC.MusicFestivalsD.AUniquePublicEventWhatisspecialaboutthemusicfestival?A.Ithasaspecialband.B.Ithasauniqueprogramlist.C.Itisheldeveryweekend.D.Itisenvironmentallyfriendly.TOC\o"1-5"\h\zAtthemusicfestival,guestswereencouragedto .A.makefurniturefromwoodB.bringplastic-bottleddrinksC.recyclerubbishbythemselvesD.drinkfreefreshwaterAccordingtoParagraph3,theauthor .A.fullyenjoyedthefestivalB.expectedmuhfromthefestivalC.foundtheeventveryfunnyD.likedlisteningtomusicathome30.Thepurposeofthispassageisto .A.raisefundsforenvironmentprotectionB.highlightthatbeinggreencanbefunC.encouragepeopletogotomusicfestivalsD.introducetheauthor'sfavouritemusiciansPassageFourChokweSelassieisonamissiontohelpdriversavoidpotholes（路面坑洞）.Theeighth-gradergothisinspirationonarecentmorning,whenhismotherwasdrivinghimtoschool.TheircarwasdamagedasitwentoverahugepotholeinthemiddleofthestreetintheirhometownofJackson,Mississippi.“IdecidedIwasgoingtodosomethingaboutthepotholeprobleminmycity,”saidChokwe.Hissolution:anappthatwarnsdriverswhenthereisapotholeahead.Chokwedevelopedtheappwithhisfriends,“Whentheappdetectsapothole,itishighlightedinred,”Chokwesays.“Andifyougetclosetothepothole,yourphonewillwarnyouwithabeep.”Driverscanalsousetheapptoreportanypotholestheyencounter,andtolookforotherroutestheycantaketoavoidroadsthathavethem.TheappreliesoncurrentavailableinformationaboutthestreetsofJackson.“Itworksbyusingthecity’s311callsystem,soitusesinformationalreadystoredinadatabase,”Chokwesays.Throughthecallsystem,citizensdial311toreportnon-emergencyproblems—whichincludepotholes.AsChokweandhisfriendsworkedontheapp,theyalsowentstreetbystreetthroughoutthecity.Theydeterminedthatfocusingonthe10busieststreetsinJacksonwouldgivethemalargeenoughsamplesizetotestit.Althoughtheappisn’tyetavailableforsale,Chokweisalreadylookingforwaystoimproveit.Theappremainslimitedto10streetsinJackson,buthehopestoaddmore,sothatitincludeseverystreetinthecity.Andthenhewantstogoevenfarther.“Iwanttokeepworkingontheappuntilit’snationwide,”Chokwesays.TOC\o"1-5"\h\zChokweSelassiegottheideatodeveloptheappfrom .A.hisownexperienceB.arecentnewsreportC.hisfriendsD.hismotherWhenyouareclosetoapothole,yourphonewillwarnyouwith .A.avoicereportB.aredlightC.abeepingsoundD.amapimage33.DriverscanalsouseChokwe’sappto .A.reportemergencytrafficproblemsB.lookforinformationotherthanpotholesC.choosesaferrouteswithoutpotholesD.avoidtrafficjamcausedbypotholes34.Todeveloptheapp,Chokweandhisfriends .A.reportedpotholesto311callsystemB.conductedfieldtripsonthestreetsC.builttheirowninformationdatabaseD.collectedsamplesintheirneighborhoodWecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatChokwe .A.isquitesuccessfulB.isfacingdifficultiesC.hasregainedhopeD.hasagreatambitionPartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentenceinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.Experimentsinthephotographyofmovingobjects inboththeUnitedStatesandEuropewellbefore1990.A.havebeenconductingB.wereconductingC.hadbeenconducted D.areconductedToday,peopleliveinaworld newtechnologyistakinganincreasingproportionintheirlives.A.whenB.whereC.whatD.whichWeather ,therewillbeanopenairpartywithlivemusicherethisweekend.A.permitsB.shouldpermitC.willpermitD.permittingWhenworkersareorganizedintradeunions,employersfindithardtolaythem .A.offB.asideC.outD.downWearesurethat todothisfacetoface,hewouldexpresshimselfmoreeasily.A.werehetotry B.wouldhetryC.washetrying D.ifhetriesTheirdifferentattitudestothedifficulties differentresults.A.arrivedatB.ledtoC.causedbyD.turnedoutTheATMsenablebankcustomerstoaccesstheirmoney24hoursaday ATMsarelocated.A.whereverB.wheneverC.howeverD.whateverIfthework bytheendofthismonthisdelayed,theconstructioncompanywillbeheavilyfined.A.iscompletedB.tobecompletedC.willhavebeencompletedD.willbecompleted44.Ifyoutravelthroughthevillagesinthesmalllocalbuses,youwillswiftlycomeintoclose___ withthelocalpeople.A.carriageB.contactC.choiceD.circuitIt’shardtorememberanamewhenonedoesn’thaveafacetogowith .A.himB.itC.herD.oneScientistsestimatethatabout530,000objects,toosmalltodetectwithradar, theEarthtoo.A.beingcircledB.arecirclingC.aretobecirclingD.arebeingcircledIn ofspeed,safetyandprice,thehi-railwaysystemisperhapstheworld’smodelrailway.A.termsB.caseC.needD.searchNeverbefore seenanyladywhocanplaytennisaswellasMaria.A.hadheB.hehadC.hasheD.hehasYoungpeopleareredefiningforthemselves itmeanstobeamanorawoman.A.howB.thatC.whichD.what isoftenthesasewithanewidea,moreconditionsshouldbeconsidered.A.ItB.WhichC.AsD.ThatTheolderIget,themoreIvaluefriends,yetthe timeIhaveinmaintainingoldfriendship.A.fewB.fewerC.littleD.lessAnewsystemofqualitycontrolwas toovercometheshortcomingsinthefirm’sproducts.A.investedB.informedC.introducedD.instructedTOC\o"1-5"\h\zTnisisademandingtask—butIseeitastherealchallengeweneedto .A.faceB.solveC.replyD.detectSilenceisrequiredinthisareawhileanimportantmeetingis .A.underwayB.undercontrolC.insightD.indangerImustdeclineitbecausetheconditionsyouofferedarenot .A.capableB.availableC.acceptableD.comfortableItisreportedthat30percentoftheworldpopulationhaveno tocleandrinkingwaterandhealthcare.A.meansB.approachC.channelD.accessTopgraduatesfromuniversitiesareoften bymajorintermationalcompanies.A.chasedB.chargedC.offeredD.offendedJennywaslookingforaseatwhen,luckily,aman andleft.A.tookupB.gotupC.shutupD.setupEverythingcomeswitha ,thatis,there’snosuchthingasafreelunchintheworld.A.prizeB.priceC.retumD.revenueJustasProfessorScottioften it,successisninety-ninepercentmentalattitude.A.getsB.makesC.putsD.meansThemedicineworksmore ifyoudrinksomehotwateraftertakingit.A.effectivelyB.costlyC.stronglyD.vividlyTheclimateinLondonisquitepleasant,thetemperaturerarely,ifany, 30℃.A.reachesB.reachedC.hasreachedD.reachingChildren bytheirparentsareallowedtoenterthestadium．A.accompaniedB.havingaccompaniedC.accompanyingD.toaccompanyWomenoften aboutmen’sabsentmindwhentheyaretalking.A.completeB.compareC.complainD.competeReducingthesizeofclassesinschoolsisa aiminthenearfuture.A.delightfulB.dynamicC.deliberateD.desirablePlease usofanychangesinyourcircumstanceswhenyouareawayfromhome.A.relieveB.informC.assureD.remindTheybadlittle buttoagreetowhathesuggested.A.selectionB.electionC.decisionD.choiceYoumustdowhatworksforyou,not whatworksforotherpeople.A.readilyB.certainlyC.necessarilyD.instantlyShecan’tspeakSpanishsoshefeltabit amongagroupofLatinAmericanvisitors.A.outoforderB.outofdateC.outofplaceD.outofsightHegotinjuredbecauseofhisfaultybrakes.He toseeifhisbrakeswereworkingproperly.A.mustcheckB.shouldcheckC.musthavecheckedD.shouldhavecheckedIneedthejobbadly,asmymoney outbytheendofnextmonth.A.hasrunB.willrunC.willhaverunD.willberunningTruefriendshipislikehealth, isseldomknowntillitislost.A.thevalueofwhichB.itsvalueC.thevalueofitD.whichthevalueTheheavystormyesterdaysettherecordfortheheaviestrainfall inasingleday.A.tomeasureB.measuredC.measuringD.havingmeasuredSoccer,themostpopular evercreatedbyman,attractscountlessfansworldwide.A.sportB.eventC.matchD.court theSmithshavemovedaway,wecanstillseethemfromtimetotime.A.AslongasB.AsfarasC.AsthoughD.EventhoughPartIVCloze(10points)Directions:Thereare10numberedblanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblank,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.Long-distancerunnersmayattimesworryabouttheirhearthealthwhiletakingpartintheevents.Butastudyfindsthatheatstroke(中暑)fellsmanymorerunnersthan76aheartproblem.Heatstrokecandamageaperson’sbrain,heart,kidneysand77.Andnewdatashowsthetollittakes.Researchers78healthrecordsfrommorethan130,000runnerswhocompetedinlong-distanceeventsduringaseven-yearspan.Theanalysis79thatdistancerunnerswere10timesmore80toexperienceheatstrokethanseriousheartproblems.Allthefatalorlife-threateningeventswere81heatstroke.Theresearchersadviserunnerstotake10to14daystoadjusttotheclimate82takingaseriousruninahotregion.Andtheysayrunnersshould83takingpartintheeventifthey’vebeensickrecently.84onedayrunnerswillbeinstalledsomeinternaltemperaturecontrollerthatcankeeptheirbodytemperaturenormal.Butfornowrunnersshouldsimply85theirbesttokeepcool.A.isB.hasC.doD.doesA.headB.armsC.musclesD.feetA.exploredB.examinedC.inquiredD.requiredA.revealedB.realizedC.reasonedD.recalledA.possibleB.hardlyC.tim