2011-2013年广东省学位英语考试试题及答案.doc

2013年 广东省学位英语考试试题及答案试卷一（90minutes）PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.Jenny:ShallIgoandtellMr.Fairbanksaboutourproposal?Jackie:_.A.Yes,yougoB.Yes,goC.Yes,letsD.Yes,please2.Mori:Itsapleasuretomeetyouhere.Kaco:_.A.Pleasedtomeetyou,tooB.ThankyousomuchC.IdidntexpecttoseeyouhereD.Youretoohospitable3.Williams:Excuseme.Imlookingforapresentformyson.Ihavenoideawhattogethim,Canyouhelpme?Salesgirl:_.A.OfcourseIcanB.No,IcantactuallyC.YoumustbuyhimaT-shirtD.Yes,IthinkaT-shirtwouldbeagoodidea4.Tim:Ihearyouvebeentothebookfair.Howwasit?Susan:_.A.AbsolutelymarvelousB.VerymuchindeedC.NotnecessarilyD.Quitedisappointed5.Ed:Howdoyougetalongwithyournewmusicteacher?Maggie:Ms.Davis?_,butIlikeheralot.A.SheshumorousB.ShesnicetomeC.ShesabitstrangeD.Shesgoodatdancing6.David:Charles,couldyoudrivemetotherailwaystation?Charles:_A.No,thanks.B.Illbethereontime.C.Sure,whynot?D.Nevermind.7.Max:MysonhasbeenadmittedbyBeijingUniversity.Walt:Congratulations!Heissuchasmartboy.Max:_.A.Yes,heisB.YouarerightC.ThankyouverymuchD.Dontmentionit8.Student:Doyoumindourperformingrocknrollinthehall?Teacher:_.A.No,youdbetternotB.Ofcourse,itsallowedhereC.Oh,IdratheryoudidntactuallyD.Idprefertolistentorockaroll9.Clerk:Excuseme,thisanon-smokingplace.Customer:_A.Oh,Imsorry.B.Howcanyousaythat?C.Thatsallright.D.Thatsimpossible.10.Waiter:Howwouldyoulikeyourcoffee?Customer:_.A.ItswelldoneB.Verynice,thanksC.Withsugar,pleaseD.Onlyonecup11.Virginia:Whataboutgoingtodosomeshoppingthisafternoon?Rena:_.A.Goahead,please.B.Goodidea!C.Me,too.D.Helpyourself.12.Carlos:Thankyouverymuch,MissJames.Thathelpedmealot.MissJames:_,Carlos.A.DontthankmeB.DontmentionitC.ImfineD.Imsorry13.Susan:Imworried.Mysondoesntliketotalkwithme.Tracy:_.Wewerealllikethatathisage.A.TakeiteasyB.ChangehismindC.DontquarrelwithhimD.Dontrefusehim14.Nicolas:Idliketodonatemoneytohelppoorchildrenatschool.TowhomshallIgivemyshare?LiMing:_Illaskaboutthatandletyouknow.A.Verywell.B.Whoknows?C.Thankyouallthesame.D.Italldepends.15.Kelvin:Werealmostfinishedwiththeprojectnow._.Teresa:Actually,Iprefertokeepgoing.A.LetshurryupB.WevetootirednowC.WellbeontimeD.LetsstopforabreakPartIIReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneJackBillabongisastockman.OneFridayafternoonhewasridingalongthetracktowardstheHendersonfarm.HewaslookingforaprizebullwhichhadescapedfromtheBorrogeepaddock.Hereachedthehillsandsawatoncethathecouldnotgofurther.Therehadbeenafireintheforestwhichhadgoneout.Buttheairwasstillfullofsmokeandfallentreeshadblockedthetrack.Jackwasjustgoingtoturnbackwhenhesawsomethingmovinginthesmoke.Hewaited.Itwasagirlonahorse,andshewasridingtowardshim.“Theresabadlyburntmanonthefarm,”thegirlshouted.“Hesavedmylife.Pleasehelpmetosavehim.”ThegirlwasCathyHenderson.Shehadbeenonhorsebackfortwohours.Shehadtojumpoverfallentreesthatwerestillburning.Herponyhadfallenwithhertwice.Shewasthirstyandalmostdeadfromwantofsleep.ButsherodebacktothefarmwithJackimmediately.JoeBrookwasunconsciouswhentheyreachedhim.TheyliftedhimontoJackshorse.TheridebacktoBorrogeewasterrible.CathywassotiredthatJackhadtotiehertoherpony.Theponywastiredtoo,butitscouragewasastonishing.ItfollowedJackrighttoBorrogeeHospital.Nobodysawthemarrivebecauseitwasnight.“Iveneverseenahorselikethatpony,”Jacksaid.CathypraisedJackBillabong,butsherefusedtosayanythingaboutthepony,“Joewillwriteaboutherinhisstory,”shesaid.Butshedidsayonething:“Ifflamehadntreturnedtothefarmthatafternoon,JoeandIwouldhavedied.”16.JackBillabongdidnotturnbackbecause_.A.hehadntfoundthebullyetB.hesmeltaheavysmokeintheforestC.heknewtherewasaburntmanthereD.hesawsomethingmovingtowardshim17.WhywastheridebacktoBorrogeeterrible?A.BecauseJoewastiredout.B.Becausetheridestartedlateatnight.C.Becausetheydidnthaveenoughcourage.D.BecausebothCathyandherponywereexhausted.18.CathyrefusedtotalktoreportersabouttheponywhenshewasinBorrogeeHospitalbecause_.A.shedidntknowwhattosayB.Jackaskedhernottotalktothem C.shewastooweaktosayanythingD.Joewouldwriteaboutitinhiswriting19.Whatdoestheword“flame”inthelastparagraphreferto?A.Jack.B.Thepony.C.Jackshorse.D.Thefire.20.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthestory?A.RescueofJoeBrook.B.CourageofJackBillabong.C.LoveofaYoungGirl.D.HeroismofaLovelyPony.PassageTwoThefacesofelderly,happily-marriedpeoplesometimesresembleeachother.Dr.Aikenstudiedanumberofcoupleswhohadbeenmarriedforatleasttwenty-fiveyears.Eachcoupleprovidedfourphotographsonephotoofeachpartneratthetimeoftheirmarriageandanotherphotoofeachpartnertwenty-fiveormoreyearslater.Allbackgroundwascutfromthephotostoremoveanyclues.Thephotoswerethendisplayedingroups:arandomgroupingofthepersonsatthetimeoftheirmarriageandanotherrandomgroupingofthesamepersonswhotookphotographslater.Sometesteeswereaskedtopickoutthepartners.Theyfailedtotallywiththefirstgroup.Theirjudgementswerenobetterthanchance.Butwiththephotostakentwenty-fiveormoreyearsafterthemarriage,thetesteeswerequitesuccessfulwiththemosthappily-marriedcouples.Dr.Aikenbelievesthereareseveralreasonswhycouplesgrowalike.Onereasonhassomethingtodowithimitation.Onepersontendstocopyordothesameassomeoneelsewithoutknowingit.Hesayshumanbeginstoimitatetheexpressionsofthefacesoftheirlovedones.“Anotherpossiblereason,”hesays,“isthecommonexperienceofthecouples.”Thereisatendencyforpeoplewhohavethesamelifeexperiencetochangetheirfacesinsimilarways.Forexample,ifacouplehavesufferedfromalotofsadexperiences,theirfacesarelikelytochangeinasimilarway.21.Dr.Aikencutthebackgroundfromthephotosforthepurposeof_.A.imitatingthecoupleslifeB.groupingthecouplesagainC.leavingnotraceforthetesteesD.givingthetesteesmorechances22.Theunderlinedsentence“Theirjudgementswerenobetterthanchance”impliesthatthetestees_.A.didagoodjobinmakingtheirchoices.B.haddifficultyinpickingoutthepartnersC.hadnochancetomaketherightjudgementsD.didbetterwiththefirstgroupthanwiththesecond23.Theunderlinedword“imitate”(inPara.2)hasasimilarmeaningto_.A.copyB.changeC.knowD.suffer24.Fromthepassagewecandrawtheconclusionthat_.A.coupleswholookalikecanlivelongerB.mostpartnershavebeenprovedtogrowalikeC.theinfluencebetweenpartnerscanbequitestrongD.happily-marriedcouplesareoftenricherthanothers25.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_.A.explainwhycouplesgrowalikeB.tellhowcoupleslikeeachotherC.discussthefunctionofmarriageD.describethelifeofhappilymarriedcouplesPassageThreeThethreebiggestliesinAmericaare:(1)“Thecheckisinthemail”,(2)“OfcourseIllrespectyouinthemorning”,and(3)“Itwasacomputererror.”Ofthesethreelittlewhitelies,theworstisthethird.Itstheonlyonethatcanneverbetrue.Today,ifabankstatementcheatsyououtof$900thatway,youknowwhattheclerkissuretosay,”Itwasacomputererror.”Nonsense.Thecomputerisreportingnothingmorethanwhattheclerktypedintoit.Themostannoyingcaseofalliswhenthecomputerizedcashierinthegrocerystoreshowsthatanitemcostsmorethanitactuallydoes.Iftheinnocentbuyerpointsoutthemistake,thechecker,bagger,andmanagerallcometogetherandofferthefamiliarexplanation:“Itwasacomputeerror.”Itwasnt,ofcoursethatcomputerizedcashierisreallynothingmorethananelectricevent.TheeyereadstheUniversalProductCodechatbarofblackandwhitelinesinacornerofthepackageandthenchecksthecodeagainstapriceliststoredinmemory.Ifthepricelistisright,youllbechargedaccurately.Grocerystoresupdatethepricelisteachdaythatis,somebodysitsatakeyboardandtypesintheprices.Ifthepricetheytypeinistoohigh,thereareonlytwoexplanations:carelessnessordishonesty.Butsomehow“acomputererror”issupposedtoexcuseeverything.Onereasonweletpeoplehidebehindacomputeristhecommonmisperceptionthathuge,moderncomputersareelectricbrainwith“artificialintelligence.”Atsomepointtheremightbeamachinewithintelligencebutnoneexiststoday.ThesmartestcomputeronEarthrightnowisnomoreintelligentthanyouraveragepen.Atthispointinthedevelopmentofcomputers,theonlythinganymachinecandoiswhatahumanhasinstructedittodo.26.Ofthethreelies,theoneaboutcomputeristheworstbecausethecomputeritself_.A.saysnonsenseB.cheatscustomersC.cannotmaketheerrorD.doesnotadmititserror27.Accordingtotheauthor,acomputerizedcashierisreallyjust_.A.amachinetocountmoneyB.amachinetoreceivemoneyC.aninstrumenttoprintcodesD.aninstrumenttoreadcodes28.Grocerystorepricelistsareupdatedby_.A.acomputerB.akeyboardC.anemployeeD.anelectricbrain29.Thelastparagraphofthepassageimpliesthatcomputers_.A.areverycleverB.nevermakemistakesC.haveagoodmemoryD.arecontrolledbymen30.Whichofthefollowingdescribesthemainideaofthepassage?A.Computersarestupidandinefficient.B.Computererrorsareduetoitsdishonesty.C.Computershelpstoresupdatethepricelist.D.Computererrorsareactuallyhumanerrors.PassageFourIcameacrossanoldcountryguidebooktheotherday.Itlistedallthetradesmenineachvillage,anditwasimpressivetoseethepastvarietyofserviceswhichwereavailableononesowndoorstepinthelateVictoriancountryside.NowadaysatravelerinruralEnglandmightconcludethattheonlyvillagetradesmenstillflourishingwereeithersellingfrozenfoodtothevillagersorsellingantiquestovisitors.Nevertheless,thiswouldreallybeafalseimpression.Onthesurface,therehasbeenadeclineofvillagecommerce,butitspowerisstillremarkable.Ourlocalgrocersshop,forexample,isactuallyexpandinginspiteofthecompetitionfromsupermarketsinthenearesttown.Womensensiblyprefertogothereandexchangethelocalnewswhiledoingtheirshopping,insteadofqueuingupatasupermarket.Andthegrocerknowswellthatpersonalservicehasaconsiderablecashvalue.Hispricesmaybeabithigherthanthoseinthetown,buthewilldeliveranythingatanytime.Hisassistantsthinknothingofbicyclingdownthevillagestreetintheirlunchhourtotakeapieceofcheesetoanoldretiredwomanwhosentherorderbywordofmouthwithafriendwhohappenedtobepassing.Therichercustomerstelephonetheirshoppinglistsandthegoodsareontheirdoorstepswithinanhour.Theyhaveonlytohintatafancyforsomecommodityoutsidetheusualstockandthegrocer,aredfaced-figure,instantlyobtainsitforthem.31.Nowadaysthecommercialservicesinthevillageare_.A.stillveryactiveB.quicklydecliningC.unabletoflourishD.personaltovisitors32.Thelocalgrocersshopisexpandingbecause_.A.thecompetitionthereisweakB.itisaplaceforwomentochatC.itprovidesgoodpersonalserviceD.thegoodstherearemorevaluable33.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthesupermarkets?A.PricestherearemuchhigherB.Customersoftenhavetoqueueup.C.Customerscanorderbytelephone.D.Theirpersonalservicesaresatisfactory.34.Howdothevillagegrocersassistantsfeelaboutgivingextraservice?A.Theydontthinkitatrouble.B.Theydontthinkitworthwhile.C.Theydontconsideritagooddeal.D.Theydontconsideritapleasantexperience.35.Onespecialfeatureofthevillageshopisthat_.A.thereisaverywiderangeofgoodsavailableB.customerscanordergoodsbywordofmouthC.customerhavetoordergoodsonehourearlierD.thereisalistofgoodstobedeliveredtodoorstepsPartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence,markyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.36.Duringtheheavystormlastweek,wehadtotake_underaflyover.A.shadeB.shelterC.shadowD.shield37.Thethreemenwereassignedjobsaccordingtotheir_abilities.A.respectfulB.respectableC.respectiveD.respecting38.Scientistshavediscoveredthatmanyanimalsseemtobehighly_tovarioussignalsassociatedwithearthquakes.A.sensibleB.sensualC.sentimentalD.sensitive39.ThelostcaroftheJohnsonswasfound_inthewoodsoftheexpressway.A.vanishedB.scatteredC.rejectedD.abandoned40.Ourguestswillbeguidedtosafety_fire.A.asaresultofB.incaseofC.inthesenseofD.forthesakeof41.Ifyouwanttoringher,youllhaveto_hernumberinthetelephonebook.A.lookatB.looktoC.lookthroughD.lookup42.Underthefinancialcrisis,moresocialproblemsintheworldarecertainto_.A.raiseB.ariseC.beraisedD.bearisen43.Afterhisretirement,helivespartlyonhis_andpartlyontheinterestonhispostofficesavingsaccount.A.wagesB.salaryC.earningsD.pension44.Duringthe_,theaudiencestrolledandchattedinthelobby.A.intervalB.pauseC.interruptionD.gap45.MembershipintheUnitedNationsisopentoallpeace-lovingstateswhichacceptthe_oftheCharter.A.debtB.obligationC.creditD.reliance46.Tabletennisusedtobethemostpopular_inChina.Butnowbasketballseemstobemoreattractive.A.gameB.matchC.playD.race47.Asherhusbandisonabusinesstripandhersonisatschool,shefeelsrather_.A.lonelyB.aloneC.singularD.single48.Weneedto_ourcampingthingsbeforewegoaway.A.choosefromB.tellfromC.sortoutD.setout49.He_veryquicklyfromhisillness.A.recoveredB.discoveredC.uncoveredD.covered50.Ifthepolicehadactedwithmore_,thedisastercouldhavebeenprevented.A.solutionB.determinationC.decisionD.hesitation51.Hedoesnot_asateacherofEnglish,forhispronunciationisfarfromperfect.A.qualifyB.equalC.matchD.deser