广东省学位英语考试模拟试题（五）及参考答案

新题型广东省学位英语考试模拟试题（五）参考答案英语试卷一

PartI

DialogueCompletion(15points)

Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Customer:Couldyoufindthesebooksforme?

Seller:Sure.Letmehavealookatyourlist.

Customer:__________

A.It’sallright.

B.Noproblem.

C.Hereyouare.

D.Thankyou.

2.Neighbor:Hi.Yousaidthatyoumightneedsomehelpwithpreparingdinner.Whatwouldyoulikemetodo?

Hostess:__________Ireallyappreciateit.First,couldyoupeelthevegetables?I’veputthemallinthesinkandthere’sapeeler.

A.Thanksforcoming.

B.Sitdown,please.

C.Oh,it’syou.

D.Ihavenoidea.

3.Jack:John,youlookterrible!__________?

John:Mygirlfriendbrokeupwithme.

A.Areyouallright

B.Whatgoeswrongwithyou

C.Areyoufeelingwell

D.Doyouneedhelp

4.Jane:Ifailedthetestagain!Threetimesinarow!

Helen:__________It’snobigdeal.Youstillhaveanotherchance.

A.Cheers.

B.Don’tworry.

C.Comeon

D.Forgetit

5.July:Hello,Mr.Green.__________.

Mr.Green:You’releavingsosoon?Whenareyouoff?

July:Earlytomorrowmorning.

A.I’mleaving

B.I’vecometosaygoodbye

C.IwanttotellyouthatIamleavingD.Goodbye

6.Operator:Hello,InternationalTradeCorporation.

Customer:Hello!MayItalktoMr.GeorgeAdam,please?

Operator:__________,please.

A.Wait

B.Holdon

C.connecting

D.Yes

7.Peter:Wouldyoulendmeyourtypewriter?

Jane:I’msorry,itisoutoforder.Itcouldnotbeusedrightnow.

Peter:__________.I’llaskJimifhehasone.

A.Really

B.Itdoesn’tmatter

C.Thanks

D.Sorry

8.Manager:__________

Applicant:Ihavecomeatyourinvitationforaninterview.

Manager:Nicetomeetyou.Pleasesitdown.

A.What’sthematter?

B.WhatcanIdoforyou?

C.Howareyou?

D.Excuseme?

9.Stewardess:Goodmorning.__________Thisway,please.

Passenger:Thankyou.Stewardess,canyoudirectmetomyseat?

Stewardess:Certainly.MayIseeyourboardingpass,please?

Passenger:Sure,hereitis.

A.Howareyou?

B.Nicetomeetyou.

C.Youarewelcometoourplane.

D.Welcomeaboard.

10.Jiang:Hello,canIspeaktotheheadofthehousehold?

Chen:__________

Jiang:ThisisJiangPingwithChildren’sPublishingCompany.MayIhaveyourname,sir?

Chen:MynameisChen.

A.MayIaskwho’scalling?

B.Hello.

C.What’syourname?

D.Wouldyoutellmeyourname?

11.Customer:IwanttomailthisparceltoBeijing.

Clerk:__________

Customer:Registerisenough.Ireallydon’twantinsurance.

Clerk:Please,puttheboxonthisscale.

A.Wouldyouliketoregisterit?

B.Doyouwanttoregisterandinsureit?

C:Doyouwanttoregisterorinsureit?

D.Wouldyouregisterandinsureit?

12.Mary:Excusemeforbeinglate,Peter.Iwasheldupbythetraffic.

Peter:__________,Mary.Comeinandtakeaseat.

A.That’squiteallright

B.Noproblem

C.Don’tmentionit

D.Welcome

13.Mrs.Weller:Welcome,Mr.Zhao.We’reverypleasedtohaveyouwithus.

ZhaoKai:Thankyou,Mrs.Weller.I’mmorethanhappytohavethischancetojoininarealThanksgivingcelebration.

Mrs.Weller:__________I’lljoinyouinawhile.

A.Youarewelcome.

B.Pleasemakeyourselfathome.

C.Don’twaitforme.

D.Pleasestarttoeat.

14.Janet:Linda,Iwasshockedtohearaboutyourhusband’sillness!I’msosorry!

Linda:__________Iappreciateyoursympathy,Janet.Ihopehe’llbeallright,butthisishissecondheartattackinfiveyears.

A.Itdoesn’tmatter.

B.Thankyou.

C.Metoo

D.Don’tmentionit.

15.Mrs.Fox:__________whatyouhavedonetomyson,doctor.

Doctor:That’sallright,Mrs.Fox.That’smyjob.I’mverygladherecoveredsosoon.

Mrs.Fox:Iknowhehasbroughtgreattroubletoyou.Amillionthanks.

A:I’mverygratefulfor

B.Ifeelveryhappywith

C.Ireallylike

D.I’vegottoknowPartIIReadingComprehension(40points)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Aresomepeopleborncleverandothersbornstupid?Orisintelligencedevelopedbyourenvironmentandourexperience?Strangelyenough,theanswertothesequestionsisyes.Tosomeextentourintelligenceisgivenusatbirth,andnoamountofspecialeducationcanmakeageniusoutofachildbornwithintelligence.

Ontheotherhand,achildwholivesinaboringenvironmentwilldevelophisintelligencelessthanonewholivesinrichandvariedsurroundings.Thusthelimitsofaperson’sintelligencearefixedatbirth,whetherornothereachedthoselimitswilldependonhisenvironment.Thisview,nowheldbymostexperts,canbesupportedinanumberofways.

Itiseasytoshowthatintelligenceistosomeextentsomethingwearebornwith.Thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweentwopeople,theclosertheyarelikelytobeinintelligence.Thusifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfromthepopulationitislikelythattheirdegreeofintelligencewillbecompletelydifferent.If,ontheotherhand,wetaketwoidenticaltwins,theywillverylikelybeasintelligentaseachother.Relationslikebrothersandsisters,parentsandchildren,usuallyhavesimilarintelligence,andthisclearlysuggeststhatintelligencedependsonbirth.

Imaginenowthatwetaketwoidenticaltwinsandputthemindifferentenvironments.Wemightsendone,forexample,toauniversityandtheothertoafactorywheretheworkisboring.Wewouldsoonfinddifferencesinintelligencedeveloping,andthisindicatesthatenvironmentaswellasbirthplaysapart.Thisconclusionisalsosuggestedbythefactthatpeoplewholiveinclosecontactwitheachother,butwhoarenotrelatedatallarelikelytohavesimilardegreeofintelligence.

16.Thewriterisinfavoroftheviewthatman’sintelligenceisgiventohim__________.

A.atbirth

B.througheducation

C.bothatbirthandthrougheducation

D.moreatbirththanthrougheducation

17.Ifachildisbornwithlowintelligencehecan__________.

A.neverbecomeagenius

B.stillbecomeageniusifheshouldbegivenspecialeducation

C.exceedhisintelligencelimitsinrichsurroundings

D.notexceedhisintelligencelimitseveninrichsurroundings

18.Inthesecondparagraph“ifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfromthepopulation--”meansifwe__________.

A.pickanytwopersons

B.takeouttwodifferentpersons

C.choosetwopersonswhoarerelative

D.choosetwopersonswithdifferentintelligence

19.Theexampleofthetwinsgoingtoauniversityandtoafactoryseparatelyshows__________.

A.theimportanceoftheirintelligence

B.theroleofenvironmentonintelligence

C.theimportanceoftheirposition

D.thepartthatbirthplaces

20.Thebesttitleofthispassagecanbe__________.

A.Surroundings

B.Intelligence

C.DependenceonEnvironment

D.EffectofEducation

PassageTwo

BeforethegrasshasthickenedontheroadsidevergesandleaveshavestartedgrowingonthetreesitisaperfecttimetolookaroundandseejusthowdirtyBritainhasbecome.Thepavementsarestainedwithchewinggumthathasbeenspatoutandtheguttersarefullofdiscardedfastfoodcartons.YearsagoIremembertravellingabroadandbeingsaddenedbytheplasticbags,discardedbottlesandsoilednappiesattheedgeofeveryroad.Nowadays,Britainseemstolookatleastasbad.Whathasgonewrong?

Theproblemisthattherubbishcreatedbyourincreasinglymobileliveslastsalotlongerthanbefore.Ifitisnotclearedupandproperlythrownaway,itstaysintheundergrowthforyears;asemi-permanentreminderofwhatatattylittlecountrywehavenow.

Firstly,itisestimatedthat10billionplasticbagshavebeengiventoshoppers.Thesewilltakeanythingfrom100to1,000yearstorot.However,itisnotasifthereisnosolutiontothis.Afewyearsago,theIrishgovernmentintroducedataxonnon-recyclablecarrierbagsandinthreemonthsreducedtheiruseby90%.Whenhewasaminister,MichaelMeacherattemptedtointroduceasimilararrangementinBritain.Theplasticsindustryprotested,ofcourse.However,theyneednothavebothered;theideawaskilledbeforeitcoulddrawbreath,leavingsupermarketsfreetogiveawayplasticbags.

Whatisclearlynecessaryrightnowissomesortofcombinedeffort,bothindividualandcollective,beforeitistoolate.Thealternativeistocontinueslidingdownhilluntilwehaveacountrythatlookslikeavastmunicipalrubbishtip.Wemaywellbeatthetippingpoint.Yetweknowthatpeoplerespondtotheirenvironment.Ifthingsaroundthemarecleanandtidy,peoplebehavecleanlyandtidily.Iftheyaresurroundedbysqualor,theybehavesqualidly.Now,muchofBritainlooksprettysqualid.Whatwillitlooklikeinfiveyears?

21.ThewritersaysthatitisagoodtimetoseeBritainbeforethetreeshaveleavesbecause

A.Britainlooksperfect.

B.youcanseeBritainatitsdirtiest.

C.youcanseehowdirtyBritainisnow.

D.thegrasshasthickenedontheverges.

22.Accordingtothewriter,thingsusedtobe___________.

A.worseabroad.

B.thesameabroad.

C.betterabroad.

D.worse,butnowthingsarebetterabroad.

23.Tosolvetheproblemofplasticbags,MichaelMeacher__________

A.followedtheIrishexamplewithataxonplasticbags.

B.triedtofollowtheIrishexamplewithataxonplasticbags.

C.madenoattempttofollowtheIrishexamplewithataxonplasticbags.

D.hadproblemswiththeplasticsindustrywhoweren'tbotheredaboutthetax.24.Astowhatcanbedone,thewriterthinks__________

A.itistoolatetodoanything.

B.weareatthetippingpoint.

C.thereismorethanonewaytosolvetheproblem.

D.weneedtoworktogethertosolvetheproblem.

25.Thewriterthinksthat__________

A.peoplearesqualid.

B.peoplebehaveaccordingtowhattheyseearoundthem.

C.peoplearecleanandtidy.

D.peoplearelikeavastmunicipalrubbishtip.

PassageThree

ThemenwhoplannedandconstructedthefirstAmericanrailroadsweremenofgreatvision.Theypredictedthattheir“ironhorses”wouldopenvastexpansesoflandtofarmingandindustry.Theyknewthattownswouldspringupalongthenewrailroads.YetfewofthesepioneerscouldhaveguessedthatAmericanrailroadswouldestablishthesystemoftimeusedthroughoutmostoftheworldtoday.

Untilthe1880s,alltimeintheUnitedStateswassuntime.Farmerssettheirclockstonoonwhenthesunappearedtobeoverhead.Intowns,peoplesettheirclocksbyacourthouseclockorfactorywhistles.Onetown’stimewasoftendifferentfromthetimeinaneighboringtown.

Asthenewrailroadsexpanded,largenumbersofpeoplebegantotravel.Buttherailroadswereunabletoprintaccuratetimetableswhenmosttownsalongtheirtrackshavetheirclockssetdifferently.Therewasneedforachange,andtherailroadsledinplanningit.

In1883,railroadsintheUnitedStatesandCanadaadoptedstandardtime,asystemwhichdividedthecontinentintofourtimezones.Withineachzone,allrailroadclocksweresettoanidenticaltime.WhenitwasnoonintheEasternZone,itwasnineo’clockinthePacificZone.Railroadtimesignalsweresentoutbythenewly-inventedtelegraph.

Standardtimequicklyspread.Travelingbusinessmensettheirwatchestocorrespondtotherailroadclocks.Factoriesandschoolsfollowedtherailroad’slead.Soon,nearlyeveryoneintheUnitedStatesandCanadawasusingthefour-zonetimesystem–standardtime.

Today,nearlyalltheworldkeepsstandardtimeaccordingtoaninternationalsystemoftwenty-fourtimezones.

26.Impliedbutnotdirectlystated:___________.

A.Farmerssettheirclocksaccordingtothefactorywhistles

B.Thecorrecttimewasnottooimportantbeforethe1800s

C.Onlypeoplewhotraveledontrainseverknewtime

D.Astandardsystemwassetupbythepioneers

27.Onthewhole,thearticletellsabout__________.

A.pioneerswhorodeon“ironhorses”

B.largenumbersofpeoplewhotraveled

C.theestablishmentofstandardtime

D.theaccuratetimetableintheUnitedStates

28.Whichstatementdoesthisarticleleadyoutobelieve?

A.Accuratetimetellingisimportantinmanyindustries.

B.AccuratetimeisimportantonlyintheUnitedStates.

C.Accuratetimeisownedbythemenwhobuiltrailroads.

D.Accuratetimeisownedbypioneers.29.Whyweren’trailroadsabletoprintaccuratetimetables?

A.Townsalongthetrackssettheirclocksdifferently.

B.Noonewasabletoreadtimetablesthatwereaccurate.

C.Farmerspreferredtoreadthesuninsteadoftimetables.

D.Railroadworkershadnowatches.

30.Whatdoestheword“identical”mean?

A.different

B.difficult

C.similar

D.understandable

PassageFour

Untilrecently,womeninadvertisementswereoneofthreethings–anapron,aglamorousdressorafrown.Althoughthatisnowchanging,manywomenstillfeelangryenoughtodefaceoffendingadvertisementswithstickersprotesting.“Thisaddegradeswomen.”Whydoesthissortofadvertisingexist?Howcanadvertisersandadagenciesproduce,sometimes,aftermonthsofresearch,advertisementsthatoffendtheconsumer?

TheadvertisingStandardsAuthority(thebodywhichdealswithcomplaintaboutprintmedia)iscarryingoutresearchintohowwomenfeelaboutthewaytheyareportrayedinadvertisements.Itsconclusionsarelikelytobewhattheadvertisingindustryalreadyknows;althoughwomenareoftenirritatedbythewaytheyareseeninads,fewfeelstronglyenoughtocomplain.

Womenarenotonlythevictimsofpoorandboringstereotypes–inmanyTVcommercialsmenareseenneitherasuseless,childishoafswhoareunabletoperformthesimplesthouseholdtasks,orasinconsiderateboors,permanentlyonthelookoutforanescapetothepub.Butitiswomenwhoseemtobeartheimpactoftheindustry’sapparentinabilitytoputpeopleintoanauthenticpresent-daycontext.

YetaccordingtoEmmaBennett,executivecreativedirectorofaLondonadvertisingagency,womenarenotinfuriatedbystereotypesandsexistadvertising.Ittendstowashoverthem.Theyarenotmilitantorangry–theyjustfinditannoyingortiresome.Theyreluctantlyacceptoutdatedstereotypes,butheaveasighofreliefwhenanadvertisementreallygetsitright.

Shesaysthatitisnotadvertising’suseofthehousewiferolethatbotherswomen,butthewayinwhichit’shandled.“Researchershaveoftenaskedthewrongquestions.Themostimportantthingistheadvertisement’stoneofvoice.Womenhatebeingpatronized,flatteredorgivendesperatelydown-to-earthcommonsenseadvice.”

Intheend,theresponsibilityforgoodadvertisingmustbesharedbetweentheadvertiser,theadvertisingagencyandtheconsumer.Advertisingdoesnotsettrendsbutitreflectsthem.Itisuptotheconsumerstotelladvertiserswheretheyfail,anduntilpeopleonthereceivingendtakethebusinessseriouslyandmaketheirfeelingsknown,theprocessofchangewillremainlaboriouslyslow.

31.Despiterecentchangesinattitudes,someadvertisementsstillfailto__________.

A.changewomen’sopinionsofthemselves

B.showanyunderstandingofpeople’sfeelings

C.persuadethepublictobuycertainproducts

D.meettheneedsoftheadvertisingproducts

32.Accordingtothewriter,thecommonestfaultofpresent-dayadvertisingisto__________.

A.condemntheroleofthehousewife

B.ignoreprotestsaboutadvertisement

C.presentamisleadingimageofwomen

D.meettheneedsoftheadvertisingindustry

33.Researchsuggeststhatthereactionofwomentowardsmisrepresentationbyadvertisementsis__________.

A.indifference

B.hostility

C.consent

D.unbelief

34.EmmaBennettsuggeststhatadvertisementoughtto__________.

A.givefurtheremphasisonpractice

B.usemaleimagesinsteadoffemaleones

C.changetheirstyleratherthantheircontent

D.paymorecomplimentstowomenthanbefore

35.Ultimatelytheadvertisingindustryshould__________.

A.takeitsjobmoreearnestly

B.domorepioneeringwork

C.takenoticeofthepublicopinion

D.concentrateontheproductsadvertisedPartIII

VocabularyandStructure(20points)

Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

36.Access__________thepaperisrestrictedtoseniormanagement.

A.to

B.with

C.for

D.in

37.Employeescanbuybooks__________adiscount.

A.for

B.of

C.at

D.in

38.Iwaslookingforwardtoworking__________herexpertguidance.

A.in

B.on

C.under

D.at

39.Cancelingtheconferencewill__________averybadimpression.

A.get

B.do

C.make

D.give

40.Helookedshocked,thenburst__________laughter.

A.to

B.in

C.upon

D.into

41.What__________himmostwasthathehadreceivednoapology.

A.worried

B.annoyed

C.challenged

D.troubled

42.Idon't__________ofcosmeticsurgery.

A.contend

B.improve

C.approve

D.consent

43.Thefirmwill__________workersfortheirlossofearnings.

A.pay

B.compensate

C.comfort

D.charge

44.Asecurityofficeratthefactory,who__________togivehisname,saidhehadseentwomenleavethebuilding.

A.prepared

B.tried

C.declined

D.pleased

45.Medicalsupplieshavebeen__________amongfamiliesaffectedbytheepidemic.

A.distributed

B.given

C.contributed

D.delivered

46.Severalchildrenwere__________breadtotheducks.

A.showing

B.putting

C.feeding

D.making

47."Ireallyneedtospeaktoyounow.""Oh,allrightifyou__________."

A.try

B.need

C.insist

D.hold

48.Theywelcomedtheopportunitytoparticipatefully__________thelifeofthevillage.

A.in

B.to

C.into

D.of

49.Ladiesandgentlemen,Iregret__________thatanumberofstatementsmadebythedepartmentwereincorrect.

A.saying

B.tosay

C.say

D.ofsaying

50.Therecipesaysyoucan__________yoghurtforthesourcream.

A.replace

B.substitute

C.exchange

D.place

51.Isuggestyou__________beforeyougoroundthere.

A.phoned

B.phone

C.phoning

D.tophone

52.Itwasareallybadaccident-they'reluckytobe__________.

A.living

B.alive

C.live

D.lived

53.Theresultsare__________withearlierresearch.

A.insistent

B.consistent

C.concerned

D.connected

54.Thelawrequiresequaltreatmentforall,__________ofrace,religion,orsex.

A.regard

B.regardless

C.inregard

D.disregard

55.I'mextremely__________aboutwhatIreadinthepress.

A.critical

B.skeptical

C.frightened

D.convinced

56.Ifpeopledon'tlearnfromthis,thenhissufferinganddeathwere__________.

A.invain

B.onvain

C.forvain

D.tovain

57.Thankseversomuchforyourhelp,Ireally__________it.

A.appreciate

B.thank

C.like

D.enjoy

58.__________youareblind,youwillnotmisstheastonishingchangestakingplaceinShanghai.

A.Although

B.If

C.Since

D.Unless

59.You__________drivecarefully.Theroadsarewet.

A.hadbetter

B.wouldratherC.would

D.hadbetter

60.A:WewenttoItalyforaholidaylastyear.

B:That__________nice.

A.canbe

B.mustbe

C.musthavebeenD.can’thavebeen61.Aninspectionofthebuildingrevealedfaultsthatmight__________havebeenoverlooked.

A.otherwise

B.because

C.therefore

D.however

62.We__________TVlastnightwhensuddenlythelightswentout.

A.watched

B.werewatchingC.hadwatchedD.hadbeenwatching

63.Withoutyourtimelyhelp,we__________.

A.wouldnotsucceed

B.wouldsucceed

C.wouldhavesucceeded

C.wouldnothavesucceeded

64.Stopwriting.It’stimethatyou__________yourpaper.

A.musthandin

B.havetohandin

C.couldhandin

D.handedin

65.Pleasegoandmakesure__________yougetareceipt.

A.that

B.if

C.how

D.why

66.NobodybutHenryandJack__________intheaccident.

A.washurt

B.werehurt

C.hashurt

D.havehurt

67.Let’sgoforawalk__________?

A.shallwe

B.willyou

C.won’tyou

D.shan’twe

68.Hewas__________knowwhatImeant.

A.tooclevertoB.tooclevernottoC.notclevertoD.clevernotto

69.Iwonderwhetherourlife__________considerablyby2010.

A.willchange

B.willbechanging

C.willhavetochange

D.willhavechanged

70.Morethanone__________thefoodinthecanteen.

A.studenthascomplainedof

B.studentshavecomplainedof

C.studenthascomplained

D.studentshavecomplained

71.Theideaofspendingtherestofmylifetherenever__________me.

A.appeals

B.attractsto

C.appealsfor

D.appealsto

72.Youwon’tbeseeingMikeanymore.Thebossfiredher.She’sgone__________.

A.forall

B.forgood

C.forthetime

D.fordays

73.Thecouplenevergot__________thelossoftheirson.

A.over

B.on

C.from

D.down

74.The__________betweenrichandpoorregionsisbeingbridged.

A.space

B.distance

C.room

D.gap

75.Istillcannotfigure__________thesumIrequire.

A.in

B.out

C.up

D.over

PartIVClozeTest(10points)

Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblank,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Genderbiasandpoverty

Inequalitybetweenmenandwomenresultsinpoorerhealthforchildrenandgreater_____76_____forthefamily,accordingtoanewstudy.TheUNagencyUniceffoundthatinplaceswherewomenare_____77_____fromfamilydecisions,childrenaremorelikelytosufferfrom_____78_____.Therewouldbe13million_____79_____malnourishedchildreninSouthAsiaifwomenhadanequalsayinthefamily,Unicefsaid.

Unicef_____80_____familydecision-makingin30countriesaroundtheworld.Theirchieffindingisthatequalitybetweenmenandwomenisvitalto_____81_____povertyandimprovinghealth,especiallythatofchildren,indevelopingcountries.Theconclusionsarecontainedintheagency'slatestreport.Thisreport_____82_____toagreater____83____ofopportunitiesforgirlsandwomenineducationandworkwhichcontributestodisempowermentandpoverty.Wheremencontrolthehousehold,lessmoneyisspentonhealthcareandfoodforthefamily,whichresultsinpoorerhealthforthechildren.

Anincreasein_____84____andincome-earningopportunitiesforwomenwouldincreasetheirpower,thereportsaid.Forexampl