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.Fairbanksaboutourproposal?

Jackie:___________.

A.Yes,yougoB.Yes,goC.Yes,let’sD.Yes,please

2.Mori:It’sapleasuretomeetyouhere.

Kaco:__________.

A.Pleasedtomeetyou,tooB.Thankyousomuch

C.Ididn’texpecttoseeyouhereD.You’retoohospitable

3.Williams:Excuseme.I’mlookingforapresentformyson.Ihavenoideawhattogethim,Canyouhelpme?

Salesgirl:____________.

A.OfcourseIcan

B.No,Ican’tactually

C.YoumustbuyhimaT-shirt

D.Yes,IthinkaT-shirtwouldbeagoodidea

4.Tim:Ihearyou’vebeentothebookfair.Howwasit?

Susan:_____________.

A.AbsolutelymarvelousB.Verymuchindeed

C.NotnecessarilyD.Quitedisappointed

5.Ed:Howdoyougetalongwithyournewmusicteacher?

Maggie:Ms.Davis?__________,butIlikeheralot.

A.She’shumorousB.She’snicetome

C.She’sabitstrangeD.She’sgoodatdancing

6.David:Charles,couldyoudrivemetotherailwaystation?

Charles:____________

A.No,thanks.B.I’llbethereontime.

C.Sure,whynot?D.Nevermind.

7.Max:MysonhasbeenadmittedbyBeijingUniversity.

Walt:Congratulations!Heissuchasmartboy.

Max:___________.

A.Yes,heisB.Youareright

C.ThankyouverymuchD.Don’tmentionit

8.Student:Doyoumindourperformingrock‘n’rollinthehall?

Teacher:_________.

A.No,you’dbetternotB.Ofcourse,it’sallowedhere

C.Oh,I’dratheryoudidn’tactuallyD.I’dprefertolistentorock‘a’roll

9.Clerk:Excuseme,thisanon-smokingplace.

Customer:__________

A.Oh,I’msorry.B.Howcanyousaythat?

C.That’sallright.D.That’simpossible.

10.Waiter:Howwouldyoulikeyourcoffee?

Customer:____________.

A.It’swelldoneB.Verynice,thanks

C.Withsugar,pleaseD.Onlyonecup

11.Virginia:Whataboutgoingtodosomeshoppingthisafternoon?

Rena:____________.

A.Goahead,please.B.Goodidea!

C.Me,too.D.Helpyourself.

12.Carlos:Thankyouverymuch,MissJames.Thathelpedmealot.

MissJames:___________,Carlos.

A.Don’tthankmeB.Don’tmentionit

C.I’mfineD.I’msorry

13.Susan:I’mworried.Mysondoesn’tliketotalkwithme.

Tracy:___________.Wewerealllikethatathisage.

A.TakeiteasyB.Changehismind

C.Don’tquarrelwithhimD.Don’trefusehim

14.Nicolas:I’dliketodonatemoneytohelppoorchildrenatschool.TowhomshallIgivemyshare?

LiMing:____________I’llaskaboutthatandletyouknow.

A.Verywell.B.Whoknows?

C.Thankyouallthesame.D.Italldepends.

15.Kelvin:We’realmostfinishedwiththeprojectnow._____________.

Teresa:Actually,Iprefertokeepgoing.

A.Let’shurryupB.We’vetootirednow

C.WellbeontimeD.Let’sstopforabreak

PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)

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

PassageOne

JackBillabongisastockman.OneFridayafternoonhewasridingalongthetracktowardstheHendersonfarm.HewaslookingforaprizebullwhichhadescapedfromtheBorrogeepaddock.Hereachedthehillsandsawatoncethathecouldnotgofurther.

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.”

16.JackBillabongdidnotturnbackbecause_____________.

A.hehadn’tfoundthebullyetB.hesmeltaheavysmokeintheforest

C.heknewtherewasaburntmanthereD.hesawsomethingmovingtowardshim

17.WhywastheridebacktoBorrogeeterrible?

A.BecauseJoewastiredout.

B.Becausetheridestartedlateatnight.

C.Becausetheydidn’thaveenoughcourage.

D.BecausebothCathyandherponywereexhausted.

18.CathyrefusedtotalktoreportersabouttheponywhenshewasinBorrogeeHospitalbecause____________.

A.shedidn’tknowwhattosayB.Jackaskedhernottotalktothem

C.shewastooweaktosayanythingD.Joewouldwriteaboutitinhiswriting

19.Whatdoestheword“flame”inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.Jack.B.Thepony.C.Jack’shorse.D.Thefire.

20.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthestory?

A.RescueofJoeBrook.B.CourageofJackBillabong.

C.LoveofaYoungGirl.D.HeroismofaLovelyPony.PassageTwo

Thefacesofelderly,happily-marriedpeoplesometimesresembleeachother.Dr.Aikenstudiedanumberofcoupleswhohadbeenmarriedforatleasttwenty-fiveyears.Eachcoupleprovidedfourphotographs—onephotoofeachpartneratthetimeoftheirmarriageandanotherphotoofeachpartnertwenty-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.imitatingthecouples’lifeB.groupingthecouplesagain

C.leavingnotraceforthetesteesD.givingthetesteesmorechances

22.Theunderlinedsentence“Theirjudgementswerenobetterthanchance”impliesthatthetestees__________.

A.didagoodjobinmakingtheirchoices.

B.haddifficultyinpickingoutthepartners

C.hadnochancetomaketherightjudgements

D.didbetterwiththefirstgroupthanwiththesecond

23.Theunderlinedword“imitate”(inPara.2)hasasimilarmeaningto__________.

A.copyB.changeC.knowD.suffer

24.Fromthepassagewecandrawtheconclusionthat___________.

A.coupleswholookalikecanlivelonger

B.mostpartnershavebeenprovedtogrowalike

C.theinfluencebetweenpartnerscanbequitestrong

D.happily-marriedcouplesareoftenricherthanothers

25.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto___________.

A.explainwhycouplesgrowalikeB.tellhowcoupleslikeeachother

C.discussthefunctionofmarriageD.describethelifeofhappilymarriedcouples

PassageThree

ThethreebiggestliesinAmericaare:(1)“Thecheckisinthemail”,(2)“OfcourseI’llrespectyouinthemorning”,and(3)“Itwasacomputererror.”

Ofthesethreelittlewhitelies,theworstisthethird.It’stheonlyonethatcanneverbetrue.Today,ifabankstatementcheatsyououtof$900thatway,youknowwhattheclerkissuretosay,”Itwasacomputererror.”Nonsense.Thecomputerisreportingnothingmorethanwhattheclerktypedintoit.

Themostannoyingcaseofalliswhenthecomputerizedcashierinthegrocerystoreshowsthatanitemcostsmorethanitactuallydoes.Iftheinnocentbuyerpointsoutthemistake,thechecker,bagger,andmanagerallcometogetherandofferthefamiliarexplanation:“Itwasacomputeerror.”

Itwasn’t,ofcoursethatcomputerizedcashierisreallynothingmorethananelectricevent.TheeyereadstheUniversalProductCode—chatbarofblackandwhitelinesinacornerofthepackage—andthenchecksthecodeagainstapriceliststoredinmemory.Ifthepricelistisright,you’llbechargedaccurately.

Grocerystoresupdatethepricelisteachday—thatis,somebodysitsatakeyboardandtypesintheprices.Ifthepricetheytypeinistoohigh,thereareonlytwoexplanations:carelessnessordishonesty.Butsomehow“acomputererror”issupposedtoexcuseeverything.

Onereasonweletpeoplehidebehindacomputeristhecommonmisperceptionthathuge,moderncomputersareelectricbrainwith“artificialintelligence.”Atsomepointtheremightbeamachinewithintelligencebutnoneexiststoday.ThesmartestcomputeronEarthrightnowisnomoreintelligentthanyouraveragepen.Atthispointinthedevelopmentofcomputers,theonlythinganymachinecandoiswhatahumanhasinstructedittodo.

26.Ofthethreelies,theoneaboutcomputeristheworstbecausethecomputeritself__________.

A.saysnonsenseB.cheatscustomers

C.cannotmaketheerrorD.doesnotadmititserror

27.Accordingtotheauthor,acomputerizedcashierisreallyjust___________.

A.amachinetocountmoneyB.amachinetoreceivemoney

C.aninstrumenttoprintcodesD.aninstrumenttoreadcodes

28.Grocerystorepricelistsareupdatedby____________.

A.acomputerB.akeyboardC.anemployeeD.anelectricbrain

29.Thelastparagraphofthepassageimpliesthatcomputers____________.

A.areverycleverB.nevermakemistakes

C.haveagoodmemoryD.arecontrolledbymen

30.Whichofthefollowingdescribesthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Computersarestupidandinefficient.

B.Computererrorsareduetoitsdishonesty.

C.Computershelpstoresupdatethepricelist.

D.Computererrorsareactuallyhumanerrors.

PassageFour

Icameacrossanoldcountryguidebooktheotherday.Itlistedallthetradesmenineachvillage,anditwasimpressivetoseethepastvarietyofserviceswhichwereavailableonone’sowndoorstepinthelateVictoriancountryside.

NowadaysatravelerinruralEnglandmightconcludethattheonlyvillagetradesmenstillflourishingwereeithersellingfrozenfoodtothevillagersorsellingantiquestovisitors.Nevertheless,thiswouldreallybeafalseimpression.Onthesurface,therehasbeenadeclineofvillagecommerce,butitspowerisstillremarkable.

Ourlocalgrocer’sshop,forexample,isactuallyexpandinginspiteofthecompetitionfromsupermarketsinthenearesttown.Womensensiblyprefertogothereandexchangethelocalnewswhiledoingtheirshopping,insteadofqueuingupatasupermarket.Andthegrocerknowswellthatpersonalservicehasaconsiderablecashvalue.

Hispricesmaybeabithigherthanthoseinthetown,buthewilldeliveranythingatanytime.Hisassistantsthinknothingofbicyclingdownthevillagestreetintheirlunchhourtotakeapieceofcheesetoanoldretiredwomanwhosentherorderbywordofmouthwithafriendwhohappenedtobepassing.Therichercustomerstelephonetheirshoppinglistsandthegoodsareontheirdoorstepswithinanhour.Theyhaveonlytohintatafancyforsomecommodityoutsidetheusualstockandthegrocer,aredfaced-figure,instantlyobtainsitforthem.31.Nowadaysthecommercialservicesinthevillageare____________.

A.stillveryactiveB.quicklydeclining

C.unabletoflourishD.personaltovisitors

32.Thelocalgrocer’sshopisexpandingbecause_____________.

A.thecompetitionthereisweakB.itisaplaceforwomentochat

C.itprovidesgoodpersonalserviceD.thegoodstherearemorevaluable

33.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthesupermarkets?

A.PricestherearemuchhigherB.Customersoftenhavetoqueueup.

C.Customerscanorderbytelephone.D.Theirpersonalservicesaresatisfactory.

34.Howdothevillagegrocer’sassistantsfeelaboutgivingextraservice?

A.Theydon’tthinkitatrouble.B.Theydon’tthinkitworthwhile.

C.Theydon’tconsideritagooddeal.D.Theydon’tconsideritapleasantexperience.

35.Onespecialfeatureofthevillageshopisthat___________.

A.thereisaverywiderangeofgoodsavailable

B.customerscanordergoodsbywordofmouth

C.customerhavetoordergoodsonehourearlier

D.thereisalistofgoodstobedeliveredtodoorsteps

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20points)

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

36.Duringtheheavystormlastweek,wehadtotake__________underaflyover.

A.shadeB.shelterC.shadowD.shield

37.Thethreemenwereassignedjobsaccordingtotheir_________abilities.

A.respectfulB.respectableC.respectiveD.respecting

38.Scientistshavediscoveredthatmanyanimalsseemtobehighly_________tovarioussignalsassociatedwithearthquakes.

A.sensibleB.sensualC.sentimentalD.sensitive

39.ThelostcaroftheJohnsons’wasfound__________inthewoodsoftheexpressway.

A.vanishedB.scatteredC.rejectedD.abandoned

40.Ourguestswillbeguidedtosafety_________fire.

A.asaresultofB.incaseofC.inthesenseofD.forthesakeof

41.Ifyouwanttoringher,you’llhaveto_________hernumberinthetelephonebook.

A.lookatB.looktoC.lookthroughD.lookup

42.Underthefinancialcrisis,moresocialproblemsintheworldarecertainto__________.

A.raiseB.ariseC.beraisedD.bearisen

43.Afterhisretirement,helivespartlyonhis_________andpartlyontheinterestonhispostofficesavingsaccount.

A.wagesB.salaryC.earningsD.pension

44.Duringthe___________,theaudiencestrolledandchattedinthelobby.

A.intervalB.pauseC.interruptionD.gap

45.MembershipintheUnitedNationsisopentoallpeace-lovingstateswhichacceptthe________oftheCharter.

A.debtB.obligationC.creditD.reliance

46.Tabletennisusedtobethemostpopular__________inChina.Butnowbasketballseemstobemoreattractive.

A.gameB.matchC.playD.race

47.Asherhusbandisonabusinesstripandhersonisatschool,shefeelsrather___________.

A.lonelyB.aloneC.singularD.single

48.Weneedto__________ourcampingthingsbeforewegoaway.

A.choosefromB.tellfromC.sortoutD.setout

49.He__________veryquicklyfromhisillness.

A.recoveredB.discoveredC.uncoveredD.covered

50.Ifthepolicehadactedwithmore____________,thedisastercouldhavebeenprevented.

A.solutionB.determinationC.decisionD.hesitation

51.Hedoesnot________asateacherofEnglish,forhispronunciationisfarfromperfect.

A.qualifyB.equalC.matchD.deserve

52.His__________replytothequestionshowedthathehadunderstooditverywell.

A.proudB.importantC.tenseD.quick

53.Whenhetriedtomakea__________,hefoundthatthehotelwasfullybooked.

A.reservationB.demandC.claimD.policy

54.Iexpectthatshewillbeableto_________ourparticularneeds.

A.supplyB.reachC.provideD.meet

55.DuringJulyandAugusttherewasnorainforweeks__________.

A.onendB.intheendC.atlastD.atlength

56.____________fortheirsupport,hewouldhavegonepenniless.

A.IfitisnotB.IfitisC.WereitD.Wereitnot

57.There__________inhisroom.

A.aretoomanyfurnituresB.istoomuchfurniture

C.aretoomuchfurnitureD.istoomanyfurnitures

58.Imissthehillside___________wefoundalotofwildflowers.

A.onwhichB.bywhichC.inwhichD.forwhich

59.Nosoonerhadwereachedthetopofthehill__________weallsatdowntorest.

A.whenB.thenC.thanD.until

60.BythetimeNeilArmstrongandEdwinAldrinwalkedonthemoonin1969,there________manyspaceexplorations.

A.willhavebeenB.hadbeenC.havebeenD.mustbe

61.Iregret__________hardatschool,orIwouldhavepassedtheexam.

A.tohavenotworkedB.havingnotworked

C.nottohaveworkedD.nothavingworked

62.Whenthemanwithglassescameintothehotel,Inoticeda__________lookcomeoverthemanager’sface.

A.surprisedB.surprisingC.surpriseD.surprisingly

63.__________getabetterscore,hehasbeenmakinggreateffortsinhislessons.

A.SoastoB.InordertoC.SothatDInorderthat

64.AsfarasIknow,theproductionofthisfactoryhasdoubledthisyear,andthequalityofitsproductshasbeenimproved__________.

A.sincethenB.bythenC.untilnowD.aswell

65All__________isanEnglish-Chinesedictionary.

A.thatyouneedB.whatyouneedC.whichyouneedD.thingsyouneed

66._________itsgoodperformance,themachineistooexpensive.

A.BesidesB.ExceptforC.InspiteofD.Apartfrom

67.Helookssleepy.Hemust_________tobedverylatelastnight.

A.begoneB.begoingC.goD.havegone

68.Mrs.Whitebecameateacherin1990.She_________fortwentyyearsbynextsummer.

A.willteachB.wouldhavetaughtC.hasbeenteachingD.willhavetaught

69.Sheis__________adriverasanyoneelse.

A.asgoodasB.asagoodC.sogoodaD.soagood

70.Youmaywriteane-mailtomeorjustphoneme.__________willdo.

A.EachB.EitherC.NeitherD.None

71.Fewpeopleknewhisreasonforquittinghisjobwas_________hewantedtogoabroad.

A.whetherB.whereC.whyD.that

72.Theteacheraskedme__________ustofinishwritingthecomposition.

A.howlongwouldittakeB.howlongitwouldtake

C.howsoonwouldittakeD.howsoonitwouldtake

73.Itwasthethirdtimethevillagers_________interviewedbytheradiostation.

A.havebeenB.hadbeenC.wereD.are

74.Shecameintotheroomquietly__________wakeherfriends.

A.soasnottoB.soastonotC.notsoastoD.soshedoesnot

75.Iarrivedlate;I__________thetraffictobesoheavythismorning.

A.wasn’texpectingB.wouldn’texpect

C.haven’texpectedD.hadn’texpect