广东省学士学位英语2013考试真题A卷

2013考试真题A卷PaperOne试卷一(90minutes)PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Jenny:ShallIgoandtellMr.Fairbanksaboutourproposal?Jackie:.Yes,yougoB.Yes,goC.Yes,let'sD.Yes,pleaseMori:It'sapleasuretomeetyouhere.Kaco:.Pleasedtomeetyou,tooB.ThankyousomuchC.Ididn'texpecttoseeyouhereD.You'retoohospitableWilliams:Excuseme.I'mlookingforapresentformyson.Ihavenoideawhattogethim,Canyouhelpme?Salesgirl:.OfcourseIcanNo,Ican'tactuallyYoumustbuyhimaT-shirtYes,IthinkaT-shirtwouldbeagoodideaTim:Ihearyou'vebeentothebookfair.Howwasit?Susan:.A.AbsolutelymarvelousB.VerymuchindeedC.NotnecessarilyD.QuitedisappointedEd:Howdoyougetalongwithyournewmusicteacher?Maggie:Ms.Davis?,butIlikeheralot.A.She'shumorousB.She'snicetomeShe'sabitstrangeD.She'sgoodatdancingDavid:Charles,couldyoudrivemetotherailwaystation?Charles:A.No,thanks.B.I'llbethereontime.C.Sure,whynot?D.Nevermind.Max:MysonhasbeenadmittedbyBeijingUniversity.Walt:Congratulations!Heissuchasmartboy.Max:.Yes,heisB.YouarerightC.ThankyouverymuchD.Don'tmentionitStudent:Doyoumindourperformingrock‘n'rollinthehall?Teacher:.A.No,you'dbetternotB.Ofcourse,it'sallowedhereC.Oh,I'dratheryoudidn'tactuallyD.I'dprefertolistentorock‘a'rollClerk:Excuseme,thisanon-smokingplace.Customer:A.Oh,I'msorry.B.Howcanyousaythat?C.That'sallright.D.That'simpossible.Waiter:Howwouldyoulikeyourcoffee?Customer:.A.It'swelldoneB.Verynice,thanksC.Withsugar,pleaseD.OnlyonecupVirginia:Whataboutgoingtodosomeshoppingthisafternoon?Rena:.Goahead,please.B.Goodidea!C.Me,too.D.Helpyourself.Carlos:Thankyouverymuch,MissJames.Thathelpedmealot.MissJames:,Carlos.A.Don'tthankmeB.Don'tmentionitC.I'mfineD.I'msorrySusan:I'mworried.Mysondoesn'tliketotalkwithme.Tracy:.Wewerealllikethatathisage.A.TakeiteasyB.ChangehismindC.Don'tquarrelwithhimD.Don'trefusehimNicolas:I'dliketodonatemoneytohelppoorchildrenatschool.TowhomshallIgivemyshare?LiMing:I'llaskaboutthatandletyouknow.A.Verywell.B.Whoknows?C.Thankyouallthesame.D.Italldepends.Kelvin:We'realmostfinishedwiththeprojectnow..Teresa:Actually,Iprefertokeepgoing.A.Let'shurryupB.We'vetootirednowC.WellbeontimeD.Let'sstopforabreakPartIIReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneJackBillabongisastockman.OneFridayafternoonhewasridingalongthetracktowardstheHendersonfarm.HewaslookingforaprizebullwhichhadescapedfromtheBorrogeepaddock.Hereachedthehillsandsawatoncethathecouldnotgofurther.Therehadbeenafireintheforestwhichhadgoneout.Buttheairwasstillfullofsmokeandfallentreeshadblockedthetrack.Jackwasjustgoingtoturnbackwhenhesawsomethingmovinginthesmoke.Hewaited.Itwasagirlonahorse,andshewasridingtowardshim.“There'sabadlyburntmanonthefhrm,"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."JackBillabongdidnotturnbackbecause.A.hehadn'tfoundthebullyetB.hesmeltaheavysmokeintheforestC.heknewtherewasaburntmanthereD.hesawsomethingmovingtowardshimWhywastheridebacktoBorrogeeterrible?BecauseJoewastiredout.Becausetheridestartedlateatnight.Becausetheydidn'thaveenoughcourage.BecausebothCathyandherponywereexhausted.CathyrefusedtotalktoreportersabouttheponywhenshewasinBorrogeeHospitalbecause.A.shedidn'tknowwhattosayB.JackaskedhernottotalktothemshewastooweaktosayanythingD.JoewouldwriteaboutitinhiswritingWhatdoestheword“flame"inthelastparagraphreferto?A.Jack.B.Thepony.C.Jack'shorse.D.Thefire.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthestory?A.RescueofJoeBrook.B.CourageofJackBillabong.C.LoveofaYoungGirl.D.HeroismofaLovelyPony.PassageTwoThefacesofelderly,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.Dr.Aikencutthebackgroundfromthephotosforthepurposeof.A.imitatingthecouples'lifeB.groupingthecouplesagainC.leavingnotraceforthetesteesD.givingthetesteesmorechancesTheunderlinedsentence“Theirjudgementswerenobetterthanchance"impliesthatthetestees.didagoodjobinmakingtheirchoices.haddifficultyinpickingoutthepartnershadnochancetomaketherightjudgementsdidbetterwiththefirstgroupthanwiththesecondTheunderlinedword“imitate"(inPara.2)hasasimilarmeaningtoA.copyB.changeC.knowD.sufferFromthepassagewecandrawtheconclusionthat.coupleswholookalikecanlivelongermostpartnershavebeenprovedtogrowaliketheinfluencebetweenpartnerscanbequitestronghappily-marriedcouplesareoftenricherthanothersThemainpurposeofthepassageisto.A.explainwhycouplesgrowalikeB.tellhowcoupleslikeeachotherC.discussthefunctionofmarriageD.describethelifeofhappilymarriedcouplesPassageThreeThethreebiggestliesinAmericaare:(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一chatbarofblackandwhitelinesinacornerofthepackage一andthenchecksthecodeagainstapriceliststoredinmemory.Ifthepricelistisright,you'llbechargedaccurately.Grocerystoresupdatethepricelisteachday一thatis,somebodysitsatakeyboardandtypesintheprices.Ifthepricetheytypeinistoohigh,thereareonlytwoexplanations:carelessnessordishonesty.Butsomehow“acomputererror"issupposedtoexcuseeverything.Onereasonweletpeoplehidebehindacomputeristhecommonmisperceptionthathuge,moderncomputersareelectricbrainwith“artificialintelligence."Atsomepointtheremightbeamachinewithintelligencebutnoneexiststoday.ThesmartestcomputeronEarthrightnowisnomoreintelligentthanyouraveragepen.Atthispointinthedevelopmentofcomputers,theonlythinganymachinecandoiswhatahumanhasinstructedittodo.Ofthethreelies,theoneaboutcomputeristheworstbecausethecomputeritseTOC\o"1-5"\h\zlf.A.saysnonsenseB.cheatscustomersC.cannotmaketheerrorD.doesnotadmititserrorAccordingtotheauthor,acomputerizedcashierisreallyjust.A.amachinetocountmoneyB.amachinetoreceivemoneyC.aninstrumenttoprintcodesD.aninstrumenttoreadcodesGrocerystorepricelistsareupdatedby.A.acomputerB.akeyboardC.anemployeeD.anelectricbrainThelastparagraphofthepassageimpliesthatcomputers.A.areverycleverB.nevermakemistakesC.haveagoodmemoryD.arecontrolledbymenWhichofthefollowingdescribesthemainideaofthepassage?Computersarestupidandinefficient.Computererrorsareduetoitsdishonesty.Computershelpstoresupdatethepricelist.Computererrorsareactuallyhumanerrors.PassageFourIcameacrossanoldcountryguidebooktheotherday.Itlistedallthetradesmenineachvillage,anditwasimpressivetoseethepastvarietyofserviceswhichwereavailableonone'sowndoorstepinthelateVictoriancountryside.NowadaysatravelerinruralEnglandmightconcludethattheonlyvillagetradesmenstillflourishingwereeithersellingfrozenfoodtothevillagersorsellingantiquestovisitors.Nevertheless,thiswouldreallybeafalseimpression.Onthesurface,therehasbeenadeclineofvillagecommerce,butitspo；Ourlocalgrocer'sshop,for；Hispricesmaybeabithigher；31.Nowadaysthecommercial；A.stillveryactiveB.quick；C.unabletoflourishD.pers；32.Thelocalgrocer'sshopi；A.thevillagecommerce,butitspowerisstillremarkable.Ourlocalgrocer'sshop,forexample,isactuallyexpandinginspiteofthecompetitionfromsupermarketsinthenearesttown.Womensensiblyprefertogothereandexchangethelocalnewswhiledoingtheirshopping,insteadofqueuingupatasupermarket.Andthegrocerknowswellthatpersonalservicehasaconsiderablecashvalue.Hispricesmaybeabithigherthanthoseinthetown,buthewilldeliveranythingatanytime.Hisassistantsthinknothingofbicyclingdownthevillagestreetintheirlunchhourtotakeapieceofcheesetoanoldretiredwomanwhosentherorderbywordofmouthwithafriendwhohappenedtobepassing.Therichercustomerstelephonetheirshoppinglistsandthegoodsareontheirdoorstepswithinanhour.Theyhaveonlytohintatafancyforsomecommodityoutsidetheusualstockandthegrocer,aredfaced-figure,instantlyobtainsitforthem.Nowadaysthecommercialservicesinthevillageare.stillveryactiveB.quicklydecliningC.unabletoflourishD.personaltovisitorsThelocalgrocer'sshopisexpandingbecause.A.thecompetitionthereisweakB.itisaplaceforwomentochatC.itprovidesgoodpersonalserviceD.thegoodstherearemorevaluableWhichofthefollowingistrueaboutthesupermarkets?A.PricestherearemuchhigherB.Customersoftenhavetoqueueup.C.Customerscanorderbytelephone.D.Theirpersonalservicesaresatisfactory.Howdothevillagegrocer'sassistantsfeelaboutgivingextraservice?A.Theydon'tthinkitatrouble.B.Theydon'tthinkitworthwhile.C.Theydon'tconsideritagooddeal.D.Theydon'tconsideritapleasantexperience.Onespecialfeatureofthevillageshopisthat.thereisaverywiderangeofgoodsavailablecustomerscanordergoodsbywordofmouthcustomerhavetoordergoodsonehourearlierthereisalistofgoodstobedeliveredtodoorstepsPartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence,markyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Duringtheheavystormlastweek,wehadtotakeunderaflyover.A.shadeB.shelterC.shadowD.shieldThethreemenwereassignedjobsaccordingtotheirabilities.A.respectfulB.respectableC.respectiveD.respectingScientistshavediscoveredthatmanyanimalsseemtobehighlytovarioussignalsassociatedwithearthquakes.A.sensibleB.sensualC.sentimentalD.sensitiveThelostcaroftheJohnsons'wasfoundinthewoodsoftheexpressway.A.vanishedB.scatteredC.rejectedD.abandonedOurguestswillbeguidedtosafetyfire.A.asaresultofB.incaseofC.inthesenseofD.forthesakeofIfyouwanttoringher,you'llhavetohernumberinthetelephonebook.A.lookatB.looktoC.lookthroughD.lookupUnderthefinancialcrisis,moresocialproblemsintheworldarecertainto.A.raiseB.ariseC.beraisedD.bearisenAfterhisretirement,helivespartlyonhisandpartlyontheinterestonhispostofficesavingsaccount.A.wagesB.salaryC.earningsD.pensionDuringthe,theaudiencestrolledandchattedinthelobby.A.intervalB.pauseC.interruptionD.gapMembershipintheUnitedNationsisopentoallpeace-lovingstateswhichaccepttheoftheCharter.A.debtB.obligationC.creditD.relianceTabletennisusedtobethemostpopularinChina.Butnowbasketballseemstobemoreattractive.A.gameB.matchC.playD.raceAsherhusbandisonabusinesstripandhersonisatschool,shefeelsrather.A.lonelyB.aloneC.singularD.singleWeneedtoourcampingthingsbeforewegoaway.A.choosefromB.tellfromC.sortoutD.setoutHeveryquicklyfromhisillness.A.recoveredB.discoveredC.uncoveredD.coveredIfthepolicehadactedwithmore,thedisastercouldhavebeenprevented.A.solutionB.determinationC.decisionD.hesitationHedoesnotasateacherofEnglish,forhispronunciationisfarfromperfect.A.qualifyB.equalC.matchD.deserveHisreplytothequestionshowedthathehadunderstooditverywell.A.proudB.importantC.tenseD.quickWhenhetriedtomakea,hefoundthatthehotelwasfullybooked.A.reservationB.demandC.claimD.policyIexpectthatshewillbeabletoourparticularneeds.A.supplyB.reachC.provideD.meetDuringJulyandAugusttherewasnorainforweeks.A.onendB.intheendC.atlastD.atlengthfortheirsupport,hewouldhavegonepenniless.A.IfitisnotB.IfitisC.WereitD.WereitnotThereinhisroom.A.aretoomanyfurnituresB.istoomuchfurnitureC.aretoomuchfurnitureD.istoomanyfurnituresImissthehillsidewefoundalotofwildflowers.A.onwhichB.bywhichC.inwhichD.forwhichNosoonerhadwereachedthetopofthehillweallsatdowntorest.A.whenB.thenC.thanD.untilBythetimeNeilArmstrongandEdwinAldrinwalkedonthemoonin1969,theremanyspaceexplorations.A.willhavebeenB.hadbeenC.havebeenD.mustbeIregrethardatschool,orIwouldhavepassedtheexam.A.tohavenotworkedB.havingnotworkedC.nottohaveworkedD.nothavingworkedWhenthemanwithglassescameintothehotel,Inoticeda_lookcomeoverthemanager'sface.A.surprisedB.surprisingC.surpriseD.surprisinglygetabetterscore,hehasbeenmakinggreateffortsinhislessons.A.SoastoB.InordertoC.SothatDInorderthatAsfarasIknow,theproductionofthisfactoryhasdoubledthisyear,andthequalityofitsproductshasbeenimproved.A.sincethenB.bythenC.untilnowD.aswell65AllisanEnglish-Chinesedictionary.A.thatyouneedB.whatyouneedC.whichyouneedD.thingsyouneeditsgoodperformance,themachineistooexpensive.A.BesidesB.ExceptforC.InspiteofD.ApartfromHelookssleepy.Hemusttobedverylatelastnight.A.begoneB.begoingC.goD.havegoneMrs.Whitebecameateacherin1990.Shefortwentyyearsbynextsummer.A.willteachB.wouldhavetaughtC.hasbeenteachingD.willhavetaughtSheisadriverasanyoneelse.A.asgoodasB.asagoodC.sogoodaD.soagoodYoumaywriteane-mailtomeorjustphoneme.willdo.A.EachB.EitherC.NeitherD.NoneFewpeopleknewhisreasonforquittinghisjobwashewantedtogoabroad.A.whetherB.whereC.whyD.thatTheteacheraskedmeustofinishwritingthecomposition.A.howlongwouldittakeB.howlongitwouldtakeC.howsoonwouldittakeD.howsoonitwouldtakeItwasthethirdtimethevillagersinterviewedbytheradiostation.A.havebeenB.hadbeenC.wereD.areShecameintotheroomquietlywakeherfriends.A.soasnottoB.soastonotC.notsoastoD.soshedoesnotIarrivedlate;Ithetraffictobesohea