2024年广东省学士学位英语历年真题附答案

广東學士學位英語历年真題考试附答案PaperOne试卷一90minutesPartIDialogueCompletion(15points)Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.Jenny:ShallIgoandtellMr.Fairbanksaboutourproposal?Jackie:___________.A.Yes,yougoB.Yes,goC.Yes,let’sD.Yes,please2.Mori:It’sapleasuretomeetyouhere.Kaco:__________.A.Pleasedtomeetyou,tooB.ThankyousomuchC.Ididn’texpecttoseeyouhereD.You’retoohospitable3.Williams:Excuseme.I’mlookingforapresentformyson.Ihavenoideawhattogethim,Canyouhelpme?Salesgirl:____________.A.OfcourseIcanB.No,Ican’tactuallyC.YoumustbuyhimaT-shirtD.Yes,IthinkaT-shirtwouldbeagoodidea4.Tim:Ihearyou’vebeentothebookfair.Howwasit?Susan:_____________.A.AbsolutelymarvelousB.VerymuchindeedC.NotnecessarilyD.Quitedisappointed5.Ed:Howdoyougetalongwithyournewmusicteacher?Maggie:Ms.Davis?__________,butIlikeheralot.A.She’shumorousB.She’snicetomeC.She’sabitstrangeD.She’sgoodatdancing6.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.YouarerightC.ThankyouverymuchD.Don’tmentionit8.Student:Doyoumindourperformingrock‘n’rollinthehall?Teacher:_________.A.No,you’dbetternotB.Ofcourse,it’sallowedhereC.Oh,I’dratheryoudidn’tactuallyD.I’dprefertolistentorock‘a’roll9.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,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.Don’tthankmeB.Don’tmentionitC.I’mfineD.I’msorry13.Susan:I’mworried.Mysondoesn’tliketotalkwithme.Tracy:___________.Wewerealllikethatathisage.A.TakeiteasyB.ChangehismindC.Don’tquarrelwithhimD.Don’trefusehim14.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’vetootirednowC.WellbeontimeD.Let’sstopforabreakPartIIReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneJackBillabongisastockman.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.hesmeltaheavysmokeintheforestC.heknewtherewasaburntmanthereD.hesawsomethingmovingtowardshim17.WhywastheridebacktoBorrogeeterrible?A.BecauseJoewastiredout.B.Becausetheridestartedlateatnight.C.Becausetheydidn’thaveenoughcourage.D.BecausebothCathyandherponywereexhausted.18.CathyrefusedtotalktoreportersabouttheponywhenshewasinBorrogeeHospitalbecause____________.A.shedidn’tknowwhattosayB.JackaskedhernottotalktothemC.shewastooweaktosayanythingD.Joewouldwriteaboutitinhiswriting19.Whatdoestheword“flame”inthelastparagraphreferto?A.Jack.B.Thepony.C.Jack’shorse.D.Thefire.20.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.21.Dr.Aikencutthebackgroundfromthephotosforthepurposeof__________.A.imitatingthecouples’lifeB.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)“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.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,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.quicklydecliningC.unabletoflourishD.personaltovisitors32.Thelocalgrocer’sshopisexpandingbecause_____________.A.thecompetitionthereisweakB.itisaplaceforwomentochatC.itprovidesgoodpersonalserviceD.thegoodstherearemorevaluable33.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.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.ThelostcaroftheJohnsons’wasfound__________inthewoodsoftheexpressway.A.vanishedB.scatteredC.rejectedD.abandoned40.Ourguestswillbeguidedtosafety_________fire.A.asaresultofB.incaseofC.inthesenseofD.forthesakeof41.Ifyouwanttoringher,you’llhaveto_________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.deserve52.His__________replytothequestionshowedthathehadunderstooditverywell.A.proudB.importantC.tenseD.quick53.Whenhetriedtomakea__________,hefoundthatthehotelwasfullybooked.A.reservationB.demandC.claimD.policy54.Iexpectthatshewillbeableto_________ourparticularneeds.A.supplyB.reachC.provideD.meet55.DuringJulyandAugusttherewasnorainforweeks__________.A.onendB.intheendC.atlastD.atlength56.____________fortheirsupport,hewouldhavegonepenniless.A.IfitisnotB.IfitisC.WereitD.Wereitnot57.There__________inhisroom.A.aretoomanyfurnituresB.istoomuchfurnitureC.aretoomuchfurnitureD.istoomanyfurnitures58.Imissthehillside___________wefoundalotofwildflowers.A.onwhichB.bywhichC.inwhichD.forwhich59.Nosoonerhadwereachedthetopofthehill__________weallsatdowntorest.A.whenB.thenC.thanD.until60.BythetimeNeilArmstrongandEdwinAldrinwalkedonthemoonin1969,there________manyspaceexplorations.A.willhavebeenB.hadbeenC.havebeenD.mustbe61.Iregret__________hardatschool,orIwouldhavepassedtheexam.A.tohavenotworkedB.havingnotworkedC.nottohaveworkedD.nothavingworked62.Whenthemanwithglassescameintothehotel,Inoticeda__________lookcomeoverthemanager’sface.A.surprisedB.surprisingC.surpriseD.surprisingly63.__________getabetterscore,hehasbeenmakinggreateffortsinhislessons.A.SoastoB.InordertoC.SothatDInorderthat64.AsfarasIknow,theproductionofthisfactoryhasdoubledthisyear,andthequalityofitsproductshasbeenimproved__________.A.sincethenB.bythenC.untilnowD.aswell65All__________isanEnglish-Chinesedictionary.A.thatyouneedB.whatyouneedC.whichyouneedD.thingsyouneed66._________itsgoodperformance,themachineistooexpensive.A.BesidesB.ExceptforC.InspiteofD.Apartfrom67.Helookssleepy.Hemust_________tobedverylatelastnight.A.begoneB.begoingC.goD.havegone68.Mrs.Whitebecameateacherin1990.She_________fortwentyyearsbynextsummer.A.willteachB.wouldhavetaughtC.hasbeenteachingD.willhavetaught69.Sheis__________adriverasanyoneelse.A.asgoodasB.asagoodC.sogoodaD.soagood70.Youmaywriteane-mailtomeorjustphoneme.__________willdo.A.EachB.EitherC.NeitherD.None71.Fewpeopleknewhisreasonforquittinghisjobwas_________hewantedtogoabroad.A.whetherB.whereC.whyD.that72.Theteacheraskedme__________ustofinishwritingthecomposition.A.howlongwouldittakeB.howlongitwouldtakeC.howsoonwouldittakeD.howsoonitwouldtake73.Itwasthethirdtimethevillagers_________interviewedbytheradiostation.A.havebeenB.hadbeenC.wereD.are74.Shecameintotheroomquietly__________wakeherfriends.A.soasnottoB.soastonotC.notsoastoD.soshedoesnot75.Iarrivedlate;I__________thetraffictobesoheavythismorning.A.wasn’texpectingB.wouldn’texpectC.haven’texpectedD.hadn’texpecte