广东省学士学位英语历年真题附答案

2016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,eachfollowed

by4choicesmarkedAfBfCandD.Choosethebestonetocompletethe

dialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasingleline

throughthecenter.

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.Tmlookingforapresentformyson.Ihavenoidea

whattogethim,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?rbutIlikeheralot.

A.She'shumorousB.She'snicetome

C.She*sabitstrangeD.She'sgoodatdancing

6.David:Charles,couldyoudrivemetotherailwaystation?

Charles:____________

A.No,thanks.B.fIIbethereontime.

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.Nofyou'dbetternotB.Ofcourse,ifsallowedhere

C.Oh,Fdratheryoudidn'tactuallyD.Tdprefertolistentorock'a'roll

9.Clerk:Excuseme,thisanon-smokingplace.

Customer:

A.Oh,fmsorry.B.Howcanyousaythat?

CThat'sallright.D.That'simpossible.

10.Waiter:Howwouldyoulikeyourcoffee?

Customer:1

A.It/swelldoneB.Verynice,thanks

C.Withsugar,pleaseD.Onlyonecup

11.Virginia:Whataboutgoingtodosomeshoppingthisafternoon?

Rena:1

A.Goahead,please.B.Goodidea!

C.Me,too.D.Helpyourself.

12.Carlos:Thankyouverymuch,MissJames.Thathelpedmealot.

MissJames:一一,Carlos.

A.Don*tthankmeB.Donrtmentionit

C.FmfineD.fmsorry

13.Susan:Fmworried.Mysondoesn1tliketotalkwithme.

Tracy:.Wewerealllikethatathisage.

A.TakeiteasyB.Changehismind

CDon'tquarrelwithhimD.Don,trefusehim

14.Nicolas:Vdliketodonatemoneytohelppoorchildrenatschool.To

whomshallIgivemyshare?

LiMing:FIIaskaboutthatandletyouknow.

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.Eachofthepassagesisfollowed

by5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choices

markedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestoneandmarkyouransweronthe

ANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter

PassageOne

JackBillabongisastockman.OneFridayafternoonhewasridingalongthe

tracktowardstheHendersonfarm.Hewaslookingforaprizebullwhichhad

escapedfromtheBorrogeepaddock.Hereachedthehillsandsawatoncethat

hecouldnotgofurther.

TherehadbeenafireintheforestwhichhadgoneoutButtheairwasstillfull

ofsmokeandfallentreeshadblockedthetrack.Jackwasjustgoingtoturn

backwhenhesawsomethingmovinginthesmoke.Hewaited.Itwasagirlon

ahorse,andshewasridingtowardshim."There'sabadlyburntmanonthe

farm/thegirlshouted."Hesavedmylife.Pleasehelpmetosavehim/

ThegirlwasCathyHenderson.Shehadbeenonhorsebackfortwohours.She

hadtojumpoverfallentreesthatwerestillburning.Herponyhadfallenwith

hertwice.Shewasthirstyandalmostdeadfromwantofsleep.Butsherode

backtothefarmwithJackimmediately.

JoeBrookwasunconsciouswhentheyreachedhim.Theyliftedhimonto

Jack'shorse.TheridebacktoBorrogeewasterrible.Cathywassotiredthat

Jackhadtotiehertoherpony.Theponywastiredtoo；butitscouragewas

astonishing.ItfollowedJackrighttoBorrogeeHospital.Nobodysawthem

arrivebecauseitwasnight.

"I'veneverseenahorselikethatpony,“Jacksaid.CathypraisedJack

Billabong,butsherefusedtosayanythingaboutthepony,Joewillwrite

aboutherinhisstory/shesaid.

Butshedidsayonething:"Ifflamehadn'treturnedtothefarmthat

afternoon,JoeandIwouldhavedied.”

16.JackBillabongdidnotturnbackbecause.

A.hehadn'tfoundthebullyetB.hesmeltaheavysmokeintheforest

C.heknewtherewasaburntmanthereD.hesawsomethingmovingtowards

him

17.WhywastheridebacktoBorrogeeterrible?

A.BecauseJoewastiredout.

B.Becausetheridestartedlateatnight.

C.Becausetheydidn'thaveenoughcourage.

D.BecausebothCathyandherponywereexhausted.

18.Cathyrefusedtotalktoreportersabouttheponywhenshewasin

BorrogeeHospitalbecause.

A.shedidn'tknowwhattosayB.Jackaskedhernottotalktothem

C.shewastooweaktosayanythingD.Joewouldwriteaboutitinhiswriting

19.Whatdoestheword"flame"inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.Jack.B.Thepony.CJack'shorse.D.Thefire.

20.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthestory?

A.RescueofJoeBrook.B.CourageofJackBillabong.

C.LoveofaYoungGirl.D.HeroismofaLovelyPony.

PassageTwo

Thefacesofelderly,happily-marriedpeoplesometimesresembleeachother.

Dr.Aikenstudiedanumberofcoupleswhohadbeenmarriedforatleast

twenty-fiveyears.Eachcoupleprovidedfourphotographs-onephotoofeach

partneratthetimeoftheirmarriageandanotherphotoofeachpartner

twenty-fiveormoreyearslater.Allbackgroundwascutfromthephotostoremove

anydues.Thephotoswerethendisplayedingroups:arandomgroupingofthe

personsatthetimeoftheirmarriageandanotherrandomgroupingofthesame

personswhotookphotographslater.Sometesteeswereaskedtopickoutthe

partners.Theyfailedtotallywiththefirstgroup.Theirjudgementswerenobetter

thanchance.Butwiththephotostakentwenty-fiveormoreyearsafterthe

marriage；thetesteeswerequitesuccessfulwiththemosthappily-marriedcouples.

Dr.Aikenbelievesthereareseveralreasonswhycouplesgrowalike.One

reasonhassomethingtodowithimitation.Onepersontendstocopyordothe

sameassomeoneelsewithoutknowingit.Hesayshumanbeginstoimitatethe

expressionsofthefacesoftheirlovedones."Anotherpossiblereason；hesays,

“isthecommonexperienceofthecouples/Thereisatendencyforpeoplewho

havethesamelifeexperiencetochangetheirfacesinsimilarways.Forexample,if

acouplehavesufferedfromalotofsadexperiences,theirfacesarelikelyto

changeinasimilarway.

21.Dr.Aikencutthebackgroundfromthephotosforthepurposeof.

A.imitatingthecouples,lifeB.groupingthecouplesagain

C.leavingnotraceforthetesteesD.givingthetesteesmorechances

22.Theunderlinedsentence“Theirjudgementswerenobetterthan

chance"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.describethelifeofhappilymarried

couples

PassageThree

ThethreebiggestliesinAmericaare:(1)"Thecheckisinthemail”,(2)"Of

courseFIIrespectyouinthemorning”,and(3)"Itwasacomputererror/

Ofthesethreelittlewhitelies,theworstisthethird.Itstheonlyonethatcan

neverbetrue.Today,ifabankstatementcheatsyououtof$900thatway,you

knowwhattheclerkissuretosay/Itwasacomputererror/Nonsense.The

computerisreportingnothingmorethanwhattheclerktypedintoit.

Themostannoyingcaseofalliswhenthecomputerizedcashierinthegrocery

storeshowsthatanitemcostsmorethanitactuallydoes.Iftheinnocentbuyer

pointsoutthemistake,thechecker,bagger,andmanagerallcometogetherand

offerthefamiliarexplanation;"Itwasacomputeerror/

Itwasn1t；ofcoursethatcomputerizedcashierisreallynothingmorethanan

electricevent.TheeyereadstheUniversalProductCode—chatbarofblackand

whitelinesinacornerofthepackage—andthenchecksthecodeagainstaprice

liststoredinmemory.Ifthepricelistisright,you'IIbechargedaccurately.

Grocerystoresupdatethepricelisteachday-thatis,somebodysitsata

keyboardandtypesintheprices.Ifthepricetheytypeinistoohigh；thereareonly

twoexplanations:carelessnessordishonesty.Butsomehow"acomputererror”

issupposedtoexcuseeverything.

Onereasonweletpeoplehidebehindacomputeristhecommon

misperceptionthathuge,moderncomputersareelectricbrainwithArtificial

intelligence/Atsomepointtheremightbeamachinewithintelligencebutnone

existstoday.ThesmartestcomputeronEarthrightnowisnomoreintelligentthan

youraveragepen.Atthispointinthedevelopmentofcomputers,theonlything

anymachinecandoiswhatahumanhasinstructedittodo.

26.Ofthethreelies,theoneaboutcomputeristheworstbecausethe

computeritself.

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.Itlistedallthe

tradesmenineachvillage,anditwasimpressivetoseethepastvarietyofservices

whichwereavailableonone1sowndoorstepinthelateVictoriancountryside.

NowadaysatravelerinruralEnglandmightconcludethattheonlyvillage

tradesmenstillflourishingwereeithersellingfrozenfoodtothevillagersorselling

antiquestovisitors.Nevertheless,thiswouldreallybeafalseimpression.Onthe

surface,therehasbeenadeclineofvillagecommerce,butitspowerisstill

remarkable.

Ourlocalgrocer'sshop,forexample,isactuallyexpandinginspiteofthe

competitionfromsupermarketsinthenearesttown.Womensensiblyprefertogo

thereandexchangethelocalnewswhiledoingtheirshopping,insteadofqueuing

upatasupermarket.Andthegrocerknowswellthatpersonalservicehasa

considerablecashvalue.

Hispricesmaybeabithigherthanthoseinthetown,buthewilldeliver

anythingatanytime,Hisassistantsthinknothingofbicyclingdownthevillage

streetintheirlunchhourtotakeapieceofcheesetoanoldretiredwomanwho

sentherorderbywordofmouthwithafriendwhohappenedtobepassing.The

richercustomerstelephonetheirshoppinglistsandthegoodsareontheir

doorstepswithinanhour.Theyhaveonlytohintatafancyforsomecommodity

outsidetheusualstockandthegrocer,aredfaced-figure,instantlyobtainsitfor

them.

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.Theirpersonalservicesare

satisfactory4

34.Howdothevillagegrocer'sassistantsfeelaboutgivingextraservice?

A.Theydon1tthinkitatrouble.B.Theydonftthinkitworthwhile.

C.Theydon1tconsideritagooddeal.D.Theydon'tconsideritapleasant

experience,

35.Onespecialfeatureofthevillageshopisthat.

A.thereisaverywiderangeofgoodsavailable

B.customerscanordergoodsbywordofmouth

C.customerhavetoordergoodsonehourearlier

D.thereisalistofgoodstobedeliveredtodoorsteps

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20points)

Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentence

thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthe

sentence,markyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthe

center.

36.Duringtheheavystormlastweek；wehadtotakeunderaflyover.

A.shadeB.shelterC.shadowD.shield

37.Thethreemenwereassignedjobsaccordingtotheirabilities.

A.respectfulB.respectableC.respectiveD.respecting

38.Scientistshavediscoveredthatmanyanimalsseemtobehighly

tovarioussignalsassociatedwithearthquakes.

A.sensibleB.sensualC.sentimentalD.sensitive

39.ThelostcaroftheJohnsons'wasfoundinthewoodsofthe

expressway.

A.vanishedB.scatteredC.rejectedD.abandoned

40.Ourguestswillbeguidedtosafetyfire.

A.asaresultofB.incaseofC.inthesenseofD.forthesakeof

41.Ifyouwanttoringhenyou'IIhavetohernumberinthe

telephonebook.

A.lookatB.looktoC.lookthroughD.lookup

42.Underthefinancialcrisis,moresocialproblemsintheworldarecertainto

A.raiseB.ariseC.beraisedD.bearisen

43.Afterhisretirement,helivespartlyonhisandpartlyonthe

interestonhispostofficesavingsaccount.

A.wagesB.salaryC.earningsD.pension

44.Duringthe,theaudiencestrolledandchattedinthelobby.

A.intervalB.pauseC.interruptionD.gap

45.MembershipintheUnitedNationsisopentoallpeace-lovingstateswhich

accepttheoftheCharter.

A.debtB.obligationC.creditD.reliance

46.TabletennisusedtobethemostpopularinChina.Butnow

basketballseemstobemoreattractive.

A.gameB.matchC.playD.race

47.Asherhusbandisonabusinesstripandhersonisatschool,shefeels

rather.

A.lonelyB.aloneC.singularD.single

48.Weneedtoourcampingthingsbeforewegoaway.

A.choosefromB.tellfromC.sortoutD.setout

49.Heveryquicklyfromhisillness.

A.recoveredB.discoveredC.uncoveredD.covered

50.Ifthepolicehadactedwithmore,thedisastercouldhavebeen

prevented.

A.solutionB,determinationCdecisionD.hesitation

51.HedoesnotasateacherofEnglish,forhispronunciationisfar

fromperfect.

A.qualifyB.equalC.matchD.deserve

52.Hisreplytothequestionshowedthathehadunderstooditvery

v/ell.

A.proudB.importantC.tenseD.quick

53.Whenhetriedtomakea,hefoundthatthehotelwasfully

booked.

A.reservationB.demandC.claimD.policy

54.1expectthatshewillbeabletoourparticularneeds.

A.supplyB.reachC.provideD.meet

55.DuringJulyandAugusttherewasnorainforweeks.

A.onendB.intheendC.atlastD.atlength

56.fortheirsupport,hewouldhavegonepenniless.

A.IfitisnotB.IfitisC.WereitD.Wereitnot

57.Thereinhisroom.

A.aretoomanyfurnituresB.istoomuchfurniture

C.aretoomuchfurnitureD.istoomanyfurnitures

58.1missthehillsidewefoundalotofwildflowers.

A.onwhichB.bywhichC.inwhichD.forwhich

59.Nosoonerhadwereachedthetopofthehillweallsatdownto

rest.

A.whenB.thenC.thanD.until

60.BythetimeNeilArmstrongandEdwinAldrinwalkedonthemoonin1969,

theremanyspaceexplorations.

A.willhavebeenB.hadbeenC.havebeenD.mustbe

61.1regrethardatschool,orIwouldhavepassedtheexam.

A.tohavenotworkedB.havingnotworked

C.nottohaveworkedD.nothavingworked

62.Whenthemanwithglassescameintothehotel,Inoticedalook

comeoverthemanager1sface.

A.surprisedB.surprisingC.surpriseD.surprisingly

63.getabetterscore,hehasbeenmakinggreateffortsinhis

lessons.

A.SoastoB.InordertoC.SothatDInorderthat

64.AsfarasIknow,theproductionofthisfactoryhasdoubledthisyear,and

thequalityofitsproductshasbeenimproved.

A.sincethenB.bythenC.untilnowD.aswell

65AllisanEnglish-Chinesedictionary.

A.thatyouneedB.whatyouneedC.whichyouneedD.thingsyouneed

66.itsgoodperformance,themachineistooexpensive.

A.BesidesB.ExceptforC.InspiteofD.Apartfrom

67.Helookssleepy.Hemusttobedverylatelastnight.

A.begoneB.begoingC.goD.havegone

68.Mrs.Whitebecameateacherin1990.Shefortwentyyearsby

nextsummer.

A.willteachB.wouldhavetaughtC.hasbeenteachingD.willhavetaught

69.Sheisadriverasanyoneelse.

A.asgoodasB.asagoodC.sogoodaD.soagood

70.Youmaywriteane-mailtomeorjustphoneme.willdo.

A.EachB.EitherC.NeitherD.None

71.Fewpeopleknewhisreasonforquittinghisjobwashewantedto

goabroad.

A,whetherB,whereC,whyD,that

72.Theteacheraskedmeustofinishwritingthecomposition.

A.howlongwouldittakeB.howlongitwouldtake

C.howsoonwouldittakeD.howsoonitwouldtake

73.Itwasthethirdtimethevillagersinterviewedbytheradiostation.

A.havebeenB.hadbeenC.wereD.are

74.Shecameintotheroomquietlywakeherfriends.

A.soasnottoB.soastonotC.notsoastoD.soshedoesnot

75.1arrivedlate;I一.-thetraffictobesoheavythismorning.

A.wasn1texpectingB.wouldn1texpect

C.haven'texpectedD.hadn7texpected

PartIVClozeTest(10points)

Directions: