广东省学位英语试题和答案.docx

1、广东省学位英语试题和答案2013年广东省学位英语考试试卷及答案Paper One 试卷一（90 minutes）Part I Dialogue Completion (15 points)Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with

2、a single line through the center.1. Jenny: Shall I go and tell Mr. Fairbanks about our proposalJackie: _.A. Yes, you go B. Yes, go C. Yes, lets D. Yes, please2. Mori: Its a pleasure to meet you here.Kaco: _.A. Pleased to meet you, too B. Thank you so muchC. I didnt expect to see you here D. Youre to

3、o hospitable3. Williams: Excuse me. Im looking for a present for my son. I have no idea what to get him, Can you help meSales girl: _.A. Of course I canB. No, I cant actuallyC. You must buy him a T-shirtD. Yes, I think a T-shirt would be a good idea4. Tim: I hear youve been to the book fair. How was

4、 itSusan: _.A. Absolutely marvelous B. Very much indeedC. Not necessarily D. Quite disappointed5. Ed: How do you get along with your new music teacherMaggie: Ms. Davis _, but I like her a lot.A. Shes humorous B. Shes nice to meC. Shes a bit strange D. Shes good at dancing6. David: Charles, could you

5、 drive me to the railway stationCharles: _A. No, thanks. B. Ill be there on time.C. Sure, why not D. Never mind.7. Max: My son has been admitted by Beijing University.Walt: Congratulations! He is such a smart boy.Max: _.A. Yes, he is B. You are rightC. Thank you very much D. Dont mention it8. Studen

6、t: Do you mind our performing rock n roll in the hallTeacher: _.A. No, youd better not B. Of course, its allowed hereC. Oh, Id rather you didnt actually D. Id prefer to listen to rock a roll9. Clerk: Excuse me, this a non-smoking place.Customer: _A. Oh, Im sorry. B. How can you say thatC. Thats all

7、right. D. Thats impossible.10. Waiter: How would you like your coffeeCustomer: _.A. Its well done B. Very nice, thanksC. With sugar, please D. Only one cup11. Virginia: What about going to do some shopping this afternoonRena: _.A. Go ahead, please. B. Good idea!C. Me, too. D. Help yourself.12. Carlo

8、s: Thank you very much, Miss James. That helped me a lot.Miss James: _, Carlos.A. Dont thank me B. Dont mention itC. Im fine D. Im sorry13. Susan: Im worried. My son doesnt like to talk with me.Tracy: _. We were all like that at his age.A. Take it easy B. Change his mindC. Dont quarrel with him D. D

9、ont refuse him14. Nicolas: Id like to donate money to help poor children at school. To whom shall I give my shareLi Ming: _ Ill ask about that and let you know.A. Very well. B. Who knowsC. Thank you all the same. D. It all depends.15. Kelvin: Were almost finished with the project now. _.Teresa: Actu

10、ally, I prefer to keep going.A. Lets hurry up B. Weve too tired nowC. Wellbe on time D. Lets stop for a breakPart II Reading Comprehension (40 points)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4

11、choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.Passage OneJack Billabong is a stockman. One Friday afternoon he was riding along the track towards the Henderson farm. He was looking for a prize bull which had escaped f

12、rom the Borrogee paddock. He reached the hills and saw at once that he could not go further.There had been a fire in the forest which had gone out. But the air was still full of smoke and fallen trees had blocked the track. Jack was just going to turn back when he saw something moving in the smoke.

13、He waited. It was a girl on a horse, and she was riding towards him. “Theres a badly burnt man on the farm,” the girl shouted. “He saved my life. Please help me to save him.”The girl was Cathy Henderson. She had been on horseback for two hours. She had to jump over fallen trees that were still burni

14、ng. Her pony had fallen with her twice. She was thirsty and almost dead from want of sleep. But she rode back to the farm with Jack immediately.Joe Brook was unconscious when they reached him. They lifted him onto Jacks horse. The ride back to Borrogee was terrible. Cathy was so tired that Jack had

15、to tie her to her pony. The pony was tired too, but its courage was astonishing. It followed Jack right to Borrogee Hospital. Nobody saw them arrive because it was night.“Ive never seen a horse like that pony,” Jack said. Cathy praised Jack Billabong, but she refused to say anything about the pony,

16、“Joe will write about her in his story,” she said.But she did say one thing: “If flame hadnt returned to the farm that afternoon, Joe and I would have died.”16. Jack Billabong did not turn back because _.A. he hadnt found the bull yet B. he smelt a heavy smoke in the forestC. he knew there was a bur

17、nt man there D. he saw something moving towards him17. Why was the ride back to Borrogee terribleA. Because Joe was tired out.B. Because the ride started late at night.C. Because they didnt have enough courage.D. Because both Cathy and her pony were exhausted.18. Cathy refused to talk to reporters a

18、bout the pony when she was in Borrogee Hospitalbecause _.A. she didnt know what to say B. Jack asked her not to talk to themC. she was too weak to say anything D. Joe would write about it in his writing19. What does the word “flame” in the last paragraph refer toA. Jack. B. The pony. C. Jacks horse.

19、 D. The fire.20. Which of the following is the best title of the storyA. Rescue of Joe Brook. B. Courage of Jack Billabong.C. Love of a Young Girl. D. Heroism of a Lovely Pony.Passage TwoThe faces of elderly, happily-married people sometimes resemble each other. Dr. Aiken studied a number of couples

20、 who had been married for at least twenty-five years. Each couple provided four photographsone photo of each partner at the time of their marriage and another photo of each partner twenty-five or more years later. All background was cut from the photos to remove any clues. The photos were then displ

21、ayed in groups: a random grouping of the persons at the time of their marriage and another random grouping of the same persons who took photographs later. Some testees were asked to pick out the partners. They failed totally with the first group. Their judgements were no better than chance. But with

22、 the photos taken twenty-five or more years after the marriage, the testees were quite successful with the most happily-married couples.Dr. Aiken believes there are several reasons why couples grow alike. One reason has something to do with imitation. One person tends to copy or do the same as someo

23、ne else without knowing it. He says human begins to imitate the expressions of the faces of their loved ones. “Another possible reason,” he says, “is the common experience of the couples.” There is a tendency for people who have the same life experience to change their faces in similar ways. For exa

24、mple, if a couple have suffered from a lot of sad experiences, their faces are likely to change in a similar way.21. Dr. Aiken cut the background from the photos for the purpose of _.A. imitating the couples life B. grouping the couples againC. leaving no trace for the testees D. giving the testees

25、more chances22. The underlined sentence “Their judgements were no better than chance” implies that the testees _.A. did a good job in making their choices.B. had difficulty in picking out the partnersC. had no chance to make the right judgementsD. did better with the first group than with the second

26、23. The underlined word “imitate” (in Para. 2) has a similar meaning to _.A. copy B. change C. know D. suffer24. From the passage we can draw the conclusion that _.A. couples who look alike can live longerB. most partners have been proved to grow alikeC. the influence between partners can be quite s

27、trongD. happily-married couples are often richer than others25. The main purpose of the passage is to _.A. explain why couples grow alike B. tell how couples like each otherC. discuss the function of marriage D. describe the life of happily married couplesPassage ThreeThe three biggest lies in Ameri

28、ca are: (1) “The check is in the mail”, (2) “Of course Ill respect you in the morning”, and (3) “It was a computer error.”Of these three little white lies, the worst is the third. Its the only one that can never be true. Today, if a bank statement cheats you out of $ 900 that way, you know what the

29、clerk is sure to say,” It was a computer error.” Nonsense. The computer is reporting nothing more than what the clerk typed into it.The most annoying case of all is when the computerized cashier in the grocery store shows that an item costs more than it actually does. If the innocent buyer points ou

30、t the mistake, the checker, bagger, and manager all come together and offer the familiar explanation: “It was a compute error.”It wasnt, of course that computerized cashier is really nothing more than an electric event. The eye reads the Universal Product Codechat bar of black and white lines in a c

31、orner of the packageand then checks the code against a price list stored in memory. If the price list is right, youll be charged accurately.Grocery stores update the price list each daythat is, somebody sits at a keyboard and types in the prices. If the price they type in is too high, there are only two explanations: carelessness or dishonesty. But somehow “a computer error” is supposed to excuse everything.One reason we let people hide behind a computer is the common misp