广东学位英语考试真题及答案解析Word文件下载.docx

1、A. Thats ridiculous.B. Thats funnyC. Thats coolD. Thats great【答案】B【解析】简说“我的手表每天快十分钟”。玛丽说：“真有趣，我的手表每天慢十分钟。”3. Jennifer: Its freezing outside! _ I thought this cold front was supposed to pass.Gabricla: Yeah, I thought so too. Thats what I read online this morning.A. I havent read the weather report.B.

2、 The weather report was rightC. What happened to the weather report?D. I should have read the weather report.【答案】C【解析】“What happened to the weather report?”意思为“天气预报怎么了？4. Tony: Welcome back, Monica. How are you?Monica: Im OK. _A. You are welcome!B. Fancy meeting you thereC. Arent you happy?D. Thank

3、you for asking【答案】D【解析】由问句“你好吗？”，可知回答为“我很好，谢谢询问。5. Ruby: Hello, this is Information. Can I help you?Dora: _A. Im calling to make a complaint.B. Can you tell me your name?C. OK, thank you for your helpD. Thats very kind of you.【解析】由“Can I help you?（我能为您效劳吗？）”；“Im calling to make a complaint.（我打电话是想投诉

4、）”6. Steve: Would you like anything to drink? I have Sprite and orange juice.Bob:A. Im terribly sorry about that.B. How can it be?C. Thats quite alrightD. Sprite would be fine.【解析】问句：“你想喝点什么吗？我有雪碧和橘子汁”。回答“橘子汁就好。7. Jane: Why dont we play tennis this afternoon?Bill:A. Sounds like an excellent job.B. T

5、hats a brilliant idea.C. Im sure it isnt so bad.D. Of course we do【解析】问句“今天下午我们为什么不打网球呢？”。回答“那是个好主意。8. Louis: Can I have some information about the health club?A. Yes, you doB. Go aheadC. Thats a good ideaD. Yes, certainly【解析】问句“我能了解一些有关这个健康俱乐部的信息吗？回答“是的，当然了。9. Mori: This looks a great party. Thanks

6、 for inviting me.Susan:A. Never mind.B. Glad you could make itC. Dont bother with that.D. Id better ask you.【解析】“这看起来是个很棒的聚会。谢谢你邀请我。”；“很高兴你能来。10. Julie: Im going to the supermarket to pick up food and drink for Saturdays picnic. Any suggestions?Jack:A. Im all ears to youB. I wouldnt mind thatC. Id r

7、ather notD. Its up to you【解析】“有任何建议吗？”对应“由你来决定。11. Bruce: Ive been going to the gym for half a year now!Alice: _ You look so fit. And no more beer belly!A. I can say so.B. Its that right?C. I can tell.D. Is it possible?【解析】“我已经去健身房半年了。”对应“我看得出来。你看上去如此健康。12. Joan: Why are you so late?Michael: _ I lef

8、t them in the car.A. I couldnt find my car keysB. You know what happened?C. I didnt catch the busD. My car was out of order【解析】问句“你怎么这么晚？”回答“我找不到我的车钥匙，我把它们落在车里了。13. Terri: Derrick, dont you think you should take a vacation? Even one or two days would be fine.Derrick: _ Theres too much work.A. No way

9、B. Thats rightC. It is likelyD. I think so【解析】“德里克，你不认为你应该度假吗？即使是一到两天就可以。“绝对不可能。有太多工作。14. Donald: Lets eat out, shall we?Debra: Ive gone through my paycheck for the week already _ Dont worry about it. Its my treat.A. You said it!B. I couldnt agree moreC. Im brokeD. No problem【解析】“让我们出去吃，好吗？“我身无分文”。1

10、5. Timothy: Stanley, theres a Mr. Miller on the phone who wants to talk to you.Stanley: _ Can you ask him to hold? Tell him Ill talk with him in a few seconds.A. Who is Mr. Miller?B. Im busy at the momentC. I dont know himD. Whats happened?【解析】“斯坦利，有个米勒先生找你接电话。“我现在很忙。你能叫他别挂电话吗？Part II Reading Compre

11、hension （40ponts） there are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D, choose the best and mark your answer on the ANSEWR SHEET.Passage OneHave you ever heard of a pawpaw（木瓜）? If not, do

12、 not feel bad. Many Americans do not know of the fruit, although it is native to the U.S.Once, however, it was one of the most popular fruits in North America. Happily, those who love the pawpaw are trying to return it to its former position in American foods.A pawpaw is a tropical fruit that used t

13、o be grown along the East Coast from New York to Florida and all over the eastern U.S.At one time, it could be found as far west as Nebraska.The pawpaw was an important food for Native Americans and even early European settlers. Pawpaws reportedly were a favorite treat of George Washington, the firs

14、t U.S. president, who especially liked them cold. Thomas Jefferson, the third U.S. president, was also s fan of the fruit. He planted papaws at his home in Virginia. He also sent pawpaw seeds to his friends in France, American explorers Lewis and Clark wrote in their journals about the pawpaw.The pa

15、wpaw is difficult to be sold commercially. The fruit requires a very special environment-low, wet areas that sometimes flood. It has a very short harvest season, from two to three weeks in September and October. In addition, the fruit is good to eat for only two to three days after harvesting. This

16、makes it hard to sell anywhere distant from the pawpaw tree it comes from.Planters are again growing pawpaw trees and harvesting the fruit. In several states farmers have organized “pawpaw festivals” to reintroduce people to food. At such a festival in Maryland recently, farmers displayed different

17、products made with pawpaws, like pawpaw jams, pies, ice-cream and beer.16. Many American people do not know that the pawpaw _A. Was once popular in the U.S.B. Is native to the U.S. onlyC. Has become popular againD. Is a healthy fruit【解析】根据文章“Many Americans do not know of the fruit, although it is na

18、tive to the U.S.”可以得出答案。17. The pawpaw used to be found mainly _A. Around NebraskaB. In the eastern U.S.C. All over FloridaD. In New York suburbs【解析】根据文章“A pawpaw is a tropical fruit that used to be grown along the East Coast from New York to Florida and all over the eastern U.S.”可以得出答案。18. George W

19、ashington and Thomas Jefferson are mentioned in paragraph 3 as _A. American explorersB. Famous politiciansC. Early pawpaw plantersD. Pawpaw lovers【解析】根据文章“Pawpaws reportedly were a favorite treat of George Washington, the first U.S. president, who especially liked them cold. Thomas Jefferson, the th

20、ird U.S. president, was also s fan of the fruit.”可以得到答案。19. It is difficult to sell the pawpaw on a large scale for the following reasons EXCPEPT that the fruit _A. Requires a very special environmentB. Has a very short harvest seasonC. Does not taste goodD. Is difficult to preserve after harvesting

21、【解析】根据文章“The fruit requires a very special environment-low, wet areas that sometimes flood. It has a very short harvest season, from two to three weeks in September and October. In addition, the fruit is good to eat for only two to three days after harvesting. This makes it hard to sell anywhere dis

22、tant from the pawpaw tree it comes from.”可以得到答案。20. Pawpaw festivals are organized in some states _A. As a way of celebrating harvestB. As part of the traditional cultureC. To display pawpaw growing techniquesD. To reintroduce people to the fruit【解析】根据文章“In several states farmers have organized “paw

23、paw festivals” to reintroduce people to food.”可以得到答案。Passage TwoThroughout history, humans have suffered from a condition that they have never been able to escapeageing. Some researchers, however, believe we may be thinking about it in the wrong way. They say we should start treating ageing itself a

24、s a diseaseone that can be prevented and treated.Their hopes are founded on recent discoveries that suggest biological ageing may be entirely preventable and treatable. From a biological preventive, the body ages at different rates according to genetic and environmental factors. Tiny errors build up

25、 in our DNA and our cells begin developing faults that can grow into tissue damage, which leads to ageing and ageingrelated diseases.One of the leading figures in human life research, Aubrey De Grey, explains in an interview that their goal is to develop a set of therapies for middle-aged and older

26、people that will leave them physically and mentally equivalent（相当的） to someone under the age of 30. “Of course, without wiping their memories,” he adds. But he doesnt think that is will be possible to stop ageing altogether. He sees a future where “rejuvenation technologies” can be applied to old pe

27、ople in order to revert their cells to what they were like when they were in their youth, buying them extra time. The idea is that someone who is treated at the age of 60 will be biologically reverted to 30. But because the therapies are not permanent fixes. Their cells will end up becoming 60 years

28、 old again in another 30 years time.21. By “treating ageing itself as a disease”, some researchers mean _A. Aged people are liable to diseasesB. Ageing can be dealt with like a diseaseC. Ageing is a disease hard to cureD. Ageing should be treated carefully【解析】根据文章“They say we should start treating ageing itself as a diseaseone that can be prevented and treated.”可以得出答案。22. Humans age at different rates due to _ reasons.A. PhysicalB. BiologicalC. Genetic and environmentalD. DNA and cell-related【解析】根据文章“From a biological preventive, the body ages at different rates ac