广东省学位英语试题和答案.docx

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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

PaperOne试卷一

（90minutes）

PartIDialogueCompletion（15points）

Directions:

Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

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.I’mlookingforapresentformyson.Ihavenoideawhattogethim,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__________,butIlikeheralot.

A.She’shumorousB.She’snicetome

C.She’sabitstrangeD.She’sgoodatdancing

6.David:

Charles,couldyoudrivemetotherailwaystation

Charles:

____________

A.No,thanks.B.I’llbethereontime.

C.Sure,whynotD.Nevermind.

7.Max:

MysonhasbeenadmittedbyBeijingUniversity.

Walt:

Congratulations!

Heissuchasmartboy.

Max:

___________.

A.Yes,heisB.Youareright

C.ThankyouverymuchD.Don’tmentionit

8.Student:

Doyoumindourperformingrock‘n’rollinthehall

Teacher:

_________.

A.No,you’dbetternotB.Ofcourse,it’sallowedhere

C.Oh,I’dratheryoudidn’tactuallyD.I’dprefertolistentorock‘a’roll

9.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,thanks

C.Withsugar,pleaseD.Onlyonecup

11.Virginia:

Whataboutgoingtodosomeshoppingthisafternoon

Rena:

____________.

A.Goahead,please.B.Goodidea!

C.Me,too.D.Helpyourself.

12.Carlos:

Thankyouverymuch,MissJames.Thathelpedmealot.

MissJames:

___________,Carlos.

A.Don’tthankmeB.Don’tmentionit

C.I’mfineD.I’msorry

13.Susan:

I’mworried.Mysondoesn’tliketotalkwithme.

Tracy:

___________.Wewerealllikethatathisage.

A.TakeiteasyB.Changehismind

C.Don’tquarrelwithhimD.Don’trefusehim

14.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’vetootirednow

C.WellbeontimeD.Let’sstopforabreak

PartIIReadingComprehension（40points）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

JackBillabongisastockman.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.hesmeltaheavysmokeintheforest

C.heknewtherewasaburntmanthereD.hesawsomethingmovingtowardshim

17.WhywastheridebacktoBorrogeeterrible

A.BecauseJoewastiredout.

B.Becausetheridestartedlateatnight.

C.Becausetheydidn’thaveenoughcourage.

D.BecausebothCathyandherponywereexhausted.

18.CathyrefusedtotalktoreportersabouttheponywhenshewasinBorrogeeHospital

because____________.

A.shedidn’tknowwhattosayB.Jackaskedhernottotalktothem

C.shewastooweaktosayanythingD.Joewouldwriteaboutitinhiswriting

19.Whatdoestheword“flame”inthelastparagraphreferto

A.Jack.B.Thepony.C.Jack’shorse.D.Thefire.

20.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthestory

A.RescueofJoeBrook.B.CourageofJackBillabong.

C.LoveofaYoungGirl.D.HeroismofaLovelyPony.

PassageTwo

Thefacesofelderly,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.groupingthecouplesagain

C.leavingnotraceforthetesteesD.givingthetesteesmorechances

22.Theunderlinedsentence“Theirjudgementswerenobetterthanchance”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.describethelifeofhappilymarriedcouples

PassageThree

ThethreebiggestliesinAmericaare:

（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.

Onereasonweletpeoplehidebehindacomputeristhecommonmisp