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广东省学位英语真题及答案
PartIDialoguecompletion（15points）
Directions:
thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,choosetheonethatbestcompletesthedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSEWRSHEET.
1.Debra:
Oh!
Whatabeautifulcat!
Whatdoyouthink?
Donald:
_____Dogsaremoreloyalthancats
A.IthinkI’drathergetadog.
B.Yeah,itisbeautiful!
C.Ihavenoidea.
D.Youhavetocleanafterit.
2.Jane:
Mywatchalwaysgainstenminutesaday.
Mary:
_____Mywatchalwayslosestenminutesaday.
Jane:
Nokidding.Itseemsthatbothofusshouldthrowitawayandbuyanewone.
A.That’sridiculous.
B.That’sfunny
C.That’scool
D.That’sgreat
3.Jennifer:
It’sfreezingoutside!
_____Ithoughtthiscoldfrontwassupposedtopass.
Gabricla:
Yeah,Ithoughtsotoo.That’swhatIreadonlinethismorning.
A.Ihaven’treadtheweatherreport.
B.Theweatherreportwasright
C.Whathappenedtotheweatherreport?
D.Ishouldhavereadtheweatherreport.
4.Tony:
Welcomeback,Monica.Howareyou?
Monica:
I’mOK._____
A.Youarewelcome!
B.Fancymeetingyouthere
C.Aren’tyouhappy?
D.Thankyouforasking
5.Ruby:
Hello,thisisInformation.CanIhelpyou?
Dora:
_____
A.I’mcallingtomakeacomplaint.
B.Canyoutellmeyourname?
C.OK,thankyouforyourhelp
D.That’sverykindofyou.
Steve:
Wouldyoulikeanythingtodrink?
IhaveSpriteandorangejuice.
Bob:
_____
A.I’mterriblysorryaboutthat.
B.Howcanitbe?
C.That’squitealright
D.Spritewouldbefine.
7.Jane:
Whydon’tweplaytennisthisafternoon?
Bill:
_____
A.Soundslikeanexcellentjob.
B.That’sabrilliantidea.
C.I’msureitisn’tsobad.
D.Ofcoursewedo
8.Louis:
CanIhavesomeinformationaboutthehealthclub?
A.Yes,youdo
B.Goahead
C.That’sagoodidea
D.Yes,certainly
9.Mori:
Thislooksagreatparty.Thanksforinvitingme.
Susan:
_____
A.Nevermind.
B.Gladyoucouldmakeit
C.Don’tbotherwiththat.
D.I’dbetteraskyou.
10.Julie:
I’mgoingtothesupermarkettopickupfoodanddrinkforSaturday’spicnic.Anysuggestions?
Jack:
_____
A.I’mallearstoyou
B.Iwouldn’tmindthat
C.I’drathernot
D.It’suptoyou
11.Bruce:
I’vebeengoingtothegymforhalfayearnow!
Alice:
_____Youlooksofit.Andnomorebeerbelly!
A.Icansayso.
B.It’sthatright?
C.Icantell.
D.Isitpossible?
12.Joan:
Whyareyousolate?
Michael:
_____Ilefttheminthecar.
A.Icouldn’tfindmycarkeys
B.Youknowwhathappened?
C.Ididn’tcatchthebus
D.Mycarwasoutoforder
13.Terri:
Derrick,don’tyouthinkyoushouldtakeavacation?
Evenoneortwodayswouldbefine.
Derrick:
_____There’stoomuchwork.
A.Noway
B.That’sright
C.Itislikely
D.Ithinkso
14.Donald:
Let’seatout,shallwe?
Debra:
I’vegonethroughmypaycheckfortheweekalready
Donald:
_____Don’tworryaboutit.It’smytreat.
A.Yousaidit!
B.Icouldn’tagreemore
C.I’mbroke
D.Noproblem
15.Timothy:
Stanley,there’saMr.Milleronthephonewhowantstotalktoyou.
Stanley:
_____Canyouaskhimtohold?
TellhimI’lltalkwithhiminafewseconds.
A.WhoisMr.Miller?
B.I’mbusyatthemoment
C.Idon’tknowhim
D.What’shappened?
PartIIReadingComprehension（40ponts）
Directions:
therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,choosethebestandmarkyouranswerontheANSEWRSHEET.
PassageOne
Haveyoueverheardofapawpaw（木瓜）?
Ifnot,donotfeelbad.ManyAmericansdonotknowofthefruit,althoughitisnativetotheU.S..Once,however,itwasoneofthemostpopularfruitsinNorthAmerica.Happily,thosewholovethepawpawaretryingtoreturnittoitsformerpositioninAmericanfoods.
ApawpawisatropicalfruitthatusedtobegrownalongtheEastCoastfromNewYorktoFloridaandallovertheeasternU.S..Atonetime,itcouldbefoundasfarwestasNebraska.
ThepawpawwasanimportantfoodforNativeAmericansandevenearlyEuropeansettlers.PawpawsreportedlywereafavoritetreatofGeorgeWashington,thefirstU.S.president,whoespeciallylikedthemcold.ThomasJefferson,thethirdU.S.president,wasalsosfanofthefruit.HeplantedpapawsathishomeinVirginia.HealsosentpawpawseedstohisfriendsinFrance,AmericanexplorersLewisandClarkwroteintheirjournalsaboutthepawpaw.
Thepawpawisdifficulttobesoldcommercially.Thefruitrequiresaveryspecialenvironment---low,wetareasthatsometimesflood.Ithasaveryshortharvestseason,fromtwotothreeweeksinSeptemberandOctober.Inaddition,thefruitisgoodtoeatforonlytwotothreedaysafterharvesting.Thismakesithardtosellanywheredistantfromthepawpawtreeitcomesfrom.
Plantersareagaingrowingpawpawtreesandharvestingthefruit.Inseveralstatesfarmershaveorganized“pawpawfestivals”toreintroducepeopletofood.AtsuchafestivalinMarylandrecently,farmersdisplayeddifferentproductsmadewithpawpaws,likepawpawjams,pies,ice-creamandbeer.
16.ManyAmericanpeopledonotknowthatthepawpaw_____
A.WasoncepopularintheU.S.
B.IsnativetotheU.S.only
C.Hasbecomepopularagain
D.Isahealthyfruit
17Thepawpawusedtobefoundmainly_____
A.AroundNebraska
B.IntheeasternU.S.
C.AlloverFlorida
D.InNewYorksuburbs
18GeorgeWashingtonandThomasJeffersonarementionedinparagraph3as_____
A.Americanexplorers
B.Famouspoliticians
C.Earlypawpawplanters
D.Pawpawlovers
19ItisdifficulttosellthepawpawonalargescaleforthefollowingreasonsEXCPEPTthatthefruit_____
A.Requiresaveryspecialenvironment
B.Hasaveryshortharvestseason
C.Doesnottastegood
D.Isdifficulttopreserveafterharvesting
20.Pawpawfestivalsareorganizedinsomestates_____
A.Asawayofcelebratingharvest
B.Aspartofthetraditionalculture
C.Todisplaypawpawgrowingtechniques
D.Toreintroducepeopletothefruit
PassageTwo
Throughouthistory,humanshavesufferedfromaconditionthattheyhaveneverbeenabletoescape—ageing.Someresearchers,however,believewemaybethinkingaboutitinthewrongway.Theysayweshouldstarttreatingageingitselfasadisease—onethatcanbepreventedandtreated.
Theirhopesarefoundedonrecentdiscoveriesthatsuggestbiologicalageingmaybeentirelypreventableandtreatable.Fromabiologicalpreventive,thebodyagesatdifferentratesaccordingtogeneticandenvironmentalfactors.TinyerrorsbuildupinourDNAandourcellsbegindevelopingfaultsthatcangrowintotissuedamage,whichleadstoageingandageing—relateddiseases.
Oneoftheleadingfiguresinhumanliferesearch,AubreyDeGrey,explainsinaninterviewthattheirgoalistodevelopasetoftherapiesformiddle-agedandolderpeoplethatwillleavethemphysicallyandmentallyequivalent（相当的）tosomeoneundertheageof30.“Ofcourse,withoutwipingtheirmemories,”headds.Buthedoesn’tthinkthatiswillbepossibletostopageingaltogether.Heseesafuturewhere“rejuvenationtechnologies”canbeappliedtooldpeopleinordertoreverttheircellstowhattheywerelikewhentheywereintheiryouth,buyingthemextratime.Theideaisthatsomeonewhoistreatedattheageof60willbebiologicallyrevertedto30.Butbecausethetherapiesarenotpermanentfixes.Theircellswillendupbecoming60yearsoldagaininanother30yearstime.
21.By“treatingageingitselfasadisease”,someresearchersmean_____
A.Agedpeopleareliabletodiseases
B.Ageingcanbedealtwithlikeadisease
C.Ageingisadiseasehardtocure
D.Ageingshouldbetreatedcarefully
22.Humansageatdifferentratesdueto_____reasons.
A.Physical
B.Biological
C.Geneticandenvironmental
D.DNAandcell-related
23.ThegoalofDeGrey’sresearchisto_____.
A.Freezepeople’sage
B.Makepeopleyounger
C.Stopageingaltogether
D.Adjustpeople’smemories
24.Whatdoes“rejuvenation”（para.3）possiblymean?
A.Relatingtocells
B.Relatingtogenes.
C.Becominghealthy.
D.Becomingyoung.
25.WhatwillhappenifsomeoneistreatedwithDeGrey’stechnology?
A.Hewillstayyoungforalongertime
B.Hewillnolongergrowold.
C.Hewillliveuptoatleast60yearsold.
D.Hewillnotgetageing-relateddiseases.
PassageThree
WhenjackDavis,9,looksupatthenightsky,hedoesn’tseejustthestars.Heseeshisfuture.ThefourthgraderfromNewJerseyhasadeepinterestinouterspaceandthealien（外星的）beingshethinksmightlivethere.
InJuly,JackheardthatNASAwaslookingforanewplanetaryprotectionofficeranddecidedhewastherightpersonforthejob.Theposition,whichfocusesonpreventingastronautsfromaccidentallybringingextremelysmall,potentiallydangerousalienlife-formsbacktoEarthandensuringthatastronautsdonottakeEarth-basedgermswiththemintospace,paysfrom$124,406to$187,000peryear.
JackwrotealettertoNASA,notinghisqualificationsforthejob.“MysistersaysIamanalien,”Jackwrote,pointingoutthatsinceheisyoung,hecan“learntothinklikeanalien.”Hesignedtheletter“JackDavis,GuardianoftheGalaxy.”
Withindays,JackreceivedapersonalletterfromNASA’splanetarysciencedirecto
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