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广东省学士学位英语历年真题附答案
2009年广东学士学位英语历年真题考试附答案PaperOne试卷一90minutesPartIDialogueCompletion(15points)
Directions:
Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowed
by4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestonetocompletethedialogue
andmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
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.Ihavenoideawhat
togethim,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,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.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.Towhomshall
Igivemyshare?
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.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby
5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarked
A,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwith
asinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
JackBillabongisastockman.OneFridayafternoonhewasridingalongthetrack
towardstheHendersonfarm.Hewaslookingforaprizebullwhichhadescapedfrom
theBorrogeepaddock.Hereachedthehillsandsawatoncethathecouldnotgofurther.
Therehadbeenafireintheforestwhichhadgoneout.Buttheairwasstillfull
ofsmokeandfallentreeshadblockedthetrack.Jackwasjustgoingtoturnback
whenhesawsomethingmovinginthesmoke.Hewaited.Itwasagirlonahorse,and
shewasridingtowardshim.“There’sabadlyburntmanonthefarm,”thegirl
shouted.“Hesavedmylife.Pleasehelpmetosavehim.”
ThegirlwasCathyHenderson.Shehadbeenonhorsebackfortwohours.Shehadto
jumpoverfallentreesthatwerestillburning.Herponyhadfallenwithhertwice.
Shewasthirstyandalmostdeadfromwantofsleep.Butsherodebacktothefarm
withJackimmediately.
JoeBrookwasunconsciouswhentheyreachedhim.TheyliftedhimontoJack’shorse.
TheridebacktoBorrogeewasterrible.CathywassotiredthatJackhadtotieher
toherpony.Theponywastiredtoo,butitscouragewasastonishing.Itfollowed
JackrighttoBorrogeeHospital.Nobodysawthemarrivebecauseitwasnight.
“I’veneverseenahorselikethatpony,”Jacksaid.CathypraisedJackBillabong,
butsherefusedtosayanythingaboutthepony,“Joewillwriteaboutherinhis
story,”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.CathyrefusedtotalktoreportersabouttheponywhenshewasinBorrogee
Hospitalbecause____________.
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.Aikenstudieda
numberofcoupleswhohadbeenmarriedforatleasttwenty-fiveyears.Eachcoupleprovidedfour
photographs—onephotoofeachpartneratthetimeoftheirmarriageandanotherphotoofeach
partnertwenty-fiveormoreyearslater.Allbackgroundwascutfromthephotostoremoveany
clues.Thephotoswerethendisplayedingroups:
arandomgroupingofthepersonsatthetimeof
theirmarriageandanotherrandomgroupingofthesamepersonswhotookphotographslater.
Sometesteeswereaskedtopickoutthepartners.Theyfailedtotallywiththefirstgroup.Their
judgementswerenobetterthanchance.Butwiththephotostakentwenty-fiveormoreyearsafter
themarriage,thetesteeswerequitesuccessfulwiththemosthappily-marriedcouples.
Dr.Aikenbelievesthereareseveralreasonswhycouplesgrowalike.Onereasonhassomethingto
dowithimitation.Onepersontendstocopyordothesameassomeoneelsewithoutknowingit.
Hesayshumanbeginstoimitatetheexpressionsofthefacesoftheirlovedones.“Another
possiblereason,”hesays,“isthecommonexperienceofthecouples.”Thereisatendencyfor
peoplewhohavethesamelifeexperiencetochangetheirfacesinsimilarways.Forexample,ifa
couplehavesufferedfromalotofsadexperiences,theirfacesarelikelytochangeinasimilarway.
21.Dr.Aikencutthebackgroundfromthephotosforthepurposeof__________.
A.imitatingthecouples’lifeB.groupingthecouplesagain
C.leavingnotraceforthetesteesD.givingthetesteesmorechances
22.Theunderlinedsentence“Theirjudgementswerenobetterthanchance”impliesthatthe
testees__________.
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
PassageThreeThethreebiggestliesinAmericaare:
(1)“Thecheckisinthemail”,
(2)“OfcourseI’llrespect
youinthemorning”,and(3)“Itwasacomputererror.”
Ofthesethreelittlewhitelies,theworstisthethird.It’stheonlyonethatcanneverbetrue.Today,
ifabankstatementcheatsyououtof$900thatway,youknowwhattheclerkissuretosay,”It
wasacomputererror.”Nonsense.Thecomputerisreportingnothingmorethanwhattheclerk
typedintoit.
Themostannoyingcaseofalliswhenthecomputerizedcashierinthegrocerystoreshowsthatan
itemcostsmorethanitactuallydoes.Iftheinnocentbuyerpointsoutthemistake,thechecker,
bagger,andmanagerallcometogetherandofferthefamiliarexplanation:
“Itwasacompute
error.”
Itwasn’t,ofcoursethatcomputerizedcashierisreallynothingmorethananelectricevent.The
eyereadstheUniversalProductCode—chatbarofblackandwhitelinesinacornerofthe
package—andthenchecksthecodeagainstapriceliststoredinmemory.Ifthepricelistisright,
you’llbechargedaccurately.
Grocerystoresupdatethepricelisteachday—thatis,