广东省学位英语考试真题及答案.docx

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广东省学位英语考试真题及答案

2013年广东省学位英语考试真题及答案

2013年广东省学位英语考试试题及答案PaperOne试卷一（90minutes）PartIDialogueCompletion（15points）Directions:

Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,

CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasi

nglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Jenny:

ShallIgoandtellMr.Fairbanksaboutourproposal?

Jackie:

___________.A.Yes,yougoB.Yes,goC.Yes,let’sD.Yes,please2.Mori:

It’sapleasuretomeetyouhere.Kaco:

__________.A.Pleasedtomeetyou,too

B.Thankyousomuch

C.Ididn’texpecttoseeyouhere

D.You’retoohospitable

3.Williams:

Excuseme.I’mlookingforapresentformyson.Ihavenoideawhattogethim,Canyouhelp

me?

Salesgirl:

____________.

A.OfcourseIcan

B.No,Ican’tactually

C.YoumustbuyhimaT-shirt

D.Yes,IthinkaT-shirtwouldbeagoodidea

4.Tim:

Ihearyou’vebeentothebookfair.Howwasit?

Susan:

_____________.A.Absolutelymarvelous

B.Verymuchindeed

C.Notnecessarily

D.Quitedisappointed

5.Ed:

Howdoyougetalongwithyournewmusicteacher?

Maggie:

Ms.Davis?

__________,butIlikehe

ralot.

A.She’shumorous

B.She’snicetome

C.She’sabitstrange

D.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’tactually

D.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:

___________.Wewerealllikethatat

hisage.

A.TakeiteasyB.ChangehismindC.Don’tquarrelwithhimD.Don’trefusehim14.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.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishe

dstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestoneandmarkyour

answerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

JackBillabongisastockman.OneFridayafternoonhewasridingalongthetracktowardstheHendersonfarm.HewaslookingforaprizebullwhichhadescapedfromtheBorrogeepaddock.Hereachedthehillsandsawatoncethathecouldnotgofurther.

Therehadbeenafireintheforestwhichhadgoneout.Buttheairwasstillfullofsmokeandfallentreeshadblockedthetrack.Jackwasjustgoingtoturnbackwhenhesawsomethingmovinginthesmoke.Hewaited.Itwasagirlonahorse,andshewasridingtowardshim.“There’sabadlyburntmanonthefarm,”thegirl

shouted.“Hesavedmylife.Pleasehelpmetosavehim.”

ThegirlwasCathyHenderson.Shehadbeenonhorsebackfortwohours.Shehadtojumpoverfallentreesthatwerestillburning.Herponyhadfallenwithhertwice.Shewasthirstyandalmostdeadfromwantofsleep.ButsherodebacktothefarmwithJackimmediately.

JoeBrookwasunconsciouswhentheyreachedhim.TheyliftedhimontoJack’shorse.TheridebacktoB

orrogeewasterrible.CathywassotiredthatJackhadtotiehertoherpony.Theponywastiredtoo,butitscouragewasastonishing.ItfollowedJackrighttoBorrogeeHospital.Nobodysawthemarrivebecauseitwasnight.

“I’veneverseenahorselikethatpony,”Jacksaid.CathypraisedJackBillabong,butsherefusedtosayanythingaboutthepony,“Joewillwriteaboutherinhisstory,”shesaid.

Butshedidsayonething:

“Ifflamehadn’treturnedtothefarmthatafternoon,JoeandIwouldhavedie

d.”

16.JackBillabongdidnotturnbackbecause_____________.

A.hehadn’tfoundthebullyet

B.hesmeltaheavysmokeintheforest

C.heknewtherewasaburntmanthere

D.hesawsomethingmovingtowardshim

17.WhywastheridebacktoBorrogeeterrible?

A.BecauseJoewastiredout.

B.Becausetheridestartedlateatnight.

C.Becausetheydidn’thaveenoughcourage.

D.BecausebothCathyandherponywereexhausted.

18.CathyrefusedtotalktoreportersabouttheponywhenshewasinBorrogeeHospitalbecause____________.

A.shedidn’tknowwhattosay

B.Jackaskedhernottotalktothem

C.shewastooweaktosayanything

D.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.Aikenstudiedanumber

ofcoupleswhohadbeenmarriedforatleasttwenty-fiveyears.Eachcoupleprovidedfourphotographs—one

photoofeachpartneratthetimeoftheirmarriageandanotherphotoofeachpartnertwenty-fiveormoreyearslater.Allbackgroundwascutfromthephotostoremoveanyclues.Thephotoswerethendisplayedingroups:

arandomgroupingofthepersonsatthetimeoftheirmarriageandanotherrandomgroupingofthesamepersonswhotookphotographslater.Sometesteeswereaskedtopickoutthepartners.Theyfailedtotally

withthefirstgroup.Theirjudgementswerenobetterthanchance.Butwiththephotostakentwenty-fiveormoreyearsafterthemarriage,thetesteeswerequitesuccessfulwiththemosthappily-marriedcouples.

Dr.Aikenbelievesthereareseveralreasonswhycouplesgrowalike.Onereasonhassomethingtodowithimitation.Onepersontendstocopyordothesameassomeoneelsewithoutknowingit.Hesayshumanbeginstoimitatetheexpressionsofthefacesoftheirlovedones.“Anotherpossiblereason,”hesays,“istheco

mmonexperienceofthecouples.”Thereisatendencyforpeoplewhohavethesamelifeexperiencetochang

etheirfacesinsimilarways.Forexample,ifacouplehavesufferedfromalotofsadexperiences,theirfacesarelikelytochangeinasimilarway.

21.Dr.Aikencutthebackgroundfromthephotosforthepurposeof__________.

A.imitatingthecouples’life

B.groupingthecouplesagain

C.leavingnotraceforthetestees

D.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.explainwhycouplesgrowalike

B.tellhowcoupleslikeeachother

C.discussthefunctionofmarriage

D.describethelifeofhappilymarriedcouples

PassageThree

ThethreebiggestliesinAmericaare:

（1）“Thecheckisinthemail”,

（2）“OfcourseI’llrespectyouinthem

orning”,and（3）“Itwasacomputererror.”

Ofthesethreelittlewhitelies,theworstisthethird.It’stheonlyonethatcanneverbetrue.Today,ifab

ankstatementcheatsyououtof$900thatway,youknowwhattheclerkissuretosay,”Itwasacomputerer

ror.”Nonsense.Thecomputerisreportingnothingmorethanwhattheclerktypedintoit.

Themostannoyingcaseofalliswhenthecomputerizedcashierinthegrocerystoreshowsthatanitemcostsmorethanitactuallydoes.Iftheinnocentbuyerpointsoutthemistake,thechecker,bagger,andmanagerallcometogetherandofferthefamiliarexplanation:

“Itwasacomputeerror.”

Itwasn’t,ofcoursethatcomputerizedcashierisreallynothingmorethananelectricevent.TheeyereadstheUniversalProductCode—chatbarofblackandwhitelinesinacornerofthepackage—andthencheckst

hecodeagainstapriceliststoredinmemory.Ifthepricelistisright,you’llbechargedaccurately.

Grocerystoresupdatethepricelisteachday—thatis,somebodysitsatakeyboardandtypesintheprices.Ifthepricetheytypeinistoohigh,thereareonlytwoexplanati