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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