广东省学位英语真题及答案手打.docx

1、广东省学位英语真题及答案手打2010年广东省学位英语试题Part I Dialogue Completion (15 points) Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. 1. What day is it today? _.

2、A. Monday B. Its fine C. June 14 D. Nine oclock 2. Excuse me. Can you tell me the time, please? _. A. Sure, please B. Thank you so much C. Its six oclock D. Yes, I can 3. May I use the telephone? _. A. Go ahead B. Thank you so much C. Dont worry D. You are welcome 4. Would you like to come to the pa

3、rty Friday evening? _. A. Thats right B. Yes, Id like to C. Ill be late D. No, never mind 5. Im sorry I cant give you any help. Thats OK. _. A. What a pity B. I dont care C. Thank you all the same D. Dont mention it 6. How did you find your visit to the museum, Eddie? _. A. I went there all by mysel

4、f B. Oh, wonderful, indeed C. My friend showed me there D. By taking a No. 2 bus. 7. I didnt know this was a one-way street, sir. _ A. Its different. B. How do you do? C. How dare you say that? D. Sorry, but thats no excuse. 8. I dont want to eat anything. Im not feeling well today. _, Carlos. I hop

5、e youll be better soon. A. It doesnt matter B. Dont bother C. Im better now D. Im sorry to hear that 9. Are you going to take part in the English contest to be held at the end of this term? _. A. Im afraid B. I do C. It depends D. Its a pleasure 10. Todays Sunday. What about going to the Science Mus

6、eum? _. A. Take it easy B. Lets call it a day C. Thats a good idea D. Its kind of you to say so 11. I have just passed my exam. I feel so relieved now. _! A. Thank you B. Well done C. Cheer up D. My pleasure 12. Dont forget to pass on the message to my teacher. _. A. Yes, I dont B. I dont think so C

7、. No, I wont D. Sorry, I wouldnt 13. How could you say that? _. I didnt mean to hurt you. A. It doesnt matter B. Thats all right C. I am really sorry D. None of your business 14. You have given us a wonderful party, Mrs. Johnson. _. A. Dont say to B. Im glad you enjoyed it C. It is interesting for y

8、ou to say so D. Oh, Im afraid I didnt organize it well 15. Whats the matter? You really look upset. _. Well, better luck next time. A. I have won a prize B. I failed an important test C. Why, I always look up to you D. Me? I never look down upon anybody Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points) Dire

9、ctions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. Passage One We are all busy talking about and using the Intern

10、et, but how many of us know the history of the Internet? Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up as recently as the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks didnt work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole netw

11、ork stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sen through another part. In this way the computer network system would keep on working all the time. At first the Inte

12、rnet was only used by the government, but in the 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks began to use it, too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. At the beginning of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. And scientists developed soft

13、ware that made Internet “surfing” more convenient. Today it is easy to get online and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. 16. The Internet was set up in _. A. 1960 B. the 1960s C. 1970 D. the 1970s 17. Computer networks didnt work well at first because _. A. computers were

14、 large and expensive B. computers couldnt send information fast C. computers didnt fit into the same network D. if one computer failed, the whole network stopped 18. Which of the following was the first to use the Internet? A. Governments. B. Universities. C. Banks. D. Hospitals. 19. Which of the fo

15、llowing statements is true? A. People use the internet mainly to send emails. B. Computers are now more costly then ever before. C. Computers were costly and hard to use until the early 1990s. D. In the 1970s the Internet was easy to use but computers were costly. 20. The best title for the passage

16、is _. A. The Future of the Internet B. The History of Computers C. The history of the Internet D. Convenient Internet SurfingPassage Two Alan Chang was a handsome young man with good manners. One morning he was walking along a street on his way to an appointment. He did not want to be early or late.

17、 He had forgotten to put on his watch so he went up to a man who was waiting for a taxi. “Excuse me, sir,” he said, very politely, “but could you tell me the time?” The man, who was very well-dressed and looked quite rich, said nothing. He did not even look at Alan. Alan spoke to him again. “Excuse

18、me, sir,” he said, “but could you please tell me what time it is?” This time the man looked at him, but he did not speak and looked quickly away. Alan thought to himself: well, he can hear me; he must be just rude. So Alan asked again, “Why wouldnt you tell me the time, sir?” The man turned towards

19、him and said, “Put yourself in my shoes. I am standing here waiting for a taxi. You come up to me and ask me for the time. If I tell it to you, you will thank me. I will say Thats all right. You may then say Its a beautiful day, to which I may reply Yes, I like these sunny winter days. Before we kno

20、w what is happening we have a friendly conversation. You are a pleasant, polite yo7ung man, so when my taxi comes, I offer you a ride. You accept. We talk. I like you. You like me. I invite you to my home. You meet my daughter. She is a very pretty girl. You are a good-looking man. You like each oth

21、er. Soon you fall in love. You want to marry. Now do you understand my problem?” Alan shook his head. “No, sir, Im sorry, I dont. Everything you have said seems very natural to me.” “Exactly,” the man said, “and I do not want my daughter to marry a man who is too poor to buy a watch. Good morning to

22、 you.” And with these words he hurried away. 21. Why did Alan ask the man what time it was? A. He was too late. B. He was very early. C. He had left his watch home. D. He wanted to meet the mans daughter. 22. What did Alan think of the man when he would not tell him the time? A. He was impolite. B.

23、He was deaf. C. He was stupid. D. He spoke no English. 23. What did the man mean by the underlined part “Put yourself in my shoes”? A. Dont interrupt me. B. My shoes hurt me. C. Come and try my shoes. D. Try to understand me. 24. What kind of a man was Alan Change in the mans opinion? A. thief. B. A

24、 poor man. C. A cheat. D. A rich man. 25. The story is mainly about _. A. how rude a person can be B. how one thing leads to another C. where a person cant tell the time D. why you shouldnt speak to strangers Passage Three What are the beauties of Hawaii? Lets start with four. The beach, famous for

25、its water temperature, air temperature and waves, is the first beauty. There are hundreds of miles of beaches on the twenty islands of Hawaii. They are thought to be among the finest beaches in the world. Then, what do you think would be the second beautiful thing? It is volcanoes (火山), of course. T

26、hese volcanoes are not just a part of the islands; they made the islands in the first place. Because of them the islands are still growing. What would be the third thing of beauty that the first visitor to Hawaii would notice? It probably wouldnt be just one thing, but many things: all the wonderful

27、 fruits and flowers of the islands. Sugar cane, bananas and pineapples are Hawaiis biggest exports. Sugar cane has been growing in Hawaii for a thousand years. As for pineapples, the islands produce more than any other places in the world, which has made Dole Company the biggest fruit-packing compan

28、y in the world. The fourth and most beautiful thing about Hawaii is the people who live there. The Hawaiians never rush, and perhaps this is because they care more for human life than they care for the machine. There is an old Hawaiian law that a man can go to sleep in the middle of the road if he w

29、ants to. What makes the people of Hawaii so beautiful is their feeling about people. There are 64 different combinations of races on the islands, and they all live in peace. They believe “Above all nations is humanity.” That is the most beautiful thing of all. 26. According to the passage, Hawaii is

30、 made up of _. A. one island B. twenty islands C. sixty-four islands D. hundreds of islands 27. Why are the volcanoes so special to the islands? A. They are not a part of the islands. B. They actually made the islands. C. They are the first in the world. D. They are growing. 28. What has made Dole C

31、ompany the biggest fruit-packing company in the world? A. Sugar. B. Sugar cane. C. Bananas. D. Pineapples. 29. The people in Hawaii are the most beautiful thing because _. A. they had a peaceful history B. they can sleep in the middle of the road C. there are 64 different races on the islands D. they care more for people than a