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1、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.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.Jenny:ShallIgoandtellMr.Fair
2、banksaboutourproposal?Jackie:_.A.Yes,yougo B.Yes,go C.Yes,lets D.Yes,please2.Mori:Itsapleasuretomeetyouhere.Kaco:_.A.Pleasedtomeetyou,tooB.ThankyousomuchC.IdidntexpecttoseeyouhereD.Youretoohospitable3.Williams:Excuseme.Imlookingforapresentformyson.Ihavenoideawhattogethim,Canyouhelpme?Salesgirl:_.A.O
3、fcourseIcanB.No,IcantactuallyC.YoumustbuyhimaT-shirtD.Yes,IthinkaT-shirtwouldbeagoodidea4.Tim:Ihearyouvebeentothebookfair.Howwasit?Susan:_.A.AbsolutelymarvelousB.VerymuchindeedC.NotnecessarilyD.Quitedisappointed5.Ed:Howdoyougetalongwithyournewmusicteacher?Maggie:Ms.Davis?_,butIlikeheralot.A.Sheshumo
4、rousB.ShesnicetomeC.ShesabitstrangeD.Shesgoodatdancing6.David:Charles,couldyoudrivemetotherailwaystation?Charles:_A.No,thanks. B.Illbethereontime.C.Sure,whynot? D.Nevermind.7.Max:MysonhasbeenadmittedbyBeijingUniversity.Walt:Congratulations!Heissuchasmartboy.Max:_.A.Yes,heis B.YouarerightC.Thankyouve
5、rymuch D.Dontmentionit8.Student:Doyoumindourperformingrocknrollinthehall?Teacher:_.A.No,youdbetternot B.Ofcourse,itsallowedhereC.Oh,IdratheryoudidntactuallyD.Idprefertolistentorockaroll9.Clerk:Excuseme,thisanon-smokingplace.Customer:_A.Oh,Imsorry. B.Howcanyousaythat?C.Thatsallright.D.Thatsimpossible
6、.10.Waiter:Howwouldyoulikeyourcoffee?Customer:_.A.Itswelldone B.Verynice,thanksC.Withsugar,please D.Onlyonecup11.Virginia:Whataboutgoingtodosomeshoppingthisafternoon?Rena:_.A.Goahead,please. B.Goodidea! C.Me,too. D.Helpyourself.12.Carlos:Thankyouverymuch,MissJames.Thathelpedmealot.MissJames:_,Carlos
7、.A.Dontthankme B.DontmentionitC.Imfine D.Imsorry13.Susan:Imworried.Mysondoesntliketotalkwithme.Tracy:_.Wewerealllikethatathisage.A.Takeiteasy B.Changehismind C.Dontquarrelwithhim D.Dontrefusehim14.Nicolas:Idliketodonatemoneytohelppoorchildrenatschool.TowhomshallIgivemyshare?LiMing:_Illaskaboutthatan
8、dletyouknow.A.Verywell. B.Whoknows? C.Thankyouallthesame. D.Italldepends.15.Kelvin:Werealmostfinishedwiththeprojectnow._.Teresa:Actually,Iprefertokeepgoing.A.Letshurryup B.WevetootirednowC.Wellbeontime D.LetsstopforabreakPartIIReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Each
9、ofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneJackBillabongisastockman.OneFridayafternoonhewasridingalongthetracktowardstheHendersonfarm.Hewaslookingfor
10、aprizebullwhichhadescapedfromtheBorrogeepaddock.Hereachedthehillsandsawatoncethathecouldnotgofurther.Therehadbeenafireintheforestwhichhadgoneout.Buttheairwasstillfullofsmokeandfallentreeshadblockedthetrack.Jackwasjustgoingtoturnbackwhenhesawsomethingmovinginthesmoke.Hewaited.Itwasagirlonahorse,andsh
11、ewasridingtowardshim.“Theresabadlyburntmanonthefarm,”thegirlshouted.“Hesavedmylife.Pleasehelpmetosavehim.”ThegirlwasCathyHenderson.Shehadbeenonhorsebackfortwohours.Shehadtojumpoverfallentreesthatwerestillburning.Herponyhadfallenwithhertwice.Shewasthirstyandalmostdeadfromwantofsleep.Butsherodebacktot
12、hefarmwithJackimmediately.JoeBrookwasunconsciouswhentheyreachedhim.TheyliftedhimontoJackshorse.TheridebacktoBorrogeewasterrible.CathywassotiredthatJackhadtotiehertoherpony.Theponywastiredtoo,butitscouragewasastonishing.ItfollowedJackrighttoBorrogeeHospital.Nobodysawthemarrivebecauseitwasnight.“Ivene
13、verseenahorselikethatpony,”Jacksaid.CathypraisedJackBillabong,butsherefusedtosayanythingaboutthepony,“Joewillwriteaboutherinhisstory,”shesaid.Butshedidsayonething:“Ifflamehadntreturnedtothefarmthatafternoon,JoeandIwouldhavedied.”16.JackBillabongdidnotturnbackbecause_.A.hehadntfoundthebullyetB.hesmel
14、taheavysmokeintheforestC.heknewtherewasaburntmanthereD.hesawsomethingmovingtowardshim17.WhywastheridebacktoBorrogeeterrible?A.BecauseJoewastiredout.B.Becausetheridestartedlateatnight.C.Becausetheydidnthaveenoughcourage.D.BecausebothCathyandherponywereexhausted.18.Cathyrefusedtotalktoreportersaboutth
15、eponywhenshewasinBorrogeeHospitalbecause_.A.shedidntknowwhattosayB.JackaskedhernottotalktothemC.shewastooweaktosayanythingD.Joewouldwriteaboutitinhiswriting19.Whatdoestheword“flame”inthelastparagraphreferto?A.Jack. B.Thepony. C.Jackshorse. D.Thefire.20.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthestory?A.R
16、escueofJoeBrook.B.CourageofJackBillabong.C.LoveofaYoungGirl.D.HeroismofaLovelyPony.PassageTwoThefacesofelderly,happily-marriedpeoplesometimesresembleeachother.Dr.Aikenstudiedanumberofcoupleswhohadbeenmarriedforatleasttwenty-fiveyears.Eachcoupleprovidedfourphotographsonephotoofeachpartneratthetimeoft
17、heirmarriageandanotherphotoofeachpartnertwenty-fiveormoreyearslater.Allbackgroundwascutfromthephotostoremoveanyclues.Thephotoswerethendisplayedingroups:arandomgroupingofthepersonsatthetimeoftheirmarriageandanotherrandomgroupingofthesamepersonswhotookphotographslater.Sometesteeswereaskedtopickoutthep
18、artners.Theyfailedtotallywiththefirstgroup.Theirjudgementswerenobetterthanchance.Butwiththephotostakentwenty-fiveormoreyearsafterthemarriage,thetesteeswerequitesuccessfulwiththemosthappily-marriedcouples.Dr.Aikenbelievesthereareseveralreasonswhycouplesgrowalike.Onereasonhassomethingtodowithimitation
19、.Onepersontendstocopyordothesameassomeoneelsewithoutknowingit.Hesayshumanbeginstoimitatetheexpressionsofthefacesoftheirlovedones.“Anotherpossiblereason,”hesays,“isthecommonexperienceofthecouples.”Thereisatendencyforpeoplewhohavethesamelifeexperiencetochangetheirfacesinsimilarways.Forexample,ifacoupl
20、ehavesufferedfromalotofsadexperiences,theirfacesarelikelytochangeinasimilarway.21.Dr.Aikencutthebackgroundfromthephotosforthepurposeof_.A.imitatingthecoupleslifeB.groupingthecouplesagainC.leavingnotraceforthetesteesD.givingthetesteesmorechances22.Theunderlinedsentence“Theirjudgementswerenobetterthan
21、chance”impliesthatthetestees_.A.didagoodjobinmakingtheirchoices.B.haddifficultyinpickingoutthepartnersC.hadnochancetomaketherightjudgementsD.didbetterwiththefirstgroupthanwiththesecond23.Theunderlinedword“imitate”(inPara.2)hasasimilarmeaningto_.A.copy B.change C.know D.suffer24.Fromthepassagewecandr
22、awtheconclusionthat_.A.coupleswholookalikecanlivelongerB.mostpartnershavebeenprovedtogrowalikeC.theinfluencebetweenpartnerscanbequitestrongD.happily-marriedcouplesareoftenricherthanothers25.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_.A.explainwhycouplesgrowalikeB.tellhowcoupleslikeeachotherC.discussthefunctiono
23、fmarriageD.describethelifeofhappilymarriedcouplesPassageThreeThethreebiggestliesinAmericaare:(1)“Thecheckisinthemail”,(2)“OfcourseIllrespectyouinthemorning”,and(3)“Itwasacomputererror.”Ofthesethreelittlewhitelies,theworstisthethird.Itstheonlyonethatcanneverbetrue.Today,ifabankstatementcheatsyououtof
24、$900thatway,youknowwhattheclerkissuretosay,”Itwasacomputererror.”Nonsense.Thecomputerisreportingnothingmorethanwhattheclerktypedintoit.Themostannoyingcaseofalliswhenthecomputerizedcashierinthegrocerystoreshowsthatanitemcostsmorethanitactuallydoes.Iftheinnocentbuyerpointsoutthemistake,thechecker,bagg
25、er,andmanagerallcometogetherandofferthefamiliarexplanation:“Itwasacomputeerror.”Itwasnt,ofcoursethatcomputerizedcashierisreallynothingmorethananelectricevent.TheeyereadstheUniversalProductCodechatbarofblackandwhitelinesinacornerofthepackageandthenchecksthecodeagainstapriceliststoredinmemory.Ifthepri
26、celistisright,youllbechargedaccurately.Grocerystoresupdatethepricelisteachdaythatis,somebodysitsatakeyboardandtypesintheprices.Ifthepricetheytypeinistoohigh,thereareonlytwoexplanations:carelessnessordishonesty.Butsomehow“acomputererror”issupposedtoexcuseeverything.Onereasonweletpeoplehidebehindacomp
27、uteristhecommonmisperceptionthathuge,moderncomputersareelectricbrainwith“artificialintelligence.”Atsomepointtheremightbeamachinewithintelligencebutnoneexiststoday.ThesmartestcomputeronEarthrightnowisnomoreintelligentthanyouraveragepen.Atthispointinthedevelopmentofcomputers,theonlythinganymachinecand
28、oiswhatahumanhasinstructedittodo.26.Ofthethreelies,theoneaboutcomputeristheworstbecausethecomputeritself_.A.saysnonsense B.cheatscustomersC.cannotmaketheerror D.doesnotadmititserror27.Accordingtotheauthor,acomputerizedcashierisreallyjust_.A.amachinetocountmoneyB.amachinetoreceivemoneyC.aninstrumentt
29、oprintcodesD.aninstrumenttoreadcodes28.Grocerystorepricelistsareupdatedby_.A.acomputer B.akeyboard C.anemployee D.anelectricbrain29.Thelastparagraphofthepassageimpliesthatcomputers_.A.areveryclever B.nevermakemistakesC.haveagoodmemory D.arecontrolledbymen30.Whichofthefollowingdescribesthemainideaoft
30、hepassage?A.Computersarestupidandinefficient.B.Computererrorsareduetoitsdishonesty.C.Computershelpstoresupdatethepricelist.D.Computererrorsareactuallyhumanerrors.PassageFourIcameacrossanoldcountryguidebooktheotherday.Itlistedallthetradesmenineachvillage,anditwasimpressivetoseethepastvarietyofservice
31、swhichwereavailableononesowndoorstepinthelateVictoriancountryside.NowadaysatravelerinruralEnglandmightconcludethattheonlyvillagetradesmenstillflourishingwereeithersellingfrozenfoodtothevillagersorsellingantiquestovisitors.Nevertheless,thiswouldreallybeafalseimpression.Onthesurface,therehasbeenadecli
32、neofvillagecommerce,butitspowerisstillremarkable.Ourlocalgrocersshop,forexample,isactuallyexpandinginspiteofthecompetitionfromsupermarketsinthenearesttown.Womensensiblyprefertogothereandexchangethelocalnewswhiledoingtheirshopping,insteadofqueuingupatasupermarket.Andthegrocerknowswellthatpersonalserv
33、icehasaconsiderablecashvalue.Hispricesmaybeabithigherthanthoseinthetown,buthewilldeliveranythingatanytime.Hisassistantsthinknothingofbicyclingdownthevillagestreetintheirlunchhourtotakeapieceofcheesetoanoldretiredwomanwhosentherorderbywordofmouthwithafriendwhohappenedtobepassing.Therichercustomerstel
34、ephonetheirshoppinglistsandthegoodsareontheirdoorstepswithinanhour.Theyhaveonlytohintatafancyforsomecommodityoutsidetheusualstockandthegrocer,aredfaced-figure,instantlyobtainsitforthem.31.Nowadaysthecommercialservicesinthevillageare_.A.stillveryactive B.quicklydeclining C.unabletoflourish D.personal
35、tovisitors32.Thelocalgrocersshopisexpandingbecause_.A.thecompetitionthereisweakB.itisaplaceforwomentochatC.itprovidesgoodpersonalserviceD.thegoodstherearemorevaluable33.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthesupermarkets?A.PricestherearemuchhigherB.Customersoftenhavetoqueueup.C.Customerscanorderbytelephon
36、e.D.Theirpersonalservicesaresatisfactory.34.Howdothevillagegrocersassistantsfeelaboutgivingextraservice?A.Theydontthinkitatrouble.B.Theydontthinkitworthwhile.C.Theydontconsideritagooddeal.D.Theydontconsideritapleasantexperience.35.Onespecialfeatureofthevillageshopisthat_.A.thereisaverywiderangeofgoo
37、dsavailableB.customerscanordergoodsbywordofmouthC.customerhavetoordergoodsonehourearlierD.thereisalistofgoodstobedeliveredtodoorstepsPartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletest
38、hesentence,markyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.36.Duringtheheavystormlastweek,wehadtotake_underaflyover.A.shade B.shelter C.shadow D.shield37.Thethreemenwereassignedjobsaccordingtotheir_abilities.A.respectful B.respectable C.respective D.respecting38.Scientistshavediscoveredthatmanyanimalsseemtobehighly_tovario