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1、 广东省学位英语考试试题及答案试卷一（90minutes）PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.Jenny:ShallIgoandtellMr.Fairbanksaboutou
2、rproposal?Jackie:_.A.Yes,yougoB.Yes,goC.Yes,letsD.Yes,please2.Mori:Itsapleasuretomeetyouhere.Kaco:_.A.Pleasedtomeetyou,tooB.ThankyousomuchC.IdidntexpecttoseeyouhereD.Youretoohospitable3.Williams:Excuseme.Imlookingforapresentformyson.Ihavenoideawhattogethim,Canyouhelpme?Salesgirl:_.A.OfcourseIcanB.No
3、,IcantactuallyC.YoumustbuyhimaT-shirtD.Yes,IthinkaT-shirtwouldbeagoodidea4.Tim:Ihearyouvebeentothebookfair.Howwasit?Susan:_.A.AbsolutelymarvelousB.VerymuchindeedC.NotnecessarilyD.Quitedisappointed5.Ed:Howdoyougetalongwithyournewmusicteacher?Maggie:Ms.Davis?_,butIlikeheralot.A.SheshumorousB.Shesnicet
4、omeC.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,heisB.YouarerightC.ThankyouverymuchD.Dontmentio
5、nit8.Student:Doyoumindourperformingrocknrollinthehall?Teacher:_.A.No,youdbetternotB.Ofcourse,itsallowedhereC.Oh,IdratheryoudidntactuallyD.Idprefertolistentorockaroll9.Clerk:Excuseme,thisanon-smokingplace.Customer:_A.Oh,Imsorry.B.Howcanyousaythat?C.Thatsallright.D.Thatsimpossible.10.Waiter:Howwouldyo
6、ulikeyourcoffee?Customer:_.A.ItswelldoneB.Verynice,thanksC.Withsugar,pleaseD.Onlyonecup11.Virginia:Whataboutgoingtodosomeshoppingthisafternoon?Rena:_.A.Goahead,please.B.Goodidea!C.Me,too.D.Helpyourself.12.Carlos:Thankyouverymuch,MissJames.Thathelpedmealot.MissJames:_,Carlos.A.DontthankmeB.Dontmentio
7、nitC.ImfineD.Imsorry13.Susan:Imworried.Mysondoesntliketotalkwithme.Tracy:_.Wewerealllikethatathisage.A.TakeiteasyB.ChangehismindC.DontquarrelwithhimD.Dontrefusehim14.Nicolas:Idliketodonatemoneytohelppoorchildrenatschool.TowhomshallIgivemyshare?LiMing:_Illaskaboutthatandletyouknow.A.Verywell.B.Whokno
8、ws?C.Thankyouallthesame.D.Italldepends.15.Kelvin:Werealmostfinishedwiththeprojectnow._.Teresa:Actually,Iprefertokeepgoing.A.LetshurryupB.WevetootirednowC.WellbeontimeD.LetsstopforabreakPartIIReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionso
9、runfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneJackBillabongisastockman.OneFridayafternoonhewasridingalongthetracktowardstheHendersonfarm.HewaslookingforaprizebullwhichhadescapedfromtheBorr
10、ogeepaddock.Hereachedthehillsandsawatoncethathecouldnotgofurther.Therehadbeenafireintheforestwhichhadgoneout.Buttheairwasstillfullofsmokeandfallentreeshadblockedthetrack.Jackwasjustgoingtoturnbackwhenhesawsomethingmovinginthesmoke.Hewaited.Itwasagirlonahorse,andshewasridingtowardshim.“Theresabadlybu
11、rntmanonthefarm,”thegirlshouted.“Hesavedmylife.Pleasehelpmetosavehim.”ThegirlwasCathyHenderson.Shehadbeenonhorsebackfortwohours.Shehadtojumpoverfallentreesthatwerestillburning.Herponyhadfallenwithhertwice.Shewasthirstyandalmostdeadfromwantofsleep.ButsherodebacktothefarmwithJackimmediately.JoeBrookwa
12、sunconsciouswhentheyreachedhim.TheyliftedhimontoJackshorse.TheridebacktoBorrogeewasterrible.CathywassotiredthatJackhadtotiehertoherpony.Theponywastiredtoo,butitscouragewasastonishing.ItfollowedJackrighttoBorrogeeHospital.Nobodysawthemarrivebecauseitwasnight.“Iveneverseenahorselikethatpony,”Jacksaid.
13、CathypraisedJackBillabong,butsherefusedtosayanythingaboutthepony,“Joewillwriteaboutherinhisstory,”shesaid.Butshedidsayonething:“Ifflamehadntreturnedtothefarmthatafternoon,JoeandIwouldhavedied.”16.JackBillabongdidnotturnbackbecause_.A.hehadntfoundthebullyetB.hesmeltaheavysmokeintheforestC.heknewthere
14、wasaburntmanthereD.hesawsomethingmovingtowardshim17.WhywastheridebacktoBorrogeeterrible?A.BecauseJoewastiredout.B.Becausetheridestartedlateatnight.C.Becausetheydidnthaveenoughcourage.D.BecausebothCathyandherponywereexhausted.18.CathyrefusedtotalktoreportersabouttheponywhenshewasinBorrogeeHospitalbec
15、ause_.A.shedidntknowwhattosayB.Jackaskedhernottotalktothem C.shewastooweaktosayanythingD.Joewouldwriteaboutitinhiswriting19.Whatdoestheword“flame”inthelastparagraphreferto?A.Jack.B.Thepony.C.Jackshorse.D.Thefire.20.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthestory?A.RescueofJoeBrook.B.CourageofJackBillabo
16、ng.C.LoveofaYoungGirl.D.HeroismofaLovelyPony.PassageTwoThefacesofelderly,happily-marriedpeoplesometimesresembleeachother.Dr.Aikenstudiedanumberofcoupleswhohadbeenmarriedforatleasttwenty-fiveyears.Eachcoupleprovidedfourphotographsonephotoofeachpartneratthetimeoftheirmarriageandanotherphotoofeachpartn
17、ertwenty-fiveormoreyearslater.Allbackgroundwascutfromthephotostoremoveanyclues.Thephotoswerethendisplayedingroups:arandomgroupingofthepersonsatthetimeoftheirmarriageandanotherrandomgroupingofthesamepersonswhotookphotographslater.Sometesteeswereaskedtopickoutthepartners.Theyfailedtotallywiththefirstg
18、roup.Theirjudgementswerenobetterthanchance.Butwiththephotostakentwenty-fiveormoreyearsafterthemarriage,thetesteeswerequitesuccessfulwiththemosthappily-marriedcouples.Dr.Aikenbelievesthereareseveralreasonswhycouplesgrowalike.Onereasonhassomethingtodowithimitation.Onepersontendstocopyordothesameassome
19、oneelsewithoutknowingit.Hesayshumanbeginstoimitatetheexpressionsofthefacesoftheirlovedones.“Anotherpossiblereason,”hesays,“isthecommonexperienceofthecouples.”Thereisatendencyforpeoplewhohavethesamelifeexperiencetochangetheirfacesinsimilarways.Forexample,ifacouplehavesufferedfromalotofsadexperiences,
20、theirfacesarelikelytochangeinasimilarway.21.Dr.Aikencutthebackgroundfromthephotosforthepurposeof_.A.imitatingthecoupleslifeB.groupingthecouplesagainC.leavingnotraceforthetesteesD.givingthetesteesmorechances22.Theunderlinedsentence“Theirjudgementswerenobetterthanchance”impliesthatthetestees_.A.didago
21、odjobinmakingtheirchoices.B.haddifficultyinpickingoutthepartnersC.hadnochancetomaketherightjudgementsD.didbetterwiththefirstgroupthanwiththesecond23.Theunderlinedword“imitate”(inPara.2)hasasimilarmeaningto_.A.copyB.changeC.knowD.suffer24.Fromthepassagewecandrawtheconclusionthat_.A.coupleswholookalik
22、ecanlivelongerB.mostpartnershavebeenprovedtogrowalikeC.theinfluencebetweenpartnerscanbequitestrongD.happily-marriedcouplesareoftenricherthanothers25.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_.A.explainwhycouplesgrowalikeB.tellhowcoupleslikeeachotherC.discussthefunctionofmarriageD.describethelifeofhappilymarrie
23、dcouplesPassageThreeThethreebiggestliesinAmericaare:(1)“Thecheckisinthemail”,(2)“OfcourseIllrespectyouinthemorning”,and(3)“Itwasacomputererror.”Ofthesethreelittlewhitelies,theworstisthethird.Itstheonlyonethatcanneverbetrue.Today,ifabankstatementcheatsyououtof$900thatway,youknowwhattheclerkissuretosa
24、y,”Itwasacomputererror.”Nonsense.Thecomputerisreportingnothingmorethanwhattheclerktypedintoit.Themostannoyingcaseofalliswhenthecomputerizedcashierinthegrocerystoreshowsthatanitemcostsmorethanitactuallydoes.Iftheinnocentbuyerpointsoutthemistake,thechecker,bagger,andmanagerallcometogetherandofferthefa
25、miliarexplanation:“Itwasacomputeerror.”Itwasnt,ofcoursethatcomputerizedcashierisreallynothingmorethananelectricevent.TheeyereadstheUniversalProductCodechatbarofblackandwhitelinesinacornerofthepackageandthenchecksthecodeagainstapriceliststoredinmemory.Ifthepricelistisright,youllbechargedaccurately.Gr
26、ocerystoresupdatethepricelisteachdaythatis,somebodysitsatakeyboardandtypesintheprices.Ifthepricetheytypeinistoohigh,thereareonlytwoexplanations:carelessnessordishonesty.Butsomehow“acomputererror”issupposedtoexcuseeverything.Onereasonweletpeoplehidebehindacomputeristhecommonmisperceptionthathuge,mode
27、rncomputersareelectricbrainwith“artificialintelligence.”Atsomepointtheremightbeamachinewithintelligencebutnoneexiststoday.ThesmartestcomputeronEarthrightnowisnomoreintelligentthanyouraveragepen.Atthispointinthedevelopmentofcomputers,theonlythinganymachinecandoiswhatahumanhasinstructedittodo.26.Ofthe
28、threelies,theoneaboutcomputeristheworstbecausethecomputeritself_.A.saysnonsenseB.cheatscustomersC.cannotmaketheerrorD.doesnotadmititserror27.Accordingtotheauthor,acomputerizedcashierisreallyjust_.A.amachinetocountmoneyB.amachinetoreceivemoneyC.aninstrumenttoprintcodesD.aninstrumenttoreadcodes28.Groc
29、erystorepricelistsareupdatedby_.A.acomputerB.akeyboardC.anemployeeD.anelectricbrain29.Thelastparagraphofthepassageimpliesthatcomputers_.A.areverycleverB.nevermakemistakesC.haveagoodmemoryD.arecontrolledbymen30.Whichofthefollowingdescribesthemainideaofthepassage?A.Computersarestupidandinefficient.B.C
30、omputererrorsareduetoitsdishonesty.C.Computershelpstoresupdatethepricelist.D.Computererrorsareactuallyhumanerrors.PassageFourIcameacrossanoldcountryguidebooktheotherday.Itlistedallthetradesmenineachvillage,anditwasimpressivetoseethepastvarietyofserviceswhichwereavailableononesowndoorstepinthelateVic
31、toriancountryside.NowadaysatravelerinruralEnglandmightconcludethattheonlyvillagetradesmenstillflourishingwereeithersellingfrozenfoodtothevillagersorsellingantiquestovisitors.Nevertheless,thiswouldreallybeafalseimpression.Onthesurface,therehasbeenadeclineofvillagecommerce,butitspowerisstillremarkable
32、.Ourlocalgrocersshop,forexample,isactuallyexpandinginspiteofthecompetitionfromsupermarketsinthenearesttown.Womensensiblyprefertogothereandexchangethelocalnewswhiledoingtheirshopping,insteadofqueuingupatasupermarket.Andthegrocerknowswellthatpersonalservicehasaconsiderablecashvalue.Hispricesmaybeabith
33、igherthanthoseinthetown,buthewilldeliveranythingatanytime.Hisassistantsthinknothingofbicyclingdownthevillagestreetintheirlunchhourtotakeapieceofcheesetoanoldretiredwomanwhosentherorderbywordofmouthwithafriendwhohappenedtobepassing.Therichercustomerstelephonetheirshoppinglistsandthegoodsareontheirdoo
34、rstepswithinanhour.Theyhaveonlytohintatafancyforsomecommodityoutsidetheusualstockandthegrocer,aredfaced-figure,instantlyobtainsitforthem.31.Nowadaysthecommercialservicesinthevillageare_.A.stillveryactiveB.quicklydecliningC.unabletoflourishD.personaltovisitors32.Thelocalgrocersshopisexpandingbecause_
35、.A.thecompetitionthereisweakB.itisaplaceforwomentochatC.itprovidesgoodpersonalserviceD.thegoodstherearemorevaluable33.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthesupermarkets?A.PricestherearemuchhigherB.Customersoftenhavetoqueueup.C.Customerscanorderbytelephone.D.Theirpersonalservicesaresatisfactory.34.Howdoth
36、evillagegrocersassistantsfeelaboutgivingextraservice?A.Theydontthinkitatrouble.B.Theydontthinkitworthwhile.C.Theydontconsideritagooddeal.D.Theydontconsideritapleasantexperience.35.Onespecialfeatureofthevillageshopisthat_.A.thereisaverywiderangeofgoodsavailableB.customerscanordergoodsbywordofmouthC.c
37、ustomerhavetoordergoodsonehourearlierD.thereisalistofgoodstobedeliveredtodoorstepsPartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence,markyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.36.Duringtheheavystormlastweek,wehadtotake_underaflyover.A.shadeB.shelterC.shadowD.shield37.Thethreemenwereassignedjobsaccordingtotheir_abilities.A.respectfulB.respectableC.respectiveD.respecting38.Scientistshavediscoveredthatmanyanimalsseemtobehighly_tovario