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试题及答案
Paper One 试卷一 (90 minutes) 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 best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
1. Jenny:
Shall I go and tell Mr. Fairbanks about our proposal?
Jackie:
___________.
A. Yes, you go B. Yes, go C. Yes, let’s D. Yes, please
2. Mori:
It’s a pleasure to meet you here. Kaco:
__________.
A. Pleased to meet you, too
B. Thank you so much
C. I didn’t expect to see you here
D. You’re too hospitable
3. Williams:
Excuse me. I’m looking for a present for my son. I have no idea what to get him, Can you help me?
Sales girl:
____________.
A. Of course I can
B. No, I can’t actually
C. You must buy him a T-shirt
D. Yes, I think a T-shirt would be a good idea
4. Tim:
I hear you’ve been to the book fair. How was it?
Susan:
_____________.
A. Absolutely marvelous
B. Very much indeed
C. Not necessarily
D. Quite disappointed
5. Ed:
How do you get along with your new music teacher?
Maggie:
Ms. Davis?
__________, but I like her a lot.
A. She’s humorous
B. She’s nice to me
C. She’s a bit strange
D. She’s good at dancing
6. David:
Charles, could you drive me to the railway station?
Charles:
____________
A. No, thanks. B. I’ll be there on time.
C. Sure, why not?
D. Never mind.
7. Max:
My son has been admitted by Beijing University. Walt:
Congratulations!
He is such a smart boy. Max:
___________.
A. Yes, he is B. You are right
C. Thank you very much D. Don’t mention it
8. Student:
Do you mind our performing rock ‘n’ roll in the hall?
Teacher:
_________.
A. No, you’d better not B. Of course, it’s allowed here
C. Oh, I’d rather you didn’t actually
D. I’d prefer to listen to rock ‘a’ roll
9. Clerk:
Excuse me, this a non-smoking place. Customer:
__________
A. Oh, I’m sorry. B. How can you say that?
C. That’s all right. D. That’s impossible.
10. Waiter:
How would you like your coffee?
Customer:
____________.
A. It’s well done B. Very nice, thanks
C. With sugar, please D. Only one cup
11. Virginia:
What about going to do some shopping this afternoon?
Rena:
____________.
A. Go ahead, please. B. Good idea!
C. Me, too. D. Help yourself.
12. Carlos:
Thank you very much, Miss James. That helped me a lot. Miss James:
___________, Carlos.
A. Don’t thank me B. Don’t mention it
C. I’m fine D. I’m sorry
13. Susan:
I’m worried. My son doesn’t like to talk with me. Tracy:
___________. We were all like that at his age.
A. Take it easy B. Change his mind C. Don’t quarrel with him D. Don’t refuse him14. Nicolas:
I’d like to donate money to help poor children at school. To whom shall I give my share?
Li Ming:
____________ I’ll ask about that and let you know.
A. Very well. B. Who knows?
C. Thank you all the same. D. It all depends.
15. Kelvin:
We’re almost finished with the project now. _____________. Teresa:
Actually, I prefer to keep going.
A. Let’s hurry up B. We’ve too tired now
C. Wellbe on time D. Let’s stop for a break
Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points)
Directions:
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 with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Jack Billabong is a stockman. One Friday afternoon he was riding along the track towards the Henderson farm. He was looking for a prize bull which had escaped from the Borrogee paddock. He reached the hills and saw at once that he could not go further.
There had been a fire in the forest which had gone out. But the air was still full of smoke and fallen trees had blocked the track. Jack was just going to turn back when he saw something moving in the smoke. He waited. It was a girl on a horse, and she was riding towards him. “There’s a badly burnt man on the farm,” the girl shouted. “He saved my life. Please help me to save him.”
The girl was Cathy Henderson. She had been on horseback for two hours. She had to jump over fallen trees that were still burning. Her pony had fallen with her twice. She was thirsty and almost dead from want of sleep. But she rode back to the farm with Jack immediately.
Joe Brook was unconscious when they reached him. They lifted him onto Jack’s horse. The ride back to Borrogee was terrible. Cathy was so tired that Jack had to tie her to her pony. The pony was tired too, but its courage was astonishing. It followed Jack right to Borrogee Hospital. Nobody saw them arrive because it was night.
“I’ve never seen a horse like that pony,” Jack said. Cathy praised Jack Billabong, but she refused to say anything about the pony, “Joe will write about her in his story,” she said.
But she did say one thing:
“If flame hadn’t returned to the farm that afternoon, Joe and I would have died.”
16. Jack Billabong did not turn back because _____________.
A. he hadn’t found the bull yet
B. he smelt a heavy smoke in the forest
C. he knew there was a burnt man there
D. he saw something moving towards him
17. Why was the ride back to Borrogee terrible?
A. Because Joe was tired out.
B. Because the ride started late at night.
C. Because they didn’t have enough courage.
D. Because both Cathy and her pony were exhausted.
18. Cathy refused to talk to reporters about the pony when she was in Borrogee Hospital because ____________.
A. she didn’t know what to say
B. Jack asked her not to talk to them
n. At this point in the development of computers, the only thing any machine can do is what a human has instructed it to do.
26. Of the three lies, the one about computer is the worst because the computer itself __________.
A. says nonsense B. cheats customers
C. cannot make the error D. does not admit its error
27. According to the author, a computerized cashier is really just ___________.
A. a machine to count money
B. a machine to receive money
C. an instrument to print codes
D. an instrument to read codes
28. Grocery store price lists are updated by ____________.
A. a computer B. a keyboard C. an employee D. an electric brain
29. The last paragraph of the passage implies that computers ____________.
A. are very clever B. never make mistakes
C. have a good memory D. are controlled by men
30. Which of the following describes the main idea of the passage?
A. Computers are stupid and inefficient.
B. Computer errors are due to its dishonesty.
C. Computers help stores update the price list.
D. Computer errors are actually human errors.
Passage Four
I came across an old country guidebook the other day. It listed all the tradesmen in each village, and it was impressive to see the past variety of services which were available on one’s own doorstep in the late Victorian countryside.
Nowadays a traveler in rural England might conclude that the only village tradesmen still flourishing were either selling frozen food to the villagers or selling antiques to visitors. Nevertheless, this would really be a false impression. On the surface, there has been a decline of village commerce, but its power is still remarkable.
Our local grocer’s shop, for example, is actually expanding in spite of the competition from supermarkets in the nearest town. Women sensibly prefer to go there and exchange the local news while doing their shopping, instead of queuing up at a supermarket. And the grocer knows well that personal service has a considerable cash value. His prices may be a bit higher than those in the town, but he will deliver anything at any time.
His assistants think nothing of bicycling down the village street in their lunch hour to take a piece of cheese to an old retired woman who sent her order by word of mouth with a friend who happened to be passing. The richer customers telephone their shopping lists and the goods are on their doorsteps within an hour. They have only to hint at a fancy for some commodity outside the usual stock and the grocer, a red faced-figure, instantly obtains it for them.
31. Nowadays the commercial services in the village are ____________.
A. still very active B. quickly declining C. unable to flourish D. personal to visitors
32. The local grocer’s shop is expanding because _____________.
A. the competition there is weak
B. it is a place for women to chat
C. it provides good personal service
D. the goods there are more valuable
33. Which of the following is true about the supermarkets?
A. Prices there are much higher
B. Customers often have to queue up.
C. Customers can order by telephone.
D. Their personal services are satisfactory.
34. How do the village grocer’s assistants feel about giving extra service?
A. They don’t think it a trouble.
B. They don’t think it worthwhile.
C. They don’t consider it a good deal.
D. They don’t consider it a pleasant experience.
35. One special feature of the village shop is that ___________.
A. there is a very wide range of goods available
B. customers can order goods by word of mouth
C. customer have to order goods one hour earlier
D. there is a list of goods to be delivered to doorsteps
Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)
Directions:
There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence, mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
36. During the heavy storm last week, we had to take __________ under a flyover.
A. shade B. shelter C. shadow D. shield
37. The three men were assigned jobs according to their _________ abilities.
A. respectful B. respectable C. respective D. respecting
38. Scientists hav
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