2022年學位英語廣東省統考真題

2022年學位英語廣東省統考真題

PaperOne試卷一

〔90minutes〕

PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)

Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Jenny:ShallIgoandtellMr.Fairbanksaboutourproposal《

Jackie:___________.

A.Yes,yougo B.Yes,go C.Yes,let’s D.Yes,please

2.Mori:It’sapleasuretomeetyouhere.

Kaco:__________.

A.Pleasedtomeetyou,too B.Thankyousomuch

C.Ididn’texpecttoseeyouhere D.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.Absolutelymarvelous B.Verymuchindeed

C.Notnecessarily D.Quitedisappointed

5.Ed:Howdoyougetalongwithyournewmusicteacher《

Maggie:Ms.Davis《__________,butIlikeheralot.

A.She’shumorous B.She’snicetome

C.She’sabitstrange D.She’sgoodatdancing

6.David:Charles,couldyoudrivemetotherailwaystation《

Charles:____________

A.No,thanks. B.I’llbethereontime.

C.Sure,whynot《 D.Nevermind.

7.Max:MysonhasbeenadmittedbyBeijingUniversity.

Walt:Congratulations!Heissuchasmartboy.

Max:___________.

A.Yes,heis B.Youareright

C.Thankyouverymuch D.Don’tmentionit

8.Student:Doyoumindourperformingrock‘n’rollinthehall《

Teacher:_________.

A.No,you’dbetternot B.Ofcourse,it’sallowedhere

C.Oh,I’dratheryoudidn’tactually D.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’swelldone B.Verynice,thanks

C.Withsugar,please D.Onlyonecup

11.Virginia:Whataboutgoingtodosomeshoppingthisafternoon《

Rena:____________.

A.Goahead,please. B.Goodidea!

C.Me,too. D.Helpyourself.

12.Carlos:Thankyouverymuch,MissJames.Thathelpedmealot.

MissJames:___________,Carlos.

A.Don’tthankme B.Don’tmentionit

C.I’mfine D.I’msorry

13.Susan:I’mworried.Mysondoesn’tliketotalkwithme.

Tracy:___________.Wewerealllikethatathisage.

A.Takeiteasy B.Changehismind

C.Don’tquarrelwithhim D.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’shurryup B.We’vetootirednow

C.Wellbeontime D.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’tfoundthebullyet B.hesmeltaheavysmokeintheforest

C.heknewtherewasaburntmanthere D.hesawsomethingmovingtowardshim

17.WhywastheridebacktoBorrogeeterrible《

A.BecauseJoewastiredout.

B.Becausetheridestartedlateatnight.

C.Becausetheydidn’thaveenoughcourage.

D.BecausebothCathyandherponywereexhausted.

18.CathyrefusedtotalktoreportersabouttheponywhenshewasinBorrogeeHospitalbecause____________.

A.shedidn’tknowwhattosay B.Jackaskedhernottotalktothem

C.shewastooweaktosayanything D.Joewouldwriteaboutitinhiswriting

19.Whatdoestheword“flame〞inthelastparagraphreferto《

A.Jack. B.Thepony. C.Jack’shorse. D.Thefire.

20.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthestory《

A.RescueofJoeBrook.

B.CourageofJackBillabong.

C.LoveofaYoungGirD.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’life B.groupingthecouplesagain

C.leavingnotraceforthetestees D.givingthetesteesmorechances

22.Theunderlinedsentence“Theirjudgementswerenobetterthanchance〞impliesthatthetestees__________.

A.didagoodjobinmakingtheirchoices.

B.haddifficultyinpickingoutthepartners

C.hadnochancetomaketherightjudgements

D.didbetterwiththefirstgroupthanwiththesecond

23.Theunderlinedword“imitate〞(inPara.2)hasasimilarmeaningto__________.

A.copy B.change C.know D.suffer

24.Fromthepassagewecandrawtheconclusionthat___________.

A.coupleswholookalikecanlivelonger

B.mostpartnershavebeenprovedtogrowalike

C.theinfluencebetweenpartnerscanbequitestrong

D.happily-marriedcouplesareoftenricherthanothers

25.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto___________.

A.explainwhycouplesgrowalike B.tellhowcoupleslikeeachother

C.discussthefunctionofmarriage D.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.

Onereasonweletpeoplehidebehindacomputeristhecommonmisperceptionthathuge,moderncomputersareelectricbrainwith“artificialintelligence.〞Atsomepointtheremightbeamachinewithintelligencebutnoneexiststoday.ThesmartestcomputeronEarthrightnowisnomoreintelligentthanyouraveragepen.Atthispointinthedevelopmentofcomputers,theonlythinganymachinecandoiswhatahumanhasinstructedittodo.

26.Ofthethreelies,theoneaboutcomputeristheworstbecausethecomputeritself__________.

A.saysnonsense B.cheatscustomers

C.cannotmaketheerror D.doesnotadmititserror

27.Accordingtotheauthor,acomputerizedcashierisreallyjust___________.

A.amachinetocountmoney B.amachinetoreceivemoney

C.aninstrumenttoprintcodes D.aninstrumenttoreadcodes

28.Grocerystorepricelistsareupdatedby____________.

A.acomputer B.akeyboard C.anemployee D.anelectricbrain

29.Thelastparagraphofthepassageimpliesthatcomputers____________.

A.areveryclever B.nevermakemistakes

C.haveagoodmemory D.arecontrolledbymen

30.Whichofthefollowingdescribesthemainideaofthepassage《

A.Computersarestupidandinefficient.

B.Computererrorsareduetoitsdishonesty.

C.Computershelpstoresupdatethepricelist.

D.Computererrorsareactuallyhumanerrors.

PassageFour

Icameacrossanoldcountryguidebooktheotherday.Itlistedallthetradesmenineachvillage,anditwasimpressivetoseethepastvarietyofserviceswhichwereavailableonone’sowndoorstepinthelateVictoriancountryside.

NowadaysatravelerinruralEnglandmightconcludethattheonlyvillagetradesmenstillflourishingwereeithersellingfrozenfoodtothevillagersorsellingantiquestovisitors.Nevertheless,thiswouldreallybeafalseimpression.Onthesurface,therehasbeenadeclineofvillagecommerce,butitspowerisstillremarkable.

Ourlocalgrocer’sshop,forexample,isactuallyexpandinginspiteofthecompetitionfromsupermarketsinthenearesttown.Womensensiblyprefertogothereandexchangethelocalnewswhiledoingtheirshopping,insteadofqueuingupatasupermarket.Andthegrocerknowswellthatpersonalservicehasaconsiderablecashvalue.

Hispricesmaybeabithigherthanthoseinthetown,buthewilldeliveranythingatanytime.Hisassistantsthinknothingofbicyclingdownthevillagestreetintheirlunchhourtotakeapieceofcheesetoanoldretiredwomanwhosentherorderbywordofmouthwithafriendwhohappenedtobepassing.Therichercustomerstelephonetheirshoppinglistsandthegoodsareontheirdoorstepswithinanhour.Theyhaveonlytohintatafancyforsomecommodityoutsidetheusualstockandthegrocer,aredfaced-figure,instantlyobtainsitforthem.

31.Nowadaysthecommercialservicesinthevillageare____________.

A.stillveryactive B.quicklydeclining

C.unabletoflourish D.personaltovisitors

32.Thelocalgrocer’sshopisexpandingbecause_____________.

A.thecompetitionthereisweak B.itisaplaceforwomentochat

C.itprovidesgoodpersonalservice D.thegoodstherearemorevaluable

33.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthesupermarkets《

A.Pricestherearemuchhigher B.Customersoftenhavetoqueueup.

C.Customerscanorderbytelephone. D.Theirpersonalservicesaresatisfactory.

34.Howdothevillagegrocer’sassistantsfeelaboutgivingextraservice《

A.Theydon’tthinkitatrouble. B.Theydon’tthinkitworthwhile.

C.Theydon’tconsideritagooddeal. D.Theydon’tconsideritapleasantexperience.

35.Onespecialfeatureofthevillageshopisthat___________.

A.thereisaverywiderangeofgoodsavailable

B.customerscanordergoodsbywordofmouth

C.customerhavetoordergoodsonehourearlier

D.thereisalistofgoodstobedeliveredtodoorsteps

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20points)

Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence,markyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

36.Duringtheheavystormlastweek,wehadtotake__________underaflyover.

A.shade B.shelter C.shadow D.shield

37.Thethreemenwereassignedjobsaccordingtotheir_________abilities.

A.respectful B.respectable C.respective D.respecting

38.Scientistshavediscoveredthatmanyanimalsseemtobehighly_________tovarioussignalsassociatedwithearthquakes.

A.sensible B.sensual C.sentimental D.sensitive

39.ThelostcaroftheJohnsons’wasfound__________inthewoodsoftheexpressway.

A.vanished B.scattered C.rejected D.abandoned

40.Ourguestswillbeguidedtosafety_________fire.

A.asaresultof B.incaseof C.inthesenseof D.forthesakeof

41.Ifyouwanttoringher,you’llhaveto_________hernumberinthetelephonebook.

A.lookat B.lookto C.lookthrough D.lookup

42.Underthefinancialcrisis,moresocialproblemsintheworldarecertainto__________.

A.raise B.arise C.beraised D.bearisen

43.Afterhisretirement,helivespartlyonhis_________andpartlyontheinterestonhispostofficesavingsaccount.

A.wages B.salary C.earnings D.pension

44.Duringthe___________,theaudiencestrolledandchattedinthelobby.

A.interval B.pause C.interruption D.gap

45.MembershipintheUnitedNationsisopentoallpeace-lovingstateswhichacceptthe________oftheCharter.

A.debt B.obligation C.credit D.reliance

46.Tabletennisusedtobethemostpopular__________inChina.Butnowbasketballseemstobemoreattractive.

A.game B.match C.play D.race

47.Asherhusbandisonabusinesstripandhersonisatschool,shefeelsrather___________.

A.lonely B.alone C.singular D.single

48.Weneedto__________ourcampingthingsbeforewegoaway.

A.choosefrom B.tellfrom C.sortout D.setout

49.He__________veryquicklyfromhisillness.

A.recovered B.discovered C.uncovered D.covered

50.Ifthepolicehadactedwithmore____________,thedisastercouldhavebeenprevented.

A.solution B.determination C.decision D.hesitation

51.Hedoesnot________asateacherofEnglish,forhispronunciationisfarfromperfect.

A.qualify B.equal C.match D.deserve

52.His__________replytothequestionshowedthathehadunderstooditverywell.

A.proud B.important C.tense D.quick

53.Whenhetriedtomakea__________,hefoundthatthehotelwasfullybooked.

A.reservation B.demand C.claim D.policy

54.Iexpectthatshewillbeableto_________ourparticularneeds.

A.supply B.reach C.provide D.meet

55.DuringJulyandAugusttherewasnorainforweeks__________.

A.onend B.intheend C.atlast D.atlength

56.____________fortheirsupport,hewouldhavegonepenniless.

A.Ifitisnot B.Ifitis C.Wereit D.Wereitnot

57.There__________inhisroom.

A.aretoomanyfurnitures B.istoomuchfurniture

C.aretoomuchfurniture D.istoomanyfurnitures

58.Imissthehillside___________wefoundalotofwildflowers.

A.onwhich B.bywhich C.inwhich D.forwhich

59.Nosoonerhadwereachedthetopofthehill__________weallsatdowntorest.

A.when B.then C.than D.until

60.BythetimeNeilArmstrongandEdwinAldrinwalkedonthemoonin1969,there________manyspaceexplorations.

A.willhavebeen B.hadbeen C.havebeen D.mustbe

61.Iregret__________hardatschool,orIwouldhavepassedtheexam.

A.tohavenotworked B.havingnotworked

C.nottohaveworked D.nothavingworked

62.Whenthemanwithglassescameintothehotel,Inoticeda__________lookcomeoverthemanager’sface.

A.surprised B.surprising C.surprise D.surprisingly

63.__________getabetterscore,hehasbeenmakinggreateffortsinhislessons.

A.Soasto B.Inorderto C.Sothat DInorderthat

64.AsfarasIknow,theproductionofthisfactoryhasdoubledthisyear,andthequalityofitsproductshasbeenimproved__________.

A.sincethen B.bythen C.untilnow D.aswell

65All__________isanEnglish-Chinesedictionary.

A.thatyouneed B.whatyouneed C.whichyouneed D.thingsyouneed

66._________itsgoodperformance,themachineistooexpensive.

A.Besides B.Exceptfor C.Inspiteof D.Apartfrom

67.Helookssleepy.Hemust_________tobedverylatelastnight.

A.begone B.begoing C.go D.havegone

68.Mrs.Whitebecameateacherin1990.She_________fortwentyyearsbynextsummer.

A.willteach B.wouldhavetaught C.hasbeenteaching D.willhavetaught

69.Sheis__________adriverasanyoneelse.

A.asgoodas B.asagood C.sogooda D.soagood

70.Youmaywriteane-mailtomeorjustphoneme.__________willdo.

A.Each B.Either C.Neither D.None

71.Fewpeopleknewhisreasonforquittinghisjobwas_________hewantedtogoabroad.

A.whether B.where C.why D.that

72.Theteacheraskedme__________ustofinishwritingthecomposition.

A.howlongwouldittake B.howlongitwouldtake

C.howsoonwouldittake D.howsoonitwouldtake

73.Itwasthethirdtimethevillagers_________interviewedbytheradiostation