1、2016年廣東學士學位英語歷年真題考試（附答案）Paper One試卷一(90 minutes)Part I Dialogue Completion (15 points)Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each followed by 4choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and markyour answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single l

2、ine 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, lets D. Yes, please2. Mori: Its a pleasure to meet you here.Kaco: _ .A. Pleased to meet you, too B. Thank you so muchC. I didnt expect to see you here D. Youre too hospi

3、table3. Williams: Excuse me. Im looking for a present for my son. I have no idea whatto get him, Can you help me?Sales girl: _ .A. Of course I canB. No, I cant actuallyC. You must buy him a T-shirtD. Yes, I think a T-shirt would be a good idea4. Tim: I hear youve been to the book fair. How was it?Su

4、san: _ .A. Absolutely marvelous B. Very much indeedC. Not necessarily D. Quite disappointed5. Ed: How do you get along with your new music teacher?Maggie: Ms. Davis? _, but I like her a lot.A. Shes humorous B. Shes nice to meC. Shes a bit strange D. Shes good at dancing6. David: Charles, could you d

5、rive me to the railway station?Charles: _A. No, thanks. B. Ill 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 rightC. Thank you very much D. Don8. Student: Do you mi

6、nd our performing rockTeacher: _.A. No, youd better not B. Of course, itC. Oh, Id rather you didnt actually D.9. Clerk: Excuse me, this a non-smoking place.Customer: _A. Oh, Im sorry. B. How can you say that?C. Thats all right. D. Thats impossible.10. Waiter: How would you like your coffee?Customer:

7、 _ .A. Its well done B. Very nice, thanksC. With sugar, please D. Only one cupnroll in the hall?s allowed hereId prefer to listen to rockaroll11. 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

8、 very much, Miss James. That helped me a lot. Miss James:, Carlos.A. Dont thank me B. Dont mention itC. Im fine D. Im sorry13. Susan: Im worried. My son doesnt like to talk with me.Tracy: _ . We were all like that at his age.A. Take it easy B. Change his mindC. Dont quarrel with him D. Dont refuse h

9、im14. Nicolas: Id like to donate money to help poor children at school. To whomshall I give my share?Li Ming: _ Ill 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: Were almost finished with the project now. _ .Teresa: Actually, I pr

10、efer to keep going.A. Lets hurry up B. Weve too tired nowC. Well be on time D. Lets stop for a breakPart II Reading Comprehension (40 points)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices ma

11、rkedA, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single linethrough the center.t mention itPassage OneJack Billabong is a stockman. One Friday afternoon he was riding along the track towards theHenderson farm. He was looking for a prize bull which had escaped fr

12、om the Borrogee paddock. Hereached the hills and saw at once that he could not go further. There had been a fire in the forest whichhad gone out. But the air was still full of smoke and fallen trees had blocked the track. Jack was justgoing to turn back when he saw something moving in the smoke. He

13、waited. Itwas a girl on ahorse, andshe was riding towards him.“Theres a badly burnt man on the farm,”the girlshouted.“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 tojump over fallen trees that were still burning. Her pon

14、y had fallen with her twice. She was thirsty andalmost 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 Jacks horse. The ride backto Borrogee was terrible. Cathy was so tired that Jack had to tie her to

15、 her pony. The pony was tired too,but its courage was astonishing. It followedJack right to Borrogee Hospital. Nobody saw them arrive because it was night.“Ive never seen a horse like that pony,”Jack said. Cathy praised Jack Billabong, but she refusedto say anything about the pony,“Joe will write ab

16、out her in hisstory,”she said.But she did say on e thing:“If flame hadnt returned to the farm that afternoon,Joe and I would have died.”16. Jack Billabong did not turn back because _.A. he hadnt found the bull yet B. he smelt a heavy smoke in the forestC. he knew there was a burnt man there D. he sa

17、w something moving towards him17. 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 didnt have enough courage.D. Because both Cathy and her pony were exhausted.18. Cathy refused to talk to reporters about the pony when s

18、he was in BorrogeeHospital because _ .A. she didnt know what to say B. Jack asked her not to talk to themC. she was too weak to say anything D. Joe would write about it in his writing19. What does the word“flame”in the last paragraph refer to?A. Jack. B. The pony. C. Jacks horse. D. The fire.20. Whi

19、ch of the following is the best title of the story? A. Rescue of Joe Brook. B. Courage of Jack Billabong. C. Love of aYoung Girl. D. Heroism of a Lovely Pony.Passage TwoThe faces of elderly, happily-married people sometimes resemble each other. Dr. Aiken studied a number of couples whohad been marri

20、ed for at least twenty-five years. Each couple provided four photographsone photo of each partner at thetime of their marriage and another photo of each partner twenty-five or more years later. All background was cut from thephotos to remove any clues. The photos were then displayed in groups: a ran

21、dom grouping of the persons at the time of theirmarriage and another random grouping of the same persons who took photographs later. Some testees were asked to pickout the partners. They failed totally with the first group. Their judgements were no better than chance. But with the photostaken twenty

22、-five or more years after the marriage, the testees were quite successful with the most happily-married couples.Dr. Aiken believes there are several reasons why couples grow alike. One reason has something to do with imitation. Oneperson tends to copy or do the same as someone else without knowing i

23、t. He says human begins to imitate the expressionsof the faces of their loved ones.“Another possible reason,”he says,“isthe common experience of the couples.T”here is a tendency for people who have the same life experience to change their faces in similar ways. For example, if acouple have suffered

24、from a lot of sad experiences, their faces are likely to change in a similar way.21. Dr. Aiken cut the background from the photos for the purpose of _ .A. imitating the coupleslife B. grouping the couples againC. leaving no trace for the testees D. giving the testees more chances22. The underlined s

25、entence“Theirjudgements were no better than chance”implies that the testees.A. did a good job in making their choices.B. had difficulty in picking out the partnersC. had no chance to make the right judgementsD. did better with the first group than with the second23. The underlined word“imitate”(in P

26、ariam.il2a)r hmaesaanisng to _ .A. copy B. change C. know D. suffer24. From the passage we can draw the conclusion that _ .A. couples who look alike can live longerB. most partners have been proved to grow alikeC. the influence between partners can be quite strongD. happily-married couples are often

27、 richer than others25. The main purpose of the passage is to _ .A. explain why couples grow alike B. tell how couples like each otherC. discuss the function of marriage D. describe the life of happily married couplesPassage ThreeThe three biggest lies in America are: (1)“The check is in the mail”, (

28、2)“Of course Iyou in the morning”, and (3)“It was a computer error.”Of these three little white lies, the worst is the third. Its the only one that can never be true. Today, if a bank statementcheats you out of $ 900 that way, you know what the clerk is sure to say, was a computer error. N”onsense.

29、The computeris reporting nothing more than what the clerk typed into it.The most annoying case of all is when the computerized cashier in the grocery store shows that an item costs more than itactually does. If the innocent buyer points out the mistake, the checker, bagger, and manager all come toge

30、ther and offer thefamiliar explanation:“Itwas a compute error.”It wasnt, of course that computerized cashier is really nothing more than an electric event. The eye reads the UniversalProduct Codechat bar of black and white lines in a corner of the packageand then checks the code against a price list

31、stored in memory. If the price list is right, youll be charged accurately.Grocery stores update the price list each daythat is, somebody sits at a keyboard and types in the prices. If the price theytype in is too high, there are only two explanations: carelessness or dishonesty. But somehow“a comput

32、er error”is supposed to excuse everything.One reason we let people hide behind a computer is the common misperception that huge, modern computers are electricbrain with“artificial intelligence.”At some point there might be a machwith intelligence but none exists today. The smartest computer on Earth

33、 right now is no more intelligent than your averagepen. 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 custome

34、rsC. cannot make the error D. does not admit its error27. According to the author, a computerized cashier is really just _.A. a machine to count money B. a machine to receive moneyC. an instrument to print codes D. an instrument to read codes28. Grocery store price lists are updated by _ .A. a compu

35、ter B. a keyboard C. an employee D. an electric brain29. The last paragraph of the passage implies that computers _ .A. are very clever B. never make mistakesC. have a good memory D. are controlled by men30. Which of the following describes the main idea of the passage?A. Computers are stupid and in

36、efficient.B. Computer errors are due to its dishonesty.C. Computers help stores update the price list.D. Computer errors are actually human errors.Passage FourI came across an old country guidebook the other day. It listed all the tradesmen in each village, and it was impressive to seethe past varie

37、ty of services which were available on oneoswn doorstep in the late Victorian countryside.Nowadays a traveler in rural England might conclude that the only village tradesmen still flourishing were either selling frozenfood to the villagers or selling antiques to visitors. Nevertheless, this would re

38、ally be a false impression. On the surface, therehas been a decline of village commerce, but its power is still remarkable.Our local grocershsop, 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 lo

39、cal news while doing their shopping, instead of queuing up at asupermarket. 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 ofbicycling down the

40、 village street in their lunch hour to take a piece of cheese to an old retired woman who sent her order byword of mouth with a friend who happened to be passing. The richer customers telephone their shopping lists and the goodsare on their doorsteps within an hour. They have only to hint at a fancy

41、 for some commodity outside the usual stock and thegrocer, a red faced-figure, instantly obtains it for them.31. Nowadays the commercial services in the village are _A. still very active B. quickly decliningC. unable to flourish D. personal to visitors32. The local grocers shop is expanding because

42、_A. the competition there is weak B. it is a place for women to chatC. it provides good personal service D. the goods there are more valuable33. 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 telepho

43、ne. D. Their personal services are satisfactory.tssfeaeslsaisbtaount giving extra service?A. They dont think it a trouble. B. They donC. They dont consider it a good deal. D. They don35. One special feature of the village shop is that _A. there is a very wide range of goods availableB. customers can

44、 order goods by word of mouthC. customer have to order goods one hour earlierD. there is a list of goods to be delivered to doorstepsPart III V ocabulary 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.Ch

45、oose the one that best completes the sentence, mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through thecenter.36. During the heavy storm last week, we had to take _ under a flyover.A. shade B. shelter C. shadow D. shield37. The three men were assigned jobs according to their _ abilities.A

46、. respectful B. respectable C. respective D. respecting38. Scientists have discovered that many animals seem to be highly _ to various signalsassociated with earthquakes.A. sensible B. sensual C. sentimental D. sensitive39. The lost car of the Johnsonswas found _ in the woods of the expressway.34. H

47、ow do the village grocert think it worthwhile.t consider it a pleasant experience.A. vanished B. scattered C. rejected D. abandoned40. Our guests will be guided to safety _ fire.A. as a result of B. in case of C. in the sense of D. for the sake of41. If you want to ring her, youll have to _ her numb

48、er in the telephone book.A. look at B. look to C. look through D. look up42. Under the financial crisis, more social problems in the world are certain to _ .A. raise B. arise C. be raised D. be arisen43. After his retirement, he lives partly on his _ and partly on the interest on his postoffice savi

49、ngs account.A. wages B. salary C. earnings D. pension44. During the _ , the audience strolled and chatted in the lobby.A. interval B. pause C. interruption D. gap45. Membership in the United Nations is open to all peace-loving states which accept theof the Charter.A. debt B. obligation C. credit D.

50、reliance46. Table tennis used to be the most popular _ in China. But now basketball seems tobe more attractive.A. game B. match C. play D. race47. As her husband is on a business trip and her son is at school, she feels rather _.A. lonely B. alone C. singular D. single48. We need to _ our camping th

51、ings before we go away.A. choose from B. tell from C. sort out D. set out49. He _ very quickly from his illness.A. recovered B. discovered C. uncovered D. covered50. If the police had acted with more _ , the disaster could have been prevented.A. solution B. determination C. decision D. hesitation51.

52、 He does not _ as a teacher of English, for his pronunciation is far from perfect.A. qualify B. equal C. match D. deserve52. His _ reply to the question showed that he had understood it very well.A. proud B. important C. tense D. quick53. When he tried to make a _, he found that the hotel was fully

53、booked.A. reservation B. demand C. claim D. policy54. I expect that she will be able to _ our particular needs.A. supply B. reach C. provide D. meet55. During July and August there was no rain for weeks _ .A. on end B. in the end C. at last D. at length56._ for their support, he would have gone penn

54、iless.A. If it is not B. If it is C. Were it D. Were it not57. There _ in his room.A. are too many furnitures B. is too much furnitureC. are too much furniture D. is too many furnitures58. I miss the hillside _ we found a lot of wild flowers.A. on which B. by which C. in which D. for which59. No soo

55、ner had we reached the top of the hill _ we all sat down to rest.A. when B. then C. than D. until60. By the time Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin walked on the moon in 1969, there _many space explorations.A. will have been B. had been C. have been D. must be61. I regret _ hard at school, or I would h

56、ave passed the exam.A. to have not worked B. having not workedC. not to have worked D. not having worked62. When the man with glasses came into the hotel, I noticed a _ look come over themanagers face.A. surprised B. surprising C. surprise D. surprisingly63._ get a better score, he has been making g

57、reat efforts in his lessons.A. So as to B. In order to C. So that D In order that64. As far as I know, the production of this factory has doubled this year, and the quality of its products has been improved.A. since then B. by then C. until now D. as well65 All _ is an English-Chinese dictionary.A.

58、that you need B. what you need C. which you need D. things you need66._ its good performance, the machine is too expensive.A. Besides B. Except for C. In spite of D. Apart from67. He looks sleepy. He must _ to bed very late last night.A. be gone B. be going C. go D. have gone68. Mrs. White became a

59、teacher in 1990. She _ for twenty years by next summer.A. will teach B. would have taught C. has been teaching D. will have taught69. She is _ a driver as any one else.A. as good as B. as a good C. so good a D. so a good70. You may write an e-mail to me or just phone me. _ will do.A. Each B. Either

60、C. Neither D. None71. Few people knew his reason for quitting his job was _ he wanted to go abroad.A. whether B. where C. why D. that72. The teacher asked me _ us to finish writing the composition.A. how long would it take B. how long it would takeC. how soon would it take D. how soon it would take7