广东学位英语考试真题（完整版）

2018年广东学位英语考试真题（完整版）Part IDialogue completion(15points)Directions:there are15short incompletedialogues in this part,each followedby four choices marked A,B,C andD,choose theone that best completesthe dialogueand mark your answer on the ANSEWR SHEET.

1.Debra:Oh!What abeautiful cat!What doyou think?Donald:_____Dogs aremore loyalthan catsA.I thinkI’d ratherget adog.B.Yeah,it isbeautiful!C.I haveno idea.D.You have to cleanafter it.

2.Jane:My watchalways gainsten minutes a day.Mary:_____My watchalways losesten minutes a day.Jane:No kidding.It seems that bothof usshould throwit awayand buya newone.A.That’s ridiculous.B.That’s funnyC.That’s coolD.That’s great

3.Jennifer:It’s freezingoutside!_____I thoughtthis coldfront wassupposed topass.Gabricla:Yeah,I thought so too.That’s whatI readonline thismorning.A.I haven’t readthe weather report.B.The weatherreport was right C.What happenedto the weatherreport?D.I shouldhave readtheweatherreport.

4.Tony:Welcome back,Monica.How areyou?Monica:I’m OK._____A.You arewelcome!B.Fancy meetingyou thereC.Aren’t youhappy?D.Thank youfor asking

5.Ruby:Hello,this isInformation.Can Ihelp you?Dora:_____A.I’m callingto makea complaint.B.Can youtell meyour name?C.OK,thank youfor yourhelp D.That’s verykind ofyou.

6.Steve:Would youlike anythingto drink?I haveSprite andorange juice.Bob:_____A.I’m terriblysorry aboutthat.B.How canit be?C.That’s quitealright D.Sprite wouldbe fine.

17.Jane:Why don’t weplay tennisthis afternoon?Bill:_____A.Sounds likean excellentjob.B.That’s abrilliant idea.C.I’m sureit isn’tsobad.D.Of coursewe do

8.Louis:Can Ihave someinformation about the healthclub?A.Yes,you doB.Go aheadC.That’sa good idea D.Yes,certainly

9.Mori:This looksa greatparty.Thanks forinviting me.Susan:_____A.Never mind.B.Glad youcould makeit C.Don’t botherwith that.D.I’d betterask you.

10.Julie:I’m going to thesupermarket topick upfood anddrink forSaturday’s picnic.Any suggestions?Jack:_____A.I’m allears to you B.I wouldn’t mindthat C.I’d rathernot D.It’s upto you

11.Bruce:I’ve beengoingto the gymfor halfa yearnow!Alice:_____You lookso fit.And nomore beerbelly!A.I cansay so.B.It’sthatright?C.I cantell.D.Is itpossible?

12.Joan:Why areyou solate?Michael:_____I leftthem in the car.A.I couldn’t findmy carkeys B.You knowwhat happened?C.I didn’t catchthe busD.My carwas out of order

13.Terri:Derrick,don’t you think youshould takea vacation?Even oneor twodays wouldbe fine.Derrick:_____There’s toomuch work.A.No way B.That’srightC.It islikely D.I thinkso

14.Donald:Let’s eatout,shall we?Debra:I’ve gonethrough mypaycheck forthe weekalready2Donald:_____Don’t worryabout it.It’s mytreat.A.You saidit!B.I couldn’t agreemore C.I’m brokeD.No problem

15.Timothy:Stanley,there’saMr.Miller on the phonewho wantsto talktoyou.Stanley:_____Can youask himto hold?Tell himI’ll talkwith himin a few seconds.A.Who isMr.Miller?B.I’m busyat themoment C.I don’t knowhim D.What’s happened?Part IIReading Comprehension(40ponts)Directions:there are four passagesin thispart.Each passageis followedby fivequestions orunfinished statements.For eachof themthere arefour choices marked A,B,C andD,choose the best and markyour answeron theANSEWR SHEET.Passage OneHave youever heardof apawpaw(木瓜)?If not,do notfeel bad.Many Americansdo not know of the fruit,although itis nativeto the U.S..Once,however,it was one of the mostpopular fruitsin NorthAmerica.Happily,those wholove the pawpaw aretrying toreturn it to itsformer positionin Americanfoods.A pawpawis atropical fruitthat used to begrown alongthe EastCoast fromNew Yorkto Floridaand allover theeastern U.S..At onetime,it couldbe foundas farwest asNebraska.The pawpawwas animportant foodfor NativeAmericans andeven earlyEuropean settlers.Pawpaws reportedlywere afavorite treatof George Washington,the firstU.S.president,who especiallyliked themcold.Thomas Jefferson,the thirdU.S.president,was alsos fanof the fruit.He plantedpapaws athis homein Virginia.He alsosent pawpawseeds tohis friendsin France,American explorersLewis andClark wrotein theirjournals aboutthepawpaw.The pawpawis difficult to besold commercially.The fruitrequires a very specialenvironment---low,wet areasthat sometimesflood.It has avery short harvest season,from two to threeweeks inSeptember andOctober.In addition,the fruitis goodto eatfor onlytwotothree daysafter harvesting.This makesit hard to sellanywhere distantfrom thepawpaw treeit comesfrom.Planters are again growingpawpaw treesand harvestingthe fruit.In severalstates farmershave organized“pawpaw festivals”to reintroducepeople tofood.At sucha festivalin Marylandrecently,farmers displayeddifferent productsmade withpawpaws,like pawpawjams,pies,ice-cream andbeer.

16.Many Americanpeople do notknowthat thepawpaw_____A.Was oncepopular in theU.S.B.Is nativetotheU.S.only C.Has becomepopular againD.Is ahealthy fruit

17.The pawpawused to be foundmainly_____3A.Around NebraskaB.In theeastern U.S.C.All overFlorida D.In NewYork suburbs

18.GeorgeWashingtonand ThomasJefferson arementioned inparagraph3as_____A.American explorersB.Famous politiciansC.Early pawpawplanters D.Pawpaw lovers

19.It isdifficulttosell thepawpaw ona largescale forthe followingreasons EXCPEPTthat thefruit_____A.Requires avery specialenvironment B.Has averyshortharvestseasonC.Does nottaste goodD.Is difficultto preserveafter harvesting

20.Pawpaw festivalsare organizedin somestates_____A.As away ofcelebrating harvestB.As partofthetraditional cultureC.To displaypawpaw growingtechniques D.To reintroducepeople tothefruitPassage TwoThroughout history,humans havesuffered froma condition that theyhave neverbeen ableto escape—ageing.Some researchers,however,believe wemay bethinking aboutit in the wrongway.They saywe shouldstart treating ageing itself asa disease—one thatcan beprevented andtreated.Their hopesare foundedon recentdiscoveries thatsuggest biologicalageing maybe entirelypreventable andtreatable.From abiological preventive,the bodyages at different ratesaccording togenetic andenvironmental factors.Tiny errorsbuild upin ourDNA andour cellsbegin developingfaults thatcan growinto tissuedamage,which leadsto ageingand ageing—related diseases.One ofthe leadingfigures inhuman liferesearch,Aubrey De Grey,explains in an interviewthat theirgoal is to developa setof therapiesfor middle-aged andolder peoplethat willleave themphysically andmentally equivalent(相当的)to someoneunder theage of

30.“Of course,without wipingtheir memories,”he adds.But he doesn’t thinkthat iswill bepossible tostop ageingaltogether.He seesa futurewhere“rejuvenation technologies”can beapplied toold peoplein orderto reverttheir cellsto what they werelike when they werein theiryouth,buying themextra time.The ideais thatsomeone whois treatedat theage of60will bebiologically revertedto

30.But becausethe therapiesare notpermanent fixes.Their cellswill end up becoming60years oldagain in another30years time.

21.By“treatingageingitselfasa disease”,some researchersmean_____A.Aged peopleare liableto diseasesB.Ageing canbe dealtwith likea diseaseC.Ageing is adiseasehardtocure D.Ageing shouldbe treatedcarefully

22.Humans ageatdifferentrates dueto_____reasons.4A.Physical B.Biological C.Genetic andenvironmental D.DNA andcell-related

23.The goalof DeGrey’s researchisto_____.A.Freeze people’s ageB.Make peopleyounger C.Stop ageingaltogether D.Adjust people’s memories

24.What does“rejuvenation”(para.3)possibly mean?A.Relating tocells B.Relating togenes.C.Becoming healthy.D.Becoming young.

25.What willhappen ifsomeone istreated with DeGrey’s technology?A.He willstay youngfor alonger timeB.He willno longergrow old.C.He willlive upto atleast60years old.D.He willnot getageing-related diseases.Passage ThreeWhen jackDavis,9,looks upatthenight sky,hedoesn’t seejust thestars.He seeshis future.The fourthgrader fromNew Jerseyhas adeep interest in outerspace andthe alien(外星的)beings hethinks mightlive there.In July,Jack heardthat NASAwas lookingfor a new planetaryprotection officerand decidedhe wasthe rightperson forthe job.The position,which focuseson preventingastronauts fromaccidentally bringingextremely small,potentially dangerous alien life-forms backto Earthand ensuringthat astronautsdonottake Earth-based germswith theminto space,pays from$124,406to$187,000per year.Jack wrotea letterto NASA,noting hisqualifications forthe job.“My sistersays Iam an alien,”Jack wrote,pointing outthat sincehe isyoung,he can“learn tothink likeanalien.”He signedthe letter“Jack Davis,Guardian ofthe Galaxy.”Within days,Jack receiveda personalletter from NASA’s planetaryscience director,James L.Green.“We arealways lookingfor brightfuture scientistsand engineersto helpus,”Green wrote.”I hopeyou willstudy hardand dowell inschool.We hopeto seeyou hereat NASAone ofthese days!”Jack saidhe was“shocked”when Green’s responsearrived.“I shouted,I gota letterfromNASA!”Green sayshe lovesto answerletters fromchildren.He callshis responsea“gravity assist.”Spacecraft usegravity assistancefrom objectslike planetsand moonsto helppower thecraft towardanother celestial(天上的)body.Green hopesa replycan influencea person’s pathin lifeinasimilar way.

526.Which ofthe followingcan bestdescribe JackDavis?A.Mature B.Curious.C.Talented.D.Honest

27.What isthe jobresponsibility ofthe planetaryprotection officer?A.To ensurethe mentaland physicalhealth ofthe astronautsB.To protectEarth frompossible alienattacks inthe futureC.To keepharmful substancesform spreadingbetween Earthand outerspace.D.To studythe unknownsubstances astronautsbrought backto Earth

28.In this letter,Jack explainsthat hisstrength liesin his_____A.Personality B.Appearance C.Hobby D.Age

29.In hisresponse tothe boy,James Green_____.A.Encourages Jackto bea futureNASA scientistB.Invites Jackto visitNASA assoon aspossible C.Tells JackNASA’s requirementsfor scientistsD.Offers toprovide trainingfor Jackat NASA

30.In thelast paragraph,the authorintends to_____.A.Support Greenfor usinggravity assistin projects.B.Introduce theconcept ofgravity assistC.Guide youngpeople bygiving thema gravityassist D.Explain howGreen’sletterserves asa gravityassist PassageFour Online dating hasjust beenrevealed to be oneofthemost commonways tostart a relationship.But newresearch revealsthat theconcept isstill highlyflawed(有缺陷的).An analysisof400studies intoonline datingshows thatwhile itoffers accessto plentyof othersingles,users canbe overwhelmedand putoff by the volumeof choice,defeating thepurpose.The research,by NorthwesternUniversity andpublished inthe journalPsychological Scienceinthepublic interest,found that the processesinvolved don’t lend themselves toforming strongrelationships.The findingsalso indicatedthat theconcept of an onlineprofile(介绍)is notentirely usefuland“can resultin treatingpotential partnersas mereobjects”.6Lead authorEli JFinkel explained:“Onlinedatingisaterrific additionfor singlesto meet.However,there aretwo problems.”First,studying overseemingly endlesslists ofprofiles ofpeople onedoes notknow,asonMatch.com,does notreveal muchabout them.Second,it“overloads peopleand theyendupshutting down,”he said.He comparedit toshopping at“supermarkets of love”and saidpsychological researchshows peoplepresented withtoo many choices tendto makelazy andoften poordecisions.The study’s authorsalso questionedthe algorithms(算法)employed bysites suchas eHarmony.com tomatch peoplebased on their interestsor personality—comparing itto havinga realestate agentoflove.While thealgorithm mayreduce thenumber ofpotential partnersfrom thousandsto afew,they maybe asunsuitable foreach otheras twopeople meetingat random,Dr Finkelexplained,adding thechances areno betterthan findingarelationshipby walkinginto anybar.“There’s nobetter way to figureout whetheryou’reamatch withsomebody thantalking tothem overa coffeeor beer,”Dr Finkelsaid.

31.What isthe author’s attitudetowards online dating?A.Negative B.Positive C.Indifferent D.Neutral

32.According toParagraph2,onlinedating_____A.Attracts alimited numberof singlesB.Has beenwidely studiedrecently C.Is criticizedas lackinga purposeD.Offers toomanychoice

33.The phrase“lendthemselvesto”(Para.3)probably means_____A.Be opposedto B.Be easilyused forC.Be happywith D.Be consistentwith

34.Why isDr.Finkel mentionedinthepassage?A.He isthe leadresearcher ofthe studyon onlinedating B.He isa well-know professorat NorthwesternUniversity C.He isan expertin analyzingpeople’s shoppingpatterns D.He isthe presidentofafamous onlinematching website

35.According to Dr Finkel,what isthe bestwayto find amatch?A.An evaluationon thebasis ofinterests andpersonality.B.An analysisbased onproper computeralgorithms C.A comparisonwith otherpotential partnersD.A face-to-face talkwith thepotential partner7Part IIIVocabulary andstructure(20points)Directions:There are40incomplete sentencesinthispart.For eachsentence there arefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C andD,choose theone thatbest completesthe dialogueand markyour answerontheANSEWR SHEET.

36.Fred usedto_____late withhis roommatesand watchmovies.A.stay inB.stay awayC.stay up D.stay on

37.The developmentof newenergy sources_____to berewarding.A.turned out B.turned upC.turned backD.turned away

38.Do youreally haveto be_____selfish?A.such B.that C.too D.this

39.I’m sorryto_____your party;I weren’tintown.A.be missedB.miss C.have missedD.be missing

40.Researchers havespent fiveyears collectingdata_____the studywas based.A.onthatB.in which C.in that D.on which

41.The environment-friendly flan_____agoodexample forother companies.A.puts B.makes C.lays D.sets

42.It makes_____to figureoutthesituation beforetaking anyaction.A.sense B.meaning C.ideaD.reason

43.Staff havebeen holdinga numberof_____to raisemoney forcharity.A.events B.incidents C.affairs D.cases

44.Spence hasfinally_____ittothe firstrank ofstudents afterhard work.A.made B.done C.got D.worked

45.She hasgot_____from allthree topUniversities shehas appliedfor.A.promises B.offers C.acceptance D.invitations

46.With all the magazines_____,I leftthe postoffice.A.bought B.buying C.tobebought D.to buy

47.The reportersaid thatthe UFO_____east towest whenhe sawit.A.traveled B.was travelingC.was totravel D.had beentraveling

48.Which oneof hisbooks doyouthink_____best amongthebest-sellers?A.sells B.sell C.is soldD.are sold

849.He_____the test,but hewasn’t carefulenough.A.must havepassed B.should passC.might passD.could havepassed

50.Please letme know_____you wantyour coffee,black orwhite?A.where B.why C.how D.what

51.Visitors cannothelp but_____the beautifuldesign ofthe palace.A.noticing B.noticed C.notice D.to notice

52.Class sizesare_____to amaximum of10for abetter learningexperience.A.forced B.limited C.fixed D.bounded

53.Very fewpeople understoodhis lecture,the subjectof_____was hard.A.what B.it C.which D.that

54.The governmentwill consider_____future actionsagainst terroristbombers.A.Taken B.of takingC.to takeD.taking

55.I wasjust aboutto leaveschool_____I heardthe doorbell.A.when B.while C.after D.as

56.I don’t thinkthe snowwill_____our plansfor apicnic.A.effect B.affect C.differ D.infer

57.Mr.Smith willbe_____the officenext weekwhenthemanager isaway.A.in chargeof B.in responseC.in relationto D.in placeof

58.We need_____information aboutthe climatebefore wemake ourdecision.A.afewB.few C.a littleD.little

59.He warnedhis students_____late forthe examinationnext week.A.don’tbeB.not beC.not tobe D.tobenot

60.The planewill takeoff at6:00pm,so Ihavetobe atthe airport4:00pm atthe latest.A.after B.until C.since D.by

61.Is therea gasstation around_____I canget somepetrol?A.what B.whichC.that D.where

62.It isalways difficultto liveinaforeign country,_____if youdon’t speakits language.A.naturally B.extremely C.especially D.basically

63.He givesusalot oftrouble-but Ilike him_____.A.by theway B.all thesame C.by andby D.over andover

64.He didn’t gointo detailsonthesubject,but justspoke_____A.in particularB.in generalC.in shortD.in common

965.Language,maths andhistory,_____the childrenare alsotaught musicand art.A.except forB.instead ofC.in additiontoD.in spiteof

66.Lozano claimedthatthemotorcycle driverwas tryingto runhim_____.A.outB.in C.down D.up

67.We’re had to put_____our weddinguntil September.A.forward B.down C.upD.off

68.You canbuy thesemaps at_____railway station.They allhave them.A.any B.that C.this D.either

69.Details ofthe murderwere_____bythelocal paper.A.discovered B.revealed C.exposed D.found

70.Don’t playwith theburning stick,boys,for itoften_____fire.A.Catches B.makes C.causes D.gets

71.I’m goingto havetofinda newapartment_____soon.A.too B.pretty C.much D.nearly

72.Humble_____it maybe,there isno placelike home.A.as B.although C.thatD.how

73.No sooner_____home thanit startedto rain.A.have wearrived B.did wearrive C.had wearrived D.shall wearrive

74.Only whenshe finishedallthework_____be allowedto gohome.A.she didB.she wouldC.did sheD.would she

75.She came_____some oldphotographs ina drawer.A.about B.across C.withD.by PartIV Cloze(10points)Directions:There are10numbered blanksinthefollowing passage.For eachblank,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C andD,choose theone thatbest completesthe dialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSEWRSHEET.Leaving togo collegewas myvery firsttime awayfrom home,and ittook alot ofadjusting toview

76.I didn’t havemy momright bymy sideanymore andI neededto becomemore independenton doingthings

77.Adjusting toanewcity,community,and schoolwas a78because Iwas usedto beingin my own city,with myold friends,at myold school.10At first79I thoughtabout gettingoutofthe houseand goingto school,I didn’t realizethat itwould takeso much

80.I’m usedto havingmyownroom athome,but whenI wentaway tocollege I hadtoshare aroom witha totalstranger.We arefriends butare81different.Ihadto getusedtoher TVbeing onat night,listening toloud music,and82bedtime schedules.Although weare different,we havebecome closefriends83she isthe personthat Ispend allof mytime with.We talkabout everything,84our belongings,and helpeach otherout.It is85to believethat Iam soclose toa personthat wasa totalstranger lessthan twomonths ago.

76.A.things B.circumstances C.matters D.surroundings

77.A.in mywayB.on myown C.on purposeD.in case

78.A.challenge B.turn C.struggle D.fight

79.A.what B.how C.when D.where

80.A.adjusting B.adopting C.patience D.time

81.A.especially B.totally C.thus D.far

82.A.same B.agreeable C.different D.suitable

83.A.unless B.however C.but D.because

84.A.move B.get C.share D.take

85.A.strange B.hard C.nice D.easy PartV Writing(15points)Directions:Write anessay inabout120words onthe topicof“What wouldI wishsomething forsomebody else”.You shouldbase yourcomposition onthe Chineseoutline givenbelow.Write youressay onthe ANWSERSHEET.如果让你帮某人实现一个愿望，你会许什么愿望，你最希望帮助谁？【写作思路】建议依据写作提示进行展开。

例如可以许愿帮助一名失学儿童（a childwho hasdropped outof school）；重返校园（return tocampus）;因为“每个人都有受教育的权利（Everyone hasthe rightto receiveeducation.）”；孩子是祖国的未来（Children arethe futureof ourmotherland.）；知识就是力量“Knowledge ispower.”11。