2016廣東學(xué)位英語考試題

1、Part I Dialogue Completion (15 points)Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each followed by 4 choices mar ked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.1. Joanna: Don t you think that s a good match ？ George: It

2、goes well with your scarf,tooA. No,of course it is.B. Yes,it looks great.C. No,I don't think so.D. Yes,glad to hear that.2. Kevin: I am afraid I ve spilt ink over the table cloth. Tommy: A. Oh, never mind about that. B. No, not at all.C. Oh, I never heard of it.D. No, certainly not.3. Bem: Help

3、yourself to a cigarette. Carlo: No, thank you. A. I m trying to cut down. B. I owe you one now.C. Have you got a light ？D. I d be glad to.4. Mark: Can I still get tickets for tonight s show? Linn: Only if somebody cancels.A. Here you are.B. That's all righC. I m afraid not.D. Which row would you

4、 like?5. Customer: Could you tell me how much this parcel to France is? Postman: Anything else?A. Yes, please.B. I am not sure about it.C. Go ahead.D. I jullst check for you.6. May: Tell your brother I hope he soon feels better. Luis: That's very kind of you. A. I am sorry to hear that.B. I plal

5、 ss it on.C. How is he?D. He must have known it.7. Lucas: Hello, Lucas speaking. May I have a word with June? Mary: Hang on a moment.A. She is not in right now. B. Shall I ask her to ring you back?C. I jullst see if she s in. D. Would you like to leave a message?8. Margret: Would you mind not using

6、my toothpaste? Allen:I m sorry. A. I ll do that.B. Thank you for asking.C. That s fine.D. I thought you didn t mind. 9. John: Why don t we just go out for a coffee ？ Steve: I ve promised myself an earIy night.A. I think it s great.B. It s nice of you to ask.C. No, not really.D. OK, I d love to.10. M

7、ommy: John, where are the cakes?Dont tell me you ate them all! John: I couldn t help it.A. No, I didn t.B. I don t know who ate them C. Yes, I did.D. No. I can tell you.11. Mori: You look so angry. What happened? Susan: Nothing. I rather not talk about it. Mori:Come on. A. I jullst not ask about any

8、thing.C. If I were you, I d be mad, too.B. You need to let off some steam.D. That s easy.12. Julie: I bought this dress two years ago. Its style went out already. Jack: Oh, come on, A. you always follow the fashion.B. none of your dresses suits you.C. as long as it looks good on you.D. you should ca

9、re about that.13. Mike: Professor Cuppers class is so boring; I just cant stand it any more! Susan: It s required.A. Well, why not just drop out of it?B. Why, you can say that again!C. Well, you might as well get used to it . D. Why, I couldn t agree more!14. Speaker A:Dont you play golf ?Speaker B:

10、 A. Yes. No sport interests me more than golfing.B. Yes. I have never played golf in my life.C. No. Only once in a while.D. Yes. And I hate to spend much money on sports.15. Clair: Do you feel like eating out?Jenny: We haven t eaten out for ages.A. That s a good idea.B. You say it.C. Yes, I can feel

11、 it.D. Right, see you there.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 ANS

12、WER SHEET.Passage OneScientists said they have found evidence of a giant planet far out in our solar system. In a state ment, the California Institute of Technology Caltech said this planet travels a very strange “ lo ng and thin orbit in the distant solar system. ” The discovery was made by two res

13、earchers at Cal tech: Konstantin Batygin and Mike Brown. They used mathematical modeling and computer sim ulations（ 摸擬 ） to find the planet. So far, there have not been any direct observations of the planet.“ My jaw hit the floor, ” said astronomer（ 宇航員 ） Mike Brown, the moment he realized there mig

14、ht be a ninth planet.The scientists said it would take this planet 10,000 to 20,000 years just to make one full orbit aro und the sun. The new planet, called “ PlanetNine ”, has a mass about 10 times the size of Earth. If they are right, the newly found planet would be the ninth planet in our solar

15、system. Pluto（冥王星 ） had been called the ninth planet until 2006, when it was renamed a“ dwarf planet. ”Actual confirmation of a ninth planet would be very big news.“ Thiswould be a real ninth planet, ”Brown said in the statement. “ Theer have only been two true planets discovered since ancient ti me

16、s, and this would be a third. It's a pretty substantial chunk of our solar system that's still out th ere to be found, which is pretty exciting. ”While they did not get a picture of “ PlanetNine ” yet, the scientists say they are using the biggest and best telescopes on Earth to try to find

17、“ PlanetNine. ” They are also working on improvingtheir computer simulations. They want to find out more about“ Planet Nine so” rbit, and its impact on the outer part of our solar system.16. The newly-found planet .A. moves around the SunB. was discovered by two astronomersC. travels a round orbitD.

18、 is far away from our solar system17. The possibility of finding a ninth planet made Mike Brown .A. confusedB. frightenedC. satisfiedD. surprised18. According to the scientists, A. the planet is ten times larger than the EarthB. it takes the planet less than 10,000 years to make a full orbitC. Pluto

19、 was once thought to be the ninth planet in the solar systemD. Pluto was given a new name after it was discovered in 200619. It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that .A. there is no actual confirmation about the ninth planetB. no true planets were discovered in ancient timesC. scientists have found

20、three planets in modern timesD. the ninth planet is the only one discovered since ancient times20. To find “ Planet Nine ”, scientists are using all the following EXCEPT .A. mathematical modeling B. computer simulationsC. advanced telescopes D. large spacecrafts Passage Two“ Helicopter parenting ” d

21、escribes a style of raising children where parents are over-protectiveand do too much. The term was used for the first time in the late 1960s. It describes parents who hover（ 懸停 ） over their kids like a helicopter. Today, modern technology allows these helicopter parents to hover from even far away.

22、 They can give their children directions at any moment from anywhere.Author Julie Lythcott-Haims wrote a book titled How to Raise an Adull. In her book, she gives re aders a closer look at this parenting style.“ Over- parenting ”, she says, “ comesin three types: the first is the over-protective par

23、ents who t hink the world is scary and unsafe and unpredictable. And therefore, I must protect and prevent.The second type is the over-directive type the parent who says, I know best what leads to succ ess and you will do as I say. You ll study these topics, do these activies and you will be highly

24、achieving at all of it. The third type is the concierge（ 看門人 ） the parent who just wants to make life smoother from waking their kid up, to keeping track of their deadlines, to making sure they haven't forgotte n anything, to even doing the homework for the kid. ”Julie Lythcott-Haims says she ex

25、perienced the effects of helicopter parenting firsthand when she worked as dean of first-year students at Stanford University. The incoming students were very s mart and accomplished on paper. But many were unable to take care of themselves.“ They were turning to parents constantly for guidance, for

26、 problem solving, to have them makethe choice about something. ” Often times, Lythcott-Haims had to remind those parents that their kids were old enough to take care of themselves.21. The term “ helicopter parenting ”.A. describes parents who give children directions in the airB. was probably invent

27、ed in the late nineteenth centuryC. gains more meaning as modern technology developsD. refers to parents who concern too much about kids22. According to Lythcott-Haims, over-parenting has all the following features EXCEPT A. over-directiveB. over-dependent C. over-preventiveD. over-protective23. It

28、can be inferred that a concierge mother will .A. regard the world as very dangerousB. allow children to do whatever they likeC. keep a close eye on the kid s assignmentD. let the kid alone when he falls on the ground24. In Julie s eyes, the first-year students at Stanford University are .A. very cle

29、ver in studyingB. really good at problem-solvingC. unable to communicate with teachersD. having problems making friends25. Lythcott- Haims attitude towards helicopter parenting is .A. supportive B. negative C. uninterested D. unclearPassage ThreeI recently had the opportunity to go to my first ever

30、music festival. We Love Green was held over a weekend in Parc de Bagatelle, Paris. While like most music festivals, it boasted an impressive and diverse music, there was something extra special about this one. You see, this was a green festival!From the food to the stalls（ 貨攤 ）, everything was as en

31、vironmentally friendly as possible. Not only was the majority of the furni ture/stalls/toilet rooms hand-made from wood, the festival was powered by solar energy. Guests were invited to dispose of rubbish in specially labeled dustbins which, after the festival, were sort ed so all of the waste could

32、 be recycled appropriately. Fresh water was made available freely to everyone so that attendants were not encouraged to buy drinks in plastic bottles which would ha ve created a lot of waste.I found the experience incredibly fun but also really interesting. Having never been to a music fe stival bef

33、ore, I was unsure of what to expect. However, I was happy to find myself sitting in a fiel d eating a healthy, home-made fruit cake while drinking organic fruit juice. There were many stall s, art installations, and different areas, meaning there was something there for everyone, from s mall childre

34、n to the elderly!This seems like such a great idea, making something very fun and interesting, that does not cau se great damage to the environment. I have since discovered that there are more events similar to this across the globe, which is great! I cant imagine how much waste has been produced fr

35、o m such public events as festivals across the years before we realised just how bad they were for the environment!26. Which of the following can be the title of the passage?A. We Love Green B. We Love Environment C. Music Festivals D. A Unique Public Event27. What is special about the music festiva

36、l?A. It has a special band.B. It has a unique program list.C. It is held every weekend.D. It is environmentally friendly.28. At the music festival, guests were encouraged to .A. make furniture from woodB. bring plastic-bottled drinksC. recycle rubbish by themselvesD. drink free fresh water29. Accord

37、ing to Paragraph 3, the author .A. fully enjoyed the festivalB. expected muh from the festivalC. found the event very funny D. liked listening to music at home 30. The purpose of this passage is to .A. raise funds for environment protectionB. highlight that being green can be funC. encourage people

38、to go to music festivalsD. introduce the author's favourite musiciansPassage FourChokwe Selassie is on a mission to help drivers avoid potholes（ 路面坑洞 ）. The eighth-grader got his inspiration on a recent morning, when his mother was driving him t o school. Their car was damaged as it went over a

39、huge pothole in the middle of the street in the ir hometown of Jackson, Mississippi. “I decided I was going to do something about the pothole p roblem in my city, s”aid Chokwe. His solution: an app that warns drivers when there is a pothole ahead.Chokwe developed the app with his friends, “W hen the

40、 app detects a pothole, it is highlighted in red, ”Chokwe says. “ Andif you get close to the pothole, your phone will warn you with abeep.Drivers can also use the app to report any potholes they encounter, and to look for other routes t hey can take to avoid roads that have them.The app relies on cu

41、rrent available information about the streets of Jackson.“ Iwt orks by using the city s 311 call system, so it uses information already stored in a database, ” Chokwe says. Thr ough the call system, citizens dial 311 to report non-emergency problems which include potholes. As Chokwe and his friends

42、worked on the app, they also went street by street throughout the city. They determined that focusing on the 10 busiest streets in Jackson would give them a larg e enough sample size to test it.Although the app isn t yet available for sale, Chokwe is already looking for ways to improve it. Th e app

43、remains limited to 10 streets in Jackson, but he hopes to add more, so that it includes eve ry street in the city. And then he wants to go even farther. “ I want to keep working on the app u ntil it s nationwide,” Chokwe says.31. Chokwe Selassie got the idea to develop the app from .A. his own exper

44、ience B. a recent news report C. his friends D. his mother32. When you are close to a pothole, your phone will warn you with .A. a voice report B. a red light C. a beeping sound D. a map image 33. Drivers can also useChokwesapp to .A. report emergency traffic problemsB. look for information other th

45、an potholesC. choose safer routes without potholesD. avoid traffic jam caused by potholes34. To develop the app, Chokwe and his friends .A. reported potholes to 311 call system B. conducted field trips on the streetsC. built their own information databaseD. collected samples in their neighborhood35.

46、 We can learn from the last paragraph that Chokwe .A. is quite successful B. is facing difficulties C. has regained hope D. has a great ambitionPart III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentence in this part. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C

47、 and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.36. Experiments in the photography of moving objects in both the United States and Europe well before 1990.A. have been conducting B. were conductingC. had been conducted D. are conducted37. Today, people l

48、ive in a world new technology is taking an increasing proportion intheir lives.A. when B. where C. what D. which38. Weather , there will be an open air party with live music here this weekend. A. permits B. should permit C. will permit D. permitting39. When workers are organized in trade unions, emp

49、loyers find it hard to lay them .A. off B. aside C. out D. down40. We are sure that to do this face to face, he would express himself more easily.A. were he to tryB. would he tryC. was he tryingD. if he tries41. Their different attitudes to the difficulties different results.A. arrived at B. led to

50、C. caused by D. turned out42. The ATMs enable bank customers to access their money 24 hours a day ATMs are located.A. wherever B. whenever C. however D. whatever43. If the work by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be heavily fined.A. is completed B. to be completed C. w

51、ill have been completed D. will be completed 44. If you travel through the villages in the small local buses, you will swiftly come into close _ with the local people.A. carriage B. contactC. choice D. circuit45. It s hard to remember a name when one doesn t have a face to go with .A. him B. it C. h

52、er D. one46. Scientists estimate that about 530,000 objects, too small to detect with radar, theEarth too.A. being circled B. are circling C. are to be circling D. are being circledworld s model47. In of speed, safety and price, the hi-railway system is perhaps therailway.A. terms B. case C. need D.

53、 search48. Never before seen any lady who can play tennis as well as Maria.A. had he B. he had C. has he D. he has49. Young people are redefining for themselves it means to be a man or a woman.A. how B. that C. which D. what50. is often the sase with a new idea, more conditions should be considered.

54、A. It B. Which C. As D. That51. The older I get, the more I value friends, yet the time I have in maintaining old friendship.A. few B. fewer C. little D. less52. A new system of quality control was to overcome the shortcomings in thefirm s products.A. invested B. informed C. introduced D. instructed

55、53. Tnis is a demanding task but I see it as the real challenge we need to .A. face B. solve C. reply D. detect54. Silence is required in this area while an important meeting is .A. under way B. under control C. in sight D. in danger55. I must decline it because the conditions you offered are not .A

56、. capable B. available C. acceptable D. comfortable56. It is reported that 30 percent of the world population have no to clean drinking water and health care.A. means B. approach C. channel D. access57. Top graduates from universities are often by major intermational companies.A. chased B. charged C

57、. offered D. offended58. Jenny was looking for a seat when, luckily, a man and left.A. took up B. got up C. shut up D. set up59. Everything comes with a , that is, there s no such thing as a free lunch in the world. A. prize B. price C. retum D. revenue60. Just as Professor Scotti often it, success is ninety-nine percent mental attitude.A. gets B. makes C. puts D. means61. The medicine works more if you drink some hot water after taking it.A. effectively B. costly C. strongly D. vividly62. The climate in London is quite pleasant, the temperature rarely, i