2023 年广东学士学位英语历年真题考试

Paper One 试卷-(90 minutes)Part I Dialogue Completion (15 points)

Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each followed by 4 choicesmarked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on

1. Jenny: Shall I go and tell Mr. Jackie:Fairbanksabout our proposal?

A. Yes, you go B. Yes, go C. Yes,

let' s D.Yes, please

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the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

2.Mori: It's a pleasure to meetKaco:you here.

A. Pleased to meet you, too B. Thank you souch

C. I didn' t expect to see you here D. You'

re too hospitable

3.Williams: Excuse me. 'T m looking for a present for my son. 1 have no icea what to get him, Can youhelp me?

Sales girl:

Of course I can

No, T can' t actually

You must buy him a T-shirt

Yes, 1 think a T-shirt would be a good idea

A.

B.

C.

D.

Tim: I hear you' ve been to the book fair. How was it?

Susan:

A. Absolutely marvelous B. Very much indeed

5. Ed: How do you get along with your new Maggie: music teacher? herMs. Davis?. but I like She's a lot.Aumorous B. She's nice to me She* s a bit strange D.She* s good at

dancing

C. Not necessarily D, Quite disappointed

David: Charles, could you drive me to the railway station?

Charles:

Tim: I hear you' ve been to the book fair. How was it?

Susan:

A. Absolutely marvelous B. Very much indeed

5. Ed: How do you get along with your new Maggie: music teacher? herMs. Davis?. but I like She's a lot.Aumorous B. She's nice to me She* s a bit strange D.She* s good at

dancing

C. Not necessarily D, Quite disappointed

David: Charles, could you drive me to the railway station?

Charles:

13Susan: I' m worried. My son doesn' t like to talk with me. Tracy:. We were all like that at hisage.

A. Take it easy B. Change his mind

C. Don' t quarrel with him D. Don' t refuse him

14.Nicolas: I' d like to donate money to help poor children at school. To whom shall T give my share?

Li Ming:I'11 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 nowC.Well be on time D. Let' s stop for a break

Part 11 Reading Comprehension (40 points)

Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinishedstatements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark youranswer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

Passage One

Jack Billabong is a stockman. One Friday afteroon he was riding along the track towards the Hendersonfarm. He was looking for a prize bull which had escaped from the Borrogee,paddock. He reached the hi llsand saw at once that he could not go further, There had been a fire in the forest which had gone out. Buttheair was still full of smoke and fallen trees had blocked the track, Jack was just going to tumm back when hesaw 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 treesthat were still burning. Her pony had fallen with her twice. She was thirsty and almost dead from want ofsleep. 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 toBorrogee, was terrible. Cathy was so tired that Jack had to tie her to her pony. The pony was tired too, butits courage was astonishing. It followed Jack right to Borrogee, Hospital. Nobody saw them arrive becauseit was night.

"'I' ve never seen a horse like that pony, " Jack said. Cathy praised Jack Billabong, but she refused to sayanything about the pony, "Joe will write about her in his story. " she saidBut she did say one thing: "if flame hadn* t returned to the farm that afternoon, Joe and I would havedied."

16. Jack Bi 1 labong did not turn back because

A. he hadn' t found the bull yet B. he smelt a heavy smoke in the forestC. he knew there was a burnt man there D. he saw something moving towards him

17. Why was the ride back to Borogee terrible?

A.Because Joe was tired out.

Because the ride started late at night.B.

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 Borogee Hospital because

A. she didn' t know what to say B. Jack asked her not to talk to them

C. 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. Jack* s horse. D. The fire.

20.Which of the following is the best title of the story?A. Rescue of Joe Brook, B. Courage of Jack Billabong.C. Love of a Young Girl. D, Heroism of a Lovely Pony

Passage Two

The faces of elderly, happily-married people sometimes resemble each other. Dr. Aiken studied a numberof couples who had been married for at least twenty-five years. Each couple provided fourphotographs ne photo of each partner at the time of their marriage and another photo of each partnertwenty-five or more years later. All background was cut from the photos to remove any clues. The photoswere then displayed in groups: a random grouping of the persons at the time of their marriage and anotherrandom grouping of the same persons who took photographs later. Some testees were asked to pick out thepartners. They failed totally with the first group. Their judgements were no better than chance. But withthe photos taken twenty-five or more years after the marriage, the testees were quite successful with themost happily-married couples.Dr. Aiken believes there are several reasons why couples grow alike. One reason has something to do withimitation. One person tends to copy or do the same as someone else without knowing it. He says humanbegins to imitate the expressions of the faces of their loved ones. "Anotherpossible reason," he says, "is thecommon experience of the couples.’" There is a tendency fbr people who have the same life experience tochange their faces in similar ways. For example, if a couple have suffered from a lot of sad experiences.their faces are likely to change in a similar way.

21. Dr. Aiken cut the background from (he photos fbr the purpose ofA. imitating the couples' life B. grouping the couples againC. leaving no trace fbr the testees D. giving the testees more chances

22. The underlined sentence “Their judgements were no better than chance'* implies that the testees

did a good job in making their choices.

had difficulty in picking out (he partners

had no chance to make the right judgements

did better with the first group than with the second

23.The underlined word "imitate" (in Para. 2) has a similar meaning to

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

24.From the passage we can draw the conclusion that

couples who look alike can live longerA.

Bmost partners have been proved to grow alike

the influence between partners can be quite strong

D.happily-married couples are often richer than others

25. The main purpose of the passage is to

A. explain why couples grow alike B. tell how couples like each other

C. discuss the function of marriage D. describe the life of happily married couples

Passage Three

The three biggest lies in America are: (1) "The check is in the mail", (2) "Of course I'll respect you in themorning", and (3)"It was a computer error.'Of these three little white lies, the worst is the third. It's the only one (hat can never be true. Today, if abank statement cheats you out of $ 900 that way, you know what the clerk is sure to say" It was a computererror." Nonsense. The computer is 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 (han it actually does. If the innocent buyer points out the mistake, the checker, bagger, andmanager all come together and offer the familiar explanation: "It was a compute error."It wasn't, of course that computerized cashier is really nothing more than an electric event. The eye readsthe Universal Product Codehat bar of black and white lines in a corner of thepackage-and then checks the code against a price list stored in memory. If the price list is right, you'll becharged accurately.

Grocery stores update the price list each day-thatis, somebody sits at a keyboard and types in the prices.If the price they type in is too high, there are only two explanations: carelessness or dishonesty. Butsomehow "a computer error" is supposed to excuse everythingOne reason we let people hide behind a computer is the common misperception that huge, moderncomputers are electric brain with "artificial intelligence., At some point there might be a machine withintelligence but none exists today, The smartest computer on Earth right now is no more intelligent thatyour average pen. At this point in the development of computers, the only thing any machine can do iswhat a human has instructed it to do.

26. Ofthe three lies, the one about computer is the worst because the computer itselfA. 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. amachine to count money B. a machine to receive moneyC. 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?

Computers are stupid and inefficient

Computer errors are due to its dishonesty.

Computers help stores update the price list

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 wasimpressive to see the past variety of services which were available on one's own doorstep in the lateVictorian countryside.

Nowadays a traveler in rural England might conclude that the only village tradesmen still flourishing wereeither selling frozen food to the villagers or selling antiques to visitors. Nevertheless, this would really bea false impression. On the surface, there has been a decline of village commerce, but its power is stillremarkable.Our local grocer's shop, fbr example, is actually expanding in spite of the competition from supermarketsin the nearest town. Women sensibly prefer to go there and exchange the local news while doing theilshopping, instead of queuing up al a supermarket. And the grocer knows well that personal service has aconsiderable cash value.

His prices may be a bit higher than those in (he 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 toan old retired woman who sent her order by word of mouth with a friend who happened to be passing. Thericher customers telephone their shopping lists and the goods are on their doorsteps within an hour. Theyhave only to hint at a fancy fbr some commodity outside the usual stock and the grocer, a red faced-figureinstantly obtains it fbr 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. (he competition there is weak B. it is a place fbr 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

there is a very wide range of goods available

customers can order goods by word of mouth

customer have to order goods one hour earlier

there is a list of goods to be delivered to doorsteps

Part Ill Vbcabulaty and Structure (20 points)Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked AB, C and D. Choose the one (hatbest completes the sentence, mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEETwith a single line through the center.

under a flyover.36. During the heavy storm last week, we had to take

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

37. The three men were assigned jobs according to theirabilities

A. respectful B,respectable C.respective D. respecting38.Scientists have discovered that many animals seem to be highlyto various signalsassociated with earthguakes.

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

39. The lost car of the Johnsons' was foundA.vanished B. scattered C.rejectedD. abandoned

in the woods of the expressway,

40. Our guests will be guided to safetyfire,

A. as a result of B, in case of C, in the sense ofD, fbr the sake of

41. If you want to ring her, you'll have toher number in the telephone book

A. look at B. look to C. look throughD. look up42.Under the financial crisis, more social problems in the world are certain toA. raise B. arise C. be raised D. be arisen

and partly on the interest on his post office

savings account.

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

44.During the, the audience strolled and chatted in the lobby.

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

45.Membership in the United Nations is open to all peace-loving states which accept the _of the

Charter.

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

46. Table tennis used to be the most popular

in China. But now basketball seems to be

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

48. We need toour camping things before we go away.

A. ch. from B. tell from C. sort outD. set out

49.He

very quickly from his illness.

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

50. If the police had acted with more, the disaster could have been prevented.A. solution B. determination C, decision D, hesitation

51.He does not as a teacher of English, fbr his pronunciation is far from perfect.

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

52. Hisreply to (he question showed that he had understood it very well.A. proud B. important C. tense D. quick

53. When he tried to make a. he found that the hotel was fully booked

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

54.1 expect that she will be able to

our particular needs

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

55. During July and August there was no rain fbr weeks.

A. on end B. in the end C. at last D. at length

56.fbr their support, he would have gone penniless.A. If it is not B. If it is C. Were it D. Were it not

57.Therein his room.

A. are loo many furnitures B. is too much furniture

C. are too much furniture D,is too many furnitures

58.1 miss the hillside we found a lot of wild flowers.A. on which B. by which C. in whichD. for which

59.No sooner had we reached the top of the hillA. when B. then C. than D. until60. By the time Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin walked on the moon in 1969, theremnanyspace explorations.

we all sat down to rest.

A. will have been B. had been C. have been D. must be61.1 regrethard at school, or I would have 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 alook come over themanager's face.

A.surprised B. surprising C. surprise D. surprisinglyget a better score, he has been making great efforts in his lessons.63.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 productshas been improved

A. since then B. by (hen C. until now D. as well65 A11is an English-Chinese dictionary.

A. 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 from

to bed very late last night.67. He looks sleepy. He must

A. be gone B. be going C. go D. have gone

68. Mrs. White became a teacher in 1990. Shefor twenty years by next summer.A. will teach B. would have taught C. has been teaching D. will have taught69,Sheisa driver as any one else.

A. as good as B. as a good C. so good a D. so a good

70. You may write an e-mail (o me or just phone me.

will do.

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

71. Few people knew his reason for quitting his job washe wanted to go abroad.

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

72. The teacher asked meus to finish writing the composition.

A. how long would it take B. how long it would take

C. how soon would it take D. how soon it would take

73. It was the third time the villagers

interviewed by the radio station

A. have been B. had been C. were D. are

She came into the room quietlywake her friends.A. so as not to B. so as to not C. not so as to D, so she does not75.1 arrived late;I(he traffic to be so heavy this morning.

A. wasn't expecting B, wouldn't expect

C. haven't expected D. hadn't expected

Part Iv Cloze Test (10 points)Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are 4choices marked A. B. C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET witha single line through the center.

A headache is one of man's most common enemies, Most people get headaches from time to timeProbably more than 90% percent of all headaches are 76 by worry or tension. Modern living 77 tensionsfbr everybody, at work, at school and 78 al home. Then, whal can we do abouttension and worry in our life?79 , find out whal is causing the tension. It may result from feelings or emotions. Do you 80 too much overwhat people think of you, over your clothes, or about 81 you did? Second, find a way of 82 tension.Gardening, walking, running swimming or any 83 suitable fbr your age will help. Then, look at your wayof life. Ask yourself, where am I going? And why? Lear the 84 of relaxation. Lie down in a dark quietroom and relax 85 much as possible by taking several slow breaths. Let all your muscles relax.

76.A.encouraged B. aroused C. caused D. presented

A.contains B, suffers C.relaxes D.owns

78.A.especially B.even C.somehow D. generally

79. A. Thus B. However C. First D. Besides

80, A.consider B. worry C. care D.imagine

A. what B. how C. whenD. where81.

82A.improving B. activating C. suffering D. reducing

83A. solution B. activity C. practice D. deed

84. A.secret B.mystery C, usefulness D, function

85. A. so B. very C. for D.as

Paper Two 试卷二

(30 minutes)

Part y Writing (15 points)

Directions: You are to write in 100-120 words on the topic "Choosing Careers". You should base yourcomposition on the outline given in Chinese below:

1.有些人认为家长应当为孩子支配将来的职业;

孩子认为应当由自己确定将来的工作;

谈谈你的看法。

Answer

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Part ll