广东学士学位英语水平考试历年试题（一）

一、Dialogue completion (15 points)

Directions: there are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D, choose the one that best completes the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSEWR SHEET.

1. Debra: Oh! What a beautiful cat! What do you think?

Donald: _____ Dogs are more loyal than cats

A. I think I’d rather get a dog.

B. Yeah, it is beautiful!

C. I have no idea.

D. You have to clean after it.

答案：A

2. Jane: My watch always gains ten minutes a day.

Mary: _____ My watch always loses ten minutes a day.

Jane: No kidding. It seems that both of us should throw it away and buy a new one.

A. That’s ridiculous.

B. That’s funny

C. That’s cool

D. That’s great

答案：B

3. Jennifer: It’s freezing outside! _____ I thought this cold front was supposed to pass.

Gabricla: Yeah, I thought so too. That’s what I read online this morning.

A. I haven’t read the weather report.

B. The weather report was right

C. What happened to the weather report?

D. I should have read the weather report.

答案：C

4. Tony: Welcome back, Monica. How are you?

Monica: I’m OK. _____

A. You are welcome!

B. Fancy meeting you there

C. Aren’t you happy?

D. Thank you for asking

答案：D

5. Ruby: Hello, this is Information. Can I help you?

Dora: _____

A. I’m calling to make a complaint.

B. Can you tell me your name?

C. OK, thank you for your help

D. That’s very kind of you.

答案：A

6. Steve: Would you like anything to drink? I have Sprite and orange juice.

Bob: _____

A. I’m terribly sorry about that.

B. How can it be?

C. That’s quite alright

D. Sprite would be fine.

答案：D

7. Jane: Why don’t we play tennis this afternoon?

Bill: _____

A. Sounds like an excellent job.

B. That’s a brilliant idea.

C. I’m sure it isn’t so bad.

D. Of course we do

答案：B

8. Louis: Can I have some information about the health club?

A. Yes, you do

B. Go ahead

C. That’s a good idea

D. Yes, certainly

答案：D

9. Mori: This looks a great party. Thanks for inviting me.

Susan: _____

A. Never mind.

B. Glad you could make it

C. Don’t bother with that.

D. I’d better ask you.

答案：B

10. Julie: I’m going to the supermarket to pick up food and drink for Saturday’s picnic. Any suggestions?

Jack: _____

A. I’m all ears to you

B. I wouldn’t mind that

C. I’d rather not

D. It’s up to you

答案：D

11. Bruce: I’ve been going to the gym for half a year now!

Alice: _____ You look so fit. And no more beer belly!

A. I can say so.

B. It’s that right?

C. I can tell.

D. Is it possible?

答案：C

12. Joan: Why are you so late?

Michael: _____ I left them in the car.

A. I couldn’t find my car keys

B. You know what happened?

C. I didn’t catch the bus

D. My car was out of order

答案：A

13. Terri: Derrick, don’t you think you should take a vacation? Even one or two days would be fine.

Derrick: _____ There’s too much work.

A. No way

B. That’s right

C. It is likely

D. I think so

答案：A

14. Donald: Let’s eat out, shall we?

Debra:_____ I’ve gone through my paycheck for the week already

Donald:Don’t worry about it. It’s my treat.

A. You said it!

B. I couldn’t agree more

C. I’m broke

D. No problem

答案：C

15. Timothy: Stanley, there’s a Mr. Miller on the phone who wants to talk to you.

Stanley: _____ Can you ask him to hold? Tell him I’ll talk with him in a few seconds.

A. Who is Mr. Miller?

B. I’m busy at the moment

C. I don’t know him

D. What’s happened?

答案：B

二、Vocabulary and structure (20 points)

Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D, choose the one that best completes the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSEWR SHEET.

36. Fred used to _____ late with his roommates and watch movies.

A. stay in B. stay away C. stay up D. stay on

答案：C

37. The development of new energy sources _____ to be rewarding.

A. turned out B. turned up C. turned back D. turned away

答案：A

38. Do you really have to be _____ selfish?

A. such B. that C. too D. this

答案：A

39. I’m sorry to _____ your party; I weren’t in town.

A. be missed B. miss C. have missed D. be missing

答案：B

40. Researchers have spent five years collecting data _____ the study was based.

A. on that B. in which C. in that D. on which

答案：D

41. The environment-friendly flan _____ a good example for other companies.

A. puts B. makes C. lays D. sets

答案：D

42. It makes _____ to figure out the situation before taking any action.

A. sense B. meaning C. idea D. reason

答案：A

43. Staff have been holding a number of _____ to raise money for charity.

A. events B. incidents C. affairs D. cases

答案：C

44. Spence has finally _____ it to the first rank of students after hard work.

A. made B. done C. got D. worked

答案：A

45. She has got _____ from all three top Universities she has applied for.

A. promises B. offers C. acceptance D. invitations

答案：B

46. With all the magazines _____, I left the post office.

A. bought B. buying C. to be bought D. to buy

答案：A

47. The reporter said that the UFO _____ east to west when he saw it.

A. traveled B. was traveling

C. was to travel D. had been traveling

答案：B

48. Which one of his books do you think _____ best among the best-sellers?

A. sells B. sell C. is sold D. are sold

答案：A

49. He _____ the test, but he wasn’t careful enough.

A. must have passed B. should pass

C. might pass D. could have passed

答案：D

50. Please let me know _____ you want your coffee, black or white?

A. where B. why C. how D. what

答案：D

51. Visitors cannot help but _____ the beautiful design of the palace.

A. noticing B. noticed C. notice D. to notice

答案：C

52. Class sizes are _____ to a maximum of 10 for a better learning experience.

A. forced B. limited C. fixed D. bounded

答案：B

53. Very few people understood his lecture, the subject of _____ was hard.

A. what B. it C. which D. that

答案：C

54. The government will consider _____ future actions against terrorist bombers.

A. taken B. of taking C. to take D. taking

答案：B

55. I was just about to leave school _____ I heard the door bell.

A. when B. while C. after D. as

答案：A

56. I don’t think the snow will _____ our plans for a picnic.

A. effect B. affect C. differ D. infer

答案：B

57. Mr. Smith will be _____ the office next week when the manager is away.

A. in charge of B. in response C. in relation to D. in place of

答案：A

58. We need _____ information about the climate before we make our decision.

A. a few B. few C. a little D. little

答案：C

59. He warned his students _____ late for the examination next week.

A. don’t be B. not be C. not to be D. to be not

答案：C

60. The plane will take off at 6:00 pm, so I have to be at the airport 4:00 pm at the latest.

A. after B. until C. since D. by

答案：D

61. Is there a gas station around _____ I can get some petrol?

A. what B. which C. that D. where

答案：D

62. It is always difficult to live in a foreign country, _____ if you don’t speak its language.

A. naturally B. extremely C. especially D. basically

答案：C

63. He gives us a lot of trouble-but I like him _____.

A. by the way B. all the same C. by and by D. over and over

答案：B

64. He didn’t go into details on the subject, but just spoke _____

A. in particular B. in general C. in short D. in common

答案：B

65. Language, maths and history, _____ the children are also taught music and art.

A. except for B. instead of C. in addition to D. in spite of

答案：C

66. Lozano claimed that the motorcycle driver was trying to run him _____.

A. out B. in C. down D. up

答案：C

67. We’re had to put _____ our wedding until September.

A. forward B. down C. up D. off

答案：D

68. You can buy these maps at _____ railway station. They all have them.

A. any B. that C. this D. either

答案：A

69. Details of the murder were _____ by the local paper.

A. discovered B. revealed C. exposed D. found

答案：B

70. Don’t play with the burning stick, boys, for it often _____ fire.

A. catches B. makes C. causes D. gets

答案：C

71. I’m going to have to find a new apartment _____ soon.

A. too B. pretty C. much D. nearly

答案：B

72. Humble _____ it may be, there is no place like home.

A. as B. although C. that D. how

答案：A

73. No sooner _____ home than it started to rain.

A. have we arrived B. did we arrive

C. had we arrived D. shall we arrive

答案：C

74. Only when she finished all the work _____ be allowed to go home.

A. she did B. she would C. did she D. would she

答案：C

75. She came _____ some old photographs in a drawer.

A. about B. across C. with D. by

答案：B