廣東省學(xué)位英語考試模擬試題（四）及參考答案

新題型廣東省學(xué)位英語考試模擬試題（四）及參考答案英語試卷一

PartI

DialogueCompletion(15points)

Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Wanda:Hey,Victoria.WhereisBostonMunicipalLibrary?IwanttoborrowsomebooksaboutthehistoryofIndia.

Victoria:______________,thereisnolibrarycalledBostonMunicipalLibrary.ThereisonlyBostonPublicLibrarylocatedatCopleySquare.

A.Youmustknow

B.Inmyopinion

C.AsfarasIknow

D.Youmaybequitedisappointed

2.Michelle:Hi,howdoyouusuallyspendyoursparetime?Doyouhaveanyhobby?I’dlikesomesuggestionsonhowtospendmyfreetime.

Ella:Well,______________Butasforme,ifIdonotgoout,Iusuallydosomereadingathome.

A.itissointerestingatopic.

B.itisadifficultquestion.

C.Ihavenoideaaboutthis.

D.itdependsontheperson

3.Homer:Excuseme,whatisthebestwayformetoimprovemyEnglish?

Cyril:______________Ifyoudon’tpractice,nothingelsecanhelpyou.

A.Justdoit.

B.Nevergiveup.

C.Keeptrying.

D.Keeppracticing.

4.Daniel:WhatdoyouthinkofthemovieInception?

Esther:Well,______________IfImaysayso,it’sthebestmovieI’veeverwatched.

A.itisalittleinteresting.

B.Ihaveneverwatcheditbefore.

C.Ilikeitverymuch.D.itishardtosay.

5.Enid:GrandBuyDepartmentStoreishavingitsanniversarysale,soI’dtakemysontogoshoppingtomorrow.Howlongwillittaketogotherebybus?

Greta:______________Butwhydon’tyouusethesubway?That’dbemuchfaster.

A.Itdependsontraffic.

B.Thebusdriverisveryskillful.

C.Itcan’tbefaster.

D.Therewillbealotofpeopleonthebus.

6.

Arthur:Excuseme,______________Iaminahurrytojoinaninterview.

Charles:Ofcourse!Areyougoingtotakethebusorwalkthere?

A.Couldyoutellmewherethebusstationis?

B.Wouldyoumindgivingmeaseat?

C.CouldyoushowmehowtogettoGuangzhouTelevision?

D.WouldyoumindtellingmethewaytoGuangzhouTelevision?

7.Customer:IwanttosendasmallparceltoCanada.

Clerk:______________

Customer:What’sthedifferencebetweentherates?Myparcelweighs248grams.

A.Whatkindofservicedoyouwant?

B.Whatmailingservicedoyouprefer?

C.Byairmailorsurfacemail?

D.Whatistheweightofyourparcel?

8.Andrew:Betty,I’vegottwoticketsforthemovietonight.MayIinviteyoutowatchthemovie?

Betty:______________,butIhaveanappointmentwithmysupervisortonight.

A.Sure

B.Iwouldliketo

C.Itisveryexciting

D.Iamsorry

9.Customer:Excuseme,Iamlookingforasuitformyfather.

Clerk:______________Itisaverypopularstylewiththecottontexture.

A.Whatdoyoulikethisone?B.Howdoyouthinkofthisone?

C.

Howaboutthisone?

D.Whatkindofstyledoyouprefer?

10.Lucy:I’veheardyouareill.______________

Vivian:Iwaswokeupbymysonlastnightandfeltexhaustedthismorning.

A.Whatisyourmatter?

B.Whatistheproblem?

C.What’swrongwithyou?

D.Howareyoufeelingatpresent?

11.Karen:Hi,Tina!WhatisyouropinionabouttheTed’spresentation?

Tina:______________Butheneedstomakesomesmallchanges.

A.Itisperfect.

B.Idohavesomeopinionaboutit.

C.OnthewholeitisgoodD.Ihavenoideaaboutit.

12.May:HowaboutgoingtotheKTVafterclass?

Nicola:______________Ican’tsingatall.

May:Don’tworry.Youcanjustrelaxandenjoyyourdrinkandcuisines.

A.I’msorryIcan’tsingverywell.

B.I’manidiotmusically.

C.Ihavenotmuchknowledgeaboutmusic.

D.I’mnotagoodstudentofmusic.

13.Rhoda:Haveyoubroughtthenovelyouborrowedfrommelasttime?

Hannah:Oh,no.______________Ileftitinmyroom.Oh,sorry.

A.Lookatme!

B.Howstupidofme!

C.Idon’tknowwhatIhavedone!

D.Itisunbelievable!

14.Alan:Hey,Sabina,itissolatethatallthemetroplatformsareclosed.Whatshouldwedo?

Sabina:______________Fortunately,mydadlefthiscarathome.

A.Itcouldn’thavebeenlikethis.

B.Itcouldhavebeenmuchbetter.

C.Itcan’tbe.

D.Itcouldn’thavebeenworse.15.Clerk:Sorry,sir,youhavetobe18tobuyalcohol.

Customer:Iamalready30!______________

A.What’swrongwithyou?

B.Can’tyouseethat?

C.Areyoukiddingme?

D.Whatistheproblem?

PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Askamomifshe'shappiernowthatshehasachild,andshe'llusuallysayyes.Butpsychologistswhostudyhappinessoftenreportadifferentpicture.Beingthemomofayoungchild(especiallyoneunder3)isrewarding,butalsoarealstrainonyourmood."Momenttomoment,youmaybetiredandsometimesangry,thoughkidsdobringjoy"saysPeterUbel,M.D.,aprofessorofmedicineandpsychologyattheUniversityofMichigan.Infact,ontheirlistofenjoyableactivities,momsrankchildcarelowerthaneating,exercising,orwatchingTV,accordingtoaUniversityofMichiganstudy,andkidcareratesonlyslightlyhigherthanhousework,working,orcommuting!

Onereasonforthedifferencebetweenmomsandexperts:selectivememory.Whenpsychologistsaskmomsinageneralwayiftheylikespendingtimewiththeirkids,theoverwhelmingmajoritysaytheydobecausethey'rethinkingoffunactivitieslikereadingabookorplayinginthepark.Whenthey'respecificallyaskedtodescribetheiractualdailyroutine,theyrememberthehourstheyspentstrugglingtogettheirchilddressedorreadyforbed.

Maybe,though,thepsychologistsaremissingtheintensityofjoythattimespentwithyourchildcanbring.Luckily,thosemomentscanovercomeyourdailyfrustrations."Happinessismorethanjustthatsmileyfeeling,"saysKarenReivich,Ph.D.,aresearchassociateinthePositivePsychologyCenterattheUniversityofPennsylvania."It'salsofeelingaconnectiontosomethinglargerthanyourself.Whenpeopleareinservicetosomethingbigger,theydescribetheirlivesasfilledwithmeaning."

16.WhichofthefollowingbestsummarizesPeterUbel’sopinionofbeingthemomofayoungchild?

A.Itmakesthemomexhausted.

B.Itisbothrewardingandstressful.

C.Itmakesthemomeasilyirritated.

D.Itisquitefrustratinganexperience.

17.AccordingtoaUniversityofMichiganstudy,whichofthefollowingrankshigherthanchildcareonmoms’listofenjoyableactivities?

A.eating,houseworkorcommuting

B.eating,exercisingorwatchingTV

C.exercising,houseworkorwatchingTV

D.exercising,commutingorwatchingTV

18.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseselectivememoryinthethirdparagraphmean?

A.Momsoftentendtorememberonlythehappymomentswiththeirchildren.

B.Momsoftentendtorememberonlythehourstheyspenttakingcareoftheirchildren.

C.Expertstendtorememberonlythehappymomentsthemomsspendwiththeirchildren.

D.Expertstendtorememberonlythehoursthemomsspendwiththeirchildren.

19.AccordingtoKarenReivich,howdothemoms’momentsofintensejoycomparewiththeirdailyfrustrations?

A.Thosemomentsmakethemfeelmoreexcited.

B.Thosemomentsmakethemfeelmorerelaxed.

C.Thosemomentscanovercometheirdailyfrustrations.

D.Thosemomentscandonothingabouttheirdailyfrustrations.

20.Fromthelastsentenceofthepassagewecaninferthat__________.

A.Momshaveonlythesmileyfeelingaboutchildcare.

B.Momsfeelfrustratedattakingcareoftheirchildren.

C.Momsenjoydoinghouseworkasapartoftheirchildcare.

D.Momsregardchildcareasameaningfulpartoftheirlives.

PassageTwo

Doyougotobedwithoutbrushingyourteeth?Youmaythinkthatnotbrushingisnotabigdeal.Butcaringforyourmouthcanpreventserious(andevenembarrassing)problems.

Cavitieshappentojustabouteveryone.Acavityisadiseasedspotinthetooth.Itallstartswithastickyfilmmadeupofbacteria.Thatfilmcoatsyourteethandgums.Thebacteriaeatsugarsfromthingsyoueatanddrink.Thatproducesacids.Then,theacidseatawayatyourteeth'shardoutercoating,calledenamel.

Ifyoudon'tbrushregularlytoremovethefilm,orifyoukeepmissingaspot,thoseacidskeepeatingawaytheteeth'senamel.Thatishowyougetacavity."Thelargeritgets,thecloseritgetstothenerve,increasingthechanceofseverepain,"saysLynnRamer,presidentoftheAmericanDentists'Association.

Acavitywillneverjustgoawaybyitself.Itwillonlygetworse."Leftuntreated,100percentofthetimeacavitywillspread,"saysDr.WilliamBerlocher,adentistwhoisalsopresidentoftheAmericanAcademyofPediatricDentistry.

Ifacavityiscaughtearlyenough,yourdentistwillbeabletofixyourtooth.Theareaofthetoothwherethecavitywaswillbereplacedwithaspecialmaterialcalledafilling.Somefillingsaremadeofametalblendcontainingsilver.Otherfillingsareatooth-coloredmixofglassandastrongmaterialcalledresin.

Ifyouignoreacavity,itwillspread.Itcangointothetooth'sroot.Atthatpoint,thedentistwillhavetodoarootcanal.Inthatprocedure,thedentistremovesthetooth'snerve.

21.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,whatisacavity?

A.adiseasedspotinthetooth

B.afilmofacidscoatingtheteeth

C.astickyfilmmadeupofbacteria

D.ahardoutercoatingcoveringtheteeth

22.Whatwouldhappenifyoudonotbrushregularly?

A.Thefilmcoatingyourteethwouldberemoved.

B.Therewouldbelessdiseasedspotsinyourteeth.

C.Thefilmcoatingyourteethwouldbelesssticky.

D.Theacidswouldkeepeatingawayyourteeth’shardoutercoating.23.Ifacavityreachesthetooth’sroot,howwouldadentisttreatit?

A.Replacethecavitywithafilling

B.Replacethetooth’senamel

C.Removethetooth’snerve

D.Pulloutthetooth

24.Accordingtothefifthparagraph,whataresomefillingsmadeof?

A.amixofsilverandresin

B.ametalblendcontainingglass

C.ametalblendcontainingcopper

D.amixofglassandresin

25.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto__________.

A.explaintheformationandtreatmentofcavity

B.emphasizetheimportanceofbrushingteeth

C.discusstheproperwaysofbrushingteeth

D.describehowadentisttreatsacavity

PassageThree

Smalltalkislikehavingloosechangeinyourpocket.Likequartersforapayphone,loosechangecomesinhandywhenyouleastexpectit.Butwhenitcomestosmalltalk,youmustknowwhentospenditorsaveit.

Allsmalltalkisnotthesame.Withsomepeople,youwalkawayhavingkilledafewmoments.Withothers,youfeelaconnectionandwanttogettoknowthembetter.Thedifferenceistheeffortoneorbothofyoumadeatmakingaconnection.Ithelpstocallthepersonbyname,mentionthingsyouhaveincommon(mutualacquaintances,placesyou'vebeen,experiencesyou'veshared,careerorpersonalgoals),showinterestinthatperson'sviewsorhobbies,andmatchtheotherperson'sspeakingstyle,voice,emotionandbodylanguageasyoutalk.

Peoplefeelbeingrelatedtootherswholikethem,appreciatethem,enjoythesamethingstheydoandarehelpfultothem.Timeandattentionmakeconnectionsthatlast.

Whenyou'reconsideringsmalltalk,besensitivetotheotherperson'smoodandcircumstances.Whenyourairplaneseatmateisobviouslypreoccupied,leavehimorheralone.Neitherwouldyouapproachsomeonewhenthepersonisdashingdownahallwaytoameeting.Onotheroccasions,smalltalkisinappropriatebecauseofthepersoninvolved.IftheCEOhasunexpectedlycalledyouinfor"alittlechat,"thisisnotthetimetotakethelead.Lethimorherdictatethetopicandpace.Thesameistruewithcustomers.Developasixthsenseaboutthosewhoappreciatesmalltalkandthosewhodon't.

26.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedphrasecomesinhandyinthefirstparagraph?

A.becomesveryuseful

B.becomesveryspecial

C.becomesveryimportant

D.becomesveryinconvenient

27.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,howcanyoumakeaconnectionwithothers？

A.mentionyouruniqueexperiences

B.describeothers’dressingstyles

C.talkaboutothers’hobbies

D.discussothers’names

28.Ifyouwanttomakeothers’feelrelatedtoyou,youmayneedto__________.

A.spendtimechattingwiththem

B.showhowexcellentyouare

C.givepresentstothem

D.behelpfultothem

29.Accordingtothefourthparagraph,onwhatoccasionshouldyouavoidmakingsmalltalkwithothers?

A.whenothersarestrollingonthestreet

B.whenyourairplaneseatmateasksyouforafavor

C.whenyourairplaneseatmateisabsorbedinthought

D.whenothersarewalkingdownthehallwayafterameeting

30.Accordingtothelastparagraph,whatshouldyoudowhenyourCEOhasunexpectedlycalledyouinfor“alittlechat”?

A.lettheCEOdictatethetopicandpace

B.talkaboutthedifficultiesinyourwork

C.taketheleadtomakesmalltalk

D.decideonthetopicoftalk

PassageFour

Abiologicalclockiswhattellsplants,animals,andotherorganismshowtoorganizetheirtime.This‘clock’helpsplantsandanimalschangetheirroutinewhentheymovetoplaceswithdifferentclimatesandenvironments.Mostbiologicalclocksarebasedonthemovementofthesunandfollowatwenty-fourhourcyclecalledacircadianrhythm.Someanimalssleeponlyatnight,makingthemdiurnal.Animalsthatsleepduringdaytimearenocturnal.Flowersarediurnalbecausetheyclosetheirpetalsatnightbuttheyopenagaininthemorning.Batssleepinthedaytimesotheyarenocturnal.

Somebiologicalclocksalsofollowanannualcycle,especiallyinanimalsthathaveannualmigrations.Animalsthathaveannualcyclesdodifferentthingsatdifferenttimesofyear.Theiractionsaredeterminedbytheseasons.

Differentanimalscanliveinthesameareawhentheirbiologicalclocksmakethemlookforfoodatdifferenttimesofday.Thisprocessalsokeepsthemoutofeachother'sway.Biologicalclockshelpplantsandanimalsprepareforchangesintheseasons.Animalsneedtoknowwhattimeofyeartoreproducesotheiroffspringwillbebornwhentheconditionsforsurvivalaregood.

Humanbeings'sleepcycleisacircadianrhythm,asystembasedonthetwenty-fourhourday.Inthecircadianrhythmmosthumanssleepatnight.Whenpeopletraveltodifferenttimezonestheirbiologicalclockshavetoadjust.Inhumans,thebiologicalclockisinagroupofcellscalledthesuprachiasmaticnucleus(SCN.)TheSCNislocatednearthebottommiddlepartofthebrain.

Scientistsarecontinuingtoresearchthebiologicalclockandcircadianrhythms.Scientistsdiscoveredthefirstcircadiangeneinamammal(amouse)in1997.ItisonlyamatteroftimebeforeyourownbiologicalclockwilltellYOUthetime!

31.Whichofthefollowingtypeofanimalorplantisnocturnal?

A.humanbeingsB.flowersC.batsD.cows

32.Whatisacircadianrhythm?

A.atwenty-fourhourcycleofmostbiologicalblocks

B.theclosureandopeningofthepetalsofflowers

C.acycleofsomeanimals’annualmigration

D.themovementrhythmofthesun33.Accordingtothethirdparagraph,whycandifferentanimalsliveinthesameareapeacefully?

A.Becausetheylookfordifferenttypesoffood.

B.Becausetheirconditionsforsurvivalaregood.

C.Becausetheydodifferentthingsatdifferenttimesofyear.

D.Becausetheirbiologicalclockskeepthemoutofeachother’sway.

34.Whereisthesuprachiasmaticnucleus(SCN)located?

A.thebottommiddlepartofthebrain

B.thebottomleftpartofthebrain

C.thetoprightpartofthebrain

D.thetopleftpartofthebrain

35.Fromthelastsentenceofthepassagewecaninferthat__________.

A.Westilllackafullunderstandingofourownbiologicalclock.

B.Ourownbiologicalclockisalotdifferentfromthatofamouse.

C.Wehavealreadyknownmuchaboutthecircadianrhythmsofmammals.

D.Thereisstillalottobedonebeforeyourownbiologicalclockwilltellyouthetime.

PartIII

VocabularyandStructure(20points)

Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

36.Wetendtothinkofthesepeopleasunreliable,butthatisnotthe__________.

A.case

B.situation

C.fact

D.circumstance

37.Whowasthemanofthe__________clothesandeasymanner?

A.causal

B.casual

C.fit

D.fitting

38.Beingdivorced,shewascautious__________havingasecondmarriage.

A.about

B.of

C.against

D.for

39.Raisingachildisa__________andrewardingjob.

A.challengeable

B.challenging

C.challengedD.unchallengeable

40.Quite__________,ImettheoneIwantedtoseeonthetrain.

A.byaccidentB.bycoincident

C.byincidentD.byhappening

41.Thecommittee__________economists,socialists,andcomputerexperts.

A.consistsin

B.consistsof

C.isconsistedof

D.isconsistedin

42.Sheistheonlyperson__________forthework.

A.competentB.capable

C.competitive

D.confident

43.Outof__________forhishealth,wesuggestedhetakeaweekoffwork.

A.worry

B.anxiety

C.concern

D.considering

44.Heseems__________tositinfrontofthecomputerallnight.

A.content

B.satisfactory

C.satisfying

D.contentious

45.Amomwilltake__________inteachingherchildrentowalkandtalkanddosomanythings.

A.happiness

B.delight

C.satisfaction

D.enjoyment

46.Mr.Rayregretsthathewillhaveto__________yourkindinvitationbecauseofapriorengagement.

A.refuse

B.reject

C.decline

D.recline

47.Whendawn__________,theywerestill150milesfromNewYork.

A.started

B.began

C.arrived

D.broke

48.Peopleshouldsavemoneyasa__________againstunemployment.

A.cushion

B.caution

D.protection

D.shelter

49.Publicopinionwasdeeply__________overtheproject.

A.different

B.disagreed

C.disagreeable

D.divided

50.Hewasapparentlyplanningtorentacaranddrive__________toLosAngeles.

A.directly

B.direct

C.straight

D.straightly

51.Youmayusethenotebookasyoulike,__________youkeepitclean.

A.asfaras

B.solongas

C.asfurtheras

D.sofaras

52.Idonotknowhowthefamilymanagestolive__________50yuanaweek.

A.with

B.by

C.on

D.for

53.Shethinksitwillrainthisafternoon,butherfatherthinks__________.

A.likewise

B.anywise

C.otherwise

D.aswell

54.Hehasfinallyachievedthestatusheso__________.

A.desired

B.wished

C.hoped

D.longed

55.Therewasonlyaboutfiveminutes__________ofthelecture.

A.leaving

B.left

C.havingleft

D.havingbeenleft

56.The__________ofpeoplerealizetheimportanceoflimitingpopulationgrowth.

A.mainpart

B.majority

C.most

D.major

57.Itisestimatedthatmorethan50millionpeopleintheUnitedStatesplayamusical__________.

A.tool

B.device

C.appliance

D.instrument

58.Heis__________abletoreadLatinthanIam.

A.notmore

B.nomore

C.notanymore

D.noless59.Iarrivedatthepark,__________discoverthatitwasclosedforthewinter.

A.justto

B.asaresult

C.onlyto

D.and

60.Jack,withhisdarkhairandbrowneyes,madeanimpression__________almosteveryonehemet.

A.of

B.on

C.in

D.for

61.Thepricesofelectricapplianceshave__________falleninrecentmonths.

A.ofparticularB.inparticular

C.forspecial

D.specially

62.Asaformerheadmaster,hehasalwaysbeen__________oneducationissuesandafirmsupporteroftraditionallearningmethods.

A.outspoken

B.outgoing

C.outward

D.outstanding

63.Improvedhealthcanleadtoa__________population.

A.largest

B.larger

C.biggest

D.bigger

64.Thebusinessman’s__________purposewastoselltheproduct.

A.principle

B.primary

C.primitive

D.predominant

65.Hewilldoeverythingthatis__________me.

A.requiring

B.requiringof

C.required

D.requiredof

66.Therewasalwayssomequestion__________examination.

A.withregardB.regardingto

C.regard

D.regarding

67.Heisalwayshelpingotherswithoutexpectinganything__________.

A.withreturnB.returning

C.asareturn

D.inreturn

68.Itwasnotconsidered__________foramantoshowhisemotionsinpublic.

A.probable

B.possible

C.proper

D.problematic

69.HelivesinArgentina,wellbeyondthe__________oftheBritishauthorities.

A.hands

B.power

C.reach

D.scope

70.HisEnglishisbetterthan__________.

A.me

B.mine

C.my

D.ofme

71.Ialwaysaskmyself:Howcanthesoldierbeartodothis__________day?

A.eachandeveryB.everyandeachC.allthese

D.allthis

72.Sheisthewoman__________hehasbeenlookingfor.

A.whom

B.who

C.forwho

D.forwhom

73.Herbrother,__________housewejustpassed,isaprofessor.

A.whom

B.ofwhom

C.who

D.whose

74.Thechilddreamsof__________goingtothetheater.

A.nothingelse

B.nothingonly

C.nothingbutD.butnothing

75.Sheisperformingin__________withthepianistLangLang.

A.company

B.accompanyC.companion

D.accompaniment

PartIVClozeTest(10points)

Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblank,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

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