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1、2016广东学位英语考试题2016广东学位英语考试题PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.1.Joanna:Dontyouthinkthatsagoodmatch？George:_Itgoeswellwithyourscarf,tooA.No

2、,ofcourseitis.B.Yes,itlooksgreat.C.No,Idontthinkso.D.Yes,gladtohearthat.2.Kevin:IamafraidIvespiltinkoverthetablecloth.Tommy:_A.Oh,nevermindaboutthat.B.No,notatall.C.Oh,Ineverheardofit.D.No,certainlynot.3.Bem:Helpyourselftoacigarette.Carlo:No,thankyou._A.Imtryingtocutdown.B.Ioweyouonenow.C.Haveyougot

3、alight？D.Idbegladto.4.Mark:CanIstillgetticketsfortonightsshow?Linn:_Onlyifsomebodycancels.A.Hereyouare.B.ThatsallrighC.Imafraidnot.D.Whichrowwouldyoulike?5.Customer:CouldyoutellmehowmuchthisparceltoFranceis?Postman:_Anythingelse?A.Yes,please.B.Iamnotsureaboutit.C.Goahead.D.Illjustcheckforyou.6.May:T

4、ellyourbrotherIhopehesoonfeelsbetter.Luis:Thatsverykindofyou._A.Iamsorrytohearthat.B.Illpassiton.C.Howishe?D.Hemusthaveknownit.7.Lucas:Hello,Lucasspeaking.MayIhaveawordwithJune?Mary:_Hangonamoment.A.Sheisnotinrightnow.B.ShallIaskhertoringyouback?C.Illjustseeifshesin.D.Wouldyouliketoleaveamessage?8.M

5、argret:Wouldyoumindnotusingmytoothpaste?Allen:Imsorry._A.Illdothat.B.Thankyouforasking.C.Thatsfine.D.Ithoughtyoudidntmind.9.John:Whydontwejustgooutforacoffee？Steve:_IvepromisedmyselfanearIynight.A.Ithinkitsgreat.B.Itsniceofyoutoask.C.No,notreally.D.OK,Idloveto.10.Mommy:John,wherearethecakes?Donttell

6、meyouatethemall!John:_Icouldnthelpit.A.No,Ididnt.B.IdontknowwhoatethemC.Yes,Idid.D.No.Icantellyou.11.Mori:Youlooksoangry.Whathappened?Susan:Nothing.Irathernottalkaboutit.Mori:Comeon._A.Illjustnotaskaboutanything.B.Youneedtoletoffsomesteam.C.IfIwereyou,Idbemad,too.D.Thatseasy.12.Julie:Iboughtthisdres

7、stwoyearsago.Itsstylewentoutalready.Jack:Oh,comeon,_A.youalwaysfollowthefashion.B.noneofyourdressessuitsyou.C.aslongasitlooksgoodonyou.D.youshouldcareaboutthat.13.Mike:ProfessorCuppersclassissoboring;Ijustcantstanditanymore!Susan:_Itsrequired.A.Well,whynotjustdropoutofit?B.Why,youcansaythatagain!C.W

8、ell,youmightaswellgetusedtoit.D.Why,Icouldntagreemore!14.SpeakerA:Dontyouplaygolf?SpeakerB:_A.Yes.Nosportinterestsmemorethangolfing.B.Yes.Ihaveneverplayedgolfinmylife.C.No.Onlyonceinawhile.D.Yes.AndIhatetospendmuchmoneyonsports.15.Clair:Doyoufeellikeeatingout?Jenny:_Wehaventeatenoutforages.A.Thatsag

9、oodidea.B.Yousayit.C.Yes,Icanfeelit.D.Right,seeyouthere.PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.PassageOneSc

10、ientistssaidtheyhavefoundevidenceofagiantplanetfaroutinoursolarsystem.Inastatement,theCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologyCaltechsaidthisplanettravelsaverystrange“longandthinorbitinthedistantsolarsystem.ThediscoverywasmadebytworesearchersatCaltech:KonstantinBatyginandMikeBrown.Theyusedmathematicalmodelin

11、gandcomputersimulations(摸拟)tofindtheplanet.Sofar,therehavenotbeenanydirectobservationsoftheplanet.“Myjawhitthefloor,saidastronomer(宇航员)MikeBrown,themomentherealizedtheremightbeaninthplanet.Thescientistssaiditwouldtakethisplanet10,000to20,000yearsjusttomakeonefullorbitaroundthesun.Thenewplanet,called

12、“PlanetNine,hasamassabout10timesthesizeofEarth.Iftheyareright,thenewlyfoundplanetwouldbetheninthplanetinoursolarsystem.Pluto(冥王星)hadbeencalledtheninthplanetuntil2006,whenitwasrenameda“dwarfplanet.Actualconfirmationofaninthplanetwouldbeverybignews.“Thiswouldbearealninthplanet,Brownsaidinthestatement.

13、“Therehaveonlybeentwotrueplanetsdiscoveredsinceancienttimes,andthiswouldbeathird.Itsaprettysubstantialchunkofoursolarsystemthatsstillouttheretobefound,whichisprettyexciting.Whiletheydidnotgetapictureof“PlanetNineyet,thescientistssaytheyareusingthebiggestandbesttelescopesonEarthtotrytofind“PlanetNine

14、.Theyarealsoworkingonimprovingtheircomputersimulations.Theywanttofindoutmoreabout“PlanetNinesorbit,anditsimpactontheouterpartofoursolarsystem.16.Thenewly-foundplanet_.A.movesaroundtheSunB.wasdiscoveredbytwoastronomersC.travelsaroundorbitD.isfarawayfromoursolarsystem17.Thepossibilityoffindinganinthpl

15、anetmadeMikeBrown_.A.confusedB.frightenedC.satisfiedD.surprised18.Accordingtothescientists,_A.theplanetistentimeslargerthantheEarthB.ittakestheplanetlessthan10,000yearstomakeafullorbitC.PlutowasoncethoughttobetheninthplanetinthesolarsystemD.Plutowasgivenanewnameafteritwasdiscoveredin200619.Itcanbein

16、ferredfromParagraph4that_.A.thereisnoactualconfirmationabouttheninthplanetB.notrueplanetswerediscoveredinancienttimesC.scientistshavefoundthreeplanetsinmoderntimesD.theninthplanetistheonlyonediscoveredsinceancienttimes20.Tofind“PlanetNine,scientistsareusingallthefollowingEXCEPT_.A.mathematicalmodeli

17、ngB.computersimulationsC.advancedtelescopesD.largespacecraftsPassageTwo“Helicopterparentingdescribesastyleofraisingchildrenwhereparentsareover-protectiveanddotoomuch.Thetermwasusedforthefirsttimeinthelate1960s.Itdescribesparentswhohover(悬停)overtheirkidslikeahelicopter.Today,moderntechnologyallowsthe

18、sehelicopterparentstohoverfromevenfaraway.Theycangivetheirchildrendirectionsatanymomentfromanywhere.AuthorJulieLythcott-HaimswroteabooktitledHowtoRaiseanAdull.Inherbook,shegivesreadersacloserlookatthisparentingstyle.“Over-parenting,shesays,“comesinthreetypes:thefirstistheover-protectiveparentswhothi

19、nktheworldisscaryandunsafeandunpredictable.Andtherefore,Imustprotectandprevent.Thesecondtypeistheover-directivetypetheparentwhosays,IknowbestwhatleadstosuccessandyouwilldoasIsay.Youllstudythesetopics,dotheseactiviesandyouwillbehighlyachievingatallofit.Thethirdtypeistheconcierge(看门人)theparentwhojustw

20、antstomakelifesmootherfromwakingtheirkidup,tokeepingtrackoftheirdeadlines,tomakingsuretheyhaventforgottenanything,toevendoingthehomeworkforthekid.JulieLythcott-Haimssayssheexperiencedtheeffectsofhelicopterparentingfirsthandwhensheworkedasdeanoffirst-yearstudentsatStanfordUniversity.Theincomingstuden

21、tswereverysmartandaccomplishedonpaper.Butmanywereunabletotakecareofthemselves.“Theywereturningtoparentsconstantlyforguidance,forproblemsolving,tohavethemmakethechoiceaboutsomething.Oftentimes,Lythcott-Haimshadtoremindthoseparentsthattheirkidswereoldenoughtotakecareofthemselves.21.Theterm“helicopterp

22、arenting_.A.describesparentswhogivechildrendirectionsintheairB.wasprobablyinventedinthelatenineteenthcenturyC.gainsmoremeaningasmoderntechnologydevelopsD.referstoparentswhoconcerntoomuchaboutkids22.AccordingtoLythcott-Haims,over-parentinghasallthefollowingfeaturesEXCEPT_A.over-directiveB.over-depend

23、entC.over-preventiveD.over-protective23.Itcanbeinferredthataconciergemotherwill_.A.regardtheworldasverydangerousB.allowchildrentodowhatevertheylikeC.keepacloseeyeonthekidsassignmentD.letthekidalonewhenhefallsontheground24.InJulieseyes,thefirst-yearstudentsatStanfordUniversityare_.A.verycleverinstudy

24、ingB.reallygoodatproblem-solvingC.unabletocommunicatewithteachersD.havingproblemsmakingfriends25.Lythcott-Haimsattitudetowardshelicopterparentingis_.A.supportiveB.negativeC.uninterestedD.unclearPassageThreeIrecentlyhadtheopportunitytogotomyfirstevermusicfestival.WeLoveGreenwasheldoveraweekendinParcd

25、eBagatelle,Paris.Whilelikemostmusicfestivals,itboastedanimpressiveanddiversemusic,therewassomethingextraspecialaboutthisone.Yousee,thiswasagreenfestival!Fromthefoodtothestalls(货摊),everythingwasasenvironmentallyfriendlyaspossible.Notonlywasthemajorityofthefurniture/stalls/toiletroomshand-madefromwood

26、,thefestivalwaspoweredbysolarenergy.Guestswereinvitedtodisposeofrubbishinspeciallylabeleddustbinswhich,afterthefestival,weresortedsoallofthewastecouldberecycledappropriately.Freshwaterwasmadeavailablefreelytoeveryonesothatattendantswerenotencouragedtobuydrinksinplasticbottleswhichwouldhavecreatedalo

27、tofwaste.Ifoundtheexperienceincrediblyfunbutalsoreallyinteresting.Havingneverbeentoamusicfestivalbefore,Iwasunsureofwhattoexpect.However,Iwashappytofindmyselfsittinginafieldeatingahealthy,home-madefruitcakewhiledrinkingorganicfruitjuice.Thereweremanystalls,artinstallations,anddifferentareas,meaningt

28、herewassomethingthereforeveryone,fromsmallchildrentotheelderly!Thisseemslikesuchagreatidea,makingsomethingveryfunandinteresting,thatdoesnotcausegreatdamagetotheenvironment.Ihavesincediscoveredthattherearemoreeventssimilartothisacrosstheglobe,whichisgreat!Icantimaginehowmuchwastehasbeenproducedfromsu

29、chpubliceventsasfestivalsacrosstheyearsbeforewerealisedjusthowbadtheywerefortheenvironment!26.Whichofthefollowingcanbethetitleofthepassage?A.WeLoveGreenB.WeLoveEnvironmentC.MusicFestivalsD.AUniquePublicEvent27.Whatisspecialaboutthemusicfestival?A.Ithasaspecialband.B.Ithasauniqueprogramlist.C.Itishel

30、deveryweekend.D.Itisenvironmentallyfriendly.28.Atthemusicfestival,guestswereencouragedto_.A.makefurniturefromwoodB.bringplastic-bottleddrinksC.recyclerubbishbythemselvesD.drinkfreefreshwater29.AccordingtoParagraph3,theauthor_.A.fullyenjoyedthefestivalB.expectedmuhfromthefestivalC.foundtheeventveryfu

31、nnyD.likedlisteningtomusicathome30.Thepurposeofthispassageisto_.A.raisefundsforenvironmentprotectionB.highlightthatbeinggreencanbefunC.encouragepeopletogotomusicfestivalsD.introducetheauthorsfavouritemusiciansPassageFourChokweSelassieisonamissiontohelpdriversavoidpotholes(路面坑洞).Theeighth-gradergothi

32、sinspirationonarecentmorning,whenhismotherwasdrivinghimtoschool.TheircarwasdamagedasitwentoverahugepotholeinthemiddleofthestreetintheirhometownofJackson,Mississippi.“IdecidedIwasgoingtodosomethingaboutthepotholeprobleminmycity,saidChokwe.Hissolution:anappthatwarnsdriverswhenthereisapotholeahead.Chok

33、wedevelopedtheappwithhisfriends,“Whentheappdetectsapothole,itishighlightedinred,Chokwesays.“Andifyougetclosetothepothole,yourphonewillwarnyouwithabeep.Driverscanalsousetheapptoreportanypotholestheyencounter,andtolookforotherroutestheycantaketoavoidroadsthathavethem.Theappreliesoncurrentavailableinfo

34、rmationaboutthestreetsofJackson.“Itworksbyusingthecitys311callsystem,soitusesinformationalreadystoredinadatabase,Chokwesays.Throughthecallsystem,citizensdial311toreportnon-emergencyproblemswhichincludepotholes.AsChokweandhisfriendsworkedontheapp,theyalsowentstreetbystreetthroughoutthecity.Theydeterm

35、inedthatfocusingonthe10busieststreetsinJacksonwouldgivethemalargeenoughsamplesizetotestit.Althoughtheappisntyetavailableforsale,Chokweisalreadylookingforwaystoimproveit.Theappremainslimitedto10streetsinJackson,buthehopestoaddmore,sothatitincludeseverystreetinthecity.Andthenhewantstogoevenfarther.“Iw

36、anttokeepworkingontheappuntilitsnationwide,Chokwesays.31.ChokweSelassiegottheideatodeveloptheappfrom_.A.hisownexperienceB.arecentnewsreportC.hisfriendsD.hismother32.Whenyouareclosetoapothole,yourphonewillwarnyouwith_.A.avoicereportB.aredlightC.abeepingsoundD.amapimage33.DriverscanalsouseChokwesappto

37、_.A.reportemergencytrafficproblemsB.lookforinformationotherthanpotholesC.choosesaferrouteswithoutpotholesD.avoidtrafficjamcausedbypotholes34.Todeveloptheapp,Chokweandhisfriends_.A.reportedpotholesto311callsystemB.conductedfieldtripsonthestreetsC.builttheirowninformationdatabaseD.collectedsamplesinth

38、eirneighborhood35.WecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatChokwe_.A.isquitesuccessfulB.isfacingdifficultiesC.hasregainedhopeD.hasagreatambitionPartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentenceinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcomplet

39、esthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.36.Experimentsinthephotographyofmovingobjects_inboththeUnitedStatesandEuropewellbefore1990.A.havebeenconductingB.wereconductingC.hadbeenconductedD.areconducted37.Today,peopleliveinaworld_newtechnologyistakinganincreasingproportionintheirlives.A.whenB.wher

40、eC.whatD.which38.Weather_,therewillbeanopenairpartywithlivemusicherethisweekend.A.permitsB.shouldpermitC.willpermitD.permitting39.Whenworkersareorganizedintradeunions,employersfindithardtolaythem_.A.offB.asideC.outD.down40.Wearesurethat_todothisfacetoface,hewouldexpresshimselfmoreeasily.A.werehetotr

41、yB.wouldhetryC.washetryingD.ifhetries41.Theirdifferentattitudestothedifficulties_differentresults.A.arrivedatB.ledtoC.causedbyD.turnedout42.TheATMsenablebankcustomerstoaccesstheirmoney24hoursaday_ATMsarelocated.A.whereverB.wheneverC.howeverD.whatever43.Ifthework_bytheendofthismonthisdelayed,theconst

42、ructioncompanywillbeheavilyfined.A.iscompletedB.tobecompletedC.willhavebeencompletedD.willbecompleted44.Ifyoutravelthroughthevillagesinthesmalllocalbuses,youwillswiftlycomeintoclose_withthelocalpeople.A.carriageB.contactC.choiceD.circuit45.Itshardtorememberanamewhenonedoesnthaveafacetogowith_.A.himB

43、.itC.herD.one46.Scientistsestimatethatabout530,000objects,toosmalltodetectwithradar,_theEarthtoo.A.beingcircledB.arecirclingC.aretobecirclingD.arebeingcircled47.In_ofspeed,safetyandprice,thehi-railwaysystemisperhapstheworldsmodelrailway.A.termsB.caseC.needD.search48.Neverbefore_seenanyladywhocanplay

44、tennisaswellasMaria.A.hadheB.hehadC.hasheD.hehas49.Youngpeopleareredefiningforthemselves_itmeanstobeamanorawoman.A.howB.thatC.whichD.what50._isoftenthesasewithanewidea,moreconditionsshouldbeconsidered.A.ItB.WhichC.AsD.That51.TheolderIget,themoreIvaluefriends,yetthe_timeIhaveinmaintainingoldfriendshi

45、p.A.fewB.fewerC.littleD.less52.Anewsystemofqualitycontrolwas_toovercometheshortcomingsinthefirmsproducts.A.investedB.informedC.introducedD.instructed53.TnisisademandingtaskbutIseeitastherealchallengeweneedto_.A.faceB.solveC.replyD.detect54.Silenceisrequiredinthisareawhileanimportantmeetingis_.A.unde

46、rwayB.undercontrolC.insightD.indanger55.Imustdeclineitbecausetheconditionsyouofferedarenot_.A.capableB.availableC.acceptableD.comfortable56.Itisreportedthat30percentoftheworldpopulationhaveno_tocleandrinkingwaterandhealthcare.A.meansB.approachC.channelD.access57.Topgraduatesfromuniversitiesareoften_bymajorintermationalcompanies.A.chasedB.chargedC.offeredD.offended58.Jennywaslooki