广东省学位英语考试试题及答案 Paper One 试卷一 （90 minutes） Part I Dialogue Completion (15 points) Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a si ngle line through the center. 1. Jenny: Shall I go and tell Mr. Fairbanks about our proposal? Jackie: _. A. Yes, you go B. Yes, go C. Yes, lets D. Yes, please 2. Mori: Its a pleasure to meet you here. Kaco: _. A. Pleased to meet you, too B. Thank you so much C. I didnt expect to see you here D. Youre too hospitable 3. Williams: Excuse me. Im looking for a present for my son. I have no idea what to get him, Can you help me? Sales girl: _. A. Of course I can B. No, I cant actually C. You must buy him a T-shirt D. Yes, I think a T-shirt would be a good idea 4. Tim: I hear youve been to the book fair. How was it? Susan: _. A. Absolutely marvelous B. Very much indeed C. Not necessarily D. Quite disappointed 5. Ed: How do you get along with your new music teacher? Maggie: Ms. Davis? _, but I like he r a lot. A. Shes humorous B. Shes nice to me C. Shes a bit strange D. Shes good at dancing 6. David: Charles, could you drive me to the railway station? Charles: _ A. No, thanks. B. Ill be there on time. C. Sure, why not? D. Never mind. 7. Max: My son has been admitted by Beijing University. Walt: Congratulations! He is such a smart boy. Max: _. A. Yes, he is B. You are right C. Thank you very much D. Dont mention it 8. Student: Do you mind our performing rock n roll in the hall? Teacher: _. A. No, youd better not B. Of course, its allowed here C. Oh, Id rather you didnt actually D. Id prefer to listen to rock a roll 9. Clerk: Excuse me, this a non-smoking place. Customer: _ A. Oh, Im sorry. B. How can you say that? C. Thats all right. D. Thats impossible. 10. Waiter: How would you like your coffee? Customer: _. A. Its well done B. Very nice, thanks C. With sugar, please D. Only one cup 11. Virginia: What about going to do some shopping this afternoon? Rena: _. A. Go ahead, please. B. Good idea! C. Me, too. D. Help yourself. 12. Carlos: Thank you very much, Miss James. That helped me a lot. Miss James: _, Carlos. A. Dont thank me B. Dont mention it C. Im fine D. Im sorry 13. Susan: Im worried. My son doesnt like to talk with me. Tracy: _. We were all like that at his age. A. Take it easy B. Change his mind C. Dont quarrel with him D. Dont refuse him14. Nicolas: Id lik e to donate money to help poor children at school. To whom shall I give my share? Li Ming: _ Ill 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: Were almost finished with the project now. _. Teresa: Actually, I prefer to kee p going. A. Lets hurry up B. Weve too tired now C. Wellbe on time D. Lets stop for a break Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinishe d 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 ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. Passage One Jack Billabong is a stockman. One Friday afternoon he was riding along the track towards the Henderson f arm. He was looking for a prize bull which had escaped from the Borrogee paddock. He reached the hills and s aw at once that he could not go further. There had been a fire in the forest which had gone out. But the air was still full of smoke and fallen trees had blocked the track. Jack was just going to turn back when he saw something moving in the smoke. He wait ed. It was a girl on a horse, and she was riding towards him. “Theres 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 tre es that were still burning. Her pony had fallen with her twice. She was thirsty and almost dead from want of sl eep. But she rode back to the farm with Jack immediately. Joe Brook was unconscious when they reached him. They lifted him onto Jacks horse. The ride back to B orrogee was terrible. Cathy was so tired that Jack had to tie her to her pony. The pony was tired too, but its co urage was astonishing. It followed Jack right to Borrogee Hospital. Nobody saw them arrive because it was nig ht. “Ive never seen a horse like that pony,” Jack said. Cathy praised Jack Billabong, but she refused to say an ything about the pony, “Joe will write about her in his story,” she said. But she did say one thing: “If flame hadnt returned to the farm that afternoon, Joe and I would have die d.” 16. Jack Billabong did not turn back because _. A. he hadnt found the bull yet B. he smelt a heavy smoke in the forest C. he knew there was a burnt man there D. he saw something moving towards him 17. Why was the ride back to Borrogee terrible? A. Because Jo