2018广东省学位英语真题

PartIDialoguecompletion(15points)Directions:thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,choosetheonethatbestcompletesthedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSEWRSHEET.1.Debra:Oh!Whatabeautifulcat!Whatdoyouthink?Donald:_____DogsaremoreloyalthancatsA.IthinkI’drathergetadog.B.Yeah,itisbeautiful!C.Ihavenoidea.D.Youhavetocleanafterit.2.Jane:Mywatchalwaysgainstenminutesaday.Mary:_____Mywatchalwayslosestenminutesaday.Jane:Nokidding.Itseemsthatbothofusshouldthrowitawayandbuyanewone.A.That’sridiculous.B.That’sfunnyC.That’scoolD.That’sgreat3.Jennifer:It’sfreezingoutside!_____Ithoughtthiscoldfrontwassupposedtopass.Gabricla:Yeah,Ithoughtsotoo.That’swhatIreadonlinethismorning.A.Ihaven’treadtheweatherreport.B.TheweatherreportwasrightC.Whathappenedtotheweatherreport?D.Ishouldhavereadtheweatherreport.4.Tony:Welcomeback,Monica.Howareyou?Monica:I’mOK._____A.Youarewelcome!B.FancymeetingyouthereC.Aren’tyouhappy?D.Thankyouforasking5.Ruby:Hello,thisisInformation.CanIhelpyou?Dora:_____A.I’mcallingtomakeacomplaint.B.Canyoutellmeyourname?C.OK,thankyouforyourhelpD.That’sverykindofyou.Steve:Wouldyoulikeanythingtodrink?IhaveSpriteandorangejuice.Bob:_____A.I’mterriblysorryaboutthat.B.Howcanitbe?C.That’squitealrightD.Spritewouldbefine.7.Jane:Whydon’tweplaytennisthisafternoon?Bill:_____A.Soundslikeanexcellentjob.B.That’sabrilliantidea.C.I’msureitisn’tsobad.D.Ofcoursewedo8.Louis:CanIhavesomeinformationaboutthehealthclub?A.Yes,youdoB.GoaheadC.That’sagoodideaD.Yes,certainly9.Mori:Thislooksagreatparty.Thanksforinvitingme.Susan:_____A.Nevermind.B.GladyoucouldmakeitC.Don’tbotherwiththat.D.I’dbetteraskyou.:I’mgoingtothesupermarkettopickupfoodanddrinkforSaturday’spicnic.Anysuggestions?Jack:_____A.I’mallearstoyouB.Iwouldn’tmindthatC.I’drathernotD.It’suptoyou:I’vebeengoingtothegymforhalfayearnow!Alice:_____Youlooksofit.Andnomorebeerbelly!A.Icansayso.B.It’sthatright?C.Icantell.D.Isitpossible?12.Joan:Whyareyousolate?Michael:_____Ilefttheminthecar.A.Icouldn’tfindmycarkeysB.Youknowwhathappened?C.Ididn’tcatchthebusD.Mycarwasoutoforder13.Terri:Derrick,don’tyouthinkyoushouldtakeavacation?Evenoneortwodayswouldbefine.Derrick:_____There’stoomuchwork.A.NowayB.That’srightC.ItislikelyD.Ithinkso14.Donald:Let’seatout,shallwe?Debra:I’vegonethroughmypaycheckfortheweekalreadyDonald:_____Don’tworryaboutit.It’smytreat.A.Yousaidit!B.Icouldn’tagreemoreC.I’mbrokeD.Noproblem15.Timothy:Stanley,there’saMr.Milleronthephonewhowantstotalktoyou.Stanley:_____Canyouaskhimtohold?TellhimI’lltalkwithhiminafewseconds.A.WhoisMr.Miller?B.I’mbusyatthemomentC.Idon’tknowhimD.What’shappened?PartIIReadingComprehension(40ponts)Directions:therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,choosethebestandmarkyouranswerontheANSEWRSHEET.PassageOneHaveyoueverheardofapawpaw(木瓜)?Ifnot,donotfeelbad.ManyAmericansdonotknowofthefruit,althoughitisnativetothe..Once,however,itwasoneofthemostpopularfruitsinNorthAmerica.Happily,thosewholovethepawpawaretryingtoreturnittoitsformerpositioninAmericanfoods.ApawpawisatropicalfruitthatusedtobegrownalongtheEastCoastfromNewYorktoFloridaandallovertheeastern..Atonetime,itcouldbefoundasfarwestasNebraska.ThepawpawwasanimportantfoodforNativeAmericansandevenearlyEuropeansettlers.PawpawsreportedlywereafavoritetreatofGeorgeWashington,thefirst.president,whoespeciallylikedthemcold.ThomasJefferson,thethird.president,wasalsosfanofthefruit.HeplantedpapawsathishomeinVirginia.HealsosentpawpawseedstohisfriendsinFrance,AmericanexplorersLewisandClarkwroteintheirjournalsaboutthepawpaw.Thepawpawisdifficulttobesoldcommercially.Thefruitrequiresaveryspecialenvironment---low,wetareasthatsometimesflood.Ithasaveryshortharvestseason,fromtwotothreeweeksinSeptemberandOctober.Inaddition,thefruitisgoodtoeatforonlytwotothreedaysafterharvesting.Thismakesithardtosellanywheredistantfromthepawpawtreeitcomesfrom.Plantersareagaingrowingpawpawtreesandharvestingthefruit.Inseveralstatesfarmershaveorganized“pawpawfestivals”toreintroducepeopletofood.AtsuchafestivalinMarylandrecently,farmersdisplayeddifferentproductsmadewithpawpaws,likepawpawjams,pies,ice-creamandbeer.16.ManyAmericanpeopledonotknowthatthepawpaw_____A.Wasoncepopularinthe.B.Isnativetothe.onlyC.HasbecomepopularagainD.Isahealthyfruit17Thepawpawusedtobefoundmainly_____A.AroundNebraskaB.Intheeastern.C.AlloverFloridaD.InNewYorksuburbs18GeorgeWashingtonandThomasJeffersonarementionedinparagraph3as_____A.AmericanexplorersB.FamouspoliticiansC.EarlypawpawplantersD.Pawpawlovers19ItisdifficulttosellthepawpawonalargescaleforthefollowingreasonsEXCPEPTthatthefruit_____A.RequiresaveryspecialenvironmentB.HasaveryshortharvestseasonC.DoesnottastegoodD.Isdifficulttopreserveafterharvesting20.Pawpawfestivalsareorganizedinsomestates_____A.AsawayofcelebratingharvestB.AspartofthetraditionalcultureC.TodisplaypawpawgrowingtechniquesD.ToreintroducepeopletothefruitPassageTwoThroughouthistory,humanshavesufferedfromaconditionthattheyhaveneverbeenablet