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:Don’tyouthinkthat’sagoodmatch？George:________Itgoeswellwithyourscarf,tooA.No,ofcourseitis.B.Yes,itlooksgreat.C.No,Idon'tthinkso.D.Yes,gladtohearthat.2.Kevin:IamafraidI’vespiltinkoverthetablecloth.Tommy:________A.Oh,nevermindaboutthat.B.No,notatall.C.Oh,Ineverheardofit.D.No,certainlynot.3.Bem:Helpyourselftoacigarette.Carlo:No,thankyou.________A.I’mtryingtocutdown.B.Ioweyouonenow.C.Haveyougotalight？D.I’dbegladto.4.Mark:CanIstillgetticketsfortonight’sshow?Linn:________Onlyifsomebodycancels.A.Hereyouare.B.That'sallrighC.I’mafraidnot.D.Whichrowwouldyoulike?5.Customer:CouldyoutellmehowmuchthisparceltoFranceis?Postman:________Anythingelse?A.Yes,please.B.Iamnotsureaboutit.C.Goahead.D.I’lljustcheckforyou.6.May:TellyourbrotherIhopehesoonfeelsbetter.Luis:That'sverykindofyou.________A.Iamsorrytohearthat.B.I’llpassiton.C.Howishe?D.Hemusthaveknownit.7.Lucas:Hello,Lucasspeaking.MayIhaveawordwithJune?Mary:________Hangonamoment.A.Sheisnotinrightnow.B.ShallIaskhertoringyouback?C.I’lljustseeifshe’sin.D.Wouldyouliketoleaveamessage?8.Margret:Wouldyoumindnotusingmytoothpaste?Allen:I’msorry.________A.I’lldothat.B.Thankyouforasking.C.That’sfine.D.Ithoughtyoudidn’tmind.9.John:Whydon’twejustgooutforacoffee？Steve:________I’vepromisedmyselfanearIynight.A.Ithinkit’sgreat.B.It’sniceofyoutoask.C.No,notreally.D.OK,I’dloveto.10.Mommy:John,wherearethecakes?Don’ttellmeyouatethemall!John:________Icouldn’thelpit.A.No,Ididn’t.B.Idon’tknowwhoatethem．C.Yes,Idid.D.No.Ican’tellyou.11.Mori:Youlooksoangry.Whathappened?Susan:Nothing.I’rathernottalkaboutit.Mori:Comeon.________A.I’lljustnotaskaboutanything.B.Youneedtoletoffsomesteam.C.IfIwereyou,I’dbemad,too.D.That’seasy.12.Julie:Iboughtthisdresstwoyearsago.Itsstylewentoutalready.Jack:Oh,comeon,________A.youalwaysfollowthefashion.B.noneofyourdressessuitsyou.C.aslongasitlooksgoodonyou.D.youshouldcareaboutthat.\13.Mike:ProfessorCupper’sclassissoboring;Ijustcan’tstanditanymore!Susan:________It’srequired.A.Well,whynotjustdropoutofit?B.Why,youcansaythatagain!C.Well,youmightaswellgetusedtoit.D.Why,Icouldn’tagreemore!14.SpeakerA:Don’tyouplaygolf?SpeakerB:________A.Yes.Nosportinterestsmemorethangolfing.B.Yes.Ihaveneverplayedgolfinmylife.C.No.Onlyonceinawhile.D.Yes.AndIhatetospendmuchmoneyonsports.15.Clair:Doyoufeellikeeatingout?Jenny:________Wehaven’teatenoutforages.A.That’sagoodidea.B.Yousayit.C.Yes,Icanfeelit.D.Right,seeyouthere.PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.PassageOneScientistssaidtheyhavefoundevidenceofagiantplanetfaroutinoursolarsystem.Inastatement,theCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology—Caltech—saidthisplanettravelsaverystrange“longandthinorbitinthedistantsolarsystem.”ThediscoverywasmadebytworesearchersatCaltech:KonstantinBatyginandMikeBrown.Theyusedmathematicalmodelingandcomputersimulations(摸拟)tofindtheplanet.Sofar,therehavenotbeenanydirectobservationsoftheplanet.“Myjawhitthefloor,”saidastronomer(宇航员)MikeBrown,themomentherealizedtheremightbeaninthplanet.Thescientistssaiditwouldtakethisplanet10,000to20,000yearsjusttomakeonefullorbitaroundthesun.Thenewplanet,called“PlanetNine”,hasamassabout10timesthesizeofEarth.Iftheyareright,thenewlyfoundplanetwouldbetheninthplanetinoursolarsystem.Pluto(冥王星)hadbeencalledtheninthplanetuntil2006,whenitwasrenameda“dwarfplanet.”Actualconfirmationofaninthplanetwouldbeverybignews.“Thiswouldbearealninthplanet,”Brownsaidinthestatement.“Therehaveonlybeentwotrueplanetsdiscoveredsinceancienttimes,andthiswouldbeathird.It'saprettysubstantialchunkofoursolarsystemthat'sstillouttheretobefound,whichisprettyexciting.”Whiletheydidnotgetapictureof“PlanetNine”yet,thescientistssaytheyareusingthebiggest—andbest—telescopesonEarthtotrytofind“PlanetNine.”Theyarealsoworkingonimprovingtheircomputersimulations.Theywanttofindoutmoreabout“PlanetNine’s”orbit,anditsimpactontheouterpartofoursolarsystem.16.Thenewly-foundplanet________.A.movesaroundtheSunB.wasdiscoveredbytwoastronomersC.travelsaroundorbitD.isfarawayfromoursolarsystem17.ThepossibilityoffindinganinthplanetmadeMikeBrown________.A.confusedB.frightenedC.satisfiedD.surprised18.Accordingtothescientists,________A.theplanetistentimeslargerthantheEarthB.ittakestheplanetlessthan10,000yearstomakeafullorbitC.PlutowasoncethoughttobetheninthplanetinthesolarsystemD.Plutowasgivenanewnameafteritwasdiscoveredin200619.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph4that________.A.thereisnoactualconfirmationabouttheninthplanetB.notrueplanetswerediscoveredinancienttimesC.scientistshavefoundthreeplanetsinmoderntimesD.theninthplanetistheonlyonediscoveredsinceancienttimes20.Tofind“PlanetNine”,scientistsareusingallthefollowingEXCEPT________.A.mathematicalmodelingB.computersim