[外语类试卷]在职攻硕英语联考模拟试卷105及答案与解析.doc

1、在职攻硕英语联考模拟试卷 105及答案与解析 Section A Dialogue Completion Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue. Mark your answer on the AN

2、SWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 1 Speaker A: Im going to the park with some friends for a barbecue on Sunday. Would you like to join us? Speaker B: _ （ A） Why not on Saturday? You see, I have an important appointment on Sunday. （ B） Thanks, but unfortunately I have to take my siste

3、r to the airport on Sunday. （ C） Thats a wonderful idea. Barbecue is one of my favorites. （ D） What preparation do you expect me to do for the barbecue? 2 Speaker A: Id like to check in, please. Speaker B: _ （ A） Certainly. Do you have a reservation? （ B） Sorry, I dont see what you mean. （ C） Sure,

4、I can help you with the checking. （ D） Thank you, we provide first class service here. 3 Speaker A: Hello, is that Steve? Im stuck in a traffic jam. Im afraid I cant make it before seven oclock. Speaker B: _ （ A） OK, but I still hope youll try your best to arrive on time. （ B） Yes. The traffic is ve

5、ry heavy because its the rush hour. （ C） Why dont you leave home a bit earlier? （ D） Never mind. Ill be here waiting for you. 4 Speaker A: Where can I find a map of the university campus? Speaker B: _ （ A） Yeah, with a map you wont get lost on such a big campus. （ B） Sorry, we dont sell maps and thi

6、ngs like that here. （ C） Have you tried the information center? （ D） OK, let me tell you how to get the university campus. 5 Speaker A: Id like to buy a copy of Professor Franklins book on shells. Speaker B: _ （ A） Are you one of Professor Franklins students? （ B） But I like his book on fish better

7、than that on shells. （ C） Im sorry, sir. That book has been out of print for some time now. （ D） Will you pay over there at the cashier? Section B Dialogue Comprehension Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short conversations between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation there

8、is a question followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to the question from the four choices given and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 6 Man: Hi, Janet, I hear youve just returned from a tour of Australia. Did you get a chance

9、to visit the Sydney Opera House? Woman: Of course I did. It would be a shame for anyone visiting Australia not to see this unique creation in architecture. Its magnificent beauty is simply beyond description. Question: What do we learn from this conversation? （ A） Janet loves the beautiful landscape

10、 of Australia very much. （ B） Janet is very much interested in architecture. （ C） Janet admires the Sydney Opera House very much. （ D） Janet thinks its a shame for anyone not to visit Australia. 7 Woman: Your dormitory room isnt very large, is it? Man: I can hardly turn around in it. Question: What

11、does the man mean? （ A） His room is quite small. （ B） He had to walk around the dormitory. （ C） Its hard to find a room in the dormitory. （ D） Its his turn to look at the dormitory room. 8 Man: The snow is really coming down, isnt it? Woman: Rarely do we get so much snow in December. Question: What

12、does the woman mean? （ A） Its typical December weather for this region. （ B） It wont really snow until December. （ C） Such a large amount of snow is unusual for this month. （ D） There has never been much snow down South. 9 Man: I think Im going to give up playing tennis. I lost again today. Woman: J

13、ust because you lost? Is that the reason to quit? Question: What does the woman imply? （ A） The man should stick to what hes doing. （ B） The man should take up a new hobby. （ C） The man should stop playing tennis. （ D） The man should find the cause for his failure. 10 Woman: Next, shouldnt we get a

14、telephone installed in the hall? Man: Fixing the shower pipe is far more important. Question: What do we learn from the conversation? （ A） They have different opinions as to what to do next. （ B） They have to pay for the house by installments. （ C） They will fix a telephone in the bathroom. （ D） The

15、 mans attitude is more sensible than the womans. 一、 Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes, 10 points) Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B. C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on

16、 the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 11 First of all, this difficult problem has to be tackled, thus_us to proceed to the others. （ A） to enable （ B） enabled （ C） enabling （ D） having enabled 12 You_the experiment twice, not once. （ A） should have carried out （ B） shouldnt have c

17、arried out （ C） havent carried out （ D） couldnt have carried out 13 You_include this section. Its not necessary. （ A） wouldnt （ B） couldnt （ C） dont need （ D） dont have to 14 Concerning population, China ranks high in the world, _ some areas are sparsely settled. （ A） and yet （ B） so even （ C） if no

18、t （ D） except for 15 Written, _, in an easy style, the book is suitable for beginners. （ A） as it was （ B） as it does （ C） as it is （ D） as it has been 16 She_be a Canadian because shes got a British passport. （ A） cant （ B） isnt able to （ C） mustnt （ D） doesnt need to 17 Living in the central Austr

19、alian desert has its problems, _ obtaining water is not the least. （ A） of which （ B） for what （ C） as （ D） whose 18 If possible, an environmental team should be formed_representatives and experts from various scientific fields who can contribute their ideas and experience. （ A） consisting of （ B） t

20、o consist of （ C） consisted of （ D） having consisted of 19 We know that the statement commonly accepted when the first edition of this book was printed, _life was altogether absent in the deepest parts of the sea, is not true. （ A） in which （ B） that （ C） how （ D） whose 20 The laser is a very useful

21、 means for long-distance communications, the great accuracy in the direction of its beams_effective use of small amount of power. （ A） makes （ B） making （ C） made （ D） to make 21 TV, if properly used, can_a childs imagination. （ A） arise （ B） incite （ C） invoke （ D） stimulate 22 The police managed t

22、o_down the criminal in a small town. （ A） trace （ B） track （ C） pursue （ D） search 23 I have been offered the appointment,_to my passing a medical examination. （ A） dependent （ B） conditional （ C） provisional （ D） subject 24 The article is too long. Could you_the last two paragraphs? （ A） throw out

23、（ B） let out （ C） cut out （ D） keep out 25 The man was wrongly arrested by the police mainly because they_the names given by the witness. （ A） perplexed （ B） puzzled （ C） confused （ D） combined 26 It was some time before he_ after being knocked out. （ A） came to （ B） came back （ C） came over （ D） ca

24、me across 27 In recent years, there has been a_increase in the cost of living. （ A） powerful （ B） violent （ C） wide （ D） significant 28 To be a good poet one needs, among other things, a very_imagination. （ A） vivid （ B） living （ C） wide （ D） colorful 29 Accuracy is_to the programing of computers. （

25、 A） elementary （ B） fundamental （ C） characteristic （ D） primary 30 It has always been the_of our company to encourage workers to take part in social activities. （ A） plan （ B） procedure （ C） rule （ D） policy 二、 Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes, 40 points) Directions: There are 4 passages

26、in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished 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. 30 Who to believe? Nokia or Ericsson? IBM or Sun Micr

27、osystems? Microsoft or Siebel? Rarely have the fortunes of technology companies appeared to differ so widely. Nokia, the worlds largest maker of mobile phones, this week reported better-than-expected sales for the latest quarter, holding out the prospect that its market share would soon reach new hi

28、ghs. By contrast, Ericsson, a rival, was full of gloom. Reporting bigger losses than expected, the company said that sales of its mobile phones were likely to tumble by 20% this year. Motorola, another maker of mobile phones, is in a similar boat. On October 15th, the company reported a return to pr

29、ofit in its most recent period after a run of losses, but lowered its forecasts for the rest of the year and for 2003. Demand in wireless, broadband and semiconductors continued to slow, said the company. Unimpressed, investors marked down Motorolas shares to a ten-year low. The pattern of haves and

30、 have-nots is repeated in software too. While Microsoft was in chipper mood this week revelling in a 26% increase in sales and a doubling of its profits after tax for the quarter to the end of September Siebel Systems and PeopleSoft, two of Americas leading suppliers of business software, were down

31、in the dumps. While PeopleSoft managed a modest profit, Siebel reported a loss for the last quarter and said it expected the present quarter to be equally tough. Despite (or because of) their contrasting fortunes, Microsoft and Siebel announced a joint marketing deal on October 21st: Microsoft is to

32、 sell Siebels customer-manage-merit software through . NET, its web-services product. Why are some companies doing better than others? One reason is that, now more than ever, those that are competitive seem to be punishing those that are not. Nokia has stretched its lead over Ericsson which, in addi

33、tion to lower sales of mobile phones, has suffered from the severe fall in demand for telecoms infrastructure, its biggest business. There was, however, some good news for Ericssons shares on October 18th, when the company said that the infrastructure unit came close to breaking even in the most rec

34、ent quarter. Cost-cutting has also helped SAP, Europes largest developer of business software, has reduced its expenses by 8%. As a result, its margins have improved a lot compared with those of its competitors. Microsoft has employed different tactics. It has capitalized on customers fears that the

35、 cost of upgrading their software, such as the companys Windows XP operating system, could climb. Many have rushed to buy now in case prices rise. In tune with the times, Microsoft is also keen to demonstrate how its products can save its customers money. Understandably, this is winning its sales. 3

36、1 By saying “Motorola is in a similar boat“, the author means_. （ A） Motorola is another maker of mobile phones （ B） Motorola is in a similar situation with that of Ericsson （ C） Motorola is faced with similar rivals with those of Ericsson （ D） Motorola is a partner of Ericsson 32 The pattern of hav

37、es and have-nots in software industry refers to the fact that_. （ A） Microsoft is prospering while Siebel and Peoplesoft are still losing ground （ B） Microsoft dominates the market while Siebel and Peoplesoft are cast out of the market （ C） Microsoft has software for various purposes while Siebel an

38、d Peoplesoft have only business software （ D） Microsoft strikes a marketing deal with Siebel and refused to cooperate with Peoplesoft 33 One factor that contributes to some companies greater profits is their_. （ A） newer products （ B） higher share prices （ C） lower product prices （ D） lower costs 34

39、 The phrase “capitalize on“ (Line 3, Para. 5) most probably means_. （ A） supply funds to （ B） give birth to （ C） take advantage of （ D） put up with 35 What is the best title for the passage? （ A） Technology Giants in Trouble. （ B） World IT Market. （ C） A New Gulf in IT Industry. （ D） Technology Comp

40、anies. 35 There have been several claims to have cloned humans over the past few years. Most have been bogus. But the announcement made this week by Woo Sur Hwang, of Seoul National University in South Korea, and his colleagues, is serious. It is the first to achieve the accolade of publication in a

41、 peer-reviewed scientific journal. Dr. Hwangs work appears in Science. The terminology of human development has become slippery over the past few years, in the hands of both “life-begins-at-conception“ propagandists who want to stop this sort of research, and publicity-seeking scientists who have cl

42、aimed more than they have really achieved. What Dr. Hwang and his team have created is not what developmental biologists would normally refer to as an embryo. But it is a genuine scientific advance. South Koreas researchers have taken egg cells from volunteer women, removed the nuclei from those cel

43、ls (which contain only half of the genetic complement required to make a human being, since the other half is provided by the sperm), and replaced each nucleus with one taken from one of the volunteers body cells (which contains a full genetic complement). Given a suitable chemical kick-start, such

44、re-nucleated cells will begin dividing as though they were eggs that had been fertilised in the more traditional manner. Since they have all of the mothers genes, they count as clones. Then the team cultured the dividing eggs until they had formed structures called blastocysts, with a few dozen cell

45、s each. This is the significant advance. At this stage the structure, though still just a featureless ball of cells, has started to differentiate into the bodys three basic cell types (known as endoderm, mesoderm and ectoderm). The researchers were able to extract cells from some of their blastocyst

46、s, and grow tissues containing all three cell types. These are so-called stem cells, which can be directed to form a wide variety of the specialised cells from which organs are built. That, not the creation of new human beings, is the stated reason for this sort of research, since specialised cells

47、made this way might be used to replace the cells lost in diseases such as Parkinsons and type-I diabetes. This process is known as therapeutic cloning. No doubt Dr Hwangs scientific success will sharpen the debate between those who see therapeutic cloning as a potential force for good, and those who

48、 see it as a step on the road to a cloned human being. The former have been queuing up to praise the scientists work. It is “a major medical milestone“ that could help spur a “revolution“, said Robert Lanza, a cloning expert. But opponents of therapeutic cloning should not worry too much yet. The ro

49、ad from a blastocyst to a baby is a long and complex one. Nevertheless, the South Korean breakthrough makes it more urgent than ever that legislation be passed differentiating clearly between therapeutic and reproductive cloning permitting the former and prohibiting the latter. 36 What does the word “bogus“ (Line 2) most probably mean? （ A） Different. （ B） Fake. （ C） Bold. （ D） Genu