[外语类试卷]在职攻硕英语联考模拟试卷106及答案与解析.doc

1、在职攻硕英语联考模拟试卷 106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: I cant seem to find a color TV of the new model. Speaker B: _ （ A） Why dont you try the new store on Kings Road? （ B） Theres also something wrong with my TV set. （ C） Dont you know the new model you want is not on the market yet? （ D） Th

3、e new model is far more expensive than those old ones. 2 Speaker A: Could I trouble you to return these two books for me? Speaker B: _ （ A） Its no trouble at all. （ B） Yes, please. （ C） Why didnt you go to the library yourself? （ D） Sure, Ill be glad to. 3 Speaker A: I love your skirt. Its so beauti

4、ful on you! Speaker B; _ （ A） Thank you! Its just an ordinary skirt. （ B） Oh, really? Do you like it? I bought it in Yunnan. （ C） Thank you! Im glad you think so. （ D） Oh, no. Your dress looks more beautiful than my skirt. 4 Speaker A: Look, its going to storm. Take my umbrella. Speaker B: _ （ A） Ho

5、w will you go home if you give it to me? （ B） I have a raincoat in my office. Thanks anyway. （ C） I think you need to use it yourself. （ D） It doesnt matter. I will go without having your umbrella. 5 Speaker A: What seems to be the problem with the blouse, miss? Speaker B: _ （ A） How do you know I h

6、ave a problem with the blouse? （ B） No, thank you. There is nothing wrong with the blouse. （ C） I was not careful and spilled some coffee on it. （ D） Well, look what happened the first time I washed it. The color changed completely. Section B Dialogue Comprehension Directions: In this section, you w

7、ill read 5 short conversations between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation there 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 cent

8、er. 6 Woman: Hello, this is Doctor Grays office. Were calling to remind you of your 4:15 appointment for your annual check-up tomorrow. Man: Oh, thanks. Its a good thing you called. I thought it was 4: 15 today. Question: What do we learn from the conversation? （ A） The man was confused about the da

9、te of the appointment. （ B） The man wants to change the date of the appointment. （ C） The man is glad hes got in touch with the doctor. （ D） The man cant come for the appointment at 4:15. 7 Woman: I just cant believe this is our last year. College is going by fast. Man: Yeah, well have to face the r

10、eal world soon. So have you figured out what you are going to do after you graduate? Question: What do we learn from the conversation? （ A） The two speakers are at a loss what to do. （ B） The man is worried about his future. （ C） The two speakers are seniors at college. （ D） The woman regrets spendi

11、ng her time idly. 8 Man: Im going to drop my Information Science class. It meets too early in the morning. Woman: Is that really a good reason to drop the class, Tony? Question: What does the woman imply? （ A） Tony should continue taking the course. （ B） She approves of Tonys decision. （ C） Tony can

12、 choose another science course. （ D） She cant meet Tony so early in the morning. 9 Man: If you arent doing anything particular, shall we see the new play at the Grand Theater tonight? Woman: Sounds great. But Ive got to go over my notes for tomorrows mid-term. Question: What does the woman imply? （

13、A） She is particularly interested in plays. （ B） She has to study for the exam. （ C） She is eager to watch the new play. （ D） She can lend her notes to the man. 10 Woman: What do you think of the prospects for on-line education? Is it going to replace the traditional school? Man: I doubt it. Schools

14、 are here to stay, because there are much more than just book learning. Even though more and more kids are going on-line, I believe fewer of them will quit school altogether. Question: What does the man think of conventional schools? （ A） They will be replaced by on-line education sooner or later. （

15、 B） They will attract fewer kids as on-line education expands. （ C） They will continue to exist along with on-line education. （ D） They will limit their teaching to certain subjects only. 一、 Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes, 10 points) Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in thi

16、s 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 the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 11 Colin married my sister and I married his brother, _makes Colin and me double inlaws. （ A） what （ B）

17、which （ C） that （ D） it 12 It has been estimated that the earths surface temperature has increased_one quarter to three quarters of a degree since 1805. （ A） to （ B） by （ C） at （ D） with 13 One of the requirements for a fire is that the material_to its burning temperature. （ A） is heated （ B） will b

18、e heated （ C） be heated （ D） would be heated 14 _your opinions are worth considering, the committee finds it unwise to place too much importance on them. （ A） As （ B） Since （ C） Provided （ D） While 15 _the claim about German economic might, it is somewhat surprising how relatively small the German e

19、conomy actually is. （ A） To give （ B） Given （ C） Giving （ D） Having given 16 Some people view the findings with caution, noting that a cause-and-effect relationship between passive smoking and cancer remains_. （ A） to be shown （ B） to have shown （ C） to have been shown （ D） being shown 17 Whenever I

20、 have an appointment, I like to arrive_. （ A） ahead of time a little （ B） a little time ahead （ C） a little ahead of time （ D） ahead of a little time 18 The worlds greatest sporting event, the Olympic Games, upholds the amateur ideal that _matters is not winning but participating. （ A） anything （ B）

21、 it （ C） what （ D） everything 19 Why this otherwise excellent newspaper allows such an article to be printed is_me. （ A） above （ B） outside （ C） beside （ D） beyond 20 _today, he would get there by Friday. （ A） Would he leave （ B） Was he leaving （ C） Were he to leave （ D） If he leaves 21 All the cred

22、it card organizations charge interest on a monthly basis which may_as 25 per cent a year, yet judicious purchasing using a card can mean that you obtain up to seven weeks interest-free credit. （ A） come up （ B） account for （ C） add up （ D） work out 22 He was a young man of barely eighteen years, evi

23、dently country_, and now, as it seemed, on his first visit to town. （ A） brought up （ B） bred （ C） grown up （ D） raised 23 Every year in the U. S. , colleges and graduate schools continue to highly _ trained people to compete for jobs that are not there. As a result, graduates cannot enter the profe

24、ssions for which they were trained. （ A） turn out （ B） work out （ C） make out （ D） bring out 24 City planners must never forget that public acceptance of their ideas requires time. So when their ideas are _ they must continue to work. （ A） refused （ B） rejected （ C） denied （ D） objected 25 Sewing on

25、es own clothes is a way of saving money and allows one to choose a favorite style and_. （ A） fabric （ B） linen （ C） cheque （ D） silk 26 Before sitting for the entrance examination for post-graduate students, many candidates try to familiarize themselves with the formula of the exam by doing_tests. （

26、 A） imitated （ B） simulated （ C） stimulated （ D） exemplary 27 The only solution to rubbish problem for a nation which now spends more on wrapping food than it pays farmers to produce it, is recovering_the packaging materials for commercial as well as for conservation reasons. （ A） on sale （ B） on th

27、e spot （ C） on a large scale （ D） on all sides 28 The first men to study the nature of electricity could not imagine that their experiments, carried on because of mere intellectual curiosity, would eventually lead to modern electrical technology, without which we can scarcely_contemporary life. （ A）

28、 get hold of （ B） conceive of （ C） get the better of （ D） take advantage of 29 Students learning English find the news a useful_of language practice. To improve their listening comprehension, they listen to the news on the radio and watch it on television. （ A） resource （ B） origin （ C） source （ D）

29、illustration 30 It is virtually impossible to_the number of people in the world who have acquired an adequate working knowledge of English in addition to their own languages. （ A） appraise （ B） evaluate （ C） assess （ D） estimate 二、 Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes, 40 points) Directions: T

30、here are 4 passages 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 Researchers said it was clear

31、that the worlds oceans play a major role in queuing up rapid climate changes, but that thus far the mechanics (机制 , 结构 ) of such changes were poorly understood. “Its like being blindfolded and walking toward the edge of a cliff,“ said Wallace Brocker, a professor of environmental sciences at Columbi

32、a University. “We dont understand (the factors) so we dont really know what to look for. “ Using ice cores drilled from glaciers and other ice sheets, the researchers have developed a model showing world temperatures rising and falling with unsettling frequency over the past 110 000 years. While som

33、e of the changes have been slow and steady, such as the end of the last Ice Age some 12 000 years ago, others have been swift and unexpected, such as the rapid warming of the North Atlantic from 1920 to 1930 and the Dust Bowl drought of the 1930s. The most drastic temperature changesbelieved to be a

34、s much as 18 degrees Fahrenheit over the space of just a few yearsexceed any recorded in human history, they said. This was not intended to alarm the public, but that they hoped it would stimulate policy makers to prepare for the possibility of rapid temperature flux. Greenhouse gases, emitted by fo

35、ssil fuels such as oil and coal, have been linked by many researchers to a rise in global temperatures. A 1997 Kyoto Treaty on global warming sought to cut emissions of such gasses by developed nations, but the Bush administration this year spurned (轻蔑或傲慢地拒绝 ) the treaty, saying pollution controls w

36、ould be too costly for the U. S. economy. The NAS panel called for research to identify what it described as “no-regrets“ measures that would cost relatively little and would be good policies regardless of the extent of environmental change. Such measures could include regulations to reduce damage t

37、o water, air and land, or slow climate change, or helping societies cope with abrupt climate changes by developing new financial instruments such as weather derivatives (衍生证券 ) and catastrophe bonds to reflect the risks. Societies have faced both gradual and abrupt climate changes for millennial and

38、 have learned to adapt through various mechanisms, such as moving indoors, developing irrigation for crops, and migrating away from inhospitable (不适宜居住的 ) regions. It is important not to be fatalistic (宿命论的 ) about the threats posed by abrupt climate changes. 31 The passage cites “Its like being bli

39、ndfolded and walking toward the edge of a cliff,“ (Para. 2) in order to show that_. （ A） so far we are still almost ignorant of the mechanics of rapid climate changes （ B） now we are still causing serious damages to the environment （ C） we are still not sure whether ocean plays a role in causing rap

40、id climate changes （ D） so far we are still unaware of the possibility of rapid climate changes 32 According to the passage, over the past 110 000 years, world temperature_. （ A） has been keeping rising （ B） has risen and fallen at regular intervals （ C） has experienced no rapid and sudden changes （

41、 D） has experienced both smooth and abrupt changes 33 The Bush administration spurned the 1997 Kyoto Treaty on global warming because_. （ A） the U. S. has already minimized its emissions of greenhouse gases （ B） the U. S. economy was depressing and couldnt afford the costs of pollution controls （ C）

42、 the U. S. government didnt want to invest in pollution controls （ D） the U. S. thought the problems of emissions only existed in developing countries 34 According to the passage, developing new financial instruments such as weather derivatives could_. （ A） help societies cope with abrupt climate ch

43、anges （ B） reflect the risks of abrupt climate changes （ C） help prevent slow climate changes （ D） Both A and B 35 According to the author, confronted with abrupt climate changes, people should_. （ A） move indoors （ B） move away from inhospitable regions （ C） develop irrigation for crops （ D） take a

44、ctive measures to cope with the threats posed by it 35 Cars account for half the oil consumed in the U. S. , about half the urban pollution and one fourth the greenhouse gases. They take a similar toll (损耗 ) of resources in other industrial nations and in the cities of the developing world. As vehic

45、le use continues to increase in the coming decade, the U. S. and other countries will have to deal with these issues or else face unacceptable economic, health-related and political costs. It is unlikely that oil prices will remain at their current low level or that other nations will accept a large

46、 and growing U. S. contribution to global climatic change. Policymakers and industry have four options: reduce vehicle use, increase the efficiency and reduce the emissions of conventional gasoline-powered vehicles, switch to less harmful fuels, or find less polluting driving systems. The last of th

47、esein particular, the introduction of vehicles powered by electricityis ultimately the only sustainable (可持续的 ) option. The other alternatives are attractive in theory but in practice are either impractical or offer only marginal improvements. For example, reduced vehicle use could solve traffic pro

48、blems and a host of social and environmental problems, but evidence from around the world suggests that it is very difficult to make people give up their cars to any significant extent. In the U. S. , mass-transit ridership and carpooling (合伙用车 ) have declined since World War II. Even in western Eur

49、ope, with fuel prices averaging more than $ 1 a liter (about $ 4 a gallon) and with easily accessible mass transit and dense populations, cars still account for 80 percent of all passenger travel. Improved energy efficiency is also appealing, but automotive fuel economy has barely made any progress in 10 years. Alternative fuels such as natural gas, burned in internal-combustion engines, could be intr