[外语类试卷]在职攻硕英语联考模拟试卷110及答案与解析.doc

1、在职攻硕英语联考模拟试卷 110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: Here is a little something to remember me by. Speaker B: _ （ A） Oh, a scroll! It must have cost you a big sum of money. （ B） Well, you really shouldnt have spent so much money on buying a present. （ C） Well, I appreciate your kindness, b

3、ut I really cant accept such an expensive gift. （ D） Oh, a scroll! That beautiful painting of galloping horses! Ive always admired it. 2 Speaker A: The open stack system is marvelous. I love to browse around and just see what books there are. Speaker B: _ （ A） So do I. But Ive found you can waste a

4、lot of time that way. （ B） I dont know when they started to introduce this new system. （ C） I wonder why they dont add more books on economics to the stacks. （ D） What do you think of the service of the librarians? 3 Speaker A: Good morning, Lily! Speaker B: _ （ A） Good morning, teacher! （ B） Good m

5、orning, Teacher Wilson! （ C） Good morning, Dr. Wilson! （ D） Good morning, Professor John Wilson! 4 Speaker A: I wonder if we can book our room for another three nights. Speaker B: _ （ A） What is the room number? （ B） Why have you decided to stay longer? （ C） Have you made a reservation at our hotel?

6、 （ D） What kind of room do you want, single or double? 5 Speaker A: How would you like your steak, sir? Speaker B: _ （ A） What would you like to recommend for soup? （ B） Rare, please. Oh, Id like to see the wine list. （ C） Can I have a look at the menu first? （ D） Oh, I wonder if I can have a table

7、by the window. 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 is a question followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to the question from the four choices

8、given and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 6 Man: Jack seems to think that this years basketball season will be disappointing. Woman: Thats his opinion. Most of others think differently. Question: What does- the woman mean? （ A） She does not agree with Jack

9、. （ B） Jacks performance is disappointing. （ C） Most people will find basketball boring. （ D） She shares Jacks opinion. 7 Man: Mary, would you join me for dinner tonight? Woman: You treated me last weekend. Now, its my turn Shall we try something Italian? Question; What do we learn from the conversa

10、tion? （ A） They are both anxious to try Italian food. （ B） They are likely to have dinner together. （ C） The man will treat the woman to dinner tonight. （ D） The woman refused to have dinner with the man. 8 Man: Hurry, there is a bus coming. Woman: Why run? There will be another one in two or three

11、minutes. Question: What does the woman mean? （ A） The next bus is coming soon. （ B） The bus will wait a few minutes at the stop. （ C） There are only two or three passengers waiting for the bus. （ D） They can catch this bus without running. 9 Man: Wow, thats a big assignment we got for the English cl

12、ass. Woman: Well, its not as bad as it looks. It isnt due until Thursday morning. Question: What does the woman mean? （ A） The assignment looks easy but actually its quite difficult. （ B） The assignment is too difficult for them to complete on time. （ C） They cannot finish the assignment until Thurs

13、day. （ D） They have plenty of time to work on the assignment. 10 Woman: You really seem to enjoy your literature class. Man: Youre right. It has opened a new world for me. Im exposed to the thoughts of some of the worlds best writers. Ive never read so much in my life. Question: What does the man me

14、an? （ A） He has met some of the worlds best writers. （ B） He has written some books about world classics. （ C） He has learned a lot from the literature class. （ D） He is just back from a trip round the world. 一、 Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes, 10 points) Directions: There are 20 incomp

15、lete 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 the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 11 The hours_the children spend in their one-way relationship with television peopl

16、e undoubtedly affect their relationships with real life people. （ A） in which （ B） on which （ C） when （ D） that 12 He was punished_he should make the same mistake again. （ A） unless （ B） lest （ C） if （ D） provided 13 Id rather have a room of my own, however small it is, than_a room with someone else

17、. （ A） share （ B） to share （ C） sharing （ D） to have shared 14 With the development in science and technology, man can make various flowers_ before their time. （ A） be bloomed （ B） blooming （ C） bloom （ D） bloomed 15 _in the office had made a mistake, and the firm regretted causing the customer inco

18、nvenience. （ A） Some （ B） Anyone （ C） One （ D） Someone 16 In recent years much more emphasis has been put_developing the students productive skills. （ A） over （ B） in （ C） onto （ D） on 17 Fifty years ago, wealthy people liked hunting wild animals for fun_sightseeing. （ A） than to go （ B） rather than

19、 to go （ C） more than going （ D） other than going 18 The Old New England villages have changed relatively little_a gas station or two in recent decades. （ A） except （ B） besides （ C） in addition to （ D） except for 19 Agriculture was a step in human progress_which subsequently there was not anything

20、comparable until our own machine age. （ A） in （ B） for （ C） to （ D） from 20 Government reports, examination compositions, legal documents and most business letters are the main situations_formal language is used. （ A） in which （ B） on which （ C） in that （ D） at that 21 Sometimes they_their students

21、poor comprehension to a lack of intelligence. （ A） distribute （ B） attribute （ C） contribute （ D） consider 22 Any nation that interferes in the internal affairs of another nation should be_condemned. （ A） verbally （ B） visually （ C） universally （ D） wickedly 23 Americans are highly_, and therefore m

22、ay find it difficult to become deeply involved with others. （ A） moving （ B） movable （ C） mobile （ D） motive 24 If a country wants to develop its economy successfully, there has to be a clear_of its social needs. （ A） appreciation （ B） assurance （ C） assumption （ D） assessment 25 Economics involves

23、the study of topics like wealth and poverty, money and banks, incomes, taxes, prosperity and depression, and hundreds of other matters that_ affect the way we live. （ A） intimately （ B） physically （ C） tenderly （ D） passionately 26 All his attention was _ on one thing only how to solve the problem o

24、f water shortage. （ A） emphasized （ B） delivered （ C） paid （ D） focused 27 Although he has been here for half a year, he has not yet_to the climate here. （ A） adopted （ B） admitted （ C） accessed （ D） adapted 28 The doctor devoted all his life to_ diseases and was awarded the highest prize offered by

25、 his country. （ A） healing （ B） surviving （ C） combating （ D） suspending 29 Under no_whatsoever will I support Mr. Baldwin. （ A） circumstances （ B） surroundings （ C） settings （ D） environments 30 The gloves were really too small, and it was only by_them that I managed to get them on. （ A） spreading

26、（ B） squeezing （ C） extending （ D） stretching 二、 Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes, 40 points) Directions: There 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

27、one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 30 Carmen Arace Middle School is situated in the pastoral town of Bloomfield, Connecticut, but four years ago it faced many of the same challenges as inner-city schools in nearby cities: low scores on standardized te

28、sts, dropping enrollment and high rates of detention. Then the schools principal, Delores Bolton, persuaded her board to buy a laptop computer for each student and teacher to use, in school and at home. The board also provided wireless Internet access at school. Total cost: $ 2. 5 million. Now, an h

29、our before classes start, every seat in the library is taken by students eager to get online. After school, students on buses pull laptops from backpacks to get started on homework. Since the computers arrived, enrollment is up 20%. Disciplinary suspensions are down 80%. Scores on state achievement

30、tests are up 35%. Bolton, who is black, is proud to run “a school with 90% black enrollment that is on the cutting edge. “ School systems in rural Maine and New York City are eager to follow Arace Middle Schools example. Governor Angus King has proposed using $ 50 million from an unexpected budget s

31、urplus to buy a laptop for all of Maines 17 000 seventh-gradersand for new seventh-graders each fall. The plan, scaled back to $ 30 million in a compromise with the legislature, will be voted on soon. The New York City board of education voted unanimously on April 12, 2000, to create a school Intern

32、et portal, which would make money by selling ads and licensing e-commerce sites. The portal will also provide e-mail service for the citys 1. 1 million public school students. Profits will be used to buy laptops for each of the school systems 87 000 fourth-graders. Within nine years, all students in

33、 grades 4 and higher will have their own computers. Back in Bloomfield, the school board is seeking federal grant money to expand its laptop program to high school students. In the meantime, most of the kinks have been worked out. Some students were using their computers to goof off or visit unautho

34、rized websites. But teachers have the ability to track where students have been on the Web and to restrict them. “That is the worst.when they disable you,“ says eighth-grade honors student Jamie Bas-sell. “You go through laptop withdrawal. “ The habit is rubbing off on parents. “I taught my mom to u

35、se e-mail,“ says another eighth-grader. “And now shes taking computer classes, Im so proud of her!“ 31 Which of the following is not mentioned as one of the challenges the inner-city schools faced years ago? （ A） There were not enough computers for both teachers and students to use. （ B） The student

36、s could not obtain high scores on standardized exams. （ C） Many students could not continue their study in the following grades. （ D） Fewer and Fewer children would register to start schools. 32 The author mentions Carmen Arace Middle School to show that_. （ A） this school is run by a black and thus

37、 it has 90% black enrollment （ B） it is worth the cost to provide the students laptops for their performance （ C） Delores Bolton is a very capable school master （ D） the school spent too much money on buying computers 33 We can infer from the passage that a computer for each student brings many bene

38、fits to the students such as_. （ A） increasing enrollment of the students （ B） decreasing punishment like suspensions （ C） higher scores on state achievement tests （ D） more incentive to and interest in study 34 The phrase “to goof off“ in the last paragraph most likely means_. （ A） to be good for （

39、 B） to set off （ C） to relax and avoid work （ D） to show off 35 Which of the following sentences would be the best title of this passage? （ A） A Laptop for Every Kid. （ B） A Way to Fight against Detention. （ C） A New School System in the U. S. （ D） A Novel Approach in Education. 35 The simple wooden

40、 house sits in an unremarkable old neighborhood in an Osaka suburb, the kind of place people forget still exists in modern Japan. There are no pachinko parlors or cyber cafes no shops of any kind, really. Its an unlikely place to encounter the next version of Japans technological evolution. But list

41、en to what happens when a gray-haired septuagenarian named Kazuko Komiyama returns after visiting friends, “Welcome home,“ a voice chirps. “Isnt it a nice day?“ The high-pitched greeting belongs to a robot. Its a simple machine, to be sure. This isnt a thoughtful robotic character like those found i

42、n a Star Wars movie, or like Japans own popular creation Astro Boy. But its a robot nonetheless: a chocolate-brown wombat that eventually will be able to flutter its eyes when Komiyama, 77, enters the room and giggle when she scratches its fuzzy little head. It tells her what the weather is like. It

43、 reminds her when its time to take her medicine. It sings sweet songs to her. For Komiyama, a mechanical companion is a guard against the dreadful loneliness many elderly Japanese must endure. She saw one such tragic story on a TV news show recently. “An old mans death went unnoticed because he live

44、d alone,“ she says. “Day after day, his diary read, I didnt meet anybody today. Again. I dont want to end up like that. “ So when welfare workers from the Osaka suburb of Ikeda asked for volunteers to test the prototype of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.s pet robot, she jumped at the chance. She

45、keeps the robot sitting in her living room. After a month, shes starting to warm up to the thing, despite one irritating habit. “It speaks with a childish voice,“ she complains. “That makes me feel like Im treated as an old person. I would rather have an equal relationship with a robot. “ This is mo

46、dern Japan, a Gizmo Nation where even grandmothers make friends with their gadgets. For half a century, the Japanese have made it a cultural mission to turn out a succession of cool, elegant and increasingly human machines. And what machines they have become: robotic geishas; headgear that projects

47、computer screens in midair in front of wearers eyes; toilets that measure a persons weight, body fat and urine sugar levels. The country that gave the world transistor radios, the Walkman and hand-held videogames is now positioned to turn its love of gadgetry into a profitable national enterprise on

48、ce again. 36 We can learn from the first paragraph that_. （ A） it is impossible for people to find high-tech robots in a simple wooden house （ B） it is easy for people to think of a simple wooden house in the modern Japan （ C） Komiyama usually goes to a coffee restaurant to release her loneliness （

49、D） Komiyama has a mechanical companion whose voice is very sharp and short 37 Who giggles after Komiyama comes into the room according to the passage? （ A） The old woman Komiyama herself. （ B） Komiyamas fantastic pet robot. （ C） A mechanical companion in Star Wars. （ D） A naughty Japans creation Astro Boy. 38 We can infer from the third paragraph that nowadays many old people in Japan are_