[外语类试卷]在职攻硕英语联考模拟试卷20及答案与解析.doc

1、在职攻硕英语联考模拟试卷 20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 ANS

2、WER SHEET with a single line through the center. 1 Cashier: Thats $ 55. 45 all together. . . _ Customer: Im sorry, but am I short-changed? I gave you $ 70. （ A） These coins are for you, thank you. （ B） Heres your change, thanks. （ C） Can you pay the bill, now? （ D） This is the money back to you, tha

3、nks. 2 Tom: Shall we try Pizza Hut tonight? Rachel: Sure. _ （ A） Do you feel like pizza? （ B） I like pizza tonight. （ C） I know you like pizza. （ D） I love pizza. 3 A: We can make it 7 p. m. B: _ （ A） Ive no idea how long it lasts. （ B） Are you sure of its make? （ C） Actually 7 : 30 would be better.

4、 （ D） Why, its very early. 4 Waiter: Good evening. _ Customer: Actually there are 3 of us. A friend is joining us tonight. （ A） There are 3 of you tonight? （ B） A table for two? （ C） How many people are there? （ D） Whats your number? 5 Woman: Id like to ask a few questions about the apartment for re

5、nt. Landlady: _ （ A） Sure, go ahead. （ B） What questions? （ C） Sure, ask now. （ D） Please ask. 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 mar

6、ked 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 Woman: It seems that you have a good mind to learn another foreign language. Man: That did occur to me, but Im still in two minds as

7、 whether I should learn French or Japanese. Question: What can we learn about the man? （ A） He is eager to learn another foreign language. （ B） He is intelligent enough to study another foreign language. （ C） He doesnt mind learning French or Japanese. （ D） He has set his mind on learning a foreign

8、language. 7 Woman: Next fall will be my last semester of course work for my Masters and I will be very busy doing research on my thesis. Man: So you will not graduate next fall, will you? Question; When will the woman finish her course work for her master degree? （ A） Next semester. （ B） Last semest

9、er. （ C） This semester. （ D） The semester after next. 8 Man: My mother says that she will take us to the National Park this weekend, and the Fragrant Mountain for picnic after the exam. Woman: Thats too good to be true. Ill be delighted if she does not give me more assignments to do. Question: What

10、can we learn from the conversation? （ A） The mother usually takes her child for sightseeing after a test. （ B） The child is glad to be awarded a tour if he does well in an exam. （ C） The mother often asks her child to work on something other than the school assignment. （ D） There will be a lot of fu

11、n after the exam. 9 Woman: What do you think of the idea? Man: I couldnt come up with a better one. Question: What does the man mean? （ A） To him this is the best idea. （ B） It isnt too bad an idea. （ C） He has no idea about it. （ D） He couldnt think of any idea. 10 Woman: It seems that you enjoy do

12、ing so many things at the same time. Man: Its not that I like that, but that I have too many iron in the fire. Woman: Havent felt that you have bitten more than you can chew? If I were you I would concentrate on finishing doing one thing before starting another. Man: Things are not that simple. In m

13、any cases things come to you in company. Question: What can we know from the conversation? （ A） The man is very capable and energetic. （ B） The man doesnt have a focus of the things he is doing. （ C） The man hates doing too many things at the same time. （ D） The man can not but do more than one thin

14、g at the same time. 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 the ANSWER SHEET with a sing

15、le line through the center. 11 If you want this painkiller, youll have to ask the doctor for a （ A） transaction （ B） agreement （ C） permit （ D） prescription 12 I found it difficult to_my career ambitions with the need to bring up my children. （ A） intensify （ B） reconcile （ C） consolidate （ D） amend

16、 13 It is hard to tell whether we are going to have a boom in the economy or a （ A） concession （ B） recession （ C） submission （ D） transmission 14 His use of color, light and form quickly departed from the conventional style of his as he developed his own technique. （ A） descendants （ B） ancestors （

17、 C） predecessors （ D） successors 15 Allen will soon find out that real life is seldom as simple as it is in commercials. （ A） permeated （ B） alleged （ C） depicted （ D） drafted 16 Europes earlier industrial growth was_by the availability of key resources, abundant and cheap labor, coal, iron ore, etc

18、. （ A） sustained （ B） detained （ C） remained （ D） constrained 17 Weve just installed a fan to_cooking smells from the kitchen. （ A） exile （ B） expel （ C） eject （ D） exclude 18 Retirement is obviously a very complex_period; and the earlier you start planning for it, the better. （ A） transaction （ B）

19、transmission （ C） transformation （ D） transition 19 Despite almost universal_of the vital importance of womens literacy, education remains a dream for far too many women in far too many countries of the world. （ A） identification （ B） acknowledgement （ C） confession （ D） compliment 20 If Japan_its r

20、elation with that country it will have to find another supplier of raw materials. （ A） terminates （ B） precludes （ C） partitions （ D） expires 21 The idea is to_the frequent incidents of collision to test the strength of the wind shields. （ A） assemble （ B） accumulate （ C） simulate （ D） forge 22 Mutu

21、al respect for territorial_is one of the bases upon which our two countries develop relationships. （ A） unity （ B） integrity （ C） entirety （ D） reliability 23 We all enjoy our freedom of choice and do not like to see it_when it is within the legal and moral boundaries of society. （ A） compacted （ B）

22、 delayed （ C） restricted （ D） dispersed 24 It is fortunate for the old couple that their sons career goals and their wishes for him_. （ A） coincide （ B） comply （ C） conform （ D） collaborate 25 Doctors are interested in using lasers as a surgical tool in operations on people who are to heart attack.

23、（ A） infectious （ B） disposed （ C） accessible （ D） prone 26 The early pioneers had to many hardships to settle on the new land. （ A） go through （ B） go back on （ C） go into （ D） go along with 27 Beer is the most popular drink among male drinkers, _overall consumption is significantly higher than tha

24、t of women. （ A） whose （ B） which （ C） that （ D） of which 28 The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds_his arguments in favour of the new theory. （ A） to be based on （ B） to base on （ C） which to base on （ D） on which to base 29 There are signs restaurants are becoming more popular with fam

25、ilies. （ A） that （ B） which （ C） in which （ D） whose 30 I think I was at school, I was staying with a friend during the vacation when I heard the news. （ A） even so （ B） and then （ C） or so （ D） or else 二、 Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes, 40 points) Directions: There are 4 passages in thi

26、s 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 The ability to do several things at once has become one

27、of the great measures of self-worth for 21st -century Americans. It is called multitasking, and it takes many forms. As one example, why go out to lunch when you can eat at your desk, talk to a client on the phone, scroll through your e-mail, and scan a memo simultaneously? And why simply work out o

28、n treadmill(单调的工作 )when you could be watching television and talking on a portable phone at the same time? What a feeling of satisfaction and accomplishmentthree activities for the time commitment of one! Ah, such efficiency. No wonder those who turn “to do“ lists into a time-management art form are

29、 inclined to boast, “Look, me, how many things I can accomplish at once. If Im this busy, I must be important. “ Yet last week the New York Assembly struck a blow against multitasking, at least behind the wheel, when it approved a bill banning drivers in the state from using handheld cellular phones

30、. Too dangerous, the assembly said, citing research showing that drivers are four times more likely to have a collision when they are talking on a cellphone. No one can argue against using time effectively. But accompanying the supposed gains are losses. Consider the woman out for an early-morning w

31、alk in a suburban neighborhood. She strides briskly. Head down, cellphone clamped to her ear, chattering (喋喋不休 ) away, oblivious of the birds and flower and glorious sunshine. Did the walk have any value? More than a decade ago, long before multitasking became a word in everyday use, a retired profe

32、ssor of theology in Indiana with whom I corresponded made a case for what might be called uni-tasking the old-fashioned practice of doing one thing at a time. Offering the simplest example, he said, “When you wash the dishes, wash the dishes. “ Good advice, Ive found, whatever the task. Perhaps, too

33、, the ban on phoning on the road will even spark a move away form other forms of dual activity. Who can tell? It could mark the first step in a welcome reconsideration of what really constitutes productivity and accomplishment. 31 The author thinks that multitasking has become one of the great measu

34、res of self-worth because_. （ A） it helps people to use time effectively （ B） it makes people feel they are important （ C） it means the ability to do several things at once （ D） people worship speed and desire 32 The bill approved by the New York Assembly is mentioned in the second paragraph in orde

35、r to_. （ A） demonstrate the danger of multitasking （ B） show the high efficiency of multitasking （ C） introduce the legislation system in America （ D） argue against using time effectively 33 Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “oblivious“(Line 4)in the third paragraph? （ A） sobe

36、r （ B） absorbed deeply （ C） not noticing （ D） forgetting 34 We learn from the passage that uni-tasking is_. （ A） the new fashion for 21st-century Americans （ B） accepted by most residents in Indiana （ C） created by a retired professor of theology （ D） the traditional act of doing one thing at once 3

37、5 In the eyes of the author, multi-tasking_. （ A） could not be avoided in this fast-changing age （ B） should be taken the place of by uni-tasking （ C） robs people of time to focus and reflect （ D） should not become a word in everyday use 35 Teachers in the United States earn less relative to nationa

38、l income than their counter-parts in many industrialized countries, yet they spend far more hours in front of the classroom, according to a major new international study. The salary differential are part of a pattern of relatively low public investment in education in the United States compared with

39、 other member nations of the organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a group in Paris that compiled the report. Total government spending on educational institutions in the United States slipped to 4. 8 percent of gross domestic product in 1998, falling under the international average

40、s 5 percent for the first time. “The whole economy has grown faster than the education system,“ Andreas Schleicher, one of the reports authors, explained. “The economy has done very well, but teachers have not folly benefited. “ The report, due out today, is the sixth on education published since 19

41、91 by the organization of 30 nations, founded in 1960, and now covering much of Europe, North America, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. In addition to the teacher pay gap, the report shows the other countries have begun to catch up with the United States in higher education: college en

42、rollment has grown by 20 percent since 1995 across the group, with one in four young people now earning degrees. For the first time, the United Statescollege graduation rate, now at 33 percent, is not the worlds highest. Finland, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Britain have surpassed it. The United

43、 States is also producing fewer mathematics and science graduates than most of the other member states. And, the report says, a college degree produces a greater boost in income here while the lack of a high school diploma imposes a bigger income penalty. The United States has the highest level of h

44、igh school graduates aged 55 to 60, but falls to fifth, behind Norway, Japan, South Korea, the Czech Republic and Switzerland, among ages 25 to 34. Among college graduates, it leads in the older generation but is third behind Canada and Japan in the younger cohort. 36 From the passage we know that t

45、eachers in the United States （ A） contribute to national income less than their counterparts in many industrialized countries （ B） have a heavier classroom load than their counterparts in many industrialized countries （ C） earn less than the international average （ D） earn less because of the worse

46、economic condition 37 According to the report, the other countries have begun to catch up with the United States in many fields EXCEPT_. （ A） the teacher pay （ B） college enrollment （ C） making education accessible for everyone （ D） the number of science graduates 38 The expression “imposes a bigger

47、 income penalty“(Line 8)in the third paragraph means （ A） has worse effect on individual income （ B） penalizes people for bigger income （ C） punishes people to pay the penalty （ D） takes unfair advantages on people 39 The authors attitude towards the report mentioned in the passage is_. （ A） approvi

48、ng （ B） favorable （ C） dissenting （ D） objective 40 Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage? （ A） Teachers are found not benefiting in era of economic expansion. （ B） The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development published a new report. （ C） The Unit

49、ed States has led the development in college education. （ D） The United States is no longer the leader in terms of education. 40 What we know of prenatal development makes all this attempt made by a mother to mold the character of her unborn child by studying poetry, art or mathematics during pregnancy seem utterly impossible. How could such extremely complex influences pass from the mother to the child? There is no connection between their n