[外语类试卷]在职攻硕英语联考模拟试卷34及答案与解析.doc

1、在职攻硕英语联考模拟试卷 34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 A: Martine, congratulations on your winning such a great award. B: _ （ A） Oh, do you really think so? （ B） All the honor should go to my colleagues. （ C） You know, I have stayed up very late recently. （ D） I have great confidence to win this time. 2

3、 A: Could you install this equipment for me? B: _ （ A） Come on, dont you see Im busy now? （ B） Unless you can help me with my computer. （ C） Its very heavy. Itll be OK if you can find another hand. （ D） If I were you, I would do it myself. 3 A: Can you come down a little for this watch? B: _ （ A） Ye

4、s, we would like to do so. （ B） Sorry, but we go strictly by the price tag. （ C） No, but you may try again. （ D） Sure, well come to the first floor as soon as possible. 4 A: Thats the worst looking painting Ive ever seen. B: _ （ A） Never mind. Lets continue to look at. （ B） Come on. Its not that bad

5、. （ C） No, it is not the worst painting. （ D） Yes, it looks the worst. 5 A: Its getting rather late, I have to say goodbye. B: _ （ A） Why do you want to go now? （ B） Id like to say goodbye, too. （ C） You are welcome. （ D） Hope you had a good time. See you tomorrow. Section B Dialogue Comprehension D

6、irections: 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 given and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET wi

7、th a single line through the center. 6 Woman: Youve been doing weather reports for neatly 30 years. Has the weather got any worse in all these years? Man: Well, not necessarily worse. But we are seeing more swings. Question: What does the man say about the weather? （ A） Its worse than 30 years ago.

8、（ B） It remains almost the same as before. （ C） There are more extremes in the weather. （ D） There has been a significant rise in temperature. 7 Man: Im going to drop my Information Science class. It means getting up too early in the morning. Woman: Is that really the good reason to drop the class,

9、Tony? Question: What does the woman mean? （ A） Tony should continue taking the course. （ B） She approves of Tonys decision. （ C） Tony can choose another science course. （ D） She cant meet Tony so early in the morning. 8 Man: Hi, Susan. Have you finished reading the book Prof. Johnson recommended? Wo

10、man: Oh, I havent read it through the way Id read a novel. I just read a few chapters which interested me. Question: What does the woman mean? （ A） She seldom reads books from cover to cover. （ B） She is interested in reading novels. （ C） She read only part of me book. （ D） She was eager to know wha

11、t the book was about. 9 Woman: Look! What have I got here! Man: Oh. So you did go to that bookstore! Question: What did the man assume previously? （ A） She would go to the bookstore. （ B） She would not go to the bookstore. （ C） She would go to the bookstore later. （ D） She would go to another bookst

12、ore. 10 Man: I hear you drive a long way to work everyday. Woman: Oh, yes. Its about sixty miles. But it doesnt seem that far, the road is not bad, and theres not much traffic. Question: How does the woman feel about driving to work? （ A） She is tired of driving in heavy traffic. （ B） She doesnt min

13、d it as the road conditions are good. （ C） She is unhappy to have to drive such a long way every day. （ D） She enjoys it because shes good at driving. 一、 Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes, 10 points) Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there ar

14、e 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 When Bob was eighteen, he_going around with a strange set of people and staying out very late. （ A） took to （ B） took up （ C） took for （ D

15、） took on 12 I had the pleasure of_with your husband in the states when he was lecturing there three years ago. （ A） knowledge （ B） identification （ C） acquaintance （ D） recognition 13 The annual flooding is caused by melting snows on the high Ethiopian Plateau, from which the Nile_. （ A） traced （ B

16、） sourced （ C） originated （ D） resided 14 Many Southerners_runaway slaves during the Civil War. （ A） avoided （ B） shaded （ C） prevented （ D） sheltered 15 After I covered fifty kilometers that day, my legs under me_. （ A） gave in （ B） gave off （ C） gave out （ D） gave away 16 The pattern needs special

17、 practice as Chinese students may find_. （ A） difficult to get used to it （ B） it difficult for getting used to （ C） it difficult to get used to （ D） it difficult to get used to it 17 The man, _is parked in front of our school, is a prominent policeman in this city. （ A） whose red car （ B） of whom t

18、he red car （ C） of whose red car （ D） the red car of his 18 A_steel-making process is now being developed. （ A） continual （ B） continuous （ C） successive （ D） consecutive 19 The government is trying to do something to _ better understanding between two countries. （ A） raise （ B） promote （ C） heighte

19、n （ D） increase 20 _better equipment, we could have done it better. （ A） With （ B） Without （ C） But for （ D） Were it not for 21 The temple_used as a place of worship since Roman times. （ A） was （ B） has not been （ C） had been （ D） was not 22 New York_second in the production of apples, producing 850

20、 million pounds this year. （ A） ranked （ B） occupied （ C） arranged （ D） classified 23 _the first sentence, the editor refused to publish the article. （ A） Reading （ B） Having read （ C） He read （ D） Being read 24 Had he not been so busy taking the diamonds, he_the blow. （ A） would feel （ B） had been

21、feeling （ C） had felt （ D） would have felt 25 If you_in Britain, you neednt despair. （ A） do live （ B） are living （ C） live （ D） were living 26 The monks let_outside their enclosures, and then they have great freedom too. （ A） them to wander （ B） to them wandering （ C） them wander （ D） them wanderin

22、g 27 The store had to_a number of clerks because sales were down. （ A） lay out （ B） lay off （ C） lay aside （ D） lay down 28 Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first_. （ A） intention （ B） attempt （ C） purpose （ D） desire 29 We were

23、 shocked by the extent to _ teachers decisions served the interests of the school rather than those of the students. （ A） which （ B） that （ C） why （ D） what 30 _that some government leaders abuse their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves. （ A） It has been revealed （ B） It re

24、vealed （ C） It is revealed （ D） It had been revealed 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 th

25、e best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 30 Is there something seriously wrong with marriage today? During the past 50 years, the rate of divorce in the United States has exploded: almost 50% of marriages end in divorce now, and the evidence suggests

26、 it is going to get worse. If this trend continues, it will lead to the breakup of the family, according to a spokesperson for the National Family Association. Some futurists predict that in 100 years, the average American will marry at least four times, and extramarital (婚外的 ) affairs will be even

27、more common than they are now. But what are the reasons for this, and is the picture really so gloomy (明暗的 ) ? The answer to the first question is really quite simple: marriage is no longer the necessity it once was. The institution of marriage has been based for years partly on economic need. Women

28、 used to be economically dependent on their husbands as they usually didnt have jobs outside the home. But with the rising number of women in well-paying jobs, this is no longer the case, so they dont feel that they need to stay in a failing marriage. In answer to the second question, the outlook ma

29、y not be as pessimistic (悲观的 ) as it seems. While the rate of divorce has risen, the rate of couples marrying has never actually fallen very much, so marriage is still quite popular. In addition to this, many couples now simply live together and dont bother to marry. These couples are effectively ma

30、rried, but they do not appear in either the marriage or divorce statistics. In fact, more than 50% of first marriages survive. So is marriage really an outdated institution? The fact that most people still get married indicates that it isnt. And it is also true that married couples have a healthier

31、life than single people: they suffer less from stress and its consequences, such as heart problems, and married men generally consider themselves more dependent than their single counterparts. Perhaps the key is to find out what makes a successful marriage and apply it to all of our relationships！ 3

32、1 Which of the following is true about the marriage in the United States today? （ A） Divorce leads to the breakup of the family. （ B） More than half of the married couples get divorced. （ C） American people marry more than four times. （ D） More and more people are getting divorced. 32 What does “thi

33、s is no longer the case“ in paragraph mean? （ A） Women are not economically dependent any more. （ B） It is not necessary to get married any more. （ C） Women do not need a husband any longer. （ D） Many wives do well-paying jobs outside home now. 33 Why is the outlook of marriage riot as hopeless as i

34、t appears? （ A） Many people still like to get married. （ B） The rate of divorce has actually decreased. （ C） Over 60% of the marriages continue to exist. （ D） The statistics of divorce is reliable. 34 How do most men feeling their marriage life? （ A） They feel much stronger than before. （ B） They do

35、nt feel as lonely as before. （ C） They suffer more than before. （ D） They feel more satisfied than being single. 35 Which of the following about marriage is NOT mentioned in the passage? （ A） It is important to discover what makes a marriage successful. （ B） Marriage has long been partly an economic

36、 need. （ C） It is a fact that most people choose to get married （ D） Many people went abroad after divorce. 35 One-room schools are part of the heritage of the United States, and the mention of them makes people feel a vague long for the way things were. One-room schools are an endangered species, h

37、owever. For more than a hundred years, one-room schools have been systematically shut down and their students sent away to centralized schools. As recently as 1930 there were 149,000 one-room schools in the United States. By 1970 there were 1,800. Today, of nearly 800 remaining one-room schools. Mor

38、e than 350 are in Nebraska. The rest are scattered through a few other states that have on their road maps wide-open spaces between towns. Now that there are hardly any left, educators are beginning to think that maybe there is something yet to be learned from one-room schools, something that served

39、 the pioneers that might serve as well today. Progressive educators have come up with progressive-sounding names like “peer-group teaching“ and “multi-age grouping“ for educational procedures that occur naturally in the one-room schools. In a one-room school the children teach each other because the

40、 teacher is busy part of the time teaching someone else. A fourth grader can work at a fifth-grade level in math and a third-grade level in English without the stigma associated with being left back or the pressures of being skipped ahead. A youngster with a learning disability can find his or her o

41、wn level without being separated from the other pupils. In larger urban and suburban schools today, this is called “main streaming“. A few hours in a small school that has only one classroom and it becomes clear why so many parents feel that one of the advantages of living in Nebraska is that their

42、children have to go to a one-room school. 36 We learn from the first paragraph mat one-room schools_. （ A） are the best in Nebraska （ B） are becoming more and more centralized （ C） have has a strong influence on American people （ D） need to be shut down 37 One-room schools are in danger of disappear

43、ing because_. （ A） there has been a trend towards centralization （ B） they cannot get top students （ C） they exist only in one state （ D） children have to teach themselves. 38 A major characteristic of the one-room school system is that_. （ A） learning is not limited to one grade level （ B） pupils m

44、ostly study math and English （ C） some children have to be left back （ D） teachers are always busy 39 It can be learned from paragraph 2 that many parents in Nebraska_. （ A） dont like centralized schools （ B） come from other states （ C） received education in one-room schools （ D） prefer rural life 4

45、0 What is the authors attitude towards one-room schools? （ A） Critical. （ B） Humorous. （ C） Angry. （ D） Praising. 40 Some people would say that the Englishmans home is no longer his castle, and that it has become his workshop. This is partly because the average Englishman is keen on working with his

46、 own hands and partly because he feels, for one reason or another, that he must do for himself many households for which, some years ago, he would have hired professional help. The main reason for this is a financial one. The high cost of labor has meant that builders and decorators cost have reache

47、d a level which makes them prohibitive for house-proud English people of modest means. So, if they wish to keep their houses looking bright and smart, they have to tackle some of the repairs and decorating themselves. As a result, there has grown up in the post-war years what is sometimes referred t

48、o as the “ do-it-yourself movement“. The “ do-it-yourself movement“ began with home decorating but has since spread into a much wider field. Nowadays there seem to be very few things that cant be made by the “do-it-yourself movement“ method. A number of magazines and handbooks exist to show hopeful

49、handymen of all ages just how easy it is to build anything from a coffee table to a fifteen foot (4. 5 meters) sailing dinghy. All you need, it seems, is a hammer and a few nails. You follow the simple instructions step by step and, before you know where you are, the finished article stands before you, completely in every detail. Unfortunately, alas, it is not always quite as simple as it sounds. Many a buddi