1、在职攻硕英语联考模拟试卷 10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 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） The
3、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 beautiful
4、 on you! Speaker B:_ （ A） Thank you! Its just an ordinary skirt. （ B） Oh, really? Do you like it? I bought it in Yunman. （ 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） How wi
5、ll 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 have a
6、 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 will r
7、ead 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 center. 6
8、 Man: Betty is always complaining about her son. Woman: She should take care of my three teenage boys and see what its like. Question: What does the woman mean? （ A） Bettys life is easy compared with her own. （ B） Betty has a more difficult life than she does. （ C） Betty would like to take care of t
9、he three boys. （ D） Taking care of her three teenage sons is easy. 7 Woman: I paid 50 dollars for these books at the Eaglewood Bookstore. Theyre really too expensive. Man: Too expensive? They cost a lot more in other bookstores. Question: What does the man mean? （ A） He thought they were expensive.
10、（ B） He didnt think they were expensive. （ C） He wanted the woman to buy books in other bookstores. （ D） He thought books in other stores were just as expensive. 8 Woman: Did you think it was a good play? Man: What I didnt understand was the very beginning. Question: What does the man mean? （ A） He
11、didnt know how to begin to write a play. （ B） He didnt like plays very much in the past. （ C） He didnt want to talk about it right away. （ D） He wasnt sure what the first part was about. 9 Man: Im frustrated Were supposed to do our assignment on the computer, but I have difficulty getting access to
12、the computers in the library. Woman: I understand the way you feel. Im looking forward to the day when I can afford to get my own. Question. What does the woman mean? （ A） She cant finish her assignment, either. （ B） She cant afford a computer right now. （ C） The man can use her computer. （ D） The m
13、an should buy a computer right away. 10 Man: Im sorry I missed the football game, but I had a terrible cold. Woman: You didnt miss anything. We couldnt have played worse. Question: What does the woman mean? （ A） Shes never watched a better game. （ B） Football is her favorite pastime. （ C） The game h
14、as been canceled. （ D） Their team played very badly. 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 answe
15、r on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 11 After people have learned that magnets attract things, centuries passed_they took note of the fact that magnets sometimes also repel things. （ A） before （ B） until （ C） after （ D） since 12 Nowadays it is not uncommon for a big, strong s
16、choolboy to elbow an elderly woman aside in the dash for the last remaining seat on the bus or tube,_stand up and offer his seat to her. （ A） much less （ B） not to mention （ C） not to say （ D） rather than 13 People will find themselves suffering from headache and watering eyes, and even snowhlindnes
17、s, when_to several hours of “snow light“. （ A） being exposed （ B） having been exposed （ C） exposed （ D） exposing 14 He_the meeting, but upon learning that they would discuss something irrelevant to his field of study, he dropped the idea. （ A） were going to attend （ B） had attended （ C） were to atte
18、nd （ D） would have attended 15 A little learning is a dangerous thing, for you might as well not know a thing_know it only imperfectly. （ A） that （ B） as （ C） than （ D） but 16 They are said_each other long time before they met in Harvard University where they worked together on a research project. （
19、 A） to know （ B） to have known （ C） knowing （ D） having known 17 As is generally agreed, a home without love is not_a home as a body without soul in a man. （ A） such （ B） as much of （ C） so much of （ D） much of 18 Love and bread_equally important; the one enriches my spiritual life, and the other my
20、 material life. （ A） is （ B） are （ C） have been （ D） has been 19 In many parts of the world, man has not realized the importance of the role of trees. He has cut them down in large numbers_that without them he has lost the best friends he had. （ A） then found （ B） only to find （ C） but found （ D） th
21、erefore found 20 By the following semester, it is likely that the old professor_on the campus of Califor nia University for two decades. （ A） will have to be teaching （ B） will have been taught （ C） will have been teaching （ D） will be teaching 21 In speaking, the choice of words is of the utmost im
22、portance. But too often careless use of words_a meeting of the minds of the speaker and listener. （ A） stirs （ B） prevents （ C） destroys （ D） offers 22 Sally wanted to go to Florida for the holiday, but her husband thought ,saying that they would go to New York to join his parents for Christmas. （ A
23、） likewise （ B） meanwhile （ C） likely （ D） otherwise 23 We are trying to make people more_to the difficulties faced by the laid-off workers. （ A） sensible （ B） sensational （ C） sensitive （ D） sentimental 24 If a country wants to develop its economy successfully, there has to be a clear_of its social
24、 needs. （ A） appreciation （ B） assurance （ C） assumption （ D） assessment 25 To a first-year student, the doctoral degree is a distant_ （ A） aspect （ B） respect （ C） prospect （ D） spectacle 26 The strong wind with sand comes from the_hill in front of their house. （ A） empty （ B） isolated （ C） bare （
25、D） remote 27 At the meeting, John argued_in favor of the proposal. （ A） forcefully （ B） warmly （ C） severely （ D） heavily 28 He gave a brief_of the history of the university before the opening of the conference. （ A） reference （ B） statement （ C） account （ D） comment 29 The picturesque scenery of hi
26、s hometown has often_him to write poems. （ A） excited （ B） inspired （ C） stirred （ D） attracted 30 Please come and help me with this form because I dont know how to_it. （ A） set about （ B） set aside （ C） set off （ D） set up 二、 Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes, 40 points) Directions: There
27、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. 31 Internet piracy refers to the use o
28、f the Internet for illegally copying or distributing unauthorized software. In these cases the Internet is the medium for advertising, offering, acquiring, or distributing pirated software. The Business Software Alliance, a software industry trade association, estimates that there are 840 000 Intern
29、et sites selling illegal software as genuine product. Many consumers Who acquire software over the Internet never receive the programs they paid for. Others are not able to get their money back if they discover that the software they acquired is counterfeit. Disreputable Internet businesses often qu
30、ickly vanish, leaving behind hundreds of dissatisfied consumers. The ease of creating a Website and then advertising and distributing software through the Internet has increased sales of pirated software passed off by seemingly legitimate businesses. Plus, the explosive growth of e-commerce, combine
31、d with anonymity (匿名 ) and unlimited volume, have made it even easier for criminals to sell counterfeit (伪造的 ) software online. Illegal online businesses often have professional-looking Internet sites that could fool even the smartest consumer. Distinguishing counterfeit software on the Internet is
32、understandably difficult because consumers cant visually examine the product for physical Warnings on the hard ware, or see the person from whom theyre buying. Pirated software can often contain viruses with the potential to damage both individual com puters or entire networks. Viruses can and do ca
33、use data loss, which would be devastating to most companies. When using unlicensed software, you are not eligible for technical support from the software publisher. If you have a technical issue in need of resolution, oftentimes a work stopping issue, you are out of luck. In addition, product upgrad
34、es (升级 ) less expensive up grades of existing products are not available to you. Based on Business Software Alliance estimates, the current loss of jobs, wages, and critical investments in software and technology innovation worldwide due to piracy so far this year is estimated at: 11 326 675 282. “S
35、oftware piracy continues unabated (不减弱的 ), robbing the industry of thousands of jobs, billions in wages, tax revenues and critical investments in new technologies,“ according to Robert Holleyman, president and CEO, Business Software Alliance. 31 Internet piracy is defined as_. （ A） selling pirated b
36、ooks over the Internet （ B） stealing information from other Websites （ C） copying or selling unauthorized software over the Internet （ D） advertising and selling counterfeit products over the Internet 32 According to the passage, businesses selling counterfeit software online_. （ A） actually have go
37、od reputation （ B） keep their promises to customers （ C） deliver ordered products quickly （ D） dissatisfy many customers 33 Sales of pirated software over the Internet has been encouraged by all of the following EXCEPT_. （ A） the ease of creating a website （ B） the ease of advertising and selling so
38、ftware through the Internet （ C） the explosive growth of e-commerce （ D） the abundance of professional-looking Internet sites 34 It is difficult for consumers to distinguish counterfeit software from genuine software on the Internet because_. （ A） it involves complex detecting technique （ B） it requ
39、ires a good knowledge about software （ C） consumers cant visually examine the product （ D） consumers dont understand the physical warnings on the hardware 35 Which of the following harms of pirated software is NOT mentioned in the passage? （ A） It often contains devastating viruses. （ B） Buyers are
40、not eligible for technological support from the software publisher. （ C） It causes huge loses of tax revenues. （ D） It may cause incompatibility (不兼容 ) between programs that normally function together. 36 In 1998 consumers could purchase virtually anything over the Internet. Books, compact discs, an
41、d even stocks were available from World Wide Web sites that seemed to spring up almost daily. A few years earlier, some people had predicted that consumers accustomed to shopping in stores would be reluctant to buy things that they could not see or touch in person. For a growing number of time-starv
42、ed consumers, however, shopping from their home computer was proving to be a convenient alternative to driving to the store. A research estimated that in 1998 U.S. consumers would purchase 7.3 billion of goods over the Internet, double the 1997 total. Finding a bargain was getting easier, owing to t
43、he rise of online auctions and Web sites that did comparison shopping on the Internet for the best deal. For all the consumer interest, retailing in cyberspace was still a largely unprofitable business, however. Internet pioneer Amazon. com, which began selling books in 1995 and later branched into
44、recorded music and videos, posted revenue of $153.7 million in the third quarter, up from 37.9 million in the same period of 1997 Overall, however, the companys loss widened to 45.2 million from $ 9.6 million, and analysts did not expect the company to turn a profit until 2003 Despite the great loss
45、, Amazon com had a stock market value of many billions, reflecting investors optimism about the future of the industry. Internet retailing appealed to investors because it provided an efficient means for reaching millions of consumers without having the cost of operating conventional stores with the
46、ir armies of salespeople. Selling online carried its own risks, however. With so many companies competing for consumers attention, price competition was intense and profit margins thin or nonexistent. One video retailer sold the hit movie Titanic for 9.99, undercutting (削价 ) the 19.99 suggested reta
47、il price and losing about 6 on each copy sold With Internet retailing still in its initial stage, companies seemed willing to absorb such losses in an attempt to establish a dominant market position. 36 Which of the following is true, according to the writer? （ A） Consumers are reluctant to buy thin
48、gs on the Internet. （ B） Consumers are too busy to buy things on the Internet. （ C） More and more consumers prefer Internet shopping. （ D） Internet retailing is a profitable business. 37 Finding a bargain on the Internet was getting easier partly because_. （ A） there were more and more online auctio
49、ns （ B） there were more and more Internet users （ C） the consumers had more money to spend （ D） there were more goods available on the Internet 38 “For all the consumer interest“ (Para.3) means_. （ A） to the interest of all the consumers （ B） for the interest of all the consumers （ C） all the consumers are much interested （ D） though consumers are very much interested 39 It can be
