1、在职攻硕英语联考模拟试卷 24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: Do you mind if I sit down here? Speaker B: _ （ A） Of course. Do sit down, please. （ B） Not at all. Theres plenty of room. （ C） Never mind. Id like to have some companion. （ D） Sure, Id like to have somebody to talk to. 2 Speaker A: Listen
3、. Ive got some tickets for a great rock concert on Sunday night. Would you like to go? Speaker B: _ （ A） Great! But I wonder if you have one more ticket so that I can bring my sister along. （ B） All right. When will it start? （ C） Sunday? Gee, Id love to, but its my moms birthday. （ D） Thanks ever s
4、o much. 3 Speaker A: I think Jack needs to go on a diet. Hes putting on so much weight. Speaker B: _ （ A） Yes, he used to be overweight. （ B） Yes, I dont think highly of him. （ C） How much do you think he actually weighs now? （ D） Do you think so? I think he looks OK the way he is. 4 Speaker A: Oh,
5、doesnt your daughter look lovely? Speaker B: _ （ A） Oh, no. She looks just so so. （ B） Yes, Im proud of her. （ C） Really? Why do you think so? （ D） Well, your daughter looks lovely, too. 5 Speaker A:Mr. Carson, Dr. Brown will have to change your appointment to tomorrow at the same time. Hes still wa
6、iting for a flight out of New York. Speaker B: _ （ A） Oh, well, thank you for calling. Ill see him in his office then. （ B） Im sorry to hear that his flight is delayed. （ C） But are you sure he will be in his office at that time? （ D） Yes. Thats quite understandable. Section B Dialogue Comprehension
7、 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 given and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET
8、with a single line through the center. 6 Man: I hope you can understand my reasons for deciding to leave, Mrs. Harrison. Woman: Do I have to remind you that we have invested a lot of time and money in your career here? Question: How did Mrs. Harrison respond? （ A） She was annoyed. （ B） She was apolo
9、getic. （ C） She was sympathetic. （ D） She was careless. 7 Woman: Mr. Scott came back from L.A.very late yesterday. Man: So, even if he had been able to attend the party, he would have arrived late. Question: What do we learn about Mr. Scott? （ A） Mr. Scott was late for the party. （ B） Mr. Scott didn
10、t attend the party at all. （ C） Mr. Scott attended the party. （ D） Mr. Scott did not like attending parties. 8 Man: How did Eddy do in the interview? Woman: Very well. He left the room with only one question unanswered. Question: How well did Eddy do in the interview? （ A） He answered all the questi
11、ons very well. （ B） He left as soon as he heard the last question. （ C） He left after he asked only one question. （ D） He answered all the questions but one very well. 9 Man: I have received a letter from Harry this afternoon. He said he wanted to know if he could get a job in your office for the su
12、mmer. Woman: I rather think it would be better for him to get a job somewhere else to learn to stand on his own feet instead of depending on his family to help him. Question: What is the probable relationship between Harry and the man? （ A） Friends. （ B） Relatives. （ C） A real estate agent and a cli
13、ent. （ D） A boss and an employee. 10 Woman: We heard about you and Julie! Man: You mean about our engagement? Whos got the big mouth? Question: What does the man imply about his engagement to Julie? （ A） Julie has a large mouth. （ B） They made their engagement public. （ C） The news of their engageme
14、nt is spreading. （ D） The man thinks the woman gossips too much. 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. Mar
15、k your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 11 Mr. Jones, I am really pleased _ you. And I hope we will be able to see each other in not long time. （ A） to meet （ B） to have met （ C） at meeting （ D） having met 12 The two astronauts _ someday hope it is to fly the craft i
16、nto earth orbit were flight testing. （ A） that （ B） whom （ C） whose （ D） who 13 The meeting _ in October, but the plan has been put off again and again. （ A） was to have been held （ B） ought to have held （ C） was to be held （ D） must have been held 14 _ scientists develop new ways of feeding the hum
17、an race, the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for us to look for open space somewhere else. （ A） Until （ B） Since （ C） Once （ D） Even if 15 Every device _ in the spacecraft must be designed and made with great care so as to be sure that nothing goes wrong in operation. （ A） to be f
18、itted （ B） fitted （ C） fitting （ D） to have been fitted 16 There are many kinds of synthetic materials, _ plastics are the most common. （ A） between which （ B） of which （ C） in which （ D） among which 17 I dont believe you are going to have the matter looked into today, _? （ A） are you （ B） do you （
19、C） arent you （ D） dont you 18 _ that a society like the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children is still needed in a civilized country? （ A） How does it come （ B） How it comes （ C） How did it come about （ D） How did it come 19 It is believed that todays pop music can serve as a cr
20、eative force _ stimulating the thinking of its listeners. （ A） by （ B） with （ C） at （ D） on 20 While the total number of farmers engaged in agricultural production is barely half _ it used to be in 1959, the size of the average farm has tripled. （ A） that （ B） what （ C） which （ D） how 21 The telegra
21、ph opened up the possibility of establishing almost _ communication and thereby offered many practical advantages to people in all walks of life. （ A） distant （ B） instantaneous （ C） immediate （ D） prompt 22 Louis Braille designed a form of communication enabling people to _ and preserve their thoug
22、hts by incorporating a series of dots which were read by the finger tips. （ A） retain （ B） visualize （ C） convey （ D） transfer 23 The _ sound of movements in the kitchen suggested that the children were secretly helping themselves to the chocolate cake. （ A） faint （ B） vague （ C） slender （ D） dim 24
23、 If a scientist holds an idea to be true and finds any counter-evidence whatever, the idea is either _ or abandoned. （ A） testified （ B） ascertained （ C） violated （ D） modified 25 Just as space was _ into regions, time was split up into eras, seasons, and epochs. （ A） evolved （ B） originated （ C） de
24、composed （ D） detached 26 He has _ a very odd set of people. I hope they wont have a bad influence on him. （ A） got mixed up with （ B） got involved in （ C） lined up with （ D） come up with 27 I can _ her sudden friendliness; she wants me to look after her parrot while she is away. （ A） work out （ B）
25、make out （ C） see through （ D） figure out 28 Because American parents believe that knowledge leads to a meaningful life, they try to give youngsters many opportunities to develop skills and _ interests. （ A） worth （ B） worthy （ C） valuable （ D） worthwhile 29 People today spend a _ portion of their t
26、ime conferring on the proper way to bring up children. （ A） considerable （ B） significant （ C） substantial （ D） surplus 30 Since she inherited her fathers fortune, she is completely independent _ her husband. （ A） from （ B） on （ C） of （ D） with 二、 Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes, 40 point
27、s) 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 one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 30 A useful defin
28、ition of an air pollutant is a compound added directly or indirectly by humans to the atmosphere in such quantities as to affect humans, animals, vegetation, or materials adversely. Air pollution requires a very flexible definition that permits continuous change. When the first air pollution laws we
29、re established in England in the fourteenth century, air pollutants were limited to compounds that could be seen or smelled a far cry from the extensive list of harmful substances known today. As technology has developed and knowledge of the health aspects of various chemicals has increased, the lis
30、t of air pollutants has lengthened. In the future, even water vapor might be considered an air pollutant under certain conditions. Many of the more important air pollutants, such as sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides, are found in nature. As the Earth developed, the concentrations o
31、f these pollutants were altered by various chemical reactions; they became components in biogeochemical cycles. These serve as an air purification scheme by allowing the compounds to move from the air to the water or soil. On a global basis natures output of these compounds dwarfs that resulting fro
32、m human activities. However, human production usually occurs in a localized area, such as a city. In this localized region, human output may be dominant and may temporarily overload the natural purification scheme of the cycles. The result is an increased concentration of noxious (有毒的 ) chemicals in
33、 the air. The concentrations at which the adverse effects appear will be greater than the concentrations that the pollutants would have in the absence of human activities. The actual concentration need not be large for a substance to be a pollutant; in fact the numerical value tells us little until
34、we know how much of an increase this represents over the concentration that would occur naturally in the area. For example, sulfur dioxide has detectable health effects at 0. 08 parts per million (ppm), which is about 400 times its natural level. Carbon monoxide, however, has natural level of 0. 1 p
35、pm and is not usually a pollutant until its level reaches about 15 ppm. 31 The passage is mainly about _. （ A） what constitutes an air pollutant （ B） the serious impact of air pollution （ C） how much harm air pollutants can cause （ D） the effects of compounds added to the atmosphere 32 It can be inf
36、erred from the first paragraph that _. （ A） water vapor is an air pollutant in localized areas （ B） the definition of air pollution will continue to change （ C） most air pollutants today can be seen or smelled （ D） a substance becomes an air pollutant only in cities 33 Natural pollutants can play an
37、 important role in controlling air pollution because they _. （ A） occur in greater quantities than other pollutants （ B） are less harmful to living beings than are other pollutants （ C） have existed since the Earth developed （ D） function as part of a purification process 34 According to the passage
38、, which of the following is true about human-generated air pollution in localized regions? （ A） It can be dwarfed by natures output of pollutants in the localized region. （ B） It can overwhelm the natural system that removes pollutants. （ C） It will react harmfully with naturally occurring pollutant
39、s. （ D） It will damage areas outside of the localized regions. 35 According to the passage, the numerical value of the concentration level of a substance is only useful if _. （ A） it is in a localized area （ B） the naturally occurring level is also known （ C） it can be calculated quickly （ D） the ot
40、her substances in the area are known 35 Large companies need a way to reach the savings of the public at large. The same problem, on a smaller scale, faces practically every company trying to develop new products and create new jobs. There can be little prospect of raising the sort of sum needed fro
41、m friends and people we know. and while banks may agree to provide short-term finance, they are generally unwilling to provide money on a permanent basis for long-term projects. So companies turn to the public, inviting people to lend them money, or take a share in the business in exchange for a sha
42、re in future profits. This they do by issuing stocks and shares in the business through the Stock Exchange. By doing so they can put into circulation the savings of individuals and institution, both at home and overseas. When the saver needs his money back, he does not have to go to the company with
43、 which he originally placed it. Instead, he sells his shares through a stockbroker (证券经纪人 ) to some other saver who is seeking to invest his money. Many of the services need both by industry and by each of us are provided by the Government or by local authorities. Hospitals, roads, electricity, tele
44、phones, equipment and new development, if they are to serve us properly, require more money than is raised through taxes alone. The government, local authorities, and nationalized industries therefore frequently need to borrow money to finance major capital spending, and they, too, come to the Stock
45、 Exchange. There is hardly a man or woman in this country whose job or whose standard of living does not depend on the ability of his or her employers to raise money to finance new development. In one way or another this new money must come from the savings of the country. The Stock Exchange exists
46、to provide a channel through which these savings can reach those who need finance. 36 Almost all companies involved in new production and development must _. （ A） borrow large sums of money from friends and people they know （ B） rely on their own financial resources （ C） depend on the population as
47、a whole for finance （ D） persuade the banks to provide them with long-term finance 37 The Stock Exchange makes it possible for the Government, local authorities and nationalized industries _. （ A） to raise money to finance new development （ B） to borrow as much money as they wish （ C） to make certai
48、n everybody lend money to them （ D） to make certain everybody save money 38 The money which enables these companies to go ahead with their projects is _. （ A） exchanged for part ownership in the Stock Exchange （ B） rapid to its original owners as soon as possible （ C） invested in different companies
49、 on the Stock Exchange （ D） raised by the selling of shares in the companies 39 When the savers want their money back they _. （ A） put their shares in the company back on the market （ B） ask another company to obtain their money for them （ C） transfer their money to a more successful company （ D） look for other people to borrow money from 40 All the essential services on which we depend are _. （
