1、在职攻硕英语联考模拟试卷 38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 need to make a hotel reservation for my father. Speaker B: _ （ A） Why does your father want to stay in a hotel? （ B） Is your father going abroad? （ C） But do you know how to make a reservation? （ D） How about calling the travel agency?
3、2 Speaker A: I wonder if I could arrange a meeting with Mr. Jones this afternoon. Speaker B: _ （ A） Let me see. This afternoon is all booked up. （ B） Sorry. You should ask someone else. （ C） Good. Mr. Jones will be glad to see you. （ D） Yes, you can see him. 3 Speaker A: Are you Ms. Kelsey, the offi
4、ce manager? Speaker B: _ （ A） Yes, I am. What can I do for you? （ B） Oh, yes. Whats your name please? （ C） Yes. Its nice to have you here with us. （ D） Oh, yes. But Im very busy now. 4 Speaker A: So how do you find our city? Speaker B: _ （ A） I came here by plane, of course. （ B） Oh, I love it. Its
5、so exciting. （ C） To tell the truth, its quite difficult to find your home. （ D） What do you think of it? 5 Speaker A: Im not ever going to that shop near school. They overcharge me every time. Speaker B: _ （ A） How much do they overcharge you every time? （ B） You must be mistaken. They provide good
6、 service. （ C） Me neither. I stopped going there a long time ago. （ D） That shop is the closest one to our school. 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
7、 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 Woman: Im going to ask the neighbors to turn the music down. I cant hear myself think. Man: Do you really think
8、it makes any difference to them? Question: What does the man imply? （ A） She should move to another place. （ B） The neighbors probably wont turn down the music. （ C） He wants to listen to different music. （ D） He doesnt think the music is particularly loud. 7 Woman： Shouldnt someone go pick up the c
9、lothes from the laundry? They were ready three hours ago. Man: Dont look at me, Mom. Question: What does the boy mean? （ A） He is unwilling to fetch the laundry. （ B） He has already picked up the laundry. （ C） He will go before the laundry is closed. （ D） He thinks his mother should get the clothes
10、back. 8 Man: Are you moving into a new house? Need a hand with those boxes? Woman: Thats OK. I can manage. They look big but arent very heavy actually. Question: What does the woman mean? （ A） She thinks the man should have helped earlier. （ B） She doesnt need the mans help. （ C） She doesnt know the
11、 boxes are heavy. （ D） She wants the man to help with the boxes. 9 Man: Do you want to turn on the air-conditioner or open the windows? Woman: I love fresh air if you dont mind. Question: What can be inferred from the womans answer? （ A） Shed like to have the windows open. （ B） She likes to have the
12、 air conditioner on. （ C） The air is heavily polluted. （ D） The windows are already open. 10 Woman: Hi, Michael. I can hardly recognize you. Why are you dressed up today? Are you going to the theatre? Man: No. Actually, I just had an interview at a photo studio this morning. Question: What do we lea
13、rn about Michael from this conversation? （ A） Hes going to visit a photo studio. （ B） Hes just had his picture taken. （ C） Hes on the way to the theatre. （ D） Hes just returned from a job interview. 一、 Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes, 10 points) Directions: There are 20 incomplete sente
14、nces 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 Colin married my sister and I married his brother, _makes Colin and me double inlaws. （ A）
15、 what （ B） which （ C） that （ D） it 12 It has been estimated that the earths surface temperature has increased_one quarter to three quarters of a degree since 1805. （ A） to （ B） by （ C） at （ D） with 13 One of the requirements for a fire is that the material_to its burning temperature. （ A） is heated
16、（ B） will be heated （ C） be heated （ D） would be heated 14 _your opinions are worth considering, the committee finds it unwise to place too much importance on them. （ A） As （ B） Since （ C） Provided （ D） While 15 _the claim about German economic might, it is somewhat surprising how relatively small t
17、he German economy actually is. （ A） To give （ B） Given （ C） Giving （ D） Having given 16 Some people view the findings with caution, noting that a cause-and-effect relationship between passive smoking and cancer remains_. （ A） to be shown （ B） to have shown （ C） to have been shown （ D） being shown 17
18、 Whenever I have an appointment, I like to arrive_. （ A） ahead of time a little （ B） a little time ahead （ C） a little ahead of time （ D） ahead of a little time 18 The worlds greatest sporting event, the Olympic Games, upholds the amateur ideal that _matters is not winning but participating. （ A） an
19、ything （ B） it （ C） what （ D） everything 19 Why this otherwise excellent newspaper allows such an article to be printed is_me. （ A） above （ B） outside （ C） beside （ D） beyond 20 _today, he would get there by Friday. （ A） Would he leave （ B） Was he leaving （ C） Were he to leave （ D） If he leaves 21 A
20、ll the credit card organizations charge interest on a monthly basis which may_as 25 per cent a year, yet judicious purchasing using a card can mean that you obtain up to seven weeks interest-free credit. （ A） come up （ B） account for （ C） add up （ D） work out 22 He was a young man of barely eighteen
21、 years, evidently country_, and now, as it seemed, on his first visit to town. （ A） brought up （ B） bred （ C） grown up （ D） raised 23 Every year in the U. S. , colleges and graduate schools continue to highly _ trained people to compete for jobs that are not there. As a result, graduates cannot ente
22、r the professions for which they were trained. （ A） turn out （ B） work out （ C） make out （ D） bring out 24 City planners must never forget that public acceptance of their ideas requires time. So when their ideas are _ they must continue to work. （ A） refused （ B） rejected （ C） denied （ D） objected 2
23、5 Sewing ones own clothes is a way of saving money and allows one to choose a favorite style and_. （ A） fabric （ B） linen （ C） cheque （ D） silk 26 Before sitting for the entrance examination for post-graduate students, many candidates try to familiarize themselves with the formula of the exam by doi
24、ng_tests. （ A） imitated （ B） simulated （ C） stimulated （ D） exemplary 27 The only solution to rubbish problem for a nation which now spends more on wrapping food than it pays farmers to produce it, is recovering_the packaging materials for commercial as well as for conservation reasons. （ A） on sale
25、 （ B） on the spot （ C） on a large scale （ D） on all sides 28 The first men to study the nature of electricity could not imagine that their experiments, carried on because of mere intellectual curiosity, would eventually lead to modern electrical technology, without which we can scarcely_contemporary
26、 life. （ A） get hold of （ B） conceive of （ C） get the better of （ D） take advantage of 29 Students learning English find the news a useful_of language practice. To improve their listening comprehension, they listen to the news on the radio and watch it on television. （ A） resource （ B） origin （ C） s
27、ource （ D） illustration 30 It is virtually impossible to_the number of people in the world who have acquired an adequate working knowledge of English in addition to their own languages. （ A） appraise （ B） evaluate （ C） assess （ D） estimate 二、 Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes, 40 points) Di
28、rections: 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 Despite much loose
29、talk about the new global economy, todays international economic integration is not unprecedented. The 50 years before the first world war saw large cross-border flows of goods, capital and people. That period of globalization, like the present one, was driven by reductions in trade barriers and by
30、sharp falls in transport costs, thanks to the development of railways and steamships. The present surge of globalization is in a way, a resumption (恢复 ) of that previous trend. The earlier attempt at globalization ended abruptly with the first world war, after which the world moved into a period of
31、fierce trade protectionism and tight restrictions on capital movement. During the early 1930s, America sharply increased its tariffs, and other countries retaliated (报复 ) , making the Great Depression even greater. The volume of world trade fell sharply. International capital flows virtually dried u
32、p in the interwar period as governments imposed controls to try to insulate (隔离 ) their economies from the impact of a global slump. Capital controls were maintained after the second world war, as the victors decided to keep their exchange rates fixed on arrangement known as the Bretton Woods System
33、, named after the American town in which it was approved. But the big economic powers also agreed that reducing trade barriers was vital to recovery. They set up the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which organized a series of negotiations that gradually reduced import tariffs. GATT wa
34、s replaced by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995. Trade flourished. In the early 1970s, the Bretton Woods System collapsed and currencies were allowed to float against one another at whatever rates the markets set. This signaled the rebirth of global capital market. America and Germany quick
35、ly stopped trying to control the inflow and outflow of capital, Britain abolished capital controls in 1979 and Japan (mostly) in 1980. This is part of the reason why continental Europeans tend to worry more about the power of global capital markets. America has been exposed to them for much longer.
36、Two forces have been driving these increased flows of goods and money. The first is technology. With the costs of communication and computing falling rapidly, the natural barriers of time and space that separate national markets have been falling too. The second driving force has been liberalization
37、. As a result of both the GATT negotiations and unilateral (单方面的，单边的 ) decisions, almost all countries have lowered barriers to foreign trade. Most countries have welcomed international capital as well. 31 One of the driving forces of todays globalization is_. （ A） large cross-border flows of people
38、 （ B） development of railways and steamships （ C） sharp falls in transport costs （ D） emergence of network 32 The word “which“ in Line 7, Para. 1 refers to_. （ A） earlier attempt （ B） globalization （ C） first world war （ D） the whole preceding sentence 33 World trade flourished after WW II due to_.
39、（ A） capital controls （ B） fixed exchange rates （ C） reduction in trade barriers （ D） establishment of WTO 34 The global capital market didnt flourish until_. （ A） the Bretton Woods system was established （ B） the Bretton Woods system collapsed （ C） GATT was set up to reduce import tariffs （ D） GATT
40、 was replaced by WTO 35 Technology has been a driving force of the increased flows of goods and money in that （ A） it has lowered the costs of communication and computing （ B） it has removed all the natural barriers of time and space （ C） it has reduced the barriers of foreign trade （ D） it has enab
41、led most countries to welcome foreign capital 35 When imaginative men turn their eyes towards space and wonder whether life exists in any part of it, they may cheer themselves by remembering that life need not resemble closely the life that exists on Earth. Mars looks like the only planet where life
42、 like ours could exist, and even this is doubtful. But there may be other kinds of life based on other kinds of chemistry, and they may multiply on Venus or Jupiter. At least we cannot prove at present that they do not. Even more interesting is the possibility that life on their planets may be in a
43、more advanced stage of evolution. Present-day man is in a peculiar and probably temporary stage. His individual units retain a strong sense of personality. They are, in fact, still capable under favorable circumstances of leading individual lives. But mans societies are already sufficiently develope
44、d to have enormously more power and effectiveness than the individuals have. It is not likely that this transitional situation will continue very long on the evolutionary time scale. Fifty thousand years from now mans societies may have become so close-knit that the individuals retain no sense of se
45、parate personality. Then little distinction will remain between the organic parts of the multiple organism and the inorganic parts (machines) that have been constructed by it. A million years further on man and his machines may have merged as closely as the muscles of the human body and the nerve ce
46、lls that set them in motion. The explorers of space should be prepared for some such situation. If they arrive on a foreign planet that has reached an advanced stage (and this is by no means impossible), they may find it being inhabited by a single large organism composed of many closely cooperating
47、 units. The units may be “secondary“ machines created millions of years ago by a previous form of life and given the will and ability to survive and reproduce. They may be built entirely of metals and other durable (耐用的 ) materials. If this is the case, they may be much more tolerant of their enviro
48、nment, multiplying under conditions that would destroy immediately any organism made of carbon compounds and dependent on the familiar carbon cycle. Such creatures might be relics of a past age, many millions of years ago, when their planet was favorable to the origin of life, or they might be immig
49、rants from a favored planet. 36 What does the word “cheer“ (Line 2, Para. 1) imply? （ A） Imaginative men are sure of success in finding life on other planets. （ B） Imaginative men are delighted to find life on other planets. （ C） Imaginative men are happy to find a different kind of life existing on other planets. （ D） Imaginative men can be pleased with the idea that there might exist different forms of life on o
