1、在职攻硕英语联考模拟试卷 61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: Excuse me, Mr. Black, can you spare me a few minutes? Theres something Id like to speak to you about. I wont keep you long. Speaker B: _ （ A） What do you want to talk with? （ B） Yes, go ahead. （ C） Whats the matter? （ D） Oh, nice to see y
3、ou, John. 2 Speaker A: Did you know that Whitney Houston was giving a concert last night in the town? Speaker B: _ （ A） Why dont you get some tickets for us? （ B） I like her, but I didnt have time for the concert. （ C） Why didnt you tell me about it earlier? （ D） Maybe we can go to see her concert s
4、ome other time. 3 Speaker A: Do you have to have that record on quite so loud? Speaker B: _ （ A） Well, its none of your business whether I have the record on loud or not. （ B） Sorry! Is it bothering you? （ C） No, I dont have to. Do you want me to turn it down? （ D） Yes, sorry to bother you. Ill be m
5、ore careful next time. 4 Speaker A: Id like to buy a copy of Professor Franklins book on shells. Speaker B: _ （ A） Are you one of Professor Franklins students? （ B） But I like his book on fish better than that on shells. （ C） Im sorry, sir. That book has been out of print for some time now. （ D） Wil
6、l you pay over there at the cashier? 5 Speaker A: Nancy, you look very well. Speaker B: Thank you, Jane. You look wonderful too. Your weekend swimming must have done good to you.Speaker A: _. （ A） You think so? Thats encouraging. （ B） Thats very kind of you. （ C） Are you serious? Thank you anyway. （
7、 D） Are you kidding? I dont believe it. 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 marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to the questi
8、on from the four choices given and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 6 Woman: Did you have much trouble with the exam? Man: Not really. Question: How was the man doing with the exam? （ A） He didnt have much trouble. （ B） He is sure that he did perfectly in t
9、he exam. （ C） He did very badly in the exam. （ D） He didnt take the exam. 7 Woman: Listen to me, Joe. The exam is already a thing of the past. Just forget about it. Man: Thats easier said than done. Question: What can we infer from the conversation? （ A） The exam was easier than the previous one. （
10、B） Joe is sure that he will do better in the next exam. （ C） Joe probably failed in the exam. （ D） The oral part of the exam was easier than the written part. 8 Woman: Oh, dear! Im afraid I fail again in the national test. Its the third time I took it. Man: Dont be too upset. I have the same fate. L
11、ets try a fourth time. Question: What does the man mean? （ A） He is sure they will succeed in the next test. （ B） He did no better than the woman in the test. （ C） He believes she will pass the test this time. （ D） He felt upset because of her failure. 9 Woman: We heard about you and Julie! Man: You
12、 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 engagement is spreading. （ D） The man thinks the woman gossips too much. 10 Man: It seems
13、that your father takes you under his wing. Woman: I have the same feeling. But I dont like the way he treats my sister. Question: What can we learn from the conversation? （ A） The womans sister is maltreated. （ B） The man is jealous of the woman. （ C） The father favors the woman. （ D） The woman does
14、nt like to be treated the way her father does to her. 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 answ
15、er on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 11 It is very difficult for him to_between blue and green. （ A） contrast （ B） distinguish （ C） separate （ D） compare 12 She _ be a Canadian because shes got a British passport. （ A） cant （ B） isnt able to （ C） mustnt （ D） doesnt need to 1
16、3 I had to wait for half an hour before he _ see me. （ A） can （ B） may （ C） might （ D） could 14 How often have you queued for _ seems like hours at the booking office before you can get a train ticket? （ A） what （ B） which （ C） that （ D） when 15 I like to have you becoming well grounded in the liter
17、ature and philosophy of other centuries and of other countries _ our own. （ A） except for （ B） but （ C） than （ D） beyond 16 Although salt is now seen as harmful to health, it has been used for centuries as method of _ foods. （ A） maintaining （ B） preserving （ C） manufacturing （ D） reserving 17 Some
18、speculators were_cash and so they sold their shares at any price. （ A） badly needed （ B） in badly need of （ C） badly needy （ D） badly in need of 18 Since she inherited her fathers fortune, she is completely independent _ her husband. （ A） from （ B） on （ C） of （ D） with 19 Those areas rely on agricul
19、ture almost _, having few mineral resources and a minimum of industrial development. （ A） respectively （ B） exclusively （ C） incredibly （ D） extraordinarily 20 There is no objection_the plan immediately. （ A） to carrying out （ B） to carry out （ C） of carrying out （ D） in carrying out 21 Language, cu
20、lture, and personality may be considered _ of each other in thought, but they are inseparable in fact. （ A） indistinctly （ B） separately （ C） irrelevantly （ D） independently 22 All these days he _ on his paper. （ A） has worked （ B） has been working （ C） was working （ D） is working 23 His business pr
21、ospered and he became a person of means. Yet, despite his great riches, he gave no arms to the needy and no thanks to his benefactors whose savings_to his welfare. （ A） had contributed （ B） contributed （ C） were contributed （ D） did contribute 24 The room was full of people and smoke. She started to
22、 feel with the heat inside. （ A） oppressed （ B） congested （ C） confronted （ D） craned 25 _, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor. （ A） Other things being equal （ B） To be equal in other things （ C） Were other things equa
23、l （ D） Other things to be equal 26 For these reasons, the newspaper is having _ problems in the north of the country. （ A） distribution （ B） regulation （ C） recognition （ D） destruction 27 We cant afford to let the situation get worse. We have to take _ to put it right. （ A） decisions （ B） advantage
24、s （ C） sides （ D） steps 28 The managing director took the_for the accident， although it was not really his faulL （ A） guilt （ B） blame （ C） charge （ D） accusation 29 _their differences， they are united by the common desire to transform their personal tom mitment into public leadership （ A） But for （
25、 B） For all （ C） Above all （ D） Except for 30 The work has_the status of a classic among the composers admirers. （ A） required （ B） acquired （ C） inquired （ D） inspired 二、 Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes, 40 points) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is fo
26、llowed 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 agricultural revolution in the nineteenth century involved two things: the invention o
27、f labor-saving machinery and the development of scientific agriculture. Labor-saving machinery naturally appeared first where labor was scarce. “In Europe,“ said Thomas Jefferson, “the object is to make the most of their land, labor being abundant; here it is to make the most of our labor, land bein
28、g abundant. “ It was in America, therefore, that the great advances in nineteenth century agricultural machinery first came. At the opening of the century, with the exception of a crude plow, farmers could have carried practically all of the existing agricultural implements on their backs; by 1860,
29、most of the machinery in use today had been designed in an early form. The most important of the early inventions was the iron plow. As early as 1790 Charles Newbold of New Jersey had been working on the idea of a cast-iron plow and spent his entire fortune in introducing his invention. The farmers,
30、 however, would have none of it, claiming that the iron poisoned the soil and made the weeds grow. Nevertheless, many people devoted their attention to the plow, until in 1869 James Oliver of South Bend, Indiana, turned out the first chilled-steel plow. 31 The word “naturally“ as used in the second
31、sentence is closest in meaning to which of the following? （ A） Unsurprisingly. （ B） Safely. （ C） Apparently. （ D） Gradually. 32 Which of the following can be inferred from what Thomas Jefferson said? （ A） Europe had greater need of farm machinery than American did. （ B） There was a shortage of worke
32、rs on American farms. （ C） Europe was changing more quickly than America. （ D） America was finally running out of good farmland. 33 What point is the author making by stating that farmers could carry nearly all their tools on their backs? （ A） New tools were designed to be portable. （ B） Life on the
33、 farm was extremely difficult. （ C） Americans were traditionally self-reliant. （ D） Farmers had few tools before the agricultural revolution. 34 Why did farmers reject Newbolds plow? （ A） They preferred lighter tools. （ B） It was too heavy. （ C） They thought it would ruin the land. （ D） It was too e
34、xpensive. 35 What is the main topic of the passage? （ A） The agricultural revolution in New Jersey. （ B） Machinery that contributed to the agricultural revolution. （ C） The development of safer farm machines. （ D） The need for agricultural advances. 35 Community cancer dusters are viewed quite diffe
35、rently by citizen activists and by epidemiologists. Environmentalists and concerned local residents, for instance, might immediately suspect environmental radiation as the culprit when a high incidence of cancer cases occurs near a nuclear facility. Epidemiologists, in contrast, would be more likely
36、 to say that the incidences were “inconclusive“ or the result of pure chance. And when a breast cancer survivor, Lorraine Pace, mapped 20 breast cancer cases occurring in her West Islip, Long Island, community, her rudimentary research efforts were guided more by hopethat a specific environmental ag
37、ent could be correlated with the cancersthan by scientific method. When epidemiologists study clusters of cancer cases and other noncontiguous conditions such as birth defects or miscarriage, they take several variables into account, such as background rate (the number of people affected in the gene
38、ral population) , duster size, and specificity (any notable characteristics of the individual affected in each case). If a cluster is both large and specific, it is easier for epidemiologists to assign blame. Not only must each variable be considered on its own, but it must also be combined with oth
39、ers. Lung cancer is very common in the general population. Yet when a huge number of cases turned up among World War II shipbuilders who had all worked with asbestos, the size of the cluster and the fact that the men had similar occupational asbestos exposures enabled epidemiologists to assign blame
40、 to the fibrous mineral. Although several known carcinogens have been discovered through these kinds of occupational or medical clusters, only one community cancer duster has ever been traced to an environmental cause. Health officials often discount a communitys suspicion of a common environmental
41、cause because citizens tend to include cases that were diagnosed before the afflicted individuals moved into the neighborhood. Add to this is the problem of cancers latency. Unlike an infectious disease such as cholera, which is caused by a recent exposure to food or water contaminated with the chol
42、era bacterium, cancer may have its roots in an exposure that occurred 10 to 20 years earlier. Do all these caveats mean that the hard work of Lorraine Pace and other community activists is for nothing? Not necessarily. Together with many other reports of breast cancer clusters on Long Island, the We
43、st Islip situation highlighted by Pace has helped epidemiologists lay the groundwork for a well-designed scientific study. 36 The “hope“ mentioned in Paragraph 1 refers specifically to Paces desire to_. （ A） help reduce the incidence of breast cancer in future generations （ B） improve her chances of
44、 surviving breast cancer （ C） determine the cause responsible for her own breast cancer case （ D） identify a particular cause for the breast cancer cases in West Islip 37 The case of the World War II shipbuilders with lung cancer is an example of_. （ A） an occupational cluster （ B） a medical cluster
45、 （ C） a radiation duster （ D） an environmental cluster 38 The passage suggests that the fact the “only one community cancer cluster had ever been traced to an environmental cause (Para. 3)is most likely due to the （ A） methodological difficulties in analyzing community cancer clusters （ B） reluctanc
46、e of epidemiologists to investigate environmental factors in cancer （ C） lack of credibility of citizen activists in claiming to have identified cancer agents （ D） effectiveness of regulations restricting the use of carcinogens in residential areas 39 Activists may mistakenly consider a particular i
47、ncidence of cancer as part of a community cluster despite the fact that_. （ A） the affected individual never worked with any carcinogenic material （ B） the cancer was actually caused by a long ago exposure （ C） the size of the cluster is too small to be meaningful （ D） the cancer actually arose in a
48、 different geographic location 40 The word “caveats“ (in the last paragraph) refers to_. （ A） refusals by epidemiologists to examine the work of Pace and other activists （ B） potential flaws in amateur studies of cancer cluster （ C） warnings by activists concerning environmental dangers in their com
49、munities （ D） tendencies of activists to assume environmental causes for cancer 40 A rapid means of long-distance transportation became a necessity for the United States as settlement (新 拓居地 ) spread ever farther westward. The early trains were impractical curiosities, and for a long time the railroad companies met with troublesome mechanical problems. The most serious ones were the construction of rails
