1、在职攻硕英语联考模拟试卷 63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: Can I get you something to drink? B: _ （ A） No, Im not thirsty. （ B） I dont care for a drink. （ C） What drink have you got? （ D） Im fine. Thanks anyway. 2 A: Good morning. Highlight Booking Office. B: _ （ A） Thank you very much. （ B） Id like to b
3、ook 4 tickets for the Friday night show. （ C） I wonder when I can go home. （ D） I want to make a reservation for a single room, please. 3 Speaker A: Im awfully sorry. I hope I havent spoiled it. Speaker B: _ （ A） Oh, its nothing. Dont let a little thing like that worry you. （ B） I know you are unint
4、entional. Just be more careful next time. （ C） There is no need for you to say sorry. Anyway, I can buy a new one. （ D） You are right. You havent spoiled it. You see, its still in good condition. 4 Speaker A： Doctor Smith is engaged on Wednesday Would you like to come on Thursday? Speaker B： （ A） Th
5、ursday would be fine （ B） See you then （ C） Thank you very much Goodbye （ D） Its very kind of you 5 Speaker A: It took me ten years to build up my business, and it almost killed me. Speaker B: Well, you know what they say: _. （ A） There is no smoke without fire. （ B） Practice makes perfect. （ C） All
6、 roads lead to Rome. （ D） No pains, no gains. 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
7、question from the four choices given and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 6 Man: I think Im going to give up playing tennis. I lost again today. Woman: Just because you lost? Is that the reason to quit? Question: What does the woman imply? （ A） The man shou
8、ld stick to what hes doing. （ B） The man should take up a new hobby. （ C） The man should stop playing tennis. （ D） The man should find the cause for his failure. 7 Man: Im really exhausted. But I dont want to miss the film that comes on at Woman: If I were you, Id skip it. We both have to get up ear
9、ly tomorrow. And anyway,Ive heard it isnt that exciting. Question: What does the woman mean? （ A） The man should stay up and watch the program. （ B） The man should read something exciting instead. （ C） The man should go to bed at eleven. （ D） The man should give up watching the movie. 8 Woman: How c
10、an you depend on a girl like Sally? Man: Why not? Didnt you say she is capable? Woman: Being capable is one thing. But being dependable is another thing. Man: You mean she is not dependable? Woman: Of course not. She is always blowing hot and cold. Question: What aspect of Sally is the woman talking
11、 about? （ A） Her quality. （ B） Her personality. （ C） Her ability. （ D） Her temperament. 9 Man: How well are you prepared for your presentation? Your turn comes next Wednesday. Woman: I spent a whole week searching on the net, but came up with nothing valuable. Question: What did the woman say about
12、her presentation? （ A） It has nothing to do with the Internet. （ B） She needs another week to get it ready. （ C） It contains some valuable ideas. （ D） Its far from being ready yet. 10 Woman: Maybe we should take the front street this morning. The radio announcer said that the traffic is very heavy o
13、n the freeway. Man: Well, if he says to take the front street, we should go the other way. Question: What does the man think of the radio announcer? （ A） Hes humorous. （ B） He makes no mistakes. （ C） He doesnt speak clearly. （ D） Hes unreliable. 一、 Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes, 10 po
14、ints) 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 answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 11 Most of_archaeologists know about prehistor
15、ic cultures is based on studies of material remains. （ A） which （ B） what （ C） that （ D） those 12 I could just see a bike in the distance, but I couldnt _ what color it was. （ A） make out （ B） make sense （ C） make way （ D） make for 13 Our research has focused on a drug which is so _ as to be able to
16、 change brain chemistry. （ A） powerful （ B） influential （ C） multiple （ D） energetic 14 The world-famous British Museum which houses a _ collection of valuable books, paintings, works of arts, etc. attracts millions of visitors every year. （ A） immersible （ B） miscellaneous （ C） overwhelming （ D） un
17、ified 15 Being a bad-tempered man, he would not tolerate_his lectures interrupted as if he were some obscure candidate making an election speech. （ A） to have （ B） having （ C） to have had （ D） having had 16 Stamp collection has long been recognized as having an educational value. There is every reas
18、on to encourage young people to take an interest in them, thereby _ to their knowledge of geography and history. （ A） to add （ B） adding （ C） added （ D） adds 17 _ the first sentence, the editor refused to publish the article. （ A） Reading （ B） Having read （ C） He read （ D） Being read 18 Issues of pr
19、ice, place, promotion, and product are conventional concerns in planning marketing strategies. （ A） among the most （ B） among the many of （ C） these of the most （ D） most of those 19 The greatest inventor Thomas Edison said that his success should be_ to 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration. （ A） co
20、ntributed （ B） executed （ C） attributed （ D） devoted 20 I had to wait for half an hour before he_see me. （ A） can （ B） may （ C） might （ D） could 21 Criticism and self-criticism is necessary _ it helps us to correct our mistakes. （ A） and （ B） when （ C） if （ D） in that 22 He always did well at school
21、 _ having to do part-time jobs every now and then. （ A） in spite of （ B） regardless of （ C） on account of （ D） to case of 23 Many of the _ professor Li gave us were difficult to deal with. （ A） assignments （ B） assessments （ C） resignations （ D） accesses 24 _ for my illness I would have lent him hel
22、ping hand. （ A） Not being （ B） Had it not been （ C） Without being （ D） Not having been 25 The tremendous heat at a stars core, _tremendous gravity, joins the nuclei of hydrogen atoms. （ A） combined with （ B） having combined with （ C） combining with （ D） being combined to 26 Television wiU provide in
23、formation on prices at the nearby shops_news and entertainment （ A） as many as （ B） as far as （ C） as well as （ D） as long as 27 I was annoyed by my friend who came late for our appointment but did not bother to ask how long I_. （ A） waited （ B） was waiting （ C） have waited （ D） had been waiting 28
24、Long term use of the drug can_the patients personality. （ A） alter （ B） switch （ C） exchange （ D） substitute 29 According to the Constitution, any national agreement has to be_by a two-thirds majority in parliament. （ A） approached （ B） appointed （ C） approved （ D） appreciated 30 In his lecture, the
25、 education expert emphasized the fact that nowadays children are exposed to many influences_that of their families. （ A） rather than （ B） other than （ C） except for （ D） but for 二、 Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes, 40 points) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passa
26、ges 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 computer is a machine designed to perform work mathematically and to store and
27、select information that has been fed into it. It is run by either mechanical or electronic means. These machines can do a great deal of complicated work in a very short time. A large computer, for example, can add or subtract nine thousand times a second, multiply a thousand times a second, or divid
28、e five hundred times a second. Its percentage of error is about one in a billion digits. It has been estimated that human beings making calculations average about one mistake per two hundred digits. The heart of an electronic computer lies in its vacuum tubes, or transistors. Its electronic circuits
29、 work a thousand times faster than the nerve cells in the human brain. A problem that might take a human being two years to solve can be solved by a computer in one minute, but in order to work properly, a computer must be given instructionsit must be programmed. Computers can be designed for many s
30、pecialized purposes, they can be used to prepare payrolls , guide airplane flights, direct traffic, even to play chess. Computers play an essential role in modern automation in many plants and factories throughout the world. 31 Computers are valuable to industry because they_. （ A） can solve all mat
31、hematical problems （ B） perform rapidly （ C） eliminate mathematical errors from calculations （ D） detect errors in human calculations quickly 32 The author calls the vacuum tubes the electronic computers_. （ A） brain （ B） nerve cells （ C） heart （ D） nervous system 33 The speed with which an electron
32、ic computer works relies on_. （ A） programer （ B） instructions （ C） electronic circuits （ D） vaccum tubes 34 The passage says that computer plays an essential part in_. （ A） traffic control （ B） mathematical computations （ C） the development of mathematical theory （ D） automation processes 35 This p
33、assage indicates that human beings differ from computers in that human beings_. （ A） do not have to be programed （ B） make fewer errors （ C） understand their instructions （ D） work more quickly 36 When imaginative men turn their eyes towards space and wonder whether life exists in any part of it, th
34、ey 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 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 Venu
35、s 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 more advanced stage of evolution. Present-day man is in a peculiar and probably temporary stage. His individual units retain a strong sense of personali
36、ty. They are, in fact, still capable under favorable circumstances of leading individual lives. But mans societies are already sufficiently developed to have enormously more power and effectiveness than the individuals have. It is not likely that this transitional situation will continue very long o
37、n the evolutionary time scale. Fifty thousand years from now mans societies may have become so close-knit that the individuals retain no sense of separate personality. Then little distinction will remain between the organic parts of the multiple organism and the inorganic parts (machines) that have
38、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 cells 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 a
39、dvanced stage (and this is by no means impossible), they may find it being inhabited by a single large organism composed of many closely cooperating 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 repr
40、oduce. 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 environment, multiplying under conditions that would destroy immediately any organism made of carbon compounds and dependent on the familiar carbon cycle. Such
41、 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 immigrants 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 pla
42、nets. （ 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 other planets. 37 Humans on Earth tod
43、ay are characterized by _ . （ A） their existence as free and separate beings （ B） their capability of living under favorable conditions （ C） their great power and effectiveness （ D） their strong desire for living in a close-knit society 38 According to this passage, some people believe that eventual
44、ly _ . （ A） human societies will be much more cooperative （ B） man will live in a highly organized world （ C） machines will replace man （ D） living beings will disappear from Earth 39 Even most imaginative people have to admit that _ . （ A） human societies are as advanced as those on some other plan
45、ets （ B） planets other than Earth are not suitable for life like ours to stay （ C） it is difficult to distinguish between organic parts and inorganic parts of the human body （ D） organisms are more creative than machines 40 It seems that the writer _ . （ A） is interested in the imaginary life forms
46、（ B） is eager to find a different form of life （ C） is certain of the existence of a new life form （ D） is critical of the imaginative people 40 What we know of prenatal development makes all this attempt made by a mother to mold the character of her unborn child by studying poetry, art or mathemati
47、cs during pregnancy seem utterly impossible. How could such extremely complex influences pass from the mother to the child? There is no connection between their nervous systems. Even the blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly. An emotional shock to the mother will affect her child, b
48、ecause it changes the activity of her glands and so the chemistry of blood. Any chemical chrome in the mothers blood will affect the child for better or worse. But we can not see how a liking for mathematics or poetic genius can be dissolved in blood and produce a similar liking or genius in the chi
49、ld. In our discussion of instincts we saw that there was reason to believe that whatever we inherit must be of some very simple sort rather than any complicated or very definite kind of behavior. It is certain that no one inherits a knowledge of mathematics. It may be, however, that children inherit more or less of a rather general ability that we may call intelligence. If very intelligent ch
