1、在职攻硕英语联考模拟试卷 99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: The lights are about off, but Id like to buy some ice-cream before the play starts. Speaker B: _ （ A） Which ice-cream would you like, vanilla or chocolate? （ B） Yes, the lights will be off in five minutes. （ C） Shall we take our seats-now
3、? We can always get some later. （ D） May I have the honor to buy it for you? 2 Speaker A: Can you come to my office early to help me with my paper? Speaker B: _ （ A） Thank you for your invitation. Im sure to be there. （ B） Id like to, but I cant leave until Ive typed out the letters. （ C） By all mea
4、ns. I have to finish my own paper first. （ D） What do you expect me to do for you? 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 unintentional. Just be more careful next time. （ C） There
5、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: Happy Birthday, Jean. Speaker B: _ （ A） When is your birthday? （ B） Oh, why have you bought such an expensive necklace for me? （ C） Happy Birthd
6、ay to you, too! （ D） Oh, a present. How exciting! A necklace! Thats lovely. Thank you. 5 Speaker A: Whats the rate for sending a package of books surface mail to Japan? Speaker B: _ （ A） Do you have any friends in Japan? （ B） 85 cents per pound, but the limit is 11 pounds per package if you want it
7、to go book rate. （ C） Im afraid it will take about days for these books to reach Japan. （ D） The rate for surface mail is cheaper than that for airmail, but surface mail takes longer. Section B Dialogue Comprehension Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short conversations between a man and
8、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 Man: Have you run up against any problems i
9、n getting your passport renewed? Woman: I havent started the plan yet. Question: What do know from the conversation? （ A） The woman doesnt think it a problem to get her passport renewed. （ B） The woman has difficulty renewing her passport. （ C） The woman hasnt renewed her passport yet. （ D） The woma
10、ns passport is still valid. 7 Woman: Whats the difference between a lesson and a lecture? Man: Well, they are both ways of imparting knowledge, but the main difference is that you participate in a lesson whereas you just listen to a lecture. A lecture is generally given to a much larger group. Quest
11、ion: What does the man mean? （ A） A lesson requires students active involvement. （ B） Students usually take an active part in a lecture. （ C） More knowledge is covered in a lecture. （ D） There is a larger group of people interested in lessons. 8 Woman: Its awfully dark for four oclock. Do you think
12、its going to rain? Man: Youd better do something about that watch of yours. It must have stopped hours ago. Mine says seven. Question: What conclusion can we draw from this conversation? （ A） Neither of their watches keeps good time. （ B） The womans watch stopped 3 hours ago. （ C） The mans watch goe
13、s too fast. （ D） Its too dark for the woman to read her watch. 9 Man: You are looking a little overwhelmed. Man: Exactly, you know. I got a million things to do, and all of them have to be finished within three hours. Question: What does the woman mean? （ A） Shes proud of being able to do many thing
14、s at the same time. （ B） She is sure to finish all the things in a few hours. （ C） She dreams of becoming a millionaire someday. （ D） Shes been kept extremely busy. 10 Man: Uh . Uh, looks like I am going to be a little late for class. I hope Professor Clark doesnt start on time today. Woman: Are you
15、 kidding? You can set your watch by the time he starts his class. Question: What can be inferred about Professor Clark? （ A） He wants his students to be on time for class. （ B） He doesnt allow his students to tell jokes in class. （ C） He is always punctual for his class. （ D） He rarely notices which
16、 students are late. 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 answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a sing
17、le 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 schoolboy to elbow an elderly woma
18、n 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 snowblindness, when_to several hours of “snow
19、 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 attend （ D） would have attended 15 A
20、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. （ A） to know （ B） to have known （
21、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 material life. （ A） is （ B） are
22、（ 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） therefore found 20 By the followin
23、g semester, it is likely that the old professor_on the campus of California 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 importance. But too often careless
24、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） likewise （ B） meanwhile （ C） l
25、ikely （ 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 needs. （ A） appreciation （ B） a
26、ssurance （ 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 （ D） remote 27 At the meeting, Jo
27、hn 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 his hometown has often_him to wri
28、te 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 are 4 passages in this part. Ea
29、ch 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 Opinion polls are now beginning to show an unwilling general agree
30、ment that, whoever is to blame and whatever happens from now on, high unemployment is probably here to stay. This means we shall have to find ways of sharing the available employment more widely. But we need to go further. We must ask some fundamental questions about the future of work. Should we co
31、ntinue to treat employment as the norm? Should we not rather encourage many other ways for self-respecting people to work? Should we not create conditions in which many of us can work for ourselves, rather than for an employer? Should we not aim to revive the household and the neighborhood, as well
32、as the factory and the office, as centers of production and work? The industrial age has been the only period of human history in which most peoples work has taken the form of jobs. The industrial age may now be coming to an end, and some of the changes in work patterns which it brought may have to
33、be reversed. This seems a discouraging thought. But, in fact, it could offer the prospect of a better future for work. Universal employment, as its history shows, has not meant economic freedom. Employment became widespread when the enclosures (圈地运动 ) of the 17th and 18th centuries made many people
34、dependent on paid work by depriving them of the use of the land, and thus of the means to provide a living for themselves. Then the factory system destroyed the cottage industries and removed work from peoples homes. Later, as transport improved, first by rail and then by road, people traveled longe
35、r distances to their places employment until eventually, many peoples work lost all connection with their home lives and places in which they lived. Meanwhile, employment put women at a disadvantage. It became customary for the husband to go out to paid employment, leaving the unpaid work of the hom
36、e and family to his wife. All this may now have to change. The time has certainly come to switch some effort and resources away from the impractical goal of creating jobs for all, to the urgent practical task of helping many people to manage without full-time jobs. 31 What idea did the author derive
37、 from the recent opinion polls? （ A） Available employment should be restricted to a small percentage of the population. （ B） New jobs must be created in order to rectify high unemployment figures. （ C） Jobs available must be distributed among more people. （ D） The present high unemployment figures a
38、re a fact of life. 32 The passage suggests that we should now re-examine our thinking about work and_. （ A） be prepared to admit that being employed is not the only kind of work （ B） create more factories in order to increase our productivity （ C） set up smaller private enterprises so that we in tur
39、n can employ others （ D） be prepared to fill in time by taking up housework 33 The passage tells us that the arrival of the industrial age meant that_. （ A） universal employment guaranteed prosperity （ B） economic freedom came within everyones reach （ C） patterns of work were fundamentally changed （
40、 D） to survive, everyone had to find a job 34 As a result of the enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuries, _. （ A） people were no longer legally entitled to own land （ B） people were forced to look elsewhere for means of supporting themselves （ C） people were not adequately compensated for the loss
41、 of their land （ D） people were badly paid for the work they managed to find 35 It can be inferred from the passage that_. （ A） the creation of jobs for all is an impossibility （ B） we must make every effort to solve the problem of unemployment （ C） people should start to support themselves by learn
42、ing a practical skill （ D） we should help people to get full-time jobs 35 Although the American civilization took over and replaced the frontier over a century ago, the heritage of the frontier is still evident in the United States today. Many people are still fascinated by the frontier because it h
43、as been particularly important in shaping American values. For many years, the frontier experience was romanticized in popular movies and television shows that featured cowboy heroes fighting Indian villains. Little attention was given to the tragic story of what really happened to Native Americans.
44、 Today, most Americans are more aware of the darker side of the settling of the continent, when thousands of Native American Indians were killed, their lands were taken, and much of their culture was destroyed. The American frontier consists of the relatively unsettled regions of the United States,
45、usually found in the western part of the country. Here, both land and life were more rugged and primitive than in the more settled eastern part. As one frontier area was settled, people began moving farther west into the next unsettled area, sweeping aside the Native Americans as they went. By settl
46、ing one frontier area after another, Americans moved across an entire continent, 2 700 miles wide. They came to believe that it was their destiny to control all the land, and eventually they did. The Native Americans were given small portions of land called reservations to control, but the United St
47、ates government broke many promises and created much misery for the Indian nations. Recently, Americans have come to a more balanced view of the settling of the West. However, many Americans still see many aspects of the frontier, its people and their beliefs, as good, inspiring examples of traditio
48、nal American values in their original and purest form. How did the frontier movement, which lasted more than two centuries, help to shape these basic American values? To be sure, the frontier provided many inspiring examples of hard work as forests were turned into towns, and towns into large cities
49、. The competitive race for success was rarely more colorful or adventurous than on the western frontier. Individualism, self-reliance, and equality of opportunity have perhaps been the values most closely associated with the frontier heritage of America. Throughout their history, Americans have tended to view the frontier settler as the model of the free individual. In the United States, where freedom from outsid
