范文一:湖南成人学位英语考试真题
2010年11月湖南成人高等教育学士学位外语水平考试试题
Part I Dialogue Completion (15 points)
Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D .Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
1. Speaker A: That was a great dinner. You must have spent all day cooking.
Speaker B: .
A. Yes, it was really very tiring.
B. No, it’s really nothing.
C. No, it’s only a casual meal.
D. Thanks. But it only took two hours.
2. Speaker A: I tried to buy you those towels you wanted on sale, but they only had these really ugly ones left. Sorry.
Speaker B: 3. Speaker A: What’s your favorite food?
Speaker B: Pizza.
Speaker A: . I prefer chocolate ice cream.
A. Not me. B. So do I.
C. Same here. D. You got it.
4. Speaker A: This computer keeps giving me trouble.
Speaker B: A. See if that helps. B. I can do nothing about it.
C. Who knows? D. What else?
5. Speaker A: Susan, I can’t get my old job jacket. It’s a lost cause.
Speaker B: .
A. Can’t you? It serves you right.
B. I understand. You’ll find something else.
C. Yes, I know it’s not a good cause.
D. Lost?Maybe I can help you find it.
6. Speaker A: I had no idea the movie would end like that.
Speaker B: A. Me either. B. Me alike.
C. I think so. D. Not that I know.
7. Speaker A: I’m a little scared about the operation.
Speaker B: A.You know what. B. That’s good.
C. Don’t worry. D. That’s it.
8. Speaker A: Who left the refrigerator door open?
Speaker B: . I haven’t been in the kitchen all day.
A. Don’t look at me. B. You ask for it.
C. You bet. D. Don’t be silly.
9. Speaker A: Could you get me Extension 1058, please?
Speaker B: .
A. Yes. This is operator speaking.
B. OK. Here you are.
C. No. I’m busy now.
D. Sorry. The line is busy.
10. Speaker A: You’ve been the first place winner in this writing contest. Congratulations! Speaker B: .
A. Yes. It’s quite easy for me.
B. It’s very kind of you to say so.
C. Thank you for the good news.
D. Not at all. It’s nothing.
11. Tourist: Excuse me; I’ Police: No, not really. It’s about a ten-minute walk.
A. Can I walk there?
B. Where is it?
C. Is it far from here?
D. Could you show me the way?
12. Speaker A: Hi, Linda. The train leaves at 10 pm and I could pick you up at 9.
Speaker B: .
A. I think so. B. I can’t wait.
C. Good for you. D. That’s fine with me.
13. Speaker A: Sorry, I didn’t catch the last train.
Speaker B: .
A. Don’t be sorry. B. Do you want me to repeat it?
C. What else, please? D. I’m afraid that’s it.
14. Speaker A: You must be Teddy. Thanks for coming.
Speaker B: Yes,
A. I’m fine. Thank you.
B. I am. And you are…?
C. Here I am.
D. Who’s speaking please?
15. Speaker A: I wonder if you could tell me where to get map?
Speaker B: .
A. I don’t know where you want to go.
B. I have never heard about it.
C. Sure, but I really have no idea.
D. Well, maybe in the post office or bookstore.
PART II Reading Comprehension (40 points )
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.
Passage one
Just as Mrs. Waldman hands out the spelling test, you see Jeff pull out a small piece of paper with a lot of words on it. Jeff hides the note into his closed fist but soon takes it out again. While he’s taking the test, you see him looking back and forth between the teacher and his paper. There’s no mistaking it---he’s cheating.
Cheating is when a person misleads, deceives, or acts dishonestly on purpose. For kids, cheating may happen at school, at home, or while playing a sport. If a baseball team is for kids who are 8 or younger, it’s cheating for a 9-year-old to play on the team.
At school, in addition to cheating on a test, a kid might cheat by stealing someone else’s idea for a science project or by copying a book report off the internet and turning it in as if it’s his or her original work.
One is inclined to cheat because it makes difficult things seem easy, like getting all the right answers on the test. But it doesn’t solve the problem of not knowing the material and it won’t help on the next test---unless the person cheats again.
Sometimes it may seem like cheaters have it all figured out. They can watch TV instead of studying for the spelling test. But other people lose respect for cheaters and think less of them. The cheaters themselves may feel bad because they know they are not really earning that good grade. And, if they get caught cheating, they will be in trouble at school, and maybe at home, too. Some kids cheat because they’re busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without spending the time studying. Other kids might feel like they can’t pass the test without cheating. Even when there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, cheating isn’t a good idea.
16. Why did Jeff look at the teacher from time to time while taking the test?
A. He was afraid that the teacher might find out what he was doing.
B. He had a question for the teacher but was afraid to ask.
C. He wanted to get the teacher’s attention.
D. He wanted to hand in his paper as he was done with it.
17. A. occurs mainly in test-related settings
B. can take on various forms and happen anywhere
C. usually happens when one is doing a science project
D. happens when we don’t know the answer to a question
18. What can’t cheating help to do?
A. To pass examinations.
B. To get a satisfactory score.
C. To make difficult things easy.
D. To really get the knowledge.
19. Which of the following statements is closest in meaning to “cheaters have it all figured out”
(Para.5)?
A. Cheaters know they won’t be caught.
B. Cheaters make a plan in advance.
C. Cheaters can reach a balance between work and play.
D. Cheaters clearly know the consequences of cheating.
20. The main purpose of the passage is to .
A. inform readers why people cheat
B. predict possible consequences of cheating
C. persuade students to quit cheating
D. discuss different occasions when people cheat
Passage Two
Experts say over half of the world’s seven thousand languages are in danger of disappearing. Every two weeks one language disappears.
Sometimes a language disappears immediately when the last person speaking it dies. Or, a local language might disappear more slowly. This happens when an official language is used more often and children stop learning the local language of their parents. Official languages often represent a form of control over a group of people.
Throughout history, the language spoken by a powerful group spreads across a civilization. The more powerful culture rarely respects the language and culture of smaller groups. Smaller cultures lose their local language as the language of the culture in power has a stronger influence.
Experts say protecting languages is very important for many reasons. Languages contain the histories, ideas and knowledge of a culture. Languages also contain valuable information about local medicines, plants and animals.
Many endangered languages are spoken by native cultures in close contact with the natural world. Their ancient languages contain a great deal of information about environmental systems and species of plants and animals that are unknown to scientists. As the last speakers of a language die off, the valuable information carried within a language also disappears. Language is, in many ways, a window to the mind and the world.
Any hope for protecting languages can be found in children and their willingness to learn. It is these young people who can keep this form of culture alive for future generations.
21. Which of the following is true?
A. No one can prevent languages from disappearing.
B. There will not be any local languages left some day.
C. There have existed 7,000 languages in history.
D. Half of the world’s languages will possibly disappear.
22. An official language is a language that .
A. is highly advanced B. has a stronger influence
C. competes with a local language D. has a longer history
23. A. it contains information about both culture and nature.
B. it represents the working of the human minds
C. local languages are more closely related to culture
D. ancient languages can reveal ancient people’s thoughts
24. According to the passage, a language will be better protected when .
A. it is linked to a powerful culture
B. people are forced to speak it
C. it keeps pace with the times
D. children are interested in learning it
25. The passage mainly discusses .
A. language and culture B. the power of language
C. language protection D. local languages
Passage Three
There’s a professor at the University of Toronto in Canada who has come up with a term to describe the way a lot of us North Americans interact these years. And now a big research study confirms it.
Barry Wellman’s term is “networked individualism.” It’s not the easiest concept to grasp. In fact, the words seem to contradict each other. How can we be individualistic and networked at the same time? You need other people for networks.
Here’s what he means. Until the Internet and e-mail came along, our social networks involved flesh-and-blood relatives, friends, neighbors, and colleagues at work. Some of the interaction was by phone, but it was still voice to voice, person to person, in real time.
But the latest study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project confirms that for a lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has replaced a great deal of social interchange.
A lot of folks Pew talked with say that’s a good thing, because of concerns that the Internet was turning us into hermits(隐居者) who shut out other people in favor of a make-believe world on computer screens.
To the contrary, the Pew study discovered. The Internet has put us in touch with many MORE real people than we’d have ever imagined. Helpful people, too. We’re turning to an ever-growing list of cyber friends for advice on careers, medical crises, child-rearing, and choosing a school or college. About 60 million Americans told Pew that the Internet plays an important or crucial role in helping them deal with major life decisions.
So we networked individuals are pretty tricky: we’re keeping more to ourselves, while at the same time reaching out to more people, all with just the click of a computer mouse!
26. The Pew study was conducted in .
A. Latin America B. Canada
C. the United States D. Europe
27. In this passage, the network refers to a lot of connected .
A. friends B. people
C. computers D. roads
28. Before the invention of the Internet, our connections with people took place
mainly .
A. in person B. by phone
C. by letter D. by e-mail
29. Which of the following has happened since the invention of the Internet?
A. People talk on the phone more than ever.
A. it is linked to a powerful culture
B. people are forced to speak it
C. it keeps pace with the times
D. children are interested in learning it
25. The passage mainly discusses .
A. language and culture B. the power of language
C. language protection D. local languages
Passage Three
There’s a professor at the University of Toronto in Canada who has come up with a term to describe the way a lot of us North Americans interact these years. And now a big research study confirms it.
Barry Wellman’s term is “networked individualism.” It’s not the easiest concept to grasp. In fact, the words seem to contradict each other. How can we be individualistic and networked at the same time? You need other people for networks.
Here’s what he means. Until the Internet and e-mail came along, our social networks involved flesh-and-blood relatives, friends, neighbors, and colleagues at work. Some of the interaction was by phone, but it was still voice to voice, person to person, in real time.
But the latest study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project confirms that for a lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has replaced a great deal of social interchange.
A lot of folks Pew talked with say that’s a good thing, because of concerns that the Internet was turning us into hermits(隐居者) who shut out other people in favor of a make-believe world on computer screens.
To the contrary, the Pew study discovered. The Internet has put us in touch with many MORE real people than we’d have ever imagined. Helpful people, too. We’re turning to an ever-growing list of cyber friends for advice on careers, medical crises, child-rearing, and choosing a school or college. About 60 million Americans told Pew that the Internet plays an important or crucial role in helping them deal with major life decisions.
So we networked individuals are pretty tricky: we’re keeping more to ourselves, while at the same time reaching out to more people, all with just the click of a computer mouse!
26. The Pew study was conducted in .
A. Latin America B. Canada
C. the United States D. Europe
27. In this passage, the network refers to a lot of connected .
A. friends B. people
C. computers D. roads
28. Before the invention of the Internet, our connections with people took place
mainly .
A. in person B. by phone
C. by letter D. by e-mail
29. Which of the following has happened since the invention of the Internet?
A. People talk on the phone more than ever.
B. Much personal interaction has given way to computer interaction.
C. Americans are getting more isolated.
D. Americans have become more dependent on computers.
30. According to the Pew study, the role played by the Internet in human interaction is
.
A. neutral B. negative
C. unclear D. positive
Passage Four
President Obama has signed legislation to make the biggest changes in the health care system in forty-five years. Many parts of the plan will fully take effect in four years. But some take effect quickly. For example, in six months the new law will ban insurance companies from denying coverage to children with pre-existing health conditions. Adults with pre-existing conditions will be added in four years.
The government will help millions of people pay for insurance. It will also permit millions more to receive free coverage through the Medicaid program for the poor. In all, the plan aims to make health insurance available to 32 million people now without it. Illegal immigrants will not be able to take part.
An estimated 83% of people under 65 who are in the US legally now have insurance coverage. The plan is expected to raise that to 95% within several years. People over 65 are covered by the Medicaid insurance program which the government created in 1965.
For the first time, Americans will be required to have health insurance or face a yearly fine starting in four years. The law will also require companies with more than 50 employees to offer coverage. If not, they could face a fine of $2,000 a year for every worker.
Also, this year the law will start closing what is known as “the doughnut hole”. That is a lack of Medicaid coverage for some drug costs for older Americans. President Obama promised senior citizens that the reforms will not cut their guaranteed benefits.
The changes are expected to cost about $940 billion over ten years, but also help reduce the federal budget deficit.
31. According to the new health care plan, which of the following will be added first into
insurance programs?
A. Employees of small companies.
B. Adults with pre-existing health conditions.
C. Poor people now without health insurance.
D. Children with pre-existing health conditions.
32. .
A. provide free health insurance for 32 million people
B. provide free health insurance for all poor people
C. be also applied to legal immigrants
D. cover 83% of the people under 65
33. It seems that at present, large companies that do not offer health insurance coverage to their
.
A. face heavy fines
B. do not receive punishments
C. are required to do so
D. do not benefit from doing so
34. The “doughnut hole” implies that are not covered by the existing Medicaid
program.
A. some drug costs for older Americans
B. senior citizens over 65
C. illegal immigrants
D. expensed for hospital stay
35. Generally speaking, President Obama’s health insurance reform will .
A. bring heavy financial burdens to the country
B. pose heavy financial burdens to the poor
C. benefit both the people and the country
D. be welcomed by the poor but opposed by companies.
PART III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)
Directions : There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentences. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
36. Yyou don’t mind taking the
night train.
A. provided B. unless C. though D. until
37. The students are still taking about the strange people they on their trip.
A. meet B. had met C. were met D. met
38. The players expected there more free time after going back to the country from
abroad.
A. is B. being C. have been D. to be
39. The man who A. was being followed B. was to follow
C. had followed D. was once followed
40. ’t know who it
will be.
A. Those who B. Anyone C. Whoever D. Who
41. At last I decided to pay a visit to my new general manager as soon as I A. finish what I did B. finished what I did
C. would finish what I was doing D. finished what I was doing
42. These two countries are similar they both have a high snowfall during winter.
A. to that B. besides that C. in that D. except that
43. They were surprised that a four-day-old boy should work out such a difficult problem
they themselves couldn’t.
A. once B. then C. while D. if
44. Word has come a large number of the British Airway employees will go on strike
next week.
A. that B. what C. when D. whether
45. We would say it’s the best use that this money.
A. could be made of B. could be made
C. could we make D. could make of
46. It’s getting late. We leave now, or we’ll miss the last bus.
A. had rather B. had better
C. would rather D. would better
47. It is A. so large a room B. so a large room
C. such large a room D. a such large room
48. I can never thank you much for your help. Without it, I couldn’t have finished my
paper.
A. so B. too C. as D. very
49. When I met her this morning, she had this look on her face. She must have worked
late last night.
A. tire B. tired C. tiring D. tiresome
50. Hawaii is a palace to relax; it’s also a marvelous spot to surf.
A. much as B. less than C. more than D. rather as
51. I cannot believe that he my offer.
A. turned on B. turned off C. turned down D. turned over
52. It was one of the most beautiful scenes I had ever set my eyes A. to B. on C. off D. for
53. Though the Chinese medicine tastes , it surely helps.
A. bad B. badly C. worse D. worst
54. Night A. is falling B. has fallen C. fell D. having fallen
55. Doctors have said that as many as 50 percent of patients don’t take medicine directed.
A. like B. so C. which D. as
56. The traditional approach to dealing with complex problems is to into smaller, more
easily managed ones.
A. break them down B. take them down
C. make them up D. bring them up
57. Since man depends such a great extent on forests, every effort must be made to
preserve trees and wildlife.
A. on B. in C. to D. at
58. Many animals that lived thousands of years ago are now .
A. extinct B. existent C. distinct D. diverse
59.industry.
A. comprehensible B. comprehensive
C. expressive D. intensive
60. Many students because they are not prepared for our challenging program.
A. turn out B. fall out C. let out D. drop out
61. When she said she would be ready to help us out, she A. meant B. pointed C. looked D. sensed
62. A dynamic free-market system can generate prosperity and progress on a global .
A. size B. scope C. scale D. dimension
63. More flight will be opened across the country with the fast growth of tourism.
A. roads B. ways C. paths D. routes
64. Please your telephone message by writing to me.
A. infer B. inform C. confirm D. contact
65. Red Cross is the operation to fly in supplies to the refuges.
A. in touch of B. in charge of
C. in honor of D. in pursuit of
66. Y A. position B. strength C. power D. right
67. Suffering was easier to than the bitterness he felt destroying his spirit.
A. bear B. resist C. take D. put
68. Most recent opinion polls suggest that the between the two parties has narrowed.
A. distance B. gap C. lag D. disagreement
69. Due to the fog, the flight will be cancelled---we apologize for any A. discomfort B. bother C. difficulty D. inconvenience
70. They had mistaken me for Williams, but during dinner the confusion was A. raised up B. backed up
C. mixed up D. cleared up
71. I should have gone with my first , which was not to do the interview.
A. emotion B. instinct C. response D. sense
72.the costs.
A. worth B. value C. worthy D. valuable
73. We can accept your order payment is made in advance, including the transportation
expenses.
A. in the belief that B. in order that
C. on the excuse that D. on condition that
74. The project manager asked his assistant if it was possible for him to the investment
plan within a week.
A. look out B. make out
C. work out D. hold out
75. you and what your life interests are.
A. maintains B. motivates C. dominates D. determines
Part IV Cloze Test (10 points)
Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passag . For each numbered blank , 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.
Mass immigration has benefited the economy greatly over the past ten years, a report claims today.
It has helped avoid stay on a “stable growth path” the Work Foundation.
Interest and inflation rates have also been kept 78 as a result of people coming to unemployment levels. “The government has had hard time over immigration, not because it has lost control of the issue, quality information,” the report claims.
“The official statistics are so irregular that the government finds 82 difficult to defend otherwise good policies.” The Work Foundation is calling for work restrictions Romanians and Bulgarians to be relaxed. The countries joined the European Union last year but their citizens do not have full 84 to move to Britain.
The findings contrast with a recent House of Lords there was no evidence to suggest immigration generated significant economic benefits for the country.
76. A. neglect B. shortage C. ignorance D. lacking
77. A. seeing to B. owing to C. according to D. referring to
78. A. lesser B. less C. fewer D. lower
79. A. affected B. effected C. infected D. selected
80. A. and B. or C. either D. but
81. A. linked to B. based on C. interested in D. taken in
82. A. them B. it C. that D. this
83. A. to B. for C. on D. at
84. A. powers B. forces C. rights D. strengths
85. A. which B. it C. this D. that
Part V Writing (15point)
Directions: You are to write in 100-120 words about the title “The Problem(s) I Face(d) on My Job”. You should base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:
职场打拼不容易
我在职场(曾经)遇到的问题是······
解决的办法是······
结论
参考答案及精解
PartⅠ. Dialogue Completion (15 points)
1. D 在回答对方赞扬时,英语中习惯的回答是“谢谢”。因此D为正确答案。
2. C 当对方为所做的事情表示“歉意(sorry)”时,英语中习惯的回答不是“批评”。ABD三个答案都有“批评”的意思。因此C为正确答案。
3. D “Not me”的意思是“不是我;我不行;我不适合”;“So do I”的意思是“我也一样”;“Same here”的意思是“我也是,彼此彼此”;“You got it”的意思是“没问题,你干掉它!给你啦!”。针对说话人B回答“Pizza”时,说话人A说他自己喜欢巧克力冰激凌。根据此情景,说话人A应该是赞同说话人B的观点,但是自己却有不同的选择。因此选项D为正确答案。
4. A 当说话人A对电脑表示抱怨时,说话人B回答道“把电脑重启吧!”这是在给出建议,与此建议相搭配的应该是A答案“看看会不会好一点:是否有用”;B答案表达的是“无能为力”;C答案表达的是“谁知道?”;D答案表达的是“还有啥?”
5. A “It’s a lost cause.”是句习语,其意思是“没希望了”。C答案当中的“cause”和D答案当中的“Lost”都误解了习语当中的意思,B答案与说话人A的话不相关。A答案表达的是一种责备。“It serves you right!”的意思是“活该”。
6. A A答案的意思是“我也是”,用于强调含否定意义的短语;没有“Me alike”这种表达;C答案用于肯定的认同;D答案应该是“Not that I know of”,其意思是“我不知道;据我所知不是那样”。因此选项A为正确答案。
7. C You know what?(你知道吗?);That's good!(太好了!);Don’t worry(不用担心);That’s it.(对;就是这样了;就这么回事;就是如此了)。说话人A表示了对手术的恐惧,说话人B对其进行了安慰。因此C选项为正确答案。
8. A Don’t look at me(别看着我,与我无关!);You ask for it!(活该;自找的!);You bet!(你可确信;的确;当然!);Don’t be silly!(别傻了;别犯傻)。根据上下文,A选项为正确答案。
9. D 说话人A说:“麻烦接分机1058.”该句话并不是真正意义上的疑问句,所以回答不用“Yes”或者“No”。B答案:“好的,给你”不符合对话场景。D选项“对不起,您要的电话正忙”符合该打电话场景。
10. C 说话人A对说话人B表示祝贺,习惯的回答首先是“谢谢!”C选项“Thank you for the good news”(非常感谢你的这个好消息)符合题意,为正确答案。
11. C 游客说“想去大英博物馆”,警察回答“不,不是很远。大约十分钟的路程”,这说明游客问的是“远近”问题。根据情境,C选项符合该场景。
12. D I think so(我也这样认为);I can’t wait(我迫不及待);Good for you!(好得很!真服了你;对你有好处);That’s fine with me.(好;没问题;我没意见)。说话人A说“火车10点出发,我9点钟能够来接你”,根据四个选项的意义,D选项符合该场景。
13. A 说话人A对未能赶上最后一趟火车而感到歉意,英语中习惯的回答不是“批评”。因此A选项“请不必说抱歉”符合该场景。
14. B 说话人A说“你肯定就是特迪。欢迎你来!”,这表明说话双方应该相互不认识。“I’m fine. Thank you.”是对“How do you do?”的回答。“Here I am.”的意思是“我是;我到了;我就在这里”。“Who’s speaking please?”是电话用语。因此B选项“我是特迪。请问你是......?”符合此情景。
15. C 选项AB答非所问。“I wonder if you could tell me where to get map?”是个一般疑问句,对其肯定的回答一般用“Yes”或者“Sure”。因此答案选C。
PartⅡ. Reading Comprehension (40points)
Passage 1
16. A 细节推断题。根据“There’s no mistaking it---he’s cheating.”和“you see him looking back and forth between the teacher and his paper”,我们可以推断出Jeff害怕(afraid)被老师发现其作弊。
17. A 细节分析题。B选项当中的“anywhere”,C选项当中的“usually”,以及D选项当中的“happens when we don’t know the answer to a question”均未在文章中出现。从“At school, in addition to cheating on a test,”可以得出“mainly in test-related settings”的分析结果。
18. D 细节推断题。文章第四段第二句“But it doesn’t solve the problem of not knowing the material?”与“can’t help to really get the knowledge”意义对应,由此可知答案为D项。
19. D 单词释义题。“have it all figured out”意为“弄明白什么事情;把事情搞清楚了”,这与D选项当中的“clearly know the consequences of cheating”意义对应。因此D选项为正确答案。
20. C 文章主旨题。文章最后一句话“Even when there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, cheating isn’t a good idea.”表明了文章的主旨——“quit cheating”。
参考译文:
正当沃德曼太太分发拼写试卷时,你看见杰夫拿出一张上面写满密密麻麻词语的小纸片。杰夫把它藏在自己紧握的拳头中,但是很快又把它拿了出来。当他正在进行考试时,你看见他的目光来来回回地在老师与试卷间徘徊。错不了——他在作弊。
当一个人出现故意误导、欺骗或不诚实行为时,这就是作弊。对于孩子来说,舞弊可能发生在学校,家庭或进行一场运动比赛时。如果一支棒球队只能由8岁或更小的孩子组成的话,那么9岁孩子参与其中便是一种作弊。
在学校,除了试卷上的作弊,小孩子也可能通过盗取他人在科学项目上的思想或通过网络抄袭读书报告,并把它作为是自己的原创作品提交上去而作弊。
一个人倾向于作弊是因为作弊似乎让复杂的事情看起来简单了,就像能够获得试卷上的正确答案一样。但是作弊并不能帮你解决你所不知道的问题,而且它对下一次考试也无益——除非这个人继续作弊。
有时候作弊者似乎是一切都明白。他们可能看电视而不去为了拼写测试学习。但是其他人却对这些作弊者失去了尊重,并且看不起他们。作弊者自己也许会因为他们自己参了水分的成绩而感觉糟糕。而且,如果他们作弊被抓,他们在学校将陷入麻烦之中,可能在家里也难逃麻烦。
一些孩子作弊是因为他们很忙或者很懒,不想花时间学习就想得到好成绩。其他一些孩子认为自己如果不作弊的话就无法通过考试。即使当每一次作弊都看上去理由充分时,但作弊不是个好主意。
Passage 2
21. D 细节分析题。A选项当中的“No one”和B选项当中的“not be any”都是非常绝对的答案,文中没有提及。C选项当中的“7,000 languages in history”属于过度概括,文中也没有提及。D选项当中的“will possibly disappear”是对文章第一段第一句的正确解读。
22. B 细节分析题。根据文章第二段第二句当中所提及的official language “is used more often” and “often represent a form of control over a group of people.”,我们可以得出official language has a stronger influence。选项ACD均未在文中提及。
23. A 细节分析题。第四段第二、三句“Languages contain the histories, ideas and knowledge of a culture. Languages also contain valuable information about local medicines, plants and animals.”中包含了“culture and nature”的信息,由此可分析出A选项为正确答案。BCD当中的“the working of the human minds”,“more closely”和“reveal ancient people’s thoughts”文中均未提及。
24. D 细节分析题。由文中最后一段第一句“Any hope for protecting languages can be found in children and their willingness to learn. 可推断选项D正确,其余各项文中均未提及。
25. C 文章主旨题。文章第四段第一句“Experts say protecting languages is very important for many reasons.”是主题句,而且文章最后一句提到“It is these young people who can keep this form of culture alive for future generations.”,而“this form of culture”指的就是“language”,由此可知C项正确。
参考译文:
专家说世界上的7000种语言,大约有超过一半以上的语言面临着消失的危险。每两个星期就有一种语言消失。
有时候当最后一个懂这门语言的人死了,这一种语言也就立即消失了。或者,一种当地的语言也许会更加缓慢地消失。当一种官方语言被更加广泛地使用,孩子们不再学习他们父母当地的语言,这种情况就会发生。官方语言往往代表着对一群人的一种控制。
纵观历史,一个强势群体所使用的语言会扩展到其文明。这种更具影响力的文化很少尊重那些弱小种族的语言和文化。当强势群体的语言起着更加强大影响力的时候,弱势群体便失去自己的地方语言。
专家们有充分理由来说明保护语言是十分重要的。语言包含着一种文化的历史、思想以及知识。语言也同样包含着一些关于当地医学、植物和动物的有价值的信息。
许多濒临灭绝的语言是被那些与自然世界紧密相连的当地文化所使用。他们古老的语言中蕴含着许许多多关于环境体系和科学家们未知动植物种类的信息。当这门语言最后的掌握者离去时,这一种语言中所携带的有价值的信息也就消失了。从众多角度来说,语言是心灵和世界的一扇窗。
保护语言的希望可以从孩子们身上以及他们学习语言的意愿当中找到。能够为我们将来的子孙后代保存这种文化形式的人正是这些年轻人。
Passage 3
26. C 细节推断题。由文章第四段第一句话“the Pew Internet and American Life Project”和第五段的最后一句“About 60 million Americans told Pew”可知C项正确。
27. B 细节推断题。文章第二段第二句提到“Until the Internet and e-mail came along, our social networks involved flesh-and-blood relatives, friends, neighbors, and colleagues at work.”,中间的“relatives, friends, neighbors, and colleagues at work”指的都是“people”,由此可知B项正确。
28. A 细节推断题。由文章第二段第三句“Some of the interaction was by phone, but it was still voice to voice, person to person, in real time.”中的“person to person”可知A项正确。
29. B 细节推断题。由文章第四段第一句“electronic interaction through the computer has replaced a great deal of social interchange.”可知B项正确。
30. A 文章主旨题。从文章最后一段“So we networked individuals are pretty tricky...”可以看出作者中立的观点,因此A项正确。
参考译文:
加拿大多伦多大学的一名教授提出了一个术语,这个术语描述了我们很多北美人近年来的互动方式。并且一项重大的研究调查证实了这一点。
巴利〃威尔曼的术语是“网络个体主义 ”。这并不是个容易理解的概念。实际上,这两个字看上去自相矛盾。我们怎么可以同时做到个性化并且网络化?你需要其他人来组建你的网络。
这是他一直所认为的。在互联网和电子邮件的到来之前,我们的社交网络涉及有血有肉的亲戚、朋友、邻居以及共事的同事。其中一些交流是靠手机,但是仍然是实时的声音对声
音,人与人之间的交流。
但是佩尤研究中心“网络与美国生活项目”的最新研究证实,对于大多数人来说,通过电脑的电子互动已经替代了一大部分的社会交流。互联网正在让我们成为拒绝其他人而支持电脑屏幕上的虚幻世界的隐居者,因为对此的关心,佩尤研究中心所调查的很多人认为这是件好事。
相反,佩尤研究中心的研究表明:互联网让我们接触到的人比我们真实想象到的要多得多,同时还很用帮助的人。为了寻求有关求职、医疗风险、小孩抚养和选择学校或大学的建议,我们正在不断扩大网络交际面。大约有6000万美国人通过佩尤研究中心认为互联网在帮助他们作出人生的重要抉择时起着一个至关重要的作用。
所以我们这些网络化的个人很是滑稽:我们自己不愿意与人交际,与此同时又去接触更多的人,我们所需要做的仅仅是点击一下鼠标。
Passage 4
31. B 细节推断题。文章第一段最后一句提到“Adults with pre-existing conditions will be added in four years.”(四年之内,有过往病史的成年人也将纳入投保范围),由此推断答案为B。
32. A 细节推断题。由文章第二段第三句“In all, the plan aims to make health insurance available to 32 million people now without it.”(总之,该计划目的在于为目前没有医疗保险的三千两百万美国人提供保险。)可知A项正确。
33. B 细节推断题。文章第四段第二、三句句提到“The law will also require companies with more than 50 employees to offer coverage. If not, they could face a fine of $2,000 a year for every worker.”(该法律还要求拥有超过50名雇员的公司参保。否则,他们将面临2,000美元每人每年的罚款。),这就意味着现在没有对应的惩罚。由此可知B项正确。
34. A 细节推断题。文中第五段第二句提到“That is a lack of Medicaid coverage for some drug costs for older Americans.”(这指的是医疗保障项目对美国老年人使用的某些药物费用缺少覆盖。),由此可知A项正确。
35. C 文章主旨题。从文章第二段第一句“The government will help millions of people pay for insurance.”和文章最后一句“...but also help reduce the federal budget deficit.”可知奥巴马的医疗改革将“benefit both the people and the country”。因此C项正确,其余各项文章均无提及。
参考译文:
奥巴马总统已经签署法律,对医保体系进行45年来最大的改革。这项计划的许多部分需要四年时间才能全面生效,但是其中一些措施将很快生效。例如,六个月之内,新的法律将禁止保险公司拒绝为存在过往病史(pre-existing conditions)的儿童投保。四年之内,有过往病史的成年人也将纳入投保范围。
政府将帮助数百万人支付保险费用,还将允许数百万人通过低收入人口医疗保障计划(Medicaid program)获得免费覆盖。总之,该计划目的在于为目前没有医疗保险的三千两百万美国人提供保险。但非法移民将不能参加。
现在,预计83%合法居住在美国的65岁以下的人口被保险覆盖,该计划期望在几年之内将医保覆盖面提升至95%。65岁以上人口由政府在1965年设立的医疗保障项目(Medicare)提供保险覆盖。
四年之内,美国民众将第一次被要求参加医疗保险,否则每年都将面临罚款。该法律还要求拥有超过50名雇员的公司参保。否则,他们将面临2,000美元每人每年的罚款。 今年,该法律还将关闭所谓的“甜甜圈洞”。这指的是医疗保障项目对美国老年人使用的某些药物费用缺少覆盖。奥巴马总统向年长市民承诺,医疗改革不会削减他们的保证利益。
这项长达10年的计划预计将耗资9400亿美元,但是同时帮助削减了联邦预算赤字。
Part III. Vocabulary and Structures (20 points)
36. A provided 引导句子时有“假定”之意。provided(常 ~ that;表条件)在?条件下;
倘若,假若,只要 (only if);unless 除非,如果不 (= if?not);though虽然;尽管;until
在?以前;直到?时。题干意思:如果你不介意乘坐这趟夜间火车的话,你就能够准时
到达广州赶上时装秀。
37. D 本题考查时态。旅途中的“遇见”是过去发生的动作,因此排除A(一般现在时)
和C(被动语态);B选项(过去完成时)一般与过去式组合。因此正确答案为D。题干
意思:学生们正在谈论他们在旅途中遇见的陌生人。
38. D 本题考查There be的用法。“There being”通常表示“已经存在”的事情。“There to be”
可以用作一个动词的宾语,我们通常称之为复合宾语,其意义常表示对将来的一种意愿
或希望,但目前还没“存在”。题干意思:这群运动员期望回国之后有更多的自由时间。
39. A 本题考查过去进行时被动语态的用法。本句所强调的是“正在”被跟踪,因此要用
过去进行时的被动语态。题干意思:被跟踪的这个人时不时地停下来,好像是想去系鞋
带。
40. A 本题考查的是名词性从句引导词。“will be rewarded”是真正的谓语动词,前面应当
是名词性定语从句做主语。A选项“Those who”与“who it will be(单数)”相矛盾;B
选项应当是“Anyone who”;D选项与题意不符。题干意思:虽然我们不知道这个人是
谁,但是无论谁提前完成此项工作都将获得奖励。
41. D 根据题意,as soon as所引导的时间状语从句中,谓语动词finish所发生的时间为“过
去将来”。这里的“过去将来”要用一般过去时来表示,不用过去将来时,因而选项D
是正确答案。as soon as所引起的时间状语从句中,用一般过去时表示“过去将来”时间
的用法,类似于用一般现在时来表示“将来”时间的用法。题干意思:最后我决定一做
完手头的工作就去拜访我的新任总经理。
42. C besides that此外;in that意为“因为”;except that只可惜;除了?之外。题干意思:
这两个国家的情形相似,因为冬季降雪很多。
43. C while是并列连词,意为“而,却”,前后有对比的意味。题干意思:一个四天大的
男孩竟然能够解决如此有难度的问题,而他们自己却不能,对此他们很是惊讶。
44. A that可引导同位语从句,说明被修饰名词的内容。题干意思:有消息称下周很多英国
航空公司职员将参加罢工。
45. A 这个一个主语从句,it 指代 that 后面的内容。be made of 是固定词组,意为“利用”。
题干意思:我们可以说这是这笔钱的最好用处。
46. A had rather宁肯,宁愿;had better最好;would rather宁愿,宁可;would better应该,
必须。题干意思:天不早了。我们最好马上就走,否则就赶不上最后一趟班车了。
47. A 引导结果状语从句的句型主要有:so+adj(adv)+that从句;so+adj+a(an)+n+that
从句;such+a(an)+adj+n+that从句。表示“这样??(一个)??以至于??”。题
干意思:这么大的一座房子以至于可以容纳一百个人一同跳舞。
48. B I can never thank you too much.意为“我无论怎么感谢你都不为过(多)——即感激
不尽。”类似的表达还有 I can’t agree more——非常赞同。题干意思:对你的帮助我表示
感激不尽。若是没有你的帮助,我不能完成我的论文。
49. B tire轮胎,使疲倦,厌烦,劳累;tired疲倦的,疲惫的,感到疲倦;tiring累人的;tiresome
令人厌烦,无聊的,吃力的。题干意思:今天早上碰到她时,她一脸疲惫,昨天肯定是
工作到很晚。
50. B much as(虽然,尽管)表让步;less than小于,决不,毫不;more than不仅仅是,
超过;rather as不是标准词组。题干意思:夏威夷不仅是个休闲天堂,同时还是个飘浪
的绝佳地方。
51. B turned on打开,发动;turned off关上,出产,解雇;turned down关小,调低,拒绝;
turned over翻过来,翻倒;移交,交;仔细考虑。题干意思:他拒绝我所开出的条件,
我简直不能相信。
52. B set eyes on是固定词组,意为见到,望见。题干意思:这是我见过的最漂亮的景色之
一。
53. A taste在这里做感官系动词,后面接形容词做补足语,说明主语情况,类似的系动词
还有feel, sound, smell。题干意思:这中药虽然尝起来苦,但肯定是有帮助的。
54. D 本题的后半部分是主句,真正的谓语动词是switched on。Night引导的是从句,having
fallen是现在分词完成式,做状语。题干意思:夜幕降临时,在房里学习的这个女孩打开
了灯,想接着读。
55. D as directed为as they are directed的省略形式,as引导方式状语,意为“象?”而like
为介词,不可引导从句。当从句中的主语与主句中的主语一致时,从句中的主语和谓语
动词的一部分可以省略。题干意思:医生们说有百分之50之多的病人不按说明书用药。
56. B break down分解;take down记下,拿下,拆卸,病倒;make up弥补,组成,化妆,
整理,捏造;bring up提出,教育,养育,呕出,(船等)停下。题干意思:对于复杂问
题的解决办法一般就是把问题分成多个小一些,简单一些的问题来处理。
57. C to such a great extent意为“这么大的程度上”。题干意思:由于人类这么大程度上依
赖深林,因此我们应尽一切的努力以保护树木和野生动物。
58. A extinct灭绝的,绝种的,熄灭的;existent生存者,存在的;distinct明显的,独特的,
清楚的,有区别的;diverse不同的,多种多样的,变化多的。题干意思:许多生活在几
千年以前的动物现在已经没绝了。
59. B comprehensible可理解的;comprehensive广泛的,综合的;expressive有表现力的;
intensive加强的,集中的,加强语气的。题干意思:政府对电子工业发展的规划作了详
尽的解释。
60. D turn out生产,结果是,关掉,出动,驱逐;fall out脱落,争吵,离队;let out放出,
泄露,出租;drop out退出,退学,脱离。题干意思:许多学生因为没有准备好应对我
们的挑战性项目而中途退出了。
61. A she meant well意为“她是好意的”;pointed指出;looked看起来;sensed感觉。题干
意思:当她说她准备帮助我们摆脱困境时,她是好意的。
62. C size大小,尺寸;scope范围,余地,视野,眼界,导弹射程;scale规模,比例,鳞,
刻度,天平,数值范围;dimension维,尺,次元,容积。on a global scale是个固定词组,
意为“全球规模的,全球性的,全球范围内”。题干意思:一个有活力的自由市场体系能
够在全球范围内促成繁荣与进步。
63. D road公路,道路,手段;way方法,道路,方向,行业,习惯;path道路,小路,
轨道;route路线,航线,通道,flight routes航线。题干意思:随着旅游业的快速增长,
国与国之间将开辟更多的航线。
64. C infer推断,推论;inform通知,告诉,报告;confirm进一步证实,确定,支持;contact
联系,接触。题干意思:请给我来封信,好进一步证实你在电话中传达的消息。
65. B in touch of可接近的,可做到的,可达到的;in charge of负责,主管;in honor of向?
致敬,向?表示敬意,为庆祝?;in pursuit of寻求,追求。题干意思:红十字会负责向
难民空运供给。
66. C position位置,职位,姿态;strength力量,强度,力气,兵力,长处;power力量,
势力,动力;right正确,右边,正义,权利。within one’s power意为“力所能及”。题
干意思:你的债务状况只是暂时,你有能力解决。
67. A bear结果实,忍受,具有,支撑;resist抵抗,忍耐,忍住;take拿,取,采取,吃,
接受;put放,表达,移动,安置,赋予。题干意思:与他感觉自己的精神被摧毁的苦恼
相比,身体的痛苦更加容易忍受。
68. B distance距离,远方,疏远,间隔;gap间隙,缺口,空白;lag落后,迟延,防护套,
囚犯,桶板;disagreement不一致,争论,意见不同。题干意思:最近绝大多数民意调
查表明两党之间的隔阂已经缩小。
69. D discomfort不适,不安;bother麻烦,烦恼;difficulty困难,困境;inconvenience不
便,麻烦。题干意思:由于大雾,本次航班取消。由此给您带来的不便,敬请原谅。
70. D raised up举起,抬起;backed up支持,援助,(资料)备份,倒退;mixed up混淆,
拌和,调和;cleared up澄清,清理,放晴,打扫。题干意思:他们将我误认为是威廉了,
但是这种误会在晚餐期间被澄清了。
71. B emotion情感;情绪;instinct本能,直觉,天性;response响应,反应,回答;sense
感觉,官能;观念,道理,理智。题干意思:我应该跟着我的第一直觉走,那就是不去
做那次采访。
72. A worth值?的,价值,财产;value价值,重要性,价格,评价,估价,重视;worthy
值得的,有价值的,配得上的,相称的,可尊敬的,应?的,杰出人物,知名人士;valuable
有价值的,贵重的,可估价的,贵重物品。be worth something = be worth doing something
= be worthy of something = be worthy to be soemthing = be worthy of doing something。题干
意思:在此同时,委员会面临的问题是这样的研究是否值得这笔花费。
73. D in the belief that相信??;in order that目的是??;on the excuse that作为??的辩
解;on condition that以??作为条件。题干意思:我们接受你的订货,条件是必须提前
付款,还得包括运输费用。
74. C look out注意,向外看;make out辨认,明白,写出;work out(=develop, devise, arrange)
制订,设计;hold out坚持,伸出,提供,维持,抵制,主张,扣留。题干意思:项目
经理问他的助手能否在一周之内完成(制定出)投资方案。
75. B maintain维持,继续,维修,主张,供养;motivate刺激,使有动机,激发?的积极
性;dominate控制,支配,占优势,在?中占主要地位;determine决定,判决,使?下
定决心。题干意思:要想获得真正的成功,你必须认识到激励自己的是什么以及自己的
生活兴趣是什么。
Part Ⅳ. Close
76. B neglect疏忽,忽略,怠慢;shortage不足,缺少,短缺;ignorance无知,愚昧,不
知,不懂;lacking缺乏的,没有的,不足的。
77. C seeing to注意,留心;owing to由于,因为;according to根据,按照,取决于,据??
所说;referring to关于;提及;参阅。
78. D low interest rate低利息率,low inflation rate低通货膨胀率。
79. A affected受到影响的;effected实现了的;受影响的;infected被感染的;selected挑选
出来的。
80. D 本题考查的是对“not...but”的掌握,意为“不是??而是”
81. B linked to链接到,把??和??连接,把?和?联系起来;based on以??为基础,
基于;interested in对??有兴趣;taken in对??加以考虑;收进。
82. B it做形式宾语。find后面常加形式宾语,再加形容词,最后加带to 的动词不定式。
不定式短语to defend otherwise good policies做finds的宾语,difficult是宾语补足语。
83. C restrictions on表示“对??的限制”,类似的用法还有lift sanctions on撤消制裁;impose
sanctions on进行制裁;实施制裁。
84. C power力量,势力,动力;force力量,武力,军队,魄力;right正确,右边,正义,
权利;strength力量,强度,力气,兵力,长处。have rights to do sth有权利去做某事。
85. A which引导非限制性定语从句,指代“House of Lords report”。
参考译文:
今天的一份报道宣称,在过去十年里,国家的经济已经大大地得益于大量的移民。
根据工作基金会的报道,移民的到来已经帮助国家避免了劳动力和熟练工人的短缺,经
济能够在“稳定发展之路”上继续得以保持。
由于人们来到英国工作,利息和通货膨胀率也被保持在低水平——而且这并没有导致工
人工资更低和失业状况受到影响。报道宣称,“政府对移民问题一直感到很费劲,不是因为
掌控不了移民问题,而是因为政府未能够传递一个基于稳定高质量信息且有说服力的信息。”
“官方的统计数据是如此之混乱,以至于政府发现很难去为本来就很好的政策进行辩
护。”工作基金会呼吁应该放松对罗马尼亚人和保加利亚人的工作限制。这两个国家去年加
入了欧盟,但是其公民却没有足够的权利移居英国。
这些研究与上议院最近的一份报告相冲突,上议院的报告称,没有证据表明移民为英国
产生了显著的经济效益。
Part Ⅴ Writing:
The problems I faced on my job
It is universally acknowledged that it is hard to survive in the battlefield of career. Numerous
problems may occur even if we are well-prepared.
I still remembered the most difficult problem I encountered on my job is about how to get
along with my colleagues. It seems quite easy on the surface, but at that time I tried my utmost to
establish a harmonious relationship with them and I failed. First, it is hard to deal with my female
colleagues. What I tell them today is what other colleagues know tomorrow. It is impossible for
them to keep words. Second, I find difficulty in communicating with my supervisor. It seems he is
never satisfied with my work.
I tried several ways to improve the situation. For my female colleagues, I made it a rule that I
will never talk about other colleagues’ privacy with them. I never make any negative comments.
Instead, I use positive words to describe other people. For my supervisor, I tried to communicate
with him when he is less impatient and moody. People tend to accept others’ opinions when they
are relaxed and in a happy mood. I find this method very helpful.
Now I am a senior staff in my company. When problems occur, it is no use complaining
about them. My own experience is good example to show that problems can be solved
successfully.
2011年06月湖南成人高等教育学士学位外语水平考试试题
Part I Dialogue Completion (15 points)
Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each followed by 4 choices
marked A, B, C and D .Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the
ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
1. Speaker A: Would you please pass the salt?.
Speaker B: But don’t put too much of it in the soup.
A. Here you are. B. There you go.
C. I sure do. D. My pleasure.
2. Speaker A: Good evening, George. Come in. How have you been?
Speaker B:
Speaker A: Oh, reasonably well.
A. Just fine, thank you. C. Could be better, thanks.
B. Well yes, thanks. D. Nice, thank you.
3. Speaker A: I’d like to have my phone disconnected?
Speaker B: _________
Speaker A: Well, I’m moving to California for a new job there.
A. Give me a reason! B. You do?
C. Why is that? D. May I ask why?
4. Speaker A: Is Mrs. Johnson joining us for dinner?
Speaker B: Why did you ask?
Speaker A: I’d like her to try some Chinese food.
A. Not as I know. B. Never mind.
C. Not that I know of. D. She is not.
5. Speaker A: By the way, do you know how to use chopsticks?
Speaker B: That’s easy.
Speaker A: ________
Speaker B: I was stationed in China for five years, you know.
A. It is amazing!
B. Why did you say that?
C. It was impossible.
D. How did you learn to use them?
6. Speaker A: Are you ill?
Speaker B: . I’m just tired.
A. It’s all right. B. Exactly.
C. Not really. D. Don’t mention it.
7. Speaker A: Are you hungry?
Speaker B: Hungry?
Speaker A: So let’s go to the Italian restaurant near here.
A. I’m starving. B. I don’t know.
C. Not yet. D. It’s not my topic.
8. Speaker A: How about the professor’s lecture?
Speaker B: I find it very difficult to follow. ________
A. It’s so inspiring. B. It’s beyond me.
C. It’s so interesting. D. It’s not my topic.
9. Speaker A: Let’s go to the movies in Prickly tomorrow.
Speaker B: Ok, where should we meet?
Speaker A: _________ ---name the place and I’ll pick you up.
A. I’ll let you know.
B. I’ll tell you what.
C. You know what.
D. You just say it.
10. Speaker A: Were you planning to stop by the supermarket?
Speaker B: Yes. Would you like me to get you anything?
Speaker A: A loaf of bread, ________.
A. if any
B. if you like
C. if I were you
D. if you don’t mind
11. Speaker A: Do you have any job openings?
Speaker B: No, but if you fill out an application, ________.
A. we can keep it on file for a year
B. we can put it on notice
C. we’ll see what happens
D. we’ll call you when we have time
12. Speaker A: Hi, Russ. We are having a bit of trouble with the car, so we won’t be able to make
it tonight. I’m really sorry.
Speaker B: .
A. That’s good. I’m busy at the moment, too.
B. Well, sorry to hear that. Want me to come get you?
C. Don’t worry about it. See you in a while.
D. Ok, great. Sorry about the inconvenience.
13. Speaker A: Why did you tell the whole world about my past?
Speaker B: .
A. Oh well, it’s done now. I can’t help.
B. I guess it doesn’t matter that much.
C. Well, I apologize. I got all excited.
D. Sorry. You shouldn’t complain to me.
14. Speaker A: Sorry about all the inconvenience.
Speaker B:
A. Ok. With great pleasure.
B. Don’t worry about it.
C. Oh, really? That’s ok.
D. I’m sorry to hear that.
15. Speaker A: Good morning, Dr. Hampton. May I come in?
Speaker B: Good morning, Gretchen. Of course.________
Speaker A: Well, we’ll have a dinner party, and we’d like to invite you especially.
A. What do you want to do?
B. Do you have anything to say?
C. How can I be of help?
D. Can you tell me why you are here?
PART II Reading Comprehension (40 points )
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.
Passage one
Plastic bags are fast choking our planet. They are expensive for not only consumers but also Environment friendly bags are the latest and most fashionable to bit the market. Environment friendly people want to be associated and seen with natural fiber bags. Multicolored patch work bags and printed bags are everyone’s favorite. Most eco-friendly bags are made of cotton. These bags are very comfortable and elegant. They are not only attractive but also long lasting.
A cotton bag is a simple and stylish way to eliminate waste and make a fashion statement. Cotton bags with unique patterns and designs are simple and stylish to carry around. Cotton fiber is soft-touch and most comfortable. Finishing processes of cotton are numerous, reflecting today’s tremendous range and combination of colors and special qualities. The bags are reusable and represent a sustainable alternative to traditional materials.
Introducing this exciting new message of environmental sustainability is Kariwala Green Bags, which makes a vast range of environment friendly bags. Its cotton bags are simple yet elegant. The collection is suit all needs and situations: beach bags, wine bottle bags, shopping and gift bags, promotional bags, and fashion bags.
The company, with its special emphasis on quality, has taken steps to carry the environmental message to the world ready to embrace a brighter ecological future. With its strong presence in over 42 countries worldwide, the company has transformed the simplest cotton bags into a
Be the one to make a resolution to reduce the strain on Mother Nature and look good in the process. To make the earth a better place to live in and to know more about long-lasting and fashionable eco-friendly bags, please visit http://www.kariwala.com.
16. The phrase “to come up with” (Paragraph 1) means “________”.
A. to replace
B. to purchase
C. to produce
D. to ban
17. Cotton bags are becoming popular because they are _______.
A. strong and easy to keep
B. less costly and washable
C. eco-friendly and fashionable
D. light and convenient to carry
18. Kariwala is probably ________.
A. a new material for making bags
B. a manufacturer of bags
C. the name of a bag store.
D. an advertising agency
19. By “revolution” (Paragraph 5), the author probably refers to the _______.
A. great reduction of white pollution
B. a brand new style of bag design
C. a new way to promote cotton bags
D. widespread use of eco-friendly bags
20. The primary purpose of the author is to .
Passage Two
A review of more than 160 studies of human subjects has found “clear and compelling evidence” that---all else being equal ---happy people tend to live longer and experience better health than their unhappy peers.
The study is the most comprehensive review so far of the evidence linking happiness to health. Its lead author ED Diener analyzed long-term studies of human subjects, experimental human trials, and studies that evaluate the health status of people stressed by natural events.
“We reviewed eight different types of studies,” Diener said. “And the general conclusion from each type of study is that your subjective well-being---that is, feeling positive about your life, not stressed out, not depressed---contributes to both long life and better health among healthy populations.”
A. promote Kariwala cotton bags B. advocate the advantages of cotton bags C. highlight the importance of bag designs D. persuade people to follow the fashion
A study that followed nearly 5,000 university students for more than 40 years, for example, found that those who were most pessimistic as students tended to die younger than their peers. An even longer-term study that followed 180 Catholic nuns from early adulthood to old age found that those who wrote positive accounts of their lives in their early 20s tended to live longer than those who wrote more negative ones.
There were a few exceptions, but most of long-term studies the researchers reviewed found that anxiety, depression, a lack of enjoyment of daily activities and pessimism are all associated with higher rates of disease and a shorter life.
While happiness might not by itself prevent or cure disease, posive emotions and enjoyment of life do contribute to better health and a longer life, Diener said.
“Happiness is no magic bullet,” he said. “But the evidence is clear and compelling that it changes your chances of getting disease or dying young.”
21. The word “compelling” (Paragraph 1) means “_______”.
A. direct
B. convincing
C. adequate
D. conclusive
22. According to Paragraph 2, Ed Diener .
A. studied the health conditions of the subjects B. conducted experimental human trials
C. made long-term studies of human subjects D. review other researchers’ studies
23. According to the studies on university students and Catholic nuns, who are more likely to live
longer?
A. Well-educated people.
B. Optimistic people.
C. Open-minded people.
D. Religious people.
24. What is NOT mentioned as relevant to a shorter life?
A. Depression and anxiety.
B. Lack of enjoyment.
C. Constant lack of sleep.
D. Stress and pessimism.
25. By saying that “Happiness is no magic bullet” (Paragraph 7), Diener means that
happiness .
A. is not ever lasting B. is not easy to obtain
C. is not a good treatment of diseases D. is not a guarantee of health and long life
Passage Three
Cold weather has a great effect on how our minds and our bodies work. Maybe that is why there are so many expressions that use the word “cold”. For centuries the body’s blood has been linked closely with emotions. People who show no human emotions or feelings, for example, are said to be cold blooded.
Cold-blooded people act in cruel ways. They may do brutal things to others and not by
accident. For example, a newspaper says the police are searching for a cold-blooded killer. The killer murdered someone not in self-defense or because he was reacting to anger or fear. He seemed to kill for no reason and with no emotion as if taking someone’s life meant nothing.
Cold can affect other parts of the body, the feet, for example. Heavy socks can warm your feet if your feet are really cold. But there is an expression “to get cold feet” that has nothing to do with cold or your feet. The expression means being afraid to do something you have decided to do. For example, you agreed to be president of an organization, but then you learned that all the other officers have resigned. All the work of the organization will be your responsibility. You are likely to get cold feet about being president when you understand the situation.
A cold fish is not a fish. It is a person. But it is a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and shows no love or warmth. A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone else. Someone who is a cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone else. Someone who is a cold fish could be cold hearted. Now a cold-hearted person is someone who has no sympathy. Several popular songs in recent years were about cold-hearted men or cold-hearted women who without feeling broke the hearts of their lovers.
“Out in the cold” means not getting something that everybody else has got. A person might say that everybody but him got a pay raise that he was left out in the cold and it is not a pleasant place to be in.
26. The focus of the passage is A. the meanings of expressions with “cold”
B. the influence of cold weather on our mind and body
C. why people are unhappy with cold weather
D. how some people become cold blooded
27. A cold-blooded killer may take the life of another person .
A. by accident B. for no reason
C. out of fear D. in self-defense
28. If a person “gets cold feet”, he or she may feel a little A. angry B. puzzled
C. disappointed D. frightened
29. A cold fish is a person who _______.
A. is indifferent to others’ sufferings
B. tends to turn down others’ help
C. remains cool in emergency
D. prefers to stay all alone
30. Which of the following expressions may mean “unlucky”?
A. Cold face. B. Cold feet.
C. Cold heart. D. Out in the cold.
Passage Four
The New York Times has reported on a problem that many of us have but are not aware of—Internet addiction. According to reporter Tara Parker-Pope, millions of us are addicted to being online. She says this is a growing problem that is making us more forgetful and impatient.
Ms Parker-Pope writes about various reports highlighting how technology is changing people. In one, she quotes cyber-psychologist Dr. Elias Aboujaode who says: “More and more, life is resembling the chat room.” He said we are living in “virtual lifestyles”, which is negatively affecting our real-life relationships. Nicki Dowling, a clinical psychologist from Melbourne University in Australia, concluded in a recent study that ten per cent of young people had what she called “Internet dependence”.
Tara Parker-Pope quizzed experts in this field on what the signs of being overly absorbed in technology are. She came up with seven signs of “tech overload”. The first is whether you check your e-mail before doing other things. Another sign is if you always look forward to your next online visit — a sure sign of dependence and addiction. The third point is if you say, “just a few more minutes” when someone wants you. Parker-Pope found one’s communication with others also says a lot about how important the Internet is compared with family and friends; do you lie about how much time you spend online or choose to surf the Internet instead of going out with others? Other indicators include the “online lift” that stops you being unhappy, and others’ complaints about you always being online.
31. Which of the following can be the title of this passage?
A. Internet Addiction
B. Virtual Lifestyles
C. Indicators of Net Dependence
D. Importance of the Internet
32. According to Tara Parker-Pope, millions of people A. have realized the problem of Internet addiction
B. cannot get rid of their habit of staying online
C. have become more patient and careful online
D. welcome the changes brought about by technology
33. What does Dr. Elias Aboujaode think of the virtual lifestyles that we are living in?
A. They make people eager to talk to each other.
B. They make people more dependent on the Internet.
C. They have a negative effect on real-life relationships.
D. They get more people interested in online studies.
34. Which of the following is NOT a sign of Internet addiction?
A. Checking e-mail before doing anything else.
B. Expecting all the time the next online visit.
C. Surfing the Net instead of going out with others.
D. Arriving late for important appointments.
35. What does “tech overload” (Paragraph 2) mean in the passage?
A. Over-absorption in the Internet.
B. Over-dependence on e-mail.
C. Over-interest in technology.
D. Over-interaction with friends.
PART III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)
Directions : There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 4 choices
marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentences. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
36. other activities.
A. so much as B. as much as C. as many as D. so many as
37. The turnover capacity of the harbor has increased this year.
A. by two fifth B. by two fifths C. to two fifth D. to two fifths
38. It won’t be long our city can solve the problem of water pollution.
A. after B. before C. since D. when
39. All information has been A. saved B. downloaded
C. deleted D. checked
40. The note was to him of something he had to explain to his students.
A. inform B. warn C. remind D. notify
41. Research opportunities in a wide range of pure and applied mathematics.
A. rise B. exist
C. happen D. stand
42. It is not for me to return all the books now because I still need some of them for my
research.
A. convenient B. necessary C. urgent D. advisable
43. For travelers, the dramatic combination of old and new makes for a journey unlike _______.
A. any other B. each other C. one another D. every other
44. The manager first introduced himself to the new employees and then went on the
company regulations.
A. with explaining B. explaining C. to explain D. being explaining
45. Many of the world’s greatest novels are reported into films in the past few years.
A. to have been made B. to be made
C. having been made D. having made
46. There is no point to persuade him to take the risk of starting his own business.
A. to try B. in trying
C. of trying D. for trying
47. He heard someone when he happened to be passing through the village.
A. scream B. to scream
C. screaming D. screamed
48. I really appreciate to help me, but I am sure that I can manage by myself.
A. you to offer B. that you offer
C. your offering D. you offer
49. After several rounds of talks, both sides regarded the territory dispute A. being settled B. to be settled C. as being settled D. as settled
50. I wish to be understood that what he did has nothing to do with me.
A. it B. that C. this D. there
51.the bad weather, no shipment will arrive this week.
A. On account of B. By means of C. In spite of D. In front of
52. There is reason to believe that we are able to solve this problem on our own.
A. all B. each C. any D. every
53. He her as soon as he came back from his business trip.
A. called in B. called at C. called on D. called to
54. While wandering in the yard sale, I a famous painting.
A. came across B. came to C. came at D. came for
55. There are some remote areas in the world that remain _______ by modern civilization.
A. unconcerned B. untouched C. unobserved D. uncovered
56. Contrary to the prediction of the opposition, so far Mr. Modale has played largely ______ the
rules.
A. for B. in
C. with D. by
57. The intelligence department was accused of failure to ______ the troops to a possible enemy
attack.
A. instruct B. warn C. dictate D. alert
58. We need someone really _______ who can organize the office and run it smoothly.
A. cheerful B. realistic C. effective D. efficient
59. Valentine’s Day (February 14th) is the day ______ sweethearts exchange gifts or go out to
dinner.
A. in which B. for that
C. on which D. by that
60. Economists estimate that prices next year will be much higher than _______ we are today.
A. how B. when C. what D. where
61. Have you got any definite plans for your future you’ve completed your graduate
studies?
A. now that B. but that C. in that D. so that
62. A. so interesting topic B. such interesting topic
C. such interesting a topic D. so interesting a topic
63. People under a lot of may experience headaches, minor pains, and sleeping
difficulties.
A. stress B. exposure C. nervousness D. illness
64. Many social problems are obviously caused by uneven of wealth.
A. development B. management C. distribution D. contribution
65. He should what he’s good at, and not switch to something he knows little about.
A. take on B. stick to
C. go after D. live on
66. His total possessions little more than the clothes he stood up in.
A. amounted to B. settled for C. turned up D. equaled to
67. By last month my cousin more than two thousand stamps.
A. had been collecting B. has collected
C. would have collected D. had collected
68. In recent years, “Internet” has become one of the _______ words.
A. family B. home C. house D. household
69. The of older person is relatively low in developing countries, but is growing faster
than in the West.
A. statistics B. percentage C. ranking D. ratio
70. Vicki never worried or hesitated about anything; she whatever she wanted and almost
always got it.
A. went over B. went through
C. went for D. went without
71. Millions of people in the world go hungry today, not because there isn’t enough food, but
because they just have no to the food.
A. access B. means C. possibility D. right
72. When energy is converted from one from to another, some energy is always lost as heat. ________, no energy conversion is 100% efficient.
A. In other terms B. In other ways
C. In other words D. In other conditions
73. Fishing in the company of my father is the most precious memory of my childhood.
A. at times B. by far
C. since then D. in general
74. In social dancing, the participants dance for their own pleasure rather than for of the
audience.
A. that B. one
C. those D. ones
75. Scientists are now looking for ways to electricity less expensively from renewable
sources.
A. generate B. manufacture C. construct D. transform
Part IV Cloze Test (10 points)
Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passag . For each numbered blank , 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.
Many businesses, associations, and other organizations maintain a library to the special needs of their workers and members. libraries fall into the general category of special libraries.
The library of a newspaper is a special is the library of a bank, of an advertising agency, or of a company that makes airplanes. The New York Times, 79 , maintains a special library for the use of its editors and researchers.
Special libraries from tiny rooms to huge buildings. Some spend millions of dollars each year providing library services. The 81 of special libraries depend on the needs of the organization they support. In fast-developing fields, special library collections may include few books. These libraries may rely on journals, electronic resources, newspaper clippings, and research or government reports.
Most special libraries helping their users keep up with rapid developments in a particular field of knowledge. Many of these users are professionals need up-to-date information to make important decisions.
Most special libraries information on general topics. Therefore, special
librarians make extensive use of other sources of information, such as on-line databases, government agencies, research libraries, and university libraries.
76. A. stress B. recognize C. serve D. consider
77. A. Some B. Such C. The other D. Many other
78. A. Also B. So C. Likewise D. Too
79. A. at first B. at last C. for example D. for the time being
80. A. differ B. stretch C. extend D. range
81. A. contents B. texts C. subjects D. details
82. A. rarely B. instead C. still D. readily
83. A. go through B. inquire into C. allow for D. focus on
84. A. who B. whoever C. whose D. which
85. A. much B. little C. many D. few
Part V Writing (15 points)
Directions: You are to write in no less than 120 words on the topic of “What I am proud of doing in my work OR my study”. Note: Choose only one to write about. Your writing may be based on the Chinese outline give below:
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骄傲的理由是······
结论。
参考答案及精解
PartⅠ. Dialogue Completion (15 points)
1. A 说话人A希望B能将盐递给他,由B的下半句可以推断B应该是完成了这个动作,因此选A,意思为“给你吧!”B (There you go)意为可以了,一般用来表示结束某段对话。答案C表示“我一定会做”,表决心。答案D表示“不客气,不用谢”,别人表示感谢时的回答语。
2. A 问话人A询问最近怎么样(how have you been),回答应该是A“还行,还不错”。Could be better.“还可以再好一些”
3. D 说话人A希望申请电话停机,并且他回答是因为工作要搬去加利福尼亚,属于解释电话停机的原因,所以应该选D(请问我能知道为什么吗?),May I ask表示客气地询问。
4. C 说话人A询问Mrs. Johnson是否会来吃晚餐,根据对话内容推断回答应该是否定的。没有A选项这个表达方式;B表示“没关系,不介意”;C表示“我不知道,据我所知并非如此”;D选项表示“她不是”。
5. D 从B的最后一句可以推断他是在解释自己为什么会使用筷子,因此A应该是问“你是如何学会使用筷子的?”
6. C 从B的最后一句可以推断他并不是真的生病了,而只是有点疲倦了(I’m just tired),所以应该选C(没有)。A 表示“别客气”;B表示“确实如此”;D表示“区区小事何足挂齿”。
7. A 说话人A询问B是否饿了,并且建议到一个意大利餐馆就餐,因此可以推断B应该是肚子饿了,所以选答案A,表示“我很饿”(starving=feel very hungry)的意思。
8. B 首先由A发起询问,“教授的课怎么样?”而B回答“很难听懂”,因此可以推断出答案应该是B “我听不懂”(It’s beyond me=It’s impossible for me to understand)。答案A表示“令人鼓舞”;答案C表示“非常有趣”;答案D表示“我不想谈论这个”。
9. D 题中2人在确定见面的地点,从A的回答来看,“你确定地方好了,我来接你”可以看出他把决定权交给B,所以答案是D“你决定好了”(you just say it)。
10. B 从对话可以看出,说话人B询问说话人A是否需要从超市带点什么,说话人A回答希望能够带个面包,所以答案B(如果你愿意的话)最符合说话的语气。A表示“假若有的话”;C表示“如果我是你”,D表示“假若你不介意的话”。
11. A 说话人A询问目前是否有职位空缺,B回答暂时没有,那么答案A(填个申请表,我们将保留你的档案一年)是最符合语境的。
12. C 根据对话内容,说话人A说明不能准时前来的原因是因为车子有点毛病,因此说话人B的回答用C选项(别担心,稍后见)更符合题意。
13. C 说话人A对于说话人B到处传播他的过去很恼怒,从说话人A的情绪可以判断他很生气,因此说话人B的回答C选项(对不起,我太激动了)能够表明他道歉的诚意。
14. B 说话人A对于自己给说话人B所带来的麻烦感到很抱歉,说话人B的回答用第二个选项(别太介意)更合适。A表示愿意帮忙时的用语,C表示“真的吗?没关系”,D表示“听到??我很难过。”
15. C 对来访者的到来,一般的问候是“有什么可以帮忙的吗?”ABD的答案略显唐突。
PART II Reading Comprehension (40 points )
Passage 1
16. C 单词释义题。come up with提出;想出;赶上。replace取代,代替,替换,更换,归还,偿还,把?放回原处;purchase购买,赢得;produce生产,引起,创作;ban禁止,取缔。
17. C 细节推断题。文章的第二段讲述环保袋非常流行,该段最后两句解释流行的原因,从这里可以推断选项C符合题意。其它选项文中并未提及。
18. B 细节推断题。由文章第四段第一句话(Introducing this exciting new message…which makes a vast range of environment friendly bags)中的关键词make可以推断出Kariwala应该是一个环保袋生厂商,答案B符合题意。
19. D 逻辑推理题。从全文来看,作者强调的是widespread use of eco-friendly bags(环保袋的广泛使用),选项D和第五段的第二句话(With its strong presence in…)符合,其它选项不是文章的重点。
20. A 文章主旨题。从文章的最后一句话(让地球成为一个更宜居的地方,要了解更多关于经久耐用时尚环保的购物袋,请访问??网址)可以推断出作者写作本文的主要意图是为Kariwala品牌的环保袋做宣传。
参考译文:
塑料袋快要令我们的星球得以窒息。对消费者来说它们很昂贵,而且对我们的环境更是如此;当前的需要就是设计出(生产出)环保袋。
环保袋是市场上最新最时尚的亮点。环保人士想要被人看见自己与天然竹纤维袋相关联。五彩斑斓的补丁工作袋和印刷袋是每个人的最爱。大多数的环保袋是用棉布做成的。这些袋子十分舒服,而且美观。他们不仅仅好看,而且能长久使用。
一个棉布袋是一种可以用来减少浪费且简单流行的方式,并且时尚美观。拥有独一无二的类型和设计的棉布袋携带起来十分简便而且时尚。棉纤维摸上去十分柔软而且舒适。棉布制作过程的完成有着巨大的工作量,这反映了今天颜色和特性方面巨大的结合和安排。这种袋子是可以再次使用的,它代表着一种可持续使用的材料能够替代了传统材料。
带来此项振奋人心的环境可持续性新消息的是卡里瓦拉的绿袋子,它们是一大批环保袋。它们的棉布袋简约而又不失优雅。它们可以满足任何需求:沙滩袋、酒瓶袋、购物袋、礼品袋、促销袋和时尚袋。
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Passage Two
21. B 单词释义题。direct直接的,直系的;convincing使人信服的,有力的,令人心悦诚服的;adequate足够的,充足的,适当的,能胜任的;conclusive决定性的,最后的,确实的,确定性的。compelling在此句中作“有力的”理解,符合这个意思的是选项B。
22. D 细节推断题。从第二段第二句的关键词analyze(Its lead author ED Diener analyzed
long-term studies of human subjects)推断出ED Diener并不是自己亲自做实验,而只是回顾前人的研究,因此选项D符合题意。
23. B 逻辑推理题。文章的第四段列举了关于大学生和修女的两个例子,这两个例子都是为了说明作者的中心观点:乐观积极的(optimistic=positive)人更长寿。因此选项B符合题意。
24. C 细节推断题。从(“anxiety, depression, a lack of enjoyment of daily activities and pessimism are all associated with higher rates of disease and a shorter life”)此句可以判断选项C并未包括在内。
25. D 逻辑推理题。由此句While happiness might not by itself prevent or cure disease(然而幸福本身可能无法预防或治疗疾病)可以推断,幸福感并不是健康和长寿的保障(not a guarantee of health and long life)。
参考译文:
一个160多项人类研究的分析报告发现了一个“清晰而又令人信服的证据”——所有的研究都是一样的——幸福的人往往更长寿,而且比那些不幸福的人更加健康。
这项研究是目前为止对幸福和健康关联度证据中最全面的分析报告。该文的首席作者埃德〃迪纳对人类实验对象的长期研究,实验性的人体测试,评估受自然事件压迫人群的健康状况的研究进行了分析。
“我们分析了8种不同类型的研究,”迪纳说。“从每种研究类型中得出的普遍结论就是你的主观幸福感——即对生活的积极向上,不那么有压力,不那么心情沮丧——这有益于健康人群的长寿和更加健康。
一项为期40多年、涉及5000名大学生的研究成果显示,最悲观的大学生往往要比其他大学生早亡。一项持续时间更长、以180名年龄为青年到老年的天主教修女为对象的研究也发现,那些在20出头开始记录开心事情的修女比那些记录更多消极事情的修女要活得更长。
这其中也有一些例外,但是研究者所分析的绝大多数长期研究发现,焦虑、抑郁、对日常生活的冷漠以及悲观都与高疾病率和短命有关联。
然而幸福本身可能无法预防或治疗疾病,迪纳说怀有积极的情感和对生活的热爱确实有助于更加健康和更加长寿。
他说, 尽管“幸福快乐不是灵丹妙药”,“但是证据是清楚而有说服力的,幸福快乐既可减少患病几率,也可降低早亡几率。”
Passage Three
26. A 文章主旨题。从第一段第二句话“Maybe that is why there are so many expressions that use the word “cold””和后面的词组“cold-blooded”,“to get cold feet”,“cold fish”,“cold-hearted”,“out in the cold”可以判断,本文所讨论的重点是与cold有关的词组的意义(the meanings of expressions with “cold”),因此A符合题意。
27. B 细节推断题。由文章第二段(The killer murdered someone not in self-defense or because he was reacting to anger or fear. He seemed to kill for no reason…)句可以推断答案B符合题意。
28. D 细节推断题。to get cold feet(临阵退缩)。由(The expression means being afraid to do something you have decided to do.)可以找出frightened(害怕的)为正确答案。Angry意为生气的,puzzled意为困惑的,disappointed意为失望的。
29. A 细节推断题。由第四段第二句话中的关键短语(shows no love or warmth)可以判断,cold fish应该是指冷漠的人。选项A符合题意。
30. D 细节推断题。文章最后一段解释out in the cold这个短语,由关键句子(“Out in the cold” means not getting something that everybody else has got.)可以判断这个短语表示不走运的意思。Cold face文章并未提及,Cold feet表示害怕,Cold heart表示冷酷的。
参考译文:
寒冷的天气对我们的思维和身体机能有着非常大的影响。也许,这就是为什么有那么的词语都会用到冷(cold)这个单词。几个世纪以来,人们一直将身体里流动的血液和情感紧密地联系在一起。例如,那些没有人类情感或感情的人会被称为冷血(cold-blooded)。
冷血的人行事方式残忍,他们也许会故意对他人做出很残暴的事情。例如,报纸上说,警察正在搜捕一个冷血杀手。他杀人并非出于自卫,或是因为愤怒或恐惧而做出的本能反应。他似乎是无缘无故地杀人,非常无情,好像夺走他人的生命并没有什么大不了的。
寒冷会影响身体其它部位,例如,脚。如果你的双脚真的很冷,那么(穿上)厚厚的袜子可以给脚保暖。但有个词语临阵退缩(to get cold feet),它跟冷或脚没有什么关系。这个词语的意思是:对自己已经决定要做的事情感到害怕。例如,你同意担任某个机构的主席。但就在这时,你得知所有其他管理人员都辞职了,这家机构的所有工作都将由你一个人负责。当你搞清楚这个局面之后,你可能会对担任主席一职想临阵退缩。
冷血动物(cold fish)并非说鱼,而是指人,是指那种不友好、无情又无爱的冷酷的人。冷血动物不会向任何人敞开心扉。像冷血动物一样的人,可能会表现的冷酷无情(cold-hearted)。如今,冷酷无情的人是指没有同情心的人。近年来,有几首流行歌曲描述了冷酷无情的男男女女,他们很无情地让自己的爱人心碎。
坐冷板凳(out in the cold)是个能经常听到的词语。它的意思是没有获得其他每个人都得到的东西。某个人也许会说,除了他之外,每个人都加了薪,他被丢在冷板凳上。冷板凳真不是人坐的好地方。
Passage Four
31. A 文章主旨题。题干希望提供一个标题,只有概括了全文内容的选项才能符合题意。从全文来看,第一段主要描述网络成瘾的危害,第二段主要描述了网络成瘾的症状,因此A符合题意。选项B和C只是部分内容,选项D不符合题意。
32. B 细节推断题。选项A是错误表达,文章第一句提及人们并未意识到这个问题。由第一段第二句(millions of us are addicted to being online.)判断选项B(不能改掉上网成瘾的习惯)符合题意。选项C是错误表达,和文章内容相反(making us more forgetful and impatient);选项D文中未出现。
33. C 细节推断题。由(which is negatively affecting our real-life relationships)此句可判断选项C(对我们的现实生活有着负面影响)为正确答案。
34. D 细节推断题。从文章第二段可以看出,选项ABC都是网瘾的表现,而选项D文章并未提到。
35. A 单词释义题。由此句(She came up with seven signs of “tech overload”.她提出了网瘾的七条表现形式)可以判断tech-overload是指上网成瘾的意思。因此选项A符合题意。选项B只是网瘾的表现形式之一,不全面。选项C中technology一词偏大。选项D文中并未提到。 参考译文:
纽约时报报道了一个我们大多数人都有的,但却没有注意到的问题——网络成瘾。根据记者塔拉〃帕克〃鲍博说,成千上百万的人们都有网瘾。她说这是一个日渐严重的问题,它让我们变得更加健忘和不耐烦。帕克〃鲍博小姐写了很多有关强调技术正在改变人们的报道。在其中一篇报道中,她引用了网络心理学博士艾拉斯〃阿布扎德的话:“生活越来越像聊天室了。”他说我们正在“虚拟生活方式”中生活,这种生活方式负面地影响着我们现实生活中的人际关系。尼克〃道林,一位来自澳大利亚墨尔本大学的临床心理学家,在最近一项研究调查中总结道,有10%的年轻人都有他说称道的“网络依赖症”。
塔拉〃帕克〃鲍博就什么是过分沉溺于网络的标志咨询了这一领域的专家。她提出了七个“技术超载”的标志。第一个标志是,你是否在做其他事情的之前检查邮件。第二项是你
是否很期待等会就上网---一个网络依赖和成瘾的确定标志。第三项,如果当别人找你有事时,你总是说“再等等”。帕克〃鲍博发现一个人与其他人的交流同样也很能反映出与家庭和朋友相比互联网有多么重要。对于你会花多少时间上网或选择网上冲浪而不和别人出去玩,你会撒谎吗?其他指标包括“挂在网上”让你变得快乐,并且其他人对你的抱怨也只会在上网出现。
Part III. Vocabulary and Structures (20 points)
36. B so much as甚至于;连??都不;as much as差不多,尽?那样多;as many as多达,
和??一样多;so many as用于否定句当中,相当于as many as。题干意思:这个女孩学会喜欢乡村音乐和喜欢其他活动差不多。
37. B two fifths五分之二。题干意思:这个港口今年的吞吐能力增加了五分之二。
38. D It won’t be long before要不了多久,不久以后。题干意思:不久以后,我们这座城市
就能够解决水污染问题。
39. D save节省,保存,储蓄,解救;download下载;delete删除;check检查,制止,寄
存。题干意思:所有信息都被尽可能仔细地检查过了,以确保其精确。
40. A inform通知,告诉,报告;warn警告,提醒,通知;remind提醒,使想起;notify
通告,通知,公布。remind sb of sth使某人想起,提醒某人想起某事,提醒某人做某事。题干意思:这张便条是为了提醒他某些他必须给学生解释的事情。
41. B rise上升,增强,起立,高耸;exist存在,生存,生活,继续存在;happen发生,
碰巧,偶然遇到;stand使站立,忍受,抵抗。题干意思:研究机会在纯数学和应用数学广泛存在。
42. A convenient方便的,便利的;necessary必要的,必需的,必然的;urgent紧急的,急
迫的;advisable明智的,可取的,适当的。题干意思:我不方便现在就归还所有的书,因为我的研究还需要其中的一些书。
43. A unlike any other与众不同。题干意思:对于旅行者来说,戏剧性的新旧组合使得这次
旅游与众不同。
44. B go on doing sth继续做某事。题干意思:经理首先向员工介绍了自己,然后继续介绍
了公司的规章制度。
45. C 本题考查的是完成式的被动语态。题干意思:许多世界上最有名的小说在过去几年
被报道拍成了电影。
46. B There is no point in doing sth.没必要做某事;做??没有意义。题干意思:没有必要
说服他冒险开始他自己的事业。
47. C hear sb doing听见某人正在做某事。题干意思:当他碰巧通过村庄时,他听到有人尖
叫。
48. C appreciate往往接doing结构。题干意思:非常感谢你的主动帮助,但是我确信我自
己可以搞定。
49. B regard ?as把??当作,把??看作。题干意思:经过几轮的谈判之后,双方认为
领土争端将会得到解决。
50. A it指代that引导的从句。题干意思:我希望大家理解他所做的与我无关。
51. A On account of由于;因为;为了??的缘故;By means of用,依靠;In spite of尽管,
不管,不顾;In front of在??前面。题干意思:由于恶劣天气,本周不会有货运到港。
52. D There is every reason to believe that有充分理由相信。题干意思:有充分理由可以相信,
我们自己能够解决这个问题。
53. C called in召集,召来;called at拜访,访问,停靠(车站);called on访问,拜访,号
召,请求;called to打电话给,呼唤,向?喊,(动物)向?发出特有的叫声。call on sb
看某人。题干意思:他出差一回来就去看她了。
54. A came across偶遇,无意中发现,讲得清楚明白,给人?印象;came to想起,共计;
came at攻击,袭击,达到,得到;came for为某种目的而来取,向??冲来,对??进行袭击。题干意思:在庭院拍卖会闲逛时,我无意中发现了一幅名画。
55. B unconcerned不关心的,无关的,无忧虑的;untouched未受影响的,未改变的,未触
动过的,不受感动的;unobserved未被遵守的,未被注意的;uncovered无覆盖物的,[保险] 未保险的,无盖的。题干意思:世界上仍然有现代文明尚未触及的遥远地区。
56. D play by the rules遵守游戏规则;依着游戏规矩走;一切都照规矩。题干意思:虽然
与反对派的意见相左,到目前为止,摩达尔先生还是很能遵守游戏规则。
57. D instruct指导,通知,命令,教授;warn警告,提醒,通知;dictate命令,口述,使
听写;alert警告,使警觉,使意识到。If you alert someone to a situation, especially a dangerous or unpleasant situation, you tell them about it。题干意思:情报部门因为没有提醒军队可能有敌方袭击而被控告。
58. D cheerful高兴的,快乐的;realistic现实的,现实主义的,逼真的,实在论的;effective
有效的,起作用的,实际的,实在的,给人深刻印象;efficient有效率的,有能力的,生效的。题干意思:我们需要真正能干的人来管理这个办公室(或办事处)并使之顺利地运作起来。
59. C 表示在具体某一天用介词on。题干意思:情人节(2月14号)就是情人交换礼物或
一起出去吃饭的日子。
60. D how怎样;when什么时候;what什么;where在哪里。题干意思:经济学家们估计
明年的物价将比现在所处的物价还有高。
61. A now that既然,由于;but that要不是,若非;in that因为;so that以便,所以。题干
意思:既然你完成了你的研究生学习,你对你自己的未来有什么确定的计划吗?。
62. D 引导结果状语从句的句型主要有:so+adj(adv)+that从句;so+adj+a(an)+n+that
从句;such+a(an)+adj+n+that从句。表示“这样??(一个)??以至于??”。题干意思:这个讨论话题是如此之有趣,以至于我们都想表达自己的观点。
63. A stress紧张,压力;exposure暴露,曝光,揭露,陈列;nervousness神经过敏,紧张
不安;illness病;疾病。题干意思:人们在压力下会感到头疼、不适、睡不好觉。。
64. C development发展,显影;management管理,经营,处理;distribution分发,分配,
散布,分布;contribution贡献,捐献,投稿。题干意思:很多社会问题很明显是由财富的分配不均所造成的。
65. B take on承担,呈现,具有,流行,接纳,雇用,穿上;stick to坚持,粘住;go after
追求,追逐;live on以??为食;靠??生活。题干意思:他应当坚持他所擅长的事情,而不应当换到他知之甚少的行当。
66. A amounted to相当于,总计为;settled for满足于,退而求其次,勉强接受某事物;turned
up出现,发生,开大,发现,卷起,使仰卧;equaled to等于;胜任。题干意思:他的全部财产,除了身上所穿的外,别无他物。
67. D By加时间,后面的的时态规则是:如果加现在,就用现在完成时;加过去的时间点,
用过去完成时;加将来的时间点,用将来完成时。题干意思:到上个月,我堂兄已经收集了两千多枚邮票。
68. D family家庭的,家族的;home国内的,家庭的,有效的;house住宅,家庭,机构,
议会,某种用途的建筑物;household家庭的,日常的,王室的。题干意思:近年来,“互联网”已经成为了一个家喻户晓的词了。
69. B statistics统计,统计数字,统计学;percentage百分比,百分率,百分数;ranking分
等级,名次,队;ratio比,比率。题干意思:老年人数的百分比在发展中国家相对低,但是增长比西方快很多。
70. C go over复习,重温,仔细检查,转变,润色;go through参加,经受,仔细检查,
被通过;go for去找,被认为,主张,拥护,努力获取;go without没有??也行。题干意思:Vicki从来对任何事情都不曾担忧或犹豫,她追求她想要的,而且总是能够如愿以偿。
71. A access通路,进入,使用之权;means方法,手段;possibility可能性;right权利。
have no access to无法获得,没有机会享受,没有接触过。题干意思:当今我们世界数以百万的人正面临着饥饿,这不是因为缺乏食物,而是因为他们无法获得食物。
72. C In other terms以其他的术语来说;In other ways在其他方面,用别的方式;In other
words换句话说;In other conditions在其它情况下。In other words=That is to say表示解释和说明。题干意思:当能量从一种形式转化为另一种形式时,一些热能总会丢失。换句话说,能量转换的效率并不是100%的。
73. B at times有时,偶尔;by far到目前为止,远,非常 (与比较级或最高级连用);since
then从那时以来;in general总之,通常,一般而言。题干意思:在我父亲公司捕鱼的事情是我儿时最珍贵的记忆。
74. A that那,那个;one一个;those那些;ones其中之一个。该题所填的空应该是个代词,
指代前面的“pleasure”,而“pleasure”是个不可数名词,因此用that来替代“pleasure”.题干意思:在跳交际舞时,跳舞者跳舞是为了自己的愉悦而不是为了观众的愉悦。
75. A generate产生,发生;manufacture制造,加工,捏造;construct建造,构造,创立;
transform改变,使??变形,转换。generate electricity发电。题干意思:科学家们正在寻求利用可再生资源发电更便宜的方法。
Part Ⅳ. Close
76. C stress强调,使紧张,加压力于,用重音读;recognize认出,识别,承认;serve招 待,供应,为??服务,对??有用,可作??用;consider考虑,认为,考虑到,细 想。serve the needs of 符合??的需要,满足??的需求。
77. B Some一些,少许,某一;Such这样的,如此的;The other另一个;Many other许多
其他的。Such libraries(这些图书馆)符合语境。
78. B 四个选项中只有So可以用于倒装,表示“同样也是”。
79. C at first起先,首先,最初;at last最后,终于;for example例如;for the time being 暂时。能够做插入语的只有for example,用于举例说明。
80. D differ不一致,不同;stretch伸展,张开;extend延伸,扩大,推广,伸出,给予, 使竭尽全力,对?估价;range排列,归类于,延伸。range from...to在一定幅度或范围 内变动;从?到?变动。
81. A contents内容,目录,满足,容量;texts文本,课文,主题;subjects主题,科目,
主语,国民;details细节,详情。根据上下文语境,(藏书)内容最适合。
82. B rarely很少地,难得,罕有地;instead代替,反而;still仍然,更,静止地;readily 容易地,乐意地,无困难地。前一句话说“include few books”,后一句又说“期刊、电 子资源、报刊剪辑以及研究或政府报告”。根据这个情境,只有instead适合语境。
83. D go through参加,经受,仔细检查,被通过;inquire into调查,探究;allow for考虑 到,虑及;focus on集中于,专注于。
84. A professionals在这里是先行词,need在本句中是做动词,这说明其前面需要个主语。
连接professionals,即能够做主语的,只有who.
85. A 根据“extensive use of other sources of information”可知修饰前一句information的词 应该是复数,information又是不可数名词,因此用much。
参考译文:
许多企业、协会和其他机构都开设了一个图书馆,其目的是满足其员工和成员的特殊需求。这些图书馆属于特殊图书馆的一般范畴。
报纸图书馆是一个特殊的图书馆。银行图书馆、广告公司图书馆或者飞机制造公司图书馆同样都是特殊图书馆。例如,《纽约时报》就开设了一个供其编辑和研究人员使用的特殊图书馆。
特殊图书馆的大小可以从小房间延伸到大建筑。有些图书馆为提供图书服务,每年花上了好数以百万美金。特殊图书馆的藏书内容主要依赖他们资助机构的需求。在快速发展的领域,图书馆的馆藏可能包括的书很少。这些图书馆反而很可能主要依赖期刊、电子资源、报刊剪辑以及研究或政府报告。
绝大多数特殊图书馆专注于帮助其用户在某个特殊的知识领域跟上其快速的发展。这些用户当中的很多人是需要最新信息来做重要决定的专家。
绝大多数特殊图书馆有很多关于普通话题的信息。因此,特殊图书管理员可以广泛地使用其它的信息来源,比如网上数据库、政府机构、研究型图书馆和大学图书馆。
Part Ⅴ Writing:
What I am proud of doing in my study
As a student, the most remarkable thing I ever remembered is doing chemical experiments. This is also what I am proud of doing in my study. I cherish every chance when there is a time for doing experiments. The reasons may be listed as the following.
To begin with, doing chemical experiments is a good way to deepen my understanding of what I have learned in my chemistry class. Learning science is absolutely different from learning humanistic subjects. It emphasizes more on the application of book knowledge. When doing experiments, I am happy to check the knowledge in my textbook during the process of experiment and it is in this process that I developed a strong interest in chemistry and laid a solid foundation for my further study. Secondly, doing experiments is beneficial for developing a strict and precise attitude toward science. I should be extreme careful when designing experiments because no small mistakes are allowed, otherwise I cannot obtain the expected results. Besides, since it is very easy for various chemical elements to react when mixed together, I should decide the precise amount used in experiments. All these contribute to develop a strict mind.
To conclude, doing chemical experiments is the most rewarding experiences in my study. I am proud of the ability in doing experiments.
范文二:2010北京学位英语考试真题
2010年5月北京学位英语考试A卷真题
Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)
Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Passage 1
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:
The multi-billion-dollar Western pop music industry is under fire. It is being blamed by the United Nations for the dramatic rise in drug abuse worldwide. “The
most worrying development is a culture of drug-friendliness,”says the UN's
International Narcotics Control Board in a report released last year.
The 74-page study says that pop music, as a global industry, is by far the most influential trend-setter for young people of most cultures.“Some songs encourage people to take drugs. (76) Certain pop stars make statements and set examples as if the use of drugs for non-medicinal purposes were a normal and acceptable part of a person's lifestyle,”the study says.
Surprisingly, says the Board, the effect of drug-friendly pop music seems to survive despite the occasional shock of death by overdose (过量用药). “Such
incidents tend to be seen as an occasion to mourn (哀悼) the loss of a role model, and
not an opportunity to face the deadly effect of drug use,”it notes. Since the 1970s, several internationally famous singers and movie stars--including Elvis Presley, Janice Joplin, John Belushi, Jimi Hendrix, Jonathan Melvin and Andy Gibbs--have died of eitherdrug abuse or drugrelated illnesses. With the globalization of popular music, messages promoting, drug abuse are now reaching beyond their countries of origin. “In most countries, the names of certain POP stars have become familiar to the members of every household,”the study says.
The UN study also blames the media for its description of certain drug incidents, which encourages rather than prevents drag abuse. “Over the past years, we have seen how drug abuse is increasingly regarded as being acceptable or even attractive,”says
Hamid Ghodse, president of the Board. “Powerful pressure groups mn political campaigns aimed at legalizing controlled drugs,”he says. Ghodse also points out that all thee developments have created an environment which is tolerant(容忍的) of or
even favorable to drug abuse and spoils international drug prevention effortscurrently under way.
The study focuses on demand reduction and prevention within an environment that has become tolerant of drug abuse. The Board calls on governments to do their legal and moral duties, and to act against the pro-drug (赞成吸毒) messages of the
youth culture to which young people increasingly are be'rug exposed.
1. Which of the following statements does ,the author tend to agree with?
A. The use of drags for non-medicinal purposes is, an acceptable part of a person's lifestyle.
B. The spreading ofpop music may cause drag abuse to go beyond country boundaries.
C. No efforts have been made to prevent the spreading of drag abuse.
D. Governments have no ability to act against the pro-drag messages of the youth culture.
2. The expression “under fire”? in the first paragraph means
A. in an urgent situation B. facing some problems C. being criticized D. in trouble
3. From the third paragraph, we learn that the youth
A. tend to mourn the pop stars who died of overdose as role models
B. are shocked to know even pop stars may abuse dmgs
C. try to face the deadly effect of drug use
D. may stop abusing drugs
4. Which of the following is. not mentioned as tolerant of drug abuse?
A. The spreading of pop music.
B. The media.
C. Political campaigns run by powerful pressure groups.
D. The low price of some drags.
5. According to the passage, pop music
A. has a great influence on young people of most cultures
B. attracts a small number of young people
C. is not a profitable industry
D. is alone responsible for drug abuse
Passage 2
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:
There are many older people in the world and there will be manymore. A liMe-known fact is that over 60 percent of the older people live in developing countries. According to the World Health Organization, by 2020 there will be 1 billion, with over 700 million living in developing countries.
It is a surprising fact that the population ageing is particularly rapid in developing countries. For example, it took France 115 years for the proportion of older people to double from 7 percent to 14 percent. It is estimated to take China a mere 27 years to achieve this same increase.
What arethe implications of these increased numbers of older folk? (77) One of the biggest worries for governments is that the longer people live. the more likelihood there is for diseases and for disability( 残疾). Attention is being paid to the need to
keep people as healthy as possible, including during old age, to lessen the financial burden on the state.
(78) Another significant problem is the need for the younger generations to understand and value the older people in their society. In some African couintries, certainly in Asia, older people are respected and regarded as the ones~ with special knowledge. Yet traditions are fading away daily, which does not ensure the continued high regard of older people. As society changes, attitudes will change.
Much needs to be done to get rid of age discrimination (歧视) in employment.
Life-long learning programs need to be provided to enable older peopleto be active members in a country's development.
Social security policies need to be established to provide adequate income protection for older people. Both public and private schemes are vital in order to, build a suitable safety net.
To achieve equality in such matters will take considerable time and effort. One thing is sure: there is no time to be lost.
6. The proportion of older people
A. is bigger in developed countries than in developing countries
B. is one-seventh of the population developing countries
C. will increase much faster in China than in France
D. will be sixty percent in developing countries by 2020
7. According to the passage, which of the following are governments most worded about?
A. The diseases and disability of older people.
B. The longer life and good health of people.
C. The loss of taxes on older people.
D. The increasing respect for older people.
8. It is stated directly in the passage that older people should
A. be treated differently in different cultures
B. enjoy a similar lifestyle
C. be ignored as society changes
D. be valued by the younger generations
9. Which of the following measures is NOT mentioned to solve the population ageing problem?
A. Getting rid of age discrimination in employment.
B. Ensuring adequate income protection for older people.
C. Providing free health care for sick older people.
D. Supplying life-long learning programs to older people.
10. The author concludes in the last paragraph that
A. governments have spent lots of time in solving the ageing problem
B. population ageing is a hard problem, but it needs to be solved urgently
C. people are too busy to solve the population ageing problem
D. much time and effort will be lost in solving the ageing problem
Passage 3
Questions 11 to 15 are based onthe following passage:
(79) Extensive new studies suggestthat the world has, made extraordinary progress in reducing poverty in recent decades. The research suggests that the pace of economic progress has been rapid and continued for decades, built on the foundations of relative political stability, rising trade, and economic liberalization (自由化) after
two world wars. One new study, published recently by the Institute for International Economics in Washington, finds that the proportion of the 6.1 billion people in the world who live on $1 a day or less shrank from 63 .percent in 1950 to 35 percent in 1980 and 12 percent in 1999. By some other measures, the progress has been more modest. Still, economists agree that poverty has plunged in key nations such as India and especially China, thanks to slowing population growth as well as economic freedom. “This is a huge success for the world as a whole,”says Harvard University economist Richard Cooper. “We are doing something right.”
The news comes as the World Bank is about to open its annual meeting in Washington' an event that has been troubled in recent years by protests that the Bank and its sister institution, the International Monetary Fund (IMF国际货币基金
组织), have done too little for the world's poor. (80) The new economic research will not put an end to that dispute. Vast populations remain poor, and many still question the wisdom of World Bank policies. Nonetheless, the research findings are helpful to understand what policies should be followed by th6se institutions and hundreds of other development groups working very hard to hasten the pace of world economic progress. If dramatic gains are under way, the present policies-- calling for open markets, freebusiness activities, and tight monetary control are working and correct.
But critics of IMF and World Bank policies maintain that such economic.success stories as Japan, China, South Korea and Singapore are rooted in more than just "free', markets. These nations have managed to grow rapidly, and thereby reduce poverty, by limiting imports when their domestic industries were yotmg, pushing exports to rich nations, and putting controls on purely international financial;flows. They have been open to foreign-owned factories but have often insisted that those investors share"the knowledge and skill on modem technologies.
11. The word “plunged” in the firs paragraphmeans
A. decreased B. Climbed C. increased D. dropped into water
12. From the passage, we learn that__________
A. World Bank has done nothing to help the poor in the world
B. IMF only helps the rich in the world
C. World Bank controls all the banks in the world
D. there are some demonstrations against World Bank in recent years
13. According to this passage, in__________, the world had the largest number of poor people.
A. 1999 B. 1980 C. 1950 D. 1990
14. According to the author, the economy of East Asian countries grew very fast because of the following measures EXCEPT__________
A. encouraging export B. opening up to foreigninvestments
C.limiting international financial flows D. controlling import
15. The best title for this passage might be__________.
A. China's Contribution to the Reduction of Poverty in the World
B. World Bank's Extraordinary Progress in Recent Decades
C. India's Leading Role in Reducing Global Poverty
D. Global Progress in Reducing Poverty
Part ? Vocabulary and Structure (30%)
Directions: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the Corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
16. Itwas hard for him to learn English in a family, in which of the parents spoke the language.
A. none B. neither C. both D. each
17. You'd better go there by train. The train ticket is __________ the plane ticket.
A. as cheap three times as B. as three times cheapas
C. three times as cheap as D. cheaper three times than
18. This new machineis technically far__________ to the previous type.
A. Superior: B. junior C. senior D. equal
19. There is a great deal of evidence____that music activities engage different parts of the brain.
A. indicate B. Indicating C. indicated D. to be indicating
20. She became the first woman to enter the school but withdrew after a few days_____stress.
A. because of B. in spite of C. instead of D. In honor of
21.______is known to us all is that the 2012 Olympic Games will be held in London.
A. It B. What C. As D. Which
22. The discovery of these tombs is__________for scholars' studying Chinese history.
A. of very important B. great significant C. of great significance D. greatly importance
23. Sean's strong love for his country is______in his recently published poems.
A. relieved B. Reflected C. responded D. recovered
24. Would You please keep silent? The weather report__________and I want to listen.
A. is broadcast B. is being broadcast C. has been broadcast D. had been broadcast
25. The teacher stressedagain that'the students should not______any important details while retelling the story.
A. bring out B. let out C. leave out D. make out
26. The man moved_____forward and looked over the edge, shrinking his shoulders.
A. accurately B. Cautiously C. brilliantly D. disappointedly
27. The police are trying to find out the______of the woman,killed in the traffic accident.
A. evidence B. recognition C identity D. status
28. By no means__________to her parents.
A. this is the first time has she lied B. this is the first time does she tell a lie
C. is this the first time She has lied D. is this the first time she was lying
29. Climate change will greatly_____wheat and rice production if nations don't take steps now.
A. fall B. leak C. lack D. reduce
30. She always buys__________ my birthday.
A. something awful to B. anything awful to
C. something nice for D. anything nice for
31. He failed to live Up to __________had been expected of him.
A. what B. which C. that D. all
32. It is very _____ of you to arrange an early.meeting between your boss and our team.
A. considerate B. Considerable C. consideriiig D. considered
33. I would have told him about the change of time for the class,________to class last 'tune.
A. did he come B. he came C. had he come D. he had come
34. The wind was so strong last night that it tore the______ of the ship into two or three pieces.
A. mask B. mine C. sail D. satellite
35. ____all the money people here spend eating out, restaurants' profit is still below five percent.
A. Despite B.Thanks to C. Since D. Like
36. Many a man__________lifeis meaningless without a purpose.
A. thinks B. thinking C. have thought D. think
37. John left home twenty minutes ago. It is usually half an hour's drive from his home to theoffice here. So he__________soon.
A. should have arrived B. need arrive C. must have arrived D. may arrive
38. ___Hongkong, is often regarded as____international Centre for business, finance and tourism.
A./; an B. An; / C. The; / D./; the
39. They went__________the schedule for the conference again and again until they felt satisfied with every detail of it.
A. out B. up C: over D. by
40. Schools should teach'our kids various subjects, and moreover, teach them how to ______right:from wrong.:
A. mn B. take C. tell D. put
41. By the time you finish your homework, all of us__________ ours at hand, I'm sure.
A. will finish B. will have finished C. have finished D. have been finishing
42. In time of trouble Charliecould always__________a solution.
A. put aside B. look down upon C. break out D. come up with
43. Before building a house, you will have to__________the government's permission.
A. get from B. follow C. receive D. ask for
44. The director had her assistant__________some hot dogs for the staff members.
A. picked up B. picks up C. pick up D. picking up
45. ______their hats into the air, the fans of the winning team let out loud shouts of victory.
A. TO throw B. Thrown C. Throwing D. Being thrown
Part III Identification (10%)
Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C and D. Identify the one that is not correct. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
46. When you've finished with that book, don't forget to put it back on the
shelf,Won't you?
A B C
D
47. The workers in the factory demanded that their pay
would be raised by 20 percent
A B C
D
48. It remains to see whether Jim will be fit enough to play in the finals.
A B C D
49. I invited Joe and Linda as well as Tom to dinner, but neither of them Came.
A B C D
50. Over the past 20 years,the Internet bas helped
change our world in either Way
A B C
or another for the better.
D
51. How and why this language has survived for more than a thousand years,
while spoke by very
A B
C
few,is hard to explain.
D
52. Nearly half of Americans aged 26 and old take part in some form of continuing education.
A B C D
53. Many parents feel they need to keep a closer eye to their children because of
concerns about
A B
C D
crime and school violence.
54. For married mothers, the time spend on child care increased to an average of 12.9 hours a week
D A B C
in 2009.
55. There is an increasingly amount of evidence that more and more young people are taking an
A B
C
active interest in politics.
D
Part IV Cloze (10%)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Of all the websites, one that has attracted attention recently is myspace.com. Most of this attention has come from the media and tells every reason. 56 the website should be 57. The threat of Intemet predators (窃掠者) is indeed a tough
reality, 58 shutting down the site is not the answer. If myspace.com 59 shut down, another site would quickly 60 its place. Therefore, the right way is to teach teens how to use the site safely and educate them 61 who maybe predators and how to 62 them.
The key to 63 safe on the Intemet is to make sure that.Y0Ur profile (个人资料)is
secure. The 64 way is to change the privacy setting on your profile to “private”, which protects your information 65 only the people on your friend list can'view it. Although this is.66, it is not perfect. Predators can find ways to view your profile if they really want to,67 through hacking in (黑客入侵) or figuring out their way onto
your friend list. Thus, you should never post too much personal 68. Some people actually post their home and school addresses, date of birth, and so on, often 69 predators know exactly where they will be and 70 .
The most information that is safe is your first name and province. Anything more is basically 71 a predator into your life.
Another big problem is photos. I suggest 72 skipping photos and never posting a photo of a friend online without his or her 73.
Most important, never, 74 any 'circumstances, agree to a real-ife meeting with anyone you meet online, 75 how well you think you know this person. There are no guarantees that they have told the truth.
56. A. what B. how C. why D. which
57. A. shut down B. open up C. get into D. turn on
58. A. but B. even C. despite D. since
59. A. is B. are C. was D. were
60. A. get B. make C. take D. push
C. for D. in 61. A. as B. about
62. A. avoid B. get C. benefit D. hide
63. A. stay B. be staying C. stayed D. staying
64. A. difficult B. Simplest C. simple D. most difficult
65. A. as to B. no matter C. so that D. because
66. A. efficient B. Interesting C. effective D. impressive
67. A. if B. whether C. however D. whatever
68. A. information B. documents C. fries D. messages
69. A. let B. make C. allow D. letting
70. A. what B. why C. when D. how
71. A. introducing B. Inviting C. investing D. interrupting
72. A. partly B. Mostly C. lastly D. completely
73. A. favor B. Rule C. information D. permission
74. A. above B.'under C. below D. at
75. A. no matter B. even if C. unless D. also
Part V Translation (20%)
Section A
Directions: In this part there are five sentences which you should translate into Chinese. These sentences are all taken from the 3 passages you have just read in Reading Comprehension. You can refer back to the passages to identify their meanings in the context.
76 .... Certain pop stags:make statements and set examples as if the use of drags for non-medicinal purposes were a normal and acceptable part of a person's lifestyle...
77. One of the biggest worries for governments is that the longer people live, the more likelihood there is for diseases and for disability (残疾).
78. Another significant problem is the need for the younger generations to understand and value the older people in their society.
79. Extensive new studies suggest that the world has made extraordinary pmgressin reducing poverty in recent decades.
80. The new economic research will not put an end to that dispute.
SectionB
Directions:In this part there are five sentences in Chinese(You should translate
them into English(Be sure to write clearly(
81(今天早上他起床晚了,所以没有赶上火车。
82(你们昨天的会议得出什么结论了吗?
83(我在回家的路上,买了一本英汉词典。
84(一直到12月下旬,他们才让我加入他们小组。
85(我父亲在找工作,我母亲在医院照看外祖母。
1——15 BCADA CADCB ADCBD
16——45 BCABA BCBBC BCCDC
AACCA ADACC BDDCC
46——55 DCBDC CCBBA
56——75 CAADC BADBC CBADC BDDBA
76. 某些流行歌手和影星发表了一些言论并且树立了这样一些典范,仿佛非医
疗用途服用药物是一个人生活当中最为正常不过并且可以被接受的方面。
77. 政府最为头疼的事情之一在于,人们的寿命越长,就会出现越多的疾病和
残疾。
78. 另外一个重要的问题在于,要让年轻人理解和尊重老年人在社会的价值。
79. 最近的新型研究显示,我们的社会已经在最近几十年中,对于减少贫困人
口方面做出了很大贡献。
80. 新型的经济研究,也不会将这一争论进行终结。
81. He got up so late this morning that he missed the train.
82. Did you draw any conclusion in gesterday’s meeting?
83. I bought an English-Chinese dictionary on me way home.
84. They didn’t allow me to join their group until the end of December.
85. My dad is looking for a job while my mother is looking after me grandmother.
范文三:2011年学位英语考试真题
2011年安徽省成人学位外语考试真题
Paper One (试卷一)
Part I Dialogue Completion
Directions :There are 15 incomplete short dialogues in this part, each followed by 4 choices marked A,B,C and D。Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
1.—Excuse me , sir. Would you pease tell me how to get to Beijing Hotel?
— . Would you like to take a bus or walk?
A. All right B.It’s OK
C. Yes,of course D.Don’t mention it
2.—How nice your new dress looks on you !
—
A.Thanks B.Yours is nice,too
C. I bought it yesterday. D.Really?
3.— ?
—Yes. I’ll have sone salad, roast beef, and mashed potatoes.
A.What do you want to eat B.Are you ready to order now
C. Do you want the menu D.Do you like these food
4.—Hey,you look concerned. ?
—The final exam. I’m not fully prepared yet.
A. What’s wrong with you B.Are you ill
C. Are you comfortable D.What’s on you mind
5.—John,where are the cookies?Don’t tell me you are them all! Again!
— . I couldn’t help it. They were so good.
A.No,I didn’t B.Don’t blame me
C.Yes,I did D.Don’t be angry
6.—Sir, ?
—Yes,sir. You ran through the stop sign. May I see your driver license,please?
A.why do you stop me B.what are you doing
C.are you stopping me D.did I do anything wrong
7.—Hi, Linda, do you think it’s possible to have a talk this afternoon?
— , but I’ve got a pretty tight schedule this afternoon.
A. I think it is B. I don’t think so
C. I’m afraid not D. I’d love to
8.—ABC Booking Office. Good morinng , ?
—Yes, I want to fly to Guangzhou the day after tomorrow and I want to kmow if there is a
flight some time around 3 p.m .
A. Can I help you B.Do you want to travel
C.Where do you want to go D.What do yu want me to do
9.—Welcome to our shop. Anything I can do for you ?
— .
A.I’m not sure B.I’d like a sweater
C.I hope so D.Thank you very much
10.—Have you heard that Wang has divorced her husband?
— . She looks quite miserable.
A.I’ve heard of it B.I’ve never heard of it
C.I feel so sorry D.It’s a pity
11.—Excuse me , I’m afraid . Could you tell me where I am?
—You’re on the 77th street . Where would you like to go?
A.I’m missing B.I don’t know where to go
C.I’ve lost my way D.I am a stranger here
12.—What’s the weather like in your hometown?
— , usually warm and sunny in spring and autumn.
A. It is awful B.I like it very much
C. It’s very nice D.I don’t like it very much
13.—Well, ?
—I’m not feling well, doctor. I have a sore throat.
A.are you all right B.what’s your question
C.are you feeling good D.what seems to be your troble
14.—Pamela, can you come to a meeting on Friday?
— . Let me check my schedule.
A.I’m not sure B.Never mind
C.That’s impossible D.Don’t refuse him
15.— . Mike. It’s a little chilly in here.
—Okay. Is there anything else I can do for you before I leave?
A.Take the book with you B.Please close the window
C.Give me the remote Control D.Turn off the light in the kitchen
Part II Reading Comprehension
Direction: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage 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.
Passage 1
Nearly a quarter-century after a German boy tossed a message in a bottle off a ship in
the Baltic Sea, he’s received an answer.
A 13-year-old Russian, Daniil Korotkikh, was walking with his parents on a beach when he
saw something glittering lying in the sand.
“I saw that bottle and it looked interesting, ” Korotkikh told The Associated Press on Tuesday. “It looked like a German beer bottle with a ceramic plug, and there was a message inside.”
His father, who knows a little German, translated the letter. It said:“My name is Frank , and
I’m five years old. My dad and I are traveling on a ship to Denmark. If you find thes letter, please write back to me , and I will write back to you.”
The letter, dated 1987,included an address in the town of Coesfeld.
The boy in the letter, Frank Uesbeck , is now 29. His parents still live at the letter’s address.
“At first I didn’t believe it,” Uesbeck told the AP about getting the response from Korotkikh.
In fact, he barely remembered the trip at all; his father actually wrote the letter.
The Russian boy said he does not believe that the bottle actually spent 24 years in the sea“It
would not have survived in the water all that time,” he said. He believed it bad been hidden under the sand where he found it .
In the web chat earlier this month, Uesbek gave Korotkikh his new address to write to and
promised to write back when he receives his letter.
“He’ll definitely get another letter from me,” the 29-year-old said.
Uesbeck was especially thrilled that he was able to have a positive impact on a life of a
young person far away from Germany.
16. The message in the bottle was found years later.
A.25 B.24 C.29 D.20
17. The letter in the bottle was written in .
A.Russian B.English C.French D.German
18. The letter in the bottle was actually written by .
A.Frank B.Korotkikh C.Frank’s father D.Korotkikh’s father
19. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.Daniil Korotkikh believed the bottle must have stayed in the sea alt the time before he
got it.
B.Frank,the German man gave the Russian boy his new address.
C.Frank and Korotkikh have met each other through the web chat.
D.It is likely that Frank and Korotkikh will arrangea meeting in person.
20. That the letter is found and answered so many years later is a (n) to all the
people.
A.surprise B.tragedy C.glory D.honour
Passage 2
Today ,many people are starving to death. There is a shortage of food and the available food
is too expensive for hungry people to buy . Therefore , they go without food, or each day have only one or two small meals lacking the necessary vitamins to maintain good health.
Recently, a man who wanted to understand the conditions of such people conducted an
experiment . He only ate one meal a day for a month but continued to work as he normally did.
During the first five days he was hungry at his regular meal times, but after he had dunk a
glass of water his hunger went away. In the evening, when he ate his one meal,he ate auickly and consumed a large amount. During the next few days, although he was not hungry during the day , he quickly noticed every food stall, and the smelt of food caught his attention. During the third and fourth weeks, he had hunger pains and lacked physical strength. He looked forward to his one meal and ate it very slowly, enjoying every bite. Without it, he knew he would have hardly enough energy to work.
This experience changed his attitude about some things. Having a cup of tea was not just a
pastime, it also gave him strength. He more frequently noticed overweight people who threw away lefover food. He realized the importance of food for the very hungry person, He could no longer easily pass by a hungry beggar on the street. But most important, he could now sympathize in a small way with the starving people of the world.
21.According to the first paragraph, today the problem with many people is that
A. they don’t eat food
B. they are too poor to buy food.
C. the food they eat lacks vitamins
D. not enough food is provided to them
22.The man ate only one meal a day because .
A. there was a serious shortage of food
B. it was an effective way of losing weight
C. he wanted to know how hungry people could be
D. he could not afford to have htree meals a day
23.At first, when he was hungry he found that a glass of water .
A. got rid of his thirst
B. could remove his hunger
C. hardly produced any effect
D. only made him feel hungrier
24.The experiment made the man realize that .
A. most people are just eating for fun
B. overweight people are wasting food
C. food has a different meaning for people
D. leftover food shouldn’t be thrown away
25.After the experiment was over, the man might have felt that .
A. hunger is less painful once you get used to it
B. a man can survive for years on only one meal a day
C. you enjoy your food more if you go hungry for a while
D. something should be done for the hungry people of the world
Passage 3
A college education is not just preparation for a career, however. In addition to taking
courses in their major field of study, students enroll in elective courses. They may take classes that help them understand more about people, nature, government, or the arts. Well-rounded people are likely to be better citizens, better parents and more interesing and interested individuals.
Although two-thirds of American high school graduates go on to study in college,
recent high school graduates no longer dominate the college campuses. Adults of all ages return to the classroom, either for new vocational skills or for personal growth. In 1966, for example, almost 20% of American college students were over age 35. Some 500,000 college students are over 50. American faith in the value of education is exemplified by the rising number of Americans who have at least a bachelor’s degree. Almost one-quarter of Americans over age 25 are college graduates. College attendance is not reserved for the wealthy and the academically talented. It is available to any one who wants to go. Right now about 15million students are taking advantage of the opportunity. For those not academically prepared to handle college-level work, about 80% of undergraduate schools offer remedial ( sometimes called developmental ) classes in reading, writing, and math.
The U. S. has about 3,700 institutions of higher learning. About 1,600 of these are
2-year schools. More than 2,000 are 4-year schools, many of which also have graduate programs. With so many colleges to choose from, how do prospective students find the right one for hteir nedds? Information about schools is easy to obtain. Students can write for printed information and applications. Some schools even mail out video. Students can write for printed information and applications. Some schools even mail out video. Students can also use computer programs that allow them to specify particular interests and print out a list of schools that fit their description.
Most institutions of higher learning also have web sites. Many schools send college
representatives to high school and two-year colleges to secruit students. Finally, many students visit college, take tours of campuses, and talk to counselors.
26. The word “well-rounded”in Paragraph 1 means
A. well deve loped in a range of aspects
B. rounded in shape or well developed
C. well planned and balanced
D. full, varied, and satisfying
27. According to the text, recent high school graduates in American colleges.
A. are a majority B. are a minority
C. form two-thirds of the students D. are no more than adult students
28. American colleges are for .
A. the intelligent B. anyone who has a need
C. the academically prepared D. the rich who can offord their education
29. According to the passage, the most basic reason for the high rate of college enrollment
is .
A. social pressure B. easy access to colleges
C. people’s faith in education D. the large number of colleges
30.How many methods can one use to obtain information about schools?
A. Three B. Four C. Five D. Six
Passage 4
A man from New York is suing four big fast-food companies. Caesar Barber is going to
court because he says that high-fat foods at McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, and KFC Corporation destroyed his health. Barber says that he ate at these restaurants four or five times a week for many years. He claims that this diet made him very overweight. According to Mr. Barber,
obesity (肥胖症) gave him diabetes (糖尿病), high blood pressure, and, two heart attacks. When a reporter asked him why he ate there so often, he said,“I was single, it was quick, and I’m not a very good cook.”
Barber’s lawyer, Samuel Hirsch, says that the suit has two different purposes. The first
is to make fast-food restaurants offer healthier foods in smaller amounts. The suit also asks that fast foods have warning labels similar to labels on cigarettes Mr. Hirsch says that these labels are necessary because the effects of fast foods are similar to the effects of cigarettes, alcohol, and illegal drugs such as heroin.
Two others may soon join Barber’s suit. One is Frances Winn, a 57-year-old retired
nurse. Ms. Winn says that she has eaten at fast-food restaurants at least twice a week since 1975. She says that this habit has caused several health problems, including high blood pressure. Isreal Bradley,59,said eating a pound of French fries every week gave him high blood pressure and diabetes.
Officals of the fast-food industry attacked the legal action, National Restaurant
Association representative Katharine Kim called it ridiculous. KFC spokeswoman Amy Sherwood claimed KFC offers several kind of foods for people who want to eat healthier. Legal expert Walter Olson agreed that the suit had little chance of success. He said that people were free to make different choices.
Whether or not the suit is successful, there is no doubt that Americans have a weight
problem. Medical experts say that obesity will soon be America’s number one killed. They have encouraged fast-food companies to offer healthier foods.
31. What does the word “suing” in the first sentence mean?
A. Attacking. B. Mentioning.
C.Complaining about D. Taking a legal action against.
32. Caesar Barber’s problem is that .
A. he does not have a family B. he suffers diseases caused by overweight
C. he has no time for cooking D. he lives near fast food restaurants
33. By suing the four big fast food companies, Caesar Barber wants to
A. get them punished
B. eat ther at a lower price
C. warn the public of the harm of eating fast foods
D. replace them with better restaurants
34. The other two who may soon join Barber’s suit
A. suffer similar diseases to his
B. ea as much fast food as he does
C. have a linger history of eating fast food
D. visits the fast food restaurants more often than he does
35. Fast food restaurants are .
A. indifferent to this case B.very worried about this case
C. quite concerned about this case D.quite optimistic about this case
Part III Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: Them are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. 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.
36. As soon as you take off any clothing, it neatly and place it on the chair.
A.wash B.change C.throw D.fold
37. It takes only half an hour to go to the museumby a short across the park.
A.reach B.cut C.sharp D.flash
38. The trouble is he really likes doing it but he’s to admit it.
A.shameful B.shamed C.ashamed D.shaming
39.Some economists attribute much of the rising wage inequlity in this country the
shift in favor of the most skilled workers.
A.in B.on C.by D.to
40. The father went to the door in to a knock from outside.
A.answer B.difficulty C.regard D.case
41. When he really does something wrong, he is willing to
A.apply B.aplolgize C.relieve D.relate
42. Her great dream of becoming a writer has finally become
A.practice B.event C.duty D.reality
43.During the afternoon Marilla kept the child busy with tasks and watched over
her with a keen eye when she did them.
A.various B.curious C.anxious D.obvious
44. The best way to make friends is to start a conversation with someone and
What your common interests are and go from there.
A.lead to B.lay down C.keep on D.find out
45. She said it was important to things correctly and in a business like manner.
A.handle B.employ C.remember D.reject
46.Peter was that there should be no misunderstanding on that point.
A.devoted B.excited C.determined D.frightened
47. I wanted to pay for the coffee, but I found that all Ihad was a couple of
coins.
A.worthless B.priceless C.invaluable D.inexpensive
48. If you are happy and enjoying life, you are automatically , and people around
want to be with you.
A.creative B.attractive C.humorous D.honest
49. He’s the sort of person who you at parties.
A.boring B.bearing C.bores D.bears
50. He was enough to see that Jake was the best candidate for the job.
A.sensible B.sensitive C.sensational D.sensual
51. I’m trying to be more when I go shopping, and only buying what I really
need.
A.economy B.economic C.economical D.economics
52. The company isn’t doing such big business.
A.able to B.capable to C.able of D.capable of
53. Many thousands have benefited the new medical system.
A.on B.in C.to D.from
54. Most people make such mistakes in their whole life.
A.some time B.sometime C.some times D.sometimes
55. The university pressure to close its art department.
A.decided B.made C.resisted D.adoped
56. If Peter had given up hhis part-time job, he the final exam.
A.might pass B.might have passed
C.has passed D.had passed
57. All is to give him a warning.
A.what is needed B.is needed C.that is needed D.the needed thing
58. Mr. Phillips caught up with the boy in the corridor and his hand on the his
shoulder.
A.lay B.lain C.lied D.laid
59. Such problems air pollution and traffic jams becoming more and more serious
in some big cities.
A.like B.about C.as D.of
60. Last year he learned he had expected because he won a lot hard harder.
A.twice as much as B.twice as many as
C.twice more than D.twice as more as
61. I wasn’t able to catch the bus. I ten minutes earlier.
A.would get up B.should get up C.had got up D.should have got up
62. His first novel was a failure,
A. his second novel was either B.so was his second novel
C.neither was his second novel D.so his second novel was
63. his last word, he got into a taxi and disappeared in time.
A.Finishing B.Finished C.Having finished D.To finish
64. Let’s read the novel together, ?
A.shall we B.will you C.won’t you D.shan’t we
65. Little to win your friendship in this way
A.did I expect B.I expected C.I did expect D.had I expected
66. My university lies in the north of the city, around high mountains.
A.which is B.it is C.which are D.them are
67. I rushed to the meeting without breakfast, only that had been postponed.
A.to tell B.to be told C.telling D.told
68. I along the Great Wall for hours when I saw her.
A.traveled B.was traveling C.travel D. might travel
69. There are 40 teaches in this school, ten of whom are
A.man teachers B.men teacher C.man teacher D.men teachers
70. a change of weather, please take the coat with you
A.Because of B.In spite of C.In case of D.But for
71. The tall tree, leaves are darker than those of the other two, is as old as
grandpa.
A.which B.whose C.of which D.that
72. You wear your glasses, for the words are rather small.
A.had better B.had better to C.would rather D.would rather to
73. , I cannot spare any time to read it.
A.However amusing the story B.However the story is amusing
C.No matter amusing the story is D.No matter how story is amusing
74. The girl wanted to eat up all the candies, but his mother told her
A.not to B.not to do C.not do it D.do not do
75. The film is an award winner and is
A.worth to see B.worth of seeing C.worth being seen D.worth seeing
Part IV Cloze Test
Directions: There are 10 numbered blanks in the following passage. For each blank, there are
4 choices marked A, B, C and D . Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
A special research team from the local medical center 76 experiments on completely
blind babies. The babies to be tested on lived at home with their mothers or families. The research workers would visit the babies and closely 77 the development of their senses and behavior every two weeks.
In most 78 ,the research workers tested the responses of the blind babies to
different stimuli common in the family enviroment. Generally speaking, a 79 baby would react with family. His reactions were swift. 80 , most of the blind babies, according to the experiments, responded to stimuli impassively. In fact, they were indifferent to 81 sound. But 82 some special situations, some of them were able to 83 to the sound of their mothers with a smile. Usually, their response was very 84 .
The tests were done about nine months; they 85 when the blind babies were one
month old and ended when they were ten months old.
76. A.carried B.did C.finished D.took
77. A.watched B.related C.wrote D.observed
78. A.times B.cases C.examples D.place
79. A.new B.normal C.special D.big
80. A.While B.Moreover C.However D.Therefore
81. A.any B.no C.some D.either
82. A.under B.from C.upon D.with
83. A.turn B.talk C.listen D.react
84. A.loud B.big C.slow D.strange
85. A.began B.rose C.spoke D.agreed
Paper Two(试卷二)
Part V Writing
Directions: You are to write in 100-120 words about the title “To Learn or to Practice”. You
should base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:
有人认为,大学生要多些社会实践,为将来工作做准备。
有人则认为,大学生要把时间和精力放在学习上。
你的观点是什么?
2011年安徽省学位外语考试试题答案
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To Learn or to Practice?
Some people think college students should often take part in school practical work such as all kinds of contests and sports,others hold the main task of students is learning ,Students shouldn’t pay too much attention to practical work.
Those who are often doing practical work say that these activities provide students good chances to meet more people and make more friends.Moreover,by doing practical work at shool or in the society,students can learn many things that are not taught by textbooks.However,many other people hold the opposite opinion.They think practical work will occupy much time and influence students’study.Besides,school activities are juet for fun,and they are not worth too much time and energy.
As for me,I like to take part in practical work and I have benefited a lot form doing the practical work.First,I have made many good friends in clubs.What’s more,by attending club activities,Ihave enhanced my ability of dealing with different people and situations,But of course,I haven’t neglected my syudies.For me,practical work are only part of my school life and serve to help me study better.
It is very important for us to lean how to combine theoty with practice.When we learn knowledge from books,we should keep its possible practical use in mind,because life-long learning is necessary to everyone in this changing society.
范文四:电大学位英语考试真题
中央广播电视大学2008-2009学年度第二学期学位考试
英语专业(商务)学位英语 试题
I. 词汇与结构 (20%)
1. There is no water in the bottle, _____ there?
A. isn’t B. is C. hasn’t D. has
2. We tried to settle the problem with them as soon as possible, but they seemed to _____ sincerity.
A. lack of B. be lack of C. lack in D. be lacking in
3. It has been 3 years ______ I last met him.
A. so B. for C. as D. since
4. Changchun, ______ capital of Jilin Province, is as important ______ industrial center as Shenyang.
A. /, an B. the, a C. the, the D. /, the
5. That _____ the case, we have to make some changes in our plan.
A. is B. was C. being D. has been
6. We won’t encourage him to do that _____ he is in good health.
A. despite B. in case C. even though D. when
7. The Great Wall is the place _____ almost all tourists would like to visit when they come to Beijing.
A. where B. of which C. in which D. which
8. _____ their terms, we would go bankrupt.
A. If we accept B. If we should accept
C. If we accepted D. If we are to accept
9. –Why don’t you take _____ to read on the train?
--Can you lend me _____ interesting?
A. anything, anything B. anything, something
C. something, something D. some, anything
10. The factory has turned out _____.
A. twice as much TV sets this year as last year
B. twice TV sets this year than last year
C. twice as many TV sets this year as it has last year
D. twice as many TV sets this year as it did last year
11. The earth might look like a perfect sphere, but careful measurements _____.
A. show that it is not B. show that it is C. that show it is not D. show it that is not
12. Nebraska is a state of the U.S. whose name comes from an Indian word _____ ―river in the flatness‖.
A. means B. the meaning of C. meaning D. is meant
13. Claudius Ptolemy, _____ of the first century A.D., left a good description of the geocentric theory.
A. he was an astronomer and a philosopher
B. being an astronomer and a philosopher
C. who was an astronomer and a philosopher
D. was an astronomer and a philosopher
14. Near the White House is another famous landmark _____ the Washington Monument.
A. is which B. which call C. called D. it is called
15. _____ coming of the Space Age, a new dimension has been added to the study of the planets.
A. While B. It is the C. When the D. With the
16. It is useful to science _____ the earth as an object in space.
A. to consider B. which considers C. considers D. the consideration of
17. For many children, nothing seems to exciting ______ their first airplane ride.
A. so does B. as C. on D. is
18. _____ our records, you have been in prison six times.
A. It is according to B. That it is according
C. While according to D. According to
19. _____, Nathan Hale was a young school teacher living in Connecticut.
A. When the American Revolution began B. The American Revolution began
C. It was when the American Revolution began
D. The beginning of the American Revolution
20. Some bees make the characteristic monotonous noise known as buzzing _____.
A. but their wings are vibrated rapidly B. the vibration of their wings is rapid
C. by vibrating their wings rapidly D. and their wings rapidly vibrating
21. I have devoted four weekends to writing papers and now I feel I ____ as a rest.
A. deserve B. preserve C. conceive D. receive
22. The ball _____ two or three times before rolling down the slope.
A. swayed B. bounced C. hopped D. darted
23. A window in the kitchen was _____; there was rubbish everywhere, and the curtains and carpets had been stolen.
A. scattered B. scraped C. scratched D. smashed
24. While nuclear weapons present grave _____ dangers, the predominant crisis of overpopulation is with us today.
A. inevitable B. constant C. overwhelming D. potential
25. The fact that they reacted so differently was a reflection of their different _____.
A. performances B. personalities C. qualities D. appearances
26. We should be able to do the job for you quickly, _____ you give us all the necessary information.
A. in case B. provided that C. or else D. as if
27. Over the past 10 years, natural gas production has remained steady, but _____ has risen steadily.
A. dissipation B. disposal c. consumption D. expenditure
28. We don’t _____ any difficulties in completing the project so long as we keep within budget.
A. foresee B. fabricate C. infer D. inhabit
29. This problem _____ all of us.
A. concerns B. states C. proclaims D. relates
30. Every society has its own peculiar customs and _____ of acting.
A. ways B. behaviors C. attitudes D. means
31. I found it difficult to _____ my career ambitions with the need to bring up my children.
A. consolidate B. amend C. reconcile D. Intensify
32. The Spanish team, who are not in superb form, will be doing their best next week to _____ themselves on the German team for last year’s defeat.
A. remedy B. reproach C. subject D. revenge
33. The prisoner has been _____ of many privileges that average citizens enjoy.
A. ensured B. informed C. deprived D. convinced
34. It is one thing to locate oil, but it is quite another to _____ and transport it to the industrial center.
A. permeate B. extract C. distinguish D. concentrate
35. Put on your sun glasses or the sun will _____ you and you won’t be able to see.
A. discern B. distort C. distract D. dazzle
36. Most people in the modern world _____ freedom and independence more than anything else.
A. embody B. cherish C. fascinate D. illuminate
37. President Wilson attempted to _____ between the powers to end the war, but neither side was prepared to give in.
A. segregate B. whirl C. compromise D. mediate
38. Their claims to damages have not been convincingly _____.
A. refuted B. overwhelmed C. depressed D. intimidated
39. Weeks _____ before anyone was arrested in connection with the bank robbery.
A. terminated B. elapsed C. overlapped D. expired
40. In November 1987 the government _____ a public debate on the future direction of the official sports policy.
A. initiated B. designated C. induced D. promoted
II. 辨别错误(10%)
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A B C D attractions.
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III. 完形填空 (15%)
When you read to learn English composition, you _51_ regard the language as the main thing.
When you read a _52_ in English, do you read it for the story or for the English? This is a question that is not so foolish _53_ it may seem, _54_ I find that many students of English _55_ far more attention to the story _56_ to the English. They read and enjoy and _57_ a long time afterwards remember the story, but do not _58_ to study the use of words and _59_ in it. For instance, they know the plot of the story _60_, but do not remember a _61_sentence in the story and can not tell _62_ preposition is used before or _63_ a certain word which functions as a noun, a verb or an adjective.
Of course, it is all right to read and enjoy and remember a story, and so long as one -64_ to know the story only, one need not -65_ about the language. But the case is quite different with a student of English.
51. A. ought B. need C. would D. ought to
52. A. writing B. essay C. story D. report
53. A. that B. as C. than D. as if
54. A. for B. when C. since D. therefore
55. A. take B. gain C. put D. pay
56. A. due B. than C. thanks D. rather
57. A. during B. in C. for D. on
58. A. care B. dream C. stop D. expect
59. A. paragraphs B. letters C. terms D. phrases
60. A. in heart B. for mind C. by heart D. to mind
61. A. single B. simple C. long D. compound
62. A. any B. what C. whether D. certain
63. A. under B. after C. over D. behind
64. A. does B. wants C. satisfies D. fails
65. A. concern B. bring C. study D. bother
IV. 阅读理解(30%)
Passage 1
People can be addicted to different things — e. g. alcohol, drugs, certain foods, or even television. People who have such an addiction are compulsive, i. e. they have a very powerful psychological need that they feel they must satisfy. According to psychologists, many people are compulsive spenders. They feel that they must spend money. This compulsion, like most others, is irrational — impossible to explain reasonably. For compulsive spenders who buy on credit, charge accounts (赊购账) are even more exciting than money. In other words, compulsive spenders feel that with credit, they can do anything. Their pleasure in spending enormous amounts is actually greater than the pleasure that they get from the things they buy.
There is even a special psychology of bargain hunting. To save money, of course, most people look for sales, low prices, and discounts. Compulsive bargain hunters, however, of ten buy things that they don't need just because they are cheap. They want to believe that they are helping their budgets, but they are really playing an exciting game. When they can buy something for less than other people, they feel that they are winning. Most people, experts claim, have two reasons for their behavior: a good reason for the things that they do and the real reason.
It is not only scientists, of course, who understand the psychology of spending habits, but also businesspeople. Stores, companies, and advertisers use psychology to increase business: They consider people's needs for love, power, or influence, their basic values, their beliefs and opinions, and so on in their advertising and sales methods.
Psychologists often use a method called
66. According to the psychologists, a compulsive spender is one who spends large amounts of money ______.
A) and takes great pleasure from what he or she buys
B) in order to satisfy his or her basic needs in life
C) just to meet his or her strong psychological need
D) entirely with an irrational eagerness
67. According to the writer, compulsive bargain hunters are in constant search of the lowest possible prices _____.
A) because they want to save money to help their budgets
B) because they can openly boast of their triumph over others in getting things for less
C) and will not have money problems if they can keep to their budgets
D) but they seldom admit they feel satisfied if they can get things for less than others
68. Which of the following is true?
A) All people spend money for exactly the same reason that they need to buy things.
B) Businesspeople and advertisers can use the psychology of money to increase sales.
C) Businesspeople understand the psychology of compulsive buying better than scientists do.
D) compulsive bargain hunters do not have problems with money.
69. The article is mainly about_____.
A) the psychology of money-spending habits
B) the purchasing habits of compulsive spenders
C) a special psychology of bargain hunting
D) the use of the psychology of spending habits in business
70. From the passage we may safely conclude that compulsive spenders or compulsive bargain hunters _____.
A) are really unreasonable
B) need special treatment
C) are really beyond remedies
D) can never get any help to solve their problems with money
Passage 2
Hawaii’s (夏威夷的) native minority is demanding a greater degree of sovereignty(主权)over its own affairs. But much of the archipelago’s(群岛的)political establishment which includes the White Americans who dominated until the Second World War and people of Japanese, Chinese and Filipino origin, is opposed to the idea.
The islands were annexed(并吞)by the US in 1898 and since then Hawaii’s native peoples have fared worse than any of its other ethnic groups. They make up over 60 percent of the state’s homeless, suffer higher levels of unemployment and their life span is five years less than the average Hawaiians. They are the only major US native group without some degree of autonomy.
But a sovereignty advisory committee set up by Hawaii’s first native governor, John Waihee, has given the natives’ cause a major boost by recommending that the Hawaiian natives decide by themselves whether to re-establish a sovereign Hawaiian nation.
However, the Hawaiian natives are not united in their demands. Some just want
greater autonomy within the state—as enjoyed by many American Indian natives over matters such as education. This is position supported by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs(OHA), a state agency set up in 1978 to represent the natives’ interests and which has now become the moderate face of the native sovereignty movement. More ambitious is the Ka Lahui group, which declared itself a new nation in 1987 and wants full, official independence from the US.
But if Hawaiian natives are given greater autonomy, it is far from clear how many people this will apply to. The state authorities only count those as native people with more than 50 percent Hawaiian blood.
Native demands are not just based on political grievances(苦衷), though. They also want their claim on 660,000 hectares(公顷)of Hawaiian crown land(公有土地)to be accepted. It is on this issue that native groups are facing most opposition from the state authorities. In 1933, the state government paid the OHA US$136 million in back rent(欠租)on the crown land and many officials say that by accepting this payment the agency has given up its claims to legally own the land. The OHA has vigorously disputed this.
71. Which of the following is/are referred to as part of Hawaii’s native minority?
A. Hawaii’s ethnic groups
B. people of Filipino origin
C. the Ka Lahui group
D. people with 50% Hawaiian blood
72. Which of the following statements is true of the Hawaiian natives?
A. Sixty percent of them are homeless or unemployed.
B. Their life span is 5 years shorter than average Americans.
C. Their life is worse than that of other ethnic groups in Hawaii.
D. They are the only native group without sovereignty.
73. Which of the following is NOT true of John Waihee?
A. He is Hawaii’s first native governor.
B. He has set up a sovereignty advisory committee.
C. He suggested the native people decide for themselves.
D. He is leading the local independent movement.
74. Which of the following groups holds a less radical attitude on the matter of sovereignty?
A. American Indian natives.
B. Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
C. The Ka Lahui group.
D. The Hawaiian natives.
75. Various native Hawaiians demand all the following EXCEPT_______.
A. a greater autonomy within the state
B. more back rent on the crown land
C. a claim on the Hawaiian crown land
D. full independence from the US
Passage 3
Birth Order
76. What is stated in paragraph 1 about Alder?
A. He was one of the first to study the effect of birth order on personality.
B. He believed that it was the actual numerical birth order that affected personality.
C. He had found that the responses by family members had little to do with personality.
D. He was the only one to study birth order.
77. The author includes the idea that ―These studies have tented to classify birth order types into four different categories‖ in paragraph 2 in order to ____.
A. announce what ideas will be presented in the following paragraphs
B. show how other studies differed from Adler’s
C. explain how alder classified his work
D. describe the various ways that different studies have categorized birth order groups
78. Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. First-borns tend to do well in individual sports.
B. Middle children tend to have preference for team sports.
C. Last-borns tend to prefer games with fierce competition.
D. Only children tend to prefer individual over team sports.
79. The phrase ―more achievement oriented‖ in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _____.
A. more directly involved B. more focused on accomplishments
C. more skilled as leaders D. more aware of surroundings
80. Which of the following would be most likely to have a successful career but few close friendships?
A. A second-born B. A middle child C. A last-born D. An only child
V. 英汉翻译 (15%)
81. If an environment is created wherein non-Chinese feel uncomfortable, they will not stay.
82. Reading exercises one’s eyes; speaking, one’s tongue; while writing, one mind.
83. Men become desperate for work, any work, which will help them to keep alive their families.
84. One of the interests I share with my Chinese husband is sports and we enjoy the feeling of breaking into sweat.
85. I was so positively affected by last summer’s conference and I decided to return this year.
VI. 写作(10%)
86. Directions: For this part, you’re allowed twenty minutes to write a composition on the topic ou should write 100-200 words and you should base your composition on the outline below:
1. 我爱听音乐,理由是……
2.我最爱听关于友谊的歌曲, 因为……
3.音乐在生活中是必不可少的。
范文五:2013年河北学位学位英语考试真题答案
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Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each followed by 4 choices marked A,??B,??C and D. Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
1.Tom: I??m sorry I??ve kept you waiting.
Bill: ______________
A. It??s my pleasure. B. That??s all right.
C. I don??t mind D. Thank you. Please do.
2. Doctor: Well, what seems to be the problem?
Patient: _____________. I couldn??t even sleep well. A: I??ve got a bad toothache
B. Nothing serious
C. Thanks for your concern
D. The problem is really bad
3. David: We??ve got some tickets for an opera tonight. Would you like
to join us?
Jill: __________. I don??t quite understand opera. A. I am afraid not.B. No, I can??t actually. C. I really want to go.D. No, I must refuse it. 4. Emily: Your little boy has done a good job at school. Nancy: ____________
A. Yes, I think so. B. No, he doesn??t deserve it. C. No, you are so polite. D. Yes, I am proud of him. 5. Peter: __________?
Benjamin: Sorry! Is it disturbing you?
A. Stop playing your music!
B. Turn off your terrible radio!
C. Do you think you could keep the noise down a bit? D. Do you ever care about other people??s feelings? ???ó×???í??o http://www.zdszedu.com
6. Martin: Will you please pass me the saltshaker, Robert? Robert: ________
A. Just take it.B. There you go.
C. Here give you.D. Oh, sure.
7. Alice: Hurry up! We don??t have much time left. Ann: _________. We still have 15 minutes.
A. That??s fine.B. You are right.
C. Take it easy.D. Take your time.
8. Daniel: I??m afraid I??ve spilt some ink over your table cloth. I
feel
terribly sorry for that.
Mrs. Gamble: _________
A. You should feel better.
B. Oh, it doesn??t matter.
C. I don??t want to hear it.
D. Oh, I don??t like that table cloth.
9. George: Hello, could I speak to Mr. Simpson, please? Lisa: __________. Can I take a message?
A. Speaking, please.
B. Who are you, please?
C. I??m sorry he has run away.
D. I??m sorry he is not available.
10.Eddie: How are you getting on these days? Freddy: ____________. I did not have a wink of sleep last night.
A. Terribly busy B. Thanks for asking
C. I just can??t say D. Oh, just not so-so
11. Maggie: Do you mind if I open the window for a while? Molly: ___________.
A. Yes, please B. Yes, I??ll do it
C. No, please go ahead D. No, I don??t mind
12. Garry: Shall we have dinner together tomorrow noon? Jeff: __________.
A. Yes, I hope so B. See you by then
C. Yes, we will D. Enjoy your dinner
13. Tom: (In class) I beg your pardon, sir.
Headmaster: __________
A. OK, you are pardoned. B. OK, let??s go over it again. C. What do you mean, Tom? D. Nothing the matter, Tom.
14. Tim: Your handwriting is really smart, Joy.
Joy: ___________.
A. Yes, that is for sure
B. No, please don??t laugh at me
C. Thank you, but I need more practice
D. I know you are flattering me
15. Mr. Williams: Excuse me. I??m looking for some present for my son. I have no idea what to get him. Can you help me?
Sales girl: __________.
A. No, I can??t actually
B. Of course I can
C. You must buy him a T-shirt.
D. Yes, I think a T-shirt would be a good idea.
Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points]
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. The reflective towers of New York City, which is on the Atlantic migrating????á?μ???route , can be deadly for birds. ??We live in an age of glass,?? said Ms.Laurel, an architect.??76????It can be a perfect mirror in certain lights, and the larger the glass, the more dangerous it is.?? About 90,000 birds are killed by flying into building in the city each year. Often, they strike the lower levels of glass towers after searching for food in nearby parks. Such crashes are the second-leading cause of death for migrating birds, after habitat???ü??μ???loss, with an estimated number of death ranging up to a billion a year.
??77??As glass office and apartment towers have increased in the last decade, so, too, have calls to make them less deadly to birds. San Francisco adopted bird-safety standard for new building in July. The United States Green Building Council, a nonprofit industry group that
encourages the creation of environmentally conscious buildings, will introduce a bird-safety credit this as part of its environmental certification process.
There are no easy fixes, however. A few researchers are exploring glass designs that use ultraviolet??×?ía??μ???signals, but they are still in their infancy. Covers, dot patterns, shades and net are the main options available.
Often, only one section of a building needs to be changed. ??You don't necessarily have to treat every window,?? Ms.Laurel said. ??It would be too expensive to do the whole building.?? The Jacob Convention Center, which has been undergoing alterations, is the most recent building to voluntarily correct the problem of bird crashes. The architects used less reflective glass and dot patterns.
16. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. New York is a city of glass towers.
B. Glass tower are dangerous for migrating birds.
C. New York adopted new safety standards for buildings. D. Glass towers are a new trend in the United States.
17. What is the number one cause of death for migrating birds? A. Climate change B. Habitat loss
C. Lack of food D. Crashing into buildings.
18. What does the word ??fixes?? in the third paragraph probably mean? A. Choices B. Explanations
C. Solutions D. Developments
19. _____are used in the alteration of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
A. Dot patterns B. Shades
C. Nets D. Covers
20. Which of the fowling statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. In many cases, the whole building needs to be altered to prevent bird crashes.
B. The Jacob K.Javits Convention Center is the first building to deal with the problem of bird crashes.
C. About 90,000 birds are killed due to habitat loss in New York City each year.
D. Unfortunately, glass designs that use ultraviolet signals are still in their early stages.
Passage 2
Question 6 to 10 are based on the fowling passage:
Today's students have grown up hearing more about Bill Gates than F.D.R., and they live in a world where amazing innovations????D???are common. The current 18-year-olds, after all, were 8 when Google was founded
by two students at Stanford; Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in 2004 while he was Harvard and they were entering high school. Having grown up digital??êy×?μ?????they are impatient to get on with life. The easiest way to find kids like these is to check in on entrepreneurship???óòμ?ò???ü??education, in which colleges and universities try to prepare their students to recognize opportunities and seize them.
A report published last year by the Kauffman Foundation, which finances programs to promote innovation on campuses, noted that more than 50,000 entrepreneurship programs are offered on two-and four-year campuses?aup from just 250 courses in 1985. Lesa Mitchell , a Kauffman vice president, says that the foundation is extending the reach of its academic influence, which used to be found only in business schools. Now, the concept of entrepreneurship is blooming in engineering programs and medical school, and even in the liberal arts. ??Our interest is the programs,?? she says. ??We need to spread out from the business school.??
Either as class projects or on their own, students in a variety of majors are coming up with ideas, writing business plans and seeing them through to prototype and, often, market. In their spare time, students in agricultural economics at Purdue invent new uses for bean; industrial design majors at Syracuse, in a special laboratory, create wearable technologies. ???ó×???í??o http://www.zdszedu.com
??78??The entrepreneurship movement has its critics, especially among those who see college as a time for extensive academic exploration. ??I just don't think that entrepreneurship ranks so high in terms of national need,?? says Daniel S.Greenberg, author of Science for sale: The perils, Rewards and Delusions of Campus Capitalism. Leonard A.Schlesinger, Babson College's president, says that the question of whether innovation can really be taught is ??an age-old argument??.
21. When Google and Facebook were established, the founders were still_____.
A. in high school B. in the army
C. in primary school D. at college
22. According to the passage, what is the main purpose of entrepreneurship education?
A. To prepare students for future academic life
B. To prepare students to find opportunities and seize them. C. To prepare students for overseas career.
D. To prepare student to develop interpersonal skills.
23. The word ??prototype?? in the fourth paragraph is most likely to mean_____.
A. model B. strategy
C. method D. stage
24. What does Daniel S.Grennberg think of entrepreneurship education? A. Entrepreneurship, or at least certain elements of it, can be taught. B. An entrepreneurship program can help students find what they really like and entrepreneurship isn't all about business.
C. Entrepreneurship should be spread across different fields. D. Colleges shouldn't put too much emphasis on entrepreneurship programs.
25. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Entrepreneurship courses in business schools.
B. Qualities of an entrepreneur.
C. Entrepreneurship education in colleges.
D. Kids in the information age.
Passage 3
Question 11 to 15 are based on the following passage?o
Regret is as common an emotion as love or fear, and it can be nearly as powerful. So, in a new paper, two researchers set about trying to find out what the typical American regrets most. In telephone surveys, Neal Rose, a psychologist and professor of marketing at the School of Management at Northwestern University, and Mike Morrison, a doctoral candidate in psychology at University of Illinois, asked 370 Americans, aged 19 to 103,to talk about their most notable regret .Participants were asked what the regret was, when it happened, whether it was a result of something they did or didn't do, and whether it was something that could still be fixed.
The most commonly mentioned regret involved romance
??à??tμ?ê?????18%???a?alost loves or unfulfilled relationships. Family regrets came in second ??16%????whit people still feeling badly about being unkind to their brothers or sisters in childhood. Other frequently reported regrets involved career (13%),education (12%)??money??10%??and parenting??9^%??.
Rose and Morrison's study, which is to be published in Social Psychological and Personality Science, is significant in that it surveyed a wide range of the American public, including people of all ages and socio-economic and educational backgrounds. Previous studies on regret have focused largely on college students, who predictably tend to have education-focused regrets, like wishing they had studied harder or a different major. The new survey shows that in the larger population, a person's ??life circumstances?aaccomplishments, shortcomings, situation in life?ainject considerable fuel into the fires of regret,?? the authors write.
??79??People with less education, for instance were more likely to report education regret. People with higher levels of education had the most career regrets. And those with no romantic partner tended to hold regrets regarding love.
Broken down?????a????????by sex, more women??44%?? than men ??19%?? had regrets about love and family?anot surprising, since women ??value social relationships more than men,?? the authors write. In contrast ,men ??34%?? were more likely than women ??27%?? to mention work-related regrets, wishing they'd chosen a different career path, for instance ,or followed their passion.??80??Many participants also reported wishing they had worked less to spend more time with their children.
There was an even split between regrets about inaction ??not doing something?? and action ??do something you wish you didn't??. But, like previous studies, the current research found that some regrets are more likely than others to persist over time: people tend to hang on longer to the regret of inaction; meanwhile, regrets of action tend to be more recent.
26. In the second paragraph, the author shows ______.
A. the researchers' findings B. the importance of family C. the importance of money D. the importance of career 27. According to the passage, college student participants mainly had regrets about their ______.
A. family and childhood B. study and major
C. career and job D. romance and fear
28.The word ??notable?? in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. common B. capable
C. wonderful D. remarkable
29. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The less education he or she has, the more regrets she or he would have.
B. The more education he or she has, the less regrets she or he would have.
C. More women than men had regrets about love and family. D. The regret of action seems to last longer than that of inaction. 30. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. How regret is understood by a typical American.
B .Common regrets is more important than love and hate. C. Why regret is more important than love and hate.
D. How regret has shaped Americans.
Passage four
There are two methods of fighting, the one by law, the other by force; the first method is that of men, the second of beasts; but as the first
method is often insufficient, one must have recourse to the second. It is, therefore, necessary for a prince to know how to use both the beast and the man. This was covertly taught to the rulers by ancient writers, who related how Achilles and many other ancient princes were given Chiron the centaur to be brought up and educated under his discipline. The parable of this semi-animal, semi-human teacher is meant to indicate that a prince must know how to use both natures and that without one the other is not durable.
A prince, being thus obliged to know well how to act as a beast, must imitate the fox, and the lion, for the lion cannot protect himself from traps and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. Those that wish to be only lions do not understand this. Therefore, a prudent ruler ought not to keep faith when by doing so it would be against his interest, and the reasons which bind himself no longer exist. If men were all good, this precept would not be a good one; but as they are bad, and would not observe their faith with you, so you are not bound to keep faith with them. Nor have legitimate grounds ever failed a prince who wishes to show colorable excuse for the nonfulfilment of his promise. Of this one could furnish an infinite number of examples, and show how many times peace has been broken, and how many promises rendered worthless, by the faithlessness of princes, and those that have best been able to imitate the fox have succeeded best. But it is necessary to be able to disguise this character well, and to be a great feigner and dissembler, and men are so simple and so ready to obey present necessities, that the one who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.
31. The writer does not believe that ___________.
A. the truth makes men free B. people can protect themselves C. princes are human??D. leaders have to be consistent 32. "A prince" in the passage designates ____________. A. anyone in power??B. an elected official
C. an aristocrat D. a son of a king
33. The lion represents those who are ____________.
A. too trusting??B. dependent on force
C. greedy and powerful??D. lacking in intelligence
34. The fox, in the passage, is ____________.
A. admired for his trickery B. no match for the lion
C. pitied for his cunning D. considered worthless
35. The writer suggests that a successful leader must _____________. A. be prudent and faithful B. cheat and lie??
C. have principle to guide himself D. follow the truth Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)
Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. 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.
36. An ability usually considered _______ to business success is for the manager to integrate individual members into a team. A. obvious B. essential
C. liable D. potential
37. This very interesting novel has only one fault. I mention it without fear of offending the author, for obviously no one is ________. A. ignorant B. discouraged
C. perfect D. excellent
38. Although a speech or a piece of writing may mainly ________ people??s emotion, it should be based on logic.
A. appeal to B. attend to
C. come up to D. attribute to
39. Eloquence is often used emotively, to express one??s emotions and evoke the sympathy of the audience on solemn occasions or issues of great _________.
A. significance B. value
C. weight D. power
40. There is no ________ for tastes, which explains why people have different likes and dislikes.
A. good B. use
C. way D. accounting
41. With the quickening ________ of life, people turn farther and farther away from conventional social etiquettes and values.
A. ratio B. rate
C. pace D. temper
42. Applicants for that position ________ in their education backgrounds and working experiences.
A. vary B. alter
C. reverse D. change
43. Water, when boiled, always _______ steam.
A. gives in B. gives up
C. gives off D. gives away
44. Take some cookies with you ________ you might feel hungry on the way.
A. unless B. provided
C. once D. in case
45. I??d like to rent a flat, which should be comfortable, well-furnished and ________ in a secure surrounding.
A. before all B. first of all
C. after all D. above all
46. It isn??t quite ________ yet that he will be allowed to appear in court.
A. certain B. sure
C. exact D. right
47. _________ for your timely help, we??d never have been able to get clear of the trouble.
A. Had it not B. Had it not been
C. If it were D. If we had not been
48. Some people either _________ avoid questions of right and wrong or remain neutral about them.
A. voluntarily B. sincerely
C. deliberately D. earnestly
49. Hot meals are available there. Let??s drop in for a ________. A. bite B. bit
C. byte D. sip
50. Although Linda was on a diet, she found home-made sundae quite ________.
A. influential B. irresistible
C. impressive D. inescapable
51. It is ________ to travel worldwide to be well-acquainted with different cultures.
A. worth B. worthy
C. worthwhile D. wealthy
52. Ernest??s crave for knowledge seemed infinite, as though he intended to _______ all the lost time in his prime years.
A. make up for B. make up
C. make up with D. make for
53. In times of financial need, it is not unusual for American nuclear families to make loans from a bank ________ from relatives. A. less than B. such as
C. rather than D. more than
54. He built a fire with a magnifying glass by ________ sun rays _________ the dry twigs.
A. applying, to B. exerting, on
C. focusing, on D. reflecting, on
55. I'm afraid he's going to _______ something hopeless, with all his time and energy spent on electronic games.
A. turn off B. turn away
C. turn over D. turn out
56. With his record untarnished by scandals and rumours, he frequently appeared on the front page as a(n) _________ statesman. A. inevitable B. promising
C. intolerable D. prosperous
57. Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of _________ standards.
A. equal B. uniform
C. alike D. likely
58. Unemployment insurance has _________ into a federal-state system composed of fifty separate programs.
A. evolved B. revolved
C. revealed D. ventured
59. He does not feel he is _________ for his job although he has a diploma from a prestigious university.
A. proper B. effective
C. fit D. efficient
60. To avoid various mistakes _________ by mankind, we used to resort to some superhuman genius, who might also turn out not so reliable. A. conducted B. contributed
C. committed D. completed
61. The United States is so large that it ________ five time zones. A. consumes B. involves
C. covers D. extends
62. The test has not adequately proven what it had ________for its applicability.
A. predicted B. proceeded
C. provided D. processed
63. When water freezes in the cracks of rocks, it _________, causing rocks to break apart.
A. enlarges B. extends
C. explodes D. expands
64. No social campaign aroused Elizabeth Williams?? enthusiasm more than the extension of educational ________ to immigrants in the United States.
A. instruments B. apparatus
C. equipment D. facilities
65. Susanna Moodie??s literary sketches of early Canada were written to be read in private retirement, that is, __________. A. objectively B. selfishly
C. individually D. securely
66. The number of plants that bear flowers far ________ the number of those that do not, for the purpose of multiplication.
A. exceeds B. outlasts
C. resembles D. complements
67. John Adams, one of the most devoted patriots in American Revolution, successfully defended the British soldiers _______ with murder after the Boston Massacre.
A. charged B. accused
C. puzzled D. provoked
68. According to the Western culture, one _________ ask his acquaintance such personal questions as his age, income or marital status.
A. needn??t B. don??t have to
C. mustn??t D. haven??t got to
69. It is a pity you failed the interview. You ________ have learned more about the position you applied for.
A. might B. must
C. should D. shall
70. She wasn??t feeling well. __________, she wouldn??t have left the meeting so early.
A. However B. Therefore
C. Instead D. Otherwise
71. Advertising is different from other forms of communication _________ the advertiser pays for the message delivered. A. in that B. but that
C. except that D. with that
72. Scarcely had they settled themselves in the seat ________ the curtain went up.
A. then B. when
C. than D. where
73. It is no use _______ here any longer. He may come by any train and he is no stranger here.
A. to wait B. to have waited
C. waiting D. having waited
74. Tim cannot but ________ his supervisor to help him solve the difficulty he has in doing his project.
A. ask B. to ask
C. asking D. asked
75. When there is a tie in the last vote, the chairman??s decision is __________.
A. right B. definite
C. fixed D. final
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