学位英语试题

1. As preparations were not completed in time, the conference had to be __________ till the next Tuesday. A. put away B. cancelled C. put aside D. postponed 2. ___________ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all. A. When compared B. Compare C. While comparing D. Comparing 3. It’s only a short way to the station, so we might as __________ walk. A. good B. now C. quick D. well 4. Liquids are like solids __________ they have a definite volume. A. in that B. for that C. with that D. at that 5. Since she can speak Japanese fluently, she has an advantage __________ other job applicants. A. to B. in C. over D. against 6. Yesterday’s English examination looked simple, but it turned out to be __________ easy. A. nothing but B. everything but C. something but D. anything but 7. It was raining hard, but by the time class was over, the rain __________. A. stopped B. would stop C. had stopped D. might have stopped 8. “Perhaps you should go home now.” “No, I __________ on staying here for a while longer.” A. persist B. stick C. sit D. insist 9. Hardly __________ to the bus stop when the bus suddenly pulled away. A. did they get B. they had got C. they got D. had they got 10. It is necessary that the plan __________ before Thursday. A. were fulfilled B. was fulfilled C. be fulfilled D. would be fulfilled 11. Not only __________ our money, but we were also in danger of losing our lives. A. we lost B. lost we C. did we lose D. we did lose 12. I __________ a doctor now, if I had studied medical science in my youth. A. were B. should be C. had been D. should have been 13. I knocked at the door several times __________ an elderly lady came to answer it. A. before B. after C. unless D. then 14. He seemed very young, but __________ he was older than all of us. A. in nature B. in reality C. by nature D. in origin 15. You may not have played very well today, but at least you’ve got through to the  next round and __________. A. tomorrow never comes B. tomorrow is another day C. never put off till tomorrow D. there is no tomorrow 16. It has been said that in no country __________ Britain can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day. A. other than B. more than C. better than D. rather than 17. __________ you are familiar with the author’s ideas, try to read all the sections as quickly as you possibly can. A. Now that B. Ever since C. So that D. As long as 18. —Tom is so worried about the test that he said he was going to study all night. —Tell him he should quit __________ and get some help. A. to have worried B. to worry C. worrying D. from worrying 19. The trees __________ in the storm have been moved off the road. A. being blown down   B. blown down C. blowing down   D. to blow down 20. The boy the teachers considered __________ failed in the final exam, __________ surprised them very much. A. to be the best; which B. as the best student; that C. to have been studying well; it D. such as a good student; which Part II. Cloze Test (10 points；20 minutes) Directions: Read the passage through. Then, go back and choose one suitable word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D for each blank in the passage. Blacken the corresponding letter of the word or phrase you have chosen on the Answer Sheet. As it came near the corner, the taxi stopped suddenly. The driver got out looking very 21 . A big lorry which had been 22 the taxi stopped too. The taxi driver was now standing at the corner looking up at the sky 23 the lorry driver went to 24 him. A number of cars behind were 25 to stop as well and soon a large crowd of people 26 gathered at the corner. The 27 of all this trouble was a very strange 28 . It sounded as if thousands and thousands of 29 were singing together. The noise was quite 30 and many people looked disturbed. The most extraordinary thing was that, apart from one or two pigeons, 31 was not a bird in sight. No one was able to solve the mystery 32 two policemen arrived. They noticed a large advertisement 33 a film high up on a wall nearby. 34 the noise seemed to be coming 35 this direction, they climbed up and found that a tape-recorder had been hidden 36 the advertisement. The noise made by birds singing was being broadcast over powerful loudspeakers so as to 37 the attention of passers-by. The police asked the 38 to take the recorder away because the advertisement had attracted 39 much attention that it was 40 for a great many cars and buses to move freely in the street. 21. A. puzzled B. unhappy C. tired D. guilty 22. A. pushing B. leading C. following D. guidingC23. 23.A. but B. yet C. and D. s 24. A. share B. connect C.join Dcharge 25. A. agreed B. determined C. forced D. persuaded 26. A. having B. has C. have D. had 27. A. result B. point C. effect D. cause 28. A. case B. noise C. thing D. picture 29. A. cocks B. children C. birds D. tape-recorders 30. A. exciting B. interesting C. convincing D. frightening 31. A. there B. here C. it D. that 32. A. before B. until C. when D. after 33. A. for B. in C. to D. by 34. A. When B. Before C. After D. As 35. A. in B. to C. into D. from 36. A. behind B. over C. above D. on 37. A. pay B. give C. attract D. attack 38. A. managers B. advertisers C. drivers D. passers-by 39. A. too B. this C. such D. so 40. A. impassable B. impossible C. improper D. unnecessary Part III. Reading Comprehension (40 points; 55 minutes) Section 1 Directions: Each of the following three passages is followed by some questions. For each question there are four choices. Choose the best answer to each question. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage One Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage. For the past twenty years, poll-takers (民意测验者) have told us that the vast majority of Americans report that they are “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with their jobs. But, when the surveys pose a slightly different question—“If you had to do it over, would you choose the same line of work?”—sixty percent of working Americans say they would choose another occupation. This seems to tell us that Americans feel that they are supposed to like their jobs but, in reality, they don’t. Most of us are stuck in jobs we’d prefer not to have. And some of us actually hate what we do. How does this happen in a land where citizens are presumably free to do, and become, anything they want? First of all, some of us didn’t deliberately choose our jobs but simply fell into them. Later, there was never time to find out what we really wanted to do. Another reason people dislike their jobs is the result of a change in the American economy. A hundred years ago most Americans worked for themselves on farms or in small stores and workshops. Now, less than 10 percent of us are self-employed. Many of us work as cogs (轮牙) in the wheels of giant corporations. We don’t make a finished product with our own hands, and we feel that we are totally replaceable parts in the machine. Social scientists say that the happiest workers are the ones who are their own bosses—business owners, executives, and professionals. Working for a big company often results in a sense of powerlessness and malaise. Finally, being a member of the baby boom generation increases the chances of job dissatisfaction. In the struggle for careers among the members of this large population “bulge”, many people are losing out in the competition. These individuals may never achieve the standard of living their parents achieved, or go as far up the success ladder as they had hoped. The result is bitterness, and a feeling of being trapped in a “nowhere” job. 41. The best title for this selection is __________. A. Job Satisfaction B. Why People Hate Their Jobs C. Nowhere Jobs D. A Change in the Workplace 42. Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the selection? __________. A. Job burnout is a growing problem B. Large companies provide many benefits for workers C. Workers are unhappy because they no longer work with their hands D. There are several reasons why workers are unhappy with their jobs 43. According to the passage, the majority of Americans __________. A. would choose another occupation if they could begin again B. are self-employed C. feel that they are supposed to dislike their jobs D. work in factories 44. The author implies that __________. A. job dissatisfaction is a sign of laziness B. the baby-boomers despise their parents C. polls can be misleading D. working for a corporation is very satisfying 45. The word “malaise” (Line7, Para. 3) means __________. A. depression B. fulfillment C. contentment D. significance Passage Two Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage. Most forest fires are caused by human carelessness or ignorance. Forest fire prevention, therefore, is mainly a problem of creating better understanding of the importance of forests, an awareness of the danger of fire in the woods, and a sense of personal responsibility to safeguard the forests from danger. This is not an easy job. Careless smokers are responsible for thousands of forest fires each year. Many of these are start