学位英语考试模拟试题二及答案

华东理工大学 网络学院学位英语考试模拟试卷二 English for Qualification Test Part I Use of Language (10 minutes) Directions: There are 10 incomplete dialogues in this part. For each dialogue there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the dialogue. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 1. — Will you come to our party tonight? — __________, but I will have an important meeting. A) I doubt it B) I’ll come C) I’d like coming D) I’d love to 2. — Do you think they will fail in the examination? — No, __________. A) I hope not so B) I don’t think so C) I don’t hope to D) I think not 3. — Would you like to have a cup of coffee? 一__________. A) Never mind B) Not at all C) No, thank you D) Forget it 4. —I really can't remember these grammar rules! — __________. Practice more. A) You're not alone B) It's hard to say C) I'm afraid not D) It's up to you 5. –– Would you mind if I use your dictionary? –– Of course not. __________. A) Don’t’ do that B) I’m sorry I can’t C) Here you are D) Don’t mention it 6. —How do you like the movie? — ________. A) It began an hour ago B) It doesn’t matter C) That’s fine D) It tells a touching story. 7. — ________? — Yes, a bit cold, though. A) Cold weather, isn’t it B) Bad weather, don’t you think C) Freezing, isn’t it D) Nice day, isn’t it 8. — That’s a beautiful dress you have on! — ________. A) Oh, thanks. My husband gives it to me as a birthday gift B) Sorry, it’s too cheap C) You can have it from your husband D) See you later 9. — ________? — A little. A) Shall we speak German B) Do you speak German C) Would you mind speaking German D) What language do you speak 10. — ________? — Yes, how much is this shirt? A) How do you do B) May I help you C) Excuse me D) How are you getting on Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There are 4 passages in this section. 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 mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage One Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage. In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child’s acquisition (学会) of each new skill-the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child: This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself. Patents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. Some may be especially strict in money matters. Others are severe over times of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. In general, the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child’s own happiness. As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality (道德). Also, parents should realize that “example is better than precept”. If they are not sincere and do not practise what they preach (说教), their children may grow confused, and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled. A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents’ principles and their morals can be a dangerous disappointment. 11. Eagerly watching the child’s acquisition of new skills ________. A) should be avoided B) is universal among parents C) sets up dangerous states of worry in the child D) will make him lose interest in learning new things（B） 12. In the process of children’s learning new skills parents ________. A) should encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they read B) should not expect too much of them C) should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their own D) should create as many learning opportunities as possible（C） 13. The second paragraph mainly tells us that ________. A) parents should be strict with their children B) parental controls reflect only the needs of the parents and the values of the community C) parental restrictions vary, and are not always enforced for the benefit of the children alone D) parents vary in their strictness towards their children according to the situation（C） 14. The word “precept” (Line 3, Para. 3) probably means “________”. A) idea B) punishment C) behavior D) instruction（D） 15. In moral matters, parents should ________. A) observe the rules themselves B) be aware of the marked difference between adults and children C) forbid things which have no foundation in morality D) consistently ensure the security of their children（A） Passage Two Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage. These days we take for granted the wide variety of music available on the radio. But, this wasn’t always the case. In the early days of radio, stations were capable of broadcasting only a narrow range of sounds, which was all right for the human voice but music didn’t sound very good. There was also a great deal of crackling and other static noises that further interfered with the quality of the sound. A man named Edwin Armstrong, who was a music lover, set out to change this. He invented FM radio, a technology that allowed stations to send a broad range of frequencies that greatly improved the quality of the music. Now, you’d think that this would have made him a millionaire; it didn’t. Radio stations at that time had invested enormous amounts of money in the old technology. So the last thing they wanted was to invest millions more in the new technology. Nor did they want to have to compete with other radio stations that had a superior sound and could put them out of business. So they pressured the Federal Communications Commission — the department of the United States government that regulates radio stations — to put restrictive regulations on FM radio. The result was that its use was limited to a very small area around New England. Of course as we all know, Edwin Armstrong’s FM technology eventually prevailed and was adopted by thousands of stations round the world. But this took years of court battles and he never saw how it came to affect the lives of almost everyone. 16. What is the passage mainly about? A) The invention of musical recording equipment. B) The role of government in mass communications. C) The emergence of a new technology. D) The similarities between old and new radio stations. 17. What was the main disadvantage of early radio broadcasting? A) It was very expensive. B) The sound quality was poor. C) It could only transmit a human voice. D) The signal was transmitted over a small area. 18. What was the purpose of Edwin Armstrong by inventing FM radio? A) To make it possible for radio stations to broadcast a broad range of sounds. B) To make other radio stations spend a large sum of money on more research. C) To make himself world-famous and therefore earn more money. D) To make radio stations compete with one another. 19. Why did the owners of radio stations react negatively to Armstrong’s invention? A) Its use was too strictly regulated. B) They thought it was unsafe. C) It threatened their business. D) It was of poor quality. 20. What does the passage imply about Edwin Armstrong? A) He became a millionaire from his invention. B) He was an accomplished musician. C) He worked for the Federal Communications Commission. D) He died before FM became popular. Passage Three Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. Psychologist George Spilich and colleagues at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, decided to find out whether, as many smokers say, smoking helps them to “think and concentrate. Spilich put young non-smokers, active smokers and smokers deprived (被剥夺) of cigarettes through a series of tests. In the first test, each subject (试验对象) sat before a computer screen and pressed a key as soon as he or she recognized a target letter among a grouping of 96. In this simple test, smokers, deprived smokers and non-smokers performed equally well. The next test was more complex, requiring all to scan sequences of 20 identical letters and respond the instant one of the letters transformed into a different one. Non-smokers were faster, but under the stimulation of nicotine (尼古丁), active smokers were faster than deprived smokers. In the third test of short-term memory, non-smokers made the fewest errors, but deprived smokers committed fewer errors than active smokers. The fourth test required people to read a passage, then answer questions about it. Non-smokers remembered 19 percent more of the most important information than active smokers, and deprived smokers bested those who had smoked a cigarette just before testing. Active smokers tended not only to have poorer memories but also had trouble separating important information from insignificant details. “As our tests became more complex,” sums up Spilich, “non-smokers performed better than smokers by wider and wider margins” He predicts, “smokers might perform adequately at many jobs-until they got complicated. A smoking airline pilot could fly adequately if no problems arose, but if something went wrong, smoking might damage his mental capacity.” 21. The purpose of George Spilich’s experiments is ________. A) to test whether smoking has a positive effect on the mental capacity of smokers B) to show how smoking damages people’s mental capacity C) to prove that smoking affects people’s regular performance D) to find out whether smoking helps people’s short-term memory（A） 22. George Spilich’s experiment was conducted in such a way as to ________. A) compel the subjects to separate major information from minor details B) put the subjects through increasingly complex tests C) check the effectiveness of nicotine on smokers D) register the prompt responses of the subjects（B） 23. The word “bested” (Line 3, Para. 5) most probably means ________. A) beat B) envied C) caught up with D) made the best of（A） 24. Which of the following statements is true? A) Active smokers in general performed better than deprived smokers. B) Active smokers responded more quickly than the other subjects. C) Non-smokers were not better than other subjects in performing simple tasks. D) Deprived smokers gave the slowest responses to the various tasks.（C） 25. We can infer from the last paragraph that ________. A) smokers should not expect to become airline pilots B) smoking in emergency cases causes mental illness C) no airline pilots smoke during flights D) smokers may prove unequal to handing emergency cases（D） Passage Four Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) is one of the most important holidays in Ireland. People will wear green shirts, ties, and hair ribbons. Some even dye their hair green because they believe that on that day the color brings them good luck. On St. Patrick’s Day, the Irish around the world traditionally attend church in the morning and have some celebrations in the afternoon. They dance, drink, parade, and feast. A traditional meal includes meat, cabbage and a special Irish beer called Guinness. St. Patrick’s Day is a religious holiday that can be traced back more than one thousand years ago, and it is related to a boy named St. Patrick who became an Irish saint when he grew up. He was born to a wealthy family in Wales around the year 385 AD. But when he was sixteen, a band of raiders（劫掠者）took him as a slave to what is now the neighboring island of Ireland. Patrick lived there for several years. He was so lonely and afraid that he took solace in religion and became a faithful Christian. Later, he returned to Ireland as a missionary, traveling from village to village and talking about his faith. He explained to people the Father, the Son (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit as each of the leaves of a shamrock. There were three leaves, yet they were one plant. From then on, the shamrock, a small plant that grew wild around Ireland, has been a symbol of Ireland and because of it, green is associated with St. Patrick’s Day. 26. From the passage, we can infer that ______. A) Patrick lived in Ireland all his life B) Patrick’s family was very poor C) Patrick’s life in what is now the neighboring island of Ireland was hard D) Patrick didn’t believe in Christianity 27. What is the symbol of Ireland according to this passage? A) St. Patrick. B) Guinness. C) Cabbage. D) Shamrock. 28. The underlined word “solace” in Paragraph 5 means ______. A) love B) happiness C) hatred D) comfort 29. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A) St. Patrick’s Day is a worldwide holiday. B) St. Patrick’s Day has a long history. C) On St. Patrick’s Day, green is the lucky color in people’s eyes. D) People respect St. Patrick and love him. 30. What is the passage about? A) The symbols of St. Patrick’s Day. B) The origin of St. Patrick’s Day. C) St. Patrick’s life. D) The history of St. Patrick’s Day. Part III Vocabulary an