学位英语试题及答案

学位英语模拟测试与答案（英语）（50题，每题2分，满分100分）Part One Vocabulary and StructureDirections :In this part there are ten incomplete sentences, each with four suggested answers. Choose the one that you think is the best answer, Mark you answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.1.He came all the way to China for promoting friendship ____for making money.A. other than B more thanC. better thanD. rather than2. ___, I wroth a letter to Henry Ford II and told him what happened.A. Desperate B, DespiteC. InspiringD. Exciting3,I was ____the point of telephoning him when his letter arrived.A.toB.onC.atD.in4. In no country ____ Britain, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day.A. other thanB. more thanC. better thanD. rather than5. If I hadn’t stood under the ladder to catch you catch you when you fell.you__now.A. wouldn’t be smilingB.couldan’t have smiledC.won’t smileD.didn’t smile6. All the key words in the article are printed in__type so as to attract readers’attention.A.darkB.denseC.blackD.bold7. Living in the central Australian desert has its problems,___obtaining water is not the least.A.for whichB.to whichC.of whichD.in which8. They are going to have the serviceman___an electric fan in the office tomorrow.A.installB.to installC.to be installedD.installed9. It is said that John’s two daughters of his wife___to the city where he had an accident.A.goingB.tenseC.were goingD.was going10. The man in the corner confessed to __a lie to the manager of the company.A.have toldB.be toldC.being toldD.having toldPart Two Reading ComprehensionDirectios:In this part there are four passages,each followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, there are four suggested answers. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.Mark your ANSWER SHEET with a single line trough the center.Questions 11-15 are based on the following passage:Communication is the sending of information or news from one person to another. if human beings could not communicate with one another, each person would have to learn everything for himself, Although animals as well as men can communicate, so far as we know, they can express only the simple emotions like pain,joy,fear,huger of sounds and face movements, but we still have much to learn about these animal languages.Speech is the most important means of communication between people. But it is not the onlyone.Nor is it the oldest.We use facial expressions,gestures and hand movements to express ourfeelings and to send signals to other people. Animals use this “body language”a great deal.Thesign language used by deaf people is an example of communication without speech,while blind people communicate largely through touch and hearing.11,According to the passage, what would happen to us without communication?A.We should learn everything for ourselvesB.We would become unable to speak.C.We couldn’t live happily.D.We might have to do everything by ourselves.12.What does the passage say a about animals’communication?A.They have their advanced language in form of sound.B.They can express simple feelings such as hunger and pain.C.Some of them can communicate with people very well.D.All of them can use sound to express themselves.13.Which of the following statement is true?A.Humans do not have adequate knowledge about animal languages.B.We are now very much aware of animal languages.C.Most of animals use their facial expressiong.D.All animals make sounds to communicate with each other.14.What means of communication is used by most people?A.Facial expressions.B.Body movementsC.Speech.D.Body movement and speech.15.We can infer from the passage that the oldest form of communication between people is_____A.speechB.touch and hearingC.soundsD.body languageQuestions 16-20 are based on the following passage;No woman can be too rich or too thin. This saying often attributed to the late Duchess(公爵夫人)of Windsor embodies much of the odd spirit of our times.Being thin is deemed as such a virtue.The problem with such a view is that some people actually attempt to live by i. I myself have fantasies of slipping into narrow designer clothes.Consequently, I have been on a diet for the better——or worse——part of my life. Being rich wouldn’t be bad either, but that won’t happen unless an unknown relative dies suddenly in some distant land,leaving me millions of dollars.Where did we go off the track? When did eating butter become a sin,and a little bit of extra flesh unappealing,if not repellent?All religions have certain days when people refrain from eating.and excessive eating one of Christianity’s seven deadly sins. However, until quite recently,most people had a problem getting enough to eat. In some religious groups, wealth was a symbol of probable salvation and high morals.and fatness a sign of wealth and well-being.Today the opposite is true.We have shifted to thinness as our new mark of virtue.The result is that being fat——or even only somewhat overweight——is bad because it implies a lack of moralstrength.Qur obsession(迷恋)with thinness is also fueled by health coneerns.It is true that in this country we have more overweight people than ever before,and that,in many cases, being overweight correlates with an increased risk of heart and blood vessel disease.These diseases,however,may have as much to do with our way of life and our high-fat diets as with excess weight.And the associated risk of cancer in the digestive system may be more of a dictary problem——too much fat and a lack of fiber——than a weight problem.The real concern,then,is not that we weigh too much,but that we neither exercise enough norEat well.Exercise is necessary for strong bones and both heart and hing health.A balanced diet Without a lot of fat can also help the body avoid many diseases. We should surely stop paying so Much attention to weight.Simply being thin is not enough.It is actually hazardous if those who get (or already are )thin think they are automatically healthy and thus free from paying attention to their overall lifestyle.Thinness can be pure vainglory(虚荣)16.in the eyes of the author,an odd phenomenon nowadays is that___A.religious people are not necessarily virtuousB.looking slim is a symbol of having a large fortuneC,being thin is viewed as a much desired qualityD.the Duchess of Windsor is regarded as a woman of virtue17.Swept by the prevailing trend,the author____A,had to wear highly fashionable clothesB,had to seek help from rich distant relativesC,had to go on a dier for the greater part of her lifeD.could still prevent herself from going off the track18.In human history,people’s views on body weight___A,changed from time to timeB,led to different moral standardsC,varied between the porr and the richD,were elosely related to their religious beliefs19The author criticizes women’s obsession with thinness__A,from a historical and religious standpointB,from sociological and medical points of vewC,from an economic and educational perspectiveD,in the light of moral principles20.What’s the author’s advice to women who are absorbed in the idea of thinness?A.They should gain weight to look healthy.B.They should be more watehful for ratal diseases.C.They should be more concerned with their overall lifestyle.D.They should rid themselves fantasies about designer clothes.Qnestions 21-25 are baed on the following passage:Even plants can run a fever,especially when they’re under attack by insects or diseasc,But unlike humans, plants can have their temperature taken from 3,000 feet away——straight up.ADecade ago,adapting the infrared scanning technology developed for military purposes and other Satellites,physicist Stephen Paley came up with a quick way to take the temperature of crops to Determine which ones are under stress.The goal was to let framers preciselhy target pesticide(杀虫剂)spraying rather than rain poison on a whole field,which invariably includes plants that don’t have pest(害虫)problems.Even better,Paley’s Remots Scanning Services Company could detect crop problems before they became visible to the eye. Mounted on a plane flown at 3,000feet at nigh,an infrared scanner Measured the heat emitted by crops. The data were transformed into a color-coded map showing Where plants were running “fevers” Farmers could then spot-spray,using 40 to 70 percent less Pesticide than they otherwise would.The bad news is that Paley’s company closed down in 1984,after 40 to 70 percent less pesticide than they otherwise would.The bad news is that Paley’s company closed down in 1984,after only three years,Farmers Resisted the new technology and long-term backers were hard to find.But with the renewed conccrn about pesticides on produce, and fefinements in infrared scanning,Paley hopes to get back into operation.Agriculture experts have no doubt the technology works,”This technique can be used on 75 percent of agricultural land in the United States,”says George Oerther of Texas A&M.Ray Jackson, who recently retird from the Departnt of Agriculture,thisks remote infrared crop scanning could be adopted by the end of the decade.But only if Paley finds the financial backing which he failed to obtain 10 years ago.21.Plants will emit an increased amount of heat when they are____A.sprayed with pesticidesB.facing an infrared scannerC.in poor physical conditionD.exposed to excessive sun rays22.In order to apply pesticide spraying precisely,we can use infrared scanning to___A,estimate the damage to the crops B.measure the size of the affected areaC.draw a color-coded mapD.locate the problem area23.Farmers can save a considerable amount of pesticide by___A.rcsorting to spot-sprayingB.consulting infrared scanning expertsC,transforming poisoned rainD.detecting crop problems at an carly stage24.The application of infrared scanning technology to agriculture met with some difficulties___A.the lack of offieial supportB.its high costC.the lack of financialD.its failure to help increase production25.Infrared scanning technology may be brought bafck into operation because of___A.the desire of farmers to improve the quality of their produceB.growing conccrn about the exccssive use of pesticides on cropsC.the forceful promotion by the Department of AgricultureD.full support from agricultural expertsQuestions 26-30 are based on the following passage:The appcal of advertising to buying motives can have both negative and positive effects.Consumers may be convinced to buy a product of poor quality or high price because of an advertisement.For example,some advertisers have appealed to people’s desire for better fuel economy for their cars by advertising automotive products that improve gasoline mileage.Some ofThe products work.Others are worthless and a waste of consumers’money.Sometimes advertising is intentionally misleading.A few years ago a brand of bread was offered to turned out that the bread was not dietetic(适合于节食的),but just regular bread,There fewercalories because it was sliccd very thin,but there were the same munber of calories in every loaf.On the positive side,emotional appeals may respond to a consumer’s real conccrns. Consider fire insurance.Fire insurance maybe sold by appealing to fear of loss.But fear of loss is the real reason for fire insurance. The security of knowing that property is protected by insurance makes the purchase of fire insurance a worthwhile investment for most people.If consumers consider the quality of the insureance plans as well as the message in the ads,they will bencfit from the advertising.Each consumer must evaluate her of his own situation.Are the benefits of the product important enough to justify buying it ? Advertising is intended to appcal to consumers, but it does not force them to buy the product. Consumers still control the final buying decision.26.Advertising can persuade the consumer to buy worthless products by__A.stressing their high qualityB.convincing him of their low priceC.maintaining a balance between quality and priceD.appealing to his buying motives27.The reason why the bread advertisement is misleading is that__A,thin slices of bread could contain more caloriesB,the loaf was cut into regular slicesC,the broad was not genuine broadD,the total number of calories in the loaf remained the same28.The passage tells us that__A.sometimes advertisements really sell what the consumer needsB.advertisements occasionally force consumers into buying things they don’t needC.the buying morives of consumers are controlled by advertisementsD.fire insurance is seldom a worthwhile investment29.It can be inferred from the passage that a smart consumer should__A.think carefully about the benefits described in the advertisementsB.guard against the deceiving nature of adverisementsC.be familiar with various advertising strategiesD.avoid buying products that have strong cmotional appeal30.The passage is mainly about___A.how to make a wise buying decisionB.ways to protect the interess of the consumerC.the positive and negative aspects of advertisingD.the function of advertisements in promoting salesPart Three ClozeDirections:For each blank in the following passage,choose the best answer from the choices givenbelow.Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.When television first began to expand,very few of the people who had become famous as radio commentators were able to be effective on television,.Some of the difficulties they exspericnced when were trying to 31 themselves to the new medium were technical.When working on radio.for example,they had become 32 to seeing on behalf of the listener.This 33 of seeing for others means that the commcntator has to be very good at talking.Above all,he has to be able to 34 a continuous sequence of visual images which 35 meaning to the sounds which the listenerhears.In the 36 of television,however,the commentator seeseverything with the viewer.His role,therefore,is completely different.He is there to make 37 that the viewer does not niss some point of interest, to help him focus on particular things,and to 38 the images on the television serene Unlike his radio colleague,he mustg know the 39 of silence and how to use it at those moments 40 the picrures speak for themselves.31.A.turn B adapt C. alter D modify32.A.experienced B.determined C established D accustomed33.A.efficiency B.technology C.art D performance34.A.inspire B.create C.cause D.perceive35.A.add B.apply C.affect D.reflect36.A.occasion B.event C.fact D.case37.A.definite B,possible C,sure D.clear38.A.exhibit B.demonstrate C.expose D.interpret39.A.purpose B.goal C.value D.intention40.A.if B.when C.which D.asPart Four Dialogue CompletionDirections:There are ten short incomplete dialogues between two speakers ,each followed by four choices marded A.B .C and D.Choose the answer that appropriately suits the conversational contest and best completes the dialogue. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.41.Mum:someone’s eaten the icing off the cakeChild：＿＿＿＿A.Yes ,it’s very cold.B.Yes MumC.It was not meD.I’m OK.Mum42.Nancy:Hello, Ted. What ‘s wrong with your arm?Ted: I broke it when I was skating on the holiday.Nancy:Oh,no!＿＿＿＿Ted:Much better,thanksA.What a nuisance!B.How awfull!C.Why was that ?D. What a trouble!43.A:Excuse me ,madam.＿＿＿know where the nearest post office is ?B:I’m sorry ,I’ve got no idea.I’m a stranger here,too.A.Would you pleaseB.Would you happen toC.Do you happen toD.Would you like to44. James:Can I borrow your notes for today’s geology class ?Jane:＿＿＿A.How dare you！Geology test is tomorrow.B.I’d love to,but you can’t have them.C.How come that you didn’t have notes for today’s class?D.Sorry,but I have to review them for tomorrow’s test.45.A：I think you should phone Jenny and say sorry to herB: ＿＿＿＿ .It was her fault.A:No way B: No possibleC: No chance D:Not at all46.A:I’m sorry I’m calling you so lateB:＿＿＿okayA:This is B:You ‘reC:That’s D: I’am47.Doctor:What seems to be the problem ?Patient:＿＿＿A: I can’t bear the strain at workB: I strained my back at workC:The work bores meD:It’s killing me48. Sam:We’ll all miss Geoff and Pat.Larry:＿＿＿A:I’ll not miss PatB: I’m afraid I’ll miss only GeoffC:Geoff and pat are differentD:Well,we ‘ll all miss Geoff49.A:May I use your phone for a local call?B:＿＿＿ ,sir!A:Ask me anotherB: Certainly,by no meansC:It’s out of the questionD:As you wish50.Peter:Haven’t seen you for weeks.＿＿＿Pat:Can’t complainA:I’m very happy to see you againB:How are things?C:Fancy meeting you hereD: Have you been very busy?Part One Vocabulary and Structure1-5 D A B A A 6-10 D C A D DPart Two Reading Comprehension11-15 ABADD 16-20 CCABC21-25 CDACB 26-30 DDAACPart Three Cloze31-35 BDCBA 36-40 DCDCBPart Four Dialogue Completion41-45 CBCDA 46-50 CBDDB。