浙大远程教育《学位英语》模拟题2

Test 2
Part I Listening Comprehension (20 points)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation,
a question will be asked about what was said. You will hear the conversation and the
question only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you
must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best
answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line
through the center.
Example:
You will hear: M: Is it possible for you to work late, Miss Grey?
W: Work late? I suppose so, if you really think it’s necessary.
Q: Where do you think this conversation most probably took place?
You will read: A) At the office. C) At the airport.
B) In the waiting room. D) In a restaurant.
From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they have to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) “At the office” is the best answer. You should choose answer [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.
1. A) At a waiting room. C) At a supermarket.
B) At a movie theatre. D) At a restaurant.
Excuse me, waitress. The soup is cold, and could you bring some hot soup?
2. A) He was involved in an accident.
B) He had some problem with his car.
C) He took the wrong way.
D) He fell ill on the way.
I had a flat tire on the way here.
3. A) The man went to the concert last night.
B) The man is going to the concert tonight.
C) The man didn’t go to the concert last night.
D) The man and the woman went to the concert together.
I was going to, but then I decided not to go.
4. A) Spring. C) Autumn.
B) Summer. D) Winter.
Looks like the spring is coming.
It will be several weeks later.
5. A) He’s got a headache.
B) He’s late for his appointment.
C) He has got to the doctor’s office before 2: 30.
D) He’s disappointed with the doctor.
I am here ahead of time.
6. A) Staying at home. B) Going dancing.
C) Having a party. D) Playing tennis.
I had a long week. I prefer to do something quiet instead.
7. A) He cannot breathe well, either.
B) The next stop is the last stop.
C) The next stop is their stop.
D) A lot of people will get off soon.
W: The bus is so crowded that I can barely breathe.
M: Have patience. The bus empties quite a few at the next stop.
8. A) From the radio.
B) From the railway station.
C) From the morning newspaper.
D) From the TV station.
the train crash
I didn’t have to. I heard it on the radio this morning.
9. A) She can sing very well.
B) She’s good at playing the piano.
C) She’s afraid of music.
D) She plays the drums well.
Well. I did study the piano as a child, but I gave up. I don’t sing either. But I am better at playing the drum.
10. A) He works in a zoo now.
B) He likes to make fun of the woman.
C) He’s a stranger to the woman.
D) He told the man something about his past.
Oh, he told me so the other day.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear a conversation and a short passage. The conversation and the passage will be read twice. At the end of each, you will hear some questions,
which will be read only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best
answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the
corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Questions 11-15 are based on the following conversation.
11. A) He’s a professor.C) He’s a bank teller.
B) He’s a salesman.D) He’s an accountant.
W: I’d like to take out 50 dollars from my account.
M: You should fill out the withdrawal slip.
12. A) She does not know how to read or write.
B) She has forgotten her account number.
C) She cannot remember her address.
D) It’s the first time she fills out such a slip.
I have never done this before. Could you help me?
13. A) 882499716 C) 804299613
B) 802499713D) 802497716
14. A) $50. C) FIFTY DOLLARS.
B) $ FIFTY. D) 50 DOLLARS.
15. A) Print her name.C) Write her name.
B) Put the date. D) Fill in her address.
Can I print my name?
No. You must write. Don’t print.
Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.
16. A) To the gates of Heaven.
C) To the gates of the Underworld.
B) Back to life.
D) Back to the battlefield.
17. A) Because he didn’t like to stay in Heaven.
B) Because he was taken to the wrong place.
C) Because he wanted to see his friends.
D) Because his friends asked him to go there.
18. A) They looked healthy and happy.
B) They were thin and unhappy.
C) They were hard to recognize.
D) They were content and well fed.
19. A) People in the Underworld used longer chopsticks.
B) People in the Underworld were not good at using chopsticks.
C) People in Heaven used the long chopsticks to help feed each other.
D) People in Heaven fed themselves with better chopsticks.
20. A) Friends cannot always be trusted.
B) Food is the most important thing to everyone.
C) There’s no difference between Heaven and the Underworld.
D) Happiness comes from helping each other.
Part ⅡV ocabulary (10 points)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the
sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line
through the center.
21. As she is in good form, Anne says she is ________ about her chances of winning the gold
medal.
A) conscious C) confident
B) comfortable D) confused
be confident about/ of 对充满自信
have confidence in
be conscious of: be aware of; realize 意识到
subconsciously
unconsciously
be confused about: be puzzled/bewildered about 对……感到困惑
confusion
22. He set up a standard of perfection for himself, which seldom permitted him to ________.
A) relax C) replace
B) release D) reflect
relax oneself 放松
relaxation
replace A with/by B: 用B来代替A substitute B for A
release: set free
the newly-released movie
reflect: 反映
23. I ________ to have come to your house last night but it rained.
A) managed C) intended
B) failed D) supposed
intend/mean/hope to have done: 原打算做某事
had intended/wanted/meant/hoped to do something
intention 打算；意图have no intention of hurting you
manage to do/ try to do
be supposed to do 应该……
24. Could I ________ you to open that window? I’m afraid I can’t reach it.
A) trouble C) confuse
B) disturb D) excuse
trouble/bother somebody to do something 麻烦某人做某事
look for trouble
get into trouble
have trouble (in) doing something
confuse A with B: 把A和B搞混淆
disturb: 扰乱
excuse somebody for doing something: forgive somebody for doing something
25. To me there are only two things ________ reading in the newspaper — the TV listings and the
sports page.
A) worth C) worthless
B) worthy D) worthwhile
be worth doing/ be worth + n.
be worthy of + n./ be worthy to do
It is worthwhile to do something
26. Several hundred more employees will have to be ________ if the company does not get
any new orders soon.
A) laid out C) laid off
B) laid aside D) laid down
lay off: 下岗；解聘laid-off workers 下岗工人
lay out: 布局
It is laid down that …据规定……
lay down rules and regulations
27. The international situation changes so quickly nowadays that you cannot ________it.
A) look forward to C) keep up with
B) get rid of D) catch hold of
look forward to something/ doing 期待
get rid of 去除
keep up with 跟上
catch hold of 抓住
28. Mrs. Mason simply did not ________ of her daughter’s interest. Football, she felt, was for
men and boys.
A) appreciate C) attract
B) assure D) approve
approve (of): 认可；赞同show one’s approval of
disapprove (of)
appreciate doing
attract吸引attractive 吸引人的attraction 吸引人的事物
tourist attraction 旅游胜地
assure somebody of something/ that …使……相信/确信
assurance 确信
ensure that/ something 确保
reassure 安慰
29. During the election period, a big strike ________ at the capital.
A) broke in C) broke through
B) broke out D) broke up
break out: burst out 爆发
break in: cut in; interrupt somebody 插话; 破门而入
break through: 突破breakthrough: n.
break up: 分裂；分开
30. The new plan ________ by Mr. Hardy was warmly welcomed.
A) put through C) put up
B) put forward D) put away
put forward: propose 提出
put through to …: 电话连接到……
put up: 支起；挂起
put away: 把……放回原处
Children should put toys away when they don’t play them.
put aside: set aside
put down 镇压
put off doing推迟
put out 熄灭
put … across to 把……想法传达给
31. The city residents urged the city to take ________ to improve fire-fighting equipment.
A) decisions C) sides
B) directions D) measures
take measures to do: 采取措施做某事
take steps to do
make decisions to do
32. Sam couldn’t ________ how to print a program until the teacher showed him how.
A) figure out C) draw out
B) look out D) write out
figure out: work out; make out 理解；推断出
draw out one’s potential/ ability
look out: watch out 小心
33. These trees cannot be grown in such a cold ________ as ours.
A) weather C) climate
B) season D) surrounding
climate [C]
weather [U]
34. The world is quickly ________ oil and once it is gone, there is no more.
A) running away with C) running down
B) running out of D) running off
run away with lots of money
run out of: exhaust; use up 用完
35. Sometimes even living in a big city can be very ________.
A) single C) sole
B) alone D) lonely
our sole goal
single parents
36. The fact that he annoyed you does not ________ your treating him in that way.
A) justify C) satisfy
B) reward D) deliver
justify: 使……变得合理；证明……的合理性
be justified in doing: …是合理的
have every justification in doing
just: adj. fair
satisfy one’s demand
reward somebody with something
37. It is well-known that people ________ to music in many ways.
A) respond C) remind
B) reply D) regret
respond to: react to
remind somebody of something/ remind somebody to do something
regret doing/ regret to do
38. You cannot see through a telescope unless it is ________ correctly to your sight.
A) adopted C) applied
B) adjusted D) admitted
be adjusted to/ be adapted to 适应
adopt: 1) 采纳adopt your idea 2) 领养adopt a child
apply … to …
apply to … for …
apply to
admit doing
39. One of the many ________ of foreign travel is learning how to cope with the unexpected.
A) profits 利润C) benefits：advantages
B) adventures: risk 风险D) interests
40. All the students in this class passed the English exam with the ________ of Li Min.
A) example C) addition
B) instance D) exception
with the exception of: except
for instance 例如for example
in addition (to)
Part ⅢStructure (10 points)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the
sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line
through the center.
41. He claimed that his country was years ________ the rest of the world in technological
development.
A) ahead of C) in front of
B) before D) prior to 在……之前
42. The policeman saw some boys playing football in the street and he asked them ________.
A) do not play C) not play
B) not to play D) to not play
persuade somebody not to do something
had better not do something
43. He met my mother, from ________ he got the news of my marriage.
A) who C) which
44. The food she prepared for the party is not enough, for there are ________ more people than
she expected.
A) much: considerably; far C) too
B) many D) so
45. The Browns are going to take a ________ vacation to the Golden Beach.
A) two-weeks C) two weeks
B) two-week D) two week’s
an 800-word article
an 800 words’ article
46. We had a party last month, and it was a lot of fun, so let’s have ________ one this month.
A) another另一，再一C) the other
B) more D) other
one more party
47. By the end of this month, we surely ________ a satisfactory solution to the problem.
A) have found C) will have found
B) will be finding D) are finding
by/ by the end of + 时间副词（表示将来的一个时间），… will have done …
by/ by the end of + 时间副词（表示过去的一个时间），… had done …
48. The reason for Sam’s success was ________ he had been working very hard.
A) that C) because
B) why D) which
49. He was ________ anyone could find.
A) as a pleasant old woman as
B) as an old pleasant woman as
C) as old a pleasant woman as
D) as pleasant an old woman as
as + adj. + 名词短语+ as: as + adj. + as
as happy a boy as
50. Modern technology ________ for the world to be closer than ever before.
A) has made it possible C) has made that possible
B) has made possible D) has made this possible
make/ feel/ think/ find, etc. it + of somebody/ for somebody to do something
51. Railroads are ________ every day throughout the world.
A) built C) being built
B) building D) being building
进行时被动语态be (is, am, are, was, were) + being + done
52. There is evidence ________ he has been to the scene of the crime on the night of the murder.
A) which C) in which
B) for D) that
This is the fact that …
53. It was not until Friday________ I received your letter.
A) that C) when
54. I had my house ________ last week.
A) paint and decorate C) painting and decorating
B) painted and decorated D) painted and decorating
have + O. + do 让某人做某事have the kid do his homework
have + O. + doing 持续have her boyfriend waiting in the rain for 3 hours have + O. + done 1) 遭遇到have his arm wounded
have his bike stolen
2) 请……做某事
have your house decorated
55. It’s time ________ arguing and ________ to do something about it.
A) for stopping…starting C) to stop…start
B) that we stop…start D) that we stop…starting
It is (high) time to do 该是……的时候了
It is (high) time that … did something
It is high time that we stopped quarrelling.
56. The Browns seem to ________. The lights in their house are out.
A) be leaving C) leave
B) have left D) have been leaving
appear/ seem/ turn out to have done/ be doing
57. It is _________ that no one wants to stay at home and sleep.
A) such fine weather C) such a fine weather
B) so fine weather D) a so fine weather
such a(n) + adj. + 可数名词单数that
such adj. + 不可数名词that
such adj. + 可数名词复数that
so +adj. + a(n) + 可数名词单数that
so + many/few +可数名词复数that （这种情况下，不能用such）
so + much/little + 不可数名词that （这种情况下，不能用such）
58. ________ yet to be done before the new literature is able to fulfill its tasks.
A) Many have C) More has
B) Most have D) Much has
59. “What’s wrong with you?”
“I’m having trouble ________ my right arm.”
A) to lift C) lifting
B) being lifted D) to be lifting
have trouble (in) doing something
have difficulty (in) doing something
There is much/little/no point (in) doing
waste/ spend some time (in) doing something
have a good/tough time doing
60. Edward likes classical music and I think that he prefers it ________ any other kind.
A) with C) to
B) over D) against
prefer A to B
prefer to do rather than do
prefer doing A to doing B
Part IV Reading Comprehension (30 points)
Directions: There are 3 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 mark the corresponding letter on the
Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage 1
Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage:
There are some steps you can take yourself to avoid catching a cold.Contrary to popular belief, colds are not caused by exposure to severe weather. Colds are caused by viruses hidden in the body, and you’re better off out on the ski slopes or even waiting for the bus on a snowy day than you are in a warm room, surrounded by friends, co-workers, or fellow students, who just may be passing the virus around. If you feel a chill when you’re coming down with a cold, you’re already sick. A chill is an early symptom: it’s the c old that caused the chill, not the other way around.
While the virus can spread by air when a cold-sufferer coughs or sneezes (打喷嚏), surprisingly, this is not the most common route of transmission. Numerous studies have now shown that most colds are “caught” by hand contact.A cold-sufferer rubs her nose, thereby transferring the virus to her hand. Then a friend comes to visit. “Don’t kiss me,” she warns, so the friend steps back and presses her hand. The friend then wipes her own nose or eye – and several days later caught a cold. Parents pick up their child’s discarded tissues and carefully throw them away, but fail to wash their hands afterward.
Cold viruses also can be transferred to objects –telephones, towels, plates –and remain infectious for up to three hours. Frequent hand washing on the part of the cold-sufferer as well as other members of the household – will minimize the spread of viruses in this way.
61. Which of the following will most probably cause you to catch a cold?
A)Staying in a warm room with a lot of people.
B)Staying outdoors on a cold day.
C)Staying on the ski slopes.
D)Waiting for the bus on a snowy day.
62. Which of the following is TRUE?
A)Colds are caused by exposure to severe weather.
B)Viruses can only spread through air.
C)Viruses hidden in the body cause colds.
D)Most colds can be caught by hand contact.
63. To prevent viruses from spreading, we should ________.
A)shake hands with our friends instead of kissing them
B)stay at home as much as possible
C)often wash our hands
D)often clean our noses and eyes
64. The word discarded in Paragraph 2 most probably means ________.
A)thrown away
B)put away
C)cleared away
D)given away
65. The best title for this passage might be ________.
A) Colds and Viruses
B) Ways to Avoid Catching Colds
C) The Spread of Cold Viruses
D) Symptoms of Colds
Passage 2
Questions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage:
America is a society in which children have watched approximately 18,000 television commercials (广告) by the time they have reached their middle teens. My friend Jolie learned this fact a few weeks ago and decided to do something about it.She thinks that the number of commercials that children see can influence the way they view the world. That is, Jolie believes that children who watch so many advertisements will grow up to believe that the most important thing in life is to buy, buy, buy!This, says Jolie, is wrong. A little child cannot understand advertisements for what they are and so believes totally in what he or she hears.
I have been thinking about what Jolie has told me. I suppose that she is right. I know that it is easy to manipulate the minds of children because they don’t see things logically, as adults do. And I am upset myself at how the advertisers can control a child’s outlook on the world. I think I should join Jolie in her efforts to change advertising tactic (策略) when it comes to advertisements for children. I really have a responsibility to make sure that future generations are given every chance to develop their minds without the interference of mass media.
Of course, there is another side to the issue. After all, parents ought to take responsibility for what their children watch and how much television they see. I know that many parents just want their children to be quiet, and so they let them watch as much television as they want. But, in the long run, the methods of advertisers have enormous power because we are a society of consumers.
I only hope that some day there can be a solution to this problem. Children need our guidance, not the guidance of advertisers.
66. What does “it” in Line 3 refer to?
A) The number of commercials children watch.
B) The way children view the world.
C) The fact that children are exposed to so many TV commercials.
D) The negative influence of television programs on children
67. Jolie believes that ________.
A)television advertising is only for children
B)television advertising has a bad influence on children
C)there are enough advertisements on TV
D)television advertising should be banned
68. Being exposed to so many commercials children may ________.
A)have bought lots of toys
B)see things as adults do
C)be misled by these advertisements
D)learn the methods of advertisers
69. The word “manipulate” in the second paragraph most probably means ________.
A)advertise
B)purchase
C)control
D)buy
70. What is the author’s attitude towards the large number of TV commercials that children
watch?
A) Concerned.C) Positive.
B) Hopeful. D) Disappointed.
Passage Three
Questions 71 to 75 are based on the following passage:
Vegetarians may be healthier, but meat eaters do more for the environment. A survey of the energy used to produce and distribute various foods shows that such foods as sweets, ice cream, potato chips and white bread are among the most energy-efficient -- and so least polluting -- foods in our diet. Tea, coffee, tomatoes, salad vegetables and white fish, on the other hand,are environmentally unfriendly.
David Coley and colleagues of the Center for Energy and the Environment at the University of Exeter have analyzed how much energy from fuel is used in the complete production cycle of food in a typical shopping basket. The analysis includes the manufacture and application of fertilizers and other chemicals, harvesting, processing, packaging, transport and waste disposal.
In a study of the diets of more than 2,000 people, they found that it takes around 18,000 megajoules (兆焦耳) of energy each year to get a typical Briton’s food to the table. This is almost six times the energy contained in the food itself. In all, the process consumes almost a tenth of the national energy budget, adding 15 million tons of carbon to the atmosphere in the form of carbon dioxide.
The study will trouble those trying to be both healthy and green. The most energy-consuming item is coffee, which requires 177MJ of energy to produce 1MJ of food intake. But typical salad vegetables require 45 MJ and white fish 36, compared to 8 MJ for beef and burgers, 7 for chicken and 6 for lamb, while fresh fruit consumes between 10 and 22 MJ, crisps, white bread and ice cream are all right at the bottom of the table, consuming less than 1 MJ each.
“Meat does well because it is not highly processed, provides a lot of calories and is often grown locally,” says Coley. In a sense, food is a large part of an individual’s impact on the greenhouse effect. Many of us could change our diets to have less impact.
71. The most energy-efficient and least polluting food in our diet is ________.
A) meat
B) fruit
C) white bread
D) salad vegetables
72. Dr. Coley’s analysis of energy used in the production cycle of food includes all of the
following EXCEPT ________.
A) application of chemicals
B) the influence of climate
C) packaging of food
D) waste disposal
73. In a study of the diet of more than 2,000 people, Dr. Coley found that ________.
A) the energy contained in the food itself is six times the energy consumed
B) energy budget adds 15 million tons of carbon to the atmosphere
C) the food a typical Briton consumes each year requires 18,000 MJ to produce
D) the energy contained in the food itself is a tenth of the national energy budget
74. Those who try to be both healthy and green are troubled when they know that ________.
A) some healthy foods, like tomatoes, are not green
B) local meat is better for health than green food
C) people’s diets vary greatly
D) some healthy foods are environmentally unfriendly
75. The author suggests that ________.
A) we change our diets to have less influence on greenhouse effect
B) we grow vegetables to reduce the greenhouse effect
C) we eat more meat to help the development of modern food industry
D) we eat more vegetables in order to become healthier
Part ⅤTranslation from English into Chinese (15 points)
Directions: In this part there is a passage with 5 underlined parts, numbered 76 to 80. After reading the passage carefully, you should translate the underlined parts into Chinese.
Remember to write your translation on the Translation Sheet.
Asian companies (except those in Japan and South Korea) have long been plagued (使苦恼) by high turnover. 76) Many employees feel that the fastest track to higher salaries and more responsibility is to change jobs as often as possible. 许多员工都认为获得更高薪水和更多责任的最快途径就是勤换工作。

Nowadays, with the attraction of cash-heavy technology companies, companies are feeling even more pressure to keep valued employees from going. 77) Even companies in Japan and South Korea are having turnover problems as the traditional concept of lifelong employment disappears. 随着终身就业的传统观念的消失，日本和韩国的公司甚至也会有人员调动的问题。

What’s more, recruitment from U.S. and Western European countries trying to fill their own positions is further draining (使…外流) Asia of its best and brightest. 78) It is estimated that Europe and the United States will need 2 million new information technology workers over the next two years. 据估计，欧洲和美国在今后的两年中将需要两百万IT新员工。

To help fill these positions, Washington recently announced that, over the next three years, U.S. companies will be allowed to recruit (招聘) 600,000 skilled foreigners to fill some of the positions.
Asia’s demand for IT workers is startling. 79) Various sources have calculated that South Korea will need 50,000 new IT workers over the next two years, Malaysia 15,000 by the end of
this year, India more than 2 million by 2008 and Singapore some 10,000 more each year.根据各种来源的估算，韩国在今后的两年中将需要5万IT新员工，马来西亚到今年年底为止需要一万五千新员工，到2008年为止印度对IT人员的需求将超过200万，而新加坡每年也需要大约1万IT新从业人员。

In Thailand, experts are recommending an easing of visa restrictions to attract IT talent from, for example, Eastern Europe. 80) Malaysia is offering tax waivers (免税) and other ways to attract Malaysians with IT skills who are working abroad to come home.为了吸引有IT技术的在国外工作的马来西亚人回国就业，马来西亚为此提供了免税服务和其他一些途径。

To help attract the necessary workforce, HSBC offers a comprehensive, seven-year training program for its IT staff, but executives worried about the number of employees who quit once they have completed the program.
Part ⅥTranslation from Chinese into English (15 points)
Directions: In this part there are 5 sentences in Chinese. You are required to translate them into English. Please put your translation on the Translation Sheet.
81．这项研究成果被称作是医学科学上的一个奇迹。

These research findings are regarded/ seen/ considered as a miracle/ wonder in medicine. 82．每次我去看他，他总是在电脑上工作。

Every time I visit him, he is always/ constantly working on his computer.
83．要戒除一个习惯决没有养成这个习惯那么容易。

It is easier to develop this habit than give up/ break it.
84．你的工作经历越多，你得到提升的机会就越大。

The more work experience you have, the more chances you will get to be promoted.
85．我发现我老是很难集中注意力于所做的事情上。

I always find myself unable to concentrate/ focus my attention on what I am doing.。