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’tB. isC. hasn’tD. has2. We tried to settle the problem with them as soon as possible, but they seemed to _____ sincerity.A. lack ofB. be lack ofC. lack inD. be lacking in3. It has been 3 years ______ I last met him.A. soB. forC. asD. since4. Changchun, ______ capital of Jilin Province, is as important ______ industrial center as Shenyang.A. /, anB. the, aC. the, theD. /, the5. That _____ the case, we have to make some changes in our plan.A. isB. wasC. beingD. has been6. We won’t encourage him to do that _____ he is in good health.A. despiteB. in caseC. even thoughD. when7. The Great Wall is the place _____ almost all tourists would like to visit when they come to Beijing.A. whereB. of whichC. in whichD. which8. _____ their terms, we would go bankrupt.A. If we acceptB. If we should acceptC. If we acceptedD. If we are to accept9. –Why don’t you take _____ to read on the train?--Can you lend me _____ interesting?A. anything, anythingB. anything, somethingC. something, somethingD. some, anything10. The factory has turned out _____.A. twice as much TV sets this year as last yearB. twice TV sets this year than last yearC. twice as many TV sets this year as it has last yearD. twice as many TV sets this year as it did last year11. The earth might look like a perfect sphere, but careful measurements _____.A. show that it is notB. show that it isC. that show it is notD. show it that is not12. Nebraska is a state of the U.S. whose name comes from an Indian word _____ “river in the flatness”.A. meansB. the meaning ofC. meaningD. is meant13. Claudius Ptolemy, _____ of the first century A.D., left a good description of the geocentric theory.A. he was an astronomer and a philosopherB. being an astronomer and a philosopherC. who was an astronomer and a philosopherD. was an astronomer and a philosopher14. Near the White House is another famous landmark _____ the Washington Monument.A. is whichB. which callC. calledD. it is called15. _____ coming of the Space Age, a new dimension has been added to the study of the planets.A. WhileB. It is theC. When theD. With the16. It is useful to science _____ the earth as an object in space.A. to considerB. which considersC. considersD. the consideration of17. For many children, nothing seems to exciting ______ their first airplane ride.A. so doesB. asC. onD. is18. _____ our records, you have been in prison six times.A. It is according toB. That it is accordingC. While according toD. According to19. _____, Nathan Hale was a young school teacher living in Connecticut.A. When the American Revolution beganB. The American Revolution beganC. It was when the American Revolution beganD. The beginning of the American Revolution20. Some bees make the characteristic monotonous noise known as buzzing _____.A. but their wings are vibrated rapidlyB. the vibration of their wings is rapidC. by vibrating their wings rapidlyD. and their wings rapidly vibrating21. I have devoted four weekends to writing papers and now I feel I ____ as a rest.A. deserveB. preserveC. conceiveD. receive22. The ball _____ two or three times before rolling down the slope.A. swayedB. bouncedC. hoppedD. darted23. A window in the kitchen was _____; there was rubbish everywhere, and the curtains and carpets had been stolen.A. scatteredB. scrapedC. scratchedD. smashed24. While nuclear weapons present grave _____ dangers, the predominant crisis of overpopulation is with us today.A. inevitableB. constantC. overwhelmingD. potential25. The fact that they reacted so differently was a reflection of their different _____.A. performancesB. personalitiesC. qualitiesD. appearances26. We should be able to do the job for you quickly, _____ you give us all the necessary information.A. in caseB. provided thatC. or elseD. as if27. Over the past 10 years, natural gas production has remained steady, but _____ has risen steadily.A. dissipationB. disposal c. consumption D. expenditure28. We don’t _____ any difficulties in completing the project so long as we keep within budget.A. foreseeB. fabricateC. inferD. inhabit29. This problem _____ all of us.A. concernsB. statesC. proclaimsD. relates30. Every society has its own peculiar customs and _____ of acting.A. waysB. behaviorsC. attitudesD. means31. I found it difficult to _____ my career ambitions with the need to bring up my children.A. consolidateB. amendC. reconcileD. Intensify32. 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. remedyB. reproachC. subjectD. revenge33. The prisoner has been _____ of many privileges that average citizens enjoy.A. ensuredB. informedC. deprivedD. convinced34. It is one thing to locate oil, but it is quite another to _____ and transport it to the industrial center.A. permeateB. extractC. distinguishD. concentrate35. Put on your sun glasses or the sun will _____ you and you won’t be able to see.A. discernB. distortC. distractD. dazzle36. Most people in the modern world _____ freedom and independence more than anything else.A. embodyB. cherishC. fascinateD. illuminate37. President Wilson attempted to _____ between the powers to end the war, but neither side was prepared to give in.A. segregateB. whirlC. compromiseD. mediate38. Their claims to damages have not been convincingly _____.A. refutedB. overwhelmedC. depressedD. intimidated39. Weeks _____ before anyone was arrested in connection with the bank robbery.A. terminatedB. elapsedC. overlappedD. expired40. In November 1987 the government _____ a public debate on the future direction of the official sports policy.A. initiatedB. designatedC. inducedD. promotedII. 辨别错误（10%）41. Directing musical works requires a understanding of the range and characteristicsA B Cof each instrument.D42. Magnificent mountains and coastal scenery is British Columbia’s chief touristA B C D attractions.43. In the 1800’s store owners sold everything from a needle to a plow, trust everyoneA B Cand never took inventory.D44. In laboratory experiments, an investigator often begins by work out differentA Bconditions for two groups of subjects.C D45. The elephant relies more on its sense of smell than for any other sense.A B C D46. Being opened in 1918, the Phillips Collection in Washington D.C., was the firstA Bmuseum in the United States devoted to modern art.C D47. The Canadian province of Alberta it is believed to have some of the richest oilA B C D deposits in the world.48. Ponds are noted for their rich and varied types of plant and animal life, allA Bmaintain in a delicate ecological balance.C D49. Soil temperatures in Death Valley, California, near the Nevada border,A Bhave been known to reach 48 degree centigrade.C D50. Hot at the equator causes the air to expand, rise, and flow toward the poles.A B C DIII. 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 to52. A. writing B. essay C. story D. report53. A. that B. as C. than D. as if54. A. for B. when C. since D. therefore55. A. take B. gain C. put D. pay56. A. due B. than C. thanks D. rather57. A. during B. in C. for D. on58. A. care B. dream C. stop D. expect59. A. paragraphs B. letters C. terms D. phrases60. A. in heart B. for mind C. by heart D. to mind61. A. single B. simple C. long D. compound62. A. any B. what C. whether D. certain63. A. under B. after C. over D. behind64. A. does B. wants C. satisfies D. fails65. A. concern B. bring C. study D. botherIV. 阅读理解（30%）Passage 1People 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 "behavior therapy" to help individuals solve their personality problems. In the same way, they can help people who feel that they have problems with money.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 buysB) in order to satisfy his or her basic needs in lifeC) just to meet his or her strong psychological needD) entirely with an irrational eagerness67. 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 budgetsB) because they can openly boast of their triumph over others in getting things for lessC) and will not have money problems if they can keep to their budgetsD) but they seldom admit they feel satisfied if they can get things for less than others68. 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 habitsB) the purchasing habits of compulsive spendersC) a special psychology of bargain huntingD) the use of the psychology of spending habits in business70. From the passage we may safely conclude that compulsive spenders or compulsive bargain hunters _____.A) are really unreasonableB) need special treatmentC) are really beyond remediesD) can never get any help to solve their problems with moneyPassage 2Hawaii’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 st ate’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 wantgreater 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 an d 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 groupsB. people of Filipino originC. the Ka Lahui groupD. people with 50% Hawaiian blood72. 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 stateB. more back rent on the crown landC. a claim on the Hawaiian crown landD. full independence from the USPassage 3Birth Order76. 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 paragraphsB. show how other studies differed from Adler’sC. explain how alder classified his workD. describe the various ways that different studies have categorized birth order groups78. 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 involvedB. more focused on accomplishmentsC. more skilled as leadersD. more aware of surroundings80. Which of the following would be most likely to have a successful career but few close friendships?A. A second-bornB. A middle childC. A last-bornD. 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 I Like to Listen to Music. You 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。