2007年在职攻读硕士学位全国联考英语模拟试卷

2007年在职攻读硕士学位全国联考英语模拟试卷

Part I Dialogue communication (15%)

Section A Dialogue completion

1. A: I am glad that today’s physics class is over. What did you think of lecture?

B: _______.

A.Sorry to hear that. Are you a fool?

B.I was lost. I couldn’t follow a word Professor Harrison said.

C.By the way, do you mind going to ask the professor himself.

D.Anyway, physics class is different from math class.

2.A: Excuse me. Do you mind if I borrow that newspaper for a little bit?

B:____________

A.I am glad. But it doesn’t belong to me.

B.You are welcome. But it’s not mine.

C.I’m sorry. But it doesn’t belong to me.

D.OK. You can read it, though it is not mine.

3.A: Mr. Smith, Let’s drink to the friendship between our two people!

B: ____________

A.Bottom up!

B.You are welcome!

C.Cheers!

D.Wonderful!

4.A: Saturday my husband and I are going to visit his mother._______

B: I am going to fix some loose shutters on my house now that the weather is a little warmer.

A.And what is in your mind?

B.How about you?

C.And, do you have any fixed arrangement with any of your friends?

D.And, do you have any date with anyone else?

5.A: I am afraid I feel rather under the weather this morning. I had a splitting headache last

night.

B: ___________

A.Why don’t you go to see a doctor earlier?

B.I’m sorry to hear that. Is it better now?

C.Don’t bother. It’s nothing serious.

D.That’s OK. It’ll be all right soon.

Section B Dialogue comprehension

6.Woman: What happened to the boss when he finished reading our report?

Man: Never has he been so excited?

Question: What does the man imply?

A.The boss had never been excited.

B.The boss was very angry with the report.

C.The boss was very satisfied with the report.

D.The boss was too excited to finish the report.

7.Man: It’s so mild today. Want to go for a bike ride after your last class?

Woman: What’s the latest we could start? My last class is a chem. Lab, and it often runs late.

Question: What does the woman mean?

A.She might be late for her chemistry class.

B.She’ll borrow a bike after class.

C.She might be delayed in the lab.

D.She might ride her bike to the lab.

8.Man: I knew Laurie played the piano, but I didn’t know she played guitar.

Woman: Neither did I. It seems she just picked it up on her own, over the summer.

Question: What does the woman mean?

urie doesn’t have much musical talent.

urie taught herself to play the guitar.

urie wants to play music with other people.

urie has a summer job playing guitar.

9.Man: I heard that Parker Electronics is going to be holding interviews on campus next week.

Woman: Yeah? What day? I’d like to talk to them and drop off my resume.

Question: What does the woman want to do?

A.Get a job on campus.

B.Take an electronics course.

C.Visit the electronics company.

D.Apply for a job with the electronics company.

10.Woman: You know, some TV channels have been running a lot of comedies from the sixties.

What do you think of those old shows?

Man: Not much. But then, the new ones aren’t so great either.

Question: What does the man mean?

A.He no longer watches much television.

B.He prefers the comedies from the sixties.

C.Television comedies haven’t improved since the sixties.

D.He hasn’t seen many of the old shows.

Part II Vocabulary and structure (10%)

11. Scarcely had the driver started the car____ the cell phone began to ring.

A. than

B. when

C. after

D. before

12. This is not an economical way to get more water; _____ it is very expensive.

A. on the other hand

B. on the contrary

C. in short

D. or else

13. The girl was standing by the sea, her long hair ____ in the breeze.

A. dances

B. dancing

C. to dance

D. were dancing

14.In this photo the woman mayor is talking to a passenger ____ a bus.

A. abroad

B. aboard

C. broad

D. board

15.Anyone with the Internet _______ can find out about these universities easily.

A. excess

B. access

C. process

D. entrance

16.When the girl heard the news, she could do nothing but _____back home.