华理工网络学位英语考试模拟试题一及答案

华东理工大学
网络学院学位英语考试模拟试卷一
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. — What do you do, Danny ?
— ________
A) Thanks a lot. B) I ’m a college student.
C) Don ’t mention it. D) I ’m fine. Thank you.
2. — Mary, ________
— He is not very well.
A) Who is Mark? B) What is Mark?
C) How is Mark? D) Who Mark is?
3. — What kind of movies do you like?
— ________
A) I prefer romance. B) I enjoy going to the movies.
C) Well, I ’m not a party animal. D) Sorry, but I ’m a night person.
4. —________
— I major in computer science.
A) Why do you go to college? B) How can I help you?
C) What ’s your field of study? D) Which subject do you like?
5. — Could I ask you for a favor?
— Of course, _________
A) that ’s right. B) good idea.
C) never mind. D) go ahead.
6. — Jenny, do you mind if I turn down the radio?
— _________ I wasn ’t listening.
A) Of course not. B) I ’d rather you didn ’t.
C) Good for you! D) I bet it is!
7. — Let ’s have a coffee break after finishing this, OK?
—_________
A) Not at all. B) So do I.
C) Why not? D) How about it?
8. — Thank you so much for picking me up at the airport.
—_________
A) Be my guest. B) Hey, what are friends for?
C) Sure, no problem. D) How come?
9. — What ’s the weather like outside?
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—________
A) Yes, isn ’t it? B) It depends.
C) Like what? D) It seems to be clearing up.
10. —_________
— I have T-shirts, shorts, and my sandals.
A) What are you packing for your trip? B) What have you got for the party?
C) How do you like your new outfit? D) Have you got a gift for your boyfriend?
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.
We all know that panic-stricken moment. You drop your mobile phone, frightened, as it drops towards the floor, fearing it will land screen-side down — with shattering results.
But now Apple plans to spare you that worry, with an invention that will stop your iPhone hitting the ground face first.
The technology giant was granted a patent last week on an invention that can detect when a phone is falling and ensure the screen doesn ’t hit the ground. The idea could also work with iPads and other devices.
Apple ’s design features on-board sensors that measure the speed at which the phone is falling and predict when it will land and which side of the phone will hit the floor.
If sensors calculate the screen or camera will hit the ground, a motor in the phone is caused to start working instantly. The motor then affects other parts of the device, making it turn quickly around a central point as it falls, so that it lands on a hard area. The effect is similar to how a falling cat always manages to land on its feet.
What ’s more, the patent even includes a system that would avoid damage to the connector.
Victor Seidel, a lecturer in science entrepreneurship at Oxford University, said, “This does what a lot of successful new approaches do: combine ideas in a way others had not considered. But integrating this idea into current slimline designs may be a challenge. Of course, no one will really know the possible benefits and limitations until Apple gets products into the hands of users — hands that are indeed sometimes clumsy.”
Industry insiders say an iPhone featuring the new technology may appear within three years.
11. What does Apple plan to do?
A) Recall mobile phones with broken screens. B) Invent a new way of protecting the phone.
C) Design a new type of smart phone. D) Produce new products in other fields.
12. We can know from the passage that ___________.
A) the patent will prevent the phone falling
B) the patent will make the screen more solid
C) the sensors can measure the phone ’s falling speed
D) the camera on the phone will record the falling process
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13. What is the function of the motor on the phone?
A) It turns off the phone before it lands. B) It predicts where the phone will land.
C) It rings the bell when the phone is falling. D) It protects the screen when the phone falls.
14. According to the passage, we can learn_________.
A) the patent is complex to use B) the patent has been put into practice
C) the patent can also protect the connector D) the patent can only be applied to iPhones
15. What ’s the best title of the passage?
A) A Patent to Protect Your Phone. B) A Way to Prevent Your Phone Falling.
C) A New Phone with a Firm Screen. D) An Advertisement of a New Phone.
Passage Two
Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.
Statuses are marvelous human inventions that enable us to get along with one another and to determine where we “fit ” in society. As we go about our everyday lives, we mentally attempt to place people in terms of their statuses. For example, we must judge whether the person in the library is a reader or a librarian, whether the telephone caller is a friend or a salesman, whether the unfamiliar person on our property is thief or a meter reader, and so on.
The statuses we assume often vary with the people we encounter, and change throughout life. Most of us can, at very high speed, assume the statuses that various situations require. Much of social interaction consists of identifying and selecting among appropriate statuses and allowing other people to assume their statuses in relation to us. This means that we fit our actions to those of other people based on a constant mental process of appraisal and interpretation. Although some of us find the task more difficult than others, most of us perform it rather effortlessly.
A status has been compared to ready-made clothes. Within certain limits, the buyer can choose style and fabric. But an American is not free to choose the costume (服装) of a Chinese peasant or that of a Hindu prince. We must choose from among the clothing presented by our society. Furthermore, our choice is limited to a size that will fit, as well as by our pocketbook (钱包). Having made a choice within these limits we can have certain alterations made, but apart from minor adjustments, we tend to be limited to what the stores have on their racks. Statuses too come ready made, and the range of choice among them is limited.
16. In the first paragraph, the writer tells us that statuses can help us ________.
A) determine whether a person is fit for a certain job
B) behave appropriately in relation to other people
C) protect ourselves in unfamiliar situations
D) make friends with other people
17. According to the writer, people often assume different statuses ________.
A) in order to identify themselves with others B) in order to better identify others
C) as their mental processes change D) as the situation changes
18. The word “appraisal ” (Line 5, Para. 2) most probably means “________”.
A) involvement B) appreciation C) assessment D) presentation
19. In the last sentence of the second paragraph, the pronoun “it ” refers to “________”.
A) fitting our actions to those of other people appropriately
B) identification of other people ’s statuses
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C) selecting one ’s own statuses
D) constant mental process
20. By saying that “an American is not free to choose the costume of a Chinese peasant or that of a
Hindu prince ” (Line 2-3, Para. 3), the writer means ________.
A) different people have different styles of clothes
B) ready-made clothes may need alterations
C) statuses come ready made just like clothes
D) our choice of statuses is limited
Passage Three
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report: The damage and death toll (死亡人数) could have been much worse.
More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, as earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25,000 victims.
Injuries and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a.m. on a holiday, when traffic was light on the city ’s highways. In addition, changes made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the city ’s buildings and highways, making them more resistant to quakes.
Despite the good news, civil engineers aren ’t resting on their successes. Pinned to their drawing boards are blueprints (蓝图) for improved quake-resistant buildings. The new designs should offer even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place.
In the past, making structures quake-resistant meant firm yet flexible materials, such as steel and wood that bend without breaking. Later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundation to reduce the impact of ground vibrations. The most recent designs give buildings brains as well as concrete and steel supports. Called smart buildings, the structures respond like living organisms to an earthquake ’s vibrations. When the ground shakes and the building tips forward, the computer would force the building to shift in the opposite direction.
The new smart structures could be very expensive to build. However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes.
21. One reason why the loss of lives in the Los Angeles earthquake was comparatively low is that
________.
A) new computers had been installed in the buildings
B) it occurred in the residential areas rather than on the highways
C) large numbers of Los Angeles residents had gone for a holiday
D) improvements had been made in the construction of buildings and highways
22. The function of the computer mentioned in the passage is to ________.
A) counterbalance an earthquake ’s action on the building
B) predict the coming of an earthquake with accuracy
C) help strengthen the foundation of the building
D) measure the impact of an earthquake ’s vibrations
23. The smart buildings discussed in the passage ________.
A) would cause serious financial problems
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B) would be worthwhile though costly
C) would increase the complexity of architectural design
D) can reduce the ground vibrations caused by earthquakes
24. It can be inferred from the passage that in minimizing the damage caused by earthquakes attention
should be focused on ________.
A) the increasing use of rubber and steel in capital construction
B) the development of flexible building materials
C) the reduction of the impact of ground vibrations
D) early forecasts of earthquakes
25. The author ’s main purpose in writing the passage is to ________.
A) compare the consequences of the earthquakes that occurred in the U.S.
B) encourage civil engineers to make more extensive use of computers
C) outline the history of the development of quake-resistant building materials
D) report new developments in constructing quake-resistant buildings
Passage Four
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
“... The two big advantages I had at birth were to have been born wise and to have been born in poverty...It gave me one big advantage: none of my troubles or problems as an adult could throw me.”
Sophia Loren was born in a charity ward for unmarried women in Rome in 1934. Her father Riccardo Scicolone officially recognized the child, but refused to marry the mother. Though her mother had a hard time raising her, Loren still has vivid memories of her younger years. “When I was a child, fear was common to my life — fear of having nothing to eat, fear of other children taunting me at school because I was illegitimate (私生的), and particularly fear of the big bombers appearing overhead and dropping their deadly burst from the sky.”
Loren was a very young girl, when she saw the first Hollywood films. “I was filled with the feeling that that ’s what I was put on earth to do, to act, to let out whatever feelings I had inside.”
However, it took a long time before Sophia was offered her first role in a film. She failed the screen tests one after the other, and it seemed as if there was no way for her to become an actress. What the cameramen could not see at first, was that her inner beauty made her stunning. Remembering the difficulties of the early days of her career, Sophia said, “I was so boldly confident about myself... I have never judged myself by other people ’s standards. I would get to wherever I was destined to go and try to alter my fate.”
Sophia ’s acting career began at the age of eighteen in 1952 with her role in a film “ Africa Under the Seas ”. The film did not make a sensation, but did give a good start to the young actress. The dream of a skinny little girl, sitting in a dark movie house, was finally to come true.
26. According to the passage, what did Sophia regard poverty as?
A) A blessing. B) A curse.
C) A disadvantage. D. A way to become wise.
27. What can we infer about Sophia ’s school life?
A. She was given much help by other students.
B. She temporarily forgot her fear at school.
C. She was laughed at by other students.
D. She couldn ’t keep up with other students.
28. When Sophia was young, __________.
A. her father supported her and her mother
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C. she was supported by a charity group
D. she had to make a living on her own
29. What may be the reason why Sophia failed the screen tests?
A. She was not famous enough.
B. She had no experience in acting.
C. She wasn ’t pretty enough in appearance.
D. She wasn ’t suitable to become an actress.
30. Sophia could be described as a woman with ________.
A. great talents and wealth
B. ambition and creativity
C. a poor background but good luck
D. wisdom and strong will
Part III Vocabulary and Structure (25 minutes)
Directions: There are 25 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
31. I will give you __________ to finish it.
A) two week ’s time B) two week time
C) two weeks ’ time D) two weeks time
32. The landlord of the apartment requests that they _____________ after 11:00 p.m.
A) not to play loud music B) shouldn ’t play loud music
C) don ’t play loud music D) couldn ’t play loud music
33. —Who did it better, Bill or Henry?
—I think Bill did just __________ Henry.
A) as well as B) as better as
C) more better than D) less worse than
34. He didn ’t tell me __________.
A) which floor did he live on B) which floor he lived
C) on which floor he lived D) he lived on which floor
35. Never _____________ that Mr. Green was a loyal friend of our Party.
A) we suspected B) we did suspect
C) did we suspect D) do we suspect
36. Don ’t close the window, _________?
A) won ’t you B) shall we
C) do you D) will you
37. Tom ’s mother kept telling him that he should work harder, but _______ didn ’t help.
A) he B) which
C) she D) it
38. All _____________ is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life.
A) what is needed B) that is needed
C) the thing needed D) for our needs
39. Some passengers were walking through one of the big halls at Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
________ the whole roof fell down.
A) as soon as B) when
C) while D) as long as
40. When I ________ by the station, I saw the accident ________.
A) passed; happen B) passed; happened
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C) past; happening D) past; to happen
41. The conference ________ a full week by the time it ends.
A) must have lasted B) will have lasted t
C) would last D) has lasted
42. People ’s expectations about the future may have more influence on their sense of wellbeing than
their _______ state does.
A) current B) initial
C) modern D) primitive
43. It was difficult to guess what her ______ to the news would be.
A) impression B) reaction
C) comment D) opinion
44. After working all day, he was so tired that he was in no ________ to go to the party with us.
A) taste B) sense
C) mood D) emotion
45. Many women still feel that they are being _______ by a male culture, particularly in the
professional services sector.
A) held forth B) held out
C) held on D) held back
46. When there are small children around, it is necessary to put bottles of pills ______.
A) out of reach B) under control
C) at hand D) off limits
47. It ’s good to know that quite a few popular English expressions actually _______ from the Bible.
A) rise B) acquire
C) result D) derive
48. Many personnel managers say it is getting harder and harder to ________ honest applicants from
the growing number of dishonest one.
A) disguise B) dissolve
C) distinguish D) discount
49. Before he left for his vacation, he went to the bank to ______ some money.
A) pull B) pick
C) gain D) draw
50. A study shows that students living in non-smoking dorms are less likely to _______ the habit of
smoking.
A) pick up B) make up
C) turn up D) bring up
51. Students or teachers can participate in excursions to lovely beaches around the island at regular
________.
A) gaps B) rate
C) length D) intervals
52. Physics is ________ to the science which was called natural philosophy in history.
A) alike B) equivalent
C) likely D) uniform
53. The new appointment of our president ________ from the very beginning of next semester.
A) takes effect B) takes part
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C) takes place D) takes turns 54. The president made a ________ speech at the opening ceremony of the sports meeting, which encouraged the sportsmen greatly. A) vigorous B) tedious C) flat D) harsh 55. It is useful to be able to predict the extent ________ which a price change will affect supply and demand. A) from B) with C) to D) for Part IV Translation (20 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 20 minutes to translate the following paragraph into Chinese. The resource shortage is a global problem. This is more obvious in China. With the rapid growth of China ’s population and fast development of its economy, China has a dramatic increase in demand for resources. For China whose per capita resources are relatively short, handling properly the conflict between the resources and development is the key to the maintenance of the sound development of the economy. In order to develop the economy stably under the conditions of limited resources, it is necessary for us to adopt the sound and rational development policy, save energy and encourage the development of the renewable energy. Part V Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition entitled “Students ’ Rating of Their Teachers ”. You should write at least 120 words based on the following outline given in Chinese.
1. 学生给老师打分已经普遍；
2. 人们对其持不同态度；
3. 我的看法。

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华东理工大学
网络学院学位英语考试模拟试卷一
【参考答案】
Part I Use of Language (10 points)
1-5 BCACD 6-10 ACBDA
Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points)
11-15 BCDCA 16-20 BDCAD 21-25 DABCD
26-30 ACBCD
Part III Vocabulary and Structure (25 points)
31-35 CBACC 36-40 DDBBA 41-45 BABCD
46-50 ADCDA 51-55 DBAAC
Part IV Translation (10 points) 资源短缺是一个全球性的问题。

在中国，这一问题表现得较为明显。

由于人口的增长和经济的快速发展，我国对资源的需求量大幅度增加。

对于人均资源相对不足的中国来说，处理好资源与发展之间的矛盾，是保持经济健康发展的关键。

要做到在有限的资源条件下，稳步发展经济，
就需要采取健康合理的发展政策，节约能源，鼓励发展可再生能源。

Part V Writing (15 points)
Students ’ Rating of Their Teachers
Nowadays, it has become very common in colleges and universities for students to grade teachers. In some universities, students ’ rating has even become the only source of assessment on teaching effectiveness.
This, however, has caused great controversy. Some are in favor of the rating system. They hold that since students attend the teachers ’ classes every day, they might be the best people to judge their teachers ’ teaching. In addition, students ’ rating can also encourage teachers to improve their teaching, thus helping to form a harmonious relationship between teachers and students. Others, on the contrary, are strongly against it. They argue that students do not have the necessary knowledge and skill to make sound judgments about course content or teaching style, and their rating would be both unreliable and invalid.
In my opinion, students ’ rating of their teachers is quite necessary, but it should be conducted in a way that can really reflect teachers ’ performance. Instead of rating the teachers ’ knowledge on the subject, students should be asked to estimate their teacher ’s ability to communicate with students, his or her relationship with students, and what they have learned from the teacher in a course.
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