2014江苏成考学位英语模

2013学位英语模拟题五

Part I Reading Comprehension

Passage 1

Sometimes, people simply do not realize they are being ill mannered. Take Ted, for example. He prides himself on speaking his mind, and has something to say on everything. But his frankness is often extremely embarrassing.

He is incapable of saying, “I thought that last advertising campaign had a lot of good ideas in it, but perhaps next time we could give the copy more vitality (活力) .” Instead, he could say, “That campaign was a disaster. A child of three could have done better!”

The fact that he is often right does not help. Other employees dislike his manner even more. He is too sensitive to notice.

Another character among the list of ill-mannered employees is Sally, who seems to regard just being at work as a severe punishment. Everything is done unwillingly. Asking her to do a task beyond her basic job description is often not worth the trouble. It will be done, but half-heartedly. Fergus is just the opposite. He shows an over-familiarity to his boss. When an important visitor is shown into the manager’s office, Fergus cannot take the hint and leave. Instead he will attempt to take part in the conversation, declaring, “You can talk in font of me. Henry and I don’t have many secrets, do we? ”Over the years Pergus has fallen behind his former equals. But he seeks to maintain the same close relationship that he imagines existed in their younger days.

1. Which of the following words describes Ted best?

A. Cold

B. Tactless

C. Stupid

D. Warm-hearted

2. It can be inferred from the passage that Ted .

A.is well-known for his honestly

B.tends to blame others rather than himself

C.often gives the right idea in the wrong way

D.is treated unfairly by the management

3. Which of the following is true about Sally?

A.She thinks it’s unfair to have so much work to do.

B.She is unhappy to help others.

C.She hates being ordered about.

D.She does everything half-heartedly.

4. From the passage, we can infer that Fergus .

A.was once close to all his colleagues

B.has remained in the same position for years

C.doesn’t know what a hint is

D.knows everything that happens in the office

5. The writer is taking the point of view of .

A. a colleague

B. people like Ted

C. an employee

D. a manager

Passage 2 Questions 6 to 10 are base on the following passage:

Drunken driving—sometimes called America’s socially accepted form of murder—has become a national epidemic(流行病). Every hour of every day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken drivers, adding up to an incredible 250,000 over the past decade.

Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the American macho (男子汉) image and