模擬試題英語

公共管理碩士（MPA）專業(yè)學(xué)位模擬試題：英語MPA樣題

(Time:l80minutes)

PartIStructureandVocabulary(20%)

Directions:Thereare2Oinc0mPletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencetherearefourch0icesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestc0mPletesthesentence.Thenblackenthecorre-spondingletter0ntheAnswerSheetwithapencil.

1.Thewomandoesnotmind-inthebedroom.

A-herhusband’ssmoking

B.herhusband’ssmoke

C.herhusbandt0haveasm0ke

D.herhusbandt0smoke

2.Irealizedthatshewasthewoman-theworldevent0nyesterday’sTVprogram.

A.reported

B.havingrep0rting

C-toreport

D.reporting

3.Marytoldmethatyouweregoingt0makealongj0urneytoAustralia,-?

A.didn’tyou-

B.weren’ty0u

C.wouldn’t

D.hadn’tyou

4.Heknewclearlythattherewasnothinghecoulddo_

A.buttowait

B.butwaiting

C.butwait

D.buttohavewaited

5._____yourhelp,wewouldnothavefulfilledthetaskintime.

A.Butfor

B.Becauseof

C.Inspiteof

D.Apartfrom

6_____,weturnontheair-conditioner

A.Itisahotday

B.Beingahotday

C.Itisbeingahotday

D.Thedaybeinghot

7"MrJacksonleftforColumbus,Ohiolongago.""Oh,that’sapity.Iwish______."

A,I’dmethim

B.I’dhavemethim,

C.I’dmethim"

D.I’llmeethim

8.Nosoonerhadwereachedtherailwaystation-itstartedtorain.’.

A.when

B.while’

C.then

D.than’,.

9.Accustomedtoclimbingtrees______

A.Ihadnodifficultyreachingthetop,

B.B.Reachingthetopwasnothardtome

C.Thetopwasnotdifficultformetoreach

D.Toreachthetopwasnottproblemforme

1O·PeterlikeswatchingTV＿tothecinema．

A.morethantogo

B．morethangoing

C．thangoing

D．ratherthantogo

11．Mr．Wangstudiedthecarefullybeforehesignedtheagreement．

A．conditions

B．charges

C．prices

D．terms

12．Ittooktheoldladyalmostthreemonthstoherillness．

A·getover

B.goover

C．getthrough

D．gothrough

13．It’sbeyondanydoubtthathumanbeingscannotaun－clearwar．

A．endure

B．maintain

C．survive

D．sustain

14．Bob’sstrangebehaviorarousedtheofthenotice．

A．suspicion

B．opposition

C．pity

D．a(chǎn)nxiety

15。wepaygreatattentiontotheweatherbecauseIt_______usInmanyways～whatwewear，whatwedo，etc．

A．effects

B．a(chǎn)ffects

C．serves

D．benefits

16ThesecretarywassoupsetthatIttookquitealongtimetoher．

A．criticize

B．praise

C．comfort

D．a(chǎn)nnoy

17.Maryisanicegirl’sometimessheIsabitcareless．

A．except

B．exceptthat

C．inthat

D．butthat

18．ThefamousscholarIsaperson，thosewhoknowhimallspeakhighlyofhim．

A．respective

B．respectful

C．respectable

D．respecting

19．Mrs．Smithsaidthatshedidnotwantto______anyfurtherresponsibilities

A．takeon

B．geton

Clook

Part2ReadingComprehension（50％）

SectionA（40％）

Directions：Thereare4passages。inthispart．EachpassageIsfol-lowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements．ForeachVthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，C，andD．YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithapencil．

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

Thereisalotofargumentbetweenpeoplewhobelieveinthetruthofoldweatherrhymes（韻文）andpeoplewhoarereluctanttobelieveInthem．Thefirstgroupthinkstherhymesareelpful，butmanyotherssaythattheyarejustsillydevicesthataremorecon．fusingthanusefulForexample，onerhymesays，"Redskyatmorning，sailorstakewarning．Redskyatnight，ilors’delight．"WhatwouldItmean？Thedisbelieversask，ifaredskyatnightwasfollowedbyamoonwitharingaroundIt？Areyousupposedtodiscardoneofthesigns？Orperhapsyouhoulddismissbothsignsasanoddityofnature．ProbablythebestideaistoadmitthatItIsanillusionthatrhymescanpredicttheweatherandgotobed．Inspiteoftheseproblems，peoplewhobelieveInweathersay－ingscontinuetotakethemseriously．Sometimestheyareactually

unhappywhenthesignsdonottellthemwhattheywanttohear．OnFebruary2，Ifthegroundhog（美國土撥鼠）comesoutofitsden，seesitsshadow，andreturnstomeden，believersaresad－denedbecausetherewillbesixmoreweeksofwinter．However，if

thegroundhoghappenstocomeoutofitsdenonFebruary2andstayout，thesamePeoplerejoice，forItIsasignofthearrivalofspring.Thisisen0ughtomakesomebelieversbribede~tostayoutd0orsuntilFebruary3fHowever,thereares0mefolkbeliefsab0uttheweand

reallyseemtow0rk.Grandma’sachingjointshavelongserveasapainfulbutfascinatingwaytoforeseeachangeintheweather.Nevertheless,somescientistssaythereisnothingfoolishaboutthisbelief.Thepainthatpenetrateseachj0intisbroughtaboutbyachangeinairpressure,suchasthechange-thatproceedsastorm..

Maybesome0ftheseoldsuperstitionshaveabasisinfact.Inanycase,itwouldnotberuinoustoy0urhealthandyouwouldnotoffendany0neifthenexttimey0ufsee’asignofstormanger,likebirdsroostingonatelephoneline,y0urunforshelter,.Evenemi-nentscientistss0metimesactsuperstiti0usly.2l-Accordingtoanoldweatherrhyme,aredsly.atnightmeans

that

A.coldweatherwillbesetinsoon

B.itisdangeroust0gosailingthenextday

C.thereisnostormcoming

D.rainwillso0nbec0ming

22-Theauthorholdsthatweatherrhymes-.

A.shouldnotbetakenseriously

B.areextremelyhelpfulinpredictingtheweather

C.haveascientificbasis

D.aremoreconfusingthanuseful.

23.Accordingtosomeweathersigns,ifthegr0undh0gseesitsshadowandreturnstoitsden,itmeansthat

A.springisroundthecorner

B.springisstillfaraway

C.thegroundh0ghasbeenbribed

D.thegroundhoghasnotbeenbribed

D·thegroundhoghasnotbeenbribed

24．WelearnfromthepassagethatastormfollowsachangeIn

A．humidity

B．temperature

C．a(chǎn)irpressure

D．moisture

25．ThefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEP且．

A．prominentscientistsaresometimessuperstitious

B．flocksofbirdsroostingonatelephonelinesignifystormyweather

C．GroundhogDay！sFebruary2

D．thepainInaperson’sJointsIsprobablycausedbyachangeinbloodpressure

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage

Howshouldgiftedchildrenbeidentified？Parentsmaynotbeabletoidentifygiftedchildren；theydonothavesufficientbasisforcomparison．Theirobservationsmaybedistortedbytheirambi－tions．However，theymaybeabletofurnishdetailsaboutthechild’searlydevelopmentthatIndicatetothediscerningteacherorpsychologistthepresenceofsuperiorability．

TeacherswhoarefamiliarwiththecharacteristicsofgiftedchildrenandwhohaveachancetoobservechildrenInanInformalandchallengingenvironmentcangiveevidencethatIsvaluableInidentifyingthegifted．Teachershavedallyopportunitytoobservehowskillfullychildrenuselanguage，howquicklytheyseerelatlons，howsensitivetheyaretothingsIntheirnvironment，howreadilytheylearn，howeasilytheyremember．Moreover，giftedchildrenusuallyshowoutstandingresourcefulnessandimagination，sustainedattention，andwideInterests．

ClassroomandplaygroundalsoofferopportunitiestoidentifychildrenwhogetalongexceptionallyWellWithothersandhandlefrustratingsituationswithexceptionalmaturity.Itismostreward-ingtostudychildren’sInteractioningroups．However，teachershavebeengivenlittlehelpInusingthesedallyopportunitiestoidentifyandeducatethesociallygifted．Likeparentalobservation，teacherobservationalsohasitspitfalls．S0meteachershaveatendencytooverratetheabilitiesofdocile，obedient，conscientiouschildren．OthersfailtorecognizepotentialgiftednessthatIssuppressedbyemotionalconflictsorby

boredomwithdull，routinized，teacher．dominatedsituations．

26．Accordingtotheauthor，parents．

A．a(chǎn)reveryimportanttoexpertsinidentifyinggiftedchildren

B．a(chǎn)reusuallyobjectiveInidentifyinggiftedchildren

C．a(chǎn)renotveryreliableInidentifyinggiftedchildren

D．a(chǎn)remorehelpfulthanteachersInidentifyinggiftedchildren

27．WhichofthefollowingisNOTcharacteristicofagiftedchild?

A．Imagination

B．Jealousy

C．Sensitivity

D．Curiosity

28．Theword"handle"inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby____

A．a(chǎn)lter

Bface

C．takein

D．dealwith

29.Theauthorthinksthatinidentifyingthesociallygiftedchildren,itisworthwhileto____

A．observetheirInteractionIngroups

B．measuretheirsensitivitytoproblems

C．determinetheirscholasticaptitude

D．Studytheirflexibilityofideas

30．Thelastparagraphtellsthereaderthat

A．teachersareasincapableofidentifyinggiftedchildrenasparents

B．teachersoftendonotgetalongwellwithgiftedchildren

C．teacherssometimesmakebiasedobservationsInidentifyinggiftedchildren

D’teachersveryseldommakemistakesInidentifyinggiftedchildren

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

Einistein’searliestpoliticalactivitycameduringtheFirstWorldWar，whenhewasaprofessorInBerlin．Sickenedbywhathesawasthewasteofhumanlives，hebecameInvolvedinantiwardemonstrations．Hisadvocacyofcivildisobedienceandpublicen－couragementofpeopletorefuseconscription（征兵）didlittletoen－dearhimtohiscolleagues．Then，followi