2007年在職攻讀碩士學(xué)位全國聯(lián)考英語試卷

PAGE42007年在職攻讀碩士學(xué)位全國聯(lián)考英語試卷PartIDialogueCommunication(15minutes,15points)SectionADialogueCompletionDirections:Inthissection,youwillread5shortincompletedialoguesbetweentwospeakers,eachfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheanswerthatbestsuitsthesituationtocompletethedialogue.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1SpeakerA:I'mafraidIfailedthemathexam,SpeakerB:_____________,it'snotreallythatbad,isit?A.Oh,yeah B.Nowonder C.Therenow D.Nogood2.SpeakerA:I'dliketoarrangeameetingtodiscussournewplan.Areyoufreetomorrow?SpeakerB:_____________________.A.Icouldn'tagreemore.B.I'mquitesureofit.C.IfonlyIhadn'thadapriorengagement.D.I'mafraidI'mnotavailableuntilFriday.3.SpeakerA:ProfessorLee,canIcometoseeyouaboutmypresentationthisevening?SpeakerB:_____________________.A.Yes.Is8o'clockaconvenienttime?B.Fine.PleasecomebyBusNo.2.C.No.Nevermind.D.Oh.That'smypleasure.4.SpeakerA:Thankyousomuchforthewonderfuldinner.TomandIreallyenjoyedit.SpeakerB:_____________________.A.I'mgladyoumadeit.B.You'requitewelcome.C.Iliketosharewithothers.D.You'realwaysmybestfriends.5.SpeakerA:Well,Ihavetogetbacktotheofficenow.It'sbeenreallynicetalkingtoyou.SpeakerB:_____________________.Seeyou.A.Gladtomeetyou.B.Nicetalkingtoyoutoo.C.I'llberightback.D.Youshouldn'tleave.SectionBDialogueComprehensionDirections:Inthissection,youwillread5shortconversationsbetweenamanandawoman.AtttheendofeachconversationthereisaquestionfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosethebestanswertothequestionfromthefourchoicesgivenandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithaSinglelinethroughthecenter.6.Woman:Areyoupreparedfortheexamtomorrow?Man:Oh,yeah,theexamwillbeapieceofcake.Question:Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Thewomanshouldtakeexam.B.Thewomanshouldn'tbeconcerned.C.Heisnotworriedabouttheexam.D.Heenviestakingexams,7.Man:Davidreallyhasaneyeforbeauty.Woman:Youcansaythatagain.Question:whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Davidhasgoodeyesight.B.Sheagreeswiththeman.C.ThemanshouldpraiseDavidmore.D.ThemanhassaidtoomuchaboutDavid.8.Man:Whydoyouwanttomoveout?Youreallyhaveahappylife.Idoenvyyou.Woman:Youdon'tknowthatIhavebeenover-protectedbymymothertheseyears.Iwanttospreadmyownwings.Question:Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Shedoesn'tlovehermother.B.Shewantstobeindependent.C.Sheactuallyenviestheman.D.Shedoesn'tlikefamilylife,9.Woman:Bill,Iwanttohaveafewwordswithyouaboutyourperformanceinclasslately.Man:IknowI'vegonedown.Ijusthaven'tbeenstudyingasmuchasIoughtto.Question:WhatisBill'sproblem?A.Hedoesn'tliketoperforminclass.B.Hedoesn'tworkhardenough.C.Hehasgoneawaylately.D.Hefeelsdepressed.10.Man:AreyousureBobandTimwillcometohelptoday?Woman:Noproblem.They'remenoftheirwords.Question:Whatdoesthewomanwanttotelltheman?A.BobandTimwillkeeptheirpromise.B.BobandTimaregoodspeakers.C.BobandTimwillbeonthewoman'sside.D.BobandTimareveryhelpful.PartIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes,10points)Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthissection.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.11.Ascomputersystemsbecomeevenmoresophisticated,________themethodsofthosewhoexploitthetechnology.A.sotoodo B.aswellas C.likewise D.therefore12.IwasannoyedbymyfriendwhocamelateforourappointmentbutdidnotbothertoaskhowlongI________.A.waited B.waswaiting C.havewaited D.hadbeenwaiting13.Wedebatedtheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoffilmingfamousworks________intendedforthetheater.A.absolutely B.conventionally C.regularly D.originally14.Hesaidthatthemedicinethedoctorgavehimbrought________tohisheadache.A.retreat B.recovery C.relief D.relaxation15.Sociologistshavelongrecognizedthatsocialtensionsare________elementsofgrouplife.A.average B.routine C.normal D.standard16.IntheNationalZoowecanfind________animalsthatrangefromlargebeaststosmallbirds.A.aspeciesof B.agroupof C.avarietyof D.anamountof17.Maryhadtakenpainsto________thatherguestshadeverythingtheycouldpossiblywant.A.see B.know C.feel D.learn18.Mostpeopleinthebusinessworldweretold,whentheybegantheircareers,nottolettheirresume________onepage.A.expand B.exceed C.expose D.extend19.Areplywillbesentwithinthenextfewdaysalongwith________apology.A.anhonest B.aninnocent C.agenerous D.asincere20.Thedestructionofthesetreasureswasalossformankindthatnoamountofmoneycould________.A.keepupwith B.standupfor C.putupwith D.makeupfor21.Long-termuseofthedrugcan________thepatient'spersonality.A.alter B.switch C.exchange D.substitute22.Thevolleyballteamhashadfive________victoriesinthelastthreeyears.A.successive B.excessive C.subsequent D.eventual23.Aseriesofattempts________made,hecametoasuccessfulsolutionoftheproblem.A.tobe B.hadbeen C.were D.havingbeen24.ManufacturingisCanada'smostimportanteconomicactivity,________17percentoftheworkforce.A.toengage B.beingengaged C.engaging D.engaged25.Herremarksleftmewondering________shecouldhavechangedsosuddenly.A.when B.how C.whether D.what26.Carolinecoulddo________butleavealthoughshewouldhavelikedtostayandcontinuetalkingwithhim.35.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutthefirstFather'sDaycard?A.Itshowedthegirls'appreciationfortheirmother'slove.B.Itpraisedthemotherasaprofessionaldad.C.Itsfancydesignimpressedthemothermost.D.Itmadethemothereagertogetthelatesttools.PassageTwo"Cleanyourplate!"and"Beamemberoftheclean-plateclub!"JustabouteverykidintheUShasheardthisfromaparentorgrandparent.Often,it'saccompaniedbyanappeal:"Justthinkaboutthosestarvingorphans(孤兒)inAfrica!"Sure,weshouldbegratefulforeverybiteoffood.Unfortunately,manypeopleintheUStakeafewtoomanybites.Insteadofsaying"cleantheplate,"perhapsweshould,savesomefoodfortomorrow.AccordingtonewsreportsUSrestaurantsarepartlytoblameforthegrowingbellies(肚子).Awaiterputsaplateoffoodinfrontofeachcustomer,withtwotofourtimestheamountrecommendedbythegovernment,accordingtoaUSATodaystory.Americanstraditionallyassociatequantitywithvalueandmostrestaurantstrytogivethemthat.Theyservelargeportionstostandapartfromcompetitorsandtogivethecustomersvalue.Theyprefertohavecustomerscomplainabouttoomuchfoodratherthantoolittle.BarbaraRolls,anutritionprofessoratPennsylvaniaHealthexpertshavetriedtogetmanyrestaurantstoservesmallerportions.Now,apparently,somecustomersarecallingforthistoo.Arestaurantindustrytrademagazinereportedlastmonththat57percentofmorethan4,000peoplesurveyedbelievedrestaurantsserveportionsthataretoolarge;23percenthadnoopinion;20percentdisagreed.ButacloserlookatthesurveyindicatesthatmanyAmericanswhocan'taffordfinediningstillpreferlargeportions.Seventypercentofthoseearningatleast$150,000peryearprefersmallerportions;butonly45percentofthoseearninglessthan$25,000wantsmaller.It'snotthatworkingclassAmericansdon'twanttoeathealthy.It'sjustthat,afterlonghoursatlow-payingjobs,gettinglessontheirplatehardlyseemslikeagooddeal.Theylivefrompaychecktopaycheck,happytosavealittlemoneyfornextyear'sChristmaspresents.36.Bysaying"Beamemberoftheclean-plateclub!"(Para.1)aparentorgrandparentisaskingthechildrento________.A.washdishesaftermealsB.reservefoodforthefutureC.savefoodforthestarvingAfricansD.eatallthefoodontheirplate37.Accordingtonewsreports,USrestaurants________.A.arepartlyresponsiblefortheoverweightproblemB.ignorethegovernmentregulationsonfoodamountC.servetwotofourtimestheamountthecustomerswantD.arepartlytoblameforthewasteoffoodinAmerica38.USrestaurantsprovidelargeportionsoffoodbecause________.A.mostcustomersarecallingforthatB.theywanttowininseverecompetitionC.theAmericanwaistlineisexpandingD.itistheregulationoftherestaurantindustry39.Accordingtothepassage,workingclassAmericansdininginrestaurantsA.eatlesstosavemoneyB.getlessontheirplateC.wanttogettheirmoney'svaluebackD.donotcareabouttheirhealth40.Apropertitleofthepassageis________.A.WhyRestaurantsServeLargePortions B.LessFoodonthePlateIsHealthierC.CleanYourPlateD.IncomeandFoodPortionSizesPassageThreeEmotionisafeelingaboutorreactiontocertainimportanteventsorthoughts.Peopleenjoyfeelingsuchpleasantemotionsaslove,happiness,andcontentment.Theyoftentrytoavoidfeelingunpleasantemotions,suchasloneliness,worry,andgrief.Individualscommunicatemostoftheiremotionsbymeansofwords,avarietyofsounds,facialexpressions,andgestures.Forexample,angercausesmanypeopletofrown,makeafist,andyell.Peoplelearnwaysofshowingsomeoftheiremotionsfrommembersoftheirsociety,thoughheredity(遺傳)maydeterminesomeemotionalbehavior.Researchhasshownthatdifferentisolatedpeoplesshowemotionsbymeansofsimilarfacialexpressions.CharlesDarwin,famousforthetheoryofnaturalselection,alsostudiedemotion.Darwinsaidin1872thatemotionalbehaviororiginallyservedbothasanaidtosurvivalandasamethodofcommunicatingintentions.AccordingtotheJames-Langetheoryofemotionsdevelopedinthe1880s,peoplefeelemotionsonlyifawareoftheirowninternalphysicalreactionstoevents,suchasincreasedheartrateorbloodpressure.Butthistheorywasnotupheld:Themostwidelyacceptedviewisthatemotionsoccurasacomplexsequenceofevents.Thesequencebeginswhenapersonencountersanimportanteventorthought.Theperson'sinterpretationoftheencounterdeterminesthefeelingthatislikelytofollow.Forexample,someonewhoencountersabearinthewoodswouldprobablyinterprettheeventasdangerous.Thesenseofdangerwouldcausetheindividualtofeelfear.Eachfeelingisfollowedbyphysicalchangesanddesirestotakeaction,whichareresponsestotheeventthatstartedthesequence.Thus,apersonwhometabearwouldprobablyrunaway.SeveralAmericanpsychologistsindependentlydevelopedthetheorythatthereareeightbasicemotions.Theseemotions-whichcanexistatvariouslevelsofintensityareanger,fear,joy,sadness,acceptance,disgust,surprise,andinterestorcuriosity.Theycombinetoformallotheremotions,justascertainbasiccolorsproduceallothers.41.Itcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthatthosewhoarebornblind________.A.haveemotionsdifferentfromthoseofsightedpersonsB.dependonlyonwordstoexpresstheirfeelingsC.havesomefacialexpressionslikethoseofsightedpersonsD.seldomcommunicatewithotherpeoplebymeansofgestures42.TheJames-Langetheoryofemotions________.A.overlookedinternalphysicalreactionsB.facedachallengefromcounterevidenceC.exaggeratedthefunctionofstimulatingeventsD.offeredanarrowinterpretationofemotions43.Inthesequenceofeventsforemotionstooccur,whichisnexttotheencounterofanimportantevent?A.Interpretationmade.B.Responsesproduced.C.Feelingstimulated.D.Actiontaken.44.Emotionsarecomparedtocolorsbecause________.A.theyareclassifiedinasimilarwayB.theyhavethesameinfluenceonpeople'slifeC.bothofthemmaytakeondifferentformsD.bothofthemmayhavebasicelementsmixedinthem45.Themainpurposeofthiswritingisto________.A.arousereaders'interestinemotionalbehaviorsB.helpreadersenjoypleasantemotionsC.outlinethedevelopmentoftheoriesaboutemotionsD.analyzevariousemotionsandphysicalchangesPassageFourWhenforeignersaresometimesaskedwhatseemsmoststrangeaboutAmericansociety,somewhereonthetopofthelistwillbethefactthattheaveragecitizenisallowedtopossessguns.AlthoughitistruethatmanypeoplecarrygunslegallyintheUnitedStates,itisalsoknownthatmanywhopossessgunscarrythemillegally.Others,whodon'thaveguns,feelthatgunscanbeacquiredquiteeasily.Arecentsurveyindicatedthatmanyhighschoolstudents,especiallyintheinnercities,canacquireagunwithlittledifficulty.Althoughmostpeoplewouldneverwanttoownagun,othershavetakenuphuntingasasportandenjoyhuntingwildgameinscion.HuntingfordeerandduckinfallandwinterisverymuchapartoftheAmericanculture.Also,somefarmersinruralareaswhoraisecattleandsheepfeeltheyneedtoprotecttheiranimalsagainstwolvesthatattacktheirherdsandflocksatnight.TodefendandsupporttheirrightstopossessfirearmstheNationalRifleAssociation(NRA)wasfoundedin1871.Themainimportanceofthisorganizationhasbeenitseffortstopreventstrictguncontrollegislation.TheNRAhasgreatpoliticalsupportinsmalltownsandruralareas,especiallyintheWestandtheSouth,wherehuntingisespeciallypopular.ThosewhofavorthefighttopossessgunsinsistthattheConstitutionprovidestherightofpeople"tokeepandbeararms."TheybelievethatguncontrollawswillnotsolvetheproblemofcrimeandviolenceinAmerica.RecenteventsinAmerica,however,haveshownthatthequestionofgunpossessionisnowoutofcontrolandstrongvoiceshavecalledforimmediateactiontobetaken.Inseeminglypeacefulschoolsstudentshavegoneintoclassroomsandopenedfireupontheirclassmates.Americahasbeenshockedbysuchincidentswhichseemtooccurwithgreaterfrequency.Theperiodicdeathsofinnocentcitizensandevenforeignvisitorsfromgunshaveforcedlegislatorstopasslawstostopthesesenselesskillings.ThedaymaynotbefaroffwhenAmericawillbetransformedfromagunculturetoonewhichcontrolstheiruseandpossession.46.WhatismostunusualaboutAmericansociety?A.Ordinarypeoplecanpossessgunslegally.B.ManyAmericansacquiregunsillegally.C.Theaveragecitizendoesnottrytopossessguns.D.Manyschoolchildrencarrygunslegally.47.SomeAmericansdefendtheirpossessionofgunsbyarguingthat________.A.deerandduckreproducetooquicklyinthecountryB.herdsandflocksbotherfarmersatnightC.huntingispartoftheAmericanwayoflifeD.wolvesthreatenpeople'slivesinruralareas48.TheNationalRifleAssociationwasestablishedto________.A.helpstrengthenguncontrollawsB.UnitepeoplewhopossessgunsC.defendAmericans'righttopossessgunsD.solvetheproblemofcrimeandviolence49.GunpossessionhasbecomeahotissueintheUSbecauseitis________.A.gatheringpoliticalsupportB.becomingincreasinglyrestrictedC.threateningendangeredspeciesD.causingseriousproblems50.Theauthor'sattitudetowardstheUSguncultureis________.A.positive B.negative C.indifferent D.neutralPartIVClozeTest(15minutes,10points)Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblank,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.OneofthemostconvenientandcheapestwaystoseeAmericaisbyridingaGreyhoundbus.ThisinterstatebussystemconnectsallmajorcitiesintheUnitedStates,51peoplewithfrequentandconvenientservice.Thebussystemevenhasaninternationalservice52makesconnectionwithcitiesinCanadaandMexico.Itsnetworkevenextendstosomeofthesmallertownsandout-of-the-waycommunities53thegreatinteriorofthecountry.Travelingbybusmay54longerthanflyingbyplane,buttheterminalsarelocatedinthecenterofmostcitiesandthereis55tothedowntownarea.Thesebusesarecomfortableandair-conditioned.Theyareallequippedwithtoiletsintherearto56theconvenienceofthepassengers,buttherearesomeverysevere57ofconductwhicharestrictlyenforced.Onallbuses58isforbiddenandtheconsumptionofalcoholicdrinksisnotallowed.59bustravelmaynotbesuitedtoevery