英语水平考试模考试卷二.doc

考研直通车()-启航考研、同等学历申硕英语课堂特约经销QQ：4761707992005年同等学力申请硕士学位英语水平考试模考试卷二Paper One 试卷一(90 minutes)Part I: Dialogue Communication (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 for each)Section A Dialogue CompletionDirection: In this section, you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.1. A: Sunshine Motel. May I help you? B: _ A. All right. My name is David Jones and my room number is 103. B. Yes. We need a double room for this weekend. C. Thank you. Id like to make a long distance call to New Zealand. D. Sorry. I dont think you can help us. Thank you anyway.2. A: May I see your driving license and vehicle registration card, please? B: _ A. OK. But I was driving at 60 miles per hour. B. Sorry, please dont write me a ticket. C. Sure. Did I do anything wrong? D. Yes. But I dont think Im a bad driver.3. A: Could you please make up this prescription for me? B: _ A. No. You need to see a doctor first. B. Yes. You can buy the medicine from the drugstore at the corner. C. Well. It is prescribed clearly in that book. D. Certainly. Ill do it for you right away.4. A: Do you know that the hot dog did not originate in the United States, but in Germany? B: _ A. Yes. They even have something similar to it in Finland. It is made out of reindeer meat. B. Yes. The hot dog in United States was originally transferred from Germany. C. Yes. The hot dog in Germany was the original one. D. Yes. People in Germany dont quite like hot dogs as people in United States.5. A: How was the job interview? I think you make a good journalist. B: _ A. Well. My application was turned down. They were looking for people with experience. B. Well. I gave it up as I was a journalist. C. Well. The interview is OK, but I want to be a journalist. D. Well. The people interviewed were not very cooperative.Section BDirections: In this section, you will read 5 short conversations between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer to the question from the 4 choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.6. M: That was such an interesting movie. I believe you enjoyed it as much as I did. W: Well I dozed off after the first ten minutes. Q: How did the woman in the conversation feel about the movie? A. She found it interesting. B. She found it boring. C. She found it informative. D. She found it enjoyable.7. W: During the last thunderstorm, I notice several leaks in my living room. M: Maybe you have some broken tiles. I have the number of a good roofing company. Q: What can we conclude from this conversation? A. The woman is afraid of thunderstorms. B. The man works for a roofing company. C. The roof of the house needs repairing. D. The mans roof is leaking.8. M: You have bought another book on America history. W: Yes. This book has some details I need. Q: What does the man mean? A. He lent her the book. B. He would borrow the book from her. C. He needs the information in this book. D. This book doesnt have enough information.9. M: Do you want to see if I can get tickets to the football game next week? W: Im not sure, but you can try anyway. Q: What does the woman tell us? A. She already has tickets for both of them. B. She is trying to fool him. C. She thinks its going to be hard to get the tickets. D. She doesnt want to get the tickets.10. W: Are you going to the group meeting tonight? M: Sorry. I have another appointment tonight. Q: What can we learn from the man? A. He can go to the group meeting tonight. B. He doesnt like the appointment with her. C. He remembered he had to go to the group meeting. D. He has to go somewhere else.Part II: Vocabulary (10 minutes, 10 points, 0.5 for each)Section ADirections: In this section there are 10 sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the four choices marked A, B, C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.11. The tourists to the famous city were regimented into large parties for sightseeing.A. dividedB. connectedC. groupedD. separated12. Would you please do me a favor to get a pail of water out of the well outside the cabin?A. bucketB. kettleC. cupD. glass13. The reciprocal affection among the family members is so deep that nothing will separate them.A. deepB. mutualC. parentalD. strong14. Dont you know that your action has rendered our contract invalid? You must take all the responsibilities.A. gaveB. presentedC. madeD. translated15. He is, generally speaking, a good man, although he still has some little vices such as drinking to much alcohol.A. corruptionB. wickednessC. misconductD. weakness 16. They were seemingly unaware of this unfavorable decision. They look still happy.A. completelyB. abruptlyC. apparentlyD. absolutely17. He endeavored to preserve world peace by supporting the establishment of an organization to settle international disputes.A. triedB. neededC. decidedD. neglected18. The manager was promoted again for his proposal of a neat solution to the tough problem. A. tidyB. carefulC. cleanD. efficient19. The nerves by which they are set into motion originate in the most immediate vicinity of the mind-organ. A. violationB. closenessC. visibilityD. unification20. The Foreign Affairs Minister went to attend the conference in the name of the president.A. in place ofB. in case ofC. on behalf ofD. in care ofSection BDirections: In this section there are 10 incomplete sentences. 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 with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.21. Almost all the countries in todays world are _ together by common interests.A. stayedB. keptC. knittedD. drawn22. Before starting the pledge, we are asked to sign a _ never to reveal the secret.A. pactB. pledgeC. passwordD. privacy23. The service operates 36 libraries throughout the country, while six _ libraries specially serve the countryside.A. mobileB. driftingC. shiftingD. rotating24. Short of clinics and medicine, many people in the tropical countries _ from disease.A. survivedB. passedC. perishedD. vanished25. The conspirators were plotting the _ of the government, but the plot was found by CID in time.A. withdrawalB. demolitionC. catastropheD. overthrow 26. The Government agreed to _ their troops _ Iraq in order to save the hostage.A. pulldownB. pulloffC. pullout ofD. pullup27. Different from his usual simple style, Spencers new book is a very _ work.A. legitimateB. luxuriousC. logicalD. lovely28. The local government is quite afraid that the _ of prices is till upwards.A. sniffB. trendC. lorryD. tend29. Only by working hard can we make progress. _ we must make our greatest effort to read and write.A. ThereforeB. NeverthelessC. InsteadD. Similarly30. The investigation showed that a cigarette stub _ yesterdays fire in the department store.A. ignoredB. immersedC. illuminatedD. ignitedPart III: Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 25 points, 1 for each)Directions: There are five passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.Passage OneA hundred years ago it was assumed and scientifically “proved” by economists that the laws of society made it necessary to have a vast army of poor and jobless people in order to keep the economy going. Today, hardly anybody would dare to voice this principle. It is generally accepted that nobody should be excluded from the wealth of the nation, either by the laws of nature or by those of society. The opinions, which were current a hundred years ago, that the poor owed their conditions to their ignorance, lack of responsibility, are outdated. In all Western industrialized countries, a system of insurance has been introduced which guarantees everyone a minimum of existence in case of unemployment, sickness and old age. I would go one step further and argue that, even if these conditions are not present, everyone has the right to receive the means to survive, in other words, he can claim this existence minimum without having to have any “reason”. I would suggest, however, that it should be limited to a definite period of time, lets say two years, so as to avoid the encouraging of an abnormal attitude which refuses any kind of social obligation.This may sound like a fantastic proposal, but so, I think, would our insurance system have sounded to people a hundred years ago. The main objection to such a scheme would be that if each person were entitled to receive minimum support, people would not work. This assumption rests on the fallacy of the inherent laziness in human nature, actually, aside from abnormally lazy people, there would be very few who would not want to earn more than the minimum, and who would prefer to do nothing rather than work.However, the suspicions against a system of guaranteed existence minimum are not groundless from the standpoint of those who want to use ownership of capital for the purpose of forcing others to accept the work conditions they offer. If nobody were forced to accept work in order not to starve, work would have to be sufficiently interesting and attractive to induce one to accept it. Freedom of contract is possible only if both parties are free to accept and reject it; in the present capitalist system this is not the case.But such a system would not only be the beginning of real freedom of contract between employers and employees, its principal advantage would be the improvement of freedom in interpersonal relationships in every sphere of daily life.31. Which of the following does NOT seem to be true of peoples opinions a hundred years ago? A. It was necessary to have a lot of poor and jobless people. B. Some people should be excluded from the wealth of the nation. C. The poor should attribute their conditions to their own fault. D. The existence minimum should be granted to the poor.32. The existence minimum should be limited to a period because _. A. people may adopt a negative attitude toward social obligation B. the government cannot afford too much existence C. the country must be industrialized as quickly as possible D. not all the poor have any reason to claim this existence33. The opponents of a system of guaranteed existence minimum _. A. definitely believe in the inherent laziness in human nature B. may want to force others to accept unfavorable work with the capital C. are mainly government officials who are old-fashioned D. think it necessary to develop the economy by pushing people34. The main advantage of a system of guaranteed existence is _. A. free contractB. more stable society C. more freedom in interpersonal relationshipsD. less burden on the government35. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage? A. On a System of Guaranteed Existence Minimum. B. On Government Support. C. Improving the Poor Peoples Conditions. D. Inherent Laziness in Human Nature.Passage TwoIn recent years, there has been a steady assault on salt from the doctors: salt is bad for you regardless of your health. Politicians also got on board. “There is a direct relationship,” US congressman Neal Smith noted, “between the amount of sodium a person consumes and heart disease, circulatory disorders, stroke and even early death.”Frightening, if true! But many doctors and medical researchers are now beginning to feel the salt scare has gone too far. “All this hue probably doesnt make much difference how much salt we eat.” Dustans most recent short-term study of 150 people showed that those with normal blood pressure experienced no change at all when placed on an extremely low-salt diet, or later when salt was reintroduced. Of the hypertensive subjects, however, half of those on the low-salt diet did experience a drop in blood pressure, which returned to its previous level when salt was reintroduced.“An adequate to somewhat excessive salt intake has probably saved many more lives than it has cost in the general population,” noted Dr. John H. Laragh. “So a recommendation that the whole population should avoid salt makes no sense.”Medical experts agree that everyone should practice reasonable “moderation” in salt consumption. For the average person, a moderate amount might run from four to ten grams a day, or roughly 1/2 to 1/3 of a teaspoon. The equivalence of one to two grams of this salt allowance would come from the natural sodium in food. The rest would be added in processing, preparation or at the table.Those with kidney, liver or heart problems may have to limit dietary salt, if their doctor advise them to. But even the very vocal “low salt” exponent, Dr. Arthur Hull Hayes, Jr. admits, “We do not know whether increased sodium consumption causes hypertension.” In fact, there is growing scientific evidence that other factors may be involved: deficiencies in calcium, potassium, perhaps magnesium; obesity (much more dangerous than sodium); genetic predisposition; stress.“It is not your enemy,” says Dr. Laragh. “Salt is the No. 1 natural component of all human tissue, and that you dont need it is wrong. Unless your doctor has proven that you have a salt-related health problem, there is no reason to give it up.”36. According to some doctors and politicians, the amount of salt consumed _. A. exhibits as an aggravating factor to people in poor health B. cures diseases such as stroke and circulatory disorders C. correlates highly with some diseases D. is irrelevant to people suffering from heart disease37. From Dr. Dustans study we can infer that _. A. a low-salt diet may be prescribed for some people B. the amount of salt intake has nothing to do with ones blood pressure C. the reduction of salt intake can cure a hypertensive patient D. an extremely low-salt diet makes no difference to anyone38. In the third paragraph, Dr. Laragh implies that _. A. people should not be afraid of taking excessive salt B. doctors should not advise people to avoid salt C. an adequate to excessive salt intake is recommended for people in disease D. excessive salt intake has claimed some victims in the general population39. The phrase “vocal exponent” (Para. 5, Line 2) most probably refers to _. A. eloquent doctorB. articulate opponent C. loud speakerD. strong advocate40. The main idea of this passage is that_. A. the salt scare is not justified B. the cause of hypertension is now understood C. the moderate use of salt is recommended D. salt consumption is to be promotedPassage ThreeAbout 1,200 people died in public hospitals in Britain last year because of mistakes in prescribing and administering medicine, according to a report published today by a government watchdog group.Outlined in a report by the Audit Commission, the errors included administering the wrong medicinein one case, a breast cancer patient was given the sleeping drug Temeazepam instead of the cancer drug that caused a fatal reaction.The death toll was five times higher than that in 1990, according to the report. In addition, thousands of patients who survive medicine-related mistakes each year invariably become sicker, requiring more treatment that creates an extra expense for the National health Service, the report said.“The health service is probably spending half a billion pounds ($725 million) a year making better people who experienced an adverse incident or errors, and that does not include the human cost to patients,” said Nick Mapstone, an author of the report.Mr. Mapstone said that many of the most common errors are avoidable and could be rectified if the health service introduced computerized patient record and prescription systems.The government has promised to introduce computerized prescriptionswhich could include a standard national system for coding medicines and the use of bar codes to support development of electronic prescribing systemsby 2005, but Mr. Mapstone said he did not think it would meet the deadline.Addressing the issues raised by the report, Dr. Trevor Pickersgill, a spokesman for the junior doctors committee of the British Medical Association, said that understaffing in hospitals and the increasing complexity of modern drug therapy have created a culture “where mistakes unfortunately do happen.”“The number of drugs is increasing, the effectivenessand therefore often the toxicityof drugs is increasing, the number of people on multiple medications is increasing, and that increase the risk of interaction,” Dr. Pickersgill told the BBC