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马钢两公司2009年外语水平测试英语公外模拟试卷6(答题写在答题纸上 否则无效)PartII.Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer by writing the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1. Mr. Jones, I am really pleased _ you. And I hope we will be able to see each other in not long time.A. to meet B. to have metC. at meeting D. having met 2. He looked as though he _ a great success.A. has B. had just had C. should haveD. has just had3. Professor Lockwood recommended that Juan _ in chemistry. A. not majorB. not to majorC. wouldnt majorD. isnt majoring 4. While the other members of the committee sat in the state _ and studied papers on the subject, Jefferson got into a canoe and made on-the-spot observation.A. captainB. capitolC. capitalD. building5. The problem of _ to select as his successor was quickly disposed of. A. what B. whomC. whichD. how6. This difference applies also to the extent_ which people lean over one another in conversation.A. with B. to C. at D. for7. Dr. Albert Einstein was one of the greatest scientists of all times but his _ life was simple and direct.A. response toB. answer toC. key toD. reaction to8. Students showed great enthusiasm in _ the new learning.A. following B. pursuingC. chasingD. driving9. I know nothing about the accident except_ I read in the newspaper. A. thatB. whichC. whatD. this10. The talk has been conducted in a cordial_.A. wayB. atmosphere C. mannerD. circumstance11. These heavy walls expressed mans fear of the outer world and his need to find _. A. prevention B. protection C. preservationD. preparation12. History shows that the founding of the Peoples Republic of china_ a great deal _those who gave their lives for the course.A. owes.toB. contributes.toC. makes contribution.toD. benefits.from13. Nancy was so shy that she looked _ when she was standing before the audience.A. embarrassingB. embarrassedC. confusedD. discouraged14. As visiting scholars, they willingly _ to the customs of the country they live in.A. submitB. commitC. conformD. subject15. For many elderly people, financial difficulty is their major _of worry.A. reason B. result C. source D. origin16. There are nations whose lack of contact with the outside world has _ poverty. A. fallen intoB. consisted in C. resulted in D. come up to17. _this is true of some, it is not true of all.A. WhenB. Where C. Since D. While18. No one was _ in the accident. A. damaged B. injured C. woundedD. suffered19. As a way of _ the mails while they were away, the Johnsons asked the cleaning lady to send little printed slips asking the senders to write again later. A. picking up B. coping with C. passing out D. getting across20. When Harold saw his arguments were not being accepted, he threw in the _ and left. A. towerB. towel C. townD. tonguePart II.Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth Section B)Direction: In this part there areseveral passages. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passage and answer the questions. Then, mark your answer by writing the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1. Robert Spring, a 19th century forger (伪造者), was so good at his profession that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans. Spring was born in England in 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore. At first he prospered (繁荣) by selling his small but genuine collection of early U.S autographs (亲笔签名). Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began imitating signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books. To lessen the chance of detection, he sent his forgeries to England and Canada for sale and circulation. Forgers have a hard time selling their products. A forger cant approach a respectable buyer but must deal with people who dont have much knowledge in the field. Forgers have many ways to make their work look real. For example, they buy old books to use the aged paper of the title page, and they can treat paper and ink with chemicals. In springs time, right after the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the Southern states, so Spring invented a respectable maiden lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General “Stonewall” Jackson. For several years miss Fannys financial problems forced her to sell a great number of letters and manuscripts (手稿) belonging to her famous father. Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand. All this activity did not prevent Spring from dying in poverty, leaving sharp-eyed experts the difficult task of separating his forgeries from the originals.1. Why did Spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada?A. There was a greater demand there than in America.B. There was less chance of being detected there.C. Britain was Springs birthplace.D. The prices were higher in England and Canada. 2. After the Civil War, there was a great demand in Britain for _.A. Southern money. B. Southern manuscripts and letters. C. signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin.D. Civil War battle plans.3. Robert Spring spent 15 years _.A. running a bookstore in Philadelphia. B. as a forger.C. corresponding with Miss Fanny Jackson.D. as a respectable dealer.4. According to the passage, forgeries are usually sold to _.A. sharp-eyed experts B. book dealers C. persons who arent expertsD. owners of old books5. Who was Miss Fanny Jackson?A. the only daughter of General “Stonewall”JacksonB. a little-known girl who sold her fathers papers to Robert SpringC. Robert Springs daughterD. an imaginary person created by Spring2. Adam Smith, writing in the 1770s, was the first person to see the importance of the division of labor and to explain part of its advantages. He is the most famous classical economist for his theory. He gives as an example the process by which pins were made in England. “One man draws out the wire, another one strengthens it, a third one cuts it, a fourth one points it, a fifth one grinds it at the top to prepare it to receive the head. To make the head requires two or three distinct operations. To put it on is a separate operation, to polish the pins is another. It is even a trade by itself to put them into the paper. And the important business of making pins is, in this manner, divided into about eighteen distinct operations, which in some factories are all performed by different people, though in others the same man will sometimes perform two or three of them.” Ten men, Smith said, in this way, turned out twelve pounds of pins a day or about 4,800 pins apiece. But if all of them had worked separately and independently without division of labor, they certainly could not, each of them, have made twenty pins in a day and perhaps not even one. There can be no doubt that division of labor, provided that it is not taken too far, is an efficient way of organizing work. In other words, it is helpful for the factory,. The rate of production is sped up. Fewer people can make more pins. Adam Smith saw this, but he also took it for granted division of labor is in itself responsible for economic growth and development and that it accounts for the difference between expanding economies and those that stand still. But division of labor adds nothing new; it only enables people to produce more of what they already have.1. According to the passage, Adam Smith was the first person to_A. take advantage of the division of laborB. introduce the division of labor into EnglandC. understand the effects of the division of laborD. explain the causes of the division of labor2. Adam Smith saw that the division of labor_A. enabled each worker to make pins more quickly and more cheaplyB. increased the possible output per workerC. increased the number of people employed in factoriesD. improved the quality of pins produced3. Adam Smith mentioned the number 4,800 in order to_A. show the advantages of the old craft systemB. emphasize how powerful the individual worker wasC. show the advantages of the division of laborD. emphasize the importance of increased production4. According to the writer, Adam Smiths mistake was in believing that the division of labor_A. was an efficient way of organizing workB. was an important development in methods of productionC. inevitably led to economic developmentD. increased the production of existing goods5. According to the writer, which one of the following is NOT true?A. Division of labor can enable fewer people to make more pinsB. Division of labor only helps people to produce more of what they already haveC. Division of labor is by no means responsible for economic growth D. Division of labor is an efficient way of organizing work3. Education in the United States is compulsory for children up to about the age of sixteen. Most young people stay in school longer than that. Most graduate from high school at the age of seventeen or eighteen. Almost half of these high school graduates continue their education at a college or university. Education for most young people in this country is free up to the time they graduate from high school. There are private schools, but most parents send their children to public schools, where students do not pay tuition. When young people go to college, however, they must pay tuition at a public university or a private university. University costs are going up a lot. Private universities have become very expensive because the government does not help the private schools. Who pays? The parents of children in college may have to pay more, or often the students may have to find jobs. These students have to worry about assignments and grades and also about their jobs. If they work too much at their jobs, they may be absent from class or miss assignments or make too many errors on tests. They may even fail their courses and have to leave the university. For many students, the problem of getting an education is not just a problem of homework and exams. They also have to make money to pay for tuition. And professors dont teach them how to do that!1. In the United States, almost half of the high school graduates _. A. go to college and universitiesB. need not pay any tuitionC. have to enter open universitiesD. work hard to avoid errors on test2. Which of the following statements is not true? A. Most parents prefer to send their children to public schools rather than to private schools due to tuitionB. Education is not free until the students graduate from high school.C. University costs are on the increase.D. The students may be absent from class if they work overtime.3. The private university students have to pay more money for tuition because _. A. the government does not finance the private universities. B. none of the companies support the private universities.C. the teaching quality of the private universities is far superior to the public ones.D. they have some trouble in passing the exams.4. If they need money, college students _. A. have to ask the local authorities for helpB. have to find jobsC. need to get a higher educationD. should work hard and earn more5. The main idea of the passage might be _. A. selecting a good university in the United StatesB. the increase in university costs in the United StatesC. the argument about education in the United StatesD. the problem of getting an education in the United States4. Its very interesting to note where the debate about diversity is taking place. It is taking place primarily in political circles. Here at the College Fund, we have a lot of contact with top corporate leaders; none of them is talking about getting rid of those instruments that produce diversity. In fact, they say that if their companies are to compete in the global village and in the global market place, diversity is an imperative. They also say that the need for talented, skilled Americans means we have to expand the pool means promoting policies that help provide skills to more minorities, more women and more immigrants. Corporate leaders know that if that doesnt occur in our society, they will not have the engineers, the scientist, the lawyers, or the business managers they will need. Likewise, I dont hear people in the academy saying. “Lets go backward. Lets go back to the good old days, when we had a meritocracy (不拘一格选人才)” (which was never truewe never had a meritocracy, although weve come close to it in the last 30 years). I recently visited a great little college in New York where the campus had doubled its minority population in the last six years. I talked with an African American who has been a professor there for a long time, and she remembers that when she first joined the community, there were fewer than a handful of minorities on campus. Now, all of us feel the university is better because of the diversity. So where we hear this debate is primarily in political circles and in the medianot corporate board rooms or on college campuses.1. The word “imperative” (Para. 1) most probably refers to something _. A. superficial B. remarkable C. debatable D. essential 2. Which of the following groups of people still differ in their views on diversity? A. Minorities. B. Politicians. C. Professors. D. Managers. 3. High corporate leaders seem to be in favour of promoting diversity so as to _. A. lower the rate of unemployment B. win equal political rights for minorities C. be competitive in the world marketD. satisfy the demands of a growing population 4. It can be inferred from the passage that _. A. meritocracy can never be realized without diversity B. American political circles will not accept diversity C. it is unlikely that diversity will occur in the U.S. media D. minorities can only enter the fields where no debate is heard about diversity 5. According to the passage diversity can be achieved in American society by _. A. expanding the pool of potential employees B. promoting policies that provide skills to employees C. training more engineers, scientists lawyers and business mangers D. providing education for all regardless of race or sex PartIII.Translation (C_E)Direction: Translation1. 这是常识，你不能期望两个性格(temperament)不同的人相处得很好(get on with)。2. 直到我快要喊破嗓子，他才回过头来。3. 不管我怎样解释，他还是不能理解。4. 他英文讲得如此好,以至我认为他当然是个美国人(to take it for granted)。5. 他有时会说谎，你只可在一定程度上信任他(to some degree)。 PartIV.ClozeDirections: Each blank in the following passage is provided with four possible choices. Read the whole passage and choose the best answer for each blank. Then, mark your answer by writing the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. If you go to Washington D.C., there are many historic sights to see. There is the Capital Building where 435 Congressmen and 100 Senators_1_the Laws for the nation ._2_one can visit the Supreme Court where 9 Justices_3_the constitutionality of the nation is laws .A few years ago the Supreme Court made the news when its first woman justice _4_the Court. Throughout the city of Washington, there are many building which_5_different government agencies which govern the nation. You should visit the Lincoln Memorial which is dedicated