学位英语模拟试题及答案

1、A. knowsB. knewC. would havePart I Vocabulary and Structure (20%)Directions:In this part there are 40 incomplete sentences. For each sentence thereare four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet wit

2、h a single line through the center.1. How long do you think to finish this urgent task?A. did it takeyouwill take youC. will it takeyouyou2. Wealth, education and occupation vary greatly class.A. amongB. betweenfromD. inside3. Let ' s buy our tickets while I still have.A. a little money to leave

3、money leftC. a few dollars leftfew dollars to leave4.was not the way the event happened.A. Which the press reportedreportedC. What did the press reportreported5. People do not like such persons who are alwaysA. onB. byinD. behindB. itD. it to takemembers of the middleC.B. littleB. That the pressD.D.

4、 What the pressthe way of others.C.6. At firstwe were amused by Don' s words, but soon we were tired of them.A. greatB. farC.muchD. never7. He talks as if he everything in the world.knownD. had known8. The doctor advised that Mr. Malan an operation right away so as to savehis life.A. hadhaveB. w

5、as going to haveD. would haveC.9. He forgot about him to attend my wife' s birthday party.A. I askingB. my askingC. me toaskD. mine to askbeyondB. I10. So little about stock exchange that the lecture was completely me.A. did Iknowhad knownC. IknowD. was I known11. The boy ' s laziness his fa

6、ilure in the exams.B. broughtA. resultedfromininC. resultedD. ledinto12. Only guests of the hotel enjoy the of using the private beach.A. privilegeB. possibilityC.favorD. advantage13. Tom more than twenty pounds for the dictionary.A.spentB.paidC.costD. took14. The governor had to all his appointment

7、s for the day and rush to thetrain accident.A. Even ifB. If onlyC. InsteadoffD. call off15. One car went too fast and missed hitting another car.A. completelyB. greatlyC.narrowlyD. little16. He was accused stealing from the shop.A. withB. inC.ofD. at17. It took me a long time to the disappointment o

8、f losing the match.A. get overB. get upC. getintoD. get down18. All the reference books should be made to the teachers and studentsin our university.A. concernedB. availableC.relatedD. flexible19. He never thought the committee would his proposal.A. put upB. object toC. passonD. call on20. The compa

9、ny official I thought would be fired received a raise.A. whomB. whoeverC.whoD. of whom21. Mr. Green my letter, otherwise he would have replied before now.A. must have receiveB.must have failed to receiveC. must receiveD.must fail to receive22. We shall appreciate from you soon.A. being heardB. heari

10、ngC. having beenheardD. to hear23. I fell and hurt myself while I tennis.A. was playingB. am playingC.playD. played24. you disagree with her, her idea is still worth considering.ofD. Despite of25. I ' d you didn ' t touch that, if you don ' t mind.A. ratherB. betterC.happierD. further26.

11、 The two men arrested for breaking into that shop have been$10,000.A. committedB. drivenC.chargedD. fined27. The driver might have the accident if he had had his headlights on.A. missedB. avoidedC.stoppedD. dismissed28. The people at the party were worried about Janet because no one was aware she ha

12、d gone. A. where thatB. of whereC. of theplaceD. the place29. I on the door for ten minutes now without an answer.A. was knockingB. amknockingC. knockingD. have been knocking 30. tired after a hard work, she fell into bed and went straight to sleep.A. FeltB. FeelingC. BeingfeltD. To feel31. He was e

13、nough to understand my questions from the gestures I made.A. intelligentB. efficientC.proficientD. diligent32. If you the speed limit you will get into trouble with the police.A. excludeB. exceedC.excuseD. execute33. He opened the door and let himself in quietly not to wake the family.A. becauseB.so

14、 asC. sothatD. despite34. I wish you to me before you went and bought that car.A.spokeB. will speakC. was going to speakD.had spoken35. The director who was recently promoted did.A. work more than anyone elseB. more than anyone else workC. more work than anyone elseD. work more than anyone36. Before

15、 her marriage, she spent a considerable time in that very part of Shanghai, she belonged.whichA. whichB. to whereC. toD. at which37.“Good- bye, Mr. Wang. I'm pleasedyouA. to meetB. meetingC. to have beenmeetingD. to be met38. The investigation,will soon be published, was made by John.A. at which

16、 the resultsB. theresults on whichC. whose resultsD. at whoseresults39. Don ' t you know he is an old friend of?A. my brotherB.my brother ' s friendC. my brother ' sD.my brothers 40.you return those books to the library immediately you will have to pay a fine.IfA. UntilB. UnlessC.D. Prov

17、idedPart II Reading Comprehension (40%)Directions:There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by somequestions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices markedA, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answe

18、r Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage 1Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Somepeople subscribe （订IMJ） to as many as two or three newspapers. But why do people readnewspapers?Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings battles lost and won, k

19、ing or rulers overthrow" 推翻）or killed took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur in far away countries on the same day they happen.Apart from supply

20、ing news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other useful information. There are weather reports, radio, television and film guides, book reviews, stories and, of course, advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring attention to their products. They pay the

21、 newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space but it is worth the money, for news of their products goes into almost every home in the country. For those who produce newspapers, advertisements are also very important. Money earned from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell t

22、heir newspapers at a low price and still make a profit.Newspapers often have information on gardening, cooking and fashion, as well as a small but very popular section on jokes and cartoons（漫画）.41. The habit of reading newspapers is.A. uncommon in the worldB. not popularin widespread in the worldD.

23、founded among a fewfamilies42. A few hundred years ago news did not.A. receive attentionB. travel fastC. spread to other countriesD. take long toreach other countries43. In the past, news was.A. sent by telegraphB. passed fromone person to anotherD. sent byC. sent by letter telephone44. The money sp

24、ent on advertisements is.A. wastedB. notmuchC. worthwhileD. useless45. The section on jokes and cartoons is.A. read only by childrenB. of no valueC. not helpfulD.read by manyPassage 2Pepys and his wife had asked some friends to dinner on Sunday, September 2nd,1666. They were very late on the Saturda

25、y evening, getting everything ready for the next day, and while they were busy they saw the glow of a fire start in the sky.By 3 o' clock on the Sunday morning, its glow had become so bright that Jane woke her husband to watch it. Pepys slipped on his dressing-gown and went to the window to watc

26、h it. It seemed fairly far away, so after a time he went back to bed. When he got up in the morning, it looked as though the fire was dying down, though he could still see some flames. So he set to work to tidy his room and put his things back where he wanted them.While he was doing this, Jane came

27、in to say that she had heard the fire was a bad one. Three hundred houses had been burned down in the night and the fire was still burning. Pepys went out to see for himself. He went to the Tower ofLondon and climbed up on a high part of the buildings so that he could see what was happening. From th

28、ere, Pepys could see that it was, indeed, a bad fire and that even the houses on London Bridge were burning. The man of the Tower told him that the fire had started in a baker' s shop in Pudding Lane; the baker' s house had caught fire from the over-heated oven and then the flames had quickl

29、y spread to the other houses in the narrow lane. So began the Great Fire of London, a fire that lasted nearly five days, destroyed most of the old city and ended, so it is said, at Pie Corner.46. What is the passage about?A. The Great Fire of London.B. Who was the firstto discover the fire.C. What P

30、epys was doing during the fire.D. The losses caused by the fire.47. They were up very late because.A. it was Sunday morning sleepyC. they were preparing for the dinner start48. What was Pepys doing when his wife told him about the fire?A. He was asleep.writing something.C. He was putting things back

31、.of the window.49. Pepys slipped on his dressing gown."To slip onA. to be wearingB. to be pushingoffD. to put on50. Why did the flames spread quickly?A. The oven became very hot.were close together.C. The baker did nothing to stop it.B. they were not veryD. they saw the great fireB. He wasD. He

32、 was looking out means.C. to takeB. The housesD. The baker ' s housewas burning quickly.Passage 3A new report of the United Nations shows that, if the present growth rate of2 percent per year continues, today ' s world population of billion will hit billion by the year 2000.What' s more,

33、 the great part of the growth 9 of every 10 people added tothe earth ' s population - will be in the poor and undeveloped countries. These are the nations where providing enough food for billions of people already is proving to be a headaching problem.By the year 2000, today ' s " have

34、not " nations will have a total population of 5 billion people, nearly four fifths of the world' s population.Food isn ' t the only problem that such a population explosion presents. The more people there are and the worse their living conditions, the greater grows the possibility of al

35、l kinds of social problems.In 1830, world population reached 1 billion. It took only 100 more years to add another billion to world population; just 30 more to add a third billion. And it took just 15 more years to reach the 4 billion mark in 1975.Actually, the world ' s birth rate is falling. B

36、ut so is death rate, as medical advances have made it possible for man to live longer than before. Such advances have also reduced baby death rate. Unless population growth is reduced, the world population may reach 12 billion in a century. Is the earth capable of providing a good life for so large

37、a population?51. A population explosion will lead to.A. a lot of social problemsB. medical advancesC. a decrease in food productionD. a worse life in everycountry52. It took about years for world population to grow from l billion to 3billion.A. 100B. 115C.130D. 14553. By the year 2000, today ' s

38、 nations will have a total population of 5billion people, nearly four fifths of the world' s population.A. biggestB. AsianC. developingD.developed54.1, the world may have a population of 12 billion a century.A. If man can live longer in the futureB. If the science of medicine is developing fast

39、enoughC. If the population growth is not reducedD. If the earth is able to provide a good life for more people 55. This passage tells us that.A. the United Nations thinks it possible to avoid a population explosionB. billion people are living in the undeveloped countriesC. in advanced nations the po

40、pulation growth is being controlledD. the world ' s population is increasingPassage 4A scientist who wants to predict the way in which consumers（消费者）will spend their money must study consumer behavior. He must obtain data both on the resources of consumers and on the motives that tend to encoura

41、ge or discourage money spending.If an economist were asked which of the three groups borrow most peoplewith rising incomes, stable incomes, or decreasing incomes he would probablyanswer: those with decreasing incomes. Actually, in the years 1947-1950, the answer was: people with rising incomes. Peop

42、le with decreasing incomes were next and people with stable incomes borrowed the least. This shows us that traditional assumptions（ 假设）about earning and spending are not always reliable. Another traditional assumption is that if people who have money expect prices to go up, they will hasten to buy.

43、If they expect prices to go down, they will postpone buying. But research surveys have shown that this is not always true. The expectations of price increases may not stimulate buying. One typical attitude was expressed by the wife of a mechanic in an interview at a time of rising prices."In a

44、few months, ”she said,"we' ll have to pay more for meat and milk; we' ll have less to spendon other things. " Her family had been planning to buy a new car but they postponed this purchase. Furthermore, the rise in pricesthat has already taken place may bedisliked and buyer' s

45、resistance may be produced. This is shown by the followingtypical comment:"I just don ' t pay these prices; they are too high.”The investigations mentioned above were carried out in America. The condition most helpful to spending appears to be price stability. If prices have been stable and

46、 people consider that they are reasonable, they are likely to buy. Thus, it appears that the common business policy of maintaining stable prices is basedon a correctunderstanding of consumer psychology（ 心理学）.56. According to the passage, if one wants to predict the way consumers spend their money, h

47、e should.A. rely on traditional assumptions about earning and spendingB. try to encourage or discourage consumers to spend moneyC. carry out investigations on consumer behavior and get data on consumers'incomes and money spending motivesD. do researches in consumer psychology in a laboratory 57.

48、 According to paragraph 2, one traditional assumption is that people with incomes borrow most.A. averageB. stableC. decreasingD.rising58. According to paragraph 2, research surveys have proved that.A. price increases always stimulate people to hasten to buy thingsB. rising prices may make people put

49、 off their purchase of certain thingsC. women are more sensitive to the rising in prices than menD. the expectations of price increases often make buyers feel angry59. From the results of the surveys, the writer of this article.A. concludes that the saving and spending patterns in Great Britain are

50、better than those in AmericaB. concludes that the consumers always expect prices to remain stableC. concludes that maintaining stable prices is a correct business policyD. does not draw any conclusion60. Which of the following statements is always TRUE according to the surveys mentioned in the passa

51、ge?A. Consumers will put off buying things if they expect prices to decrease.B. Consumers will spend their money quickly if they expect prices to increase.C. The price condition has an influence on consumer behavior.D. Traditional assumptions about earning and spending are reliable.Part III Cloze (1

52、0%)Directions:There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blanks thereare four choices marked A, B, C and D, you should choose one that best fits into the passage. Then mark the answer by blanking the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a pencil.Humansfallinto two types when it

53、comes to biologicalclock: the early-to-bedand early-to-rise or late-night-loving who wake up long after the dawn. As any parent knows, teenagers may take the 61 to extremes. But their oversleeping does not relax them. Some researcher say:": Biology is to blame. ”The researchers surveyed the sle

54、ep habits of 25,000 Germans,62 from 8to 90, and found that as the teenage years wear on, the hour when kids go to bed and get up drifts later and later. It ' s not that they ' re sleeping more. 63,it ' s that their living clock is twisted. However, around age 20, the pattern reverses.The

55、 clocks tick 64, and young adults begin to go to sleep and wake up earlierand earlier. Eventually, their clocks coincide with65 of older people.The quick change may mark the biological end of teenage years. A difference 66 the timing in men and in women points to a biological cause, perhaps a hormon

56、al effect.Because the living clock is67 by exposure to sunlight, the researcherssuspects the many hours some kids 68 staying in their dark rooms could push the clocks even later a pattern that may be more common in industrialized societies.The researchers also discovered that rural residents, 69 lif

57、estyle puts them in daylight more, retire and rise an hour earlier than city 70 .“Wethink thisis only the tip of an iceberg that shows us the consequences of dim-lightenvironments,”the researchers say.61. A. formerB.latterC.firstD. last62. A. rangeB.rangesC. rangingD.ranged63. A. RatherB.ThoughC. YetDNevertheless64. A. forthB.forwardsC. upwardsD. back65. A. thisB.thatC.thoseD. these66. A. forB.betwe