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学位英语考试内部押题A卷学位英语考试内部押题A卷学位英语考试内部押题A卷xxx公司学位英语考试内部押题A卷文件编号：文件日期：修订次数：第1.0次更改批准审核制定方案设计，管理制度学位英语考试内部押题A卷本次考试试卷有试题册（试卷一）和答题纸（AnswerSheet)两种，答题时间为120分钟。2、请考生用钢笔在AnswerSheet上写上姓名、学号、专业班级。3、请考生在AnswerSheet上答题，写在试题册上的答案一律作废。4、选择题每题只能选一个答案，多选作废。选定答案后，在AnswerSheet中找到相应题号，将答案对应字母（A\B\C\D）填写在题号后的括号里。注意保持字迹清晰工整，容易识别。由于字迹潦草、答案模棱两可甚至无法识别者，一律判为0分，责任由考生本人负责。5、简答题、翻译和作文等主观题部分的答题请考生用钢笔书写在AnswerSheet指定位置上。考试结束，考生不得将试题册和答题纸带出考场。请把试题册和答题纸分别上交监考老师。Test15PartI.SituationalConversations(10%)Directions:Inthispart,therearetenshortincompletedialoguesbetweentwospeakers,eachfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatmostappropriatelysuitstheconversationalcontextandbestcompletesthedialogue.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenterofthecorrespondingletter．1.Vivian:Christina!Ihaven’tseenyouforages.Howareyou?

Christina:Fine.Andyou?Vivian:Prettygood.How’sChristopher?Christina:Oh,don’tyouknowWegotdivorcedtwoyearsago.Vivian:__________A.Hopeyou’llbebetter.B.Itisreallyaproblem.C.Whatapity!D.Oh,I’msorry.2.Richard:Howmuchisittorentaneconomycar

Tina:$15.00adayor$95.00aweek,unlimitedmileage.

Richard:CouldIhaveonefortomorrowmorning

Tina:___________________________Richard:Sure.Hereitis.

Tina:Good.Nowjustcompletethisform,please.

A.Couldyoupleaseshowmeyourphonenumber,please

B.Canyoutellmeyouraddress,please?

C.Doyouhaveyourdriver'slicense

D.MayIhaveyourname,please?3.Harry:_______Elizabeth:I’manengineer.Harry:Oh,areyou?Elizabeth:Howaboutyou?

Harry:Iworkforatradingcompany.A.WhatareyoudoingB.HowdoyoudoC.WhatdoyoudoD.Howareyoudoing4.Johnson:DoyoumindifIputsomeofmythingsinyourroomovernight

Pamela:______.

Johnson:That’sgreat．Theyarepaintingthewallsinmyroom．

A．No,youarewelcome．B．Sure,mypleasure．

C．Sure,youarealwaysthebest．D．No,notatall．5.Customer:_________ifyou’dservemeasquicklyaspossibleasI’vegotanappointmentattwofifteen.Shopkeeper:I’lldomybest,Madam.A.I’dbemostgratefulB.I’dbemostdelightfulC.It’wouldbeveryhelpfulD.Itwouldbeverykindofyou6.Paul:GodownMainStreetandturnleftatthefirstcorner.Thenwalktwoblocksandyou'llseethelibraryjustinfrontofyou.

Janet:_____________________

Paul:That'sright.

A.MainStreet,firstleft,twoblocks.Right

B.Iswhaty

C.DoyouthinkIcanfindthelibraryeasilyD.Thelibraryontheright

7.Guest:_________.Clerk:Certainly.Doyouhaveareservation?Guest:Yes.ThenameisGreen.Mr.andMrs.Green.Clerk:Hereweare.Forfivenights.Couldyoufillintheregistrationcard,pleaseAndI’llneedyourcreditcard.A.I’dliketostayin,pleaseB.I’dliketocheckin,pleaseC.I’dliketorentaroom,pleaseD.I’dliketoresthere,please8.SpeakerA:Doyouthinkyourbosswillexpectyoutoworklateagaintonight?

SpeakerB:___________.

A.

Suchhasneverbeenthecasewithmyboss.

B.Doesthesuncomeupinthewest?

C.

Howcanweworklateforourboss?

D.

Toworklateagaintonight

Mybosshasneverdonesuchafoolishthing.9.Jack:IhaveapairofticketsforaconcertSundaynight.Wouldyouliketogo?Wendy:Idon’tthinkso.__________.A.I’mnotveryanxiousaboutconcertB.I’mnotveryexcitedaboutconcertC.I’mnottoointerestedaboutconcertD.I’mnottoowildaboutconcert10.Customer:HaveyougotMichelJackson’slatestCDalbum?

Salesman:______.A.No.Idon'tcareforsinger'sphotographs．B.No.Ithasbeensoldout．

C.Yes.Theydon'thaveitanymore．D.Yes.Ican'taffordonePartIIReadingComprehension(40%)SectionADirections:Thereare3passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.(30%)PassageOneQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Risingglobalcarbondioxidelevelstiedtoglobalwarmingmaynotbeascrucialindeterminingthecompositionofplantcommunitiesasother,localizedclimatechanges.“Nobodyreallyknowswhattheincreasesincarbondioxidearegoingtoentailintermsoffuturechangesinvegetationtypes,”saidMarkBrenner,aUniversityofFloridaassistantprofessorofpaleontology,thestudyofancientlakes.“Itlookslikeclimatechangesindifferentareasmaybemoreimportantthancarbondioxide,atleastcarBrenner’sresearchteambasedtheirconclusionsonananalysisofsedimentfromtwolakebottoms,oneinnorthernMexicoandoneinnorthernGuatemala.Theresearchersusednewtechniquesthatallowedthemtoanalyzeonlytheremainsoflandplants,specificallytheirleafwaxes.Bymeasuringthecompositionoftheleafwaxes,theresearcherswereabletodistinguishtwobroadcategoriesofplantslivingintheseareas---so-calledC3andC4plants,whichhavedifferentphotosyntheticprocesses.ManyC4plantsaretropicalgrasses,whilemosttropicaltreesareC3plants.Theresearchersanalyzedsedimentsdepositedoverthelast27,000years,fromthelasticeagetothecurrentgeologicalperiod.Overthisperiod,therewasaworldwide,relativelyuniformincreaseinatmosphericcarbondioxideconcentrations.Brennersaidthatifcarbondioxideplayedthemajorroleindeterminingplantcomposition,onewouldassumethatanalysisofthesedimentswouldrevealverysimilarchangesinrelativeabundanceofC3andC4plantsinthetwoplacesoverthestudyperiod.But,infact,theresearchersfoundthattrendsinthetwotypesofplantsweredifferentatthetwolocations.Thechangeswererelatednotwithcarbondioxidelevels,butwithshiftsinrainfall.“Theresultappearstobethatclimatefactors,especiallymoistureavailability,determinewhetherC4orC3plantsdominateinanarea,notcarbondioxide,”Brennersaid.Manyscientistsbelieveglobalwarmingwillcausemajorvariationinlocalclimatesworldwide,withsomewetareasbecomingdryanddryareasbecomingwet.Ifthathappens,itcouldhavemoreimpactonrelativeC3versusC4plantdistributionthantherisingcarbondioxidelevels.11.Whatcanbeinferredinthefirstparagraph?

A).Climatechangesaremoreimportanttothecompositionofplantcommunitiesthanrisingglobalcarbondioxide.B).Localizedclimateshiftsmaynotbeascrucialascarbondioxide.C).Nobodyknowswhichoneisimportant.D).Carbondioxidelevelsiscrucialtotheglobalwarming.12.WhatisMarkBrenner?

A).Hestudiesco-author’sopinion.B).HeisassistingtheUniversityofC).Heisanexpertinthefieldofancientlakes.D).Hisresearchteamcomposedofsixgeologistsandgeographers.13.Accordingtothethirdparagraph,whichoneisNOTtrue?

A).TropicalgrassesareusuallyC4plants.B).C3andC4plantsusedtoliveinnorthernMexicoandGuatemala.C).C3andC4plantsdon’thavethesameprocesses.D).TropicaltreesareallC3plants.14.Why,inthe4thparagraph,theresearchersfoundthattrendsinC3andC4plantsweredifferentatthetwolocations?

A).Theassumptionthatcarbondioxideplayedthemajorroleiswrong.B).Thecarbondioxideplayedanimportantrole.C).Themoistureavailabilitywasdifferent.D).Thecarbondioxidelevelwasdifferent.15.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A).Climatesfactorsdeterminetheplantdistributionandcompositionofplantcommunities.B).Globalwarmingwillcausemajorvariation.C).HowhasBrenner’sresearchteamprovedatruth.D).C3andC4plantsareimportantplantsindeterminingthecompositionofplantcommunities.PassageTwoQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Betweenabout1910and1930,newartisticmovementsinEuropeanartweremakingthemselvesfeltintheUnitedStates.AmericanartistsbecameacquaintedwiththenewartontheirtripstoParisandattheexhibitionsinthefamousNewYorkgallery"291"(namedafteritsaddressonFifthAvenue)ofthephotographerAlfredStieglitz.ButmostimportantinthespreadofthemodernmovementsintheUnitedStateswasthesensationalArmoryShowof1913heldinNewYork,inwhichtheworksofmanyoftheleadingEuropeanartistswereseenalongwiththeworksofanumberofprogressiveAmericanpainters.SeveraloftheAmericanmodernistswhowereinfluencedbytheArmoryShowfoundtheurbanlandscape,especiallyNewYork,anappealingsubject.Comparedwiththeworksoftherealistpainters,theworksofAmericanmodernistsweremuchfurtherremovedfromtheactualappearanceofthecity;theyweremoreinterestedinthe"feel"ofthecity,moreconcernedwiththemeaningbehindappearance.However,boththepaintersofthe"AshCanSchool"andthelaterrealistswerestilltiedtonineteenthcenturyorearlierstyles,whiletheearlymodernistssharedintheinternationalbreakthroughsoftheartofthetwentiethcentury.ThegreatestofthesebreakthroughswasCubism,developedmostfullyinFrancebetween1907and1914,whichbroughtaboutamajorrevolutioninWesternpainting.ItoverturnedtherationaltraditionthathadbeenbuiltuponsincetheRenaissance(文化复兴)-InCubism,naturalformswerebrokendownanalyticallyintogeometricshapes.Nolongerwasacleardifferentiationmadebetweenthefigureandthebackgroundofapainting:theobjectsrepresentedandthesurfaceonwhichtheywerepaintedbecameone.TheCubistsabandonedtheconventionalsinglevantage(优越的地位)pointoftheviewer,andobjectsdepictedfrommultipleviewpointswereshownatthesame16.Withwhattopicisthepassageprimarilyconcerned?

A)ThedevelopmentofCubism.B)ModernartmovementsintheUnitedStatesC)ContemporaryartistsintheUnitedStates.D)Theinfluenceofphotographyonlandscapepainters.17.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatEuropeanarttrendsprobablyaffectedUnitedStates'artmostduringwhichofthefollowingyears

A)1901.B)1908.C)1913.D)1936.18.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasameansthroughwhichAmericanartistslearnedaboutnewmovements?

A)Lessonsfromsuccessfulartists.B)Theexhibitionsatthegallery"291".C)TripstoEurope.D)TheArmoryShowof1913.19.WhydoestheauthormentionAlfredStieglitz?

A)Todemonstratethatphotographywasthemajorinfluenceinmodernart.B)Tocomparehimwithotherartistsofthetime.C）Topointoutthatmanyartistslearnedtheircraftbystudyingwithhim.D)Togiveanexampleofsomeonewhohadaninfluenceonmodernart.20.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingwasafavoritesubjectforAmericanmodernists?

A)Portraitsoffamouspeople.B)Countryscenes.C)Picturesofbuildings'interiors.D)Citylandscapes.PassageThreeQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:WhatarethezebrastripesonthetomatosoupcansandpotatochipbagsTheyarespecialblackandwhiteverticallines.Theseblackandwhitestripescanbereadbyanopticalscanner,orcomputer.The"scanner",whichreadsthelinesofcode,isasmalllaserbeamoflight.Whenthelightrayisbrokenbytheblackstripes,thecomputer"reads"theinformationabouttheproduct.ThecodeiscalledtheUniversalProductCode(UPC).Itisdesignedtoaddspeedandefficiencytostoresbyusingcomputers.Itcandothisinseveralways.First,itisnotnecessaryforworkerstoputindividualpricesonitems.Errorsinpricesareeliminated,ordoneawaywith.Also,thetimespentcheckingoutisreduced.UPCgivesanitemizedreceipttothecustomerwithalltheitems,prices,andtotals.Thestoreclerkdoesnotneedtospendtimecheckingthepriceontheitemandpunchingitintocashregister.ThisUPCcomputerizedsystemwillprobablysaveasmuchas45percentofthecheckoutclerk'stime.WhatdothestripesmeanHowdoesthecomputerinterpretthestripesThenumberprintedbelowtheverticalbarsidentifiesthemanufacturerandthemanufacturer'sitem.Asmanyas10trillionindividualmachine-readablenumberscanbeusedwiththissystem.Intheexample,the0ontheleftsidemeansthatitisagroceryitem.Thenumbers51000indicatethemanufacturer.InthiscaseitistheCampellSoupCompany.Thelastfivedigits,00011,meanitisacanoftomatosoup.Thelightraysfromthelightbeamreadtheselines,andthemessageissentdirectlytothecomputer.Thecomputerthenfindstheinformationaboutthisproduct(price,inventorydata)andsendsitinstantlybacktotheterminalatthecheckoutcounter.Atthesametime,itkeepsaninventoryforthestoremanager.Manyproductshavelabelswiththesestripes.

21.TheUniversalProductCode_____.A)makesgroceryshoppingeasierB)makesgroceryshoppingcomplicatedC)cutsdownonefficiencyD)willneverbepractical22.Codesarescannedby_____.A)thecheckoutclerkB)alaserbeamoflightC)thecustomersthemselvesD)thecashregister23.Computersarebeneficialbecausethey_____.A)eliminatepriceerrorsB)giveitemizedprintouttothecustomerC)savetimeinthecheckoutlaneandhelpcontrolinventoryD)alloftheabove24.WhatinformationCANNOTbeobtainedfromtheUPC?

A)Manufacturer.B)Grocerystorename.C)Item.D)Price.25.Apossibletitleforthisarticlecouldbe_____.A)AnimalsandFoodB)TheBenefitsoftheUniversalProductCodeC)ProductionMadeEasyD)StripesinFoodAdvertisingSectionBDirections:Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Readthepassagecarefully,thenwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.(10%)Motorwaysare,nodoubt,thesafestroadsinthecountry.Mileformile,vehicleforvehicle,youaremuchlesslikelytobekilledorseriouslyinjuredthanonanordinaryroad.Ontheotherhand,ifyoudohaveaseriousaccidentonamotorway,fatalitiesaremuchmorelikelytooccurthaninacomparableaccidentelsewhereontheroads.Motorwayshavenosharpbends,noroundaboutsortrafficlightsandthusspeedsaremuchgreaterthanonotherroads.Thoughthe70m.p.h.limitisstillinforce,itisoftentreatedwiththecontemptthatmostdrivershaveforthe30m.p.h.limitapplyinginbuiltupareasinBritain.Addedtothisisthefactthatmotorwaydriversseemtoliketravellinginconvoyswithperhapsbarelytenmetresbetweeneachvehicle.Theresultinghorrificpileups(involvingmaybeahundredvehicles)whenonevehiclestopsforsomereason--mechanicalfailure,drivererrorandsoon--havebecomealltoofamiliarthroughpicturesinnewspapersorontelevision.Howmanyofthesedriversrealizethatittakesacaraboutonehundredmetrestobraketoastopfrom70m.p.h.

Driversalsoseemtothinkthatmotorwaydrivinggivesthemcompleteimmunity(免疫)fromthecaprices(反复无常)oftheweather.Howeverwettheroadis,whateverthevisibilityinmistorfog,ontheyplough(继续向前)atludicrous(荒唐的)speedsobliviousof(不在意的)policewarningsorspeedrestrictionsuntiltheirjourneycomestoaprematurePerhapsoneremedyforthismotorwaymadnesswouldbebetterdrivereducation.Atpresent,learnerdriversarebarredfrommotorwaysandarethus,asfarasthiskindofdrivingisconcerned,throwninatthedeepend.However,muchmoreefficientpolicyisrequired,foritisthedutyofthepolicenotonlytoenforcethelawbutalsotoprotectthegeneralpublicfromitsownfolly.26.Whatarethegeneralideasofpara.1andpara..2

27.Atwhichspeedcanthedriversdriveonthemotorways?

28.Theresultinghorrificpileupsare__________29.Whatdoesthesentence"Driversalsoseemto...oftheweather"mean?

30.Howtoremedythemadnessofthismotorway

PartIIIErrorCorrection（10%）Directions:Inthispartthereisonepassage.Inthepassagetherearealtogether10mistakes,oneineachnumberedline.Youmayhavetochangeaword,addawordordelete(删去)aword.Ifyouchangeaword,crossitoutandwritethecorrectwordinthecorrespondingblank.Ifyouaddaword,putaninsertionmark(∧)intherightplaceandwritethemissingwordintheblank.Ifyoudeleteaword,crossitoutandputaslash(/)intheblank.WriteyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET．Amulticulturalpersonissomeonewhoisdeeply

concernedthatallcultureareequallygood,31._______

enjoyslearningtherichvarietyofculturesintheworld,

ormostlikelyhasbeenexposedtomorethanone32._______

cultureinhisorherlifetime.Youcannotmotivate

anyone,especiallysomeoneoftheotherculture,33._______

untilthatpersonhasacceptedyou.Amultilingual

personcanexplaintheadvantagesofaproductwith34.________

otherlanguages,butamulticulturalsalespersoncan

motivateforeignerstobuyit.That’sacriticdifference.35._________

Noonelikesforeignerswhoarearrogantabouttheir

ownculture.Customersareturnedoffbymono-cultural

salespeople.Thetroubleis,mostpeoplearearrogant36.________

mono-culturalwithoutbeingawareofit.Andeventhose

whoareawareofitcannothide.Foreignerssense37.________

mono-culturalarroganceatonceandsetuptheirculture38._________

barriers,effectivelyblockanyattemptbythe39._________

mono-culturalpersontomotivatethem.Multiculturalism

isarequirementthathasneglectedtoooften40._________

inhiringmanagementsforinternationalpositions.

Andthisneglectisaffectingeveryindustry.PartIVTranslation(25%)SectionADirections:Inthisparttherearetenincompletesentences.CompletethesentencesontheAnswerSheetbytranslatingintoEnglishtheChinesegiveninthebrackets．(15%)41.I’vebeensortingthroughtheseoldpaperstoseewhatcanbethrownaway（看看能把哪些扔掉）.42.Howcanyoutalktoher/himlikethat（你怎么能这样对