2023年学位英语考试模拟试题三及答案

华东理工大学继续教育与网络学院学位英语考试模拟试卷三EnglishforQualificationTestPartI UseofLanguage (10minutes)Directions:Thereare10incompletedialoguesinthispart.ForeachdialoguetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthedialogue.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.—What’sthenoise?Itsoundsasifitcomesfromupstairs.—__________.Itmustbethewindow-cleanerworkingnextdoor.A)I’mnotsure B)IhopenotC)I’drathernot D)Idon’tthinkso2. —Davidinjuredhislegwhileplayingfootballyesterday.—Really?________?A)Whodidthat B)What’swrongwithhimC)Howdidthathappen D)Whywashesocareless3．—MustIbehomebeforeseven?—_________.A)No,youneedn’t B)No,youmustn’tC)Yes,youwill D)No,youwon’t4. —Iwasworriedaboutmymaths,butMr.BrowngavemeanA. —________A)Don’tworryaboutit. B)Mr.Brownisverygood. C)Congratulations!That’sadifficultcourse. D)Goodlucktoyou!5. —Thanksforyourhelp. —________.A)Nevermind B)MypleasureC)Quiteright D)Don’tthankme6. —Hello,I’mHarryPotter.—Hello,mynameisCharlesGreen,but________.A)callmyCharles B)callmeatCharlesC)callCharlesme D)callmeCharles7. —I’msorrytotroubleyou.CanIborrowapen,please?—________.A)Yes,youmay B)Certainly!HereitisC)She’swelcome D)Thankyou8. —IwasborninBoston,butIstudiedinNewYork.________?—IwasborninNewYork,butstudiedinBoston.A)Andyou B)DoyouC)Wherewereyou D)Whatdoyoudo9. —Excuseme,couldyoushowmethewaytothenearestpostoffice?—________Ohyes!TwoblocksawayfromhereattheGreenAvenue.Youcan’tmissit.A)Ibegyourpardon? B)Mm,letmethink.C)You’rewelcome. D)Whatdoyoumean?10. —Whenareyougoingtotheshow?—__________.A)Lastnight. B)Thedaybeforeyesterday C)Thisevening D)Yesterday.PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Morethanhalfoftheworld’spopulationliveincities.Trafficandpollutionarebecomingbigproblemsinbigcitiesallovertheworld.IncitieslikeMexicoCity,ShanghaiorCairothequalityofairisgettingworseeveryday.IntheUnitedStates,peoplespendmoretimesittingintrafficjams.Someoftheworld’scitieshavealreadyfoundtheanswertotheproblem.InBogota,thecapitalofColumbia,thegovernmenthastakenmeasurestoimprovethequalityoflifeforthecity’s8millionpeople.Theycreatedoverathousandnewparks,anewpublictransportsystem,andbuilthundredsofcyclingandwalkingpaths.PeoplewholiveinthecityalsojoinedinmakingtheircityoneofthemostlivableplacesinSouthAmerica.Todaycityplannersaroundtheworldarelookingforwaystoprovidemoreroomforlivingandlessroomforcars.InAmerica,publictransporthasincreasedover2%sincethemid1990s—notmuchbutastart.Moreandmorepeopleleavetheircarsathomeandgetonbuses,trainsorevenrideabiketowork.Somecitiesarefarbetteratplanningthanothers.InAmsterdam,forexample,only40%ofthepopulationusetheircarstogettowork,35%ridebikeswhile25%usepublictransport.InParis,abouthalfofthecity’sworkersdrivetheircarstowork.Forcitiesindevelopingcountries,theproblemshavejuststarted.Trafficisgettingworseasmoreandmorepeoplecanaffordtobuyacar.11. ThewriterlistedMexicoCity,ShanghaiandCairoasexamplesofcitiesof______.A)heavytraffic B)airpollutionC)rapiddevelopment D)largepopulation12.Whatdoesthesentence(para.1)“peoplespendmoretimesittingintrafficjams.”mean? A)Time-consumingonroadislongerthaneverbefore. B)Moretimeisspentincarsthanotherdailyroutine. C)Peoplespendmoretimesittingincarsthanout-ofcaractivities. D)trafficjamswillbegettingworseinthefuture.13. WhatdidBogotadotoimprovethequalityoflifeforitspeople? A)Itshutdownsomefactoriesinthecity. B)Itintroducedaforeignpublictransportsystem. C)Itencouragedpeopletoplanttreesinthecity. D)Itbuiltnewparksandanewpublictransportsystem.14. Fromthethirdparagraph,wecanlearnthat_______. A)35%ofthepopulationinParisridebikestowork B)halfofthepeopleinAmsterdamdrivetheircarstowork C)aquarterofthepeopleinAmsterdamusepublictransportD)Americanpublictransporthasincreasedmuchsincethe1990s15. Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext? A)Waystosolvetrafficjams B)Newchangesintransportsystems C)People’snewchoiceinbigcities D)ParksinsteadofcarsforcitiesPassageTwoQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.StepfamiliesarecommonplaceintheUnitedStatesandtheirnumbercontinuestogrow.Whilestepfamiliesdifferwidelyintheirmake-up,theyallconsistofaparentingcoupleandchildren,oneormoreofwhomisofapreviousunion.Suchcombinationsofhiskids,herkids,andthen,possibly,kidsofthenewunionmakeforcomplicatedandoftentryingdifficulties,morechallengingthanthoseoftraditionalfamilies.Sincestepfamiliesinvolvemorepeopleand,consequently,morepotentialproblemsfromthestartthandochildlessnewmarriage,itiswiseforthecoupletodosomecarefulplanningpriortomarriage.Notonlydotheprospective(预期的)maritalpartnersneedagreementabouttheirowncarriers,lifegoals,financeandspecialinterests,theymustalsopreparefornewrelationshipwiththeirchildrenandattempttoaccommodatetheirindividualneedsandfeelings.Furthermore，thereareoftentherightsofotherrelativestoconsider.Asforanyfamily,thebasicingredients(成分)ofasuccessfulstepfamilyareaffection,kindnessandmutualrespect.However,lovealoneisnotenough.Certainlyloveisthecornerstoneuponwhichthefoundationofanyfamilyisbuilt,buttherearealsomanyotherimportantingredientsinvolvedinbuildingasuccessfulstepfamily.Surveysrevealthatsuccessfulfamiliesregardtheabilitytocommunicateopenlyasthemostimportantfactorintheirsuccess.Communicationiswhatkeepsfamiliesontrackandfunctioningasaunit.Althoughhealthycommunicationiseasierforsomepeoplethanforothers，thisskillcanbelearnedandimproved.Healthycommunicationinvolvesspeakingclearlyandlisteningcarefully.Planningandbuildingastepfamilyisnotaresponsibilitytotakelightly.Itcanbeaverytryingand,attimes,seeminglyimpossibleeffort.Manypotentialtroublescanariseandthreatentodestroythestepfamily.Nevertheless,meetingandmasteringthesespecialchallengescanbringunexpectedsatisfactionsandrewardingdepthsoffamilyclosenessandaffection.

16. Accordingtothepassage,thereare_______intheUnitedStates.A)morestepfamiliesthantheregularfamiliesB)morestepfamiliesthaneverbeforeC)fewerstepfamiliesthaneverbeforeD)fewerstepfamiliesthantraditionalones17. Whichofthefollowingcanhelpavoidthepotentialproblemsarisinginastepfamily？A)Thepursuitofthesamecareers.B)Professionalinterventions.C)Thedevelopmentofspecialinterests.D)Carefulplanningbeforethemarriage.18. Manypeoplebelievethat______contributesmosttothebuildingofasuccessfulstepfamily.A)everlastingloyalties B)opencommunicationC)kindnessandmutualrespect D)persistentaffection19. Itisnaturalforastepfamilytobe_______.A)complicated B)unrealisticC)ambitious D)guilty20. Accordingtotheauthor,planningandbuildingastepfamilyis______.A)challengingandimpossible B)satisfyingandrewardingC)discouragingandfrustrating D)adifficultandtryingexperiencePassageThreeQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Internetuseappearstocauseadeclineinpsychologicalwell-being,accordingtoaresearchatCarnegieEvenpeoplewhospentjustafewhoursaweekontheInternetexperiencedmoredepressionandlonelinessthanthosewhologgedonlessfrequently,thetwo-yearstudyshowed.Anditwasn’tthatpeoplewhowerealreadyfeelingbadspentmoretimeontheInternet,butthatusingtheNetactuallyappearedtocausethebadfeelings.Researchersarepuzzlingovertheresults,whichwerecompletelycontrarytotheirexpectations.TheyexpectedthattheNetwouldprovesociallyhealthierthantelevision,sincetheNetallowsuserstochoosetheirinformationandtocommunicatewithothers.ThefactthatInternetusereducestimeavailableforfamilyandfriendsmayexplainthedropinwell-being,researchersassumed.Faceless,bodiless“virtual”communicationmaybelesspsychologicallysatisfyingthanactualconversation,andtherelationshipsformedthoughitmaybeshallower.AnotherpossibilityisthatexposuretothewiderworldviatheNetmakesuserslesssatisfiedwiththeirlives.“Butit’simportanttorememberthisisnotaboutthetechnologyitself;it’sabouthowitisused.”sayspsychologistChristineRileyorIntel,oneofthestudy’ssponsors（发起人）.“Itreallypointstotheneedforconsideringsocialfactorsintermsofhowyoudesignapplicationsandservicesfortechnology.”21.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat________.

A)peopleusetheInternetlessfrequentlythanbeforeB)peoplehavingbadfeelingsspendmoretimeontheInternetC)theInternetmakesitsuserspsychologicallyhealthyD)Internetusemaycauseitsusers’depression22.ThefactthattheInternetprovedlesssociallyhealthythantelevision________.

A)wasapuzzletheresearchershadsolved B)waswhattheresearchershadexpectedC)wentagainsttheresearchers’expectation D)waswellunderstoodbytheresearchers23.AccordingtothepassageoneofthepossiblereasonswhyInternetuseleadstoadeclineinitsusers’well-beingisthat________.

A)peoplecan’testablishlastingrelationshipswithothersontheInternetB)InternetusersspendlesstimewiththeirfriendsandfamiliesC)Internetuserscan’tgetsatisfactionfromtheInternetD)theInternetpreventsitsusersfromcommunicatingwiththeirfamilies24.InthelastparagraphChristineRileypointsoutthatastothedeclineinInternetusers’well-being,________.

A)itisnofaultofthetechnologyitself B)theNetitselfshouldtakeresponsibilityforit

C)thetechnologyitselfshouldbeheldresponsible D)theblamelieswithInternetusers25.ItissuggestedindiscussingproblemscausedbyInternetusethat_______.

A)awiderrangeofservicesshouldbemadeavailable

B)InternetusersshouldspendlesstimeontheInternet

C)socialfactorsshouldbeconsideredindevisingapplicationsfortechnologyD)InternetusersshouldhavemoreconversationwiththeirfriendsPassageFourQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Happinesscanbedescribedasapositivemoodandapleasantstateofmind.Accordingtorecentpolls,sixtytoseventypercentofAmericansconsiderthemselvestobemoderatelyhappyandoneintwentypersonsfeelsveryunhappy.Psychologistshavebeenstudyingthefactorsthatcontributetohappiness.Itisnotpredictable,norisapersoninanapparentlyidealsituationnecessarilyhappy.Theidealsituationmayhavelittletodowithhisactualfeelings.Agoodeducationandincomeareusuallyconsiderednecessaryforhappiness.Thoughbothmaycontribute,theyareonlychieffactorsifthepersonisseriouslyundereducatedoractuallysufferingfromlackofphysicalneeds.Thericharenotlikelytobehappierthanthemiddle-incomegrouporeventhosewithverylowincomes.Peoplewithcollegeeducationsaresomewhathappierthanthosewhodidnotgraduatefromhighschool,anditisbelievedthatthisismainlybecausetheyhavemoreopportunitiestocontroltheirlives.Yetpeoplewithahighincomeandacollegeeducationmaybelesshappythanthosewiththesameincomeandnocollegeeducation.Poorhealthdoesnotruleouthappinessexceptfortheseverelydisabledorthoseinpain.Learningtocopewithahealthproblemcancontributetohappiness.Thosewhohavegoodrelationshipwithotherfamilymembersarehappierthanthosewholivealone.Lovehasahighercorrelationwithhappinessthananyotherfactors.Itshouldbenotedthatpeoplequicklygetusedtowhattheyhave,andtheyarehappiestwhentheyfeeltheyareincreasingtheirlevelnomatterwhereitstandsatagiventime.Childrenwhoseparentswerehappilymarriedhavehappierchildhoods,butarenotnecessarilyhappieradults.Thebestformula(准则)forhappinessistobeabletodevelopAQ(AdversityQuotientthatcanbeofgreatbenefitwhenrunningintotrouble),tohaveapersonalinvolvementandcommitment,andtodevelopself-confidenceandself-esteem.26.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.A)happinessisneitherpredictablenorapparentB)apersoninanapparentlyidealsituationmustbehappyC)thericharenotlikelytobehappierthanthemiddle-incomegroupD)happinessisnotnecessarilyconnectedtoone’ssituationinsociety27.Accordingtothearticle,happinessisgreatlydependentupon_______.A)ahappychildhoodinwhichonecandowhateverhelikesB)greatwealthwithwhichonecanbuyanythingC)afeelingthatconditionsarebecomingforthebetterD)acollegedegreethatcanhelponeachievegreatsuccess28.ThelettersAQinthelastparagraphmostprobablymean_______. A)ambitiontodefeatothersinaseverecompetitionB)abilitytoovercomedifficultyandgetoutofembarrassingsituationC)methodsofsolvingdifficultproblemsandchallengesinlifeD)attitudestowardsseverecompetitionespeciallyintrouble29. Thepassagemainlytalksabout________. A)theformulaforhappiness B)highincomeandhappiness C)thefactorsthatcontributetohappiness D)thecontributionhappypeoplemaketosociety30.Thebesttitleofthispassagemaybe_______.A)WhatDoesHappinessConsistin B)HappinessandUnhappiness C)DifferentKindsofHappinessD)CausesofHappinessandUnhappinessPartIIIVocabularyandStructure(25minutes)Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.31. Onlyrecently_______possibletoseparatethecomponentsoffragrantsubstancesandtodeterminetheirchemicalcomposition. A)itbecomes B)havingbecome C)hasitbecome D)whichbecomes32. Themapisoneofthebesttoolsamanhas_______hegoestoanewplace.

A)whenever B)whatever C)wherever D)however33. Nomatterhowbrightatalkeryouare,therearetimeswhenit'sbetter _______silent.A)remain B)beremaining C)havingremained D)toremain34. Thereismuchtruthintheidea_______kindnessisusuallyservedbyfrankness.

A)why B)which C)that D)whether35. StudyingWendy'smenu,Ifoundthatmanyoftheitemsaresimilarto______ofMcDonald's.A)those B)ones C)any D)all36. IthinkTom,astheheadofabigdepartment,shouldeitherstudyregularlyor______ hisjob.A)quits B)toquit C)quitting D)quit37. Theclub,_______25yearsago,isholdingapartyforpastandpresentmembers.

A)founded B)founding C)beingfounded D)tobefounded38. Ifyouareintrouble,JackisalwayswillingtoahandA)shake B)lend C)wave D)want39. Mikewasusuallysocareful,______thistimehemadeasmallmistake.A)yet B)still C)even D)thus40. Hadtheyknownwhatwascomingnext,they________secondthoughts.A)mayhave B)couldhave C)musthavehad D)mighthavehad41. Onlywiththegreatestofluck_______toescapefromtherisingfloodwaters.A)managedshe B)shemanaged C)didshemanage D)shedidmanage42. Haveyousentthank-younotestotherelativesfrom_______youreceivedgifts?A)which B)them C)that D)whom43. ManyEuropeans______thecontinentofAfricainthe19thcentury. A)exploded B)explored C)exploited D)expanded44. Itisgenerallyacknowledgedthatpupilswhopassthetestwillbe______tothenextgrade. A)promoted B)proceeded C)progressed D)proposed45. Franklin'sabilitytolearnfromobservationsandexperience______greatlytohissuccessinpubliclife. A)attributed B)contributed C)attached D)related46. IamangrybecauseIhatepeoplewho______endofafilmthatyouhaven'tseenbefore. A)reveal B)recover C)revise D)review47. Ourcompanydecidedto______thecontractbecauseanumberoftheconditionsinithadnotbeenmet. A)cancel B)resist C)assume D)destroy48. Ifyouwanttoknowthedetailoftrainschedule,please______atthebookingoffice. A)acquire B)inquire C)request D)require49. Someoldpeopledon'tlikepopsongsbecausetheycan't______somuchnoise. A)resist B)sustain C)tolerate D)undergo50. Ihopethatyou'llbemorecarefulintypingtheletter.Don't______anything. A)withdraw B)leak C)reduce D)omit51. WhileshewasinParis,shedevelopedaforfineart. A)way B)relation C)taste D)habit52. Childrenwhoareover-protectedbytheirparentsmaybecome______. A)hurt B)damaged C)spoiled D)harmed53. Therewerebeautifulclothes______intheshopwindows. A)spread B)located C)exposed D)displayed54. Americanwomenwere______therighttovoteuntil1920aftermanyyearsofhardstruggle. A)ignored B)neglected C)refused D)denied55. Itispredictedthatheavyrainsare______tofloodtheareainafewdays. A)frightening B)threatening C)scattering D)warningPartIV Translation (20minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed20minutestotranslatethefollowingparagraphintoChinese.ThelastdecadehaswitnessedasignificantimprovementinChina’seconomyandlivingstandardsaswellasanegativeeffectbroughtaboutbyanincreasinglyunhealthyandstressfullifestylesuchasofteneatingjunkfood,overdueworkingfrequently,stayinguplateatnightandseldomdoingexercises.Wearedoomed(注定)tophysicalandmentalexhaustionaswellasdamagedhealthwithtoomuchworkandstress.Forexample,manypeoplearecontenttocommunicateviaemailsandsocialmedia,unawarethattheseareactuallyeatingintotheirtimeeveryday.Itisasocialproblemtobecons