同等学力研究生英语考试模拟题(二)

2011 年同等学力研究生英语考试模拟试题(二) Paper One 试卷一 Part I Dialogue Communication Section A Dialogue Completion Directions: 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. Operator: Good morning. Friendship Hotel. May I help you? Caller: _. A. Thank you. Id like to make a long distance call to the U.S. B. Yes, please. Thank you anyway. C. I dont think so. Sorry. D. Extension 88588, please 2. Man: Excuse me, sir. Would you mind answering a few questions? Passer-by: _. Are you selling insurance? A. Yes, Id love to. B. Well, yes, at the moment I would C. No, Im sorry D. No, Im in a hurry 3. A: Say, I dont think weve met, have we? B: _. My names Donna. A: Nice to meet you, Donna. Im Tim Clark. A) Yes, I think so B) No, I dont think so C) Ive heard so much about you D) I havent seen you for ages 4. Student A: May I borrow your car tomorrow morning? Student B: Im sorry, but Ill go on an outing first thing in the morning myself. Student A: _. A. Do as you please B. It doesnt matter C. Thank you just the same D. Never mind 5. A: Hello. Theres something wrong with my computer. It doesnt work now. B: All right. May I have your contact number? A: _ B: I mean your telephone number. A. Sorry? B. What do you want? C. Sure. Here you are. D. Please just forgive me. Section B Dialogue Comprehension Directions：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 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer to the question from the 4 choices by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. 6. W: We need a bigger apartment just to store all of our books and tapes! M: Thats out of the question! N: What does the man mean? (A) The woman said something questionable. (B) It is not possible for them to move. (C) He agrees with the woman. (D) The woman must ask a different question. 7. W: Mr. Shimada is the best teacher at this school. Everyone should be required to take his psychology class. M: That goes without saying. N: What does the man mean? (A) He disagrees with the woman. (B) The womans opinion shocked him. (C) The woman said something obvious. (D) He could not hear what the woman said. 8. W: Reema has been accepted into the School of International Studies. M: No kidding! N: What does the man mean? (A) He is surprised by the news. (B) He finds the news very sad. (C) He doesnt believe the news. (D) He contradicts the woman. 9. M: Wont you change your mind and come to the boxing match with us on Saturday? W: Not on your life! N: What does the woman mean? (A) She is afraid for her life. (B) Boxing is her favorite sport. (C) She refuses to go to the boxing match. (D) She will go to the boxing match with someone else. 10. M: Maria, I want you to have all my laundry ready by the time I get home. W: You must be kidding! N: What does the woman mean? (A) She doesnt understand the mans request. (B) She thanks the man for his kindness. (C) She must get the children ready. (D) She will not have the mans laundry ready. Part II Vocabulary Section A Directions：In this section there are 10 sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the 4 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. His natural intelligence and adequate experience in the field enabled him to cope with the delicate problem. A. tackle with B. handle with C. deal with D. meet with 12. A famous British institution is afternoon tea at five oclock, at which tea is accompanied by home-made biscuits. A. regulation B. habit C. custom D. organization 13. Children usually take after both parents because they inherit characteristics from both the mother and the father. A. inherit B. like C. assemble D. resemble 14. The reforms of the personnel management system brought about great increase in the economic efficiency of the enterprise. A. took on B. resulted in C. resulted from D. took place 15. Habits can be consciously strengthened, just as a student of the violin practices and memorizes different fingerings. A. carefully B. easily C. intentionally D. casually 16. When required by their parents to eat green vegetables, many children only do so reluctantly. A. readily B. unwillingly C. unconsciously D. purposefully 17. In the 1980s, thousands of young people migrated to South China to take part in its economic development movement. A. arrived at B. moved to C. toured to D. passed by 18. We would have succeeded in accomplishing the project ahead of schedule if the weather had not affected our plan. A. finishing B. reaching C. realizing D. achieving 19. Since the situation had undergone great changes, they decided to abandon their original plan. A. give out B. give in C. give away D. give up 20. Your coming relieved me of the bother of writing you a long letter. A. eased B. freed C. lightened D. recovered Section B Directions： In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are 4 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. “If no one can soon _ a good solution, were going to be in trouble,” the board chair warned. A. come up with B. put up with C. catch up with D. check up with 22. Edgar would be a popular guy with his colleagues if he were not such a _ smoker. A. strong B. weak C. heavy D. light 23. Goodness, economy, and honesty are regarded as some universal _ a man should have. A. habits B. customs C. characters D. virtues 24. Jane was so _ the book she was reading that she did not notice a thief entering her house. A. attentive in B. absorbed in C. dedicated to D. discharged from 25. Most homes in cities have been equipped with electrical _, such as iceboxes and washers. A. appliances B. equipment C. facilities D. instruments 26. In recent years wealthy people have _ golf to provide themselves with physical and mental relaxation. A. taken down B. taken over C. taken in D. taken up 27. It is necessary to _ the factory as it is increasing its business. A. expand B. increase C. lengthen D. widen 28. He often tried to _ his daughter of the dangers of spending more than she earned. A. threaten B. recall C. warn D. expect 29. It is quite necessary for a qualified manager to have good manners and _ knowledge. A. extensive B. excessive C. intensive D. expensive 30. We welcome rain, but a (an) _ large amount of rainfall will cause disaster. A. roughly B. extremely C. specially D. constantly Part III Reading comprehension Directions：There are 5 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. Passage One Writing, as a career, offers a range of personal rewards. It enables people to express themselves, as well as to entertain, inform, and influence others. With only a few toolspaper, a typewriter, a pencil, and often a personal computera writer can have an impact on the surrounding world. But most authors spend hundreds of hours perfecting their skills before they can sell any of their works. A person who wants to be a writer should set aside some time to write every day. Learning to express ideas clearly and effectively in writing takes a great deal of practice. Many experienced writers keep a journal. A journal can serve as a storehouse for information, observations, and ideas. It can also be a place to develop new material. Beginning writers should read many kinds of writing encountered every day and pay special attention to what they find most interesting. News items, feature stories, textbooks, cookbooks, repair manuals, poems, essays, short stories, novels, and plays differ in their methods of organizing and presenting material. A beginning writer who reads widely and carefully will develop an appreciation of different writing approaches and styles. In time, the writer can acquire a more flexible approach to his or her own work. Successful authors write about subjects they know and understand. They sometimes take weeks or months revising or refining an article, poem, or story. Beginning writers usually benefit from finding one or more friendly critics who will read their work and discuss its strengths and weaknesses with them. High schools and colleges offer many learning opportunities for young writers. Composition and literature courses can be helpful. Creative writing and journalism courses may further assist a beginning writer in developing his or her skills. Many students work on literary magazines, newspapers, or yearbooks published by their schools. They may write stories, edit articles, or gain other valuable experience. 31. How important is writing according to this passage? A. People learn a lot from writing. B. We are entertained with different writings. C. Writing can influence the surrounding world. D. Books can be an important part of an industry. 32. What does a journal NOT help to provide? A. Service. B. Ideas. C. Observations. D. Information. 33. What should a beginning writer do to enjoy different writing styles? A. Reading different kinds of news items. B. Studying different writing methods. C. Learning the ways to present materials. D. Carefully reading as much as possible. 34. Which of the following should a beginning writer avoid in order to improve his or her writing? A. Developing new subjects. B. Finding helpful critics. C. Attending writing courses. D. Doing editing work. 35. In developing students writing ability, which of the following is not mentioned by the author? A. They can take composition and literature courses. B. They can take writing and journalism courses. C. They may work on literary magazines, newspapers, or yearbooks published by their schools. D. They may write stories or edit articles for professional journals. Passage Two Internal clocks keep pace with the 24-hour cycle of day and night and light and dark, enabling organisms to adapt their behavior accordingly. Whether these dailyor circadian rhythms(节奏) help a single-celled organism expect the first rays of morning light or a mouse prepare for a busy night searching for food, they are a universal feature of life on earth. Circadian clocks govern many human activities. From sleep-starved students to active old people, the body automatically observes a daily regulation of wakefulness and sleep. Our internal clocks keep us mentally watchful during the day and prompt us to rest and recover during the night. The pattern continues even in the absence of external signals from the rising and setting sun. Research volunteers living in a dark room naturally maintain a roughly 24-hour cycle of activity and rest. Researchers have concluded that sunrise can reset the clock but that the clock does not depend on sunrise and sunset to keep time. We generally take our biological clock for granted, but as anyone who has experienced the misery of jet lag (时差反应) or worked the night shift knows, we will suffer if our natural rhythms are disturbed. In rare cases, severe disturbances in the body clock can be inherited, with problems affecting members of particular families. Individuals suffering from earlier sleep, for example, often fall asleep in the late afternoon or early evening, only to wake up in the middle of the night. Despite a long-standing interest in biological clocks, only in recent years have scientists made major progress in understanding the molecular systems that regulate them. The circadian pacemakercontrol centerin humans is located in the brain. A cluster (簇) of only several thousand nerve cells governs a wide range of 24-hour variations in our body, ranging from changes in hormonal levels and body temperature to exposition to disease. Understanding the detailed workings of the circadian clock may explain why heart attacks occur more often in the morning and why the incidence of coughing is more common at night. 36. The main idea of this passage can be any one of the following EXCEPT _. A. internal clocks B. circadian clocks C. mental clocks D. biological clocks 37. The daily changes in our body are governed by _. A. scientists B. humans ourselves C. our mind D. nerve cells 38. What does the case of “research volunteers living in a dark room” indicate? A. The daily rhythms continue despite outside influences. B. Those volunteers continued their cycle without any changes. C. The pattern remains unchanged with the internal influences. D. Sunrise and sunset help the volunteers to keep time. 39. How do internal clocks affect our health? A. Many of us have the miserable experience of jet lag. B. The night shift is among those we can not avoid. C. We will not feel well if natural rhythms are changed. D. Problems with internal clocks can usually be solved within a family. 40. It can be inferred that _. A. we now know why certain health problems occur more often at particular times. B. it is now easy to find out ones health problems. C. we dont know the causes of heart attacks at times. D. coughing problem is not serious at daytime. Passage Three Managers of most businesses want high profits in order to pay high dividends (红利) to investors. For this reason, they aim to keep costs as low as possible. They also want to set high prices to gain high revenues. But competition within the industry often prevents them from doing so. Generally, a business will not increase the price of its output if its competitors will not increase their prices. If a business sets its prices higher than those of its rivals, many of its customers will buy the output of its rivals. An important decision managers make is their choice of input-mixwhat combination of capital, labor, and raw materials to use in production. The object is to keep production costs as low as possible. If labor costs are high, for example, a firm may invest in automatic machinery so that fewer workers are needed to accomplish the same task. If labor is cheap, the company may decide to employ extra workers instead of buying a machine to do the job. The combination of inputs that permits a firm to produce its goods or services at the lowest possible cost without reducing quality is called the most productive input-mix. The goal of keeping production costs low also affects a companys choice of location. The resources an industry needs and the customers it serves are rarely close to each other. As a result, a business must transport inputs, outputs, or both. A business also tries to keep transportation costs as low as possible. Transportation costs are based on weight and bulk as well as on distance. The location a company selects may thus depend on whether the companys product is heavier or lighter than the materials used to make it. The soft drink industry, which adds water to other ingredients(成分) to make its products, is an example of an industry that produces weight-gaining products. Soft drink companies choose locations near their customers. The paper industry is an example of industries that produce weight-losing products. Many such industries are near sources of raw materials. 41. What is the passage mainly about? A. Setting prices for products in competition. B. Investing in certain industries. C. How to make high profits. D. How to reduce costs for an industry. 42. What do businesses choose to do about the prices of their products in competition? A. Set higher prices. B. Leave the prices unchanged. C. Offer lower prices. D. Keep the prices adjustable. 43. The phrase “the most productive input-mix” means mixing inputs _. A. to produce goods or services at the lowest possible cost B. through selling goods or services at the lowest possible prices C. with goods or services sold at the lowest possible prices D. to produce quality goods or services at the lowest possible cost 44. Why is a company usually very careful about choosing its location? A. Because the materials it needs are rather far away. B. Because the customers it serves are not so close. C. Because its resources and customers are seldom close to each other. D. Because both production and transportation costs are rather high. 45. The soft drink industry and the paper making industry are used as examples because _. A. they are different from each other B. they share a lot in common C. they are both making lower profits D. they transport their products at the same costs Passage Four Mars may once have been a very wet place. A large number of clues remain from an earlier era, billions of years ago, hinting that the Red Planet was host to great rivers, lakes and perhaps even an ocean. But some of the clues are contradictorythey dont all fit together in a coherent (一致的 ) whole. Little wonder, then, that the fate of water on Mars is such a hotly debated topic. The reason for the intense interest in Martian water is simple: Without water, there can be no life as we know it. If it has been 3.5 billion years since liquid water was present on Mars, the chance of finding life there is remote. But if water is present on Mars now, however well hidden, life may be holding on in some protected place. Ba