模拟练习题十及解析.doc

（十）同等学力人员申请硕士学位外国语（英语）水平全国统一考试模拟练习题十Paper One 试卷一（90minutes）Part Dialogue Communication (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 for each)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. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. 1. A: I didnt know this was a one way street, madam.B: _A. Should I believe you? B. Sorry, but that is not the excuse.C. Shut up. D. I dont think so. 2. A: Uncle John, Im sorry I used your car when you were away those days. B: _.A. You are welcome B. You cant say soC. Thats all right D. You cant do that any more3. A: Could you tell me which position you think appeals to you most? B: _ A. Its up to you.B. I prefer sales manager if you think Im qualified. C. Im strong-willed and easy-going. D. Whatever. I dont really care4. A: Hey, _B: Really? I didnt know youd applied for one.A. Id have to move. B. Ive been offered a job.C. I have got promoted. D. I am hunting for a job. 5. A: I dont know what Id have done without you. B: _A. How is everything going? B. It was nothing.C. You know, I am very important. D. Thats what I mean.Section B Dialogue ComprehensionDirections: 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. Man: Whats your personal opinion of this project? Woman: A hard nut to crack. Question: What does the woman mean?A. The project is interesting. B. The project is full of fun.C. The project is difficult. D. The project is very easy.7. Woman: To finish my report, I need to talk to someone who knows this small town well. I was told that you have been living here for a long time. Man: Oh, I wish I could help, but I was a little child then. Question: What does the man mean?A. He would help the woman find someone else to help her.B. He doesnt really remember much about the town.C. He would talk to the woman when he grows up.D. He has never been to the town.8. Woman: What happened to the photo which used to be on that wall? Man: It fell down last night and the glass broke. So I have to have it reframed. Question: Where is the picture now? A. On a different wall B. The man threw it away.C. Missing D. At a picture-framing shop9. Woman: I didnt see you at the lecture yesterday. Whats the matter?Man: Its not my cup of tea.Question: What does the man mean?A. He left early to have a cup of tea alone.B. He didnt like the lecture.C. He doesnt want to tell the woman the reason.D. There is no tea in the lecture.10. Woman: How about this book? Man: Interesting. No wonder it sells like a hot cake.Question: What can we know from mans words?A. Nobody wants to buy that book. B. This book tells something about how to cook.C. It sells well. D. The man feel puzzled about this book.Part II Vocabulary (20 minutes, 10 points, 0.5 for each) Section ADirections: 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. The doctors were worried because the patient did not recuperate as rapidly as they had expected.A. withdraw B. emerge C. recover D. uncover12. Archaeologists think that Native Americans originally reached the North American continent via the Bering Strait between ten and twenty thousand years ago.A. in light of B. by way of C. in terms of D. in line with 13. The number of United States citizens who are eligible to vote continues to increase.A. legible B. illegible C. edible D. entitled 14. When the Pacific War broke out, Edward was drafted by the navy and served four full years on a big aircraft carrier.A. enlisted B. mobilized C. approved D. attracted15. In some cities of North China, the noise pollution is as pronounced as in Tokyo.A. contemptuous B. contagious C. conspicuous D. contemplated16. Mount St. Helens erupted in March 1980 after one hundred-three years of silence.A. surrendered B. exploded C. released D. generated17. He was concerned only with mundane matters, especially the daily stock market quotations.A. rational B. obscure C. worldly D. eminent 18. Factors leading to the crisis included poor regulation mismanagement and deception in the industry, and competition from other types of financial firms.A. pollution B. cheating C. abuse D. depression19. Although this book claims to be a biography of George Washington, many of the incidents are imaginary.A. fascinating B. factitious C. fastidious D. fictitious 20. Any proposals to repair the damaged bridge have to be evaluated first for their usefulness and economy.A. give a price B. measure C. assess D. deviseSection BDirections: 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 In the Third World today, huger, cold and illness _many of the poor people.A. cut out B. cut down C. cut back D. cut in 22. The robbery went off so smoothly that police suspected it was a (an) _ job.A. profound B. profitable C. exterior D. inside 23. The wild turkey has developed a degree of _ in evading its pursuers.A. genius B. creativity C. imagination D. ingenuity24. Nothing must be allowed to _out plans for the weekend.A. cope with B. settle down C. intervene in D. interfere with 25. She is extremely _to what people think of her.A. sentimental B. sensitive C. sensible D. sensational 26. Put some _on the wheel to make it turn more easily.A. butter B. foam C. grease D. lash27. We saw the aircraft _ and burst into flames.A. smash B. crush C. plunge D. crash 28. A bicycle is a (n) _thing for people to carry up steps.A. clumsy B. awkward C. stupid D. foolish29. Everything he said was _ by what happened later.A. obtained B. maintain C. verified D. displayed30. The news, though not wholly bad, was so _that I could no longer concentrate on my work.A. disastrous B. anxious C. regretful D. disturbingPart Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 for each)Directions: There are 5 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 6 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 SHEETPassage OneAs you read this，nearly 80，000 Americans are waiting for a new heart，kidney or some other Organ that can save their life. Tragically about 6000 of them will die this yearnearly twice as many people as died in the Sept11 attacksbecause they wont get their transplant in time. 86of Americans say they support organ donation, but only 20actually sign up to do it.Part of the problem is the way we handle organ donationAmericans who want to make this sort of gift have to opt in, that is，indicate on a drivers license that when they die，they want their organs to be made availableMany European and Asian countries take the opposite approachIn Singapore，for example，all residents receive a letter when they come of age informing them that their organs may be donated unless they objectIn Belgium, which adopted a similar presumed-consent system 12 years ago，less than 2of the population has decided to outFurther complicating the situation in the USis the fact that whatever decision you make can be overruled by your familyThe final say is left to your surviving relatives，who must make up their minds in a few hours after brain death has been declaredThere are as many as 50 body parts that can save or transform the life of some others，but for many families lost in grief, the idea of operating on a loved one is more than they can bearThe US，like all medically advanced societies，has struggled to feud a way to balance an individuals right over his body with societys need to save others from deathTommy Thompson，Health Secretary, last spring announced plans to encourage donationsPerhaps it is time that the government considered improving the system.31What is most Americans attitude towards organ donation?AUninterested B. Doubtful CSupportive DObjective，32According to the author, one of the reasons for the shortage of organs in America is that Amost Americans are afraid to donate their organs after deathBthe information about organ donation is not popular in AmericaCthe way to handle organ donation is far from perfectDpeople waiting for transplant are rapidly increasing in America 33. The underlined word “resumed-consent” in Paragraph 2 means Atheir organs should be donated whether they agree or notBthey agree that their organs will be donated after deathCpeople think operating on a dead body is inhuman Dthey are sure to be happy after they decide to donate their organs34It can be inferred from the passage that AAmericans have a long tradition of organ donationBall the states in America resist the presumed-consent systemCits not easy to find away to serve the society of the needDthe government is not active in solving the problem35What is probably to be discussed next following the passage?AMeeting the need of the society to save others BFinding a way to balance an individuals rightCDifferent attitudes towards organ donationDMaking plans to improve the organ-donation system36. Which of the following is true?A. The author holds an object attitude towards to organ donation.B. A people has 50 body parts which can save others.C. Many families accept organ donation.D. 86% Americans donate their organs after death.Passage TwoI am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent.I no longer consider myself as the center of the universe. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh. I am a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make marriage vows mean what they say. I am a good friend to my friends, and they come. Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today.So heres what I want to tell you today: Get a life. A real life, not a desire of the next promotion， the bigger paycheck, the larger house.Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure, it is work. Pick up the phone. Send an e-mail. Write a letter. And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking it for granted.It is so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours, and our minutes. It is so easy to exist instead of to live. I learned to live many years ago. Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my choice, it would never have been changed at all. And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all.I learned to love the journey, not the destination. I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it, completely and totally. And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned.By telling them this: Read in the backyard with the sun on your face. Learn to be happy. And think of life as a deadly illness, because if you do, you will live it with joy and passion as it ought to be lived.37The best title of this passage probably is .ALove your friends BLive a real life CDont waste time DBe a good mother and wife38How did the author form her view of life?AThrough social experience.BBy learning from her friends.CThrough an unfortunate experience.DFrom her children and husband.39By the underlined sentence “It is so easy to exist instead of to live” in the fifth paragraph, the author really means that people tend to .Amake a living rather than lives real life Bwork rather than enjoy lifeCwaste a lot in life Dforget the most important lesson if life40Whats the authors attitude toward work? ADo it well to serve others. BEarn enough money to make life better.CTry your best to get higher position and pay. DDont let it affect your real life.41It can be inferred from the passage that .Athe author is a success in personal life. Bthe author didnt try her best to work wellCthe author spent all her time caring for her children Dthe author likes traveling very much42. Which of the following is true?A. A person must encounter something bad if he or she wants to grow up.B. A person shouldnt pursue anything if he or she wants to get a real life.C. The author tries to tell readers to save time according to the last paragraph.D. The author knows how to get a real life through something bad. Passage ThreeThe Italian island of Sardinia recently lost its oldest citizen. Family members say Antonio Todde died in his sleep early this month. Mr. Todde was 112 years old. It was less than three weeks away from his 113th birthday. Record-keeping experts say he was the worlds oldest man.His long life and that of other very old Sardinians are the subjects of a scientific project called Akea. Luca Deiana of Sassari University is directing the study. He says the name Akea comes from a traditional greeting on Sardinia. It means “health and life for 100 years”. Professor Deiana and his team started to collect information for the study in 1997. They identified more than 220 Sardinians who were centenarians100 years old or older. His team required three documents to confirm a persons age. They were a government birth record, a church record and a statement by a close family member.The Akea study has produced two major findings. The first is Sardinias extremely high number of centenarians. The island had about 135 centenarians for every one million people. In other Western countries, the average is about seventy five centenarians for every one million people. The second major finding is an unusual rate of female to male centenarians. Sardinia has two women centenarians for every male centenarian. In central Sardinia there are equal numbers of female and male centenarians.Studies in other parts of the world have shown a much higher percentage of female centenarians. The Akea study collected information about the health and diet of about 140 of the centenarians. About ninety percent of those in the study agreed to provide blood for scientific testing. The study team hopes to identify genetic material in the blood that can be linked to successful aging. Study leaders say there is no single reason why people on Sardinia live so long. They believe the answer is a combination of genetic and environmental conditions. 43Centenarians refer to people who are years old.A100B200C300D40044The general idea of the third paragraph is .ASardinia has a large number of centenarians Ban unusual rate of female to male centenariansCtwo major findings of the Akea study DSardinia has equal numbers of female and male centenarians45Why do Sardinians live so long according to the study?ABecause the environment on Sardinia is very good BBecause they have special genetic material in their blood.CBecause they have a glass of wine every day. DBecause they enjoy special genetic and environmental conditions.46Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?AOther parts of the world have a higher rate of female centenarians than Sardinia.BThere are equal numbers of female and male centenarians on Sardinia.CSardinia has an unusual rate of male to female centenarians.DThere are about seventy-five centenarians for every one million people on Sardinia.47What is the passage mainly about