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第 1 页 共 22 页 8 点击朗诵外语 需要启用宏后才能使用朗诵功能 启用方法 先启用编辑 然后启用宏内容 2003版启用方法如下 工具 宏 安全性 低或中 重启文档 启用宏 不会启用宏 点击查看帮助 英语专业 商务 学位英语 试题 I 词汇与结构 20 1 There is no water in the bottle there A isn t B is C hasn t D has 2 We tried to settle the problem with them as soon as possible but they seemed to sincerity A lack of B be lack of C lack in D be lacking in 3 It has been 3 years I last met him A so B for C as D since 4 Changchun capital of Jilin Province is as important industrial center as Shenyang A an B the a C the the D the 5 That the case we have to make some changes in our plan A is B was C being D has been 6 We won t encourage him to do that he is in good health A despite B in case C even though D when 7 The Great Wall is the place almost all tourists would like to visit when they come to Beijing A where B of which C in which D which 8 their terms we would go bankrupt A If we accept B If we should accept 第 2 页 共 22 页 C If we accepted D If we are to accept 9 Why don t you take to read on the train Can you lend me interesting A anything anything B anything something C something something D some anything 10 The factory has turned out A twice as much TV sets this year as last year B twice TV sets this year than last year C twice as many TV sets this year as it has last year D twice as many TV sets this year as it did last year 11 The earth might look like a perfect sphere but careful measurements A show that it is not B show that it is C that show it is not D show it that is not 12 Nebraska is a state of the U S whose name comes from an Indian word river in the flatness A means B the meaning of C meaning D is meant 13 Claudius Ptolemy of the first century A D left a good description of the geocentric theory 第 3 页 共 22 页 A he was an astronomer and a philosopher B being an astronomer and a philosopher C who was an astronomer and a philosopher D was an astronomer and a philosopher 14 Near the White House is another famous landmark the Washington Monument A is which B which call C called D it is called 15 coming of the Space Age a new dimension has been added to the study of the planets A While B It is the C When the D With the 16 It is useful to science the earth as an object in space A to consider B which considers C considers D the consideration of 17 For many children nothing seems to exciting their first airplane ride A so does B as C on D is 18 our records you have been in prison six times A It is according to B That it is according C While according to D According to 19 Nathan Hale was a young school teacher living in Connecticut A When the American Revolution began B The American Revolution began 第 4 页 共 22 页 C It was when the American Revolution began D The beginning of the American Revolution 20 Some bees make the characteristic monotonous noise known as buzzing A but their wings are vibrated rapidly B the vibration of their wings is rapid C by vibrating their wings rapidly D and their wings rapidly vibrating 21 I have devoted four weekends to writing papers and now I feel I as a rest A deserve B preserve C conceive D receive 22 The ball two or three times before rolling down the slope A swayed B bounced C hopped D darted 23 A window in the kitchen was there was rubbish everywhere and the curtains and carpets had been stolen A scattered B scraped C scratched D smashed 24 While nuclear weapons present grave dangers the predominant crisis of overpopulation is with us today A inevitable B constant C overwhelming D potential 25 The fact that they reacted so differently was a reflection of their different A performances B personalities C qualities D appearances 26 We should be able to do the job for you quickly you give us all the 第 5 页 共 22 页 necessary information A in case B provided that C or else D as if 27 Over the past 10 years natural gas production has remained steady but has risen steadily A dissipation B disposal c consumption D expenditure 28 We don t any difficulties in completing the project so long as we keep within budget A foresee B fabricate C infer D inhabit 29 This problem all of us A concerns B states C proclaims D relates 30 Every society has its own peculiar customs and of acting A ways B behaviors C attitudes D means 31 I found it difficult to my career ambitions with the need to bring up my children A consolidate B amend C reconcile D Intensify 32 The Spanish team who are not in superb form will be doing their best next week to themselves on the German team for last year s defeat A remedy B reproach C subject D revenge 33 The prisoner has been of many privileges that average citizens enjoy 第 6 页 共 22 页 A ensured B informed C deprived D convinced 34 It is one thing to locate oil but it is quite another to and transport it to the industrial center A permeate B extract C distinguish D concentrate 35 Put on your sun glasses or the sun will you and you won t be able to see A discern B distort C distract D dazzle 36 Most people in the modern world freedom and independence more than anything else A embody B cherish C fascinate D illuminate 37 President Wilson attempted to between the powers to end the war but neither side was prepared to give in A segregate B whirl C compromise D mediate 38 Their claims to damages have not been convincingly A refuted B overwhelmed C depressed D intimidated 39 Weeks before anyone was arrested in connection with the bank robbery A terminated B elapsed C overlapped D expired 40 In November 1987 the government a public debate on the future direction of the official sports policy 第 7 页 共 22 页 A initiated B designated C induced D promoted II 辨别错误 10 41 Directing musical works requires a understanding of the range and characteristics A B C of each instrument D 42 Magnificent mountains and coastal scenery is British Columbia s chief tourist A B C D attractions 43 In the 1800 s store owners sold everything from a needle to a plow trust everyone A B C and never took inventory D 44 In laboratory experiments an investigator often begins by work out different A B conditions for two groups of subjects C D 第 8 页 共 22 页 45 The elephant relies more on its sense of smell than for any other sense A B C D 46 Being opened in 1918 the Phillips Collection in Washington D C was the first A B museum in the United States devoted to modern art C D 47 The Canadian province of Alberta it is believed to have some of the richest oil A B C D deposits in the world 48 Ponds are noted for their rich and varied types of plant and animal life all A B maintain in a delicate ecological balance C D 49 Soil temperatures in Death Valley California near the Nevada border A B have been known to reach 48 degree centigrade C D 50 Hot at the equator causes the air to expand rise and flow toward the poles 第 9 页 共 22 页 A B C D III 完形填空 15 When you read to learn English composition you 51 regard the language as the main thing When you read a 52 in English do you read it for the story or for the English This is a question that is not so foolish 53 it may seem 54 I find that many students of English 55 far more attention to the story 56 to the English They read and enjoy and 57 a long time afterwards remember the story but do not 58 to study the use of words and 59 in it For instance they know the plot of the story 60 but do not remember a 61 sentence in the story and can not tell 62 preposition is used before or 63 a certain word which functions as a noun a verb or an adjective Of course it is all right to read and enjoy and remember a story and so long as one 64 to know the story only one need not 65 about the language But the case is quite different with a student of English 51 A ought B need C would D ought to 52 A writing B essay C story D report 第 10 页 共 22 页 53 A that B as C than D as if 54 A for B when C since D therefore 55 A take B gain C put D pay 56 A due B than C thanks D rather 57 A during B in C for D on 58 A care B dream C stop D expect 59 A paragraphs B letters C terms D phrases 60 A in heart B for mind C by heart D to mind 61 A single B simple C long D compound 62 A any B what C whether D certain 63 A under B after C over D behind 64 A does B wants C satisfies D fails 65 A concern B bring C study D bother IV 阅读理解 30 Passage 1 People can be addicted to different things e g alcohol drugs certain foods or even television People who have such an addiction are compulsive i e they have a very powerful psychological need that they feel they must satisfy According to 第 11 页 共 22 页 psychologists many people are compulsive spenders They feel that they must spend money This compulsion like most others is irrational impossible to explain reasonably For compulsive spenders who buy on credit charge accounts 赊购账 are even more exciting than money In other words compulsive spenders feel that with credit they can do anything Their pleasure in spending enormous amounts is actually greater than the pleasure that they get from the things they buy There is even a special psychology of bargain hunting To save money of course most people look for sales low prices and discounts Compulsive bargain hunters however of ten buy things that they don t need just because they are cheap They want to believe that they are helping their budgets but they are really playing an exciting game When they can buy something for less than other people they feel that they are winning Most people experts claim have two reasons for their behavior a good reason for the things that they do and the real reason It is not only scientists of course who understand the psychology of spending habits but also businesspeople Stores companies and advertisers use psychology to increase business They consider people s needs for love power or influence their 第 12 页 共 22 页 basic values their beliefs and opinions and so on in their advertising and sales methods Psychologists often use a method called behavior therapy to help individuals solve their personality problems In the same way they can help people who feel that they have problems with money 66 According to the psychologists a compulsive spender is one who spends large amounts of money A and takes great pleasure from what he or she buys B in order to satisfy his or her basic needs in life C just to meet his or her strong psychological need D entirely with an irrational eagerness 67 According to the writer compulsive bargain hunters are in constant search of the lowest possible prices A because they want to save money to help their budgets B because they can openly boast of their triumph over others in getting things for less C and will not have money problems if they can keep to their budgets D but they seldom admit they feel satisfied if they can get things for less than others 68 Which of the following is true 第 13 页 共 22 页 A All people spend money for exactly the same reason that they need to buy things B Businesspeople and advertisers can use the psychology of money to increase sales C Businesspeople understand the psychology of compulsive buying better than scientists do D compulsive bargain hunters do not have problems with money 69 The article is mainly about A the psychology of money spending habits B the purchasing habits of compulsive spenders C a special psychology of bargain hunting D the use of the psychology of spending habits in business 70 From the passage we may safely conclude that compulsive spenders or compulsive bargain hunters A are really unreasonable B need special treatment C are really beyond remedies D can never get any help to solve their problems with money Passage 2 第 14 页 共 22 页 Hawaii s 夏威夷的 native minority is demanding a greater degree of sovereignty 主权 over its own affairs But much o f the archipelago s 群岛的 political establishment which includes the White Americans who dominated until the Second World War and people of Japanese Chinese and Filipino origin is opposed to the idea The islands were annexed 并吞 by the US in 1898 a nd since then Hawaii s native peoples have fared worse than any of its other ethnic groups They make up over 60 percent of the state s homeless suffer higher levels of unemployment and their life span is five years less than the average Hawaiians They are the only major US native group without some degree of autonomy But a sovereignty advisory committee set up by Hawaii s first native governor John Waihee has given the natives cause a major boost by recommending that the Hawaiian natives decide by themselves whether to re establish a sovereign Hawaiian nation However the Hawaiian natives are not united in their demands Some just want greater autonomy within the state as enjoyed by many American Indian natives over 第 15 页 共 22 页 matters such as education This is position supported by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs OHA a state agency set up in 1978 to represent the natives interests and which has now become the moderate face of the native sovereignty movement More ambitious is the Ka Lahui group which declared itself a new nation in 1987 and wants full official independence from the US But if Hawaiian natives are given greater autonomy it is far from clear how many people this will apply to The state authorities only count those as native people with more than 50 percent Hawaiian blood Native demands are not just based on political grievances 苦衷 though They also want their claim on 660 000 hectares 公顷 of Hawaiian crown land 公有土 地 to be accepted It is on this issue that native groups are facing most opposition from the state authorities In 1933 the state gove rnment paid the OHA US 136 million in back rent 欠租 on the crown land and m any officials say that by accepting this payment the agency has given up its claims to legally own the land The OHA has vigorously disputed this 71 Which of the following is are referred to as part of Hawaii s native minority 第 16 页 共 22 页 A Hawaii s ethnic groups B people of Filipino origin C the Ka Lahui group D people with 50 Hawaiian blood 72 Which of the following statements is true of the Hawaiian natives A Sixty percent of them are homeless or unemployed B Their life span is 5 years shorter than average Americans C Their life is worse than that of other ethnic groups in Hawaii D They are the only native group without sovereignty 73 Which of the following is NOT true of John Waihee A He is Hawaii s first native governor B He has set up a sovereignty advisory committee C He suggested the native people decide for themselves D He is leading the local independent movement 74 Which of the following groups holds a less radical attitude on the matter of sovereignty A American Indian natives B Office of Hawaiian Affairs 第 17 页 共 22 页 C The Ka Lahui group D The Hawaiian natives 75 Various native Hawaiians demand all the following EXCEPT A a greater autonomy within the state B more back rent on the crown land C a claim on the Hawaiian crown land D full independence from the US Passage 3 Birth Order 76 What is stated in paragraph 1 about Alder A He was one of the first to study the effect of birth order on personality B He believed that it was the actual numerical birth order that affected personality C He had found that the responses by family members had little to do with personality D He was the only one to study birth order 77 The author includes the idea that These studies have tented to classify birth order types into four different categories in paragraph