2010同等学力申硕英语模拟题8.doc

Paper OnePart I Dialogue Communication(10 minutes, 10 points,! 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 by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.1. A: A young man from AT&T would like to talk with the manager on the new project. Is she available? B: _A. Im sorry. She is engaged just now.B. Im busy. Ask someone else.C. Pardon, please. She said she would come to meet sooner or later. D. She said she should apologize for inconvenience.2. A: I ought to eat before I head to the meeting. B: _A. Why bother? Theyll have food there. B. But its still early. C. You shouldnt eat too much. D. But you already had afternoon tea.3. A: What shall I do? Ive got so many things on my mind now. Will anybody help me? B: _A. How can I get support from others?B. Dont expect me to help you. Is there anybody who can help me? C. Dont ask me. Its your baby, Mary. See, my hands are full. D. Sorry. I didnt expect you are so busy.4. A: How about the food I ordered? Ive been waiting for twenty minutes already. B: _A. What have you ordered, sir?B. Who took your order, sir? C. When did you give your order, sir?D. Very sorry, sir. Ill be back with your order in a minute. 5. A: This vase is 200 years old. Be very careful in carrying it. B: _A. Take it easy, professor.B. Just a piece of cake, professor. C. No problem. D. You can depend on me, professor; Ill be as careful as I can.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 given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine- scoring ANSWER SHEET.6. Man: Are you ready to go jogging? Woman: Almost, I have to warm up first.Question: What does the woman mean?A. She wants to exercise before she runs.B. Its too hot to go running.C. Her jogging suit isnt warm enough.D. She already went jogging. 7. Man: Are you coming with us to the supermarket this afternoon?Woman: I promised Lucy that Id help her with her painting project, and Im really looking forward to it.Question : What does the woman mean?A. She doesnt need anything at the supermarket.B. She wont be joining the man.C. She and Lucy are learning how to paint.D. Shed rather go to the supermarket than help Lucy.8. Man: If I dont find my wallet pretty soon, I have to report it stolen. Woman : Hold on ! Before you call the campus security office , have you checked your Car , all your jacket pockets everywhere?Question: What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Keep looking for his wallet. B. Report the theft of the wallet right away. C. Put his wallet in his jacket pocket. D. Be more careful with his wallet.9. Man: I notice you dont buy your lunch in the cafeteria any more.Woman: When prices went up, I decided to bring my own. Question: Why doesnt the woman buy food in the cafeteria? A. She is on a special diet.B. She doesnt like to walk to the cafeteria. C. She thinks the cafeteria is too expensive. D. She doesnt eat lunch anymore. .10. Man: I hope we can see everything from way up here. Woman: Dont worry. You can watch the whole game no matter where you are.Question: What kind of place are the speakers probably A. An apartment building, B. A stadium.C. A theater. D. An airplane. 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. Evidence exists that hearing problems may be alleviated by changes in diet and exercise habits.A. initiatedB. lessened C. cured D. complicated12. The question was discarded because it was ambiguous.A. incorrectB. biased C. vague D. dull 13. Jane was quite annoyed with Jerry for arriving so late. A. put off B. put on C. put down D. put out 14. Flu shots are given every fall as a precaution against an epidemic the following winter.A. required treatment B. free service C. preventive measures D. new therapy 15. In the phenomenon of atomic fission, the nucleus is split into two pieces of approximately equal mass. A. doubly B. always C. solidly D. about16. The rapid expansion of cities during the Industrial Revolution created a housing crisisA. avoidedB. brought about C. aggravation D. started with17. Mark Twain is one of the best American creative writers. A. productiveB. inventive C. fanciful D. ingenious18. The agencys ruling crippled their plans.A. enhanced B. prompted C. impaired D. advanced 19. This legislation is critical to sustaining the business upturn. A. crucial for B. contrary to C. objectionable for D. averse to20. The recent medical breakthrough was the culmination of many long years of experimentation.A. resultB. climax C. abyss D. cultivationSection B Directions; In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are 4choices marked A ,B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then markthe corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machinescoring ANSWER SHEET. 21. After the _ application is approved, the cyberspace should not be left untouched. A. smog B. blog C. blob D. blot22. That small fishing village has now _ into an important port.A. opened B. blossomed C. blown D. sprouted23. _ the bad weather, we decided to go to the picnic.A. Despite B. In spite C. Although D. Though24. Passengers are _ not to leave their cases and packages here. A. commanded B. informed C. notified D. ordered25. The court reversed its _ of imprisonment, and the man went free.A. demand B. direction C. decree D. declaration 26. In Thailand four banks went bankrupt, which led to a _ among businessmen.A. panic B. horror C. nightmare D. chaos27. The camel is _ by the ability to go for quite a few days without water.A. summarized B. symbolized C. characterized D. represented28. _ the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday. A. In spite of B. Because of C. But for D. As for29. We hadnt met for about 15 years, but I recognized her _ I saw her.A. the moment B. the moment when C. for the moment D. at the moment when 30. Tom doesnt think he could ever_ what is called “free-style” poetry.A. take on B. take over C. take to D. take after Part III Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 for each)Directions: There are 5 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some 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 OneThe National Education Association claims. “The school bus is a mirror of the community.” They further add that, unfortunately, what appears on the exterior does not always reflect the reality of a chosen community. They are right-sometimes it reflects more! Just ask Liesl Denson. Riding the school bus has been more than a ride to school for Liesl.Bruce Hardy, school bus driver for Althouse BUS Company, has been Liesls bus driver since kindergarten. Last year when Liesls family moved to Parkesburg, knowing her bus went by her new residence, she requested to ride the same bus. This year Liesl is a senior and will enjoy her last year riding the bus. She says,” Its been a great ride so far! My bus driver is so cool and has always been a good friend and a good listener. Sometimes when youre a child adults do not think that what you have to say is important. Mr. Hardy always listens to what you have to say and makes you feel important.” Her friends Ashley Batista and Amanda Wolfe agree.Bruce Hardy has been making Octorara students feel special since 1975. This year he will celebrate 30 years working for Althouse Bus Company, Larry Althouse, president of the company, acknowledges Bruce Hardys outstanding record: “You do not come by employees like Bruce these days. He has never missed a day of work and has a perfect driving record. He was recognized in 2000 by the Pennsylvania School Bus Association for driving 350 000 accident free miles. Hardys reputation is made further evident through the relationships he has made with the students that ride his bus.” Althouse further adds, “Althouse Bus Company was established 70 years ago and has been providing quality transportation ever since. My grandfather started the business with one bus.”Althouse Bus Company is delighted to have the opportunity to bring distinctive and safe service to our local school and community and looks forward to continuing to provide quality service for many more years to come.”Three generations of business is not all the company has enjoyed. Thanks to drivers like Bruce Hardy, they have been building relationships through generations; Liesls mother Carol also enjoys fond memories of riding Bruce Hardys bus to the Octorara School District.31. The word “mirror” in the first line could be best replaced by _.A. “vehicle” B. “device” C. “need” D. reflection” 32. Why Liesl and her friends treat Bruce Hardy, their school bus driver as a good friend? A. Because Hardy is good at driving.B. Because Hardy has been their school bus driver for many years.C. Because Hardy is willing to listen to them and make them feel important.D. Because Hardy has a perfect driving record. 33. Bruce Hardy has been working with Althouse Bus Company _A. for 30 years B. for 70 years C. since last year D. since 2000 34. Which of the following statements is NOT true of Bruce Hardy?A. He is popular with his passengers B. He has never missed a day of workC. He is an impatient person D. He has driven 350 000 accident free miles35. Althouse Bus Company was founded by _ .A. Larry Althouse B. Althouse s grandfatherC. Liesls mother D. Ashley Batista 36. Although Bus Company pays much attention to _ .A. employing young drivers B. running quality schoolsC. providing free driving lessons D. building sound relationshipsPassage TwoDespite not being terribly smart as individuals, wasp (黄蜂) colonies build and maintain a complex nest that lasts many generations. Just how these social wasps coordinate this task has always been a mystery. But now a mathematical model suggests that one key factor drives their behavior: the amount of water in the nest.Social wasps cannot learn from one another - unlike bees, which use a complex dance to tell nest mates where sources of nectar (花蜜) are . Nor do they use pheromones (信息素) the way ants do to lead other ants to food.Robert Jeanne of the University of Wisconsin-Madison proposed that wasps set up a demand-driven chain of information. At the end of the chain, builder wasps monitor the nest and when necessary, request pulp from pulp forager wasps. They in turn demand water from water foragers in order to make the pulp.But biologist Istvan Karsai of East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee, and his team found that social wasps in Panama dont actually work that way. They removed either builders or pulp foragers from a colony of a species, called Metapolybia aztecoides. Although that should break up the so-called information chain, it did not significantly alter the amount of water being brought into the nest. They also found that the wasps could change roles, something that Jeanne didnt expert. For instance, when the researchers sprayed a surplus of water onto the nest, water foragers quickly became builders, and nest building increased.Based on their observations, Karsais team developed a mathematical model that shows that wasps achieve their complex behavior simply by monitoring the level of water in the nest what he calls the “common stomach” of the colony. He believes wasps infer what the level is when they exchange fluids on meeting each other, a behavior called trophallaxis that is common in many social insects.To test the model, Karsai simulated changes in the model colony, for example by removing pulp foragers or builders. “Whats interesting is that in every case the model responds like the actual colony in Panama, “says Karsai.37. According to the passage wasps _ .A. are very smart as individualsB. are able to build and maintain complex nestsC. drink more water than scientists have expectedD. can learn from each other just like the bees38. What can we infer from the first two paragraphs?A. Bees are smarter than wasps. B. Wasps have nothing in common with bees. C. Unlike bees, wasps live in colonies. D. Wasps use pheromones to lead other wasps to food. 39. Robert Jeanne believes that _.A. the wasps colonies are the ideal social coloniesB. wasps have very strict hierarchical classesC. wasps behaviors depend on their demandsD. builder wasps have a higher status than pulp forager wasps40. Istvan Karsai and his team have found that _.A. water distribution in the wasps colonies is based on the kind of job the wasps are doing B. when the information chain is broken up in the wasps colonies, the amount of water decreases C. when a surplus of water is sprayed onto the wasps nest, the water foragers refuse to work D. wasps change roles according to the situations in the nests41. The word “trophallaxis” is closest in meaning to _.A. the level of water in the nest B. the common stomach of the colonyC. the exchange of fluids on meeting each otherD. common social insects42. The following statements are related to the mathematical model developed by Karsais team EXCEPT that _.A. wasps achieve their complex behavior simply by monitoring the level of water in the nestB. what Karsai calls the “common stomach” of the colonyC. wasps infer what the level is when they exchange fluids on meeting each otherD. common in many social insertsPassage ThreeHave you ever felt your life go into slow motion as you realize something bad is happening? You might have just knocked over a wine glass or noticed a car hurtling towards you, for example. Now scientists have measured exactly how much these attention-grabbing(引人注意的) events slow down our perception of the world around us.Another example of the world appearing to slow down is when you are hanging on the phone waiting for someone to pick up at the other end. If your attention wanders while youre waiting, then suddenly switches back, you will probably hear what seems like a longer than usual silence before hearing the dialing tone again. For you, time will have momentarily slowed.To see how our perception of time changes when something new happens, Vincent Walsh and his colleagues put headphones on volunteers and played eight beeps to their right ears. The gap between each beep was exactly 1 second, except for the gap between the fourth and fifth beeps, which the scientists could make shorter or longer. They altered the length of this gap until the volunteers estimated it was the same length as the other gaps. The researchers found that, on average, people judge a second slightly short, at 955 milliseconds.In the second part of the experiment, the first four beeps were played to the subjects right ear, but the other four were then played to their left. Again, the volunteers were asked to estimate when the gap between the fourth and fifth beeps was the same as the others. This time they judged a second to be even shorter at 825 milliseconds long.Perceiving a second to be much shorter than it is makes you feel as though the world has gone into slow motion, since less happens in that slice of time. Walsh thinks the effect could have evolved to give us a fraction more time to react to potentially threatening events.Last year, Kielan Yarrow, a British psychologist found a similar effect with vision. When you glance at a clock, the first second will seem longer than it really is.Yarrows results showed that time appeared to slow down by a similar amount as Walsh found. Previous studies have shown that cooling the body slows down our perception of time while warming it up has the opposite effect.43. After you noticed a car hurtling towards you, you might feel that _ . A. the world around you had slowed down B. something bad was going to happen C. life had suddenly become meaninglessD. peoples life was so fragile44. According to the passage, hanging on the phone waiting for someone to pick up at the other end, y