学位外国语水平全国统一考试英语试卷一(A).xls

第 1 页 共 31 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 外国语水平全国统一考试 英语试卷一 A 1 A It snotlikeGeorgetobelateforanappointment B He salwayspunctual A Noway B Anywayhe slate C You reright D Idon tthinkso 2 A Helen Youlookgreat You r emuchslimmerthanlasttimeIsawyou B ActuallyI vebeenonadietandI vebeendoingakeep fitclasstoo A Well yes B No thanksC You reflatteringme D Areyoukidding 3 A I ms osorry Ishouldn thavethrownyourviolinaway Whydidn tyoutellmeit wasabirthday presentfromyourDad B What sdoneisdone A Noproblem B Don tworry C That sfine D Forgetit 4 A It sreallyhardt omaintaincontactwhenpeoplemovearoundsomuch B 第 2 页 共 31 页 A That sright I vebeenoutoftouchwithmyfriends B You reunluckytohavelostcontactwithyourfriends C I sit Peoplejustdriftapartindeed D Iaskthemt okeepmeinformedaboutwhattheyaredoing 5 A Hi John howareyou Iheadyouweresick B Theymusthaveconfusedmewithsomebodyelse A Iwassicklastweek B Icouldn tagreewithyoumore C Soyou reright D I v 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ethesalad Woman Anythingbutthat Question Whatdoesthewomanmean 第 4 页 共 31 页 A Shedoesn twantanysalad B Shewillmakethesalad C She dratherdosomeotherjobs D Shewantssomesalad 10 Man Youknowwhat Youshouldinvestthemoneyyourself Woman Thathadcrossedmymind Question Whatdoesthewomanmean A Theideahadbotheredher B Shehadinvestedthemoney C Shewouldn tgiveitatry D Theideahadoccurredtoher 11 Theapplicationsofgeneticengineeringareabundantan dchoosingoneappropriateforthiscasecan beratherdifficult A plentifulB sufficientC adequateD countable 12 Thenewlyelectedpresidenthaspledged 13milliont otheautomobileindustryforitssurvival A preparedB promisedC disposedD delivered 13 TheAmericansrecognizethattheUNcanbethechannelfor greaterdiplomaticactivity A mediumB 第 5 页 共 31 页 placeC resortD tunnel 14 Thegrowthofpart timeandflexibleworkingpatternallowsmorewoment otakeadvantageofjob opportunities A catchupwithB makeuseofC castlightonD getridof 15 Nobodycanhelpbutbefascinatedbytheworldintowhichh eistakenbythesciencefiction A impressedB amusedC puzzledD attracted 16 SenatorJamesMeekshadcalledoffaboycottofChicagoPu blicSchools organizedt oprotest Illinois educationfundingsystem A reclaimedB proposedC canceledD indulged 17 Thenewbookfocusesontheconceptthatt oachieveandmaintaintotalhealth peopleneedphysical socialandemotionalwell being A attainB 第 6 页 共 31 页 gainC acquireD gather 18 The16percentfareincreasewouldbringChicagofaresi nlinewiththoseofotherbigcities A i nagreementwithB incooperationwithC inconnectionwith D inassociationwith 19 ItistruethatLondonisoftensunless dampandraw thou ghtheoccasionalsunnydaysseemallthe moreattractivebycontrast A mildB chillyC cloudyD moist 20 Likeflowersthathavebeenwaitingallwintert oblossom touristsareeagertoburstforthwiththeir cameras A surviveB breezeC bloomD revive 21 Alarge ofthesunlightneverreachestheearthwhil einfra redheatgivenoffbytheearthis allowedt oescapefreely A ratioB 第 7 页 共 31 页 proportionC rateD fraction 22 Itisamusingthatshe herfather sbadtemperaswe llashermother sgoodlooks WWW XYCENTRE COM010 62513012020 38182268021 智 力服务于中国 提高企业与个人整体竞争力 A inheritedB retainedC preservedD maintained 23 thefewwhohavefailedi ntheirexamination alltheotherstudentsinthehallarein veryhigh spirits A InspitethatB ButforC ApartfromD Forthesakeof 24 Thedeclinei nmoralstandards whichhaslongconcernedsocialanalysts hasatlast the attentionofaverageAmericans A clarifiedB cultivatedC characterizedD captured 25 OurneighborUncleJohnsonisastubbornman Needlesst osay wetried tomakehimchange hismind A i nshortB insecretC invainD indanger 26 Thewesternmediawasastonishedt 第 8 页 共 31 页 oseethatChina sGDP byalmost40 justintwoyears time A flourishedB floatedC soaredD roared 27 Unemploymentseemst obethe socialprobleminthisareaandmayundermineso cialstability A prevalentB primitiveC previousD premature 28 Manypeople whenill seetheirdoctorsandaskthemt o somethingthatwillmakethemfeel better A describeB prescribeC reviseD devise 29 Facinggrowingcostsandshrinkingtax thegovern mentisnowthreateningt ocutfundingfor environmentalprotectionprograms A budgetB collectionC profitD revenue 第 9 页 共 31 页 30 Researchshowsheavycoffeedrinkingis asmallinc reasei nbloodpressure butnotenoughtoincreasetheriskforhigh bloodpressure A comparedwithB associatedwithC attributedtoD referredtoPASSAGEONE Theotherdaymysonaskedmeifhecouldrideupt ohiselementaryschoolonhisbikeandmeet hisfriend Hewantedthebothofthemt oridebacktoourhousesotheycouldplayvideogamesand jumponthetrampoline Ihavet oadmit partofmewantedtosayno Wecangopickhimuporhis parentscanbringhimoverhere Ithought Butmysoniseleve nyearsoldnow Andafterall Idolet himridehisbiket oschool ButIalsodrivemydaughtertoschoolandIcanseehi montheway making sureheisgettingtheresafely MyhusbandthinksIamtoooverprotective Idon tcaret oletmychildrenwalkanywherewithout oneofusgoingalong Asyoupulloutofourneighborhood the reisas hoppingcenteracrossthestreet 第 10 页 共 31 页 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32 Whatdoestheauthormeanwhenshesays Butmysoniselev enyearsoldnow A Heisoldenought obegivensomefreedomnow B Heisabittooyoungtogooutalo ne C Hehasreachedthelegalageforriddingabike D Hecan tprotecthimselffromroadhazards 33 Givenherhusband sattitudetowardsbringingupkids hewouldmostprobably A drivehissont oschooltoensuresafety B followhissonallthewaytoscho olandbackC givehissonmorefreedomindecidingwhattodo D asktheotherboy sparentst obringhimoverhere 34 WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredbytheauthorasa potentialthreatt okids A Teenagebullies B Thedrugstore C Childabusers D Carsracingby 35 Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph A Thesocialsecuritybacki 第 12 页 共 31 页 nthe1970swasnobetterthanitistoday B Today schildre naremoreobedienttotheirparents C Childrentodayaremo reobedienttotheirparents D Childreni nthe1970senjoyedmorefreedomthanthosetoday 36 Whatistheauthor smainpurposei nwritingthispassage A Tocomparetoday ssocialenvironmentwiththatofthe19 70s B Toshowherconcernovertheincreasingcrimerateinhernei ghborhood C Todescribeherhesitationastohowmuchfreed omsheshouldgiveherson D Toexpressherworriesaboutbothsafetyandsecurityi nherarea PASSAGETWO Aboutacenturyagomorepeoplewouldnothaveappreciatedth estudyofaforeignlanguageas theydotoday Gonearethosedayswhenpatriotismtowardson e sownlanguagewasam ajorobstacletolearningforeignlanguages atimewhenmos tnationsweretryingtothrowtheiralienrulersoutoftheir countriesi ntheirfreedomstruggles Gonearethosedayswhenpeoplewereproudoftheirmotherorf athertonguesandconsideredthat theirnativelanguagesalonewillsufficetheneedt osurvive Languageskillstodayhavebecomeas 第 13 页 共 31 页 importantasotherbusinessandcareerskillslikeIT vocat ionalorprofessionalskills Thuslearninga foreignlanguagetodayhasbecomeessentialforanindividu alwhetheritisforcareers growinga business orevent omakeanimpression Allthatoneneedst opossessthesedaysisadrivetolearnaforeignlanguageand thereareallkindsofinstitutesandcoursesthatteachvari ousforeignlanguageslikeFrench German Spanish andJapanese Today sworldeconomyhasbridgedthebarrierso frace sex colorandreligionandtheworld hadbecomeasmallerplace Today sbusinessesalsodemand languageskillst oexpandandgrowinothercountries Tensandhundredsofbus inessesworldwideareexpandingandgrowingtheirbusiness bypromotingthemi ncountriesotherthantheircountriesoforigin Thetremen dousgrowthofthe Internethasfurtherincreasedthedemandforlanguageskil ls InCanadaanofficialrulealsosaysthatall commercialestablishmentsmusthavetheirwebsitescreate dbothi nEnglishandFrench theofficial languagesofthecountry WWW XYCENTRE COM010 62513012020 38182268021 智 力服务于中国 提高企业与个人整体竞争力 Languagecanalsoeaseraceandborderbarriers Youaremore welcomeinanaliennationifyou knowthelanguageofthepeoplethereandcanconversei ntheirtongue Peopleinthesecountries immediatelyrespectyouandthinkyoucareabouttheircultu reasmuchastheydobecausei 第 14 页 共 31 页 nanyculture languageisthekeyidentity 37 Oneofthereasonsfornotstudyingaforeignlanguagei nthepastis A itwastoodifficultB itwasnotallowedC itwasseenasdisloyaltyD itwastaugh tbyforeignrulers 38 Accordingt othearticle whichofthefollowingistrue A People slanguageskillsarebetterthani nthepast B Foreignlanguageskillsareofvitalimportanc e C It seasiernowadaystolearnaforeignlanguage D Peopletodayarenotproudoftheirnativelanguage 39 Whatdoes t omakeanimpression Paragraph1 probablymean A Torememberthings B Toexpressideas C Toshowrespect D Tobelikedbyothers 40 Theworldhasbecomesmallerbecauseof A businessexpansionB thegrowthoftheInternetC aglobalizedeconomyD thelea rningofforeignlanguages 第 15 页 共 31 页 41 Accordingt othearticle thegrowthoftheInternetrequires A moreforeignlanguageskillsB morebilingualwebsitesC bettercommandofEnglish D morecommercialestablishments 42 Peoplei naforeigncountrywilltreatyouwithmorerespectifyouspe aktheirlanguagebecause A theythinkyoulovetheircountryB theythinkyouunderstandtheircultureC it seasierfor themtocommunicatewithyou D theybelieveyouareagoodlanguagelearner PASSAGETHREE Youmayhavewonderedwhythesupermarketsareallthesame I tisnotbecausethecompanies thatthemlackimagination Itisbecausetheya llaimatpersuadingpeopletobuythings Inthesupermarket ittakesawhileforthemindt ogetintoashoppingmode Thisiswhythearea immediatelyinsidetheentranceisknownasthe decompres sionzone 第 16 页 共 31 页 Peopleneedtoslowdownand lookaround eveniftheyareregulars Insalestermsthisar eaisab itofaloss soittendstobeused moreforpromotion Immediatelyinsidethefirstthingshoppersmaycomet oisthefreshfruitandvegetablessection Forshoppers thismakesnosense FruitandVegetablescanb eeasilydamaged sotheyshouldbe boughtattheend notthebeginning ofashoppingtrip Butw hatisatworkhere Itturnsoutthat selectinggoodfreshfoodisawayt ostartshopping anditmakespeoplefeellessguiltyaboutr eaching fortheunhealthystufflateron Shoppersalreadyknowthateverydayitems likemilk arein variablyplacedtowardthebackofa storet oprovidemoreopportunitiestotemptcustomers Butsuperm arketsknowshoppersknowthis so theyuseothertricks likeplacingpopularitemshalfwayal ongas ectionsothatpeoplehavetowalkallWWW XYCENTRE COM010 62513012020 38182268021 智 力服务于中国 提高企业与个人整体竞争力 alongtheaislelookingforthem Theideaistoboost dwell time thelengthoftimepeoplespendina store Traditionallyretailersmeasure f 第 17 页 共 31 页 ootfall asthenumberofpeopleenteringastoreisknown but thosenumberssaynothingaboutwherepeoplegoandhowlongt heyspendthere Butnowadays ap iece oftechnologycanfillthegap themobilephone PathIntell igence aB ritishcompanytrackedpeople s phonesatGunwharfQuays al argeretailcentreinPortsmouth notbymonitoringcalls butbyplotting thepositionsofhandsetsastheytransmitautomaticallyt ocellularnetworks Itfoundthatwhendwell timerose1 salesrose1 3 Suchtechniquesareincreasinglypopularbecauseofadeepe ningunderstandingabouthowshoppers makechoices Peopletellmarketresearchersthattheymake rationaldecisionsaboutwhatt obuy consideringthingslikeprice selectionorconvenience B utsubconsciousforces involvingemotionand memories areclearlyalsoatwork 43 InParagraph2 decompressionzone istheareameant t o A offershoppersaplacet 第 18 页 共 31 页 ohavearestB prepareshoppersforthemoodofbuyingC enco urageshopperstotrynewproducts D provideshopperswithdiscountinformation 44 Puttingfruit and vegetablesectionneartheentrancetakesadvantageofshop pers A commonsenseB shoppinghabitsC concernswithtimeD shoppingpsycholo gy 45 PathIntelligenceusesatechnologyt o A counthowmanypeopleenterastoreB measurehowlongpeoplestayatastoreC findoutwhatpeopl ebuyinastore D monitorwhatpeoplesayanddoi nastore 46 WhathappenedatGunwharfQuaysshowedthatsales A wasi ndirectproportiontodwelltimeB wasreverselylinkedtod welltimeC wasaffectedmorebyfootfallthanbydwelltime D wasaffectedmorebydwelltimethanbyfootball 47 Theauthorarguesthatshoppers A exertmoreinfluenceonstoresthantheyimagineB aremorelikelytomakerationalchoicesthantheyknowC te ndtomakemoreemotionaldecisionsthantheythink 第 19 页 共 31 页 D havemorecontroloverwhattheybuythantheyassume 48 Thebesttitleforthepassageis A NewTechnologyBoostsStores SalesB HowShoppersMakeChoicesinStoresC RationalandIrratio nalWaysofShopping D TheSciencebehindStores Arrangements PASSAGEFOUR Averyimportantworldproblemistheincreasingnumberofpe oplewhoactuallyinhabitthisplanet Thelimitedamountoflandandlandresourceswillsoonbeuna blet osupportthehugepopulationifit continuest ogrowatitspresentrate WWW XYCENTRE COM010 62513012020 38182268021 智 力服务于中国 提高企业与个人整体竞争力 Sowhyisthishugeincreaseinpopulationtakingplace Itis reallyduetothespreadofthe knowledgeandpracticeofwhatisbecomingknownas DeathC ontrol Youhavenodoubtheardofthe term BirthControl DeathControl issomethingrat herdifficult Itrecognizestheworkofthedoctors andscientistswhonowkeepalivepeoplewho notverylongag o wouldhavediedofavarietyofthen incurablediseases Throughawidevarietyoftechnologica linnovationsthatincludefarmingmethods andthecontrolofdeadlydiseases wehavefoundwayst oreducetherateatwhichwedie However this successistheverycauseofthegreatestthreatt 第 20 页 共 31 页 omankind Ifweexaminetheamountoflandavailableforthisever increasingpopulation webegint oseethe problem Ifeveryoneontheplanethadanequalshareofland wewouldeachhaveabout50 000square metres Thisfigureseemst obequiteencouraginguntilweexaminetheamountofusablel andwe actuallyhave Morethanthree fifthsoftheworld slandcannotproducefood Obviously withsolittlelandt osupportus weshouldbetakinggreatcarenottoreduceitfu rther Butwearenot Instead weareconsumingits capital itsnonrenewablefossilfuelsandothermineral depositsthattookmillionsofyearst oformbutwhicharenowbeingdestroyedindecades Weareals o doingthesamewithothervitalresourcesnotusuallythough tofasbeingnonrenewablesuchasfertile soils groundwaterandthemillionsofotherspeciesthatsh aretheearthwithus Itisaverycommonbeliefthattheproblemsofthepopulation explosionarecausedmainlybypoor peoplelivingi npoorcountrieswhodonotknowenoughtolimittheirreprodu ction Thisisnottrue The actualnumberofpeoplei 第 21 页 共 31 页 nanareaisnotasimportantastheeffecttheyhaveonnature Developing countriesdohaveaneffectontheirenvironment butitisth epopulationsofrichercountriesthathavea fargreaterimpactontheearthasaw hole 49 Accordingt othearticle whatcontributestothepopulationincrease A Birthexplosion B BirthControlC DeathControl D Technologicalinnovati ons 50 Theword incurable i nParagraph2means A commonB epidemicC untreatableD unknown 51 Thereisn tenoughlandt osupporthumanbeingsbecause A therearemoreseasthanlandi ntheworldB mostoftheworld slandisunusableC theworl d slandhasalreadybeentakenup D theworld slandisnotdistributedequally 52 InParagraph4t 第 22 页 共 31 页 hewriterimpliesthatfertilesoilsare A limitedB renewableC productiveD nonrenewable 53 Whatdoes t olimittheirreproduction isthelastparagraphmean A Tocontroldeath B Toproducelessgoods C Toincreaseproduction D Toprac ticebirthcontrol 54 Whatdoyouthinkthewriterisreallyconcernedabout A Longlifespans B Populationincrease C Overuseofresources D Thesuccessof DeathControl PASSAGEFIVEWWW XYCENTRE COM010 62513012020 38182268021 智力服务于中国 提高企业与个人整体竞争力 Alldaylong youareaffectedbylargeforces Genesinfluen ceyourintelligenceandwillingnesstotakerisks Sociald ynamicsunconsciouslyshapeyourchoices Instantaneousp erceptionssetoffneutral reactionsi nyourheadwithoutyouevenbeingawareofthem Overthepastfewyears scientistshavemadeas eriesofexcitingdiscoveriesabouthowthesedeep patternsinfluencedailylife Nobodyhasdonemoret obringthesediscoveriestopublicattentionthan 第 23 页 共 31 页 MalcolmGladwell Gladwell snoncontroversialclaimisthatsomepeoplehav emoreopportunitiesthanothers BillGates wasluckyt ogotoagreatprivateschoolwithitsowncomputeratthedawn oftheinformationrevolution Gladwell sbookisbeingreceivedbyreviewersasac alltoactionfortheObamaAge Itcouldlead policymakerst ofinallyrejectpoliciesbuiltontheassumptionthatpeopl earecoldlyrationalprofit maximizingindividuals Itcouldcausethemt ofocusmoreonepoliciesthatfosterrelationships social bonds andculturesofachievement Yet Ican thelpbutfeelthatGladwellandotherswhoshare hisemphasisarepreoccupiedwiththe coolnessofthediscoveries They velostsightofthepoin tatwhichtheinfluenceofsocialforcesendsan