2015年四川省学位英语考试

Part I Vocabulary and Structure 20 Directions In this part there are 40 incomplete sentences For each sentence there are four choices marked A B C and D Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center 1 How long do you think to finish this urgent task A did it take you B it will take you C will it take you D it to take you 2 Wealth education and occupation vary greatly members of the middle class A among B between C from D inside 3 Let s buy our tickets while I still have A a little money to leave B little money left C a few dollars left D few dollars to leave 4 was not the way the event happened A Which the press reported B That the press reported C What did the press report D What the press reported 5 People do not like such persons who are always the way of others A on B by C in D behind 6 At first we were amused by Don s words but soon we were tired of them A great B far C much D never 7 He talks as if he everything in the world A knows B knew C would have known D had known 8 The doctor advised that Mr Malan an operation right away so as to save his life A had B was going to have C have D would have 9 He forgot about him to attend my wife s birthday party A I asking B my asking C me to ask D mine to ask 10 So little about stock exchange that the lecture was completely beyond me A did I know B I had known C I know D was I known 11 The boy s laziness his failure in the exams A resulted from B brought in C resulted in D led into 12 Only guests of the hotel enjoy the of using the private beach A privilege B possibility C favor D advantage 13 Tom more than twenty pounds for the dictionary A spent B paid C cost D took 14 The governor had to all his appointments for the day and rush to the train accident A set off B pay off C see off D call off 15 One car went too fast and missed hitting another car A completely B greatly C narrowly D little 16 He was accused stealing from the shop A with B in C of D at 17 It took me a long time to the disappointment of losing the match A get over B get up C get into D get down 18 All the reference books should be made to the teachers and students in our university A concerned B available C related D flexible 19 He never thought the committee would his proposal A put up B object to C pass on D call on 20 The company official I thought would be fired received a raise A whom B whoever C who D of whom 21 Mr Green my letter otherwise he would have replied before now A must have receive B must have failed to receive C must receive D must fail to receive 22 We shall appreciate from you soon A being heard B hearing C having been heard D to hear 23 I fell and hurt myself while I tennis A was playing B am playing C play D played 24 you disagree with her her idea is still worth considering A Even if B If only C Instead of D Despite of 25 I d you didn t touch that if you don t mind A rather B better C happier D further 26 The two men arrested for breaking into that shop have been 10 000 A committed B driven C charged D fined 27 The driver might have the accident if he had had his headlights on A missed B avoided C stopped D dismissed 28 The people at the party were worried about Janet because no one was aware she had gone A where that B of where C of the place D the place 29 I on the door for ten minutes now without an answer A was knocking B am knocking C knocking D have been knocking 30 tired after a hard work she fell into bed and went straight to sleep A Felt B Feeling C Being felt D To feel 31 He was enough to understand my questions from the gestures I made A intelligent B efficient C proficient D diligent 32 If you the speed limit you will get into trouble with the police A exclude B exceed C excuse D execute 33 He opened the door and let himself in quietly not to wake the family A because B so as C so that D despite 34 I wish you to me before you went and bought that car A spoke B will speak C was going to speak D had spoken 35 The director who was recently promoted did A work more than anyone else B more than anyone else work C more work than anyone else D work more than anyone 36 Before her marriage she spent a considerable time in that very part of Shanghai she belonged A which B to where C to which D at which 37 Good bye Mr Wang I m pleased you A to meet B meeting C to have been meeting D to be met 38 The investigation will soon be published was made by John A at which the results B the results on which C whose results D at whose results 39 Don t you know he is an old friend of A my brother B my brother s friend C my brother s D my brothers 40 you return those books to the library immediately you will have to pay a fine A Until B Unless C If D Provided Part II Reading Comprehension 40 Directions There are four passages in this part Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements For each of them there are four choices markedA B C and D You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center Passage 1 Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day Some people subscribe 订阅 to as many as two or three newspapers But why do people read newspapers Five hundred years ago news of important happenings battles lost and won king or rulers overthrown 推翻 or killed took months and even years to travel from one country to another The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur in far away countries on the same day they happen Apart from supplying news from all over the world newspapers give us a lot of other useful information There are weather reports radio television and film guides book reviews stories and of course advertisements The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring attention to their products They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space but it is worth the money for news of their products goes into almost every home in the country For those who produce newspapers advertisements are also very important Money earned from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit Newspapers often have information on gardening cooking and fashion as well as a small but very popular section on jokes and cartoons 漫画 41 The habit of reading newspapers is A uncommon in the world B not popular in U S A C widespread in the world D founded among a few families 42 A few hundred years ago news did not A receive attention B travel fast C spread to other countries D take long to reach other countries 43 In the past news was A sent by telegraph B passed from one person to another C sent by letter D sent by telephone 44 The money spent on advertisements is A wasted B not much C worthwhile D useless 45 The section on jokes and cartoons is A read only by children B of no value C not helpful D read by many Passage 2 Pepys and his wife had asked some friends to dinner on Sunday September 2nd 1666 They were very late on the Saturday evening getting everything ready for the next day and while they were busy they saw the glow of a fire start in the sky By 3 o clock on the Sunday morning its glow had become so bright that Jane woke her husband to watch it Pepys slipped on his dressing gown and went to the window to watch it It seemed fairly far away so after a time he went back to bed When he got up in the morning it looked as though the fire was dying down though he could still see some flames So he set to work to tidy his room and put his things back where he wanted them While he was doing this Jane came in to say that she had heard the fire was a bad one Three hundred houses had been burned down in the night and the fire was still burning Pepys went out to see for himself He went to the Tower ofLondon and climbed up on a high part of the buildings so that he could see what was happening From there Pepys could see that it was indeed a bad fire and that even the houses on London Bridge were burning The man of the Tower told him that the fire had started in a baker s shop in Pudding Lane the baker s house had caught fire from the over heated oven and then the flames had quickly spread to the other houses in the narrow lane So began the Great Fire of London a fire that lasted nearly five days destroyed most of the old city and ended so it is said at Pie Corner 46 What is the passage about A The Great Fire of London B Who was the first to discover the fire C What Pepys was doing during the fire D The losses caused by the fire 47 They were up very late because A it was Sunday morning B they were not very sleepy C they were preparing for the dinner D they saw the great fire start 48 What was Pepys doing when his wife told him about the fire A He was asleep B He was writing something C He was putting things back D He was looking out of the window 49 Pepys slipped on his dressing gown To slip on means A to be wearing B to be pushing C to take off D to put on 50 Why did the flames spread quickly A The oven became very hot B The houses were close together C The baker did nothing to stop it D The baker s house was burning quickly Passage 3 A new report of the United Nations shows that if the present growth rate of 2 percent per year continues today s world population of 5 1 billion will hit 6 4 billion by the year 2000 What s more the great part of the growth 9 of every 10 people added to the earth s population will be in the poor and undeveloped countries These are the nations where providing enough food for billions of people already is proving to be a headaching problem By the year 2000 today s have not nations will have a total population of 5 billion people nearly four fifths of the world s population Food isn t the only problem that such a population explosion presents The more people there are and the worse their living conditions the greater grows the possibility of all kinds of social problems In 1830 world population reached 1 billion It took only 100 more years to add another billion to world population just 30 more to add a third billion And it took just 15 more years to reach the 4 billion mark in 1975 Actually the world s birth rate is falling But so is death rate as medical advances have made it possible for man to live longer than before Such advances have also reduced baby death rate Unless population growth is reduced the world population may reach 12 billion in a century Is the earth capable of providing a good life for so large a population 51 A population explosion will lead to A a lot of social problems B medical advances C a decrease in food production D a worse life in every country 52 It took about years for world population to grow from l billion to 3 billion A 100 B 115 C 130 D 145 53 By the year 2000 today s nations will have a total population of 5 billion people nearly four fifths of the world s population A biggest B Asian C developing D developed 54 the world may have a population of 12 billion a century A If man can live longer in the future B If the science of medicine is developing fast enough C If the population growth is not reduced D If the earth is able to provide a good life for more people 55 This passage tells us that A the United Nations thinks it possible to avoid a population explosion B 5 1 billion people are living in the undeveloped countries C in advanced nations the population growth is being controlled D the world s population is increasing Passage 4 A scientist who wants to predict the way in which consumers 消费者 will spend their money must study consumer behavior He must obtain data both on the resources of consumers and on the motives that tend to encourage or discourage money spending If an economist were asked which of the three groups borrow most people with rising incomes stable incomes or decreasing incomes he would probably answer those with decreasing incomes Actually in the years 1947 1950 the answer was people with rising incomes People with decreasing incomes were next and people with stable incomes borrowed the least This shows us that traditional assumptions 假设 about earning and spending are not always reliable Another traditional assumption is that if people who have money expect prices to go up they will hasten to buy If they expect prices to go down they will postpone buying But research surveys have shown that this is not always true The expectations of price increases may not stimulate buying One typical attitude was expressed by the wife of a mechanic in an interview at a time of rising prices In a few months she said we ll have to pay more for meat and milk we ll have less to spend on other things Her family had been planning to buy a new car but they postponed this purchase Furthermore the rise in prices that has already taken place may be disliked and buyer s resistance may be produced This is shown by the following typical comment I just don t pay these prices they are too high The investigations mentioned above were carried out in America The condition most helpful to spending appears to be price stability If prices have been stable and people onsider that they are reasonable they are likely to buy Thus it appears that the common business policy of maintaining stable prices is based on a correct understanding of consumer psychology 心理学 56 According to the passage if one wants to predict the way consumers spend their money he should A rely on traditional assumptions about earning and spending B try to encourage or discourage consumers to spend money C carry out investigations on consumer behavior and get data on consumers incomes and money spending motives D do researches in consumer psychology in a laboratory 57 According to paragraph 2 one traditional assumption is that people with incomes borrow most A average B stable C decreasing D rising 58 According to paragraph 2 research surveys have proved that A price increases always stimulate people to hasten to buy things B rising prices may make people put off their purchase of certain things C women are more sensitive to the rising in prices than men D the expectations of price increases often make buyers feel angry 59 From the results of the surveys the writer of this article A concludes that the saving and spending patterns in Great Britain are better than those in America B concludes that the consumers always expect prices to remain stable C concludes that maintaining stable prices is a correct business policy D does not draw any conclusion 60 Which of the following statements is always TRUE according to the surveys mentioned in the passage A Consumers will put off buying things if they expect prices to decrease B Consumers will spend their money quickly if they expect prices to increase C The price condition has an influence on consumer behavior D Traditional assumptions about earning and spending are reliable Part III Cloze 10 Directions There are 10 blanks in the following passage For each blanks there are four choices marked A B C and D you should choose one that best fits into the passage Then mark the answer by lanking the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a pencil Humans fall into two types when it comes to biological clock the early to bed and early to rise or late night loving who wake up long after the dawn As any parent knows teenagers may take the 61 to extremes But their oversleeping does not relax them Some researcher say Biology is to blame The researchers surveyed the sleep habits of 25 000 Germans 62 from 8 to 90 and found that as the teenage years wear on the hour when kids go to bed and get up drifts later and later It s not that they re sleeping more 63 it s that their living clock is twisted However around age 20 the pattern reverses The clocks tick 64 and young adults begin to go to sleep and wake up earlier and earlier Eventually their clocks coincide with 65 of older people The quick change may mark the biological end of teenage years A difference 66 the timing in men and in women points to a biological cause perhaps a hormonal effect Because the living clock is 67 by exposure to sunlight the researchers suspects the many hours some kids 68 staying in their dark rooms could push the clocks evenlater a pattern that may be more common in industrialized societies The researchers also discovered that rural residents 69 lifestyle puts them in daylight more retire and rise an hour earlier than city 70 We think this is only the tip of an iceberg that shows us the consequences of dim light environments the researchers say 61 A former B latter C first D last 62 A range B ranges C ranging D ranged 63 A Rather B Though C Yet D Nevertheless 64 A forth B forwards C upwards D back 65 A this B that C those D these 66 A for B between C among D of 67 A adjusted B adjusting C adapted D adapting 68 A take B use C afford D spend 69 A their B whose C which D how 70 A researchers B teenagers C residents D parents Part IV Translate from English to Chinese Directions Read the following passage and translate the 5 parts underlined in the following passage from English into Chinese and write them on the Translation Paper Man is a land animal but he is also closely tied to the sea Throughout history the sea has served the needs of man 71 The sea has provided man with food and a convenient way to travel to many parts of the world Today experts believe that nearly two thirds of the world s population live within eighty kilometers of the seacoast 72 In the modern technological world the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive Resources on land are beginning to grow less The sea however still offers hope to supply many of man s needs in the future 73 The riches of the sea yet to be developed by man s technology are impressive Oil and gas explorations have existed for nearly thirty years Valuable amounts of minerals such as iron copper and so on exist