现代城市学院2008届学位英语考试题库

1、现代城市学院2008届学位英语考试题库得分Part I Writing（共15分）Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Dont Rely Too Much on Computer. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:1. 现在越来越多的人依赖电脑。2. 过分依赖电脑带来的问题。3. 我的看法。注意：此部分试题请在答题卡背面作

2、答。得分Part II Vocabulary and Structure（每小题1分，共20分）Directions: Each of the following sentences is incomplete and followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on the Answer Sheet.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。1. Day

3、dreaming was considered an unhealthy from real life and its duties.A. escapeB. tranceC. distanceD. rest2. Dr. Joan T. Freyberg has concluded that daydreaming to intellectual growth.A. contributedB. attributedC. distributedD. tributed 3. He in his thesis that there is no absolute truth in science.A.

4、attainedB. containedC. remainedD. maintained 4. He escaped from prison but was recaptured. A. suddenlyB. subsequentlyC. occasionallyD. successively5. Mr. Lincoln, an archaeologist , is a member of the society.A. and writerB. and a writerC. and the writerD. with writer 6. Shes having a little trouble

5、 with her typing. I think shed appreciate it if we all a bit more. A. kept on B. looked after C. helped out D. lend her a hand7. She correspondence courses in child care, did the lessons and in six months formally qualified herself for the task.A. sent away for B. sent in C. sent out D. set off8. Th

6、e best thing about these young employees is that they very fast.A. catch up B. catch on C. catch with D. catch to9. The girls laughter when they saw the funny man. A. burst away B. burst into C. burst out D. break out10. When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaudet to teach English, the school him in a course

7、 in singing. A. registered B. entitled C. qualified D. enrolled11. Please a diary about what you have seen in the country. A. keepB. retainC. withholdD. reserve12. Ill never do that again; Ive my lesson. A. givenB. taughtC. learnedD. said13. Bob didnt turn up at the party. I had an that something mu

8、st have gone wrong. A. intuitionB. conclusionC. determinationD. intention14. Roger was quite stubborn and it was almost impossible to him of his mistakes. A. adviseB. convinceC. persuadeD. suggest15. While typing, Helen has a habit of stopping to give her long and flowing hair a smooth.A. occasional

9、lyB. suddenlyC. eventuallyD. promptly16. Having practiced for so long, the New York baseball team of winning the World Series this year. A. is sure B. is certain C. stands a chance D. stood chances17. Traffic was for several hours by the accident. A. held upB. held forthC. held onD. held with18. I w

10、as not due to go to university until the following October. Which of the following can best explain the underlined word? A. supposed B. expected to happenC. scheduled to arrive D. to be paid or returned19. The magistrate the case after 15 minutes for lack of evidence. A. dismissedB. eliminatedC. can

11、celedD. stopped20. The solicitor even succeeded in getting costs awarded the police for their fault. A. toB. byC. fromD. against得分Part III Reading Comprehension（共40分）Section A（每小题2分，共30分）Directions: There are 3 reading passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinishe

12、d statements. For each of them there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to each question. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on the Answer Sheet.Passage 1A computer is a machine designed to perform work mathematically and to store and select infor

13、mation that has been fed into it. It is run by either mechanical or electronic means. These machines can do a great deal of complicated work in a very short time. A large computer, for example, can add or subtract nine thousand times a second, multiple a thousand times a second, or divide five hundr

14、ed times a second. Its percentage of error is about one in a billion digits. It has been estimated that human beings making calculations average about one mistake per two hundred digits. The heart of an electronic computer lies in its vacuum tubes, or transistor. Its electronic circuits work a thous

15、and times faster than the nerve cells in the human brain. A problem that might take a human being two years to solve can be solved by a computer in one minute, but in order to work properly, a computer must be given instructions it must be programmed.Computers can be designed for many specialized pu

16、rposes they can be used to prepare payrolls, guide airplane flights, direct traffic, even to play chess. Computers play an essential role in modern automation in many plants and factories throughout the world.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。21. A computer is a machine designed to .A. perform work mathematicallyB.

17、perform complicated calculationsC. store and select informationD. all of the above22. Computers are valuable to industry because they .A. perform rapidlyB. detect errors in human calculations quicklyC. can solve all mathematical problemsD. eliminate mathematical errors from calculations23. The passa

18、ge says that computers play an essential role in .A. automation processesB. mathematical computationsC. traffic controlD. the development of mathematical theory24. The use of computers for specialized purposes depends on the .A. designer of the computerB. power used to operate the computerC. difficu

19、lty of the mathematical calculation involvedD. the ability of the programmer25. The passage implies that human beings differ from computers because human beings .A. make fewer errorsB. do not have to be programmedC. work more quicklyD. understand their instructionsPassage 2Men and women have more ch

20、oices today. For example, there are choices about marriage. People can decide whether to get married or not. Women who have good jobs need not depend on their husbands, so the traditional idea that marriage is the most important job of a womans life is changing.There are more choices about children,

21、 too. Many working wives can decide whether and when, if they want, to have children. And they dont want to give up work even if they have a child.Perhaps the most important difference today is that so many women work even after they get married. Today most women in Britain without a job either have

22、 very young children or are very old. Over half of all married women now have a job, and women as a whole make up over one third of the British work force. This has changed marriage; when people get married, the husband and wife have very different roles from, say, fifty years ago. If both husband a

23、nd the wife work, the woman will expect to be equal with her husband. For example, many young husbands are now ready to take their share in doing the housework and looking after the children. And the husband no longer expects to make all the important decisions himself. His wife will, for example, s

24、hare in decision about money. In some cases the husband wants to stay at home and take care of the children, but usually it is because he cannot find a job. In this case, the wife makes the money for the family, and takes on the traditional male role.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。26. The sentence “the traditiona

25、l idea that marriage is the most important job of a womans life is changing” refers to the belief that .A. marriage is very important in a womans lifeB. to be married is important for a woman to get a jobC. a womans life is changed after her marriageD. women are becoming less dependent on her marria

26、ge27. In the British work force today, .A. over one third is formed of womenB. more than half is formed of married womenC. there are more women than menD. there fewer unmarried women than married women28. Which of the following statements about the past is NOT true according to the passage?A. The hu

27、sband usually made important decisions by himself.B. The husband was more ready to help with the housework.C. The wife hardly had her share in making important decisions.D. The wife took care of the children and did most of the housework.29. Sometimes, the wife makes money for the family. This is be

28、cause .A. the wife wants to take on the traditional male roleB. the husband can take better care of the childrenC. the wife likes to live a new lifeD. the husband is out of job30. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Women have more choices to make today.B. Women take a main role in modern famil

29、ies.C. Men and women roles in the family have changed.D. Womens social position has been much improved.Passage 3 A “typical” British family used to consist of mother, father, and two children, but in recent years there have been many changes in society. For example, the law made it easier to get a d

30、ivorce. This means that there are a lot of one-parent families. Society is now more tolerant than it used to be of unmarried people, unmarried couples and single parents.Another change has been caused by the fact that people are living longer nowadays, and many old people live alone following the de

31、ath of their parents. As a result of these changes in the pattern of peoples lives, there are many families which consist of only one parent or one parent and children.You might think that marriage and the family are not so popular as they once were. However, the majority of divorced people marry ag

32、ain, and they sometimes take responsibility for a second family.Members of a family grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins keep in touch, but they see less of each other than they used to. This is because people often move away from their hometown to work, and so the family become scattered. Chris

33、tmas is the traditional season for reunions. Although the family group is smaller nowadays than it used to be, relatives often travel many miles in order to spend the holiday together.In general, each generation is keen to become independent of parents in establishing its own family unit, and this f

34、act can lead to social as well as geographical differences within the larger family group.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。31. This passage is mainly about .A. changes in family life in BritainB. the British way of lifeC. one-parent families in BritainD. the high divorce rate in Britain32. There are a lot of one-pa

35、rent families in Britain because .A. one of the couples dies earlierB. people live longer than beforeC. there are so many unmarried couplesD. the number of divorces has gone up33. What is the result of changes in British families?A. Families are smaller than before.B. Family members are lonelier tha

36、n before.C. Families are not as popular as before.D. Family members dont keep in touch with each other.34. Why does the author mention Christmas? A. Because it is a good time for traveling.B. Because it is a chance for family members to get together.C. Because it is a traditional festival in Britain

37、.D. Because it is the best time to get married.35. What does the author mean by saying “geographical differences” in the last paragraph? A. The family members can hardly share anything common.B. The family members can see each other at Christmas.C. The family members live in different places.D. The

38、family members keep on moving.Section B: Reading in Depth （每小题1分，共10分）Directions: In this section, there is a passage with 10 blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making

39、 your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please choose the best answer and mark the corresponding letter for each item on the Answer Sheet. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.These are the real reasons I teach, these people who grow and change in fro

40、nt of me. Being a teacher is being 36 at the creation, when the clay begins to breathe. A promotion out of teaching would give me money and power. But I have money. I get 37 to do what I enjoy: reading, talking with people, and asking questions like, What is the 38 of being rich? And I have power. I

41、 have the power to nudge, to fan sparks, to suggest books, to point out a 39 . What other power 40 ? But teaching offers something 41 money and power: it offers love. Not only the love of learning and of books and ideas, but also the love that a teacher feels for that 42 student who walks into a tea

42、chers life and begins to breathe. Perhaps love is the wrong word: 43 might be better. I teach because, being around people who are beginning to 44 , I occasionally find myself 45 my breath with them.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。A. paidF. pointK. presentB. catching G. meaningL. givesC. magicH. rareM. breatheD. b

43、reathI. pathwayN. mattersE. besidesJ. goodO. stopping得分Part IV Cloze（每小题0.5分，共10分）Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the

44、 Answer Sheet. When she walked round the huge department store, Edith reflected how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was easy to 46 as her mother, who was always delighted 47 perfume. 48 , shopping at this time of the year was a most 49 exper

45、ience; people trod on your toes, poked（戳）you with their elbows and almost knocked you over in their 50 to get to a bargain 51 of you.Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter 52 some attractive ties were on 53 . “They are real silk,” the assistant assured her, trying to 54 her. “Wort

46、h doubling the price.” But Edith knew from past 55 that her choice of ties 56 ever pleased her father.She moved on reluctantly and then quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes 57 sale and the price were very 58 . Edith did not 59 for long; although her father only smoked a pipe 60 , she knew that this was a present which was 61 to please him.When she got home, with her small well-chosen present 62 in her ha