电大学位英语模拟试题-东北财经大学

1、工商管理专业学位外语考试模拟试题（1）2004.12一、语音题（每空1分，共10分）1、breach A. breakB. theatreC. meadow D. least2、noticeA. stomachsB. housesC. mouthsD. reasonable3、oppositeA. companion B. balloon C. stroll D. historic4、scatter A. laboratory B. separateC. gravityD. various5、twinkleA. windyB. drinkC. footprintD. interesting6、

2、shook A. shoot B. foodC. shoeD. wood7、occasionallyA. populationB. Russian C. question D. television8、pressureA. directlyB. oxygen C. absenceD. camera9、float A. flower B. brown C. hometown D. bellows10、bulletin A. buryB. Prussian C. bullet D. punishment二、单选题（每空1.5分，共30分）11、You are lucky since youve n

3、ever _anything in your life.A. lost B. got C. stolen D. found12、Would you please help me to _up the present for the old gentleman?A. wrapB. tieC. cover D. send13、Since your supervisor has _ the time for a talk, you must make sure that you will bethere on time.A. predictedB. specifiedC. yielded D. cl

4、assified14、His _ handwriting resulted from haste and carelessness rather than from theinability to form the letters correctly.A. unreadableB. beautiful C. careful D. undecided15、My friend was full of _ for the way in which I had so quickly learned to drive a car.A. prideB. surpriseC. admiration D. j

5、ealousy16、What time does my flight leave _Tuesday?A. atB. in C. byD. on17、It has been a long time _I saw you last time.A. sinceB. for C. beforeD. after18、What are you doing? Im _the bedroom for my wallet.A. looking B. findingC. searchingD. searching for19、The little girl woke up screamingbecause she

6、 had had a_.A. daydreamB. nightmareC. fantasyD. sweet dream20、The manager _that the new employees go through professional training before theystarted working.A. persisted B. insistedC. resistedD. assisted21、She talked to him for a long time and _him from doing that dangerous job.A. persuaded B. diss

7、uadedC. overcame D. conquered22、The textile industry _ greatly to the economy of Hong Kong.A. addsB. amountsC. contributesD. leads23、They decided to chase the cow away _ it did more damage.A. unless B. untilC. beforeD. what24、All _ is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life.A. what is n

8、eeded B. for our needsC. the thing neededD. that is needed25、The manufacturers _ carried out one of the Chairmans proposals, but they didnt.A. must haveB. couldnt haveC. ought to haveD. shouldnt have26、They are believed _ in their experiment.A. to have already succeededB. to succeed alreadyC. to be

9、succeededD. to be succeed27、You ought not to _ him the news that day.A. tell B. be tellingC. have toldD. had told28、I know youre planning to travel this summer, but do you know_?A. how much cost it will beB. how much has it costC. how much will it cost D. how much it will cost29、Your little girl is

10、becoming very rude. You _scold her.A. may B. can C. ought D. ought to30、Please listen to me. Its inappropriate for you to persist in _ this.A. to doB. doC. doing D. having done三、词形变换（每空1分，共5分）31、(explode) Did you hear the terrible _last night?32、(disappoint) To his great _, Mrs. White wont be able t

11、o join us in the party thisweekend.33、(promote) He looks happy today. I guess he has got a_.34、(economic)I am a college student now. My major is_.35、(add)They need_ help to get the work done as planed.四、完形填空（每空1分，共20分）It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics

12、 (题目) ,The Art of Eating Spaghetti (意大利面条) caught my eye. The word spaghetti brought backthe 36of an evening at Uncle Alien s in Belleville37 all of us were seated around the tableand Aunt Pat 38spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotictreat in 39days. Neverhad I eaten spaghetti, and40of the gro

13、wn-ups had enough experience to be 41it. Whatlaughing42we had about the 43respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate tomouth.44 , I wanted to write about that, but I wanted to45it down simply for my own 46 ,not for Mr. Fleagle, my composition teacher.47, I would write something else.When I f

14、inished it the night was half gone and there was no48left to write a propercomposition for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to49my work. Two dayspassed before Mr. Fleagle returned the50papers. He said, Now, class, I want to read you acomposition, The Art of Eating Spaghetti. My word

15、s! He was reading my words out 51tothe whole class.52laughed, then the whole class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment.I did my best not to show 53, but what I was feeling was pure happiness,54 my wordshad the power to make people 55 .36A. memoryB. thoughtC. knowledgeD. experience373839A. whenA

16、. cookedA. theirB. whereB. servedB. pastC. sinceC. gotC. lastD. afterD. madeD. those40A. noneB. oneC. earnsD. neither41A. careful about B. good at C. fond of D. interested in4243A. speechesA. nearlyB. lessonsB. naturallyC. sayingsC. officiallyD. argumentsD. socially44A. EspeciallyB. ProbablyC. Sudde

17、nlyD. Fortunately45A. settleB. putC. biteD. let46A. workB. storyC. luckD. joy47A. However B. ThereforeC. As for himD. Except for that48A. timeB. excuseC. wayD. idea4950A. give upA. writtenB. continueB. gradedC. hand inC. collectedD. delayD. calmly51A. loudB. fastC. publiclyD. calmly52A. PeopleB. Nob

18、odyC. SomebodyD. I53A. shockB. wonderC. worryD. pleasure54A. ifB. forC. whileD. although55A. excitedB. satisfiedC. thinkD. laugh五、阅读理解（每题1分，共20分）（一）Most great inventors in the capitalist society meet with much opposition to their inventionsfrom the people who place their own interests before those o

19、f the people. Big monopolies try tobuy inventions and turn them to their own profits. When they fail, they resort to other tricks.Inventors have to overcome thousands of difficulties put in their path before they can see theirdreams realized.When George Stephenson was experimenting with the stream e

20、ngine, there was muchopposition from the Parliament, the newspaper, and landlords. They claimed that the noise andthe smoke would kill cows, horses and sheep, that the engine would burst or that hot coals from itwould set fire to their houses.So it was a very difficult matter for George Stephenson t

21、o persuade the people that trainscould go on smooth rails, could pull carriages and wagons full of people and goods, and that therewas no great danger of accidents.However, he was able to do it, and the first train driven by Stephenson himself showedthat the newly invented steam engine was a complet

22、e success.56. The word those in the first sentence refers toA. inventorsB. inventionsC. interestsD. monopolies57.Why do big monopolies buy inventions?A. They want to make a further research.B. They want to improve them.C. They want to make more money.D. They want to play tricks with inventors.58.Whi

23、ch of the following is not the very reason for the opposition to Stephensonsexperiment?A. It would make terrible noise.B. It would give off heavy smoke.C. It would waste coal.D. It would set fire to houses.59. The word dream in the first paragraph refers to _A. inventors interests in inventionsB. in

24、ventors plans for inventionsC. the profits inventors would makeD. the difficulties in their inventions.60. What is the main idea of this paragraph?A. Stephenson invented the stream engine.B. Big monopolies opposed to inventions.C. Inventors difficulties in their invention.D. Oppositions to Stephenso

25、n the inventor.（二）As a young girl, Elizabeth Barrett (Browning英国作家勃朗宁) ruptured a blood vessel onthe lungs which did not heal. The physician consigned her to a milder climate for the winter andshe went Devonshire for restoration. Among the members of her family who accompanied her tothose healing sh

26、ores was her eldest brother.For a whole year they lived side by side in affectionatecompanionship, she all the while being greatly benefited by mild sea breezes of Torquay.One summer morning her brother went board a small sailboat with two friends for a trip ofseveral hours around the coast. Just as

27、 the vessel came in sight of the window where Miss Barrettsat watching, the boat struck a sunken reef; and all who were in it went down and perished in thesea, before assistant could be rendered. None of the bodies were ever found although the wholevillage, full of sympathy, assembled in search. Thi

28、s was the tragedy which utterly prostrated forsome years afterwards the health and soul of Elizabeth Barrett. Somehow she felt that she herselfhad in some measure been the cause of all this horror, and she suffered accordingly. Her wholebeing seemed shattered, and a year longer elapsed before, she w

29、as able to be more to London.This fatal event, which so saddened her youth gave also a still deeper devotional feeling to hue ofsorrow so apparent in many of her earlier pieces.61.What sort of climate did Elizabeths doctor prescribe?A. Temperate.B. Tropical.C. Humid.D. Arid.62.How many people were d

30、rowned when the boat sank?A. OneB. TwoC. ThreeD. The article doesnt indicate63. How did the tragedy affect Elizabeth?A. It affected her physically but not emotionally.B. It affected her emotionally but not physically.C. It did not affect her in any way.D. It affected her both physically and emotiona

31、lly.64. Whom did she blame for the accident?A. Her brother.B. Herself.C. No one.D. The villagers.65. The incident had _ on her poetry.A. no influenceB. very little influenceC. a superficial influenceD. a strong influence（三）SYDNEY: As they sat sharing sweets beside a swimming pool in 1999 , Shane Gou

32、ld andJessicah Schipper were simply getting along well , chatting about sport , life and anything elsethat came up . Yet in Sydney next month , they will meet again by the pool , and for a short time thefriends will race against each other in the 50-meter butterfly （蝶 泳） in the Australianchampionshi

33、ps at Homebush Bay .Gould , now a 47-year-old mother of four , has announced she will be making a return toelite competition（顶级赛事）to swim the one event , having set a qualifying（合格的）time of 30.32seconds in winning gold at last years United States Masters championships . Her comebackcomes 32 years af

34、ter she won three golds at the Munich Olympics .Schipper , now a 17-year-old from Brisbane with a bright future of going to Athens forher first Olympics , yesterday recalled（回忆）her time with Gould five years ago . I was at a national youth camp on the Gold Coast and Shane had come along to talk tous

35、 and watch us train , Schipper explained . It seemed as if we had long been good friends . Idont know why . We just started talking and it went from there . She had a lot to share with all of us at that camp . She told us stories about what it was likeat big meets like the Olympics and what its like

36、 to be on an Australian team . It was reallyinteresting . Next time , things will be more serious . I will still be swimming in the 50m butterfly atthe nationals , so there is a chance that I could actually be competing against Shane Gould , said Schipper , who burst onto the scene at last years nat

37、ional championships with second placesin the 100m and 200m butterfly .66. What is the passage mainly about ?A. Stories happening in swimming competitions .B. Two women swimmers winning Olympic golds .C. Lessons learned from international swimming championships .D. Friendship and competition between

38、two swimmers .67. Gould and Schipper are going toA. talk about sport and lifeB. go back to elite competitionC. set a qualifying time and win goldD. take part in the same sports event.68. Gould won her three Olympic golds when she was.A. 15B. 17C. 22D. 3069. The underlined word it in the fifth paragr

39、aph probably refers to.A. the OlympicsB. the youth campC. the friendshipD. the Australian team70. What Schipper said showed that she.A. was no longer Goulds friendB. had learned a lot from GouldC. was not interested in Goulds storiesD. would not like to compete against Gould（四）Giving BackFair WayThe

40、 Westborough High School golf team had taken the official photos with the state prize.The other teams, disappointed, were on the bus heading home. And then Westborough instructorGreg Rota noticed something wrong with one of the score cards. A 9 had been recorded as a 7.They were not the state prize

41、winner; Wobum High had won. No one would have known, saidWobums instructor, Bob Doran. For Rota, it wasnt a difficult decision: The prize wasnt oursto take.Coin StarsCollege students are lazy, but they also want to help, says University of Pennsylvaniagraduate Dana Hork. So she made it easy, placing

42、 cups in rooms where students could leave theirspare coins, and handing out cups to first-year students to keep in their rooms. Her Change forChange effort has collected $40,000 for charities 慈善机构) , which were decided upon bystudents.Never ForgottenA school in Massachusetts received a $ 9.5 million

43、 check from Jacques LeBermuth. But ittook officials several days of digging to discover his connection to the school. Records showed theLeBermuth came from Belgium and studied in the school in the 1920s. When his family fell onhard times, he was offered free room and board. LeBermuth became a trader, owned shares ofAT&T and lived off the earnings until he died, at age 89.71. What did Greg Rota probably do in the end?A. Took photos of Doran.B. Had a meeting with Doran.C. Returned the prize to the organizer.D. Apol