华东理工大学网络教育学院学位英语考试样卷(A)

1、.华东理工大学网络教育学院学位英语考试样卷(A)Part IListening Comprehension(10 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was saiD) Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each questi

2、on there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Example:You will hear:You will read:A) 2 hours.B) 3 hours.C) 4 hours.

3、D) 5 hours.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9o clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D) “ 5 hours ” is the correct answer. You should choose D on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the

4、center.Sample AnswerA B C D1. A) The man wants to go to Los Angeles.B) The man wants to go to San Francisco.C) There are no flights to Los Angeles for the rest of the day.D) There are two direct flights to Los Angeles within the next two hours2. A) He enjoys writing home every week.B) He never fails

5、 to write a weekly letter home.C) He doesn t write home once a week now.D) He has been asked to write home every week.3. A) Because she has got an appointment.B) Because she doesn t want to.C) Because she has to work.D) Because she wants to eat in a new restaurant.4. A) The teacher postponed the mee

6、ting.B) There won t be a test this afternoon.C) The students will be attending the meeting.D) The students will take an English test this afternoon.5. A) On the whole, she liked the film.B) She didn t see the firm.C) The film was very exciting.D) The film wasn t as good as shed. d expecte.6.A) Aroun

7、d 5:00.B) Around 3:00 .C) At 2:00.D) At 1:00.7.A) He had to work overtime.B) He was help up in traffic.C) His car ran out of gas.D) He had a traffic accident.8.A) John Smith isn t in right now.B) John Smith can t come to the phone right now.C) John Smith doesn ttowantspeak to the caller.D) The calle

8、r dialed the wrong number.9.A) SkatingB) SwimmingC) Boating and skatingD) Boating and swimming10. A) A shop assistantB) A waitressC) A telephone operatorD) A clerkPart IIReading Comprehension(35 minutes)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfi

9、nished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), 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 OneQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passageA foreigner s first imp

10、ression of the U.S. is likely to be that everyone is in a rush-oftenunder pressure. City people appear always to be hurrying to get where they are going restlessly,seeking attention in a store, and elbowing others as they try to complete their errands（任务） .Racing through daytime meals is part of the

11、 pace of life in this country.Working time is considered precious. Others in public eating places are waiting for you tofinish so that they too can be served and get back to work within the time allowed. Each person hurries to make room for the next person. If you don t, waiters will hurry you.You a

12、lso find drivers will be abrupt and that people will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small courtesies with strangers. Don ttake it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else “wasting”it beyond a certain courtesy point.The view of

13、time affects the importance we attach to patience. In the American system ofvalues, patience is not a high priority. Many of us have what might be called“a short fuse.”Webegin to move restlessly about if we feel time is slipping away without some returnbe this in termsof pleasure, work value, or res

14、t. Those coming from lands where time is looked upon differentlymay find this matter of pace to be one of their most difficultadjustments in both business anddaily life.Many newcomers to the States will miss the opening courtesy of a business call, for example, they will miss the ritual socializing

15、that goes with a welcoming cup of tea or coffee they may be traditional in their own country. They may miss leisurely business chats in a caf éor coffeehouse. Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over prolonged small talks. We seek out evidence of past p

16、erformance rather than evaluate a business colleague through social courtesies. Since we generally assess and probe professionally rather than.socially, we start talking business very quickly. (348 words)11. Which of the following statements is wrong? _A) Americans seem to be always under pressure.B

17、) Americans attach less importance to patience.C) Americans don tcare much about ritual socializing.D) Americans are impolite to their business colleagues.12. In the fourth paragraph, “a high priority ”means _.A) a less important thingB) a first concernC) a good businessD) an attractive gift13.Ameri

18、cans evaluate a business colleague _.A) through social courtesyB) through prolonged business talksC) by establishing business relationsD) by learningabouttheir pastperformance14.This passage mainly talks about _.A) how Americans treasure their timeB) how busy Americans are every dayC) how Americans

19、do business with foreignersD) what American way of life is like15.We can infer from the passage that the author s tone in writing is _.A) criticalB) ironicalC) appreciativeD) objectivePassage TwoQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:Britain and France are separated by the English Cha

20、nnel, a body of water that can be crossed in as few as 20 minutes. But the cultures of the two countries sometimes seem to be miles apart.Last Thursday Britain and France celebrated the 100 th anniversary（周年纪念） of the signing of a friendship agreement called the Entente Cordiality. The agreement mar

21、ked a new beginning for the countries following centuries of wars and love-hate partnership.But their relationship has been ups and downs over the past century. Just last year, there were fierce disagreements over the Iraq war-which British Prime Minister Tony Blair supported despite French Presiden

22、t Jacques Chirac speaking out against it. This discomfort is expressed in Blair and Chirac s body language at international meetings. While the French leader often greets German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder with a hug, Blair just receives a handshake. However, some political experts say the war in I

23、raq could in fact have helped ties.The history of divisions may well be because of the very different ways in which the twosides see the world. But this doesn tstop 12 million Britons taking holidays in France each year.However, only 3 million French come in the opposite direction. Surveys show that

24、 most Frenchpeople feel closer to the Germans than they do to the British. And the research carried out inBritain has found that only a third of the population believes the French can be trusted. Perhapsthis bad feeling comes because the British dislike Frances close relationship with Germany, orbec

25、ause the French are not happy with Britain s close links with the US.Whatever the answer is, as both sides celebrate 100 years of “doubtful friendship ”, they are at least able to make jokes about each other. Heres one: Whats the best thing about Britain s relationship with France? The English Chann

26、el. (320 words).16.For centuries, the relationship between Britain and France is _.A) friendlyB) impoliteC) brotherlyD) a mixture of love and hate17. The war in Iraq does _ to the relationship between France and Britain.A) goodB) harmC) neither good nor harmD) both good and harm18. The British are n

27、ot so friendly to _ and the French are not so friendly to_.A) Germany; AmericaB) America; GermanyC) Germany; GermanyD) America; America19. _ are more interested in having holidays in _.A) American peopl eBritainB) British people GermanyC) French people BritainD) British people France20. What does th

28、e last sentence mean?A) As long as the English Channel exists, no further disagreement will form between France and Britain.B) The English Channel can prevent anything unfriendly happening in both France andBritain.C) France and Britain are near neighbors, and this will help balance the relationship

29、between them.D) The English Channel is the largest enemy between France and Britain.Passage ThreeQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:Reading is thought to be a kind of conversation between the reader and the text. The readerputsquestions, as it were, tothe text and gets answers. In

30、the light of these he putsfurtherquestions, and so on.For most of the time this“ conversatigoeson below” the level of consciousness. At times,however, we become aware ofit. This isusually whenwe are running into difficulties,whenmismatch is occurringbetween expectations and meaning. When successful

31、matching is beingexperienced, our questioning of the text continues at the unconscious level.Different people converse with the text differently. Some stay very close to the words on thepage; others takeoffimaginativelyfromthewords, interpreting,criticizing, analyzing andexamining. The former repres

32、ents a kind of comprehension which is written in the text. The latterrepresents higher levels of comprehension. The balance between these is important, especially foradvanced readers.There is another conversation which from our point of view is equally important, and that is todo not with what is re

33、ad but with how it is read.We call this a“ process ” conversation as opposedto a“ content” conversation. It is concerned not with meaning but with strategiesthe（策略） weemploy in reading. If we are an advanced reader our ability to hold a content conversation with atextis usually prettywell developed.

34、 Notso our abilitytohold a process conversation. It isprecisely this kind ofconversationthat isof importancewhen weare seeking to develop ourreading to meet the new demands being placed upon us by studying at a higher level. (277 words).21. Reading as a kind of conversation between the reader and th

35、e text becomes conscious only when _.A) the reader s expectations agreewhatwithis said in the textB) the reader has trouble understanding what the author saysC) the reader asks questions and gets answersD) the reader understands a text very well22. At a lower level of comprehension, readers tend to

36、_.A) read a text slowlyB) read without thinking hardC) interpret a text in their own wayD) concentrate on the meaning of words only23. A “ process ” conversation has to do with _.A) the application of reading strategiesB) matching our expectations with the meaning of a textC) the development of our

37、ability to check the detailsD) determining the main idea of a text24. According to the passage, it is of great importance for readers at a higher level to maintain a balance between _.A) conscious and unconscious levels of comprehensionB) the reader s expectations and the meaning of a textC) lower a

38、nd higher levels of comprehensionD) interpreting and criticizing a text25. If we want to develop our reading ability at an advanced level, we should _.A) learn to use different approaches in reading different textsB) make our reading process more consciousC) pay more attention to the content of a te

39、xtD) take a critical attitude towards the author s ideasPassage FourQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:Looking back on my childhood, I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were all brought up in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon abandoned their

40、 pressed flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages. I was not an early reader and I could not do mental math.Before World War I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the dim memory of the house we lived in and of my room and my toys. Nor do I recall clearl

41、y the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a crystal-clear memory of the dogs, the farm animals, the local birds, and above all, the insects.I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love of the natural world and my enthusiasm had le

42、d me into varied investigations. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil while reading about other people observations and discoveries. Then something happens that brings these observations together in my conscious mind. Suddenly you fancy you see the answer to the ri

43、ddle, because it all seems to fit together. This has resulted in my publishing.300 papers and books, which some might honor with the title of scientific research.But curiosity, a keen eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world donot make a scientist: one of the outstanding and es

44、sential qualities required is self-discipline, a quality I lack. A scientist requires not only self-discipline but hard training, determination and a goal. A scientist, up to a point, can be made. A naturalist is born. If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds.(296 words)26. The fi

45、rst paragraph tells us the author _.A) was interested in flowers and insects in his childhoodB) lost his hearing when he was a childC) didn t like his brothers and sistersD) was born to a naturalist s family27.The author can t remember his relatives clearly because.A) he didn t live verylong with th

46、emB) the family was extremely largeC) he was too young when he lived with themD) he was fully occupied with observing nature28. It can be inferred from the passage that the author was _.A) a scientist as well as a naturalistB) a naturalist but not a scientistC) no more than a born naturalistD) first

47、 of all a scientist29. The author says that he is a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks he_.A) has a great deal of trouble doing mental arithmeticB) lacks some of the qualities required of a scientistC) just reads about other people s observations and discoveriesD) comes up

48、 with solutions in a most natural way30. According to the author, a born naturalist should first of all be _.A) full of ambitionB) knowledgeableC) full of enthusiasmD) self-disciplinedPart IIIStructure(20 minutes)Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are

49、 four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.31. Dontlet the child play with scissors _ he cuts himself.A) in caseB) so thatC) now thatD) only if32. _ the danger f

50、rom enemy action, people had to cope with a severe shortage of food, clothing, fuel, and almost everything.A) As far asB) As long asC) As well asD) As soon as33.The British are not so familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing things, _is often the case in other countries.A) asB) whatC

51、) soD) that34.Excuse me. If your call s not too urgent, do you mind _ mine first?A) I makeB) if I makeC) me to makeD) that I make35.We were struck by the extent _ which teachers decisions served the interests ofthe school rather than those of the students.A) toB) forC) inD) with36.The ancient Egypti

52、ans are supposed _ rockets to the moon.A) to sendB) to be sendingC) to have sentD) to have been sending37.When Lily came home at 5 p.m. yesterday, her mother _ dinner in the kitchen.A) cookedB) was cookingC) cooksD) has cooked38.Did you notice the guy _ head looked like a big potato?A) whoB) whichC)

53、 whoseD) whom39.The young lady coming over to us _ our English teacher; the way she walks tells us that!A) must beB) can beC) would beD) could be40.Neither John _ his father was able to wake up early enough to catch the morning train.A) norB) orC) butD) and41.Would you let _ to the park with my classmate, Mum?A) me goB) me goingC) I goD) I going42.Therefore,other things