2017同等学力英语讲义模拟题一

1、2017年同等学力人员申请硕士学位外国语水平全国统一考试（模拟试卷）ENGLISH QUALIFICATION TESTFOR MASTER-DEGREE APPLICANTSPart 1 Oral Communication (15 minutes 10 points)Section A:Directions: In this section, there are two dialogues between two speakers , each has three blanks andthree choices marked A,B, and C taken from the dialog

2、ue. Fill in each of the blanks with the choices tocomplete the dialogue. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET .Dialogue OneA.Is she the same ageB.You call your parents by their first nameC.Hes rertei d nowA : Here in the middle with the beautiful white hair is my mother. We call her Joy.B: (1)_?A: Y

3、eah, we always have. Here next to my mother on the left is Andrew, my father.B: With the glasses?A: Yeah, with the gl asses and the bald head. Isn t he cute? Actually, he looks pretty good for someone70 years old, dont you think?B; He sure does. And your mother (2) _ ?A: No, she s five years youngeS

4、rh. e turned 65 just last month.B: Does your father still work?A: No. (3)_.Dialogue TwoA. That s not quite rightB. I need something for my daughterC. Money doesn t matterA:Can I help you?Q:Yes, (4)_ . It s her birthday, so I want something special.A:Well, how much do you want to spend?Q: Oh, (5) _ .

5、A: Oh? Well, how about a nice ring?Q: That s a good idea. Mmm how much is this one?A: That s, er, $1,259.Q: Oh, er, well, it s er, not the right design for my daughter.A: Well, here s a beautiful bracelet. It It S3eghe$454t gold.Q: Hmm, well no. (6)_ . I don t like the shape. How aboutthat calculato

6、r over there?A: The calculator? But I thought you wan tedQ: Oh, it s beautifuwhmuch is it?A: It s, er, $7.85.Q: It s perfect! I ll take it. She ll love it!Section B:Directions: In this secti on, there is an in terview betwee n two speakers , which has four bla nks andfour choices marked A,B, C and D

7、 take n from the in terview. Fill in each of the bla nks with the choicesto complete the in terview. Mark your an swer on the ANSWER SHEET.A.When it is hotB.Well, that is a good questi onC.Just how many people are overweight?D.the hotter the climateA: Mike, why are so many America ns overweight?B: W

8、ell, (7)_ ,Yume. Youd think that with the currentfitn ess craze in the U.S., there wouldrtbe so many overweight America ns.A:_(8)_B: About 40% of America ns are overweight. In teresti ngly, one study says that low-income groups havea higher percentage of overweight people than higher in come familie

9、s.A: are there any other facts like that in the study?B: Yes. The study also said that (9)_, the lower theperce ntage of obese people.A: That makes sense. (10)_, you usually dont feel likeeati ng a lot.Part II Vocabulary (10 minutes, 10 points)Directions: In this section there are 10 sentences, each

10、 with one word or phrase un derl in ed. Choosethe one from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Thenmark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machi ne-scori ngANSWER SHEET.11. Most people would agree that, although o

11、ur age far surpasses all previous ages in kno wledge,there has bee n no correlative in crease in wisdom.A.improvesB. precedes C. imposes D. exceeds12. The survey does no t allow for the fact that some stude nts are atte nding part-time.A. expla inB denyc. con siderD recog nize13. Witnesses were alle

12、gedly tortured or subjected to pressure to fabricate evidenee aga inst him.A. fix upB. take upC. pack upD. make up14. I couldn work out why anyone would invent something so boring.A draw upB bring aboutC put forward D. figure out15. You can easily find out the ben efits of flexible work ing for both

13、 you and your employer.A. looseB. effectiveC. elasticD. resourceful16. The State Departme nt has issued a regulatio n abolish ing the special privileges for gover nmentofficials.A. grantsC. rightsC. adva ntages D. i nterests17. Will America ns go for AT&T S pla n of push ing the wireless service

14、s in the U.S?A. supportB. adoptC. hin derD. attack18. What lies in pieces around them represents, in effect, a unique private exhibition ope n to a luckyfew .A. i n shortB. i n particular C. i n factD. i n turn19. The weeke nd eve nt will be cen tered around Wye college in Ashford, Kent, but the out

15、i ng to thedocks should be the highlight.A. climaxB. pleasureC. expectati onD. surprise20.The researchers have come up with numerous explanations to justify their failures.A.lead to B. charge for C. call for D. account forPart III Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 25 points)Section ADirections Ther

16、e are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by questions or unfini shedstateme nts. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and markthe corresp onding letter with a sin gle bar across the square brackets on yourmachine-scoringANSWER SHEET .Text 1Off

17、ice jobs are among the positi ons hardest hit by computati on. Word processors and typists willlose about 93 000 jobs over the next few years, while 57000secretarial jobs will vanish. Blame the PC: Today, many executives type their own memos and carrytheir“ secretaries ” in the palms of their hands.

18、 Time is also hard forstock clerks, whose ranks are expected to decreaseby 68 000. And employees in manufacturing firmsand wholesalers are being replaced with computerized systems.But not everyone who loses a job will end up in the unemployment line. Many will shift to growingpositions within their

19、own companies. When new technologies shook up the telecomm business,telephone operator Judy Dougherty pursued retraining. She is now a communications technician,earning about64 000 per year. Of course, if you ve been a tollbooth collector for the past 30 years,and you find yourself replaced by an EZ

20、 Pass machine, it may be of little consolation to know that thetelecomm field is booming.And that jusst it: The service economy is fading; welcome to the expertise economy. To succeedinthe new job market, you must be able to handle complex problems. Indeed, all but one of the 50highest-paying occupa

21、tions air-traffic controller demand at least a bachelor s degree.For those with just a high school diploma, it gsoing to get tougher to find a well- paying job. Sincefewer factory and clerical jobs will be available, what lseft will be the jobs that computation cantkill: Computers cant clean offices

22、, or careAlzheimer stipeants. But, since most people have the skills to fill those positions, the wages staypainfully low, meaning computation could drive an even deeper wedge between the rich and poor. Thebest advice now: Never stop leaving, and keep up with new technology.For busy adults, of cours

23、e, that can be tough. The good news is that the very technology that sreducing so many jobs is also making it easier to go back to school without having to sit in a classroom.So-called Internet distance learning is hot, with more than there million students currently enrolled, andit s gaining credib

24、ility with employers.Are you at risk of losing your job to a computer? Check the federal Bureau of Labor StatisticsOccupational Outlook Handbook, which is available online at .21. From the first paragraph we can infer that all of the following persons are easily thrown intounemployment EXCEPT

25、 _ .A. secretaries.B. stock clerks.C. managers.D. wholesalers.22. In the second paragraph the author mentions the tollbooth collector to _.A. mean he will get benefits from the telecom fieldB. show he is too old to shift to a new positionC. console him on having been replaced by a machineD. blame th

26、e PC for his unemployment23. By saying “computatiorcould drive an even deeper wedge between the rich and poor ” (Line 5,Para. 4) the author means_.A. people are getting richer and richerB. there will be a small gap between rich and poorC. the gap between rich and poor is getting larger and largerD.

27、it s timecltoose up the gap between the rich and poor24. What is the author s attitude towards computers?A. positive.B. negative.C. neutral.D. prejudiced.25. Which of the following might serve as the best title of the text?A. Blaming the PC.B. The booming telecomm field.C. Internet distance learning

28、.D. Keeping up with computation.Text 2Tens of thousands of 18-year-olds will graduate this year and be handed meaningless diplomas.These diplomas won t look any different from those awardedtheir luckier classmates. Their validity will be questioned only when their employers discover that thesegradua

29、tes are semiliterate.Eventually a fortunate few will find their way into educational-repair shops adult-literacy programs,such as the one where I teach basic grammar and writing. There, high-school graduates andhigh-school dropouts pursuing graduate-equivalency certificates will learn the skills the

30、y should havelearned in school. They will also discover they have been cheated by our educational system.I will never forget a teacher who got the attention of one of my children by revealing the trump cardof failure. Our youngest, a world-class charmer, did little to develop his intellectual talent

31、s but always gotby until Mrs. Sifter became his teacher.Our son was a high-school senior when he had her for English.“ Htheesits inback of the room talking to his friends,” she told me.“ Why don t you move him tthe front row? ” I urged, believing the embarrassment would get him to settle down.Mrs. S

32、ifter said,“I don t move seniors. I flunk them.” Our son s academic lifebefore my eyes. No teacher had ever threatened him. By the time I got home I was feeling pretty goodabout this. I t was a radical approach for these times, but, well, why not? “ Shes gotoinfglunk you,” I told my son. I did not d

33、iscuss it any further.Suddenly English became a priority in his life. He finished out the semester with anA.I know one example doesn t make a case, but at night I see a parade of students who are angry forhaving been passed along until they could no longer even pretend to keep up. Of average intelli

34、gence orbetter, they eventually quit school, concluding they were too dumb to finish.“ I should have beenheld back,” is a comment I hearfrequently. Even sadder are those students who are high-school graduates who say to me after a fewweeks of class,“I don t know how I e-vsecrhogolt daiphliogmh a. ”P

35、assing students who have not mastered the work cheats them and the employerswho expect graduates to have basic skills. We excuse this dishonest behavior by saying kids can tlearn if they come from terrible environments. No one seems to stop to think that most kids don tputschool first on their list

36、unless they perceive something is at risk. Theyd ratihnegr. be sailMany students I see at night have decided to make education a priority. They are motivated by thedesire for a better job or the need to hang on to the one theyThey have a healthy fear of failure.People of all ages can rise above thei

37、r problems, but they need to have a reason to do so. Youngpeople generally dont have the maturity to value education in the sameway my adult students value it. But fear of failure can motivate both.26. What is the subject of this essay?A. Viewpoints on learning.B. A qualified teacher.C. The importan

38、ce of examination.D. The generation gap.27. How did Mrs. Sifter get the attention of one of the authors children?A. Flunking him.B. Moving his seat.C. Blaming him.D. Playing cards with him.28. The author believes that the most effective way for a teacher is to _ .A. purify the teaching environmentsB

39、. set up cooperation between teachers and parentsC. hold back studentsD. motivate students29. From the text we can draw the conclusion that the authors attitude toward flunking is .A. negative B. positive C. biased D. indifferent30. Judging from the content, this text is probably written for _.A. ad

40、ministrators B. students C. teachers D parentsText 3Names have gained increasing importance in the competitive world of higher education. Ascolleges strive for market share, they are looking for names that project the image they want or reflectthe changes they hope to make. Trenton State College, fo

41、r example, became, the College of NewJersey nine years ago when it began raising admissions standards and appealing to students fromthroughout the state.“All I hear in higher education is, Brand , brand , brand,” said Tim Westwho specializes in branding and is managing director of Lipman Hearne, a m

42、arketing firm based inChicago that works with universities and other nonprofit organizations.“ There has been a sea change over the last 10 years. Marketing used to be almost a dirty word inhigher education. ”Not all efforts at name changes are successful, of course, in 1997, the NewSchool for Socia

43、l Research became New School University to reflect its growth into a collection of eightcolleges, offering a list of majors that includes psychology, music, urban studies and management. ButNew Yorkers continued to call it the New School.Now, after spending an undisclosed sum on an online survey and

44、 a marketing consultant cresationof “ namingstructures, “”brandarchitecture an”d “ identity systems, ” the university has comeuptwh ia new name: the New School. Beginning Monday, it will adopt new logos, banners, businesscards and even new names for the individual colleges, all to include the words“

45、the NewSchool. ”Changes in names generally reveal significant shifts in how a college wants to be perceived. Inaltering its name from Cal State, Hayward, to Cal State, East Bay, the university hoped to project itsexpanding role in two mostly suburban counties east of San Francisco.The University of

46、Southern Colorado, a state institution, became Colorado StateUniversity at Publo two years ago, hoping to highlight many internal changes, including offering moregraduate programs and setting higher admissions standards.Beaver College turned itself into Arcadia University in 2001 for several reasons

47、: to break theconnection with its past as a womens college, to promote its growth into afull-fledged university and, officials acknowledged, to eliminate some jokes aboutthe college s old name o-nilgahtet television andMany college officials said changing a name and image could produce substantial r

48、esults. AtArcadia, in addition to the rise in applications, the average student score has increased by 60 points, JuliRoebeck , an Arcadia spokeswoman, said.31. Which of the following is NOT the reason for colleges to change their names?A. They prefer higher education competition.B. They try to gain

49、 advantage in market share.C. They want to project their image.D. They hope to make some changes.32. It is implied that one of the most significant changes in higher education in the past decade is.A. the brandB. the college namesC. the concept of marketingD. list of majors33. The phrase “come up wi

50、th “ (Line3, Para.4) probably means_ .A. catch up withB. deal withC. put forwardD. come to the realization34. The case of name changing from Cal State, Hayward, to Cal State indicates that the university .A. is perceived by the societyB. hopes to expand its influenceC. prefers to reform its teaching

51、 programsD. expects to enlarge its campus35. According to the spokeswoman, the name change of Beaver College_ .A. turns out very successfulB. fails to attain its goalC. has eliminated some jokesD. has transformed its statusText 4It looked just like another aircraft from the outside. The pilot told h

52、is young passengerswhat it wasbuilt in 1964. But appearanceswere deceptive, and the 13 students from Europe and the USA whoboard the aircraft were in for the flight of their lives.Inside, the area that normally had seats had become a long white tunnel. Heavily padded from floorto ceiling, it looked

53、a bit strange. There were almost no windows, but lights along the padded walls“I _ I”morningdizoosoho”wsr.ailluminated it. Most of the seats had been taken out, apart from a few at the back, where the youngscientists quickly took their place with a look of fear.For 12 months, science students from a

54、cross the continents had competed to win a place on theflight at the invitation of the European Space Agency. The challenge had been to suggest imaginativeexperiments to be conducted in weightless conditions.For the next two hours , the flight resembled that of an enormous bird which had lost its re

55、ason,shooting upwards towards the heavens before rushing towards Earth. The invention was to achieveweightlessness for a few seconds.The aircraft took off smoothly enough, but any feelings that I and the young scientists had that wewere on anything like a scheduled passenger service were quickly dis

56、missed when the pilot put theplane into a 45-degree climb which lasted around 20 seconds. Then the engines cut out and we becameweightless. Everything became confused and left or right, up or down no longer had any meaning. Afterten seconds of free-fall descent the pilot pulled the aircraft out of i

57、ts nosedive. The return of gravity wasless immediate than its loss, but was still sudden enough to ensure that some students came down witha bump.Each time the pilot cut the engines and we became weightless, a new team conducted itsexperiment. First it was the Dutch who wanted to discover how it is

58、that cats always land on their feel.Then the German team who conducted a successful experiment on a traditional building method to seeif it could be used for building a future space station. The Americans had an idea to create solar sails thatcould be used by satellites.After two hour of going up an

59、d down in the lane doing their experiments, the predominant feelingwas one of excitement rather than sickness. Most of the students thought it was an unforgettableexperience and one they would be keen to repeat.36. What did the writer say about the plane?A. It had no seats.B. It was painted white.C.

60、 It had no windows.D. The outside was misleading.37. According to the writer, how did the young scientists feel before the flight?A. SickB. KeenC. Nervous D. Inpatient38. What did the pilot do with the plane after it took off?A. He quickly climbed and then stopped the engines.B. He climbed and then made