扬州大学历年学位英语考试真题

扬州大学历年学位英语考试真题一、单选题（每题2分，共20分）1.Theoldmanhastwosons,andbothofthemworkinthesamehospital.Whichofthefollowingsentenceshasthesamemeaningastheaboveone?A.Theoldmanhastwosonswhobothworkinthesamehospital.B.Theoldmanhastwosons,andallofthemworkinthesamehospital.C.Theoldmanhastwosons,butbothofthemworkinthesamehospital.D.Theoldmanhastwosons,orbothofthemworkinthesamehospital.2.—Haveyoufinishedyourreportyet?—No,I’llfinishitin___tenminutes.A.anotherB.otherC.moreD.less3.ItissaidthattheearlyEuropeanplayingcards___forentertainmentandeducation.A.werebeingdesignedB.havedesignedC.havebeendesignedD.weredesigned4.Itistheabilitytodothejob___mattersnotwhereyoucomefromorwhatyouare.A.oneB.thatC.whatD.it5.Thewayhediditwasdifferent___wewereusedto.A.inwhichB.inwhatC.fromwhatD.fromwhich6.Thenewsthattheyfailedtheirdrivingtestdiscouragedhim,___?A.didtheyB.didn’ttheyC.diditD.didn’tit7.Weallknowthat,___thesituationwillgetworse.A.notifdealtcarefullywithB.ifnotcarefullydealtwithC.ifdealtnotcarefullywithD.notifcarefullydealtwith8.___andhappy,Tonystoodupandacceptedtheprize.A.SurprisingB.SurprisedC.BeingsurprisedD.Tobesurprising9.—I’msorryIbrokeyourmirror.—Oh,really?___.A.It’sOKwithmeB.Itdoesn’tmatterC.Don’tbesorryD.Idon’tcare10.—Howlongareyoustaying?—Idon’tknow.___.A.That’sOKB.NevermindC.ItdependsD.Itdoesn’tmatter二、阅读理解（每题2分，共30分）Passage1TheInternethasbecomepartofteenagelife.Anewreporton3,375studentsagedfrom10to18insevenChinesecitiesfoundthat38percentofthembelievetheyusetheInternetoften.WhilemostofthemgetusefulinformationandusetheInternettohelpintheirstudies,somearenotusingitinagoodway.InordertohelpyoungpeopleusetheInternetinagoodway,atextbookongoodInternetbehaviorhasstartedtobeusedinsomeShanghaimiddleschoolsthisterm.ThebookusesrealexamplestoteachstudentsallaboutgoodwaysofusingtheInternet.Thebookgivesusefuladvicesuchasit'sgoodtoreadnewsorfindhelpfulinformationtostudy.Somestudentsalsomakeonlinefriends.Butifyouaremeetingafriendoffline,makesureyourparentsknow.Teachersandparentsallthinkthebookisaverygoodidea.Itwillteachstudentshowtobeagoodpersonintheonlineworld.ItwillbeaguideforteensusingtheInternetandkeepstudentsawayfrombadsites.11.ThetextbookongoodInternetbehaviorisusedin___.A.ShanghaimiddleschoolsonlyB.middleschoolsinsevenChinesecitiesC.allmiddleschoolsinChinaD.somemiddleschoolsinShanghai12.Theaimofthebookisto___.A.teachstudentshowtogoonlineinagoodwayB.tellchildrenhowtomakeonlinefriendsC.tellalotofstoriesabouttheInternetD.givestudentsusefulinformationabouttheInternet13.Whatdoteachersandparentsthinkofthebook?A.Itisawasteofmoney.B.Itisofnouse.C.Itisaverygoodidea.D.Theydon'tlikeit.14.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"offline"inChinese?A.网上B.网下C.在线D.下线15.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Studentsarenotallowedtomakeonlinefriends.B.MoststudentssurftheInternetforfun.C.TheInternethasalotofinfluenceonteenagers.D.ThebookcanhelpstudentscleantheInternet.Passage2IfyouaskpeopletonameonepersonwhohadthegreatesteffectontheEnglishlanguage,youwillgetanswerslike"Shakespeare","SamuelJohnson",and"Webster",butnoneofthesemenhadanyeffectatallcomparedtoamanwhodidn'tevenspeakEnglishWilliamtheConqueror.Before1066,inthelandwenowcallGreatBritainlivedpeoplesbelongingtotwomajorlanguagegroups.InthewestcentralregionlivedtheWelsh,whospokeaCelticlanguage,andinthenorthlivedtheScots,whoselanguage,thoughnotthesameasWelsh,wasalsoCeltic.IntherestofthecountrylivedtheSaxons,actuallyamixtureofAnglos,Saxons,andotherGermanicandNordicpeoples,whospokewhatwenowcallAngloSaxon(orOldEnglish),aGermaniclanguage.Ifthisstateofaffairshadlasted,EnglishtodaywouldbeclosetoGerman.Butthisstateofaffairsdidnotlast.In1066theNormansledbyWilliamdefeatedtheSaxonsandbegantheirruleoverEngland.Foraboutacentury,FrenchbecametheofficiallanguageofEnglandwhileOldEnglishbecamethelanguageofpeasants.Asaresult,EnglishwordsofpoliticsandthelawcomefromFrenchratherthanGerman.Insomecases,modernEnglishevenshowsadistinction(区别)betweenupperclassFrenchandlowerclassAngloSaxoninitswords.Weevenhavedifferentwordsforsomefoods,meatinparticular,dependingonwhetheritisstilloutinthefieldsorathomereadytobecooked,whichshowsthefactthattheSaxonpeasantsweredoingthefarming,whiletheupperclassNormansweredoingmostoftheeating.WhenAmericansvisitEuropeforthefirsttime,theyusuallyfindGermanymore"foreign"thanFrancebecausetheGermantheyseeonsignsandadvertisementsseemsmuchmoredifferentfromEnglishthanFrenchdoes.FewrealizethattheEnglishlanguageisactuallyGermanicinitsbeginningandthattheFrenchinfluencesarealltheresultofoneman'sambition.16.ThetwomajorlanguagesspokeninwhatisnowcalledGreatBritainbefore1066were___.A.WelshandScottishB.NordicandGermanicC.CelticandOldEnglishD.AngloSaxonandGermanic17.Whichofthefollowinggroupsofwordsare,byinference,rootedinFrench?A.president,lawyer,beefB.president,bread,waterC.bread,field,sheepD.folk,field,cow18.WhydoesFranceappearlessforeignthanGermanytoAmericansontheirfirstvisittoEurope?A.MostadvertisementsinFranceappearinEnglish.B.TheyknowlittleofthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage.C.ManyFrenchwordsaresimilartoEnglishones.D.TheyknowFrenchbetterthanGerman.19.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?A.ThehistoryofGreatBritain.B.ThesimilaritybetweenEnglishandFrench.C.TheruleofEnglandbyWilliamtheConqueror.D.TheFrenchinfluencesontheEnglishlanguage.20.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.WilliamtheConquerorwasthegreatestEnglishspeakerinhistory.B.Before1066,EnglishwasmoresimilartoGermanthanitisnow.C.TheNormanconquestdidnotaffectthelanguageofthecommonpeople.D.TheNormanconquestwasofgreatsignificancetotheEnglishlanguage.三、词汇与语法（每题2分，共20分）21.ThedoctoradvisedVerastronglythatsheshouldtakeaholiday,but___didn'thelp.A.itB.sheC.whichD.he22.We___lastnight,butwewenttotheconcertinstead.A.musthavestudiedB.mightstudyC.shouldhavestudiedD.wouldstudy23.Itisnotsocially___forparentstoleavechildrenunattendedatthatage.A.accessibleB.adorableC.adaptableD.acceptable24.—DoyouknowwhereDavidis?Icouldn'tfindhimanywhere.—Well.He___havegonefarhiscoat'sstillhere.A.shouldn'tB.mustn'tC.can'tD.wouldn't25.He___havecompletedhiswork;otherwise,hewouldn'tbeenjoyinghimselfbytheseaside.A.shouldB.mustC.wouldn'tD.can't26.Thewetweatherwillcontinuetomorrowwhenacoldfront___toarrive.A.isexpectedB.isexpectingC.expectsD.willbeexpected27.I___havebeenmorethansixyearsoldwhentheaccidenthappened.A.shouldn'tB.couldn'tC.mustn'tD.needn't28.Thefactthatshewasforeignmade___difficultforhertogetajobinthatcountry.A.soB.muchC.thatD.it29.Iwasoutoftownatthetime,soIdon'tknowexactlyhowit___.A.washappeningB.happenedC.happensD.hashappened30.—I'msorry.Ishouldn'thavebeensorudetoyou.—You___somethingnotverynicetome,butthat'sOK.A.havesaidB.hadsaidC.didsayD.weresaying四、翻译（每题5分，共20分）31.他的话让我想起了我们在夏令营一起度过的日子。32.你本应该完成作业的，但你没有。33.她很有可能通过这次考试。34.这本书非常值得一读。五、写作（10分）请以“OnMyCollegeLife”为题，写一篇短文，描述你的大学生活。内容应包括：大学生活的丰富多彩、学习情况、课余活动等，词数不少于120字。答案1.A解析：原句意思是老人有两个儿子且两人都在同一家医院工作。A选项意思是老人有两个在同一家医院工作的儿子，与原句意思一致。B选项中all用于三者或三者以上；C选项中but表示转折，不符合原句逻辑；D选项中or表示选择，也不符合原句逻辑。2.A解析：another+数词+名词复数，表示“再……，又……”，这里表示再十分钟，用anothertenminutes。other表示“其他的”；more应放在数词之后，如tenmoreminutes；less表示“更少”，不符合语境。3.D解析：根据语境可知，早期欧洲扑克牌是过去被设计的，用一般过去时的被动语态，其结构是was/were+过去分词，主语是复数，所以用weredesigned。4.B解析：这是一个强调句，结构是Itis/was+被强调部分+that/who+其他部分，这里强调的是theabilitytodothejob，所以用that。5.C解析：bedifferentfrom是固定搭配，表示“与……不同”，from后面是宾语从句，从句中beusedto后面缺少宾语，所以用what引导。6.D解析：这是一个反意疑问句，前半句是肯定句，后半句用否定形式，且主语用it指代前面的news，所以用didn'tit。7.B解析：if引导条件状语从句，其否定形式是ifnot+分词结构，这里表示如果不被小心处理，用ifnotcarefullydealtwith。8.B解析：surprised表示“感到惊讶的”，用来形容人，这里Tony感到惊讶且高兴，所以用Surprised。9.B解析：当别人说对不起打破镜子时，回答应该是没关系，用Itdoesn'tmatter。10.C解析：根据语境可知，回答者不知道要待多久，所以用Itdepends，表示“视情况而定”。11.D解析：根据文章内容“atextbookongoodInternetbehaviorhasstartedtobeusedinsomeShanghaimiddleschoolsthisterm.”可知，关于良好网络行为的教科书在上海的一些中学使用。12.A解析：根据文章内容“InordertohelpyoungpeopleusetheInternetinagoodway,atextbookongoodInternetbehaviorhasstartedtobeused...”可知，这本书的目的是教学生如何以良好的方式上网。13.C解析：根据文章内容“Teachersandparentsallthinkthebookisaverygoodidea.”可知，老师和家长认为这本书是个好主意。14.B解析：offline意思是“网下”，与online（网上）相对。15.C解析：文章主要讲述了互联网对青少年的影响，A选项文中未提及；B选项大多数学生上网是为了获取有用信息帮助学习，不是为了娱乐；D选项书是引导学生正确使用互联网，而不是清理互联网。16.C解析：根据文章内容“Before1066,inthelandwenowcallGreatBritainlivedpeoplesbelongingtotwomajorlanguagegroups.InthewestcentralregionlivedtheWelsh,whospokeaCelticlanguage,andinthenorthlivedtheScots,whoselanguage,thoughnotthesameasWelsh,wasalsoCeltic.IntherestofthecountrylivedtheSaxons,whospokewhatwenowcallAngloSaxon(orOldEnglish),aGermaniclanguage.”可知，1066年前在现在的英国主要说凯尔特语和古英语。17.A解析：根据文章内容“EnglishwordsofpoliticsandthelawcomefromFrenchratherthanGerman.”以及关于食物的例子可知，与政治、法律相关的词如president,lawyer以及表示肉类等食物的词如beef等源于法语。18.C解析：根据文章内容“FewrealizethattheEnglishlanguageisactuallyGermanicinitsbeginningandthattheFrenchinfluencesarealltheresultofoneman'sambition.WhenAmericansvisitEuropeforthefirsttime,theyusuallyfindGermanymore'foreign'thanFrancebecausetheGermantheyseeonsignsandadvertisementsseemsmuchmoredifferentfromEnglishthanFrenchdoes.”可知，因为很多法语单词与英语相似，所以美国人第一次去欧洲时觉得法国比德国不那么陌生。19.D解析：文章主要讲述了诺曼底人征服英国后对英语语言产生的影响。20.D解析：根据文章内容可知，诺曼底征服对英语语言有重大意义，A选项文中说威廉征服者对英语影响最大，但他不会说英语；B选项1066年前英语与德语更相似，现在由于法语的影响变得不同了，所以现在英语与德语不像以前那么相似；C选项诺曼底征服影响了普通人的语言，文中提到法语成为官方语言，古英语成为农民的语言。21.A解析：这里用it指代前面医生建议Vera休假这件事，作主语。22.C解析：shouldhavedone表示本应该做某事而实际上没做，这里表示昨晚本应该学习但去听音乐会了。23.D解析：acceptable表示“可接受的”，这里说父母让孩子在那个年龄无人照看在社会上是不可接受的。24.C解析：can'thavedone表示不可能做某事，这里说他的外套还在，所以他不可能走得远。25.B解析：musthavedone表示肯定做了某事，这里说他肯定完成了工作，否则不会在海边玩得开心。26.A解析：when引导的时间状语从句，主句用将来时，从句用一般现在时表将来，acoldfront与expect是被动关系，所以用isexpected。27.B解析：couldn'thavebeen表示不可能超过六岁，这里说事故发生时自己不可能超过六岁。28.D解析：这里用it作形式宾语，真正的宾语是forhertogetajobinthatcountry。29.B解析：根据语境可知，事故发生是过去的事，用一般过去时，所以用happened。30.C解析：didsay是强调谓语动词，这里强调对方确实说了一些不太好的话。31.Hiswordsreminded