2005年在职攻读硕士专业学位全国联考英语样题 SAMPLE TEST PartⅠ Dialogue Comunication (15 minutes,15 points) Section A Dialogue Completion Directions: In this section , you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 1. Speaker A: Operator, I want to make a person-to-person call to Toronto, Canada. The number is 932-0806. Speaker B:______ A. But I don’t know whom do you want to call. B. What’s the name of the party you’re calling? C. What’s the address of the person you’re calling? D. What’s the extension number you’re calling? 2. Speaker A: Excuse me ,do you have small change for a dollar? Speaker B:______ A. Why do you want to change? B. Is it my business? C. Are dimes and quarters OK? D. You shouldn’t ask a stranger for change; 3. Speaker A:: It seems to be clearing uop. Speaker B:______ A. It’s such a nice change. B. I don’t think this weather will last. C. I hope it stays warm. D. As long as it rains. 4. Speaker A: You don’t have to play that record so loud, do you? Speaker B:_______ A. Yes. I didn’t mean to disturb you. B. Sorry I don’t have to. I can turn it down a little. C. Yes, sorry. Am I keeping you awake? D. Sorry, I didn’t realize you were trying to sleep. 5. Speaker A : You are more beautiful in that red sweater! Speaker B:_______ A. Oh, no. It’s just an old one, and I have had it for years. B. Yes. I think it goes nicely with my pants. C. Thank you . My mom knitted it for me some years ago. D. Oh, but I’m not sure if it suits me. Section B Dialogue Comprehension Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short conversations between a man and a woman . At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer to the question from the four choices given and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 6. Woman: Why don’t you drive to the university? Man: I like cycling . And there are more bicycles than cars on the campus. Question: What does the man imply? A. Most people in the university like driving cars. B. Most people in the university like riding bicycles. C. Driving cars is not allowed in the university. D. The campus is near, so he doesn’t have to drive to it. 7. Woman: I hear you still need $2.000 for the project. But why don’t you ask John to help? He has money to burn, you know? Man: Ask John? I’ll save my breath. The wealthiest are usually mean. Question: What does the man mean? A. People with a lot of money are usually helpful. B. People with a lot of money are usually vicious. C. People with a lot of money are usually not generous. D. People with a lot of money are usually not trustworthy. 8. Man: I hear that the research center has chosen Frank as head of the team. Is that true? Woman: You said it. But they must have been out of mind in the choice! Question: What does the woman mean? A. The research center has made a good choice. B. The research center has made a stupid choice. C. The research center is enthusiastic about choosing the head. D. The research center hasn’t made a choice yet. 9. Woman: I was greatly impressed by Frank’s oil paintings. Man: But in the art of oil paintings, Bill is above all the others. Question: What does the man mean? A. Frank’s oil paintings are not good at all. B. Frank’s oil paintings are as good as Bill’s. C. Neither Frank’s nor Bill’s oil paintings are good. D. Bill’s oil paintings are better than Frank’s. 10. Woman: Mark, did you tell Allen to bring his camera? Man: Whether or not Allen is willing to bring his camera, we can still take some pictures . You can always count on me. Question: What does the man mean? A. He has brought a camera himself. B. He can never count on Allen. C. Allen is willing to bring his camera. D. They will wait for Allen to take pictures. PartⅡ Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes,10 points) Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 11. A library in ancient Egypt was ______“The Healing Place of the Soul.” A. called B. called as C. being called D. called by 12. Plants and animals flourish only______certain physical conditions are present. A . where B.while C. until D.unless 13. In the United States, one_______six wage earners makes a living in or related to the automobile industry. A. about B. by C. as for D. out of 14. As a pastime, coin collection provides hours of pleasure and the satisfaction of _______the collection grow. A. storing B. protecting C. watching D. remembering 15. Statistics______in the claims of dvertisers, in opinion polls, and in reports of business trends and cycles. A. has appeared B. appears C. appear D. appearing 16. If governments stopped adopting trade policies, the world_______an economic condition called free trade. A. can have B. would have C. will have D. may have 17. If our_____is correct, the spacecraft should reach the moon on Monday. A. calculation B. composition C. communication D. vision 18. One of the first metals put______by early human beings was copper. A. into use B. for use C. in use D. to use 19. Modern________lighting, howeyer, is now almost as good as daylight, so long as too strong light is avoided. A. artificial B. unusual C. unreal D. faked 20. It is doubtful whether infants could survive outside the______network of the family. A. moderate B. suspicious C. intimate D.generous 21. The_______of the Titanic was found in September 1985, but recovering it is a very difficult prospect. A. crash B.wreck C. spot D.tragedy 22. All acceptance of religion is based on belief , not on the weight of evidence or the________ of reasonable conclusious. A. bearing B. building C. crossing D. the reaching 23.________by mean of words can the writer persuade a person of the truth in what he says or make anyone care about it. A. Obviously B. only C. When D. Unless 24. Contract rights, as a type of property, may be sold or otherwise______from one person or institution to another. A. extended B. transferred C. claimed D. bargained 25. Inflation causes society to use more of its resources for today’s purposes and to _______less for tommorrow’s needs . A. make up B. check up C. set aside D. work out 26. Although all the obligations are not_______set out in the wedding ceremony itself, they are part of the law of every nation. A. regularly B. specifically C. systematically D. optimistically 27. While the scientists were at work in their laboratories, other men______to cope with living things in their natural settings. A. had continued B. would continue C.were continuing D. would have continued 28. The purpose was ______knowledge more meaningful so that it could be understood instead of being mechanically memorized. A. to make B. making C. for making D. of making 29. The guess is that when the figures_______, the November unemployment rate will be 5.6 percent, up from 5.4 in October. A. come out B. come off C. come about D. come true 30. Some government programs are limited to specific groups within the population, such as_______,members of the armed forces, and government employees. A. vehicle B. vibration C. veterans D. vessel PartⅢ Reading Comprehension(40 minutes,40 point) Directions: www.mpacc.net.cn There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. www.mpacc.net.cn |