2023年在職碩士聯(lián)考英語真題試題及答案(A卷)PartIDialogueCommunicationSectionAMan:Jane,youwon’tbelieveit.Iwonthelottery.Woman:__________. Man:No,it’strue.WhenIfoundout,Iwasshocked.Sowhat?Doesitreallycount?Areyouputtingmeon?Immaginethat!2.Man:It’srainingcatsanddogsoutside.Didyouremembertobringtheumbrella?Woman:Oops.__________. everythingisfineyoucancountonmeit’llclearupsoonitslippedmymindthismorning3.Man:________.HowcanIpossiblyreviewallthismaterialbynextweek?Woman:Takeiteasy.I’llhelpyouwithit. I’mgoingcrazy!Can’twait.I’mgladit’sfinallyover.Whataloadoff!4.Man:Getamoveon.Weneedtobeattheairportinanhour.Woman:Comeon!There’splentyoftime.Remember,we’regoingonthistriptorelax,__________.we’reinthesameboat.nottheotherwayaroundsolet’sgosoforgetit5.Wife:Canyoucomeoverhereplease?Whichoneisbetter? Husband:__________. Wife:Comeon,can’tyoumakeupyourmindforonce?IhavenoideaIhavenothongmoretosayIdon’tcareIdon’tlikeitSectionB6.Man:Iheardyou’vegotawonderfuljobinapostoffice.Howisyournewjobgoing?Woman:Ijustfeellikeafishoutofwater.Question:Whatdoesthewomanfeelabouthernewjob?sheissatisfiedwithitshefeelsuncomfortableitshefeelsit’sherdreamcometrueshefindsitdemanding7.Man:Hi,Linda.Areyougoingtoteachafteryougraduatefromthatuniversity?Woman:Wheredidyougettheidealikethat?Question:WhatcanbeconcludedaboutLinda? A:ShehasnodesiretoteachB.ShelikesteachingverymuchC.ShehasnoideaaboutteachingD.Shemaychoosetoteach8.Man:Why,youhavetoaskyourparentstopayyourrent? Woman:Well,Iamunabletomakeendsmeet.Question:Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A:SheisunabletomanagehermoneyB.Shecan’tgetherparentstopayherrent.C.Shecan’thelpherparentsoutD.Sheisfinanciallyintrouble9.Man:KenandSandrahopetoselltheirhousesfor$3million.Woman:Yeah.Theyalwaysthinkbig.Question:WhatdoesthewomanthinkofKenandSandra’splan?It’sworthtrying.It’srealistic.It’snotgoingtowork.It’sridiculous.10.Man:Excuseme.Doyouneedsomehelp?Woman:Well…I’mtryingtogettotherailwaystation.ButIcan’tmakeheadsortailsofthisticketmachine.Question:Whatisthewoman’sproblem?Shedoesn’thavethesmallchangewithher.Shedoesn’tknowhowtousethemachine.SheisnotsurehowmuchthetripwillcostSheisunabletogettheticketintime.PartII11.Disciplinecannotbe______untilthelastdayofschoolhaspassed.A.lessenedB.reducedC.relaxedD.lowered12.somepeoplearguethat_____regulationsforwaterpollutionwilldriveupcostsandputjobsatrisk.A.firmB.tightC.tenseD.close13.Tokeepherjob,shehasto______thebadtemperofherboss.A.putupwithB.takeuponC.makeupforD.comeupwith14.Studentjournalistsaretaughthowtobe______whenwritinginalimitedspace.A.convincingB.briefC.appealingD.expressive15.Thediscussionwasso_____thatatintervalsthespeakersstoppedforrefreshments.A.exhaustedB.exhaustingC.excitedD.exciting16.Thepopularityoftheseschoolsisgrowingsteadly_____theirtuitionfees.A.insteadofB.infavorofC.inspiteofD.inplaceof17.Itisoftennoteasyto_______themarkedgenerationgapwhichexistsbetweentheyoungandtheirelders.A.broadenB.breakC.bridgeD.build18.ThedrivefromEnglandtoScotlandprovidesthetouristwithmanypleasantchangesof______.A.sceneryB.sightC.perspectiveD.scene19.Thisambitiousproject,______scoresoforganizationsaroundtheworld,willtakeatleasttenyearstobeacomplished.A.indicatingB.composingC.containingD.involing20.Becauseofthepopularityoftheregion,visitorsareadvisedtobookhotels_____.A.inorderB.inpersonC.inturnD.inadvance21.Hepurposelyignoredhercallbecausehejustdidn’tfeellike______.A.disturbingB.todisturbC.beingdisturbedD.tobedisturbed22.DoyoureallythinkBillwillhelpyouwritethereport?Don’tcountyourchickens____theyarehatched.A.asB.afterC.beforeD.while23.Ifyouwantathing_____well,doityourself.A.doneB.doingC.todoD.beingdone24.Thecommitteemembersagreedtotheproposalthattheissue_____toimmediatevoting.A.istobeputB.beputC.shouldputD.mustbeput25.Soloudly______thatevenpeopleinthenextroomcouldhearhim.A.didhespeakB.doeshespeakC.hespokeD.hespeaks26.TomasteraforeignlanguagelikeFrenchrequireshardwork,soyou____studytoohard.A.shouldB.mustC.can’tD.maynot27.Gaininganewcustomercosts_____keepinganoldone.A.asmanyasfivetimesB.fivetimesasmanyasC.asmuchasfivetimesD.fivetimesasmuchas28.PeoplewithglassesareperceivedtobeuptotenIQpointsmoreintelligentthan____.A.thosewithoutB.thatwithoutC.thesewithoutD.onewithout29.Readingbooks,_____takesthereadertootherworlds,isawonderfulwayto“escape”.A.thatB.whatC.asD.which30.Take60mguptofourtimesaday,_____advisedotherwisebyadoctor.A.ifB.untilC.thoughD.unlessPartIIIReadingComprehensionPartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes,40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneTherichhavetraditionallypassedtheirwealthontotheirchildren.Butanincreasingnumberofbillionairesarechoosingnotto.Thereason?Theywanttheirchildrentoliveonthemselves—andnottoturnintospoiledsuccessors.NicolaHorlickor“supermum”,afamousBritishbillionaire,owingtofactthatshehashigh-flyingjobsandfivekidshasspenthercareermakingareported￡250m.Shenowseemsdeterminedtothrowofflargepartsofit.Shealreadygivesawayabout25%ofherincomeeachyear;shehasjustrevealed,inareportonthestateofcharityinthecity,thatshewillnotbeleavingmostoftheremaindertoherchildren.“Ithinkitiswrongtogivetoomuchinheritedwealthtochildren,”Horlicktoldthereport’sauthors.“Iwillnotbeleavingallmywealthtomychildrenbecausethatwouldjustruintheirlives.”Sheisbynomeansthefirsttogopublicwiththisconviction.BillGateshasputanestimated$30bnintotheBillandMelindaGatesFoundation.Thiswassupplemented,in2023,byanother$24bnorsofromhisfriendWarrenBuffett.Buffetthasalwaysbeencolorful,quotablyclearonwherehestands.Hisdaughteroftentellsastoryoffindingherselfwithoutchangeforacarparkingticket—herfatherlenther$20,thenpromptlymadeherwritehimacheck.“Tosuggestthatthechildrenofthewealthyshouldbejustaswealthy,”hehassaid,“islikesayingthemembersofAmerica’s2023Olympicteamshouldbemadeuponlyofthechildrenofthe1980Olympicteam.”AnitaRoddick,thelatefounderoftheBodyShop,toldherkidsthattheywouldnotinheritonepenny.ThemoneythatshemadefromthecompanywouldgointotheBodyShopFoundation,whichisn’toneofthoseawfultaxshelters,likesomeinAmerica.Itjustfunctionstotakethemoneyandgiveitaway.31.Thebillionairesmentionedinthepassagedon’twanttoleavemuchoftheirwealthtotheirchildrenbecause________.A.theyprefertogivetheirwealthtocharityB.theywanttheirbusinesstogoonhealthilyC.theybelievetoomuchwealthwillharmtheirchildrenD.theyhopetheirchildrencanmakemoremoneythemselves32.WhatdowelearnaboutNicolaHorlick?A.Shehasalreadygivenawayabout25%ofherwealth.B.Sheisthefirstonewhodeclarestogiveawayherwealth.C.Shewillleaveonlyasmallportionofherwealthtoherkids.D.Sheinheritedmostofherwealthfromherparents.33.Buffettdistinguisheshimselffor________.A.hisclear-cutpositionB.beingstrictwithhischildrenC.histalentinfinancialmanagementD.beingagiantinthestockmarket34.AccordingtoBuffett’sdaughter,herfather________.A.refusestolendhermoneyB.wantshertoinvestintheOlympicGamesC.nevergiveshermoremoneythannecessaryD.alwaysmakessurethatshereturnshismoney35.Itisimpliedinthelastparagraphthatsomefoundationsareusedbytherichto________.A.provideshelterforthepoorB.buildgoodfameC.avoidpayingtaxD.supporttheirbusinessPassageTwoItisfootballtimeagain.Currently,thequalifyingroundsarebeingplayedtodecidewhichcountrieswillsendteamstothe2023WorldCup.Soccerisbecomingmoreandmorepopularonaworldwidescaleandthesequalifyinglegsarecausingmuchexcitement.Thegameispopularatclublevelaswell.Manyfansgoeveryweektosupporttheirteam,whethertheeventisahomeorawayone,hopingtogetaresult.Theyallhopeanattackinggame,withalotofgoalsbeingscored.Obviously,theydonotwanttoseeaboring,defensivematchwheretheplayersareaimlesslypassingtheballtoeachother.Sadly,notalltheactionalwaystakesplaceontheground.Alltoofrequently,thereisactioninthestands,too.Footballsupporters,mostofwhomdeclaretheirloyaltybywearingtheirteam’scolours,intheformofshirts,arenotknownfortheirquietbehaviour.Theyareoftenverynoisy,shoutingnoisyencouragementtotheirteamandsingingdeafeningsongs.Thereismuchrivalrybetweensupporters.Mostly,thisisgood-natured,buttroublecaneasilyarise.Fansgetangryiftheyfeelthatarefereehasmadeawrongdecision,perhapsgivingoneoftheirteamaredoryellowcardunfairly,orperhapsfailingtonoticeafoul(犯規(guī))committedbyamemberoftheotherteam.Whentroublebreaksoutinafootballcrowd,itcanbedifficulttocontrol.Stadiumofficialsoftenseattheopposingfansinseparatepartsofthegroundasaprecautionagainstfighting.However,preventingtroubleismoredifficultoutsidetheground.Intheworstcases,riotpolicehavetobecalledin.Unfortunately,therearesomefanswhoenjoythisviolentaspectoffootball.Thesefootballhooligans(流氓)reallyenjoyarunningbattlewiththepolice,andcallupotherpeopletothrowstonesandbottlesatthem.Theyregardfootballnotasasport,butasanexcusefortroublemaking.Inevitably,theirbehaviourspoilsthereputationofthegame.36.Thequalifyingroundsareplayedto_______.A.attractsoccerfansB.selectthebestteamsforthenextroundsC.raisefundsfortheorganizersD.decidewhichplayersarethebest37.Whatdothefootballfanshopetosee?A.Ahomegame.B.Adefensivegame.C.Anevenlymatchedgame.D.Anexcitinggame.38.Fansgetangrywhentheythink_______.A.therefereeisunfairB.theirteamislosingC.theirteamisnotplayingwellD.thereisanintentionalfoul39.Riotpolicearecalledin_______.A.toseparatetheopposingfansinsidethegroundB.asaprecautionagainsttroubleinsidethegroundC.tostopfightingoccurringoutsidethegroundD.asaprecautionagainstfightingoutsidetheground40.Itisimpliedinthelastparagraphthat_______.A.footballfansenjoyspoilinggamesB.footballhooligansarecrazyaboutthegamesC.footballcanbeanexcusefortroublemakingD.footballhasapoorreputationPassageThreeOursenseofsmell,whichwenormallytakeforgranted,isnowadaysbeingincreasinglyusedforpurposeswhichmightsurpriseusifwewereawareofthem.Oneareainwhichsmellsarecreatedtoachieveparticularresultsismarketing.Forsometimemanufacturershavetakenadvantageofoursenseofsmellwithregardtohouseholdgoods.Millionsofdollarsarespentonproductresearchinthehuntfortherightsmellasitisbelievedperfumeinfluencesthewayconsumersperceiveabrand.InasurveyintheUnitedStates,whenpeoplewereaskedwhatwasthemostimportantfactorintheirchoiceofdetergent(洗衣粉),smellwasratedhighly,aboveingredientsandprice.Nowstoresarebecomingevenmoredirectintheiruseofsmell.Thesmelloffreshbreadinasupermarkettendstoencouragepeopletobuy,andpeoplesellingtheirhousesarerecommendedtohavecoffeebeingheatedwhenpotentialbuyersarrive.Suddenlysmellisbecomingbigbusiness.Onecompanyspecializingintheuseofsmellstoattractcustomersnowhasmanylargestoresonitsownlistofcustomers.Theyfindthatwhenpleasantsmellsarefilteredthroughastore’sairconditioningsystem,peopletendtospendlongerinthestoreandbuymore.Researchshowsthatsmellscanincreasepeople’sviewofthevalueofaproduct.Inatest,peoplelookedatthesametypesofshoesintworooms—onefilledwithpurifiedair,theotherwithasmellofmixedflowers.84%ofthepeoplepreferredtheshoesintheroomwiththesmellofflowers.Infact,manysaidtheywouldbepreparedtopayuptoUS$10moreforapair.Smellsalsohaveotherpotentialuses.Somecompaniesareexperimentingwithdifferentsmellstoproducedifferenteffectsintheirworkersaccordingtothetimeofday.Forexample,earlyinthemorningtheymightputthesmelloflemonintheairconditioningsystemtowakepeopleup.Inthemiddleofthemorning,whentheatmospheretendstobecomemoretense,thesmellofwoodcouldbeusedtocalmpeopledown.Beforelunchtimethesmellofmeltingbutterwouldencouragepeopletogotolunchontime.Afterlunch,whenpeopleoftenbegintoloseconcentration,thesmellofmint(薄荷)wouldincreasetheiralertness.41.Whichisthemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?A.HowtoavoidbeingaffectedbysmellsB.UsingsmellstoinfluencepeopleC.ThepowerofoursenseofsmellD.Newsmellsinsupermarkets42.Inthesurvey,whenselectingdetergent,peopleconsideredsmell________.A.notimportantB.asimportantaspriceC.lessimportantthaningredientsD.moreimportantthanprice43.Toattractmorecustomers,somelargestores________.A.employacompanyspecializingintheuseofsmellsB.providefreecoffeeforthemC.filterpurifiedairthroughairconditioningD.decoratethemselveswithfreshflowers44.Themajorityofpeopleinthetest(Para.3)preferred________.A.thesmellofshoestothatofflowersB.thesmellofflowerstothatofshoesC.theshoesintheroomwithpurifiedairD.theshoesintheroomwithappealingsmells45.Toproduceacalmingeffect,somecompaniesusethesmellof________.A.lemonB.woodC.meltingbutterD.mintPassageFourTheFirstRuleofFinanceistolivewithinyourmeansbyspendingnomorethan80%ofyourtake-homepay.Ifyoutakehome$100perweek,spendnomorethan$80.Buteverlookatwhatpeoplespendtheirmoneyon?Ihaverelativesandfriendsdeeplyindebt,spending$12forevery$10theyearninsteadofthe$8youknowtheyshouldbespending.WhenIseethem,they’reproudoftheirnewwhatever.“Whatdoyouthinkofmynewtruck?”askedonefromthedriver’sseat.“Doyoulikemynewshoes?”askedanotheronhighheels.“Checkoutmynewbigscreen,”saidathirdwhileholdingtheremoteinhislivingroom.We’veallheardpeoplefishingforcomplimentsontheirnewtoys.Everyoneofthemwasproudofwhatthey’dfinanced.Theyseemtohaveboughtitforthepurposeofbeingproud,ofshowingoff,ofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.“Lookatmynew…”iseverybody’sfavoritephrase,evenwhentheobjectinquestionisn’ttheirsatallandwon’tbenewwhenthey’vefinallypaidforit,iftheyeverdo.They’reproudofbeingstupid.Theythinkit’scooltodrivethefinancedcar,wearthefinancedshoes,andwatchthefinancedTV,buttosmartpeople,whoseopinionsaretheonlyonesweshouldrespect,thesepeoplelookdumbasrocks.TheJoneses,ninetimesoutof10,arefinanciallystupid.That’swhytheyhaveallthatstuff,onborrowedmoney.Whytrytocopythem?Worse,whytrytoimpressthem?Copyandimpresssmartpeople,theoneswhoowntheirstuff.Ifyouwanttoimpresssmartpeople,debtisthelastwaytogoaboutit.Tryingtoimpressamoney-smartpersonbygoingintodebtisliketryingtoimpressOlympicswimmingchampionMichaelPhelpsbydrowninginapool.MichaelPhelpsisimpressedbygoodswimming,andamoney-smartpersonbygoodmoneymanagement.46.Accordingtotheauthor,thenewtruck,shoesandbigscreenmentionedinPara.2are________.A.indicatorsofwealthB.necessitiestothebuyersC.justawasteofmoneyD.examplesofshowingoff47.“…theobjectinquestionisn’ttheirs”(Para.2)means______.A.itisboughtforotherpeopleB.itisboughtwithloanedmoneyC.itwillfinallybeownedbythebankD.itwillfinallybeownedbythebuyers48.Accordingtotheauthor,buyingnewobjectsonborrowedmoneyis________.A.unwiseB.shamefulC.understandableD.impressive49.“Smartpeople”inthelastparagraphreferto________.A.cleverbusinessmenB.peoplewithhighIQsC.fashionablewealthypeopleD.peoplegoodatmoneymanagement50.Thepurposeofthispassageisto________.A.showsympathywithpoorconsumersB.criticizeconsumptionofluxuriesC.advisepeopletobecomemoney-smartD.persuadepeopletokeepofffashionsPartIVClozeTest(15minutes,10points)Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblank,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Thereisonefairlystandardreasonwhysomethinkersregardthemeaning-of-lifequestionasbeingitselfmeaningless.Theyargue__51___meaningisamatteroflanguage,notobjects.Itisa__52__ofthewaywetalkaboutthings,notafeatureofthingsthemselves,__53___shape,weightorcolor.Acabbageoracomputerisnotmeaningfulinitself;itbecomes__54___onlybybeingcaughtupinourconversation.Onthistheory,wecanmakelife__55__byourtalkaboutit;butitcannothaveameaninginitself,__56___thanacloudcan.Itwouldnot__57__sense,forexample,tospeakofacloudasbeingtrueorfalse.___58__,truthandfalsehoodarefunctionsofourhummanjudgementsaboutclouds.However,thereareproblemswiththisargument,__59___therearewithmostphilosophicalarguments.Weshallbe__60___afewofthemlateron.51.A.thatB.howC.ifD.what52.A.meansB.questionC.problemD.method53.A.withB.forC.likeD.as54.A.thisB.thatC.suchD.so55.A.richB.importantC.meaningfulD.colorful56.A.notmoreB.farmoreC.muchmoreD.anymore57.A.makeB.bringC.takeD.give58.A.HenceB.RatherC.StillD.Therefore59.A.whenB.sinceC.asD.for60.A.writingaboutB.huntingforC.listeningtoD.lookingat英語試卷二Pa