華東理工大學(xué)網(wǎng)絡(luò)學(xué)院學(xué)位英語(yǔ)考試模擬試卷二EnglishforQualificationTestPartI UseofLanguage (10minutes)Directions:Thereare10incompletedialoguesinthispart.ForeachdialoguetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthedialogue.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1. —Willyoucometoourpartytonight?—__________,butIwillhaveanimportantmeeting.A)Idoubtit B)I’llcomeC)I’dlikecoming D)I’dloveto2. —Doyouthinktheywillfailintheexamination?—No,__________.A)Ihopenotso B)Idon’tthinksoC)Idon’thopeto D)Ithinknot3. —Wouldyouliketohaveacupofcoffee?一__________.A)Nevermind B)NotatallC)No,thankyou D)Forgetit4. —Ireallycan'trememberthesegrammarrules!—__________.Practicemore.A)You'renotalone B)It'shardtosayC)I'mafraidnot D)It'suptoyou5. ––WouldyoumindifIuseyourdictionary?––Ofcoursenot.__________.A)Don’t’dothat B)I’msorryIcan’tC)Hereyouare D)Don’tmentionit6. —Howdoyoulikethemovie? —________.A)Itbegananhourago B)Itdoesn’tmatter C)That’sfine D)Ittellsatouchingstory.7. —________?—Yes,abitcold,though.A)Coldweather,isn’tit B)Badweather,don’tyouthink C)Freezing,isn’tit D)Niceday,isn’tit8. —That’sabeautifuldressyouhaveon! —________.A)Oh,thanks.Myhusbandgivesittomeasabirthdaygift B)Sorry,it’stoocheapC)Youcanhaveitfromyourhusband D)Seeyoulater9. —________?—Alittle.A)ShallwespeakGerman B)DoyouspeakGermanC)WouldyoumindspeakingGerman D)Whatlanguagedoyouspeak10. —________?—Yes,howmuchisthisshirt?A)Howdoyoudo B)MayIhelpyouC)Excuseme D)HowareyougettingonPartII ReadingComprehension (35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Inbringingupchildren,everyparentwatcheseagerlythechild’sacquisition(學(xué)會(huì))ofeachnewskill-thefirstspokenwords,thefirstindependentsteps,orthebeginningofreadingandwriting.Itisoftentemptingtohurrythechildbeyondhisnaturallearningrate,butthiscansetupdangerousfeelingsoffailureandstatesofworryinthechild:Thismighthappenatanystage.Ababymightbeforcedtouseatoilettooearly,ayoungchildmightbeencouragedtolearntoreadbeforeheknowsthemeaningofthewordshereads.Ontheotherhand,though,ifachildisleftalonetoomuch,orwithoutanylearningopportunities,heloseshisnaturalenthusiasmforlifeandhisdesiretofindoutnewthingsforhimself.Patentsvarygreatlyintheirdegreeofstrictnesstowardstheirchildren.Somemaybeespeciallystrictinmoneymatters.Othersaresevereovertimesofcominghomeatnightorpunctualityformeals.Ingeneral,thecontrolsimposedrepresenttheneedsoftheparentsandthevaluesofthecommunityasmuchasthechild’sownhappiness.Asregardsthedevelopmentofmoralstandardsinthegrowingchild,consistencyisveryimportantinparentalteaching.Toforbidathingonedayandexcuseitthenextisnofoundationformorality(道德).Also,parentsshouldrealizethat“exampleisbetterthanprecept”.Iftheyarenotsincereanddonotpractisewhattheypreach(說(shuō)教),theirchildrenmaygrowconfused,andemotionallyinsecurewhentheygrowoldenoughtothinkforthemselves,andrealizetheyhavebeentosomeextentfooled.Asuddenawarenessofamarkeddifferencebetweentheirparents’principlesandtheirmoralscanbeadangerousdisappointment.11. Eagerlywatchingthechild’sacquisitionofnewskills________.A)shouldbeavoidedB)isuniversalamongparentsC)setsupdangerousstatesofworryinthechildD)willmakehimloseinterestinlearningnewthings12. Intheprocessofchildren’slearningnewskillsparents________.A)shouldencouragethemtoreadbeforetheyknowthemeaningofthewordstheyreadB)shouldnotexpecttoomuchofthemC)shouldachieveabalancebetweenpushingthemtoohardandleavingthemontheirownD)shouldcreateasmanylearningopportunitiesaspossible13. Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsusthat________.A)parentsshouldbestrictwiththeirchildrenB)parentalcontrolsreflectonlytheneedsoftheparentsandthevaluesofthecommunityC)parentalrestrictionsvary,andarenotalwaysenforcedforthebenefitofthechildrenaloneD)parentsvaryintheirstrictnesstowardstheirchildrenaccordingtothesituation14. Theword“precept”(Line3,Para.3)probablymeans“________”.A)idea B)punishmentC)behavior D)instruction15. Inmoralmatters,parentsshould________.A)observetherulesthemselvesB)beawareofthemarkeddifferencebetweenadultsandchildrenC)forbidthingswhichhavenofoundationinmoralityD)consistentlyensurethesecurityoftheirchildrenPassageTwoQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thesedayswetakeforgrantedthewidevarietyofmusicavailableontheradio.But,thiswasn’talwaysthecase.Intheearlydaysofradio,stationswerecapableofbroadcastingonlyanarrowrangeofsounds,whichwasallrightforthehumanvoicebutmusicdidn’tsoundverygood.Therewasalsoagreatdealofcracklingandotherstaticnoisesthatfurtherinterferedwiththequalityofthesound.AmannamedEdwinArmstrong,whowasamusiclover,setouttochangethis.HeinventedFMradio,atechnologythatallowedstationstosendabroadrangeoffrequenciesthatgreatlyimprovedthequalityofthemusic.Now,you’dthinkthatthiswouldhavemadehimamillionaire;itdidn’t.Radiostationsatthattimehadinvestedenormousamountsofmoneyintheoldtechnology.Sothelastthingtheywantedwastoinvestmillionsmoreinthenewtechnology.Nordidtheywanttohavetocompetewithotherradiostationsthathadasuperiorsoundandcouldputthemoutofbusiness.SotheypressuredtheFederalCommunicationsCommission—thedepartmentoftheUnitedStatesgovernmentthatregulatesradiostations—toputrestrictiveregulationsonFMradio.TheresultwasthatitsusewaslimitedtoaverysmallareaaroundNewEngland.Ofcourseasweallknow,EdwinArmstrong’sFMtechnologyeventuallyprevailedandwasadoptedbythousandsofstationsroundtheworld.Butthistookyearsofcourtbattlesandheneversawhowitcametoaffectthelivesofalmosteveryone.16. Whatisthepassagemainlyabout? A)Theinventionofmusicalrecordingequipment. B)Theroleofgovernmentinmasscommunications. C)Theemergenceofanewtechnology. D)Thesimilaritiesbetweenoldandnewradiostations.17. Whatwasthemaindisadvantageofearlyradiobroadcasting? A)Itwasveryexpensive. B)Thesoundqualitywaspoor. C)Itcouldonlytransmitahumanvoice. D)Thesignalwastransmittedoverasmallarea.18. WhatwasthepurposeofEdwinArmstrongbyinventingFMradio? A)Tomakeitpossibleforradiostationstobroadcastabroadrangeofsounds. B)Tomakeotherradiostationsspendalargesumofmoneyonmoreresearch. C)Tomakehimselfworld-famousandthereforeearnmoremoney. D)Tomakeradiostationscompetewithoneanother.19. WhydidtheownersofradiostationsreactnegativelytoArmstrong’sinvention? A)Itsusewastoostrictlyregulated. B)Theythoughtitwasunsafe. C)Itthreatenedtheirbusiness. D)Itwasofpoorquality.20. WhatdoesthepassageimplyaboutEdwinArmstrong? A)Hebecameamillionairefromhisinvention. B)Hewasanaccomplishedmusician. C)HeworkedfortheFederalCommunicationsCommission. D)HediedbeforeFMbecamepopular.PassageThreeQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.PsychologistGeorgeSpilichandcolleaguesatWashingtonCollegeinChestertown,Maryland,decidedtofindoutwhether,asmanysmokerssay,smokinghelpsthemto“thinkandconcentrate.Spilichputyoungnon-smokers,activesmokersandsmokersdeprived(Inthefirsttest,eachsubject(試驗(yàn)對(duì)象)satbeforeacomputerscreenandpressedakeyassoonasheorsherecognizedatargetletteramongagroupingof96.Inthissimpletest,smokers,deprivedsmokersandnon-smokersperformedequallywell.Thenexttestwasmorecomplex,requiringalltoscansequencesof20identicallettersandrespondtheinstantoneoftheletterstransformedintoadifferentone.Non-smokerswerefaster,butunderthestimulationofnicotine(尼古丁),activesmokerswerefasterthandeprivedsmokers.Inthethirdtestofshort-termmemory,non-smokersmadethefewesterrors,butdeprivedsmokerscommittedfewererrorsthanactivesmokers.Thefourthtestrequiredpeopletoreadapassage,thenanswerquestionsaboutit.Non-smokersremembered19percentmoreofthemostimportantinformationthanactivesmokers,anddeprivedsmokersbestedthosewhohadsmokedacigarettejustbeforetesting.Activesmokerstendednotonlytohavepoorermemoriesbutalsohadtroubleseparatingimportantinformationfrominsignificantdetails.“Asourtestsbecamemorecomplex,”sumsupSpilich,“non-smokersperformedbetterthansmokersbywiderandwidermargins”Hepredicts,“smokersmightperformadequatelyatmanyjobs-untiltheygotcomplicated.Asmokingairlinepilotcouldflyadequatelyifnoproblemsarose,butifsomethingwentwrong,smokingmightdamagehismentalcapacity.”21. ThepurposeofGeorgeSpilich’sexperimentsis________.A)totestwhethersmokinghasapositiveeffectonthementalcapacityofsmokersB)toshowhowsmokingdamagespeople’smentalcapacityC)toprovethatsmokingaffectspeople’sregularperformanceD)tofindoutwhethersmokinghelpspeople’sshort-termmemory22. GeorgeSpilich’sexperimentwasconductedinsuchawayasto________.A)compelthesubjectstoseparatemajorinformationfromminordetailsB)putthesubjectsthroughincreasinglycomplextestsC)checktheeffectivenessofnicotineonsmokersD)registerthepromptresponsesofthesubjects23. Theword“bested”(Line3,Para.5)mostprobablymeans________.A)beat B)enviedC)caughtupwith D)madethebestof24. Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A)Activesmokersingeneralperformedbetterthandeprivedsmokers.B)Activesmokersrespondedmorequicklythantheothersubjects.C)Non-smokerswerenotbetterthanothersubjectsinperformingsimpletasks.D)Deprivedsmokersgavetheslowestresponsestothevarioustasks.25. Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat________.A)smokersshouldnotexpecttobecomeairlinepilotsB)smokinginemergencycasescausesmentalillnessC)noairlinepilotssmokeduringflightsD)smokersmayproveunequaltohandingemergencycasesPassageFourQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.St.Patrick’sDay(March17)isoneofthemostimportantholidaysinIreland.Peoplewillweargreenshirts,ties,andhairribbons.Someevendyetheirhairgreenbecausetheybelievethatonthatdaythecolorbringsthemgoodluck.OnSt.Patrick’sDay,theIrisharoundtheworldtraditionallyattendchurchinthemorningandhavesomecelebrationsintheafternoon.Theydance,drink,parade,andfeast.Atraditionalmealincludesmeat,cabbageandaspecialIrishbeercalledGuinness.St.Patrick’sDayisareligiousholidaythatcanbetracedbackmorethanonethousandyearsago,anditisrelatedtoaboynamedSt.PatrickwhobecameanIrishsaintwhenhegrewup.HewasborntoawealthyfamilyinWalesaroundtheyear385AD.Butwhenhewassixteen,abandofraiders（劫掠者）tookhimasaslavetowhatisnowtheneighboringislandofIreland.Patricklivedthereforseveralyears.HewassolonelyandafraidthathetooksolaceinreligionandbecameafaithfulChristian.Later,hereturnedtoIrelandasamissionary,travelingfromvillagetovillageandtalkingabouthisfaith.HeexplainedtopeopletheFather,theSon(Jesus),andtheHolySpiritaseachoftheleavesofashamrock.Therewerethreeleaves,yettheywereoneplant.Fromthenon,theshamrock,asmallplantthatgrewwildaroundIreland,hasbeenasymbolofIrelandandbecauseofit,greenisassociatedwithSt.Patrick’sDay.26. Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat______. A)PatricklivedinIrelandallhislife B)Patrick’sfamilywasverypoor C)Patrick’slifeinwhatisnowtheneighboringislandofIrelandwashard D)Patrickdidn’tbelieveinChristianity27. WhatisthesymbolofIrelandaccordingtothispassage? A)St.Patrick. B)Guinness. C)Cabbage. D)Shamrock.28. Theunderlinedword“solace”inParagraph5means______. A)love B)happiness C)hatred D)comfort29. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue? A)St.Patrick’sDayisaworldwideholiday. B)St.Patrick’sDayhasalonghistory. C)OnSt.Patrick’sDay,greenistheluckycolorinpeople’seyes. D)PeoplerespectSt.Patrickandlovehim.30. Whatisthepassageabout? A)ThesymbolsofSt.Patrick’sDay. B)TheoriginofSt.Patrick’sDay. C)St.Patrick’slife. D)ThehistoryofSt.Patrick’sDay.PartIII VocabularyandStructure (25minutes)Directions:Thereare25incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.31. Itwasverykindofyoutodothewashing-up,butyou________it.

A)mustn’thavedone B)wouldn’thavedone

C)mightn’thavedone D)didn’thavetodo32. Whenshecaughtherhusband______onher,shefeltherwholeworldshatteredintopieces. A)tocheat B)cheat C)cheating D)tobecheating 33. Theteacherwasmuchkindertothegirlstudentsthanshewastotheboys,___________,ofcourse,madetheboysjealous. A)who B)what C)that D)which 34. “Youareveryselfish.It’shightimeyou_______thatyouarenotthemostimportantpersonintheworld,”Edgarsaidtohisbossangrily. A)realized B)haverealized C)realize D)shouldrealize 35.Hadheworkedharderinthelastsemester,he_____________theexams. A)musthavegotthrough B)wouldhavegotthrough C)wouldgetthrough D)couldgetthrough 36. Thesituationis__________thatpoliticalobserverswillfinditdifficulttopredict.

A)so B)really

C)such D)all37. Asastudent,IwanttousemycreativitytoexplorepossiblesolutionstoproblemsI_________. A)encounter B)get

C)face D)have38. Theoldmanslowlyrosefromhisseatand__________tothefrontofthebus. A)madeway B)madeaway

C)madetheway D)madehisway39. Maryhadabadheadache.Shetookanaspirinto__________thepain. A)release B)ease

C)free D)cut40. Thatcarismy__________;youmustn’tuseitwithoutmypermission. A)goods B)stuff

C)property D)item41. Shewasreachingoutfortheboy__________hedancedawayfromher. A)when B)as

C)while D)since42. Ittookmequiteawhileto__________Johnofthestupiddecisionhehadmade. A)persuade B)convince

C)talk D)advise43. Heonlygavehisfriendthe__________ofusinghisprivatelibrary. A)duty B)advantage

C)privilege D)power44. We’dallliketobestronger.Whetherthatstrengthbephysical,emotionalor__________,mostofushaveanareainwhichwe’dliketoimproveandhaveothersadmire. A)natural B)inborn

C)individual D)intellectual45. Thesecondpartofthebookdescribesthestrange__________ofeventsthatleadtotheKing’sfallfrompower. A)order B)table

C)sequence D)number46. ShanghaiBundisagreattourist______,drawingmillionsofvisitorsworldwideeveryyear. A)attention B)attraction C)appointment D)arrangement47. Apeculiarlypointedchinishismostmemorablefacial________.

A)mark B)feature

C)trace D)appearance48. I’dratheryou________makeanycommentontheissueforthetimebeing.

A)don’t B)wouldn’t

C)didn’t D)shouldn’t49. Allthings________,theplannedtripwillhavetobecalledoff.

A)considered B)beconsidered

C)considering D)havingconsidered50. JohnDeweybelievedthateducationshouldbeapreparationforlife,thatapersonlearnsbydoing,andthatteachingmust________thecuriosityandcreativityofchildren.

A)seek B)stimulate

C)shape D)secure51. Criticismandself-criticismisnecessary________ithelpsustofindandcorrectourmistakes.

A)bythat B)atthat

C)onthat D)inthat52. However,attimesthisbalanceinnatureis________,resultinginanumberofpossiblyunforeseeneffects.

A)troubled B)disturbed

C)confused D)puzzled53. Ifshedoesn’ttellhimthetruthnow,he’llsimplykeeponaskingheruntilshe________.

A)does B)hasdone

C)willdo D)woulddo54. Thepatient’shealthfailedtosuchanextentthathewasputinto________care.

A)tense B)rigid

C)intensive D)tight55. Doeseveryoneonearthhaveanequalright________anequalshareofitsresources?

A)by B)at

C)to D)overPartIV Translation (20minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed20minutestotranslatethefollowingparagraphintoChinese.Itisimportanttohaveeasyandquickaccesstoinformation,butitisevenmoreimportanttolearntolookatinformationinnewways.Amajormedicalbreakthroughmayillustratethepoint.Scientistshadintendedtofindacure,buttheygotnowhere.EdwardJenner,aBritishphysician,abandonedthequestforacureandconqueredthediseasebyfindingawaytopreventit.Obviously,itwascreative