2008年在職攻讀碩士學(xué)位全國聯(lián)考英語試卷一PartIDialogueCommunication(15minutes,15points)SectionADialogueCompletionDirections:Inthissection,youwillread5shortincompletedialoguesbetweentwospeakers,eachfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheanswerthatbestsuitsthesituationtocompletethedialogue.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.SpeakerA:Here’sagiftforyou.IboughtitinChina.SpeakerB:__________A.Howmuchdiditcost?B.Wow,itisgreat!Thankyou.C.Itmustbeveryexpensive.D.Sorrytohavebotheredyou.2.SpeakerA:Canyoutellmesomethingaboutyourcompany?SpeakerB:__________Ourcompanywasestablishedin1953.Weproduceawidevarietyofelectronicequipment.A.IamgladB.GoodideaCYouarewelcomeD.Mypleasure3.SpeakerA:Aren’tyouexcitedaboutyournewjob?SpeakerB:__________butit’stoodemanding.A.It’sOKB.IamfineC.SureIamD.Ithinkso4.Woman:I’vejustbeenreadingthroughyourlastprojectreport.Man:Ihopeyoudidn’tfindmuchwronginit.Woman:__________you’vedoneafantasticjob.A.OnthecontraryB.OntheotherhandC.Don’tforgetD.Don’tbesilly5.SpeakerA:Couldyoupassmethejobspage?SpeakerB:__________A.What’sthematterwithyou?B.WhyshouldI?C.Youdon’thavetoask.D.Sure,hereyouareSectionBDialogueComprehensionDirectins:Inthissection,youwillread5shortconversationsbetweenamanandawoman.AttheendofeachconversationthereisaquestionfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswertothequestionfromthefourchoicesgivenandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.6.Man:Jenniferisreallyprety,isn’tshe?Herskinlookssobabysmooth!Woman:Well,it’sjustthatsheputslotsofmake-uponherface.Actually,naturalbeautycomesfromwithin.Man:Ah,Icansmelljealousyintheair!Question:Whatdoesthemanimlpy?A.Thewomanlooksugly.B.Thewomanhadabitterfeeling.C.Thewomanshouldaapologize.D.Thewomanwasupset.7.Man:Myfathercandocooking,carpentry,andabitofgardening.Woman:He’saJackofalltrades,really.Question:Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Theman’sfatherhastalentintrade.B.Theman’sfatherworksforJack.C.Theman’sfatherhasmanydifferentskills.D.Theman’sfatherdoesmanyjobsatthesametime.8.Woman:Iwanttotrysomethingnewintheproject.What’syouropinion?Man:Well,Iprefertogobythebook.Atleastitissafer,isn’tit?Question:Whatdoesthemansuggest?A.Strictlyobeyingtheestablishedrules.B.Tryingsomethingnewfromthebook.C.Testinganewbusafermethod.D.Learninganewmethodthroughpractice.9.Man:Thecompetitionisincreasinglyfierce.Whatshallwedonext?Woman:Ifothercompanieslowertheirprices,we’llhavetofollowsuit.Question:Whatdoesthewomansuggest?A.Doingthesameasothercompanieshavedone.B.Producingthesamesuitsasothercompanies.C.Fightingagainstothersbycuttingdownthecost.D.Workingoutotherpoliciestocompensatefortheloss.10.Woman:Iamupset.YoutoldmybossIhadapart-timejob?Man:Iamsorry.Icouldn’thelpit.Question:Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Hecouldn’thelpthewomanatall.B.Hecouldn’tholdbackthesecret.C.Hecouldn’tpossiblytelltheboss.D.Hecouldn’tdecidewhotoldtheboss.PartIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes,10points)Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthissection.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.11.AccordingtotheConstitution,anynationalagreementhastobe___________byatwo-thirdsmajorityinparliament.A.approachedB.appointedC.approvedD.appreciated12.Theissueofe-commercedidnot__________anydetaileddiscussionsattheconference.A.takdelightin.B.giverisetoC.givewayto.D.takeadvantageof.13.Canyou___________aninsecthavingeighteyesandstillhavingpooreyesight?A.imagineB.supposeC.thinkD.expect14.Fingerprintsformanunchangeable___________despitechangesintheindividual’sappearanceorage.A.markB.signC.remarkD.signature15.Ithinktheirplanwillwork,buttheythemselvesarevery___________aboutit.A.certainB.suspiciousC.confidentD.doubtful16.Hisfailuretopayhisdebts__________theiropinionthathewasnottobetrusted.A.confirmedB.checkedC.convincedD.tested17.Ourgovernmentstronglyholdstheprinciplethatwewill__________bethefirsttousenuclearweapons.A.byanymeansB.byallmeansC.bynomeansD.byeverymeans18.Thetwosoldiersspentmanyyearstogether,fighting___________andsharingtheirvictoriesanddisappointments.A.facetofaceB.sidebysideC.backtobackD.stepbystep19.Beingawareofthepotentialobjections,theylauncheda___________reformatthebeginningstage.A.humbleB.modestC.timidD.middle20.Theunionthreatenedastrikebutcalledit___________atthelastminute.A.offB.outC.backD.up21.Anewmaterial____________wehavegoodreasontobeoptimistic.A.developedB.beingdevelopedC.wasbeingdevelopedD.wasdeveloped22.Itisillegalinsomecountriesthatchildren___________unattendedathome.A.beleftB.leftC.areleavingD.beingleft23.Onthelargeboardinthemainhalloftheairport,youcaneasilyfindthedifferentdestinations________Whichairlinescantakeyou.A.inB.ofC.toD.by24.Notuntilactuallyfacedwithwaterscarcity____________appreciatethevalueofwatertoaregion.A.onecanB.onecannotC.canoneD.cannotone25.Mostpeopledon’tthinkofastampasareceipt,butthatis__________itreallyis-aproofofjusthowmuchmoneyyouhavepaidinadvanceformaildelivery.A.whatB.whyC.howD.who26.WithoutwaterfromtheNileRiver,Egypt____________afarmingcountryandbecomeadesert.A.willceasetobeB.wouldceasetobeC.willceasebeingD.wouldceasebeing27.Althoughherefusedtoactonmysuggestion,hehadtoadmitthat___________whatIsaid.A.itwassomethinginB.therewassomethingasC.itwassomethingasD.therewassomethingin28.Thereislittle,__________farminginthatareaandallyoucanseeismilesofwildcountryside.A.ifsoB.ifsuchC.ifnotD.ifany29.Inhislecture,theeducationexpertemphasizedthefactthatnowadayschildrenareexposedtomanyInfluences____________thatoftheirfamilies.A.ratherthanB.oftherthanC.exceptforD.butfor30.Thesingeronthestagehasayoung____________faceandavoiceofan__________.A.boyangelB.boy’sangelC.boyangel’sD.boy’sangel’sPartIIIReadingComprehensionDirections:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneWhenIsawthenotice“Womenfilmextraswanted”inalocalnewspaper,Ijumpedatthechance.Sincechildhood,Ihaddreamtofbeingafilmstar.Thecastinginterviewwentwell,andtwodayslaterIwastoldthatIhadbeenchosen.Iwastolosesomeofmyenthusiasmfortheidea,however.Extrasareoftenleftinthedarkforsometimeastowhichroletheywillplay.Finally,thenatureofmyrolewasrevealed:Iwasaskedtoplayamentalhospitalpatient.Despitemydisappointment,Iagreedtoparticipate.Then,barelyaweeklater,thedayoffilmingdawned.All13ofusextras,mainlyhousewives,weredriventoanoldhospital.Thecoffeeandteatheyserveduslookedandtastedlikecement.Thenwewererushedofftomake-up.Myhairwaspinnedbackandmake-upwasappliedthatgavemeapaleappearance.Thenwejustsatinaminibusforafewhours,asthecamerasrolledelsewhere.AfterthesecondhourhadpassedIwasbecomingbored,Ibetstarsarenevertreatedlikethis,Ithought.IhadexpectedtobesobusythatIhadn’tcomepreparedforalongwait.Manyoftheothershadbroughtabookorknitting.Threehourshadnowpassed.Thenatlastwewerecalledtodoourscenes.Whenthedirectorcamein,wewereinstructedwheretostandandwhattodo.Alongwithafewothers,Iwastoldtositatatableandweavebaskets.Thiswasnotaneasytask.Thecane(藤條)wehadtousewasverylong.Onseveraloccasionsmybasketfellapartinfrontofmyveryeyes.OnothersIonlysucceededinhittingacameramanintheeye.Lifefortheotherextraswasfarfromeasy.Jean,whowasbarefoot,hadtocirclethefloor.PoorAlicewasaskedtopretendtobangherheadagainstthewall.Meanwhile,Veronicasweptthefloor.Thankfully,afterjustafewattempts,thescenesweredone.Andsomyfirsttasteofthis“glorious”careerwasover.AlthoughIfoundtheexperiencequiteinteresting,myfirstscreenrolewillalmostcertainlybemylast.31.Theword“extras”usedinthisstorymeanspeoplewho____________A.havelittleexperienceofactingB.playunimportantpartsinafilmC.pretendtobefilmstarsD.needapart-timejob32.Accordingtothestory,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueabouttheauthor?A.Shedidn’trefusetheroleassignedtoheralthoughshedidn’tlikeit.B.Sheunderstoodclearlythatmostfilmstarsusedtobeextras.C.unlikeotherwomenwhowerereadingorknitting,shewasbusywithherscene.D.Theonlythingshedidwellwastousethecaneasaweapon.33.Alice,oneofthe13womenextras,wasprobalbyplayingtheroleof___________A.adoctorworkinginthementalhaspitalB.anursewhowashelpingherpatients.C.antherhousewifebusywithherworkD.anotherpatientwithmentalproblem34.Fortheauthor,thefirstexperienceofactinginafilmwas______________A.almostanadventureB.arealnightmareC.quiteunpleasantD.veryinspiring35.Thebesttitleforthisstorycouldbe_____________A.OnCameraB.InFashionC.AFancyDreamD.AGreatCareerPassagetwoSomeofthemostpopularattractionsacrossAmericaarethemanyfreeconcertsofferedtothepublicthroughouttheyear.Theseinvolvenotonlyamateurperformers,butprofessionalartistsaswell.Thepublicparksofmanycitiesacrossthecountryusuallyhavebandstandsandlargelawns.Asaservicetocitizens,theyrentoutspacetoperformersfreeofcharge.Amateurgroups,withnothingmorethanadesiretoperform,offertheirtalentsfreelytothepublic.Semi-professionalartistsarepleasedtogetthechancetoperformbeforethepublictoperfecttheircraftandnurturethehopeofbeingdiscoveredbeforebeginningaprofessionalcareer.Famousprofessionalsalsogivefreeconcertstomakecontactwiththeiradmiringfans.Oftensuchconcertsaresponsoredbyalargecorporateorganizationandofferedtothepublicfreeofchargeasaculturalserviceandsupportforthearts.Thefreeconcertsfeatureallkindsofmusicfromrockandroll,jazz,country-westerntotheclassics.Inaddition,freeperformancesmayincludetheplaysofShakespeareorexperimentaltheaterofmoderndramatists.InNewYork’sCentralParktherehaslongbeenasummerShakespearefestivalwhichdrawshugecrowdstothefreeperformances.Oftheseconcertstheonesheldonasummereveningintheparkarethemostpopular.Theytakeonafestiveair.Friendsandgroupsgathertogetherafterworkandspreadoutablanketonthelawnfacingtheperformers’stage.Theearlycomersgetthebestlocationsandenjoyapicnicsupperwhileitisstilldaylight.Thefreeseatingisonafirstcomebasis.Therefore,bythetimethecomcertbegins,asmanyasfivethousandormorepeoplemaybeinattendance.Theconcertsusuallybeginat8p.mandareperformedunderthestars.Thesoundismadesufficientlyloudsothatnomatterwhereonechoosestosit,hecanhearverywell.Theonlydisturbancemaybethesoundofanoverheadairplaneonitsfinalapproachtoanairportorthefar-offsiren(警笛聲)ofanambulanceonitswaytothehospital.Thismatterslittle!Whatcountsistosoakuptheatmospherecreatedbythemusicandtobewithfriendsinthefreshopenair.Thebestpartofitallisthatit’sfree!36.ManyAmericanparksgivefreeconcertsontheirlawnsbecausethey___________A.havethenecessaryfacilitiesB.canattractmorevisitorsC.wanttoservethepublicD.areinapositiontoinvitemusicians37.Theconcertsinparksareoftenfinanciallysupportedby____________A.theparksthemselvesB.bigorganizationsC.professionalmusiciansD.musicfans38.Forsemi-professionalartists,performingbeforethepublicisagoodchance____________A.toimprovethemselvesintheircareerB.tohelptrainamateurperformersC.tomakefriendswithsuperstarsD.togetinvolvedinprofitablebusiness39.Theconcertscanattractsomanypeoplemainlybecause_____________A.theattendantsdon’thavetopayB.theseatingisonafirstcomebasisC.theyprovidefreepicnicsupperD.theyareheldintheopenair40.Thephrase“soakup”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans____________A.absorbB.warmupC.enjoyD.useupPassagethreeLibrariesformavitalpartoftheworld’ssystemsofcommunicationandeducation.Theymakeavailableknowledgeaccumulatedthroughtheages.Peopleinallwalksoflifeuselibraryresourcesintheirwork.Peoplealsoturntolibrariestosatisfyadesireforknowledgeortoobtainmaterialforleisure-timeactivity.Iaddition,manypeopleenjoybookdiscussions,concerts,filmprograms,lectures,storyhours,andavarieryofotheractivitiesprovidedbylibraries.Librariesalsoplayanimportantroleinpreservingasociety’sculturalheritage(遺產(chǎn)).Thelibraryranksasoneofsociety’smostusefulserviceinstitutions.Thecontentsoflibrarieshavechangesomuchthroughtheyearsthatthewordlibraryitselfis,inasense,inaccurate.ThewordcomesfromtheLatinwordliber,whichmeansbook.Today’slibrarieshousemanybooks,ofcourse.However,theyalsohaveawidevarietyofothematerialsthatcommunicate,educate,andentertain.Thesematerialsincludemagazines,manuscripts(手稿),newspapers,andcomputerdocuments.AudioandvisualmaterialsincludeCDs,audiocassettetapes,videotapes,films,maps,paintings,andphotographs.Inadditiontoregularbooks,alibrarymayhavelarge-typebooks,booksfortheblind,andtaperecordingsofbooks,calledtalkingbooks.Librarianskeeppacewiththechangingcontentsoflibrariestoserveasmanypeopleaspossible.Theireffortshaveturnedlibrariesintomultimediaresourcecenters.Theexpansionoflibrarycontentsgreatlyincreasesthelibrary’sabilitytocommunicateandeducate.Forexample,peopleinterestedinclassicalmusiccanlistentoCDsandreadbooksonthetopic.Studentsofagriculturecanreadmagazinesandwatchvideotapesonfarmingmethods.Manypeopleusemagazinesandnewspaperstofindthemostup-to-datematerialoncurrentevents.Inadditiontoexpandingcontents,librarianshavedevelopedmanykindsoflibrariestoservetheneedsofdifferetpeople.Thematerialsofeachkindoflibraryareselectedtomeettheneedsofaspecificgroupofpatrons.Schoollibrarieshavecollectionsthatprovidetheinformationneededbyelementaryandhighschoolstudents.Publiclibrariestailortheircollectionstothegeneralpublic.Governmentlibrarycollectionsaregearedchieflytowardservingtheneedsofgovernmentofficials.Thousandsofspeciallibrariesprovideinformationofrprofessionalpeople,suchasadvertisingspecialists,bankers,editors,engineers,lawyers,physicians,andscientists.41.Thewordlibraryoriginallymeant__________A.freedomfromignoranceB.collectionsofbooksC.meansofcommunicationD.storageofknowledge42.Whichofthefollowingstatementsshowslibrariesnowadaysserveasmultimediaresourcecenters?A.Peoplecanvisitthemattheirconvenienttime.B.Peoplecanlearnaboutdifferentculturesinthem.C.Theyhouseeducationalandrecreationalmaterialsinavarietyofforms.D.Theyprovideinformationforprofessionalpeopleindifferentfields.43.Includingtalkingbooksintheircollectionsisagoodexampleof__________A.theexpansionofthecontentsoflibrariesB.thedevelopmentofspeciallibrariesC.theenterainingfunctionoflibrariesD.therecordingserviceinlibraries44.Inthelastparagraph,theword“patrons”probablymeans__________A.professionalpeopleB.academicresearchersC.librariansD.readers45.Theinformationprovidedinthispassagemayhelpus__________A.makebetteruseofthelibraryasausefulserviceinstitutionB.paymoreattentiontoup-to-datenewsprovidedinlibrariesC.betterunderstandlibrariansandappreciatetheirhardworkD.savemoretimeforentertainmentinlibraryactivities.PassageFourStudentswhowanttoentertheUniversityofMontreal’sAthleticComplexneedmorethanjustaconventionalIDcard-theiridentitiesmustbeprovedgenuinebyanelectronichandscanner.InsomeCaliforniahousingestates,akeyaloneisinsufficienttogetsomeoneinthedoor;hisorhervoiceprintmustalsobeverified(確認(rèn)).Andsoon,customersatsomeJapanesebankswillhavetopresenttheirfacesforscanningbeforetheycanAlloftheseareapplicationsofbiometrics,afast-growingtechnologythatinvolvestheuseofphysicalorbiologicalcharacteristictoidentifyindividuals.InuseformorethanadecadeatsomehighsecuritygovernmentinstitutionsintheUnitedStatesandCanada,biometricsisrapidlypoppingupintheeverydayworld.Biometricsecuritysystemsoperatebystoringadigitizedrecordofsomeuniquehumnfeature.Whenauserwishestoenerorusethefacility,thesystemscanstheperson’scorrespondingcharacteristicsandattemptstomatchthemagainstthoseonrecord.Systemsusingfingerprints,hands,voices,eyes,andfacesarealreadyonthemarket.Othersusingtypingpatternsandevenbodysmellsareinvariousstagesofdevelopment.Fingerprintsscannersarecurrentlythemostwidelyusedtypeofbiometricapplication,thankstotheirgrowinguseoverthelast20yearsbylaw-enforcementagencies.SixteenAmericanstatesnowusebiometricfingerprintverificationsystemstocheckthatpeopleclaimingwelfarepaymentsaregenuine.PoliticiansinTorontohavevotedtodothesame,withatestingprojectbeginningnextyear.Notsurprisingly,biometricsraisesdifficultquestionsaboutprivacyandthepotentialforabuse.Someworrythatgovernmentsandindustrywillbetemptedtousethetechnologytomonitorindividualbehavior.“Ifsomeoneuseedyourfingerprintstomatchyourhealth-insurancerecordswithcredit-cardrecordshowingthatyouregularlyboughtlotsofcigarettesandfattyfoods,”saysonepolicyanalyst,“youwouldseeyourinsurancepaymentsgothroughttheroof.”InToronto,criticsofthewelfarefingerprintplancomplainedthatitwouldforcepeopletosubmittoaprocedurewidelyidentifiedwithcriminals.Nevertheless,supportforbiometricsisgrowinginTorontoasitisinmanyothercommunities.Inanincreasinglycrowdedandcomplicatedworld,biometricsmaywellbeatechnologywhosetimehascome.46.Accordingtotheauthor,biometrictechnologyis___________A.inthestageoftheoreticalstudyB.widelyusedintheworldC.abouttobeoutofdateD.developingrapidly47.Whatisoneoftheadvantagesofbiometrictechnology?A.Itbetterprotectspeople’sprivacy.B.Ithelpspeoplefollowahealthylifestyle.C.Itischeaperthantraditionalmethods.D.Itidentifiespeoplemoreaccurately.48.Theauthorusedthehealthinsurancecasemainlyto___________A.illustratetheuseofthetechnologyB.givesuggestionsonbuyingissuranceC.drawattentiontotheproblemofthetehnologyD.emphasizetheimportanceofhealthydiet.49.InwhichofthefollowingsituationsisbiometrictechnologyNOTused?A.ComputersarswitchedonbyavoiceorderB.Doctorsdiagnosediseasethroughpatients’voiceC.Museumdoorsarecontrolledbypalmscanner.D.Thepoliceidentifycriminalsthroughfingerprints.50.Whichwordwouldyouusetodescribetheauthor’stoneinthispassage?A.SupportiveB.Objecti