2007年在职攻读硕士学位全国联考英语模拟试卷Part I Dialogue communication (15%)Section A Dialogue completion1. A: I am glad that today’s physics class is over. What did you think of lecture?B: _______.A.Sorry to hear that. Are you a fool?B.I was lost. I couldn’t follow a word Professor Harrison said.C.By the way, do you mind going to ask the professor himself.D.Anyway, physics class is different from math class.2.A: Excuse me. Do you mind if I borrow that newspaper for a little bit?B:____________A.I am glad. But it doesn’t belong to me.B.You are welcome. But it’s not mine.C.I’m sorry. But it doesn’t belong to me.D.OK. You can read it, though it is not mine.3.A: Mr. Smith, Let’s drink to the friendship between our two people!B: ____________A.Bottom up!B.You are welcome!C.Cheers!D.Wonderful!4.A: Saturday my husband and I are going to visit his mother._______B: I am going to fix some loose shutters on my house now that the weather is a little warmer.A.And what is in your mind?B.How about you?C.And, do you have any fixed arrangement with any of your friends?D.And, do you have any date with anyone else?5.A: I am afraid I feel rather under the weather this morning. I had a splitting headache lastnight.B: ___________A.Why don’t you go to see a doctor earlier?B.I’m sorry to hear that. Is it better now?C.Don’t bother. It’s nothing serious.D.That’s OK. It’ll be all right soon.Section B Dialogue comprehension6.Woman: What happened to the boss when he finished reading our report?Man: Never has he been so excited?Question: What does the man imply?A.The boss had never been excited.B.The boss was very angry with the report.C.The boss was very satisfied with the report.D.The boss was too excited to finish the report.7.Man: It’s so mild today. Want to go for a bike ride after your last class?Woman: What’s the latest we could start? My last class is a chem. Lab, and it often runs late.Question: What does the woman mean?A.She might be late for her chemistry class.B.She’ll borrow a bike after class.C.She might be delayed in the lab.D.She might ride her bike to the lab.8.Man: I knew Laurie played the piano, but I didn’t know she played guitar.Woman: Neither did I. It seems she just picked it up on her own, over the summer.Question: What does the woman mean?urie doesn’t have much musical talent.urie taught herself to play the guitar.urie wants to play music with other people.urie has a summer job playing guitar.9.Man: I heard that Parker Electronics is going to be holding interviews on campus next week.Woman: Yeah? What day? I’d like to talk to them and drop off my resume.Question: What does the woman want to do?A.Get a job on campus.B.Take an electronics course.C.Visit the electronics company.D.Apply for a job with the electronics company.10.Woman: You know, some TV channels have been running a lot of comedies from the sixties.What do you think of those old shows?Man: Not much. But then, the new ones aren’t so great either.Question: What does the man mean?A.He no longer watches much television.B.He prefers the comedies from the sixties.C.Television comedies haven’t improved since the sixties.D.He hasn’t seen many of the old shows.Part II Vocabulary and structure (10%)11. Scarcely had the driver started the car____ the cell phone began to ring.A. thanB. whenC. afterD. before12. This is not an economical way to get more water; _____ it is very expensive.A. on the other handB. on the contraryC. in shortD. or else13. The girl was standing by the sea, her long hair ____ in the breeze.A. dancesB. dancingC. to danceD. were dancing14.In this photo the woman mayor is talking to a passenger ____ a bus.A. abroadB. aboardC. broadD. board15.Anyone with the Internet _______ can find out about these universities easily.A. excessB. accessC. processD. entrance16.When the girl heard the news, she could do nothing but _____back home.A. goingB. wentC. to goD. go17.Joe is not good at sports, but when it_____ mathematics, he is the best in the class.A. comes toB. comes up toC. comes on toD. comes around to18.Doctors warned against chewing tobacco as a ______ for smoking.A. reliefB. revivalC. substituteD. succession19.When carbon is added to iron in proper_____, the result is steel.A. ratesB. thicknessC. proportionsD. densities20.You should try to _____ your ambition and be more realistic.A. reserveB. restrainC. retainD. replace21.Nancy is only a sort of _____ of her husband’s opinion and has no ideas of her own.A. sampleB. reproductionC. shadowD. echo22.Now that spring is here, you can __________ these fur coats till you need them again nextwinter.A. put overB. put awayC. put offD. put down23.There is a ______ of impatience in the tone of his voice.A. hintB. notionC. dotD. phrase24. Had Paul received six more votes in the last election, he ______ our chairman now.A. would have beenB. must have beenC. wereD. would be25. At yesterday’s party, Elizabeth’s boyfriend amused us by ________ Charlie Chaplin.A. copyingB. followingC. imitatingD. modeling26. She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power_____.A. failureB. lackC. absenceD. drop27. The e-dictionary is becoming _____ popular with teenagers while learning English.A. increasinglyB. increasedC. increasingD. increase28.The computer, although _____ in the 1940s, has brought about an electronic revolution.A. inventingB. to be inventedC. was inventedD. invented29. She doesn’t look well today. She ____ herself recently.A. must overworkB. might overworkC. used to overworkD. must have overworked30. She is quite positive about the ________ of the potential market of this new invention.A. outlineB. outlookC. outletD. outputPart III Reading comprehension (40 %)Passage 1What do you do with your empty cans and bottles? There are two choices, throwing them away or recycling. Throwing away a metal beverage (饮料) container wastes as much energy as filling a can with gasoline and pouring half out. Besides wasting energy, throwing away bottles and cans causes pollution, increases the volume of solid wastes, and uses up natural resources. To control these problems, only nine states have adopted bottle laws. The United States government should require every state to have a bottle law or constitute (制定) a national bottle law.To understand how a bottle law can help, you must know how it works. When consumers buy canned or bottled beverages at the store, they pay deposits. This deposit can range from twenty to fifty cents per bottled beverages at the store, they pay deposits. This deposit can range from twenty to fifty cents per bottle or can. In order to get this deposit back, the bottles and cans must be returned to supermarkets after they are emptied. The supermarkets then return the bottles andcans to their manufacturers for either reuse or recycling.Bottle laws are currently effective in Oregon, Vermont, Maine, Michigan, Iowa, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, and New York. These laws work largely because the general public supports them. A recent poll (民意测验) of Americans revealed that 73 percent support bottle laws. This support bottle laws. This support undoubtedly results from people’s concern about pollution and our planet’s limited resources.31. What is the bad thing if one throws away metal cans after drinking?A) Wasting energy. C) Pouring half of the gasoline out.B) Going against the national law. D) Causing personal inconvenience.32. Throwing away metal containers people will affect the environment by ________.A) preserving natural resources C) using natural resourcesB) recycling them D) causing pollution33. What does the author suggest in order to solve the problems of cans and bottles?A) Putting the bottle laws into effect.B) Preventing people from pouring out beverage.C) Making a national bottle law.D) Having the manufacturers recycle the containers.34. Who would pay the deposits for the beverage containers?A) The supermarket. C) The consumer.B) The manufacturer. D) The government.35. According to the author, a bottle law can work if _________.A) the consumers, supermarkets and manufacturers make joint effortsB) the manufacturers recycle the empty containersC) the consumers pay depositsD) the nine states support itPassage TwoAmericans usually consider themselves a friendly people. Their friendships, however, tend to be shorter and more casual than friendships among people from other cultures. It is not uncommon for Americans to have only one close friend during their lifetime, and consider other “friends” to be just social acquaintances. This attitude probably has something to do with American mobility and the fact that Americans do not like to be dependent on other people. They tend to “compartmentalize” (划分) friendships, having “friends at work”, “friends on the softball team”, “family friends”, etc.Because the United States is a highly active society, full of movement and change, people always seem to be on the go. In this highly charged atmosphere, Americans can sometimes seem brusque (无礼的) or impatient. They want to get to know you as quickly as possible and then move on to something else. Sometimes, early on, they will ask you questions that you may feel are very personal. No insult is intended; the questions usually grow out of their genuine interest or curiosity, and their impatience to get to the heart of the matter. And the same goes for you. If you do not understand certain American behavior or you want to know more about them, do not hesitate to ask them questions about themselves. Americans are usually eager to explain all about their country or anything “American” in which you may be interested. So much so in fact that you may become tired of listening. It doesn't matter, because Americans tend to be uncomfortable with silence during a conversation. They would rather talk about the weather or the latest sports scores,for example, than deal with silence.On the other hand, don’t expect Americans to be knowledgeable about international geography or world affairs, unless those subjects directly involve the Unite States. Because the United States is not surrounded by many other nations, some Americans tend to ignore the rest of the world.36. The general topic of the passage is________.A. American societyB. American cultureC. Americans’ personalityD. America ns’ activities37. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?A. Friendships among Americans tend to be casual.B. Americans do not like to depend on other people.C. Americans always seem to be on the go.D. Americans know a lot about international affairs.38. The phrase “highly charged” ( Paragraph 2) most probably means_______.A. highly responsibleB. extremely freeC. full of mobility and changeD. very cheerful39. It can be inferred from the passage that__________.A. Americans’ character is affected by their social and geographical environmentB. Americans want to participate in all kinds of activitiesC. curiosity is characteristic of AmericansD. Americans do not know how to deal with silence40. According to the passage, Americans tend to ignore the rest of the world because________.A. they are too proud of themselvesB. they are not interested in other countriesC. they are too busy to learn about other countriesD. their country does not have many neighboring nationsPassage 3Sailors, and Fishermen in particular, have always been extremely Superstitious, This is hardly surprising when one considers the changeable nature of the sea where, even today with sophisticated weather-forecasting techniques, a sudden storm can blow up quite unexpectedly. In the days before radio and engines, where there could be no long-distance communication with another ship or land, and when sails were the only means of movement, it was only natural for the sailor to take every precaution to avoid offending the gods who controlled the sea.One way of pleasing these gods was to make an annual offering. This custom survives in the ceremony of blessing the sea, which can still been seen once a year in some fishing ports. Next to pleasing the sea-gods, the most important thing for the sailor was to know that his boat was free from evil influences. The time to make sure of this was at the launching ceremony. It is clear that the well-known custom of launching a ship by breaking a bottle of champagne against the side goes back a very long way The purpose of it is to keep away evil spirits rather than to ask for the sea-god's protection.Starting on a new voyage or fishing trip was a dangerous business at the best of times. Once the fishermen had set out for his ship, he dared not, on any account, look back. It was bad luck even to call after him, so if he had forgotten anything, someone had to run after him and put the object into his hands. Bad luck could also result from some chance meeting on the way to theboats. In some countries it was considered particularly unlucky to meet a priest, a rabbit or a woman. In such an event, the only thing to do was to turn back and sail next day.41. What made sailors and fishermen superstitious?A. Their own changeable nature.B. The unreliable nature of the sea.C. The difficulty of communicating with land.D. The inadequate techniques of weather forecasting.42. The fishermen tried to please the sea gods by________.A. giving them presents every yearB. going long distances with only sailsC. cleaning the fishing ports every yearD. avoiding communicating with other ships43. Sailors broke a bottle of champagne against the side of the boat__________.A. to protect it from bad spiritsB. to ask fo r the sea gods’ protectionC. so that the ship could go a very long wayD. so that they could start drinking and eating44. What happened if a fisherman forgot something when starting on a trip?A. He went back for it.B. Someone called him back for it.C. He looked behind him and tried to find it.D. Someone gave it to him without speaking.45. If a fisherman met a woman on the way to his boat,____________.A. he wouldn’t blame herB. he should turn his back on herC. he wouldn’t go fishing that da yD. he should come back the next dayPassage 4Looking back on my childhood, I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were all brought up in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon abandoned their pressed flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages. I was not an early reader and I could not do mental arithmetic.Before World War I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the dim memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys. Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a crystal-clear memory of the dogs, the farm animals, the local birds, and above all, the insects.I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love of the natural world and my enthusiasm had led me into varied investigations. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil while reading about other people's observations and discoveries. Then something happens that brings these observations together in my conscious mind. Suddenly you fancy you see the answer to the riddle, because it all seems to fit together. This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books, which some might honor with the title of scientific research.But curiosity, a keen eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist: one of the outstanding and essential qualities required is self-discipline, a quality I lack. A scientist requires not only self-discipline but hard training, determination and a goal. A scientist, up to a point, can be made. A naturalist is born. If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds.46. The first paragraph tells us the author__________________ .A) was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood B) lost his hearing when he was a childC) didn't like his brothers and sisters D) was born to a naturalist's family47. The author can't remember his relatives clearly because ____________.A) he didn't live very long with themB) the family was extremely largeC) he was too young when he lived with themD) he was fully absorbed in observing nature48. It can be inferred from the passage that the author was ___________.A) a scientist as well as a naturalist.B) not a naturalist but a scientistC) no more than a born naturalist D) first of all a scientist49. The author says that he is a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks he____________ .A) has a great deal of trouble doing mental arithmeticB) lacks some of the qualities required of a scientistC) just reads about other people's observations and discoveriesD) comes up with solutions in a most natural way50. According to the author, a born naturalist should first of all be _________.A) full of ambition B) knowledgeable C) full of enthusiasm D) self-disciplinedPart IV Cloze test (10%)Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. 51 in the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was 52 on both sides with many 53 businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. 54 , some shops offered 55 . These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe－repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. 56 in the 1950s, a change began to 57 . Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street 58 too few parking places were 59 shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces 60 the city limits. Open space is what their car driving customers needed.51.A. As early as B. Early C. Early as D. Earlier52.A. built B. designed C. intended D. lined53.A. varied B. various C. sorted D. mixed up54.A. Apart from B. However C. In addition D. As well55.A.medical care B. food C. cosmetics D. services56.A.suddenly B. Abruptly C. Contrarily D. But57.A.be taking place B. take place C. be taken place D. have taken place58.A.while B. yet C. though D. and then59.A.available for B. available to C. used by D. ready for60.A.over B. from C. out of D. outsidePart V Translation （10％）In many Western countries, a considerable number of parents have removed their children from school and are teaching them at home (i.e. home schooling them) instead. Such children do all their normal lessons at home, often under the guidance of a parent. The first thing to consider is whether this is legal or not. In most countries it is, so long as parents can prove that their children are receiving an adequate education, equal to that provided by their state educational system. The next consideration is whether the parents have the time, self-discipline, intelligence and patience to teach their own child week after week, day in and day out, for hours on end. Then there is the problem of what will be taught, and how.Part VI Writing (15%)Directions: You are to write in no less than 120 words about the title “The Importance of Economy”. You should base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below.1.现代社会浪费的现象很严重，所以倡导节约型的社会很重要。