《学位英语》复习题

学位英语复习题

Part I Dialogue Completion

Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.

1. —— What day is it today?

—— ____A___________.

A. Monday B. It’s fine C. June 14 D. Nine o’clock

2. —— How could you say that?

—— _______C______. I didn’t mean to hurt you.

A. It doesn’t matter B. That’s all right

C. I am really sorry D. None of your business

3. —— Today’s Sunday. What about going to the Science Museum?

—— ___C_______.

A. Take it easy B. Let’s call it a day

C. That’s a good idea D. It’s kind of you to say so

4. —— How did you find your visit to the museum, Eddie?

—— _______B_____.

A. I went there all by myself B. Oh, wonderful, indeed

C. My friend showed me there D. By taking a No. 2 bus.

5. —— Are you going to take part in the English contest to be held at the end of this term?

—— ______C_____.

A. I’m afraid B. I do C. It depends D. It’s a pleasure

6. —— I didn’t know this was a one-way street, sir.

—— _____D______

A. It’s different. B. How do you do?

C. How dare you say that? D. Sorry, but that’s no excuse.

7. —— What’s the matter? You really look upset.

—— ______B_______.

—— Well, better luck next time.

A. I have won a prize B. I failed an important test

C. Why, I always look up to you D. Me? I never look down upon anybody

Part II Reading Comprehension

Directions: 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.

Passage One

We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet?

Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up as recently as the

1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks didn’t work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sen through another part. In this way the computer network system would keep on working all the time.

At first the Internet was only used by the government, but in the 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks began to use it, too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. At the beginning of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. And scientists developed software that made Internet “surfing” more convenient.

Today it is easy to get online and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day.

16. The Internet was set up in _____B________.

A. 1960 B. the 1960s C. 1970 D. the 1970s

17. Computer networks didn’t work well at first because ____D_______.

A. computers were large and expensive

B. computers couldn’t send information fast

C. computers didn’t fit into the same network

D. if one computer failed, the whole network stopped

18. Which of the following was the first to use the Internet? ( A )

A. Governments. B. Universities. C. Banks. D. Hospitals.

19. Which of the following statements is true? （ C ）

A. People use the internet mainly to send emails.

B. Computers are now more costly then ever before.

C. Computers were costly and hard to use until the early 1990s.

D. In the 1970s the Internet was easy to use but computers were costly.

20. The best title for the passage is _____C_______.

A. The Future of the Internet B. The History of Computers

C. The history of the Internet D. Convenient Internet Surfing

Passage Two

Alan Chang was a handsome young man with good manners.

One morning he was walking along a street on his way to an appointment. He did not want to be early or late. He had forgotten to put on his watch so he went up to a man who was waiting for a taxi.

“Excuse me, sir,” he said, very politely, “but could you tell me the time?”

The man, who was very well-dressed and looked quite rich, said nothing. He did not even look at Alan. Alan spoke to him again. “Excuse me, sir,” he said, “but could you please tell me what time it is?”

This time the man looked at him, but he did not speak and looked quickly away. Alan thought to himself: well, he can hear me; he must be just rude. So Alan asked again, “Why wouldn’t you tell me the time, sir?”

The man turned towards him and said, “Put yourself in my shoes. I am standing here waiting for a taxi. You come up to me and ask me for the time. If I tell it to you, you will thank me. I will say ‘That’s all right.’ You may then say ‘It’s a beautiful day,’ to which I may reply ‘Yes, I like these sunny winter days.’ Before we know what is happening we have a friendly conversation. You are a pleasant, polite yo7ung man, so when my taxi comes, I offer you a ride. You accept. We talk. I like you. You like me. I invite you to my home. You meet my daughter. She is a very pretty girl. You are a good-looking man. You like each other. Soon you fall in love. You want to marry. Now do you understand my problem?”

Alan shook his head. “No, sir, I’m sorry, I don’t. Everything you have said seems very natural to me.”

“Exactly,” the man said, “and I do not want my daughter to marry a man who is too poor to buy a watch. Good morning to you.” And with these words he hurried away.

21. Why did Alan ask the man what time it was? ( C )

A. He was too late. B. He was very early.

C. He had left his watch home. D. He wanted to meet the man’s daughter.

22. What did Alan think of the man when he would not tell him the time? ( A )

A. He was impolite. B. He was deaf.

C. He was stupid. D. He spoke no English.

23. What did the man mean by the underlined part “Put yourself in my shoes”? ( D )

A. Don’t interrupt me. B. My shoes hurt me.

C. Come and try my shoes. D. Try to understand me.

24. What kind of a man was Alan Change in the man’s opinion? （ B ）

A. thief. B. A poor man. C. A cheat. D. A rich man.

25. The story is mainly about _______A_____.

A. how rude a person can be B. how one thing leads to another

C. where a person can’t tell the time strangers

D. why you shouldn’t speak to

Passage Three

What are the beauties of Hawaii? Let’s start with four.

The beach, famous for its water temperature, air temperature and waves, is the first beauty. There are hundreds of miles of beaches on the twenty islands of Hawaii. They are thought to be among the finest beaches in the world.

Then, what do you think would be the second beautiful thing? It is volcanoes (火山), of course. These volcanoes are not just a part of the islands; they made the islands in the first place. Because of them the islands are still growing.

What would be the third thing of beauty that the first visitor to Hawaii would notice? It

probably wouldn’t be just one thing, but many things: all the wonderful fruits and flowers of the islands. Sugar cane, bananas and pineapples are Hawaii’s biggest exports. Sugar cane has been growing in Hawaii for a thousand years. As for pineapples, the islands produce more than any other places in the world, which has made Dole Company the biggest fruit-packing company in the world.

The fourth and most beautiful thing about Hawaii is the people who live there. The Hawaiians never rush, and perhaps this is because they care more for human life than they care for the machine. There is an old Hawaiian law that a man can go to sleep in the middle of the road if he wants to. What makes the people of Hawaii so beautiful is their feeling about people. There are different combinations of races on the islands, and they all live in peace. They believe “Above all nations is humanity.” That is the most beautiful thing of all.

26. According to the passage, Hawaii is made up of _____B______.

A. one island islands

B. twenty islands C. sixty-four islands D. hundreds of

27. Why are the volcanoes so special to the islands? ( B )

A. They are not a part of the islands. B. They actually made the islands.

C. They are the first in the world. D. They are growing.

28. What has made Dole Company the biggest fruit-packing company in the world? (_ D )

A. Sugar. B. Sugar cane. C. Bananas. D. Pineapples.

29. The people in Hawaii are the most beautiful thing because ____D_______.

A. they had a peaceful history B. they can sleep in the middle of the road

C. there are different races on the islands anything else

D. they care more for people than

30. According to the passage, “above all nations is humanity” might mean ____C_______.

A. not all nations have humanity B. humanity is as important as a nation

C. humanity has no national boundaries peace

D. all human beings should live in

Passage Four

There is a measurable relation between how much a person learns and his attitude toward the subject to be learned. When faced with a difficult learning task, one path to success is to concentrate on the positive aspects of the subject matter. If a student has a

boring teacher, one solution is to look for the positive aspects of completing the course, regardless of how boring the teacher happens to be. To accomplish this might require a private tutor or some independent reading, but with the right attitude, success is possible.

Over-achievers – students who do better than their test scores show – usually have a positive interest toward learning. They may learn some things more slowly, and they may make more efforts, but, to compensate (补偿), they are often better at applying what they have learned. As long as they do not have emotional problems, they are successful.

Under-achievers – those who function below their ability shown by test scored – often tend to allow a few negative factors to affect them. Because of their negative attitudes, they sometimes become unfairly critical of teachers. They allow themselves to get bored when it is not necessary. In short, their attitudes often cause them to learn less than over-achievers.

If you learn to replace a negative attitude toward learning with something more positive, you are on the road to achieving almost any goal you desire. For example, if you realize a personal computer with a word processor would improve your performance, but have an attitude that keeps telling you that a computer is difficult to operate, you tend to make all kinds of excuses. In short, you resist making full use of a terrific tool, simply because your negative attitude prevents you from learning.

31. What does the author think a student should do if he has a boring teacher? ( D )

A. Look for a new course. B. Be critical of the teacher.

C. Complete the course with a good score. teacher.

D. Have a right attitude toward the

32. The writer thinks that over-achievers and under-achievers mainly differ in __C_________.

A. their test scores B. their judgment of others

C. their attitudes toward learning D. their skills in using computers

33. The underlined phrase function below their ability shown by test scores means the under-achievers _____B________.

A. often get low scores in tests

B. do worse in actual learning than in tests

C. usually do better in tests than the over-achievers

D. are always slow in learning and have to make more efforts

34. The example of the personal computer shows that _____B______.

A. finding excuses helps in learning B. to react negatively can be harmful

C. hard-working is the key to success important

D. making use of the computer is

35. What is the main idea of the passage? ( A )

A. Attitudes play an important role in learning.

B. Students should learn how to use personal computers.

C. Teachers are not so important in the learning process.

D. There are many differences between over-and under-achievers.

Part III Vocabulary and Structure

Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. 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.

1. This photo ______A____ me of the days when I worked on the farm many years ago.

A. reminds B. recalls C. retells D. Remembers

2. Herman’s success is ___C______ his hard work and his academic ability.

A. used to B. equal to C. due to D. close to

3. The mother asked the boys to put ____D______ everything in __________ order before they left the room.

A. the; a B. an; the C. /; a D. /; /

4. We like our English teacher because she often tells ____A______ funny stories in class.

A. us B. our C. we D. ours

5. Few houses in this district _____D_____ the terrible earthquake and many people were killed.

A. lasted B. survived C. deserved D. passed

6. Parents have _____A_____ their concern about violence in some children’s shows.

A. expressed B. accepted C. complained D. expected

7. Don’t get off the bus ____A______ it has stopped completely.

A. until B. when C. if D. since

8. A new house will have been built here ____A_____.

A. in this year B. for one year

C. by the end of the year D. during the last year

9. My boss did not _____D_____ from his desk when I entered his office.

A. look out B. look around C. look down D. look up

10. In _____A_____ Chinese culture, children’s marriage decisions were often made by parents.

A. traditional B. historic C. remote D. initial

11. _____B_____ bad news it is! We must try our best to help them out of the difficulty.

A. What B. What a C. How D. How a

12. Last month, part of Southeast Asia was struck by floods, ____B_____ effects can still be felt now.

A. which B. whose C. what D. that

13. The company is starting a new advertising campaign to ______B____ more customers.

A. join B. attract C. stick D. transfer

14. —— Where is the new camera I borrowed last week?

—— It is on the top shelf, out of the ____C______ of our little kid.

A. order B. sight C. reach D. touch

15. We decided to leave the waitress a big ___D_______ because her service was excellent.

A. bill B. money C. fare D. tip

16. Experiments show that different temperatures have different ____D_______ on human feelings.

A. results B. troubles C. endings D. effects

17. I can’t get online because my _____C______ broke down.

A. camera B. watch C. computer D. recorder

18. Would you please ____D______ the TV a little? The children are doing their homework.

A. turn on B. turn off C. turn up D. turn down

19. We tried to find a table for seven, but they were all ___C________.

A. given away B. kept away C. taken up D. used up

20. We are at your service. Don’t ____B______ to turn to us if you have any problems.

A. beg B. hesitate C. desire D. seek

Part IV Cloze Test (10 points)

Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.

Mr Smith gave his wife fifty pounds for her birthday. The day after her birthday, Mrs Smith 76 shopping. She queued 77 a bus, got on and sat down next to an old lady. After a while, she noticed that the old lady’s handbag was 78 . Inside it, she saw some pound notes exactly like the ones her husband had given her. So she quickly looked into her own bag – the notes had 79 ! Mrs Smith was sure the old lady who was sitting next to her had 80 them. She thought she would have to call 81 ; but as she disliked making a fuss and making people into trouble, she decided to take back the money from the old lady’s bag and say 82 more about it. She looked round the bus to make sure nobody was watching; then she carefully put her hand into the old lady’s bag, took the notes and 83 them in her own bag.

When she got home that evening, she showed her husband the beautiful dress she had bought.

“ 84 did you pay for it?” he asked.

“With the money you gave me for my birthday, of course,” she replied.

“Oh? What’s that, then?” he asked, as he pointed to the 85 on the table.

76. A. made √B. went C. took D. decided

77. √A. in B. on C. for D. to

78. √A. open B. closed C. old D. empty

79. A. dropped B. missed C. lost √D. gone

80. √A. stolen B. kept C. found D. mistaken

81. A. herself B. her C. the lady √D. the police

82. A. everything B. something √C. nothing D. anything

83. A. took √B. put C. left D. saved

84. √A. How B. How much C. What D. For what

85. A. bag √B. money C. dress D. gift

Part V Writing

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Diligence is the Father of Success. You should write at least 120 words.

意思是：勤奋是成功之父！