[员工手册与员工管理]同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语水平全国统一考试标准模

（员工管理）同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语水平全国统一考试标准模

同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语水平全国统一考试标准模拟试题二

Part I Dialogue communication(10 minutes, l0 points) Section A Dialogue Completion

Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer that suits the situation to complete the dialogue by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

1. A: Isn't the pink shirt pretty?

B: ____________

A. No, the blue one is prettier.

B. Yeah...but the blue one would look better on you. C. I think otherwise.

D. I don't think I agree with you.

2. A: ________

B: Trim the back, but leave it long at sides, please. A. How do want to do with the Christmas tree? B. Do you want a shampoo? C. How would you like me to cut it? D. The fence is made of wooden posts.

3. A: __________

B: No. I'm trying to find a green sweater in extra large.

A. Is anybody taking care of you? B. What's your size? C. What do you want? D. Is everything OK?

4. A: Can I get you something to drink?

B: __________

A. No, I'm not thirsty. B. I don't care for a drink. C. What drink have you got? D. I'm fine. Thanks anyway.

5. A: Are you going to your family reunion this Christmas holiday?

B: ________

A. As a matter of fact, I don't mind it at all. B. I do. I've been excited about it for a long time.

C. However, my parents and I are going to take a trip to Hawaii. D. You bet. All my uncles and aunts will take their children along, too.

Section B Dialogue Comprehension

Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short conversations between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to the question from the 4 choices by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

6. Woman: Henry, your article in the campus news was excellent.

Man: I only wish they had published the entire thing. Question: What do we learn from Henry's response? A. The article was actually longer. B. His publishing career has just begun. C. The newspaper has printed his other articles. D. The article is about sports.

7. Man: I thought the librarian said we could check out as many books as we need

with our library cards.

Woman: That's right, but not those reference books. Question: What does the woman mean?

A. Students with a library card can check any book out. B. Reference books are not allowed to be checked out.

C. Only students with a library card can check out reference books. D. The number of books a student can check out is unlimited.

8. Man: Shall I call you to let you know about our rehearsal?

Woman: By all means.

Question: What do we learn from the woman's response? A. The man should try his best to tell her about it. B. She doesn't want to give the man too much trouble. C. She would be happy to learn details of the rehearsal.

D. She prefers the man to tell her himself.

9. Man: It seems the restaurants here have little business these days.

Woman: That's true, But ours is a scenic resort. And this is not the busy season.

When summer comes, you'll see armies of tourists waiting in line in order to get a seat.

Question: What do we learn from the conversation about the restaurants in the town?

A. They stay closed until summer comes. B. They cater chiefly to tourists. C. They are busy all the year around.

D. They provide quality service to their customers.

10. Woman: I don't agree with Mr. Johnson on his views about social welfare. He

seems to suggest that the poor are robbing the rich.

Man: He might have used better words to express his ideas. But I find what he

said makes a lot of sense.

Question: What does the man mean? A. Mr. Johnson's ideas are nonsense. B. He quite agrees with Mr. Johnson's views. C. Mr. Johnson is good at expressing his ideas. D. He shares the woman's views on social welfare.

Part Ⅱ Vocabulary (20 minutes, 10 points)

Section A

Directions: In this section there are 10 sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. 11. Obviously these are all factors affecting smooth operation, but the underlying

problem is still to be identified.

A. operational B. fundamental C. operating D. underneath

12. If you can convince the interviewer of your special qualifications, your chance of

being accepted will be greatly enhanced.

A. appreciated B. encouraged C. frustrated D. increased

13. Initially his book did not receive much attention, but two weeks after the critic's

review appeared in the newspapers, it climbed to the best sellers' list.

A. At first B. First of all C. At first sight D. From the first

14. Growing economic problems were highlighted by a slowdown in oil output. A. accounted for B. worked out

C. made prominent D. taken for granted 15. The committee reported its findings after a thorough investigation. A. things that are found B. decisions C. results of an enquiry D. files

16. The critic's assessment of the book is that it is beautifully written.

A. comprehension B. recommendation C. admiration D. judgment

17. The foreign minister would reveal nothing about his recent tour of the Middle

East beyond what had already been announced at the press conference. A. as for B. in addition to C. along with D. in relation to

18. Mr. Dane went through his daughter's essay carefully, to eliminate slang words from it.

A. reduce B. exchange C. remove D. exhibit

19. A trip to the Antarctic is reasonably safe if you take the necessary precautions. A. within reason B. rather C. beyond doubt D. doubly 20. With his brows knitted, the doctor contemplated the difficult operation he had to perform.

A. succeeded in B. decided against C. went on with D. thought deeply about

Section B

Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. 21. Her sadness was obvious, but she believed that her feeling of depression was _________.

A. torrent B. transient C. tensile D. textured 22. Nobody knew how he came up with this _______idea about the trip. A. weary B. twilight C. unanimous D. weird 23. The flower under the sun would ____________quickly without any protection. A. wink B. withhold C. wither D. widower 24. The ________of gifted children into accelerated classes will start next week according to their academic performance.

A. segregation B. specification C, spectrum D. subscription

25. He __________himself bitterly for his miserable behavior that evening.

A. repealed B. resented C. relayed D. reproached

26. Written at least 100 years ago, the handwriting faded and certainly became

_________.

A. infinite B. illegible C. infectious D. immune

27. He cut the string and held up the two ________to tie the box.

A. segments B. sediments C. seizures D. secrets 28. All the music instruments in the orchestra will be ________before it starts. A. civilized B. chattered C. chambered D. chorded 29. When the air in a certain space is squeezed to occupy a smaller space, the air is said to be __________.

A. commenced B. compressed C. compromised D. compensated

30. She made two copies of this poem and posted them ________to different publishers.

A. sensationally B. simultaneously C. strenuously D. simply

Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 30 points)

Directions: There are 5 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

Passage One

The way people hold to the belief that a fun-filled, painfree life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true: more often than not 'things that lead to happiness involve some pain.

As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment (承担的义务), self-improvement.

Ask a bachelor (单身汉) why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.

Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night's sleep or a three-day vacation. I don't know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.

Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fur, is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money:

buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all. 31. According to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because _______. A. he is reluctant to take on family responsibilities

B. he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single C. he finds more fun in dating than in marriage

D. he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement 32. Raising children, in tile author's opinion, is ________.

A. a moral duty B. a thankless job

C. a rewarding task D. a source of inevitable pain 33. From the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes stems from __________. A. hatred B. misunderstanding C. prejudice D. ignorance 34. To understand what true happiness is, one must ___________. A. have as much run as possible during one's lifetime B. make every effort to liberate oneself from pain C. put up with pain under all circumstances D. be able to distinguish happiness from fun 35. What is the author trying to tell us?

A. Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain. B. One must know how to attain happiness.

C. It is important to make commitments. D. It is pain that leads to happiness.

36. According to the author's opinion, __________. A. happiness is different from fun B. fun always leads to happiness

C. happiness is always originated from fun

D. pain is another kind of happiness

Passage Two

It's very interesting to note where the debate about diversity (多样化) is taking place. It is taking place primarily in political circles. Here at the College Fund, we have a lot of contact with top corporate (公司的) leaders; none of them is talking about getting rid of those instruments that produce diversity. In fact, they say that if their companies are to compete in the global village and in the global market place, diversity is an imperative. They also say that the need for talented, skilled Americans means we have to expand the Pool of potential employees. And in looking at where birth rates growing and at where the Population is shifting, corporate America understands that expanding the pool means Promoting policies that help provide skills to more minorities, more women and more immigrants. Corporate leaders know that if that doesn't occur in our society, they will not have the engineers, the scientists, the lawyers, or the business managers they will need. Likewise, I don't hear people in the academy saying \"Let's go backward. Let's go

back to the good old days, when we had a meritocracy (不拘一格选人才)\" (which was never true—we never had a meritocracy, although we've come closer to it in the last 30 years). I recently visited a great little college in New York where the campus has doubled its minority population in the last six years. I talked with an African American who has been a professor there for a long time, and she remembers that when she first joined the community, there were fewer than a handful of minorities on campus. Now, all of us feel the university is better because of the diversity. So where we hear this debate is primarily in political circles and in the media—not in corporate board rooms or on college campuses.

37. The word \"imperative\" (Line 5, Para. 1) most probably refers to something __________.

A. superficial B. remarkable C. debatable D. essential

38. Which of the following groups of people still differ in their views on diversity? A. Minorities. B. Politicians. C. Professors. D. Managers.

39. High-ranking corporate leaders seem to be in favor of promoting diversity so as to

A. lower the rate of unemployment B. win equal political rights for minorities C. be competitive in the world market

D. satisfy the demands of a growing population

40. It can be inferred from the passage that __________. A. meritocracy can never be realized without diversity B. American political circles will not accept diversity C. it is unlikely that diversity will occur in the U. S. media

D. minorities can only enter the fields where no debate is heard about diversity

41. According to the passage, diversity can be achieved in American society by _________.

A. expanding the pool of potential employees B. promoting policies that provide skills to employees

C. training more engineers, scientists, lawyers and business managers D. providing education for all regardless of race or sex 42. The author's attitude towards diversity is _________.

A. positive B. neural C. objective D. critical

Passage Three

Psychologist George Spilich and colleagues at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, decided to find out whether, as many smokers say, smoking helps them to \"think and concentrate.\" Spilich put young non-smokers, active smokers, active smokers and smokers deprived (被剥夺) of cigarettes through a series of tests.

In the first test, each subject (试验对象) sat before a computer screen and

pressed a key as soon as he or she recognized a target letter among a grouping of 96. In this simple test, smokers, deprived smokers and nonsmokers performed equally well.

The next test was more complex, requiring all to scan sequences of 20 identical letters and respond the instant one of the letters transformed into a different one. Non-smokers were faster, but under the stimulation of nicotine (尼古丁), active smokers were faster than deprived smokers.

In the third test of short-term memory, non-smokers made the fewest errors, but deprived smokers committed fewer errors than active smokers.

The fourth test required people to read a passage, then answer questions about it. Non-smokers remembered 19 percent more of the most important information than active smokers, and deprived smokers bested those who had smoked a cigarette just before testing. Active smokers tended not only to have poorer memories but also had trouble separating important information from insignificant details.

\"As our tests became more complex,\" sums up Spilich, \"non-smokers performed better than smokers by wider and wider margins.\" He predicts, \"smokers might perform adequately at many jobs until they got complicated. A smoking airline pilot could fly adequately if no problems arose, but if something went wrong, smoking might damage his mental capacity.\"

43. The purpose of George Spilich's experiments is ___________.

A. to test whether smoking has a positive effect on the mental capacity of

smokers

B. to show how smoking damages people's mental capacity C. to prove that smoking affects people's regular performance D. to find out whether smoking helps people's short-term memory 44. George Spilich's experiment was conducted in such a way as to ________. A. compel the subjects to separate major information from minor details B. put the subjects through increasingly complex tests C. check the effectiveness of nicotine on smokers D. register the prompt responses of the subjects

45. The word \"bested\" (Line 3, Para. 5) most probably means ________.

A. beat B. envied

C. caught up with D. made the best of 46. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Active smokers in general performed better than deprived smokers. B. Active smokers responded more quickly than the other subjects.

C. Non-smokers were not better than other subjects in performing simple tasks.

D. Deprived smokers gave the slowest responses to the various tasks. 47. We can infer from the last paragraph that __________.

A. smokers should not expect to become airline pilots B. smoking in emergency cases causes mental illness C. no airline pilots smoke during flights

D. smokers may prove unequal to handling emergency cases 48. The way of research in this passage is _________.

A. critical analysis B. comparison

C. sample investigation D. cause-result analysis

Passage Four

There is no question that the old style of air pollution could kill people. In one

week following the infamous \"peasouper\" fog in December 1952, 4,700 people died in London Most of these people were elderly and already had heart or lung diseases. A series of these killer fogs eventually led to the British Parliament passing the Clean Air Act which restricted the burning of coal.

Fortunately the effect of smog on the lungs is not so dramatic. Scientists have now conducted a number of laboratory experiments in which volunteers are exposed to ozone inside a steel chamber for a few hours. Even at quite low concentrations there is a reversible fall in lung function, an increase in the irritability of the lungs and evidence of airway inflammation (发炎). Although irritable and inflamed lungs are particularly seen in people with asthma (哮喘) and other lung diseases, these effects of ozone also occur in healthy subjects. Similar changes are also seen after exposure to nitrogen dioxide, although there is some disagreement about the concentration at which they occur.

Other studies have found that people living in areas with high levels of pollution

have more symptoms and worse hung function than those living in areas with clean air. Groups of children attending school camps show falls in lung function even at quite law concentrations of ozone. There is also a relationship between ozone levels and hospital admissions for asthma, both in North America and Australia. h is suspected that long-term exposure to smog may result in chronic bronchitis (支气管炎) and emphysema (肺气肿), but this has yet to be proven.

Recently an association has been found between the levels of particles in the air and death rates in North American cities. The reason for this association is not understood and as yet there is no evidence this occurs in Australia. However, we do know that hazy days are associated with more asthma attacks in children. 49. Which of the following is NOT the result of laboratory experiments? A. Low concentrations. B. Fall in lung function. C. Irritability of the lungs. D. Airway inflammation. 50. Irritable and inflamed lungs are also seen in people with _______.

A. asthma B. lung diseases C. good health D. weak health

51. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a possible cause of lung diseases? A. The burning of coal. B. Long-term exposure to smog. C. Exposure to nitrogen dioxide. D. Attending school camps. 52. The relationship between exposure to ________has not yet been determined. A. ozone and fall in lung function

B. ozone and lung diseases such as asthma

C. nitrogen dioxide and worse lung function D. smog and chronic bronchitis and emphysema

53. The association between _____________has not yet been found in Australia. A. ozone levels and hospital admissions for asthma B. hazy days and more asthma attacks in children C. the levels of particles in the air and death rates

D. high levels of pollution and more symptoms

. In the last sentence of the third paragraph, the word suspected can be best replaced by ____________.

A. doubtful B. supposed C. suspicious D. said

Passage Five

Long after the 1998 World Cup was won, disappointed fans were still cursing

the disputed refereeing (裁判) decisions that denied victory to their team. A researcher was appointed to study the performance of some top referees.

The researcher organized an experimental tournament (锦标赛) involving four youth teams. Each match lasted an hour, divided into three periods of 20 minutes during which different referees were in charge.

Observers noted down tile referees errors, of which there were 61 over the tournament. Converted to a standard match of 90 minutes, each referee made almost 23 mistakes a remarkably high number.

The researcher then studied the videotapes to analyse the matches in detail. Surprisingly, he found that errors were more likely when the referees were close to the incident. When the officials got it right, they were, on average, 17 meters away from the action. The average distance in the case of errors was 12 meters. The research shows the optimum (最佳的) distance is about 20 meters.

There also seemed to be an optimum speed. Correct decisions came when the referees moving at a speed of about 2 meters per second. The average speed for errors was 4 meters per second.

If FIFA, football's international ruling body, wants to improve the standard of refereeing at the next World Cup, it should encourage referees to keep their eyes on the action from a distance, rather than rushing to keel') up with the ball, the researcher argues.

He also says that FIFA's insistence that referees should retire at age 35 may be misguided. If keeping up with the action is not so important, their physical condition is less critical.

55. The experiment conducted by the researcher was meant to A. review the decisions of referees at the 1998 World Cup B. analyse the causes of errors made by football referees C. set a standard for football refereeing

D. reexamine the rules for football refereeing ___________.

56. The number of refereeing errors in the experimental matches was

A. slightly above average B. higher than in the 1998 World Cup

C. quite unexpected D. as high as in a standard match 57. The findings of the experiment show that ___________.

A. errors are more likely when a referee keeps close to the ball B. the farther the referee is from the incident, the fewer the errors C. the more slowly the referee runs, the more likely errors will occur D. errors are less likely when a referee stays in one spot

58. The word \"officials\" (Line 3, Para. 4) most probably refers to ___________. A. the researchers involved in the experiment B. the inspectors of the football tournament C. the referees of the football tournament D. the observers at the site of the experiment

59. What is one of the possible conclusions of the experiment?

A. The ideal retirement age for an experienced football referee is 35. B. Age should not be the chief consideration in choosing a football referee. C. A football referee should be as young and energetic as possible.

D. An experienced football referee can do well even when in poor physical condition.

60. In the last paragraph, the word \"misguided\" can be best replaced by ___________. A. wrong B. misunderstood

C. misled D. confused

Part Ⅳ Cloze Test (15 minutes, 15 points)

Directions: In this part, there is a passage with 15 blanks. For each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer for each blank and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. Human beings are animals. We breathe, eat and digest, and reproduce the same

life 61 common to all animals. In a biological laboratory, rats, monkeys, and humans seem very much the same.

However, biological understanding is not enough: 62 itself, it can never tell us what human beings are. 63 to our physical equipment—the naked human body—we are not an animal. We are tropical creatures, 65 hairless and sensitive to cold. We are not fast and have neither claws nor sharp teeth to defend ourselves. We need a lot of food but have almost no physical equipment to help us get it. In the purely physical 66 , our species seems a poor 67 for survival.

But we have survived—survived and multiplied and 68 the earth. Some day we will have a 69 living on the moon, a place with neither air nor water and with temperatures that turn gases into solids. How can we have done all these things? Part of the answer is physical. 70 its limitations, our physical equipment has some important 71 . We have excellent vision and hands that

can 72 objects with a precision unmatched by any other 73 . Most importantly, we have a large brain with an almost 74 number of neural 75 .

61. A. processes B. acts C. modes D. procedures 62. A. On B. With C. For D. By 63. A. Stripped . A. intelligent 65. A. barely 66. A. meaning 67. A. bet 68. A. filled 69. A. residence 70. A. Apart from spite of

71. A. abilities possibilities

72. A. maneuver manufacture

73. A. animal 74. A. infinite ceaseless

75. A. connections B. Pared C. Peeled D. Removed B. impressive C. influential D. incentive B. hardly C. nearly D. scarcely B. judgement C. perspective D. sense B. chance C. fact D. luck B. loaded C. stuffed D. scattered B. colony C. home D. empire B. With regard to C. With the exception of D. In B. potentials C. capabilities D. B. manage C. manipulate D. B. animals C. creatures D. creature B. unknown C. boundless D. B. relations C. activities D.

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Paper Tow 试卷二 (60 minutes)

Part Ⅰ Translation (30 minutes, 20 points)

Section A

Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET.

Since the dawn of human ingenuity, people have devised ever more cunning tools to cope with work that is dangerous, boring, burdensome, or just plain nasty. That compulsion has resulted in robotics—the science of conferring various human capabilities on machines. And if scientists have yet to create the mechanical version of science fiction, they have begun to come close.

As a result, the modern world is increasingly populated by intelligent gizmos whose presence we barely notice but whose universal existence has removed much human labor. Our factories hum to the rhythm of robot assembly arms. Our banking is done at automated teller terminals that thank us with mechanical politeness for the transaction.

Section B

Directions: Translate the following passage into English. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET.

近年以至今后数年，对中国经济改革影响最大的事情，莫过于加入世界贸易组织。特别是近两年的各项改革，几乎无一不是在适应世贸组织的要求，且改革的步伐明显加快，改革也开始越来越深入到计划经济的最核心领域。中国经济开始大步迈向市场经济的轨道了

Part II Writing(30 minutes,15 points)

Directions: Write a short composition of about 150 words on the topic given below. And write the composition on the ANSWER SHEET.

Some people think that material wealth is a sign of success in China today. Do you agree or disagree? State your opinion and give good reasons.