2023年学位英语模拟题.doc

学位英语模拟题Model Test 1 Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks, 30 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. You will hear the conversation and the question only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 1-5 CABBA 6-10 ABBDB 11-15 BCBCD 16-20 BDCCB 1. A) Throw the black ones away. B) Try on the purple pair. C) Get the black ones. D) Change another pair. 2. A) He has to continue working. B) He does not like his job. C) He is really tired. D) Hecantfinish it by Thursday. 3. A) Whether they should move west. B) A novel. C) Whether they once lived in the same town. D) A science course. 4. A) He likes his roommate very much. B) His roommate seldom stays in the dorm. C) His roommate is quite noisy. D) His roommate likes complaining. 5. A) She was delayed in traffic. B) She had no way to get home. C) She was busy at the office. D) Her car had to be repaired. 6. A) He doesntwanttoreadtheletter any more. B) He wants to memorize the letter. C) He wants to review the letter one more time. to think about the letter. D) He wants 7. A) He likes to touch his family. B) He makes phone calls often. C) He has plenty of free time. D) He has a large family. 8. A) The sun is very dangerous to the skin. B) The woman should be careful not to injure her eyes. C) The weather is definitely sunny. D) Protection is definitely expensive. 9. A) He accepts the womansoffer. B) He will drink a little wine. C) He still wants some more wine. D) He will not take a drop of wine. 10. A) Hecantstopsearching for work yet. B) Hesbeenworking on his paper recently. C) Hescomplaining about his job. D) Hehasntslept well recently. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 1 long conversation and 2 short passages. At the end of each conversation or passage, you will hear some questions. The conversation or passages will be read twice and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage 1 Questions 11-14 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 11. A) Problems with living in an apartment. B) A search for a new apartment. C) The cost of rent near universities. D) The relationship among roommates in an apartment. 12. A) Itstooexpensive. B) The neighborhood is noisy. C) Itslocated some distance from school. D) The roommate is hard to get along with. 13. A) Somewhere within a short driving distance of campus. B) An apartment with furniture already in it. C) A place where she can live alone. D) An apartment near Rogersplace. 14. A) He is planning on calling a friend who owns an apartment building. B) He will check the newspapers to see if he can find an apartment for rent. C) He is going to visit an apartment building near his place. D) He is attempting to contact the relevant department of the university. Passage 2 Questions 15-17 are based on the passage you have just heard. 15. A) At the age of 11. B) At the age of 14. C) At the age of 15. D) At the age of 16. 16. A) By cleaning up other peoplesyards. B) By drawing pictures for others. C) By writing articles for different magazines. D) By knitting dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors. 17. A) You are learning how to succeed by working in your teens. B) Kids are encouraged to live independently in the USA. C) Earningonesmoney is better than asking for money from others. D) Kidsdontneedtogetalong with others when making money. Passage 3 Questions 18-20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 18. A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) Four. 19. A) Because children liked fast food very much. B) Because American people disliked cooking in the kitchen. C) Because many women had less time or energy to cook food. D) Because fast food was a very good snack food over TV. 20. A) Americans eat either fast food or natural food. B) Social and economic changes affect eating habits. C) Fast-food is easy to prepare and serve quickly. D) McDonaldsisthemostsuccessful fast-food restaurant in the world. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 21 to 27 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 28 to 30 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. Spending two or three hours playing outdoors each day can reduce a childschance of becoming short-sighted, a research shows. It (21) _ the belief that short-sightedness is caused by computer use, watching TV or reading in (22) _ light. The Australian government researchers (23) _ that sunlight is good for peopleseyes.They(24) _ the vision and habits of 100 seven-year-old children in Singapore and Australia. In all, 30% of the Singaporean children were short-sighted - this (25) _ was ten times higher than Australian children. Both groups spent a (26) _ amount of time reading, watching television and playing computer games. However, the Australian children spent an (27) _ of two hours a day outdoors90 minutes more than the Singaporean children. Professor Ian Morgan, from the Australian Research CouncilsVision Centre, said, “Humans are naturally long-sighted, but when people begin to go to school and spend little or no time outdoors, the number of short-sighted people gets larger. (28) _ _ and the main reason may be that city children spend less time outdoors.“ (29) _ But why does playing outside prevent us from becoming short-sighted? Scientists believe that natural light has a special chemical which stops the eyeball from growing out of shape and prevents people becoming short-sighted. So be outdoors. (30) _ _ Part IV Reading Comprehension (40 marks, 40 minutes) Directions: There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage One Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. When she is not acting on TV or in the movies, Whoopi Goldberg is fighting to save Walden Woods, a 2,000-acre forest in Massachusetts. She is not the only celebrity (名人) standing up for trees. Activists like Whoopi know that our planets forests are in trouble: 10,000 years ago, more than forty percent of Earth was covered by forests. But people have cleared away trees for timber, farming and building. Now only ten percent of the worlds trees remain. Why should we care so much about trees? Healthy forests are good for more than wood. Trees keep our planet habitable. Through the process of photosynthesis, they produce the oxygen that most living creatures need to breathe. Roots and leaves filter the air and rainwater to control pollution. Trees also act as Earths air conditioners by providing shade. Roots hold soil in place and prevent erosion (腐蚀). And thousands of plants and animals, including many endangered species, make their homes in wooded lands. Forests are beneficial to people in various ways, too. From then, we get fruits, berries and mushrooms. Doctors use medicines harvested from plants to treat cancer, high blood pressure, and other diseases. And who doesnt like to enjoy the beautiful scenery while camping or walking in the woods? When people cut down forests, we lose all of these things. And even if foresters plant new trees, the forest can take hundreds of years to regrow. Thats why we should work to conserve the forests we still have. 31-35 BCDBD 36-40 DCCBA 41-45 CDDBC 31. Whoopi Goldberg is mentioned in the passage in order to _ . A) show that she is a well-known movie star B) arouse public awareness of protecting the forest C) describe what her life is like off the stage D) tell us that she loves nature 32. The word “habitable” (Line 2, Para. 3) is closest in meaning to “ _”. A) likely to form habits B) able to live longer C) fit for living D) enjoyable 33. Photosynthesis could most probably a process of _ . A) filtering rainwater B) preventing erosion C) making the air fresh D) producing the oxygen 34. According to the passage, human beings can derive a lot of benefits from the forest except the fact that _ . A) trees can help control pollution B) trees can be used as the material for air conditioners C) plants can sometimes be used as a cure for some diseases D) a leisurely walk in the forest can be pleasurable 35. The best title of the passage can be _ . A) Fight Against Pollution B) Protect Endangered Species C) Plentiful Plant Resources D) Forest Conservation Passage Two Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage: The marketing world is full of folk tales about consumer reactions to color. For years, for example, the food industry insisted that without its handy dyes the public would find processed products unattractive. Yet color preference can often sound like a mixture of fashion and cultural custom, especially when the French will eat gray tinned peas and beans, while the British will not, and we prefer green apples to the Americansred. there is more to color than meets the eyes. However, According to some researchers, color may directly affect our nervous systems. Experiments have recorded raised blood pressure in red surroundings and lowered blood pressure in blue surroundings. Red stimulates calmness and relaxation. Whether knowingly or otherwise, the effects of seeing red have been cleverly exploited by fast food chains. As well as making people hungry, red and its close relation, orange, make people feel time pass more quickly, thus causing them to feel in a hurry. By using these colors, places like McDonaldscreate an atmosphere which increases the appetite but indirectly dissuades the customer from hanging around for very long. Color has also been used to strike effect in the marketing of customer products. A group of housewives was once asked to try samples of identical soap powder in three different boxes, one yellow, one blue and one a mixture of blue and yellow. Extraordinary findings were obtained: The powder in the yellow packet was perceived to be so powerful that some even said it had damaged their clothes, while the blue was said to be so weak that it left stains behind; the powder in the mixture of blue and yellow was assessed as just right. Yet the only difference was in the color of the packet. 36. It can be inferred from the passage that _ . A) no evidence indicates that color plays an important role in attracting customers helps improve the taste of food B) color C) color cures diseases D) color influences peoplesappetite 37. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? A) People with high blood pressure had better paint their room red. B) The French prefer to cook their food gray. C) Color preference is sometimes a mirror of diverse cultures. D) Improper choice of color can drive people mad. 38. Fast food chains are usually painted red or orange so as to _ . A) attract peoplesattention B) create a relaxing atmosphere C) bring about the feeling of hunger D) let diners enjoy their eating slowly 39. Theword“dissuades”(Line7, Para. 2) most probably means _ . A) suggests B) discourages C) stimulates D) prohibits 40. The example given in the last paragraph is aimed to show that _ . A) color has a profound effect on the marketing of products B) the quality of soap powder varies with the color of packets C) yellow may intensify the function of certain products D) mixing different colors can often lead to mysterious results Passage Three Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage: In the course of just thirty years, television has become the single most important form of entertainment in most American homes. While entertainment has been the focus up to the present, the real importance of television is only now being discovered. In the future, television communications will serve many significant functions in the home. Already we have tapes of programs, and we are able to use the home screen to play electronic games. Eventually, students might prefer to talk to an instructor on television through special attachments to their home TV sets, and this could mean the end of public schools as we know them. Most of all, television will become a place for creative ideas. Instead of passively watching programs the way we do now, new developments will allow us to participate in shows and to feel and sense directly the emotions of the actors we watch. Also, there will be methods that will let us shape and create our own shows. We may even be able to press a button and have our own light show displayed on the screen. We will be able to think of an image and see that image flash on the screen in front of us. Different people in different places will be able to exchange ideas through television and even to interrupt and comment on shows for the benefit of performers in the television studio. Television is a necessary part of our technological future. Now is the time for us to consider it as a responsibility, so that, when the new inventions make it more interesting to watch television, our own ideas and creative talents will be ready and waiting to make the technology of television more beneficial for all. 41. According to the passage, TV viewers will be provided with _ through TV in the future. A) more cassette tapes of programs B) creative electronic games C) viewer participation in shows D) interesting educational programs 42. T