华东理工大学网络教育学院学位英语考试样卷A.docx

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华东理工大学网络教育学院学位英语考试样卷A

华东理工大学网络教育学院学位英语考试样卷（A）

PartIListeningComprehension（10minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaiD）Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）2hours.

B）3hours.

C）4hours.

D）5hours.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D）“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1.A）ThemanwantstogotoLosAngeles.

B）ThemanwantstogotoSanFrancisco.

C）TherearenoflightstoLosAngelesfortherestoftheday.

D）TherearetwodirectflightstoLosAngeleswithinthenexttwohours

2.A）Heenjoyswritinghomeeveryweek.

B）Heneverfailstowriteaweeklyletterhome.

C）Hedoesn’twritehomeonceaweeknow.

D）Hehasbeenaskedtowritehomeeveryweek.

3.A）Becauseshehasgotanappointment.

B）Becauseshedoesn’twantto.

C）Becauseshehastowork.

D）Becauseshewantstoeatinanewrestaurant.

4.A）Theteacherpostponedthemeeting.

B）Therewon’tbeatestthisafternoon.

C）Thestudentswillbeattendingthemeeting.

D）ThestudentswilltakeanEnglishtestthisafternoon.

5.A）Onthewhole,shelikedthefilm.

B）Shedidn’tseethefirm.

C）Thefilmwasveryexciting.

D）Thefilmwasn’tasgoodasshe’dexpected.

6.A）Around5:

00.B）Around3:

00.

C）At2:

00.D）At1:

00.

7.A）Hehadtoworkovertime.B）Hewashelpupintraffic.

C）Hiscarranoutofgas.D）Hehadatrafficaccident.

8.A）JohnSmithisn’tinrightnow.

B）JohnSmithcan’tcometothephonerightnow.

C）JohnSmithdoesn’twanttospeaktothecaller.

D）Thecallerdialedthewrongnumber.

9.A）SkatingB）Swimming

C）BoatingandskatingD）Boatingandswimming

10.A）AshopassistantB）Awaitress

C）AtelephoneoperatorD）Aclerk

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage

Aforeigner’sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush-oftenunderpressure.Citypeopleappearalwaystobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingrestlessly,seekingattentioninastore,andelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirerrands（任务）.Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.

Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothattheytoocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Eachpersonhurriestomakeroomforthenextperson.Ifyoudon’t,waiterswillhurryyou.

Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandthatpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don’ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse“wasting”itbeyondacertaincourtesypoint.

Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmericansystemofvalues,patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbecalled“ashortfuse.”Webegintomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomereturnbethisintermsofpleasure,workvalue,orrest.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismatterofpacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife.

ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall,forexample,theywillmisstheritualsocializingthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeetheymaybetraditionalintheirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacaféorcoffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonotassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmalltalks.Weseekoutevidenceofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleaguethroughsocialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.（348words）

11.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?

__________

A）Americansseemtobealwaysunderpressure.

B）Americansattachlessimportancetopatience.

C）Americansdon’tcaremuchaboutritualsocializing.

D）Americansareimpolitetotheirbusinesscolleagues.

12.Inthefourthparagraph,“ahighpriority”means__________.

A）alessimportantthingB）afirstconcern

C）agoodbusinessD）anattractivegift

13.Americansevaluateabusinesscolleague__________.

A）throughsocialcourtesyB）throughprolongedbusinesstalks

C）byestablishingbusinessrelationsD）bylearningabouttheirpastperformance

14.Thispassagemainlytalksabout__________.

A）howAmericanstreasuretheirtimeB）howbusyAmericansareeveryday

C）howAmericansdobusinesswithforeignersD）whatAmericanwayoflifeislike

15.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor’stoneinwritingis___________.

A）criticalB）ironicalC）appreciativeD）objective

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

BritainandFranceareseparatedbytheEnglishChannel,abodyofwaterthatcanbecrossedinasfewas20minutes.Buttheculturesofthetwocountriessometimesseemtobemilesapart.

LastThursdayBritainandFrancecelebratedthe100thanniversary（周年纪念）ofthesigningofafriendshipagreementcalledtheEntenteCordiality.Theagreementmarkedanewbeginningforthecountriesfollowingcenturiesofwarsandlove-hatepartnership.

Buttheirrelationshiphasbeenupsanddownsoverthepastcentury.Justlastyear,therewerefiercedisagreementsovertheIraqwar-whichBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairsupporteddespiteFrenchPresidentJacquesChiracspeakingoutagainstit.ThisdiscomfortisexpressedinBlairandChirac’sbodylanguageatinternationalmeetings.WhiletheFrenchleaderoftengreetsGermanChancellorGerhardSchroederwithahug,Blairjustreceivesahandshake.However,somepoliticalexpertssaythewarinIraqcouldinfacthavehelpedties.

Thehistoryofdivisionsmaywellbebecauseoftheverydifferentwaysinwhichthetwosidesseetheworld.Butthisdoesn’tstop12millionBritonstakingholidaysinFranceeachyear.However,only3millionFrenchcomeintheoppositedirection.SurveysshowthatmostFrenchpeoplefeelclosertotheGermansthantheydototheBritish.AndtheresearchcarriedoutinBritainhasfoundthatonlyathirdofthepopulationbelievestheFrenchcanbetrusted.PerhapsthisbadfeelingcomesbecausetheBritishdislikeFrance’scloserelationshipwithGermany,orbecausetheFrencharenothappywithBritain’scloselinkswiththeUS.

Whatevertheansweris,asbothsidescelebrate100yearsof“doubtfulfriendship”,theyareatleastabletomakejokesabouteachother.Here’sone:

What’sthebestthingaboutBritain’srelationshipwithFrance?

TheEnglishChannel.（320words）

16.Forcenturies,therelationshipbetweenBritainandFranceis____________.

A）friendlyB）impoliteC）brotherly

D）amixtureofloveandhate

17.ThewarinIraqdoes____________totherelationshipbetweenFranceandBritain.

A）goodB）harm

C）neithergoodnorharmD）bothgoodandharm

18.TheBritisharenotsofriendlyto____________andtheFrencharenotsofriendlyto____________.

A）Germany;AmericaB）America;Germany

C）Germany;GermanyD）America;America

19.____________aremoreinterestedinhavingholidaysin____________.

A）Americanpeople…BritainB）Britishpeople…Germany

C）Frenchpeople…BritainD）Britishpeople…France

20.Whatdoesthelastsentencemean?

A）AslongastheEnglishChannelexists,nofurtherdisagreementwillformbetweenFranceandBritain.

B）TheEnglishChannelcanpreventanythingunfriendlyhappeninginbothFranceandBritain.

C）FranceandBritainarenearneighbors,andthiswillhelpbalancetherelationshipbetweenthem.

D）TheEnglishChannelisthelargestenemybetweenFranceandBritain.

PassageThree

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Readingisthoughttobeakindofconversationbetweenthereaderandthetext.Thereaderputsquestions,asitwere,tothetextandgetsanswers.Inthelightoftheseheputsfurtherquestions,andsoon.

Formostofthetimethis“conversation”goesonbelowthelevelofconsciousness.Attimes,however,webecomeawareofit.Thisisusuallywhenwearerunningintodifficulties,whenmismatchisoccurringbetweenexpectationsandmeaning.Whensuccessfulmatchingisbeingexperienced,ourquestioningofthetextcontinuesattheunconsciouslevel.

Differentpeopleconversewiththetextdifferently.Somestayveryclosetothewordsonthepage;otherstakeoffimaginativelyfromthewords,interpreting,criticizing,analyzingandexamining.Theformerrepresentsakindofcomprehensionwhichiswritteninthetext.Thelatterrepresentshigherlevelsofcomprehension.Thebalancebe