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南京大学在职硕士联考

2008年10月在职硕士联考英语真题B卷

PartIDialogueCommunication（15minutes,15points）

SectionADialogueCompletion

1.SpeakerA:

Here’sagiftforyou.IboughtitinChina.

SpeakerB:

___________

AHowmuchdiditcost?

BWow,itisgreat!

Thankyou.

CItmustbeveryexpensive.DSorrytohavebotheredyou.

2.SpeakerA:

Canyoutellmesomethingaboutyourcompany?

SpeakerB:

________.Ourcompanywasestablishedin1953.Weproduceawidevarietyofelectronicequipment,

AIamglad.BGoodidea.CYouarewelcome.DMypleasure.

3.SpeakerA:

Aren’tyouexcitedaboutyournewjob?

SpeakerB:

____,butit’stoodemanding.

AIt’sOK.BIamfine.CSureIam.DIthinkso.

4.Woman:

I’vejustbeenreadingthroughyourlastprojectreport.

Man:

Ihopeyoudidn’tfindmuchwronginit.

5.SpeakerA:

Couldyoupassmethejobspage?

SpeakerB:

_______

AWhat’sthematterwithyou?

BWhyshouldI?

CYoudon’thavetoask.DSure,hereyouare.

SectionBDialogueComprehension

6.Man:

Jenniferisreallypretty,isn’tshe?

Herskinlookssobabysmooth!

Woman:

Well,it’sjustthatsheputslotsofmake-uponherface.Actuallynaturalbeautycomesfromwithin.

Man:

Ah,Icansmelljealousyintheair!

Question:

Whatdoesthemanimply?

AThewomanlooksugly.BThewomanhadabitterfeeling.

CThewomanshouldapologize.DThewomanwasupset.

7.Man:

Myfathercandocoolingcarpentry,andabitofgardening.

Woman:

He’saJackofalltrades,really.

Question:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

ATheman’sfatherhastalentintrade.BTheman’sfatherworksforJack.

CTheman’sfatherhasmanydifferentskills.

DTheman’sfatherdoesmanyjobsatthesametime.

8.Woman:

Iwanttotrysomethingnewintheproject.What’syouropinion?

Man:

Well,Iprefertogobythebook.Atleastitissafer,isn’tit?

Question:

Whatdoesthemansuggest?

AStrictlyobeyingtheestablishedrules.BTryingsomethingnewfromthebook.

CTestinganewbutsafermethod.DLearninganewmethodthroughpractice.

9.Man:

Thecompetitionisincreasinglyfierce.Whatshallwedonext?

Woman:

Ifothercompanieslowertheirprices,we’llhavetofollowsuit.

Question:

Whatdoesthewomansuggest?

ADoingthesameasothercompanieshavedone

BProducingthesamesuitsasothercompanies.

CFightingagainstotherbycuttingdownthecost.

DWorkingoutotherpoliciestocompensatefoetheloss.

10.Woman:

Iamupset.YoutoldmybossIhadapart-timejob?

Man:

Iamsorry.Icouldn’thelpit.

Question:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

AHecouldn’thelpthewomanatall.BHecouldn’tholdbackthesecret.

CHecouldn’tpossiblytelltheboss.DHecouldn’tdecidewhotoldtheboss.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure（20minutes,10points）

11.AccordingtotheConstitution,anynationalagreementhastobe____byatwo-thirdsmajorityinparliament.

AapproachedBappointedCapprovedDappreciated

12.Theissueofe-commercedidnot____anydetaileddiscussionsattheconference.

AtakedelightinBgiverisetoCgivewaytoDtakeadvantageof

13.Canyou____aninsecthavingeighteyesandstillhavingpooreyesight?

AimagineBsupposeCthinkDexpect

14.Fingerprintsfromanunchangeable____despitechangesintheindividual’sappearanceorage.

AmarkBsignCremarkDsignature

15.Ithinktheirplanwillwork,buttheythemselvesarevery____aboutit.

AcertainBsuspiciousCconfidentDdoubtful

16.Hisfailuretopayhisdebts____theiropinionthathewasnottobetrusted.

AconfirmedBcheckedCconvincedDtested

17.Ourgovernmentstronglyholdstheprinciplethatwewill_____bethefirsttousenuclearweapons.

AbymymeansBbyallmeansCbynomeansDbyeverymeans

18.Thetwosoldiersspentmanyyearstogether,fighting____andsharingtheirvictoriesanddisappointments.

AfacetofaceBsidebysideCbacktobackDstepbystep

19.Beingawareofthepotentialobjections,theylauncheda____reformatthebeginningstage.

AhumbleBmodestCtimidDmiddle

20.Theunionthreatenedastrikebutcalledit____atthelastminute.

AoffBoutCbackDup

21.Anewmaterial____,wehavegoodreasontobeoptimistic.

AdevelopedBbeingdevelopedCwasbeingdevelopedDwasdeveloped

22.Itisillegalinsomecountriesthatchildren____unattendedathome.

AbeleftBleftCareleavingDbeingleft

23.Onthelargeboardinthemainhalloftheairport,youcaneasilyfindthedifferentdestinations____whichairlinescantakeyou.

AinBofCtoDby

24.Nounfitactuallyfacedwithwaterscarcity____appreciatethevalueofwatertoaregion.

AonecanBonecannotCcanoneDcannotone

25.Mostpeopledon’tthinkofastampasareceipt,butthatis____itreallyis–aproofofjustbowmuchmoneyyouhavepaidinadvanceformaildelivery.

AwhatBwhyChowDwho

26.WithoutwaterfromtheNileRiver,Egypt____afarmingcountryandbecomeadesert.

AwillceasetobeBwouldceasetobeCwillceasebeingDwouldceasebeing

27.Althoughherefusedtoactonmysuggestion,hehadtoadmitthat____whatIsaid.

AitwassomethinginBtherewassomethingasCitwassomethingasDtherewassomethingin

28.Thereislittle,___farminginthatareaandallyoucanseeismilesofwildcountryside.

AifsoBifsuchCifnotDifany

29.Inhislecture,theeducationexpertemphasizedthefactthatnowadays,childrenareexposedtomanyinfluences____thatoftheirfamilies.

AratherthanBotherthanCexceptforDbutfor

30.Thesingeronthestagehasayoung____faceandavoiceofan____.

Aboy……angelBboy’s……angelCboy……angel’sDboy’s……angel’s

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes,40points）

PassageOne

WhenIsawthenotice”Womenfilmextraswanted”inalocalnewspaper,Ijumpedatthechance.Sincechildhood,Ihaddreamtofbeingafilmstar.

Thecastinginterviewwentwell,andtwodayslaterIwastoldthatIhadbeenchosen.Iwastolosesomeofmyenthusiasmfortheidea,however.Extrasareoftenleftinthedarkforsometimeastowhichroletheywillplay.Finally,thenatureofmyrolewasrevealed;Iwasaskedtoplayamentalhospitalpatient.

Despitemydisappointment,Iagreedtoparticipate.Then,barelyaweeklater,thedayoffilmingdawned.All13ofusextras,mainlyhousewives,weredriventoanoldhospital.Thecoffeeandteatheyserveduslookedandtastedlikecement.Thenwewererushedofftomake-up.Myhairwaspinnedbackandmake-upwasappliedthatgavemeapaleappearance.Thenwejustsatinaminibusforafewhours,asthecamerasrolledelsewhere.

AfterthesecondhourhadpassedIwasbecomingbored.Ibetstarsarenevertreatedlikethis,Ithought.IhadexpectedtobesobusythatIhadn’tcomepreparedforalongwait.Manyoftheothershadbroughtabookorknitting.

Threehourshadnowpassed.Thenatlastwewerecalledtodoourscenes.Whenthedirectorcamein,wewereinstructedwheretostandandwhattodo.Alongwithafewother,Iwastoldtositatatableandweavebaskets.Thiswasnotaneasytask.Thecane（藤条）wehadtousewasverylong.Onseveraloccasionsmybasketfellapartinfrontofmyveryeyes.OnothersIonlysucceededinhittingacameramanintheeye.

Lifefortheotherextraswasfarfromeasy.Jean,whowasbarefoot,hadtocirclethefloor.PoorAlicewasaskedtopretendtobangherheadagainstthewall.Meanwhile,Veronicasweptthefloor.

Thankfully,afterjustafewattempts,thescenesweredone.Andsomyfirsttasteofthis“glorious”careerwasover.AlthoughIfoundtheexperiencequiteinteresting,myfirstscreenrolewillalmostcertainlybemylast.

31.Theword“extras”usedinthisstorymean,peoplewho____.

AhavelittleexperienceofactingBplayunimportantpartsinafilm

CpretendtobefilmstarsDneedapart-timejob

32.Accordingtothestory,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueabouttheauthor?

AShedidn’trefusetheroleassignedtoheralthoughshedidn’tlikeit.

BSheunderstoodclearlythatmostfilmstarsusedtobeextras.

CUnlikeotherwomenwhowerereadingorknitting,shewasbusywithherscene.

DTheonlythingshedidwellwastousethecaneasaweapon.

33.Alice,oneofthe13womenextras,wasprobablyplayingtheroleof____.

AadoctorworkinginthementalhospitalBanursewhowashelpingherpatients

CanotherhousewifebusywithherworkDanotherpatientwithmentalproblem

34.Thebesttitleforthisstorycouldbe____.

AOnCameraBInFashionCAFancyDreamDAGreatCareer

PassageTwo

SomeofthemostpopularattractionsacrossAmericaarethemanyfreeconcertsofferedtothepublicthroughouttheyear.Theseinvolvenotonlyamateurperformers,butprofessionalartistsaswell.Thepublicparksofmanycitiesacrossthecountryusuallyhavebandstandsandlargelawns.Asaservicetocitizens,theyrentoutspacetoperformersfreeofcharge.Amateurgroups,withnothingmorethanadesiretoperform.Offertheirtalentsfreelytothepublic.Semi-professionalartistsarepleasedtogetthechancetoperformbeforethepublictoperfecttheircraftandnurturethehopeofbeingdiscoveredbeforebeginningaprofessionalcareer.Famousprofessionalsalsogivefreeconcertstomakecontactwiththeiradmiringfans.Oftensuchconcertsaresponsoredbyalargecorporateorganization,andofferedtothepublicfreeofchargeasaculturalserviceandsupportforthearts.

Thefreeconcertsfeatureallkindsofmusicfromrockandroll,jazz,country-westerntotheclassics.Inaddition,freeperformancesmayincludetheplaysofShakespeareorexperimentaltheaterofmoderndramatists.InNewYork’sCentralParktherehaslongbeenasummerShakespearefestivalwhichdrawshugecrowdstothefreeperform