浙江大学英语学位考试模卷2.docx

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浙江大学英语学位考试模卷2

浙江大学英语学位考试模卷2

　　　　　　ModelTest2　　　　PartIListeningComprehension（30marks,30minutes）SectionA　　Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhat　　wassaid.Youwillheartheconversationandthequestiononlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.　　　　1.A）Librarianandreader.　　B）Twofriends.C）Professorandstudent.　　D）Shopassistantandcustomer.2.A）Ithasalotofstudentsinit.B）It’sgoingtobealotoffun.　　C）It’sgoingtorequirealotofreading.D）Itseemstobeworkingoutquitewell.3.A）Thewomancan’tusehiselectronicdictionary.　　B）Themanasksthewomantoturnofftheelectronicdictionarybetweeneachproblem.C）Theelectronicdictionaryhasrunoutofbattery.　　D）Thewomanshouldleavetheelectronicdictionaryon.4.A）Heshouldrunmore.　　B）Heaskstoomanyquestions.C）Hewillbethechairperson.D）Hehasagoodimagination.5.A）Hewasverytired.　　B）Hehasn’tfinishedhishomeworkyet.C）Hewantedtogetreadyforaplanetrip.D）Hewasmovingtoanewapartment.　　6.A）Thewomanshouldfindworkinthelibrary.　　B）Thewomanshouldinstallanairconditionerinherroom.C）Thewomanshouldworkwithoutairconditioning.D）Thewomanshoulddoherworkelsewhere.7.A）AtNikeStore.　　B）Insideashoppingcenter.C）Atadowntownstreet.　　D）Inapostoffice.8.A）Hedoesn’tlikethecar.　　B）Helikestaxisbetterthanhiscar.　　C）Hethinkstaxisaremuchmorecomfortable.　　D）Hedoesn’tthinkthattaxisareascomfortableashiscar.9.A）Hedoesn’tagreewiththewoman.　　B）Hethinksthatthemovieisoneofthebestonthattopic.C）Hetakesnointerestinthismovie.D）Hedoesn’tlikeAmericanhistory.10.A）Nearthetrainstation.　　B）Inthecity.　　C）Inthecountryside.　　D）Nearherworkplace.　　SectionB　　Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear　　somequestions,whichwillbereadonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.　　　　PassageOne　　Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11.A）Itwasbuiltforthe　　B）ItwasbuiltaftertheHousesofParliamentwereburneddown.　　C）ItwasbuiltinhonorofSirBenjaminHall.　　D）ItwasbuiltlongbeforetheHousesofParliamentwerebuilt.12.A）Bymicrophonesconnectedtothetower.　　B）Byworkmenwhopaintedthetower.　　C）ByofficialsfromGreenwichObservatory.　　D）BypeoplefromtheHousesofParliament.　　13.A）Becauseitwasnotcheckedbytheofficialthatday.　　B）Becausethemicrophoneswerenotproperlyconnectedthatday.　　C）Becauseonepartoftheclockfailedtoworkthatday.　　D）Becausethepaintpothungonthehandsloweditdown.　　PassageTwo　　Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.14.A）Becauseonlyafewstudentsenrolledinhisclassinthetown.　　B）Becauseaschoolthereofferedhimahigherpay.　　C）Becausehewasfondofmovingfromplacetoplace.　　D）Becausehecouldfindmoreworkthere.15.A）Thefirstone.　　B）Thesecondone.　　C）Mr.Lewis.　　D）Thefutureone.16.A）Indifferent.　　B）Embarrassed.　　C）Calm.　　D）Happy.　　PassageThree　　Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.17.A）Drivingtomeetsomeone.B）Travelingaroundthecountry.　　C）Lookingforahotel.　　D）Drivinghome.18.A）Becausehewantedtoasktheway.　　B）Becausetheoldmanstoppedhim.　　C）Becausehesawanoldmanandwantedtogivehimalift.　　D）Becausehesawahotelnearby.19.A）Becausehedidn’tseethehotel.　　B）Becausetherewasnoparkingspacenearby.　　C）BecauseheforgottostopPat.　　D）Becausehewantedtogethomefirst.20.A）9miles.　　B）3miles.　　C）12miles.　　D）21miles.　　SectionC　　Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefully　　foritsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom21to27withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom28to30youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Goldhaslongbeenvalued,notonlyforitsbeauty,butalsoforitsresistancetochemicalreactions,andforitselectricalqualities.Butsomepeoplehavealwaysvaluedgoldmostasaninvestment,evenwithoutanyguaranteeofgrowthinitsvalue.　　Foryears,goldpricesfell.Nowgoldisinthenewsbecausepriceshaverisentotheirhighestlevelssincetheearly1980s.Goldistradingabove500dollarsatroyounce,about31grams.　　Thereseemstobenosimpleexplanationfortheincreaseingoldprices.Expertssayinvestmentsinpreciousmetalshaveincreasedingeneral.Thisistrueevenwithouttheeconomicwarningsignsthathavetraditionallyledmanyinvestorstobuygold.Inanycase,thecommonbeliefinthesecurityofgoldhasalonghistory.　　From1900to1933,UnitedStatesmoneywasfullybasedongold.Infact,underthegoldstandard,anyonewhowantedcouldexchangepapermoneyforgoldcoins.　　ButPresidentFranklinRooseveltandCongressbegantocutthelinkbetweengoldandmoney.AllUnitedStatesmoney,paperormetal,becameacceptableaspaymentforalldebts,publicandprivate.In1934,theGoldReserveActmadeitillegaltousegoldasaformofcurrencywithintheUnitedStates.Butthegoldstandardremainedimportanttointernationaltrade.　　Today,goldremainsimportanttothewealthofnations.Butmoneysuppliesandgoldsuppliesnolongerhavetherelationshiptheyhadinthepast.PartIIReadingComprehension（40marks,30minutes）SectionA　　Directions:

Thereare3passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem　　therearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.　　　　Passage1　　Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　PeoplelandingatLondon’sHeathrowairporthavesomethingnewtolookatastheyflyoverBritain’scapitalcity.Itisattractive,simpleandalittlestrange.TheMillenniumDome（千禧穹顶）isahugesemi-circleofplasticandsteelanditcontainsthelargestpublicspaceintheworld.IthasbeenbuilttohouseanexhibitionofallthatisbestinBritishlife,learningandleisure.　　TheMillenniumDomewasdesignedbySirRichardRogers,oneofBritain’smostfamousarchitects.Hisworkpointsthewaytonewdevelopmentsinbuilding.Thinkofitasagiantsymbolofthebuildingsinwhichwewillallbelivingandworkinginthenearfuture.　　Buildingsarealsoapartofhistory.Theyexpressthecultureofthetimes.SirRichardRogersisawareofthisresponsibility.Whiledifferentdesignershaveindividualstyles,theirworkalsohasacommonstyle.Thatis:

toexpressthevaluesoftheinformationage.　　Whatisan“informationage”building?

TheDomeisagoodexample.AftertheMillenniumexhibitionends,itwillbeusedforanotherpurpose.Justaspeoplenolongerhave“jobsforlife”,modernbuildingsaredesignedforanumberofdifferentuses.　　AnotherRichardRoger’sbuilding,thePompidouCenterinFrance,usestheideathatinformationiscommunication.Insteadofbeinghiddeninthewalls,heatingpipesandelevatorsareopentopublicview.ThePompidouCenterisaveryhonestbuilding.Ittellsyouhowitworks.　　31.TheMillenniumDomehasbeenoriginallybuilttoholdanexhibition_______.A）ofdifferentbuildingdesigns　　B）ofeverythingthatcandrawtheattentionofpeopleC）ofthefinestthingsinBritain　　D）ofrecentdevelopmentsininformationtechnology　　32.Thesentence“Hisworkpointsthewaytonewdevelopmentsinbuilding”（Line2,Para2）impliesthatthedesignerSirRichardRogers________.　　A）hasdevelopedanewsetofbuildingstandardsB）strictlyfollowsthetraditioninhisworkC）isapioneerarchitectofhisage　　D）isquitedifferentfromotherarchitects　　33.SirRichardRogersclearlyknowsthatitishisdutyto________.A）createsomethingoutofauniquestyle　　B）housethosewhowilloftenchangetheirjobsC）makehisbuildingshistoricones　　D）constructabuildingthatcanexpressthecultureofthemodernage34.ThePompidouCenterinFranceisoutstandinginthefactthat________.A）peopleinitareabletovisiteachotherconveniently　　B）visitorscanseeclearlythestructureandfacilitiesofthewholebuildingC）itmakesuseofthebesttechniquesinventedintheinformationageD）itwasdesignedandbuiltbyanhonestBritishdesigner35.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout________.A）theuniquecontributionofafamousarchitect　　B）afewdevelopmentsinhouse-building　　C）thecommonfeaturesofBritishandFrenchbuildingsD）modernbuildingsofvariousstyles　　Passage2　　Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　TheLibraryofCongressisAmerica’snationallibrary.Ithasmillionsofbooksandotherobjects.Ithasnewspapers,popularpublicationsandlettersofhistoricalinterest.Italsohasmaps,photographs,artpri