08年英语联考真题及答案.docx

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08年英语联考真题及答案

2008年在职攻读硕士学位全国联考A

外国语水平考试

英语试卷

PaperOne

PartIDialogueCommunication（15minutes,15points）

SectionADialogueCompletion

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillreadfiveshortincompletedialoguesbetweentwospeakers,eachfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheanswerthatbestsuitsthesituationtocompletethedialogue.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.SpeakerA:

Here'sagiftforyou.IboughtitinChina.

SpeakerB:

____________

A.Howmuchdiditcost?

B.Wow,itisgreat!

Thankyou.

C.Itmustbeveryexpensive.D.Sorrytohavebotheredyou.

2.SpeakerA:

Canyoutellmesomethingaboutyourcompany?

SpeakerB:

______________Ourcompanywasestablishedin1953.Weproduceawidevarietyofelectronicequipment.

A.Iamglad.B.Goodidea.

C.Youarewelcome.D.Mypleasure.

3.SpeakerA:

Aren'tyouexcitedaboutyournewjob?

SpeakerB:

____________butit'stoodemanding.

A.It'sOK.B.Iamfine.

C.SureIam.D.Ithinkso.

4.SpeakerA:

I'vejustbeenreadingthroughyourlastproject.

SpeakerB:

_____________Ihopeyoudidn'tfindmuchwronginit.

SpeakerA:

you’vedoneafantasticjob.

A.OnthecontraryB.Ontheotherhand

C.Don'tforgetD.Don'tbesilly

5.SpeakerA:

Couldyoupassmethejobspage?

SpeakerB:

_________

A.What'sthematterwithyou?

B.WhyshouldI?

C.Youdon'thavetoask.D.Sure,hereyouare.

SectionBDialogueComprehension

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillreadfiveshortconversationsbetweenamanandawoman.AttheendofeachconversationthereisaquestionfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswertothequestionfromthefourchoicesgivenandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

6.Man:

Jenniferisreallypretty,isn'tshe?

Herskinlookssobabysmooth!

Woman:

Well,It'sjustthatsheputslotsofmake-uponherface.Actually,naturalbeautycomesfromwithin.

Man:

Ah,Icansmelljealousyintheair!

Question:

Whatdoesthemanimply?

A.Thewomanlooksugly.

B.Thewomanhadabitterfeeling.

C.Thewomanshouldapologize.

D.Thewomanwasupset.

7.Man:

Myfathercandocooking,carpentry,andabitofgardening.

Woman:

He'saJackofalltrades,really.

Question:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Theman'sfatherhastalentintrade.

B.Theman'sfatherworksforJack.

C.Theman'sfatherhasmanydifferentskills.

D.Theman'sfatherdoesmanyjobsatthesametime.

8.Woman:

Iwanttotrysomethingintheproject.What'syouropinion?

Man:

Great,Iprefertogobythebook.Atleastitissafer,isn'tit?

Question:

Whatdoesthemansuggest?

A.Strictlyobeyingtheestablishedrules.

B.Tryingsomethingnewfromthebook.

C.Testinganewbutsafermethod.

D.Learninganewmethodthroughpractice.

9.Man:

Thecompetitionisincreasinglyfierce.Whatshallwedonext?

Woman:

Ifothercompanieslowertheirprices,we'llhavetofollowsuit.

Question:

Whatdoesthewomansuggest?

A.Doingthesameasothercompanieshavedone.

B.Producingthesamesuitsasothercompanies.

C.Fightingagainstothersbycuttingdownthecost.

D.Workingoutotherpoliciestocompensatefortheloss.

10.Woman:

I'mupset.YoutoldmybossIhadapart-timejob?

Man:

Iamsorry.Icouldn'thelpit.

Question:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hecouldn'thelpthewomanatall.

B.Hecouldn'tholdbackthesecret.

C.Hecouldn'tpossiblytelltheboss.

D.Hecouldn'tdecidewhotoldtheboss.

PartⅡVocabularyandStructure（20minutes,10points）

Directions:

Thereare20incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

11.AccordingtotheConstitution,anynationalagreementhastobe____________byatwo-thirdsmajorityinparliament.

A.approachedB.appointedC.approvedD.appreciated

12.Theissueofe-commercedidnot____________anydetaileddiscussionsattheconference.

A.takedelightinB.giverisetoC.givewaytoD.takeadvantageof

13.Canyou___________aninsecthavingeighteyesandstillhavingpooreyesight?

A.imagineB.supposeC.thinkD.expect

14.Fingerprintsformanunchangeabledespitechangesintheindividual'sappearanceorage.

A.markB.signC.remarkD.signature

15.Ithinktheirplanwillwork,buttheythemselvesarevery__________aboutit.

A.certainB.suspiciousC.confidentD.doubtful

16.Hisfailuretopayhisdebts___________theiropinionthathewasnottobetrusted.

A.confirmedB.checkedC.convincedD.tested

17.Ourgovernmentstronglyholdstheprinciplewewill__________bethefirsttousenuclearweapons.

A.byanymeansB.byallmeansC.bynomeansD.byeverymeans

18.Thetwosoldiersspentmanyyearstogether,fighting___________andsharingtheirvictoriesanddisappointments.

A.facetofaceB.sidebysideC.backtobackD.stepbystep

19.Beingawareofthepotentialobjections,theylauncheda___________reformatthebeginningstage.

A.humbleB.modestC.timidD.middle

20.Theunionthreatenedastrikebutcalledit__________atthelastminute.

A.offB.outC.backD.up

21.Anewmaterial____________wehavegoodreasontobeoptimistic.

A.developedB.beingdeveloped

C.wasbeingdevelopedD.wasdeveloped

22.Itisillegalinsomecountriesthatchildren__________unattendedathome.

A.beleftB.leftC.areleavingD.beingleft

23.Onthehugeboardinthemainhalloftheairport,youcaneasilyfindthedifferentdestinations___________whichairlinescantakeyou.

A.inB.ofC.toD.by

24.Notuntilactuallyfacedwithwaterscarcity____________appreciatethevalueofwatertoaregion.

A.onecanB.onecannotC.canoneD.cannotone

25.Mostpeopledon'tthinkofastampasareceipt,butthatis___________reallyisaproofofjusthowmuchmoneyyoupaidinadvanceformaildelivery.

A.whatB.whyC.howD.who

26.WithoutwaterfromtheNileRiver,Egypt____________afarmingcountryandbecomeadesert.

A.willceasetobeB.wouldceasetobe

C.willceasebeingD.wouldceasebeing

27.Althoughherefusedtoactonmysuggestion,hehadtoadmitthat____________whatIsaid.

A.itwassomethinginB.therewassomethingas

C.itwassomethingasD.therewassomethingin

28.Thereislittle,_____________,farminginthatareaandallyoucanseeismilesofwildcountryside.

A.ifsoB.ifsuchC.ifnotD.ifany

29.Inhislecture,theeducationexpertemphasizedthefactthatnowadayschildrenareexposedtomanyinfluences___________thatoftheirfamilies.

A.ratherthanB.otherthanC.exceptforD.butfor

30.Thesingeronthestagehasayoung_____________faceandavoiceofan

A.boy...angelB.boy's...angelC.boy...angel'sD.boy's...angel's

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes,40points）

Directions:

Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,andD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

WhenIsawthenotice"womenfilmextraswanted"inalocalnewspaper,Ijumpedatthechance.Sincechildhood,Ihaddreamtofbeingafilmstar.

Thecastinginterviewwentwell,andtwodayslaterIwastoldthatIhadbeenchosen.Iwastolosesomeofmyenthusiasmfortheidea,however.Extrasareoftenleftinthedarkforsometimeastowhichroletheywillplay.Finallythenatureofmyrolewasrevealed:

Iwasaskedtoplayamentalhospitalpatient.

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

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

Threehourshadnowpassed.Thenatlastwewerecalledtodoourscenes.Whenthedirectorcamein,wewereinstructedwheretostandandwhattodo.Alongwithafewothers,Iwastoldtositatatableandweavebaskets.Thiswasnotalleasytask.Thecane（藤条）wehadtousewasverylong.Onseveraloccasionsmybasketfellapartinfrontofmyveryeye.OnothersIonlysucceededinhittingacameramanintheeye.

Lifefortheotherextraswasfarfromeasy.Jean,whowasbarefoot,hadtocirclethefloor.PoorAlicewasaskedtopretendtobangherheadagainstthewall.MeanwhileVeronicasweptthefloor.

Thankfully,afterjustafewattempts,thescenesweredone.Andsomyfirsttasteofthis"glorious"careerwasover.AlthoughIfoundtheexperiencequiteinteresting,myfirstscreenrolewillalmostcertainlybemylast.

31.Theword"extras”usedinthisstorymeanspeoplewho_____________.

A.havelittleexperienceofactingB.playunimportantpartsinafilm

C.pretendtobefilmstarsD.needapart-timejob

32.Accordingtostory,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueabouttheauthor?

A.Shedidn'trefusetheroleassignedtoheralthoughshedidn'tlikeit.

B.Sheunderstoodclearlythatmostfilmstarsusedtobeextras.

C.Unlikeotherwomenwhowerereadingorknitting,shewasbusywit