继教与网络学院学位考试模拟试题一及答案.docx

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继教与网络学院学位考试模拟试题一及答案

华东理工大学

继续教育与网络学院学位英语考试模拟试卷一

EnglishforQualificationTest

PartIUseofLanguage（10minutes）

Directions:

Thereare10incompletedialoguesinthispart.ForeachdialoguetherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthedialogue.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.—Whatdoyoudo,Danny?

—___B_____

A）Thanksalot.B）I’macollegestudent.

C）Don’tmentionit.D）I’mfine.Thankyou.

2.—Mary,___C_____

—Heisnotverywell.

A）WhoisMark?

B）WhatisMark?

C）HowisMark?

D）WhoMarkis?

3.—Whatkindofmoviesdoyoulike?

—_____A___

A）Ipreferromance.B）Ienjoygoingtothemovies.

C）Well,I’mnotapartyanimal.D）Sorry,butI’manightperson.

4.—____C____

—Imajorincomputerscience.

A）Whydoyougotocollege?

B）HowcanIhelpyou?

C）What’syourfieldofstudy?

D）Whichsubjectdoyoulike?

5.—CouldIaskyouforafavor?

—Ofcourse,_____C____

A）that’sright.B）goodidea.

C）nevermind.D）goahead.

6.—Jenny,doyoumindifIturndowntheradio?

—____A_____Iwasn’tlistening.

A）Ofcoursenot.B）I’dratheryoudidn’t.

C）Goodforyou!

D）Ibetitis!

7.—Let’shaveacoffeebreakafterfinishingthis,OK?

—____B_____

A）Notatall.B）SodoI.

C）Whynot?

D）Howaboutit?

8.—Thankyousomuchforpickingmeupattheairport.

—____C_____

A）Bemyguest.B）Hey,whatarefriendsfor?

C）Sure,noproblem.D）Howcome?

9.—What’stheweatherlikeoutside?

—___D_____

A）Yes,isn’tit?

B）Itdepends.

C）Likewhat?

D）Itseemstobeclearingup.

10.—_____A____

—IhaveT-shirts,shorts,andmysandals.

A）Whatareyoupackingforyourtrip?

B）Whathaveyougotfortheparty?

C）Howdoyoulikeyournewoutfit?

D）Haveyougotagiftforyourboyfriend?

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Weallknowthatpanic-strickenmoment.Youdropyourmobilephone,frightened,asitdropstowardsthefloor,fearingitwilllandscreen-sidedown—withshatteringresults.

ButnowAppleplanstospareyouthatworry,withaninventionthatwillstopyouriPhonehittingthegroundfacefirst.

Thetechnologygiantwasgrantedapatentlastweekonaninventionthatcandetectwhenaphoneisfallingandensurethescreendoesn’thittheground.TheideacouldalsoworkwithiPadsandotherdevices.

Apple’sdesignfeatureson-boardsensorsthatmeasurethespeedatwhichthephoneisfallingandpredictwhenitwilllandandwhichsideofthephonewillhitthefloor.

Ifsensorscalculatethescreenorcamerawillhittheground,amotorinthephoneiscausedtostartworkinginstantly.Themotorthenaffectsotherpartsofthedevice,makingitturnquicklyaroundacentralpointasitfalls,sothatitlandsonahardarea.Theeffectissimilartohowafallingcatalwaysmanagestolandonitsfeet.

What’smore,thepatentevenincludesasystemthatwouldavoiddamagetotheconnector.

VictorSeidel,alecturerinscienceentrepreneurshipatOxfordUniversity,said,“Thisdoeswhatalotofsuccessfulnewapproachesdo:

combineideasinawayothershadnotconsidered.Butintegratingthisideaintocurrentslimlinedesignsmaybeachallenge.Ofcourse,noonewillreallyknowthepossiblebenefitsandlimitationsuntilApplegetsproductsintothehandsofusers—handsthatareindeedsometimesclumsy.”

IndustryinsiderssayaniPhonefeaturingthenewtechnologymayappearwithinthreeyears.

11.WhatdoesAppleplantodo?

A）Recallmobilephoneswithbrokenscreens.B）Inventanewwayofprotectingthephone.

C）Designanewtypeofsmartphone.D）Producenewproductsinotherfields.

12.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat___________.

A）thepatentwillpreventthephonefalling

B）thepatentwillmakethescreenmoresolid

C）thesensorscanmeasurethephone’sfallingspeed

D）thecameraonthephonewillrecordthefallingprocess

13.Whatisthefunctionofthemotoronthephone?

A） Itturnsoffthephonebeforeitlands.B）Itpredictswherethephonewillland.

C）Itringsthebellwhenthephoneisfalling.D）Itprotectsthescreenwhenthephonefalls.

14.Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearn_________.

A）thepatentiscomplextouseB）thepatenthasbeenputintopractice

C）thepatentcanalsoprotecttheconnectorD）thepatentcanonlybeappliedtoiPhones

15.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A）APatenttoProtectYourPhone.B）AWaytoPreventYourPhoneFalling.

C）ANewPhonewithaFirmScreen.D）AnAdvertisementofaNewPhone.

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Statusesaremarveloushumaninventionsthatenableustogetalongwithoneanotherandtodeterminewherewe“fit”insociety.Aswegoaboutoureverydaylives,wementallyattempttoplacepeopleintermsoftheirstatuses.Forexample,wemustjudgewhetherthepersoninthelibraryisareaderoralibrarian,whetherthetelephonecallerisafriendorasalesman,whethertheunfamiliarpersononourpropertyisthieforameterreader,andsoon.

Thestatusesweassumeoftenvarywiththepeopleweencounter,andchangethroughoutlife.Mostofuscan,atveryhighspeed,assumethestatusesthatvarioussituationsrequire.Muchofsocialinteractionconsistsofidentifyingandselectingamongappropriatestatusesandallowingotherpeopletoassumetheirstatusesinrelationtous.Thismeansthatwefitouractionstothoseofotherpeoplebasedonaconstantmentalprocessofappraisalandinterpretation.Althoughsomeofusfindthetaskmoredifficultthanothers,mostofusperformitrathereffortlessly.

Astatushasbeencomparedtoready-madeclothes.Withincertainlimits,thebuyercanchoosestyleandfabric.ButanAmericanisnotfreetochoosethecostume（服装）ofaChinesepeasantorthatofaHinduprince.Wemustchoosefromamongtheclothingpresentedbyoursociety.Furthermore,ourchoiceislimitedtoasizethatwillfit,aswellasbyourpocketbook（钱包）.Havingmadeachoicewithintheselimitswecanhavecertainalterationsmade,butapartfromminoradjustments,wetendtobelimitedtowhatthestoreshaveontheirracks.Statusestoocomereadymade,andtherangeofchoiceamongthemislimited.

16.Inthefirstparagraph,thewritertellsusthatstatusescanhelpus________.

A）determinewhetherapersonisfitforacertainjob

B）behaveappropriatelyinrelationtootherpeople

C）protectourselvesinunfamiliarsituations

D）makefriendswithotherpeople

17.Accordingtothewriter,peopleoftenassumedifferentstatuses________.

A）inordertoidentifythemselveswithothersB）inordertobetteridentifyothers

C）astheirmentalprocesseschangeD）asthesituationchanges

18.Theword“appraisal”（Line5,Para.2）mostprobablymeans“________”.

A）involvementB）appreciationC）assessmentD）presentation

19.Inthelastsentenceofthesecondparagraph,thepronoun“it”refersto“________”.

A）fittingouractionstothoseofotherpeopleappropriately

B）identificationofotherpeople’sstatuses

C）selectingone’sownstatuses

D）constantmentalprocess

20.Bysayingthat“anAmericanisnotfreetochoosethecostumeofaChinesepeasantorthatofaHinduprince”（Line2-3,Para.3）,thewritermeans________.

A）differentpeoplehavedifferentstylesofclothes

B）ready-madeclothesmayneedalterations

C）statusescomereadymadejustlikeclothes

D）ourchoiceofstatusesislimited

PassageThree

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AftertheviolentearthquakethatshookLosAngelesin1994,earthquakescientistshadgoodnewstoreport:

Thedamageanddeathtoll（死亡人数）couldhavebeenmuchworse.

Morethan60peoplediedinthisearthquake.Bycomparison,asearthquakeofsimilarintensitythatshookAmericain1988claimed25,000victims.

InjuriesanddeathswererelativelylessinLosAngelesbecausethequakeoccurredat4:

31a.m.onaholiday,whentrafficwaslightonthecity’shighways.Inaddition,changesmadetotheconstructioncodesinLosAngelesduringthelast20yearshavestrengthenedthecity’sbuildingsandhighways,makingthemmoreresistanttoquakes.

Despitethegoodnews,civilengineersaren’trestingontheirsuccesses.Pinnedtotheirdrawingboardsareblueprints（蓝图）forimprovedquake-resistantbuildings.Thenewdesignsshouldofferevengreatersecuritytocitieswhereearthquakesoftentakeplace.

Inthepast,makingstructuresquake-resistantmeantfirmyetflexiblematerials,suchassteelandwoodthatbendwithoutbreaking.Later,peopletriedtoliftabuildingoffitsfoundation,andinsertrubberandsteelbetweenthebuildinganditsfoundationtoreducetheimpactofgroundvibrations.Themostrecentdesignsgivebuildingsbrainsaswellasconcreteandsteelsupports.Calledsmartbuildings,thestructuresrespondlikelivingorganismstoanearthquake’svibrations.Whenthegroundshakesandthebuildingtipsforward,thecomputerwouldforcethebuildingtoshiftintheoppositedirection.

Thenewsmartstructurescouldbeveryexpensivetobuild.However,theywouldsavemanylivesandwouldbelesslikelytobedamagedduringearthquakes.

21.OnereasonwhythelossoflivesintheLos