学位英语考试复习题附答案.docx

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学位英语考试复习题附答案

英语考试复习题

PartIDialogueCompletion（l5points）

Directions:

ThereareI5shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletethedialogue.

1.SpeakerA:

___C___IguessI’maddictedtotheInternet.

SpeakerB:

Soyou’dbetterquitsurfingtheNetdeepintothenight.

A.Iknewit.B.Why,it’sapity!

C.Ican'thelpit.D.Whatseemstobetheproblem?

2.SpeakerA:

Don'tbesad,I'msurethingswillchangeforthebettersoon.

SpeakerB:

___B___.

A.Thatsoundsawful.B.Yesyou'reprobablyright.

C.Ihopenot!

D.Youarewelcome!

3.SpeakerA:

CanIgetsomeinformationaboutthetrainingprogramhere?

SpeakerB:

___B____

A.Yes,youdoB.Goahead

C.YoucertainlycanD.That'sfun

4.SpeakerA:

Tom,wouldyouliketogotoapartythisSaturday?

SpeakerB:

___A___Whatkindofparty?

SpeakerA:

It'sabirthdayparty.

A.SoundsgoodB.Looksnice

C.SeemsallrightD.FeelsOK

5.Waiter:

___C___?

Customer:

Yes,I'llhaveasteak,mediumrare,withFrenchfries.

A.Whatdoyouwanttoeat

B.Haveyoudecidedwhattodoyet

C.Excuseme,areyoureadytoordernow

D.Sorry,butwho'dliketoorder

6.SpeakerA:

I’vejustheardthenewsaboutyourtest.Welldone!

SpeakerB:

__B___.

A.Don'tmentionitB.Thankyou

C.Ohno!

ItwasawfulD.Ohitmightbeeasy

7.SpeakerA:

Let'scomebacktoourtalk.___C___

SpeakerB:

YouweretalkingaboutyourtriptoSouthAfrica.

A.WhatdidIsay?

B.Iforgotthetime.

C.WherewasI?

D.Ihavenoidea.

8.SpeakerA:

Whydon'tweplaybasketballthisweekend?

SpeakerB:

___A___.

A.That'sabrilliantideaB.Soundslikeanexcellentjob

C.GladyoucouldmakeitD.I'msureitisn'tsobad

9.SpeakerA:

I'dlikeabeer.

SpeakerB:

Certainlysir,___D___

A.I'lltakeit.B.whatcanIgetyou?

C.didyouhaveabusyday?

D.I'llgetthatstraightaway.

10.SpeakerA:

Thankyouforyourtimeandefforttomakemyvisitasuccess.

SpeakerB:

___D____.

A.Don'tsaythanksB.Don'tbesopolite

C.YouaresopoliteD.It'smypleasure

11.SpeakerA:

Iquitmyjobtoday,honey.

SpeakerB:

Why?

_C_?

SpeakerA:

No,Ijustgottiredofdoingthesamethingagainandagain.

A.IsitboringB.Areyousure

C.DidsomethinghappenD.Areyouserious

12.SpeakerA:

Iloveswimminginalake.It'ssomuchbetterthantheocean.

SpeakerB:

___D___!

Iliketoswiminapool.

A.SowhatB.Goodforme

C.MetooD.Idon't

13.SpeakerA:

ImetupwithJanetoday.

SpeakerB:

Really?

___A___

A.Howisshedoing?

B.Comeon.

C.Nowonder.D.Isthatright?

14.SpeakerA:

Hello,ShawiniganWater&PowerCompany,howmayIhelpyou?

SpeakerB:

___B___

A.Hello.Canyoutellmeyourname?

B.I'mcallingaboutmyelectricitybill.

C.MayIhaveyouraccountnumber?

D.OK,thankyouforyourhelp.

15.SpeakerA:

I'dliketosharewithyouwhat'sinmymind.

SpeakerB:

___A___

A.I'mallearsB.Thankyouforyourtime

C.It'suptoyouD.I'drathernot

PartIIReadingComprehension（40points）

Directions:

Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,BCandD.Choosethebestone.

PassageOne

Bigdatacanbedefinedasinformationthatistoobigorcomplextobecontainedorprocessedbyanyonemachineorperson.

AsastudentattheUniversityofSussex,JulianDaillyhadtwomajors–Englishandphilosophy.Whenhecompletedhisstudies,Daillywonderedhowhewouldeverearnalivinginaworldfilledwithmachinesandtechnology.Now,heispartofthebigdataindustrythatincludesGoogleandFacebook.

Dailly'sresearchcompany,MorarConsulting,startedthreeyearsagowithfiveemployees.Thecompany'searningshaveincreasedby25%eachyear.Itnowemploys90people."Whatwedohereiswetrytodiscoverwhat'smeaningfulforpeopleandLinkthattotheireconomicbehavior,”Daillysaid.

Henotedtheimportanceofworkingwithpeoplewithdifferentskills."Wehavepeoplefromtraditionalresearchbackgrounds,inadditiontosomeinsocialsciences,economics,peoplefromtechbackgrounds,andsalespeople,"Daillysaid.

CompanieslikeDailly'semployrecentcollegegraduates.Theindustryprofitsfromtheideasoftheseyoungmenandwomen.Newformsofdataalsomakeitpossibleforsomeobserverstopredictthefuture.Theyaremorevaluabletocompaniesthanthetraditionalformsofdata

recordingorreporting.

"Wehaveaccesstothecoreinformationinsidepeople'sheads,"Daillysaid."Theytellyouwhatpeoplearegoingtodoasopposedtowhatthey'vedone.Thathelpspeopletakeproperactioninadvance.Thismakesitmuchmoreusefulforstrategy."

JulianDaillydismissesconcernsthatcomputershavefinallytakencontrolofourdailylives."Somemayworrythathumanswillbeallowedtobereplacedbymachines.Ithinkit'safantasy."

16.Daillyhasaneducationbackgroundof___B___.

A.engineeringB.ArtsC.sciencesD.business

17.Dailly'scompanyfocusesonbusinessesin___D___.

A.marketingstrategyB.machineselling

C.stafftrainingD.bigdataresearch

18.Thecompany'sstaffischaracterizedbyallthefollowingEXCEPT__D____.

A.freshideasB.youngage

C.mixededucationbackgrounds

D.richexperienceinthefield

19.Thecompanyisaimedatmakinguseoftheinformationtohelppeople___A___.

A.takepredictiveactionB.rememberthepast

C.learnfromeachotherD.sticktothetradition

20.AccordingtoDailly,theideathathumansmaybereplacedbymachines___B___.

A.isawisewarningB.ispureimagination

C.maycometrueD.needsfurtherstudy

PassageTwo

Anewrecordfortheoldestwomantorunamarathonhasbeenset,butitmaynotstandformorethanayear:

HarietteThompson,92,saidthatshehasn'truledoutrunningtheRock'n'RollMarathoninSanDiegoagainnextyear.Hariettefinishedin7hours,24minutes,36seconds,the

BBCreports,comingclosetotheover-90recordof7hours,7minutes,and42secondsshesetin2014,despitehavingaverydifficultyearbetweenmarathons."Icouldn'ttrainverywellbecausemyhusbandwasveryillandIhadtobewithhimforsometime,andthenwhenhediedinJanuaryIhadsometreatmentsonmyleg,"Thompson,whowasinher70swhensheranherfirstmarathon,tellstheAP."IwasjustreallythrilledthatIcouldfinishtoday.

At92yearsand65daysold,Thompsonis46daysolderthanGladysBurrillwaswhenBurillfinishedthe2010HonoluluMarathon.“Ican'tbelieveImadeit,”ThompsontellstheCharlotteObserver."Iwasreallytiredatonepoint.AroundMile21,Iwasgoingupahillanditwaslikeamountain,andIwasthinking,'Thisissortofcrazyatmyage.Ican'tdoit'.ButthenIfeltbettercomingdownthehill.AndmysonBrennykeptfeedingmeallthesewonder（碳水化合物）thatkeptmegoing.”Thompson—whoseparents,threebrothers,andhusbandalldiedofcancer-tellstheObserverthattheSanDiegomarathon'sfundraisingfortheLeukemia（白血病）Societyiswhatinspiredhertorunandmayevenbringherbackagainnextyear.

21.WhatdoesThompsonsayabouttheSanDiegomarathonnextyear?

___D___.

A.Shemaynotbeabletobethere

B.Shehasn'tthoughtaboutit

C.Sheissuretotakepartinit.

D.Sheislikelytorunagain.

22.WhendidThompsonsetherfirsover-90marathonrecord?

___C___.

A.In2010.B.In2012.C.In2014.D.In2016.

23.WhatdidThompsonmainlydointhatdifficultyear?

___A___.

A.Shetookcareofherhusband.B.Shehurtherlegandhadtorest.

C.Shereceivedsomenewtraining.D.Shetraveledaroundwithherfamily.

24.Duringthisyear'smarathon,Thompson___B___.

A.ranfasterthanlasttimeB.onceconsideredgivingup

C.wasconfidentshecouldmakeitD.couldhardlymoveintheend

25.WhatinspiredThompsontorunthemarathon?

___C___.

A.Settinghersonagoodexample.B.Settingnewmarathonrecord

C.RaisingmoneyforcancertreatmentD.Livinguptoherownpromise.

PassageThree

BeforethegrasshasthickenedontheroadsidesandleaveshavestartedgrowingonthetreesisaperfecttimetolookaroundandseejusthowdirtyBritainhasbecome.Thepavementsarestainedwithchewinggumandtheditchesarefullofdiscardedfastfoodpackets.YearsagoIremembertravelingabroadandbeingsaddenedbytheplasticbagsanddiscardedbottles.Nowadays,Britainseemstolookatleastasbad.Whathasgonewrong?

Theproblemisthattherubbishcreatedbyourincreasinglymobileliveslastsalotlongerthanbefore.Ifitisnotclearedupandproperlythrownaway,itstaysintheundergrowth（下层灌木）foryears.

Itisestimatedthat10billionplasticbagshavebeengiventoshoppers.Thesewilltakeanythingfrom100to1,000yearstorot.However,itisnotasitthereisnosolutiontothis.Afewyearsago,theIrishgovernmentintroducedataxonnon-recyclablecarrierbagsandinthreemonthsreducedtheiruseby90%.Whenhewasaminister,MichaelMeacherattemptedtointroduceasimilararrangementinBritain.Theplasticsindustryprotested,ofcourse.However,theyneednothavebothered;theideawaskilledbeforeitcoulddrawbreath,leavingsupermarketsfreetogiveawayplasticbags.

Whatisclearlynecessaryrightnowissomesortofcombinedaction,bothindividualandcollective,beforeitistoolate.Thealternativeistocontinueslidingdownhilluntilwehaveacountrythatlookslikeavastrubbishtip.Wemaywellbeatthetippingpoint.Yetweknowthatpeoplerespondtotheirenvironment.Ifthingsaroundthemarecleanandtidy,peoplebehavecleanlyandtidily.Iftheyaresurroundedbyrubbish,theybehavelikerubbish.Now,muchofBritainlooksprettydirty.Whatwillitlooklikeinfiveyears?