20XX年在职申硕英语考试真题在职申硕英语考.docx

1、20XX年在职申硕英语考试真题在职申硕英语考2017年在职申硕英语考试真题-在职申硕英语考试 2017年在职申硕英语考试真题 Part I Oral Communcication (10 points) Section A Directions: In this section there are two incomplete dialogues and each dialogue has three blanks and three choices A, B and C, taken from the dialogue. Fill in each of the blanks with one

2、 of the choices to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. Dialogue One A.When is it taking place? B.Is Alan attending? C.Thatll be interesting. Alice: Were having a meeting tomonow. Can you make it? Kevin: 1 Alice: Were planning at 10 oclock. Is that OK? Kevin: Yes, thatll b

3、e fine. Alice: Were going to go over last quarters sales figures. Kevin: Good. I have some input Id like to make. Alice: Frank is also going to make some suggestions on improving the bottom line. Kevin; 2 Hes got keen insights. Alice: Yes, hes going to outline some new sales strategies Kevin: 3 Alic

4、e: No, hes flying to San Francisco and wont be able to make it. Kevin: Oh well, maybe hell phone in. Dialogue Two A.Ill drop by there on my way to class today. B.I thought you liked the apartment. C.Ive decided to look for a new place. Roger: Hello. Ann; Hello Roger, This is Ann Roger: Oh hi, Ann. H

5、ow have you been? Hows your new apartment working out? Ann: Well, thats what Im calling about. You see, 4 Roger: Oh, whats the problem with your place now? 5 Ann: Oh, I do, but its a little far from campus, and the commute is just killing me. Do you think you could help? I thought you might know mor

6、e about the housing situation near the school, Roger: Well, I know theres an apartment complex around the corner that seems to have a few vacancies. 6 Ann: Hey, thanks a lot Roger:No problem. Section B Directions: In this section there is one incomplete interview which has four blanks and four choic

7、es A,B, C and D), taken from the interview. Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the interview and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. A.Thanks, Rachel. B.Thats what we did C.we were all talking about some TV shows. D.its a real honor to have you here. Maddow: Joining us

8、now for the interview is Hillary Clinton, former secretary of state, former senator, former first lady. Secretary Clinton, 7 Thank you for being here. Clinton: Its great to be here with you. 8 Maddow: What does a person do after 11 hours of testimony? Youre the only human being I know of on Earth th

9、at has done 11 straight hours. What did you do after that? Clinton:Well, I had my whole team come over to my house and we sat around eating Indian food and drinking wine and beer. 9 It was great. Maddow: And was it like, Lets just talk about TV, lets not talk about what just happened? Clinton: Yes.

10、Yes, 10 It was great just to have that chance to thank them because they did a terrific job, you know, kind of being there behind me and getting me ready. Part II Vocabulary (10 points) Directions: In this part there arc ten sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the

11、 four choices marked A, B, C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet 11.The specially developed skin paint will wear off in 2-4 days, but can be removed instantly with alcohol. A. remain B. dry C. work D. disappear 12.She was tired of his constant comp

12、laining and didt want to tolerate him anymore. A. catch up to B . put up with C. come up with D. live up to 13.The supporters of either party have rationalized their own opinion in terms of argument. A. with regard to B. in contrast to C. in addition to D. as opposed to 14.How is it possible thal su

13、ch widespread deception has come to take place right under our noses? A. delay B, damage C. fraud D. shock 15.It is not yet clear whether the deletion of data at the troubled bank was accidental or deliberate. A. obvious B. intentional C. surprising D. foolish 16.When required to eat vegetables, man

14、y children only do so reluctantly. A. automatically B. anxiously C. obediently D. unwillingly 17.Recently, the Internet hasgiven rise toa new type of marketplace. A. created B. conceived C. increased D. improved 18.Another 1,000 workers were dismissed when ihe machinery plant was in difficulties. A.

15、 taken off B. driven off C. put off D. laid off 19. Credit creates the false idea that you can own things without paying for them. A. image B. illusion C. imagination D. impression 20. For the audience to better understand the new concept, the professor elaborated it with many examples. A. summarize

16、d B. concluded C. classified D. explained Part III Reading Comprehension (25 points) Section A Directions: In this section, there are four passages followed by qucsiions or unfinished stalements, each with four suggested answers A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and mark your answer on the Answe

17、r Sheet. Passage One Under the right circumstances, choosing to spend time alone can be a huge psychological blessing. In the 1980s, the Italian journalist and author Tiziano Terzani. after many years of reporting across Asia, holed himself up in a cabin in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. For a month I h

18、ad no one to talk to except my dog Baoli, he wrote in his book A Fortune Teller Told Me. Terzani passed the time with books, observing nature, listening to ihe winds in the trees, watching butterflies, enjoying silence For the first time in a long while he felt free from the unending anxieties of da

19、ily life:At last I had time to have time. Terzanis embrace of isolation was relatively unusual: Humans have long considered solitude an inconvenience, something to avoid, a punishment, a realm of loners. Science has often associated it with negative outcomes. Freud, who linked solitude with anxiety,

20、 noted that, in children the first fears relating to situatious are those of darkness and solitude. John Cacioppo, a modern social neuro-scientist who has extensively studied lonelinesswhat he calls “chronic perceived isolation”contends that, beyond damaging our thinking powers, isolation can even h

21、arm our physical health. But increasingly scientists are approaching solitude as something that, when pursued by choice, can prove a therapy. This is especially true in times of personal disorder, when the instinct is often for people to reach outside of themselves for support.“When people are exper

22、iencing crisis its not always just about you: Its about how you are in society, explains Jack Fong, a sociologist at California State Polytechnic University who has studied solitude. In other words, when people remove themselves from the social context of their lives, they are better able to see how

23、 theyre shaped by that context. Thomas Merton, a monk and writer who spent years alone, held a similar notion. We cannot see things in perspective until we cease to hug them to our breast,” he writes in Thoughts in Solitude. people can go for a walk or listen to music and feel that they are deeply i

24、n touch with themselves.” 21. Tiziano Terzani spent a month alone to_. A.embrace isolation B. study butterflies C. write a book D. look after his dog 22.The word solitude, (Para. 2) is closest in meaning to _. A.growing anxious B. feeling empty C. being helpless D. staying alone 23.The opinions of F

25、reud and Cacioppo are cited to show that _. A.children tend to fear darkness and solitude B. solitude pursued by choice can be a therapy C. chronic isolation can harm interpersonal relations D. solitude has long been linked with negative outcomes 24.According to Jack Fong, the sense of personal cris

26、is may be influenced by _. A. an isolated lifestyle B. mental disorder C. low seif-esteem D. social context 25.The main idea of the passage is that . A.solitude should be avoided at all costs B. anxieties of daily life may cause personal crisis C.choosing to spend time alone can be a blessing D. seeking support is useless for tackling personal crisis123