英语自测题 A.docx

1、英语自测题 A2014级硕士研究生英语自测题（A）院系_ 姓名_座位号_ 班号_ 学号_注意事项： 1.请将答案直接做到机读卡和答题纸上。2.本试题共13页，满分100分，考试时间150分钟。3.本课程为闭卷考试。 Non-English Major Graduate Student English TestTest Booklet 试卷一 Paper OnePart I Part I Listening Comprehension（15minutes, 15points）Section A (1 point each)Directions: In this section, you will

2、 hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a third voice will ask a question about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. Choose the best answer from the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a

3、single bar across the square bracket on your Answer Sheet.1. A. There arent enough supplies of fuel for the coming cold winter.B. No fuel is available.C. The cold weather has increased the demand for food. D. They are inexperienced in dealing with a severe winter. 2. A. He loves his present job. B.

4、He is to open a store.C. He is about to retire.D. He works in a repair shop.3. A. To cancel his trip.B. To go to bed early.C. To catch a later flight.D. To ask for a wake-up call.4. A. Right now.B. In the physics class.C. After the class.D. In the afternoon.5. A. She will do her best if the job is w

5、orth doing.B. She prefers a life of continued exploration.C. She will stick to the job if they pay is good.D. She doesnt think much of job-hopping.6. A. He dislikes food from the snack bar.B. He doesnt need anything.C. He asks the woman to buy a newspaper for him.D. He will go with the woman and han

6、d in his term paper.7. A. $120.B. $ 180.C. $ 90.D. $ 40.8. A. They should take the train instead.B. They have to drive Shanghai for economic reason.C. Theyd better drive faster.D. Their watches are too expensive.9. A. The doctor and the patient.B. The mother and the son.C. The customer and the waite

7、r.D.The teacher and the student.Section B (1 point each)Directions: In this section, you will hear three short passages. At the end of each passage, there will be some questions. Both the passage s and the questions will be read to you only once. After each questions there will be a pause. During th

8、e pause, you must choose the best answer from the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square bracket on your Answer Sheet. 10. A. Because many young people have moved into comfortable apartments. B. Becausemanyoldhousesinthebadpartofthetownarenotinhabi

9、ted. C. Because many older people sell their houses after children leave. D. Because many people have quit their old houses to build new ones.11. A. They have to do their own maintenance. B. They have to furnish their own houses. C. They will find it difficult to make the rest of the payment. D. The

10、y will find it difficult to dispose of their old style furniture.12. A. 160,000. B. 320,000. C. 15,000. D. 30,000.13. A. Due to heat-waves. B. Due to scorching summer. C. Due to mosquitoes. D. Due to warmer temperatures, droughts and floods.14. A. They are usually cleverer. B. They get tired easily.

11、 C. They are more likely to make minor mental errors. D. They are more skillful in handling equipment.15. A. Their lack of concentration resulting from mental stress. B. The lack of consideration for them in equipment design. C. The probability of their getting excited easily. D. Their slowness in r

12、esponding.Part II Vocabulary (10 minutes, 10 points)Section A (0.5 point each)Directions: There are ten sentences in this section. Each sentence has one word or a set of words underlined. Below the sentence are four words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in

13、 meaning to the underlined one. Mark the corresponding letter with single bar across the square bracket on your Answer Sheet.16. Evidence, reference, and footnotes by the thousand testify to a scrupulous researcher who does considerable justice to a full range of different theoretical and political

14、positions.A. meticulousB.trustworthyC. intelligentD.diligent17. He claims that advertising today tends to portray women in traditional roles such as cooking or taking care of the baby. A. depictB. advocateC. criticizeD. analyze 18. They achieved more than they had ever dreamed, lending a magic to th

15、eir family story that no tale or ordinary life could possibly rival. A. confirmB. achieve C. matchD. exaggerate 19. The most urgent thing is to find a dump for those toxic industrial wastes. A. imminentB. recyclableC. smelly D. poisonous20. British Prime Minister Tony Blair promised the electorate t

16、hat guns would not be fired without an attempt to win a further U.N. sanction. A. allies B. delegatesC. votersD. juries21. The analysis suggests that the trade off between our childrens college and our own retirement security is chilling. A. frighteningB. promisingC. freezingD. revealing22. Their si

17、gning of the treaty was regarded as a conspiracy against the British Crown.A. secret planB. bold attackC. clever designD. joint effort23. Furthermore, the campaign itself was lavishly financed, with plenty of money for top flight staff, travel, and television commercials.A. potentlyB. sympatheticall

18、yC. generouslyD. unconditionally24. The indignant passengers on the trolley-bus beat the pickpocket black and blue when they caught him.A. impatientB. tolerantC. crudeD. irate25. Except for coarse earthen-wares, which can be made from clay as it is found in the earth, pottery is made from special cl

19、ays plus other materials mixed to achieve the desired results.A. conventionalB. uniqueC. genuineD. crudeSection B (0.5 point each)Directions: There are ten sentences in this section. Each sentence has something omitted. Choose the word or words from the four choices given to best complete each sente

20、nce.26. Studies on film consumers had indicated teenage audience as a prime market, with the result that Hollywood filmmakers _ catered to that market, sometimes at the expense of adult fare.A. obedientlyB. operaticallyC. obsessivelyD. outrageously27. International sport should create goodwill betwe

21、en the nations, but in the present organization of the Olympics somehow encourages _patriotism. A. obsoleteB. aggressiveC. harmoniousD. amiable28. One can understand others much better by noting the immediate and fleeting reactions of their eyes and _ to expressed thoughts. A. dilemmas B. countenanc

22、esC. concessionsD. junctions29. People innately _ for superiority over their peers although it sometimes takes the form of an exaggerated lust for power. A. striveB. ascertainC. justifyD. adhere30. According to the latest report, consumer confidence _ a breathtaking 15 points last month, to its lowe

23、st level in 9 years. A. soaredB. mutatedC. plummetedD. fluctuated31. Melissa is a computer _ that destroyed files in computers and frustrated thousands of users around the world.A. geniusB. virusC. diseaseD. bacteria32. The _ emphasis on examinations is by far the worst form of competition in school

24、s. A. negligentB. edibleC. fabulousD. disproportionate33. The boy seemed more _ to their poverty after seeing how his grandparents lived. A. reconciledB. consolidatedC. deterioratedD. attributed34. During his two-month stay in China, Tom never _ a chance to practice his Chinese.A. passed onB. passed

25、 upC. passed byD. passed out35. When a person dies, his debts must be paid before his _ can be distributed. A. paradoxesB. legaciesC. platitudesD. analogies Part III Cloze (10 minutes, 10points)Directions: Read the passage through. Then go back and choose one item of suitable word(s) marked A, B, C,

26、 or D for each blank in the passage. Mark the corresponding letter of the word(s) you have chosen with a single bar across the square bracket on your Answer Sheet.Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. (36)_ the turn of the century when jazz was born, America had no pro

27、minent (37)_ of its own. No one knows exactly when jazz was (38)_,or by whom. But it began to be (39)_ in the early 1900s. Jazz is Americas contribution to (40)_ music. In contrast to classical music, which (41)_ formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free form. It bubbles with energy,

28、(42)_ the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz (43)_like America, and (44)_ it does today. The (45)_ of this music are as interesting as the music(46)_. American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz (47)_. They were brought to Southern States (48)_ s

29、laves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long (49)_. When a Negro died, his friend and relatives (50)_ a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the (51)_.On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the o

30、ccasion. (52)_ on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Death had removed one of their (53)_, but the living were glad to belive.The band played (54)_ music, improvising on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes (55)_ at the funeral.This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.36. A. ByB. At C. In D. On37. A. musicB. songC. melodyD. style38. A. dis