MPA历年英语真题及参考答案.docx

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MPA历年英语真题及参考答案

2005年10月在职MPA英语真题及参考答案

PartI  DialogueCommunication（15minutes,15points）

SectionA  DialogueCompletion

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillread5shortincompletedialoguesbetweentwospeakers,eachfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheanswerthatbestsuitsthesituationtocompletethedialogue.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.SpeakerA:

I’mexhausted.Ihadtoworkuntil2o’clockthismorning.

  SpeakerB:

______

  A.Don’tworrytoomuch.Youcandoitlater.

  B.Takeiteasy.Youdidn’thavetoworksohard.

  C.Taketimeoffandletitbe.

  D.Takeitorleaveit.Youdon’thavetodoit.

2.SpeakerA:

Myapartmentisonly10minutes’walkfromtheoffice.Whydon’tyoudropbysometime?

  SpeakerB:

______

  A.BecauseIdidn’tknowyoulivesocloseby.

  B.BecauseIdidn’twanttobotheryou.

  C.I’dloveto.CanItakemyroommatealong?

  D.That’sOK.I’llbetheresoon.

3.SpeakerA:

DoctorSmithisengagedonWednesday.WouldyouliketocomeonThursday?

  SpeakerB:

______

  A.Thursdaywouldbefine.

  B.Seeyouthen.

  C.Thankyouverymuch.Good-bye.

  D.It’sverykindofyou.

4.SpeakerA:

Wecamesoclose,really.Wealmostwonthatgame!

  SpeakerB:

______

  A.There,there.

  B.There’snousecryingoverspiltmilk.

  C.Youguysweresuperb.

  D.Icouldn’tcareless.

5.SpeakerA:

Don’tyouthinktheconcertisterrific?

  SpeakerB:

______

  A.Iwanttohearotheropinions.

  B.Itcertainlyis.AndIreallyliketheband.

  C.Yes,theconcertisterrible.

  D.No,everythingwentonperfectly.

SectionB  DialogueComprehension

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillread5shortconversationsbetweenamanandawoman.AttheendofeachconversationthereisaquestionfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswertothequestionfromthefourchoicesgivenandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

6.Woman:

Whatdoyouliketodoonyoursummervacation?

  Man:

Ilikenothingbetterthanfishingonahotsummerday.

  Question:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

  A.Hedoesn’tlikefishingonahotsummerday.

  B.Althoughhelikesfishing,hedoesn’twanttodoitonahotsummerday.

  C.Fishingishisfavoritepastimeonahotsummerday.

  D.Helikesnothing,includingfishingonahotsummerday.

7.Woman:

IheardJohnandFrankhadaquarrel.

  Man:

Oh,theysoonmadeup.

  Question:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

  A.JohnandFrankhadanargument,butnowtheyarefriendsagain.

  B.JohnandFrankhateeachothersincetheirargument.

  C.JohnandFrankpretendedthattheyhadaquarrel.

  D.JohnandFrankoftenquarrelthoughtheyarefriends.

8.Woman:

I’vechangedmymindandwouldliketotakethenewapproach.

  Man:

You’reontherighttracknow!

  Question:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

  A.Thewomanisright.

  B.Thewomanisgettingonwell.

  C.Thewomanisdoingtherightthing.

  D.Thewomanhaschangedhermind.

9.Woman:

Doctor,what’swrongwithmyfather?

  Man:

He’sinprettygoodshape,considering.

  Question:

Whatdowelearnfromthedialogue?

  A.Herfatherisverysick.

  B.Thereisnothingseriouswithherfather.

  C.Herfatherisanathlete.

  D.Themanisnotsureaboutherfather’scondition.

10.Man:

Whydon’tyoudressupalittlewhenyou’reoutwithyourfriends?

  Woman:

That’sagoodidea!

  Question:

Whatdoesthemansuggest?

  A.Thewomanshouldputonniceclothes.

  B.Thewomanshouldwearmakeup.

  C.Thewomanshouldgetuprightaway.

  D.Thewomanshouldmakeadressherself.

PartII  VocabularyandStructure（20minutes,10points）

Directions:

Thereare20incompletesentencesinthissection.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

11.Scarcely______thosewordswhensuddenlythemonsterwastransformedintoaveryhandsomeyouth.

    A.hadheuttered    B.didheutter    C.hehaduttered    D.hedidutter

12.Thenewautomobilefactoryisexpectedto______around30,000to50,000vehiclesannuallyinthefirstthreeyears.

    A.assemble    B.service    C.supply    D.repair

13.Withintheforeseeablefuturetheremaybeamajor______ofspecies,involvingfromone-thirdtotwo-thirdsofallthespeciesnowinexistence.

    A.exhaustion    B.exhibition    C.extension    D.extinction

14.______wearrivedinamoreurbanarea,whereJimtookmetoaplacecalledBostonMarket.

    A.Beforelong    B.Afterlong    C.Shortlybefore    D.Shortlyafter

15.______urgentthesituationmaybe,youwillneedtomakeonechangeatatime,andthenmoveon.

    A.As    B.Whenever    C.However    D.Whatever

16.Themuseum’snewbuildingwillhave______theexhibitionspaceasbefore.

    A.threetimes    B.threetimeslike    C.threetimesas    D.threetimeslarger

17.Whenyouareinyourroom,leavethedoor______sothatyourvisitorsdonothavetoknock.

    A.open    B.opened    C.opening    D.beingopen

18.Earthisbelievedto______byanobjectthesizeofMarsatsomepointinthedistantpastbeforeitssurfacecooled.

    A.behit    B.havehit    C.havebeenhit  D.beinghit

19.Theonlything______reallymatterstotheparentsishowsoontheirchildrencanreturnhome.

    A.what    B.that    C.which    D.this

20.Itisunacceptablethataperson______foranuncommittedcrime.

    A.getspunishing    B.punishes    C.getpunished    D.punished

21.InAustraliatheAsianshavemadetheirinfluence______inbusinesses,largeandsmall

    A.feeling    B.feel    C.felt    D.tobefelt

22.Theangrymotherdidn’tknowwho______forthebrokenglass.

    A.willblame    B.toblame    C.tobeblamed    D.blames

23.IntheChinesemindtheSpringFestivalis______withnicefoodandnewclothes.

    A.joined    B.related    C.linked    D.associated

24.Mobilephonesareprovedto______withflightinstrumentsandhaveanegativeeffectonflightsafety.

    A.interfere    B.disturb    C.interrupt    D.trouble

25.Somegovernmentshaveforbiddencigarette______andlaunchedanti-smokingcampaigns.

    A.commissions    B.commodities    C.commercials    D.commands

26.Ifyoutrytosellthemsomethingthatthey______forfree,theyaren’tgoingtobuyit.

    A.usedtogetting    B.usedtoget    C.wereusedtoget    D.areusedtoget

27.Applicantsmustshowthattheyhave$10,000ormore______forlivingexpensesandapproximately$10,000fortuition.

    A.acceptable    B.advisable    C.available    D.applicable

28.Thedirectoroftensaysitisdifficulttodesignaprogramthatwillmeetthe______needsofallourusers.

    A.diverse    B.distinctive    C.distinct    D.distinguished

29.______theirdifferences,theyareunitedbythecommondesiretotransformtheirpersonalcommitmentintopublicleadership.

    A.Butfor    B.Forall    C.Aboveall    D.Exceptfor

30.Thewinterjustendingwas______severe,causinggreathardshiptothepoorerpeopleinthisarea.

    A.exceptionally    B.explosively    C.extensively    D.expressively

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes,40points）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

    Declaringthatphysicalexerciseisoneofthemostpowerfulmedicinestohelpimproveourqualityoflifeisnotanexaggeration.TheWorldHealthOrganizationexpressedthesameviewinits2002WorldHealthReport,emphasizingthatthedamageproducedbylackofphysicalactivitywasequaltothestrongprobabilityofseriousillnesssuchasheartdiseaseandevensomekindsofcancer.

    Thosewhohaveembracedanactivelifestyleforyearsarefamiliarwiththesortofphysicalandpsychologicalbenefitsthatcomefromexercise.Nevertheless,alotofpeoplewouldneverthinkofphysicalactivityasawayoffeelingbetter,simplybecausetheydon’tthinktheyareinneedofit,orbecausetheyarelazyormaintainthattheyhaven’tgotenoughtime.

    Therearemanypositiveeffectsthatresultfromphysicalexerciseandtheyarenotonlyconcernedwiththephysicalaspectsbutalsopsychologicalandsocialones.

    Beginningwiththephysicalbenefits,physicalactivityimprovesthelifeoftheheart,burnsofffat,lowershighbloodpressure,makestissuesmoreresistant,andincreasesmuscleflexibilityandjointmobility.

    Onapsychologicallevel,physicalactivityhelpsreduceanxietyandstressbycausingtensiontodisappearandbyencouragingustohaveabettersenseofourselvesthroughlisteningtoourbodiesduringmovement.

    Lastly,seeingourselvesinbetterhealthisadvantageoussocially.Thesenseofsatisfactionthusobtainedwillresultinanincreaseofself-respectandself-confidenceintermsofourabilitytointeractwithothers.

    Thebenefitslinkedtoexercisehavealsonotgoneunnoticedinthebusinessworld,withmoreandmorecompaniessettingupgymson-site.Employees’improvedhealthtranslatesintobetterperformanceandreducedcostsaswellasanincreaseinpeople’ssatisfactionintheworkplace.

    Physicalactivityisrecommendedforallagegroups,includingchildren.Itisanimportantgrowthfactorinachild’seducation.

    Andfortheelderly?

Thereisnodoubtthat