宁波大红鹰学院2011年学位英语试卷

《学位英语》考试试卷第1页共7页宁波大红鹰学院2010-2011学年第二学期非外语专业学位英语考试考试时间：120分钟注意事项：请将答案填写在答题卷中，答案填在本试题卷中的不得分。PartOneVocabularyandStructure(30%)Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentence,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.YoushouldwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.1.Thetimehascomeforustoreapthe________ofthestrongfoundationswelaidinscienceandtechnology.A.benefitB.creationC.truthD.experience2.Universitiesintheeastarebetterequipped,________thoseinthewestarerelativelypoor.A.thereforeB.whichC.whileD.inaddition3.Iam________therisksinvolvedintheproject,butIamwillingtotaketherisks.A.awareofB.absentfromC.disturbedbyD.severewith4.Heisbusy________,givinglecturesandworkingonthetextbook.A.suchasB.sothatC.asusualD.aswell5.Shelistenedtoherfavoriterockmusicwhile________alongwiththewords.A.singingB.sangC.singD.tosing6.Itseemsthatthegovernmentistryinghardtobridgethe____betweentherichandthepoor.A.relationB.mattersC.fashionD.gap7.HetranslatedbooksnotonlyfromEnglish,butalso,on________,fromFrench.A.occasionB.knotsC.inventionsD.album8.Thegrasswillgrowmorequicklyif_________regularly.A.wateringB.wateredC.waterD.forwater9.Thesestudents________thecauseofhelpingthosewhoarenotabletohelpthemselves.A.arecommittedtoB.areattheirbestC.letonD.breakout10.He________himselfbylisteningtothisfavoritesongbeforeheaddressedthemeeting.A.attractedB.refusedC.neglectedD.relaxed11.Afterabrief________bythechairman,thespeakerbeganherlectureonhowtomakeagoodimpression.A.testB.communicationC.introductionD.courage12.Weshowourtruefeelingwithoureyes,faces,bodies,andattitudes,________achainofreactions.A.causeB.tocauseC.causingD.caused13.Don’tlookdown_________themjustbecausetheyhaven’tpassedthefinalexam.A.onB.intoC.forD.under《学位英语》考试试卷第2页共7页14.Ifyoucarryafullglassofwatercarelessly,youwill_______someofthewaterontothefloor.A.spillB.adoptC.confuseD.explore15.Becauseofthedeepcutonherwrist,shelostconsciousnessandwas_________heavily.A.commencingB.bleedingC.confusingD.adopting16.Thepriceofbeer_______from50centsto$4perlitreduringthesummerseason.A.alteredB.rangedC.separatedD.differed17.Itisnotpoliteto_______aspeakerwhenheismakingaspeech.A.interruptB.ceaseC.opposeD.inquire18.Itisdifficulttoguesswhather_______tothenewswouldbe.A.reactionB.impressionC.commentD.opinion19.A________tothisproblemisexpectedtobefoundbeforelong.A.resultB.responseC.settlementD.solution20.Themanagerlosthis________justbecausehissecretarywastenminuteslate.A.moodB.temperC.mindD.passion21.Igavehimmytenoldbooksandreceivedadictionaryin________.A.exchangeB.preparationC.proposalD.proportion22.TimeislimitedandIcan__________finishmyworkintime.A.almostB.evenC.nearlyD.hardly23.__________,Iwillsticktomydream.A.SomehowB.AnyhowC.SomewhatD.Anywhere24.Scott_________thefirstprizeinhisclass.A.hitB.bitC.beatD.won25.Thomasiskind,humorous,cleverand__________heisdiligent.A.ingeneralB.aboveallC.afterallD.inall26.IcanspeakFrench,butonly_________.A.littleB.fewC.alittleD.afew27.Onlybyreadingextensively_____youmind.A.youwillbroadenB.youmaybroadenC.soyoubroadenD.canyoubroaden28.Everymeans_____beentriedsincethen,buttheresultisfailure.A.isB.haveC.hasD.are29.________difficultieswemightmeetwith,wewillcarryoutourplan.A.WhateverB.WhicheverC.WheneverD.Wherever30.——“Iwishwecouldmeeteachotheragainbeforelong.”——“________.”A.SoIcouldB.SocouldIC.SoIdoD.SodoIPartTwoReadingComprehension(20%)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1(5%)Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.TheUnitedStatescoversalargepartoftheNorthAmericancontinent.ItsneighborsareCanadatothe《学位英语》考试试卷第3页共7页northandMexicotothesouth.AlthoughtheUnitedStatesisabigcountry,itisnotthelargestintheworld.In2000,itspopulationwasover222million.Whenthislandfirstbecameanation,afterwinningitsindependencefromEngland,ithadthirteenstates.Eachofthestateswasrepresented(代表)ontheAmericanflagbyastar.Allthesestateswereintheeasternpartofthecontinent.Asthenationgrewtowardthewest,newstateswereaddedandnewstarsappearedontheflag.Foralongtime,therewere48stars.In1959,however,twomorestarswereaddedtotheflag,representingthenewstatesofAlaskaandHawaii.IndianswerethefirstpeopleofthelandwhichisnowtheUnitedStates.TherearestillmanythousandsofIndiansnowlivinginallpartsofthecountry.SometimesitissaidthattheIndiansare“theonlyrealAmericans”.MostAmericanscomefromallovertheworld.ThosewhocamefirstingreatestnumberstomaketheirhomesontheeasterncoastofNorthAmericaweremostlyfromEngland.ItisforthatreasonthatthelanguageoftheUnitedStatesisEnglishandthatitscultureandcustomsaremorelikethoseofEnglandthanthoseofanyothercountryintheworld.31.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Americaisthelargestcountryintheworld.B.TheUnitedStatesliesnexttoCanadaandMexico.C.AmericacoversmostpartoftheNorthAmericancontinent.D.MexicoistothenorthofCanada.32.Afterwinningitsindependence,theUnitedStates____