华东理工大学网络教育学院学位英语考试样卷(A)

1华东理工大学网络教育学院学位英语考试样卷(A)PartIListeningComprehension(10minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaiD)Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:A)2hours.B)3hours.C)4hours.D)5hours.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]1.A)ThemanwantstogotoLosAngeles.B)ThemanwantstogotoSanFrancisco.C)TherearenoflightstoLosAngelesfortherestoftheday.D)TherearetwodirectflightstoLosAngeleswithinthenexttwohours2.A)Heenjoyswritinghomeeveryweek.B)Heneverfailstowriteaweeklyletterhome.C)Hedoesn’twritehomeonceaweeknow.D)Hehasbeenaskedtowritehomeeveryweek.3.A)Becauseshehasgotanappointment.B)Becauseshedoesn’twantto.C)Becauseshehastowork.D)Becauseshewantstoeatinanewrestaurant.4.A)Theteacherpostponedthemeeting.B)Therewon’tbeatestthisafternoon.C)Thestudentswillbeattendingthemeeting.D)ThestudentswilltakeanEnglishtestthisafternoon.5.A)Onthewhole,shelikedthefilm.B)Shedidn’tseethefirm.C)Thefilmwasveryexciting.D)Thefilmwasn’tasgoodasshe’dexpected.26.A)Around5:00.B)Around3:00.C)At2:00.D)At1:00.7.A)Hehadtoworkovertime.B)Hewashelpupintraffic.C)Hiscarranoutofgas.D)Hehadatrafficaccident.8.A)JohnSmithisn’tinrightnow.B)JohnSmithcan’tcometothephonerightnow.C)JohnSmithdoesn’twanttospeaktothecaller.D)Thecallerdialedthewrongnumber.9.A)SkatingB)SwimmingC)BoatingandskatingD)Boatingandswimming10.A)AshopassistantB)AwaitressC)AtelephoneoperatorD)AclerkPartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B)C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassageAforeigner’sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush-oftenunderpressure.Citypeopleappearalwaystobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingrestlessly,seekingattentioninastore,andelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirerrands（任务）.Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothattheytoocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Eachpersonhurriestomakeroomforthenextperson.Ifyoudon’t,waiterswillhurryyou.Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandthatpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don’ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse“wasting”itbeyondacertaincourtesypoint.Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmericansystemofvalues,patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbecalled“ashortfuse.”Webegintomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomereturnbethisintermsofpleasure,workvalue,orrest.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismatterofpacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife.ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall,forexample,theywillmisstheritualsocializingthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeetheymaybetraditionalintheirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacaféorcoffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonotassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmalltalks.Weseekoutevidenceofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleaguethroughsocialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthan3socially,westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.(348words)11.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?__________A)Americansseemtobealwaysunderpressure.B)Americansattachlessimportancetopatience.C)Americansdon’tcaremuchaboutritualsocializing.D)Americansareimpolitetotheirbusinesscolleagues.12.Inthefourthparagraph,“ahighpriority”means__________.A)alessimportantthingB)afirstconcernC)agoodbusinessD)anattractivegift13.Americansevaluateabusinesscolleague__________.A)throughsocialcourtesyB)throughprolongedbusinesstalksC)byestablishingbusinessrelationsD)bylearningabouttheirpastperformance14.Thispassagemainlytalksabout__________.A)howAmericanstreasuretheirtimeB)howbusyAmericansareeverydayC)howAmericansdobusinesswithforeignersD)whatAmericanwayoflifeislike15.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor’stoneinwritingis___________.A)criticalB)ironicalC)appreciativeD)objectivePassageTwoQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:BritainandFranceareseparatedbytheEnglishChannel,abodyofwaterthatcanbecrossedinasfewas20minutes.Buttheculturesofthetwocountriessometimesseemtobemilesapart.LastThursdayBritainandFrancecelebratedthe100thanniversary（周年纪念）