学位英语模拟试题及答案word.doc

Part I Vocabulary and Structure (20%)

Directions: In this part there are 40 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

1. How long do you think ________ to finish this urgent task? A. did it take you B. it will take you C. will it take you D. it to take you

2. Wealth, education and occupation vary greatly ________ members of the middle class.

A. among B. between C. from D. inside

3. Let’s buy our tickets while I still have ________. A. a little money to leave B. little money left C. a few dollars left D. few dollars to leave

4. ________ was not the way the event happened. A. Which the press reported B. That the press reported C. What did the press report D. What the press reported

5. People do not like such persons who are always ________

the way of others.

A. on B. by C. in D. behind

6. At first we were ________ amused by Don’s words, but soon we were tired of them.

A. great B. far C. much D. never

7. He talks as if he ________ everything in the world. A. knows B. knew

C. would have known D. had known

8. The doctor advised that Mr. Malan ________ an operation right away so as to save his life.

A. had

B. was going to have C. have D. would have

9. He forgot about ________ him to attend my wife’s birthday party.

A. I asking B. my asking C. me to ask D. mine to ask

10. So little ________ about stock exchange that the lecture was completely beyond me.

A. did I know B. I had known C. I know D. was I known

11. The boy’s laziness ________ his failure in the exams. A. resulted from B. brought in C. resulted in D. led into

12. Only guests of the hotel enjoy the ________ of using the private beach.

A. privilege B. possibility C. favor D. advantage

13. Tom ________ more than twenty pounds for the dictionary. A. spent B. paid C. cost D. took

14. The governor had to ________ all his appointments for the day and rush to the train accident.

A. set off B. pay off C. see off D. call off

15. One car went too fast and ________ missed hitting another car.

A. completely B. greatly

C. narrowly D. little

16. He was accused ________ stealing from the shop. A. with B. in C. of D. at

17. It took me a long time to ________ the disappointment of losing the match.

A. get over B. get up C. get into D. get down

18. All the reference books should be made ________ to the teachers and students in our

university. A. concerned B. available C. related D. flexible

19. He never thought the committee would ________ his proposal.

A. put up B. object to C. pass on D. call on

20. The company official ________ I thought would be fired received a raise.

A. whom B. whoever

C. who D. of whom

21. Mr. Green ________ my letter, otherwise he would have replied before now.

A. must have receive

B. must have failed to receive C. must receive D. must fail to receive

22. We shall appreciate ________ from you soon. A. being heard B. hearing

C. having been heard D. to hear

23. I fell and hurt myself while I ________ tennis. A. was playing B. am playing C. play D. played

24. ________ you disagree with her, her idea is still worth considering.

A. Even if B. If only C. Instead of D. Despite of

25. I’d ________ you didn’t touch that, if you don’t mind. A. rather B. better C. happier D. further

26. The two men arrested for breaking into that shop have

been ________ $10,000.

A. committed B. driven C. charged D. fined

27. The driver might have ________ the accident if he had had his headlights on.

A. missed B. avoided C. stopped D. dismissed

28. The people at the party were worried about Janet because no one was aware ________ she had

gone. A. where that B. of where C. of the place D. the place

29. I ________ on the door for ten minutes now without an answer.

A. was knocking B. am knocking C. knocking

D. have been knocking

30. _________ tired after a hard work, she fell into bed and went straight to sleep.

A. Felt B. Feeling C. Being felt D. To feel

31. He was ________ enough to understand my questions from the gestures I made.

A. intelligent B. efficient C. proficient D. diligent

32. If you ________ the speed limit you will get into trouble with the police.

A. exclude B. exceed C. excuse D. execute

33. He opened the door and let himself in quietly ________ not to wake the family.

A. because B. so as C. so that D. despite

34. I wish you ________ to me before you went and bought that car.

A. spoke B. will speak

C. was going to speak D. had spoken

35. The director who was recently promoted did ________. A. work more than anyone else B. more than anyone else work C. more work than anyone else D. work more than anyone

36. Before her marriage, she spent a considerable time in that

very part of Shanghai, _______ she

belonged. A. which B. to where C. to which D. at which

37. “Good- bye, Mr. Wang. I’m pleased _________ you” A. to meet B. meeting

C. to have been meeting D. to be met

38. The investigation, ________ will soon be published, was made by John.

A. at which the results B. the results on which C. whose results D. at whose results

39. Don’t you know he is an old friend of ________? A. my brother

B. my brother’s friend C. my brother’s D. my brothers

40. _________ you return those books to the library immediately you will have to pay a fine.

A. Until B. Unless C. If D. Provided

Part II Reading Comprehension (40%)

Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage

is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage 1

Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people subscribe (订阅) to as many as two or three newspapers. But why do people read newspapers?

Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings — battles lost and won, king or rulers overthrown(推翻) or killed — took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur in far away countries on the same day they happen.

Apart from supplying news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other useful information. There are weather reports, radio, television and film guides, book reviews, stories and, of course, advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring attention to their