华东理工大学网络教育学院学位英语考试样卷(B)

1华东理工大学网络教育学院学位考试样卷(B)PartIListeningComprehension(10minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid)Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.A)Sheisnotinterestedinthearticle.B)Shehasgiventhemanmuchtrouble.C)Shewouldliketohaveacopyofthearticle.D)Shedoesn’twanttotakethetroubletoreadthearticle.2.A)Highqualitypaper.B)Atypewriter.C)Abookshelf.D)Somestocks.3.A)She’sboughtthemanapairofglassestoday.B)Shewillhelpthemantocatchup.C)Sheisworriedabouttheman’shealth.D)Shehasboughtthemananup-to-datemap.4.A)Hedoesn’tenjoybusinesstripsasmuchasheusedto.B)Hedoesn’tthinkheiscapableofdoingthejob.C)Hethinksthepayistoolowtosupporthisfamily.D)Hewantstospendmoretimewithhisfamily.5.A)Hisinjurykepthimathome.B)Hewastooweaktoseethedoctor.C)Hedidn’tthinkitnecessary.D)Hefailedtomakeanappointment.6.A)Inthepark.B)Betweentwobuildings.C)Inhisapartment.D)Underahugetree.7.A)Theygototheseaside.B)Theysetoffearly.C)Theygosightseeing.D)Theywaitforafineday.8.A)Amysterystory.B)Thehiringofashopassistant.C)Thesearchforareliablewitness.D)Anunsolvedcaseofrobbery.9.A)Arailwayporter.B)AtaxidriverC)AbusconductorD)Apostalclerk10.A)Shetakesitasakindofexercise.B)Shewantstosavemoney.C)Shelovesdoinganythingthatisnew.D)Herofficeisn’tveryfar.PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B)C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwitha2singlelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Newspapers,alongwithreportingthenews,instruct,entertain,andgiveopinion.Animportantwayforreadingalarge,big-citynewspaperisknowinghowtotakeitapart.Canyoufindtheseseparatesections:worldnews,nationalandlocalnews,sports,business,entertainment,opinions,classifiedads?Doesyourpaperhaveothersections?Newsstoriesgivefacts,nottheauthor’sopinions.Editorialsdotheopposite:youcanexpectaneditorialtotakesides.Somenewspapereditorialshaveaby-linewiththeauthor’sname,butmanynewspapershaveunsignededitorials.Thesereflecttheopinionsofthepublisheroreditor.Youcanbeabetterreaderifyouknowwhattoexpectinanewspaper.Forexample,youcanexpectheadlinestoomitunnecessarywords.Youcanexpecttofindthemostimportantfactsintheleadparagraph(thefirstparagraph)ofanewsstory.Youcanexpectimportantnewsitemstobeonthefrontpage.Youcanexpectlessimportantitemstobeontheinsidepages.Mostofall,themoreyouknowaboutthecurrentnews,themoreyouwillunderstandwhatisinthenewspaper;importantstoriesaregenerallypresentedonedayandfolloweduponfollowingdays.So,animportantwayforreadingnewspapersisreadingonefrequently.(210words)11.Toreadalargenewspaper,agoodwayis________.A)toreaditfromcovertocoverB)todosomepaper-cuttingC)tofindseparatesectionsD)topredictwhatisinsidethenewspaper12.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutnewsstoriesistrue?A)Newsstoriestellthefactswithoutcomments.B)Newsstoriescontainbothfactsandopinions.C)Newsstoriesreflecttheopinionsoftheeditor.D)Newsstoriesexpressthewriter’spointofview.13.Ifyouwanttoknowlessimportantnewswithoutanydetails,youcanread________.A)theleadparagraphsofthenewsonthefrontpageB)theheadlinesontheinsidepagesC)newsstoriesonthefrontpageD)newsitemsontheinsidepagesonly14.Tofollowthecurrentnews,thebestwayisto________.A)readextensivelyandthoroughlyB)readvariousnewspapersskillfullyC)readonenewspaperfrequentlyD)readalargebig-citynewspapercarefully15.Themainideaofthispassageis________.A)howtoreadstoriesandeditorialsB)howtofindimportantnewsstoriesC)howtotellapartdifferentnewssectionsD)howtoreadnewspaperseffectivelyPassageTwoQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Awell-documentedbodyofinformationexistsshowingthatnoisecanaffecthumaninboth3physiologicalandpsychologicalways.Hearinglossesinparticularoccupationssuchasboiler-makingandconstructionworkarewellknown.Infact,however,weallfindhearingmoredifficultasweage.Youngearscandistinguishawiderangeofsoundsfromlowtoveryhighfrequencies,whileolderearslosetheabilitytodistinguishhigh-pitchedsounds.Acomparisonofsomeindustrializedversusnon-industrializedpeoplessuggeststhatthishearinglossmaynotbethemust-beresultofoldage.Furthermore,acloserexaminationofotherdatarevealseconomiceffects.Forinstance,airportsarecurrentlyoperatingatlesscapacitybecauseofnoiseregulationswhichrestricttheirhoursofoperation.Jobperformancecanbeseriouslyaffectedbyloudnoise,especiallyifaccuracyandmentaleffortareinvolved.Theuseofoutdoorareasforconversationisnotpossibleforanestimated5to10millionpeoplewholiveorworkinurbanareas.Wheninterferencewithtelevisionorspeechorsleepisincluded,asmanyas22to44millionpeoplecanbesaidtohavelostpartoftheuseoftheirhomesandgroundsbecauseofnoise.Thusnoisepollutionisaseriousenvironmentalconcern.Muchmoreeffor