2023年华东理工大学网络教育学院学位英语考试样卷A.doc

华东理工大学网络教育学院学位英语考试样卷(A)

Part I Listening Comprehension (10 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was saiD) Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Example: You will hear:
You will read:
A) 2 hours.
B) 3 hours.
C) 4 hours.
D) 5 hours.
From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D) “5 hours” is the correct answer. You should choose [D] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.
Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]
1. A) The man wants to go to Los Angeles.
B) The man wants to go to San Francisco.
C) There are no flights to Los Angeles for the rest of the day.
D) There are two direct flights to Los Angeles within the next two hours
2. A) He enjoys writing home every week.
B) He never fails to write a weekly letter home.
C) He doesn’t write home once a week now.
D) He has been asked to write home every week.
3. A) Because she has got an appointment.
B) Because she doesn’t want to.
C) Because she has to work.
D) Because she wants to eat in a new restaurant.
4. A) The teacher postponed the meeting.
B) There won’t be a test this afternoon.
C) The students will be attending the meeting.
D) The students will take an English test this afternoon.
5. A) On the whole, she liked the film.
B) She didn’t see the firm.
C) The film was very exciting.
D) The film wasn’t as good as she’d expected.
6. A) Around 5:00. B) Around 3:00.
C) At 2:00. D) At 1:00.
7. A) He had to work overtime. B) He was help up in traffic.
C) His car ran out of gas. D) He had a traffic accident.
8. A) John Smith isn’t in right now.
B) John Smith can’t come to the phone right now.
C) John Smith doesn’t want to speak to the caller.
D) The caller dialed the wrong number.
9. A) Skating B) Swimming
C) Boating and skating D) Boating and swimming
10. A) A shop assistant B) A waitress
C) A telephone operator D) A clerk

Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions: There are 4 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 One
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage
A foreigner’s first impression of the U.S. is likely to be that everyone is in a rush-often under pressure. City people appear always to be hurrying to get where they are going restlessly, seeking attention in a store, and elbowing others as they try to complete their errands （任务）. Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this country.
Working time is considered precious. Others in public eating places are waiting for you to finish so that they too can be served and get back to work within the time allowed. Each person hurries to make room for the next person. If you don’t, waiters will hurry you.
You also find drivers will be abrupt and that people will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small courtesies with strangers. Don’t take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else “wasting” it beyond a certain courtesy point.
The view of time affects the importance we attach to patience. In the American system of values, patience is not a high priority. Many of us have what might be called “a short fuse.” We begin to move restlessly about if we feel time is slipping away without some returnbe this in terms of pleasure, work value, or rest. Those coming from lands where time is looked upon differently may find this matter of pace to be one of their most difficult adjustments in both business and daily life.
Many newcomers to the States will miss the opening courtesy of a business call, for example, they will miss the ritual socializing that goes with a welcoming cup of tea or coffee they may be traditional in their own country. They may miss leisurely business chats in a café or coffeehouse. Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over prolonged small talks. We seek out evidence of past performance rather than evaluate a business colleague through social courtesies. Since we generally assess and probe professionally rather than socially, we start talking business very quickly. (348 words)

11. Which of the following statements is wrong? __________
A) Americans seem to be always under pressure.
B) Americans attach less importance to patience.
C) Americans don’t care much about ritual socializing.
D) Americans are impolite to their business colleagues.
12. In the fourth paragraph, “a high priority” means __________.
A) a less important thing B) a first concern
C) a good business D) an attractive gift
13. Americans evaluate a business colleague __________.
A) through social courtesy B) through prolonged business talks
C) by establishing business relations D) by learning about their past performance
14. This passage mainly talks about __________.
A) how Americans treasure their time B) how busy Americans are every day
C) how Americans do business with foreigners D) what American way of life is like
15. We can infer from the passage that the author’s tone in writing is ___________.
A) critical B) ironical C) appreciative D) objective

Passage Two
Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:
Britain and France are separated by the English Channel, a body of water that can be crossed in as few as 20 minutes. But the cultures of the two countries sometimes seem to be miles apart.
Last Thursday Britain and France celebrated the 100th anniversary（周年龄念）of the signing of a friendship agreement called the Entente Cordiality. The agreement marked a new beginning for the countries following centuries of wars and love-hate partnership.
But their relationship has been ups and downs over the past century. Just last year, there were fierce disagreements over the Iraq war-which British Prime Minister Tony Blair supported despite French President Jacques Chirac speaking out against it. This discomfort is expressed in Blair and Chirac’s body language at international meetings. While the French leader often greets German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder with a hug, Blair just receives a handshake. However, some political experts say the war in Iraq could in fact have helped ties.
The history of divisions may well be because of the very different ways in which the two sides see the world. But this doesn’t stop 12 million Britons taking holidays in France each year. However, only 3 million French come in the opposite direction. Surveys show that most French people feel closer to the Germans than they do to the British. And the research carried out in Britain has found that only a third of the population believes the French can be trusted. Perhaps this bad feeling comes because the British dislike France’s close relationship with Germany, or because the French are not happy with Britain’s close links with the US.
Whatever the answer is, as both sides celebrate 100 years of “doubtful friendship”, they are at least able to make jokes about each other. Here’s one: What’s the best thing about Britain’s relationship with France? The English Channel. (320 words)

16. For centuries, the relationship between Britain and France is ____________.
A) friendly B) impolite C) brotherly
D) a mixture of love and hate
17. The war in Iraq does ____________ to the relationship between France and Britain.
A) good B) harm
C) neither good nor harm D) both good and harm
18. The British are not so friendly to ____________ and the French are not so friendly to ____________.
A) Germany; America B) America; Germany
C) Germany; Germany D) America; America
19. ____________ are more interested in having holidays in ____________.
A) American people…Britain B) British people … Germany
C) French people … Britain D) British people … France
20. What does the last sentence mean?
A) As long as the English Channel exists, no further disagreement will form between France and Britain.
B) The English Channel can prevent anything unfriendly happening in both France and Britain.
C) France and Britain are near neighbors, and this will help balance the relationship between them.
D) The English Channel is the largest enemy between France and Britain.

Passage Three
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
Reading is thought to be a kind of conversation between the reader and the text. The reader puts questions, as it were, to the text and gets answers. In the light of these he puts further questions, and so on.
For most of the time this “conversation” goes on below the level of consciousness. At times, however, we become aware of it. This is usually when we are running into difficulties, when mismatch is occurring between expectations and meaning. When successful matching is being experienced, our questioning of the text continues at the unconscious level.
Different people converse with the text differently. Some stay very close to the words on the page; others take off imaginatively from the words, interpreting, criticizing, analyzing and examining. The former represents a kind of comprehension which is written in the text. The latter represents higher levels of comprehension. The balance between these is important, especially for advanced readers.
There is another conversation which from our point of view is equally important, and that is to do not with what is read but with how it is read. We call this a “process” conversation as opposed to a “content” conversation. It is concerned not with meaning but with the strategies（方略）we employ in reading. If we are an advanced reader our ability to hold a content conversation with a text is usually pretty well developed. Not so our ability to hold a process conversation. It is precisely this kind of conversation that is of importance when we are seeking to develop our reading to meet the new demands being placed upon us by studying at a higher level. (277 words)

21. Reading as a kind of conversation between the reader and the text becomes conscious only when __________.
A) the reader’s expectations agree with what is said in the text
B) the reader has trouble understanding what the author says
C) the reader asks questions and gets answers
D) the reader understands a text very well
22. At a lower level of comprehension, readers tend to __________.
A) read a text slowly
B) read without thinking hard
C) interpret a text in their own way
D) concentrate on the meaning of words only
23. A “process” conversation has to do with _________.
A) the application of reading strategies
B) matching our expectations with the meaning of a text
C) the development of our ability to check the details
D) determining the main idea of a text
24. According to the passage, it is of great importance for readers at a higher level to maintain a balance between _________.
A) conscious and unconscious levels of comprehension
B) the reader’s expectations and the meaning of a text
C) lower and higher levels of comprehension
D) interpreting and criticizing a text
25. If we want to develop our reading ability at an advanced level, we should __________.
A) learn to use different approaches in reading different texts
B) make our reading process more conscious
C) pay more attention to the content of a text
D) take a critical attitude towards the author’s ideas

Passage Four
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
Looking back on my childhood, I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were all brought up in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon abandoned their pressed flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages. I was not an early reader and I could not do mental math.
Before World War I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the dim memory of the house we lived in and of my room and my toys. Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a crystal-clear memory of the dogs, the farm animals, the local birds, and above all, the insects.
I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love of the natural world and my enthusiasm had led me into varied investigations. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil while reading about other people’s observations and discoveries. Then something happens that brings these observations together in my conscious mind. Suddenly you fancy you see the answer to the riddle, because it all seems to fit together. This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books, which some might honor with the title of scientific research.
But curiosity, a keen eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist: one of the outstanding and essential qualities required is self-discipline, a quality I lack. A scientist requires not only self-discipline but hard training, determination and a goal. A scientist, up to a point, can be made. A naturalist is born. If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds.(296 words)

26. The first paragraph tells us the author ________.
A) was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood
B) lost his hearing when he was a child
C) didn’t like his brothers and sisters
D) was born to a naturalist’s family
27. The author can’t remember his relatives clearly because ________.
A) he didn’t live very long with them
B) the family was extremely large
C) he was too young when he lived with them
D) he was fully occupied with observing nature
28. It can be inferred from the passage that the author was _________.
A) a scientist as well as a naturalist
B) a naturalist but not a scientist
C) no more than a born naturalist
D) first of all a scientist
29. The author says that he is a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks he ________.
A) has a great deal of trouble doing mental arithmetic
B) lacks some of the qualities required of a scientist
C) just reads about other people’s observations and discoveries
D) comes up with solutions in a most natural way
30. According t