电大工商管理学位英语模拟试题.doc

工商管理专业学位外语考试模拟试题（1）2004.12一、语音题（每空1分，共10分）1、breach A. break B. theatre C. meadow D. least2、notice A. stomachs B. houses C. mouths D. reasonable3、opposite A. companion B. balloon C. stroll D. historic4、scatter A. laboratory B. separate C. gravity D. various5、twinkle A. windy B. drink C. footprint D. interesting6、shook A. shoot B. food C. shoe D. wood7、occasionally A. population B. Russian C. question D. television8、pressure A. directly B. oxygen C. absence D. camera9、float A. flower B. brown C. hometown D. bellows10、bulletin A. bury B. Prussian C. bullet D. punishment二、单选题（每空1.5分，共30分）11、You are lucky since you've never _anything in your life. A. lost B. got C. stolen D. found12、Would you please help me to _up the present for the old gentleman? A. wrap B. tie C. cover D. send13、Since your supervisor has _ the time for a talk, you must make sure that you will be there on time. A. predicted B. specified C. yielded D. classified14、His _ handwriting resulted from haste and carelessness rather than from the inability to form the letters correctly. A. unreadable B. beautiful C. careful D. undecided15、My friend was full of _ for the way in which I had so quickly learned to drive a car. A. pride B. surprise C. admiration D. jealousy16、What time does my flight leave _Tuesday? A. at B. in C. by D. on17、It has been a long time _I saw you last time. A. since B. for C. before D. after18、What are you doing? I'm _the bedroom for my wallet. A. looking B. finding C. searching D. searching for19、The little girl woke up screaming because she had had a_. A. daydream B. nightmare C. fantasy D. sweet dream20、The manager _that the new employees go through professional training before they started working. A. persisted B. insisted C. resisted D. assisted21、She talked to him for a long time and _him from doing that dangerous job. A. persuaded B. dissuaded C. overcame D. conquered22、The textile industry _ greatly to the economy of Hong Kong. A. adds B. amounts C. contributes D. leads23、They decided to chase the cow away _ it did more damage. A. unless B. until C. before D. what24、All _ is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life. A. what is needed B. for our needs C. the thing needed D. that is needed25、The manufacturers _ carried out one of the Chairman's proposals, but they didn't. A. must have B. couldn't have C. ought to have D. shouldn't have26、They are believed _ in their experiment. A. to have already succeeded B. to succeed already C. to be succeeded D. to be succeed27、You ought not to _ him the news that day. A. tell B. be telling C. have told D. had told28、I know you're planning to travel this summer, but do you know_? A. how much cost it will be B. how much has it cost C. how much will it cost D. how much it will cost29、Your little girl is becoming very rude. You _scold her. A. may B. can C. ought D. ought to30、Please listen to me. It's inappropriate for you to persist in _ this. A. to do B. do C. doing D. having done三、词形变换（每空1分，共5分）31、(explode) Did you hear the terrible _last night?32、(disappoint) To his great _, Mrs. White won't be able to join us in the party this weekend.33、(promote) He looks happy today. I guess he has got a _.34、(economic)I am a college student now. My major is_.35、(add)They need_ help to get the work done as planed.四、完形填空（每空1分，共20分） It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics (题目) , "The Art of Eating Spaghetti (意大利面条) " caught my eye. The word "spaghetti" brought back the 36 of an evening at Uncle Alien' s in Belleville 37 all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat 38 spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic treat in 39 days. Never had I eaten spaghetti, and 40 of the grown-ups had enough experience to be 41 it. What laughing 42 we had about the 43 respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth. 44 , I wanted to write about that, but I wanted to 45 it down simply for my own 46 , not for Mr. Fleagle, my composition teacher. 47 , I would write something else.When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no 48 left to write a proper composition for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to 49 my work. Two days passed before Mr. Fleagle returned the 50 papers. He said, "Now, class, I want to read you a composition, "The Art of Eating Spaghetti'. "My words! He was reading my words out 51 to the whole class. 52 laughed, then the whole class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show 53 , but what I was feeling was pure happiness, 54 my words had the power to make people 55 . 36 A. memory B. thought C. knowledge D. experience 37 A. when B. where C. since D. after 38 A. cooked B. served C. got D. made 39 A. their B. past C. last D. those 40 A. none B. one C. earns D. neither 41 A. careful about B. good at C. fond of D. interested in 42 A. speeches B. lessons C. sayings D. arguments 43 A. nearly B. naturally C. officially D. socially 44 A. Especially B. Probably C. Suddenly D. Fortunately 45 A. settle B. put C. bite D. let 46 A. work B. story C. luck D. joy 47 A. However B. Therefore C. As for him D. Except for that 48 A. time B. excuse C. way D. idea 49 A. give up B. continue C. hand in D. delay 50 A. written B. graded C. collected D. calmly 51 A. loud B. fast C. publicly D. calmly 52 A. People B. Nobody C. Somebody D. I 53 A. shock B. wonder C. worry D. pleasure 54 A. if B. for C. while D. although 55 A. excited B. satisfied C. think D. laugh五、阅读理解（每题1分，共20分）（一）Most great inventors in the capitalist society meet with much opposition to their inventions from the people who place their own interests before those of the people. Big monopolies try to buy inventions and turn them to their own profits. When they fail, they resort to other tricks. Inventors have to overcome thousands of difficulties put in their path before they can see their dreams realized. When George Stephenson was experimenting with the stream engine, there was much opposition from the Parliament, the newspaper, and landlords. They claimed that the noise and the smoke would kill cows, horses and sheep, that the engine would burst or that hot coals from it would set fire to their houses. So it was a very difficult matter for George Stephenson to persuade the people that trains could go on smooth rails, could pull carriages and wagons full of people and goods, and that there was no great danger of accidents. However, he was able to do it, and the first train driven by Stephenson himself showed that the newly invented steam engine was a complete success.56. The word "those" in the first sentence refers to A. inventors B. inventions C. interests D. monopolies 57.Why do big monopolies buy inventions? A. They want to make a further research. B. They want to improve them. C. They want to make more money. D. They want to play tricks with inventors. 58.Which of the following is not the very reason for the opposition to Stephenson's experiment? A. It would make terrible noise. B. It would give off heavy smoke. C. It would waste coal. D. It would set fire to houses. 59. The word "dream" in the first paragraph refers to _ A. inventors' interests in inventions B. inventors' plans for inventions C. the profits inventors would make D. the difficulties in their inventions. 60. What is the main idea of this paragraph? A. Stephenson invented the stream engine. B. Big monopolies opposed to inventions. C. Inventors' difficulties in their invention. D. Oppositions to Stephenson the inventor.（二）As a young girl, Elizabeth Barrett (Browning英国作家勃朗宁) ruptured a blood vessel on the lungs which did not heal. The physician consigned her to a milder climate for the winter and she went Devonshire for restoration. Among the members of her family who accompanied her to those healing shores was her eldest brother.For a whole year they lived side by side in affectionate companionship, she all the while being greatly benefited by mild sea breezes of Torquay. One summer morning her brother went board a small sailboat with two friends for a trip of several hours around the coast. Just as the vessel came in sight of the window where Miss Barrett sat watching, the boat struck a sunken reef; and all who were in it went down and perished in the sea, before assistant could be rendered. None of the bodies were ever found although the whole village, full of sympathy, assembled in search. This was the tragedy which utterly prostrated for some years afterwards the health and soul of Elizabeth Barrett. Somehow she felt that she herself had in some measure been the cause of all this horror, and she suffered accordingly. Her whole being seemed shattered, and a year longer elapsed before, she was able to be more to London. This fatal event, which so saddened her youth gave also a still deeper devotional feeling to hue of sorrow so apparent in many of her earlier pieces.61.What sort of climate did Elizabeth's doctor prescribe? A. Temperate. B. Tropical. C. Humid. D. Arid.62.How many people were drowned when the boat sank? A. One B. Two C. Three D. The article doesn't indicate63. How did the tragedy affect Elizabeth? A. It affected her physically but not emotionally. B. It affected her emotionally but not physically. C. It did not affect her in any way. D. It affected her both physically and emotionally. 64. Whom did she blame for the accident? A. Her brother. B. Herself. C. No one. D. The villagers.65. The incident had _ on her poetry. A. no influence B. very little influence C. a superficial influence D. a strong influence（三）SYDNEY: As they sat sharing sweets beside a swimming pool in 1999 , Shane Gould and Jessicah Schipper were simply getting along well , chatting about sport , life and " anything else that came up . "Yet in Sydney next month , they will meet again by the pool , and for a short time the friends will race against each other in the 50-meter butterfly（蝶泳）in the Australian championships at Homebush Bay . Gould , now a 47-year-old mother of four , has announced she will be making a return to elite competition（顶级赛事）to swim the one event , having set a qualifying（合格的）time of 30.32 seconds in winning gold at last year's United States Masters championships . Her comeback comes 32 years after she won three golds at the Munich Olympics . Schipper , now a 17-year-old from Brisbane with a bright future of going to Athens for her first Olympics , yesterday recalled（回忆）her time with Gould five years ago . " I was at a national youth camp on the Gold Coast and Shane had come along to talk to us and watch us train , " Schipper explained . " It seemed as if we had long been good friends . I don't know why . We just started talking and it went from there . "" She had a lot to share with all of us at that camp . She told us stories about what it was like at big meets like the Olympics and what it's like to be on an Australian team . It was really interesting . "Next time , things will be more serious . " I will still be swimming in the 50m butterfly at the nationals , so there is a chance that I could actually be competing against Shane Gould , " said Schipper , who burst onto the scene at last year's national championships with second places in the 100m and 200m butterfly . 66. What is the passage mainly about ? A. Stories happening in swimming competitions . B. Two women swimmers winning Olympic golds . C. Lessons learned from international swimming championships . D. Friendship and competition between two swimmers .67. Gould and Schipper are going to .A. talk about sport and life B. go back to elite competition C. set a qualifying time and win gold D. take part in the same sports event 68. Gould won her three Olympic golds when she was . A. 15 B. 17 C. 22 D. 3069. The underlined word " it " in the fifth paragraph probably refers to . A. the Olympics B. the youth camp C. the friendship D. the Australian team70. What Schipper said showed that she . A. was no longer Gould's friend B. had learned a lot from Gould C. was not interested in Gould's stories D. would not like to compete against Gould（四）Giving BackFair WayThe Westborough High School golf team had taken the official photos with the state prize. The other teams, disappointed, were on the bus heading home. And then Westborough instructor Greg Rota noticed something wrong with one of the score cards. A 9 had been recorded as a 7. They were not the state prize winner; Wobum High had won. "No one would have known," said Wobum's instructor, Bob Doran. For Rota, it wasn't a difficult decision: "The prize wasn't ours to take." Coin Stars"College students are lazy, but they also want to help," says University of Pennsylvania graduate Dana Hork. So she made it easy, placing cups in rooms where students could leave their spare coins, and handing out cups to first-year students to keep in their rooms. Her " Change for Change" effort has collected $40,000 for charities 慈善机构) , which were decided upon by students.Never Forgotten A school in Massachusetts received a $ 9.5 million check from Jacques LeBermuth. But it took officials several days of digging to discover his connection to the school. Records showed the LeBermuth came from Belgium and studied in the school in the 1920s. When his family fell on hard times, he was offered free room and board. LeBermuth became a trader, owned shares of AT&T and lived off the earnings until he died, at age 89.71. What did Greg Rota probably do in the end? A. Took photos of Doran. B. Had a meeting with Doran. C. Returned the prize to the organizer. D. Apologized to Wobum High School.72. Greg Rota's decision shows that he was _. A. honest B. polite C. careful D. friendly73. The underlined word "Change" in the second paragraph means _. A. idea B. decision C. cups D. coins74. What did the school officials do after receiving the check from Mr. LeBermuth?