2022年电大学位英语考试真题 .pdf

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1、中央广播电视大学2008-2009学年度第二学期学位考试英语专业（商务）学位英语试题I. 词汇与结构（20%）1. There is no water in the bottle, _ there? A. isn t B. is C. hasn t D. has 2. We tried to settle the problem with them as soon as possible, but they seemed to _ sincerity. A. lack of B. be lack of C. lack in D. be lacking in 3. It has been 3 y

2、ears _ I last met him. A. so B. for C. as D. since 4. Changchun, _ capital of Jilin Province, is as important _ industrial center as Shenyang. A. /, an B. the, a C. the, the D. /, the 5. That _ the case, we have to make some changes in our plan. A. is B. was C. being D. has been 6. We won t encourag

3、e him to do that _ he is in good health. A. despite B. in case C. even though D. when 7. The Great Wall is the place _ almost all tourists would like to visit when they come to Beijing. A. where B. of which C. in which D. which 8. _ their terms, we would go bankrupt. A. If we accept B. If we should

4、accept C. If we accepted D. If we are to accept 9. Why don t you take _ to read on the train? -Can you lend me _ interesting? A. anything, anything B. anything, something C. something, something D. some, anything 10. The factory has turned out _. A. twice as much TV sets this year as last year B. tw

5、ice TV sets this year than last year C. twice as many TV sets this year as it has last year D. twice as many TV sets this year as it did last year 11. The earth might look like a perfect sphere, but careful measurements _. A. show that it is not B. show that it is C. that show it is not D. show it t

6、hat is not 12. Nebraska is a state of the U.S. whose name comes from an Indian word _ “ river in the flatness” . A. means B. the meaning of C. meaning D. is meant 13. Claudius Ptolemy, _ of the first century A.D., left a good description of the geocentric theory. A. he was an astronomer and a philos

7、opher 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 1 页，共 9 页B. being an astronomer and a philosopher C. who was an astronomer and a philosopher D. was an astronomer and a philosopher 14. Near the White House is another famous landmark _ the Washington Monument. A. is which B. which call C. called

8、D. it is called 15. _ coming of the Space Age, a new dimension has been added to the study of the planets. A. While B. It is the C. When the D. With the 16. It is useful to science _ the earth as an object in space. A. to consider B. which considers C. considers D. the consideration of 17. For many

9、children, nothing seems to exciting _ their first airplane ride. A. so does B. as C. on D. is 18. _ our records, you have been in prison six times. A. It is according to B. That it is according C. While according to D. According to 19. _, Nathan Hale was a young school teacher living in Connecticut.

10、 A. When the American Revolution began B. The American Revolution began C. It was when the American Revolution began D. The beginning of the American Revolution 20. Some bees make the characteristic monotonous noise known as buzzing _. A. but their wings are vibrated rapidly B. the vibration of thei

11、r wings is rapid C. by vibrating their wings rapidly D. and their wings rapidly vibrating 21. I have devoted four weekends to writing papers and now I feel I _ as a rest. A. deserve B. preserve C. conceive D. receive 22. The ball _ two or three times before rolling down the slope. A. swayed B. bounc

12、ed C. hopped D. darted 23. A window in the kitchen was _; there was rubbish everywhere, and the curtains and carpets had been stolen. A. scattered B. scraped C. scratched D. smashed 24. While nuclear weapons present grave _ dangers, the predominant crisis of overpopulation is with us today. A. inevi

13、table B. constant C. overwhelming D. potential 25. The fact that they reacted so differently was a reflection of their different _. A. performances B. personalities C. qualities D. appearances 26. We should be able to do the job for you quickly, _ you give us all the necessary information. A. in cas

14、e B. provided that C. or else D. as if 27. Over the past 10 years, natural gas production has remained steady, but _ has risen steadily. A. dissipation B. disposal c. consumption D. expenditure 28. We don t _ any difficulties in completing the project so long as we keep within budget. A. foresee B.

15、fabricate C. infer D. inhabit 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 2 页，共 9 页29. This problem _ all of us. A. concerns B. states C. proclaims D. relates 30. Every society has its own peculiar customs and _ of acting. A. ways B. behaviors C. attitudes D. means 31. I found it difficult to _ m

16、y career ambitions with the need to bring up my children. A. consolidate B. amend C. reconcile D. Intensify 32. The Spanish team, who are not in superb form, will be doing their best next week to _ themselves on the German team for last year s defeat. A. remedy B. reproach C. subject D. revenge 33.

17、The prisoner has been _ of many privileges that average citizens enjoy. A. ensured B. informed C. deprived D. convinced 34. It is one thing to locate oil, but it is quite another to _ and transport it to the industrial center. A. permeate B. extract C. distinguish D. concentrate 35. Put on your sun

18、glasses or the sun will _ you and you won t be able to see. A. discern B. distort C. distract D. dazzle 36. Most people in the modern world _ freedom and independence more than anything else. A. embody B. cherish C. fascinate D. illuminate 37. President Wilson attempted to _ between the powers to en

19、d the war, but neither side was prepared to give in. A. segregate B. whirl C. compromise D. mediate 38. Their claims to damages have not been convincingly _. A. refuted B. overwhelmed C. depressed D. intimidated 39. Weeks _ before anyone was arrested in connection with the bank robbery. A. terminate

20、d B. elapsed C. overlapped D. expired 40. In November 1987 the government _ a public debate on the future direction of the official sports policy. A. initiated B. designated C. induced D. promoted II. 辨别错误（ 10%）41. Directing musical works requires a understanding of the range and characteristics A B

21、 C of each instrument. D 42. Magnificent mountains and coastal scenery is British Columbia s chief tourist A B C D attractions. 43. In the 1800 s store owners sold everything from a needle to a plow, trust everyone A B C and never took inventory. D 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 3 页，

22、共 9 页44. In laboratory experiments, an investigator often begins by work out different A B conditions for two groups of subjects. C D 45. The elephant relies more on its sense of smell than for any other sense. A B C D 46. Being opened in 1918, the Phillips Collection in Washington D.C., was the fir

23、st A B museum in the United States devoted to modern art. C D 47. The Canadian province of Alberta it is believed to have some of the richest oil A B C D deposits in the world. 48. Ponds are noted for their rich and varied types of plant and animal life, all A B maintain in a delicate ecological bal

24、ance. C D 49. Soil temperatures in Death Valley, California, near the Nevada border, A B have been known to reach 48 degree centigrade. C D 50. Hot at the equator causes the air to expand, rise, and flow toward the poles. A B C D III. 完形填空 （15%）When you read to learn English composition, you _51_ re

25、gard the language as the main thing. When you read a _52_ in English, do you read it for the story or for the English? This is a question that is not so foolish _53_ it may seem, _54_ I find that many students of English _55_ far more attention to the story _56_ to the English. They read and enjoy a

26、nd _57_ a long time afterwards remember the story, but do not _58_ to study the use of words and _59_ in it. For instance, they know the plot of the story _60_, but do not remember a _61_sentence in the story and can not tell _62_ preposition is used before or _63_ a certain word which functions as

27、a noun, a verb or an adjective. Of course, it is all right to read and enjoy and remember a story, and so long as one -64_ to know the story only, one need not -65_ about the language. But the case is quite different with a student of English. 51. A. ought B. need C. would D. ought to 52. A. writing

28、 B. essay C. story D. report 53. A. that B. as C. than D. as if 54. A. for B. when C. since D. therefore 55. A. take B. gain C. put D. pay 56. A. due B. than C. thanks D. rather 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 4 页，共 9 页57. A. during B. in C. for D. on 58. A. care B. dream C. stop D. e

29、xpect 59. A. paragraphs B. letters C. terms D. phrases 60. A. in heart B. for mind C. by heart D. to mind 61. A. single B. simple C. long D. compound 62. A. any B. what C. whether D. certain 63. A. under B. after C. over D. behind 64. A. does B. wants C. satisfies D. fails 65. A. concern B. bring C.

30、 study D. bother IV. 阅读理解（ 30%）Passage 1 People can be addicted to different things e. g. alcohol, drugs, certain foods, or even television. People who have such an addiction are compulsive, i. e. they have a very powerful psychological need that they feel they must satisfy. According to psychologis

31、ts, many people are compulsive spenders. They feel that they must spend money. This compulsion, like most others, is irrational impossible to explain reasonably. For compulsive spenders who buy on credit, charge accounts (赊购账 ) are even more exciting than money. In other words, compulsive spenders f

32、eel that with credit, they can do anything. Their pleasure in spending enormous amounts is actually greater than the pleasure that they get from the things they buy. There is even a special psychology of bargain hunting. To save money, of course, most people look for sales, low prices, and discounts

33、. Compulsive bargain hunters, however, of ten buy things that they dont need just because they are cheap. They want to believe that they are helping their budgets, but they are really playing an exciting game. When they can buy something for less than other people, they feel that they are winning. M

34、ost people, experts claim, have two reasons for their behavior: a good reason for the things that they do and the real reason. It is not only scientists, of course, who understand the psychology of spending habits, but also businesspeople. Stores, companies, and advertisers use psychology to increas

35、e business: They consider peoples needs for love, power, or influence, their basic values, their beliefs and opinions, and so on in their advertising and sales methods. Psychologists often use a method called behavior therapy to help individuals solve their personality problems. In the same way, the

36、y can help people who feel that they have problems with money. 66. According to the psychologists, a compulsive spender is one who spends large amounts of money _. A) and takes great pleasure from what he or she buys B) in order to satisfy his or her basic needs in life C) just to meet his or her st

37、rong psychological need 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 5 页，共 9 页D) entirely with an irrational eagerness 67. According to the writer, compulsive bargain hunters are in constant search of the lowest possible prices _. A) because they want to save money to help their budgets B) because

38、 they can openly boast of their triumph over others in getting things for less C) and will not have money problems if they can keep to their budgets D) but they seldom admit they feel satisfied if they can get things for less than others 68. Which of the following is true? A) All people spend money

39、for exactly the same reason that they need to buy things. B) Businesspeople and advertisers can use the psychology of money to increase sales. C) Businesspeople understand the psychology of compulsive buying better than scientists do. D) compulsive bargain hunters do not have problems with money. 69

40、. The article is mainly about_. A) the psychology of money-spending habits B) the purchasing habits of compulsive spenders C) a special psychology of bargain hunting D) the use of the psychology of spending habits in business 70. From the passage we may safely conclude that compulsive spenders or co

41、mpulsive bargain hunters _. A) are really unreasonable B) need special treatment C) are really beyond remedies D) can never get any help to solve their problems with money Passage 2 Hawaii s ( 夏 威 夷 的 ) native minority is demanding a greater degree of sovereignty（主权） over its own affairs. But much o

42、f the archipelagos（群岛的）political establishment which includes the White Americans who dominated until the Second World War and people of Japanese, Chinese and Filipino origin, is opposed to the idea. The islands were annexed （并吞） by the US in 1898 and since then Hawaiis native peoples have fared wor

43、se than any of its other ethnic groups. They make up over 60 percent of the state s homeless, suffer higher levels of unemployment and their life span is five years less than the average Hawaiians. They are the only major US native group without some degree of autonomy. But a sovereignty advisory co

44、mmittee set up by Hawaiis first native governor, John Waihee, has given the natives cause a major boost by recommending that the Hawaiian natives decide by themselves whether to re-establish a sovereign Hawaiian nation. However, the Hawaiian natives are not united in their demands. Some just want 精选

45、学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 6 页，共 9 页greater autonomy within the state as enjoyed by many American Indian natives over matters such as education. This is position supported by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs(OHA), a state agency set up in 1978 to represent the natives interests and w

46、hich has now become the moderate face of the native sovereignty movement. More ambitious is the Ka Lahui group, which declared itself a new nation in 1987 and wants full, official independence from the US. But if Hawaiian natives are given greater autonomy, it is far from clear how many people this

47、will apply to. The state authorities only count those as native people with more than 50 percent Hawaiian blood. Native demands are not just based on political grievances（苦衷） , though. They also want their claim on 660,000 hectares （公顷） of Hawaiian crown land（公有土地）to be accepted. It is on this issue

48、 that native groups are facing most opposition from the state authorities. In 1933, the state government paid the OHA US136 million in back rent （欠租）on the crown land and many officials say that by accepting this payment the agency has given up its claims to legally own the land. The OHA has vigorou

49、sly disputed this. 71. Which of the following is/are referred to as part of Hawaii s native minority? A. Hawaiis ethnic groups B. people of Filipino origin C. the Ka Lahui group D. people with 50% Hawaiian blood 72. Which of the following statements is true of the Hawaiian natives? A. Sixty percent

50、of them are homeless or unemployed. B. Their life span is 5 years shorter than average Americans. C. Their life is worse than that of other ethnic groups in Hawaii. D. They are the only native group without sovereignty. 73. Which of the following is NOT true of John Waihee? A. He is Hawaiis first na