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华东理工大学
网络学院学位英语考试模拟试卷二
English for Qualification Test
Part I Use of Language (10 minutes)
Directions: There are 10 incomplete dialogues in this part. For each dialogue there are four
choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the dialogue. Then mark
the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1. — Will you come to our party tonight?
— __________, but I will have an important meeting. A) I doubt it B) I'll come C) I'd like coming D) I'd love to 2. — Do you think they will fail in the examination? — No, __________.
A) I hope not so B) I don't think so C) I don't hope to D) I think not 3. — Would you like to have a cup of coffee? 一__________.
A) Never mind B) Not at all C) No, thank you D) Forget it
4. —I really can't remember these grammar rules! — __________. Practice more.
A) You're not alone B) It's hard to say C) I'm afraid not D) It's up to you 5. –– Would you mind if I use your dictionary? –– Of course not. __________.
A) Don't' do that B) I'm sorry I can't C) Here you are D) Don't mention it 6. —How do you like the movie? — ________.
A) It began an hour ago B) It doesn't matter C) That's fine D) It tells a touching story. 7. — ________? — Yes, a bit cold, though.
A) Cold weather, isn't it B) Bad weather, don't you think
C) Freezing, isn't it D) Nice day, isn't it 8. — That's a beautiful dress you have on! — ________.
A) Oh, thanks. My husband gives it to me as a birthday gift B) Sorry, it's too cheap
C) You can have it from your husband
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D) See you later 9. — ________? — A little.
A) Shall we speak German B) Do you speak German D) What language do you speak C) Would you mind speaking German ________? 10. —
Yes, how much is this shirt? — B) May I help you A) How do you do D) How are you getting on C) Excuse me
Part II Reading Comprehension(35 minutes)
Directions: There are 4 passages in this section. 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. Passage One
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.
In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child's acquisition (学会) of each new skill-the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child: This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.
Patents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. Some may be especially strict in money matters. Others are severe over times of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. In general, the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the
values of the community as much as the child's own happiness.
As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality (道德). Also, parents should realize that “example is better than precept”. If they are not sincere and do not practise what they preach (说教), their children may grow confused, and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled.
A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents' principles and their morals can be a dangerous disappointment.
11. Eagerly watching the child's acquisition of new skills ________. A) should be avoided B) is universal among parents
C) sets up dangerous states of worry in the child D) will make him lose interest in learning new things
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12. In the process of children's learning new skills parents ________.
A) should encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they read B) should not expect too much of them
C) should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their own D) should create as many learning opportunities as possible 13. The second paragraph mainly tells us that ________. A) parents should be strict with their children
B) parental controls reflect only the needs of the parents and the values of the community C) parental restrictions vary, and are not always enforced for the benefit of the children alone D) parents vary in their strictness towards their children according to the situation 14. The word “precept” (Line 3, Para. 3) probably means “________”. A) idea B) punishment D) instruction C) behavior
15. In moral matters, parents should ________. A) observe the rules themselves
B) be aware of the marked difference between adults and children C) forbid things which have no foundation in morality D) consistently ensure the security of their children
Passage Two
Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage. These days we take for granted the wide variety of music available on the radio. But, this wasn't always the case. In the early days of radio, stations were capable of broadcasting only a narrow range of sounds, which was all right for the human voice but music didn't sound very good. There was also a great deal of crackling and other static noises that further interfered with the quality of the sound.
A man named Edwin Armstrong, who was a music lover, set out to change this. He invented FM radio, a technology that allowed stations to send a broad range of frequencies that greatly improved the quality of the music.
Now, you'd think that this would have made him a millionaire; it didn't. Radio stations at that time had invested enormous amounts of money in the old technology. So the last thing they wanted was to invest millions more in the new technology. Nor did they want to have to compete with other radio stations that had a superior sound and could put them out of business. So they pressured the Federal Communications Commission — the department of the United States government that regulates radio stations — to put restrictive regulations on FM radio. The result was that its use was limited to a very small area around New England. Of course as we all know, Edwin Armstrong's FM technology eventually prevailed and was adopted by thousands of stations round the world. But this took years of court battles and he never saw how it
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came to affect the lives of almost everyone. 16. What is the passage mainly about?
A) The invention of musical recording equipment. B) The role of government in mass communications. C) The emergence of a new technology.
D) The similarities between old and new radio stations.
17. What was the main disadvantage of early radio broadcasting? A) It was very expensive. B) The sound quality was poor. C) It could only transmit a human voice. D) The signal was transmitted over a small area.
18. What was the purpose of Edwin Armstrong by inventing FM radio? A) To make it possible for radio stations to broadcast a broad range of sounds. B) To make other radio stations spend a large sum of money on more research. C) To make himself world-famous and therefore earn more money. D) To make radio stations compete with one another.
19. Why did the owners of radio stations react negatively to Armstrong's invention? A) Its use was too strictly regulated. B) They thought it was unsafe. D) It was of poor quality.
C) It threatened their business.
20. What does the passage imply about Edwin Armstrong? A) He became a millionaire from his invention. B) He was an accomplished musician.
C) He worked for the Federal Communications Commission. D) He died before FM became popular.
Passage Three
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. Chestertown, in College and Psychologist George Spilich colleagues at Washington
, decided to find out whether, as many smokers say, smoking helps them to “think and Marylandof ( and active young Spilich concentrate. put non-smokers, smokers smokersdeprived 被剥夺) cigarettes through a series of tests.
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In the first test, each subject (试验对象) sat before a computer screen and pressed a key as soon as he or she recognized a target letter among a grouping of 96. In this simple test, smokers, deprived smokers and non-smokers performed equally well.
The next test was more complex, requiring all to scan sequences of 20 identical letters and respond the instant one of the letters transformed into a different one. Non-smokers were faster, but under the stimulation of nicotine (尼古丁), active smokers were faster than deprived smokers. In the third test of short-term memory, non-smokers made the fewest errors, but deprived smokers committed fewer errors than active smokers.
The fourth test required people to read a passage, then answer questions about it.
Non-smokers remembered 19 percent more of the most important information than active smokers, and deprived smokers bested those who had smoked a cigarette just before testing. Active smokers tended not only to have poorer memories but also had trouble separating important information from insignificant details.
“As our tests became more complex,” sums up Spilich, “non-smokers performed better than smokers by wider and wider margins” He predicts, “smokers might perform adequately at many jobs-until they got complicated. A smoking airline pilot could fly adequately if no problems arose, but if something went wrong, smoking might damage his mental capacity.” 21. The purpose of George Spilich's experiments is ________.
A) to test whether smoking has a positive effect on the mental capacity of smokers B) to show how smoking damages people's mental capacity C) to prove that smoking affects people's regular performance D) to find out whether smoking helps people's short-term memory
22. George Spilich's experiment was conducted in such a way as to ________. A) compel the subjects to separate major information from minor details B) put the subjects through increasingly complex tests C) check the effectiveness of nicotine on smokers D) register the prompt responses of the subjects
23. The word “bested” (Line 3, Para. 5) most probably means ________. A) beat B) envied D) made the best of C) caught up with
24. Which of the following statements is true?
A) Active smokers in general performed better than deprived smokers.