师生情 同学谊 同甘苦 共奋斗 润知林 学无界 让考试更轻松
江西专升本招考网 PETS招考网 润知林官方网站
模拟试卷二
一、 Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
1.A) Once a week.
B) Twice a week.
C) Three times a week.
D) Four times a week.（C）
2.A) He left his notes at home.
B) He doesn’t know where his notes are.
C) He doesn’t want to lend his notes to the woman.
D) He agrees to lend her his notes.（D）
3.A) He will go in spite of the cold weather.
B) He won’t go since he is not feeling well.
C) He will go when he feels better.
D) He won’t go as he hasn’t finished his work.（B）
4.A) Check the timetable.
B) Go to the railway station earlier.
C) Travel on a later train.
D) Cancel the trip earlier.（C）
5.A) In New York. B) In Boston. C) In Newport. D) In Washington.（D）
6.A) A clerk at the airport information desk.
B) A clerk at the railway station information desk.
C) A policeman.
D) A taxi-driver.（A）
7.A) A guest and a receptionist.
B) A passenger and an air hostess.
C) A customer and a shop assistant.
D) A guest and a waitress.（B）
8.A) He’s better.
B) He’s feeling worse.
C) He’s sick in bed.
D) He has recovered.（A）
9.A) The man didn’t want the woman to have her hair cut.
B) The woman followed the man’s advice.
C) The woman is wearing long hair now.
D) The man didn’t care if the woman had her hair cut or not.（A）
10.A) He will return from Paris in two weeks.
B) He is studying French in Paris.
C) He is having a vacation in Paris.
D) He is planning to go back to Paris in a year.（B）
Section B
Passage One
Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.A) Washing plates.
B) Clearing tables.
C) Shining shoes.
D) Sweeping the floor.（C）
12.A) He must work six days a week.
B) He should never be late for work.
C) He must study hard in his spare time.
D) He should not bring his friends to the restaurant.（B）
13.A) To pay him for his work.
B) To let him have 3 meals a day in the restaurant.
C) To give his friends free drinks.
D) To allow him to have more free time.（A）
14.A) Because the boy was not a full-time worker.
B) Because the boy had made some mistakes.
C) Because he thought the boy had failed to meet his requirements.
D) Because he thought it was his son who should pay him.（D）
Passage Two
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
15.A) Watching traditional plays.
B) Visiting the magnificent libraries.
C) Boating on the river.
D) Cycling in narrow streets.（C）
16.A) There are many visitors there.
B) There are many students there.
C) There are many old streets there.
D) There are many bicycles there.（D）
17.A) He thinks the city is too crowded.
B) He likes the place very much.
C) He thinks the streets are too narrow.
D) He admires the comfortable life of the students there.（B）
Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18.A) He was good at writing about interesting people.
B) It was much easier to write stories about people.
C) He believed that people are always easier to learn about other people.
D) He thought people played an important role in world events.（C）
19.A) Action. B) World News. C) Enterprise. D) Faces and places.（A）
20.A) He is a sportsman. B) He is an actor.
C) He is a photographer. D) He is a publisher.（D）
二、 Reading Comprehension（共40分）
Passage One
A man from Ecuador works in a Brooklyn restaurant washing dishes. He works twelve hours each day except Monday and earns about two dollars per hour, from which are deducted his meals and his rent for the restaurant basement space he shares with two other men. His boss, for a 5 percent fee, sees to it that his letters and his money are sent home to his wife. He considers himself lucky because he had been able to work at the same restaurant for three years. His boss has helped him, and once, when there was a raid by immigration inspectors, the boss found him a place to hide until they have gone. If he can hold out for two more years, he says, his family will have enough money for a decent house and to start a small business. He misses his family very much, and from the damp walls of the basement droop a few precious photographs of his wife and four children.
Aside from his boss and the two others who share his cement-walled basement, he has spoken to no one for three years except a Catholic priest. Even though he was grateful to see the priest, he asked that the priest not come back. The man has not left the restaurant and its basement even once for the entire three years he has worked there. He has not seen daylight for those three years. The lack of daylight has impaired even his deep brown skin, giving it a yellow pallor(苍白) like a soil once rich and dark but overplanted and drained of life.
The Ecuadorian dishwasher chooses to stay inside, in what has become a kind of prison, because he fears La Migra, the immigration authorities. If they found him, they would return him home before he could finish accumulating the grubstake(资金) that might make his family’s life better than it was. His fear of La Migra is so great that when he needs medicines, rather than telling his boss, for fear his boss will fire him,
he waits until his wife can send them. This way, he says, he can be more secure for the two more years it will take until he has made the money he thinks he needs and can return home from exile.
Not all undocumented worked go to such extremes as the dishwasher, but they live with the same fear. It is a fear that builds so much tension, community works say, that it often brings illness. And the fear keeps them in hiding, going out only to their jobs, to buy food, and perhaps to attend an occasional mass. They trust no one they do not know,. For no one knows who will call La Migra. If they are sick, they will not go to the hospital for fear of La Migra. If they need help, they get it from friends they can trust, and not from public agencies set up to help the poor. They are a people in hiding, and as such, invisible to most Americans. They hide because no matter how difficult their life in the U.S. is, their poverty at home is much worse. At home, as they watches their children go hungry, their meager earnings never quite enough to fill a belly, there was no hope. In America, even in fear and hiding, at least there is hope.
1. The main purpose of this passage is to _____.
- describe the experience of an illegal immigrant living in New York.
- inform readers of the hardship of working and living in the U.S.
- illustrate the heavy burdens imposed on the immigrants by the U.S.
- criticize the immigration inspection exercised in the U.S.
2. From the information provided in the passage, it is clear that the man’s family ______.
- lives with him
- lives in another country
- is hiding
- lives in a decent house
3. Which of the following statements best describes the man’s boss?
- He wants to report him to the authorities.
- He is seemingly kind to him.
- He will not talk to him.
- He keeps him a prisoner in a basement.
4. As mentioned in the passage, the reason why the man came to this country was that he wanted to ______.
- work as a dishwasher in a restaurant
- hide in a basement apartment
- make money for his family
- get away from his wife and children
5. According to the passage, the man was ______.
- a legal citizen
- a permanent resident
- an illegal laborer
- a documented worker
Passage Two
"It hurts me more than you", and "This is for your own good." These are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework.
That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The schools and the educators made it easy on us. They taught that it was all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators, turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation.
Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing we've made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon. Klompus who says of her students--"so passive"--and wonders what happened. Nothing was demanded of them, she believes. Television, says Klompus, contributes to children's passivity. "We're not training kids to work any more," says Klompus. "We're talking about a generation of kids who’ve never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them. Instead of saying 'go look it up', you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say no to a kid. "
Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. It's time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work. It's time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it's for their own good. It's time to start telling them no again.
6. Children are becoming more inactive in study because ______.
A. they watch TV too often
B. they have done too much homework
C. they have to fulfill too many duties
D. teachers are too strict with them
7. To such children as described in the passage ______.
A. it is easier to say no than to say yes
B. neither is easy-to say yes or to say no
C. it is easier to say yes than to say no
D. neither is difficult-to say yes or to say no
8. We learn from the passage that the author's mother used to lay emphasis on ______.
A. learning Latin
B. natural development
C. discipline
D. education at school
9. By "permissive period in education" the author means a time ______.
A. when children are allowed to do what they wish to
B. when everything can be taught at school
C. when every child can be educated
D. when children are permitted to receive education
10. The main idea of the passage is that ______.
A. parents should leave their children alone
B. kids should have more activities at school
C. it's time to be stricter with our kids
D. parents should always set a good example to their kids
Passage Three
In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted of saying poetry aloud or giving speeches.
In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject. This custom exists today as part of the process of testing candidates for the doctor's degree.
Generally, however, modern examinations are written. The written examination, where all students are tested on the same question, was probably not known until the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry. A room full of candidates for a state examination, timed exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers, resembles a group of workers at an automobile factory. Generally, during examinations teachers and students are expected to act like machines.
One type of test is sometimes called an "objective" test. It is intended to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up an objective test the teacher writes a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like correct answers to students who have not learned the material properly.
11. In the Middle Ages students______.
A. took objective tests
B. specialized in one subject
C. were timed by electric clocks
D. never wrote exams
12. The main idea of paragraph 3 is that______.
A. workers now take examination
B. the population has grown
C. there are only written exams
D. examinations are now written and timed
13. The kind of exams where students must select answers are______.
A. personal B. spoken
C. objective D. written
14. Modern industry must have developed______.
A. before the Middle Ages
B. around the 19th century
C. in Greece or Rome
D. machines to take tests
15. It may be concluded that testing______.
A. should test only opinions
B. should always be written
C. has changed since the Middle Ages
D. is given only in factories
Passage Four
It is easier to negotiate initial salary requirement because once you are inside, the organizational constraints（约束）influence wage increases. One thing, however, is certain: your chances of getting the raise you feel you deserve are less if you don't at least ask for it. Men tend to ask for more, and they get more, and this holds true with other resources, not just pay increases. Consider Beth's story.
I did not get what I wanted when I did not ask for it. We had cubicle (小间隔) offices and window offices. I sat in the cubicles with several male colleagues. One by one they were moved into window offices, while I remained in the cubicles. Several males who were hired after me also went to offices. One in particular told me he was next in line for an office and that it had been part of his negotiations for the job. I guess they thought me content to stay in the cubicles since I did not voice my opinion either way.
It would be nice if we all received automatic pay increases equal to our merit, but "nice" isn't quality attributed to most organizations. If you feel you deserve a significant raise in pay, you'll probably have to ask for it.
Performance is your best bargaining chip（筹码）when you are seeking a raise. You must be able to demonstrate that you deserve a raise. Timing is also a good bargaining chip. If you can give your boss something he or she needs (a new client or a sizable contract, for example) just before merit pay decisions are being made, you are more likely to get the raise you want.
Use information as a bargaining chip too. Find out what you are worth on the open market. What will someone else pay for your services?
Go into the negotiations prepared to place your chips on the table at the appropriate time and prepared to use communication style to guide the direction of the interaction.
16. According to the passage, before taking a job, a person should ____.
A) demonstrate his capability
B) give his boss a good impression
C) ask for as much money as he can
D) ask for the salary he hopes to get
17. What can be inferred from Beth's story?
A) Prejudice against women still exists in some organizations.
B) If people want what they deserve, they have to ask for it.
C) People should not be content with what they have got.
D) People should be careful when negotiating for a job.
18. We can learn from the passage that _____.
A) unfairness exists in salary increases
B) most people are overworked and underpaid
C) one should avoid overstating one's performance
D) most organizations give their staff automatic pay raises
19. To get a pay raise, a person should _____.
A) advertise himself on the job market.
B) persuade his boss to sign a long-term contract
C) try to get inside information about the organization
D) do something to impress his boss just before merit pay decisions
20. To be successful in negotiations, one must _____.
A) meet his boss at the appropriate time
B) arrive at the negotiation table punctually
C) be good at influencing the outcome of the interaction
D) be familiar with what the boss likes and dislikes
三、Vocabulary and Grammar（共15分）
1. In my opinion he's ____ the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.
(A) in all (B) at best (C) for all(D) by far
2. He didn't have time to read the report word for word he just ____ it.
(A) skimmed (B) observed (C) overlooked (D) glanced
3. A university____ teachers, administrators and students.
(A) compose of (B)compose in(C)consists of(D)consists in
4. What a lovely party .It's worth ____ all my life.
(A) remembering (B) to remember (C) to be remembered (D) being remembered
5. Who would you rather ____ with you，George or me?
(A) going (B) to go (C) have gone(D) went
6. Take your rain coat with you ____it rains.
(A) because (B) for (C) in case (D) in any case
7. The owner and editor of the newspaper ____ the conference.
(A) were attending (B) were to attend (C) is to attend (D) are to attend
8. The climbers ____ their greatest ambition by reaching the summit of the mountain.
(A) obtained (B) maintained (C) retained (D) realized
9. I can’t drive this car as I am not ____ with its controls.
(A) accustomed (B) aware (C) familiar (D) understood
10. The neighborhood boys like to play basketball on that ____ lot.
(A) valid (B) vain (C) vacant (D) vague
11. I couldn’t afford to rent a house like that, ____it.
(A) leave alone to buy (B) let alone buy
(C) to say nothing to buy (D) say nothing of buying
12. To our ____ Geoffrey's illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.
(A) anxiety (B) relief (C) view (D) judgment
13. When the hero returned home, his wife held out her arms and ____ him warmly.
(A) grasped (B) embraced (C) held (D) seized
14. The residents ____ had been damaged by the fire were given help by the Red Cross.
(A) all of their homes (B) all their homes (C) whose all homes(D) all of whose homes
15. We were used to ____ to the movies quite frequently.
(A) going (B) go (C) have gone (D) be going
16. I would never have ____ a court of law if I hadn't been so desperate.
(A) sought for (B) accounted for (C) turned up(D) resorted to
17. I missed the last bus. I could do nothing but___ in the village for the night.
(A) staying (B) stayed (C) to stay (D) stay
18. ____ he got home, he wrote a letter to me.
(A) While (B) The moment (C) As long as (D) Since
19.____ we need it or not hasn’t been considered yet.
(A) That (B) What (C) If (D) Whether
20. During the process，great care has to be taken to protect the ____ silk from damage.