华东理工大学网络教育学院学位英语考试样卷(A)
PartIListeningComprehension(10minutes)SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaiD)Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Example:Youwillhear:
Youwillread:
A)2hours.
B)3hours.
C)4hours.
D)5hours.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]
1.A)ThemanwantstogotoLosAngeles.
B)ThemanwantstogotoSanFrancisco.
C)TherearenoflightstoLosAngelesfortherestoftheday.
D)TherearetwodirectflightstoLosAngeleswithinthenexttwohours
2.A)Heenjoyswritinghomeeveryweek.
B)Heneverfailstowriteaweeklyletterhome.
C)Hedoesn’twritehomeonceaweeknow.
D)Hehasbeenaskedtowritehomeeveryweek.
3.A)Becauseshehasgotanappointment.
B)Becauseshedoesn’twantto.
C)Becauseshehastowork.
D)Becauseshewantstoeatinanewrestaurant.
4.A)Theteacherpostponedthemeeting.
B)Therewon’tbeatestthisafternoon.
C)Thestudentswillbeattendingthemeeting.
D)ThestudentswilltakeanEnglishtestthisafternoon.
5.A)Onthewhole,shelikedthefilm.
B)Shedidn’tseethefirm.
C)Thefilmwasveryexciting.
D)Thefilmwasn’tasgoodasshe’dexpected.
6.A)Around5:00.B)Around3:00.
C)At2:00.D)At1:00.
7.A)Hehadtoworkovertime.B)Hewashelpupintraffic.
C)Hiscarranoutofgas.D)Hehadatrafficaccident.
8.A)JohnSmithisn’tinrightnow.
B)JohnSmithcan’tcometothephonerightnow.
C)JohnSmithdoesn’twanttospeaktothecaller.
D)Thecallerdialedthewrongnumber.
9.A)SkatingB)Swimming
C)BoatingandskatingD)Boatingandswimming
10.A)AshopassistantB)Awaitress
C)AtelephoneoperatorD)Aclerk
PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B)C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwith
asinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage
Aforeigner’sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush-oftenunderpressure.Citypeopleappearalwaystobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingrestlessly,seekingattentioninastore,andelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirerrands（任务）.Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.
Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothattheytoocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Eachpersonhurriestomakeroomforthenextperson.Ifyoudon’t,waiterswillhurryyou.
Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandthatpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don’ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse“wasting”itbeyondacertaincourtesypoint.
Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmericansystemofvalues,patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbecalled“ashortfuse.”Webegintomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomereturnbethisintermsofpleasure,workvalue,orrest.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismatterofpacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife.
ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall,forexample,theywillmisstheritualsocializingthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeetheymaybetraditionalintheirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacaféorcoffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonotassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmalltalks.Weseekoutevidenceofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleaguethroughsocialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthan