学位英语考试自测习题二

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PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)

Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Wanda:Hey,Victoria.WhereisBostonMunicipalLibrary?IwanttoborrowsomebooksaboutthehistoryofIndia.

Victoria:______________,thereisnolibrarycalledBostonMunicipalLibrary.ThereisonlyBostonPublicLibrarylocatedatCopleySquare.

A.YoumustknowB.Inmyopinion

C.AsfarasIknowD.Youmaybequitedisappointed

2.Michelle:Hi,howdoyouusuallyspendyoursparetime?Doyouhaveanyhobby?I’dlikesomesuggestionsonhowtospendmyfreetime.

Ella:Well,______________Butasforme,ifIdonotgoout,Iusuallydosomereadingathome.

A.itissointerestingatopic.B.itisadifficultquestion.

C.Ihavenoideaaboutthis.D.itdependsontheperson

3.Homer:Excuseme,whatisthebestwayformetoimprovemyEnglish?

Cyril:______________Ifyoudon’tpractice,nothingelsecanhelpyou.

A.Justdoit.

B.Nevergiveup.

C.Keeptrying.

D.Keeppracticing.

4.Daniel:WhatdoyouthinkofthemovieInception?

Esther:Well,______________IfImaysayso,it’sthebestmovieI’veeverwatched.

A.itisalittleinteresting.B.Ihaveneverwatcheditbefore.

C.Ilikeitverymuch.D.itishardtosay.

5.Enid:GrandBuyDepartmentStoreishavingitsanniversarysale,soI’dtakemysontogoshoppingtomorrow.Howlongwillittaketogotherebybus?

Greta:______________Butwhydon’tyouusethesubway?That’dbemuchfaster.

A.Itdependsontraffic.B.Thebusdriverisveryskillful.

C.Itcan’tbefaster.D.Therewillbealotofpeopleonthebus.

6.Arthur:Excuseme,______________Iaminahurrytojoinaninterview.

Charles:Ofcourse!Areyougoingtotakethebusorwalkthere?

A.Couldyoutellmewherethebusstationis?

B.Wouldyoumindgivingmeaseat?

C.CouldyoushowmehowtogettoGuangzhouTelevision?

D.WouldyoumindtellingmethewaytoGuangzhouTelevision?

7.Customer:IwanttosendasmallparceltoCanada.

Clerk:______________

Customer:What’sthedifferencebetweentherates?Myparcelweighs248grams.

A.Whatkindofservicedoyouwant?

B.Whatmailingservicedoyouprefer?

C.Byairmailorsurfacemail?

D.Whatistheweightofyourparcel?

8.Andrew:Betty,I’vegottwoticketsforthemovietonight.MayIinviteyoutowatchthemovie?

Betty:______________,butIhaveanappointmentwithmysupervisortonight.

A.SureB.IwouldliketoC.ItisveryexcitingD.Iamsorry

9.Customer:Excuseme,Iamlookingforasuitformyfather.

Clerk:______________Itisaverypopularstylewiththecottontexture.

A.Whatdoyoulikethisone?B.Howdoyouthinkofthisone?

C.Howaboutthisone?D.Whatkindofstyledoyouprefer?

10.Lucy:I’veheardyouareill.______________

Vivian:Iwaswokeupbymysonlastnightandfeltexhaustedthismorning.

A.Whatisyourmatter?B.Whatistheproblem?

C.What’swrongwithyou?D.Howareyoufeelingatpresent?

11.Karen:Hi,Tina!WhatisyouropinionabouttheTed’spresentation?

Tina:______________Butheneedstomakesomesmallchanges.

A.Itisperfect.B.Idohavesomeopinionaboutit.

C.OnthewholeitisgoodD.Ihavenoideaaboutit.

12.May:HowaboutgoingtotheKTVafterclass?

Nicola:______________Ican’tsingatall.

May:Don’tworry.Youcanjustrelaxandenjoyyourdrinkandcuisines.

A.I’msorryIcan’tsingverywell.

B.I’manidiotmusically.

C.Ihavenotmuchknowledgeaboutmusic.

D.I’mnotagoodstudentofmusic.

13.Rhoda:Haveyoubroughtthenovelyouborrowedfrommelasttime?

Hannah:Oh,no.______________Ileftitinmyroom.Oh,sorry.

A.Lookatme!

B.Howstupidofme!

C.Idon’tknowwhatIhavedone!

D.Itisunbelievable!

14.Alan:Hey,Sabina,itissolatethatallthemetroplatformsareclosed.Whatshouldwedo?

Sabina:______________Fortunately,mydadlefthiscarathome.

A.Itcouldn’thavebeenlikethis.

B.Itcouldhavebeenmuchbetter.

C.Itcan’tbe.

D.Itcouldn’thavebeenworse.

15.Clerk:Sorry,sir,youhavetobe18tobuyalcohol.

Customer:Iamalready30!______________

A.What’swrongwithyou?

B.Can’tyouseethat?

C.Areyoukiddingme?

D.Whatistheproblem?

PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Askamomifshe'shappiernowthatshehasachild,andshe'llusuallysayyes.Butpsychologistswhostudyhappinessoftenreportadifferentpicture.Beingthemomofayoungchild(especiallyoneunder3)isrewarding,butalsoarealstrainonyourmood."Momenttomoment,youmaybetiredandsometimesangry,thoughkidsdobringjoy"saysPeterUbel,M.D.,aprofessorofmedicineandpsychologyattheUniversityofMichigan.Infact,ontheirlistofenjoyableactivities,momsrankchildcarelowerthaneating,exercising,orwatchingTV,accordingtoaUniversityofMichiganstudy,andkidcareratesonlyslightlyhigherthanhousework,working,orcommuting!

Onereasonforthedifferencebetweenmomsandexperts:selectivememory.Whenpsychologistsaskmomsinageneralwayiftheylikespendingtimewiththeirkids,theoverwhelmingmajoritysaytheydobecausethey'rethinkingoffunactivitieslikereadingabookorplayinginthepark.Whenthey'respecificallyaskedtodescribetheiractualdailyroutine,theyrememberthehourstheyspentstrugglingtogettheirchilddressedorreadyforbed.

Maybe,though,thepsychologistsaremissingtheintensityofjoythattimespentwithyourchildcanbring.Luckily,thosemomentscanovercomeyourdailyfrustrations."Happinessismorethanjustthatsmileyfeeling,"saysKarenReivich,Ph.D.,aresearchassociateinthePositivePsychologyCenterattheUniversityofPennsylvania."It'salsofeelingaconnectiontosomethinglargerthanyourself.Whenpeopleareinservicetosomethingbigger,theydescribetheirlivesasfilledwithmeaning."

16.WhichofthefollowingbestsummarizesPeterUbel’sopinionofbeingthemomofayoungchild?

A.Itmakesthemomexhausted.

B.Itisbothrewardingandstressful.

C.Itmakesthemomeasilyirritated.

D.Itisquitefrustratinganexperience.

17.AccordingtoaUniversityofMichiganstudy,whichofthefollowingrankshigherthanchildcareonmoms’listofenjoyableactivities?

A.eating,houseworkorcommuting

B.eating,exercisingorwatchingTV

C.exercising,houseworkorwatchingTV

D.exercising,commutingorwatchingTV

18.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseselectivememoryinthethirdparagraphmean?

A.Momsoftentendtorememberonlythehappymomentswiththeirchildren.

B.Momsoftentendtorememberonlythehourstheyspenttakingcareoftheirchildren.

C.Expertstendtorememberonlythehappymomentsthemomsspendwiththeirchildren.

D.Expertstendtorememberonlythehoursthemomsspendwiththeirchildren.

19.AccordingtoKarenReivich,howdothemoms’momentsofintensejoycomparewiththeirdailyfrustrations?

A.Thosemomentsmakethemfeelmoreexcited.

B.Thosemomentsmakethemfeelmorerelaxed.

C.Thosemomentscanovercometheirdailyfrustrations.

D.Thosemomentscandonothingabouttheirdailyfrustrations.

20.Fromthelastsentenceofthepassagewecaninferthat__________.

A.Momshaveonlythesmileyfeelingaboutchildcare.

B.Momsfeelfrustratedattakingcareoftheirchildren.

C.Momsenjoydoinghouseworkasapartoftheirchildcare.

D.Momsregardchildcareasameaningfulpartoftheirlives.