2013年10月在职联考英语考试真题

PartⅠDialogueCommunication(15minutes，15points)

SectionADialogueCompletion

Directions:Inthissection,youwillread5shortincompletedialoguesbetweentwospeakers,eachfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheanswerthatbestsuitsthesituationtocompletethedialogue.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.SpeakerA:Youare40minuteslate.Youtyrebrokeagainthismorning?

SpeakerB:____________.

A.Yes.It’sagoodstory.B.Yes.Whatdoyouthink?

C.Sorry.Itwon’thappenagain.D.Right.Youknowmewell.

2.speakerA:Guesswhat?Susanpublishedanotherpaper.It’sathirdinamonth.

SpeakerB:_________.

A.IwishIhadherbrain.B.Yousaidit.

C.HowcanIguessthat?D.Congratulations.

3.SpeakerA:I’mgoinghomenow.Doyouwanttoheadouttogether?

SpeakerB:_______.I’mgoinghomeinaboutanhour.

A.That’sagoodidea.B.Noway.

C.Ok.Thankyou.D.No,Thanks.

4.SpeakerA:You’llneverguesswhatwasgoingoninourschoollastweek.

SpeakerB:_______.

A.Goon,surpriseme.B.Yes.Thatmustbelovely.

C.Yes,Ican.D.Youaretellingme.

5.SpeakerA:Thissofalooksquitecomfortable.Whatdoyouthinkaboutit?

SpeakerB:________.IfIwereyou,I’dbuythatone.

A.Iknowlittleaboutit.B.Idon’tthinkmuchofit.

C.Whydon’tyoubuyit?D.Youknowbetter.

SectionBDialogueComprehension

Directions:Inthissection,youwillread5shortconversationsbetweenamanandawoman.Attheendofeachconversationthereisaquestionfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosethebestanswertothequestionfromthe4choicesgivenandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

6.Woman:Idon’tknowhowShawnfeelsafterIturneddownhisbusinessproposal.

Man:He’scoolwithit.

Question:Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Shawnfeelshurt.B.Shawndoesn’tmindit.

C.Shawnisacalmperson.D.Shawnknowsnothingaboutit.

7.Man:Wouldyouliketohavesomeice-cream?I’vegotavarietyofflavors.

Woman:IwishIcould,butIjustcan’t.I’monadiet.

Question:Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?

A.Sheisdifficulttoplease.B.Sheisparticularaboutflavor.

C.Sheistryingtoloseweight.D.Sheiscrazyaboutice-cream.

8.Woman:Ithinktheauthorwasindicatingthathewassupportingthelines.

Man:Hesaidonething,buthemeantanother.Youhavetoreadbetweenthelines.

Question:Whatshouldthewomandotofullyunderstandtheauthor?

A.Leaveoutunimportantparts.B.Readagainandagain.

C.Lookforotherreferences.D.Findthehiddenmeanings.

9.Woman:Ican’tstandhimanymore,sopickyandfussy!

Man:Whatcanyousay?Hepaysforyourbread.

Question:Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Thewomancanmakeasuggestion.

B.Thewomanhastotolerateherboss.

C.Thewomanneedstopayforherownbread.

D.Thewomandoesn’tunderstandthesituation.

10.Woman:WhencanyoueverlistentowhatIhavetosay?

Man:Canyoudomeafavorandisappearnow?

Question:Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hedoesn’twanttobebothered.

B.Hedoesn’tneedthewoman’shelp.

C.Hewilllistentothewomanlater.

D.Heneverwantstoseethewomanagain.

PartⅡVocabularyandStructure(20minutes,10points)

Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthissection.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

11.Thiscrimefictionwas_______verypopularbutnobodyreadsittoday.

A.onceB.everC.neverD.always

12.Americanwomanwere________therighttovoteuntil1920.

A.ignoredB.refusedC.deprivedD.denied

13.Expertshave_____witheffectivemeasurestopreventthediseasefromspreading.

A.caughtupB.putupC.comeupD.keptup

14.WecannottrustSteveanymorebecauseheoften____hisduty.

A.cancelsB.abandonsC.desertsD.neglects

15.Intheearly1980s,thoughCokewastheleadingsoftdrink,itwaslosingmarket_______toPepsi.

A.partB.shareC.placeD.ratio

16.Thereisnocureforthediseaseyet,butthesedrugscan______itsdevelopment.

A.breakdownB.takedownC.slowdownD.trackdown

17.Inthedesert,evenasmallcupofwatermaybea______oflifeordeath.

A.businessB.matterC.factD.thing

18.Shehadyetbecomeaccustomed______thefactthatshewasarichwoman.

A.forB.withC.aboutD.to

19.Theorganizationhaspublisheda________digestofenvironmentalstatisticsforfiveyears.

A.regularB.frequentC.randomD.fixed

20.IwanttoseetheoldpartofthetownwheretheessenceofBeijingisbest_____.

A.observedB.reservedC.preservedD.conserved

21.ReportersrushedtotheairportaftertheCNNreportedthatninepassengers______bya“terrorist”ontheplane.

A.wereholdingB.holdC.hadheldD.werebeingheld

22.Notlong______sheregisteredanewnumber,shereceivedfivecallsinoneday.

A.afterwardsB.afterC.agoD.since

23.Nicewordsmaywinfriends,butonlyone’sgoodpersonalitycanhold______.

A.itB.thoseC.thatD.them

24.Itwas_______thechiefengineercame_______webegantheexperiment.

A.notuntil;thatB.notuntil;then

C.until;thatD.until;when

25.AboutfiftymillionAmericansareactivein________iscalledfitnesswalking.

A.thatB.whichC.whatD.something

26.Wewaitedforthedecisionforthewholeafternoon,only_______toreturnthenextday.

A.tobetoldB.weretoldC.beingtoldD.havingbeentold

27.Asaresultofthework,hefoundlesstimethanhe______forhishobbies.

A.musthavehopedB.hadhoped

C.shouldhavehopedD.hashoped

28.Someofthemwerewellbehaved,________wereinsulting.

A.andtheyB.buttheyC.whileothersD.asothers

29.Thejournalistfeelshehasaresponsibilitytoensure________thecustomersarenotmisled.

A.whetherB.sothatC.asifD.that

30.Thematter______,wedecidedtoproceedtothenextprogramontheagenda.

A.wassettledB.settledC.hadbeensettledD.hadsettled

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes,40points)

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

PassageOne

Ithappenstousall,howeverhardwemaytrytodelaytheprocess---wegrowold.Surgerymayremovewrinkles(皱纹),skinwhichhasbecomelessfirmmaybetightenedbyasurgicaloperationontheface,andhairdressersmaydyegreyhairamoreyouthfulcolor.Butwecannotremainyoungforever.

Advancesinmedicinehavemadeitpossibleformorepeopletostayalivelonger.Howeverwhatisimportantisthequalityoflife,andpeopleagedifferently.Somepeopleremainquitewellandabletolookafterthemselveswhentheygetold.Butothersofthesameagearenotsolucky.Theyhavetogointoanursinghomeinordertoreceiveadequatecare.

Theworstaspectofageingisthatoftenthemindbecomeslessalert.Aspeoplegrowolder,

theyoftenexperiencelossofshort-termmemory,althoughtheymaywellbeabletorecallquiteeasilyeventsthathappenedlongago.Latertheymaysufferfromdementia(痴呆),adiseasewhichgetsgraduallyworse.

Bynomeansallelderlypeopleareinthiscategory.Manyseniorcitizensareinpossessionofalltheirfacultiesandseeretirementasatimeoffreedom.Notonlythat,iftheyhaveagenerousretirementpension,theyarelikelytobequitewelloff,withmoneytospendonholidaysandotherluxuries.Becauseofthis,bothbusinessesandgovernmenthaveanewrespectforwhatisknownasgreypower.

Bynomeans,however,doeseveryonetreatOAPswithrespect.Therearesomecultureswhicharenotedforthegreatrespectwithwhichtheytreattheiroldpeople,butmanypeopleinotherculturesregardtheoldashavingaverylowstatusinsocietyandtreatthemaccordingly.Theyoftenconsideroldpeopleashavingonefootinthegrave.Someoneshouldremindthemthatthey,too,willbeoldoneday.

31.Elderlypeoplewhocannotlookafterthemselvesgoto______.

A.nursinghomesB.residencesclosetohospitals

C.communitycentersD.homesoftheirchildren

32.Theworstaspectofageingis________.

A.inabilitytolookafteroneselfB.lowretirementpension

C.gettingmoreandmoreforgetfulD.inadequatemedicalcare

33.Whatisthereasonthatbusinessesrespecttheelderly?

A.Theelderlyarewise.

B.Theelderlyhaveknowledge.

C.Theelderlyarementallyalert.

D.Theelderlyhavespendingpower.

34.“OAP”(Para.5)mostlikelymeans“_________”.

A.oldageprogramB.oldagepower

C.oldagepartyD.oldagepensioner

35.Accordingtotheauthor,howpeopletreattheelderlyrelatesto_______.

A.theiroccupationsB.theirculturalbackgrounds

C.theireducationlevelsD.theamountoftheirfreetime

PassageTwo

Theswanismostlysilentthroughitslife,unabletosingsweetsongslikemostotherbirds,InAncienttimes,however,peoplebelievedaswansingsthemostbeautifulsongjustbeforeitdies.TheancientGreekphilosopherSocratestalkedofthis2,300yearsago.Socratesexplainedthattheswanwassingingbecauseitwashappy.ThebirdwashappybecauseitwasgoingtoservetheGreekGodApollo.SwanswereholytoApollo,thegodofpoetryandsong.

Thestoryoftheswan’slastsongfoundaplaceintheworksofotherwriters,includingtheearlyEnglishwritersChaucerandShakespeare.Andtheexpression“swansong”haslongbeenapartoftheEnglishlanguage.Atfirst,“swansong”meantthelastworkofapoet,musicianorwriter.Now,itmeansthefinaleffortofanyperson.Someone’sswansongusuallyisalsoconsideredthatperson’sfinestwork.

Apoliticalexpressionwithasimilarmeaningis“thelasthurrah”.Theexpressionmaybeusedtodescribeapolitician’slastcampaign,hisfinalattempttowincheersandvotes.Thelast

hurrahalsocanmeanthelastactsofapolitician,beforehisterminofficeends.WriterEdwinO’Connormadetheexpressionpopularin1956.HewroteabookaboutthefinalyearsinthepoliticallifeofalongtimemayorofBoston.HecalledhisbookTheLastHurrah.

SomelanguageexpertssaytheexpressioncamefromanamegiventonoisysupportersofAndrewJackson,America’sseventhpresident.TheycheeredhurrahsoloudlyforAndyJacksonduringhispresidentialcampaignthattheybecameknownasthehurrahboys.

Jackson’shurrahboysalsoplayedapartintheelectiontochoosethenextpresident.Jackson’schoicewashisvicepresident,MartinVanBuren.AnewspaperofthetimereportedthatVanBurenwaselectedpresident:“…bythehurrahboys,andthosewhoknewjustenoughtoshouthurrahforJackson.”PresidentJacksonreallyheardhislasthurrahsinthecampaignofthemanwhowouldreplacehimintheWhiteHouse.

36.Inancienttimes,peoplebelievedthataswansingsmostbeautifully_______.

A.beforedeathB.whenishappy

C.forApolloD.infrontofotherbirds

37.AccordingtoSocrates,swanswere__________.

A.holybirdsB.happybirds

C.petsofaGreekGodD.infrontofotherbirds

38.TheEnglishexpression“swansong”_________.

A.wasfirstusedbyChaucer

B.changeditsmeaningthroughtime

C.meansthebestsongevercreated

D.referstoaworkofShakespeare

39.MartinVanBuren_______.

A.wastheU.S.presidentbeforeJackson

B.servedastheeighthU.S.president

C.istheauthorofTheLastHurrah

D.wasapoliticalrivalofO’Connor

40.PresidentJackson’slasthurrahwasto________.

A.expresshisgratitudetohissupporters

B.winthefinalcheersfromhissupporters

C.defeatanothercandidateintheelection

D.helphisvicepresidentgetelected

PassageThree

Thereisnoquestionthatacademicenterprisehasbecomeincreasinglyglobal,particularlyinthesciences.Nearlythreemillionstudentsnowstudyoutsidetheirhomecountries——a57%increaseinthelastdecade.ForeignstudentsnowdominatemanyU.S.doctoralprograms,accountingfor64%ofPh.Dsincomputerscience,forexample.

Facultymembersareonthemove,too.Halfoftheworld’stopphysicistsnolongerworkintheirnativecountries.AndmajorinstitutionssuchasNewYorkUniversityarecreatingbranchcampusesintheMiddleEastandAsia.Therearenow162satellitecampusesworldwide,anincreaseof43%injustthepastthreeyears.

Atthesametime,growingnumbersoftraditionalsourcecountriesforstudents,fromSouthKoreatoSaudiArabia(沙特阿拉伯),aretryingtoimproveboththequantityandqualityoftheir

owndegrees,engaginginafierceandexpensiveracetorecruitstudentsandcreateworldclassresearchuniversitiesoftheirown.

Suchcompetitionhasledtoconsiderablehand-writingintheWest.Duringa2008campaignstop,forinstance,then-candidateBarackObamaexpressedalarmaboutthethreatthatsuchacademiccompetitionposestoU.S.competitiveness.SuchconcernsarenotlimitedtotheUnitedStates.Insomecountriesworriesabouteducationalcompetitionandbraindrainshaveledtoacademicprotectionism.India,forinstance,placeslegalandbureaucraticinfrontofWesternuniversitiesthatwanttosetupsatellitecampusestoenrolllocalstudents.

Perhapssomeoftheanxietyoverthenewglobalacademicenterpriseisunderstandable.Particularlyinaperiodofmassiveeconomicuncertainty.Buteducationalprotectionismisasbigamistakeastradeprotectionismis.Theglobalizationofhighereducationshouldbeembraced.notfeared——includingintheUnitedStates.Thereiseveryreasontobelievethattheworldwidecompetitionforhumantalent,theracetoproduceinnovativeresearch,thepushtoextenduniversitycampusestomultiplecountries,andtherushtotraintalentedgraduateswhocanstrengtheneconomicsincreasinglyknowledge–basedeconomicswillbegoodfortheUnitedStates,aswell.

41.Afeatureoftheglobalizationoftheacademicenterpriseisthatmorestudents_____.

A.studyinforeigncountries

B.majorincomputerscience

C.takejointdoctoralprograms

D.returnhomeafterstudyingabroad

42.Asatellitecampusisprobablyabranchcampusthatauniversitysetsup_________.

A.indevelopedcountriesB.inanothercountry

CinsideanotheruniversityD.ontheInternet

43.Theword“hand-wringing”(Para.4)probablymeans“________”.

A.angerB.inanothercountry

C.interestsD.delight

44.Academicprotectionismischaracterizedby_____.

A.enlargingenrollmentoflocalstudents

B.limitingthegrowthofPh.D.programs

C.creatingmoresatellitecampusesabroad

D.restrictingsatellitecampusesofforeignuniversities

45.Inthelastparagraph,theauthortriestoemphasizethat_____.

A.theacademicenterprisehasbecomeglobal

B.academiccompetitionhasledtoprotectionism

C.worriesovereducationalcompetitionareunderstandable

D.educationalprotectionismcannotbejustified

PassageFour

Whosaysyourjobleavesyounotimetohitthegym?AdetailednewstudyofU.S.physicalactivitypatternsshowsthatmenwhoworkfull-timewhethertheirjobsareactiveorsedentaryendupgettingmoreexercisethanhealthyworking–agemenwithoutajob.

ThenewstudycomesfromresearchersattheNationalInstitutesofHealth(NIH),AspartoftheNationalHealthandNutritionExaminationSurveyin2003,some,1,800working-ageadults

wereaskedquestionsabouttheirlifestyleandworkhabits,and,mostimportantly,theythenagreedtowearanaccelerometer—adevicetomeasuretheirphysicalactivity—overthecourseofseveraldays.

ThosedatafromtheaccelerometersprovidearareopportunitytonaildownhowmuchactivitythetypicalAmericanactuallydoes.

Theyshowthatmenorwomenwhoworkinactivejobsdomorephysicalactivityonweekdaysthanmenorwomenworkinginsedentaryjobs.That’sperhapsnotsurprising,buttheNIHresearcherssuggestthatitstillmattersbecauseofanongoingshiftintheeconomytowardsedentarywork.

Themoresurprisingfindingistheonethatcomparesfull-timeworkerstopeoplewhodon’twork.Thestudyshowsthatmenwithfull-timejobsdomorephysicalactivitythanhealthymenwithoutjobs.(“Healthyman,”inthiscase,werethosemenwhosaidtheirprimaryreasonforbeingoutofworkwassomethingotherthanhealthordisability.)Infact,evensedentaryfulltimeworkersperformedmoreweekdayphysicalactivityoverallthanthehealthynon-workers

Theresultslookedverydifferentforwomen.Womeninsedentaryjobsdidlessphysicalactivityonweekdaysthantheirhealthynon-workingpeers.

Sowhatdrivesthegender(性别)difference?Thestudylooksatthepatterns,andunfortunatelycan’tprovidetoomuchdetailabouttheircauses.Therecouldbemanypossibleanswers,including,perhaps,differentabilitiestopayforleisuretimeactivities,ordifferentattitudesaboutworkandphysicalactivity.Itcouldalsobethatmorenon-workingwomenthanmenarechoosingtobeathomerunningaroundfull-timeafterthekids.

ButtheNIHresearchersdofindevidence,theywrite,tosuggestthat,whatevercausesthedifference,healthynon-workingwomen“arereplacingworkwithactivepursuitswhereas”forsomereason—“[non-working]mengenerallyarenot.”

46.Asedentaryjob(Para.1)isonethatinvolves________.

A.stayingseatedalotB.intensiveconcentration

C.movingaboutalotD.superbskills

47.Whatisthefunctionoftheaccelerometersinthestudy?

A.Theyrecordpeople’sphysicalactivities.

B.Theymeasurepeople’sworkload.

C.Theydistinguishgenderdifferences.

D.Theypushpeopletobemoreactive.

48.Whatisapossiblereasonfornon-workingwomentobephysicallyactive?

A.Theyarewell-educated.

B.Theirkidskeepthembusy.

C.Theyareopen-minded.

D.Theirhusbandsinfluencethem.

49.Thestudytriestoidentify________.

A.theongoingeconomytrend

B.evidenceforgenderdifferences

C.theAmericanphysicalactivitypatterns

D.therelationbetweenworkandleisure

50.Whoaretheleastphysicallyactiveaccordingtothestudy?

A.Menwithsedentaryjobs.B.Menwithactivejobs.

C.Healthywomenwithnojobs.D.Healthymenwithnojobs.

PartIVClozeTest(15minutes,10points)

Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblank,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Antsfirstcapturedtheattentionofsoftwareengineersintheearly1990s.Asingleantcannotdomuchonitsown.Butagroupofants51cansolvecomplexproblems.ThatinspiredpeoplelikeMarcoDorigo,whoisoneofthefoundersofa52knownasgroupintelligence.

Antsaregoodatchoosingtheshortestpossibleroutebetweenafood53andtheirnest.Thisremindsusofaclassiccomputationaltravelling-salesmanproblem.Givenalistofcitiesandtheir54apart,thesalesmanmustfindtheshortestrouteneededtovisiteachcityonce.Asthenumberofcities55,theproblemgetsmorecomplicated.

Antssolvetheirownproblemusingchemicalsignalscalledpheromones(信息素).Whenanantfindsfood,shetakesitbacktothenest,56apheromonetrailthatwillattractothers.Themoreantsthat57thetrail,thestrongeritbecomes.58thepheromonesevaporate(挥发)quickly,soonceallthefoodhasbeencollected,thetrailsoongoescold.Thisrapidevaporationmeanslongtrailsareless59thanshortones,allelsebeingequal.Pheromonesthusturnthe60intelligenceoftheindividualantsintosomethingmorepowerful.

51.A.bythewayB.asawhole

C.forsometimeD.ontheaverage

52.A.fieldB.professionC.companyD.fund

53.A.rangeB.sourceC.chainD.origin

54.A.locationsB.positionsC.spacesD.distances

55.A.changesB.holdsC.growsD.decreases

56.A.puttingasideB.workingon

C.waitingforD.leavingbehind

57.A.followB.leadC.surroundD.avoid

58.A.ThereforeB.FurthermoreC.ThenD.However

59.A.interestingB.importantC.attractiveD.visible

60.A.interruptedB.limitedC.considerableD.unreliable

PartVTranslation(30minutes,10points)

Directions:TranslatethefollowingpassageintoChineseandputyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.

OneofthekeystospeakingEnglishlikeanativeistheabilitytouseandunderstandcasualexpressions,oridioms,AmericanEnglishisfullofidioms.Youwon’tlearntheseexpressionsinastandardtextbook.Butyouwillhearthemallthetimeineverydayconversations.You’llalsomeettheminbooks,newspapers,magazines,andTVshows.

Idiomsaddcolortothelanguage.Masteridiomsandyourspeechwillbelessawkward,lessforeign.You’llalsounderstandmoreofthatyoureadandhear.OftenastudentofEnglishtriestotranslateidiomsword-for-word,orliterally.Ifyoudothis,youcanendupasking,”whatcouldthis

possiblymean?”Thisiswhyidiomsaredifficult:theyworkasgroupsofwords,notasindividualwords.Ifyoutranslateeachwordonitsown,you’llmissthemeaningandinmanycasesendupwithnonsense.

PartVIWriting(30minutes,15points)

Directions:Youaretowriteinnolessthan120wordsonthetopicof“WhatDoIDotoStayHealthy?”.YoumaybaseyourcompositionontheChinesecluesgivenbelowandputyourcompositionontheANSWERSHEET.

健康的标志是……

为了健康，最重要的是要……

我个人保持健康的做法是……