2023年在职硕士联考英语真题试题及答案A卷

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1、2023年在职硕士联考英语真题试题及答案(A卷)Part I Dialogue CommunicationSection A1. Man: Jane, you wont believe it. I won the lottery.Woman: _.Man: No, its true. When I found out, I was shocked.A. So what?B. Does it really count?C. Are you putting me on?D. Immagine that!2. Man: Its raining cats and dogs outside. Did y

2、ou remember to bring the umbrella?Woman: Oops. _.A. everything is fineB. you can count on meC. itll clear up soonD. it slipped my mind this morning3. Man: _. How can I possibly review all this material by next week?Woman: Take it easy. Ill help you with it.A. Im going crazy!B. Cant wait.C. Im glad i

3、ts finally over.D. What a load off!4. Man: Get a move on. We need to be at the airport in an hour.Woman: Come on! Theres plenty of time. Remember, were going on this trip to relax, _.A. were in the same boat.B. not the other way aroundC. so lets goD. so forget it5. Wife: Can you come over here pleas

4、e? Which one is better?Husband: _.Wife: Come on, cant you make up your mind for once?A. I have no ideaB. I have nothong more to sayC. I dont careD. I dont like itSection B6. Man: I heard youve got a wonderful job in a post office. How is your new job going?Woman: I just feel like a fish out of water

5、.Question: What does the woman feel about her new job?A. she is satisfied with itB. she feels uncomfortable itC. she feels its her dream come trueD. she finds it demanding7. Man: Hi, Linda. Are you going to teach after you graduate from that university?Woman: Where did you get the idea like that? Qu

6、estion: What can be concluded about Linda? A: She has no desire to teach B. She likes teaching very much C. She has no idea about teaching D. She may choose to teach8. Man: Why, you have to ask your parents to pay your rent?Woman: Well, I am unable to make ends meet.Question: What do we know about t

7、he woman?A: She is unable to manage her money B. She cant get her parents to pay her rent. C. She cant help her parents out D. She is financially in trouble9. Man: Ken and Sandra hope to sell their houses for $3 million.Woman: Yeah. They always think big.Question: What does the woman think of Ken an

8、d Sandras plan?A. Its worth trying.B. Its realistic.C. Its not going to work.D. Its ridiculous.10. Man: Excuse me. Do you need some help?Woman: Well Im trying to get to the railway station. But I cant make heads or tails of this ticket machine.Question: What is the womans problem?A. She doesnt have

9、the small change with her.B. She doesnt know how to use the machine.C. She is not sure how much the trip will costD. She is unable to get the ticket in time.Part II11. Discipline cannot be _ until the last day of school has passed. A. lessened B. reduced C. relaxed D. lowered12. some people argue th

10、at _ regulations for water pollution will drive up costs and put jobs at risk. A. firm B. tight C. tense D. close13. To keep her job, she has to _ the bad temper of her boss. A. put up with B. take up on C. make up for D. come up with14. Student journalists are taught how to be _ when writing in a l

11、imited space. A. convincing B. brief C. appealing D. expressive15. The discussion was so _ that at intervals the speakers stopped for refreshments. A. exhausted B. exhausting C. excited D. exciting16. The popularity of these schools is growing steadly _ their tuition fees. A. instead of B. in favor

12、of C. in spite of D. in place of17. It is often not easy to _ the marked generation gap which exists between the young and their elders. A. broaden B. break C. bridge D. build18. The drive from England to Scotland provides the tourist with many pleasant changes of _. A. scenery B. sight C. perspecti

13、ve D. scene19. This ambitious project, _ scores of organizations around the world, will take at least ten years to be acomplished. A. indicating B. composing C. containing D. involing20. Because of the popularity of the region, visitors are advised to book hotels _. A. in order B. in person C. in tu

14、rn D. in advance21. He purposely ignored her call because he just didnt feel like _. A. disturbing B. to disturb C. being disturbed D. to be disturbed22. Do you really think Bill will help you write the report? Dont count your chickens _ they are hatched. A. as B. after C. before D. while23. If you

15、want a thing _ well, do it yourself. A. done B. doing C. to do D. being done24. The committee members agreed to the proposal that the issue _ to immediate voting. A. is to be put B. be put C. should put D. must be put25. So loudly _ that even people in the next room could hear him. A. did he speak B

16、. does he speak C. he spoke D. he speaks26. To master a foreign language like French requires hard work, so you _ study too hard. A. should B. must C. cant D. may not27. Gaining a new customer costs _ keeping an old one. A. as many as five times B. five times as many as C. as much as five times D. f

17、ive times as much as28. People with glasses are perceived to be up to ten IQ points more intelligent than _. A. those without B. that without C. these without D. one without29. Reading books, _ takes the reader to other worlds, is a wonderful way to “escape”. A. that B. what C. as D. which30. Take 6

18、0mg up to four times a day, _ advised otherwise by a doctor. A. if B. until C. though D. unlessPart III Reading ComprehensionPart III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes, 40 points)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements.

19、For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. Passage OneThe rich have traditionally passed their wealth on to their children. But an increasing number of billionaires are choosing not to

20、. The reason? They want their children to live on themselvesand not to turn into spoiled successors.Nicola Horlick or “supermum”, a famous British billionaire, owing to fact that she has high-flying jobs and five kids has spent her career making a reported 250m. She now seems determined to throw off

21、 large parts of it. She already gives away about 25% of her income each year; she has just revealed, in a report on the state of charity in the city, that she will not be leaving most of the remainder to her children. “I think it is wrong to give too much inherited wealth to children,” Horlick told

22、the reports authors. “I will not be leaving all my wealth to my children because that would just ruin their lives.”She is by no means the first to go public with this conviction. Bill Gates has put an estimated $30bn into the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. This was supplemented, in 2023, by anot

23、her $24bn or so from his friend Warren Buffett.Buffett has always been colorful, quotably clear on where he stands. His daughter often tells a story of finding herself without change for a car parking tickether father lent her $20, then promptly made her write him a check. “To suggest that the child

24、ren of the wealthy should be just as wealthy,” he has said, “is like saying the members of Americas 2023 Olympic team should be made up only of the children of the 1980 Olympic team.”Anita Roddick, the late founder of the Body Shop, told her kids that they would not inherit one penny. The money that

25、 she made from the company would go into the Body Shop Foundation, which isnt one of those awful tax shelters, like some in America. It just functions to take the money and give it away.31.The billionaires mentioned in the passage dont want to leave much of their wealth to their children because _.A

26、. they prefer to give their wealth to charityB. they want their business to go on healthilyC. they believe too much wealth will harm their childrenD. they hope their children can make more money themselves32.What do we learn about Nicola Horlick?A.She has already given away about 25% of her wealth.B

27、.She is the first one who declares to give away her wealth.C.She will leave only a small portion of her wealth to her kids.D.She inherited most of her wealth from her parents.33.Buffett distinguishes himself for _.A.his clear-cut positionB.being strict with his childrenC.his talent in financial mana

28、gementD.being a giant in the stock market34.According to Buffetts daughter, her father _.A.refuses to lend her moneyB.wants her to invest in the Olympic GamesC.never gives her more money than necessaryD.always makes sure that she returns his money35.It is implied in the last paragraph that some foun

29、dations are used by the rich to _.A.provide shelter for the poorB.build good fameC.avoid paying taxD.support their businessPassage TwoIt is football time again. Currently, the qualifying rounds are being played to decide which countries will send teams to the 2023 World Cup. Soccer is becoming more

30、and more popular on a worldwide scale and these qualifying legs are causing much excitement.The game is popular at club level as well. Many fans go every week to support their team, whether the event is a home or away one, hoping to get a result. They all hope an attacking game, with a lot of goals

31、being scored. Obviously, they do not want to see a boring, defensive match where the players are aimlessly passing the ball to each other.Sadly, not all the action always takes place on the ground. All too frequently, there is action in the stands, too. Football supporters, most of whom declare thei

32、r loyalty by wearing their teams colours, in the form of shirts, are not known for their quiet behaviour. They are often very noisy, shouting noisy encouragement to their team and singing deafening songs.There is much rivalry between supporters. Mostly, this is good-natured, but trouble can easily a

33、rise. Fans get angry if they feel that a referee has made a wrong decision, perhaps giving one of their team a red or yellow card unfairly, or perhaps failing to notice a foul (犯规) committed by a member of the other team.When trouble breaks out in a football crowd, it can be difficult to control. St

34、adium officials often seat the opposing fans in separate parts of the ground as a precaution against fighting. However, preventing trouble is more difficult outside the ground. In the worst cases, riot police have to be called in.Unfortunately, there are some fans who enjoy this violent aspect of fo

35、otball. These football hooligans (流氓) really enjoy a running battle with the police, and call up other people to throw stones and bottles at them. They regard football not as a sport, but as an excuse for troublemaking. Inevitably, their behaviour spoils the reputation of the game.36.The qualifying

36、rounds are played to _.A.attract soccer fansB.select the best teams for the next roundsC.raise funds for the organizersD.decide which players are the best37.What do the football fans hope to see?A.A home game.B.A defensive game.C.An evenly matched game.D.An exciting game.38.Fans get angry when they

37、think _.A.the referee is unfairB.their team is losingC.their team is not playing wellD.there is an intentional foul39.Riot police are called in _.A.to separate the opposing fans inside the groundB.as a precaution against trouble inside the groundC.to stop fighting occurring outside the groundD.as a

38、precaution against fighting outside the ground40.It is implied in the last paragraph that _.A.football fans enjoy spoiling gamesB.football hooligans are crazy about the gamesC.football can be an excuse for troublemakingD.football has a poor reputationPassage ThreeOur sense of smell, which we normall

39、y take for granted, is nowadays being increasingly used for purposes which might surprise us if we were aware of them. One area in which smells are created to achieve particular results is marketing. For some time manufacturers have taken advantage of our sense of smell with regard to household good

40、s. Millions of dollars are spent on product research in the hunt for the right smell as it is believed perfume influences the way consumers perceive a brand. In a survey in the United States, when people were asked what was the most important factor in their choice of detergent (洗衣粉), smell was rate

41、d highly, above ingredients and price.Now stores are becoming even more direct in their use of smell. The smell of fresh bread in a supermarket tends to encourage people to buy, and people selling their houses are recommended to have coffee being heated when potential buyers arrive. Suddenly smell i

42、s becoming big business. One company specializing in the use of smells to attract customers now has many large stores on its own list of customers. They find that when pleasant smells are filtered through a stores air conditioning system, people tend to spend longer in the store and buy more.Researc

43、h shows that smells can increase peoples view of the value of a product. In a test, people looked at the same types of shoes in two roomsone filled with purified air, the other with a smell of mixed flowers. 84% of the people preferred the shoes in the room with the smell of flowers. In fact, many s

44、aid they would be prepared to pay up to US$10 more for a pair.Smells also have other potential uses. Some companies are experimenting with different smells to produce different effects in their workers according to the time of day. For example, early in the morning they might put the smell of lemon

45、in the air conditioning system to wake people up. In the middle of the morning, when the atmosphere tends to become more tense, the smell of wood could be used to calm people down. Before lunchtime the smell of melting butter would encourage people to go to lunch on time. After lunch, when people of

46、ten begin to lose concentration, the smell of mint (薄荷) would increase their alertness.41.Which is the most appropriate title for the passage?A.How to avoid being affected by smellsB.Using smells to influence peopleC.The power of our sense of smellD.New smells in supermarkets42.In the survey, when s

47、electing detergent, people considered smell _.A.not importantB.as important as priceC.less important than ingredientsD.more important than price43.To attract more customers, some large stores _.A.employ a company specializing in the use of smellsB.provide free coffee for themC.filter purified air th

48、rough air conditioningD.decorate themselves with fresh flowers44.The majority of people in the test (Para. 3) preferred _.A.the smell of shoes to that of flowersB.the smell of flowers to that of shoesC.the shoes in the room with purified airD.the shoes in the room with appealing smells45.To produce

49、a calming effect, some companies use the smell of _.A.lemon B.woodC.melting butter D.mintPassage FourThe First Rule of Finance is to live within your means by spending no more than 80% of your take-home pay. If you take home $100 per week, spend no more than $80.But ever look at what people spend th

50、eir money on? I have relatives and friends deeply in debt, spending $12 for every $10 they earn instead of the $8 you know they should be spending. When I see them, theyre proud of their new whatever. “What do you think of my new truck?” asked one from the drivers seat. “Do you like my new shoes?” a

51、sked another on high heels. “Check out my new big screen,” said a third while holding the remote in his living room. Weve all heard people fishing for compliments on their new toys.Every one of them was proud of what theyd financed. They seem to have bought it for the purpose of being proud, of show

52、ing off, of keeping up with the Joneses. “Look at my new” is everybodys favorite phrase, even when the object in question isnt theirs at all and wont be new when theyve finally paid for it, if they ever do. Theyre proud of being stupid. They think its cool to drive the financed car, wear the finance

53、d shoes, and watch the financed TV, but to smart people, whose opinions are the only ones we should respect, these people look dumb as rocks.The Joneses, nine times out of 10, are financially stupid. Thats why they have all that stuff, on borrowed money. Why try to copy them? Worse, why try to impre

54、ss them? Copy and impress smart people, the ones who own their stuff. If you want to impress smart people, debt is the last way to go about it. Trying to impress a money-smart person by going into debt is like trying to impress Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps by drowning in a pool. Michael

55、Phelps is impressed by good swimming, and a money-smart person by good money management.46.According to the author, the new truck, shoes and big screen mentioned in Para. 2 are _.A.indicators of wealth B.necessities to the buyersC.just a waste of money D.examples of showing off47.“ the object in que

56、stion isnt theirs” (Para. 2) means _.A.it is bought for other peopleB.it is bought with loaned moneyC.it will finally be owned by the bankD.it will finally be owned by the buyers48.According to the author, buying new objects on borrowed money is _.A.unwise B.shamefulC.understandable D.impressive49.“

57、Smart people” in the last paragraph refer to _.A.clever businessmenB.people with high IQsC.fashionable wealthy peopleD.people good at money management50.The purpose of this passage is to _.A.show sympathy with poor consumersB.criticize consumption of luxuriesC.advise people to become money-smartD.pe

58、rsuade people to keep off fashionsPart IV Cloze Test (15 minutes, 10 points)Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

59、There is one fairly standard reason why some thinkers regard the meaning-of-life question as being itself meaningless. They argue _51_ meaning is a matter of language, not objects. It is a _52_ of the way we talk about things, not a feature of things themselves, _53_ shape, weight or color. A cabbag

60、e or a computer is not meaningful in itself; it becomes _54_ only by being caught up in our conversation. On this theory, we can make life _55_ by our talk about it; but it cannot have a meaning in itself, _56_ than a cloud can. It would not _57_ sense, for example, to speak of a cloud as being true

61、 or false. _58_, truth and falsehood are functions of our humman judgements about clouds. However, there are problems with this argument, _59_ there are with most philosophical arguments. We shall be _60_ a few of them later on.51. A. that B. how C. if D. what52. A. means B. question C. problem D. method53. A. with B. for C. like D. as54. A. this B. that C. such D. so55. A. rich B. important C. meaningful D. colorful56. A. not more B. far more