同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语水平全国统一考试原则模拟试题二
Part I Dialogue communication(10 minutes, l0 points)
Section A Dialogue Completion
Directions:  In this section, you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer that suits the situation to complete the dialogue by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
1. A: Isn't the pink shirt pretty?
  B: ____________
A.No, the blue one is prettier.
B.but the blue one would look better on you.
C.I think otherwise.
D.I don't think I agree with you.
2. A: ________
  B: Trim the back, but leave it long at sides, please.
A.How do want to do with the Christmas tree?
B.Do you want a shampoo?
C.How would you like me to cut it?
D.The fence is made of wooden posts.
3. A: __________
  B: No. I'm trying to find a green sweater in extra large.
同等学力申请硕士学位考试报名A.Is anybody taking care of you?
B.What's your size?
C.What do you want?
D.Is everything OK?
4. A: Can I get you something to drink?
  B:  __________
A. No, I'm not thirsty.                  B. I don't care for a drink.
C. What drink have you got?              D. I'm fine. Thanks anyway.
5. A: Are you going to your family reunion this Christmas holiday?
  B: ________
A.As a matter of fact, I don't mind it at all.
B.I do. I've been excited about it for a long time.
C.However, my parents and I are going to take a trip to Hawaii.
D.You bet. All my uncles and aunts will take their children along, too.
    Section Dialogue Comprehension
      Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short conversations between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to the question from the 4 choices by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring
ANSWER SHEET.
6. Woman: Henry, your article in the campus news was excellent.
  Man: I only wish they had published the entire thing.
  Question: What do we learn from Henry's response?
A.The article was actually longer.
B.His publishing career has just begun.
C.The newspaper has printed his other articles.
D.The article is about sports.
7. Man: I thought the librarian said we could check out as many books as we need with our       library cards.
  Woman: That's right, but not those reference books.
  Question: What does the woman mean?
A.Students with a library card can check any book out.
B.Reference books are not allowed to be checked out.
C.Only students with a library card can check out reference books.
D.The number of books a student can check out is unlimited. 
8. Man: Shall I call you to let you know about our rehearsal?
  Woman: By all means.
  Question: What do we learn from the woman's response?
A.The man should try his best to tell her about it.
B.She doesn't want to give the man too much trouble.
C.She would be happy to learn details of the rehearsal.
D.She prefers the man to tell her himself.
9. Man: It seems the restaurants here have little business these days.
  Woman: That's true, But ours is a scenic resort. And this is not the busy season. When summer comes, you'll see armies of tourists waiting in line in order to get a seat.
  Question: What do we learn from the conversation about the restaurants in the town?
A.They stay closed until summer comes.
B.They cater chiefly to tourists.
C.They are busy all the year around.
D.They provide quality service to their customers.
10. Woman: I don't agree with Mr. Johnson on his views about social welfare. He seems to suggest that the poor are robbing the rich.
    Man: He might have used better words to express his ideas. But I find what he said makes a lot of sense.
  Question: What does the man mean?
A.Mr. Johnson's ideas are nonsense.
B.He quite agrees with Mr. Johnson's views.
C.Mr. Johnson is good at expressing his ideas.
D.He shares the woman's views on social welfare.
Part Ⅱ  Vocabulary (20 minutes, 10 points)
  Section A
      Directions: In this section there are 10 sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
11. Obviously these are all factors affecting smooth operation, but the underlying problem is still to be identified.
  A. operational        B. fundamental        C. operating        D. underneath