同等学力在职英语水平测试试卷
基础班综合测试
Paper One试卷一
(90 minutes)
Part 1 Dialogue Communication (10minutes, 10points, 1 for each)
Directions: In this section, you will read 2 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the answer that best 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.
Example:
[A]: Beach Motel. May I help you?
[B]: .
A. Thank you. I’d like to make a long distance call to
B. Yes. We need a double room for this weekend.
C. Sorry. I don’t think you can help us. Thank you any way.
D. All right. My name is David Jones and my room number is 301.
Answer: B
1. [A]: I want to try on that black pair.
[B]:__________.
A. Do you mean this black pair or that black pair?
B. Oh, I thought the red ones looked very nice on you.
C. Would you mind changing another pair?
D. Get the red ones, please. I’m busy.
2. [A]: Would you mind sending champagne and strawberries to my room at
[B]: _________.
A. Though I don’t mind it, I’m sorry we’re short of hands recently.
B. I'll try, ma'am, but on Wednesday the kitchen staff leave at midnight.
C. Sorry. We don’t have champagne and strawberries in our restaurant for the time being.
D. Excuse ma'am, but I don’t think it is convenient to send you champagne and strawberries to your room at
3. [A]:How annoying. I can't figure out a solution to this problem. Can you help me?
[B]: __________.
A. How stupid you are. The problem is too easy to disturb me.
B. OK. Though it’s beyond me, let me try.
C. You shouldn’t feel annoyed. After all, it’s your own problem.
D. Well, I'm afraid I can't at the moment.
4．[A]:How does your daughter like her new school?
[B]: __________.
A. Fine. She seems to have made the new friends in no time.
B. She likes it so much that she’ll soon be reluctant to leave the school.
C. Though she likes the new school, she loves her old school much stronger.
D. Well, I'm afraid I do know exactly. Perhaps you can ask herself to answer you.
5．[A]: You are washing your car even on vacation. It makes me feel guilty.
[B]: ______________.
A. Though I’m washing my car on vacation, I was still criticized by my wife being lazy..
B. Never mind. Everyone does.
C. You shouldn’t. It’s just that I have nothing better to do at the moment.
D. Well, I'm afraid I can't do better than this.
Directions: In this section, you will read 2 short conversations between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer to the question from the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
Example:
[Man]: Did you tell Sally she has failed the exam again?
[Woman]: No. I didn’t have the heart to tell her.
[Question]: What does the woman mean?
A. She doesn’t like a heart to heart talk with Sally.
B. She thinks the topic is too serious for her.
C. She thinks the news is too bad for Sally.
D. She dares not to tell Sally the bad news.
6．[Man 1]: What a morning! My train usually takes forty-five minutes, but today it took me over an hour to get to campus.
[Man 2]: I saw signs in the station that construction would be going on for the next three months.
[Question]: What can be inferred from the construction?
A. Train service will return to normal in a few days.
B. It’s better to take a train later in the day.
C. The man took the wrong train.
D. Delay in train service will continue.
7．[Man] Yes, hello, this is Robert White calling. Could Dr. Jones see me on Tuesday morning instead of Tuesday afternoon?
[Woman] Tuesday morning? Let's see... is that the only other time you could come?
[Question]What does the woman imply?
A. The doctor only has time on Tuesdays.
B. The doctor is busy on Tuesday morning.
C. The man must come more than one time.
D. The man must arrive on time.
8. [Man] Really need to make some extra money. I've practically spent my entire budget for the semester.
[Woman] You should check out the new cafeteria. I think there're a few openings left in the evening.
[Question]What does the woman suggest the man do?
A. Fat dinner at the cafeteria.
B. Find out when the cafeteria opens.
C. Try to get a job at the cafeteria.
D. Meet her in the cafeteria this evening.
9. [Man] Driving at night always makes me tired. Let's stop for dinner.
[Woman] Fine! And let's find a motel, too -- instead of continuing on, we can get an early start tomorrow.
[Question] What will the speakers probably do?
A. Stop driving for the rest of the day.
B. Check out of the motel.
C. Cancel their motel reservations.
D. Drive on through the night.
10. [Man] This notice says that all the introductory psychology classes are closed.
[Woman] That can't be true! There're supposed to be thirteen sections of it this semester.
[Question] What does the woman mean?
A. She doesn't want to take the course this semester.
B. She thought the class would be easy.
C. She will have thirteen credits after she completes the class.
D. She's surprised that all the sections are filled.
Part II Vocabulary (10 minutes, 10 points, 0.5 for each)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there are ten sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the four 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. Even though the evidence is overwhelming, if one juror is still skeptical,
the case must be retried.
A. not present B. not surprised
C. not convinced D. not worried
12. When the chairman visited the district hit by the earthquake, he often
signaled for the children to come to him.
A. denied B. adored
C. beckoned D. allowed
13. Although he was on a diet, the food tempted him enormously.
A. inspired B attracted
C overcame D encouraged
14. Within one generation, the world as a place to raise children has changed dramatically.
A unfortunately B steadily
C radically D inevitably
15. The president is often awakened by a noisy crowd which assembles on the
White House.
A. popular B. clamorous
C. gigantic D. tremendous
16. Legislatures are considering whether the drug laws for possession of
marijuana are too severe.
A. vague B. covert
C. harsh D. diverse
17. Electrical energy may be divided into two components specified as positive
and negative.
A. confused B. designated
C. secure D. exposed
18. In several states of the USA, people may recommend a law to the legislature
by signing a request.
A. compromise B. manuscript
C. budget D. petition
19. As a famous leader of human rights movement, Martin Luther King detested
injustice.
A. recognized B. suffered
C. confronted D. hated
20. Owners should be sure that their insurance will replace all of their
merchandise.
A. proprietors B. designated
C. secure D. exposed
