2019年MPA考试试题中心：MPA英语样题

　　(Time： l80 minutes)

　　Part I Structure and Vocabulary (20%)

　　Directions： There are 2O inc0mPlete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four ch0ices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE answer that best c0mPletes the sentence. Then blacken the corre- sponding letter 0n the Answer Sheet with a pencil.

　　1.The woman does not mind - in the bedroom.

　　A.her husband‘s smoking

　　B.her husband‘s smoke

　　C.her husband t0 have a sm0ke

　　D.her husband t0 smoke

　　2. I realized that she was the woman - the world event 0n yesterday‘s TV program.

　　A.reported

　　B.having rep0rting

　　C. to report

　　D.reporting

　　3. Mary told me that you were going t0 make a long j0urney to Australia, -?

　　A. didn‘ t you -

　　B.weren‘ t y0u

　　C.wouldn‘ t

　　D.hadn‘ t you

　　4.He knew clearly that there was nothing he could do_

　　A. but to wait

　　B. but waiting

　　C.but wait

　　D.but to have waited

　　5. _____your help, we would not have fulfilled the task in time.

　　A.But for

　　B. Because of

　　C. In spite of

　　D.Apart from

　　6._____,we turn on the air-conditioner

　　A. It is a hot day

　　B.Being a hot day

　　C.It is being a hot day

　　D.The day being hot

　　7. "Mr.Jackson left for Columbus, Ohio long ago." "Oh, that‘s a pity. Iwish______."

　　A.I‘ d met him

　　B.I‘ d have met him

　　C.I‘ d met him

　　D.I‘ ll meet him

　　8. No sooner had we reached the railway stationit started to rain.

　　A.when

　　B.while

　　C.then

　　D. than

　　9.Accustomed to climbing trees______

　　A.I had no difficulty reaching the top,

　　B.B. Reaching the top was not hard to me

　　C.The top was not difficult for me to reach

　　D.To reach the top was not t problem for me

　　10.Peter likes watching TVto the cinema.

　　A.more than to go

　　B.more than going

　　C.than going

　　D.rather than to go

　　11. Mr. Wang studied the carefully before he signed the agreement.

　　A.conditions

　　B.charges

　　C.prices

　　D. terms

　　12. It took the old lady almost three months to her illness.

　　A..get over

　　B .go over

　　C.get through

　　D.go through

　　13.It‘ s beyond any doubt that human beings cannot a unclear war.

　　A.endure

　　B.maintain

　　C.urvive

　　D.sustain

　　14. Bob‘ s strange behavior aroused the of the notice.

　　A.suspicion

　　B.opposition

　　C.pity

　　D.anxiety

　　15.we pay great attention to the weather because It_______ us In many ways～what we wear， what we do， etc.

　　A. effects

　　B.affects

　　C. serves

　　D.benefits

　　16. The secretary was so upset that It took quite a long time to her.

　　A. criticize

　　B. praise

　　C. comfort

　　D. annoy

　　17. Mary is a nice girl'sometimes she Is a bit careless.

　　A.except

　　B.except that

　　C. in that

　　D. but that

　　18. The famous scholar Is a person， those who know him all speak highly of him.

　　A.respective

　　B.respectful

　　C.respectable

　　D.respecting

　　19. Mrs. Smith said that she did not want to______ any further responsibilities

　　A. take on

　　B.get on

　　C. look

　　Part 2 Reading Comprehension(50%)

　　Section A( 40 %)

　　Directions： There are 4 passages。in this part. Each passage Is fol- lowed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each V them there are four choices marked A， B， C， and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a pencil.

　　Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage：

　　There is a lot of argument between people who believe in the truth of old weather rhymes(韵文) and people who are reluctant to believe In them. The first group thinks the rhymes are elpful， but many others say that they are just silly devices that are more con. fusing than useful For example， one rhyme says，"Red sky at morning， sailors take warning. Red sky at night， ilors‘ delight." What would It mean? The disbelievers ask， if a red sky at night was followed by a moon with a ring around It? Are you supposed to discard one of the signs? Or perhaps you hould dismiss both signs as an oddity of nature. Probably the best idea is to admit that It Is an illusion that rhymes can predict the weather and go to bed. In spite of these problems， people who believe In weather say- ings continue to take them seriously. Sometimes they are actually unhappy when the signs do not tell them what they want to hear. On February 2， If the groundhog(美国土拨鼠) comes out of its den， sees its shadow， and returns to me den， believers are sad- dened because there will be six more weeks of winter. However，if the groundhog happens to come out of its den on February 2 and stay out， the same People rejoice， for It Is a sign of the arrival of spring. This is en0ugh to make some believers bribe de~ to stay outd0ors until February 3 f However, there are s0me folk beliefs ab0ut the we and really seem to w0rk. Grandma‘s aching joints have long serve as a painful but fascinating way to foresee a change in the weather .Nevertheless, some scientists say there is nothing foolish about this belief. The pain that penetrates each j0int is brought about by a change in air pressure, such as the change -that proceeds a storm..

　　Maybe some 0f these old superstitions have a basis in fact .In any case, it would not be ruinous to y0ur health and you would not offend any0ne if the next time y0uf see‘ a sign of storm anger, like birds roosting on a telephone line, y0u run for shelter, .Even emi- nent scientists s0metimes act superstiti0usly.

　　22- The author holds that weather rhymes -.

　　A. should not be taken seriously

　　B.are extremely helpful in predicting the weather

　　C.have a scientific basis

　　D.are more confusing than useful.

　　23. According to some weather signs, if the gr0undh0g sees its shadow and returns to its den, it means that

　　A.spring is round the corner

　　B.spring is still far away

　　C. the groundh0g has been bribed

　　D.the groundhog has not been bribed

　　D. the groundhog has not been bribed

　　24. We learn from the passage that a storm follows a change In.

　　A.humidity

　　B.temperature

　　C.air pressure

　　D.moisture

　　25. The following statements are true EXCEP .

　　A. prominent scientists are sometimes superstitious

　　B. flocks of birds roosting on a telephone line signify stormy weather

　　C. Groundhog Day!s February 2

　　D. the pain In a person‘ s Joints Is probably caused by a change in blood pressure

　　Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage

　　How should gifted children be identified? Parents may not be able to identify gifted children; they do not have sufficient basis for comparison. Their observations may be distorted by their ambi- tions. However， they may be able to furnish details about the child‘ s early development that Indicate to the discerning teacher or psychologist the presence of superior ability.

　　Teachers who are familiar with the characteristics of gifted children and who have a chance to observe children In an Informal and challenging environment can give evidence that Is valuable In identifying the gifted. Teachers have dally opportunity to observe how skillfully children use language， how quickly they see rela tlons， how sensitive they are to things In their nvironment， how readily they learn， how easily they remember. Moreover， gifted children usually show outstanding resourcefulness and imagination， sustained attention， and wide Interests.

　　Classroom and playground also offer opportunities to identify children who get along exceptionally Well With others and handle frustrating situations with exceptional maturity. It is most reward-ing to study children‘s Interaction in groups. However， teachers have been given little help In using these dally opportunities to identify and educate the socially gifted. Like parental observation， teacher observation also has its pit falls. So me teachers have a tendency to overrate the abilities of docile， obedient， conscientious children. Others fail to recognize potential giftedness that Is suppressed by emotional conflicts or by boredom with dull， routinized， teacher.dominated situations.

　　26. According to the author， parents.

　　A. are very important to experts in identifying gifted children

　　B. are usually objective In identifying gifted children

　　C. are not very reliable In identifying gifted children

　　D. are more helpful than teachers In identifying gifted children

　　27. Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a gifted child?

　　A.Imagination

　　B.Jealousy

　　C.Sensitivity

　　D.Curiosity

　　28.The word"handle"in the third paragraph can be replaced by____

　　A. alter

　　B. face

　　C. take in

　　D. deal with

　　29.The author thinks that in identifying the socially gifted children ,it is worthwhile to____

　　A. observe their Interaction In groups

　　B. measure their sensitivity to problems

　　C. determine their scholastic aptitude

　　D.Study their flexibility of ideas

　　30. The last paragraph tells the reader that.

　　A.teachers are as incapable of identifying gifted children as parents

　　B. teachers often do not get along well with gifted children

　　C. teachers sometimes make biased observations In identifying gifted children

　　D.teachers very seldom make mistakes In identifying gifted children

　　Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage：

　　Einistein‘s earliest political activity came during the First World War， when he was a professor In Berlin. Sickened by what he saw as the waste of human lives， he became Involved in antiwar demonstrations. His advocacy of civil disobedience and public en-couragement of people to refuse conscription(征兵) did little to en-dear him to his colleagues. Then， following the war， he directed his efforts toward reconciliation and improving International rela-tions. This， too， did not make him popular， and soon his politics were making It difficult for him to visit the United States， even to give lectures. Einstein‘s second great cans， was Zionism(犹太复国王义). Although he was Jewish by descent，Einstein rejected the biblical idea of God. However， a growing awareness of anti-Semitism(反犹太人王义)， both before and during the First World War， led him gradually to identify with the Jewish ommunity， and later to be- come an outspoken supporter of Zionism.Once more unpopularity Did not stop him from speaking his mind・ His theories came under attack; an anti-Einstein organization was even set up .One man Was convicted of Inciting others to murder Einstein(and fined a ndf6 SIX dollars). But Einstein remained calm： when a book was published entitled IOO Authors Against Einstein， he retorted，"If i were wrong， then one would have been enough!" In 1933， Hitler came to power. Einstein was in America,and declared he would not return to Germany. Then while Nazi militia raided his house and confiscated his band account, a Berlin newspa- per displayed the headline"Good News From Einstein-He‘s Not Coming Back." In the face of the Nazi threat， Einstein renounced pacifism， and eventually， fearing that German scientists would build a nuclear bomb， proposed that the United States should de. velop its own. ut even before the first atomic bomb had been det- onated， he was Publicly warning of the dangers of nuclear war and proposing International control of nuclear weaponry.

　　31. During the First World War， Einstein.

　　A. turned a blind eye to the waste of human lives

　　B. remained openly hostile to his government

　　L. called on his colleagues to go to war and fight for their own country

　　D. urged his government to resort to conscription to get an ad- equate army

　　32. Einstein’s attitude toward the first World War and Zionism.

　　A. was dramatically changed when It became under attack

　　B. was slightly changed by the persuasion of his fellow coun-trymen

　　C. made him an enemy of some of his fellow countrymen

　　D.earned him the respect of his fellow countrymen

　　33. It can be concluded from the passage that Einstein.

　　A. was a very pious Christian

　　B. was too naive In politics

　　C. achieved great success in politics

　　D. did not believe In God

　　34. By saying ：“if I were wrong, then one would have been enough!”， Einstein meant that.

　　A. he was fighting for a righteous cause

　　B. those IOO authors were good for nothing

　　C. those IOO authors were bribed by the Nazi regime

　　D. he was much more competent than those 10O authors

　　35. When Einstein decided not to return to Germany， the media

　　A.felt frustrated

　　B.was delighted

　　C. became furious

　　D. kept silent

　　Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage：

　　While fashion Is thought of usually In relation to clothing， It Is important to realize that It covers a much wider domain. It Is to be found In manners， the arts， literature， and philosophy， and may even reach Into certain areas of science. In fact， It may operate in　any field of group life， apart from the technological and utilitarian area and the area of the sacred. Its operation requires a class soci- ety， for In its essential character It does not occur either In a homo- geneous society like a primitive group， or In a caste(社会等级) so-ciety. Fashion behaves as a movement, and on this basis it is differ- Ent from custom which ,by comparison ,is static. This is due to the fact that fashion is based fundamentally on differentiation and emulation(仿效).in a class society, the upper classes so-called social elite，(精英) are not able to differentiate themselves by fixed symbols or badges. Hence the more external features of their life and behavior are likely to be imitated by classes immediately below them， who， In turn. are imitated by groups immediately below them In the social structure. This process gives to fashion a vertical descent. However， the elite class finds that It Is no longer distin- gulshable， by reason of*the imitation made by others， and hence Is led to adopt new differentiating criteria， only to displace these as they In turn are imitated. It is prirnarily this feature that makes fashion Into a movement and which has led one writer to remark that a fashion， once launched， moves to its doom. As a movement， fashion shows little resemblance to any of the other movements which we have considered. While It occurs spon taneously and moves along In a characteristic cycle， It involves little In the way of crowd behavior and It Is not dependent upon the discussion Process and the resulting Public opinion. It does not de- pendupon tile mechanisms of which we have spoken. The partici- pants are not recruited through agitation No morale Is built up among them. Nor does the fashion movement have， or require， an ideology. Further， since It does not have a leadership imparting conscious direction to the movement， It does not build up a set of tactics. People take part in the fashion movement voluntarily and In response to the nteresting and powerful kind of control which fashion imposes on them.

　　37 . According to the author. which of the following people uauslly lead a new fashion?

　　A. Philosophers

　　B.Artists

　　C.Writers

　　D. The social elite

　　38. the following statements are false EXCEPT

　　A. fashion, as a movement， Is static

　　B.a fashion is destined to disappear once It Is launched

　　C. a fashion will never vanish once It Is Introduced

　　D. the upper classes play a little role In making fashion Into a movement

　　39. According to the author， a fashion movement

　　A. will eventually develop Into a social organization

　　B . has little In common with other movements

　　C. has a powerful leadership guiding It

　　D . has a set of symbols and values

　　40. It can be inferred from the passage that a fashion movement

　　A.Is a form of expressive behavior

　　B.contributes a great deal to the way of crowd behavior

　　C .can boost the morale of its participants

　　D.functions in the same way as specific social movements

　　Section B(10%)

　　Directions ： Read the following passage and then give short answers to the five questions. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.

　　If the technological revolution continues to have its effects there will be fewer jobs available, particularly to schoolleavers and those over the age of fifty. If there are only half the number of Jobs In the future， men and women will have to share them. Two People will therefore work only twenty hours each In- stead of the forty they are currently accustomed to. It Is a well- known fact that those Who Suffer from Stress at work are often not high-Powered executives but unskilled workers doing boring， repetitive Jobs， especially those on Production lines. Unemploy ment often has a similar effect on its victims. If we wish to prevent this type of stress and the depression(沮丧) that frequently fol- lows long periods of it， We Will have to find ways of educating peo- ple to cope with this sudden Increase In leisure time.

　　Many have already turned to pills and tablets to combat sleep- lessness and anxiety， two of the symptoms of long-term stress and depression. In America， we spend$ 65O million a year on different kinds of medicines. We swallow a staggering(大得‘惊人的) three million jeeping taHets every night. Although these "drugs of the mind" can be extremely useful In cases of crisis， the majority of pa- tients would be better off without them. The boredom and frustration of unemployment are not the on- ly causes of stress： poor housing， family problems,，overcrowding and financial worry are all significant factors. Nevertheless， doctors believe that If people learnt to breathe properly， took more ex- ercise， used their leisure time more actively and expressed their anger Instead of bottling It up， they would not depend so much on drugs， which treat only the symptoms and not the cause of the stress. If doctors refused prescriptions more often and discouraged Patients with minor ailments from visiting the clinic， the country would have more money to spend on improving leisure facilities and adult education. which are at present Inadequate In many Parts Of th6 country .

　　Mreover ,doctors would have more time to spend on those patients In real need of their help.

　　41.Will the technological revolution provide adequate employ- ment opportunities for school leavers if it continues to have its ef- fects?

　　42. How many hours do people work a weak at present?

　　43. What will happen to a person If he suffers from long-termstress and depression?

　　44. How many causes of stress does the author list in the passage?

　　45. If people want to reduce stress and depression， what atti- tude should they take according to some doctors?

　　Part 3 English-Chinese Translation( 15%)

　　Directions： Read the following passage carefully Then translate it Into Chinese. Write your translation on the answer sheet. Politics are those varieties of human interaction that decide who gets what， when， and how. Political behavior is goal-seeking behavior. The "whos ,""whats""whens "and "hows" of politics vary with time， place and situation; but the basic goal-seeking nature of political Interaction remains constant. Moving one step further， a political system can be defined as a collection of men or groups who Interact In their goal-seeking pursuits. Political systems could， for example， include individuals interacting in pursuit of Influence In any or- ganization ，in Interest groups， or in parties interacting in pur suit of influence over governments， and could include states interacting In the pursuit of Influence over the world environment.

　　Directions： Inthis part ,you are asked to write a composition entitled My Favorite Subject(我最喜欢的科目)。Your composition should be about 120 eords .Be sure to write it in readable handwriting. The composition should be written on the Answer Sheet.

　　My Favorite Subject

　　1.大学每个专业的学生都要学习各种各样的科目

　　2.每个学生各有自己最喜欢的专业

　　3.我自己最喜欢的专业。

　　样题参考答案

　　Part1

　　1.A 　2.D 　3. B 　4. C　 5 .A

　　6 .D 　7.C 　8. D　 9. A 　10. B

　　11. D 12. A 13. C 14. A 　15..B

　　16.C 　17.B 　18.C　 19.A 　20.D

　　part2

　　21. C 22. A. 23. B 24. C 25 D 26. C 27. B 28.D 29.A 30.C 31.B 32.C 33.D 34.A 35. B 36. C 37. D 38. B 39. B 40. A

　　41. N0， it will not

　　42. Forty hours. (They work forty hours a week.)

　　43. He will fall into a state of sleeplessness and anxiety・

　　44. Six.(The author lists six causes of stress in the passage..)

　　45.A positive attitude. (They should take a positive attitude.)

　　Part3

　　政治是指人们各种各样的交互行为，它们决定什么人能获取什么，何时获取，如何获取。政治行为可以说是寻求目标的行为。政治上的“什么人”，“获取什么”，“何时获取”，和“如何获取”，均是随时 间、地点和形势的变化而变化的;但是政治交互行为所具有的基本的寻求目标的本质是保持不变的。进一步说，一个政治制度可以被定义为某些人或某些集团在追求目标时相互交往的一个集合体。例如，政治制度包括在任何组织、利益集团或政党中通过交互行为追求影响力的个人，而这些组织、利益集团或政党又通过交互行为追求对政府的影响力;政治制度同样也包括通过交互行为追求对世界环境的影响力的国家。

　　Part4

　　College students have to learn a variety of subjcts.These subjects include mathematics ,physics ,and those required by the specialty concerned .Once a student has chosen his specialty,he is obliged to learn all the subkects prescribed for his field of study no matter whether he likes them or not.yet,every student may have his own favorite subjects .Almost no student distributes his time evenly amonog all the subjects.Some may listen to English broadcasting for hours.Others may sit all day long before a computer .Only when the examination session approaches will he divert his attention from his favorite subject for a few days.

　　My favorite subject is English .Itis regarded as a "word language "which not only can help me communicate more efficiently with foreigners but also helps me to learn the most advanced knowledge.