2023年公共管理碩士(MPA)聯(lián)考英語真題試題(A卷)

2023年公共治理碩士(MPA)聯(lián)考英語真題試題英語〔A卷〕考生須知PartIDialogueCommunication(15minutes,15points)PartIIVocabularyandstructure(20minutes,10points)PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes,40points)PartIVClozeTest(15minutes,10points)本考試分試卷一和試卷二兩局部。試卷一總分值75分，考試時(shí)間為90分鐘，14：30開頭，16：002560分鐘，16：00開頭，17：00完畢。請(qǐng)考生務(wù)必將本人準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)最終兩位數(shù)字填寫在本頁右上角方框內(nèi)。A2BA型答題卡上，做在其他類A型卡，假設(shè)不是，請(qǐng)要求監(jiān)考員予以更換。在答題卡上正確的填圖方法為在代表答案的字母上劃線，如[A][B][C][D].監(jiān)考員宣布試卷一考試完畢時(shí)，請(qǐng)馬上停頓答試卷一，將試卷一及其答題卡反扣在自己的桌面上，連續(xù)做試卷二。監(jiān)考員將到座位上收取試卷一及其答題卡。監(jiān)考員收卷過程中，考生須協(xié)作監(jiān)考員驗(yàn)收，并請(qǐng)監(jiān)考員在準(zhǔn)考證上簽字〔作為考生交卷的憑據(jù)〕，否則，假設(shè)發(fā)生答卷遺失，責(zé)任由考生自負(fù)。英語試卷ⅠPartIDialogueCommunication(15minutes,15points)SectionADialogueCompletionDirections:Inthissection,youwillread5shortincompletedialoguesbetweentwospeakers,eachfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheanswerthatbestsuitsthesituationtocompletethedialogues.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Man：Jane,youwon’tbelieveit.Iwonthelottery!Woman：Man：No,it’strue.WhenIfoundout,Iwasshocked.A、Sowhat?B、Doesitreallycount?CAreyouputtingmeonD、Imaginethat!It’srainingcatsanddogsoutside.Didyouremembertobringtheumbrella?A、everythingisfineB、youcancountonmeC、it’llclearupsoonD、itslippedmymindthismorningMan：HowcanIpossiblyreviewallthismaterialbynextweek?Woman：Takeiteasy.I’llhelpyouwithit.1A、I’mgoingcrazy!B、Can’twaitC、I’mgladit’sfinallyover.D、Whataloadoff!Man：Getamoveon!Weneedtobeattheairportinanhour.Woman：Comeon!There’splentyoftime.Remember,weregoingonthistriptorelax,.A、wereinthesameboat.B、nottheotherwayaroundC、solet’sgo.DsoforitWife：Canyoucomeoverhere,please?Whichoneisbetter?Husband：Wife：Comeon,can’tyoumakeupyourmindforonce?A、IhavenoideaB、IhavenotingmoretosayC、Idon’tcare.D、Idon’tlikeit.SectionBDialogueCompletionDirections:Inthissection,youwillread5shortincompletedialoguesbetweentwospeakers,eachfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheanswerthatbestsuitsthesituationtocompletethedialogues.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Man：Iheardyou’vegotawonderfuljobinapostoffice.How’syournewjobgoing?Woman：Ijustfeellibeafishoutofwater.Question：Whatdoesthewomanfeelabouthernewjob?A、She’ssatisfiedwithit.B、Shefeelsuncomfortableaboutit.C、Shefeelsit’sherdreamcometrue.DShefinditdemanding.Man：hi,Linda,areyougoingtoteachafteryougraduateformtheuniversity.Woman：Wheredidyougettheidealikethat?Question：WhatcanbeconcludedaboutLinda?A、ShelikesteachingverymuchBShehasnodesiretoteach.C、Shehasnoideaaboutteaching.DShemaychoosetoteach.Man：Whyyouhavetoaskyourpurenesstopayyourrent?Woman：Well,I’munabletomakeendsmeets.Question：Whatdoweknowaboutthewomen?A、She’sunabletomangehermoney.2B、Shecan’tgetherparentstopayherrent.C、Sheisfianancailyintrouble.D、Shecan’thelpherparentsout.Man：KenandSandrahopetoselltheirhousefor83million.Woman：Yeah,theyalwaysthinkbig.Question：WhatdoesthewomanthinkofKenandSandra’splan?A、It’sworthatry.BIt’srealistic.C、It’snotgoingtowork.D、It’sridiculous.Man：Excuseme,Doyouneedsomehelp?Woman：I’mtryingtogettotherailwaystation,butIcan’tmakeheadsortailsofthisticketmatchine.Question：Whatisthewoman’sproblem?A、Sheclosen’tknowhowtousethematchine.B、Shedosen’thavethesmallchangewithher.C、She’snotsurehowmuchthetripwillcost.D、She’sunabletogettheticketintime.PartIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes,10points)Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthissection.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Thisambitiousproject,scoresoforganizationsaroundtheuorulwilltakeatleasttenyearstobeoucomplished.AindicatingBcomposingD、containingBecauseofthepopularlityoftheregionvisitorsareadvisedtolookhotelsA、inorderB、inpersonC、inadvanceD、inturnTokeepherjobshehastothebadtemperofherbossAputupwithB、takeuponD、comeuptoStudentjournalistsartaughthowtobewhenwritinginalimitedspace.Aconvincing3B、briefC、appealingThediscussionwassothatatintervalsthespeakersstoppedforrefreshments.AexhaustedBexhaustingCexcitedD、excitingThepopularityoftheseschoolsisgrowingsteadilytheirhightuitionfees.AinsteadofB、infavorofC、inspiteofDinplaceofItisoftennoteasytothemarkedgenerationgapwhichexistsbetweentheyoungandtheirelders.A、broadenBbreakC、bridgeD、buildThedrivefromEnglandto.Scotlandprovidesthetouristwithmany.PleasantchangesofA、sceneryBsightC、perspectiveD、sceneThisambitiousproject,scoresoforganizationsaroundtheworld,willtakeatleasttenyearstobeaccomplished.A、indicatingB、composingC、containingDinvolvingBecauseofthepopularityoftheregion,visitorsareadvisedtobookhotelsAinorderBinpersonCinturnD、inadvanceHepurposelyignoredhercallbecausehejustdidn”tfeellikedisturbingtodisturbbeingdisturbedtobedisturbed4DoyoureallythinkBillwillhelpyouwritethereport?Don”tcountyourchickenstheyarehatched.asafterbeforewhileIfyouwantathing_well,doityourself.donedoingtodobeingdoneThecommitteemembersagreedtotheproposalthat.theissue_toimmediatevoting.istobeputbeputshouldputmustbeputSoloudly_thatevenpeopleinnextroomcouldhearhim.didhespeakdosehespeakhespokehespeaks.TomasteraforeignlanguagelikeFrenchrequireshardwork,soyoustudyshouldmustcan’tmaynotGaininganewcustomercostskeepinganoldone.asmanyasfivetimesfivetimesasmanyasasmuchasfivetimesfivetimesasmuchasPeoplewithglassesareperceivedtobeuptotenIQpointsmoreintelligentthan..thosewithoutthatwithoutthesewithoutonewithoutReadingbooks,takesthereadertootherworlds,isawonderfulwayto“escape”.thatwhatas5whichTake60mguptofourtim.esaday,advisedotherwisebyadoctor.ifuntilD.unlessPartIIIReadingcomprehension(40minutes,40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthissection.Eachofthepassageisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatement.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageoneTherichhavetraditionallypassedtheirwealthontotheirchildren.Butanincreasingnumberofbillionairesarechoosingnotto.Thereason?Theywanttheirchildrentoliveonthemselves-andnottoturnintospoiledsuccessors.NicolaHorlickor“supermum“,afamousBritishbillionaire,owingtothefactthatshehashigh-flyingjobsandfivekids-hasspenthercareermakingareported~250m.Shenowseemsdeterminedtothrowofflargepartsofit.Shealreadygivesawayabout25%ofherincomeeachyear;shehasjustrevealed,inareportonthestateofcharityinthecity,thatshewillnotbeleavingmostoftheremaindertoherchildren.“Ithinkitiswrongtogivetoomuchinheritedwealthtochildren,“Horlicktoldthereport”sauthors.“Iwillnotbeleavingallmywealthtomychildrenbecausethatwouldjustruintheirlives.“Sheisbynomeansthefirsttogopublicwiththisconviction.BillGateshasputanestimated$30bnintotheBillandMelindaGatesFoundation.Thiswassupplemented,in2023,byanother$24bnorsofromhisfriendWarrenBuffett.Buffetthasalwaysbeencolorful,quotablyclearonwherehestands.Hisdaughteroftentellsastoryoffindingherselfwithoutchangeforacarparkingticket-herfatherlenther$20,thenpromptlymadeherwritehimacheck.“Tosuggestthatthechildrenofthewealthyshouldbejustaswealthy,“hehassaid,“islikesayingthemembersofAmerica”s2023Olympicteamshouldbemadeuponlyofthechildrenofthe1980Olympicteam.“AnitaRoddick,thelatefounderoftheBodyShop,toldherkidsthattheywouldnotinheritonepenny.ThemoneythatshemadefromthecompanywouldgointotheBodyShopFoundation,whichisn”toneofthoseawfultaxshelters,likesomeinAmerica.Itjustfunctionstotakethemoneyandgiveitaway.Thebillionairesmentionedinthepassagedon”twanttoleavemuchoftheirwealthtotheirchildrenbecause_.theyprefertogivetheirwealthtocharitytheywanttheirbusinesstogoonhealthilytheybelievetoomuchwealthwillharmtheirchildrentheyhopetheirchildrencanmakemoremoneythemselves6WhatdowelearnaboutNicolaHorlick?Shehasalreadygivenawayabout25%ofherwealth.Sheisthefirstonewhodeclarestogiveawayherwealth.Shewillleaveonlyasmallportionofherwealthtoherkids.Sheinheritedmostofherwealthfromherparents.Buffettdistinguisheshimselffor_.hisclear-cutpositionbeingstrictwithhischildrenhistalentinfinancialmanagementbeingagiantinthestockmarketAccordingtoBuffett”sdaughter,herfather_.refusestolendhermoneywantshertoinvestintheOlympicGamesnevergiveshermoremoneythannecessaryalwaysmakessurethatshereturnshismoneyItisimpliedinthelastparagraphthatsomefoundationsareusedbytherichto_.provideshelterforthepoorbuildgoodfameavoidpayingtaxsupporttheirbusinessPassageTwoItisfootballtimeagain.Currently,thequalifyingroundsarebeingplayedtodecidewhichcountrieswillsendteamstothe2023WorldCup.Soccerisbecomingmoreandmorepopularonaworldwidescaleandthesequalifyinglegsarecausingmuchexcitement.Thegameispopularatclublevelaswell.Manyfansgoeveryweektosupporttheirteam,whethertheeventisahomeorawayone,hopingtogetaresult.Theyallhopeanattackinggame,withalotofgoalsbeingscored.Obviously,theydonotwanttoseeaboring,defensivematchwheretheplayersareaimlesslypassingtheballtoeachother.Sadly,notalltheactionalwaystakesplaceontheground.Alltoofrequently,thereisactioninthestands,too.Footballsupporters,mostofwhomdeclaretheirloyaltybywearingtheirteam”scolours,intheformofshirts,arenotknownfortheirquietbehaviour.Theyareoftenverynoisy,shoutingnoisyencouragementtotheirteamandsingingdeafeningsongs.Thereismuchrivalrybetweensupporters.Mostly,thisisgood-natured,buttroublecaneasilyarise.Fansgetangryiftheyfeelthatarefereehasmadeawrongdecision,perhapsgivingoneoftheirteamaredoryellowcardunfairly,orperhapsfailingtonoticeafoul(犯規(guī))committedbyamemberoftheotherteam.Whentroublebreaksoutinafootballcrowd,itcanbedifficulttocontrol.Stadiumofficialsoftenseattheopposingfansinseparatepartsofthegroundasaprecautionagainstfighting.However,preventingtroubleismoredifficultoutsidetheground.Intheworstcases,riotpolicehavetobecalledin.7Unfortunately,therearesomefanswhoenjoythisviolentaspectoffootball.Thesefootballhooligans(8fuffe)reallyenjoyarunningbattlewiththepolice,andCallupotherpeopletothrowstonesandbottlesatthem.Theyregardfootballnotasasport,butasanexcusefortroublemaking.Inevitably,theirbehaviourspoilsthereputationofthegame.Thequalifyingroundsareplayedto_.attractsoccerfansselectthebestteamsforthenextroundsraisefundsfortheorganizersdecidewhichplayersarethebestWhatdothefootballfanshopetosee?Ahomegame.Adefensivegame.Anevenlymatchedgame.Anexcitinggame.Fansgetangrywhentheythink_.therefereeisunfairtheirteamislosing.theirteamisnotplayingwellthereisanintentionalfoulRiotpolicearecalledin_.toseparatetheopposingfansinsidethegroundasaprecautionagainsttroubleinsidethegroundtostopfightingoccurringoutsidethegroundasaprecautionagainstfightingoutsidethegroundItisimpliedinthelastparagraphthat.footballfansenjoyspoilinggamesfootballhooligansarecrazyaboutthegamesfootballcanbeanexcusefortroublemakingfootballhasapoorreputationPassageThreeOursenseofsmell,whichwenormallytakeforgranted,isnowadaysbeingincreasinglyusedforpurposeswhichmightsurpriseusifwewereawareofthem.Oneareainwhichsmellsarecreatedtoachieveparticularresultsismarketing.Forsometimemanufacturershavetakenadvantageofoursenseofsmellwithregardtohouseholdgoods.Millionsofdollarsarespentonproductresearchinthehuntfortherightsmellasitisbelievedperfumeinfluencesthewayconsumersperceiveabrand.InasurveyintheUnitedStates,whenpeoplewereaskedwhatwasthemostimportantfactorintheirchoiceofdetergent(洗衣粉),smellwasratedhighly,aboveingredientsandprice.Nowstoresarebecomingevenmoredirectintheiruseofsmell.Thesmelloffreshbreadinasupermarkettendstoencouragepeopletobuy,andpeoplesellingtheirhousesarerecommendedtohavecoffeebeingheatedwhenpotentialbuyersarrive.Suddenlysmell8isbecomingbigbusiness.Onecompanyspecializingintheuseofsmellstoattractcustomersnowhasmanylargestoresonitsownlistofcustomers.Theyfindthatwhenpleasantsmellsarefilteredthroughastore”sairconditioningsystem,peopletendtospendlongerinthestoreandbuymore.Researchshowsthatsmellscanincreasepeople”sviewofthevalueofaproduct.Inatest,peoplelookedatthesametypesofshoesintworooms-onefilledwithpurifiedair,theotherwithasmellofmixedflowers.84u/oofthepeoplepreferredtheshoesintheroomwiththesmellofflowers.Infact,manysaidtheywouldbepreparedtopayuptoUS$10moreforapair.Smellsalsohaveotherpotentialuses.Somecompaniesareexperimentingwithdifferentsmellstoproducedifferenteffectsintheirworkersaccordingtothetimeofday.Forexample,earlyinthemorningtheymightputthesmelloflemonintheairconditioningsystemtowakepeopleup.Inthemiddleofthemorning,whentheatmospheretendstobecomemoretense,thesmellofwoodcouldbeusedtocalmpeopledown.Beforelunchtimethesmellofmeltingbutterwouldencouragepeopletogotolunchontime.Afterlunch,whenpeopleoftenbegintoloseconcentration,thesmellofmint(薄荷wouldincreasetheiralertness.Whichisthemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?HowtoavoidbeingaffectedbysmellsUsingsmellstoinfluencepeopleThepowerofoursenseofsmellNewsmellsinsupermarketsInthesurvey,whenselecting-detergent,peopleconsideredsmell.notimportantasimportantaspricelessimportantthaningredientsmoreimportantthanpriceToattarctmorecustomers,somelargestores.employacompanyspecializingintheuseof-smellsprovidefreecoffeeforthemfilterpurifiedairthroughairconditioningdecoratethemselveswithfreshflowersThemajorityofpeopleinthetest(Para.3)preferred.thesmellofshoestothatofflowersthesmellofflowerstothatofshoestheshoesintheroomwithpurifiedairtheshoesintheroomwithappealingsmellsToproduceacalmingeffect,somecompaniesusethesmellof.lemonwordmeltingbuttermint9PassageFourTheFirstRuleofFinanceistolivewithinyourmeansbyspendingnomorethan80％ofyourtake-homepay.Ifyoutakehome$100perweek,spendnomorethan$80.Buteverlookatwhatpeoplespendtheir.moneyon?Ihaverelativesandfriendsdeeplyindebt,spending$12forevery$10theyearninsteadofthe$.8youknowtheyshouldbespending.WhenIseethem,they”reproudoftheirnewwhatever.“Whatdoyouthinkofmynewtruck?askedonefromthedriver”sseat.“Doyoulikemynewshoes?“askedanotheronhighheels.“Checkoutmynewbigscreen,“saidathird.whileholdingtheremoteinhislivingroom.We’veallheardpeoplefishingforcomplimentsontheirnewtoys.Everyoneofthemwasproudofwhatthey”dfinanced.Theyseemtohaveboughtitforthepurposeofbeingproud,ofshowingoff,ofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.“Lookatmynew...“iseverybody’sfavoritephrase,evenwhentheobjectinquestionisn”ttheirsatallandwon”tbenewwhenthey”vefinally.paidforitiftheyeverdo.They’reproudofbeingstupid.Theythinkit”scooltodrivethefinancedcar,wearthefinancedshoes,andwatchthefinancedTV,buttosmartpeople,whoseopinionsaretheonlyonesweshouldrespect,thesepeoplelookdumbasrocks.TheJoneses,ninetimesoutof10,arefinanciallystupid.That”swhytheyhaveallthatstuff,onborrowedmoney.Whytrytocopythem?Worse,whytrytoimpressthem?Copyandimpresssmartpeople,theoneswhoowntheirstuff.Ifyouwanttoimpresssmartpeople,debtisthelastwaytogoaboutit.Tryingtoimpressamoney-smartpersonbygoingintodebtisliketryingtoimpressOlympicswmrrungchampionMichaelPhelpsbydrowninginapool.MichaelPhelpsisimpressedbygoodswimming,andamoney--smartpersonbygoodmoneymanagement.Accordingtotheauthor,thenewtruck,shoesandbigscreenmentionedinPara.2

A.indicatorsofwealthB.necessitiestothebuyersC.justawasteofmoneyD.examplesofshowingoff“…theobjectinquestionisn”ttheirs“(Para.2)means.itisboughtforotherpeopleitisboughtwithloanedmoneyitwillfinallybeownedbythebankitwillfinallybeownedbythebuyersAccordingtotheauthor,buying,newobjectsonborrowedmoneyis.unwiseshamefulunderstandableimpressive“Smartpeople“inthelastparagraphreferto.cleverbusinessmenpeoplewithhighIQs.10fashionablewealthypeoplepeoplegoodatmoneymanagementThepurposeofthispassageisto.showsympathywithpoorconsumerscriticizeconsumptionofluxuriesadvisepeopletobecomemoney-smartpersuadepeopletokeepofffashionsPartIVClozeTest(15minutes,10points)Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Thereisonelairlystandardreasonwhysomethinkersregardthemeaning-of-lifequestionasbeingitselfmeaningless.Theyargue51meaningisamatteroflanguagenotobjects.Itisa52ofthewaywetalkaboutthingsnotateatureofthingsthemselves53shapeweightorcolour.Acabbageoracomputerisnotmeaningfulinitself;itbecome54onlybybeingcaughtupinourconversations.Onthistheorywecanmakelife55byourtalkaboutit;butitc