(考试资料下载)2004年硕士研究生入学考试英语全真模拟试题

2004年硕士研究生入学考试英语全真模拟试题(一)SectionListeningComprehension Directions:ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Therearethreepartsinthissection,PartA,PartBandPartC.Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstputdownyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave5minutestotransferallyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettoANSWERSHEET1.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandNOWasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetesthasstarted.NowlookatPartAinyourtestbooklet.PartADirections:YouwillhearaconversationaboutTVshows.Listentoitandfilloutthetablewiththeinformationyouveheardforquestions1-5.Someoftheinformationhasbeengiventoyouinthetable.Writeonly1wordineachnumberedbox.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Younowhave25secondstoreadthetablebelow.(5points)Theseareactuallyoldshows,butNBChasofthem.1FrieChannelslikeNick-at-Niteshowsit-comsalmosteverynightexceptSundays.2Channel45isSuper-Station.Thatchannelhasalotgood.3Whatsbotheringmeisthe.4Atwo-hourmoviecanrunthreeandhalfhoursbecauseofthecommercials.Thatsreally.5PartBDirections:Youwillhearatalkaboutobesity(fatness)andheartdiseases.Forquestions6-10,completethesentencesandanswerthequestionswhileyoulisten.Donotusemorethanthreewordsforeachanswer.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Younowhave25secondstoreadthesentencesandquestionsbelow.(5points)Thereportsthatthenumberofoverweightpeopleisincreasing.6Obesepeoplearefatterthanthosewhoare.7Healthexpertsfearthisincreaseinobesitywillleadtoanincreaseinthenumberofpeoplewithheart.8isanothercommonproblemcausedbyobesity.9Peopleincitieseatfewerfruitsandvegetablesandmorefattyfoodsandfoodswithno.10PartCDirections:Youwillhearthreepiecesofrecordedmaterial.Beforelisteningtoeachone,youwillhavetimetoreadthequestionsrelatedtoit.Whilelistening,answereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorD.Afterlistening,youwillhavetimetocheckyouranswers.Youwillheareachpieceonceonly.Questions11-13arebasedonthefollowingtalkaboutthegreatmusicianBeethoven.Younowhave15secondstoreadquestions11-13.11.Beethovenwasfirmlyestablishedasthegreatestcomposerofhistime.Awithhispowerfulmiddle-periodworks.Bwhenhisfirstthreepianoconcertos,hisfirsttwosymphoniesandasetofsixstringquartetswerefinished.Caround1802.Daround1795.12.Theyearsafter1812wererelativelyunproductivebecause.AhefeltgoodinhisromanticrelationshipsBherealizedthathishearingwascompromisedChefeltinadequatetocreatemoremusicalpiecesDHewasseriouslydepressed13.ForBeethoven,theactofcompositionhadalwaysbeena;inthelateworksthesenseofagonizingeffortisapartofthemusic.AenjoymentBplayCstruggleDroutineYounowhave30secondstocheckyouranswerstoQuestions11-13.Questions14-16arebasedonthefollowingtalkabouthowseparatepublicschoolsforboysandgirlsintheUnitedStates.Younowhave15secondstoreadquestions14-16.14.TheBushadministrationsattitudetowardsthesingle-sexschoolis.AdisapprovedBsupportiveCvagueDignore15.Forthirtyyears,thegovernmenthasgenerallydisapprovedofthesesingle-sexpublicschools.Ithasdonesobecauseof.A1972lawcalledTitleNineBthegovernmentbansunequaltreatmentbasedonsexCEducationDepartmentofficialssaytheywillreconsiderthelawDchildrencanlearnbetterinsingle-sexschools16.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTTRUE?Agirlswhoattendschoolwithboysmaynotdoaswellastheboys.BsometeachersandschoolsdonottreatgirlsequallyCsingle-sexeducationgenerallydoesnotappeartohelpgirls.Dresearchabouttheeffectsofsame-sexschoolshasshownnoresultsYounowhave30secondstocheckyouranswerstoQuestions14-16.Questions17-20arebasedonthefollowingtalkaboutanewhealthydrinkdevelopedbytheCoca-Colacompanyforpeopleindevelopingcountries.Younowhave15secondstoreadquestions17-20.17.ThenewdrinkVitango.AtasteslikeorangedrinkBcontainstwentyvitaminsandmineralsCdesignedtohelppreventbloodproblems,blindnessandothercommonsicknessesDforpeopleindevelopingcountries18.TheUnitedNationsChildrensFundsaysthemostcommonvitaminslackinginthedietsofpeopleindevelopingcountriesdoesnotinclude.AiodineBvitaminACzincDcalcium19.Manyindevelopingcountriesdonotreceiveenoughzincintheirdiets.AchildrenBmenCwomenDpregnantwomen20.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTTRUE?AVitangoisfullydevelopedBitwillbeonthemarketbytheendof2002.CTheCoca-ColaCompanywillofferitfirstinatleastonecountryinAfricaandSouthAmerica.Dthecompanyhopestosellitthroughouttheworldataslowacostaspossible.Younowhave40secondstocheckyouranswerstoQuestions17-20.Younowhave5minutestotransferallyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettoANSWERSHEET1.ThatistheendofListeningComprehension.SectionUseofEnglishDirections:Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEETbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.(10points)Duringrecentyearswehaveheardmuchabout“race”:howthisracedoescertainthingsandthatracebelievescertainthingsandsoon.Yet,the21phenomenonofraceconsistsofafewsurfaceindications.Wejudgeraceusually22thecoloringoftheskin:awhiterace,abrownrace,ayellowraceandablackrace.But23youweretoremovetheskinyoucouldnot24anythingabouttheracetowhichtheindividualbelonged.Thereis25inphysicalstructure.Thebrainortheinternalorgansto26adifference.Therearefourtypesofblood.27typesarefoundineveryrace,andnotypeisdistincttoanyrace.Humanbrainsarethe28.Noscientistscouldexamineabrainandtellyoutheracetowhichtheindividualbelonged.Brainswill29insize,butthisoccurswithineveryrace.30doessizehaveanythingtodowithintelligence.Thelargestbrain31examinedbelongedtoapersonofweak32.Ontheotherhand,someofourmostdistinguishedpeoplehavehad33brains.Mentaltestswhicharereasonably34shownodifferencesinintelligencebetweenraces.Highandlowtestresultsbothcanberecordedbydifferentmembersofanyrace.35equaleducationaladvantages,therewillbenodifferenceinaveragestandings,eitheronaccountofraceorgeographicallocation.Individualsofeveryrace36civilizationtogobackwardorforward.Trainingandeducationcanchangetheresponseofasgroupsofpeople,37enablethemabehaveina38way.Thebehaviorandidealsofpeoplechangeaccordingtocircumstances,buttheycanalwaysgobackorgoontosomethingnew39isbetterandhigherthananything40thepast.21.A.completeB.fullC.totalD.whole22.A.inB.fromC.atD.on23.A.sinceB.ifC.asD.while24.A.speakB.talkC.tellD.mention25.A.somethingB.everythingC.nothingD.anything26.A.displayB.indicateC.demonstrateD.appear27.A.AllB.MostC.NoD.Some28.A.sameB.identicalC.similarD.alike29.A.remainB.increaseC.decreaseD.vary30.A.OnlyB.OrC.NorD.So31.A.everB.thenC.neverD.once32.A.healthB.bodyC.mindD.thought33.A.bigB.smallC.minorD.major34.A.trueB.exactC.certainD.accurate35.A.ProvidedB.ConcerningC.GivenD.Following36.A.makeB.causeC.moveD.turn37.A.andB.butC.thoughD.so38.A.ordinaryB.peculiarC.usualD.common39.A.thatB.whatC.whicheverD.whatever40.A.forB.toC.withinD.inSectionReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefouranswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestion.ThenmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEETIbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketwithapencil.(40points)PassageOneInanothersignthatHispanicswilldominateCaliforniasfuture,auniversitystudyhasfoundtheethnicsgroupsaccountedfornearlyhalfofallbirthsinthestatebytheendofthelastdecade.Hispanicmothershad247,796ofthe521,265childrenborninCaliforniain1998,or47.5percent,accordingtotheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngelesstudyreleasedinDecember2001.Non-HispanicWhiteshad33.9percent,followedbyAsiansandPacificIslanderswith10.7percent.Blacksrepresented6.8percentofbirthsandAmericanIndiansahalf-percentofallbirths.CaliforniasfutureeconomichealthdependsuponthoseHispanics,whosoonwillbethemajorityofyoungadultsandhencetheworkingforce,saysDavidHayes-Bautista,directoroftheCenterfortheStudyofLatinoHealthandCultureatUCLA.Thestudy,basedonstatehealthdepartmentstatistics,confirmstheethnicshiftthatmade2001theyearCaliforniaofficiallylostitsWhitemajority.TheU.S.CensusshowedthatHispanicsmadeupnearlyathirdwhilenon-HispanicWhitesslippedtolessthanhalfofthestatestotalpopulationof33.9million.Californiasexperienceispartofa“seachange”intheUnitedStates,swheres23statesalreadyhaveHispanicsastheirlargestethnicminority.Dr.HarryPachonsays,“Hispanicsarebecomingmoreprominentineverythingfrommoviestopolitics,andthatisgoodforthestate.Iftherewasnopenetrationofsocialandpoliticalinstitutions,thenyouwouldhaveanisolatedminorityandthatsarecipeforsocialunrest.Ontheotherhand,bythethirdgenerationoneofeverytwoHispanicshavemarriedoutsideoftheirethnicgroup.TheresaLatinizationofAmericabuttheresalsoanAmericanizationofLatinos.Bythirdgeneration,alotofthemarelosingtheirSpanish,theypreferAmericanNFLtosoccer.”Overall,nearly65percentofallHispanicmotherswereimmigrants,rankingthemsecondtoAsianandPacificIslandersatmorethan84percent.Thebabiestendtogrowuphealthyaswell.Studieshaveshownthatatvirtuallyallstagesoflife,Hispanics,atleastinCalifornia,ArizonaandTexas,tendedtosufferfewermajorhealthproblems,suchasheartattacks,cancerandstrokes,thanotherethnicgroups,Hayes-Bautistanoted.Onlyabout15percentofHispanicmotherswere19yearsoldoryounger.Bycomparisonnearly17percentofBlacksand19percentofAmericanIndianswereteen-agers.Non-HispanicWhiteshadafigureofnearly7percent.41.HispanicmothershadofthebabiesborninCaliforniain1998.A50%B47.5%C33.9%D10.7%42.DavidHayes-Bautistabelievesthat.AHispanicswillbecomethebackboneoffutureCalifornianeconomyBthewhiteculturewilldominateCaliforniasfutureCthestategovernmentshouldkeepcontrolonthepopulationgrowthDthepopulationdistributionshouldbesomehowre-arranged43.By2001,Carliforniahas.AmoreHispanicsthananyotherethnicgroupBwhitepeopleasminorityCNonHispanicwhiteisstillthelargestsgroupsbynumberDAsianpopulationof1344.Dr.HarryPachonismostlikelytoagreewithwhichofthefollowingstatements?AItsgoodthatHispanicsaremoreinvolvedinpolitics.BSocialunrestsaremorelikelytooccurwhenoneethnicsgroupsbecomesoverpowering.CHispanicsaremorelikelytomarrywithintheirownethnicgroup.DLatinizationofAmericaistakingplacefasterthantheAmericanizationofLatinos.45.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?AThepercentageofimmigrantHispanicmothersisthehighestamongallethnicgroups.BHispanicbabiesallovertheUnitedStatesaretypicallyhealthierthanotherbabies.CNon-HispanicWhitemothersaretheleastlikelytobeteenagers.DNearly19percentofBlackswereteenagers.PassageTwoMoreAmericansarecohabiting-livingtogetheroutofwedlock-thanever.Someexpertsapplaudthepractice,butotherswarnplayinghousedoesntalwaysleadtomaritalbliss.AtonetimeinAmerica,livingtogetheroutofwedlockwasscandalous.Unmarriedcoupleswho“shackedup”weresaidtobe“livinginsin.”Indeed,cohabitationwasillegalthroughoutthecountryuntilabout1970.(Itremainsillegalin12states,althoughthelawsarerarely,ifever,enforced.)Today,statisticstelladifferenttale.Thenumberofunwedcoupleslivingtogetherhasrisentoanewhigh-morethan4.1millionasofMarch1997,accordingtotheCensusBureau.Thatfigurewasupfrom3.96millioncouplesthepreviousyearandrepresentsaquantumleapfromthe430,000cohabitingcouplescountedin1960.Thebureaufoundthatcohabitingismostpopularinthe24-to-35agegroup,accountingfor1.6millionsuchcouples.Cohabitantssaytheylivetogetherprimarilytosolidifytheirloveandcommitmenttoeachother,studiesreport.Mostintendtomarry;only13percentofcohabitantsdontexpecttomaketheirrelationshiplegal.Buttherealityformanycouplesisdifferent:Movingindoesntleadto“happilyeverafter.”Fortypercentofcohabitantsnevermakeittothealtar.Ofthe60percentwhodomarry,morethanhalfdivorcewithin10years(comparedwith30percentofmarriedcoupleswhodidntlivetogetherfirst).Cohabitingpartnersaremoreunfaithfulandfightmoreoftenthanmarriedcouples,accordingtoresearchbytheHowardCenterforFamily,ReligionandSociety.Otherstudieshavecometoequallydourconclusions.Still,expertspredictthenumberofcohabitingcouplesislikelytogrow.Asthechildrenofthebabyboomerscomeofage,theyrelikelytodefermarriage,asdidtheirparents.Thiswillleadtomorecohabitationandnontraditionalfamilies.AnalystRobertKnightoftheFamilyResearchCouncilagreesthetrendwillholdforthenearfuture.Untilpeoplediscoverthatlivingtogetherhaspitfalls,itwontwaneinpopularity,saysKnight,authorofAgeofConsent:TheRiseofRelativismandCorruptionofPopularCulture.Cohabitinghasbeenportrayedwith“carefulneutrality”inthemedia,andHollywoodcelebritieswhomoveinandoutofeachothershomessetthestandard.ButWarrenFarrell,theSanDiego-basedauthorofWhyMenAretheWayTheyAre,arguesthatlivingtogetherisagoodideaforashortperiod.“Tomakethejumpfromdating,whenweputourbestfootforward,tobeingmarried”-withoutshowingeachotherthe“shadowsideofourselves”-istotreatmarriagefrivolously,hesays.46.Itissuggestedinthepassagethat.AcohabitationisstillillegalinallthestatesintheUnitedStatesbutpeopledoitanywayBpeoplebelieveitissinfulforunmarriedcouplestolivetogetherCmostofmarriedpeoplehavehadsomeexperienceofcohabitingwithsomeoneDunmarriedcouplesalmostneverencounterlegaltroublesforlivingtogether47.Basedonthenumbersprovidedinthepassage,itcanbeinferredthat.Athenumberofcohabitingcoupleshasgoneuptremendouslysincethe1960sBcohabitationdidnotbecomelegalintheUnitedStatesuntil1960CmostofthecoupleslivingtogethereventuallydontgetmarriedDdivorcerateamongthecohabitantsissimilartothatofthemarriedcoupleswhodidntlivetogetherfirst48.Intheyear1996,thenumberofpeopleinvolvedincohabitationswas.A4.1millionB3.96millionC430,000D1.6million49.Expertssaythecurrenttrendofcohabitationwillpersistbecause.AyoungpeopletodayoftentimescomefrombrokenfamiliesBpeopleareoftenunawareofthedangeroflivingtogetherCpeopletendtofollowtheexamplesofHollywoodcelebritieswhoareofteninvolvedincohabitationDbothBandC50.Whatdoestheword“frivolously”(lastparagraph,lastline)mostprobablymean?AemotionallyBlightlyCresponsiblyDfalselyPassageThreeAreportonanewsoftwarethatenableseyestodothetypingappearsinWednesdayseditionofthejournalNature.Replacingakeyboardormouse,eye-scanningcamerasmountedoncomputershavebecomenecessarytoolsforpeoplewithoutlimbsorthoseaffectedwithparalysis.Thecameratracksthemovementoftheeye,allowingusersto“type”onavirtualkeyboardastheylookatthescreen.Andnow,researchersfromtheCavendishLaboratoryatCambridgeUniversitysaytheyhavedevelopedsoftwarethatreplacesthestandardQWERTYkeyboardlayoutwithonethatisnearlytwiceasefficient,moreaccurateandeasierontheeyes.CalledDasher,theprototypeprogramtapssintosthenaturalgazeoftheeyeandmakespredictablewordsandphrasessimplertowrite.Anyoff-the-shelfcameracapableofscanningeyemovementcanbeusedwithDasher,thoughthepersonmustsitfairlystillduringtheinteraction.Thelettersofthealphabetappearinasinglecolumnontherightofthescreen,withanunderscoresymboltorepresentaspace.Eachletterisframedbyacoloredbox.Astheuserlooksata