研究生学位英语真题-

1、Part I Listening Comprehension (25minutes, 20points)Section A (1Point each)1.A. He doesnt like classic music. B. He feels sorry to decline the offerC. He is eager to go to the concert. D. He hasnt got a ticket yet.2.A. At the garage. B. At the restaurant.C. At the supermarket. D. At the office.3.A.

2、Tony doesnt always listen. B. Tony has hearing problems.C. Its unusual that Tony missed the interviewD. Tony often forgets himself.4.A. The weather is generally cooler and drier. B. The weather is generally warmer and wetter.C. The weather is moderately hot. D. The weather is usually changeable.5.A.

3、 A doctor. B. An operator,C. A nurse.D. A dentist.6.A. $0.35 B. $3.50 C. $3.05 D. $30.57.A. He had something wrong with his watch. B. He thought the meeting was for a different day.C. His oral presentation was not well-prepared.D. He was not paying attention to the time.8.A. He didnt attend Professo

4、r Smiths class last time.B. He thinks the class will meet as scheduled.C. The woman should pose a more serious question.D. Professor Smith often cancels classes for the long weekend.9.A. The woman does not drink beer. B. It was not the womans coat.C. The woman just had her coat cleaned. D. The woman

5、 is not angry with the man.Section B ( 1 point each)10. A. 850,000 children, around two percent, are currently learning at home B. School system provides teachers for homeschooling. C. All the states in the U.S. permit homeschooling. D. Homeschooled children are never expected to go to college.11. A

6、. Because their children do not like attending schools. B. Because they love their children too much to send them away from home C. Because homeschooling provides more time for the family to be together. D. Because they are able to help their kids to learn more social skills.12. A. A variety of hone

7、ybee. B. A geographic magazine. C. A National Home School Honor Society D. A national top competition.13. A. Importance of biodiversity. B. Protection of wild species. C. Farm pollution. D. Agricultural methods.14. A. Rice, maize, potato and wheat. B. Corn, bean, rice and wheat. C. Potato, maize, be

8、an and rice. D. Rice, corn, wheat and sweet potato15. A. They can harm wetlands, rivers and other environments needed to support life B. They can destroy crops, native species and property. C. They spread in areas they are not native to with natural controls. D. They hardly survive different conditi

9、ons.Section C ( 1 point each)Lecture Topic: Getting a good nights sleep16. There are several _ drugs available to help people sleep.If you dont want to use drugs, there are some things you can do on your own to help get a good nights sleep:17. 1)_18. 2)_19. 3)_20. 4)_PART II VOCABULARY (10 minutes,

10、10 points )Section A (0.5 point each )21. Nothing can be more absurd than to say that human beings are doomed. A. compelling B. rational C. ridiculous D. ambiguous22. The Chinese government continues to uphold the principle of peaceful co-existence. A. support B. restrict C. raise D. modify23. Patie

11、nts are expected to comply with doctors instructions for quick recovery. A. improve on B. abide by C. draw upon D. reflect on24. Scientists have achieved findings substantial enough to remove our fear of GM foods. A. abundant B. controversial C. conducive D. convincing25. Those students who have mad

12、e adequate preparations for the test will be better off. A. more wealthy B. less successful C. dismissed earlier D. favorably positioned26. If you hold on to a winning attitude, youll make a greater effort and also create positive momentum. A. influence B. strength C. outlook D. consequence27. Acade

13、mic integrity is deemed essential to those devoted to scientific researches. A. believed B. discarded C. advocated D. confirmed28. Customers in these markets of antiques are good at slashing prices. A. assessing B. cutting C. elevating D. altering29. The public attached great importance to the news

14、that prices of housing would be brought under control. A. joined B. ascribed C. fastened D. diverted30. Thousands of people left their rural homes and flocked into the cities to live beside the new factories. A. dashed B. filed C. strolled D. swarmedSection B (0.5 point each)31._this dull life, the

15、full-time mom decided to find a part-time job. A. Tied up with B. Fed up with C. Wrapped up in D. Piled up with32. In the letter, my friend said that he would love to have me as a guest in his _ home. A. humble B. obscure C. inferior D. lower33. Tom is sick of city life, so he buys some land in Alas

16、ka, as far from _ as possible. A. humidity B. humanity C. harmony D. honesty34. As an important _ for our emotions and ideas, music can play a huge role in our life. A. vessel B. vest C. venture D. vehicle35. The day is past when the country can afford to give high school diploma to all who _six yea

17、rs of instruction. A. set about B. run for C. sit through D. make for36. The wages of manual laborers stay painfully low, meaning digitalization could drive an even deeper _between the rich and poor. A. boundary B. difference C. wedge D. variation37. A farmer must learn the kinds of crops best _ the

18、 soils on his farm. A. accustomed to B. committed to C. applied to D. suited to38. The sun is so large that if it were _, it would hold a million earths. A. elegant B. immense C. hollow D. clumsy39. This patients life could be saved only by a major operation. That would _ her to a high risk. A. expo

19、se B. lead C. contribute D. send40. It takes a year for the earth to make each _, or revolution, around the sun. A. tour B. travel C. visit D. tripPART III CLOZE TEST (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 point each)Harvard Universitys under-graduate education is being reformed so that it includes some time spe

20、nt outside the US and more science courses, the US Cable News Network (CNN) has reported. For the first time in 30 years, Harvard is 41 its under-graduate curriculum. William Kirby, dean of the faculty of arts and sciences, said this 42 what many people had said that Harvards curriculum did not prov

21、ide enough choice and encourage premature specialization. Harvard needs to 43 its education for a world where global connections, cross disciplinary research, and science in general are ever more important, said Kirby. Particularly 44 is the idea that students need to spend time overseas, either in

22、a traditional study-abroad program or over a summer, perhaps doing an internship or research. Students can either find the program themselves or 45 some exchange programs offered by the university. 46 studying Chinese history without leaving the university, students interested in the subject should

23、be spending a semester at a university in China. It was also recommended that Harvard 47 its required core curriculum. The core curriculum was an effort created in 1978 to broaden education by requiring students to choose from a list of courses in several areas of study. Classes often focused on a h

24、ighly 48 topic and emphasized ways of knowing. Under a new plan, the curriculum would be replaced with a set of 49 Harvard College Courses, emphasizing knowledge over methodology and 50 wider territory. A life sciences course, for example, might combine molecular and evolutionary biology and psychol

25、ogy, rather than focusing on one of those, said Benedict Gross, Harvard College dean.41. A. inspecting B. reviewing C. searchingD. underlying42. A. in accordance with B. in line with C. in charge ofD. in response to43. A. update B. uphold C. upsetD. upward44. A. trust-worthy B. note-worthy C. praise

26、-worthyD. reward-worthy45. A. turn out B. turn in C. turn toD. turn over46. A. In spite of B. As if C. Let aloneD. Rather than47. A. perish B. destroy C. abolishD. denounce48. A. appropriate B. imaginative C. specialD. specific49. A. optical B. optional C. oppositeD. optimistic50. A. sparing B. spir

27、aling C. spanningD. sparklingPART IV READING COMPREHENSION (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 point each)Passage OneA report published recently brings bad news about air pollution. It suggests that it could be as damaging to our health as exposure to the radiation from the 1986 Ukraine nuclear power disaster

28、. The report was published by the UK Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution. But what can city people do to reduce exposure to air pollution.? Quite a lot, it turns out.Avoid walking in busy streets. Choose side streets and parks instead. Pollution levels can fall a considerable amount just by

29、moving a few meters away from the main pollution source-exhaust fumes(烟气). Also dont walk behind smokers. Walk on the windward side of the street where exposure to pollutants can be 50 percent less than on the downwind side.Sitting on the drivers side of a bus can increase your exposure by 10 percen

30、t, compared with sitting on the side nearest the pavement. Sitting upstairs on a double-decker can reduce exposure. It is difficult to say whether traveling on an underground train is better or worse than taking the bus. Air pollution on underground trains tends to be, less toxic than that at street

31、 level, because underground pollution is mostly made up of tiny iron particles thrown up by wheels hitting the rails. But diesel and petrol fumes have a mixture of pollutants.When you are crossing a road, stand well back from the curb while you wait for the light to change. Every meter really does c

32、ount when you are close to traffic. As the traffic begins to move, fumes can be reduced in just a few seconds. So holding your breath for just a moment can make a difference, even though it might sound silly.There are large sudden pollution increases during rush hours. Pollution levels fall during n

33、ighttime. The time of year also makes a big difference. Pollution levels tend to be at their lowest during spring and autumn when winds are freshest. Extreme cold or hot weather has a trapping effect and tends to cause a build-up of pollutants.51. What is the passage mainly about? A. How to fight ai

34、r pollution in big cities. B. How to avoid air pollution in big cities. C. How to breathe fresh air in big cities. D. How serious air pollution is in big cities.52. According to the report, air pollution in big cities _.A. can be more serious than Chernobyl nuclear disasterB. cannot be compared with

35、 the disaster in ChernobylC. can release as damaging radiation as the Chernobyl disasterD. can be more serious than we used to think53. When you walk in a busy street, you should walk on the side _. A. where the wind is coming B. where the wind is going C. where the wind is weaker D. where the wind

36、is stronger54. If you take a bus in a big city in China, you should sit _. A. on the left side in the bus B. on the right side in the bus C. in the middle of the bus D. at the back of the bus55. It is implied in the passage that _.A. people should not take street level transportationB. tiny iron par

37、ticles will not cause health problemsC. air pollution on an underground train is less poisonousD. traveling on an underground train is better than taking the bus56. While waiting to cross a busy street, you should _. A. wait a few seconds until the fumes reduceB. stay away from the traffic as far as

38、 possibleC. hold your breath until you get to the other side of the streetD. count down for the light to changePassage Two Global warming poses a threat to the earth, but humans can probably ease the climate threats brought on by rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, global climate spec

39、ialist Richard Alley told an audience at the University of Vermont. Alley said his research in Greenland suggested that subtle changes in atmospheric patterns leave parts of the globe susceptible to abrupt and dramatic climate shifts that can last decades or centuries. Almost all scientists agree th

40、at increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere created as humans burn fossil fuel is warming the planet. How to respond to the warming is a matter of intense political, scientific and economic debate worldwide. Alley said he was upbeat about global warming because enough clever people exis

41、ted in the world to find other reliable energy sources besides fossil fuels. He said people can get rich finding marketable alternatives to fossil fuel. Wouldnt it be useful if the United States were to have a piece of the action. Wouldnt it be useful if some bright students from University of Vermo

42、nt were to have a piece of the action, Alley said. Alley said that Europe and parts of eastern North America could in a matter of a few years revert to a cold, windy region, like the weather in Siberia. Such shifts have occurred frequently over the millennia, Alleys research shows. A gradual change

43、in atmospheric temperature, such as global warming, could push the climate to a threshold where such a shift suddenly occurs, he said. Alley told his audience of about 200 people in a University of Vermont lecture hall Wednesday evening that he couldnt predict if, when or where sudden shifts toward

44、cold, heat, drought or water could occur under global warming, but it is something everyone should consider. This is not the biggest problem in the world. The biggest problem in the world is getting along with each other. But its part of that because were not going to get along with each other if we

45、re not getting along with the planet, Alley said.57. According to Ally the climate threats to the earth brought by global warming _. A. can be eased B. can be ended C. will become worse D. will last for decades58. Allys research shows that dramatic climate changes may be caused by _. A. abrupt chang

46、es in atmospheric patterns B. subtle changes in atmospheric patterns C. humans burning of fossil fuel D. increasing levels of carbon dioxide59. The word upbeat (in Paragraph 3) probably means _. A. pessimistic B. optimistic C. worried D. insensible60. What does Ally suggest people do in order to red

47、uce global warming? A. To find other energy sources besides fossil fuels. B. To start a political, scientific and economic debate. C. To take action to burn no fossil fuels. D. To call on people worldwide to protect our earth.61. Alley predicts that global warming could turn Europe and parts of east

48、ern North America into _. A. a region like Siberia B. a warmer and warmer place C. a tropical region D. a place like North Pole62. Ally thinks the biggest problem in the world is A. lack of harmony B. violence C. global warming D. climate shiftPassage Three Were talking about money here, and the thi

49、ngs you buy with it-and about what attitude we should take to spending. Across most of history and in most cultures, there has been a general agreement that we should work hard, save for the future and spend no more than we can afford. Its nice to have a comfortable life right now, but it is best to

50、 think of the future. Yet economists have long known that things dont work out that way. They point to an idea called the paradox of thrift. Imagine you are the owner of a big business making consumer goods. You want your own staff to work hard and save their money. That way, you dont have to pay th

51、em as much. But you want everybody else to spend all the money they can. That way you make bigger profits. Its a problem on a global scale. Many people in the UK and the United States are worried about levels of personal debt. Yet if people suddenly stopped buying things and started paying back what

52、 they owe to credit card companies, all the economies of the Western world would collapse. The banks would be happy, but everybody else would be in trouble. Traditionally, economists have believed that spending money is about making rational choices. People buy things to make their life better in so

53、me way. But in recent years, they have noticed that people often do not actually behave in that way. We all know people who take pleasure in buying useless things. And there are many people around who wont buy things that they need. In a recent series of experiments, scientists at Stanford University in the US confirmed something that many people have long suspected. People spend money because the act of buying gives them pleasure. And they refuse to spend when it causes them pain. The scientists discovered that different areas of the brain