研究生学位英语真题_97

1、Part IListening Comprehension (25minutes, 20points)Section A (1Point each)欢迎下载91. A. He doesn't like classic music.B. He feels sorry to decline the offerC. He is eager to go to the concert.2. A. At the garage.B. At the restaurant.3. A. Tony doesn't always listen.C. It's unusual that Tony

2、 missed the interview4. A. The weather is generally cooler and drier.C. The weather is moderately hot.D. He hasn't got a ticket yet.C. At the supermarket.D. At the office.B. Tony has hearing problems.D. Tony often forgets himself.B. The weather is generally warmer and wetter.D. The weather is us

3、ually changeable.5. A. A doctor.B. An operator, C. A nurse. D. A dentist.6. A. $0.35 B. $3.50C. $3.05D. $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.

4、 He didn't attend Professor Smith's 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 woman's coat.C. The woman

5、 just had her coat cleaned.D. The woman is not angry with the man.Section B ( 1 point each)10. A. 850,000 children, around two percent, are currently learning at homeB. School system provides teachers for homeschooling.C. All the states in the U.S. permit homeschooling.D. Homeschooled children are n

6、ever expected to go to college.11. A. Because their children do not like attending schools.B. Because they love their children too much to send them away from homeC. Because homeschooling provides more time for the family to be together.D. Because they are able to help their kids to learn more socia

7、l skills.B. A geographic magazine.D. A national top competition.B. Protection of wild species.D. Agricultural methods.B. Corn, bean, rice and wheat.D. Rice, corn, wheat and sweet potato12. A. A variety of honeybee.C. A National Home School Honor Society13. A. Importance of biodiversity.C. Farm pollu

8、tion.14. A. Rice, maize, potato and wheat. C. Potato, maize, bean and rice.15. A. They can harm wetlands, rivers and other environments needed to support lifeB. They can destroy crops, native species and property.C. They spread in areas they are not native to with natural controls.D. They hardly sur

9、vive different conditions.Section C ( 1 point each)Lecture Topic: Getting a good night' s sleep16. There are several drugs available to help people sleep.s sleep:If you don 't want to use drugs, there are some things you can do on your own to help get a good night17. 1)18. 2)19. 3)20. 4)PART

10、 II VOCABULARY (10 minutes, 10 points )Section A (0.5 point each )21. Nothing can be more absurd than to say that human beings are doomed.A. compellingB. rationalC. ridiculousD. ambiguous22. The Chinese government continues to uphold the principle of peaceful co-existence.A. supportB. restrictC. rai

11、seD. modify23. Patients are expected to comply with doctors' instructions for quick recovery.A. improve onB. abide byC. draw uponD. reflect on24. Scientists have achieved findings substantial enough to remove our fear of GM foods.A. abundantB. controversial C. conduciveD. convincing25. Those stu

12、dents who have made 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, you'll make a greater effort and also create positive momentum.A. influenceB. strengthC. outlookD. co

13、nsequence27. Academic integrity is deemed essential to those devoted to scientific researches.A. believedB. discarded C. advocatedD. confirmed28. Customers in these markets of antiques are good at slashing prices.A. assessing B. cuttingC. elevatingD. altering29. The public attached great importance

14、to the news that prices of housing would be brought under control.A. joinedB. ascribedC. fastenedD. diverted30. Thousands of people left their rural homes and flocked into the cities to live beside the new factories.A. dashedB. filedC. strolledD. swarmedSection B (0.5 point each)31. this dull life,

15、the full-time mom decided to find a part-time job.A. Tied up withB. Fed up withC. Wrapped up in D. Piled up with32. In the letter, my friend said that he would love to have me as a guest in hishome.A. humbleB. obscureC. inferiorD. lower33. Tom is sick of city life, so he buys some land in Alaska, as

16、 far fromas possible.A. humidityB. humanity C. harmonyD. honesty34. As an importantfor our emotions and ideas, music can play a huge role in our life.A. vesselB. vestC. ventureD. vehicle35. The day is past when the country can afford to give high school diploma to all whosix years of instruction.A.

17、set aboutB. run forC. sit throughD. make for36. The wages of manual laborers stay painfully low, meaning digitalization could drive an even deeperbetween therich and poor.A. boundaryB. difference C. wedgeD. variation37. A farmer must learn the kinds of crops bestthe soils on his farm.A. accustomed t

18、o B. committed to C. applied toD. suited to38. The sun is so large that if it were, it would hold a million earths.A. elegantB. immenseC. hollowD. clumsy39. This patient's life could be saved only by a major operation. That wouldher to a high risk.A. exposeB. leadC. contributeD. send40. It takes

19、 a year for the earth to make each, or revolution, around the sun.A. tourB. travelC. visitD. tripPART III CLOZE TEST (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 point each)Harvard University's under-graduate education is being reformed so that it includes some time spent outside the US and more science courses, t

20、he 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 Harvard's curriculum did not provide enough choice and encourage prematur

21、e 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 44Js the idea that students need to spend time overseas, either in a traditional study-abroad prog

22、ram 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 be spending a semester at

23、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 highly 48

24、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 biolo

25、gy and psychology, rather than focusing on one of those, said Benedict Gross, Harvard College dean.41. A. inspectingB. reviewingC. searchingD. underlying42. A. in accordance withB. in line withC. in charge ofD. in response to43. A. updateB. upholdC. upsetD. upward44. A. trust-worthyB. note-worthyC.

26、praise-worthyD. reward-worthy45. A. turn outB. turn inC. turn toD. turn over46. A. In spite ofB. As ifC. Let aloneD. Rather than47. A. perishB. destroyC. abolishD. denounce48. A. appropriateB. imaginativeC. specialD. specific49. A. opticalB. optionalC. oppositeD. optimistic50. A. sparingB. spiraling

27、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. The

28、 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 don't 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 driver's side of a bus can increase your exposure by

30、 10 percent, 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

31、 at street 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 real

32、ly does count 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

33、 during nighttime. 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

34、fight air 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

35、with 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 comingB. where the wind is goingC. where the wind is weakerD. where the wind i

36、s stronger54. If you take a bus in a big city in China, you should sit .A. on the left side in the busB. on the right side in the busC. in the middle of the busD. at the back of the bus55. It is implied in the passage that .A. people should not take street level transportationB. tiny iron particles

37、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 possible

38、C. hold your breath until you get to the other side of the streetD. count down for the light to changePassage TwoGlobal 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 specialist Ric

39、hard 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 that increasi

40、ng 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 debateworldwide.Alley said he was upbeat about global warming because enough clever people existed in the wo

41、rld to find other reliable energy sources besides fossil fuels. He said people can get rich finding marketable alternatives to fossil fuel. "Wouldn't it be useful if the United States were to have a piece of the action. Wouldn't it be useful if some bright students from University of Ve

42、rmont 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, Alley's research shows. A gr

43、adual change 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 couldn't predict if, when or where sudd

44、en shifts toward 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 it's part of that because we're not going to

45、 get along with each other if we'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 easedB. can be endedC. will become worseD. will last for decades58. Ally's research shows that dramatic climate

46、changes may be caused by .A. abrupt changes in atmospheric patternsB. subtle changes in atmospheric patternsC. humans' burning of fossil fuelD. increasing levels of carbon dioxide59. The word "upbeat" (in Paragraph 3) probably means .A. pessimisticB. optimistic C. worried D. insensible

47、60. What does Ally suggest people do in order to reduce 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 gl

48、obal warming could turn Europe and parts of eastern North America into .A. a region like SiberiaB. a warmer and warmer placeC. a tropical regionD. a place like North Pole62. Ally thinks the biggest problem in the world isA. lack of harmonyB. violence C. global warmingD. climate shiftPassage ThreeWe&

49、#39;re talking about money here, and the things 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. It's nice to have

50、 a comfortable life right now, but it is best to think of the future. Yet economists have long known that things don't 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

51、work hard and save their money. That way, you don't have to pay them as much. But you want everybody else to spend all the money they can. That way you make bigger profits.It's a problem on a global scale. Many people in the UK and the United States are worried about levels of personal debt.

52、 Yet if people suddenly stopped buying things and started paying back what 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 m

53、aking rational choices. People buy things to make their life better in some 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 won't buy things that

54、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 diffe

55、rent areas of the brain that anticipate pleasure and pain become more active when we are making a decision to buy things. People who spend a lot have their pleasure centers stimulated. People who like to save find buying things painful.If you think you really want that product because it's beaut

56、iful or useful, you are wrong, say the scientists. The desire to buy something is a product of the reaction between chemicals released by different parts of the brain when the eyes see a product.63. Across most of history and in most cultures, people are advised to .A. enjoy their present life as mu

57、ch as possibleB. spend every penny they have earnedC. save every penny for the futureD. save some money for later use64. According to the context, "paradox" (in Paragraph 2) probably means “ ”.A. contradiction B. hypothesisC. declarationD. assertion65. It is implied that many people in the

58、 UK and the United StatesA. have to work hard to make ends meetB. spend more than they can affordC. have trouble in paying back their debtsD. don't pay back their debts on time66. According to the resent studies made by economists, people.A. take pleasure in buying useless thingsB. won't buy things that they need.C. spend their money irrationallyD. make rational choices while spending their money67. It has been proved by the scientists at Stanford University that some people like to save money because.A. they like keeping their money in the bankB.