2007年6月研究生英语学位课统考真题

1、2007年6月学位真题Paper One Part I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes, 20 points) Section A ( 1 point each) 1. A He doesnt like classic music. B He feels sorry to decline the offer. C He hasnt got a ticket yet. D He is eager to go to the concert. 2. A At the restaurant . B At the garage C At the supermark

2、et D At the office 3. A Tony has hearing problems. B Tony doesnt always listen. C Its unusual that Tony missed the interview. D Tony often forgets himself. 4. A The weather is generally warmer and wetter. B The weather is generally cooler and drier. C The weather is moderately hot. D The weather is

3、usually changeable. 5. A doctor B An operator C A dentist D A nurse 6. A $ 0.35 B $ 3.50 C $30.5 D $3.05 7. A He had something wrong with his watch. B He thought the meeting was for a different day. C He was not paying attention to the time. D His oral presentation was not well-prepared. 8. A He thi

4、nks the class will meet as scheduled. B He didnt attend Professor Smiths class last time.C The woman should pose a more serious question. D Professor Smith often cancels classes for the long weekend. 9. A It was not the womans coat. B The woman doesnt drink beer.C The woman is not angry with the man

5、. D The woman just had her coat cleaned.Section B ( 1 point each) Mini-talk One 10. A 850,000 children, around two percent, are currently learning at home. B School system provides teachers for home-schooling. C Home-schooled children are never expected to go to college. D All the states in the U.S.

6、 permit home-schooling. 11. A Because their children do not like attending schools. B Because they love their children too much to send them away from home. C Because they are able to help their kids to learn more social skills. D Because home-schooling provides more time for the family to be togeth

7、er. 12. A A variety of honeybee. B A geographic magazine C A national top competition D A National Home School Honor Society. Mini-talk Two 13. A protection of wild species. B Importance of biodiversity C Farm pollution D Agricultural methods 14. A Corn, bean, rice and wheat B Rice, maize, potato an

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

9、rvive different conditions. Section C ( 1 point each) Lecture Topic: Getting a good nights sleep 16) 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: _Pa

10、rt II Vocabulary ( 10 minutes, 10 points) Section A ( 0.5 point each) 21. 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 swarmed 22. Nothing can be more absurd than to say that human beings are doomed. A compelli

11、ng B rational C ridiculous D ambiguous 23. The Chinese government continues to uphold the principle of peaceful co-existence. A support B restrict C raise D modify 24. Patients are expected to comply with doctors instructions for quick recovery. A improve on B abide by C draw upon D reflect on 25. S

12、cientists have achieved findings substantial enough to remove our fear of GM foods. A abundant B controversial C conductive D convincing 26. Those students who have made adequate preparations for the test will be better off. A more wealthy B less successful C dismissed earlier D favorably positioned

13、 27.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 consequence 28. Academic integrity is deemed essential to those devoted to scientific researches. A believed B discarded C advocated D confirmed 29. Customers i

14、n these markets of antiques are good at slashing prices. A assessing B cutting C elevating D altering 30. The public attached great importance to the news that prices of housing would be brought under control . A joined B ascribed C fastened D diverted Section B (0.5 point each) 31. It takes a year

15、for the earth to make each _ , or revolution, around the sun. A tour B travel C visit D trip 32. _this dull life, the 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 with 33. In the letter, my friend said that he would love to have me as a guest

16、 in his _ home. A humble B obscure C inferior D lower 34. Tom is sick of city life, so he buys some land in Alaska, as far from _ as possible. A humidity B humanity C harmony D honesty 35. As an important _ for our emotions and ideas, music an play a huge role in our life. A vessel B vest C venture

17、D vehicle 36. The day is past when the country can afford to give high school diploma to all who _ six years of instruction. A set about B run for C sit through D make for 37. The wages of manual laborers stay painfully low, meaning digitalization could drive an even deeper _ between the rich and po

18、or. A boundary B difference C wedge D variation 38. A farmer must learn the kinds of crops best _ the soils on his farm. A accustomed to B committed to C applied to D suited to 39. The sun is so large that if it were _, it would hold a million earths. A elegant B immense C hollow D clumsy 40. This p

19、atients life could be saved only by a major operation. That would _her to a high risk. A expose B lead C contribute D send Part III Cloze Test ( 10 points, 1 point each) Harvard Universitys under-graduate is being reformed so that it includes some time spent outside the US and more science courses,

20、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 provide enough choice and encourage premature sp

21、ecialization. “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 a traditional study-abroad program or over

22、 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 a university

23、 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 topic and emphasized “ways

24、 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 psychology, rather than focusing on on

25、e of those, said Bebedict Gross, Harward College dean. 41. A reviewing B inspecting C searching D underlying 42. A in accordance with B in line with C in response to D in charge of 43. A uphold B update C upset D upward 44. A note-worthy B trust-worthy C praise-worthy D reward-worthy 45. A turn out

26、B turn in C turn over D turn to 46. A In spite of B As if C Rather than D Let alone47. A perish B destroy C denounce D abolish 48. A appropriate B imaginative C specific D special 49. A optional B optical C opposite D optimistic 50. A sparing B spiraling C sparkling D spanning Part IV Reading Compre

27、hension ( 45 minutes, 30 points, 1 point each) Passage One A 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 report was published by the UK Royal Commi

28、ssion 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 moving a few meters away from the main pollution

29、 source-exhaust fumes. 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 percent, compared with sitting on the side nearest the pa

30、vement. 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 level, because underground pollution is mostly made

31、 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 count when you are close to traffic. As the traffic

32、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 nighttime. The time of year also makes a big differ

33、ence. 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 air pollution in big cities. B How to avoid air poll

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

35、at we used to think . D can release as damaging radiation as the Chernobyl disaster. 53. When you walk in a busy street, you should walk on the side _ A where the wind is going . B where the wind is coming. C where the wind is weaker D where the wind is stronger 54. If you take a bus in a big city i

36、n China, you should sit _ A on the right side in the bus B on the left side of the bus . C in the middle of the bus D at the back of the bus 55. It is implied in the passage that _ A people should not take street level transportation tiny iron particles will not cause health problems. traveling on a

37、n underground train is better than taking the bus. D air pollution on an underground train is less poisonous. 56. While waiting to cross a busy street, you should _ A wait a few seconds until the fumes reduce. B stay away from the traffic as far as possible. C hold you breath until you get to the ot

38、her side of the street. D count down for the light to change. Passage Two The patient needed a spinal tap, and a senior attending physician asked a medical resident whether a preparatory blood test had been checked. The medical student was stunned to hear him answer in the affirmative, because she w

39、as quite certain it had not been checked. Well, almost certain. Doctors in training sometimes confront situations in which they worry that their supervising physicians are making mistakes or bending the truth. Yet even though such acts can jeopardize patients, the inclination and ability of young do

40、ctors to speak up is hampered by the hierarchies in teaching hospitals. On the top were the senior physicians who made rounds on the wards once or twice daily. Next were the overworked. Residents, who essentially lived in the hospital while training. Last were the medical students who were most assu

41、redly a the bottom of the heap. The students whose resident seemingly lied to the attending physician about the blood test did not speak up. The resident was a good doctor, she said, and so she had given him the benefit of the doubt. And, she added, both the resident and the attending physician woul

42、d be grading her. What should a medical student do in such a situation ? One possibility is to take the matter up with a more senior doctor. Or the student might go directly to the patient or family, telling them that the physicians have a genuine disagreement and that they deserve to know about it.

43、 These options seem logical on paper. As the ethicist James Dwyer has written in The Hastings Center Report, “The practice of always keeping quiet is a failure of caring.” But in the real world, it may be extremely difficult to go up the chain of command. Fortunately, medical educators are increasin

44、gly recognizing the dilemmas that doctors in training confront when they witness behavior that makes them uncomfortable. Students and residents are now expected to provide routine feedback -positive and negative -about their supervising physicians at the close of their rotation. Of course, physician

45、s and students need to be educated about how to give feedback in professional and nonconfrontational ways. Medical educators are only now beginning to teach this skill. Still, it will be hard to change the unfortunate perception that constructive feedback, even for a patients benefit, is whistle-blo

46、wing. 57. As mentioned in the passage, the hospital hierarchy _ A is useful to the people on the lower layer. B is built on a performance-reward system. C is a barrier to the exchange of medical views. D is an effective way of teaching medical views. 58. “the benefit of the doubt” in Paragraph 5 sho

47、ws that _ A the student was not quite certain that she was right. B the resident did not respond to the students doubt. C the student was denied the chance to doubt the superior. D the resident benefited from the students suggestion. 59. James Dwyers words mean that _ A students should learn to spea

48、k both kindly and professionally. B students should challenge the superior for the benefit of patients. C students should retain their faith even after facing some difficulties. D students should be educated on who to care more about the patients. 60. What is the attitude of medical educators toward

49、 teaching students to give feedback? A Confused B Indifferent C Reluctant D Enthusiastic 61. The author tends to believe that the problem faced by medical students _ A will remain for a long time B will disappear in the near future. C should not be exaggerated. D cant be solved successfully. 62. The

50、 passage focuses on _ A the development of teaching hospitals hierarchies. B different roles in teaching hospitals hierarchies. C the future reform on teaching hospitals hierarchies. D the problems caused by teaching hospitals hierarchies. Passage Three Global warming poses a threat to the earth, bu

51、t humans can probably ease the climate threats brought on by rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere , global climate specialist Richard Alley told an audience at the University of Vermont. Alley said his research in Greenland suggested that subtle changes in atmospheric patterns leave par

52、ts of the globe susceptible to abrupt and dramatic climate shifts that can last decades or centuries. Almost all scientists agree that 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

53、political, scientific and economic debate worldwide. Alley said he was upbeat about global warming because enough clever people existed 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

54、 useful if the United States were to have a piece of the action. Wouldnt it be useful if some bright students from University of Vermont 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

55、 region, like the weather in Siberia, such shifts have occurred frequently over the millennia, Alleys research shows. A gradual 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 abo

56、ut 200 people in a University of Vermont lecture hall Wednesday evening that he couldnt predict if , when or where sudden 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 its part of that because were not going to get along with each