学位英语辅导考前训练一

1、学位英语辅导考前训练(一)PartIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1. Notuntilmanyyearslater

2、known.A)thewholetruthbecameB)thewholetruthdidbecomeC)didthewholetruthbecomeD)becamethewholetruth2. Ithadhappenedsooftenthattheysoldtheirwheatsoonafterharvestwhenfarmdebtswerecomingdue,pricesrisingandspeculatorsgettingrich.A)onlyseeingB)toonlyseeC)onlyseeD)onlytosee3. Nuclearscienceshouldbedevelopedt

3、obenefitthepeopleharmthem.A)morethanB)ratherthanC)otherthanD)betterthan4. Hewrotealetterofthankstohadhelpedhimmakethisperformanceagreatsuccess.A)whomB)thoseC)anyoneD)whoever5. IwishIlongerthismorning,butIhadtogetupandcometoclass.A)havesleptB)sleptC)wouldbesleepingD)willhaveslept6. Three-fourthsofthe

4、earth'ssurfacesea.A)isB)areC)havebeenD)willbe7. Youallthosecalculations!Wehaveacomputertodothatsortofthing.A)neednthavedoneB)shouldnthavedoneC)mustnthavedoneD)couldnthavedone8. DoctorGreenwentonwithhisexperimentonhumancloningthedebatesgoingonaroundhim.A)forthesakeofB)butforC)regardlessofD)inthel

5、ightof9. Allglitters(闪光)isnotgold.A)thatB)whichC)whoD)whose10. isannouncedinthepapers,Chinahaslaunchedanotherman-madesatellite.A)ItB)ThatC)WhichD)As11. Aperson'scalorierequirementsvaryhislife.A)acrossB)throughoutC)overD)within12. Asurveywascarriedoutonthedeathrateofnew-bornbabiesinthatregion,wer

6、esurprising.A)asresultsB)whichresults考前训练（一）1C)theresultsofit13. Generouspublicfundingofbasicsciencewouldhealth,wealthandsecurity.A)leadtoC)liein14. Inatimeofsocialreform,peopleofsociety.A)stepC)paceD)theresultsofwhichconsiderablebenefitsforthecountryB)resultfromD)settledownsstateofmindtendstokeepwi

7、ththerapidchangesB)progressD)touchA) ThegirlwaseducatedC)Thegirl'sbeingeducatedB) ThegirleducatedD)Thegirltobeeducated15. inanatmosphereofsimplelivingwaswhatherparentswishedfor.andmodeledthemaccurately.A)EvenifC)Ifonly17.MytrainarrivesinNewYorkateightobythen.A)wouldleaveC)hasleft16. thecalculati

8、onisright,scientistscanneverbesurethattheyhaveincludedallvariablesB)AsfarasD)Solongasclocktonight.TheplaneIwouldliketotakefromthereB)willhaveleftD)hadleft18. Thespeechwhichhemadetheprojecthasbotheredmegreatly.A)beingconcernedB)concernedC)beconcernedD)concerning19. Harrywasbyabeewhenhewascollectingth

9、ehoney.A)stungB)stuckC)bittenD)scratchedB)invainD)ataloss20. ThethieftriedtoopenthelockeddoorbutA)innowayC)withouteffectPartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B

10、),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Intheanimalkingdom,weaknesscanbringaboutaggressioninotheranimal.Thissometimeshappenswithhumansalso.ButIhavefoundthatmyweaknessbringsoutthekindnessinpeople.Isee

11、iteverydaywhenpeopleholddoorsforme,pourcreamintomycoffee,orhelpmetoputonmycoat.AndIhavediscoveredthatitmakesthemhappy.Frommywheelchairexperience,Iseethebestinpeople,butsometimesIfeelsadbecausethosewhoappearindependentmissthekindnessIseedaily.Theydon'tgettoseethissoftsideofothers.Often,wetryevery

12、waypossibletoavoidshowingourweakness,whichincludesalotofpretending.Butonlywhenwestoppretendingwe'rebraveorstrongdoweallowpeopletoshowthekindnessthat'sinthem.考前训练（一）2Lastmonth,whenIwasdrivinghomeonabusyhighway,Ibegantofeelunwellanddrovemoreslowlythanusual.Peoplebehindmebegantogetimpatientanda

13、ngry,withsomespeedingupalongsideme,horning(按喇叭)orevenshoutingatme.AtthemomentIdecidedtodosomethingIhadneverdoneintwenty-fouryearsofdriving.Iputonthecarflashlightsanddroveonatareallylowspeed.Nomoreangryshoutsandnomorehorns!WhenIputonmyflashlights,Iwassayingtootherdrivers,"Ihaveaproblemhere.Iamwe

14、akanddoingthebestIcan."Andeveryoneunderstood.Severaltimes,Isawdriverswhowantedtopass.Theycouldn'tgetaroundmebecauseofthestreamofpassingtraffic.Butinsteadofgettingimpatientandangry,theywaited,knowingthedriverinfrontofthemwasinsomewayweak.Sometimessituationscallforustoactstrongandbraveevenwhe

15、nwedon'tfeelthatway.Butthosearefewandfarbetween.Moreoften,itwouldbebetterifwedon'tpretendwefeelstrongwhenwefeelweakorpretendthatwearebravewhenwearescared.21. Theauthorhasdiscoveredthatpeoplewillfeelhappywhen.A)theyoffertheirhelpB)theyreceiveothers'helpC.theyfeelothers'kindnessD.theys

16、howtheirweakness22. Theauthorfeelssadsometimesbecause.A) hehasasoftheartB) hereliesmuchonothersC) somepeoplepretendtobekindD) somepeoplefailtoseethekindnessinothers23. Whatdidtheotherdriversdowhentheysawtheflashlights?A)Theyspeeduptopass.B)Theywaitedwithpatience.C)Theytriedtheirbesttohelp.D)Theyputo

17、ntheirflashlightstoo.24. Inthispassage,theauthoradvisesusto.A)handleproblemsbyourselvesB)accepthelpfromothersC)admitourweaknessD)showourbravery25. Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A)AWheelchairExperience.B)WeaknessandKindness.C)WeaknessandStrengthD)ADrivingExperiencePassageTwoQuestions

18、26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Lookingbackonmychildhood,Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewereallbroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirflowersandinsects.Unlikethem,Ihadnoearformusicandlanguages.IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic.BeforeW

19、orldWarIwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlythedimmemoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.ButIdohaveacrystal-clearmemory考前训练(一)3ofthedogs,thefarmanimals,thelocalbirdsand,abovealltheinsects.Iamanatura

20、list,notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworld,andmyenthusiasmhasledmeintovariedinvestigations.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoilwhilereadingaboutotherpeople'observationsanddiscoveries.Thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.Sudden

21、lyyoufancyyouseetheanswertotheriddle(谜)，becauseitallseemstofittogether.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks,whichsomemighthonorwiththetitleofscientificresearch.Butcuriosity,akeeneye,agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist:oneoftheoutstandingandessentialqualitiesr

22、equiredisself-discipline,aqualityIlack.Ascientistrequiresnotonlyself-disciplinebutalltraining,determinationandagoal.Ascientist,uptoapoint,canbemade.Anaturalistisborn.Ifyoucancombinethetwo,yougetthebestofbothworlds.26. Thefirstparagraphtellsusthattheauthor.A) wasborntoanaturalist'sfamilyB) losthi

23、shearingwhenhewasachildC) didntlikehisbrothersandsistersD) wasinterestedinflowersandinsectsinhischildhood27. Theauthorcan'trememberhisrelativesclearlybecauseA)hedidntliveverylongwiththemB)hewasfullyoccupiedwithobservingnatureC)hewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththemD)thefamilywasextremelylarge28. Itcan

24、beinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwas.A)nomorethanabornnaturalistB)anaturalistbutnotascientistC)ascientistaswellasanaturalistD)firstofallascientist29. TheauthorsaysthatheisanaturalistratherthanascientistprobablybecausehethinksheA) lackssomeofthequalitiesrequiredofascientistB) hasagreatdealoftroub

25、ledoingmentalarithmeticC) justreadsaboutotherpeoplesobservationsanddiscoveriesD) comesupwithsolutionsinamostnaturalway30. Accordingtotheauthor,abornnaturalistshouldfirstofallbe.A)fullofambitionB)fullofenthusiasmC)knowledgeableD)self-disciplinedPassageThree考前训练（一）4Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowin

26、gpassage.Thebiggestsafetythreatfacingairlinestodaymaynotbeaterroristwithagun,butthemanwiththeportablecomputerinbusinessclass.Inthelast15years,pilotshavereportedwellover100incidentsthatcouldhavebeencausedbyelectromagneticinterference.Thesourceofthisinterferenceremainsunconfirmed,butincreasingly,exper

27、tsarepointingtheblameatportableelectronicdevicesuchasportablecomputers,radioandcassetteplayersandmobiletelephones.RTCA,anorganizationwhichadvisestheaviation(航空)industry,hasrecommendedthatallairlinesban(禁止)suchdevicesfrombeingusedduring“critical“stagesofflight-(pffirticularlytakeandlanding.Someexpert

28、shavegonefurther,callingforatotalbanduringallflights.Currently,rulesonusingthesedevicesareleftuptoindividualairlines.Andalthoughsomeairlinesprohibitpassengersfromusingsuchequipmentduringtake-offandlanding,mostarereluctanttoenforceatotalban,giventhatmanypassengerswanttoworkduringflights.Thedifficulty

29、ispredictinghowelectromagneticfieldsmightaffectanaircraftdonsputers.Expertsknowthatportabledeviceemitradiationwhichaffectsthosewavelengthswhichaircraftusefornavigationandcommunication.But,becausetheyhavenotbeenabletoreproducetheseeffectsinalaboratory,theyhavenowayofknowingwhethertheinterferencemight

30、bedangerousornot.Thefactthataircraftmaybevulnerable(易受损的)tointerferenceraisestheriskthatterroristsmayuseradiosystemsinordertodamagenavigationequipment.Asworrying,though,isthepassengerwhocan'theartheinstructionstoturnoffhisradiobecausethemusic'stoolou31. Thepassageismainlyabout.A)anewregulati

31、onforallairlinesB)thedefectsofelectronicdevicesC)apossiblecauseofaircraftcrashesD)effectivesafetymeasuresforairflight32. Whatissaidabouttheover100aircraftincidentsinthepast15years?A) Theymayhavebeencausedbythedamagetotheradiosystems.B) Theymayhavetakenplaceduringtake-offandlanding.C) Theywereprovedt

32、ohavebeencausedbythepassengers'portablecomputers.D) Theyweresuspectedtohaveresultedfromelectromagneticinterference.33. Fewairlineswanttoimposeatotalbanontheirpassengersusingelectronicdevicesbecause.A) theydontbelievethereissuchadangerasradiointerferenceB) theharmfuleffectofelectromagneticinterfe

33、renceisyettobeprovedC) mostpassengersrefusetotakeaplanewhichbanstheuseofradioandcassetteplayersD) theyhaveothereffectivesafetymeasurestofallbackon34. Whyisitdifficulttopredictthepossibleeffectsofelectromagneticfieldsonanairplane'scomputers?A) Becauseitisextremelydangeroustoconductsuchresearchona

34、nairplane.考前训练（一）5B) Becauseresearchscientistshavenotbeenabletoproducethesameeffectsinlabs.C) Becauseitremainsamysterywhatwavelengthsareliabletobeinterferedwith.D) Becauseexpertslackadequateequipmenttodosuchresearch.35. Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor.A) hasn'tformedhisownopiniononthi

35、sproblemB) hasoverestimatedthedangerofelectromagneticinterferenceC) isinfavorofprohibitingpassengers'useofelectronicdevicescompletelyD) regardsitasunreasonabletoexerciseatotalbanduringflightPassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.PresidentCoolidge'statement,“ThebusinessofAmer

36、icaisbusiness,stillpointstoanimportanttruthtoday-thatbusinessinstitutionshavemoreprestige(威望)inAmericansocietythananyotherkindoforganization,includingthegovernment.Whydobusinessinstitutionspossesthisgreatprestige?OnereasonisthatAmericansviewbusinessasbeingmorefirmlybasedontheidealofcompetitionthanot

37、herinstitutionsinsociety.SincecompetitionisseenasthemajorsourceofprogressandprosperitybymostAmericans,competitivebusinessinstitutionsarerespected.Competitionisnotonlygoodinitself,itisthemeansbywhichotherbasicAmericanvaluessuchasindividualfreedom,equalityofopportunity,andhardworkareprotected.Competit

38、ionprotectsthefreedomoftheindividualbyensuringthatthereisnomonopoly(垄断)ofpower.Incontrasttoone,all-powerfulgovernment,manybusinessescompeteagainsteachotherforprofits.Theoretically,ifonebusinesstriestotakeunfairadvantageofitscustomers,itwilllosetocompetingbusinesswhichtreatsitscustomersmorefairly.Whe

39、remanybusinessescompeteforthecustomers'dollar,theyoatiaffordtotreatthemlikeinferiorsorslaves.Acontrastisoftenmadebetweenbusiness,whichiscompetitive,andgovernment,whichisamonopoly.Becausebusinessiscompetitive,manyAmericansbelievethatitismoresupportiveoffreedomthangovernment,eventhoughgovernmentle

40、adersareelectedbythepeopleandbusinessleadersarenot.ManyAmericansbelieve,then,thatcompetitionisasimportant,orevenmoreimportant,thandemocracyinpreservingfreedom.Competitioninbusinessisalsobelievedtostrengthentheidealofequalityofopportunity.Competitionisseenasanopenandfairracewheresuccessgoestotheswift

41、estpersonregardlessofhisorhersocialclassbackground.CompetitivesuccessiscommonlyseenastheAmericanalternativetosocialrankbasedonfamilybackground.Businessisthereforeviewedasanexpressionoftheideaofequalityofopportunityratherthanthearistocratic(贵族的)ideaofinheritedprivilege.36. Thestatement“ThebusinessofA

42、mericaisbusiness"probablymeans"A) ThebusinessinstitutionsinAmericaareconcernedwithcommerceB) BusinessproblemsareofgreatimportancetotheAmericangovernment考前训练（一）6C) BusinessisofprimaryconcerntoAmericansD) Americaisagreatpowerinworldbusiness37. Americansbelievethattheycanrealizetheirpersonalv

43、aluesonly.A)whengivenequalityofopportunityB)throughdoingbusinessC)byprotectingtheirindividualfreedomD)bywayofcompetition38. Whocanbenefitfrombusinesscompetition?A)Honestbusinessmen.B)Bothbusinessmenandtheircustomers.C)Peoplewithidealsofequalityandfreedom.D)Bothbusinessinstitutionsandgovernment.39. G

44、overnmentisbelievedtodifferstrikinglyfrombusinessinthatgovernmentischaracterizedby.A)itsabsolutecontrolofpowerB)itsfunctioninpreservingpersonalfreedomC)itsroleinprotectingbasicAmericanvaluesD)itsdemocraticwayofexercisingleadership40. Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorbelieves.A) Americansare

45、moreambitiousthanpeopleinothercountriesB) inmanycountriessuccessoftendependsonone'ssocialstatusC) AmericanbusinessesaremoredemocraticthanthoseinothercountriesD) businessesinothercountriesarenotascompetitiveasthoseinAmericaPart III Close(15minutes)Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.

46、ForeachblankstherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,youshouldchooseonethatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarktheanswerbyblankingthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithapencil.Peopleoftenaskwhichisthemostdifficultlanguagetolearn,anditisnoteasytoanswerbecausetherearemanyfactorstotakeintoconsideration.First

47、ly,inafirstlanguagethedifferencesare41aspeoplelearntheirmothertonguenaturally,sothequestionofhowhardalanguageistolearnisonlyrelevantwhenlearningasecondlanguage.AnativespeakerofSpanish,42,willfindPortuguesemucheasiertolearnthananativespeakerofChinese,becausePortugueseisverysimilartoSpanish,whileChine

48、seisverydifferent.Sofirstlanguagecan43_learningasecondlanguage.Thegreaterthedifferencesbetweenthesecondlanguageandourfirstare,theharderitwillbeformostpeopletolearn.ManypeopleanswerthatChineseisthehardestlanguagetolearn,possibly44_bythethoughtoflearningtheChinesewritingsystem,andthepronunciationofChi

49、nesedoesappeartobeverydifficultformanyforeignlearners.However,forJapanesespeakers,whoalreadyuseChinesecharactersintheirownlanguage,learning45willbelessdifficultthanforspeakersoflanguagesusingtheRomanalphabet.Somepeopleseemtolearnlanguagesreadily,whileothersfinditverydifficult.Teachersandthe46inwhich

50、thelanguageislearnedalsoplayanimportantrole,aswellaseachlearner's考前训练（一）7motivationforlearning.Ifpeoplelearnalanguagebecausetheyneedtouseit47,theyoftenlearnitfasterthanpeoplestudyingalanguagethathasnodirectuseintheirdaytodaylife.Differenceculturesand48_fromthosecultureswillfinddifferentlanguages

51、moredifficult.Nolanguageiseasytolearnwell,49languageswhicharerelatedtoourfirstlanguageareeasier.Learningacompletelydifferentwritingsystemisahuge50,butthatdoesnotnecessarilymakealanguagemoredifficultthananother.41.A.apparentB.extensiveC.declineD.unimportant42.A.bycontrastB.inadditionC.forexampleD.aft

52、erall43.A.affectB.achieveC.attachD.assemble44.A.inheritedB.overtakenC.influencedD.restricted45.A.speakingB.listeningC.readingD.writing46.A.learnersB.materialsC.tutorsD.circumstances47.A.occasionallyB.professionallyC.properlyD.informally48.A.societiesB.charactersC.individualsD.visitors49.A.asB.though

53、C.becauseD.since50.A.successB.surpriseC.opportunityD.challengePart IV Translation(20minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed20minutestotranslatethefollowingparagraphintoChinese.(30minutes)Nowadays,lotsofpeoplecandotheirshoppinginthecomfortoftheirhomeswiththehelpoftheInternet.Onlineshoppinghasbecomeoneofpeop