学位英语试题

2018年学位英语真题PartIDialoguecompletion(15points)Directions:thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,choosetheonethatbestcompletesthedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSEWRSHEET.1.Debra:Oh!Whatabeautifulcat!WhatdoyouthinkDonald:_____Dogsaremoreloyalthancats

？A.IthinkI’drathergetadog.B.Yeah,itisbeautiful!C.Ihavenoidea.D.Youhavetocleanafterit.Jane:Mywatchalwaysgainstenminutesaday.Mary:_____Mywatchalwayslosestenminutesaday.Jane:Nokidding.Itseemsthatbothofusshouldthrowitawayandbuyanewone.A.That’sridiculous.B.That’sfunnyC.That’scoolD.That’sgreatJennifer:It’sfreezingoutside!_____Ithoughtthiscoldfrontwassupposedtopass.Gabricla:Yeah,Ithoughtsotoo.That’swhatIreadonlinethismorning.A.Ihaven’treadtheweatherreport.B.TheweatherreportwasrightC.WhathappenedtotheweatherreportD.Ishouldhavereadtheweatherreport.

？4.Tony:Welcomeback,Monica.Howareyou

？Monica:I’mOK._____A.Youarewelcome!B.FancymeetingyouthereC.Aren’tyouhappyD.Thankyouforasking

？5.Ruby:Hello,thisisInformation.CanIhelpyouDora:_____

？A.I

’mcallingtomakeacomplaint.B.CanyoutellmeyournameC.OK,thankyouforyourhelp

？D.That

’sverykindofyou.6.Steve:

Wouldyoulikeanythingtodrink

Ihave

Spriteand

orangejuice.Bob:_____A.I

’mterriblysorryaboutthat.B.Howcanitbe

？C.That’squitealrightD.Spritewouldbefine.7.Jane:Whydon’tweplaytennisthisafternoonBill:_____A.Soundslikeanexcellentjob.

？B.That’sabrilliantidea.C.I’msureitisn’tsobad.D.Ofcoursewedo8.Louis:CanIhavesomeinformationaboutthehealthclubA.Yes,youdoB.Goahead

？C.That’sagoodideaD.Yes,certainlyMori:Thislooksagreatparty.Thanksforinvitingme.Susan:_____A.Nevermind.B.GladyoucouldmakeitC.Don’tbotherwiththat.D.I’dbetteraskyou.Julie:I’mgoingtothesupermarkettopickupfoodanddrinkforSaturday’spicnic.AnysuggestionsJack:_____

？A.I

’mallearstoyouB.Iwouldn

’tmindthatC.I

’drathernotD.It

’suptoyouBruce:I’vebeengoingtothegymforhalfayearnow!Alice:_____Youlooksofit.Andnomorebeerbelly!A.Icansayso.B.It’sthatrightC.Icantell.

？D.Isitpossible

？12.Joan:Whyareyousolate？Michael:_____Ilefttheminthecar.A.Icouldn’tfindmycarkeysB.Youknowwhathappened？C.Ididn’tcatchthebusD.Mycarwasoutoforder13.Terri:Derrick,donortwodayswouldbefine.

’tyouthinkyoushouldtakeavacationEvenoneDerrick:_____ThereA.Noway

’stoomuchwork.B.That’srightC.ItislikelyD.Ithinkso14.Donald:Let’seatout,shallwe？Debra:I’vegonethroughmypaycheckfortheweekalreadyDonald:_____Don

’tworryaboutit.It

’smytreat.A.Yousaidit!B.Icouldn

’tagreemoreC.I’mbrokeD.Noproblem15.Timothy:Stanley,there

’saMr.

Milleronthephone

whowantstotalktoyou.Stanley:_____CanyouaskhimtoholdTellhimIfewseconds.

’lltalkwithhiminaA.WhoisMr.Miller

？B.I’mbusyatthemomentC.Idon’tknowhimD.What’shappened？PartIIReadingComprehension(40ponts)Directions:therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,choosethebestandmarkyouranswerontheANSEWRSHEET.PassageOneHaveyoueverheardofapawpaw(木瓜)Ifnot,donotfeelbad.ManyAmericansdonotknowofthefruit,althoughitisnativetothe..Once,however,itwasoneofthemostpopularfruitsinNorthAmerica.Happily,thosewholovethepawpawaretryingtoreturnittoitsformerpositioninAmericanfoods.ApawpawisatropicalfruitthatusedtobegrownalongtheEastCoastfromNewYorktoFloridaandallovertheeastern..Atonetime,itcouldbefoundasfarwestasNebraska.ThepawpawwasanimportantfoodforNativeAmericansandevenearlyEuropeansettlers.PawpawsreportedlywereafavoritetreatofGeorgeWashington,thefirst.president,whoespeciallylikedthemcold.ThomasJefferson,thethird.president,wasalsosfanofthefruit.HeplantedpapawsathishomeinVirginia.HealsosentpawpawseedstohisfriendsinFrance,AmericanexplorersLewisandClarkwroteintheirjournalsaboutthepawpaw.Thepawpawisdifficulttobesoldcommercially.Thefruitrequiresaveryspecialenvironmentlow,wetareasthatsometimesflood.Ithasaveryshortharvestseason,fromtwotothreeweeksinSeptemberandOctober.Inaddition,thefruitisgoodtoeatforonlytwotothreedaysafterharvesting.Thismakesithardtosellanywheredistantfromthepawpawtreeitcomesfrom.Plantersareagaingrowingpawpawtreesandharvestingthefruit.Inseveralstatesfarmershaveorganized“pawpawfestivals”toreintroducepeopletofood.AtsuchafestivalinMarylandrecently,farmersdisplayeddifferentproductsmadewithpawpaws,likepawpawjams,pies,ice-creamandbeer.ManyAmericanpeopledonotknowthatthepawpaw_____A.Wasoncepopularinthe.B.Isnativetothe.onlyC.HasbecomepopularagainD.IsahealthyfruitThepawpawusedtobefoundmainly_____A.AroundNebraskaB.Intheeastern.C.AlloverFloridaD.InNewYorksuburbsGeorgeWashingtonandThomasJeffersonarementionedinparagraph3as_____A.AmericanexplorersB.FamouspoliticiansC.EarlypawpawplantersD.PawpawloversItisdifficulttosellthepawpawonalargescaleforthefollowingreasonsEXCPEPTthatthefruit_____A.RequiresaveryspecialenvironmentB.HasaveryshortharvestseasonC.DoesnottastegoodD.IsdifficulttopreserveafterharvestingPawpawfestivalsareorganizedinsomestates_____A.AsawayofcelebratingharvestB.AspartofthetraditionalcultureC.TodisplaypawpawgrowingtechniquesD.ToreintroducepeopletothefruitPassageTwoThroughouthistory,humanshavesufferedfromaconditionthattheyhaveneverbeenabletoescapebethinkingaboutitin

—ageing.Someresearchers,however,believewemaythewrongway.Theysayweshouldstarttreatingageingitselfasadisease—onethatcanbepreventedandtreated.Theirhopesarefoundedonrecentdiscoveriesthatsuggestbiologicalageingmaybeentirelypreventableandtreatable.Fromabiologicalpreventive,thebodyagesatdifferentratesaccordingtogeneticandenvironmentalfactors.TinyerrorsbuildupinourDNAandourcellsbegindevelopingfaultsthatcangrowintotissuedamage,whichleadstoageingandageing—relateddiseases.Oneoftheleadingfiguresinhumanliferesearch,AubreyDeGrey,explainsin

aninterview

that

their

goal

is

to

develop

aset

of

therapies

for

middle-agedandolderpeoplethatwillleavethemphysicallyandmentallyequivalent(

相当的)

to

someoneunder

the

age

of

30.

“Of

course,

without

wiping

theirmemories,

”

headds.Buthedoesn

’tthinkthatiswillbepossibletostopageingaltogether.Heseesafuturewhere“rejuvenationtechnologies

”

canbeappliedtooldpeopleinordertoreverttheircellstowhattheywerelikewhentheywereintheiryouth,buyingthemextratime.Theideaisthatwhoistreatedattheageof60willbebiologicallyrevertedto30.Butthetherapiesarenotpermanentfixes.Theircellswillendupbecoming

someonebecause60yearsoldagaininanother30yearstime.21.By“treatingageingitselfasadiseaseA.AgedpeopleareliabletodiseasesB.AgeingcanbedealtwithlikeadiseaseC.AgeingisadiseasehardtocureD.Ageingshouldbetreatedcarefully

”,someresearchers

mean_____Humansageatdifferentratesdueto_____reasons.A.PhysicalB.BiologicalC.GeneticandenvironmentalD.DNAandcell-relatedThegoalofDeGrey’sresearchisto_____.A.Freezepeople’sageB.MakepeopleyoungerC.StopageingaltogetherD.Adjustpeople

’smemories24.Whatdoes“rejuvenation”possiblymean？A.RelatingtocellsB.Relatingtogenes.C.Becominghealthy.D.Becomingyoung.25.WhatwillhappenifsomeoneistreatedwithDeGrey

’stechnology

？A.HewillstayyoungforalongertimeB.Hewillnolongergrowold.C.Hewillliveuptoatleast60yearsold.D.Hewillnotgetageing-relateddiseases.PassageThreeWhenjackDavis,9,looksupatthenightsky,hedoesnstars.Heseeshisfuture.ThefourthgraderfromNewJersey

’tseejustthehasadeepinterestinouterspaceandthealien(外星的)beingshethinksmightlivethere.InJuly,JackheardthatNASAwaslookingforanewplanetaryprotectionofficeranddecidedhewastherightpersonforthejob.Theposition,whichfocusesonpreventingastronautsfromaccidentallybringingextremelysmall,potentiallydangerousalienlife-formsbacktoEarthandensuringthatastronautsdonottakeEarth-basedgermswiththemintospace,paysfrom$124,406to$187,000peryear.JackwrotealettertoNASA,notinghisqualificationsforthejob.“MysistersaysIamanalien,”Jackwrote,pointingoutthatsinceheisyoung,hecan

“learntothinklikeanalien.

”Hesignedtheletter

“JackDavis,GuardianoftheGalaxy.

”Withindays,Jackreceived

apersonalletter

fromNASA’splanetary

sciencedirector,

JamesL.Green.

“Wearealways

looking

forbright

future

scientistsandengineerstohelpus,

”Greenwrote.

”Ihopeyouwillstudyhardanddowellinschool.WehopetoseeyouhereatNASAoneofthesedays!

”Jacksaidhewas

“shocked”

whenGreen’sresponsearrived.

“Ishouted,IgotaletterfromNASA!Greensaysheloves

”toanswer

letters

fromchildren.

Hecalls

hisresponsea“gravityassist.

”Spacecraftusegravityassistancefromobjectslikeplanets

andmoonstohelppowerthecraft

towardanothercelestial(

天上的)body.Greenhopesareplycaninfluenceaperson

’spathinlifeinasimilarway.26.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeJackDavis

？MatureCurious.Talented.Honest27.Whatisthejobresponsibilityoftheplanetaryprotectionofficer？A.ToensurethementalandphysicalhealthoftheastronautsB.ToprotectEarthfrompossiblealienattacksinthefutureC.TokeepharmfulsubstancesformspreadingbetweenEarthandouterspace.D.TostudytheunknownsubstancesastronautsbroughtbacktoEarth28.Inthisletter,Jackexplainsthathisstrengthliesinhis_____PersonalityAppearanceHobbyAgeInhisresponsetotheboy,JamesGreen_____.A.EncouragesJacktobeafutureNASAscientistB.InvitesJacktovisitNASAassoonaspossibleC.TellsJackNASA’srequirementsforscientistsD.OfferstoprovidetrainingforJackatNASAInthelastparagraph,theauthorintendsto_____.A.SupportGreenforusinggravityassistinprojects.B.IntroducetheconceptofgravityassistC.GuideyoungpeoplebygivingthemagravityassistD.ExplainhowGreen’sletterservesasagravityassistPassageFourOnlinedatinghasjustbeenrevealedtobeoneofthemostcommonwaystostartarelationship.Butnewresearchrevealsthattheconceptisstillhighlyflawed(出缺点的).Ananalysisof400studiesintoonlinedatingshowsthatwhileitoffersaccesstoplentyofothersingles,userscanbeoverwhelmedandputoffbythevolumeofchoice,defeatingthepurpose.Theresearch,byNorthwesternUniversityandpublishedinthejournalPsychologicalScienceinthepublicinterest,foundthattheprocessesinvolveddon’tlendthemselvestoformingstrongrelationships.Thefindingsalsoindicatedthattheconceptofanonlineprofile(介绍)isnotentirelyusefuland“canresultintreatingpotentialpartnersasmereobjects”.LeadauthorEliJFinkelexplained:“Onlinedatingisaterrificadditionforsinglestomeet.However,therearetwoproblems.”First,studyingoverseeminglyendlesslistsofprofilesofpeopleonedoesnotknow,ason,doesnotrevealmuchaboutthem.Second,it“overloadspeopleandtheyendupshuttingdown,”hesaid.Hecomparedittoshoppingat“supermarketsoflove”andsaidpsychologicalresearchshowspeoplepresentedwithtoomanychoicestendtomakelazyandoftenpoordecisions.Thestudy’sauthorsalsoquestionedthealgorithms(算法)employedbysitessuchastomatchpeoplebasedontheirinterestsorpersonality—comparingittohavingarealestateagentoflove.Whilethealgorithmmayreducethenumberofpotentialpartnersfromthousandstoafew,theymaybeasunsuitableforeachotherastwopeoplemeetingatrandom,DrFinkelexplained,addingthechancesarenobetterthanfindingarelationshipbywalkingintoanybar.“There’snobetterwaytofigureoutwhetheryou’reamatchwithsomebodythantalkingtothemoveracoffeeorbeer,”DrFinkelsaid.31.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsonlinedating？A.NegativeB.PositiveC.IndifferentD.NeutralAccordingtoParagraph2,onlinedating_____A.AttractsalimitednumberofsinglesB.HasbeenwidelystudiedrecentlyC.IscriticizedaslackingapurposeD.Offerstoomanychoice33.Thephrase“lendthemselvesto”probablymeans_____A.BeopposedtoB.BeeasilyusedforC.BehappywithD.Beconsistentwith34.WhyisDr.Finkelmentionedinthepassage？A.HeistheleadresearcherofthestudyononlinedatingB.Heisawell-knowprofessoratNorthwesternUniversityC.Heisanexpertinanalyzingpeople’sshoppingpatternsD.Heisthepresidentofafamousonlinematchingwebsite35.AccordingtoDrFinkel,whatisthebestwaytofindamatchA.Anevaluationonthebasisofinterestsandpersonality.B.AnanalysisbasedonpropercomputeralgorithmsC.AcomparisonwithotherpotentialpartnersD.Aface-to-facetalkwiththepotentialpartner

？PartIIIVocabularyandstructure(20points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,choosetheonethatbestcompletesthedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSEWRSHEET.Fredusedto_____latewithhisroommatesandwatchmovies.A.stayinB.stayawayC.stayupD.stayonThedevelopmentofnewenergysources_____toberewarding.A.turnedoutB.turnedupC.turnedbackD.turnedaway38.Doyoureallyhavetobe_____selfish？A.suchB.thatC.tooD.this39.I’msorryto_____yourparty;IwerenA.bemissedB.missC.havemissedD.bemissing

’tintown.Researchershavespentfiveyearscollectingdata_____thestudywasbased.A.onthatB.inwhichC.inthatD.onwhich41.Theenvironment-friendly

flan

_____agoodexamplefor

other

companies.A.putsB.makesC.laysD.setsItmakes_____tofigureoutthesituationbeforetakinganyaction.A.senseB.meaningC.ideaD.reasonStaffhavebeenholdinganumberof_____toraisemoneyforcharity.A.eventsB.incidentsC.affairsD.casesSpencehasfinally_____ittothefirstrankofstudentsafterhardwork.A.madeB.doneC.gotD.worked45.Shehasgot_____fromallthreetopUniversitiesshehas

applied

for.A.promisesB.offersC.acceptanceD.invitationsWithallthemagazines_____,Ileftthepostoffice.A.boughtB.buyingC.tobeboughtD.tobuyThereportersaidthattheUFO_____easttowestwhenhesawit.A.traveledB.wastravelingC.wastotravelD.hadbeentraveling48.Whichoneofhisbooksdoyouthink_____bestamongthebest-sellers？A.sellsB.sellC.issoldD.aresold49.He_____thetest,buthewasnA.musthavepassedB.shouldpassC.mightpassD.couldhavepassed

’tcarefulenough.50.Pleaseletmeknow_____youwantyourcoffee,blackorwhiteA.whereB.whyC.howD.what

？Visitorscannothelpbut_____thebeautifuldesignofthepalace.A.noticingB.noticedC.noticeD.tonotice52.Classsizesare_____toamaximumof10forabetterlearningexperience.A.forcedB.limitedC.fixedD.bounded53.Veryfewpeopleunderstood

his

lecture,

the

subject

of

_____washard.A.whatB.itC.whichD.thatThegovernmentwillconsider_____futureactionsagainstterroristbombers.A.takenB.oftakingC.totakeD.takingIwasjustabouttoleaveschool_____Iheardthedoorbell.A.whenB.whileC.afterD.asIdon’tthinkthesnowwill_____ourplansforapicnic.A.effectB.affectC.differD.inferMr.Smithwillbe_____theofficenextweekwhenthemanagerisaway.A.inchargeofB.inresponseC.inrelationtoD.inplaceof58.Weneed_____informationabouttheclimatebeforewemakeourdecision.A.afewB.fewC.alittleD.littleHewarnedhisstudents_____latefortheexaminationnextweek.A.don’tbeB.notbeC.nottobeD.tobenot60.Theplanewilltakeoffatpmatthelatest.A.afterB.untilC.sinceD.by

6:00pm,

soI

havetobe

atthe

airport4:0061.Isthereagasstationaround_____IcangetsomepetrolA.whatB.whichC.thatD.where

？62.Itisalwaysdifficulttoliveinaforeigncountry,_____ifyoudontspeakitslanguage.A.naturallyB.extremelyC.especiallyD.basically

’63.Hegivesusalotoftrouble-butIlikehim_____.A.bythewayB.allthesameC.byandbyD.overandover64.Hedidn’tgointodetailsonthesubject,butjustspoke_____A.inparticularB.ingeneralC.inshortD.incommonLanguage,mathsandhistory,_____thechildrenarealsotaughtmusicandart.A.exceptforB.insteadofC.inadditiontoD.inspiteof66.Lozanoclaimedthatthemotorcycledriverwastryingtorunhim_____.A.outB.inC.downD.upWe’rehadtoput_____ourweddinguntilSeptember.A.forwardB.downC.upD.offYoucanbuythesemapsat_____railwaystation.Theyallhavethem.A.anyB.thatC.thisD.eitherDetailsofthemurderwere_____bythelocalpaper.A.discoveredB.revealedC.exposedD.foundDon’tplaywiththeburningstick,boys,foritoften_____fire.A.catchesB.makesC.causesD.gets71.I’mgoingtohavetofindanewapartment_____soon.A.tooB.prettyC.muchD.nearlyHumble_____itmaybe,thereisnoplacelikehome.A.asB.althoughC.thatD.howNosooner_____homethanitstartedtorain.A.havewearrivedB.didwearriveC.hadwearrivedD.shallwearriveOnlywhenshefinishedallthework_____beallowedtogohome.A.shedidB.shewouldC.didsheD.wouldsheShecame_____someoldphotographsinadrawer.A.aboutB.acrossC.withD.byPartIVCloze(10points)Directions:Thereare10numberedblanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachbl