学位英语试题1

1、I.词汇与结构 (Vocabulary and Structure) 20%1)I dont think the first _ of the play will be televised live.A. view B. sightC. performance D. action2)He left early _ he should miss the last subway train.A. in case B. in case of C. in order that D. for fear of3)3. There is no doubt _ the earth goes roun

2、d the sun.A. whether B. thatC. if D. why4)Is Fanny the cleverest of _ in this class?A. any students B. any other studentC. any of the students D. all the students5)We started _ get there before noon.A. as early as to B. early enough soC. so early as to D. enough early to6)_ not for your help, I woul

3、d be in trouble.A. It was B. Was itC. It were D. Were it7)Generally speaking, a well-behaved child has been properly _ by his parents.A. born up B. brought upC. got up D. raised up8)Peter will fail the exam _ he works hard.A. if B. providedC. until D. unless9)He will be in a wheelchair for _ of his

4、life.A. the remaining B. the restC. the remain D. rest10)It was not until she took off her dark glasses _ I realized she was a famous film star.A. that B. so thatC. before D. when11)I have seen the picture dozens of times, and its always as new to me _ I had never seen it before.A. as B. as ifC. tho

5、ugh D. like12)The man standing by the window is my friend, Phil. He is expert _operating a computer.A. for B. toC. at D. with13)I didnt _ to take a taxi but I had to as I was afraid that I would be late for class.A. assume B. supposeC. mean D. consider14)Few animals were found in the forest, as most

6、 of them seemed _ killed.A. to have been B. to beC. they were D. that they had been15)The personnel manager asked Mary whether she would _ to start work the next day.A. admit B. agreeC. approve D. accept16)Unfortunately, my aunt died of a heart attack _ her last novel still unpublished.A. while B. w

7、ithC. but D. before17)The country has, as expected, got itself into social unrest _ the government has lost control.A. over that B. thatC. over which D. which18)I would rather you _ go swimming as its raining hard.A. did not B. do notC. not D. will not19)The _ girl is Ruths niece.A. Canadian little

8、pretty B. pretty little CanadianC. Canadian pretty little D. little pretty Canadian20)His father often said to him, “You are old enough to make your own living instead of living _ your parents.A. off B. forC. by D. with21)The weather here is fairly _ in spring, which makes it difficult to know what

9、to wear.A. variable B. variedC. variety D. various22)I should like _ earlier of the goings-on there.A. having informed B. to have informedC. to inform D. to have been informed23)Does the newspaper report suggest that an economic crisis _ soon?A. occur B. there isC. there will be D. will occur24)The

10、perspective in which you view the problem is _ mine.A. contrary to B. contrast fromC. opposite from D. disagreeable to25)The tools _ the furniture is assembled are packed in the package.A. with that B. in whichC. with which D. by which26)I have some difficulty in improving my composition. Could you

11、lend me _?A. a help B. an aidC. a hand D. an arm27)“Would you care for a cup of coffee?” “No, thank you. Id have _ coffee”A. something besides B. nothing butC. everything besides D. anything but28)It so happened that Jim knocked over the candle and the tablecloth _ fire.A. made B. gotC. set D. caugh

12、t29)She went to the ticket office, only _ that the tickets for the performance had all been sold out.A. told B. to be toldC. being told D. was she told30)_ when the traffic accident took place.A. He happened to be passing byB. It so happened to him to be passing byC. It so happened for him to be pas

13、sing byD. He happened that he was passing by31)He _ me by two games to one.A. beat B. conqueredC. gained D. won32)_ any instructions from their government, they could not give an answer.A. Having not received B. Not having receivedC. Receiving not D. Not receiving33)Nowadays, the news media keep us

14、informed of what _ in the world.A. is happening on B. is getting onC. is taking on D. is going on34)Metals _ as they grow cool。A. reduce B. condenseC. contract D. compress35)She is not as _ as her classmates.A. an active student B. active the studentC. active a student D. the active student36)Since

15、he didnt feel like _ to the movies, I suggested _ cards at home.A. going, playing B. to go, to playC. to go, playing D. going, to play37)It has come to my notice that people are not taking full _ of the facilities of the library.A. profit B. benefitC. advantage D. opportunity38)For all those years,

16、she was none the _ beautiful.A. far B. lessC. very D. least39)_ do they go shopping together.A. Sometimes B. OftenC. Occasionally D. Seldom40)Not everyone likes his idea; however, _ it might be worth a try.A. no one thinks B. anyone thinksC. everyone thinks D. some thinkKey1) C. performance 2) A. in

17、 case3) B. that 4) D. all the students5) C. so early as to 6) D. Were it7) B. brought up 8) D. unless9) B. the rest 10) A. that11) B. as if 12) C. at13) C. mean 14) A. to have been15) B. agree 16) B. with17) C. over which 18) A. did not19) B. pretty little Canadian 20) A. off21) A. variable 22) D. t

18、o have been informed23) D. will occur 24) A. contrary to25) C. with which 26) C. a hand27) D. anything but 28) D. caught29) B. to be told 30) A. He happened to be passing by31) A. beat 32) B. Not having received33) D. is going on 34) C. contract35) C. active a student 36) A. going, playing37) C. adv

19、antage 38) B. less39) D. Seldom 40) D. some thinkII.辨别错误 (Error Identification) 10%41)Rabbits and hares look much like and are often mistaken for each other.A B C D42)Buying clothes are often a very time-consuming practiceA Bbecause those c

20、lothes that a person likes are rarely the ones that fit him or her.C D43)Though he had won several prizes in the competition, many of usA B Chated the way which he treated other people.D44)He admires her so much that he is always ready to do

21、0;that she asks him to do.A B C D45)The athlete, together with his coach and several relatives, areA B C Dtraveling to the Olympic Games46)Tom shows a strong interest in insects, and he spendsA Bmost of his spare time collect butterfly spec

22、imens.C D47)George has got a well-paid job as an assistant manager in a big companyA Band his new apartment is in a twelve-stories building near the Fifth Avenue.C D48)Smith sold most of his belongings. He has hardly nothing left in th

23、e house.A B C D49)Pioneer woman in the West had more opportunities to work thanA B Cthey had had in the East.D50)All the blood in the body passes through the heart at least twice the minute.A B C DKey:41 (B) 42 (A) 43 (D) 44 (D) 45 (D)

24、 46 (D) 47 (D)48 (C) 49 (A) 50 (D)III.完形填空 (Cloze) 15%Every human being, no matter what he is doing, gives off body heat. The usual problem is how to dispose of it. But the designers of the Johnstown campus of the University of Pittsburgh set themselves about the 51 problem -how to collect body heat

25、. They have designed a collection system which utilizes not only body heat, but the heat given off by such objects as light bulbs and refrigerators as well. The system works so well 52 no conventional fuel is needed to make the campus six buildings comfortable.Some parts of the buildings - theatres

26、and offices 53 classrooms - are more than amply heated by people and lights and sometimes must be air-conditioned 54 in winter. The technique of 55 heat and redistributing it is 56 “Heat recovery”. A few modern buildings recover _57_, but the universitys system is the first to recover heat 58 some b

27、uildings and reuse it in 59 . Along the way, Pitt has learned a great deal about some of its heat producers. The 60 a student studies, the more heat his body 61 . Male students emit more heat than 62 students. And the larger a student, the more heat he 63 . It is tempting to 64 that the hottest pros

28、pect for the Johnstown campus would be a 65 , overweight male genius.51) A. similar B. wrong C. opposing D. opposite52) A. which B. then C. that D. therefore53) A. including B. as well C. with D. as well as54) A. even B. so C. ever D. much55) A. saving B. being saved C. disposing D. being disposed56

29、) A. talked B. thought C. suggested D. called57) A. loss B. cold C. temperature D. heat58) A. to B. from C. with D. for59) A. the other B. other C. others D. the others60) A. hard B. hardest C. harder D. more hard61) A. takes in B. gives off C. gives in D. takes out62) A. woman B. female C. girl D.

30、boy63) A. produces B. manufactures C. designs D. assembles64) A. start B. conclude C. end D. begin65) A. easy-going B. fun-making C. hard-working D. good-for-nothingKey51. D. opposite 52. C. that 53.D. as well as 54. A. even55. A. saving 56. D. called 57.D. heat 58. B. from59. C. others 60. C. harde

31、r 61.B. gives off 62. B. female63. A. produces 64. B. conclude 65.C. hard-workingIV. 阅读理解 (Reading Comprehension) 30%Passage 1After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the activities of the day before. The

32、rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day.There are four levels of sleep, each being a little deeper than the one before. As you sleep, your muscles (肌肉) relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you reach the f

33、ourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other.Although your mind slows down, from time to time you will dream. Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming occurs, your eyeballs begin to move more quickly (although your eyes are closed). This stage of sleep

34、 is called REM, which stands for rapid eye movement.If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend breathing very slowly and very deeply. Other people believe that drinking warm milk will help make you drowsy. There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep will put you to sleep!66) A

35、 good title for this passage is _.A. Sleep B. Good HealthC. Dreams D. Work and Rest67) The underlined word “drowsy” in the last paragraph means _.A. sick B. stand upC. asleep D. sleepy68) This passage suggests that not getting enough sleep might make you _.A. dream more often B. have poor healthC. p

36、repared for the next day D. breathe quickly69) During REM, _.A. your eyes move quickly B. you dreamC. you are restless D. both A and B70) The average number of hours of sleep that an adult needs is _.A. about six yours B. around ten hoursC. not stated in the passage D. about eight hoursKey66) A. S1e

37、ep67) D. s1eepy68) B. have poor health69) D. both A and B70) C. not stated in the passagePassage 2Ask three people to look out the same window at a busy street corner and tell you what they see. Chances are you will receive three different answers. Each person sees the same scene, but each perceives

38、 something different about it.Perceiving goes on in our minds. Of the three people who look out the window, one may say that he sees a policeman giving a motorist a ticket. Another may say that he sees a rush hour traffic jam at the intersection. The third may tell you that he sees a woman trying to

39、 cross the street with four children in a row. For perception is the minds interpretation of what his senses in this case our eyes tell us.Many psychologists today are working to try to determine just how a person experiences or perceives the world around him. Using a scientific approach, these psyc

40、hologists set up experiments in which they can control all of the factors. By measuring and charting the results of many experiments, they are trying to find out what makes different people perceive totally different things about the same scene.71) Seeing and perceiving are _.A. the same actionB. tw

41、o separate actionsC. two actions carried on entirely by eyesD. several actions that take place at different times72) People perceive different things about the same scene because _.A. they see different thingsB. they cannot agree about thingsC. some have better eyesightD. None of these73) Psychologi

42、sts study perception by _.A. setting up many experimentsB. asking each other what they seeC. looking out of windowsD. studying peoples eyes74) Which of the following statements is implied but not stated？A. Psychologists do not yet know how people see.B. The best experiments are those in which all fa

43、ctors are controlled.C. The study of perception is going on now.D. Perception does not involve psychological factors.75) The best title for this selection is _.A. What Psychologists PerceiveB. Learning Our Minds Through ScienceC. How We PerceiveD. How to Become an Experimental PsychologistKey71) B.

44、two separate actions.72) D. None of these.73) A. setting up many experiments.74) B. The best experiments are those in which all factors are controlled.75) C. How we perceive.Passage 3Bill Grant was a famous newspaper editor (编辑) in the United States. He worked for the same newspaper from 1926 to 196

45、8. He started as a clerk but by 1948 he had become the editor. That was the position he held until he retired.Bill wrote his first story for the paper the day the New York Stock (股票) Market crashed in 1929. Two of the papers reporters were thirty miles from town checking on an airplane crash. The ot

46、her one was in San Francisco investigating Chinatown.When the first news of the stock market came into the office Bill immediately sat down and wrote up the story. The editor liked it so much that he used the story. And he didnt make any changes in it. After that the editor decided Bill should be a

47、reporter. He felt he was not using his real ability working as a clerk.After this first story Bill became especially interested in financial news. But he wrote stories on just about everything. In 1945 he spent five months in Europe. His editor had decided he should write about the end of World War

48、II. His paper was the smallest one with a writer in Europe.One of Bills greatest moments came in 1946. A story he had written on war won the National Newspapermans Award. Bill took the prize but he gave all the credit (荣誉) to his editor.Bill had a heart attack in 1957. He recovered fully but in 1961

49、 he began suffering from a new disease. It lasted for the rest of his life. He overcame many emotional sufferings as well, including the death of his oldest daughter in a car accident.It was just before Christmas in 1967 that he learned he had cancer. Six months later he died. But he had never stopped his work as an editor. The day before he died he had spent a full day at the office.76) Bill Grant _.A. was a newsp