学位英语考试试题A卷(答案精析)

1、学位英语考试试题A 卷（答案精析）2005 年 11 月Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions：Therearethree passagesinthispart.Eachpassage is followedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreach of themtherearefourchoicesmarked A, B,Cand D.You shoulddecide onthe best choice and mark thecorresponding letter onthe Answer

2、 Sheet witha singlelinethrough the center.Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:Languages are remarkably complex and wonderfully complicated organs of culture. (76)(They containthe quickest and the most efficient means of communicating within their respective culture. )To lear

3、n aforeign language is to learn another culture. In the words of a poet and philosopher,“ As many languagas one speaks, somany lives one lives.” A culture and its language are as necessary as brain and body;while one is a part of the other, neither can function without the other. In learning a forei

4、gn language, thebest beginning would be starting with the non-language elements of the language: its gestures, its bodylanguage, etc. Eye contact is extremely important in English. Direct eye contact leads to understanding,or, as the English saying goes, seeing eye-to-eye. We can never see eye-to-ey

5、e with a native speaker ofEnglish until we have learned to look directly into his eyes.（本题和本中心串讲班资料11 页 Passage6题一模一样）1. The best title for this passage is_A. Organs of CultureB. Brain and BodyC. Looking into his eyesD. Language and Culture2. According to this passage, the best way to learn a foreig

6、n language is_A. to read the works of poets and philcsophersB. to find a native speaker and look directly into his eyes C. to begin by learning its body languageD. to visit a country where you can study3. According to this passage, gestures are_A. spoken wordsB. a non-language elementC. pictures in

7、a languageD. written language4. "As many languages as one speaks, so many lives." means_A. if one learns many foreign languages, one will have a better understanding of his own languageB. life is richer and more interesting if one knows several languages C. no matter how many languages one

8、 knows, one can never know more than one's own cultureD. if a person speaks only one language, he will live a very happy life5. Which of the following doesn't share the same meaning with the others?A. signsB. gesturesC. efficientD. body languagePassage 21/15Questions 6 to 10 are based on the

9、 following passage:Trees are useful to man in three very important ways: they provide him with wood and other products;they give him shade; and they help to prevent droughts (干旱 ) and floods.Unfortunately, man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. Two thousand year

10、s ago a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships, with which to gain itself an empire( 帝国 ). It gained the empire, but, without its trees, its soil became hard and poor. When the empire fell to pieces, the home country found itself faced by flood and starvation.(77)(Even though

11、 a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is difficult for it topersuade villagers to see this. )The villagers want wood to cook their food with; and they can earn money by selling wood. They are usually too lazy to plant and look after the trees. (78)(So, unless the g

12、ovemment has a good system of control, or can educate the people, the forests will slowly disappear.)This does not only mean that the villagers' children and grandchildren will have fewer trees. The resultsare even more serious, for where there are trees their roots break the soil upallowing the

13、 rain to sink in- and also bind the soil, thus preventing its being washed away easily but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away from the surface, causing flood.6. What is the most important function of trees?A. Providing fuel.B. Offering shade.C. Preventing natural

14、disaster.D. Providing wood.7. What eventually happened to the empire in the paragraph? A. Its people died of hunger.B. It fell to pieces.C. It became a giant empire.D. It built many ships with wood.8. It is implied in the passage that the villagers_A. want a plentiful supply of trees. B. want firewo

15、od badly.C. just want to get money.D. don't realize the importance of trees.9. The role of trees is to_A. loosen soilB. keep soil in positionC. harden soilD. both A and B10. What is the passage mainly concerned with? A. The benefits of trees.B. Trees and soil protection C. The various uses of tr

16、ees.D. Different attitudes toward trees. Passage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:Adam Smith was the first person to see the importance of the division of the labor. He gave us anexample of the process by which pins were made in England."One man draws out the wire, another

17、 strengthens it, a third cuts it, a fourth points it, and a fifth gives it ahead. Just to make the head requires two or three different operations. The work of making pins is divided into about eighteen different operations, which in some factories are all performed by different2/15people, though in

18、 others the same man will sometimes perform two or three of them.Ten men, Smith said, in this way, turned out twelve pounds of pins a day or about 4800 pins a worker. (79)( But if all of them had worked separately and independently without division of labor, they certainly could not have made twenty

19、 pins in a day and not even one.)There can be no doubt that division of labor is an efficient way of organizing work. Fewer people can make more pins. Adam Smith saw this, (80) (but he also took it for granted that division of labor is itself responsible for economic growth and development and it ac

20、counts for the difference between expanding economies and those that stand still. )But division of labor adds nothing new, it only enables people toproduce more of what they already have.北京太嘉外语培训中心11. According to the passage, Adam Smith was the first person to_A. take advantage of the physical labo

21、rB. introduce the division of labor into England C. understand the effects of the division of laborD. explain the bad causes of the division of labor12. Adam Smith saw that the division of labor_A. enabled each worker to design pins more quickly B. increased the possible output per workerC. increase

22、d the number of people employed in factories D. improved the quality of pins produced13. Adam Smith mentioned the number 4800 in order to_A. show the advantages of the old labor system B. stress how powerful the individual worker was C. show the advantages of the division of laborD. stress the impor

23、tance of increased production14. According to the writer, Adam Smith's mistake was in believing that the division of labor_A. was an efficient way of organizing workB. was an important development in methods of production C. finally led to economic developmentD. increased the production of exist

24、ing goods15. According to the writer, which one of the following is NOT tree? A. Division of labor can enable fewer people to make more pins.B. Division of labor helps people to produce more of what they already have.C. Division of labor is by no means responsible for economic growth. D. Division of

25、 labor is an efficient way of organizing work. Part II Vocabulary and Structure(30%)Directions: Inthis part there are 30incompletesentences. For eachsentencethere arefour choicesmarked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the A

26、nswer Sheet with a single line through the center.16. He spent_collecting materials for his article.A. a half yearB. half yearC. half a yearD. half of a year17. To succeed in a scientific experiment,_3/15A. one needs being patient personB. patience is to needC. one needs to be patientD. patience is

27、what needed18. English is used by more people than is_language except Chinese.A. anyB. any OtherC. otherD. all other19. The dish_terrible! I don't like it at all.A. tastesB. tastedC. will tasteD. is tasted20. She_be ill because I saw her playing tennis just now.A. can'tB. couldn'tC. must

28、n'tD. may not21. Sorry, officer. I_at 80 miles but I didn't see any sign in the area telling people how fast they can drive.A. should not driveB. shouldn't have drivenC. mustn't driveD. can't drive22. Why not_Professor Li for help? He is kind-hearted and willing to help.A. askB.

29、you askC. to askD your asking23. It is not easy_the answer to the difficult math problem.A. to figure outB. figuring outC. figure outD. being figured out24. The tsunami ( 海啸 )_over 160, 000 people were killed was a terrible disaster for human beings.A. of thatB. among whichC. during thatD. in which2

30、5.Take the medicine now. I believe it will_your pain.A. releaseB. reliveC. rejectD. relieve26.How can you_her offer? I'm afraid she will feel hurt.A. turn outB. turn upC. turn downD. turn away27.She apologized for_to attend the meeting.A. her being not ableB. her to be not ableC. her not to be a

31、bleD. her not being able to28.This new coat cost me_the last one I bought two years ago.A. three timesB. three times as much asC. three times as muchD. three times much as29.Each term our professors would_a list of books for us to read.A. hand inB. give awayC. pass outD. write out30.I_my wallet when

32、 I was shopping in the store.4/15A. must have droppedB. should have droppedC. could dropD. ought to have dropped31. I believe you have_your purse in the living-room.A. left aloneB. left behindC. left offD. left out太嘉外语培训中心32. The results of the survey are interesting and they_more questions than the

33、y can answer.A. bring aboutB. prohibitC. projectD. benefit from33. He abandoned a career that _ to his becoming one of the most influential people in the world.A. could have ledB. would leadC. should have ledD. must lead34.The doctor's advice was that the patient _ at once.A. to be operatedB. be

34、ing operatedC. be operatedD. operated35._by the look on her face, she didn't catch what I meant.A. JudgingB. JudgedC. JudgeD. To judge36.By no means _ our mistakes.A. we ought ignoreB. we ought to ignoreC. ought we ignoreD. ought we to ignore37.The teacher has his students _ a composition every

35、other week.A. to writeB. writtenC. writingD. write38.Give the books to _ needs them for the English class and the writing class.A. whomeverB. whomC. whoD. whoever39.A solid is different from a liquid _the solid has its definite shape.A. in thatB. in whichC. in whatD. because of which40.It is because

36、 he is kind and modest_he wins the respect of others.A. whatB. whichC. whyD. that41.Your mother told me that you overslept this morning, _, ?A. didn't sheB. didn't youC. did sheD. did you42._, he felt tired out after the long journey for eight hours.A. Strong as he isB. The stronger he isC.

37、Strong man that he isD. For he is strong43. They have agreed that they will _to the policy and will not change it.A. commitB. stick5/15C. combineD. fall44. The company has to _the benefits against the costs in the last three months.A. boastB. blameC. blockD. balance45.We've _paper and ink. Ask M

38、rs. Edward to lend us some.A. run away withB. run out ofC. run offD. run downPart ldentification (10%)Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C, and D. Identify theone that is not correct. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.注：以下括号内单词是问题选

39、项。46.How could you make such a little child to help you carry the big box?ABCD47.As soon as we've finished supper, we'll allgo to downtown to see the Sound of Munic.ABCD48.I really appreciate you recommended me to tha company in time.ABCD49.He will not do it had he known how serious the outc

40、ome would be.太嘉外语培训中心ABCD50.Her name sounds familiar with me but I can't tell who she is at the moment.ABCD51.Rice has been a basically food for millions of people for hundreds of years.ABCD52.The director and manager of the department are very strict with the employees.ABCD53.Research shows tha

41、t employees whose obtain satisfaction from their jobs are moreABCproductive.D54.Looking from another angle, the painting would show something different.ABCD55."NeverI have heard such a thing in my life!" said the old man.ABCDPart IV Ctoze (10%)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the followi

42、ng passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices markedA, B, C and D at the end of the passage.You should choose the ONE answer that best fits into thepassage. Then mark the corresponding letter on tire: Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.In every cultivated language there are two

43、great classes of words, which makes up the whole vocabulary.First, there are those words56 which we become familiar in daily conversation, which we57, that isto say, from the 58of our own family and from our friends, and59we should know and use60wecould not read or write. They61 the common things of

44、 life with all the people who62the language.Such words may be called "popular", since they belong to the people63 and are not excluded64alimited class.6/15On the other hand, our language65a large number of words which are comparatively66usedin ordinary conversation. Their meanings are know

45、n to every educated person, but there is little67 touse them at home or in the market-place. Our68acquaintance ( 熟悉 ) with them comes not from ourmother's69or from the talk of our schoolmates,70 from books that we read, lectures that we 71,or the more72 conversation of highly educated speakers w

46、ho are discussing some particular73ina style properly higher above the habitual74 of everyday life. Such words are called "learned", andthe75 betweenthemandthe "popular"wordsis of greatimportance to arightunderstandingoflanguage study process.56.A. atB. withC. byD. through57.A. s

47、tudyB. imitateC. stimulateD. learn58, A. matesB. relatives C. membersD. fellows59.A. whichB. thatC. thoseD. ones60.A. evenB. despiteC. even ifD. in spite of61.A. mindB. concernC. careD. relate62.A. hireB. applyC. adoptD. use63.A. in publicB. at most C. at largeD. at best64.A. inB. fromC. withD. on65

48、.A. consistsB. consists ofC. makesD. composes66.A. seldomB. muchC. greatlyD. often67.A. possibilityB. wayC. reasonD. necessity68.A. primaryB. firstC. principalD. prior69.A. tipsB. mouthC. earsD. tongue70.A. besidesB. andC. yetD. but71.A. hear ofB. attendC. hear fromD. listen72.A. formerB. formulaC.

49、formalD. forward73.A. themeB. topicC. ideaD. point74.A. borderB. linkC. degreeD. extent75.A. relation B. distinctionC. connectionD. similarityPart V Translation (20%)Section ADirections:Inthisparttherearefivesentenceswhich youshould translateintoChinese.Thesesentences are all taken from the 3 passag

50、e you have just read in the part of Reading Comprehension.You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.76. They contain the quickest and the most efficient means of communicating within their respective culture.77. Even though a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is difficult for it topersuade the villagers to seethis.78. So, unless the government has a good system of control, or can educate the people, th