学位英语考试真题及答案解析一

1、学位英语考试真题及答案解析（一）PartIDialogueCompletion(10points)Directions:Inthispart,thereare3dialogueswith3or4blanks,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththechoicethatbestsuitsthesituationuntilthedialogueiscomplete.WithDialogueOne,allthechoiceswillhavetobeused.WithDialogueTwoandDialogueThree,

2、onechoicewillbeleftunused.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglebarthroughtheCentreoftheletterthatindicatesyourchoice.DialogueOneW:Doyouknowthegirlinredunderthetree?M:_1W:Right.Doyouknowher?M:Ofcourse.ShesLily.2W:Issheeasytogetalongwith?M:Yes.Sheiskind.Sheisalwaysreadytohelpothers.Sosheisverypopu

3、larwiththepeoplearoundher.W:_3_M:Certainly.ButIdontwanttodisturbhernow.Sheseemstoloseherselfinthebook.W:OK._A_M:AllrightA. Weveknowneachothersincewewerekids.B. Couldyouintroducemetoher?C. Youmeanthegirlreadingabook?D. Thenletstalktoherwhenshestopsreading.DialogueTwoDavid:Hey.Whatareyoudoingthisweeke

4、nd?Frank:Idonthaveanyplans_5_David:Iamgoingtomyunclescottageinthecountryside.Frank:Thatsoundslikefun.Whoelseisgoing?David:6Manyotherpeopleareinvited,too.Frank:Whatwillwedo?.David:Wewillcookdinneronthegrill,playgames,andenjoythescenery.Itisverybeautiful.Theairisveryfreshandatnightyoucanseethestarsver

5、ywell.Andwewillroastmarshmallows.Frank:_David:Soyouwillcomethen?Frank:Yes.Iwillcome.David:Great!Frank:Thankyouforinvitingme.David:Youarewelcome.A. Mybrotherandhisgirlfriendarecoming.B. Ilovemarshmallows!C. CanIgowithyou?D. Why?DialogueThreeLily:Hi,Jim!Howwasyourparty?Jim:Itswonderful!8Lily:Imsorry.I

6、hadplannedto,butIhadahighfeverthatday.Jim:Sorrytohearthat.Areyouallrightnow?Lily:Yes,thanks.WhatdidImissattheparty,anyway?Jim:Well,wehadmanydifferentkindsoffood,suchaschicken,pizza,salads.Lily:Didyouhaveabirthdaycake?Jim:9Lily:Whataboutmusic?Jim:Itwasgreat!Asyouknow,LindasbrotherisafamousDJ,soshebro

7、ughtlotsofgoodCDswithher.10wehadanunforgettabletime.Lily:Whattimedidthepartyend?Jim:Athalfpasttwo.Icouldntgetupthenextday.Lily:Well,itsoundsasifyouenjoyedyourselves.Jim:Yes.Ilikehavingpartiesbecausetheycanmakeushappyandrelaxed.A. Yes,abigchocolateone.B. Whydidntyoucome?C. Itsrainingtoday.D. Wedanced

8、tilltwooclockinthemorning.PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglebarthroughtheCentreoftheletterthatindi

9、catesyourchoice.Passage1Inordertolearnaforeignlanguagewell,itisnecessarytoovercomethefearofmakingmistakes.Iftheprimarygoaloflanguageuseiscommunication,themistakesaresecondaryconsiderationthatmaybedealtwithgraduallyasawarenessofthosemistakesincreases.Ontheotherhand,studentsshouldnotignoretheirmistake

10、s.Thelanguagelearnermayobservehownativespeakersexpressthemselves,andhownativeexpressionsdifferfromthewaythelearnermightsaythem.Forexample,aSpanishspeakerwhohasbeensaying“Idoittoexpresswillingnesstodosomethingintheimmediatefuture,could,byinteractingwithnativespeakersofEnglish,observethatnativespeaker

11、sactuallysayIlldoit”.TherSsHtiniadiserepancyasabasisforthestudenttomodifyhiswayofusingthepresenttenseinEnglish.Butastudentwhoisunwillingtointeractinthefirstplacewouldlosethisopportunitytolearnbytrialanderror.11. Accordingtothepassage,foreignlanguagestudentsshouldnotworrytoomuchaboutmakingmistakesbec

12、ause.A. nativespeakerswillignoretheirmistakesB. communicationistheprimarygoaloflanguagelearningC. nativespeakerslikeforeignstudentswhotrytolearntheirlanguageD. everyonemakesmistakeswhentryingtocommunicateinastrangelanguage12. ThepassageindicatesthatthepresenttenseinEnglishis.A. basicallythesameinEng

13、lishasitisinSpanishB. notthemostdifficultproblemforforeignstudentsC. notusedtoexpressadesiretodosomethingintheimmediatefutureD. usedwithsomeverbsbutnotwithotherstoexpressfutureintention13. TheauthorthinksthatlanguagelearnerscanreducethenumberoftheirmistakesbyA. askingnativespeakersforexplanationsB.

14、readinggoodbooksintheforeignlanguageC. speakingwithoutregardtonativespeakersD. comparingtheirspeechwiththatofnativespeakers14. Thepassageimpliesthatforeignstudentswhodonotinteractwithnativespeakerswillnot_.A. havetoworryaboutmakingmistakesB. learnverymuchabouttheforeigncultureC. learnaboutthehistory

15、oftheforeignlanguageD. takeadvantageofavailablelanguagemodels15. Theauthorsmajorconclusionaboutthefunctionofmistakesinforeignlanguagelearningisthat.A. mistakesdonotinterferewithcommunicationB. learnersareoftenveryafraidofmakingmistakesC. mistakesarenotimportantintheprocessoflearningalanguageD. makin

16、gmistakescanhelpthelearnerdiscovertherulesofthelanguagePassage2DeathValleyisoneofthemostfamousdesertsintheUnitedStates,coveringawideareawithitsalkalisand.Almost20percentofthisareaiswellbelowsealevel,andBadwater,asaltwaterpool,isabout280feetbelowsealevelandthelowestpointintheUnitedStates.LongagothePa

17、namintIndianscalledthisplaceTomeshathelandoffire.DeathValleypessentnamedatesbackto1849,whenagroupofminerscomingacrossfromNevadabecamelostinitsunpleasantnessandhugeness,andtheiradventureturnedouttobeasadstory.TodayDeathValleyhasbeendeclaredaNationalMonumentandiscrossedbyseveralwell-markedroadswherego

18、odservicescanbefoundeasily.Luckilythechangecreatedbyhumansettlementhashardlyruinedthespecialbeautyofthisplace.Herenaturecreatedalotofsurprising,almostlikethesightsonthemoon,ever-changingasthefrequentwindmovesthesandabout,showingthemostunusualcolors.OneofthemostastonishingandvariablepartsofDeathValle

19、yistheDevilsGolfCourse,whereitseemshardforonetotellrealityfromterribledreams.Sandsculpturesstandonafrighteningground,aseveningsshadowsmoveandlengthen.16.isthelowestplaceinthedesert.A.TomeshaB.DeathValleyC.NevadaD.Badwater17. Thenameofthevalleycomesfrom.A. anIndiannameB. thedeathoftheminersC. theloca

20、lpeopleD. aNationalMonument18. Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A. noonehadeverknownthedesertbeforetheminersB. itsstillnoteasytotravelacrossthedesertC. peoplecanfindgas-stations,cafesandhotelsinthedesertD. peoplehavechangedthenaturalsightofthedesert19.DevilsGolfCourseisfamousfor.A.thefrequentwindB.theco

21、lorsofthesandC.dream-likesightsD.thesandsculptures20. FromthepassagewecanseethatthewritertheDeathValley.A.appreciatesB.isfearfulofC.dislikesD.istiredofPassage3InWesternculture,anengagementbeginswithyestoasimplequestion:W川youmarryme?Theseheart-stoppingwordsoftencomewithabeautifuldiamondring.Themanmak

22、ingtheproposalmaygetdownononeknee.Infact,menhavereliedonthissimple,romanticmethodofproposingmarriageforyears.Today,thisisnolongertrueforeveryone.ConsiderhowJustinFirestoneproposedtoNatalieAbreu.ThecoupletookahelicoptertourovertheblacksandsofHonomanuBay,Hawaii.SuddenlyAbreusaw”W川youmarryme,Natalie?sp

23、elledoutbelowwithcoconuts.HeranswerwasanastonishedYes!”Firestonesproposaltookweeksofplanainghelpfromaprofessional.Butformenlikehim,theeffortputintotheproposalwasworthit.Manyguyswanttoshowhowserioustheyareaboutmarriagethroughanimpressiveproposal.Someevenwanttogivetheirfuturebridessomethingtobragabout

24、.Publicproposals-atsportsgames,concertsandotherevents-arecommon.Butsomemendontsettlefortheirproposalscrollingacrossabigscreenbeforethousands.MillionssawJoeUvasproposalonarealityTVshow.Hisgirlfriend,LauraODonnell,walkedintoanofficeandsawfriendsandfamilyholdingflowers.Withthecamerasrolling,Uvawalkedou

25、tfromamongthemtopropose.ODonnellsaidyes,tothereliefofUvaandhisaudience.Othermenhavechosenproposalsthatreflectthecoupleuniquerelationship.Suchproposalstakeplaceatafavoriterestaurantorinvolveasharedhobby.BerniePeng,forexample,programsvideogames,andTammyLienjoysplayingthem.WhenPengproposedtoLi,hemadeas

26、mallchangeinherfavoritegame.Whensheplayedit,aringandmarriageproposalappeared.Theyrecentlygotmarried!Thesemenwereconfidenttheywouldgettheanswertheywanted.Butthatsnthepoint:Creativeproposalsleavememoriestobecherished.21. Whatwillmendoinatraditionalproposal?A.Usebeautifulwords.8. Buydiamondsinadvance.C

27、.Planitformonths.D.Savealotofmoney.22. Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A. Firestonedidntspeakouttheproposal.B. Firestoneplannedtheproposalbyhimself.C. Nataliehadexpectedtheproposalontheirtrip.D. Firestonesproposalwasinexpensive.23. Whatdoestobragabout”(Para.3)probablymean?A. Totalkaboutwithpride

28、.B. Toremembersomeone.C. Tothinkaboutseriously.D. Tolookaroundcarefully.24. Whichoftheproposalswaswitnessedbythelargestnumberofpeople?A.FirestonesB.Abreus.C.JoeUvas.D.Pengs.25. Whatistheauthorsopiniontowardscreativeproposals?A. Theyarelikelytogetpositiveanswers.B. Theyrevealmensconfidence.C. Theyare

29、beautifulmemoriesinlife.D. Theytakegreatcourageandwisdom.Passage4Whenwerelearningaforeignlanguage,makingsenseofwhatwehearisthefirststeptowardfluency.Itsoundsobvious,butuntilrecently,wedidntknowmuchabouthowlisteningworks.Newresearchdemonstratesthateffectivelisteninginvolvesmorethansimplyhearingthewor

30、dsthatfloatpastourears.Rather,itactiveprocessofreceivinginformationandmakingmeaning.Thiskindofengagedlisteningisaskillthatsascriticalforlearningarangeofsubjectsatschoolandworkasitisforlearningtounderstandaforeigntongue.Studiesofskilledlanguagelearnershaveidentifiedspecificlisteningstrategiesthatlead

31、tosuperiorcomprehension.Lastyear,forexample,UniversityofOttawaresearcherLarryVandergriftpublishedhisstudyof106undergraduateswhowerelearningFrenchasasecondlanguage.Halfofthestudentsweretaughtinaconventionalfashion,listeningtoandpracticingtextsspokenaloud.Theotherhalf,possessingthesameinitialskillleve

32、landtaughtbythesameteacher,weregivedetailedinstructiononhowtolisten.Itturnedoutthatthesecondgroupsignificantlyoutperformedthefirstoneonatestofcomprehension.Sowhataretheselisteningstrategies?Skilledlearnersgointoalisteningclasswithasenseofwhattheywanttogetofit.Theysetagoalfortheirlistening,andtheygen

33、eratepredictionsaboutwhatthespeakerwillsay.Beforethetalkingbeginstheymentallyreviewwhattheyalreadyknowaboutthesubject,andformanintentiontolistenoutforwhatsimportantorrelevant.Oncetheybeginlistening,theselearnersmaintaintheirfocus;iftheirattentionwanders,theybringitbacktothewordsbeingspoken.Theydonta

34、llowthemselvestobethrownoffbyconfusingorunfamiliardetails.Instead,theytakenoteofwhattheydontunderstandandmakeinferencesaboutwhatthosethingmightmean,basedonothercluesavailabletothem;theirpreviousknowledgeofthesubject,thecontextofthetalk,theidentityofthespeaker,andsoon.26. Whatisthemainideaofthispassa

35、ge?A. Effectivelisteningmeanshearingthewordsthatfloatpastourears.B. Developingyourlisteningskillsisthefirststeptowarddevelopingfluency.C. Skilledlistenersusespecificstrategiestogetthemostoutofwhattheyhear.D. Listeningisoneofthemostpowerfultoolswehavetogaininformation.27. WhatdoesVandergriftsresearch

36、show?A. Learnerswhoadoptspecificlisteningstrategiesbecomebetterlisteners.B. Learnerstaughtinthetraditionalwayarebetteratreinforcingwhattheylearn.C. Learnersaremoreconfidentiftheymakefewermistakes.D. Learnerswholistenonaregularbasisimprovefaster.28. WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutVandergriftsresea

37、rchisTRUE?A. TheparticipantswerepostgraduateslearningFrenchasasecondlanguage.B. Alltheparticipantsweretaughtusingtheconventionalmethod,withthefocusonlisteningstrategies.C. Thetwogroupsweretaughtbydifferentteacher.D. Theparticipantswereatthesameinitialskilllevel.29. Theexpressionthrownoffinthethirdpa

38、ragraphisclosestinmeaningtoA. infectedB. confusedC. ruinedD. informed30. Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstrategiesisNOTusedbyskilledlearners?A.Reviewtheirpriorknowledgeofthesubject.B.Concentrateonthespeakerwords.D.PredictwhatthespeakerwillC.Translateintotheirnativelanguage.way.PartmVocabul

39、aryandStructure(20points)Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglebarthroughtheCentreoftheletterthatindicatesyourchoice.31. ThecorridorwasdarkandImyh

40、eadagainstthewall.A.broughtB.damagedC.bumpedD.struck32. Themountainclimberhadaescapefromdeath.A.shortB.scarceC.closeD.narrow33. Therearemanyinconveniencesthathavetobewhenyouarecamping.A.putupwithB.putdowntoC.putoffD.putaway34. Thisnewspaperwillnotknowinglyacceptforrealestatewhichisinviolationofthela

41、w.A.publishingB.advertisingC.claimingD.discussing35. Thefilmwaspickedupbyabranchof20thCenturyFox世纪福克斯andwillbe_inafewcitiesthisfall.A.freedB.openedC.startedD.released36. Asamatteroffact,ourlifestylesarechangingandourbodies.A.assuchB.sosuchC.suchareD.soare37. Thecomputer,workingveryfast,dataatthespee

42、doflight.A.handlesB.handlingC.handledD.hashandled38. Iboughtanewhouselastyear,butImyoldhouseyet,soatthemomentIhavetwohouses.A.didntsellB.havenotsoldC.hadnotsoldD.dontsell39. ThesewildflowersaresospecialthatIwoulddoIcantosavethem.A.whateverB.thatC.whichD.whichever40. Suddenly,atallmandrivingagoldenca

43、rriage_thegirlandtookheraway,_intothewoods.A.seizing;disappearedB.seized;disappearedC.seizing;disappearingD.seized,disappearing41. Itsuddenlymehowwecouldimprovethesituation.A.occurredB.fearedC.shookD.struck42. IhaveneverbeentoNewYork,butitstheplaceA.whereIdliketovisitB.thatIwanttovisitmostC.thatIwan

44、ttovisititmostD.inthatIdliketovisit43. Governmentreports,examinationcompositions,legaldocumentsandmostbusinesslettersarethemainsituationsformallanguageisused.A.atwhatB.inthatC.onwhichD.inwhich44. TheyoungmanspeaksJapanesefluentlyasifheaJapanese.A.wereB.wouldbeC.isD.hadbeen45. Doyouknowtheofthesaying

45、Ijustquoted?A.resourceB.sourceC.courseD.cause46. TheInternethasbroughtbigchangesinthewaywework.A.aboutB.outC.upD.back47. Dr.Hampton:Goodmorning,ProfessorSmith.ProfessorSmith:,Dr.Hampton.Dr.Hampton:MayIcomein?ProfessorSmith:Ofcourse,please.A.GoodmorningB.Fine,thanksC.PleasedtomeetyouD.Howdoyoudo48. T

46、heygotoworkeveryday_SaturdayandSunday.Thosedaysareholidays.A.besidesB.onC.fromD.except49. Shehas_chancetowintheelectionasheropponentistoostrong.A.littleB.alittleC.fewD.afew50. TodayBobwaslateagainforclassbecauseheoverslept,buthe_anexcuseofbeingill.A.lookedupB.madeupC.putupD.tookupPartlVTranslation(1

47、5points)Directions:TranslatethefollowingpassageintoChineseandputyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.ThetraditionalChinesehospitalityrequiresfooddiversity,sothatguestswillbefullbeforeeatingupallthedishes.AtypicalChinesebanquetmenuincludescolddishesservedatthebeginning,followedbyhotdishes,suchasmeat,poultry,vegetables,etc.Atmostbanquets,thewholefishisconsideredtobeessential,unlessvariouskindsofseafoodhavebeenserv