月研究生英语学位课统考真题

1、2005.12 研究生英语学位课统考真题Paper One Part I Listening Comprehension (25minutes, 20 points) Section A ( 1 point each) 1. A 5 minutes B 15 minutes C 20 minutes D 25 minutes 2. A $200 B $400 C $300 D $5003. A Because he has been hiding lately. B Because he has been busy preparing his trip. C Because he has be

2、en back home. D Because he has to work hard for traveling expense. 4. A On a three-week trip B To their neighbors C On the way back home D To work 5. A She gladly accepted it . B She declined it politely. C She firmly turned it down . D She didnt know what to do. 6. A The girls father had an acciden

3、t yesterday. B The girls father was still in serious condition. C The girls father has been told about his daughters real condition. D The girls father doesnt know anything about his daughters real condition. 7. A 144 pounds B 164 pounds C 140 pounds D 154 pounds 8. A A new flat B A trip to the isla

4、nd C A disease D A recent fire. 9. A Because of the bad weather B Because the food has spoiled C Because some people are sick D Because they had to prepare for an exam. Section B ( 1 point each) Mini-talk One 10. A Science and Technology B Arts and Social Sciences C Architecture D Humanities 11. A P

5、sychology, sociology, history and economics B Psychology, sociology, history and linguistics C Biology, sociology, history and linguistics. D Biology, sociology, history and economics. 12. A They have difficulties seeing their lecturers. B They fall meeting deadlines for an essay. C They have diffic

6、ulty going to classes D Their lecturers are unavailable. Mini-talk Two 13. A At the beginning of the work day. B In the middle of the work day. C At the end of the work day D In the evening 14. A In the basement B On the top floor C In a cafeteria . D In the middle of the building 15. A They took em

7、ergency elevators B They were rescued by the firemen. C They waited until things returned to normal D They walked down the stairs. Section C Notes about the lecture: What is Happiness? Common myths about money and happiness 16. For very poor people-17. For very wealthy people - For middle-class peop

8、le - They are not less happy than wealthy people./ Happiness does not depend on money. The three qualities happy people have 18._19._20._Part II Vocabulary (10minutes, 10 points) Section A (0.5 point each) 21. The vast crowd bust into spontaneous cheering at the skillful play. A earnest B volcanic C

9、 hearty D automatic 22. Not everyone in the intelligence community was convinced the document was genuine. A standard B valid C neat D lucid 23. They found substantial evidence that exposures to nerve gas was responsible for the veterans symptoms. A contact B betrayal C exhibition D publication 24 T

10、he majority of prospective adoptive parents use an adoption agency, while others consult adoption facilitators in the United States. A confident B justified C sensible D potential 25. This patient must on no account be left unattended, even for one minute. A not repeatedly B not in any circumstances

11、 C without any reason D with no explanation. 26. Only a few Furgans remain alive today, a fading anthropological link with the first native Americans. A condescending B amplifying C prosperous D vanishing 27. He was as deliberate in his speech as he was in his work, weighing his words momentously, e

12、ven if they were only going to add up to a casual remark. A a witty B an indifferent C an offending D a humorous 28. Embarrassed, he slung her over his shoulder and made a hasty exit. A turn B leap C speech D leave 29. Eighty-five percent of people polled recently had not a clue what is meant by Inf

13、oTech, although 53% of those polled said they thought it sounded pretty important. A inspected B registered C voted D nominated 30. It would be a way of preserving animals that are dying out because their habitat is being destroyed. A mate B pray C territory D enemy Section B (0.5point each) 31. Mou

14、rinho is a young and _coach who is prepared to lead his team to win the championship in his first season. A clumsy B humorous C ambitious D intimate 32. Just wait for one second, I am _ready. A all but B all over C at all D at any moment 33. If you cant think of anywhere to go on Saturday, we _as we

15、ll stay home. A should B might C can D need 34. A nation that does not know history is _ to repeat it. A discouraged B characterized C linked D fated 35. They preferred a British Commonwealth or European arrangement, because this was substantially _their British thinking. A in touch with B in line w

16、ith C with relation to D with reference to 36. The traffic accident that delayed our bus gave us a _ reason for being late. A prompt B vague C irritable D legitimate 37. The United States has 10 percent of the total petroleum _of the world in its own territory, and has been a major producer for deca

17、des. A reservoirs B reservations C reserves D reproductions 38. This is the worlds first accurate _ model of human heart in computer. A setting B laboring C showing D working 39. In 2000 I visited Berkeley, where I began my long _ with this world famous university. A interaction B nomination C recon

18、struction D association 40. _, ads for phony business opportunities appear in the classified pages of daily and weekly newspapers and magazines , and online. A Specially B Typically C Especially D Commonly Part III Cloze Test ( 10 minutes, 10 points, 1 point each) Earthquakes have never really affec

19、ted Hong Kong, but this has not been the case on the mainland, where their effects through history have often been devastating, causing widespread destruction and loss of life. In ancient China, earthquakes were occasionally followed by riots and rebellions, so it was important for the emperor to fi

20、nd out about quakes in remote parts of the country as soon 41 occurred. This was 42 far from easy in an age before modern telecommunications. In the year 132 AD, however, the scientist and inventor, Zhang Heng, devised a forerunner of the modern seismograph ( an instrument used by scientists to dete

21、ct earthquakes). 43 only could it detect a distant earthquake as it happened, but it could 44 in which direction the epicenter of the quake lay. The machine, was from metal, was almost two meters 445, and shaped like a vase. There were dragons heads around the rim, each with a metal ball in its mout

22、h. The ball were balanced 46 when the earth moved slightly, one of them would fall into the mouth of a metal toad at the base of the vase. 47 creating a loud noise to raise the alarm. The direction of the earthquake was indicated by 48 ball fell, and a special mechanism ensured that only one ball co

23、uld fall. The device was viewed with considerable suspicion and doubt 49 especially since the first time it dropped a ball, no shock could be felt. But people changed their minds a few days later, when a messenger 50 news of an earthquake 700km away. 41. A as it B if they C as they D that it 42. A n

24、aturally B obvious C clear D hardly 43. A But B Not C Yet D If 44. A show besides B have to show C also indicate D also displaying 45. A across B through C length D width 46. A in order to B carefully if C delicately D so that 47. A besides B thereby C resulting D furthermore 48. A whichever B how C

25、 whenever D the 49. A to begin B besides C initially D first 50. A would bring B brought C carrying D had carried Part IVReading Comprehension ( 45minutes, 30 points, 1 point each) Passage 1 In a new book published this month called Gray Dawn, Peter G. Peterson predicts that in less than 25 years, s

26、enior citizens will comprise more than 18 percent of the entire U.S. population -the same proportion as in Florida today. Put another way, that means that early in the 21st century, there will be more grandparents than grandchildren. Peterson, a former secretary of Commerce under Nixon, is primarily

27、 concerned with what the aging of America-a product of both longer life spans and falling birthrates-means for Social Security and Medicare. But the social ramifications will be at least as profound as the economic ones. Will all those seniors shift the balance of political power? How will Hollywood

28、 executives, funeral directors and the auto industry change their products to meet the demands of a markedly older public? Because women tend to outlive men, will an older America also be significantly more female? In short, what will America be like when we all become a Senior Nation? Anyone who ha

29、s visited West Palm Beach or Tucson knows part of the answer, lots of people driving very slowly in big cars on their way to early-bird dinners. But thats only the most broad-brush observation. The political changes alone will be enough to bury all those stereotypes about the feeble elderly. Peterso

30、n estimates that by 2038, people 64 and older will make up 34 percent of the electorate-up from only 16 percent in 1966. you think Social Security is a sacred cow now? And the battle over entitlements may get uglier. The 65-plus population is about 85 percent white. The younger generations-the ones

31、footing the seniors bills-are much more racially mixed. “What youve got is an overwhelmingly white generation with enormous influence, asking African-Americans, Hispanics and Asians to support them for decades,” says Ken Dychtwald, president of Age Wave, a consulting firm that focuses on the maturin

32、g marketplace. “The tension becomes not only generational but racial.”51. What is true of American population? A Floridas population is 18% of the entire U.S. population. B American people will represent 18% of the worlds population. C American population will increase by 18% early in the next centu

33、ry. D Senior citizens will outnumber teenagers in less than 25 years in the U.S. 52. According to Peterson, the aging of America is caused by _ A social security and medicare B shift in the balance of political power C longer life spans and falling birthrates D social ramifications as well as econom

34、ic ones 53. Who is Peter G. Peterson? A a funeral director. B A Hollywood executive C A secretary of Commerce D The author of Gray Dawn. 54. Gray Dawn probably refers to the fact that _ A the younger generations are much more racially mixed. B the U.S will be significantly more female in the next ce

35、ntury. C the stereotypes about the feeble elderly are being dispersed by political changes. D the U.S is entering a stage when they are more grandparents than grandchildren. 55. What is the best title for the passage? A The U.S- A Senior Nation B The Senior Boom is Coming C A Book Called Gray Dawn D

36、 Generational and Racial Tension Passage 2 Weary after centuries of fighting the surging North Sea from gushing into this low-lying nation, the Netherlands is rethinking how to keep Dutch feet dry. The traditional method of stopping flood water has been to build dikes. But at the Second World Water

37、Forum, a five-day conference that was to start today in The Hague, Dutch water experts were to explain that the best way to handle the water may be to let it in. In the Netherlands-half of which lies below sea level-the Ministry of Water Management has designated several low-lying regions as “calami

38、ty flood plains” that would be used in emergencies to divert floodwaters from populated areas, spokesman Hans Scholoten said. Referring to the fable of a Dutch boy named Hans Brinker who saved the nation from disaster by plugging a hole in the sea barrier, Undersecretary for Water Management Monique

39、 de Vries said: Hans Brinker will have to take his finer out of the dike and pull on his galoshes.” Although the country has built dikes and reclaimed land since the Middle Ages, repeated flooding of farmland in recent years and high maintenance costs have led to a rethinking about the old methods.

40、“Sometimes it doesnt make sense to ignore the processes of nature,” said Bert Blasé, spokesman for an association of regional water boards. “Flooding certain nature reserve areas every few years would be good for the environment.” Part of the plan involves widening river beds to allow larger vo

41、lumes of water to flow to the sea. Although it is still unclear how much land could eventually be allocated to the project- some inhabitants would have to be relocated-large areas of the eastern Dutch province of Gelderland have been labeled as suitable. While flooding is a serious threat to the Dut

42、ch, global warming could expose many more in this country of 15 million to drought and water pollution if governments do not take drastic measures, conference organizers have warned. More than 3,5000 delegates from 150 countries will attend the conference, the follow-up to the first global water con

43、gress, which was held in Marrakech, Morocco, two years ago. With one-sixth of the worlds population lacking clean drinking water, forum organizers have called for annual global spending on water problems to be more than doubled from about $70 billion or $80 billion to $180 billion. In the closing st

44、ages of the conference, ministers from more than 100 countries will meet to discuss sustainable water for the worlds growing population and farmers who grows crops for mass consumption. 56. What is the new idea the experts put forward to keep Dutch feet dry? A To build more powerful dams. B To let t

45、he sea water in the inside. C To ignore the process of nature D To flood certain nature reserves. 57. Hans Brinker is known as a national hero_. A In Dutch history who succeeded in diverting floodwater from the populated areas. B who took his finger out of the dike and built a sea barrier. C who pul

46、led his finger on his galoshes and saved the nation from being drowned. D a legend who saved the nation by stopping the sea flood in 58. Which of the following is NOT included in the forth-coming Dutch project in saving the nation from possible sea floods? A To designate some low-lying regions as “c

47、alamity flood plains”. B To let the sea flood certain nature reserve areas every few years. C To broaden some river beds to allow more river water to flow to the sea. D To expose many more areas of the country to drought or flood. 59. All the following are the topics to be discussed in the Second Wo

48、rld Water Forum EXCEPT_ A how to diver floodwaters from the populated areas of Holland. B how to reduce water pollution and provide more healthy drinking water for the growing population. C how to help farmers to keep on the sustainable agriculture by watering their crops timely. D how to take measu

49、res to slow down the ever-accelerating global warming up tendency. 60. The best way to paraphrase the sentence “Sometimes it doesnt make sense to ignore the process of nature” is _ A Sometimes its no use ignoring the process of nature. B In some cases man can and must neglect the law of nature. C It

50、 would often be harmful for Man to go against the process of nature D Man must always follow the way of how things are going on Passage 3 “Refrigerator production in China jumped from 1.4million units in 1985 to 10.6million in 1998,” according to David Fridley, a researcher in the Department of Ener

51、gys Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA. The Global Environmental Facility, through the United Nations Development Program, has decided to fund $9.3 million of the $40 million program to help the government of China transform its market for refrigerators. The refrigerator project began in 198

52、9 when the EPA signed an agreement with the government of China to assist in the elimination of CFCs from refrigerators. Berkeley Lab has been involved in the project since 1995 through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, developing the market transformation program based on the success of the

53、 first phase of the project, which involved designing and testing CFC( echlorofluorocabon含氯氟烃)free, energy, efficient refrigerators. Fridley says that beyond his technical supervisory role, the Laboratory will be involved in training and working with the State Bureau of Technical Supervision as the

54、new efficiency standards are developed. “Market transformation,” Fridley explains, “is the process of shifting consumer demand for a product, in this case to a more energy efficient, environmentally favorable product through voluntary, market based means such as technical assistance and training for

55、 manufacturers, consumer education, and financial incentives to manufacture and sell the more efficient product.” “Collectively, we developed a technical training program for Chinese refrigerator manufacturers interested in developing CFC free, efficient refrigerators; a financial incentive program

56、to motivate manufacturers to build the most efficient refrigerator possible; and a mass purchasing program for Chinese government agencies that acquire refrigerators in bulk,”Fridley says. In 1998, the refrigerator project was awarded an International Climate Protection Award by the EPA. “It is not widely known in the United States, but China has had an energy efficiency policy in place since the early 1980s,” says Mark Levine, Environmental Energy Technologies Division director and an advisor to the Chinese government on energy efficiency. “The government of China is com