2016年6月研究生英语学位课统考真题

1、2016年6月研究生英语学位课统考真题PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（25minutes，20points)SectionA(1pointeach）Directions：Inthissection,youwillhearnineshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers。Attheendofeachconversationaquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid。Theconversationsandthequestionswillbereadonlyonce.Choosethebestanswerfromt

2、hefourchoicesgivenbymarkingthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachinescoredAnswerSheet。A。Beautyhasadvantagesanddisadvantages。B。Beautyhasdifferentmeaningstodifferentpeople.C。Beautybringsattentionandopportunities.D。Beautycomesfromactionandgoodqualities.2。A.Sheisusingthebo

3、oknow.B。Shemaygivehimahand。C.Shecannotlendhimthebook.D。Shewillkeepthebookforhim.A。Rachellivesfairlyclosetoher.Rachelvisitsherquiteoften。Rachelcomeshereonceamonth.Rachelrarelygetstoseeher。4。A.Sheforgotaboutthetimechange.B.Shedidntreceivethextmessage。C.Herroommateforgottogiveherthemessage.D.Herroommat

4、ewastoonervoustotellher。A.Heshouldhavegotbettergrades。Thetestwasbasedonlecturematerial。Shemisplacedhertextbook。Smallluckplaysabigrole.A。Onthe16thofJune。Onthe18thofJune.C。Onthe9thofJune。D。Onthe8thofJune。7。A。Gotosleep。B.Watchthemovielater.C。Changethechannel。1D。Setthealarmclock。8.A.Wearaformalsuit.B.We

5、arcasualclothes.C。Dressupfortheparty.D。Dressinacostume。9。A。Shelikestodrinkcoffee.B.Sherarelywakesupearly.C。Sheneedsteatofeelalert.D.Shealwaysskipsbreakfast.SectionB(1pointeach)Directions:Inthissectionyouwillheartwominitalks.Attheendofeachtalk，therewillbesomequestions。Boththetalksandthequestionswillb

6、ereadtoyouonlyonce.Aftereachquestion，therewillbeapause。Duringthepause,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesgivenbymarkingthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachinescoredAnswerSheet。MinitalkOne10。A.SouthernEurope.B。UnitedArabEmirates.C.NorthAfrica。D.TheUnitedState

7、s.11。A.Thewings.B。Thetail.C。Thewindows。D。Theengines。12。A。Tochangetheairplaneindustry。B.Tomakeatripinatinyplane。C。Toovercomeweatherissues。D。Toprovethepowerofnewenergysources。MinitalkTwoA。Feelingsleepyatwork。B.Feelingsadordepressed.C。Feelingunabletothinkclearly.D.Feelingtiredinthemorning。ATimezonechan

8、ge。2B.Anextrahourofsleep.C。Travelbyairfardistances.D.Unmatchedworkscheduleandlifestyle.15。A.Nighttimeworkishardonsomeoftheworkers。B.Earlyrisershavelittleimprovementinwellbeing。C。Abetterrestcanbenefitemployersfinancially。D.Workersreportthesamelevelofimprovement.SectionC（1pointeach)Directions：Inthisse

9、ctionyouwillhearashortlecture。Listentotherecordingandcompletethenotesaboutthelecture。Youwillheartherecordingtwice。AftertherecordingyouareaskedtowritedownyouranswersontheAnswerSheet。Younowhave25secondstoreadthenotesbelow.（请在录音结束后把16-20题的答案抄写在答题纸上）16。Chooseclothingthatfitstheemployer_(2swords)andkeepy

10、ourselfcleanandtidy.17.Leaveyourhousein_(3words）toarriveatleast15minutesearlyforyourinterview.18。Firmly_(2words)，righthandonly，evenifyoure-handedleft.19。Iftheinterviewerseemsdistracted,lightentheatmospherebytellingan_（3words）storyaboutyourqualifications.20。Ifyoudontunderstandaquestionorstatement,ask

11、theinterviewerto（3words）it。PARTIIVOCABULARY(10minutes,10points)SectionA(0.5pointeach)Directions：Therearetenquestionsinthissection。Eachquestionisasentencewithonewordorphraseunderlined。BelowthesentencearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA，B,CandD.Choosethewordorphrasethatisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedone。Ma

12、rkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachinescoredAnswerSheet。21。Digitaltechnologycanbeusedtoalleviatetheharmfulsideeffectsbroughtaboutbyfarming。A.intensifyB.reduceC.triggerD。convert22.Itisbelievedthatanyimprovementinwaterefficiencywouldbeofconsiderablebenefit.A.enormou

13、sB.marginalC.potentialD。beneficial23。Materialsscienceisrapidlytransformingthewaythateverythingfromcarstolightbulbsismade。3A.enhancingB.multiplyingC.alteringD。pursuing24.TheeconomyoftheUnitedStatesisprobablytheenvyoftheworld，anditsarmedforcesareunrivalled。A.unmatchedB.ungroundedC。undefinedD.unpurifie

14、d25.ThecentralgovernmentofChinahassetaboutboostingtheconsumptionofgreenerenergy。A。discardedB。demandedC。cancelledD.initiated26。Hervoicehadapeculiarlyengagingquality;itwasdeep，alittlehusky,andonealwaysheardthebreathvibratingbehindit。A.appealingB.disgustingC.emergingD。painstaking27.Purchaseofasecondhan

15、dhouseisadifficultproblemthatrequirescarefulassessment。A。predictionB.evaluationC.elaborationD.assimilation28。Anumberofingenioustechniquesareemployedtomaketheworkmanshipmoredelicate.A.recruitedB.hiredC。adoptedD.created29.ThebusinesswillshowaprofitinSeptemberprovidedthatsalesremainsteadyallsummer.A。as

16、soonasB.onconditionthatC.inorderthatD.bythetime30.Theminerswhohadbeenstuckundergroundfordaysweretakentoahospitalrightaway.A。forthetimebeingB。behindthetimesC.attimesD。innotimeSectionB(0.5pointeach)Directions:Therearetenquestionsinthissection。Eachquestionisasentencewithsomethingmissing。Beloweachsenten

17、cearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B，CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence。MarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachinescoredAnswerSheet.31.Someinfectiousdiseases，suchasAIDS，takeaheavy_onhumanimmunity。A.impactB.lossC.tollD。casualtyBecauseofpoorgrammar,so

18、mesentencesinresearchpapersbyChinesestudentsseem_tothereviewers.A.incomprehensibleB.inedibleC。inestimableD。irreplaceable33.Almosteachcollegestudentisequippedwithacellphone,laptopandotherelectronic_.A。galaxiesB。ornamentsC.utensilsD。gadgets34。Runningforpresidentis_demanding，emotionallydraining,andphys

19、icallytaxing。A.incoherentlyB。intellectuallyC.intimatelyD.invalidly35。Thecommonpatternofhumaninfluenceontropicalrainforestisa_ofthehabitatintosmallerpatches.A.incorporationB。expansionC.fragmentationD。collaborationStateleadersofeachgenerationhavetothinkabouthowto_complicatedeconomicissues。A。adoreB。ass

20、embleC。addressD。alienate437。In2008,SarkozythreatenedtoboycotttheOlympicGamesinBeijing，_kowtowshortlyafterwardsbypromisingnevertointerferewithChinasaffairs。A。onlytoB。soastoC。astoD.priorto38。Newmethodsofirrigationcanreducewaterconsumptionbyroughly30%_conventionalsystems.A。butforB。comparedwithC。related

21、toD.otherthanAslongasyouarepursuingyourdream,youreffortswilleventually_.A。wearoffB。payoffC。wardoffD.turnoffTheyoungeryoubegin_,theeasieritistoremainphysicallyactivethroughoutyourlife.A.settingoutB.figuringoutC.runningoutD。workingoutPARTIIICLOZETEST(10minutes,10points,1pointeach)Directions：Thereare10

22、questionsinthispartofthetest。Readthepassagethrough.Then，gobackandchooseonesuitablewordorphrasemarkedA，B，C,orDforeachblankinthepassage.MarkthecorrespondingletterofthewordorphraseyouhavechosenwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachinescoredAnswerSheet.collegeeducationiscompletelynecessaryforea

23、chofus,butwehavetoaskwhatit_41_togetintocollege？Highschoolgradesandstandardizedtestsarestillthemostcommonmeasurements。_42_thisinformationisoftenconsideredalongsideothersourcesofinformation,otherindicatorsofcollegepotentialaretypicallynotconsideredifhighschoolgradesandstandardizedtestscoresdontreacha

24、43certa。inEventhoughstandardizedtestscoresdopredict_44_performanceandjobperformance，relyingsoheavilyonthesescoresisproblematic_45_anumberofreasons。Forone,studieshavefoundthattheSATisabetterpredictorofcollegeperformanceforwhitestudents。_46_reasonisthatotherkeyskillsareneglectedthatcontributetolifesuc

25、cess，definedmore_47_thanmerelythecapacityforacademiclearning,includingactivelearning_48_,naturalmotivation，socialemotionalintelligence,imagination，andcreativity.Creativityandimaginationareparticularlyimportantskillsinthiscentury,_49_howquicklythisworldischanging。Thisworldneedspeoplewhoarenotonlyquic

26、klearners,butalsoreflectivelearnersaswellas_50_ofnewknowledge。41。A.meansB。takesC.seemsD。likes42.A。ButB。HoweverC.WhileD。Yet43。A.standardB。destinationC.aspectD.perspective44.A。physicalB.artisticC。mechanicalD。academic45。A.becauseofB。duetoC。forD。owingto46。A。ThesecondB.AsecondC。SecondD。Theother547.A。broa

27、dlyB。narrowlyC。usuallyD.strictly48.A。outcomesB。advantagesC。qualificationsD。strategies49。A.concerningB。regardingC.consideringD。involving50.A.applicantsB.creatorsC。witnessesD。successorsPARTIVREADINGCOMPREHENSION45minutes，30points,1pointeach）Directions：Inthispartofthetest，therearefiveshortpassages。Read

28、eachpassagecarefully，andthendothequestionsthatfollow.Choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesgivenandmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoredAnswerSheet.PassageOneAyearago,mybossannouncedthatourlargeNewYorkadagencywouldbemovingtoanopenoffice.Afternineyearsasas

29、eniorwriter,Iwasforcedtotradeinmyprivateofficeforaseatatalong，sharedtable.Itfeltlikemybosshadrippedoffmyclothesandleftmestandinginmyunderwear.However，about70percentofU.S。officesnowhavenoorlowpartitions.SiliconValleyhasbeentheleaderinbringingdownthedividers。Google,YahooandAmericanExpressarealladheren

30、ts。Facebookdesignedthelargestopenfloorplanintheworld，housingnearly3，000engineers.Thesenewfloorplansareidealformaximizingacompanysspacewhileminimizingcosts。Bosseslovetheabilitytokeepaclosereyeontheiremployees,ensuringmoviewatching,constantsocialmedia-browsingandunlimitedpersonalcellphoneuseisnoccupyi

31、ngtbillinghours。Whileemployeesfeelliketheyrerelaxed,partofinnovativeenterprise，theenvironmentultimatelydamagesworkersattentionspans,creativityandsatisfaction。Furthermore,asenseofprivacyboostsjobperformance,whiletheoppositecancausefeelingsofhelplessness。Inadditiontothedistractions,mycolleaguesandIhav

32、ebeenmorevulnerabletoillness。Lastfluseasontookdownasuccessionofmycoworkerslikedominoes。Asthenewspaceintended,Iveformedinteresting，unexpectedbondswithmycolleagues.Butmypersonalperformanceatworkhashitanall-timelow。Eachday，myassociatesandIareseatedatatablestaringateachother，havinganongoing12personconve

33、rsationfrom9a.m。to5p。m。Thosewhohaveworkedinprivateofficesfordecadeshaveproventobethemostnoisyandtough。Theyhaventhadtoconsiderhowtheirloudhabitsaffectothers,soIcanonlyworkeffectivelyduringtimeswhennooneelseisaround,orifIisolatemyselfinoneofthesmall,constantlysought-after,glasswindowedmeetingrooms。Tom

34、aketheopenofficemodelwork,employershavetotakemeasurestoimproveworkefficiency.Forone,theyshouldcreatemoreprivateareasoneswithoutopenwindows。Also，theyshouldimplementrulesonwheninteractionshouldbelimited。Andplease，letseliminatethemusicthatblanketsourworkspaces.Companiescouldsimplyjoinanothertrend-allow

35、ingemployeestoworkfromhome.Thatmodelboostsproductivity,withemployeesworkingmore6hoursandtakingfewerbreaks。Therearefewerinterruptionswhenemployeesworkremotely.Athome,mygreatestdistractionistherefrigerator。Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Theauthorenjoyedworkinginanopenoffic

36、e.B。Thisopen-officemodelhasgainedpopularity。C。Companiesarecompelledtoshifttoanopenoffice.D.GoogleandYahoorefusetogoalongwiththetrend.Largeopenfloorplanscanhelpbossesto_。A.reduceinvestmentinresearchB。showmoviestoworkersintheofficeC。superviseco-workersconversationsD。restricttheuseofpersonalcellphones5

37、3。AccordingtoParagraph4，anopenoffice_。A。canbenefitworkersmentalhealthB。bringsnorelaxationtoworkersatallC.adverselyaffectsproductivityandhealthD.contributestobetterproductivity54。ItcanbeconcludedfromParagraph5thatinanopenoffice_。A.fellowworkersarelikelytospendalongtimetalkingB.onespersonalperformance

38、canbeimprovedeasilyC。workefficiencycanbeensuredamidfrequentinteractionD。mostoftheworkerscaneasilybecomeclosefriends55。Thelastsentenceofthispassagesuggeststhattheauthor_。A.canhardlyconcentrateonhisworkathomeB.oftensuffersfromthenoiseoftherefrigeratorC。worksmoreefficientlyathomethanintheopenofficeD.ha

39、snobodytotalktowhileworkingathome56。Thecentralideaofthispassageisthattheopen-officemodel_.A。shouldbehighlyrecommendedB.isdestroyingtheworkplaceC。ismoreofablessingthanacurseD。provestobequiteinnovativePassageTwoThemosquitoborneZikavirus,whichhasspreadto22countriesintheAmericas,isterrifyingtopregnantwo

40、menandtheirpartners。Thevirusmaycausebirthdefectsinbabieswhosemotherswereinfectedduringpregnancy.InBrazilmorethan4,000havebeenbornwithabnormallysmallheadssincelastOctober，comparedwithfewerthan200inatypicalyear.The7responseofseveralgovernmentshastriggeredadebateaboutabortionandbirthcontrolwhichmayoutl

41、asttheoutbreakitself.Itstartedaftersomegovernmentsadvisedwomentodelaygettingpregnant。Colombia,whichhasthesecond-highestnumberofinfectionsafterBrazil,advisedwomentowaitsixtoeightmonths。Jamaicaissuedasimilarrecommendation,eventhoughnocasesofZikahaveyetbeenreportedthere。ElSalvadorsgovernmentsuggestedth

42、atwomenshoulddelaypregnancyuntil2018。Panamawarnedwomenfromvulnerablecommunitiesnottoconceive。Somewomenfindthisadviceratherbossy。Otherssaythatgovernmentshavedonelittletohelpwomencontroltheirfertility.AlobbygroupinNewYorknotesthatratesofteenagepregnancyinLatinAmericaareamongtheworldhighest,as56%ofpreg

43、nanciesinLatinAmericaandtheCaribbeanareunintended。Ratesofaccidentalpregnancyarehighbecausesexeducationisinadequateandbirthcontrolishardtocomeby.Healthworkersarereluctanttoprescribecontraceptivestoteenagersortowomenwhohavenotyetgivenbirth.Ifwomenaretoavoidpregnancy，governmentsmustinformthembetterandp

44、rovidemoreaccesstocontraceptionforbothmenandwomen。SomearguethattheZikacrisisshouldpromptcountriestoliberalizepoliciesthatseverelyrestrictabortion。InElSalvador，whichdoesnotallowabortionevenifawomanslifeisatrisk,activistsaresteppinguptheircampaignforachangeinthelaw.ABraziliannewspaperarguedthatBrazils

45、houldenditsbanonmostabortions。Ratherthancallingonwomentodelaypregnancy,Brazilissensiblyconcentratingitseffortsonthemosquitoresponsible,whichalsocarriesdengueandyellowfever。Thecountryhadstampedoutthethreatby1958butletdownitsguardandallowedittoreturn。Thehealthministerannouncedthatinsectrepellentwillbe

46、distributedto400，000expectantmothers.Some310，000healthworkersareteachingpeoplehowtokeepmosquitoesatbay。FollowingWHOguidelines,Braziladviseswomencontemplatingpregnancyonhowtoavoidgettingbittenbymosquitoes.Womenneedfacts,notfertilitytargets.57。Thefirstparagraphisprimarilyconcernedwith_。A。theharmdoneby

47、theZikavirusB.abortionandbirthcontrolC.theresponseofsomecountriesD。theoriginoftheZikavirus58。TherateofinfectionswiththeZikavirusisthehighestin_.A。ColombiaB。BrazilC.JamaicaD.Panama59。RatesofaccidentalpregnancyarehighinLatinAmericabecauseofthefollowingexcept_。A。insufficientsexeducationorinformationonp

48、regnancyB。thereluctancetoprescribecontraceptivestoteenagersC.pooraccessibilityofbirthcontrolformenandwomenD.theextremelylowrateofmarriageinsomecountries860。Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothispassage?A。AbortionisstrictlyprohibitedinthewholeofLatinAmerica.B。ActivistsinElSalvadorarefightingforther

49、ighttoabortion。C.Brazilhasmanagedtoeliminatethemosquitoresponsible.D.Mostwomenhavebeenconvincedoftheadvicebygovernments.61。Theunderlinedwordsinthelastparagraphprobablymean_。A.stayawayfrommosquitoesB。trytomakemosquitoesextinctC。confinemosquitoestothebeachD。culturesomenewmosquitoes62。Whichofthefollowi

50、ngcanbestserveasthetitleofthispassage？A。HowtoContaintheZikaVirus?B.HealthduringPregnancy.C.ToBreed，ornottoBreed。D。MeasuresofBirthControl.PassageThreeAfterajuryconvictedexVirginiaGovernor.BobMcDonnell,Iwroteanopedcallingattentiontothe“realstarsoftheMcDonnellcase.Itiseasytogetdistractedbythesensationa

51、ldetailsofthenewcase,butitwouldbebettertofocusonthebigpicture。Americanpoliticiansfaceaharshreality。TheaverageSenatecampaigncostsmorethan$10million！PointtheFBI(FederalBureauofInvestigation）atanyelectedofficial，andIsuspectitcanuncoveracontributorwhoreceivedspecialtreatment：ameetingwithstaffhere,acallt

52、oanagencythere。Noneofitisnecessarilyillegal.Americansarenotonlyallowedtogivemoneytopoliticians。TheSupremeCourthassaidtheyhaveaconstitutionalrighttospendmoneyoncampaigns。Electedofficials，inturn,havethefreedomtodecidewhichcallstheyanswer，whatmeetingstheyarrange,howtocraftlegislationandwhomitbenefits。I

53、tcouldbe,then,thatwhatsetsMcDonnellapartfromotherpoliticiansisnottheallegedillegalityofhisconduct，butthattheFBItooksuchahardlookathim.Thankfully,theFBIsinterestdoesntappeartobepolitical.Morelikely,agentsbecameinterestedinthesecasesliketheygetinterestedinlotsofthings;theyhappeneduponpubliccorruptionw

54、hilelookingintosomethingelse.TheFBIreportedlywasinvestigatingJonnieWilliamscompanyforsecuritiesfraudwhenitstumbleduponhisgiftstoMcDonnell.Therearetwoimportantlessonshere,oneforpoliticiansandonefortherestofus。Thepoliticiansneedtodistancethemselvesfromtheirrichdonors.Ethicsaside，itissimplytooriskytota

55、kecontributionsandgiftsfrompeoplewhoseinterestsyouintendtoadvance。Bettertoloseanelectionthantogotofederalprison。Everyoneelseshouldstartthinkingaboutprosecutorialpowertoact。Itsbadenoughthatourpoliticalsystemseemstobepopulatedwithcriminals.Weshouldalsoworryabouthowprosecutorschooseamongthemtodecidewho

56、mtoimprison.9Randomselection,whichappearstoexplaintheMcDonnellcase,istheleastofourworries.Therealconcernispoliticallymotivatedprosecutions，whicharemadealltooeasyinasystemflushwithcashandregulatedbyflexiblepubliccorruptionlaws.Sadlyinapayto-playpoliticalsystem，onceFBIagentsdirecttheirinvestigativepow

57、erataparticularpolitician，thelikelihoodofafederalaccusationmayonlydependonhowhardtheylook.63。Inthefirstparagraph，“thebigpictureA.thedetailsoftheMcDonnellcaseC。theeconomicsituationintheUScase”probablyrefersto_.B。thepoliticalsystemintheUSD。otherofficialsinvolvedinthis64.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutt

58、heMcDonnellcase？A.McDonnellhasturnedouttobeinnocent.B。HegaveexpensivegiftstoJonnieWilliams。C.TheFBIhappenedtofindhiscriminality.D。TheFBIsinvestigationispoliticallymotivated.65.ThelessonthatpoliticiansshouldlearnfromthecaseofMcDonnellisto_.A.stayawayfromwealthydonorsB。workintheinterestsofrichdonorsC。

59、forgetaboutethicswhenwithrichdonorsD.makefriendswithmanyrichdonors66。ThelastparagraphimpliesthatintheAmericanpoliticalsystem_.A。therearefewcorruptpoliticiansB。moneyplaysaminorroleC。randomselectionisabigconcernD.itiseasytospotcasesofcorruptionThispassageisprimarilyconcernedwith_intheUnitedStates。ways

60、tokeepgovernancecleantheresponsibilitiesoftheFBIthepoliticalcorruptionproblemD。theroleofmoneyinlegalmatters68.TheattitudeoftheauthortowardstheAmericanpoliticalsystemis_。A.curiousB。criticalC。appreciativeD。indifferentPassageFourThefourthandfinalarticlefromSherylSandbergandAdamGrantinTheNewYorkTimes“Wo