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2021年学位英语真题

PartIDialoguecompletion(15points)

Directions:thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,choosetheonethat

best

completes

thedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSEWRSHEET.

1.Debra:Oh!Whatabeautifulcat!Whatdoyouthink

Donald:_____Dogsaremoreloyalthancats

A.IthinkI’drathergetadog.B.Yeah,itisbeautiful!

C.Ihavenoidea.

D.Youhavetocleanafterit.

Jane:Mywatchalwaysgainstenminutesaday.Mary:_____Mywatchalwayslosestenminutesaday.

Jane:Nokidding.Itseemsthatbothofusshouldthrowitawayandbuy

anewone.

A.That’sridiculous.

B.That’sfunny

C.That’scool

D.That’sgreat

Jennifer:It’sfreezingoutside!_____Ithoughtthiscoldfrontwassupposedtopass.Gabricla:Yeah,Ithoughtsotoo.That’swhatIreadonlinethismorning.

A.Ihaven’treadtheweatherreport.

B.Theweatherreportwasright

C.Whathappenedtotheweatherreport

D.Ishouldhavereadtheweatherreport.

Tony:Welcomeback,Monica.HowareyouMonica:I’mOK._____A.Youarewelcome!

B.Fancymeetingyouthere

C.Aren’tyouhappy

D.Thankyouforasking

Ruby:Hello,thisisInformation.CanIhelpyouDora:_____A.I’mcallingtomakeacomplaint.

B.Canyoutellmeyourname

C.OK,thankyouforyourhelp

D.That’sverykindofyou.

6.Steve:Wouldyoulikeanythingtodrink

Bob:_____

A.I’mterriblysorryaboutthat.

B.Howcanitbe

C.That’squitealright

D.Spritewouldbefine.

Ihave

Spriteand

orangejuice.

7.Jane:Whydon’tweplaytennisthisafternoon

Bill:_____

A.Soundslikeanexcellentjob.

B.That’sabrilliantidea.

C.I’msureitisn’tsobad.

D.Ofcoursewedo

Louis:CanIhavesomeinformationaboutthehealthclubA.Yes,youdoB.Goahead

C.That’sagoodidea

D.Yes,certainly

Mori:Thislooksagreatparty.Thanksforinvitingme.Susan:_____A.Nevermind.

B.GladyoucouldmakeitC.Don’tbotherwiththat.D.I’dbetteraskyou.

Julie:I’mgoingtothesupermarkettopickupfoodanddrinkforSaturday’spicnic.AnysuggestionsJack:_____

A.I’mallearstoyou

B.Iwouldn’tmindthat

C.I’drathernot

D.It’suptoyou

Bruce:I’vebeengoingtothegymforhalfayearnow!Alice:_____Youlooksofit.Andnomorebeerbelly!

A.Icansayso.

B.It’sthatright

C.Icantell.

D.Isitpossible

Joan:WhyareyousolateMichael:_____Ilefttheminthecar.

A.Icouldn’tfindmycarkeys

B.Youknowwhathappened

C.Ididn’tcatchthebus

D.Mycarwasoutoforder

13.Terri:Derrick,don

’tyouthinkyoushouldtakeavacationEvenone

ortwodayswouldbefine.Derrick:_____There

’stoomuchwork.

A.Noway

B.That’sright

C.Itislikely

D.Ithinkso

14.Donald:Let’seatout,shallwe

Debra:I’vegonethroughmypaycheckfortheweekalready

Donald:_____Don’tworryaboutit.It’smytreat.

A.Yousaidit!

B.Icouldn’tagreemore

C.I’mbroke

D.Noproblem

15.Timothy:Stanley,there’saMr.Milleronthephonewhowantstotalk

toyou.

Stanley:_____CanyouaskhimtoholdTellhimI’lltalkwithhimina

fewseconds.A.WhoisMr.Miller

B.I’mbusyatthemoment

C.Idon’tknowhim

D.What’shappened

PartIIReadingComprehension(40ponts)

Directions:therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD,choosethebestandmarkyouranswerontheANSEWRSHEET.PassageOne

Haveyoueverheardofapawpaw(木瓜)Ifnot,donotfeelbad.ManyAmericansdonotknowofthefruit,althoughitisnativetothe..Once,however,itwas

oneofthemostpopularfruitsinNorthAmerica.Happily,thosewholovethepawpawaretryingtoreturnittoitsformerpositioninAmericanfoods.

ApawpawisatropicalfruitthatusedtobegrownalongtheEastCoastfromNewYorktoFloridaandallovertheeastern..Atonetime,itcouldbefoundasfarwestasNebraska.

ThepawpawwasanimportantfoodforNativeAmericansandevenearly

Europeansettlers.PawpawsreportedlywereafavoritetreatofGeorgeWashington,thefirst.president,whoespeciallylikedthemcold.ThomasJefferson,thethird.president,wasalsosfanofthefruit.HeplantedpapawsathishomeinVirginia.HealsosentpawpawseedstohisfriendsinFrance,AmericanexplorersLewisandClarkwroteintheirjournalsaboutthepawpaw.Thepawpawisdifficulttobesoldcommercially.Thefruitrequiresaveryspecialenvironmentlow,wetareasthatsometimesflood.Ithasaveryshortharvestseason,fromtwotothreeweeksinSeptemberandOctober.Inaddition,thefruitisgoodtoeatforonlytwotothreedaysafterharvesting.Thismakesithardtosellanywheredistantfromthepawpawtreeitcomesfrom.Plantersareagaingrowingpawpawtreesandharvestingthefruit.Inseveralstatesfarmershaveorganized“pawpawfestivals〞toreintroducepeopletofood.AtsuchafestivalinMarylandrecently,farmersdisplayeddifferentproductsmadewithpawpaws,likepawpawjams,pies,ice-creamandbeer.ManyAmericanpeopledonotknowthatthepawpaw_____

A.Wasoncepopularinthe.B.Isnativetothe.only

C.Hasbecomepopularagain

D.Isahealthyfruit

Thepawpawusedtobefoundmainly_____

A.AroundNebraskaB.Intheeastern.C.AlloverFloridaD.InNewYorksuburbs

GeorgeWashingtonandThomasJeffersonarementionedinparagraph3

as_____

A.Americanexplorers

B.Famouspoliticians

C.Earlypawpawplanters

D.Pawpawlovers

19.ItisdifficulttosellthepawpawonalargescaleforthefollowingreasonsEXCPEPTthatthefruit_____A.Requiresaveryspecialenvironment

B.Hasaveryshortharvestseason

C.Doesnottastegood

D.Isdifficulttopreserveafterharvesting

Pawpawfestivalsareorganizedinsomestates_____

A.AsawayofcelebratingharvestB.Aspartofthetraditionalculture

C.Todisplaypawpawgrowingtechniques

D.Toreintroducepeopletothefruit

PassageTwo

Throughouthistory,humanshavesufferedfromaconditionthattheyhave

neverbeenabletoescape—ageing.Someresearchers,however,believewemay

bethinkingaboutitinthewrongway.Theysayweshouldstarttreatingageing

itselfasadisease—onethatcanbepreventedandtreated.

Theirhopesarefoundedonrecentdiscoveriesthatsuggestbiological

ageingmaybeentirelypreventableandtreatable.Fromabiologicalpreventive,

thebodyagesatdifferentratesaccordingtogeneticandenvironmentalfactors.

TinyerrorsbuildupinourDNAandourcellsbegindevelopingfaultsthatcan

growintotissuedamage,whichleadstoageingandageing—relateddiseases.

Oneoftheleadingfiguresinhumanliferesearch,AubreyDeGrey,explains

inaninterviewthattheirgoalistodevelopasetoftherapiesformiddle-aged

andolderpeoplethatwillleavethemphysicallyandmentallyequivalent(相

当的)tosomeoneundertheageof30.“Ofcourse,withoutwipingtheir

memories,〞headds.Buthedoesn’tthinkthatiswillbepossibletostop

ageingaltogether.Heseesafuturewhere“rejuvenationtechnologies〞can

beappliedtooldpeopleinordertoreverttheircellstowhattheywerelike

whentheywereintheiryouth,buyingthemextratime.Theideaisthatsomeone

whoistreatedattheageof60willbebiologicallyrevertedto30.Butbecause

thetherapiesarenotpermanentfixes.Theircellswillendupbecoming60years

oldagaininanother30yearstime.

21.By“treatingageingitselfasadisease〞,someresearchersmean_____

A.Agedpeopleareliabletodiseases

B.Ageingcanbedealtwithlikeadisease

C.Ageingisadiseasehardtocure

D.Ageingshouldbetreatedcarefully

Humansageatdifferentratesdueto_____reasons.A.Physical

B.Biological

C.GeneticandenvironmentalD.DNAandcell-related

ThegoalofDeGrey’sresearchisto_____.

A.Freezepeople’sage

B.Makepeopleyounger

C.Stopageingaltogether

D.Adjustpeople’smemories

Whatdoes“rejuvenation〞possiblymeanA.Relatingtocells

B.Relatingtogenes.

C.Becominghealthy.

D.Becomingyoung.

25.WhatwillhappenifsomeoneistreatedwithDeGrey

A.Hewillstayyoungforalongertime

B.Hewillnolongergrowold.

C.Hewillliveuptoatleast60yearsold.

D.Hewillnotgetageing-relateddiseases.

’stechnology

PassageThree

WhenjackDavis,9,looksupatthenightsky,hedoesn’tseejustthe

stars.Heseeshisfuture.ThefourthgraderfromNewJerseyhasadeepinterest

inouterspaceandthealien(外星的)beingshethinksmightlivethere.

InJuly,JackheardthatNASAwaslookingforanewplanetaryprotection

officeranddecidedhewastherightpersonforthejob.Theposition,which

focusesonpreventingastronautsfromaccidentallybringingextremelysmall,

potentiallydangerousalienlife-formsbacktoEarthandensuringthat

astronautsdonottakeEarth-basedgermswiththemintospace,paysfrom

$124,406to$187,000peryear.

JackwrotealettertoNASA,notinghisqualificationsforthejob.“My

sistersaysIamanalien,〞Jackwrote,pointingoutthatsinceheisyoung,

hecan“learntothinklikeanalien.〞Hesignedtheletter“JackDavis,

GuardianoftheGalaxy.〞

Withindays,JackreceivedapersonalletterfromNASA’splanetaryscience

director,JamesL.Green.“Wearealwayslookingforbrightfuturescientists

andengineerstohelpus,〞Greenwrote.〞Ihopeyouwillstudyhardanddo

wellinschool.WehopetoseeyouhereatNASAoneofthesedays!〞

Jacksaidhewas“shocked〞whenGreen’sresponsearrived.“Ishouted,

IgotaletterfromNASA!〞

Greensayshelovestoanswerlettersfromchildren.Hecallshisresponse

a“gravityassist.〞Spacecraftusegravityassistancefromobjectslike

planetsandmoonstohelppowerthecrafttowardanothercelestial(天上的)body.

Greenhopesareplycaninfluenceaperson’spathinlifeinasimilarway.

26.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeJackDavisMature

Curious.

Talented.

Honest

WhatisthejobresponsibilityoftheplanetaryprotectionofficerA.Toensurethementalandphysicalhealthoftheastronauts

B.ToprotectEarthfrompossiblealienattacksinthefuture

C.TokeepharmfulsubstancesformspreadingbetweenEarthandouterspace.

D.TostudytheunknownsubstancesastronautsbroughtbacktoEarth

Inthisletter,Jackexplainsthathisstrengthliesinhis_____

A.PersonalityB.AppearanceC.HobbyD.Age

Inhisresponsetotheboy,JamesGreen_____.

A.EncouragesJacktobeafutureNASAscientist

B.InvitesJacktovisitNASAassoonaspossible

C.TellsJackNASA’srequirementsforscientists

D.OfferstoprovidetrainingforJackatNASA

Inthelastparagraph,theauthorintendsto_____.A.SupportGreenforusinggravityassistinprojects.B.IntroducetheconceptofgravityassistC.Guideyoungpeoplebygivingthemagravityassist

D.ExplainhowGreen’sletterservesasagravityassist

PassageFourOnlinedatinghasjustbeenrevealedtobeoneofthemostcommonwaystostartarelationship.Butnewresearchrevealsthattheconceptisstillhighlyflawed(出缺点的).Ananalysisof400studiesintoonlinedatingshowsthatwhileitoffersaccesstoplentyofothersingles,userscanbeoverwhelmedandputoffbythevolumeofchoice,defeatingthepurpose.Theresearch,byNorthwesternUniversityandpublishedinthejournalPsychologicalScienceinthepublicinterest,foundthattheprocessesinvolveddon’tlendthemselvestoformingstrongrelationships.Thefindingsalsoindicatedthattheconceptofanonlineprofile(介绍)isnotentirelyusefuland“canresultintreatingpotentialpartnersasmereobjects〞.LeadauthorEliJFinkelexplained:“Onlinedatingisaterrificadditionforsinglestomeet.However,therearetwoproblems.〞First,studyingoverseeminglyendlesslistsofprofilesofpeopleonedoesnotknow,ason,doesnotrevealmuchaboutthem.Second,it“overloadspeopleandtheyendupshuttingdown,〞hesaid.Hecomparedittoshoppingat“supermarketsoflove〞andsaidpsychologicalresearchshowspeoplepresentedwithtoomanychoicestendtomakelazyandoftenpoordecisions.Thestudy’sauthorsalsoquestionedthealgorithms(算法)employedbysitessuchastomatchpeoplebasedontheirinterestsorpersonality—comparingittohavingarealestateagentoflove.Whilethealgorithmmayreducethenumberofpotentialpartnersfromthousandstoafew,theymaybeasunsuitableforeachotherastwopeoplemeetingatrandom,DrFinkelexplained,adding

thechancesarenobetterthanfindingarelationshipbywalkingintoanybar.“There’snobetterwaytofigureoutwhetheryou’reamatchwithsomebodythantalkingtothemoveracoffeeorbeer,〞DrFinkelsaid.

Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsonlinedatingA.NegativeB.PositiveC.IndifferentD.Neutral

AccordingtoParagraph2,onlinedating_____

A.Attractsalimitednumberofsingles

B.Hasbeenwidelystudiedrecently

C.Iscriticizedaslackingapurpose

D.Offerstoomanychoice

33.Thephrase“lendthemselvesto〞probablymeans_____

A.Beopposedto

B.Beeasilyusedfor

C.Behappywith

D.Beconsistentwith

34.WhyisDr.Finkelmentionedinthepassage

A.HeistheleadresearcherofthestudyononlinedatingB.Heisawell-knowprofessoratNorthwesternUniversity

C.Heisanexpertinanalyzingpeople’sshoppingpatternsD.Heisthepresidentofafamousonlinematchingwebsite

AccordingtoDrFinkel,whatisthebestwaytofindamatchA.Anevaluationonthebasisofinterestsandpersonality.

B.AnanalysisbasedonpropercomputeralgorithmsC.Acomparisonwithotherpotentialpartners

D.Aface-to-facetalkwiththepotentialpartner

PartIIIVocabularyandstructure(20points)

Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,choosetheonethatbestcompletesthedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSEWRSHEET.

Fredusedto_____latewithhisroommatesandwatchmovies.A.stayinB.stayawayC.stayupD.stayon

Thedevelopmentofnewenergysources_____toberewarding.A.turnedoutB.turnedupC.turnedbackD.turnedawayDoyoureallyhavetobe_____selfish

A.suchB.thatC.tooD.this

39.I’msorryto_____yourparty;Iweren

A.bemissedB.missC.havemissedD.bemissing

’tintown.

Researchershavespentfiveyearscollectingdata_____thestudywas

based.

A.onthatB.inwhichC.inthatD.onwhich

41.Theenvironment-friendly

flan

_____agoodexamplefor

other

companies.

A.putsB.makesC.laysD.sets

Itmakes_____tofigureoutthesituationbeforetakinganyaction.A.senseB.meaningC.ideaD.reason

Staffhavebeenholdinganumberof_____toraisemoneyforcharity.A.eventsB.incidentsC.affairsD.cases

Spencehasfinally_____ittothefirstrankofstudentsafterhard

work.

A.madeB.doneC.gotD.worked

45.Shehasgot_____fromallthreetopUniversitiesshehasappliedA.promisesB.offersC.acceptanceD.invitations

for.

Withallthemagazines_____,Ileftthepostoffice.A.boughtB.buyingC.tobeboughtD.tobuy

ThereportersaidthattheUFO_____easttowestwhenhesawit.A.traveledB.wastravelingC.wastotravelD.hadbeentraveling

Whichoneofhisbooksdoyouthink_____bestamongthebest-sellersA.sellsB.sellC.issoldD.aresold49.He_____thetest,buthewasnA.musthavepassedB.shouldpassC.mightpassD.couldhavepassed

’tcarefulenough.

50.Pleaseletmeknow_____youwantyourcoffee,blackorwhiteA.whereB.whyC.howD.what

Visitorscannothelpbut_____thebeautifuldesignofthepalace.A.noticingB.noticedC.noticeD.tonotice

52.Classsizesare_____toamaximumof10forabetterlearningexperience.A.forcedB.limitedC.fixedD.bounded53.Veryfewpeopleunderstoodhislecture,thesubjectof_____washard.A.whatB.itC.whichD.that

54.Thegovernmentwillconsider_____futureactionsagainstterrorist

bombers.

A.takenB.oftakingC.totakeD.taking

Iwasjustabouttoleaveschool_____Iheardthedoorbell.A.whenB.whileC.afterD.as

Idon’tthinkthesnowwill_____ourplansforapicnic.A.effectB.affectC.differD.infer

Mr.Smithwillbe_____theofficenextweekwhenthemanagerisaway.A.inchargeofB.inresponseC.inrelationtoD.inplaceof

58.Weneed_____informationabouttheclimatebeforewemakeourdecision.

A.afewB.fewC.alittleD.little

Hewarnedhisstudents_____latefortheexaminationnextweek.A.don’tbeB.notbeC.nottobeD.tobenot60.Theplanewilltakeoffat

pmatthelatest.

A.afterB.untilC.sinceD.by

6:00pm,

soI

havetobe

atthe

airport4:00

Isthereagasstationaround_____IcangetsomepetrolA.whatB.whichC.thatD.where62.Itisalwaysdifficulttoliveinaforeigncountry,_____ifyoudon

tspeakitslanguage.

A.naturallyB.extremelyC.especiallyD.basically

’

63.Hegivesusalotoftrouble-butIlikehim_____.A.bythewayB.allthesameC.byandbyD.overandover

Hedidn’tgointodetailsonthesubject,butjustspoke_____

A.inparticularB.ingeneralC.inshortD.incommon

Language,mathsandhistory,_____thechildrenarealsotaughtmusic

andart.

A.exceptforB.insteadofC.inadditiontoD.inspiteof

66.Lozanoclaimedthatthemotorcycledriverwastryingtorunhim_____.

A.outB.inC.downD.up

We’rehadtoput_____ourweddinguntilSeptember.A.forwardB.downC.upD.off

Youcanbuythesemapsat_____railwaystation.Theyallhavethem.A.anyB.thatC.thisD.either

Detailsofthemurderwere_____bythelocalpaper.

A.discoveredB.revealedC.exposedD.found

Don’tplaywiththeburningstick,boys,foritoften_____fire.A.catchesB.makesC.causesD.gets

I’mgoingtohavetofindanewapartment_____soon.

A.tooB.prettyC.muchD.nearly

Humble_____itmaybe,thereisnoplacelikehome.A.asB.althoughC.thatD.how

Nosooner_____homethanitstartedtorain.

A.havewearrivedB.didwearrive

C.hadwearrivedD.shallwearrive

Onlywhenshefinishedallthework_____beallowedtogohome.A.shedidB.shewouldC.didsheD.wouldshe

Shecame_____someoldphotographsinadrawer.

A.aboutB.acrossC.withD.by

PartIVCloze(10points)

Directions:Thereare10numberedblanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreach

bla