20年学位英语真题及学位英语答案详解

PartⅠDialogueCompletion（10minutes10points）Directions:Inthispart,thereare3dialogueswith3or4blanks,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Fillineachblankwiththechoicethatbestsuitsthesituationuntilthedialogueiscomplete.WithDialogueOne,allthechoiceswillhavetobeused.WithDialogueTwoandDialogueThree,onechoicewillbeleftunused.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglebarthroughthecenteroftheletterthatindicatesyourchoice.DialogueOnePassenger:GoodafternoonMiss.ArethereplaneticketstoSanFranciscoonthedayaftertomorrow?Conductor:GoodafternoonSir.I'llhavealookatthetime-tableforyou.1Passenger:ArethereticketsforSaturdaythen?Conductor:Yes,thereare.Howdoyouwanttogo,firstclassorcoach?Passenger:2What'sthefare?Conductor:Itis260dollars.Passenger:3Conductor:TheflightwillgetyouthereatsixSundaymorning.Passenger:4What'stheflightnumber?Conductor:Theflightnumberis301atCateTwo.I'llneedacoachopenreturn.OK,I'lltakethree.Whattimewilltheflightputmethere?I'msorrybuttherearen'tanydirectflightsavailable.DialogueTwoAttendant:CanIhelpyou,sir?Customer:Yes,I'vebeensittinghereforafewminutes.5Attendant:I'msorry,sir.Butthisistheself-servicepump.Customer:Self-service?Attendant:Yes.6Customer:Areyouserious?Attendant:Yes.7Customer:Yes,I'mfromTaiwan.Ineverheardofagasstationwhereyoufillupyourowncar.Attendant:InAmerica,mostgasstationsarelikethis.Ofcourse.Areyoutravelinghere?I'mwaitingforsomeonetoputgasinmycar.Youmustfillupthecaryourself.DialogueThreeSalesclerk:Goodmorning,madam.CanIhelpyou?Customer:Goodmorning.8Salesclerk:Ourjacketsareoverherenexttocoatsandaccessories.Customer:Ilikethisjacket.9Salesclerk:Ofcourse.10Customer:Thanks.CanItryiton?Thechangingroomsareoverthere.Hereyouare.I'mlookingforanewjacket.PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes40points）Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglebarthroughthecenteroftheletter.PassageOneJackBillabongisastockman.OneFridayafternoonhewasridingalongthetracktowardstheHendersonfarm.HewaslookingforaprizebullwhichhadescapedfromtheBorrogeepaddock.Hereachedthehillsandsawatoncethathecouldnotgofurther.Therehadbeenafireintheforestwhichhadgoneout.Buttheairwasstillfullofsmokeandfallentreeshadblockedthetrack.Jackwasjustgoingtoturnbackwhenhesawsomethingmovinginthesmoke.Hewaited.Itwasagirlonahorse,andshewasridingtowardshim.“There’sabadlyburntmanonthefarm,”thegirlshouted.“Hesavedmylife.Pleasehelpmetosavehim.”ThegirlwasCathyHenderson.Shehadbeenonhorsebackfortwohours.Shehadtojumpoverfallentreesthatwerestillburning.Herponyhadfallenwithhertwice.Shewasthirstyandalmostdeadfromwantofsleep.ButsherodebacktothefarmwithJackimmediately.JoeBrookwasunconsciouswhentheyreachedhim.TheyliftedhimontoJack’shorse.TheridebacktoBorrogeewasterrible.CathywassotiredthatJackhadtotiehertoherpony.Theponywastiredtoo,butitscouragewasastonishing.ItfollowedJackrighttoBorrogeeHospital.Nobodysawthemarrivebecauseitwasnight.“I’veneverseenahorselikethatpony,”Jacksaid.CathypraisedJackBillabong,butsherefusedtosayanythingaboutthepony,“Joewillwriteaboutherinhisstory,”shesaid.Butshedidsayonething:“IfFlamehadn’treturnedtothefarmthatafternoon,JoeandIwouldhavedied.”JackBillabongdidnotturnbackbecause_________.hehadn’tfoundthebullyethesmeltaheavysmokeintheforestheknewtherewasaburntmantherehesawsomethingmovingtowardshimWhywastheridebacktoBorrogeeterrible?BecauseJoewastiredout.Becausetheridestartedlateatnight.Becausetheydidn’thaveenoughcourage.BecausebothCathyandherponywereexhausted.CathyrefusedtotalktoreportersabouttheponywhenshewasinBorrogeeHospitalbecause_________.shedidn’tknowwhattosayJackaskedhernottotalktothemshewastooweaktosayanythingJoewouldwriteaboutitinhiswritingWhatdoestheword“Flame”inthelastparagraphreferto?Jack.[B]Thepony.[C]Jack’shorse.[D]Thefire.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthestory?RescueofJoeBrookCourageofJackBillabongLoveofaYoungGirlHeroismofaLovelyPonyPassageTwoThefacesofelderly,happily-marriedpeoplesometimesresembleeachother.Dr.Aikenstudiedanumberofcoupleswhohadbeenmarriedforatleasttwenty-fiveyears.Eachcoupleprovidedfourphotographs—onephotoofeachpartneratthetimeoftheirmarriageandanotherphotoofeachpartnertwenty-fiveormoreyearslater.Allbackgroundwascutfromthephotostoremoveanyclues.Thephotoswerethendisplayedingroups:arandomgroupingofthepersonsatthetimeoftheirmarriageandanotherrandomgroupingofthesamepersonswhotookphotographslater.Sometesteeswereaskedtopickoutthepartners.Theyfailedtotallywiththefirstgroup.Theirjudgmentswerenobetterthanchance.Butwiththephotostakentwenty-fiveormoreyearsafterthemarriage,thetesteeswerequitesuccessfulwiththemosthappily-marriedcouples.Dr.Aikenbelievesthereareseveralreasonswhycouplesgrowalike.Onereasonhassomethingtodowithimitation.Onepersontendstocopyordothesameassomeoneelsewithoutknowingit.Hesayshumanbeginstoimitatetheexpressionsofthefacesoftheirlovedones.“Anotherpossiblereason,”hesays,“isthecommonexperienceofthecouples.”Thereisatendencyforpeoplewhohavethesamelifeexperiencetochangetheirfacesinsimilarways.Forexample,ifacouplehavesufferedfromalotofsadexperiences,theirfacesarelikelytochangeinasimilarway.Dr.Aikencutthebackgroundfromthephotosforthepurposeof_________.imitatingthecouples’lifegroupingthecouplesagainleavingnotraceforthetesteesgivingthetesteesmorechancesTheunderlinedsentence“Theirjudgmentswerenobetterthanchance.”impliesthatthetestees_________.didagoodjobinmakingtheirchoiceshaddifficultyinpickingoutthepartnershadnochancetomaketherightjudgmentsdidbetterwiththefirstgroupthanwiththesecondTheunderlinedword“imitate”(inPara.2)hasasimilarmeaningto_________.copy[B]change[C]know[D]sufferFromthepassagewecandrawtheconclusionthat_________.coupleswholookalikecanlivelongermostpartnershavebeenprovedtogrowaliketheinfluencebetweenpartnerscanbequitestronghappily-marriedcouplesareoftenricherthanothersThemainpurposeofthepassageisto_________.explainwhycouplesgrowaliketellhowcoupleslikeeachotherdiscussthefunctionofmarriagedescribethelifeofhappilymarriedcouplesPassageThreeThethreebiggestliesinAmericaare:(1)“Thecheckisinthemail”,(2)“OfcourseI’llrespectyouinthemorning”,and(3)“Itwasacomputererror”.Ofthesethreelittlewhitelies,theworstisthethird.It’stheonlyonethatcanneverbetrue.Today,ifabankstatementcheatsyououtof$900thatway,youknowwhattheclerkissuretosay,”Itwasacomputererror.”Nonsense.Thecomputerisreportingnothingmorethanwhattheclerktypedintoit.Themostannoyingcaseofalliswhenthecomputerizedcashierinthegrocerystoreshowsthatanitemcostsmorethanitactuallydoes.Iftheinnocentbuyerpointsoutthemistake,thechecker,bagger,andmanagerallcometogetherandofferthefamiliarexplanation:“Itwasacomputeerror.”Itwasn’t,ofcoursethatcomputerizedcashierisreallynothingmorethananelectricevent.TheeyereadstheUniversalProductCode—chatbarofblackandwhitelinesinacornerofthepackage—andthenchecksthecodeagainstapriceliststoredinmemory.Ifthepricelistisright,you’llbechargedaccurately.Grocerystoresupdatethepricelisteachday—thatis,somebodysitsatakeyboardandtypesintheprices.Ifthepricetheytypeinistoohigh,thereareonlytwoexplanations:carelessnessordishonesty.Butsomehow“acomputererror”issupposedtoexcuseeverything.Onereasonweletpeoplehidebehindacomputeristhecommonmisperceptionthathuge,moderncomputersareelectricbrainwith“artificialintelligence”.Atsomepointtheremightbeamachinewithintelligencebutnoneexiststoday.ThesmartestcomputeronEarthrightnowisnomoreintelligentthanyouraveragepen.Atthispointinthedevelopmentofcomputers,theonlythinganymachinecandoiswhatahumanhasinstructedittodo.Ofthethreelies,theoneaboutcomputeristheworstbecausethecomputeritself_________.saysnonsensecheatscustomerscannotmaketheerrordoesnotadmititserrorAccordingtotheauthor,acomputerizedcashierisreallyjust_________.amachinetocountmoneyamachinetoreceivemoneyaninstrumenttoprintcodesaninstrumenttoreadcodesGrocerystorepricelistsareupdatedby_________.acomputerakeyboardanemployeeanelectricbrainThelastparagraphofthepassageimpliesthatcomputers_________.areveryclevernevermakemistakeshaveagoodmemoryarecontrolledbymenWhichofthefollowingdescribesthemainideaofthepassage?Computersarestupidandinefficient.Computererrorsareduetoitsdishonesty.Computershelpstoresupdatethepricelist.Computererrorsareactuallyhumanerrors.PassageFourIcameacrossanoldcountryguidebooktheotherday.Itlistedallthetradesmenineachvillage,anditwasimpressivetoseethepastvarietyofserviceswhichwereavailableonone’sowndoorstepinthelateVictoriancountryside.NowadaysatravelerinruralEnglandmightconcludethattheonlyvillagetradesmenstillflourishingwereeithersellingfrozenfoodtothevillagersorsellingantiquestovisitors.Nevertheless,thiswouldreallybeafalseimpression.Onthesurface,therehasbeenadeclineofvillagecommerce,butitspowerisstillremarkable.Ourlocalgrocer’sshop,forexample,isactuallyexpandinginspiteofthecompetitionfromsupermarketsinthenearesttown.Womensensiblyprefertogothereandexchangethelocalnewswhiledoingtheirshopping,insteadofqueuingupatasupermarket.Andthegrocerknowswellthatpersonalservicehasaconsiderablecashvalue.Hispricesmaybeabithigherthanthoseinthetown,buthewilldeliveranythingatanytime.Hisassistantsthinknothingofbicyclingdownthevillagestreetintheirlunchhourtotakeapieceofcheesetoanoldretiredwomanwhosentherorderbywordofmouthwithafriendwhohappenedtobepassing.Therichercustomerstelephonetheirshoppinglistsandthegoodsareontheirdoorstepswithinanhour.Theyhaveonlytohintatafancyforsomecommodityoutsidetheusualstockandthegrocer,aredfaced-figure,instantlyobtainsitforthem.Nowadaysthecommercialservicesinthevillageare_________.stillveryactivequicklydecliningunabletoflourishpersonaltovisitorsThelocalgrocer’sshopisexpandingbecause_________.thecompetitionthereisweakitisaplaceforwomentochatitprovidesgoodpersonalservicethegoodstherearemorevaluableWhichofthefollowingistrueaboutthesupermarkets?Pricestherearemuchhigher.Customersoftenhavetoqueueup.Customerscanorderbytelephone.Theirpersonalservicesaresatisfactory.Howdothevillagegrocer’sassistantsfeelaboutgivingextraservice?Theydon’tthinkitatrouble.Theydon’tthinkitworthwhile.Theydon’tconsideritagooddeal.Theydon’tconsideritapleasantexperience.Onespecialfeatureofthevillageshopisthat_________.thereisaverywiderangeofgoodsavailablecustomerscanordergoodsbywordofmouthcustomershavetoordergoodsonehourearlierthereisalistofgoodstobedeliveredtodoorstepsPartⅢVocabularyandStructure（20minutes20points）Directions：Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglebarthroughthecenteroftheletter.Duringtheheavystormlastweek,wehadtotake_________underaflyover.shade[B]shelter[C]shadow[D]shieldThethreemenwereassignedjobsaccordingtotheir_________abilities.respectful[B]respectable[C]respective[D]respectingScientistshavediscoveredthatmanyanimalsseemtobehighly_________tovarioussignalsassociatedwithearthquakes.sensible[B]sensual[C].sentimental[D]sensitiveThelostcaroftheJohnsons’wasfound_________inthewoodsoftheexpressway.vanished[B]scattered[C]rejected[D]abandonedOurguestswillbeguidedtosafety_________fire.asaresultof[B]incaseof[C]inthesenseof[D]forthesakeofIfyouwanttoringher,you’llhaveto_________hernumberinthetelephonebook.lookat[B]lookto[C]lookthrough[D]lookupUnderthefinancialcrisis,moresocialproblemsintheworldarecertainto_________.raise[B]arise[C]beraised[D]bearisenAfterhisretirement,helivespartlyonhis_________andpartlyontheinterestonhispostofficesavingsaccount.wages[B]salary[C]earnings[D]pensionDuringthe_________,theaudiencestrolledandchattedintheerval[B]pause[C]interruption[D]gapMembershipintheUnitedNationsisopentoallpeace-lovingstateswhichacceptthe_________oftheCharter.debt[B]obligation[C]credit[D]reliance_________fortheirsupport,hewouldhavegonepenniless.Ifitisnot[B]Ifitis[C]Wereit[D]WereitnotThere_________inhisroom.aretoomanyfurnitures[B]istoomuchfurniture[C]aretoomuchfurniture[D]istoomanyfurnituresImissthehillside_________wefoundalotofwildflowers.onwhich[B]bywhich[C]inwhich[D]forwhichNosoonerhadwereachedthetopofthehill_________weallsatdowntorest.when[B]then[C]than[D]untilBythetimeNeilArmstrongandEdwinAldrinwalkedonthemoonin1969,there_________manyspaceexplorations.willhavebeen[B]hadbeen[C]havebeen[D]mustbeIregret_________hardatschool,orIwouldhavepassedtheexam.tohavenotworked[B]havingnotworked[C]nottohaveworked[D]nothavingworkedAll_________isanEnglish-Chinesedictionary.Thatyouneed[B]whatyouneed[C]whichyouneed[D]thingsyouneedHelookssleepy.Hemust_________tobedverylatelastnight.begone[B]begoing[C]go[D]havegoneMrs.Whitebecameateacherin1990.She_________fortwentyyearsbynextsummer.willteach[B]wouldhavetaught[C]hasbeenteaching[D]willhavetaughtFewpeopleknewhisreasonforquittinghisjobwas_________hewantedtogoabroad.whether[B]where[C]why[D]that试卷二Part

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（25minutes15points）Directions:translatethefollowingpassageintoChineseandputyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.Ihavealwayswonderedatthepassionmanypeoplehavetomeetthecelebrated.The“advantage”youacquirebybeingabletotellyourfriendsthatyouknowfamousmenprovesonlythatyouareyour