2016年4月学位英语真题及答案

年4月24日学位英语考试真题答案解析-阅读理解（统考卷）PassageOneThenewyearbroughtnewdesksforstudentsatVallecitoElementarySchool,inSanRafael,California.Thelastthreeoftheschool's22classroomsswitchedfromseateddeskstostandingdesks.“It'snowthefirstall-standingschool,”JulietStarretttoldTFK.ShestartedthegroupStandUpKids.HergoalistohaveeveryU.S.publicschoolkidusingastandingdeskwithinthenext10years.Starrett'sdaughters—Georgia,10,andCaroline,7—attendVallecito.Theyarethrilledwiththeirdesks.“Youfeelhappier,you'relesstired,andyou'remoreactive,”Georgiasays.Someofthedeskshavewheelsandfidgetbars.Thebarsletkidsmoveinawaythatdoesn'tdisturbtheclass.Wheelsallowthedeskstobemovedeasily.Thedesksalsoadjusttodifferentheights.Kidstakebreaksbysittingonthefloororonstools.Thereisthetrendofdesigningthingstomakethemeasyandsafetouse.AccordingtoMarkBenden,directoroftheTexasA&MCenter,standingworkersaremorefocusedandhealthier.Hesayshisresearchshowsthatkidsusingstandingdesksaremoreengagedandburnmorecalories(卡路里).InDecember,researchersinNewZealand,Australia,andtheUnitedKingdomreleasedsimilarfindings.Butnoteveryoneisconvincedstandingisbetterthansitting.Someparentsandteachersworrythatkidswillgettiredandthatstandingforlongperiodsoftimemaybeharmful.Andstandingdesksaremoreexpensive.Bendensaysbothsittingandstandingdeskscancauseproblemsiftheyarenottheproperheight.“Ourmessageshouldnotbe‘Sitless,standmore,'”hesays,“but‘Sitless,movemore.'”11.HowmanyclassroomsinVallecitoareequippedwithstandingdesks?A.3B.25C.19D.2212.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A.Whystandingdesksareused.B.Wherestandingdesksareused.C.Howstandingdesksareused.D.Whousestandingdesks.13.MarkBenden'sresearchshowsthatkidsusingstandingdesks.A.feelmoretiredB.aremorefocusedC.getbetterscoresD.tendtoeatmore14.TheresearchersinAustraliaandtheUK(para.4).A.wouldagreewithBendenB.arenotfullyconvincedbyBendenC.partlysupportBenden'sfindingsD.findithardtoacceptBenden'stheory15.Someparentsandteachersworrythatusingstandingdesksmay.A.disturbthekidsinclassB.leavetheclassroomnoisyC.harmthestudents'healthD.increasetheteachers'workloadPassageTwoJapanandGermanyhavetheworld'soldestpopulations,butneithercountryhasenoughtrainedhealthcareworkerstomeettheneedsofolderadults.So,theyareturningtoVietnamforhelp.Thismonth,100youngVietnamesearegoingtoGermanyaspartofaprojecttotrainwhatarecalledgeriatric(老年的)nursestoworkintheEuropeancountry.Thetraineesrecentlycompletedasix-monthlanguageandcultureclass,theywillspendthenexttwoyearsinanoccupationaltrainingprogram.Ifthetraineespassthefinalexam,theywillbeabletoworkinGermanyasgeriatricnursesforanother3years.Germanyisfacingacrisisaslowbirthratescombinewithagrowingpopulationofcitizenswhoarelivinglonger.About20percentofthepopulationisovertheageof65,andthatpercentageisexpectedtocontinuerising.ThisisaproblemJapanalsofaces.Laterthisyear,150VietnamesecandidateswillgotoJapanfortwoyearsoftrainingatthecountry'shospitals,afterthattheyareexpectedtotakethenationalnursingexam.JapanalreadytrainsnursesfromthePhilippinesandIndonesia,butthehealthcaresystemhasbeencriticizedforbeingtooharsh.Allcandidatesmusttakethesameexam,butitisverydifficultforforeignapplicantsbecausefewcanspeaktheJapaneselanguage.Evenwithanagingpopulation,manyJapaneseareopposedtoforeignersworkinginsomeindustries.Criticssayforeignlaborcouldleadtohigherunemployment,butthereislittleoppositiontoforeignnurses.InVietnam,thesituationisverydifferent.60percentofthepopulationwasbornaftertheVietnamwarendedin1985.TherearenotenoughjobsforeveryonewhowantsoneinVietnam,butlearningthenursingskillscanhelpthemfindjobsoverseas.16.TheoverseasVietnamesenursesmustcompletethefollowingEXCEPT.A.aculturecourseB.ahealthcareexamC.alanguagetrainingD.adrivingtest17.AVietnameseyoungsterwillspendatleastinGermanybeforeworkingthereasageriatricnurse.A.sixmonthsB.oneandahalfyearsC.twoandahalfyearsD.fiveyears18.ItisinferredfromthepassagethatinJapan.A.thehealthcaresystemismuchmorestrictthanthatinGermanyB.themajorityofnursesarefromVietnam,IndonesiaandthePhilippinesC.theVietnamesewhopassthenationalexamswillbetrainedathospitalsD.foreignersfindithardtopassnursingexamsbecausefewcanspeakJapanese19.Facedwiththeagingpopulation,manyJapanese.A.welcomeforeignnursesworkinginJapanB.opposeforeignlaborworkinginmostplacesC.criticizethegovernmentforbeingtooharshD.blamethegovernmentforhighunemployment20.Thelastparagraphindicatesthat.A.theVietnamesealsofacetheagingproblemB.overhalfoftheVietnameseareundertheageof45C.sixtypercentpeoplecannotfindjobsinVietnamD.moreandmoreVietnamesehavefoundjobsabroadPassageThreeBornaround1770inTennessee,SequoyahwasaCherokee.LikeotherNativeAmericansofthattime,hecouldneitherreadnorwrite.Hecouldn'thelpnoticing,though,howwhitepeoplewrotetooneanotheronsheetsofpaper.Theyoftenusedthese“talkingleaves,”assomeNativeAmericanscalledthem,tocommunicate.Backthen,theCherokeehadnowaytowritedownwordsintheirownlanguage.SequoyahbelieveditwasimportantfortheCherokeetohaveasystemofsomeindustries.Criticssayforeignlaborcouldleadtohigherunemployment,butthereislittleoppositiontoforeignnurses."可知答案选B.20、【答案】D【解析】根据原文"TherearenotenoughjobsforeveryonewhowantsoneinVietnam,butlearningthenursingskillscanhelpthemfindjobsoverseas."可知答案选D.Passagethree21、【答案】A【解析】根据原文"Bornaround1770inTennessee,SequoyahwasaCherokee.LikeotherNativeAmericansofthattime,he…"可知答案选A.22、【答案】B【解析】根据原文Theyoftenusedthese"talkingleaves"中"talkingleaves"前的these可知，这里指代的是前文中的"...sheetsofpaper"。23、【答案】C【解析】根据原文"Sequoyahstartedbydrawingpictures…"可知答案选C.24、【答案】A【解析】根据原文"SoonthousandsofCherokeewereabletoreadandwriteintheirownlanguage."可知答案选A.25、【答案】D【解析】ABC均是描述的一个方面，D更具有概括性。Passagefour26、【答案】B【解析】根据原文"ClosedCircuitTelevision,usuallyabbreviatedtoCCTV,iseverywhereintoday'ssociety."可知答案选B.27、【答案】A【解析】surveillance有“监督”的意思，与monitor同意。28、【答案】B【解析】根据原文"CCTVisavitaltoolforthepoliceandcanhelpsolvecrimes–anotableexamplewouldbetheJamesBulgercasefrom1993."可知答案选B.29、【答案】D【解析】根据原文"Thesereacttomovement,andwarncriminalsthattheirphotohasbeentaken."可知答案选D.30、【答案】B【解析】全文可以看出，作者是持否定、消极态度的。2016年4月24日学位英语考试真题答案解析-词汇语法（统考卷）31.Retailsalesvolumeinlocalurbanandruralareasrose57.8percentand46.8percent,____,overFebruary1995.A.expectedlyB.respectivelyC.separatelyD.accordingly【答案】B【解析】separately分别地。此处的意思为：分别上升了57.8%和46.8%.32.Hadhereceivedsixmorevotesinthelastelection,he____ourchairmannow.A.mustbeB.wouldhavebeenC.shallbeD.wouldbe【答案】D【解析】主句用wouldbe表示与现在事实相反的非真实条件句。33.FindingoutabouttheseuniversitieshasbecomeeasyforanyonewithInternet_____,A.entranceB.asmissionC.accessD.entry【答案】C【解析】对于那些能上互联网的人而言，了解这些大学很容易。entrance“入口，进入”；admission“允许进入，供认”；access“通路，捷径，入口，存取”；entry“入口，进入，登录，条目”。34.BlacksandAmericanIndians____lessthan10%ofstudentsinthetop30businesscolleges.A.makeupB.takeupC.reachoutD.tornout【答案】B【解析】takeup占，占据；makeup编造、补足；reachout延伸、扩展；turnout关灯，结果是。35.Nooneknowsforsure____thewordwouldbelikein50years.A.howB.thatC.whichD.what【答案】D【解析】what引导宾语从句，在从句中做宾语。36.Theonlything_____reallymatterstomeishowsoonwecanreturnhome.A.whatB.thatC.whichD.this【答案】B【解析】对孩子们来说唯一要紧的是多久才能回到他们叔叔和阿姨的农场。37.It____withoutsavingthatconsumerswouldbehappierifpriceswerelower.A.takesB.appearsC.makesD.goes【答案】D【解析】gowithoutsaying固定搭配“很显然，不言而喻”。故答案选D.38.Afterafewmonths,theybecame____tothenewenvironment.A.interestedB.confidentC.accustomedD.happy【答案】C【解析】beaccustomedto为固定搭配，意为“习惯于”，符合语境。句意为：几个月后，移民们就习惯了新的环境。39.Speechisthe____abilitypossesedonlybyhumanbeings.A.averageB.uniqueC.collectiveD.single【答案】B【解析】unique唯一的，仅有的；独一无二的，独特的。符合题意。40.Yourgradewillbebasedinlargepartonthe______ofyourideas.A.creativityB.efficiencyC.possibilityD.facility【答案】A【解析】你的成绩很大程度上取决于你的思想创造力。creativity创造力；efficiency效率；possibility可能性；facility设备。41.Thenewtaxwouldforcecompaniesto____energy-savingmeasures.A.adaptB.adoptC.adjustD.address答案选B。adopt意为“采取”，与measures是固定的用法，adoptmeasures“采取措施”。42._____allthedifficulties,wemanagedtofinishourtaskaheadofschedule.A.InsteadofB.InspiteofC.IncaseofD.Inadditionto答案选B。inspiteof意为“尽管；不管，不顾”，表示让步关系。43.John____almostallofhiscollectionstohisfriends,buthestillhadaveryfewleft.A.putawayB.threwawayC.tookawayD.gaveaway答案选D。giveawayto固定搭配，意为“分发，赠送”。44.IwasattendingalecturetheotherdaywhenIreceivedaphonecall____——itofferedmethejobIliked.A.expectingB.toexpectC.expectedD.tobeexpected.答案选C。expected作aphonecall的定语，表示这个电话是被期望的，过去分词表示被动。45.Dorothywasalwaysspeakinghighlyofherroleintheplay,____madetheothersunhappy.A.whichB.whoC.thisD.what答案选A。非限制性定语从句，which指代前文所提的事。46.Thosewho____ChapterOnepleasegodirectlytoChapterFourfirst.A.finishB.willhavefinishedC.havefinishedD.willfinish答案选C。who引导的定语从句修饰those，句意是“已经完成第一章的那些人”，答案选C。47.Iwokeupwithaheadache,andnowluckilyit____.A.hasgoneB.hadgoneC.wentD.wouldhavegone答案选A。题干意思“现在头疼已经消失了”，用一般现在完成时。48.Nowadays,alargenumberofwomen,especiallythosefromthecountryside,____fortheclothingindustry.A.isworkingB.worksC.workD.worked答案选C。nowadays“现今；时下”是一般现在时的标志；且横线上是整个句子的谓语，主语是alargenumberofwomen，故此处用work。49.Thewriterwassoabsorbedinherworkthatshedidn’tnoticehim____theroom.A.enterB.hadenteredC.toenterD.entered答案选A。固定搭配。noticesbdosth表示“注意到某人做了某事”，指动作do的全过程，即动作结果。50.Everybodywastouched____wordsaftertheyheardhermovingstoryA.inB.withoutC.byD.beyond答案选D。固定搭配。beyondwords表示“难以言表；无法用语言表达”。2016年4月24日学位英语考试真题答案解析-完成对话（统考卷）Mike:CanIborrow$5?Tony:___1___Whydoyouneedit?Mike:Iwanttobuylunch.Tony:Where'syourmoney?Mike:___2___Tony:Yourwalletisempty?Mike:Idon'thaveevenonedollarinit.Tony:___3___Mike:Evenifit'sonlyforashortwhile.Tony:It'salwaysgoodtohavefriends.Mike:Friendswilllendyoumoneywhenyou'rebroke.Tony:___4___A.Beingbrokeisnofun.B.AfriendinneedisafriendC.It'snotinmywallet.D.Sure.Mary:Ilikelivinghere.Jenny:___5___Pasadenaisanicecity.Mary:It'snottoobig.Jenny:Andit'snottoosmall.Mary:Ithasgreatweatherallyearlong.Jenny:IthastheRoseParade.Mary:Ithasbeautifulhouses,greatschoolsand___6___Jenny:It'sclosetothemountains.Mary:___7___Jenny:I'mnotevergoingtoleave.A.PeopleenjoytheParade.B.NoplaceisbetterthanC.IagreeD.wonderfulreataurants.Jony:Doyouhaveacar?Bill:Yes,Ido.___8___Jony:Isitnew?Bill:Itwasnewin2008.John:So,it'sprettyoldnow.Bill:Yes,itis.___9___Jony:Doyoutakegoodcareofit?Bill:Oh,yes.___10___Andmymechanicchangestheoiltwiceayear.A.Butitstilllooksgood.B.Whatkindofcardoyouhave?C.IhaveaHonda.D.IWashitonceaweek.答案解析：1、【答案】D【解析】Mike向Tony借钱，根据后文可以知道，Tony是同意的，所所以答案选D“当然可以”。2、【答案】A【解析】根据后文Tony的反问“你钱包空了么？”推断Mike可能是说自己没有钱了，broke是“havingnomoney”的意思，答案选A“破产可不好玩”。3、【答案】C【解析】根据前文Mike说钱包里甚至没有一美元，推断此处选C“也没在我钱包里”。4、【答案】B【解析】B选项“患难见真情。”延续前面Mike关于朋友的观点。5、【答案】C【解析】根据后面的对话可以知道，两个人对Pasadena都非常喜欢，所以Mary说喜欢居住在这里，Jenny说同意。6、【答案】D【解析】本题可以从格式上判定，横线上需要一个形容词＋名词的结构。D“非常棒的餐厅”。7、【答案】B【解析】根据后面Jenny说不想离开，推断前面Mary可能会说没有什么地方比这里好。8、【答案】C【解析】Bill回答有一辆车，横线上是介绍车的品牌。9、【答案】A【解析】根据John的问题“保养得很好？”推断，Bill应该是说车子虽然老但是看起来很好。10、【答案】D【解析】Bill在介绍自己如何好好保养车子，应该选D“每周洗一次”。2016年4月24日学位英语考试真题答案解析-完形填空（统考卷）Nothinggetspeoplemovingfasterthantheword"fire".Whensomeoneyells"Fire!",mostpeopledashfor（冲向）the__51__.Theironlythoughtistogetoutofthebuildingfast.Firefighters,__52__,racejustasquicklytowardthefire.Theywanttoputoutthefireasfastaspossible.TherearemorethanonemillionfirefightersintheUnitedStatestoday.Theyaretrainedtoputoutfires.Backinthe1600s,though,therewerenotrainedfirefighters.Puttingoutfireswas__53__job.Citiesandtownshadnoindoorplumbing,runningwater,orfirehydrants（消防栓）,sowaterfromapond,river,orwellhadtobecarriedtothefirespotinbuckets.Whenafire__54__,everyonerantohelp.Theyformedabucketbrigade.Menformedone__55__,leadingfromthewatersupplyandpassedbucketsofwatertothrowonthefire.Womenandchildrenformedanotherline,__56__emptybucketsbacktobefilled.Itwasaveryslowwaytoputoutafire,andmanyhouseswereburnttotheground__57__thefirecouldbeputout.Thenin1736,BenjaminFranklin__58__upwithanidea—setupafiredepartment.HeconvincedagroupofpeopleinPhiladelphiato__59__theUnionFireCompany.Theybecamethefirstofficialvolunteerfirefighters.Today,threeoutoffourAmericanfirefightersarevolunteers.Thesebravemenandwomendonotgetpaid__60__theirwork,buttheyareingoodcompany.GeorgeWashington,ThomasJefferson,andPaulReverewereallvolunteerfirefighters,intheirdays.51.A.windowsB.outdoorsC.openingsD.exits答案选D.根据后文"Theironlythoughtistogetoutofthebuildingfast."可知人们是想逃出建筑物，所以应该是涌向“出口”。52.A.ontheotherhandB.bythewayC.soonerorlaterD.asaresult答案选A.ontheotherhand“另一方面”，前文讲建筑物里的人要逃出来，这是一个方面，本句话讲消防员要冲进去，所以是另一方面。53.A.another‘sB.others’C.everyone‘sD.one’s答案选C.前文说17世纪没有专门的消防员，所以灭火是每个人的责任。54.A.tookoutB.brokeoutC.cameoutD.gotout答案选B.火灾的爆发是breakout，固定用法。55.A.circleB.teamC.lineD.group答案选C.根据后文"Womenandchildrenformedanotherline"可知此处横线上应该是line.56.A.sendingB.sentC.tosendD.havingsent答案选A.对照前文的格式，此处横线上应该是ing形式，sendback“送回；退还”。57.A.sinceB.beforeC.whenD.after答案选B.本句意思是“许多房屋在火被扑灭之前就倒塌了”，所以用介词before.58.A.keptB.caughtC.cameD.put答案选C.comeupwith固定搭配，“想出”。59.A.formB.shapeC.makeD.develop答案选A.form意为“组成；组织”，文章意思是成立联合消防公司。60.A.onB.withC.toD.for答案选D.getpaidfortheirwork因他们的工作而得到酬劳，这里for是表示“为了，因