2024年学位英语试题

學位英語真題PartIDialoguecompletion(15points)

Directions:thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,choosetheonethatbestcompletesthedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSEWRSHEET.

1.Debra:Oh!Whatabeautifulcat!Whatdoyouthink

Donald:_____Dogsaremoreloyalthancats

A.IthinkI’drathergetadog.

B.Yeah,itisbeautiful!

C.Ihavenoidea.

D.Youhavetocleanafterit.

2.Jane:Mywatchalwaysgainstenminutesaday.

Mary:_____Mywatchalwayslosestenminutesaday.

Jane:Nokidding.Itseemsthatbothofusshouldthrowitawayandbuyanewone.

A.That’sridiculous.

B.That’sfunny

C.That’scool

D.That’sgreat

3.Jennifer:It’sfreezingoutside!_____Ithoughtthiscoldfrontwassupposedtopass.

Gabricla:Yeah,Ithoughtsotoo.That’swhatIreadonlinethismorning.

A.Ihaven’treadtheweatherreport.

B.Theweatherreportwasright

C.Whathappenedtotheweatherreport

D.Ishouldhavereadtheweatherreport.

4.Tony:Welcomeback,Monica.Howareyou

Monica:I’mOK._____

A.Youarewelcome!

B.Fancymeetingyouthere

C.Aren’tyouhappy

D.Thankyouforasking

5.Ruby:Hello,thisisInformation.CanIhelpyou

Dora:_____

A.I’mcallingtomakeacomplaint.

B.Canyoutellmeyourname

C.OK,thankyouforyourhelp

D.That’sverykindofyou.

6.Steve:WouldyoulikeanythingtodrinkIhaveSpriteandorangejuice.

Bob:_____

A.I’mterriblysorryaboutthat.

B.Howcanitbe

C.That’squitealright

D.Spritewouldbefine.

7.Jane:Whydon’tweplaytennisthisafternoon

Bill:_____

A.Soundslikeanexcellentjob.

B.That’sabrilliantidea.

C.I’msureitisn’tsobad.

D.Ofcoursewedo

8.Louis:CanIhavesomeinformationaboutthehealthclub

A.Yes,youdo

B.Goahead

C.That’sagoodidea

D.Yes,certainly

9.Mori:Thislooksagreatparty.Thanksforinvitingme.

Susan:_____

A.Nevermind.

B.Gladyoucouldmakeit

C.Don’tbotherwiththat.

D.I’dbetteraskyou.

10.Julie:I’mgoingtothesupermarkettopickupfoodanddrinkforSaturday’spicnic.Anysuggestions

Jack:_____

A.I’mallearstoyou

B.Iwouldn’tmindthat

C.I’drathernot

D.It’suptoyou

11.Bruce:I’vebeengoingtothegymforhalfayearnow!

Alice:_____Youlooksofit.Andnomorebeerbelly!

A.Icansayso.

B.It’sthatright

C.Icantell.

D.Isitpossible

12.Joan:Whyareyousolate

Michael:_____Ilefttheminthecar.

A.Icouldn’tfindmycarkeys

B.Youknowwhathappened

C.Ididn’tcatchthebus

D.Mycarwasoutoforder

13.Terri:Derrick,don’tyouthinkyoushouldtakeavacationEvenoneortwodayswouldbefine.

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.Milleronthephonewhowantstotalktoyou.

Stanley:_____CanyouaskhimtoholdTellhimI’lltalkwithhiminafewseconds.

A.WhoisMr.Miller

B.I’mbusyatthemoment

C.Idon’tknowhim

D.What’shappened

PartIIReadingComprehension(40ponts)

Directions:therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,choosethebestandmarkyouranswerontheANSEWRSHEET.

PassageOne

Haveyoueverheardofapawpaw(木瓜)Ifnot,donotfeelbad.ManyAmericansdonotknowofthefruit,althoughitisnativetothe..Once,however,itwasoneofthemostpopularfruitsinNorthAmerica.Happily,thosewholovethepawpawaretryingtoreturnittoitsformerpositioninAmericanfoods.

ApawpawisatropicalfruitthatusedtobegrownalongtheEastCoastfromNewYorktoFloridaandallovertheeastern..Atonetime,itcouldbefoundasfarwestasNebraska.

ThepawpawwasanimportantfoodforNativeAmericansandevenearlyEuropeansettlers.PawpawsreportedlywereafavoritetreatofGeorgeWashington,thefirst.president,whoespeciallylikedthemcold.ThomasJefferson,thethird.president,wasalsosfanofthefruit.HeplantedpapawsathishomeinVirginia.HealsosentpawpawseedstohisfriendsinFrance,AmericanexplorersLewisandClarkwroteintheirjournalsaboutthepawpaw.

Thepawpawisdifficulttobesoldcommercially.Thefruitrequiresaveryspecialenvironment---low,wetareasthatsometimesflood.Ithasaveryshortharvestseason,fromtwotothreeweeksinSeptemberandOctober.Inaddition,thefruitisgoodtoeatforonlytwotothreedaysafterharvesting.Thismakesithardtosellanywheredistantfromthepawpawtreeitcomesfrom.

Plantersareagaingrowingpawpawtreesandharvestingthefruit.Inseveralstatesfarmershaveorganized“pawpawfestivals”toreintroducepeopletofood.AtsuchafestivalinMarylandrecently,farmersdisplayeddifferentproductsmadewithpawpaws,likepawpawjams,pies,ice-creamandbeer.

16.ManyAmericanpeopledonotknowthatthepawpaw_____

A.Wasoncepopularinthe.

B.Isnativetothe.only

C.Hasbecomepopularagain

D.Isahealthyfruit

17.Thepawpawusedtobefoundmainly_____

A.AroundNebraska

B.Intheeastern.

C.AlloverFlorida

D.InNewYorksuburbs

18.GeorgeWashingtonandThomasJeffersonarementionedinparagraph3as_____

A.Americanexplorers

B.Famouspoliticians

C.Earlypawpawplanters

D.Pawpawlovers

19.ItisdifficulttosellthepawpawonalargescaleforthefollowingreasonsEXCPEPTthatthefruit_____

A.Requiresaveryspecialenvironment

B.Hasaveryshortharvestseason

C.Doesnottastegood

D.Isdifficulttopreserveafterharvesting

20.Pawpawfestivalsareorganizedinsomestates_____

A.Asawayofcelebratingharvest

B.Aspartofthetraditionalculture

C.Todisplaypawpawgrowingtechniques

D.Toreintroducepeopletothefruit

PassageTwo

Throughouthistory,humanshavesufferedfromaconditionthattheyhaveneverbeenabletoescape—ageing.Someresearchers,however,believewemaybethinkingaboutitinthewrongway.Theysayweshouldstarttreatingageingitselfasadisease—onethatcanbepreventedandtreated.

Theirhopesarefoundedonrecentdiscoveriesthatsuggestbiologicalageingmaybeentirelypreventableandtreatable.Fromabiologicalpreventive,thebodyagesatdifferentratesaccordingtogeneticandenvironmentalfactors.TinyerrorsbuildupinourDNAandourcellsbegindevelopingfaultsthatcangrowintotissuedamage,whichleadstoageingandageing—relateddiseases.

Oneoftheleadingfiguresinhumanliferesearch,AubreyDeGrey,explainsinaninterviewthattheirgoalistodevelopasetoftherapiesformiddle-agedandolderpeoplethatwillleavethemphysicallyandmentallyequivalent(相称的)tosomeoneundertheageof30.“Ofcourse,withoutwipingtheirmemories,”headds.Buthedoesn’tthinkthatiswillbepossibletostopageingaltogether.Heseesafuturewhere“rejuvenationtechnologies”canbeappliedtooldpeopleinordertoreverttheircellstowhattheywerelikewhentheywereintheiryouth,buyingthemextratime.Theideaisthatsomeonewhoistreatedattheageof60willbebiologicallyrevertedto30.Butbecausethetherapiesarenotpermanentfixes.Theircellswillendupbecoming60yearsoldagaininanother30yearstime.

21.By“treatingageingitselfasadisease”,someresearchersmean_____

A.Agedpeopleareliabletodiseases

B.Ageingcanbedealtwithlikeadisease

C.Ageingisadiseasehardtocure

D.Ageingshouldbetreatedcarefully

22.Humansageatdifferentratesdueto_____reasons.

A.Physical

B.Biological

C.Geneticandenvironmental

D.DNAandcell-related

23.ThegoalofDeGrey’sresearchisto_____.

A.Freezepeople’sage

B.Makepeopleyounger

C.Stopageingaltogether

D.Adjustpeople’smemories

24.Whatdoes“rejuvenation”possiblymean

A.Relatingtocells

B.Relatingtogenes.

C.Becominghealthy.

D.Becomingyoung.

25.WhatwillhappenifsomeoneistreatedwithDeGrey’stechnology

A.Hewillstayyoungforalongertime

B.Hewillnolongergrowold.

C.Hewillliveuptoatleast60yearsold.

D.Hewillnotgetageing-relateddiseases.

PassageThree

WhenjackDavis,9,looksupatthenightsky,hedoesn’tseejustthestars.Heseeshisfuture.ThefourthgraderfromNewJerseyhasadeepinterestinouterspaceandthealien(外星的)beingshethinksmightlivethere.

InJuly,JackheardthatNASAwaslookingforanewplanetaryprotectionofficeranddecidedhewastherightpersonforthejob.Theposition,whichfocusesonpreventingastronautsfromaccidentallybringingextremelysmall,potentiallydangerousalienlife-formsbacktoEarthandensuringthatastronautsdonottakeEarth-basedgermswiththemintospace,paysfrom$124,406to$187,000peryear.

JackwrotealettertoNASA,notinghisqualificationsforthejob.“MysistersaysIamanalien,”Jackwrote,pointingoutthatsinceheisyoung,hecan“learntothinklikeanalien.”Hesignedtheletter“JackDavis,GuardianoftheGalaxy.”

Withindays,JackreceivedapersonalletterfromNASA’splanetarysciencedirector,JamesL.Green.“Wearealwayslookingforbrightfuturescientistsandengineerstohelpus,”Greenwrote.”Ihopeyouwillstudyhardanddowellinschool.WehopetoseeyouhereatNASAoneofthesedays!”

Jacksaidhewas“shocked”whenGreen’sresponsearrived.“Ishouted,IgotaletterfromNASA!”

Greensayshelovestoanswerlettersfromchildren.Hecallshisresponsea“gravityassist.”Spacecraftusegravityassistancefromobjectslikeplanetsandmoonstohelppowerthecrafttowardanothercelestial(天上的)body.Greenhopesareplycaninfluenceaperson’spathinlifeinasimilarway.

26.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeJackDavis

A.Mature

B.Curious.

C.Talented.

D.Honest

27.Whatisthejobresponsibilityoftheplanetaryprotectionofficer

A.Toensurethementalandphysicalhealthoftheastronauts

B.ToprotectEarthfrompossiblealienattacksinthefuture

C.TokeepharmfulsubstancesformspreadingbetweenEarthandouterspace.

D.TostudytheunknownsubstancesastronautsbroughtbacktoEarth

28.Inthisletter,Jackexplainsthathisstrengthliesinhis_____

A.Personality

B.Appearance

C.Hobby

D.Age

29.Inhisresponsetotheboy,JamesGreen_____.

A.EncouragesJacktobeafutureNASAscientist

B.InvitesJacktovisitNASAassoonaspossible

C.TellsJackNASA’srequirementsforscientists

D.OfferstoprovidetrainingforJackatNASA

30.Inthelastparagraph,theauthorintendsto_____.

A.SupportGreenforusinggravityassistinprojects.

B.Introducetheconceptofgravityassist

C.Guideyoungpeoplebygivingthemagravityassist

D.ExplainhowGreen’sletterservesasagravityassist

PassageFour

Onlinedatinghasjustbeenrevealedtobeoneofthemostcommonwaystostartarelationship.Butnewresearchrevealsthattheconceptisstillhighlyflawed(有缺陷的).

Ananalysisof400studiesintoonlinedatingshowsthatwhileitoffersaccesstoplentyofothersingles,userscanbeoverwhelmedandputoffbythevolumeofchoice,defeatingthepurpose.

Theresearch,byNorthwesternUniversityandpublishedinthejournalPsychologicalScienceinthepublicinterest,foundthattheprocessesinvolveddon’tlendthemselvestoformingstrongrelationships.Thefindingsalsoindicatedthattheconceptofanonlineprofile(简介)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,addingthechancesarenobetterthanfindingarelationshipbywalkingintoanybar.“There’snobetterwaytofigureoutwhetheryou’reamatchwithsomebodythantalkingtothemoveracoffeeorbeer,”DrFinkelsaid.

31.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsonlinedating

A.Negative

B.Positive

C.Indifferent

D.Neutral

32.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.Heistheleadresearcherofthestudyononlinedating

B.Heisawell-knowprofessoratNorthwesternUniversity

C.Heisanexpertinanalyzingpeople’sshoppingpatterns

D.Heisthepresidentofafamousonlinematchingwebsite

35.AccordingtoDrFinkel,whatisthebestwaytofindamatch

A.Anevaluationonthebasisofinterestsandpersonality.

B.Ananalysisbasedonpropercomputeralgorithms

C.Acomparisonwithotherpotentialpartners

D.Aface-to-facetalkwiththepotentialpartner

PartIIIVocabularyandstructure(20points)

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

36.Fredusedto_____latewithhisroommatesandwatchmovies.

A.stayinB.stayawayC.stayupD.stayon

37.Thedevelopmentofnewenergysources_____toberewarding.

A.turnedoutB.turnedupC.turnedbackD.turnedaway

38.Doyoureallyhavetobe_____selfish

A.suchB.thatC.tooD.this

39.I’msorryto_____yourparty;Iweren’tintown.

A.bemissedB.missC.havemissedD.bemissing

40.Researchershavespentfiveyearscollectingdata_____thestudywasbased.

A.onthatB.inwhichC.inthatD.onwhich

41.Theenvironment-friendlyflan_____agoodexampleforothercompanies.

A.putsB.makesC.laysD.sets

42.Itmakes_____tofigureoutthesituationbeforetakinganyaction.

A.senseB.meaningC.ideaD.reason

43.Staffhavebeenholdinganumberof_____toraisemoneyforcharity.

A.eventsB.incidentsC.affairsD.cases

44.Spencehasfinally_____ittothefirstrankofstudentsafterhardwork.

A.madeB.doneC.gotD.worked

45.Shehasgot_____fromallthreetopUniversitiesshehasappliedfor.

A.promisesB.offersC.acceptanceD.invitations

46.Withallthemagazines_____,Ileftthepostoffice.

A.boughtB.buyingC.tobeboughtD.tobuy

47.ThereportersaidthattheUFO_____easttowestwhenhesawit.

A.traveledB.wastraveling

C.wastotravelD.hadbeentraveling

48.Whichoneofhisbooksdoyouthink_____bestamongthebest-sellers

A.sellsB.sellC.issoldD.aresold

49.He_____thetest,buthewasn’tcarefulenough.

A.musthavepassedB.shouldpass

C.mightpassD.couldhavepassed

50.Pleaseletmeknow_____youwantyourcoffee,blackorwhite

A.whereB.whyC.howD.what

51.Visitorscannothelpbut_____thebeautifuldesignofthepalace.

A.noticingB.noticedC.noticeD.tonotice

52.Classsizesare_____toamaximumof10forabetterlearningexperience.

A.forcedB.limitedC.fixedD.bounded

53.Veryfewpeopleunderstoodhislecture,thesubjectof_____washard.

A.whatB.itC.whichD.that

54.Thegovernmentwillconsider_____futureactionsagainstterroristbombers.

A.takenB.oftakingC.totakeD.taking

55.Iwasjustabouttoleaveschool_____Iheardthedoorbell.

A.whenB.whileC.afterD.as

56.Idon’tthinkthesnowwill_____ourplansforapicnic.

A.effectB.affectC.differD.infer

57.Mr.Smithwillbe_____theofficenextweekwhenthemanagerisaway.

A.inchargeofB.inresponseC.inrelationtoD.inplaceof

58.Weneed_____informationabouttheclimatebeforewemakeourdecision.

A.afewB.fewC.alittleD.little

59.Hewarnedhisstudents_____latefortheexaminationnextweek.

A.don’tbeB.notbeC.nottobeD.tobenot

60.Theplanewilltakeoffat6:00pm,soIhavetobeattheairport4:00pmatthelatest.

A.afterB.untilC.sinceD.by

61.Isthereagasstationaround_____Icangetsomepetrol

A.whatB.whichC.thatD.where

62.Itisalwaysdifficulttoliveinaforeigncountry,_____ifyoudon’tspeakitslanguage.

A.naturallyB.extremelyC.especiallyD.basically

63.Hegivesusalotoftrouble-butIlikehim_____.

A.bythewayB.allthesameC.byandbyD.overandover

64.Hedidn’tgointodetailsonthesubject,butjustspoke_____

A.inparticularB.ingeneralC.inshortD.incommon

65.Language,mathsandhistory,_____thechildrenarealsotaughtmusicandart.

A.exceptforB.insteadofC.inadditiontoD.inspiteof

66.Lozanoclaimedthatthemotorcycledriverwastryingtorunhim_____.

A.outB.inC.downD.up

67.We’rehadtoput_____ourweddinguntilSeptember.

A.forwardB.downC.upD.off

68.Youcanbuythesemapsat_____railwaystation.Theyallhavethem.

A.anyB.thatC.thisD.either

69.Detailsofthemurderwere_____bythelocalpaper.

A.discoveredB.revealedC.exposedD.found

70.Don’tplaywiththeburningstick,boys,foritoften_____fire.

A.catchesB.makesC.causesD.gets

71.I’mgoingtohavetofindanewapartment_____soon.

A.tooB.prettyC.muchD.nearly

72.Humble_____itmaybe,thereisnoplacelikehome.

A.asB.althoughC.thatD.how

73.Nosooner_____homethanitstartedtorain.

A.havewearrivedB.didwearrive

C.hadwearrivedD.shallwearrive

74.Onlywhenshefinishedallthework_____beallowedtogohome.

A.shedidB.shewouldC.didsheD.wouldshe

75.Shecame_____someoldphotographsinadrawer.

A.aboutB.acrossC.withD.by

PartIVCloze(10points)

Directions:Thereare10numberedblanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblank,th