研究生英语学位考试模拟试卷

研究生英语学位考试模拟试卷(一)

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Non-English Major Graduate Student English (Model) Qualifying Test

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II. V ocabulary (10 minutes, 10 points)

Section A (0.5 point each)

Directions: There are ten sentences in this section. Each sentence has one word or a set of words underlined. Below each sentence are four words or phrases marked A,B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet.

16. The noise was so faint that it was impossible to be sure what it was or even where it came from.

a frightening

b general

c lou

d d indistinct

17. The clerk had to break off the conversation in order to await on a customer.

a interrupt

b hurry

c continue

d begin

18. The new tax law is explicit; that type of certificate is tax exempt.

a definite

b deficient

c harsh

d imprecise

19. Most high school students look up to the star player on the football team.

a envy

b respect

c trust

d pursue

20. His winning the award was the highest attainment of his career.

a desire

b spectacle

c achievement

d joy

21. He was able to mend the cup and saucer.

a wash

b repair

c decorate

d mold

22. It is ridiculous to become angry with such an insignificant matter.

a sinful

b tragic

c absur

d d unpardonable

23. The crowd swelled until the noise made could be heard for miles.

a shouted

b cheered

c grew

d scattered

24. The flowers will wither in a few hours.

a blossom

b dry up

c open

d revive

25. The automobile's exhaust system gave off foul smelling fumes.

a attracted

b neutralized

c emitte

d d condensed

Section B (0.5 point each) Directions: There are ten sentences in this section. Each sentence has something omitted. Choose the word or words from the four choices given to best complete each sentence.

26. Unless all staff members agree to _____ to the plan, there may be further changes in the course of action.

a infer

b prefer

c adhere

d assure

27. It is hard to reconcile his splendid speech _____ his actual behavior.

a to

b with

c on

d from

28. Advertisements may arouse a strong wish for something; how the need is filled will probably be ______ the individual.

a on to

b up to

c as to

d down to

29. ______ I like very much to do science, as a teacher I have to go over the students' papers and theses.

a As far as

b So far

c Much as

d In so far as

30. We all argued with him not to sign the contract with that company, but _____.

a to no purpose

b to good purpose

c on the spot

d in good shape

31. Plato's teachings had a profound _____ on Aristotle.

a effect

b affect

c affectation

d take

32. The professor tried to _____ interest in archaeology by taking his students on expedition.

a encourage

b stimulate

c diminish

d take

33. He is among those lucky Chinese students who have won_____ to first -rate U.S. universities.

a permission

b profession

c admittance

d admission

34. Probability is the mathematical study of the_____ of an event's occurrence.

a likelihood

b desirability

c predictability

d malleability

35. Under the director-responsibility system, the party secretary's task is to fully support the director in his work and ______ the Party's policies are observed and State quota met.

a to see to

b see to it

c see to it that

d to se

e to it

III. Close Test (15 minutes, 10 points)

Directions: Read the passage through. Then, go back and choose one suitable word or phrase marked A, B, C or D for each blank in the passage. Mark the corresponding letter of the word(s) you have chosen with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet.

A democratic country is obliged to give some thought to the question of who is allowed to vote. In Britain, the ..36.. is extended to all people over the age of

twenty-one with some exceptions. ..37.. attaining this age, men and women acquire all kinds of responsibilities from ..38.. younger people are free. In times of National Emergency, however, the ..39.. age at which a young man may be called ..40.. to bear arms is eighteen. ..41.. it should not be surprising that some people argue that if a young man is old enough to die for his country, he is old enough to have a voice in his ..42.. . At first sight, this argument may appear formidable. Before we demand that changes ..43.. in the existing law, however, we must ask ourselves whether we ..44.. have not fallen victims of a logical fallacy. What qualities are needed in a soldier? He must, ..45.., be physically fit, some branches of the service will make intensive ..46.. upon his agility and powers of physical endurance. He should be courageous, resourceful and alert. he should understand and ..47.. discipline and be ..48.., on occasion, to obey an order not because he understands or approves of it, but because it is order. What qualities, on the other hand, must we at least hope to find in a voter? The ability to reason must be placed high on the list. If a man is easily taken ..49.. by emotional traps, he will not be able to make ..50..judgments. His experience of life must surely be fairly extensive before we can place such power in his hands.

36. a privilege b ability c chance d duty

37. a On b Before c After d At

38. a those b them c which d that

39. a best b maximum c minimum d possible

40. a up b upon c in d out

41.a However b Moreover c Nevertheless d Therefore

42.a business b affairs c matters d things

43. a should make b are made c will be made d be made

44. a must b can c may d ought to

45.a obviously b apparently c seemingly d matter-of-fact

46.a requirements b expectations c commands d demands

47.a approve of b take c receive d accept

48.a willing b ready c likely d easy

49.a after b over c in d up

50.a sensitive b sensible c sentimental d sensational

IV. Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 30 points)

Direction: In this part of the test, there are five short passages for you to read. Read each passage carefully, and then do the questions that follow. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on y Machine-scoring Answer Sheet.

Passage 1

The struggle for health and safety standards for industrial workers has produced an interesting and some what unexpected controversy; some workers do not want obligatory protection, particularly if it means that they will not be allowed to do certain kinds of jobs. For example, a number of industries are refusing to let women work in certain areas because of possible danger of their children they should become pregnant. Many women feel that this is discriminatory and that they should be allowed to decide for themselves if a particular job poses a risk. They argue, in particular, that such regulations are unfair because (1) many of the women workers, whether single or married, do not intend to have children, and (2) many are beyond childbearing age. Management spokesmen, on the other hand, say that they do not want to be responsible for the possible impairment of a child and that they will fight to comply with the health and safety standards which have been recommended for the protection of women.

51. A controversy has arisen because of rules _____.

a for scientists to deal with Health Protection

b that astronauts must find new materials to work with

c about where women can work

d concerning families that work

52. Many women think obligatory protection ______.

a is discriminatory towards them

b causes a risk to unborn children

c is hazardous to their health

d won't mak

e a difference to them

53. Taking health and safety precautions is _______.

a up to the workers

b the responsibility of management

c the women's' problem

d mostly not needed

54. Some industries refuse to let women work in certain area ____.

a because they could make too much money

b so they won't be injured

c so their families won't have problems

d becaus

e o

f possible danger to an unborn child

Passage 2

We knew Sylvia and Jack had had problems with their flat, but he had not been told the details. Not until they came for a weekend in September. At dinner on the Friday evening, Kitty said, "You wrote that the flat wasn't quite what you expected. We imagined the worst, like horrid neighbors or rising damp. Of course, it could be just too small. You're sharing with another couple, aren't you?" "We're sharing, Mother," Slvia replied. "It really wasn't necessary," Jack explained proudly. "I've had a substantial rise, and we can easily manage. It's much better to be independent." "Oh ," I agreed. "What was the trouble?" Kitty asked, impatient and unwilling to let go. "Nothing much," Sylvia said. "The flat's fine. It was the other couple, Sally and Tom Ford. You've never seen such an untidy pair. We shared the sitting-room and the kitchen and the bathroom and got fed up with the mess of it all." "And what make it worse," Jack put in, "was that they accused us of the same sort of thing. Tom and I nearly came to blows when he locked up some of their wedding presents we were all using, as they used ours, naturally." "You take a chance when you make a sharing arrangement," Kitty said, "unless you've known the other people a along time. Were they always disorganized like that, or did it start suddenly? Something might have upset the girl." "I knew h for thee s at college, Mother. She seemed all right then, I had the shock of my life when I saw how she and Tom lived." "I never realized you were so particular, my dear," Kitty said with a smile. "I am, in my own flat," Sylvia said. "Sally and Tom left a month ago." "We could he left instead," Jack said. "But why should we? After all, the flat was in our names, not theirs. We were glad to see the back of them."

55. What did Kitty hope to do the weekend in September?

a Look for a large flat for Sylvia.

b Get to know the neighbors better.

c Fin

d out what went wrong in Sylvia's flat.

d Do something to cur

e the dampness o

f Sylvia's flat.

56. When Sylvia said they "were sharing" (Para. 3), she meant that _____.

a they had never agreed about sharing

b They had shared and were still sharing

c they intende

d to shar

e in the future

d They wer

e no longer sharing

57. Jack was pleased to announce that _______.

a he was now earning a higher salary

b they would soon move to a much better flat

c they rent of the flat ha

d just been reduced

d they had paid off all their debts

58. According to Sylvia, what was wrong with the other couple?

a They were nervous and over-anxious to please.

b They caused a lot of trouble over nothing.

c They were too disorderly to live with.

d They wer

e falsely accused o

f bein

g dirty.

59. When Tom locked up the presents, ______.

a Jack smashed some of the things

b he and Jack almost started to fight

c he took a few that belonge

d to Sylvia and Jack

d Jack decided to break th

e lock

60. What was Jack's opinion about leaving the flat?

a He would have given it up, but Sylvia disagreed.

b He thought they would have to clean it up before leaving.

c He wante

d to liv

e there but did not have an agreement.

d H

e was not willing to give it up.

Passage 3

As everyone knows, words constantly take on new meanings. Since these do not necessarily, nor even usually, take the place of the old ones, we should picture this process as the analogy of a tree throwing out new branches which themselves throw out subordinate branches. The new branches sometimes overshadow and kill the old ones but by no means always. We shall again and again find the earliest senses of a word flourishing for centuries despite a vast overgrowth of later senses which might be expected to kill them.

When a word has several meanings, historical circumstances often make one of them dominant during a particular period. Thus "station" is now more likely to mean a railway-station than anything else; "speculation" more likely to bear its financial sense than any other. Until this century "plane" had as its dominant meaning "a flat surface" or "a carpenter's tool to make a surface smooth", but the meaning "an airplane" is dominant now. The dominant sense of a word lies uppermost in our minds. Whenever we meet the word, our natural impulse is to give it that sense. We are often deceived. In an old author the word many mean something different.

One of my aims is to make the reading of old books easy as far as certain words are concerned. If we read an old poem with insufficient regard for the change of the dictionary meanings of words we won't be able to understand the poem the old author intended. And to avoid this, knowledge is necessary. We see good words or good senses of words losing their edge or more rarely getting a new edge that serves some different purpose. "Verbicide, "the murder of a word, happens in many ways. Inflation is the commonest: those who taught us to say "awfully" for "very", "tremendous" for "great", and "unthinkable" for "undesirable" were verbicides. I should be glad if I sent any reader away with a sense of responsibility to the language. It is unnecessary to think we can do nothing about it. Our conversation will have little effect, but if we get into print perhaps especially if we are leader-writers or reporters -- we can help to strengthen or weaken some disastrous words, can encourage a good and resist a bad Americanism. For many things the press prints today will be taken up by a great mass of people in few years.

61. In the first paragraph author believes _____.

a only old words take on new meanings

b a tree throws out new branches as the words pick up new meanings.

c works obtain new meanings from time to time.

d it is possibl

e for the old words to lose their old senses

62. By mentioning the tree throwing out new branches, the author hopes to ____.

a stress the natural phenomena

b picture the process of growth of new branches

c explain what the analogy is

d illustrat

e his view in a clearer way

63. In the author's opinion, the earliest senses of a word _______.

a are always overshadowed and discarded by the later senses

b still thrived for several hundred years in spite of an overgrowth of later senses

c might be expecte

d to b

e killed soon

d would overgrow th

e later senses

64. The dominant meaning of a word is often determined by ______.

a historical circumstances

b a particular period

c our minds

d our natural impulse

65. We are often cheated by some words because ______.

a their dominant meanings have not been determined

b sometimes they mean something different from their dominant meanings

c our natural impulse makes a mistake

d th

e dominant sense o

f a word is not accurate in our minds

66. In the author's view, if someone taught us to say "awfully" for "very" _______.

a we were advised not to accept it

b we were getting a new edge for different purpose

c we saw an example of a goo

d word being misused

d w

e saw a word serving for different purpose

67. In the last paragraph, the author thinks that ______.

a we can do nothing about it unless we get into print

b we should take responsibility to the language if necessary

c our conversation has little effect on the situation because we haven't got into print

d a great mass of peopl

e will accept what the press prints so that we can encourage good and resist the bad

Passage 4

If an occupation census had been taken in the eleventh century it would probably have revealed that quite 90 per cent of the people were county inhabitants who drew their livelihood from farming, herding, fishing or the forest. An air photograph taken at that time would have revealed spotted villages, linked together by surfaced roads and separated by expanses of forest of swamp. There were some towns, but few of them housed more than 10,000 persons. A second picture. Taken in the mid-fourteenth century would show that the villages had grown, more numerous, and also more widespread, for Europeans had pushed their frontier outward by settling new areas. There would be more people on the roads, rivers and seas, carrying food or raw materials to towns which had increased in number, size and importance. But a photograph taken about 1450 would reveal that little further expansion had taken place during hundred years. Any attempt to describe the countryside during those centuries is prevented by two difficulties. In the first place we have to examine the greater part of Europe's 3,750,000 square miles, and not merely the Mediterranean lands. In the second place the inhabitants of that wide expanse refuse to fit into our standard pattern or to stand still. In 1450, most Europeans probably lived in villages, but some regions were so hilly, lacking in good soil, or heavily timbered that villages could not keep going, and settlement was that of solitary herdsmen or shepherds. Some areas had better access to market than others and were therefore more involved in commercial agriculture than in farming. Large landowners were more likely than small landlords to run their estates and especially their domains more systematically -- and also to keep those records from which we learn most of what we know about the subject. Some areas had never been quite feudalized; their farmers were more free from lordship and even from landlordship. Some regions had been recently settled, and their tenants had been offered liberal terms of tenure in order to lure them into the wilderness. Finally, there was a time element; the expansion and prosperity that characterized the period from the twelfth to the fifteenth century produced or maintained conditions which were unsuitable to the stormier days preceding or the lean ones following it.

68. By 1350, as compared with three hundred years earlier, Europeans had, according to the passage, _______ .

a made several geographical discoveries

b cut down more trees and expanded the farming

c made their territory larger

d dug mor

e canals to water the land

69. Expansion in Europe between 1350 and 1450 ______.

a was less than in the three hundred years up to 1350.

b was considerable

c continue

d at roughly th

e same rate as before

d was mor

e than that from 1000 to 1350

70. It is difficult to describe the countryside during the period under consideration, because the inhabitants _______.

a often did not fit the conformity of their society

b sometimes changed their system of life

c move aroun

d too much to study properly

d left no documents

71. The owners of large estates tended to _____.

a leave their land and settle into he town

b treat their tenants badly

c write down information about their lands

d work on th

e land by themselves

72. Some landlords make agreements comparatively favorable to farmers because they wanted them to ______.

a pay more rent

b farm new land

c be feudalized

d work harder

73. By 1450 people in general had become, by comparison with earlier times, _________.

a richer

b poorer

c more turbulent

d mor

e feudalized

Passage 5

Why are so many people so afraid of failure? Quite simply because no one tells us how to fail so that failure becomes an experience that will lead to growth. We forget that failure is part of the human condition and that, as the family therapist Virginis Satir observes, "every person has the right to fail." Most parents work hard at either preventing failure or protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed. One way is to lower standards. A mother describes her child's hastily made table as "Perfect!" even though it wobbles on uneven legs. Another way is to shift blame. If John fails science, his teacher is unfair of stupid. When one of my daughters was ten, she decided to raise money for charity by holding a carnival. Proud of her, we rashly allowed her to put posters all over town. We realized too late that she couldn't possibly handle all the refreshments, shows, and games promised in the posters. The whole family pitched in to prevent embarrassing failure -- and the next year she advertised an even more ambitious event. Why not? We had kept her from discovering her limitations. The trouble with failure-prevention devices is that they leave a child unequipped for life in the real world. The young need to learn that no one can be best at everything, no one can win all the time and that it's possible to enjoy a game even when you don't win. A child who's not invited to a birthday party, who doesn't make the honor roll or the baseball team, feels terrible, of course. But parents should not offer a quick consolation prize or say, "It doesn't matter" because it does. The youngster should be allowed to experience disappointment -- and then be helped to master it.

Failure is never pleasurable. It hurts adults and children alike. But it can make a positive contribution to your life once you learn to use it. Step one is to ask "Why did I fail?" Resist the natural impulse to blame someone else. Ask yourself what you did wrong, how you can improve. If someone else can help, don't be shy about inquiring. When I was a teenager, I failed to get a job I'd counted on. I telephoned the interviewer to ask why. "Because you came ten minutes late. "I was told, "We can't afford employees who waste other people's time." The explanation was reassuring (I hadn't been rejected as a person) and helpful, too. I don't think I've been late for anything since.

Success, which encourages repetition of old behavior, is not nearly as good a teacher as failure. You can learn from a disastrous party how to give a good one, from an ill-chosen first house what to look for in a second. Even a failure that seems definitive can prompt fresh thinking, a change of direction. After twelve years of studying ballet a friend of mine auditioned for a professional company. She was turned down. "Would further training help?" she asked. The ballet master shook his head. "You will never be a dancer," he said, "You haven't the body for it."

In such cases, the way to use failure is to take stock courageously, asking "What have I left? What else can I do?" My friend put away her toe shoes and moved into dance therapy, a field where she's both competent and useful.

Failure frees one to take risks because there's less of lose. Often there's a resurgence of energy -- an awareness of new possibilities.

74. Which of the following would be the best title for this selection?

a Teaching Your Child to Succeed

b Learning from Failure

c How to Be Successful

d Why W

e Are So Afraid o

f Failure

75. Which sentence best expresses the central point of the selection?

a Success can come only after many failures.

b no one can succeed all the time.

c Everyone appreciates a goo

d loser.

d us

e every failure as an opportunity for growth and improvement.

76. According tot he passage _______.

a parents need to help their children avoid failure

b parents should help their children discover their limitations

c parents shoul

d b

e aware o

f their children's limitations

d parents should tell their children about their limitations

77. Many people are afraid of failure because ______.

a they have not been taught to view it as a learning experience

b our society does not tolerate failure

c they do not have what it takes to succeed

d it is th

e ultimate fear that human beings have

78. The author implies that we can learn from our failures _____.

a more than from our successes

b once we ask ourselves why we did wrong

c an

d never fail again

d but not from th

e failures o

f others

79. The author implies that success ______ .

a prepares us for life in the real world

b provides us with much more freedom than failure does

c is all that really matters

d doesn't encourag

e new thinking

80. The author implies that failure _________.

a almost always leads to more failure

b provides an opportunity to try new experiences

c make us afrai

d to tak

e risks

d hurts children mor

e than adults

PAPER TWO V. Translation (40 minutes, 20 points)

Section A(20 minutes, 10 points)

Directions: Put the following passage into Chinese. Write your Chinese version in the proper space on Answer Sheet II.

The aim of science is to describe the world in orderly language, in such a way that we can, if possible, foresee the results of those alternative causes of action between which we are always choosing. The kind of order which our description has is entirely one of convenience. Our purpose is always to predict. Of course, it is most convenient if we can find an order by cause and effect; it makes our choice simple; but it is not essential. There is of course nothing sacred about the causal form of natural law. We are accustomed to this form, until it has become our standard of what every natural law ought to look like.

Section B (20 minutes, 10 points)

Directions: Put the following passage into English. Write your English version in the proper space on Answer Sheet II.

全世界科学家与科学机构日益趋向于更为密切合作. 这是因为当前研究工作愈来愈复杂, 研究范围也愈来愈广, 因此产生了雇佣大批科技人员进行研究计划的大规模组织.这就必然导致许多科研项目的发展超越了国界.

VI. Writing (30 minutes, 10 points)

Directions: Write a composition of no less than 120 words on the following topic. Use the proper space on Answer Sheet II.

Topic: State Schools in China

There are all kinds of schools in China. Give a general classification and description of them.

I. Listening Comprehension

Part A: 1. d 2.d 3.a 4.a 5.c 6.c 7.b 8.b 9.b

Part B: 10.c 11.a 12.b 13.d 14.d 15.d

II. V ocabulary (0.5 point each)

Section A

16.d 17.a 18.a 19.b 20.c 21.b 22.c 23.c 24.b 25.c

Section B

26.c 27.b 28.b 29.c 30.a 31.a 32.b 33.d 34.a 35.c

III. Cloze test (1 point each)

36.a 37.a 38.c 39.c 40.b 41.d 42.b 43.d 44.c 45.a 46.d 47.d 48.b 49.c 50.b

IV. Reading comprehension (1 point each)

51.c 52.a 53.b 54.d 55.c 56.d 57.a 58.c 59.b 60.d

61.c 62.d 63.b 64.a 65.b 66.c 67.d 68.c 69.a 70.c

71.c 72.b 73.a 74.b 75.d 76.b 77.a 78.a 79.d 80.b

Paper Two

V. Translation

Section A (10 points)

Suggested Chinese version:

科学的宗旨是用有条理的语言来描述世界, 通过这种描述, 使我们在可能条件下, 能预测出我们往往要从中作出抉择的那些行为过程的结果. 我们描述事物时所遵循的条理性, 完全是从方便考虑. 我们的目的的总是为了预测. 当然, 如果我们能找到一种按因果关系排列的条理性, 那就最为方便了, 它使我们的

抉择变得简单, 但这并不是绝对必要的.

自然定律的因果形式当然没有什么神圣的地方.我们习惯于这种形式, 它已成为我们认识每一自然定律的标准.

Section B (10 points)

Suggested English version:

There has been an increasing trend twoeards closer cooperations between scientists and scientific institutions all over the world. The main reason is the growing complextity and widening scope of present-day research. Which has resulted in the creation of large organizations employing great numbers of scientists and technologists in programmes of research. This has inevitably led to the extension of many items of research beyond national boundaries.

VI. Writing (10 points)

Omitted

Scripts for Listening Comprehensions

Part A

1. M: I'm still waiting for the clerk to come back and make some copies of this paper for me.

W: Why bother him? I'll show you how easy it is to work the machine.

Q: What does the woman mean?

2. M: The way Vincent speaks Italian, you'd think he's a native.

W: That's probably because he is.

Q: What do we know about Vincent?

3. W: Well, El, shall we take part in the concert in the park this evening?

M: Great idea, provided we can do the grocery shopping first.

Q: What does El suggest?

4. W: Chemistry 502 is really a hard course.

M: So was Chemistry 402.

Q: What does we learn from the conversation?

5. W: If I were you, I would take a plane instead of a bus. It will take you

forever to get there.

M: But flying makes me so nervous.

Q: What does the man prefer to do?

6. M: While I am in Washington, I want to see the Capital Building.

W: You will. It's only a stone's throw away from the train station.

Q: What does the woman mean?

7. M: Did you say you were driving to town this morning?

W: Yes, I have to get a check cashed to pay my bookstore bill.

Q: What is the woman going to do in town?

8. M: I am not sure what the best way is to hang this poster without

damaging the wall.

W: Couldn't you use tape? It peels off easily.

Q: What does the woman suggest?

9. W: These are very nice shirts. How much are they?

M: 5 dollars each. For two, 9 dollars. They are on sale today.

Q: How much does one shirt cost?

Part B

Passage 1

Mars Harris, an elderly patient in a nursing home, sat all day in a chair. She did nothing else. She required complete physical care, even feeding. No one seemed to realize that she was partially deaf and blind. Oneday, a young doctor observed cataracts in both her eyes. He discovered that if he spoke in her ear, she seemed to respond. One eye was operated on, and when it was first uncovered, the old woman cried with joy. Her recovery was quick, and she soon became quite independent. She started feeding herself and took to smiling and talking with others. The change in her attitude was amazing. Not only did she require less nursing care, but she was also able to smiling and talking with others. The change in her attitude was amazing. Not only did she require less nursing care, but she was also able to help other patients. She was again able to see and with this, seemed to experience some hearing recovery.

10. How did the regular attendants of the nursing home work?

11. What can be reasonably inferred from this passage?

12. What does evidence in the passage suggest?

Passage 2

It is no secret that I am not one of those naturalists who suffer from cities, nor do I find a city unnatural and uninteresting, or a rubbish heapof follies. It has always seemed to me that there is something more than mechanically admirable about a train that arrives on time, a fire department that comes when you call it, a light that leaps into the room at a touch, and a clinic that will fight for the health of a poor man and amass for him the agencies of mercy: the X ray, the medicines, the anesthetics and the surgical skill. For, beyond any pay these services receive, pride in perfect performance stands out. And above all, I admire the noble impersonality of civilization that does not inquire as to the recipient's religion, politicsor race. I call this beauty, and I call it spirit - - not some mysticalsoulfulness that nobody can define, but the spirit of man, that has been a million years -- a growing one.

13. Which one of the following can be the best title of this passage?

14. What is the author's opinion?

15. What does the author imply?

研究生英语学位考试模拟试卷(二)

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PAPER ONE

II. VOCABULARY (10 minutes, 10 points)

Section A

Directions: There are ten sentences in this section. Each sentence has one ward or a set of words underlined. Below the sentence are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine scoring Answer Sheet.

16. The President's greatest asset was his reputation for honesty.

a deception

b advantage

c liability

d pride

17. The scientist examined the fossils closely to determine their age.

a processed

b cleaned

c compare

d d inspected

18. Few people like someone who meddles in the affairs of others.

a participates

b delights

c interferes

d dabbles

19. There is no alternative; the president must approve the bill if Congress passes it.

a chance of agreement

b doubt

c other choice

d mistake

20. One symptom of the disease is a high fever.

a symbol

b sign

c cause

d pain

21. The picture is tilted; please straighten it.

a high

b level

c slope

d d adjustable

22. The boy felt disgraced because he knew that he had been to steal.

a ashamed

b tempted

c worrie

d d phony

23. A sealed bottle thrown into the ocean often floats aimlessly before it reaches land.

a sinks

b leaks

c disintegrates

d drifts

24. His face was flushed because he had run all the way from the dormitory.

a red

b shaking

c pale

d wet

25. The initial step is often the most difficult.

a quickest

b longest

c last

d first

Section B (0.5 point each)

Directions: There are ten sentences in this section. Each sentence has something omitted. Choose the word or words form the four choices given to best complete each sentence.

26. The main ____ to progress is not technical but political.

a prevention

b barrier

c reverse

d inconvenience

27. Protests died down when they realized that the new tax _____ to only 50p a week.

a added

b reached

c approache

d d amounted

28. For my birthday, I was given a writing set ______ two pens, envelopes and notepaper.

a involving

b comprising

c consisting

d holding

29. Even _____ for inflation he thought it was a good investment.

a considering

b taking account

c allowing

d calculating 30. For peopl

e with hearing difficulties, telephones with volume controls provide the best _______.

a solution

b response

c reply

d result

31. ______ of recent political developments he was taken by surprise on his

arrival in the capital.

a Unexpected

b Unacquainted

c Unaware

d Unknowing

32. She always _____ the smell of fresh bread with her mother, who loved baking.

a remembered

b associated

c exemplifie

d d attributed

33. He'll be very upset if you _____ his offer of help.

a turn away

b turn from

c turn down

d turn against

34. His emotional problems _____ from the attitudes he encountered as a child, I think.

a stem

b flourish

c root

d sprout

35. No one really knows who composed this piece of music, but it has been _______ to Bach.

a identified

b associated

c referre

d d attributed

III. CLOZE TEST (15 minutes, 10 points)

Directions: Read the passage through. Then, go back and choose one suitable word or phrase marked A, B, C or D for each blank in the passage. Cross the corresponding letter of the word you have chosen with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet.

One of the fundamental interests of human beings (for which purpose man is endowed with innate curiosity) is the desire to broaden one's experience of human life. Within the restricted compass of the ..36.. person's daily life, opportunities for so doing are severely limited, but it is here ..37..the novel can be a considerable asset in enlarging the mental horizon of its reader. The characters and situations ..38.. in a novel may be quite foreign to one's own ..39.. but, through the medium of the novel, there can be achieved ..40.. appreciation of the varied factors motivating the lives of those classes of society -- people with whom there is no chance of coming into ..41.. . The educational purpose of the novel can take a multiplicity of forms. As novels ..42.. a wide public, their usefulness in influencing opinion has not been neglected. A fictional story which ..43..actual conditions obtaining in a ..44.. class of society can be a powerful vehicle for ..45..sympathies. Charles Dickens is a typical example of a novelist who used his creations for this purpose and we ..46.. much of our knowledge of the poorer classes in Victorian times to his powerful writing. ..47.. the above arguments are sufficient to convince the skeptical that the novel has a very definite ..48.. and that it is entitled to a place of respect in the modern world. The ..49.., like the body, needs a change of diet and should not subsist only on ..50.. type of food.

36. a average b usual c normal d every

37. a that b where c in which d at which

38. a describing b to describe c that are described d to be described

39. a area b circle c club d quarters

40. a no b little c every d some

41. a relation b link c contact d acquaintance

42. a appeal b recommend c demand d command

43. a selects b reflects c neglects d affects

44. a extraordinary b special c particular d peculiar

45. a arousing b arising c raising d rising

46. a contribute b devote c own d owe

47. a Thus b Then c But d Perhaps

48. a superiority b merit c advantage d worth

49. a mind b head c heart d thought

50. a one b same c sole d unique

IV. READING COMPREHENSION (45 minutes, 30 points)

Directions: In this part of the test, there are five short passages for you to read. Read each passages carefully, and then do the questions that follow.

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D, and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet. Passage 1

Albert Einstein once attributed the creativity of a famous scientist to the fact that he "never went to school, and therefore preserved the rare gift of thinking " There is undoubtedly truth in Einstein's observations; many artists and geniuses seem to view their schooling as a disadvantage. But such a truth is not a criticism of schools. It is the function of schools to civilize, not to train explorers. The explorer is always a lonely individual whether his or her pioneering be in art, music, science, or technology. The creative explorer of unmapped lands shares with the genius what William James described as the "faculty of perceiving in an un-habitual way." Insofar as schools teach perceptual patterns they tend to destroy creativity and genius. But if schools could somewhat exist solely to cultivate genius, then society would break down. For the social order demands unity and widespread agreement, both trains that are destructive to creativity. There will always be conflict between the demands of society and the impulses of creativity and genius.

51. Albert Einstein once thought that schools _______.

a helped develop the creativity of a scientist

b preserved a rare gift for a scientist

c prevente

d a scientist from thinking freely

d contributed a lot to scienc

e and technology

52. In the author's opinion, schooling meets the need of _______.

a genius

b social order

c faculty of perceiving

d th

e impulses o

f creativity

53. There will always be contradiction between ______.

a the demands of society and schooling

b cultivation of creativity and faculty of perceiving

c social unity an

d schooling

d creativity and widespread social agreement

54. Einstein's observation is in accord with _______.

a schoolmasters

b the author

c many artists an

d geniuses

d both B and C

55. Which statement best expresses the main idea of the passage?

a Einstein and artists have said schools limit creativity and genius.

b Schools should be designed to encourage creativity and social order

c Explorers an

d geniuses look at th

e world differently from the way most people do.

d Schools can never satisfy th

e needs o

f both genius and society as a whole. Passage 2

Demands for stronger protection for wildlife in Britain sometimes hide the fact that similar needs are felt in the rest of Europe. Studies by the Council of Europe, of which 21 countries are members, have shown that 45 per cent of reptile species and 24 per cent of butterflies are in danger of dying out. European concern for wildlife was outlined by Dr Peter Bum, an expert in the environment and nature resources division of the council, when he spoke at a conference arranged by the administrators of a British national park. The park is one of the few areas in Europe to hold the council’s diploma for nature reserves of the highest quality, and Dr Bum had come to present it to the park once again. He was afraid that public opinion was turning against national parks, and that those set up in the 1960s and 1970s could not be set up today. But Dr Bum clearly remained a strong supported of the view that natural environments needed to be allowed to survive in peace in their own right. No area could be expected to survive both as a true nature reserve and a Sa tourist attraction, he went on. The short view that reserves had to serve immediate human demands for outdoor recreation should be replaced by full acceptance of their importance as places to preserve nature for the future. "We forget that they are the guarantee of life systems, on which any built-up area ultimately depends," Dr Bum went on. "We could manage without most industrial products, but we could not manage without nature. however, our natural environment areas, which are the original parts of our countryside, have shrunk to become mere islands in a spoiled and highly polluted land mass."

56. Recent studies by the Council of Europe show that ______.

a it is only in Britain that wildlife needs more protection

b all species of wildlife in Europe are in danger of dying out

c there are fewer species of reptiles an

d butterflies in Europ

e than elsewhere

d certain species of reptiles and butterflies in Europ

e need protecting

57. Dr Bum, a representative of the Council, visited one particular British national park because _______.

a he was presenting the park with a diploma for its achievements

b he was concerned about how the park was being run

c it was the only national park of its kin

d in Europe

d it was th

e only park which had ever received a diploma from the Council

58. Although it is difficult nowadays to convince the public of the importance of nature reserves, Dr Bum felt that ______.

a people would support moves to create more environment areas.

b people would carry on supporting those national parks in existence

c existing national parks woul

d need to b

e more independent to survive

d certain areas of countrysid

e should be left undisturbed by man

59. In Dr Bum’s opinion, a true nature reserve ______.

a could never survive in a modern age

b should provide buildings for human activities

c shoul

d b

e regarded as a place where nature is protected

d could provid

e special areas for tourists to enjoy

60. Although we all depend on the resources of nature for our survival ____.

a industrial products are replacing all our natural resources

b it is only on islands that nature survives

c we have forgotten what our original countryside looke

d like

d w

e have allowed areas o

f countryside to be spoilt by industrial development. Passage 3

A child who has once been pleased with a tale likes, as a rule, to have it retold in identically the same words, but this should not lead parents to treat printed fairy stories as sacred texts. It is always much better to tell a story than read it out of a book, and, if a parent can produce what, in the actual circumstances of the time and the individual child, is an improvement on the printed text, so much the better.

A charge made against fairy tales is that they harm the child by frightening him or arousing his sadistic impulses. To prove the latter, one would have to show in a controlled experiment that children who have read fairy stories were more often guilty of cruelty Ethan those who had not Aggressive, destructive, sadistic impulses every child has and, on the whole, their symbolic verbal discharge seems to be rather a safety valve than an incitement to overt action. As to fears, there are, I think, well-authenticated cases of children being dangerously terrified by some fairy story. Often, however, this arises from the child having heard the story once. Familiarity with the story by repetition turns the pain of fear into the pleasure of a fear faced and mastered.

There are also people who object to fairy stories on the grounds that they are not objectively true, that giants, witches, two-headed dragons, magic carpets, etc., do not exist; and that, instead of indulging his fantasies in fairy tales, the child should be taught how to adapt to reality by studying history and mechanics. I find such people, I must confess, so unsympathetic and peculiar that I do not know how to argue with them. If their case were sound, the world should be full of madmen attempting to fly from new York to Philadelphia on a broomstick or covering a telephone with kisses in the belief that it was their enchanted girl-friend. No fairy story ever claimed to be a description of the external worldand no sane child has ever believed that it was.

61. The author considers that a fairy story is more effective when it is

_________.

a repeated without variation

b treated with reverence

c adapte

d by th

e parent

d set in th

e present

62. Some people dislike fairy stories because they feel that they _____.

a tempt people to be cruel to children

b show the primitive cruelty in children

c len

d themselves to undesirabl

e experiments with children

d increas

e a tendency to sadism in children 63. Fairy stories are a means by which children's simples may be _____.

a beneficially channeled

b given a destructive tendency

c hel

d back until maturity

d effectively suppressed

64. According to the passage great fear can be stimulated in a child when the story is _______.

a in a realistic setting

b heard for the first time

c repeate

d too often

d dramatically told

65. The advantage claimed for repeating fairy stories to young children is that it _________.

a makes them come to terms with their fears.

b develops their power of memory

c convinces them there is nothing to be afrai

d of

d encourages them not to hav

e ridiculous beliefs

Passage 4

There is a new type of small advertisement becoming increasingly common in newspaper classified columns. It is sometimes placed among "situations vacant", although it does not offer anyone a job, and sometimes it appears among "situations wanted", although it is not placed by someone looking for a job either. What it does is to offer help in applying for a job.

"Contact us before writing your application", or "Make use of our long experience in preparing your curriculum vitae or job history", is how it is usually expressed. The growth and apparent success of such a specialized service is, of course, a reflection on the current high levels of unemployment. It is also an indication of the growing importance of the curriculum vitae (or job history), with the suggestion that it may now qualify as an art form in its own right.

There was a time when job seekers simply wrote letters of application. "Just put down your name, address, age and whether you have passed any exams", was about the average level of advice offered to young people applying for average level of advice offered to young people applying for average level of advice offered to young people applying for their first jobs when I left school. The letter was really just for ?openers, it was explained, everything else could and should be saved for the interview. And in those days of full employment the technique ?worked. The letter proved that you could write and were available for ?work. Your eager face and intelligent replies did the rest. Later, as you moved up the ladder, something slightly more sophisticated was called for. The advice then was to put something in the letter which would distinguish you from the rest. It might be the aggressive approach. "You search is over. I am the person you are looking for." was a widely used trick that occasionally succeeded. Or it might be some especial feature specially designed for the job in view.

There is no doubt, however, that it is the increasing number of applicants with university education at all points in the process of engaging staff that has led to the greater importance of the curriculum vitae.

66. The new type of advertisement which is appearing in newspaper columns

________.

a informs jo

b hunters of the opportunities available

b promises useful advice to those looking for employment

c divides available jobs into various types

d informs employers that peopl

e are available for work

67. Nowadays a demand for this specialized type of service has been created because ________.

a there is a lack of jobs available for artistic people

b there are so many top-level jobs available

c there are so many people out of work

d th

e job history is considered to be a work o

f art

68. In the past it was expected that first-job hunters would _______.

a write an initial letter giving their life history

b pass some exams before applying for a job

c have no qualifications other than being able to rea

d and write

d keep any detailed information until they obtained an interview

69. Later, as one went on to apply for more important jobs, one was advised to include in the letter _______.

a something that would attract attention to one's application

b personal opinion about the organization one was trying to join

c something that woul

d offend th

e person reading it

d a li

e that one could easily get away with telling

70. The job history has become such an important document because ______.

a there has been an increase in the number of jobs advertised

b there has been an increase in the number of applicants with degrees

c jobs are becoming much more complicate

d nowadays.

d th

e other processes o

f applyin

g for jobs are more complicated

Passage 5

In 1933 little had changed in the everyday lives of the vast majority of rural Tennessee Valley people since the turn of the century. Some had left the farms for jobs in town, but even many of those were back now, deprived of their new livelihood by the Great Depression which had swept across the face of the land. The automobile had beat out the horse and wagon, except in the most remote and poverty stricken hollows. The spinning wheel, a familiar sight in the living room corner for 100 years, was all but gone, replaced by "store-bought calico," purchased along with shoes, farm implements, coffee, sugar, and gasoline at the general store down the road a few miles. But the skills required to card, spin, and weave the fiber into fabric were still fresh on the minds of most women. Electricity was known on only three farms in a hundred. light came from a kerosene lamp, refrigeration from a cool spring or cellar, and heat from a fireplace or woodturning stove. Home-grown vegetables, fruits, and livestock provided the food, which was cooked in dark kitchens with wood stoves. A reservoir on the side of the stove or a kettle on top was the only source of hot water.

The simple act of getting water required back-breaking labor. The family with a good spring near the back door was fortunate indeed. Hand-dug wells provided water for many families. Buckets or tubes had to be lowered to the bottom of the well, 30, 40, or 50 feet down, and the water pulled to the surface by rope. Ingenious combinations of winches, pulleys, and cranks were contrived to make this job easier. Monday was washday, and a busy day it was. Gallons of water had to be carried from the closest course, often a nearby stream. Fire was kindled under a cast-iron pot to boil the clothes, which were then scrubbed and rinsed by hand before being hung out to dry. The warm, soapy water left over was used to scrub the spring house, outdoor toilet, animal quarters, or anything else needing a good cleaning. The rinse water was used font he flowers. Nothing so hard obtained was wasted. The clothes were ironed with heavy flatirons heated not he kitchen stove. Repairs to automobile, plow, cooking utensil, clothing, or shoes were made at home. The period between supper and bedtime provided an ideal time for such chores, particularly if they could be brought inside by the fire in winter. Food for the next day's meals also was made ready for cooking at this time. Every member of the family, young and old, had work to do. Women were responsible for most of the chores around the house. During peak planting and harvesting seasons, they also joined their husband and sons in the fields. The well-off and the poor shared in common many of the same chores. Hard as it was in the 1930s, life in the Tennessee Valley Region had a rhythm and from this rhythm the people derived security and peace and happiness. It was a style familiar in many respects to the pioneers who first settled the region 200 years before. But it was a style soon to be caught up in the web of change and progress which was even then beginning. Norris and Wheeler Dams, the first major projects of TV A, transformed the landscape and helped bring the marvel of electricity to the rural people.

The building of these projects provided thousands of jobs at a time when no other work was available. Factories followed the power lines and the developed river into the Valley Region, bringing a new industrial revolution. New TV A-developed fertilizers and modern farming practices sparked another kind of revolution, this one in Valley agriculture. These and other economic and social forces nudged the Valley Region closer to the mainstream of modern American life and further from its nostalgic past. Today, only small, scattered fragments of the old life styles remain in isolated pockets deep in mountain coves. Artifact preserved in simulated museums designed for tourists provide modern-ad Valley residents with their only visible link to a culture which even many of them experienced in childhood and which was the only way of life known to their parents and grandparents.

71. The everyday lives of the people in the rural ______ had not changed from the turn of the century through the 1930s.

a Appalachian mountains

b Tennessee Valley

c southern states

d Imperial Valley

72. This passage is mainly about changes brought about by _____.

a the automobile

b the spinning wheel

c fertilizer

d electricity

73. Only three farms in 100 had _______.

a running water

b refrigerators

c electricity

d bathrooms

74. Getting water for many families was ________.

a helped by government aid

b a back-breaking job

c easy because water was always close by

d helped by th

e building o

f a new water system

75. The rinse water from the washing of clothes was used on the _____.

a flowers

b outdoor toilet

c floors

d automobile

76. According to the author life today for people in the Tennessee Valley ________.

a is much worse than it used to be

b is not much different than it was

c is only slightly different than it was

d is very different than it was

77. The lifestyle in the Tennessee Valley in the 1930s was similar to that of the _________.

a pilgrims

b plantation owners

c early city dwellers

d pioneers

78. Norris and Wheeler Dams were the first major projects of the ______.

a TWA

b TV A

c NRA

d WPA

79. Once power lines began to appear ______ came into the picture.

a railroads

b highways

c automobiles

d factories

80. Today most of the people of the Tennessee Valley _______.

a still cling to the old ways

b are closer to the mainstream of modern American life

c are still rebelling against the changes brought about by the introduction of electricity

d feel they hav

e been taken advantage of

PAPER TWO

V. TRANSLATION (40 minutes, 20 points)

Section A (20 minutes, 10 points)

Directions: Put the following passage into Chinese. Write your Chinese version in the proper space on Answer Sheet II.

There is ground for pessimism in world affairs, but perhaps we can prevent the leaders of nations from being proudest of those scientific inventions that made the loudest bang. I have shown you the rich future that should grow out of the very discoveries that people dread most nuclear energy, automation, and biological advance. What people fear is the reach, the power of the these discoveries; but that power can be as great in peace as in war. We can use it to create the future that science promises -- a future in which men can lead intelligent and healthy lives in cities of a human size, and a future I think is truly worth living for.

Section B (20 minutes, 10 points)

Directions: Put the following passage into English. Write your English version in the proper space on Answer Sheet II.

中国迈入了国际卫星发射市场

据新华社(Xinhua)报导, 中国成功发射亚洲一号卫星(AsiaSat-1)在中外人士中引起轰动.这颗由美国制造的1.242吨的亚洲一号卫星是用来向30多个亚洲国家提供新的卫星服务的, 它能覆盖在部分亚洲地区.

Ⅺ. WRITING (30 minutes, 10 points)

Directions: Look at the diagram below relating to pollution. Write a paragraph describing pollution and include all causes and consequences in your description. Your writing must be within 120 words. Write your essay in the proper space on Answer Sheet II.

PULLUTION

danger to human life animals on land ,smoke from factories damage to the air destruction of the balance of nature

loss of many natural resources

Key For Your Reference

I. Listening Comprehension

1.c

2.b

3.a

4.a

5.c

6.b

7.c

8.c

9.d 10.b 11. c 12.a

13.b 14.c 15.d

II. V ocabulary (10 points)

Section A

16.b 17.d 18.c 19.c 20.b 21.c 22.a 23.d 24.a 25.d

Section B

26.b 27.d 28.b 29.c 30.a 31.c 32.b 33.c 34.a 35.d

III. Cloze Test (15 points)

36.a 37.a 38.c 39.b 40.d 41.c 42.d 43.b

44.c 45.a 46.d 47.d 48.b 49.a 50.a

IV. Reading Comprehension (30 points)

51.c 52.b 53.d 54.d 55.d 56.d 57.a 58.d 59.c 60.d

61.c 62.d 63.a 64.b 65.a 66.b 67.c 68.d 69.a 70.b

71.b 72.d 73.c 74.b 75.a 76.d 77.d 78.b 79.d 80.b

Paper Two

V. Translation

Section A (10 points)

Suggested Chinese version:

尽管有理由对世界事务抱悲观主义态度, 但是或许我们能够防止各个国家首脑因掌握了那些会发出最大巨响的科学发明(指原子弹等武器--译注) 而变得过于骄横. 科学能将其基本发现加以更充分利用. 我已经向读者指出, 恰恰是那些人们最害怕的发现(核能、自动化和生物进步）将带给我们富足的未来。人们所害怕的是这些发现所具有的射程和威力。但是这种巨大的威力既能用于战争，也能用于和平。我们能够利用它来创造科学所能带给我们的未来－－那时人们能在规模适于人类居住的城市里，过着高度文明、身心健康的生活。我认为这才是真正值得我们的生活所追求的未来。

Section B (10 points)

Suggested English version:

China Striding into the International

Satellite Launching Market

According to a Xinhua report, China's successful launching of theAsiaSat-I manufactured by the US is designed to provide new satelliteservices for more than 30 Asian countries and is capable of coveringmost of Asia.

VI. Writing (10 points)

Omitted

Scripts for Listening Comprehensions

Part A

1. M: I don't know if I should take the early or late bus.

W: Does it matter? You don't need to be back until midnight.

Q: What does the woman say about the buses?

2. W: Julie suggested going to a play.

M: Whatever she decides is fine to me.

Q: What does the man mean?

3. W: Shall I pay you or the cashier in front?

M: Whichever you like.

Q: What is the man suggesting?

4. W: Isn't Mary Ellen a beautiful bride?

M: She is indeed. John looks very happy too, doesn't he? He told me that they'll be going to Florida on their honeymoon.

Q: Where did this coversation most probably take place?

5. W: We girls agreed to share ride. Jane drives on Mondays, Martha drives on Tudesdays, Carol on Wednesdays, Mary on Thursdays and I drive on Fridays.

M: That's a good idea. It not only saves money, but evergy.

Q: Whom did she say would drive on Wednesdays?

6. W: Why don't you go to bed Jimmy? You look so tired.

M: I have to finish this assignment first. It's giving me a hard time.

Q: Why is Jimmy up late?

7. M: Do you have everything now?

W: No. I still have to get the mustard, a pound of butter, and some

carrots.

Q: Where are the man and woman?

8. W: Your university seems quite new. How old is it?

M: Well, this particular building was built only five years ago, but the the school itself was built a century ago, in 1870.

Q: How old is the university at the time of this conversation?

9. M: Did you hear that Bob got sick yesterday during the final examination?

W: Yes, I did. I think lately he has bitten off more than he can chew in studying and working.

Q: What does the woman mean?

Part B

Passage 1

Can you imagine how difficult life would become if all supplies ofpaper suddenly disappeared? Banks and post offices, schools andcolleges would be forced to close. Food manufacturers would be unableto pack or label their products. There would be on magazines, newspapers or books. And we would no longer be able to write to ourfriends and relations.

Those would be only a few of the troubles of paperless world. Everywhere we turn we find paper. Without it our modern world wouldcome to a standstill. Paper is the lifeblood of industry, the bringerof news, and the distributor of knowledge. It wouldn't be much funchipping out our letters on a tablet of stone, or writing up schoolworkon slates!

10. What will happen if ever a day comes when paper is in short supply?

11. What is paper regarded as according to the speaker?

12. The passage supports which of the following conclusions?

Passage 2

The word "school" comes from an ancient Greek word meaning"leisure". The link between the two words may not seem obvious today, but in preindustrial societies schooling, if it existed at all, wasreserved for the children of a privileged elite. Until fairly recently, no society could afford more than a handful of educated people. Schooling did little or nothing to increase a person's productivity andwas thus, in an economic sense, wasteful. Education had littlepractical use and was undertaken only by those with the time and moneyto pursue the cultivation of the mind for its own sake. The rest of thepopulation entered adult economic roles at the time or adolescence ofeven earlier. Most people acquired all the knowledge and skills theyneeded in the world through an informal socialization processconsisting mostly of ordinary, everyday contacts with parents and otherkin.

13. What is the passage concerned mainly with?

14. Which of the following does the author not state?

15. How did most people learn all necessary skills?

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PART II VOCABULARY (10 MINUTES, 10 POINTS)

Section A (0.5 point each)

Directions: There are ten sentences in this section. Each has one word or a set of words underlined. Below the sentence are four words or phrases marked A,B,C, and D. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Answer Sheet.

16. His parents died when he was young so he was cared for by his uncle.

A. brought up

B. grown up

C. brought out

D. taken out

17. The weather forecast was good so it should turn out fine after all.

A. appear

B. prove to be

C. reveal

D. make up

18. As son as his party came into power they changed the law.

A. force

B. strength

C. position

D. office

19. You can tell from his big ears that he takes after his father.

A. resembles

B. looks after

C. likes

D. takes care of

20. This breed of dog is very useful for hunting.

A. tribe

B. stock

C. clan

D. kind

21. We'll let you know as soon as we have any further information.

A. relate it

B. notify you

C. communicate with you

D. make it known

22. I'm sorry to interrupt you while you're working but I must ask you a question.

A. intrude

B. interfere

C. bother

D. molest

23. She made it plain that she didn't approve by throwing something at me.

A. clear

B. sincere

C. frank

D. revealed

24. The prince took over power on the death of his father.

A. presumed

B. assumed

C. resumed

D. consumed

25. Give me a sheet of paper and I'll write down the main points of the lecture.

A. fragment

B. piece

C. blade

D. leaf

Section B (0.5 point each)

Directions: There are ten sentences in this section. Each sentence has something omitted. Choose the word or words from the four choices given to best complete each sentence.

26. The bank is offering a ________ to anyone who can give information about the robbery.

A. compensation

B. prize

C. reward

D. premium

27. She's fainted. Throw some water on her face and she may ________.

A. come round

B. come back

C. come again

D. come out

28. I couldn't ________ the meeting because I was so busy.

A. assist

B. attend

C. attempt

D. present

29. The printing of the book has been held up by the paper ________.

A. scarce

B. shortage

C. lack

D. deficit

30. I ________ you that the goods will be delivered next week.

A. confirm

B. assure

C. undertake

D. insist

31. There could have been a war over it but in the end reason ________.

A. induced

B. counted

C. survived

D. prevailed

32. Would you please ________ from smoking while the lecture is in progress?

A. avoid

B. refrain

C. stop

D. keep yourself

33. I was unable to ________ him to do as I said.

A. dispose

B. prevail

C. persuade

D. convince

34. He accidentally ________ fire to the house.

A. put

B. set

C. gave

D. started

35. He's always ________ the government but he never votes in the elections.

A. calling out

B. calling off

C. running down

D. running out

PART III CLOZE (10 MINUTES, 15 POINTS)

Directions: Read the passage through. Then go back and choose one item of the most suitable word(s) marked A,B,C, or D for each blank in the passage. Mark the corresponding letter of the words(s) you have chosen with a single bar across the square brackets on your Answer Sheet.

There was a time when parents who wanted an educational present for their children would buy a typewriter, a globe or an encyclopedia set. Now those ___36___ seem hopelessly old-fashioned; this Christmas, there were a lot of personal computers under the tree. ___37___ that computers are the key to success, parents are also frantically insisting that children ___38___taught to use them in school--as early as possible. The problem for schools is that when it ___39___ computers, parents don't always know best. Many schools are yielding to parental impatience and are purchasing hardware ___40___ sound educational planning so they can say, "OK, we've moved into the computer age." Teachers ___41___ themselves caught in the middle of the problem--between parent pressure and wise educational decisions. Educators do not even agree ___42___ how computers should be used. A lot of money is going for computerized educational materials ___43___ research has shown can be taught ___44___ with pencil and paper. Even those who believe that all children should ___45___ to computers, warn of potential dangers to the very young. The temptation remains strong largely because young children ___46___so well to computers. First graders have been ___47___ willing to work for two hours on math skills. Some have an attention span of 20 minutes. ___48___ school can afford to go into computing, and that creates ___49___anaother problem: a division between the haves and the have-nots. Very few parents are agitating for computer instruction in poor school districts,___50___ there may be barely enough money to pay the reading teacher.

36. A. items B. toys C. sets D. series

37. A. Given B. Provided C. Convinced D. Believed

38. A. are B. be C. are being D. were

39. A. talks about B. comes to C. turns to D. mentions

40. A. without B. with C. through D. for

41. A. relied on B. relaxed C. freed D. found

42. A. on B. with C. to D. about

43. A. however B. it C. what D. that

44. A. equally B. in the same way C. just as well D. not as well

45. A. be open B. have access C. look D. turn

46. A. adopt B. keep C. adapt D. develop

47. A. watched B. seen C. told D. taught

48. A. High B. Not every C. No D. Any

49. A. already B. of course C. in addition D. yet

50. A. for B. in any case C. although D. where

PART IV READING COMPREHENSION (45 MINUTES, 30 POINTS) Directions: In this part of the test, there are several passages for you to read. Read each passage carefully, and then do the questions that follow. Choose the best answer A,B,C, or D, and mark the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. Passage One

Animals have evolved sophisticated tricks to regulate their temperature. Many reptiles move black pigment cells to their top side, so that basking in the sun brings in more heat. Dogs route blood through their nose, which acts as a radiator and

prevents blood from overheating the brain. And for emperor penguins the way to do the trick is simply going into a huddle. If a honeybee becomes overheated on a pollen-gathering trip, it regurgitates some nectar onto its tongue, which it wags to speed evaporation and hence cooling. Most of the time, thermos regulation operates automatically. When the common horned lizard gets cold, its skin darkens so that it will absorb radiation more effectively. Nature has given polar bears hollow hairs that turn their fur into a forest of heating pipes. The hairs carry ultraviolet rays to the skin, presumably to warm it. Dragonflies are threatened more by heat than by cold, because their furiously flapping wing muscles overheat. To prevent the muscles from failing, the blood in some species is channeled through the abdomen which, like the dog's tongue, serves as a radiator to dissipate extra heat.

51. By the first sentence of the passage the author means

A. Animals have gradually developed good ways to heat their bodies.

B. Animals have become highly sophisticated in adjusting their temperatures.

C. Animals are heavily involved in tricks to regulate body heat.

D. Animals control each other's temperatures by tricky means.

52. It can be inferred that emperor penguins crowd together because

A. they cannot fly.

B. they are friendly.

C. they want to keep warm.

D. they are sophisticated.

53. A lizard darkens its skin

A. to mix with the color of the environment.

B. to get more heat from the sun.

C. to radiate less heat.

D. to keep warm at night.

54. According to the passage polar bears

A. have hairs which always turn to a forest.

B. use hairs to warm the skin by heating.

C. perspire through their seamless pipes.

D. absorb sun rays through hairs to stay warm.

55. From the last sentence we gather

A. some dog species use tongues as well as abdomens to dissipate body heat.

B. some dragonflies route blood through the abdomen to dispel excess heat.

C. dragonflies, like dogs, make use of the principle on which the radiator

is made.

D. dogs and dragonflies regulate their temperature in the same way.

56. The title that best expresses the ideas of this passage is

A. Tricks to Stay Warm.

B. How Animals Weather Cold and Heat.

C. Automatic Thermos regulation.

D. Nature's Wonder.

Passage Two

Verbs are notoriously the foreign learner's chief obstacle. To cut them down is an even greater aid to him in the early stages of his painful progress than may appear at first sight. What he needs is unconfused practice with them until his mastery of their inflections becomes automatic. Mere drill with them is not enough. He must make active living use of them in ever widening varieties of communication. And yet we must avoid broken English as we avoid broken legs. Repeated complex fractures are almost inevitable if we give a learner too large a supply of verbs too soon. Once it is well broken, a man's English can rarely be put straight. The vast range and covering power of the basic words and the fact that one or another of them must come back in every sentence make the reduction of the verb the solution of this difficulty.

57. According to the passage

A. verbs are notorious as far as the foreign learner is concerned.

B. verbs that appear at first sight ought to be cut down.

C. fewer verbs should be taught in the initial stage.

D. fewer verbs should be taught for mastery of inflections.

58. The word "broken" in "broken English" nearly means

A. pidgin.

B. crooked.

C. imperfect.

D. bookish.

59. It can be concluded that

A. English, like legs, fails to become straight after repeated fractures.

B. English ill taught can hardly be remedied.

C. It's well nigh impossible for a man to undo poor English.

D. English learnt in wrong ways tends to be rigid.

60. According to the passage

A. there is at least one basic word in a sentence.

B. mastering lots of verbs is not necessarily a good thing.

C. drills should be conducted outside class.

D. automatic inflections can be practiced early.

Passage Three

In science the meaning of the word "explain" suffers with civilization's every step in search of reality. Science cannot really explain electricity, magnetism, and gravitation; their effects can be measured and predicted, but of their nature no more is known to the modern scientist than to Thales who first speculated on the electrification of amber. Most contemporary physicists reject the notion that man can ever discover what these mysterious forces"really" are. Electricity, Bertrand Russell says, "is not a thing, like St.Paul's Cathedral; it is a way in which things behave. When we have told how things behave when they are electrified, and under what circumstances they are electrified, we have told all there is to tell." Until recently scientists would have disapproved of such an idea. Aristotle, for example, whose natural science dominated Western thought for two thousand years, believed that man could arrive at an understanding of reality by reasoning from self-evident principles. He felt, for example, that it is a self-evident principle that everything in the universe has its proper place, hence one can deduce that objects fall to the ground because that's where they belong, and smoke goes up because that's where it belongs. The goal of Aristotelian science was to explain why things happen. Modern science was born when Galileo began trying to explain how things happen and thus originated the method of controlled experiment which now forms the basis of scientific investigation.

61. The aim of controlled scientific experiments is

A. to explain why things happen.

B. to explain how things happen.

C. to describe self-evident principles.

D. to support Aristotelian science.

62. What principles most influenced scientific thought for two thousand years?

A. The speculations of Thales.

B. The forces of electricity, magnetism, and gravity.

C. Aristotle's natural science.

D. Galileo's discoveries.

63. Bertrand Russell's notion about electricity is

A. disapproved of by most modern scientists.

B. in agreement with Aristotle's theory of self-evident principles.

C. in agreement with scientific investigation directed toward how things

happen.

D. in agreement with scientific investigation directed toward why things

happen.

64. The passage says that until recently scientists disagreed with the idea

A. that there are mysterious forces in the universe.

B. that man cannot discover what mysterious forces like electricity,

magnetism, and gravitation "really" are.

C. that there are self-evident principles.

D. that we can discover why things behave as they do.

Passage Four

There are over 250 independent hospital radio stations in the United Kingdom and they serve about three-quarters of the UK hospitals. Recently a survey was carried out on a random sample of these stations concerning their staffing, broadcasts and finance. Three hospitals also contributed information about the listening habits of almost 200 patients. The findings have been of great assistance to the people involved in patient services and have stimulated them to think critically about the radio facilities provided by the hospitals. To obtain information about the hospital radio stations, 30 hospital broadcasting organizations were randomly selected and questionnaires were sent out. Twenty-four (80%) were returned completed. From the replies it was found that an 'average' station serves three hospitals and involves 33 people in the preparation and broadcasting of programs. Broadcasts are put out for about 28 hours a week, mainly in the evenings and at weekends, only 17% and 21% being broadcast in the mornings and afternoons respectively. All the stations used ward visiting to obtain record requests and many publicized their services by other means as well, for example posters, inserts in patients' guides and through local newspapers. Only 13% of the radio stations got a financial grant from the hospitals, although additional funding from voluntary organizations such as the hospitals' League of Friends goes to another 21%. The cost of a radio station to the hospital is therefore difficult to estimate, but various hospital administrators gave it as varying between ￡25--￡2,000 per annum. In the survey of hospital patients, it was found that of the 196 interviewed, only 22 had listened to the hospital radio service since admission. One of the main reasons given for not listening was that although 50% of the patients knew about the service only 9% knew the name of the station and how to receive it. Of these, only 3% were aware that their friends and relatives could send a get-well message or record dedication through the radio service. Another main cause of the low utilization of the service was the service ability of the bedside radio headsets. Of the 22 patients who had listened to the hospital station, ten said the reception was bad, five fair, and only seven said it was good. When asked if they would listen if the reception was better, 75% of the patients who never listened said they would do so. The most popular programs were found to be based on hospital ward information and news, and health education; record requests came third. From this survey it was concluded that hospital radio stations needed higher financial support to extend their services, and, most importantly, a better maintenance of the bedside radio headsets should be provided to improve reception of the broadcasts.

65. According to the passage, a survey was carried out on

A. three-quarters of the patients in three hospitals.

B. patients selected from 250 hospitals.

C. about 200 patients in some of the hospitals.

D. patients from three-quarters of the UK hospitals.

66. The completed questionnaires were important as they

A. showed what kind of programs were being broadcast.

B. helped the organizers to consider future radio broadcasts.

C. suggested the wrong kind of programs were being broadcast.

D. proved that the broadcasting stations were understaffed.

67. The most popular method of advertising the radio stations' services is

A. through hospital publications.

B. using the local press facilities.

C. approaching the patients personally.

D. putting up posters in the wards.

68. Almost a quarter of the radio stations received finance from

A. hospital board grants.

B. various voluntary bodies.

C. the hospital administrators' estimates.

D. a variety of other sources.

69. Many of the hospital patients did not listen to the hospital radio because

A. they were unable to receive it on their bedside headsets.

B. their friends and relatives did not use the radio to send messages.

C. they didn't know how to tune their radios.

D. they did not know the names of the programs being broadcast.

70. Many of the patients interviewed about the radio service wanted

A. technical improvements.

B. more factual programs.

C. fewer record requests.

D. increased medical information.

Passage Five

During the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries the London district of Southwark was prospering, and an extremely important and far-reaching development was taking place at Bankside, an area situated just beside the church now known as Southwark Cathedral. The Rose Theatre, the Swan, the Hope Playhouse and Bear Garden, were set up here along with the famous Globe Theatre, in which Shakespeare acted. William Shakespeare is commemorated in Southward Cathedral today by the modern memorial window in the south aisle. The window was designed by Christopher Webb in 1954, after an earlier window had been destroyed in the war, and depicts characters from Shakespeare's plays. Beneath it is a recumbent alabaster figure of Shakespeare, carved by Henry McCarthy in 1912,

set against a background of seventeenth-century Southwark in relief, showing the Globe Theatre, Winchester Palace and the Tower of St. Saviour's Church. This memorial was provided by public subscription and was dedicated in 1911, and every year a birthday service, attended by many great actors and actresses, is held here in honor of Shakespeare's genius. Shakespeare's brother Edmund was buried here in 1607, and, although the position of Edmund's grave is unknown, he is commemorated by an inscribed stone in the paving of the choir.

71. In Shakespeare's lifetime Bankside in Southwark was notable for

A. the style of its buildings.

B. Shakespeare's performances at the Globe Theatre.

C. its influence on public taste.

D. the number of plays produced there.

72. The original memorial window to Shakespeare in Southwark Cathedral was

A. designed in 1954.

B. damaged by enemy action.

C. replaced during the Second World War.

D. carved in 1912.

73. Underneath the window there is a

A. painting of seventeenth-century Southwark.

B. wooden effigy.

C. a sculpted figure.

D. tablet dedicated to Shakespeare's brother.

74. In Southwark Cathedral, on the anniversary of Shakespeare's birth, there is

A. a commemoration service.

B. a drama festival.

C. a special service for actors.

D. a theatrical presentation.

75. This information would most likely be found in

A. an advertisement.

B. a historical survey.

C. a tourist guide.

D. a news bulletin.

Passage Six

A theatrical company was once performing a well-known thriller on the outskirts of London. This company had been assembled by a wealthy woman who had no experience of the stage, but whose fortune allowed her to indulge herself. The final act of this play included a small, but vital part—that of the detective. He was supposed to land by helicopter, enter through the French windows and question everyone on the stage about the murder which had taken place. When the actor cast as the detective failed to show up for rehearsals the stage carpenter volunteered to take his place. He assured his wealthy patron that he had wide experience of comedy and that this part would be easy for him. She believed him. The rest of the company were not so sure. For some reason the carpenter only rehearsed the part once. Even so the 'manager' felt totally confident about him. On the opening night all went well until the moment when the helicopter was supposed to land. The terrible noise from the room above, which should have set the chandelier swinging wildly and at which one of the actors was supposed to say, 'What is that awful noise?' never happened. Since the next part of the play was concerned with the noise, the actors had to do the best they could and make up the lines. This went on for several minutes, with the cast becoming increasingly desperate when, suddenly, the chandelier began swinging violently, but in total silence. Finally the sound of the approaching helicopter was heard and the cast turned with relief to greet the detective as he entered through the French windows. The sight that met their eyes left them speechless. There stood the carpenter, dressed in a policeman's uniform but wearing enough make-up for a circus clown. He had two bright red spots on his cheeks and his lips were a vivid pink. His eyes were ringed with enormous bright blue circles, with a blob of black mascara on the end of each lash. After delivering his first line, he then completely forgot the rest of his part. So, striding to the center of the stage, he took off his helmet, in which he had hidden a dirty piece of paper on which he had written his lines.He started reading these like a commentator giving the racing results. When he came to turn over the page, he lost his place, fumbled hopelessly, and when he'd found it, bowed to the audience, saying 'Pardon me,' before carrying on. He stuck to carpentry after that.

76. The owner of the theatrical company

A. was too rich to be an actress.

B. had enough money to put on plays.

C. was rich enough to be able to act.

D. put all her money into the company.

77. Why did the wealthy 'manager' believe the carpenter could play the part of the detective?

A. He said he'd had wide experience in that kind of role.

B. He assured her that he found all acting very easy.

C. She hadn't enough experience to know any better.

D. She was experienced enough to recognize a good actor.

78. The actors became increasingly desperate

A. when they could think of nothing else to say.

B. when one of them asked about a noise which didn't happen.

C. when the chandelier began to swing about wildly.

D. when there was a terrible noise but the helicopter didn't appear.

79. Why did the cast 'become speechless'?

A. They couldn't remember their lines.

B. They were so amazed at the carpenter's appearance.

C. They were surprised the carpenter was wearing a uniform.

D. They had no breath left after making up lines.

80. The carpenter decided not to act again because

A. he didn't like wearing make-up.

B. he realized he was more talented backstage.

C. he preferred giving racing commentaries.

D. he found he was too polite for the audience.

PAPER TWO

PART V TRANSLATION (40 MINUTES, 20 POINTS)

Section A (20 minutes, 10 points)

Directions: Put the following passage into Chinese. Write your Chinese version in the proper space on Answer Sheet II

Sometimes I think a good news story is not written but is talked. By that I mean the writing has a conversational quality--as though the reporter were talking to his

readers. With this approach the reporter avoids the use of stilted(矫揉造作的) sentences and awkward phrasing. Too many beginners tie themselves in knots trying to write in a journalese style when simple declarative sentences would make their job much easier and more readable. If a story talks well it reads easily and naturally. And if you don't believe this, try reading a good news story aloud. You will find that it flows smoothly past the tongue and the eye.

Section B (20 MINUTES, 10 POINTS)

Directions: Put the following passage into English. Write your English version in the proper space on Answer Sheet II.

继爱因斯坦(Albert Einstein) 之后最杰出的科学家是谁? 有人会说他是霍金(Stephen William Hawking).今年53 岁的霍金是英国剑桥大学应用数学和理论物理系的终身教授, 这是伟大的物理学家牛顿(Isaac Newton) 生前曾享受过的殊荣. 这位全身只有3个指头能够自由活动的物理学家拥有全世界最聪明的大脑之一. 极度病残的身体和极度聪明的大脑使这位轮椅天才增添了许多传奇色彩.

PART VI WRITING (30 MINUTES, 10 POINTS)

Directions: Write a short essay in no less than 120 words on the topic:

On the Banning of Smoking in Public Places

Your composition is to include arguments for the banning of smoking in public places and your suggestions on how to enforce the ban.

Key For Your Reference

I. LISTENING COMPREHENSION 15X1 (15%)

1-5 BCBCA 6-10 ADACB 11-15 BCACA

II. VOCABULARY 20X0.5 (10%)

16-20 ABDAD 21-25 BCABB 26-30 CABBB 31-35 DBCBC

III. CLOZE 15X1 (15%)

36-40 ACBBA 41-45 DADCB 46-50 CBBDD

IV. READIING 30X1 (30)

51-55 BCBDB 56-60 BCCBA 61-65 BCCBC

66-70 BCBCA 71-75 DBCAC 76-80 BCABB

V. TRANSLA TION (20%)

A. FROM ENGLISH TO CHINESE 10%

有时候我认为一篇好的新闻报导不是写出来的,而是讲出来的.我这样说的意思是新闻报导应有讲话的特点,就象记者在同他的读者讲话一样.明白了这一点,记者就不会写出矫揉造作的句子,不会去遣用笨拙的词语.很多新手想写出一种新闻报导的风格,结果是作茧自缚.如果他们用一些简单的陈述句去写,他们的报导就会容易得多,而且读起来会更有趣.如果一篇报导写得能上口,它读起来是很流流畅的.如果你不信,不妨可以朗读一篇好的新闻报导试一试.你会发现它是朗朗上口,又十分畅目的.

B. FROM CHINESE TO ENGLISH 10%

Who is the most outstanding scientist following Albert Einstein?

Some people will say he is Stephen William Hawking.

The 53-year-old Hawking is a life professor of the Department of

Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics of Britain's University of Cambridge. Such is an honor once shared by the great physicist Isaac Newton. The physicist who has only three fingers which he can move

freely has one of the world's cleverest brains. The extremely disabled body and the extremely clever mind add much legendary color to this wheelchair genius.

LISTENING COMPREHENSION SCRIPT Section A

1. M: This camera is 200 yuan, and the one with a wide-angle lense is

300 yuan.

F: The one with an automatic focusing lense is twice as much as the one with a wide-angle lense.

Q: How much is the one with an automatic focusing lense?

2. M: Do you think Bob will help us?

F: Sure, he's got a heart of gold.

Q: What does the woman mean?

3. M: I'm sorry, madam. This isn't the right fare.

F: Isn't it? I thought it was.

Q: Where does this conversation most likely take place?

4. M: You mean, you like my qualifications?

F: Yes, I think I do.

Q: What is the man probably doing?

5. M: Margaret, you don't look well today. I'll go to the chemist's

and get some aspirins for you.

F: That's very kind of you, but you needn't bother. I can go there myself.

Q: What does the man offer?

6. M: The train seems to be leaving now.

F: We are lucky.

Q: What does the man mean?

7. M: I'm sorry I wasn't able to come earlier.

F: It's all right. There's so much traffic.

Q: What can we infer from the conversation?

8. M: Look what you've done to my car!

F: What I've done to your car? Now listen to me for a moment.

Q: What is the man?

9. M: What do you think of Professor Conrad's class?

F: Well, his lectures are interesting enough, but I think he could choose more appropriate questions for the tests.

Q: What does the woman think of Professor Conrad's class?

Section B

Passage One (for Q's 10-12)

F: Are you sure it's all right, John?

M: Don't you worry. We just drive on, and the next thing you know we'll be at our destination.

F: Oh, it's getting smoother now. But I still don't know what advantages the hovercraft has over an ordinary ship.

M: It has manay advantages. One of them is that it needs no harbor. Believe me, it's a lot faster than a normal ship.

F: Is it safe?

M: Safe as houses. I mean even if the engine broke down, there'd be no danger of sinking.

F: I suppose the hovercraft has its disadvantages, too.

M: You're right. Look, the spray is being thrown up. It is a nuisance to the passengers on board, isn't it?

F: John, it's going fast now. I'm beginning to like the hovercraft.

Question 10: Where are the two speakers?

Question 11: How many advantages are mentioned by the man?

Question 12: What does the woman think of the thing she is riding on?

Passage Two (for Q's 13-15)

Sir Isaac Newton noted in 1672 that a beam of sunlight passed through

a prisom and allowed to fall on a white surface becomes a "rainbow" of

varying colors: red at one end, ranging through orange, yellow, green, and

blue, to violet at the other. This colored strip of pure light is called

a spectrum.

Sunlight consists of a mixture of light of varying wavelengths that

affect our eyes differently, so that we see the components of sunlight as

colors. When a beam of light passes into glass at an acute angle, it is

bent, or refracted, and if the glass is triangular prisom, the wavelengths

are refracted farther in the same direction, and the spectrum appears.

Light that appears red is refracted the least; that which appears violet

is refracted the most.

Scientists have found that particular substancers, when heated to a

white heat, give off only certain colors; when the light from this heated substance is passed through a slit, each color in the light will form an

image of the slit at a certain predictable position in the spectrum, leaving

the rest of the band black. Sunlight passing through a cool gas will have

certain of its colors absorbed--dark images of the slit will then appear

against the colored background.

By using a spectroscope, an instrument through which one can view a spectrum against a marked scale so that the position of each color line can

be located exactly, scientists have learned about the composition of the

sun and the stars.

Question 13: What does sunlight consist of?

Question 14: What will certain substances do when heated?

Question 15: What have scientists learnt about by using the spectroscope?

三个基本思路：

一、学习话题：学几门课，课程难不难，课的进展，考试如何，作业如何，老师怎样，实验课怎样，图书馆怎样……

回答：基本上都是抱怨

二、生活话题：穷，省钱，购物一定要bargain，带学生证，

例如：1. I want to make a long distance call. When is the best time?

例如：2. Maybe I ought to subscribe to the journal. 捐献；定购订阅。

Why don't you save the money and read it in the library?

例如：3. A) To wear a heavy sweater to the game.

B) To postpone the game.

C) To change tickets.

D) To watch the game at home.

三、混合话题，但忙于学习。场景题：

选项的特点：

1. 地点；

2. to do表目的；

3. -ing；

4. A and B结构，人物关系

提问特点：

What, Where, When, Who

总结重点：

出题思路

判断场景的线索词

例如：fine 罚款（校外交通；校内图书馆）

cashier 出纳（各个场景）

teller （银行）出纳员

A TM (Automatic Teller Machine) 自动提款机

[P24-1]

A) He is still being treated in the hospital.

B) He has had an operation.

C) He'll rest at home for another two weeks.

D) He returned to work last week.

M: How is your father, Mary? The last time I came to see you, you were about to take him to the hospital.

W: He came home last week. The operation was very successful. The doctor said he' d almost recovered and could go back to work next week.

Q: What did the woman say about her father?

注：be about to do 正要做某事

医院场景：

1、医生难找

2、病情如何

3、有病耽误课miss the class

缺课的原因：

1、生病get ill

2、睡过头over sleep

3、traffic （车坏了，或者交通的问题）

医院的线索词：

operation 手术

infirmary （校内）医务室；cafeteria 饭堂；tuition 学费

treat, treatment 治疗（过程）

cure 治愈（结果）

[study, learn; search, find; try, manage]

clinic 诊所

ward 病房

student health center 学生健康中心

medical center 医疗中心

prescribe 开处方；preview 预习；interview 面试；international 国际的

fill the prescription 抓药

refill the prescription 再抓药

check out 办理出院手续

emergency department 急诊室

[P24-3]

A) To meet Tom Wang.

B) To work in his office.

C) To go to hospital.

D) To attend a meeting.

M: This is Tom Wang speaking. Could you tell me Mr. Smith's schedule for tomorrow? I would like to meet him at his convenience.

W: Let me see. He'll go to see his doctor at 8, and chair a meeting at 10 in the morning. Well, he will be in the office the whole afternoon.

Q: What does Mr. Smith plan to do at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning?

注：chair 主持

打电话场景：

1、约人肯定约不到make an appointment （约医生）

2、约会去不了

come up 突然来临

reschedule 重新安排时间

fit me in 安排

3、电话打不通，打错电话

run out of coin 硬币用光

cut off 通话被中断

hang up 挂断电话

receiver 听筒

hook 挂钩

telephone book 电话簿

yellow pages 电话簿

yellow press 色情出版物

dial the number 打电话

打电话步骤：

look up the number in the telephone;

pick up the receiver;

drop the coins in the slot 投币孔;

dial the number you wanted.

[P25-4]

A) She was afraid she might be kept too late.

B) She would have something more important to do.

C) She had to meet a friend of hers.

D) She was not in the mood to attend the party.

W: Hello, Steve. This is Susan. I'm afraid I won't be able to come to the party. I was just asked to go to a meeting.

M: Do come after your meeting, Susan. Our party won't be over until midnight. Q: Why did the woman say that she could not join in the party?

注：be in the mood to do sth. 愿意做某事，有这种心情做某事

[P25-9]

A) To write a check.

B) To find a telephone number.

C) To ring up somebody.

D) To check the telephone service.

W: I'm sorry, but the number you are dialing is not in service.

M: But that's impossible. I just spoke to him this morning. Could you please check it for me? Q: What is the man trying to do?

注：operator 接线员

[P27-2]

A) The woman is being interviewed by a reporter.

B) The woman is asking for a promotion.

C) The woman is applying for a job.

D) The woman is being given an examination.

M: Now, I'm going to start off by asking you a difficult question. Why would you like to get this post?

W: Well-first of all I know that your firm has a very good reputation. Then I've heard you offer good opportunities for promotion for the right person.

Q: What do we know from this conversation?

工作场景：

1、找到工作高兴

2、失去工作伤心

3、拒绝工作奇怪（主动拒绝令人感到奇怪）

找工作的步骤：

1、信息来源：newspaper 报纸: classified ad. 分类广告, help and wanted section 供求关系版

bulletin board公告板

flier 传单

2、打电话确认

3、准备简历

4、面试：携带证明identification、证书certificate；确定你是否有资格qualification （be qualified for some post; be up to 胜任）；推荐信reference letter 研究生英语学位考试模拟试卷(四)

(模拟试卷的听力部分没有编辑录音)

Non-English Major Graduate Student English (Model) Qualifying Test

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PART II VOCABULARY (10 MINUTES, 10 POINTS)

Section A (0.5 point each)

Directions: There are ten sentences in this section. Each has one word or a set of words underlined. Below the sentence are four words or phrases marked A,B,C, and D. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Answer Sheet.

16. It wasn't an accident. He did it on purpose.

A. accidentally

B. reluctantly

C. deliberately

D. willingly

17. She's such an irritating woman. I don't know how you can endure her.

A. put up

B. put up with

C. stand up with

D. stand with

18. If you don't put the meat in the refrigerator, it may go off`

A. melt

B. decay

C. run down

D. level off

19. The professor thanked the audience for listening to his lecture on

Shakespeare.

A. talk

B. conference

C. rehearsal

D. recital

20. I'm afraid you've been taken in. This bank note is a forgery.

A. cheated

B. promoted

C. surpassed

D. transferred

21. The workers demanded a fair wage for their work.

A. desired

B. campaigned

C. appealed

D. asked for

22. You cannot expect people to work hard unless you give them some kind

of incentive.

A. fascination

B. encouragement

C. provocation

D. temptation

23. We must make sure that the telegram arrives in time.

A. secure

B. ensure

C. assure

D. certify

24. How many of you are to take part in the Proficiency examination?

A. putting down in

B. going in for

C. entering into

D. writing in for

25. Jean took to Paul as soon as they met.

A. began to like

B. talked to

C. accepted

D. got away from

Section B (0.5 point each)

Directions: There are ten sentences in this section. Each sentence has something omitted. Choose the word or words from the four choices given to best complete each sentence.

26. I enjoyed that dish very much. Would you mind letting me have the ________ for it?

A. menu

B. prescription

C. receipt

D. recipe

27. No one imagined that the apparently ________ businessman was really a criminal.

A. respectful

B. respective

C. respectable

D. reverent

28. There was an interesting ________ of the film in the paper this morning.

A. comment

B. report

C. revision

D. review

29. The good service at the hotel ________ the poor food to some extent.

A. made up for

B. made up

C. made for

D. made out

30. If you ________ in taking this attitude, we'll have to ask you to leave.

A. persist

B. insist

C. resist

D. pursue

31. Petrol was ________ and had to be rationed.

A. inadequate

B. little

C. lacked

D. scarce

32. These continual ________ in temperature make it impossible to decide what to wear.

A. transformations

B. fluctuations

C. exchanges

D. agitation

33. This kind of question can sometimes be answered only by process of ________.

A. abolition

B. subtraction

C. elimination

D. exception

34. He was ________ of deciding anything for himself.

A. incapable

B. ineffective

C. incompetent

D. unable

35. The actor forgot his lines but ________ so well that the audience didn't notice.

A. carried it off

B. put it off

C. went off with it

D. came across it

PART III CLOZE TEST (10 MINUTES, 15 POINTS)

Directions: Read the passage through. Then go back and choose one item of the most suitable word(s) marked A,B,C, or D for each blank in the passage. Mark the corresponding letter of the word(s) you have chosen with a single bar across the square brackets on your Answer Sheet.

As the plane circled over the airport, everyone sensed that something was wrong. The plane was moving unsteadily through the air, and although the passengers had ___36___ their seat belts, they were suddenly ___37___ forward. At that moment, the ___38___ appeared. She looked very pale, but was quite clam. Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper, she ___39___ everyone that the pilot had fainted and asked ___40___ any of the passengers knew anything about machines--or at least how to drive a car. ___41___ a moment's hesitation, a man got up and followed the stewardess into the pilot's cabin. Moving the pilot aside, the man took ___42___ and listened carefully to the urgent instructions that were ___43___ by radio from the airport ___44___. The plane was now dangerously ___45___ the ground, but to everyone's ___46___it soon began to climb. The man had to circle the airport several times in order to become familiar with the controls. Following instructions, the man guided the plane towards the airfield. It shook violently as it touched the ground and then moved rapidly across the field, but after a long ___47___ it stopped safely. ___48___, a crowd of people who ___49___ anxiously, rushed forward to congratulate the "pilot" ___50___ a perfect landing.

36. A. installed B. fastened C. connected D. snatched

37. A. struck B. pulled C. thrown D. falling

38. A. steward B. pilot C. air-hostess D. crew

39.A. announced B. informed C. reported D. made known

40.A. suppose B. if C. was there D. perhaps

41.A. After B. Taking C. For D. In

42.A. place B. flight C. off D. his seat

43. A. sent B. to be sent C. being sent D. sending

44. A. under B. down C. below D. ahead

45. A. overlooking B. close to C. seeing D. beyond

46. A. relief B. eye C. good luck D. regret

47. A. road B. path C. flight D. run

48. A. Outdoors B. Away C. Beside D. Outside

49. A. were watching B. had watched C. was watching D. had been