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硕士学位英语水平全国统一考试试题
1996年同等学历人员申请硕士学位英语水平全国统一考试试题
PaperOne试卷一
(1996.6A卷)
PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes,15points)略
PartIIVocabulary(10minutes,10points)
Directions:
Ineachquestion,decidewhichofthefourchoicesgivenwillmostsuitablycompletethesentenceifinsertedattheplacemarked.MarkoutyourchoiceontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
16.Itwasfeltthatthelackedthe_______topursueadifficulttasktotheveryend.
A.petitionB.engagementC.commitmentD.qualification
17.Hedoesnothingthat_______theinterestsofthecollective.
A.runsforB.runsagainstC.runsoverD.runsinto
18.Thoughheviewshimselfasarealist,Cetronsaysthathisfindingsmakehimvery_______aboutfuture.
A.optimisticB.sympatheticC.objectiveD.precautions
19.Insuchachangingandcomplexsociety,formerlysimplysolutionstoinformationalneedsbecome_________.
A.confusingB.acceptableC.complicatedD.feasible
20.Whenitcomestoteaching________,manyparentsbelievethatiftheylovetheirchildrenandtreatthemkindly,thekidswillknowhowtobehave.
A.mentalityB.moralityC.majestyD.majority
21.Exerciseseemstobenefitthebrainpowerofhealthyandsick,youngandold_____.
A.alikeB.aliveC.togetherD.included
22.Historyhasdemonstratedthatcountrieswithdifferentsocialsystemsandideologiescanjoinhandsinmeetingthecommonchallengestohuman______anddevelopment.
23.Althoughsports_______thehousehold,Joedrewthelinewhentheyinterferedwithfamilytraditionsandroutine.
A.overwhelmedB.affectedC.dominatedD.influenced
24.Shoppingforanewswimsuitisoneofleast_______activities,becauseIalmostalwaysgetsalesclerkwithasicksenseofhumor.
A.favorableB.popularC.favoriteD.beneficial
25.Itisduringsummerbreaksthatwefirsttastethesatisfactionofworkthat_______intohardcurrency.
A.transfersB.translatesC.transmitsD.transplants
26.Skilledtechniciansandadvancedtechnologiesenableustobuilduncompromisedqualityintoallourcars,becauseourfirst______isbringingyoupleasureforyearstocome.
27.Withkeen______,convincingfactsandaglobalangle,Epsteinvividlyrecordedabrilliantpageofthegreatrevolution.
A.inspectionB.intellectualC.intentionD.insight
28.Telecommunicationdevelopmentsenablethesendingofmessages_____television,radioandveryshortly,electronicmailtobombardpeoplewithmanymessages.
A.viaB.amidC.pastD.across
29.Theso-calledintelligentbehaviordemandsmemory,rememberingbeingaprimary______forreasoning.
A.resourceB.requirementC.resolutionD.response
30.Women’scentralroleinmanagingnaturalresourcesandprotectingtheenvironmenthasbeenoverlookedmoreoftenithasbeen______.
A.acknowledgedB.emphasizedC.memorizedD.associated
31.Technologyhas_______thesharingofinformationandthestorageanddeliveryofinformation,thusmakingmoreinformationavailabletomorepeople.
A.formulatedB.furnishedC.functionedD.facilitated
32.Thenewgovernment_______theforeign-ownedfieldsoneafteranother.
A.tookoverB.tookoutC.tookoffD.tookon
33.Onestudyfoundthatjobapplicantswhomakemoreeyecontactare______asmorealert,dependable,confidentandresponsible.
A.referredB.perceivedC.recommendedD.presumed
34.Manyproverbs_______inancientGreeceandRomeandinmedievalEurope,spreadingfromcountrytocountryinLatintexts.
35.Togiveyouageneralideaofourproducts,weenclosedthecataloguesshowingvariousproductshandledbyuswithdetailed______andmeansofpacking.
A.specimensB.inspectionsC.paraphrasesD.specifications.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(50minutes,30points)
Directions:
Therearesixpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
AprovenmethodforeffectivetextbookreadingistheSQ3RmethoddevelopedbyFrancisRobinson.Thefirststepistosurvey(theSstep)thechapterbyreadingthetitle,introduction,sectionheadings,summaryandbystudyinganygraphs,tablesillustrationsorcharts.Thepurposeofthisstepistogetanoverviewofthechaptersothatyouwillknowbeforeyoureadwhatitwillbeabout.Inthesecondstep(theQstep),foreachsectionyouaskyourselfquestionssuchas“WhatdoIalreadyknowaboutthistopic?
”and“WhatdoIwanttoknow?
”Inthisstepyoualsotakethesectionheadingandturnitintoaquestion.Thisstepgivesyouapurposeforreadingthesection.Thethirdstep(thefirstofthe3R’s)istoreadtofindtheanswertoyourquestions.Thenattheendofeachsection,beforegoingontothenextsection,yourecite(thesecondofthe3R’s)theanswerstothequestionsthatyouformedinthequestionstep.Whenyoureciteyoushouldsaytheinformationyouwanttolearnoutloudinyourownwords.Thefifthstepisdoneafteryouhavecompletedsteps2,3and4foreachsection.Youreview(thelastofthe3R’s)theentirechapter.Thereviewisdonemuchasthesurveywasinthefirststep.Asyoureview,holdamentalconversationwithyourselfasyourecitetheinformationyouselectedasimportanttolearn.Thementalconversationcouldtaketheformofaskingandansweringthequestionsformedfromtheheadingsorreadingthesummary,whichliststhemainideasinthechapter,andtryingtofillinthedetailsfroeachmainidea.
36.ThepassageimpliesthattheSQ3Rmethod_______.
A.needstobeproven
B.leavesmuchtobedesired
C.turnsouttobepracticable
D.cannotbeusedbyeveryreader
37.TheSQ3Rmethodconsistsof_____steps.
A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.seven
38.Accordingtothepassage,thefirststephelpsthereaders_________.
A.readfirstseveralparagraphs
B.scanthewholechapter
C.studythegraphs
D.getthethemeofthechapter
39.Whichofthefollowingisthefourthstep?
A.Toquestionyourself.
B.Toreadforinformation.
C.Toutteryouranswers.
D.Todrawaconclusion.
40.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Inthelaststep,youshouldrememberalltheinformation.
B.Whenyoufinishthelaststep,youwillgetboththemainideaandthedetails.
C.Thementalconversationinvolvesansweringthequestionsaskedbytheauthor.
D.Whileyouareholdingamentalconversationyouselecttheimportantinformation.
PassageTwo
ThoughitismereIto3percentofthepopulation,theupperclasspossessesatleast25percentofthenation’swealth.Thisclasshastowsegments:
upper-upperandlower-upper.Basically,theupper-upperclassisthe“oldrich”—familiesthathavebeewealthyforseveralgenerations—anaristocracyofbirthandwealth.TheirnamesareintheSocialRegister,alistingofacceptablemembersofhighsociety.Afewareknownacrossthenation,suchastheRockefellers,Roosevelts,andVanderbilts.Mostarenotvisibletothegeneralpublic.Theyliveingrandseclusion(深居简出),drawingtheirincomefromtheinvestmentoftheirinheritedwealth.Incontrast,thelower-upperclassisthe“newrich”.Althoughtheymaybewealthierthansomeoftheoldrich;thenewrichhavehustled(急于做)tomaketheirmoneylikeeverybodyelsebeneaththeirclass.Thustheirprestigeisgenerallylowerthanthatoftheoldrich,whohavenotfounditnecessarytoliftafingertomaketheirmoney,andwhotendtolookdownuponthenewrich.
Howeveritswealthisacquired,theupperclassisvery,veryrich.Theyhaveenoughmoneyandleisuretimetocultivateaninterestintheartsandtocollectratebooks,painting,andsculpture.Theygenerallyliveinexclusiveareas,belongtoexclusivesocialclubs,communicatewitheachother,andmarrytheirownkind—allofwhichkeepsthemsodistantfromthemassesthattheyhavebeencalledtheout-of-sightclass.Morethananyotherclass,theytendtobeconsciousofbeingmembersofaclass.Theyalsocommandanenormousamountofpowerandinfluencehereandabroad,astheyholdmanytopgovernmentpositions,runtheCouncilonForeignRelations,andcontrolmultinationalcorporations.Theactionsaffectthelivesofmillions.
41.AllthefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPTthat________.
A.theupper-upperclassisofaristocraticorigin.
B.the“oldrich”enjoyhigherprestigethanthe“newrich”.
C.the“oldrich”isolatethemselvesandleadalonelylife.
D.theupperclassownsatleastaquarterofthecountry’swealth.
42.The“oldrich”getricher________.
A.throughtheSocialRegister
B.throughtheirreputation
C.byinvestingtheirinheritedwealth
D.bycollectingpaintingsandsculptures
43.Thereasonwhythe“oldrich”lookdownuponthe“newrich”isthat______.
A.theformerarewealthierthanthelater
B.thelatersweatthemselvestomakemoney
C.the“newrich”havenointerestinarts
D.the“oldrich”areconsciousofbeingmembersoftheupperclass
44.Theupperclassisalsocalledtheout-of-sightclassbecause_________.
A.theykeepawayfromthegeneralpublic
B.theyspendmostoftheirtimeabroad
C.theydon’tcommunicatewithanypeople
D.theymovefrequentlyfromplacetoplace
45.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.
A.theupperclassispowerfulandinfluential
B.theupperclasscollectsrarebookstomakemoney
C.theupperclassholdsalltopgovernmentpositions
D.the“oldrich”makesmuchmoremoneythanthe“newrich”
PassageThree
What,besideschildren,connectsmothersaroundtheworldandacrossheseasoftime?
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