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学位英语试题与答案
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Test15
PartI.SituationalConversations(10%)
Directions:
Inthispart,therearetenshortincompletedialoguesbetweentwospeakers,eachfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatmostappropriatelysuitstheconversationalcontextandbestcompletesthedialogue.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenterofthecorrespondingletter.
1.Vivian:
Christina!
Ihaven’tseenyouforages.Howareyou?
Christina:
Fine.Andyou?
Vivian:
Prettygood.How’sChristopher?
Christina:
Oh,don’tyouknow?
Wegotdivorcedtwoyearsago.
Vivian:
__________
A.Hopeyou’llbebetter.B.Itisreallyaproblem.
C.Whatapity!
D.Oh,I’msorry.
2.Richard:
Howmuchisittorentaneconomycar?
Tina:
$15.00adayor$95.00aweek,unlimitedmileage.
Richard:
CouldIhaveonefortomorrowmorning?
Tina:
___________________________
Richard:
Sure.Hereitis.
Tina:
Good.Nowjustcompletethisform,please.
A.Couldyoupleaseshowmeyourphonenumber,please?
B.Canyoutellmeyouraddress,please?
C.Doyouhaveyourdriver'slicense?
D.MayIhaveyourname,please?
3.Harry:
_______?
Elizabeth:
I’manengineer.
Harry:
Oh,areyou?
Elizabeth:
Howaboutyou?
Harry:
Iworkforatradingcompany.
A.WhatareyoudoingB.Howdoyoudo
C.WhatdoyoudoD.Howareyoudoing
4.Johnson:
DoyoumindifIputsomeofmythingsinyourroomovernight?
Pamela:
______.
Johnson:
That’sgreat.Theyarepaintingthewallsinmyroom.
A.No,youarewelcome. B.Sure,mypleasure.
C.Sure,youarealwaysthebest. D.No,notatall.
5.Customer:
_________ifyou’dservemeasquicklyaspossibleasI’vegotanappointmentattwofifteen.
Shopkeeper:
I’lldomybest,Madam.
A.I’dbemostgratefulB.I’dbemostdelightful
C.It’wouldbeveryhelpfulD.Itwouldbeverykindofyou
6.Paul:
GodownMainStreetandturnleftatthefirstcorner.Thenwalktwoblocksandyou'llseethelibraryjustinfrontofyou.
Janet:
_____________________
Paul:
That'sright.
A.MainStreet,firstleft,twoblocks.Right?
B.Iswhatyou'resayingright?
C.DoyouthinkIcanfindthelibraryeasily?
D.Thelibraryontheright?
7.Guest:
_________.
Clerk:
Certainly.Doyouhaveareservation?
Guest:
Yes.ThenameisGreen.Mr.andMrs.Green.
Clerk:
Hereweare.Forfivenights.Couldyoufillintheregistrationcard,please?
AndI’llneedyourcreditcard.
A.I’dliketostayin,pleaseB.I’dliketocheckin,please
C.I’dliketorentaroom,pleaseD.I’dliketoresthere,please
8.SpeakerA:
Doyouthinkyourbosswillexpectyoutoworklateagaintonight?
SpeakerB:
___________.
A. Suchhasneverbeenthecasewithmyboss.
B.Doesthesuncomeupinthewest?
C. Howcanweworklateforourboss?
D. Toworklateagaintonight?
Mybosshasneverdonesuchafoolishthing.
9.Jack:
IhaveapairofticketsforaconcertSundaynight.Wouldyouliketogo?
Wendy:
Idon’tthinkso.__________.
A.I’mnotveryanxiousaboutconcertB.I’mnotveryexcitedaboutconcert
C.I’mnottoointerestedaboutconcertD.I’mnottoowildaboutconcert
10.Customer:
HaveyougotMichelJackson’slatestCDalbum?
Salesman:
______.
A.No.Idon'tcareforsinger'sphotographs. B.No.Ithasbeensoldout.
C.Yes.Theydon'thaveitanymore. D.Yes.Ican'taffordone
PartIIReadingComprehension(40%)
SectionA
Directions:
Thereare3passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.(30%)
PassageOne
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Risingglobalcarbondioxidelevelstiedtoglobalwarmingmaynotbeascrucialindeterminingthecompositionofplantcommunitiesasother,localizedclimatechanges.
“Nobodyreallyknowswhattheincreasesincarbondioxidearegoingtoentailintermsoffuturechangesinvegetationtypes,”saidMarkBrenner,aUniversityofFloridaassistantprofessorofpaleontology,thestudyofancientlakes.“Itlookslikeclimatechangesindifferentareasmaybemoreimportantthancarbondioxide,atleastcarbondioxidebyitself,”hesaid.
Brenner’sresearchteambasedtheirconclusionsonananalysisofsedimentfromtwolakebottoms,oneinnorthernMexicoandoneinnorthernGuatemala.Theresearchersusednewtechniquesthatallowedthemtoanalyzeonlytheremainsoflandplants,specificallytheirleafwaxes.Bymeasuringthecompositionoftheleafwaxes,theresearcherswereabletodistinguishtwobroadcategoriesofplantslivingintheseareas---so-calledC3andC4plants,whichhavedifferentphotosyntheticprocesses.ManyC4plantsaretropicalgrasses,whilemosttropicaltreesareC3plants.Theresearchersanalyzedsedimentsdepositedoverthelast27,000years,fromthelasticeagetothecurrentgeologicalperiod.Overthisperiod,therewasaworldwide,relativelyuniformincreaseinatmosphericcarbondioxideconcentrations.
Brennersaidthatifcarbondioxideplayedthemajorroleindeterminingplantcomposition,onewouldassumethatanalysisofthesedimentswouldrevealverysimilarchangesinrelativeabundanceofC3andC4plantsinthetwoplacesoverthestudyperiod.But,infact,theresearchersfoundthattrendsinthetwotypesofplantsweredifferentatthetwolocations.Thechangeswererelatednotwithcarbondioxidelevels,butwithshiftsinrainfall.“Theresultappearstobethatclimatefactors,especiallymoistureavailability,determinewhetherC4orC3plantsdominateinanarea,notcarbondioxide,”Brennersaid.
Manyscientistsbelieveglobalwarmingwillcausemajorvariationinlocalclimatesworldwide,withsomewetareasbecomingdryanddryareasbecomingwet.Ifthathappens,itcouldhavemoreimpactonrelativeC3versusC4plantdistributionthantherisingcarbondioxidelevels.
11.Whatcanbeinferredinthefirstparagraph?
A).Climatechangesaremoreimportanttothecompositionofplantcommunitiesthanrisingglobalcarbondioxide.
B).Localizedclimateshiftsmaynotbeascrucialascarbondioxide.
C).Nobodyknowswhichoneisimportant.
D).Carbondioxidelevelsiscrucialtotheglobalwarming.
12.WhatisMarkBrenner?
A).Hestudiesco-author’sopinion.
B).HeisassistingtheUniversityofFlorida.
C).Heisanexpertinthefieldofancientlakes.
D).Hisresearchteamcomposedofsixgeologistsandgeographers.
13.Accordingtothethirdparagraph,whichoneisNOTtrue?
A).TropicalgrassesareusuallyC4plants.
B).C3andC4plantsusedtoliveinnorthernMexicoandGuatemala.
C).C3andC4plantsdon’thavethesameprocesses.
D).TropicaltreesareallC3plants.
14.Why,inthe4thparagraph,theresearchersfoundthattrendsinC3andC4plantsweredifferentatthetwolocations?
A).Theassumptionthatcarbondioxideplayedthemajorroleiswrong.
B).Thecarbondioxideplayedanimportantrole.
C).Themoistureavailabilitywasdifferent.
D).Thecarbondioxidelevelwasdifferent.
15.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?
A).Climatesfactorsdeterminetheplantdistributionandcompositionofplantcommunities.
B).Globalwarmingwillcausemajorvariation.
C).HowhasBrenner’sresearchteamprovedatruth.
D).C3andC4plantsareimportantplantsindeterminingthecompositionofplantcommunities.
PassageTwo
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Betweenabout1910and1930,newartisticmovementsinEuropeanartweremakingthemselvesfeltintheUnitedStates.AmericanartistsbecameacquaintedwiththenewartontheirtripstoParisandattheexhibitionsinthefamousNewYorkgallery"291"(namedafteritsaddressonFifthAvenue)ofthephotographerAlfredStieglitz.ButmostimportantinthespreadofthemodernmovementsintheUnitedStateswasthesensationalArmoryShowof1913heldinNewYork,inwhichtheworksofmanyoftheleadingEuropeanartistswereseenalongwiththeworksofanumberofprogressiveAmericanpainters.
SeveraloftheAmericanmodernistswhowereinfluencedbytheArmoryShowfoundtheurbanlandscape,especiallyNewYork,anappealingsubject.Comparedwiththeworksoftherealistpainters,theworksofAmericanmodernistsweremuchfurtherremovedfromtheactualappearanceofthecity;theyweremoreinterestedinthe"feel"ofthecity,moreconcernedwiththemeaningbehindappearance.However,boththepaintersofthe"AshCanSchool"andthelaterrealistswerestilltiedtonineteenthcenturyorearlierstyles,whiletheearlymodernistssharedintheinternationalbreakthroughsoftheartofthetwentiethcentury.
ThegreatestofthesebreakthroughswasCubism,developedmostfullyinFrancebetween1907and1914,whichbroughtaboutamajorrevolutioninWesternpainting.ItoverturnedtherationaltraditionthathadbeenbuiltuponsincetheRenaissance(文化复兴)-InCubism,naturalformswerebrokendownanalyticallyintogeometricshapes.Nolongerwasacleardifferentiationmadebetweenthefigureandthebackgroundofapainting:
theobjectsrepresentedandthesurfaceonwhichtheywerepaintedbecameone.TheCubistsabandonedtheconventionalsinglevantage(优越的地位)pointofthevie