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中国海洋大学研究生英语考试题
FinalEnglishExamforMasterCandidates(工B)
(January2012)
PartIListeningComprehension(25%)
SectionAShortConversations(5%)
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked(A),(B),(C)and(D)andthendecidewhichthebestansweris.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
1.A.Hedoesn’tlikethewoman,sohedoesn’twanttoseeher.
B.Heisshytomeetthewomanbecausehedoesn’tknowwhattosay
C.Heisbusywithhisworkandwantstospendthetimereading.
D.Heprefersbeingalonetobeingalonetobeingwithotherpeople.
2.A.Shecannotusehercomputertomeetherdeadlines.
B.Busyphonelinesmeansshehastocallthesecretary.
C.Shehastocalltechsupportforhelp.
D.Sheneedstotakeadeepbreath,shefeelssick.
3.A.Goshoppingforcoolerclothes.
B.Looktoseehowmuchenergyweuse.
C.Buyanduseenergyefficientappliances.
D.Enjoythewarmerweather.
4.A.Vegetablesthataregrownindirtareorganic.
B.Vegetablesgrowninagreenhousegarden.
C.Vegetablesthataremoreexpensivethanothervegetables.
D.Vegetablesgrownwithoutpesticidesorchemicalfertilizers.
5.A.Becausetheclasswasbetterthanherclassmateexpected.
B.Becauseshewantstousethecomputer.
C.Sheisexcitedtobetakingbiology.
D.Becausethecomputerisstrangertoherthanthemicroscope.
6.A.Itdoesn’twanttospendmoneynow.
B.Itdoesn’tthinkitneedstocleanup.
C.Itdoesn’tcareaboutairpollution.
D.Itthinksonlypoorareasarepolluted.
7.A.BecauseheisgoingtoLaosnextsummeronabike.
B.Becausehewillrideabicycleovermountainsandit’sdangerous.
C.Becausehehatestositstillwhileonvocation.
D.Becausehewillresthimselfonthisadventure.
8.A.Becauseifwebelieveintelligenceisinherited,nothingelsematters.
B.Becausetheirparentsdidn’tchoosetherightmarriagepartners.
C.Becausewehavenevercaredaboutourchildren’senvironments.
D.Becauseallchildrenwillgetagoodenvironmentattheirhome.
9.A.Hecanwearjeanstowork.
B.Hehastodressupatwork.
C.Hecanwearshortstowork.
D.HehastowearaT-shirt.
10.A.Lowgravityenvironmentsareeasiertofind.
B.Naturalplacesforresearchareeasiertofind.
C.Verycleanenvironmentsareeasiertofind.
D.Strongfieldsofgravityareeasiertofind.
SectionBPassages(10%)
Directions:
Listentothefollowingtwopassages.EachpassageisfollowedbyFIVEstatements.Listentothepassageanddecidewhetherthestatementsaretrueorfalse.WriteTfortrueandFforfalseontheanswersheet.
Passage1
1.Researchersfitpolarbearswithradarsotheycanmonitortheeffectofglobalwarmingonthem.
2.Polarbearscometolandearlierthisspringbecausetheyhavedevelopedenoughfatreservestosurvive.
3.Polarbearsareparticularlyselectedforstudybecausetheycanbefollowedformanyyearswhichhelpresearchersgetdeeperinsightintowhatishappening.
4.TheobjectiveoftheKyotoProtocolonClimateChangeistocallondevelopingcountriestoreducethecarbonemission.
5.Itishardforpolarbearstoreproduceduetoglobalwarming.
Passage2
6.Commercialandrecreationalfisheriescontribute$80billiontotheU.S.economyeveryyear.
7.Tomaintainasustainableanddisease-freeseafoodsupplyisanationalprioritybecauseithasimpactsonoceanenvironment.
8.Scientistsareresearchingnewwaystoimproveaquaculturepracticestoreducepeople’sdemandofwildfish.
9.Sometechnologiesareappliedtoforecastthepotentialdiseasethatmightattackfishtoprotectthehealthofpublic.
10.Thegeneticmake-upofbacteriathatmighthitseafoodisteasedapartbyscientistsinordertoprovideuswithmorenutritiousseafood.
SectionCCompoundDictation(10%)
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom1to8withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom9to11youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
AnalystsattheU.S.CensusBureauhavea
(1)_______forecastforAmerica’spopulationin2050,whentoday’s25year-oldswillbeknockingonthedoorofage65.
If
(2)_________hold,notonlywilltherebemorethanTWICEasmanypeople65-and-overin(3)______numbersastherearenow,buttheirpercentageofthepopulationwilljumpfrom12percenttodayto21percent. ThatmeansmorethanoneinfiveAmericansatmid-centurywillbewhatwecall"seniorcitizens." Andifcurrentdemographictrendscontinue,amuchgreater(4)_______ofthenation’selderlywillbeHispanic,African-AmericanandAsian-American.
LindaJacobsenatthePopulationReferenceBureau,aprivate(5)_____thathelpsmakesenseofdemographicdata,helpedussortoutthe(6)________.
Primarily,shesays,in2050awholelotmorepeople65andolderwillbeonthejoboutsidethehome. Inpart,that’sbecausemanymorethantodaywillbewelleducatedandin(7)____health,andwillsimplyWANTtokeepworking.
Otherswon’thaveachoice,sincetheywon’tbeabletogetSocialSecuritybenefitsasthe(8)_______agekeepsrising—quitepossiblyto70orbeyondby2050. Andasprivatecompaniescutcosts,(9)_________________________________________________________.
Today,womenmoreoftenthanmenaretheoneswhostayhometocareforMomandDadintheirlastyears—whilemencontributemoneytotheirelders’care. Butin2050,(10)___________________________________________________________________.
So,LindaJacobsenpointsout,youngAmericanshadbetterbesavingmoneyrightnowintheincreasinglikelihoodthey’llhavetocareforthemselvesintheiradvancedyears. But,(11)______________________________________________________________________________.
In2050,Americanswhoare65maybeconsidered"middle-aged." Bythen,onlywhatdemographerstodaycallthe"oldestold"—the85-and-overcrowd—willbethoughtofastruly"old."
PartIIVocabulary(15%)
SectionA
Directions:
Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEthatcanbestcompletethesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
1.TheSexDiscriminationActhasnot____discriminationinemployment.
A.MaintainedB.expelledC.eliminatedD.recovered
2.Toguaranteethecompany’ssuccess,ourDirectorsdevelopedand____stringentpolicies.
A.carriedaboutB.carriedforwardC.implementsD.implemented
3.Katewasfullyawareofthe____ofthesetreasures.
A.provenanceB.originalC.measuresD.donor
4.TheBritishpolicehaveno____overforeignbankaccount.
A.eliminationB.constraintC.incumbentD.jurisdiction
5.Amidthe_____jobmarketblues,thisisthekindofreportthatgetsmyattention.
A.persuasiveB.pervasiveC.persuadingD.permanent
6.Weseektoharnessprogressinscienceandtechnologytoensureeffectivedisasterpreparednessand_____.
A.intensityB.severityC.excuseD.mitigation
7.Asiansarerighttobeproudoftheirregion’s____intheglobalfinancialcrisis.
A.resilienceB.occurrenceC.propertyD.deformation
8.MostChinesecarmakersareyearsbehindtheirwesterncounterparts____________quality,technologyandservice.
A.intermsofB.withregardingtoC.astoD.inthat
9.Chinareaffirmedthatitisnotlookingatpursuinga____tradesurpluswiththeUnitedStates.
A.substanceB.substantialC.subversiveD.subjective
10.Taxrevenueshave____significantlyduetoasevererecessionandtaxchangingpolicychoices.
A.inclinedB.declinedC.beingdeclinedD.beeninclining
11.Nobodycouldbelievethepolitician’s____________
A.fishingtimeB.cryingstinkingfish
C.fishingintroubledwaterD.fishstory
12.Theseabecamerougherandtheboatrolledfromsidetoside;manypassengersbegantolook__.
A.inlowwaterB.inhotwater
C.goingbytheboardD.whiteaboutthegills
13.Withonlyhalfanhourtogeteverythingready,we’llneed_______ifwewanttowinthevictory
A.allhandstothepumpsB.fishintroubledwaters
C.gobytheboardD.misstheboat
14.Hydrogenperoxideisthemostwidelyusedcommercial_____agent.
A.bleachingB.vulnerableC.actingD.breaching
15.Becausehumanskinhasweak____,sothatwecanprotecttheskin,preventthebacteria.
A.acidB.acidityC.substanceD.illness
16.Thesesmall_____fishesliveinopenwatersandusuallyconsumeavariablemixofphytoplanktonandbothherbivorousandcarnivorouszooplankton.
A.biotinB.molluskC.pelagicD.bivalve
17.Marineconstructiontechnologylikethisisverycomplex,somewhat___________totryingtobuildabridgeunderwater.
A.ameliorateB.analogousC.judiciousD.stringent
18.Chinacurrentlyhas11activeactors,_____________comparedwiththe104intheU.S.,accordingtotheInternationalAtomicEnergy
A.adropintheoceanB.battendownthehatches
C.gobytheboa