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2015年11月1日学位英语考试真题答案(完整版)
PartⅠDialoguecompletion(10points)
Dialogueone
Tom:
Doyougotocollege?
Mike:
Yes.__1__
Tom:
Whatcollegedoyougoto?
Mike:
IgotoPasadenaCityCollege.
Tom:
Doyoulikeit?
Mike:
Oh,yes.__2__
Tom:
whydoyoulikeit?
Mike:
Becauseithasgreatteachers.
Tom:
__3__
Mike:
Ilikeallmyclassmates,too.
Tom:
Anythingelse?
Mike:
Yes.__4__
A.It’snotexpensive!
B.Youbet.
C.IthinkIdo.D.whatelse?
DialogueTwo
SpeakerA:
Ijustrecentlymovedintotheneighborhood.
SpeakerB:
__5__Howrecently?
SpeakerA:
Justlastweek.
SpeakerB:
Whatkindsofthingshaveyoubeendoingoutthere?
SpeakerA:
__6__
SpeakerB:
whynot?
SpeakerA:
Idon'tknowwhattodo.
SpeakerB:
There'reallsortofthingstodo.
SpeakerA:
__7__
SpeakerB:
Shopping,orseeingamovie,orevengoingtothebeach.
SpeakerA:
Thatsoundsgreat.
A.Ihaven'tbeendoingmuch.B.Really?
C.Howareyoudoing?
D.Likewhat?
DialogueThree
George:
Didyouhearabouttherobbery?
Johnny:
No,Ididn'thearaboutit.
George:
Amantriedtorobthebanknexttoourbuildingthismorning.
Johnny:
__8__
George:
Yes,hetriedtorobthebankatgunpoint.
Johnny:
__9__
George:
Oh,everyoneinthebankisOK.
Johnny:
That'sgoodtohear.
George:
Hedidgetaway,though.
Johnny:
Thatishorrible.
George:
__10__
Johnny:
I'msurethey'llcatchhimeventually.
A.Didanyonegethurt?
B.Thanktheluckystars.
C.Areyouserious?
D.Thecopsdon'tknowwhotheguyis.
PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglebarthroughthecenteroftheletter.
PassageOne
Here'safamiliarstory.You'resittingatthedinnertablewithafurry,four-leggedfriendscratchingatyourfeet.Whenyoulookdown,thosecuteeyesarealmostimpossibletoresist.
Whatisitaboutadog'sgazethatmakesitsocharming?
AnewstudybyJapanesescientistMihoNagasawaseemstohavefoundtheanswer,andithastodowithsomethingcalledthecuddle(爱抚)chemical.
Thecuddlechemicalhasanother,morescientificname:
oxytocin.Oxytocinisasubstanceinthebloodthatencouragesbonding.Levelsofoxytocinincrease,forexample,whenamotherfeedshernewbornbaby.AccordingtoNagasawa'sstudy,thesameistruewhenwelookdeeplyintotheeyesofadog.
Theresultsofthisstudycantellusalotaboutthehistoryofthebondbetweenhumansanddogs.Itallstartedsomewheretensofthousandsofyearsago.Scientistsbelievethatwolvesusedtofollowhumanswhowerehuntinglargeanimals.Thewolveswouldeatthefoodleftbehindbythehumans.
Humansrealizedthattheycouldusethewolvestohelpwiththehunt,andeventuallybothspeciesbegantoworktogethertowardsurvival.
Overtime,thewolvesthatinteractedwiththehumansbegantochange.Theybecamemoreloyaltotheirhumanpartners.Thewolvesandhumansstartedtodependoneachotherandbondwitheachother.Thesechangesarewhatcausedsomeofthewolvestoturnintowhatwenowknowasdogs,anewspecie^evolvedtobettersurviveintheirenvironment.
Thisprocessdependedagreatdealonthebondhumansformedwiththem.AndaccordingtoNagasawa'sstudy,thisbondwasformedwiththehelpofoxytocin,thecuddlechemical.
11.Whatdoweknowaboutoxytocin?
A.Itregulatesbloodflow.B.Itpromotesbonding.
C.Itisinthehumangene.D.Itisgoodforhealth.
12.Whenwelookdeeplyintoadog'seyes,thelevelsofouroxytocin____.
A.reduceovertimeB.goeitherupordown
C.areontheriseD.remainunchanged
13.Atthebeginningwolvesfollowedhumansto____.
A.eatthefoodleftbyhumansB.guardagainstlargeanimals
C.takehumansforfoodD.huntlargeanimalstogether
14.Overtimesomewolvesturnedintodogs____.
A.duetotheirloyaltyB.duetothechangingenvironment
C.forbettersurvivalD.forbettercooperation
15.WhatdoesNagasawa9sstudyaimtodo?
A.Exploretheroleofhuman-wolfpartnership.
B.Showthecharacteristicsofthecuddlechemical.
C.Explainthebondbetweenhumansanddogs.
D.Understandtheevolutionofspecies.
PassageTwo
RedNoseDay(RND)isawell-knowneventintheUK.TheaimofthedayistoraisemoneyforacharitycalledComicReliefwhichhelpspeopleinneedinAfricaandintheUK.
ComicReliefwasstartedin1985bythescriptwriterRichardCurtis.Hewrotethefamousfilms'FourWeddingsandaFuneral'and'NottingHill'.Richard'sideatostartComicReliefwasasaresponsetotheseverefamineinEthiopia*It'scalledRed"NoseDa