硕士研究生学位英语考试级.docx

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硕士研究生学位英语考试级

试卷B

Non-EnglishMajorGraduateStudent

EnglishQualifyingTest

（July,2004）

PartIListeningComprehension（20%）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear9shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefoursuggestedchoicesmarkedA,B,CorD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetI.

1.A.TowatchRomeoandJuliet

B.TotakeanEnglishtest.

C.Togotothetheatrewiththewoman.

D.Tostayhomeandstudy.

2.A.Themanisthewoman’scolleague.

B.Themanhastophonethedoctoratonce.

C.Theman’schildisill.

D.Themanhadbettergivethedoctor’snumber.

3.A.Thevisitingeconomisthasgivenseverallectures.

B.Dr.Johnsonandtheguestspeakerwereschoolmates.

C.Theguestspeaker’sopinionisdifferentfromDr.Johnson’s.

D.Dr.Johnsoninvitedtheeconomisttovisittheircollege.

4.A.For30minutes.

B.For25minutes.

C.For45minutes.

D.For15minutes.

5.A.She’sgoingtoreadundertheoaktree.

B.She’sgoingtostayathomeandfinishwritingherpaper

C.She’sgoingtostayathomeandfinishwritingwiththeman.

D.She’sgoingtowritethepaperwiththeman.

6.A.$40.

B.$25.

C.$35.

D.$30.

7.A.He’snotequaltothejob.

B.He’snotwellpaidforhisjob.

C.Hecannotkeephismindonhiswork.

D.Hedoesn’tthinkthejobischallengingenough.

8.A.Boos-clerk.

B.Teacher-student.

C.Lawyer-client.

D.Twocolleagues.

9.A.Ateacherinaschool.

B.Anaccountantinacompany.

C.Alibrarianinaschool.

D.Areporterinanewspaperagency.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear2shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CorD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetI.

Passage1（Questions10to12arebasedonthispassage.）

10.A.Tocontractinfectiousdiseases.

B.Topreventfromgettingsick.

C.Toenjoythepleasureoflife.

D.Tokeepmentallyandphysicallyactive.

11.A.Byenjoyingwatchingothersexercisingathomeorinastadium.

B.Byvisitingthedoctorandgoingtohospitalregularly.

C.Bypayingattentiontodiet,restandexercise.

D.Byrealizingtheimportanceofphysicalhealth.

12.A.Theirheartshavenothingtoworryabout.

B.Theyhavethebestdoctortoadviseonindividualexercise.

C.Theirmusclesaregreatlyweakened.

D.Theyarelesslikelytogetheartandblood-vesseldiseases.

Passage2（Questions13to15arebasedonthispassage.）

13.A.Reallysupportfortheirmovement.

B.Liberatewomenfromtedioushousework.

C.Claimtheirrightstoequaljobopportunities.

D.Expresstheirangeragainstsexdiscrimination.

14.A.Itisapopularformofart.

B.Itwillbringalotoftroubletothelocalpeople.

C.Itwillspoilthenaturalbeautyoftheirsurroundings.

D.Itispopularamongrockstars.

15.A.Toshowthatmindlessgraffiticanprovideviolence.

B.Toshowthatgraffiti,insomecases,canconstituteacrime.

C.ToshowthatLondonershaveaspeciallikingforgraffiti.

D.Toshowthatgraffiticanmaketheenvironmentmorecolorful.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtohearashortpassagetwice.Thepassageisprintedbelowwithsomewordsmissing.Asyoulisten,fillineachoftheblankswiththewordsyouhaveheard.PleasewriteyouranswersonAnswerSheetII.

Eversincehumanshaveinhabitedtheearth,theyhavemadeuseofvariousformsofcommunication.Generally,theexpressionofthoughtsandfeelingshasbeenintheformoforalspeech.Whenpeoplecannotcommunicateinwords,theyuse（S1）.Tourists,thedeaf,andthemutehavehadto（S2）thisformofexpression.Manyofthesesymbolsofwholewordsareverypicturesqueandexactandcanbeusedintentionally;spelling,however,cannot.

Bodylanguagetransmitsideasorthoughtsbycertainactions,eitherintentionallyorunintentionally.Awinkcanbeawayofflirtingorindicatingthatthepartyisonlyjoking.Anod（S3）,whileshakingtheheadindicatesa（S4）.

OtherformsofnonlinguisticlanguagecanbefoundinBraillesignalflags,Morsecode,andsmokesignals.Roadmapsandpicturesignsalsoguide,warn,andinstructpeople.Whileverbalizationisthemostcommonformoflanguage,othersystems（S5）alsoexpresshumanthoughtsandfeelings.

PartIIClozeTest（10%）

Directions:

Thereare20questionsinthispartofthetest.Readthepassagethrough.ThengobackandchooseonesuitablewordorphrasemarkedA,B,CorDforeachblankinthepassage.MarkyouranswerbydrawingasinglebaracrossthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetI.

Pronouncingalanguageisaskill.Everynormalpersonisexpertintheskillofpronouncinghisownlanguage,but16peoplecanbeevenmoderately17atpronouncingforeignlanguages.Nowtherearemanyreasons18this,someobvious,someperhapsnotsoobvious.19Isuggestthatthefundamentalreasonwhypeople20donotspeakforeignlanguagesverymuchbetter21theydoisthattheyfailto22thetruenatureoftheproblemoflearningtopronounce,and23neversetabouttacklingitintherightway.Fartoomanypeoplefailtorealize24pronouncingaforeignlanguageisaskill,onethatneedscarefultrainingofspecialkind,25onethatcannotbe26byjustleavingittotakecareofitself.Ithinkeventeachers27language,whilerecognizingtheimportanceofagoodaccent,tendtoneglect,intheirpracticalteaching,thebranchingofstudyconcerned28speakingthelanguage.Sothefirst29IwanttomakeisthatEnglishpronunciationmustbetaught;theteachershouldbepreparedto30someofthelessontimetothis,andbyhiswholeattitudetothesubjectshouldgetthestudenttofeelthathereisamatterworthy31receivinghiscloseattention.So,thereshouldbe32whenotheraspectsofEnglish,33grammarorspelling,areallowedforthemomenttotake34place.35thisquestionofthetimegiventopronunciation,therearetwootherrequirementsfortheteacher:

thefirst,knowledge,thesecond,technique.

16.A.allB.mostC.fewD.many

17.A.proficientB.effusiveC.profitableD.efficient

18.A.toB.forC.withD.on

19.A.AndB.ForC.AlsoD.But

20.A.ingeneralB.forallC.afterallD.aboveall

21.A.thenB.otherwiseC.whenD.than

22.A.catchB.graspC.captureD.seize

23.A.constantlyB.consideratelyC.consequentlyD.conscientiously

24.A.whichB.howC.whatD.that

25.A.butB.soC.andD.aswell

26.A.acquiredB.learnedC.demandedD.required

27.A.toB.ofC.atD.with

28.A.withoutB.onC.uponD.with

29.A.pointB.aimC.goalD.major

30.A.shareB.spendC.devoteD.take

31.A.onB.ofC.inD.for

32.A.occasionB.occurrenceC.orientationD.occupation

33.A.butforB.aswellasC.exceptforD.suchas

34.A.firstB.firstlyC.secondD.secondly

35.A.ExceptB.ApartfromC.ButD.Exceptfor

PartIIIReadingComprehension（35%）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereare5shortpassages.Readeachpassagecarefully,andthendothequestionsbelow.ChoosethebestansweramongA,B,CorD,andmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetI.

Passage1

Recenttechnologicaladvancesinmannedandunmannedunderseavehiclesalongwithbreakthroughsinsatellitetechnologyandcomputerequipmenthaveovercomesomeofthelimitationsofdiversanddivingequipment.Withoutavehicle,diversoftenbecomesluggishandtheirmentalconcentrationwaslimited.Becauseofunderseapressurethataffectedtheirspeechorgans,communicationamongdiverswasdifficultorimpossible.Buttoday,mostoceanographersmakedirectobservationsbymeansofinstrumentsthatareloweredintotheocean,fromsamplestakenfromthewater,orfromphotographsmadebyorbitingsatellites.Directobservationsoftheoceanflooraremadenotonlybydiversbutalsobydeep-divingsubmarinesandaerialphotography.Someofthesubmarinescandivetodepthsofmorethansevenmilesandcruiseatdepthsoffifteenthousandfeet.Inaddition,radio-equippedbuoyscanbeoperatedbyremotecontrolinordertotransmitinformationbacktoland-basedlaboratories,oftenviasatellites.Particularlyimportantaredataaboutwatertemperature,currentsandweather.Satellitephotographscanshowthedistributionofseaice,oilslicks,andcloudformationsovertheocean.Mapscreatedfromsatellitepicturescanrepresentthetemperatureandthecoloroftheocean’ssurface,enablingresearcherstostudytheoceancurrents.Furthermore,computershelpoceanographerstocollectandanalyzedatafromsubmarinesandsatellites.Bycreatingamodeloftheocean’smovementandcharacteristics,scientistscanpredictthepatternsandpossibleeffectsoftheoceanontheenvironment.

36.Withwhattopicisthepassageprimarilyconcerned?

A.Technologicaladvancesinoceanography.

B.Communicationamongthedivers.

C.Directobservationoftheoceanfloor.

D.Diversanddivingequipment.

37.Divershavehadproblemsincommunicatingunderseabecause_______.

A.thevehiclestheyusedhavenotbeenperfected

B.theydidnotpronounceclearly

C.thewaterdestroyedtheirspeechorgans

D.thepressureaffectedtheirspeechorgans

38.Thispassagesugge