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EnglishTestforMasterStudents

EnglishTestforMasterStudents（A）

Jun.2010

PartIListeningComprehension（20%）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,you'llheartenshortconversations.Aftereachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.ThenwriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingplaceonyourAnswerSheetI.

1.A.Theteachertaughtthemanewlesson.

B.Theteacherwentoverthepreviouslesson.

C.Theteacheraskedthemtohaveadictation.

D.TheteacherwassicklastFriday.

2.A.Inacar.B.Inanoffice.C.Inarestaurant.D.Inasupermarket.

3.A.Drivethewomanhome.B.Worktogetherwiththem.

C.DotheworkforthewomanD.Leavetheworktoothers.

4.A.Tobuyanewcar.B.Togotobank.C.TogotoBoston.D.TogotoEurope.

5.A.Shemustgethercar:

repaired.B.Shecanusehiscar.

C.Shecan'tusehiscar.D.Shecanborrowsomeoneelse'scar.

6.A.Thismorning.B.Verysoon.

C.Maybelaterintheday.D.Perhapstomorrowmorning.

7.A.No,hedidn't.B.Yes,hedid.

C.No,hedidn'tknowit.D.Yes,hemighthavewatchedit.

8.A.LendJamessomemoney.B.UsesomeofJames'money,

C.HelpJamessavehismoney.D.HelpJameswinsomemoney.

9.A.Shewantstobuyanewskirt,

B.Shewantstoreturntheskirtherhusbandbought.

C.Shewantstochangethesmallerskirtforabiggerone.

D.Shewantstochangethebiggerskirtforasmallerone.

10.A.ShedoeslikeBill.

B.Shewouldprefernottogo.

C.Shedoesn'tknowhowtogo,

D.Shedoesn'tliketogototheparties.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwiltheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassageyouwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ThenwriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingplaceonyourAnswerSheetI.

11.A.Inthenursery.B.Inthefamily.

C.Intheschool.D.Intheplayground,

12.A.Giveup.B.Gooutinstreets.

C.Asktheirteachers.D,COpYfromtheirSchoolmates.

13.A.It'seasiertogouphill.B.It'simportanttodiscardbadhabits.

C.Don'tplaywithotherschoolboys.D.Don'tletyourchildrencopyfromtheirschoolmates,

14.A.Hehadtomakehispatientshappy.

B.Hehadtoseethepatientseveryday.

C.Hehadtohireanursetoplaymusicforhim.

D.Hehadtoworkinahospitalforaperiodoftime.

15.A.Aradio.B.Apiano.C.Arecorder.D.Aclock.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthispartyouaregoingtohearonepassage.Thepassageisprintedbelowwithsomewordsmissing.Afteryoulistentothepassage,youwillhavetofillintheblankswiththemissingwords.Thepassagewillbereadthreetimes.RemembertowriteyouranswersonAnswerSheetII.

Paperisoneofthemostimportantproductseverinventedbyman.Awrittenlanguagewouldnothavebeenpossiblewithout

（1）towriteon.Theinventionofpapermeantmorepeoplecouldbeeducatedbecause

（2）Togetherwiththeprintingpresspaperprovidedanextremelyimportantwaytocommunicateknowledge.

Howmuchpaperdoyouuseeveryyear?

Probably,youcannotanswerthatquestionquickly.In1900,theworld'suseofpaperwas（3）ayear.Nowsomecountriesuseasmuchasfiftykilogramsofpaperforeachpersonayear.CountrieslikeU.S.,EnglandandSwedenusemorepaperthanothercountries.

Paper,likemanyotherthingsthatweusetoday,wasfirstmakeinChina.InEgyptandwest,paperwasnot（4）beforetheyear1400.TheEgyptiansworkedonakindofmaterialmadeofawaterbran.Europeansusedparchmentformanyhundredofyears.Parchmentwasverystrong.Itismadefrom（5）WehavelearnedofthemostimportantfactsofEuropeanhistoryfromrecordsthatwerekeptonparchment.

PartIICloze（10%）

Directions:

Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandDontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Ithasbeennecessarytoreferrepeatedlytotheeffectsofthetwoworldwarsinpromotingallkindsofinnovation.Itshouldbe（16）alsothattechnologicalinnovationshave（17）

thecharacterofwaritselfbythe（18）ofnewmechanicalandchemicaldevices.OneweapondevelopedduringWorldWarII.（19）aspecialmention.The（20）.ofrocketpropulsionswasweeknownearlier,anditspossibilitiesasa（21）ofachievingspeedssufficienttoescapefromtheEarth'sgravitationalpullhadbeen（22）bytheRussianandtheAmericanscientists.Thelatterbuiltexperimentalliquid-fuelledrocketsin1926.（23）,agroupofGermanandRomanianpioneerswasworking（24）thesamelines,andinthe1930s,itwasthisteamthatdevelopedarocket（25）ofdeliveringawarheadhundredsofmilesaway.Reachingaheightofover100miles,theV-2rocket（26）thebeginningoftheSpaceAge,andmembersofitsdesignteamwere_（27）inboththeSovietandUnitedStatesspaceprogramsafterthewar.

Technologyhadatremendoussocial28intheperiod1900-45.Theautomobileandelectricpower,（29）,radicallychangedboththescaleandthequalityof20th-centurylife,（30）aprocessofrapidurbanizationandavirtualrevolution（31）livingthroughmassproductionofhouseholdgoodsand（32）Therapiddevelopmentoftheairplane,thecinema,andradiomaketheworldseemsuddenlysmallerandmore（33）.Thedevelopmentofmanyproductsofthechemicalindustryfurthertransformedthelifeofmostpeople.Intheyears（34）1945theconstructiveandcreativeOpportunitiesofmoderntechnologycouldbe.（35）,althoughtheprocesshasnotbeenwithoutitsproblems.

16.A.notifiedB.observedC.commentedD.detected

17.A.transformedB.imitatedC.innovatedD.simulated

18.A.introductionB.innovationC.eliminationD.alteration

19.A.requiresB.entitlesC.furnishesD.deserves

20.A.principleB.disciplineC.strategyD.doctrine

21.A.methodsB.meansC.techniqueD.medium

22.A.takenoverB.handedoverC.carriedoutD.pointedout

23.A.SimultaneouslyB.AdvantageouslyC.SpontaneouslyD.Instantaneously

24.A.acrossB.atC.aloneD.with

25.A.capableB.ableC.possibleD.suitable

26.A.spoiledB.informedC.impactD.conflict

27.A.instrumentalB.mechanicalC.structuralD.integral

28.A.instrumentalB.mechanicalC.structuralD.integral

29.A.ontheotherhandB.asaresultC.onthecontraryD.forinstance

30.A.encouragingB.urgingC.promotingD.assisting

31.A.byB.inC.throughD.on

33.A.appliancesB.utilitiesC.instrumentsD.equipment

33.A.perceptiveB.accessibleC.complexD.controversial

34.A.precedingB.previousC.subsequentD.following

35.A.exploitedB.appliedC.adoptedD.processed

PartIIIReadingComprehension（35%）

SectionA

Directions:

Thereare5passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronANSWERSHEETIwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passage1

Whendoctorsneedinformationaboutwhatdoseofmedicationtoprescribe,theyusuallyconsultafatnavy-bluebookcalledThePhysicians'DeskReference,orPDR,anextensivecompilationofdataaboutdrugsformtheirmanufacturers.ButthedosesrecommendedinPDRmaybetoohighformanypeopleandmaycauseadversereactions,rangingfromdizzinessandnauseaallthewaytodeath,accordingtoanarticlepublished.

Formanydrugs---includingViagra,Prozacandsomemedicinesusedtotreathighbloodpressure,allergies,insomniaandhighcholesterol---smallerdoseswouldworkjustaswell,withfarlessriskofbadreactions,saidJayCohen,theauthorofthearticle.

"Sideeffectsdrivealotofpeopleoutoftreatmentthattheyneed,"Dr.Cohensaid,notingthatpeoplewithchronicconditionslikehighbloodpressure,headachesanddepressionoftengaveuptryingtotreattheirillnesseswhentheyfoundthatthecurewasworsethanthedisease.Butifdoctorsweretoindividualizedosagesforeachpatient,morepeoplemighttaketheirmedicine.

Dr.Cohensaidhebecameawareoftheproblembecauseheencounteredmanypatientswhosufferedfromsideeffectseventhoughtheyhadtakenwhatweresupposedlythecorrectdosesofmedicine.WhenDr.Cohenconsultedmedicaljournalsandtextbooks,hediscoveredstudiesshowingthatmanypatientswerehelpedbysmallerthanusualamountsofmedication.Andmayofhiswonpatientsdidbetterwithreduceddosesofmedicine.

Hesaidhisfindinghelpedexplainastudypublishedlastyearbyotherresearchers,whoreportedthatdrugreactionsinhospitalswereamongthenation'sleadingcausesofdeath,killingmorethan100,000Americansayear.Thedeathsthattheteamstudiedwerenotdu3tomedicationerrorsbydoctorsorpatients;theyoccurredinpeopletakingdosesthoughttobecorrect.

Dosingguidelinesgenerallytendtobetoohighbecausetheyarebasedonstudie3sconductedinlimitednumbersofpatientsbydrugcompanieswhentheyareseekingapprovalfornewproducts.Forthosestudiestorunefficiently,dosesneedtobehighenoughtoshowasquicklyaspossiblethatthedrugworks.Butlater,afterthedrugisapproved,farmorepeopletakeit,sometimesalongwithotherdrugs,andindividualdifferencesbegintoshowup.Yet,thatinformationdoesnotalwaysmakeitintothePDRanditisnotwelltaughtinmedicalschool,Cohensaid.

Dr.Cohencautionedthatpatientsshouldnotbegintinker