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首都师范大学硕士生英语期末考试样题
2014-2015学年第二学期
研究生英语学位考试
考试科目:
研究生英语试卷类别:
A考试时间:
120分钟
__________院__________系姓名___________学号______________
题号
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PartI.ListeningComprehension(20points)
SectionA(1pointeach)
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversationaquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.(MarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourAnswerSheet1.)
1.A.MichaelJordanisafamousbusinessman.
B.MichaelJordanisthenameofthewoman'sfriend.
C.MichaelJordanisamanufacturerofsneakers.
D.MichaelJordanisbothaperson'snameandatrademark.
2.A.HeisabillionaireinChinatown.
B.HeownsabigcompanyinChina.
C.Heissuccessfulbusinessman.
D.Heearned100milliondollarslastyear.
3.A.Hesucceededquicklybyworkinghard.
B.Hewonbecausehe'sgotverygoodluck.
C.Despitehisachievements,hehasn'tgotareputationyet.
D.HehadareputationasanexperiencedspeakeronTV.
4.A.YaoMing'steamshouldnothavelostinthefirstround..
B.YaoMingisthebestplayerinthenationalteam.
C.YaoMingissurprisedathislossinthefirstround..
D.YaoMing'steamisexpectedtowinthenationaltournament.
5.A.HowafamousChinesekungfumasterteacheshislessons.
B.Awaytokeepenergeticinlife.
C.ThemethodforpractisingChinesekungfu.
D.AfriendwhohaswonseveralChinesekungfucompetitions.
6.A.Jeanisnotfashion-conscious.
B.Jeansawhersisterdowntownyesterday
C.Jeanandhersisterspendlotsoftimetogether
D.Jeanisn'tagoodbuyerofdresseslikehersister.
7.A.Hedidn'tlikethefashionshowlastnight.
B.Hethinksitprettyforthemodelstowearnightgowns.
C.Hethinksthewomanshouldtakepartinthefashionshow.
D.Hethinksthemodelsgaveagoodperformance.
8.A.Thewomanlikestofollowfashion.
B.Themanandwomanhavethesameattitudetoclothes.
C.Themanislaughingatthewoman.
D.Thewoman'sclothesareoutofdate.
9.A.Hethinksit'soutofdate.
B.Hedoesn'tthinkmodernwomenwouldliketowearclotheslikethat.
C.Hethinksit'swonderful.
D.Helikesthecolorbutnotthestyle.
10.womanhasajobrelatedtodressdesign.
B.ThetwospeakersagreetheOscarsceremonyisabigevent.
C.ThewomanthinksitworthwhiletoseetheAcademyAwards.
D.ThemanbelievestheOscarceremonyprovidesachanceforstarstoshowoff.
SectionB(1pointeach)
Directions:
Inthissectionyouwillhearalongconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,somequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.(MarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonAnswerSheet1.)(Theconversationwillbereadtoyouonlyonce.)
Conversation1
11.hethinksitmakeshimrelaxed.
hehasusedupallhissalary.
helikeswindow-shoppingmorethananythingelse.
heiswindow-shoppingwhilewaitingforafriend.
12.'salwaysbeengoodwithmoney.
'sneverbeengoodwithmoney
usedtobeabadsaver,likeJack.
doesn'tsavemoney.
13.moremoney.
anotherbankaccountforspending.
anotherbankaccountforsaving.
abetterjob.
14.%ofhersalary.B.20%ofhersalary
%ofhersalary.D.40%ofhersalary.
15.likesshoppingwhenhegetspaid.
B.MollyhasmadeaplanforJackanditworks.
maylistentoMolly'sadviceanddohisbesttosavemoney.
D.JackwillnotlistentoMolly'sadvicebecauseitisimpractical.
SectionC(1pointeach)
Directions:
Inthissectionyouwillhearatalkabouttheimportanceofplay.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesgiventoeachquestionyouhear.(Theconversationwillbereadtoyoutwice.)
16.playcanleadustosuccess
playcanhelpsetourmindsfree.
playcanletusexperiencenewthings.
playcanmakepeoplebecomewiser.
17.canlearnwhattheycannotlearninclass.
canlearnhowtohelponeanother.
canlearnhowtoexpresstheirfeelings.
canlearngoodbehaviorthroughplay.
18.makeschildrenlearnthingssystematically.
enableschildrentomakeprogressstepbystep.
canhelpchildrenorganizetheirthoughtsmoreclearly.
providessomerulesforchildrentoidentifyandfollow.
19.providesunexpectedeventsforchildrentohandle.
giveschildrenmorefreedomtoplaywithoutrulesorcontrol.
hasnogoalsorobjectivesinthegame.
isbasicallyanindividualgameinwhichideasarelessspecific.
20.speakershouldbeacollegeteacher.
speakerisaresearcheronparenthood.
speakerisachildren'swriter.
speakerisaspecialistinchildcare.
PartIIVocabulary(20points)
SectionA
21.Thedepartmentdeferredthedecisionforsixmonths.
A.postponedC.heldD.revised
22.ThescientistswillgoonanexpeditiontotheSouthPole.
A.explorationB.tripC.tour
23.Sheaskedhermothertopickherupfromthecampadayearlierthanscheduled.Althoughshewassickofcampandreadytocomehome”,Ms.Wexlerobjectedandfinallyprevailed.
B.triumphedD.consented
24.Thenumberofoldpeopleisontherise,andwiththisfactcomesthenumberofpeoplewithchronicdiseasesassociatedmorewitholdage.
A.incurableB.severeC.painful
25.Withthisstrongright-wingviews,andcloseaffiliationtothemilitary,he’dlongbeenregardedasaswornenemyofthepeople.
A.emotionB.communicationD.association
26.Thebesthopeisthatwewillhavearapidmobilizationofinternationalopinioninsupportofthemovement.
A.gettingupB.catchingupupD.callingup
27.Thecauseoftheincidencehasbeenkeptofftheairintheradiobytheadministration.
A.notknownB.publicizedbroadcastedD.secret
28.Someintrepidindividualswerestillpreparedtomakethejourney.
A.recklessB.AggressiveC.fearless
29.Theliberalpartyheldaconventiontoagitateforreforms.
A.runB.postponeC.propose
30.Thejurydeliberatedfor18minutesandrecommendedasentenceoffrom2to5yearsinthestatepenitentiary.
A.inquiredB.complainedD.spoke
SectionB
31.Thepersonalcomputerisonlyadecadeold,andthelanguageit________hasmadeonlyminorinroadsinEnglish,butthiswillchange.
A.pronouncedC.spawnedD.prohibited
32.Heformallydisbandedthefact-findingteamThursdaybecauseofIsrael’objectionstothemission’scompositionand________.
A.mandateB.purposeC.identity
33.Ifyoudon’tpayyourrentyouwillbe.
A.finedB.suedC.rejected
34.Theoldladyisso________thatshe’llbelieveanythingshehears.
A.carelessB.sillyD.gullible
35.Whenhewasthere,heoftengavefoodandcoinstothe________childrenwholivedonthestreet.
A.despairedB.homelessD.deserted
36.Combiningsocialcommentarywithrhythmic________,heavybassbeats,andremixedororiginalmelodies,rapisoneofthemostcontroversialofblackmusicalforms.
A.danceB.bandC.music
37.Hetookoutacourt________againstthenewspaperdemandingthereturnofthedocument.
A.injunctionB.suspension
38.Theysaidontheweddingthattheybelonged________toeachother---forlifeorfordeath.
A.byfarB.onearthD.inall
39.It’sgoodnewsthattheGovernorandlawmakersarefinallytalkingtoeachother,however________.
A.sullenlyB.off-handedlyD.slowly
40.Wenowareprovidedwithseveraltelevisioncommentatorstoexplaintheactiontous,withthehelpofthe________slow-motioninstantreplay.
A.popularB.ubiquitousD.continuous
PartIII.ReadingComprehension(40points)
Directions:
Inthispart,therearethreeshortpassages.Readeachonecarefully,andthendothequestionsthatthebestanswerfromthefourchoicesgivenandmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonAnswerSheet1.
PassageOne
Moviegoersmaythinkhistoryisrepeatingitselfthisweekend.Thesummer'smostanticipatedfilm,PearlHarbor,whichhasopenedrecently,painstakinglyre-createstheJapaneseattackthatdrewtheUnitedStatesintoWorldWarII.Butthatisn'tthefilm'sonlyreminderofthepast.HarborinvitescomparisontoTitanic,thebiggesthitofalltime.LikeTitanic,Harborheapsromanceandactionaroundamajorhistoricalevent.LikeTitanic,Harborattemptstocreatepopularglobalentertainmentfromadeadlyreal-lifetragedy.LikeTitanic,Harborcostsaprettypennyandhopestogetinevenmoreattheboxoffice.
BothTitanicandPearlHarborunsealtheirtalesofloveandtragedyovermorethanthreehours.Bothstoriescenteronyoungpassion,trianglesoftensionwithonewomanandtwomen;InTitanic,LeonardoDiCaprioandBillyZanecompetefortheloveofthesamewoman,ahigh-societytypeplayedbyaBritishactressnamedKate(Winslet).InHarbor,twopilots(BenAffleck,JoshHartnett)fallforthesamewoman,anurseplayedbyaBritishactressnamedKate(Beckinsale).
Thescenesofperilalsohavesimilarities.HarborhasashotinwhichsoldiersclingfordearlifeasthebattleshipUSSOklahomacapsizes.ThemomentisrecalledoftheTitanic'sclimacticsinkingsceneinwhichDiCaprioandWinslethangfromtheoceanlinerashalfoftheshipverticallyplungesintothewater.InHarbor,oneofitsstarsfloatsatopapieceofdebrisinthemiddleofthenight,muchlikeWinslet'scharacterdoesinTitanic.
Andthejaw-droppingactionofTitanicismatchedbyHarbor's,4