份学位英语考试真题以及答案和解析.docx

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份学位英语考试真题以及答案和解析

2015年11月月份学位英语考试真题及答案

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"NoseDayasonthisdaymanypeoplebuyaplasticrednosetowear!

Themoneymadefromsellingrednosesgoestothecharity.

RedNoseDaytakesplaceeverytwoyearsinthespringandisnowsowellestablishedthatmanypeopleconsiderittobeanunofficial.Forexample,manyschoolshavenon-uniformdays.

ThesloganforthelastRNDwas‘DoSomethingFunnyforMoney'andthemoneythatwascollectedhelpedtofundprojectsinthefollowingareas,treatingmalaria（疟疾）,education,andmentalhealth.TheBBCRedNoseDayprogramraised£74.3million!

Money-raisingeventstakeplacealloverthecountryandmanyschoolsparticipate.Peoplealsodonatemoneybypost,inbanks,byphoneusingacreditcardandonline.

IntheeveningofRedNoseDayatelethontakesplaceontheBBCTVchannels.Itshowsonandonaselectionoftheeventsoftheday,aswellaslotsofcomicsketchesandreportsofhowthemoneyraisedwillbespent.PeoplealsouploadvideosoflocalcharityeventsonYouTubeandFacebook.

So,ifyouareeverintheUKonRedNoseDay,nowyouknowwhyyoumayfindnormalpeoplewearingrednosesanddoingsillythings!

It'sallforagoodcause.

16.RedNoseDayis____.

A.atraditionalholidayintheUK

B.afamouseventinBritain

C.thehelpingcenterforpoorpeople

D.thepopularnameofacharity

17.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutRichardCurtis?

A.Helikes,towearaplasticrednose.

B.Heisawell-knownfilmdirector.

C.Hestartedacharityinthe1980s.

D.HewasborninapoorfamilyinEthiopia.

18.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutRedNoseDay?

A.Ithasbecomeanofficialholiday.

B.Ittakesplaceeveryyear.

C.Itcollectsmoneyfromrichpeople.

D.Itattractsmanyschoolstoparticipate.

19.Whatdocsa'telethon'（Para.5）probablyreferto?

A.Atelevisioncompetition.

B.AverylongTVprogram.

C.Amoney-raisingparty.

D.Acomicsketchparty.

20.Whichofthefollowingcanbethetitleforthispassage?

A.ComicRelief

B.BBCTelethon

C.RedNoseDay

D.RichardCurtis

PassageThree

Agroupof30employeeswasworkinginasoftwarecompany.Thiswasayoungandenergeticteamwithkeenenthusiasmanddesiretolearnandgrow.

Onedaytheteamwascalledtoplayagameinahall.Astheyenteredthehail,theyfoundthehalldecoratedbeautifullywithcolourfuldecorativepapersandballoons.Itwasmorelikeakid’splayareathanacorporatemeetinghall.Everyonewassurprisedandgazedateachother.Also,therewasahugeboxofballoonsplacedatthecentreofthehall.

Theteamleaderaskedeveryonetopickaballoonfromtheboxanblowit.Thenheaskedthemtowritetheirnamesontheirballooncarefullysothattheballoonsdidn’tblowup.

Thosewhofailedwereruledoutofthegame.Altogether25employeeswerequalifiedforthenextlevel.Alltheballoonswerecollectedandthenputintoaroom.

Theteamleaderaskedthe25employeestogototheroomandpicktheballoonwiththeirownnameonit.All25employeesreachedtheroom.Whiletheywereinarushtofindtherespectiveballoons,theytriednottobursttheballoons.Itwasalmost15minutesandnoonewasabletofindtheballooncarryinghisownname.

Theteamwastoldthatthesecondlevelofthegamewasover.

Nowitwasthethirdandfinallevel.Theemployeeswereaskedtopickanyballoonintheroomandgiveittothepersonnamedontheballoon.Withinacoupleofminutesailballoonsreactedthehandsoftherespectiveemployee.

Theteamleaderannounced:

Thisiscalledrealsolutionstotheproblems.

21.Whentheemployeeswerecalledtoplayagame,they____.

A.knewwhatgametheyweregoingtoplay

B.laughedattheideaofadultsplayingagame

C.hadnoideawhattheywereaskedtodo

D.lookedforwardtoplayingakid’sgame

22.Atthefirstlevelofthegame,eachemployeewasaskedto____.

A.blowaballoonandwritehisnameonit

B.puthisnameonaballoonandblowit

C.pickupaballoonwithhisnameonit

D.writehisnameonafloatingballoon

23.Howmanyemployeesfailedthesecondlevelofthegame?

A.30.B.25.C.15.D.5.

24.Thekeytosuccessatthethirdlevelofthegameliesin____.

A.thinkingpositively

B.helpingeachother

C.believinginoneself

D.increasingefficiency

25.Whatdoesthesoftwarecompanyaimtodo?

A.Encourageitsemployeestolearnfromeachother.

B.Trainitsemployeestofaceallkindsofchallenges.

C.Selecttheemployeesmostsuitablefortheirjobs.

D.Teachitsemployeestheimportanceofteamwork.

PassageFour

ThirdculturekidisaterminEnglishthatisusedtodescribechildrenwhohavegrownupinadifferentculturetothatoftheirparents.Therearegreatthingsaboutexperiencingsuchauniquechildhood.Thirdculturekidscanalsofacemanychallenges.

IwasborninEngland,toEnglishparents.WhenIwastwoyearsoldmydadgotanewjobinPoland.SincethenIhavelivedinfourothercountriesaroundtheworld.AlthoughIhaveaBritishpassport，Isometimesd