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硕士研究生入学考试英语全真模拟试题
2004年硕士研究生入学考试英语全真模拟试题
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SectionⅠListeningComprehension
Directions:
ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Therearethreepartsinthissection,PartA,PartBandPartC.
Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstputdownyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave5minutestotransferallyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettoANSWERSHEET1.
Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandNOWasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetesthasstarted.
NowlookatPartAinyourtestbooklet.
PartA
Directions:
Youwillhearatalkaboutparkingarrangementofacollegedorm.Listentoitandfilloutthetablewiththeinformationyou'veheardforquestions1-5.Someoftheinformationhasbeengiventoyouinthetable.Writeonly1wordineachnumberedbox.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Younowhave25secondstoreadthetablebelow.(5points)
ParkingArrangementofaCollegeDorm
1Asyoucanseeourhousewentthroughsomeduringthesummer.
2Howmanyparkingspacesdidthegirlslackingin?
3Allthenumberofparkingspacesarerelatewithyournumbers.
4Annie'sroomisinRoom.
5OnWednesdaymornings,ifanycarthat'sparkedinspace303willbeattheowner'sexpense.
PartB
Directions:
YouwillhearatalkaboutspecialeducationfordisabledstudentsintheUnitedStates.Forquestions6-10,completethesentencesandanswerthequestionswhileyoulisten.Donotusemorethanthreewordsforeachanswer.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Younowhave25secondstoreadthesentencesandquestionsbelow.(5points)
6 Thesedisabilitiesmakeitdifficultforthemtodo.
7 Studentswithproblemsoftenstudyoneortwosubjectsinprogramsdesignedforthem.
8 Asrecentlyas27yearsago,publicschoolsacceptedonlydisabledchildren.
9 Bytheyear,CongresspassedtheEducationforallHandicappedChildrenAct.
10 Themajorityofsuchchildrennowattendtheirlocalpublicschoolsinclassroomswith.
PartC
Directions:
Youwillhearthreepiecesofrecordedmaterial.Beforelisteningtoeachone,youwillhavetimetoreadthequestionsrelatedtoit.Whilelistening,answereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorD.Afterlistening,youwillhavetimetocheckyouranswers.Youwillheareachpieceonceonly.
Questions11-13arebasedonthefollowingtalkaboutcentenarians-peopleatleast100yearsold.Younowhave15secondstoreadquestions11-13.
11.Whatkindofpeoplewillhaveamuchgreaterchanceofreachingthatagethanthegeneralpopulation?
Athepeoplewhohasbrothersandsistersareatleast100yearsold
Bfamilieswithatleastonememberwhotolivedbe100
Cthepeoplewhocalledcentenarians
Dthereisnosuchpeopleofthiskind
12.Whichofthefollowinganswersistrue?
Athebrothersofcentenarianswere8timesmorelikelytoreach100yearsold
Btherearemorethanfifty-hundredcentenariansintheUnitedState
Cthemenarenotinbetterphysicalconditionthanthewomen
Dthecentenarianmenhavefewerdiseasesthanthewomen
13.TheResearchersbelievedthat___
Athereisanareaononechromosomeswheresuchanti-aginggenesexist.
Bcentenariansmayhavegenesthatprotectthemagainstdeadlydiseases.
Csuccessfulagingdependsongenes.
Dscientistshaveidentifiedthosegenes.
Younowhave30secondstocheckyouranswerstoQuestions11-13.
Questions14-17arebasedonthefollowingtalkaboutthefamousartistVicentevanGogh.Younowhave15secondstoreadquestions14-17.
14.VincentvanGoghwasthesonofa___.
Aminister
BArtist
Cteacher
Dartdealer
15.Hisfirstworkswereheavilypainted,mud-coloredrepresentationsofthelifeof___.
ApeopleinParis
BsouthFrance
Cthepoor
Dwithhisbrother
16.WhichstatementisNOTTRUEinhislateyears?
Ahebecameavoluntarypatientatamentalhospital
Bhedidn'tmakeanypaintinganymore.
CHemovedtoAuvers,tobeclosertoTheoin1890.
DHedied,shavingsoldonlyonework,followingafailedsuicideattempt.
Younowhave30secondstocheckyouranswerstoQuestions14-16.
Questions17-20arebasedonthefollowingtalkaboutthewarmingoftheearth'sclimateanditseffectontheHimalayas.Younowhave15secondstoreadquestions18-20.
17.Whichofthefollowingisnotaffectedbytheclimatechanges?
Atemperatures
Bthelocaleconomy
Ctheenvironment
Dpeople'slives
18.TheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramproducedthereportwiththeInternationalCenterforIntegratedMountainDevelopment,basedinNepal.
AHimalayan
BSouthAsia
CNewYork
DNepal
19.TemperaturesintheareahaverisendegreeCelsiusduringthepastthirtyyears.
A1
B2
C3
D4
20.Thestudyidentifiedalmost5,000glacierlakesinNepalandBhutan.Researcherssayoftheselakescouldoverflowduringthenextfiveyears.
A40
B41
C42
D44
Younowhave40secondstocheckyouranswerstoQuestions17-20.
Younowhave5minutestotransferallyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettoANSWERSHEET1.
ThatistheendofListeningComprehension.
SectionⅡUseofEnglish
Directions:
Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEETⅠbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.(10points)
Everybodydances.Ifyouhave21swervedtoavoidsteppingonacrackinthesidewalk,youhavedanced.Ifyouhaveeverykneeledtopray,youhavedanced.Fortheseactionshavefiguredimportantly22thehistoryofdance.Dancegoes23tothebeginningofcivilization-24thetribe-wherenativesdancedtoget25theywanted.Primitivedancewas26allpractical,notthesocialdancingweknowtoday.Nativesapproacheddancewith27seriousnessasawaytohelpthetribeinthecrucialprocess28survival.Dancewasbelievedtobethe29directwaytorepellocusts,to30raintofall,toinsurethatamaleheirwouldbeborn,and31guaranteevictoryinaforthcomingbattle.Primitive32wasgenerallydonebymanypeoplemovinginthesamemanneranddirection.
33alldanceshadleaders,solodances34rare.Muchusewasmadeof35partofthebody.Andso36werethesetribedancesthat,ifanative37missasinglestep,hewouldbeputtodeath38thespot.Fortunately,thesamerigid39thatgovernedthelivesofthesepeopledonotapplyinthe40relaxedsettingsoftoday'sdisco.
21.A.everB.neverC.beforeD.after
22.A.aboutB.forC.inD.around
23.A.forwardB.backC.upD.down
24.A.atB.forC.ofD.to
25.A.whenB.whyC.whichD.what
26.A.aboutB.aboveC.underD.over
27.A.littleB.greatC.less D.least
28.A.toB.overC.ofD.at
29.A.mostB.firstC.leastD.last
30.A.causeB.happenC.tryD.make
31.A.forB.ofC.toD.at
32.A.foodB.danceC.spellsD.harvest
33.A.SinceB.DespiteC.ThusD.Although
34.A.areB.wasC.wereD.is
35.A.onlyB.everyC.someD.all
36.A.comicB.boringC.solemnD.tiring
37.A.wouldB.shouldC.mightD.could
38.A.inB.atC.onD.around
39.A.sticksB.messagesC.reviewsD.rules
40.A.lessB.moreC.leastD.most
SectionⅢReadingComprehension
PartADirections:
Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefouranswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestion.ThenmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEETIbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketwithapencil.(40points)
Text1
Whenaninventionismade,theinventorhasthreepossiblecoursesofactionopentohim:
hecangivetheinventiontotheworldbypublishingit,keeptheideasecret,orpatentit.
Agrantedpatentistheresultofabargainstruckbetweenaninventorandthestate,bywhichtheinventorgetsalimitedperiodofmonopolyandpublishesfulldetailsofhisinventiontothepublicafterthatperiodterminates.
Onlyinthemostexceptionalcircumstancesisthelifespanofapatentextendedtoalterthisnormalprocessofevents.
ThelongestextensionevergrantedwastoGeorgesValensi:
his1939patentforcolourTVreceivercircuitrywasextendeduntil1971becauseformostofthepatent'snormallifetherewasnocolorTVtoreceiveandthusnohopeofrewardfortheinvention.
Becauseapatentremainspermanentlypublicafterithasterminated,theshelvesofthelibraryattachedtothepatentofficecontaindetailsofliterallymillionsofideasthatarefreeforanyonetouseand,ifolderthanhalfacentury,sometimesevenrepatent.Indeed,patentexpertsoftenadviseanyonewishingtoavoidthehighcostofconductingasearchthroughlivepatentsthattheonesurewayofavoidingviolationofanyotherinventor'srightistoplagiarizeadeadpatent.Likewise,becausepublicationofanideainanyotherformpermanentlyinvalidatesfurtherpatentsonthatidea,itistraditionallysafetotakeideasfromotherareasofprint.Muchmoderntechnologicaladvanceisbasedonthesepresumptionsoflegalsecurity.
Anyonecloselyinvolvedinpatentsandinventionssoonlearnsthatmost“new”ideasare,infact,asoldasthehills.Itistheirreductiontocommercialpractice,eitherthroughnecessityordedica