在职攻读硕士学位全国联考英语试题.docx

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在职攻读硕士学位全国联考英语试题

2003年在职攻读硕士学位全国联考英语试题

PaperOne

Part

ListeningComprehension（30minutes,15points）（略）

Part

VocabularyandStructure（20minutes,10points）

Directions:

Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

16.Scientistsestimatethatabout530，000otherobjects,toosmalltodetectwithradar,____theEarthtoo.

A.beingcircledB.arecircling

C.aretobecirclingD.arebeingcircled

17.DuringthepastyearstheofautomobileaccidentsinNewYorkCityhasdecreased.

A.degreeB.quantityC.numberD.amount

18.Bothapproachesrequirethattheactorhisorherownpersonalvaluesaswellasthecharacter’s.

A.mustunderstandB.shouldunderstand

C.hastounderstandD.needtounderstand

19.Itiswrongforpeopletothinkthatexpertsarerightwhentheyexplaintheirideasonsomesubjects.

A.steadilyB.constantly

C.persistentlyD.continuously

20.Wehadapartylastweekend,anditwasalotoffun.Solet’shaveonethisweekend.

A.anotherB.more

C.theotherD.other

21.Thebravefiremenhadfoughtfordaysbeforetheymanagedtotheforestfire.

A.putonB.putup

C.putoffD.putout

22.YoucanarriveinBeijingearlierforthemeetingyoudon’tmindtakingthenighttrain.

A.ifB.unless

C.thoughD.until

23.Hethatacombinationofrecentoildiscoveriesandtheadvanceofnewtechnologywillleadtoadeclineinthepriceofcrudeoil.

A.predictsB.compels

C.arrangesD.disputes

24.inasimplestyle,thebookclearlydescribestheauthor’schildhoodexperiencesinasmalltown.

A.WritingB.Tobewritten

C.BeingwrittenD.Written

25.Forthesereasons,thenewspaperishavingproblemsinthenorthofthecountry.

A.distributionB.regulation

C.recognitionD.destruction

26.Theparentsweremuchkindertotheiryoungestchildthantheyweretotheothers,,

ofcourse,madetheothersjealous.

A.whichB.that

C.whatD.who

27.“Sorry,therearenoticketsfortomorrow’sperformance,”theticketofficersaidpolitely.

A.preferableB.considerable

C.accessibleD.available

28.Withtemperaturesorapidly,wecouldnotgoonwiththeexperiment.

A.fellB.fall

C.fallingD.fallen

29.Historyhasdemonstratedthatcountrieswithdifferentsocialsystemscanjoinhandsinmeetingthecommonchallengestohumananddevelopment.

A.evolutionB.survival

C.satisfactionD.damage

30.beforewedepartedlastweekend,wewouldhavehadawonderfuldinnerparty.

A.HadtheyarrivedB.Wouldtheyarrive

C.WeretheyarrivingD.Weretheytoarrive

31.Alotofpeoplewerereadytoworklonghoursbecausehighunemploymentmeantthattheycouldeasilybe.

A.separatedB.appointed

C.transferredD.replaced

32.thatsawthetradebetweenthetwocountriesreachitshighestpoint.

A.Duringthe1990’sB.Thatitwasinthe1990’s

C.Itwasinthe1990’sD.Itwasthe1990’s

33.Theyhavebeenwaitingformanyhours.Theairplanemusthavebeen.

A.ofscheduleB.onschedule

C.aheadofscheduleD.behindschedule

34.Themanagerpromisedtokeepmeofhowourbusinesswasgoingon.

A.informedB.informing

C.tobeinformedD.havinginformed

35.Wecan’taffordtoletthesituationgetworse.Wehavetotaketoputitright.

A.decisionsB.advantages

C.sidesD.steps

Part

ReadingComprehension（55minutes,40points）

Directions:

Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachofthepassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Theworstthingabouttelevisionandradioisthattheyentertainus,savingusthetroubleofentertainingourselves.

Ahundredyearsago,beforeallthesedeviceswereinvented,ifapersonwantedtoentertainhimselfwithasongorapieceofmusic,hewouldhavetodothesinginghimselforpockupaviolinandplayit.Now,allhehastodoisturnontheradioorTV.Asaresult,singingandmusichavedeclined.

Italiansusedtosingallthetime.Now,theyonlydoitinHollywoodmovies.Indianmoviesaremostlyaseriesofsongsanddancestrappedaroundsillystories.Asaresult,theydon’tdomuchsinginginIndianvillagesanymore.Indeed,eversinceradiofirstcametolife,therehasbeenaterribledeclineinamateur（业余的）singingthroughouttheworld.

Therearetworeasonsforthissaddecline:

One,humanbeingsareastonishinglylazy.Putaliftinabuilding,andpeoplewouldrathertakeitthanclimbeventwoflightsofsteps.Similarly,inventamachinethatsings,andpeoplewouldratherletthemachinesingthansingthemselves.Theotherreasonisthatpeopleareeasilyembarrassed.Whenthereisafamous,talentedmusicianreadilyavailablebypushingabutton,whichamateurviolinistorpianistwouldwanttotrytoentertainfamilyorfamilyorfriendsbyhimself?

TheseearnestreflectionscametomerecentlywhentwoCDsarrivedinthemail.Theyarehistoricrecordingsoffamouswritersreadingtheirownworks.Itwasthrillingtohearthevoicesfromalongdeadpastinthelate19thcentury.Buttoday,readingoutloudanythingisnolongercommon.Today,wesingsongstoourchildrenuntiltheyareabouttwo,wereadsimplebookstothemtilltheyareaboutfive,andoncetheyhavelearnttoreadthemselves,webecomedeaf.We’realiveonlytothesoundoftheTVandthestereo（立体声音响）.

IcountmyselfextremelyluckytohavebeenbornbeforeTVbecamesocommon.IwasaboutsixbeforeTVappeared.Tokeepusentertainedmymotherhadtodoagooddealofsingingandtellusendlesstales.Itwasthesameinmanyotherhomes.Peoplespokealanguage;theysongit,theyrecitedit;itwassomethingtheycouldfeel.

Professionalactors’performanceisextraordinarilyrevealing.ButIstillprefermyownreading.Becauseit’smine.Forthesamereason,peoplefindkaraoke（卡拉OK）liberating.Itisalmostheonlyelectronicthingthatgivesthembaketheirownvoice.Eveniftheirvoicesarehopelesslyoutoftune,atleastitismeaningfulself–entertainment.

36.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.

A.TVandradiocanamuseuswithbeautifulsongsandmusic

B.TVandradiopreventusfromself–entertainment

C.peopleshouldsingsongsandreadbooksaloudthemselves

D.parentsshouldsingsongsandreadbooksaloudtotheirchildren

37.Accordingtothepassage,Italians.

A.onlysingsongsinHollywood

B.arenolongerfondofmusic

C.onlysinganddanceinvillages

D.don’tsingmuchnowadays

38.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonforthedeclineinamateursinging?

A.ItiseasierforpeopletopleasethemselveswithsongsthroughTVandradio.

B.Amateursfeelembarrassedfortheycannotsingaswellastheprofessionals.

C.Peopledon’twanttotakethetroubletosingsongsthemselves.

D.Famousandtalentedmusicianscaneasilybemet.

39.Whenhearingthevoicesfromthefamouswritersofalongdeadpast,theauthor.

A.wasveryexcited

B.wasveryfrightened

C.thoughtthatwritersshouldn’treadtheirownbooks

D.thoughtthepastrecordingwasnotofgoodquality

40.Theauthor’sattitudetowardkaraokeis.

A.negativeB.positive

C.neutralD.indifferent

PassageTwo

Ifthose“madmoments”—whenyoucan’trememberwhatyourfriendhastoldyouorwhereyouleftyourkeys—arebecomingmorefrequent,mentalexercisesandahealthybraindietmayhelp.

Justasbodiesrequiremoremaintenancewiththepassingyears,sodobrains,whichscientistsnowknowshowsighsofagingasearlyasthe20sand30s.“Brainagingstartsataveryyoungage,youngerthananyofushadimaginedandtheseprocessedcontinuegraduallyovertheyears,”saidDr.GarySmall,thedirectoroftheCenteronAgingattheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles.“I’mconvincedthatitisnevertooearlytogetstartedonamentalorbrain-fitnessprogram,”headded.

Inhisbook,TheMemoryBible,the51-year-oldneuroscientist（神经学家）listswhathereferstoasthe10suggestionsforkeepingthebrainyoung.Theyincludetrainingmemory,buildingskills,reducingstress,mentalexercises,brainfoodandahealthylifestyle.It’sagameplanforkeepingbraincellssparkingandneuralnetworksinperfectshape.

“Misplacingyourkeysacoupleoftimesdon’tmeanyoushouldstartlabelingyourcabinets.Memorylossisnotaninevitableconsequenceofaging.Ourbrainscanfightback,”hesaid.

Smallprovidestheweaponsforafull–scaleattack.

Simplememorytestsgiveanindicationofwhatyouareupagainstandtoolssuchas“look”and“connect”aredesignedtomakesurethatimportantthingssuchasnamesanddatesareneverforgotten.“Soifyouwantedtolearnnamesandfaces,forexample,youmeetMrs.Beattyandyounoticeadistinguishingfacialfeature,maybeahigheyebrow,”saidSmall.“Youassociatethefirstthingthatcomestomind.IthinkoftheactorWarrenBeattysoIcreateamentalpictureofWarrenBeattykissingherbrow.”

Smalladmitsitmaysoundabitstrangebuthesaysitworks.“Mentalexercisescouldbeanythingfromdoingcrosswordpuzzlesandwritingwithyourlefthandifyouarerighthandedorlearningalangrage.Itcouldbeanythingthatisfunthatpeopleenjoydoing,”headded.

Healsorecommendsphysicalexercise,alow–fatdietandeatingfoodsrichinfattyacids,suchasfish,nuts,andfruitsandvegetableshighinantioxidants（抗氧化剂）includingblueberriesandonionsinadditiontoreducingstress.

41.The“m