中国海洋大学研究生英语考试题.docx

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中国海洋大学研究生英语考试题

FinalEnglishExamforMasterCandidates（工B）

（January2012）

PartIListeningComprehension（25%）

SectionAShortConversations（5%）

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked（A）,（B）,（C）and（D）andthendecidewhichthebestansweris.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.A.Hedoesn’tlikethewoman,sohedoesn’twanttoseeher.

B.Heisshytomeetthewomanbecausehedoesn’tknowwhattosay

C.Heisbusywithhisworkandwantstospendthetimereading.

D.Heprefersbeingalonetobeingalonetobeingwithotherpeople.

2.A.Shecannotusehercomputertomeetherdeadlines.

B.Busyphonelinesmeansshehastocallthesecretary.

C.Shehastocalltechsupportforhelp.

D.Sheneedstotakeadeepbreath,shefeelssick.

3.A.Goshoppingforcoolerclothes.

B.Looktoseehowmuchenergyweuse.

C.Buyanduseenergyefficientappliances.

D.Enjoythewarmerweather.

4.A.Vegetablesthataregrownindirtareorganic.

B.Vegetablesgrowninagreenhousegarden.

C.Vegetablesthataremoreexpensivethanothervegetables.

D.Vegetablesgrownwithoutpesticidesorchemicalfertilizers.

5.A.Becausetheclasswasbetterthanherclassmateexpected.

B.Becauseshewantstousethecomputer.

C.Sheisexcitedtobetakingbiology.

D.Becausethecomputerisstrangertoherthanthemicroscope.

6.A.Itdoesn’twanttospendmoneynow.

B.Itdoesn’tthinkitneedstocleanup.

C.Itdoesn’tcareaboutairpollution.

D.Itthinksonlypoorareasarepolluted.

7.A.BecauseheisgoingtoLaosnextsummeronabike.

B.Becausehewillrideabicycleovermountainsandit’sdangerous.

C.Becausehehatestositstillwhileonvocation.

D.Becausehewillresthimselfonthisadventure.

8.A.Becauseifwebelieveintelligenceisinherited,nothingelsematters.

B.Becausetheirparentsdidn’tchoosetherightmarriagepartners.

C.Becausewehavenevercaredaboutourchildren’senvironments.

D.Becauseallchildrenwillgetagoodenvironmentattheirhome.

9.A.Hecanwearjeanstowork.

B.Hehastodressupatwork.

C.Hecanwearshortstowork.

D.HehastowearaT-shirt.

10.A.Lowgravityenvironmentsareeasiertofind.

B.Naturalplacesforresearchareeasiertofind.

C.Verycleanenvironmentsareeasiertofind.

D.Strongfieldsofgravityareeasiertofind.

SectionBPassages（10%）

Directions:

Listentothefollowingtwopassages.EachpassageisfollowedbyFIVEstatements.Listentothepassageanddecidewhetherthestatementsaretrueorfalse.WriteTfortrueandFforfalseontheanswersheet.

Passage1

1.Researchersfitpolarbearswithradarsotheycanmonitortheeffectofglobalwarmingonthem.

2.Polarbearscometolandearlierthisspringbecausetheyhavedevelopedenoughfatreservestosurvive.

3.Polarbearsareparticularlyselectedforstudybecausetheycanbefollowedformanyyearswhichhelpresearchersgetdeeperinsightintowhatishappening.

4.TheobjectiveoftheKyotoProtocolonClimateChangeistocallondevelopingcountriestoreducethecarbonemission.

5.Itishardforpolarbearstoreproduceduetoglobalwarming.

Passage2

6.Commercialandrecreationalfisheriescontribute$80billiontotheU.S.economyeveryyear.

7.Tomaintainasustainableanddisease-freeseafoodsupplyisanationalprioritybecauseithasimpactsonoceanenvironment.

8.Scientistsareresearchingnewwaystoimproveaquaculturepracticestoreducepeople’sdemandofwildfish.

9.Sometechnologiesareappliedtoforecastthepotentialdiseasethatmightattackfishtoprotectthehealthofpublic.

10.Thegeneticmake-upofbacteriathatmighthitseafoodisteasedapartbyscientistsinordertoprovideuswithmorenutritiousseafood.

SectionCCompoundDictation（10%）

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom1to8withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom9to11youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

AnalystsattheU.S.CensusBureauhavea

（1）_______forecastforAmerica’spopulationin2050,whentoday’s25year-oldswillbeknockingonthedoorofage65.

If

（2）_________hold,notonlywilltherebemorethanTWICEasmanypeople65-and-overin（3）______numbersastherearenow,buttheirpercentageofthepopulationwilljumpfrom12percenttodayto21percent. ThatmeansmorethanoneinfiveAmericansatmid-centurywillbewhatwecall"seniorcitizens." Andifcurrentdemographictrendscontinue,amuchgreater（4）_______ofthenation’selderlywillbeHispanic,African-AmericanandAsian-American.

LindaJacobsenatthePopulationReferenceBureau,aprivate（5）_____thathelpsmakesenseofdemographicdata,helpedussortoutthe（6）________.

Primarily,shesays,in2050awholelotmorepeople65andolderwillbeonthejoboutsidethehome. Inpart,that’sbecausemanymorethantodaywillbewelleducatedandin（7）____health,andwillsimplyWANTtokeepworking. 

Otherswon’thaveachoice,sincetheywon’tbeabletogetSocialSecuritybenefitsasthe（8）_______agekeepsrising—quitepossiblyto70orbeyondby2050. Andasprivatecompaniescutcosts,（9）_________________________________________________________. 

Today,womenmoreoftenthanmenaretheoneswhostayhometocareforMomandDadintheirlastyears—whilemencontributemoneytotheirelders’care. Butin2050,（10）___________________________________________________________________. 

So,LindaJacobsenpointsout,youngAmericanshadbetterbesavingmoneyrightnowintheincreasinglikelihoodthey’llhavetocareforthemselvesintheiradvancedyears. But,（11）______________________________________________________________________________.

In2050,Americanswhoare65maybeconsidered"middle-aged." Bythen,onlywhatdemographerstodaycallthe"oldestold"—the85-and-overcrowd—willbethoughtofastruly"old."

PartIIVocabulary（15%）

SectionA

Directions:

Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEthatcanbestcompletethesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.TheSexDiscriminationActhasnot____discriminationinemployment.

A.MaintainedB.expelledC.eliminatedD.recovered

2.Toguaranteethecompany’ssuccess,ourDirectorsdevelopedand____stringentpolicies.

A.carriedaboutB.carriedforwardC.implementsD.implemented

3.Katewasfullyawareofthe____ofthesetreasures.

A.provenanceB.originalC.measuresD.donor

4.TheBritishpolicehaveno____overforeignbankaccount.

A.eliminationB.constraintC.incumbentD.jurisdiction

5.Amidthe_____jobmarketblues,thisisthekindofreportthatgetsmyattention.

A.persuasiveB.pervasiveC.persuadingD.permanent

6.Weseektoharnessprogressinscienceandtechnologytoensureeffectivedisasterpreparednessand_____.

A.intensityB.severityC.excuseD.mitigation

7.Asiansarerighttobeproudoftheirregion’s____intheglobalfinancialcrisis.

A.resilienceB.occurrenceC.propertyD.deformation

8.MostChinesecarmakersareyearsbehindtheirwesterncounterparts____________quality,technologyandservice.

A.intermsofB.withregardingtoC.astoD.inthat

9.Chinareaffirmedthatitisnotlookingatpursuinga____tradesurpluswiththeUnitedStates.

A.substanceB.substantialC.subversiveD.subjective

10.Taxrevenueshave____significantlyduetoasevererecessionandtaxchangingpolicychoices.

A.inclinedB.declinedC.beingdeclinedD.beeninclining

11.Nobodycouldbelievethepolitician’s____________

A.fishingtimeB.cryingstinkingfish

C.fishingintroubledwaterD.fishstory

12.Theseabecamerougherandtheboatrolledfromsidetoside;manypassengersbegantolook__.

A.inlowwaterB.inhotwater

C.goingbytheboardD.whiteaboutthegills

13.Withonlyhalfanhourtogeteverythingready,we’llneed_______ifwewanttowinthevictory

A.allhandstothepumpsB.fishintroubledwaters

C.gobytheboardD.misstheboat

14.Hydrogenperoxideisthemostwidelyusedcommercial_____agent.

A.bleachingB.vulnerableC.actingD.breaching

15.Becausehumanskinhasweak____,sothatwecanprotecttheskin,preventthebacteria.

A.acidB.acidityC.substanceD.illness

16.Thesesmall_____fishesliveinopenwatersandusuallyconsumeavariablemixofphytoplanktonandbothherbivorousandcarnivorouszooplankton.

A.biotinB.molluskC.pelagicD.bivalve

17.Marineconstructiontechnologylikethisisverycomplex,somewhat___________totryingtobuildabridgeunderwater.

A.ameliorateB.analogousC.judiciousD.stringent

18.Chinacurrentlyhas11activeactors,_____________comparedwiththe104intheU.S.,accordingtotheInternationalAtomicEnergy

A.adropintheoceanB.battendownthehatches

C.gobytheboa