硕士研究生英语学位24.docx

1、硕士研究生英语学位24硕士研究生英语学位-24(总分：103.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、BPART LISTENING COMPREHENSION/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BSection A/B(总题数：1，分数：9.00)（分数：9.00）(1). A. She would rather go running. B. She doesnt want go into the pool. C. She will go after changing the clothes. D. She needs sportswear to go running.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.

2、D.解析：解析 M: Do you want to join me in the pool? W: Oh, Ill just run and put on my suit. Q: What does the woman tell the man?(2). A. It is green and yellow in color. B. It costs $150 for a pair. C. It is defective. D. Its backside can be adjusted.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.解析：解析 W: Now this chair I like. It wou

3、ld go perfectly with the green carpet and new yellow curtains. But I dont see a price tag. M: Well, theres a small hole on the back side. See? It regularly sells for $150, but we will make an adjustment if you want it. Q: What do we learn about the chair?(3). A. Moving out. B. Repairing the house. C

4、. Doing up the kitchen. D. Building a private residence.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.解析：解析 W: I need to have my phone installed. When do you think the painters will be finished, Mr. White? M: I expect them to stop work tomorrow. Then well have to call in the electrician and plumbers. Tell your movers to be read

5、y by the 15th, and Ill make sure that everything including your kitchen is just the way you want it. Q: What are they discussing?(4). A. Give the plants more sunlight. B. Water the plants more often. C. Buy some evergreen plants. D. Move the plants from the window.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.解析：解析 M: These pla

6、nts by the window always look brown. You wouldnt know by looking at them that I water them everyday. W: Maybe they dont like direct sunlight. I had the same problem with some of my plants and a little shade helped them a lot. Q: What does the woman advise the man to do?(5). A. He doesnt believe Mich

7、ael Jackson will write to the woman. B. He doesnt enjoy Michael Jacksons songs. C. The woman is too old to be a fan of Michael Jackson. D. The woman should have gone out to meet the mailman.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.解析：解析 W: Here comes the postman now. I hope hes bringing my poster of Michael Jackson. M: .Iv

8、e noticed you glancing out the window all morning, but I dont believe it. At your age? Q: What does the man imply?(6). A. Polishing silver. B. Sewing napkins. C. Putting the food away. D. Lying a table.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.解析：解析 W: Does everything look right to you? I want it to be perfect. M: I think y

9、ouve made a mistake. The napkins go on the left and the silverware on the right. Q: What are they talking about?(7). A. After his promotion he doesnt have to work as hard as before. B. He work 3 nights every 2 weeks. C. He works on the day shift now. D. He has 2 free days for every 3 days he works.（

10、分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.解析：解析 W: Im glad I dont have your job. Working all night and sleeping in the daytime. M: Oh, I stopped that when I got my promotion. Now Im on 3 days and off2. Q: What do we know about the man?(8). A. In a hotel. B. At home. C. In a hospital. D. At a friends house.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.解析

11、：解析 W: I want to see about getting a private room as soon as possible. Also, please put a No Visitors sign on my door when you leave. M: Ill take care of both things, but first put the thermometer in your mouth so that I can fill out your chart. Q: Where are the 2 speakers?(9). A. Calculating the ti

12、p to the driver. B. Purchasing a vehicle. C. Making transportation arrangements. D. Giving instruction to the driver.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.解析：解析 W: 36 divided by 5. No, it doesnt come out right. M: No problem. We can have one car full with an extra person in it. Q: What are the two speakers doing?三、BSect

13、ion B/B(总题数：2，分数：6.00)（分数：3.00）(1).What did Caleb Bradham want to be? A. A physicist. B. A psychologist C. An anthropologist. D. A pharmacist（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.解析：解析 13-15 Caleb, Bradham wanted to be a pharmacist. Somethings just never work out. Caleb had to drop out of school and return home when his

14、 fathers business failed. He opened a drug store on Broad Street in New Bern, North Carolina. In the summer of 1890, to keep inviting customers into his drug store he invented new flavors of soda fountain drinks. He eventually came up with a distinctive mixture of kola nut extract, vanilla and vario

15、us tasty oils. Well, his customers liked this soda fountain drink so much they called it Brads Drink. And they kept coming back for more. Caleb realized he had a winner and began to advertise his new soft drink. In 1898 he decided to name it Pepsi-Cola and said his new drink was exhilarating, invigo

16、rating and aids digestion. In 1902, he began to package his syrup in his drugstores back room and sold the syrup to other soda fountains. At this time the concept of bottled drinks to drink at home was just coming into its own and most soft drinks were still drunk at ones favorite soda fountain. But

17、 Caleb realized that it was time to bottle his product so people could enjoy it anywhere. In 1903, Caleb applied to the U.S. Patent Office for his drink and received a trademark and patent for his Pepsi-Cola and the Pepsi-Cola Company was born. And by the end of 1910 there were Pepsi-Cola franchises

18、 in 24 states. 13. What did Caleb Bradham want to be?(2).For what did he invent new flavors of soda fountain drinks? A. He liked to drink soda fountain drinks. B. He wanted to keep his customers invigorating. C. He wanted to attract more customers to his drug store. D. He liked invention.（分数：1.00）A.

19、B.C.D.解析：解析 For what did he invent new flavors of soda fountain drinks?(3).How did he make people enjoy Pepsi-Cola anywhere in the early 1900s? A. He bottled his product. B. He opened a lot of soft drink shops. C. He hired many agents. D. He established Pepsi Cola Company.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.解析：解析 How

20、did he make people enjoy Pepsi-cola anywhere in the early 1900s?（分数：3.00）(1). A. 18-21. B. 22-25. C. 30-50. D. 70-80.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.解析：听力原文 People generally become happier and experience less worry after age fifty. The findings came from a Gallup Survey of more than three hundred forty thousand ad

21、ults in the United States in two thousand and eight. At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five. Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were highest

22、among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five. Stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties. Happiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies. But the people least likely to report feeling negative emotions were those in their seven

23、ties and eighties. The survey also found that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men did. The researchers also considered possible influences like having young children, being unemployed or being s

24、ingle. But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well-being related to age. So why would happiness increase with age? One theory is that, as people get older, they become more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions. They also

25、spend less time thinking about bad experiences. Happiness is not the only thing that apparently improves with age. Another study surveyed more than one hundred and fifty thousand American adults. The original goal was to confirm the popular belief that aging is connected with increased sleep problem

26、s. The survey did find an increase during middle age, especially in women. But except for that, people reported that they felt their sleep quality improved as they got older. Q: Which age group has the highest stress level in the Gallup Survey?(2). A. Because older people become more thankful for wh

27、at they have. B. Because older people spend less time in deep thinking. C. Because older people forget things more frequently. D. Because older people tend to be more reliable.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.解析：听力原文 Q: Why would happiness increase with age?(3). A. Middle aged women had increased sleep problems. B.

28、 Stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties. C. Being single affected the levels of happiness. D. Sleep quality declined as people got older.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.解析：听力原文 Q: Which was one of the findings of a second survey?四、BSection C/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)（分数：5.00）(1).Facebook and MySpa

29、ce are some of the most popular blog sites for_.（分数：1.00）填空项1:_（正确答案：young people）解析：解析 16-20 Personal Internet Web sites, or blogs, are becoming more and more popular among young people. But the risks to personal privacy are also increasing. Millions of young people are creating blogs. Millions of

30、others are reading them. The word blog is a short way of saying Web log. Many popular Web sites now offer free, easy ways to create personal Web pages and fill them with writings and pictures. Web sites called Facebook and MySpace are some of the most popular blog sites for young people. Many young

31、adults use their blogs to write about daily activities and events in their lives. They also provide a place for people to write their ideas and opinions and react to the ideas of others. Blogs offer young people a place to show their writings and other forms of self-expression. Blogs can also be helpful to connec