研究生学位英语真题附完整参考答案.docx

1、研究生学位英语真题附完整参考答案2007-1 PART II VOCABULARY (10 minutes, 10 points) Section A (0.5 point each)21. If innovators are not financially rewarded for their innovations, the incentive for path-breaking innovation will eventually dry up. A. investment B. resource C. inspiration D. stimulus22. These illegal i

2、mmigrants have to work long hours a day despite the appalling working conditions. A. bewildering B. exasperating C. dismaying D. upsetting23. Many critics agreed that by and large, this movie was a success in terms of acting and photography. A. all at once B. by and by C. to some extent D. on the wh

3、ole24. The country carried on nuclear tests without feeling apprehensive about the consequences. A. optimistic B. anxious C. uncertain D. scared25. There is the fear that babies might be genetically altered to suit the parents wishes. A. enhanced B. revised C. alternated D. modified26. The American

4、Civil War is believed to have stemmed from differences over slavery. A. arisen from B. contributed to C. patched up D. participated in27. Experts said the amount of compensation for sick smokers would be reduced if cooler jurors prevailed. A. resigned B. compromised C. persisted D. dominated28. Hami

5、lton hoped for a nation of cities while Jefferson contended that the country should remain chiefly agricultural. A. inclined B. struggled C. argued D. competed 29. There have been some speculations at times as to who will take over the company. A. on occasion B. at present C. by now D. for sure 30.

6、TWA was criticized for trying to cover up the truth rather than promptly notifying victims families. A. briefly B. quickly C. accurately D. earnestlySection B (0.5 point each)31. New York probably has the largest number of different language _ in the world. A. neighborhoods B. communities C. cluster

7、s D. assemblies32. Nuclear wastes are considered to _ a threat to human health and marine life. A. compose B. impose C. expose D. pose33. Some states in the US have set _ standards concerning math and science tests. A. energetic B. vigorous C. rigorous D. grave34. This school promised to make classe

8、s smaller and offer more individualized _. A. presentation B. instruction C. conviction D. obligation35. Because of _ ways of life, the couple has some difficulty getting along with each other. A. incomprehensible B. incomparable C. inconceivable D. incompatible36. As _ China and other emerging expo

9、rt powers, efforts to strengthen anti-corruption activities are gaining momentum. A. in the light of B. in the event of C. in the case of D. in the course of37. According to an Australian research, moderate drinkers _ better thinkers than heavy drinkers or those who never drink. A. end up B. take up

10、 C. put up D. turn up38. Strangely enough, an old man _ me and introduced himself, who turned out to be a friend of my fathers. A. stood up to B. walked up to C. lived up to D. added up to39. Many children often _ why airplanes can fly like birds while we humans cannot. A. assume B. anticipate C. as

11、sure D. wonder40. The FDA was created to _ the safety of products, review applications and grant approvals. A. manipulate B. adjust C. regulate D. managePART III CLOZE TEST (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 point each) Tall people earn considerably more money throughout their lives than their shorter co-wor

12、kers, with each inch adding about US$789 a year in pay, according to a new study. Height 41 career success, says Timothy Judge, a University of Florida professor of management, who led the study. These findings are troubling since, with a few 42 , such as professional basketball, no one could argue

13、that height is something essential required for job 43 , Judge points out. Judge analyzed results of four large-scale studies in the US and Britain that followed thousands of people from childhood to adulthood, examining details of their work and personal lives. If you take this 44 the course of a 3

14、0-year career, were talking about literally hundreds of thousands of dollars of earnings 45 that a tall person enjoys, Judge said. Greater height boosted both subjective ratings of work performance-a supervisors 46 of how effective someone is- and 47 measures of performance-such as sales volume. Bei

15、ng tall may boost self-confidence, improving performance. Other people may also give higher 48 and greater respect to a tall person, giving them an edge in negotiating states, he says. The commanding influence of height may be a remainder of our evolutionary 49 . Maybe from a time when humans lived

16、among animals and size was 50 power and strength used when making fight or run decisions.41.42.43.44.45.46.47.48.49.50.A. makes outA. casesA. performanceA. onA. deficiencyA. imaginationA. relativeA. stateA. originsA. a time inB. works inB. exceptionsB. operationB. withB. advantageB. decisionB. absol

17、uteB. statusB. sourcesB. a hold onC. takes onC. examplesC. conditionC. overC. lossC. judgeC. objectiveC. situationC. coursesC. a work atD. matters forD. problemsD. environmentD. toD. necessityD. evaluationD. initiativeD. statueD. organizationsD. a sign ofPART IV READING COMPREHENSION (45 minutes, 30

18、 points, 1 point each)Passage One At the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), a student loaded his class notes into a handheld e-mail device and tried to read them during an exam: a classmate turned him in. At the University of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV) students photographed test questio

19、ns with their cellphone cameras and transmitted them to classmates. The university put in place a new examination-supervision system. If theyd spend as much time studying, theyd all be A students, says Ron Yasbin, dean of the College of Sciences of UNLV. With a variety of electronic devices, America

20、n students find it easier to cheat. And college officials find themselves in a new game of cat and mouse. They are trying to fight would-be cheats in the exam season by cutting off Internet access from laptops, demanding the surrender of cellphones before tests or simply requiring that exams be take

21、n with pens and paper. It is annoying. My hand-writing is so bad, said Ryan Dapremont, 21 who just finished his third year at Pepperdine University in California. He had to take his exams on paper. Dapremont said technology has made cheating easier, but plagiarism (剽窃) in writing papers was probably

22、 the biggest problem. Students can lift other peoples writings off the Internet without attributing them. Still, some students said they thought cheating these days was more a product of the mindset, not the tools at hand. Some people put too much emphasis on where theyre going to go in the future,

23、and all theyre thinking about is graduate school and the next step, said Lindsay Nicholas, a third-year student at UCLA. She added that pressure to succeed sometimes clouds everything and makes people do things that they shouldnt do. Some professors said they tried to write exams for which it was ha

24、rd to cheat, posing questions that outside resources would not help answer. Many officials said that they rely on campus honor codes. They said the most important thing was to teach students not to cheat in the first place.51. One student at UCLA was found cheating _. A. when he was loading his clas

25、s notes into a handheld e-mail device B. when he was trying to tell the answers to his classmates C. after the university put in place a new examination-supervision system D. after his classmate reported his cheating to the authority 52. According to Ron Yasbin, all the cheating students _. A. shoul

26、d be severely punished for their dishonesty B. didnt have much time to study before the exam C. could get the highest grades if they had studied hard enough D. could be excused because they were not familiar with the new system 53. To win the new game of cat and mouse in examinations, the college of

27、ficials have to_. A. use many high-tech devices B. cut off Internet access on campus C. turn to the oral exanimation forms D. cut off the use of high-tech devices54. According to Ryan Dapremont, _. A. examinations taken with pens and paper were useless in fighting cheating B. his examination paper w

28、as under-graded because of his bad hand-writing C. cheating was more serious in writing papers than in examinations D. it was more difficult for him to lift other peoples writings off the Internet55. Which of the following is probably the most Significant measure to fight cheating? A. Putting less e

29、mphasis on where the students are going to go in the future. B. Letting students know that honesty is more important. C. Writing examinations for which it is hard to cheat. D. Setting up more strict campus honor codes.56. The best title of the passage might be_. A. Cheating Has Gone High-tech B. Gam

30、e of Cat and Mouse C. A New Examination-supervision System D. Measures to Fight Against DishonestyPassage Two Top marathon runners tend to be lean and light, star swimmers are long thighs with huge feet and gold medal weightlifters are solid blocks of muscle with short arms and legs. So, does your p

31、hysical shape-and the way your body works-fit you for a particular sport? Or does your body develop a certain way because of your chosen sport? Its about 55:45, genes to the environment, says Mike Rennie, professor of clinical physiology at Britains University of Nottingham Medical School. Rennie cites the case of identical twins from Germany, one of whom was a long-distance athlete, the other a powerful sportsman, so, They look quite different, despite being identical twin