研究生统考真题.docx

1、研究生统考真题2006年1月研究生英语学位课统考真题PAPER ONEPart I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (15 minutes, 15 points)Section A (1 point each)Directions: In this part, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation a question will be asked about what was said. The questions will be

2、spoken only once. Choose the best answer from the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square bracket on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.1. A. 5 minutes. B. 15 minutes.C. 20 minutes. D. 25 minutes.2. A. $200. B. $ 400. C. $300. D. $500.3. A. Because h

3、e has been hiding lately.B. Because he has been busy preparing his trip.C. Because he has been back home.D. Because he has to work hard for traveling expense.4. A. On a three-week trip. B. To their neighbors. C. On the way back home. D. To work.5. A. She gladly accepted it. B. She declined it polite

4、ly.C. She firmly turned it down. D. She didnt know what to do.6. A. The girls father had an accident yesterday.B. The girls father was still in serious condition.C. The girls father has been told about his daughters real condition.D. The girls father doesnt know anything about his daughters real con

5、dition.7. A. 144 pounds. B. 164 pounds.C. 140 pounds. D. 154 pounds.8. A. A new flat. B. A trip to the island.C. A disease. D. A recent fire.9. A. Because of the bad weather.B. Because the food has spoiled.C. Because some people are sick.D. Because they had to prepare for an exam.Section B (1 point

6、each)Directions: In this section you will hear two mini- talks. At the end of each talk, there will be some questions. Both the talks and the questions will be read to you only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must choose the best answer from the four choices g

7、iven by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.Mini-talk One 10. A. Science and TechnologyB. Arts and Social SciencesC. ArchitectureD. Humanities11.A. Psychology, sociology, history and economicsB. Psychology, sociology, his

8、tory and linguisticsC. Biology, sociology, history and linguisticsD. Biology sociology, history and economics, 12.A. They have difficulties seeing their lecturersB. They fail meeting deadlines for an essayC. They have difficulty going to classesD. Their lecturers are unavailableMini-talk Two13.A. At

9、 the beginning of the work day.B. In the middle of the work day.C. At the end of the work day.D. In the evening.14.A. In the basement.B. On the top floor.C. In a cafeteria.D. In the middle of the building.15.A. They took emergency elevators.B. They were rescued by the firemen.C. They waited until th

10、ings returned to normal.D. They walked down the stairs.Section C (1 point each)Directions: In this section, you will hear a talk. Complete the notes below as you listen. You will hear the recording twice. After the recording you are asked to write down your answers on the Answer Sheet. You now have

11、25 seconds to read the questions below.(请在录音结束后把1620题得答案抄写在答题纸上)Notes about the lecture: What is Happines?Common myths about money and happiness:16. For very poor people17. For very wealthy people For middle-class people They are not less happy than wealthy people./Happiness does not depend on money

12、The three qualities happy people have: 18.19.20.PART II VOCABULARY (10 minutes, 10 points )Section A (0.5 point each)Directions: There are ten questions in this section. Each question is a sentence with one word or phrase underlined. Below the sentence are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.

13、 Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.21. The vast crowd bust into spontaneous cheering at the skillful play.A. earnest B. volcanic C. hearty D. auto

14、matic22. Not everyone in the intelligence community was convinced the document was genuine.A. standard B. valid C. neat D. lucid23. They found substantial evidence that exposure to nerve gas was responsible for the veterans symptoms.A. contact B. betrayal C. exhibition D. publication24. The majority

15、 of prospective adoptive parents use an adoption agency, while others consult adoption facilitators in the United States.A. confident B. justified C. sensible D potential25. This patient must on no account be left unattended, even for one minute. A. not repeatedly B. not in any circumstances C. with

16、out any reason D. with no explanation26. Only a few Furgans remain alive today, a fading anthropological link with the first native Americans.A. condescending B. amplifying C. prosperous D. vanishing27. He was as deliberate in his speech as he was in his work, weighing his words momentously, even if

17、 they were only going to add up to a casual remark.A. a witty B. an indifferent C. an offending D. a humorous28. Embarrassed, he slung her over his shoulder and made a hasty exit.A. turn B. leap C. speech O. leave29. Eighty-five percent of people polled recently had not a clue what is meant by InfoT

18、ech, although 53% of those polled said they thought it sounded pretty important.A. inspected B. registered C. voted D. nominated30. It would be a way of preserving animals that are dying out because their habitat is being destroyed.A. mate B. pray C. territory D. enemySection B (0.5 point each)Direc

19、tions: There are ten questions in this section. Each question is a sentence withsomething missing. Below each sentence are four words or phrases marked A,B. C and D Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square bracketson

20、 your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.31. Mourinho is a young and coach who is prepared to lead his team to win the championship in his first season.A. clumsy B. humorous C. ambitious D. intimate32. Just wait for one second, I am ready.A. all but B. all overC. at all D. at any moment33. If you cant thi

21、nk of anywhere to go on Saturday, we as well stay home.A. should B. might C. can D. need34. A nation that does not know history is to repeat it.A. discouraged B. characterized C. linked D. fated35. They preferred a British Commonwealth or European arrangement, because this was substantially _ their

22、British thinking.A. in touch with B. in line withC. with relation to D. with reference to36. The traffic accident that delayed our bus gave us a reason for being late.A. prompt B. vague C. irritable D. legitimate37. The United States has 10 percent of the total petroleum of the world in its own terr

23、itory, and has been a major producer for decades.A. reservoirs B. reservations C. reserves D. reproductions38. This is the worlds first accurate model of human heart in computer.A. setting B. laboring C. showing D. working39. In 2000 I visited Berkeley, where I began my long with this world famous u

24、niversity.A. interaction B. nomination C. reconstruction D. association40. _, ads for phony business opportunities appear in the classified pages of daily and weekly newspapers and magazines, and online.A. Specially B. Typically C. Especially D. CommonlyPART III CLOZE TEST (10 minutes, 10 points, 1

25、point each)Directions: There are 10 questions in (his part of the test. Read the passage through. Then, go back and choose one suitable word or phrase marked A, B. C. or D for each blank in the passage. Mark the corresponding letter of the word or phrase you have chosen with a single bar across the

26、square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.Earthquakes have never really affected Hong Kong, but this has not been the case on the mainland, where their effects throughout history have often been devastating, causing widespread destruction and loss of life.In ancient China, earthquakes wer

27、e occasionally followed by riots and rebellions, so it was important for the emperor to find out about quakes in remote parts of the country as soon 41 occurred. This was 42 far from easy in an age before modern telecommunications.In the year 132 AD, however, the scientist and inventor, Zhang Heng,

28、devised a forerunner of the modem seismograph (an instrument used by scientists to detect earthquakes). 43 only could it detect a distant earthquake as it happened, but it could 44 in which direction the epicenter of the quake lay.The machine, was from metal, was almost two meters 45 and shaped like

29、 a vase. There were dragons heads around the rim, each with a metal ball in its mouth. The ball were balanced 46 when the earth moved slightly, one of them would fall into the mouth of a metal toad at the base of the vase, 47 creating a loud noise to raise the alarm. The direction of the earthquake

30、was indicated by 48 ball fell, and a special mechanism ensured that only one ball could fall.The device was viewed with considerable suspicion and doubt 49 especially since the first time it dropped a ball, no shock could be fell. Bui people changed their minds a few days later, when a messenger 50

31、news of a earthquake 700 km away.41. A. as it B. if they C. as they D. that it42. A naturally B. obvious C. clear D. hardly43. A. But B. Not C. Yet D. If44. A. show besides B. have to show C. also indicate D. also displaying 45. A. across B. through C. length D. width46. A. in order to B. carefully if C. delicately D. so that47. A. besides B. thereby C. resulting D. further48. A. whichever B. how C. whenever D. the49. A to begin B. besides C. initially D. first50. A. would bring B. brought C. carrying D. had carriedFART IV READING COMPREHENSI