研究生学位英语考试真题全.docx

1、研究生学位英语考试真题全2007-1PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (25 minutes, 20 points)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 forpath-breaking innovation will eventually dry up. A. investment B. resour

2、ce C. inspiration D. stimulus22. These illegal immigrants have to work long hours a day despitethe appalling workingconditions. A. bewildering B. exasperating C. dismaying D. upsetting23. Many critics agreed that by and large, this movie was a success in terms of acting andphotography. A. all at onc

3、e B. by and by C. to some extent D. on the whole24. 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. revis

4、ed C. alternated D. modified26. The American 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. co

5、mpromised C. persisted D. dominated28. Hamilton 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 occasio

6、n B. at present C. by now D. for sure 30. 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

7、. neighborhoods B. communities C. clusters 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. energeticB.vigorous C. rigorous D. grave3

8、4. This school promised to make classes 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 witheach other. A. incomprehensible B. incomparable C. inconceivable D. incompatible36

9、. As _ China and other emerging export 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 thanheavy drinkers or those wh

10、o never drink. A. end up B. take up C. put up D. turn up38. Strangely enough, an old man _ me and introduced himself, who turned out tobe 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 humanscann

11、ot. A. assume B. anticipate C. assure 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 thei

12、r lives than their shorter co-workers, 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 Floridaprofessor of management, who led the study. These findings are troubling since, with a few 42 , such as professional

13、basketball, no one could argue that height issomething essential required for job 43 , Judge points out. Judge analyzed results of four large-scale studies in the US and Britain that followedthousands of people from childhood to adulthood, examining details of their work andpersonal lives. If you ta

14、ke this 44 the course of a 30-year career, were talkingabout literally hundreds of thousands of dollars of earnings 45 that a tall personenjoys, Judge said. Greater height boosted both subjective ratings of work performance-a supervisors 46 of how effective someone is- and 47 measures of performance

15、-such assales volume. Being tall may boost self-confidence, improving performance. Otherpeople 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 evolutionary49 . Maybe from a

16、time when humans lived among animals and size was 50 power and strength used when making fight or run decisions. 41. A. makes out B. works in C. takes on D. matters for 42.A. cases B. exceptions C. examples D. problems 43. A. performance B. operation C. condition D. environment 44.A. on B. with C. o

17、ver D. to 45. A. deficiency B. advantage C. lossD. necessity 46. A. imagination B. decision C. judge D. evaluation 47. A. relative B. absolute C. objective D.initiative 48. A. state B. status C. situation D. statue 49. A. origins B. sources C. courses D. organizations 50.A. a time in B. a hold on C.

18、 a work at D. a sign ofPART IV READING COMPREHENSION (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 point each)Passage One At the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), a student loaded his classnotes into a handheld e-mail device and tried to read them during an exam: a classmateturned him in. At the Universit

19、y of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV) students photographedtest questions with their cellphone cameras and transmitted them to classmates. Theuniversity put in place a new examination-supervision system. If theyd spend as muchtime studying, theyd all be A students, says Ron Yasbin, dean of the College ofS

20、ciences of UNLV. With a variety of electronic devices, American students find it easier to cheat. Andcollege officials find themselves in a new game of cat and mouse. They are trying to fightwould-be cheats in the exam season by cutting off Internet access from laptops, demanding the surrender of ce

21、llphones before tests or simply requiring that exams betaken with pens and paper.It is annoying. My hand-writing is so bad, said Ryan Dapremont, 21 who justfinished his third year at Pepperdine University in California. He had to take his examson paper. Dapremont said technology has made cheating ea

22、sier, but plagiarism(剽窃) inwriting papers was probably the biggest problem. Students can lift other peoples writingsoff the Internet without attributing them. Still, some students said they thought cheating these days was more a product of themindset, not the tools at hand. Some people put too much

23、emphasis on where theyregoing to go in the future, and all theyre thinking about is graduate school and the nextstep, said Lindsay Nicholas, a third-year student at UCLA. She added that pressure tosucceed sometimes clouds everything and makes people do things that they shouldntdo. Some professors sa

24、id they tried to write exams for which it was hard to cheat,posing questions that outside resources would not help answer. Many officials said thatthey rely on campus honor codes. They said the most important thing was to teachstudents not to cheat in the first place.51. One student at UCLA was foun

25、d cheating _. A. when he was loading his class 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 systemD. after his classmate reported his cheating to the authority52. According to Ron Ya

26、sbin, all the cheating students _. A. should 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 ca

27、t and mouse in examinations, the college officials have to_. A. use many high-tech devices B. cut off Internet access on campusC. turn to the oral exanimation formsD. cut off the use of high-tech devices54. According to Ryan Dapremont, _. A. examinations taken with pens and paper were useless in fig

28、hting cheating B. his examination paper was under-graded because of his bad hand-writingC. 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 meas

29、ure to fight cheating? A. Putting less emphasis 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

30、_.A. Cheating Has Gone High-tech B. Game 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 withhuge feet and gold medal weightlifters are solid blocks of muscle wit

31、h short arms andlegs. So, does your physical shape-and the way your body works-fit you for aparticular 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 clinicalphysiology at Britains University of No

32、ttingham Medical School. Rennie cites the caseof identical twins from Germany, one of whom was a long-distance athlete, the other apowerful sportsman, so, They look quite different, despite being identical twins. Someone whos 1.5-meters tall has little chance of becoming an elite basketballplayer. Still, being o