研究生英语学位考试真题及答案.docx

1、研究生英语学位考试真题及答案2008年1月研究生英语学位考试真题及答案Part I Listening ComprehensionSection A (1 Point each)1. A. His paper has been published with the help of his adviser. B. His paper has won an award with the help of his adviser. C. His paper has been revised by his adviser. D. His paper has got the approval from h

2、is adviser.2. A. Tom is terribly ill. B. Tom is in low spirits. C. Tom is bad-tempered. D. Tom is nervous at the moment3. A. He saw his boss in person for the first time. B. He is now complaining in a different way. C. He has made his boss change his attitude. D. He has changed his opinion of his bo

3、ss.4. A. He was not fond of the concert. B. He didnt like the tea offered at the concert. C. He left early to have some tea with somebody else. D. He doesnt want to tell the woman why he was not there.5. A. He always looks down upon others. B. He always lowers the value of others. C. He always judge

4、s people by their appearance D. He is always reluctant to take newcomers.6. A. She is always stupid. B. She is always concentrated. C. She is always careless. D. She is always absent-minded.7. A. She wants to leave a way out. B. She doesnt trust her boss. C. She wants to repay her boss. D. She wants

5、 to stay with her boss as long as possible8. A. She should let her daughter decide. B. She should choose what the teacher is interested in. C. She should make the same choice as the other parents. D. She should choose what she is interested in.9. A. She felt very cold because of the weather. B. She

6、was frightened by the scene. C. She sent the two boys to the hospital. D. She went to help the injured immediately.Mini-talk one10. A. He went mountain climbing. B. He went camping. C. He went to a party: D. He went to a concert.11. A. He was lost in the forest. B. He was caught in a natural disaste

7、r. C. He was woken up in the middle of the night. D. He burned his dinner.12. A. Because it was too noisy. B. Because he wanted to join the party. C. Because he was too tired. D. Because he turned on some music.Mini-talk Two13. A. They may be overweight. B. They may earn less money. C. The may suffe

8、r from serious diseases. D. They may have lasting damage in their brain.14. A. Improving childrens nutrition in their country. B. Providing their people with cleaner conditions. C. Improving health care for their people. D. Providing their people with better education.15. A. Preschool period. B. Tee

9、nage period. C. Between birth and 15 years old. D. Between pregnancy and two years old.Section C (1 point each)16. Facebook and MySpace are some of the most popular blog sites for_.17. Blogs offer young people a place to show their writings and _.18. Personal information puts teenagers at risk of be

10、ing sought out by dangerous people who _.19. When teenagers include information on their blogs that can be seen as a threat to others they can _.20. Parents are advised to read their childrens blogs to make sure they are not giving out_.PART II VOCABULARY (10 minutes, 10 points )Section A (0.5 point

11、 each)21. The city was virtually paralyzed by the transit strike for better wages. A. subjectively B. imaginably C. positively D. practically22. In spite of the taxing business schedule, he managed to take some time off for exercise. A. imposing B. demanding C. compulsory D. temporary23. The court h

12、eld the parents accountable for the minor childs acts of violence. A. responsible for B. indifferent to C. desperate for D. involved in24.The visitors were impressed by the facilities planned and programmed in terms of their interrelationships. A. in units of B. with reference to C. in aspects of D.

13、 on condition of25. There is a weird power in a spoken word, Joseph Conrad once said. A. mighty B. prospective C. odd D. formidable26. Poverty and inadequate health care take their toll on the quality of a communitys health. A. destruction B. contribution C. charge D. origin27. This old man had trou

14、ble expressing the attachment he felt when arriving at his native town. A. hospitality B. affection C: appeal D. frustration28. If you become reconciled to your lot, you will never get a new start in life. A. submissive B. resistant C. tolerable D. committed29. The little girl felt increasingly unea

15、sy while waiting for her mother at the bus-stop. A. difficult B. excited C. relieved D. restless30. A high official is likely to win respect and trust if he can stick to his principles. A. turn to B. add to C. keep to D. lead toSection B (0.5 point each)31. To achieve sustainable development, the of

16、 resources is assuming new importance. A. conservation B. reservation C. exhaustion D. devastation32. The sale of alcoholic beverages is _ to those above 21 in some regions. A. confined B. inhibited C. obliged D. restricted33. The importance of protecting rainforests from human invasion is increasin

17、gly realized by developing and developed countries_. A. both B. either C. alike D. apart34. Before the 1980s, the idea of health insurance was quite _ to those living in the mainland of China. A. overseas B. abroad C. foreign D. offshore35. The government is expected to make new legislations to _ fo

18、reign investment in real estate. A. manipulate B. regulate C. dominate D. prevail36. Despite the suspects _to be innocent, there is compelling evidence that he was involved. A. conviction B. assertion C. accusation D. speculation37. For many countries, being part of a global supply chain is like str

19、iking oil - oil that may never _. A. run out B. work out C. turn out D. call out38. Having been an office secretary for some years, she always _chores in a responsible way. A. goes on B. goes for C. goes without D. goes about39. Without clear guidelines _, executives of hospitals are sometimes at a

20、loss about what to do. A. in order B. in place C. in need D. in trouble40. The age of other trees is variously estimated as _ from two hundred to eight hundred years.A. changing B. differing C. varying D. rangingPART III CLOZE TEST (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 point each) Every year, as the price of go

21、ods rises, the inflation refuses to (41) even from the high educational institutions. In the US, according to a 2005 survey by the College Board, (42) at state universities rose by an average of 7.1 percent annually, after a year when inflation grew much less. At private schools it was up 5.9 percen

22、t. The survey which (43) more than 3,000 colleges and universities did not provide clear reasons for the continued increases. It did say that the price of goods and services at universities have risen rapidly. Some of the fastest growth has been in employee health (44), and professional salaries. Li

23、ving expenses on campus have also (45). At the university of Southern California student dining hall, a buffet meal cost $5.50 in 2004. But now its $9. The US government often provides (46) assistance to students lunch in primary and high schools, but these favorable policies usually dont (47) unive

24、rsities.Some students said the food on campus is sometimes even more expensive than that at restaurants (48) campus. To compensate the rise in tuition and living expenses, the federal and state governments (49) universities and private sources have provided (50) for students. Of all the full time un

25、dergraduates about 62 percent have a grant covering 30-50 percent of their tuition, according to the College Board.41. A. stay awayB. stand outC. step downD. set off42. A. faresB. paymentC. chargesD. tuition43. A. attendedB. covered C. includedD. composed44. A. welfares B. advantagesC. benefits D. g

26、oods45. A. rolled upB. gone upC. sat up D. taken up46. A. managementB. economicC. policyD. financial47. A. apply toB. suit forC. adjust toD. gear for48. A. inB. toC. off D. over49. A. as well asB. the same asC. as far asD. such as50. A. graspsB. grainsC. groundsD. grantsPART IV READING COMPREHENSION

27、 (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 point each)Passage One Did your mum and dad go to university, or did they leave school and go straight to the Job Centre? The educational experience of parents is still important when it comes to how todays students choose an area of study and what to do after graduation,

28、according to The Future-track research in the UK. The research was done by the Higher Education Careers Service Unit. It plans to follow university applicants for six years from 2006 through their early careers. The first years findings come from a study of 130,000 university applicants. They show s

29、ignificant differences in prospective students approach to higher education, depending on whether their parents got degrees (second-generation applicants) or didnt (first-generation applicants). First-generation applicants were more likely to say that their career and employment prospects were upper

30、most in their minds in deciding to go to university. About one-fifth of this group gave to enable me to get a good job as their main reason for choosing HE. And 37 percent said that a degree was part of my career plan. A young person coming from a non-professional household where finances are stretc

31、hed may find the idea of learning for its own sake to be a luxury. This explains the explosion in vocational courses. At Portsmouth University, first-year student Kim Burnett, 19, says that she specifically chose her degree in health research management and psychology to get a secure, well-paid job. Harriet Edge, 20, studying medicine at Manchester University, also wanted job security. Her parents lacked college degrees, though the fact that her uncle is a doctor appears to have influenced her choice. Medicine is one of those fields where its pre