研究生学位英语真题2009-6

2009---6

Paper One

Part I Listening Comprehension (25 MINUTES, 20 POINTS)

Section A (1 point each)

Direction: In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation。question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be read only once. Choose the best answer from the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.

1. A. Visit her parents.

B. Go to the dentist.

C. Meet her professor.

D. Have a job interview.

2. A. Bob is majoring in history.

B. Bob is a little boring.

C. He likes Bob very much.

D. They should invite Bob to the party.

3. A. The flight was delayed.

B. She didn't like the movies.

C. She had seen both movies before.

D. No movies were shown on her flight.

4. A. It’s drier.

B. It’s wetter.

C. It’s abnormal.

D. It’s an average year.

5. A. Western.

B. Horror.

C. Science fiction.

D. Action.

6. A. Wait for Mike

B. Ask Mike to come.

C. Pick Mike up in the morning．

D. Stop working for the day.

7. A. She doesn’t like playing tennis．

B. She was thinking the same as the man.

C. She had something else in mind.

D. She had suggested the same thing earlier.

8. A. Matt wants to be cheered up.

B. Matt has lost himself.

C. Matt worries little about the game.

D. Martha feels a little depressed.

9. A. The man is a coward.

B. The man is too careful.

C. Martha likes chicken very much.

D. Martha is not the right person for him.

Section B (1 point each)

Directions: In this section you will hear two mini-talks. At the end of each talk, there will be some questions. Both the balks 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 given .by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.

Mini-talk One

10. A. Mr. Lee always wastes time in class．

B. Mr. Lee likes talking about history.

C. Mr. Lee always feels bored in class．

D. Mr. Lee is a little funny.

11. A. Boring.

B. Satisfactory.

C. Inconsistent.

D. Inspiring.

12. A. Jim has taken a low end job.

B. Jim has got a well-paid job.

C. Jim is not hopeless in finding a job．

D. Jim is desperate in finding a job.

Mini-talk Two

13. A. The control of drug trafficking in the United States．

B. The anti-drug war about the border between Mexico and U.S．

C. The investigation of the death of a retired U.S．general.

D. The fight of corruption inside Mexican police.

14. A. The criminal groups are growing very rapidly.

B. The criminal groups can get more profits now.

C. Mexican government has not been serious about the drug trade.

D. Mexican government is effective in fighting the drug trade.

15. A. 6,000

B. 10,000

C. 45,000

D. 54,000

Section C（1 point each)

Directions; In this section, you will hear a short lecture. Listen to the recording and complete the notes about the lecture. You will hear the recording twice. After the recording, you are asked to write down your answers on the Answer Sheet. You now have 25 seconds to read the notes below.

请在录音结束后把16-20题的答案抄写在答题纸上）

16. For best results with the least risk, tomatoes should be planted when _________.

17. Some larger tomatoes may need at least a meter and a half __________．

18. The average air temperature should be about _________Celsius．

19. There was a time when people thought tomatoes _________，which is not true.

20. Some fruits may be called “vegetables” because they are used in delicious foods instead of

__________.

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. 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．People who work overtime at any job are more likely to sustain a work-related injury than those who work their regular hours.

A. maintain

B. endure

C. support

D. suffer

22. These instruments are so powerful as to enable them to ascertain many facts of the deepest interest.

A. put out

B. find out

C. wear out

D. turn out

23. Kunz looked set to become a star in his field, but he gave it all up after these failures.

A. fixed

B. stereotyped

C. determined

D. built

24. In the disciplines underlying our high-tech economy, A merica is steadily losing its global edge.

A. border

B. superiority

C. appeal

D. territory

25. The Chinese economy is less affected, so there is no reason to take a dim view of econo mic growth.

A. pessimistic

B. black

C. vague

D. positive

26．The spacecraft touched down on schedule and the astronauts were helped out of it.

A. launched B．operated C. landed D. crashed

27. In the tropic rainforest there is a wide range of species peculiar to this area.

A. specific

B. odd

C. distinct

D. familiar

28. The officer distributed among the youngster all the blankets and provisions, withholding himself only a canteen.

A. keeping off

B. keeping back

C. keeping at

D. keeping up

29．These graduates are more than obliged to the college for the happy four years of college life.

A. obligatory

B. reluctant

C. indifferent

D. grateful

30. Regular exercise can keep you energetic and contribute to a productive life in the long run.

A. athletically

B. successively

C. ultimately

D. persistently

Section B (0.5 point each)

Directions：There are ten questions in this section. Each question is a sentence with something missing. Below each sentence are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.

31. Observers commented that loss of independence was too high a(n) _________ to pay for peace.

A. cost

B. expense

C. expenditure

D. price

32. The journalist who had set out to obtain these important facts__________a long time to send them.

A. spent

B. took

C. passed

D. consumed

33．Telling your doctor about all the medicines you take may help avoid serious drug_________．

A. interactions

B. interruptions

C. interventions

D. institutio ns

34. Two dozen New Yorkers stood on the platform at the subway station, __________briefcases and newspapers·

A. clipping

B. clutching

C. clashing

D. clarifying

35．Each __________ effort a baby makes at speech is a sign of intellectual development.

A. cordial

B. compact

C. clumsy

D. chronic

36. Iran has expanded its uranium enrichment activities__________ UN demands to scrap its nuclear-related programs·

A, in defiance of B. in line with C. in return for D. in relation to

37．China moved to ________ its grain production when its grain output had kept declining for five consecutive years．

A. turn up

B. take up

C. step up

D. make up

38．The most interesting thing ________ Americans is that they are brought up to believe they are the best at evervthing.

A. with

B. in

C. from

D. about

39. The dean asked the secretary if there were enough people _________to hold a faculty meeting.

A. on purpose

B. on end

C. on hand

D. on average

40. Visitors to this war museum are ___________ to see photos of mass massacre by Japanese soldiers．

A. amazed

B. startled

C. wondered

D. started

PART III CLOZE TES T (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 point each)

Directions: There are 10 questions in this 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 square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.

It's a new world, and we barely seem to have noticed. Places we ____41_____ with inexpensive low-end manufacturing are going high-tech in a big ____42_____. The spotlight is mainly in China and India, for good

_____43______. The Chinese economy is surging, ___44___ by increasingly sophisticated engineering, with products

____45____ from automobiles to semiconductors. India has nearly as _____46_____ an economy, powered by a cheap English-speaking labor force who ____47____ in software and services.

Along with these ____48_____ giants，countries like Japan, South Korea and Singapore are also challenging America’s _____49_____ . If present trends continue, 90% of all the world’s scientists and engineers will be living in Asia _____50_____ 2010, according to Nobel Prize winner Richard E. Smalley, professor of chemistry and physics at Rice University:

41. A. deal B. associate C. communicate D. concern

42. A. scale . B. route C. Way D. dimension

43. A. reason B. purpose C. effect D. health

44. A. checked B. burned C. fueled D. extinguished

45. A. varying B. differing C. changing D. ranging

46. A. tragic B. drastic C. dynamic D. static

47. A. surpass B. excel C. overtake D. bypass

48. A. emerging B. diverging C. submerging D. merging

49. A. manipulation B. presidency C. constitution D.dominance

50. A. until B. in C. by D. before

PART IV READING COMPREHENS ION (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 point each)

Directions: In this part of the test, there are five short passages. Read each passage carefully, and then do the questions that follow Choose the best answer from the four choices given and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.

Passage One

Headphones used with MP3 digital -music players like the iPod may interfere with heart pacemakers（起搏器）and implantable defibrillators（除颤器），U.S．researchers said. The MP3 players themselves posed no threat to pacemakers and defibrillators, used to normalize heart rhythm. But strong little magnets inside the headphones can foul即the devices if placed within 1.2 inches of them, the researchers told an American Heart Association meeting in New Orleans．Dr. W illiam Maisel of the Medical Device Safety Institute in Boston led a team that tested eight models of MP3 player headphones，including clip-on and ear-plug types, in 60 defibrillator and pacemaker patients．They placed the headphones on the patients' chests，directly over the devices．The headphones interfered with the heart devices in about a quarter of the patients一14 of the 60一and interference was twice as likely in those with a defibrillator than with a pacemaker.

Another study presented at the meeting showed that cellular phones equipped with wireless technology known as Bluetooth are unlikely to interfere with pacemakers.

A pacemaker sends electrical impulses to the heart to speed up or slow heart rhythm. The magnet, however, could make it deliver a signal no matter what the heart rate is, the researchers said.

An implantable defibrillator signals the heart to normalize its rhythm if it gets too fast or slow. A magnet could

de-activate it, making it ignore an abnormal heart rhythm instead of delivering an electrical shock to normalize it.

The devices usually go back to working the right way after the headphones are removed, the researchers said.

"The main message here is: it's fine for patients to use their headphones normally, meaning the夕can listen to music and keep the headphones in their ears．But what they should not do is put the headphones near their device,，，Maisel said in a telephone interview.

So that means people with pacemakers or defibrillators should not place the headphones in a shirt pocket or coat pocket near the chest when they are not being used, and should not place them over their chest or have others who are wearing headphones rest their head on the patient's chest, Maisel said.

51. How can MP3 digital music players hinder pacemakers and defibrillators?

A. P3 players can interfere with heart pacemakers and defibrillators．

B. The magnets inside the headphones can interfere with pacemakers and defibrillators．

C. The loud music beats pose a threat to pacemakers and defibrillators．

D. MP3 players are placed too close to pacemakers and defibrillators．

52. Dr. William Maisel’s tests showed that ___________.

A. headphones had interference with the heart devices in every patient

B. half of the models of MP3 player headphones had interference with heart devices

C. headphones had much stronger interference with a defibrillator than with a pacemaker

D. headphones had much stronger interference with a pacemaker than with a defibrillator

53．Bluetooth is mentioned as an example of cell phones that _____________.

A. have little interference with the heart devices

B. are used in the tests in Dr. William Maisel’s study

C. are equipped with wireless technology

D. will replace the MP3 player headphones

54. The magnets inside the headphones can cause problems by _________.

A. sending out electrical shock to damage hearts

B. sending out signals to make hearts beat too slow

C. seeding out signals to make hearts beat too fast

D. making the heart devices malfunction

55. People with pacemakers or defibrillators should __________.

A. never use MP3 digital music players

B. not use MP3 headphones

C. not use the headphones near their hearts

D. put the headphones in a pocket when they are not being used

56. The writer’s purpose in writing this article is to ___________.

A. report the effects of cell phones on hearts

B. warn people not to use modern gadgets

C. compare different headphone products

D. inform people of the safe use of MP3 players

Passage Two

Cyber crime is likely to bring about as much destruction as the credit crisis in the coming years if international regulation is not improved, some of the world’s top crime experts said Damage caused by cyber crime is estimated at $100 billion annually, said Kilian Strauss, of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)．"These criminals outsmart us ten, or a hundred to one,，，Strauss told Reuters, adding more Internet experts were needed to investigate and tackle cyber crime.

Criminal organizations are exploiting a regulatory vacuum to commit Internet crimes such as computer spying, money-laundering and theft of personal information, and the scope for damage is vast, experts told a European Economic Crime conference in Frankfurt. "We need multilateral understanding, account and oversight to avoid, in the years to c ome, a cyber crisis equivalent to the current financial crisis,”Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, said.

Internet crime is also a threat to national security, they said. Several countries, including the United States, have voiced concern over some hackers’ abilities to electronically spy on them’and disrupt computer networks．Calls for greater regulation of the Internet come at a time of regulatory renaissance, with policymakers looking to support the powers of financial sector watchdogs in the wake of the global financial crisis．"Because of the transnational nature of identity-related crime, and especially of cyber-crime, if we do not tackle the crime everywhere we will not solve it anywhere,” Costa said.

The President of Interpol, Khoo Boon Hui, said increasingly highly technological gangs from Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa～coming up with ever～sophisticated ways of swindling money from vulnerable people. He also said there was a trend of company bosses being bribed by fraudsters claiming to have guilty evidence about their firms.

Strauss, who works as Senior Program Officer at the Office of the Coordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental activities, said Internet crime watchdogs could learn a lot from criminals willing to switch sides．

57. The main idea of the passage is that _________.

A. cyber crime is as destructive as the credit crisis in the coming years

B. damage caused by cyber crime is very serious and will get worse

C. to fight cyber crime requires enhanced international regulation

D. international organizations should be established to crush cyber crime

58. According to Kilian Strauss, _____________.

A. cyber criminals are 10 or 100 times smarter than Internet experts

B. Internet exerts are 10 or 100 times smarter than cyber criminals

C. as cyber criminals are very smart, more experts are needed to light against them

D. the investigation of the cyber crime takes time and money

59. Criminal organizations can commit internet crimes because _________.

A. there is no effective regulation

B. they can exploit the present regulations

C. no country has paid enough attention to them

D．the current financial crisis has put the authorities at a loss

60. To win the war against cyber crime; __________.

A. policymakers should support their governments financially

B. each country should solve its own problems effectively

C. United States should play a very important role

D, international cooperation is crucial

61. The underlined word swindling (in the 5th paragraph) is closest in meaning to “_______”.

A. bribing

B. cheating

C. corrupting

D. robbing

62. Straus believes that ___________.

A. Internet security experts can learn a lot from cyber criminals

B. if cyber criminals will cooperate with the police, they can be helpful

C. Internet crime watchdogs will make cyber criminals shift grounds

D. international」organizations can solve the problems of cyber crime

Passage Three

It's hard to know who to trust these days．When we see people staging protests we think, Wow！These folks are passionate about their cause一otherwise, why would they stand in the rain for hours？But sometimes it's a show: You and even your Congressman may have been raised to power by manipulative marketers who pay serious money to hire protesters.

It's a mean trick. Let's say you want to stage a political rally, but you just can't find enough people for a good turnout. What you need are folks with lots of time on their hands, who can be persuaded to make a fuss over almost anything.

Solution: Head down to a homeless shelter and take out cash.

No joke一hiring the homeless is catching on. Last October, a Georgia activist pushing a state law to crack down on illegal immigrants paid 14 homeless men ＄10 each to hold signs and march around. It worked. People thought the rally was genuine一a local radio station even broadcast it live. But listeners had no idea this was just a crowd for hire.

Pay for rage works一the homeless get a little income and the lobbying group gets a crowd. The only losers are citizens and. the media, who think the whole show is legitimate. After 'a Phoenix TV station recently noticed rallies featuring the homeless, they asked some of the protesters, who were holding signs about a local labor dispute, what they were upset about. Many had no idea. "All we do is stand out here and hold the signs，，’said one.

Some bold organizers have been known to "borrow'’ people's names. In one case a few years ago, members of Congress were swamped with telegrams about a telecom bill. But some constituents were confused when they got phone calls from their concerned Congressmen一because they'd never written in to begin with. It turned out that thousands of the telegrams were faked by a telecom-industry PR firm. And guess what? No aspect of this campaign appears to have violated Postal Service regulations．That means your name could be used next in support of a corporate cause you've never heard of. All of this amounts to a corruption of our democratic system: You can't trust someone who's calling you about a political issue, and if you write to your Congressman, he might not trust that you haven't been manipulated.

Maybe the solution starts with unmasking all those protest rallies that are just outrage-for-hire purchased down at the local shelter.

63. From the first paragraph it can be learned that _________.

A. those protesting in the cold rain are respectable

B. most Congressmen were elected by fake votes

C. in come cases protesters are hired

D. people staging protests are passionate

64. Which of the following statements is true？

A. The homeless tend to organize protests and rallies．

B. Political rallies are sometimes manipulated by power and money.

C. The homeless are to blame for deceiving the public and media.

D. Political rallies attended by the homeless are on the decline.

65．The passage implies that sometimes _________.

A. people were deceived into believing that this was a real and legal rally

B. the hired protesters. knew clearly what they were pushing for

C. such protests have never attracted any attention

D. organizers paid generously for these protesters

66. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 "pay for rage works" means that _________.

A. organizers of such rallies have to pay the participants

B. expressing anger can lead to good solutions

C. the homeless have to be paid more

D. hiring people to show your outrage is effective

67. To shape the Congressmen's opinion, a telecom-industry PR firm ___________.

A. asked the constituents to send telegrams to the Congressmen

B. wrote to local residents for support

C. tried to violate Postal Service regulations

D. sent telegrams to the Congressmen in the names of local constituents

68. Protest rallies of this kind might result in ___________.

A. business deceptions

B. disappearance of political trust

C. the increase of the homeless

D. the collapse of a political party

Passage Four

It had been a long, brutal day on the sales floor for young Brent. He'd had his share of "ups"-what retail salespeople say when it's their turn with the next customer-and more than his share of downs．And now he was in danger of being shut out for the day.

He hadn't been shut out in a long rime. Even in his early days with the company, he could always sell something to someone. He was a natural. But not on this day. This，of course, exposed him to some good-natured ridicule from his associates，who took not-so-secret delight in seeing the sales genius get his stroke of misfortune.

Brent had more at stake here than just professional pride and reputation, however. Brent was a new father: He and his wife, Kay, had decided that she would be a full-time mom, which meant he would financially support the family. When he did well on the sales floor, finances weren't a problem. But when he struggled to make sales，the whole family struggled.

Toward the end of the day, a man came in to buy a suit. This was potentially a good sale, the kind that can turn a bad day into a good one-just like that. Brent worked hard to make the sale. But the man hesitated. Brent knew all too well the look he saw in his eyes-the look of a customer about to walk out the door empty-handed. When it became clear that the man was going to leave to do a little comparison shopping, Brent handed him his business card and invited him to return after he'd had a chance to look around.

The man looked at Brent's card, then took a long look at Brent.

"So you're Brent's boy," the man said, referring to the card that identified him as Brent Jr.

"Do you know my dad?" Brent asked.

“Sure do," the man said. They ch atted for a moment, establishing the link between father and son. Then the man said, "Your dad's a good man. If you're anything like him…well, tell me again about that suit."

Brent called his father that night, but not to recount the story. "I just wanted to thank you," he said, "for giving me a name I can be proud of."

69. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that as a salesman Brent was ___________.

A. creative

B. hard-working

C. experienced

D. warm-hearted

70. The unde rlined words “stroke of misfortune" in Paragraph 3 are closest in meaning to ________.

A. change of fate

B. bad luck

C. a rare opportunity

D. an unexpected reward

71. It is known from the passage that ____________.

A. Brent's family had to struggle to make ends meet

B. Brent's family had to experience a temporary hard time

C. the family's future depended on Brent and his wife keeping their jobs

D：the family's well-being was closely related to Brent's sales performance

72. As soon as the man entered the store to buy a suit,＿·

A. Brent felt that his chance finally came

B ．Brent decided to chat with him for a while

C. Brent gave him his greeting and business card

Dent was sure that he couldn'‘make the sale

73．Brent made a call to his father because he

A. had had a good day on the sales floor

B ．had met an old friend of his father’s earlier in the day

·'E}-s proud of his～’s achievement

D. was grateful for having a respectable name

74. We can learn from the story that＿．

A. we should cherish what we have

key to success is to never give即

C. it is important to have a good reputation

D. our family is the most valuable treasure

Passage Five

If the universality of immersion-style language programs, emergency test prep classes, tired college kids is any indication, cramming（临时抱佛脚）is a wildly popular study strategy. Professors frown upon it yet conspire by squeezing vast topics like "Evolution" or "World history 1914 to present" into the last week of a course. So is cramming effective or not? A new study by UC-San Diego psychologists confirms what you may suspect deep down: The answer is no. Hurried memorization is a ．hopeless approach for retaining information. But it's not all bad news. The team offers a precise formula for better s tudy habits, arid it doesn't necessarily need dogged discipline and routine.

To arrive at their prescription, the scientists tested the "spacing effect" on long-term memory. In other words，they wanted to know how the time gap between study sessions influences the ability to remember material on test day. They asked 1,354 volunteers to memorize 32 trivial facts, such as "Who invented snow golf?" (Rudyard Kipling) and "What European nation consumes the most spicy Mexican food?" (Norway)．Participants reviewed the answers anywhere from several minutes to several months after first learning them, and then～tested up to a year later.

The findings？Students perform better when they space their study sessions rather than when they try to cram everything into their he ads during one sitting.’ But for those who must cram, timing is everything. According to the researchers, if you have only one date on which to study, choose a day that's closer to when you first learned the material than when you take the test-but not too close. For instance, if you have a French lesson on Monday and a quiz the following· Monday, you should study on Wednesday for maximum retention. Tuesday is too early and Sunday is too late. If you want to remember something for a year, wait about a month to review what you learned.

Hal Pashler, one of the lead authors, suspects that most crammers don't realize the error of their ways．"Even in the scientific community, cram type summer courses on new research methods are extremely popular," he told me in 几an email.‘`And I have never heard people who take these courses even notice the fact that they are a perfect prescription for rapid forgetting．”

75．Which of the following can best describe professors，attitude toward

cramming？

A. Rationally rejecting．13}.,Xeasonably ignoring.

C ．Readily accepting. D．Reluctantly helping.

76．The new study on cramming＿·

AV&kes us confused about how to understand“

B ．proves the correctness of the general understanding

C，points out the problems with what's popularly known

D ．raises questions as to what should be avoided

77．Paragraph 2 mainly describes＿．

A. the necessity of the test

B. the procedure of the test

C. the selection of the test subiects

VIC content of the test questions

78．According to the passage,. the most important cramming strategy is

"viding

the study session

B ．putting things into category

C ．choosing the optimal review time

D ．lengthening the review session

79. By mentioning the science community, Hal Pashler means to say that

A. people are not fully aware of the problems with cramming

B ．science people should take the lead in giving up cramming

C. forgetting is one of the maior negative effects of cramming

V is important to develop better study habits than cramming

80. Which of the following is the best title for the passage？

A. Why People Cram

B ．How/to Cram

mew Veiimtions of c:rammmg

D. Cramming-Not a Long-term Strategy

飞

PAPER TWO

译写答题注意事项

一、本试卷（Paper Two)答案一律写在答题纸Il（Answer Sheet Il）一1} I草稿纸上的答题内容一律不予计分。

二、中、英文尽可能做到字迹清晰，书写工整，疏密相间均匀，字体大小适当。

三、英文作文必须逐行书写，不得隔行或跳行。

PART V TRANSLATION (30 minutes, 20 points)

Section A (15minutes,10 points)

Directions: Put the following paragraph into Chinese. Write you；Chinese version in the proper space on Answer Sheet 11.

Changes and developments in a science are determined by numerous causes· Every science grows from its past, and the state reached in a previous generation provides the starting point for the next. But no science is carried on in a vacuum，without reference to or contact with other sciences and the general atmosphere for learning. Scientists and men of learning are also men of their age and country, and they can't live independent of the culture. Besides its own past, the course of science is’also affected by the social context of its contemporary world and the intellectual premises in it. Applications of the science and the expectations that others have ,of it may be a very important determinant of the direction of its growth and changes．Section B（15minutes,10 points)

Directions: Put the following paragraph into English. Write your English version in the proper space on Answer Sheet 11.

在中国，拿硕士学位通常需要三年时间。第一年积累足够的学分后，学生接着在后两年完成毕业论文。论文要有一定学术价值，还要反映学生的科研能力。人们越来越重视学术诚信，‘这将有助于提高科学界的道德标准。

PART VI WRITING (30minutes,10 points)

Directions：You are to write in no l ess than 150 words on the topic‘叮几‘ Importance of College Education’气

College education, known as one of the most importance education periods, always receives tremendous praise and abuse. As more schools have been built, receiving college education becomes easier and easier. At the same time, people wonder whether the teaching quality of college education reduces. But I believe college education counts.

Firstly, college education introduces a full knowledge system of a certain field. Some student s complain that some knowledge had already been learnt at high school. Actually, the repetition of knowledge does more good than harm. As a full knowledge system being introduced, any students who have knowledge blind spot can supply the lack. And students who had already mastered the knowledge can have a review. Once a student learns a full knowledge of one field, he also learns the way to study a certain field of knowledge. For example, as we have learnt English, we know that we must study grammar, pronunciation, cultural background and other things in order to master another foreign language.

Secondly, college education requires good self-study skills. Lectures given by teachers only occupied part of the day’s study. For the rest of the day, you have full y control of yourself. In that case, one must develop their own way of study. Reading books in the library, doing social practice, using the multimedia equipment to help with study, no matter what kind of ways, one will form his study habit in college and for the years to come.

Thirdly, college education enables you to meet a great number of friends with different talents. Social communication will involve in college life. Through all kinds of team work in college, students learn to show their own opinions and respect others’ opinions at the same time.

At any rate, college education focuses less on the teachers and more on the students themselves. It will make a student much easier to adapt to the society, and that’s why college education counts.

Why Should You go to College?

One important answer to this question is more opportunity. As opposed to generations of the past, high school graduates today are unable to obtain the number of high-paying jobs that were once available. The U.S. has been transformed from a manufacturing-based economy to an economy based on knowledge, and the importance of a college education today can be compared to that of a high school education fort y years ago. It serves as the gateway to better options and more opportunity.

There are additional reasons as to why it is important to go to college. When students experience a post secondary education, they have the opportunity to read books and listen to the lectures of top experts in their fields. This stimulation encourages students to think, ask questions, and explore new ideas, which allows for additional growth and development and provides college graduates with an edge in the job market over those who have not experienced a higher education.

The importance of a college education is also accentuated because of the opportunity to gain valuable resources during your tenure. The more connections which are collected during your college career, the more options you will have when you begin your job search. Once you have ended your job search and have started your career, however, the importance of a college education has not been exhausted. Having a college degree often provides for greater promotion opportunity.

So, why should you go to college? The reasoning does not begin and end with the job aspect. A good education is beneficial from many different viewpoints, and while the importance of a college education is quite evident for many high school students, what is often not as clear is how they will pay for that educ

参考答案(June 212009)

试卷A

’Listening comprehension (1-15): D B C A C D B D A A C C B D C

（16-20）：16. the soil is warm

17. between rows

18. twenty-four degrees

19. were poisonous

20. sweet cooking

Vocabulary (21-40): D B C B A C A B D C D B A B C A C D C B

Cloze test（41-50）：B C A C D C B A D C

Reading comprehension（51-80）：

B C A D C D C C A D

B B

C B A

D D B C B

D A D C D B B C A D

Translation：

某一学科的变化和进展（进步）取决于众多因素。每一学科都是过去的产物，上一代人达到的水平是’一卜一代人的起点。但任何一个学科都不是在真空中发展的，都要参照或接触其他学科和总的学术环境。科学家和从事学术研究的人要受白己所处的时代和国家影响，他们不可能脱离文化生活。科学发展的道路（进程）不仅受过去的影响，也受当时世界的社会环境和知识前提的影响。学科的应用和其他人对该学科的期望可能在很大程度上决定（左右）学科发展和变化的方向。

It usually takes three years to get a master's degree in China. After accumulating (Having accumulated) enough credits in the first year, students will proceed (go on) to complete (finish) a thesis in the last two years．Not only does this thesis have to be of some academic value, but reflect (embody／demonstrate) the student's ability for (to do) scientific research. The increasing weight (emphasis) placed on

academic integrity (honesty) will contribute to higher moral standards in the scientific community.

研究生英语学位统考GET-Cloze-(2012-2015)

GET Cloze 2012/6 “ A better, richer and happier life for all our citizens.” That's the American 41. In practice, it means living in a spacious, air-conditioned house, owning a car or three and maybe a boat or a holiday home, not to mention flying off to 42 destinations. The trouble 43 this lifestyle is that it consumes a lot of power. If everyone in the world started living like wealthy Americans, we 44 need to generate more than 10 times45 energy each year. And 46, in a century or three, we all expect to be47 by an army of robots and zoom up into space on holidays, we are going to need a vast amount more. Where are we going to get so much power from? It is clear that continuing to rely on 48 fuels will have catastrophic results, because of the dramatic warming effect of carbon dioxide. But alternative power sources will affect the climate too. For now, the climatic effects of "clean energy" sources are trivial 49 those that spew out greenhouse gases, but if we keep on using ever more power over the coming centuries, they will become ever more 50. 41.A.constitution B.dream C.history D.character 42.A.exotic B.patriotic C.supersonic D.alcoholic 43.A.on B.for C.at D.with 44.A.shall B.will C.should D.would 45.A.much more B.more than C.as much D.of more 46.A.if B.though C.while D.so 47.A.taken to B.attended to C.attached to D.submitted to 48.A.rock B.stone C.fossil D.diamond 49.A.according to B.based on C.such as https://www.wendangku.net/doc/299668508.html,pared with 50.A.signified B.imperative C.indispensable D.negligible

研究生学位英语29

考试须知 1、本次考试试卷有试题册（试卷一）和答题纸（Answer Sheet)两种，答题时间 为120分钟。 2、请考生用钢笔在Answer Sheet上写上姓名、学号、专业班级。 3、请考生在Answer Sheet上答题，写在试题册上的答案一律作废。 4、选择题每题只能选一个答案，多选作废。选定答案后，在Answer Sheet中找到相应题号，将答案对应字母（A\B\C\D）填写在题号后的括号里。注意保持字迹清晰工整，容易识别。由于字迹潦草、答案模棱两可甚至无法识别者，一律判为0分，责任由考生本人负责。 5、简答题、翻译和作文等主观题部分的答题请考生用钢笔书写在Answer Sheet 指定位置上。 6、考试结束，考生不得将试题册和答题纸带出考场。请把试题册和答题纸分别 上交监考老师。 Test 29 Part I Situational Conversations (10%) Directions:In this part, there are ten short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that most appropriately suits the conversational context and best completes the dialogue．Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center of the corresponding letter． 1. Robert: How annoying. I can’t figure out a solution to this problem. Can you help me? Anderson: __________. A. How stupid you are. The problem is too easy to disturb me. B. Well, I’m afraid I can’t at the moment. C. You shouldn’t feel annoyed. After all,it’s your own problem. D. OK. Though it’s beyond me, let me try. 2. Speaker A: Excuse me. Could you show me the way to the nearest post office? Speaker B: ________ A. OK. I’d like to go with you. B. Of course. Go down this street and turn le ft. C. Sorry. I’m busy now. Go away. D . No problem. It’s my pleasure to direct you. 3. Customer: I need some aspirin, please, and I'd also like to get this prescription filled．

研究生学位英语汉译英试题

近年汉译英试题 2004年1月 考研的人在英语上花的时间远远多于其它学科，希望英语分数越高越好。许多人坚信成功地秘诀是参加短训班和多背范文，结果却发现此招不灵。他们为提高英语水平做出的努力很难得到回报。 参考译文： Those who take the entrance examination for graduate schools spend much (/far) more time on English than on other subjects, hoping for the highest possible scores of English. Many people are convinced that the secret to success is to attend training courses (/classes) and learn many sample writings by heart, only to find that doesn’t work. Their efforts to improving their English can’t pay off easily. 2004年6月 计算机被认为是有史以来对人类生活影响最大的发明。它的神奇之处在于其运算速度和准确性优于人类。计算机能在几秒钟内完成几十年前可能需要数天才能完成的事。这是人类第一次感到自己作为最高级物种的地位受到了挑战。 参考译文： The computer is believed (/regarded /considered) to be the invention that has exerted the greatest influence on human lives in history. What is remarkable about it is that it can calculate with better speed and accuracy than man. The computer can finish in seconds what might have taken days decades ago. This is the first time that man has felt that his position (/status) as the highest species has been challenged. 2005年1月 人们越来越意识到开发环保型产品的重要性。为实现长期可持续发展，发达国家不惜代价减少温室气体的排放。如果目前全球变暖的速度保持不变，东京和伦敦等大城市从地球上消失的可能性将是20前的10倍。 参考译文： People have become increasingly aware of the importance of developing environmentally friendly (pollution-free) products. For the sake of longstanding sustainable development, developed countries are to reduce

2015年1月研究生英语学位课统考(GET)真题试卷

2015年1月研究生英语学位课统考（GET）真题试卷 1. LISTENING COMPREHENSION 2. VOCABULARY 3. CLOZE 4. READING COMPREHENSION 5. TRANSLATION 6. WRITING LISTENING COMPREHENSION Section A Directions: In this section, 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 conversations and the questions will be read only once. Choose the best answer from the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet. 听力原文：W: What are you doing, Sam? M: I'm looking for a job through the classified ads in the paper. W: Have you tried networking? Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? 1． A．Try job agencies. B．Read newspaper ads. C．Receive extra training. D．Contact other people. 正确答案：D 解析：女士说：你在做什么，Sam?男士说：我正在看报纸的分类广告找工作。女士说：你没试试你的人脉圈?networking的意思是“通过社交活动获得的人际关系网”，所以女士的 建议是找认识的朋友帮助推荐工作。 听力原文：M: How much sleep do you usually get? W: About seven hours a night. But last night, I slept an extra half hour. Q: How much sleep did the woman get last night? 2． A．About six and a half hours. B．About seven and a half hours. C．About seven hours. D．About eight hours. 正确答案：B解析：男士说：你通常睡多长时间?女士说：每天晚上大概7小时。但是昨天晚上我多睡了半小时。an extra half hour指的是在每天7小时的基础上多睡了半小时，就是7个半小时。听力原文：W: The house price this year is so high. I cannot even afford to rent a one-bedroom flat. M: Now I know how to become a millionaire. Purchase a three-bedroom flat in 1984 and wait patiently for 30 years. It's simple. Q: According to the man, how can one become a millionaire? 3． A．Live a simple life for 30 years. B．Rent a three-bedroom flat in 1984. C．Buy a three-bedroom flat in 1984. D．Save money for 30 years. 正确答案：C解析：女士说：今年的房价太高了。我甚至连一居室的公寓都租不起了。男士说：现 在我知道怎么成为百万富翁了。1984年买一套三居室的公寓，耐心等30年。就这么简单。男士的 意思是，在1984年买一套三居室公寓，然后等房价上涨，等上30年就能成为百万富翁了。 听力原文：W: Hey, Joe. Did you read this chart? M: No, what is it about?

研究生学位英语(GET)2002-2013真题翻译(附答案)

2002年1月 Regrettably for many in Silicon Valley, the ability to make accurate forecasts can depend on how well-established a company’s products are. Young industries on steep growth curves are almost always surprised by how well their products do in the first few y ears, and then they’re at a loss when demand falls. Says a Stanford University business strategy professor, “In a highly dynamic and unpredictable market people are going to make mistakes. It’s inherent in the type of business.” In many corners of Silicon Valley----and elsewhere ----unpredictability is inevitable. One solution: keep innovating but develop sound service businesses to sell with products. Building a “very strong service business”, a company president says, smoothes out the rough spots between innovations. 对于一个公司产品的准确预测取决于该公司产品的知名度。对于许多硅谷人来说，这一点令人感到无可奈何。成长呈急剧上升趋势的新兴产业对其产品在最初几年的出色表现几乎总是惊讶不已，随后，当产品需求下降时他们又会感到手足无措。斯坦福大学的一位商业策略教授说：“在一个充满活力和变数的市场，人们是会犯错误的。这是由市场的内在本质所决定的。” 在硅谷的许多地方，以及在其他的地方，不可预测性是无法避免的。解决之道是：不断创新，但同时又要开发出优良的服务项目与产品一道出售。一位公司总裁说，“出色的服务”会抹平新产品换代过程中出现的不足。 2002年6月 The nations meeting here in Shanghai understand what is at stake. If we don’t stand against terrorism now, every civilized nation will at some point be its target. We will defeat the terrorists by destroying their network, wherever it is found. We will also defeat the terrorists by building an enduring prosperity that promises more opportunity and better lives for all the world’s people. The countries of the Pacific Rim made the decision to open themselves up to the world, and the result is one of the great development success stories of our time. The peoples of this region are more prosperous, healthier, and better educated than they were only two decades ago. And this progress has proved what openness can accomplish. 在上海的与会各国都意识到了目前的危机。如果现在不制止恐怖主义，每个文明国家在将来的某个时候都会成为恐怖主义者的袭击目标。我们将通过摧毁任何地方的恐怖主义网络来打败他们。同时，我们也将

18学位英语：2009年阅读理解分析

请同学们先做练习，再听课，不断总结提高！ 2009年阅读理解真题 Jack Billabong is a stockman. One Friday afternoon he was riding along the track towards the Henderson farm. He was looking for a prize bull which had escaped from the Borrogee paddock. He reached the hills and saw at once that he could not go further. There had been a fire in the forest which had gone out .But the air was still full of smoke and fallen trees had blocked the track. Jack was just going to turn back when he saw something moving in the smoke. He waited. It was a girl on a horse, and she was riding towards him. “There’s a badly burnt man on the farm,” the girl shouted. “He saved my life, please help me to save him.” The girl was Cathy Henderson. She had been on horseback for two hours. She had to jump over fallen trees that were still burning. Her pony had fallen with her twice. She was thirsty and almost dead from want of sleep. But she rode back to the farm with Jack immediately. Joe Brook was was unconscious when they reached him. They lifted him onto Jack’s h orse. The ride back to Borrogee was terrible. Cathy was so tired that Jack had to tie her to her pony. The pony was tired too, but its courage was astonishing. It followed Jack right to Borrogee Hospital. Nobody saw them arrive because it was night. “I’ve never seen a horse like that pony,” Jack said. Cathy praised Jack Billabong , but she refused to say anything about the pony, “Joe will write about her in his story,” she said. But she did say one thing: “ If flame hadn’t returned to the farm that afternoo n, Joe and I would have died”. 16、Jack Billabong did not turn back because A、he hadn’t found the bull yet B、he smelt a heavy smoke in the forest C、he knew there was a burnt man there D、he saw something moving towards him

2016年6月研究生英语学位课统考真题

2016年6月研究生英语学位课统考真题 PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (25 minutes, 20 points) Section A ( 1 point each) Directions:In this section, 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 conversations and the questions will be read only once. Choose the best answer from the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scored Answer Sheet. 1. A. Beauty has advantages and disadvantages. B. Beauty has different meanings to different people. C. Beauty brings attention and opportunities. D. Beauty comes from action and good qualities. 2. A. She is using the book now. B. She may give him a hand. C. She cannot lend him the book. D. She will keep the book for him. 3. A. Rachel lives fairly close to her. B. Rachel visits her quite often. C. Rachel comes here once a month. D. Rachel rarely gets to see her. 4. A. She forgot about the time change. B. She didn’t receive the text message. C. Her roommate forgot to give her the message. D. Her roommate was too nervous to tell her. 5. A. He should have got better grades. B. The test was based on lecture material. C. She misplaced her textbook. D. Small luck plays a big role. 6. A. On the 16th of June. B. On the 18th of June. C. On the 9th of June. D. On the 8th of June. 7. A. Go to sleep. B. Watch the movie later.

研究生英语学位考试模拟试卷

研究生英语学位考试模拟试卷(一) (模拟试卷的听力部分没有编辑录音) Non-English Major Graduate Student English (Model) Qualifying Test 请查看答案 II. V ocabulary (10 minutes, 10 points) Section A (0.5 point each) Directions: There are ten sentences in this section. Each sentence has one word or a set of words underlined. Below each sentence are four words or phrases marked A,B, C and D. 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. 16. The noise was so faint that it was impossible to be sure what it was or even where it came from. a frightening b general c lou d d indistinct 17. The clerk had to break off the conversation in order to await on a customer. a interrupt b hurry c continue d begin 18. The new tax law is explicit; that type of certificate is tax exempt. a definite b deficient c harsh d imprecise 19. Most high school students look up to the star player on the football team. a envy b respect c trust d pursue 20. His winning the award was the highest attainment of his career. a desire b spectacle c achievement d joy 21. He was able to mend the cup and saucer. a wash b repair c decorate d mold 22. It is ridiculous to become angry with such an insignificant matter. a sinful b tragic c absur d d unpardonable 23. The crowd swelled until the noise made could be heard for miles. a shouted b cheered c grew d scattered 24. The flowers will wither in a few hours. a blossom b dry up c open d revive 25. The automobile's exhaust system gave off foul smelling fumes. a attracted b neutralized c emitte d d condensed Section B (0.5 point each) Directions: There are ten sentences in this section. Each sentence has something omitted. Choose the word or words from the four choices given to best complete each sentence. 26. Unless all staff members agree to _____ to the plan, there may be further changes in the course of action. a infer b prefer c adhere d assure 27. It is hard to reconcile his splendid speech _____ his actual behavior. a to b with c on d from 28. Advertisements may arouse a strong wish for something; how the need is filled will probably be ______ the individual. a on to b up to c as to d down to 29. ______ I like very much to do science, as a teacher I have to go over the students' papers and theses. a As far as b So far c Much as d In so far as 30. We all argued with him not to sign the contract with that company, but _____. a to no purpose b to good purpose c on the spot d in good shape 31. Plato's teachings had a profound _____ on Aristotle. a effect b affect c affectation d take 32. The professor tried to _____ interest in archaeology by taking his students on expedition. a encourage b stimulate c diminish d take 33. He is among those lucky Chinese students who have won_____ to first -rate U.S. universities. a permission b profession c admittance d admission 34. Probability is the mathematical study of the_____ of an event's occurrence. a likelihood b desirability c predictability d malleability 35. Under the director-responsibility system, the party secretary's task is to fully support the director in his work and ______ the Party's policies are observed and State quota met. a to see to b see to it c see to it that d to se e to it III. Close Test (15 minutes, 10 points) Directions: 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(s) you have chosen with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet. A democratic country is obliged to give some thought to the question of who is allowed to vote. In Britain, the ..36.. is extended to all people over the age of

2017年研究生英语学位课统考真题

2017年研究生英语学位课统考真题 Part II. Vocabulary ( 10minutes, 10 points) Section A ( 0.5point each) 21. If innovators are not financially rewarded for their innovation, the incentive for path-breaking innovation will eventually dry up. A investment B resource C inspiration D stimulus 22. These illegal immigrants have to work long hours a day despite the appalling working conditions. A bewildering B exasperating C dismaying D upsetting. 23. 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 whole 24. The country carried on nuclear tests without feeling apprehensive about the consequences. A optimistic B anxious C uncertain D scared. 25. There is the fear that babies might be genetically altered to suit the parents’ wishes. A enhanced B revised C alternated D modified 26. The American Civil War is believed to have stemmed from differences over slavery. A arisen from B contributed to C patched up D participated in 27. Experts said the amount of compensation for sick smokers would be reduced if cooler jurors prevailed. A resigned B compromised C persisted D dominated 28. 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 occasion 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 earnestly Section B (0.5point each) 31. New York probably has the largest number of different language ___in the world. A neighborhoods B communities C clusters D assemblies 32. Nuclear waste are considered to ___ a threat to human health and marine life. A compose B impose C expose D pose 33. Some states in the US have set ___ standards concerning math and science. A energetic B vigorous C rigorous D grave 34. This school promised to make classes smaller and offer more individualized ___. A presentation B instruction C conviction D obligation 35. Because of ___ ways of life, the couple has some difficulty getting along with each other. A incomprehensible B incomparable C inconceivable D incompatible 36. 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 of 37. According to an Australian research , moderate drinkers ___ better thinkers than heavy drinkers or those who never drink.

2009年成人本科学位英语串讲讲义(一)---wentong96的日志---网易博客

2009年成人本科学位英语串讲讲义（一） - wentong96的日志 - 网易博客网易新闻 微博 邮箱 闪电邮 相册 有道 手机邮 印像派 梦幻人生 更多博客博客首页 博客话题 热点专题 博客油菜地 找朋友 博客圈子 博客风格 手机博客 短信写博 邮件写博 博客复制 群博客摄影主题展区 每日专题 影像故事 高级拍客 摄影人物志 摄影师专访 摄影点评发现好博客群博客召集令注册登录显示下一条 | 关闭学位英语考 试者的家园面朝大海，春暖花开导航 首页日志相册音乐收藏博友关于我日志 wentong9 加博友关注他 最新日志 2011年广东学位英语报名2010年山西学位英语成绩查询2011年重庆学位英语报名通知2010年11月北京学位英语考试2011年山东学位英语报名通知2010年山东学位英语报名该 作者的其他文章 博主推荐 相关日志 随机阅读 首页推荐 可怜日本男人的零花钱独家：杨丽萍的东方美漂浮在死海上看报《洛杉矶之战》是硬广告 日本成人店都卖啥？人类11大核泄漏事故更多>>对“推广广告”提建议 英语语法入门 2009年成人本科学位英语串讲讲义（二） 2009年成人本科学位英语串讲讲义（一）英语语法 2009-03-19 09:03:43 阅读8087 评论0

字号：大中小订阅成人英语三级串讲讲义 赵文通 一、时态和语态 1. 如何解答时态问题 例1：You’ve already missed too many classes this term. You ­­­______ just last week. A. missed B. would miss C. had missed D. have missed 例2：Anne asked Tom ______ the key. A. when he left B. where he had left C. how he left D. why did he left 考试重点： 2. 与完成时有关的时态 ★现在完成时 (have done) since, for/ in the past few months, up to now 例1：Collecting toy cars as a hobby becomes increasingly popular during the past fifty years. A B C D 例2：English ­­­______ in a new way at my college in the past few years. A. has been taught B. was being taught C. has been taught D. had been taught. ★过去完成时 (had done) 例3：Anne asked Tom ______ the key. A. when he left B. where he had left C. how he left D. why did he left 例4：The chemistry class_____ for five minutes when we hurried there. A. had been on B. had begun C. has been on D. would began ★将来完成时 (will have done) by 例5：We’re late I expect the film_____ by the time we get to the cinema. A. had already started B. have already C. will already have started D. have already been started. ★现在完成进行时 (have been doing) 例6：It seems oil ___________ from this pipe for some time. We'll have to take the machine apart to put it right. A. had leaked B. is leaking C. leaked D. has been leaking ★过去完成进行时 (had been doing) ★将来完成进行时(will have been doing ) 例7：By the time you arrive this evening, _______for two hours. A. I will study B. I will have been studied