2015学位英语真题

34. This year summer time came into ________ on the 12th of April. A) effect B) efficiency C) us eD) practice

35. Mr. White was told again and again to ________ smoking, but he just wouldn’t listen.

A) cut throughB) cut down onC) cut offD) cut away

36. The Greyhound_________ outside of New York Bus Station at 6 p.m. and started for Washingt on D.C. at 6:20 p.m.

A) pulled upB) pulled outC) pulled downD) pulled on

37. Can you give me another hint without ________ the answer? A) giving offB) giving upC) givi ng awayD) giving in

38. Columbus was ________ his times in his belief that the earth was round.

A) in front of B) beforeC) in advance ofD) ahead of

39. After all, all living creatures live by feeding on something else, whether it _______ plant or ani mal, dead or alive. A) beB) would beC) wasD) to go

40. The pilot felt something ______ wrong with the engine just before the plane took off.

A) toB) was goingC) goesD) to go

41. — You were brave enough to raise objections at the meeting. — Well, now I regret _______ __ that.

A) having doneB) to be doingC) to have doneD) to do

42. ______ that they’re young and inexperienced, they’ve done quite a good job.

A) BeingB) GivenC) ProvidedD) Now

43. _______ is announced in the papers, a nation-wide sports meeting will be held in the city nex t month. A) BecauseB) ForC) AsD) So

44. Being much too fat, Maria was advised to reduce her food for each meal, yet, she would ____ ___ that.

A) have none of B) accept C) take care forD) listen to 45. In my opinion, he’s ________ imaginative of all the contemporary(同时代的)poets.

A) quite the mostB) by far the most C) very the mostD) rather the most

46. Never before _________ so highly successful in his attempts to modify the weather on a very small scale.

A) man has been B) man isC) has man been D) will be man

47. With flowers and trees ________ everywhere, the city took on a new look.

A) to be planted B) being planted C) plantingD) planted 48. — John wants to see you today. — I would rather he _______ tomorrow than today. A) comes B) cameC) should comeD) has c ome

49. It was suggested that this problem _________ at the next meeting. A) was discussedB) will b

e discussed C) would be discussedD) be discussed

50. Walter offered us a lift when he was leaving the office, but our work _____, so we didn’t acce pt the offer.

A) not being finishedB) had not been finished C) not having finishedD) was not finished

51. What you said reminds me ________ something I read a few days ago. A) forB) byC) fromD) o

f

52. Another worry is that telecommunication systems may isolate people ____each other. A) fro mB) forC) withD) to

53. The smog is due _______ invisible gases, mostly from automobile exhaust.

A) fromB) to C) forD) with

54. ________ is accepted as true is relatively, and not absolutely, true.

A) ItB) ThatC) WhatD) That it

55. There are many children and adolescents ______ behavior is generally unacceptable .

A) theirB) whoC) whomD) whose

56. Edison failed _____ times before he succeeded in producing the first electric lamp.

A) thousandB) thousandsC) a thousand ofD) thousands of

57. Water ________ the digestive juices flow more freely and helps to digest the food.

A) makesB) causesC) pushesD) turns

58. The panic attacks may _______ for only a few minutes; some, however, continue for several h ours. A) happenB) beginC) lastD) end

59. Let us see how dictionaries are made and how the editors _________ definitions.

A) head to B) arrive at C) reach forD) approach to

60. The nurse took ________ of my blood to test. A) an exampleB) an instanceC) a caseD) a sampl

e Part III Cloze (10 minutes, 10 points)

Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices ma rked A), B), C), and D) beneath the passage. You should choose the one that best fits into the pass age. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet with a single line through the cente r.

Japan is a small country with few natural resources. 61 this, Japanese productivity, the rate at which goods are produced, 62 more than eleven times in the past thirty years . Many people in the West wonder how the Japanese do it. The key 63 Japan’s success can be discovered by lookin g at some basic differences between Japanese and Western attitudes towards works.

People in the west generally view work 64 a necessary evil— one must give up part of one’s fre edom to earn the money needed to live. To the Japanese, however, work is the central interest of one’s life; it’s 65 that a Japanese establishes his identity.

A Japanese business firm is like a family, When an employee joins a company, he expects to work for that company for the rest of his working life; 66 is anyone dismissed. Promotion is based on t he seniority system, the length of employment 67 one’rank in the company, Those at the bottom do not 68 chances for promotion

because those at the top retire at a certain age 69 others may have their turn. In addition, the di fference between the lowest and the highest salaries is much less than 70 in the West. 61. A) Bec ause ofB) As forC) AlthoughD) Despite

62. A) have increased B) has increasedC) are increasingD) is increasing

63. A) toB) ofC) forD) in

64. A) likeB) forC) aboutD) as 65.A) thisB) thatC) hereD) where

66. A) barelyB) rarelyC) occasionally D) frequently

67. A) determines B) has determinedC) determiningD) to determine 68. A) care about B) care forC ) worry aboutD) concern with 69. A) in thatB) such thatC) for thatD) so that 70. A) thatB) thoseC) oneD) ones

Part IV Translation (15 minutes, 10 points)

Directions: Put the following sentences into English. 71. 他通常在开车上班时顺路把孩子们接送到学校。

72. 如果没有了电，我们的世界就会和现在的完全不同。

73. 温度如此之高，消防队员不得不离开那座着火的房子。

74. 当你在嬉戏玩乐时，时光就从你身边悄悄溜走。

75. 我们被告知，在任何情况下我们都不能用办公室的电话谈私事。

Ｐart V Writing (30 minutes, 20 points)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition based on the topic H ealth or Wealth. You are given the first sentence of each paragraph and are required to develop it s idea in completing the paragraph. You should write at least 100 words, not including the words given. You should write this composition on the Answer Sheet. Health or Wealth?

I prefer health to wealth if I have to choose between them. Wealth cannot be acquired without health.

Even if one is born into a rich family, wealth alone cannot bring him happiness.

试题答案

Keys to the Sample Test

Part I Reading Comprehension

1. A

2. C

3. B

4. D

5. B

6. A

7. D

8. A

9. B10. C

11. B12. A13. C14. B15. D16. A17. D18. A19. D20. C Part IIVocabulary and Structure

21. A22.B23.C24. D25.C26.B27. B28.C29.C30.B 31. C32.C33.A34.A35.B36.A37.C38.D39.A40.A 41. A42.B43.C44.A45.B46.C47.D48.B49.D50.D 51.D52.A53.B54.C55.D56.D57.A58.C59.B60.D Part IIIC lose

61.D62.B63.A64.D65.C66.B67.C68.C69.D70.A Part IVTranslation

71. He usually drops the kids off at school on his way to work.

72. If there were no electricity, our world would be entirely different from what it is.

73. The temperature rose to such an extent that the firemen had to leave the firing house.

74. Time steals away from you when you are having fun.

75. We have been told that under no circumstances may we use the telephone in the office for p ersonal affairs. Part VWriting Health or Wealth

I prefer health to wealth if I have to choose between them. It is true that wealth makes life easier and more comfortable, but health is even more important. Only when one has good health can h e pursue wealth and happiness.

Wealth cannot be acquired without health. As we know, to gain wealth usually means working ha rd. If one does not have a strong body, how can he work hard? How can he have enough energy t o overcome all the difficulties on his way towards success? Only with a sound body may one get a chance to enjoy the better life provided by his wealth

because health ensure wealth but not vice versa. Therefore, health is the basis for attaining wealt h.

Even if one is born into a rich family, wealth alone cannot make him happiness. Imagine a rich ma n who can do nothing but stay in bed. How can he enjoy his life? What can his money do for him? So long as one is healthy, there are always chances for him to attain everything including wealth.