()研究生英语水平能力测试样卷1

研究生英语水平能力测试样题

Part I Vocabulary and Structure (15 marks)

Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

1. Essentially, a theory is an abstract, symbolic representation of ________ reality.

A. what it is conceived

B. that is conceived

C. what is conceived to be

D. that is being conceived of

2. New York City collects garbage ________ $209 per family per year.

A. at the cost of

B. at sacrifice of

C. in demand of

D. in support of

3. I would just as soon ________ rudely to her.

A. you not speak

B. you won't speak

C. you not speaking

D. you didn't speak

4. ________ so many people been out of work as today.

A. More than ever before

B. Never before have

C. In the past, there never have

D. Formerly, there never were

5. We got home late last night, ________, early this morning.

A. namely

B. in other words

C. or rather

D. in any case

6. The miners escaped the danger by ________.

A. a hair breadth

B. hair breadth

C. hair's breadth

D. a hair's breadth

7. Praise is like warm sunshine. It not only brings joy to ________ who are praised but also adds pleasure to ________ who praise.

A. these; these

B. we; us

C. them; them

D. those; those

8. When our imports ________ our exports, we say we have a favorable trade balance; however, when our imports and exports are the other way round we say we have an unfavorable trade balance.

A. fall short

B. fall short of

C. run out of

D. are lack of

9. ________ that distinguish human beings from other primates are related to the ability of people to stand upright and walk on two legs.

A. Many of the physical characteristics

B. Of the many physical characteristics

C. The physical characteristics

D. There are many physical characteristics

10. Classical logic is characterized by a concern for the structure and elements of argument ________ that thought, language, and reality are interrelated.

A. based on the belief

B. on the belief based

C. belief based on the

D. the based belief on

11. ________ fashioned from a wick floating in a bowl of oil functioned according to the principle of capillary action.

A. All lamps early

B. Lamps all early

C. All early lamps

D. Early all lamps

12. In 1964 ________ of Henry Osaka Tanner's paintings was shown at the Smithsonian Institution.

A. was a major collection

B. that a major collection

C. a collection was major

D. a major collection

13. Traditionally, ________ on Thanksgiving Day in New England.

A. when served is sweet cider

B. when sweet cider is served

C. is served sweet cider

D. sweet cider is served

14. Richard: This class is so boring. When will it end?

Drew: I don't know. I don't think I can take it much longer.

Teacher: ________

Richard: Oh, nothing. We were discussing the text.

A. Hey you two! What are you talking about?

B. Do one of you know what the answer to this problem is?

C. Am I boring you two?

D. The two of you go to the principal's office right now!

15. Delivery man: I have a package here for Beverly Beaver.

Beverly: That is me. ________

Delivery man: Yes, please sign here on the line.

Beverly: Thank you. These must be the new drapes I ordered.

A. Where is the receipt?

B. Do you have the sender's address?

C. Do you take a credit card?

D. Do I have to sign for it?

Part II Reading Comprehension (40 marks)

Section A (5 marks)

Directions: There is one passage in this section with 5 questions. For each question, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Questions 46-50 are based on the following passage.

No matter what our work is, we all have to face that choice - in my field no less than in others. There may not be a more important field for the dissemination of values in our country than the entire communications industry - most strikingly, television. Networks are very sensitive to that fact, and they employ dozens of censors to prevent all of us from using language on television that an eight year old might have to explain to his parents. But the point that censors miss, I think, is that it is not so much what we say that teaches as what we don't say. Even programs that attempt to make a moral point don't always make the point that they intended to. Because when we sense we are being sole something, we automatically defend ourselves against it. I think it may be the unspoken assumptions that mold an audience.

Look at the way, for instance, that violence is treated on television. It is not only the quantity that offends. There probably is no more violence on television than there is in a Shakespearean

tragedy. But on television you find unfelt violence and in Shakespeare you tend to find felt violence. In Shakespeare the characters react with a human response: They fear, they hurt, they mourn. Most of the time on television, violence is dealt with by sweeping it under the rug as fast as possible and by having people go on about their business as if nothing had happened. (If I can't have less violence, I want at least a better grade of violence.) One of the unspoken assumptions is that violence can be tolerated as long as you ignore it and have no reaction to it. But that seems to me to be dangerously close to psychopathic behavior. I wonder if there is any connection between the long acceptance by our people of the Vietnam War and the thousands and thousands of deaths that we have seen on television over the years that were never mourned, never even paused for except to sell shampoo for sixty seconds.

Maybe our greatest problem is that we have two separate sets of value systems that we use - the one we talk about and the one we live by. We seem to place a very high value on fairness and on human concerns. And yet we still have widespread discrimination based on race, sex and religion. You still don't find Jews, blacks or other minorities in any significant numbers in decision-making positions in the banking industry, for instance. You think that's an accident? I think somebody puts a value on that. And you don't find women in any significant numbers in decision-making capacities in any industry. Why? Because we place a higher value on appeasing the fragile male ego than we do on fairness and decency. Maybe what we need is a declaration of interdependence.

Questions:

16. It can be concluded from the first paragraph that ________.

A. we won't buy things that are recommended

B. we become defensive whenever we are taught to do something

C. television is the most important part of the communication industry

D. TV programs can never successfully convey a moral point

17. What is the author's attitude toward violence on television?

A. He thinks that violence on television should be totally banned.

B. Violence on television is more tolerable than the one in Shakespeare's plays.

C. Violence can be tolerated if you pretend that it doesn't exist.

D. Violence, if unavoidable, should be presented on television in a more appropriate way.

18. The word “appeasing”(line 6 in paragraph 3) most probably means ________.

A. attacking

B. accusing

C. soothing

D. satisfying

19. By citing the examples of the Jews, blacks, and other minorities in the last paragraph, the author aims to show that ________.

A. it's an accident that they are out-numbered in the decision-making positions in the banking industry

B. they stand for one set of value system

C. what we talk about and what we actually do might be totally different

D. fairness is well respected in our life

20. The author's tone in writing the text is ________.

A. neutral

B. matter-of-fact

C. critical

D. questioning

Section B (15 marks)

Directions: There is one passage in this section with 10 questions. Go over the

passage quickly and answer the questions on the Answer Sheet.

For questions 51 - 55, mark

Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.

For questions 56 - 60, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.

You hear the same complaint all the time as people get older: “My memory is terrible.”Is it all in the mind, or do real changes take place in the brain with age to justify such grumbling (抱怨)? The depressing answer is that the brain's cells, the neurons, die and decline in efficiency with age.

Professor Arthur Shimamura, of the University of California at Berkeley, says there are three main ways in which mental function changes. The first is mental speed, for example how quickly you can react to fast-moving incidents on the road. Drivers in their late teens react quickly but tend to drive too fast, while the over sixties are more cautious but react more slowly. The near-inevitable slowing with age also partly explains why soccer players are seen as old in their thirties, while golf professionals are still in their prime at that age. This type of mental slowing results from a reduction in the efficiency with which the brain's neurons work.

The fact that adults find it harder to learn musical instruments than children points to a second type of mental loss with age - a reduction in learning capacity. The parts of the brain known as the temporal lobes control new learning, and are particularly vulnerable to the effects of aging. This means that, as we get older, we take longer to learn a new language, and slower to master new routines and technologies at work, and we have to rely more on diaries and other mental aids.

“Working memory”is the third brain system which is vulnerable to the effects of aging. Working memory is the brain's “blackboard”, where we juggle from moment to moment the things we have to keep in mind when solving problems, planning tasks and generally organizing our day-to-day life. Absent-mindedness occurs at all ages because of imperfections in the working memory system - so, for instance, you may continually lose your glasses, or find yourself walking into a room of your house only to find that you cannot remember what you came for.

Such absent-mindedness tends to creep up on us as we age and occurs because our plans and intentions, which are chalked up on the mental blackboard, are easily wiped out by stray thoughts and other distractions. Stress and preoccupation can also cause such absent-mindedness, in addition to age-related changes in the brain. The frontal lobes of the brain - located behind the forehead and above the eyes - are where the working memory system is located. Like the temporal lobes, which handle new learning, the frontal lobes are more vulnerable to the aging process than other parts of the brain.

The news, however, is not all bleak. Although neurons reduce in number with age, the remaining neurons send out new and longer connection fibers (dendrites) to maintain connections and allow us to function reasonably well with only relatively small drops in ability.

This and other evidence suggests that the principle “use it or lost it”might apply to the aging brain. Professor Shimamura studied a group of university professors who were still intellectually active, and compared their performance on neuropsychological tests with that of others of their age group, as well as with younger people. He found that on several tests of

memory, the mentally active professors in their sixties and early seventies were superior to their contemporaries, and as good as the younger people.

Research on animals provide even stronger evidence of the effects of stimulation on the brain structure. Professor Bryan Kolb, of the University of Lethbridge in Canada, has shown that animals kept in stimulating environments show sprouting (生长) and lengthening of the connecting nerve fibers in comparison with animals kept in unstimulating environments.

The beneficial effects of continued mental activity are shown by the fact that older contestants in quiz shows are just as fast and accurate in responding to general knowledge questions as younger competitors, suggesting that at least part of their intellectual apparatus is spared the effects of aging because of practice and skill.

Such findings lead to the intriguing possibility of “mental fitness training”to accompany jogging and workouts for the health conscious. Research in Stockholm by Professor Lars Backman and his colleague has shown that older people can be trained to use their memory better, with the effects of this training lasting several years.

Just as people go bald or grey at different rates, so the same is true for their mental faculties. Why this should be the case for memory and other mental functions is not yet clear. If Professor Shimamura is right, then the degree to which people use and stretch their mental faculties may also have a role to play.

Questions:

21. The passage gives a description of several methods of testing mental ability.

22. Professor Shimamura identified a number of areas in which mental function may change.

23. As the temporal lobes of the brain are affected by aging, it becomes harder to pick up new skills.

24. Research indicates that physical training can help to improve memory.

25. Taking part in quizzes is the best way to stimulate the brain.

26. Absent-mindedness is not necessarily ________.

27. Scientists do not understand why people's ________ decline at different rates.

28. If a person is under stress, ________ may become more frequent.

Section C (10 marks)

Directions: In this section, there is one passage followed by 5 questions. Read the passage carefully, then answer the questions in a maximum of 10 words. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.

Questions 29 - 33 are based on the following passage.

Alarmed by a 20-year decline in student achievement, American schools are considering major upheavals in the career structure of teachers, school boards around the country are planning to abandon traditional salary schedules and single out outstanding teachers for massive pay rise.

The idea is regarded with deep suspicion by the United States' biggest teachers' unions, the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers. They say the creation of a cadre of elite teachers will sour professional relationships and encourage teachers to compete instead of cooperate; they also question whether a fair way can be devised to tell which teachers really do perform better than their colleagues.

But heightened public anxiety about secondary education appears to have given the master teacher concept unstoppable political momentum. Florida and Tennessee are racing to introduce ambitious statewide master teacher schemes before the end of the year. Less grandiose proposals

to pay teachers on the basis of merit instead of seniority have already been implemented in countless school districts. And the Secretary of Education, Mr. Terrel Bell, recently promised substantial incentive grants to states which intend to follow their example.

Low pay is believed to be the single most important reason for the flight from teaching. The average salary of a teacher in the United States is just under $19,000, much less than that of an engineer ($34,700) and not much more than that of a secretary($16,500). To make ends meet it is common for teachers to take second jobs in the evening and in their summer holidays, and women, who used to make up the bulk of teacher candidates are turning to better paid professions.

The unions insist that the answer to this problem is to increase the basic pay of all teachers, but most states would find that too expensive, they would be better able to afford schemes that confine pay increases to a small number of exceptional teachers. Champions of the idea say it would at least hold out the promise of high pay and status to bright graduates who are confident of their ability to do well in the classroom, but are deterred by the present meager opportunities for promotion.

One of the first large-scale tests of this approach will come in Tennessee, where a year of painstaking negotiations has just overcome bitter union opposition to a wide-ranging master teacher scheme. Tennessee promised that they will allocate $300 million as education budget. In return for a chance to earn bigger salaries and faster promotion, teachers will subject themselves to closer scrutiny.

The Tennessee plan will make it harder for poor teachers to join the profession. Beginners will have to serve a probationary year before qualifying, and another three apprentice years before receiving tenure. Apprentice teachers who fail to reach a required standard will not be allowed to stay on. Survivors will be designated “career teachers” and given a chance to climb through thr ee career rugs and earn bonuses of up to $7,000. Advancement will not be automatic. The performance of each teacher will be closely assessed by committees of teachers drawn from other districts.

Questions:

29. What support is the federal government offering to states that set up a master teacher scheme?

30. What's the purpose of the master teacher scheme?

31. In the state of Tennessee, how will teachers be assessed?

32. What is the main idea of the text?

33. What can be inferred from the text about the master teacher scheme?

Section D (10 marks)

Directions: In this section, there is one passage followed by a summary. Read the passage carefully and complete the summary below by choosing no more than three words from the passage. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet. Questions 34 - 38 are based on the following passage.

The United Kingdom

Britain (or Great Britain) is an island that lies off the north-west coast of Europe. The nearest country is France, which is 20 miles away and from which Britain is separated by the English Channel. The island is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the North Sea to the east. It comprises the mainlands of England, Wales and Scotland, that is, three countries. Scotland is in the north, while Wales is in the west. Ireland, which is also an island, lies off the west coast of Britain. It consists of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. Britain together with Northern

Ireland constitute the United Kingdom (UK). Thus, the United Kingdom is composed of four countries, the largest of which is England. The capital city is London, which is situated in south-east England.

The UK has a total area of about 244,100 square kilometres (94,248 square miles). About 70% of the land area is devoted to agriculture, about 7% is wasteland, moorland and mountains, about 13% is devoted to urban development, and 10% is forest and woodland. The northern and western regions of Britain, that is Scotland and Vales, are mainly mountainous and hilly. Parts of the north-west and centre of England also consist of mountains and hills.

Britain has a generally mild and temperate climate. It is, however, subject to frequent changes. It has an average annual rainfall of about 120 centimetres (47 inches).

In 1998 the population of the United Kingdom was nearly 59 million. The density of population was approximately 240 people per square kilometre. However, in England, where 83% of the population live, the density was much higher, about 363 per square kilometre.

In the UK, English is the first language of the vast majority of people. However, in western Wales, Welsh is the first language for many of the people. In Scotland only a small number of people speak Gaelic.

In Britain about 66% of the population say that they are Christian, while fewer than 5% say that they belong to other religions.

Summary:

Britain is an island that (34) ________ the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. It comprises the mainlands of England, Wales and Scotland. Ireland (35) ________ the west coast of Britain. It (36) ________ Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. The United Kingdom consists of Britain together with Northern Ireland. The capital city is London which (37) ________ south-east England.

In 1998 the population of the UK was nearly 59 million. The density of population was 240 people per square kilometre. In the UK English is the first language of most people. In western Wales, Welsh (38) ________ many of the people, but few people in Scotland speak Gaelic.

Part III Cloze (15 marks)

Section A (5 marks)

Directions: There are 5 blanks in the passage. For each blank, some letters of the word have been given (not exceeding 3 letters). Read the passage below and think of the word which best fits each blank. Use only one word in each blank. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.

Language is learned primarily through communication with other people. Research shows that the more communication children (39) exp________ at home, the better developed their language skills will be. Children need to talk well in order to learn well. This is especially important for the development of native language skills since the language is often reinforced by the child's environment outside school.

However, the (40) qu________ of communication is just as or more important than quantity alone. The language adults use helps children become aware of the many different aspects of objects and events around them. For example, during a shopping trip to the market or store, adults can develop children's concepts by bringing their attention to the shapes, colors, sounds, textures, and sizes of objects and events around them. Parents can do this naturally through conversation

without (41) di________ teaching. In other words, conversation with children in everyday situations expands their minds and develops their thinking skills.

In addition to conversing with children, adults can help prepare their children to succeed in school by (42) en________ them to take an active interest in books and in the print that surrounds them in the environment. The child's first major task in school is learning to read. Children who come to school with knowledge that the print around them carries important meaning and with an interest in books and stories will usually (43) su________ in learning to read rapidly.

Section B (10 marks)

Directions: There are 10 blanks in the passage. Use the word given in each blanket to form a word that fits in each blank. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.

Forensic science (法庭科学) means (44) ________ (use) science to solve crime. But what exactly does a forensic scientist do?

At the scene of crime, the crime scene (45) ________ (investigator) will thoroughly examine the area. They will look for fingerprints and palm prints; marks of tools and weapons; marks from shoes; fibers from (46) ______ (cloth); body fluids.

Increasingly, CSIs (= crime scene investigators) are using specialized techniques, on site, to determine which areas to concentrate their investigation on.

A forensic pathologist (法医) specializes in examining dead bodies to determine how and when death occurred. As well as (47) ________ (examine) the body, either on site or through photos (48) ________ (take) at the scene, the forensic pathologist may also use X-ray imaging(X光成像技术) and will usually conduct an autopsy (尸体解剖). The pathologist will also take samples of body tissues, like blood, liver or hair, for further (49) ________ (analyze).

A new form of identification (50) ________ (rely) on DNA, which carries the genetic (基因的) information of each person. Everyone's DNA is different (except for identical twins). DNA fingerprinting allows police to identify an individual in the same way as fingerprints do.

DNA profiles (DNA片断) are a very powerful (51) ________ (mean) of determining whether two or more samples may or may not have come from the same person. If DNA profiles do not match, they (52) ________ (come) from different people.

However, if they do match, there is still a very slight chance that they may have come from different people.

DNA analysis does not enable scientists to build up a picture of a person from DNA. The only (53) ______ (character) that the DNA tells us is the sex of the person.

Part IV Translation (15 marks)

Section A (8 marks)

Directions: Translate the underlined sentences of the following passage into Chinese. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.

If a nation is essentially disunited, it is left to the government to hold it together. (54) This increases the expense of government, and reduces correspondingly the amount of economic resources that could be used for developing the country. And it should not be forgotten how small those resources are in a poor and backward country. Where the cost of government is high, resources for development are correspondingly low.

This may be illustrated by comparing the position of a nation with that of a private business enterprise. An enterprise has to incur certain costs and expenses in order to stay in business. For our purposes, we are concerned only with one kind of cost - the cost of managing and administering the business. Such administrative overhead of a business is analogous to the cost of government in a nation. (55) The administrative overhead of a business is low to the extent that everyone working in the business can be trusted to behave in a way that best promotes the interests of the firm. If they can each be trusted to take such responsibilities, and to exercise such initiative as falls within their sphere, then administrative overhead will be low. It will be low because it will be necessary to have only one man looking after each job, without having another man to check upon what he is doing, keep him in line, and report on him to someone else. But if no one can be trusted to act in a loyal and responsible manner towards his job, then the business will require armies of administrators, checkers, and foremen, and administrative overhead will rise correspondingly. (56) As administrative overhead rises, so the earnings of the business, after meeting the expenses of administration, will fall; and the business will have less money to distribute as dividends or invest directly in its future progress and development.

It is precisely the same with a nation. To the extent that the people can be relied upon to behave in a loyal and responsible manner, the government does not require armies of police and civil servants to keep them in order. (57) But if a nation is disunited, the government cannot be sure that the actions of the people will be in the interests of the nation; and it will have to watch, check, and control the people accordingly. A disunited nation therefore has to incur unduly high costs of government.

Section B (7 marks)

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and expressions given in the brackets. Remember to write your answers on the Answer Sheet.

58. 这些要求有点过头，一系列的争端也由此而起。(too much, ask, quarrel, origin)

59. 爱使人产生一种安全感，爱使人对所爱的人产生一种安全感、信任感。它总是使双方在这种新的关系中有一种相互受益的感觉。(security, trust, involve, mutual)

60. 一支可在1500码远的地方精确射杀的武器开辟了全新的局面，令每个能够得到它的家族、部落都欢欣鼓舞。(accuracy, a whole new scene of, clan)

Part V Writing (15 marks)

Task I (5 marks)

Directions: You have read an ad on the board in which an American student is looking for a Chinese student as a language partner. Write an email to him to apply for the post.

You should write about 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Li Ming”instead. Now write the letter on the Answer Sheet.

Task II (10 marks)

Directions: Many nations' serious school problems nowadays result from the students' attitude. What causes these problems? What's your opinion to deal with these problems? State your opinion in no less than 160 words, and write it on the Answer Sheet.

参考答案

Part I Vocabulary and Structure

1. C

2. A

3. D

4. B

5. C

6. D

7. D

8. B

9. A 10. A 11. C 12. D 13. D 14. A 15. D

Part II Reading Comprehension

Section A

16. B 17. D 18. C 19. C 20. C

Section B

21. N 22. Y 23. Y 24. N 25. NG

26. a sign of aging

27. mental faculties

28. absent-mindedness

Section C

29. Substantial incentive grants.

30. To improve teacher performance.

31. By committees of teachers from other districts.

32. American master teacher scheme has been adopted.

33. It will not be carried out smoothly in other states.

Section D

34. is surrounded by 35. lies off 36. consists of (is composed of; comprises) 37. is situated in (is located in) 38. is spoken by

Part III Cloze

Section A

39. experience 40. quality 41. direct 42. encouraging 43. succeed

Section B

44. using 45. investigators 46. clothing 47. examining 48. taken 49. analysis 50. relies 51. means 52. came 53. characteristic

Part IV Translation

Section A

54. 这便增加了政府开支，而相应减少了本可以用来发展国家的经济资源。

55. 如果可以相信企业的每个员工都在最大限度地提高公司的利润，那么公司的管理费用就会降低。

56. 随着管理费用的增加，企业的收入在支付管理费用后便减少了，因此企业用于分红或直接投资于将来发展的资金就少了。

57. 但是如果一个国家四分五裂，政府便不能确信人民的行动是否符合国家的利益，因此政府就不得不对人民进行监督、检查和控制。

Section B

58. It was too much to ask, and a whole series of quarrels took their origin from this source.

59. Love leads a person to a feeling of security and trust in the loved one. It usually involves a feeling of mutual benefit arising from the new relationship.

60. A weapon which would kill with accuracy at fifteen hundred yards opened a whole new scene of delights to every family or clan which could acquire it.

Part V Writing