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研究生英语学位考试模拟试卷(四)

PART II VOCABULARY (10 MINUTES, 10 POINTS)

Section A (0.5 point each)

Directions: There are ten sentences in this section. Each has one word or a set of words 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 Answer Sheet.

16. It wasn't an accident. He did it on purpose.

A. accidentally

B. reluctantly

C. deliberately

D. willingly

17. She's such an irritating woman. I don't know how you can endure her.

A. put up

B. put up with

C. stand up with

D. stand with

18. If you don't put the meat in the refrigerator, it may go off`

A. melt

B. decay

C. run down

D. level off

19. The professor thanked the audience for listening to his lecture on Shakespeare.

A. talk

B. conference

C. rehearsal

D. recital

20. I'm afraid you've been taken in. This bank note is a forgery.

A. cheated

B. promoted

C. surpassed

D. transferred

21. The workers demanded a fair wage for their work.

A. desired

B. campaigned

C. appealed

D. asked for

22. You cannot expect people to work hard unless you give them some kind

of incentive.

A. fascination

B. encouragement

C. provocation

D. temptation

23. We must make sure that the telegram arrives in time.

A. secure

B. ensure

C. assure

D. certify

24. How many of you are to take part in the Proficiency examination?

A. putting down in

B. going in for

C. entering into

D. writing in for

25. Jean took to Paul as soon as they met.

A. began to like

B. talked to

C. accepted

D. got away from

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. I enjoyed that dish very much. Would you mind letting me have the ________ for it?

A. menu

B. prescription

C. receipt

D. recipe

27. No one imagined that the apparently ________ businessman was really a criminal.

A. respectful

B. respective

C. respectable

D. reverent

28. There was an interesting ________ of the film in the paper this morning.

A. comment

B. report

C. revision

D. review

29. The good service at the hotel ________ the poor food to some extent.

A. made up for

B. made up

C. made for

D. made out

30. If you ________ in taking this attitude, we'll have to ask you to leave.

A. persist

B. insist

C. resist

D. pursue

31. Petrol was ________ and had to be rationed.

A. inadequate

B. little

C. lacked

D. scarce

32. These continual ________ in temperature make it impossible to decide what to wear.

A. transformations

B. fluctuations

C. exchanges

D. agitation

33. This kind of question can sometimes be answered only by process of ________.

A. abolition

B. subtraction

C. elimination

D. exception

34. He was ________ of deciding anything for himself.

A. incapable

B. ineffective

C. incompetent

D. unable

35. The actor forgot his lines but ________ so well that the audience didn't notice.

A. carried it off

B. put it off

C. went off with it

D. came across it

PART III CLOZE TEST (10 MINUTES, 15 POINTS)

Directions: Read the passage through. Then go back and choose one item of the most suitable word(s) 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 Answer Sheet.

As the plane circled over the airport, everyone sensed that something was wrong. The plane was moving unsteadily through the air, and although the passengers had ___36___ their seat belts, they were suddenly ___37___ forward. At that moment, the ___38___ appeared. She looked very pale, but was quite clam. Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper, she ___39___ everyone that the pilot had fainted and asked ___40___ any of the passengers knew anything about machines--or at least how to drive a car. ___41___ a moment's hesitation, a man got up and followed the stewardess into the pilot's cabin. Moving the pilot aside, the man took ___42___ and listened carefully to the urgent instructions that were ___43___ by radio from the airport

___44___. The plane was now dangerously ___45___ the ground, but to everyone's ___46___it soon began to climb. The man had to circle the airport several times in order to become familiar with the controls. Following instructions, the man guided the plane towards the airfield. It shook violently as it touched the ground and then moved rapidly across the field, but after a long ___47___ it stopped safely. ___48___, a crowd of people who ___49___ anxiously, rushed forward to congratulate the "pilot" ___50___ a perfect landing.

36. A. installed B. fastened C. connected D. snatched

37. A. struck B. pulled C. thrown D. falling

38. A. steward B. pilot C. air-hostess D. crew

39.A. announced B. informed C. reported D. made known

40.A. suppose B. if C. was there D. perhaps

41.A. After B. Taking C. For D. In

42.A. place B. flight C. off D. his seat

43. A. sent B. to be sent C. being sent D. sending

44. A. under B. down C. below D. ahead

45. A. overlooking B. close to C. seeing D. beyond

46. A. relief B. eye C. good luck D. regret

47. A. road B. path C. flight D. run

48. A. Outdoors B. Away C. Beside D. Outside

49. A. were watching B. had watched C. was watching D. had been watching

50. A. for B. in C. over D. on

PART IV READING COMPREHENSION (45 MINUTES, 30 POINTS)

Directions: In this part of the test, there are several passages for you to read. Read each passage carefully, and then do the questions that follow. Choose the best answer A,B,C, or D, and mark the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet.

Passage One

In 1928, Alexander Calder, one of the most innovative modern sculptors, made "The Horse,"

a boxwood figure now in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. About the same time, Edgar Alexander Mckillop, living in Balfour, North Carolina, made one of his four known works of folk art, "Hippoceros," combining the elements of a rhinoceros and a hippopotamus, now in the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Collection. That a piece of modern art and a piece of folk art created contemporaneously could be so similar in both subject and treatment leads us to the conclusion that folk art should be considered within the same hierarchy of criteria used to judge modern art.Calder's horse, assembled from three carved parts, expresses the essential character of the animal in an abstract manner, with emphasis on the attitude of the legs and the extended neck and head. McKillop's carved wooden figure expresses the artist's similar ability to select and emphasize those elements that contribute most to his personal statement. "Hippoceros" has teeth resembling piano keys, glass taxidermists' eyes, and originally had rhinestones in its nostrils. The tongue is a leather boxing glove that is rigged to move in and out as the turntable of a phonograph in the animal's back revolves. A strange creature, it has a presence that attests to the artist's ability to combine materials, sound, and motion in a unified statement that becomes a uniquely powerful image.

51. What is the main subject of the passage?

A. A comparison of "The Horse" and "Hippoceros."

B. An explanation of how "Hippoceros" was made.

C. An introduction to the history of folk art.

D. A consideration of the lives of McKillop and Calder.

52.Which of the following responses correctly pairs the work of art with its genre?

A. "The Horse" ... folk art.

B. "The Horse" ... collective art.

C. "Hippoceros" ... folk art.

D. "Hippoceros" ... modern art.

53. According to the passage, why has the author chosen to discuss these particular works?

A. Both artists' names are Alexander.

B. Both works were made at the same time.

C. Both works represent real animals.

D. Both works make use of sound and motion.

54. According to the passage, which of the following parts of a horse does Calder emphasize in his sculpture?

A. The mane and tail.

B. The eyes and nostrils.

C. The hooves and feet.

D. The head and neck.

55. Which part of "Hippoceros" moves?

A. Its legs.

B. Its teeth.

C. Its eyes.

D. Its tongue.

56. What is the author's opinion of "Hippoceros"?

A.He admires it because it makes a strong, well-realized personal statement.

B.He likes it even though it is inferior in design.

C. He views it as an interesting but clumsy work.

D. He dislikes it because it incorporates material not appropriate to art.

Passage Two

Stanley Fields, the man who wrote "Sad, Sad Cowboy," which won this year's Philip's Award as the best song of the year, might have had a very different career if his parents had had their way. In a private interview, Fields said, "When I was a kid, my father always told me I should put down my guitar and do my homework. He wanted me to go to college and become a teacher as he and his brother were." Fields explained that he made a great effort to please his father, but often the urge became too great and he would sneak off to a pasture behind his house and play his guitar and make up songs. "I made it to Stanton College," he laughed, "but I majored in accounting instead of teaching. And to pay my own way, I played the guitar and sang at a local nightclub." While Fields was still in his senior year, an executive of a record company came into the club as he was singing one of his own songs. The executive liked what he heard and signed the young man to a contract. Since graduating from Stanton College in 1973, Fields has devoted his full time to composing and singing. "My Heartache," a song he wrote while in college, reached number seventeen in the top twenty song hits of 1974 and in 1977 his song, "Rambling," was the theme song for the movie of the same name.

57. According to the reading passage, Stanley Fields'

A. mother and father were teachers.

B. mother and brother were teachers.

C. father and uncle were teachers.

D. aunt and uncle were teachers.

58. You learn that Fields

A. composed no songs before entering college.

B. made up songs before entering college.

C. began composing after attending college.

D. had songs published before attending college.

59. Which statement is true?

A. Fields got some money for college from his father.

B. Fields earned his own money for college expenses.

C. Fields was able to attend college on a scholarship.

D. Fields earned some money playing at the college.

60. Which statement is NOT accurate?

A. Since 1973, Fields has been a singer and composer.

B. Fields has never been employed as an accountant.

C. Both a movie and a song were named "Rambling."

D. Fields wrote "My Heartache" after his graduation.

Passage Three

Baldness, the absence of hair on the head, has been divided into five main types by those who study this affliction of human beings. A general thinning of the hair is called partial baldness and an absence of hair in areas usually covered by hair is labeled area baldness. A thinning of the hair which occurs in persons after about fifty years of age is called senile baldness. In this form of partial baldness, the hairline tends to recede, and there is a gradual thinning of the hair over the whole head. Parts of the head, such as the top, may grow completely bald. Young people may experience what is called premature baldness. And when certain areas of the head become bald while hair over the rest of the scalp continues to grow at a normal rate, the condition is called pattern baldness. Despite all the research that has been done on the subject, the specific causes of baldness are still unknown. Experts believe that heredity, aging, hormone imbalance and infection have an effect on the loss of hair. The most widespread cause of baldness is heredity, but it affects female members of a family less than males. The women of a bald family are more apt to retain their hair than the men. The females, however, pass on an inherited tendency toward baldness to their male offspring. Besides the possible causes mentioned above, baldness may result from such infections and diseases as ringworm, dermatitis, typhoid fever and scarlet fever. This type of baldness is usually not permanent, however. Hygiene has been found to be an important factor in baldness. An improper cleaning of the scalp may accelerate baldness, while the stimulation from cleansing andbrushing helps to delay it.

61. Which type of baldness does not occur among the aged?

A. Area baldness.

B. Senile baldness.

C Premature baldness. D. partial baldness.

62. When certain parts of the head are bald and the hair elsewhere on the

scalp grows normally, the condition

A. is called pattern baldness.

B. is labeled partial baldness.

C. is known as senile baldness.

D. is named premature baldness.

63. When there is an inherited tendency toward baldness in a family, the females

A. invariably show evidence of baldness.

B. are as susceptible to baldness as the males.

C. convey this tendency to their sons.

D. rarely, if ever, lose much of their hair.

64. Baldness that is caused by certain fevers

A. is a kind of area baldness.

B. is normally temporary in nature.

C. is quite like hereditary baldness.

D. is the result of poor hygiene.

Passage Four

V oluntary Service Overseas (VSO) is a registered charity dedicated to assisting development in the world's poor countries. It is an independent non-sectarian organization. VSO is a direct response to an urgent need. Each year about 450 volunteers are sent to work on projects in 36 developing countries. Each volunteer goes overseas in response to a specific appeal from a developing country. Over the past 23 years more than 20,000 volunteers have worked abroad with VSO. Together they have contributed over 30,000 man-years to development. But VSO volunteers gain as well as give. They gain responsibility, experience and a personal viewpoint on development. On their return they can make an effective contribution to the development debate. Above all, VSO is aid that the Third World needs. For this reason the Third World countries themselves pay almost half the cost of each VSO volunteer. When VSO was established over 20 years ago, the first volunteers were school-leavers. However, increasingly the demand was for skilled and professional people. Today, all VSO volunteers are skilled and/or qualified people--teachers and doctors, mechanics and electricians, accountants and civil engineers. Why do they volunteer? To make a personal contribution, to take on extra responsibility, to gain overseas work experience, to work within a community--often for all these reasons. The task of VSO is to match these specialists with particular vacancies, notified to them by overseas countries. Then, having made the match, they prepare the volunteer to work for two years in a very different environment.

65. The work of VSO is concerned with

A. helping the poor in all parts of the world.

B. giving practical assistance to poor countries.

C. the development of any worthwhile project.

D. increasing the need for development in the Third World.

66. To date the number of volunteers who have worked for VSO is

A. in excess of 23,000.

B. more than 30,000.

C. over 20,000.

D. about 450.

67. The experience gained by VSO volunteers working abroad

A. provides the basic training they need.

B. increases their understanding of particular problems.

C. helps them to deal with their own problems.

D. encourages them to contribute to Third World appeals.

68. The majority of VSO volunteers today are

A. over-qualified.

B. unskilled.

C. school-leavers.

D. highly trained.

69. People who volunteer for VSO do so

A. for a variety of reasons.

B. because they have personal problems.

C. in response to requests from overseas.

D. because they are unemployed.

70. A volunteer who is accepted must be prepared to

A. take a two-year training course.

B. be away from home for two years.

C. spend two years visiting different countries.

D. take two years to adapt to a new environment

Passage Five

One day Mr. Kerry was walking along the Strand in London, killing time, when his eye was caught by an enormous picture displayed upon the wall of a house. It represented a human figure covered with long, dark hair, with huge nails upon his hands and a most fearful expression. On coming nearer, he heard a man call out "Walk in, ladies and gentlemen, the most wonderful curiosity ever exhibited--only five pence--the wild man from Africa--he eats raw food, and many other pleasing and surprising performances.' Mr. Kerry paid his money and was admitted. At first the crowd prevented his seeing anything, for the place was full to suffocation, and the noise awful. At last, Mr. Kerry obtained, by dint of squeezing and pushing, a place in the front, when to his horror, he saw a figure that was far worse than the portrait outside. It was a man, nearly naked, covered with long, shaggy hair, that grew even over his nose and cheekbones. He sprang about, sometimes on his feet, sometimes on all-fours, but always uttering the most fearful yells, and glaring upon the crowd in a manner that was really dangerous. Mr. Kerry did not feel exactly happy at the whole proceeding, and began heartily to wish himself outside. Suddenly, the savage gave a more frantic scream than before and seized a morsel of raw beef which a keeper extended to him on a long fork. This he tore to pieces eagerly, and devoured in the most voracious manner, amid great clapping of hands and other evidence of satisfaction from the audience. 'I'll go now', thought Mr. Kerry, 'for who knows whether, in his hungry moods, he might not fancy finishing his dinner with me.' Just at this instant, some sounds struck his ear that surprised him. He listened more attentively and, to his amazement, found that amid the most fearful cries and wild yells, the savage was talking Irish. Now, Mr Kerry had never heard of an African Irishman so he listened very closely, and, by degrees, not only the words were known to him, but the very voice was familiar, so turning to the savage, he addressed him in Irish, at the same time fixing him with a severe look. 'Who are you?' said Mr Kerry. 'Billy McCabe, sir.' 'And what do you mean by playing your tricks here, instead of earning your living like an honest man?' 'Well,' said Billy, 'I'm earning the rent to pay you. One must do many strange things to pay the kind of rent you charge.' 71. Mr. Kerry was walking along the Strand because

A. he had nothing else to do.

B. he was late for an appointment.

C. he was looking for something to do.

D. he was reluctant to go home.

72. Inside the house, at first, Mr. Kerry

A. was nearly suffocated.

B. could see nothing.

C. was pushed about.

D. couldn't hear anything.

73. The wild man gave the impression of being dangerous by

A. the way he moved.

B. the way he dressed.

C. the looks he gave.

D. the cries he made.

74. Mr. Kerry decided to leave the house because

A. he felt extremely frightened.

B. he was worried what might happen.

C. he didn't wish to eat with the savage.

D. he feared he might have a heart attack.

75. The wild man surprised Mr. Kerry by speaking Irish since

A. he was on show in London.

B. he was a primitive savage.

C. he previously spoke gibberish.

D. he was thought to be African.

Passage Six

During the Christmas shopping rush in London, the intriguing story was reported of a tramp who, apparently through no fault of his own, found himself locked in a well-known chain store late on Christmas Eve. No doubt the store was crowded with last-minute Christmas shoppers and the staff were dead beat and longing to get home. Presumably all the proper security checks were made before the store was locked and they left to enjoy the three-day holiday untroubled by customers desperate to get last-minute Christmas presents. However they may be, our tramp found himself alone in the store and decided to make the best of it. There was food, drink, bedding and camping equipment, of which he made good use. There must also have been television sets and radios. Though it was not reported if he took advantage of these facilities, when the shop re-opened, he was discovered in bed with a large number of empty bottles beside him. He seems to have been a man of good humor and philosophic temperament--as indeed vagrants very commonly are. Everyone else was enjoying Christmas, so he saw no good reason why he should not do the same. He submitted, cheerfully enough, to being taken away by the police. Perhaps he had had a better Christmas than usual. He was sent to prison for seven days. The judge awarded no compensation to the chain store for the food and drink our tramp had consumed. They had, in his opinion, already received valuable free publicity from the coverage the story received in the newspapers and on television. Perhaps the judge had had a good Christmas too.

76. The tramp was locked in the store

A. for his mistakes.

B. due to a misunderstanding.

C. by accident.

D. through an error of judgment.

77. The staff were 'dead beat' means they were

A. half asleep.

B. exhausted.

C. irritable.

D. forgetful.

78. What action did the tramp take? He

A. looted the store.

B. made himself at home.

C. went to sleep for 2 days.

D. had a Christmas party.

79. When the tramp was arrested, he

A. laughed at the police.

B. looked forward to going to prison.

C. took his bottles with him.

D. didn't make any fuss.

80. Why didn't the judge award compensation to the chain store?

A. The tramp had stolen nothing of value.

B. The store had profited by the incident.

C. The tramp deserved a happy Christmas.

D. The store was responsible for what happened.

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PART V TRANSLATION (40 MINUTES, 20 POINTS)

Section A (20 minutes, 10 points)

Directions: Put the following passage into Chinese. Write your Chinese version in the proper space on Answer Sheet II.

The ever-increasing world-wide demand over the last decade for telecommunications facilities of all kinds has resulted in dramatic developments both nationally and internationally. Internationally, developments have been so rapid that global communication networks by means of underwater cables and satellites have emerged from concept to reality. Since the first transatlantic cable was brought into service in 1959, some 70,000 nautical miles of underwater cable systems have been laid throughout the world. And the launching of the first communications satellite in 1962 was rapidly followed by other satellites of increasing sophistication. Nationally, the insistent demand for telecommunications facilities has led to the introduction of improved trunk (干线) systems and electronic exchanges, as well as new services--data transmission, closed circuit television, educational television, and so on.

Section B (20 minutes, 10 points)

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

一位资深教授说, 我们有相当一部分大学生缺少应有的基础知识。文科生对自然科学一窍不通者有之; 理工生对社会科学常识孤陋寡闻者有之; 而对美术、音乐、戏剧这些人类共有的精神遗产, 对不少青年知识分子来说, 则几乎是陌生的事物。他强调说青年知识分子文化素质方面的“营养不良症”必须尽快根治.

PART VI WRITING (30 MINUTES, 10 POINTS)

Directions: Write a short essay in no less than 120 words on the topic:

On Children's Access to Computers

Your composition is to include the advantages and disadvantages of children's access to computers, and your own point of view on this question.

II. VOCABULARY 20X0.5 (10%)

16-20 CBBAA 21-25 DBBBA 26-30 DCDAA

31-35 DBCAA

III. CLOZE 15X1 (15%)

36-40 BCCBB 41-45 ADCCB 46-50 ADDDD

IV. READING 30X1 (30%)

51-55 ACBDD 56-60 ACBBD 61-65 CACBB

66-70 CBDAB 71-75 ABCBD 76-80 CBBDB

V. TRANSLATION (20%)

A. FROM ENGLISH TO CHINESE 10%

过去十年中,世界范围内对各种电讯设备的需求日益增长,导致了国内和国际间电讯事业的迅速发展.国际间的发展极其迅速,由于海底电缆和卫星的使用,全球通讯网络已经由理论变成现实.自从1959年第一条越洋电缆投入使用以来,全世界已铺设了大约70,000海里的海底电缆.继1962年第一颗通讯卫星发射以后,紧接着又有许多日臻完善的卫星相继上天.在国内,对电讯设备的迫切需求导致了通迅干线和电子交换技术的改进,以及新的服务项目的开设,如数据传输,闭路电视和教育电视等.

B. FROM CHINESE TO ENGLISH 10%

A senior professor pointed out that many of our college students lacked fundamental knowledge. There are art students who know nothing about natural science, there are science students who have little elementary knowledge about social science, and to many young intellectuals, such cultural heritages as art, music, and drama, which are shared by mankind, are almost strange things. The professor emphasized that such "malnutrition" in the cultural quality of young intellectuals should be cured as soon as possible.