研究生英语学位统考GET-Cloze-(2012-2015)
北京市研究生英语学位课统考(GET)答案 听力原文 listening transcript 12.29key.doc
General English Qualifying Test for Non-English Major Graduate Students, December 29, 2013PART 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. Theconversations and the questions will be read only once. Choose the best answer fromthe four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar acrossthe square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.1.Woman: Let’s go see a movie!Man: I can’t. I barely have enough money for food. I’m broke until my next paycheck.Question: What does the man mean?2.Woman: What web-hosting place do you recommend？Man: Most of them are pretty good. Just make sure they have 247 technical support.Question: What does the man think it’s important for a good web-hosting?3. Woman: Sir, what would you like to order?Man: A beefsteak and some salad.Woman: Any drinks?Man: No, thank you.Question: Where does the conversation probably take place?4. Woman: Johnny, has Tommy returned your CD yet? It’s been a week.Man: Don’t worry about it, he’ll return it sooner or later.Question: What does the man mean?5. Man: Did you see the new 3D movie at the IMAX theatre？Woman: No. Was it any good？Man: It was better than good. It was out of this world.Question: What does the man think of the new 3D movie?6. Woman: Do you like skiing?Man: I really enjoy skiing. It’s one of my favorite sports.Woman: You must go very frequently then.Man: Oh it costs a lot, so I go skiing every now and then……Question: How often does the man go skiing?7. Man: When are you going to moving to your new apartment??Woman: I want to, but I can’t do it all by myself.Man: I can give you a hand if you can wait until this weekend.Question: What does the man mean?8. Woman: Hey, why do you have so many clocks in your bedroom? Do you need all of them?Man: Yeah, I need thunder to wake me up!Question: What does the man mean?9. Woman: You look worried. What’s wrong with you?Man: I am late. But I have to register right now. Can you keep an eye on my bag please? Question: What does the man want the woman to do?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 talks and the questions will be read to you only once. After eachquestion, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must choose the best answerfrom the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single baracross the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.Mini-talk OneThere is something hard to resist about cherries. The small red fruit is a popular seasonal food around the world.Cherries are thought to be native to western Asia. It is a member of the same family of plants as the rose. It is closely related to the plum. Like cherry trees, plum trees also flower in early spring.There are two major kinds of cherries harvested in the world: sweet and sour. Sour cherries are not eaten fresh because they contain little sugar. Instead, they are processed to make prepared foods like jellies and pies and to make alcoholic drinks. The United States is a major producer of sour cherries. Among the states, Michigan is the top producer.Sweet cherries contain much more sugar than their sour relatives and are usually eaten fresh. Washington state is the biggest American producer, followed by California and Oregon.Fresh cherries do not store well. They must reach market as soon as possible. So they cost more than many other kinds of fresh fruit.Cherry trees are also valued for their springtime blossoms.Cherry blossoms are popular in many parts of Asia and Europe, especially in Japan. But Washington, D.C., has some of the most famous cherry trees in the world. Japan gave the United States 3,500 cherry trees in nineteen twelve as a gift of friendship.Years later Japan gave another gift of three thousand eight hundred trees. In the early nineteen eighties, the United States provided Japan with cuttings to help replace Japanese trees lost in a flood.Question10: What plant family does the cherry belong to ?Question 11: Which state is the biggest sweet cherry producer in the US ?Question 12: How many cherry trees did Japan give the United States in 1912 ?Mini-talk TwoMany older Americans spend their final years in a nursing home or assisted living center. These places provide services that help older adults with activities they can no longer do on their own. However, most people say they would like to remain in their own homes. Now, there are nonprofit groups that help them do that. June Simms has more.Philip Smith is ninety-one years old and lives with his wife in an old house in Seattle, Washington. And he wants to keep it that way.He always says: "As far as I'm concerned, I would not like to leave this place. Living in a group situation is something I couldn't tolerate. I'd kill myself before I had to do that."Mr. Smith says now he and his wife can take good care of themselves in their two-level house. But he and his wife know they will soon need help with simple housework. Such as change a light bulb that hangs at the top of the stairs.In the past, an older American would ask one of their children or a neighborhood teenager to change the light bulb. But here, those young helpers have grown up and gone.Mr. and Mrs. Smith have three children but they all live in other sates. So they are considering joining a "virtual village." This is a local group of volunteers and service providers that help older adult. They might help these adults with anything from transportation to small home repairs and dog walking.The virtual village idea was first developed about ten years ago in Boston, Massachusetts. The idea has spread to an unofficial network of villages around the country. One hundred fifty are currently in development.Question 13: Why does Mr. Smith refuse to live in a nursing home?Question 14: Why can’t Mr. and Mrs. Smith ask their children to help them now?Question 15: According to the talk, what is the idea of a virtual village?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 areasked to write down your answers on the Answer Sheet. You now have 25 seconds toread the notes below.Today we will discuss the differences between public and private schools in American higher education.A big difference involves money. Public colleges and universities charge for an education just like private schools. But state schools cost less because they get money from the states that started them to educate local citizens. As a result, out-of-state and international students usually pay more than state residents, at least the first year.The state with the most residents, almost forty million, is California. Its systems of two-year and four-year colleges and universities are among the largest in the world.But the example we are going to focus on today is to the north of California, in a much smaller state on the West Coast: Oregon.The University of Oregon, located in Eugene, is one of the campuses in the Oregon University System. The cost for undergraduates this year is six thousand dollars for state residents. Housing isan additional eight thousand. Nonresidents pay the same for housing -- but almost twenty thousand dollars for tuition and fees.Let's see how these numbers compare to a private college in Oregon.Lewis and Clark College in Portland has four thousand students, compared to twenty thousand at the University of Oregon. Housing costs eight hundred dollars more than at the state school. But the big difference is tuition. The published price at Lewis and Clark is almost thirty-four thousand dollars.Yet Lewis and Clark is one of the few American colleges to offer financial aid for international students. Each year it awards financial aid to twenty students from other countries. And it says the average award last year was nineteen thousand dollars. That would make Lewis and Clark cheaper for international students than the University of Oregon.But, of course, prices alone do not say anything about the quality of a school or the value of an education.This is the end of Listening Comprehension.。
2015年1月研究生英语学位课统考(GET)真题试卷
正在加载2015年1 月研究生英语学位课统考答题卡（GET ）真题试卷1 A B C D 控制面板2 A B C D试卷满分：100分3 A B C D全部题型 1. LISTENING COMPREHENSION2. VOCABULARY3. CLOZE4. READING COMPREHENSION5. TRANS4 A B C D5 A B C D试题数量：83题LATION6. WRITING6 A B C D7 A B C DLISTENING COMPREHENSION8 A B C D答题120时限：分钟9 A B C D10 A B C DSection A剩余时间：调整字号：12 14 1618Directions: In this section, you will hear nine shortconversations between two speakers. At the end of eachconversation a question will be asked about what wassaid. The conversations and the questions will be readonly once. Choose the best answer from the four choicesgiven by marking the corresponding letter with a single11 A B C D12 A B C D13 A B C D20 bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.14 A B C D15 A B C D 调整背景：21 A B C D22 A B C D 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? 23A B C DQ: What does the woman suggest the man do?1．24 A B C DA ．Try job agencies.B．Read newspaper ads.25 A B C D26 A B C D C．Receive extra training.D．Contact other people.27 A B C D 正确答案： D 解析：女士说：你在做什么，Sam?男士说：28 A B C D 我正在看报纸的分类广告找工作。
2012年12月30日研究生英语学位考试答案
KEYS(2012/12/30)A 卷PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSection A1. D2. B3. C4. C5. A6. D7. B8. C9. BSection B10. C 11. C 12. A 13. A 14. B 15. BSection C16. mental distress17. feel a little low18. stay connected with19. budget and interests20. immersed inPART II VOCABULARY (10 minutes, 10 points )21. B 22. D 23. C 24. A 25. A 26. B 27. D 28. A 29. C 30. B 31. B 32. A 33. C 34. D 35. A 36. C 37. B 38. D 39. B 40. BPART III CLOZE TEST (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 point each)41. D 42. A 43. B 44. B 45. D 46. C 47. A 48. D 49. C 50. BPART IV READING COMPREHENSION (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 point each)51. C 52. B 53. C 54. D 55. A 56. C 57. D 58. A 59. C 60. B 61. C 62. D 63. A 64. B 65. B 66. C 67. D 68. C 69. B 70. A 71. A 72. D 73. C 74. B 75. B 76. B 77. A 78. D 79. A 80. CPART V TRANSLATION (30 minutes, 20 points)Section A 英译汉：参考答案：有关成功的故事使我们思考事业有成需要哪些因素以及获诺贝尔奖是什么样的感受。
2012年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题
2012年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题Section IUse of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)The ethical judgments of the Supreme Court justices have become an important issue recently. The court cannot _1_ its legitimacy as guardian of the rule of law _2_ justices behave like politicians. Yet, in several instances, justices acted in ways that _3_ the court’s reputation for being independent and impartial.Justice Antonin Scalia, for example, appeared at political events. That kind of activity makes it less likely that the court’s decisions will be _4_ as impartial judgments. Part of the problem is that the justices are not _5_by an ethics code. At the very least, the court should make itself _6_to the code of conduct that _7_to the rest of the federal judiciary.This and other similar cases _8_the question of whether there is still a _9_between the court and politics.The framers of the Constitution envisioned law _10_having authority apart from politics. They gave justices permanent positions _11_they would be free to _12_ those in power and have no need to _13_ political support. Our legal system was designed to set law apart from politics precisely because they are so closely _14_.Constitutional law is political because it results from choices rooted in fundamental social _15_ like liberty and property. When the court deals with social policy decisions, the law it _16_ is inescapably political-which is why decisions split along ideological lines are so easily _17_ as unjust.The justices must _18_ doubts about the court’s legitimacy by making themselves _19_ to the code of conduct. That would make rulings more likely to be seen as separate from politics and, _20_, convincing as law.1. [A]emphasize [B]maintain [C]modify [D] recognize2. [A]when [B]lest [C]before [D] unless3. [A]restored [B]weakened [C]established [D] eliminated4. [A]challenged [B]compromised [C]suspected [D] accepted5. [A]advanced [B]caught [C]bound [D]founded6. [A]resistant [B]subject [C]immune [D]prone7. [A]resorts [B]sticks [C]loads [D]applies8. [A]evade [B]raise [C]deny [D]settle9. [A]line [B]barrier [C]similarity [D]conflict10. [A]by [B]as [C]though [D]towards11. [A]so [B]since [C]provided [D]though12. [A]serve [B]satisfy [C]upset [D]replace13. [A]confirm [B]express [C]cultivate [D]offer14. [A]guarded [B]followed [C]studied [D]tied15. [A]concepts [B]theories [C]divisions [D]conceptions16. [A]excludes [B]questions [C]shapes [D]controls17. [A]dismissed [B]released [C]ranked [D]distorted18. [A]suppress [B]exploit [C]address [D]ignore19. [A]accessible [B]amiable [C]agreeable [D]accountable20. [A]by all means [B]atall costs [C]in a word [D]as a resultSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)Text 1Come on –Ev erybody’s doing it. That whispered message, half invitation and half forcing, is what most of us think of when we hear the words peer pressure. It usually leads to no good-drinking, drugs and casual sex. But in her new book Join the Club, Tina Rosenberg contends that peer pressure can also be a positive force through what she calls the social cure, in which organizations and officials use the power of group dynamics to help individuals improve their lives and possibly the word.Rosenberg, the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize, offers a host of example of the social cure in action: In South Carolina, a state-sponsored antismoking program called Rage Against the Haze sets out to make cigarettes uncool. In South Africa, an HIV-prevention initiative known as Love Life recruits young people to promote safe sex among their peers.The idea seems promising，and Rosenberg is a perceptive observer. Her critique of the lameness of many pubic-health campaigns is spot-on: they fail to mobilize peer pressure for healthy habits, and they demonstrate a seriously flawed understanding of psychology.‖ Dare to be different, please don’t smoke!‖ pleads one billboard campaign aimed at reducing smoking among teenagers-teenagers, who desire nothing more than fitting in. Rosenberg argues convincingly that public-health advocates ought to take a page from advertisers, so skilled at applying peer pressure.But on the general effectiveness of the social cure, Rosenberg is less persuasive. Join the Club is filled with too much irrelevant detail and not enough exploration of the social and biological factors that make peer pressure so powerful. The most glaring flaw of the social cure as it’s presented here is that it doesn’t work very well for very long. Rage Against the Haze failed once state f unding was cut. Evidence that the LoveLife program produces lasting changes is limited and mixed.There’s no doubt that our peer groups exert enormous influence on our behavior. An emerging body of research shows that positive health habits-as well as negative ones-spread through networks of friends via social communication. This is a subtle form of peer pressure: we unconsciously imitate the behavior we see every day.Far less certain, however, is how successfully experts and bureaucrats can select our peer groups and steer their activities in virtuous directions. It’s like the teacher who breaks up the troublemakers in the back row by pairing them with better-behaved classmates. The tactic never really works. And that’s the problem with a social cure engineered from the outside: in the real world, as in school, we insist on choosing our own friends.21. According to the first paragraph, peer pressure often emerges as[A] a supplement to the social cure[B] a stimulus to group dynamics[C] an obstacle to school progress[D] a cause of undesirable behaviors22. Rosenberg holds that public advocates should[A] recruit professional advertisers[B] learn from advertisers’ experience[C] stay away from commercial advertisers[D] recognize the limitations of advertisements23. In the author’s view, Rosenberg’s book fails to[A] adequately probe social and biological factors[B] effectively evade the flaws of the social cure[C] illustrate the functions of state funding[D]produce a long-lasting social effect24. Paragraph 5shows that our imitation of behaviors[A] is harmful to our networks of friends[B] will mislead behavioral studies[C] occurs without our realizing it[D] can produce negative health habits25. The author suggests in the last paragraph that the effect of peer pressure is[A] harmful[B] desirable[C] profound[D] questionableText 2A deal is a deal-except, apparently ,when Entergy is involved. The company, a major energy supplier in New England, provoked justified outrage in Vermont last week when it announced it was reneging on a longstanding commitment to abide by the strict nuclear regulations.Instead, the company has done precisely what it had long promised it would not challenge the constitutionality of Vermont’s rules in the federa l court, as part of a desperate effort to keep its Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant running. It’s a stunning move.The conflict has been surfacing since 2002, when the corporation bought Vermont’s only nuclear power plant, an aging reactor in Vernon. As a condition of receiving state approval for the sale, the company agreed to seek permission from state regulators to operate past 2012. In 2006, the state went a step further, requiring that any extension of the plant’s license be subject to Vermont legislature’s approval. Then, too, the company went along.Either Entergy never really intended to live by those commitments, or it simply didn’t foresee what would happen next. A string of accidents, including the partial collapse of a cooling tower in 207 and the discovery of an underground pipe system leakage, raised serious questions about both Vermont Yankee’s safety and Entergy’s management–especially after the company made misleading statements about the pipe. Enraged by Entergy’s behavior, the Vermont Se nate voted 26 to 4 last year against allowing an extension.Now the company is suddenly claiming that the 2002 agreement is invalid because of the 2006 legislation, and that only the federal government has regulatory power over nuclear issues. The legal issues in the case are obscure: whereas the Supreme Court has ruled that states do have some regulatory authority over nuclear power, legal scholars say that Vermont case will offer a precedent-setting test of how far those powers extend. Certainly, there are valid concerns about the patchwork regulations that could result if every state sets its own rules. But had Entergy kept its word, that debate would be beside the point.The company seems to have concluded that its reputation in Vermont is already so damaged that it has noting left to lose by going to war with the state. But there should be consequences. Permission to run a nuclear plant is a public trust. Entergy runs 11 other reactors in the United States, including Pilgrim Nuclear station in Plymouth. Pledging to run Pilgrim safely, the company has applied for federal permission to keep it open for another 20 years. But as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) reviews the company’s application, it should keep it mind what promises from Entergy are wor th.26. The phrase ―reneging on‖(Line 3.para.1) is closest in meaning to[A] condemning.[B] reaffirming.[C] dishonoring.[D] securing.27. By entering into the 2002 agreement, Entergy intended to[A] obtain protection from Vermont regulators.[B] seek favor from the federal legislature.[C] acquire an extension of its business license .[D] get permission to purchase a power plant.28. According to Paragraph 4, Entergy seems to have problems with its[A] managerial practices.[B] technical innovativeness.[C] financial goals.[D] business vision29. In the author’s view, the Vermont case will test[A] Entergy’s capacity to fulfill all its promises.[B] the mature of states’ patchwork regulations.[C] the federal authority over nuclear issues .[D] the li mits of states’ power over nuclear issues.30. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that[A] Entergy’s business elsewhere might be affected.[B] the authority of the NRC will be defied.[C] Entergy will withdraw its Plymouth application.[D] Vermont’s reputation might be damaged.Text 3In the idealized version of how science is done, facts about the world are waiting to be observed and collected by objective researchers who use the scientific method to carry out their work. But in the everyday practice of science, discovery frequently follows an ambiguous and complicated route. We aim to be objective, but we cannot escape the context of our unique life experience. Prior knowledge and interest influence what we experience, what we think our experiences mean, and the subsequent actions we take. Opportunities for misinterpretation, error, and self-deception abound.Consequently, discovery claims should be thought of as protoscience. Similar to newly staked mining claims, they are full of potential. But it takes collective scrutiny and acceptance to transform a discovery claim into a mature discovery. This is the credibility process, through which the individual researcher’s me, here, now becomes the community’s anyone, anywhere, anytime. Objective knowledge is the goal, not the starting point.Once a discovery claim becomes public, the discoverer receives intellectual credit. But, unlike with mining claims, the community takes control of what happens next. Within the complex social structure of the scientific community, researchers make discoveries; editors and reviewers act as gatekeepers by controlling the publication process; other scientists use the new finding to suit their own purposes; and finally, the public (including other scientists) receives the new discovery and possibly accompanying technology. As a discovery claim works it through the community, the interaction and confrontation between shared and competing beliefs about the science and the technology involved transforms an individual’s discovery claim into the community’s credible discovery.Two paradoxes exist throughout this credibility process. First, scientific work tends to focus on some aspect of prevailing Knowledge that is viewed as incomplete or incorrect. Little reward accompanies duplication and confirmation of what is already known and believed. The goal is new-search, not re-search. Not surprisingly, newly published discovery claims and credible discoveries that appear to be important and convincing will always be open to challenge and potential modification or refutation by future researchers. Second, novelty itself frequently provokes disbelief. Nobel Laureate and physiologist Albert Azent-Gyorgyi once described discovery as ―seeing what everybody has seen and thinking wha t nobody has thought.‖ But thinking what nobody else has thought and telling others what they have missed may not change their views. Sometimes years are required for truly novel discovery claims to be accepted and appreciated.In the end, credibility ―happens‖ to a discovery claim – a process that corresponds to what philosopher Annette Baier has described as the commons of the mind. ―We reason together, challenge, revise, and complete each other’s reasoning and each other’s conceptions of reason.‖31. According to the first paragraph, the process of discovery is characterized by its[A] uncertainty and complexity.[B] misconception and deceptiveness.[C] logicality and objectivity.[D] systematicness and regularity.32. It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that credibility process requires[A] strict inspection.[B]shared efforts.[C] individual wisdom.[D]persistent innovation.33.Paragraph 3 shows that a discovery claim becomes credible after it[A] has attracted the attention of the general public.[B]has been examined by the scientific community.[C] has received recognition from editors and reviewers.[D]has been frequently quoted by peer scientists.34. Albert Szent-Györgyi would most likely agree that[A] scientific claims will survive challenges.[B]discoveries today inspire future research.[C] efforts to make discoveries are justified.[D]scientific work calls for a critical mind.35.Which of the following would be the best title of the test?[A] Novelty as an Engine of Scientific Development.[B]Collective Scrutiny in Scientific Discovery.[C] Evolution of Credibility in Doing Science.[D]Challenge to Credibility at the Gate to Science.Text 4If the trade unionist Jimmy Hoffa were alive today, he would probably represent civil servant. When Hoff a’s Teamsters were in their prime in 1960, only one in ten American government workers belonged toa union; now 36% do. In 2009 the number of unionists in America’s public sector passed that of theirfellow members in the private sector. In Britain, more than half of public-sector workers but only about 15% of private-sector ones are unionized.There are three reasons for the public-sector unions’ thriving. First, they can shut things downwithout suffering much in the way of consequences. Second, they are mostly bright and well-educated. A quarter of America’s public-sector workers have a university degree. Third, they now dominateleft-of-centre politics. Some of their ties go back a long way. Britain’s Labor Party, as its name implies, has long been associated with trade unionism. Its current leader, Ed Miliband, owes his position to votes from public-sector unions.At the state level their influence can be even more fearsome. Mark Baldassare of the Public Policy Institute of California points out that m uch of the state’s budget is patrolled by unions. The teachers’ unions keep an eye on schools, the CCPOA on prisons and a variety of labor groups on health care.In many rich countries average wages in the state sector are higher than in the private one. But thereal gains come in benefits and work practices. Politicians have repeatedly ―back loaded‖ public-sector pay deals, keeping the pay increases modest but adding to holidays and especially pensions that are already generous.Reform has been vigorously opposed, perhaps most egregiously in education, where charter schools, academies and merit pay all faced drawn-out battles. Even though there is plenty of evidence that the quality of the teachers is the most important variable, teachers’ unions have fough t against getting rid ofbad ones and promoting good ones.As the cost to everyone else has become clearer, politicians have begun to clamp down. In Wisconsin the unions have rallied thousands of supporters against Scott Walker, the hard-line Republican governor. But many within the public sector suffer under the current system, too.John Donahue at Harvard’s Kennedy School points out that the norms of culture in Western civil services suit those who want to stay put but is bad for high achievers. The only American public-sector workers who earn well above $250,000 a year are university sports coaches and the president of the United States. Bankers’ fat pay packets have attracted much criticism, but a public-sector system that does not reward high achievers may be a much bigger problem for America.36. It can be learned from the first paragraph that[A] Teamsters still have a large body of members.[B] Jimmy Hoffa used to work as a civil servant.[C] unions have enlarged their public-sector membership.[D]the government has improved its relationship with unionists.37. Which of the following is true of Paragraph 2?[A] Public-sector unions are prudent in taking actions.[B] Education is required for public-sector union membership.[C] Labor Party has long been fighting against public-sector unions.[D]Public-sector unions seldom get in trouble for their actions.38. It can be learned from Paragraph 4 that the income in the state sector is[A] illegally secured.[B] indirectly augmented.[C] excessively increased.[D]fairly adjusted.39. The example of the unions in Wisconsin shows that unions[A]often run against the current political system.[B]can change people’s political attitudes.[C]may be a barrier to public-sector reforms.[D]are dominant in the government.40. John Donahue’s attitude towards the public-sector system is one of[A]disapproval.[B]appreciation.[C]tolerance.[D]indifference.Part BDirections:In the following text, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 41-45, choose the most suitable one from the list A-G to fit into each of the numbered blanks. There are two extra choices, which do not fit in any of the blanks. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET1.（10 points）Think of those fleeting moments when you look out of an aero plane window and realize that you are flying, higher than a bird. Now think of your laptop, thinner than a brown-paper envelope, or your cell phone in the palm of your hand. Take a moment or two to wonder at those marvels. You are the lucky inheritor of a dream come true.The second half of the 20th century saw a collection of geniuses, warriors, entrepreneurs and visionaries labor to create a fabulous machine that could function as a typewriter and printing press, studio and theatre, paintbrush and gallery, piano and radio, the mail as well as the mail carrier. (41)The networked computer is an amazing device, the first media machine that serves as the mode of production, means of distribution, site of reception, and place of praise and critique. The computer is the 21st century's culture machine.But for all the reasons there are to celebrate the computer, we must also tread with caution. (42)I call it a secret war for two reasons. First, most people do not realize that there are strong commercial agendas at work to keep them in passive consumption mode. Second, the majority of people who use networked computers to upload are not even aware of the significance of what they are doing.All animals download, but only a few upload. Beavers build dams and birds make nests. Yet for the most part, the animal kingdom moves through the world downloading. Humans are unique in their capacity to not only make tools but then turn around and use them to create superfluous material goods - paintings, sculpture and architecture - and superfluous experiences - music, literature, religion and philosophy. (43) For all the possibilities of our new culture machines, most people are still stuck in download mode. Even after the advent of widespread social media, a pyramid of production remains, with a small number of people uploading material, a slightly larger group commenting on or modifying that content, and a huge percentage remaining content to just consume. (44)Television is a one-way tap flowing into our homes. The hardest task that television asks of anyone is to turn the power off after he has turned it on.(45)What counts as meaningful uploading? My definition revolves around the concept of "stickiness" - creations and experiences to which others adhere.[A] Of course, it is precisely these superfluous things that define human culture and ultimately what it is to be human. Downloading and consuming culture requires great skills, but failing to move beyond downloading is to strip oneself of a defining constituent of humanity.[B] Applications like , which allow users to combine pictures, words and other media in creative ways and then share them, have the potential to add stickiness by amusing, entertaining and enlightening others.[C] Not only did they develop such a device but by the turn of the millennium they had also managed to embed it in a worldwide system accessed by billions of people every day.[D] This is because the networked computer has sparked a secret war between downloading and uploading - between passive consumption and active creation - whose outcome will shape our collective future in ways we can only begin to imagine.[E] The challenge the computer mounts to television thus bears little similarity to one format being replaced by another in the manner of record players being replaced by CD players.[F] One reason for the persistence of this pyramid of production is that for the past half-century, much of the world's media culture has been defined by a single medium - television - and television is defined by downloading.[G]The networked computer offers the first chance in 50 years to reverse the flow, to encourage thoughtful downloading and, even more importantly, meaningful uploading.Part CDirections:Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (10 points)Since the days of Aristotle, a search for universal principles has characterized the scientific enterprise. In some ways, this quest for commonalities defines science. Newton’s laws of motion and Darwini an evolution each bind a host of different phenomena into a single explicatory frame work.(46)In physics, one approach takes this impulse for unification to its extreme, and seeks a theory of everything—a single generative equation for all we see.It is becoming less clear, however, that such a theory would be a simplification, given the dimensions and universes that it might entail, nonetheless, unification of sorts remains a major goal.This tendency in the natural sciences has long been evident in the social sciences too. (47)Here, Darwinism seems to offer justification for it all humans share common origins it seems reasonable to suppose that cultural diversity could also be traced to more constrained beginnings. Just as the bewildering variety of huma n courtship rituals might all be considered forms of sexual selection, perhaps the world’s languages, music, social and religious customs and even history are governed by universal features. (48)To filter out what is unique from what is shared might enable us to understand how complex cultural behavior arose and what guides it in evolutionary or cognitive terms.That, at least, is the hope. But a comparative study of linguistic traits published online today supplies a reality check. Russell Gray at the University of Auckland and his colleagues consider the evolution of grammars in the light of two previous attempts to find universality in language.The most famous of these efforts was initiated by Noam Chomsky, who suggested that humans are born with an innate language—acquisition capacity that dictates a universal grammar. A few generative rules are then sufficient to unfold the entire fundamental structure of a language, which is why children can learn it so quickly.(49)The second, by Joshua Greenberg, takes a more empirical approach to universality identifying traits (particularly in word order) shared by many language which are considered to represent biases that result from cognitive constraintsGray and his colleagues have put them to the test by examining four family trees that between them represent more than 2,000 languages.(50)Chomsky’s grammar should show patterns of language change that are independent of the family tree or the pathway tracked through it. Whereas Greenbergian universality predicts strong co-dependencies between particular types of word-order relations. Neither of these patterns is borne out by the analysis, suggesting that the structures of the languages are lire age-specific and not governed by universalsSection IIIWritingPart A51. Directions:Some internationals students are coming to your university. Write them an email in the name of the Students’ Union to1) extend your welcome and2) provide some suggestions for their campus life here.You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET2.Do not sign your name at the end of the letter. Use ―Li Ming‖ instead.Do not write the address(10 points)Part B52. Directions: write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay you should1) describe the drawing briefly2) explain its intended meaning, and3) give your commentsYou should write neatly on ANSWER SHEET2.（20 points）2012年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语答案Section I Use of English1 B2 A3 B4 D5 C6 B7 D8 B9 A 10 B11 A 12 C 13 C 14 D 15 A 16 C 17 A 18 C 19 D 20 DSection II Reading ComprehensionPart AText 121D 22B 23A 24C 25DText 226C 27D 28A 29D 30AText 331A 32B 33B 34D 35CText 436C 37D 38B 39C 40APart B41. C 42. D 43. A 44. F 45. GPart C46.物理学中的一个理论把这种归一的冲动发挥到了极致，它探寻一种万有理论----一个关于我们能看到的一切的生成方程式。
中国科学院大学2012年6月研究生入学英语学位考试真题及答案详解
研究生学位英语考试试题Part One：ListeningPart Two：Vocabulary1．Please do not be ____ by his bad manners since he is merely trying to attract attention.A disregardedB distortedC irritatedD intervened2. Craig assured his boss that he would ____ all his energies in doing this new job.A call forthB call atC call onD call off3. Too much ____ to X-rays can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body.A disclosureB exhibitionC contactD exposure4. When confronted with such questions, my mind goes ____, and I can hardly remember my own date of birth.A dimB blankC faintD vain5. It is well known that knowledge is the ____ condition for expansion of mind.A incompatibleB incredibleC indefiniteD indispensable6. Language, culture, and personality may be considered ____ of each other in thought, but they are inseparable in fact.A indistinctlyB separatelyC irrelevantlyD independently7. Watching me pulling the calf awkwardly to the barn, the Irish milkmaid fought hard to ____ her laughter.A hold backB hold onC hold outD hold up8. The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her ____ attitude toward customers.A impartialB mildC hostileD opposing9. I ____ with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of this new column.A expressB confessC verifyD acknowledge10. It is strictly ____ that access to confidential documents is denied to all but a few.A securedB forbiddenC regulatedD determined11. The pollution question as well as several other issues is going to be discussed when the Congress is in ____ again next spring.A assemblyB sessionC conferenceD convention12. Christmas is a Christian holy day usually celebrated on December 25th ____ the birth of Jesus Christ.A in accordance withB in terms ofC in favor ofD in honor of13. Since it is too late to change my mind now, I am ____ to carrying out the plan.A obligedB committedC engagedD resolved14. It was a bold idea to build a power station in the deep valley, but it ____ as well as we had hoped.A came offB went offC brought outD make out15. To survive in the intense trade competition between countries, we must ____ the qualities and varieties of products we make to the world-market demand.A improveB enhanceC guaranteeD gear16. He left early on the ____ that he had a bad toothache and had to see the dentist.A prescriptionB pretextC knowledgeD precondition17. The new edition of the encyclopedia ____ many improvements, which is the result of the persistent effort of all the compilers.A embeddedB embodiedC enchantedD enclosed18. The boys and girls ____ together round the camp fire telling stories and singing songs.A reversedB clappedC clusteredD contracted19. The new underground railway will ____ the journey to all parts of the city.A consumeB eliminateC formulateD facilitate20. The speaker attracted the audience at the very beginning of the lecture by giving a ____ description of his personal experience.A globalB graciousC graphicD prescriptivePart Three：ReadingPassage oneThe potential of closed-circuit television and other new electronic teaching tools is so great that it is fascinating tovisualize “the school of tomorrow”.Televised lessons will originate from a central building having perhaps four or five master studios. The lessons will be carried into classrooms all over a city, or even an entire country.After a televised lesson has been given, the classroom teacher will take over for the all-important “follow-up” period. The students will ask troublesome questions, and difficult points will be cleared up through discussion.The teacher in the classroom will have ad ditional electronic tools. On the teacher’s desk, the traditional bright red apple will have been replaced by a multiple—control panel and magnetic tape players. The tape machines will run prerecorded lessons which pupils will follow by headphones. The les sons will be specifically geared to the students’ levels of ability. For instance, which the class as a whole studies history, each student will receive an individual history lesson, directed to his particular level of ability.Should questions arise, the students will be able to talk directly to the teacher on individual “intercoms” without disturbing the rest of the class. In this way, the teacher will be able to conduct as many as three classes at the same time.1.This article is mainly about_______.A. televisionB. electronicsC. the schools of the futureD. communication2. Closed-circuit television will probably carry lessons to_____.A. a single classroomB. one schoolC. all the classrooms in the worldD. all the classrooms in a city or country3. In the schools of tomorrow, the teacher’s desk will____.A. contain electronic equipmentB. actually be a television setC. no longer existD. look like an isolation booth4. In the schools of tomorrow, students will4. In the schools of tomorrow, students will_____.A. all study different subjects at the same timeB. study at different levels within a subject at the same timeC. not studyD. not have to read books5. Electronic tools will enable the teacher to5. Electronic tools will enable the teacher to_____.A. teach more than one class at the same timeB. retireC. teach only a small number of pupilsD. rely on TV stations onlyPassage Two：Industrial Psychology is the application of various psychological techniques to the selection and training of industrial workers and to the promotion of efficient working conditions and techniques, as well as individual job satisfaction.The selection of workers for particular jobs is essentially a problem of discovering the special aptitudes and personality characteristics needed for the job and of devising tests to determine whether candidates have such aptitudes and characteristics. The development of tests of this kind has long been a field of psychological research.Once the worker is on the job and has been trained, the fundamental aim of the industrial psychologist is to find ways in which a particular job can best be accomplished with a minimum of effort and a maximum of individual satisfaction. The psychologist's function, therefore, differs from that of the so-called efficiency expert, who places primary emphasis on increased production. Psychological techniques used to lessen the effort involved in a given job include a detailed study of the motions required to do the job, the equipment used, and the conditions under which the job is performed. After making such a study, the industrial psychologist often determines that the job in question may be accomplished with less effort by changing the routine motions of the work itself, changing or moving the tools, improving the working conditions, or a combination of several of these methods.Industrial psychologists have also studied the effects of fatigue on workers to determine the length of working time that yields the greatest productivity. In some cases such studies have proven that total production on particular jobs could be increased by reducing the number of working hours or by increasing the number of rest periods, or "breaks," during the day. Industrial psychologists may also suggest less direct requirements for general improvement of job performance, such as establishing a better line of communication between employees and management.6. From the first sentence of passage, we learn that the primary objective of industrial psychology is to study ______.A. working efficiency that leads to the highest outputB. the working skills and the working environmentC. the techniques leading to the highest productivityD. the utilization of workers to get the greatest profit7. A test in industrial psychology is used to find out ______.A. a worker’s achievementsB. a worker's potential for a certain jobC. a worker's psychological problemD. a worker's motivation for a certain job8. The industrial psychologist’s function differs from that of the efficiency experts in that the former______.A. places great emphasis on maximum productionB. never cares about the increase of productionC. is mainly concerned with workers' satisfactionD. worries a lot about those workers in poor working conditions9. In an industrial psychologist's mind, all of the following is important EXCEPT______.A. the steps in which work is doneB. the state of mind of a worker when workingC. the effect of working environment on a workerD. the value of the product a worker is making10. It is certain that ______.A. Two breaks in a day lead to higher productivity than oneB. working less hours can yield the highest efficiencyC. communication is increasing between the employers and employeesD. changing tools will help increase the productionPassage Three：The Welsh language has always been the ultimate marker of Welsh identity, but a generation ago it looked as if Welsh would go the way of Manx. once widely spoken on the isle of Man but now extinct. Government financing and central planning, however, have helped reverse the decline of Welsh. Road signs and official public documents are written in both Welsh and English, and schoolchildren are required to learn both languages. Welsh is now one of the most successful of Europe’s regional languages, spoken by more than a half-million of the country’s three million people.The revival of the language, particularly among young people, is part of a resurgence of national identity sweeping through this small, proud nation. Last month Wales marked the second anniversary of the opening of the National Assembly, the first parliament to be convened here since 1404. The idea behind devolution was to restore the balance within the union of nations making up the United Kingdom. With most of the people and wealth, England has always had bragging rights. The partial transfer of legislative powers from Westminster, implemented by Tony Blair, was designed to give the other members of the club- Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales-a bigger say and to counter centrifugal forces that seemed to threaten the very idea of the union.The Welsh showed little enthusiasm for devolution. Whereas the Scots voted overwhelmingly for a parliament, the vote fora Welsh assembly scraped through by less than one percent on a turnout of less than 25 percent. Its powers wereproportionately limited. The Assembly can decide how money from Westminster or the European Union is spent. It cannot, unlike its counterpart in Edinburgh, enact laws. But now that it is here, the Welsh are growing to like their Assembly. Many people would like it to have more powers. Its importance as figurehead will grow with the opening in 2003, of a new debating chamber, one of many new buildings that are transforming Cardiff from a decaying seaport into a Baltimore-stylewaterfront city. Meanwhile a grant of nearly two million dollars from the European Union will tackle poverty. Wales is one of the poorest regions in Western Europe- only Spain, Portugal, and Greece have a lower standard of living.Newspapers and magazines are filled with stories about great Welsh men and women, boosting self-esteem. To familiar faces such as Dylan Thomas and Richard Burton have been added new icons such as Catherine Zeta-Jones, the movie star, and Bryn Terfel, the opera singer. Indigenous foods like salt marsh lamb are in vogue. And Wales now boasts a national airline. Awyr Cymru. Cymru, which means “land of compatriots,” is the Welsh name for Wales. The red dragon, the nation’s symbol since the time of King Arthur, is everywhere- on T-shirts, rugby jerseys and even cell phone covers. “Until very recent times most Welsh people had this feeling of being second-class citizens,” said Dyfan Jones, an 18-year-old student. It was a warm summer night, and I was sitting on the grass with a group of young people in Llanelli, an industrial town in the south, outside the rock music venue of the National Eisteddfod, Wales’s annual cultural festival. The disused factory in front of us echoed to the sounds of new Welsh bands.“There was almost a genetic tendency for lack of confidence,” Dyfan continued. Equally comfortable in his Welshness as in his membership in the English-speaking, global youth culture and the new federal Europe, Dyfan, like the rest of his generatio n, is growing up with a sense of possibility unimaginable ten years ago. “We used to think. We can’t do anything, we’re only Welsh. Now I think that’s changing.”11. According to the passage, devolution was mainly meant toA. maintain the present status among the nations.B. reduce legislative powers of England.C. create a better state of equality among the nations.D. grant more say to all the nations in the union.12. The word “centrifugal” in the second paragraph meansA. separatist.B. conventional.C. feudal.D. political13. Wales is different from Scotland in all the following aspects EXCEPTA. people’s desire for devolution.B. locals’ turnout for the voting.C. powers of the legislative body.D. status of the national language.14. Which of the following is NOT cited as an example of the resurgence of Welsh national identityA. Welsh has witnessed a revival as a national language.B. Poverty-relief funds have come from the European Union.√C. A Welsh national airline is currently in operation.D. The national symbol has become a familiar sight.15. According to Dyfan Jones what has changed isA. people’s mentality.B. pop culture.C. town’s appearance.D. possibilities for the people.Passage Four：What is true? What is right? What is beautiful? Science considers what is true, starting out with almost unimaginable ideas (The earth is moving! The future is unpredictable!). The job is to understand these ideas and fit them into a broad and logical picture of the universe. Politics considers what is right. This requires broad understanding and eventual consensus of points of view that often appear incompatible. Art is the development of what is beautiful---whether through words, a musical note, or architecture.Truth, morality, beauty. It has been h umanity’s persistent hope that these three ideas should be consistent with each other. Yet successful activities in science, politics, and art diverge greatly, and I believe the three activities can be pursued initially without regard to each other, or without reconciling the possible conflicts that may arise. Today, there is perceivedto be a strong contradiction between the results of science and the requirements of morality; for instance, the application of science has led to the development of nuclear weapons, while international morality seems to demand that such results never be applied —— and that research leading to them should be stopped. I hold a position radically different from the general point of view, believing that contradiction and uncertainty should be enhanced.Niel Bohr loved contradiction. He would not tolerate the idea that quantum mechanics might some day supersede classical physics. For Bohr, classical physics had to remain in permanent contradiction to quantum mechanics and the tension between them retained as a part of science. In the same way, the impacts of science, politics, and art must remain independent. We must learn to live with contradictions, because they lead to deeper and more effective understanding. The same applies to uncertainty.According to Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, only probabilistic predictions can be made about the future. Furthermore, small events can have important consequences. An everyday example is weather forecasting. It is fairly successful for predictions up to 5 days ahead, but if you double that period the predictions are no longer accurate. It is not clear whether long-range predictions are forever excluded, but the example does illustrate that small causes can have significant effects.This situation has an obvious analogy in free will. In a completely deterministic world, what we know as free will in humans is reduced to a mere illusion. I may not know that my actions are predetermined in some complicated configuration of my molecules, and that my decisions are nothing more than the realization of what has been inherent in the configuration of electrons. According to quantum mechanics, we cannot exclude the possibility that free will is a part of the process by which the future is created. We can think about the creation of the world as incomplete and human beings, indeed all living beings, as making choices left open to probability.One may argue that this notion is fantastic. Indeed, Einstein firmly believed in causality, and rejected the relevant part of quantum mechanics. (His famous statementis that, while God can rule the world by any set of laws, “God does not play dice with the universe.”)Attempts have been made to add laws to quantum mechanics to eliminate uncertainty. Such attempts have not only been unsuccessful, they have not even appeared to lead to any interesting results.Questions:16.According to the author, what do science, politics and art each try to explain?17.What is the strong contradiction mentioned in the second paragraph?18.What is the author’s attitude toward contradiction?19.How would the author face uncertainty?20.What is the main idea of the passage?Passage Five：I am afraid to sleep. I have been afraid to sleep for the last few weeks. I am so tired that, finally, I do sleep, but only for a few minutes. It is not a bad dream that wakes me ; it is the reality I took with me into sleep . I try to think of something else. Immediately the woman in the marketplace comes into my mind. I was on my way to dinner last night when I saw her . She was selling skirts. She moved with the same ease and loveliness I often saw in the women of Laos. Her long black hair was as shiny as the black silk of the skirts she was selling. In her hair, she wore three silk ribbons, blue, green, and white. They reminded me of my childhood and how my girlfriends and I used to spend hours braiding ribbons into our hair. I don’t know t he word for “ribbons”, so I put my hand to my own hair and , with three fingers against my head , I looked at her ribbons and said “Beautiful.” She lowered her eyes and said nothing. I wasn’t sure if she understood me (I don’t speak Laotian very well).I looked back down at the skirts. They had designs on them: squares and triangles and circles of pink and green silk. They were very pretty. I decided to buy one of those skirts, and I began to bargain with her over the price. It is the custom to bargain in Asia. In Laos bargaining is done in soft voices and easy moves with the sort of quiet peacefulness.She smiled, more with her eyes than with her lips. She was pleased by the few words I was able to say in her language, although they were mostly numbers, and she saw that I understood something about the soft playfulness of bargaining. We shook our heads in disagreement over the price; then, immediately, we made another offer and then another shake of the head. She was so pleased that unexpectedly, she accepted the last offer I made. But it was too soon. The price was too low. She was being too generous and wouldn’t make enough money. I moved quickly and picked up two more skirts and paid for all three at the price set; that way I was able to pay her three times as much before she had a chance to lower the price for the larger purchase. She smiled openly then, and, for the first time in months, my spirit lifted. I almost felt happy.The feeling stayed with me while she wrapped the skirts in a newspaper and handed them to me. When I left, though, the feeling left, too. It was as though it stayed behind in marketplace. I left tears in my throat. I wanted to cry. I didn’t , of course.I have learned to defend myself against what is hard; without knowing it, I have also learned to defend myself against what is soft and what should be easy.I get up, light a candle and want to look at the skirts. They are still in the newspaper that the woman wrapped them in. I remove the paper, and raise the skirts up to look at them again before I pack them. Something falls to floor. I reach down and feel something cool in my hand. I move close to the candlelight to see what I have. There are five long silk ribbons in my hand, all different colors. The woman in the marketplace! She has given these ribbons to me!There is no defense against a generous spirit, and this time I cry, and very hard, as if I could make up for all the months that I didn’t cry.Questions:21. When the author met the woman in the market, what was the woman doing?22. How can you describe bargaining in Laos?23. According to the author, why did the woman accept the last offer?24. Why did the author finally decide to buy three skirts?25. Why did the writer cry eventually when she looked at the skirts again?Part Four：Translation1. A second aspect of technology transfer concentrates on US high technology exports. China has correctly complained inthe past that the US was unnecessarily restrictive in limiting technology sales to China. Recently some liberalization has taken place and major increases in technology transfers have taken place as the result. However, some items continue to be subject to restrictions and unnecessary delay, in part because the US Government submits many items to COCOM(巴黎统筹委员会) for approval. There is significant room for improvement with the US bureaucracy and COCOM.2. Good manners are necessary because we are judged by our manners. Our manners not only show what kind of educationwe have received and what our social position is, but they also tend to show what our nature is. A person with good manners is always an agreeable companion, because he always thinks of others and shows respect for others.3. Individualism and collectivism have permeated every aspect of Eastern and Western culture, influencing American andChinese economics, politics, morals and values, and especially communication patterns. This is important, for research has proved that the number one cause of failure in international business and relations is not economics or even business but cross-cultural communication.4. It is known to all that knowledge is power. Young people without knowledge cannot expect to become assets to society.In order to acquire profound knowledge, they strive to study well in school in the first place. This does not mean that knowledge only consists in books. In most cases, the knowledge from books is no substitute for the knowledge derived from social practices. For this obvious reason, young people should also regard it as indispensable to their acquirement of knowledge to learn earnestly from the experienced people and from society as well. In short, the rightly motivated young people are advised to insist on obtaining knowledge from all kinds of sources.5. 今天，环境问题变得越来越严重了。
北京市研究生英语学位课统考(GET)答案 听力原文 listening script 2012.12.doc
General English Qualifying Test for Non-English Major Graduate Students, December 30, 2012PART 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. Theconversations and the questions will be read only once. Choose the best answer fromthe four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar acrossthe square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.1.Woman: It’s been a month since your accident. So tell me, how is the pain in your arms?Man: My arms were hurting me until last week, but that’s worn off now. So has the pain in my legs. My shoulder is still fairy sore, though not as bad as it was.Question: Which part of the man’s body still hurts him at the moment?2.Woman: I heard Bennie will head our new San Francisco office.Man: Yeah, He is still walking on air about getting that promotion. He loves San Francisco and he’ll make twice the money he gets paid here.Question: What does the man mean?3. Man: I am running the race on Saturday, but I don’t know when it starts.Woman:Well, all the runners have to register in the city center square by a quarter to two, though the race won’t actually start until half past.Question: What time does the race begin?4. Woman: What do you think of Jeffrey, the young guy fresh from school?Man: He is a good fit for the company, even though he has been with us for only a couple of months. Besides, we often see eye to eye with each other on many things.Question: What does the man mean?5 .Man: I saw Frank’s wife driving his sports car the other day.Woman: Did you? He told me he was going to sell it because with three kids he needs to get something more practical-you know, a SUV with lots of space for luggage.Man: He’s got a minivan which he uses for carrying cargo.Woman: But I suppose he can’t really put the children in the back of that.Question: What vehicle does Frank intend to buy?6. Woman: Today’s experiment was a complete mess. We had a backseat driver in our group. She triedto run things all the time.Man: You should let her know that you don’t like it when she orders you around.Question: Why didn’t the experiment go smoothly?7. Man: Did you know that Jessica failed in the job interview?Woman: Yes, and she blamed it on bad luck. But I really think she is barking up the wrong tree. Question: What does the woman imply?8. Woman: I am starving. Can we stop for something to eat before we get to the airport?Man: There isn’t enough time to stop at a restaurant. Your sister’s flight arrives at 12 o’clock.We’ll need petrol on the way home, so we can stop for a snack at a service station. Question: Where will they have something to eat?9. Man: Have you found a partner to work on Biochemistry? Our Lab class is tomorrow. Woman: To tell you the truth, I’ve been tied up with my Microbiology course this week. Question: What can be inferred about the woman?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 talks and the questions will be read to you only once. After eachquestion, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must choose the best answerfrom the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single baracross the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.Mini-talk OneStudents who want an easy way to get information about a large number of colleges in the United States can visit a website like . It brings together virtual campus tours and interactive maps of more than twelve hundred colleges and universities. The site plans to add an international database for schools in other countries.CampusTours recently celebrated its fifteenth anniversary. The president of the company, Chris Carson, was one of the people who started the site. He says more than one hundred twenty thousand foreign students use the site each year. They make up more than fifteen percent of the traffic on the site.The virtual tours allow students to get a sense of how a college looks. There are also links to official websites and online applications. And there are details like price, number of students, admission requirements and sports programs.But Chris Carson says students should never depend on a third-party website like CampusTours to choose a college. He advises parents and students to contact a school directly. If they plan to visit, they should call the school and talk about the visit and where to stay locally. In fact, he says contacting a school might even lead to a free visit. He says showing real interest in a school can increase the chances of being admitted.Chris Carson and several of his friends started CampusTours in nineteen ninety-seven. They noticed that many websites with campus tours were heavy with text and lacked much visual material.At first, colleges worried that online tours would compete with the tradition of a personal visit to the campus. But today schools work with sites like CampusTours or its competitors, or build their own virtual tours and maps.Question10: What is CampusTours specialized in?Question 11: What information is not available yet on the ?Question 12: Why did Chris Carson start the site fifteen years ago?Mini-talk TwoThe Empire State Building was the tallest structure in the world for more than forty years. Work on the building was finished in nineteen thirty-one. While it is no longer the tallest, it is probably the most famous. People from around the world visit its eighty-sixth floor observatory to see New York from high above.Ten years ago, the Malkin family bought the Empire State Building for more than fifty-seven million dollars. Now, the family is considering selling shares in a publicly traded company that would operate buildings in New York and the state of Connecticut.Teresa Martin set up the Real Estate Investment Association in New York. She wonders why the Malkin family is considering selling shares in the buildings. It may be that they may be in trouble and need to raise some funds. But it may just mean that they want to expand and need investor dollars to actually do what they foresee in their vision to do.Some people with offices in the Empire State Building say they are not happy with its restrooms and elevator equipment. The Malkin family has spent at least five hundred fifty million dollars making changes to the building, including replacing more than six thousand five hundred windows.The cost of office space has more than doubled. The New York Times newspaper says the number of occupants has been dropped from nine hundred fifty in two thousand two to about two hundred now. But those leasing space in the building now have much larger offices.The one-hundred-two-story building is often lit up at night in honor of different causes or events. The New York Times spoke with someone who knows about the plan to sell shares in the real estate company. The person said the building would be lit up in green lights – the color of American money – if the plan to sell shares comes to pass.Question 13: How much did the Malkin family pay to purchase the Empire State Building?Question 14: What do some people with offices in the Empire State Building complain about?Question 15: What will happen if the plan to sell shares comes to pass?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 areasked to write down your answers on the Answer Sheet. You now have 25 seconds toread the notes below.After spending a wonderful holiday over the Christmas and New Year period, some people feel blue and find that it’s difficult to function normally in their daily rhythm. Holiday blues, holiday depression, or post-holiday syndrome are commonly used terms which depict the mental distress occurring after the winter holidays and festival season.Here are some suggested steps to get rid of your post winter festive season holiday blues:Expect some letdown. The holiday season is both joyful and stressful at once. Returning to the usual routine and probably quieter workplace than normal can dampen your spirits just by the absence of exciting things to do and look forward to. Expecting to feel a little low is a way of telling yourself that this is a normal feeling and that it will soon pass once the routine re-establishes itself.Keep being around people. Some of the post-holiday season blues might be related to having been around many people over the New Year break and then suddenly finding yourself surrounded by people you don’t know that well, or even not by many people at all. Lift your spirits by continuing to stay connected with friends and family, and getting out and about to do activities where other people interact with you.Do things that give you cause to look forward to something. Revive the excitement of anticipation by arranging fun things, such as having dinner with friends, starting a new class for a hobby or interest, attending a sporting event regularly, going to the movies, etc. Choose activities that meet your budget and interests, and that you know will give you a thrill.Make healthy choices. After the many indulgences over the holiday period, it can leave you feeling a little out of shape. Aim to return to eating healthy food, drinking healthy drinks, and ensuring that you keep getting a good amount of exercise. Eating well and keeping up regular exercise will enhance your mood and help you return to good shape and fitness levels.Expect to enjoy the year ahead. Trying to keep a positive frame of mind and planning for interesting and fulfilling events throughout the year is a good way to calm your current blues. Think ahead to the changing seas ons and the sorts of things you’d like to be doing as the year moves on. O nce you’re immersed in planning and doing, you’ll be too busy to worry.This is the end of Listening Comprehension.。
研究生英语学位课统考真题（GET2011—2012）听力
研究生英语学位课统考真题（GET2011—2012）听力模拟题1part1Section A (1 point each)Directions: in this section. you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, there will be a question. The conversation and the question will be read only once. you are asked to write down you answers on the answer sheet.1.A To be brush up her English at home.B To be praised by her peers.C. To become her teacher's favorite student.D. To care more for other subjects.2.A. Have a picnic.B. Play with her pets.C. See a movie.D. See at home.3.A. It's a piece of cake.B. She has no ideaC. She already knows the answer.D. It's beyond her expectation.4.A.Write a short mail to him.B. Chat with him onlineC. Telephone him.D. Text him soon.5.A. The poster looks better without the frame.B. The poster is not worth the money.C. The poster costs very little.D. The poster is very eye-catching.6.A.14B.10C.65D.247.A .She is too busy.B. She can pass the exam next time.C. She doesn't work very hard.D. She should be better prepared.8.A. Exercise more frequently.B. Take less medicine each day.C. Try a new type of pain-killer.D. Have her back examined.9.A. George was not playing well.B. George always loses temper easilyC. George should have won the match.D. George is no match for his opponent.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 talks and the questions will be read to you only once.. After each question, there will be a pause. you are asked to write down you answers on the answer sheet.Mini-talk one10.A.18-21B.22-25C.30-50D.70-8011.A. Because older people become more thankful for what they have.B Because older people spend less time in deep thinking.C. Because older people forget things more frequently.D. Because older people tend to be more reliable.12.A .Middle aged women had increased sleep problems.B. Stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties.C .Being single affected the levels of happiness.D. Sleep quality declined as people got older.Mini—talk two13.A.High temperatures.B. Too much weight on the roof.C. The lack of rich soil.D. Sufficient watering system.14.A.They are normally painted green.B. They shorten the life of houses.C. They reduce energy consumption.D. They are used as water tanks.15.A.They need little water.B. They normally grow faster.C. They are less costly to grow.D. They could absorb more water.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 you answers on the answer sheet. You now have 25 seconds to read the notes below.16. Compliments are so good that they can heal you__.17. Unless you seem sincere when you give compliments during a conversation, you're not going to get __from that person.18. After giving specific compliment, you should followthat__.19. Adding compliments in front of people respected and feel __20. Last,avoid __with envy.模拟题2part1Section A (1 point each)Directions: in this section. you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, there will be a question. The conversation and the question will be read only once. you are asked to write down you answers on the answer sheet.1.A.Eat a little bit potato chips.B. Stay with his decision.C. Change his goal.D. Throw away the trash.2.A. Amy misses lectures from time to time.B. Amy doesn’t pay much attention in class.C. Amy probably knows how to answer the question.D. Amy is stuck with the same question.3.A.A pet psychologist.B.A school teacher.C.A fitness trainer.D.A furniture designer.4.A.She cant give him any good ideas.B. she is very familiar with the city.C. she is new to new York.D. she wont lend a hand to him.5.A.someone famous is reading in the car.B. she has a nice collection of car photos.C. the car is in front of something interesting.D. the design of the car is really impressive.6.A.the train to the market square is cancelled.B. the man has missed the train to the market square.C. the next train will leave in ten minutes.D. the man has come to a wrong station.7.A. he doesn’t believe her story.B. he is not surprised to hear that.C. he also wants to lose weight .D. he cares little about his size.8 A. Mary will show up on time .B. Mary is always late .C. Mary has a good excuse for her absence.D. Mary was kept busy with work.9. A. he is a clumsy person.B. he is a good waiter.C. he is a careful guy.D. he is a tough man.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 talks and the questions will be read to you only once.. After each question, there will be a pause. you are asked to write down you answers on the answer sheet.Mini-talk one10.A. oneB. twoC. three.D. four11.A.because they learning a different writing structure.B. because they don’t appreciate this type of formula.C because they used to write long academic papers.D because they have different problem-solving strategies.12.A. placing the thesis at the beginning .B. writing shorter sentences.C. stating the main idea at the end of paper.D. using fewer descriptive words.Mini—talk two13A. organic farming can reduce soil erosion.B. organic crops produce lower yields.C. organically grown food taste strange.D organic farming is better for the environment.14.A. it will grow 70%.B. it tends to be relatively stable.C. it is expected to decline.D. it could double .15 A. organic farming on large scale.B. a combination of organic and conventional methods.C. conventional farming without any use of fertilizers.D. genetic farming used with caution.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 you answers on the answer sheet. You now have 25 seconds to read the notes below.16.whether it’s your friend’s term paper or words of a well-known author, plagiarism is ___(3 words).17.first, when Cassie quotes an author directly, she uses ___(2 words) around the words.18. second, she is careful to use ____(4 words) when she’s not quoting directly.19. third, she can use ideas like drawings, speeches, music, structural models and statistics as long as ____(3words).20. and lastly, she is aware that some ideas are __(2 words) and don’t need a source.2011年1月Part 1Section A (1 point each)Directions: in this section. you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, there will be a question. The conversation and the question will be read only once. you are asked to write down you answers on the answer sheet.1.A.He was beaten by a fellow worker.B. He was laughed at by a fellow worker.C. He was fired from his work.D. He was replaced by his co-worker.2.A. He did it like everyone else.B. He was not speeding basically.C. He would like to pay the fine.D. The policeman was unfair to him.3.A. Talk about their fishing experiences.B. Drive the woman’s dad to the station together.C. Put off their fishing plan for the next weekend.D. Go fishing after the woman sees her dad off.4.A. She thought the man’s project had been finished.B. She didn’t know the man’s project was urgent.C. She thinks the man shouldn’t be so stressed.D. She thinks the man has exaggerated about his project.5.A. He knows psychology very well.B. Psychology is beyond his comprehension.C. Psychology is his major.D. He has forgotten the theory of psychology.6.A. It’s pleasant surprise.B. It’s really unexpected.C. It’s very sad.D. It’s a pity.7.A. He was disappointed with the service.B. He was satisfied with the service.C. He finally got what he wanted.D. He would like to try it again.8.A. He didn’t finish his finals week.B. He failed most of his examinations.C. He couldn’t remember what he had prepared in the exams.D. He couldn’t concentrate during the exams.9. A. Not enjoyable.B. Just so so.C. I t’s his favorite.D. He likes it.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 talks and the questions will be read to you only once.. After each question, there will be a pause. you are asked to write down you answers on the answer sheet.Mini-talk one10.A. To start up her own business.B. To gain experience.C. To save for her tuition.D. To help her family.11.A. Because he could have more spare credits.B. Because the 15-credit-plan was more cost-efficient.C Because he had to make up 15 credits.D Because the 15-credit-plan was easier.12.A. To become an intern.B. To challenge traditions.C. To start up her own business.D. To get a full-time job.Mini—talk two13.A. The united states has declares its independence.B. Lady liberty is a gift from the people of France.C. The American people have shaken off oppression.D. The United States has broken off its relations with UK.14.A. Lady liberty.B. Liberty lady .C. The statue of liberty.D. Liberty enlightening the world.15.A. By bus.B. By boat.C. By car.D. By subway.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 you answers on the answer sheet. You now have 25 seconds to read the notes below.16. Mental health experts also include other disorders like___that affect millions of people.17. Mental health problems are most severe in poor countries that ___ to deal with them.18. About half of all mental health problems first appear before ______.19. According to the WTO, how many people suffered from depression in 2009?20. The disability caused by mental disorders can also be a big impact on ______.2011年6月Part 1Section A (1 point each)Directions: in this section. you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, there will be a question. The conversation and the question will be read only once. you are asked to write down you answers on the answer sheet.1.A. Go shopping.B. Go car racing.C. Go to work.D. Go on a trip.2.A. Because she hasn’t been on line lately.B . Because she has too much work to do.C. Because she is on vacation.D. Because she has been busy typing.3.A.Go to an emergency exit.B. Enjoy herself in the park.C. Move her van right away.D. try to find the road sign.4.A. A secretary.B.A salesperson.C. A tennis player.D. A receptionist.5.A. She deserves the promotion.B. She has to transfer to another job site.C. She’ll pay for the dinner this time.D. She’ll invite her parents over for a celebration.6.A. She should drop the biochemistry class.B She should try harder.C. He prefers to learn rocket science.D. He can’t understand it either.7.A. She totally dislikes it.B. She prefers the old one.C. It may lake practical value.D. It is much better than expected.8.A. 7:00 amB. 7:30 am.C. 9:00 amD. 9:30 am.9.A. She was told about the trip beforehand.B. She was helped to pick up the beans.C. She was so excited that she revealed the news.D. She was not enthusiastic about the trip.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 talks and the questions will be read to you only once.. After each question, there will be a pause. you are asked to write down you answers on the answer sheet.Mini-talk one10.A. High expectations.B. Excellent and value.C. Terror and violence.D. Strength and power.11.A. Attend a sleepover.B. Play a piece of music.C. Watch TV.D. Be in a school play.12.A. Her parenting methods are limited to Chinese families.B. She brought up her daughters with an extreme parenting method.C. Her daughters were given enough time to follow their own interests.D. She had low expectations of children’s abilities.Mini—talk two13.A. 650 million dollars.B 560 million dollars.C 40 million dollars.D. 50 million dollars.14.A. Saint Paul.B. The Chapel of Love.C. The Nickelodeon Universe.D. The Underwater Adventures Aquarium.15.A. Tasting delicious food.B. Getting married.C. Visiting a campus.D. Seeing ocean animals.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. Youwill hear the recording twice. After the recording you are asked to write down you answers on the answer sheet. You now have 25 seconds to read the notes below.16. The first tip on how to reduce your test stress is to use a little stress_____.17. Good study ____ are important to learning effectively and doing well on tests.18.If you find yourself thinking negative thoughts, replace them with _____.19. Everyone makes mistakes. Learning to tolerate small _____ is a valuable skill.20. Taking care of your health can help keep your mind ___.2011年12月Part 1Section A (1 point each)Directions: in this section. you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, there will be a question. The conversation and the question will be read only once. you are asked to write down you answers on the answer sheet.1.A. He’ll get promot ed.B. He’ll get another job.C He’ll be disappointed.D He’ll give a talk.2.A. $3.78B. $4.25C. $3.87D. $4.153.A. It was just so-so.B. It was really special.C. It was quite good.D. It was awful.4.A. The woman should divorce her husband.B. The woman is thinking negatively.C. The woman is ignoring her husband.D. The woman is not imaginative.5.A. It seems too hard to most students.B. It is the most boring class.C. What is taught comes directly from the book.D. It is quite popular among students.6. A.Jennifer was a real stand-out.B. Jennifer had an impractical wish.C Jennifer used to like eating pies.D Jennifer realized her dreams.7.A. It’s hard to explain.B. It’s an unforgettable history.C. He cherishes their friendship.D. He is pretty busy.8.A. He is a gardener.B. He is an electrician.C. He is a plumber.D. He is a cleaner.9.A. Visit his doctor.B. Get a massage.C. Leave for a trip.D. Cancel an appointment.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 talks andthe questions will be read to you only once.. After each question, there will be a pause. you are asked to write down you answers on the answer sheet.Mini-talk one10.A. Columbia university.B. Princeton university.C. The university of Pennsylvania.D. Cornell university.11.A. It is settled.B. It is not controversial.C. It is uncertain.D. It has never been studied.12.A.2%B7%C12%D17%Mini—talk two13.A. John Fitzgerald Kennedy.B. Jacqueline Kennedy.C. Dwight Eisenhower.D. Edward Durrell Stone.14.A.The opera house.B. The concert hall.C. The family theater.D. The states gallery.15.A. The performing arts.B. Creation of new works.C. Methods of competition.D. The history of western music.。
研究生英语学位统考GETCloze(2012_2015)
GET Cloze2012/6" 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.character42.A.exotic B.patriotic C.supersonic D.alcoholic43.A.on B.for C.at D.with44.A.shall B.will C.should D.would45.A.much more B.more than C.as much D.of more46.A.if B.though C.while D.so47.A.taken to B.attended to C.attached to D.submitted to48.A.rock B.stone C.fossil D.diamond49.A.according to B.based on C.such as Dpared with50.A.signified B.imperative C.indispensable D.negligible2012/12E-commerce has revolutionized the way business is done in today’s market. However, customers are at 41 of purchasing false products or poor quality items. Many 42 the distance between customers and send the wrong goods and lure clients to buy goods recommended as great 43 , but when customers receive these items, they find themselves falling into traps.Many dangers, 44 by the obscurity of e-commerce, involve the products and the electronic transaction. From the buyer’s 45 , dangers include purchasing products not measuring 46 what was previous advertised in the website. Another risk is identity theft. Since electronic transactions are needed to complete the purchase, hackers may acquire 47 information about the user to make other purchases.There are still honest business that sell their products and services but gain a very small profit by 48 the prices of their products because they have a lot of competition in the Internet. That is 49 one of the hazards ofe-commerce that should be considered is the bankruptcy of business since profit is low of they need 50 their goods as cheaply as possible.41.A.time B.random C.sight D.risk42.A.take advantage of B.cast doubt on C.give rise to D.go ahead with43.A.deceptions B.bargains C.opportunities D.advertisements44.A.managed B.created C.prevented D.led45.A.prospect B.aspect C.respect D.perspective46.A.as to B.prior to C.up to D.next to47.A.confidential B.superficial C.potential D.initial48.A.raising B.disqualifying C.exaggerating D.minimizing49.A.how B.because C.why D.where50.A.selling B.to sell C.sell D.sold2013/6There are two primary causes of traffic accidents, those that are caused by the driver and those that are environmental and outside the driver’s control. 41 environmental issues like weather or poor road maintenance maycause an accident, statistically these are far less likely to do so. Driver distractions prove to be the main cause of accidents. The most 42 distractions are looking at traffic, crashes and roadside incidents. While it is widely believed that cell phones are a greater cause, cell phones only 43 sixth on the list. 44 , laws to limit cell phone use while driving do not decrease accidents. Hands-free phones are 45 than hand-held devices.Alcohol was a factor in at least 41 percent of all fatal crashes. Alcohol 46 affects vision, reaction time and attention of the driver, and decreases overall driving performance. Fatigue 47 100,000 vehicle crashes per year,killing 48 1,500 people and injuring 71,000 people. Accidents caused by fatigue are particularly 49 for truck drivers and ages 15 to 20 who were 50 a fatal crash in 2005, 37 percent were speeding at the time of the crash.41.A. Because B. If C. While D. However42.A.disruptive B.constructive C.instructive D.descriptive43.A. come across Be on Ce about De in44.A. Even so B. In fact C. By contrast D. For example45.A.no longer safe B.not so safe C.more safer D.no more safe46.A. adversely B.favorablyC.scarcely D.affectionately47.A.stands for B.runs for C.accounts for Dpensates for48.A.as much as B.as long as C.as soon as D.as many as49.A. rare B.prevalent C.populous D.necessary50. A.lost in B.situated in C.involved in D.indulged in2013/12As a society, we’re living longer and better than at any time in history. In part, this is due to 1 advances. Death rates are down, life 41 is higher than ever, and we're making progress 4 2 the most serious diseases we face. As we consider the direction health care will 43 in the future, one thing is certain: new, innovative medicines will assume an increasingly 44 role in the way we improve the quality of care for future generations. One 45 role of new medicines will be the prevention, treatment, and management of many diseases suffered by the aging Baby Boomer generation. In the year 2000,there were 46 35.6 million Americans aged 65 and older. By 2030, this number is 47 to double to an estimated 71.5 million. Disease like diabetes represent a growing threat, 48 to patients but to our ability to keep health care affordable. We have to do better in our lifestyles and in our health care system to 49 an enormous disease burden and economic burden on the boomer themselves, their families, employers, and federal and state governments. Mew drugs are a vital part of the solution to this rapidly 50 issue.41. A.expression B.expectancy C.exploration D.exploitation42. A. against B.for C.without D.towards43. A.concern B.implement C.address D.take44. A.populous B.prominent C.preliminary D.preferential45. A.crude B.concise C.critical D.capable46. A.roughly B.sincerely C.toughly D.desperately47. A.pronounced B.provided C.prohibited D.projected48. A.except for B.not only C.instead of D.as much49. A.live up to B.lose sight of C.stay clear of D.be stuck in50. A.emerging B.appearing C.booming D.diminishing2014/6The word "smog" has become a household world in urban China. Smog is an 41 of greenhouse gases and pollutants that reduce visibility and harm respiratory functions. Smog is typically 42 cities with high concentrations of cars and factories. The population density, amount of industry and the fuels used 43 together to have an impact on smog levels. During summer, smog is worse 44 the production of ozone, the main component of smog, increases in strong sunlight. The important thing to understand about smog is that this kind of pollution is spread out 45 large distance.Walking, biking or using public transportation can help limit ozone production. 46 , decreasing household electricity use and keeping your vehicles fuel-efficient reduces 47 greenhouse gases. Checking tire pressure, oil levels, air filters and getting regular maintenance help 48 fuel efficiency. Be sure to use only the fuel recommended in the vehicle’s user 49 . Simple stepslike avoiding stop-and-go traffic and reducing vehicle workload decrease smog-related emissions. To lighten the workload, avoid running theair-conditioner, 50 the engine and carrying heavy objects in the vehicle.41.A. arbitration B.accumulation C.optimizationD.evaluation42.A. accompanied by B.obliged to C.immersed in D.associated with43.A.work B.get C.play D.put44.A.so B.because C.before D. until45.A.between B.beneath C.within D.over46.A. In addition B.after all C. By contrast D. At first47.A. ozone-produced B.ozone-production C.ozone-producingD.ozone-producer48.A.constrain B.refrain C.restrain D.maintain49.A.illustration B.road map C.manual D.prescription50.A.idling B.burning C.emptying D.exhibiting2015/1Small busine ss owners can sometimes feel like it’s a dog-eat-dog world out there, If you fall behind,even 41 , a more tech-shrewd business withgreater resources could appear from nowhere and take your customers. But competition among businesses does not 42 mean war. 43 viewing other companies only as competitors, business owners should look at them as potential collaborators, Collaboration is 44 to every business there are so many opportunities out there for businesses to work together to exchange ideas and increase purchasing 45 .There are plenty of ways that small business owners can use the neighbor principle and collaborate to 46 mutual growth. An independent Web development company can offer their website design services to other local businesses 47 a link back on the homepage. Small businesses with similar inventory needs can combine their orders to receive 48 wholesale prices. An entertainment company can host an event at a restaurant in town to bring in business 49 marketing its own services. These real-life examples from win-win users prove that working for and with other small businesses can be more powerful than 50 them.41.A.in the past B.at your disposal C.for a momentD.on your own42.A.necessarily B.hardly C.solely D.infinitely43.A.Because of B.Apart from C.As for D.Instead of44.A.vicious B.vital C.vocationalD.vacant45.A.strength B.force C.might D.power46.Ae about B.bring about C.look about D.inquire about47.A.in exchange for B.in relation to C.in comparison with D.in case of48.A.discouraged B.dissatisfied C.dismissedD.discounted49.A.while B.unless C.if D.though50.A.working out B.working up C.working against D.working on。
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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 pared with
50.A.signified B.imperative C.indispensable D.negligible
2012/12
E-commerce has revolutionized the way business is done in today’s market. However, customers are at 41 of purchasing false products or poor quality items. Many 42 the distance between customers and send the wrong goods and lure clients to buy goods recommended as great 43 , but when customers receive these items, they find themselves falling into traps.
Many dangers, 44 by the obscurity of e-commerce, involve the products and the electronic transacti on. From the buyer’s 45 , dangers include purchasing products not measuring 46 what was previous advertised in the website. Another risk is identity theft. Since electronic transactions are needed to complete the purchase, hackers may acquire 47 information about the user to make other purchases.
There are still honest business that sell their products and services but gain a very small profit by 48 the prices of their products because they have a lot of competition in the Internet. That is 49 one of the hazards of e-commerce that should be considered is the bankruptcy of business since profit is low of they need 50 their goods as cheaply as possible.
41.A.time B.random C.sight D.risk
42.A.take advantage of B.cast doubt on C.give rise to D.go ahead with
43.A.deceptions B.bargains C.opportunities D.advertisements
44.A.managed B.created C.prevented D.led
45.A.prospect B.aspect C.respect D.perspective
46.A.as to B.prior to C.up to D.next to
47.A.confidential B.superficial C.potential D.initial
48.A.raising B.disqualifying C.exaggerating D.minimizing
49.A.how B.because C.why D.where
50.A.selling B.to sell C.sell D.sold。