考试科目：研究生英语 试卷类别：A 考试时间： 120 分钟
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Part I. Listening Comprehension (20points) Section A (1 point each)
Directions: In this section, you will hear ten shortconversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation a questionwill be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question willbe read only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which isthe best answer. (Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across thesquare brackets on your Answer Sheet 1.) 1. A. Michael Jordan is a famous businessman.
B. Michael Jordan is the name of the woman'sfriend. C. Michael Jordan is a manufacturer ofsneakers.
D. Michael Jordan is both a person's name anda trademark. 2. A. He is a billionaire in Chinatown. B. He owns a big company in China. C. He is successful businessman.
D. He earned 100 million dollars last year. 3. A. He succeeded quickly by working hard. B. He won because he's got very good luck.
C. Despite his achievements, he hasn'tgot a reputation yet. D. He had a reputation as an experiencedspeaker on TV. 4. A. Yao Ming's team should not have lost inthe first round. . B. Yao Ming is the best player in thenational team. C. Yao Ming is surprised at his loss inthe first round. . D. Yao Ming's team is expected to win thenational tournament. 5. A. How a famous Chinese kung fu masterteaches his lessons. B. A way to keep energetic in life.
C. The method for practising Chinese kungfu.
D. A friend who has won several Chinesekung fu competitions. 6. A. Jean is not fashion-conscious. B. Jean saw her sister downtown yesterday C. Jean and her sister spend lots of timetogether D. Jean isn't a good buyer of dresseslike her sister. 7. A. He didn't like the fashion show lastnight. B. He thinks it pretty for the models towear nightgowns.
C. He thinks the woman should take part inthe fashion show. D. He thinks the models gave a goodperformance. 8. A. The woman likes to follow fashion.
B. The man and woman have the same attitudeto clothes. C. The man is laughing at the woman. D. The woman's clothes are out of date. 9. A. He thinks it's out of date.
B. He doesn't think modern women would liketo wear clothes like that.
C. He thinks it's wonderful. D. He likes the color but not the style.
10. A.The woman has a job related to dress design. B. The two speakers agree the Oscarsceremony is a big event. C. The woman thinks it worthwhile to seethe Academy Awards.
D. The man believes the Oscar ceremonyprovides a chance for stars to show off.
Section B (1 point each)
Directions:In this section you will hear a longconversation. At the end of the conversation, some questions will be askedabout what was said. After each question, there will be a pause. During thepause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide whichis the best answer.( Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across thesquare brackets on Answer Sheet 1. ) (The conversation will be read to you only once.) Conversation 1
11. A.Because he thinks it makes him relaxed. B.Because he has usedup all his salary.
C.Because he likes window-shopping more than anything else. D.Because he is window-shopping while waiting for a friend. 12. A.She's always been good with money. B.She's never been good with money C.She used to be a bad saver, like Jack. D.She doesn't save money. 13. A.Earning more money.
B.Opening another bank account for spending. C.Opening another bank account for saving. D.Finding a better job.
14. A.10% of her salary. B. 20% of her salary C.30% of her salary. D. 40% of her salary. 15. A.Jack likes shopping when he gets paid. B. Molly has made a plan for Jack and itworks.
C.Jack may listen to Molly's advice and do his best to save money.
D. Jack will notlisten to Molly's advice because it is impractical.
Section C (1 point each)
Directions:In this section you will hear a talk about the importance of play. Listencarefully and choose the best answer from the four choices given to eachquestion you hear.(The conversation will be read to you twice.)
16. A.Because play can lead us to success B.Because play can help set our minds free. C.Because play can let us experience new things. D.Because play can make people become wiser.
17. A.They can learn what they cannot learn in class. B.They can learn how to help one another. C.They can learn how to express their feelings. D.They can learn good behavior through play.
18. A.It makes children learn things systematically. B.It enables children to make progress step by step. C.It can help children organize their thoughts more clearly. D.It provides some rules for children to identify and follow.
19. A.It provides unexpected events for children to handle. B.It gives children more freedom to play without rules or control. C.It has no goals or objectives in the game.
D.It is basically an individual game in which ideas are less specific.
20. A.The speaker should be a college teacher. B.The speaker is a researcher on parenthood. C.The speaker is a children's writer. D.The speaker is a specialist in childcare.
Part II Vocabulary （20 points） Section A
21. The department deferred the decision for six months. A. postponed B.discussed C. held D. revised
22. The scientists will go on an expedition to the South Pole. A. exploration B. trip C. tour D.outing
23. She asked her mother to pick her upfrom the camp a day earlier than scheduled. Although she was sick of camp andready to come home‖, Ms. Wexler objected and finally prevailed. A.changed B. triumphed C.disagreed D. consented
24. The number of old people is on therise, and with this fact comes the number of people with chronicdiseases associated more with old age. A. incurable B. severe C. painful D.enduring
25. With this strong right-wing views, andclose affiliation to the military, he’d long been regarded as a swornenemy of the people.
A. emotion B. communication C.reaction D. association
26. The best hope is that we will have arapid mobilization of international opinion in support of the movement.
A. getting up B. catching up C.bringing up D. calling up
27. The cause of the incidence has beenkept off the air in the radio by the administration. A. not known B. publicized C.not broadcasted D. secret
28. Some intrepid individuals werestill prepared to make the journey. A. reckless B. Aggressive C. fearless D.tough
29. The liberal party held a convention to agitatefor reforms. A. run B. postpone C. propose D.push
30. The jury deliberated for 18minutes and recommended a sentence of from 2 to 5 years in the statepenitentiary.
A. inquired B. complained C.discussed D. spoke
Section B
31. The personal computer is only a decade old, and the language it________ has made only minor inroads in English, but this will change.
A. pronounced B.processed C. spawned D. prohibited
32. He formally disbanded the fact-findingteam Thursday because of Israel’ objections to the mission’s composition and________.
A. mandate B. purpose C. identity D.motivation 33. If you don’t pay your rent you will be. A. fined B. sued C. rejected D.evicted
34. The old lady is so ________ that she’llbelieve anything she hears. A. careless B. silly C.ignorant D. gullible
35. When he was there, he often gave foodand coins to the ________ children who lived on the street.
A. despaired B. homeless C.destitute D. deserted
36. Combining social commentary withrhythmic ________, heavy bass beats, and remixed or original melodies, rap isone of the most controversial of black musical forms. A. dance B. band C. music D.lyrics
37. He took out a court ________ againstthe newspaper demanding the return of the document. A. injunction B. suspension C.bias D.sentence
38. They said on the wedding that theybelonged ________ to each other---for life or for death. A. by far B. on earth C.perpetually D. in all
39. It’s good news that the Governor andlawmakers are finally talking to each other, however ________.
A. sullenly B. off-handedly C.hospitably D. slowly
40. We now are provided with several televisioncommentators to explain the action to us, with the help of the ________slow-motion instant replay. A. popular B. ubiquitous C.successful D. continuous PartIII. Reading Comprehension (40 points)
Directions: In this part, there are threeshort passages. Read each one carefully, and then do the questions that follow.Choose the best answer from the four choices given and mark the correspondingletter with a single bar across the square brackets on Answer Sheet 1. Passage One
Moviegoers may think history is repeatingitself this weekend. The summer's most anticipated film, Pearl Harbor, which has opened recently, painstakingly re-createsthe Japanese attack that drew the United States into World War II. But thatisn't the film's only reminder of the past. Harborinvites comparison to Titanic, thebiggest hit of all time. Like Titanic,Harbor heaps romance and actionaround a major historical event. Like Titanic,Harbor attempts to create popularglobal entertainment from a deadly real-life tragedy. Like Titanic, Harbor costsa pretty penny and hopes to get in even more at the box office. Both Titanic and Pearl Harborunseal their tales of love and tragedy over more than three hours. Both storiescenter on young passion, triangles of tension with one woman and two men; In Titanic,
Leonardo DiCaprio and BillyZane compete for the love of the same woman, a high-society type played by aBritish actress named Kate (Winslet). In Harbor,two pilots (Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett) fall for the same woman, a nurse playedby a British actress named Kate (Beckinsale).
The scenes of peril also havesimilarities. Harbor has a shot inwhich soldiers cling for dear life as the battleship USS Oklahoma capsizes. Themoment is recalled of the Titanic'sclimactic sinking scene in which DiCaprio and Winslet hang from the ocean lineras half of the ship vertically plunges into the water. In Harbor, one of its stars floats atop a piece of debris in themiddle of the night, much like Winslet's character does in Titanic.
And the jaw-dropping actionof Titanic is matched by Harbor's, 40-minute re-creation of theDec. 7, 1941 attack on the United States' Pacific Fleet. Both films spentheavily on special effects. Harbordirector, Michael Bay, for example, says he kept salaries down so more could bespent on the visuals. Both movies even shot their ship-sinking scenes at thesame location; Fox Studios Baja in Mexico.
Harbor's makers have eventaken a Titantic-like approach to thesoundtrack. The film includes one song. ThereYou'll be, performed by country music superstar Faith Hill. Titanic, which is one of the bestselling soundtracks of all time, also has only one pop song: Celine Dion's MY Heart Will Go On.
―If Harbor becomes a major moneymaker, filmmakers may comb historybooks searching for even more historical romance-action material.‖ says acritic.
41. What are the two things that the author of this article tries tocompare? A. The attack on Pearl Harbor and the sinking of the Titanic. B. Historical fiction moviesand successful box office hits. C. The movie Titanic and the on-show movie Pearl Harbor. D. Sinking boats and famousactors.
42. Pearl Harbor and Titanic are similar in all of thefollowing aspects EXCEPT_____. A. both spent large amount ofmoney on special effects B. both have soundtracksstarring a major pop star C. both added made-up storiesto historical events D. both are documentary moviesof historical events 43. Who plays the leading female role in Pearl Harbor? A. Kate Beckinsale. B. Ben Affleck. C. Kate Winslet. D. Faith Hill.
44. What does the phrase ―cost a pretty penny‖ in the first paragraphmean? A. To be very attractive. B. To cost a lot.
C. To have big box officereturns. D. To require a lot of effort to accomplish.
45. If Pearl Harbor is assuccessful as Titanic, which of thefollowing movies might we see next? A. The Battle of Waterloo. B. The Advents of Mr. Bean.
C. Space Invaders. D. The Haunted House.
Passage Two
A few weeks ago my mothercalled to say there was a warrant out for my arrest. I was mystified. I’d liketo think myself dangerous but I’m a mild-mannered journalist. I don't have acriminal record, though the address on my driver’s license is my mother’s -thus the ―raid.‖ I hadn’t robbed any convenience stores lately, nor fled thescene after backing a Jeep into a crowd of people. But this is Mayor Giuliani sNew York, where it doesn’t take much to draw the attention of cops. New Yorkersknow all about Hizzonor’s banning homeless cleaning men from approachingdrivers and offering to clean their windshields. H’s also cracked down onstreet vendors. Yuppie that 1 am. I’ve never given much thought to what it feltlike to be on the other side of the law. So when the cops cameknocking, I thought there must be some mistake. Imagine my embarrassment upondiscovering my crime. One Saturday night in March, I strolled out of apartmentafter dinner, a Coors Light beer in hand. Suddenly a police officer came up andwrote me a ticket. The charge: violating New York City’s open-container laws.Yeah. I probably should have paid it then and there. But instead I stuck thepink slip in my back pocket and forgot about it. When I called to inquire about my case. Iwas told to ―speak with Officer Kosenza.‖ But I didn’t get a chance. Kosenzacalled me that night while I was having dinner with my girlfriend. He wanted meto come to court, right then. But I was cautious. It seems New York’s policeare in a bind. With crime falling to record lows, it's getting harder andharder for cops to ―make the numbers‖ that show they’re doing a better andbetter job. What to do? The answer is to rifle through out-of-date tickets thathaven’t been paid – anything they could turn into a ―crime.‖ I finally decidedto turn myself in. which is how 1 found myself, one August evening, handcuffedat the downtown Manhattan police station with an older officer telling us talesof his days in the 1980s. ―Times sure have changed.‖ he said, shaking his headat us statistically useful nuisances. Eventually I was led into acourtroom. Very quickly, it was done. Handcuffs off, out the door. I wanted tocomplain but went quietly home, promising not to do whatever I was guilty offor another six months. I got off easy. But I also learned a lesson: Giuliani sclean streets come with a price. If only the mayor would neglect to pay aticket. 46. According to the passage, the author is probably _____. A. an urban young professional B. a narrow-minded journalist C. a criminal wanted by thepolice D. a traffic offender
47. The author was arrested primarily because _____. A. he once stuck a piece ofpink paper in his back pocket
B. he used his mother'saddress on the driver's license C. he had robbed convenienceshops before D. he drank some beer onenight on the street
48. The word \"nuisances\" in the fourth paragraph may mean_____. A. mild-mannered prisoners B. trouble makers C. new arrivals D. hardened criminals
49. Through the passage, the author wants to convey the idea that_____. A. New York policemen aredoing a good job cracking down on crimes B. not everyone agrees withthe mayor's management of the city C. the crime rate has beenreduced at the expense of citizens' convenience D. everyone including themayor should be punished if he is guilty of crime 50. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOTtrue? A. The author pleaded guiltyand was set free. B. Policemen were trying hardto please their superiors. C. Many so-called crimes wereonly trifle things. D. It's no use complaining tocops when you are caught.
Passage Three
Ewen Cameron is long dead buthis ghost appears to haunt Canada, where extraordinarily strict rules are beingconsidered to protect the subjects of psychological research.
Cameron was a scientiststraight from a horror movie. On the surface, he was a respectable academic.But after the end of the Second World War, he visited the Nuremberg trials,superficially to examine Rudolf Hess's psychological state. Many people believethat he also studied Nazi methods of mind control. Certainly, he neverinternalized the Nuremberg declaration that prohibits human experiments whererisk outweighs ―humanitarian importance.‖
Throughout the 1950s, Cameronran a CIA-funded laboratory at McGill University where patients were used asguinea pigs in brainwashing experiments. Some patients were given ECT ―therapy‖twice daily, others were drugged and kept unconscious for weeks or months,injected with huge amounts of drugs, and subjected to long-term sensorydeprivation.
Compensation has been paid tomost surviving patients. But suspicion of the psychological sciences has notentirely gone away. Nor has the need for patients’ rights to be
guaranteed.Cameron, after all, ensured that every patient signed a consent form, eventhough many were not in position to understand what it meant.
The strict new rules forpsychological research now under discussion can partly be understood in thelight of special Canadian sensitivities. They are designed to ensure that noone can be involved in an experiment that might damage their own interests.
All well and good, exceptthat psychological sciences aren’t going to advance if anyone can leave anexperiment if they don’t like the results. Obviously, many psychologicalexperiments would not be possible if the experimenters had to reveal exactlywhat they were testing.
There is much to debate about the rights ofpatients and experimental subjects. The committee drawing up the code hasapparently received 2,000 pages of comment on its draft.
No one should do anythinguntil this committee has had all the time it needs to read, digest and studythese submissions. And then reach a truly balanced position. 51. According to the author, we may conclude that _____. A. Cameron was a dedicated andresponsible scientist
B. Cameron was interested inunveiling the myths about Rudolf Hess’s psychological state C. Cameron tried to ensurethat his subjects clearly understood the purpose of the experiments D. Cameron unmistakablyviolated the subjects’ rights
52. Which of the following statements is NOT true based on the secondparagraph? A. Cameron’s appearance mightmisrepresent his true personality.
B. Probing into thepsychological state of the Nazi was outside Cameron’s profession. C. Cameron did not observe thestipulation relating to human experiments.
D. People believed that he hadundisclosed motives for attending the Nuremberg trials. 53. We can infer from this passage that _____.
A. making compensation for thesubjects’ loss was illegal B. some subjects in Cameron’sexperiments died
C. people have been quiteindifferent to the subjects’ rights D. as a rule, people are fullysupportive of psychological sciences
54. The committee responsible for working out the rules governingpsychological research _____. A. has to give top priority topsychological advances B. is bombarded withcriticisms from the public
C. is expected to take intoaccount all the reactions to the drafting D. should rely on thosewilling to sacrifice their own interests
55. One of the problems with the new rules for psychological researchis that _____. A. the rules can do little toprotect the patients’ rights
B. people may withdraw fromthe experiments in fear of damage to their own interests C. it would be impossible tosort out anything valuable from the comments on the rules D. people’s response topsychological sciences is overwhelmingly negative
Passage Four
[1] Unfortunately, I know more than I care toabout the aftermath of drinking and driving. As a high school freshman inWayland, Mass., in 1980, I suffered through the death of a classmate on myhockey team who was killed in an alcohol-related crash. Two years later Iattended the funeral of another student in my class who died while drivingunder the influence.
[2] I thoughtdrunk driving had hurt me as much as it could. I was wrong. Four years ago mybrother Ryan, a senior at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vt., drove 70 to100 miles an hour on a rainy rural road into a tree, ending his life. Hisblood-alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit.
[3] It was oneof the worst accidents that officers at the crash site had ever seen. The twopolicemen who were assigned to wipe Ryan's blood and tissue off the car'sbroken wind shield found it impossible to talk to my family about the details.
[4] Ryan waslast seen drinking vodka punch at an on-campus social house. He left the partyintending to drive to his apartment three miles away to pick up a toga for yetanother event. He never made it home.
[5] After hisdeath we found out that Ryan had developed a drinking problem. But even thoughhe drank to excess at nearly every social function, usually three to four timesa week, many of his friends never realized he was becoming an alcoholic.
[6] We were toldthat a staff member in the student-activities office where Ryan
oftenregistered his social house's parties had suspected that he had a drinkingproblem. And Ryan was not the only Middlebury student to be involved in adangerous alcohol-related incident: in the year before his death, one of Ryan'sfellow students nearly died in a binge-drinking episode. She was saved onlybecause someone in the hospital emergency room pumped her stomach as she layunconscious. Her blood-alcohol level was 0. 425 percent.
[7] I know thatmy brother was ultimately responsible for his death, but in my view,
collegeadministrators can work harder to keep kids like Ryan from getting behind thewheel. Many schools, however, have been reluctant to address the problem. Why?Perhaps because taking responsibility will make trustees and college presidentslegally liable for students' drunk-driving behavior.
[8] Ifadministrators accepted this responsibility, they might ask themselves: Shouldwe expel students who receive a DUI? Has the university president met with thetown's mayor to create a unified policy toward drunk driving? Have we contactedorganizations like MADD and SADD to help us implement alcohol-educationprograms?
[9] On campuseslike Middlebury's, where many students own cars, administrators can use moreaggressive methods to combat drinking and driving. Yet after Ryan's death, hisuniversity
refused my family's request to fund an officer to patrol the mainentry into the campus on weekend evenings for out-of-control drivers.
[10] Why doesthe problem of drunk driving persist? It's not easy to solve.
[11] A lot ofcollege students are young and irresponsible, and drinking is part of theirculture. Many administrators have not wanted to abolish fraternities and socialhouses for fear that ending such beloved traditions would lower alumnidonations.
[12] Collegeofficials, I ask that you go home tonight and consider your love for your sonor daughter, brother or sister. Imagine the knock on your door at 3 a. m. whena police officer announces that your loved one has died. Then go to a mirrorand look deep into your own eyes. Ask yourself: have I done enough to helpsolve this problem?
[13] The choiceis simple. You can choose to be a leader and an agent of change on
acontroversial issue. Or you can continue authoring your students' eulogies. Myfamily, in its grief, begs you to do the former.
56. The article is most probably addressedto
A. drunk-driving students B. family members of drunk-drivingstudents C. school administrators D. law-enforcement officers
57. The author suggests that on the issueof students' deaths caused by drunk-driving, the universities
A. have faithfully fulfilled their duties B. have not done their fair share of duty C. shouldbe held legally responsible D. shouldnot assume responsibility
58. Many universities show littleenthusiasm in solving students' drinking problem because A. drinking is considered to be beyondtheir mandate B. drinking is generally regarded as partof youth culture C. they are doubtful of the effectivenessof aggressive methods D. they are afraid of taking legalliability for such behavior
59. Which of the following is the requestof the author's family for Ryan's university? A. To impose a ban on social houses andon-campus drinking. B. To expel any student who has receivedtickets for drunk driving. C. To patrol the main school entry onweekend evenings for drunk drivers. D. To initiate alcohol-education programswith the help of social organizations. 60. The author's tone in writing thisarticle is . . A. sincere B.satirical C. arrogant D. helpless Part IV. Translation (10 points)
(注意：此部分试题61—65请在答题卡2上作答。书写中、英文时，尽可能做到字迹清晰，书写工整，疏密相间均匀，字体大小适当。)
61.But neither the late1990s boom nor the subsequent bust had much impact in either direction,indicating that the state of worker happiness goes much deeper than the swingsof the economy.
62. Responsibility-minded Americans acceptthe argument that individuals have the right to poison themselves, althoughstudies showing that the vast majority of smokers began as minors raisequestions about informed consent.
63. The idea is to take a song that peoplelike or that has particular meaning or emotional association for them and useit with new words, hoping that some of the liking, meaning, or emotionalassociations will transfer to the new ideas being communicated. And it oftenworks. 64. 但后来对工作满意度的许多研究结果却前后矛盾。现在看来, 用更广泛的衡量标准来评估快乐感受, 能更有效地预测生产率。
65. 美国人往往会认为国家的强大更多地源于个人自由、机会均等、勤奋努力、竞争取胜等价值观念而不是源于举国合作。
Part V. Writing (10 points)
Directions: For this part,you are required to write a composition of no less than 150 words about yourown opinion. First, you should state if you agree or disagree with thefollowing statement. Then you should give special reasons and examples tosupport your answer.
We need to develop our economy, and at the same time we need a greenenvironment. How do you think to solve the contradictory?
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