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12月研究生英语学位课统考真题（A 卷）

GENRAL ENGLISH QUALIFYING TEST
FOR NON-ENGLISH MAJOR GRADUATE STUDENTS

考试注意事项
一、本考试有两份试卷构成：试卷一（Paper one）涉及听力理解、词汇、完型填空与阅读理解四某些，共80题，按顺序统一编号；试卷二（Paper two）涉及翻译和写作两某些，共三题。此外，试卷分A、B卷，请考生注旨在答题卡上标出自己试卷类型。
二、试卷一（题号1-80）为客观评分题（听力Section C 某些除外），答案一律用2B 铅笔做在机读卡答题纸上，在相应题号下所选字母中间画黑道，如 [A][B][C][D]。
三、 试卷二为主观评分题，答案做在ANSWER SHEEII上。答题前，请仔细阅读试卷二注意事项。
四、 试卷一、试卷二上均不得作任何记号（听力Section C某些除外），答案一律写在答题纸上，否则无效。
五、 本考试所有时间为150分钟，采用试卷一盒试卷二分卷计时办法。 试卷一考试时间为90分钟，听力理解某些以放完录音带为准，大概25分钟；别的某些共计时65分钟，每某些所占时间均标在试卷上，考生可自行掌握。试卷二共计时60分钟，每某些所占时间均标在试卷上，考生可自行掌握。
六、 试卷一与试卷二采用分别收卷办法。每次终了时间一到，考生一律停笔，等待监考教师收点试卷及答题纸。所有考试结束后，须待监考教师将所有试卷及答题纸收点无误并宣布本次考试结束，方可离开考场。
PAPER ONE

Part I Listening Comprehension (25miniutes，20 points)
Section A (1point 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. The conversations and questions will be spoken ONLY ONCE. Choose the best answer from the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.

1.
A. His arms.
B. His legs.
C. His head.
D. His should

2.
A. Bennie is travelling to San Francisco by air.

B. Bennie is very happy about the promotion.

C. Bennie has quit a well-paid job.

D. Bennie enjoys working in the office.

3.
A. At 1:45.
B. At 2:15.
C. At 2:30.
D. At 2:45.

4.
A. Jeffrey is not a good helping hand.

B. Jeffrey is too young to start a new career.

C. They agree with each other on many things.

D. They really dislike each other.
C.
5.
A. A SUV.
B. A sport car.
C. A minivan.
D. A cargo truck.

6.
A. Because the lab was really a mess.

B. Because the boss was too strict.

C. Because the driver was absent-minded.

D. Because someone in the group was manipulative.

7.
A. Jessica didn’t want the job anyway.

B. Jessica herself is to blame.

C. Jessica should stop her dog from barking.

D. Jessica had something in the tree.

8.
A. At a restaurant.
B. At the airport.

C. At a service station.
D. At a café.

9.
A. She has been busy with Biochemistry.

B. She hasn’t got a partner yet.

C. She prefers Microbiology to Biochemistry.

D. She has to drop the lab class.

Section B (I 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. During the pause，you must choose the best answer from the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.
Mini-talk one
10
A. Organizing campus activities.

B. Taking visitors to various colleges.

C. Offering information on American colleges.

D. Advising on which university to attend.

11.
A. Admission requirements.
B. Sports programs.

C. International database.
C. Virtual campus tours.

12.
A. Because they found many related websites lacking visual materials.

B. Because they wanted to compete with the tradition of a personal visit.

C. Because they intended to choose their ideal colleges.

D. Because they couldn’t contact a school directly.

Mini-talk two
13.
A. More than 57 million dollars.
B. More than 75 million dollars.

C. About 550 million dollars.
D. More than 15 billion dollars.

14.
A. Lights and windows.

B. Restrooms and elevator equipment.

C. Office conditions and environment.

D. Lease rates and payment.

15.
A. An investment association will be set up.

B. The building will be illuminated by green lights.

C. The occupants will get into trouble.

D. The cost of office space will double.

Section C (1point 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 your answers on the answer sheet. You now have 25 seconds to read the notes below.
（请在录音结束后把第16-20题答案抄写在答题纸上）
16. Post-holiday syndrome is a commonly used term which depicts the _____________ (2 words) occurring after the winter holidays and festival season.
17. Expecting to ___________________ (4 words) is a way of telling yourself that this is a normal feeling.
18. Lift your spirits by continuing to _______________ (3 words) friends and family，and getting out and about to do activities.
19. Choose activities that meet your __________________ (3 words)，and that you know will give you a thrill.
20. Once you’re ___________________ (2 words) planning and doing，you’ll be too busy to worry.
Part II Vocabulary (10 minutes，10 points)
Section A (0.5 point each)
Directions：In this section，there are teen questions. Each question is a sentence with one word or phrase underlined. Below the sentence are four words or phrases marked by A，B，C，and D. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet

21.
These findings run counter to the belief that alcohol stands in the way of analytical thinking.

A. spurs
B. hinders
C. triggers
D. accompanies

22.
As in the rest of the continent，South Africa still has to contend with overwhelming poverty.

A. suffer from
B. bring about
C. invest in
D. fight against

23.
The operation was a success and he had excellent prospects for a full recovery.

A. thoughts
B. outputs
C. odds
D. ambitions

24.
Destiny is defined by individuals keen to imagine a future that is different from the reality.

A. eager
B. unwilling
C. sharp
D. quick

25.
My mother keeps reminding me to stick to my principles and remain honest in whatever I do.

A. adhere to
B. set about
C. insist on
D. come upon

26.
There is nothing worse than a boss who gives implicit instructions and then gets disappointed by the work you give in.

A. explicit
B. ambiguous
C. considerable
D. coherent

27.
About three years into this job，these migrant labors came to accept the harsh facts in time.

A. punctually
B. immediately
C. originally
D. eventually

28.
An aircraft is equipped with a sophisticated electronic system for the sake of safety.

A. highly-developed
B. newly-developed
C. well-meant
D. long-lived

29.
This trip offers an opportunity to enjoy the profound silence of the deep，unaltered desert.

A. dramatic
B. important
C. complete
D. distant

30.
All Fire Police Officers are sworn officers of the law and should display a (n) badge of authority when on duty.

A. multitude
B. token
C. air
D. degree

Section B (0.5 point each)
Directions：In this section，there are teen questions. Each question is a sentence with something missing. Below each sentence are four words or phrases marked by A，B，C，and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet
31.
Eight badminton players were charges with trying to ________ the outcome of preliminary matches.

A. dominate
B. manipulate
C. eliminate
D. simulate

32.
In the beginning，few people were ________ Barack Obama to make a significant impact in the race.

A. counting on
B. turning out
C. proceeding to
D. conforming to

33.
Self-esteem is the ability to be ________ of one’s own abilities，talent，worth and value.

A. ensured
B. insured
C. assured
D. treasured

34.
Children of parents who do not go to university are probably more reluctant to ________ secondary education than those who did.

A. put in
B. fill in
C. check in
D. enroll in

35.
Learning something new is after all，what scientific experiments are all ____.

A. about
B. against
C. towards
D. around

36.
A large –scale wildfire broke out that forced the ________ of 2,000 people just west of Madrid.

A. speculation
B. succession
C. evaluation
D. interrogation

37.
Intellectually brilliant students from this high school are most ________ to be admitted to elite universities.

A. probable
B. likely
C. possible
D. liable

38.
Her right hand occasionally ________ from singing her name so many times.

A. yelled
B. propelled
C. compelled
D. swelled

39.
Artists should cultivate their own ________ style rather than always imitating others.

A. single
B. individual
C. private
D. separate

40.
The key to efficient reading is the ability to judge the writer’s position ________ the information he is presenting.

A. in spite of
B. in relation to
C. in place of
D. in support of

Part III Close Test (10 minutes，10 points，1 point each)
Directions：In this section，there are teen questions. Read the passage through. Then，go back and choose one suitable word or phrase marked by A，B，C，or D for each blank in the passage. Mark the corresponding letter of the word or phrase you’ve chosen with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet

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 transaction. From the buyer’s __45__，dangers include purchasing products not measuring __46__ what was previously 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 purchase.
There are still honest businesses 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 businesses since profits is low if 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

PART IV Reading Comprehension (45 minutes，30 points，1 point each)
Directions：In this section，there are five short passages. Read each passage carefully，and then do the questions that follow. Choose the best answer from the four choices marked by A，B，C，or D and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet

Passage One
One of the areas in which people tend to have ideas that don’t make sense is that of rights. For example，many Americans believe that our rights，described in the declaration of Independence and the constitution，drive from the god or from the very nature of being human，including the individual right to bear arms. Yet people in most law-governed democracies other than the United States do not have an individual right to bear arms. How，then，can the right to bear arms derive from god?Is this a special right that can be created by the people via government?
It is claimed that we can trace the right to be armed to legal and political events in 17th century English history，this time relating to hunting and gaming laws. How does a fundamental natural right lie sleeping throughout the first 6,000 years of recorded history，only to wake to full flower due to conflicts over gaming laws in Restoration England?In the mid-1980s，the idea that people have a right to have consensual sex with partners of any gender was pronounced “joking inappropriately” by the Supreme Court；25 yeas later it feels like an obvious，natural outgrowth of the Bill of Rights. If rights evolve this way through the dialectics of culture and history，just how “natural” can they be?
Such are the idle thoughts that occur in the wake of America’s latest episode of horrifying，meaningless mass slaughter. A large segment of the American public these days apparently finds it offensive to talk about gun control after these sorts of cruelty occur. As economist Mr. Wolfers said：“Let’s not talk about gun control. It’s too early，right?It’s always too early. Except when it’s too late.”
Mr. Wolfer is right：the “too early” construction is ridiculous. The only thing that is certain now is that gun control is uncertain in American. It’s never going to happen. There are too many guns out there，and an individual right to bear arms is now established in constitutional law. So this is just what one of America’s many faces is going to be：a bitterly divided，hatefully cynical country where insane people have easy access to semiautomatic weapons and occasionally use them to commit crime. We will continue to see more and more of this sort of thing，and there’s nothing we can realistically do about it.

51.
The author begins by arguing that Americans’ right to bear arms?

A. is stipulated in the constitution
B. has been created by individuals

C. has nothing to do with God
D. is not to be doubted

52.
The Supreme Court is mentioned in paragraph 2 to _________.

A. confirm the validity of gun ownership by individuals

B. argue that the right to bear arms is by no means natural

C. prove that gun ownership has been approved by the Court

D. describe the process of legislation on gun ownership

53.
The expression “in the wake of” used in the third paragraph probably means “________.”

A. but for
B. totally without
C. soon after
D. just before

54.
It seems to Mr. Wolfers that gun control is ________.

A. really too early to start
B. actually offensive

C. not necessary now
D. already too late

55.
It seems to the author that gun control in America is ________.

A. impossible
B. unconstitutional
C. time-consuming
D. stupid

56.
Which of the following might be an appropriate title for this passage?

A. Gun Control Is Easy
B. Gun Ownership Is Legal

C. Gun Control，Too Late
D. No Need to Control Guns

Passage two
The English-speaking world does not look kindly on straw. Grasping at straws，straw-man arguments，the last straws and the straws that break so many camels’ backs all demo