研究生英语试题.doc

2023年1月研究生英语学位课统考真题
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GENERAL ENGLISH QUALIFYING TEST FOR NON-ENGLISH MAJOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
(GETJAN0309)
PAPER ONE
PART Ⅰ
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Section A
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 the questions will be read 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. She does not really need his help.
B. She has not started thinking about it yet.
C. She is very grateful to the man for his advice.
D. She has already talked with the man.
2. A. Climbing the mountain was terrible and exhausting.
B. The mountain's scenery was extremely beautiful.
C. He could hardly breathe after climbing onto the top.
D. The wind atop the mountain was very strong.
3. A. Mixed. B. Fascinated. C. Enthusiastic. D. Disinterested.
4. A. The woman looks down upon Margaret.
B. The woman feels jealous of Margaret.
C. Margaret has the chance to meet stars at the White House.
D. Margaret has set a high goal in her career.
5. A. He doesn't think the woman can do both things well.
B. He doesn't think the woman can do both things at the same time.
C. He suggests the woman stay at home to take care of her daughter.
D. He encourages the woman to do a part-time job.
6. A. Chris and the man are good friends.
B. Chris is ill so the man gives him some money.
C. Chris told the man he decided to return the money.
D. The man treats Chris as Chris has treated him.
7. A. The man will get a high score in the exam.
B. The man didn't devote himself to his study.
C. The woman would have helped him in the exam.
D. The teacher is so strict that the students have to do what he says.
8. A. The man shows his good will to the woman.
B. The man suggests her not regretting what's already happened.
C. The woman is confident about handling a project well.
D. The woman is upset because her milk was spilt.
9. A. He was playing a joke.
B. He was leaving Boston.
C. He was moving to Boston.
D. He was selling his house himself.
Section B
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. Social Research.
B. World Values Survey.
C. The World's Happiest Country.
D. Perspectives on Psychological Science.
11. A. Happiness levels around the world do not really change.
B. Many people around the world like to talk about happiness.
C. Many people around the world are happier now than in the past.
D. Many people around the world are less happy now than in the past.
12. A. The health-care system in the country is good.
B. People in the country share strong family ties.
C. There is no hunger in the country.
D. There is no political and social unrest.
Mini-talk Two
13. A. It can find small changes below ground before the earthquake.
B. The devices are placed much deeper below ground.
C. The new electrical devices are highly sensitive.
D. It can help find the earthquake-prone area.
14. A. The flow of the underground water.
B. The movement in the Earth's center.
C. The increase of the temperature below ground.
D. The rocks below ground pushing together.
15. A. It can help reduce the power of major earthquakes.
B. It can provide a signal a few days before a major earthquake.
C. It can provide a signal up to ten hours before a major earthquake.
D. It can tell people where the earthquake center is.
Section C
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.
16. It is estimated that at least one million people die every year because of complications ______.
17. The program used by the United Nations agency to reduce mistakes is around a new ______.
18. In 2023, the death rate that surgical complications led to in developing countries was ______.
19. The very first step for the checklist is to confirm the ______ and the operation to be performed.
20. Surgical equipment is counted to make sure ______ stays in the patient.
PART Ⅱ
VOCABULARY
Section A
Directions: There are ten questions in this section. Each question is a sentence with one word or phrase underlined. Below the sentence are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.
21. With the debt approaching a staggering sum, this company had no choice but to declare bankruptcy.
A. astonishing B. swaying C. trembling D. amusing
22. What you have just said seems to have nothing to do with the matter in question.
A. under attack B. under consideration
C. under suspicion D. under way
23. In the light of the current news his argument seems to be well grounded and convincing.
A. On account of B. By means of
C. With regard to D. In view of
24. Overseas athletes and officials were impressed by the superb performance of Chinese counterparts.
A. unique B. splendid
C. unbelievable D. imaginative
25. You don't have to ask him to render an account of his actions, for he rarely tells the truth.
A. deliver B. narrate C. settle D. compress
26. Schools are advised to work together with parents to address the issue of addiction to computer games.
A. speak to B. deal with C. take down D. go for
27. In contrast, the threat posed by the second source of major terrorism is real and large.
A. proposed B. presented C. predicted D. prevented
28. Around the Spring Festival, a prevailing practice is to exchange greetings and visits.
A. prevalent B. populous C. preceding D. present
29. My mom would rather put honesty first in her hierarchy of values, which is important for our growth.
A. inventory B. grading
C. accumulation D. assessment
30. We have come to realize the need to leave enough environmental space for our offspring.
A. contemporaries B. ancestors
C. descendants D. neighbors
Section B
Directions: There are ten questions in this section. Each question is a sentence with something missing. Below each sentence are four words or phrases marked 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. Some stories bring a smile, because they ______ some officials who care nothing but their own position.
A. make sense of B. poke fun at
C. give rise to D. let go of
32. The Environmental Protection Agency has put forward what ______ the most serious government warning to date.
A. adds to B. objects to C. occurs to D. amounts to
33. These papers have helped to ______ the causes of depression and ways out of depression.
A. catch sight of B. take advantage of
C. shed light on D. get along with
34. A person must satisfy his physiological needs, such as food, clothing and shelter, before ______ any other objective.
A. chasing B. pursuing C. sustaining D. searching
35. Wealth, advanced education and a ______ occupation can give a person high status in society.
A. tedious B. weary C. prestigious D. notorious
36. Studies have shown that workers' desire to be accepted by co-workers could ______them more strongly than the desire to earn more money.
A. hamper B. motivate C. intervene D. streamline
37. A network of miniature toxin detectors has been ______ in 30 American cities for the sake of bio-security.
A. deployed B. committed C. indulged D. immersed
38. Since 2023, some 60 million visitors to the U.S. have had their two index fingerprints recorded by an ______ scanner.
A. opposite B. organic C. occasional D. optical
39. With this sensitive machine, we can find the ______ of a milligram of aspirin in an Olympic-size swimming pool.
A. counterpart B. equivalent C. average D. installation
40. The construction of ______ and theories reflects the scientists' interpretation of what has been observed.
A. prototypes B. hypotheses C. fantasies D. imaginations
PART Ⅲ
CLOZE TEST
Directions: There are 10 questions in this part of the test. Read the passage through. Then, go back and choose one suitable word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D for each blank in the passage. Mark the corresponding letter of the word or phrase you have chosen with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.
Blue collar and government jobs are among the most (41) careers for U.S. graduates, according to U.S. News magazine's 2023 Best Careers report. U.S. employers are increasingly off shoring professional jobs. This means less jobs (42) college-graduate skills, the magazine says.
As in many other countries, U.S. high school students are told that college is the (43) . So there's a growing (44) of skilled people in jobs that don't require a college education. But the report also says that some rewarding blue-collar careers, such as technical work in the biomedical equipment and security systems sectors, are more (45) to college graduates. These are more knowledge-based than the usual blue-collar jobs.
Government is becoming an employer of (46) . Corporations, fueled by pressures to compete globally, continue to get ever (47) . Non-profit organizations are increasingly strapped for cash. Government is able to pay employees well, (48) their practices are economically sound, the magazine says. The report also indicates that social (49) may be the enemy of contentment in career. People are flocking in greater numbers to careers in the law, medicine and architecture. Yet recent surveys of job satisfaction in those professions (50) a less-than-rosy picture.
41. A. profitable B. promising C. prompt D. progressive
42. A. acquire B. inquire C. require D. request
43. A. route B. road C. passage D. way
44. A. shortage B. necessity C. decrease D. increase
45. A. capable of going B. likely to go
C. prone to going D. able to go
46. A. right B. election C. choice D. occasion
47. A. fatter B. heavier C. lighter D. leaner
48. A. whether or not B. now and then
C. off and on D. so and so
49. A. post B. status C. level D. grade
50. A. purchase B. demonstrate C. paint D. alter
PART Ⅳ
READING COMPREHENSION
Directions: In this part of the test, there are five short passages. Read each passage carefully, and then do the questions that follow. Choose the best answer from the four choices given and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.
Passage One
Justin was always prepared. His motto was "Never throw anything out, you never know when it might come in handy." His bedroom was so full of fiat bicycle tires, bent tennis rackets, deflated basketballs, and games with missing pieces that you could barely get in the door. His parents pleaded with him to clean out his room.
"What use is a fish tank with a hole in the bottom?" his father asked. But Justin simply smiled and repeated his motto, "Never throw anything out, you never know when it might come in handy."
When Justin was away from home, he always carried his blue backpack. He liked to think of it as a smaller version of his bedroom--a place to store the many objects that he collected. It was so worn and stretched that it hardly resembled a backpack anymore. It was full of the kind of things that seemed unimportant, but when used with a little imagination, might come in handy.
Justin had earned a reputation for figuring things out and getting people out of otherwise hopeless situations. Many of his classmates and neighbors sought him out when they needed help with a problem. On the first day of school, his friend Kenny, came looking for Justin.
"Do you think you have something in your bag that could help me remember my locker combination?" he asked. "I lost the scrap of paper it was written on. I have science class in two minutes and if I'm late on the first day it'll make me look bad for the rest of the year." Kenny looked genuinely worried.
"Relax," Justin said, taking his backpack off and unzipping the top. "Remember how you borrowed my notebook in homeroom to write the combination down? Well, I know how we can recover what you wrote."
He took the notebook and a soft lead pencil out of his bag. The page that Kenny had written on had left faint indentations (印凹痕 ) on another page in the notebook. Justin held the pencil on its side and rubbed it lightly over the indentations. Slowly but surely the numbers of the locker combination appeared in white, set off by the gray pencil rubbings.
"That's amazing!" Kenny said. "I owe you one." And he dashed off to open his locker.
51. Why is Justin's room such a mess?
A. He always forgets to clean it.
B. He never throws anything away.
C. He has no time to clean it.
D. He shares a room with Kenny.
52. The word "pleaded" in Paragraph 1 can best be replaced by ______.
A. ignored B. asked C. pushed D. begged
53. In what way is Justin's backpack a smaller version of his bedroom?
A. He uses it as a place to store objects.
B. He uses it to carry his books and sports equipment.
C. His parents tell him to clean it all the time.
D. He has had it for too long a time.
54. How does Justin help his friends?
A. He offers them advice.
B. He loans them his backpack.
C. He listens to their problems.
D. He uses the objects in his backpack.
55. How come Justin could help Kenny recover his locker combination?
A. Justin remembered Kenny's locker combination.
B. Kenny had left the scrap of paper in Justin's backpack.
C. Kenny had left indentations of the combination on Justin's notebook.
D. Justin found the scrap of paper the locker combination was written on.
56. The author's purpose in writing this story is to ______.
A. inform B. entertain C. educate D. satirize
Passage Two
Only moments after announcing a policy of zero tolerance on cellphone use in the classroom, Ali Nazemi heard a ring. Nazemi, a business professor at Roanoke College in Virginia, took out a hammer and walked towards a young man. He smashed the offending device. Students' faces turned white all over the classroom.
This episode reflects a growing challenge for American college teachers in, as the New York Times puts it, a "New Class (room) War: Teacher vs. Technology". Fortunately, the smash