2014年mba英语模拟试题及答案（一）
全国硕士研究生考试英语试题A1
Section I Use of English
Directions:
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)
Paper is different from other waste produce because it comes from a sustainable resource: trees. 1 the minerals and oil used to make plastics and metals, trees are 2 . Paper is also bio-degradable, so it does not pose as much threat to the environment when it is discarded. 3 45 out of every 100 tons of wood fiber used to make paper in Australia comes from waste paper, the rest comes directly from virgin fiber from forests and plantations. By world standards this is a good 4 since the world-wide average is 33 percent waste paper. Governments have encouraged waste paper collection and 5 schemes and at the same time, the paper industry has responded by developing new recycling technologies that have 6 even greater utilization of used fiber.
7 , industry’s use of recycled fibers is expected to increase at twice the rate of virgin fiber over the coming years.
Already, waste paper 8 70% of paper used for packaging and advances in the technology 9 to remove ink from the paper have allowed a higher recycled 10 in newsprint and writing paper. To achieve the benefits of recycling, the community must also 11 . We need to accept a change in the quality of paper products; 12 stationery may be less white and 13 a rougher texture. There also needs to be 14 from the community for waste paper collection programs. Not only do we need to make the paper 15 to collectors but it also needs to be separated into different types and sorted from contaminants such as staples, paperclips, string and other miscellaneous 16 .
There are technical 17 to the amount of paper which can be recycled and some paper products cannot be collected for reuse. These include paper 18 books and permanent records, photographic paper and paper which is badly contaminated. The four most common 19 of paper for recycling are factories and retail stores which gather large amounts of packaging material 20 goods are delivered, also offices which have unwanted business documents and computer output, paper converters and printers and lastly households which discard newspapers and packaging material. The paper manufacturer pays a price for the paper and may also incur the collection cost.
1.A.Despite B.Unlike C.With D.Even
2.A.replaceable B.removable C.respectable D.responsible
3.A.While B.When C.If D.Because
4.A.function B.quality C.consequence D.performance
5.A.tidying B.classifying C.placing D.selecting
6.A.given rise to B.thrown light on C.paved the way for D.made use of
7.A.As a result B.In the end C.All in all D.In conclusion
8.A.consumes B.consults C.constructs D.constitutes
9.A.inquired B.required C.resorted D.indicated
10.A.contest B.contact C.content D.contend
11.A.contribute B.pay C.award D.reward
12.A.such as B.just as C.other than D.for example
13.A.by B.in C.of D.for
14.A.encouraged B.supported C.defended D.bred
15.A.available https://www.doczj.com/doc/2d6961340.html,patible C.durable D.negligible
https://www.doczj.com/doc/2d6961340.html,pounds https://www.doczj.com/doc/2d6961340.html,positions C.mixtures D.items
17.A.requests B.needs C.limitations D.problems
18.A.in the form of B.in the light of C.in the case of D.in the name of
19.A.materials B.resources C.substances D.sources
20.A.to which B.in which C.by which D.through which
Section II Reading Comprehension
Part A
Directions:
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 1
What exactly was the historical significance of Nov. 9, 1989? Having spent much of the summer of that year in Berlin, I have long bitterly regretted that I was not there to join in the party the night the wall came down. I mean, what kind of an aspirant historian misses history being made?
But two Berlin friends recently made me feel better by confessing that, despite being in the right city on the right date, they too missed the fall of the wall. One simply slept through the tumultuous events that unfolded after an East German official casually stated that the border was open. Her brother tried to rouse her, but she assumed he was joking when he shouted through her bedroom door: "The wall's coming down!" My other friend deliberately went to bed early to be fresh for a morning yoga class. It took her a while the next morning to work out why she was the only one to show up.
That set me thinking. Could it be that my friends and I didn't in fact miss an event of world-historical importance? Was the fall of the Berlin Wall not really History with a capital H, but just news with a lower-case n—a wonderful story for journalists but, 20 years on, actually not that big a deal? Could it be that what happened 10 years earlier, in the annus mirabilis 1979, was the real historical turning point?
Sure, it was nice for East Germans, Czechs, Hungarians, and Poles—not to mention the peoples of the Baltics, the Balkans, Ukraine, and the Caucasus—that they got rid of dreary communism and discovered the pleasures (and occasional pains) of free markets and free elections. What the British historian and eye-witness Timothy Garton Ash has called the "refolution" (reform plus revolution) that swept Central and Eastern Europe was a splendid thing, not least because the communist regimes were toppled with amazingly little bloodshed. Only in Yugoslavia, where the communists clung to power in the guise of Serbian nationalists, was there the kind of celebration that usually accompanies the end of empire—and Yugoslavia, paradoxically, was the Eastern European country that had been the first to break free of Moscow, and the first to introduce market reforms.
It may seem perverse to question the historical significance of the collapse of the Soviet empire in Mitteleuropa, and then the collapse of the Soviet Union itself. I suspect most Americans today share the Yale historian John Lewis Gaddis's view that 1989 saw the triumphant end of the Cold War, a victory achieved above all by President Ronald Reagan, though nobly assisted by Margaret Thatcher—despite her deep reservations about the unintended consequences of German reunification—and the Polish Pope John Paul II.
21. In the very beginning, the author’s experience is mentioned to _____.
A. reveal his status of being a historian
B. introduce the topic of this essay
C. call attention to the historical event
D. take pride in his being a witness
22. According the second paragraph, which of the following is TRUE?
A. two Berlin residents accompanied the writer to the fall of the wall
B. the event was started first on the western side of the famous wall
C. one friend was warming up for a yoga class for that special night
D. most people were absent from the class the day after the fall-down
23. By ‘paradoxically”, the author means ______.
A. the last communist regime turned out to be the first one against communism
B. Yugoslavia remained a communist loyalty even after the Soviet collapse
C. A British scholar created a funny word which was really splendid in Europe
D. The fact that little blood was spilled over this revolution surprised most scholars
24. In the view of J.L.Gaddis, the end of Cold War _____.
A. was brought about by the collapse of the Soviet Union
B. was accomplished with the assistance of Germans
C. was notably attributed to the leadership of Reagan
D. was deeply doubted by the British prime minister
25. The author seems to be mainly concerned with ______.
A. significance of historical events
B. story of the toppled Berlin wall
C. reporting of some witnesses
D. suspicion of historians
Text 2
On Wednesday, the Iowa Department of Public Health reported the first confirmed case of H1N1 in a house pet, a 13-year-old domestic shorthaired cat. The animal likely contracted the virus from its owners, veterinarians say, since two of the three family members living in the cat's household had recently suffered from influenza-like illness. Late last week, when the cat came down with flu-like symptoms — malaise, loss of appetite — its owners brought it to Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine for treatment. The family mentioned to the vet that they had also recently battled illness, which led to testing the pet for H1N1.
It's not yet clear how vulnerable cats, dogs and other household animals may be to the new virus, but the Iowa cat's case reinforces just how different H1N1 is from seasonal flu viruses. Although some household cats and certain wild cats in zoos have gotten ill with avian influenza, and dogs have their own canine version of the flu virus, pets don't normally get sick with the regular human flu. "There has never been a report of human seasonal influenza affecting cats or dogs," says Dr. Julie Levy, director of Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program at the College of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Florida.
It's possible that the Iowa cat's case may be a bellwether of future pet disease, but it's also possible it was just a fluke event. At the cat's advanced age, its immune system may not have been as adept at fending off influenza as that of a younger animal — similar to the vulnerability seen in aging humans. Still, says Dr. Ann Garvey, state public-health vet at the Iowa Department of Public Health, "We just don't know. We really don't."
Garvey notes that despite nearly 25,000 cases of positive, lab-confirmed H1N1 in people reported in the U.S. since last spring, the Iowa cat is the first pet to be documented with the virus. But before pet owners start suspecting Fido and Fluffy of being H1N1 hotbeds, Garvey stresses that so far, no cases of influenza of any kind in pets — including cases of bird flu — are known to have moved from animals into people. And even among the animals, the virus does not appear to spread easily, which may further suggest that pets are not ideal reservoirs for influenza.
That's good news for pet lovers and flu worriers. And so is the fact that the cat seems to be recovering well from its bout with H1N1. "Both the owners and the cat are recovering," says Garvey. As for anyone else who is worried about spreading H1N1 flu to their pets, vets recommend following the same guidelines that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest for protecting family members — wash your hands frequently, cover your coughs and try to avoid close contact with your furry friends until you're well.
26. Which of the following can be diagnosed as flu according to the passage?
A. constant cough
B. running nose
C. decreased desire for eating
D. loss of weight
27. Dr. Levy maintains that ______.
A. human virus is unlikely to pass on to household pets.
B. H1N1 can be treated likewise to regular seasonal flu.
C. wild cats can be particularly vulnerable to flu virus.
D. Canine version of the flu virus is shared among cats.
28. From paragraph 3, we may learn that ______.
A. H1N1 may not be the sole contributor to the Iowa cat’s condition
B. Smaller animals are more proficient to defeat the invasion of flu
C. The fact that aged people have higher risk is not proved true yet.
D. The immune system of the Iowa cat has already been destroyed
29. According to Dr. Garvey, the flu virus _____.
A. was first documented in the Iowa cat
B. could be easily transferred to human beings.
C. spread faster than any other type of bird flu
D. might be effortlessly fended off by various pets.
30. The tone used by the author seems to be_____.
A.neutral
B.optimistic
C.subjective
D.worried
Text 3
Do you think you're more likely to look at an online ad if it contains 1) a picture, 2) an animation, or 3) just text? The answer: just text. Surprised? Well, now consider the man who was checking his e-mail when he came across a dating-service ad featuring a picture of a bikini-clad woman. He looked at the woman's face and chest once — and then at the surrounding text five times. The Internet has cracked open a brave new world for folks whose job it is to spend ad dollars. The ability to track where a Web-user clicks provides a sort of precision intelligence advertisers could have only dreamed of in decades past. But before a click comes a look, and according to new research, advertisers are often wrong about what attracts our attention.
The findings are presented in a chapter of a new book, Eyetracking Web Usability, by Jakob Nielen and Kara Pernice of the consultancy Nielsen Norman Group. Don't let the bland title fool you — what Nielsen and Pernice have done is track the eye movements of hundreds of people as they navigate Web sites, looking up advice on how to deal with heartburn, shopping for baby presents, picking cell-phone features, learning about Mikhail Baryshnikov. By bouncing infrared beams off a person's retinas and recording head movement with a camera, the researchers were able to deduce what sort of ads garner attention in real time — a methodology that runs laps around later asking people to recall what they saw.
Now, looking at an ad and being vaguely aware of it are two different things. Plenty passes through our peripheral vision, but because of the way the eye works, we only thoroughly see things that we stop at and observe deliberately. By that measure, people in the study saw 36% of the ads on the pages they visited —not a bad hit rate. The average time a person spent looking at an ad, though, was brief — one-third of a second.
Interestingly, people who were just browsing the Web only looked at 5% more ads than those trying to accomplish a specific task. Even when we're on a mission, we're still fairly willing to stop and look at an ad. Though there was one sort of web site where ads rarely registered: pages built around search boxes, Google's tribute to white space on its home page might be sleek design.
Then there was the result that most surprised the researchers: Text-only ads received the most looks. Part of that might be because we accidentally think text-only ads are part of the information we're looking for. But as Nielsen explains it, the nature of the Web itself might be coming into play, as well. Unlike television, which is a passive medium, the Web is all about taking action.
31. It can be inferred from the beginning that _____.
A. it takes longer for a man to observe a woman than to read the text ad.
B. the customer attention is more often than not ignored by advertisers.
C. Tracing back to the user used to be thought of as an impossibility.
D. A brave new world is open to those who enjoy spending money
32. Ordinary people browse the internet for the sake of ____
A. buying gifts for kids
B. offering professional advice
C. exchanging mobile phones
D. studying Russian history
33. “peripheral”(Paragraph 3) probably means _____.
A. accurate
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C.misty
D.intentional
34. It can be concluded that ads. attract the most attention because _____.
A. information tends to be disguised in text ads.
B. we’re willing to stop a task and to read ads.
C. search boxes are designed for catching attention.
D. the interactive Internet plays an undeniable role.
35. What is going to be discussed in the following paragraphs?
A. An example to show how Web works for text-only ads.
B. A summary of what those researchers have discovered.
C. An introduction to TV channels showing text ads.
D. A transition to online ads in the form of animation
Text 4
Depending on who you are, where you grew up, and, frankly, the color of your skin, you'll most likely react in one of two ways to Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire. The film tells the story of Claireece (Precious) Jones and her struggle to survive a life overfull with misery. Pregnant for the second time with a child fathered by her own father, abused physically, emotionally, and sexually by her mother, Precious is also illiterate, obese, and friendless. Precious is not an easy movie to watch, and there are people in the black community who wish that you wouldn't. They insist that it is yet another stereotypical, demonizing representation of black people. The other camp, however, is thrilled to see a depiction of a young African-American woman that, while heartbreaking, is a portrait of the black experience that has been overlooked on the sunny horizon that stretches from The Cosby Show to House of Payne. Unfortunately, both of those reactions miss the movie's most searing message.
I wish I could agree with those who say Precious is just one more movie that feeds our vision of ourselves as victims. Even that would have been better than what lies underneath: the fact that black people have begun to accept as unchangeable the lot of those stuck in the ghetto.
How else to explain that while the film is set in 1987, no one seems outraged that so little has changed in the inner city in the more than 20 years since? Precious is a period piece that feels like a documentary. The public-education system is still failing to raise graduation rates above 50 percent in the worst neighborhoods. The public-welfare system has yet to offer a real path out of poverty, and child-protection services is still struggling to protect children. While I agree that we've gotten too comfortable seeing ourselves on film as martyrs and underdogs, so what? The real devastation at the heart of this film is that it can't offer Precious a more concrete way out of her predicament. Yes, Precious is changed at the end of the movie, able not only to read and write but also to move toward a better life. But that isn't enough.
I wanted just a hint that she would also escape the hell that was (is) urban poverty. Precious was lucky to find the alternative school that could help her. But that's fiction. In reality, there are far more Preciouses than there are teachers to help them. Movies such as this one allow us to forget that.
36. One reaction to Precious is that____.
A. it often ignored the black experience
B. there was a distorted image of blacks
C. the story exhibited too much misery
D. it broke the heart of American women
37. The basic attitude towards blacks in The Cosby Show can be described as ______.
A. typical
B.positive
C.indifferent
D.objective
38. “lot”(Paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to _____.
A.lottery
B.hardship
C.future
D.destination
39. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.less than half of the students can graduate in some areas
B. poor people can’t receive enough support from the system
C. kids are still under-protected and prey to family abuse
D. Precious is more than fortunate to get rid of her misfortune
40. This piece of writing seems to be taken from _____.
A.a film review
B.a book commentary
C.a newspaper clip
D.a story report
Part B
Directions:
Read the following text and answer questions by finding a subtitle for each of the marked parts or paragraphs. There are two extra items in the subtitles. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
A Further Study
B Length of Courses
C High School
D Gender
E Student Source
F Educational Background
G Student Age
A recently published analysis of a major survey taken of international students in Australia is providing up-to-date data for teachers and marketers of English language training programs.
41._______________________________________________
The major regions of student representation in the survey were Asia with 73.4% of students, Europe 10.2%, Pacific 0.5%, and Other 7%. Japanese students formed the largest national group, representing 34% of the student population. Other national regional groups represented, in descending order, were Taiwan, Korea, Indonesia, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Thailand, other European countries, China, and Iran. Increases in arrivals since the early 1990s have occurred from all China, with an increase of almost 50% form Western Europe.
42._______________________________________________
Approximately one-third of the students questioned, three-quarters were 25 and under, Only 8% were aged over 20 years and under, and almost 30, and fewer than 3% were over 35. Almost half of all students aged between 31 and 35 were students in Australia on student visas. As expected, a very high proportion (79%) of working holiday visa holders were aged between 21 and 25. Tourist visa holders ranged from under 20 to 31. The oldest students were from Iran, with 60% aged over 30 and 25% over 35. Students from China also tended to be older than other nationalities, with 25% in the over 30 age bracket. More than half the Korean students were in their early 20s, with only a few over 25. Students from Hong Kong were also predominantly young, with over half aged under 20. At least 20% of students from all major national groups, except Korea and China, were under 20 years of age. Indonesian students were the youngest, with over 60% under 20.
43._______________________________________________
Overall, female students outnumbered male students in the survey. However, there were more males than females from four countries: Iran, Indonesia, Korea, and, to a lesser extent, China. Females accounted for 60% of students from Taiwan, Switzerland, and Japan. Gender differences concerning the responses to questions were noticed, but varied widely according to nationality.
44._______________________________________________
A very high proportion (87%) of students had completed senior high school or better. Just under one-third had completed a university degree, and 5% had completed a postgraduate degree. Over a third had at least completed high school, and over 20% had completed a technical diploma or junior college. Students with a maximum middle school education formed less than 7% of all respondents, and came predominantly from Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Taiwan. Iranian students were among the highest educated, with more than half having already completed a postgraduate degree. Koreans, Thais, and Chinese were also particularly well educated, with over 60% of each national group having completed at least a first a university degree. Almost half of the Japanese and more than half of the Swiss respondents had completed education to senior high school level or less.
45._______________________________________________
While student visa holders took either 10-29 week or 40 week courses, most students on working holiday and tourist visas took courses of less than 10 weeks, or from 10 to 19 weeks in length. More than 50% of all students were taking courses of between 10 and 29 weeks, with the proportion fairly evenly divided between the 10-19 week and 20-29 week ranges. A large proportion of students were taking courses of at least 40 weeks in length, and only a few students in dictated enrollment in courses shorter than 10 weeks. There were noticeable differences between nationalities, with Koreans, Japanese, and Taiwanese taking longer courses than other nationalities, and Swiss and other European students taking much shorter courses.
Section III Translation
Directions:
In this section there is a text in English. Translate the text into Chinese. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET 2. (15 points)
Graduating students from Harvard Business School are lining up in their droves to sign an oath which requires them to “create value responsibly and ethically”.
The oath is the brainchild of second-year Harvard MBA Maxwell Anderson, who hoped that 50 per cent of the Harvard class of 900 students would sign up to the oath by graduation this week. The oath was initiated just three weeks ago.
Harvard is not the first school to come up with the idea of an MBA oath or pledge. Thunderbird in Arizona instigated the scheme some years ago. And when MBAs from the Ivey school at the University of Western Ontario in Canada graduate they take the Ivey Pledge and wear the Ivey Ring, which signifies their lifetime commitment “to act honorably and ethically in all dealings, in the belief and knowledge that doing so will lead to a greater good and, above all, aspire to make a positive contribution to my society.”
Section IV Writing
Part A
Directions: Based on the situation below, you’re asked to read it carefully and then write a letter to suggestion in 80-100 words on ANSWER SHEET2. (10 points)
情景设计：由于去图书馆借书时，发现图书馆的电脑大部分键盘在操作上都有问题，并且购买新书或者订购学术性期刊的工作效率低下，同时，自习室的照明设备也不够明亮，希望能够提高图书馆的服务质量。
Part B
Directions: Read the following passage carefully, and write your essay in about 150 words. You should include your own opinion in the essay, and write on ANSWER SHEET2. (15 points)
年轻人喜欢的周杰伦;为国争光的跨栏健儿刘翔;05年超女冠军李宇春……除了在电视节目中一展他们的风采,在电视节目间隙中的广告时间也打下了一片天地.一时间,大街小巷随处可见,明星代言的广告铺天盖地,被耳濡目染的社会
公众可谓是火眼金睛,并尖锐地指出了--利弊共存. 请讨论此现象, 并表达自己的观点.
客观题答案
Section 1 Use of English
B A A D B
C A
D B C (1---10)
A D C
B A D
C A
D B (11---20)
Section II Reading Comprehension
Part A
B D A
C A C A A
D B (21 ---30)
C A C
D A B B D D A (30---40)
Part B
41-45 E G D F B
翻译
哈佛商学院的毕业生们正在排着队，一批一批地在一项誓约上签名，这项誓约要求他们“有责任感和道德感地创造价值”。
这项誓约是由哈佛商学院第二届MBA毕业生Maxwell Anderson创作的，Maxwell Anderson希望在本届900名哈佛商学院毕业生中，能有50%的学生在本周毕业时签署该誓约。该誓约是在三星期前刚刚发起的。
哈佛并非第一所倡议MBA誓约或宣誓的学校。数年前，Arizona的Thunderbird学校制定了宣誓的方案。此外，加拿大Western Ontario大学Ivey学院的学生毕业时，会签署Ivey誓约，并戴上Ivey指环。这个指环象征着他们一生的承诺：荣誉而道德地为人处世，并坚信这样做会使自己成为一名更优秀的人，更重要地是，立志为社会做出积极的贡献。
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2014年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试管理类专业硕士学位 联考英语试卷 Section I Use of English Directions: 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) Thinner isn’t always better. A number of studies have _1_ that normal-weight people are in fact at higher risk of some diseases compared to those who are overweight. And there are health conditions for which being overweight is actually _2_. For example, heavier women are less likely to develop calcium deficiency than thin women. _3_, among the elderly, being somewhat overweight is often an _4_ of good health. Of even greater _5_ is the fact that obesity turns out to be very difficult to define. It is often _6_body mass index, or BIMI _7_ body mass divided by the square of height. An adult with a BIMI of 18 to 25 is often considered to be normal weight. Between 25 to 30 is overweight. And over 30 is considered obese. Obesity, _8_ can be divided into moderately obese, severely obese, and very severely obese.
2017年11月北京成人学士学位英语考试真题及答案 Part I (30%) Passage 1 In 2014, older Americans fell 29 million times, leading to 7 million injuries, according to a report published last week. About 2.8 million cases were treated in emergency department, and approximately 800,000 seniors went on to be hospitalized. More than 27,000 falls led to death. (76) And the problem is getting more and more serious. “Older adult falls are increasing and, sadly, often indicate the end of independence,” said Dr. Tom Frieden. The falls are preventable, Frieden stressed. He said individuals, families and health care providers can take steps to resist the trend. Dr. Wolf-Klein is a medical professor in New York. She said one concern is that seniors who have experienced a fall alone at home don’t tell anyone. When that happens, prevention efforts don’t begin and they’re at risk for additional falls that lead to broken bones and brain injuries. “Elderly patients tend not to report falls to their families, or even doctors. A fall is a very frightening thing that you keep quiet about. They think if they mention it, they are afraid that they will move to a nursing home or need assistants to help out in the house,” said Wolf-Klein. It’s also a status issue and may make someone feel that they’re weaker than they really are, she explained. When someone does fall and hurt themselves, they’re often never the same, Wolf-Klein said. “You can develop chronic(慢性的)problems. After a fall, a percentage of the population will never return to walking around. People used to taking the subway, now they’re in a wheelchair, or they may need help going to the bathroom. They become frailer and lose independence,” she said. 1.Which of the following is TRUE? A.In 2014, older adult falls caused 7 million injuries. B.In 2016, Americans fell 29 million times. https://www.doczj.com/doc/2d6961340.html,st year, 2.8 million Americans had emergency treatment. https://www.doczj.com/doc/2d6961340.html,st month, more than 27,000 older Americans were hospitalized. 2.From the passage we learn that older adult falls ___. A.Are decreasing B.Can’t be avoided C.Must be treated in hospitals https://www.doczj.com/doc/2d6961340.html,ually imply the end of independence 3.The word frailer in Paragraph 5 probably means ___. A.Lonelier B. weaker C. smarter D. better 4.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A. A fall is a very terrible thing that you keep quiet about.
2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(新课标I) 英语 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A The Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity Challenge Dare to Take the Curiosity Challenge! The Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual Curiosity Challenge. The challenge invites, even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity and how it inspires them to explore their world. Students are being dared to draw a picture, write an article, take a photo or write a poem that shows what they are curious about. To enter the challenge, all artwork or pieces of writing should be sent to the Cambridge Science Festival, MIT Museum, 265 Mass Avenue. Cambridge 02139 by Friday, February 8th. Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday, April 21st. Guest speaker will also present prizes to the students. Winning entries will be published in a book. Student entries will be exhibit and prizes will be given. Families of those who take part will be included in the celebration and brunch will be served. Between March 10th and March 15th, each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration. The program guidelines and other related information are available at: https://www.doczj.com/doc/2d6961340.html,. 21 Who can take in the Curiosity Challenge? A. School students. B. Cambridge locals. C. CSF winners. D. MIT artists. 22 When will the prize-giving ceremony be held? A. On February 8th. B. On March 10th C. On March 15th.. D. On April 21st. 23 What type of writing is this text? A. An exhibition guide. B. An art show review. C. An announcement. D. An official report.
成人高等教育学士学位英语模拟试题及答案解析（13） (1~5/共20题)Reading Comprehension Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished .statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Concerning money or anything else, conflicts between husband and wife usually reflect a power struggle. Conflicts between parent and child often center around the same issue. As children enter adolescence, they begin to demand greater freedom to go where they please, do what they please, and make decisions without parental interference. Many American parents do not know how to deal with their teenagers and seek advice from books, lectures, and parent training courses. Parents want to maintain a friendly relationship with their teenagers and also want to guide them so that their behavior will be whatever the parents consider proper and constructive. But in a society of rapidly changing social and moral values, parents and children often disagree about what is important and what is fight. Arguments may concern such unimportant matters as styles of dress or hairdos. But quarrels may also concern school work, after school jobs, decisions, use of the family car, dating, and sex behavior. Some families have serious problems with teenagers who drop out of school, run away from home, or use illegal drugs. Because so much publicity is given to the problem teenager, one gets the impression that all teenagers are troublemakers. Actually, relatively few adolescents do anything wrong, and nearly all grow up into "solid citizens" who fulfill most of their parents’ expectations. In fact, recent studies show that the "generation gap" is narrowing. The vast majority of teenagers share most of their parents’ values and ideas. Many parents feel that they get along with their adolescents quite well. 第1题 According to the writer, conflicts between husband and wife usually reflect ________ A.feeling of hatred B.power struggle C.that they don′t care for each other D.that they may appeal to divorce 第2题 As children enter adolescents, they begin to do the following EXCEPT________ A.demanding greater freedom to go wherever they please B.making decisions without parental interference C.getting married whenever they please D.doing what they please 第3题 ". . . generation gap is narrowing. "means________ A.the adolescents now become timid B.parents come to get along with their children C.the vast majority of teenagers share most of their parents values and ideas D.parents and teenager don′t like to quarrel 第4题
北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试真题答案超详解 （2011 年11 月07 日） Passage 1 The reflective towers of New York City, which is on the Atlantic migrating（迁徙 的）route , can be deadly for birds. We live in an age of glass, ” said https://www.doczj.com/doc/2d6961340.html,urel, an architect 。（76） It can be a perfect mirror in certain lights, and the larger the glass, the more dangerous it is 。” About 90,000 birds are killed by flying into building in the city each year. Ofte n, they strike the lower levels of glass towers after searchi ng for food in n earby parks. Such crashes are the sec on d-leadi ng cause of death for migrating birds, after habitat（栖息地）loss, with an estimated number of death ranging up to a billio n a year 。 （77）As glass office and apartme nt towers have in creased in the last decade, so, too, have calls to make them less deadly to birds. San Fran cisco adopted bird-safety standard for new building in July. The Un ited States Green Buildi ng Coun cil, a non profit in dustry group that en courages the creati on of environmen tally con scious build in gs, will in troduce a bird-safety credit this as part of its en viro nmen tal certificati on process 。 There are no easy fixes, however. A few researchers are explori ng glass desig ns that use ultraviolet（紫外线的）signals, but they are still in their infancy. Covers, dot patter ns, shades and net are the main opti ons available 。 Often, only one section of a building needs to be changed. You don 'necessarily have to treat every window, ” https://www.doczj.com/doc/2d6961340.html,urel said. It would be too expensive to do the
Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.(10 points) As many people hit middle age, they often start to notice that their memory and mental clarity are not what they used to be. We suddenly can’t remember ___1___ we put the keys just a moment ago, or an old acquaintance’s name, or the name of an old band we used to love. As the brain ___2___, we refer to these occurrences as "senior moments." ___3___ seemingly innocent, this loss of mental focus can potentially have a (n) ___4___ impact on our professional, social, and personal ___5___. Neuroscientists, experts who study the nervous system, are increasingly showing that there’s actuall y a lot that can be done. It ___6___ out that the brain needs exercise in much the same way our muscles do, and the right mental ___7___ can significantly improve our basic cognitive ___8___. Thinking is essentially a ___9___ of making connections in the brain. To a certain extent, our ability to ___10___ in making the connections that drive intelligence is inherited. ___11___, because these connections are made through effort and practice, 1
2018年广东学位英语考试真题及答案解析（完整版）Part I Dialogue completion (15 points) Directions: there are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D, choose the one that best completes the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSEWR SHEET. 1. Debra: Oh! What a beautiful cat! What do you think? Donald: _____ Dogs are more loyal than cats A. I think I’d rather get a dog. B. Yeah, it is beautiful! C. I have no idea. D. You have to clean after it. 【答案】A 【解析】由“狗比猫更忠诚”可知，Donald认为他宁愿获得一只狗。 2. Jane: My watch always gains ten minutes a day. Mary: _____ My watch always loses ten minutes a day. Jane: No kidding. It seems that both of us should throw it away and buy a new one. A. That’s ridiculous. B. That’s funny C. That’s cool D. That’s great 【答案】B 【解析】简说“我的手表每天快十分钟”。玛丽说：“真有趣，我的手表每天慢十分钟。” 3. Jennifer: It’s freezing outside! _____ I thought this cold front was supposed to pass. Gabricla: Yeah, I thought so too. That’s what I read online this morning. A. I haven’t read the weather report. B. The weather report was right C. What happened to the weather report? D. I should have read the weather report. 【答案】C 【解析】“What happened to the weather report?”意思为“天气预报怎么了？” 4. Tony: Welcome back, Monica. How are you? Monica: I’m OK. _____ A. You are welcome! B. Fancy meeting you there C. Aren’t you happy? D. Thank you for asking 【答案】D 【解析】由问句“你好吗？”，可知回答为“我很好，谢谢询问。” 5. Ruby: Hello, this is Information. Can I help you?
2014年英语试题 Part I Listening Comprehension (20 points, 1 point each) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 7 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken 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 is the best answer. 1. A) To the bank. B) To a book store. C) To a shoe store. D) To the grocer’s. 2. A) Near the train station. B) In the countryside. C) In the city. D) Near the workplace 3. A) the choice of courses B) a day course C) an evening course D) their work 4. A) The pear. B) The weather. C) The sea food. D) The cold. 5. A) George’s wife.B) George’s father. C) George’s brother D) George’s wife’s father. 6. A) She is pleased to lend him the car. B) She refuses to lend him the car. C) She agrees to lend him the car. D) She offers him the car. 7. A ) Policeman and driver. B) Policeman and thief. C) Teacher and pupil. D) Director and actress. Questions 8 to 10 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 8. A) Books a room. B) Reserves a room. C) Confirms his reservation. D) Tells the receptionist he has reserved a room. 9. A) On Tuesday. B) Probably on Thursday. C)Three days later. D) Probably seven days later. 10. A) At 7. B) At 7:30. C) At 8. D) At 6:30. Questions 11 to 13 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 11. A) A conductor and a conductress. B) A bus driver and a conductress. C) The organizer of the race and a participant. D) A reporter and a conductress. 12. A) A day before the race. B) A day after the race. C) Right after the race. D) A few hours after the race. 13. A) She won the first prize in the cycle race. B) She bought the beautiful racing bicycle by collecting money. C) She was taught to cycle when she was five. D) She was the first conductress who won a cycle race. Section B Direct ions: In this section, you’ll hear 2 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14. A) Courses in British history. B) Language courses.
2014年河南学位英语考试全真试题及答案解析 Part I Vocabulary and Structure (20 points) Directions: In this part there are 20 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the b est choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the ce nter. 1. You don’t object ________ you by your first name, do you? A. for me to call B. me to call C. to my calling D. my calling 2. My new glasses cost me _______ the last pair that I bought. A. three times B. three times as much as C. three times as much D. three times much as 3. One of the guards _______ when the general came in, which made him very angry. A. has slept B. were sleeping C. slept D. was sleeping 4. Helen apologized for _______ to attend the party. A. her not being able B. her being not able C. her to be not able D. her not to be able 5. It _______ me of the village where we spent our holidays last summer. A. remembers B. remind s C. recalls D. relies 6. A _______ man is happy with what he has. A. conceited B. competent C. confident D. contented 7. He _______ his son by giving him too much money. A. damaged B. hurt C. spoiled D. harmed 8. Before signing the contract, Mr. White looked it over _______. A. primarily B. evenly C. formal ly D. cautiously 9. The doctor soon made the worried patient feel _______ ease. A. with B. at C. on D. off 10. We were delighted to find the trees planted a year before _______ very tall. A. growing B. bein g grown C. having been growing D. grown 11. _______ the importance of wearing seat belts while driving. A. Little they realize B. They little do realize C. Little realize do they D. Little do they realize 12. They will go home for winter vacation as soon as they ______ their exams. A. have finished B. finish C. will finish D. will have finished 13. Without your help, we _______ so much. A. didn’t achieve B. would not have achieved C. wil l not achieve D. don’t achieve 14. They sent us their statement, ________ to get our support. A. hoped B. to hope C. hoping D. h aving hoped 15. The time will come _______ man can fly to outer space freely. A. that B. when C. in that D. w hich 16. My wallet is nowhere to be found. I _______ when I was on the bus. A. must have dropped it B. must drop it C. should have dropped it D. ought to have dropped it 17. Arriving at the bus stop, _______ waiting there. A. he found a lot of people B. a lot people wer e C. he found a lot o f people’s D. people were found 18. “She must be in the dormitory now.”“No, she _______ be there. I saw her in the classroom a minute ago.”
2014年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试 英语(一)试题 Section Ⅰ Use of English Directions: 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) As many people hit middle age, they often start to notice that their memory and mental clarity are not what they used to be. We suddenly can't remember 1 we put the keys just a moment ago, or an old acquaintance's name, or the name of an old band we used to love. As the brain 2 , we refer to these occurrences as "senior moments." 3 seemingly innocent, this loss of mental focus can potentially have a(an) 4 impact on our professional, social, and personal 5 . Neuroscientists, experts who study the nervous system, are increasingly showing that there's actually a lot that can be done. It 6 out that the brain needs exercise in much the same way our muscles do, and the right mental 7 can significantly improve our basic cognitive 8 . Thinking is essentially a 9 of making connections in the brain. To a certain extent, our ability to 10 in making the connections that drive intelligence is inherited. 11 , because these connections are made through effort and practice, scientists believe that intelligence can expand and fluctuate 12 mental effort. Now, a new Web-based company has taken it a step 13 and developed the first "brain training program" designed to actually help people improve and regain their mental 14 . The Web-based program 15 you to systematically improve your memory and attention skills. The program keeps 16 of your progress and provides detailed feedback 17 your performance and improvement. Most importantly, it 18 modifies and enhances the games you play to 19 on the strengths you are developing--much like a(n) 20 exercise routine requires you to increase resistance and vary your muscle use. 1.[A]where [B]when [C]that [D]why