Part I Listening Comprehension (25minutes, 20points)
Section A (1Point each)
1. A. He doesn't like classic music. B. He feels sorry to decline the offer
C. He is eager to go to the concert.
D. He hasn't got a ticket yet.
2. A. At the garage. B. At the restaurant. C. At the supermarket. D. At the office.
3. A. Tony doesn't always listen. B. Tony has hearing problems.
C. It's unusual that Tony missed the interview
D. Tony often forgets himself.
4. A. The weather is generally cooler and drier. B. The weather is generally warmer and wetter.
C. The weather is moderately hot.
D. The weather is usually changeable.
5. A. A doctor. B. An operator, C. A nurse. D. A dentist.
6. A. $0.35 B. $3.50 C. $3.05 D. $30.5
7. A. He had something wrong with his watch. B. He thought the meeting was for a different day.
C. His oral presentation was not well-prepared.
D. He was not paying attention to the time.
8. A. He didn't attend Professor Smith's class last time.
B. He thinks the class will meet as scheduled.
C. The woman should pose a more serious question.
D. Professor Smith often cancels classes for the long weekend.
9. A. The woman does not drink beer. B. It was not the woman's coat.
C. The woman just had her coat cleaned.
D. The woman is not angry with the man.
Section B ( 1 point each)
10. A. 850,000 children, around two percent, are currently learning at home
B. School system provides teachers for homeschooling.
C. All the states in the U.S. permit homeschooling.
D. Homeschooled children are never expected to go to college.
11. A. Because their children do not like attending schools.
B. Because they love their children too much to send them away from home
C. Because homeschooling provides more time for the family to be together.
D. Because they are able to help their kids to learn more social skills.
12. A. A variety of honeybee. B. A geographic magazine.
C. A National Home School Honor Society
D. A national top competition.
13. A. Importance of biodiversity. B. Protection of wild species.
C. Farm pollution.
D. Agricultural methods.
14. A. Rice, maize, potato and wheat. B. Corn, bean, rice and wheat.
C. Potato, maize, bean and rice.
D. Rice, corn, wheat and sweet potato
15. A. They can harm wetlands, rivers and other environments needed to support life
B. They can destroy crops, native species and property.
C. They spread in areas they are not native to with natural controls.
D. They hardly survive different conditions.
Section C ( 1 point each)
Lecture Topic: Getting a good night’s sleep
16. There are several ___________ drugs available to help people sleep.
I f you don’t want to use drugs, there are some things you can do on your own to help get a good night’s sleep:
17. 1)___________________________________________
18. 2)___________________________________________
19. 3)___________________________________________
20. 4)___________________________________________
PART II VOCABULARY (10 minutes, 10 points )
Section A (0.5 point each )
21. Nothing can be more absurd than to say that human beings are doomed.
A. compelling
B. rational
C. ridiculous
D. ambiguous
22. The Chinese government continues to uphold the principle of peaceful co-existence.
A. support
B. restrict
C. raise
D. modify
23. Patients are expected to comply with doctors' instructions for quick recovery.
A. improve on
B. abide by
C. draw upon
D. reflect on
24. Scientists have achieved findings substantial enough to remove our fear of GM foods.
A. abundant
B. controversial
C. conducive
D. convincing
25. Those students who have made adequate preparations for the test will be better off.
A. more wealthy
B. less successful
C. dismissed earlier
D. favorably positioned
26. If you hold on to a winning attitude, you'll make a greater effort and also create positive momentum.
A. influence
B. strength
C. outlook
D. consequence
27. Academic integrity is deemed essential to those devoted to scientific researches.
A. believed
B. discarded
C. advocated
D. confirmed
28. Customers in these markets of antiques are good at slashing prices.
A. assessing
B. cutting
C. elevating
D. altering
29. The public attached great importance to the news that prices of housing would be brought under control.
A. joined
B. ascribed
C. fastened
D. diverted
30. Thousands of people left their rural homes and flocked into the cities to live beside the new factories.
A. dashed
B. filed
C. strolled
D. swarmed
Section B (0.5 point each)
31._________this dull life, the full-time mom decided to find a part-time job.
A. Tied up with
B. Fed up with
C. Wrapped up in
D. Piled up with
32. In the letter, my friend said that he would love to have me as a guest in his _____ home.
A. humble
B. obscure
C. inferior
D. lower
33. Tom is sick of city life, so he buys some land in Alaska, as far from ________ as possible.
A. humidity
B. humanity
C. harmony
D. honesty
34. As an important _______ for our emotions and ideas, music can play a huge role in our life.
A. vessel
B. vest
C. venture
D. vehicle
35. The day is past when the country can afford to give high school diploma to all who ___six years of instruction.
A. set about
B. run for
C. sit through
D. make for
36. The wages of manual laborers stay painfully low, meaning digitalization could drive an even deeper ______between the
rich and poor.
A. boundary
B. difference
C. wedge
D. variation
37. A farmer must learn the kinds of crops best ____ the soils on his farm.
A. accustomed to
B. committed to
C. applied to
D. suited to
38. The sun is so large that if it were ______, it would hold a million earths.
A. elegant
B. immense
C. hollow
D. clumsy
39. This patient's life could be saved only by a major operation. That would _____ her to a high risk.
A. expose
B. lead
C. contribute
D. send
40. It takes a year for the earth to make each ________, or revolution, around the sun.
A. tour
B. travel
C. visit
D. trip
PART III CLOZE TEST (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 point each)
Harvard University's under-graduate education is being reformed so that it includes some time spent outside the US and more science courses, the US Cable News Network (CNN) has reported. For the first time in 30 years, Harvard is 41 its under-graduate curriculum. William Kirby, dean of the faculty of arts and sciences, said this 42 what many people had said that Harvard's curriculum did not provide enough choice and encourage premature specialization.
"Harvard needs to 43 its education for a world where global connections, cross disciplinary research, and science in general are ever more important," said Kirby.
Particularly 44 is the idea that students need to spend time overseas, either in a traditional study-abroad program or over a summer, perhaps doing an internship or research.
Students can either find the program themselves or 45 some exchange programs offered by the university.
" 46 studying Chinese history without leaving the university, students interested in the subject should be spending a semester at a university in China."
It was also recommended that Harvard 47 its required "core curriculum". The core curriculum was an effort created in 1978 to broaden education by requiring students to choose from a list of courses in several areas of study. Classes often focused on a highly 48 topic and emphasized "ways of knowing".
Under a new plan, the curriculum would be replaced with a set of 49 "Harvard College Courses", emphasizing knowledge over methodology and 50 wider territory. A life sciences course, for example, might combine molecular and evolutionary biology and psychology, rather than focusing on one of those, said Benedict Gross, Harvard College dean.
41. A. inspecting B. reviewing C. searching D. underlying
42. A. in accordance with B. in line with C. in charge of D. in response to
43. A. update B. uphold C. upset D. upward
44. A. trust-worthy B. note-worthy C. praise-worthy D. reward-worthy
45. A. turn out B. turn in C. turn to D. turn over
46. A. In spite of B. As if C. Let alone D. Rather than
47. A. perish B. destroy C. abolish D. denounce
48. A. appropriate B. imaginative C. special D. specific
49. A. optical B. optional C. opposite D. optimistic
50. A. sparing B. spiraling C. spanning D. sparkling
PART IV READING COMPREHENSION (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 point each)
Passage One
A report published recently brings bad news about air pollution. It suggests that it could be as damaging to our health as exposure to the radiation from the 1986 Ukraine nuclear power disaster. The report was published by the UK Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution. But what can city people do to reduce exposure to air pollution.'? Quite a lot, it turns out.
Avoid walking in busy streets. Choose side streets and parks instead. Pollution levels can fall a considerable amount just by moving a few meters away from the main pollution source--exhaust fumes(烟气). Also don't walk behind smokers. Walk on the windward side of the street where exposure to pollutants can be 50 percent less than on the downwind side.
Sitting on the driver's side of a bus can increase your exposure by 10 percent, compared with sitting on the side nearest the pavement. Sitting upstairs on a double-decker can reduce exposure. It is difficult to say whether traveling on an underground train is better or worse than taking the bus. Air pollution on underground trains tends to be, less toxic than that at street level, because underground pollution is mostly made up of tiny iron particles thrown up by wheels hitting the rails.
But diesel and petrol fumes have a mixture of pollutants.
When you are crossing a road, stand well back from the curb while you wait for the light to change. Every meter really does count when you are close to traffic. As the traffic begins to move, fumes can be reduced in just a few seconds. So holding your breath for just a moment can make a difference, even though it might sound silly.
There are large sudden pollution increases during rush hours. Pollution levels fall during nighttime. The time of year also makes a big difference. Pollution levels tend to be at their lowest during spring and autumn when winds are freshest. Extreme cold or hot weather has a trapping effect and tends to cause a build-up of pollutants.
51. What is the passage mainly about?
A. How to fight air pollution in big cities.
B. How to avoid air pollution in big cities.
C. How to breathe fresh air in big cities.
D. How serious air pollution is in big cities.
52. According to the report, air pollution in big cities __________.
A. can be more serious than Chernobyl nuclear disaster
B. cannot be compared with the disaster in Chernobyl
C. can release as damaging radiation as the Chernobyl disaster
D. can be more serious than we used to think
53. When you walk in a busy street, you should walk on the side ___________.
A. where the wind is coming
B. where the wind is going
C. where the wind is weaker
D. where the wind is stronger
54. If you take a bus in a big city in China, you should sit _________.
A. on the left side in the bus
B. on the right side in the bus
C. in the middle of the bus
D. at the back of the bus
55. It is implied in the passage that ________.
A. people should not take street level transportation
B. tiny iron particles will not cause health problems
C. air pollution on an underground train is less poisonous
D. traveling on an underground train is better than taking the bus
56. While waiting to cross a busy street, you should ___________.
A. wait a few seconds until the fumes reduce
B. stay away from the traffic as far as possible
C. hold your breath until you get to the other side of the street
D. count down for the light to change
Passage Two
Global warming poses a threat to the earth, but humans can probably ease the climate threats brought on by rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, global climate specialist Richard Alley told an audience at the University of Vermont. Alley said his research in Greenland suggested that subtle changes in atmospheric patterns leave parts of the globe susceptible to abrupt and dramatic climate shifts that can last decades or centuries.
Almost all scientists agree that increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere created as humans burn fossil fuel is warming the planet. How to respond to the warming is a matter of intense political, scientific and economic debate
worldwide.
Alley said he was upbeat about global warming because enough clever people existed in the world to find other reliable energy sources besides fossil fuels. He said people can get rich finding marketable alternatives to fossil fuel. "Wouldn't it be useful if the United States were to have a piece of the action. Wouldn't it be useful if some bright students from University of Vermont were to have a piece of the action," Alley said.
Alley said that Europe and parts of eastern North America could in a matter of a few years revert to a cold, windy region, like the weather in Siberia. Such shifts have occurred frequently over the millennia, Alley's research shows. A gradual change in atmospheric temperature, such as global warming, could push the climate to a threshold where such a shift suddenly occurs, he said.
Alley told his audience of about 200 people in a University of Vermont lecture hall Wednesday evening that he couldn't predict if, when or where sudden shifts toward cold, heat, drought or water could occur under global warming, but it is something everyone should consider.
"This is not the biggest problem in the world. The biggest problem in the world is getting along with each other. But it's part of that because we're not going to get along with each other if we're not getting along with the planet," Alley said.
57. According to Ally the climate threats to the earth brought by global warming _________.
A. can be eased
B. can be ended
C. will become worse
D. will last for decades
58. Ally's research shows that dramatic climate changes may be caused by ___________.
A. abrupt changes in atmospheric patterns
B. subtle changes in atmospheric patterns
C. humans' burning of fossil fuel
D. increasing levels of carbon dioxide
59. The word "upbeat" (in Paragraph 3) probably means __________.
A. pessimistic
B. optimistic
C. worried
D. insensible
60. What does Ally suggest people do in order to reduce global warming?
A. To find other energy sources besides fossil fuels.
B. To start a political, scientific and economic debate.
C. To take action to burn no fossil fuels.
D. To call on people worldwide to protect our earth.
61. Alley predicts that global warming could turn Europe and parts of eastern North America into ______.
A. a region like Siberia
B. a warmer and warmer place
C. a tropical region
D. a place like North Pole
62. Ally thinks the biggest problem in the world is
A. lack of harmony
B. violence
C. global warming
D. climate shift
Passage Three
We're talking about money here, and the things you buy with it--and about what attitude we should take to spending.
Across most of history and in most cultures, there has been a general agreement that we should work hard, save for the future and spend no more than we can afford. It's nice to have a comfortable life right now, but it is best to think of the future. Yet economists have long known that things don't work out that way. They point to an idea called the "paradox of thrift." Imagine you are the owner of a big business making consumer goods. You want your own staff to work hard and save their money. That way, you don't have to pay them as much. But you want everybody else to spend all the money they can. That way you make bigger profits.
It's a problem on a global scale. Many people in the UK and the United States are worried about levels of personal debt. Yet if people suddenly stopped buying things and started paying back what they owe to credit card companies, all the economies of the Western world would collapse. The banks would be happy, but everybody else would be in trouble.
Traditionally, economists have believed that spending money is about making rational choices. People buy things to make their life better in some way. But in recent years, they have noticed that people often do not actually behave in that way. We all know people who take pleasure in buying useless things. And there are many people around who won't buy things that they need.
In a recent series of experiments, scientists at Stanford University in the US confirmed something that many people have long suspected. People spend money because the act of buying gives them pleasure. And they refuse to spend when it causes them pain. The scientists discovered that different areas of the brain that anticipate pleasure and pain become more active when we are making a decision to buy things. People who spend a lot have their pleasure centers stimulated. People who like to save find buying things painful.
If you think you really want that product because it's beautiful or useful, you are wrong, say the scientists. The desire to buy something is a product of the reaction between chemicals released by different parts of the brain when the eyes see a product.
63. Across most of history and in most cultures, people are advised to _____________.
A. enjoy their present life as much as possible
B. spend every penny they have earned
C. save every penny for the future
D. save some money for later use
64. According to the context, "paradox" (in Paragraph 2) probably means “__________”.
A. contradiction
B. hypothesis
C. declaration
D. assertion
65. It is implied that many people in the UK and the United States
A. have to work hard to make ends meet
B. spend more than they can afford
C. have trouble in paying back their debts
D. don't pay back their debts on time
66. According to the resent studies made by economists, people__________.
A. take pleasure in buying useless things
B. won't buy things that they need.
C. spend their money irrationally
D. make rational choices while spending their money
67. It has been proved by the scientists at Stanford University that some people like to save money because_____.
A. they like keeping their money in the bank
B. they will feel safe if they save enough money for the future
C. they don't want to spend their money on useless things
D. spending money gives them pain
68. The passage mainly tells us_________.
A. how to spend our money
B. it is better to save some money for the future
C. it is the chemicals released from the brain that decide our spending
D. how to form a habit of rational spending
Passage Four
Trees are good. Good enough to hug. Planting trees will make the world cooler than it would otherwise be. This is the subject of a newly published study by Govindasamy Bala, of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, in California, and his colleagues. Dr Bala has found, rather counter-intuitively, that removing all of the world's trees might actually cool the planet down.
The reason for this is that trees affect the world's temperature by means other than the carbon they take in. For instance
forests remain quite a dark shade even after a snowstorm. They are certainly darker than grasslands, and thus they can absorb more of the sun's heat than vegetation which might otherwise cover the same stretch of land. That warms things up.
Dr Bala and his colleagues took such effects into account using a computer model called the Integrated Climate and Carbon Model. Unlike most climate-change models, which calculate how the Earth should absorb and radiate heat in response to a list of greenhouse-gas concentrations, this one has many subsections that represent how the carbon cycle works, and how it influences the climate.
Overall, Dr Bala's model suggests that complete deforestation would cause an additional 1.3?C temperature rise compared with business as usual, because of the higher carbon-dioxide levels that would result. However, the additional reflectivity of the planet would cause 1.6?C of cooling. A treeless world would thus be 0.3?C cooler than otherwise.
No one, of course, would consider chopping down the world's forests to keep the planet cool. But having made their point, Dr Bala and his colleagues then went on to look at forest growth and loss at different latitudes. Planting trees in convenient places such as Europe and North America may actually be counterproductive. In Russia and Canada, cutting trees down led mostly to local cooling. The carbon dioxide this released into the atmosphere, though, warmed the world all over. Around the equator, by contrast, warming acted locally (as well as globally), so a tropical country would experience warming created by cutting down trees.
The results follow increasing criticism from climate scientists of the benefits of forestry schemes to offset carbon emissions. Planting trees to neutralise carbon emissions has become a big business: ￡60m worth of trees have been bought this year, up from ￡20m in 2005. By 2010 the market is expected to reach ￡300m.
69. According to the passage, trees make the world warmer because of their _________.
A. deep color
B. round shape
C. enormous size
D. high reflectivity
70. Dr Bala's Integrated Climate and Carbon Model____________.
A. supports the findings of other climate models
B. is based on the results of other climate models
C. uses a system different from other climate models
D. challenges the basic theory of other climate models
71. Based on Dr Bala's model, a treeless world would__________.
A. cause serious environmental problems
B. prove helpful in fighting global warming
C. make it difficult to deal with climate change
D. raise carbon dioxide levels and global temperature
72. According to Dr Bala, the best places to plant trees would be__________.
A. North America
B. Europe
C. High-latitude countries.
D. tropical countries
73. As is shown in the passage, criticism from other climate scientists__________.
A. should be taken rather seriously
B. is unreasonable and far-fetched
C. involves mostly economic interests
D. is voiced on behalf of the government
74. The best title for the passage is____________.
A. Should Green Trees Be Left Alone?
B. Why Green Trees Might Not Be Green?
C. How to Help Green Trees Survive?
D. How to Go Green with Green Trees?
Passage Five
The patient needed a spinal tap, and a senior attending physician asked a medical resident whether a preparatory blood test had been checked. The medical student was stunned to hear him answer in the affirmative, because she was quite certain it had not been checked.
Well, almost certain.
Doctors in training sometimes confront situations in which they worry that their supervising physicians are making mistakes or bending the truth. Yet even though such acts can jeopardize patients, the inclination and ability of young doctors to speak up is hampered by the hierarchies in teaching hospitals.
On the top were the senior physicians who made rounds on the wards once or twice daily. Next were the overworked residents, who essentially lived in the hospital while training. Last were the medical students who were most assuredly at the bottom of the heap.
The student whose resident seemingly lied to the attending physician about the blood test did not speak up. The resident was a good doctor, she said, and so she had given him the benefit of the doubt. And, she added, both the resident and the attending physician would be grading her.
What should a medical student do in such a situation? One possibility is to take the matter up with a more senior doctor. Or the student might go directly to the patient or family, telling them that the physicians have a genuine disagreement and that they deserve to know about it.
These options seem logical on paper. As the ethicist James Dwyer has written in The Hastings Center Report, "The practice of always keeping quiet is a failure of caring." But in the real world, it may be extremely difficult to go up the chain of command.
Fortunately, medical educators are increasingly recognizing the dilemmas that doctors in training confront when they witness behavior that makes them uncomfortable. Students and residents are now expected to provide routine feedback -- positive and negative -- about their supervising physicians at the close of their rotation.
Of course, physicians and students need to be educated about how to give feedback in professional and nonconfrontational ways. Medical educators are only now beginning to teach this skill. Still, it will be hard to change the unfortunate perception that constructive feedback, even for a patient's benefit, is whistle-blowing.
75. As mentioned in the passage, the hospital hierarchy______________.
A. is useful to the people on the lower layer
B. is built on a performance-reward system
C. is a barrier to the exchange of medical views
D. is an effective way of teaching medical students
76. "the benefit of the doubt" in Paragraph 5 shows that_________________.
A. the student was not quite certain that she was right
B. the resident did not respond to the student's doubt
C. the student was denied the chance to doubt the superior
D. the resident benefited from the student's suggestion
77. James Dwyer's words mean that___________.
A. students should learn to speak both kindly and professionally
B. students should challenge the superior for the benefit of patients
C. students should retain their faith even after facing some difficulties
D. students should be educated on how to care more about the patients
78. What is the attitude of medical educators toward teaching students to give feedback?
A. Confused.
B. Indifferent.
C. Reluctant.
D. Enthusiastic.
79. The author tends to believe that the problem faced by medical students
A. will remain for a long time
B. will disappear in the near future
C. should not be exaggerated
D. cannot be solved successfully
80. The passage focuses on_____________.
A. the development of teaching hospitals' hierarchies
B. the different roles in teaching hospitals' hierarchies
C. the future reforms on teaching hospitals' hierarchies
D. the problems caused by teaching hospitals' hierarchies
PART V TRANSLATION (30 minutes, 20 points)
Section A (15 minutes, 10 points)
In this book, we offer advice that we hope will seem reasonable and worth serious consideration. But as any experienced writer knows, there are occasions when even the best advice may not apply. The demands of writing for different audiences, with different purposes, on different subjects, at different levels of formality are so varied that they cannot begin to be anticipated in a book like this, and we recognize that what is appropriate for one piece of writing may not be appropriate for another. In most cases, you will have to avoid ambiguity at all costs so as not to leave your words open to misinterpretation．
Section B(15 minutes，10 points)
中国可持续发展依赖的有限自然资源正在锐减。一方面是生产规模在不断扩大，消耗更多的能源；另一方面是缺少能高效利用能源的生产设备。这迫使我们思考如何为后人留下足够的环境空间以使他们实现他们的愿望。PART VI WRITING(30 minutes，10 points)
Directions：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 150 words under the title of “Publish or Perish” Your composition should be based on the information given below：
Many universities require each graduate student to have at least one paper published before getting the master's degree．They say this is a good way to evaluate the graduate students．What do you think about this?
参考答案
Part II V ocabulary
Part III Cloze test
Part IV Reading Comprehension
Part V Translation
Section A
在本书中，我们提出一些建议，我们希望这些建议看起来合理并值得认真考虑。但有经验的作者都知道，有时最好的建议也可能不适用。写书要针对不同的读者，具有不同的目的，有关不同的题材，语言的正式程度也不同，所有这一切提出种种要求，本书是无法预见到的。我们也意识到对某一作品是合适的内容而对另一作品来说可能不合适。在多数情况下，你只好不惜代价把含义表达清楚(避免含义不清)，目的是防止人们随意曲解你使用的文字。Section BThe limited natural resources on which China's sustainable development depends are declining sharply, on the one hand, the expanding scale of production leads to (results in) increased consumption of energy / the scale of production keeps expanding, consuming more energy. On the other hand, production facilities (equipment) that can utilize energy efficiently are lacking. That (This) forces us to think about how to leave enough environmental space to future generations (our offspring) so that they can fulfill their aspirations.
考试须知 1、本次考试试卷有试题册（试卷一）和答题纸（Answer Sheet)两种，答题时间 为120分钟。 2、请考生用钢笔在Answer Sheet上写上姓名、学号、专业班级。 3、请考生在Answer Sheet上答题，写在试题册上的答案一律作废。 4、选择题每题只能选一个答案，多选作废。选定答案后，在Answer Sheet中找到相应题号，将答案对应字母（A\B\C\D）填写在题号后的括号里。注意保持字迹清晰工整，容易识别。由于字迹潦草、答案模棱两可甚至无法识别者，一律判为0分，责任由考生本人负责。 5、简答题、翻译和作文等主观题部分的答题请考生用钢笔书写在Answer Sheet 指定位置上。 6、考试结束，考生不得将试题册和答题纸带出考场。请把试题册和答题纸分别 上交监考老师。 Test 29 Part I Situational Conversations (10%) Directions:In this part, there are ten short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that most appropriately suits the conversational context and best completes the dialogue．Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center of the corresponding letter． 1. Robert: How annoying. I can’t figure out a solution to this problem. Can you help me? Anderson: __________. A. How stupid you are. The problem is too easy to disturb me. B. Well, I’m afraid I can’t at the moment. C. You shouldn’t feel annoyed. After all,it’s your own problem. D. OK. Though it’s beyond me, let me try. 2. Speaker A: Excuse me. Could you show me the way to the nearest post office? Speaker B: ________ A. OK. I’d like to go with you. B. Of course. Go down this street and turn le ft. C. Sorry. I’m busy now. Go away. D . No problem. It’s my pleasure to direct you. 3. Customer: I need some aspirin, please, and I'd also like to get this prescription filled．
2017年研究生英语学位课统考真题 Part II. Vocabulary ( 10 minutes, 10 points) Section A ( 0.5 point each) 16. Terrorist activities, in whatever forms, are to be denounced by peace-loving people worldwide. A announced B forgiven C condemned D despised 17. Problems with respiration are often associated with smoking and air pollution as has been proved. A aspiration B inspiration C creativity D breathing 18. The military operations commenced yesterday were targeted at the Taliban’s military installations. A set about B set out C set apart D set aside 19. No merchandise is currently in short supply thanks to the market economy. A businessman B commodity C substance D talent. 20. It is becoming increasingly difficult for an only child to live up to the expectations of their parents. A encourage B survive C arouse D fulfill 21. This summit talk is thought to be instrumental in bringing about peace in this region. A helpful B useless C harmless D inappropriate 22. Faced with this grim situation, top executives of this company are trying to find quick solutions. A unexpected B undesirable C comforting D grave 23. The bill was passed unanimously as a result of the intensive lobbying of some senators. A without any objections B in the end C in the dark D against heavy odds. 24. Nobel Prize winners have been mostly scientists of international renown in some field. A institutions B standard C prestige D application. 25. These natural resources will be depleted sooner or later if the present rate of exploitation continues. A exhausted B evaluated C deployed D popularized. Section B (0.5 point, each) 26. Harry Potter was originally _____for children or teenagers, yet many adults have come to be crazy about the book. A extended B intended C inclined D directed 27. This experienced author was able to ____the lifetime’s work of Jefferson into one volume. A suppress B compress C express D depress 28. A Frenchman who has an unusually sensitive nose can ____ hundreds of different smells. A nominate B dominate C eliminate D discriminate 29. The Chinese share the ____that their life will become better and the country more prosperous. A conviction B speculation C elaboration D perspiration 30. After weeks of _____, the owners and the union leaders have finally agreed on the question of sick benefits. A administration B arbitration C authorization D alternation 31. It took this disabled boy a long time to ___ the fact that he was not qualified for admission to college. A come up with B come down with C come up to D come to terms with 32. The authorities claim that the rate of crime is declining, but statistics show ____. A clockwise B otherwise C elsewhere D likewise 33. Air attacks in Afghanistan are focused on airports and training camps to avoid civilian ____ A involvement B rebellion C casualties D anguish 34. After all, people across the Taiwan Straits are of the same race, so this island and the mainland are _______
近年汉译英试题 2004年1月 考研的人在英语上花的时间远远多于其它学科，希望英语分数越高越好。许多人坚信成功地秘诀是参加短训班和多背范文，结果却发现此招不灵。他们为提高英语水平做出的努力很难得到回报。 参考译文： Those who take the entrance examination for graduate schools spend much (/far) more time on English than on other subjects, hoping for the highest possible scores of English. Many people are convinced that the secret to success is to attend training courses (/classes) and learn many sample writings by heart, only to find that doesn’t work. Their efforts to improving their English can’t pay off easily. 2004年6月 计算机被认为是有史以来对人类生活影响最大的发明。它的神奇之处在于其运算速度和准确性优于人类。计算机能在几秒钟内完成几十年前可能需要数天才能完成的事。这是人类第一次感到自己作为最高级物种的地位受到了挑战。 参考译文： The computer is believed (/regarded /considered) to be the invention that has exerted the greatest influence on human lives in history. What is remarkable about it is that it can calculate with better speed and accuracy than man. The computer can finish in seconds what might have taken days decades ago. This is the first time that man has felt that his position (/status) as the highest species has been challenged. 2005年1月 人们越来越意识到开发环保型产品的重要性。为实现长期可持续发展，发达国家不惜代价减少温室气体的排放。如果目前全球变暖的速度保持不变，东京和伦敦等大城市从地球上消失的可能性将是20前的10倍。 参考译文： People have become increasingly aware of the importance of developing environmentally friendly (pollution-free) products. For the sake of longstanding sustainable development, developed countries are to reduce
2002年1月 Regrettably for many in Silicon Valley, the ability to make accurate forecasts can depend on how well-established a company’s products are. Young industries on steep growth curves are almost always surprised by how well their products do in the first few y ears, and then they’re at a loss when demand falls. Says a Stanford University business strategy professor, “In a highly dynamic and unpredictable market people are going to make mistakes. It’s inherent in the type of business.” In many corners of Silicon Valley----and elsewhere ----unpredictability is inevitable. One solution: keep innovating but develop sound service businesses to sell with products. Building a “very strong service business”, a company president says, smoothes out the rough spots between innovations. 对于一个公司产品的准确预测取决于该公司产品的知名度。对于许多硅谷人来说，这一点令人感到无可奈何。成长呈急剧上升趋势的新兴产业对其产品在最初几年的出色表现几乎总是惊讶不已，随后，当产品需求下降时他们又会感到手足无措。斯坦福大学的一位商业策略教授说：“在一个充满活力和变数的市场，人们是会犯错误的。这是由市场的内在本质所决定的。” 在硅谷的许多地方，以及在其他的地方，不可预测性是无法避免的。解决之道是：不断创新，但同时又要开发出优良的服务项目与产品一道出售。一位公司总裁说，“出色的服务”会抹平新产品换代过程中出现的不足。 2002年6月 The nations meeting here in Shanghai understand what is at stake. If we don’t stand against terrorism now, every civilized nation will at some point be its target. We will defeat the terrorists by destroying their network, wherever it is found. We will also defeat the terrorists by building an enduring prosperity that promises more opportunity and better lives for all the world’s people. The countries of the Pacific Rim made the decision to open themselves up to the world, and the result is one of the great development success stories of our time. The peoples of this region are more prosperous, healthier, and better educated than they were only two decades ago. And this progress has proved what openness can accomplish. 在上海的与会各国都意识到了目前的危机。如果现在不制止恐怖主义，每个文明国家在将来的某个时候都会成为恐怖主义者的袭击目标。我们将通过摧毁任何地方的恐怖主义网络来打败他们。同时，我们也将
2016年6月研究生英语学位课统考真题 PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (25 minutes, 20 points) Section A ( 1 point each) Directions:In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation a question will be asked about what was said. 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-scored Answer Sheet. 1. A. Beauty has advantages and disadvantages. B. Beauty has different meanings to different people. C. Beauty brings attention and opportunities. D. Beauty comes from action and good qualities. 2. A. She is using the book now. B. She may give him a hand. C. She cannot lend him the book. D. She will keep the book for him. 3. A. Rachel lives fairly close to her. B. Rachel visits her quite often. C. Rachel comes here once a month. D. Rachel rarely gets to see her. 4. A. She forgot about the time change. B. She didn’t receive the text message. C. Her roommate forgot to give her the message. D. Her roommate was too nervous to tell her. 5. A. He should have got better grades. B. The test was based on lecture material. C. She misplaced her textbook. D. Small luck plays a big role. 6. A. On the 16th of June. B. On the 18th of June. C. On the 9th of June. D. On the 8th of June. 7. A. Go to sleep. B. Watch the movie later.
PART V TRANSLATION (30 minutes, 20 points) Section A (15 minutes, 10 points) One of the unintended consequences of the flattening world is that it puts different societies and cultures in much greater direct contact with one another. It connects people to people much faster than people and cultures can often prepare themselves. Some cultures thrive on the sudden opportunities for collaboration that this global intimacy makes possible. Others are frustrated, and even humiliated by this close contact, which, among other things, makes it easy for people to see where they stand in the world in relation to everyone else. All of this helps to account for the emergence of one of the most devastating forces today - the suicide bombers and other terrorist organizations which have no regard for human lives and which it is in our best interest to wipe out. 世界变平产生一些意外的后果，其一就是不同的社会和文化可以更多地直接接触。人们之间连接的速度之快使人和社会措手不及。一些文化凭借全球亲密接触突然带来的合作机遇兴旺发达(蓬勃发展)。另一些文化却由于这种亲密接触而感到灰心丧气，甚至感到自尊受到伤害，原因是这种亲密接触的后果之一是使人们轻易地发现彼此在世界中的位置。所有这一切有助于说明为什么现在会出现一种最具有杀伤力的力量——自杀性爆炸者和其他恐怖组织。这些组织不顾人们的死活，消灭它们最符合我们的利益。 Section B (15 minutes, 10 points) 该法案旨在对美国中小学进行教育改革并使所有儿童有机会得到高质量的教育。最终目标是确保无一人落后。由于此法案的实施，学校有更多的灵活性把资源用于最急需的地方。父母可更多地参与孩子的教育。 This act is intended (aims) to introduce education reform in America's elementary and secondary schools and give all children the access to high-quality education. The ultimate goal is to ensure that no one is left behind. As a result of the implementation of this act, schools enjoy more flexibility to use resources where they are needed most. Parents can get more involved in the child's education. PART V TRANSLATION (30 minutes, 20 points) Section A (15 minutes, 10 points) In this book, we offer advice that we hope will seem reasonable and worth serious consideration. But as any experienced writer knows, there are occasions when even the best advice may not apply. The demands of writing for different audiences, with different purposes, on different subjects, at different levels of formality are so varied that they cannot begin to be anticipated in a book like this, and we recognize that what is appropriate for one piece of writing may not be appropriate for another. In most cases, you will have to avoid ambiguity at all costs so as not to leave your words open to misinterpretation． 在本书中，我们提出一些建议，我们希望这些建议看起来合理并值得认真考虑。但有经验的作者都知道，有时最好的建议也可能不适用。写书要针对不同的读者，具有不同的目的，有关不同的题材，语言的正式程度也不同，所有这一切提出种种要求，本书是无法预见到的。我们也意识到对某一作品是合适的内容而对另一作品来说可能不合适。在多数情况下，你只好不惜代价把含义表达清楚(避免含义不清)，目的是防止人们随意曲解你使用的文字。 Section B(15 minutes，10 points) 中国可持续发展依赖的有限自然资源正在锐减。一方面是生产规模在不断扩大，消耗更多的能源；另一方面是缺少能高效利用能源的生产设备。这迫使我们思考如何为后人留下足够的环境空间以使他们实现他们的愿望。 The limited natural resources on which China's sustainable development depends are declining sharply, on the one hand, the expanding scale of production leads to (results in) increased consumption of energy / the scale of production keeps expanding, consuming more energy. On the other hand, production facilities (equipment) that can utilize energy efficiently are lacking. That (This) forces us to think about how to leave enough environmental space to future generations (our offspring) so that they can fulfill their aspirations. Section B. 电信的高速发展使手机成为中学生的宠儿。尽管手机有很多功能，但会对青少年学习成绩产生一些负面影响，如考试作弊、课堂不注意听讲。此外，经常使用手机减少了面对面交流，而长期接触手机辐射还会造成记忆力下降或增加患脑瘤的概率。 The fast development of telecommunications has made the cell (mobile) phone popular among (a favorite of) high schoolers (high school students). Despite its multiple (many) functions, the cell
2009年1月研究生英语学位课程考试真题及答案B卷 Part I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (25 minutes,20 points) . Section A (1 point each) 1. A. 5 minutes. B. 15 minutes. C. 20 minutes. D. 25 minutes. 2. A. $200. B. $400. C. $300. D. $500. 3. A. Because he has been hiding lately. B. Because he has been busy preparing his trip, C. Because he has been back home. D. Because he has to work hard for traveling expense. 4. A. On a three-week trip. B. To their neighbors C. On the way back home. D. To work. 5. A. She gladly accepted it. B. She declined it politely. C. She firmly turned it down. D. She didn't know what to do. 6. A. The girl's father had an accident yesterday. B. The girl's father was still in serious condition. C. The girl's father has been told about his daughter's real condition. D. The girl's father doesn't know anything about his daughter's real condition 7. A. 144 pounds. B. 164 pounds. C. 140 pounds. D. 154 pounds. 8. A. A new flat. B. A trip to the island. C. A disease. D. A recent fire. 9. A. Because of the bad weather, B. Because the food has spoiled. C. Because some people are sick. D. Because they had to prepare for an exam. Section B (1 point each) Mini-talk One 10. A. Science and Technology B. Arts and Social Sciences C. Architecture D. Humanities 11. A. Psychology, sociology, history, and economics B. Psychology, sociology, history and linguistics C. Biology, sociology, history and linguistics
Every year Writing TOPIC: Changing the Wasteful Habits Outline: 1. Name at least three wasteful habits around you with examples; 2. Describe the one you think is the most harmful and explain why you think so; 3. Analyze how the wasteful habit is acquired and give suggestions as to how it can be most effectively changed Part VI Writing ( 30 minutes, 10 points) Topic Many teachers and students agree that learning English in a Chinese secondary school or university is seldom very stimulating. Anyone who pokes his head inside a classroom here is all too likely to observe a talking, talking, talking teacher---- talking in Chinese as often as in English---- and students scribbling silently, wondering which of this week’s half-understood grammar points or new( and quickly forgotten) words will turn up on the next multiple-choice exam. Now give your own comments on it and suggestions to tackle the problem. Part VI Writing ( 30 minutes, 10 points0 Topic: Read the following story and make your comment on the fisherman’s attitude towards life. One fine morning, a tourist saw a fisherman sitting on the beach and asked him curiously, “Why are you not at the sea catching fish like all the other fishermen?” The fisherman replied, “I’ve already been to the sea and sold the fish.” “But it is still early,” said the tourist, “you could go out to the sea again and catch more fish.” “Why should I want to catch more fish?” the fisherman asked mildly. “Why, so you could get money,” the tourist replied. “I have enough to eat, and I am not cold. Why should I want more money ?” “So you could buy a bigger boat, and catch more fish.” “So what?” “So you can hire some help and catch even more fish.” “So what?” “When you have enough money you can live a better life. You don’t even have to go to the sea again. You will be able to enjoy the sunshine on the beach, like a tourist.” “I am already doing it,” smiled the fisherman. Part VI. Writing (30 minutes, 10 points ) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 150 words under the title of “Short Message Service: A Blessing or a Curse?” Your compositio n should be based on the following outline: 1. As a modern mode of communication, short messages service on mobile-phones has brought us some benefits. 2. But it has created some problems
2007-1 PART II VOCABULARY (10 minutes, 10 points) Section A (0.5 point each) 21. If innovators are not financially rewarded for their innovations, the incentive for path-breaking innovation will eventually dry up. A. investment B. resource C. inspiration D. stimulus 22. These illegal immigrants have to work long hours a day despite the appalling working conditions. A. bewildering B. exasperating C. dismaying D. upsetting 23. Many critics agreed that by and large, this movie was a success in terms of acting and photography. A. all at once B. by and by C. to some extent D. on the whole 24. The country carried on nuclear tests without feeling apprehensive about the consequences. A. optimistic B. anxious C. uncertain D. scared 25. There is the fear that babies might be genetically altered to suit the parents' wishes. A. enhanced B. revised C. alternated D. modified 26. The American Civil War is believed to have stemmed from differences over slavery. A. arisen from B. contributed to C. patched up D. participated in 27. Experts said the amount of compensation for sick smokers would be reduced if cooler jurors prevailed. A. resigned B. compromised C. persisted D. dominated 28. Hamilton hoped for a nation of cities while Jefferson contended that the country should remain chiefly agricultural. A. inclined B. struggled C. argued D. competed 29. There have been some speculations at times as to who will take over the company. A. on occasion B. at present C. by now D. for sure 30. TWA was criticized for trying to cover up the truth rather than promptly notifying victims' families. A. briefly B. quickly C. accurately D. earnestly Section B (0.5 point each) 31. New York probably has the largest number of different language _________ in the world. A. neighborhoods B. communities C. clusters D. assemblies 32. Nuclear wastes are considered to _____ a threat to human health and marine life. A. compose B. impose C. expose D. pose 33. Some states in the US have set _____ standards concerning math and science tests. A. energetic B. vigorous C. rigorous D. grave 34. This school promised to make classes smaller and offer more individualized ___________. A. presentation B. instruction C. conviction D. obligation 35. Because of ______ ways of life, the couple has some difficulty getting along with each other.