广西师范大学2007年非英语专业研究生学位英语考试试题
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Part I: Vocabulary & Structure (20 Points)
1. ______ the fact that I don’t like my job, I must work hard.
a. In stead of
b. Despite of
c. In case of
d. In spite of
2. He show great interests in medicine in ______.
a. special
b. especial
c. particular
d. especially
3. Being out of work for a long time, he is ____ and he’ll take any job offered him.
a. despair
b. dissatisfied
c. desperate
d. uncomfortable
4. The disease was confined ____ the southern part of the country only.
a. at
b. to
c. along
d. on
5. She felt offended at my remarks, but it wasn’t my ____ to hurt her.
a. implication
b. indication
c. intention
d. invasion
6. It never ___ to me that the clue to the problem lies in such a simple experiment.
a. meant
b. occurred
c. recollected
d. happened
7. He was dripping with sweat, his shirt ___ to his skin.
a. pasted
b. adapted
c. attached
d. stuck
8. The manager promised to ___ me informed of how our business was going on.
a. maintain
b. sustain
c. keep
d. retain
9. CCTV programs are ____by satellite to the remotest areas in the country.
a. transferred
b. transmitted
c. transformed
d. transported
10. Glemn’s heroic flight into space entitled him ____ a place in history.
a. for
b. with
c. to
d. of
11.______ the salesman said, the housewife would not buy anything.
a. No matter how
b. No matter where
c. No matter what
d. No matter that
12. When the bell rang, all the examinees left the exam hall, ______.
a. each smiled
b. each has smiled
c. each to smile
d. each smiling
13. Although we had told them not to keep us waiting, they made no _____ to speed up deliveries.
a. trial
b. attempt
c. action
d. progress
14. Having lost her job, the middle-aged woman tried to ____ what she should do next.
a. make out
b. stand out
c. sort out
d. figure out
15. After the big job was finished, the builder ___ the number of men working for him.
a. cut off
b. cut out
c. cut down
d. cut up
16. Only guest of the hotel enjoy the _____ of bowling on the 6th floor.
a. favor
b. possibility
c. advantage
d. privilege
17. Teaching as a career ____ to many people because of the long holidays.
a. attracts
b. calls
c. pulls
d. appeals
18. What matters is _____ the same mistake next time.
a. avoiding to make
b. avoid making
c. to avoid making
d. to avoid to make
19. My cases are too heavy, and the airline charged me 40 dollars for ___ baggage.
a. exceeding
b. excess
c. excessive
d. exclusive
20. Before they ran away, the criminals had ____ all the evidence.
a. ruined
b. destroyed
c. damaged
d. broken
Part II: Reading Comprehension (40 Points)
Passage One
Since the 1950s, most of the stars of pop music have come from Britain and America. However, in the last ten years, when many different kinds of music have established themselves on the pop scene, more and more stars have come from other countries.
Pop music changes all the time and new stars appear and become famous. Many of today’s stars started out in the 1960s and have changed their music to suit the time. Although most stars take many years to become famous, their fame does not usually last long. For a musician, to stay popular and still produce good, original music over a long period of time is a sign of true star.
Most stars start their careers in a simple way—playing in unknown night clubs or dance halls where people want to dance to the music, not listen to it. They may have continued doing this for many years until they get a “break”. They begin performing in a well-known place or get recording contract. To become a star is the aim of every singer or musician and the dream of many a pop crazy teenager.
However a group or star makes it to the top, they can be sure that their lives will change once they are successful. Ordinary teenagers living at home with their parents may suddenly find themselves rich enough to buy their own houses. An established super star may be able to buy several.
Despite the large amounts of money that are earned, life at the top is not easy for many stars. The pop scene is hard work and many stars need to spend a lot of time away from home. For a lot of them, this means they have no home life and their personal relationships suffer. Despite great public success, life at the top can be very lonely.
1. According to the passage, more an more stars have come from other countries because _____________.
a. more and more countries have been established recently
b. more kinds of music have become popular in the world.
c. more stars have become famous
d. pop music never remains the same for long
2. In the eyes of the author, true stars are those_____.
a, who become famous after many years of hard work
b. who change their music to please different audience
c. who can produce highly creative music
d. who constantly create good music and keep their fame for long
3. What does the word “break”(Line3, Para.3) mean?
a. People start listening to their music instead of dancing to it.
b. The stars finally get a brief rest after long time of hard work.
c. The stars get a chance to meet many pop crazy teenagers.
d. The stars have their talent recognized.
4. All of the following are true about the life of many established super stars EXCEPT that____.
a. they can enjoy life with the large amounts of money they earned.
b. they will be wealthy enough to be financially independent.
c. they usually have very little family life.
d. they may feel very lonely although they are extremely popular.
5. Which of the following is the most suitable title for the passage?
a. Star’s Personal Life
b. Popular Songs and Pop stars
c. Pop Stars’ Careers and Life
d. How to become A Super Star
Passage Two
Psychologists now believe that noise has a considerable effect on people’s attitudes and behavior. Experiments have proved that in noisy situations(even temporary ones), people would have more irritability(暴躁易怒) and less cooperation; In more permanent noisy situations, many people cannot work hard and they suffer from severe anxiety as well as other psychological problems. Some researchers, who study various aspects of effect of noise in people’s mental life, maintain that noise, either temporary noise or permanent noise, often destroy creativity and activity by disturbing people’s emotion and make them more irritable and hard to cooperate. However, psychologists distinguish between “sound”and “noise”. “Sound”is measured physically in decibels(分贝). “Noise” cannot be measured in the same way because it refers to the psychological effect of sound and its level of “intensity”depends on the situation. Thus, for passengers at an airport who expect to hear airplanes taking off and landing, there may be a lot of sound, but not much noise (that is, they are not bothered by the noise). By contrast, if you are at a concert and two people behind you are whispering, you feel they are talking noisily even if there is not much sound. You notice the noise because it affects you psychologically. Both sound and noise can have negative effects, but what is most important is if the person has control over the sound. People walking down the street with earphones, listening to music that they enjoy, are receiving a lot of decibels of sound, but they are probably happy hearing sounds which they control. On the other hand, people in the street without earphones must tolerate a lot of noise which they have no control over. It is noise pollution that we need to control in order to help people live more happily.
6. According to the passage, people ____>
a. can not complete his work in a noisy situation
b. will suffer from complete deafness because of noise pollution
c. can be psychologically affected by working in very noisy factories
d. may cooperate well in a noisy surrounding
7. “Sound”, as defined by the psychologist, _______.
a. can be measured in the same way that “noise” is measured
b. may be extremely harmful to health
c. is not at all different from “noise”
d. can be measured by machines
8. People waiting at an airport _______.
a. enjoy hearing airplanes taking off and landing
b. are usually not troubled by the noise
c. can easily tell sound from noise
d. are often physically affected by noise
9. People enjoy listening to music, ________.
a. though they are receiving a lot of decibels of sound in fact
b. because it does not have any negative effect
c. because they do not have to tolerate the noise around them
d. even though it is sometimes unpleasant hearing strange sounds
10. It can be inferred from the passage that we need to control noise pollution if _____.
a. we want to stay both psychologically and physically healthy
b. we don’t want to be easy to make angry with others
c. we want to work hard and cooperate well with each other
d. we don’t want to suffer from serious anxiety and feel uneasy
Passage Three
When you see a clever advertisement in a newspaper, do you say to yourself, “Ah, that’s good. I’d like to have one of those?” Or do you say, “What lies are they telling this time? It can’t be very good or they wouldn’t have to advertise it so cleverly?”Both of these people exist; the first are optimists: the second pessimists and realists. Advertisements can be extremely useful if they are honest; if, let us say, you have broken your pen and you want to buy another, the first thing to do is to look at as many ads for pens as you can find. That will help you to choose the model, color and price that suit you. Ads save a lot of time and trouble by putting sellers in touch with buyers in a quick and simple way. If the ads are true and accurate, the customers will be satisfied and will probably buy from the same firm next time and advise their friends and acquaintances to do the same.
The really dishonest advertiser hopes to sell his goods quickly and to make a large profit on them before the customer’s reactions begin. He knows that no customers will buy from him a second time and that none will recommend his products to their friends. But there are also semi-dishonest advertisers who make claims for their
products which they know perfectly well to be incapable of verification(验证), like advertising that a certain toothpaste contains a particular substance—which it in fact does---knowing that this substance is in fact neither beneficial nor harmful to the teeth. Such ads do not tell downright lies, but their advertising is deliberately misleading.
11. From the passage we learn that a pessimistic advertisement reader will____.
a. trust all ads and make purchases accordingly
b. get suitable colors and prices from ads
c. doubt the truthfulness of ads
d. Admire the clever ways ads are made
12. What is the biggest benefit people may get from honest ads?
a. Customers can offer their friends some good advice about shopping
b. Some firms will make a large profit from loyal customers
c. Customers can find their favorite colors
d. Customers can make purchases from sellers efficiently
13. The term “semi-dishonest advertisers” in the last paragraph refers to____.
a. advertisers who tell small lies in ads.
b. advertisers who tell white lies in ads
c. advertisers who don’t tell lies but may give false information
d. advertisers who are sometimes honest and sometimes dishonest
14. If a semi-dishonest advertisement claims that a certain toothpaste contains a particular substance, it may mean that_____.
a. There is no such substance at all in the toothpaste
b. the toothpaste does contain such substance
c. such substance is pretty good for people’s teeth
d. such substance may be harmful to people’s teeth
15. In the third paragraph, the author discuss_____.
a. the tricks of semi-dishonest advertisers
b. the customers’ reactions
c. the downright lies in ads
d. the false claims in ads.
Passage Four
When you’re negotiating (协商) with someone, listen for the messages that he or she might be sending to you. For example, the word “difficult”does not mean the same as “impossible”. Imagine you’re staying in a hotel and you want to change your room. The manger’s answer of “That would be very difficult, sir”, does not mean that he is saying “no”. It just means that he wants to know what you are prepared to offer him in return for the change of rooms.
If you are buying a new car, and want to pay less than the prices being asked, then the salesman’s comments, “I’m sorry, but we never negotiate on the price” means that they do negotiate on other things, like the delivery time, or the “extras” that might be available as part of the purchase. In the same car showroom, if the salesman says, “Sorry, I can’t negotiate prices”, then your response should be to ask who can. The message the salesman is sending suggests that his boss is the one you need to talk to.
In all of these situations, the message is never communicated in clear terms. In any negotiation, the two “players” wish to get as much out of it as they can, of course. In the three examples above, the salesmen and the hotel manager are hoping that you will accept their price or conditions--- but their “message” makes it clear that there may be room for movement and compromise. In a successful negotiation, the two sides move towards each other and reach agreement on conditions that satisfy both sides.
16. According to the first paragraph, it is still quite possible to change your room if you ______.
a. pretend to be very ill
b. quarrel with the manager
c. discuss the terms with the manager
d. give the manager an extra payment
17. When you hear the salesman say, “We never negotiate on the price” (line2—3), you should ______.
a. try to talk about other possibilities
b. talk to the boss on the price
c. find out who can negotiate prices
d. turn to another salesman for further negotiation
18. The word “room” (line6, para.3) means ______.
a. limited scope for free action or thought
b. part of a house or other buildings enclosed by walls
c. freedom for people to do whatever they like
d. empty space in a place for people to move freely
19. According to the passage, if you are told “Usually it is impossible--“ in business, you should _______.
a. stop asking any more questions
b. find out what exceptions there might be
c. let the speaker know who you are
d. try to see the boss and talk to him immediately
20. The passage is mainly about______.
a. how to save money in business
b. how to send messages in a negotiation
c. how to be a successful manager
d. how to get as much as possible out of a negotiation
Part III: Cloze (15 Points)
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2. A.to give B.giving C.given D.being given
3. A.gather B.spread C.carry D.bring
4. A.make B.publish C.know D.write
5. A.However B.And C.Therefore D.So
6. A.value B.ratio C.rate D.speed
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10. A.forms B.existence C.contents D.purpose
11. A.tries to cover B.manages to cover C.fails to cover D.succeeds in
12. A.source B.origin C.course D.finance
13. A.way B.means C.chance D.success
14. A.measures B.measured C.is measured D.was measured
15. A.offering B.offered C.which offered D.to be offered
Part IV: Translation (10 Points)
Translate the following English into Chinese:
Internet use appears to cause a decline in psychological well-being（健康）, according to research at Carnegie Mellon（卡内基·麦伦）University.
Even people who spent just a few hours a week on the Internet experienced more depression and loneliness than those who logged on less frequently, the two-year study showed. And it wasn’t that people who were already feeling bad spent more
time on the Internet, but that using the Net actually appeared to cause the bad feelings.
Researchers are puzzling over the results, which were completely contrary to their expectations. They expected that the Net would prove socially healthier than television, since the Net allows users to choose their information and to communicate with others.
Part V: Writing （15 Points）
Write a letter of 150 words
A Letter of Self-Introduction
一个中文(化学\数学\物理等)专业的毕业生应聘某中学的教师岗位. 求职信要求包括下列内容:
1. 应聘的职位及对该职位的认识
2. 所学的主要课程及能力
3. 今后的打算
广西师范大学非英语专业研究生综合英语考试答题纸
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Part I: V ocabulary & Structure (20 Points)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Part II: Reading Comprehension (40 Points)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Part III: Cloze (15 Points)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6, 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Part IV: Translation (10 Points)
Part V: Writing （15 Points）
GET Cloze 2012/6 “ A better, richer and happier life for all our citizens.” That's the American 41. In practice, it means living in a spacious, air-conditioned house, owning a car or three and maybe a boat or a holiday home, not to mention flying off to 42 destinations. The trouble 43 this lifestyle is that it consumes a lot of power. If everyone in the world started living like wealthy Americans, we 44 need to generate more than 10 times45 energy each year. And 46, in a century or three, we all expect to be47 by an army of robots and zoom up into space on holidays, we are going to need a vast amount more. Where are we going to get so much power from? It is clear that continuing to rely on 48 fuels will have catastrophic results, because of the dramatic warming effect of carbon dioxide. But alternative power sources will affect the climate too. For now, the climatic effects of "clean energy" sources are trivial 49 those that spew out greenhouse gases, but if we keep on using ever more power over the coming centuries, they will become ever more 50. 41.A.constitution B.dream C.history D.character 42.A.exotic B.patriotic C.supersonic D.alcoholic 43.A.on B.for C.at D.with 44.A.shall B.will C.should D.would 45.A.much more B.more than C.as much D.of more 46.A.if B.though C.while D.so 47.A.taken to B.attended to C.attached to D.submitted to 48.A.rock B.stone C.fossil D.diamond 49.A.according to B.based on C.such as https://www.doczj.com/doc/e811712580.html,pared with 50.A.signified B.imperative C.indispensable D.negligible
General English Qualifying Test for Non-English Major Graduate Students 2008 (A 卷) ******************************考试注意事项*************************** 一．本考试由两部分组成：试卷一（Paper One）包括听力理解、词汇与结构、阅读理解三部分，共70题，按顺序统一编号；试卷二（Paper Two）包括改错、写作。 二．试卷一的答案请按要求在答题卡上填涂，否则无效。试卷二的改错、写作部分请直接在试卷二上答题. Paper One Part I Listening Comprehension (20 points) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Example: You will hear: You will read: A. At the office. B. In the waiting room. C. At the airport. D. In a restaurant. From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A. "At the office" is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center. 1. A. The weather has been warm lately. B. The furnace has broken down. C. The building’s heating system dries the air. D. The woman should put medicine on her lips. 2. A. A furnished house. B. A recent book. C. A refinished cellar. D. A new record. 3. A. They need to turn up ahead. B. She doesn’t know where State Street is. C. There was no left turn at the last intersection. D. The man missed the turn.
Unit 15 Aesthetics Word Bank abridge：to make sth. shorter删节，缩略 administer：to manage or direct管理 alienate：to make someone unwilling to give support使疏远 arbitrary：based on personal opinion rather than facts or reason任意的，随意的 assume：to believe sth. to be true without strong proof; to expect假设；假定 blemish：sth. that spoils perfection瑕疵，污点 complexion：the natural color or appearance of the skin, esp. of the face面色；肤色 conceive：to become pregnant with (a child) 孕育 confess：to admit (a fault, crime etc) 承认；坦白 demean：to cause to lose sense of personal pride贬损，降低身份 detriment：the condition of suffering harm or damage损害，伤害 disciple：a follower信徒 disparage：to speak about without respect贬低，轻视 dissect：to cut up so as to study the shape and relationship of the parts, as medical students do 解剖，切开 enchantment: a delightful influence or feeling of delight魅力，着迷 honorable：deserving honor值得尊敬的 inferior：not good or less good in quality or value次的，差的 lamentable：very unsatisfactory令人惋惜的，可叹的 masculine：of or having qualities suitable for a man男性的，阳刚的 narcissism：too great love for one's own abilities or physical appearance自恋，自我陶醉overtone：things that are suggested but not shown or stated clearly含义，弦外之音 pagan：of a person who is not a believer of any of the chief religions of the world异教徒的paradox：a statement that contradicts itself悖论 pedagogy：the practice of teaching or the study of teaching methods教学法，教育学 preen：to dress up打扮 privilege：a special advantage limited to a particular person or group特权，特殊待遇 renounce：to give up (a claim) 声明放弃 scrutiny：a close study or look仔细检查，详审 seductive：very desirable or attractive有魅力的 trivial：of little worth or importance琐碎的，没有价值的 vestige：a sign, mark, track, or other proof that sb. or sth. formerly existed痕迹，残余Phrases and Expressions attribute...to：to believe (sth.) to be the result or work of归因于，认为是…的结果 be wary of：to be careful of谨防，谨慎 deprive...of：to take sth. away from somebody剥夺 distinguish：between to make a difference between区分，区别 identify...with：to share feelings or ideas of others; to consider as similar to与…共鸣；视……为一体
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．
2015年1月研究生英语学位课统考（GET）真题试卷 1. LISTENING COMPREHENSION 2. VOCABULARY 3. CLOZE 4. READING COMPREHENSION 5. TRANSLATION 6. WRITING 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. 听力原文：W: What are you doing, Sam? M: I'm looking for a job through the classified ads in the paper. W: Have you tried networking? Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? 1． A．Try job agencies. B．Read newspaper ads. C．Receive extra training. D．Contact other people. 正确答案：D 解析：女士说：你在做什么，Sam?男士说：我正在看报纸的分类广告找工作。女士说：你没试试你的人脉圈?networking的意思是“通过社交活动获得的人际关系网”，所以女士的 建议是找认识的朋友帮助推荐工作。 听力原文：M: How much sleep do you usually get? W: About seven hours a night. But last night, I slept an extra half hour. Q: How much sleep did the woman get last night? 2． A．About six and a half hours. B．About seven and a half hours. C．About seven hours. D．About eight hours. 正确答案：B解析：男士说：你通常睡多长时间?女士说：每天晚上大概7小时。但是昨天晚上我多睡了半小时。an extra half hour指的是在每天7小时的基础上多睡了半小时，就是7个半小时。听力原文：W: The house price this year is so high. I cannot even afford to rent a one-bedroom flat. M: Now I know how to become a millionaire. Purchase a three-bedroom flat in 1984 and wait patiently for 30 years. It's simple. Q: According to the man, how can one become a millionaire? 3． A．Live a simple life for 30 years. B．Rent a three-bedroom flat in 1984. C．Buy a three-bedroom flat in 1984. D．Save money for 30 years. 正确答案：C解析：女士说：今年的房价太高了。我甚至连一居室的公寓都租不起了。男士说：现 在我知道怎么成为百万富翁了。1984年买一套三居室的公寓，耐心等30年。就这么简单。男士的 意思是，在1984年买一套三居室公寓，然后等房价上涨，等上30年就能成为百万富翁了。 听力原文：W: Hey, Joe. Did you read this chart? M: No, what is it about?
Unit 2 Men V.S. (against) Women男女有别 Word Bank (assist=help) assistance: n. aid帮助，协助; first aid急救 associate (~ A with B= relate A to B): 1) n.a companion (=company伙伴/ 公司; accompany sb. to somewhere); 1)n. a partner合伙人2)v. to connect in the mind or imagination联想; 3)a. 副~ professor副教授 disengage: v. to release (oneself) from an engagement, pledge, or obligation解脱，解放; be oblighed (#forced) to do sth.不得不做某事；be ~in sth.参与某事 (attract<->) distract (->distraction干扰): v. to cause to turn away from the original focus of attention or interest分散，转移 (move->motion/ motion picture=film/ movie) emotionally: adv. related to emotion情绪上地fade: v. to lose strength or vitality (energy)衰退 forgetful: adj. tending or likely (possible) to forget健忘; forgetable<->unforgetable (frict: vt.) friction: n. conflict, as between persons having dissimilar ideas or interests矛盾 Ignore (->ignorant->ignorance): v. to refuse to pay attention to不理睬，忽视 (instinct: n.-> instinctive; a.->) instinctively: adv. relating to, or resulting from instinct本能地 Mars: n. the fourth planet from the sun火星；~ Square战神广场 (mall购物广场#) mull: v. to go over extensively in the mind思虑; (neglegence->neglegeble) neglect: v. to pay little or no attention to忽视，疏忽overwhelm (overcome/ defeat): v. to overpower the thoughts, emotions, or senses (=reason) of 制服，控制 preoccupy: v. to engross the thoughts or mind of使全神贯注，迷住; enable; encourage鼓励(at random=) randomly: adv. of no specific order or pattern随意，任意地 (resent: vt.) resentment: n. anger, bitterness怨恨，愤恨 (lose one’s temper发火->temporary) temporarily: adv. of a short period of time暂时，临时地(tense->) tension: n. a situation or condition of (host<->hstess->hostile->) hostility suspense, or [easy#ease: 1. n./ 2. vt. to ease the pain；make you at ~=make you at home; feel/ be at ease很自在/ 很舒服) uneasiness (unconfortableness/ nervousness)紧张局势 (response: n. respond: vi. ->responsive->) unresponsive: adj. exhibiting a lack of responsiveness迟钝的 [wind: 1. n.->windy; 2. vt. to ~ the clock; 3. vi. ~ road] unwind: v. to make or become relaxed 放松，释放 Venus: n. the second planet from the sun金星 withdraw：v. to retire or retreat撤离，撤退 Phrases and Expressions be associated with: to be connected with与…有关 cope with: to deal with妥善处理，有效地对付 fade into: to disappear into消失于… focus on: to concentrate on聚焦
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.
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A. some modern women prefer a life of individual freedom. B. the family is no longer the basic unit of society in present-day Europe. C. some professional people have too much work to do to feel lonely. D. Most Europeans conceive living a single life as unacceptable. 5.What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage? A. To review the impact of women becoming high earners. B. To contemplate the philosophy underlying individualism. C. To examine the trend of young people living alone. D. To stress the rebuilding of personal relationships. Passage Two American dramas and sitcoms would have been candidates for prime time several years ago. But those programs －though some remain popular －increasingly occupy fringe times slots on foreign networks. Instead, a growing number of shows produced by local broadcasters are on the air at the best times. The shift counters longstanding assumptions that TV shows produced in the United States would continue to overshadow locally produced shows from Singapore to Sicily. The changes are coming at a time when the influence of the United States on international affairs has annoyed friends and foes alike, and some people are expressing relief that at least on television American culture is no longer quite the force it once was. “There has always been a concern that the image of the world would be shaped too much by American culture,” said Dr. Jo Groebek, director general of the European Institu te for the Media, a non-profit group. Given the choice, he adds, foreign viewers often prefer homegrown shows that better reflect local tastes, cultures and historical events. Unlike in the United States, commercial broadcasting in most regions of the world －including Asia, Europe, and a lesser extent Latin America, which has a long history of commercial TV －is a relatively recent development. A majority of broadcasters in many countries were either state-owned or state-subsidized for much of the last century. Governments began to relax their control in the 1980’s by privatizing national broadcasters and granting licenses to dozens of new commercial networks. The rise of cable and satellite pay-television increased the spectrum of channels. Relatively inexperienced and often financed on a shoestring, these new commercial stations needed hours of programming fast. The cheapest and easiest way to fill airtime was to buy shows from American studios, and the bidding wars for popular shows were fierce. The big American studios took advantage of that demand by raising prices and forcing foreign broadcasters to buy less popular programs if they wanted access to the best-selling shows and movies. “The studio priced themselves out of prime time,” said Harry Evans Sloan, chairman of SBS Broadcasting, a Pan-European broadcaster. Mr. Sloan estimates that over the last decade, the price of American programs has increased fivefold even as the international ratings for these shows have declined. American broadcasters are still the biggest buyers of American-made television shows, accounting for 90% of the $25 billion in 2001 sales. But international sales which totaled $2.5 billion last year often make the difference between a profit and a loss on show. As the pace of foreign sales slows －the market is now growing at 5% a year, down from the double-digit growth of the 1990’s －studio executives are rethinking production costs. 6. Which of the following best characterizes the image embodied in American shows? A. Self-contradictory B. Prejudice-free C. Culture-loaded D. Audience-targeted 7. The intervention of governments in the 1980’s resulted in __________ . A. the patenting of domination shows and movies B. the emergence of new commercial networks C. the promotion of cable and satellite pay-television D. the intense competition coming from the outside 8. The phrase “on a shoestring” (Para. 6) most probably means __________. A. in need of capital B. after a fashion C. on second thoughts D. in the interests of themselves 9. The main reason why American dramas and sitcoms are driven out of prime time is that ____. A. they lose competitiveness B. they are not market-oriented C. they are too much priced D. they fall short of audience expectations 10. American studio producers will give thought to production costs __________. A. if they have no access to popular shows B. because their endeavors come to no avail C. since bidding wars are no longer fierce D. as international sales pace slows down Passage Three How shops can exploit people's herd mentality to increase sales 1. A TRIP to the supermarket may not seem like an exercise in psychological warfare—but it is. Shopkeepers know that filling a store with the aroma of freshly baked bread makes people feel hungry and persuades them to buy more food than they had intended. Stocking the most expensive products at eye level makes them sell faster than cheaper but less visible competitors. Now researchers are investigating how “swarm intelligence” (th at is，how ants，bees or any social animal，including humans，behave in a crowd) can be used to influence what people buy. 2. At a recent conference on the simulation of adaptive behaviour in Rome，Zeeshan-ul-hassan Usmani，a computer scientist from the Florida Institute of Technology，described a new way to increase impulse buying using this phenomenon. Supermarkets already encourage shoppers to buy things they did not realise they wanted: for instance，by placing everyday items such as milk and eggs at the back of the store，forcing shoppers to walk past other tempting goods to reach them. Mr Usmani and Ronaldo Menezes，also of the Florida Institute of Technology, set out to enhance this tendency to buy more by playing on the herd instinct. The idea is that, if a certain product is seen to be popular, shoppers are likely to choose it too. The challenge is to keep customers informed about what others are buying. 3. Enter smart-cart technology. In Mr Usmani's supermarket every product has a radio frequency identification tag, a sort of barcode that uses radio waves to transmit information，and every trolley has a scanner that reads this information and relays it to a central computer. As a customer walks past a shelf of goods, a screen on the shelf tells him how many people currently in the shop have chosen that particular product. If the number is high, he is more likely to select it too.