2012 Studies Mid Exam

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翻译与写作（英语）2012年南京航空航天大学硕士研究生考试真题南京航空航天大学2012年硕士研究生入学考试初试试题 A科目代码： 842 科目名称：翻译与写作(英语) 满分： 150 分注意:①认真阅读答题纸上的注意事项；②所有答案必须写在答题纸上，写在本试题纸或草稿纸上均无效；③本试题纸须随答题纸一起装入试题袋中交回！Part One: Translate the following into Chinese ( 60 points)（1）Judging from the scientists I know, and those whom I’ve read about, you can’t pursue the laws of nature very long without bumping into beauty. “I don’t know if it’s the same beauty you see in the sunset,” a friend tells me, “but it feels the same.” This friend is a physicist, who has spent a long career deciphering what must be happening in the interior of stars. He recalls for me this thrill on grasping for the first time Dirac’s（狄拉克）equations describing quantum mechanics, or those of Einstein describing relativity. “They’re so beautiful,” he says, “you can see immediately they have to be true. Or at least on the way toward truth.” I ask him what makes a theory beautiful, and he replies, “Simplicity, symmetry, elegance, and power.”（2）It is time for the baby’s birthday party: a white cake, strawberry-marshmallow ice cream, a bottle of champagne saved from another party. In the evening, after she has gone to sleep, I kneel beside the crib and touch her face, where it is pressed against the slats, with mine. She is an open and trusting child, unprepared for and unaccustomed to the ambushes of family life,and perhaps it is just as well that I can offer her little of that life.I would like to give her more. I would like to promise her that she will grow up with a sense of her cousins and of rivers and of her great-grandmother’s teacups, would like to pledge her a picnic on a river with fried chicken and her hair uncombed, would like to give her home for her birthday, but we live differently now and I can promise her nothing like that.（3）I desire urbanity. I believe this is the rarest quality in the world. Indeed, it probably does not exist anywhere. A really urbane person — a mortal open-minded and affable to conviction of his own shortcomings and errors, and unguided in anything by irrational blind prejudices — could not but in a world of men and women be regarded as a monster. We are all of us, as if by instinct, intolerant of that which is unfamiliar: we resent its impudence, and very much the same principle which prompts small boys to jeer at a straw-hat out of season induces their elders to send missionaries to the heathen.Part Two: Translate the following into English (40 points)（1）从小学到中学，所修习的无非是一些普通的基本知识。

屯溪一中2012-2013学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。

1. When is the man’s mid-term exam?A. In one week.B. In two weeks.C. In two days.2. How was the weather yesterday?A. Rainy.B. Sunny.C. Snowy.3. What are the two speakers doing?A. Having dinner.B. Cooking.C. Clearing the table.4. What did the woman buy for her mother?A. A necklace.B. A handbag.C. A dress.5. What will the woman do this weekend?A. Visit her grandparents.B. Travel with the man.C. Go out playing with Jenny.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6和第7题。

6. Who answered the man’s phone yesterday morning?A. Lily’s brother.B. Lily’s nephew.C. Ted.7. What did Ted receive in the end?A. 20 dollars.B. Some sweets.C. A phone.请听第7段材料，回答第8和第9题。

2012考研英语二真题2012考研英语二真题文字版(网络版)Section1 Use of EnglishDirections:Millions of Americans andforeigners see GI.Joe as a mindless war toy ,the symbol of American military adventurism, but that’s not how it used to be .To the men and women who 1 )in World War II and the people they liberated ,the GI.was the 2) man grown into hero ,the pool farm kid torn away from his home ,the guy who 3) all the burdens ofbattle ,who slept in cold foxholes,who went without the 4)of food and shelter ,who stuck it out and drove back the Nazi reign ofmurder.this was not a volunteer soldier ,not someone well paid ,5) an averageguy ,up 6 )the best trained ,best equipped ,fiercest ,most brutalenemies seen in centuries.His name is not much.GI. isjust a military abbreviation 7) Government Issue ,and it was onall of the article 8) to soldiers .AndJoe? A common name for a guy who never 9) it to the top .Joe Blow ,Joe Magrac …a workingclass name.The United States has 10)had a president or vicepresident or secretary of state Joe.GI .joe had a (11)career fightingGerman ,Japanese ,and Korean troops . He appers as acharacter ,or a (12 ) of american personalities, in the 1945 movie The Story ofGI. Joe, based on the last days of war correspondent Ernie Pyle. Some of thesoldiersPyle(13)portrayde themselves in the film. Pyle was famous for coveringthe (14)side of the warl, writing about the dirt-snow –and-mud soldiers, nothow many miles were(15)or what towns were captured or liberated, Hisreports(16)the “willie” cartoons of famed Stars and Stripes artist BillMaulden. Both men(17)the dirt andback [D]passed down9.[A]pushed [B]got [C]made [D]managed10.[A]ever [B]never [C]either [D]neither11.[A]disguised [B]disturbed [C]disputed[D]distinguished12.[A]company [B]collection [C]community[D]colony13.[A]employed [B]appointed[C]interviewed [D]questioned14.[A]ethical [B]military [C]political[D]human15.[A]ruined [B]commuted[C]patrolled [D]gained16.[A]paralleled [B]counteracted[C]duplicated [D]contradicted17.[A]neglected [B]avoided [C]emphasized[D]admired18.[A]stages [B]illusions [C]fragments[D]advancea19.[A]With [B]To [C]Among [D]Beyond20.[A]onthe contrary [B] by this means[C]from the outset [D]at that pointSection II Resdiong ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. answer thequestion after each text by choosing A,B,C orD. Mark your answers on ANSWERSHEET1.(40 points)Text 1Homework has never been terribly popular with students and even many parents, but in recent years it has been particularly scorned. School districts across the country, most recently Los Angeles Unified, are revising their thinking on his educational ritual. Unfortunately, L.A. Unified has produced an inflexible policy which mandates that with the exception of some advanced courses,homework may no longer count for more than 10% of astudent’s academic grade.This rule is meant to address the difficulty that students from impoverished or chaotic homes might have in completing their homework. But the policy is unclear and contradictory. Certainly, no homework should be assigned that students cannot do without expensive equipment. But if the district is essentially giving a pass to students who do not do their homework because of complicated family lives, it is going riskily close to the implication that standards need to be lowered for poor children.District administrators say that homework will still be a pat of schooling: teachers areallowed to assign as much of it as they want. But with homework counting for nomore than 10% of their grades, students can easily skip half their homework andsee vey little difference on their report cards. Some students might do well onstate tests without completing theirhomework, but what about the students whoperformed well on the tests and did their homework? It is quite possible that the homework helped. Yet rather than empowering teachers to find what worksbest for their students, the policy imposes a flat,across-the-board rule.At the same time, the policy addresses none of the truly thorny questions abouthomework. If the district finds homework to be unimportant to its students’academic achievement, it should move to reduce or eliminate the assignments,not make them count for almost nothing. Conversely, if homework does nothing toensure that the homework students are not assigning more than they are willingto review and correct.The homework rules should be put on hold while the school board, which is responsiblefor setting educational policy, looks into the matter and conducts publichearings. It is not too late for L.A. Unified to do homework right.21.It is implied in paragraph 1 that nowadays homework_____.[A]is receiving more criticism[B]is no longer an educational ritual[C]is not required for advanced courses[D]is gaining more preferences22.L.A.Unified has made the rule about homework mainly because poor students_____.[A]tend to have moderate expectations for their education[B]have asked for a different educational standard[C]may have problems finishing their homework[D]have voiced their complaints about homework23.According to Paragraph 3,one problem with the policy is that it may____.[A]discourage students from doing homework[B]resultin students' indifference to their report cards[C]undermine the authority of state tests[D]restrict teachers' power in education24.As mentioned in Paragraph 4, a key question unanswered about homework is whether______.[A] it should be eliminated[B]it counts much in schooling[C]it places extra burdens on teachers[D]it is important for grades25.A suitable title for this text couldbe______.[A]Wrong Interpretation of an Educational Policy[B]A Welcomed Policy for Poor Students[C]Thorny Questions about Homework[D]A Faulty Approach to HomeworkText2Prettyin pink: adult women do not rememer being so obsessed with the colour, yet itis pervasive in our young girls’ lives. Tt is not that pink is intrinsicallybad, but it is such a tiny slice of the rainbow and, though it may celebrategirlhood in one way, it also repeatedly and firmly fuses girls’ identity toappearance. Then it presents that connection, even among two-year-olds, between girls as not only innocent but as evidence of innocence. Looking around, Idespaired at the singular lack of imagination about girls’ lives and interests.Girls’attraction to pink may seem unavoidable, somehow encoded in their DNA, butaccording to Jo Paoletti, an associate professor of American Studies, it isnot. Childrenwere not colour-coded at all until the early 20th century: in theera before domestic washing machines all babies wore white as a practicalmatter, since the only way of getting clothes clean was to boil them. What’smore, both boys and girls wore what were thought of as gender-neutraldresses.When nursery colours were introduced, pink was actually considered themore masculine colour, a pastel version of red, which was associated withstrength. Blue, with its intimations of the Virgin Mary, constancy andfaithfulness, symbolised femininity. It was not until the mid-1980s, whenamplifying age and sex differences became a dominant children’s marketingstrategy, that pink fully came into its own, when it began to seem inherentlyattractive to girls, part of what defined them as female, at least for thefirst few critical years.I hadnot realised how profoundly marketing trends dictated our perception of what isnatural to kins, including our core beliefsabout their psychologicaldevelopment. Take the toddler. I assumed that phase was something expertsdeveloped after years of research into children’s beh aviour: wrong. Turnsout,acdording to Daniel Cook, a historian of childhood consumerism, it waspopularised as a marketing trick by clothing manufacrurers in the 1930s.Tradepublications counselled department stores that, in order to increase sales,they should create a “third stepping stone” between infant wear and older kids’clothes. Tt was only after “toddler”became a common shoppers’ term that itevolved into a broadly accepted developmental stage. Splitting kids, oradults,into ever-tinier categories has proved a sure-fire way to boost profits.And one of the easiest ways to segment a market is to magnify genderdifferences – or invent them where they did not previously exist.26.Bysaying "it is...the rainbow"(Line 3, Para.1),the author meanspink______.[A]should not be the sole representation of girlhood[B]should not be associated with girls' innocence[C]cannot explain girls' lack of imagination[D]cannot influence girls' lives and interests27.According to Paragraph 2, which of the following is true of colours？[A]Colours are encoded in girls' DNA.[B]Blue used to be regarded as the colour for girls.[C]Pink used to be a neutral colour in symbolising genders.[D]White is prefered by babies.28.The author suggests that our perception of children's psychological development wasmuch influenced by_____.[A]the marketing of products for children[B]the observation of children's nature[C]researches into children's behavior[D]studies of childhood consumption29.Wemay learn from Paragraph 4 that department stores were advised to_____.[A]focuson infant wear and older kids' clothes[B]attach equal importance to different genders[C]classify consumers into smaller groups[D]create some common shoppers' terms30.It can be concluded that girls' attraction to pink seems to be____.[A]clearly explained by their inborn tendency[B]fully understood by clothing manufacturers[C]mainly imposed by profit-driven businessmen[D]well interpreted by psychological expertsText 3In 2010. a federal judge shook America's biotech industry to its core. Companies had won patents for isolated DNA for decades-by 2005 some 20% of human genes were parented. But in March 2010 a judge ruled that genes were unpatentable. Executives were violently agitated. The Biotechnology Industry Organisation (BIO), a trade group, assured members that this was just a “preliminary step” in a longer battle.On July 29th they were relieved, at least temporarily. A federal appeals court overturned the prior decision, ruling that Myriad Genetics could indeed holb patents to two genss that help forecast a woman's risk of breast cancer. Thechief executive of Myriad, a company in Utah,said the ruling was a blessing to firms and patients alike.But as companies continue their attempts at personalised medicine, the courts will remain rather busy. The Myriad case itself is probably not over Critics make three main arguments against gene patents: a gene is a product of nature, so it may not be patented; gene patents suppress innovation rather than reward it; and patents' monopolies restrict access to genetic tests such as Myriad's. A growing number seem to st year a federal task-force urged reform for patents related to genetic tests. In October the Department of Justice filed a brief in the Myriad case, arguing that an isolated DNA molecule “is no less a product of nature... than are cotton fibres that have been separated from cotton seeds. ”Despite the appeals court's decision, big questions remain unanswered. For example, it isunclear whether the sequencing of a whole genome violates the patents of indivi dual genes within it. The case may yet reach the Supreme Court.ASthe industry advances ,however,other suits may have an evenpanies are unlikely to file many more patents for human DNAmolecules-most are already patented or in the public domain .firms are now studying how genes intcract,looking forcorrelations that might be used to determine the causes of disease or predict adrug’s efficacy,companies are eager to win patents for ‘connecting thedits’,expaains hans sauer,alawyer for the BIO.Their success may be determined by a suitrelated to this issue, brought by the Mayo Clinic, which the Supreme Court willhear in its next term. The BIO rtcently held a convention which includedseddions to coach lawyers on the shifting landscape for patents. Each meetingwaspacked.31.it canbe learned from paragraph I that the biotech companies would like-----A.their executives to be activeB.judges to rule out gene patentingC.genes to be patcntablcD.the BIO to issue a warning32.those who are against gene patents believe that----A.genetic tests are not reliableB.only man-made products are patentableC.patents on genes depend much on innovatiaonD.courts should restrict access to gene tic tests33.according to hans sauer ,companies are eager to win patents for----A.establishing disease comelationsB.discovering gene interactionsC.drawing pictures of genesD.identifying human DNA34．By saying “each meeting waspacked”(line4,para6)the author means that -----A.the supreme court was authoritativeB.the BIO was a powerful organizationC.gene patenting was a great concernwyer swere keen to attend conventiongs35.generallyspeaking ,the author’s attitude toward gene patenting is----A.criticalB.supportiveC.scornfulD.objectiveText 4The great recession may be over, but thisera of high joblessness is probably beginning. Before it ends,itwill likely change the life course and character of a generation of youngadults. And ultimately, it is likely to reshape our politics,our culture, andthe character of our society for years.Noone tries harder than the jobless to find silver linings in this nationaleconomic disaster. Many said that unemployment, while extremely painful, hadimproved them in some ways; they had become less materialistic and morefinancially prudent; they were more aware of the struggles of others. Inlimited respects, perhaps the recession will leave society better off. At thevery least, it has awoken us from our national fever dream of easy riches andbiggerhouses, and put a necessary end to an era of reckless personal spending.Butfor the most part, these benefits seem thin, uncertain, and far off. In TheMoral Consequences of Economic Growth, the economic historian Benjamin Friedmanargues that both inside and outside the U.S. ,lengthy periods of economicstagnation or decline have almost always left society more mean-spirited andless inclusive, and have usually stopped or reversed the advance of rights andfreedoms. Anti-immigrant sentiment typically increases, as does conflictbetween races and classes.Incomeinequality usually falls during a recession, but it has not shrunk in thisone,. Indeed, this period of economic weakness may reinforce class divides, anddecrease opportunities to cross them--- especially for young people. Theresearch of Till Von Wachter, the economist in Columbia University, suggeststhat not all people graduating into arecession see their life chances dimmed:those with degrees from elite universities catch up fairly quickly to wherethey otherwise would have been if they had graduated in better times; it is themasses beneath them that are left behind.In the internet age, it is particularlyeasy to see the resentment that has always been hidden winthin Americansociety. More difficult, in the moment , is discerning precisely how these leantimes are affecting society’s character. In many respects, the U.S. was moresocially tolerant entering this resession than at any time in its history, anda variety of national polls on social conflict since then have shown mixedresults. We will have to wait and see exactly how these hard times will reshapeour social fabric. But they certainly it, and all the more so the longer theyextend.36.Bysaying “to find silver linings”（Line 1,Para.2）the author suggest that thejobless tryto___.[A]seek subsidies from the govemment[B]explore reasons for the unermployment[C]make profits from the troubled economy[D]look on the bright side of the recession37.Accordingto Paragraph 2,the recession has made people_____.[A]realize the national dream[B]struggle against each other[C]challenge their lifestyle[D]reconsider their lifestyle38.BenjaminFriedman believe that economic recessions may_____.[A]impose a heavier burden on immigrants[B]bring out more evils of human nature[C]Promote the advance of rights andfreedoms[D]ease conflicts between races and classes39.Theresearch of Till Von Wachther suggests that in recession graduates from eliteuniversities tend to _____.[A]lag behind the others due to decreased opportunities[B]catch up quickly with experienced employees[C]see their life chances as dimmed as the others’[D]recover more quickly than the others40.Theauthor thinks that the influence of hard times on society is____.[A]certain[B]positive[C]trivial[D]destructivePart BDirections:Readthe following text and answer the questions by finding information from theleft column that corresponds to each of the marked details given in the rightcolumn. There are two extra choices in the right column. Mark your answers onANSWER SHEERT 1.(10 points)“Universal history, the history of what man has accomplishedin this world, is at bottom the History of the Great Men who have worked here,”wrote the Victorian sage Thomas Carlyle. Well, not any more it is not.Suddenly,Britain looks to have fallen out with its favourite historical form. This couldbe no more than a passing literary craze, but it also points to a broader truthabout how we now approach the past: less concerned with learning fromforefathers and more interested in feelingtheir pain. Today, we want empathy,not inspiration.Fromthe earliest days of the Renaissance, the writing of history meant recountingthe exemplary lives of great men. In 1337, Petrarch began work on his ramblingwriting De Viris Illustribus – On Famous Men, highlighting the virtus (orvirtue) of classical heroes. Petrarch celebrated their greatness in conqueringfortune and rising to the top. This was the biographical tradition whichNiccolo Machiavelli turned on its head. In The Prince, the championed cunning,ruthlessness, and boldness, rather than virtue, mercy and justice, as theskills of successful leaders.Over time, the attributes ofgreatness shifted. The Romantics commemorated the leading painters and authorsof their day, stressing the uniqueness of the artist's personal experiencerather than public glory. By contrast, the Victorian author Samual SmileswroteSelf-Help as a catalogue of the worthy lives of engineers , industrialists andexplores . "The valuable examples which they furnish of the power ofself-help, if patient purpose, resolute working and steadfast integrity,issuing in the formulation of truly noble and many character,exhibit,"wrote Smiles."what it is in the power of each to accomplishfor himself"His biographies of James Walt, Richard Arkwright and Josiah Wedgwood were held up as beaconsto guide the working man through his difficult life.Thiswas all a bit bourgeois for Thomas Carlyle, who focused his biographies on thetruly heroic lives of Martin Luther, Oliver Cromwell and Napoleon Bonaparte.These epochal figures represented lives hard to imitate, but to be acknowledgedas possessing higher authority than mere mortals.Communist Manifesto. For them,history did nothing, it possessed no immense wealth norwaged battles:“It isman, real, living man who does all that.” And history should be the story ofthe masses and their record of struggle. As such, it needed to appreciate theeconomic realities, the social contexts and power relations in which each epochstood. For:“Men make their own history, but they do not make it just as theyplease; they do not make it under circumstances chosen by themselves, but undercircumstances directly found, given and transmitted from the past.”Thiswas the tradition which revolutionized our appreciation of the past. In placeof Thomas Carlyle, Britain nurtured Christopher Hill, EP Thompson and EricHobsbawm. History from below stood alongside biographies of great men. Wholenew realms of understanding — from gender to race to cultural studies — wereopened up as scholars unpicked the multiplicity of lost societies. And ittransformed public history too: downstairs became just as fascinating asupstairs.[A] emphasized the virtue of classical heroes.41. Petrarch[B] highlighted the public glory of the leading artists.42. Niccolo Machiavellli[C] focused on epochal figures whose lives were hard to imitate.43. Samuel Smiles[D] opened up new realms of understanding the great men in history.44. Thomas Carlyle[E] held that history should be the story of the masses and their record of struggle.45. Marx and Engels[F] dismissed virtue as unnecessary for successful leaders.[G] depicted the worthy lives of engineer industrialists and explorersSection III Translation46.Directions:Translate the following text from Englishinto Chinese.Write your translationon ANSWER SHEET2.(15 points)When people in developing countries worryabout migration,they are usually concerned at the prospect of ther best and brightest departure toSilicon Valley or to hospitals anduniversities in the developed world ,These are the kind of workers that countries like Britian ,Canada and Australia try to attract byusing immigration rules that privilegecollege graduates .Lots of studies have foundthatwell-educated people from developing countries are particularly likely to emigrate .A big survey of Indian householdsin 2004 foundthat nearly 40%ofemigrants had more than a high-school education,compared with around 3.3%of all Indians over the age of25.This "brain drain "has longbothered policymakers in poor countries ,They fear that it hurts their economies ,depriving them ofmuch-needed skilled workers who could have taught at their universities ,worked in their hospitals and come up withclever new products for their factoriesto make .10.0%Section IV WritingPart A47.DirectionsSupposeyou have found something wrong with the electronic dictionary that you bought from an onlin store the other day ,Write an email to the customerservice center to1)makea complaint and2)demanda prompt solutionYoushould write about 100words on ANSERE SHEET 2Donot sign your own name at the end of the letter ,Use "zhang wei"instead .48 、write an essay based on the followingtable .In your writing you should1)describe the table ,and2)give your commentsYou should write at least150words(15points)某公司员工工作满意度调查满意不清楚不满意年龄-------满意度16.7% 50.0% 33．3%小于等于40岁41-50岁0.0% 36.0% 64.0%大于50岁40.0 50.0% 10.0%。

2012年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）试题Section I Use of EnglishDirections: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)Millions of Americans and foreigners see GI. Joe as a mindless war toy, the symbol of American military adventurism, but that’s not how it need to be. To the men and women who served 1in World War Ⅱand the people they liberated, the GI was the 2common man grown into hero, the poor farm kid torn away from his home, the guy who 3bore all the burdens of battles, who slept in cold foxholes, who went without the 4 necessities of food and shelter, who stuck it out and drove back the Nazi reign of murder. This was not a volunteer soldier, not someone well paid, 5but an average guy up 6into the best trained, best equipped, fiercest, most brutal enemies in centuries.翻译：数以千计的美国人和其它国家的人都认为二战时期的美国兵是愚蠢的战争玩具，是美国军事冒险主义象征，但事实并非如此。

2012年6月六级真题Directions: In this part. You will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)、B)、C)and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.The Three-Year Solution Hartwick College, a small liberal-arts自由教育school in upstate New York, makes New York, makes this offer to well prepared students: earn your undergraduate degree in three years instead of four, and save about 543,000—the amount of one year’s tuition学费and fees规费. A number of innovative colleges are making the same offer to students anxious焦虑的about saving time and money. That’s both an opportunity and a warning for the best higher-education system in the world.The United States has almost all of the world’s best universities. A recent Chinese survey调查ranks 35 American universities among the top 50, eight among the top 10. Our research universities have been the key to developing the competitive advantages that help Americans produce 25% of all the world’s wealth. In 2007, 623,805 of the world’s bright est students were attracted to American universities.Yet, there are signs of peril 危险within American higher education. U.S. colleges have to compete in the marketplace. Students may choose among 6,000 public, private, nonprofit非盈利, for profit, or religious宗教的institutions机构of higher learning. In addition此外, almost all of the 532 billion the federal government联邦政府provides for university research is awarded受赏competitively.But many colleges and universities are stuck in the past. For instance例如, the idea of the fall-to-spring “school year”hasn’t changed much since before the American Revolution, when wewere a summer stretch no longer makes sense. Former前任的George Washington University president Stephen Trachtenberg estimates估算that a typical college uses its facilities设备for academic purposes目的、用途a little more than half the calendar日历year.“While college facilities sit idle闲置, they continue to generate maintenance维护expenses that contribute to the high cost of running a college,” he has written.Within academic departments部门, tenure终身职位，combined with age-discrimination歧视、辨别laws, makes faculty系、科turnover流通—critical关键的for a university to remain current趋势、流通in changing times—difficult. Instead of protecting speech and encouraging diversity and innovative thinking, the tenure system often stifles压制them: younger professors must win the approval认同of established已建立的colleagues for tenure, encouraging like-mindedness类似心理and sometimes inhibiting抑制the free flow of ideas.Meanwhile, tuition学费has soared飙升, leaving graduating students with unprecedented空前的loan借、贷款debt. Strong campus校园presidents to manage these problems are becoming harder to find, and to keep. In fact, students now stay on campus almost as long as their presidents. The average amount数量of time students now take to complete an undergraduate degree has stretched to six years and seven months as students interrupted by work, inconvenienced by unavailable classes, or lured诱惑by one more football season find it hard to graduate.Congress国会has tried to help students with college costs through Pell Grants and other forms of tuition support. But some of their fixes have made the problem worse. The stack堆of congressional regulations条例、规程governing federal student grants津贴and loans now stands twice as tall as I do. Filling out填these forms consume 7% of every tuition dollar.For all of these reasons, some colleges like Hartwick are rethinking the old way of doing things and questioning decades-old assumptions设想、假定about what a college degree学位means. For instance, why does it have to take four years to earn a diploma毕业证? This fall, 16 first-year students and four second-year students at Hartwick enrolled in参加the school’s new three year degree program. According to the college, the plan is designed for high-ability, highly motivated studentwho wish to save money or to move along more rapidly迅速的toward advanced degrees.By eliminating消除that extra year, three year degree students save 25% in costs. Instead of taking 30 credits学分a year, these students take 40. During January, Hartwick runs a four week course during which students may earn three to four credits on or off campus, including a number of international sites. Summer courses are not required必需的, but a student may enroll in them—and pay extra. Three year students get first crack破裂at course registration注册、登记. There are no changes in the number of courses professors teach or in their pay.The three-y ear degree isn’t a new idea. Geniuses have always breezed through轻松做. Judson College, a 350-student institution in Alabama, has offered students a three-year option for 40 years. Students attend “short terms” in May and June to earn the credits required fo r graduation. Bates College in Maine and Ball State University in Indiana are among other colleges offering three-year options.Changes at the high-school level阶段、水平are also helping to make it easier for many students to earn their undergraduate degrees in less time. One of five students arrives at college today with Advanced Placement大学预修课(AP) credits amounting to a semester学期or more of college level work. Many universities, including large schools like the University of Texas, make it easy for these AP students to graduate faster.For students who don’t plan to stop with an undergraduate degree本科学历, the three-year plan may have an even greater appeal呼吁、吸引力. Dr. John Sergent, head of Vanderbilt University Medical School’s residency 住院医生program, enrolled in Vanderbilt’s undergraduate college in 1959. He entered medical school after only three years as did four or five of his classmates.” My first year of medical school counted as my senior毕业year, which meant I had to take three to four labs实验室a week to get all my sciences in. I basically skipped my senior year,” says Sergent. He still had time to be a student senator参议员and meet his wife.There are, however, drawbacks缺点to moving through school at such a brisk轻快的、敏锐的pace步伐.For one, it deprives剥夺students of the luxury of time to roam 遨游intellectually理性的、智力的. Compressing everything into three years also leaves less time for growing up, engaging从事、占用in extracurricular业余的、课外的activities, and studying abroad. On crowded campuses it could mean fewer opportunities to get into a prized珍贵的professor’s class. Iowa’s Waldorf College has graduated several hundred students in its three-year degree program, but it now phasing out逐步淘汰the option. Most Waldorf students wanted the full four-year experience—academically, socially, and athletically. And faculty学院、系members will be wary of提防、当心any change that threatens the core核心curriculum in the name of moving students into the workforce.“Most high governmental officials seem to conceive设想of education in this light—as a way to ensure economic competitiveness and continued economic growth,” Derek Bok, former president of Harva rd, told The Washington Post. “I strongly disagree with this approach.” Another risk: the new campus schedules might eventually produce less revenue税收for the institution and longer working hours for faculty members.Adopting采用a three-year option will not come easily to most school. Those that wish to tackle处理tradition and make American campus more cost-conscious成本意识may find it easier to take Trachtenberg’s advice: open campuses year-round. “You could run two complete colleges, with two complete faculties, ”he says.“That’s without cutting the length of students’ vacations, increasing class sizes, or requiring faculty to teach more.”Whether they experiment with three-year degrees, offer year-round classes, challenge the tenure system—or all of the above—universities are slowly realizing that to stay competitive and relevant有意义的、相关的they must adapt to a rapidly changing world.Expanding扩大the three-year option may be difficult, but it may be less difficult than asking Congress for additional financial help, asking legislators立法者for more state support, or asking students even higher tuition payments. Campuses willing to adopt convenient schedules along with more focused, less-expensive degrees may find that they have a competitive advantage in attracting bright, motivated students. These sorts of innovations can help American universitiesavoid the perils风险of success.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 1 上作答。

2012同等学力人员申请硕士学位考试英语A卷Passage OneA 10-year-old boy decided to study judo(柔道) despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a terrible car accident. The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master，and he was doing well. But he couldn't understand why，after three months of training，the master had taught him only one move."Sir，" the boy finally said，"shouldn't I be learning more moves?“This the only move you know，but this is the only move you'll ever need to know，" the master replied.Not quite understanding，but believing in his teacher，the boy kept training.Several months later，the master took the boy to his first tournament(锦标赛).Surprising himself，the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult，but after some time，his opponent became impatient and charged; the boy skillfully used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success，the boy was now in the finals.This time，his opponent was bigger，stronger，and more experienced. For a while，the boy appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the referee called a time-out ,He was about to stop the match when the judo master intervened."No，" the judo master insisted，"Let him continue."Soon after the match resumed，his opponent made a critical mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly，the boy used his move to pin him. The boy had won the match and the tournament. He was the champion.On the way home，the boy and his judo master reviewed every move in each and every match. Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really on his mind."Sir，how did I win the tourτlament with only one move?""You won for two. reasons，" the master answered."First，you've almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo.Second，the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm”31．Why did the boy want to learn judo?A. He wanted to get over the accident.B. He wanted to make up for his disability.C. He wanted to exercise his right arm.D .The reason was not mentioned in the passage32.When a referee calls a "time-out”__________A. the time has run outB. the game stops for a short timeC. either side can claim victoryD. the game ends in a tie33. Why did the master insist on continuing the match?A. He didn't want to give the opponent an advantage.B. The boy was confident of winning.C. He had confidence in the boy's skill.D. All he cared about was winning the final.34.What probably caused the defeat of the boy's opponent in the final?A. Over-confidence. B .Impatience.C. Inexperience.D. Exhaustion.35. Why did the master teach the boy only that one move?A. The boy could not do other moves with only one arm.B. It was the only move the master knew well.C. It was the move his opponent would not be good at.D. His opponent would be helpless once he made that move.36. What does the passage mainly tell us?A. One can turn a weakness into an advantage.B. It is very difficult to have a good teacher.C Even a disabled person can win a match.D. Practice makes perfect.Passage TwoMy five-year-old daughter knew exactly what she wanted for Christmas of 1977，and told me so. Yes，she still would like the pink-and-green plastic umbrella，books，long nightgown，slippers-fine. But really，there was only one thing that mattered: a Barbie Townhouse，with all the accessories.This was a surprise. Rebecca was not a Barbie girl，preferred stuffed animals to dolls，and wasn't drawn to play in a structured environment. Always a make-up-the-rules，design-my-own-world，do-it-my-way kid. Maybe，I thought，the point wasn't Barbie but the house，which she could claim，for herself，since we’d already moved five times during her brief life.Next day，I stopped at the mall. The huge Barbie Townhouse box was there: "3 Floors of High-Styled Fun! Elevator Can Stop on All Floors!" Some Assembly Required. Uh-oh. My track record for assembling things was miserable. Brooklyn-born，I was raised in apartment buildings in a family that didn't build things. A few years earlier，I'd spent one week assembling a six-foot-tall jungle gym from a kit containing so many parts. I spent the first four hours sorting and the last two hours trying to figure out why there were so many pieces. The day after I finished building it，as if to remind me of my limitations，a tornado(龙卷风) touched down close enough to scatter the jungle gym across an acre of field.I assembled the Barbie Townhouse on Christmas Eve. Making it level，keeping the columns from looking like they'd melted and been refrozen，and getting that elevator to work were almost more than I could manage. And building it in curse-free silence so my daughter would continue sleeping--if，in fact，she was sleeping-added a layer of challenge .By dawn I was done.Shortly thereafter，my daughter walked into the living room. Her surprise may not be real ，but her delight was utterly genuine and moves me. to this day，34 years later. Rebecca had spurred me to do something、I didn't think I could do. It was for her，and一like so much of the privilege of being her farther--it brought me further outside myself and let me overcome doubts about me capacities .37. In the author’s eyes, his little daughter was_______A. obedientB. unstableC. originalD. stubborn38 .The author thought that his daughter’s choice of the Barbie Townhouse, ________A .was natural for a five-year-old girlB．was influenced by her life experienceC．reflected the change in her tasteD．brought her back normal39. For the author，assembling things_______A. was largely in his bloodB. was a challenge he enjoyedC. was always his weak pointD. was part of his family education40. Assembling the Barbie Townhouse_________________.A. brought out the author's potentialsB. turned out to be easier than expectedC. actually drove the author crazy.D. D. was a bad memory for the author41. In the last paragraph the author mainly expressed______A. his pride in being a father.B. his gratitude to his daughterC. his concern about his capabilityD. his delight in helping his daughter42. What can be learned about the relationship between the author and his daughter?A. They are on good terms with each other.B. They barely speak to each other.C. They are polite but cold to each other.D. They keep secrets from each other.Passage ThreeIt is all very well to blame traffic jam，the cost of petrol and the fast pace of modem life，but manners on the roads are becoming deplorable. Everybody knows that the nicest men become monsters behind the wheel. It is all very well，again ,to have a tiger in the tank，but to have one in the driver's seat is another matter. You might tolerate the odd road-hog(占道者)，but nowadays the well-mannered motorist is the exception to the rule. Perhaps the situation calls for a "Be Kind to Other Drivers" campaign，otherwise it may get completely out of hand.Road courtesy is not only good manners，but good sense too, It takes the most good-tempered of drivers to resist the temptation to hit back when subjected to uncivilized behavior. A friendly nod or a wave of acknowledgement in response to an act of courtesy helps to create an atmosphere of goodwill and tolerance so necessary in modem traffic conditions. But such acknowledgements of courtesy are all too rare today. Many drivers nowadays don't even seem able to recognize courtesy when they see it.Contrary to general opinion，young drivers have better manners than their seniors. But this isshort-lived in the world of modern driving where many drivers neither expect nor give any mercy. This may be encouraged on the battlefield but is out of place on the roads.Lorry drivers say they have almost abandoned the practice of signaling cars to overtake when the road is clear, because many of the cars took too long to pass. They couldn't be bothered to select a lower gear. The car drivers, after overtaking, slowed down again and hogged the road. Again, a motoring magazine has recently drawn attention to the increasing number of drivers who never wait for gaps." They manufacture them by force，using their direction indicators as a threat rather than a warning." Punch-ups(打群架)are quite common. It can't be long before we hear of pistols and knives being used.Driving is essentially a state of mind. However technically skilled a driver may be，he can't be an advanced motorist if he is always arrogant and aggressive.43. The author is most concerned about.A. traffic jamB. road mannersC. fast pace of lifeD. high cost of petrol44. The word “deplorable” (Para. 1) most probably means " ".A. more seriousB. more temptingC. disturbingD. noticeable45. What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?A. Many drivers tend to fight back against rude behaviors.B. A little courtesy may help ease the tensions on the road.C. Goodwill and tolerance may help relieve traffic jam.D. Many drivers nowadays lack a good sense of courtesy.46. It can be learned from Paragraph 3 that .A. young drivers are more aggressiveB. young drivers would soon lose their good mannersC. elder drivers are more cautiousD. elder drivers should improve their driving skills47. An example of good manners on the roads is .A. signaling cars to overtakeB. manufacturing a gapC. selecting a lower gearD. using the direction indicator48. According to the author，a good driver should .A. be technically skilledB. have a good state of mindC. be sympathetic with othersD. take good care of his vehiclePassage FourOn how the world has changed over the last 50 years，not all of it has been good. As you are looking for organic food information, you have obviously become aware that a better alternative exists and you are taking a critical look at the source and production practices of the companies producing the world's food supplies.The purpose of organic food information is to give you an understanding of what is going into your food. You will see that there are many benefits to organic food that you didn't know before.The basis behind knowing about organic food information is the fact that farmers are resorting to using artificial fertilizers and pesticides(杀虫剂)to control disease and insect attack in order to produce more crops to satisfy growing demand. These artificial fertilizers leave something poisonous in and on the fruit and vegetables we consume which in turn is absorbed and stored by our bodies.Even the quality of food has gone down in recent years. Today's fruits have nowhere near the Vitamin C levels they did at one time. However，with organic food information you learn that organic food has fifty percent more nutrients，minerals and vitamins than any other form of produce that has been grown under intensive farming. If you are eating non-organic produce you will have to eat more fruit in order to make up for this deficiency. But then the dangerous cycle continues since you will be eating more chemicals that are worse for your health than they are good for you.Another aspect of organic food information is the production of meat and poultry (家禽). Most only consider produce when it comes to organic food information disregarding the antibiotics and hormones that are given to both cattle and poultry that are being force fed. Ask yourself what happens to all these antibiotics and hormones when the animal is killed，the remaining of these antibiotics and growth hormones reside in the meat which are then consumed，digested and stored in human bodies. There is no way that an animal that isn't kept in healthy conditions can produce healthy food for humans to eat.You have nothing to lose by trying organic product，not only will it be healthy for you but you will also be able to eat produce and meat the way they are supposed to be. You will likely be so impressed with the taste of organic fruit that you will never return to the mass-produced fruit again. While cost and availability can be a big issue for some，you can do a bit of research online and finda local store that stocks organic produce for a reasonable price.49. It is stated in Paragraph 1 that organic food .A. is considered as a better choiceB. is mostly supplied by world-famous companiesC. has become popular over the last 50 yearsD. reflects the change of production practices50. Farmers use artificial fertilizers and pesticides to .A. satisfy people's critical demandB. develop better farming technologyC. get a higher crop yieldD. keep people in better health51. According to Paragraph 3，organic food .A. has gone down in qualityB. has more nutrientsC. can replace mass-produced foodD. lacks Vitamin C52. What does the author say about meat and poultry?A. Organic meat and poultry is hardly available.B. A great amount of meat is consumed every year.C. Merciless killing of the animals lowers their quality.D. They may contain antibiotics and growth hormones.53. In the last paragraph, people are advised to .A. eat traditional produce and meatB. return to mass-produced fruitsC. do the cost and availability researchD. try organic product for better health and taste54. This passage is mainly about .A. the benefits of organic food informationB. the challenges facing the world food industryC. changes in food production practicesD. a growing demand high quality foodPassage FiveDrinking wastewater? The idea may sound distasteful，but new federally funded research says more Americans are doing so-whether they know or not-and this reuse will be increasingly necessary as the U.S. population expands.Treated wastewater poses no greater health risks than existing water supplies and，in some cases, may be even safer to drink，according to a report released by the National Research Council. “We believe water reuse is an option to deal with growing water scarcity, especially in coastal areas，” says Jorg Drewes，an engineering professor at the Colorado School of Mines. "This can be done reliably without putting the public at risk，" he says，citing technological advances. He says it's a waste not to reuse the nation's wastewater，because almost all of it is treated before discharge. This water includes storm runoff(径流) as well as used water from homes，businesses and factories.In many places，the report says，the public does not realize it's drinking water that was treated after being discharged as wastewater somewhere upstream: For example，wastewater discharged into the Trinity River from Dallas/Fort Worth flows south into Lake Livingston，the source for Houston's drinking water.Despite the growing importance of this reuse，the report says there's been no systemic analysis of its extent nationwide since a 1980 study by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Alan Roberson of the American Water Works Association says wastewater reuse is common, so the council's report is important but not surprising. Roberson expects this recycling will continue to increase，especially for irrigation and industrial needs. He says it will take longer to establish potable(适于饮用的) uses because of public nervousness about drinking wastewater，however treated.“We have to do something to address water scarcity”，says Olga Naidenko，a senior scientist at the non-profit Environmental Working Group. “Less than 10 of potable water is used for drinking，cooking，showering or dishwashing. We flush it down the toilet，literally.” Technologies exist to safely treat the water，she says，although some are expensive.The report says water reuse projects tend to cost more，than most water conservation options but less than seawater desalination(脱盐) and other supply alternatives. It calls on the EPA to develop rules that set safe national standards.55. As can be learned from Paragraph 1, drinking wastewater .A. is to become a growing necessityB. is well received by the AmericansC. has caused heated public debatesD. has become the dominant option56. Which of the following statements would Jorg Drewes agree to?A. Water reuse may eventually put the public at risk.B. Water reuse is preferable to wasting water.C. Water reuse is far from a solution to water shortage.D. Water reuse is possible only after greater tech advances.57. Lake Livingston is mentioned to show that the public .A. accepts the fact of drinking wastewater calmlyB. is concerned about the safety of the drinking waterC. does not believe that wastewater is safe to drink.D. is not aware of the nature of their drinking water58. According to Alan Roberson, .A. it is not safe to drink wastewaterB. the report has surprised the publicC. the report helps build up public confidenceD. the public has yet to accept drinking waster water59. Olga Naidenko’s remarks emphasize .A. the recent progressB. the existing problemsC. the new perspectiveD. the potential risks60. What does the report suggest to the EPA?A. Weighing different water conservation options.B. Exploring new technologies to treat wastewater.C. Setting up national standards for water reuse.D. Monitoring water supplies at a national level.Part IVCloze (15 minutes，15 points，1 for each)Directions: In this part，there is a passage with J 5 blanks. For each blank there are 4 choices marked A，B，C，and D. Choose the best answer for each blank and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.Why do kids hate Brussels sprouts(芽甘苦)? Because Brussels sprouts are bitter，and kids generally don't like bitter tastes. But it's not their 61 . Researchers say that a dislike for bitter and sour is a survival instinct，since most toxic substances 62 that way too. On the other hand，sweetness typically indicates that something is 63 to eat，so children are born with a 64 for sweets.What we like to eat changes over time. As we age，we realize that 65 something tastes bitter or sour，it won't kill us，and we learn to 66 it. When we're older，we 67 some of our smell sensitivity .Humans need smell to experience flavor, which is different from taste. With our semes diminished，we'll probably begin 68 sugar and salt to our food，to heighten the flavor. 69 ，there's a theory that the reason many especially "big" –tasting wines in recent years have won awards is that wine critics are getting older and finding subtle flavors 70 to sense.If someone is71 to detect flavors at all，he may have a taste72，which can be caused by a tongue injury or brain damage. Or it could be a problem with73 .The channel that separates the mouth from the nose allows us to smell behind our nose and is 74 enjoying most complex flavors. That's why food seems 75 when we have a stuffy nose-except chicken noodle soup. It's so salty.61. A. fault B. choice C. habit D. regret62. A. feel B. look C. sound D. taste63. A. strange B. necessary C. safe D. ready64.A. capacity B. preference C. awareness D. consideration65.A. now that B. in case C. if only D. even though66. A. enjoy B. improve C. treat D. alter67.A. form B. lose C. reduce D. gain68.A. putting B. balancing C. adding D. limiting69.A. In essence B. In conclusion C. In fact D. In short70. A. softer B. nicer C. worse D. harder71.A. unlikely B. unable C. impossible D. improbable72. A.. disorder B. symptom C. therapy D. illusion73.A. mood B. taste C. flavor D. smell74.A. subject to B. liable to C. crucial for D. beneficial for75.A. delicious B. flavorless C. bitter D. smellyPaper two(60minutes)Part I Translation (30 minutes, 20 points, 10 for each section)Section ADirections: Translate the following passage into Chinese. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET.In many ways the Internet has had a very positive effect on society.It has improved communication ,simplified handling tasks,offered a huge convenience,enabled faster processing ,and provided more options,all of which frees more time to do other things .Yet,interestingly enough ,the Internet has in some ways had negative effects.The quality of communication has declined and people are impatient because they have become accustomed to instant satisfaction,and using the Internet also takes up a lot of time.Section BDirections: Translate the following passage into English. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET.乔布斯（Steve Jobs）去世后备受敬仰，原因之一是他创造了科技产品的美感。

2012年英语专升本真题及答案1、He has grown rich lately. [单选题] *A. 后来B. 以后C. 终于D. 最近(正确答案)2、During the Mid-Autumn Festival, family members often gather together _________ ameal, admire the moon and enjoy moon cakes. [单选题] *A. shareB. to share(正确答案)C. having sharedD. shared3、Helen is new here, so we know _______ about her. [单选题] *A. somethingB. anythingC. everythingD. nothing(正确答案)4、There are trees on both sides of the broad street. [单选题] *A. 干净的B. 狭窄的C. 宽阔的(正确答案)D. 宁静的5、You might not like the way Sam behaves, but please be kind to him. _____, he is your grandfather. [单选题] *A. After all(正确答案)B. Above allC. In allD. At all6、Allen is looking forward to _______ his American partner at the trade fair. [单选题] *A. meetB. meeting(正确答案)C. be meetingD. having meeting7、53．On your way home, you can buy some fruit, meat, vegetables and ________. [单选题] *A．something else(正确答案)B．else somethingC．everything elseD．else everything8、—Where ______ you ______ for your last winter holiday?—Paris. We had a great time. （）[单选题] *A. did; go(正确答案)B. do; goC. are; goingD. can; go9、People cut down many trees ______ elephants are losing their homes. （）[单选题] *A. ifB. butC. so(正确答案)D. or10、The notice put _______ on the wall says “No Smoking”. [单选题] *A. up(正确答案)B. offC. awayD. out11、Don’t swim in the river. It’s too _______. [单选题] *A. interestingB. easyC. difficultD. dangerous(正确答案)12、( ) What other books have you read___ this English novel? [单选题] *A. besides(正确答案)B. exceptC.inD. about13、35．Everyone in China ______ Mid-Autumn Day. [单选题] * A．likes(正确答案)B．likeC．is likingD．are like14、_______ your parents at home last week? [单选题] *A. IsB. WasC. AreD. Were(正确答案)15、I passed the test, I _____ it without your help. [单选题] *A.would not passB. wouldn't have passed(正确答案)C. didn't passD.had not passed16、—How do you find（）birthday party of the Blairs? —I should say it was __________ complete failure．[单选题] *A．a; aB. the ; a(正确答案)C．a; /D．the; /17、____ China is ____ old country with ____ long history. [单选题] *A. /, an, a(正确答案)B. The, an, aC. /, an, /D. /, the, a18、Tom didn’t _______ his exam again. It was a pity. [单选题] *A. winB. pass(正确答案)C. beatD. Fail19、I’m sorry there are ______ apples in the fridge. You must go and buy some right now.（）[单选题] *A. a littleB. littleC. a fewD. few(正确答案)20、I’m still unable to make myself_____in the discussion, which worries me a lot. [单选题]*A.understandB.understood(正确答案)C.understandingD.to be understood21、You have been sitting on my hat and now it is badly out of（）. [单选题] *A. dateB. shape(正确答案)C. orderD. balance22、27．Will it ______ warm in the room? [单选题] *A．areB．be(正确答案)C．isD．going to be23、—______ you speak French?—Yes, I can.（）[单选题] *A. NeedB. Can(正确答案)C. MightD. Must24、Grandfather lives with us. We all _______ him when he gets ill. [单选题] *A. look after(正确答案)B. look atC. look forD. look like25、He didn't allow _____ in his room. Actually he didn't allow his family _____ at all. [单选题] *A. to smoke; to smokeB. smoking; to smoke(正确答案)C. to smoke; smokingD. smoking; smoking26、______ the morning of September 8th, many visitors arrived at the train station for a tour.（）[单选题] *A. FromB. ToC. InD. On(正确答案)27、Its’time to go to bed. _______ your computer, please. [单选题] *A. Turn onB. Turn inC. Turn off(正确答案)D. Turn down28、It usually takes him about 15 minutes _______ his bike to school. [单选题] *A. ridesB. ridingC. rideD. to ride(正确答案)29、We need two ______ and two bags of ______ for the banana milk shake.（）[单选题]*A. banana; yogurtB. banana; yogurtsC. bananas; yogurt(正确答案)D. bananas; yogurts30、The classmates can' t（）Alice from her twin sister. [单选题] *A. speakB. tell(正确答案)C. talkD. say。

湖南…大学研究生考试试题纸课程名称：__ 基础英语__开课学院：外国语上课专业：年级：2012 学生人数：命题教师：…审核人：考试形式：闭卷考试时间：2012 至2013 学年第 1 学期考试时量：120 分钟Passage two The 6 must-have FriendsFriends are like shoes -- and not just because both pals and the perfect pair of pumps （高跟鞋）can bring you profound joy. Friendship experts agree: Just as your favorite old sneakers aren't perfect for every occasion, neither is every friend. It's crucial to have a colorful assortment of friends -- from comfy to professional -- to match the varied parts of your life.Says Jessica, 31, of Dix Hills, New York, "When I feel low, I always think, 'Well, I have a friend who is this and a friend who is that -- the super-successful impressive friend, the crazy creative friend, the beyond-loyal friend, the since-seventh-grade friend' -- and it makes me feel better to be able to say, 'I am so good at having friends that I've got them in all different shapes and sizes!'" Why else are multiple friendships so important? What are some key friendships to foster? And what's the best way to do that when we're always so on the go?"When we're younger, it's fine to have one or two all-purpose friends," says Marla Paul, author of The Friendship Crisis: Finding, Making, and Keeping Friends When You're Not a Kid Anymore (Rodale, 2004). "But as adults, when our lives and needs and interests become more complex, we need a diverse group of friends who cover all of our dimensions."Just as you can't expect your great black loafers to work with a strappy sundress, you can't expect your single friend to discuss at length the ins and outs of diaper rash. "It's unrealistic to expect one friend to offer everything," says Jan Yager, PhD, author of Who's That Sitting at My Desk? Workship, Friendship, or Foe? (Hannacroix Creek, 2004). "You're drawing on the strengths and benefits that each one offers, not trying to mold someone into something she isn't."Seeing different friendships for what they are can preserve and prolong them, as Eleanor, 38, of Syracuse, New York, discovered. "I have a dear friend who's great about doing things only a close friend will, like helping me move," she says. But Eleanor found it frustrating to confide in her pal about her single-woman hardships. "I hated her cool, no-nonsense responses -- she'd basically tell me I just needed to 'get over it.' I would think, 'She has no idea what it's like!' But then it hit me -- her very long-term boyfriend became her husband. She actually does have no idea what it's like!" Since then, Eleanor says,"I've learned to appreciate what we do share: frustrations with work and politics, similar senses of humor. Now I know she's not the one to call about dating blues. I have plenty of other girlfriends who relate to that!"The Well-Rounded FriendsSo what are the five types of friends that will round out your social wardrobe?The Work Friend. This relationship is so important that Dr. Yager coined a term for it: a "workship." Having an office pal, she says, "boosts productivity, makes the day go faster, and work more fun." Sylvia, 36, of Brookline, Massachusetts, says her workship is the only reason she survives her "heinous（可憎的）job" at all. "She saves my life every day. We bitch about our boss, fantasize about changes we'd make if we overthrew her, share dirt on who's good to work with and who's not. And we laugh," Sylvia says. "My husband commiserates when I come home, sure, but he's not there."Just be on guard: If only one of you gets that promotion, things could get uncomfortable. Try to discuss it in advance if you can. Also, if one of you happens to leave the job, the friendship still has promise, says Yager. "Workships often blossom into friendships when they're no longer workships -- because then you can really let down your guard."The Friend in Your Kid's Class. Your kids are angels, no doubt, but that doesn't mean they have an adult perspective on what's going on in school. "You absolutely need someone to help you check out whether the teacher is really that 'unfair,' the sixth-graders are really dating, or the cliques are really that bad," says Paul. For Nicole, 35, of Charleston, South Carolina, her co-mom keep her not only informed, but also less isolated. "Almost everyone is all coiffed and perfect, and I'm just talking about the kids -- so you can imagine what the moms are like," she says. "My messy self really doesn't fit in. Thank goodness for Lara, the one other mom like me, and the only one I can hang out with at the science fair."The Friend Who's Known You Forever. "This friendship is priceless," says Paul, noting that when she recently bumped into an old crush at the mall, there was only one friend she could call to giggle about it. "She keeps your memories alive by sharing them with you.""If I met her today we might not be friends -- that's one thing I love most. She's so。

扬州中学教育集团树人学校2012–2013学年第二学期期中试卷八年级英语2013.4（满分：140分；考试时间：110分钟）第Ⅰ卷（选择题80分）二、单项选择(共15小题;每小题1分，计15分）在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。

21. great fun it is to fly in a balloon!A. WhatB. What aC. How aD. Ho w22. —Don’t pour the _________ water into the river.—Sorry, I won’t.A. pollutionB. pollutedC. polluteD. polluting23. He ________a worker in a factory, but he________ a pop star two years ago.A. used to be; has becomeB. used to be; becameC. was used to be; becomesD. was used to being; has become24. A book on travelling has just ________, You can get it in any bookshop.A. been come outB. come outC. came outD. coming out25. —How long have you been away from Yangzhou ?—________.A. Since 2 yearsB. In 1999C. For half a year ago D．Since 200726. —He is _______ in class and has _________ for two hour.—He is so tired these days preparing for the mid-term exam.A. alseep; sleepingB. sleep; sleepingC. slept; asleepD. sleeping; been asleep27. —When shall we go to watch the basketball match in the sports centre?—Not until the work _________ tomorrow.A. will be finishedB. is finishedC. will finishD. has been finished28. They __________ day and night. So they are in poor health.A. are made workB. are made to workC. made to be workedD. are making to work29.—Is this coat yours?—No, mine __________ over there near the window.A. hangsB. is hangingC. hungD. has hung30. —Do you have Jay’s CDs?—Sorry, they are _______. But we’ll get more next week because they _______.A. sold out; are sold wellB. sell out; sold wellC. selling out; sell wellD. sold out; sell well31. —We can’t stop there because a car accident ____ last night and the scene was marked______ red.—Ok, let’s find another place to have a rest.A. happened; inB. was happened; inC. happened; withD. has happened; with32. —What do you think of the life in the center of the city?—Better but I feel lonely ______ because it has become difficult to see some of my friends.A. some timesB. some timeC. from time to timeD. one time33. —The earth has been seriously polluted over the past thirty years.—Yes, people must be told that the earth is our home. It ______well.A. must be protectedB. should protectC. need protectingD. should protected34. —The light in his office is still on. Do you know ___________?—To prepare for the mid-term exam.A. if he works hardB. why he keeps workingC. why is he so busyD. when he will stop working35. —Do you mind my sitting here?—___________.The woman sitting here has just left.A. You’d better not.B. Of course notC. Yes, pleaseD. No, you can’t三、完形填空（共15小题;每小题1分，计15分）阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。