电子科技大学研究生学位英语真题2.docx

1、电子科技大学研究生学位英语真题2电子科技大学2013年1月研究生英语学位考试真题及答案详解A卷Part I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes, 20 points ) Section A (1 point each) 1. A The man shouldnt care what Sandra said. B The man shouldnt listen to Sandra. C The man should talk openly with Sandra. D The man should get back home early. 2. A A bos

2、s and an employee. B A lawyer and a client. C A shop assistant and a customer D A bus driver and a passenger. 3. A The woman helped to do part of the experiment. B The woman proposed some good ideas in the experiment. C The woman was grateful for the success of the experiment. D The woman recommende

3、d some useful books for the experiment. 3. A It is very neat. B It is a mess C It is very pleasant. D It is a hell. 4. A He got the camera at a very low price. B The camera is very expensive. C The camera is worth nothing. D He does not like the camera. 5. A Because it provides free service. B Becau

4、se it is the best store of its kind. C Because it has great variety of goods. D Because it has high quality goods there. 6. A Because he is going to find a new job. B Because he has to work over time in the office. C Because he is going to move to a new town. D Because his job is too demanding for h

5、im. 7. A Because he is very inspiring. B Because he is very brave. C Because he made some great achievements. D Because he is a successful ruler. 8. A He is very stern with his employees. B He works very hard himself. C He is very satisfied with his employees. D He makes excessive demands on his emp

6、loyees. Section B (1 point each) 9. A Because his mother wanted him to learn. B Because he preferred the violin to the piano. C Because he heard a friend of his play it. D Because he thought the violin was for classical music. 10. A He joined the Army Orchestra. B He stopped playing the violin. C He

7、 played more than 100 concerts a year. D He played classical music for American soldiers. 12. A Everyone needs music. B People are born musical. C Children love music more than adults. D Music is the product of human civilization. 13. A In developed countries. B In developing countries C In European

8、 countries D In Asian countries. 14. A They teach and convey cultural values in schools. B They work as volunteers in developing countries. C They help take care of the AIDS patients. D They take care of their own grandchildren at home. 15. A They can no longer perform their jobs well. B They dont w

9、ant to work any longer. C They have to give up their jobs to youngsters. D No boss would like to hire older employees. Section C (1 point each) 16. Sam Maloof is the best-known _of hand-made furniture. 17. According to Sam Maloof, a successful chair or table contains something of _18. Where are the

10、65 pieces of Mr. Maloofs furniture shown?19. What did People Magazine call Sam Maloof in 1968? 20. How much does a piece of Maloofs furniture cost today?Part II. Vocabulary ( 10 minutes, 10 points) Section A (0.5 point each) 21. The focus on profitability pushes the systems unreasonably large, rende

11、ring them more vulnerable to terrorist attacks. A declaring B verifying C making D indicating 22. The 8.5-ton Shenzhou III spaceship has been substantially improved in terms of the life-support systems. A technologically B considerably C structurally D internally 23. According to the American judici

12、al system twelve people constitute a jury. A compose B overthrow C dispose D surpass 24. With so many trivial matters to attend to, he can hardly get down to reading for the test. A participate in B cater to C indulge in D see to 25. The decently dressed son and the humble-looking father formed a st

13、riking contrast. A astonishing B humiliating C noticeable D fleeting. 26. Nowadays the prevention against SARS has assumed new significance and attracted much attention. A carried on B taken on C worked on D embarked on 27. At the economic forum, each speech by a distinguished guest has to be transl

14、ated simultaneously. A once in a while B at the same time C in a broad sense D as soon as possible. 28. Studies of the role of positive thinking in our daily lives have yielded interesting results. A specific=definite B active C creative D confident. 29. This training course is intended to improve t

15、he competence of English of the staff. A proficiency B grasp C efficiency D competition 30. Students are supposed to set aside enough time for recreations and sports. A set apart B leave out C go about D put up Section B (0.5 point each) 31. Some of the old customs has continued _ politeness althoug

16、h they are no longer thought about now. A in the way of B in the eyes of C in the face of D in the form of 32. One of the chief functions of slang words is to consolidate ones _ with a group. A identification B specification C introduction D superstition 33. Given the other constitutional grounds el

17、aborated by the justices, the association _ that schools should continue to test, if they so choose. A preserve B safeguards B maintains D conserves 34. Finding out information about these universities has become amazingly easy for any one with the Internet _ A entrance B admission C access D involv

18、ement 35. Lack of exercise as well as unhealthy dietary habits can increase the risk of _ A mobility B morality C maturity D mortality 36. On this bridge many suicide attempts are _; lives can be saved. A impulsive B responsive C destructive D speculative 37. Abraham Lincoln was born on a small farm

19、 where the forests were _ by wild animals. A resided B inhabited C segregated D exhibited 38. Some teenagers are so crazy about video games as to play them many hours_, if possible. A on purpose B on hand . C on credit D on end 39. Authorities of wildlife have spent millions of dollars on the protec

20、tion of nature _ A reserves B preservatives C conservatives D reservations. 40. The young lady is Mr. Smiths step-daughter, her _ parents having died in an accident. A ecological B psychological C physiological D biological Part III. Cloze Test (10 minutes, 1 point each) No one knows for sure whethe

21、r the type of tea (you drink) makes a difference in health, but experts say all kinds of teas probably have some health 41 . Each contains high levels of antioxidants (抗氧化剂), 42 affect the process by which oxygen interacts with a substance to change its chemical 43 . But, the way (tea is processed)

22、can change antioxidant levels 44 color and taste. Green tea is made by picking the leaves and quickly heating them to stop oxidization. Green tea typically has a 45 , fresh taste. Black tea is processed to fully oxidize and ferment (发酵) the leaves and create a stronger taste. Some experts suggest th

23、at this 46 some variation in health effects between black and green teas. The more rare white tea is considered the finest of teas because it 47 the youngest buds from the plants, which are still covered with whitish hairs when theyre picked. White and green teas have 48 amount of caffeine. But even

24、 black tea contain only about half as much caffeine as coffee. Herbal teas are something 49 different. They are made from the leaves, flowers or roots of various plants. Herbal teas can vary widely 50 their health effects. 41. A advantages B benefits C merits D profits 42. A where it B that C which

25、D when it 43. A elements B ingredients C fragment D composition 44. A as well as B as it is C as far as D as it were 45. A faint B mild C tender D gentle 46. A joins in B hands in C results in D gives in 47. A composes of B makes out C makes up D consists of 48. A less B the least C more D the most

26、49. A entirely B inevitably C enormously D irresistibly 50. A in case of B in proportion to C in exchange for D in terms of Part IV Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 pint each) Passage One Singletons, referring to those who live alone, are being comforted by well-meaning friends and fa

27、mily and told that not having a partner is not the end of the world. So, it would seem that they can say, yes, it is not. But no, in fact, it is the end. A gloomy study has just been released that says that the international trend towards living alone is putting an unprecedented strain on our ecosys

28、tem. For a number of reasons- relationship breakdown, career choice, longer life spans, smaller families - the number of individual households is growing. And this is putting intolerable pressure on natural resources, and accelerating the extinction of endangered plant and animal species. And there

29、is worse news. Running a refrigerator, television, cooker, plumbing system just for selfish little you is a disastrous waste of resources on our over-populated planet. “The efficiency of resource consumption” is a lot higher in households of two people or more, simply because they share everything.

30、Well imagine that . Just when you thought living alone was OK, you would find that all the time you were the enemy of mankind. Every time you put the kettle on the stove for a cup of coffee you were destroying Mother Earth. Indeed, it is not just your mother who is a bit worried by your continuing s

31、ingle status - you are letting down the entire human race by not having a boyfriend or girlfriend. The trouble is that society has a group instinct and people panic and hit out when they see other people quietly rebelling and straying away from the “standard” of family and coupledom. The suggestion is that singledom should be at best a temporary state. Unless you are assimilated into a larger unit, you can never be fully functional. Try “communal living.” There are all these illustrations of young attractive people having a “green time,” laughingly bumping into each other. It looks like a