学位英语考试内部押题A卷.docx

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学位英语考试内部押题A卷

学位英语考试内部押题A卷

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Test15

PartI.SituationalConversations（10%）

Directions:

Inthispart,therearetenshortincompletedialoguesbetweentwospeakers,eachfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatmostappropriatelysuitstheconversationalcontextandbestcompletesthedialogue.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenterofthecorrespondingletter．

1.Vivian:

Christina!

Ihaven’tseenyouforages.Howareyou

Christina:

Fine.Andyou

Vivian:

Prettygood.How’sChristopher

Christina:

Oh,don’tyouknowWegotdivorcedtwoyearsago.

Vivian:

__________

A.Hopeyou’llbebetter.B.Itisreallyaproblem.

C.Whatapity!

D.Oh,I’msorry.

2.Richard:

Howmuchisittorentaneconomycar

 Tina:

$15.00adayor$95.00aweek,unlimitedmileage.

 Richard:

CouldIhaveonefortomorrowmorning

 Tina:

___________________________

Richard:

Sure.Hereitis.

 Tina:

Good.Nowjustcompletethisform,please.

 A.Couldyoupleaseshowmeyourphonenumber,please

 B.Canyoutellmeyouraddress,please

 C.Doyouhaveyourdriver'slicense

D.MayIhaveyourname,please

3.Harry:

_______

Elizabeth:

I’manengineer.

Harry:

Oh,areyou

Elizabeth:

Howaboutyou

Harry:

Iworkforatradingcompany.

A.WhatareyoudoingB.Howdoyoudo

C.WhatdoyoudoD.Howareyoudoing

4.Johnson:

DoyoumindifIputsomeofmythingsinyourroomovernight

　Pamela:

______.

　Johnson:

That’sgreat．Theyarepaintingthewallsinmyroom．

　A．No,youarewelcome．　　B．Sure,mypleasure．

　C．Sure,youarealwaysthebest．　　D．No,notatall．

5.Customer:

_________ifyou’dservemeasquicklyaspossibleasI’vegotanappointmentattwofifteen.

Shopkeeper:

I’lldomybest,Madam.

A.I’dbemostgratefulB.I’dbemostdelightful

C.It’wouldbeveryhelpfulD.Itwouldbeverykindofyou

6.Paul:

GodownMainStreetandturnleftatthefirstcorner.Thenwalktwoblocksandyou'llseethelibraryjustinfrontofyou.

   Janet:

_____________________

   Paul:

That'sright.

   A.MainStreet,firstleft,twoblocks.Right   B.Iswhatyou'resayingright

   C.DoyouthinkIcanfindthelibraryeasilyD.Thelibraryontheright

7.Guest:

_________.

Clerk:

Certainly.Doyouhaveareservation

Guest:

Yes.ThenameisGreen.Mr.andMrs.Green.

Clerk:

Hereweare.Forfivenights.Couldyoufillintheregistrationcard,pleaseAndI’llneedyourcreditcard.

A.I’dliketostayin,pleaseB.I’dliketocheckin,please

C.I’dliketorentaroom,pleaseD.I’dliketoresthere,please

8.SpeakerA:

Doyouthinkyourbosswillexpectyoutoworklateagaintonight？

 SpeakerB:

___________.

A. Suchhasneverbeenthecasewithmyboss.             

B.Doesthesuncomeupinthewest？

C. Howcanweworklateforourboss            

D. ToworklateagaintonightMybosshasneverdonesuchafoolishthing.

9.Jack:

IhaveapairofticketsforaconcertSundaynight.Wouldyouliketogo

Wendy:

Idon’tthinkso.__________.

A.I’mnotveryanxiousaboutconcertB.I’mnotveryexcitedaboutconcert

C.I’mnottoointerestedaboutconcertD.I’mnottoowildaboutconcert

10.Customer:

HaveyougotMichelJackson’slatestCDalbum？

　Salesman:

______.

A.No.Idon'tcareforsinger'sphotographs．　B.No.Ithasbeensoldout．

C.Yes.Theydon'thaveitanymore．　D.Yes.Ican'taffordone

PartIIReadingComprehension（40%）

SectionA

Directions:

Thereare3passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.（30%）

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Risingglobalcarbondioxidelevelstiedtoglobalwarmingmaynotbeascrucialindeterminingthecompositionofplantcommunitiesasother,localizedclimatechanges.

　　“Nobodyreallyknowswhattheincreasesincarbondioxidearegoingtoentailintermsoffuturechangesinvegetationtypes,”saidMarkBrenner,aUniversityofFloridaassistantprofessorofpaleontology,thestudyofancientlakes.“Itlookslikeclimatechangesindifferentareasmaybemoreimportantthancarbondioxide,atleastcarbondioxidebyitself,”hesaid.

　　Brenner’sresearchteambasedtheirconclusionsonananalysisofsedimentfromtwolakebottoms,oneinnorthernMexicoandoneinnorthernGuatemala.Theresearchersusednewtechniquesthatallowedthemtoanalyzeonlytheremainsoflandplants,specificallytheirleafwaxes.Bymeasuringthecompositionoftheleafwaxes,theresearcherswereabletodistinguishtwobroadcategoriesofplantslivingintheseareas---so-calledC3andC4plants,whichhavedifferentphotosyntheticprocesses.ManyC4plantsaretropicalgrasses,whilemosttropicaltreesareC3plants.Theresearchersanalyzedsedimentsdepositedoverthelast27,000years,fromthelasticeagetothecurrentgeologicalperiod.Overthisperiod,therewasaworldwide,relativelyuniformincreaseinatmosphericcarbondioxideconcentrations.

　　Brennersaidthatifcarbondioxideplayedthemajorroleindeterminingplantcomposition,onewouldassumethatanalysisofthesedimentswouldrevealverysimilarchangesinrelativeabundanceofC3andC4plantsinthetwoplacesoverthestudyperiod.But,infact,theresearchersfoundthattrendsinthetwotypesofplantsweredifferentatthetwolocations.Thechangeswererelatednotwithcarbondioxidelevels,butwithshiftsinrainfall.“Theresultappearstobethatclimatefactors,especiallymoistureavailability,determinewhetherC4orC3plantsdominateinanarea,notcarbondioxide,”Brennersaid.

Manyscientistsbelieveglobalwarmingwillcausemajorvariationinlocalclimatesworldwide,withsomewetareasbecomingdryanddryareasbecomingwet.Ifthathappens,itcouldhavemoreimpactonrelativeC3versusC4plantdistributionthantherisingcarbondioxidelevels.

11.Whatcanbeinferredinthefirstparagraph

　　A）.Climatechangesaremoreimportanttothecompositionofplantcommunitiesthanrisingglobalcarbondioxide.

　　B）.Localizedclimateshiftsmaynotbeascrucialascarbondioxide.

　　C）.Nobodyknowswhichoneisimportant.

　　D）.Carbondioxidelevelsiscrucialtotheglobalwarming.

12.WhatisMarkBrenner

　　A）.Hestudiesco-author’sopinion.

　　B）.HeisassistingtheUniversityofFlorida.

　　C）.Heisanexpertinthefieldofancientlakes.

　　D）.Hisresearchteamcomposedofsixgeologistsandgeographers.

13.Accordingtothethirdparagraph,whichoneisNOTtrue

　　A）.TropicalgrassesareusuallyC4plants.

　　B）.C3andC4plantsusedtoliveinnorthernMexicoandGuatemala.

　　C）.C3andC4plantsdon’thavethesameprocesses.

　　D）.TropicaltreesareallC3plants.

14.Why,inthe4thparagraph,theresearchersfoundthattrendsinC3andC4plantsweredifferentatthetwolocations

　　A）.Theassumptionthatcarbondioxideplayedthemajorroleiswrong.

　　B）.Thecarbondioxideplayedanimportantrole.

　　C）.Themoistureavailabilitywasdifferent.

　　D）.Thecarbondioxidelevelwasdifferent.

15.What’sthemainideaofthepassage

A）.Climatesfactorsdeterminetheplantdistributionandcompositionofplantcommunities.

　　B）.Globalwarmingwillcausemajorvariation.

　　C）.HowhasBrenner’sresearchteamprovedatruth.

D）.C3andC4plantsareimportantplantsindeterminingthecompositionofplantcommunities.

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Betweenabout1910and1930,newartisticmovementsinEuropeanartweremakingthemselvesfeltintheUnitedStates.AmericanartistsbecameacquaintedwiththenewartontheirtripstoParisandattheexhibitionsinthefamousNewYorkgallery"291"（namedafteritsaddressonFifthAvenue）ofthephotographerAlfredStieglitz.ButmostimportantinthespreadofthemodernmovementsintheUnitedStateswasthesensationalArmoryShowof1913heldinNewYork,inwhichtheworksofmanyoftheleadingEuropeanartistswereseenalongwiththeworksofanumberofprogressiveAmericanpainters.

SeveraloftheAmericanmodernistswhowereinfluencedbytheArmoryShowfoundtheurbanlandscape,especiallyNewYork,anappealingsubject.Comparedwiththeworksoftherealistpainters,theworksofAmericanmodernistsweremuchfurtherremovedfromtheactualappearanceofthecity;theyweremoreinterestedinthe"feel"ofthecity,moreconcernedwiththemeaningbehindappearance.However,boththepaintersofthe"AshCanSchool"andthelaterrealistswerestilltiedtonineteenthcenturyorearlierstyles,whiletheearlymodernistssharedintheinternationalbreakthroughsoftheartofthetwentiethcentury.

ThegreatestofthesebreakthroughswasCubism,developedmostfullyinFrancebetween1907and1914,whichbroughtaboutamajorrevolutioninWesternpainting.ItoverturnedtherationaltraditionthathadbeenbuiltuponsincetheRenaissance（文化复兴）-InCubism,naturalformswerebrokendownanalyticallyintogeometricshapes.Nolongerwasacleardifferentiationmadebetweenthefigureandthebackgroundofapainting:

theobjectsrepresentedandthesurfaceonwhichtheywerepaintedbecameone.TheCubistsabandonedtheconventionalsinglevantage（优越的地位）pointoftheviewer,andobje