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GET12北京研究生学位英语考试

北京地区研究生学位英语考试

PartILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（25minutes,20points）.

SectionA（1pointeach）

1.A.5minutes.B.15minutes.C.20minutes.D.25minutes.

2.A.$200.B.$400.C.$300.D.$500.

3.A.Becausehehasbeenhidinglately.

B.Becausehehasbeenbusypreparinghistrip,

C.Becausehehasbeenbackhome.

D.Becausehehastoworkhardfortravelingexpense.

4.A.Onathree-weektrip.

B.Totheirneighbors

C.Onthewaybackhome.

D.Towork.

5.A.Shegladlyacceptedit.

B.Shedeclineditpolitely.

C.Shefirmlyturneditdown.

D.Shedidn'tknowwhattodo.

6.A.Thegirl'sfatherhadanaccidentyesterday.

B.Thegirl'sfatherwasstillinseriouscondition.

C.Thegirl'sfatherhasbeentoldabouthisdaughter'srealcondition.

D.Thegirl'sfatherdoesn'tknowanythingabouthisdaughter'srealcondition

7.A.144pounds.B.164pounds.C.140pounds.D.154pounds.

8.A.Anewflat.B.Atriptotheisland.C.Adisease.D.Arecentfire.

9.A.Becauseofthebadweather,

B.Becausethefoodhasspoiled.

C.Becausesomepeoplearesick.

D.Becausetheyhadtoprepareforanexam.

SectionB（1pointeach）

Mini-talkOne

10.A.ScienceandTechnology

B.ArtsandSocialSciences

C.Architecture

D.Humanities

11.A.Psychology,sociology,history,andeconomics

B.Psychology,sociology,historyandlinguistics

C.Biology,sociology,historyandlinguistics

D.Biology,sociology,historyandeconomics

12.A.Theyhavedifficultiesseeingtheirlecturers

B.Theyfailmeetingdeadlinesforanessay

C.Theyhavedifficultygoingtoclasses

D.Theirlecturersareunavailable

Mini-talkTwo

13.A.Atthebeginningoftheworkday.

B.Inthemiddleoftheworkday.

C.Attheendoftheworkday.

D.Intheevening.

14.A.Inthebasement.

B.Onthetopfloor.

C.Inacafeteria.

D.Inthemiddleofthebuilding.

15.A.Theytookemergencyelevators.

B.Theywererescuedbythefiremen.

C.Theywaiteduntilthingsreturnedtonormal.

D.Theywalkeddownthestairs.

SectionC（1pointeach）

Notesaboutthelecture:

WhatisHappiness?

Commonmythsaboutmoneyandhappiness:

16.Forverypoorpeople--__________________________________________________

17.Forverywealthypeople--_______________________________________________

Formiddle-classpeople--

Theyarenotlesshappythanwealthypeople./Happinessdoesnotdependonmoney

Thethreequalitieshappypeoplehave:

18.__________________________________________

19.___________________________________________

20.___________________________________________

PARTIIVOCABULARY（10minutes,10points）

SectionA（0.5pointeach）

21.Thevastcrowdbustintospontaneouscheeringattheskillfulplay.

A.earnestB.volcanicC.heartyD.automatic

22.Noteveryoneintheintelligencecommunitywasconvincedthedocumentwasgenuine.

A.standardB.validC.neatD.lucid

23.Theyfoundsubstantialevidencethatexposuretonervegaswasresponsiblefortheveterans'symptoms.

A.contactB.betrayalC.exhibitionD.publication

24.Themajorityofprospectiveadoptiveparentsuseanadoptionagency,whileothersconsultadoptionfacilitatorsintheUnitedStates.

A.confidentB.justifiedC.sensibleD.potential

25.Thispatientmustonnoaccountbeleftunattended,evenforoneminute.

A.notrepeatedlyB.notinanycircumstances

C.withoutanyreasonD.withnoexplanation

26.OnlyafewFurgansremainalivetoday,afadinganthropologicallinkwiththefirstnativeAmericans.

A.condescendingB.amplifyingC.prosperousD.vanishing

27.Hewasasdeliberateinhisspeechashewasinhiswork,weighinghiswordsmomentously,eveniftheywereonlygoingtoadduptoacasualremark.

A.awittyB.anindifferentC.anoffendingD.ahumorous

28.Embarrassed,heslungheroverhisshoulderandmadeahastyexit.

A.turnB.leapC.speechD.leave

29.Eighty-fivepercentofpeoplepolledrecentlyhadnotacluewhatismeantbyInfoTech,although53%ofthosepolledsaidtheythoughtitsoundedprettyimportant.

A.inspectedB.registeredC.votedD.nominated

30.Itwouldbeawayofpreservinganimalsthataredyingoutbecausetheirhabitatisbeingdestroyed.

A.mateB.prayC.territoryD.enemy

SectionB（0.5pointeach）

31.Mourinhoisayoungand_____coachwhoispreparedtoleadhisteamtowinthechampionshipinhisfirstseason.

A.clumsyB.humorousC.ambitiousD.intimate

32.Justwaitforonesecond,Iam_______ready.

A.allbutB.alloverC.atallD.atanymoment

33.Ifyoucan'tthinkofanywheretogoonSaturday,we________aswellstayhome.

A.shouldB.mightC.canD.need

34.Anationthatdoesnotknowhistoryis________torepeatit.

A.discouragedB.characterizedC.linkedD.fated

35.TheypreferredaBritishCommonwealthorEuropeanarrangement,becausethiswassubstantially________theirBritishthinking.

A.intouchwithB.inlinewith

C.withrelationtoD.withreferenceto

36.Thetrafficaccidentthatdelayedourbusgaveusa______reasonforbeinglate.

A.promptB.vagueC.irritableD.legitimate

37.TheUnitedStateshas10percentofthetotalpetroleum________oftheworldinitsownterritory,andhasbeenamajorproducerfordecades.

A.reservoirsB.reservationsC.reservesD.reproductions

38.Thisistheworld'sfirstaccurate_________modelofhumanheartincomputer.

A.settingB.laboringC.showingD.working

39.In2000IvisitedBerkeley,whereIbeganmylong________withthisworldfamousuniversity.

A.interactionB.nominationC.reconstructionD.association

40.___________,adsforphonybusinessopportunitiesappearintheclassifiedpagesofdailyandweeklynewspapersandmagazines,andonline.

A.SpeciallyB.TypicallyC.EspeciallyD.Commonly

PARTIIICLOZETEST（10minutes,10points,1pointeach）

EarthquakeshaveneverreallyaffectedHongKong,butthishasnotbeenthecaseonthemainland,wheretheireffectsthroughouthistory,haveoftenbeendevastating,causingwidespreaddestructionandtossoflife.

InancientChina,earthquakeswereoccasionallyfollowedbyriotsandrebellions,soitwasimportantfortheemperortofindoutaboutquakesinremotepartsofthecountryassoon41occurred.Thiswas42farfromeasyinanagebeforemoderntelecommunications.

Intheyear132AD,however,thescientistandinventor,ZhangHeng,devisedaforerunnerofthemodemseismograph（aninstrumentusedbyscientiststodetectearthquakes）.43onlycoulditdetectadistantearthquakeasithappened,butitcould44inwhichdirectiontheepicenterofthequakelay.

Themachine,wasfrommetal,wasalmosttwometers45,andshapedlikeavase.Thereweredragons'headsaroundtherim,eachwithametalballinitsmouth.Theballwerebalanced46whentheearthmovedslightly,oneofthemwouldfallintothemouthofametaltoadatthebaseofthevase,47creatingaloudnoise

toraisethealarm.Thedirectionoftheearthquakewasindicatedby48ballfell,andaspecialmechanismensuredthatonlyoneballcouldfall.

Thedevicewasviewedwithconsiderablesuspicionanddoubt49,especiallysincethefirsttimeitdroppedaball,noshockcouldbefelt.Butpeoplechangedtheirmindsafewdayslater,whenamessenger50newsofaearthquake700kmaway.

41.A.asitB.iftheyC.astheyD.thatit

42.A.naturallyB.obviousC.clearD.hardly

43.A.ButB.NotC.YetD.If

44.A.showbesidesB.havetoshowC.alsoindicateD.alsodisplaying

45.A.acrossB.throughC.lengthD.width

46.A.inordertoB.carefullyifC.delicatelyD.sothat

47.A.besidesB.therebyC.resultingD.furthermore

48.A.whicheverB.howC.wheneverD.the

49.A.tobeginB.besidesC.initiallyD.first

50.A.wouldbringB.broughtC.carryingD.hadcarried

PARTIVREADINGCOMPREHENSION（45minutes,30points,Ipointeach）

Passage1

Inanewbookpublishedthismonthcalled"CrayDawn,"PeterG.Petersonpredictsthatinlessthan25years,seniorcitizenswillcomprisemorethan18percentoftheentireU.Spopulation---thesameproportionasinFloridatoday.Putanotherway,thatmeansthatearlyinthe21stcentury,therewillbemoregrandparentsthangrandchildren.Peterson,aformersecretaryofCommerceunderNixon,isprimarilyconcernedwithwhattheagingofAmerica---aproductofbothlongerlifespansandfallingbirthrates---meansforSocialSecurityandMedicare.Butthesocialramificationswillbeatleastasprofoundastheeconomicones.Willallthoseseniorsshiftthebalanceofpoliticalpower?

HowwillHollywoodexecutives,funeraldirectorsandtheautoindustrychangetheirproductstomeetthedemandsofamarkedlyolderpublic?

Becausewomentendtooutlivemen,willanolderAmericaalsobesignificantlymorefemale?

Inshort,whatwillAmericabelikewhenweallbecomeaSeniorNation'?

AnyonewhohasvisitedWestPalmBeachorTucsonknowspartoftheanswer,lotsofpeopledrivingveryslowlyinbigcarsontheirwaytoearly-birddinners.Butthat'sonlythemostbroad-brushobservation.Thepoliticalchangesalonewillbeenoughtoburyallthosestereotypesaboutthefeebleelderly.Petersonestimatesthatby2038,people65andolderwillmakeup34percentoftheelectorate-upfromonly16percentin1966.YouthinkSocialSecurityisasacredcownow?

Andthebattleoverentitlementsmaygetuglier.The65-pluspopulationisabout85percentwhite.Theyoungergenerations-theonesfootingtheseniors'bills-aremuchmoreraciallymixed."Whatyou'vegotisanoverwhelminglywhitegenerationwithenormousinfluence,asking

African-Americans,HispanicsandAsianstosupportthemfordecades,"saysKenDychtwald,presidentofAgeWave