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工程硕士英语试题
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MasterofEngineering
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考试注意事项
一、本次考试由两部分组成:
试卷一(PaperOne)包括听力理解;试卷二(PaperTwo)包括词汇、完形填空、阅读理解、翻译与写作五部分。
二、本次考试时间共120分钟,所有答案一律写在答题纸上;否则,不计成绩。
三、考生必须填写姓名与学号。
四、考试结束时间一到,考生一律停笔,等候监考教师收点试卷。
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五、请考生严格遵守考试纪律。
PAPER1:
LISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(25points)
SectionA(1pointeach)
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearnineshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversationaquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbereadonlyonce.Putabaracrossthenumberofthechoicesontheanswersheet.
SectionA.ShortConversations(1pointeach)
1.A.Atashop.B.Atapostoffice.
C.Ataclub.D.Atabank.
2.A.Thesecretaryhasnotbeenworkingthereverylong.
B.Thesecretaryisnotveryefficient.
C.Thesecretarylivesfarawayfromherworkplace.
D.Thesecretaryhasbeenpleasedwithhernewwork.
3.A.Shewillprobablypaytwenty-sixdollarsforthegloves.
B.Shewillprobablybuytheleathergloves.
C.Shewillprobablybuybothpairsofgloves.
D.Shewillprobablybuythevinylgloves.
4.A.SallynevergoesoutwiththesamepersonB.BobisseriousaboutSally.
C.BobwillneverdateSally.D.ThegirlIoftenseeandSallyarethesameperson
5.A.Employment.B.Politicalsystems.
C.Weightsandmeasurements.D.Money.
6.A.Shewillgoawaywithapresent.B.Shewillbesorryaboutherdecision.
C.Shewillnotquitherjob.D.Shewillnotbuyhimapresent.
7.A.Shedoesn’tlikeplays.B.Shewasnotattheplay.
C.Shehadnotplannedtoattendtheplay.D.Shewenttoseetheplaywithouttheman.
8.A.AtanewsagencyB.Atashoppingmall.
C.Atthedentist’sD.Atagrocery.
9.A.Theywillbuyanewhouseaftertheyreturnfromtheirvacation.
B.Theywillnotbuyanewhousebecausetheydonothaveenoughmoney.
C.Theywillnotbuyanewhousebecausetheycannotfindasmallerone.
D.Theywillbuyanewhousethattheyfoundwhiletheywereonvacation.
SectionB.Passages(1pointeach)
10.A.Zerototendegreesabovezero.B.Upperteensandtwenties
C.Tentofifteendegreesabovezero.D.Tendegreesbelowzero.
11.A.Theyhavebeenusedasemergencyshelters.B.Theyhavebeenclosed.
C.Theyhavebeendestroyed.D.Theyhavebeenusedasmedicalsupplycenters.
12.A.CalltheNationalGuard.B.Stayathome.
C.Call875-2000.D.Waituntilitclears.
13.A.FromYaleUniversity.B.FromCornellUniversity.
C.FromIllinoisUniversity.D.FromWashingtonUniversity.
14.A.AtIllinoisUniversity.B.AttheTwinTowersofficebuilding.
C.Atajournalforarchitects.D.AttheDepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopment.
15.A.FederalRegulationsforUrbanDevelopment.B.TrendsinUrbanDesign.
C.FunctionalArchitecture.D.UrbanPlanning.
SectionC.Note-takingandgap-filling.(10points)
Inthissection,youwillhearamini-lecture.Listentothelectureandtakenotesontheimportantpointstofillinblanks.Nowlistentothemini-lecture.
StudentCreditCards:
PayingforOnlineExpenses
I.Whethertobuyastudentcreditcarddependsonyour_______________(16).Thebestadviceistosaveupandthenmake___________(17)withcash.
II.Advantagesofstudentcreditcards
A.Itallowsapersontopayforthingsonlinethatonlycanbepurchasedoncredit.
B.Itcanhelpstudentsbuildagood_______________(18)thatisoftenneededlaterforbiggerpurchases.
III.Disadvantagesofstudentcreditcards
A.___________________(19)onsuchcardsareoftenhigherandhave__________________(20)ifyoufailtopayontime.
B.Studentsmayspendwell_______________________(21)andendup_______________(22)thattheycan'tpayoff.
IV.Suggestions
A.Studentscangetadebitcardthathas_____________________(23).
B.Beforetheydecidetogetastudentcreditcard,____________________________________(24)foreachcompanyandcomparetheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeach._________________________________________(25)willgiveyouagoodstartonwhattolookforinacompany.
PAPERII
PartIVocabularyandStructure(10points,1pointforeach)
Directions:
Foreachofthefollowingincompletesentences,therearefourwordsorexpressionsmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.
26.Heviewseverythingfromapolitical.
A.potentialB.previewC.perspectiveD.priority
27.Thecrowdwhenitbegantorain.
A.salutedB.scatteredC.submergedD.swallowed
28.Hedoesthe______amountofworkbutexpectspromotion.
A.maximumB.minimumC.substantialD.sizeable
29.Thestructureofthisanimal’sbraingivesno_____thatitisanymoreintelligentthanothers.
A.indexB.indicationC.hintD.implication
30.A______personisonewhodoesthingswithoutthinkingaboutwhattheresultsmightbe.
A.kindB.reasonableC.considerateD.reckless
31.Itisa____foracityofficialtotaketaxmoneyforhisownuse.
A.complaintB.praiseC.scandalD.wonder
32.Whileothersatathomestudyingpapersonthesubject,Jeffersongotintoaboatandmade________observations.
A.of-the-spotB.in-the-spotC.at-the-spotD.on-the-spot
33._____aregoodthatshewillbepromotedtothedeputymanager.
A.ChancesB.OpportunitiesC.OccasionsD.Odds
34.Themarketmanagementinthiscityneedstobe____byaneffectivelaw.
A.investigatedB.resistedC.strengthenedD.operated
35.BritishandAmericanjusticeworksonthe_____thatanaccusedpersonisinnocentuntilhe’sprovenguilty.
A.conditionB.termsC.premiseD.situation
36.Theshopassistantwasstraightforwardandhonestwithhercustomers.Ifanarticlewasof_______qualityshe’dtellthemso.
A.mediumB.minorC.subordinateD.inferior
37.Theyspent3daysinthedesertwithoutwater,andtheycouldnot_______muchlonger.
A.faceB.sufferC.lastD.survive
38.Thetrade-markoftheproductwas________onthebookofthePatentOffice.
A.readB.writtenC.markedD.registered
39.Thebraindrainofexpertsawayfromdevelopingcountrieswillgreatlyinfluencethesecountriesdevelopmentof________industry.
A.sophisticatedB.principalC.primitiveD.collective
40.Becauseof______waysoflife,thecouplehassomedifficultygettingalongwitheachother.
A.incomprehensibleB.incomparableC.inconceivableD.incompatible
PARTIICLOZETEST(10points,1pointeach)
Directions:
Therearetenquestionsinthispartofthetest.Readthepassagethrough.Then,
gobackandchooseonesuitablewordorphrasemarkedA,B,CorDforeachblankinthe
passage.Markthecorrespondingletterofthewordorphraseyouhavechosenwithacircle
onyourpaper.
Haveyoueverwonderedwhatourfutureislike?
Practicallyallpeopleexhibitadesiretopredicttheirfuture41.Mostpeopleseeminclinedto42thistaskusingcausalreasoning.Firstwegenerallyrecognizethatfuturecircumstancesare43causedorconditionedbypresentones.Welearnthatgettinganeducationwillaffecthowmuchmoneyweearnlaterandthatswimmingbeyondthereefmaybringanunhappyencounterwithashark.Second,peoplealsolearnthatsuch44ofcauseandeffectareprobabilistic(可能的)innature.Thatis,theeffectsoccurmoreoftenwhenthecausesoccurthanwhenthecausesareabsent,butnotalways.Thus,studentslearnthatstudyinghard45goodgradesinmostinstances,butnoteverytime.Sciencemakestheseconceptsofcausalityandprobabilitymore46andprovidestechniquesfordealing47thenmoreaccuratelythandoescausalhumaninquiry.Inlookingatordinaryhumaninquiry,weneedto48betweenpredictionandunderstanding.Often,evenifwedon'tunderstandwhy,wearewillingtoactonthebasisofademonstratedpredictiveability.Whatevertheprimitivedrives49motivatehumanbeings,satisfyingthemdependsheavilyontheabilitytopredictfuturecircumstances.Theattempttopredictisoftenplayedinacontextofknowledgeandunderstanding.Ifyoucanunderstandwhycertainregularpatternsoccur,youcanpredictbetterthanifyousimplyobservethosepatterns.Thus,humaninquiryaimsatansweringboth"what"and"why"question,andwepursuethese50byobservingandfiguringout.
41.A.contextsB.circumstancesC.inspectionsD.intuitions
42.A.underestimateB.undermineC.undertakeD.Undergo
43.A.somehowB.somebodyC.someoneD.something
44.A.patternsB.designsC.arrangementsD.pictures
45.A.createsB.producesC.losesD.protects
46.A.obscureB.indistinctC.explicitD.explosive
47.A.forB.atC.inD.with
48.A.distinguishB.distinctC.distortD.distract
49.A.whyB.howC.thatD.where
50.A.purposesB.ambitionsC.drivesD.goals
PARTIIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(20points,1pointforeach)
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,therearefourpassagesforyoutoread.Readeach
passagecarefully,andthendothequestionsthatfollow.Choosethebestanswerfromfour
choicesgivenandputabaracrossthenumberofthechoicesontheanswersheet.
PassageOne
Sunshinemightbehealthierthanmostpeoplethink,outweighingtheriskofskincancer,Britishdoctorssuggestedlastweek—andranstraightintoastorm.ThefourresearchersatBristolUniversityinwesternEnglandwereaccusedofweakeningyearsofcampaigningtowarnpeopleofthedangersoftoomuchsun.Expertsagreeexposuretothesun’sultravioletraysincreasestheriskofskincancerandacceleratesthesignsofagin