硕士学位英语水平全国统一考试试题.docx

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硕士学位英语水平全国统一考试试题

1996年同等学历人员申请硕士学位英语水平全国统一考试试题

PaperOne试卷一

（1996.6A卷）

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes,15points）略

PartIIVocabulary（10minutes,10points）

Directions:

Ineachquestion,decidewhichofthefourchoicesgivenwillmostsuitablycompletethesentenceifinsertedattheplacemarked.MarkoutyourchoiceontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

16.Itwasfeltthatthelackedthe_______topursueadifficulttasktotheveryend.

A.petitionB.engagementC.commitmentD.qualification

17.Hedoesnothingthat_______theinterestsofthecollective.

A.runsforB.runsagainstC.runsoverD.runsinto

18.Thoughheviewshimselfasarealist,Cetronsaysthathisfindingsmakehimvery_______aboutfuture.

A.optimisticB.sympatheticC.objectiveD.precautions

19.Insuchachangingandcomplexsociety,formerlysimplysolutionstoinformationalneedsbecome_________.

A.confusingB.acceptableC.complicatedD.feasible

20.Whenitcomestoteaching________,manyparentsbelievethatiftheylovetheirchildrenandtreatthemkindly,thekidswillknowhowtobehave.

A.mentalityB.moralityC.majestyD.majority

21.Exerciseseemstobenefitthebrainpowerofhealthyandsick,youngandold_____.

A.alikeB.aliveC.togetherD.included

22.Historyhasdemonstratedthatcountrieswithdifferentsocialsystemsandideologiescanjoinhandsinmeetingthecommonchallengestohuman______anddevelopment.

23.Althoughsports_______thehousehold,Joedrewthelinewhentheyinterferedwithfamilytraditionsandroutine.

A.overwhelmedB.affectedC.dominatedD.influenced

24.Shoppingforanewswimsuitisoneofleast_______activities,becauseIalmostalwaysgetsalesclerkwithasicksenseofhumor.

A.favorableB.popularC.favoriteD.beneficial

25.Itisduringsummerbreaksthatwefirsttastethesatisfactionofworkthat_______intohardcurrency.

A.transfersB.translatesC.transmitsD.transplants

26.Skilledtechniciansandadvancedtechnologiesenableustobuilduncompromisedqualityintoallourcars,becauseourfirst______isbringingyoupleasureforyearstocome.

27.Withkeen______,convincingfactsandaglobalangle,Epsteinvividlyrecordedabrilliantpageofthegreatrevolution.

A.inspectionB.intellectualC.intentionD.insight

28.Telecommunicationdevelopmentsenablethesendingofmessages_____television,radioandveryshortly,electronicmailtobombardpeoplewithmanymessages.

A.viaB.amidC.pastD.across

29.Theso-calledintelligentbehaviordemandsmemory,rememberingbeingaprimary______forreasoning.

A.resourceB.requirementC.resolutionD.response

30.Women’scentralroleinmanagingnaturalresourcesandprotectingtheenvironmenthasbeenoverlookedmoreoftenithasbeen______.

A.acknowledgedB.emphasizedC.memorizedD.associated

31.Technologyhas_______thesharingofinformationandthestorageanddeliveryofinformation,thusmakingmoreinformationavailabletomorepeople.

A.formulatedB.furnishedC.functionedD.facilitated

32.Thenewgovernment_______theforeign-ownedfieldsoneafteranother.

A.tookoverB.tookoutC.tookoffD.tookon

33.Onestudyfoundthatjobapplicantswhomakemoreeyecontactare______asmorealert,dependable,confidentandresponsible.

A.referredB.perceivedC.recommendedD.presumed

34.Manyproverbs_______inancientGreeceandRomeandinmedievalEurope,spreadingfromcountrytocountryinLatintexts.

35.Togiveyouageneralideaofourproducts,weenclosedthecataloguesshowingvariousproductshandledbyuswithdetailed______andmeansofpacking.

A.specimensB.inspectionsC.paraphrasesD.specifications.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（50minutes,30points）

Directions:

Therearesixpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

AprovenmethodforeffectivetextbookreadingistheSQ3RmethoddevelopedbyFrancisRobinson.Thefirststepistosurvey（theSstep）thechapterbyreadingthetitle,introduction,sectionheadings,summaryandbystudyinganygraphs,tablesillustrationsorcharts.Thepurposeofthisstepistogetanoverviewofthechaptersothatyouwillknowbeforeyoureadwhatitwillbeabout.Inthesecondstep（theQstep）,foreachsectionyouaskyourselfquestionssuchas“WhatdoIalreadyknowaboutthistopic?

”and“WhatdoIwanttoknow?

”Inthisstepyoualsotakethesectionheadingandturnitintoaquestion.Thisstepgivesyouapurposeforreadingthesection.Thethirdstep（thefirstofthe3R’s）istoreadtofindtheanswertoyourquestions.Thenattheendofeachsection,beforegoingontothenextsection,yourecite（thesecondofthe3R’s）theanswerstothequestionsthatyouformedinthequestionstep.Whenyoureciteyoushouldsaytheinformationyouwanttolearnoutloudinyourownwords.Thefifthstepisdoneafteryouhavecompletedsteps2,3and4foreachsection.Youreview（thelastofthe3R’s）theentirechapter.Thereviewisdonemuchasthesurveywasinthefirststep.Asyoureview,holdamentalconversationwithyourselfasyourecitetheinformationyouselectedasimportanttolearn.Thementalconversationcouldtaketheformofaskingandansweringthequestionsformedfromtheheadingsorreadingthesummary,whichliststhemainideasinthechapter,andtryingtofillinthedetailsfroeachmainidea.

36.ThepassageimpliesthattheSQ3Rmethod_______.

A.needstobeproven

B.leavesmuchtobedesired

C.turnsouttobepracticable

D.cannotbeusedbyeveryreader

37.TheSQ3Rmethodconsistsof_____steps.

A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.seven

38.Accordingtothepassage,thefirststephelpsthereaders_________.

A.readfirstseveralparagraphs

B.scanthewholechapter

C.studythegraphs

D.getthethemeofthechapter

39.Whichofthefollowingisthefourthstep?

A.Toquestionyourself.

B.Toreadforinformation.

C.Toutteryouranswers.

D.Todrawaconclusion.

40.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Inthelaststep,youshouldrememberalltheinformation.

B.Whenyoufinishthelaststep,youwillgetboththemainideaandthedetails.

C.Thementalconversationinvolvesansweringthequestionsaskedbytheauthor.

D.Whileyouareholdingamentalconversationyouselecttheimportantinformation.

PassageTwo

ThoughitismereIto3percentofthepopulation,theupperclasspossessesatleast25percentofthenation’swealth.Thisclasshastowsegments:

upper-upperandlower-upper.Basically,theupper-upperclassisthe“oldrich”—familiesthathavebeewealthyforseveralgenerations—anaristocracyofbirthandwealth.TheirnamesareintheSocialRegister,alistingofacceptablemembersofhighsociety.Afewareknownacrossthenation,suchastheRockefellers,Roosevelts,andVanderbilts.Mostarenotvisibletothegeneralpublic.Theyliveingrandseclusion（深居简出）,drawingtheirincomefromtheinvestmentoftheirinheritedwealth.Incontrast,thelower-upperclassisthe“newrich”.Althoughtheymaybewealthierthansomeoftheoldrich;thenewrichhavehustled（急于做）tomaketheirmoneylikeeverybodyelsebeneaththeirclass.Thustheirprestigeisgenerallylowerthanthatoftheoldrich,whohavenotfounditnecessarytoliftafingertomaketheirmoney,andwhotendtolookdownuponthenewrich.

Howeveritswealthisacquired,theupperclassisvery,veryrich.Theyhaveenoughmoneyandleisuretimetocultivateaninterestintheartsandtocollectratebooks,painting,andsculpture.Theygenerallyliveinexclusiveareas,belongtoexclusivesocialclubs,communicatewitheachother,andmarrytheirownkind—allofwhichkeepsthemsodistantfromthemassesthattheyhavebeencalledtheout-of-sightclass.Morethananyotherclass,theytendtobeconsciousofbeingmembersofaclass.Theyalsocommandanenormousamountofpowerandinfluencehereandabroad,astheyholdmanytopgovernmentpositions,runtheCouncilonForeignRelations,andcontrolmultinationalcorporations.Theactionsaffectthelivesofmillions.

41.AllthefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPTthat________.

A.theupper-upperclassisofaristocraticorigin.

B.the“oldrich”enjoyhigherprestigethanthe“newrich”.

C.the“oldrich”isolatethemselvesandleadalonelylife.

D.theupperclassownsatleastaquarterofthecountry’swealth.

42.The“oldrich”getricher________.

A.throughtheSocialRegister

B.throughtheirreputation

C.byinvestingtheirinheritedwealth

D.bycollectingpaintingsandsculptures

43.Thereasonwhythe“oldrich”lookdownuponthe“newrich”isthat______.

A.theformerarewealthierthanthelater

B.thelatersweatthemselvestomakemoney

C.the“newrich”havenointerestinarts

D.the“oldrich”areconsciousofbeingmembersoftheupperclass

44.Theupperclassisalsocalledtheout-of-sightclassbecause_________.

A.theykeepawayfromthegeneralpublic

B.theyspendmostoftheirtimeabroad

C.theydon’tcommunicatewithanypeople

D.theymovefrequentlyfromplacetoplace

45.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.

A.theupperclassispowerfulandinfluential

B.theupperclasscollectsrarebookstomakemoney

C.theupperclassholdsalltopgovernmentpositions

D.the“oldrich”makesmuchmoremoneythanthe“newrich”

PassageThree

What,besideschildren,connectsmothersaroundtheworldandacrossheseasoftime?

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