北京市硕士研究生英语学位真题2005年1月及答案解析.doc

1、北京市硕士研究生英语学位真题 2005年 1月及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、PART LISTENING COM(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Section A(总题数：2，分数：9.00)(1).A. Ann likes orange T-shirts best. B. Ann hates to wear an orange T-shirt in the daytime. C. Ann wears an orange T-shirt to keep mosquitoes away. D. The man doesnt like an orange T-shir

2、t.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. To entertain himself. B. To go to other countries. C. To become more valuable. D. To broaden his mind.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. He turns a deaf ear to what the woman said. B. He agrees with the woman. C. He thinks the woman is thoughtless. D. He doesnt think she knows the dir

3、ection.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. The car is not big enough. B. The car is not good enough. C. He only promised to buy a small car. D. He cant afford to buy the car.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. 350,000. B. 315,000. C. 3,500, 000. D. 3,150, 000.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).A. He will not take the shower before the m

4、eeting. B. He will not go to the meeting at all. C. He will have to attend the meeting. D. He will be late for the meeting again.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. He is in a bad mood. B. He is more efficient in writing. C. He enjoys himself more. D. He doesnt feel comfortable.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. He got to

5、 know it from government statistics. B. He found the fact on the Internet. C. He learned it from a gift book. D. He got the fact by studying in the library.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. He will persuade his parents. B. He will lie to his parents. C. He will go without his parents permission. D. He will go

6、 somewhere else before going skiing.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、Section B(总题数：2，分数：6.00)(1).What is the main idea of this mini-talk? A. How to take care of little babies. B. How to become qualified parents. C. A single parent should pay more attention to the babys development. D. Many parents dont know how t

7、o help babies develop in intelligence.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is not the positive way to help babies develop their intelligence? A. Watching them. B. Holding them. C. Reading to them. D. Playing with them.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the speaker, which period is the most imp

8、ortant in the development of a babys intelligence? A. The first five months. B. The first year. C. The first three years. D. The first five years.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).What did Elizabeth Peabody do when she founded the first kindergarten in the United States? A. She invited educational reformers to t

9、each in her school. B. She invited teachers from Germany to work in her school. C. She went to Germany to find staff for her school. D. She asked famous scholars to teach the staff in her school.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How many children attended kindergartens in the United States by the year of 1885? A

10、 29,670. B. 29,617. C. 29,760. D. 29,716.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What did the teachers from charity kindergartens do when they made home visits? A. They helped the poor children with donations. B. They persuaded the children to go to kindergartens.C. They taught the mothers how to teach their children

11、 D. They taught children songs, poems and games.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Section C(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).What was the occupation of the advocator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Where is the present location of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Why have

12、 another six additional wings been built since 1975?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).The museum has collected more than three million objects in every known_.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).Besides being a tourist attraction and an educational institution, the museum also serves as a place for_.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_五、PART VOCABU

13、LARY(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、Section A(总题数：10，分数：5.00)1.This student was expelled from school because he had forged some documents for overseas study. A. frustrated B. formulated C. fabricated D. facilitated（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.2.Opinion polls suggest that the approval rate of the president is on the increase.

14、A. agreement B. consensus C. permission D. support（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.3.A man of resolve will not retreat easily from setbacks or significant challenges. A. pull out B. pull up C. pull in D. pull over（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.4.As few household appliances are now perfect, this minor defect is negligible. A. det

15、ectable B. trifling C. inexcusable D. magnificent（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.5.The U.S. athletes topped the gold medal totally for the 3rd straight time this summer. A. direct B. proceeding C. vertical D. successive（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.6.Despite tremendous achievement, formidable obstacles to development will pers

16、ist. A. difficult B. sustainable C. external D. unpredictable（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.7.Moderate and regular exercise can boost the rate of blood circulation and metabolism. A. restrict B. reduce C. increase D. stabilize（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.8.The manager is seeking some cost-effective methods that can call fort

17、h their initiative. A. efficient B. conventional C. economical D. unique（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.9.The report proposes that students be allowed to work off their debt through community service. A. pay off B. get off C. dispose of D. run off（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.10.It was a tragic love affair that only gave rise

18、to pain. A. brought forward B. brought about C. brought down D. brought in（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.七、Section B(总题数：10，分数：5.00)11.As females in their 40s tend to_weight, they are to go in for outdoor activities. A. take on B. hold on C. carry on D. put on（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.12.The shop-owner took a loaf of_-cru

19、sted bread and handed it to the child. A. fragile B. crisp C. vague D. harsh（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.13.The excessive hospitality_the local officials failed to leave us assured. A. on the point of B. on the grounds of C. on the advice of D. on the part of（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.14.These intelligence officers tried

20、 a_of persuasion and force to get the information they wanted. A. combination B. collaboration C. conviction D. confrontation（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.15.The terminally ill patient lying in the_care unit was kept alive on life support. A. apprehensive B. intensive C. extensive D. comprehensive（分数：0.50）A.B.C.

21、D.16.The very sound of our national anthem being played at the awarding ceremony is_. A. ice-breaking B. eye-catching C. painstaking D. soul-touching（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.17.Leading universities in China prefer to enroll_brilliant high school students. A. intellectually B. intelligibly C. intelligently D

22、 intimately（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.18.When a heavy vehicle is_in the round, the driver has to ask for help.A. involved B. stuck C. interfered D. specialized（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.19.A risk or effect may diminish_, but it may also increase for some reason. A. at will B. over time C. under way D. so far（分数：0.50）A

23、B.C.D.20.Its in your best_to quit smoking, for you have some breathing problems. A. sake B.benefit C. advantage D. interest（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.八、PART CLOZE(总题数：1，分数：10.00)“Techno-stress“-frustration arising from pressure to use new technology is said to be (41) , reports Macleans magazine of CanadA. S

24、tudies point to causes that (42) “the never-ending process of learning how to use new technologies to the (43) of work and home life as a result of (44) like e-mail, call-forwarding and wireless phones.“ How can you cope? Experts recommend setting (45) . Determine whether using a particular device w

25、ill really simplify life or merely add new (46) . Count on having to invest time to learn a new technology well enough to realize its full benefits. “ (47) time each day to turn the technology off,“ and devote time to other things afforded or deserving (48) attention. “People start the day by making

26、 the (49) mistake of opening their e-mail, instead of working to a plan,“ notes Vancouver productivity expert Dan Stamp. “The best hour and a half of the day is spent on complete (50) .（分数：10.00）(1).A. descending B. narrowing C. mounting D. widening（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. pass on B. range from C. de

27、al with D. give up（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. confusion B. construction C. contribution D. conduction（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. creations B. promotions C. productions D. innovations（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. laws B. boundaries C. deadlines D. barriers（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. convenience B. advantage C. flexibi

28、lity D. complexity（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. Put forward B. Put across C. Put aside D. Put up（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. prior B. major C. senior D. superior（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. fragmental B. fictional C. fractional D. fundamental（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. relaxation B. entertainment C. rubbish D. hobby（分

29、数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、PART READING COMPR(总题数：5，分数：30.00)Passage One The study of genetics has given rise to a profitable new industry called biotechnology. As the name suggests, it blends biology and modem technology through such techniques as genetic engineering. Some of the new biotech as they are call

30、ed, specialize in agriculture and are working enthusiastically to patent seeds that give a high yield, that resist disease, drought, and frost, and that reduce the need for hazardous chemicals. If such goals could be achieved, it would be most beneficial. But some have raised concerns about genetica

31、lly engineered crops. “In nature, genetic diversity is created within certain limits,“ says the book Genetic Engineering, Food, and Our Environment. “A rose can be crossed with a different kind of rose, but a rose will never cross with a potato. Genetic engineering, on the other hand, usually involv

32、es taking genes from one species and inserting them into another in an attempt to transfer a desired property or character. This could mean, for example, selecting a gene which leads to the production of a chemical with antifreeze properties from an arctic fish, and joining it into a potato or straw

33、berry to make it frost-resistant. It is now possible for plants to be engineered with genes taken from bacteria, viruses, insects, animals or even humans.“ In essence, then, biotechnology allows humans to break the genetic walls that separate species. Like the green revolution, what some call the ge

34、ne revolution contributes to the problem of genetic uniformitysome say even more so because geneticists can employ techniques such as cloning and tissue culture, processes that produce perfectly identical copies, or clones. Concerns about the erosion of biodiversity, therefore, remain. Genetically a

35、ltered plants, however, raise new issues, such as the effects that they may have on us and the environment. “We are flying blindly into a new era of agricultural biotechnology with high hopes, few constraints, and little idea of the potential outcomes,“ said science writer Jeremy Rifkin.（分数：6.00）(1)

36、According to the author, biotech companies are_. A. mostly specialized in agriculture B. those producing seeds of better properties C. mainly concerned about the genetically engineered crops D. likely to have big returns in their business（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Now biotech products are made_. A. withi

37、n the limits of natural genetics B. by violating laws of natural genetics C. without the interference of humans D. safer than those without the use of biotechnology（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).In nature, genetic diversity is created_. A. by mixing different species B. within the species itselfC. through nat

38、ural selection D. through selection or contest（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Biotechnology has made it possible_. A. for us to solve the food shortage problem in the word B. for plants to be produced with genes of humans C. for humans to assume the cold-resistant property D. to grow crops with the taste of fa

39、rm animals（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).According to the author with of biotechnology_. A. the species of creatures will be reduced B. our living environment will be better than it is now C. humans will pay for its side effect D. we will suffer from fewer and fewer diseases（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).The authors at

40、titude towards genetic engineering can best be described as_. A. optimistic B. pessimistic C. concerned D. suspicious（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Passage Two The practice of capital punishment is as old as government itself. For most of history, it has not been considered controversial. Since ancient times most

41、 governments have punished a wide variety of crimes by death and have conducted executions as a routine part of the administration of criminal law. However, in the mid-18th century, social critics in Europe began to emphasize the worth of the individual and to criticize government practices they con

42、sidered unjust, including capital punishment. The controversy and debate over whether governments should utilize the death penalty continue today. The first significant movement to abolish the death penalty began during the era known as the Age of Enlightenment. In 1764 Italian jurist and philosophe

43、r Cesare Beccaria published An Essay on Crimes and Punishments. Many consider this influential work the leading document in the early campaign against capital punishment. Other individuals who campaigned against executions during this period include French authors Voltaire and Denis Diderot, British

44、 philosophers David Hume and Adam Smith, and political theorist Thomas Paine in the United States. Critics of capital punishment argue that it is cruel and inhumane, while supporters consider it a necessary form of revenge for terrible crimes. Those who advocate the death penalty declare that it is

45、a uniquely effective punishment that prevents crime. However, advocates and opponents of the death penalty dispute the proper interpretation of statistical analyses of its preventing effect. Opponents of capital punishment see the death penalty as a human rights issue involving the proper limits of

46、governmental power. In contrast, those who want governments to continue to execute tend to regard capital punishment as an issue of criminal justice policy. Because of these alternative viewpoints, there is a profound difference of opinion not only about what is the right answer on capital punishmen

47、t, but also about what type of question is being asked when the death penalty becomes a public issue.（分数：6.00）(1).We can learn from the first paragraph that in ancient times_. A. death penalty had been carried out before government came into being B. people thought it was right for the government to

48、 conduct executions C. death penalty was practiced scarcely in European countries D. many people considered capital punishment unjust and cruel（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why was capital punishment questioned in the mid-18th century in Europe? A. Because people began to criticize their government. B. Becau

49、se the government was unjust in this period. C. Because people began to realize the value of life. D. Because social critics were very active at that time.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Italian jurist and philosopher Cesare Beccaria_. A. was the first person to question the rightness of death penalty B. was regarded as an important author criticizing capital punishment C. was the first person who empha