硕士研究生英语学位-41及答案解析.doc

1、硕士研究生英语学位-41 及答案解析(总分：39.50，做题时间：90 分钟)一、PART VOCABULARY(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Section A(总题数：10，分数：5.00)1.Ways have to be found to accommodate the special needs of these left-behind children in rural areas.（分数：0.50）A.satisfyB.occupyC.alterD.host2.Some scientists are trying to eliminate malaria by developi

2、ng a GM mosquito that can“t transmit the disease.（分数：0.50）A.removeB.fabricateC.enhanceD.utilize3.Mr. Carson thought he was entitled to more assistance from the government.（分数：0.50）A.had receivedB.had a right toC.wouldD.might apply for4.Her sense of humor, her grace and her willingness to bare her he

3、art make this story beautifully rendered .（分数：0.50）A.toldB.advertisedC.decoratedD.admired5.The guest turned upside down his glass as a signal that he would drink no more.（分数：0.50）A.conversedB.inversedC.traversedD.reversed6.Overseas athletes and officials were impressed by the superb performance of C

4、hinese counterparts.（分数：0.50）A.uniqueB.splendidC.unbelievableD.imaginative7.The young man told me a convincing story, but it seemed that he concealed his true motives.（分数：0.50）A.put upB.took upC.picked upD.covered up8.Unpleasant symptoms can cause the smoker to resume smoking to raise the levels of

5、nicotine in the blood.（分数：0.50）A.let downB.go aboutC.drop offD.return to9.The difficulties facing these hikers stem from the bad weather they have been having.（分数：0.50）A.cling toB.arise fromC.result inD.compensate for10.Any troop of wild animals should be approached warily .（分数：0.50）A.fearlesslyB.co

6、nfidentlyC.silentlyD.prudently三、Section B(总题数：9，分数：4.50)11.Ten years _ her career as a lawyer, she decided to start her own firm in Chicago.（分数：0.50）A.withinB.duringC.intoD.amid12.Looked at from your_, the job is acceptable.（分数：0.50）A.attitudeB.stateC.standpointD.opinion13.These papers have helped t

7、o _ the causes of depression and ways out of depression.（分数：0.50）A.catch sight ofB.take advantage ofC.shed light onD.get along with14.Obama“s remarks were his most _ description of how his personal religious beliefs factor into his decision-making.（分数：0.50）A.externalB.extinctC.explicitD.executive15.

8、As far as marriage is concerned, it is mutual care and love that _.（分数：0.50）A.mountsB.discountsC.countsD.calculates16.As the elevator is _, you have to walk upstairs to my office.（分数：0.50）A.out of stockB.out of orderC.out of mindD.out of place17.An earthquake of 8-_ struck some parts of this provinc

9、e, causing a death toll of over 30,000.（分数：0.50）A.altitudeB.aptitudeC.magnitudeD.gratitude18.Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a_.（分数：0.50）A.scarcityB.minorityC.minimumD.shortage19.If there is the need to compete in a crowd, to battle _ the edge th

10、e surest strategy is to develop the unexpected.（分数：0.50）A.onB.forC.againstD.with四、PART CLOZE(总题数：2，分数：20.00)Blue collar and government jobs are among the most 1 careers for U.S. graduates, according to U.S. News magazine“s 2008 Best Careers report. U.S. employers are increasingly offshoring professi

11、onal jobs. This means less jobs 2 college-graduate skills, the magazine says. As in many other countries, U.S. high school students are told that college is the 3 . So there“s a growing 4 of skilled people in jobs that don“t require a college education. But the report also says that some rewarding b

12、lue-collar careers, such as technical work in the biomedical equipment and security systems sectors, are more 5 to college graduates. These are more knowledge-based than the usual blue-collar jobs. Government is becoming an employer of 6 . Corporations, fueled by pressures to compete globally, conti

13、nue to get ever 7 . Non-profit organizations are increasingly strapped for cash. Government is able to pay employees well, 8 their practices are economically sound, the magazine says. The report also indicates that social 9 may be the enemy of contentment in career. People are flocking in greater nu

14、mbers to careers in the law, medicine and architecture. Yet recent surveys of job satisfaction in those professions 10 a less-than-rosy picture.（分数：10.00）A.profitableB.promisingC.promptD.progressiveA.acquireB.inquireC.requireD.requestA.routeB.roadC.passageD.wayA.shortageB.necessityC.decreaseD.increa

15、seA.capable of goingB.likely to goC.prone to goingD.able to goA.rightB.electionC.choiceD.occasionA.fatterB.heavierC.lighterD.leanerA.whether or notB.now and thenC.off and onD.so and soA.postB.statusC.levelD.gradeA.purchaseB.demonstrateC.paintD.alterMany people invest in the stock market hoping to fi

16、nd the next Microsoft and Dell. However, I know from personal experience how difficult this really is. For more than a year, I was 11 hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars a day investing in the market. It seemed so easy, I dreamed of 12 my job at the end of the year, of buying a small apartme

17、nt in Paris, of traveling around the world. But these dreams came to a sudden and dramatic end when a stock I 13 , Texas cellular pone wholesaler, fell by more than 75 percent 14 a one year period. On the worst day, it plunged by more than $15 a share. There was a rumor the company was exaggerating

18、sales figures. That was when I learned how quickly Wall Street punishes companies that misrepresent the 15 In a panic, I sold all my stock in the company, paying off margin debt with cash advances from my credit card. Because I owned so many shares, I 16 a small fortune, half of it from money I borr

19、owed from the brokerage company. One month, I am a winner, the next, a loser. This one big loss was my first lesson in the market. My father was a stockbroker, as was my grandfather 17 him.(In fact, he founded one of Chicago“s earliest brokerage firms.) But like so many things in life, we don“t lear

20、n anything until we experience it for ourselves. The only way to really understand the inner 18 of the stock market is to invest your own hard-earned money. When all your stocks are doing 19 and you feel like a winner, you learn very little. It“s when all your stocks are losing and everyone is quest

21、ioning your stock-picking 20 that you find out if you have what it takes to invest in the market.（分数：10.00）A.makingB.spendingC.sellingD.buyingA.losingB.retiringC.gettingD.quittingA.workingsB.inningsC.priceD.sharesA.moreB.greatC.muchD.upA.facilityB.facultyC.abilityD.powerA.ownedB.owedC.rentedD.soldA.

22、overB.byC.fromD.withA.tradeB.truthC.lieD.liesA.wonB.lostC.gainedD.foundA.afterB.beforeC.forD.and五、PART WRITING(总题数：1，分数：10.00)20.Directions: For this part, you are allowed30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 150 words under the title of “My Hopes for the Coming Year.“ You are advised to

23、 avoid using any stereotyped expressions or sentences. （分数：10.00）_硕士研究生英语学位-41 答案解析(总分：39.50，做题时间：90 分钟)一、PART VOCABULARY(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Section A(总题数：10，分数：5.00)1.Ways have to be found to accommodate the special needs of these left-behind children in rural areas.（分数：0.50）A.satisfy B.occupyC.alterD

24、.host解析：解析 accommodate：适应，容纳，提供住处，消除(分歧)，符合；satisfy：满足，使满意；occupy：占领，忙于；alter：改变；host：招待，举办，主人2.Some scientists are trying to eliminate malaria by developing a GM mosquito that can“t transmit the disease.（分数：0.50）A.remove B.fabricateC.enhanceD.utilize解析：eliminate：消灭，淘汰，排除；remove：清除，排放，去掉，撤职，排除；fabri

25、cate：编造；enhance：增强，加强，提高；utilize：利用，充分利用3.Mr. Carson thought he was entitled to more assistance from the government.（分数：0.50）A.had receivedB.had a right to C.wouldD.might apply for解析：have a right to 意为“有权利”，“给与权利”，与本题划线词 be entitled to 的意思接近。A 项 receive“收到，遭受”；C 项 would“将”，后接动词原形；D 项 apply for 的意思是“

26、申请，请求”。4.Her sense of humor, her grace and her willingness to bare her heart make this story beautifully rendered .（分数：0.50）A.told B.advertisedC.decoratedD.admired解析：render：提供，使，描述，宣布；advertise：做广告；decorate：装饰；admire：羡慕，赞叹。5.The guest turned upside down his glass as a signal that he would drink no m

27、ore.（分数：0.50）A.conversedB.inversedC.traversedD.reversed 解析：划线词 turn upside down“倒转，翻过来”。A 项 converse“谈话，交谈”；B 项 inverse 只能用作形容词和名词，没有动词用法；C 项 traverse“横过，穿过”；D 项 reverse“使某物反转，将某物翻转”，故 D 项与划线词意义更相近。6.Overseas athletes and officials were impressed by the superb performance of Chinese counterparts.（分数

28、：0.50）A.uniqueB.splendid C.unbelievableD.imaginative解析：superb：壮观的，华丽的，杰出的，极好的；unique：独一无二的，独特的；splendid：壮观的，精彩的；unbelievable：难以置信的；imaginative：富有想像力的7.The young man told me a convincing story, but it seemed that he concealed his true motives.（分数：0.50）A.put upB.took upC.picked upD.covered up 解析：conce

29、al：掩饰，掩盖；put up：举起，架起，安排的住宿，进行，提出；take up：着手，占用，开始；pick up：捡起，接人，取，增加；cover up：掩盖。8.Unpleasant symptoms can cause the smoker to resume smoking to raise the levels of nicotine in the blood.（分数：0.50）A.let downB.go aboutC.drop offD.return to 解析：9.The difficulties facing these hikers stem from the bad w

30、eather they have been having.（分数：0.50）A.cling toB.arise from C.result inD.compensate for解析：stem from：源自于，相当于 arise from 或 result from；cling to：坚持，紧紧贴在，依偎；result in：导致；compensate for：赔偿，补偿。10.Any troop of wild animals should be approached warily .（分数：0.50）A.fearlesslyB.confidentlyC.silentlyD.prudentl

31、y 解析：warily“小心警惕地”；A 项 fearlessly“勇敢地”；B 项 confidently“信赖地，安心地”；C项 silently“默默地，静静地”；D 项 prudently“谨慎地，慎重地”。三、Section B(总题数：9，分数：4.50)11.Ten years _ her career as a lawyer, she decided to start her own firm in Chicago.（分数：0.50）A.withinB.duringC.into D.amid解析：解析 该句考查介词 into 的用法，如 ten minutes into the

32、 test(考试进行了 10 分钟时)；或half an hour into the match(比赛进行了 30 分钟时)。表示“过半”时，用 halfway，如 halfway through the meeting。12.Looked at from your_, the job is acceptable.（分数：0.50）A.attitudeB.stateC.standpoint D.opinion解析：解析 C 项 standpoint“立场”，如：from your standpoint“站在你的立场上看，从你的角度看”；A 项 attitude“态度，观念”；B 项 state

33、“状态，状况”；D 项 opinion“主张，见解”。我们说：in one“s opinion，in a bad(good)state，one“s attitude towards.。13.These papers have helped to _ the causes of depression and ways out of depression.（分数：0.50）A.catch sight ofB.take advantage ofC.shed light on D.get along with解析：catch sight of：一眼看到，突然发现；take advantage of：利

34、用(往往为个人利益)；shed light on：有助于人们了解；get along with：与某人相处，某事进展如何14.Obama“s remarks were his most _ description of how his personal religious beliefs factor into his decision-making.（分数：0.50）A.externalB.extinctC.explicit D.executive解析：解析 external：外部的，外用的；extinct：灭绝的；explicit：明确的，意义明了的；executive：执行的，管理人员1

35、5.As far as marriage is concerned, it is mutual care and love that _.（分数：0.50）A.mountsB.discountsC.counts D.calculates解析：mount：增加，上升，如 mounting difficulty(困难越来越多)；discount：打折；count：数数，有价值或重要的，如 what counts is experience. (重要的是经验)；calculate：计算16.As the elevator is _, you have to walk upstairs to my o

36、ffice.（分数：0.50）A.out of stockB.out of order C.out of mindD.out of place解析：out of stock：已售完，无存货；out of order：坏了，有毛病；out of mind：疯了，神经不正常；out of place：不合适。17.An earthquake of 8-_ struck some parts of this province, causing a death toll of over 30,000.（分数：0.50）A.altitudeB.aptitudeC.magnitude D.gratitud

37、e解析：altitude：高度；aptitude：能力，天赋；magnitude：强度，力度，重要性；gratitude：感激，感谢18.Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a_.（分数：0.50）A.scarcityB.minority C.minimumD.shortage解析：解析 be in a minority“占少数”。译文：多数护士都是妇女，但在医学这个职业的高级职位中，妇女只是占了少数。scarcity“缺乏，不足”；minimum“最小的，最

38、低的”；shortage“不足，缺乏”。19.If there is the need to compete in a crowd, to battle _ the edge the surest strategy is to develop the unexpected.（分数：0.50）A.onB.for C.againstD.with解析：battle for“为而战斗或斗争”，这里指“擦边挤出”。故应选 B。四、PART CLOZE(总题数：2，分数：20.00)Blue collar and government jobs are among the most 1 careers f

39、or U.S. graduates, according to U.S. News magazine“s 2008 Best Careers report. U.S. employers are increasingly offshoring professional jobs. This means less jobs 2 college-graduate skills, the magazine says. As in many other countries, U.S. high school students are told that college is the 3 . So th

40、ere“s a growing 4 of skilled people in jobs that don“t require a college education. But the report also says that some rewarding blue-collar careers, such as technical work in the biomedical equipment and security systems sectors, are more 5 to college graduates. These are more knowledge-based than

41、the usual blue-collar jobs. Government is becoming an employer of 6 . Corporations, fueled by pressures to compete globally, continue to get ever 7 . Non-profit organizations are increasingly strapped for cash. Government is able to pay employees well, 8 their practices are economically sound, the m

42、agazine says. The report also indicates that social 9 may be the enemy of contentment in career. People are flocking in greater numbers to careers in the law, medicine and architecture. Yet recent surveys of job satisfaction in those professions 10 a less-than-rosy picture.（分数：10.00）A.profitableB.pr

43、omising C.promptD.progressive解析：profitable 有利可图的；promising 有希望的，有前途的；prompt：敏捷的，迅速的，及时的；progressive 前进的，进步的A.acquireB.inquireC.require D.request解析：acquire 获得，学到；inquire 询问；require 需要，要求；request 请求，要求，邀请A.routeB.roadC.passageD.way 解析：route 线路；road 道路；passage 通道；way 路，出路A.shortage B.necessityC.decreas

44、eD.increase解析：A.capable of goingB.likely to go C.prone to goingD.able to go解析：capable of going 有能力，有可能；likely to go 很可能；prone to going 倾向于；able to go能够A.rightB.electionC.choice D.occasion解析：choice：精选品，优选品A.fatterB.heavierC.lighterD.leaner 解析：第 fatter 更胖；heavier 更重；lighter 更轻；leaner 更瘦A.whether or no

45、t B.now and thenC.off and onD.so and so解析：whether or not 无论；now and then 偶尔；off and on 断断续续；so and so 如此这般A.postB.status C.levelD.grade解析：post 职位；status 地位；level 水平，水准；grade 等级A.purchaseB.demonstrateC.paint D.alter解析：paint a rosy picture：捕绘美好景色，前景光明。purchase 买；demonstrate 示范，表明；alter 改变Many people i

46、nvest in the stock market hoping to find the next Microsoft and Dell. However, I know from personal experience how difficult this really is. For more than a year, I was 11 hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars a day investing in the market. It seemed so easy, I dreamed of 12 my job at the end

47、of the year, of buying a small apartment in Paris, of traveling around the world. But these dreams came to a sudden and dramatic end when a stock I 13 , Texas cellular pone wholesaler, fell by more than 75 percent 14 a one year period. On the worst day, it plunged by more than $15 a share. There was

48、 a rumor the company was exaggerating sales figures. That was when I learned how quickly Wall Street punishes companies that misrepresent the 15 In a panic, I sold all my stock in the company, paying off margin debt with cash advances from my credit card. Because I owned so many shares, I 16 a small

49、 fortune, half of it from money I borrowed from the brokerage company. One month, I am a winner, the next, a loser. This one big loss was my first lesson in the market. My father was a stockbroker, as was my grandfather 17 him.(In fact, he founded one of Chicago“s earliest brokerage firms.) But like so many things in life, we don“t learn anything until we expe