[外语类试卷]研究生英语学位课统考（GET）模拟试卷2及答案与解析.doc

1、研究生英语学位课统考（ GET）模拟试卷 2及答案与解析 Section A Directions: There are ten questions in this section. Each question is a sentence with one word or phrase underlined. Below the sentence are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one. M

2、ark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet. 1 Before the construction of the road, it was prohibitively expensive to transport any furs or fruits across the mountains. （ A） determinedly （ B） incredibly （ C） amazingly （ D） forbidding

3、ly 2 At dusk, Mr. Hightower would sit in his old armchair in the backyard and wistfully lose in reminiscence of his youth romances. （ A） hopefully （ B） reflectively （ C） sympathetically （ D） irresistibly 3 The prevailing wind is the wind direction most often observed during a given time period. Wind

4、 speed is the rate at which the air moves past a stationary object. （ A） motionless （ B） massive （ C） flexible （ D） noticeable 4 Britain occupied Java during the Napoleonic Wars. Both the British and later the Dutch tried to centralize and reform Javas administration. The Dutch wavered between openi

5、ng the area to individual enterprise and reverting to a monopoly system. （ A） resolved （ B） reckoned （ C） hesitated （ D） discriminated 5 The burglars ransacked the room taking anything of value they found. （ A） demolished （ B） took over （ C） inhabited （ D） thoroughly searched 6 The whole of the endo

6、wment was used to refurbish the school gymnasium. （ A） millionaires （ B） endorsements （ C） governments （ D） donations 7 The massacre of innocent people cannot ever be condoned. （ A） overlooked （ B） praise （ C） condemned （ D） satisfied 8 His talent for music remained latent until his wife bought him

7、a guitar. （ A） hidden （ B） sophisticated （ C） delicate （ D） profound 9 A rapid portfolio turnover rate may preclude low long-term capital gains. （ A） prohibit （ B） lag （ C） prevent （ D） reject 10 Most of the 33 newly discovered planets giant gas bags swing so erratically that they create havoc on an

8、y smaller, nearby, life-friendly planets. （ A） destruction （ B） benefits （ C） chaos （ D） violence Section B Directions: There are ten questions in this section. Each question is a sentence with something missing. Below each sentence are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or

9、phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet. 11 Of great significance the nation-wide movement is _ the Kampuchean people in their heroic struggle against the aggression of the Vietnamese. （

10、A） to support （ B） for supporting （ C） supporting （ D） of supporting 12 Many farmers came to the city, _. jobs and for all the other legendary opportunities of life in the city. （ A） looking for （ B） to look for （ C） having looked for （ D） looked for 13 I walked down the corridor, my footsteps _ fri

11、ghteningly through the empty deserted building. （ A） echoing （ B） echoed （ C） to echo （ D） having echoed 14 He failed to completely achieve the aim _ by the teacher at the beginning of the term. （ A） brought forth （ B） set forth （ C） come up （ D） put forward 15 We must take part in physical labor in

12、 order to _ ourselves more closely with the working people. （ A） identify （ B） incorporate （ C） combine （ D） involve 16 The exhibition is designed to _ further cooperation between Chinese TV industry and overseas TV industries. （ A） maximize （ B） contribute （ C） facilitate （ D） erect 17 Light levels

13、 are carefully controlled to fall within an acceptable level for _ reading convenience. （ A） intentional （ B） ideal （ C） obligatory （ D） standard 18 The safety committees report recommended that all medicines should be kept out of the _ of children. （ A） reach （ B） hold （ C） grasp （ D） hand 19 Child

14、ren usually _ after an illness much more quickly than adults. （ A） pick over （ B） pick up （ C） pick on （ D） pick off 20 The police are _ the suburbs for the missing car. （ A） seeking （ B） combing （ C） looking （ D） investigating 一、 CLOZE 20 At least since the Industrial Revolution, gender roles have

15、been in a state of transition. As a result, cultural scripts about marriage have undergone change. One of the more obvious changes has occurred in the roles that women _. Women have moved into the world of work and have become adept at meeting expectations in that arena, while maintaining their fami

16、ly roles of nurturing and creating a (n) (42) that is a haven for all family members. (43) many women experience strain from trying to “do it all,“ they often enjoy the increased rewards that can result from playing multiple roles. As womens roles have changed, changing expectations about mens roles

17、 have become more (44) Many men are relinquishing their major responsibility (45) the family provider. Probably the most significant change in mens roles, however, is in the emotional (46) of family life. Men are increasingly expected to meet the emotional needs of their families, especially their w

18、ives. In fact, expectations about the emotional domain of marriage have become more significant for marriage in general. Research on (47) marriage has changed over recent decades points to the increasing importance of the emotional side of the relationships and the importance of sharing in the “emot

19、ion work“ (48) to nourish marriages and other family relationships. Men and women want to experience marriages that are interdependent, (49) both partners nurture each other, attend and respond to each other, and encourage and promote each other. We are thus seeing marriages in which mens and womens

20、 roles are becoming increasingly more (50) 21 (41) （ A） take （ B） do （ C） play （ D） show 22 (42) （ A） home （ B） garden （ C） arena （ D） paradise 23 (43) （ A） When （ B） Even though （ C） Since （ D） Nevertheless 24 (44) （ A） general （ B） acceptable （ C） popular （ D） apparent 25 (45) （ A） as （ B） of （ C）

21、 from （ D） for 26 (46) （ A） section （ B） constituent （ C） domain （ D） point 27 (47) （ A） how （ B） what （ C） why （ D） if 28 (48) （ A） but （ B） only （ C） enough （ D） necessary 29 (49) （ A） unless （ B） although （ C） where （ D） because 30 (50) （ A） pleasant （ B） important （ C） similar （ D） manageable 二、

22、 READING COMPREHENSION 30 Before China started developing manned spaceship in 1992, space experts of the nations “863“ high-tech program had conducted 5-year studies on the question will China choose to develop spaceship instead of space shuttle? Some experts held that since the U.S. and Russia had

23、worked out space shuttles, China could learn from their technologies and experience, skip over spaceship and leap directly to space shuttle. Other experts believed that manned space flight was a matter involving human life, so safety and reliability must be put at top priority; space shuttle, althou

24、gh more advanced than spaceship technologically, bore tremendous technological difficulties and risks. Meanwhile, the development of space shuttle required many sophisticated technologies, which was a gap too big for China to bridge at that time. Viewed from the history of manned space flight, both

25、the Soviet Union and the United States started from spaceship when beginning their space flight missions. Currently the most frequently launched and widely used spaceship is satellite-style manned spaceship. Another reason was the huge fund needed in developing space shuttle was too much for China.

26、While China was already in possession of mature satellite recovery technology, based on which the recovery of spaceship can be solved, and many technologies for spaceship can be borrowed from that of satellites. After full discussion, comparison and analysis, experts reached agreement that China mus

27、t take a space flight road conforming to its national conditions, must learn from the experience and developing way of Soviet Union and the U.S., which is, starting from spaceship instead of space shuttle. Moreover, considering that China had achieved much in developing carrier rocket and gained ric

28、h experience and solid technological ground for application satellites, especially recoverable ones, experts concluded that China could, through efforts, leap directly to the third-generation spaceship manned spaceship with multiple cabins and astronauts. 31 Why did some experts think that we should

29、 develop space shuttle? （ A） Because the U.S. and Russia had worked out space shuttles, China has to catch up with them. （ B） Because it is the mark of great power. （ C） Because it is easier to develop space shuttle than spaceship. （ D） Because we can learn from the technologies and experience of th

30、e U.S. and Russi 32 According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? （ A） Generally the most frequently launched and widely used spaceship is carrier rocket. （ B） Its too much for China to develop space shuttle. （ C） The mature satellite recovery technology can be used into t

31、he technology of spaceship. （ D） China is accomplished in solid technological, which gained from the development of carrier rocket. 33 “Gap“ (in Para. 3) probably refers to _. （ A） clearance （ B） difference （ C） continuity （ D） estrangement 34 Which of the following is not the reason for China to ch

32、oose the spaceship? （ A） Because it has great affiliations with human life. （ B） Because we can learn from the experience and developing way of Soviet Union and the United States. （ C） Because the development of space shuttle required many sophisticated technologies, which is impossible for China. （

33、 D） Because through efforts China could leap directly to the third-generation spaceship. 35 What are the specialties of the third-generation spaceship? （ A） With multiple cabins and astronauts. （ B） Without the cabins and astronauts. （ C） With simplex cabin and astronaut. （ D） With most advanced cab

34、ins and astronauts. 35 The potential of computers for increasing the control of organizations or society over their members and for invading the privacy of those members has caused considerable concern. The privacy issue has been raised most insistently with respect to the creation and maintenance o

35、f data files that assemble information about persons from a multitude of sources. Files of this kind would be highly valuable for many kinds of economic and social research, but they are bought at too high a price if they endanger human freedom or seriously enhance their opportunities of blackmailer

36、s. While such dangers should not be ignored, it should be noted that the lack of comprehensive data files has never before been the limiting barrier to the suppression of human freedom. Making the computer the villain in the invasion of privacy or encroachment on civil liberties simply divers attent

37、ion from the real dangers. Computer data bank files can and must be given the highest degree of protection from abuse. But we must be careful also, that we do not employ such crude methods of protection as to deprive our society of important data it needs to understand its down social processes and

38、to analyze its problems. Perhaps the most important question of all about the computer is what it has come and will do to mans view of himself and his place in the universe. The most heated attacks on the computer are not focused on its possible economic effects, its presumed destruction of job sati

39、sfaction, or its threat to privacy and liberty, but upon the claim that it causes people to be viewed, and to view themselves, as machines. What the computer and progress in artificial intelligence challenge are an ethic that rests on mans apartness from the rest of nature. An alternative ethic, of

40、course, views man as a part of nature, governed by nature law, subject to the forces of gravity and the demands of his body. The debate about artificial intelligence and the simulation of mans thinking is, in considerable part, a confrontation of these two views of mans place in the universe. 36 Why

41、 is it important to prevent the abuse of computer data banks? （ A） To protect the right of the individual. （ B） To maintain discipline in society. （ C） To encourage economic and social research. （ D） To collect wide-ranging information. 37 Too much caution in the use of computers will _. （ A） preven

42、t the solution of economic problems （ B） cause more suppression of human freedom （ C） lead to clumsy methods of protection （ D） interfere with our study of society 38 What lessons can be learned from the past in this decade? （ A） Private issue has always been associated with data collection. （ B） At

43、tacks on freedom are new. （ C） The accumulation of data encourages oppression. （ D） Privacy has been a neglected issu 39 The arrival of the computer has made man _. （ A） have more difficulty understanding himself （ B） think more like a machine （ C） look at himself in a different way （ D） gain less s

44、atisfaction from his work 40 The best title for the passage would be _. （ A） Privacy on Data Files （ B） Heated Attacks on the Computer （ C） Privacy Issue caused by Computer （ D） Privacy Has Been Long Neglected 40 Good news is bad news and bad news is good news, newsmen often say to one another. And

45、when you look at the media its only too easy to see what they mean. A dictionary definition of the media is mass communications, e.g. the press, television, radio. The media sees its main purpose as giving the public news. Naturally to provide the public with news it has first to gather it. The whol

46、e function and purpose of the media, then seem to depend on the word “news“, but more important, on how the word is interpreted. The media, like any big business venture today, is an extremely competitive world of its own. In providing material for its public it has constantly to make sure it serves

47、 the right diet. No public will waste time on your paper or your TV channel otherwise. The sad truth is that there seems only one way to catch an audience hit them right between the eyes. What started as a mild tap has now become a sledgehammer blow that goes by the name of sensationalism. A reporte

48、r chooses has to choose a news story because of its sensation value. The young inexperienced cub reporter rings his news editor about a car crash. He starts to explain the details to him but the experienced editor asks the cub one question: “Anyone killed?“ and to himself he thinks, why do we offer

49、jobs to children? One may accuse newsman of cynicism but they will quickly remind you of the hard facts of survival in the world of the media. The favorite words the newspaper place cards in the streets bombard the public with are, “Surprise, Sensation, Drama, Shock“. You wonder, put an end to sensation long ago. As a regular newspaper reader you also thank Heavens for the light relief of the comic strips. Turn finally from them to what is referred to laughingly as “steam radio“, in or