1、中国科学院硕士英语-1 及答案解析(总分：53.50，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Vocabulary(总题数：19，分数：10.50)1.The burst of growth and prosperity in America after 1945 had social consequences that were _ anywhere in the world.（分数：0.50）A.unprecedentedB.unidentifiedC.unaccountableD.unremarkable2.A knowledge of history _ us to deal with t
2、he vast range of problems confronting the contemporary world.（分数：1.00）A.equipsB.providesC.offersD.satisfies3.San Francisco was _ by a terrible earthquake and fire in 1906.（分数：0.50）A.deprivedB.detainedC.devastatedD.deported4.Because of_reviews, the producer announced that the play will close with ton
3、ight“s performance.（分数：0.50）A.adjacentB.adequateC.adhesiveD.adverse5.In winter drivers have trouble stopping their cars from _ on icy roads.（分数：0.50）A.skatingB.skiddingC.slidingD.slipping6.Workers in this country are getting higher wages while turning out poor products that do not _ the test of inte
4、rnational competition.（分数：1.00）A.keep up withB.stand up toC.comply withD.attend to7.Dreams are _ in themselves, but, when combined with other data, they can tell us much about the dreamer.（分数：0.50）A.uninformativeB.startlingC.harmlessD.uncontrollable8.At the moment she is _ the netball match between
5、the Japanese team and the Cuban team over at the playing field.（分数：0.50）A.arbitratingB.interveningC.refereeingD.deciding9.Ricardo has shown great _ in his determination to understand the theory of relativity.（分数：0.50）A.adherenceB.persistenceC.intuitionD.fantasy10.Awards provide a(n) _ for young peop
6、le to improve their skills.（分数：0.50）A.incentiveB.initiativeC.fugitiveD.captive11.The computer can be programmed to _ a whole variety of tasks.（分数：0.50）A.assignB.tackleC.realizeD.solve12.The team“s efforts to score were _ by the opposing goalkeeper.（分数：0.50）A.frustratedB.preventedC.discouragedD.accom
7、plished13.The Association of University Teachers claims that taxpayers“money, _ for basic research, is being used to prop up industrial and other applied research projects.（分数：0.50）A.designedB.engagedC.orientedD.intended14.History will always _ any intended route and take an unforeseen one instead.（
8、分数：0.50）A.lead toB.deviate fromC.pass throughD.result from15.The market for non-food GE products could exceed the market for GE food products by a wide_within the next few years.（分数：0.50）A.varietyB.marginC.rangeD.spectrum16.Although he has become rich, he is still very _ of his money.（分数：0.50）A.econ
9、omicB.thriftyC.frugalD.careful17.We are a peaceful community but we cannot _ and allow the people responsible to destroy the fabric of our society.（分数：0.50）A.start upB.start offC.stand byD.stick out18.The diversity of tropical plants in the region represents a seemingly _ source of raw materials, of
10、 which only a few have been utilized.（分数：0.50）A.exploitedB.controversialC.inexhaustibleD.remarkable19.Any time _, any period of waiting is because you haven“t come and received the message.（分数：0.50）A.errorB.cutC.lackD.lag二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Section A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage 1(总题数：1，
11、分数：6.00)States are considering major changes in prepaid college tuition programs - raising prices, restricting participation of canceling them - as they grapple with financial woes. Nationwide, families will likely have to pay more to participate, or accept that they might not cover tuition when chi
12、ldren go to college. Colorado has closed its prepaid plan to new investors and told existing ones that it may not cover future tuition increases. Wisconsin stopped selling its plan Dec. 20. Maryland and Illinois are among states hiking prices by 20% or more. Prepaid plans let parents lock in tuition
13、 by paying for it now, protecting them against rising costs. But the hear market has hurt investment returns, leaving the plans unable to keep up with big increases in tuition. So far, Colorado is the only state that has told participants their investments may not cover tuition, and no plan has miss
14、ed a payment. Other states have said they will fulfill obligations, even if it requires a legislative bailout. Still, the financial problems have forced thousands to grapple with uncertainty - something prepaid plans were designed to avoid. More than 1 million families have an estimated $ 8 billion
15、invested in the plans, says Saving for College. com . Some states, including Colorado, may replace the prepaid plan with a guaranteed investment contract, a CD-like investment that“s backed by an insurance company. Investors get a minimum rate of return, but no guarantee that it will cover tuition.
16、Wisconsin“s EdVest program is encouraging investment in a stable value fund, which is similar to a guaranteed investment contract, in its investment plan. Wisconsin“s prepaid plan never guaranteed to cover tuition inflation. It also never got a lot of investors, possibly because it lacked that guara
17、ntee. In Florida, a task force is considering limiting the state“s prepaid program to low-income families. Ohio officials are also looking at limiting participation, but it“s a measure they hope to avoid. “Program administrators are looking for alternatives,“ says Andrea Feirstein, a state-plan cons
18、ultant. Maryland recently boosted its prices by up to 30%; Illinois by up to 23%. The increases have made some prepaid plans uneconomical for parents of older children. In Ohio, the price of one year“s tuition for a child over 12 months old is $ 8, 000, more than 40% above current tuition at Ohio St
19、ate. SO it may not be a good deal for children starting college in three or four years because tuition may not jump that much that fast.（分数：6.00）(1).Prepaid college tuition is generally designed on the principle that _.（分数：1.00）A.it is easy to pay at the present timeB.it is economical in the long ru
20、nC.it saves pains to pass the entrance examD.it ensures the admission to the college(2).Many states plan to modify their prepaid college tuition programs _.（分数：1.00）A.under the mounting financial pressuresB.because of deficient college facilitiesC.to ease overcrowding problems in collegeD.to limit t
21、he participation of low-income families(3).The word “investors“ (in boldface in Paragraph 2) most exactly refers to those who _.（分数：1.00）A.serve as the main source of finance to the stateB.invest money in developing local collegesC.sponsor colleges and their educational programsD.join the plan and p
22、ay the tuition in advance(4).Colorado now has told participants in the prepaid tuition plan that _.（分数：1.00）A.they would not have to make any other payment laterB.they would not be guaranteed against further paymentC.the plan would cover further tuition increasesD.the plan would be replaced by a gua
23、ranteed investment contract(5).The expression “a CD-like investment“ (in boldface in Paragraph 5) most probably refers to an investment _.（分数：1.00）A.to support civil defenseB.put in producing compact discC.to promote show industryD.like certificate deposit(6).It can be inferred from the last paragra
24、ph that in Ohio _.（分数：1.00）A.prepaid plans require a participation at most 3 or 4 years before starting collegeB.children may start college 3 or 4 years earlier than at a normal age if they prepay tuitionC.college tuition 3 or 4 years later may not be so high as today“s price of prepaid tuitionD.the
25、 younger a child to join the plan, the greater loss he/she will suffer at the age for college五、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：6.00)All art booms are different. The previous one ended in 1989, when Japanese buyers withdrew from the Impressionist market. Interest rates rose in the slump that followed; there were
26、plenty of sellers but no buyers. Today the reverse is true. Buyers are looking to diversify into alternative assets. The only problem is the sellers. There is plenty of money, but little to buy. It should follow, then, that buyers will snap up anything. But that is not quite the case, as the Old Mas
27、ter sales at Christie“s in London on December 8th showed only too well. In the recent sales the best pieces sold brilliantly, and the rest hardly at all. The best included a rare Raphael drawing, and an elegant self-portrait by Sir Anthony van Dyck. Many of the leading dealers were present, includin
28、g Philip Mould, known as the BBC“s “art detective;“ Alfred Bader, a rich American art-market broker; and the heirs to two important art-dealing businesses, William Noortman and Simon Green. Van Dyck“s oval shaped self-portrait, painted in 1640, the year before he died, had been in the same family fo
29、r almost 300 years. Mr. Mould joined forces with Mr. Bader to try and win the painting. Young Mr. Noortman, the under bidder who was trying to buy the picture for stock, did not stand a chance. The winning bid was 7.4m, nearly three times van Dyck“s previous auction record. The last lot in Christie“
30、s sale was a black chalk drawing, less than a foot square, by Raphael, an early 16th-century Italian master. It is the study of a head for one of the Greek muses. Its beauty, rarity and the sense that the study may well have been used by the artist himself when working on a larger painting drew coll
31、ectors from far and wide. Christie“s had estimated the study would fetch 12m-16m. Bidding opened at 8.5m, with three buyers on the telephone. Jennifer Wright, Christie“s New York-based drawings specialist, made a final bid for the Raphael of if 26ma world record for a work on paper. After the sale,
32、Christie“s international co-head, Richard Knight, was quick to point out that, at 68.4m, theirs had been the biggest Old Master sale ever. “This result shows what a very solid market this is,“ he said. But that took no account of the failures, which were considerable. 15 of the 43 lots in Christie“s
33、 auction failed to sell at all.（分数：6.00）(1).Unlike 1989, today, the art market is characterized by an increase of _.（分数：1.00）A.salesB.pricesC.buyersD.supplies(2).Christie“s sale showed that _.（分数：1.00）A.many of the paintings were left on the shelfB.portraits were in greater demand than othersC.buyer
34、s all found their favorite piecesD.sellers worried little about selling their lots(3).The self-portrait of Sir Anthony van Dyck was _.（分数：1.00）A.kept in one home for three centuriesB.once sold for about 2C.put up for auction for the first timeD.won by two American art dealers(4).Raphael“s drawing at
35、 the sale was undoubtedly _.（分数：1.00）A.the portrait of the artist himselfB.the part of a larger paintingC.the copy of a Greek sculptureD.the only one in the world(5).According to the passage, the 26m for the Raphael was most probably unexpected by _.（分数：1.00）A.Alfred BaderB.Jennifer WrightC.Richard
36、KnightD.Simon Green(6).It can safely be concluded that the Old Master sale mentioned _.（分数：1.00）A.reflected a very solid marketB.had both wins and lossesC.turned out to be a total failureD.sold more works than any other auctions六、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：6.00)On the outside, Betsy Lueth“s school looks lik
37、e any other in this arty neighborhood of Minneapolis: a sprawling, boxy red brick building with plain steel doors. Yet inside, the blond, friendly Minnesotan presides over an institution unique in the heartland: Yinghua Academy, a chartered public school where elementary students of every ethnicity
38、study subjects ranging from math to American history in Mandarin. The idea behind Yinghua, as with many immersion programs, is to introduce kids to the language and culture as early as possibleideally, before age 12, while they“re still absorbing information like sponges. Kindergartners and first-gr
39、aders are taught exclusively in Mandarin, and a single period of English is introduced in the second grade. By the sixth grade, kids are learning half in English and half in Mandarin, with the expectation of proficiency in both. The challenges at Yinghua are numerous. Most teachers come from Taiwan
40、or mainland of China, and cultural misunderstandings prevail. Lueth“s instructors are learning to be tolerant of local norms like nontraditional families and boys who cryas well as a lot more parental input than they“re used to. “In China, teachers are revered. They are not questioned,“ says Luyi Li
41、en, Yinghua“s Taiwan-born academic director. “In America, parents are more expressive of their opinions. “ Yinghua“s student body, once 70% Asian, is now 50% white, black or Hispanic. The school has more than tripled its enrollment, to 300 kids, many of whom commute an hour each day. Research has sh
42、own that in the long run, immersion programs can provide cognitive benefits, including more flexible, creative thinking. Though students from the programs lag for a few years in English, by the fifth grade they perform as well as or better than their monolingual peers on standardized reading and mat
43、h tests. For multicultural families, the psychological boost can also be important. Lueth“s adopted daughter, Lucy, used to squirm when cousins asked why her skin color was different from theirs. Now, Lucy proudly answers them, “Yeah, I was born in China. “ Lueth recently won an $800,000 grant from
44、the Department of Education to develop a teaching model for immersion middle schools, and she advises educators around the country who are starting their own programs. If Yinghua can make Mandarin a success in Minnesota, so can they. “This is a glorious culture and an increasingly important language
45、 that we are meaningfully teaching to our children. And we“re in the middle of nowhere. “（分数：6.00）(1).According to the passage, Yinghua Academy is _.（分数：1.00）A.an English language school for immigrantsB.a high rise sticking out in the neighborhoodC.a grade school with students of different racesD.a
46、unique institution with an Asian owner(2).In comparison with their counterparts in other schools around, Yinghua“s twelve-year-old Asian children would most probably be _.（分数：1.00）A.better at Western cultureB.more proficient in EnglishC.better at acquiring knowledgeD.more bilingually competent(3).Mo
47、st instructors at Yinghua are trying to adapt themselves to the local parents who are _.（分数：1.00）A.soft with their childrenB.unafraid to be criticalC.as stubborn as muleD.respectful of nobody(4).According to the research, students from Yinghua will be more creative in thinking because _.（分数：1.00）A.t
48、hey are taught there not only in EnglishB.they are not only learning languages thereC.they were not only born to White parentsD.they were raised not only nearby the school(5).Which word can best describe Lucy?（分数：1.00）A.Self-consciousB.Self-assertiveC.Self-confidentD.Self-important(6).In regard to t
49、he teaching of Mandarin, Lueth believes that Yinghua _.（分数：1.00）A.has still a long way to goB.deserves financial rewardsC.plays a leading role in the USD.shows what can be done anywhere七、Section B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)八、Passage 4(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Advertising is paid, nonpersonal communication that is designed to communicate in a creative manner, through the use of mass or information-directed media, the nature
