1、硕士研究生英语学位-14 及答案解析(总分：105.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPART LISTENIN(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BSection A/B(总题数：2，分数：10.00)（分数：5.00）(1). A. The womans husband might have been held up by traffic. B. The woman should go and meet her husband. C. The womans husband is worried about missing the bus. D. Its never safe to drive
2、 a car at this time of the day.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. She will post the letter for the man. B. She has no time to go to the post office today. C. She will send the letter to Mary. D. She will go to the post office to get the letter for Mary.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. He does not like to travel on we
3、ekend. B. He has to work this weekend. C. He always works on weekend. D. He has been back from holiday.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. How much the rent is. B. How often the man can take a paid leave. C. How he succeeded in getting the benefit. D. How he gave up the job as a manager.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A
4、. It is impossible to lock oneself for a week without anything to eat. B. The man should have a rest as soon as possible. C. Its unthinkable that such work can be accomplished with so great efficiency. D. His thesis is too short to fulfill the school requirement.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：5.00）(1). A. The
5、 woman has one child. B. The woman hires a baby-sitter. C. The woman would rather go out to work. D. The man is talking to this wife.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. She shares the mans opinion. B. It is impossible for them to attend the meeting. C. There is plenty of food available at the Party. D. There i
6、s too much work to do at the moment.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. He is getting married. B. He is from Medico. C. He is good at cooking. D. His wife is a good cook.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. She did many wrong things. B. She had a quarrel with the man. C. She hasnt finished her homework yet. D. She is too
7、much behind the schedule.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. Its good for shopping without the personal service there. B. Shopping at supermarkets could also be time-consuming. C. It takes less time to buy what you want at supermarkets. D. There is a great variety of goods and commodities.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、BS
8、ection B/B(总题数：2，分数：6.00)（分数：3.00）(1).Which of the following is not mentioned as responsible for sneezing? A. Pollen. B. Dust. C. Bright light. D. Kitchen.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is the symptom of the infection? A. Itching. B. Sore throat. C. Powerful, daily sneezing episodes. D.
9、 Multiple, early-morning sneezes.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What might have happened to a woman if all else cant explain her sneezing? A. She is in the family way. B. Shes caught a cold. C. She has a sinus infection. D. Shes allergic to pets.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）(1).What caused the deaths of most of
10、the victims? A. Smoke and fumes. B. Over crowdedness. C. The fall of the building. D. Fighting.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why had the Happy Land Club been ordered to close? A. Illegal activities. B. Inadequate safety standards. C. Gambling. D. Opposition faction.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why did the Mayor say
11、that 170 clubs would be inspected immediately? A. They had the same problems as the Happy Land Club. B. They were near the Happy Land Club. C. Some of them had been burned. D. The criminal was hiding somewhere in one of them.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、BSection C/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)（分数：5.00）(1).What is the main
12、 topic of the talk?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).What does the speaker say about where early Massachusetts farm animals came from?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).According to the speaker, what activity is the settlers consider the least important?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).What was the primary characteristic of early American f
13、arm animals?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).What did the nineteenth century farm families do with most of their farm products?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_五、BPART VOCABULA(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、BSection A/B(总题数：10，分数：5.00)1.Many people came to donate blood Uof their own accord/U. A. willingly B. for their own sake C. of their own
14、 D. without the help of others（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.2.The preserved food should retain Upalatable/U appearance, flavor, and texture, as well as its original nutritional value. A. tasty B. stylish C. delicate D. notable（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.3.The small shuttle can Ufunnel/U ten thousand fibers in it in one hou
15、r. A. move through B. move ahead C. hide D. contain（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.4.Microfilm can hold a large Uamount/U of information in a very small storage space because the image is stored in reduced form. A. packet B. book C. quantity D. cycle（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.5.Jane and Tom have been able to Ureconcile/U th
16、eir difference and are a happy family again. A. settle B. arrange C. balance D. pacify（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.6.He displayed a complete lack of Ucourtesy/U and tact in dealing with his employer. A. tenacity B. curiosity C. civility D. hostility（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.7.Every modem government, liberal or otherwise
17、, has a specific position in the field of ideas; its stability is Uvulnerable/U to critics in proportion to their ability and persuasiveness. A. futile B. susceptible C. feasible D. flexible（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.8.A winner achieves his goal without hurting others or Ucompromising/U his beliefs and convic
18、tions. A. changing B. endangering C. submitting D. composing（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.9.These graduates are more than Uobliged/U to the college for the happy four years of college life. A. obligatory B. reluctant C. indifferent D. grateful（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.10.In the tropic rainforest there is a wide range of
19、species Upeculiar/U to this area. A. specific B. odd C. distinct D. familiar（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.七、BSection B/B(总题数：10，分数：5.00)11.We must take part in physical labor in order to _ ourselves more closely with the working people. A. identify B. incorporate C. combine D. involve（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.12.After th
20、e accident she suffered brain_and couldnt speak. A. destruction B. disease C. decay D. damage（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.13.Sometime the 3-year-old child has trouble_fact from fiction. A. separating B. to separate C. having separated D. for separating（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.14.The importance of protecting rainforests
21、 from human invasion is increasingly realized by developing and developed countries_. A. both B. either C. alike D. apart（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.15.He couldnt _ his curiosity to see what was in the box. A. retain B. restrain C. restrict D. represent（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.16.If there is the need to compete in a c
22、rowd, to battle _ the edge the surest strategy is to develop the unexpected. A. on B. for C. against D. with（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.17.It is desirable that the airplane_as light and fast as possible. A. be made B. is made C. were made D. has been made（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.18.A person can explain his professiona
23、l goals _ position, prestige or income. A. in terms of B. in case of C. in view of D. in honor of（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.19.The risk of chemotherapy must therefore be carefully _ the chances of spontaneous regression. A. conflicted with B. compared to C. reconciled with D. weighed against（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.2
24、0.With its anti-terrorism campaign taking _ over anything else, the government is extending its job and running in more affairs. A. superiority B. priority C. majority D. polarity（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.八、BPART CLOZE/(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Researchers produced evidence to support what most of us already knew-that
25、 a cup of tea is the answer to any crisis.Dr. Malcolm Cross, a psychologist at City University London, tested the anxiety levels of a group of people following a U U 1 /U /Usituation and revealed that even a single cup of tea has a U U 2 /U /Ucalming effect. His team gave 42 volunteers a mental arit
26、hmetic exam and U U 3 /U /Uoffered half of them a cup of tea and the other half a glass of water. The water groups anxiety levels soared U U 4 /U /U25 percent compared to before the task, U U 5 /U /Uthe tea group actually reported a four percent reduction in anxiety-despite the difficult test, they
27、were more relaxed than when they started.According to a survey carried out for the research, 68 percent of Britons U U 6 /U /Utea in a dilemma, making it the nations most common response to trouble of U U 7 /U /Ukind. About 60 percent said the promise of comfort and warmth was the main reason for pu
28、tting the kettle on. “The U U 8 /U /Uof making and drinking tea-particularly during times of stress-is at the very U U 9 /U /Uof British culture,“ Cross said.This study shows that the social psychological U U 10 /U /Uof tea enhance the effects of its chemical make-up on our bodies and brains.（分数：10.
29、00）(1). A. light-hearted B. serious C. comfortable D. stressful（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. significant B. rigorous C. severe D. selective（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. previously B. afterwards C. besides D. lately（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. on B. in C. by D. at（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. while B. however C. meanwh
30、ile D. nevertheless（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A. give up B. owe to C. look on D. turn to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A. whichever B. whatever C. however D. whoever（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A. ceremony B. function C. ritual D. observance（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A. beginning B. moment C. end D. core（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10)
31、. A. aspects B. faces C. sites D. ways（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、BPART READING (总题数：6，分数：34.00)If the universality of immersion-style language programs, emergency test prep classes, tired college kids is any indication, cramming (临时抱佛脚) is a wildly popular study strategy. Professors frown upon it yet conspi
32、re by squeezing vast topics like “Evolution“ or “World history 1914 to present“ into the last week of a course. So is cramming effective or not? A new study by UC-San Diego psychologists confirms what you may suspect deep down: The answer is no. Hurried memorization is a hopeless approach for retain
33、ing information. But its not all bad news. The team offers a precise formula for better study habits, and it doesnt necessarily need dogged discipline and routine.To arrive at their prescription, the scientists tested the “spacing effect“ on long-term memory. In other words, they wanted to know how
34、the time gap between study sessions influences the ability to remember material on test day. They asked 1,354 volunteers to memorize 32 trivial facts, such as “Who invented snow golf?.“ (Rudyard Kipling) and “What European nation consumes the most spicy Mexican food?“ (Norway). Participants reviewed
35、 the answers anywhere from several minutes to several months after first learning them, and then were tested up to a year later.The findings? Students perform better when they space their study sessions rather than when they try to cram everything into their heads during one sitting. But for those w
36、ho must cram, timing is everything. According to the researchers, if you have only one date on which to study, choose a day thats closer to when you first learned the material than when you take the test-but not too close. For instance, if you have a French lesson on Monday and a quiz the following
37、Monday, you should study on Wednesday for maximum retention. Tuesday is too early and Sunday is too late. If you want to remember something for a year, wait about a month to review what you learned.Hal Pashler, one of the lead authors, suspects that most crammers dont realize the error of their ways
38、. “Even in the scientific community, cram-type summer courses on new research methods are extremely popular,“ he told me in an email. And I have never heard people who take these courses even notice the fact that they are a perfect prescription for rapid forgetting.“（分数：6.00）(1).Which of the followi
39、ng can best describe professors attitude toward cramming? A. Rationally rejecting. B. Reasonably ignoring. C. Readily accepting. D. Reluctantly helping.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The new study on cramming _. A. makes us confused about how to understand it B. proves the correctness of the general understan
40、ding C. points out the problems with whats popularly known D. raises questions as to what should be avoided（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Paragraph 2 mainly describes _. A. the necessity of the test B. the procedure of the test C. the selection of the test subjects D. the content of the test questions（分数：1.00
41、）A.B.C.D.(4).According to the passage, the most important cramming strategy is _. A. dividing the study session B. putting things into category C. choosing the optimal review time D. lengthening the review session（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).By mentioning the science community, Hal Pashler means to say that
42、 _. A. people are not fully aware of the problems with cramming B. science people should take the lead in giving up cramming C. forgetting is one of the major negative effects of cramming D. it is important to develop better study habits than cramming（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).Which of the following is th
43、e best title for the passage? A. Why People Cram? B. How to Cram C. New Definitions of Cramming D. Cramming-Not a Long-term Strategy（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.“I smoke for my health,“ I proclaimed in a newspaper article published in 1979. Since I am a doctor, this advice attracted amused attention. I reasoned
44、 that smoking made me cough and thus prevented pneumonia; smoking made my heart go faster and eliminated the need for special exercise; smoking restrained my appetite and kept me trim. And then, at 51, I had a heart attack.I knew the risk factors for early heart disease, high blood-cholesterol level
45、s and smoking. The first four were in my favor, but 1; chose to smoke.Strange how the evidence that linked smoking to heart disease appeared unclear to me, and how the same data now appear overwhelmingly convincing. Why stop now? Smokers who stop after their first heart attack have an 80-percent cha
46、nce of living ten more yearsif they dont, a 60-per cent chance.As a smoker, I always resented the fact that we smokers received only scorn from nonsmokers. How could nonsmokers know that smoking was bad for the health if there were no smokers to prove it? Being a member of the experimental group, ra
47、ther than the control group, deserves a certain measure of social appreciation. Ive done my time. Im now ready to be a control. No longer smoke for my health. My health cant stand the help.Will I miss the late-night trips to find a store thats still open and selling cigarettes? Will I miss searching through
