1、硕士研究生英语学位-16 及答案解析(总分：101.00，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：1，分数：9.00)（分数：9.00）(1). A. Jane likes to keep silent. B. Jane is a woman of few words. C. Jane is very forgetful. D. Jane is quick to forgive others.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. 8:40 a.m. B. 9:40 a.m. C. 10:10 a.m.
2、 D. 11:40 a.m.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. She is going to see a doctor. B. She is going to the cinema. C. She is going to stay at home. D. She wants to have a sleep.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. Patient and doctor. B. Daughter and father. C. Client and lawyer. D. Athlete and coach.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. T
3、he man has got office work. B. The man is working in an office. C. The man wants to get part-time office work. D. The man is unlucky to be an office worker.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A. Strange. B. Courageous. C. Coward. D. Sensitive.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A. He needs more days off. B. He is eager to get
4、promoted. C. He hopes to have less working hours. D. He wants to earn more money.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A. He is interested in the work. B. He wanted to make alterations to the house. C. lie had not enough money to have the work done. D. He doesnt like to ask a favor of others.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A
5、. He is sick. B. He is overworked. C. Hes getting too old. D. Hes too weak.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、BSection B/B(总题数：2，分数：6.00)（分数：3.00）(1).What did Caleb Bradham want to be? A. A physicist. B. A psychologist C. An anthropologist. D. A pharmacist（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).For what did he invent new flavors of s
6、oda fountain drinks? A. He liked to drink soda fountain drinks. B. He wanted to keep his customers invigorating. C. He wanted to attract more customers to his drug store. D. He liked invention.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How did he make people enjoy Pepsi-Cola anywhere in the early 1900s? A. He bottled his
7、 product. B. He opened a lot of soft drink shops. C. He hired many agents. D. He established Pepsi Cola Company.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）(1).It becomes clear from the text that the driving force(动力)behind green products is_. A. public caring for the environment B. companies desire for bigger sales
8、C. new ways of doing business D. rapid growth of supermarkets（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What would be the best title for the text? A. Business and People B. Business Goes Green C. Shopping Habits Are Changing D. Supermarkets and Green Products（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What have some companies made their main s
9、elling point? A. A selling point B. The company name C. A great demand for health foods D. The manufacturing of green products（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).It is estimated that at least one million people die every year because of complications _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).The
10、program used by the United Nations agency to reduce mistakes is around a new _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).In 2004, the death rate that surgical complications led to in developing countries was _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).The very first step for the checklist is to confirm the _ and the operation to be performed.
11、（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).Surgical equipment is counted to make sure _ stays in the patient.（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.“Do I understand that it is not Ucompulsory/U for us to attend?“ Mr. Johnson asked. A. advisable B. obligatory C. indiscreet D. necessa
12、ry（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.2.You dont have to ask him to Urender/U an account of his actions, for he rarely tells the truth. A. deliver B. narrate C. settle D. compress（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.3.The spacecraft Utouched down/U on schedule and the astronauts were helped out of it. A. launched B. operated C. landed D.
13、 crashed（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.4.This hard-working couple was able to put their two sons through college on Utheir own/U. A. by their own efforts B. in their own way C. in their own interests D. in their own light（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.5.Around the Spring Festival, a Uprevailing/U practice is to exchange greeti
14、ngs and visits. A. prevalent B. populous C. preceding D. present（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.6.Jane and Tom have been able to Ureconcile/U their difference and are a happy family again. A. settle B. arrange C. balance D. pacify（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.7.The utilization of hydroelectric resources should be Ustepped up/U
15、. A. sustained B. increased C. supported D. encouraged（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.8.These instruments are so powerful as to enable them to Uascertain/U many facts of the deepest interest. A. put out B. find out C. wear out D. turn out（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.9.He was concerned only with Umundane/U matters, especially
16、the daily stock market quotations. A. rational B. obscure C. worldly D. eminent（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.10.A careful Uscreening/U of the disease will lessen the patients anxiety. A. showing B. hiding C. investigation D. projection（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.七、BSection B/B(总题数：10，分数：5.00)11.As far as marriage is concer
17、ned, it is mutual care and love that _. A. mounts B. discounts C. counts D. calculates（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.12.This detective story might not be_interesting to keep the child awake. A. enough B. adequately C. amply D. sufficiently（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.13.The great American scientist Edison had a remarkable _
18、for inventing new things. A. requirement B. aptitude C. obligation D. vulnerability（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.14.Both linguists and psychologists are eager to learn more about the process of language _. A. acquisition B. attainment C. possession D. fulfillment（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.15.Looked at from your_, the job
19、is acceptable. A. attitude B. state C. standpoint D. opinion（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.16.No instances have been found_an interchanging of these two sentence constructions. A. for B. of C. by D. in（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.17.He was easily hurt because his feelings were very _. A. sensible B. sensational C. sensitive
20、D. senseless（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.18.To test his theory, the chemist _ an experiment. A. set up B. set out C. set forth D. set in（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.19.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
21、.B.C.D.20.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.八、BPART CLOZE/(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Blue collar and government jobs are among the most U U 1 /U /Ucareers for U.S. graduates, according to U.S. News mag
22、azines 2008 Best Careers report. U.S. employers are increasingly offshoring professional jobs. This means less jobs U U 2 /U /Ucollege-graduate skills, the magazine says.As in many other countries, U.S. high school students are told that college is the U U 3 /U /U. So theres a growing U U 4 /U /Uof
23、skilled people in jobs that dont 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 U U 5 /U /Uto college graduates. These are more knowledge-based than the usual blu
24、e-collar jobs.Government is becoming an employer of U U 6 /U /U. Corporations, fueled by pressures to compete globally, continue to get ever U U 7 /U /U. Non-profit organizations are increasingly strapped for cash. Government is able to pay employees well,U U 8 /U /Utheir practices are economically
25、sound, the magazine says. The report also indicates that social U U 9 /U /Umay 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 U U 10 /U /Ua less-than-rosy pict
26、ure.（分数：10.00）(1). A. fatter B. heavier C. lighter D. leaner（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. whether or not B. now and then C. off and on D. so and so（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. post B. status C. level D. grade（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. purchase B. demonstrate C. paint D. alter（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. profitable
27、 B. promising C. prompt D. progressive（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A. acquire B. inquire C. require D. request（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A. route B. road C. passage D. way（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A. shortage B. necessity C. decrease D. increase（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A. capable of going B. likely to go C. prone to g
28、oing D. able to go（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10). A. right B. election C. choice D. occasion（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、BPART READING (总题数：6，分数：31.00)President Bush on Thursday dedicated the national Christmas tree to those who died on Sept. 11 and to Gis who have died in the line of duty. “They will remain in our pr
29、ayers,“ he said. Bush also granted federal workers a four-day holiday weekend for their efforts in responding to the attacks.“This is a year we will not forget those who lost loved ones in the attacks on September the 11th and on the battlefield,“ the president said. “They will remain in our prayers
30、.“A moment later, Laura Bush and two children who lost fathers at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 6-year-old Faith Elseth and 5-year-old Leon Patterson, flicked a witch of dazzling blue lights and white stars on the Colorado blue spruce that stands permanently on the lawn just south of the White House. Th
31、ough the 77th annual ceremony marked the start of the annual month long “Pigeon of peace,“ the commander in chief noted the nation is at war. “During this time of conflict and challenge, we once again celebrate a season of hope and joy,“ he told some 5,000 people gathered near the tree. He recalled
32、that 60 years earlierjust three weeks after the bombing of Pearl HarborPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt was joined by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill at the lighting ceremony.“Now, once again, we celebrate Christmas in a time of testing with American troops far from home,“ he said. “This sea
33、son finds our country with losses to mourn and great tasks to complete.“The presidential Christmas tree lighting is usually a festive event, but there was a solemn aspect to this years event, held under extraordinary security. Bush remained behind thick protective glass throughout his appearance. Du
34、ring opera star Federica von Stades singing of “Silent Night,“ a jet roared overhead from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, an unmistakable reminder of the Sept. 11 hijackings.The lighting was first closed to the public as part of tightened security following the attacks, but security offic
35、ials relented, allowing distribution of some 2,700 were distributed through the National Park Service. Another 2,700 were distributed through the administration and Congress. The White House is normally opened to holiday tours, but is closed to the public this year.The tree will remain lighted and o
36、pen for public viewing through Dec. 31, and musical performances by volunteer choirs and dancers are scheduled nightly through Dec. 29. Thursday, country singer Travis Tritt sang Silver Bells and O Little Town of Bethlehem, and Tony Award-winning singer Audra McDonald performed Ill be Home for Chris
37、tmas.This year, the tree is topped with a red and white star and ornamented in patriotic colors and symbols: 100 000 blue and white lights, oversized star ornaments, and red garland. Surrounding the tree are 56 smaller trees, representing all 50 states, five territories and the District of Columbia.
38、The administration took several steps to ensure the public will get a glimpse of the White house in holiday while it is closed for security reasons.Laura Bush was taping a video tour of all the glitter to be shown at the nearby White House Visitors Center, and there was a new virtual tour on the Whi
39、te House Web site. The site has a 360-degree view of decorations in the ceremonial rooms.Bush ordered the government to close on Christmas Eve, a Monday, so that workers can have that day off with pay and get a four-day weekend. He did give federal agency heads the authority to require some workers
40、to report to duty for national security, defense or other reasons. The president also scheduled a Hanukkah reception Monday evening in the White House residence. He and his wife plan to light Hanukkah candles on a 100-year-old menorah on loan form the Jewish Museum in New York, press secretary Ari F
41、leischer said.（分数：5.00）(1).The main idea of the passage is about _. A. the history of Christmas B. how the president and his people celebrated Christmas this year C. the effect of the Sept. 11 attack D. the countrys mourn for the dead（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following events did NOT happen
42、during this years Christmas season? A. President Bush dedicated the national Christmas tree to those who died as a consequence of the attack. B. Federal workers got a four-day holiday. C. Winston Churchill attended the lighting ceremony. D. President Bush and his wife held a Hanukkah reception on Ch
43、ristmas Eve.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following was NOT a directly result from the Sept. 11 attacks? A. Lighting the Christmas tree. B. the close of the White house to the public. C. When Bush appeared in public during the presidential Christmas tree lighting, he remained behind thick protec
44、tive glass. D. During Federica yon Stades performance, a jet is arranged to roar overhead.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What step was taken by the administration to ensure the public could get a glimpse of the White House in holiday? A. More than 5,000 tickets were distributed to the public to visit the Whit
45、e House. B. A video tour of the White House made by the Presidents wife was shown at the White House Visitors Center. C. The White House Web site offered a virtual tour of the White House. D. Both B and C（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).By saying that “During this time of conflict and challenge“, Bush referred
46、to _. A. the Sept. 11 attacks and the following battles B. the bombing of Pearl Harbor C. the worsening of the international situation D. the problems of unemployment and social insecurity（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Good news is bad news and bad news is good news, newsmen often say to one another. And when you
47、 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 whole function and purpose of t
