1、硕士研究生英语学位-24 及答案解析(总分：103.00，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. She would rather go running. B. She doesnt want go into the pool. C. She will go after changing the clothes. D. She needs sportswear to go running.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. It is green
2、 and yellow in color. B. It costs $150 for a pair. C. It is defective. D. Its backside can be adjusted.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. Moving out. B. Repairing the house. C. Doing up the kitchen. D. Building a private residence.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. Give the plants more sunlight. B. Water the plants mor
3、e often. C. Buy some evergreen plants. D. Move the plants from the window.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. He doesnt believe Michael Jackson will write to the woman. B. He doesnt enjoy Michael Jacksons songs. C. The woman is too old to be a fan of Michael Jackson. D. The woman should have gone out to meet t
4、he mailman.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A. Polishing silver. B. Sewing napkins. C. Putting the food away. D. Lying a table.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A. After his promotion he doesnt have to work as hard as before. B. He work 3 nights every 2 weeks. C. He works on the day shift now. D. He has 2 free days for ev
5、ery 3 days he works.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A. In a hotel. B. At home. C. In a hospital. D. At a friends house.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A. Calculating the tip to the driver. B. Purchasing a vehicle. C. Making transportation arrangements. D. Giving instruction to the driver.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、BSection B/B
6、(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 soda fountain drinks? A. He liked to drink soda fountain drinks. B. He wanted to keep his customers invigor
7、ating. 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 product. B. He opened a lot of soft drink shops. C. He hired many agents. D. He established Pepsi Cola Co
8、mpany.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）(1). A. 18-21. B. 22-25. C. 30-50. D. 70-80.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. Because older people become more thankful for what they have. B. Because older people spend less time in deep thinking. C. Because older people forget things more frequently. D. Because older people
9、tend to be more reliable.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. Middle aged women had increased sleep problems. B. Stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties. C. Being single affected the levels of happiness. D. Sleep quality declined as people got older.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、BSection C/B(总题数：1
10、，分数：5.00)（分数：5.00）(1).“Facebook“ and “MySpace“ are some of the most popular blog sites for_.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Blogs offer young people a place to show their writings and_.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Personal information puts teenagers at risk of being sought out by dangerous people who_.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4
11、).When teenagers include information on their blogs that can be seen as a threat to others they can_.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).Parents are advised to read their childrens blogs to make sure they are not giving out_.（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.He was conce
12、rned only with Umundane/U matters, especially the daily stock market quotations. A. rational B. obscure C. worldly D. eminent（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.2.The intimate relationship between human beings and speech is not Urestricted/U to sound. A. ascribed B. confined C. subjected D. related（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.3.A
13、t dusk, Mr. Hightower would sit in his old armchair in the backyard and Uwistfully/U lose in reminiscence of his youth romances. A. hopefully B. reflectively C. sympathetically D. irresistibly（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.4.It is suggested by the authors of the paper that their subjects are more Uprone/U to get
14、heart disease than other groups. A. sure B. possible C. likely D. prompt（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.5.In spite of the efforts of those Uindustrious/U farmers, the local economy is far from developed due to isolation. A. capable B. ingenious C. innovative D. hard-working（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.6.The sales manager was
15、so Uadamant/U about her idea that it was out of the question for any one to talk her out of it. A. adaptable B. anxious C. firm D. talkative（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.7.Failure is the direct result of poor self-esteem and the Uanticipation/U of failure. A. elimination B. designation C. elevation D. expectatio
16、n（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.8.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.9.The court held the parents Uaccountable for/U the minor childs acts of violence. A. responsible for B. indifferent to C. desperat
17、e for D. involved in（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.10.The number of hours that have Uintervened/U between the accident and operation is a crucial factor. A. interfered B. interlaced C. interposed D. interlinked.（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.七、BSection B/B(总题数：10，分数：5.00)11.Her excellent _ of English helped her communicate fre
18、ely with foreign partners. A. standard B. criterion C. evaluation D. command（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.12.If the patient cannot recover within 24 hours, death would_. A. ensure B. sue C. relapse D. ensue（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.13.The police are _ the suburbs for the missing car. A. seeking B. combing C. looking D. i
19、nvestigating（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.14.Some insects pass through their entire life cycles, from egg to adult,_days or weeks. A. based on B. in case of C. in a matter of D. in time for（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.15.It is desirable that the airplane_as light and fast as possible. A. be made B. is made C. were made D. h
20、as been made（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.16.These countries are _ concluding a free trade agreement to propel regional development. A. on the verge of B. in the interest of C. on the side of D. at the expense of（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.17.Having been an office secretary for some years, she always _ chores in a responsi
21、ble way. A. goes on B. goes for C. goes without D. goes about（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.18.These countries are _ concluding a free trade agreement to propel regional development. A. on the verge of B. in the interest of C. on the side of D. at the expense of（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.19.The risk of chemotherapy must th
22、erefore 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.20.There was nothing we could do _ wait. A. or rather B. but rather C. rather than D. other than（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.八、BPART CLOZE/(总题数：1，分数：10.00)At leas
23、t since the Industrial Revolution, gender roles have 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 U U 1 /U /U. Women have moved into the world of work and have become adept at m
24、eeting expectations in that arena, while maintaining their family roles of nurturing and creating a (n) U U 2 /U /Uthat is a haven for all family members. U U 3 /U /Umany women experience strain from trying to “do it all,“ they often enjoy the increased rewards that can result from playing multiple
25、roles. As womens roles have changed, changing expectations about mens roles have become more U U 4 /U /UMany men are relinquishing their major responsibility U U 5 /U /Uthe family provider. Probably the most significant change in mens roles, however, is in the emotional U U 6 /U /Uof family life. Me
26、n are increasingly expected to meet the emotional needs of their families, especially their wives.In fact, expectations about the emotional domain of marriage have become more significant for marriage in general. Research on U U 7 /U /Umarriage has changed over recent decades points to the increasin
27、g importance of the emotional side of the relationships and the importance of sharing in the “emotion work“ U U 8 /U /Uto nourish marriages and other family relationships. Men and women want to experience marriages that are interdependent, U U 9 /U /Uboth partners nurture each other, attend and resp
28、ond to each other, and encourage and promote each other. We are thus seeing marriages in which mens and womens roles are becoming increasingly more U U 10 /U /U（分数：10.00）(1). A. home B. garden C. arena D. paradise（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. take B. do C. play D. show（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. When B. Eve
29、n though C. Since D. Nevertheless（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. general B. acceptable C. popular D. apparent（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. as B. of C. from D. for（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A. section B. constituent C. domain D. point（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A. how B. what C. why D. if（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A. but B. onl
30、y C. enough D. necessary（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A. unless B. although C. where D. because（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10). A. pleasant B. important C. similar D. manageable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、BPART READING (总题数：6，分数：33.00)To produce the upheaval in the United States that changed and modernized the domain of highe
31、r education from the mid-1860s to the mid-1880s, three primary causes interacted. The emergence of a half-dozen leaders in education provided the personal force that was needed. Moreover, an outcry for a fresher, more practical, and more advanced kind of instruction arose among the alumni and friend
32、s of nearly all of the old colleges and grew into a movement that overrode all conservative opposition. The aggressive “Young Yale“ movement appeared, demanding partial alumni control, a more liberal spirit, and a broader course of study. The graduates of Harvard College simultaneously rallied to re
33、lieve the colleges poverty and demand new enterprise. Education was pushing toward higher standards in the East by throwing off church leadership everywhere, and in the West by finding a wider range of studies and a new sense of public duty.The old-style classical education received its most crushin
34、g blow in the citadel of Harvard College, where Dr. Charles Eliot, a young captain thirty-five, son of a former treasurer of Harvard, led the progressive forces. Five revolutionary advances were made during the first years of Dr. Eliots administration. They were the elevation and amplification of en
35、trance requirements, the enlargement of the curriculum and the development of the elective system, the recognition of graduate study in the liberal arts, the raising of professional training in law, medicine, and engineering to a postgraduate level, and the fostering of greater maturity in student l
36、ife. Standards of admission were sharply advanced in 1872-1873 and 1876-1877. By the appointment of a dean to take charge of student affairs, and a wise handling of discipline, the undergraduates were led to regard themselves more as young gentlemen and less as young animals. One new course of study
37、 after another was opened up science, music, the history of the fine arts, advanced Spanish, political economy, physic, classical philology, and international law.（分数：5.00）(1).Which of the following is the authors main purpose in the passage _. A. To explain the history of Harvard College B. To crit
38、icize the conditions of United States universities in the nineteenth century C. To describe innovations in United States higher education in the later 1800s D. To compare Harvard with Yale before the turn of the century（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the passage, the changes in higher education du
39、ring the later 1800s were the result of _. A. plans developed by conservatives and church leaders B. efforts of interested individuals to redefine the educational system C. the demands of social organizations seeding financial relief D. rallies held by westerners wanting to compete with eastern scho
40、ols（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the passage Harvard College was in need of more _. A. students B. money C. land D. clergy（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to the passage, which of the following can be inferred about Harvard College before progressive changes occurred? A. Admission standards were l
41、ower. B. Students were younger. C. Classes ended earlier. D. Courses were more practical.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What is the authors attitude towards the educational reform? A. Critical. B. Despise. C. Supportive. D. Neutral.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.It happens to every college student. Every professor on campu
42、s assigns a paper the same week. Volunteer work and social activities fill the calendar. Before long, an assignment is due in the morning, so what else is there to do? Brew a pot of coffee and begin another of that most storied of college traditions: Uthe all- nighter./UMany college students have fo
43、und themselves in this position. Although studying late into the early hours is a pretty well-accepted part of college life, the scientific consensus is clearinsufficient sleep is bad for a students performance, happiness and health.Sleep is one of the bodys most vital processes, affecting everythin
44、g from muscle strength to memory span. Sleep increases blood flow to muscles and repairs damaged cells. A recent study indicates that college basketball players perform better on the court if they sleep at least ten hours the night before. Sleep consolidates memories and prepares the brain to perfor
45、mstudents who get more sleep can improve recall ability and actually do better on tests.How much sleep a person needs varies, but Dr. William DeMent from Stanford University says college students need over eight hours per night. With assignments piling up, many students end up constantly sleep depri
46、ved. Students accumulate a “sleep debt“ that can get larger over time and can only be “paid off“ by getting the amount of sleep the body needs. Naturally, a persons body would force them to get enough sleep by making them feel sleepy. But caffeine, stimulants, pressing deadlines encourage students t
47、o ignore the bodys natural signals and go without sleep far longer than they should.Its easy to get caught up in the excitement and stress of college life and to get in the habit of getting to bed later and later. But pushing bodies and schedules to their limits does not come without cost. In the short-t
