1、硕士研究生英语学位真题 2012 年 12 月及答案解析(总分：100.00，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：9.00)Directions: In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and
2、the questions will be read ONLY ONCE. Choose the best answer from the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scored Answer Sheet.（分数：5.00）(1). A. His arms. B. His legs. C. His head. D. His shoulder.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A.
3、Bennie is traveling to San Francisco by air. B. Bennie is very happy about the promotion. C. Bennie has quit a well-paid job. D. Bennie enjoys working in the office.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. At 1:45. B. At 2:15. C. At 2:30. D. At 2:45.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. Jeffrey is not a good helping hand. B. Je
4、ffrey is too young to start a new career. C. They agree with each other on many things. D. They really dislike each other.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. An SUV. B. A sports car. C. A minivan. D. A cargo truck.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1). A. Because the lab was really a mess. B. Because the boss was too
5、strict. C. Because the driver was absent-minded. D. Because someone in the group was manipulative.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. Jessica didnt want the job anyway. B. Jessica herself is to blame. C. Jessica should stop her dog from barking. D. Jessica hid something in the tree.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. At
6、a restaurant. B. At the airport. C. At a service station. D. At a caf.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. She has been busy with Biochemistry. B. She hasnt got a partner yet. C. She prefers Microbiology to Biochemistry. D. She has to drop the lab class.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、BSection B/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Mini-talk
7、One(总题数：1，分数：3.00)（分数：3.00）(1). A. Organizing campus activities. B. Taking visitors to various colleges. C. Offering information on American colleges. D. Advising on which university to attend.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. Admission requirements. B. Sports programs. C. International database. D. Virtual
8、campus tours.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. Because they found many related websites lacking visual materials. B. Because they wanted to compete with the tradition of a personal visit. C. Because they intended to choose their ideal colleges. D. Because they couldnt contact a school directly.（分数：1.00）A.B.C
9、.D.五、Mini-talk Two(总题数：1，分数：3.00)（分数：3.00）(1). A. More than 57 million dollars. B. More than 75 million dollars. C. About 550 million dollars. D. More than 15 billion dollars.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. Lights and windows. B. Restrooms and elevator equipment. C. Office conditions and environment. D. Le
10、ase rates and payment.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. An investment association will be set up. B. The building will be illuminated by green lights. C. The occupants will get into trouble. D. The cost of office space will double.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、BSection C/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Directions: In this section you
11、will hear a short lecture. Listen to the recording and complete the notes about the lecture. You will hear the recording twice. After the recording you are asked to write down your answers on the Answer Sheet. You now have 25 seconds to read the notes below.（分数：5.00）(1).Post-holiday syndrome is a co
12、mmonly used term which depicts the _ (2 words) occurring after the winter holidays and festival season.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Expecting to _ (4 words) is a way of telling yourself that this is a normal feeling.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Lift your spirits by continuing to _ (3 words) friends and family, and ge
13、tting out and about to do activities.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Choose activities that meet your _ (3 words), and that you know will give you a thrill.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).Once youre _ (2 words) planning and doing, youll be too busy to worry.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_七、BPART VOCABULA(总题数：0，分数：0.00)八、BSection A/B(总题数：
14、10，分数：5.00)1.These findings run counter to the belief that alcohol Ustands in the way of/U analytical thinking. A. spurs B. hinders C. triggers D. accompanies（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.2.As in the rest of the continent, South Africa still has to Ucontend with/U overwhelming poverty. A. suffer from B. bring ab
15、out C. invest in D. fight against（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.3.The operation was a success and he had excellent Uprospects/U for a full recovery. A. thoughts B. outputs C. odds D. ambitions（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.4.Destiny is defined by individuals Ukeen/U to imagine a future that is different from the reality. A. ea
16、ger B. unwilling C. sharp D. quick（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.5.My mother keeps reminding me to Ustick to/U my principles and remain honest in whatever I do. A. adhere to B. set about C. insist on D. come upon（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.6.Theres nothing worse than a boss who gives Uimplicit/U instructions and then gets d
17、isappointed by the work you give in. A. explicit B. ambiguous C. considerable D. coherent（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.7.About three years into this job, these migrant laborers came to accept the harsh facts Uin time/U. A. punctually B. immediately C. originally D. eventually（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.8.An aircraft is equ
18、ipped with a Usophisticated/U electronic control system for the sake of safety. A. highly-developed B. newly-invented C. well-meant D. long-lived（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.9.This trip offers an opportunity to enjoy the Uprofound/U silence of the deep, unaltered desert. A. dramatic B. important C. complete D.
19、distant（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.10.All Fire Police Officers are sworn officers of the law and should display a(n) Ubadge/U of authority when on duty. A. multitude B. token C. air D. degree（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.九、BSection B/B(总题数：10，分数：5.00)11.Eight badminton players were charged with trying to _ the outcome of p
20、reliminary matches. A. dominate B. manipulate C. eliminate D. simulate（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.12.In the beginning, few people were _ Barack Obama to make a significant impact in the race. A. counting on B. turning out C. proceeding to D. conforming to（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.13.Self-esteem is the ability to be _ o
21、f ones own abilities, talent, worth and value. A. ensured B. insured C. assured D. treasured（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.14.Children of parents who did not go to university are probably more reluctant to _ secondary education than those who did. A. put in B. fill in C. check in D. enroll in（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.15.L
22、earning something new is, after all, what scientific experiments are all _. A. about B. against C. towards D. around（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.16.A large-scale wildfire broke out that forced the _ of over 2,000 people just west of Madrid. A. speculation B. succession C. evacuation D. interrogation（分数：0.50）A.B
23、.C.D.17.Intellectually brilliant students from this high school are most _ to be admitted to elite universities. A. probable B. likely C. possible D. liable（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.18.Her right hand had occasionally _ from signing her name so many times. A. yelled B. propelled C. compelled D. swelled（分数：0.5
24、0）A.B.C.D.19.Artists should cultivate their own _ style rather than always imitating others. A. single B. individual C. private D. separate（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.20.The key to efficient reading is the ability to judge the writers position _ the information he is presenting. A. in spite of B. in relation t
25、o C. in place of D. in support of（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.十、BPART CLOZE/(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Directions: There are 10 questions in this part of the test. Read the passage through. Then, go back and choose one suitable word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D for each blank in the passage. Mark the corresponding lette
26、r of the word or phrase you have chosen with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scored Answer Sheet.E-commerce has revolutionized the way business is done in todays market. However, customers are at U U 1 /U /Uof purchasing false products or poor quality items. Many U U 2 /U /Ut
27、he distance between customers and send the wrong goods and lure clients to buy goods recommended as great U U 3 /U /U, but when customers receive these items, they find themselves falling into traps.Many dangers, U U 4 /U /Uby the obscurity of e-commerce, involve the products and the electronic tran
28、saction. From the buyers U U 5 /U /U, dangers include purchasing products not measuring U U 6 /U /Uwhat was previously advertised in the website. Another risk is identity theft. Since electronic transactions are needed to complete the purchase, hackers may acquire U U 7 /U /Uinformation about the us
29、er to make other purchases.There are still honest businesses that sell their products and services but gain a very small profit by U U 8 /U /Uthe prices of their products because they have a lot of competition in the Internet. That is U U 9 /U /Uone of the hazards of e-commerce that should be consid
30、ered is the bankruptcy of businesses since profit is low if they need U U 10 /U /Utheir goods as cheaply as possible.（分数：10.00）(1). A. time B. random C. sight D. risk（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. take advantage of B. cast doubt on C. give rise to D. go ahead with（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. deceptions B. bar
31、gains C. opportunities D. advertisements（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. managed B. created C. prevented D. led（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. prospect B. aspect C. respect D. perspective（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A. as to B. prior to C. up to D. next to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A. confidential B. superficial C. potential
32、D. initial（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A. raising B. disqualifying C. exaggerating D. minimizing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A. how B. because C. why D. where（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10). A. selling B. to sell C. sell D. sold（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十一、BPART READING (总题数：0，分数：0.00)十二、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：6.00)One of the areas i
33、n which people tend to have ideas that dont make sense is that of rights. For example, many Americans believe that our rights, described in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, derive from God or from the very nature of being human, including the individual right to bear arms. Yet p
34、eople in most law-governed democracies other than the United States do not have an individual right to bear arms. How, then, can the right to bear arms derive from God? Is this a special right that can be created by the people via government?It is claimed that we can trace the right to be armed to l
35、egal and political events in 17th century English history, this time relating to hunting and gaming laws. How does a fundamental natural right lie sleeping throughout the first 6,000 years of recorded history, only to wake to full flower due to conflicts over gaming laws in Restoration England? In t
36、he mid-1980s, the idea that people have a right to have consensual sex with partners of any gender was pronounced “joking inappropriately“ by the Supreme Court; 25 years later it feels like an obvious, natural outgrowth of the Bill of Rights. If rights evolve this way through the dialectics of cultu
37、re and history, just how “natural“ can they be?Such are the idle thoughts that occur Uin the wake of/U Americas latest episode of horrifying, meaningless mass slaughter. A large segment of the American public these days apparently finds it offensive to talk about gun control after these sorts of cru
38、elty occur. As economist Mr. Wolfers said: “Lets not talk about gun control. Its too early, right? Its always too early. Except when its too late.“Mr. Wolfers is right: the “too early“ construction is ridiculous. The only thing that is certain now is that gun control is uncertain in America. Its nev
39、er going to happen. There are too many guns out there, and an individual right to bear arms is now established in constitutional law. So this is just what one of Americas many faces is going to be: a bitterly divided, hatefully cynical country where insane people have easy access to semi-automatic w
40、eapons and occasionally use them to commit crime. We will continue to see more and more of this sort of thing, and theres nothing we can realistically do about it.（分数：6.00）(1).The author begins by arguing that Americans right to bear arms _. A. is stipulated in the Constitution B. has been created b
41、y individuals C. has nothing to do with God D. is not to be doubted（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The Supreme Court is mentioned in Paragraph 2 to _. A. confirm the validity of gun ownership by individuals B. argue that the right to bear arms is by no means natural C. prove that gun ownership has been approve
42、d by the Court D. describe the process of legislation on gun ownership（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The expression “in the wake of“ used in the third paragraph probably means _. A. but for B. totally without C. soon after D. just before（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).It seems to Mr. Wolfers that gun control is _. A. re
43、ally too early to start B. actually offensive C. not necessary now D. already too late（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).It seems to the author that gun control in America is _. A. impossible B. unconstitutional C. time-consuming D. stupid（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).Which of the following might be an appropriate title f
44、or this passage? A. Gun Control Is Easy B. Gun Ownership Is Legal C. Gun Control, Too Late D. No Need to Control Guns（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十三、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：6.00)The English-speaking world does not look kindly on straw. Grasping at straws, straw-man arguments, the last straws and the straws that br
45、eak so many camels backs all demonstrate that. There is also a tale that straw is the worst material from which to build a house, particularly if you are a pig with a hungry wolf around. So the cards were stacked against Warren Brush when local officials learned that he had several buildings made of
46、 straw bales (大捆) on his land.They have tried to fine him. A lot. But the case is still unresolved. The problem is that Californias building codes make no provision for the use of straw. And Mr. Brush has many defendersamong them several university scientists and David Eisenberg, chairman of the United States Green Building Councils code committee. They would like to see the prejudice against straw houses eliminated, for straw is, in many ways, an ideal building material.It is, for one thing, a great insulator. That keeps down the heating bills in houses made from it. It is also a waste
