1、硕士研究生英语学位真题 2013 年 06 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. The manager will make things difficult for Jack. B. The manager will dismiss
3、Jack from his position. C. The manager will make Jack work overnight. D. The manager will ask Jack to leave.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. He is quite interested in fashion. B. He is very strict with his son. C. He serves as a good example for his son. D. He depends on his son for a living.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.
4、D.(3). A. She will go if it doesnt rain. B. She will go if she has time. C. She will go if she has enough money. D. She will go regardless of the weather.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. The authors point of view is ambiguous. B. The woman didnt understand the book correctly. C. The woman should read the bo
5、ok again and again. D. The author of the book is a great thinker.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. The girl used to be his best friend. B. He has never heard that name before. C. That name sounds familiar. D. It reminds him of someone with that name.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1). A. It is no use worrying abo
6、ut it. B. It is too late to worry about it. C. It is too early to worry about it. D. It will be the best result ever.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. Stock trading is highly risky. B. Stock trading is very interesting. C. Stock trading is easy if you know how. D. Stock trading is not so easy as the man thin
7、ks.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. He was in a difficult situation. B. He was fired by his boss. C. He didnt like the committee from the beginning. D. He didnt resign from the committee at all.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. Mike didnt say anything bad about the man. B. Mike has said something bad about the man.
8、C. The mans feelings are not reliable. D. The man doesnt have sufficient evidence.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、BSection B/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Mini-talk One(总题数：1，分数：3.00)（分数：3.00）(1). A. Causes of poverty in many developing countries. B. Lack of basic education in many developing countries. C. Important skills
9、to be learned in developing countries. D. Effective methods of teaching in developing countries.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. One in two. B. One in four. C. One in five. D. One in eight.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. Receiving education in cities. B. Going to schools far from home. C. Learning through TV or co
10、mputers. D. Going to boarding schools.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、Mini-talk Two(总题数：1，分数：3.00)（分数：3.00）(1). A. It was pessimistic. B. It was optimistic. C. It was worrisome. D. It was startling.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. It was on the rise. B. It was on the decline. C. It remained unchanged. D. It was hard to
11、estimate.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. 20% of all deaths. B. 25% of all deaths. C. Almost one million. D. Nearly 1.2 million.（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 will bear a short lecture. Listen to the recording and complete the notes about the lecture. You will
12、bear 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).The aim of the IB programs is to help the students develop the skills to live, learn and work in a _ (2 words) world.（分数：1.00）填空项 1
13、:_(2).High school students have to _ (3 words), pass exams and write a twenty-page paper to earn an IB diploma.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).These IB diploma students can also attend _ (2 words).（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).The conference was meant as a way for students not only to learn about the environment, but als
14、o to develop _ (2 words).（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).The 17-year-old student said they had to _ (3 words) to present to the conference.（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：10，分数：5.00)1.When George H. W. Bush graduated from Yale in 1948, most assumed he would Uhead to/U Wall Stre
15、et. A. excel in B. make for C. compete against D. dispose of（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.2.What I did for Mother that day was small, but it helped deepen the special Ubond/U between us. A. tie B. rivalry C. collaboration D. barrier（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.3.Once these people seize power, they will abuse it, Ucasting as
16、ide/U their beliefs and brutalizing their fellow citizens. A. innovating B. reinforcing C. advocating D. discarding（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.4.Smith and I studied under the same supervisor, worked together, and Uforged/U a lifelong friendship. A. assessed B. pledged C. produced D. dispersed（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.5
17、.It is extremely difficult or even impossible to Uwork out/U the risk of occasional passive smoking. A. calculate B. exercise C. eliminate D. convert（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.6.The analyst warns investors that an Uappealing/U idea does not necessarily make for a good fund. A. abundant B. apparent C. attracti
18、ve D. acute（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.7.Psychologists have stated that Unegative thinking/U can consume your life and cause problems. A. optimism B. patriotism C. heroism D. pessimism（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.8.The levels of PM2.5 in Beijing are Uby far/U the worst since the government began releasing figures on PM2.5
19、 particles. A. by a considerable margin B. until the present moment C. over a large area D. according to most people（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.9.Those who are motivated tend to have clear goals and persist Uin the face of/U defeat or failure. A. by means of B. in spite of C. for the sake of D. on account of（分
20、数：0.50）A.B.C.D.10.New European legislation will come into effect Ushortly/U regarding the equal treatment of men and women in insurance. A. briefly B. abruptly C. soon D. closely（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.九、BSection B/B(总题数：10，分数：5.00)11.It seems that countries with the highest regular chocolate intake per pe
21、rson have a _ greater number of Nobel Prize winners. A. proportionally B. psychologically C. previously D. purposefully（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.12.Concerned about the future of the country, the new president had a clear _ of where to lead it. A. fantasy B. vision C. image D. recollection（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.13.
22、PM2.5 particles are thought particularly damaging to health because they can _ deep into the lungs. A. dive B. penetrate C. elevate D. dig（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.14.Pets are _ providing not only companionship to humans, but health benefits to many as well. A. accused of B. ascribed to C. prohibited from D.
23、 credited with（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.15.Heavy _ to environmental tobacco smoke at work has been shown to double the risk of lung cancer. A. touch B. contact C. exposure D. encounter（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.16.If youre making a conscious effort to _ lies, experts suggest seeking like-minded, honest folk. A. cut ba
24、ck on B. be crazy about C. look up to D. get down to（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.17.Doctors and researchers have to keep themselves _ on the latest developments in their sphere of study. A. convinced B. isolated C. humiliated D. updated（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.18.Although a man of _ birth, Abraham Lincoln managed to be
25、 one of the greatest presidents in American history. A. humble B. noble C. feeble D. edible（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.19.The plot of some TV series focusing on military intelligence collection is _ complicated _ almost defy belief. A. so.that B. too.to C. so.as to D. such.as（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.20.The Bush admini
26、stration lifted sanctions on Pakistan and helped fund counter-terrorism operations _ her cooperation. A. in the eyes of B. in comparison with C. in regard to D. in return for（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 t
27、hrough. 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 letter of the word or phrase you have chosen with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scored Answer Sheet.There are two primary causes of traffi
28、c accidents, those that are caused by the driver and those that are environmental and outside the drivers control. U U 1 /U /Uenvironmental issues like weather or poor road maintenance may cause an accident, statistically these are far less likely to do so. Driver distractions prove to be the main c
29、ause of accidents. The most U U 2 /U /Udistractions are looking at traffic, crashes and roadside incidents. While it is widely believed that cell phones are a greater cause, cell phones only U U 3 /U /Usixth on the list. U U 4 /U /U, laws to limit cell phone use while driving do not decrease acciden
30、ts. Hands-free phones are U U 5 /U /Uthan hand-held devices.Alcohol was a factor in at least 41 percent of all fatal crashes. Alcohol U U 6 /U /Uaffects vision, reaction time and attention of the driver, and decreases overall driving performance. Fatigue U U 7 /U /U100,000 vehicle crashes per year,
31、killing U U 8 /U /U1,500 people and injuring 71,000 people. Accidents caused by fatigue are particularly U U 9 /U /Ufor truck drivers and others taking long-haul driving trips. Speeding is another major cause of traffic accidents, particularly for younger or newer drivers. Teens are more likely to s
32、peed, and among male drivers aged 15 to 20 who were U U 10 /U /Ua fatal crash in 2005, 37 percent were speeding at the time of the crash.（分数：10.00）(1). A. Because B. If C. While D. However（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. disruptive B. constructive C. instructive D. descriptive（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. come a
33、cross B. come on C. come about D. come in（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. Even so B. In fact C. By contrast D. For example（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. no longer safe B. not so safe C. more safer D. no more safe（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A. adversely B. favorably C. scarcely D. affectionately（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A.
34、stands for B. runs for C. accounts for D. compensates for（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A. as much as B. as long as C. as soon as D. as many as（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A. rare B. prevalent C. populous D. necessary（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10). A. lost in B. situated in C. involved in D. indulged in（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十一、B
35、PART READING (总题数：0，分数：0.00)十二、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：6.00)The scandal at Harvard University in which authorities are investigating whether nearly haft of a class of 279 students cheated on a take-home final exam raises a number of questions, including this: Does everybody cheat?Dozens of Harvard Univ
36、ersity students may have wrongly shared answers on a final exam, an “unprecedented“ case of suspected academic dishonesty. Sanctions for students found guilty of cheating include leaving Harvard for a year.Harvard, like most U.S. colleges and universities, has never had an honor code, although the A
37、ssociated Press reports that it is giving “renewed consideration“ to the idea as a result of the scandal.So, does everybody cheat?Not quite, but studies show that most students cheat at one time or another.A survey of 40,000 high school students found that more than half of teenagers said they had c
38、heated on a test in the previous year, and 34 percent said they had done it more than twice. One-third of the students said that they had plagiarized an assignment with the help of the Internet.The consequences for the country may be significant. A 2009 study about the relationship between high scho
39、ol attitudes and behavior and later adult conduct found that people who cheated on exams in high school two or more times are more likely to be dishonest later in life than those who never cheated in high school.Meanwhile, weve seen successive scandals involving cheating by the adults in schoolteach
40、ers and principalsas a result of the growing importance of standardized tests. As the stakes associated with the scores have risenthe tests are used to gauge not only student achievement, but also teacher effectiveness, school and district qualitymore people have taken desperate measures to ensure b
41、etter scores. Not an excuse, just an explanation.Modern technology makes cheating much easier. Cheating cases have been documented in 30 states over the past three academic years. Some students, including those at virtual schools, sometimes put entire quizzes on the Internet, and the same exams are
42、used repeatedly by teachers.Back at Harvard, a culture of cheating persists. “Theres a lot of pressure internally and externally to succeed at Harvard, and when kids who are not used to failing feel these things, it can really bend their ethics in ways I didnt expect to see,“ author Eric Kester told
43、 ABC News.（分数：6.00）(1).The word “unprecedented“ is used in Paragraph two to emphasize that _. A. there had never been any cheating at Harvard before B. such cases of cheating had been left unreported by the media C. such large-scale cheating was something unheard of at Harvard D. the causes of these
44、 cases of cheating had remained a mystery（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).An honor code is probably _. A. a person who decides on the penalty to an offender B. a set of rules or principles to deter academic dishonesty C. a series of codes for various test papers at a school D. a role model well-known for his ho
45、nesty and diligence（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The survey of 40,000 high school students found that _. A. the majority of these teenagers had cheated on many tests B. one in three students had cheated on only one test C. at least half of these students had committed cheating D. all these teenagers had chea
46、ted with the help of the Internet（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to the 2009 study, cheating on a test in high school _. A. leaves one prone to major crimes in adulthood B. increases the chance of dishonesty in later life C. has no effect on ones behavior in adulthood D. is no longer regarded as sham
47、eful in adulthood（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following is true about teachers and principals according to this passage? A. They can benefit from high scores of students. B. They seldom punish the offenders on a test. C. They are reluctant to become more effective. D. They have never used standardized tests.（分
