1、硕士研究生英语学位真题 2013 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. He broke his leg while shopping. B. He is going to have some food first. C. H
3、e cant afford to see the movie. D. He will go to the movie next week.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. It should be highly advanced technically. B. It should have technical support all day every day. C. It should have technical support at seven oclock. D. It should have at least 247 servers.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.
4、(3). A. At a police station. B. At an airport. C. In a restaurant. D. On a farm.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. He doesnt care about the CD at all. B. He has already got the CD back. C. Tommy will never return the CD. D. Tommy will return the CD eventually.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. It was awesome. B. It was
5、 unrealistic. C. It was terrible. D. It was ridiculous.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1). A. He goes skiing very often. B. He doesnt go skiing so often as he used to. C. He rarely goes skiing nowadays. D. He goes skiing once in a while.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. He asks the woman to wait till the weekend.
6、 B. He can help the woman this weekend. C. He is moving into the womans apartment. D. He would like the woman to move quickly.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. He is a heavy sleeper. B. The clocks wont work. C. He is scared of thunder. D. He is afraid of being late.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. To take care of hi
7、s bag. B. To register for him. C. To go with him. D. To look at his eyes.（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. The plum. B. The apple. C. The rose. D. The pear.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. Michigan. B. Washington. C. California. D. Oregon.（分数：1.00）A
8、.B.C.D.(3). A. 35,000. B. 38,000. C. 3,800. D. 3,500.（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. He is afraid of being abused. B. He cant bear a group situation. C. He is afraid of losing his property. D. He hates being cared for by strangers.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. Their childr
9、en are not willing to help them. B. Their children are too young to help them. C. Their children are busy all the time. D. Their children live far away from them.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. Seniors living at home with the help of volunteers. B. Building more nursing homes in the countryside. C. Arrangi
10、ng for older people to live in group situations. D. Encouraging children to live with their aged parents.（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 hear a short lecture. Listen to the recording and complete the notes about the lecture. You will hear the record
11、ing 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).State schools cost less because they get money _ (3 words) that started them to educate local citizens.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Out-of-state and intern
12、ational students usually pay more than state residents, _ (5 words).（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).The published tuition at Lewis and Clark is almost _ (4 words).（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Each year Lewis and Clark University awards _ (2 words) to twenty students from other countries.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).Prices alone
13、do not say anything about the quality of a school or the _ (4 words).（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.Laura Bush still remembers the sentence “the old maid of Midland married Midlands most Ueligible/U bachelor.“ A. desirable B. negligible C. miserable D.
14、 affordable（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.2.Timothy Dolan commented that he felt Usomewhat/U better following a private meeting with President Obama. A. for some reason B. by large measure C. to some extent D. at any time（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.3.Her sense of humor, her grace and her willingness to bare her heart make t
15、his story beautifully Urendered/U. A. told B. advertised C. decorated D. admired（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.4.By the time the general election was over, George felt mentally and physically Uworn out/U. A. abused B. exhausted C. enhanced D. depressed（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.5.It is by no means stupid to ask for advice
16、on how to Uturn down/U a job offer. A. revise B. negotiate C. seek D. reject（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.6.The two countries are going to sign political agreements that Ufacilitate/U troop withdrawals. A. help B. demand C. postpone D. induce（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.7.The majority of people living the United States pref
17、er a Uconventional/U church wedding. A. luxurious B. traditional C. splendid D. stunning（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.8.Scientists are still measuring the Uimpact/U of automation on the lives of factory workers. A. benefit B. toll C. agony D. effect（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.9.Andrew had taught English in a couple of scho
18、ols Uprior to/U working in this academy. A. after B. during C. before D. by（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.10.In any city, there are some telephone numbers to call Uin case of/U emergency. A. in the course of B. in the event of C. in the middle of D. in the way of（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.九、BSection B/B(总题数：10，分数：5.00)11.T
19、his young lady was brave enough to prevent what _ might have been a tragedy. A. however B. therefore C. otherwise D. only（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.12.When I asked about his son, he did not answer at first, but then he _ in tears. A. shut down B. let down C. took down D. broke down（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.13.The Arab
20、 oil embargo and long gas lines _ oil companies flocking back to Midland. A. compelled B. sent C. delivered D. committed（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.14.Despite the huge progress that has been made, the price of property is far from _. A. satisfied B. satisfaction C. satisfactory D. satisfy（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.15.I
21、felt good about the debates, believing that my performance had _ expectations. A. exceeded B. succeeded C. proceeded D. preceded（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.16.It seems a lot of effort but Im sure its the best solution _. A. on the other hand B. in the long run C. once upon a time D. out of the way（分数：0.50）A.B.
22、C.D.17.Cherie Blair feels she has a lot to say when asked what she likes _ her husband. A. from B. in C. to D. about（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.18.Experts offer health _ as kids will be returning to the classroom this week. A. slips B. tips C. gossips D. clips（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.19.The progress of science depends
23、 largely on the interactions within the scientific _. A. community B. neighborhood C. federation D. integration（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.20.The speed of an object moving in a _ direction is called the velocity. A. unique B. special C. particular D. strange（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.十、BPART CLOZE/(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Direct
24、ions: 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 letter of the word or phrase you have chosen with a single bar across the square brackets o
25、n your machine-scored Answer Sheet.As a society, were living longer and better than at any time in history. In part, this is due to medical advances. Death rates are down, life U U 1 /U /Uis higher than ever, and were making progress U U 2 /U /Uthe most serious diseases we face. As we consider the d
26、irection health care will U U 3 /U /Uin the future, one thing is certain: new, innovative medicines will assume an increasingly U U 4 /U /Urole in the way we improve the quality of care for future generations. One U U 5 /U /Urole of new medicines will be the prevention, treatment, and management of
27、many diseases suffered by the aging Baby Boomer generation. In the year 2000, there were U U 6 /U /U35.6 million Americans aged 65 and older. By 2030, this number is U U 7 /U /Uto double to an estimated 71.5 million. Diseases like diabetes represent a growing threat, U U 8 /U /Uto patients but to ou
28、r ability to keep health care affordable. We have to do better in our lifestyles and in our health care system to U U 9 /U /Uan enormous disease burden and economic burden on the Boomers themselves, their families, employers, and federal and state governments. New drugs are a vital part of the solut
29、ion to this rapidly U U 10 /U /Uissue.（分数：10.00）(1). A. expression B. expectancy C. exploration D. exploitation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. against B. for C. without D. towards（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. concern B. implement C. address D. take（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. populous B. prominent C. preliminary D.
30、 preferential（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. crude B. concise C. critical D. capable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A. roughly B. sincerely C. toughly D. desperately（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A. pronounced B. provided C. prohibited D. projected（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A. except for B. not only C. instead of D. as much（分数：1.
31、00）A.B.C.D.(9). A. live up to B. lose sight of C. stay clear of D. be stuck in（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10). A. emerging B. appearing C. booming D. diminishing（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)Like many writers, Ive been kicking around an idea for a novel for year
32、s. I wrote part of my tale during a less busy time in my life years ago. But I couldnt Ubuild momentum/U. Id write a bit, then abandon the project for months.This is a problem many people face, I learned while writing about workday schedules for my recent book. We have grand ideas for where to take
33、our careers someday, but immediate deadlines or meetings or aggressive coworkers always seem to take precedence on Monday morning. Internal motivation is powerful, but its easier to say no to ourselves rather than the rest of the world.So what do successful people do? They create external motivation
34、s for things they want to do but that life has a way of crowding out. They create accountability systems that boost important but not urgent items to the top of their priority listsideally in a way that makes failure really uncomfortable.Nika Stewart, for instance, owns a social media marketing busi
35、ness. Shes also part of an accountability group called the 7-Figure Club. Every Monday, each entrepreneur checks in online to determine the amount of a weeks work that will advance her toward her annual goals. Then on Friday, everyone checks back in to say whether she met her goal. If Stewarts weekl
36、y goal, shared with the group on Monday, was to send out 10 proposals, she tells me, “Thursday night, if I didnt do it, I might stay up and do it.“ Why? She doesnt want to look lazy to people whose opinion she cares about.I knew I needed an accountability system for myself, or my novel would never g
37、et written. Late last year, I found my partner Katherine Reynolds Lewis. Im almost embarrassed to say how effective this little shift in approach was. Being accountable to Katherine made me want to write 2,000 words, just so I could e-mail her saying Id written them. There werent any real consequenc
38、es to failing, but the part of my brain that learned to turn in papers on time in school years ago leapt to attention once it had an assignment.“Write 2,000 words“ got a spot on my to-do list. In 10 weeks, I had enough words (20,000) to have a sense of how I intended to shape the second half of the
39、book. By April 15,! had my draft.（分数：6.00）(1).In Paragraph 1, “build momentum“ refers to _. A. find enough time for writing B. form a good habit of writing C. keep on writing my novel D. decide on the plot of my novel（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the problem mentioned in Paragraph 2? A. Lack of inter
40、nal motivation. B. Limited time and energy. C. Competition among coworkers. D. Over-demanding job responsibility.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The accountability system can help people _. A. create an internal motivation to do important things B. accomplish what they have promised to do C. determine what are
41、 the important things to do D. succeed in doing things they dont want to do（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Nika Stewart makes sure that she meets her goals _. A. by winning friends support B. by staying up each day C. through effective communication D. through group pressure（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What can we say
42、 about the effect of the accountability system on the author? A. Very disappointing. B. Hard to say for now. C. Kind of promising. D. Quite successful.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).What is the main idea of the passage? A. How does the accountability system work? B. Who is going to join the accountability sys
43、tem? C. When is the accountability system most effective? D. Why are people interested in the accountability system?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十三、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：6.00)The tomatoes your great-grandparents ate probably tasted little like the ones you eat today. In fact, tomatoes “were once so flavorful tha
44、t you could take one in your hand and eat it straight away just like we regularly eat apples or peaches,“ according to plant scientist Alan Bennett. He belongs to a team of international scientists who now think they know one reason why the fruit has lost so much flavor.Although some unripe tomatoes
45、 have a dark green patch near the stem, farmers prefer that their unripe tomatoes are the same shade of green all over. The consistent coloring makes it easier for them to know when the fruit should be picked.But tomatoes without the dark green patch are also missing an important genetic ingredient
46、that helps the fruit make more sugar and other tasty molecules. So by breeding tomatoes for that consistent color, Bennetts team says, crop scientists may have accidentally contributed to also making this fruit Ubland/U. “It is a good illustration of unintended consequences,“ Harry Klee told Science News.Tomatoes make sugars in compartments called chloroplasts (叶绿体). Bennett and his colleagues found that tomatoes need the correct version of a gene (one called S1GLK2) to form chloroplasts properly in the fruit. A gene acts as a biological instruction book that tells cells which molecule
