1、研究生英语学位课统考（ GET）模拟试卷 10及答案与解析 Section A 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 the questions will be read only once. Choose the best answer from the
2、four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet. （ A） The woman has one child. （ B） The woman hires a baby-sitter. （ C） The woman would rather go out to work. （ D） The man is talking to this wif （ A） She shares
3、the mans opinion. （ B） It is impossible for them to attend the meeting. （ C） There is plenty of food available at the Party. （ D） There is too much work to do at the moment. （ A） He is getting married. （ B） He is from Medico. （ C） He is good at cooking. （ D） His wife is a good cook. （ A） She did man
4、y wrong things. （ B） She had a quarrel with the man. （ C） She hasnt finished her homework yet. （ D） She is too much behind the schedul （ A） Its good for shopping without the personal service there. （ B） Shopping at supermarkets could also be time-consuming. （ C） It takes less time to buy what you wa
5、nt at supermarkets. （ D） There is a great variety of goods and commodities. （ A） A floor walker. （ B） A store detective. （ C） A policewoman. （ D） A customer. （ A） Hes the strongest among the employees. （ B） He makes nobody like him. （ C） He hates working too hard. （ D） He hopes everyone works as har
6、d as he does. （ A） He has got some trouble in his feet. （ B） He is now one foot taller than before. （ C） He has one more foot. （ D） He made his mother shocked and sa （ A） To bring some gift for her birthday. （ B） To join the party and be on time. （ C） To find the way to her place by himself. （ D） To
7、 push the bell with a little more forc Section B Directions: In this section you will hear two mini-talks. At the end of each talk, there will be some questions. Both the talks and the questions will be read to you only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must cho
8、ose the best answer from the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet. 10 What is this passage mainly about? （ A） The difference between classical music and rock music. （ B） Why classical music is popular
9、 with math students. （ C） The effects of music on the results of math tests. （ D） How to improve your reasoning ability. 11 Why can classical music play a positive role in problem solving? （ A） Because it stimulates your nerve activity. （ B） Because it keeps you calm. （ C） Because it strengthens you
10、r memory. （ D） Because it improves your problem solving strategies. 12 What is one of the findings of the research? （ A） Piano music could interfere with your reasoning ability. （ B） The effects of music do not last long. （ C） The more you listen to music, the higher your test scores will be. （ D） M
11、usic, whether classical or rock, helps improve your memory. 13 Why is corn feeding millions of people today? （ A） It can be cooked in many ways. （ B） It is delicious but inexpensive. （ C） It gives higher yields than other grain crops. （ D） It grows easily in various conditions. 14 What did Columbus
12、bring back on his second trip? （ A） Fried potatoes. （ B） Tomato juice. （ C） Sweet corn. （ D） Chocolate beans. 15 What was the result of Columbus two trips to America? （ A） They led to the discovery of America. （ B） They made native American foods popular. （ C） They brought great wealth to Spain. （ D
13、） They made native American life styles well-known. Section C Directions: In this section you will bear 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 She
14、et. You now have 25 seconds to read the notes below. 16 Through the town where Mr. Winkler lived one could smell of_. 17 After lunch, this man usually took a walk_. 18 He probably stayed on the beach until_. 19 After dinner, he was comfortably seated beside_. 20 It seemed that Mr. Winkler was much c
15、ontented with_. Section A Directions: There are ten questions in this section. Each question is a sentence with one word or phrase underlined. Below the sentence are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one. Mark the corre
16、sponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet. 21 He is not yet well enough to dispense with the doctors services. （ A） give heed to （ B） pay no attention to （ C） do away with （ D） do without 22 “Do I understand that it is not compulsory for us to
17、attend?“ Mr. Johnson asked. （ A） advisable （ B） obligatory （ C） indiscreet （ D） necessary 23 The patients unusual symptoms confounded even the most experienced doctor of the hospital. （ A） confused （ B） hit （ C） stimulated （ D） confronted 24 The old lady was shocked to severe illness by the poignant
18、 news. （ A） wicked （ B） sorrowful （ C） surprising （ D） frightening 25 Beta-endorphin is a natural opiate which increases pain tolerance, counters stress and imparts a feeling of well-being. （ A） destroys （ B） suppresses （ C） gives （ D） secretes 26 When he was young, he was afflicted with paralysis.
19、（ A） inflicted （ B） stricken （ C） reflected （ D） influenced 27 The circulatory system helps dispose of wastes that would harm the body if they accumulated. （ A） catch up with （ B） bear up under （ C） get rid of （ D） run out of 28 The law is expected to improve the efficacy of surveillance on HIV carr
20、iers. （ A） inspection （ B） investigation （ C） observation （ D） restriction 29 Microfilm can hold a large amount of information in a very small storage space because the image is stored in reduced form. （ A） packet （ B） book （ C） quantity （ D） cycle 30 Recurrent showers were forecast for the day. （ A
21、） Recuperative （ B） Intermittent （ C） Instantaneous （ D） Frequent Section B Directions: There are ten questions in this section. Each question is a sentence with something missing. Below each sentence are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the s
22、entence. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet. 31 She is_a musician than her brother. （ A） much of （ B） more of （ C） much as （ D） more as 32 I_the chocolate bar and gave each child a small piece. （ A） broken in （ B） broke thr
23、ough （ C） broke up （ D） broke down 33 It was dreadful to find oneself_in such a place. （ A） lonely （ B） alone （ C） lone （ D） lonesome 34 This detective story might not be_interesting to keep the child awake. （ A） enough （ B） adequately （ C） amply （ D） sufficiently 35 I was advised_for reservation. （
24、 A） to either telephone or to write to the hotel （ B） either to telephone or to write to the hotel （ C） that I should telephone or either write to the hotel （ D） I ought either to telephone or write to the hotel 36 If the president can stop the war, his domestic_will be enormously strengthened. （ A）
25、 career （ B） position （ C） profession （ D） occupation 37 He preferred to write the letter by hand_. （ A） to typing it （ B） than type it （ C） to type it （ D） rather than type it 38 In general, the amount that a student spends for housing should be held to one-fifth of the total_for living expenses. （
26、 A） acceptable （ B） applicable （ C） advisable （ D） available 39 The ship will have to_from the shore until this storm passes. （ A） hold in （ B） hold up （ C） hold off （ D） hold onto 40 Olivia obviously had no_of doing any work that day, although it was only a week before the Proficiency Test. （ A） am
27、bition （ B） will （ C） intention （ D） desire 一、 CLOZE 40 Electronic communication, due to its speed and broadcasting ability, is fundamentally different from Paper-based communication such as letters and memos. (41) the other persons response time capability is (42) fast, e-mail is more “conversation
28、al“ than traditional methods of communication. In a paper document, it is absolutely (43) to make everything completely clear and unambiguous because your audience may not have a chance to ask for (44) . With e-mail， however, your recipient can ask questions immediately. E-mail, therefore like conve
29、rsational speech, tends to be much informal and more ambiguous. This is not always bad. It might not be a (45) expenditure, of energy to slave at a message, making sure that your spelling is (46) , your words eloquent, and that your grammar and punctuation are beyond reproach, if the point of the me
30、ssage is simply to inform the recipient that your are ready to go to lunch. (47) , you should put some effort into ensuring that your subjects agree with your veils, words are spelled correctly to avoid the mixing of metaphors, and so on. Because of the (48) of vocal variation, gestures, and a share
31、d environment, e-mail is not so (49) a communication method as a face-to-face or even a telephone conversation. Your recipient may have difficulty (50) if you are being serious or joking, frustrated or euphoric. Thus, your e-mail compositions should be different from both your speech and paper compo
32、sitions. （ A） Because （ B） Although （ C） Whereas （ D） When （ A） much （ B） too （ C） so （ D） enough （ A） urgent （ B） inevitable （ C） significant （ D） essential （ A） exposition （ B） elimination （ C） clarification （ D） verification （ A） worthy （ B） worth （ C） worthwhile （ D） worthless （ A） inaccurate （
33、B） faultless （ C） sharp （ D） sophisticated （ A） Guaranteed （ B） Provided （ C） Given （ D） Granted （ A） insufficiency （ B） absence （ C） inadequacy （ D） presence （ A） colorful （ B） plentiful （ C） ample （ D） expressive （ A） identifying （ B） recognizing （ C） differing （ D） telling 二、 READING COMPREHENSIO
34、N 50 In the United States it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. The same meaning is attached to tel
35、ephone calls made after 11:00 p.m. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he assumes it is a matter of life or death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance. In social life, time plays a very important part. In the United States, guests tend to feel they are not highly r
36、egarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But this is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week a
37、way tend to be forgotten. The meanings of time differ in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings arise between people from cultures that treat time differently. Promptness is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not
38、fully responsible. In the U.S. no one would think of keeping a business associate waiting for an hour, it would be too impolite. When equals meet, a person who is five minutes late is expected to make a short apology. If he is less than five minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation, thou
39、gh perhaps he will not complete the sentence. To Americans, forty minutes of waiting is the beginning of the “insult period“. No matter what is said in apology, there is little that can remove the damage done by an hours wait. Yet in some other countries, a forty minutes waiting period was not unusu
40、al. Instead of being the very end of the allowable waiting scale, it was just the beginning. Americans look ahead and are concerned almost entirely with the future. The American idea of the future is limited, however. It is the foreseeable future and not the future of the South Asian, which may invo
41、lve centuries. Someone has said of the South Asian idea of time: “Time is like a museum with endless halls and rooms. You, the viewer, are walking through the museum in the dark, holding a light to each scene as you pass it. God is in charge of the museum, and only he knows all that is. One lifetime
42、 represents one room. Since time has different meanings in different cultures, communication is often difficult. We will understand each other a little better if we can keep this fact in mind. 51 In terms of promptness Americans_. （ A） wait longer than in other countries （ B） apologize for being lat
43、e for 40 minutes （ C） are more polite than people in other countries （ D） give an explanation for being a little .bit late 52 For South Asians, time_. （ A） is endless （ B） is limited （ C） is controlled by man （ D） is a road 53 It can be inferred from the passage that in some countries_. （ A） it is c
44、ommon to wait for an hour an appointment （ B） explanations for being late are cut short （ C） apologies are never made for being late （ D） people are irresponsible 54 When Americans send an invitation they often send it_. （ A） 3 or 4 days in advance （ B） a week in advance （ C） 1 day in advance （ D） m
45、ore than 10 days in advance 55 The sentence “Time is like a museum with endless halls and rooms“ refers to_. （ A） Time contains different kinds of items on display. （ B） Time is long. （ C） We cannot understand time at all. （ D） While going ahead, we are experiencing the different things, feeling the
46、 meaning of our lif 56 This passage mainly concerns （ A） time and manners （ B） promptness （ C） cultural differences between the East and West （ D） roles of time 56 Rubbish dumps throughout the industrial world are nearly full, heralding a crisis for city authorities as they look at alternative ways
47、of dealing with the global garbage crisis. That problem is peculiar to fast-moving, wealthy societies, which increasingly demand more packaged goods. In New York State alone, residents have doubled their demand for packaged goods in the past thirty years. And the situation is not expected to ease, n
48、ot least because of social trends. As more women transfer their production and management skills to commercial enterprises, demand for convenience products in the home continues to grow, says a report published by the Washington-based World Watch Institute. The only solution for a nation which now s
49、pends more on wrapping food than it pays farmers to produce it, is recycling on a grand scale for commercial as well as conservation reasons. The Institute wants multi-layered dustbins to be distributed to households, and people to be obliged to separate their waste into four categories: organic, glass and metals; paper; plastics and miscellaneous. It also believes it can only be a matter of time before such bins have to be made compulsory. Cynthia Pollock, the author of the repor
