1、研究生英语学位课统考（ GET）模拟试卷 4及答案与解析 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. M
2、ark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet. 1 Jane and Tom have been able to reconcile their difference and are a happy family again. （ A） settle （ B） arrange （ C） balance （ D） pacify 2 Sometimes a dictionary designates a noun as at
3、tributive, which means that it can be used to describe another noun or name its attributes. （ A） conveys （ B） defines （ C） indicates （ D） explains 3 Giving the child problems he cannot solve will only frustrate him. （ A） baffle （ B） worry （ C） alarm （ D） cultivate 4 The analysis suggests that the tr
4、adeoff between our childrens college and our own retirement security is chilling. （ A） frightening （ B） promising （ C） freezing （ D） revealing 5 He seemed in such an inconsolable state that I didnt know whether to leave or stay. （ A） distracted （ B） enraged （ C） overjoyed （ D） brokenhearted 6 He dis
5、played a complete lack of courtesy and tact in dealing with his employer. （ A） tenacity （ B） curiosity （ C） civility （ D） hostility 7 Pirated compact disks and floppy disks remained the second biggest vehicle for the spread of computer viruses despite the governments determined efforts to quash soft
6、ware piracy. （ A） boost （ B） prevent （ C） crush （ D） restrict 8 The earthquake that occurred in India this year was a major calamity in which a great man was lost. （ A） casualty （ B） catastrophe （ C） catalogue （ D） crusade 9 We were discussing the housing problem when a middle-aged man cut in and sa
7、id, “Theres no point in talking about impossibilities.“ （ A） intersect （ B） interject （ C） penetrate. （ D） adulterate 10 The prodigal son spent his money economically and soon after he left home he was reduced to a beggar. （ A） lavishly （ B） economically （ C） thriftily （ D） extrovertly Section B Dir
8、ections: 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 sentence. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brac
9、kets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet. 11 There was nothing we could do _ wait. （ A） or rather （ B） but rather （ C） rather than （ D） other than 12 The problem has been _ my mind all day. （ A） preying on （ B） getting at （ C） taking on （ D） seeing to 13 Chinas economic reform is aimed at separatin
10、g enterprises from the government. It has been implemented for almost 20 years, but breakthroughs _. （ A） have been made yet （ B） have yet to make （ C） have yet to be made （ D） to have yet made 14 Several trial efforts in the 1980s proved that it was financially _ to restore old buildings. （ A） feas
11、ible （ B） probable （ C） beneficiary （ D） passable 15 I would have gone to the lecture with you _ I was so busy. （ A） except that （ B） provided that （ C） but that （ D） only that 16 She claims to be very learned in biochemistry, but in fact _ she knows about it is all sadly out of date. （ A） so little
12、 （ B） that much （ C） what little （ D） how much 17 Some people feel that television should give less _ to sport. （ A） programs （ B） coverage （ C） concern （ D） involvement 18 He used to play badminton with you, _? （ A） didnt he （ B） used he （ C） did he （ D） gone off 19 The expresident had been _ in th
13、e country to refresh his mind before he passed away. （ A） given to walking （ B） given a walk （ C） given for a walk （ D） giving a walk 20 He did not relish appealing amongst his friends and _ of their criticism or censure. （ A） running short （ B） running out （ C） running the gauntlet （ D） running ahe
14、ad 一、 CLOZE 20 Many people invest in the stock market hoping to find the next Microsoft and Dell. However, I know from personal experience how difficult this really is. For more than a year, I was (41) hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars a day investing in the market. It seemed so easy, I dr
15、eamed of (42) my job at the end of the year, of buying a small apartment in Paris, of traveling around the world. But these dreams came to a sudden and dramatic end when a stock I (43) , Texas cellular pone wholesaler, fell by more than 75 percent (44) a one year period. On the worst day, it plunged
16、 by more than $15 a share. There was a rumor the company was exaggerating sales figures. That was when I learned how quickly Wall Street punishes companies that misrepresent the (45) In a panic, I sold all my stock in the company, paying off margin debt with cash advances from my credit card. Becaus
17、e I owned so many shares, I (46) a small fortune, half of it from money I borrowed from the brokerage company. One month, I am a winner, the next, a loser. This one big loss was my first lesson in the market. My father was a stockbroker, as was my grandfather (47) him.(In fact, he founded one of Chi
18、cagos earliest brokerage firms.) But like so many things in life, we dont learn anything until we experience it for ourselves. The only way to really understand the inner (48) of the stock market is to invest your own hard-earned money. When all your stocks are doing (49) and you feel like a winner,
19、 you learn very little. Its when all your stocks are losing and everyone is questioning your stock-picking (50) that you find out if you have what it takes to invest in the market. 21 (41) （ A） making （ B） spending （ C） selling （ D） buying 22 (42) （ A） losing （ B） retiring （ C） getting （ D） quitting
20、 23 (43) （ A） owned （ B） owed （ C） rented （ D） sold 24 (44) （ A） over （ B） by （ C） from （ D） with 25 (45) （ A） trade （ B） truth （ C） lie （ D） lies 26 (46) （ A） won （ B） lost （ C） gained （ D） found 27 (47) （ A） after （ B） before （ C） for （ D） and 28 (48) （ A） workings （ B） innings （ C） price （ D） sha
21、res 29 (49) （ A） more （ B） great （ C） much （ D） up 30 (50) （ A） facility （ B） faculty （ C） ability （ D） power 二、 READING COMPREHENSION 30 In 1957, a doctor in Singapore noticed that hospitals were treating an unusual number of influenza-like cases. Influenza is sometimes called “flu“ or a “bad cold“
22、. He took samples from the throats of patients and in his hospital was able to find the virus of this influenza. There are three main types of the influenza virus. The most important of these are type A and B, each of them having several subgroups. With the instruments at the hospital the doctor rec
23、ognized that the outbreak was due to a virus in group A, but he did not know the subgroup. Then he reported the outbreak to the World Health Organization in Geneva. WHO published the important news alongside reports of a similar outbreak in Hong Kong, where about 15%-20% the population became ill. A
24、s soon as the London doctors received the package of throat samples, doctors began the standard tests. They found that by reproducing itself with very high speed, the virus had grown more than a million times within two days. Continuing their careful tests, the doctors checked the effect of drugs ag
25、ainst all the known subgroups of virus type A. None of them gave any protection. This, then, was something new, a new influenza virus, against which the people of the world had no help whatever. Having found the virus they were working with, the two doctors now dropped it into the noses of some spec
26、ially selected animals, which get influenza much as human beings do. In a short time, the usual signs of the disease appeared. These experiments proved that the new virus was easy to catch, but that it was not a killer. Scientists, like the general public, call it simply Asian flu. The first discove
27、ry of the virus, however, was made in China before the disease had appeared in other countries. Various report showed that the influenza outbreak started in China, probably in February of 1957. By the middle of March it had spread all over China. The virus was found by Chinese doctors early in March
28、. But China is not a member of the World Health Organization and therefore does not report outbreaks of disease to it. Not until two months later, when travellers, carried the virus into Hong Kong, from where it spread to Singapore, did the news of the outbreak reach the rest of the world. By this t
29、ime it was well started on its way around the world. Thereafter, WHOs Weekly Reports described the steady spread of this great virus outbreak, which within four months swept through every continent. 31 The doctor in Singapore performed a valuable service by _. （ A） finding the subgroup of the virus
30、（ B） developing a cure （ C） keeping his patients apart from others （ D） reporting the outbreak to Geneva 32 The type of influenza discussed in this story _. （ A） had been classified years before （ B） could not be cured by any known drug （ C） could be prevented from spreading （ D） could not affect ad
31、ults 33 In order to keep track of a disease such as influenza, WHO must have _. （ A） highly trained experts （ B） co-operation from every doctor （ C） good reporting services （ D） time to study the facts 34 The experiments on animals proved that this type of influenza was easy to catch _. （ A） and cou
32、ld possibly cause death （ B） and had rather mild effects （ C） but was not deadly （ D） and did not have the usual signs 35 The purpose of the article is to _. （ A） report on a new influenza virus （ B） show international co-operation is important to progress （ C） comment on the discovery of an anti-in
33、fluenza virus （ D） prove the bad effects of travelling 35 The book Love and Its Place in Nature observed that without love children tend to die. And Ashley Montagu noted British-born Child went so far as to say: “The child who has not been loved is biochemically, physiologically, and psychologically
34、 very different from the one whom has been loved. The former even grows differently from the latter.“ The Toronto Star reported on a study that reached similar conclusions. It said: “Children raised without being regularly hugged, caressed or stroked.have abnormally high levels of stress hormones.“
35、Indeed, physical neglect during infancy “can have serious long-range effects on learning and memory.“ These findings emphasize the need for the physical presence of parents. Otherwise, how can strong ties develop between parent and child? But sorry to say, even in affluent parts of the world, the te
36、ndency now is to try to supply a childs needs apart from his or her parents. Children are sent away to school, sent away to work, sent away to summer camp, and given money and sent away to places of recreation. Thrust out of the family nucleus, circling in orbit at a distance, as it were, millions o
37、f children naturally come to feelif only subconsciouslyneglected, unwanted, and unloved, surrounded by a hostile world of grown-ups. Such a prevailing feeling among children may be one reason why there are so many street children. Typical is young Micha, who said: “No one wanted me anymore.“ A nine-
38、year-old boy similarly complained: “I would rather be our dog.“ Child neglect is a form of mistreatment and it can lead to more sinister forms of mistreatment such as the physical mistreatment and sexual abuse of children. Regardless of the form mistreatment takes, it sends children the message that
39、 they are unloved and unwanted. According to the German newspaper Die Welt, “more and more children are growing up to be social cripples.“ It adds: “Children lack the warmth of the nest. The emotional bonding between children and parents is becoming weaker, or it is never established in the first pl
40、ace. Such children feel neglected, and their desire for security goes unfulfilled.“ Children who are denied their right to be wanted and loved may become bitter, taking out their frustrations on those who have neglected them or possibly on society as a whole. Fully a decade ago, a Canadian taskforce
41、 report signaled the need for immediate action lest a whole generation “who think society doesnt care about them be lost. Unloved and unwanted youngsters may be tempted to run away from home to escape their problems, only to find bigger ones in cities plagued with crime, drugs, and immorality. In fa
42、ct, police have estimated that 20,000 runaways under 16 were living in one U.S. metropolitan area alone. They were described as “the products of broken homes and brutality, often inflicted by alcoholic or drug-addicted parents. They take to the streets, use their bodies for survival and then, beaten
43、 by pimps and bereft of self-esteem, live in fear of reprisal if they attempt to escape the racket.“ Sad to say, despite honest efforts to change this deplorable situation, it still exists. Children growing up in the circumstances described above develop into unbalanced adults, often being unable to
44、 rear children of their own properly. Being unwanted and unloved themselves, they later produce more of their own kind. 36 The main idea of the passage is that _. （ A） Children need to be loved biochemically （ B） Children tend to die without love （ C） lack of love can have serious effects on the gro
45、wing-up of a child （ D） neglected children will grow up into unbalanced adults 37 It is implied in the passage that _. （ A） parents can establish close ties with their children by letting them be （ B） children should receive education from their parents, not from schools （ C） children should not be
46、forced to stay away from the family nucleus （ D） children should circle their parents in orbit at a distance 38 The reason why so many children have grown up to be social cripples is that _. （ A） some parents could only get warmth from other street children （ B） many children could only get warmth f
47、rom other street children （ C） many children wanted to revenge their parents in this way （ D） many children wanted to break the bind between them and their parents 39 Children take to the streets _. （ A） to seek ways of survival （ B） to save their self-esteem （ C） to attempt to escape the racket （ D
48、） to escape from their miserable condition and parent abuse 40 Which of the following best defines the meaning of the word “bereft“ in paragraph 7? （ A） Destroyed （ B） Deprived （ C） Weakened （ D） Thrown away 40 Cyberspace, data superhighways, multimedia-for those who have seen the future, the linkin
49、g of computers, television and telephones will change our lives for ever. Yet for all the talk of a forthcoming technological utopia(乌托邦 ) little attention has been given to the implications these developments for the poor. As with all new high technology, while the West concerns itself with the “how“, the question of “for whom“ is put aside once again. Economists are only now realizing the full extent to which the communications revolution has affected the world economy.
