1、研究生英语学位课统考（ GET）模拟试卷 5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 The trade fair is designed to facilitate further cooperation between Chinese auto industries and overseas auto industries. （ A） promote （ B） protect （ C） preserve （ D） prolong 2 He was c
3、oncerned only with mundane matters, especially the daily stock market quotations. （ A） rational （ B） obscure （ C） worldly （ D） eminent 3 In 1982, Hitachi was indicted for stealing confidential documents from IBM. As part of a court settlement, the company paid IBM hundreds of millions of dollars. （
4、A） condemned for （ B） accused of （ C） disciplined for （ D） disapproved of 4 The preserved food should retain palatable appearance, flavor, and texture, as well as its original nutritional value. （ A） tasty （ B） stylish （ C） delicate （ D） notable 5 Imagine my vexation when they said they would come t
5、o dinner and then didnt show. （ A） enlightenment （ B） astonishment （ C） annoyance （ D） contrariness 6 Any troop of wild animals should be approached warily. （ A） fearlessly （ B） confidently （ C） silently （ D） prudently 7 On Christmas Eve in America the shopping malls are saturated with shoppers in a
6、 frantic competition for last minute gifts. （ A） bustled （ B） soared （ C） filled （ D） broadened 8 The blunder of Argentinas goalie cost them the game in the match against Brazil. （ A） triumph （ B） beat （ C） mistake （ D） struggle 9 Every modem government, liberal or otherwise, has a specific position
7、 in the field of ideas; its stability is vulnerable to critics in proportion to their ability and persuasiveness. （ A） futile （ B） susceptible （ C） feasible （ D） flexible 10 Parties are therefore free to strive for a settlement without jeopardizing their chances for or in a trial if mediation is uns
8、uccessful. （ A） assuring （ B） increasing （ C） endangering （ D） destroying 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 complet
9、es the sentence. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet. 11 The great American scientist Edison had a remarkable _ for inventing new things. （ A） requirement （ B） aptitude （ C） obligation （ D） vulnerability 12 When automation i
10、s introduced into the factory, all the work done by hand will _ the assembly line. （ A） give way to （ B） take the place of （ C） have a say in （ D） be contributed to 13 It _ you didnt get the ticket. The play wasnt good anyway. （ A） is all right （ B） is just as well （ C） doesnt matter （ D） serves you
11、 right 14 Humans should not develop their economy at the _ of the ecological environment. （ A） destruction （ B） pollution （ C） expense （ D） mercy 15 We must try to _ the best of our moral values for our children and grand-children. （ A） replace （ B） remain （ C） generate （ D） preserve 16 Proper cloth
12、es _ for much in business. Thats why you see most business people dress formally. （ A） count （ B） account （ C） allow （ D） care 17 Once the baby has mastered the idea that space is three-dimensional, it _ out and begins grasping various kinds of objects. （ A） shouts （ B） reaches （ C） aims （ D） pull 1
13、8 Cosmic rays of various kinds come through the air from outer space, but enormous quantities of radiation from the sun are _ off. （ A） avoided （ B） excluded （ C） screened （ D） separated 19 We made plans for a visit, but _ difficulties with car prevented it. （ A） subordinate （ B） succeed （ C） succes
14、sive （ D） subsequent 20 She felt offended at my remarks, but it wasnt my _ to hurt her. （ A） intent （ B） scheme （ C） intention （ D） meaning 一、 CLOZE 20 “Intelligence“ at best is an assumptive construct the meaning of the word has never been clear. There is (41) agreement on the kinds of behavior ref
15、erred to by the term than is on how to interpret or elegy them. (42) it is generally agreed that a person of high intelligence is one who can grasp ideas readily, make distinctions, reason logically, and make use of verbal and mathematical (43) in solving problems. An intelligence test is a rough me
16、asure of a childs capacity for learning, (44) for learning the kinds of things required in school. It does not measure character, social adjustment physical (45) , manual skills, or artistic abilities. It was not designed for such purposes. To criticize it for such failure is roughly (46) to critici
17、zing a thermometer for not measuring wind velocity. The other thing we have to (47) is that the assessment of the intelligence of any subject is essentially a comparative affair. We must be sure that the scale with which we are comparing our subjects provides a “valid“ or “fair“ comparison. (48) thi
18、s, any test performed involves at least three factors: the (49) to do ones best, the knowledge required for understanding what you have to do, and the (50) ability to do it. The first tow must be equal for all that are being compared, if any comparison in terms of intelligence is to be made. 21 (41)
19、 （ A） too much （ B） less （ C） more （ D） so much 22 (42) （ A） So （ B） But （ C） Otherwise （ D） Even 23 (43) （ A） formulas （ B） marks （ C） symbols （ D） signals 24 (44) （ A） specially （ B） specifically （ C） evenly （ D） particularly 25 (45) （ A） endurance （ B） durability （ C） figure （ D） elasticity 26 (4
20、6) （ A） comparative （ B） comparable （ C） incompatible （ D） comparing 27 (47) （ A） spot （ B） identify （ C） detect （ D） notice 28 (48) （ A） In line with （ B） With respect to （ C） In spite of （ D） In contrast with 29 (49) （ A） faculty （ B） facilities （ C） proficiency （ D） intention 30 (50) （ A） intelli
21、gence （ B） intellect （ C） intellectual （ D） intellectually 二、 READING COMPREHENSION 30 In the U.S.A, 85% of the population over the age of 21 approve of the death penalty. In the many states which still have the death penalty, some use the electric chair, which can take up to 20 minutes to kill, whi
22、le others use gas or lethal injection. 20 minutes to kill, while others use gas or lethal injection. The first of these was the case of Ruth Ellis who was hanged for shooting her lover in what was generally regarded as a crime of passion. The second was hanged for murders which, it was later proved,
23、 had been committed by someone else. The pro-hanging lobby(赞成极刑的活动集团 ) uses four main arguments to support its call for the reintroduction of capital punishment. First there is the deterrence theory, which argues that potential murderers theory would think twice before committing the act if they kne
24、w that they might die if they were caught. The armed bank robber might, likewise, go back to being unarmed. The other two arguments are more suspect. The idea of retribution demands that criminals should get what they deserve: if a murderer intentionally set out to commit a crime, he should accept t
25、he consequences. Retribution, which is just another word for revenge, is supported by the religious doctrine of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. The arguments against the death penalty are largely humanitarian. But there are also statistical reasons for opposing it: the deterrence figures
26、do not add up. In Britain, 1903 was the record year for executions and yet in 1904 the number of murders actually rose. There was a similar occurrence in 1946 and 1947. If the deterrence theory were correct, the rate should have fallen. The other reasons oppose the death penalty are largely a matter
27、 of individual conscience and belief. One is that murder is murder and that the state has no more right to take a life than the individual. The other is that Christianity advises forgiveness, not revenge. 31 All of the following death penalty methods are mentioned in the passage EXCEPT _ （ A） the el
28、ectric chair （ B） the lethal injection （ C） the poisonous gas （ D） the shooting 32 According to the first four paragraphs, which of the following statements is NOT CORRECT? （ A） Ruth Ellis was shot by his lover, which was regarded as a crime of passion. （ B） The death penalty may help the potential
29、murderers to arouse moral awareness. （ C） The intentional murderer should eat his own bitter fruit. （ D） According to the religious doctrine, punishment should be as severe as the injury sufferer. 33 In paragraph 3, “deterrence“ means _. （ A） proclamation （ B） protest （ C） prevention （ D） protection
30、 34 We can learn from the last paragraph that _. （ A） neither the state nor the individual has the right to take a life （ B） the state has the right to take a life but the individual does not （ C） the death penalty has nothing to do with individual conscience and belief （ D） the deterrence figures h
31、ave added up and the execution rate has fallen 35 The passage is mainly about _. （ A） the argument in favor of the death penalty （ B） the argument against the death penalty （ C） the argument about the abolition of the death penalty （ D） the argument about the reintroduction of the death penalty 35 M
32、artha Grahams territory of innumerable dances and a self-sufficient dance technique is a vast but closed territory, since to create an art out of ones experience alone is ultimately a self-limiting act. If there had been other choreographers with Grahams gifts and her stature, her word might have se
33、emed a more balanced part of the story of American dance. But as she built her repertory, her own language seemed to shut out all other kinds. Even when an audience thinks it discerns traces of influence from other dance styles, the totality of Grahams theatrical idiom, its control of costumes, ligh
34、ts, and every impulse of the dance makes the reference seen a mirage. Dance is not her main subject. It is only her servant. Graham had achieved her autonomy by 1931. By that time, three giant figures who had invented the new twentieth-century dance were dead: Serger Diaghilev, Anna Pavlova, and Isa
35、dora Duncan. Their era ended with them, and their dance values nearly disappeared. Their colleagues Michel Fokine and Ruth St. Denis lived on in American like whales on the beach. During the twenties, Martha Graham and her colleagues had rescued art-dance from vaudeville and movies and musical comed
36、y and all the resonances of the idyllic mode in the United States, but in so doing they closed the channels through which different kinds of dance could speak to one another and these stayed closed for half a century. Modern dance dedicated itself to deep significance. It gave up lightness, it gave
37、up a wealth of exotic color, it gave up a certain kind of theatrical wit and that age-old mobile exchange between a dancer and the dancers rhythmical and musical material. No material in modern dance was bodies. Modern dance excluded its own theatrical traditions of casual play, gratuitous livelines
38、s, the spontaneous pretense, and the rainbow of genres that had formed it. But all these things survived in the public domain, where they had always lived, and they have continued to surface in American dance, if only by accident. 36 What is the main purpose of the passage? （ A） To discuss Martha Gr
39、ahams influences to modern dance. （ B） To trace the origins of different dance techniques. （ C） To argue the role of modern dance as an artistic form of expression. （ D） To compare several famous women choreographers of the twentieth century. 37 According to the passage, which of the following most
40、influenced Martha Grahams dance and techniques? （ A） Her own experiences. （ B） Exotic and idyllic themes. （ C） Familiar classical stories. （ D） The works of St. Denis and Duncan. 38 It can be inferred from the passage that Martha Granam had become famous by _. （ A） the beginning of the nineteenth ce
41、ntury （ B） the end of the nineteenth century （ C） the early 1920s （ D） the early 1930s 39 The author uses the phrase “like whales on the beach“ to indicate that Fokine and St. Denis were _. （ A） good swimmers （ B） physically large （ C） out of place （ D） very sick 40 What criticism does the author ma
42、ke of Martha Graham and he colleagues? （ A） They patterned much of their choreographic style after vaudeville. （ B） They insisted that all dancers learn the same foreign language. （ C） They adopted the same dance values of the previous era without interjecting any new ideas. （ D） They prevented mode
43、rn dance from expanding beyond their personal interpretations. 40 Femininity, in essence, is a romantic sentiment, a nostalgic tradition of imposed limitations. Even as it hurries forward in the 1980s, putting on lipstick and high heels to appear well dressed, it trips on the ruffled petticoats and
44、hoopskirts of an era gone by. Invariably and necessarily, femininity is something that women had more of in the past, not only in the historic past of prior generations, but in each womans personal past as well in the virginal innocence that is replaced by knowledge, in the dewy cheek that is coarse
45、ned by age, in the “inherent nature“ that a woman seems to misplace so forgetfully whenever she steps out of bounds. But biological femaleness is not enough. Femininity always demands more. It must constantly reassure its audience by a willing demonstration of difference, even when one does not exis
46、t in nature, or it must seize and embrace a natural variation and compose a rhapsodic symphony upon the notes. To fail at the feminine difference is to appear not to care about men, and to risk the loss of their attention and approval. To be insufficiently feminine is viewed as a failure in core sex
47、ual identity, or as a failure to care sufficiently about oneself, for a woman found wanting will be appraised (and will appraise herself) as mannish or simply unattractive, as men have defined these terms. We are talking, admittedly, about a graceful feeling. Enormous pleasure can be extracted from
48、feminine pursuits as a creative outlet or purely as relaxation; indeed, indulgence for the sake of fun, or art, or attention, is among femininitys great joys. But the chief attraction is the competitive advantage that femininity seems to promise in the endless struggle to survive, and perhaps to tri
49、umph. The world smiles favorably on the feminine woman: it extends little courtesies and minor privilege. Yet the nature of this competitive advantage is ironic, at best, for one works at femininity by accepting restrictions, by limiting ones sights, by choosing an indirect route, by scattering concentration and not giving ones all as a man would to his own interests. It does not require a great leap of imagination for a woman to understand the feminine principle as a grand col
