1、研究生英语学位课统考（ GET）模拟试卷 8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 f
2、our choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet. （ A） The army is in need of bacon. （ B） The armys got enough bacon. （ C） We shouldnt eat more bacon. （ D） We neednt buy more bacon. （ A） His uncle is like a child.
3、 （ B） His uncle likes children. （ C） The picture looks terrible. （ D） The picture looks funny. （ A） The general manager had to go to see a doctor. （ B） The general manager had to look after his daughter. （ C） The general managers daughter came to visit him. （ D） The general managers daughter asked f
4、or a favor. （ A） A woman and her husband. （ B） A customer and a car dealer. （ C） A passenger and a taxi driver. （ D） A garage attendant and a mechani （ A） He has trouble finishing the assignment. （ B） He is not content with the current professor. （ C） He finds extremely difficult learning Spanish. （
5、 D） Hes trying to find a teacher who is not too strict. （ A） Horrible. （ B） Terrific. （ C） Fantastic. （ D） Astonishin （ A） They are ordinary in style. （ B） They are of a mixed color. （ C） They appear disagreeable. （ D） They appear so attractive, （ A） Jenny is new at the job. （ B） Jenny knows her job
6、 well. （ C） Alex has asked the manager to help Jenny. （ D） Alex is offering help to his friend Jenny. （ A） She was eager to hear Janes response. （ B） The line had been engaged all the time. （ C） Jane has no answering machine with her phone. （ D） Non Section B Directions: In this section you will hea
7、r 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 choose the best answer from the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with
8、a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet. 10 The phrase “make out“ in the first paragraph means_. （ A） expect （ B） understand （ C） see clearly （ D） hear clearly 11 What do we know about Milly from the story? （ A） She had met with an accident. （ B） She had caused a
9、 scandal. （ C） She was seriously ill. （ D） She was hidden somewher 12 The person who told the story is probably a _. （ A） farmer （ B） policeman （ C） country doctor （ D） newspaper 13 The aim of“Noahs Ark“ project is to_. （ A） make efforts to clone the endangered pandas （ B） save endangered animals fr
10、om dying out （ C） collect DNA of endangered animals to study （ D） transfer the nuclear of one animal to another 14 The best title for the passage may be_. （ A） Chinas Success in Pandas Cloning （ B） The First Cloned Panda in the World （ C） Exploring the Possibility to Clone Pandas （ D） Chinathe Nativ
11、e Place of Pandas Forever 15 From the passage we know that_. （ A） Kraemer and his team have succeeded in cloning a dog （ B） scientists try to implant a pandas egg into a rabbit （ C） Kraemer will work with Chinese scientists in clone researches （ D） about two thousand of species will probably die out
12、 in a century 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 Sheet. You now have 25 seconds to read th
13、e notes below. 16 For the purpose of making weather maps, information will be sent to_. 17 The establishment of the Weather Bureau was made possible by the invention of_. 18 People who send accurate information to Washington are 3,500_. 19 The number of distributing points for weather maps is_. 20 G
14、enerally, the forecasts should be delivered none later than_. 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
15、 meaning to the underlined one. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet. 21 Obsessed with their research on superconductive material, they were oblivious of the goings-on around them. （ A） afraid of （ B） amazed at （ C） familiar
16、with （ D） unaware of 22 We should bear in mind that pupils who dislike school must be given a (an) incentive to learn. （ A） objective （ B） spur （ C） stimulation （ D） goal 23 From the health care viewpoint, the cost of medical care in the United States is staggering. （ A） reasonable （ B） stunning （ C
17、） critical （ D） generous 24 He was known to thrash his wife occasionally when he was drunk. （ A） strike with the fist （ B） beat with a whip （ C） hit with a hammer （ D） kick with the feet 25 The utilization of hydroelectric resources should be stepped up. （ A） sustained （ B） increased （ C） supported
18、（ D） encouraged 26 She believed that she was born to be a film star. （ A） meant （ B） supposed （ C） intended （ D） hoped 27 He is confronted with the moral dilemma of whether to steal a drug he cant afford so that he can save his wifes life. （ A） met （ B） baffled （ C） faced （ D） squeezed 28 She values
19、 the boy as if he were her own son. （ A） weighs （ B） treats （ C） consider （ D） cherishes 29 Is the Canadian dollar equivalent to the U.S. dollar? （ A） about the same in value as （ B） worth a bit more than （ C） very different in value from （ D） worth a bit less than 30 These machines have been idle f
20、or the past months. （ A） been working well （ B） been working badly （ C） not been in service （ D） not been running at all 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
21、 D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet. 31 It_now pretty late, we took our candles and retired to our room. （ A） is （ B） being （ C） turned （ D） got 32 The supervis
22、ors could have prevented this problem_about it beforehand. （ A） if they knew （ B） had they known （ C） if had they known （ D） if they would know 33 It is desirable that the airplane_as light and fast as possible. （ A） be made （ B） is made （ C） were made （ D） has been made 34 Sometime the 3-year-old c
23、hild has trouble_fact from fiction. （ A） separating （ B） to separate （ C） having separated （ D） for separating 35 I_that he is too young to be promoted. （ A） object （ B） disagree （ C） disapprove （ D） dislike 36 Language belongs to each one of us, to the flower-seller_to the professor. （ A） as much a
24、s （ B） the same as （ C） as far as （ D） as long as 37 Something worth doing is none _for being done twice. （ A） the worse （ B） much worse （ C） more worse （ D） worse enough 38 The tenant must be prepared to decorate the property_the terms of the agreement. （ A） with regard to （ B） in relation to （ C）
25、in accordance with （ D） by way of 39 The politician urged that every citizen_to the polls on the Election Day. （ A） goes （ B） went （ C） must go （ D） should go 40 The invention of the printing press, in turn,_Social Revolution that is in progress. （ A） sets back （ B） sets down （ C） sets off （ D） sets
26、 up 一、 CLOZE 40 Public goods are those commodities from whose enjoyment nobody can be (41) excluded. Everybody is free to (42) the benefits of these commodities, and one persons utilization (43) the possibilities of anybody elses enjoying the same goods. Examples of public goods are not (44) one mig
27、ht expect. A flood control dam is a public goods. Once the dam is built, all the people living in the area will benefit (45) their own contribution to the construction cost of the dam. The same (46) true for highway signs or aids to navigations. Once a lighthouse is built, no ship of any nationality
28、 can be effectively excluded from the (47) the lighthouse for navigational purposes. National defense is another example. Even a person who voted against military expenditures or (48) taxes will benefit from the protection afforded. It is no easy task to determine the social costs and social benefit
29、s associated with a public good. There is no practicable way of (49) drivers for 100 at highway signs, sailors for watching a lighthouse, and citizens for the security provided to them through national defense. (50) the market does not provide the necessary signals, economic analysis has to be subst
30、ituted for the impersonal judgment of the market place. （ A） efficiently （ B） effectively （ C） effectually （ D） absolutely （ A） have （ B） enjoy （ C） concern （ D） contribute （ A） will reduce （ B） will enhance （ C） does not reduce （ D） does not exclude （ A） as same as （ B） as rare as （ C） as far as （
31、D） as good as （ A） regarding （ B） irrespective of （ C） by virtue of （ D） considering （ A） holds （ B） has （ C） grasps （ D） carries （ A） enjoying （ B） sharing （ C） catching sight of （ D） utilization of （ A） has paid （ B） has not paid （ C） paid （ D） did not pay （ A） charging （ B） estimating （ C） calcul
32、ating （ D） controlling （ A） Because （ B） Even （ C） However （ D） Surprisingly 二、 READING COMPREHENSION 50 Money may not be flowing much in Thailands capital these days, but something more unlikely is traffic. Motorists like to joke that it took the International Monetary Fund to unclog Bangkoks notor
33、iously jammed thoroughfares. Before the economy crashed last summer, Bangkok was famous for its round-the-clock gridlock. Stories of how people coped became urban lore. Thais bought custom-made vans equipped with TVs and microwave ovens. On the endless trips home after school and work, parents would
34、 serve family dinners, then the kids would do their homework and change into pajamas before finally arriving. One company did a booming business in plastic disposable toilets. Consumers could get just about anything, from McDonalds hamburgers to prescription medicine, delivered via motorbike. The so
35、lution for easing congestion turned out to be simple: economic catastrophe. Rising fuel costs, coupled with lost jobs and declining incomes, mean people are making fewer trips. About 20,000 cars have been repossessed, while new-car buying has dwindled from about 900 a day a year ago to just 300 now.
36、 Bus rider ship is up; taxi trips are down. So many cabbies are having trouble making enough fares to cover gas and car rental that hundreds of taxis are sitting idle every day. Thinner wallets also mean people are spending less time in bars, restaurants, movie theaters and shopping malls. Instead,
37、theyre staying home. The government, much maligned in the past for botching up mass transit construction, deserves credit as well. New expressways have opened, and some of the construction that has blocked traffic lanes for years has been cleared. The good times may not last, however, at least for m
38、otorists. If traffic flow is in fact a reliable economic indicator, Thailand may be on the rebound. “The last few days,“ says taxi driver Boonlarb Srikam, “Ive noticed the traffic getting busy again.“ Bring out those portable toilets. 51 According to the passage, they can do all of the following in
39、their vans EXCEPT_. （ A） watching TV （ B） having meals （ C） doing homework （ D） taking showers 52 The author mentions a company that sells disposable toilets in order to show that_. （ A） Thais spend long hours in their cars （ B） traffic jams are good for the economy （ C） the IMF makes unreasonable d
40、emands （ D） Thais are very innovative people 53 According to the passage, Thais are taking trips less often for all of the following reasons EXCEPT_. （ A） congested streets （ B） more expensive gasoline （ C） widespread unemployment （ D） reduced incomes 54 By saying that the good times may not last “a
41、t least for motorists,“ the author suggests that_. （ A） good times for traffic are not necessarily good times for the economy （ B） traffic flow is not a reliable economic indicator （ C） new expressways may soon deteriorate （ D） drives do not want the economy to improve 55 It can be inferred from the
42、 passage that the Thai economy_. （ A） suffers from poor infrastructure （ B） is showing signs of recovery （ C） is driven by automobile manufacturing （ D） wont enjoy good times much longer 56 The word “portable“ in the last sentence probably means_. （ A） endurable （ B） light （ C） clean （ D） nice 56 Wa
43、r may be a natural expression of biological instinct and drives toward aggression in the human species. Natural impulses of anger, hostility, and territoriality (守卫地盘的天性 ) are expressed through acts of violence. These are all qualities that humans share with animals. Aggression is a kind of innate (
44、天生的 ) survival mechanism, an instinct for self-preservation, that allows animals to defend themselves from threats to their existence. But, on the other hand, human violence shows evidence of being a learned behavior. In the case of human aggression, violence cannot be simply reduced to an instinct.
45、 The many expressions of human violence are always conditioned by social conventions that give shape to aggressive behavior. In human societies violence has a social function: It is a strategy for creating or destroying forms of social order. Religious traditions have taken a leading role in directi
46、ng the powers of violence. We will look at the ritual and ethical patterns within which human violence has been directed. The violence within a society is controlled through institutions of law. The more developed a legal system becomes, the more society takes responsibility for the discovery, contr
47、ol, and punishment of violent acts. In most tribal societies the only means to deal with an act of violence is revenge. Each family group may have the responsibility for personally carrying out judgment and punishment upon the person who committed the offense. But in legal systems, the responsibilit
48、y for revenge becomes depersonalized and diffused. The society assumes the responsibility for protecting individuals from violence. In cases where they cannot be protected, the society is responsible for imposing punishment. In a state controlled legal system, individuals are removed from the cycle
49、of revenge motivated by acts of violence, and the state assumes responsibility for their protection. The other side of a state legal apparatus is a state military apparatus while the one protects the individual from violence; the other sacrifices the individual to violence in the interests of the state. In war the state affirms supreme power over the individuals within its own borders. War is not simply a trial by combat to settle disputes
