学位英语测试题5(试卷一)Part I Vocabulary and Structure.(30 points)1. The manager promised to keep me ______ of how our business was going on.A. to be informedB. on informingC. informedD. informing2. I _____ that Tom and Jack have finished their homework.A. worryB. showC. displayD. suspect3. The results are as ______: First was Sweden, then Germany, then Ireland.A. to followB. followsC. followD. followed4. Her fluency in English gives her an advantage _____ other girls for the job.A. aboveB. overC. thanD. with5. The reason I love him so much is _____ he is a very humorous person.A. whyB. forC. thatD. because6. The boss _____ to dismiss me if I didn’t do as he ordered.A. warnedB. thoughtC. threatenedD. pretended7. The population of Shanghai is twice as large as ______.A. Now YorkB. that of New YorkC. it in New YorkD. that of New York’s8. I don’t know which hotel ______.A. to stay atB. to stay inC. staying inD. staying at9. The girl in the red hat is the ______ person I’ve been waiting to see.A. veryB. ratherC. sameD. only10. He was so foolish ______ his car unlocked.A. for him to leaveB. that leaveC. to leavingD. as to leave11. The secretary and treasurer of our company _____ the meeting.A. were to attendB. are to attendC. is attendD. is to attend12. This film is ______, if not better than, the one we saw last week.A. so good asB. as well asC. as good asD. as better as13. T he lawyer didn’t keep his remarks to the topic _____ discussion.A. onB. underC. withD. for14. He applied for a ______ in the office of the local newspapers.A. locationB. professionC. careerD. position15. We consider _____ the instrument should be adjusted each time it is used.A. necessary thatB. necessary of it thatC. it necessary thatD. that it necessary16. When ______, ice will be changed into water.A. heatingB. heatedC. to heatD. be heating17. There is no easy solution to Japan’s labor ______.A. declineB. vacancyC. rarityD. shortage18. Liquids are like solids _____ they have a definite volume.A. in thatB. for thatC. with thatD. at that19. It’s not so much the language ______ the cultural background that makes the book difficult to understand.A. butB. norC. asD. like20. The police let him go, because they didn’t find him guilty _____ the murder.A. ofB. inC. overD. on21. We must ______ that the telegram arrives in time.A. cureB. accelerateC. ensureD. assure22. Ever since the Smiths moved to the suburbs a year ago, they _____ better health.A. could have enjoyedB. had enjoyedC. have been enjoyingD. are enjoying23. It is important that a university student _____ at least one foreign language.A. learnedB. learnsC. must learnD. learn24. Our new house _____ warm in winter and cool in summer.A. feelsB. is feltC. findsD. is found25. _____ at the railway station when it began to rain.A. Hardly had he arrivedB. Hardly he had arrivedC. No sooner did he arriveD. No sooner arrived he26. There was a knock at the door. It was the second time someone _____ me that evening.A. had interruptedB. would have interruptedC. to have interruptedD. to interrupted27. It was not until she had come downstairs ______ remembered the keys were not with her.A. sheB. when sheC. that sheD. and see28. The rain came on time and would certainly ease the heat _____ the people of inland.A. to faceB. faceC. facingD. faces29. Televisions enable us to see things happen almost at the exact moment ______.A. which they are happeningB. they are happeningC. which they happenD. they have happened30. _____ your cooperation, we could not have succeeded in our experiment.A. Because ofB. BecauseC. But thatD. But forPart II Reading comprehension.(30 points)Text AOur surroundings are being polluted faster than nature and man’s present efforts cannot prevent it. Time is bringing us more people, and more people will bring us more industry, more cars, larger cities, and the growing use of man-made materials.What can explain and solve this problem? The fact is that pollution is caused by man — by his desire for a modern way of life. We make “increasing industrialization” our chief aim. So we are often ready to offer everything: clean air, pure water, good food, our health and the future of our children. There is a constant flow of people from the countryside into the cities, eager for the benefits of our modern society. But as our technological achievements have grown in the last twenty years, pollution has become a serious problem.Isn’t it time we stopped to ask ourselves where we are going and why? It makes one think of the story about the airline pilot who told his passengers over the loudspeaker: “I’ve some good news and some bad news. Th e good news is that we’re making rapid progress at 530 miles per hour. The bad news is that we’re lost and don’t know where we’re going.” The sad fact is that this becomes a true story when we speak of our modern society.31. Man cannot prevent the world from being polluted because _______.A. the population of the world is increasing fastB. people use too many man-made materialsC. we have more and more industryD. we are producing more cars, trucks and buses32. People crowd into the cities since _______.A. they want very much to find well-paid jobsB. they are anxious to enjoy the achievements of our societyC. they have become tired of their homelandD. they have a strong wish to become industrial workers33. According to the passage, what does man value most among the following?A. IndustryB. HealthC. Clean airD. The future of the children34. The story about the airline pilot tells us that _______.A. man knows where the society is goingB. people do not welcome the rapid development of modern societyC. man can do little about the problem of pollutionD. the speaker is worried about the future of our society35. In this passage the author really wants to tell us _______.A. the development of technology pollution has become a serious problemB. we should lower the speed of development to stop pollutionC. it’s time we did something to reduce pollutionD. as industry is growing fast, pollution is the natural resultText BAmong all the animals, the ape(猿)is most like human beings. Both people and apes havethe same brain structure, the same nervous system, and the same kind of blood.There are four kinds of apes: the chimpanzee, the orangutan, the gorilla, and the gibbon. They live in the deep forests and warm tropical regions of Africa and of Southeast Asia, including Indonesia. All apes are covered with brown, reddish-brown, or black hair everywhere on their bodies except their faces, feet, and hands. Their hands each have four fingers and a thumb that helps them grip things the way our thumbs help us. But they also have a thumb on each foot instead of a big toe. Thus they can hold things with their feet also. Having short, weak legs, apes do not walk on the ground very much. However, their arms are very strong. This enables them to swing from branches and travel very quickly from tree to tree. These animals live in small family groups that move from place to place in search of vegetables and fruit. They also eat eggs, small animals, nuts, and insects. When they are tired they build nests in the trees. But they rarely sleep there for more than a night or two. Then they move on to look for more food.There are some differences among the following kinds of apes. The gibbon is never more than three feet high and weighs only about fourteen pounds. The gorilla grows to be six feet tall and weighs up to 600 pounds. The orangutan is smaller than the gorilla. It stands three to five feet tall and weighs up to 200 pounds. Chimpanzees are the smartest of all apes. They can be taught to sit at a table and eat, to dress themselves, and to do other things that human children can do.36. What does the first paragraph tell us?A. Among all the animals, the ape looks like human beings most.B. People and the ape think alike.C. People and the ape behave alike.D. The ape is the most intellectual animal in the world.37. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?A. All apes are brown or black.B. All parts of their bodies are covered with hair.C. They have weak legs but very strong arms.D. Their hands each have four fingers.38. Apes build nests in the trees but seldom sleep there for more than a night or two because ______.A. they like to live in small family groupsB. they like to move from place to place in search of more foodC. they like to eat eggs, small animals, nuts and insectsD. it is raining too often in the deep forests39. Among the three kinds of apes, ______.A. the gorilla is the biggestB. the gibbon is only three feet high but it is heavier than the orangutanC. the orangutan is smaller than the gorilla and cleverer than the gibbonD. the orangutan can stand up to a great height, but others cannot40. The last paragraph tells us that ______.A. chimpanzees can do better than human childrenB. chimpanzees can do many things that human children cannot doC. human children can do many things that chimpanzees cannot doD. the intelligence of chimpanzees is similar to that of human childrenText CDo you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it’s painf ul? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.During the hours when you labor through your work you may say that you’re “hot”. That’s true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologue(自言自语)as: “Get up, John! You’ll be late for work again!” The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has. You can’t change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. Habit can help, Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe you’resleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway. Counteract(对抗)your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. If our energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This won’t change your cycle, but you’ll get up steam(鼓起干劲)and work better at your low point.Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn and stretch. Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.41. If a person finds getting up early a problem, most probably ______.A. he is a lazy personB. he refuses to follow his own energy cycleC. he is not sure when his energy is lowD. he is at his peak in the afternoon or evening42. Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage?A. Unawareness of energy cycles.B. Familiar monologues.C. A change in a family member’s energy cycle.D. Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members.43. If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning, he should _____.A. change his energy cycleB. overcome his lazinessC. get up earlier than usualD. go to bed earlier44. You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will ______.A. help to keep your energy for the day’s workB. help you to control your temper early in the dayC. enable you to concentrate on your routine workD. keep your energy cycle under control all day45. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?A. Getting off to work with a minimum effort helps save one’s energy.B. Dr. Kleitman explains why people reach their peaks at different hours of day.C. Habit helps a person adapt to his own energy cycle.D. Children have energy cycles, too.Part III Cloze.(10 points)What is it about violence that is so attractive to the general public? There are so many people who would rather see a violent movie 46 a movie filled with romance or adventure. If you were to compare the revenues from box office earnings(票房收入), I am almost positive that the movies 47 blood and guts 48 much more than other movies.There are so many people 49 this kind of movie affects people in a 50 way. They think it has an impact 51 criminal behavior. That’s bullshit. I have seen violence in movies and on television and I haven’t had 52 idea to go out and kill anyone or anything. I believe if a person has it in them to commit these kinds of acts they will do it 53 what they see on TV or in the movies. Their moral upbringing(教养)or lack of one would be a 54 contributing 55 than viewing a movie.46. A. not B. than C. but D. more47. A. full with B. filled out C. filled with D. filling with48. A. collect B. win C. earn D. produce49. A. say B. who say C. have said D. are saying50. A. positive B. negative C. natural D. minimum51. A. for B. with C. on D. into52. A. slight B. slightest C. the slight D. the slightest53. A. regardless of B. because of C. according to D. unlike54. A. big B. great C. bigger D. smaller55. A. clue B. role C. hint D. factor(试卷二)Part IV Translation from English into Chinese.(10 points)56. The indoor swimming pool seems to be much more luxurious than is necessary.57. Governments around the world need to take actions to protect the earth before it is too late.58. As a nurse you should know better than to begin strenuous exercise immediately after lunch.59. In the eastern part of New Jersey lies the city of Elizabeth, a major shipping and manufacturing center.60. Since its creation 60 years ago, UNESCO has been concerned with the promotion of the free flow of ideas by word and image.Part V Translation from Chinese into English.(10 points)61. 数百万观众观看了电视上的皇家婚礼。