学位英语试题及答案

考试须知1、本次考试试卷有试题册（试卷一）和答题纸（AnswerSheet)两种，答题时间为120分钟。2、请考生用钢笔在AnswerSheet上写上姓名、学号、专业班级。3、请考生在AnswerSheet上答题，写在试题册上的答案一律作废。4、选择题每题只能选一个答案，多选作废。选定答案后，在AnswerSheet中找到相应题号，将答案对应字母（A\B\C\D）填写在题号后的括号里。注意保持字迹清晰工整，容易识别。由于字迹潦草、答案模棱两可甚至无法识别者，一律判为0分，责任由考生本人负责。5、简答题、翻译和作文等主观题部分的答题请考生用钢笔书写在AnswerSheet指定位置上。6、考试结束，考生不得将试题册和答题纸带出考场。请把试题册和答题纸分别上交监考老师。Test15PartI.SituationalConversations(10%)Directions:Inthispart,therearetenshortincompletedialoguesbetweentwospeakers,eachfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatmostappropriatelysuitstheconversationalcontextandbestcompletesthedialogue.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenterofthecorrespondingletter．1.Vivian:Christina!Ihaven’tseenyouforages.Howareyou?Christina:Fine.Andyou?Vivian:Prettygood.How’sChristopher?Christina:Oh,don’tyouknow?Wegotdivorcedtwoyearsago.Vivian:__________A.Hopeyou’llbebetter.B.Itisreallyaproblem.C.Whatapity!D.Oh,I’msorry.2.Richard:Howmuchisittorentaneconomycar?Tina:$15.00adayor$95.00aweek,unlimitedmileage.Richard:CouldIhaveonefortomorrowmorning?Tina:___________________________Richard:Sure.Hereitis.Tina:Good.Nowjustcompletethisform,please.A.Couldyoupleaseshowmeyourphonenumber,please?B.Canyoutellmeyouraddress,please?C.Doyouhaveyourdriver'slicense?D.MayIhaveyourname,please?3.Harry:_______?Elizabeth:I’manengineer.Harry:Oh,areyou?Elizabeth:Howaboutyou?Harry:Iworkforatradingcompany.A.WhatareyoudoingB.HowdoyoudoC.WhatdoyoudoD.Howareyoudoing4.Johnson:DoyoumindifIputsomeofmythingsinyourroomovernight?Pamela:______.Johnson:That’sgreat．Theyarepaintingthewallsinmyroom．A．No,youarewelcome．B．Sure,mypleasure．C．Sure,youarealwaysthebest．D．No,notatall．5.Customer:_________ifyou’dservemeasquicklyaspossibleasI’vegotanappointmentattwofifteen.Shopkeeper:I’lldomybest,Madam.A.I’dbemostgratefulB.I’dbemostdelightfulC.It’wouldbeveryhelpfulD.Itwouldbeverykindofyou6.Paul:GodownMainStreetandturnleftatthefirstcorner.Thenwalktwoblocksandyou'llseethelibraryjustinfrontofyou.Janet:_____________________Paul:That'sright.A.MainStreet,firstleft,twoblocks.Right?B.Iswhatyou'resayingright?C.DoyouthinkIcanfindthelibraryeasily?D.Thelibraryontheright?7.Guest:_________.Clerk:Certainly.Doyouhaveareservation?Guest:Yes.ThenameisGreen.Mr.andMrs.Green.Clerk:Hereweare.Forfivenights.Couldyoufillintheregistrationcard,please?AndI’llneedyourcreditcard.A.I’dliketostayin,pleaseB.I’dliketocheckin,pleaseC.I’dliketorentaroom,pleaseD.I’dliketoresthere,please8.SpeakerA:Doyouthinkyourbosswillexpectyoutoworklateagaintonight?SpeakerB:___________.A.Suchhasneverbeenthecasewithmyboss.B.Doesthesuncomeupinthewest?C.Howcanweworklateforourboss?D.Toworklateagaintonight?Mybosshasneverdonesuchafoolishthing.9.Jack:IhaveapairofticketsforaconcertSundaynight.Wouldyouliketogo?Wendy:Idon’tthinkso.__________.A.I’mnotveryanxiousaboutconcertB.I’mnotveryexcitedaboutconcertC.I’mnottoointerestedaboutconcertD.I’mnottoowildaboutconcert10.Customer:HaveyougotMichelJackson’slatestCDalbum?Salesman:______.A.No.Idon'tcareforsinger'sphotographs．B.No.Ithasbeensoldout．C.Yes.Theydon'thaveitanymore．D.Yes.Ican'taffordonePartIIReadingComprehension(40%)SectionADirections:Thereare3passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.(30%)PassageOneQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Risingglobalcarbondioxidelevelstiedtoglobalwarmingmaynotbeascrucialindeterminingthecompositionofplantcommunitiesasother,localizedclimatechanges.“Nobodyreallyknowswhattheincreasesincarbondioxidearegoingtoentailintermsoffuturechangesinvegetationtypes,”saidMarkBrenner,aUniversityofFloridaassistantprofessorofpaleontology,thestudyofancientlakes.“Itlookslikeclimatechangesindifferentareasmaybemoreimportantthancarbondioxide,atleastcarbondioxidebyitself,”hesaid.Brenner’sresearchteambasedtheirconclusionsonananalysisofsedimentfromtwolakebottoms,oneinnorthernMexicoandoneinnorthernGuatemala.Theresearchersusednewtechniquesthatallowedthemtoanalyzeonlytheremainsoflandplants,specificallytheirleafwaxes.Bymeasuringthecompositionoftheleafwaxes,theresearcherswereabletodistinguishtwobroadcategoriesofplantslivingintheseareas---so-calledC3andC4plants,whichhavedifferentphotosyntheticprocesses.ManyC4plantsaretropicalgrasses,whilemosttropicaltreesareC3plants.Theresearchersanalyzedsedimentsdepositedoverthelast27,000years,fromthelasticeagetothecurrentgeologicalperiod.Overthisperiod,therewasaworldwide,relativelyuniformincreaseinatmosphericcarbondioxideconcentrations.Brennersaidthatifcarbondioxideplayedthemajorroleindeterminingplantcomposition,onewouldassumethatanalysisofthesedimentswouldrevealverysimilarchangesinrelativeabundanceofC3andC4plantsinthetwoplacesoverthestudyperiod.But,infact,theresearchersfoundthattrendsinthetwotypesofplantsweredifferentatthetwolocations.Thechangeswererelatednotwithcarbondioxidelevels,butwithshiftsinrainfall.“Theresultappearstobethatclimatefactors,especiallymoistureavailability,determinewhetherC