2018年學(xué)位英語試題

2018年學(xué)位英語真題PartIDialoguecompletion(15points)Directions:thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,choosetheonethatbestcompletesthedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSEWRSHEET.Debra:Oh!Whatabeautifulcat!Whatdoyouthink？Donald:DogsaremoreloyalthancatsIthinkI'drathergetadog.Yeah,itisbeautiful!Ihavenoidea.Youhavetocleanafterit.Jane:Mywatchalwaysgainstenminutesaday.Mary:Mywatchalwayslosestenminutesaday.Jane:Nokidding.Itseemsthatbothofusshouldthrowitawayandbuyanewone.That’sridiculous.That'sfunnyThat’scoolThat'sgreatJennifer:It'sfreezingoutside!Ithoughtthiscoldfrontwassupposedtopass.Gabricla:Yeah,Ithoughtsotoo.That'swhatIreadonlinethismorning.Ihaven'treadtheweatherreport.TheweatherreportwasrightWhathappenedtotheweatherreport?Ishouldhavereadtheweatherreport.Tony:Welcomeback,Monica.Howareyou?Monica:I,mOK.Youarewelcome!FancymeetingyouthereAren’tyouhappy？ThankyouforaskingRuby:Hello,thisisInformation.CanIhelpyou？Dora: I’mcallingtomakeacomplaint.Canyoutellmeyourname？OK,thankyouforyourhelpThat'sverykindofyou.Steve:WouldyoulikeanythingtodrinkIhaveSpriteandorangejuice.Bob: I’mterriblysorryaboutthat.Howcanitbe？That’squitealrightSpritewouldbefine.Jane:Whydon'tweplaytennisthisafternoon？Bill: Soundslikeanexcellentjob.Thatsabrilliantidea.I’msureitisn'tsobad.OfcoursewedoLouis:CanIhavesomeinformationaboutthehealthclub？Yes,youdoGoaheadThat’sagoodideaYes,certainlyMori:Thislooksagreatparty.Thanksforinvitingme.Susan:Nevermind.GladyoucouldmakeitDon'tbotherwiththat.I,dbetteraskyou.Julie:ImgoingtothesupermarkettopickupfoodanddrinkforSaturday,spicnic.Anysuggestions？Jack: I’mallearstoyouIwouldn'tmindthatI,drathernotIt'suptoyouBruce:I'vebeengoingtothegymforhalfayearnow!Alice:Youlooksofit.Andnomorebeerbelly!Icansayso.It'sthatright?Icantell.Isitpossible?Joan:Whyareyousolate？Michael:Ilefttheminthecar.Icouldn'tfindmycarkeysYouknowwhathappened？Ididn’tcatchthebusMycarwasoutoforderTerri:Derrick,don,tyouthinkyoushouldtakeavacationEvenoneortwodayswouldbefine.Derrick:There,stoomuchwork.NowayThat'srightItislikelyIthinksoDonald:Let'seatout,shallwe?Debra:I'vegonethroughmypaycheckfortheweekalreadyDonald:Don'tworryaboutit.It'smytreat.Yousaidit!Icouldn'tagreemoreI'mbrokeNoproblemTimothy:Stanley,theresaMr.Milleronthephonewhowantstotalktoyou.Stanley:CanyouaskhimtoholdTellhimI'lltalkwithhiminafewseconds.WhoisMr.Miller?I‘mbusyatthemomentIdon,tknowhimWhat’shappened?PartIIReadingComprehension(40ponts)Directions:therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,choosethebestandmarkyouranswerontheANSEWRSHEET.PassageOneHaveyoueverheardofapawpaw(木瓜)Ifnot,donotfeelbad.ManyAmericansdonotknowofthefruit,althoughitisnativetothe..Once,however,itwasoneofthemostpopularfruitsinNorthAmerica.Happily,thosewholovethepawpawaretryingtoreturnittoitsformerpositioninAmericanfoods.ApawpawisatropicalfruitthatusedtobegrownalongtheEastCoastfromNewYorktoFloridaandallovertheeastern..Atonetime,itcouldbefoundasfarwestasNebraska.ThepawpawwasanimportantfoodforNativeAmericansandevenearlyEuropeansettlers.PawpawsreportedlywereafavoritetreatofGeorgeWashington,thefirst.president,whoespeciallylikedthemcold.ThomasJefferson,thethird.president,wasalsosfanofthefruit.HeplantedpapawsathishomeinVirginia.HealsosentpawpawseedstohisfriendsinFrance,AmericanexplorersLewisandClarkwroteintheirjournalsaboutthepawpaw.Thepawpawisdifficulttobesoldcommercially.Thefruitrequiresaveryspecialenvironment low,wetareasthatsometimesflood.Ithasaveryshortharvestseason,fromtwotothreeweeksinSeptemberandOctober.Inaddition,thefruitisgoodtoeatforonlytwotothreedaysafterharvesting.Thismakesithardtosellanywheredistantfromthepawpawtreeitcomesfrom.Plantersareagaingrowingpawpawtreesandharvestingthefruit.Inseveralstatesfarmershaveorganized“pawpawfestivals"toreintroducepeopletofood.AtsuchafestivalinMarylandrecently,farmersdisplayeddifferentproductsmadewithpawpaws,likepawpawjams,pies,ice-creamandbeer.ManyAmericanpeopledonotknowthatthepawpawWasoncepopularinthe.Isnativetothe.onlyHasbecomepopularagainIsahealthyfruitThepawpawusedtobefoundmainlyAroundNebraskaIntheeastern.AlloverFloridaInNewYorksuburbsGeorgeWashingtonandThomasJeffersonarementionedinparagraph3as AmericanexplorersFamouspoliticiansEarlypawpawplantersPawpawloversItisdifficulttosellthepawpawonalargescaleforthefollowingreasonsEXCPEPTthatthefruitRequiresaveryspecialenvironmentHasaveryshortharvestseasonDoesnottastegoodIsdifficulttopreserveafterharvestingPawpawfestivalsareorganizedinsomestatesAsawayofcelebratingharvestAspartofthetraditionalcultureTodisplaypawpawgrowingtechniquesToreintroducepeopletothefruitPassageTwoThroughouthistory,humanshavesufferedfromaconditionthattheyhaveneverbeenabletoescape-ageing.Someresearchers,however,believewemaybethinkingaboutitinthewrongway.Theysayweshouldstarttreatingageingitselfasadisease-onethatcanbepreventedandtreated.Theirhopesarefoundedonrecentdiscoveriesthatsuggestbiologicalageingmaybeentirelypreventableandtreatable.Fromabiologicalpreventive,thebodyagesatdifferentratesaccordingtogeneticandenvironmentalfactors.TinyerrorsbuildupinourDNAandourcellsbegindevelopingfaultsthatcangrowintotissuedamage,whichleadstoageingandageing-relateddiseases.Oneoftheleadingfiguresinhumanliferesearch,AubreyDeGrey,explainsinaninterviewthattheirgoalistodevelopasetoftherapiesformiddle-agedandolderpeoplethatwillleavethemphysicallyandmentally64“必所土（相當(dāng)?shù)模﹖osomeoneundertheageof30.“Ofcourse,withoutwipingtheirmemories,”headds.Buthedoesn’tthinkthatiswillbepossibletostopageingaltogether.Heseesafuturewhere“rejuvenationtechnologies”canbeappliedtooldpeopleinordertoreverttheircellstowhattheywerelikewhentheywereintheiryouth,buyingthemextratime.Theideaisthatsomeonewhoistreatedattheageof60willbebiologicallyrevertedto30.Butbecausethetherapiesarenotpermanentfixes.Theircellswillendupbecoming60yearsoldagaininanother30yearstime.By“treatingageingitselfasadisease”,someresearchersmeanAgedpeopleareliabletodiseasesAgeingcanbedealtwithlikeadiseaseAgeingisadiseasehardtocureD.AgeingshouldbetreatedcarefullyHumansageatdifferentratesduetoreasons.A.PhysicalB.BiologicalC.GeneticandenvironmentalD.DNAandcell-relatedThegoalofDeGrey’sresearchisto.A.Freezepeople'sageB.MakepeopleyoungerC.StopageingaltogetherD.Adjustpeople'smemoriesWhatdoes“rejuvenation”possiblymean?RelatingtocellsRelatingtogenes.Becominghealthy.Becomingyoung.WhatwillhappenifsomeoneistreatedwithDeGrey,stechnology？HewillstayyoungforalongertimeHewillnolongergrowold.Hewillliveuptoatleast60yearsold.Hewillnotgetageing-relateddiseases.PassageThreeWhenjackDavis,9,looksupatthenightsky,hedoesn,tseejustthestars.Heseeshisfuture.ThefourthgraderfromNewJerseyhasadeepinterestinouterspaceandthealien（夕卜星的）beingshethinksmightlivethere.InJuly,JackheardthatNASAwaslookingforanewplanetaryprotectionofficeranddecidedhewastherightpersonforthejob.Theposition,whichfocusesonpreventingastronautsfromaccidentallybringingextremelysmall,potentiallydangerousalienlife-formsbacktoEarthandensuringthatastronautsdonottakeEarth-basedgermswiththemintospace,paysfrom$124,406to$187,000peryear.JackwrotealettertoNASA,notinghisqualificationsforthejob."MysistersaysIamanalien,”Jackwrote,pointingoutthatsinceheisyoung,hecan"learntothinklikeanalien."Hesignedtheletter“JackDavis,GuardianoftheGalaxy.Withindays,JackreceivedapersonalletterfromNASAsplanetarysciencedirector,JamesL.Green."Wearealwayslookingforbrightfuturescientistsandengineerstohelpus,”Greenwrote.”Ihopeyouwillstudyhardanddowellinschool.WehopetoseeyouhereatNASAoneofthesedays!”Jacksaidhewas“shocked”whenGreen,sresponsearrived."Ishouted,IgotaletterfromNASA!”Greensayshelovestoanswerlettersfromchildren.Hecallshisresponsea“gravityassist.”Spacecraftusegravityassistancefromobjectslikeplanetsandmoonstohelppowerthecrafttowardanothercelestial（天上的）body.Greenhopesareplycaninfluenceapersonspathinlifeinasimilarway.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeJackDavis?MatureCurious.Talented.HonestWhatisthejobresponsibilityoftheplanetaryprotectionofficer?ToensurethementalandphysicalhealthoftheastronautsToprotectEarthfrompossiblealienattacksinthefutureTokeepharmfulsubstancesformspreadingbetweenEarthandouterspace.TostudytheunknownsubstancesastronautsbroughtbacktoEarthInthisletter,JackexplainsthathisstrengthliesinhisPersonalityAppearanceHobbyD.AgeInhisresponsetotheboy,JamesGreen.EncouragesJacktobeafutureNASAscientistInvitesJacktovisitNASAassoonaspossibleTellsJackNASA’srequirementsforscientistsOfferstoprovidetrainingforJackatNASAInthelastparagraph,theauthorintendsto.SupportGreenforusinggravityassistinprojects.IntroducetheconceptofgravityassistGuideyoungpeoplebygivingthemagravityassistExplainhowGreen'sletterservesasagravityassistPassageFourOnlinedatinghasjustbeenrevealedtobeoneofthemostcommonwaystostartarelationship.Butnewresearchrevealsthattheconceptisstillhighlyflawed（有缺陷的）.Ananalysisof400studiesintoonlinedatingshowsthatwhileitoffersaccesstoplentyofothersingles,userscanbeoverwhelmedandputoffbythevolumeofchoice,defeatingthepurpose.Theresearch,byNorthwesternUniversityandpublishedinthejournalPsychologicalScienceinthepublicinterest,foundthattheprocessesinvolveddon’tlendthemselvestoformingstrongrelationships.Thefindingsalsoindicatedthattheconceptofanonlineprofile介紹）isnotentirelyusefuland“canresultintreatingpotentialpartnersasmereobjects”.LeadauthorEliJFinkelexplained:“Onlinedatingisaterrificadditionforsinglestomeet.However,therearetwoproblems.”First,studyingoverseeminglyendlesslistsofprofilesofpeopleonedoesnotknow,ason,doesnotrevealmuchaboutthem.Second,it“overloadspeopleandtheyendupshuttingdown,"hesaid.Hecomparedittoshoppingat“supermarketsoflove”andsaidpsychologicalresearchshowspeoplepresentedwithtoomanychoicestendtomakelazyandoftenpoordecisions.Thestudy’sauthorsalsoquestionedthealgorithms（算法）employedbysitessuchastomatchpeoplebasedontheirinterestsorpersonality—comparingittohavingarealestateagentoflove.Whilethealgorithmmayreducethenumberofpotentialpartnersfromthousandstoafew,theymaybeasunsuitableforeachotherastwopeoplemeetingatrandom,DrFinkelexplained,addingthechancesarenobetterthanfindingarelationshipbywalkingintoanybar.“There'snobetterwaytofigureoutwhetheryoureamatchwithsomebodythantalkingtothemoveracoffeeorbeer,”DrFinkelsaid.Whatistheauthor,sattitudetowardsonlinedating？NegativePositiveIndifferentNeutralAccordingtoParagraph2,onlinedatingAttractsalimitednumberofsinglesHasbeenwidelystudiedrecentlyIscriticizedaslackingapurposeOfferstoomanychoiceThephrase“l(fā)endthemselvesto”probablymeansBeopposedtoBeeasilyusedforBehappywithBeconsistentwithWhyisDr.Finkelmentionedinthepassage？HeistheleadresearcherofthestudyononlinedatingHeisawell-knowprofessoratNorthwesternUniversityHeisanexpertinanalyzingpeople,sshoppingpatternsHeisthepresidentofafamousonlinematchingwebsiteAccordingtoDrFinkel,whatisthebestwaytofindamatch？Anevaluationonthebasisofinterestsandpersonality.AnanalysisbasedonpropercomputeralgorithmsAcomparisonwithotherpotentialpartnersAface-to-facetalkwiththepotentialpartnerPartIIIVocabularyandstructure(20points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,choosetheonethatbestcompletesthedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSEWRSHEET.Fredusedtolatewithhisroommatesandwatchmovies.A.stayinB.stayawayC.stayupD.stayonThedevelopmentofnewenergysourcestoberewarding.A.turnedoutB.turnedupC.turnedbackD.turnedawayDoyoureallyhavetobeselfish？A.suchB.thatC.tooD.thisI’msorrytoyourparty;Iweren'tintown.A.bemissedB.missC.havemissedD.bemissingResearchershavespentfiveyearscollectingdatathestudywasbased.A.onthatB.inwhichC.inthatD.onwhichTheenvironment-friendlyflanagoodexampleforothercompanies.A.putsB.makesC.laysD.setsItmakestofigureoutthesituationbeforetakinganyaction.A.senseB.meaningC.ideaD.reasonStaffhavebeenholdinganumberoftoraisemoneyforcharity.A.eventsB.incidentsC.affairsD.casesSpencehasfinallyittothefirstrankofstudentsafterhardwork.A.madeB.doneC.gotD.workedShehasgotfromallthreetopUniversitiesshehasappliedfor.A.promisesB.offersC.acceptanceD.invitationsWithallthemagazines,Ileftthepostoffice.A.boughtB.buyingC.tobeboughtD.tobuyThereportersaidthattheUFOeasttowestwhenhesawit.A.traveledB.wastravelingC.wastotravelD.hadbeentravelingWhichoneofhisbooksdoyouthinkbestamongthebest-sellers？A.sellsB.sellC.issoldD.aresoldHethetest,buthewasn’tcarefulenough.A.musthavepassedB.shouldpassC.mightpassD.couldhavepassedPleaseletmeknowyouwantyourcoffee,blackorwhite？A.whereB.whyC.howD.whatVisitorscannothelpbutthebeautifuldesignofthepalace.A.noticingB.noticedC.noticeD.tonoticeClasssizesaretoamaximumof10forabetterlearningexperience.A.forcedB.limitedC.fixedD.boundedVeryfewpeopleunderstoodhislecture,thesubjectofwashard.A.whatB.itC.whichD.thatThegovernmentwillconsiderfutureactionsagainstterroristbombers.A.takenB.oftakingC.totakeD.takingIwasjustabouttoleaveschoolIheardthedoorbell.A.whenB.whileC.afterD.asIdon,tthinkthesnowwillourplansforapicnic.A.effectB.affectC.differD.inferMr.Smithwillbetheofficenextweekwhenthemanagerisaway.A.inchargeofB.inresponseC.inrelationtoD.inplaceofWeneedinformationabouttheclimatebeforewemakeourdecision.A.afewB.fewC.alittleD.littleHewarnedhisstudentslatefortheexaminationnextweek.A.don,tbeB.notbeC.nottobeD.tobenotTheplanewilltakeoffat6:00pm,soIhavetobeattheairport4:00pmatthelatest.A.afterB.untilC.sinceD.byIsthereagasstationaroundIcangetsomepetrol?A.whatB.whichC.thatD.whereItisalwaysdifficulttoliveinaforeigncountry,ifyoudontspeakitslanguage.A.naturallyB.extremelyC.especiallyD.basicallyHegivesusalotoftrouble-butIlikehim.A.bythewayB.allthesameC.byandbyD.overandoverHedidn'tgointodetailsonthesubject,butjustspokeA.inparticularB.ingeneralC.inshortD.incommonLanguage,mathsandhistory,thechildrenarealsotaughtmusicandart.A.exceptforB.insteadofC.inadditiontoD.inspiteofLozanoclaimedthatthemotorcycledriverwastryingtorunhim.A.outB.inC.downD.upWe'rehadtoputourweddinguntilSeptember.A.forwardB.downC.upD.offYoucanbuythesemapsatrailwaystation.Theyallhavethem.A.anyB.thatC.thisD.eitherDetailsofthemurderwerebythelocalpaper.A.discoveredB.revealedC.exposedD.foundDon’tplaywiththeburningstick,boys,foritoftenfire.A.catchesB.makesC.causesD.getsI’mgoingtohavetofindanewapartmentsoon.A.tooB.prettyC.muchD.nearlyHumbleitmaybe,thereisnoplacelikehome.A.asB.althoughC.thatD.howNosoonerhomethanitstartedtorain.A.havewearrivedB.didwearriveC.hadwearrivedD.shallwearriveOnlywhenshefinishedalltheworkbeallowedtogohome.A.shedidB.shewouldC.didsheD.wouldsheShecamesomeoldphotographsinadrawer.A.aboutB.acrossC.withD.byPartIVCloze(10points)Directions:Thereare10numberedblanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblank,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,choosetheonethatbestcompletesthedialogueandmar