文檔2012MPA英語真題

絕密★啟用前□□2012年在職攻讀碩士學(xué)位全國(guó)聯(lián)考英語試卷APartIDialogueCommunication(15minutes,15points)PartIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes,10points)PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes,40points)PartIVClozeTest(15minutes,10points)考生須知1．本考試分試卷一和試卷二兩部分，試卷一滿分75分，考試時(shí)間為90分鐘，14：30開始，16：00結(jié)束；試卷二滿分25分，考試時(shí)間為60分鐘，16：00開始，17：00結(jié)束。2．本試卷一為A型試卷，請(qǐng)將答案用2B鉛筆填涂為A型答題卡上，答在其它類型答題卡或試卷上的無效。答題前，請(qǐng)核對(duì)答題卡是否為A卡。若不是，請(qǐng)要求監(jiān)考人員予以更換。3．在答題卡上正確的填涂方法為：在答案所代表的字母上劃線，如：[A][B][C][D]。4．監(jiān)考人員宣布試卷一考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)停止答試卷一，將試卷一和答題卡反扣在自己的桌面上，繼續(xù)做試卷二，監(jiān)考人員將到座位上收取試卷一和答題卡。5.監(jiān)考人員收卷過程中，考生須配合監(jiān)考人員驗(yàn)收，并請(qǐng)監(jiān)考人員在準(zhǔn)考證上簽字（作為考生交卷的憑據(jù)）。否則，若發(fā)生答卷遺失，責(zé)任由考生自負(fù)。2012英語試卷—A第1頁共15頁P(yáng)artIDialogueCommunication(15minutes,15points)SectionADialogueCompletionDirections:Inthissection,youwillread5shortincompletedialoguesbetweentwospeakers,eachfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheanswerthatbestsuitsthesituationtocompletethedialogue.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.SpeakerA:IamsogladIcaughtyouathome.Ineedyourhelp!SpeakerB:________,Robin?A.CanIB.DoyouC.What’sthatD.What’supSpeakerA:Idon’thavetheslightestideawhatyouwanttosay.SpeakerB:Youdon’thaveto.________A.Forgetit.B.Justfollowmylead.C.I’llsayitlater.D.Ifonlyyouwantedto.SpeakerA:NobodylistenedtowhatIhavetosay.Ifeellikeafool.SpeakerB:Don’tworry._______A.I’mwithyou.B.Ilikeyou.C.Theyarefoolsthemselves.D.Theyarenobetter.SpeakerA:Oh,hiDr.Hill.CanIdiscussmygradeonmytermpaperwithyounow?SpeakerB:Sure.________A.Whatseemstobetheproblem?B.Thatseemstobeamistake.C.Ireallyappreciateit.D.CouldIcheckbackwithyoulater?SpeakerA:Mr.Jacob,youareagreathelp.HowcanIpayyouback?SpeakerB:OK,youbuymeacoffee,________.A.becauseB.sothatC.sinceD.incase14、Ascomputersecuritysystemsbecomeevenmoreadvanced,______themethodsofthosewhotrytobreakintothemillegally.A.sotoodoB.somuchdoC.asmuchasD.aswellas2012英語試卷—A第4頁共15頁15、Thequestionsarecertainto_______carefulconsiderationbeforeanymajordecision.A.giveB.havegivenC.begivenD.havebeengiven16、Thisrobotissupposedtosavealotoflabor,butitmanycreatenewproblemsifitreally_______.A.isB.willC.hasD.does17、Idon’tknowwhyMarydidn’taskmehowtodoitasI_______her.A.musthelpB.wouldhelpC.shouldhavehelpedD.couldhavehelped18、PeterandBobbothdidagoodjob,butPeteris______talentedofthetwo.A.themostB.themoreC.mostD.more19、Thefunctionofschooleducationisnotsomuchtoteachyouthings________toteachyoutheartoflearning.A.thanB.thenC.asD.but20、Graduateschoolandcollegearesimilar_________youhavetochooseafieldofstudyanddoresearch.A.inthatB.forthatC.forwhichD.inwhich21、Fathersometimesgoestothegymwithusthoughhe_____goingthere.A.enjoysB.prefersC.dislikesD.denies2012英語試卷—A第5頁共15頁22、Shewasamongthemost______playersinthegame,butthecaraccidentruinedeverything.A.promisedB.promotedC.promisingD.promoting23、Dina,strugglingformonthstogetajobasawaitress,finallytooka______atalocaladvertisingagency.A.chanceB.positionC.stepD.challenge24、Hedoesn’teatpork,but______thathe’lleatjustaboutanything.A.ratherthanB.nomorethanC.otherthanD.nolongerthan25、Simonfinally______topressurefromhisparentstostophistennistrainingbeforetheexam.A.gaveupB.gaveinC.gaveoutD.gaveway26、ThomasEdisonwasresponsibleformany_____inadditiontothelightbulb.A.intentionsB.imaginationsC.instructionsD.innovations27、Thrilledthatshegotherfirstpaycheck,Nancyimmediately_______heroldcellphonewithanewermodel.A.replacedB.renewedC.combinedD.compared28、Advertisingisatoughbusinessbecauseitisverydifficultto________newideastosellthesameproduct.A.comeupwithB.getalongwithC.comeuptoD.getdownto2012英語試卷—A第6頁共15頁29、AfterthinkinghardaboutwhyIdidnothaveenoughtimeformyschoolwork.Ibecame_______thatIwatchedtoomuchTV.A.doubtfulB.worriedC.puzzledD.aware30、Followingthesamerulesalltheseyears,theclubis_______toanyfromofchange.A.resolvedB.resistantC.restrictedD.reservedPartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes,40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneIthasneverbeeneasytobeateenager,anditisparticularlydifficulttoday.Theworldexpectsustobegrownupbutrarelytreatsuslikeadults;wearepartofasocietyinwhichdrugsarereadilyavailablebutextremelydangerous;oureducationconsistsofexaminationsandmoreexaminations…Isitanywonderwestruggleattimes?Oneofthebiggestproblemsisthatparentsdemandmatureandintelligentbehaviorfromus,yetusuallythinkofusasstillbeingchildren.Wehelpdoarangeofhouseworkandcareforsicklygrandparents,butcannotwatchadultmoviesontelevision.Weareexpectedtoshowaninterestincurrentaffairsandgetapart-timejobtobegintosupportourselves,butarenotevenallowedasayinwherewegoforthefamilyholiday---nevermindbeingallowedtoholidaywithourfriends！Outsidethehome,wehavetomakesureourdissatisfactiondoesnotleadustorebellionandtothedealerswhoarejustwaitingtosellusvariousdrugs.Oldergenerationshadtocometotermswithalcoholandcigarettes;thatwaseasy,bycomparison.Wegotoaclub,todance,thenarefacedwithtemptations(誘惑),peer2012英語試卷—A第7頁共15頁pressuresandourowndesiretofitinwiththecrowd.Thereisalwayssomeonetherewithadesignerdrink,adesignersmileandthelatestdesignerdrugtotemptus.Beingateenagerhasneverbeenharder.Ofcourse,ithasneverbeensohardinschooleither.Wehavesomanyexaminationsthatitisdifficulttokeeptrack:SATs,GCSEs…andthepracticeteststhataccompanythem.Homeworkisneverending.Noteacherseemsawareofhowmuchworktheothersaresetting,and,anyway,theywouldnotcare,becausetheyareallunderorderstoimproveresultsortheirowncareerswillsuffer.31.WhatisParagraph1mainlyabout?A.Thetemptingdrugsthatcanbeeasilybought.B.Thechangingworldthatteenagershavetoadaptto.C.Schooleducationthatfocusesmerelyonexaminations.D.Variousproblemsthatteenagershavetodealwith.32.Parentswillmostprobablysaynototheirchildreniftheywantto_______.A.learncurrentaffairsbywatchingTVB.goonvacationwithfriendsC.takeaparttimejobwhileinschoolD.holidaywiththerestofthefamily33.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“Beingateenagerhasneverbeenharder”inParagraph3?A.Parentsaremoredemandingthaneverbefore.B.Teenagershavetotryhardertofitintotheworld.C.Teenagersareundergreaterpressurefrompeers.D.Therearemoreandstrongertemptationsthanbefore.34.AsisusedinParagraph4,“theothers”refersto______.A.colleaguesB.neighborsC.parentsD.students2012英語試卷—A第8頁共15頁35.Whydoteachersgivetheirstudentsahugelotofhomeworkandexaminations?A.Theyhaveastrongsenseofresponsibility.B.Theyintendtoinspirestudents’interestinlearning.C.Theyaredemandedtoimprovestudents’scores.D.Theyintendtohavestudentsworkharderinschool.PassageTwoIfyouliketotakelotsofvacation,theUnitedStatesisnottheplacetowork.BesidesahandfulofnationalholidaysthetypicalAmericanworkergetstwoorthreepreciousweeksoffoutofawholeyeartorelaxandseetheworld---muchlessthanwhatpeopleinmanyothercountriesreceive.Andeventhatamountofvacationoftencomeswithstringsattached.Sowhat’sgoingonhere?Abigreasonforthedifferenceisthatpaidtimeoffisdemandedbylawinmanypartsoftheworld.Germanyisamongmorethantwodozenindustrializedcountries---fromAustraliatoJapan---thatrequireemployerstoofferfourweeksormoreofpaidvacationtotheirworkers,accordingtoa2009studybythehumanresourcesconsultingcompanyMercer.Finland,BrazilandFrancearethechampions,guaranteeingsixweeksoftimeoff.ButemployersintheUnitedStatesarenotobligedunderfederallawtoofferanypaidvacation,soaboutaquarterofallAmericanworkersdon’thaveaccesstoit,governmentfiguresshow.ThatmakestheU.S.theonlyadvancednationintheworldthatdoesn’tguaranteeitsworkersannualleave.MostU.S.companies,ofcourse,doprovidevacationasawaytoattractandretainworkers.Butthefearoflayoffsandtheever–fasterpaceofworkmeanmanyAmericansarereluctanttobeabsentfromtheoffice---anxiousthattheymightloolikethey’renotcommittedtotheirjob.Ortheyworrytheywon’tbeabletocopewithapileofworkwaitingforthemafteravacation.Then,there‘sthewaywework.WorkingmoremakesAmericanshappierthanEuropeans,accordingtoastudypublishedrecentlyintheJournalofHappinessStudies.ThatmaybebecauseAmericansbelievemorethanEuropeansdothathardworkisassociatedwithsuccess.2012英語試卷—A第9頁共15頁Sodespiteresearchdocumentingthehealthandproductivitybenefitsoftakingtimeoff,alongvacationcanbeundesirable,scary,unrealisticorjustplainimpossibleformanyU.S.workers.36．Accordingtothepassage,theUnitedStatesisanation_________.A.thatprefersrelativelylongervacationsB.thathasfewernationalholidaysC.whereworkersdonothavepaidtimeoffD.whereemployersarenotrequiredtoofferpaidvacation37.Thephrase“withstringsattached”(Para.1)probablymeans“_________”.A.withspecifiedconditionsB.withfullfreedomC.withmanyoptionsD.withworkinmind38.Whichofthefollowingcountriesoffersthelongestannualleavetoitsworkers?A.Germany.B.Japan.C.France.D.Australia.39.ManyAmericansarehesitanttotakeavacationbecausethey__________.A.areafraidoflosingtheirjobsB.enjoythefastpaceofworkC.aredevotedtotheirjobsD.likethechallengesinwork40.Accordingtotheauthor,Americans’chanceoftakingalongvacationis______.A.uncertainB.slimC.goodD.promisingPassageThreeNewresearchsuggeststhatanimalshaveamuchhigherlevelofbrainpowerthanpreviouslythought.Ifanimalsdohaveintelligence,howdoscientistsmeasureit?Beforedefininganimals’intelligence,scientistsdefinedwhatisnotintelligence.Instinctisnotintelligence.Itisaskillprogrammedintoananimal’sbrain.Rote(機(jī)械記憶)2012英語試卷—A第10頁共15頁conditioningisalsonotintelligence.Trickscanbelearnedbyrepetition,butnorealthinkingisinvolved.Scientistsbelievethatinsight(頓悟)，theabilitytousetools,andcommunicationusinghumanlanguagearealleffectivemeasuresofthementalabilityofanimals.Scientistsdefineinsightasaflashofsuddenunderstanding.Whenayounggorillacouldnotreachfruitfromatree,shenoticedsomeboxesscatteredaboutthelawnnearthetree.Shepileduptheboxes,thenclimbedonthemtoreachherreward.Thegorilla’sinsightallowedhertosolveanewproblemwithouttrialanderror.Theabilitytousetoolsisalsoanimportantsignofintelligence.Crowsusestickstogetnutsoutofcracks.Thecrowexhibitsintelligencebyshowingithaslearnedwhatastickcando.Likewise,sealsuserockstocrackopenshellsinordertogetatthemeat.Manyanimalshavelearnedtocommunicateusinghumanlanguage.Onechimpcanrecognizeandcorrectlyusemorethan250abstractsymbolsonakeyboard.Thesesymbolsrepresenthumanwords.Anamazingparrotcandistinguishfiveobjectsoftwodifferenttypes.Hecanunderstandthedifferencebetweenthenumber,color,andkindofobject.Theabilitytoclassifyisabasicthinkingskill.Heseemstouselanguagetoexpresshisneedsandemotions.Whenillandtakentotheanimalhospitalforhisfirstovernightstay,thisparrotturnedtogo.“Comehere!”hecriedtoascientistwhoworkswithhim.“Iloveyou.I’msorry.Wannagoback?”Theresearchonanimalintelligenceraisesimportantquestions.Ifanimalsaresmarterthanoncethought,wouldthatchangethewayhumansinteractwiththem?Wouldhumansstophuntingthemforsportorsurvival?Wouldanimalsstillbeusedforfood,clothing,ormedicalexperimentation?Findingtheanswertothesetoughquestionsmakesadifficultpuzzleevenforalarge-brained,problem-solvingspecieslikeourown.41.AsismentionedinParagraph1,“tricks”playedbyanimalsmaybe________.A.asignofintelligenceB.asignofinstinctC.learnedthroughtrainingD.programmedintheirbrainatbirth2012英語試卷—A第11頁共15頁42.Crows’usingstickstogetnutsoutofcracksillustrates_________.A.rotelearningB.theabilitytousetoolsC.communicationskillsD.instinctiveresponse43.Theparrot’sbeingabletodistinguishfiveobjectsoftwodifferenttypesindicates______.A.itsabilitytoclassifyB.itsabilitytocountC.agraspofhumanlanguageD.aflashofsuddenunderstanding44.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofanimals’communicationthroughtheuseofhumanlanguage?A.Parrotscanimitate.B.Gorillasscreamforhelp.C.Acrowshoutswarningstoothercrows.D.Chimpsusesymbolsthatstandforwords.45.Thelastparagraphimpliesthat__________.A.thereisnowayofmeasuringanimalintelligenceB.animalsaregivenopportunitiestodisplaytheirintelligenceC.thehuman-animalrelationshipneedstobereconsideredD.someanimalinstinctsarewellbeyondourknowledgePassageFourAnotherkindsofdistinctionthatcanbemadeamongworksofartiswhethertheywereoriginallyintendedasobjectspurelytobelookedat,orasobjectstobeused.TheFINEARTS,suchasdrawing,painting,andsculpture,involvetheproductionofworkstobeseenandexperiencedprimarilyonanabstractratherthanpracticallevel.Piecesoffineartmayproduceemotional,intellectual,sensual,orspiritualresponsesinus.Thosewholovethefineartsfeelthattheseresponsesareveryvaluable,andperhaps2012英語試卷—A第12頁共15頁Especiallysointhemidstofahighlymaterialisticworld,fortheyexpandourawarenessofthegreatrichnessoflifeitself.Incontrasttothenonfunctionalappealsofthefinearts,thefirstpurposeoftheAPPLIEDARTSistoservesomeusefulfunction.LucyLewis,atraditionalpotterfromAcomaPuebloinNewMexico,hasappliedavisuallyexcitingsurfacedecorationtoherwaterjar.Butthejar’smainreasonforbeing,however,istoholdwater.SomeofthepeopleofAcoma,whichmaybetheoldestcontinuallyinhabitedcityintheUnitedStates,stillfollowtheoldways,carryingwaterfordrinking,cooking,andwashinguptotheirhomesfromnaturalpondsbelow.Theformsoftheirwaterjarsarethereforedesignedtopreventspillingandtobalancereadilyonone’shead.Thepotsmustalsobelightinweight,soAcomawaterpotsaresomeoftheworld’sthinnest–walledpottery.Interestingly,thelanguagesofmostNativeAmericanpeoplesdonotincludeawordthatmeans“fineart.”Whiletheyhavetraditionallycreatedpottery,basketry,andweavingwithagoodsenseofdesign,thesepieceswerepartoftheireverydaylives.Theappliedartofpottery-making,isoneofthecrafts,themakingofusefulobjectsbyhand.Otherappliedartdisciplinesaresimilarlyfunctional.Graphicdesignerscreateadvertisements,fabrics,layoutsforbooksandmagazines,andsoon;Industrialdesignersshapethemass–producedobjectsusedbyhigh–techsocieties,fromcars,telephones,andteapots,tooneofthemostfamousvisualimagesintheworld:theCoca–Colabottle.Otherappliedartsincludeclothingdesign,interiordesign,andenvironmentaldesign.46.Whathastheauthorprobablydiscussedrightbeforethepassage?A.Thehistoryofart.B.Thebeautyofart.C.Somedistinctionsamongworksofart.D.Thedefinitionofartingeneral.2012英語試卷—A第13頁共15頁47.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Fineartsenrichourlives.B.Fineartsareassociatedwithapplication.C.Productsofcraftsaremadetobelookedat.D.Peopleinthematerialisticworldlacksthesenseofbeauty.48.ThewaterjarmentionedinParagraph2canbedescribedas___________.A.anexampleoffineartB.aproductofgraphicdesignC.acaseofindustrialdesignD.anobjectforpracticaluse49.TheCoca–ColabottlementionedinParagraph3______.A.isaproductofcraftsB.isanexampleofappliedartC.producesspiritualresponsesD.isanobjecttobelookedat50.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.Thefunctionsofawaterjar.B.Pottery-makinginNorthAmerica.C.Fineandappliedarts.D.Nonfunctionalappealsoffinearts.PartIVClozeTest(15minutes,10points)Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblank,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.U.S.researcherssuggestsleepingcanhelpusrememberthingswehavejustlearnt.AteamfromNorthwesternUniversity51thata90-minutenap(小睡)canhelppeoplelearnanewskill.The52ontheirresearchispublishedintheJuneeditionofthejournalNature.Thescientistssay:“Informationacquiredduringwakingcanbereactivated(重新激活)duringsleep,53memorystabilization.”Testvolunteers2012英語試卷—A第14頁共15頁practisedmusicaltunesbeforeandafterashortsleep.54thenap,theresearchersplayedoneofthetunesthevolunteershadpracticed.Theteamfoundthattheparticipantsmade55errorswhenplayingthetunethathadbeenplayedwhiletheyslept.Studyco-authorDrPaulJ.Reuberpointsouttheresearchmightnotwork56learningaforeignlanguagewhileyousleep.Hesaid:“Thecritical57isthatourresearchshowsthatmemoryisstrengthenedforsomethingyou’vealreadylearned.”Headded:“Ratherthanlearningsomething58inyoursleep,we‘retalkingaboutenhancinganexistingmemorybyreactivatinginformationrecentlya