第一部分 2011年—2012年研究生英语学位课统考真题和模拟题

2011年1月研究生英语学位课统考真题

（研究生英语学位课统考真题分为试卷A和试卷B，两种试卷内容一样，只是顺序不同，因此本书仅公开发表试卷A的部分）

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GENERAL ENGLISH QUALIFYING TEST

FOR NON-ENGLISH MAJOR GRADUATE STUDENTS

(GET JAN 082011)

PAPER ONE

PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION

(25 minutes, 20 points)

Section A (1 point each)

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 four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.

1．A. He was beaten by a fellow worker.

B．He was laughed at by a fellow worker.

C. He was fired from his work.

D. He was replaced by his co-worker.

2．A. He did it like everyone else.

B．He was not speeding basically.

C. He would like to pay the fine.

D. The policeman was unfair to him.

3．A. Talk about their fishing experiences.

B．Drive the woman's dad to the station together.

C. Put off their fishing plan for the next weekend.

D. Go fishing after the woman sees her dad off.

4．A. She thought the man's project had been finished.

B．She didn't know the man's project was urgent.

C. She thinks the man shouldn't be so stressed.

D. She thinks the man has exaggerated about his project.

5．A. He knows psychology very well.

B．Psychology is beyond his comprehension.

C. Psychology is his major.

D. He has forgotten the theory of psychology.

6．A. It's a pleasant surprise.

B．It's really unexpected.

C. It's very sad.

D. It's a pity.

7．A. He was disappointed with the service.

B．He was satisfied with the service.

C. He finally got what he wanted.

D. He would like to try it again.

8．A. He didn't finish his finals week.

B．He failed most of his examinations.

C. He couldn't remember what he had prepared in the exams.

D. He couldn't concentrate during the exams.

9．A. Not enjoyable.

B．Just so so.

C. It's his favorite.

D. He likes it.

Section B (1 point each)

Directions: In this section you will hear 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 a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.

Mini-talk One

10．A. To start up her own business.

B．To gain experience.

C. To save for her tuition.

D. To help her family.

11．A. Because he could have more spare credits.

B．Because the 15-credit-plan was more cost-efficient.

C. Because he had to make up 15 credits.

D. Because the 15-credit-plan was easier.

12．A. To become an intern.

B．To challenge traditions.

C. To start up her own business.

D. To get a full-time job.

Mini-talk Two

13．A. The United States has declared its independence.

B．Lady Liberty is a gift from the people of France.

C. The American people have shaken off oppression.

D. The United States has broken off its relations with the UK.

14．A. Lady Liberty.

B．Liberty Lady.

C. The Statue of Liberty.

D. Liberty Enlightening the World.

15．A. By bus.

B．By boat.

C. By car.

D. By subway.

Section C (1 point each)

Directions: In this section you will hear 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 the notes below.

(请在录音结束后把16—20题的答案抄写在答题纸上)

16．Mental health experts also include other disorders like____________(4 words) that affect millions of people.

17．Mental health problems are most severe in poor countries that____________(3 words) to deal with them.

18．About half of all mental health problems first appear before____________(4 words).

19．According to the WHO, how many people suffered from depression in 2009? (4 words)

20．The disability caused by mental disorders can also be a big impact on____________(3 words).

PART Ⅱ

VOCABULARY

(10 minutes, 10 points)

Section A (0.5 point each)

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 meaning to the underlined one. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.

21．It was fascinating to watch my husband as he literally became President before my eyes.

A. liberally

B．wisely

C. actually

D. theoretically

22．The rights that the citizens of those countries enjoy can all be incorporated in the laws of those individual countries.

A. embodied

B．excluded

C. immersed

D. interpreted

23．These are the men and women who run the house and tend to the special needs of its residents.

A. take to

B．amount to

C. attend to

D. object to

24．These women hoped that the cease-fire would continue and that the violence would end once and for all.

A. quickly

B．conclusively

C. universally

D. temporarily

25．There is some excitement on the horizon, but I can't tell you about it.

A. in the distance

B．soon to happen

C. without a question

D. at first sight

26．Low interest rates created easy credit conditions, fueling a housing construction boom and encouraging consumption.

A. contaminating

B．extinguishing

C. stimulating

D. transporting

27．War involves inflicting the greatest amount of damage in the briefest space of time.

A. causing

B．avoiding

C. compensating

D. fabricating

28．Inflation can destroy the fabric of society by adversely affecting fixed income groups.

A. stability

B．perplexity

C. evolution

D. structure

29．The participants of the meeting were astonished by the discrepancy between the mayor's words and his actions.

A. difference

B．correlation

C. conformity

D. separation

30．The English writing of college students in China is generally redundant for lack of specific words.

A. ambiguous

B．wordy

C. unconvincing

D. stereotyped

Section B (0.5 point each)

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 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．Without mutual trust, the willingness to engage____________in the learning process is hindered.

A. deliberately

B．collaboratively

C. destructively

D. individually

32．Humans have to settle the problems with food, clothes and____________before they can survive.

A. cabin

B．mansion

C. shed

D. shelter

33．How did it____________that in English the correlation between spelling and pronunciation is not very close?

A. come about

B．come on

C. come to

D. come by

34．While the test-oriented approach to teaching is____________desirable, it is widely used in China.

A. other than

B．not only

C. nothing but

D. far from

35．In January 1995, George W. Bush was____________as the new governor of Texas.

A. turned in

B．taken in

C. sworn in

D. put in

36．The author takes great care to establish an accurate accounting of the____________of the violence during the Nanking Massacre.

A. perspectives

B．dimensions

C. concentrations

D. extensions

37．Scientists have been trying to____________what factors can cause aging.

A. find out

B．turn out

C. set out

D. carry out

38．Ten years____________her career as a lawyer, she decided to start her own firm in Chicago.

A. within

B．during

C. into

D. amid

39．The tower of the World Trade Center____________after it was hit by the plane.

A. dissipated

B．paddled

C. hedged

D. collapsed

40．To be a success, she would only play the role if she could____________with the character.

A. collide

B．coincide

C. identify

D. argue

PART Ⅲ

CLOZE TEST

(10 minutes, 10 points, 1 point each)

Directions: There are 10 questions in this part of the test. Read the passage through. Then, go back and choose one suitable word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D for each blank in the passage. Mark the corresponding letter of the word or phrase you have chosen with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.

41．A. objected

B．obstructed

C. obliged

D. observed

42．A. intimately

B．integrally

C. intentionally

D. internally

43．A. less

B．some

C. but

D. even

44．A. eagerness

B．pressure

C. emergency

D. hurry

45．A. line

B．cross

C. span

D. park

46．A. by turns

B．in turn

C. in order

D. in return

47．A. lightened

B．illustrated

C. cleared

D. widened

48．A. reason

B．support

C. hesitation

D. consideration

49．A. status

B．occasion

C. surrounding

D. atmosphere

50．A. into control

B．out of danger

C. done well with

D. taken care of

PART Ⅳ

READING COMPREHENSION

(45 minutes, 30 points, 1 point each)

Directions: In this part of the test, there are five short passages. Read each passage carefully, and then do the questions that follow. Choose the best answer from the four choices given and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.

Passage One

November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. This day was recognized by the General Assembly of the United Nations in l999 with a view to raising public awareness of violations of the rights of women. Why was this step necessary?

In many cultures women are viewed and treated as inferior or as second class citizens. Prejudices against them are deep rooted. Gender-based violence in all its forms is an ongoing problem, even in the so-called developed world. According to former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, “Violence against women is global in reach, and takes place in all societies and cultures. It affects women no matter what their race, social origin, birth or other status may be.”

Radhika Coomaraswamy, UN expert of the Commission on Human Rights on Violence Against Women, says in his report that for the vast majority of women, violence against women is “a taboo issue, invisible in society and a shameful fact of life.” Statistics issued by a victim study institution in Holland indicate that 23 percent of women in one South American country, or about 1 in 4, suffer some form of domestic violence. Likewise, the Council of Europe estimates that 1 in 4 European women suffer domestic violence during their lifetime. According to the British Home Office in England and Wales in one recent year, an average of two women each week were killed by current or former partners. The magazine India Today International reported that “for women across India, fear is a constant companion and rape is the stranger they may have to confront at every corner, on any road, in any public place at any hour.” UN experts described violence against women and girls as “today's most serious human rights challenge.”

51．This passage is intended to____________.

A. point out the root of violence against women

B．find solutions to violence against women

C. criticize the governments' inaction about violence against women

D. make people better aware of violence against women

52．The word “gender” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to____________.

A. race

B．society

C. culture

D. sex

53．According to former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, violence against women could be widely found____________.

A. in rich countries

B．in poor countries

C. in developing countries

D. across the world

54．By “violence against women is a taboo issue,” Radhika Coomaraswamy means that the vast majority of women____________.

A. turn a blind eye to the problem

B．don't want to talk about the problem

C. turn a deaf ear to the problem

D. have been accustomed to the problem

55．According to the last paragraph, violence against women is____________.

A. more serious in South American countries

B．more serious in European countries

C. equally serious in South American and European countries

D. less serious in developed countries

56．According to the passage, women in India____________.

A. often live in the fear of violence against them

B．suffer more serious domestic violence

C. must have their companions everywhere

D. are facing most serious human rights challenges

Passage Two

When you think of monkeys, you probably think of the tropics. Few species of monkeys venture into temperate lands. Nevertheless, there are one or two notable exceptions.

In the high Atlas Mountains of North Africa, where snowfall is common during the winter, small groups of Barbary apes roam through forests of cedar and oak. One isolated group of these monkeys can be found 200 miles to the north, living on the Rock of Gibraltar, at the southern most tip of Europe.

How do naturalists explain this mystery? Some believe that the monkeys colonized other areas of Europe in the distant past and that those of Gibraltar are the only surviving group. Others think that Arabic or British colonizers brought them to the Rock. Legend has it that the monkeys crossed the narrow straits dividing Europe from Africa by means of a long-lost underground tunnel. Whatever their origin, they are now the only free range monkeys found in Europe.

The Barbary apes are not actually apes. They are tailless monkeys. The Barbary apes inhabit the pine woods that cover the upper part of the Rock. Although they number only a hundred or so, they have become “the peninsula's most famous residents,” according to the International Primate Protection League.

Since seven million tourists visit Gibraltar every year, the mischievous monkeys have an ample food supply. Although they feed on wild plants, they have become skilled at begging and occasionally stealing food from visitors. Local authorities also provide the monkeys with fruit and vegetables.

Apart from feeding, the monkeys spend 20 percent of their day grooming each other. Both male and female monkeys care for and play with the young ones. They live in close knit groups, where stress sometimes leads to confrontation. While the older monkeys use threats and screams to chase away the younger ones, they also have an unusual tooth-chattering behavior that seems to calm them down.

Their arrival on Gibraltar may remain a mystery; still, these sociable monkeys add a special charm to the limestone headland that guards the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. Gibraltar would not be the same without them.

57．The monkeys on the Rock of Gibraltar are special because____________.

A. they live in tropic areas

B．they inhabit temperate lands

C. they live in forests

D. they came from North Africa

58．Which of the following is NOT the possible origin of the Gibraltar monkeys?

A. They may be the surviving group of European monkeys.

B．They may have been brought to Gibraltar by colonizers.

C. They may have come from Africa through the long-lost tunnel.

D. They may have swum across the narrow straits from Africa.

59．The population of “the peninsula's most famous residents”____________.

A. is growing rapidly

B．outnumbers the local people

C. is threatened by too many visitors

D. is about five scores

60．We can learn from the 5th paragraph that Gibraltar monkeys____________.

A. mainly feed on food from visitors

B．often threaten local tourists

C. are very naughty

D. are raised by the local authorities

61．The word “grooming” in the 6th paragraph is closest in meaning to____________.

A. cleaning

B．biting

C. fighting

D. isolating

62．According to the passage,____________.

A. Gibraltar would be better without the monkeys

B．the monkeys have added beauty to the Rock of Gibraltar

C. Gibraltar monkeys and those in the high Atlas Mountains are of different species

D. the older Gibraltar monkeys are very fierce to the younger ones

Passage Three

Which would you give up: TV, cell, or web? From November 6 to December 3, a 1-question online poll was placed on high-traffic websites in 15 countries (Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Netherlands, The Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States). A total of 150 respondents in each country participated in the poll. In this global survey, 11 of 15 countries say they'd turn off the TV before they'd silence their cell phone or log off the Internet. Women, especially, will give up their favorite shows, voting to do so by a greater percentage than men in all but four countries.“I work 50-plus hours a week, and more importantly, the programs I watch on TV are free on the web.” Paula Kress of Georgia explains why she'd give up TV.

Younger respondents are more likely to take a pass on television, but older folks don't necessarily stay away from the online experience. In Singapore, not a single person over 45 voted to stop surfing. “I'm not much for sitting in front of the screens, but I need the Internet to keep in touch with friends and family.”Hanna Larna explains why she'd keep the web and ditch TV.

In the United States, people voted to give up TV, yet Americans sit in front of the flat screen for an average of four hours and 37 minutes a day. But if the decision had been made by respondents over 45, the cell phone would have gotten the boot instead.

In Canada people voted to give up the cell. The cost effect analysis shows that people there pay some of the highest rates for their cell phone plans, which may be why they have the lowest number of cell users among the western countries polled. “I don't want to be reachable at every moment” is another logical explanation.

Why was Brazil the only country to pick the Internet (and by such a huge margin)? Brazil has some of the lowest rates of Internet use worldwide, with just 35 users per 100 people. (The U.S. and U.K. both have 72.) Brazil's cost to hook up is also high, about $26 a month, compared with $7.4 in Germany.

63．What is the most important reason for Paula Kress to give up TV?

A. She doesn't have time to watch TV.

B．She doesn't like sitting in front of the screens.

C. She can watch TV programs on the web.

D. She finds online programs more interesting.

64．Survey results in Singapore show that____________.

A. women watch TV programs for a longer period of time than men

B．men depend as much on cell phones as women do

C. younger people use cell phones more than older people

D. older people enjoy the Internet just like the younger ones

65．Which of the following words is closest in meaning to “get the boot” (Para. 3)?

A. Be dismissed.

B．Catch on.

C. Be favored.

D. Become dominant.

66．It is implied that among the Americans polled, there were more____________.

A. men

B．women

C. younger people

D. older people

67．How many countries picked the cell phone in the survey?

A. 2.

B．3.

C. 4.

D. 5.

68．In the last paragraph, the author mainly____________.

A. describes the findings in the Brazilian survey

B．discusses the gap between Brazil and the western world

C. presents the reasons behind the Brazilian decision

D. analyzes the development of the Internet in Brazil

Passage Four

Today, world leaders are discussing climate change and what—if anything—can be done to combat global warming. Extreme weather conditions have brought home the fact that our climate is changing—and changing fast. It may be easy to be fatalistic about it, but the truth is that although we humans have caused the problem, we also have the solution. “Think global and act local,” said Friends of the Earth founder David Bower. In many small but important ways we can make a difference. Here are my top tips for how to begin:

Count your food miles. What you eat and where you buy it affects global emissions. Pollution from transport is the fastest growing source of carbon dioxide emissions, so it is madness to fly out-of-season vegetables across the world to supermarkets. We should lobby supermarkets for a system of classifying food according to the distance traveled: 0 for local food, 1 for British, 2 for Europe, and 3 for intercontinental.

Turn off anything that winks at you. A video recorder on standby uses almost as much electricity as one playing a tape. Turning down the thermostat by one degree, not leaving TV and music centers on standby, turning off lights, putting lids on cooking pots, and only half-filling kettles can cut energy consumption by 30%, saving your money as well as saving the planet.

Just stop using petrol. Yes you can, and the car industry may (eventually) help you. Hydrogen-powered cars are loved by car designers and could become a reality in about 10 years. Meanwhile, consider converting to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). You won't be alone: a new pump for this is opening every day. Meanwhile, you can cut down on conventional petrol use just by changing driving habits—no rapid acceleration, lower speeds, keeping tires at the right pressure.

Well, you can always walk. Or cycle. The majority of car journeys are less than five miles and, honestly, once you've stepped out, you'll find it's really not that bad. The only energy used is your own and that's healthy. You only have to look at the collective strength of the people's fuel lobby to know this makes sense.

These changes will save your money which you should invest in an ethical saving account. They are profitable and they put the pressure on business to clean up its act.

69．In the first paragraph, the author tries to emphasize____________.

A. his concern over climate change

B．his optimism in finding a way out

C. the necessity of global actions

D. the difficulty in reaching an agreement

70．Which conclusion can be drawn from Paragraph 2?

A. Centralized distribution of food is highly efficient and cost-effective.

B．Organic food from abroad is better than food produced locally.

C. Supermarkets do a great job of offering a wide selection of goods.

D. It's better for us consumers to shop in local farmers' markets.

71．In Paragraph 3 the author tries to convey the message that____________.

A. small changes in small habits can make big differences

B．it is not easy for us to reduce energy consumption at home

C. the present way of using energy leaves much to be desired

D. we individuals may not help much in fighting global warming

72．At present, to replace petrol-driven cars, people may choose cars driven by____________.

A. electricity

B．LPG

C. hydrogen

D. biofuel

73．For most of the car journeys, walking or cycling____________.

A. is a waste of time

B．is undesirable

C. is a feasible option

D. is what people prefer

74．The passage is focused on____________.

A. the impact of climate change on people's lives

B．the importance of individuals in improving the environment

C. the benefits of cutting energy consumption

D. the small ways that can help fight global warming

Passage Five

Some years ago, thumping, jumping noises routinely issued from the apartment upstairs as if baby elephants were competing in the 50-yard dash. I went up one day to politely inquire. “No, nobody's making noise here,” the husband and wife both insisted. “It must be coming from elsewhere in the building.” Two children about five years old, each holding soccer balls, stood right beside their parents. “Could the thumping be your kids running around, perhaps playing soccer?” I asked. “Oh no, we never let the kids play in the house.”

For months, the pattern continued: the thumping and jumping above, our delicate check-in, the denial. It got so that every time I saw the couple, I glared without a word of greeting. When they moved out of the building, the thumping stopped.

I suppose I could have forgiven my neighbors and spared them the glare. After all, forgiveness is in a trend advocated by best-selling books, foundations and research institutes. The notion has gone well beyond spiritual leaders advising that forgiveness is good for the soul and that hard feelings will turn us bitter and hostile. Now the medical community cites studies showing that forgiveness can prevent heart attacks, lower blood pressure and even ease depression.

I may be outnumbered, but I still believe in the healing power of the grudge（不满）. I've deployed grudges with an equal-opportunity sense of fairness—against teachers and classmates, bosses and colleagues, family and friends. I've chosen to stop speaking to certain people permanently and occasionally even spoken ill of them—but more with disbelief than a sense of revenge. I'm neither proud nor ashamed. But I've discovered that nothing feels quite as satisfying as a grudge well nursed.

I'm not against forgiveness itself; I have forgiven people for rudeness as well as for deep misunderstandings and have done so without holding on to hard feelings. What I deplore is the propaganda about forgiveness. No longer an option, forgiveness is an official order. Forgiving so democratically cheapens the very act.

A long standing grudge suggests that we hold certain standards, that we respect ourselves enough to reject bad behavior. Failure to forgive can be just as righteous, just as honorable as forgiveness itself.

75．The author would probably describe the neighbors as____________.

A. careless

B．dishonest

C. ignorant

D. immodest

76．Paragraph 3 is focused on____________.

A. how forgiveness is good for us spiritually and physically

B．how forgiveness has become a fashionable concept

C. what has changed people's understanding of forgiveness

D. what is the true meaning and virtue of forgiveness

77．By “I may be outnumbered” (Para. 4), the author means that most people in her situation would probably____________.

A. tell people how bad the neighbors are

B．refuse to speak to the neighbors

C. try to practice forgiveness to the neighbors

D. ask the neighbors for an explanation

78．The author seems____________what she always does with grudges.

A. ashamed of

B．proud of

C. satisfied with

D. disappointed with

79．It can be learned that the author____________.

A. has great difficulty forgiving people

B．regrets failing to practice forgiveness

C. wants to learn how to forgive people

D. opposes “forgiveness without principle”

80．The best title for the passage is____________.

A. To Forgive Is God

B．The Right Not to Forgive

C. Forgiveness In, Grudge Out

D. The Power of Forgiveness

请确认是否在机读卡上涂了A卷或B卷

PAPER TWO

PART Ⅴ

TRANSLATION

(30 minutes, 20 points)

Section A (15 minutes, 10 points)

Directions: Put the following paragraph into Chinese. Write your Chinese version in the proper space on Answer Sheet II.

Desertification, brought about by human-induced factors and climate change, is a land degradation process. Human activities such as over-cultivation and poor irrigation methods are turning quickly into barren patches of land fertile soils that take centuries to form. Without access to sustainable land use practices, poor farmers are reduced to cultivating degraded land, only to initiate a vicious cycle, which is why tackling rural poverty is critical to combating desertification. No long-term strategy of poverty elimination can succeed in the face of the environmental forces that promote persistent erosion of soil. Under current projections of climate change, the hardship and human loss caused by droughts could increase if its contributing factors are left unaddressed.

Section B (15 minutes, 10 points)

Directions: Put the following paragraph into English. Write your English version in the proper space on Answer Sheet II.

PART Ⅵ

WRITING

(30 minutes, 10 points)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 150 words under the title of “A Gift to My Parents.” Your writing should cover the following items:

1．What gift do you think is most appropriate to your parents?

2．Why do you choose such a gift?

3．When do you think is the most appropriate time to give it?