Part I Structure and Vocabulary Section A Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (5 points)

1. _____ you've made remarkable progress in your study, I don't think there's any reason for you to be conceited.

A. As though B. Now that C. If only D. Granted that

2. We were ____ the impression that the witness of the terrible accident was reluctant to tell us the truth.

A. in B. under C. on D. Of

3. It has been announced at the press conference that the agreement shall take effect _____ the day it is signed.

A. as of B. as on C. as to D. as for

4. Human beings are imcomparably superior to other animals in ____ they can use and make tools for various purposes.

A. which B. what C. that D. how

5. Sharon _____ her thesis the third time since her tutor had already approved it.

A. didn't need write B. needn't write C. didn't need have written D. needn't have written

6. Mrs. Shelley emphasized that she would sooner that her boys ____ TV on week nights in future.

A. did not watch B. would not watch C. had not watched D. should not watch

7. Printing does as much harm as good, as it gives us good books as well as bad ones and spreads falsehood and error.

A. no more B. no less C. none other D. no other

8. All the books that have been contributed by the neighborhood are known ___ to the city public library a moment ago.

A. being sent B. to be sent C. having been sent D. to have been sent

9. Mr. Wayman is a highly productive writer whose 15th book _____ by the time he arrives in China next month.

A. will bring out B. will be brought out B. will have been brought out D. will have brought out

10. It was so noisy in the hall that only by shouting at the top of his voice ___.

A. was the speaker able to make himself heard B. could the speaker make himself hear C. the speaker was able to make himself hear D. the speaker could make himself heard

Section B Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C and D. Identify the part of the sentence that is incorrect and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with pencil. (5 points)

11. Currently, [A relatively] few women are engaged in careers in engineering [B because] prejudice in its various forms [C combined] with the usual difficulties [D impose] a heavy burden on women.

12. Aristotle [A could avoid] the mistake of thinking that women have [B fewer] teeth that men do, [C by] the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth [D open] while he counted, but he didn't do so.

13. Some plants produce [A irritating] poisons that can [B affect] a person [C if only] he or she merely brushes [D against them]

14. [A Adding to] the nature's unfairness, [B even when] the woman is the same height as the man the [C recommended] weight for her is about 10 pounds higher [D than him].

15. [A Changing] from solid to liquid, water [B takes on] heat from all substances [C near it], and this absorption produces artificial cold [D surrounding] it.

16. [A In making] a plan for a job, you should begin [B with] yourself, for [C unless] you know exactly what you have to offer, you can intelligently plan [D where] to sell your services.

17. For many people, especially [A the young], hang-gliding, [B an increasing] popular sport, seems [C to satisfy] their urge [D to fly].

18. Louise's fair skin was [A sunburned] so [B badly] that she looked [C as if] she [D fell] into a bucket of red paint.

19. [A Throughout] the Middle Ages women worked [B beside] men, [C knew] that the efforts of men and women alike were essential [D to survival].

20. Whether or not credit card companies [A should prevent] their customers [B from acquiring] substantial debts [C was] the issue [D to be discussed] at the last meeting.

Section C Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (10 points)

21. The women workers protested strongly that their wages were not in _____ to the work they had done.

A conformity B comparison C proportion D accordance

22. When there are many conflicting opinions, it is hard to ____ the truth.

A affirm B confirm C suppose D presume

23. Modern scientists _____ that truth is not something that we assume, but something found at the end of long investigations.

A affirm B confirm C suppose D presume

24 Mr. Stanley has just promptly published his book which will ______ to the readers rough ideas of modern stock-marketing skills.

A convert B convey C transfer D deliver

25.Richard is said to be ambitious and very ______ of fame and wealth.

A void B aware C greedy D ignorant

26. While a computer cannot replace an instructor, it can take over many _____ tasks to lessen the usual burden of the instructor.

A routine B serious C generalized D compulsory

27 American courts have changed little in form over the years , but the ______ they perform has been far from static.

A factor B ability C significance D role

28 Ironically, the protective law does not cover the type of worker who most _____ needs the protection.

A necessarily B obviously C surprisingly D exclusively

29 Ms. Hellen told us the story in a very _____ way so as to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding.

A conventional B distinct C emotional D exaggerated

30 In his biography , the old scientist is described as a very ___ truthseeker.

A infectious B prosperous C industrious D generous

31 Alfred Nobel chose to use his money to _____ people who contributed most materially to the benefit of mankind.

A reward B prize C praise D award

32 If you have a taste for exciting adventures, you may join the group of men to _____ the mysteries of the deep sea.

A exploit B inspect C explore D disperse

33 In the United States, it is not _____ to telephone someone very early in the morning .

A contemporary B compulsory C customary D extraordinary

34. The colonists of Plymouth, Massachusetts, who had settled there had left England because they felt _____ of religious freedom.

A deprived B denied C disposed D depressed

35. Christmas is an annual Christian festival ____ on Dec. 25 in Western countries.

A observed B enjoyed C founded D followed

36. The committee reached a decision on the issue though two members insisted on their ____ opinions instead of supporting the decision.

A personal B private C singular D different

37 The Board of Directors will get ____ to your suggestion after they have dealt with urgent business.

A away B round C along D across

38 In recent years, science has shown that while the body does age, the physical _____ is not always dramatic.

A manageable B controllable C tolerable D perceivable

39 Expected noses are usually more _____ than unexpected ones of the like magnitude.

40 She felt in excellent _____ because she could make out what the American lecturer was saying though he spoke very fast.

A moods B shapes C spirits D passions

Part II Close Test Directions: For each numbered blank is the following passage, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (10 points)

Nobody should suppose that good writing --- the kind that says what it means while being pleasant to read --- has ever been easy; or that once upon a time, in the golden age, every one who could write wrote well. -41-I think it true that ordinary writing today is radically -42-than it has ever been in the past; that it most often fails -43-its purpose , which is communication; and that it rarely -44-pleasure.

The reasons for this falling off are many. Poor schooling is not alone -45---. The modern school only reflects and concentrates in its misdirected -46-the ideas and attitudes -47-in society. In short, the cause of our bad writing is cultural first and only -48-instructional. Teachers and parents do no more than -49-the bad habits and had intentions they -50-and pursue in the ordinary world.

41 A And B Yet C So D. Thus 42 A worse B better C easier D shorter

43 A for B on C to D of

44 A presents B offers C affords D furnishes

45 A reasonable B incompatible C responsible D reproachable

46 A persuits B efforts C intentions D indications

47 A prevailing B privileging C scattering D distributing

48 . A previously B principally C spontaneously D secondarily

49. A transfer B transform C transmit D tranplant

50. A cultivate B share C initiate D create

Part IIIReading Comprehension Directions:

Each of the passages below is followed by some questions. For each question there are four answers marked A, B, C and D. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the questions. Then mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET 1by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil.(40 points)

Passage 1

However important we may regard school life to be, there is no denying the fact that children spend more time at home than in the classroom. Therefore, the great influence of parents cannot be ignored or discounted by the teacher. They can become strong allies of the school personnel or they can consciously or unconsciously hinder and frustrate curricular objectives. Administrators have been aware of the need to keep parents informed of the newer methods used in schools. Many principals have conducted workshops explaining such matters as the reading readiness program, manuscript writing and developmental mathematics. Moreover, the classroom teacher, with the permission of the supervisors, can also play an important role in enlightening parents. The informal tea and the many interviews carried on during the year, as well as new ways of reporting pupils' progress, can significantly aid in achieving a harmonious interplay between school and home.

To illustrate, suppose that a father has been drilling Junior I arithmetic processes night after night. In a friendly interview, the teacher can help the parent sublimate his natural paternal interest into productive channels. He might be persuaded to let Junior participate in discussing the family budget, buying the food, using a yardstick or measuring cup at home, setting the clock, calculating mileage on a trip and engaging in scores of other activities that have a mathematical basis.

If the father follows the advice, it is reasonable to assume that he will soon realize his son is making satisfactory progress in mathematics, and at the same time, enjoying the work. Too often, however, teachers' conferences with parents are devoted to petty accounts of children's misdemeanors, complaints about laziness and poor work habits, and suggestion for penalties and rewards at home.

What is needed is a more creative approach in which the teacher, as a professional adviser, plants ideas in parents' minds for the best utilization of the many hours that the child spends out of the classroom.

In this way, the school and the home join forces in fostering the fullest development of youngsters' capacities.

51. The central idea conveyed in the above passage is that _____.

A. home training is more important than school training because a child spends so many hours with his parents

B. teachers can and should help parents to understand and futher the objectives of the school

C. there are many ways in which the mathematics program can be implemented at home

D. parents have a responsibility to help students in doing homework

52. The author directly discusses the fact that ____.

A. parents drill their children too much in arithmetic

B. principals have explained the new art programs to parents

C. a father can have his son help him construct articles at home

D. a parent's misguided efforts be properly directed

53. It can reasonably be inferred that the author ___.

A. is satisfied with present relationships between home and school

B. feels that the traditional program in mathematics is slightly superior to the developmental program

C. believes that schools are woefully lacking in guidance peraonnel

D. feels that parent-teacher interviews can be made much more constructive than they are at present

54. We may infer that the writer of the article does not favor _____.

A. suggestions by the teacher to a parent in regard to improving the student's scholastic average

B. written communications to the parent from the teacher

C. having the parent observe lessons which the children are being taught

D. principal-parent conferences rather than teacher-parent conferences

Passage 2

People need housing and they want forests. These same people want the nearly 5,000 products that are derived basically from wood fiber. They can have both products and forests, but only if they recognize that trees are living things that, like people, grow, with proper care and nutrition, mature, and eventually die and return to the earth. Trees in commercial forests that have stopped growing should be harvested and used so that they wll not be wasted. Highly productive lands can then be made available to grow healthy new forests.

While a forest is growing, it provides many basic environmental benefits. Growing trees manufacture oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide; they feed and shelter wildlife; they protect and expand soil values, and they afford unlimited opportunities for a variety of outdoor recreational experiences from camping and hunting through prcnicking add berry picking.

When forests grow old, however, like people, they decline. Left to themselves, without care or protection, forests fall victims to old age, fire, insect attack, storm and disease. They lose their beauty and they cease to provide their multiple benefits for other living things. Old forests absorb as much oxygen as they produce, through decay; game and birds run away from their oppressive shade since nutritious ground cover disappears; recreation values diminish except for the bold and wealthy few who can penetrate a remote, roadless wilderness.

The public benefits of a so-called "preserved" forest are available only to the exceptional citizen. And, most seriously, both the standing timber on such forests and the land potential for growing dynamicnew forests are wasted.

The areas of national forest designated as "commercial timberlands" are a classic example of the subject under consideration. Because of well-meaning, but ill-conceived public pressures to "preserve" forests the publicly owned stock of mature timber is being surrendered to fire , disease, old age and decay.

55. The author is in favor of ____.

A. felling a tree at a non-growing stage of its life

B. chopping trees down only in times of timber scarcity

C. cutting trees down only for multiple purposes

D. preventing trees from being felled in preserved areas

56. Which of the following is true of the benefits provided by growing forests?

A. They take in less oxygen than they produce.

B. They provide food rather than shelter of wild animals.

C. They make it possible for man to return to nature.

D. They attract insects, thereby freeing populated areas from insect attack.

57. The author explains that old forests _____.

A. will be destroyed by old age, fire or disease unless left to themselves

B. have little recreational value to modern man

C. should be preserved as national monuments

D. offer good insight into geological development

58. The author views public pressure to preserve forests as being _____.

A. advocated by exceptional citizens and wealthy few

B. honestly motivated but not well thought out

C. aimed at undermining the government's Forest Service

D. backed by the timber industry and government

Passage 3

In 1575-over 400 years ago the French scholar Louis Le Roy published a leaned book in which he voiced despair over the changes caused by the social and technological innovations of his time, what we now call the Renaissance. We ,also feel that our times are out of joint; we even have reason to believe that our descendants will be worse off than we are.

The earth will soon be overcrowded and its resources exhausted. Pollution will ruin the environment, upset the climate, damage human health. The gap in living standards between the rich and the poor will widen and lead the angry, hungry people of the world to acts of desperation including the use of nuclear weapons as blackmail. Such are the inevitable consequences of population and technological growth if present trends continue.

The future is never a projection of the past. Animals probably have no chance to escape from the tyranny of biological evolution, but human beings are blessed with the freedom of social evolution. For us , trend is not destiny (fate). The escape from existing trends is now facilitated by the fact that societies anticipate future dangers and take preventive steps against expected changes.

Despite the widespread belief that the world has become too complex for comprehension by the human brain, modern societies have often responded effectively to critical situations. The decrease in birth rates, the partial prohibition of pesticides and the rethinking of technologies of r the production and use of energy are but a few examples illustrating a sudden reversal of trends caused not by political upsets or scientific breakthroughs, but by public awareness of consequences.

Even more striking are the situations in which social attitudes concerning future difficulties undergo rapid changes before the problems have come to pass --- witness the heated arguments about the problems of behavior control and of genetic engineering even though there is as yet no proof that effective methods can be developed to manipulate behavior and genes on a population scale.

One of the characteristics of our times is thus the rapidity with which steps can be taken to change the orientation of certain trends and even to reverse them. Such changes usually emerge from grassroot movements rather than from official directives.

59. According to the reading selection, if present trends continue , which one of the following situations will not occur?

A. An overpopulated earth will be unable to sustain its inhabitants.

B. The rich will become richer and the poor will become poorer.

C. New sources of energy form vast coal deposits will be substituted for the soon-to-be-exhausted resources of oil and natural gas

D. The effects of pollution will render the earth and its atmosphere a threat to mankind.

60. The best illustration of the meaning of "trend is not destiny" in Par. 3 is _____.

A. human beings are blessed with the freedom of social evolution

B. the world has become too complex for comprehension by the human brain

C. critical processes can overshoot and cause catastrophes

D. the earth will soon be overcrowded and its resources exhausted

61. According to the passage, evidences of the insight of the public into the danger which surround us can be found in all of the following except _____.

A. a decline in birth rates

B opposition to the use of pesticides

C public meetings to complain about dumping chemicals in power production and energy use

D. an increase in the military budget by the president

62. The author is in favor of the opinion that _____.

A. nuclear weapons won't play a prominent role in dealings among people

B. people feel powerless when confronted with the sudden reversal of trend caused by scientific advances

C. modern scientists and the public are conscious of the future dangers and ready to take

D. our time is characterized by the trend of rapid development of science and technology which is inevitable and irreversible

Passage 4

When the private automobile began to arrive on the scene early in this century, most urban and rural areas enjoyed rather adequate public transit systems. In fact, the electric tram--here in this country called streetcar or trolley--was conquering the world. It was clearly a time to recognize and appreciate a good thing when one saw is. And good they were, those electric street railways.

We could consider forever as to whether the authorities stopped to think hard enough about the impl4ications of the private car, which was initially intended only for the distinguished. If they had, their correct conclusion could hardly have been anything else but severe shrinkage if not a total prohibition. Nothing of the sort did happen, and the disastrous consequences have been with us ever since - and they are getting worse all the time.

While felling sorry for this development, most commentators take for granted that it is too late to reverse this course of events; the costs would be prohibitive, too many people would resist, and we would be left with a permanent felling of regret and shame for all the wasted resources, human, monetary and natural, if we should have to start all over.

Nevertheless, an opposite view presents itself. Though it would have been vastly preferable if governments had always paid attention to the old saying, "To rule is to foresee", the trend in this century has been "Seeing is believing". If the privatecar had been stopped suddenly, people would have continued to thirst for it, refusing to believe that travelling by car simply could not work on any large scale. So the lesson, however costly it has been, may be seen as historically unavoidable among people who are less than perfect.

Having come to this conclusion, we ought to begin immediately with a gradual withdrawal of private autos in favor of public transit vehicles. One particular obstacle must be overcome in this effort: the false idea that we need mass transit only during rush hours, and that cars are no problem in the quiet of the day.

In my opinion, mass transit should be built up as rapidly as possible to become so attractive that more and more people will decide for replacing their cars when the time is up. for, as has been stressed in much of the literature on the subject, today's population has not really chosen the. Instead, for lack of an alternative, the auto was forced on us.

63. The author considers the disastrous consequences brought about by the private car as unavoidable because __________.

A) it is too late to reverse the development of the private car

B) many people will resist this change because of all the resources wasted

C) people will not discard the private car until they are aware of its grave side

D) the government failed to pay attention to the old saying: "To rule is to foresee".

64. When the private automobile came into being early in this century, _________.

A) the authorities did not think hard enough about its implications

B) the authorities gave up their initial opposition to this transportation means

C) the public transit system could no longer meet the ever-increasing demands of the public

D) the electric tram was already on the decline in face of the more advanced transit means

65. the word "perfect"(in Para.4) most probably means _________.

A) accurate B) faultless C) skilful D) ultimate

66. In the author's opinion, the general public are using the private car because _________.

A) they think it is no problem in the quiet of the day

B) there is hardly enough public transit available in most areas

C) it presents an irresistible attraction to them

D) they do not have a satisfactory substitute Passage

5 Within 80 years, some scientists estimate, the world must produce more than eight times the present world food supply. The productiveness of the sea raises our hopes for an adequate food supply in the future. Aided by men of science, we have set forth to find out that 70 percent of the earth remains unexplored--the ocean depths. Thus, we may better discover and utilize the sea's natural products for the world's hungry.

It is fish protein concentrate that is sought from the seas. By utilizing the unharvested fish in United States waters alone, enough fish protein concentrate can be obtained to provide supplemental animal protein for one billion people for one year at the cost of less than half a cent per day per person. The malnutrition of children is terribly tragic. But the crime lies in society's unrestrained breeding, not in its negligence in producing fish powder. but wherever the population projects are carefully considered, the answer to the problem is something like this: There are few projects that could do more to raise the nutritional level of mankind than a full-scale scientific effort to develop the resources of the sea. Each year some thirty million tons of food products are taken from the sea, which account for 12 percent of the world's animal proteins. Nations with their swelling populations must push forward into the sea frontiers for food supplies. Private industry must step up its marine research and the federal government must make new attacks on the problems of marine research development, There is a tone of desperateness in all these designs on the sea.

But what is most startling is the assumption that the seas are an untouched resource. The fact is that the seas have been, and are being, hurt directly and indirectly, by the same forces that have abused the land. In the broad pattern of ecological relationships the seas are not separable from what happens on the land. The poisons that pollute the soil and the air bring in massive doses int the 'continental shelf waters. The dirt and pollution that spills from our urban sewers(下水道) and industrial outfalls despoil our bays and coastal waters. All the border seas are already heavily polluted by the same exploitation drives that have underminded the quality of life on land.

67.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A) Though the situation is not urgent, we should press forward with our marine research.

B) Nations throughout the world must be provided with fish, fresh or frozen, for needed protein.

C) There are enough fish in the &.S. seas to allow for the annual protein needs of a quarter of the world's 4 billion people.

D) The oceans are the major source of the world's protein supply.

68. The author's primary concern is that _________.

A) the oceans will help to provide enough food for the world in the future

B) thirty million tons of food products are taken from the sea every year

C) city sewers are pouring forth polluted matter into bays and coastal waters

D) a steady increase in population will result in more hungry mouths to feed

69. the author of the passage is most probably of the opinion that _________.

A) the sea is an inexhaustible resource of food supply

B) the shortage of food supply mainly results from unrestricted population growth

C) the inadequate food supply is chiefly caused by the negligence in exploration of the sea

D) it is the population projects, rather than the development of sea resources, that can improve the nutritional conditions of mankind

70. The most appropriate title for this passage is _________.

A) The Role of Science in Fighting Hunger

B) Scientific Efforts to Develop Sea Resources

C) The Importance of Fish protein in Our Diets

D) The Sea and Our Future Food Supply

Part V English--Chinese Translation Directions: Read the following passage carefully and then translate the underlined sentences into Chinese Your translation must be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2.

Violence is alive and well on television. Yet there appears to be difference in the quality, variety and wide-spreadness of today's televised violence. Some observers believe that, as a result of more than three decades of television, viewers have developed a kind of immunity to the horror of violence. By the age of 16, for example, the average young person will have seen some 18,000 murders on television.

71) One of this phenomenon may be an appetite for more varied kinds of violence. On the basis of the amount of exposure, certain things that initially would have been socially unacceptable have become more readily accepted.]]]

72) Violence on TV has been more prevalent than in recent years, in large measure because there are fewer situation comedies and more action series. But also because some 25 million of the nation's 85 million homes with television now receive one of the pay cable services which routinely show uncut feature films containing lively violence as early as 8 o'clock in the evening.]]]

73) The evidence is becoming overwhelming that just as witnessing violence in the home may contribute to children learning and acting out violent behavior, violent behavior, violence on TV and in the movies may lead to the same result.]]]

Studies have shown that a steady diet of watching graphic violence or sexually violent films such as those shown on cable TV has caused some men to be more willing to accept violence against women such as rape(強奸)and wifebeating. Now only actual violence, but the kind of violence coming through the television screen is causing concern. One of the principal developments is the increasing sophistication of the weaponry. The simple gunfight of the past has been expanded by high-tech crimes like terrorist bombings. A gunfighter shooting down a policeman is one thing. When you have terrorist bombs, the potential is there for hundreds to die. 74)Programs in the past used the occasional machine gun, but such weapons as the M-60 machine gun and Uzi semi-automatic have become commonplace today on network shows.]]]

75)Many people are no longer concerned about televised violence because they feel it is the way of the world. It is high time that broadcasters provided public messages on TV screens that would warn about the potentially harmful effects of viewing televised violence.]]]

Part 5 Writing(15 points) Directions:

A. Title: EXAMINATIONS

B. Time limit:40 minutes

C. Word limit: no less than 150 words

D. Your composition should be based on the OUTLINE below and should start with the given opening sentence:" Examinations are an indispensable part of students' learning."

E. Your composition must be written clearly in the ANSWER SHEET 2.

OUTLINE: 1.Functions of examinations

2.Different opinions on them

3.My comments
碩士學(xué)位研究生入學(xué)考試英語模擬試題答案[朱泰祺2]

1參考答案：

1-10 D B A C D A B D C A

11-20 D A C D B C B D C D

21-30 C D A B C A D B B C

31-40 A C C A A A C D C C

41-50 B A D C C B A D C B

51-60 B C D D A C B B C A

61-70 D C C A B D C A B D

EXAMINATIONS Outline:

1. Functions of examination

2.Different opinions on them

3.My comments

Examinations are an indispensible part of students' learning. Testing students by examinations has long been regarded as a reliable way to assess students' competence. Therefore, students are encouraged to work hard so as to do well when tested. Teachers, on the other hand, rely on test results to check the achievements of both students' learning and their teaching.

Different people have quite different opinions on examinations. Some believe that students should try their best to strive for the highest scores, which are a proof of their abilities and skills acquired. Others, however, argue that those who get good marks in school are not necessarily qualified for a specific academic field they will pursue in the future. So more and more people are beginning to doubt the reliability of examinations.

As far as I'm concerned, I trust examinations are an effective form of assessment if properly used. I also believe that tests work most effective when the qualities to be measured can be most precisely defined.