学位英语2009年真题(二)
Part III Cloze (15 minutes 10%)
Directions: In this part there is a passage with 20 blanks in it. For each blank there are four choices marked
A, B, C and D. You are required to choose the one that best fills into the passage and mark the corresponding
letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
If a woman decides to take a job outside the home, there are many important questions which are 41 . Can
she get any job she is capable 42 and 43 for? If she gets a job and some of her fellow workers are men 44
the same work, will she be paid as much as they 45 ? This issue is considered important in the United States.
The government has passed some laws to try to help women get any job 46 they are qualified, and to help them
get the same pay 47 a man for doing the 48 work. This is called the Affirmative Action Law. It says that if a
company is not 49 to women and other 50 groups, the government will not do business with that company.
This encourages businesses to provide 51 opportunity for women.
Many people agree with the ideas and 52 of women's liberation. They feel that women ought to be considered
equal to men 53 every way. They feel a woman should be able to do anything 54 she wants to do and can do.
55 people object 56 women's liberation. They feel that women belong at home, 57 care of men and children.
Many 58 do not want their wives to work outside the home. Some women agree with these men. People who
believe in women's liberation 59 that work in the home is important and should be respected. But they want to
make sure that a woman works at home because she wants to, and 60 she can't get a job outside the home.
41. A. risen B. raised C. arisen D. aroused
42. A. of B. to C. with D. on
43. A. suitable B. adaptable C. fitting D. qualified
44. A. done B. did C. doing D. do
45. A. should B. are C. did D. was
46. A. in which B. to whom C. for which D. with whom
47. A. as B. to C. than D. like
48. A. better B. alike C. different D. same
49. A. fair B. cruel C. sympathetic D. unfriendly
50. A. inferiority B. minority C. majority D. superiority
51. A. effective B. evident C. equal D. entire
52. A. goals B. words C. talks D. theories
53. A. to B. for C. from D. in
54. A. where B. that C. when D. which
55. A. Other B. Another C. The other D. Others
56. A. at B. with C. in D. to
57. A. being taken B. taking C. taken D. take
58. A. wives B. children C. husbands D. parents
59. A. believe B. believed C. having believed D. believing
60. A. but for B. also because C. because D. not because
Part IV Vocabulary and Structure (15 minutes 15%)
Section A (10%)
Directions: In this section there are 20 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B. C
and D. You are required to choose the one that best completes the sentence and mark the corresponding letter on the
Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
61. This is currently the most efficient way to _____ certain types of data like electronic mail.
A. translate B. transmit C. transport D. transfer
62. Many theories have been advanced to ________ the existence of the moon.
A. work out B. figure out C. look for D. account for
63. Newspapers tend to ______ their influence on the way people vote.
A. accomplish B. mislead C. exaggerate D. convey
64. The museum is of great interest, both to experts and to ________ visitors.
A. strange B. normal C. casual D. common
65. His fame as a poet was not ______ until he published his second selection of poems.
A. established B. founded C. set up D. built
66. My brother likes eating very much but he isn't _____ about the food he eats.
A. special B. peculiar C. particular D. unusual
67. It 's a very popular play , and it would be wise to ______ seats well in advance.
A. book B. buy C. provide D. take
68. Their refusal of my proposal doesn't ______ reasonable analysis.
A. lean on B. rest on C. base on D. fall back on
69. If you want to know the train _____ , please inquire at the booking office.
A. plan B. schedule C. map D. arrangement
70. I caught a _____ of the bus before it disappeared around the corner.
A. vision B. glimpse C. look D. view
71. He ______ so much work that he couldn't really do it efficiently.
A. put on B. depended on C. got on D. took on
72. The car _______ when the light turned red.
A. pulled in B. pulled out C. pulled up D. pulled over
73. I send you my best wishes _______ this happy occasion.
A. in B. by C. on D. with
74. She asked that the letter be _______in order that the contents should remain a secret.
A. eliminated B. ruined C. destroyed D. wiped out
75. After Tom passed his driving test , he ______ an application for his driver's license.
76. He made such a ______ contribution to the university that they named one of the new buildings after him.
A. generous B. minimum C. modest D. genuine
77. We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are _______.
A. out of work B. out of reach C. out of stock D. out of practice
78. Living here at the top of the mountain with no one else near you must be very ______ .
A. lonely B. alone C. single D. sole
79. I warned him time and again , but he took no ______ of it.
A. concern B. notice C. attention D. regard
80. The biologist often goes to the mountain to collect insect ______.
A. representative B. specimens C. samples D. examples
Section B (5%)
Directions: Complete the following sentences with appropriate words or expressions or with the proper forms
of the given words in the brackets. Write your answer on the Answer Sheet.
81. The teachers met once a year to exchange _____. (experience)
82. Her memory is like an _____. (elephant)
83. As he had to earn ____ living by himself , the boy left school at a very early age.
84. No one will be responsible for it , neither you nor ______. (she)
85. We have to admit that he is a ______ competent man. (high)
86. James has just arrived , but I didn't know he _____ until yesterday. (come)
87. She was told that the exam _______ on Friday. (give)
88. He hurried to the hall , ______ by two guards. (follow)
89.He thinks he is going to become a doctor , ______ he ?
90. There were three other passengers in the bus ______ me.
Part V Translation (15 minutes 10%)
Directions: In this part there are five sentences which you should (translate into Chinese. These sentences are all taken
from the reading passages you have just read in Part II. You can refer back to the passage so as o identify their meaning
in the context. You should write your answer on the Answer sheet.
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Part VI Writing (25 minutes 15%)
Directions: For this part. you are allowed 25 minutes write a short passage following the guidelines given below.
96.以《 教育―为走上社会作准备》(Education-- Preparation for Society)为题,参考以下提示,在25 分钟内写作一篇不少于100 词的作文。
1 )教育的目的是为了让孩子适应生活。
2 )许多高学历的人不愿意做“低贱”的工作。
3 )对社会来说,所有工作都是必要的。