1、学位英语考试真题及答案解析(一)PartIDialogueCompletion(10points)Directions:Inthispart,thereare3dialogueswith3or4blanks,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththechoicethatbestsuitsthesituationuntilthedialogueiscomplete.WithDialogueOne,allthechoiceswillhavetobeused.WithDialogueTwoandDialogueThree,
2、onechoicewillbeleftunused.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglebarthroughtheCentreoftheletterthatindicatesyourchoice.DialogueOneW:DoyouknowthegirlinredunderthetreeM:_1W:Right.DoyouknowherM:Ofcourse.ShesLily.2W:IssheeasytogetalongwithM:Yes.Sheiskind.Sheisalwaysreadytohelpothers.Sosheisverypopu
3、larwiththepeoplearoundher.W:_3_M:Certainly.ButIdontwanttodisturbhernow.Sheseemstoloseherselfinthebook.W:OK._A_M:AllrightA.Weveknowneachothersincewewerekids.B.CouldyouintroducemetoherC.YoumeanthegirlreadingabookD.Thenletstalktoherwhenshestopsreading.DialogueTwoDavid:Hey.Whatareyoudoingthisweeke
4、ndFrank:Idonthaveanyplans_5_David:Iamgoingtomyunclescottageinthecountryside.Frank:Thatsoundslikefun.WhoelseisgoingDavid:6Manyotherpeopleareinvited,too.Frank:Whatwillwedo.David:Wewillcookdinneronthegrill,playgames,andenjoythescenery.Itisverybeautiful.Theairisveryfreshandatnightyoucanseethestarsver
5、ywell.Andwewillroastmarshmallows.Frank:_David:SoyouwillcomethenFrank:Yes.Iwillcome.David:Great!Frank:Thankyouforinvitingme.David:Youarewelcome.A.Mybrotherandhisgirlfriendarecoming.B.Ilovemarshmallows!C.CanIgowithyouD.WhyDialogueThreeLily:Hi,Jim!HowwasyourpartyJim:Itswonderful!8Lily:Imsorry.I
6、hadplannedto,butIhadahighfeverthatday.Jim:Sorrytohearthat.AreyouallrightnowLily:Yes,thanks.WhatdidImissattheparty,anywayJim:Well,wehadmanydifferentkindsoffood,suchaschicken,pizza,salads.Lily:DidyouhaveabirthdaycakeJim:9Lily:WhataboutmusicJim:Itwasgreat!Asyouknow,LindasbrotherisafamousDJ,soshebro
7、ughtlotsofgoodCDswithher.10wehadanunforgettabletime.Lily:WhattimedidthepartyendJim:Athalfpasttwo.Icouldntgetupthenextday.Lily:Well,itsoundsasifyouenjoyedyourselves.Jim:Yes.Ilikehavingpartiesbecausetheycanmakeushappyandrelaxed.A.Yes,abigchocolateone.B.WhydidntyoucomeC.Itsrainingtoday.D.Wedanced
8、tilltwooclockinthemorning.PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglebarthroughtheCentreoftheletterthatindi
9、catesyourchoice.Passage1Inordertolearnaforeignlanguagewell,itisnecessarytoovercomethefearofmakingmistakes.Iftheprimarygoaloflanguageuseiscommunication,themistakesaresecondaryconsiderationthatmaybedealtwithgraduallyasawarenessofthosemistakesincreases.Ontheotherhand,studentsshouldnotignoretheirmistake
10、s.Thelanguagelearnermayobservehownativespeakersexpressthemselves,andhownativeexpressionsdifferfromthewaythelearnermightsaythem.Forexample,aSpanishspeakerwhohasbeensaying“Idoittoexpresswillingnesstodosomethingintheimmediatefuture,could,byinteractingwithnativespeakersofEnglish,observethatnativespeaker
11、sactuallysayIlldoit”.TherSsHtiniadiserepancyasabasisforthestudenttomodifyhiswayofusingthepresenttenseinEnglish.Butastudentwhoisunwillingtointeractinthefirstplacewouldlosethisopportunitytolearnbytrialanderror.11.Accordingtothepassage,foreignlanguagestudentsshouldnotworrytoomuchaboutmakingmistakesbec
12、ause.A.nativespeakerswillignoretheirmistakesB.communicationistheprimarygoaloflanguagelearningC.nativespeakerslikeforeignstudentswhotrytolearntheirlanguageD.everyonemakesmistakeswhentryingtocommunicateinastrangelanguage12.ThepassageindicatesthatthepresenttenseinEnglishis.A.basicallythesameinEng
13、lishasitisinSpanishB.notthemostdifficultproblemforforeignstudentsC.notusedtoexpressadesiretodosomethingintheimmediatefutureD.usedwithsomeverbsbutnotwithotherstoexpressfutureintention13.TheauthorthinksthatlanguagelearnerscanreducethenumberoftheirmistakesbyA.askingnativespeakersforexplanationsB.
14、readinggoodbooksintheforeignlanguageC.speakingwithoutregardtonativespeakersD.comparingtheirspeechwiththatofnativespeakers14.Thepassageimpliesthatforeignstudentswhodonotinteractwithnativespeakerswillnot_.A.havetoworryaboutmakingmistakesB.learnverymuchabouttheforeigncultureC.learnaboutthehistory
15、oftheforeignlanguageD.takeadvantageofavailablelanguagemodels15.Theauthorsmajorconclusionaboutthefunctionofmistakesinforeignlanguagelearningisthat.A.mistakesdonotinterferewithcommunicationB.learnersareoftenveryafraidofmakingmistakesC.mistakesarenotimportantintheprocessoflearningalanguageD.makin
16、gmistakescanhelpthelearnerdiscovertherulesofthelanguagePassage2DeathValleyisoneofthemostfamousdesertsintheUnitedStates,coveringawideareawithitsalkalisand.Almost20percentofthisareaiswellbelowsealevel,andBadwater,asaltwaterpool,isabout280feetbelowsealevelandthelowestpointintheUnitedStates.LongagothePa
17、namintIndianscalledthisplaceTomeshathelandoffire.DeathValleypessentnamedatesbackto1849,whenagroupofminerscomingacrossfromNevadabecamelostinitsunpleasantnessandhugeness,andtheiradventureturnedouttobeasadstory.TodayDeathValleyhasbeendeclaredaNationalMonumentandiscrossedbyseveralwell-markedroadswherego
18、odservicescanbefoundeasily.Luckilythechangecreatedbyhumansettlementhashardlyruinedthespecialbeautyofthisplace.Herenaturecreatedalotofsurprising,almostlikethesightsonthemoon,ever-changingasthefrequentwindmovesthesandabout,showingthemostunusualcolors.OneofthemostastonishingandvariablepartsofDeathValle
19、yistheDevilsGolfCourse,whereitseemshardforonetotellrealityfromterribledreams.Sandsculpturesstandonafrighteningground,aseveningsshadowsmoveandlengthen.16.isthelowestplaceinthedesert.A.TomeshaB.DeathValleyC.NevadaD.Badwater17.Thenameofthevalleycomesfrom.A.anIndiannameB.thedeathoftheminersC.theloca
20、lpeopleD.aNationalMonument18.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A.noonehadeverknownthedesertbeforetheminersB.itsstillnoteasytotravelacrossthedesertC.peoplecanfindgas-stations,cafesandhotelsinthedesertD.peoplehavechangedthenaturalsightofthedesert19.DevilsGolfCourseisfamousfor.A.thefrequentwindB.theco
21、lorsofthesandC.dream-likesightsD.thesandsculptures20.FromthepassagewecanseethatthewritertheDeathValley.A.appreciatesB.isfearfulofC.dislikesD.istiredofPassage3InWesternculture,anengagementbeginswithyestoasimplequestion:W川youmarrymeTheseheart-stoppingwordsoftencomewithabeautifuldiamondring.Themanmak
22、ingtheproposalmaygetdownononeknee.Infact,menhavereliedonthissimple,romanticmethodofproposingmarriageforyears.Today,thisisnolongertrueforeveryone.ConsiderhowJustinFirestoneproposedtoNatalieAbreu.ThecoupletookahelicoptertourovertheblacksandsofHonomanuBay,Hawaii.SuddenlyAbreusaw”W川youmarryme,Nataliesp
23、elledoutbelowwithcoconuts.HeranswerwasanastonishedYes!”Firestonesproposaltookweeksofplanainghelpfromaprofessional.Butformenlikehim,theeffortputintotheproposalwasworthit.Manyguyswanttoshowhowserioustheyareaboutmarriagethroughanimpressiveproposal.Someevenwanttogivetheirfuturebridessomethingtobragabout
24、.Publicproposals-atsportsgames,concertsandotherevents-arecommon.Butsomemendontsettlefortheirproposalscrollingacrossabigscreenbeforethousands.MillionssawJoeUvasproposalonarealityTVshow.Hisgirlfriend,LauraODonnell,walkedintoanofficeandsawfriendsandfamilyholdingflowers.Withthecamerasrolling,Uvawalkedou
25、tfromamongthemtopropose.ODonnellsaidyes,tothereliefofUvaandhisaudience.Othermenhavechosenproposalsthatreflectthecoupleuniquerelationship.Suchproposalstakeplaceatafavoriterestaurantorinvolveasharedhobby.BerniePeng,forexample,programsvideogames,andTammyLienjoysplayingthem.WhenPengproposedtoLi,hemadeas
26、mallchangeinherfavoritegame.Whensheplayedit,aringandmarriageproposalappeared.Theyrecentlygotmarried!Thesemenwereconfidenttheywouldgettheanswertheywanted.Butthatsnthepoint:Creativeproposalsleavememoriestobecherished.21.WhatwillmendoinatraditionalproposalA.Usebeautifulwords.8.Buydiamondsinadvance.C
27、.Planitformonths.D.Savealotofmoney.22.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueA.Firestonedidntspeakouttheproposal.B.Firestoneplannedtheproposalbyhimself.C.Nataliehadexpectedtheproposalontheirtrip.D.Firestonesproposalwasinexpensive.23.Whatdoestobragabout”(Para.3)probablymeanA.Totalkaboutwithpride
28、.B.Toremembersomeone.C.Tothinkaboutseriously.D.Tolookaroundcarefully.24.WhichoftheproposalswaswitnessedbythelargestnumberofpeopleA.FirestonesB.Abreus.C.JoeUvas.D.Pengs.25.WhatistheauthorsopiniontowardscreativeproposalsA.Theyarelikelytogetpositiveanswers.B.Theyrevealmensconfidence.C.Theyare
29、beautifulmemoriesinlife.D.Theytakegreatcourageandwisdom.Passage4Whenwerelearningaforeignlanguage,makingsenseofwhatwehearisthefirststeptowardfluency.Itsoundsobvious,butuntilrecently,wedidntknowmuchabouthowlisteningworks.Newresearchdemonstratesthateffectivelisteninginvolvesmorethansimplyhearingthewor
30、dsthatfloatpastourears.Rather,itactiveprocessofreceivinginformationandmakingmeaning.Thiskindofengagedlisteningisaskillthatsascriticalforlearningarangeofsubjectsatschoolandworkasitisforlearningtounderstandaforeigntongue.Studiesofskilledlanguagelearnershaveidentifiedspecificlisteningstrategiesthatlead
31、tosuperiorcomprehension.Lastyear,forexample,UniversityofOttawaresearcherLarryVandergriftpublishedhisstudyof106undergraduateswhowerelearningFrenchasasecondlanguage.Halfofthestudentsweretaughtinaconventionalfashion,listeningtoandpracticingtextsspokenaloud.Theotherhalf,possessingthesameinitialskillleve
32、landtaughtbythesameteacher,weregivedetailedinstructiononhowtolisten.Itturnedoutthatthesecondgroupsignificantlyoutperformedthefirstoneonatestofcomprehension.SowhataretheselisteningstrategiesSkilledlearnersgointoalisteningclasswithasenseofwhattheywanttogetofit.Theysetagoalfortheirlistening,andtheygen
33、eratepredictionsaboutwhatthespeakerwillsay.Beforethetalkingbeginstheymentallyreviewwhattheyalreadyknowaboutthesubject,andformanintentiontolistenoutforwhatsimportantorrelevant.Oncetheybeginlistening,theselearnersmaintaintheirfocus;iftheirattentionwanders,theybringitbacktothewordsbeingspoken.Theydonta
34、llowthemselvestobethrownoffbyconfusingorunfamiliardetails.Instead,theytakenoteofwhattheydontunderstandandmakeinferencesaboutwhatthosethingmightmean,basedonothercluesavailabletothem;theirpreviousknowledgeofthesubject,thecontextofthetalk,theidentityofthespeaker,andsoon.26.Whatisthemainideaofthispassa
35、geA.Effectivelisteningmeanshearingthewordsthatfloatpastourears.B.Developingyourlisteningskillsisthefirststeptowarddevelopingfluency.C.Skilledlistenersusespecificstrategiestogetthemostoutofwhattheyhear.D.Listeningisoneofthemostpowerfultoolswehavetogaininformation.27.WhatdoesVandergriftsresearch
36、showA.Learnerswhoadoptspecificlisteningstrategiesbecomebetterlisteners.B.Learnerstaughtinthetraditionalwayarebetteratreinforcingwhattheylearn.C.Learnersaremoreconfidentiftheymakefewermistakes.D.Learnerswholistenonaregularbasisimprovefaster.28.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutVandergriftsresea
37、rchisTRUEA.TheparticipantswerepostgraduateslearningFrenchasasecondlanguage.B.Alltheparticipantsweretaughtusingtheconventionalmethod,withthefocusonlisteningstrategies.C.Thetwogroupsweretaughtbydifferentteacher.D.Theparticipantswereatthesameinitialskilllevel.29.Theexpressionthrownoffinthethirdpa
38、ragraphisclosestinmeaningtoA.infectedB.confusedC.ruinedD.informed30.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstrategiesisNOTusedbyskilledlearnersA.Reviewtheirpriorknowledgeofthesubject.B.Concentrateonthespeakerwords.D.PredictwhatthespeakerwillC.Translateintotheirnativelanguage.way.PartmVocabul
39、aryandStructure(20points)Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglebarthroughtheCentreoftheletterthatindicatesyourchoice.31.ThecorridorwasdarkandImyh
40、eadagainstthewall.A.broughtB.damagedC.bumpedD.struck32.Themountainclimberhadaescapefromdeath.A.shortB.scarceC.closeD.narrow33.Therearemanyinconveniencesthathavetobewhenyouarecamping.A.putupwithB.putdowntoC.putoffD.putaway34.Thisnewspaperwillnotknowinglyacceptforrealestatewhichisinviolationofthela
41、w.A.publishingB.advertisingC.claimingD.discussing35.Thefilmwaspickedupbyabranchof20thCenturyFox世纪福克斯andwillbe_inafewcitiesthisfall.A.freedB.openedC.startedD.released36.Asamatteroffact,ourlifestylesarechangingandourbodies.A.assuchB.sosuchC.suchareD.soare37.Thecomputer,workingveryfast,dataatthespee
42、doflight.A.handlesB.handlingC.handledD.hashandled38.Iboughtanewhouselastyear,butImyoldhouseyet,soatthemomentIhavetwohouses.A.didntsellB.havenotsoldC.hadnotsoldD.dontsell39.ThesewildflowersaresospecialthatIwoulddoIcantosavethem.A.whateverB.thatC.whichD.whichever40.Suddenly,atallmandrivingagoldenca
43、rriage_thegirlandtookheraway,_intothewoods.A.seizing;disappearedB.seized;disappearedC.seizing;disappearingD.seized,disappearing41.Itsuddenlymehowwecouldimprovethesituation.A.occurredB.fearedC.shookD.struck42.IhaveneverbeentoNewYork,butitstheplaceA.whereIdliketovisitB.thatIwanttovisitmostC.thatIwan
44、ttovisititmostD.inthatIdliketovisit43.Governmentreports,examinationcompositions,legaldocumentsandmostbusinesslettersarethemainsituationsformallanguageisused.A.atwhatB.inthatC.onwhichD.inwhich44.TheyoungmanspeaksJapanesefluentlyasifheaJapanese.A.wereB.wouldbeC.isD.hadbeen45.Doyouknowtheofthesaying
45、IjustquotedA.resourceB.sourceC.courseD.cause46.TheInternethasbroughtbigchangesinthewaywework.A.aboutB.outC.upD.back47.Dr.Hampton:Goodmorning,ProfessorSmith.ProfessorSmith:,Dr.Hampton.Dr.Hampton:MayIcomeinProfessorSmith:Ofcourse,please.A.GoodmorningB.Fine,thanksC.PleasedtomeetyouD.Howdoyoudo48.T
46、heygotoworkeveryday_SaturdayandSunday.Thosedaysareholidays.A.besidesB.onC.fromD.except49.Shehas_chancetowintheelectionasheropponentistoostrong.A.littleB.alittleC.fewD.afew50.TodayBobwaslateagainforclassbecauseheoverslept,buthe_anexcuseofbeingill.A.lookedupB.madeupC.putupD.tookupPartlVTranslation(1
47、5points)Directions:TranslatethefollowingpassageintoChineseandputyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.ThetraditionalChinesehospitalityrequiresfooddiversity,sothatguestswillbefullbeforeeatingupallthedishes.AtypicalChinesebanquetmenuincludescolddishesservedatthebeginning,followedbyhotdishes,suchasmeat,poultry,vegetables,etc.Atmostbanquets,thewholefishisconsideredtobeessential,unlessvariouskindsofseafoodhavebeenserv