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2021年6月研究生学位英语真题(附完整参考答案)

2021-6

PART II VOCABULARY (10 minutes, 10 points ) Section A (0.5 point each )

21. Nothing can be more absurd than to say that human beings are doomed.

A. compelling B. rational C. ridiculous D. ambiguous 22.

The Chinese government continues to uphold the principle of peaceful co-

existence. A. support B. restrict C. raise D.

modify 23. Patients are expected to comply with doctors' instructions for

quick recovery. A. improve on B. abide by C. draw upon D.

reflect on

24. Scientists have achieved findings substantial enough to remove our

fear of GM foods. A. abundant B. controversial C. conducive

D. convincing 25. Those students who have made adequate preparations for the

test will be better off. A. more wealthy B. less successful C.

dismissed earlier D. favorably positioned 26. If you hold on to a winning

attitude, you'll make a greater effort and also create positive momentum. A.

influence B. strength C. outlook D. consequence 27.

Academic integrity is deemed essential to those devoted to scientific

researches. A. believed B. discarded C. advocated D.

confirmed 28. Customers in these markets of antiques are good at slashing

prices. A. assessing B. cutting C. elevating D.

altering

29. The public attached great importance to the news that prices of

housing would be brought under control.

A. joined B. ascribed C. fastened D. diverted

30. Thousands of people left their rural homes and flocked into the cities

to live beside the new factories.

A. dashed B. filed C. strolled D. swarmed

Section B (0.5 point each)

31._________this dull life, the full-time mom decided to find a part-time

job.

A. Tied up with B. Fed up with C. Wrapped up in D. Piled up

with

32. In the letter, my friend said that he would love to have me as a guest

in his _____ home. A. humble B. obscure C. inferior

D. lower

33. Tom is sick of city life, so he buys some land in Alaska, as far from

________ as possible. A. humidity B. humanity C. harmony

D. honesty

34. As an important _______ for our emotions and ideas, music can play a

huge role in our life. A. vessel B. vest C. venture

D. vehicle

35. The day is past when the country can afford to give high school

diploma to all who ___six years of instruction.

A. set about B. run for C. sit through D. make for

36. The wages of manual laborers stay painfully low, meaning

digitalization could drive an even deeper ______between the rich and poor.

A. boundary B. difference C. wedge D. variation

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37. A farmer must learn the kinds of crops best ____ the soils on his farm.

A. accustomed to B. committed to C. applied to D. suited to 38. The

sun is so large that if it were ______, it would hold a million earths. A.

elegant B. immense C. hollow D. clumsy

39. This patient's life could be saved only by a major operation. That

would _____ her to a high risk.

A. expose B. lead C. contribute D. send

40. It takes a year for the earth to make each ________, or revolution,

around the sun. A. tour B. travel C. visit D.

trip

PART III CLOZE TEST (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 point each)

Harvard University's under-graduate education is being reformed so that it

includes some time spent outside the US and more science courses, the US Cable

News Network (CNN) has reported. For the first time in 30 years, Harvard is 41

its under-graduate curriculum. William Kirby, dean of the faculty of arts and

sciences, said this 42 what many people had said that Harvard's curriculum did

not provide enough choice and encourage premature specialization.

research, and science in general are ever more important,

Particularly 44 is the idea that students need to spend time overseas,

either in a traditional study-abroad program or over a summer, perhaps doing

an internship or research.

Students can either find the program themselves or 45 some exchange

programs offered by the university.

should be spending a semester at a university in China.

It was also recommended that Harvard 47 its required curriculumThe core

curriculum was an effort created in 1978 to broaden education by requiring

students to choose from a list of courses in several areas of study. Classes

often focused on a highly 48 topic and emphasized

Under a new plan, the curriculum would be replaced with a set of 49

College Coursesfor example, might combine molecular and evolutionary biology

and psychology, rather than focusing on one of those, said Benedict Gross,

Harvard College dean.

41. A. inspecting 42. A. in accordance with 43. A. update 44. A.

trust-worthy 45. A. turn out 46. A. In spite of 47. A. perish 48. A.

appropriate 49. A. optical 50. A. sparing

B. reviewing B. in line with B. uphold B. note-worthy B. turn in B. As if

B. destroy B. imaginative B. optional B. spiraling

C. searching C. in charge of C. upset C. praise-worthy C. turn to C. Let

alone C. abolish C. special C. opposite C. spanning

D. underlying D. in response to D. upward D. reward-worthy D. turn over D.

Rather than D. denounce D. specific D. optimistic D. sparkling

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PART IV READING COMPREHENSION (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 point each)

Passage One

A report published recently brings bad news about air pollution. It

suggests that it could be as damaging to our health as exposure to the

radiation from the 1986 Ukraine nuclear power disaster. The report was

published by the UK Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution. But what can

city people do to reduce exposure to air pollution.'? Quite a lot, it turns

out.

Avoid walking in busy streets. Choose side streets and parks instead.

Pollution levels can fall a considerable amount just by moving a few meters

away from the main pollution source--exhaust fumes(烟气). Also don't walk

behind smokers. Walk on the windward side of the street where exposure to

pollutants can be 50 percent less than on the downwind side.

Sitting on the driver's side of a bus can increase your exposure by 10

percent, compared with sitting on the side nearest the pavement. Sitting

upstairs on a double-decker can reduce exposure. It is difficult to say

whether traveling on an underground train is better or worse than taking the

bus. Air pollution on underground trains tends to be, less toxic than that at

street level, because underground pollution is mostly made up of tiny iron

particles thrown up by wheels hitting the rails. But diesel and petrol fumes

have a mixture of pollutants.

When you are crossing a road, stand well back from the curb while you wait

for the light to change. Every meter really does count when you are close to

traffic. As the traffic begins to move, fumes can be reduced in just a few

seconds. So holding your breath for just a moment can make a difference, even

though it might sound silly.

There are large sudden pollution increases during rush hours. Pollution

levels fall during nighttime. The time of year also makes a big difference.

Pollution levels tend to be at their lowest during spring and autumn when

winds are freshest. Extreme cold or hot weather has a trapping effect and

tends to cause a build-up of pollutants. 51. What is the passage mainly about?

A. How to fight air pollution in big cities. B. How to avoid air

pollution in big cities. C. How to breathe fresh air in big cities. D.

How serious air pollution is in big cities.