研究生学位英语考试试题_广西

1硕士研究生学位英语考试（模拟试题PartIICloze(10points)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblankarefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshouldchoosetheonethatbestfitsintothepassage.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Mankind’sfascinationwithgoldisasoldascivilizationitself.TheancientEgyptiansrespectedgold,whichhadareligious1tothem,andKingTutankhamunwasburiedinasold-goldcoffin3,300yearsago.ThewanderingIsraelites2agoldencalf,andthelegendaryKingMidasaskedthateverythinghetouched3intogold.4onlyisgoldbeautiful,butitis5indestructible.Itwillnotrustorcorrode;goldcoinsandproducts6fromthemetalhavesurvivedundamagedforcenturies.Goldisextremelyeasyto7;oneounce,whichisaboutthesizeofacubeofsugar,canbebeatenintoasheetnearly100squarefeetinsize,andbecometothinthatlightpassesthroughit.Anounceofgoldcanalsobe8intoawore50mileslong.Gold9electricitybetterthananyother10anditisparticularlyimportantinthemodernelectronicsindustry.Peoplehavealwayslongedto1gold.Unfortunately,thislonginghasalso12theworstinthehumancharacter.TheSpanishconquerorsofthe16thcenturyrobbedpalaces,13andgraves,andkilledthousandsofIndiansintheir14searchforgold.Eventoday,theeconomicrunning2ofSouthAfrica’sminesdependslargelyontheemploymentofblacklaborerswhoarepaidabout40poundsamonth,plusroomandboard,andwhomustworkinconditionthatcanonlybe15ascruel.Historically,thedesiretokeepgoldathomehasbeenprimarily16oftheworkingandpeasantchasses,whohaveno17inpapermoney.GeorgeBernardShaw18theirinstinctseloquently:“Youhavetochoosebetweentrustingtothenaturalstabilityofgoldandthenaturalstabilityofthe19andintelligenceofmembersofthegovernment”,hesaid,“andwithduerespecttothesegentlemen,Iadviseyou…to20forgold.”1.A.significanceB.capabilityC.conceptionD.qualification2.A.bredB.grazedC.prayedD.worshiped3.A.turnedB.wasturnedC.beturnedD.tobeturned4.A.ItB.IfC.EvenD.Not5.A.apparentlyB.reversiblyC.virtuallyD.actually6.A.fabricateB.tofabricateC.fabricatingD.fabricated7.A.handdownB.workwithC.wearoutD.payoff8.A.expandedB.amplifiedC.stretchedD.3prolonged9.A.conveysB.conductsC.handlesD.transplants10.A.substanceB.componentC.essenceD.ingredient11.A.possessB.preserveC.exploreD.rob12.A.backedupB.pulledoutC.broughtoutD.amountedto13.A.churchesB.templesC.nurseriesD.cathedrals14.A.ruthlessB.mercifulC.aggressiveD.maximal15.A.consideredB.describedC.illustratedD.characterized16.A.acommitmentB.ajobC.aprofessionD.anoccupation17.A.royaltyB.faithC.fidelityD.credit18.A.defendedB.criticizedC.commentedD.narrated19.A.honestyB.delicacyC.capabilityD.confidence20.A.selectB.chooseC.electD.votePartIIIReadingComprehension(35points)4Passage1Oneofthegreatestmysteriesoftheworld,forwhichscientistshavesofarbeenunabletofindanysatisfactoryexplanation,istheBermudaTriangle,sometimescalled“TheGraveyardoftheAtlantic.”ThisisanareaoftheWesternAtlanticbetweenBermudaandFlorida,roughlytriangularinshape,wheresince1845atleastahundredshipsandplanesandoverathousandpeoplehavedisappeared.Nowreckagehasbeenfound,nobodies,lifebeltsoranyotherevidenceofdisaster.Itisasiftheseplanes,shipsandpeoplehadneverexisted.Insomecasesaroutineradiomessagehasbeenreceivedfromaircraftreportingeverythinginorderafewminutesbeforeallcontactwaslost,inothersaweakS.O.S.messagehasbeenpickedupandinperfectweather,inexplicablereferencestofogandlossofbearings.IntheextraordinarycaseoffiveU.S.navyplanesdisappearingonaroutinemissionfromFlorida,therescueplanesenttolocatethemvanishedalso.Therehavebeenreferencestothecuriouswhitelightwhichisafeatureoftheseainpartofthisarea,anditisinterestingtonotethatnotonlywasthislightobservedbytheastronautsotheirwaytospace,butwasalsonotedbyColumbus,fivecenturiesago.Whetherthislighthasanyconnectionwiththemysteriousdisappearancesisunknown—itisjustanothercuriouscircumstanceasyetunexplained.Manytheories,someborderingonthefantastic,havebeenadvancedtoaccountforthedisturbingincidentsthatoccurintheareaoftheBermudaTriangle.Ithasbeenaskedwhetherthesedisappearancesarecausedbyextraterrestrialactivity,bysomeundiscoveredsourceofenergy,orsomedimensionoftimeorspaceunguessedatbyMan.Thereisnoanswerandspeculationcontinuesasanxietyincreases.21.WhatisthemostpuzzlingfeatureoftheincidentsthathaveoccurredintheBermudaTrianglearea?A.Theunexplainedwreckagefoundinthearea.B.Thelackofevidenceofdisaster.C.Theappearanceofthewreckage.D.Thedisastrouslossesinthearea.22.Beforecontactwithmissingaircrafthasbeenlost_______.A.unidentifiedsignalshavesometimesbeenreceived.B.confusingsignalshavesometimesbeenreceivedC.thepilothasinvariablyreportedbadweatherconditionsD.thepilothasnevermadeanyrequestforassistance23.ThefiveUnitedStatesNavyplanesthatdisappearedwere_______.A.tryingtolocateamissingplaneB.tryingtorescueaplaneintroubleC.onaspecialmissionD.onanormalflight24.ThecuriouswhitelightsobservedonthesurfaceoftheseaintheBermudaTrianglearea_______.A.wereonlyseenbyastronautB.wereunearthedbyColumbusC.wereseenfromaspacecraftD.werenotdiscoveredforfivecenturies25.Thecauseofthedisappearancesofshipsandplanesintheareais____.5A.knownonlybylaymenB.inexplicabletoscientistsC.knownonlytoscient