全國碩士研究生入學考試英語模擬試題節(jié)選

全國碩士研究生入學考試英語模擬試題節(jié)選

SectionⅠUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)

Whatdoesitmeantosaythatweliveinaworldofpersuasion?Itmeansthatwelive1competinginterests.Yourroommate’sneedtostudyforanexammaytake2overpizza.Yourinstructormayhavegoodreasonsnottochangeyourgrade.Andthe3ofyourromanticinterestmayhaveotheroptions。

Insuchaworld,persuasionistheartofgettingotherstogivefairand4considerationtoourpointofview.Whenwepersuade,wewanttoinfluence5othersbelieveandbehave.Wemaynotalwaysprevailotherpointsofviewmaybemorepersuasive,6onthelistener,thesituation,andthemeritsofthecase.Butwhenwepracticetheartofpersuasion,wetryto7thatourpositionreceivestheattentionitdeserves。

Somepeople,however,8totheveryideaofpersuasion.Theymayregarditasanunwelcomeintrusion9theirlivesorasamanipulationordomination.10,webelievethatpersuasionis11toliveistopersuade.Persuasionmaybeethicalorunethical,selflessorselfish,12ordegrading.Persuadersmayenlightenourmindsor13onourvulnerability.Ethicalpersuasion,however,calls14soundreasoningandissensitivetothefeelingsandneedsoflisteners.Suchpersuasioncanhelpus15thewisdomofthepasttothedecisionswenowmustmake.16,anessentialpartofeducationislearningto17theonekindofpersuasionandtoencourageand{范文之家提[http://.fwJIa.cOM(本文來自，轉(zhuǎn)載請保存此標記。)practisetheother。

18itspersonalimportancetous,persuasionisessentialtosociety.The19topersuadeandbepersuadedisthefoundationoftheAmericanpoliticalsystem,guaranteedbytheFirstAmendment20theConstitution。

1.[A]on[B]among[C]for[D]by

2[A]priority[B]advantage[C]control[D]place

3.[A]objection[B]projection[C]project[D]object

4.[A]unbiased[B]unprejudiced[C]favorable[D]favorite

5.[A]what[B]which[C]why[D]how

6.[A]living[B]depending[C]resting[D]insisting

7.[A]ensure[B]assure[C]insure[D]reassure

8.[A]agree[B]object[C]confront[D]consent

9.[A]onto[B]of[C]to[D]into

10.[A]Incontrast[B]Inparticular[C]Forinstance[D]Asaresult

11.[A]prominent[B]invariable[C]evident[D]inevitable

12.[A]embarrassing[B]inspiring[C]upgrading[D]innovating

13.[A]prey[B]rest[C]put[D]fall

14.[A]for[B]up[C]off[D]on

15.[A]apply[B]contribute[C]transfer[D]connect

16.[A]However[B]Conversely[C]Furthermore[D]Therefore

17.[A]resist[B]perform[C]insist[D]restrain

18.[A]Beyond[B]Except[C]Including[D]Excluding

19.[A]power[B]authority[C]ability[D]right

20.[A]to[B]for[C]on[D]in

SectionⅡReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)

Text1

I’venevermetahumanworthcloning,sayscloningexpertMarkWesthusinfromthecrampedconfinesofhislabatTexasAMUniversity。It’sastupidendeavor。That’saninterestingchoiceofadjective,comingfromamanwhohasspentmillionsofdollarstryingtoclonea13yearolddognamedMissy.Sofar,heandhisteamhavenotsucceeded,thoughtheyhaveclonedtwocalvesandexpecttocloneacatsoon.TheyjustmightsucceedincloningMissylaterthisyearorperhapsnotforanotherfiveyears.Itseemsthereproductivesystemofman’sbestfriendisoneofthemysteriesofmodernscience。

Westhusin’sexperiencewithcloninganimalsleaveshimvexedbyallthistalkofhumancloning.InthreeyearsofworkontheMissyplicityproject,usinghundredsuponhundredsofcanineeggs,theAMteamhasproducedonlyadozenorsoembryoscarryingMissy’sDNA.Nonehavesurvivedthetransfertoasurrogatemother.Thewastageofeggsandthemanyspontaneouslyabortedfetusesmaybeacceptablewhenyou’redealingwithcatsorbulls,heargues,butnotwithhumans。Cloningisincrediblyinefficient,andalsodangerous,hesays。

Evenso,dogcloningisacommercialopportunity,withaniceresearchpayoff.EversinceDollythesheepwasclonedin1997,Westhusin’sphoneatAMCollegeofVeterinaryMedicinehasbeenringingbusily.CostisnoobstacleforcustomerslikeMissy’smysteriousowner,whowishestoremainunknowntoprotecthisprivacy.He’sploppeddown$3.7millionsofartofundtheresearchbecausehewantsatwintocarryonMissy’sfinequaliti