2003年同等学力人员申请硕士学位外国语水平全国统一考试

Paper One (90 minutes)

Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes, 15 points)略
Part II Vocabulary (15 minutes, 15 points)

Section A

16. The very sight of the imposing buildings assured these tourists of the significant changes in this city.
A. instinctive    B. impressive    C. institutional     D. imaginary
17. The accepted criteria of adequate diet have been challenged by new discoveries in nutrition.
A. formations  B. components    C. standards     D. ingredients
18. Senior citizens are advised to go in for some creative activities to keep themselves mentally young.
A search for   B. invest in      C. engage in      D. work out
19. Presumably, excessive consumption of fried foods has serious consequences as has been proved.
A theoretically  B. Practically     C. Incredibly      D. Probably
20. The sitting-room feels comfortable with the fireplace shedding warm and faint light.
A. giving off   B. calling off     C. shaking off      D. putting off
21. The nasty language of local officials makes them seem very ignorant and rude.
A. artificial       B. indecent    C. humorous      D. lively
22. We shouldn’t treat children as peers or friends, but guide them in making their choices, even if it means with some discipline.
A. persuasion   B. punishment    C. rewards       D. criticism
23. Silk, although it is considered a delicate fabric, is in fact very strong, but it is adversely affected by sunlight.
A. soft     B. sheer        C. fragile         D. refined
24. It is anticipated that this contract will substantially increase sales over the next three years.
A. apparently    B. slightly     C. considerably     D. steadily
25. The new government embarked upon a program of radical economic reform.
A. initiated     B. produced      C. adopted          D. implemented
26. In the accident three men were trapped in a submerged vehicle, and their only hope was another man whose legs were broken.
A. wrecked       B. burnt       C. overturned         D. sunk
27. Nearly eleven thousand people have been arrested for defying the ban on street trading.
A. criticizing     B. neglecting   C. blaming           D. disclosing
28. There are some things in the class the teachers will not put up with.
A. tolerate     B. contribute      C. resist            D. prohibit
29. Despite the dangers and difficulties in fighting with the terrorists, the soldiers were resolute.
A. defensive      B. aggressive    C. stubborn           D. firm
30. Born in 1932, he retired as a foreign correspondent for the Polish Press Agency in 1981, by which time his three books had started to come out.
A. be subscribed   B. be published    C. be popular      D. be written
Section B
31. Sometimes we buy a magazine with absolutely no purpose ___________ to pass time.
A. rather than     B. other than  C. as well        D. except for
32. Those who ___________ women’s liberation movement continue to hope, and work, for a change.
A. consist in      B. believe in    C. indulge in         D. result in
33. Finding out about these universities has become easy for anyone with Internet ___________.
A. entrance   B. admission      C. access          D. entry
34. How strange it is that the habit he developed in his childhood still ________________ him.
A. takes to     B. clings to    C. attends to       D. adds to
35. The three disrespectful sons began to feel worried about the ultimate ______________ of the family’s property.
A. proposal    B. disposal   C. removal        D. salvation
36. Chemists, physicists and mathematicians are ___________ known as scientists.
A. collectively    B. alternatively    C. cognitively      D. exclusively
37. The national government is to make every effort to ______________ the will of the people.
A. execute  B. exceed    C. excite      D. exhaust
38. There are often discouraging predictions that have not been ____________ by actual events.
A. verified     B. utilized    C. mobilized     D. modified
39. Tom was ___________ of a crime he didn’t commit. He fought for many years to clear his name.
A. convicted     B. convinced   C. conceived         D. condemned
40. Actor Pierce Brosnan may play the deadly super spy in the movies, but in real life he is a ___________ father and a loving husband.
A. devastated     B. deserved      C. desperate         D. devoted
41. The years of practice, of developing my special technique, are just about to _____________.
A. turn up      B. figure out    C. pay off          D. clear away
42. Like most foreigners, I ask a lot of questions, some of which are insultingly silly. But everyone I ___________ has answered those questions with patience and honesty.
A. come across  B. come by   C. come over       D. come into
43. Now when talking about economic reform I am very ____________ aware of the shadow hanging over most African countries’ debt.
A. well          B. far       C. much          D. greatly
44. This procedure describes how suggestions for improvements to the systems are __________.
A. celebrated     B. proceeded    C. generated         D. established
45. “Since we are exchanging ___________, I too have a secret to reveal,” said Mary.
A. transferences  B. transactions    C. confidences        D. promises
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes, 25 points)
Directions: There are five passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of hem there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

Passage 1

    Andrea had never seen an old lady hitchhiking (搭车) before. However, the weather and the coming darkness made her feel sorry for the lady. The old lady had some difficulty climbing in through the ear door, and pushed her big brown canvas shopping bag down onto the floor under her feet. She said to Andrea, in a voice that was almost a whisper, "Thank you dearie, —I'm just going to Brockbourne. "
    Something in the way the lady spoke, and the way she never turned her head, made Andrea uneasy about this strange hitchhiker. She didn't know why, but she felt instinctively that there was something wrong, something odd, something... dangerous. But how could an old lady be dangerous? It was absurd.
    Careful not to turn her head, Andrea looked sideways at her passenger. She studied the hat, the dirty collar of the dress, the shapeless body, the arms with their       thick black hairs...
    Thick black hairs?
    Hairy arms? Andrea's blood froze.
    This wasn't a woman. It was a man.
    At first, she didn't know what to do. Then suddenly, an idea came into her racing, terrified brain. Swinging the wheel suddenly, she threw the car into a skid (刹车), and brought it to a halt.
    "My God!" she shouted, "A child! Did you see the child? I think I hit her!"
The "old lady " was clearly shaken by the sudden skid, "I didn't see anything dearie," she said. "I don't think you hit anything. "