Passage 1

Until the Second World War there was no clear transition period between (1) ____ and adulthood in British society. Young people were (2) ____ children until they were about 16 or before if they had started work. Young people and their parents often (3) ____ similar clothes, attitudes and (4) ____ life. All this began to change in 1950s.

In the 1950s the teenagers began to be seen as a special (5) ____ group and that was often characterized as a period of (6) ____ from the family and (7) ____ against the values of home and society. With increasing prosperity in Britain, many teenagers had increasing (8) ____ power and thus became the special (9) ____ for advertising, especially for music and fashion.

(10) ____ the 1950s almost each decade has had a characteristic youth cult with the (11) ____ of the rebellious teenager, identifiable(12) ____ the particular style of clothes or music. The first cult to (13) ____ was the Teddy Boys in the 1950s, (14) ____ with early rock ‘ n ’ roll music. In the 1980s it was the Acid House scene, associated with music and drug Ecstasy which (15) ____ the rave culture and clubbing of the 1990s.

(1) A. infancyB. youth C. childhood D. Toddlers

(2) A. regarded B. seen C. called D. interpreted

(3) A. wear B. choose C. obey D. shared

(4) A. normal B. daily C. common D. social

(5) A. community B.age C. association D. institute

(6) A. joining B. connection C. alienation D. distraction

(7) A. betray B. fight C. revolt D. revolution

(8) A. socializing B. purchasing C. promoting D. marketing

(9) A. purpose B. aim C. target D. hope

(10) A. AS B. Since C. From D. With

(11) A.image B. picture C. impression D. figure

(12) A . by B. with C. in D. to

(13) A . emerge B. happen C. appear D. expose

(14) A . associated B. related C. bond D. afflicted

(15) A . changed into B. expanded into C. decreased into D. increased into

Passage 2

Everyone seems to be in favor of progress. But “ progress ” is a funny word. It doesn ’ t (1 6 ) ____ mean that something has become stronger, wiser or better. It simply means changing it from being one thing to another and sometimes it (17) ____ out to be worse than before.

(18) ____ medicine, for instance. No one can deny that medical progress has enriched our lives tremendously. Because of medical (19) ____ , we eat better, live easier and are able to take care of ourselves more efficiently. We can cure disease with no more than one injection (20) ____ a pill. If we have a serious accident, surgeons can put us (21) ____ together again. If we are born (22) ____ something defective, they can repair it. They can make us happy, restore our sanity, ease our pain, replace ( 23 ) ____ parts and give us children. They can even bring us back from the dead. These are wonderful achievements, but there is a ( 24 ) ____ we have to pay.

Because medicine has reduced infant mortality and natural death so significantly, the population has been ( 25 ) ____ steadily, in spite of serious ( 26 ) ____ to reduce the rate of population growth. Less than a century ago in the United States, infant mortality ( 27 ) ____ more than half of the newborn ( 28 ) ____ the first year of life. Medical advances, ( 29 ) ____ , have now reduced that rate to nearly zero. A child born in the United States today has ( 30 ) ____ than a 90 per cent chance of survival.

(16) A. necessarily B. nearly C. basically D. often

(17) A.comes B. gets C. makes D. turns

(18) A. See B. Take C. Consider D. Look

(19) A. improvements B. advancements C. movements D. care

(20) A. or B. and C. with D. of

(21) A. back B. up C. through D. over

(22) A. of B. from C. out D. with

(23) A. tired B. weary C. worn D. fatigued

(24) A. cost B. bill C. price D. check

(25) A. arising B. rising C. raising D. going

(26) A. efforts B. effects C. problems D. events

(27) A. exclaimed B. proclaimed C. clamored D. claimed

(28) A. over B. within C. between D. among

(29) A. however B. though C. moreover D. besides

(30) A. more B. greater C. bigger D. better

II. Proofreading and error correction. The following passage contains 15 errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. Correct the errors and write the answers on the answer sheet. (30 points in all, 2 points for each )

“ Art does not solve problems, but makes us awared of (1)

their existence, ” sculptor Magdalena Abakanowicz has said.

Arts education, on the other hand, does not solve problems. (2)

Years of research shows that it ’ s closely linking to almost (3)

anything that we as a nation say we want for our children and (4)

demand to our schools: academic achievement, social and (5)

emotional development, civic engagement, and equitable

opportunity.

Involvement in the arts is associated to gains in math, (6)

reading, cognitive ability, critical thinking, and verbal skill.

Arts learning can also improves motivation, concentration, (7)

confidence, or teamwork. A report by the Rand Corporation (8)

about the visual arts argue that the intrinsic pleasures and (9)

stimulation of the art experience have more than sweeten an (10)

individual ’ s life --- according to the report, they “ can connect

people more deeply to the world and open them in new ways (11)

of seeing, ” creating the foundation to forge social bonds and

community cohesion. And strong arts programming in schools

helps close a gap that has left many child behind: From (12)

Mozart for babies to tutus for toddlers to family trips to the

museum, the children of affluent, aspired parents generally get (13)

exposed to the arts whether or not public schools provide it. (14)

Low - income children, often, do not. “ Arts education enables

those children from a financially challenged background to

have a more level playing field with children who have had

those enrichment experience, ” says Eric Cooper, president and (15)

founder of the national Urban Alliance for Effective Education.

III. Gap-filling. Fill in the following blanks with the correct words and correct forms of the words given according to the meanings of the sentences. (30 points in all, 2 points for each )

(1) (look) at his watch, he saw that it was one o’clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.

(2) Its (miss) head happened to be among remains of the fifteen century B.C.

(3) Before (return) home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit.

(4) Apart from an interesting - looking carved dagger, the box was full of crockery, much of it (break)

(5) The temple which the archaeologists (explore) was used as a place of worship from the fifteen century B.C. until Roman times.

(6) Physics (go) from studying the familiar things in our everyday lives like baseballs to strange things like atoms.

(7) I often (wonder) some people, who had no intention of making purchase, (take) advantage of this privilege.

(8) It is evident that the elderly gentlemen greatly (hurt) and will never come back to the store to sample pudding any more.

(9) It (be) only twenty - five years since television came to control American free time.

(10) I wish I (live) in Hainan

(11) If I (have) the money now, I’d buy a new house.

(12) With the help of a (fair) godmother and some animal friends, Cinderella goes to the ball in a beautiful dress.

(13) Few of our modern novels are of great (significant).

(14) The current welfare system has been (benefit) to most of us.

(15) It has been used as much for improving the design and presentation of day - to - day documents as for producing (publish).

IV. Reading Comprehension. In this section, there are 6 reading passages followed by a total of 30 multiple-choice questions. Read the passages carefully and then choose the correct answer. (60 points in all, 2 points for each )

1

1982 was the year of information technology in Great Britain. But what exactly is infotech? 85% of people polled recently had not a clue what is meant, although 53% of those polled said they thought it sounded pretty important. They were right. It is. So what is it? Well, put simply, it is the “ marrying - up ” of products from several key industries: computers, telephones, television, satellites. It means using micro - electronics, telecommunication networks, and fibre optics to help produce, store, obtain and send information by way of words, numbers, pictures and sound more quickly and efficiently than ever before.

The impact infotech is having and is going to have on our lives and work is tremendous. It is already linking the skills of the space industry with those of cable television so programmes can be beamed directly into our homes from all over the world. Armies of “ steel collar ” workers, the robots, will soon be working in factories doing the boring, complex and unpleasant jobs which are at present still done by man. In some areas such as the car industry this has already started. Television will also be used to enable customers to shop from the comfort of their homes by simply ordering via the TV screen, payment being made by direct debit of their credit cards. Home banking and the automatic booking of tickets will also be done through the television screen. Cable television which in many countries now gives a choice of dozens of channels will soon be used to protect our homes by operating burglar and fire alarms linked to police and fire stations. Computers will run our homes, controlling the heating, air conditioning and cooking systems while robots will cope with the housework. The friendly postman will be a thing of the past as the postal service and letters disappear with the electronic mail received via viewdata screens.

All these things are coming very fast and their effects will be as far - reaching as those of the industrial revolution. Infotech is part of the technological revolution and that is with us now.

(1) From the first paragraph, we can infer that the author was .

A. unaware of the results of the poll

B. satisfied with the results of the poll

C. surprised at people ’ s ignorance of the meaning of infotech

D. deeply impressed with the wiseness of the British people

(2) The first paragraph is mainly about .

A. theimportance of modern technology

B. the products of key industries in the 1980 ’ s

C. the British people ’ s knowledge of infotech

D. the exact meaning of infotech

(3) The second paragraph is mainly about .

A. the ways to link skills of space industry with those of cable television

B. the great effects infotech is having and will have on our lives and work

C. the future uses of computers and robots in both homes and industries

D. the comfortable life people will live in the near future

(4) According to the passage, television will be used to to a lot of things EXCEPT .

A. ordering goods from shops for customers at their homes

B. running our homes and doing all kinds of housework

C. protecting our homes against fire and burglary

D. depositing money in a bank and withdrawing it from the bank

(5) According to the last sentence of Paragraph 2, which of the following statements is TURE?

A. The postman has become a thing of the past.

B. Viewdata screens are being used now to receive electronic mail.

C. Electronic mail will disappear some day.

D. The postal service will not be used in the future.

2

Washington was the first city in history to be created solely for the purpose of governance. Following the Revolution, members of Congress had hotly debated the question of a permanent home for themselves and for those departments --- the Treasury, the Patent Office, and so on --- which even the sketchiest of central governments would feel obliged to establish. In 1790, largely in order to put an end to congressional bickering, George Washington was charged with selecting a site for the newly designed federal district. Not much to anyone ’ s surprise but to the disappointment of many, he chose a tract of land on the banks of the Potomac River, a few miles upstream from his beloved plantation Mount Vernon.

The District of Columbia was taken in part from Virginia and in part from Maryland. At the time it was laid out, its hundred square miles consisted of gently rolling hills, some under cultivation and the rest heavily wooded, with a number of creeks and much swampy land along the Potomac. There is now a section of Washington that is commonly refereed to as Foggy Bottom; that bore the same nickname a hundred and eighty years ago. Two port cities, Alexandria and Georgetown, flourished within sight of the new capital and gave it access by ship to the most important cities of the infant nation --- Chaleslon, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Newport, Salem, and Portsmouth --- and also to the far-off ports of England and the Continent.

(6) In line 6 (Para. 1), the phrase “ charged with ” could best be replaced by which of the following?

A. Attacked with.

B. Accused of.

C. Asked to pay for.

D. Given the responsibility of.

(7) Why was George Washington ’ s choice for the site of the capital not very surprising?

A. The site was close to George Washington ’ s own home.

B. The river would bring trade to the city.

C. The members of Congress had already stated their preference for the site.

D. George Washington had lived on the site before the American Revolution.

(8) It can be inferred from the passage that the term “ Foggy Bottom ” in the second paragraph refers to a section of Washington D. C. that .

A. used to be mostly swampland

B. lies at the bottom of Mount Vernon

C. has the lowest population in the district

D. used to be the site of the national weather station

(9) The author implies that Georgetown was important in the eighteenth century because it .

A. linked the federal district with the ocean

B. was a model for building the new federal district

C. defended the east coast against invaders

D. was the home of the Treasury and the Patent Office

(10) What is the main topic of the passage?

A. The role of George Washington in the American Revolution.

B. The first years of the United States Congress.

C. The founding of Washington D. C.

D. The governing of the federal district.

3

Ask Steveland Morris and he ’ ll tell you that blindness is not necessarily disabling. Steveland was born prematurely and totally without sight in 1950. He became Stevie Wonder --- composer, singer, and pianist. The winner of ten Grammy awards, Stevie is widely acclaimed for his outstanding contributions to the music world.

As a child, Stevie learned not to think about the things he could not to, but to concentrate on the things that he could do. His parents encouraged him to join his sighted brothers in as many activities as possible. They also helped him to sharpen his sense of hearing, the sense upon which the visually disabled are so dependent.

研究生是碩士學歷嗎

碩士研究生的學歷和學位分別是：研究生是學歷，碩士是學位，學歷是一種時間概念，它代表你一段受教育經歷;學位是一種結果，它代表你的能力達到學校的規定標準。

在中國，研究生分為碩士研究生及博士研究生。按照學位類型的不同，分為學術型研究生及專業型研究生兩種。

學術型研究生一般是指擁有學術型學位的人員，按學科設立，其以學術研究為導向，偏重理論和研究，培養大學教師和科研機構的研究人員為主。

專業型研究生，與學術型學位研究生處于同一層次，是培養具有扎實理論基礎，并適應特定行業或職業實際工作需要的應用型高層次專門人才。

研究生和碩士的區別

什么是研究生

研究生分為兩種，一種是碩士研究生，一種是博士研究生，其實大家常說的研究生就是碩士研究生的簡稱，而大家常說的考上了博士，也就是博士研究生的簡稱。但是按正常來講，這兩種都叫做研究生。

現在考研的人非常多，不僅可以在本專業考研，還可以跨專業考研，500分的考研試題能考到380分就特別優秀，能及格基本上就能過國家考研線，但還是有很多同學達不倒那個分數。原因很簡單，就是考研試題對于一般人而言還是比較難的。

什么是碩士

碩士其實是一種學位，而研究生是一種學歷。

在這里簡單說一下學位和學歷的區別，學歷就是學習的經歷，比如你小學、初中、高中、大學畢業，都會有相應的小初高學歷;學位則是你學習能力的標志，有本科、碩士、博士三種學位。

碩士研究生畢業對應的就是碩士學位，博士研究生畢業對應的就是博士學位，本科畢業對應的就是本科學位，專科是沒有學位的。

研究生和碩士一樣嗎

通過上面的分析，大家可以了解，研究生分為碩士研究生和博士研究生，而碩士是學位，是兩個不同的概念，所以雖然很類似，但是卻不能劃等號。碩士研究生畢業可能拿到碩士學位，拿到碩士學位以后，可以再繼續考博士研究生，這才是考研的一個正確流程，當然如果你足夠優秀的話，也可以拿到保研名額。

除了碩士、博士以外，研究生還有一個博士后的稱謂，這個是考上博士以后的一段工作經歷。在國內，考上碩士研究生的人有很多，但考上博士研究生的人就比較少了，能進入到這一層次的人都非常優秀，以后工作能賺到很多錢，工作不會犯愁，就業前景也特別樂觀。

什么是非全日制研究生

非全日制研究生是一種采取半脫產形式讀研究生的方式，畢業后也會取得相應的畢業證和學位證書，只不過是非全日制畢業的研究生，其畢業證上面會標注是“非全日制”，而且就目前來說，可能非全的盡量還不是很高。

首先，非全日制研究生也是通過全國統一考試，擇優錄取，通過國家研究生分數線或者部分單獨劃線學校的分數線后，便可入學，在校內通過修滿課程，完成論文答辯等方式畢業，取得畢業證書和學位證書，這一點和全日制研究生并沒有太大的差別。

許多人擔心非全日制研究生的權威性，認為很多單位和機構不認可非全日制研究生，其實這種現象也是確實存在，但是值得慶幸的是，現在國家教育相關部門已經強調，非全日制畢業的研究生未來將和全日制畢業的研究生一視同仁。

非全日制研究生有雙證嗎

非全日制研究生是考試入學，滿足一定條件就可在規定時間內參加考試，通過全國聯考和招生單位組織的復試，被擇優錄取后學習專業知識。課程的學制基本在3年左右，學員在職修完規定的課程，院校考試成績合格，完成碩士論文答辯，經過批準，能獲得招生單位授予的在職研究生學歷證和碩士學位證，學歷與學位同時得到提升，獲得的是雙證。