2017年6月研究生英语学位课统考（GET）真题试卷

1. M: Have you ever been to the Rocky Mountains? W: Yes, I have. I went skiing there with my husband last winter. M: Did you have a good time? W: Absolutely. The scenery was fantastic, the skiing was thrilling. It was a real treat. Q: What does the woman think of this trip? 2. M: I’m finding that people in China are beginning to talk about the nutrition of foods. W: The case is the same in the United States. This is because we eat better. M: Eat better? The better we are fed, the less healthy we become. W: It’s true. To some extent, you are what you eat. Q: What does the woman mean? 3. M: How can I get some money from this machine? W: First of all, put your card in this slot and enter your code. Then, choose withdrawal, not account information. M: What’s next? W: Enter the amount you want to take out of your account. Q: What’s the man doing? 4. M: Jane, I hear you are working with Harrison at the same company. W: Yes, you are right. To be more specific, I’m working under him. M: How come? W: He is in charge of our department. Q: What can we learn about Harrison and this woman? 5. M: Nancy. You have been reading about Lincoln. Do you know Lincoln was always the top student in his class when he was your age? W: Yes, I do. But when Lincoln was your age, he was already president of the United States. Q: What does the woman imply? Horrible. Pleasant. Expensive. Not worth-while.

6. W: Excuse me. I’m looking for a two-room flat in this neighborhood. M: Furnished or unfurnished? W: Furnished, and preferably quiet. M: We have one available across this street. Would you like to go and have a look? Q: What’s probably the man’s occupation? 7. W: Can you tell me something about yourself? M: I like to manage people and get involved in interesting projects. I have been working for IBM for the past six years. And I also like sports. W: Why did you apply for this job? M: I decided to apply because I really like the vision of your company and the career growth possibilities. Q: What’s this conversation probably about? 8. W: Sir, I have been working hard for two years and I love the job I’m doing. I think I deserve a rise. M: To be eligible for a rise, you have to show more initiative about work. And then, you can get well with your fellow workers. W: Do you mean that my work leaves much to be desired? M: Yes, we judge an employee not on what she asks for, but on what she deserves. Q: What can we learn about this woman? 9. W: I don’t know what to do about the guys living above my dorm. M: Why? What are they like? W: They are up until wee hours of the morning, playing loud music and shouting. I have to wear earplugs in order to fall asleep. M: Have you talked to them about that? W: Yes, I have, but they don’t seem to care about it. Q: What is this woman complaining about? A doorkeeper. A housing agent. A car repairman. A bus driver.

Most graduate students are required to write research papers in order to get the master’s degree. They are eager to know the requirements of academic papers. There is no hard and fast rule for style, but the following three tips may be of help. Pay attention to logic and organization of paragraphs and sections. All the facts and views presented in your paper should be closely connected and center on the main theme. They should be written in logical order so that your reader may have no trouble understanding them and accepting the conclusion you have drawn. It is advisable to start a paragraph with a topic sentence and discuss the idea it expresses in the paragraph. Similarly, a section is easier to follow if it begins with a paragraph outlining the main points it is going to deal with. Secondly, make your tone objective rather than personal. A research paper is a study of some objective facts or problems, and the conclusions drawn should be based on relevant data, not on personal preferences. Your arguments will be more convincing if they are well-grounded and presented in an objective way. That’s to say, words like “I“ or “we“ should be avoided. Finally, use formal wording. A research paper is a formal piece of writing which involves the use of formal words. It is not proper to begin a paper with “Last year a couple of guys figured out...“ A better beginning would be “Recent investigations have shown....“ Also, formal writing does not contain shortened forms like “doesn’t“. The level of formality should be maintained throughout the paper. Q10: How can you help readers better understand your paper? Q11: What do you have to do to make your arguments more convincing? Q12: What’s the third tip about a good research paper? By using informal and simple words. By writing your views in a logical order. By starting a paragraph without a topic sentence. By making your tone impersonal.

At high school, students may begin to question the importance of a college education. The answer is that attending college provides graduates with opportunities that are not as widespread to those with a high school diploma. For many high school students, being able to immediately get an income after graduation is an appealing idea. They may also be discouraged from attending university by the rising cost of tuition rather than by poor academic performance. While a higher education may be one of the largest expenses you will ever face, its importance has become quite clear in terms of earning potential within today’s economy. The most important word to describe a college education is opportunity. As opposed to generations of the past, high school graduates today are unable to obtain the high-paying jobs that were once available. The United States has become a knowledge-based economy. A college education serves as the gateway to better options and opportunity. There are additional reasons. At college, students have the opportunity to read books and listen to the lectures of top experts in their fields. This encourages students to think, ask questions, and explore new ideas, which provides college graduates with an edge in the job market over those who have not experienced a higher education. The importance of a college education is also linked to the opportunity to gain valuable resources. The more connections you collect at college, the more options you will have when you begin your job search. Once you have started your career, a college degree often means greater promotion opportunity. Q13: Why are some high school students reluctant to go to college? Q14: Which of the following does not result from a college education? Q15: What is this passage concerned with? Due to low incomes after graduation. Because of the rising cost of tuition. Because of poor academic performance. For lack of a high school diploma.

...though we still struggle to______(3 words) the large amount of data that influence the daily prevailing pattern of rain and the sun....Human beings have been puzzled by the weather and have used some strange arguments to explain its unexpected behavior. More than 2, 000 years ago, one Roman citizen was so worried that unusual storms might be due to the disrespect of the nation that he asked the gods for guidance. Today we have a better idea of the factors that influence our weather, though we still struggle to make sense of the large amount of data that influence the daily prevailing pattern of rain and the sun, including wind, pressure, sunshine, temperature, and moisture levels. Most of these factors are short-term phenomena while others are longer-term influences. The former determine our weather, while the latter affect our climate. This is the essential difference between weather and climate. Weather is determined by conditions of the atmosphere over a short period and climate is determined by the way the atmosphere behaves over relatively long periods of time. Weather can change quickly, but climate alters very slowly. However, the rules are changing. We have begun to alter the makeup of our atmosphere by emitting greenhouse gases and this contributes to global warming that is accepted as reality by the vast majority of climate experts. Indeed, it was their warnings that led to the recent agreement on climate change, which is intended to help nations to reduce the use of fossil fuel and greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists know changes lie ahead but find that predicting exactly how our weather will change along with climate is complicated and frustrating, for long-term data sets are required to build up an accurate assessment.

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