硕士研究生入学统一考试英语模拟试题.pdf

硕士研究生入学统一考试英语模拟试题Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the follow ing text.Choose the best word(s)for each num beredblank and mark A,B,C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.(10 points)What does it mean to say that we live in a world of persuasion?It means that welive 1 competing interests.Your roommates need to study for an exam may take2 over pizza.Your instructor may have good reasons not to change yourgrade.And the 3 of your romantic interest may have other options.In such a world,persuasion is the art of getting others to give fair and 4consideration to our point of view.When we persuade,we want to influence 5others believe and behave.We may not always prevail-other points of viewmay be more persuasive,6 on the listener,the situation,and the merits of thecase.But when we practice the art of persuasion,we try to 7 that our positionreceives the attention it deserves.Some people,however,8 to the very idea of persuasion.They may regard it asan unwelcome intrusion 9 their lives or as a manipulation or domination.10,webelieve that persuasion is 11 to live is to persuade.Persuasion may be ethicalor unethical,selfless or selfish,12 or degrading.Persuaders may enlighten ourminds or 13 on our vulnerability.Ethical persuasion,however,calls 14 soundreasoning and is sensitive to the feelings and needs of listeners.Such persuasioncan help us 1 5 the wisdom of the past to the decisions we now must make.1 6,an essential part of education is learning to 17 the one kind of persuasion and toencourage and practise the other.18 its personal importance to us,persuasion is essential to society.The 19 topersuade and be persuaded is the foundation of the American political system,guaranteed by the First Amendment 20 the Constitution.1.A on B among C for D by2.A priority B advantage C control D place3.A objection B projection C project D object4.A unbiased B unprejudiced C favorable D favorite5.A what B which C why D how6.A living B depending C resting D insisting7.A ensure B assure C insure D reassure8.A agree B object C confront D consent9.A onto B of C to D into10.A In contrast B In particular C For instance D As a result11.A prominent B invariable C evident D inevitable12.A embarrassing B inspiring C upgrading D innovating13.A prey B rest C put D fall14.A for B up C off D on15.A apply B contribute C transfer D connect16.A However B Conversely C Furthermore D Therefore17.A resist B perform C insist D restrain18.A Beyond B Except C Including D Excluding19.A power B authority C ability D right20.A to B for C on D inSection II Reading Com prehensionPart ADirections:Read the follow ing four texts.Answ er the questions below each text bychoosing A,B,C or D.Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1 .(40points)Text 1Ive never met a human worth cloningJ says cloning expert Mark Westhusinfrom the cramped confines of his lab at Texas A&M University.ulfs a stupidendeavor.n Thafs an interesting choice of adjective,coming from a man whohas spent millions of dollars trying to clone a 13-year-old dog named Missy.Sofar,he and his team have not succeeded,though they have cloned two calvesand expect to clone a cat soon.They just might succeed in cloning Missy laterthis year-or perhaps not for another five years.lt seems the reproductivesystem of mans best friend is one of the mysteries of modern science.Westhusin*s experience with cloning animals leaves him vexed by all this talk ofhuman cloning.In three years of work on the Missyplicity project,usinghundreds upon hundreds of canine eggs,the A&M team has produced only adozen or so embryos carrying Missys DNA.None have survived the transfer to asurrogate mother.The wastage of eggs and the many spontaneously abortedfetuses may be acceptable when youre dealing with cats or bulls,he argues,butnot with humans.“Cloning is incredibly inefficient,and also dangerous,“he says.Even so,dog cloning is a commercial opportunity,with a nice researchpayoff.Ever since Dolly the sheep was cloned in 1997,Westhusins phone atA&M College of Veterinary Medicine has been ringing busily.Cost is no obstaclefor customers like Missys mysterious owner,who wishes to remain unknown toprotect his privacy.He5s plopped down$3.7 million so far to fund the researchbecause he wants a twin to carry on Missy*s fine qualities after she dies.But heknows her clone may not have her temperament.In a statement of purpose,Missys owners and the A&M team say they are uboth looking forward tostudying the ways that her clone differs from Missy.”The fate of the dog samples will depend on Westhusins work.He knows thateven if he gets a dog viably pregnant,the offspring,should they survive,willface the problems shown at birth by other cloned animals:abnormalities likeimmature lungs and heart and weight problems.uWhy would you ever want toclone humans,n Westhusin asks,Hwhen were not even close to getting it workedout in animals yet?”21.Which of the following best represents Mr.Westhusins attitude towardcloning?A Animal cloning is a stupid attempt.B Human cloning is。