1、在职攻读硕士联考英语-34 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Fifty volunteers were alphabetically divided into two equal groups, Group A to participate in a 7 weeks exercise program, and Group B to avoid deliberate exercise of any sort during those 7 wee
2、ks. On the day before the exercise program began, all 50 men participated in a step-test. This consisted of stepping up and down on a 16-inch bench at 30 steps a minute for 5 minutes. One minute after completion of the step-test, the pulse rate of each subject was taken and recorded. This served as
3、the pretest for the experiment. For the next 7 weeks, subjects in the experimental group (Group A) rode an Exercycle (a motor-driven bicycle-type exercise machine) for 15 minutes each day. The exercise schedule called for riders to ride relaxed during the first day“s ride, merely holding on to the h
4、andle bars and foot pedals as the machine moved. Then, for the next 3 days, they rode relaxed for 50 seconds of each minute, and pushed, pulled, and pedaled actively for 10 seconds of each minute. The ratio of active riding was increased every few days, so that by the third week it was half of each
5、minute, and by the seventh week the riders were performing 15 solid minutes of active riding. At the end of the 7 weeks, the step-test was again given to both groups of subjects, and their pulses taker, The post-exercise pulse rates of subjects in the experimental group were found to have decreased
6、an average of 30 heart beats per minute, with the lowest decrease 28 and the highest decrease 46. The pulse rates of subjects in the control group remained the same or changed no more than 4 beats, with an average difference between the initial and final tests of zero.（分数：20.00）(1).The step-test was
7、 given _.（分数：4.00）A.after each exercise periodB.at the beginning and at the end of the seven weeks periodC.only once, at the beginning of the seven weeks periodD.twice to the men in Group A and once to the men in Group B(2).The exercise schedule was planned so that the amount of active riding _.（分数：
8、4.00）A.increased every few daysB.varied from day to dayC.increased until the third week and then was kept constantD.increased every exercise period(3).What did Group A do in their program?（分数：4.00）A.They stepped up and down on a bench each day.B.They pushed and pulled on exercise handles every day.C
9、.They rode on an Exercycte every day.D.They refrained from any exercise.(4).The post-exercise pulse rates of Group B were found on the average to have _.（分数：4.00）A.not changedB.gone down 28 beats per minuteC.gone down 30 beats per minuteD.gone down 4 beats per minute(5).This passage implies that _.（
10、分数：4.00）A.most people do not get enough exerciseB.a high pulse rate is desirableC.regular exercise can strengthen your heartD.everyone should exercise 15 minutes a day三、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Every country tends to accept its own way of life as being the normal one and to praise or criticize oth
11、ers as they are similar to or different from it. And unfortunately, our picture of the people and the way of life of other countries is often a distorted (曲解) one. Here is a great argument in favor of foreign travel and learning foreign languages. It is only by traveling in, or living in a country a
12、nd getting to know its inhabitants and their language that one can find out what a country and its people are really like. And how different the knowledge one gains this way frequently turns out to be from the second-hand information gathered from other sources! How often we find that the foreigners
13、 whom we thought to be such different people from ourselves are not very different after all! Differences between peoples do, of course, exist and, one hopes, will always continue to do so. The world will be a dull place indeed when all the different nationalities behave exactly alike, and some peop
14、le might say that we are rapidly approaching this state of affairs. With the much greater rapidity and ease of travel, there might seem to be some truth in this at least as far as Europe is concerned. However this may be, at least the greater ease of travel today has revealed to more people than eve
15、r before that the Englishman or Frenchman or German is not some different kind of animal from themselves.（分数：20.00）(1).Every country criticizes ways of life in other countries because they are _.（分数：4.00）A.distortedB.normalC.similar to each otherD.different from its own(2).One who travels in a forei
16、gn country and learns its language will _.（分数：4.00）A.find out what its people are likeB.argue in favor of this country and the languageC.know the country and its people betterD.like its inhabitants and their language(3).The knowledge one gains by traveling in a foreign country is often _.（分数：4.00）A.
17、from second-hand informationB.gathered from other sources than from its inhabitantsC.gained from the arguments about the countryD.different from what one had before the travel(4).Differences between peoples _.（分数：4.00）A.will gradually disappear because of ease of travelB.do exist even though differe
18、nt nationalities behave exactly alikeC.will always continue to exist and the world will be a dull placeD.will not exist as one hopes(5).“However“ (Line 5, Para. 3) most probably means _.（分数：4.00）A.SomewhatB.By whatever meansC.AnyhowD.No matter what四、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：20.00)When an art museum wa
19、nts a new exhibit, it buys things in finished form and hangs them on its walls. When a natural history museum wants an exhibit, it often must build it realistically from a mass of material and evidence brought together by careful research. An animal, for example, must first be skinned. Photographs a
20、nd measurements are used to determine the animal“s structure in a natural position fighting, resting, or feeding. Then muscle forms are built and a plaster shell is made. Finally the skin is pulled over the shell like a wet glove. This completes the animal subject. Displaying such things as stone he
21、ads, giant trees, and meteorites (陨石，陨星) is basically mechanical. Most other natural history exhibits present more difficult problems. For instance how can a creature be exhibited when it is too small to be seen clearly? In these cases larger-than-life models are built. The American Museum of Natura
22、l History has models of fleas (跳蚤), houseflies and a myriad (无数的) of other insects enlarged up to seventy-four times. The models show the stages of the insects“ development and the workings of their bodies.（分数：20.00）(1).Natural history exhibits differ from art exhibits in that they _.（分数：4.00）A.are
23、boughtB.are not displayed to the publicC.often must be constructedD.do not require research(2).Models are built larger than life to _.（分数：4.00）A.display animals of many different sizesB.show details that would be hidden in true scaleC.seem more realisticD.appear more natural(3).According to the pass
24、age, which of the following is NOT true?（分数：4.00）A.Exhibits in a natural history museum have to be enlarged up to seventy-four times.B.An art museum buys its exhibits while a natural museum often has to construct its exhibits.C.Models are displayed to show the insects“ development and the workings o
25、f their bodies.D.Photographs and measurements are taken of animals so as to make the model appear more realistic.(4).The best title for this passage is _.（分数：4.00）A.Constructing an Animal SubjectB.Problems of Exhibiting Natural HistoryC.Natural HistoryD.Building a Museum Exhibit(5).It is implied but
26、 not clearly mentioned in the passage that _.（分数：4.00）A.some creatures cannot be displayedB.nothing in a natural history museum is aliveC.meteorites come from outer spaceD.natural history exhibits often must be built五、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Relations between the United States and Colombia suffe
27、red for many years because of an incident involving the Republic of Panama. By the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898, many Americans felt that an easier and faster way was needed to get ships from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Some people in the United States first believed that a c
28、anal across Nicaragua was the answer. However, President Theodore Roosevelt decided that a canal through Panama would be a better choice. In order to build the canal, the United States had to negotiate a treaty with Colombia, which at that time controlled Panama. Roosevelt offered Colombia $10 milli
29、on plus $ 250000 a year for 99 years for a six-mile-wide strip of land across Panama. Colombia rejected the United States“ offer. This angered President Roosevelt, and negotiations with Colombia ended. In 1903, a revolution broke out in Panama. The United States ships were sent by President Roosevel
30、t to protect the Panamanian revolutionaries from Colombian forces. The revolution succeeded, and Panama declared its independence from Colombia. The United States then negotiated with the newly formed government. A treaty was signed, and the United States began building the canal. As a result of the
31、 incident, Colombia and the United States remained on bad terms for many years. Not until 1921, when the United States agreed to pay Colombia some compensation for its lost territory, did relations between the two countries improve.（分数：20.00）(1).According to the passage, the United States and Colomb
32、ia were on bad terms because the United States had（分数：4.00）A.at first wished to build a canal through NicaraguaB.promised to pay Colombia $10 million for PanamaC.wished to build a canal through PanamaD.supported Panamanian revolutionaries in their fight for independence from Colombia(2).From the inf
33、ormation in the passage, it can be concluded that the United States _.（分数：4.00）A.wanted to build a canal because it was considering starting a warB.felt that building a canal through Panama was worth the risk of ruining relations with ColombiaC.believed that a canal through Nicaragua would be profit
34、ableD.had lost the Spanish-American War(3).It can be inferred from the passage that an important reason for the decision of the United States to build a canal was to _.（分数：4.00）A.develop trade relations with EuropeB.improve relations with South American countriesC.prevent European ships from reachin
35、g the Pacific OceanD.reduce travel time for its ships in case of war(4).As it is used in the fourth paragraph of the passage, the phrase “on bad terms“ means _.（分数：4.00）A.to learn to accept somethingB.on conditions that one/somebody else decidesC.to have a bad relationshipD.to get along with somebod
36、y(5).The tone of the passage can best be described as _.（分数：4.00）A.argumentativeB.informativeC.humorousD.sarcastic六、Passage Five(总题数：1，分数：20.00)It appears that the telephone is the principal organization element in the ordering of an information society. But whether a telephone takeover is within th
37、e realm of possibility or beyond it, today“s ordinary telephone is capable of performing electronic tricks that just a few years ago seemed possible only in the realm of science fiction. Your telephone already can tell you, while you are speaking to one person over the telephone, that someone else i
38、s trying to reach you. The “call waiting“ service emits a soft sound which only you can hear, letting you know that someone else is trying to get through. You can hold the first call and answer the second, and if necessary, switch back and forth between the two calls. “Call forwarding“ makes it poss
39、ible for all of your incoming calls to be transferred to another number, either at a place at which you plan to be, or where someone can take messages. “Three-way Calling“, as the name suggests, allows for a three-way conversation. The future opens up even more interesting prospects of new telephone
40、 services. You could arrange to have incoming calls from preselected numbers identified by different ringing patterns so that, without picking up the telephone, you could tell who was calling. Instead of repeatedly dialing someone, you could tell your telephone to keep dialing the number, when it is
41、 free, it will let you know. Now, all current predictions about the use of home computers for shopping, education and information gathering involve a connection with the telephone system.（分数：20.00）(1).According to the author, today“s telephone has _.（分数：4.00）A.a few functions, but it will perform al
42、l in the futureB.given up an important role in an information societyC.taken place of other means of communication systemD.developed fast(2).What are the functions of the “call waiting“ service?（分数：4.00）A.It can tell both the speaker and the listener that a third call is trying to get through.B.It c
43、an help the speaker to make a three-way conversation.C.It can transfer the call to some other numbers.D.None of the above.(3).The word “tricks“ in Line 3 means _.（分数：4.00）A.gamesB.plotsC.prospectD.function(4).In the future, telephones can perform the following EXCEPT _.（分数：4.00）A.telling you who is
44、calling without picking up the phoneB.keeping dialing the number for you until it is throughC.allowing you to speak between two callsD.some other prospects of new services(5).What does this passage focus on?（分数：4.00）A.It focuses on the function of the telephone.B.It focuses on the new tricks of the
45、telephone.C.It focuses on the combination of the telephone and the computer.D.It focuses on the importance of telephone in shopping and gathering information.在职攻读硕士联考英语-34 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Fifty volunteers were alphabetically
46、 divided into two equal groups, Group A to participate in a 7 weeks exercise program, and Group B to avoid deliberate exercise of any sort during those 7 weeks. On the day before the exercise program began, all 50 men participated in a step-test. This consisted of stepping up and down on a 16-inch b
47、ench at 30 steps a minute for 5 minutes. One minute after completion of the step-test, the pulse rate of each subject was taken and recorded. This served as the pretest for the experiment. For the next 7 weeks, subjects in the experimental group (Group A) rode an Exercycle (a motor-driven bicycle-ty
48、pe exercise machine) for 15 minutes each day. The exercise schedule called for riders to ride relaxed during the first day“s ride, merely holding on to the handle bars and foot pedals as the machine moved. Then, for the next 3 days, they rode relaxed for 50 seconds of each minute, and pushed, pulled
49、, and pedaled actively for 10 seconds of each minute. The ratio of active riding was increased every few days, so that by the third week it was half of each minute, and by the seventh week the riders were performing 15 solid minutes of active riding. At the end of the 7 weeks, the step-test was again given to both groups of subjects, and their pulses taker, The post-exercise pulse rates of subjects in the experimental group were found to have decreased an average of 30 heart beats per minute, w
