1、 专硕网-专硕考研社区 合理利用 切勿成为资料下载狂 ！考研同学-专业硕士社区 不定期更新复习资料、真题！ 参考答案Part I WritingCertificate crazeRecently the phenomenon of certificate craze has become a big concern of the public. It is also a new craze in the university, which seems like a routine activity on campus, for certificates do play a vital role
2、 when students look for a decent job.Admittedly, there are different purposes behind this phenomenon. Some people aim at certificates because of the employment pressure. With the admission expansion of colleges, a great many graduates have to face the fierce competition in the job market. So it is t
3、he certificates that can make them more competitive. However, some others consider all the diploma and certificates important standards by which a persons ability can be measured. They spare no effort to get the certificates for the sole purpose of proving that they are qualified in a certain field.
4、 Moreover, there are those who just want to enrich their life by preparing for the certificates because they really enjoy their progress.From my point of view, we should be more rational when it comes to certificates, since certificates do not necessarily prove ones ability. Being crazy in getting c
5、ertifications blindly is nothing but wasting time. To conclude, we should focus on improving our ability but not merely getting a certificate.Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) 1. B. The low graduation rates of minority students2. D. its increased enrollment of minority students3.
6、 B. The rising generation will be less well educated than the previous one.4. C. Fifiteen percent5. B. they recruit the best students6. A. Universities are to blame.7. B. They cannot afford the high tuition.8. that they are less qualified9. some preparatory cources10. be closedPart III Listening Com
7、prehensionSection A 专硕网-专硕考研社区 合理利用 切勿成为资料下载狂 ！考研同学-专业硕士社区 不定期更新复习资料、真题！ 11.M: I left 20 pages here to copy. Here is the receipt.W: Im sorry, sir. But were a little behind. Could you come back in a few minutes?Q: What does the woman mean?答案：C. She has not got the mans copies ready.12.W: I hope youre
8、 not too put out with me for the delay. I have to stop by friends home to pick up a book on my way here.M: Well, thats not a big deal. But you might at least phone if you know youre going to keep someone waiting.Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?答案：B. She was late for the app
9、ointment.13.W: Mark is the best candidate for chairman of the student union, isnt he?M: Well, that guy wont be able to win the election unless he gets some majority vote from women students. And Im not sure about that.Q: What does the man mean?答案：C. It wont be easy for Mark to win the election.14.M:
10、 Sorry to have kept you waiting, Madam. Ive located your luggage.It was left behind in Paris and wont arrive until later this evening.W: Oh, I cant believe this. Have it deliver to my hotel then , I guess.Q: What happened to the womans luggage?答案：A. It failed to arrive at its destination in time.15.
11、W: I dont think we have enough information for our presentation, but we have to give it tomorrow. There doesnt 专硕网-专硕考研社区 合理利用 切勿成为资料下载狂 ！考研同学-专业硕士社区 不定期更新复习资料、真题！ seem to be much we can do about it.M: Yeah, at this point we ll have to make do with what weve got.Q: What does the man suggest they do
12、?答案：A. Just make use of whatever information is available.16.M: I am taking this great course-Psychology of Language, its really interesting. Since you are a psychology major, you should sign up for it.W: Actually I tried to do that, but they told me I have to take language studies first.Q: What do
13、we learn from the conversation?答案：D. The woman isnt qualified to take the course the man mentioned.17.W: Can you believe the way Larry was talking to his roommate? No wonder they dont get along.M: Well, maybe Larry was just reacting to something his roommate said. There are two sides to every story
14、you know.Q: What does the man imply about Larry and his roommate?答案：A. They are both to blame.18.M: We dont have the resources to stop those people from buying us out unless a miracle happens. This may be the end of us.W: I still have hope we can get help from the bank. After all we dont need that m
15、uch money.Q: What do we learn about the speakers from the conversation?答案：A. They are in desperate need of financial assistance.Conversation One听力原文Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just 专硕网-专硕考研社区 合理利用 切勿成为资料下载狂 ！考研同学-专业硕士社区 不定期更新复习资料、真题！ W: You know Ive often wondered why
16、people laugh at the picture of a big belly businessman slipping on a banana skin and falling on his bottom. We are to feel sorry for them.M: Actually, Laura, I think we laugh because we are glad it didnt happen to us. But of course there is also a kind of humorous satisfaction in seeing somebody sel
17、f-important making a fool of themselves.W: Yes, and there are a lot of jokes about people who are too fat or physically handicapped, you know, deaf, or short-sighted things like that. After all, its not really funny to be like that.M: Oh, I think thats because were embarrassed. We dont know how to c
18、ope with the situation. Perhaps we are even a bit frightened we may get like that, so we laugh.M: What about the custard pie routine?W: What do you mean custard pie routine?M: You know, all those old films where someone gets so outraged with his boss, He picks up a custard pie and plasters it all ov
19、er the other persons face.W: That never makes me laugh much, because you can guess whats going to happen. But a lot of people still find it laughable. It must because of the sort of the thing wed all love to do once in a while and never quiet have the courage to.M: I had an old aunt who used to thro
20、w cups of tea at people when she was particularly irritated. She said it relieved her feelings.W: It must have come a bit expensive.M: Not really. She took care never to throw her best china.19. Why does the man say we laughed when we see some self-important people making fool of themselves?答案：C）We
21、derive some humorous satisfaction from their misfortune.20. Why do some people joke about those who are fat or handicapped according to the man?答案：B) They dont know how to cope with the situation21. Why do many people find it funny to see someone throwing a custard pie on their bosss face?答案：A) They
22、 themselves would like to do it but dont dare to.22. Why do the man say she would drop cups of tea at people occasionally?答案：C) To relieve her feelings.Conversation T 专硕网-专硕考研社区 合理利用 切勿成为资料下载狂 ！考研同学-专业硕士社区 不定期更新复习资料、真题！ 听力原文W: Your name Sanjay Kumar is that correct?M: Yes, madam.W: You claim you are
23、 traveling on a scholarship from Delhi University.M: Thats right.W: Now it seems that a hand gun was found in your luggage. Do you admit that?M: Yes, butW：According to the statement you made, you had never seen the hand gun before it was found in your bag. Do you still maintain that?M: But its true.
24、 I swear it.W: Mmm, you do realize Mr. Kumar that to bring a hand gun into Hong Kong without proper authorization is a serious offense.M: But I didnt bring it. I I mean I didnt know anything about it. It wasnt there when I left Delhi. My bags were searched. It was part of the airport security check.
25、W: Maybe so, but someone managed to get that hand gun onto the aircraft or it couldnt have been there.M: Someone but not me.W: Tell me , where was your personal bag during the flight?M: I had it down by my feet between me and the man in the next seat.M: He was the only person who could have opened m
26、y bag while I was asleep. It must have been him.W: I see. Have you any idea who this man was?M: He told me his name, Alfred Foster. He was very friendly, after I woke up that is. He hadnt spoken before.W: Alfred Foster, we can check that on the passenger list.M: He said he had a car coming to meet h
27、im. He offered me a lift.W: Oh, Why should he do that?M: So he can get his handgun back, thats why. Please find him, M 专硕网-专硕考研社区 合理利用 切勿成为资料下载狂 ！考研同学-专业硕士社区 不定期更新复习资料、真题！ Questions 23-25 are based on the conversation you have just heard23. What is Sanjay Kumar suspected of?答案：D) Bringing a handgun
28、into Hong Kong24. What do we know about Alfred Foster?答案：D) He is suspected of having slipped something into Kumars bag25. What does Sanjay Kumar ask the woman to do finally?答案：B) Find Alfred Foster.Section BPassage One听力原文Everyone is looking for a good investment these days. And with stocks, curren
29、cies and companies all crashing, some are finding that taking the trip of a lifetime is actually a smart move right now. Prices are good, crowds are fewer and the dividends like expanded worldview, lifelong memories, the satisfaction of boosting the global economycant be easily snatched away. Sylvia
30、 and Paul Custerson, a retired couple from Cambridge, England, recently took a 16-day vacation to Namibia, where they went on bird-watching excursions. Later this year, they are planning a trip to Patagonia. “Were using our capital now,“ says Sylvia, “And why not? Were not getting any interest in th
31、e bank. If its a place we really want to go, then we will go. We may as well travel while were fit and healthy. “Some travel agents are thriving in spite of the economy. “Weve had more people booking in the first quarter of this year than last,“ says Hubert Moineau, founder of Tselana Travel, which
32、is planning to introduce a new program of longer adventure trips, including polar expeditions and cruises in the Galpagos. “Were hearing things like, We dont know what the situation will be in six months so lets travel now “, Ashley Toft, managing director of the U. K. tour operator Explore has been
33、 surprised to see an increase in last-minute bookings of high-priced trips to such places as India, Bhutan and Nepal. “It seems people would rather give up something else than the big trip,“ he says. Travel has become a necessity. Its just how we travel that is changing.Questions 26 to 28 are based
34、on the passage you have just heard.26. According to the speaker, why are some people willing to spend their money on travel these days?答案：B）They think travel gives them their moneys worth.27. What is Tselana Travel planning to do, according to its founder?答案：D) Launch a new program of adventure 专硕网
35、-专硕考研社区 合理利用 切勿成为资料下载狂 ！考研同学-专业硕士社区 不定期更新复习资料、真题！ 28. According to Ashley Toft, managing director of Explore, what is changing now with regard to travels?答案：B) The way people travel.Passage Two听力原文Somehow the old male and female stereotypes no longer fit. Men and women in this country havent been fu
36、lfilling their traditional roles for some time now. And there seem to be fewer and fewer differences between the sexes. For instance, even though more women than men are still homemakers without paying jobs, women have been taking over more responsibility in the business world, earning higher salari
37、es than ever before and entering fields of work that used to be exclusively male areas. At office meetings and in group discussions, they might speak up more often, express strong opinions and come up with more creative and practical ideas than their male colleagues. Several days ago, my 23-year-old
38、 daughter came to me with some important news. Not only had she found the highest paying job of her career, but shed also accepted a date with the most charming men shed ever met.“Really?”, I responded,” tell me about them.”“Receptionist in an attorneys office and a welder at a construction site.” S
39、he answered in a matter-of-fact way. The interesting thing is my daughters date is the receptionist and my daughter is the welder. The old stereotypes of mens and womens work have been changing more quickly than ever before, except perhaps in my own marriage.“Whos going to mow the lawn? ” I asked my
40、 husband this morning.“Oh, I will,” he answered politely. ”Thats mens work. ”“What?” Irritated, I raised my voice. “Thats a ridiculous stereotype. Ill show you who can do the best job on the lawn.”The work took 3 hours and I did it all myself.Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just
41、 heard.29. What is the speaker mainly talking about?答案：B) The changing roles played by men and women.30. What might women do at office meetings nowadays according to the speaker?答案：A) Offer more creative and practical ideas than men.31. Why did the speaker mow the lawn herself that morning?答案：C) To
42、show that women are capable of doing what men do.Passage T 专硕网-专硕考研社区 合理利用 切勿成为资料下载狂 ！考研同学-专业硕士社区 不定期更新复习资料、真题！ 听力原文Florence Hayes is a journalist for the Green Ville Journal, the daily newspaper in town. Specifically she covers crime in the Green Ville area. This responsibility takes her to many di
43、fferent places every weekthe police station, the court and the hospital. Most of the crimes that she writes about fall into two groups: violent crimes and crimes against property. There isnt much violent crime in a small town like Green Ville, or at least not as much as in the large urban areas. But
44、 assaults often occur on Friday and Saturday nights, near the bars downtown. Therere also one or two rapes on campus every semester. Florence is very interested in this type of crime and tries to write a long article about each one. She expects that this will make women more careful when they walk a
45、round Green Ville alone at nightFortunately, there were usually no murders in Green Ville. Crimes against property make up most of Miss Heyes reporting. They range from minor cases of deliberate damaging of things to much more serious offenses, such as car accidents involving drunk drivers or bank r
46、obberies but Florence has to report all of these violations from the thief who took typewriters from every unlock room in the dormitory to the thief who stole one million dollars worth of art work from the university museum. Miss Hayes enjoys working for a newspaper but she sometimes gets unhappy ab
47、out all the crime she has to report. She would prefer to start writing about something more interesting and less unpleasant such as local news or politics, maybe next yearFlorence HayesGreen VilleQuestions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. What is Florence Hayes main responsi
48、bility as a journalist?答案：B: Reporting criminal offenses in Grennville.33. What does the speaker say about security in Greenville?答案：D: It has fewer violent crimes than big cities.34. What do we learn about crimes against property in the Greenville area?答案：A: There are a wide range of cases.35. What would Florence Hayes prefer to do?答案：A. Write about something
