2010年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语二模拟试卷

第47题：Directions: Write a letter of application for the position an Director of a Computer-Aided Learning Center. Try to make the letter interesting and show that you have enthusiasm for the job. Also state the qualifications you have for the job and your work experience. (10points)

第48题：

(1) Describe the picture。

(2) Show your understanding of the symbolic meaning of the picture below。

(3) Give your opinions or advice。

You should write at least 150 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET. (15points)

第45题：　There may also be other targets not yet explored that affect aging and neuromuscular function. Said Kornfeld: “The process of aging remains mysterious. ”

• A. But Komfeld said scientists will not know about the applicability of the drugs in humans until a similar study is done on humans. “What’s very encouraging is that these drugs were developed to treat humans, and they are well understood, because they’ve
• B. Later the scientists discovered that two related anticonvulsant drugs also lengthened the lives of the worms-in the case of one drug, by almost 50 percent. “This was a big surprise to use, Komfeld said. ”“We didn’t think anticonvulsant drugs had any pa
• C. Roundworms are a poor subject for experiments, because they are not like humans, even though their molecules are similar. For example, they have no bones, nor do they show emotions, making it difficult to know how exactly human subjects would react to
• D. “Somehow the neural activity seems to regulate the aging of all of the body the skin, musculature, and reproductive tract, ” Kornfeld said. “Somehow the nervous system coordinates the progress of all these tissues, evidently, though the life stages. Bu
• E. The discovery may also shed light on the little-understood aging process. Since the drugs act on the neuromuscular systems of both humans and worms, the findings hint at a link between neural activity and aging。
• F. Unlike vertebrates, the worms are ideal subjects for the study of aging because of their short life spans, which last only a couple of weeks in a laboratory. The worm is well known in genetics, and the worm’s genome has been sequenced。
• G. Use of this drug has been permitted by law since 1998 and wider use is now expected as a result of the studies. “We can clearly link this drug with human aging, but we still need to find proof, says Kornfeld optimistically. ”

第46题：

Last Sunday，China’s central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said if necessary，the nation will consider widening the yuan’s trading band。

But any change in the yuan’s floating band will depend on the global economic situation and it’s not the only tool the country would use to make its currency more flexible，Zhou said at the Group of 20 meeting in Cape Town，South Africa。

China widened the yuan’s daily trading band against the U.S. dollar from plus or minus 0. 3 percent to 0. 5 percent in May。

However，market observers said some commercial banks are ordered by the central bank to hand in reserve requirements in foreign currencies next week，which will translate into demand for the U.S. dollar. This will somehow help slow down RMB’S appreciation against the greenback in the coming few days。

第44题：Ethosuzimide, which was developed in the 1950s, is commonly used to treat epilepsy, though it is no known precisely how the drug controls convulsions. There is no anecdotal evidence that it has had an anti-aglng effect in people. The next step, Komfeld says, is to test if the drugs have an anti-aging effect on animal like flies and mice。　　Very little is known about the aging process. From genetic analysis, researchers have found that an in sulin-like signaling system regulates aging and longevity. A good diet can delay aging and extend a person life span. But scientists know virtually nothing about the effect of drugs on aging. “It’s a big void, ” Konfeld said。　　In addition to delaying age-related degenerative changes, the drugs also increased neuromuscular activty, suggesting a link between the neuromuscular system and the aging process。

• A. But Komfeld said scientists will not know about the applicability of the drugs in humans until a similar study is done on humans. “What’s very encouraging is that these drugs were developed to treat humans, and they are well understood, because they’ve
• B. Later the scientists discovered that two related anticonvulsant drugs also lengthened the lives of the worms-in the case of one drug, by almost 50 percent. “This was a big surprise to use, Komfeld said. ”“We didn’t think anticonvulsant drugs had any pa
• C. Roundworms are a poor subject for experiments, because they are not like humans, even though their molecules are similar. For example, they have no bones, nor do they show emotions, making it difficult to know how exactly human subjects would react to
• D. “Somehow the neural activity seems to regulate the aging of all of the body the skin, musculature, and reproductive tract, ” Kornfeld said. “Somehow the nervous system coordinates the progress of all these tissues, evidently, though the life stages. Bu
• E. The discovery may also shed light on the little-understood aging process. Since the drugs act on the neuromuscular systems of both humans and worms, the findings hint at a link between neural activity and aging。
• F. Unlike vertebrates, the worms are ideal subjects for the study of aging because of their short life spans, which last only a couple of weeks in a laboratory. The worm is well known in genetics, and the worm’s genome has been sequenced。
• G. Use of this drug has been permitted by law since 1998 and wider use is now expected as a result of the studies. “We can clearly link this drug with human aging, but we still need to find proof, says Kornfeld optimistically. ”

第43题：The discovery that the drugs extend the life span of roundworms could have important implications fox human aging as well. There are strong similarities on the molecular level between the proteins and genes that

• A. But Komfeld said scientists will not know about the applicability of the drugs in humans until a similar study is done on humans. “What’s very encouraging is that these drugs were developed to treat humans, and they are well understood, because they’ve
• B. Later the scientists discovered that two related anticonvulsant drugs also lengthened the lives of the worms-in the case of one drug, by almost 50 percent. “This was a big surprise to use, Komfeld said. ”“We didn’t think anticonvulsant drugs had any pa
• C. Roundworms are a poor subject for experiments, because they are not like humans, even though their molecules are similar. For example, they have no bones, nor do they show emotions, making it difficult to know how exactly human subjects would react to
• D. “Somehow the neural activity seems to regulate the aging of all of the body the skin, musculature, and reproductive tract, ” Kornfeld said. “Somehow the nervous system coordinates the progress of all these tissues, evidently, though the life stages. Bu
• E. The discovery may also shed light on the little-understood aging process. Since the drugs act on the neuromuscular systems of both humans and worms, the findings hint at a link between neural activity and aging。
• F. Unlike vertebrates, the worms are ideal subjects for the study of aging because of their short life spans, which last only a couple of weeks in a laboratory. The worm is well known in genetics, and the worm’s genome has been sequenced。
• G. Use of this drug has been permitted by law since 1998 and wider use is now expected as a result of the studies. “We can clearly link this drug with human aging, but we still need to find proof, says Kornfeld optimistically. ”

第40题：The whole event probably lasted about hours from the moment Bieber came to the hotel to the arrival of some armed officers。

• A. 6          B. 8           C. 11         D. 14

(41~45)

Researchers have found that drugs used to treat human seizures can delay aging in worms by as much as 50 percent. The roundworms used for the study are similar to humans in their molecular makeup, raising the

possibility that the drugs could also extend the life span of humans。

第41题：“By finding a class of drugs that delays aging we have found a relationship between the function of the nervous system and aging that was not well understood, ” said Kerry Komfeld, a geneticist at the Washington 　　University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. The findings are detailed this week in the journal Science。　　The discovery came out of the thesis work by one of Komfeld’s graduate students, Kimberley Evason. About four years ago, Evason began exposing groups of the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans to commercially available drugs to see if the drugs would delay aging or promote longevity。

• A. But Komfeld said scientists will not know about the applicability of the drugs in humans until a similar study is done on humans. “What’s very encouraging is that these drugs were developed to treat humans, and they are well understood, because they’ve
• B. Later the scientists discovered that two related anticonvulsant drugs also lengthened the lives of the worms-in the case of one drug, by almost 50 percent. “This was a big surprise to use, Komfeld said. ”“We didn’t think anticonvulsant drugs had any pa
• C. Roundworms are a poor subject for experiments, because they are not like humans, even though their molecules are similar. For example, they have no bones, nor do they show emotions, making it difficult to know how exactly human subjects would react to
• D. “Somehow the neural activity seems to regulate the aging of all of the body the skin, musculature, and reproductive tract, ” Kornfeld said. “Somehow the nervous system coordinates the progress of all these tissues, evidently, though the life stages. Bu
• E. The discovery may also shed light on the little-understood aging process. Since the drugs act on the neuromuscular systems of both humans and worms, the findings hint at a link between neural activity and aging。
• F. Unlike vertebrates, the worms are ideal subjects for the study of aging because of their short life spans, which last only a couple of weeks in a laboratory. The worm is well known in genetics, and the worm’s genome has been sequenced。
• G. Use of this drug has been permitted by law since 1998 and wider use is now expected as a result of the studies. “We can clearly link this drug with human aging, but we still need to find proof, says Kornfeld optimistically. ”

第42题：Over eight months the scientists tested 20 drugs, all with negative results. Finally they tested the anticonvulsant drug ethosuzimide. Researchers found that the drug extended the life span of roundworms from 16. 7 days to 19. 6 days, a 17 percent increase。

• A. But Komfeld said scientists will not know about the applicability of the drugs in humans until a similar study is done on humans. “What’s very encouraging is that these drugs were developed to treat humans, and they are well understood, because they’ve
• B. Later the scientists discovered that two related anticonvulsant drugs also lengthened the lives of the worms-in the case of one drug, by almost 50 percent. “This was a big surprise to use, Komfeld said. ”“We didn’t think anticonvulsant drugs had any pa
• C. Roundworms are a poor subject for experiments, because they are not like humans, even though their molecules are similar. For example, they have no bones, nor do they show emotions, making it difficult to know how exactly human subjects would react to
• D. “Somehow the neural activity seems to regulate the aging of all of the body the skin, musculature, and reproductive tract, ” Kornfeld said. “Somehow the nervous system coordinates the progress of all these tissues, evidently, though the life stages. Bu
• E. The discovery may also shed light on the little-understood aging process. Since the drugs act on the neuromuscular systems of both humans and worms, the findings hint at a link between neural activity and aging。
• F. Unlike vertebrates, the worms are ideal subjects for the study of aging because of their short life spans, which last only a couple of weeks in a laboratory. The worm is well known in genetics, and the worm’s genome has been sequenced。
• G. Use of this drug has been permitted by law since 1998 and wider use is now expected as a result of the studies. “We can clearly link this drug with human aging, but we still need to find proof, says Kornfeld optimistically. ”

第38题：Vicki’s heart missed a beat because 。

• A. the phone went again
• B. she would be famous
• C. the policemen had already arrived
• D. she saw 20 policemen in the car park

第39题：David Bieber was most probably handcuffed in 。

• A. the passage                 B. the man’s room
• C. Vicki’s bedroom            D. the top floor room

Passage Four(36~40)

One of Britain’s bravest women told yesterday how she helped to catch suspected (可疑的) police killer David Bieber—and was thanked with flowers by the police. It was also said that she could be in line for a share of up to the ￡30,000 reward money。

Vicki Brown, 30, played a very important role in ending the nationwide manhunt. Vicki, who has worked at the Royal Hotel for four years, told of her terrible experience when she had to steal into Bieber’s bedroom and to watch him secretly. Then she waited alone for three hours while armed police prepared to storm the building。

She said: “I was very nervous. But when I opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policemen lined up in the car park I was so glad they were there. ”

The alarm had been raised because Vicki became suspicious (怀疑) of the guest who checked in at 3 pm the day before New Year’s Eve with little luggage and wearing sunglasses and a hat pulled down over his face. She said: “He didn’t seem to want to talk too much and make any eye contact (接触). ” Vicki, the only employee on duty, called her boss Margaret, 64, and husband Stan McKale, 65, who phoned the police at 11 pm。

Officers from Northumbria Police called Vicki at the hotel in Dunston, Gateshead, at about 11:30 pm to make sure that this was the wanted man. Then they kept in touch by phoning Vicki every 15 minutes。

“It was about ten past two in the morning when the phone went again and a policeman said ’Would you go and make yourself known to the armed officers outside?’ My heart missed a beat. ”

Vicki quietly showed eight armed officers through passages and staircases to the top floor room and handed over the key。

“I realized that my bedroom window overlooks that part of the hotel, so I went to watch. I could not see into the man’s room, but I could see the passage. The police kept shouting at the man to come out with his hands showing. Then suddenly he must have come out because they shouted for him to lie down while he was handcuffed (带上手铐). ”

第36题：The underlined phrase “be in line for” (paragraph 1) means 。

• A. get     B. be paid     C. ask for    D. own

第37题：Vicki became suspicious of David Bieber because 。

• A. the police called her
• B. he looked very strange
• C. he came to the hotel with little luggage
• D. he came to the hotel the day before New Year’s Eve

第35题：What is the text mainly about?

• A. Exact campus crime statistics。
• B. Crimes on or around campuses。
• C. Effective solutions to campus crime。
• D. Concerns about kids’ campus safety。

第34题：We learn from the text that “the honest ones” in the fourth paragraph most probably refers to colleges 。

• A. that are protected by campus security
• B. that report campus crime by law
• C. that are free from campus crime
• D. that enjoy very good publicity

第32题：It is often difficult to get correct information on campus crime because some colleges 。

• A. receive too many visitors
• B. mirror the rest of the nation
• C. hide the truth of campus crime
• D. have too many watchdog groups

第33题：The underlined word “buy” in the third paragraph means 。

• A. mind             B. admit
• C. believe         D. expect

Passage Three(31~35)

Last August, Joe and Mary Mahoney began looking at colleges for their 17-year-old daughter, Maureen. With a checklist of criteria in hand, the Dallas family looked around the country visiting half a dozen schools. They sought a university that offered the teenager’s intended major, one located near a large city, and a campus where their daughter would be safe。

“The safety issue is a big one,” says Joe Mahoney, who quickly discovered he wasn’t alone in his worries. On campus tours other parents voiced similar concerns, and the same question was always asked: what about crime? But when college officials always gave the same answer-“That’s not a problem here,” Mahoney began to feel uneasy。

“No crime whatsoever?” comments Mahoney today. “I just don’t buy it. ” Nor should he: in 1999 the U. S. Department of Education had reports of nearly 400,000 serious crimes on or around our campuses. “Parents need to understand that times have changed since they went to college,” says David Nichols, author of Creating a Safe Campus. “Campus crime mirrors the rest of the nation. ”

But getting accurate information isn’t easy. Colleges must report crime statistics by law, but some hold back for fear of bad publicity, leaving the honest ones looking dangerous. “The truth may not always be obvious,” warns S. Daniel Carter of Security on Campus, Inc, the nation’s leading campus safety watchdog group。

To help concerned parents, Carter promised to visit campuses and talk to experts around the country to find out major crime issues and effective solutions。

第31题：The Mahoneys visited quite a few colleges last August 。

• A. to express the opinions of many parents
• B. to choose a right one for their daughter
• C. to check the cost of college education
• D. to find a right one near a large city

第30题：We may infer from the text that the criminal knows how to reach the car owners because 。

• A. he reads the ads in the newspaper
• B. he lives in the same neighborhood
• C. he has seen the car owners in the park

第29题：The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to 。

• A. criminals               B. pigeons
• C. the stolen cars      D. demands for money

第27题：The “lazier and more inventive” criminal refers to 。

• A. the car thief who stays at home
• B. one of those who put the ads in the paper
• C. one of the policemen in Changwa
• D. the owner of the pigeons

第28题：The writer mentions the fact that “none of the stolen cars have been returned” to show 。

• A. how easily people get fooled by criminals
• B. what Chen thinks might be correct
• C. the thief is extremely clever
• D. the money paid is too little

Passage Two(26~30)

Taiwan police cannot decide whether to treat it as an extremely clever act of stealing or an even cleverer cheat (诈骗). Either way, it could be the perfect crime (犯罪)， because the criminals are birds-horning pigeons!

The crime begins with a telephone message to the owner of a stolen car: if you want the car back, pay up then. The car owner is directed to a park, told where to find a bird cage and how to attach money to the neck of the pigeon inside. Carrying the money in a tiny bag, the pigeon flies off。

There have been at least four such pigeon pick-ups in Changwa. What at first seemed like the work of a clever stay-at-home car thief, however, may in fact be the work of an even lazier and more inventive criminal mind-one that avoids (避免)not only collecting money but going out to steal the car in the first place. Police officer Chen says that the criminal probably has played a double trick: he gets money for things he cannot possibly return. Instead of stealing cars, he lets someone else do it and then waits for the car-owner to place an ad (启事) in the newspaper asking for help。

The theory is supported by the fact that, so far, none of the stolen cars have been returned. Also, the amount of money demanded-under 3,000 Taiwanese dollars-seems too little for a car worth many times more。

Demands for pigeon-delivered money stopped as soon as the press reported the story. And even if they start again, Chen holds little hope of catching the criminal. “We have more important things to do,” he said。

第26题：After the car owner received a phone call, he 。

• A. went to a certain pigeon and put some money in the bag it carried
• B. gave the money to the thief and had his car back in a park
• C. sent some money to the thief by mail
• D. told the press about it

第24题：Lewis’ research provides an answer to the question 。

• A. why TV is important in family life
• B. why parents should keep good order
• C. why children in small families seem to be quieter
• D. why middle children seem to have more difficulties in life

第25题：Which of the following statements would the writer agree to?

• A. It is important to have the right food for children。
• B. It is a good idea to have the TV on during dinner。
• C. Parents should talk to each of their children frequently。
• D. Elder children should help the younger ones at dinner

第23题：By saying “Middle children are invisible” in paragraph 3, Lewis means that middle children 。

• A. have to help their parents to serve dinner
• B. get the least attention from the family
• C. are often kept away from the dinner table
• D. find it hard to keep up with other children

第22题：Parents with large families ask fewer questions at dinner because 。

• A. they are busy serving food to their children
• B. they are busy keeping order at the dinner table
• C. they have to pay more attention to younger children

第21题：The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to 。

• A. show the relationship between parents and children
• B. teach parents ways to keep order at the dinner table
• C. report on the findings of a study
• D. give information about family problems

第20题：

• A. and B. or C. than D. but

第19题：

• A. when B. where C. which D. what

第17题：

• A. after B. when C. until D. before

第18题：

• A. someone B. everyone C. men D. one

第14题：

• A. decreasing B. possessing C. inspiring D. urging

第15题：

• A. directly B. obscurely C. scarcely D. plainly

第16题：

• A. which B. that C. what D. one

第13题：

• A. look B. think C. view D. deal

第12题：

• A. on B. in C. about D. at

第10题：

• A. which B. when C. what D. where

第11题：

• A. take B. make C. come D. give

第9题：

• A. refused B. suspected C. expelled D. expected

第8题：

• A. in B. on C. at D. under

第7题：

• A. incorrect B. wrong C. false D. bad

第5题：

• A. Where B. Though C. Because D. When

第6题：

• A. minor role B. subject C. joke D. supplement

第3题：

• A. at B. in C. about D. on

第2题：

• A. united B. dragged C. drawn D. hauled

第4题：

• A. looked B. recognized C. exercised D. respected

第1题：

• A. in B. beyond C. under D. of