20xx学位英语a卷(编辑修改稿)

20xx学位英语a卷(编辑修改稿)内容摘要：

C) made B) making D) to make 54. She said she was busy, ____A____ was a lie. A) which C) it B) that D) what 55. ____D____ in the United States was set up to train men in music. A) A great many schools C) A many school B) Many schools D) Many a school 56. It is important that each of you __C______ a notebook to class with you every day. A) will bring C) bring B) must bring D) brings 57. Never before in China ____A____ for the farmers. A) has so much been done C) have so much been done B) has been done so much D) so much have been done 58. The general manager was C busy to see visitors. A) too much C) much too B) much D) very much 59. Tired ____A_____ he was, we decided not to disturb him. A) as C) though B) like D) when 7 60. Follow the introductions carefully ___D______ you won’t have any problems. A) provided C) or B) if D) and Part IV Reading Comprehension (30 points) Directions: There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage 1 Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage: If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a big problem. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what the parent expects, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children. However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a reasonable way, the child may succeed in doing very well—especially if the parents are very supportive of their child. Michael Lee Chao Tin is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers a week for violin lessons. Although Michael’s mother knows very little about music, Michael’s father is a good trumpet player. However, he never makes Michael enter music petitions if he is unwilling. Michael’s friend, Winston Chiu Fang Weng, however, is not so lucky. Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano petition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “When I was your age, I used to win every petition I entered,” Winston’s father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy. 61. Which of the following mistakes are parents likely to make according to the passage? B A) To neglect their child’s education. B) To expect too much of their child. C) To make their child bee a musician. D) To help their child to be a genius(天赋 ,天才 ). 62. What should parents do in order to help their children succeed? B A) They should push the children into achieving a lot. B) They should understand and help their children in difficult times. C) They should try to have their own successful careers. D) They should arrange private lessons for their children. 63. Which of the following statements about Michael Lee’s parents is true? D A) His father is a very poor player of trumpet. 8 B) His parents are quite rich and have a car. C) His mother knows much about music. D) His parents help him in a proper way. 64. Winston’s parents push their son so much that _____A_____. A) he is unhappy because he is not selfconfident B) he has succeeded in a lot of petitions C) he feels he cannot learn anything about music from them D) he has already bee a better musician than his father 65. The two examples illustrate(举例说明 ) the principle(法则 ,原则 ) that _____A_____. A) it is important to let children develop in the way they want B) successful parents often have unsuccessful children C) parents who want their child to be musical should also be good musicians D) the more money spent on a child’s education, the better the child will do Passage 2 Questions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage: Although machines have been around for a long time and people have adapted(适合 ) easily to living with most of them, they haven’t yet learned how to live in harmony(协调 ) with the newest of these: the personal puter. This is so because the widespread use of the personal puter is a relatively new phenomenon(现象 ). There was the widely publicized case of a family man who became so absorbed in his puter that he spent long hours with it. Of course, if he was spending long hours with。