1、北京林业大学 20172018 学年第 1 学期学位考试试卷试卷名称： 硕士英语一外班级 学号 姓名 成绩 试卷说明：1. 本次考试为 闭 卷考试。本试卷共计 8 页，共 7 大部分，请勿漏答；2. 考试时间为 150 分钟，请掌握好答题时间；3. 答题之前，请将试卷和答题纸上的考试班级、学号、姓名填写清楚；4. 本试卷所有试题答案写在 答题纸 上，否则视为无效；5. 答题完毕；请将试卷和答题纸正面向外对叠交回；不得带出考场。考试中心提示：请你遵守考场纪律，参与公平竞争！Part I Listening (20 points, 1 point each)Section ADirections:
2、 In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be read only once. Choose the best answer from the four choices given by marking the corresponding let
3、ter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Answer Sheet.1. A. She had a drink with her elder brother.B. She has already given up drinking.C. She used to look like her elder brother.D. She didnt drink with her elder brother. 2.A. 68511688.B. 68156608.C. 86150608.D. 68156688.3. A. Listen
4、 to some soft music.B. Switch off the light.C. Help the woman out.D. Leave this room quickly.4. A. Supportive.B. Pleased.C. Hesitant.D. Opposed.5. A. She should go to see a doctor at once.B. She deserves his sympathy.C. She was allowed to give her presentation.D. She can ask the professor for an apo
5、logy.6. A. It is perfect in each possible way.B. It can bring many good neighbors.C. It is nearer to her parents home.D. It has advantages and disadvantages.7. A. They are of the same opinion.B. They are reading the same book.C. They are reading in the same room.D. They are writing about the same to
6、pic.8. A. She has no school assignment.B. She cant go to the concert.C. Shed like to go to the concert.D. She will attend a concert next week.9. A. Read grammar books.B. Learn grammar from reading.C. Talk to native speakers.D. Do grammar exercises.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear
7、two mini-talks. At the end of each talk, there will be some questions. Both the talks and the questions will be read to you only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must choose the best answer from the four choices given by9marking the corresponding letter with a
8、single bar across the square brackets on your machine- scored Answer Sheet.Mini-talk One10. A. Those with a three-year bachelors degree.B. Those with a masters degree or its equivalents.C. Those with a potential to excel academically.D. Those who are new to academic research.11. A. By September 1 of
9、 each year.B. By December 15 of each year.C. In the fall of each year.D. By early March each year.12. A. The work of fellow researchers.B. Requirements for PhD oral defense.C. The schools intellectual environment.D. Individual research interests of students.Mini-talk Two13. A. Purple and pink.B. Bla
10、ck and white.C. Red and yellow.D. Orange and blue.14. A. Calm.B. Excited.C. Creative.D. Alert.15. A. Curiosity.B. Creativity.C. Tranquility.D. Affection.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a short lecture. Listen to the recording and complete the notes about the lecture. You will hea
11、r the recording twice. After the recording you are asked to write down your answers on the Answer Sheet. You now have 25 seconds to read the notes below.16. Tourism can be sustainable so that potential (two words) on the host community do not surpass the financial benefits.17. The tourism industry a
12、lso provides opportunities for small-scale businesses, which is especially important in (two words).18. Tourism encourages the preservation of traditional customs, folk music and festivals that (two words) have been lost.19. Tourism, particularly ecotourism, helps promote (three words) and natural r
13、esources.20. It also helps generate funding for maintaining animal preserves and marine parks through (two words) and guide fees.Part II Paraphrase (10 points, 2 points each)Directions: Read the following sentences and then paraphrase them.1. Unless you seem sincere when you give compliments during
14、a conversation, you are not going to get a good response.2. It has long been known that Cairo is the most populous city on earth, but no-one knew exactly how populous it was until last month.3. This is likely to be an underestimate as the screening was voluntary and a number of clients declined the
15、screening altogether.4. Brown recommended that older adults structure their days by maintaining a regular cycle and planning activities that give them pleasure, purpose and a reason for living.5. In developed countries there are rigorous standards for food preparation, whereas in poverty-stricken co
16、untries the main issue is the availability of adequate safe water.Part III Put the selected sentences in the correct order (10 points, 2 points each)Directions: The following passage is selected from the Abstract of a research paper. Pleasefill in the blanks with the appropriate sentences listed bel
17、ow the passage.1. . In this paper we broadly characterize trends in global forest area by intensity of management, and provide an overview of changes in global carbon stocks associated with managed forests. 2. .Thearea of global forests has declined by 3% since 1990 but the area of planted forest ha
18、sincreased in all regions of the world and now accounts for almost 7% of global forest land. The area of primary forest, which is typically defined as lacking direct human influence, is about 34% of all forest land according to country reports, but the area is declining especially in South America a
19、nd Africa because of human-caused habitat fragmentation and degradation.3. . As a result of increasing management intensity, the area of unmanaged forest, typically defined as land lacking protected status or a management plan, dropped significantly since 1990 and now comprises only 21% of global fo
20、rests. There have been significant increases in areas of forest used for non-wood forest products such as protection of soil and water, conservation of biodiversity, and provision of social services. Globally, timber production has been relatively stable since 1990, but increasing areas of forest us
21、ed for non-wood forest products indicates that harvesting is taking place on a smaller proportion of the total forest area. 4. . Established forests currently offset about 30% of global emissions of CO2 from fossil fuel use, and there are mitigation opportunities involving forests that could increas
22、e the gross terrestrial C uptake fromroughly4.0to6.2PgCannually.5. . In the future, indirect human influences such as increasing atmospheric CO2 and climate change, along with the direct effects of land management and projected increasing demand for wood biofuel, are likely to become increasingly im
23、portant elements that influence land management strategies and the role of forests in the global carbon cycle.A. Concurrently, the area of naturally regenerated forest that is not classified as primary forest has declined.B. We discuss different interpretations of management and highlight some impor
24、tant accounting and analysis issues.C. Global forests are increasingly affected by land-use change, fragmentation, changing management objectives, and degradation.D. However, our results suggest that a diversifying use of forest land may have significant consequences for maintaining or increasing th
25、e current rate of terrestrial carbon sequestration.E. Based on trends in the area of managed forest and regional studies, it is clear that historical andcurrent forest management has been a very significant determining factor of current carbon stocks.Part IV Cloze (10 points, 1 point each)There is n
26、o doubt that air pollution is a global crisis: it causes an annual death 1 of 6.5 million. That is double the total number of people lost 2 HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria 3 , and four times the number killed on the worlds roads. Half the early deaths result from outdoor air pollution that is far
27、 more dispersed and harder to 4 .Air pollution has increased the 5 of mental illness, diabetes and kidney disease. It is even thought to be prematurely ageing the faces of city dwellers by accelerating wrinkles and age 6 . Whats worse, almost 90% of the worlds children live where outdoor air polluti
28、on 7 WHO limits.Increasing efforts 8 global warming by cutting the fossil fuel consumption will help cut air pollution. Some major world cities are also doing something 9 traffic smog by setting dates 10 the worst polluting cars will be banned. The huge cuts in health costs that could be achieved wi
29、th cleaner air are becoming better understood.1.A. amountB. sectorC. tollD. equivalent2.A. inB. toC. forD. by3.A. combinedB. unitedC. integratedD. connected4.A. dealB. copeC. cherishD. tackle5.A. incidentB. incidenceC. accidentD. instance6.A. spotsB. areasC. sectionsD. spans7.A. recedesB. succeedsC.
30、 exceedsD. precedes8.A. of fightingB. to fightingC. for fightD. to fight9.A. forB. withC. aboutD. from10. A. in whichB. for whichC. about whichD. by whichPart V Reading Comprehension (20 points, 1 point each)Directions: In this part of the test, there are four short passages. Read each passage caref
31、ully, and then do the questions that follow. Choose the best answer from the four choices given and answer the questions on your Answer Sheet.Passage OneDespite the enormous contribution of the music industry to the UK economy and the huge benefits to children, the government remains quiet about its importance in schools, but instead announced plans to try mental health training for pupils recently. It has not dawned on politicians that this can be achieved through the arts.Music education has become harder
