2015年学位英语考试冲刺试题及答案（第三套）
Passage 3
Newspapers are not nearly as popular today as they were in the past. There are not very manypeople who seriously read a newspaper every day. Most people read only the sports pages, the advice orthe gossip columns, the comics, and perhaps the classified advertisements. Most people don't take thetime to read the real news. Newspaper editors say that their readers are lazy. They say they have totrick people into reading the news. They attempt to catch the reader's interest with pictures and excit-ing headlines. These techniques are used on the front page because it is the first thing you see whenyou pick up the paper. The first page attracts attention and encourages the reader to look through therest of the paper. This is why editors always look for a good first page story and headline to make themstop and look. If the headline is horrible enough or frightening enough or wild enough, perhaps theywill go on to read the front page. However, they may just read the headlines, but that is all, then theytttrn to the sports page, or comics, or advertisements. It seems that people do not want the news from anewspaper anymore. They say they get the news on the television now.
More people watch television news because it is easier and more interesting than reading a news-paper. What about you? Do you read news from a newspaper? Do you think it is easier to get the newsfx~m television? Or do you care about news at all? Would you mind if there was no news?
26. According to the writer, newspapers are_________.
A. more popular today
B. less popular today
C. as popular as before
D. getting more and more popular
27. Editors think the important part of the paper is_________.
A. the headlines
B. the sports page
C. the front page
D. the classified advertisements
28. According to the article, most people read all of the following except_________.
A. the real news
B. the sports page
C. comics
D. advertisements
29. Today more people get news from_________.
A. newspapers
B. radio
C. television
D. both A and B
30. A lot of newspaper readers do not even read the front page anymore because_________
A. they don't have time
B. they are lazy
C. the front page is not attractive enough
D. the headlines are too horrible and frightening
Passage 4
Looking back on my childhood, I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made. Althoughwe were brought up in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon abandoned their pressed (紧抱的 )flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages, I was not an early reader andI could not do mental arithmetic.
Before World War I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the dim memory of thehouse we lived in, of my room and my toys. Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents,aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a crystal-clear memory of dogs, thefarm animals, the local birds and above all, the insects.
I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love of the natural world, and my enthusiasmhas led me into varied investigations. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the mid-night oil, reading about other people's observations and discoveries. Then something happens thatbrings these observations together in my conscious mind. Suddenly you fancy you see the answer to theriddle (迷), because it all seems to fit together. This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers andbooks, which some might honor with the title of scientific research.
But curiosity, a keen eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do notmake a scientist; one of the outstanding and essential qualities required is self-discipline, a quality Ilack. A scientist can be made. A naturalist is born. If you can combine the two, you get the best ofborn worlds.
31. According to the author, a bern naturalist should first of all be_________
A. full of enthusiasm
B. self-disciplined
C. full of ambition
D. knowledgeable
32. The first paragraph tells us that the author
A. lost his hearing when he was a child
B. didn't like his brothers and sisters
C. was born to a naturalist's family
D. was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood
33. The author says that he is a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks he_________
A. just reads about other people's observations and discoveries
B. comes up with solutions in most natural ways
C. has a great deal of trouble doing mental arithmetic
D. lacks some of the qualities required of scientist
34. The author can't remember his relatives clearly because_________
A. he was fully occupied with observing nature
B. he didn't live very long with them
C. the family was extremely large
D. he was too young when he lived with them
35. Which of the following statement is true?
A. The author believes that a born naturalist cannot be a scientist.
B. The author's brothers and sisters were good at music and languages.
C. The author read a lot of books about the natural world and the oil industry.
D. The author spent a lot of time working on riddles.
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