唯一国家指定唯一国家指定GCTGCT 权威辅导机构权威辅导机构 www.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cn/qinghua清华在线天津教育中心：022-23305455/022-23398106/022-233981072006 年在职攻读硕士学位全国联考 A 研究生研究生入学资格考试试卷2006 年外语运用能力测试（英语） （50 题，每题 2 分，满分 100 分）Part One Vocabulary and Structure Directions: There are ten incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.1. Every plant, animal, and human being needs water to _ alive. A. stay B. make C. run D. glow2. It _ commonplace to think of sport as a “leisure industry” now. A. became B. will become C. is becoming D. had become3. Changes in climate _ slowly through the years. A. make progress B. take place C. keep pace D. set sail4. Scientists can predict regions _ new species are most likely to be found. A. where B. when C. why D. how5. You should use _and natural language when you write a personal letter. A. formal B. political C. magic D. plain6. Radios today seldom need _ or the attention of a technician. A. to repair B. repaired C. repairing D. to have repaired7. It is a great pity for _ to be any quarrel in the school board meeting. A. where B. here C. there D. why8. Magicians _ use techniques from science and the arts to deceive the mind and eye. A. generously B. genetically C. cleverly D. subsequently唯一国家指定唯一国家指定GCTGCT 权威辅导机构权威辅导机构 www.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cn/qinghua清华在线天津教育中心：022-23305455/022-23398106/022-233981079. To get the best view of Sydney Harbour, take a Sydney Seaplane flight _ the Harbour and Bondi Beach. A. above B. under C. over D. across10. Chocolate manufacturers blend many types of beans to yield _ and color desired in the final product. A. the shape B. the flavor C. the function D. the brandPart Two Reading Comprehension Directions: In this part there are three passages and one announcement, each followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. Questions 11-15 are based on the following passage:Jessica Bucknam shouts “tiao!” (tee-ow) and her fourth-grade students jump.“Dun!”(doo-wen) she commands, and they crouch (蹲). They giggle (吃吃地笑) as the commands keep coming in Mandarin Chinese.Half of the 340 students at the K-5 school are enrolled in the program. They can continue studying Chinese in middle and high schools. The goal: to speak like natives.About 24,000 American students are currently learning Chinese. Most are in high schoos. But the number of younger students is growing in response to Chinas emergence as a global superpower.“China has become a strong partner of the United States,”says Mary Patterson, Woodstocks principa.“Children who learn Chinese at a young age will have more oppoutunities for jobs in the future.”Isabel Weiss, 9, isnt thinking about the future. She thinks learning Chinese is fun. “when you her people speaking in Chinese, you know what they re saying,” she says. “And they dont know that you know.”11. What do the fourth-grade students seem to be doing in the first paragraph? A. They are learning how to jump. B.They are learning how to crouch. C. They are learning how to giggle. D. They are learning Chinese.唯一国家指定唯一国家指定GCTGCT 权威辅导机构权威辅导机构 www.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cn/qinghua清华在线天津教育中心：022-23305455/022-23398106/022-2339810712. The purpose of the program for Jessicas students is to _. A. enable them to learn how to command B. get them enrolled in the language program C. help them to speak how to command D. continue enrolling more students to learn Chinese13. In response to the fact that _, more American students are learning Chinese. A. the United States is the only superpower in the world B. international trading is becoming globalized C. partnership is encouraging business and trade D. China is emerging as a new superpower in the world14. Why do more and more young students personally choose to learn Chinese in the United States? A. They will have more job opportunities in the future. B. They are more interested in the international trade. C. They will visit China for further education. D. They are curious about the corporate partnership.15. Isabel Weiss has also chosen to learn Chinese because _. A. she wants a brighter future B. she finds it fun to learn the language C. she likes to do business in China D. she watches people speak the languageQuestions 16-20 are based on the following passage:The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced plans to return people to the moon by 2018. “And this time,” according to a NASA press release, “were going to stay.”NASA wants to make a new spaceship for the missions using parts from the Apollo program, which first took people to the mo