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1、江西理工大学研究生学位英语考试8 / 8 作者: 日期:个人收集整理,勿做商业用途江西理工大学硕士研究生学位英语考试样卷(新)PART I: Writing( 25%)Section A: Letter Writing (10%)Suppose you want to study in a famous foreign university. Write a letter of application for it (about 100 words)Section B: Abstract Writing (15%)Directions: Read the following Chinese t
2、ext and write an abstract of it in 80-100 English words. 伦敦市长恳请金融城员工把奖金捐赠给艺术领域,否则这座都市最重要的一种魅力可能遭到破坏。新发布的数据显示,商界对文化领域的投资正不断减少。私人部门对艺术的支持包括个人捐赠于2008年达到了6.86亿英镑的峰值水平,但昨日发布的数据显示,商界投资额在去年下降了7%。一家推动艺术赞助的咨询机构艺术与商业(Arts & Business)的一项调查显示,伦敦70%的艺术机构称, 来自商界的资助额有所减少。然而,伦敦市长在维多利亚和阿尔伯特博物馆(Victoria and Albert Mu
3、seum)向艺术界领袖发表演讲时表示,在经济衰退期间,投资于艺术“比任何时候都更为重要”。他表示:“艺术和文化不是奢侈品,而是这座城市DNA的一部分,是人们愿意来此生活和工作的原因。每10名游客中就有7名表示,这是他们来此游览的一个原因。离开伦敦的艺术,伦敦就不能称其为伦敦。”伦敦市长的呼吁得到了老维克剧院(Old Vic)艺术总监凯文斯佩西(Kevin Spacey)的支持,他表示:“我在这里住了7年,我真诚地相信,英国在艺术和文化领域的卓越成就,是这个国家最强大的天然资源之一,但许多艺术机构正举步维艰。如果没有政治意愿,以及企业和公众的支持,它们将很难生存下去。”伦敦市长敦促艺术界领袖去认
4、识到,英国文化机构的成功运作对经济有一定的影响力。在英国,公共部门对戏剧产业的投资额为1.213亿英镑,但该产业却为英国创造了26亿英镑的收入。大伦敦地区政府(Greater London Authority)估计,商业创意产业为伦敦提供了50万个就业岗位,创造了200亿英镑的增加值。PART II: Listening (25%)Section A: Listening Comprehension: (10%) In this section you will hear some short conversations and long conversations. At the end o
5、f each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked a), b), c), and d), and decide which is the best answer
6、.1. A The man is the manager of the apartment building.B The woman is very good at bargaining. C The woman will get the apartment refurnished. D The man is looking for an apartment.2. A How the pictures will turn out. B Where the botanical garden is. C What the man thinks of the shots. D Why the pic
7、tures are not ready.3. A There is no replacement for the handle. B There is no match for the suitcase.C The suitcase is not worth fixing. D The suitcase can be fixed in time.4. A He needs a vehicle to be used in harsh weather.B He has a fairly large collection of quality trucks.C He has had his truc
8、k adapted for cold temperatures.D He does routine truck maintenance for the woman.5. A She cannot stand her bosss bad temper.B She has often been criticized by her boss.C She has made up her mind to resign.D She never regrets any decisions she makes.6. A Look for a shirt of a more suitable color and
9、 size.B Replace the shirt with one of some other material.C Visit a different store for a silk or cotton shirt.D Get a discount on the shirt she is going to buy.7. A At a “Lost and Found”. B At a reception desk.C At a trade fair. D At an exhibition.8. A Repair it and move in. B Pass it on to his gra
10、ndson. C Convert it into a hotel. D Sell it for a good price.Questions 9 to 10 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. A Unique descriptive skills. B Good knowledge of readers tastes. C Colourful world experiences. D Careful plotting and clueing.10. A A peaceful setting. B A spacious r
11、oom. C To be in the right mood D To be entirely alone. Section B: Note taking (15%)In this part, you will hear a passage twice. After the first time, there will be a pause of 30 seconds. Please try your best to write down the main idea and 4 details of the passage. Then listen again and check your a
12、nswers._.(附:Section B录音文字稿) Campus collaborationForeign universities find working in China harder than they expectedLIKE their counterparts around the world in just about any other industry, administrators in higher education in the West can be forgiven for looking at the writing on the wall and see
13、ing Chinese characters. Whether for the narrow purpose of generating revenue or the broader goal of engaging more deeply with a rapidly emerging and ever more important nation, foreign universities are scrambling to recruit in China as well as to establish or expand their presence there.Britains Lancaster University, New Yorks Juilliard School, which specializes in music, and Duke University in North Carolina, are just the latest foreign institutions to pile into an already crowded marketplace. Other co-operative and exchange programmes in higher education are being announced almost every mo