【正文】 . Peter. He sees wonderful acmodations, beautiful gardens, sunny weather, and so on. Everyone is very peaceful, polite and friendly until, waiting in a line for lunch, the new arrival is suddenly pushed aside by a man in a white coat, who rushes to the head of the line, grabs his food and stomps over to a table by himself. Who is that? the new arrival asked St. Peter. Oh, that39。閱讀理解 B 節(jié)和寫作部分必須用藍(lán)（黑）圓珠筆在答題卡 2 上答題，注意字跡清楚。70s. [D] To create stability in their lives. 19. Why did some people choose not to divorce 20 years ago? [A] They feared the plicated procedures. [B] They wanted to go against the trend. [C] They were afraid of losing face. [D] They were willing to stay together. 20. Years ago a divorced man in a pany would have [A] been shifted around the country. [B] had difficulty being promoted. [C] enjoyed a happier life. [D] tasted little bitterness of disgrace. You now have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1. 全國(guó)碩士研究生入學(xué)考試英語(yǔ)（二） National Entrance Test Of English for MA／ MS Candidates (2020) 考生注意事項(xiàng) ，得到監(jiān)考人員指令后方可開始答題。s healthy development. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11 13. 11. What unusual question may doctors ask when giving kids a checkup next time? [A] How much exercise they get every day. [B] What they are most worried about. [C] How long their parents acpany them daily. [D] What entertainment they are interested in. 12. The academy suggests that children under age two [A] get enough entertainment. [B] have more activities. [C] receive early education. [D] have regular checkups. 13. According to the report, children39。ve heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word or number in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. (5 points) Welch39。 C 節(jié)必須用 2B 鉛筆按照答題 卡上的要求填涂，如要改動(dòng)，必須用橡皮擦干凈。考生必須在規(guī)定的時(shí)間內(nèi)作答。 2020 年 1 月研究生入學(xué)英語(yǔ)考試試題 全國(guó)碩士研究生入學(xué)考試英語(yǔ)試題 (一 ) National Entrance Test Of English for MA／ MS Candidates (2020) 考生注意事項(xiàng) 1．考生必須嚴(yán)格遵守各項(xiàng)考場(chǎng)規(guī)則，得到監(jiān)考人員指令后方可開始答題。 4，本試題為試題 (一 )，共 4 頁(yè) (14 頁(yè) )。 A、 B 兩節(jié)必須用藍(lán) (黑 )圓珠筆答題，注意字跡清楚。 Section I Listening Comprehension Directions: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that acpany them. There are three parts in this Section, Part A, Part B and Part C. Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening prehension section, you will have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1. Now look at Part A in your test booklet. Part A Directions: For Questions 1 5, you will hear an introduction about the life of Margaret Welch. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you39。s apartment pretending to pay 7 The speaker believed the reporter wanted a picture of her looking 8 Where is a correction to a false story usually placed? 9 According to the speaker, the press will lose readers unless the 10 editors and the news directors Part C Directions: You will hear three pieces of recorded material. Before listening to each one, you will have time to read the questions related to it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have time to check your answers. You will hear each piece once only. (10 points) Questions 11 13 are based on a report about children39。60s and 39。英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用、閱讀理解 A節(jié)的答案必須用 2B 鉛筆按要求直接填涂在答題卡 1 上，如要改動(dòng)，必須用橡皮擦干凈。 alternatively if you are addressing secretaries, you may want to ment on their disanized bosses. Here is an example, which I heard at a nurses39。ll be appropriate for you to make a passing remark about the inedible canteen food or the chairman39。t succeed, give up or a play on words or on a situation. Search for exaggeration and understatements. Look at your talk and pick out a few words or sentences which you can turn about and inject with humor. 41. To make your humor work, you should [A] take advantage of different kinds of audience. [B] make fun of the disanized people. [C] address different problems to different people. [D] show sympathy for your listeners. 42. The joke about doctors implies that, in the eyes of nurses, they are [A] impolite to new arrivals. [B] very conscious of their godlike role. [C] entitled to some privileges. [D] very busy even during lunch hours. 43. It can be inferred from the text that public services [A] have benefited many people. [B] are the focus of public attention. [C] are an inappropriate subject for humor. [D] have often been the laughing stock. 44. To achieve the desired result, humorous stories should be delivered [A] in wellworded language. [B] as awkwardly as possible. [C] in exaggerated statements. [D] as casually as possible. 45. The best title for the text may be [A] Use Humor Effectively. [B] Various Kinds of Humor. [C] Add Humor to Speech. [D] Different Humor Strategies. Text 2 Since the dawn of human ingenuity, people have devised ever more cunning tools to cope with work that is dangerous, boring, burdensome, or just plain nasty. That pulsion has resulted in roboticsthe science of conferring various human capabilities on machines. And if scientists have yet to create the mechanical version of science fiction, they have begun to e close. As a result, the modern world is increasingly populated by intelligent gizmos whose presence we barely notice but whose u