研究生综合英语考试试题

PARTⅠVACABULARY (20%)

Part A Fill in each blank with a word or phrase chosen from below. Change the form where necessary.(2%*5=10%)

1. Edgar Allan Poe announced that “we have at length arrived at that when our literature may and must stand in its own merits or fall through its own defects.”

2. As she began to her heritage, she was able to argue against those who condemned the Confucian tradition as submissive.

3. From his marriage-day forth, Aleck’s grip had been upon the purse, and Sally had seldom known what it was to be privileged to a dollar on non-necessities.

4. After in the stuffy little office all day, Sharon decided to walk home rather than take the crowded bus.

5. If you aim at , there are some chances of your getting it; whereas if you aim at perfection, there is none.

Part B Direction: choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined part of each sentence. (1%*10=10%)

1.Digital cell phones offer more security, but the downside is that they have less power compared

with the traditional telephone.

A. disadvantage

B. disengagement

C. misadventure

D. misfortune

2.She is worrying about too many things these days. She really needs to commune with her

friends to relieve her fear and worry.

A. talk with

B. cooperate with

C. argue with

D. cope with

3.As fewer people live on South Island than on North Island, those who crave solitude and

pristine beaches will be amazed at their luck here.

A. destine

B. desire

C. descend

D. Deflate

4.I enjoyed the camaraderie among the team, which brought mutual trust among the team

members. To a certain extent, this was the key to our success.

A. amusement

B. trust

C. convenience

D. friendship

5.We should transcend ourselves before overcoming the difficulties, which is my maxim

throughout my life.

A. conquer

B. surpass

C. squeeze

D. tackle

https://www.360docs.net/doc/6311171102.html,ing from a theatrical family, I was destined for a career on the stage—I was expected to

be an actor.

A. up to be

B. doomed to be

C. made up for

D. derived from

7.To her consternation, she realized that what she had said was true, that a woman could not hide

love.

A. shock

B. fascination

C. estimation

D. enjoyment

8.The banquet was full of cordial and friendly atmosphere from the beginning to the end.

A. lively

B. warm

C. sacred

D. lovely

9.Though doctors should think of what patients need or want, sometimes they need to have some

degree of emotional detachment.

A. involvement

B. disconnection

C. attachment

D. sensitivity

10. In order to finish the task in time, he was out in the train all day and this brought on a bad cold.

A. resulted in

B. gave up

C. brought up

D. resulted from

PARTⅡ READING COMPREHENSION (2%* 10=20%)

Part A Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions below by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (2%*5=10%)

Half the world’s population will be speaking or learning English by 2015, researchers say. Two billion people are expected to start learning English within a decade and three billion will speak it, says a British Council estimate.

Other languages, such as French, risk becoming the casualties（伤亡）of this "linguistic globalization". But the boom will be over by 2050 and the English language teaching industry will have become a victim of its own success, says David Graddol, author of the report, The Future of English.

Mr. Graddol’s research was based on a computer model developed to estimate demand for English language teaching around the world. The lecturer, who has worked in education and language studies at the Open University for the past 25 years, said the model charted likely student numbers through to 2050.

It was compiled by looking at various estimates from the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) on education provision, demographic（人口统计的）projections, government education policies and international student mobility figures. The impact of educational innovations and other developments affecting the world population including the Chinese government's policy of one baby per family were also factored in.

Based on its findings, Mr. Graddol has predicted that the world is about to be hit by a tidal wave of English. "Many governments, especially in countries which have relatively recently gained independence, are introducing the teaching of English under a utilitari an banner.”

"But English predominates in the business world, and for such countries to be able to compete for work, including lucrative (profitable) outsourcing contracts(外包合同), English is being pushed heavily from kindergarten on."

The potential bonanza (source of wealth) on offer from outsourcing means even maths and science are being taught in English at secondary schools in Malaysia. But demand for English teaching would drop as children progress through academia, and more universities across the world choose to teach in the language.

Mr. Graddol also estimated that the boom would be over by 2050. "English language students will be down from two billion to 500 million then," he said, "Increasingly, as English spread across the globe, more people will become bilingual, even multilingual and such skills are highly prized in business. But Britain has not got the best reputation for learning other languages.”

The report also showed that English was not the only language spreading, and the world, far from being dominated by English, was to become more multi-lingual. Mr. Graddol said, "Chinese, Arabic and Spanish are all popular, and likely to be languages of the future.”

1. It is estimated that _____________.

A. actively studied by over 200 million people.

B. freely spoken by global English learners.

C. 50% of world inhabitants will be speaking or learning English by 2015.

D. really mastered by 50% of people worldwide.

2. According to the text, "linguistic globalization" will____________.

A. eliminate French from the globe.

B. defeat other European languages.

C. fail all languages except English.

D. make English the biggest winner.

3. David Graddol predicts that the thriving period of English will____________.

A. terminate within half a century.

B. climax in the middle of the century.

C. endure for no less than five decades.

D. quit till the beginning of the 2050s.

4. The report "The Future of English" factored in all of the following EXCEPT__________.

A. the educational condition and policy.

B. the directions and designs of Unesco.

C. the statistics about population.

D. the movements of overseas students.

5. The writer of the report deems that outsourcing is to____________.

A. result in the increase of English subjects.

B. account for the further spread of English.

C. lead to the drop of interest in English study.

D. bring about transition in college curricula.

Part B Read the following part and answer the questions. Your answers should be given in English. Be brief and straight to the point. (2%*5=10%)

1 It was a buoyant gathering in the town square of Fairfield, Iowa, on a midsummer evening. More than a bit funky, too, which was fitting for a place that is home to the Maharishi University of Management (think Transcendental Meditation). One look at all the sandals and T-shirts tie-dyed with New Age slogans, and you felt this crowd was ripe for another Woodstock. They were there cheering a candidate who, for some, brings to mind another icon of the1960s, Robert F. Kennedy. The same giddy excitement rippled through the crowd as Barack Obama made his way to a central gazebo, bedecked with Fourth of July bunting.

2 He didn’t disappoint. The tall, reed-thin Senator flashed his megawatt smile as the crowd shouted its support. Then he showed why he’s the most effective orator among the candidates in either party as he fed the faithful his applause lines: The economy has been great for Wall Street but terrible for Main Street; health care is an awful mess that needs fixing; our energy policy has us funding terrorists while wrecking the environment; the war in Iraq is a disastrous mistake, and we need to bring our troops home. After running through a list of woes, Obama reverted to his trademark optimism, talking about how an America that vanquished slavery, and prevailed through two world wars and the Great Depression, will once again rise to the challenge. “I get teased sometimes for talking about hope because people tend to get cynical,” he said. “He’s peddling hope again. He’s a hope-monger.” But I have good reasons to be hopeful.” He smiled again as the crowd cheered in agreement.

3 This is the Barack Obama that has fired up the party’s rank and file ever since he wowed the Democratic National Convention in 2004. Another side of him – a quiet, contemplative side that is truer to his nature – was evident just hours before, when he sat down for an interview with Reader’s Digest. He talked slowly, carefully, searching for just the right words to express positions. And they weren’t always what those Fairfield activists would want to hear. Would he consider naming

Republicans to key positions in an Obama Administration? “Absolutely. I think one of the things we need to return to is a sense of public service that transcends party.”

4 How would he use America’s power and influence? “Part of our power has to be deployed to deal with a very real terrorist threat. It would be na?ve to think that simply through diplomacy we’re going to deal with what is a set of ideologically driven fanatics. So we’ve got to deploy our power militarily.”

5 Of course, most of his remarks fit well within the liberal canon. Regarding Iraq: “I would come up with a plan to change our course militarily while aggressively ramping up our diplomatic efforts.” On health care: “I would introduce a universal health bill within the first 100 days.” On energy: “We need an energy plan that will raise fuel-efficiency standards, ratchet down greenhouse gas emissions and aggressively explore alternative fuels.”

Q uestions：

1.Where did the gathering take place according to the author?

2.Did the audience get dressed very formally to listen to Obama’s speech?

3.What is his stance on the issues of health care and energy?

4.When he said words which won his faithful supporters’ warm applause, he showed why he was

considered the most impressive orator among the candidates in both Democratic Party and Republican Party. Is the statement TRUE according to your understanding of the underlined part in paragraph 2?

5.What does the author mean by saying “He didn’t disappoint.” in Paragraph 2?

PART Ⅲ Cloze (1%* 10=10%)

Direction: Read the following passage carefully and choose the best word given below to fill in each blank. Change the form where necessary.

Do not undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. We are different and each of us is special. Do not set your goal by what other people ______(1) important. Only you know what is best for you. Do not take for granted the things closest to your heart.. ______(2) to them, for without them, life is meaningless. Do not let your life ______(3) through your fingers by living in the past or _______(4) about the future. By living your life one day at a time, you live all the days of your life. Do not give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really ______(5) until the moment you stop trying. It is a _____(6) thread that binds us to each other. Do not be afraid to _______(7) risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

Do not shut love out of your life by saying it is impossible to find. The quickest way to receive love is to give live; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it ______(8). Do not ______(9) your dreams. To be without dreams is to be without hope; to be without hope is to be without purpose.

Do not run through life so fast that you forget not only where you have been, but also where you are going. Life is not a race, but a(n) ______(10) to be savored with each step of the way.

PART Ⅳ TRANSLATION (30%)

Part A

Direction: Translate the Chinese sentences into English，using the words given. (4%* 5=20%)

1. 有时，人们彼此沟通不畅是由于缺乏恰当的面部表情和手势。（fall short of）

2. 所有这些都寄寓着人们对美好生活的向往，因此得以代代流传。（yearning）

3. 他不停的对自己说，不管怎样，这很可能是一场误会，没什么大不了的。（in any case）

4. 好的婚姻意味着双方的成长和个体的成长。（as a couple）

5. 我母亲希望我能出人头地。（something）

Part B

Direction: Translate the English paragraph into Chinese. (5%* 2=10%)

“In the beginning,” says the Gospel of St. John, “was the Word.” The mystical meanings that the Bible lays upon the word. Nobody can reasonably doubt that the coming of the word to humankind was the start of something big in history. Human talk may have struck dyspeptic Nathaniel Hawthorne(纳撒尼尔?霍桑) like “the croak and cackle of fowls,” but the rise of language, written and spoken, is all but universally rated as one of the glories of the species. What is surprising is that in the common give and take of daily living , people still rely so little upon the verbal language that distinguishes them from the beast.

PART V Writing (20%)

Direction：Write an essay of about 100 words to answer the following questions.

S uppose you are in high school, in university and in graduate school:

1) What factors will you consider when you choose friends in these different periods?

2) What will you do to maintain friendship in these different periods?