[考研类试卷]2010年中山大学英语专业(语言学)真题试卷.doc
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[考研类试卷]英语专业(语言学)历年真题试卷汇编22.doc[考研类试卷]英语专业(语言学)历年真题试卷汇编22一、填空题1 According to G Leech, ______meaning is the communicative value an expression has by virtue of what it refers to, over and above its purely conceptual content. (北二外2006研)2 According to G Leech, ______meaning refers to logic, cognitive, or denotative content. (北二外2005研)3 According to G. Leech, ______meaning refers to what is communicated of the feelings and attitudes of the speaker/writer. (北二外2007研)4 The theory of meaning which relates the meaning of a word to the thing it refers to, or stands for, is known as the______theory. (中山大学2008研)5 ______is the technical name for the sameness relation. (北二外2007研)6 Terms like "apple", "banana" and "pear" are______of the term "fruit". (北二外2007研)7 "Mary gave a book to Jack" is synonymous with "Jack______a book from Mary." (北二外2005研)8 Terms like "rolling pin" and "ladle" are______of the term "kitchen implements." (北二外2005研)9 Antonyms like "husband" v. "wife" are______antonyms. (北二外2003研)10 Terms like "desk" and "stool" are______of the term "furniture". (北二外2003研)11 ______= PARANT(x, y)&MALE(x)(北二外2005研)12 ______= CHILD (x, y) & MALE (x) (北二外2006研)13 In their book______written in 1923, C. K. Ogden and I.A.Richards presented a" representative list of the main definitions which reputable students of meaning have favoured. " There are 16 major categories of them, with sub-categories all together, numbering 22. (中山大学2011年研)14 Predication analysis is to break down predications into their constituents; ______ and______.二、判断题15 In the sentence "Money is often said to be the root of all evil", "root" is used in its conceptual meaning. (北二外2007研) (A)真(B)假16 After comparing "They stopped at the end of the corridor." with "At the end of the corridor, they stopped", you may find some difference in meaning, and the difference can be interpreted in terms of collocative meaning. (北二外2006研) (A)真(B)假17 Conceptual meaning overlaps to a large extent with the notion of "reference". (北二外2005研)(A)真(B)假18 When you use your own sentence with a meaning other than the conceptual, the meaning is some- times referred to as speaker's meaning, or contextual meaning. (大连外国语学院2008研)(A)真(B)假19 The theory of meaning which relates the meaning of a word to the thing it refers to, or stands for, is known as the referential theory. (北二外2006研)(A)真(B)假20 Reference is one of the rarely used cohesive devices. (南开大学2005研)(A)真(B)假21 Odgen and Richards argue that the relation between a word and a thing it refers to is not direct. (南开大学2004研) (A)真(B)假22 "Tulip", "rose" and "violet" are all included in the notion of "flower". Therefore they are superordinates of "flower". (北二外2006研)(A)真(B)假23 The idea that the meaning of a sentence depends on the meanings of the constituent words and the way they are combined is usually known as the principle of COMPOSITIONALITY. (大连外国语学院2008研)(A)真(B)假24 The two words borrow and lend are antonyms but the two sentences "Jan lent some money to Jack" and "Jack borrowed some money from Jan" are synonymous. (北二外2010研) (A)真(B)假25 All the words in a language can be used to refer, but only some have senses. (北二外2010研)(A)真(B)假三、单项选择题26 When the word "root" means "part of plant that keeps it firmly in the soil and absorbs water and food from the soil", the meaning is______meaning. (北二外2004研)(A)connotative(B)conceptual(C)reflected27 ______ deals with the relationship between the linguistic element and the non-linguistic world experience. (西安交大2008研)(A)Reference(B)Concept(C)Semantics(D)Sense28 Which of the following is NOT included in G. Leech's seven types of meaning? (大连外国语学院2008研)(A)Connotative meaning.(B)Denotative meaning.(C)Conceptual meaning.29 According to C. Ogden and I. Richards,______is regarded as the crucial intermediary between______and______. (西安外国语学院2006研)(A)symbol .. . referent ... thought(B)referent . .. thought.. . symbol(C)thought .. . symbol . .. referent30 There are generally three kinds of sense relations recognized, sameness relation, oppositeness relation and inclusiveness relation. They are representedby______respectively. (大连外国语学院2008研)(A)synonymy, antonymy, and hyponymy(B)synonymy, hyponymy, and antonymy(C)antonymy, synonymy, and hyponymy31 Bird and cuckoo have the sense relation of hyponymy. Which of the following pairs of words has the same sense relation? (对外经贸2005研)(A)Vowel and consonant(B)Mouth and tongue(C)Lexicon and word(D)Number and gender32 By componential analysis, BECOME (x, (~ ALIVE(x))) is an explanationof______.(西安外国语学院2006研)(A)die(B)dead(C)kill(D)killed33 The sense relationship between "John plays the piano" and "John plays a musical instrument" is ______.(北二外2004研) (A)synonymy(B)antonymy(C)entailment34 Which of the following are gradable antonyms?(A)good and bad(B)male and female(C)young and old(D)buy and sell35 Conceptual meaning is not______(A)affective(B)cognitive(C)logic(D)denotative36 When the truth of sentence (a) guarantees the truth of sentence (b), and the falsity of sentence (b) guarantees the falsity of sentence (a) , we can say that______.(A)sentence (a) presupposes sentence (b)(B)sentence (a) entails sentence (b)(C)sentence (a) is inconsistent with sentence (b)(D)sentence (a) contradicts sentence (b)37 "Socrates is a man" is a case of______.(A)two-place predicate(B)one-place predicate(C)two-place argument(D)one-place argument四、简答题38 What is the referential theory of meaning? (北交大2005研)39 What are the three kinds of antonyms? (武汉大学2004研)40 What is your opinion on "true synonymy is non-existent"? (四川大学2006研)41 How would you describe the oddness of the following sentences, using semantic features? (浙江大学2004研)(a) The television drank my water.(b) His dog writes poetry.42 Do you think there are true synonyms in English? Why? (厦门大学2010研)43 What is the difference between meaning, concept, connotation, and denotation?44 What is sense and what is reference? How are they related?五、名词解释45 Conceptual meaning (四川大学2010研;武汉大学2007研;上海交大2006研)46 Contextual meaning (浙江大学2005研)47 Concatenation (四川大学2006研)48 Denotation (南开大学2004研)49 Semantic Triangle (大连外国语学院2008研)50 Lexical relations (上海交大2006研)51 Homonymy (上海交大2007研)52 Relational opposites (武汉大学2005研)53 Synonymy (西安交大2008研)54 Componential analysis (浙江大学2005研;北航2008研)55 Entailment (武汉大学2006研)56 Presupposition(武汉大学2004研)57 Polysemy (北外2010研)58 linguistic variable (北外2011研)六、举例说明题59 Please list and explain the 7 types of meaning recognized by G. Leech. (南开大学2004研)60 The British linguist F. R. Palmer argues that "there is no absolute distinction between gradable antonyms and complementary antonyms." Do you believe so? Support your view with examples.(南开大学2007研)61 Words in our mental lexicon are known to be related to one another. Discuss the relationships between words, using examples from the English language. (北外2003研)62 Categorize the following pairs: child - kid, alive - dead, big - small, husband - wife.63 How many semantic relations are there among sentences? Give examples.。
(NEW)中山大学中国语言文学系612语言学概论历年考研真题及详解

目 录2010年中山大学中国语言文学系612语言学概论考研真题2010年中山大学中国语言文学系612语言学概论考研真题及详解2011年中山大学中国语言文学系612语言学概论考研真题2011年中山大学中国语言文学系612语言学概论考研真题及详解2012年中山大学中国语言文学系612语言学概论考研真题2012年中山大学中国语言文学系612语言学概论考研真题及详解2013年中山大学中国语言文学系612语言学概论考研真题2013年中山大学中国语言文学系612语言学概论考研真题及详解2014年中山大学中国语言文学系612语言学概论考研真题2014年中山大学中国语言文学系612语言学概论考研真题及详解2015年中山大学中国语言文学系612语言学概论考研真题2015年中山大学中国语言文学系612语言学概论考研真题及详解2016年中山大学中国语言文学系612语言学概论考研真题2016年中山大学中国语言文学系612语言学概论考研真题及详解2010年中山大学中国语言文学系612语言学概论考研真题一、单项选择题(每小题2分,共20分)1.以下不属于中国“小学”范畴的是( )。
A.文字B.音韵C.语法D.训诂2.下列说法正确的是( )。
A.词义的模糊性说明词义是具有社会性的。
B.多义词使用不当会产生歧义,如“门没有锁”。
C.“grass”本义是“玻璃”,派生义是“玻璃杯”,这是词义的隐喻扩展。
D.同义词在修辞上具有对比作用,可用来突出对立面。
3.方言形成的语言内部原因是( )。
A.语言变化的不平衡性。
B.形式和意义对应关系的复杂性。
C.语言符号的任意性D.语言变化的类推作用4.在[p]、[b]、[v]、[h]、[g]、[k]、[d]、[t]、[s]、[f]中,擦音有( )。
A.3个。
[考研类试卷]英语专业(语言学)历年真题试卷汇编25.doc
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[考研类试卷]英语专业(语言学)历年真题试卷汇编25.doc[考研类试卷]英语专业(语言学)历年真题试卷汇编25一、填空题1 There has been a maxim in______which claims that "You are what you say". (中山大学2008研)2 The theory of conversational implicature was proposed by______. (中山大学2008研)3 ______were sentences that did not state a fact or describe a state, and were not verifiable.4 In making conversation, the general principle that all participants are expected to observe is called the______principle proposed by J. Grice.5 In Austin's How to Do Things with word, he first distinguishes performativesand______, later on Austin made a flesh start to distinguish ______,______and perlocutionary act.二、单项选择题6 The speech act theory was developed by______. (对外经贸2006研)(A)John Searle(B)John Austin(C)Levinson(D)G. Leech7 ______is using a sentence to perform a function. (西安外国语学院2006研)(A)Perlocutionary act(B)An illocutionary act(C)A locutionary act(D)Speech act8 By saying "You have left the door wide open", a speaker might be performing the three acts: locutionary, illocutionary and perlocutionary______. (西安交通大学2008研)(A)at the same time(B)one after another(C)two first and then the other(D)one first and then the other two9 The Illocutionary Act was developed by______. (西安交通大学2008研)(A)John Austin(B)Levinson(C)John Lyons(D)John Searle10 According to the conversation maxim of______suggested by Grice, one should speak truthfully. (西安外国语学院2006研) (A)quantity(B)quality(C)relevance(D)manner11 Which of the following is NOT one of the four maxims of the Cooperative Principle? (对外经济贸易大学2006研) (A)the maxim of quantity(B)the maxim of quality(C)the maxim of manner(D)the maxim of strength12 Four categories of Maxims in Grice's Cooperative Principle include all the following except______.(大连外国语学院2008研) (A)Manner(B)Relation(C)Qualification三、简答题13 What are the major concerns of pragmatics? (人大2006研)14 How would you describe this short exchange in terms of the ardors performed by the speakers?Motorist: My car needs new exhaust system.Mechanic: I'll be busy with this other car all day. (浙江大学2005研)15 What are the four maxims of the co-operative principle? Which maxim does this speaker seem to be particularly careful about; "Well, to be quite honest, I don't think she is ill today." (北二外2010研;上海交大2006研)16 Conversational implicature is comparable to illocutionary force in speech act theoryin that they are both concerned with the contextual side of meaning, or 言外之意 Chinese. (中山大学2005研)17 Decide which maxim of the cooperative principle has been flouted in the following utterances and what implicature can be drawn. (厦门大学2006研)(1) A: Can you tell me the secret? B: But John is there.(2) A: Let's go to the movies. B: I'll bring the Kleenex.(3) A: Would you drive a Mercedes?B: I wouldn't drive ANY expensive car.18 What's conversational implicature? (西安交大2008研)19 Analyze the following dialogue with reference to Grice's Cooperative Principle: (北二外2007研)A: Where is X?B: He's gone to the market. He said so where he left.20 In what ways do people cooperate in their conversations? (人大2006研)21 What is your understanding of Relevance Theory? (南开大学2009研)22 Do you think B is cooperative in the following dialogue? Support your argument with Cooperative Principle. (南开大学2004研)A: When is the bus coming?B: There has been an accident further up the road.四、名词解释23 Locutionary Act, Illocutinary Act and Perlocutionary Act(北航2010研;北交大2005研)24 Performatives(中山大学2008研)25 Conversational implicature (川大2010研;武汉大学2004研;北京交通大学2007研)26 Cooperative principle (北二外2010研;北京师范大学2003研)27 Violation of maxims (北交大2006研)28 Applied linguistics(中山大学201 1年研)五、举例说明题29 When a teacher says "It's so hot in here." during a class, what does she probably mean? Refer to the theory of pragmatics when you analyze the situation. (人大2002研)30 A speech act consists of three related acts according to J. L. Austin's Speech Act theory. What are they? Analyze the following conversation in the light of Speech Act theory. (北航2008研)Customer: Waiter! There's a fly in my soup.Waiter: Don' t worry, there's no extra charge.31 Imagine you were at a bus stop and two people approached you one after the other. The first said:“哎,几点了?”and the second said:“不好意思,打搅一下,请问您戴表了吗?”What assumptions would you make if you were addressed in these two ways and why would you make them? (北外2007研)32 Discuss the following advertisemen t extensively: “你不理财,财不理你”. (浙江大学2007研)33 What kind of linguistic phenomenon can you identify in the following dialogue? Define, analize and explain the phenomenon. (北外2010研)甲:上车请买票。
2010年考研英语真题及答案完整解析

2010年考研英语真题与答案解析从2010年开始,全国硕士研究生入学考试的英语试卷分为了英语(一)和英语(二)。
英语(一)即原统考“英语”。
英语(二)主要是为高等院校和科研院所招收专业学位硕士研究生而设置的具有选拔性质的统考科目。
英语一考试形式、考试内容与试卷结构(一)考试形式考试形式为笔试。
考试时间为180分钟。
满分为100分。
试卷包括试题册和答题卡。
答题卡分为答题卡1和答题卡2。
考生应将1~45题的答案按要求填涂在答题卡1上,将46~52题的答案写在答题卡2上。
(二)考试内容试题分三部分,共52题,包括英语知识运用、阅读理解和写作。
第一部分英语知识运用该部分不仅考查考生对不同语境中规范的语言要素(包括词汇、表达方式和结构)的掌握程度,而且还考查考生对语段特征(如连贯性和一致性等)的辨识能力等。
共20小题,每小题0.5分,共10分。
在一篇240~280词的文章中留出20个空白,要求考生从每题给出的4个选项中选出最佳答案,使补全后的文章意思通顺、前后连贯、结构完整。
考生在答题卡1上作答。
第二部分阅读理解该部分由A、B、C三节组成,考查考生理解书面英语的能力。
共30小题,每小题2分,共60分。
A节(20小题):主要考查考生理解主旨要义、具体信息、概念性含义,进行有关的判断、推理和引申,根据上下文推测生词的词义等能力。
要求考生根据所提供的4篇(总长度约为1600词)文章的内容,从每题所给出的4个选项中选出最佳答案。
考生在答题卡1上作答。
B节(5小题):主要考查考生对诸如连贯性、一致性等语段特征以及文章结构的理解。
本部分有3种备选题型。
每次考试从这3种备选题型中选择一种进行考查。
考生在答题卡1上作答。
备选题型有:1)本部分的内容是一篇总长度为500~600词的文章,其中有5段空白,文章后有6~7段文字。
要求考生根据文章内容从这6~7段文字中选择能分别放进文章中5个空白处的5段。
2)在一篇长度约500~600词的文章中,各段落的原有顺序已被打乱,要求考生根据文章的内容和结构将所列段落(7~8个)重新排序,其中有2~3个段落在文章中的位置已给出。
[考研类试卷]2010年中山大学英语专业(基础英语)真题试卷.doc
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[考研类试卷]2010年中山大学英语专业(基础英语)真题试卷一、阅读理解0 My father was a justice of the peace, and I supposed he possessed the power of life and death over all men and could hang anybody that offended him. This was distinction enough for me as a general thing; but the desire to be a steamboat man kept intruding, nevertheless. I first wanted to be a cabin boy, so that 1 could come out with a white apron on and shake a tablecloth over the side, where all my old comrades could see me. Later I thought I would rather be the deck hand who stood on the end of the stage plank with a coil of rope in his hand, because he was particularly conspicuous.But these were only daydreams—too heavenly to be contemplated as real possibilities. By and by one of the boys went away. He was not heard of for a long time. At last he turned up as an apprentice engineer or "sinker"on a steamboat. This thing shook the bottom out of all my Sunday-school teachings. That boy had been notoriously worldly and I had been just reverse—yet he was exalted to this eminence, and I was left in obscurity and misery. There was nothing generous about this fellow in his greatness. He would always manage to have a rusty bolt to scrub while his boat was docked at our town, and he would sit on the inside guard and scrub it, where we could all see him and envy him and loathe him.He used all sorts of steamboat technicalities in his talk, as if he were so used to them that he forgot common people could not understand them. He would speak of the "labboard" side of a horse in an easy, natural way that would make you wish he was dead. And he was always talking about "St. Looy" like an old citizen. Two or three of the boys had long been persons of consideration among us because they had been to St. Louis once and had a vague general knowledge of its wonders, but the day of their glory was over now. They lapsed into a humble silence, and learned to disappear when the ruthless "cub" engineer approached. This fellow had money, too, and hair oil, and he wore a showy brass watch chain a leather belt, and used no suspenders. No girl could withstand his charms. He "cut out"every boy in the village. When his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. But when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of Providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism.This creature's career could produce but one result, and it speedily followed. Boy after boy managed to get on the river, four sons of the chief merchant, and two sons of the country judge became pilots, the grandest position of all. But some of us could not get on the river—at least our parents would not let us.So by and by I ran away. I said I would never come home again till I was a pilot and cold return in glory. But somehow I could not manage it. I went meekly aboard a few of the boats that lay packed together like sardines at the long St. Louis wharf, and very humbly inquired for the pilots, but got only a cold shoulder and short words from mates and clerks. I had to make the best of this sort of treatment for the time being, but I had comforting daydreams of a future when I should be a great and honored pilot, with plenty of money, and could kill some of these mates and clerks and pay for them.1 The author makes the statement that" I supposed he ... offended him"(Para. 1, Lines 1 -2)primarily to suggest______.(A)the power held by a justice of the peace in a frontier town(B)the naive view that he held of his father's importance(C)the respect in which the townspeople held his father(D)the possibility of miscarriages of justice on the American frontier2 The author decides that he would rather become a deck hand than a cabin boy because______.(A)he believes that the work is easier(B)he wants to avoid seeing his old friends(C)deck hands often go on to become pilots(D)the job is more visible to passersby3 The author most likely mentions his "Sunday-school teachings"(Para. 2)to emphasize______.(A)the influence of his early education in later life(B)his sense of injustice at the engineer's success(C)his disillusionment with longstanding religious beliefs(D)determination to become an engineer at all costs4 The author most likely concludes that the engineer is not " generous"(Para. 2)because he______.(A)has no respect for religious beliefs(B)refuses to share his wages with friends(C)flaunts his new position in public(D)takes a pride in material possessions5 The author mentions the use of "steamboat technicalities"(Para. 3)in order to emphasize the engineer's______.(A)expertise after a few months on the job(B)fascination for trivial information(C)inability to communicate effectively(D)desire to appear sophisticated6 According to the passage, the glory of having visited St. Louis was overbecause______.(A)the boys' knowledge of St. Louis was much less detailed than the engineer's (B)St. Louis had changed so much that the boys' stories were no longer accurate (C)the boys realized that traveling to St. Louis was not a mark of sophistication (D)the engineer's account revealed that the boys' stories were lies7 The author's response to the engineer's survival(Para. 3)is one of______.(A)thankfulness for what he believes is God's providence(B)astonishment at the engineer's miraculous escape(C)outrage at his rival's undeserved good fortune(D)sympathy for the extent of the engineer's wounds8 The major purpose of the passage is to______.(A)sketch the peaceful life of a frontier town(B)relate the events that led to a boy's first success in life(C)portray the unsophisticated ambitions of a boy(D)describe the characteristics of a small-town boaster8 The ozone layer, the fragile layer of gas surrounding our planet between 7 and 30 miles above the earth's surface, is being rapidly depleted. Seasonally occurring holes have appeared in it over the Poles and, recently, over densely populated temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. The threat is serious because the ozone layer protects the earth from the sun's ultraviolet radiation, which is harmful to all living organisms.Even though the layer is many miles thick, the atmosphere in it is tenuous and the total amount of ozone, compared with other atmospheric gases, is small. Ozone is highly reactive to chlorine, hydrogen , and nitrogen. Of course chlorine is the most dangerous since it is very stable and long-lived. When chlorine compounds reach the stratosphere, they bond with and destroy ozone molecules, with consequent repercussions for life on Earth.In 1958, researchers began noticing seasonal variations in the ozone layer above the South Pole. Between June and October the ozone content steadily fell, followed by a sudden increase in November. These fluctuations appeared to result from the natural effects of wind and temperature. But while the low October levels remained constant until 1979, the total ozone content over the Pole was steadily diminishing. In 1985, public opinion was finally aroused by reports of a"hole"in the layer.The culprits responsible for the hole were identified as compounds known as chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs. CFCs are compounds of chlorine and fluorine. Nonflammable, nontoxic and noncorrosive, they have been widely used in industry sincethe 1950s, mostly as refrigerants and propellants and in making plastic foam and insulation.In 1989 CFCs represented a sizable market value at over $1.5 billion and a labor force of 1.6 million. But with CFCs implicated in ozone depletion, the question arose as to whether we were wiling to risk an increase in cases of skin cancer, eye ailments, even a lowering of the human immune defense system—all effects of further loss of the ozone layer. And not only humans would suffer. So would plant life. Phytoplankton, the first link in the ocean food chain and vital to the survival of most marine species, would not be able to survive near the ocean surface, which is where these organisms grow.In 1990, 70 countries agreed to stop producing CFCs by the year 2000. In late 1991 , however, scientists noticed a depletion of the ozone layer over the Arctic. In 1992, it was announced that the layer was depleting faster then expected and that it was also declining over the northern hemisphere. Scientists believe that natural events are making the problem worse. The Pinatubo volcano in the Philippines, which erupted in June 1991, released 12 million tons of damaging volcanic gases into the atmosphere.Even if the whole world agreed today to stop all production and use of CFCs, this would not solve the problem. A single chlorine molecule can destroy 10, 000-100, 000 molecules of ozone. Furthermore, CFCs have a lifespan of 75 - 400 years and they take ten years to reach the ozone layer. In other words, what we are experiencing today results from CFCs emitted ten years ago.Researchers are working hard to find substitute products. Some are too dangerous because they are highly flammable; others may prove to be toxic and to contribute to the greenhouse effect—to the process of global warming. Nevertheless, even if there is no denying that atmosphere is in a state of disturbance, nobody can say that the situation will not improve, either in the short or the long term, especially if we ourselves lend a hand.9 As it is described in the passage, the major function of the ozone layer is closest to that of______.(A)an emergency evacuation place for a skyscraper(B)a central information desk at a convention centre(C)the filtering system for a city water supply(D)the structural support for a suspension bridge10 The word "tenuous"(Para. 2)most nearly means______.(A)hazy(B)tense(C)clear(D)thin11 Which of the following does the passage imply about the"seasonal variations in the ozone layer"(Para. 3)observed by scientists in 1958?(A)They were caused by industrial substances other than CFCs.(B)They created alarm among scientists but not the public.(C)They were least stable in the months between June and November.(D)They opened the public eyes to the threat of ozone depletion.12 The author mentions market and workforce figures related to CFC production in order to point out that______.(A)responsibility for the problems of ozone depletion lies primarily with industry (B)the disadvantages of CFCs are obvious while the benefits are not(C)the magnitude of profits from CFCs has turned public opinion against the industry's practices(D)while the economic stakes are large, they are overshadowed by the effects of CFCs 13 In Para. 6, the author cites the evidence of changes in the ozone layer over the northern hemisphere to indicate that______.(A)the danger of ozone depletion appear to be intensifying(B)ozone depletion is posing an immediate threat to many marine species(C)scientists are unsure about the ultimate effects of ozone loss on plants(D)CFCs are not the primary cause of ozone depletion in such areas14 Which of the following scientists apparently believe about the" volcanic gases" mentioned in Para. 6?(A)They are hastening ozone loss at present.(B)They contribute more to global warming than to ozone loss.(C)They pose a greater long-term threat than CFCs.(D)They contain molecules that are less destructive of ozone than CFCs.15 The author's reference to the long life of chlorine molecules(Para. 7)is meant to show that______.(A)there is more than adequate time to develop a long-term strategy against ozone loss(B)the positive effects of actions taken against ozone loss will be gradual(C)the long-term effects of ozone loss on human health may never be known(D)it is doubtful that normal levels of ozone can ever be reestablished16 In the final paragraph, the author tries to emphasize that______.(A)researchers are unlikely to find effective substitutes for CFCs(B)human action can alleviate the decline of the ozone layer(C)people must learn to line with the damaging effects of industrial pollutants(D)atmospheric conditions are largely beyond human control16 Maman-Nainaine said that when the figs were ripe Babette might go to visit her cousin down on the Bayou-Lafourche where the sugar cane grows. Not that the ripening of the figs had the least thing to do with it, but that is the way Maman-Nainaine was.It seemed to Babette a very long time to wait; for the leaves upon the trees were tender yet, and the figs were like little hard green marbles.But warm rains came along and plenty of strong sunshine; and though Maman-Nainaine was as patient as the statue of la Madone, and Babette as restless as a hummingbird, the first thing they both knew it was hot summertime. Every day Babette danced out to where the fig trees were in a long line against the fence. She walked slowly beneath them, carefully peering between the gnarled, spreading branches. But each time she came disconsolate away again. What she saw there finally was something that made her sing and dance the whole day long.When Maman-Nainaine sat down in her stately way to breakfast, the following morning, her muslin cap standing like an aureole about her white, placid face, Babette approached. She bore a dainty porcelain platter, which she set down before her godmother. It contained a dozen purple figs, fringed around with their rich, green leaves. "Ah, "said Maman-Nainaine arching her eyebrows, " how early the figs have ripened this year!""Oh, "said Babette. "I think they have ripened very late. "" Babette, " continued Maman-Nainaine, as she peeled the very plumpest figs with her pointed silver fruit-knives, "you will carry my love to them all down to Bayou-Lafourche. And tell your Tante Frosine I shall look for her at Toussaint—when the chrysanthemums are in bloom.17 Which of the following does the phrase "but that is the way Maman-Nainaine was" suggest about Maman-Nainaine?(A)She was not aware of the seriousness of the situation.(B)She was an overtly strict woman.(C)Her actions had their own logic.(D)She gave out punishment for no reason.18 All of the following pairs of words illustrate the difference between Maman-Nainaine and Babette EXCEPT______.(A)patient and "restless"(B)ripe and "bloom"(C)purple and green(D)early and late19 Which of the following does the word "though"(Line 1 , Para. 3)imply in the context of the sentence?(A)The two women were in disagreement.(B)Patience is a virtue when waiting for something.(C)Maman-Nainaine's patience was annoying to Babette.(D)Their patience and impatience had no effect on nature.20 The narrative point of view of the passage as a whole is that of______.(A)a third-person objective observer(B)a first-person impartial observer(C)the protagonist(D)a disapproving observer二、句子改错21 Correct the mistakes in the following sentences: underline the wrong parts and put the correct ones in the brackets. If there is no error, use a" √" or write "No error"on the ANSWER SHEET.(10 points)Very convincing was the saleswoman's pitch about the value of the used car that Herbert nearly missed the fallacy in its logic.22 Barbara Walters distinguished herself as journalist by asking famous people the kinds of questions that other reporters shied away from.23 Because the ancient Egyptians defined the hour as one-twelf of the time from dawn to dusk, its length varied during the course of the year.24 Moira forced herself to eat every morsel on her plate, although she found the food practically inedible, she wanted to avoid protesting her kind hosts.25 Because of her conservative views the professor frequently found herself defending traditional values and the status quo in arguments with her more radical students.26 Although the whale shark is found in equatorial waters around the world, it is rarely encountered by divers in spite of its low numbers and solitary nature.27 The British social philosopher Thomas Malthus predicted that population growth would eventually surpass world food production, resulting massive famine and political unrest.28 In the early nineteenth century, some British agricultural workers felt that newly invented farm machinery risked their jobs, and they displayed their fear of technology by smashing machines.29 The famous movie star regarded her mountain cabin as a haven; she felt safe there from the annoying intrusions of reporters and photographers.30 The features of Noh, the oldest fonn of Japanese drama, are highly prescribed; verse sections must be sung, and the vocal style in the prose passages has to base on the chanting of specific Buddhist prayers.三、写作31 Read the following quote and write an argumentation of about 400 words on the true reader." Ignorant of the daily news, though versed in the catalogues of the second hand booksellers, in whose dark premises he spends the hours of sunlight—the true reader is essentially young—he is open minded and communicative, to whom reading is more of the nature of brisk exercise in the open air than of sheltered study; he trudges the high road. "by Virginia Woolf, British writerIn the first part of your writing you should introduce your argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the final part, you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or summary.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar, and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instruction will result in a loss of marks.四、英译汉32 Translate the following passage into Chinese. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points)Although art historians have spent decades demystifying Van Gogh's legend, they have done little to diminish his vast popularity. Auction prices still soar, visitors overpopulate Van Gogh exhibitions, and The Starry Night remains * ubiquitous on dormitory and kitchen walls. So complete is Van Gogh's global * apotheosis that Japanese tourists now make pilgrimages to Auvers to sprinkle their relatives' ashes on his grave. What accounts for the endless appeal of the Van Gogh myth? It has at least two deep and powerful sources. At the most primitive level, it provides a satisfying and nearly universal revenge fantasy disguised as the story of heroic sacrifice to art. Anyone who has ever felt isolated and unappreciated can identify with Van Gogh and hope not only for a spectacular redemption but also to put critics and doubting relatives to shame. At the same time, the myth offers an alluringly simplistic conception of great art as the product, not of particular historical circumstances and the artists' painstaking calculations, but of the naive and spontaneous outpourings of a mad, holy fool.* ubiquitous;existing or found everywhere* apotheosis; the raising of a person to the highest possible honour and glory五、汉译英33 接读朋友的来信,尤其是远自海外犹带着异国风情的航空信件,如果无需回信的话,确是人生一大快事。
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[考研类试卷]英语专业(语言学)历年真题试卷汇编28.doc[考研类试卷]英语专业(语言学)历年真题试卷汇编28一、填空题1 The type of language constructed by second or foreign language learners who are still in the process of learning a language is often referred to as______. (中山大学2008研)2 ______is formed when the leaner attempts to learn a new language, and it has features of both the first language and the second language but is neither. (中山大学2006研)3 Hymes' theory leads to notion/function-based syllables, and a step further,______syllabuses. (中山大学2005研)4 Error is the grammatically incorrect form; ______ appears when the language is correct grammatically but improper in a communicational context. (中山大学2008研)5 As a compromise between the "purely form-focused approaches" and the "purely meaning-focused" approaches, a recent movement called______seems to take a more balanced view on the role of grammar in language learning. (中山大学2011年研)二、单项选择题6 In Krashen's monitor theory, "i" in "i + 1" hypothesis of second language acquisition refers to ______. (对外经贸2006研) (A)interaction(B)interference(C)input(D)intake7 The______is a syllabus in which the language content is arranged in terms of speech acts together with the languageitems needed for them. (西安外国语学院2006研)(A)structural syllabus(B)situational syllabus(C)notional syllabus(D)functional syllabus8 Negative transfer in learning a second language is known as______.(A)interference(B)interlanguage(C)fossilization(D)acculturation9 ______sees errors as the result of the intrusion of L1 habits over which the learner had no control.(A)error analysis(B)performance analysis(C)contrastive analysis(D)discourse analysis三、简答题10 How do you understand interlanguage? (西安交通大学2008研)11 What are the four obvious barriers to adult 12 acquisition? (浙江大学2003研)12 Linguists have taken an internal and/or external focus to the study of language acquisition. What is the difference between the two?(北外201 1研)13 What is the difference between mistakes and errors?14 What are the distinctions between interlingual and intralingual errors?15 What are the different views of input hypothesis and interaction hypothesis on discourse's contribution to languageacquisition?四、名词解释16 Applied linguistics (武汉大学2006研)17 Interlanguage (北外2010研;北航2010研;上海交大2005研)18 Contrastive analysis (北航2010研;浙江大学2004研)19 face validity (南开大学2011年研)20 Error Analysis (中山大学2011年研)五、举例说明题21 Krashen's Input Hypothesis and Language Learning.(北交大2006研)22 Explain one of the teaching approaches that you're familiar with and discuss its advantages and disadvantages. (浙江大学2004研)23 What do you think are the similarities and dissimilarities between learning a first anda second language? (北外2003研)24 What is communicative competence? How should we develop it in our foreign lauguage learning? (四川大学2009研)25 Read the following paragraphs and then answer four questions. (北外201 1年研) The idea behind the experiential vision of learning is that the use of the target language for communicative purposes is not only the goal of learning, but also a means of learning in its own right. This may clearly involve students using language which they may not have fully mastered, and contrasts with other more ' traditional' approaches which emphasize part practice (i. e., isolating parts of the whole for explicit study and learning)leading up in a more or less controlled manner to integrated language use for communicative purposes. An experientialapproach to learning may therefore involve a degree of what Johnson (1982) refers to as an ' in at the deep end strategy'. Simply throwing learners into wholly uncontrolled and undirected language use is, of course, as dubious a strategy with respect to language learning as doing the same with someone who is learning to swim. For this reason, considerable effort has been devoted by methodologists, material writers, and teachers in recent decades to the way in which two sets of factors can be combined. One is the basic insight that language use can serve a significant role in promoting learning, and the other is the acknowledgement that use of the language needs to be structured in a coherent and pedagogically manageable way. The experiential vision of learning has evolved in a variety of ways since the 1960s and is now encountered in a number of differing forms. Nevertheless, most experiential approaches to learning rest on five main principles which were developed in the earlier days of the communicative movement, even if certain receive more attention in one variant than in another. These principles are the following: message focus, holistic practice, the use of authentic materials, the use of communication strategies, and the use of collaborative modes of learning. (Tudor 2001: 79) An analytical view of learning posits that according explicit attention to the regularitiesof language and language use can play a positive role in learning. Each language manifests a number of structural regularities in areas such as grammar, lexis and phonology, and also with respect to the ways in which these elements are combined to communicate messages. The question, therefore, is not whether languages have structural regularities or not, but whether and in which way explicit attention to such regularitiescan facilitate the learning of the language. An analytical approach to learning rests on a more or less marked degree of part practice, i. e. , isolating parts of the whole for explicit study and learning, even if its ultimate goal remains the development of learners' abilityto put these parts together for integrated, holistic use. At least, two main considerations lend support to an analytical approach to learning. First, in terms of learning in general , the isolation and practice of sub-parts of a target skill is a fairly common phenomenon. ... Second, explicit identification of regularities in a language has advantages which Johnson (1996: 83) refers to as 'generativity' and ' economy'. Mastering a regularity in a language gives learners access to the generative potential of this regularity in new circumstances. ... Explicit presentation or discovery of the structural regularities of a language can therefore represent a short-cut to mastery of this language and support learners' ability to manipulate these regularities for communicative purposes. (Tudor 2001: 86-7)1. What are the differences between experiential and analytical modes of language learning?2. What serves as the theoretical foundation for the experiential mode of language learning and what are its advantages and disadvantages?3. What serves as the theoretical foundation for the analytical mode of language learning and what are its advantages and disadvantages?4. How would you balance the two modes of learning in your teaching or learning of a foreign language?26 How many types of data analysis have been employed in language acquisition research? How are these types of dataanalysis significant in SLA research?。
高译教育-中山大学考研翻译硕士英语真题2010

中山大学 2010 年 MTI 硕士入学考试中山大学 2010 年 MTI 硕士入学考试第 1 卷:基础英语Part 1: Grammar and Vocabulary. (30 POINTS)01.____ in the past, at the moment it is a favorite choice for wedding gown.A. Unpopular has as white been C. Unpopular has been as whiteB. Unpopular as white has been D. White has been as unpopular02.What the government should do urgently is to take actions to ____ the economy.A. brookB. blushC. broodD. boost3.Windstorms have recently established a record which meteorologists hope will not be equaled for many years ____.A. that will comeB. to comeC. that are comingD. coming04.We expect Mr. Smith will ____ Class One when Miss White retires.A. take toB. take upC. take offD. take over05.Tom hardly seems middle-aged, ____ old.A. let aloneB. less likelyC. much worseD. all else06.All was darkness ____ an occasional glimmer in the distance.A. exceptB. no more thanC. besidesD. except for07.The prospect of increased prices has already ____ worries.A. irritatedB. provokedC. inspiredD. hoisted08.Her father is so deaf that he has to use a hearing ____.A. aidB. helpC. supportD. tool09.From the cheers and shouts of ____, I guessed that she was winning the race.A. stimulusB. hearteningC. urgingD. encouragement10.Although the model looks good on the surface; it will not bear close ____A. temperamentB. scrutinyC. contaminationD. symmetry11. It is the first book of this kind ____ I‟ve ever read.A. whichB. thatC. whatD. when12.The kid is reaching ____ a bottle from the shelf when I came in.A. toB. forC. atD. in13.The police chief announced that the case would soon be inquired ____.A. intoB. ofC. afterD. about14.Her grandfather accidentally ____ fire to the house.A. putB. setC. tookD. got15.____ can help but be fascinated by the world into which he is taken by science fiction.116A. AnybodyB. EverybodyC. SomebodyD. Nobody16. The ____ outcome of contest varies from moment to moment.A. aptB. likelyC. liableD. prone17.Anyone going into a bar, whether they ____ suspicion or not, will be asked to take a test, which highlights any drug use.A. ariseB. riseC. raiseD. arouse18.His accent is ____ to people in that small town.A. typicalB. peculiarC. characteristicD. special19.Stealing a book or a toy is a minor ____ which, if left uncorrected, will get worse.A. offenseB. guiltC. crimeD. sin20.This book comes as a____ to him who learns a lot from it.A. revelationB. replacementC. resolutionD. revolution21.He managed to save ____ he could to tend the homeless boy.A. what little timeB. so little timeC. such little timeD. how little time22.After reviewing the troops, ____ visiting general commented that he had finally seen the kind of____ soldier that the nation needs.A. a/aB. a/theC. the/-D. the/the23.I never think of fall ____ I think of the hardships I have experienced when I was a child.A. thatB. whenC. butD. and24.Within decades, PAN-type research will transform theInternet into the Life Net, acomprehensive ____ environment for human habitation.A. sensoryB. sensibleC. sensitiveD. sensational25.Outside people were cheering and awaiting the arrival of the New Year while inside Harry waslying severely ill in bed feeling thoroughly ____.A. ignobleB. compassionateC. unconsciousD. wretched26.For most companies and factories, the fewer the injury ____, the better their workman‟sinsurance rate.A. proclamationsB. confirmsC. declarationsD. claims27.I am ____ grateful for the many kindnesses you have shown my son.A. excessivelyB. muchC. certainlyD. exceedingly28.It was requested that all of the equipment ____ in the agreed time.A. erected C. would be erectedB. be erected D. will be erected29.We will be losing money this year unless that new economic plan of yours ____ miracle.A. is workingB. worksC. will be workingD. worked30.Within two hours his complexion____ color and his limbs became warm.A. took onB. took toC. took upD. took downPart 2: Readings. (40 POINTS)117Passage AChildren as young as four will study Shakespeare in a project being launched today by the Royal Shakespeare Company.The RSC is holding its first national conference for primary school teachers to encourage them to use the Bard‟s plays imaginatively inthe classroom from reception classes onwards. The conference will be told that they should learn how Shakespearian characters like Puck in AMidsummer Night‟s Dream are “jolly characters” and how to write about them.At present, the national curriculum does not require pupils to approach Shakespeare until secondary school. All it says is that pupils should study “texts drawn from a variety of cultures and traditions” and “myths, legends and traditional stories”.However, educationists at the RSC believe children will gain a better appreciation ofShakespeare if they are introduced to him at a much younger age. “Even very young children can enjoy Shakespeare‟s plays,” said MaryJohnson, head of the learning department. “It is just a question of pitching it for the age group. Even reception classes and key stage one pupils (five-to-seven-year-olds) can enjoy his stories.” For instance, if you build up Puck as a character who skips, children of that age can enjoy the character. They can be inspired by Puck and they could even start writing about him at that age.It is the RSC‟s belief that building the Bard up as a fun playwrightin primary school could counter some of the negative images conjured up about teaching Shakespeare in secondary schools. Then, pupils have to concentrate on scenes from the plays to answer questions for compulsory English national-curriculum tests for 14-year-olds. Critics of the tests have complained that pupils no longer have the time to study or read the whole play—and therefore lose interest in Shakespeare.However, Ms. Johnson is encouraging teachers to present 20-minute versions of the plays—a classroom version of the Reduced ShakespeareCompany‟s Complete Works of Shakespeare(Abridged) which told his 37 plays in 97 minutes—to give pupils a flavor of the whole drama.The RSC‟s venture coincides with a call for schools to allow pupilsto be more creative in writing about Shakespeare. Professor Kate McLuskie, the new director of the University of Birmingham‟sShakespeare Institute—also based in Stratford—said it was time to get away from the idea that there was “a right answer” to any question about Shakespeare. Her first foray into the world of Shakespeare was to berate him as a misogynist in a 1985 essay but she now insists this should not be interpreted as a criticism of hisworks—although she admits: “I probably wouldn‟t have written itquite the same way if I had been writing it now. What we should be doing is making sure that someone is getting something out of Shakespeare.” she said. “People are very scared about getting theright answer. I know it‟s different but I don‟t care if they come up with a right answer that I can agree with about Shakespeare.”1.What is this passage mainly concerned with?A. How to give pupils a flavor of Shakespeare drama.118B.The fun of reading Shakespeare.C.RSC project will teach children how to write on Shakespeare.D. RSC project will help four-year-old children find the fun in Shakespeare.2.What‟s Puck‟s characteristic according to your understanding of thepassage?A.Rude, rush and impolite.B.Happy, interesting and full of fun.C.Dull, absurd and ridiculous.D.Shrewd, cunning and tricky.3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A.RSC insists on teaching Shakespeare from the secondary school.B.Pupils should study “texts drawn from a variety of cultures and traditions” required by the national curriculum.C.The national curriculum does not require pupils to approach Shakespeare until secondary school now.D.RSC believes children will gain a better appreciation of Shakespeare if they are introduced tohim at a much younger age.4.Ms. Johnson encourages teachers to present 20-minute versions of the plays in order to ____.A.introduce them into the world of ShakespeareB.deal with the final examination on ShakespeareC.give pupils a flavor of the whole dramaD.strengthen the students with the knowledge of Shakespeare5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the last paragraph?A.Professor Kate McLuskie once scolded Shakespeare in her essay.B.Professor Kate McLuskie insisted on her view on Shakespeare till now.C.Professor Kate McLuskie has changed her idea now.D.Ms. Kate thinks it was time to get away from the idea that there was “a right answer” to any question about Shakespeare.Passage BSome believe that in the age of identikit computer games, mass entertainment and conformity on the supermarket shelves, truly inspired thinking has gone out of the window. But, there are others who hold the view that there is still plenty of scope for innovation, lateral thought and creative solutions. Despite the standardization of modern life, there is an unabated appetite for great ideas, visionary thinking and inspired debate. In the first of a series of monthly debates on contemporary issues, we ask two original thinkers to discuss the nature of creativity. Here is the first one.Yes. Absolutely. Since I started working as an inventor 10 or 12 years ago, I‟ve seen a big change in attitudes to creativity andinvention. Back then, there was hardly any support for inventors, apart from the national organization the Institute of Patentees andInventors. Today, there are lots of little inventors‟clubs popping up all over the place, my last count was 19 nationally and growing.These non-profit clubs, run by inventors for inventors, are an indication that people are once again interested in invention.119I‟ve been a project leader, a croupier, an IT consultant and I‟vewritten a motor manual. I spent my teens under a 1950s two-tone Riley RME car, learning to put it together. Back in the Sixties, kids like me were always out doing things, making go-karts, riding bicycles or exploring. We learned to overcome challenges and solve problems. Weweren‟t just sitting at a P1ayStation, like many kids do today.But I think, and hope, things are shifting back. There‟s a lot more interest in design and creativity and such talents are getting a much higher profile in the media. It‟s evident with TV programmes such asChannel4‟s Scrapheap Challenge or BBC2‟s The Apprentice and Dragon‟sDen, where people are given a task to solve or face the challenge of selling their idea to a panel.And, thankfully, the image of the mad scientist with electrified hair working in the garden shed is long gone—although, there are still a few exceptions!That‟s not to say there aren‟t problems. With the decline in manufacturing we are losing the ability to know how to make things. There‟s a real skills gap developing. In my opinion, theGovernment does little or nothing to help innovation at the lone-inventor or small or medium enterprise level. I would love to see more money spent on teaching our school kids how to be inventive. But, despite everything, if you have a good idea and real determination, you can still do very well.My own specialist area is packaging closures—almost every product needs it. I got the idea for Squeeze open after looking at an old tinof boot polish when my mother complained she couldn‟t get the lidoff. If you can do something cheaper, better, and you are 100 percent committed, there is a chance it will be a success.I see a fantastic amount of innovation and opportunities out there. People don`t realize how much is going on. New materials are coming out all the time and the space programme and scientific research areproducing a variety of spin-offs. Innovation doesn‟t have to be high-tech: creativity and inventing is about finding the right solution to a problem, whatever it is. There‟s a lot of talent out there and, thankfully, some of the more progressive companies are suddenly realizing they don‟t want to miss out—it‟s an exciting time.1.What is the debate concerned with?A.What should we do to inspire people‟s creativity?B.Will people‟s invention and inspiration be exhausted in the future?C.Is there still a future for invention and inspiration?D.Who will be winner of the future technology?2.According to the opinion of the interviewer ____.A.the future for invention dependsB.there is still a future for invention and inspirationC.there is no future for invention and inspiration in modern societyD.the future for invention and inspiration is unclear03. Which of the following is NOT true about the kids in the sixties? 120A. Out doing things, making go-karts.B. Riding bicycle and exploring.C.Sitting before computers to play games.D.Like to overcome challenges and solve problems.4.Which of the following is the suggestion of the interviewer to the problem?A.The government should spend more money helping innovation.B.The kids should cultivate their love of science and invention.C.More inventors‟ clubs should be set up.D.Invention courses are necessary to children.5.What‟s the central idea of the last paragraph?A.We should miss out the exciting time.B.A variety of spin-offs are produced by the scientific research.C. The nature of innovation.D. The nature of talent.Passage CFor the executive producer of a network nightly news programme, the workday often begins at midnight as mine did during seven years withABC‟s evening newscast. The first order of business was a call to theassignment desk for a pre-bedtime rundown of latest developments.The assignment desk operates 24 hours a day, staffed by editors who move crews, correspondents and equipment to the scene of events. Assignment-desk editors are logistics experts; they have to know plane schedules, satellite availability, and whom to get in touch with at local stations and overseas broadcasting systems. They are required to assess stories as they break on the wire services—sometimes even before they do—and to decide how much effort to make to cover those stories.When the United States was going to appeal to arms against Iraq, the number of correspondents and crews was constantly evaluated. Based on reports from the field and also upon the skilled judgments of desk editors in New York City, the right number of personnel was kept on the alert. The rest were allowed to continue working throughout the world, in America and Iraq ready to move but not tied down by false alarms.The studio staff of ABC‟s “World News Tonight” assembles at 9 a.m.to prepare for the 6:30 “air” p.m. deadline. Overnight dispatches from outlying bureaus and press services are read. There are phoneconversations with the broadcast‟s staff producers in domestic bureaus and with theLondon bureau senior producer, who coordinates overseas coverage. Apattern emerges for the day‟s news, a pattern outlined in the executive producer‟s first lineup. The lineup tells the staff whatstories are scheduled; what the priorities are for processing film of editing tape; what scripts need to be written; what commercials are scheduled; how long stories should run and in what order. Without a lineup, there would be chaos.Each story‟s relative value in dollars and cents must be continuallyassessed by the executive producer. Cutting back satellite booking to save money might mean that an explanation delivered by an anchor person will replace actual photos of an event. A decline in live coverage could send121viewers away and drive ratings down, but there is not enough money to do everything. So decisions must be made and made rapidly—because delay can mean a missed connection for shipping tape or access to a satellite blocked by a competitor.The broadcasts themselves require pacing and style. The audience has to be allowed to breathe between periods of intense excitement. A vivid pictorial report followed by less exacting materials allows the viewer to reflect on information that has just flashed by. Frequent switches from one anchor to another or from one film or tape report to another create a sense of forward movement. Ideally, leading and tags to stories are worked out with field correspondents, enablingthem to fit their reports into the programme‟s narrative flow so the audience‟s attention does not wander and more substance is absorbed.Scripts are constantly rewritten to blend well with incoming pictures. Good copy is crisp, informative. Our rule: the fewer words the better. If a picture can do the work, let it.1.What does the word “rundown” possibly mean?A.The rehearsal of tomorrow‟s programme.B.A working report or summary to his superior or head.C.An explanation of the programme.D.Preparation for the programme.02. What is the function of the third paragraph?A.To lustrate the important role and function of the assignment desk.B.To give us a brief introduction of their working conditions.C.To exemplify the cooperation of all sections in the company.D.To emphasize the mission of the correspondent.3.All the following can be employed to make the report more effective EXCEPT ____.A.providing more vivid pictures and detailsB.changing the style to cater for the audience‟s appetiteC.more live coverage to replace the linguistic explanationD.interval shifts of the materials of the coverage04. What will the executive producer mostly be concerned with?A. The cost and the effect. C. The audience‟s interest.B. The truth of the coverage. D. The form of the coverage.5.What is the text mainly about?A.Ways to cut down the cost of the coverage.B.How to make the report more attractive.C.To describe the work of the executive producer.D.To introduce the style and feature s of the news programme. Passage DIt‟s nothing new that English use is on the rise around the world, especially in business circles.122This also happens in France, the headquarters of the global battle against American cultural hegemony. If French guys are giving in to English, something really big must be going on. And something big is going on.Partly, it‟s that American hegemony. Dither Bench mol, CEO of aFrench e-commerce software company, feels compelled to speak English perfectly because the Internet software business is dominated by Americans. He and other French businessmen also have to speak English because they want to get their message out to American investors,possessors of the world‟s deepest pockets.The triumph of English in France and elsewhere in Europe, however, may rest on something mare enduring. As they become entwined with each other politically and economically, Europeans need a way to talk to one another and to the rest of the world. And for a number ofreasons, they‟ve decided upon English as their common tongue.So when German chemical and pharmaceutical company Hoechst merged with French competitor Rhone-Poulenc last year, the companies chose the vaguely Latinate Aventis as the new company name—and settled onEnglish as the company‟s common language. When monetary policymakersfrom around Europe began meeting at the European Central Bank in Frankfurt last year to set interest rates for the new Euro land, they held their deliberations in English. Even the European Commission, with 11 official languages and a traditionally French-speaking bureaucracy, effectively switched over to English as its working language last year.How did this happen? One school attributes English‟s great success to the sheer weight of its merit. It‟s a Germanic language, brought toBritain around the fifth century A. D. During the four centuries of French-speaking rule that followed Norman Conquest of 1966, the Language morphed into something else entirely. French words were added wholesale, and most of the complications of Germanic grammar were shed while few of the complications of French were added. The result is a language with a huge vocabulary and a simple grammar that can express most things more efficiently than either of its parents.What‟s more, English has remained ungoverned and open to change—foreign words, coinages, and grammatical shifts—in a way that French, ruled by the purist Academia Francoise, has not.So it‟s a swell language, especially for business. But the rise of English over the past few centuries clearly owes at least as much to history and economics as to the language‟s ability to economicallyexpress the concept win-win. What happened is that the competition—first Latin, then French, then, briefly, German—faded with the waning of the political, economic, and military fortunes of, respectively, the Catholic Church, France, and Germany. All along, English was increasing in importance: Britain was the birthplace ofthe Industrial Revolution, and London the world‟s most important financial center, which made English a key language for business. England‟s colonies around the world also made it the language with the most global reach. And as that former colony the U.S. rose to the status of the world‟s preeminent political, economic, military, and cultural power, English became the obvious second language to learn.In the 1990s more and more Europeans found themselves forced to useEnglish. The last generation of business and government leaders who hadn‟t studied English in school was leaving the123stage. The European Community was adding new members and evolving from a paper-shuffling club into a serious regional government that would need a single common language if it were ever to get anything done. Meanwhile, economic barriers between European nations have been disappearing, meaning that more and more companies are beginning to look at the whole continent as their domestic market. And then the Internet came along.The Net had two big impacts. One was that it was an exciting, potentially lucrative new industry that had its roots in the U.S., so if you wanted to get in on it, you had to speak some English. The other was that by surfing the Web, Europeans who had previously encountered English only in school and in pop songs were now coming into contact with it daily.None of this means English has taken over European life. According to the European Union, 47% of Western Europeans (including the British and Irish) speak English well enough to carry on a conversation.That‟s a lot more than those who can speak German (32%) or French (28%), but it still means more Europeans don‟t speak the language. Ifyou want to sell shampoo or cell phones, you have to do it in French or German or Spanish or Greek. Even the U. S. and British media companies that stand to benefit most from the spread of English have been hedging their bets—CNN broadcasts in Spanish; the Financial Times has recently launched a daily German-language edition.But just look at who speaks English: 77% of Western European college students, 69% of managers, and 65% of those aged 15 to 24. In thesecondary schools of the European Union‟s non-English-speaking countries, 91% of students study English, all of which means that thetransition to English as the language of European business hasn‟tbeen all that traumatic, and it‟s only going to get easier in the future.1.In the author‟s opinion, what really underlies the rising status of English in France and Europe is____.A.American dominance in the Internet software businessB.a practical need for effective communication among EuropeansC.Europeans‟ eagerness to do business with American businessmenD.the recent trend for foreign companies to merge with each other02. Europeans began to favor English for all the following reasons EXCEPT its ____.A. inherent linguistic properties C. links with the United StatesB. association with the business world D. disassociation from political changes3.Which of the following statements forecasts the continuous rise of English in the future?A.About half of Western Europeans are now proficient in English.B.U. S. and British media companies are operating in Western Europe.C.Most secondary school students in Europe study English.D.Most Europeans continue to use their own language.04. The passage has discussed the rise in English use on the Continent from the following perspectives EXCEPT ____.A. economicsB. national security124C.the emergence of the InternetD.the changing functions of the European Community5.The passage mainly examines the factors related to ____.A.the rising status of English in EuropeB.English learning in non-English-speaking E.U. nationsC.the preference for English by European businessmenD.the switch from French to English in the European Commission Passage EThe role of governments in environmental management is difficult inescapable. Sometimes, the state tries to manage the resources it owns, and does so badly. Often, however, governments act in an even more harmful way. They actually subsidize the exploitation and consumption of natural resources. A whole range of policies, from farm-price support to protection for coat-mining, do environmental damage and (often) make no economic sense. Scrapping them offers a two-fold bonus: a cleaner environment and a more efficient economy. Growth and environmentalism can actually go hand in hand, if politicians have the courage to confront the vested interest that subsidies create.No activity affects more of the earth‟s surface than farming. It shapes a third of the planet‟s land area, not counting Antarctica,and the proportion is rising. World food output per head has risen by 4 percent between the 1970s and I980s mainly as a result of increases in yields from land already in cultivation, but also because more land has been brought under the plough.All these activities may have damaging environmental impacts. For example, land clearing for agriculture is the largest single cause of deforestation; chemical fertilizers and pesticides may contaminate water supplies; more intensive farming and the abandonment of fallow periods tend to exacerbate soil erosion; and the spread of monoculture and use of high-yielding varieties of crops have been accompanied by the disappearance of old varieties of food plants which might have provided some insurance against pests or diseases in future. Soil erosion threatens the productivity of land in both rich and poor countries. The United States, where the most careful measurements have been done, discovered in 1982 that about one-fifth of its farmland was losing topsoil at a rate likely to diminish thesoil‟s productivity. The country subsequently embarked upon aprogramme to convert 11 percent of its cropped land to meadow or forest. Topsoil in India and China is vanishing much faster than in America.Government policies have frequently compounded the environmental damage that farming can cause. In the rich countries, subsidies for growing crops and price supports for farm output drive up the price of land. In the late 1980s and early 1990s some efforts were made to reduce farm subsidies. The most dramatic example was that of New Zealand, which scrapped most farm support in 1984. A study of the environmental effects, conducted in 1993, found that the end of fertilizer subsidies had been followed by a fall in fertilizer use (a fall compounded by the decline in world commodity prices, which cut farm incomes). The removal of subsidies also stopped land-clearing and overstocking, which in the past had been the principal causes of erosion. Farms began to diversify. The one kind of125subsidy whose removal appeared to have been bad for the environment was the subsidy to manage soil erosion.In less enlightened countries, and in the European Union, the trend has been to reduce rather than eliminate subsidies, and to introduce。
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[考研类试卷]2010年中山大学英语专业(语言学)真题试卷
一、音标题
1 Transcribe the following words into IPA symbols, with stress marking where necessary.(10 points)
Example: find—/faind/ beneath—/bi'ni:θ/
advantageous
2 cushions
3 paradigm
4 propagate
5 synonymy
6 kernel
7 cohesion
8 tagmemics
9 immobile
10 prefix
二、填空题
11 "By______is meant the property of having two levels of structures, such that units of the primary level are composed of elements of the secondary level and each of the two levels has its own principles of organization. "
12 The IPA chart has been revised and corrected several times and is widely used in dictionaries and textbooks throughout the world. The latest version was revised in 1993 and updated in 1996 and______.
13 ______ refers to the change of the form of a word or phrase, resulting from an incorrect popular notion of the origin or meaning of the term, or from the influence of more familiar terms mistakenly taken to be analogous.
14 The development of modern linguistic science has helped push the study of syntax beyond the traditional sentence boundary. More linguists are now exploring the syntactic relation between sentences in a paragraph or chapter or the whole text, which leads to the emergence of text linguistics and______.
15 Predicate logic, also called predicate calculus, studies the internal structure of simple propositions. In this logical system, propositions like Socrates is a man will be analyzed into two parts;______and a predicate.
16 ______seeks to ascertain the global integrated system of conceptual structuring in language.
17 When Hymes' theory of______was introduced into the field as an antagonism to the traditional philosophy in language teaching, language teachers began to pay more attention to the question of how to train their students as active and successful language users in a real language context.
18 Levinson presents his three heuristics, which are derived from______.
19 The form thou in Early Modern English, the second person singular pronoun equivalent to the French form tu, was used to signal______.
20 Computational linguistics, dealing with computer processing of human language, includes programmed instruction, speech synthesis and recognition, automatic translation, and______.
21 Nunan(1988)suggests that a curriculum is concerned with making general statements about language learning, learning purpose, and experience, and the relationship between teachers and learners, whereas a______ is more localized and is based on the accounts and records of what actually happens at the classroom level as teachers and students apply a curriculum to their situation.
22 Saussure's ideas were developed along three lines; linguistics,______ and psychology.
23 The Prague School practiced a special style of synchronic linguistics, and its most important contribution to linguistics is that it sees language in terms of______.
24 In SFG, mental processes express such mental phenomena as "perception" , "______" and "cognition".
25 Bloomfield's Language(1933)was once held as the______of scientific methodology and the greatest work in linguistics on both sides of the Atlantic in the 20th century.
三、名词解释
26 Macrolinguistics
27 Cardinal vowels
28 Three senses of "word"
29 Recursiveness
30 Conceptual meaning
31 Categorization
32 Context of situation
33 Constatives
34 I-narrator
35 Systemic Grammar
四、举例说明题
36 Our language can be used to talk about itself.
37 Syntax is about principles of forming and understanding correct English sentences.
38 The meaning of a sentence is obviously related to the meanings of the words used in it. But it is also obvious that the former is not sum total of the latter.
五、简答题
39 What is psycholinguistics?
40 How does language relate to culture?
41 What is Malinowski's main contribution to the study of language?。