某年交大工程硕士英语考试真题
工程硕士(GCT)英语-194_真题(含答案与解析)-交互
工程硕士(GCT)英语-194(总分100, 做题时间90分钟)Part Ⅰ Vocabulary and StructureDirections:In this part there are 10 incomplete sentences, each with four suggested answers. Choose the one you think is the best answer. Mark your choice on the Answer Sheet by drawing with a pencil a short bar across the corresponding letter in the brackets.1.I can't give you______for the type of car you bell because there's no demand for it in the market.SSS_SINGLE_SELA an expenseB a purchaseC a chargeD an order该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 2答案:D[解析] give an order表示“订购”，是固定搭配，符合句子意思。
其他词均不能形成这样的搭配。
2.The suspect______that he had assaulted a woman.SSS_SINGLE_SELA refusedB rejectedC henceD deny该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 2答案:D[解析] refused vt. 拒绝，谢绝n.废物，垃圾：rejecte. n.被拒之人，被弃之物，不合格品，落选者，不及格者 vt.拒绝，抵制，否决，呕出，驳回，丢弃，拒收；declines表示“谢绝”；deny表示“否认”。
3.I suggested he should______himself to his new condition.SSS_SINGLE_SELA adaptB adoptC regulateD suit该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 2答案:A[解析] adapt ones If to something是一个固定结构，意思是“使自己适应……”。
工程硕士(GCT)英语-206_真题(含答案与解析)-交互
工程硕士(GCT)英语-206(总分100, 做题时间90分钟)Part Ⅰ Vocabulary and StructureSection ADirection: There are 10 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that **pletes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.1.A professional wine taster must rely on taste, sight, ______ the quality of a wine.SSS_SINGLE_SELA and to smell to determineB and smelling to determineC and determine to smellD and smell to determine该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 0.5答案:Dsmell是与taste，sight并列的名词，由and连接，其后的不定式是目的状语。
本句话的意思是“专业的品酒师必须依赖味觉、视觉及嗅觉来判断酒的质量”。
2.Surprisingly, he preferred to stay at home ______ with us.SSS_SINGLE_SELA more than to goB rather than goC to goD to going该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 0.5答案:Bprefer to do...rather than do意思是“宁愿……，也不愿”，类似的句式还有prefer doing...to doing，would rather...than，had rather...than 等。
工程硕士(GCT)英语-141_真题(含答案与解析)-交互
工程硕士(GCT)英语-141(总分100, 做题时间90分钟)Part Ⅰ Vocabulary and StructureSection ADirection: There are 10 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that **pletes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.1.My typist has not returned my paper yet, but she promised ______ by tomorrow.SSS_SINGLE_SELA for me to have it readyB me it was readyC it was ready for meD to have it ready for me该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 0.5答案:D考查动词promise的用法。
promise后可跟名词、不定式和宾语从句。
其结构分别为promise sb. sth. 或promise sth. to sb. ；promise(sb. )to do sth. ；promise (sb. )that...will(would)。
此句意为“我的打字员还没把论文给我，但她许诺说明天之前一定给我准备好”。
四项之中只有D项结构正确。
2.Without the radar receiver, the large antenna(无线) ______ of no use.SSS_SINGLE_SELA would beB will beC beD was该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 0.5答案:A此题考查与现在事实相悖的虚拟语气，结构为："If...动词过去式或were/过去时助动词+动词原形，would(could，might)+动词原形”，其中前半部分状语从句可以短语形式出现。
2003年西安交通大学工程硕士英语考试卷A
2003年西安交通大学工程硕士英语考试卷（A）Time Limit: 3 hoursPart I: Structure and VocabularyDirections: In this section there are 40 sentences. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to each one.1. It was only when we could n‘t see that island that we realized we‘d been off______ days.[A] direction [B] option [C]route [D] course2. He ______ to the warm welcome given him by sending the general a silvertray.[A] responded [B] replied [C] answered [D] appealed3. I‘m sure that most athletes will ______ of the new rules on drug testing[A] agree [B] condemn [C] confuse [D] approve4. It has been so cold in the region that farming has been ______ most of thetime.[A] beside the question [B] beyond question[C] out of the question [D] in question5. Not ______ with having upset my parents with his rudeness, he then wentand insulted my sister![A] satisfactory [B] satisfying [C] content [D] convenient6. He was still a leading member of the local organization, and so he was much______.[A] looked down on [B] looked back on[C] looked forward to [D] looked up to7. Every 15 minutes, the sun delivers to the earth enough radiant energy to meetall o f man‘s power needs for a(n) ______ year.[A] full [B] lunar [C] solar [D] normal8. It is quite customary in the United States for students and others to ask foradvice about personal matters that in other ______ might be considered only ‗within the family.‘[A] circumstances [B] blocks[C] cultures [D] environments9. Every effort will be made to satisfy your requirements at the earliest date______.[A] practicable [B] practical [C] timely [D] likely10. ______ this large town was a small village.[A] Scarcely [B] Frequently [C] Formally [D] Formerly11. Sarah is very good-looking and I wouldn‘t mind going out with her if shedidn‘t ______ herself so much.[A] think[B] surprise [C] fancy [D] realize12. ______ it is a good thing I did not get the post I had applied for, though Imust admit that I was disappointed at the time.[A] By the way [B] In a way [C] In the way [D] On the way13. We don‘t know of course what the cost of living may be in five years‘ time,but ______ I can see, we‘ll be able to live comfortably enough on our pensions.[A] as far as [B] as a whole [C] on the whole [D] as long as14. Colour-blind people often find it difficult to ______ between blue and green.[A] separate [B] distinguish [C] compare [D] contrast15. These plastic flowers look so ______ that many people think they are real.[A] beautiful [B] comparable [C] natural [D] distinct16. A jet plane is an important means for transportation, which flies faster thansound. ______ it is used for rapid transportation.[A] Constantly [B] Considerably[C] Comparatively [D] Consequently17. Now that we have a higher family ______ we‘ll be able to move to a biggerhouse.[A] wage [B] income [C] earnings [D] salary18. It isn‘t quite ______ that the police will find the people responsible for theattack.[A] certain [B] right [C] sure [D] exact19. She‘s right, ______, because we did agree to wait, b ut only until June.[A] at a loss [B] for the better[C] once in a while [D] in a sense20. On the ______ of those facts, we can reach the following conclusion.[A] basis [B] principle [C] condition [D] theory21. The players are speaking and moving ______ the director‘s instructions.[A] by way of [B] in favor of [C] but for [D] according to22. She is ______ her knowledge of plants again.[A] showing off [B] coming off [C] showing up[D] coming up23. I wish I ______ longer this morning, but I had to get up and catch the earlytrain to London.[A] could sleep [B] could have slept[C] might sleep [D] might have slept24.He was accompanied by his faithful friend and secretary, Mr. William Minns,______.[A] he never traveled without him [B] without who he never traveled[C] without him he never traveled [D] without whom he never traveled25. Instead of being a useful member of the community ______ he used to be, heis now idling away his time gambling.[A] like [B] similar to [C] as [D] the same as26.Of course, she behaved awfully, but ______, she is your sister.[A] after all [B] above all [C] all in all [D] overall27.My room isn‘t big enough to acco mmodate so many people and your roomisn‘t ______.[A] also [B] either [C] too [D] neither28.I am busy at work now. I would rather you ______ this evening.[A] will come [B] are coming [C] come [D] came29.Although the town has been attacked by the storm several times, ______ wasdone.[A] a few damages [B] few damages[C] little damage [D] a little damage30.It‘s no good ______. You just have to put up with all these.[A] complained [B] complaining[C] to complain [D] to be complaining31.He suggested ______ a lecture given by Professor White on Englishlanguage learning.[A] my attending [B] me attending[C] my to attend [D] me to be attending32. In Great Britain, there are newspapers ______ pages are largely filled withnews of sports and stories of film stars.[A] which [B] that [C] what [D] whose33. The agent must have been annoyed, or he ______ his temper then.[A] wouldn‘t have lost[B] wouldn‘t lose[C] shouldn‘t have lost [D] shouldn‘t lose34. Professor Smith ______ about him and he pretended not to mind.[A] heard the students to talk[B] heard the students talking[C] heard the talk by the students[D] heard the students talked35. It is because he is t oo young ______ he doesn‘t understand it.[A] so [B] so that [C] now that [D] that36.I remember ______ to help us if we ever got into trouble.[A] once offering [B] her once to offer[C] her once offering [D] once to offer37F rank ly, I‘d rather you ______ anything about it for the time being.[A] didn‘t do [B] don‘t do [C] shouldn‘t do[D] wouldn‘t do38. He finds it difficult ______ himself to the climate here.[A] accustomed [B] to adapt [C] get used [D] applying39. Lily has done just as much ______.[A] like what she was told to [B] as she was told to[C] as to what she tried to do [D] like she was taught to40.It‘s no use ______ me not to worry.[A] you tell [B] your telling[C] for you to have told [D] having toldPart II: Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part, you’ll read five passages. After each passage, there are four questions for you to answer, please mark your answers on youranswer sheet.Passage OneSome students at the Open University left school 20 years ago. Others are younger but all must be at least 21 years old. This is one example of how the Open University is different from all other universities. Its students must either work full-time or be at home all day. For instance, mothers of families do not have to pass any examinations before they are accepted as students. This is why the university is called ‗open‘. The university was started in order to help a known group—people who missed a university education when they were young.The first name for the Open University was ‗The University of the Air‘. The idea was to teach ‗on the air‘, in other words on radio and television. Most of the teaching is done like this. Radio and television have brought the classroom into people‘s h omes. But this, on its own, is not enough for a university education.The Open University student also receives advice at one of 283 study centres in the country, 36 weeks of the year he or she has to send written work to a ‗tutor‘, the person who guides his or her studies. The student must also spend 3 weeks every summer as a full-time student. The tutor and students meet and study together, as in other universities. At the end of the Open University‘s first year, the results were good, 3 out of every 4 students passed their examinations. If they do this every year, they will finish their studies 4 or 5 years.41. The purpose of the Open University is to ________.[A] help the young to go to school[B] help those who missed the chance to study when they were young[C] help those who want to study[D] help those who do housework42. The students of the Open University have their education ________.[A] through many kinds of examinations[B] with their written work only[C] both at home and at some study centres[D] with the help of their family friends43. The word ―tutor‖ in the second paragraph means ―________‖.[A] the person who inspects the students‘ studies[B] the person who is in charge of the various kinds of exams[C] the person who is to help the students to get through the exam[D] the person who checks the students‘ work at home44. Which of the following is implied but not stated?[A] The Open University has become popular all over the world.[B] Every country needs such a university.[C] Everyone wants to go to such a university.[D] The Open University really benefits a lot those who once lost the chanceto have university education.Passage TwoFrom the beginning rivers have played an important part in the life of man. Primitive man used rivers as a means of travel.In ancient times, man settled near rivers or on river banks and built up large empires and civilizations. Rome today still stands on both sides of the Tiber. The Menam runs through modern Bangkok, still serving as a great waterway for the transport of goods and people.Water is Nature‘s most precious gift to man. Man needs water to irrigate hiscrops, to cook and to wash. In nations far and wide rivers mean life and wealth. The Irrawady, Nile, Ganges and a host of others feed and clothe the nations around them. A shortage of water in heavily populated agricultural areas will cause great hardship and starvation as crops fail.Water is also a source of energy and power. Man constructs huge dams across rivers to control the water for irrigation and obtain the energy needed to drive generators. The electric power is then channeled to homes, cities, factories, television stations and the military.Man uses billions of litres of water each year. His main source of water comes from reservoirs which in turn obtain water from the rivers.45. This passage is mainly about ______.[A] rivers [B] dams [C] nature [D] buildings46. A heavily populated agricultural area is one where ________.[A] there are more factories than farms[B] people suffer and starve[C] too many farmers live close to one another[D] only a few farmers live47. In heavily populated agricultural areas, when crops fail _______‘[A] everybody takes to water sports [B] the people starve[C] a shortage of water will help [D] more energy will be used48. Energy is obtained from rivers by ________.[A] building bridges across them[B] channeling them into homes and factories[C] driving generators into them[D] building dams across themPassage ThreeMost London colleges have a library, with a full-time or part-time librarian, who will be able to give students information on the facilities available for consulting of borrowing books. In addition, the Public Libraries give a valuable service to students attending colleges, evening classes or working on their own. Public Libraries are maintained by the City Corporation and thevarious London Borough Councils. They will be helpful to students who wish to further their studies by using the comprehensive library services available in the metropolitan areas. These libraries have over five million books in stock, the majority of which are for loan, and there is a system of interavailability of lending-library tickets which extends throughout the metropolitan area.Reference Departments are provided for the use of those who wish to consult books and periodicals in the library, or heavy publications such as encyclopedias that cannot be taken out on loan.Public library stocks are of a general nature, covering all subjects, many of them to higher degree standard or beyond. In addition, each public library in the metropolitan area specializes in a group of interrelated subjects and, through the cooperation between various libraries, their combined resources are made generally available. Moreover, through the inter-lending system of the British Library, it is usually possible for books not available in London public libraries to be obtained from specialist libraries. Music stocks, for example, include music writings and frequently records. Full details of these various services can be obtained from the Central Library in each area. Addresses and telephone numbers are listed in the London telephone directory.49. The Public Libraries referred to in the passage offer _______.[A] opportunities for students to attend Further Education[B] opportunities for students to further their studies[C] assistance towards the maintenance of students in the London BoroughCouncils[D] assistance to students who work in their local council50. From the information given we understand that students ________.[A] may only borrow books from their local library[B] must have special tickets to borrow books from another library[C] may lend their tickets to students in other libraries[D] may use their tickets to borrow books from other libraries51. In order to help students further, a system exists, by which ________.[A] books on certain subjects can be borrowed from specialist libraries[B] each library agrees to specialize in one subject[C] a group of libraries agree to specialize in one subject[D] records are made of books on specialist subjects52. The passage tells us that there is ________.[A] one central library for all areas[B] a library in the centre of each area[C] a central library in each area[D] more than one central library in each areaPassage FourThough some people have suggested that women should return tohousework in order to leave more jobs for men, the idea has been rejected by both women and men in public opinion polls.Lately some union officials have suggested that too many women are employed in types of work more suitable for men, and that women should step aside to make way for unemployed young men. They argue that women –especially women in their childbearing years actually delay economic development and result in lower productivity, poor quality and inefficiency.To solve the problem, they have suggested that the workingwomen stay at home while their husbands or brothers were given double wages. They argue that under these circumstances, families would retain their same level of income, and women could run the house and raise children much better.The suggestion has been flatly rejected by 9 out of ten people polled. A hundred persons in a big city were questioned last summer. Out of 50 women, 46 said they were unwilling to leave their jobs, no matter what the situation. The other 4 said they would like to return home if their jobs could be taken by their sons or daughters. Of 50 men polled, only 6 said they would like to see their wives resign their jobs, if it means higher wages for themselves.Some other people have sugge sted another way called ―phased employment‖ theory. The theory suggests that a woman worker take leave from her job when she is seven months pregnant (怀孕) and stay off the job until her baby reaches the age of 3. It suggests that women on leave receive 75 percent of their normal salary and be allowed to return to work after the 3-year period. This will benefit children, women, their families and the society. Some of those polled, both women and men, felt the idea is a good one. It definitely seems to be more acceptable than the suggestion that women return to home forever.53. Some union officials have suggested that women should return home because______.[A] all of them are employed in unsuitable types of work[B] most skilled male workers are now unemployed[C] their participation in work has a bad influence on the economicdevelopment[D] nowadays no one can take care of children except women54. According to the passage, the suggestion that women should return tohousework was ______.[A] opposed by most men and women[B] welcomed by men only[C] welcomed by women only[D] welcomed by both men and women55. From the passage we can see ―phased employment‖ means ―______‖.[A] two or more women share the same job[B] women are allowed to take leave from their jobs during their childbearing years[C] a women should resign her job forever if she has a child[D] women stay at home on weekdays and go to work on weekends or holidays56. According to the ―phased employment‖ theory, during a woman‘s lea ve fromher job ______.[A] her work should be done by her husband or brothers[B] either her husband or brothers will be given double wages[C] her family can still keep the normal level of income[D] her family‘s income level will be a little lower than it normally is Passage FiveInterviews may be carried out in a one-to-one situation; or a group of interviewers may interview a single candidate; or a single interviewer may interview a group of candidates. Each type of interview has its advantages and disadvantages.The one-to-one interview is the most common. It has the advantage of being the most natural situation. It is easier to build up a relationship with the candidate; he will feel at ease and will answer questions more fully and more naturally. In this way the interviewer is likely to find out a good deal about the candidate. In particular he will be in a good position to find out whether or not he would want the candidate to work with him or under him. These advantages carry with them certain disadvantages. The interviewer may be so strongly affected by his own feelings that he is unable to assess the candidate fairly. The interview may be so relaxed that the interviewer forgets to explore certain areas; it may turn into a conversation about topics of mutual interest. The candidate himself or the interviewer‘s organization is likely to feel that the procedure is somewhat unfair; a prospective employee ought not to be accepted or rejected on the basis of an interview with just one person. And, of course, unless the interviewer is highly skilled, the candidate and the organization are right –because the best people are not necessarily going to be selected. The procedure might then be altered to include additional one-to-one interviews.The next most common type of interview is the Board interview. This is usually adopted by large organizations in order that the selection procedure shall be seen to be fairer to candidates andso that people who are selected reach some kind of common standard. It also hassome other advantages. It is more likely for a Board to cover all relevant areas simply because members keep a critical eye on one another.57. In the one-to-one interview the interviewer can get much information aboutthe candidate because ______.[A] they can concentrate on topics of mutual interest[B] the interviewer can take notes of whatever the candidate tells him[C] the candidate is likely to answer questions more fully in a natural situation[D] the interviewer can last as long as the interviewer wishes58. The writer suggests that when the one-to-one interview method is used, inorder to be fairer ______.[A] both the interviewer and the candidate should take the interview seriously[B] more than one one-to-one interview should be held for a single candidate[C] the interview‘s organization should accept only the best people[D] the interviewer should not build up a good relationship with the candidate59. The writer thinks that ______.[A] the one-to-one interview is much better than the Board interview[B] the Board interview is much better than the one-to-one interview[C] both methods mentioned above have more advantages and disadvantages[D] it is hard to say which method, the Board interview or the one-to-oneinterview60. The best title for this passage would be ______.[A] The Interview as a Method of Assessment[B] How to Assess a Candidate Fairly[C] The Best Procedure to Select and Employee[D] The Advantages and Disadvantages of the one-to-one InterviewPart III: ClozeDirections: Choose the best answer for each blank in the following passage from the choices given afterwards.The industrial societies have been extremely productive during the last two centuries. The economic advance has been 1 . During this 2 short period of time, greater changes in people‘s 3 have occurred than in the thousands of years which 4 . From about 8000. B. C., when the agricultural 5 of the human race began, 6 1776 A. D., the beginning of the American Revolution, people 7 hardly any richer at all. The Americans of1776 used the same energy 8 as the Romans of 1 A. D. Both the ancient Romans and Americans of 200 years ago could travel about the same short distance in a day. Both had about the same annual income and the same life 9 . During the past 200 years the world population has increased 6 times, the annual world 10 has increased 80 times, and the distance a person can travel has 11 1,000 times. There has also been much recent progress 12 art, culture, learning, and science. Such changes have 13 a high rate of production and 14 of the economy. Economists fear that within the next 100 to 150 years, the earth's 15 will become very 16 . Their fears are partly 17 , but we should not be afraid. Industrial civilization 18 new knowledge. By advancing knowledge, we not only 19 new forms of resources, 20 we also find ways to economize their use. Advanced modern knowledge can feed the hungry people of the world and improve their standard of living.1. [A] particular [B] excellent [C] remarkable [D] excessive2. [A] considerable [B] relatively [C] roughly [D] normally3. [A] arrangements [B] orders [C] ways [D] conditions4. [A] preceded [B] exceeded [C] proceeded [D] introduced5. [A] time [B] era [C] cycle [D] century6. [A] to [B] in [C] at [D] on7. [A] went [B] developed [C] returned [D] grew8. [A] origins [B] stores [C] potential [D] source9. [A] year [B] period [C] span [D] spell10. [A] harvest [B] output [C] production [D] outcome11. [A] amounted to [B] gone up [C] built up [D] grown up12. [A] in [B] on [C] about [D] at13. [A] reduced to [B] brought up [C] led to [D] turned out14. [A] influence [B] independence [C] impact [D] growth15. [A] resources [B] sources [C] materials [D] minerals16. [A] scarce [B] rare [C] inferior [D] little17. [A] unreasonable [B] excused [C] convinced [D] justified18. [A] applies [B] refers to [C] adapts to [D] adopts as19. [A] realizes [B] creates [C] substitutes [D] brings20. [A] besides [B] and [C] but [D] anyhowPart IV: TranslationRouting buying undoubtedly has some advantages for the customer. It saves a lot of trouble and avoids the risks that are always associated with any kind of change. The customer who stays with one supplier receives the goods to which he is accustomed and on the same terms. But this principle seldom serves the cause of progress if the first purchase was a mistake which he now repeats again and again. And a decision that was the right one five years ago, can be the wrong one today. The human need for stability and routine is also inclined to lag behind the new developments, improvements and changes which are so typical of our times. Nevertheless, this attitude has prevented many manufacturers and dealers from introducing valuable innovations. If the customer resists an offer due to the force of habit, the new supplier will have little chance of success, or will have to invest expenditure and effort out of all proportion to the risk involved. For this reason many excellent inventions have never been put on the market; they were nipped in the bud, because potential investors could see all the difficulties awaiting them, such as the force of habit and the public‘s mistrust of anything new.Part V: WritingDirections:You are to write in no less than 120 words about the title―Advances in Science and Technology‖. You should base your essay on theoutline below.Outline:1. 科学技术的发展是重要的。
上海交通大学硕士生入学-英语水平考试2004
上海交通大学2004年硕士生入学考试试题试题序号：453 试题名称：英语水平考试（答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试题纸上的一律不给分）Important: This test lasts for three hours. All your answers must be written on a separate sheet called “Answer Sheet”, Do not write anything in this test booklet.Part I (20分)In this part you are asked to complete each of the 20 sentences with one of the four words marked A, B, C and D that follow each sentence. The word you choose must fit into the sentence both in form and meaning. For every correct choice, you will get one point.1.I object to you speaking of “learning French as a second language” in Canada; French is as _______ a firstlanguage as English.A.farB.wellC.muchD.good2.For this situation，learning and using English for wider communication _______________ a country,particularly for educational, commercial, and political purposes, English can be referred to as an international language.A.outsideB.withinC.withD.of3.It reveals itself in the assumptions underlying _____________, in the planning of a course of study, in theroutines of the classroom, in value judgments about language teaching, and in the decisions that the language teacher has to make day by day.A.learningB.teachingC.theoryD.practice4.The debate on language teaching methods continued into the period between the two world wars, a periodwhich from the point of view of language pedagogy is characterized by the search for realistic solutions to the method _______________.A.controversyB.problemsC.issuesD.crises5.This conviction led to various experiments, all designed to ________ the traditional teacher-centred languageclass.A.changeB.convertC.modifyD.verify6.The communicative approach, understood in this comprehensive way, has had a ___________ on secondlanguage curriculum, on teaching methodology and materials, and also on evaluation.A.effectB.markC.bearingD.weight7.By virtue of their iconicity and their obvious formal aspects, poems are ideally suited to have learnersexperience early on the two main features of __________ experience: distance and relation.A.literaryB.socialC.aestheticD.dialectic8.Furthermore, being able to recite it from memory enables the teacher to keep eye contact with the students,to anticipate their misunderstandings and respond to their facial ____________.A.responsesB.expressionsC.performanceD.inquiries9.As translators move from word to word and from sentence to sentence through the text they produce bit bybit _______ of the original in a different language.A.replicasB.versionsC.relicsD.sediments10.Besides exploring different levels of the same text and different languages’ways of expressing the sameevent, intermediate and advanced learners can profit from _________ the same event into different literary forms.A.reproducingB.imitatingC.expressingD.recasting11.It has often been suggested that we lack an adequate analysis of the concept of analyticity and consequentlythat we lack adequate criteria for deciding whether a statement is _________.A.adequateB.realisticC.efficientD.analytic12.The tacit ideology which seems to lie behind these objections is that non-extensional explications are notexplications at all and that any concept which is not extensionally ______ is defective.A.ideologicalB.explicableC.explicitD.objectional13.The reason for concentrating on the study of speech acts is simply this: all linguistic communication involveslinguistic ____________A.devicesB.meaningC.formsD.acts14.This is because in certain institutional situations we not only ascertain the facts but we need an authority tolay down a decision as to what the ____________ are after the fact-finding procedure has been gone through.A.situationsB.assertionsC.factsD.reasons15.The simplest cases of meaning are those in which the speaker utters a sentence and means exactly and___________ what he says.A.verballyB.definitelyC.simplyD.literally16.And since meaning consists in part in the intention to produce understanding in the hearer, a large part of thatproblem is that of how it is possible for the hearer to understand the indirect speech act when the sentence he hears and understands means something ________A.trueB.elseC.falseD.indirect17.We all believe that it is the faculty of language which has enabled the human race to develop diverse cultures,each with its _________ social customs, religious observances, laws, oral traditions, patterns of trading, and so on.A.diverseB.distinctiveC.multipleD.varied18.In general, too, rhythmic and _________ features of speech are ignored in transcriptions; the rhythmicstructure which appears to bind some groups of words more closely than others, and the speeding up and slowing down of the overall pace of speech relative to the speaker’s normal pace in a given situation, are such complex variables that we have very little idea how they are exploited and to what effect.A.metricalB.mobileC.acousticD.temporal19.It seems reasonable to suggest that, whereas in daily life in a literate culture, we use ________ largely for theestablishment and maintenance of human relationships, we use written language largely for the working out of and transference of information.A.wordsB.speechC.soundsD.sentences20.The higher level of achievement is a contribution to the ___________ of the text: the linguistic analysis mayenable one to say why the text is, or is not, an effective text for its own purposes ----in what respects it succeeds and in what respects it fails, or is less successful.A.analysisB.readingC.evaluationD.interpretationPartⅡ(20分)Each of the following 20 sentences contains an error. And the error involves only one word. You are required to identify the error and correct it. Instructions on how to write your answersare given on the Answer Sheet. For each correction you make, you will get one point.21. A Spanish history of the “Indies,”read with eager curiosity (and later paraphrased) by the Englishentrepreneur Sir Walter Raleigh, told to the court splendors of a supposed ancestor of the “emperor of Guiana”22.Elizabethan merchants and ministers were second for none in their lively concern for treasure, but the realsuccess of Great Britain as a colonizing power was eventually to rest in its ability to sustain permanent, large-scale, self-supporting “plantations” in North America.23.The faith was sustained for the newcomers not only by the promises before but by the horrors left behind,across the Atlantic.24.In a sense, the seventeenth century saw the emergence of those institutions that are characteristic in themodern world: centralized and wholly sovereign nation-states; capitalism; individualism; secularism; and heroic grandeur in the arts.25.What was more, warfare, both civil and international, erupted epidemically in massive dislocations of power.26.No history of the American people--- a title after which, after all, the Indians have the most legitimate claim---- can omit the red men and women’s role.27.Even before Europe hung suspended between the rise of Roman Imperial order and the emergence offeudalism, in the so-called Dark Ages, some North American Indian’s had developed what anthropologists call the Hopewellian Culture.28.At first they called the chiefs they met after names both familiar and curious --- princes, --- emperors,caciques, and werowances.29.He pointed out that one of the first signs of adaptation to the new environment as a European’s part was tostrip off the garments of civilization, with their class and social connotations, and wear the undifferentiated skin garments of the India.30.The story began, then, with interaction among the continent’s new and old inhabitants --- the Indian“garrison” and the colonized immigrants.31.They learned to sing hymns, to pray, even to participate in the Mass, and to hold their new beliefs by a gripthat survived the vicissitudes of many years of battle between white warriors and red.32.After an unsuccessful attempt to get the Dutch to plant a new settlement on the Delaware, he traveled toSwede.33.Despite the political weakness of the Dutch, they set an impress on the life of Americans as unborn.34.Tradesmen went home, entered through brick-faced doorways and ascended to cozy rooms where, belowtiled roofs, windows with tiny panes illuminated polished delftware.35.The Church of England, for example, though firmly established, did not command the loyalties of greatCatholic families on the one hand, or on the other, of the Puritans who hoped to purge it into “Romish idolatry.”36.With chronic misgivings about the future, no wonder that some men were tempted by the prospects of secureestates and freedom of harassment across what seemed an infinity of ocean.37.Huddled into the city, the poor were helpless before the plagues that swept devastatingly into their slums andthen undiscriminatingly went on to lay down the proud and wealthy as well.38.Imperiled by pestilence and starvation, many of the able-bodied men among the poor might have looked atimpressment as an opportunity at least to eat and to be clothed.39.And nothing short for a spectacular peice of luck or royal preferment seemed likely to improve the situation.40.Farther from the social scale, the yeoman might also try to enhance the value of his lands or the prospects ofhis children by taking fliers in New World ventures such as fishing and trading companies.PartⅢ (30分)In this part you will be asked to read five passages, each followed by six questions. Read the passages carefully and then answer all the questions by choosing the correct options marked A, B, C, and D. Answer one question correctly and you will get one point.Passage1We know that Poe fought a continuous battle against the demon of plagiarism and the twisted perversion of influence. He even declared war on his fellow-writer Longfellow, accusing him of plagiarism of which he was himself not entirely innocent. Passion and influence have their dark sides not only manifest in literary plagiarism --- which we note in Baudelaire’s translations of Poe --- but also in what may be deemed a confusion of identity or quest for an alter ego. Translating Poe became for Baudelaire a real search for the definition of his own personality and even his understanding of gender. Baudelaire’s text is a mixed entity, a complex unity like most of Poe’s characters, a unity composed of scattered elements. The “Flowers of Evil,” are filled with Poe’s own experience of despair and doubt about the world and about human beings, blended with Bauelaire’s spleen and bouts of ideal. Both writers were divided into forces of Good and Evil, love and hate, masculine and feminine, they were like two images reflected in the mirrors of their creations so perfectly inverted that the reader does not know who inspired whom. Alter egos of each other, these two monsters of selfishness and misanthropy would probably have hated each other if they had had the opportunity to meet. Looking at oneself in a mirror can be very upsetting as the hero of William Wilson discovers in the last lines of this eponymous tale. Baudelaire chose to exalt Poe’s character as Griswold presented it because he had many features in common with this portrait. Baudelaire identified with Poe in a very self-centered egotistical way. Both had a strain of masochism and a taste for self-destruction certainly provoked by parental rejection. Baudelaire’s most palpable self-destructive action was the translation of Poe’s works. From this peculiar and unique encounter of two geniuses was born a new universal poet, we could name Poedelaire. Half European, half American, the writings of this desexualized creator are tinged with black humour, sensationalism, and sprinkled with a touch of French preciosity.Questions:41. The author implies that _______________.A. Longfellow was guilty of plagiarismB. Longfellow was not guilty of plagiarismC. Poe was guilty of plagiarismD. Poe was not guilty of plagiarism42. What, according to the author, causes plagiarism?A. Passion and influenceB. Search and questC. identity and egoD. Translation43. The author’s purpose of mentioning Baudelaire’s translations of Poe is _________.A. to show how the two writers hate each other.B. to show how the two writers love each other.C. to prove that plagiarism is pardonable.D. to prove that influence may result in a search for an alter ego.44. It can be inferred that Poe’s writing _____________.A. favors the theme of evil.B. tends to describe flowers.C. reveals a vague personalityD. contains the image of mirror45. Why does the author think that Baudelaire’s translation of Poe’s works was a self-destructive action?A. Because it made Baudelaire even sadder.B. Because he allowed Poe to invade his own identity.C. Because it incurred his parents’ contempt.D. Because it ruined his reputation as a good translator.46. Which of the following words can best describe Poedelaire?A. romanticB. sentimentalC. pessimisticD. revolutionaryPassage2Baudelaire first purchased Poe’s works in London in 1851. This was his first encounter with the American, and he immediately fell in love with the tone, style and content of these texts. He never wrote anything about the theoretical concepts of literary influence and plagiarism whereas Poe had spent a lot of energy attempting to prove his originality. Baudelaire, inversely, although acknowledging that he felt an intimacy with Poe, always refused to admit that he recreated this intimacy in the works he wrote after his translations of Poe, that is to say, after 1856. He was obviously deeply influenced by Poe’s essay Eureka presenting the human condition as a simultaneous movement of attraction and repulsion. This phenomenon of unconscious reappropriation is another clear manifestation of Harald Bloom’s Anxiety of Influence. Instead of fighting against the influence of the first writer, the second writer, moved by passion, prefers to vampirize him, to suck out his creative substance like the painter absorbs his bride’s life in Poe’s The Oval Portrait. This absorption that Bloom calls a tessera, both completes and betrays at the same time. Like physical possession, it satisfies temporarily the one who possesses, while stealing some independence from the one who is possessed. This symbolic betrayal linked to the linguistics possession of Poe by Baudelaire is quite relevant when one observes the mistakes made by the French poet in his translations, Baudelaire loved the English language and used it in an instinctive way, whereas translation requires technicity and precision, a full understanding of both the source and target language which he certainly lacked. In a letter written to Maria Clemm, Poe’s mother-in-law, and published in France in 1854 in the newspaper Le Pays, as a preface to one of his first translation, “Souvenirs de M. Auguste Bedloe,” we can read the following lines: “Adieu, madame; parmi les diffěrents saluts et les formules de complementation qui ne peuvent conclure une missive d’une ame àune ame, je n’en connais qu’une aux sentiments que m’inspire votre personne: goodness, godness”. It is not my purpose to translate the whole letter but we will concentrate on the two concluding words “goodness, godness” that Baudelaire adds in English at the end of his friendly message. His desire to play upon words and to show his mastery of the English language results in a poor lexical association that Mrs Clemm must have had some problems in understanding! Goodness is an exclamation, quite inappropriate in such a context and godness is a neologism, probably used here instead of godliness which would not have been correct either.Questions:47. The author seems to imply that Baudelaire___________.A. had no idea of literary influence.B. never thought of literary influence.C. never admitted that he was influenced by Poe.D. never appreciated the writings by Poe.48. The word “intimacy” in lines 4 probably means ___________.A. friendlinessB. sympathyC. loveD. privacy49. “Anxiety of influence” means the ______________.A. the second writer is influenced by the first writer, but he does not acknowledge it.B. the second writer does not want to be influenced, but he has to.C. the second writer purposely imitates the first writer, then he feels guilty of it.D. the second writer is not influenced by the first writer, but is accused of it.50. The nationality of Baudelaire is _____________.A. EnglishB. FrenchC. AmericanD. German51. This passage mainly discusses _______________.A. translationB. misunderstandingC. plagiarismD. influence52. According to Poe, attraction and repulsion are _______________.A. simultaneousB. unconsciousC. contradictoryD. both A and C.Passage3As a literary critic, surely my best source of information on “globalization” is literature and I hardly need to say that this subject is thematic in a great many works of contemporary Latin American fiction. In fact, Latin American literature includes a long tradition of cultural theorizing that addresses the nature and effects of cultural contact, and thus the processes of globalization avant la lettre. Since the first decades of the twentieth century, indigenista movements considered cultural (and racial) difference and contested the cultural homogeneity imposed by European and U.S. colonialism; indigenismo valorized indigenous traditions and practices, and reconstituted the question of cultural inclusiveness. The movement was led by the Peruvian intellectuals JoséCarlos Mariátegui and JoséMaria Arguedas, with related discussions of transculturation and national identity by Ezequiel Martinez Estrada in Argentina, Gilberto Freyre in Brazil, and Fernando Ortiz in Cuba, JoséVasconcelos, more than his contemporaries, celebrated the process of cultural contact: racial mestizaje had its apotheosis in the 1920s in Vasconcelos’s nationalistic concept of la raza cásmica (“the cosmic race”). Alejo Carpentier dramatizes this discussion: from his first novel in 1933 he recommends not that cultures struggle against colonialism to remain discrete in their differences, but, rather, that that they recognized cultural otherness and embrace it. His formulation of the neobarroco or New World Baroque provides an overarching structure to incorporate European, African, and indigenous cultures into a shared Latin American identity. In his 1975 essay “Lo barroco y lo real maravilloso” (“The Baroque and the Marvelous Real”), Carpentier asks: “And why is Latin America the chosen territory of the baroque? Because all symbiosis, all mestizaje, engenders the baroque. The American baroque develops along with… the awareness of being Other, of being new, of being symbiotic, of being criollo; and the criollo spirit is itself a baroque spirit”. Carpentier, and following him the Cuba writers JoséLezama Lima and Severo Sarduy, understood the irony of engaging the Baroque forms of the Spanish colonizers to construct a post-colonial identity and they turned effectively the neobarroco, or New World Baroque, into an instrument of contraconquista (counterconquest). The Neobaroque is an aesthetics and ideology of inclusion by which Latin American and Latino artists have defined themselves against colonizing structures, and continue to do so. Questions:53. The word “addresses” in line 3 probably means __________A. includesB. concernsC. relatesD. talks54. Indigenista movements most probably voiced the feeling of __________A. the colonizingB. the colonizedC. the EuropeanD. the American55. According to the author, minor nations and races ___________A. welcome globalizationB. fear globalizationC. resent cultural contactD. needs cultural contact56. The term “cultural otherness” probably means _____________A. difference in cultural identityB. cultural separationC. hostility among nationsD. cultural misunderstandings57. “The cosmic race” probably refers to ______________A. the incorporation of racesB. the communication among racesC. marriage among racesD. creation of a new race58. “Baroque spirit” means the willingness to ___________A. recognize and embrace differencesB. study foreign cultures with cautionC. reject foreign influenceD. protect local integrityPassage4Having said all of this, I should, perhaps, locate myself. I teach and write about a loose and baggy territory called las Américas, the Americas, and most often about the part of that category referred to as Latin America. This latter space includes nations, of course, but the demarcation is far more flexible because of its plural referent. The writers who inhabit this territory possess dual citizenship, for they are self-avowed “Latin American” writers at the same time that they are also Mexican, Argentine, Peruvian, or Cuban. In fact, they are often engaged deeply in describing their own national cultures and are far from ready to throw out the baby with the globalizing bathwater. Mexico is a particularly interesting case of the use of nation as a defense against the leveling pressures of globalization --- a nationalism of resistance, in Wallerstein’s terms, rather than a nationalism of domination. For example, the much debated NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement --- or the TLC, Tratado de Libre Comercio ---- opened Mexico’s borders to American commercial onslaughts in the early 1990s, but in cultural matters, the treaty encodes a very different attitude. The Free Trade Agreement contains an Annex that provides special protection to Mexico’s cultural industries. Some of its provisions are as follows: 1) The use of the Spanish language is required for the broadcast, cable or multipoint distribution system of radio and television, except when the Secretaria de Gobernacián authorizes the use of another language; 2) A majority of the time of each day’s live broadcast programs must feature Mexican nationals；3）The use of the Spanish language or Spanish subtitles is required for advertising that is broadcast or otherwise distributed in the territory of Mexico; and 4) Thirty percent of screen time of every theatre, assessed on an annual basis, may be reserved for films produced by Mexican persons either within or outside the territory of Mexico. I should also like to mention that it was Canada that insisted on cultural industry protection clauses in the North American Free Trade Agreement originally and the Canadian government achieved partial success, at best. In comparison, protections of cultural industries are common throughout the European Union: France passed recently legislation requiring that French radio stations devote forty percent of airtime to French music, and Spain also passed a law requiring that one-fourth to one-third of all movies shown in Spanish theaters to be of Spanish origin. English has long protected its movie industry: the great film director Michael Powell got his start, as did other British directors during the 1930s, making what were called quota quickies. So, even as I suggest that comparatists may want to review our nationalist institutional and disciplinary structures in the light of global mobilities, nations continue to protect their cultures against those same forces.Questions:59. the phrase “ plural referent ” in line 3 refers to ____________.A. the nationsB. the writersC. the AmericasD. the cultures60. The phrase “throwing out the baby with the bathwater” probably means ____________.A. embracing the globalization forceB. discarding whatever is contaminated by globalizationC. taking advantage of globalization to foster national culturesD. no discrimination should be made between national and international cultures61. It can be inferred from the passage that Mexico is a country that _____________.A. rejects foreign culturesB. is afraid of foreign cultureC. protects national cultureD. protects national commerce62. Cultural industries include _________.A. radio and televisionB. newspapers and magazinesC. movies and musicD. all of them63. The provisions contained in the Annex to the Free Trade Agreement seem to focus on ______.A. LanguageB. territoryC. cultureD. citizenship64. Which of the following statements is not true?tin American countries protect their national industries.B.North American countries protect their national industries.C.European countries protect their national industries.D.Western superpowers are not afraid of being globalized.Passage 5Once the presence of these characteristics has been recognized, most discussions of globalization move directly to comparative cultural questions. Anthropologists, economists, ecologists, and political scientists all become cultural comparatists, weighing cultural differences against what is generally considered to be the inevitable function of globalization: the leveling of cultural difference. This comparative quotient runs inexorably, it seems, through discussions of globalization, and it should interest us as a profession, since our own most basic disciplinary methods are, of course, designed to recognize and interpret difference. I think of my work in comparative American cultures, for example, as moving along a spectrum between assumptions of basic cultural difference on the one hand and literary examples of shared attitudes and expressive structures on the other. I look for common contexts in order to ground my comparisons, but it is the differences that will matter most to my analysis. So, a mirror image begins to emerge, whereas the literary comparatist may be said to value significant differences and to study literature for what we may learn from those differences, the processes of globalization would seem to work in ways that are something like the reverse--- toward a leveling of significant difference in favor of insignificant sameness. But this comparison, too, will need to be complicated, for homogeneity and heterogeneity are not necessarily antithetical, and in fact may operate in dialectical relationship. Consider, for example, my third characteristics of globalization--- unprecedented levels of immigration ---- a circumstance that suggests the following paradox: the processes of globalization may homogenize tastes and habits by means of new information technologies and global markets, but at the same time they may also generate configuration of striking difference, as immigrants occupy new cultural and linguistics spaces. Nowhere is this more true than in the U.S., where we are experiencing the greatest migratory influx of our history. Certain regions of the country are more illustrative of this than others, of course, but let me say simply that my classes at the University of Houston are far more diverse culturally, linguistically, and ethnically than they were ten years ago--- a comparative cultural opportunity that I feel, frankly, I have not yet fully engaged in my own teaching and that our curricular and departmental structures have not yet fully responded to, either.Questions:65. The author implies that the inevitable function of globalization is ________.A. maintenance of differencesB. reduction of differencesC. promotion of cooperationD. exaltation of competition66. According to the passage, the main objective of comparison is to ________.。
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cation should aim to _______ children’s mind to its utmost potential.A. harnessB. cultivateC. useD. foster11.Medicine has always been a very male-dominated _____.A. occupationB. professionC. careerD. job12.Affairs between doctors and patients are a matter of _____.A. rulesB. moralsC. criteriaD. ethics13.This project has been granted an annual _____ of $ 40 million.A. fundB. paymentC. budgetD. capital14.I cannot believe that it is _____ to spend so much money on it.A. sensibleB. sensitiveC. sensoryD. sensational15.Only part of your character is inherited from your parents. The rest comes from your _____.A. surroundingsB. circumstancesC. environmentD. condition16.What we are trying to do is to _____ young people to be responsible citizens.A. teachB. educateC. instructD. train17.The modern world’s pursuit of material ends to the neglect of its _____ needs.A. spiritualB. intellectualC. mentalD. intelligent18.Due to road works, three lanes of traffic have to _____ into two.A. divergeB. divertC. convergeD. divide19.If he _____ in asking awkward questions, then send him to the boss.A. continuesB. persistsC. proceedsD. insists20.Tom is _____ enough to aspire to conversational fluency in Chinese in two months.A. competitiveB. successfulC. energeticD. ambitious21.Science and technology have in important ways _____ to the improvement of agriculturalproduction.A. witnessedB. assistedC. attachedD. contributed22.Many people believe we are heading for environmental disaster ______ we radically change waywe live.A. butB. althoughC. unlessD. lest23.For professional athletes, _____ to the Olympics means that they have a chance to enter thehistory books.A. accessB. attachmentC. appealD. approach24.The native Canadians lived in _____ with nature, for they respected nature as a provider of life.A. coordinationB. acquaintanceC. contactD. harmony25.The mayor_____ the police officer a medal of honor for his heroic deed in rescuing theearthquake victims.A. rewardedB. awardedC. creditedD. prized26.The writer was so ______ in her work that she didn’t notice him enter the room _____.A. absorbedB. abandonedC. focusedD. centered27.In the Mediterranean seaweed is so abundant and so easily harvested that it is never of great_____.A. fareB. paymentC. worthD. expense28.With the increasing unemployment rate, workers who are 50 to 60 years old are usually the firstto be _____.itself, because there’s a big transition that happens when kids leave the structured school environment and come home.If you have kid stay alone at home, think hard about trying to find an adult who can be there and provide the support your child needs. If a supportive adult isn’t available, an expert named Martin recommends you find an after-school program led by experienced professionals who will engage them in creative activities, nourish them with healthy snacks, and assist them with their schoolwork.If you are at home on the contrary, to take some break after the guys get started on diversions, because it’s hard to stop and do something like homework. 〝If that little bit of downtime is television, good luck ... getting them to do their homework.〞says a professor of child development at California State University, 〝TV is addictive.〞A better way to help your child unwind is with a healthy snack. 〝Wait until dinner, make a plate full of energizing food. You could even dish up part of the dinner you’re preparing a little early for the kids,〞she says.While you’re sharing a snack, you can make a list of what your kids will get to do during their study breaks. The types of breaks recommended include shooting baskets, getting a drink, using the bathroom, or even playing a quick card game with parents. Your kids can be the ones to decide which breaks they’d like to take. But, as Freimuth says, your children will have to be honest about what kind of break will energize them and not upset their momentum.66.The main purpose of this passage is _______.A. to provide some advice for the parents about children’s educationB. to explain how to prepare a pretty snack for your childrenC. to explain why the parents spoil their childrenD. to describe children’s lives after school67.The words 〝this way〞in the sentence 〝But most homes aren’t run this way〞in the firstparagraph most possibly means _______.A. to stay on the taskB. to arrange everything in detailsC. to give some lessons to childrenD. to behave in the structured school68.According to the passage, the expert named Martin, appearing in the second paragraph, mostprobably takes up the following jobs EXCEPT _______.A. a specialist in children educationB. a professional consultant in an after-school programC. the leader of a research group about sports, such as basketballD. mostly the same as what Freimuth (in the last paragraph) does69.According to the last two paragraphs, the appropriate snacks that the parents provide will_______.A. upset the children’s momentumB. exhaust them by lots of dirty dishesC. make the children get addicted to TVD. bring more energy to children。
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工程硕士(GCT)英语-8(总分100, 做题时间90分钟)Part Ⅰ Vocabulary and StructureDirections:In this part there are ten incomplete sentences, each with four suggested answers. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet by drawing with a pencil a short bar across the corresponding letter in the brackets.1.They worked together and so______the task in a month.SSS_SINGLE_SELA carried outB carried throughC carried onD carried off该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 2答案:B[注释] 本题须弄清以carry为中心的四个短语动词的意思。
A项carry out意为“实行，执行(计划，任务)”，B项carry through意为“实现，完成”，C 项carry on意为“继续，经营”，D项Carry off意为“拿走，赢得(奖章)”。
根据题意， B项答案最为合适。
2.Dinner will be ready______, but we still have time for a drink.SSS_SINGLE_SELA finallyB currentlyC presentlyD lately该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 2答案:C[注释] 本题需要区分四个选项的词义和用法。
A项finally意为“终于”，一般用于过去时．B项currently意为“当前，现时”，一般用于现在时。
2004年西安交通大学工程硕士英语考试卷B
Time Limit: 3 hoursPart I: Structure and VocabularyDirections: In this section there are 40 sentences. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to each one.1. It was no ________ that his car was seen near the bank at the time of the robbery.[A] coincidence [B] convention[C] certainty [D] complication2. One of the responsibilities of the Coast Guard is to make sure that all ships ________ followtraffic rules in busy harbors.[A] cautiously [B] dutifully[C] faithfully [D] skillfully3. The Eskimo is perhaps one of the most trusting and considerate of all Indians but seems to be________ the welfare of his animals.[A] critical about [B] indignant at[C] indifferent to [D] subject to4. It is naive to expect that any society can resolve all the social problems it is faced with _____.[A] for long [B] in and out[C] once for all [D] by nature5. The Timber rattlesnake is now on the endangered species list, and is extinct in two eastern statesin which it once ________.[A] thrived [B] swelled [C] prospered [D] flourished6. When any non-human organ is transplanted into a person, the body immediately recognizes it as________.[A] novel [B] remote [C] distant [D] foreign7. He ______ with Smith at least four times in the past three years.[A] has been seen to meet [B] was seen to meet[C] has been seen meeting [D] is seen meeting8. No one can understand ______ a decision until it is too late to do so.[A] him to postpone to make[B] him to postpone making[C] his postponing to make[D] his postponing making9. Such ______ the case, there are no grounds to justify your complaints.[A] is [B] being [C] was [D] would be10. Nowhere else in China ______ more beautiful scenery than in Kunming.[A] you can find [B] you have found[C] can you find [D] have you found11. He is an hour late. He ______ by fog. Of course, that' s only a possibility.[A] may have been delayed [B] should have been delayed[C] can have been delayed [D] must have been delayed12. She is pleased with what you have given him and ______you have told him.[A] that [B] which [C] all what [D] all that13. It is because she is too inexperienced ______ she does not know how to deal with the situation.[A] so [B] that [C] so that [D] which14. Their profits have grown rapidly in recent years, and this upward ______ is expected to continue.[A] action [B] increase [C] tendency [D] movement15. My brother likes eating very much but he isn' t very ______ about the food he eats.[A] special [B]peculiar [C] unusual [D] particular16. Dinner will be ready ______, but we still have time for a drink.[A] presently [B] currently [C] lately [D] finally17. Let's not ______ over such a trifle![A] fall out [B] fall through[C] fall to [D] fall behind18. He was a brilliant musician as a boy, but he never ______ his early promise.[A] completed [B] performed[C] concluded [D] fulfilled19. The gloves were really too small, and it was only by ___ them that managed to get them on.[A] stretching [B] spreading[C] extending [D] squeezing20. She is a musician than her brother.[A] much of [B] much as[C] more of [D] more as21. Liquids are like solids they have a definite volume.[A] in that [B] for that[C] with that [D] at that22. I suppose you are not going today, ?[A] are you [B] aren’t you[C] do you [D] don’t you23.There is no doubt he will come soon.[A] that [B] what[C] if [D] whether24. The chief foods eaten in any country depend largely on best in its climate and soil.[A]. it grows [B] what grows[C] does it grows [D] what does it grows25.We are to your commercial office in Beijing, from whom we learned that you are aleading importer of electric goods in your area.[A]. indebted [B] engaged[C] indeed [D] debted26. The medicine is on sale everywhere. You can get it at chemist’s.[A] each [B] certain[C] some [D] any27. You cannot be careful when you drive a car.[A] very [B] so[C] too [D] enough28. Every man in this country has the right to live where he wants to, of the color of his skin.[A] with the exception of [B] in the light of[C] by virtue of [D] regardless of29. Free medical treatment in this country covers sickness of mind as well as __________ sickness.[A] normal [B] regular[C] average [D] ordinary30. Custom are paid on goods entering the country.[A] duties [B] fares[C] fees [D] charges31. Elephants would if men were allowed to shoot as many as they wished.[A] die down [B] die out[C] die away [D] die off32. Your hair wants . You’d better have it done tomorrow.[A] cut [B] to cut[C] cutting [D] being cut33. Look at the terrible situation I am in! If only I your advice.[A]follow [B] had followed[C] would follow [D] have followed34. Almost everyone fails on the first try.[A ]in passing his driver’s test[B] t o pass his driver’s test[C] to have passed his driver’s test[D]passing his driver’s test35. I have included a few specific examples as of the difficulty of our work.[A] conservation [B] expectations[C] illustrations [D] imaginations36. When his car was damaged he got $500 .[A] pension [B] deposit[C] allowance [D] insurance37. The results were ___ in comparison with the effort required to achieve them.[A] significant [B] tiny[C] minor [D] indispensable38. When we finally _________to get home after the tiring long journey, we could hardly move a step further.[A] tired [B] succeeded[C] managed [D] endeavored39. The question of salary increase will ______ at the next general meeting.[A] come to [B] come up[C] come off [D] come through40. ______, his theories created a lot of controversy in scientific circles, but now theyare widely accepted.[A] Originally [B] Initially[C] Primarily [D] PrimitivelyPart II Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part, you’ll read five passages. After each passage, there are four questions for you to answer, please mark your answers on your answer sheet.Passage OneA great deal of attention is being paid today to the so-called digital divide—the division of the world into the info (information) rich and the info poor. And that divide does exist today. My wife and I lectured about this looming danger twenty years ago. What was less visible then, however, were the new, positive forces that work against the digital divide. There are reasons to be optimistic.There are technological reasons to hope the digital divide will narrow. As the Internet becomes more and more commercialized, it is in the interest of business to universalize access—after all, the more people online, the more potential customers there are. More and more governments, afraid their countries will be left behind, want to spread Internet access. Within the next decade or two, one to two billion people on the planet will be netted together. As a result, I now believe the digital divide will narrow rather than widen in the years ahead. And that is very good news because the Internet may well be the most powerful tool for combating world poverty that we’ve ever had.Of course, the use of the Internet isn’t the only way to defeat poverty. And the Internet is not the only tool we have. But it has enormous potential.To take advantage of this tool, some impoverished countries will have to get over their outdated anti-colonial prejudices with respect to foreign investment. Countries that still think foreign investment is an invasion of their sovereignty might well study the history of infrastructure (the basic structural foundations of a society) in the United States. When the United States built its industrial infrastructure, it didn’t have the capital to do so. And that is why America’s Second Wave infrastructure—including roads, harbors, highways, ports and so on—were built with foreign investment. The English, the Germans, the Dutch and the French were investing in Britain’s former colony. They financed them. Immigrant Americans built them. Guess who owns them now? The Americans. I believe the same thing would be true in places like Brazil or anywhere else for that matter. The more foreign capital you have helping you build your Third Wave infrastructure, which today is an electronic infrastructure, the better off you’re going to be. That doesn’t mean lying down and becoming fooled, or letting foreign corporations run uncontrolled. But it does mean recognizing how important they can be in building the energy and telecom infrastructures needed to take full advantage of the Internet.41. Digital divide is something ________.[A] getting worse because of the Internet[B] the rich countries are responsible for[C] the world must guard against[D] considered positive today42. Governments attach importance to the Internet because it ________.[A] offers economic potentials[B] can bring foreign funds[C] can soon wipe out world poverty[D] connects people all over the world43. The writer mentioned the case of the United States to justify the policy of ___________.[A] providing financial support overseas[B] preventing foreign capital’s control[C] building industrial infrastructure[D] accepting foreign investment44. It seems that now a country’s economy depends much on ________.[A] how well-developed it is electronically[B] whether it is prejudiced against immigrants[C] whether it adopts America’s industrial pattern[D] how much control it has over foreign corporationsPassage TwoWhen we accept the evidence of our unaided eyes and describe the Sun as a yellow star, we have summed up the most important single fact about it at this moment in time.It appears probable, however, that sunlight will be the color we know for only a negligible small part of the Sun’s history.Stars, like individuals, age and change. As we look out into space, we see around us stars of all stages of evolution. There are faint bloodred dwarfs so cool that their surface temperature is a mere 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit; there are searing ghosts blazing at 100,000 degrees Fahrenheit and almost too hot to be seen, for the great part of their radiation is in the invisible ultraviolet range. Obviously, the “daylight” produced by any star depends on its temperature; today (and for ages to come) our Sun is at about 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit, and this means that most of the Sun’s lig ht is concentrated in the yellow band of the spectrum, falling slowly in intensity toward both the longer and shorter light waves.That yellow “hump” will shift as the Sun evolves, and the light of day will change accordingly. It is natural to assume that as the Sun grows older, and uses up its hydrogen fuel---which it is now doing at the spanking rate of half a billion tons a second---it will become steadily colder and redder.45. What is the passage mainly about?[A] Faint dwarf stars[B] The evolutionary cycle of the Sun[C] The Sun’s fuel problem[D]The dangers of invisible radiation46. What does the author say is especially important about the Sun at the present time?[A] It appears yellow.[B] It always remains the same.[C] It has a short history.[D]It is too cold.47. Why are very hot stars referred to as “ghosts”?[A] They are short-lived.[B] They are mysterious.[C] They are frightening[D]They are nearly invisible.48. According to the passage, as the Sun continues to age, it is likely to become what color?[A] Yellow. [B] Violet. [C] Red. [D]White.Passage ThreeOne of the most important social developments that helped to make possible a shift in thinking about the role of public education was the effect of the baby boom of the 1950’s and the 1960’s on the schools. In the 1920’s, but especially in the Depression conditions of 1930’s, the United States experienced a declining birth rate---every thousand women aged fifteen to forty-four gave birth to about 118 live children in 1920, 89.2 in 1930, 75.8 in 1936, and 80 in 1940. With the growing prosperity brought about by the Second World War and the economic boom that followed it, young people married and established households earlier and began to raise larger families than had their predecessors during the Depression. Birth rates rose to 102 per thousand in 1946, 106.2 in 1950 and 118 in 1955. Although economics was probably the most important determinant, it is not the only explanation for the baby boom. The increased value placed on the idea of the family also helps to explain this rise in birth rates. The baby boomers began streaming into the first grade by the mid-1940’s and became a flood by 1950. The public school system suddenly found itself overtaxed. While the number of school children rose because of wartime and postwar conditions, these same conditions made the schools even less prepared to cope with the flood. The wartime economy meant that few new schools were built between 1940 and 1945. Moreover, during the war and in the boom times that followed, large number of teachers left their profession for better-paying jobs elsewhere in the economy.Therefore, in the 1950’s and 1960’s, the baby boom hit an antiquated and inadequate school system. Consequently, the “Custodial rhetoric” of the 1930’s and early 1940’s no longer make sense; that is, keeping youths aged sixteen and older out of the labor market by keeping them in school could no longer be a high priority for an institution unable to find space and staff to teach younger children aged five to sixteen. With the baby boom, the focus of educators and of laymen interested in education inevitably turned toward the lower grades and back to basic academic skills and discipline. The system no longer had much interest in offering non-traditional, new, and extra services to older youths.49.What does the passage mainly discuss?[A] the teaching profession during the baby boom[B] birth rates in the United States in the 1930’s and 1940’s[C] the impact of the baby boom on public education[D] the role of the family in the 1950’s and 1960’s50.The word “it” in line 15 refers to _____.[A] 1995 [B] economics[C] the baby boom [D] value51.The word “overtaxed” in line 18 is closest in meaning to _____.[A] well prepared [B] plentifully supplied[C] heavily burdened [D] charged too much52.The public schools of the 1950’s and 1960’s faced all of the following problemsEXCEPT________.[A] a declining number of students[B] old-fashioned facilities[C] a shortage of teachers[D] an inadequate number of buildingsPassage FourAfter e-mail, people spend the most time on-line searching for stuff. Whether they are seeking for information, entertainment, people, or products to buy, their first click after landing at a web site is usually the search button. An easily searchable on-line catalog is what started Amazon Com Inc. on the road to stardom. Ebay Inc. would still be an amazing on-line garage sale if its front-and-center search engine could not zero in on that one rare Disney movie story. But too many web sites ignored those lessons, relegating their search button to tiny boxes on the bottom of the pages and not keeping up with the latest research technology.That is huge mistake---and many e-commerce companies are paying the price. Even as they struggle to attract the keep customers, sites that ignore the importance of search are losing sales without realizing it. Market researcher Jupiter found that 80% of on-line users will abandon a site if the search function does not work well. Another researcher says: “You could make a case that the main reason e-commerce is unprofitable is that the power of search had been overlooked. ”At the same time, a good search capacity can help turn that situation around. Another market watcher, Forrest Research Inc., notes that more than half of on-line buyers use search to find products---and the better the search tools, the more they buy. That’s what Ebay, where buyers and sellers make an average of 30 million searches a day, has found whenever it has improved its search feature.The thing is, any e-commerce site can get the same results if it makes an effort. Search technology is continuing to improve at a fairly rapid clip, offering more accurate results. Google Inc., for instance, has become the web surfer’s search engine of choice. That’s thanks to software that tallies the number of links to pages containing the chosen keywords, returning remarkably useful results. This is not the end of search innovation. Ebay chose Fast Search & Transfer for its new search technology because it delivers ultra-fast updates of the latest auction postings and bids.Much of the improvement can come from simpler means: playing up the search function and designing the site to take advantage of it. One thing that should be dead obvious but clearly isn’t: the search box shouldn’t require a search engine to find it. It is equally important to avoid designing search capabilities that take things too literally. All too often, misspellings bring up zero results. Web sites can program their search engines to respond to common misspellings.Most challenging, e-commerce sites must open up their private product databases to public search engines. That way, shoppers can find their products without having to know the web site address. But t he company’s techies (技术人员) must be more open than they are used to be. “There are a lot of concerns about what they consider proprietary data,” says Google Executive Eric E Schmidt.Not all of these improvements are easy to achieve. They often require rebuilding the site and rewrite entire database to keep search in mind. That cost is tough to justify when it is so difficult topeg (确定) increased customer purchases on a site to search improvements. But unless e-commerce companies wise up and make the extra effort, even more of their employees will need to search for something else: new jobs.53.What’s the key factor influencing people’s behaviors on the Net?[A] The cost of surfing.[B] The content of the web site.[C] The convenience of surfing.[D]The speed of searching54. Which of the following is TRUE when Ebay strengthens its search function?[A] There is no obvious difference.[B] The transactions increase rapidly.[C] The prices of goods go down gradually.[D]The bids become less competitive55.Which one is NOT the reaso n for people’s failure in search?[A] They don’t know the web site address.[B] They make misspellings often..[C] They cannot find search button easily.[D]They have no patience when searching56.What’s people main concern when using a public engine?[A] It will increase the operation cost.[B] It will have a high demand in dealing with data[C] It will leak confidential information.[D]It will lose potential customersPassage FiveThe term “virus” is derived from the Latin word for poison, or slime. It w as originally applied to the noxious stench emanating from swamps that was thought to causes a variety of diseases in the centuries before microbes were discovered and specifically linked to illness. But it was not until almost the end of the nineteenth century that a true virus was proven to be the cause of a disease.The nature of virus made them impossible to detect for many years even after bacteria had been discovered and studied. Not only are viruses too small to be seen with a light microscope, they also cannot be detected through their biological activity, except as it occurs in conjunction with other organisms. In fact, viruses show no traces of biological activity by themselves. Unlike bacteria, they are not living agents in the strictest sense. Viruses are very simple pieces of organic material composed only of nuclei acid, either DNA or RNA, enclosed in a coat of protein made up of simple structural units. (Some viruses also contain carbohydrates and lipids.) They are parasites, requiring human, animal, or plant cells to live. The virus replicates by attaching to a cell and injecting its nuclei acid. Once inside the cell, the DNA or RNA that contains the virus’ genetic information takes over the cell’s biological machinery, and the cell begins to m anufacture viral proteins rather than its own.57.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?[A] Developments in Viral Research[B] Exploring the Causes of Disease[C] DNA: Nature’s Building Block[D]Understanding Viruses58.Before microbes were discovered it was believed that some diseases were caused by ________.[A] germ-carrying insects[B] certain strains of bacteria[C] foul odors released from swaps[D]slimy creatures living near swamps59.The word “nature” in line 6 is closest in meaning to which of the following?[A] self-sufficiency [B] Shapes[C] Characteristics [D]Speed60.The author implies that bacteria were investigated earlier than viruses because[A] Bacteria are easier to detect[B] bacteria are harder to eradicate[C] viruses are extremely poisonous[D] viruses are only found in hot climatesPart III: ClozeDirections: Choose the best answer for each blank in the following passage from the choices given afterwards.1 day, 12 years ago, Joe Royds took a pony (矮马) called Jupiter along to __2 center for mentally handicapped children and, with his wife, Felicity, started to give the children rides. He thought that severely handicapped children might __3 riding horses.Today, more than 130 special schools 4 country have “put their children up”， 5 a retired businessman, terms it. Seventeen more schools __6 adopt horse-riding therapy 7 next summer. Joe has even introduced horse therapy to South Africa, 8 he delivered a paper on the subject to the psychology faculty of Witwatersrand University a few months ago. The 9 development is that the National Society for Mentally Handicapped Children’s Riding Fund, of __10 he is manager, is now having discussions with Plessey, the radio communications company, about the 11 measuring and identifying the mechanism of horse therapy.Joe believes that there may be an inexplicable rapport (融洽的关系) between horses and severely mentally handicapped children that 12 the child, a well-attested increase 13 confidence and sociability。
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cation should aim to _______ children’s mind to its utmost potential.A. harnessB. cultivateC. useD. foster11.Medicine has always been a very male-dominated _____.A. occupationB. professionC. careerD. job12.Affairs between doctors and patients are a matter of _____.A. rulesB. moralsC. criteriaD. ethics13.This project has been granted an annual _____ of $ 40 million.A.fundB.paymentC.budgetD.capital14.I cannot believe that it is _____ to spend so much money on it.A.sensibleB.sensitiveC.sensoryD.sensational15.Only part of your character is inherited from your parents. The rest comes from your _____.A.surroundingsB.circumstancesC.environmentD.condition16.What we are trying to do is to _____young people to be responsible citizens.A.teachB. educateC.instructD.train17.The modern world’s pursuit of material ends to the neglect of its _____needs.A.spiritualB. intellectualC.mentalD. intelligent18.Due to road works, three lanes of traffic have to _____into two.A.divergeB. divertC.convergeD. divide19.If he _____in asking awkward questions, then send him to the boss.A. continuesB. persistsC. proceedsD. insists20.Tom is _____ enough to aspire to conversational fluency in Chinese in two months.A. competitiveB. successfulC. energeticD. ambitious21.Science and technology have in important ways _____to the improvement of agriculturalproduction.A.witnessedB.assistedC.attachedD.contributed22.Many people believe we are heading for environmental disaster ______ we radically changeway we live.A. butB.althoughC. unlessD. lest23.For professional athletes, _____ to the Olympics means that they have a chance to enter thehistory books.A.accessB.attachmentC.appealD.approach24.The native Canadians lived in _____ with nature, for they respected nature as a provider oflife.A.coordinationB.acquaintanceC.contactD.harmony25.The mayor_____ the police officer a medal of honor for his heroic deed in rescuing theearthquake victims.A.rewardedB.awardedC.creditedD.prized26.The writer was so ______ in her work that she didn’t notice him enter the room _____.A.absorbedB.abandonedC.focusedD.centered27.In the Mediterranean seaweed is so abundant and so easily harvested that it is never of great_____.A.fareB.paymentC.worthD. expense28.With the increasing unemployment rate, workers who are 50 to 60 years old are usually theleave the structured school environment and come home.If you have kid stay alone at home, think hard about trying to find an adult who can be there and provide the support your child needs. If a supportive adult isn’t available, an expert named Martin recommends you find an after-school program led by experienced professionals who will engage them in creative activities, nourish them with healthy snacks, and assist them with their schoolwork.If you are at home on the contrary, to take some break after the guys get started on diversions, because it’s hard to stop and do something like homework. “If that little bit of downt ime is television, good luck ... getting them to do their homework.” says a professor of child development at California State University, “TV is addictive.” A better way to help your child unwind is with a healthy snack. “Wait until dinner, make a plate f ull of energizing food. You could even dish up part of the dinner you’re preparing a little early for the kids,” she says.While you’re sharing a snack, you can make a list of what your kids will get to do during their study breaks. The types of breaks recommended include shooting baskets, getting a drink, using the bathroom, or even playing a quick card game with parents. Your kids can be the ones to decide which breaks they’d like to take. But, as Freimuth says, your children will have to be honest about what kind of break will energize them and not upset their momentum.66.The main purpose of this passage is _______.A.to provide some advice for the parents about children’s educationB.to explain how to prepare a pretty snack for your childrenC.to explain why the parents spoil their childrenD.to describe children’s lives after school67.The words “this way” in the sentence “But most homes aren’t run this way” in the firstparagraph most possibly means _______.A.to stay on the taskB.to arrange everything in detailsC.to give some lessons to childrenD.to behave in the structured school68.According to the passage, the expert named Martin, appearing in the second paragraph,most probably takes up the following jobs EXCEPT _______.A.a specialist in children educationB.a professional consultant in an after-school programC.the leader of a research group about sports, such as basketballD.mostly the same as what Freimuth (in the last paragraph) does69.According to the last two paragraphs, the appropriate snacks that the parents provide will_______.A.upset the children’s momentumB.exhaust them by lots of dirty dishesC.make the children get addicted to TVD.bring more energy to children70.Which of the following is NOT recommended for the break during the children’s study afterclass?。