研究生英语期末考题-A
03研究生英语水平测试A卷(含答案)
English Qualification Examination PaperFor the Postgraduates of Information Engineering UniversityPaper OnePart I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes, 25 points)Section 1:Directions: In this section, you are going to listen to an IT professional discussing the dangers of the internet. Before you listen, look at questions one to ten. The conversation will be read only once.Questions 1--7Complete the table below. Write no more than three words for each answer.Questions 8--10Choose the correct letters A-C.8. What do email service providers do to protect you?A. issue expensive phone billsB. provide filter functionsC. provide an identity9. How do offenders avoid detection?A. They take a lot from many people.B. They take a little from one person.C. They take a little from many people.10. Who can you seek for assistance?A. the victimsB. institutions and organizationsC. an internet officeSection 2: PassagesDirections: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.Passage 111. A. How babies differentiate between the sound of the human voice and other sounds.B. The differences between a baby’s and an adult’s ability to comprehend language.C. How babies perceive and respond to the human voice in their early stages of languagedevelopment.D. The response of a baby to sounds other than the human voice.12. A. To contrast the reactions of babies to human and nonhuman sounds.B. To give examples of sounds that will cause a baby to cry.C. To explain how babies distinguish between different nonhuman sounds.D. To give examples of typical toys that babies do not like.13. A. Babies who are exposed to more than one language can acquire language earlier than thoseto a single language.B. Mothers from different cultures speak to their babies in a similar way.C. The mothers observed by the researchers were consciously teaching their babies to speak.D. Babies ignore facial expressions in comprehending their parents’ language.14. A. They understand the rhythm.B. They enjoy the sounds of them.C. They can remember them easily.D. They focus on their parents’ work.Passage 215. A. The new system the immigration office hasB. The tips for applicants to line upC. The information immigrants have to provideD. The procedure applicants have to obey16. A. They are scared of the thieves.B. They are more careful than before.C. They are afraid of being sent back home.D. There are no thieves now.17. A. They start lining up outside the building at 6:00 p.m.B. They can finish their application in an hour.C. They have to make an appointment 15 minutes before.D. 40 applicants can be processed in an hour.Passage 318. A. It won’t have any side-effectB. It can be as effective as conventional treatmentsC. It can kill drug-resistant tumoursD. It can stop cancer cells from spreading in the body19. A. How to strengthen the body’s immune systemB. How to inject viruses directly into tumoursC. How to allow viruses to do what chemotherapy drugs doD. How to find a way to deliver viruses to tumours effectively20. A. To use it to cure 75% of the patients with malignant cancersB. To apply it to treat all kinds of cancersC. To make it accepted by the patients with incurable cancersD. To apply it to those with secondary cancersSection 3: Compound DictationDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.From a personal 21. _______, to doing searches on the Internet, to the autopilot function, simple artificial intelligence, or AI, has been around for some time, but is quickly getting more 22. _______ and more intelligent.“If we are going to make systems that are going to be more intelligent than us, it’s absolutely essential for us to understand how to absolutely 23. _______ that they only do things that we are happy with.”Computer science professor Stuart Russell says, many present-day jobs that are labor 24. _______, or require data analysis, such as in the financial industry, will be replaced by machines with artificial intelligence.“But if we replaced all the jobs that require human physical labor and then we replace all the jobs that require human mental labor, then you have to ask about what, what’s left?”Guruduth Banavar of IBM sees a future in which new jobs skills will be 25. _______.“The future will require everybody to work with these learning reasoning machines. So I think the skill set for many of these jobs will end up being different in the future.”Russell envisions that AI will change the economy and the 26. _______life.“Most people will be employed, possibly even self-employed, in providing 27. _______ personal services to other human beings, that we won’t have mass employment in manufacturing or in financial services. The kinds of scenarios where there is a giant factory or a giant office building with thousands of people doing the same thing will go away.”Artificial intelligence is already transforming the health care industry. AI can process huge 28. _______ data and have the most up-to-date research to help doctors diagnose and treat patients. IBM’s Watson 29. _______________________________________________________ in North and South America, Europe and Asia.“The difference between going to a doctor who has Wats on versus not having Watson is very big, because when you go to a doctor today you might find somebody who is 10 years out of date.”But there is also a dangerous side of artificial intelligence-autonomous weapons out of drone technology .“The risk with a utonomous weapons is that people will use them as a kind of poor man’s weapon of mass destruction-a poor man’s nuclear weapon.”Russell says 30. _______________________________________________ to ban this type of weapon.“It is a race against time because the weapons are starting to emerge, the research is moving into development, development is moving into production.”While it is up for debate whether artificial intelligence will hurt or benefit mankind, researchers say, it is a fact that 31. __________________________________________________ many aspects of life.Part II Reading Comprehension (25 minutes, 15 points)AI-spyARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) is barging its way into business. As our special report this week explains, firms of all types are harnessing AI to forecast demand, hire workers and deal with customers. In 2017 companies spent around $22bn on AI related mergers and acquisitions, about 26 times more than in 2015. The McKinsey Global Institute, a think-tank, reckons that just applying AI to marketing, sales and supply chains could create economic value, including profits and efficiencies, of $2.7trn over the next 20 years. Google’s boss has gone so far as to declare that AI will do more for humanity than fire or electricity.Such forecasts kindle anxiety as well as hope. Many fret that AI could destroy jobs faster than it creates them. Barriers to entry from owning and generating data could lead to a handful of dominant firms in every industry.Less familiar, but just as important, is how AI will transform the workplace. Using AI, managers can gain extraordinary control over their employees. Amazon has patented a wristband that tracks the hand movements of warehouse workers and uses vibrations to make them more efficient. Workday, a software firm, sums up around 60 factors to predict which employees will leave. Humanyze, a startup, sells smart ID cards that can track employees around the office and reveal how well they interact with colleagues.Surveillance at work is nothing new. Factory workers have long clocked in and out; bosses can already see what idle workers do on their computers. But AI makes surveillance worthwhile, because every bit of data is potentially valuable. Few laws govern how data are collected at work, and many employees unguardedly consent to surveillance when they sign their employment contract. Where does all this lead?Start with the benefits. AI ought to improve productivity. Slack, a workplace messaging app, helps managers assess how quickly employees accomplish tasks. Companies will see when workers are not just dozing off but also misbehaving.Employees will gain, too. Thanks to strides in computer vision, AI can check that workers are wearing safety gear and that no one has been harmed on the factory floor. Some will appreciate more feedback on their work and welcome a sense of how to do better.Machines can help ensure that pay rises and promotions go to those who deserve them. That starts with hiring. People often have biases but algorithms, if designed correctly, can be more impartial. Software can mark patterns that people might miss. Textio, a startup that uses AI to improve job descriptions, has found that women are likelier to respond to a job that mentions “developing” a team rather than “managing” one. Algor ithms will pick up differences in pay between genders and races, as well as sexual harassment and racism that human managers consciously or unconsciously overlook.Yet AI’s benefits will come with many potential drawbacks. Algorithms may not be free of the biases of their programmers. They can also have unintended consequences. The length of a commute may predict whether an employee will quit a job, but this focus may inadvertently harm poorer applicants. Older staff might work more slowly than younger ones and could risk losing their positions if all AI looks for is productivity.And surveillance may make us feel being controlled. People have begun to question how much Facebook and other tech giants know about their private lives. Companies are starting to monitor how much time employees spend on breaks. Veriato, a software firm, goes so far as to track and log every keystroke employees make on their computers in order to judge how committed they are to their company. Firms can use AI to sift through not just employ ees’ professional communications but their social-media profiles, too.Some people are better placed than others to stop employers going too far. If your skills are in demand, you are more likely to be able to resist than if you are easy to replace. Paid-by-the-hour workers in low-wage industries such as retailing will be especially vulnerable. That could fuel a revival of labour unions seeking to represent employees’ interests and to set norms. Even then, the choice in some jobs will be between being replaced by a robot or being treated like one.As regulators and employers weigh the pros and cons of AI in the workplace, three principles ought to guide its spread. First, data should be anonymised where possible. Microsoft, for example, has a product that shows individuals how they manage their time in the office, but gives managers information only in aggregated form. Second, the use of AI ought to be transparent. Employees should be told what technologies are being used in their work places and which data are being gathered. As a matter of routine, algorithms used by firms to hire, fire and promote should be tested for bias and unintended consequences. Last, countries should let individuals request their own data, whether they are ex-workers wishing to contest a dismissal or jobseekers hoping to demonstrate their ability to prospective employers.The march of AI into the workplace calls for trade-offs between privacy and performance. A fairer, more productive workforce is a prize worth having, but not if it restricts and dehumanizes employees. Striking a balance will require thought, a willingness for both employers and employees to adapt, and a strong dose of humanity.Section A: Questions 32-36 (5×1=5 points)Directions: Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage? In blanks 32-36 on your answer sheet, chooseA for TRUE if the statement agrees with the information.B for FALSE if the statement contradicts the information.C for NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this.32.Google’s boss has gone too far to declare that AI will do more for humanity than fi re orelectricity.33.People are worried that with the development of AI, every industry will be controlled by onlya few companies because obstacles exist in owning and generating data.34.Many employees disagree with the surveillance when they sign their employment contract.35.Algorithms, if designed correctly, can entirely avoid biases in workplace.bour unions seeking to represent employe es’ inte rests oppose the application of AI inworkplace.Section B: Questions 37-44 (8×1=8 points)Directions: Complete the summary below. Write ONE WORD ONL Y from the passage for each blank. Write your answers in blanks 37-44 on your answer sheet.37.Predictions on AI brought us not only _______, but also hope.38.__________ at work has existed for a long time. For example, time recorders are widely usedin factories and offices; workers are observed by their bosses on computers.39.Machines can help ensure _________ in pay rises and promotions if algorithms are designedcorrectly.40.If your skills are not in demand, you will be especially _________, and are less likely to beable to resist the surveillance.41.In ________ the pros and cons of AI in the workplace, three principles ought to be consideredto guide its spread.42.To keep personal privacy, data should be __________ where possible.43.Individuals should be allowed to _______ their own data, no matter they are ex-workers orjobseekers.44.The application of AI in the workplace calls for a _________ between privacy and efficiency.Section C: Question 45 (2 points)Directions: Paraphrase the following sentence. Write your answer in the blank 45 on your answer sheet.45. The choice in some jobs will be between being replaced by a robot or being treated like one.______________________________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————Part III. Translation (40 minutes, 20 points)Section A (20 minutes, 10 points)46.Directions: Translate the following paragraph into Chinese. Write your Chinese version on the Answer Sheet.A claim more often made by mathematicians is that mathematics is one of the finest flowerings of the human spirit, a temple of enduring knowledge built piece by piece over the ages. But if so it is a temple with few worshipers, unknown to most of humankind. Mathematics plays no role in mass culture, it cannot evoke the emotions and inspire the awe that music and sculpture do, it is not a significant companion in the lives of more than a very few. And yet it is worth asking whether mathematics is essentially remote, or merely poorly communicated. Perhaps it is a remediable ignorance, not an inability that now limits appreciation and enjoyment of mathematics by a wider audience.Section B(20 minutes, 10 points)47.Directions: Translate the following paragraph into English. Write your English version on the Answer Sheet.物联网是由物理对象，例如：设备、车辆和建筑等等，连接而成的网络。
新世纪研究生公共英语阅读a完型期末复习填空汇总
完型填空A套一单元1.When I was a boy，there was but one permanent ambition among my comrades in our villageon the west bank of the Mississippi River. That was to be a steamboatman. We had transient ambition of other sorts, but they were only transient. When a circus came and went, it left us all burning to become clowns; the first negro minstrel show that came to our section left us all suffering to try that kind of life; now and then we had a hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates. These ambitions faded out, each in its turn; but the ambition to be a steamboatman always remained.我小的时候，我们那密西西比河西岸的村镇上，玩伴们都只有一个水恒的志愿。
那就是当轮船上的水手．我们也有其他种种暂时的愿望，可是那都只是暂时性的、马戏团来到的时候和走了之后，总是使我们大家都燃起火热的希望，想当小又第一次到我们那带地方来的黑人游唱团使我们渴望着想试一试那种生活。
我们不时还有一种希望，那就是，如果我们活在世上。
品行挺好，上帝就会让我们当海盗。
这些愿望，一个一个地都先后幻灭了；可是想当轮船上的水手这种志愿却始终保持下来了。
研究生英语期末考题-A
PART ⅢVOCABULARY31. Goal Setting is extremely important to __________ and success.A. mediationB. initiationC. motivationD. adaptation32. The Football Club recognizes that in the competitive world of professional football, they must be ambitious, creative and _________ to change.A. originalB. potentialC. adaptiveD. intellectual33. No longer confined to working in the bedroom, wireless ________ to the Internet has been made available in most hotels.A. accessB. pursuitC. peerD. acquisition34. With regard to fuel, the urgent _______ is to save and replace oil.A. allotmentB. priorityC. competencyD. efficacy35. Scientists ________ spacemen to all kinds of tests before they send them up in rockets.A. subjectB. adoptC. ensureD. restore36. English is one of the world’s _________ languages, so we must try to learn it well.A. moderateB. obviousC. predominantD. undeniable37. Before getting it printed, she went through the typescript carefully to _______ all errors from it.A. diminishB. eliminateC. indicateD. extend38. There have been studies showing that smoking and lung cancer are closely __________.A. interactedB. overlappedC. emphasizedD. correlated39. His speech _________ the difficulties involved in the Project Hope.B. computerizedC. mobilizedD. subsidized40. The President has promised his hope in his speech the ________ of economic growth.A. abilityB. sustainabilityC. mobilityD. productivity41. The government has _________ the task of building the Olympic stadium to the construction team.A. assignedB. assessedC. assistedD. assembled42. I think we should be able to ________ the airplane ticket so that you can start tomorrow.A. struggleB. mingleC. wangleD. double43. Schools were located in the same campus to ________ the sharing of resources.A. facilitateB. appreciateC. illustrateD. evaluate44. The budget of constructing the across-sea bridge between Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao was ______ by the respective governments.A. assembledB. approvedC. appointedD. applauded45. His mother was hard-working and ________ for her four children.A. carefulB. ambitiousC. regardlessD. influential46. Older people are more ________ to the virus.A. linkedB. involvedC. susceptibleD. protective47. The company said the debt was _______ during its acquisition of nine individual businesses.A. reducedB. paidC. cancelled48. Many people are still complaining that there are so many _______ in our education system.A. defectsB. variationsC. programsD. tests49. Financial experts have _______ signs that the economy is beginning to improve.A. detectedB. designedC. influencedD. predicted50. As many as 100 species of fish, some _______ to these waters may have been affected by the pollution.A. uniqueB. dependentC. dispensableD. essential51. He excels at _________ language games that can be used for students in class.A. devotingB. accountingC. cultivatingD. devising52. The newspaper gives a somewhat _______ report of what actually happened.A. fascinatedB. distortedC. depressedD. devised53. In fact, there is a greater _______ of wildlife of the four-footed in the more temperate southern regions.A. influenceB. abundanceC. effectD. importance54. Our company aims to continue operating in this way next year and welcome your feedback on this _________ of delivery.A. traitB. modeC. resourceD. goal55. Manpower resource building is a key to _________ competitive capacity and service quality.A. allocatingB. reactingC. overwhelmingD. upgrading56. Tickets will be _______ on a first come, first served basis on the day of the event according to the capacity of the venue.B. upgradedC. allocatedD. achievedPART ⅢVOCABULARY31. Summaries can be obtained for free; you need to _______ to get the full reports.A. adaptB. participateC. enhanceD. subscribe32. With great efforts and __________, he successfully obtained his Ph.D.A. acquisitionB. flexibilityC. persistenceD. intellectuality33. I reminded children of how we did this and we clapped the _________ together.A. outletB. rhythmC. accessD. priority34. Although Grandma is 80 years old, she _________ a clear memory of her schooldays.A. attainsB. retainsC. obtainsD. attends35. New research suggests that species that grow too large may be more _______ to extinction.A. viableB. proneC. likelyD. suffering36. Disappointed at failing the test, Peter lay there _______ for a long time.A. moralB. immoralC. mobileD. immobile37. “We will ________ this physics problem in the next class”, said Prof. Huang.A. combatB. confessC. sustainD. address38. The pupils have been told that breathing exercises can help to ________ stress.A. relieveB. tripleD. divert39. It is a common practice that on the eve of Chinese Spring Festival, all night long fireworks _______into the sky.A. easeB. soarC. combatD. swell40. The refugees of the flood have been living in _________ housing provided by the authorities.A. sustainedB. mobilizedC. subsidizedD. eased41. She turned her head, _________ to his grin with a smile.A. respondingB. leadingC. objectingD. devoting42. They are working to ensure that their market share remains ________ against competition.A. consequentB. alternativeC. sureD. secure43. Mr. Baker’s assistant telephoned to _______ his appointment with the chairman.A. confirmB. orderC. questionD. appoint44. Japanese food has been presented as expensive and ________ for special occasions.A. gatheredB. reservedC. collectedD. relieved45. Much later, he ________ with his son Michael on the English translation of a text on anti-aging.A. dealtB. collaboratedC. agreedD. compared46. The operation ________ putting a small tube into your heart.A. conductsB. managesC. involvesD. performs47. The ________ of getting all the answers correct is about one in ten.B. probabilityC. aspectD. sequence48. For the sake of convenience, the photographs are shown in chronological __________.A. sequenceB. processC. activityD. schedule49. It was dangerous to visit earthquake-hit area, but she set out _______ of the risk.A. recklessB. regardC. regardlessD. hideously50. We can solve our _______ affairs by our own intelligence.A. indoorB. insideC. outdoorD. internal51. The new Prime Minister is _______ relationships with old Eastern Bloc countries.A. accountingB. excludingC. cultivatingD. pursuing52. He came in with four shopping bags and _______ them on the table.A. tookB. devotedC. pursuedD. dumped。
武汉大学研究生英语期末试题-2010(含答案及评分)
English Examination for Graduates (Paper A)(January 18th, 2010)I.Listening Comprehension (20%)Directions: In this part, you are going to listen to four passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passages and the questions will be read only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Then mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.1. A. Because they don’t know the custom.B. Because they emphasize equality of the sexes.C. Because it’s customary for ladies to push chairs for men at a dinner table in America.D. Because usually the host or hostess pushes the chairs for women at a dinner table .2. A. Americans hold the knife in the right hand and the fork in the left while Europeans dothe opposite.B. Americans use both hands while Europeans use only one hand when eating.C. Europeans hold the knife in the right hand and the fork in the left while Americans dothe opposite.D. Europeans keep the knife in the right hand and the fork in the left while Americans usejustone hand and keep the other one on their lap.3. A. Europeans are more apt to drink coffee after the meal while Americans between bites.B. Americans are more apt to drink coffee after the meal while Europeans between bites.C. Americans drink coffee before the meal while Europeans after the meal.D. Europeans drink coffee before the meal while Americans after the meal.4. A. Leaving a spoon in a soup bowl or a coffee cup.B. Leaving a spoon in any dish.C. Putting a coffee spoon on the saucer or a soup spoon on the service table.D. Putting all the spoons on the tablecloth.5. A. As long as you like. B. Two or three hours.C. As long as the host and hostess ask.D. Less than one hour.Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage.6. A. Indifferent. B. Positive. C. Negative. D. Neutral.7. A. Discipline, discovery, mutuality, locality, potentiality, enhancement.B. Discipline, discovery, mutuality, locality, historicity, enhancement.C. Discovery, mutuality, locality, historicity, potentiality, enhancement.D. Sustainability, discovery, mutuality, locality, potentiality, enhancement.8. A. It believes that the community is only a socially constructed experience.B. It believes that the community is only an ecologically grounded place.C. It denies conflicts among stakeholder groups.D. It is a community tourism planning approach uniting the themes of social development andecological sustainability.9. A. Because it not only generates hospitality that helps make a community a desirabledestination, but also helps share scarce resources.B. Because it helps mitigate conflicts arising over resource distribution and use.C. Because it respects individual perspectives.D. Because it provides capital to tourism community.10.A. Sustainable Tourism. B. Travel Ecology.C. Sustainable Tourism Models.D. Community Tourism Models.Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.11.A. Because they don’t know the relationship between tobacco and disease.B. Because they have a strong inclination to smoke.C. Because they have been forbidden to smoke by the governments.D. Because there were no institutions which persuade them not to smoke.12.A. Because they are unusually subject to cigarette advertising.B. Because tobacco taxes take up a large part of their revenue.C. Because they don’t think tobacco can do harm to people’s mind.D. Because they are innocent of the link between tobacco and disease.13.A. Cigarette advertising only appeals to the young men.B. Cigarette advertising appeals to adults.C. Cigarette advertising is attractive to people who already smoke.D. Cigarette advertising also appeals to kids.14.A. Because they regard smoking as a symbol of sexual ability and even success.B. Because they are addicted to nicotine.C. Because they want to get more tobacco taxes.D. Because they regard smoking as a kind of sports.15.A. Smoking and tobacco taxes. B. Smoking in developing countries.C. Smoking and cigarette advertising.D. Tobacco industry.Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.16.A. Putting a roof on a barn. B. Harvesting water reedsC. Using stone as a building materialD. Daily farm operations17.A. Clay tiles. B. Slate or stone.C. Wooden shingles.D. Reeds or straw.18.A. Later colonists did not know how to thatch.B. Thatching was considered dangerous.C. Other roofing materials were available.D. Thatching was unsuitable for the climate.19.A. It’s manufactured to be strong. B. It bends without breaking.C. Thatchers nail it down securely.D. The winds can pass through it easily.20.A. If people had more time to learn how to do it.B. If its cost went down.C. If it could make buildings more attractive.D. If people realized its many advantages.II. Vocabulary (25%)Directions: There are 25 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.21. We have a certain stereotypical ______ of a person from a culture and we interpret his/herbehaviour according to this preconception, whether or not the reason for the behaviour is what we think it.A. connotationB. preconceptionC. recuperationD. ambiguity22. Gap in educational investment across regions will ______ the national economic developmentas a whole.A. warrantB. rationC. thwartD. retard23. Opening the labor market might risk some increase in inequality in wages at least in the shortrun, as the wages of skilled workers are ________.A. bid forB. bid onC. bid upD. bid to24. The market will goods that yield social benefits in excess of private benefits and willconsequently produce too few of these goods.A. undervalueB. devalueC. underweightD. value25. You have taken a ______ hatred to Peter; and you are unreasonably angry with me because Iwon’t hate him.A. perseveringB. perverseC. perfectD. previous26. One of the conditions of ______ is that you must keep the land under cultivation.A. tenantB. terminalC. temperamentD. tenure27. Even the increase proposed will put pressure on Congress to hold down other spending or dipinto funds for Social Security.A. markedB. commissionedC. earmarkedD. commanded28. Unfortunately, what the farmers had gained in the autumn harvest was ______by the heavylosses caused by a snowstorm in the winter.A. offsetB. optimizedC. subsidizedD. unleashed29. The Arabs, on the other hand, coming from a culture where much closer distance is the norm,may be feeling that the Americans are being _______.A. friendlyB. warmC. standoffishD. selfish30. Most little children want a dog or a cat, and they continually ______ their mothers and fathersuntil they get one. It is only when the sweet little thing has been brought home that the parents realize how much time a nd money must be spent on “Tom” or “B ill”.A. peterB. pesterC. worryD. whine31. As television, and to an extent the internet have _____further through our society, the effectsare perhaps more significant than even we realize.A. perpetuatedB. persecutedC. persistedD. permeated32. “John has no______. So when his parents passed away, he inherited everything from thefamily---properties, bank savings, stocks and a big ho use. He’s really living on easy street.”A. siblingsB. soberingsC. sibilantsD. stillbirths33. Great efforts have been made to coordinate unemployment ______ and economic developmentthroughout the country.A. aggravationB. exaggerationC. eliminationD. alleviation34. Upon this, Jones began to beg earnestly to be let into this secret, and faithfully promised not to ______ it.A. divulgeB. dispenseC. dissolveD. disperse35. In Sudan, deforestation in the last decade led to a quadrupling of the time women spentgathering fuel wood. This stimulated efforts to promote _______ .A. deforestationB. afforestationC. forestsD. forestry36. In Egypt, I saw the pyramids and the damaged face of the Sphinx, smiling a (an)_______ smile.An amazing journey!A. incuriousB. sweetC. incredulousD. inscrutable37. There was so much pain there, _______ caused by both sides over the years. I didn’t want tohurt them, nor they me, but the harm had done and it was irreversible.A. invisiblyB. inappreciablyC. inadvertentlyD. inadequately38. Nobody will support such a government that ______ on the rights of individuals.A. encroachesB. invadesC. involvesD. interrupts39. The development of national ______ will be sped up if its officials at all levels become moreconscious of its significance in economic growth.A. substructureB. portfolioC. infrastructureD. asset40. With the rapid development of modern society, the ______ of the ancient civilization in thetown is being erased step by step.A. prestigeB. vestigeC. fameD. symptom41. The ______ of “white” in Chinese includes something unhappy. At funerals, Chinese payrespect to the dead and express their sorrow by wearing white. In the West, however, white is the traditional color for the bride at weddings, and to wear white at funerals would be offensive.A. configurationB. conjunctionC. connotationD. connection42. When people can’t explain a new phenomenon using their knowl edge, they will firstly try tounderstand the new phenomenon using the logic reference of______.A. comparisonB. analysisC. counterpartD. analogy43. He has more endurance; he can swim longer and ______ a canoe better than any of his people.A. conquerB. dominateC. steerD. lead44.There’s this new girl coming to my school, and I like her a lot. I want to _____ our friendshipbefore I start a serious relationship.A. cementB. limeC. clayD. concrete45._______implies an active choice to cling to something, not passively being carried along outof inability to imagine anything else.A. TenancyB. TenacityC. TendencyD. TensionIII. Reading Comprehension (20%)Directions: Read the following passages and choose the best answer to each question.Passage 1Science fiction (SF) can provide students interested in the future with a basic introduction tothe concept of thinking about the possible futures in a serious way, a sense of emotional forces intheir own culture that are affecting the shape the future may take, and a multitude of extrapolations (prediction) regarding the results of present trends . There is one particular type of story that can be especially valuable as a stimulus to discussion of these issues both in courses on the future and in social science courses in general----the story which presents well-worked-out, detailed societies that differ significantly from the society of the reader. In fact, whatever the reliability of its predictions, SF is actually a more important vehicle for speculative visions about macroscopic social change. At this level, it is hard to deal with any precision as to when general value changes or evolving social institutions might appear, but it is most important to think about the kinds of societies that could result from the rise of new forms of interaction, even if one cannot predict exactly when they might occur.In performing this “what if …”function, SF can act as a social laboratory as authors ruminate upon (think about) the forms social relationships could take if key variables in their own societies were different, and upon what new belief systems or mythologies could arise in the future to provide the basic rationalizations for human activities. If it is true that more people find it difficult to conceive of the ways in which their society, or human nature itself, could undergo fundamental changes, then SF of this type may provoke one’s imagination to consider the diversity of paths potentially open to society.Moreover, if SF is the laboratory of the imagination, its experiments are often of the kind that may significantly alter the subject matter even as they are being carried out. That is, SF has always had a certain cybernetic effect on society, as its visions emotionally engage the future-consciousness of the mass public regarding especially desirable and undesirable possibilities. The shape a society takes in the present is in part influenced by its image of the future; in this way particularly powerful SF images may become self-fulfilling or self-avoiding prophecies for society. For that matter, some individuals in recent years have even shaped their own life-styles after appealing models provided by SF stories. The reincarnation (reappearance) and diffusion of SF futuristic images of alternative societies through the media of movies and television may have speeded up an augmented SF’s social feedback effects. Thus SF is not only change speculator but change agent, sending an echo form the future that is becoming into the present that is sculpting it. This fact alone makes imperative in any education system the study of the kinds of works discussed in this section.It must be noted that this perspective of SF has been questioned by some critics. It is often pointed out that, however ingenious they may be about future technologies, many SF writers exhibit an impact conservative bias in their stories, insofar as social projections (new ideas ) are either ignored or based on variations of the present status quo or of historical social systems reshuffled whole-cloth into the future. Robert Bloch has conveniently summarized the kind of future society presented by the average SF writer as consisting of a totalitarian state in which psychochemical techniques (the use of mind- altering drugs) keep the populace quiet; an underground which the larger-than-life hero can join; and scientists who gladly turn over their discoveries to those in power. Such tales covertly assume that human nature as we know it will remain stable and that twentieth-century Anglo-American culture and moral values, especially traditional economic incentives, will continue to dominate the world. Most SF authors have found it as hard as most other mortals to extrapolate (guess)social mores different from those operating within their own milieu (environment), so that, it has been charged, far from preparing the reader for future shock, SF is a literature that comfortably and smugly reassures him that the future willnot be radically different from the present.There is much truth to this analysis of SF. It is not easy to explain why so many stories seem to take as their future social settings nothing more ambiguous than the current status quo or its totally evil variant. Part of the answer may be that many authors of commercial SF writing received their professional training in science and engineering prior to World War II and were therefore not equipped or inclined to devise sophisticated social backgrounds in their plots. Be that as it may, the situation has changed dramatically in recent decades. There are an increasing number of stories which explicitly assume that future social patterns of family, government, religion, and the like need not be exactly the same as those of the present and that the forces which motivate men may also be subject to change. It is from such stories, and their predecessors in classical SF, that one may study examples of the impact of SF on the individual and collective imagination.46. Science fiction shows us happen in the future.A. what mayB. what must c. when changes will D. what we wish to47. Science fiction plays an important role in .A. forming social value and institutionsB. providing the basic rationalizations for human activitiesC. predicting the future societyD. providing the possible vision of social change in macro-scope48. A self-fulfilling prophecy is one that .A. predicts something unpleasantB. predicts something pleasantC. helps prediction to come trueD. does not come true49. Science fiction images will surely .A. influence the images of the present society partiallyB. influence the images of the present society negativelyC. influence the images of the present society positivelyD. influence the images of the present society imperatively50. The author’s opinion appears to be that SF .A. has little to offer societyB. can help to shape the way we behave in the present societyC. is always conservativeD. is unable to prepare the reader for future shock51. The inability of some SF writers to imagine alternative forms of society wasdue to their professional training.A. possiblyB. definitelyC. occasionallyD. known to be52. The author thinks the criticism that SF writers usually show a conservative biasis .A. justB. unjustC. becoming less true than it wasD. only true of classical SF53. In some critics’ eyes, classical science fiction is a literature .A. that displays the radically different social images in the futureB. that reveals what science fiction writers sincerely believedC. that does not show totally imaginary images of the future societyD. that informs readers of the future society54. The author’s main aim would seem to be to show how useful SF can be to .A. politiciansB. scientistsC. cyberneticistsD. students55. The overall tone of the piece is best described as .A. ironicB. humorousC. indignantD. informativePassage 21 Many years ago trying to help people with every kind of trouble left me with one sure conviction: In case after case the difficulty could have been overcome --- or might never have arisen --- if the people involved had just treated one another with common courtesy.2 Courtesy, politeness, good manners --- call it what you will, the supply never seems to equal the demand. “It’s not so much what my husband says,” a tearful wife confides, “as the way he says it. Why does he have to yell at me?”“I hate my boss,” a grim-faced office worker mutters. “He never shows appreciation for anything.”“All we get from our teenagers,” a harassed parent says, “is a sullen surliness.”3 Such complaints are not limited to people who sit in my study. Human beings everywhere hunger for courtesy. “Good manners,” said Ralph Waldo Emerson, “are the happy way of doing things.” And the reverse is equally true. Bad manners can ruin a day --- or wreck a friendship.4 What are the basic ingredients of good manners? Certainly a strong sense of justice is one; courtesy is often nothing more than a highly developed sense of fair play. A friend once told me of driving along a one-lane, unpaved mountain road. Ahead was another car that produced clouds of choking dust, and it was a long way to the nearest paved highway. Suddenly, at a wider place, the car ahead pulled off the road. Thinking that its owner might have engine trouble, my friend stopped and asked if anything was wrong. “No,” said the other driver. “But you’ve endured my dust this far; I’ll put up with yours the rest of the way.” There was a man with manners, and an innate sense of fair play.5 Another ingredient of courtesy is empathy, a quality that enables a person to see into the mind or heart of someone else, to understand the pain or unhappiness there and to do something to minimize it. Recently in a book about a famous restaurant chain I came across such an episode.6 A man dining alone was trying to unscrew the cap of a bottle of catsup but his fingers were so badly crippled by arthritis that he couldn’t do it. He asked a young busboy to help him. The boy took the bottle, turned his back momentarily and loosened the cap without difficulty. Then he tightened it again. Turning back to the man, he feigned a great effort to open the bottle without success. Finally he took it into the kitchen and returned shortly, saying that he had managed to loosen it --- but only with a pair of pliers. What impelled the boy to take so much trouble to spare the feelings of a stranger? Courtesy, compassionate courtesy.7 Yet another component of politeness is the capacity to treat all people alike, regardless of all status or importance. Even when you have doubts about some people, act as if they are worthy of your best manners. You may also be astonished to find out that they really are.8 I truly believe that anyone can improve his or her manners by doing 3 things. First, by practicing courtesy. All skills require constant repetition to become second nature; good manners are no exception.9 One simple way is to concentrate on your performance in a specific area for about a week. Telephone manners, for example. How often do you talk too long, speak abruptly, and fail to identify yourself, keep people waiting, display impatience with the operator or fail to return a call?10 One difficult but essential thing to remember is to refuse to let other people’s bad manners goad you into retaliating in kind. I recall a story told by a young man who was in a car with hisfather one night when a driver in an oncoming vehicle failed to dim his lights. “Give him the brights, Dad!”the young man urged in exasperation. “Son,”replied the father, “that driver is certainly discourteous and probably stupid. But if I give him the brights he’ll be discourteous, stupid and blind --- and that’s a combination I don’t want to tangle with!”11 The second requirement for improving your manners is to think in a courteous way. In the long run, the kind of person you are is the result of what you’ve been thinking over the past 20 or 30 years. If your thoughts are predominantly self-directed, a discourteous person is what you will be. If on the other hand you train yourself to be considerate of others, if you can acquire the habit of identifying with their problems and hopes and fears, good manners will follow almost automatically.12 Nowhere is thinking courtesy more important than in marriage. In the intimacy of the home it is easy to displace disappointment or frustration or anger onto the nearest person, and that person is often a husband or wife.13 “When you feel your anger getting out of control,” I have often said to married couples, “force yourself for the next ten minutes to treat your married partner as if he or she were a guest in your home,” I knew that if they could impose just 10 minutes of good manners on themselves, the worst of the storm would blow over.14 Finally, to have good manners you must be able to accept courtesy, receive it gladly, rejoice when it comes your way. Strangely, some people are suspicious of gracious treatment. They suspect the other person of having some ulterior motive.15 But some of the most precious gifts in life come with no strings attached. You can’t achieve a beautiful day through any effort on your part. You can’t buy a sunset or even the scent of a rose. Those are the world’s courtesies to us, offered with love and no thought of reward or return. Good manners are, or should be, like that.16 In the end, it all comes down to how you regard people --- not just people in general, but individuals. Life is full of minor irritations and trials and injustices. The only constant, daily, effective solution is politeness --- which is the golden rule in action. I think that if I were allowed to add one small beatitude as a footnote to the other it might be: Blessed are the courteous.(1048 words)56.In Para.1, the underlined part “one sure conviction” is the closest in meaning to ______.A. a convinced beliefB. an assured thoughtC. a definite evidenceD. a deep idola57.Courtesy is important to human relationships for the reason that _________.A.it can help people avoid troublesB.it can eliminate complaintsC.people need to be treated politelyD.it is so scarce58.In the first sentence of Para.10, there is a word “retaliating”. Which of the following do youthink is similar to it?A.guidingB. imitatingC. stimulatingD. revenging59.In the author’s opinion, courtesy is a matter of __________.A.how you control yourselfB. how you look at other peopleC. how you compromiseD. how you communicate with others60.Which of the following statements is not mentioned in the passage?A.Good manners are the golden rule in interpersonal relationships.B.People are often easy to get out of control in front of their intimate persons.C.People can be directed by their thoughts about what kind of persons they will be.D.Bad manners account for part of the difficulty of interpersonal relationships.61.Courtesy is especially important in marriage, because ___________.A.the intimacy of family life makes people forget mannersB.people tend to be rude to their husband or wifeC.husband and wife are disappointed with each otherD.at home people have more difficulties62.In paragraph 14, the underlined part “rejoice when it comes your way” means ________.A.take it for granted when you meet itB.behave happily when it happens to youC.enjoy it when it stands on your wayD.refuse it in your deep heart when you come across it63.Which of the following is not true of courtesy?A.Courtesy is offered without expecting return.B.Courtesy is the happy way of doing things.C.Courtesy is an innate quality rather than a learnt skill.D.Courtesy should be applied to every individual.64.In paragraph. 15, what does the author mean by saying “with no strings attached”?A.without extra costB.without concern or consciousnessC.without additional thoughts about return or rewardD.without motives and expectations.65.Which of the following is not mentioned as the basic ingredients of good manners?A.The capacity to treat all people alike.B.The quality to understand the pain or unhappiness of others.C. A strong sense of fair play.D. A feeling of compassion and self-control.IV. Translation (15%)Part A Directions: Translate the following sentences into English. (7%)1. 中国是个大国，百分之八十的人口从事农业，但耕地只占土地面积的十分之一，其余为山脉、森林、城镇和其他用地。
长安大学研究生期末英语考试题（答案）
长安大学研究生期末英语考试题（答案）长安大学研究生期末英语考试题(答案)长安大学2011-2012 学年第一学期硕士研究生英语试题（A）卷考生注意事项:一．本考试由两部分组成：试卷一（Paper One）包括词汇、完形填空与阅读理解三部分，共65题，按顺序统一编号；试卷二（Paper Two）包括翻译与写作两部分，共2题。
两份试卷合并装订成试题册。
二．试卷一（题号1-65）为客观评分题，答案一律用中性（HB 或2B）铅笔做在机读答题卡上，在对应题号下所选的字母中间划黑道，如【A】【B】【C】【D】。
三．试卷二为主观评分题，答案一律写在主观答题纸ANSWER SHEETⅡ上。
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请在答题纸上写上姓名、学号、班级及任课教师姓名，以免漏改、漏登成绩。
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试卷一为70分钟，试卷二为50分钟。
考[A] on drug [B] dopedout[C] onwelfare[D] onpension2. His speech was made with such greatambiguity that neither supporter nor opponent could be certain of his true position.[A] neatnes s [B]acquisition[C]vagueness[D]perception3. The eating process is a time to show humilityand concern for others.[A] mode sty [B]abuse [C]responsibility [D]passion4. Some liberals dream of extending subsidies eligible low-income families, but that $100 billion-a-year solution was unrealistic even before the budget deficit ballooned again.[A] in the black [B] in thered[C] in theblue[D] in thegreen5. While participation in business teams canoffer enormous psychic satisfaction, it can also cause great distress.[A] spiritual [B]physical[C]natural[D]equitable6. Even when government regulations appearspecially formulated to support the culture of cuisine, they often go astray.[A] defined [B]collected[C] studied [D] stated7. Yoga originated in ancient India and is one ofthe longest surviving philosophical systems.[A] living [B]existing[C] having [D]acting8. Impatience, self-criticism and comparingoneself to others will not help in this process of self-knowledge.[A]self-insi ght. [B]self-satisfaction[C]self-esteem[D]self-respect9. Under pressure, or change of interest,Potentials can partially or wholly disappear from view for considerable periods of time;but nothing can permanently modify them, nothing can obliterate them.[A] expand [B]formulate [C]wipeout[D] getout10. Government employees living in remotecommunities receive an isolated post allowance payment to help offset the higher cost of living.[A] welfare [B]reduction[C] dole [D]subsidySection B (0.5 point each)Directions: There are ten sentences in this section.Each sentence has something omitted.Choose the word or words from thefour choices given to best completeeach sentence.11.Every company has a handful of staff in a given area of ________that you can count on to get the job done.[A] science [B] technology [C] expertise [D]ability12. It deserves repeating because it is the single most public difference between ________and industry.[A] academia [B]specialization [C]major [D]school13. Guangdong Province is located in southernChina，with a_______climate and abundant produce all year round.[A] harsh [B] mild [C]excessive [D]humid14. Qu Yuan drowned himself in the Miluo Riverafter being politically_________.[A] sentenced [B] abused [C] treated unjustly [D] banished15. At a party or a banquet, everyone first takes into consideration the needs of the group; with the eating process also being a time to show _________and concern for others.[A] hospitality [B] vigor [C] carefulness [D] humility16. Once desire diminishes, disappointed loversmay wonder where the “spark ”in their relationship has gone and may________regretfully and longingly about “the good days”.[A] reminisce [B] expect [C] wish [D] cuddle17. These misconceptions often lead tounrealistic expectation, stereotypes, and _________.[A][B] disappearance [C] discourage [D] disillusionmentdisapproval18. Countless unnamed and unrecorded men have given their lives for their fellowmen, not only on the _________but on the home-front as well.[A] battlefront [B]endeavor [C] majesty [D] battlefield19. A study of history reveals that the people who walked this earth in______ were moved by the same fundamental forces, were swayed by the same passions , and the same aspirations as the men and women of today.[A] aspiration [B] antiquity [C] happiness [D] order20. Human nature is the basis of character, thetemperament and _________; it is that indestructible matrix upon which the character is built.[A] alteration [B] improvement [C] disposition [D] naturePart II CLOZE TEST (10 minutes, 10 points)Directions: Read the passage through. Then go back andchoose one item of suitableword(s) marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]for each blank in the passage. Markthe corresponding letter of the word(s)you have chosen with a single baracross the square brackets on yourMachine-scoring Answer Sheet.Every man unfolds a distinct character over which circumstances and education have only the most limited __21__. No two people will have ever __22__ the same conclusions from the same experiences, but each must interpret events and __23__ them into the mosaic of his own life pattern. Human nature is ever true to itself, not to the systems of faith or education. Each __24__ to the structure of the mold into which the soul was cast at the time of its individualization. The qualities __25__ in one remain as potentials whether they have a chance to develop or not. Under pressure, or change ofinterest, they can partially or wholly __26__ from view for considerable periods of time; but __27__ can permanently modify them, nothing can obliterate them.Although man is potentially __28__ he is far from being actually so. If he were actually perfect there would be __29__ for preachers, teachers and humanitarians to do; no use for churches, schools, courts and prisons. __30__ while it is impossible to change human nature, it can be studied, controlled and directed and this should be the supreme __31__ of our religious, educational and social institutions.Man is perfect as a seed is perfect, germinally. The spirit is perfect, but when it __32__ human structures, it participates in the imperfections of __33__; and during its association with matterstakes on a mortal weakness, desires and limitations. But the spirit, the inner man, remains untouched and undefiled by evil. Only the outer man---the personality and the physical body---becomes imperfect, due to ignorance,wrong thinking and __34__ of the laws of being. The outer man, too, was originally perfect, __35__ man has so desecrated and abused it that today it is a far __36__ from the original model. Man’s inherent goodness, moreover, is __37__ by his countless acts of heroism, unselfishness and sacrifice. Human nature does not and cannot __38__ but unfolds its inherent pattern. Man has a nature and its __39__ can be known. We can only endeavor __40__ man as he is.21. [A] power [B] control [C]privilege[D]management22.[A] draw [B] take [C]withdraw[D]acquire23.[A] put [B] mold [C] fit [D] match24.[A]stick[B] form [C] shape [D] hold25.[A] born [B]produced[C]developed[D] bought26.[A] [B] peep [C] behold [D] appear disappear27.[A] something [B] anything[C]nothing[D]everything28. [A] perfect [B]common[C]ordinary[D]general29.[A]much [B]nominal[C]nothing[D]minority30.[A]Althou gh [B] Therefore[C]Providing[D]Nevertheless31.[A] purpose [B]assignment[C]accomplishment[D]function32.[A] accommod ates [B] inhabits[C]shelters[D]dormers33.[A] the latter [B]theforme r[C] thebetter[D] thelater34.[A] realization [B]fulfillment[C]violation[D]accomplishment35.[A] and [B] but[C] thus [D] then36.[A] cry [B] shout [C] scream [D] criterion37.[A] hidden [B]covered[C]revealed[D]disclosed38.[A] develop [B] change [C] reform [D]disappear39.[A] laws[B] crust [C]principles [D] appearanc e40.[A] understan ding [B] to beunderstood[C] beingunderstood[D] tounderstandPart III READING COMPREHENSION (45 minutes, 50 points) Directions: In this part of the test, there are six short passages for you to read. Readeach passage carefully, and then dothe questions that follow. Choose thebest answer [A],[B],[C] or [D], andmark the corresponding letter with asingle bar across the square bracketon your Machine-scoring AnswerSheet.Passage OneActing is such an over-crowded profession that the only advice that should be given to a young person thinking of goingon the stage is "Don't!” But it is useless to try to discourage someone who feels that he must act, though the chances of his becoming famous are slim. The normal way to begin is to go to a drama school. Usually only students who show promise and talent are accepted, and the course lasts two years. Then the young actor or actress takes up work with a repertory company, usually as an assistant stage manager. This means doing everything that there is to do in the theatre: painting scenery, looking after the furniture, taking care of the costumes, and even acting in very small parts. It is very hard work indeed. The hours are long and the salary is tiny. But young actors with the stage in their blood are happy, waiting for the chances of working with a better company, or perhaps in films ortelevision.Of course, some people have unusual chances which lead to fame and success without this long and dull training. Connie Pratt, for example, was just an ordinary girl working in a bicycle factory.A film producer happened to catch sight of her one morning waiting at a bus stop, as he drove past in his big car. He told the driver to stop, and he got out to speak to the girl. He asked her if she would like to go to the film studio to do a test, and at first she thought he was joking. Then she got angry and said she would call the police. It took the producer twenty minutes to tell Connie that he was serious. Then an appointment was made for her to go to the studio the next day. The test was successful. They gave her some necessary lessons and within a few weeks she was playing the leading part opposite one of the most famous actors of the day. Of Course, she was given a more dramatic name, which is now world-famous. But chances like this happen once in a blue moon!41. According to the passage, the main reason why young people should be discouraged from becoming actors is ______.[A] actors are very unusual people[B] the course at the drama school lasts two years[C] acting is really a hard job[D] there are already too many actors42. An assistant stage manager's job is difficult because he has to ______.[A] do all kinds of stage work [B] work for long hours[C]wait for a better company[D] act well43. According to the context, the sentence "Butyoung actors with the stage in their blood are happy" at the end of the first paragraph means ______.[A] they don't care if their job is hard[B] they like the stage naturally[C] they are born happy[D] they are easily satisfied44. Conie Pratt soon became a famous actress after ______.[A] learning some lessons about the art of speaking[B] playing her part in the "Blue Colored Moon"[C] successfully matching the most famous actors[D] a cting a leading part with a most famous actor at that time45. The phrase "once in a blue moon" in last line refers to ______.[A] all at once [B] once for a long time[C] once in a while [D] once and for allPassage TwoDesegregation of higher education has produced significant improvements in educationfor all Americans. The opening up of segregated colleges and universities to students of all racial and ethnic backgrounds came about only as the result of many forms of prolonged struggle in the courts, in the streets, and on campuses.The efforts to open up higher educational opportunities for blacks in historically white institutions also led to expanded opportunities for lower- and middle-class white students, especiall y at institutions that adopted “open admissions” policies of accepting all high school graduates. Between 1960 and 1981, while the number of black students between the ages of eighteen and twenty-four enrolled in college increased from 134,000 to over750,000, the number of white students in the same age group grew from just over 2 million to over 6.5 million. In 1960 more than one-half of blacks attending colleges were enrolled at historically black institutions. By 1981 that percentage had declined to just 18 per cent. Most of the blacks enrolled in traditionally white institutions,however, were at two-year community colleges or at four-year public colleges that were becoming or had already become predominantly black.Desegregation of higher education produced difficult problems for historically black institutions that had always struggled under great hardship to provide higher education for blacks when blacks had been barred from white institutions. Historically black institutions, however, have continued to produce a high percentage of the most educationally and professionally successful blacks in the United States. Meanwhile, blacks in predominantly white institutions have achieved notable progress, but they have also encountered various problems.College completion rates for young blacks have increasedsubstantially, but they are only about one-half the rate for young whites. In 1981, for example, 11.5 percent of blacks aged twenty-five to twenty-nine and 21.3percent of。
武汉大学硕士生英语期末考试试卷真题扫描版
武汉大学硕士生英语期末考试试卷真题扫描版武汉大学硕士生英语期末考试试卷真题扫描版武汉大学是一所享有盛誉的高等学府，其英语教育水平一直处于国内领先地位。
每学期，武汉大学都会对硕士生进行英语期末考试，以确保学生的英语能力达到学校的要求。
以下是武汉大学硕士生英语期末考试试卷真题扫描版，供读者参考。
一、选择题1、The train _____ in an hour. A. leaves B. left C. is leavingD. will leave 答案：A 解析：根据时间状语“in an hour”可知，本题应使用一般将来时。
2、--- Shall we go for a walk? --- _____. A. It's a good ideaB. That's all rightC. You're welcomeD. Not at all 答案：A 解析：根据问句“shall we...”可知，本题应回答肯定回答，即“It'sa good idea”是正确答案。
3、--- How was your trip to Beijing? --- _____. A. It was greatB. It was terribleC. Yes, it was greatD. No, it was terrible 答案：A 解析：根据问句“How was your trip to Beijing?”可知，本题应回答“It was great”。
二、阅读理解4、The passage mainly discusses the relationship between language and culture. 答案：TRUE 解析：本文主要讨论语言和文化之间的关系，说明语言反映文化，文化影响语言。
41、The word "etiquette" in the passage refers to good manners. 答案：TRUE 解析：根据文章第二段中的句子“etiquette is a code of behavior that is based on rules of good manners”可知，“etiquette”指的是良好的礼仪。
云农大学研一专硕英语精读A卷附答案
学号：姓名：云南农业大学2014 —2015 学年 上 学期期末考试 2014级硕士研究生精读（I ）试卷（A 卷） （课程代码 1401210676001-1 ） 本试题满分100分，考试时间120分钟。
Part I Match (15%, 1.5 points each ) Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a number. Writer down your answer on the answer sheet. JUST TAKE AWAY THEIR GUNS (A) The president （William Clinton ）wants still tougher gun control legislation and thinks it will work. The public supports more gun control laws but suspects they won't work. The public is right. (B) Legal restraints on the lawful purchase of guns will have little effect on the illegal use of guns. There are some 200 million guns in private ownership, about one-third of them handguns. Only about 2 percent of the latter are employed to commit crimes. It would take a Draconian, and politically impossible, confiscation of legally purchased guns to make much of a difference in the number used by criminals. Moreover, only about one-sixth of the handguns used by serious criminals are purchased from a gun shop or pawnshop. Most of these handguns are stolen, borrowed or obtained through private purchases that wouldn't be affected by gun laws. (C) What is worse, any successful effort to shrink the stock of legally purchased guns (or of ammunition) would reduce the capacity of law-abiding people to defend themselves. Gun control advocates scoff at the importance of self-defense, but they are wrong to do so. Based on a household survey, Gary Kleck, a criminologist at Florida State University, has estimated that every year, guns are used -- that is, displayed or fired -- for defensive purposes more than a million times, not counting their use by the police. If his estimate is correct,第1页（共 7 页） 密封线this means that the number of people who defend themselves with a gun exceeds the number of arrests for violent crimes and burglaries.(D) Our goal should not be the disarming of law-abiding citizens. It should be to reduce the number of people who carry guns unlawfully, especially in places—on streets, in taverns---where the mere presence of a gun can increase the hazards we all face. The most effective way to reduce illegal gun carrying is to encourage the police to take guns away from people who carry them without a permit. This means encouraging the police to make street frisks.(E) The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution bans ―unreasonable searches and seizures.‖In 1968 the Supreme Court decided (Terry v. Ohio) that a frisk---patting down a person’outer clothing ----is proper if the officer has a ―reasonable suspicion‖ that the person is armed and dangerous. If a pat down reveals an object that might be a gun, the officer can enter the suspect’s pocket to remove it. If the gun is being carried illegally, the suspect can be arrested.(F)The reasonable suspicion test is much less stringent than the probable-cause standard the police must meet in order to make an arrest. A reasonable suspicion, however, is more than just a hunch; it must be supported by specific facts. The courts have held, not always consistently, that these facts include someone acting in a way that leads an experienced officer to conclude criminal activity may be afoot; someone fleeing at the approach of an officer; a person who fits a drug courier profile; a motorist stopped for a traffic violation who has a suspicious bulge in his pocket; a suspect identified by a reliable informant as carrying a gun. The Supreme Court has also upheld frisking people on probation or parole.(G) Some police departments frisk a lot of people, but usually the police frisk rather few, at least for the purpose of detecting illegal guns. In 1992 the police arrested about 240,000 people for illegally possessing or carrying a weapon. This is only about one-fourth as many as were arrested for public drunkenness. The average police officer will make no weapons arrests and confiscate no guns during any given year. Mark Moore, a professor of public policy at Harvard University, found that most weapons arrests were made because a citizen complained, not because the police were out looking for guns.(H)It is easy to see why. Many cities suffer from a shortage of officers, and even those with ample law-enforcement personnel worry about having their cases thrown out for constitutional reasons or being accused of police harassment. But the risk of violating the Constituting or engaging in actual, as opposed to perceived, harassment can be substantially reduced.第2页（共7 页）(I)Each patrol officer can be given a list of people on probation or parole who live on that officer’s beat and be rewarded for making frequent stops to insure that they are not carrying guns. Officers can be trained to recognize the kinds of actions that the Court will accept as providing the ―reasonable suspicion‖ necessary for a stop and frisk. Membership in a gang known for assaults and drug dealing could be made the basis, by statute or Court precedent, for gun frisks.(J)The available evidence supports the claim that self-defense is a legitimate form of deterrence. People who report to the National Crime Survey that they defended themselves with a weapon were less likely to lose property in a robbery or be injured in an assault than those who did not defend themselves. Statistics have shown that would-be burglars are threatened by gun-wielding victims about as many times a year as they are arrested (and much more often than they are sent to prison) and that the chances of a burglar being shot are about the same as his chances of going to jail. Criminals know these facts even if gun control advocates do not and so are less likely to burgle occupied homes in America than occupied ones in Europe, where the residents rarely have guns.(K) Some gun control advocates may concede these points but rejoin that the cost of self-defense is self-injury: Handgun owners are more likely to shot themselves or their loved one than a criminal. Not quite. Most gun accidents involve rifles and shotguns, not handguns. Moreover, the rate of fatal gun accidents has been declining while the level of gun ownership has been rising. There are fatal gun accidents just as there are fatal car accidents, but in fewer than two percent of the gun fatalities was the victim someone mistaken for an intruder.(L)Those who urge us to forbid or severely restrict the sale of guns ignore these facts. Worse, they adopt a position that is politically absurd. In effect, they say, ―Your government, having failed to protect your person and your property from criminal assault, now intends to deprive you of the opportunity to protect yourself.‖(M) Opponents of gun control make a different mistake. The National Rifle Association and its allies tell us that ―guns don’t kill, people kill‖and urge the Government to punish more severely people who use guns to commit crimes. Locking up criminals does protect society from future crimes, and the prospect of being locked up may deter criminals. But our experience with meting out tougher sentences is mixed. The tougher the prospective sentence, the less likely it is to be imposed, or at least to be imposed swiftly. If the Legislature adds on time for crimes committed with a gun, prosecutors often bargain away the add-ons; even when they do not, the judges in many states are reluctant to impose add-ons.(N) Worse, the presence of a gun can contribute to the magnitude of the crime even on the part of those who worry about serving a long prison sentence. Many criminals carry guns not to rob stores but to protect themselves from other armed criminals. Gang violence has become more threatening to bystanders as gang members have第3页（共7 页）begun to arm themselves. People may commit crimes, but guns make some crimes worse. Guns often convert spontaneous outbursts of anger into fatal encounters. When some people carry them on the streets, others will want to carry them to protect themselves, and an urban arms race will be underway.(O)And modern science can be enlisted to help. Metal detectors at airports have reduced the number of airplane bombings and skyjackings to nearly zero. But these detectors only work at very close range. What is needed is a device that will enable the police to detect the presence of a large lump of metal in someone’s pocket from a distance of ten or fifteen feet. Receiving such a signal could supply the officer with reasonable grounds for a pat-down. Underemployed nuclear physicists and electronics engineers in the post-cold-war era surely have the talents for designing a better gun detector.(P)Even if we do all these things, there will still be complaints. Innocent people will be stooped. Young black and Hispanic men will probably be stopped more often than older white Anglo males or women of any race. But if we are serious about reducing drive-by shootings, fatal gang wars and lethal quarrels in public places, we must get illegal guns off the street. We cannot do this by multiplying the forms one fill out at gun shops or by pretending that guns are not a problem until a criminal uses one.1.If a criminal knows that the home owner is equipped with a gun, he may give up the idea of breaking into thehouse. ( )2. A policeman has the right to take the object away from a potential criminal if his patting down the suspect’spocket indicates a possible weapon carrying. ( )3.The fact that many law-abiding citizens buy guns to protect themselves is ignored by those who claim gunpurchase should be controlled. ( )4. A person carrying a gun is likely to kill others when he loses control of his temper even though he didn’tintend to do so. ( )5.It is almost impossible to reduce crimes involving handguns by gun legislation. ( )6.Most people were arrested for being illegally armed with guns largely because the police officers got reportsfrom citizens. ( )7. Sometimes, a person may be accidentally killed because the house owner mistakenly took him as a burglar. ( )8.The policeman can arrest a person if the latter tries to run away when seeing the former walking towards him.( )9. The fear of being put into prison may prevent a criminal from committing a crime. ( )第4页（共7 页）10. People carrying guns illegally in public pose great dangers to others around him ( )Part II. Reading in Depth (30%, 2points each )Directions：In this section, there is a passage with 15 blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefullybefore making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please write down thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.How to live with racial difference has been America’s profound social problem. For the first 100 years or so following emancipation it was controlled by a legally sanctioned inequality that acted as 1 between the races. No longer is this the case. On campuses today, as throughout society, blacks enjoy equality under the law --- a profound social 2 . No student may be kept out of a class or a dormitory or a(n) 3 activity because of his or her race. But there is a paradox here: On a campus where members of all races are gathered, mixed together in the classroom as well as socially, differences are more 4 than ever. And this is where the trouble starts. For members of each race --- young adults coming into their own, often away from home for the first time --- bring to this site of freedom, exploration, and now, today, 5 , very deep fears and anxieties, inchoate feelings of racial shame, anger, and guilt. These feelings could lie dormant in the home, in familiar neighborhoods, in simpler days of childhood. But the college campus, with its structures of interaction and adult-level 6 --- b ig exam, the dorm, the ―mixer‖--- is another matter. I think campus 7 is born of the rub between racial difference and a setting, the campus itself, devoted to interaction and equality. On our campuses, such concentrated micro–societies, all that remains 8 between blacks and whites, all the old wounds and shames that have never been addresses, present themselves for attention --- and present our youth with pressures they cannot always 9 .And there is another, related paradox, stemming from the notion of --- and practice of --- affirmative action. Under the provisions of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, all state governments and institutions (including universities) were forced to 10 plans to increase the proportion of minority and women employees --- in the case of universities, of students too. Affirmative action plans that establish racial quotes were ruled unconstitutional more than ten years ago in University of California Regents v. Bakke. But quotas are only the most 11 aspect of affirmative action; the principle of affirmative action is reflected in various university programs aimed at redressing and overcoming past patterns of discrimination. Of course, to be 12 of the patterns of discrimination--- the fact, say, that public schools in the black inner cities are more crowded and employ fewer top-notch teachers than white suburban 13 schools, and that this is a factor in student performance --- is only reasonable. However, in doing this we also call 14 quite obviously to the difference: in the case of blacks and whites, racial difference. What has emerged on campus in recent years--- as a result of the new equality and affirmative action, in a sense, as a result of progress--- is a politics of difference, a troubling, volatile politics in which each group justifies itself, its sense of worth and its 15 of power, through difference alone.第5页（共7 页）Part III Translation from English into Chinese (20%, 10 points each passage) Directions:Put the following two passages into Chinese. Write your Chinese versions in the corresponding space given on your Answer Sheet.Passage OneI had a long and salutary session with the stuff that night, and as my spiritual bruises became less painful under healing influence, I reviewed the incidents of the past few days. Inescapably, the realization was being borne in upon my preconditioned mind that the centuries-old and universally accepted human concept of wolf character was a palpable lie. On three separate occasions in less than a week I had been completely at the mercy of these ―savage killers;‖ but far from attempting to tear me limb from limb, they had displayed a restraint verging on contempt, even when I invaded their home and appeared to be posing a direct threat to the young pups.Passage twoOpponents of the death penalty frequentl y cite the sixth of the Ten Commandments ―Thou Shalt Not Kill‖ in an attempt to prove that capital punishment is divinely procribed. In the orginal Hebrew, however, the Sixth Commandment reads ―Thou Shalt Not Commit Murder,‖ and the Torah specifies capital punishment for a variety of offenses. The biblical viewpoint has been upheld by philosophers throughout history. Alexis de Tocqueville, For instance, who expressed profound respect for American institutions, believes that the death penalty was indispensable to the support of social order.Part IV Translation from Chinese into English (20%, 10 points each passage )Directions:Put the following two passages into English. Write your English versions in the corresponding space given on your Answer Sheet.Passage One越来越多受英文教育的海外华人父母，已经认识到孩子在掌握不可或缺的英文的同时，也通晓中文的重要性。
2013级研究生期末考试英语试卷A-副本
2013级研究⽣期末考试英语试卷A-副本河北联合⼤学2013级研究⽣期末考试英语试卷(A)年级：专业：姓名__________ 分数__________Part I Vocabulary (30%)Directions: There are thirty questions in this section. Each question is a sentence with something missing. Below each sentence are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Write the correct answers on your Answer Sheet.1.Theodore Roosevelt was a ____ man; he was successful as a statesman, soldier, sportsman,explorer, and author.A. ableB. capableC. skillfulD. versatile2. The small town has ____ many changes during last 10 years.A. undergoneB. developedC. involvedD. undertaken3. The old farmer ____ his wife, living until 105 years of age.A. passedB. survivedC. lastedD. endured4. Poor eyesight is a ____ to many students.A. preventionB. backwardnessC. handicapD. shortcoming5. The wheat crop will be ____ without strong spring rains.A. decimatedB. spoiltC. decayedD. delayed6. The various parts of the essays do not adequately ____.A. dependB. interrelateC. relateD. cooperate7. Hot weather ____ the bacteria in the milk rapidly.A. reducesB. decreasesC. multipliesD. enhances8. If something very substantial is not done next month, he cannot ____ his office.A. retainB. haveC. obtainD. secure9. We sent him an invitation but he ____.A. refrainedB. declinedC. rejectedD. denied10. The lifeguard pulled the ____ body out of the pool.A. diedB. dyingC. inanimateD. weak11. If you are to be accepted as a member of the club you must ____ by its rules.A. agreeB. abideC. confirmD. conform12. ____ you dislike ancient monuments, Warrick Castle is worth a visit.A. SinceB. EvenC. IfD. Even if13. The cities were to be ____ and the population distributed in villages.A. deflatedB. reducedC. decayedD. defined14. He gave a ____ account of what has happened.A. discomfortedB. distortedC. dismissedD. discovered15. His speech ____ trouble among the workers.A. firmedB. ferriedC. fermentedD. festered16. The criminal was told he would be ____ from punishment if he said what he knew about the murder.A. impossibleB. immuneC. improbableD. imminent17. If you ___ the elastic band any more, it will break.A. takeB. graspC. strainD. hold18. The Egyptians ____ an area equal to France and Spain combined.A. inhabitB. liveC. dwellD. settle19. He is ____ considered to be a great explorer.A. after allB. everything butC. by no meansD. all but20. It was a long time before scientists could ____ the mystery of the atom.A. penetrateB. pierceC. permeateD. pervade21. The speaker was a long way ____.A. on the trackB. in the trackC. of the trackD. off the track22. The new government tried to ____ the growing discontent of the people.A. refuseB. defuseC. declineD. deduce23. The catch is how to grow rice in a dry area.A. puzzlingB. confusionC. catchD. catching24. They were surprised to see the efficiency of the ____ military machine of that country.A. well-oiledB. well arrangedC. well paidD. well equipped25. He was ____ to learn that he had been left out of the basketball team.A. informedB. upsetC. surprisingD. aware26. It is fortunate when a young man?s career goals ____ with what his parents wish for him.A. occurB. happenC. coincideD. take place27. If the body is robbed this way for too long, vital organs ____.A. break downB. break outC. break awayD. break in28. If your car ____ on a turnpike, wait for assistance.A. rattlesB. is wrongC. worn offD. conks out29. My pencil is ____ to a stump.A. wornB. worn downC. worn offD. worn out30. The waterfall has ____ a hole in the stone.A. worn downB. worn outC. wornD. pierced throughPart II Reading Comprehension (40%)Passage 1“My advisor wants me to call him by his first name,” many foreign graduate students in the U.S. have said. “I just can?t do it! It doesn?t seem right. I have to show my respect.”On the other hand, professors have said of foreign students, “They keep bowing and saying …yes, sir, yes, sir.? I can hardly stand it! I wish they?d stop being so polite and just say what they have on their minds.”Differing ideas about formality and respect frequently complicate relationships between American professors and students from abroad, especially Asian students ( and most especially female Asian students).The professors generally prefer informal relationships (sometimes, but not always, including use of first names rather than of titles and family names) and a little acknowledgement of status differences. Many foreign students are used to more formal relationships and sometimes have difficulty bringing themselves to speak to their teachers at all, let alone address them by their given names.The characteristics of student-teacher relationships on American campuses vary somewhat , depending on whether the students involved are undergraduate or graduate students, and depending on the size and nature of the school. Graduate students typically have more intense relationships with their professors than undergraduates do; at smaller schools student-teacher relationships are typically even less formal than they are at larger schools.To say that student-teacher relationships are informal is not to say that there are no recognized status differences between the two groups. There are .But students may show their respect mainly in the vocabulary and tone of voice they use when speaking to teachers. Much of their behavior around teachers may seem to foreign students to be disrespectful. Americanstudents will eat in class, read newspapers, and assume quite informal postures. Teachers might not enjoy such behavior, but they tolerate it. Students, after all, are individuals who have the right to decide for themselves how they are going to act.31. American professors think it ______ to be addressed by their given names.A) acceptable B)disrespectful C) formal D) strange32. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A) Many foreign students keep informal relationships with their teachers.B) Many foreign students are straightforward with their teachers.C) Many foreign students prefer to be treated differently by their teachers.D) Many foreign students? politeness makes their American professors uncomfortable.33. In the U.S., more formal relationships are typically expected between ____________.A) professors teaching graduate studentsB) graduate students at smaller universitiesC) professors and their students of scienceD) graduate students and their professors at big universities34. The term “status differences” in this passage refers to the fact that___________A) students have different age groupsB) students have different levels of performanceC) teachers are in a higher position of respectD) teachers should change their methods with different students35. American students behave as they please in class because their teachers ___________A) prefer to regard them as their friendsB) hope to make sure they are not nervousC) believe that they should be allowed to do what they likeD) concentrate more on teaching than anything elsePassage 2You and your husband/wife share many of the same points of view and basic values, but you find yourselves continually getting into arguments about significant matters.What's the problem? Is there something wrong with your partner, or the relationship?Before you blame yourself, you should be aware that these arguments may simply be caused by differences in your conversational style, or in how you approach a conversation. According to Deborah Tannen, author of the best-selling book You Just Don't Understand, men and women view the world differently, and as a result, they speak and hear things differently."A man sees the world," says Tannen, "as a hierarchical (分等级的) social order in which he's either one up or one down. In this world," she explains, "conversations are negotiations in which people try to achieve and maintain the upper hand if they can, and protect themselves from others' attempts to put them down and push them around."Women, on the other hand, view the world as a network of connections. "In this world," notes Tannen, "conversations are negotiations for closeness in which people try to seek and give confirmation and support. They try to protect themselves from others' attempts to push them away."“These different perspectives are established in childhood. Boys and girls grow up in different …worlds of words?,” Explains Tannen. “They?re talked to differently and take different conversational styles as a result.” These different conversationalstyles continue throughout our adult lives and can lead to a lot of misunderstandings.“Learning about these differences won?t make them go away,”says Tannen. But it can help men and women accept them and understand that each style is valid. It can also help men and women stop blaming themselves and each other when misunderstandings occur, and understand that what seems like bad intentions may actually be good intentions expressed ina different conversational style.36. This passage is written to make the point that ________.A) men and women share the same basic valuesB) men should be blamed for most of the arguments at homeC) appropriate conversational styles are difficult to learnD) different conversational styles may result in misunderstandings37. Judging from Deborah Tannen?s words, it seems that_______.A) men tend to compete with others more than womenB) men are more easygoing than womenC) women tend to live in a world of their ownD) women are more easily hurt than men38. It can be concluded from the passage that a conversational style is formed if one______.A) lives in a particular environment for a long timeB) argues with other people frequentlyC) spends time learning a particular style by painstaking effortsD) tries hard to avoid misunderstandings39. Knowing the differences in conversational styles can help people_________.A) avoid mistakes in their conversationsB) understand each other betterC) tolerate other people?s faultsD) talk more clearly and effectively40. So far as conversational styles are concerned, in the writer?s opinion, ________.A) women?s style is better B) men?s style is betterC) neither is better than the other D) children have the best style because they have none Passage 3Elizabeth's father died when she was nine. Her family was large, and very poor. She struggled for self esteem, but it was difficult when her clothes weren't as nice as the other kids and her new school was still unfamiliar.During a math lesson, Elizabeth stared at the chalkboard and was struggling to understand a concept. With every stroke of the chalk, she became more confused. She had suffered from chronic ear infections (感染), and had missed many days of her fifth grade year. When she finally got the courage to raise her little hand and ask Mr. Thompson how the problem was done, he became very angry. He marched her up in front of the class and told this insecure child that she was "incapable of learning and extremely stupid."This remark plagued (使......困扰）Elizabeth for years.Elizabeth drifted into marriage. After discovering her husband's long time infidelity (不忠），she found herself divorced with three young daughters. She moved back to her home state and tried to pick up the pieces she had left behind.Knowing that she would be the sole support of these children, and having no desire toremarry, Elizabeth started college. Like most good mothers, she wanted the best for her children. She didn't want to deprive them of their mother. She would rise early and stay up late to get every spare minute she could to study.When she received her first "A" she was confused. She thought there must be some mistake. This was Elizabeth, Elizabeth the stupid. When her good grades piled up, she realized for the first time that maybe Mr. Thompson was wrong. She graduated from Brigham Young University, and will soon be receiving her master's degree at California State University in San Bernardino.41. The reason why Elizabeth stared at the chalkboard was that________.A) she had ear infections and could not hear very wellB) she was still overwhelmed by the death of her fatherC) too much homework had made her tired and sickD) what the teacher wrote was beyond her understanding42. Mr. Thompson can be best described as a teacher who was________.A) dull and stupid B) impatient and cruelC) strict with his students D) incapable of making himself understood43. We can learn from the passage that Elizabeth started college because she__________.A) was not a very responsible motherB) needed to be able to support her childrenC) knew she could achieve great success in collegeD) wanted her children to have an educated mother44. Why was Elizabeth confused when she got her first "A"?A) Because she believed that it was a mistake.B) Because she had not studied hard enough.C) Because she felt hurt by other people's comments.D) Because she did not trust her teacher.45. Elizabeth's case shows that_________.A) people can overcome a negative self-image through hard workB) a student can achieve great success even though he or she is stupidC) people who suffer a lot are more likely to work hard and succeed in the end.D) poor children can also receive the best education and rise high in lifePassage 4Keeping out of trouble in marriage by staying quiet is an excellent piece of advice. For example, don't say to your wife, "You forgot to salt the food." You can quietly salt it yourself, as you will not be gaining anything by criticizing your wife. Don't say, "You are always going to your parents, instead of being at home." Instead, if it bothers you, do something interesting with your wife, so that she will want to stay at home.A wife can also cause damage by saying things thoughtlessly. For example, if she says,"Can you stop reading the newspaper and speak to me?" it hurts her husband. Instead, she can get his attention by showing him some affection or telling him something that will interest him. Saying to her husband, "Why do you always leave such a mess after yourself?" only breeds resentment (怨恨) and makes matters worse. Instead of that, she can say, "It would be so great if you would help me by organizing your stuff after you finish." If he has a habit that he cannot change, it is better not to mention it at all, but to learn to live with it, since every word will only aggravate (加剧) the problem more.Most arguments in marriage occur when one spouse expresses a negative opinion of the other. Do not forget that anything you say is well-remembered by your spouse and can cause great damage to your marriage. It is not possible to take back the sting of hurtful words once they have been said; therefore it is much wiser not to say them in the first place.It is always right to praise your spouse. Try to find something nice to say every day. Such words strengthen the bond between a couple, since they show that you care for one another.Saying the right words to your spouse is very important. You very seldom go wrong if you think carefully before you speak.46. In order to keep out of trouble in marriage, one should______.A) point out any mistake one's spouse has madeB) avoid using hurtful wordsC) salt the food oneselfD) stay at home most of the time47.To stop his wife from going to her parents too frequently, the best thing a husband can do is______.A) try to do more housework B) never say anything wrongC) talk to her parents D) do something interesting with her48. To avoid conflict with her husband, it is suggested that the wife_____.A) learn to live with her husband's bad habitB) help her husband in his workC) live away from home for a short whileD) discuss everything with her husband49. The reason why one should not express a negative opinion of his or her spouse is that_____.A) it is very often ignored B) it is actually quite uselessC) nobody can tolerate a negative opinion from othersD) anything that has been said can not be taken back50. To strengthen the bond between a couple, both the husband and the wife should_____.A) praise rather than criticize each otherB) tell frankly what they think of each otherC) find time to talk to each other as often as possibleD) do everything possible to please each otherPart III Cloze (15%)Choose a proper word from the list to fill in each blank in the following passage. Change the form of the word if necessary. before depict than not respect marvel at when from used suffer announce as beneath enjoy nearly so longLate next century, when scholars are scripting the definitive history of the PC, these last few years of high-octane growth may actually ___51___ as the Dark Ages. Historians will ___52___ how we toiled in front of monolithic, beige BUBs (big ugly boxes), ___53___ under the oppressive glare of cathode-ray tubes while our legs scraped against the 30-pound towers___54___ our desks.They may also mark 1999 ___55___ the start of the PC renaissance, ___56___ manufacturers finally started to get it; design matters. This holiday season, computer shoppers will ___57___ unprecedented variety in shapes, sizes and colors ------ and not just in Apple?s groundbreaking line of translucent iMascs and iBooks. ___58___ every major PC maker now has innovative desktop designs on the way to market, ___59___ hourglass-sculpted towers to flat-panel displays with all the processing innards packed into the base. Among industrial designers, who still think the PC has a long way ___60___ you?llwant to display it on your mantle, the only question is, what took ___61___? “The PC industry has ridiculed design for a long time,” says Hartmut Esslinger, founder of Frog Design. “They ___62___ their customers and have underestimated their desires.”PC makers are finally catching on ------ and it?s partly out of desperation. Manufacturers ___63___ used to sell computers by trumpeting their techno bells and whistles, like processor speed and memory. But since ever-faster chips have given us more power on the desktop ___64___ we could ever possibly use, computer makers have been competing on price ------ a strategy that has dropped most units below $1,000 and slashed profits. Last week IBM limped from the battlefield, ___65___ it would pull its lagging Aptiva line from store shelves and sell only on the Web. Competing only on price “made an industry shakeout inevitable”, says Nick Donatiello, president of the marketing-research firm Odyssey.Part IV Writing (15%)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 150 words according to the following situation:With the development of computer technology, translation of language by machines is highly developed in our current society therefore, some people think it is not necessary for students to learn a foreign language. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the opinion? Give your reasons.。
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PART ⅢVOCABULARY31. Goal Setting is extremely important to __________ and success.A. mediationB. initiationC. motivationD. adaptation32. The Football Club recognizes that in the competitive world of professional football, they must be ambitious, creative and _________ to change.A. originalB. potentialC. adaptiveD. intellectual33. No longer confined to working in the bedroom, wireless ________ to the Internet has been made available in most hotels.A. accessB. pursuitC. peerD. acquisition34. With regard to fuel, the urgent _______ is to save and replace oil.A. allotmentB. priorityC. competencyD. efficacy35. Scientists ________ spacemen to all kinds of tests before they send them up in rockets.A. subjectB. adoptC. ensureD. restore36. English is one of the world’s _________ languages, so we must try to learn it well.A. moderateB. obviousC. predominantD. undeniable37. Before getting it printed, she went through the typescript carefully to _______ all errors from it.A. diminishB. eliminateC. indicateD. extend38. There have been studies showing that smoking and lung cancer are closely __________.A. interactedB. overlappedC. emphasizedD. correlated39. His speech _________ the difficulties involved in the Project Hope.B. computerizedC. mobilizedD. subsidized40. The President has promised his hope in his speech the ________ of economic growth.A. abilityB. sustainabilityC. mobilityD. productivity41. The government has _________ the task of building the Olympic stadium to the construction team.A. assignedB. assessedC. assistedD. assembled42. I think we should be able to ________ the airplane ticket so that you can start tomorrow.A. struggleB. mingleC. wangleD. double43. Schools were located in the same campus to ________ the sharing of resources.A. facilitateB. appreciateC. illustrateD. evaluate44. The budget of constructing the across-sea bridge between Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao was ______ by the respective governments.A. assembledB. approvedC. appointedD. applauded45. His mother was hard-working and ________ for her four children.A. carefulB. ambitiousC. regardlessD. influential46. Older people are more ________ to the virus.A. linkedB. involvedC. susceptibleD. protective47. The company said the debt was _______ during its acquisition of nine individual businesses.A. reducedB. paidC. cancelled48. Many people are still complaining that there are so many _______ in our education system.A. defectsB. variationsC. programsD. tests49. Financial experts have _______ signs that the economy is beginning to improve.A. detectedB. designedC. influencedD. predicted50. As many as 100 species of fish, some _______ to these waters may have been affected by the pollution.A. uniqueB. dependentC. dispensableD. essential51. He excels at _________ language games that can be used for students in class.A. devotingB. accountingC. cultivatingD. devising52. The newspaper gives a somewhat _______ report of what actually happened.A. fascinatedB. distortedC. depressedD. devised53. In fact, there is a greater _______ of wildlife of the four-footed in the more temperate southern regions.A. influenceB. abundanceC. effectD. importance54. Our company aims to continue operating in this way next year and welcome your feedback on this _________ of delivery.A. traitB. modeC. resourceD. goal55. Manpower resource building is a key to _________ competitive capacity and service quality.A. allocatingB. reactingC. overwhelmingD. upgrading56. Tickets will be _______ on a first come, first served basis on the day of the event according to the capacity of the venue.B. upgradedC. allocatedD. achievedPART ⅢVOCABULARY31. Summaries can be obtained for free; you need to _______ to get the full reports.A. adaptB. participateC. enhanceD. subscribe32. With great efforts and __________, he successfully obtained his Ph.D.A. acquisitionB. flexibilityC. persistenceD. intellectuality33. I reminded children of how we did this and we clapped the _________ together.A. outletB. rhythmC. accessD. priority34. Although Grandma is 80 years old, she _________ a clear memory of her schooldays.A. attainsB. retainsC. obtainsD. attends35. New research suggests that species that grow too large may be more _______ to extinction.A. viableB. proneC. likelyD. suffering36. Disappointed at failing the test, Peter lay there _______ for a long time.A. moralB. immoralC. mobileD. immobile37. “We will ________ this physics problem in the next class”, said Prof. Huang.A. combatB. confessC. sustainD. address38. The pupils have been told that breathing exercises can help to ________ stress.A. relieveB. tripleD. divert39. It is a common practice that on the eve of Chinese Spring Festival, all night long fireworks _______into the sky.A. easeB. soarC. combatD. swell40. The refugees of the flood have been living in _________ housing provided by the authorities.A. sustainedB. mobilizedC. subsidizedD. eased41. She turned her head, _________ to his grin with a smile.A. respondingB. leadingC. objectingD. devoting42. They are working to ensure that their market share remains ________ against competition.A. consequentB. alternativeC. sureD. secure43. Mr. Baker’s assistant telephoned to _______ his appointment with the chairman.A. confirmB. orderC. questionD. appoint44. Japanese food has been presented as expensive and ________ for special occasions.A. gatheredB. reservedC. collectedD. relieved45. Much later, he ________ with his son Michael on the English translation of a text on anti-aging.A. dealtB. collaboratedC. agreedD. compared46. The operation ________ putting a small tube into your heart.A. conductsB. managesC. involvesD. performs47. The ________ of getting all the answers correct is about one in ten.B. probabilityC. aspectD. sequence48. For the sake of convenience, the photographs are shown in chronological __________.A. sequenceB. processC. activityD. schedule49. It was dangerous to visit earthquake-hit area, but she set out _______ of the risk.A. recklessB. regardC. regardlessD. hideously50. We can solve our _______ affairs by our own intelligence.A. indoorB. insideC. outdoorD. internal51. The new Prime Minister is _______ relationships with old Eastern Bloc countries.A. accountingB. excludingC. cultivatingD. pursuing52. He came in with four shopping bags and _______ them on the table.A. tookB. devotedC. pursuedD. dumped。