江西师范大学2010年学位英语考试卷
江西历年学位英语考试真题
江西历年学位英语考试真题Part1 Reading Comprehension (40%)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are fourchoices marked A), B), C), and D). You should decide on the best choiceand mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single linethrough the center.Passage OneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:After reading so much, you may wonder how to make a book. It’s time for you to have a try!Have you ever wondered how a book is made? It takes a lot of people to make a book. It can take months, or even years, for a book to go from an idea to a finished product.A book begins when an author comes up with an idea for a book. Authors get ideas in different ways. They may get ideas from their own lives, from watching the world around them, orfrom reading.Next, an author may plan the book by making an outline ( 提纲 ). Sometimes authors do research to gather information. They may read books or articles. They may interview people orvisit places.Then, the author begins to write. Authors may write for months or years to finish a manuscript. A manuscript is the text an author produces for publication.Finally, the author sends the completed manuscript to a publisher. If the publisher decides topublish the book, the author works with an editor. An editor reads the manuscript. Then he or sherecommends changes to improve the book. A copy editor reads the manuscript to correct anygrammatical mistake.After an author makes the suggested changes, a designer may decide how the book will look.The designer may choose the size, shape, and type styles for the book. Some picture book authorscreate their own illustrations（插图）. If not, an illustrator is chosen to create pictures for the book.The illustrator makes sketches of pictures that will go on each page. The sketches are sent tothe publishing company. The editor makes sure the pictures clearly tell the story. The designerchecks how the words and pictures will fit together on the pages.2After the design changes are made, the illustrator begins creating the final pictures. He or shemay change the colours, the perspective, or the composition of pictures. It may take months tocreate all the pictures.The finished art is then sent to the publisher. The designer adjusts（调整）how the picturesand words fit together on the pages. The completed pages are sent to the printer. Many books arestill made into books with paper pages.The printer uses huge printing presses to make the pages. The pages are fixed together. Thebook cover is added. The finished books are then sent to the publisher’s warehouse. They arestored there until they are bought by libraries and bookstores.E-readers have changed how some books are made. Some authors do not use a publisheratall. Instead of sending a manuscript to a publisher, some authors turn their manuscripts intoeBooks themselves. Finally, an author’s eBook is uploaded（上传）to virtual bookstores on theInternet. Customers can buy and download eBooks from these websites.1. According to the passage, the designer’s job is to ________. [单选题] *A. create pictures for the book.B. make an outline of the book.C. decide how the book will look.(正确答案)D. correct grammatical mistakes in the book.2. Your first book will be published soon. What will first happen to it after the illustrator hascreated the final pictures? [单选题] *A. B.C.(正确答案)D.3. The writer uses the LAST paragraph to ________. [单选题] *A. introduce the history of eBooks.B. describe the disadvantages of eBooks.C. show the development of making a book.(正确答案)D. ask customers to support authors in making a book.4. The writer explains how to make a book by ________. [单选题] *A. giving causesB. showing steps(正确答案)C. providing examplesD. expressing opinions5. What is the best title for the passage? *A. From Idea to Book(正确答案)B. Different Kinds of BooksC. Workers in the Publishing HouseD. Between Publishers and CustomersPassage TwoGrown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming foryears can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle aftermany years and still ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother whohas not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins "Twinkle,twinkle, little star" or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.One explanation is the law of overlearning , which can be stated as follows: Once we havelearned something, additional learning trials(尝试) increase the length of time we will rememberit.In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves ofwords such as "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks.We not only learn but overlearn.The multiplication tables(乘法口诀表) are an exception to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of the things weoverlearn in childhood.The law of overlearning explains why cramming(突击学习) for an examination, though itmay result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. By cramming, astudent may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon toforget almost everything he learned. A little overlearning, on the other hand, is really necessary forone's future development.6. What is the main idea of paragraph 1? [单选题] *A. People remember well what they learned in childhood.(正确答案)B. Children have a better memory than grown-ups.C. Poem reading is a good way to learn words.D. Stories for children arc easy to remember.7. The author explains the law of overlearning by_________. [单选题] *A. presenting research findingsB. selling down general rulesC. making a comparisonD. using examples(正确答案)8. According to the author, being able to use multiplication tables is_______.4 [单选题] *A. a result of overlearning(正确答案)B. a special case of crammingC. a skill to deal with math problemsD. a basic step towards advanced studies9. What does the word "they" in Paragraph 4 refer to? [单选题] *A. Commonly accepted rules.B. The multiplication tables.(正确答案)C. Things easily forgotten.D. School subjects.10. What is the author's opinion on cramming? [单选题] *A. It leads to failure in college exams.B. It's helpful only in a limited way.(正确答案)C. It's possible to result in poor memory.D. It increases students' learning interest.Passage ThreeQuestions1 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:Not so long ago, most people didn’t know who Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was going to become. She was just an average high school athlete. There was every indication that she was justanother Jamaican teenager without much of a future. However, one person wanted to change this.Stephen Francis observed then eighteen-year-old Shelly-Ann at a track meet and was convincedthat he had seen the beginnings of true greatness. Her times were not exactly impressive, but evenso, he sensed there was something trying to get out, something the other coaches had overlookedwhen they had assessed her and found her lacking. He decided to offer Shelly-Ann a place in hisvery strict training sessions. Their cooperation quickly produced results, and a few years later atJamaica's Olympic trials in early 2008, Shelly-Ann, who at that time only ranked number 70 in theworld, beat Jamaica's unchallenged queen of the sprint (短跑).“Where did she come from?” asked an astonished sprinting world, before concluding that she must be one of those one-hit wonders that spring up from time to time, only to disappear againwithout signs. But Shelly-Ann was to prove that she was anything but a one-hit wonder. At theBeijing Olympics she swept away any doubts about her ability to perform consistently by becoming the first Jamaican woman ever to win the 100 meters Olympic gold. She did it again oneyear on at the World Championships in Berlin, becoming world champion with a time of 10.73 —the fourth fastest time ever.Shelly-Ann is a little woman with a big smile. She has a mental toughness that did not comeabout by chance. Her journey to becoming the fastest woman on earth has been anything butsmooth and effortless. She grew up in one of Jamaica's toughest inner-city communities known asWaterhouse, where she lived in a one-room apartment, sleeping four in a bed with her mother andtwo brothers. Waterhouse, one of the poorest communities in Jamaica, is a really violent andoverpopulated place. Several of Shelly-Ann's friends and family were caught up in the killings;one of her cousins was shot dead only a few streets away from where she lived. Sometimes herfamily didn't have enough to eat. She ran at the school championships barefooted because shecouldn't afford shoes. Her mother Maxime, one of a family of fourteen, had been an athlete herselfas a young girl, but, like so many other girls in Waterhouse, had to stop after she had her first baby.5Maxime's early entry into the adult world with its responsibilities gave her the determination toensure that her kids would not end up in Waterhouse's roundabout of poverty. One of the firstthings Maxime used to do with Shelly-Ann was taking her to the track, and she was ready tosacrifice everything.It didn't take long for Shelly-Ann to realize that sports could be her way out of Waterhouse.On a summer evening in Beijing in 2008, all those long, hard hours of work and commitmentfinally bore fruit. The barefoot kid who just a few years previously had been living in poverty,surrounded by criminals and violence, had written a new chapter in the history of sports. But Shelly-Ann's victory was far greater than that. The night she won Olympic gold in Beijing, the routine murders in Waterhouse and the drug wars in the neighbouring streets stopped.The dark cloud above one of the world's toughest criminal neighbourhoods simply disappeared fora few days. “I have so much fire burning for my country,” Shelly said. She plans to start a foundation for homeless children and wants to build a community centre in Waterhouse. Shehopes to inspire the Jamaicans to lay down their weapons. She intends to fight to make it awoman's as well as a man's world.As Muhammad Ali puts it, “Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them. A desire, a dream, a vision.” One of the things Shelly-Anncan be proud of is her understanding of this truth.11. Why did Stephen Francis decide to coach Shelly-Ann? [单选题] *A. He had a strong desire to free her family from trouble.B. He sensed a great potential in her despite her weaknesses.(正确答案)C. She had big problems maintaining her performance.D. She suffered a lot of defeats at the previous track meets.12. What did the sprinting world think of Shelly-Ann before the 2008 Olympic Games? [单选题] *A. She would become a promising star.B. She badly needed to set higher goals.C. Her sprinting career would not last long.(正确答案)D. Her talent for sprinting was known to all.13. What made Maxime decide to train her daughter on the track? [单选题] *A. Her success and lessons in her career.B. Her interest in Shelly-Ann’s quick profit.C. Her wish to get Shelly-Ann out of poverty.D. Her early entrance into the sprinting world.(正确答案)D. Her early entrance into the sprinting world.14. What can we infer from Shelly-Ann’s statement underlined in Paragraph 5? [单选题] *A. She was highly rewarded for her efforts.B. She was eager to do more for her country.(正确答案)C. She became an athletic star in her country.D. She was the envy of the whole community.15. By mentioning Muhammad Ali’s words, the author intends to tell usthat______________. [单选题] *A. players should be highly inspired by coachesB. great athletes need to concentrate on patienceC. hard work is necessary in one’s achievementsD. motivation allows great athletes to be on the top(正确答案)Passage FourQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:One evening in February 2007, a student named Paula Ceely brought her car to a stop on aremote road in Wales. She got out to open a metal gate that blocked her path .That’s when sheheard the whistle sounded by the driver of a train. Her Renault Clio was parked across a railwayline. Seconds later, she watched the train drag her car almost a kilometre down the railway tracks.6Ceely’s near miss made the news because she blamed it on he GPS (导航仪). She had neverdriven the route before. It was dark and raining heavily. Ceely was relying on her GPS, but itmade no mention of the crossing. “I put my complete trust in the device and it led me right intothe path of a speeding train,” she told the BBC.Who is to blame here? Rick Stevenson, who tells Ceely’s story in his book When MachinesFail Us, points the finger at the limitations of technology. We put our faith in digital devices, hesays, but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job. They are filled with small problems.And it’s not just GPS devices: Stevenson takes us on a tour of digital disasters involving everything from mobile phones to wireless keyboards.The problem with his argument in the book is that it’s not clear why he only focuses on digital technology, while there may be a number of other possible causes. A map-maker mighthave left the crossing off a paper map. Maybe we should blame Ceely for not paying attention.Perhaps the railway authorities are at fault for poor singalling system. Or maybe someone hasstudied the relative dangers and worked out that there really is something specific wrong with theGPS equipment. But Stevenson doesn’t say.It’s a problem that runs through the book. In a section on cars, Stevenson gives an account ofthe advanced techniques that criminals use to defeat computer-based locking systems for cars. Heoffers two independent sets of figures on car theft; both show a small rise in some parts of thecountry. He says that once again not all new locks have proved reliable. Perhaps, but maybe it’salso due to the shortage of policemen on the streets. Or changing social circumstances. Or somecombination of these factors.The game between humans and their smart devices is amusing and complex. It is shaped byeconomics and psychology and the cultures we live in. Somewhere in the mix of those forces theremay be a way for a wiser use of technology.If there is such a way, it should involve more than just an awareness of the shortcomings ofour machines. After all, we have lived with them for thousands of years. They have probably beenfooling us for just as long.16.What did Paula Ceely think was the cause of her accident？ [单选题] *A. She was not familiar with the road.B. It was dark and raining heavily then.C. The railway workers failed to give the signal.D. Her GPS device didn’t tell her about the crossing.(正确答案)17.The phrase “near miss” (Paragraph 2) can best be replaced by______. [单选题] *A. close hitB. heavy lossC. narrow escape(正确答案)D. big mistake18. Which of the following would Rick Stevenson most probably agree with? [单选题] *A. Modern technology is what we can’t live without.B. Digital technology often falls short of our expectation.(正确答案)C. Digital devices are more reliable than they used to be.D. GPS error is not the only cause for Ceely’s accident.19. In the writer’s opinion, Stevenson’s argume nt is _______. [单选题] *A. one-sided(正确答案)B. reasonableC. puzzlingD. well-based20. What is the real concern of the writer of this article? [单选题] *A. The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts.B. The relationship between human and technology.(正确答案)C. The shortcomings of digital devices we use.D. The human unawareness of technical problems.Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20%)Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence thereare four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one answer thatbest completes the sentence. Mark the corresponding letter on the AnswerSheet with a single line through the center.21.__________got in the wheat than it began to rain heavily. [单选题] *A) No sooner had they(正确答案)B) No sooner have theyC) No sooner theyD) No sooner they had22. He bought her what she wanted,_____________the fact that they were costly. [单选题] *A) even ifB) as thoughC) only ifD) regardless of(正确答案)23. We have produced twice as much steel this year___________4 years ago. [单选题] *A) than we didB) as we did(正确答案)C) than we have producedD) as we have produced24. Her hair and coat were wet because it______________. [单选题] *A) would be rainingB) had been raining(正确答案)C) would have been rainingD) had rained25.I became a teacher because I preferred books and people_________politics. [单选题] *A) thanB) to(正确答案)C) ratherD)against26.The farmers, _________ houses had been destroyed by the serious flood, were given help bythe government. [单选题] *A) whoB) whatC)whichD) whose(正确答案)27.The experience _________________in the war will be of great value to us. [单选题] *A) to gainB) gainingC) gained(正确答案)D) gain28. In our company, everybody is well taken care of, ____________position he is in. [单选题] *A) as long asB) even ifC)now thatD) no matter what(正确答案)29.Under no circumstances_____________leave his post. [单选题] *A)a soldier mustn'tB) a solider mustC) mustn't a soldierD) must a solider(正确答案)30.As a biologist and ecologist, he is___________all forms of hunting. [单选题] *A) against(正确答案)B) downC) backD) off31.It is often the case______anything is possible for those who hang on to hope. [单选题] *A) whyB) whatC) asD) that(正确答案)32.More efforts, as reported, ______in the years ahead to accelerate the supply-side structuralreform. [单选题] *A) are madeB) will be made(正确答案)C) are being madeD) have been made33.Many young people, most______were well-educated, headed for remote regions to chase theirdreams. [单选题] *A) of whichB) of themC) of whom(正确答案)D) of those34. —Can you tell us your________for happiness and a long life?—Living every day to the full, definitely. [单选题] *A) recipe(正确答案)B) recordC) rangeD) receipt35.He did not ________easily, but was willing to accept any constructive advice for a worthy8cause. [单选题] *A) approachB) wrestleC) compromise(正确答案)D) communicate36.______some people are motivated by a need for success, others are motivated by a fear offailure. [单选题] *A) BecauseB) IfC) UnlessD) While(正确答案)37.If it______for his invitation the other day, I should not be here now. [单选题] *A) had not been(正确答案)B) should not beC) were not to beD) should not have been38. In art criticism, you must assume the artist has a secret message________within the work. [单选题] *A) to hideB) hidden(正确答案)C) hidingD) being hidden39.Dashan, who_______crosstalk, the Chinese comedic tradition, for decades, wants to mix it upwith the Western stand-up tradition. [单选题] *A) will be learningB) is learningC) had been learningD) has been learning(正确答案)40.Many businesses started up by college students have_________thanks to the comfortableclimate for business creation. [单选题] *A) fallen offB) taken off(正确答案)C) turned offD) left off41. The result is not very important to us, but if we do win, then so much___________ . [单选题] *A) the bestB) bestC) betterD) the better(正确答案)42. Mary is really good at taking notes in class. She can___________almost every word herteacher says. [单选题] *A) put outB) put down(正确答案)C) put awayD) put together43. The party will be held in the garden, weather______________. [单选题] *A)permitting(正确答案)B) to permitC) permittedD) permit44. This restaurant wasn’t____________ that other restaurant we went to. [单选题] *A) half as good as(正确答案)B) as half good asC) as good as halfD) good as half as45. I____________use a clock to wake me up because at six o’clock each morning the train comesby my house. [单选题] *A) couldn’tB) mustn’tC) shouldn’tD) needn’t(正确答案)46. Larry asks Bill and Peter to go on a picnic with him, but_________of them wants to, becausethey have work to do. [单选题] *A) eitherB) anyC) neither(正确答案)D) none47. Film has a much shorter history, especially when____________such art forms as music andpainting. [单选题] *A) having compared toB) comparing toC) compare toD) compared to(正确答案)48. I had been working on math for the whole afternoon and the numbers_______before my eyes. [单选题] *A) swimB) swumC) swam(正确答案)D) had swum49. You have to move out of the way, __________the truck cannot get past you. [单选题] *A) soB) or(正确答案)C) andD) but50. If she doesn’t want to go, nothing you can say will _________ her. [单选题] *A) persuade(正确答案)B) promiseC) inviteD) support51. In such a big country like China the agricultural development will and must______ economicdevelopment in the coming years. [单选题] *A) precede(正确答案)B) processC) provideD) possess52. My mother is an excellent housewife and she likes to keep everything______.9 [单选题] *A) in place(正确答案)B) out of placeC) on placeD) at place53. It is not the right way you______speak with your parents. [单选题] *A) are going toB) mustC) are supposed to(正确答案)D) can54. To be frank, your project is not______with our company’s long-term aims; we can’t approveit. [单选题] *A) competitiveB) comparativeC) convertibleD) compatible(正确答案)55. I end up getting my heart______. For so many years, I was never expressive with my feelings. [单选题] *A) hardened(正确答案)B) hardeningC) hardensD) being hardened56. “Marquis,” said the boy,______to the man, his eyes______wide, and his right hand raised. [单选题] *A) turned…openedB) turning…openingC) turning…opened(正确答案)D) turned…opening57. He was taken on for a three-month trial period before being accepted as a (an)_______member of staff. [单选题] *A) lastingB) eternalC) persistentD) permanent(正确答案)58. First reported in 1981, almost 38,000 individuals in the United States had ________ AIDS bythe end of 1986. [单选题] *A) infectedB) contactedC) contracted(正确答案)D) affected59. If the story did______to be true, though, I think he might be pushing his luck. [单选题] *A) turn onB) turn out(正确答案)C) turn upD) turn over60. It is difficult to know what horses have______, and they must find us equally frustrating to [单选题] *A) over mindB) to mindC) up mindD) in mind(正确答案)Part III Cloze (10%)Directions: In this section, there are ten blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. Mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my 61 was more manageable , I enjoyed ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs.62 that was years ago and times have changed. Now I live with my mother on a country farm.Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to 63 my disability pension (残疾抚恤金). As I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited in my 64. I decided that I would consider 65 to singing in restaurants. My family are all musicians, so I was 66 when I went into our local music store. Iexplained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs werevery expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of money to get started. And 67 you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can 68 use.10 When I told the owner of the shop about my idea; he gave me a long thoughtful 69“This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.” He led me through the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box onit. He placed h is large hand lovingly on his treasure and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here.You can take your 70 and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”I could have cried. Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose theones that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.His kindness still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.61. [单选题] *A. lonelinessB. sadnessC. tirednessD. sickness(正确答案)62. [单选题] *A. GladlyB. EventuallyC. Unfortunately(正确答案)D. Surprisingly63. [单选题] *. A. add up toB. make up for(正确答案)C. get rid ofD. take advantage of64. [单选题] *A. movementB. conditioC. choices(正确答案)D. positions65. [单选题] *A. reaching outB. living upC. getting onD. going back(正确答案)66. [单选题] *A. recognized(正确答案)B. interviewedC. foundD. invited67. [单选题] *A. thusB. onceC. seldomD. often(正确答案)68. [单选题] *A. actually(正确答案)B. hardlyC. nearlyD. formerly69. [单选题] *.A. faceB. viewC. look(正确答案)D. sight70. [单选题] *A. pick(正确答案)B. turnC. roleD. stepPart IV: Translation from English into Chinese, write your answerson Answer Sheet 1 (15%)71.People were not fully aware that peace of mind was very important for health [单选题] *人们过去并未充分了解心灵的宁静对健康极为重要。
江西师范大学自考学位英语历年真题
江西师范大学自考学位英语历年真题1、（）, it would be much more sensible to do it later instead of finishing it now. [单选题] *A. FinallyB. MildlyC. Actually(正确答案)D. Successfully2、What lovely weather,（）? [单选题] *A.is itB. isnt it(正确答案)C. does itD.doesn’t it3、_________ along the old Silk Road is an interesting and rewarding experience. [单选题]*A. TravelB. Traveling(正确答案)C. Having traveledD. Traveled4、--_______ I borrow these magazines?--Sorry, only the magazines over there can be borrowed. [单选题] *A. MustB. WouldC. May(正确答案)D. Need5、My brother is _______ actor. He works very hard. [单选题] *A. aB. an(正确答案)C. theD. one6、—______ my surprise, Zhu Hui won the first prize in the speech contest. —But I think he could, because he kept practicing speaking.（）[单选题] *A. To(正确答案)B. AboutC. ForD. In7、I _______ Zhang Hua in the bookstore last Sunday. [单选题] *A. meetB. meetingC. meetedD. met(正确答案)8、Mary's watch is more expensive than _____. [单选题] *A. Susan's(正确答案)B. that of Susan'sC. that of SusanD. Susan9、45．—Let's make a cake ________ our mother ________ Mother's Day.—Good idea. [单选题] *A．with; forB．for; on(正确答案)C．to; onD．for; in10、We ______ to set up a food bank to help hungry people next week.（）[单选题] *A. hadB. are going(正确答案)C. were goingD. went11、The strawberries ______ fresh. Can I taste (品尝) one?（）[单选题] *A. watchB. tasteC. soundD. look(正确答案)12、Which do you enjoy to spend your weekend, fishing or shopping? [单选题] *China'shigh-speed railways _________ from 9,000 to 25,000 kilometers in the past fewyears.A. are growing(正确答案)B. have grownC. will growD. had grown13、Whatever difficulties you have, you should not _______ your hope. [单选题] *A. give inB. give outC. give up(正确答案)D. give back14、( ) What _____ fine weather we have these days! [单选题] *A. aB. theC. /(正确答案)D. an15、Why don’t you _______ the bad habit of smoking. [单选题] *A. apply forB. get rid of(正确答案)C. work asD. graduate from16、John had planned to leave but he decided to stay in the hotel for _____ two days because of the heavy rain. [单选题] *A. otherB. another(正确答案)C. the otherD. others17、My camera is lost. I am ______ it everywhere.（）[单选题] *A. looking atB. looking for(正确答案)C. looking overD. looking after18、_______! Jack,the floor is wet. [单选题] *A. Be careful(正确答案)B. Be careful toC. Be careful forD. Be careful with19、______this story, and you will realize that not everything can be bought with money. [单选题] *A. ReadingB. ReadC. To readD.Being read(正确答案)20、Mary _______ a phone call with her mother now. [单选题] *A. will makeB. madeC. is making(正确答案)D. makes21、11．No one ________ on the island(岛). [单选题] *A．liveB．lives(正确答案)C．livingD．are living22、I have worked all day. I'm so tired that I need _____ . [单选题] *A. a night restB. rest of nightC. a night's rest(正确答案)D. a rest of night23、—John, How is it going? —______.（）[单选题] *A. It’s sunnyB. Thank youC. Well doneD. Not bad(正确答案)24、31．That's ______ interesting football game. We are all excited. [单选题] * A．aB．an(正确答案)C．theD．/25、_____you may do, you must do it well. [单选题] *A.WhichB.WheneverC.Whatever(正确答案)D.When26、I?have to?_______ my younger brother on Sunday. [单选题] *A. look after(正确答案)B. look upC. take careD. look out27、The manager was quite satisfied with his job. [单选题] *A. 担心的B. 满意的(正确答案)C. 高兴的D. 放心的28、I saw the boy _______?the classroom. [单选题] *A. enter intoB. enter(正确答案)C. to enter intoD. to enter29、Mum, this T-shirt is much too small for me. Would you buy me a _______ one? [单选题] *A. niceB. largeC. nicerD. larger(正确答案)30、27．Will it ______ warm in the room? [单选题] *A．areB．be(正确答案)C．isD．going to be。
江西师范大学学位英语
English Examination for Master StudentsPart one：Listening comprehension（15%）Section A：Compound Dictation (10points)In this part, you will hear a passage three times. Listen carefully and fill in the missing words. For the first time, listen carefully and try your best to understand. For the second time, write down what you hear on the tape. For the third time, check your answer. (10 points)Thank you. Chances are if you've surfed the web you've used the search engines Google and Yahoo. But, here is something you might not know. Behind every search is a fierce battle for advertising dollars and so far, Google is winning the war. More now from CNBC's Carl Quintanilla:It's become a research ritual, find something, anything you are interested in and google it. Enough of the habit for millions of web users that other Internet icons are now getting hurt. This week, Yahoo, one of the web's (1)________ poster children, said competition from Google is affecting its ability to make money. And experts like David Vise, co-author of a new book on Google, say the company is the (2)________ breakthrough in media since the printing (3)________.“It's very rare, that ur, we have a, something happen in our（4）________ and we know at that very moment that it’s history. You go anywhere in the world today and people are (5)________.”Google and Yahoo make money from those ads you see every time you do a search. The industry has estimated to hit 12 billion dollars by the year (6)________. But so far no other sites can catch Google or its high-flying stock, which approached 500 dollars a share recently, making celebrities out of the two Stanford University dropouts, who (7)________ Google just eight years ago.“We are on a quest to build a better search engine.” But some say the enthusiasm is overdone that Google is not invincible, noting its stock fell this week when other tech companies（8）_______ _______ _______.“It's gonna be interesting to see whether Google will blow the doors off. They were, as estimated, like it did last quarter, or whether it too is going to disappoint investors like (9)_______ _______ _______.”Both Google and Yahoo are now branching into other areas like cell phones, letting users conduct searches (10)________ ________________________. Which means the battle of the Internet titans is far from over, and being fought with every click you make.For Today, Carl Quintanilla, NBC News, New York.Section B：Note taking (5 points)In this part, you will hear a passage twice. After the first time, there will be a pause of 30 seconds. Please try your best to write down the main idea and 4 details of the passage. Then listen again and check your answer.___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________Part Two：Reading comprehension（20%）In this part, you will read two passages. The first passage is followed by 5 questions. You are required to choose the best answer to each question according to the passage. For the second passage, you are required to answer each question with no more than 12 words.Passage oneIn the early 1960s Wilt Chamberlain was one of only three players in the National Basketball Association （NBA）listed at over seven feet. If he had played last season, however, he would have been one of 42. The bodies playing major professional sports have changed dramatically over the years, and managers have been more than willing to adjust team uniforms to fit the growing numbers of bigger, longer frames.The trend in sports, though, may be obscuring an unrecognized reality: Americans have generally stopped growing. Though typically about two inches taller now than 140 years ago, today’s people- especially those born to families who have lived in the U.S. for many generations ——apparently reached their limit in the early 1960s. And they aren’t likely to get any taller. In the general population today, at this genetic, environmental level, we’ve pretty much gone as far as we can go, says anthropologist William Cameron Chumlea of Wright State University. In the case of NBA players, their increase in height appears to result from the increasingly common practice of recruiting players from all over the world.Growth, which rarely continues beyond the age of 20, demands calories and nutrients ——notably, protein ——to feed expanding tissues. At the start of the 20th century, under-nutrition and childhood infections got in the way. But as diet and health improved, children and adolescents have, on average, increased in height by about an inch and a half every 20 years, a pattern known as the secular trend in height. Yet according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, average height ——5′9〞for men, 5′4〞for women ——hasn’t really changed since 1960. Genetically speaking, there are advantages to avoiding substantial height. During childbirth, larger babies have more difficulty passing through the birth canal. Moreover, even though humans have been upright for millions of years, our feet and back continue to struggle with bipedal posture and cannot easily withstand repeated strain imposed by oversize limbs. There are some real constraints that are set by the genetic architecture of the individual organism, says anthropologist William Leonard of Northwestern University.Genetic maximums can change, but don’t expect this to happen soon. Claire C. Gordon, senior anthropologist at the Army Research Center in Natick, Mass, ensures that 90 percent of the uniforms and workstations fit recruits without alteration. She says that, unlike those for basketball, the length of military uniforms has not changed for some time. And if you need to predict human height in the near future to design a piece of equipment, Gordon says that by and large, you could use today’s data and feel fairly confident. (441w)Questions:16. Wilt Chamberlain is cited as an example to[A] illustrate the change of height of NBA players.[B] show the popularity of NBA players in the U.S..[C] compare different generations of NBA players.[D] assess the achievements of famous NBA players.17. Which of the following plays a key role in body growth according to the text？[A] Genetic modification.[B] Natural environment.[C] Living standards.[D] Daily exercise.18. On which of the following statements would the author most probably agree？[A] Non-Americans add to the average height of the nation.[B] Human height is conditioned by the upright posture.[C] Americans are the tallest on average in the world.[D] Larger babies tend to become taller in adulthood.19. We learn from the last paragraph that in the near future[A] the garment industry will reconsider the uniform size.[B] the design of military uniforms will remain unchanged.[C] genetic testing will be employed in selecting sportsmen.[D] the existing data of human height will still be applicable.20. The text intends to tell us that[A] the change of human height follows a cyclic pattern.[B] human height is becoming even more predictable.[C] Americans have reached their genetic growth limit.[D] the genetic pattern of Americans has altered.Passage Two (10’)With most of Wal-Mart's workers earning less than $19,000 a year, a number of community groups and lawmakers have recently teamed up with labor unions in mounting an intensive campaign aimed at prodding Wal-Mart into paying its 1.3 million employees higher wages.A new group of Wal-Mart critics ran a full-page advertisement on April 20 contending that the company's low pay had forced tens of thousands of its workers to resort to food stamps and Medicaid, costing taxpayers billions of dollars. On April 26, as part of a campaign called "Love Mom, Not Wal-Mart," five members of Congress joined women's advocates and labor leaders to assail the company for not paying its female employees more.And in a book to be published this fall, a group of scholars will argue that Wal-Mart Stores, having replaced General Motors as the nation's largest company, has an obligation to treat its employees better.Among workers at Wal-Mart's 3,700 stores across the United States, the debate is also heating up.Frances Browning, for example, once earned $15 a hour, but now at Wal-Mart, where she is a cashier in Roswell, Ga., she is paid $9.43. She says she is happy to have the job."I was unemployed for two and a half years before I found my job at Wal-Mart," Ms. Browning, 57, said. "Like everybody else I'd love to make a lot more, but I have to be realistic."But Jason Mrkwa, 27, a high school graduate who stocks frozen food at a Wal-Mart in Independence, Kan., maintains that he is underpaid. "I make $8.53, even though every one of my evaluations has been above standard," Mr. Mrkwa said. "You can't really live on this."Labor groups and their allies are focusing on Wal-Mart because they say that the campaign will not just benefit its workers but also reduce the existing pressure on unionized competitors to reduce their own wages and benefits."Wal-Mart should pay people at a minimum enough to go above the U.S. poverty line," said Andrew Grossman, executive director of Wal-Mart Watch, the coalition of community, environmental and labor groups running the series of ads criticizing Wal-Mart. "A company this big and this wealthy has the ability to pay higher wages."H. Lee Scott Jr., Wal-Mart's chief executive, vigorously defends his company, arguing that wages are primarily determined by market forces and that Wal-Mart pays more than most retailers and provides better opportunities for advancement. "If people tell you that Wal-Mart is leading the so-called 'race to the bottom' in terms of job quality or pay, they're not only wrong, they're dead wrong," he said to journalists at a company-sponsored conference here in April, the first time Wal-Mart has gone out of its way to invite a number of reporters to its headquarters to hear its views. "We are instead creating a better workplace with more opportunity and more benefits than have been available in retail." Mr. Scott contends that the critics, including competitors, are defenders of an outdated status quo, intent on upholding a retailing system full of inefficiency and inflated prices. He said that if Wal-Mart were as greedy as its detractors say, it would never have attracted 8,000 job applicants for 525 places at a new store in Glendale, Ariz., or 3,000 applicants for 300 jobs in outlying Los Angeles.Michael T. Duke, chief of the company's stores division, said, "Wal-Mart is a very good place to work for our associates, and every day we make it even better."Mr. Mrkwa, the food stocker, does not see it that way. With pay that brings him about $20,000 a year, he said he could not afford a decent apartment or a vehicle better than his 1991 Dodge Dakota. "I don't see why Wal-Mart can't pay more," Mr. Mrkwa said. "Unfortunately, in the market we live in there just aren't many jobs available."Wal-Mart says its full-time workers average $9.68 an hour, and with many of them working 35 hours a week, their annual pay comes to around $17,600. That is below the $19,157 poverty line for a family of four, but above the $15,219 line for a family of three.Wal-Mart critics often note that corporations like Ford and G.M. led a race to the top, providing high wages and generous benefits that other companies emulated. Theyask why Wal-Mart, with some $10 billion in profit on about $288 billion in revenue last year, cannot act similarly."Henry Ford made sure he paid his workers enough so that they could afford to buy his cars," said William McDonough, executive vice president of the United Food and Commercial Workers union. "Wal-Mart is doing the polar opposite of Henry Ford. Wal-Mart brags about how its low prices help poor Americans, but its low wages are helping increase the number of Americans in poverty."Mr. Scott argues that retailers, with narrow profit margins, face a different competitive situation and cannot afford to be as generous to their workers as automakers and other capital-intensive companies."Some well-meaning critics," he said, "believe that Wal-Mart, because of our size, should play the role that General Motors played after World War II, and that is to establish the post-world-war middle class that the country is so proud of. The facts are that retailing doesn't perform that role in the economy as G.M. does or did. Retailing doesn't perform that role in any country in the world."Many of those assailing Wal-Mart argue that the company can, and should, pay its workers at least $2 more an hour and add $1 or $2 an hour beyond that to improve its health benefits. A Harvard Business School study found that Wal-Mart paid $3,500 a year for each employee for health care, while the typical American corporation paid $5,600. （961w）Questions:21. What is the main idea of the passage you have just read?22. A campaign called "Love Mom, Not Wal-Mart," blamed Wal-Mart for________.23. What other companies are also mentioned when talking about Wal-Mart in the passage?24. The tone of this passage can be described as________.25. The word “assailing” might mean________.Part Three：Translation（20%）In this part, you are required to translate 1 short passages from English into Chinese (10 points) and 1 passages from Chinese into English.(10points)Passage 126. What do New York City and Las Vegas have in common? According to a recent survey, they're both among the hippest places in the world. In fact, the Big Apple and Sin City are the two coolest cities in the US, tied for the No. 1 spot in annual measure of America's Coolest Cities. New York has topped the list of coolest cities for three years running --- it's sharing the top spot for the very first time. The fact that it attracts 47 million visitors annually shows that Americans regard the metro highly. New York isn't only the country's largest city; it's the one with the most restaurants, museums, sports venues, bars and theaters. Few could deny that it generates buzz around the globe. (126W)Passage 227. 大学文凭一直是找到一份好工作的敲门砖，但几十年来最严重的经济衰退却击碎了众多美国高校应届毕业生的梦想。
江西师范大学综合英语考试真题答案
江西师范大学综合英语考试真题答案Jiangxi Normal University Comprehensive English Exam AnswersPart I. Reading Comprehension (40 points)1. D. The importance of cultural knowledge in language learning.2. C. The approaches to language teaching have changed.3. B. It is important for language learners to learn about English-speaking cultures.4. A. Being aware of cultural differences.5. C. The value of using cross-cultural materials.6. B. Learn about the similarities and differences between cultures.7. D. It is crucial for language learners to be culturally aware.8. A. It helps language learners develop their skills and knowledge.9. D. Learn how cultural differences affect language learning.10. C. The impact of culture on language learning.Part II. Vocabulary and Structure (40 points)11. B. as if12. C. have studied13. D. despite14. A. whether15. A. Though16. C. will have passed17. D. visited18. A. reach19. D. exceeded20. C. to21. B. scarce22. C. aimed at23. A. by24. D. groundless25. B. for26. C. will have been held28. D. principle29. B. why30. C. must31. B. appraise32. D. Until33. A. otherwise34. C. submitted35. A. whoever36. C. involved37. B. such38. A. whose39. D. on40. B. toPart III. Cloze Test (20 points)41. C. progressive42. D. can44. A. finest45. C. uncomfortable46. D. part-time47. B. studying48. A. highly49. B. valuable50. C. receivePart IV. Reading Comprehension (40 points)51. D. The benefits of studying abroad.52. A. Students learn about the customs and traditions of the host country.53. B. Adapt to different cultural norms and practices.54. C. They are able to broaden their perspectives.55. A. Overcome challenges and develop independence.56. B. It provides practical experience for future careers.57. D. The importance of being open-minded and adaptable.58. A. Develop interpersonal skills and make new connections.59. C. Grasp the opportunity and make the most of the experience.60. B. The impact of studying abroad on personal growth.Part V. Writing (40 points)Essay Outline:Introduction: Briefly introduce the topic of studying abroad and its benefits.Body Paragraphs:1. Describe the cultural benefits of studying abroad.- Learning about different customs, traditions, and languages.- Developing cross-cultural communication skills.2. Discuss the academic advantages of studying in a foreign country.- Exposure to different teaching methods and perspectives.- Access to unique learning opportunities and resources.3. Explore the personal growth and development that comes from studying abroad.- Building independence and adaptability.- Gaining a broader perspective on the world.Conclusion: Summarize the key points and emphasize the importance of studying abroad for personal and academic growth.Part VI. Translation (20 points)61. B. made up of62. C. pass down63. A. in the event of64. D. point out65. B. meet up withOverall, understanding the answers provided above can serve as an effective study guide for students preparing for the Jiangxi Normal University Comprehensive English Exam. By reviewing and practicing these answers, students can enhance their language skills and improve their performance on the exam.。
2010英语江西卷答案解析
2010年普通高等学校招生统一考试英语试题江西卷试卷解析第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分）从ＡＢＣＤ四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21 — Do you enjoy your present job?— _______. I just do it for a living.A Of courseB Not reallyC Not likelyD Not a little解析: 考察情景交际, of course 当然not really 委婉说不not likely 不可能not a little 非常前句问你喜欢现在的工作吗？从后一句答语我们知道, 他仅仅是为了谋生。
所以前一句答语应该是否定的, 而且答语口气并不强烈, 所以要用委婉的语气, 答案为B22 — Our holiday cost a lot of money.—Did it? Well, that doesn’t matter______ you enjoyed yourselves.A as long asB unlessC as soon asD though解析: 考察连词和具有连词作用的词组, as long as只要unless 除非否则as soon as 一就though虽然, 后一句为只要你玩的开心, 花多少钱就不重要。
答案为A23 I have told you the truth. ______ I keep repeating it?A MustB CanC MayD Will解析: 考察情态动词的用法, must 必须, 一定can 可以, 能够may 也许will 意愿, 倾向性动作, 前半句说我告诉你事实了, 这里用的是现在完成时, 表示过去的动作对现在造成了影响, 既然我已经说了, 我还必须重复一遍吗？答案为24 The lady walked around the shops, _______ an eye out for bargains.A keepB keptC keepingD to keep解析: 考察非谓语, 句子主语lady和keep 之间是主动关系, 而且walk和keep 同时发生, 答案为C25 Parents _______ much importance to education. They will do their best to give their children that priceless gift.A attachB payC linkD apply解析: 考察动词词组, attach importance to 关注.选A26 Smell the flowers before you go to sleep, and you may just ______ sweet dreams.A keep up withB put up withC end up withD catch up with解析: 考察动词词组, keep up with 保持, put up with 忍受, end up with 以为结束catch up with 赶上。
2010-2013年江西师范大学827真题
江西师范大学2010年硕士研究生入学考试试题（ A 卷）专业：学科教学（英语）科目：英语综合注：考生答题时，请写在考点下发的答题纸上，写在本试题纸或其他答题纸上的一律无效。
Ⅰ.Vocabulary: (20 points, 1 X 1)Directions: Choose the best word which has the closest meaning to the underli -ned word in the sentence.1.Hauchecome’s death was bought about by ________.A) remorse B) accusation C) rheumatism D) frustration2.Jack _______ crimson with embarrassment when his girl friend saw his dirty socks under the sheet.A) disputed B) fumbled C) flushed D) stopped3.The boy had a _______ expression because of silly mistakes he had made.A) rustic B) shamefaced C) incredulous D) desperate4.The poem handles the problem of instinct _______ intellect in man.A) versus B) positive C) implement D) academic5.The government _______ its policy of helping the unemployed.A) implemented B) enriched C) enrolled D) plagued6.Obviously, the Chairman’s marks at the conference were _______ and not planned.A) substantial B) spontaneous C) simultaneous D) synthetic7.Reporters and photographers alike took great _______ at the rude way the actor behaved during the interview.A) annoyance B) offence C) resentment D) irritation8.These continual _______ in temperature make it impossible to decide what to wear.A) transitions B) transformations C) exchanges D) fluctuations9.Susan has _______ the elbows of her son’s jacket with leather patches to make it more durable.A) reinforecd B) sustained C) steadied D) confirmed10.Although we tried to concentrate on the lecture, we were _______ by the noise from the next room.A) distracted B) displaced C) dispersed D) discarded11.The reason why so many children like to eat this new brand of biscuit is t-hat it is particularly sweet and _______.A) fragile B) feeble C) brisk D) crisp12.There is supposed to be a safety _______ which makes it impossible for trains to collide.A) appliance B) accessory C) machine D) mechanism13.For years now, the people of that faraway country have been cruelly _____ by a dictator.A) depressed B) immersed C) oppressed D) cursed14.Ever since the rise of industrialism, education has been _______ towards producing workers.A) harnessed B) hatched C) motivated D) geared15.He developed a _______ attitude after years of frustration in his career.A) sneaking B) disgusted C) drastic D) cynical16.They believed that this was not the _______ of their campaign for equality but merely the beginning.A) climax B) summit C) pitch D) maximum17.Several guests were waiting in the _______ for the front door to open.A) porch B) vent C) inlet D) entry18.As the mountains were covered with a _______ of cloud, we couldn’t see their tops.A) coating B) film C) veil D) shade19.We couldn’t really afford to buy a house so we got it on hire purchase and paid monthly _______.A) investments B) requirements C) arrangements D) installments20.The magician made us think he cut the girl into pieces but it was merely an _______.A) illusion B) impression C) image D) illumⅡ.Reading Comprehension: (40 points, 1 X 2)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by so me questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked a, b, c, and d. You should decide on the best choice and write the an swer on the Answer Sheet.TEXT 1Pygmies are the earliest-known inhabitants of central Africa. They lived in t he Congo basin long before other groups migrated there--their presence confirm ed in ancient Egyptian records. They are gentle, peaceful people who conceal t he-mselves well in the rainforest. They have in recent times had to share with immigrant farmers. Pygmies do not farm, but trade meat, honey and other for -est products for knives, metal tools ,rice, corn and bananas. They are lighter skinned than some of their neighbors and different in stature. Adults are 1.2 to 1.5m tall.The Efe group of Pygmies of the Ituri forest in eastern Congo is one of the last to retain its original culture. The Efes, whose existence is threatened by l -ogging and farming in the forests in which they hunt, are among the Burundi group of Pygmies who live in north-eastern Congo.In Cameroon, there is a population of 35,000 Baka Pygmies,but this number is uncertain because of the group’s semi-nornadic lifestyle in wandering the ra -inforest in search of game and other foods. During the three-month rainy seas -on, when food is plentiful, the Baka leave their permanent villages to roam th e forest, rarely staying in one place more than a week.Men contract marriages during this crucial season; they prove their hunting a -bility by the game they bring home to the parents of a future wife.Men from farming tribes sometimes marry Pygmy women, although there is a ban again -st Pygmy men marrying women from farming tribes.Within the Baka culture, hunting elephant is one of the most important activ -ities,not only for food but for the symbolic meanings and prestige traditionally attached to it. Elephant hunting is linked to other cultural activities, including men’s initiation and women’s ritual songs.Hunting is performed with poisoned arrows, bows, crossbows, spears and traps. The Baka are interested in the out -side world while maintaining their identity and independence. And though they are attracted by much of what the outside world offers, they have always had access to the forest,a world that is completely their own.Their culture is robust enough to survive as long as the forest remains. Without it this culture will be meaningless.21.The fact that Pygmies are the earliest Central African inhabitants has been ______.A)established B)made C)discovered D)explored22.Pygmies are gentle and peaceful people who in stature is ________.A)unusually big C)normally smallB)normally big D)quite normal23.________fails to denote the name of a country.A)the Congo B)Ituri C)Burundi D)Cameroon24.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A)A Baka Pygmy marriage takes place in the rainforestB)Of all Pygmies, the Efe group is the last group keeping its primitive cultureC)Pygmy men are forbidden to marry women from farming tribesD)Pygmy women are not forbidden to marry men from farming tribes25.Robust as Pygmy culture is, it can according to the text, by all means surv -ive ________.A)to the end of this centuryB)the next centuryC)the culture of farming tribes long in the outside worldD)as long as there is the rainforestTEXT 2The use of chemicals in almost all areas of life has become a commonplace phenmoenon. There is growing evidence ,however, that chemicals in the envir -onment, including pesticides, may contribute to some illnesses. While studies are still being conducted preliminary conclusions point to the verdict that such chemicals are indeed negatively impacting those humans to whom they are exp -osed.Children are especially vulnerable to toxic substancs. Pound for pound, they eat, drink and breathe more than adults,all of which expose them more heavily to those chemicals to which most individuals encounter on a daily basis. Fur-theremore, their bodies are still in developing stages, exacerbating the negative effects of those chemicals which negatively impact them.Of 50 types of pesticieds commonly used in American schools a study cond -ucted by the National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides found thatmany caused negative reactions in laboratory animals. Such negative effects inc -luded kidney and liver damage, cancer, and neurological and reproductive prob -lems.These implications of these findings are far-reaching, Given the variety of ha -rmful effects attributed to those pesticides tested, one must pause and consider whether it is wise to continue their use in the nation’s schools,where children will be constantly exposed to them. Activists have lobbied for the elimination of such use with a degree of success, and recent findings, if supported by fur -ther analysis and confirmation, may help further the cause. A long term soluti on or alternative, however, remains elusive.In the short run, however, there may be some measures that can be taken to mitigate the harmful effects of dangerous pesticides. The American Medical Association’s Council on Scientific Affairs concluded in a 1997 report that giv-en the “particular uncertaint regarding the long-term health effects of low-dose pesticide exposures.”It is “prudent”for adults and children to limit their expos -ure and to “consider the use of the least toxic chemical pesticides or non-che-mical alternatives”.26.The citing of dangerous effects of pesticides on laboratory animals in paragr -aph 3 is used to suggest that _______.A)scientists are also concentrated with effects of pesticides on animalsB)cancer is the worst effect of the pesticidesC)most or all of the dangerous effects of pesticides are now knownD)the chemicals may also cause these effects in humans27.Children are more likely than adults to suffer the negative effects of pestici-des because ________.A)children absorb more pesticides than adults, proportionallyB)pesticides are used more in areas with childrenC)the pesticides used in schools are more dangerous than other pesticidesD)adults know more about pesticides than children28.The main point of this text is that _________.A)pesticides are dangerous and their uses need to be reevaluatedB)children suffer most from the effects of pesticidesC)schools are most responsible for pesticide-relate illnessesD)pesticides should be eliminates everywhere29.The author mentions the exaggerated effects of chemicals on children in par -agraph 2 to _____.A)prove that pesticides are dangerous to all humansB)show that children are more susceptible to many kinds of dangersC)suggest a solution to the problem of pesticidesD)identify one group that pesticides hurt in particular30.The author cites the American Medical Association’s advice in paragraph 4 in order to ________.A)present more factual details to clarify the issueB)present an alternative theory for considerationC)present a recommendation from a reputable sourceD)Present a solution drawn from all the evidence consideredTEXT 3It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997,to support the Red Cross’s campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television scre -ens around the world were filled with images of her comforting victims injure -d in explosions caused by landmines.”I knew the statistics”,she said,”But putti-ng a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like when I met Sandra, a 13-year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her.”The Princess concluded with a simple message:”We must stop landmines”. And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message. But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government,which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an attack on the princess in the press. They described her as”very ill -informed”and a “loose cannon”. The princess responed by brushing aside the Criticisms:”This is a distraction we do not need. All I’m trying to do is help”. Opposition parties, the media and public immediately voiced their support for Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princess’s trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British go-vernment ‘s policy regarding landmines.The result was a severe embarrassment for the government. To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary,Malcolm Rifkin, claimed taht the Princess’s views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was “working towards”a worldwide ban. The Defense Secretary , Michael Portilo, claimed the matter was “a misinterpretation or misunderstanding.”For the Princess,the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering lan -dmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the chance to get colser to people and their problems.31.Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997_______.A)to clarify the British government’s stand on landminesB)to establish her image as a friend of landmine victimsC)to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims thereD)to voice her support for a total ban of landmines32.What did Diana mean when she said “putting a face to those figures broug-ht the reality home to me”(Line 5, Para,1)?A)Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statisticsB)She just couldn’t bear to meet the landmine victims face to faceC)The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back homeD)Seeing the pain of the victims made she realized the seriousness of the situa -tion33.Some members of the British government criticized Diana because ______.A)she had not consulted the government before the visitB)she was ill-informed of the government’s policyC)they were actually opposed to banning landminesD)they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola34.How did Diana respond to the criticisms?A)She made more appearances on TVB)She paid no attention to themC)She rose to argue with her opponentsD)She met the 13-year-old girl as planned35.What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola?A)It had caused embarrassment to the British governmentB)It had greatly promoted her popularityC)It had brought her closer to the ordinary peopleD)It had affected her relations with the British governmentTEXT 4“History is written by the victors.”This famous phrase reverberates througho -ut the halls of history, constantly reminding us to take all that we learn with a grain of salt, knowing that the information provided for our dissemination was provided, shaped and influenced by this left to hold the pen that recorded it. In that respect, one of the worst crimes against history is the revision ofit, the altering of the record of the past so as to reflect the viewpoint of a biased group who stand to benefit from the altered version.By revising the lens by which history is judged, valuable information is lost, to the detriment of both students of the filed as well as the awareness that co-mes from experience. Without an accurately recorded account to serve as guidi -ng light, nations and societies are left to stumble their way about their affairs, ignorant of what has and hasn’t worked before, and unaware of what past ev -ents shaped and determined their present situation. Such dismal situations emer -ge from simple pride, as well as the desire of the revisionists to depict thems -elves in a better light to posterity or to cover up an embarrassing legacy, no matter the cost to the future.Recent attempts by nations involved in the second World War to minimize or erase altogether certain shameful incidents from their history textbook has been met with international outrage and protest, and rightly so. By allowing fu -ture generations to forget or never even learn about how their ancestors stumb -led on the path to progress, the experiences of those who suffered as a result of those mistakes are trivialized and made to be in its information. Both are heinous results for both nationals of that particular nation as well as those of the international community,whose stories intertwine to form the large picture.When a single string in the tapestry of world history is unraveled by revisio -n, the entire piece becomes a weaker one, subject to additional modification at the whim of those who would like to use history as a tool for their own purposes, even if it means fundamentally changing it. This outcome must be avoided at all costs, firstly by not allowing a precedent to be established that makes it acceptable, even in a single case, to commit the revision. Otherwise, humans as a race will fall prey to yet another oft-quoted phrase:”History, if fo -rgotten, is doomed to be repeated.”36.The first line of the text implies that _______.A)historical accounts are invariably colored by the views and stances of those who emerged victoriousB)those who have the power to do so will often influence recording of events to favor themselvesC)those who are defeated have little or no say in the documentation of their st ruggle, resulting in a biased account.D)the winners in a struggle have the moral obligation to accurately record eve-nts37.The author views the revision of history as _______.A)indisputably negative in all situationsB)generally harmful when done so to favor one side’s stanceC)always motivated by the desire to portray the reviser in a better lightD)Rendering the revised history useless for the purposeof analysis and learning38.In paragraph3, the author argues against historical revision with the assertion that ________.A)revision of World WarⅡevents has proven that such actions have a negative impactB)such revision results in an undeserved sense of national prideC)revising history has far-reaching effects beyond the borders of any one count -ryD)history is one of the primary concerns dealt with in the education system and should thus be pure39.In paragraph 4,”When a single string in a tapestry of world history is unra -veled by revision, the entire piece becomes a weaker one”means that ______.A).history is an intertwined series of events coming together to form a large pictureB)a loss of reliability in any single segment of history makes the entire histori -cal record suspectC)once one piece of history is revised, others soon followD)as soon as the integrity of the historical record is breached, it can never be fully recovered.40.The main point of text is that ________.A)revising history must be avoided in all situations at all costsB)the revision of history leads to a flawed perception resulting in loss of vital lessonsC)is revision of history goes on, the meaning behind the revised events will lo -se meaningD)historical revision is an international problem affecting all nations and people Ⅲ.Cloze (20 points, 1 X 2)When people __41__ to improve their breathing their initial thought is invar-iably to suck in the maximum possible draught of air __42__ you can’t pour wine into a full bottle. __43__you can’t fill the lungs with fresh air __44__ you’ve first drained them of every drop of stale air,__45__at the best of times only a sixth of the air in the lungs gets __46__with each fresh breath we take. If we breathe shallowly, or fail to clear the lunges of devitalized air, this poor rate of turnover declines __47__further.__48__always start your deep breathing exercises __49__collapsing the lungs as fully as possible. While you breatheout,imagine that you’re a hot air balloon collapsing slowly to the ground. This has a relaxing effect, particularly __50__ you quietly intone the world relax…relax…relax as you exhale.41.A)set forth B)set off C)set down D)set out42.A)But B)And C)Therefore D)Often43.A)At the same time B)In the same way C)More often than not D)Even if44.A)if B)unless C)after D)before45.A)Even B)Especially C)When D)Where46.A)changed B)changing C)to change D)change47.A)still B)more C)less D)farther48.A)Moreover B)So C)Yet D)Besides49.A)when B)in C)by D)on50.A)before B)even if C)if D)just beforeⅣ.Translation(40 points)Part A. Translate the following passage into English (20 points)依照中华人民共和国妇女权益保障法的规定，妇女在政治、文化、社会和家庭生活等方面享有与难自己平等的权利。
江西省自考学位英语历年试题及参考答案解析
2013年11月江西省成人(自考)本科学士学位英语统一考试试题及答案解析【该试题附带答案详细解析及评分参考】第一部分：阅读理解（共20题，40分考试时间为35分钟）（一）Long long ago people made fires from lightning(闪电)。
But they had to keep the fire burning, for they couldn’t start it again if there was no lightning. Later, they found out hitting two piece of stone together could make a spark (火花). The spark could fire dry leaves. In this way they could make the fire again if it went out. Them people also learned to make a fire by rubbing. They made a hole on a big piece of wood and put a smaller stick into the hole. They turned the stick again and again. After a few minutes they got a fire.As years went by, people learned other ways to make a fire. Sometimes they used the heat from sun. they held a piece of glass in the right way and made a piece of paper on fire.About two centuries ago, people began to make matches (火柴). Matches brought people a quick and easy way to make fire. Today matches are still being used, but people have more new ways to make fires. One of them is to use an electric fire starter. Of course an electric fire starter is much more expensive thana box of matches. But it is more useful.1. A spark can _________.A. fire any leavesB. burn anythingC. burn dry leavesD. keep fires burning2. We can also get a fire by _________.A. making a hole on a big piece of woodB. putting a smaller stick into the holeC. turning the stick hard for a whileD. doing all the above together3. Matches have been used _________.A. for about two thousand yearsB. for about two hundred yearsC. since people began to use fire for cookingD. since people used the heat from the sun.4. From this passage we know _______.A. using matches is the easiest and most useful way to make firesB. people don’t use matches any more since they had electric fire startersC. today there are only two ways to make firesD. some forest fires happen from lightning5. Choose the right order of the ways to make fires people got to know _________.a. with a matchb. from the sunc. from lightningd. by rubbinge. with an electric fire starter.A. d, b, c, a, eB. d, c, b, a, e1.【答案】C【解析】细节题。
2010年江西卷高考真题英语试卷-学生用卷
2010年江西卷高考真题英语试卷-学生用卷一、单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）1、【来源】 2010年高考真题江西卷第21题1分—Do you enjoy your present job?—. I just do it for a living.A. Of courseB. Not reallyC. Not likelyD. Not a little2、【来源】 2010年高考真题江西卷第22题1分— Our holiday cost a lot of money.— Did it? Well, that doesn't matter you enjoyed yourselves.A. as long asB. unlessC. as soon asD. though3、【来源】 2010年高考真题江西卷第23题1分2011~2012学年北京高二下学期周测2015~2016学年天津河西区天津市新华中学高三上学期期中第30题1分2011~2012学年北京西城区北京师范大学第二附属中学高三下学期月考I have told you the truth. ______ I keep repeating it?A. MustB. CanC. MayD. Will4、【来源】 2010年高考真题江西卷第24题1分2020~2021学年天津和平区天津市耀华嘉诚国际学校高二上学期期中第26题1分2017~2018学年天津高二下学期期末（部分区县）第21题1分2018年天津高三二模部分区县第14题1分The lady walked around the shops,an eye out for bargains.A. keepB. keptC. keepingD. to keep5、【来源】 2010年高考真题江西卷第25题1分2019~2020学年广东汕头龙湖区汕头市第一中学高一上学期期末第59题1分Parents much importance to education. They will do their best to give their children that priceless gift.A. attachB. payC. linkD. apply6、【来源】 2010年高考真题江西卷第26题1分Smell the flowers before you go to sleep, and you may just sweet dreams.A. keep up withB. put up withC. end up withD. catch up with7、【来源】 2010年高考真题江西卷第27题1分Swimming is my favorite sport. There is like swimming as a means of keeping fit.A. somethingB. anythingC. nothingD. everything8、【来源】 2010年高考真题江西卷第28题1分2019~2020学年11月广东深圳龙岗区深圳市龙岗区龙城高级中学高一周测第51题1分Computers and mobile phones, though they are indeed making our life and more, have reduced the need for face-to-face communications.A. easily; efficientB. easier; efficientC. easy; efficientlyD. easily; efficiently9、【来源】 2010年高考真题江西卷第29题1分We give dogs time, space and love we can spare, and, dogs give us their all.A. in allB. in factC. in shortD. in return10、【来源】 2010年江西高考江西卷第30题1分2019~2020学年陕西西安未央区西安中学高二下学期期末第9题1分Mother wanted to be a good provider, a role she since her marriage to Father.A. shouldersB. shoulderedC. is shoulderingD. has been shouldering11、【来源】 2010年高考真题江西卷第31题1分2017~2018学年广东深圳福田区深圳市高级中学高中部高二下学期期中第49题0.5分2019~2020学年4月广东深圳龙岗区深圳市第三高级中学高一下学期周测D卷第78题2012年北京西城区北师大附中高三月考The girl arranged to have piano lessons at the training centre with her sister she would stay for an hour.A. whereB. whoC. whichD. what12、【来源】 2018~2019学年广东深圳福田区深圳市高级中学高中部高二上学期期中第47题1分2018~2019学年广东深圳福田区深圳市高级中学高中部高一上学期期中第47题1分2010年江西高考江西卷第32题1分There were many talented actors out there just waiting.A. to discoverB. to be discoveredC. discoveredD. being discovered13、【来源】 2010年高考真题江西卷第33题1分2016~2017学年北京西城区北京师范大学第二附属中学高二下学期期末第33题1分2012~2013学年北京东城区北京市第五中学高二上学期期中2014~2015学年北京海淀区北京市八一中学高二期末Not until he left his home to know how important the family was for him.A. did he beginB. had he begunC. he beganD. he had begun14、【来源】 2017~2018学年北京昌平区北京市昌平区第二中学高三下学期期中第23题1分2010年6月江西高考江西卷第34题1分Nowadays some hospitals refer to patients name, not case number.A. ofB. asC. byD. with15、【来源】 2010年江西高考江西卷第35题1分2020年江苏南京六合区高三高考模拟2017~2018学年10月江苏泰州海陵区泰州中学高一上学期月考第8题Last year the number of students who graduated with a driving license reached 200, 000,a(n)of 40, 000 per year.A. averageB. numberC. amountD. quantity二、完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）16、【来源】 2010年高考真题江西卷第36~55题30分(每题1.5分)2016~2017学年3月陕西西安雁塔区陕西师范大学附属中学月考（十一模）第31~50题30分(每题1.5分)When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny's house, she wasn't nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark.1, it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn't been so2.As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly3cold — very cold. Alice's breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move4that she didn't hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black caralso5. Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something6. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. "Hello, dear, " said the old lady. "Ineed7. I'm afraid I'm lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes. ""Airport？ You8are lost, " Alice said. "You need to go back five kilometers9you reach the T-junction. Turn leftand10for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the11to the airport. But I'm afraid there'sno12you'll get there in five minutes!""Thank you very much, dear, " replied the old lady. "Don't worry，I'll13in time. "The14moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead,it15and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then,something16happened. The car began changing. First, itscolor17from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward,18just above the ground. As thecar19into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling20, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief.A. HoweverB. BesidesC. ThereforeD. OtherwiseA. braveB. excitedC. curiousD. stubbornA. fellB. seemedC. provedD. grewA. asideB. aroundC. forwardD. backwardA. arrivedB. stoppedC. stayedD. startedA. gatheredB. existedC. droppedD. movedA. helpB. gasC. restD. waterA. necessarilyB. normallyC. basicallyD. certainlyA. ifB. untilC. unlessD. asA. driveB. walkC. followD. marchA. addressB. signsC. noticesD. guidanceA. doubtB. roomC. timeD. wayA. have itB. get itC. make itD. finish itA. doorB. windowC. headlightD. wheelA. passedB. rushedC. turnedD. continuedA. strangeB. sensitiveC. imaginableD. horribleA. developedB. appearedC. spreadD. fadedA. rollingB. floatingC. drawingD. flashingA. pointedB. returnedC. brokeD. roseA. tuneB. voiceC. soundD. tone三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分）17、【来源】 2010年高考真题江西卷（A篇）第56~59题8分(每题2分)Andy rode slowly on his way to school day-dreaming about the fishing trip that his father had promised him. He was so busy dreaming about all the fish he would catch that he didn't notice everything else around him.He rode along until a strange sound drew him to the present. He came to a stop and looked curiously up to the sky. What he saw shocked and terrified him. A huge crowd of bees filled the sky like a black cloud and the buzzing mass seemed to be heading angrily towards him.With no time to waste, Andy sped off in the opposite direction. Riding without knowing how to escape the bees. With a rapidly beating heart and his legs pumping violently, he sped down the rough road. As the bees came closer, his panic increased. Andy knew that he was sensitive to bee stings（蛰）. The last sting had landed him in hospital—and that was only one bee sting! He had been forced to stay in bed for two whole days. Suddenly, his father's words came to him. "When you are in a tight situation, don't panic, Use your brain and think your way out of it."On a nearby hill, he could see smoke waving slowly skywards from the chimney（烟囱）of the Nelson family home. "Bees don't like smoke."he thought, "They couldn't get into the house."Andy raced towards the Nelson house, but the bees were gaining ground. Andy knew he could not reach the house in time. He predicted that the bees would catch up with him soon.Suddenly, out of the corner of his eyes, he spotted a small dam used by Mr. Nelson to water his vegetable garden. Off his bike and into the cool water he dived, disappearing below the surface and away from the fierce insects. After holding his breath for as long as he could, Andy came up for air and noticed the bees had gone. Coming out of the dam, he struggled up the hill and rang the doorbell. Mrs. Nelson took him inside and rang his mother."You'll really need that fishing break to help you recover."laughed his mother with relief, "Thank goodness you didn't panic!"But Andy did not hear her. He was dreaming once again of the fish he would catch tomorrow.(1) Why did Andy fail to notice the could of bees earlier?A. He was riding to school.B. He was listening to a strange sound.C. He was going fishing with his father.D. He was lost in the thought of the fishing trip.(2) Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the swarm of bees in the passage?A. They crowded like a black cloud.B. They shocked and terrified Andy.C. They tried to attack Andy in a mass.D. They made Andy stay in hospital for two days.(3) How did Andy avoid the bees in the end?A. He asked Mr. Nelson for help.B. He hid himself under the water.C. He rushed into the Nelson house.D. He rode off in the opposite direction.(4) Which of the following can best describe Andy's escape from the bees?A. No pains, no gains.B. Once bitten, twice shy.C. Where there is a will, there is a way.D. In time of danger, one's mind works fast.18、【来源】 2010年高考真题江西卷（B卷）第60~63题8分(每题2分)Head of ResearchSalary:￡55, 271We are looking for a Head of Research to manage the CWU Research Department and Information Centre. You would be required to exercise control of all research work of the department and manage a team of three researchers and four support staff.The person appointed would be expected to carry out research work of a strategic nature across the range of businesses in which the CWU has or seeks membership and to contribute to the strategic thinking and direction of the union as a whole.You will need: proven line management skills, especially in managing and motivating a team; good research skills, holding a good degree in a related subject or other similar experience; a high level of mathematical and calculating skills; the ability to produce high quality work under pressure; a commitment to and knowledge of the trade union movement and social democratic politics; and knowledge and/or experience of the postal and/or telecommunications industry.To apply, please request an application pack by emailing TAL#NBSP**********or by telephoning HR （Human Resources） on 020 8971 7482. When applying please state your source.Closing Date for Applications: 4TAL#NBSP th December2010Anticipated interview date: 17TAL#NBSP th December 2010No agencies please(1) In which column of a newspaper could we find the passage?A. Arts.B. Sales.C. Jobs.D. News.(2) One of the duties of the person to be appointed is.A. taking charge of research workB. seeking membership for the trade unionC. running a telecommunications companyD. managing a team of three or four members(3) If you want to apply for this position, you can do all EXCEPT.A. ask an agency for an application formB. dial 020 8971 7482 for more information**************************************D. send in an application before 4th December 2010(4) Which of the following applicants is most likely to be employed?A. A chemister teacher with a master's degree.B. A clerk from a telecommunications company.C. A university graduate majoring in computer science.D. A director from a research centre with a master's degree.19、【来源】 2010年高考真题江西卷（C卷）第64~67题8分(每题2分)Kong Zi, also called Confucius （551-479 B.C.）, and Socrates （469-399 B.C.） lived only a hundred years apart, and during their lifetimes there was no contact between China and Greece, but it is interesting to look at how the world that each of these great philosophers came from shaped their ideas, and how these ideas in turn, shaped their societies.Neither philosopher lived in times of peace, though there were more wars in Greece than in China. The Chinese states were very large and feudal, while the Greek city-states were small and urban. The urban environment in which Socrates lived allowed him to be more radical than Confucius. Unlike Confucius, Socrates was not asked by rules how to govern effectively. Thus, Socrates was able to be more idealistic, focusing on issues like freedom, and knowledge for its own sake. Confucius, on the other hand, advised those in government service, and many of his students went out to government service.Confucius suggested the Golden Rule as a principle for the conduct of life: "Do not do to others what you would not want others to do to you." He assumed that all men were equal at birth, though some had more potential than others, and that it was knowledge that set men apart. Socrates focused on the individual, and thought that the greatest purpose of man was to seek wisdom. He believed that the superior class should rule the inferior （下层的） classes.For Socrates, the family was of no importance, and the community of little concern. For Confucius, however, the family was the center of the society, with family relations considered much more important than political relations.Both men are respected much more today than they were in their lifetimes.(1) Which of the following is TURE according to the first paragraph?A. Socrates and Confucius had much in common.B. Confucius had much influence on Socrates' ideas.C. The societies were influenced by the philosophers' ideas.D. There were cultural exchanges between China and Greece.(2) Socrates shared with Confucius the idea that.A. all men were equal when they were bornB. the lower classed should be ruled by the upper classC. the purpose of man was to seek freedom and wisdomD. people should not ask others to do what they did not want to(3) What made some people different from others according to Confucius?A. Family.B. Potential.C. Knowledge.D. Community.(4) This passage is organized in the pattern of.A. time and eventsB. comparison and contrastC. cause and effectD. definition and classification20、【来源】 2010年高考真题江西卷（D篇）第68~71题8分(每题2分)2015~2016学年10月四川成都郫都区郫都区成都外国语学校高三下学期月考第39~42题8分(每题2分)Modern inventions have speeded up people's lives amazingly. Motor-cars cover a hundred miles in little more than an hour. Aircraft cross the world a day, while computers operate at lightning speed. Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending. Every year motor-cars are produced which go even faster each new computer boasts（吹嘘）of saving precious seconds in handling tasks.All this saves time, but at a price. When we lose or gain half a day in speeding across the world in an airplane, our bodies tell us so. We get the uncomfortable feeling known as jet-lag; our bodies feel that they have been left behind in another time zone. Again spending too long at computers results in painful wrists and fingers. Mobile phones also have their dangers according to some scientists; too much use may transmit harmful radiation into our brains, a consequence we do not like to think about.However, what do we do with the time we have saved? Certainly not relax, or so it seems. We are so accustomed to constant activity that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing, or even just one thing at a time. Perhaps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio, letting imagination take us into another world.There was a time when some people's lives were devoted simply to the cultivation of the land or the care of cattle. No multi-tasking there; their lives went on at a much gentler pace, and in a familiar pattern. There is much that we might envy about a way of life like this. Yet before we do so, we must think of the hard tasks our ancestors faced: they farmed with bare hands, often lived close to hunger, and had to fashion tools from wood and stone. Modern machinery has freed people from that primitive existence.(1) The new products become more and more time-saving because.A. our love of speed seems never-endingB. time is limitedC. the prices are increasingly highD. the manufacturers boast a lot(2) What does "the days" in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Imaginary lifeB. Simple life in the pastC. Times of inventionsD. Time for constant activity(3) What is the author's attitude towards the modern technology?A. CriticalB. ObjectiveC. OptimisticD. Negative(4) What does the passage mainly discuss?A. The present and past times.B. Machinery and human beings.C. Imaginations and inventions.D. Modern technology and its influence.21、【来源】 2010年高考真题江西卷（E卷）第72~75题8分(每题2分)Every day we experience one of the wonders of the world around us without even realizing it. It is not the amazing complexity of television, nor the impressive technology of transport. The universal wonder we share and experience is our ability to make noises with our mouths, and so transmit ideas and thoughts to each other's minds. This ability comes so naturally that we tend to forget what a miracle （奇迹） it is.Obviously, the ability to talk is something that marks humans off from animals. Of course, some animals have powers just as amazing. Birds can fly thousands of miles by observing positions of the stars in the sky in relation to the time of day and year. In Nature's talent show, humans are a species of animal that have developed their own special act. If we reduce it to basic terms, it's ability for communicating information to others, by varying sounds we make as we breathe out.Not that we don't have other powers of communication. Our facial expressions convey our emotions, such as anger, or joy, or disappointment. The way we hold our heads can indicate to others whether we are happy or sad. This is so-called "body language". Bristling （直立的） fur is an unmistakable warning of attack among many animals. Similarly, the bowed head or drooping tail shows a readiness to take second place in any animal gathering.Such a means of communication is a basic mechanism that animals, including human beings, instinctively acquire and display. Is the ability to speak just another sort of instinct? If so, how did human beings acquire this amazing skill? Biologists can readily indicate that particular area of our brain wherespeech mechanisms function, but this doesn't tell us how that part of our bodies originated in our biological history.(1) According to the passage, the wonder we take for granted is.A. our ability to use languageB. the miracle of technologyC. the amazing power of natureD. our ability to make noises with mouth(2) What feature of "body language" mentioned in the passage is common to both humans and animals?A. Lifting heads when sad.B. Keeping long faces when angry.C. Bristling hair when ready to attack.D. Bowing heads when willing to obey.(3) What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?A. Body language is unique to humans.B. Animals express emotions just as humans do.C. Humans have other powers of communication.D. Humans are no different from animals to some degree.(4) This passage is mainly about.A. the development of body languageB. the special role humans play in natureC. the power to convey information to othersD. the difference between humans and animals in language use四、短文改错（每小题1分，共10分）22、【来源】 2010年高考真题江西卷第76~85题10分(每题1分)请认真阅读下面对话，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。
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English Examination for Master Students（2010年6月26日9：00—11：00 AM）Part one：Listening comprehension（15%）Section A：Compound Dictation (10points)In this part, you will hear a passage three times. Listen carefully and fill in the missing words. For the first time, listen carefully and try your best to understand. For the second time, write down what you hear on the tape. For the third time, check your answer. (10 points)President Bush says this second trip to the continent is meant to demonstrate America's commitment to improving the lives and (1) ______ of Africans."I am here to really confirm to the people of Benin and the people on the continent of Africa that the United States (2) _____ helping improve peoples' lives," he said.The Bush administration is (3) ______ primary education and family health projects in Benin including a program to provide anti-malarial bed nets to every family.President Yayi says his country's cotton-based economy is also helped by lower (4) _____ under the U.S. African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)."My country is also benefiting from the president's Millennium Challenge Account initiative as well as the AGOA whose (5) _______ is to create the conditions favorable to economic growth in a (6) _______ manner in order to reduce poverty and build an emerging nation," he said.President Yayi, who is the former director of the West African Development Bank, says he and President Bush discussed diversifying Benin's economy away from its dependence on cotton, which (7) ______ 40 percent of Gross Domestic Product and roughly 80 percent of official exports.One-third of Benin's nearly seven million people live in poverty. Building on reforms which began in the 1990's, Benin signed a $307-million (8) _____ with the U.S. Millennium Challenge Account in 2006.Those funds are meant to improve property rights by reducing the time and cost of obtaining a land title. The program also intends to (9) _____ access to financial services, train more members of the judicial system, and boost imports and exports through the port of Cotonou.U.S. officials say the compact is expected to (10) _____ nearly a 250,000 Beninois out of poverty by 2015.After Benin, President Bush spends two days in Tanzania before visiting Rwanda, Ghana, and Liberia.Scott Stearns，VOA News, Dar es Salaam.Section B：Note taking (5 points)In this part, you will hear a passage twice. After the first time, there will be a pause of 30 seconds. Please try your best to write down the main idea and 4 details of the passage. Then listen again and check your answer.____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________Part Two：Reading comprehension（20%）In this part, you will read two passages. The first passage is followed by 5 questions. You are required to choose the best answer to each question according to the passage. For the second passage, you are required to answer each question with no more than 12 words.Passage oneIf we look at education in our own society，we see two sharply different factors. First of all，there is the overwhelming majority of teachers，principals，curriculum planners，school superintendents，who are devoted to passing on the knowledge that children need in order to live in our industrialized society. Their chief concern is with efficiency，that is，with implanting the greatest number of facts into the greatest possible number of children，with a minimum of time，expense，and effort.Classroom learning often has as its unspoken goal the reward of pleasing the teacher. Children in the usual classroom learn very quickly that creativity is punished，while repeating a memorized response is rewarded，and concentrate on what the teacher wants them to say，rather than understanding the problem.The difference between the intrinsic and the extrinsic aspects of a college education is illustrated by the following story about Upton Sinclair. When Sinclair was a young man，he found that he was unable to raise the tuition money needed to attend college. Upon careful reading of the college catalogue，however，he found that if a student failed a course，he received no credit for the course，but was obliged to take another course in its place. The college did not charge the student for the second course，reasoning that he had already paid once for his credit. Sinclair took advantage of this policy and not a free education by deliberately failing all his courses.In the ideal college，there would be no credits，no degrees，and no required courses. A person would learn what he wanted to learn. A friend and I attempted to put this ideal into action by starting a serials of seminars at Brandeis called “Freshman Seminars Introduction to the Intellectual Life.” In the ideal college，intrinsic education would be available to anyone who wanted it—since anyone can improve and learn. The student body might include creative，intelligent children as well as adults；morons as well as geniuses （for even morons can learn emotionally and spiritually）。