2011年四川大学英语专业英美文学真题试卷_真题-无答案
2011年英语专四真题试卷
2011英语专业四级真题TIME LIMIT: 130 MINPART I DICTATION [15 MIN ]Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [15 MIN ]In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.。
2011年天津外国语大学英语专业语言学真题试卷_真题-无答案
2011年天津外国语大学英语专业（语言学）真题试卷(总分62,考试时间90分钟)1. 单项选择题1. ______ is a central vowel.A. [e]B. [i]C. [u]D. [a]2. Which of the following is a pair of relational opposites?A. single vs. marriedB. hot vs. coldC. alive vs. deadD. husband vs. wife3. Which of the following is a minimal pair?A. pet, kidB. put, pestC. cave, shaveD. must, taste4. Which of the following ways of word-formation does not change the grammatical class of the stems?A. compoundB. inflectionC. derivationD. coinage5. Which of the following statements is true?A. Larynx is what we sometimes call "Adam"s apple".B. The International Phonetic Alphabet uses narrow transcription.C. There are two nasal consonants in English.D. It is sounds by which we **municative meaning.6. A ______has been added to Chomsky"s first model of grammar as shown in his Aspects of the Theory of Syntax(1965).A. set of rewriting rulesB. component of categoriesC. **ponentD. word classification7. According to the manner of articulation,[m]is a______.A. bilabialB. plosiveC. nasalD. lateral8. "I can refer to Confucius even though he was dead 2,000 years ago. " This shows that language has the design feature of______.A. arbitrarinessB. creativityC. dualityD. displacement9. ______ refers to the abstract linguistic system shared by all the members of a **munity.A. LangueB. CompetenceC. **petenceD. Linguistic potential10. Which of the following is an "inflectional suffix"?A. -istB. -aryC. -ingD. -ify11. In today"s grammar we normally say that English does not have a " future tense". This is because in English ______.A. the future is not expressed by morphological changeB. the future can be expressed in many waysC. the future belongs to the category of "aspect"D. the future is expressed by modal verbs12. ______is a phenomenon that in some **munities two languages exist side by side with each having a different role to play; and language switching occurs when the situation changes.A. BilingualismB. DiglossiaC. PidginD. Creole13. ______ is a personal dialect of an individual speaker **bines elements regarding regional, social, gender, and age variations.A. RegisterB. Linguistic repertoireC. IdiolectD. Dialect14. Which of the following is NOT included in the three classes of syntactic relations?A. positional relationsB. relations of co-occurrenceC. relations of expansionD. relations of substitutability15. All of the following are characteristics of implicature EXCEPT______.A. conventionalityB. non-detachabilityC. cancellabilityD. calculability16. "He has already trunked two packs" is an example of______error.A. anticipationB. exchangeC. morpheme-exchangeD. perception17. The criterion used in IC analysis is______.A. constructionB. constituentC. structureD. substitutability18. According to G. Leech, who recognizes 7 types of meaning in his Semantics, ______ makes up the central part.A. conceptual meaningB. connotative meaningC. social meaningD. thematic meaning19. "The Club" is a device for blocking an automobile"s steering wheel, thus protecting the car from being stolen. And one of its ads reads:The Club ! FD Anti-theft device for cars Police Say: " Use it" or Lose It In terms of the Gricean theory, what maxim is exploited here?A. the maxim of mannerB. the maxim of relevanceC. the maxim of qualityD. the maxim of quantity20. What semantic relation do the following sentences have?A. I saw a girl.B. I saw a child.A. contradictionB. entailmentC. synonymD. Presupposition2. 名词解释1. semantic field theory(3 points)2. favourite sentence type(4 points)3. free variation(3 points)4. Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis(4 points)5. endocentric construction(3 points)6. back formation(3 points)3. 写作题1. Choose any THREE of the following questions to analyze. Write the number of the question and your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.Discuss the major contributions of Saussure to modern linguistics.2. Comment on the "innateness hypothesis".3. Explain the purpose and significance of reconstruction in historical linguistics and the method employed by historical linguists.4. How do you interpret the distinctions between language acquisition and language learning?5. How do **ment on the two frequently used analogies for attempted inference on the origin of language: the acquisition of speech by children and the structures and characteristics of so-called "primitive" languages?。
2011年考研英语(一)真题完整版
2011年考研英语(一)真题完整版2011年考研英语(一)真题完整版Section I Use of EnglishDirections：Read the following text. Choose the best word（s） for each numbered blank and mark [A]， [B]， [C] or [D] on ANSWER SHEET 1. （10 points）Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle viewe d laughter as “a bodily exercise precious to health.” But __1___some claims to the contrary，laughing probably has little influence on physical fitness Laughter does __2___short-term changes in the function of the heart and its blood vessels，___3_ heart rate and oxygen consumption But because hard laughter is difficult to __4__， a good laugh is unlikely to have __5___ benefits the way，say，walking or jogging does.__6__， instead of straining muscles to build them， as exercise does， laughter apparently accomplishes the __7__， studies dating back to the 1930‘s indicate that laughter__8___ muscles， decreasing muscle tone for up to 45 minutes after the laugh dies down.Such bodily reaction might conceivably help _9__the effects of psychological stress. Anyway，the act of laughing probably does produce other types of ___10___ feedback，that improve an individual‘s emotional state. __11____one classical theory of emotion， our feelings are partially rooted ____12___ physical reactions. It was argued at the end of the 19th century that humans do not cry ___13___they are sad but they become sad when the tears begin to flow.Although sadness also ____14___ tears，evidence suggests that emotions can flow__15___ muscular responses. In an experiment published in 1988，social psychologist Fritz Strack of the University of würzburg in Germany asked volunteers to __16___ a pen either with their teeth-thereby creating an artificial smile –or with their lips， which would produce a（n） __17___ expression. Those forced to exercise their enthusiastically to funny catoons than did those whose months were contracted in a frown，____19___ that expressions may influence emotions rather than just the other way around __20__ ， the physical act of laughter could improve mood.1.[A]among [B]except [C]despite[D]like2.[A]reflect [B]demand [C]indicate[D]produce3.[A]stabilizing [B]boosting[C]impairing [D]determining4.[A]transmit [B]sustain [C]evaluate[D]observe5.[A]measurable [B]manageable[C]affordable [D]renewable6.[A]In turn [B]In fact [C]In addition[D]In brief7.[A]opposite [B]impossible [C]average[D]expected8.[A]hardens [B]weakens [C]tightens[D]relaxes9.[A]aggravate [B]generate [C]moderate[D]enhance10.[A]physical [B]mental[C]subconscious [D]internal11.[A]Except for [B]According to [C]Due to [D]As for12.[A]with [B]on [C]in [D]at13.[A]unless [B]until [C]if [D]because14.[A]exhausts [B]follows [C]precedes[D]suppresses15.[A]into [B]from [C]towards[D]beyond16.[A]fetch [B]bite [C]pick [D]hold17.[A]disappointed [B]excited[C]joyful [D]indifferent18.[A]adapted [B]catered [C]turned[D]reacted19.[A]suggesting [B]requiring[C]mentioning [D]supposing20.[A]Eventually [B]Consequently[C]Similarly [D]ConverselySection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections：Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing [A]， [B]， [C] or [D]. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. （40 points）Text 1The decision of the New York Philharmonic to hire Alan Gilbert as its next music director has been the talk of the classical-music world ever since the sudden announcement of his appointment in 2009. For the most part，the response has been favorable，to say the least. “Hooray！ At last！” wrote Anthony Tommasini， a sober-sided classical-music critic.One of the reasons why the appointment came as such a surprise， however， is that Gilbert is comparatively little known. Even Tommasini，who had advocated Gilbert‘s appointment in the Times，calls him “an unpretentious musician with no air of the formidable conductor about him.” As a description of the next music director of an orchestra that has hitherto been led by musicians like Gustav Mahler and Pierre Boulez， that seems likely to have struck at least some Times readers as faint praise.For my part， I have no idea whether Gilbert is a great conductor or even a good one. To be sure， he performs an impressive variety of interesting compositions， but it is not necessary for me to visit Avery Fisher Hall， or anywhere else， to hear interesting orchestral music. All I have to do is to go to my CD shelf， or boot up my computer and download still more recorded music from iTunes.Devoted concertgoers who reply that recordings are no substitute for live performance are missing the point. For the time，attention，and money of the art-loving public，classical instrumentalists must compete not only with opera houses，dance troupes，theater companies， and museums， but also with the recorded performances of the great classical musicians of the 20th century. There recordings are cheap，available everywhere， and very often much higher inartistic quality than today‘s live performances；moreover，they can be “consumed” at a time and place of the listener’s choosing. The widespread availability of such recordings has thus brought about a crisis in the institution of the traditional classical concert.One possible response is for classical performers to program attractive new music that is not yet available on record. Gilbert‘s own i nterest in new music has been widely noted：Alex Ross， a classical-music critic， has described him as a man who is capable of turning the Philharmonic into “a markedly different，more vibrant organization.” But what will be the nature of that difference？ Merely expanding the orchestra’s repertoire will not be enough. If Gilbert and the Philharmonic are to succeed，they must first change the relationship between America‘s oldest orchestra and the newaudience it hops to attract.21. We learn from Para.1 th at Gilbert‘s appointment has[A]incurred criticism.[B]raised suspicion.[C]received acclaim.[D]aroused curiosity.22. Tommasini regards Gilbert as an artist who is[A]influential.[B]modest.[C]respectable.[D]talented.23. The author believes that the devoted concertgoers[A]ignore the expenses of live performances.[B]reject most kinds of recorded performances.[C]exaggerate the variety of live performances.[D]overestimate the value of live performances.24. According to the text， which of the following is true of recordings？[A]They are often inferior to live concerts in quality.[B]They are easily accessible to the general public.[C]They help improve the quality of music.[D]They have only covered masterpieces.25. Regarding Gilbert‘s role in revitalizing the Philharmonic， the author feels[A]doubtful.[B]enthusiastic.[C]confident.[D]puzzled.Text 2When Liam McGee departed as president of Bank of America in August， his explanation was surprisingly straight up. Rather than cloaking his exit in the usual vague excuses， he came right out and said he was leaving “to pursue my goal of running a company.” Broadcasting his ambition was “very much my decision，” McGee says. Within two weeks， he was talking for the first time with the board of Hartford Financial Services Group， which named him CEO and chairman on September 29.McGee says leaving without a position lined up gave him time to reflect on what kind of company he wanted to run. It also sent a clear message to the outside world about his aspirations. And McGee isn‘t alone. In recent weeks the No.2 executives at Avon and American Express quit with theexplanation that they were looking for a CEO post. As boards scrutinize succession plans in response to shareholder pressure，executives who don’t get the nod also may wish to move on. A turbulent business environment also has senior managers cautious of letting vague pronouncements cloud their reputations.As the first signs of recovery begin to take hold， deputy chiefs may be more willing to make the jump without a net. In the third quarter， CEO turnover was down 23% from a year ago as nervous boards stuck with the leaders they had，according to Liberum Research. As the economy picks up，opportunities will abound for aspiring leaders.The decision to quit a senior position to look for a better one is unconventional. For years executives and headhunters have adhered to the rule that the most attractiveCEO candidates are the ones who must be poached. Says Korn/Ferry senior partner Dennis Carey：“I can‘t think of a single search I’ve done where a board has not instructed me to look at sitting CEOs first.”Those who jumped without a job haven‘t always landed in top positions quickly. Ellen Marram quit as chief of Tropicana a decade age， saying she wanted to be a CEO. It was a year before she became head of a tiny Internet-based commodities exchange. Robert Willumstad left Citigroup in 2005 with ambitions to be a CEO. He finally took that post at a major financial institution three years later.Many recruiters say the old disgrace is fading for top performers. The financial crisis has made it more acceptable to be between jobs or to leave a bad one. “The traditional rule was it‘s safer to staywhere you are，but that’s been fundamentally inverted，” says one headhunter. “The people who‘ve been hurt the worst are those who’ve stayed too long.”26. When McGee announced his departure，his manner can best be described as being[A]arrogant.[B]frank.[C]self-centered.[D]impulsive.27. According to Paragraph 2， senior executives‘ quitting may be spurred by[A]their expectation of better financial status.[B]their need to reflect on their private life.[C]their strained relations with the boards.[D]their pursuit of new career goals.28. The word “poached” （Line 3，Paragraph 4） most probably means[A]approved of.[B]attended to.[C]hunted for.[D]guarded against.29. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that[A]top performers used to cling to their posts.[B]loyalty of top performers is getting out-dated.[C]top performers care more about reputations.[D]it‘s safer to stick to the traditional rules.30. Which of the following is the best title for the text？[A]CEOs： Where to Go？[B]CEOs： All the Way Up？[C]Top Managers Jump without a Net[D]The Only Way Out for Top PerformersText 3The rough guide to marketing success used to be that you got what you paid for. No longer. While traditional “paid” media –such as television commercials and print advertisements – still play a major role，companies today can exploit many alternative forms of media. Consumers passionate about a product may create “owned” media by sending e-mail alerts about products and sales to customers registered with its Web site. The way consumers now approach the broad range of factors beyond conventional paid media.Paid and owned media are controlled by marketers promoting their own products. For earned media ， such marketers act as the initiator for users‘ responses. But in somecases，one marketer’s owned media become another marketer‘s paid media –for instance， when an e-commerce retailer sells ad space on its Web site. We define such sold media as owned media whose traffic is so strong that other organizations place their content or e-commerce engines within that environment. This trend ，which we believe is still in its infancy， effectively began with retailers and travel providers such as airlines and hotels and will no doubt go further. Johnson & Johnson， for example，has created BabyCenter， a stand-alone media property that promotes complementary and even competitive products. Besides generating income， the presence of other marketers makes the site seem objective，gives companies opportunities to learn valuable information about the appeal of other companies’ marketing， and may help expand user traffic for all companies concerned.The same dramatic technological changes that have provided marketers with more （and more diverse） communications choices have also increased the risk that passionate consumers will voice their opinions in quicker，more visible，and much more damaging ways. Such hijacked media are the opposite of earned media：an asset or campaign becomes hostage to consumers，other stakeholders， or activists who make negative allegations about a brand or product. Members of social networks， for instance， are learning that they can hijack media to apply pressure on the businesses that originally created them.If that happens， passionate consumers would try to persuade others to boycott products， putting the reputation of the target company at risk. In such a case， the company‘s response may not be sufficiently quick or thoughtful， and the learning curve has been steep. Toyota Motor， for example，alleviated some of the damage from its recall crisis earlier this year with a relatively quick and well-orchestrated social-media response campaign，which included efforts to engage with consumers directly on sites such as Twitter and the social-news site Digg.31.Consumers may create “earned” media when they are[A] obscssed with online shopping at certain Web sites.[B] inspired by product-promoting e-mails sent to them.[C] eager to help their friends promote quality products.[D] enthusiastic about recommending their favorite products.32. According to Paragraph 2，sold media feature[A] a safe business environment.[B] random competition.[C] strong user traffic.[D] flexibility in organization.33. The author indicates in Paragraph 3 that earned media[A] invite constant conflicts with passionate consumers.[B] can be used to produce negative effects in marketing.[C] may be responsible for fiercer competition.[D] deserve all the negative comments about them.34. Toyota Motor‘s experience is cited as an example of[A] responding effectively to hijacked media.[B] persuading customers into boycotting products.[C] cooperating with supportive consumers.[D] taking advantage of hijacked media.35. Which of the following is the text mainly about ？[A] Alternatives to conventional paid media.[B] Conflict between hijacked and earned media.[C] Dominance of hijacked media.[D] Popularity of owned media.Text 4It‘s no surprise that Jennifer Senior’s insightful， provocative magazine cover story，“I love My Children， I Hate My Life，” is arousing much chatter –nothing gets people talking like the suggestion that child rearing is anything less than a completely fulfilling，life-enriching experience. Rather thanconcluding that children make parents either happy or miserable， Senior suggests we need to redefine happiness： instead of thinking of it as something that can be measured by moment-to-moment joy， we should consider being happy as a past-tense condition. Even though the day-to-day experience of raising kids can be soul-crushingly hard， Senior writes that “the very things that in the moment dampen our moods can later be sources of intense gratification and delight.”The magazine cover showing an attractive mother holding a cute baby is hardly the only Madonna-and-child image on newsstands this week. There are also stories about newly adoptive –and newly single –mom Sandra Bullock， as well as the usual “Jennifer Aniston is pregnant” news. Practically every week features at least one celebrity mom， or mom-to-be， smiling on the newsstands.In a society that so persistently celebrates procreation， is it any wonder that admitting you regret having children is equivalent to admitting you support kitten-killing ？It doesn‘t seem quite fair， then， to compare the regrets of parents to the regrets of the children. Unhappy parents rarely are provoked to wonder if they shouldn’t have had kids， but unhappy childless folks are bothered with the message that children are the single most important thing in the world：obviously their misery must be a direct result of the gaping baby-size holes in their lives.Of course， the image of parenthood that celebrity magazines like Us Weekly and People present is hugely unrealistic，especially when the parents are single mothers like Bullock. According to several studies concluding that parents are less happy than childless couples，singleparents are the least happy of all. No shock there， considering how much work it is to raise a kid without a partner to lean on；yet to hear Sandra and Britney tell it，raising a kid on their “own” （read： with round-the-clock help） is a piece of cake.It‘s hard to imagine that many people are dumb enough to want children just because Reese and Angelina make it look so glamorous： most adults understand that a baby is not a haircut. But it’s interesting to wonder if the images we see every week of stress-free，happiness-enhancing parenthood aren‘t in some small，subconscious way contributing to our own dissatisfactions with the actual experience， in the same way that a small part of us hoped getting “ the Rachel” might make us look just a little bit like Jennifer Aniston.36.Jennifer Senior suggests in herarticle that raising a child can bring[A]temporary delight[B]enjoyment in progress[C]happiness in retrospect[D]lasting reward37.We learn from Paragraph 2 that[A]celebrity moms are a permanent source for gossip.[B]single mothers with babies deserve greater attention.[C]news about pregnant celebrities is entertaining.[D]having children is highly valued by the public.38.It is suggested in Paragraph 3 that childless folks[A]are constantly exposed to criticism.[B]are largely ignored by the media.[C]fail to fulfill their socialresponsibilities.[D]are less likely to be satisfied with their life.39.According to Paragraph 4，the message conveyed by celebrity magazines is[A]soothing.[B]ambiguous.[C]compensatory.[D]misleading.40.Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph？[A]Having children contributes little to the glamour of celebrity moms.[B]Celebrity moms have influenced our attitude towards child rearing.[C]Having children intensifies our dissatisfaction with life.[D]We sometimes neglect the happiness from child rearing.Part BDirections：The following paragraph are given in a wrong order. For Questions 41-45， you are required to reorganize these paragraphs into a coherent text by choosing from the list A-G to filling them into the numbered boxes. Paragraphs E and G have been correctly placed. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. （10 points）[A] No disciplines have seized on professionalism with as much enthusiasm as the humanities. You can， Mr Menand points out， became a lawyer in three years and a medical doctor in four. But the regular time it takes to get a doctoral degree in the humanities is nine years. Not surprisingly，up to half of all doctoral students in English drop out before getting their degrees.[B] His concern is mainly with thehumanities：Literature，languages，philosophy and so on. These are disciplines that are going out of style： 22% of American college graduates now major in business compared with only 2% in history and 4% in English. However， many leading American universities want their undergraduates to have a grounding in the basic canon of ideas that every educated person should posses. But most find it difficult to agree on what a “general education” sho uld look like. At Harvard， Mr Menand notes，“the great books are read because they have been read”-they form a sort of social glue.[C] Equally unsurprisingly， only about half end up with professorships for which they entered graduate school. There are simply too few posts. This is partly because universities continue to produce ever more PhDs. But fewer students want to study humanities subjects： English departments awarded more bachelor‘s degrees in 1970-71than they did 20 years later. Fewer students requires fewer teachers. So， at the end of a decade of theses-writing， many humanities students leave the profession to do something for which they have not been trained.[D] One reason why it is hard to design and teach such courses is that they can cut across the insistence by top American universities that liberal-arts educations and professional education should be kept separate， taught in different schools. Many students experience both varieties. Although more than half of Harvard undergraduates end up in law， medicine or business， future doctors and lawyers must study a non-specialist liberal-arts degree before embarking on a professional qualification. [E] Besides professionalizing the professions by this separation， top American universities have professionalised the professor. The growthin public money for academic research has speeded the process：federal research grants rose fourfold between 1960and 1990，but faculty teaching hours fell by half as research took its toll. Professionalism has turned the acquisition of a doctoral degree into a prerequisite for a successful academic career： as late as 1969a third of American professors did not possess one. But the key idea behind professionalisation，argues Mr Menand，is that “the knowledge and skills needed for a particular specialization are transmissible but not transferable.”So disciplines acquire a monopoly not just over the production of knowledge， but also over the production of the producers of knowledge.[F] The key to reforming higher education， concludes Mr Menand， is to alter the way in which “the producers of knowledge are produced.”Otherwise，academics will continue to thinkdangerously alike， increasingly detached from the societies which they study，investigate and criticize.“Academic inquiry， at least in some fields， may need to become less exclusionary and more holistic.”Yet quite how that happens， Mr Menand dose not say.[G] The subtle and intelligent little book The Marketplace of Ideas： Reform and Resistance in the American University should be read by every student thinking of applying to take a doctoral degree. They may then decide to go elsewhere. For something curious has been happening in American Universities，and Louis Menand， a professor of English at Harvard University，captured it skillfully.G → 41. →42. → E →43. →44. →45.Part CDirections：Read the following text carefully andthen translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written carefully on ANSWER SHEET 2. （10 points）With its theme that “Mind is the master weaver，” creating our inner character and outer circumstances，the book As a Man Thinking by James Allen is an in-depth exploration of the central idea of self-help writing.（46）Allen‘s contribution was to take an assumption we all share-that because we are not robots we therefore control our thoughts-and reveal its erroneous nature. Because most of us believe that mind is separate from matter，we think that thoughts can be hidden and made powerless；this allows us to think one way and act another. However， Allen believed that the unconscious mind generates as much action as the conscious mind， and （47） while we may be able to sustain the illusion of controlthrough the conscious mind alone，in reality we are continually faced with a question：“Why cannot I make myself do this or achieve that？”Since desire and will are damaged by the presence of thoughts that do not accord with desire， Allen concluded ：“ We do not attract what we want，but what we are.” Achievement happens because you as a person embody the external achievement；you don‘t “ get” success but become it. There is no gap between mind and matter.Part of the fame of Allen‘s book is its contention that “Circumstances do not make a person， they reveal him.” （48） This seems a justification for neglect of those in need，and a rationalization of exploitation， of the superiority of those at the top and the inferiority of those at the bottom. This ，however，would be a knee-jerk reaction to a subtle argument.Each set of circumstances， however bad，offers a unique opportunity for growth. If circumstances always determined the life and prospects of people，then humanity would never have progressed. In fat，（49）circumstances seem to be designed to bring out the best in us and if we feel that we have been “wronged” then we are unlikely to begin a conscious effort to escape from our situation .Nevertheless， as any biographer knows， a person’s early life and its conditions are often the greatest gift to an individual.The sobering aspect of Allen‘s book is that we have no one else to blame for our present condition except ourselves. （50）The upside is the possibilities contained in knowing that everything is up to us； where before we were experts in the array of limitations， now we become authorities of what is possible.Section Ⅲ WritingPart A51. Directions：Write a letter to a friend of yours to1）recommend one of your favorite movies and2） give reasons for your recommendationYour should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2Do not sign your own name at the end of the leter. User “LI MING” instead.Do not writer the address.（10 points）Part B52. Directions：Write an essay of 160——200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay， you should1） describe the drawing briefly，2）explain it‘s intended meaning， and3） give your comments.Your should write neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. （20 points）。
2011年英语专业四级真题及答案
TIME LIMIT: 135 MIN PART I DICTATION [15 MIN] Listen Listen to to to the the the following following following passage. passage. passage. Altogether Altogether Altogether the the the passage passage passage will will will be be be read read read to to to you you you four four four times. times. times. During During During the the the first first first reading, reading, reading, which which which will will will be be be done done done at at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, o phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check yowork. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE. PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 MIN] In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the best answer to each question on Answer Sheet Two. SECTION A CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to to 3 3 3 are are are based based based on on on the the the following following following conversation. conversation. conversation. At At At the the the end end end of of of the the the conversation, conversation, conversation, you you you will will will be be be given given given 15 15 15 seconds seconds seconds to to to answer answer answer the the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.1. Which of the statements about the auto show is INCORRECT? A. The show will have more stands this year. B. The show will have more visitors this year. C. The number of overseas visitors will be the same this year. D. The number of exhibition days will be the same this year. 2. According to the conversation, the price for a stand would include A. a catalogue.B. a poster.C. two desks.D. four chairs. 3. During the conversation, the man seems to be more interested in A. the size of the show.B. the cost of the stand.C. the basic furniture.D. the visitor number. Questions 4 to to 7 7 7 are are are based based based on on on the the the following following following conversation. conversation. conversation. At At At the the the end end end of of of the the the conversation, conversation, conversation, you you you will will will be be be given given given 20 20 20 seconds seconds seconds to to to answer answer answer the the questions.Now, listen to the conversation. 4. What is Jim interested in? A. Investing in the company‘s product.B. Buying a new educational computer.C. Joining the computer company.D. Reading the campaign plan. 5. The advertisements will be placed in all the following EXCEPT A. family magazines.B. Sunday newspapers.C. morning television.D. teenage magazines. 6. The advertisements are intended to be seen by A. parents only.B. children only.C. school teachers.D. whole families. 7. Linda sounds about the success of the campaign plan. A. confidentB. hesitantC. uncertainD. delighted Questions Questions 8 8 8 to 10 to 10 are based on the following following conversation. conversation. conversation. At At At the the the end end end of of of the the the conversation, conversation, conversation, you you you will be given 15 will be given 15 seconds seconds to answer to answer the questions.Now, listen to the conversation.8. John has worked in all the following places EXCEPT A. a book shop.B. a paper factory.C. a school.D. a fastfood restaurant. 9. From the conversation, we learn that John A. has no interest.B. has only one interest.C. has two interests.D. has quite a few interests. 10. Sue Green seems to be more interested in John‘s experience ofA. working in a paper factory.B. working in a youth club. C. looking after his brother and sister.D. looking after his young friends. SECTION B PASSAGESFatherhood is going to have a different meaning and (31) when they receive the news, (33) others worry, wondering whether they will be good father. (34) like children and may have had (35) experience with them, others do not particularly (36) them. Many fathers and mothers have been planning and looking forward to children for some time. (37) accident that both husband and wife have (38) Whatever the (39) to the birth of a child, it is obvious the shift from the role of husband to (40) task. (41) , unfortunately, few attempts have been made to (42) fathers in this resocialization (43) . . Although books have been written about mothers, (44) recently has literature focused on the (45) It is argued that the transition to the father's role, although difficult, is not (46) as great as the transition the wife must (47) to the mother's role. The mother's role seems to require a complete (48) in daily routine. (49) , demanding and (50) . 51. My uncle is quite worn out from years of hard work. He is no longer the man 54. When you have finished with the book, don‘t forget to return it to Tim, ? 57. It is not so much the language 59. The additional work will take 61. It‘s getting late. I‘d rather you 63. There is no doubt 66. Our office has recently 67. The crowd went 68. Our school library is 69. John is up to his eyes in work at the moment. The underlined part means . 70. Victoria bumped into her brother quite by chance in the supermarket. The underlined word means . 71. ―Look at those pretty girls‘ skirtsǁ is , because it is not clear whether the girls or the skirts are ―pretty‘.72. House repairs, holidays, school fees and other 73. It was really 74. You can go to a travel agency and ask for a holiday . 75. The city government is building more roads to -year-long economic -year-long economic 77. Everyone is surprised that she has fallen out with her boy friend. The underlined part means . 78. His plan is carefully prepared and full of details, so it is a very 79. The girl‘s voice was so low that we could 80. She must have been pretty 84. According to the passage, people need knowledge of modern technology and Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 secon to answer the questions.Now, listen to the conversation. Man: Hello Linda. Woman: Hello Jim. Man: I ‘m thinking of invest in your new educational computer that your company has produced and I‘I‘m interested in the m interested in the advertise campaign. Woman: Oh, thank you. What would you like to know? Man: I ‘ve read your campaign plan. It looks ok. I only have a couple of questions mainly about where you intend to pla these advertisements. Woman: Well, as you can see from the plan, we intend to place them in family magazines and on early evening televisio We want whole families that parents and children to see them. Man: Mnn …but are you sure they ‘ll be the right families? Woman: The right families? Well …Man: I mean are you certain that the parents who read these magazines and watch these television programs are the peop who will buy an educational computer for their children? Woman: Yes, we are quite certain. A market research shows that …Man: Good. I ‘I‘I‘m sure you m sure you ‘re right. And I see that you ‘re thinking of placing advertisements in teenage magazines as well. Woman: Woman: Y es, Y es, we we we intend intend intend to to to place place place them them them in in in some some some teenage teenage teenage magazines, magazines, magazines, the the the more more more serious serious serious ones, ones, ones, you you you know. know. know. And And And we we we‘‘re re also also thinking of putting them in Sunday newspapers because it ‘s likely that the whole family will be together on Sundays. Man: I see, but do you really think that the parents and children will like the same advertisements? Woman: We Woman: We‘‘ve done the research and we think they‘ll like our advertisements. Man: Good. Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 secon to answer the questions.Now, listen to the conversation.Woman: Hello. I‘I‘m Sue Green. You must be John Fox. m Sue Green. You must be John Fox. Man: Yes, I am. Woman: Thanks for coming to this job interview. Let me ask you a few questions. Man: Yes, please. Woman: Have you got any work experience? Man: Yes. I had a job in a paper factory for a few months after I left school. Then I worked in summer holidays i university, first in a fast-food restaurant, then at a book shop. Woman: Ok. Do you drive? Have you got a driving license? Man: Yes, I have. Woman: That ‘s fine then. So what kind of interests do you have? Man: Interests? Well, I like travelling. I play a lot of sports and I play the piano. Woman: What sorts of sports do you like? Man: Football, tennis and swimming. Woman: Right. And what sort of music do you play? Man: Oh, a lot of, different types, classic, jazz. Woman: Ok, the most important question now. What experience have you had with children? Man: well, I ‘I‘I‘ve looked after my brother and sister as babies and as they ve looked after my brother and sister as babies and as they ‘re young children. I also worked with children in a youth club. 。
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TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2011) -GRADE FOUR- TIME LIMIT: 135 MIN PART I DICTATION [15 MIN] Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage w ill be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, phrase, with with with intervals intervals intervals of of of 15 15 15 seconds. seconds. seconds. The last The last reading reading will will will be be be done done done at at at normal normal normal speed speed speed again again again and and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE. British holiday habits in the late 1970s, air travel became affordable ／for the average family in the UK,／and more people started travelling abroad for their summer holidays.／After all, the British weather wa sn‟t very good, even in summer,／so a lot of people left the country for a vacation.／In the 1980s and 1990s , young people in the UK became wealthier on average.／As a result, they started to go abroad in groups,／to places such as Spain and Greece.／Once they arrived at their destination,／they met with other groups of young people and had one long party.／ British British holidaying holidaying holidaying habits habits habits have have have begun begun begun to change, to change, however.／Climate Climate change change change means means means that that that the the UK now has a hotter climate,／so people do not need to go overseas to find good weather.／Also, going going abroad abroad abroad is is is more more more expensive.expensive.／As As a a a result, result, result, more more more British British British people people people are are are choosing choosing choosing to to to spend spend spend their their summer holidays in the UK.／In the late 1970s, air travel became affordable for the average family in the UK, and more people started travelling aboard for their summer holidays. After all, the British weather wasn ‟t very good even in summer. So a lot of people left the country for a vacation. In the 1980s and the 1990s, young people in the UK become well-fare on average. As a result, they started to go aboard in groups to places such as Spain and Greece. Once they arrived at their destination, they met with other other groups groups groups of of of young young young people people people and and and had had had one one one long long long party. party. party. British British British holidaying holidaying holidaying habits habits habits have have have begun begun begun to to change , however. Climate change means that the UK now has a hotter climate. So people do not need to go overseas to find good weather. Also, going aboard is more expensive. As a result, more British people are choosing to spend their summer holidays in the UK. PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION 15分 [20 MIN] In In Sections Sections Sections A, B A, B and and C C C you you you will will will hear hear hear everything everything everything ONCE ONCE ONCE ONLY. ONLY. ONLY. Listen Listen Listen carefully carefully carefully and and and then then answer the questions that follow. Mark the best answer to each question on Answer Sheet Two. SECTION A CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and A. a catalogue. D. four chairs. 7. Linda sounds C. 16 years. D. 20 years. 12. It can be learned from the passage that BA. air journeys are quite often far from comfortable.B. air travellers usually enjoy luxury during flight.C. air travellers usually enjoy upgraded conditions. D. airlines always provide good in-flight entertainment. 13. Older planes can stay safe for more than 25 years because of the following EXCEPT AA. new engines. B. strong materials. C. proper maintenance. D. new interior.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the passage.14. Which job will involve supervising workers using dangerous equipment? C A. Assistant site manager. B. Carpenter supervisor. C. Assembly supervisor. D. Automobile service station manager. 15. Who will also decide on the prices of products and services? B A. Airlines‟ flight service manager. B. Automobile service station manager. C. Assistant site manager. D. Carpenter supervisor. 16. Who may also do some of the work he supervises? D A. Assistant site manager. B. Airlines‟ flight service manager. C. Assembly supervisor. D. Carpenter supervisor. 17. Which job offers the highest salary?DA. Assistant site manager.B. Automobile service station manager. C. Carpenter supervisor. D. Airlines‟ flight service manager. Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will begiven 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the passage.18. Where were the two men filmed? C A. In the jewelry shop. B. In the City Mall.C. Near the lorry . D. In the parking lot. 19. Witnesses saw the two men B A. leave the lorry together. B. leave the lorry without hoods. C. run back to the lorry separately. D. run back to the lorry without hoods. ???? 20. Which of the following details is CORRECT ? A 卡车 LORRYA. The lorry was originally painted white. B. The lorry had no registration plates.C. The shorter man was the passenger. D. The taller man was the driver. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST 21-25 BBACB 26-30 CACDB In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.American American astronauts astronauts astronauts would would would not not not return return return to to to the the the moon moon moon as as as plan plan plan if if if US US US congress congress congress passes passes passes president president Obama Obama‟‟s propose budget. Obama Obama‟‟s budget which in cut funding in certain areas while increasing money money used used used to create to create jobs would cancel cancel NASA NASA ‟s constellation programme. programme. The The The programme programme programme has has sought to send astronauts back to the moon by 2020. NASA ‟s programme also intend to study the idea on establishing the moon colony. The programme was set to follow the USA space agency shuttle shuttle missions missions missions which which which are are are due due due to to to end end end in in in September. September. September. On On On its website, its website, the the White White White House House House Budget Budget Office says the the programme programme programme to send to send astronauts astronauts to to to the the the moon moon moon is is is behind schedule, behind schedule, over over budget budget budget and and ever less important than other space investments. “U “Using abroad range of criteria and independent sing abroad range of criteria and independent view, panel panel determined determined determined that that that even even even fully fully fully funded funded funded NASA NASA ‟s s programme programme programme to to repeat repeat many many many of of of their their achievements achievements of of of the the the polar-Euro polar-Euro 50 50 years years years later later later was was was the the the least least least attractive attractive attractive reproach reproach reproach to to to specific specific separation as compared to potential alternatives.” the site says. Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.A Russian cargo ship with about 30 crew members aboard was in danger of sinking off Russia‟s eastern coast while storming weather interfered with rescue efforts stayed around it. TASS news agency sent Friday. I set for just outside of the ship and the crew chip middle off. The crew sent out distress signal but there was no explanation of the problem. Because of the severe weather aircraft can ‟t be used to rescue the crew. A ccording to According to esh or T ASS the vessel is about 19 miles from oil rig where rescue TASS the vessel is about 19 miles from oil rig where rescue vessels abased while tugboat dispatched from land were still about 4 times farther away. The cargo ship ship had had had been been been on on on rue rue rue to to to a a a fishing fishing fishing area area area when when when they they they experiences experiences experiences the the the problems. problems. problems. The The The news news news agency agency reported. The ship host fish from boat to ports. Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.Dozens of recording stars began converging on a Hollywood studio Monday to add their voices to a song. They hope raise millions of dollars for Haitian earthquake relief. The words and music are updated version of we ’re the world , a song that raised least $30 million for , a song that raised least $30 million for African humanitarian programme programme 25 25 25 years years years ago. ago. ago. Linar Linar reach who who co-work co-work co-work the the the first first first song song song with with with Machael Machael Machael Jackson Jackson Jackson is is organizing organizing the the the effort. effort. effort. The The The original original original producer producer producer Quency Quency Johns is is using using using the the the same same same studio studio studio he he he used used used in in 1985. Reporters and security surrounded Hansom Studios anticipating the arrival of limersing to libering MacDonald o n Monday afternoon for what is expect to be a merry fund recording session. on Monday afternoon for what is expect to be a merry fund recording session. Smoky Robinson who sang on the original said the least 100 singers asked to take part does not include include any any any of of of the the the 45 stars from 45 stars from t he the the previous previous previous version. version. version. Organizers Organizers Organizers have have have not said not said when when the song the song might be ready for the world to hear. Question 27 and 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.A T&T T&T plans plans plans to to to spend spend spend 18 18 18 billion billion billion dollars dollars dollars in in in 2010 2010 2010 upgrading upgrading upgrading its its its wireless wireless wireless networks networks networks to to to handle handle handle the the increasing increasing a a a mart mart mart of of of new new new traffic. traffic. traffic. There There There is roughly is roughly 2 2 billion billion billion dollars dollars dollars more than more than the company had invested invested in in in the the the previous previous previous year. year. year. Specifically Specifically Specifically A A T&T T&T will will will add add add 2000 2000 2000 new new new sale sale sale sites sites sites and and and upgrade upgrade existing sale sites with 3 times more fablance than it had in 2009. This will increase capacity to connect the s alety salety to A T &T T&T T&T‟‟s may network. A T &T which is the only wireless operator in the US. T&T which is the only wireless operator in the US. selling iPhone iPhone had had had been been been the the the target target target of of of much much much criticism criticism criticism over over over this this this past past past year year year as as as many many many iPhone iPhone sperscrappers particularly in densely populated urban areas have complained about dropped calls, slow internet access and poor service. Some critics claimed the company has not been spending enough on network upgrade to keep up with growing demand. A T&T has acknowledge that it has faced some difficulties particularly in big cities, but the company is closing the gap. Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.Olympics has the 1972 Olympics B 25. Why did the singers meet in Hollywood? A. To raise money for African humanitarian efforts. B. To raise money for Haitian earthquake victims. C. To sing in memory of Michael Jackson. D. To make a recording of the original version of the song. D 26. Which o the following details about the news is INCORRECT? A. The organizer is one of the co-writers of the first song. B. Singers will use the same recording studio as in 1985. C. The recording session s expected to last long.D. Stars from the original version will take part. Question 27 and 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.A 27. The additional 2 billion dollars will mainly be used to A. upgrade its network capacity. B. improve customer services. C. develop new products. D. market more iPhones. T&T face difficulties in particular? C 28. Where does AA. Nationwide. B. Overseas. C. In large cities. D. In remote towns. Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.B 29. Where is the presence of security patrols most evident? A. Where matches take place. B. Where protests may take place. C. In downtown V ancouver. D. Around the athletes’village.B 30. What is this news item mainly about? A. Political protest during the Olympics. B. Security operations during the Olympics. C. Olympics‟ security forces. D. Security measures in buildings. and (31) (31) every man who hears these words. Some feel (32) when they receive the news, (33) others worry, wondering whether they will be good father. (34) like children and may have had (35) looking forward to children for some time. (37) that both husband and wife have (38) Whatever the (39) husband to (40) of a father is a difficult task. (41) ,, have been made to (42) fathers in this resocialization (43) . . Although have been written about mothers, (44) recently has literature focused on the (45) It is argued that the transition to the father's role, although difficult, is not (46) great as the transition the wife must (47) require a complete (48) in daily routine. (49) , , the and (50) . D 51. My uncle is quite worn out from years of hard work. He is no longer the man D. that C. Never do that again! A. She said it for fun, but others took her seriously. t forget to return it to Tim, ? B. will you D. for emphasis. C 57. It is not so much the language B 59. The additional work will take B. another two B. leave C. the subject.B 63. There is no doubt B. that 66. Our office has recently 67. The crowd went A. wild 68. Our school library is C. temporarily B 69. John is up to his eyes in work at the moment. The underlined part means ctoria bumped into her brother quite by ictoria bumped into her brother quite by chance in the supermarket. The underlined word means . is , because it is not clear whether the girls or C 72. House repairs, holidays, school fees and other C. expenses 73. It was really A. grateful u can go to a travel agency and ask for a holiday ou can go to a travel agency and ask for a holiday . 75. The city government is building more roads to ve lifted a two-year-long economic 77. Everyone is surprised that she has fallen out with her boy friend. The underlined part means . A. left 78. His plan is carefully prepared and full of details, so it is a very s voice was so low that we could D. barely B 80. She must have been pretty 84. According to the passage, people need knowledge of modern technology and to spend the weekend collecting winter dog piles from the melting snow in the backyard is like announcing there will be no more Wi-Fi. It interrupts the natural order. “Honey, what say we spend the weekend beating the rugs, sorting through the boxes in the basement and painting our bedroom a nice lemony yellow?” I say. “Can we at least wait until the NBA matches are over?” my husband answers. But But I I I tell tell tell my my my family, family, spring cleaning can ’t wait . The temperature temperature has has has risen risen risen just just just enough enough enough to to melt snow but not enough for Little League practice to start. Some flowers are peeking out of the thawing thawing ground, ground, ground, but but but there there there is is is no no no lawn lawn lawn to to to seed, seed, seed, nor nor nor garden garden garden to to to tend. tend. tend. Newly Newly Newly wakened wakened wakened from from from our our winter ‟s hibernation (冬眠), yet still needing extra blankets at night, we open our windows to the first fresh air floating on the breeze and all of the natural world demanding “A wake and be clean!” Biologists offer a theory about this primal impulse to clean out every drawer and closet in the house at spring ‟s first light, which has to do with melatonin, the sleepytime hormone (激素) our bodies produce when it ‟s dark. When spring ‟s light comes, the melatonin diminishes, and suddenly we are awakened to the dusty, virus-filled house we ‟ve been hibernating in for four months. I I tell tell tell my my my family family family about about about the the the science science science and and and psychology psychology psychology of of of a a a good good good healthy healthy healthy cleaning cleaning cleaning at at at spring spring spring‟‟s arrival. I speak to them about life ‟s greatest rewards waiting in the removal of soap scum from the bathtub, which hasn ‟t been properly cleaned since the first snowfall. “I ‟ll do it,” says the eldest child, a 21-year-old college student who lives at home. “Y ou will? Wow!” I exclaim. Maybe Maybe after after after all all all these these these years, years, years, he he he‟‟s s finally finally finally grasped grasped grasped the the the concept. concept. concept. Maybe Maybe Maybe he he he‟‟s s expressing expressing expressing his his rightful position as eldest child and role model. Or maybe he ‟s going to Florida for a break in a couple of weeks and he ‟s being nice to me who is the financial-aid officer. No matter. Seeing my adult son willingly cleaning that dirty bathtub gives me hope for the future of his 12-year-old brother who, instead of working, is found to be sleeping in the seat of the window he is supposed to be cleaning.“A wake and be clean!” I say. 86. According to the passage, “…spring cleaning is difficult notion for modern families to grasp” means that spring cleaning A. is no longer an easy practice to understand.B. is no longer part of modern family life.C. requires more family members to be involved.D. calls for more complicated skills and knowledge. 87. Which of the following is LEAST likely to be included in family spring cleaning?A. Beating the rugs. B. Cleaning the window. C. Restoring Wi-Fi services.D. Cleaning the backyard. 88. Why does the author say “spring cleaning can ’t wait ”? A. Because there will be more activities when it gets warmer.B. Because the air is fresher and the breeze is lighter. C. Because the whole family is full of energy at spring time.D. Because the snow is melting and the ground is thawing.89. Which of the following interpretations of the biologists biologists‟‟ theory about melatonin is INCORRECT? A. The production of melatonin in our bodies varies at different times. B. Melatonin is more likely to cause sleepiness in our bodies. C. The reduction of melatonin will cause wakefulness in our bodies.D. The amount of melatonin remains constant in our bodies.90. Which of the following can best sum up the author ‟s overall reaction to her adult son ‟s positive response to spring cleaning?A. Surprised and skeptical.B. Elated and hesitant.C. Relieved and optimistic. D. Optimistic and hesitant. TEXT CThese days lots of young Japanese do omiai , literally, “meet and look.” Many of them do so willingly. In today ‟s prosperous and increasingly conservative Japan, the traditional omiai kekkon, or arranged marriage, is thriving. But there is a difference. In the original omiai , the young Japanese couldn‟t reject the partner chosen chosen by by by his his his parents parents parents and and and their their their middleman. middleman. middleman. After After After World World World War II, War II, many Japanese abandoned abandoned the the arranged arranged marriage marriage marriage as as as part part part of of of their their their rush rush rush to to to adopt adopt adopt the the the more more more democratic ways democratic ways of of their their their American American conquerors. conquerors. The The The Western Western ren ’ai kekkon , , or or or love love love marriage, marriage, marriage, became became became popular; popular; popular; Japanese Japanese Japanese began began picking their own mates by dating and falling in love. But the Western way was often found wanting in an important respect: it didn ‟t necessarily produce produce a a a partner partner partner of of of the the the right right right economic, economic, economic, social, social, social, and and and educational educational educational qualifications. qualifications. qualifications. ““Today Today‟‟s s young young people are quite calculating,” says Chieko Akiyama, a social commentator. What seems to be happening now is a repetition of a familiar process in the country ‟s history, the the ““Japanization Japanization”” of of an an an adopted adopted adopted foreign foreign foreign practice. practice. practice. The The The Western Western ideal ideal of of of marrying marrying marrying for for for love love love is is accommodated accommodated in in in a a a new new omiai in in which which which both both both parties parties parties are are are free free free to to to reject reject reject the the the match. match. match. ““Omiai is evolving into a sort of stylized introduction,” Mrs. Akiyama says. Many Many young young young Japanese Japanese Japanese now now now date date date in in in their their their early early early twenties, twenties, twenties, but but but with with with no no no thought thought thought of of of marriage. marriage. When they reach the age — in the middle twenties for women, the late twenties for men — they increasingly turn to omiai . Some studies suggest that as many as 40% of marriages each year are omiai kekkon. It ‟s hard to be sure, say those who study the matter, because many Japanese couples, when polled, describe their marriage as a love match even if it was arranged. These days, doing omiai often means going to a computer matching service rather than to a nakodo . The nakodo of tradition was an old woman who knew all the kids in the neighbourhood and went around trying to pair them off by speaking to their parents; a successful match would bring her a wedding invitation and a gift of money. But Japanese today find it ‟s less awkward to reject a proposed partner if the nakodo is a computer. Japan Japan has has has about about about five five five hundred computer hundred computer matching services. Some Some big big big companies, companies, companies, including including Mitsubishi, run one for their employees. At a typical commercial service, an applicant pays $80 to $125 to have his or her personal data stored in the computer for two years and $200 or so more if a marriage results. The stored information includes some obvious items, like education and hobbies, and some not-so-obvious ones, like whether a person is the oldest child. (First sons, and to some extent first daughter, face an obligation of caring for elderly parents.) 91. According to the passage, today ‟s young Japanese prefer A. a traditional arranged marriage.B. a new type of arranged marriage.C. a Western love marriage. D. a more Westernized love marriage. 92. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?A. A W estern love marriage tends to miss some Japanese values.B. Less attention is paid to the partner ‟s qualification in arranged marriages. C. Y oung Japanese would often calculate their partner ‟s wealth. D. A new arranged marriage is a repetition of the older type. 93. According to the passage, the figure 40% (Paragraph Five) is uncertain because A. there has been a big increase in the number of arranged marriages. B. Western love marriage still remains popular among young Japanese. C. young Japanese start dating very early in their life in a Western tradition.D. the tendency for arranged marriages could be stronger than is indicated.94. One of the big differences between a traditional nakodo and its contemporary version lies in the way A. wedding gifts are presented. B. a proposed partner is refused. C. formalities are arranged.D. the middleman/woman is chosen.95. What is the purpose of the last paragraph? A. To tell the differences between an old and modern nakodo . B. To provide some examples for the traditional nakodo. C. T o offer more details of the computerizednakodo. D. To sum up the main ideas and provide a conclusion. TEXT DCordia Cordia Harrington Harrington Harrington was was was tired tired tired of standing of standing up up all all all day day day and and and smelling smelling smelling like like like French fries French fries at at night. night. She She owned owned owned and and and operated operated operated three three three McDonald McDonald McDonald‟‟s shops in in Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, but but but as as as a a a divorced divorced divorced mother mother mother of of of three three boys, she yearned for a business that would provide for her children and let her spend more time with them. Her Her lucky lucky lucky moment came, moment came, strangely strangely enough, enough, enough, after she was after she was n ominated nominated nominated in in in 1992 1992 1992 to to to be be be on on on the the McDonald McDonald‟‟s bun committee. “The company picked me up in a corporate jet to see bakeries around the world,” she recalls. “Every time I went to a meeting, I love it. This was global!”The The experience experience experience opened opened opened her her her eyes eyes eyes to to to business business business possibilities. possibilities. possibilities. When When When McDonald McDonald McDonald‟‟s s decided decided decided it it wanted a new bun supplier, Harrington became determined to win the contract, even though she had no experience running a bakery. Harrington studied the bakery business and made sure she was never off executives ’ radar . “If you have a dream, you can ‟t wait for people to call you,” she says. “So I ‟d visit a mill and send them them photos photos photos of of of myself myself myself in in in a a a baker baker ‟s s hat hat hat and and and jacket, jacket, jacket, holding holding holding a a a sign sign sign that that that say say say ……I want to to be be be your your baker.‟ ” After four years and 32 interviews, her persistence paid off. Harrington Harrington sealed sealed sealed the the the deal deal deal with with with a a a handshake, sold handshake, sold her shops, and and borrowed borrowed borrowed $13.5 $13.5 $13.5 million. million. She was ready to build the fastest, most automated bakery in the world. The Tennessee Bun Company opened ahead of schedule in 1997, in time for a slump in U.S. fast-food sales for McDonald ‟s. Before Harrington knew it, she was down to her last $20,000, not enough to cover payroll. And her agreement with McDonald ‟s required that she sell exclusively to the company. “I cried myself to sleep many nights,” she recalls. “I really did think, I am going to go bankrupt.”But But Harrington worked out an agreement to supply Pepperidge Farm as well. Harrington worked out an agreement to supply Pepperidge Farm as well. “McDonald McDonald‟‟s could see a benefit if our production went up and prices went down, and no benefit if we went out of business,” she says. “That deal saved us.” Over the next eight years, Harrington branched out even more: She started her own trucking business, business, added added added a cold-storage company, a cold-storage company, a nd and and now now now has three has three bakeries bakeries producing producing producing fresh fresh fresh buns buns buns and and frozen frozen dough dough — all all now now now known known known as as as the the the Bun Bun Bun Companies. Companies. Companies. Speed Speed Speed is is is still still still a a a priority: priority: priority: It It It takes takes takes 111 people people at at at the the the main main main bakery bakery bakery to to to turn turn turn out out out 60,000 60,000 60,000 buns buns buns an an an hour for clients hour for clients a cross across across 40 states, 40 states, South America, and the Caribbean. Grateful for the breaks she ‟s had, Harrington i s passionate about providing opportunities to is passionate about providing opportunities to all 230 employees. “Financial success is the most fun when you can give it away,” she says. The current economy is challenging. Some of her clients ‟ sales have declined, but she ‟s found new clients and improved efficiencies to help sustain the company ‟s double-digit growth. Cordia Cordia Harrington doesn Harrington doesn‟t have to stand on her feet all day anymore. Two of her three sons now work for her. And she ‟s remarried — her husband, Tom, is now her CFO. “This is more than a job,” says Harrington. “It It‟‟s a mission. I ‟m always thinking. How can we best serve our employees? If we support them, they ‟ll do their best to look after our clients. That ‟s how it works here.”96. According to the passage, which of the following was most significant in her early career? A. Her nomination on the McDonald ‟s bun committee.B. Her travel and the visits to bakeries around the world.C. A business contract with local bun suppliers. D. The interviews and experience in running a bakery. 97. “Harrington …made sure she was never off executives ’ radar ” (Paragraph Four) means that she A. herself wanted to be a company executive. B. meant to hire executives to run the business.C. meant to keep her management knowledge and skills.D. focused on the management of the bakery business. 。
2011年四川高考英语试题及答案word版
2011年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（四川卷）英语第Ⅰ卷（选择题共100分）第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）第一节语法和词汇知识（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）1.—I’m sorry I didn’t finish it on time.—A. Fine，thanksB. No，thanksC. Thanks a lot D．Thanks anyway2. Ladia doesn’t feel like abroad. Her parents are old.A. studyB. studyingC. studiedD. to study3. There is in his words. We should have a try.A. somethingB. anythingC. nothingD. everything4. Frank insisted that he was not asleep I had great difficulty in waking him up.A. whetherB. althoughC. forD. so5. — How could you be so rude as to walk in here in the middle of my class?—_____________A. Nothing muchB. Nothing seriousC. Never againD. Never mind6. As it reported, it is 100 years _____________ Qinghua University was founded.A. whenB. beforeC. afterD. since7. To get a better grade, you should __________the notes again before the test.A. go overB. get overC. turn overD. take over8. Nick, it’s good for you to read some books ______China before you start your trip there.A. inB. forC. ofD. on9. All visitors to this village _________ with kindness.A. treatB. are treatedC. are treatingD. had been treated10. Our teachers always tell us to believe in we do and who we are if we want to succeed.A. whyB. howC. whatD. which11. Simon made a big bamboo box the little sick bird till it could fly.A. keepB. keptC. keepingD. to keep12. —How are your recent trip to Sichuan?—I’ve never had one before.A. a pleasantB. a more pleasantC. a most pleasantD. the most pleasant13. Always remember put such dangerous things as lives out children’sA. touchB. sightC. reachD. distance14.I often the words I don’t know in the dictionary or on the internet.A. look upB. look atC. kook forD. look into15.Was it on a lonely island he was saved one month after the boat went down?.A. whereB. thatC. whichD. what16. an important role in a new movie, Andy has got a chance to become famous.A. OfferB. OfferingC. OfferedD. To offer17.The school shop, customers are mainly students, is closed few the holidays.A. whichB. whoseC. whenD. where18. Dr. Peter Spence, headmaster of the school, told us, “fifth of pupils here go on tostudy at Oxford and Cambridge.”A.不填；AB.不填；TheC. the; TheD. a; A19.—What a mistake!—Yes. I his doing it another way, but without success.A. was suggestingB. will suggestC. would suggestD. had suggested20.The police still have I found the lost child, but they’re doing about they.A. canB. mayC. mustD. should第二节，完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）I truly feel that my mother led me here, to Morzaine, and to my future as happy wife and businesswoman. When Mum 21 in October 2007, I was cook.. In December that year, while I was working for a wedding, a pearl necklace Mum had left me 22 . I was distraught（忧心如焚的）.Some days later, I was 23 that a guy who was working with us that day。
2011年考研英语(一)真题试卷(8页经典方便打印版)
2011考研英语（一）真题试卷SectionⅠ Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark [A], [B], [C] or [D] on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle viewed laughter as “a bodily exercise precious to health.” But __1___some claims to the contrary, laughing probably has little influence on physical fitness Laughter does __2___short-term changes in the function of the heart and its blood vessels, ___3_ heart rate and oxygen consumption But because hard laughter is difficult to __4__, a good laugh is unlikely to have __5___ benefits the way, say, walking or jogging does.__6__, instead of straining muscles to build them, as exercise does, laughter apparently accomplishes the __7__, s tudies dating back to the 1930’s indicate that laughter__8___ muscles, decreasing muscle tone for up to 45 minutes after the laugh dies down.Such bodily reaction might conceivably help _9__the effects of psychological stress. Anyway, the act of laughing probably does produce other types of ___10___ feedback, that improve an individual’s emotional state. __11____one classical theory of emotion, our feelings are partially rooted ____12___ physical reactions. It was argued at the end of the 19th century that humans do not cry ___13___they are sad but they become sad when the tears begin to flow.Although sadness also ____14___ tears, evidence suggests that emotions can flow __15___ muscular responses. In an experiment published in 1988,social psychologist Fritz Strack of the University of würzburg in Germany asked volunteers to __16___ a pen either with their teeth-thereby creating an artificial smile – or with their lips, which would produce a(n) __17___ expression. Those forced to exercise their enthusiastically to funny catoons than did those whose months were contracted in a frown, ____19___ that expressions may influence emotions rather than just the other way around __20__ , the physical act of laughter could improve mood.1. [A] among [B] except [C]despite [D] like2. [A] reflect [B]demend [C]indicate [D]produce3. [A] stabilizing [B] boosting [C] impairing [D] determining4. [A] transmit [B]sustain [C] evaluate [D] observe5. [A] measurable [B]manageable [C]affordable [D]renewable6. [A] In turn [B] In fact [C] In addition [D] In brief7. [A] opposite [B]impossible [C]average [D] expected8. [A] hardens [B] weakens [C] tightens [D]relaxes9. [A] aggravate [B] generate [C] morderate [D] enhance10. [A] physical [B] mental [C] subconscious [D]intermal11. [A] Except for [B] According to [C] Due to [D] As for12. [A] with [B] on [C] in [D]at13. [A] unless [B] until [C] if [D] because14. [A] exhausts [B] follows [C] precedes [D] supresses15. [A] into [B]form [C] towards [D] beyond16. [A] fecth [B] form [C] pick [D] hold17. [A] disappointed [B] excited [C] joyful [D] indifferent18. [A] adapted [B] catered [C] turned [D] reacted19. [A] suggesting [B] requiring [C] mentioning [D] supposing20. [A] Eventually [B] Consequently [C] Similatly [D] ConverselySectionⅡ Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Reading the following fours texts. Answer the question below each text by Choosing [A],[B],[C] or [D]. Mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET1.(40points)Text 1The decision of the New York philharmonic to hire Alan Gilbert as its next music director has been the talk of the classical-music world ever since the sudden announcement of his appointment in 2009. For the most part, the response has been favorable, to say the least “Hooray! A t last!” wrote Anthony Tommasini, a sober-sided classical-music criticOne of the reason why the appiontment came as such a surprise, however, is that Gilber is commparatively little known Even Tommasini, who had advocated Gilbert’s appointment in the Times, calls him “an unpretentious musician with no air of the formidable conductor about him.”As a description of the next music director of an orchestra that has hitherto been led by musicians like Gustav Mahler and Pierre Boulez, that semms likely to have struck at least some Times readers as faint prwise For my part, I have no idea whether Gilbert is a great conductor or even a good one. To be sure, be performs an impressive variety of interesting composition, but it is not necessary for me to visit Avery Fisher Hall, or anywhere else, to hear interesting orchestral music. All I have to do is to go to my CD shelf, or boot up my computer amd download still more recorded music form iTumes Devoted concertgoers who reply that recording are no substitute for live performance are missing the point. For the time, attention, and money of the art-loving public, classical instrumentalists must compete not only with opera houses, dance troupes , theeater companies, and museums, but also with the recorsed performances of the great classical musicians of the 20th century. There recording are cheap, available everwhere, and very often much higher in artistic quality than today’s choosing. The widespread availabilyty of such recording has thus brought about a ctisis in the institution of the traditional classical councertOne possible reponse is for classical performers to program attravtive new music that is not yet available on recors. Gilbert’s own interest in new music has been widely noted: Alex Ross , a classical-music critic, has described him as a man who is capable of turning the Phiharmonic into “a markedly different, more vibrant organization” But what will be the nature of that difference? Merely, expanding the orchestra’s repertorre will not be enough. If Gilbert and thr Philharmonic are to succeed, they must first change the relationship between America’a olderest orchestra and the new audience it hops to attract.21.We learn from Para 1 that Gilbert’s appointment has_________[A]incured criticism[B]raised suspicion[C]raceived acclaim[D]around curiousity22.Tommasini regards Gilbert as an artist who is _________[A]influential[B]modest[C]respectable[D]talented23. The author believes that the devoted concertgoers _________[A]ignore the expense of live performance[B]reject most kinds of recorded performance[C]exaggerate the variety of live performanc[D]overestimate the variety of live performance24.According to the text, which of the following is true of recordings?[A]They are often interror to live concerts in quality[B]They are easily accessible to the genral public[C]They help improve the quality of music[D]They have only convered masterpieces25.Regarding Gilbert’s role in revitalixing the Philharmonic, the authir feels_________[A]doubtful[B]enthusisastic[C]confident[D]puzzledText 2When Liam McGee departed as president of Bank of America in August,his expanation was surprisingly straight up. Rather than cloaking his exit in the usual vague excuses, he came right out and said he was leaving to presue my goal of running a company, broadcasting his ambition "was very much my decision," McGee says. Within two weeks, he was talking for the first time with the board of Hartford Financial Services Group, which named him CEO and chairman on September 29.MaGee says leaving without a position lined up gave him time to refect on what kind of company he wanted to run. It also sent a clear message to the outside world about his aspirations. And McGee isn't alone. In recent weeks the NO.2 executives Avon and American Express quit with the explanation that they were looking for a CEO post. As boards scrutinize succession plans in response business environment also has senior managers cautious of letting vague pronouncements cloud their reputations.As the first signs of recovery begin to take hold, deputy chiefs may be more willing to make the jump without a net. In the third quarter, CEo turnover was down 23% from a year ago as nervous boards stuck with the leaders they had, according to Liberum Research. As the economy picks up, opportunities will abound for aspiring leaders.The decision to quit a senior position to look for a better one is unconventional. For years executives and headhunters have adhered to the rule that the most attractive CEO candidates are the ones who must be poached. Says Krn Ferry senior partner Dennis Carey, "I can't think of a single search I've done where a board has not instructed me to look at sitting CEOs first."Those who jumped without a job haven't always landed in top positions quickly. Ellen Marram quit as chief of Tropicana a decade age, saying she wanted to be a CEO. It was a year before she became head of a tiny Internet-based commoditied exchange. Robert Willumstad left CItigroup in 2005 with ambitions to be a CEO. He finally took that post at a major financial institurion three years later.Many recruiters say the old disgrace is fading for top performers. The financial crisis has made it more acceptable to be between jobs or to leave a bad on. "The traditional rule was it's safer to stay where you are, bu that's been fundamentally inverted," says one headhunter. "The people who've been hurt the worst are those who've stayed too long"26. When McGee announced his departure, his manner can best be described as being_________A. ArrogantB. frankC. self-centeredD. impulsive27. According to Paragraph 2, senior executives quitting may be spurred by _________A. their expectation of better financial statusB. their need to reflect on their private lifeC. their strained relations with the boardsD. their pursuit of new career goals28. The word "poached" (Line3, Paragraph 4) most probably means_________A. approved ofB. attended toC.hunted forD.guarded against29. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _________A. top performers used to cling to their postsB. loyalty of top performers is getting out-datedC. top performers care more about reputationsD. it's safer to stick to the traditional rules.30. Which of the following is the best title for the text?A. CEOs: where to GO?B. CEOs: All the Way Up?C. Top managers Jump without a NetD. The Only way out for Top PerformersText 3The rough guide to marketing success used to be that you got what you paid for. No longer. While traditional "paid " media-such as television commercials and print advertisements-still play a major role, companies today can exploit many alternative forms of media. Consumers passionate about a product may create "owned" media by sending e-mail alerts about products and sales to customers registered with its Webe site. The way consumenrs now approatch the board range of factors beyond conventional paid media.Paind and owned media are controlled by marketers promoting their own products. For earned media, such marketers act as the initiators for users' responses. But in some cases, one marketer's owned media become another marketer's paid media-for instance, when an e-commerce retailer sells ad space on its Web site. We difine such sold media as owned media whose traffic is so strong tha other organization palce their content or e-commerce engines within that environment. Thies trend, which we believe is still in its infance, effectively began with retailers and travel providers such as airlines and hotels and will no doubt go further John& JOhnson, for example, has created BabyCenter, a stand-alone media property that promotes complementary and even competitive products. Besides generating income, the presence of other marketers makes the site seem objective, gives companies opportunities to learn valuable information about the appeal of other companies' marketing, and may help expand user traffic for all companies concerned.The same dramatic technological changes that have provided marketers with more (and more diverse) communications choices have also increased the risk that passionate consumers will voice their opinions in quicker, more visible, and much more damaging ways. Such hijacked media are the opposite of earned media: an asset or campaign become hostage to consumers,other stakeholders, or activists who make negative allegations about a brand or product. Members of social networks, for instance, are learning that they can hijack media to apply pressure on the businesse that originally created them.If that happends, passinate consumers would try to persuade others to boycott products, putting the reputation of the target company at risk. In such a case, the company's response may not be sufficiently quick or thoughtful, and the learning curve has been steep. Toyota Motor, for example, alleviated some of the damage from its recall crisis earlier this year with a relatively quick and well-orchestrated social-media response campaign, which included efforts to engage with consumers directly sites such as Twitter and the social-news sit Digg.31. Consumers may creat "earned" media when they are_________A. obscssed with online shopping at certain Web sitesB. inspired by product-promoting e-mails sent to themC. eager to help their friends promote quality productsD. enthusiastic about recommending their favorite products32. According to Paragraph 2, sold media feature_________A.a safe business environmentB. random competitionC. Strong user trafficD. flexibility in organization33. The author indicates in Paragraph 3 that earned media _________A. invite constant conflicts with passinate consumersB. can be used to produce negative effects in marketingC. may be responsible for fiercer competitionD. deserve all the getative comments about them34. Toyota Motor's experience is cited as an example of _________A. responding effectively to hijacked mediaB. persuading customers into boycotting productsC. cooperating with supportive consumersD. taking advantage of hijacked media35. Which of the following is the text mainly about?A. Alternatives to conventional paid mediaB. Conflict between hijacked and earned mediaC. Dominance of hijacked mediaD. Popularity of owned mediaText 4It’s no surprise that Jennifer Senior’s insightful, provocative magazine cover story, “I love My Children, I Hate My Life,” is arousing much chatter-nothing gets people talking like the suggestion that child rearing is anything less than a completely fulfilling, life-enriching experience Rather than concluding that children make parents either happy or miserable, Senior suggests we need to redefine happiness, instead of thinking of it as something that can be measured by moment-to-moment joy, we should consider being happy as a past-tense condition Even though the day-to-day experience of raising kids can be soul-crushingly hard, Senior writes that “the very things that in the moment dampen our moods can later be sources of intense gratification and delight.”The magazine cover showing an attractive mother holding a cute baby is hardly the only Madonna-and-child image on newsstands this week. There are also stories about newly adoptive-and newly single-mom Sandra Bullock, as well as the usual “Jennifer Aniston is pregnant” news. Practically every week features at least one celebrity mom, or mom-to-be, smiling on the newsstands.In a society that so persistently celebrates procreation, o sot any wonder that admitting you regret having children is equivalent to admitting you support kitten-killing ? It doesn’t seem quite fair, then , to compare the regrets of parent to the regrets of the children. Unhappy parents rarely are provoked to wonde r if they shouldn’t have had kids, but unhappy childless folks are bothered with the message that children are the single most important thing in the world: obviously their misery must be a direct result of the gaping baby-size holes in their lives.Of course the image of parenthood that celebrity magazine like Us Weekly and People present is hugely unrealistic, especially when the parents are single mothers like Bullock. According to several studies concluding that parents are less happy than childless couples, single parents are the least happy of all. No shock there, considering how much work it is to raise a kid without a partner to lean on; yet to hear Sandra and Britney tell it, raising a kid on their “own (read: with round-the-clock help) is a piece of cake.”It’s hard to imagine that many people are dumb enough to want children just because Reese and Angelina make it look so glamorous: most adults understand that a baby is not a haircut. But it’s interesting to wonder if the images we see every week of stress-free, happiness-enhancing parenthood aren’t in some small, subconscious way contributing to our own dissatisfactions with the actualexperience, in the same way that a small part of us hoped getting “the Rachel” might make us look just a little bit like Jennifer Aniston.36. Jennifer Senior suggests in her article that raising a child can bring_________[A] temporary delight.[B] enjoyment in progress.[C] happiness in retrospect.[D] lasting reward.37. We learn from Paragraph 2 that_________[A] celebrity moms are a permanent source for gossip.[B] single mothers with babies deserve greater attention.[C] news about pregnant celebrities is entertaining.[D] having children is highly valued by the public.38. It is suggested in Paragraph 3 that childless folk. _________[A] are constantly exposed to criticism.[B] are largely ignored by the media.[C] fail to fulfill their social responsibilities.[D] are less likely to be satisfied with their life.39. According to Paragraph 4, the message conveyed by celebrity magazines is_________[A] soothing.[B] ambiguous.[C] compensatory.[D] misleading.40. Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?[A] Having children contributes little to the glamour of celebrity moms.[B] Celebrity moms have influenced our attitude towards child rearing.[C] Having children intensifies our dissatisfaction with life.[D] We sometimes neglect the happiness from child rearing.Part BDirections:The following paragraph are given in a wrong order. For Questions 41-45, you are required to reorganize those paragraph into a coherent text by choosing from the list A-G to filling them into the numbered boxes. Paragraph E and C have been correctly placed. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)[A] No disciplines have seized on professionalism with as much enthusiasm the humanities. You can, Mr. Menand points out, became a lawyer in three years and a medical doctor in four. But the regular time it takes to get a doctoral degree in the humanities is nine years. Not surprisingly, up to half of all doctoral students in English drop out before getting their degrees.[B] His concern is mainly with the humanities: Literature, languages, philosophy and so on. These are disciplines that are going out of sytle:22% of American college graduates now major in business compared with only 2% in history and 4% in English. However, many leading American universities want their undergraduates to have a grounding in the basic canon of ideas that every educated person should posses. But most find it difficult to agree on what a “general education” should look like. At Harvard, Mr. Menand notes, “the great books are read because they have been read”, they form a sort of social glue. [C] Equally unsurprisingly, only about half end up with professorships for which they entered graduate school. There are simply too few posts. This is partly because universities continue to produce ever more PhDs. But fewer students want to study humanities subjects: English department awarded more bachelor’s degrees in 1970-71 than they did 20 years later. Fewer students requires fewer teachers. So, atthe end of a decade of theses-writing, many humanities students leave the profession to du something for which they have not been trained.[D] One reason why it is hard to design and teach courses is that they can cut across the insistence by top American universities that liberal-arts educations and professional education should be kept separate, taught in different schools. Many students experience both varieties Although more than half of Harvard undergraduates end up in law, medicine or business, future doctors and lawyers must study a non-specialist liberal-art degree before embarking on a professional qualification.[E] Besides professionalizing the professions by this separation top American universities have professionalized the professor. The growth on public money for academic research has speeded the process: federal research grants rose fourfold between 1960 and 1990, but faculty teaching hours fell by half as research took its toll. Professionalism has turned the acquisition of a doctoral degree into a prerequisite for a successful academic career: as late as 1969 a third of American professors did not possess one. But the key idea behin d professionalization, argues Mr. Menand, is that “the knowledge and skills needed for a particular specialization are transmissible but not transferable.” So disciplines acquire a monopoly not just over the production of knowledge, but also over the production of the producers of knowledge.[F] The key to reforming higher education, concludes Mr. Menand, is to alter the way in which “the producers of knowledge are produced.” Otherwise, academics will continue to think dangerously alike, increasingly detach ed from the societies which they study, investigate and criticize. “Academic inquiry, at least in some fields, may need to become less exclusionary and more holistic.” Yet quite how that happens, Mr. Menand dose not say.[G] The subtle and intelligent little book The marketplace of Ideas: Reform and Resistance in the American University should be read by every student thinking of applying to take a doctoral degree. They may then decide to go elsewhere. For something curious has been happening in American Universities, and Louis Menand, a professor of English at Harvard University, captured it skillfully.Part CDirections:Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written carefully on ANSWER SHEET 2. (10 points)With its theme that “Mind is the master weaver,” creating our inner character and outer circumstances, the book As a Man Thinking by James Allen is an in-depth exploration of the central idea of self-help writing.(46) Allen’s contribution was to take an assumption we all share-that because we are not robots we therefore control our thoughts-and reveal its erroneous nature. Because most of us believe that mind is separate from matter, we think that thoughts can be hidden and made powerless; this allows us to think one way and act another. However, Allen believed that the unconscious mind generates as much action as the conscious mind, and (47) while we may be able to sustain the illusion of control through the conscious mind alone, in reality we are continually faced with a question: “Why cannot I make myself do this or achieve that? ”Since desire and will are damaged by the presence of thoughts that do not accord with desire, Allen concluded : “ We do not attract what we want, but what we are.” Achievement happens because you as a person embody the external achievement; you don’t “ get” success but become it. There is no gap between mind and matter.\Part of the fame of Allen’s book is its contention that “Circumstances do not make a person, they reveal him.” (48) This seems a justification for neglect of those in need, and a rationalization of exploitation, of the superiority of those at the top and the inferiority of those at the bottom.This ,however, would be a knee-jerk reaction to a subtle argument. Each set of circumstances, however bad, offers a unique opportunity for growth. If circumstances always determined the life and prospects of people, then humanity would never have progressed. In fat, (49)circumstances seem to be designed to bring out the best in us and if we feel that we have been “wronged” then we are unlikely to begin a conscious effort to escape from our situation .Nevert heless, as any biographer knows, a person’s early life and its conditions are often the greatest gift to an individual.The sobering aspect of Allen’s book is that we have no one else to blame for our present condition except ourselves. (50) The upside is the possibilities contained in knowing that everything is up to us; where before we were experts in the array of limitations, now we become authorities of what is possible. SectionⅢ WritingPart A51. Directions:Write a letter to a friend of yours to1) recommend one of your favorite movies and2) give reasons for your recommendation.You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET2.Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use ”Li Ming” instead.Do not write the address.(10points)Part B52. Direction:Write an essay of 160-200words based on the following drawing .In your essay ,you should1) describe the drawing briefly2) explain its intended meaning and3) give your commentsYou should write neatly on ANSWER SHEET2.(20points)旅途之“余”。
2011年考研英语真题—试题
2011年硕士研究生入学考试考研英语真题Section I Use of EnglishDirections：Read the following text. Choose the best word（s）for each numbered blank and mark [A]，[B]，[C] or [D] on ANSWER SHEET 1. （10 points）Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle viewed laughter as “a bo dily exercise precious to health.” But __1___some claims to the contrary，laughing probably has little influence on physical fitness Laughter does __2___short-term changes in the function of the heart and its blood vessels，___3_ heart rate and oxygen consumption But because hard laughter is difficult to __4__，a good laugh is unlikely to have __5___ benefits the way，say，walking or jogging does.__6__，instead of straining muscles to build them，as exercise does，laughter apparently accomplishes the __7__，studies dating back to the 1930‘s indicate that laughter__8___ muscles，decreasing muscle tone for up to 45 minutes after the laugh dies down.Such bodily reaction might conceivably help _9__the effects of psychological stress. Anyway，the act of laughing probably does produce other types of ___10___ feedback，that improve an individual‘s emotional state. __11____one classical theory of emotion，our feelings are partially rooted ____12___ physical reactions. It was argued at the end of the 19th century that humans do not cry ___13___they are sad but they become sad when the tears begin to flow.Although sadness also ____14___ tears，evidence suggests that emotions can flow __15___ muscular responses. In an experiment published in 1988，social psychologist Fritz Strack of the University of würzburg in Germany asked volunteers to __16___ a pen either with their teeth-thereby creating an artificial smile – or with their lips，which would produce a（n）__17___ expression. Those forced to exercise their enthusiastically to funny catoons than did those whose months were contracted in a frown，____19___ that expressions may influence emotions rather than just the other way around __20__ ，the physical act of laughter could improve mood.1.[A]among [B]except [C]despite [D]like2.[A]reflect [B]demand [C]indicate [D]produce3.[A]stabilizing [B]boosting [C]impairing [D]determining4.[A]transmit [B]sustain [C]evaluate [D]observe5.[A]measurable [B]manageable [C]affordable [D]renewable6.[A]In turn [B]In fact [C]In addition [D]In brief7.[A]opposite [B]impossible [C]average [D]expected8.[A]hardens [B]weakens [C]tightens [D]relaxes9.[A]aggravate [B]generate [C]moderate [D]enhance10.[A]physical [B]mental [C]subconscious [D]internal11.[A]Except for [B]According to [C]Due to [D]As for12.[A]with [B]on [C]in [D]at13.[A]unless [B]until [C]if [D]because14.[A]exhausts [B]follows [C]precedes [D]suppresses15.[A]into [B]from [C]towards [D]beyond16.[A]fetch [B]bite [C]pick [D]hold17.[A]disappointed [B]excited [C]joyful [D]indifferent18.[A]adapted [B]catered [C]turned [D]reacted19.[A]suggesting [B]requiring [C]mentioning [D]supposing20.[A]Eventually [B]Consequently [C]Similarly [D]ConverselySection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections：Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing [A]，[B]，[C] or [D]. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. （40 points）Text 1The decision of the New York Philharmonic to hire Alan Gilbert as its next music director has been the talk of the classical-music world ever since the sudden announcement of his appointment in 2009. For the most part，the response has been favorable，t o say the least. “Hooray！At last！” wrote Anthony Tommasini，a sober-sided classical-music critic.One of the reasons why the appointment came as such a surprise，however，is that Gilbert is comparatively little known. Even Tommasini，who had advocated Gilbert‘s appointment in the Times，calls him “an unpretentious musician with no air of the formidable conductor about him.” As a description of the next music director of an orchestra that has hitherto been led by musicians like Gustav Mahler and Pierre Boulez，that seems likely to have struck at least some Times readers as faint praise.For my part，I have no idea whether Gilbert is a great conductor or even a good one. To be sure，he performs an impressive variety of interesting compositions，but it is not necessary for me to visit Avery Fisher Hall，or anywhere else，to hear interesting orchestral music. All I have to do is to go to my CD shelf，or boot up my computer and download still more recorded music from iTunes.Devoted concertgoers who reply that recordings are no substitute for live performance are missing the point. For the time，attention，and money of the art-loving public，classical instrumentalists must compete not only with opera houses，dance troupes，theater companies，and museums，but also with the recorded performances of the great classical musicians of the 20th century. There recordings are cheap，available everywhere，and very often much higher in artistic quality than today‘s live performances；moreover，they can be “consumed” at a time and place of the listener’s choosing. The widespread availability of such recordings has thus brought about a crisis in the institution of the traditional classical concert.One possible response is for classical performers to program attractive new music that is not yet available on record. Gilbert‘s own interest in new music has been widely noted：Alex Ross，a classical-music critic，has described him as a man who is capable of turning the Philharmonic into “a markedly different，more vibrant organization.” But what will be the nature of that difference？Merely expanding the orchestra’s repertoire will not be enough. If Gilbert and the Philharmonic are tosucceed，they must first change the relationship between America‘s oldest orchestra and the new audience it hops to attract.21. We learn from Para.1 that Gilbert‘s appointment has[A]incurred criticism.[B]raised suspicion.[C]received acclaim.[D]aroused curiosity.22. Tommasini regards Gilbert as an artist who is[A]influential.[B]modest.[C]respectable.[D]talented.23. The author believes that the devoted concertgoers[A]ignore the expenses of live performances.[B]reject most kinds of recorded performances.[C]exaggerate the variety of live performances.[D]overestimate the value of live performances.24. According to the text，which of the following is true of recordings？[A]They are often inferior to live concerts in quality.[B]They are easily accessible to the general public.[C]They help improve the quality of music.[D]They have only covered masterpieces.25. Regarding Gilbert‘s role in revitalizing the Philharmonic，the author feels[A]doubtful.[B]enthusiastic.[C]confident.[D]puzzled.Text 2When Liam McGee departed as president of Bank of America in August，his explanation was surprisingly straight up. Rather than cloaking his exit in the usual vague excuses，he came right out and said he was leaving “to pursue my goal of running a company.” Broadcasting his ambition was “very much my decision，” McGee says. Within two weeks，he was talking for the first time with the board of Hartford Financial Services Group，which named him CEO and chairman on September 29.McGee says leaving without a position lined up gave him time to reflect on what kind of company he wanted to run. It also sent a clear message to the outside world about his aspirations. And McGee isn‘t alone. In recent weeks the No.2 executives at Avon and American Express quit with the explanation that they were looking for a CEO post. As boards scrutinize succession plans in response to shareholder pressure，executives who don’t get the nod also may wish to move on. A turbulent business environment also has senior managers cautious of letting vague pronouncements cloud their reputations.As the first signs of recovery begin to take hold，deputy chiefs may be more willing to make the jump without a net. In the third quarter，CEO turnover was down 23% from a year ago as nervous boards stuck with the leaders they had，according to Liberum Research. As the economy picks up，opportunities will abound for aspiring leaders.The decision to quit a senior position to look for a better one is unconventional. For years executives and headhunters have adhered to the rule that the most attractive CEO candidates are the ones who must be poached. Says Korn/Ferry senior partner Dennis Carey：“I can‘t think of a single search I’ve done where a board has not instructed me to look at sitting CEOs first.”Th ose who jumped without a job haven‘t always landed in top positions quickly. Ellen Marram quit as chief of Tropicana a decade age，saying she wanted to be a CEO. It was a year before she became head of a tiny Internet-based commodities exchange. Robert Willumstad left Citigroup in 2005 with ambitions to be a CEO. He finally took that post at a major financial institution three years later.Many recruiters say the old disgrace is fading for top performers. The financial crisis has made it more acceptable to be between jobs or to leave a bad one. “The traditional rule was it‘s safer to stay where you are，but that’s been fundamentally inverted，” says one headhunter. “The people who‘ve been hurt the worst are those who’ve stayed too long.”26. When McGee announced his departure，his manner can best be described as being[A]arrogant.[B]frank.[C]self-centered.[D]impulsive.27. According to Paragraph 2，senior executives‘ quitting may be spurred by[A]their expectation of better financial status.[B]their need to reflect on their private life.[C]their strained relations with the boards.[D]their pursuit of new career goals.28. The word “poached” （Line 3，Paragraph 4）most probably means[A]approved of.[B]attended to.[C]hunted for.[D]guarded against.29. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that[A]top performers used to cling to their posts.[B]loyalty of top performers is getting out-dated.[C]top performers care more about reputations.[D]it‘s safer to stick to the traditional rules.30. Which of the following is the best title for the text？[A]CEOs：Where to Go？[B]CEOs：All the Way Up？[C]Top Managers Jump without a Net[D]The Only Way Out for Top PerformersText 3The rough guide to marketing success used to be that you got what you paid for. No longer. While traditional “paid” media – such as television commercials and print advertisements –still play a major role，companies today can exploit many alternative forms of media. Consumers passionate about a product may create “owned” media by sending e-mail alerts about products and sales to customers registered with its Web site. The way consumers now approach the broad range of factors beyond conventional paid media.Paid and owned media are controlled by marketers promoting their own products. For earned media ，such marketers act as the initiator for users‘ responses. But in some cases，one marketer’s owned media become another marketer‘s paid media –for instance，when an e-commerce retailer sells ad space on its Web site. We define such sold media as owned media whose traffic is so strong that other organizations place their content or e-commerce engines within that environment. This trend ，which we believe is still in its infancy，effectively began with retailers and travel providers such as airlines and hotels and will no doubt go further. Johnson & Johnson，for example，has created BabyCenter，a stand-alone media property that promotes complementary and even competitive products. Besides generating income，the presence of other marketers makes the site seem objective，gives companies opportunities to learn valuable information about the appeal of other companies’ marketing，and may help expand user traffic for all companies concerned.The same dramatic technological changes that have provided marketers with more （and more diverse）communications choices have also increased the risk that passionate consumers will voice their opinions in quicker，more visible，and much more damaging ways. Such hijacked media are the opposite of earned media：an asset or campaign becomes hostage to consumers，other stakeholders，or activists who make negative allegations about a brand or product. Members of social networks，for instance，are learning that they can hijack media to apply pressure on the businesses that originally created them.If that happens，passionate consumers would try to persuade others to boycott products，putting the reputation of the target company at risk. In such a case，the company‘s response may not be sufficiently quick or thoughtful，and the learning curve has been steep. Toyota Motor，for example，alleviated some of the damage from its recall crisis earlier this year with a relatively quick and well-orchestrated social-media response campaign，which included efforts to engage with consumers directly on sites such as Twitter and the social-news site Digg.31.Consumers may create “earned” media when they are[A] obscssed with online shopping at certain Web sites.[B] inspired by product-promoting e-mails sent to them.[C] eager to help their friends promote quality products.[D] enthusiastic about recommending their favorite products.32. According to Paragraph 2，sold media feature[A] a safe business environment.[B] random competition.[C] strong user traffic.[D] flexibility in organization.33. The author indicates in Paragraph 3 that earned media[A] invite constant conflicts with passionate consumers.[B] can be used to produce negative effects in marketing.[C] may be responsible for fiercer competition.[D] deserve all the negative comments about them.34. Toyota Motor‘s experience is cited as an example of[A] responding effectively to hijacked media.[B] persuading customers into boycotting products.[C] cooperating with supportive consumers.[D] taking advantage of hijacked media.35. Which of the following is the text mainly about ？[A] Alternatives to conventional paid media.[B] Conflict between hijacked and earned media.[C] Dominance of hijacked media.[D] Popularity of owned media.Text 4It‘s no surprise that Jennifer Senior’s insightful，provocative magazine cover story，“I love My Children，I Hate My Life，” is arousing much chatter – nothing gets people talking like the suggestion that child rearing is anything less than a completely fulfilling，life-enriching experience. Rather than concluding that children make parents either happy or miserable，Senior suggests we need to redefine happiness：instead of thinking of it as something that can be measured by moment-to-moment joy，we should consider being happy as a past-tense condition. Even though the day-to-day experience of raising kids can be soul-crushingly hard，Senior writes that “the very things that in the moment dampen our moods can later be sources of intense gratification and delight.”The magazine cover showing an attractive mother holding a cute baby is hardly the only Madonna-and-child image on newsstands this week. There are also stories about newly adoptive – and newly single – mom Sandra Bullock，as well as the usual “Jennifer Aniston is pregnant” news. Practically every week features at least one celebrity mom，or mom-to-be，smiling on the newsstands.In a society that so persistently celebrates procreation，is it any wonder that admitting you regret having children is equivalent to admitting you support kitten-killing ？It doesn‘t seem quite fair，then，to compare the regrets of parents to the regrets of the children. Unhappy parents rarely are provoked to wonder if they shouldn’t have had kids，but unhappy childless folks are bothered with the message that children are the single most important thing in the world：obviously their misery must be a direct result of the gaping baby-size holes in their lives.Of course，the image of parenthood that celebrity magazines like Us Weekly and People present is hugely unrealistic，especially when the parents are single mothers like Bullock. According to several studies concluding that parents are less happy than childless couples，single parents are the least happy of all. No shock there，considering how much work it is to raise a kid without a partner to lean on；yet to hear Sandra and Britney tell it，raising a kid on their “own” （read：with round-the-clock help）is a piece of cake.It‘s hard to imagine that many people are dumb enough to want children just because Reese and Angelina make it look so glamorous：most adults understand that a baby is n ot a haircut. But it’s interesting to wonder if the images we see every week of stress-free，happiness-enhancing parenthood aren‘t in some small，subconscious way contributing to our own dissatisfactions with the actual experience，in the same way that a s mall part of us hoped getting “ the Rachel” might make us look just a little bit like Jennifer Aniston.36.Jennifer Senior suggests in her article that raising a child can bring[A]temporary delight[B]enjoyment in progress[C]happiness in retrospect[D]lasting reward37.We learn from Paragraph 2 that[A]celebrity moms are a permanent source for gossip.[B]single mothers with babies deserve greater attention.[C]news about pregnant celebrities is entertaining.[D]having children is highly valued by the public.38.It is suggested in Paragraph 3 that childless folks[A]are constantly exposed to criticism.[B]are largely ignored by the media.[C]fail to fulfill their social responsibilities.[D]are less likely to be satisfied with their life.39.According to Paragraph 4，the message conveyed by celebrity magazines is[A]soothing.[B]ambiguous.[C]compensatory.[D]misleading.40.Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph？[A]Having children contributes little to the glamour of celebrity moms.[B]Celebrity moms have influenced our attitude towards child rearing.[C]Having children intensifies our dissatisfaction with life.[D]We sometimes neglect the happiness from child rearing.Part BDirections：The following paragraph are given in a wrong order. For Questions 41-45，you are required to reorganize these paragraphs into a coherent text by choosing from the list A-G to filling them into the numbered boxes. ParagraphsE and G have been correctly placed. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. （10 points）[A] No disciplines have seized on professionalism with as much enthusiasm as the humanities. You can，Mr Menand points out，became a lawyer in three years and a medical doctor in four. But the regular time it takes to get a doctoral degree in the humanities is nine years. Not surprisingly，up to half of all doctoral students in English drop out before getting their degrees.[B] His concern is mainly with the humanities：Literature，languages，philosophy and so on. These are disciplines that are going out of style：22% of American college graduates now major in business compared with only 2% in history and 4% in English. However，many leading American universities want their undergraduates to have a grounding in the basic canon of ideas that every educated person should posses. But most find it difficult to agree on what a “general education” should look like. At Harvard，Mr Menand notes，“the great books are read becau se they have been read”-they form a sort of social glue.[C] Equally unsurprisingly，only about half end up with professorships for which they entered graduate school. There are simply too few posts. This is partly because universities continue to produce ever more PhDs. But fewer students want to study humanities subjects：English departments awarded more bachelor‘s degrees in 1970-71 than they did 20 years later. Fewer students requires fewer teachers. So，at the end of a decade of theses-writing，many humanities students leave the profession to do something for which they have not been trained.[D] One reason why it is hard to design and teach such courses is that they can cut across the insistence by top American universities that liberal-arts educations and professional education should be kept separate，taught in different schools. Many students experience both varieties. Although more than half of Harvard undergraduates end up in law，medicine or business，future doctors and lawyers must study a non-specialist liberal-arts degree before embarking on a professional qualification. [E] Besides professionalizing the professions by this separation，top American universities have professionalised the professor. The growth in public money for academic research has speeded the process：federal research grants rose fourfold between 1960and 1990，but faculty teaching hours fell by half as research took its toll. Professionalism has turned the acquisition of a doctoral degree into a prerequisite for a successful academic career：as late as 1969a third of American professors did not possess one. But the key idea behind professionalisation，argues Mr Menand，is that “the knowledge and skills needed for a particular specialization are transmissible but not transf erable.”So disciplines acquire a monopoly not just over the production of knowledge，but also over the production of the producers of knowledge.[F] The key to reforming higher education，concludes Mr Menand，is to alter the way in which “the producers of knowledge are produced.”Otherwise，academics will continue to think dangerously alike，increasingly detached from the societies which they study，investigate and criticize.“Academic inquiry，at least in somefields，may need to become less exclusionary and more holistic.”Yet quite how that happens，Mr Menand dose not say.[G] The subtle and intelligent little book The Marketplace of Ideas：Reform and Resistance in the American University should be read by every student thinking of applying to take a doctoral degree. They may then decide to go elsewhere. For something curious has been happening in American Universities，and Louis Menand，a professor of English at Harvard University，captured it skillfully.G → 41. →42. → E →43. →44. →45.Part CDirections：Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written carefully on ANSWER SHEET 2. （10 points）With its theme that “Mind is the master weaver，” creating our inner charac ter and outer circumstances，the book As a Man Thinking by James Allen is an in-depth exploration of the central idea of self-help writing.（46）Allen‘s contribution was to take an assumption we all share-that because we are not robots we therefore control our thoughts-and reveal its erroneous nature. Because most of us believe that mind is separate from matter，we think that thoughts can be hidden and made powerless；this allows us to think one way and act another. However，Allen believed that the unconscious mind generates as much action as the conscious mind，and （47）while we may be able to sustain the illusion of control through the conscious mind alone，in reality we are continually faced with a question：“Why cannot I make myself do this or achieve that？”Since desire and will are damaged by the presence of thoughts that do not accord with desire，Allen concluded ：“ We do not attract what we want，but what we are.” Achievement happens because you as a person embody the external achievement；you don‘t “ get” success but become it. There is no gap between mind and matter.Part of the fame of Allen‘s book is its contention that “Circumstances do not make a person，they reveal him.” （48）This seems a justification for neglect of those in need，and a rationalization of exploitation，of the superiority of those at the top and the inferiority of those at the bottom. This ，however，would be a knee-jerk reaction to a subtle argument. Each set of circumstances，however bad，offers a unique opportunity for growth. If circumstances always determined the life and prospects of people，then humanity would never have progressed. In fat，（49）circumstances seem to be designed to bring out the best in us and if we feel that we have been “wronged” then we are unli kely to begin a conscious effort to escape from our situation .Nevertheless，as any biographer knows，a person’s early life and its conditions are often the greatest gift to an individual.The sobering aspect of Allen‘s book is that we have no one else to blame for our present condition except ourselves. （50）The upside is the possibilities contained in knowing that everything is up to us；where before we were experts in the array of limitations，now we become authorities of what is possible.Section Ⅲ WritingPart A51. Directions：Write a letter to a friend of yours to1）recommend one of your favorite movies and2）give reasons for your recommendationYour should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2Do not sign your own name at t he end of the leter. User “LI MING” instead.Do not writer the address.（10 points）Part B52. Directions：Write an essay of 160——200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay，you should1）describe the drawing briefly，2）explain it‘s intended meaning，and3）give your comments.Your should write neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. （20 points）。
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2011年四川大学英语专业（英美文学）真题试卷
(总分34,考试时间90分钟)
1. 名词解释
1. Francis Bacon
2. Matthew Arnold
3. George Bernard Shaw
4. The Southern Renaissance in American Literature
5. The Waste Land
2. 单项选择题
1. Natty Bumppo is the protagonist appearing in a series five novels written by______.
A. Mark Twain
B. Theodore Dreiser
C. Nathaniel Hawthorne
D. James Fenimore Cooper
2. Which ONE of the following works deals with the conflict between the capital and the land, and with the struggle between the railroad and the farmers?
A. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
B. The Octopus
C. The Scarlet Letter
D. Uncle Tom"s Cabin
3. Which ONE of the following poems is composed in memory of Abraham Lincoln?
A. The Wild Honey Suckle
B. The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls
C. Because I Could Not Stop for Death
D. O Captain, My Captain
4. Which ONE of the following is the author of Light in August?
A. Willa Cather
B. Richard Wright
C. Ernest Hemingway
D. William Faulkner
5. Which ONE of the following literary schools is related with the concepts of determinism?
A. realism
B. romanticism
C. naturalism
D. modernism
6. Which ONE of the following is the author of Utopia?
A. Charles Lamb
B. Washington Irving
C. Edgar Allan Poe
D. Thomas More
7. Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of Modernism?
A. Allusion
B. The use of symbols
C. Irony
D. Simplicity in language
8. The works of Bronte sisters are marked by strong______ elements.
A. realistic
B. pragmatic
C. romantic
D. magical
9. In Preface to Lyrical Ballads" , Wordsworth gives his definition for good poetry: " for all good poetry is the______ overflow of powerful feelings.
A. natural
B. spontaneous
C. impulsive
D. artless
10. During the 1950s, there appeared a group of young writers in Britain who were fiercely critical of the established order. They were called______.
A. Angry Young Fellows
B. Critical Young Writers
C. Angry Young Men
D. Cynical Young Writers
3. 问答题
1. Make a comment on Bleak House by Charles Dickens.
2. Make a comment on Ralph Waldo Emerson"s work Nature.。