西安外国语学院英语专业05年基础英语真题.doc

西安外国语大学2005年硕士研究生入学考试基础英语试题 西安外国语大学英语专业考研真题基础英语l.multiple-choicequestions(30points) sectionavocabulary(10points) directions:inthissectiontherearetenincompleresentences.Eachsentenceisfollowedbyfourchoiceslabeleda,b,cord.selecttheonethatbestfitsinwitheachcontextandwriteyouranswersheet. 1. themayorisawomanwithgreat_andthereforedeservesourpoliticalandfinancialsupport. ensity 2.theflowers_fromlackofwater. a.witheredb.flourishedc.vanishedd.stoppedgrowing 3.onewayofcuttingdownwasteisto_suchthingsasglassandpaper a.repeatb.renewc.recycled.reproduce 4.attheinaugurationceremony.Thenewlyelectedpresident_hisspeechwithafewwordsofthankstohissupporters. ceededc.precludedd.advanced 5.therescuewas_afterseveralattemptsbecausethesnowstormwasgettingworse. a.desertedb.abandonedc.ceasedd.rejected 6.hefailedtocarryoutsomeoftheprovisionsofthecontrast,andnowhehasto_theconsequences. a.answerforb.runintoc.abidebyd.stepinto 7.l_withthanksthehelpofmycolleaguesinthepreparationofthisnewcolumn. a.expressb.confessc.verifyd.acknowledge 8.fromthismaterialwecan_hundredsofwhatyoumaycalldirectproducts. a.deriveb.discemc.diminishd.displace 9.language,oulture,andpersonalitymaybeconsidered_ofeachotherinthought,buttheyareinseparableinfact. a.indistinctlyb.separatelyc.irrelevantlyd.independently 10.christmasisachristianholydayusuallycelebratedondecember25th_thebirthofjesuschrist ermsofc.infavorofd.inhonorof sectionbgrammaticalstructure(10points) directions:inthissectiontherearetenincompletesentences,eachfollowedbyfourpossibleanswer.Choosetheonethatbestcompleteseachsentenceandwriteyouranswerontheanswersheet. 11.specializationcanseenas_responseto_problemof_increasingaccumulationofscientificknowledge. a.a:the:theb.a:the:anc./:the:and.the:the:/ 12.onedifficultyintranslationliesinobtainingaconceptmatch._thisismeatthataconceptinonelanguageislostorchangedinmeaningintranslation. a.inb.forc.byd.with 13.intellectistothemind_soulistothebody. a.asb.sincec.ifd.what 14.humanshavetheabilitytomodifytheenvironmentinwhichtheylive,_otherlifeformstotheirownpeculiarideasandfancies. a.subjectingb.tosubjectc.havingsubjectedd.tohavesubjected 15.intheearlyindustrializedcountriesofeurope,theprocessofindustrializationwasspreadovernearlyacentury,_adevelopingnationnowadaysunderwentthesameprocessinadecadeorso. a.justasb.therebyc.whereasd.nevertheless 16.forthere_successfulcommunication,theremustbeattentivenessandinvolvementitselfbyallpresent. a.isb.tobec.willbed.being 17.withoutfacts,wecannotformaworthwhileopinion,forweneedtohavefactualknowledge_ourthinking. a.whichtobebasedonb.whichtobaseonc.uponwhichtobased.towhichtobebased 18.sometimespatientssufferingfromseverepaincanbehelpedby”drugs”thatarentreallydrugsatall_sugarpillsthatcontainnoactivechemicalelements. a.orratherb.ratherthanc.butratherd.otherthan 19.fiveminutesearlier,_wewouldhavecaughtthelasttrain. a.andb.orc.butd.so 20.inthecourseofaday,studentsdofarmorethanjust_classes a.attendb.attendedc.toattendd.attending sectionclogicandrheroric(10points) directions:eachofthefollowingsentencescontainsoneunderlinedpart.Beneatheachsentence,therearefourwaysofphrasingtheunderlinedpart,labeleda,b,cord.Selectthebestversionandwriteyouranswerontheanswersheet. 21.inthetraditionalJapanesehousehold.Mostclothingcouldbepackedflatlyandsoitwasnotnecessarvtohaveelaboratecloaetfacilities. a.flat,andsonoelaborateclosetfacilitieswerenecessary. b.flatly,andsonoelaborateclosetfacilitieswereneeded c.flat,andsotherewasnoneedforelaborateclosetfacilities d.flatly,andsoelaborateclosetfacilitieswereneedless 21.accordingtohisownaccount,frederic-augustebartholdi,thesculptorofthestatuteofliberty,modeledthefaceofthestatuelikehismothersandthebodvlikehiswifes. a.modeledthefaceofthestatuelikehismotherandthebodylikehiswife b.madethefaceofthestatueafterhismotherandthebodyafterhiswife c.modeledthefaceofthestatueafterhismothersandthebodyafterhiswifes d.madethefaceofthestatuelikehismothersandthebodylikehiswifes 23.acollectionof38poemsbyphilliswheatley.Aslave.Waspublishedinthe1770sthefirstbookbyablackbyablackwomananditwasonlythesecondpublishedbyanamericanwoman. butbyirrigation,largeregionsnowdesertcouldbemadefertile,andbyimprovementintransport,distributionfromregionsofexcesstoregionsofscarcitycouldbefacilited. Hosing,evenintherichestcountries,isoftendisastrouslyinadequare,thiscouldberemediedbyatinyfractionofwhatisbeingspentonmissiles,educationeverywhere,butespeciallyinthenewlyliberatedcountriesofAfricaandAsiademandsanexpendituremanytimesasgreatasthatwhichitreceivesatpresent.Butitisnotonlygreaterexpenditurethatisneededineducation,iftheterrorofwarwereremoved,sciencecouldbedevotedtoimprovinghumanwelfare.Insteadoftotheinventionofincreasinglyexpensivemethodsofmutualslaughter,andschoolswouldnolongerthinkitapartoftheirdutytopromotehatredofpossibleenemiesbymeansofignorancetemperedbylies. Bythehelpofmodemtechniques,theworldcouldenteruponaperiodofhappinessandprosperityfarsurpassinganythingknowninprevioushistory.Allthisispossible.Itrequiresonlyadifferentoutlookoninternationalaffairsandadifferentstateofmindtowardthesenationswhicharenowregardedasenemies.Thisispossible,lrepeatbutitcannotbedoneallatoncetoreversethetrendofaffairsinthemostpowerfulnationoftheworldisnolighttaskandwillrequireadifficult processofreeducation. 46.whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheauthor? a.utoplanb.radicalc.indifferentd.pragmatic 47.accordingtothetext,schoolsatthepresenttime_ a.oftenhaveignorantstudets b.havetomakeuceofenemiesforthetargetofhatred c.havetomakeuseofliestogainacertainpurpose d.onlyneedmoreliestocarryouttheirduty 48.itcanbelearnedfromthetextthattheproblemofundemourishmentwillbecome_ a.morecriticalbecauseamericadestroysitsurplusgoods b.worsebecauselargeregionsaredesert c.morecriticalbecausethepopulationincreasesdramatically d.worsebeeausemorearespentonpreparationsforwar 49.itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_ a.bydivertingsomeorallofthemoneyspentonpreparationsforwarpeacefulpurposecaneasilybeachieved b.peopleneedtochangetheirpresentviewpointsoastolineinhappinessandharmonyintheworldc.sciencehasalwaysbeenproperlyapplied d.ourworldwillsoonbecomeamoreprosperousandhappierone 50.theword“rectify”(inline10,para.1)mostprobablymeans_ ve questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingtext. Withitscommoninterestinlawbreakingbutitsimmenserangeofsubjectmatterandwidely -varyingmethodsoftreatment,thecrimenovelcouldmakealegitimateclaimtoberegardedasaseparatebranchofliterature,oratleastasadistincteventhoughaslightlydisreputable,offshootofthetraditionalnovel. Thedetectivestoryisprobablythemostrespectable(atanyrateinthenarrowsenseoftheword)ofthecrimespeciesitscreationisoftentherelaxationofuniversityteachers,literaryeconomists,scientistsorevenpoets,fatalitiesmayoccurmorefrequentlyandmysteriouslythanmightbeexpectedinpolitesociety,buttheworldinwhichtheyhappenthevillage,aeasideresort,collegeorstudio,isfamiliartous,ifnotfromourownexperience,atleastinthenewspaperorthelivesoffriendsthecharacters,thoughnormallyrealizedsuperficially,areasrecognizablyhumanandconsistentasourlessintimateassociatesastorysetinamoreremoteenvironmentAfricanjungleorAustralianbushancientchinaorgas-litLondon,appealstoourinterestingeographyorhistoryandmostdetectivestorywritersareconscientiousinprovidingareasonablyauthenticbackgroundt heelaboratecarefullyassembledplotdespisedbythemodemintellectualcriticsandcreatorsofsignificantnovels,hasfoundrefugeinthemurdermysterywithitssprinklingofcues,itsspicingwithapparentimpossibilities,allwithappropriatesolutionsandexplanationsattheend.Withtheguiltofescapismfromreallifenagginggently,wesecretlyrevelintheunmaskingofevilbyavaguelysuper-humandetectivewhoseesthroughanddispelsthecloudofsuspicionwhichhashoveredsounjustlyovertheinnocent b.thefactthattheguiltyarealwaysfoundoutandtheinnocentcleared c.theexistenceofaneatclosely-knitstory d.thelackofinterestingenuinecharacterrevelations 54.oneofthemostincrediblecharacteristicsoftheheroofathrilleris_ a.hisexcitinglife b.hisamazingtoughness c.hisabilitytoescapefromdangeroussituations d.thewayhedealswithhisenemies 55.inwhatwayarethedetectivestoryandthrillerunlike? a.inintroducingviolence b.inprovidingexcitementandsuspense c.inappealingtotheintellectualcuriosityofthereader d.inensuringthateverythingcomesrightintheend questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingtext. OfalltheAmericanJewishwriterswhohavepouredforththeircreativeeffortsinthegoldenmedina,nonehasachievedmorerecognitionfromhisliterarypeersthansaulbellow,bominQuebecin1915,raisedinMontralandChicago,hereceivedatrilingualheritageofYiddi