厦大2011年综合英语A卷.doc

Paper A厦门大学研究生课程试卷学院系年级专业主考教师：试卷类型：（A卷/B卷）系、所、院 _ 专业_ 姓名_ 学号 _ 成绩 _I. Composition (20 %)_Answer Sheet II ACHIEVEMENT TEST (Integrated Course)(For graduate students)June , 2011系、所、院 _ 专业 _姓名 _ 学号 _ 成绩_II. Reading Comprehension 20% (2 points for each)1. A B C D 2. A B C D 3. A B C D 4. A B C D 5. A B C D6. A B C D 7. A B C D 8. A B C D 9. A B C D 10. A B C DIII. Extensive ReadingSection A 12% (1.5 points for each) 1. A B C D 2. A B C D 3. A B C D 4. A B C D 5. A B C D6. A B C D 7. A B C D 8. A B C D Section B 12% (1.5 points for each)1. A B C D 2. A B C D 3. A B C D 4. A B C D 5. A B C D6. A B C D 7. A B C D 8. A B C D IV. VocabularySection A 10% (1 point for each)1. A B C D 2. A B C D 3. A B C D 4. A B C D 5. A B C D6. A B C D 7. A B C D 8. A B C D 9. A B C D 10. A B C DSection B 10% (1 point for each)1. _ 6. _2. _ 7. _3. _ 8. _4. _ 9. _5. _10. _Answer Sheet III ACHIEVEMENT TEST (Integrated Course)(For graduate students)June , 2011系、所、院 _ 专业 _姓名 _ 学号 _V. TranslationSection A English to Chinese 16% ( 4 points for each) 1. _2. _3. _4. _Section B Chinese to English 10% (2.5 points for each) 1. _2_3. _4. _ACHIEVEMENT TEST (Integrated Course)(For graduate students)June , 2011I. Composition (20%)Directions: Forthispart, youre asked to write a composition in about 150 words on the given topic The Importance of Environmental Protection II. Reading Comprehension (20%)Directions: Each of the following passages below is followed by some questions. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the questions, then mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET II .Passage One Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:In 1960 John F. Kennedy became the first Roman Catholic elected to the United States presidency. During the campaign his religion became an issue because some people feared that, once in office, his allegiance（忠贞）to his church might determine his conduct of public policy. Two months before the election, Kennedy discussed this fear in an address in which he said, “I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute where no Catholic prelate would tell the President, should he be a Catholic, how to act, and no Protestant minister would tell his parishioners for whom to vote.”Kennedy was confronting an issue that has been the source of conflict, even of violence, for more than 2,000 years. The name given to the issue church and state is misleading, however: Church implies Christianity in one or more of its many denominations（教派）. The issue is really between religion and politics. Which shall be the controlling force in a state? Religions other than Christianity have been in conflict or in cooperation with political authorities in many nations. The power of Islam, for examples, is a major concern in the political affairs of the Middle East. In India Hinduism has long been a potent force affecting both the government and the economics of the country. (In 1984 Indias premier, Indira Gandhi, was assassinated by members of the Sikh religion who were opposed to her government. )The relations between religion and government vary in the 20th century. In some cases there is a refusal to admit that government apart from religion is legitimate. This is the case in Iran since the 1979 revolution. There the religious leaders, called mullahs, are in control of the state and claim to rule in the name of Allah, or God, and His word as expressed in their holy book, the Koran.In the United States the situation is the reverse. The constitution specifies a separation of church and state for the mutual benefit of each.In some Western European nations, notably England, Scotland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, there are “established,” or state, churches. This means that one denomination, or religious organization, has the support of the state and is to some degree governed by it. Other denominations are tolerated, but they are expected to be self-supporting. (395 words)1. The italicized phrase once in office in the 2nd line, 1st paragraph means _A. once he walked into his officeB. once he made some official announcements C. once he represented the Catholic churchD. once he became the president of the United States2. Form Kennedys words in the first paragraph, we are told that in the United States _A) the state never has any opposition from the churchB) the church and the state support each otherC) the church and the state never try to control each otherD) the church can do whatever it likes3. Find three other words that belong to the same category as the word Christianity in the passage. These three words are _A) Islam, Allah and KoranB) religion, church and stateC) Kennedy, Gandhi and AllahD) Islam, Hinduism and Sikh4. The writer mentions the situation in Iran and that in the United State because he wants to show _A) how interesting the conditions in Iran are to the outsider B) that one religion is superior to the other C) how sharply countries may differ in the issue of religion and politicsD) that the government leaders are not doing their work properly in Iran5. The best title for the passage is _A) Kennedys Religious AllegianceB) A Comparison of Different Religions in Various CountriesC) The political System in Different CountriesD) Church and StatePassage TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:A stockbroker, said Woody Allen, is someone who takes your money and invests it until its all gone. Sadly, a survey conducted by the American Stock Exchange, the New York exchanges smaller rival, suggests that ordinary investors think Mr. Allen is not just funny but right. There is a divergence(歧异，偏离) of interest between investors and the people they employ to execute their investments. If stockbrokers are to survive (and many look doomed on both sides of the Atlantic,) they will have to close this gap.Wrongly but understandably, the exchange is paying more attention to another finding: that only 28% of American investors have “lost confidence” in the stock markets as a result of the October 1987 crash. This is flatly contradicted by the professionals. When stockbrokers were asked their opinion, 81% said that their customers were still troubled by the harm of October 1987. Institutional investors have taken to the hills.Perhaps private investors are put off, not by the markets, but by the people who sell them those markets. In buying and selling shares, private investors say they are more influenced by what they read in newspapers than by what they hear from brokers. Since journalists usually rank alongside second-hand car salesmen in public respect, this should worry brokers. So should the feeling of ordinary shareholders that they are second-class citizens in the stock markets. Most think that the markets are not level playing fields, that the individual investor has little chance against the large institutions. A particular complaint is that institutions are told things first. Stockbrokers admit it : two-thirds agree that “by the time small investors hear about a good stock its usually too late.”The investors polled by the American Stock Exchange are not helpless Aunt Millies with egg money in penny stocks. The typical investor questioned is 55 years old, has a university degree and heads a home with an annual income of $80,000. He (most are men) knows about options (买卖特权), zero-coupon bonds (债券、息票) and stock-index funds. He is also a conservative sort of chap, much keener on preserving his capital than on trying to be extremely successful. (372 words)6. What is a stockbroker in the authors opinion here?A. A shareholder.B. An investor.C. A person employed to carry out investments.D. A salesman employed by a particular company.7. The October-1987-collapse of stock exchange _.A. made many investors uneasyB. depressed the stock exchangeC. deserted the stock marketD. beat many rivals8. That the stockbrokers look doomed is that _.A. their customers cant get over the disaster of Oct.1987B. the public prefer both journalists and second-hand-car salesmen to themC. there has been a drop of public trust in themD. they dont give timely information to the customer9. Individual investors are by no means the rivals of institutional investors because _.A. institutional investors are more powerfulB. institutional investors are first-hand citizensC. institutional investors are told things firstD. institutional investors are can afford to fail10. Most individual investors are _.A. HelplessB. menC. short of moneyD. womenIII. Extensive Reading Section A ( 12 % )Directions: You are required to choose the sentence that best expresses the meaning of the sentence from the articles assigned to be read as Extensive Reading materials. Write your answer on your ANSWER SHEET II.1. The doctors prescription “ 1 lb. beefsteak, with 1 pt. bitter beer every 6 hour. 1ten-mile walk every morning. 1 bed at 11 sharp every night. And dont stuff up your head with things you dont understand.” is actually a piece of advice to the man to.A. live a physically and spiritually healthy life.B. be brave and face up to all adversityC. never trust chemists because they are disappointing.D. take some test before making any decision.2. It is small wonder that men hold boats in the secret place of their mind almost from the cradle to the grave.A. It is a little surprising that people want to own and live in boats all through their life.B. It is common for people from childhood to dream of owning and living in a boat.C. It is common for people to want to spend their whole life living in boats.D. It is a little surprising that people dream to own and live in a boat since their childhood.3. Even as I type those words I realize how much of a dinosaur I am.A. When I type those words I have realized that I am a little bit old- fashioned.B. When I type those words I might think I am old-fashioned .C. When I type those words I felt I was left behind.D. I have acknowledged the fact that I am really old-fashioned when I type those words.4. The acquired culture is not transmitted in our genes.A. We are unable to transmit the culture we acquired into our genes.B. What we obtain from society does not become part of our hard-wired/ innate character.C. What we obtain from society does not exist in our genes.D. What we obtain from society will not be transmitted into our genes.5. While he eyes technology stocks with a degree of skepticism, Internet stocks, at least as of the early 2000s, were almost completely off the menu for Buffett.A. While Buffett is rather suspicious of technology stocks, he hasnt considered Internet stocks since the early 2000s.B. Buffett is rather suspicious of technology stocks, so he just eyes the Internet stocks since the early 2000s.C. Buffett is rather suspicious of technology stocks, so he is thinking whether he will consider the Internet stocks since the early 2000s.D. While Buffett is rather suspicious of technology stocks, so he wont considered Internet stocks now.6. Only the mountain has lived long enough to listen objectively to the howl of a wolf.A. Only the mountain has lived long enough to witness what has happened and will happen and tell whether it is fortune or disaster in the long run.B. Only the mountain has lived long enough and would like to tell what has happened and judge whether it is a good or bad.C. Only the mountain has lived long enough to be able to listen to the howl of the wolf.D. Only the mountain has live long enough and could hear the howl of the wolf.7. The time has come to consider the existence of a large area of human happenings that legitimately qualify as news. A. Its time for us to recognize the fact that there exists a lot of events that should also be fairly deemed as news.B. Its time for us to recognize the fact that there used to be events that should also be fairly deemed as news.C. The existence of a large area of human happenings should be legitimately qualified as news. D. The time has come to consider a large area of human happenings as good news. 8. From monkey to Morrison is but a small step for neuroscience. A. The evolution from monkey to the human species is merely a small step for neuroscience.B. The evolution from monkey to the human species is not only a small step for neuroscience.C. The evolution from monkey to the human species is rarely a small step for neuroscience.D. The evolution from monkey to the human species was merely a small step for neuroscience.Section B (12% )Directions: You are required to choose the best answer to each of the following questions. Write your answer on your ANSWER SHEET II.1. What question is raised in the article “The Beauty Industry”?A. Will every woman be beautiful-as beautiful as the natural shape of her features with or without surgical and chemical aid permits?B. Will every woman be beautiful-as beautiful as the natural shape of her features with surgical and chemical aid?C. Will every woman be beautiful-as beautiful as the natural shape of her features without surgical and c