2013级研究生期末考试英语试卷A.doc

河北联合大学2013级研究生期末考试英语试卷(A)年级： 专业： 姓名_ 分数_题号 Part I Part II Part III Part IV 合计分数阅卷人Part I Vocabulary (30%) Directions: There are thirty questions in this section. Each question is a sentence with something missing. Below each sentence are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Write the correct answers on your Answer Sheet. 1. Theodore Roosevelt was a _ man; he was successful as a statesman, soldier, sportsman, explorer, and author.A. able B. capable C. skillful D. versatile2. The small town has _ many changes during last 10 years. A. undergone B. developed C. involved D. undertaken3. The old farmer _ his wife, living until 105 years of age. A. passed B. survived C. lasted D. endured4. Poor eyesight is a _ to many students. A. prevention B. backwardness C. handicap D. shortcoming5. The wheat crop will be _ without strong spring rains. A. decimated B. spoilt C. decayed D. delayed6. The various parts of the essays do not adequately _. A. depend B. interrelate C. relate D. cooperate 7. Hot weather _ the bacteria in the milk rapidly. A. reduces B. decreases C. multiplies D. enhances8. If something very substantial is not done next month, he cannot _ his office. A. retain B. have C. obtain D. secure9. We sent him an invitation but he _. A. refrained B. declined C. rejected D. denied10. The lifeguard pulled the _ body out of the pool. A. died B. dying C. inanimate D. weak11. If you are to be accepted as a member of the club you must _ by its rules. A. agree B. abide C. confirm D. conform12. _ you dislike ancient monuments, Warrick Castle is worth a visit. A. Since B. Even C. If D. Even if13. The cities were to be _ and the population distributed in villages. A. deflated B. reduced C. decayed D. defined14. He gave a _ account of what has happened. A. discomforted B. distorted C. dismissed D. discovered15. His speech _ trouble among the workers. A. firmed B. ferried C. fermented D. festered16. The criminal was told he would be _ from punishment if he said what he knew about the murder. A. impossible B. immune C. improbable D. imminent17. If you _ the elastic band any more, it will break. A. take B. grasp C. strain D. hold18. The Egyptians _ an area equal to France and Spain combined. A. inhabit B. live C. dwell D. settle19. He is _ considered to be a great explorer. A. after all B. everything but C. by no means D. all but20. It was a long time before scientists could _ the mystery of the atom. A. penetrate B. pierce C. permeate D. pervade21. The speaker was a long way _. A. on the track B. in the track C. of the track D. off the track22. The new government tried to _ the growing discontent of the people. A. refuse B. defuse C. decline D. deduce23. The catch is how to grow rice in a dry area. A. puzzling B. confusion C. catch D. catching 24. They were surprised to see the efficiency of the _ military machine of that country. A. well-oiled B. well arranged C. well paid D. well equipped25. He was _ to learn that he had been left out of the basketball team. A. informed B. upset C. surprising D. aware26. It is fortunate when a young mans career goals _ with what his parents wish for him. A. occur B. happen C. coincide D. take place27. If the body is robbed this way for too long, vital organs _. A. break down B. break out C. break away D. break in28. If your car _ on a turnpike, wait for assistance. A. rattles B. is wrong C. worn off D. conks out29. My pencil is _ to a stump. A. worn B. worn down C. worn off D. worn out30. The waterfall has _ a hole in the stone. A. worn down B. worn out C. worn D. pierced through Part II Reading Comprehension (40%) Passage 1 “My advisor wants me to call him by his first name,” many foreign graduate students in the U.S. have said. “I just cant do it! It doesnt seem right. I have to show my respect.”On the other hand, professors have said of foreign students, “They keep bowing and saying yes, sir, yes, sir. I can hardly stand it! I wish theyd stop being so polite and just say what they have on their minds.”Differing ideas about formality and respect frequently complicate relationships between American professors and students from abroad, especially Asian students ( and most especially female Asian students).The professors generally prefer informal relationships (sometimes, but not always, including use of first names rather than of titles and family names) and a little acknowledgement of status differences. Many foreign students are used to more formal relationships and sometimes have difficulty bringing themselves to speak to their teachers at all, let alone address them by their given names.The characteristics of student-teacher relationships on American campuses vary somewhat , depending on whether the students involved are undergraduate or graduate students, and depending on the size and nature of the school. Graduate students typically have more intense relationships with their professors than undergraduates do; at smaller schools student-teacher relationships are typically even less formal than they are at larger schools.To say that student-teacher relationships are informal is not to say that there are no recognized status differences between the two groups. There are .But students may show their respect mainly in the vocabulary and tone of voice they use when speaking to teachers. Much of their behavior around teachers may seem to foreign students to be disrespectful. American students will eat in class, read newspapers, and assume quite informal postures. Teachers might not enjoy such behavior, but they tolerate it. Students, after all, are individuals who have the right to decide for themselves how they are going to act.31. American professors think it _ to be addressed by their given names.A) acceptable B)disrespectful C) formal D) strange32. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A) Many foreign students keep informal relationships with their teachers. B) Many foreign students are straightforward with their teachers. C) Many foreign students prefer to be treated differently by their teachers. D) Many foreign students politeness makes their American professors uncomfortable.33. In the U.S., more formal relationships are typically expected between _. A) professors teaching graduate students B) graduate students at smaller universities C) professors and their students of science D) graduate students and their professors at big universities34. The term “status differences” in this passage refers to the fact that_ A) students have different age groups B) students have different levels of performance C) teachers are in a higher position of respect D) teachers should change their methods with different students35. American students behave as they please in class because their teachers _ A) prefer to regard them as their friends B) hope to make sure they are not nervous C) believe that they should be allowed to do what they like D) concentrate more on teaching than anything elsePassage 2You and your husband/wife share many of the same points of view and basic values, but you find yourselves continually getting into arguments about significant matters. Whats the problem? Is there something wrong with your partner, or the relationship? Before you blame yourself, you should be aware that these arguments may simply be caused by differences in your conversational style, or in how you approach a conversation. According to Deborah Tannen, author of the best-selling book You Just Dont Understand, men and women view the world differently, and as a result, they speak and hear things differently. A man sees the world, says Tannen, as a hierarchical (分等级的) social order in which hes either one up or one down. In this world, she explains, conversations are negotiations in which people try to achieve and maintain the upper hand if they can, and protect themselves from others attempts to put them down and push them around. Women, on the other hand, view the world as a network of connections. In this world, notes Tannen, conversations are negotiations for closeness in which people try to seek and give confirmation and support. They try to protect themselves from others attempts to push them away. “These different perspectives are established in childhood. Boys and girls grow up in different worlds of words,” Explains Tannen. “Theyre talked to differently and take different conversational styles as a result.” These different conversational styles continue throughout our adult lives and can lead to a lot of misunderstandings. “Learning about these differences wont make them go away,” says Tannen. But it can help men and women accept them and understand that each style is valid. It can also help men and women stop blaming themselves and each other when misunderstandings occur, and understand that what seems like bad intentions may actually be good intentions expressed in a different conversational style.36. This passage is written to make the point that _.A) men and women share the same basic valuesB) men should be blamed for most of the arguments at homeC) appropriate conversational styles are difficult to learnD) different conversational styles may result in misunderstandings37. Judging from Deborah Tannens words, it seems that_.A) men tend to compete with others more than womenB) men are more easygoing than womenC) women tend to live in a world of their ownD) women are more easily hurt than men38. It can be concluded from the passage that a conversational style is formed if one_.A) lives in a particular environment for a long timeB) argues with other people frequentlyC) spends time learning a particular style by painstaking effortsD) tries hard to avoid misunderstandings39. Knowing the differences in conversational styles can help people_.A) avoid mistakes in their conversationsB) understand each other betterC) tolerate other peoples faultsD) talk more clearly and effectively40. So far as conversational styles are concerned, in the writers opinion, _.A) womens style is better B) mens style is betterC) neither is better than the other D) children have the best style because they have nonePassage 3 Elizabeths father died when she was nine. Her family was large, and very poor. She struggled for self esteem, but it was difficult when her clothes werent as nice as the other kids and her new school was still unfamiliar. During a math lesson, Elizabeth stared at the chalkboard and was struggling to understand a concept. With every stroke of the chalk, she became more confused. She had suffered from chronic ear infections (感染), and had missed many days of her fifth grade year. When she finally got the courage to raise her little hand and ask Mr. Thompson how the problem was done, he became very angry. He marched her up in front of the class and told this insecure child that she was incapable of learning and extremely stupid. This remark plagued (使.困扰）Elizabeth for years. Elizabeth drifted into marriage. After discovering her husbands long time infidelity (不忠），she found herself divorced with three young daughters. She moved back to her home state and tried to pick up the pieces she had left behind. Knowing that she would be the sole support of these children, and having no desire to remarry, Elizabeth started college. Like most good mothers, she wanted the best for her children. She didnt want to deprive them of their mother. She would rise early and stay up late to get every spare minute she could tostudy. When she received her first A she was confused. She thought there must be some mistake. This was Elizabeth, Elizabeth the stupid. When her good grades piled up, she realized for the first time that maybe Mr. Thompson was wrong. She graduated from Brigham Young University, and will soon be receiving her masters degree at California State University in San Bernardino. 41. The reason why Elizabeth stared at the chalkboard was that_. A) she had ear infections and could not hear very well B) she was still overwhelmed by the death of her father C) too much homework had made her tired and sick D) what the teacher wrote was beyond her understanding 42. Mr. Thompson can be best described as a teacher who was_. A) dull and stupid B) impatient and cruel C) strict with his students D) incapable of making himself understood43. We can learn from the passage that Elizabeth started college because she_. A) was not a very responsible mother B) needed to be able to support her children C) knew she could achieve great success in college D) wanted her children to have an educated mother 44. Why was Elizabeth confused when she got her first A? A) Because she believed that it was a mistake. B) Because she had not studied hard enough. C) Because she felt hurt by other peoples comments. D) Because she did not trust her teacher. 45. Elizabeths case shows that_. A) people can overcome a negative self-image through hard work B) a student can achieve great success even though he or she is stupid C) people who suffer a lot are more likely to work hard andsucceed in the end. D) poor children can also receive the best education and rise high in life Passage 4 Keeping out of trouble in marriage by staying quiet is an excellentpiece of advice. For example, dont say to your wife, You forgot to salt the food. You can quietly salt it yourself, as you will not be gaining anything by criticizing your wife. Dont say, You are always going to your parents, instead of being at home. Instead, if it bothers you, do something interesting with your wife, so that she will want to stay at home. A wife can also cause damage by saying things thoughtlessly. For example, if she says, Can you stop reading the newspaper and speak to me? it hurts her husband. Instead, she can get his attention by showing him some affection or telling him something that will interest him. Saying to her husband, Why do you always leave such a mess after yourself? only breeds resentment (怨恨) and makes matters worse. Instead of that, she can say, It would be so great if youwould help me by organizing your stuff after you finish. If he has a habit that he cannot change, it is better not to mention it at all, but to learn to live with it, since every word will only aggravate (加剧) the problem more. Most arguments in marriage occur when one spouse expresses a negative opinion of the other. Do not forget that anythingyou say is well-remembered by your spouseand can cause great damage to your marriage. It is not possible to take back the sting of hurtful words once they have been said; therefore it is much wiser not to say them in the first place. It is always right to praise your spouse. Try to find something nice to say every day. Such words strengthen the bond between a couple, since they show that you care for one another. Saying the right words to your spouse is very important. You very seldom go wrong if you think carefully before you speak. 46. In order to keep out of trouble in marriage, one should_. A) point out any mistake ones spouse has made B) avoid using hurtful words C) salt the food oneself D) stay at home most of the time 47.To stop his wife from goingto her parents too frequently, the best thing a husband can do is_. A) try to do more housework B) never say anything wrong C) talk to her parents D) do something interesting with her 48. To avoid conflict with her husband, it is suggested that the wife_. A) learn to live with her husbands bad habit B) help her husband in his work C) live away from home for a short while D) discuss everything with her husband 49. The reason why one should not express a negative opinion of his or her spouse is that_. A) it is very often ignored B) it is actually quite useless C) nobody can tolerate a negative opinion from others D) anything that has been said can not be taken back 50. To strengthen the bond between a couple, both the husband and the wife should_. A) praise rather than criticize each other B) tell frankly what they think of each other C) find time to talk to each other as often as possible D) do everything possible to please each other Part III Cloze (15%) Choose a proper word from the list to fill in each blank in the following passage. Change the form of the word if necessary. before depict than not respect marvel at when from used suffer announce as beneath enjoy nearly so long Late next century, when scholars are scripting the definitive history of the PC, these last few years of high-octane growth may actually _51_ as the Dark Ages. Historians will _52_ how we toiled