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GraduatesMajoringinEnglish注意：1．试卷保密，考生不得将试卷带出考场或撕页，否则成绩作废。请监考老师负责监督2．请各位考生注意考试纪律，考试作弊全部成绩以零分计算。3．本试卷满分100分，答题时间为120分钟。4．本试卷分为试题卷和答题卷。5．所有试题答案，均应写在答题卷上，写在试题卷上不得分。试题卷PartIReadingComprehension*20)+5=35%SectionA(30%)Directions：Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements．ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA)，B)，C)andD)．YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.TextAQuestions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Hewasafunnylookingmanwithacheerfulface,goodnaturedandagreattalker.Hewasdescribedbyhisstudent,thegreatphilosopherPlato,as“thebestandmostjustandwisestman.”Yet,thesamemanwascondemnedtodeathforhisbelief.Themanwasthegreatphilosopher,Socrates,andhewascondemnedfornotbelievingintherecognizedgodsandforcorruptingyoungpeople.ThesecondchargestemmedfromhisassociationwithnumerousyoungmenwhocametoAthensfromalloverthecivilizedworldtostudyunderhim.Socrates'methodofteachingwastoaskquestionsand,bypretendingnottoknowtheanswers,topresshisstudentsintothinkingforthemselves.HisteachingshadunsurpassedinfluenceonallthegreatGreekandRomanschoolsofphilosophy.Yet,forallhisfameandinfluence,Socrateshimselfneverwroteaword.Socratesencouragednewideasandfreethinkingintheyoung,andthiswasfrighteningtotheconservativepeople.Theywantedhimsilenced.Yet,manywereprobablysurprisedthatheaccepteddeathsoreadily.Socrateshadtherighttoaskforlesserpenalty,andheprobablycouldhavewonoverenoughofthepeoplewhohadpreviouslycondemnedhim.ButSocrates,asaffirmbelieverinlaw,reasonedthatitwaspropertosubmittothedeathsentence.So,hecalmlyacceptedhisfateanddrankacupofpoisonhemlockinthepresenceofhisgrief-strickenfriendsandstudents.Inthefirstparagraph,theword“yet”isusedtointroduce.contrastasequenceemphasisanexampleSocrateswascondemnedtodeathbecausehe.believedinlawwasaphilosopherpublishedoutspokenphilosophicalarticlesadvocatedoriginalopinionsTheword“unsurpassed”inthethirdparagraphiscloseinmeaningtountoldunequaledunnoticedunexpectedBymentioningthatSocrateshimselfneverwroteanything,thewriterimpliesthat.itwassurprisingthatSocrateswassofamousSocrateswasnotsolearnedasheisreputedtohavebeenSocratesusedtheworkofhisstudentsinteachingtheauthoritiesrefusedtopublishSocrates'worksSocratesacceptedthedeathpenaltytoshow.hisbeliefinhisstudents

[B][C][B][C][D]TextBQuestions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Influenzahasbeenwithusalong,longtime.AccordingtosomeGreekwritersonmedicalhistory,theoutbreakof412BCwasofinfluenza.ThesamehasbeensuggestedofthesicknessthatsweptthroughtheGreekarmyattackingSyracusein395BC.Fluisadiseasethatmovesmorequicklyamongpeoplelivingincrowdedconditions,soitislikelytoattackarmies.Duringthenineteenthcenturytherewerefivewidespreadoutbreaksofinfluenza.Thelastofthefivehappenedin1889andmarkedthebeginningofthestoryofinfluenzainourtime.Likethepresentoutbreak,itstartedinAsia.Formorethanfortyyearsbeforethatoutbreak,influenzahadsteadilydecreasedandwasbelievedtobedyingout.Anewgroupofoutbreakswasintroducedbythegreatoutbreakof1889-1890andforthenextquarterofacenturyfluremainedaconstantthreat.InApril1918,flubrokeoutamongAmericantroopsstationed（驻扎）inFrance.Itquicklyspreadthroughallthearmiesbutcausedrelativelyfewdeaths.Fourmonthslater,however,asecondoutbreakstartedwhichprovedtobeakiller.Itkillednotonlytheoldandalreadysickbutalsohealthyyoungadults.Itwentthrougheverycountryintheworld,onlyafewdistantislandsintheSouthAtlanticandthePacificremaininguntouched.Itbroughtthelifeofwholecountriestoastop;foodsuppliesstoppedandtheworklosswasverygreat.Beforethegreatoutbreakended,ithadkilledatleast15millionpeople.Medicalscienceisstillnotcertainwhathitusin1918.Theinfluenzavirus（病毒）wasnotfounduntil1933,soallthattodaycanbesaidaboutthe1918outbreakwasthekindofantibodies（抗体）itproduced.The1918outbreakwasnevercontrolled.Itsimplyburneditselfaftertakingagreatnumberofhumanlives.Beforemancouldhavedonemuchtolessentheeffectofsuchanoutbreak,hewouldhavehadtofindtheinfluenzavirussothatvaccine（疫苗）couldbedevelop.Itwouldalsohelptohaveaninternationalreportingsystemsothatcountriesthreatenedwiththediseasecouldpreparetodefendthemselves.Thefirstbigadvancewasmadein1933,whenateamofBritishdoctorsfoundthetypeAinfluenzavirus.In1940adoctoroftheUnitedStatesfoundtypeB.LatertypeCwasfound,alongwithmanysub-groupsoftypesAandB.VaccineswerepreparedandusedwidelybythearmiesduringtheSecondWorldWartopreventoutbreaks.Thefluvirusprovedtrickierthanmost.Avaccinegoodagainstonetypegavenoprotectionagainstanother.IndeedtypeAviruschangesitsnaturesoquicklythataperfectlygoodvaccinemayloseitsvaluebecauseofthechange.Thisincreasestheneedforthespeedydiscoveryoffluoutbreaks,sothatstocksoftherightvaccinecanbepreparedquicklyafteranoutbreak.StartingsuchawarningsystemisoneofthefirstthingsdonebytheWorldHealthOrganization.Forafewdecadesinthe19thcenturyitwasbelievedthatinfluenza.wasdyingoutcouldbecuredeasilywouldkilleverybodywasaseriousthreattomankindAnimportantpartofthedefenseagainstthe1918typeofoutbreakwouldbedoctorswhoweremoreconcernedwiththeirpatientsagoodinternationalreportingsystemamorefavorableclimatekeepingpeoplefromlivingneareachotherFluvaccinesaredifferentfromothervaccinesinthatthey.areusedmostlybyarmiesmustbeprescribedbydoctorsaregoodonlyagainstonetypeofthediseasecanbeusedbyanybodyatanytimewhenneededInfluenzaisadiseasewhichcanbebestdealtwithbyrichbutnotpoornationsnationalmedicalorganizationshealthorganizationsservingalargedistrictworldwidehealthorganizationsWhichofthefollowingisTRUE?The1918outbreakofinfluenzahadneverbeencontrolleduntil1933.Humanbeingshavesufferedfrominfluenzaformorethan2,000years.Doctorsandscientistssucceededinpreventingthe1918outbreakfromkillingmorepeoplebysettingupaninternationalreportingsystem.Oneofthereasonswhythe1918outbreakwassodifficulttocontrolwasthatithadspreadtoofarandwide.TextCQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Acastlewasthefortressandhomeofakingandqueen,ornobleman.Itofferedexcellentprotectiontothepersonwhoownedit.Acastlehelpeditsownerdefendthelandonwhichitstood.Italsoservedasahousefortheowner'sfamilyandmanyservants.MostofthecastleswethinkoftodaywerebuiltinEurope.TheywereconstructedfromaboutAD1000toabout1500,duringaperiodknownastheMiddleAges.Castlesplayedanimportantroleinasystemcalledfeudalism（封建主义）.ThatsystemaroseinEuropeafterthefalloftheRomanEmpire.Infeudalism,akinggavelandtonobles.Inreturn,thenoblespromisedtoservethekingandprovidehimwithsoldiers.Noblesbuiltcastlesonthelandsgiventothembytheking.Butsomenoblessimplyclaimedlandastheirownandbuiltacastleonit.Thatwasaskingfortrouble.Thereweremanypowerstrugglesbetweennoblesandkings,andamongthenoblesthemselves.Ifonewantedprotecthimself,heneedagoodcastle.Atypicalstonecastlehadseveralmainparts.Atthecenterofthecastlewasatallandverystrongbuildingcalledthekeep.Thisiswherepeopleinthecastlemadetheirlaststandiftheouterdefensesfailed.Manystonecastlesweresurroundedbyawideditchcalledamoat（城壕）.Somemoatswerefilledwithwater,butmanywerenot.Theonlywayintothecastlewasacrossawoodendrawbridgeoverthemoat.Awell-builtcastlewasaprettysafeplacetobe.Attackershadahardtimegettingin.Theyhadfourmainoptions.Theycouldgooverthewallsusingladders.Theycouldsmashthroughthewalls.Ortheycoulddigunderthewallsandtrytogetpartofonetofalldown.Ifnoneofthosethingsfailed,theycouldjustcampoutsideuntilthedefendersranoutoffood.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutthecastle?It'sahomeofaking,queenoranobleman.Itcanprotecttheownerwell.Ithousestheowner,hisfamilyandservants.MostcastleswerebuiltinAmerica.TheMiddleAgesis.Aperiodbetween1000and1500ADinEurope.Aperiodbetween1000and1500ADinAmerica.Aperiodbetween1000and1500BCinEurope.Aperiodbetween1000and1500BCinAmerica.Infeudalism.noblesgavelandtothekingandpromisedtoservehim.noblespromisedtoservethekingandprovidehimwithsoldiers.thekinggavethelandtonoblesandpromisedtoservethem.thekingpromisedtoservethenoblesandprovidedthemwithsoldiers.AtypicalcastleoftenincludesallthefollowingpartsEXCEPT.thekeepamoatadrawbridgeafootballfieldWhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthepassagewhenenemiesattackacastle?Theycouldburnupthewalls.Theycouldsmashthroughthewalls.Theycouldjustcampoutsideuntilthedefendersranoutoffood.Theycoulddigunderthewallsandtrytogetpartofonetofalldown.TextDQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:“Congratulations,Mr.Jones,it'sagirl.”Fatherhoodisgoingtohaveadifferentmeaningandbringforthadifferentresponsefromeverymanwhohearsthesewords.Somefeelpridewhentheyreceivethenews,whileothersworry,wonderingwhethertheywillbegoodfather.Althoughtherearesomemenwholikechildrenandmayhavehadconsiderableexperiencewiththem,othersdonotparticularlycareforchildrenandspendlittletimewiththem.Manyfathersandmothershavebeenplanningandlookingforwardtochildrenforsometime.Forothercouples,pregnancywasasaccidentthatbothhusbandandwifehaveacceptedwillinglyorunwillingly.Whateverthereactiontothebirthofachild,itisobviousthattheshiftfromtheroleofhusbandtothatoffatherisadifficulttask.Yet,unfortunately,fewattemptshavebeenmadetoeducatefathersinthisresocializationprocess.AlthoughnumerousbookshavebeenwrittenaboutAmericanmothers,onlyrecentlyhasliteraturefocusedontheroleofafather.Itisarguedbysomewritersthatthetransitiontothefather'srole,althoughdifficult,isnotnearlyasgreatasthetransitionthewifemustmaketothemother'srole.Themother'sroleseemstorequireacompletetransformationindailyroutineandhighlyinnovativeadaptation,ontheotherhand,thefather'sroleislessdemandingandimmediate.However,eventhoughwementionedthefactthatgrowingnumbersofwomenareworkingoutsidethehome,thefatherisstillthoughtbymanyasthebreadwinnerinthehousehold.Accordingtotheauthor,beingafather.bringsafeelingofexcitementtosomemenhasadifferentmeaningforthosewhohavedaughtersmakesomemenfeelproudandothersuneasymeansnothingbutmoreresponsibilitiesItisstatedinthepassagethat.someparentsarenotpreparedtohaveachildyoungcouplesdonotlikechildrenatallworkingcouplesdonothavemuchtimetotakecareoftheirchildrenmanyparentslookforwardtohavingaboyastheirfirstchildInthesecondparagraph,theauthor.criticizesfathersfornottakingenoughresponsibilitiesinbringingtheirchildrenexcusestheAmericanwritersforignoringthedifficultiesofbeingafathersupportstheideathatthechiefroleofafatheristoearnmoneyforthefamilycomplainsaboutthelackofsocialprogramstohelphusbandsadjustthemselvestobeingafatherThetransitionofthemother'srolerequiresthatthewife.changeherlifestyleinahighlyinnovativewaymakeacompletechangeinhereverydaylifetodealwiththenewsituationstayathometotakecareofthebabyhelpherhusbandinhisresocilizationprocessSomewritersarguethatwithrespecttothechangeofroles,fathers,comparedwithmothers,.havetoshouldermoreburdenshavetomakemoredifficultadaptationshaveaneasierjobtodocanusuallydoabetterjobSectionB(5%)Directions:Inthispartthereisashortpassagewithfivequestionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords(notexceeding10words).Inspiteofthevarietyandpowerofeducation-relatedcomputersoftware,surveyshaveshownthatstudentsarestillusingcomputersprimarilywithinalimitedrangeofthepossiblecomputerapplications—mainlytopracticebasiclanguageandmathskillsandtolearnaboutcomputersandcomputersoftware.Thisisverysimilartohowstudentsusedthefirstschoolmicrocomputersbackintheearly1980s.Themajorchangebetweenthe1980sandtodayincomputerusehasbeenareducedemphasisonteachingstudentstoprogramcomputersandanincreasedemphasisonteachingwordprocessingandsimilarcomputerapplications.Onlyasmallpercentageofsecondaryschoolclassesinregularsubjects(math,English,videstudentswithsubstantialexperienceinusingcomputers,buttheiruseissomewhatlessextensive.Thereareseveralreasonswhymoststudents'useofschoolcomputersissolimitedintimeandvariety.Thenumberofschoolcomputers,althoughstillgrowing,issmallcomparedwiththenumberofstudentspresentinschools(roughlyoneoftoten..Schoolscontinuetolocateamajorityoftheircomputersinspecialized,teacher-sharedspaceslikecomputerlabsinordertoenableasmanystudentsaspossibletohavesomeexperienceinusingcomputers,butthispracticepreventscomputersfrombeingintegratedintootherlearningactivities.Anotherproblemisthelimitedcapacityofmostcomputers.Apartfromthemanyoldercomputersinschool,evenmanyofthenewermodelshavelimitedprocessingpower,inadequatecomputermemory,andalackofstoragecapacitiessuchasharddiskdrivesandCDROMplayers.Consequentlymuchofthemostrecentlyproduced,mostsophisticatedsoftwarecannotbeusedonmostschoolcomputers.Inaddition,mostteachersdonothavethetimetolearnhowtouseawidevarietyoftypesofsoftwareintheirteaching.Thecomplexthesoftware,themoredifficultitisforteacherstolearntomanageitsuse.Questions:(注意：答题尽量简短，超过10个词要扣分。标点符号不占格。)ThepassagesaysthatcomputerapplicationinschoolisComparedwithstudentsinelementaryschools,usecomputers.Wheremightbeabetterplacetolocatecomputers,intheauthor'sopinion?

Whymostsophisticatedsoftwarecannotbeusedonmostschoolcomputers?Whyaremostteachersunabletomakefulluseofvarioustypesofsoftware?PartIIVocabularyandStructure(0.5*40)=20%DirectionsT:hereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.BeforegoingabroadhedevotedallhecouldhisoralEnglish.improve[B]toimprove[C]improving[D]toimproving——Whydidn'tshecometothemeetingyesterday?havebeenill.[C]must[D]might——havebeenill.[C]must[D]mightshould[B]can28.Fromthedatesonthegoldcoin,wedecidedthatitwasmadefivehundredyearsago.[C]tobemarkedmarked[C]tobemarked[D]havingbeenmarked29.Whileshopping,peoplesometimescan'thelpintobuyingsomethingtheyreallydon'tneed.[B]persuading[D]bepersuaded[B]persuading[D]bepersuadedbeingpersuaded——Atrafficjam?Oh,no.,therightsideoftheroadisclosedforthetimebeing.Tobeingrepaired[C]RepairedTobeingrepaired[C]RepairedBeingrepairedHavingrepairedBeforeshewentabroad,shespentasmuchtimeasshecouldEnglish.practicetospeak[B]practicingspeakingpracticespeaking[D]topracticespeakingIhavenooneme,forIcandealwithitallbymyself.help[B]tohelp[C]helped[D]tohavehelpedIdon'tmindtotheball.notbeinginvited[B]beingnotinvited[C]nottobeinvited[D]notinviting——MyGod!Ihavetowalkhomenow,forIjustmissedthebus.

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