陕西师范大学免费师范教育硕士英语试题及答案.docx

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陕西师范大学免费师范教育硕士英语试题及答案

陕西师范大学

2012级免费师范教育硕士英语试题

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PartIVocabularyandStructure（20%）

Directions:

Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

1.Myjobvariesbetweentheextremelytediousandtheannoyinglybusy.______IthinkIamhappierduringtherealbusytimes:

notimetothinkabouthowboredIam.

A.Onbalance

B.Inaddition

C.Furthermore

D.Asidefrom

2.Weareallinfavorofyourproposalthatthemeeting______.

A.iscalledoffB.shouldcalloffC.istobecalledoffD.becalledoff

3.______,Iwalkedmydearfather.

A.ExhaustedandhungryB.Havingbeenexhaustedandhungry

C.BeingexhaustedandhungryD.Tobeexhaustedandhungry

4.Istoodstill,tryingto______aplausibleexcuse.

A.create

B.produce

C.invent

D.design

5.Anewtechnique______out,theoutputasawholeincreasedby15percent.

A.workingB.havingworked

C.havingbeenworkedDtohavebeenworked

6.Shethinksit’stimewe______freeschoolmeals.

A.didfor

B.didwith

C.didwithout

D.didawaywith

7.Heneverregrettedpaying300Yuanforthebookcase.Asamatteroffacthewouldgladlyhavepaid______forit.

A.asmuchtwiceB.twiceasmuch

C.muchastwiceDastwicemuch

8.Hewasattendingameeting,______cometoyourbirthdaypartythen.

A.unlesshewouldhaveB.orhewould

C.neverthelesshedidnotDorhewouldhave

9.He______thejob______becauseitinvolvedtoomuchtraveling.

A.turned…downB.turned…awayC.turnedoffDturned…over

10.Theyhavemadechangesintheirplansforanewscienceparkasyou.

A.suggestedB.havesuggested

C.hadsuggestedD.suggest

11．InsomeareasofnorthwestChina,intensivefarminghasbroughtaboutsevere_____oftheland,whichaccountedforpoorharvestinrecentyears.

A.deforestationB.dejection

C.delectationDdegeneration

12．Theaccuracyofscientificobservationsandcalculationsisalways_____thescientist’stime-keepingmethods.

A.atthemercyofB.inaccordancewith 

C.undertheguidanceof   D.bymeansof

13．Manufacturersraisedthepriceofthisproductto______theincreasedcostofmaterial.

A.writeoffB.offset

C.makeforD.abstainfrom

14．Amongotherthingswasthediscussiontoreacha_______tradeagreementbetweenthetwocountries.

A.reciprocalB.merged

C.marketableD.mature

15．NowadaysmoreChinesewouldliketoholdtheirreuniondinnerinposhrestaurants,despitethe______costs.Theyfinditmoreenjoyableandphysicallylessdemanding.

A.hyperbolicB.inexorable

C.exorbitantD.protean

16.ChristmasisaChristianholydayusuallycelebratedonDecember25th_______thebirthofJesusChrist.

A.inaccordancewithB.intermsof

C.infavorofD.inhonorof

17.The_________tooverthrowtherevolutionaryregimewasunearthedandpromptlysmashed.

A.conspiracyB.trick

C.intrigueD.plot

18.Inthelastcoupleofdays,anumberofareasinChinawerehitbyheavysnowfalls,powerfulwindsorsuffocatingsandstorms.Theextremelybadweatherhas________thetransportationsystemintheareas.

A.constrainedB.cussed

C.crippledD.chucked

19.MyfatherisresearchingthespreadofAIDs.Andheis________inhispresentationofexperiments.

A.relevantB.sacred

C.proteanD.meticulous

20.Mr.Johnmadeaverywonderfulafter-dinnerspeech.His________mind,gracefulmannerandfluentwordsmovedalltheparticipantsdeeply.

A.awesomeB.articulate

C.agileD.arbitrary

PartIIReadingComprehension（40%）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

PassageOne

Whenyourparentsadviseyouto"getaneducation"inordertoraiseyourincome,theytellyouonlyhalfthetruth.Whattheyreallymeanistogetjustenougheducationtoprovidemanpowerforyoursociety,butnotsomuchthatyouproveanembarrassmenttoyoursociety.

Getahighschooldiploma,atleast.Withoutthat,youwillbeoccupationallydeadunlessyournamehappenstobeGeorgeBernardShaworThomasAlvaEdison,andyoucansuccessfullydropoutingradeschool.

Getacollegedegree,ifpossible.WithaB.A.,youareonthelaunchingpad.Butnowyouhavetostarttoputonthebrakes.Ifyougoforamaster'sdegree,makesureitisanM.B.A.,andisfamous.

Doyouknow,forinstance,thatlong-haultruckdriversearnmoreperyearthanfullprofessors?

Yes,theaverage1977salaryforthosetruckerswas$24000whilethefullprofessorsmanagedtoearnjust$23030.

APh.D.isthehighestdegreeyoucanget.Exceptforafewspecializedfieldssuchasphysicsorchemistrywherethedegreecanquicklybeturnedtoindustrialorcommercialpurposes,ifyoupursuesuchadegreeinanyotherfield,youwillfaceadimfuture.TherearemorePh.D.sunemployedorunderemployedinthiscountrythananyotherpartoftheworld.

IfyoubecomeadoctorofphilosophyinEnglishorhistoryoranthropologyorpoliticalscienceorlanguagesorworstofallinphilosophy,youruntheriskofbecomingovereducatedforournationaldemands.Notforourneeds,mindyou,butforourdemands.

ThousandsofPh.D.saresellingshoes,drivingcars,waitingontable,andendlesslyfillingoutapplicationsmonthaftermonth.Theymayalsotakeajobinsomehighschoolorbackwatercollegethatpaysmuchlessthanthejanitorearns.

Youcanequatethelevelofincomewiththelevelofeducationonlysofar.Farenough,thatis,tomakeyouusefultothegrossnationalproduct,butnotsofarthatnobodycanturnmuchofaprofitonyou.

21.Accordingtothewriter,whatthesocietyexpectsofeducationistoturnoutpeoplewho_____.

A.willnotbeadisgracetosocietyB.willbecomeloyalcitizens

C.cantakecareofthemselvesD.canmeetthenation'sdemandsasasourceofmanpower

22.ManyPh.D.sareoutofjobbecause_____.

A.theyareimproperlyeducated

B.theyareoflittlecommercialvaluetotheirsociety

C.therearefewerjobsinhighschools

D.theyprefereasierjobsthatmakemoremoney

23.Thenationisonlyinterestedinpeople_____.

A.withdiplomas

B.whospecializeinphysicsandchemistry

C.whoarevaluabletothegrossnationalproduct

D.bothAandC

24.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

______

A.BernardShawdidn'tfinishhighschools,nordidEdison.

B.Onemustthinkcarefullybeforepursuingamasterdegree.

C.Thehigheryoureducationlevel,themoremoneyyouwillearn.

D.Ifyouaretoowell-educated,you'llbeovereducatedforsociety'sdemands.

25.Thewriterseeseducationas_____.

A.ameansofprovidingjobsecurityandfinancialsecurityandameansofmeetingacountry'sdemandsfortechnicalworkers

B.awaytobroadenone'shorizons

C.moreimportantthanfindingajob

D.anopportunitythateveryoneshouldhave

PassageTwo

Inthemid-nineteenthcentury,theUnitedStateshadtremendousnaturalresourcesthatcouldbeexploitedinordertodevelopheavyindustry.Mostoftherawmaterialsthatarevaluableinthemanufactureofmachinery,transportationfacilities,andconsumergoodslayreadytobeworkedintowealth.Iron,coal,andoil—thebasicingredientsofindustrialgrowth—wereplentifulandneededonlytheapplicationoftechnicalexpertise,organizationalskill,andlabor.

Onecrucialdevelopmentinthismovementtowardindustrializationwasthegrowthoftherailroads.TherailwaynetworkexpandedrapidlyuntiltherailroadmapoftheUnitedStateslookedlikeaspider’sweb,withthesteelfilamentsconnectingallimportantsourcesofrawmaterials,theirplacesofmanufacture,andtheircentersofdistribution.Therailroadscontributedtotheindustrialgrowthnotonlybyconnectingthesemajorcenters,butalsobythemselvesconsumingenormousamountsoffuel,iron,andcoal.

Manyfactorsinfluencedemergingmodesofproduction.Forexample,machinetools,thetoolsusedtomakegoods,weresteadilyimprovedinthelatterpartofthenineteenthcentury—alwayswithaneyetospeedierproductionandlowerunitcosts.Theproductsofthefactorieswererapidlyabsorbedbythegrowingcitiesthatshelteredtheworkersanddistributors.Theincreasedurbanpopulationwasnourishedbytheincreasedfarmproductionthat,inturn,wasmademoreproductivebytheuseofthenewfarmmachinery.AmericanagriculturalproductionkeptupwiththeurbandemandandstillhadsurplusesforsaletotheindustrialcentersofEurope.

ThelaborthatranthefactoriesandbuilttherailwayswasrecruitedinpartfromAmericanfarmareaswherepeoplewerebeingdisplacedbyfarmmachinery,inpartfromAsia,andinpartformEurope.EuropenowbegantosendtidesofimmigrantsfromeasternandsouthernEurope—mostofwhomwereoriginallypoorfarmersbutwhosettledinAmericanindustrialcities.ThemoneytofinancethistremendousexpansionoftheAmericaneconomystillcamefromEuropeanfinanciersforthemostpart,buttheAmericanswereapproachingthedaywhentheirexpansioncouldbefinancedintheirown“moneymarket”.

26.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A.ThehistoryofrailroadsintheUnitedStates.

B.ThemajorUnitedStatesindustrialcenters.

C.FactorsthataffectedindustrializationintheUnitedStates.

D.Theroleofagricultureinthenineteenthcentury.

27.Theword“ingredients”inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto________.

A.mine