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广东外贸2010年MTI硕士入学考试第1卷：

基础英语

Part1:

GrammarandVocabulary.（30P）

01.Althoughshegivesbadly____titlestohermusicalcompositions,they____unusualcombinationsofmaterialsincludingclassicalmusicpatternsandrhythms,electronicsounds,andbirdsongs.

A.conventional/incorporate

B.eccentric/deploy

C.traditional/exclude

D.imaginative/disguise

02.EventhoughthefolktalesPerroultcollectedandretoldwerenotsolelyFrenchinorigin,hisversionsofthemweresodecidedlyFrenchinstylethatlateranthologiesofFrenchfolktaleshavenever____them.

A.excluded

B.admired

C.collected

D.comprehended

03.Inarguingagainstassertionsthatenvironmentalcatastropheisimminent,herbookdoesnotridiculeallpredictionsofdoombutratherclaimsthattherisksofharmhaveinmanycasesbeen____.

A.exaggerated

B.ignored

C.scrutinized

D.derided

04.Thereseemstobeno____thereadingpublic’sthirstforbooksaboutthe1960’s:

indeed,thenormallevelofinteresthas____recentlybecauseofaspateofpopulartelevisiondocumentaries.

A.quenching/moderated

B.whetting/mushroomed

C.slaking/increased

D.ignoring/transformed

05.Despiteatendencytobeovertly____,thepoetryoftheMiddleAgesoftensparkstheimaginationandprovideslivelyentertainment,aswellaspioussentiments.

A.diverting

B.emotional

C.didactic

D.romantic

06.Oneofthefirst____ofreducedburninginAmazonrainforestswasthechestnutindustry:

smoketendstodriveouttheinsectthat,bypollinatingchestnuttree,allowchestnutstodevelop.

A.reformers

B.discoveries

C.casualties

D.beneficiaries

07.Theresearchcommitteeurgedthearchaeologistto____herclaimthatthetombshehasdiscoveredwasthatofAlexandertheGreat,sinceherinitialreporthasbeenbasedonlyon____.

A.disseminate/supposition

B.withdraw/evidence

C.undercut/caprice

D.document/conjecture

08.AlthoughHeroniswellknownforthebroadcomedyinthemoviesshehasdirectedpreviously,hernewfilmislessinclinedto____:

thegagsarefewerandsubtler.

A.understatement

B.preciosity

C.symbolism

D.melodrama

09.Bebop’slegacyis____one:

bebopmayhavewonjazztherighttobetakenseriouslyasanartform,butit____jazz’smassaudience,whichturnedtootherformsofmusicsuchasrockandpop.

A.amixed/alienated

B.atroubled/seduced

C.anambiguous/aggrandized

D.avaluable/refined

10.Theexhibition’simportanceliesinits____:

curatorshavegatheredadiversearrayofsignificantworksfrommanydifferentmuseums.

A.homogeneity

B.sophistry

C.scope

D.farsightedness

11.Despitethefactthatthecommission’sreporttreatsavitallyimportanttopic,thereportwillbe____readbecauseitsproseisso____thatunderstandingitrequiresanenormouseffort.

A.seldom/transparent

B.carefully/pellucid

C.little/turgid

D.eagerly/digressive

12.Carletonwouldstillrankamongthegreat____ofnineteenthcenturyAmericanartevenifthecircumstanceofherlifeandcareerwereless____thantheyare.

A.celebrities/obscure

B.failures/illustrious

C.charlatans/impeccable

D.enigmas/mysterious

13.Althoughbasedonanactualevent,thefilmlacks____:

thedirectorshufflesevents,simplifiesthetangleofrelationships,and____documentarytruthfordramaticpower.

A.conviction/embraces

B.expressiveness/exaggerates

C.verisimilitude/sacrifices

D.realism/substitutes

14.WhenAdolphOchsbecamethepublisherofTheNewYorkTimes,heendowedthepaperwithauniquely____tone,avoidingthe____editorialsthatcharacterizedothermajorpapersofthetime.

A.abstruse/scholarly

B.dispassionate/shrill

C.argumentative/tendentious

D.cosmopolitan/timely

15.Thereareasgoodfishinthesea____evercameoutofit.

A.than

B.like

C.as

D.so

16.AllthePresident’sMen____oneoftheimportantbooksforhistorianswhostudytheWatergateScandal.

A.remain

B.remains

C.remained

D.isremaining

17.“You____borrowmynotesprovidedyoutakecareofthem”,Itoldmyfriend.

A.could

B.should

C.must

D.can

18.Ifonlythepatient____adifferenttreatmentinsteadofusingtheantibiotics,hemightstillbealivenow.

A.hadreceived

B.received

C.shouldreceive

D.werereceiving

19.Lindawas____theexperimentamonthago,butshechangedhermindatthelastminute.

A.tostart

B.tohavestarted

C.tobestarting

D.tohavebeenstarting

20.She____fiftyorsowhenIfirstmetherattheconference.

A.mustbe

B.hadbeen

C.couldbe

D.musthavebeen

21.Itisnot____muchthelanguageasthebackgroundthatmakesthebookdifficulttounderstand.

A.that

B.as

C.so

D.very

22.Thecommitteehasanticipatedtheproblemsthat____intheroadconstructionproject.

A.arise

B.willarise

C.arose

D.havearisen

23.Thestudentsaidtherewereafewpointsintheessayhe____impossibletocomprehend.

A.hadfound

B.finds

C.hasfound

D.wouldfind

24.Hewouldhavefinishedhiscollegeeducation,buthe____toquitandfindajobtosupporthisfamily.

A.hadhad

B.has

C.had

D.wouldhave

25.Theresearchrequiresmoremoneythan____.

A.havebeenputin

B.hasbeenputin

C.beingputin

D.tobeputin

26.Overpopulationposesaterriblethreattothehumanrace.Yetitisprobably____athreattothehumanracethanenvironmentaldestruction.

A.nomore

B.notmore

C.evenmore

D.muchmore

27.Itisnotuncommonforthere____problemsofcommunicationbetweentheoldandtheyoung.

A.being

B.wouldbe

C.be

D.tobe

28.____atinhisway,thesituationdoesnotseemsodesperate.

A.Looking

B.Looked

C.Beinglooked

D.Tolook

29.ItisabsolutelyessentialthatWilliam____hisstudyinspiteofsomelearningdifficulties.

A.willcontinue

B.continued

C.continue

D.continues

30.Thepaintingheboughtatthestreetmarkettheotherdaywasa_____forgery.

A.man-made

B.natural

C.crude

D.real

Part2:

ReadingComprehension.（40P）

PassageA

OnNewYear’sDay,50,000inmatesinKenyanjailswentwithoutlunch.Thiswasnotsomemasshungerstriketohighlightpoorlivingconditions.Itwasanextraordinaryhumanitariangesture:

themoneythatwouldhavebeenspentontheirluncheswenttothecharityFoodAidtohelpfeedanestimated3.5millionKenyanswho,becauseofaseveredrought,arethreatenedwithstarvation.ThedroughtisbignewsinAfrica,affectinghugeareasofeastAfricaandtheHorn.Ifyouarereadingthisinthewest,however,youmaynotbeawareofit—themediaisnotinterestedinoldstories.Evenifyoudoknowaboutthedrought,youmaynotbeawarethatitisdevastatingonegroupofpeopledisproportionately:

thepastoralists.Thereare20millionnomadicorsemi-nomadicherdersinthisregion,andtheyarefastbecomingsomeofthepoorestpeopleinthecontinent.TheirplightencapsulatesAfrica’sperennialproblemwithdroughtandfamine.

Howso?

Itcomesdowntothereluctanceofgovernments,aidagenciesandforeignlenderstosupporttheherders’traditionalwayoflife.Insteadtheyhavetendedtotrytoturnthemintocommercialranchersoragriculturalists,eventhoughithasbeendemonstratedtimeandagainthatpastoralistsarewelladaptedtotheirharshenvironments,andthatmovinglivestockaccordingtotheseasonsorclimaticchangesmakestheirmethodsfarmoreviablethanagricultureinsub-Saharandrylands.

Furthermore,Africanpastoralistsystemsareoftenmoreproductive,intermsofproteinandcashperhectare,thanAustralian,AmericanandotherAfricanranchesinsimilarclimaticconditions.Theymakeasubstantialcontributiontotheircountries’nationaleconomies.InKenya,forexample,theturnoverofthepastoralistsectorisworth$800millionperyear.IncountriessuchasBurkinaFaso,EritreaandEthiopia,hidesfrompastoralists’herdsmakeupover10percentofexportearnings.Despitethisproductivity,pastoralistsstillstarveandtheiranimalsperishwhendroughthits.Onereasonisthatonlyatrickleoftheprofitsgoestotheherdersthemselves;thelion’sshareispocketedbytraders.Thisispartlybecausetheherdersonlysellmuchoftheirstockduringtimesofdroughtandfamine,whentheyneedthecashtobuyfood,andthetermsoftradeinthissituationneverworkintheirfavour.Anotherreasonisthelackofinvestmentinherdingareas.

FundingbodiessuchastheWorldBankand-USAIDtriedtoaddresssomeoftheproblemsinthe1960s,investingmillionsofdollarsincommercialbeefanddairyproduction.Itdidn’twork.Firstly,noonebotheredtoconsultthepastoralistsaboutwhattheywanted.Secondly,rearinglivestocktookprecedenceoverhumanprogress.Thepoliciesandstrategiesofinternationaldevelopmentagenciesmoreorlessmirroredthethinkingoftheircolonialpredecessors.Theywerebasedontwofalseassumptions:

thatpastoralismisprimitiveandinefficient,whichledtonumerousfailedschemesaimedatconvertingherderstomodernranchingmodels;andthatAfrica’sdrylandscansupportcommercialranching.Theycannot.MostofAfrica’sherdersliveinareaswithunpredictableweathersystemsthataretotallyunsuitedtocommercialranching.

Whatthepastoralistsneedissupportfortheirtraditionallifestyle.Overthepastfewyears,fundersandpolicy-makershavebeenstartingtogetthemessage.Oneexampleisinterventionbygovernmentstoensurethatpastoralistsgetfairpricesfortheircattlewhentheysellthemintimesofdrought,sothattheycanaffordtobuyfodderfortheirremaininglivestockandcerealstokeepthemselvesandtheirfamiliesalive（theprobleminAfricanfaminesis