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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