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西外考研06年基础英语
西安外国语学院
2006年硕士研究生入学考试试题
考试科目:
基础英语科目代码:
311
PARTONE
I.Vocabulary(15points)
Directions:
Thereare15incompletesentences.EachsentenceisfollowedbyfourchoiceslabeledA,B,C,andD.SelecttheonethatbestfitsinwitheachcontextanddrawabaracrossthecorrespondentletterontheAnswerSheet.
1.Inviewofthepetrolshortage,_________willbeplacedontheunnecessaryuseofprivatecarsforpleasure.
A.limitationsB.restrictionsC.rationingD.banning
2.Duringawar,manyofthenormalbasicrightsoftheindividualare___________inthenationalinterest.
A.disregardedB.infringedC.suspendedD.stamped
3.Countriesborderedbytheseahaveapleasant_________climatebecausetheseawarmsthecoastonwinterandcoolsitinsummer.
A.arborealB.aquaticC.maritimeD.ocean
4.Crimesofviolenceappeartobequite__________;butpsychologistscanusuallyfindamotivehiddenawayinthecriminal’schildhood.
A.senselessB.sensationalC.nonsensicalD.sensitive
5.I’mafraidtheresultofthecomingelectionisa_________conclusion.
A.foregoneB.foreseenC.predictableD.prospective
6.Itispossibletoorganizehouseworksoasto________inefficiencybutnotmonotony.
A.depleteB.minimizeC.diminishD.subtract
7.The_____________ofsocialsecuritybenefitsoftenfeelthattheyarecontributingmorethantheyinfactreceiveintermsofmedicalcare,pensions,etc.
A.receiptsB.receiversC.recipientsD.payees
8.IfsiliconchipsaregoingtobesignificantandprofitablethenBritainoughttohavea_________intheirmanufacture.
A.stakeB.bidC.betD.flutter
9.Ihadno_________aboutspeakingthelanguagewhenIwasinGreece,itwasdrivingontheothersideoftheroadwhichbothersme.
A.panicB.quakeC.nervousnessD.qualms
10.Ashetookhisfootofftheclutchthecar_________forwardandthepassengerwasalmostthrownthroughthewindscreen.
A.lurchedB.swirledC.staggeredD.wobbled
11.AteachracemeetingHawkinsdesperately_______tobeatOwen,buthealwaysarrivesatthetapeasplit-secondbehind.
A.drivesB.exertsC.contendsD.strives
12.SomeofthepeoplelivingontheCouncil’snewestatedecidedtosetupa(an)_________association.
A.occupants’B.dwellers’C.tenants’D.inhabitants’
13.Hethumbedthroughtherose________toseeiftherewasanythinghefanciesforhissouth-facingwall.
A.brochureB.catalogueC.pamphletD.booklet
14.IwasgoingtospendmyholidayinItalynextyearbutthepriceofeverythinghasrather_______theidea.PerhapsIshalltoSpaininstead.
A.boggedmedownB.turnedmeoutC.setmebackD.putmeoff
15.Abrilliantwritercan_________awholesceneeffortlessly.
A.invokeB.provokeC.evokeD.stimulate
II.GrammaticalStructure(15points)
Directions:
Thereare15incompletesentences.Eachisfollowedbyfourpossibleanswers.ChoosetheonethatbestcompleteseachsentenceanddrawabaracrossthecorrespondentletterontheAnswerSheet.
16.Insuchdesperatestrainsdidhefindhimselfthathewasreducedto________violininthestreets.
A.playB.playingC.beplayingD.havingplayed
17.Pleasetrytoremember________hesaidhewasgoingthisafternoon.Ifyoucantellme,Imaybeintimetosavehimfromtrouble.
A.whereB.whenC.howD.what
18.Thosetwinsaresoalikethatitisnexttoimpossibletodistinguish________.
A.whoiswhoB.whichiswhich
C.oneandtheotherD.oneanother
19.You_________hurthisfeelingsbysayingthat,evenifyouthoughtit.
A.didn’tneedtoB.needn’ttoC.hadn’tneededtoD.needn’thave
20.Acaptainnevergives_________ordertoabandon______shipuntilall__________hopeofsavingitislost.
A.the;x;xB.an;a;theC.an;the;xD.the;a;the
21.AftertheArabstatewonindependence,greatemphasiswaslaidonexpandingeducation,withgirlsaswellasboys________togotoschool.
A.tobeencouragedB.beingencouraged
C.tohavebeenencouragedD.beencouraged
22.Toahighlyimaginativewriter,_________isapadpaperandapen.
A.allarerequiredB.allisrequire
C.allthatisrequiredD.allrequiredis
23.He’simprovingslowly_________it’llbealongtimebeforehe’sfitenoughtogobacktowork.
A.butB.forC.asD.unless
24.Languageisacity,tothebuildingof________everyhumanbeingbroughtastone.
A.itB.thisC.thatD.which
25.Atfirstsheaccusedmeofbeingapoliticalfanatic,butshesooncameroundto_________thatmyideaswherenotsoridiculousasshehadsupposed.
A.realizeB.realizingC.haverealizedD.beingrealizing
26.Manypoliticalproblemsaresocomplicatedthatthelaymancannotseethewood_______thetrees.
A.ofB.fromC.forD.with
27.Ireadthatinsomebookor_________;doesitmatterwhichitwas?
A.theotherB.anotherC.othersD.other
28.Allwasconfusionaroundhim;__________heremainedcalmandunruffled.
A.nonethelessB.consequentlyC.otherwiseD.furthermore
29.Heisdeterminedtoimprovehisinnocence,________hehastogotothehighestcourtintheland.
A.eventhoughB.evenasC.evenifD.evenso
30.When_________,manyracistscannotgivealogicalreasonfortheirattitudestowardsotherracialgroups.
A.questioningB.havingbeenquestioned
C.havingquestionedD.questioned
III.Cloze(20points)
SectionA
Directions:
Forquestions31-40,readthetextandthendecidewhichword,A,B,C,orDbestfitseachspace.MakeyourchoicesanddrawabarcrossthecorrespondentletterontheAnswerSheet.
Face-to-faceconversationisatwo-wayprocess:
youspeaktome,Ireplytoyouandsoon.Two-way31dependsonhavingacodingsystemthatisunderstoodbyboth32andreceiver,andanagreedconversationabout33thebeginningandendofthe34inspeech,thecodingsystemisalanguagelikeEnglishorSpanish;theconversationthatonepersonspeaksatatimemayseemtooobviousto35.Infact,the36thatpeopleuseinconversationsandmeetingsareoftennon-verbal.Forexample,loweringthepitchofthevoicemaymeantheendofasentence;a37ofbreathmaysignalthedesireto38,catchingthechairman’seyemayindicatethedesiretospeakinaformalsettinglikea39,aclenchedfistmayindicateanger.Whenthese40signalsarenotpossible.Moreformalsignalsmaybeneeded.
31.A.exchangeB.correspondenceC.interchangeD.communication
32.A.transmitterB.messengerC.senderD.announcer
33.A.signalingB.symbolizingC.signingD.showing
34.A.ideaB.themeC.topicD.message
35.A.noticeB.mentionC.recognizeD.judge
36.A.cluesB.signalsC.featuresD.symbols
37.A.deepholdB.noisyreleaseC.bigpuffD.sharpintake
38.A.interfereB.interactC.interruptD.intercept
39.A.debateB.lectureC.chatD.broadcast
40.A.auditoryB.visualC.verbalD.sensory
SectionB
Directions:
Forquestions41-50,readthetextanddecideonasuitablewordtofilleachofthegaps.Rememberthereisonewordforeachgap.WriteyouanswerontheAnswerSheet.
Inthisweek’sissue,ourresidentfilmcriticdiscussesthe41ofcinemagoing,andtheaudienceswho42chewinghot-dogs,slurpingdrinks,gossipingandrustlingcrisppacketstoactually43thefilm.Faircomplaint,orjustcinemasnobbery?
It’sthemunchersandtalkers,notthosewhocomplainaboutthem,whoarespoiling44people’ssimplepleasuresandthe45seemtometobeself-evident.Junkfoodsandevenpopcornandchocices,wheneatenina46andpossiblycrowdedspace,areinclinedtodemandlivingspaces.Theyspread47about—usuallyontoother’sclothing.Crisps,peanutsandboiledsweetsmakealotof48,firstwhenbeingunpackedthenwhenbeingcrunchedorsucked.Thesearedefinite49,especiallyifyouyourself—havingmerelycometoseeorhearthefilm—arenoteatingandnotthereforegenerouslysharingyourfriedonions,mustardandketchupwiththetrousersofthestrangerinthe50seat.
IV.ReadingComprehension(10points)
Directions:
Hereisatext.ThepartsA-Fhavebeenremoved.MatchthepartsA-Ftothenumberedgapsinthetext.Thereisoneextrapartwhichdoesnotbelonginanyofthegaps.
ProfessorKimurahasnowdiscoveredthathomosexualmentendtodoworseintargetingtasks,butaresuperiorinotherareas,forexample,listingthingsthatareaparticularcolor.Thisgoesonestepfurthertowardssupportingthetheorypartofthebrainispre-programmed.
Butdespiteallthedifferencesthatappeartohaveemergedbetweenmaleandfemalebrains,ProfessorKimura’sstudiesindicatethatthesexesstillhavingsomethingquitestrikinglyincommon:
both,itappears,aresensitivetohormonalfluctuationthroughouttheirlives.
51_________________NowProfessorKimurahasdiscoveredthatmalesperformbestonmental-rotationtestsinthespringwhen,contrarytopopularbelief,malelevelsofthehormonetestosteroneareattheirlowest.Autumn,whentestosteronelevelsarehigh,iswhenhermalesubjectsfareworstintests.
52_________________
Moreover,weaknessesincertainskillsarenotfixedimmutable.Extratraininginweakareasforbothsexescangofartowardsrectifyingthegenderbalance.
53_________________
It’sagoodstepforwardtowardsgreaterharmonybetweenmenandwomen.Itmeanstheycanworktowardsunderstandingandhelpingeachother,evenonthemostbasiclevel.
54_________________
Furthermore,saysDr.Apter,t