北外考研二外英语考研真题.docx

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北外考研二外英语考研真题

北京外国语大学

2000年硕士研究生入学考试

二外英语试题

I.Chooseacorrectwordtofillineachblank：

（9%）

e.gThereisnoplacetogointhisrainyday,andIdon’tknowwhattodo.（know,no）

1._____forme,Iwanttoseewhatmy_____iswhileI’mnearthescales.（weight,wait）.

2.Thatnewboy-scoutdoes_____knowhowtotiea_____.（knot,not）

3._____youliketobuya_____stove?

（would,wood）

4.The_____ofthatwinehadhisofficeinhis_____（seller,cellar）

5.Evena_____manwill_____whenhehasseverpains.（grown,groan）。

6.Asmallboy_____aball_____ourwindowandbrokeit.（threw,through）

7._____wereseveralpeoplewhosaidthattheyweregoingtovotefor_____favoritecandidate.（their,there）

8.Inthesentence.“itisaniceday’’_____“it.”thatthesentencehasfor_____subject.（its,it’s）

9.IfJohn_____thatnoticeofachancetosailtheseven_____,hewill_____theopportunity.（seize,sees,seas）

II.Understandandusethesynonymcontextclues：

（21％）

A：

Determinethemeaningoftheunderlinedwordbyidentifyingitspartofspeech（verb,noun,adjectiveetc.）andbylocatingitssynonyminthestatement.Writeyouransweronthegivenline.

e.gEvenasachildThomasEdisonhadaveryinquisitivemind;attheageofthreeheperformedhisfirstexperimentoutofcuriosity.

Inthissentence,inquisitiveisa（an）adjective.Itmeanscurious.

1.Youmustbathethewoundwithcleanwater,andafteryouwashit,putsomemedicineonitandbandageitcarefully.

Inthissentence,batheisa（an）_____.Itmeans_____.

2.Hedevelopedacynicalattitudeafteryearsoffrustration.Hewasalwaysinlowspiritsbecauseofthisnegativeness.

Inthissentence,cynicalisa（an）_____.Itmeans_____.

3.Abridgeskyinthemorningisnotaguaranteeoffineweatherduringtherestoftheday.Don’tpromiseanythingtoosoon.

Inthissentence,guaranteeisa（an）_____.Itmeans_____.

4.Theoldwomanhadastrangehabittokeepover100catsinherhouse.Herneighboursallcalledheraneccentriclady.

Inthissentence,eccentricisa（an）_____.Itmeans_____.

5.FewcomposershavebeensoidolizedduringtheirlifetimeaswasEdwardMarDowel.Ofcourse,peopleworshipedhimforagoodreason.

Inthissentence,idolizeisa（an）____.Itmeans_____.

B：

Makeabestchoicetocompleteeachstatement.Thenfromthestatementfindoutthesynonymclue（s）oftheunderlinedwordandputit/themintobracket（s）.

e.g.（a）Manyamateurtheatergroupsproducebenefitplaysforthepurposeofraising（funds）.Theymaybeinterestedinthetheaterforitsownsake,buttheirprincipalinterestis_____

a.profitb.reputationc.excitementd.Creativeness

（）Largechunksoficeandsnowmeltveryslowly.Oncetheybegintothaw,severalweeksofwarmweathermayberequiredbeforetheyaretotally_____

a.increasedb.dissolvedc.frozend.warm

（）JuneintheWestIndieshasaninterestingsignificance,forthisisthetimewhenconditionsnecessaryforhurricaneformationbegintobuildup.Itgetswindierandwindier.ByAugusttheseconditionsarefullydeveloped,andfromthenuntilthefirstofNovemberistheperiodof____

a.winterb.growthc.stormsd.harvest

（）TheearlyBabyloniansmadetheirwrittenrecordpermanent.Theymadesignsonsoftclaytabletswiththetopofareed.Thesetabletswerethenbakedinthesununtiltheybecamehardanddurable.Thusthewordsonthetablets_____

a.werecorrectb.1astforalongtimec.werereadabled.disappearedimmediately

（）PeoplearestillconjecturingaboutthemysteriousfateoftheLostColony.SomeguessthatIndianscarriedofforkilledthesettlers;othersimaginethattheSpaniarddestroyedthesettlement.Whatactuallyoccurredis_____

a.seldomrecalledb.describedindramac.asyetunknownd.amatterofrecord

（）Legallyallmenareequal,butgeneticallynotwomenareidentical.Itishighlyimprobablethattwoindividualswilleverbebornwithpatternsofgeneticallytransmittedcharacteristicsthatare_____.

a.similarb.thesamec.differentd.individual

III.Understandandusetheantonymcontextdues：

（20％）

A：

Eachofthefollowingsentencescontainsanantonymcluefortheunderlinedword.Locatetheword/phrasewhichmeanstheoppositeoftheunderlinedwordandthenputitintobrackets.Finally,selectthebestmeaningfortheunderlinedword.

e.g.ProfessorEnglish’sattitudeshowedhis（concern）.Thestudents’attitudes,ontheotherhand,wereverycasual.

（c）Casualmeans_____.

a.attitudeb.concernedc.Indifferent

（）Somestudentswereunintentionallylateforclasswhileafewwerepurposelylate.Unintentionallymeans____

a.purposelyb.accidentallyc.always

（）Inmanynationstherearetwofinancialextremes,frompenurytogreatwealth.Penurymeans____

a.wealthb.povertyc.middleincome

（）OrangesareindigenoustosouthernCaliforniabutforeigntoNewYorkfarms.Indigenousmeans_____

a.nativeb.unknownc.alien

（）Ratherthancarefullyplanning,thespeakerreliedonimprovisingthespeechasheaddressedtheaudience.Improvisingmeans_____.

a.jokingb.makingupc.planning

（）Whydidyouspendsuchallinordinateamountoftimeonthefirstquestion?

Tenminuteswouldhavebeenmorereasonable.Inordinatemeans_____

a.tinyb.uninterestedc.excessive

B:

Makeabestchoicetocompleteeachstatement,andthenfindouttheantonymclueofyourchoiceandputitonthegivenline.

e.gInthetreatmentofthisdisease,completecalmisnecessaryforrecovery.Thedoctorhaswarnedthatundernocircumstancesmustthepatientbeallowedtobecome_____

a.inactiveb.betterc.hungryd.excited

Antonymclueofdiscalm.

1.Collectorsofstamps,coins,orotherobjectsshouldcollectcommonspecimensaswellasunusualones.Notonlyaretheyoftenmoreattractive,butalsoonecannevertellwhensomecommonobjectmaysuddenlybecome_____.

a.attractiveb.rarec.1essvaluabled.duplicated

Antonymclueof_____is_____.

2.Everyexcesscausesadefect,everydefectanexcess.Everysweethasitssour,everyhardshipits_____.

a.goodb.penaltyc.comfortd.disaster

Antonymclueof_____is_____

3.MostpeoplelikeEllenbecausetheyknowsheisfrankwiththem.Ontheotherhand,theydistrusthersisterbecausesheisalways——.

a.secretiveb.impolitec.inactived.unreliable

Antonymclueof_____is_____.

4.Shehadsolongenjoyedherimaginaryillnessesthatwhenthedoctordismissed

hercaseshewas_____.

a.curedb.memoriesc.disappointedd.pleased

Antonymclueof_____is_____.

5.Intheatomicpowerhouse,nuclearreactorsareusedinplaceofoilandcoal

furnaces.However,thenuclearreactorscreateradiationhazards;thisproblemhad

tobesolvedbeforesuchreactorscouldbeused_____.

a.cheaplyb.experimentallyc.safelyd.daily

Antonymclueof_____is_____.

IV.Decidewhetherthestatementsaretrueorfalseaccordingtothecontext:

（20％）

A：

Aftereachparagraph,therearetwostatements.Ifthestatementisavalidjudgementtothecontentoftheparagraph,writeT;ifitisnot,writeF.

e.gMeninboatsareabletoapproachquiteclosetotheoceansunfishbeforeitturnsoveranddisappearsunderthewater.Thusitiseasilycaught

（T）Theoceansunfishisnotedforitsstupidity

（F）Theoceansunfishmustbekeptfresh

1.Therewasnowayofknowingwhenwehadcrossedtheborder----.nomarkings,noborderposts----butitmusthavehappenedsometimearoundmidnight

（）Theauthoristravelingalone.

（）theauthorisunfamiliarwiththearea.

2.RandolphgrewupinNewYorkandknewwellitssecretcharmsandhiddenfaults.HedidnotevencareabouttheworldthatpeopletoldhimexistedbeyondNewYork’slimits.

（）Hisknowledgeandsympathieswerequitelimited.

（）Hecouldnotaffordtotravelaroundtheworld.

3.OriginallytherewasanabundanceofwhitepineinAmericanforests.However,somanyuseshavebeendiscoveredforthiswoodthatthesupplyofwhitepineisbecomingsmallerandsmaller.

（）Peoplewillfindwhitepineincreasinglyabundant.

（）Asaresult,whitepinehasbecomeincreasingexpensive.

4.Manymenhavebeenemployedtopaintthisgiganticbridge.Ifoneofthepaintersfellhisperch,hewouldprobablybekilled.Therehavebeennofatalaccidentsofthiskindsincethebridgespanwascompleted.

（）Onereasonforthisisthatthepaintersemployedhereareallspeciallytrained.

（）Paintersworkingonthisbridgehavetobeinsured.

5.TheinstructorreadSam’spaperandsawthatSamhadscoredperfectlyonthemultiple-choicetrue-false,andfill-insectionsofthetest.However,Samhadnotfinishedthemajoressayandhadlostfifteenpointsonthatsection.

（）TheinstructorfailsSam.

（）TheinstructorbelievesthatSamgenerallyunderstandsthework.

B：

Decideifthestatementaftereachparagraphisavalidinference.Ifitisvalid,writeT：

Ifitisnot,writeF.

e.g.Whenthephonefinallyrang,Joeleapedfromtheedgeofhischairandgrabbedforit.

（T）Joeprobablyhadbeenwaitingforthecallanxiously.

1.TheywereallshockedwhenJonesconfessedtothetheft.

（）Noonehadquestionedhiscourage.

2.Theletterofthealphabetwerenothingmoretoherthanmeaninglessshape.

（）Shedidnotknowhowtothink.

3.Nofragmentsofpotteryhavebeenunearthedbyarchaeologistsfromtheruinsofthiscity.

（）Apparentlytheinhabitantsdidnotknowhowtobuildhomes.

4.WhenpeopleofearlyNewEnglandchosesleepinggarments,themainconsiderationwaswarmth.

（）Peopleatthattimehaddifferenttasteofbeauty.

5.Everyeditorhastocopewithacertainnumberofwound-upvisitorsRalphworkedwithhishaton.

（）Heworehishattogivevisitorstheimpressiont