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1学期13级研究生综合英语期末考试试题解析

2013-2014-1学期13级研究生综合英语期末考试试题

PartⅠVocabularyandStructure

Directions:

Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.（15points）

1.Thenumberofreallybigweatherdisasters________increasedfour-foldifwecomparethelastdecadetothe1960s.

A）wereB）haveC）wasD）has

2.Evenifwe________emissionstomorrow,theconcentrationofgreenhousegasesintheatmospherewouldcontinuerisingsincethesegasespersistintheatmosphereforaverylongtime.

A）cutinB）cutoffC）cutoutD）cutup

3.Oneofthemainforcesatworkisastarklackofnature,whichissurprisinglybeneficial________thebrain.

A）forB）aboutC）onD）with

4.ThePartyandgovernmentofficialsandcivilservantsshouldabide________lawsandpublicmorality,workconscientiously,andmustnotbecorrupt.

A）onB）inC）byD）to

5.Itisimperativethatgraduates________atleastoneforeignlanguagewellinthenearfuture.

A）learnedB）learningC）learnD）mustlearn

6.Localgovernmentsarerequiredtoalleviatethecostburdenoftransportoperatorsbyadjustinglocalguidepricesorusingsubsidiesfromcentralandlocalbudgets

A）cureB）reduceC）boostD）accelerate

7.Whatwedon’toftenrealizeisthatitisusuallyaratherprofoundreaction________fairlysignificantotherdifferences.

A）toB）onC）ofD）for

8._________thespiritoftheConstitution,itisimperativeforustofirmlysupport,encourageandguideprivateeconomicdevelopment.

A）InaccordancetoB）InaccordancewithC）onaccordanceofD）onaccordancefor

9.Areasonableandorderlyincomedistributionpatternwill_________ingeneral.

A）takeonB）takeapartC）takeoffD）takeshape

10.Ashort-sighted,business-as-usualapproach_________climatechangewillmakeitmoredifficulttocopewithincreaseddisaster-relateddamageinthefuture.

A）withB）aboutC）forD）to

11.Misunderstandingoften__________duetothelackofcommunication.

A）aroseB）roseC）raisedD）aroused

12.________times,however,thisirritabilitycancomefairlyslowly,butitisalmostinevitableastheconfrontationofone’sownethnocentrismoccurs.

A）AtB）OnC）InD）As

13.Thediscrimination________womenimpedetheirfullandequalcontributionto,andequalopportunitytobenefitfromdevelopment.

A）onB）toC）forD）against

14.Instarkcontrasttothelargelyunanticipatedexplosionofcomputersintothemainstream,theentireendeavorofroboticshasfailedrathercompletelyto________theexpectationsof1950s.

A）liveonB）liveuptoC）livebyD）livethrough

15.Thispuzzledexpertsformanyyears,becausecomputersarefarsuperior________usincaiculation.

A）thanB）toC）forD）from

16.Asaresult,she’sbetterableto________thestressesofcitylife.

A）dealforB）dealwithC）dealinD）dealup

17.Asawomanwhovaluesloveforitsownsake,Jennifertendstobewaryofgiftsthataretoocostly.

A）attentiveB）mindlessC）disgustingD）cautious

18.WHOofficialsaccusethetobaccoindustryoftryingtosubvertthetreatbypressuringcountriesnottoratifyit.

A）exchageB）advocateC）fortifyD）overthrow

19.Thenewpowerstationisreported________withinthreeyears.

A）tohavecompletedB）tohavebeencompleted

C）havingBeencompletedD）tocomplete

20.Whenhetriedtomakea________,hefoundthatthehotelthathewantedwascompletelyfilledbecauseofaconvention.

A）complaintB）claimC）reservationD）decision

21.Hesuggested________totomorrow’sexhibitiontogether.

A）ustogoB）wewentC）weshallgoD）wego

22.It’snouse________menottoworry.

A）youtellB）yourtelling

C）foryoutohavetoldD）havingtold

23.Themerefact________mostpeoplebelievenuclearwarwouldbemadnessdoesnotmeanthatitwillnothappen.

A）whatB）whichC）thatD）why

24.________suchagoodchance,heplannedtolearnmore.

A）TobegivenB）Havingbeengiven

C）HavinggivenD）Giving

25.Theyareconsidering________beforethepricesgoup.

A）ofbuyingthehouseB）withbuyingthehouse

C）buyingthehouseD）tobuythehouse

26.Thecarwon’tstartbecausethebatteryhas________.

A）runupB）runover

C）rundownD）runoff

27.Noneoftheservantswere________whenMr.Smithwantedtosendamessage.

A）availableB）attainable

C）approachableD）applicable

28.Thesituationtodayisobviouslyquitedifferentfrom________itwasonly50yearsago.

A）whenB）whichC）whatD）such

29.Extensivereportingontelevisionhashelpedto________interestinawidevarietyofsportsandactivities.

A）gatherB）generateC）assembleD）yield

30.Ifthiskindoffishbecomes________,futuregenerationsmaynevertasteitatall.

A）scarceB）shortC）seldomD）minimum

PartⅡReadingComprehension

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomeunfinishedstatementsorquestions.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.（40points）

Passage1

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Couldthebadolddaysofeconomicdeclinebeabouttoreturn?

SinceOPECagreedtosupply-cutsinMarch,thepriceofcrudeoilhasjumpedtoalmost$26abarrel,upfromlessthan$10lastDecember.Thisneartriplingofoilpricescallsupscarymemoriesofthe1973oilshock,whenpricesquadrupled,and1979-80,whentheyalsoalmosttripled.Bothpreviousshocksresultedindouble-digitinflationandglobaleconomicdecline.Sowherearetheheadlineswarningofgloomanddoomthistime?

TheoilpricewasgivenanotherpushupthisweekwhenIraqsuspendedoilexports.Strengtheningeconomicgrowth,atthesametimeaswintergripsthenorthernhemisphere,couldpushthepricehigherstillintheshortterm.

Yettherearegoodreasonstoexpecttheeconomicconsequencesnowtobelessseverethaninthe1970s.Inmostcountriesthecostofcrudeoilnowaccountsforasmallershareofthepriceofpetrolthanitdidinthe1970s.InEurope,taxesaccountforuptofour-fifthsoftheretailprice,soevenquitebigchangesinthepriceofcrudehaveamoremutedeffectonpumppricesthaninthepast.

Richeconomiesarealsolessdependentonoilthantheywere,andsolesssensitivetoswingsintheoilprice.Energyconservation,ashifttootherfuelsandadeclineintheimportanceofheavy,energy-intensiveindustrieshavereducedoilconsumption.Software,consultancyandmobiletelephonesusefarlessoilthansteelorcarproduction.ForeachdollarofGDP（inconstantprices）richeconomiesnowusenearly50%lessoilthanin1973.TheOECDestimatesinitslatestEconomicOutlookthat,ifoilpricesaveraged$22abarrelforafullyear,comparedwith$13in1998,thiswouldincreasetheoilimportbillinricheconomiesbyonly0.25-0.5%ofGDP.Thatislessthanone-quarteroftheincomelossin1974or1980.Ontheotherhand,oil-importingemergingeconomies--towhichheavyindustryhasshifted--havebecomemoreenergy-intensive,andsocouldbemoreseriouslysqueezed.

Onemorereasonnottolosesleepovertheriseinoilpricesisthat,unliketherisesinthe1970s,ithasnotoccurredagainstthebackgroundofgeneralcommodity-priceinflationandglobalexcessdemand.Asizableportionoftheworldisonlyjustemergingfromeconomicdecline.TheEconomist’scommoditypriceindexisbroadlyunchangingfromayearago.In1973commoditypricesjumpedby70%,andin1979byalmost30%.

31.Themainreasonforthelatestriseofoilpriceis________.

A）globalinflationB）reductioninsupply

C）fastgrowthineconomyD）Iraq’ssuspensionofexports

32.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheretailpriceofpetrolwillgoupdramaticallyif________.

A）priceofcruderisesB）commoditypricesrise

C）consumptionrisesD）oiltaxesrise

33.TheestimatesinEconomicOutlookshowthatinrichcountries________.

A）heavyindustrybecomesmoreenergy-intensive

Bincomelossmainlyresultsfromfluctuatingcrudeoilprices

C）manufacturingindustryhasbeenseriouslysqueezed

D）oilpricechangeshavenosignificantimpactonGDP

34.Wecandrawaconclusionfromthetextthat________.

A]oil-priceshocksarelessshockingnow

B]inflationseemsirrelevanttooil-priceshocks

C]energyconservationcankeepdowntheoilprices

D]thepriceriseofcrudeleadstotheshrinkingofheavyindustry

35.Fromthetextwecanseethatthewriterseems________.

A）optimisticB）sensitive

C）gloomyD）scared

PassageTwo

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

TheSupremeCourt’sdecisionsonphysician-assistedsuicidecarryimportantimplicationsforhowmedicineseekstorelievedyingpatientsofpainandsuffering.

Althoughitruledthatthereisnoconstitutionalrighttophysician-assistedsuicide,theCourtineffectsupportedthemedicalprincipleof“doubleeffect,”acenturies-oldmoralprincipleholdingthatanactionhavingtwoeffects--agoodonethatisintendedandaharmfulonethatisforeseen--ispermissibleiftheactorintendsonlythegoodeffect.

Doctorshaveusedthatprincipleinrecentyearstojustifyusinghighdosesofmorphinetocontrolterminallyillpatients’pain,eventhoughincreasingdosageswilleventuallykillthepatient.

NancyDubler,directorofMontefioreMedicalCenter,contendsthattheprinciplewillshielddoctorswho“untilnowhavevery,verystronglyinsistedthattheycouldnotgivepatien