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南京大学二外英语考研真题及参考答案范文
8.南京大学二外英语考研真题及参考答案(2009)
南京大学2009年二外英语考研真题
Ⅰ.Choosethebestanswerforeachofthefollowingsentences(25%)
1.Beforeleavinghisoffice,themanagershowednosignof_________ourproposals.
A.respondingto
B.showingoff
C.bringingalong
D.pointingout
2.HongKongisa_________city,andstillmorepeoplearepouringin.
A.popular
B.populated
C.populace
D.populous
3.LivinginthecentralAustraliandeserthasitsproblems,_________obtainingwaterisnottheleast.
A.forwhich
B.towhich
C.ofwhich
D.inwhich
4.Ihaven’tthe_________ideawhatyoumean.
A.lightest
B.smallest
C.faintest
D.dimmest
5.I’dratherthatmyfather_________meanipodasabirthdaypresent.Insteadhegaveadiscman.
A.hadgiven
B.gave
C.wouldgive
D.wouldhavegiven
6.Doyouwanttoseemydrivinglicenseormypassport?
Oh,_________.
A.eitherdoeswell
B.eitheronewilldo
C.eachoneisgood
D.eachwillbefine
7.Languagebelongstoeachmemberofthesociety,tothecleaner_________totheprofessor.
A.asmuchas
B.thesameas
C.asfaras
D.aslongas
8.Wemanagedtoreachthetopofthemountain,andhalfanhourlaterwebeganto_________.
A.ascend
B.descend
C.decline
D.plunge
9.Sometimespatientssufferingfromseverepaincanbehelpedby“drugs”thataren’treallydrugsatall_________sugarpillsthatcontainnoactivechemicalelements.
A.orrather
B.ratherthan
C.butrather
D.otherthan
10.Baconandeggs_________commonSundaybreakfastinEngland.
A.isan
B.arethe
C.isa
D.are
11.Don’t_________aboutlunchfortheinstructors,becausetheypromisedtogetsomeontheway.
A.botherB.fussC.troubleD.think
12.Thefactoryhasturnedout_________.
A.twicemoreTVsetsthisyearaslastyear
B.TVsetsthisyeartwiceasmanyaslastyear
C.TVsetstwicemorethisyearthanlastyear
D.twiceasmanyTVsetsthisyearaslastyear
13.Thepurposeofthiselectionistosetupagovernmenttruly_________ofthepeople.
A.typical
B.representative
C.characteristic
D.responsible
14.Idonotbelievethatthisridiculousschemeis_________ofourseriousconsideration.
A.worthless
B.worthwhile
C.worth
D.worthy
15.Americanwomenwere_________therighttovoteuntil1920aftermanyyearsofhardstruggle.
A.ignored
B.denied
C.neglected
D.refused
16.Inthelecture_________hewilltellussomethingaboutmodernEnglishusage.
A.following
B.followed
C.tofollow
D.beingfollowed
17.Ifweletoureyesglide_________thelinesofabook,wewillprobablybeunabletocomeupwithanunderstandingofwhatwehaveread.
A.across
B.in
C.from
D.with
18.Itwasattheexhibitionthatwe_________thiskindofminicarmadeofplastics.
A.cameup
B.cameout
C.cameupon
D.cameupwith
19.Theconcertwas_________startateighto’clock,buttheconductordidnotcomeuntilaquarterpast.
A.aboutto
B.dueto
C.almost
D.readyto
20.Inmostcountries,themetricsystemhasbeen_________forallmeasurement.
A.adapted
B.applied
C.developed
D.adopted
21.You_________worryabouther.She_________wellalready.
A.needn’t,mayget
B.don’tneedto,mayget
C.mustn’t,gets
D.needn’t,mayhavegot
22.Itisn’tquite_________thathewillbepresentatthemeeting.
A.sure
B.exact
C.certain
D.right
23.Theexperimentrequiresmoremoneythan_________.
A.hasbeenputin
B.beingputin
C.havebeenputin
D.tobeputin
24.Everymaninthiscountryhastherighttolivewherehewantsto,_________thecolorofhisskin.
A.withtheexceptionof
B.inthelightof
C.byvirtueof
D.regardlessof
25.Theteam’seffortstoscorewere_________bytheopposinggoalkeeper.
A.prevented
B.frustrated
C.discouraged
D.accomplished
Ⅱ.Cloze(10%)
Publicityisanypromotionalcommunicationaboutanorganizationoritsproductsthatispresentedbythemediabutisnotpaidforbytheorganization.Publicityusuallytakestheformofanewsstoryappearinginamass1oranendorsementprovidedbyanindividualinformallyorinaspeechorinterview.
Therearethreechannelsfor2publicity.Oneistoprepareastory(oranewsrelease)andmakeit3tothemedia.Theintentionisfortheselectednewspapers,televisionstations,or4mediatoreporttheinformationasnews.Thesecondchannelispersonalcommunicationwithagroup.Apress5willdrawmediarepresentatives6theyfeelthesubjectorspeakerhasnewsvalue.Companytoursandspeechestodifferentgroupsofpeopleareother7ofindividual-to-groupcommunications.Thethirdchannelisone-to-onepersonalcommunication,often8lobbying(游说).Companieslobbylawmakersorotherpowerfulpeople9anattempttoinfluencetheiropinions,andalsotheirdecisions.In10,firmswillgiveproductstohighlyvisiblepeopleinhopesthatthepeoplewillbeseenusingthem.
Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension(20%)
PassageA
TheordinaryfamilyincolonialNorthAmericawasprimarilyconcernedwithsheerphysicalsurvivalandbeyondthat,itsowneconomicprosperity.Thus,childrenwerevaluedintermsoftheirproductivity,andtheyassumedtheroleofproducerquiteearly.Untiltheyfulfilledthisrole,theirpositioninthestructureofthefamilywasoneofsubordinationandtheirpsychologicalneedsandcapacitiesreceivedlittleconsideration.
Asthesocietybecamemorecomplex,thestatusofchildreninthefamilyandinthesocietybecamemoreimportant.Inthecomplex,technologicalsocietythattheUnitedStateshasbecome,eachmembermustfulfillanumberofpersonalandoccupationalrolesandbeinconstantcontactwithagreatmanyothermembers.Consequently,viewingchildrenaspotentiallyacceptableandnecessarilymultifacetedmembersofsocietymeansthattheyareregardedmoreaspeopleintheirownrightthanasutilitarianorganisms.Thisacceptanceofchildrenasequalparticipantsinthecontemporaryfamilyisreflectedinthevarietyofstatutesprotectingtherightsofchildrenandinthesocialandpublicwelfareprogramsdevotedexclusivelytotheirwell-being.
Thisnewviewofchildrenandtheincreasingcontactbetweenthemembersofsocietyhasalsoresultedinasurgeofinterestinchild-rearingtechniques.Peopletodayspendaconsiderableportionoftheirtimeconferringontheproperwaytobringupchildren.Itisnowpossibletoinfluencethedetailsofthesocializationofanotherperson’schildbyspreadingthegospelofcurrentandfashionabletheoriesandmethodsofchildrearing.
ThesocializationofthecontemporarychildintheUnitedStatesisatwo-waytransactionbetweenparentandchildratherthanaone-way,parent-to-childtrainingprogram.Asaconsequence,socializingchildrenandlivingwiththemoveralongperiodtimeisforparentsamixtureofpleasure,satisfaction,andproblems.
1.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ThePlaceofChildreninUnitedStatesSociety
B.TheChildrenofColonialNorthAmerica
C.TheDevelopmentofCulturalValues
D.TheChildasaUtilitarianOrganism
2.Accordingtotheauthor,childrenincolonialNorthAmericaweremainlyvaluedfortheir_________.
A.academicachievements
B.survivalinstincts
C.physicalcharacteristics
D.productiveroles
3.WhatcanbeinferredaboutformalschoolingincolonialNorthAmerica?
A.Itwasgenerallyrequiredbylaw.
B.Itwasconsideredrelativelyunimportant.
C.Itwasimproperlyadministered.
D.Itwashighlydisciplined.
4.WhichofthefollowingisapossiblecauseofchangesintheroleofthechildintheUnitedStates?
A.Anincreaseintechnology.
B.Thegrowingcomplexityofthechild’spsychologicalneeds.
C.Adecreaseinthechild’sintellectualcapacities.
D.Thegrowingnumberofsingleparentfamilies.
5.Accordingtothepassage,parentshavebecomeincreasinglyinterestedin_________.
A.theirchildren’sfutureoccupations
B.havingsmallerfamilies
C.adoptionprogramsforchildlesscouples
D.child-rearingtechniques
PassageB
Iamoneofthemanycitypeoplewhoarealwayssayingthatgiventhechoicewemanagedtoconvincemyselfthatifitweren’tformyjoblwouldimmediatelyheadoutfortheopenspacesandgobacktonatureinsomesleepyvillageburiedinthecountry.Buthowrealisticisthedream?
Citiescanbefrighteningplaces.Themajorityofthepopulationliveinmassivetowerblocks,noisy,dirtyandimpersonal.Thesenseofbelongingtoacommunitytendstodisappearwhenyoulivefifteenfloorsup.Childrenbecomeaggressiveandnervous—coopedupathomeallday,withnowheretoplay;theirmothersfeelisolatedfromtherestoftheworld.Strangelyenough,whereasinthepasttheinhabitantsofonestreetallkneweachother,nowadayspeopleonthesamefloorintowerblocksdon’tevensayhello.
Countrylife,ontheotherhand,differsfromthiskindofisolatedexistenceinthatasenseofcommunitygenerallybindstheinhabitantsofsmallvillagestogether.Peoplehavetheadvantageofknowingthereisalwayssomeonetoturntowhentheyneedhelp.Butcountrylifehasdisadvantagestoo.Whileitistruethatyoumaybeamongfriendsinavillage,itisalsotruethatyouarecutofffromtheexcitingandimportanteventsthattakeplaceincities.There’slittlepossibilityofgoingtoanewshoworthelatestmovie.Shoppingbecomesamajorproblem,andforanythingslightlyoutoftheordinaryyouhavetogoonanexpeditiontothenearestlargetown.
Somepeoplehavefound(orratherbought)acompromisebetweenthecountryandthecity:
theyhaveexpressedtheirpreferenceforthe“quietlife”byleavingthesuburbsandmovingtovillageswithincomm