三峡大学考研真题791综合英语硕士研究生专业课考试试题.docx

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三峡大学考研真题791综合英语硕士研究生专业课考试试题

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三峡大学

2015年研究生入学考试试题（B卷）

考试科目代码：

791科目名称：

综合英语

考试时间：

3小时试卷面总分：

150分

（答案必须写在答题纸上）

Ⅰ.ChoosetherightonefromA.B.C.Dforeachblank:

（20分）

请按顺序把答案写在答题纸上。

标明题号!

1.Despitethefactthatthetwocouncilmembersbelongedtodifferentpoliticalparties,they_____theissueofhowtofinancethetowndebt.

（A）complicated（B）avoided（C）attestedto（D）agreedon

2.Thenotionthatculturalandbiologicalinfluences_____determinecross-culturaldiversityisdiscreditedbythefactthat,incountlessaspectsofhumanexistence,itisculturalprogrammingthatoverwhelminglyaccountsforcross-populationvariance.

（A）jointly（B）completely（C）directly（D）equally

3.Scholars'senseoftheuniquenessofthecentralconceptofthestateatthetimewhenpoliticalsciencebecameanacademicfieldquitenaturallyledtostrivingforacorrespondingly____modeofstudy.

（A）thorough（B）distinctive（C）dependable（D）scientific

4.Whilethedelegateclearlysoughtto____theoptimismthathasemergedrecently,shestoppedshortofsuggestingthattheconferencewasnearcollapseandmightproducenothingofsignificance.

（A）substantiate（B）dampen（C）encourage（D）elucidate

5.Aslongasnationscannotthemselvesaccumulateenoughphysicalpowertodominateallothers,theymustdependon____.

（A）allies（B）resources（C）freedom（D）education

6.Overpopulationposesaterriblethreattothehumanrace.Yetitisprobably________athreattothehumanracethanenvironmentaldestruction.

（A）nomore（B）notmore（C）evenmore（D）muchmore

7.Thepaintingheboughtatthestreetmarkettheotherdaywasa_____forgery.

（A）man-made（B）natural（C）crude（D）real

8.Acommonargumentclaimsthatinfolkart,theartist’ssubordinationoftechnical

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masterytointensefeeling____thedirectcommunicationofemotiontotheviewer.

（A）facilitates（B）neutralizes（C）implies（D）represses

9.Personalcomputersarenolongersomethingbeyondtheordinarypeople;theyare________availablethesedays.

（A）promptly（B）instantly（C）readily（D）quickly

10.Accordingtothenewtaxlaw,anymoneyearnedoverthatlevelistaxedatthe______of59percent.

（A）ratio（B）percentage（C）proportion（D）rate

11.Westoodstill,gazingoutoverthelimitless______ofthedessert.

（A）space（B）expanse（C）stretch（D）land

12.Arecentsurveyshowsthat,whileninety-fourpercentofcompaniesconductingmanagement-trainingprogramsopenthemtowomen,womenare_____onlyseventy-fourpercentofthoseprograms.

（A）protestingagainst（B）participatingin（C）displeasedby（D）allowedin

13.Dependenceonforeignsourcesofheavymetals,though____,remainsaproblemforUnitedStatesforeignpolicy.

（A）deepening（B）diminishing.（C）excessive（D）debilitating

14.Thenewbornhumaninfantisnotapassivefigure,noranactiveone,butwhatmightbecalledanactively____one,eagerlyattentiveasitistosightsandsounds.

（A）adaptive（B）selective（C）inquisitive（D）receptive

15.Thereisperhapssometruthinthatwaggisholddefinitionofascholar-asirenthatcallsattentiontoafogwithoutdoinganythingto____it.

（A）describe（B）cause（C）analyze（D）dispel

16.Heavilyperfumedwhiteflowers,suchasgardenias,werefavoriteswithcollectorsintheeighteenthcentury,when____wasvaluedmuchmorehighlythanitistoday.

（A）scent（B）beauty（C）elegance（D）color

17.Inamostimpressivedemonstration,PavarottisailedthroughVerdi'sCelesteAida,normallyatenor's_____,withthecasualenthusiasmofafolksingerperformingoneofhisfavoriteballads.

（A）pitfall（B）glory（C）nightmare（D）delight

18.Manyoftheearliestcolonialhousesthatarestillstandinghavebeensomodifiedandenlargedthatthe_____designisnolongerdiscernible.

（A）pertinent（B）initial（C）embellished（D）appropriate

19.Aleadingchemistbelievesthatmanyscientistshavedifficultywithstereochemistrybecausemuchoftherelevantnomenclatureis____,inthatit

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combinesconceptsthatshouldbekept____.

（A）obscure…interrelated（B）specialized…intact

（C）imprecise…discrete（D）descriptive...separate

20.In1890thereweremanyAmericancitiesandtownswherepartofaday’sschoolinstructionwasconductedinlanguages____English.

A.morethanB.exceptC.otherthanD.exceptfor

Ⅱ.Choosetherightwordfromthelistgivenbelowforeachblank:

（10分）

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标明题号!

relationshipsintroducedeconomicallydiffersupervenient

physicallyglobalincludementalhavehandleproperties

Superveniencehastraditionallybeenusedtodescribe

（1）_____betweensetsofpropertiesinamannerwhichdoesnotimplyastrongreductiverelationship.Forexample,manyholdthateconomicpropertiessuperveneonphysicalproperties,inthatiftwoworldswereexactlythesamephysically,theywouldalsobethesame

（2）_______.Therearealsoseveralkindsofglobalsuperveniencerelations,whichwere（3）_______tohandlecasesinwhichworldsarethesameatthebaselevelandalsoatthe（4）_____level,butwherethewaysthepropertiesareconnectedanddistributedintheworlds（5）______.Forexample,itisconsistentwith（6）______mental–physicalsupervenienceonthesimpleformulationdescribedabovefortwoworldsto（7）_____thesamenumberofpeopleinthesamephysicalstates,butforthe（8）mentalstatestobedistributedoverthosepeopleindifferentways.To（9）_____this,property-preservingisomorphismsareused,andoncethisisdone,severalvarietiesofglobalsuperveniencecanbedefined.Othervarietiesofsupervenience（10）______multiple-domainssupervenienceandsimilarity-basedsupervenience

Ⅲ.Readthefollowingtextscarefullyandthenmakeacorrectchoicetoanswerthequestionsaftereachtext:

（40分）

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标明题号!

TEXTA

ChildrenintheUKarenotreadingenoughathome,favoringtelevisionandcomputergamesinstead,accordingtonewresearch.

ThesurveyconductedearlierthismonthbyNestléBoxTopsforBooks,whichaskedparentsabouttheirchildren'sreadinghabits,foundthathalfofUKchildrenspendlessthantwohoursreadingperweek.Afurtheronein10hadnotreadabookinthepastmonth,andofthosewhodoreadregularly,oneinfouravoidnon-fiction

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titles.Morethanhalfoftheparentssurveyedbelievedtheirchildrenshouldreadmorenon-fictionbooks.

"Itisessentialthatyoungchildrenreadatleastonebookaweekand,inparticular,educationalbooks,"saidfamilycounselorJenniTrentHughes.

Butothersbelievesuchasternapproachtoreadingmaynothelpchildren,"Wecanturnchildrenoffitbysimplysayingit'ssomethingtheymustbedoing,"saidAmeliaFoster,whorunsReadingConnectsfortheNationalLiteracyTrust,anorganizationthatencouragesreadingforpleasuretoenhanceclassroomachievement.

MsFostersaidthesurveyresultsmightnotgivechildrenenoughcredit.Previousstudieshavefoundthat75%of11to18-year-oldsenjoyedreading,and83%readintheirsparetime.

Pastreadingsurveyshavefounddistinctdifferencesinthereadinghabitsofboysandgirls.Girlstendtobemoreenthusiasticaboutreadingingeneral,butparticularlyfiction（perhapshelpingtoexplainwhyJacquelineWilson,authorofSleepoversandBadGirls,isthemostborrowedauthorfrompubliclibraries）,whileboysaredrawntobooksaboutaplace,subject,orhobbythatintereststhem.

NicolaDavies,authorofPoo:

ANaturalHistoryoftheUnmentionable,saidwhileworkingwithunderachievingboysshefoundtheyrespondedtonon-fictionbetterthanfiction."Youcangetthemtowritepoetrybuttheywon'treadit,"shesaid.

MsDavieswouldliketoseechildren'snon-fictiontakeoffinthewayadultnon-fictionhasinrecentyears,thankslargelytotitleslikeLongitudethatemploystrongnarratives.Thismayencourageboystoreadmore,shesaid.

"There'salotofreallycrapnon-fictionoutthere.It'sabsolute'paintbynumbers,pilethemhigh,andsellthemcheap'.Butit'snotreallyaddressingtheissue.Non-fictionasitiscuttingoffawholerouteintoreading,especiallyforboys,"addedMsDavies.

Buttheconsequencesofthesetrendsmayrundeeper.Someworrythatsteeringclearofnon-fictionmayeffectthedevelopmentofachild'simagination,evengoingsofarastoimpacttheirfuturecareerchoices.

NicolaJonescreditsherchoiceofstudyingzoologyatuniversitytoherchildhoodEncyclopediaBritannica."Therewasthisfantasticbitinthebackontransparenciesofhumanbodies,anditabsolutelyfiredmyimaginationabouttheworkingsofthehumanbody.Children'simaginationneedsallsortsoffuel.Andthat'swhat'sgoingtodrivethem,givethemintrinsicmotivation.It'swhatmakesyourintellectualcarsgo."ForthisreasonMsJonesisplanningaconferencenextyearthatwilladdresshownon-fictioncanbetransformedintosomethingmorechildrenwillwanttoread.

Questions1---5

1.Whichofthefollowingbelongstonon-fiction?

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A.Encyclopedia.B.Novel.C.Poetry.D.Shortstory.

2.What'sthedifferencebetweengirlsandboysintheirreadinghabits?

A.Girlsreadextensivelywhileboysfocusonbooksofparticulartopics.

B.Girlshavebetterreadinghabitsthanboys.

C.Girlsarereadingforenrichingknowledgewhileboysarereadingforfun.

D.Girlsaremoreinterestedinfictionthanboys.

3.WhatdoesMs.Daviesmeanbysaying"Non-fictionasitiscuttingoffawholerouteintoreading,especiallyforboys."?

A.Youngpeople,especially,boyscan'teasilygetaccesstogoodbooksofnon-fiction.

B.Alotofgoodnon-fictionbooksarecomingoutintothemarket.

C.Suchkindsofnon-ficti