英语语言文学专业和外国语言学及应用语言学专业参考样题Word格式文档下载.docx

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英语专业基础适用专业：

英语语言文学、外国语言学及应用语言学研究方向：

英美文学、美国文化研究、加拿大文化研究、欧洲文化研究、现代英语及语言理论、英语翻译理论与实践、现代外语教育及教育技术

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PartOneReadingprehension（40points）I.ClozeTest（10points）Chooseoneofthefouranswersmarked[A],[B],[C],[D]topletethearticle.Writeyouranswerontheanswersheet.Besurethatthenumberoftheanswersisinagreementwiththenumberoftheblanks.

Musicesinmanyforms;

mostcountrieshaveastyleoftheirown.Attheturnofthecenturywhenjazzwasborn,Americahadnoprominent1ofitsown.Nooneknowsexactlywhenjazzwas2,orbywhom.Butitbegantobeheardintheearly1900s.JazzisAmerica’scontributiontopopularmusic.Incontrasttoclassicalmusic,which3formalEuropeantraditions,jazzisspontaneousandfreeform.Itbubbleswithenergy,4themoods,interests,andemotionsofthepeople.Inthe1920sjazz5likeAmerica,andasitdoestoday.The6ofthismusicareasinterestingasthemusicitself.AmericanNegroes,orblacks,astheyarecalledtoday,werethejazz7.TheywerebroughttoSouthernStatesasslaves.Theyweresoldtoplantationownersandforcedtoworklonghours.WhenaNegrodied,hisfriendsandrelatives8aprocessiontocarrythebodytothecemetery.InNewOrleans,abandoftenacpaniedtheprocession.Onthewaytothecemeterythebandplayedslow,solemnmusicsuitedtotheoccasion.Butonthewayhomethemoodchanged.Spiritslifted.Deathhadremovedoneoftheir9,butthelivingweregladtobealive.Thebandplayedhappymusic,improvisingonboththeharmonyandthemelodyofthetunes10atthefuneral.Thismusicmadeeveryonewanttodance.Itwasanearlyformofjazz.

1.[A]music[B]song[C]melody[D]style

2.[A]discovered[B]acted[C]invented[D]designed

3.[A]forms[B]follows[C]approaches[D]introduces

4.[A]expressing[B]explaining[C]exposing[D]illustrating

5.[A]appeared[B]felt[C]seemed[D]sounded

6.[A]origins[B]originals[C]discoveries[D]resources

7.[A]players[B]followers[C]fans[D]pioneers

8.[A]demonstrated[B]posed[C]hosted[D]formed

9.[A]number[B]members[C]body[D]relations

10.[A]whistled[B]sung[C]presented[D]showed

II.Readingprehension:

（30points）Inthissectiontherearethreepassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandwriteyouranswerontheanswersheet.

Passage1

LloydsTSB,theUK’sbiggesthighstreetbank,isbeingforcedtowithdrawamemowhichordersitsbranchstaffnottoswitchcustomersintoaccountsthatwouldpaythemhigherratesofinterest.

Thebankwilltodaywritetoeveryoneofits2,600branchesto“clarify”thecontentsofaninternalmemo,whichtellsstaffitis“unacceptable”toinformcurrentaccountcustomersthattheycouldmakebetterreturnbyshiftingsparecashintoaccountswithhigherreturns.TheaveragebalanceinaLloydsTSBaccountisunderstoodtobe2,000andifhalfofeverybalancewasmovedintoanalternativeinstantaccessaccountoperatedbyLloyds,thebankwouldhavetopayanestimated$160millioninadditionalinterestinayear.Lloyds,whichhas7millioncustomersandlastyearmademorethan$3billionprofit,pays0.3percentinterestonitscurrentaccount.Itsinstantaccessaccountoffers3.4percent.Thememotoldstafftheycouldloseoutonincentiveschemerewards—includingcashbonusesandforeignholidays—iftheywerecaughtswitchingcashoutoflowinterestaccounts.

AspokeswomanforLloydsTSBsaidthememo,entitledKeySalesandServiceObjectives,wasdesignedtoimproveservicelevelsandhadbeen“quotedoutofcontext”.ItwaswrittenbyMikeMitchell,thebank’snationalsalesmanager,andcirculatedinJanuary.Itwasdesignedtostopitsstaffopeningnewaccountsmerelytoreceiveincentiveschemepoints.Staffareallowed,however,tomakeothersuggestionstocustomers,includingsellingthemfinancialservicessuchasunittrustinvestmentsandprivatehealthinsurance,whichgeneratesubstantialprofitsforthebank.Branchworkerswhosuccessfullysellsuchproductsreceiveincentiveschemerewards,directlyrelatedtohowmuchprofitthebankmakesfromthem.Thebank’sspokeswomansaid:

“Thespiritofthismemo,ofputtingcustomersfirst,hasbeenobfuscatedbysentenceswhicharemeanttosayonethingbutmaybeinterpretedassayinganother.”Insomecases,sheclaimed,thosewithhighsumstoinvestcangetbetterreturnsfromtheirexistingcurrentaccountsbecausetheinterestraterisesasthebalancegoesup.Butsheadmittedthatthememotellsstaffthatallcurrentaccountswitches“mustbeinitiatedbythecustomer”,andthatstaffarenotallowedtoadvisecustomerstheirmoneymightearnbetterreturnsinalternativeaccounts.Theonlytimesuch