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考研英语综合试题
PartI.Vocabulary(20marks)
SectionOne
Directions:
Choosethewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.(10marks)
1.Donwasforcedto____thatJason'srecollectionofthecanoetripwasmuchmoreaccuratethanhisversion.
a.concede
b.secede
c.succeed
d.recede
2.Whenthelocalgrowerdecidedto____theshootsfromthesmallcontainer,prolificflowersresulted!
a.anticipate
b.emancipate
c.reciprocate
d.intercept
3.Atleastone____wasliberatedfromthedensejunglesafteraviolentabductionbykidnappers.
a.perceptive
b.receptive
c.captive
d.interactive
4.Sheremainsthesortofwomanwhohas______allhappinessforherselfandwholivesonlyforaprinciple.
a.resigned
b.abdicated
c.renounced
d.surrendered
5.Idon'tthinktheseflowersare__________toNewEngland.AtleastI'veneverseenthem.
a.ingenuous
b.existent
c.indigenous
d.exigent
6.He_____hisbreakfastandrushedforthetrain.
a.ingested
b.swallowed
c.devoted
d.supped
7.Hestoodattheship’ssternwatchingtheshore______fromview.
a.retrograde
b.retreat
c.recede
d.retract
8.He_____nobonesaboutstatinghisopinionsandcriticizingothers.
a.had
b.went
c.wanted
d.made
9.Weshouldnot_____thepioneeringworkdonebytheseearlyastronomers.
a.disparage
b.dispel
c.display
d.dispassionate
10.ShewantedtojointheexpeditionbutIfrightenedher______.
a.off
b.into
c.away
d.over
11.Wedecidedto______ourjourneyatWashingtonbeforetravelingtoVancouver.
a.stop
b.make
c.rest
d.break
12.Whatdoesthecostofconvertingthepresentbuilding______?
a.runoutof
b.runouton
c.runover
d.runoutat
13.Hesaidhehadbeenbadlydealt______.
a.in
b.by
c.out
d.with
14.Language-learningisa(n)_____initself,quiteapartfromthesocialadvantageitgivesyou.
a.end
b.object
c.goal
d.purpose
15.Thanksfortheinvitation,I’ll_____youuponthatsometimes.
a.accept
b.go
c.take
d.bring
16.Theprofessorbecamesoforceful,so_________inhisexpressionofopinionsthatstudentsbegantoleavehiscourse.
a.dormant
b.credible
c.dogmatic
d.lucid
17.Thedoctororderedthepatientto______allsolidfootforatleast24hours.
a.keepup
b.keepon
c.keepin
d.keepoff
18.Propertyis______ifitisdeliberatelydamagedordestroyedbysomeone.
a.vandalized
b.vanquished
c.hurt
d.vacillated
19.Youcansayaplaceis_____ifitisasfullasitispossibletobe.
a.packedin
b.packedout
c.packedoff
d.packedup
20.Whenyouaskorwonderwhatsomeoneis______,youwanthimorhertoexplainmoreclearlywhatheorsheissuggestingorwhatheorsheactuallymeans.
a.gettingin
b.gettingacross
c.gettingat
d.gettingalong
SectionTwo
Directions:
Ineachofthefollowingsentences,thereisoneitalicizedword.WritedownitsChineseequivalentintheanswersheet.(10marks)
1.Salienceisbasicallyafunctionoftheoperationofthereflexiveawarenessinvolvedinlanguageuse.
2.Nothingcouldsootheherlaceratedfeelings.
3.Well-educatedpeopleareevenpreparedtomutilatetheirownlanguagetoaccomplishthetasksthatbelongtotheframeofmeaningofactivityathand.
4.ThewaractedmerelyasacatalyticagentinthisbreakdownoftheVictoriansocialstructure.
5.OverandoveragainIcitedinstances,pointedoutflaws,kepthammeringawaywithoutlet-up.
6.Education,tohaveanymeaningbeyondthepurposeofcreatingwell-informeddunces,mustelicitfromthepupilwhatislatentineveryhumanbeing.
7.IregainedmycomposureandmanagedtosaythatIthoughtshewasright.
8.NewYorkevenpridesitselfonbeingaholdout.
9.Ahighgradeissupposedtocertifycompetenceinphysics.
10.Likeotherswhofallthroughthecracksoftheirparents’makeshiftplans–aweekwithrelatives,adayattheplayground–theyhangout.
11.Itwouldbefoolhardytosellnow.
12.Perhapsit’stheteacher’sfaultifthestudentsareapathetic.
13.Manyspecieshavebeenextirpatedfromthoseareas.
14.Itwas,inthewordsofthejudge,amalevolentactwhichmustbeseverelypunished.
15.Ourinvestigationisstillpending.
16.Itisscandalousthatthepublicshouldbetreatedinthisway.
17.Hehasgothimselfintoabitoftanglefinancially.
18.Variousdeviceswereemployedbytraderstocircumventtheimportrestrictions.
19.Theministerwasfrustratinglyequivocalontheissue.
20.Susandidnotlikethepaintingsattheshowbecausetheyweretoofaroutforher.
PartII.ReadingComprehension(50marks)
SectionOne
Directions:
Readthefollowingpassagesandchoosethebestanswertocompleteeachstatement.Writedownyouranswersontheanswersheet.(3pointseach)
PassageA
Twotechniqueshaverecentlybeendevelopedtosimplifyresearchandreducethenumberofnonhumanprimatesneededinstudiesofcertaincomplexhormonalreactions.Onetechniqueinvolvestheculturingofprimatepituitarycellsandthecellsofcertainhumantumors.Intheother,animaloviducttissueistransplantedundertheskinoflaboratoryprimates.Bothculturingtechniquescomplementexistingmethodsofstudyingintactanimals.
Withaninvitroculturingtechnique,researchersaredecipheringhowbiochemicalagentsregulatethesecretionofprolactin,thepituitaryhormonethatpromotesmilkproduction.Theculturedcellssurviveforaslongasamonth,andtheydonotrequireserum,acommonlyusedcultureingredientthatcaninfluencecellularfunctionandconfoundstudyresults.Oneprimatepituitaryglandmayyieldenoughcellsforasmanyas72culturedishes,whichotherwisewouldrequireasmanyanimals.
Theothertechniqueallowsscientiststomonitorcellulardifferentiationinthereproductivetractsoffemalemonkeys.Whilefallingshortofthelong-soughtgoalofdevelopinganinvitromodelofthefemalereproductivesystem,thenext-bestalternativewasachieved.Themethodinvolvestransplantingoviducttissuetoaneasilyaccessiblesiteundertheskin,wherethegraftedcellsbehaveexactlyasiftheywereintheirnormalenvironment.Inabout80percentofthegrafts,bloodvesselsinsurroundingabdominalskingrowintoandbeginnourishingtheoviducttissue.Otherwise,thetissueislargelyisolated,walledoffbythesurroundingskin.Acystformsthatshrinksandswellsintandemwithstagesofthemenstrualcycle.Withabout80percentofthegraftsreestablishingthemselvesinthenewsite,asinglemonkeymaybearasmanyas20miniatureoviductsthatareeasilyaccessibleforstudy.Becausesamplesareremovedwithasimpleprocedurerequiringonlylocalanesthesia,scientistscantrackchangesinoviductcellsovershortintervals.Incontrast,repeatedanalysisofcellularchangeswithintheoviductitselfwouldrequireabdominalsurgeryeverytimeasamplewastaken–aprocedurethattheanimalscouldnottolerate.
Scientistsareusingthegraftingtechniquetostudychlamydiainfections,aleadingcauseofinfertilityamongwomen.Byinfectingoviducttissuestransplantedintotheabdominalskinofrhesusmonkeys,researchershopetodeterminehowthebacteriacausepelvicinflammatorydiseaseandlesionsthatobstructtheoviduct.Suchresearchcouldeventuallyleadtothedevelopmentofantibodiestotheinfectiousagentandastrategyforproducingachlamydiavaccine.
1.Thispassagedealsprimarilywith
a.reproductiveorgansofnonhumanprimates
b.diseasesofthepituitaryglands
c.invitrostudiesofpituitaryhormones
d.techniquesforstudyinghormonalreactions
2.Accordingtothepassage,theprimarybenefitofthenewresearchisthat
a.scientistscanstudythepituitaryglandforthefirsttime
b.theproceduresaresimplerandrequirefewerlaboratoryanimals
c.researcherswereabletodiscoverprolactin
d.aninvitromodelofthereproductivesystemwasdeveloped
3.AllofthefollowingaretrueofthetransplantationtechniqueEXCEPT
a.Itpermitsscientiststomonitorchangesfrequently.
b.Thetransplantedcellsgrowastheywouldintheirnormalsite.
c.Thetransplantedcellscanbeeasilygrowninvitro.
d.Thetransplantoperationisusuallysuccessful.
4.Accordingtothepassage,chlamydiacausesinfertilityinwomenby
a.causingtissuechangeswhichblocktheoviduct
b.shrinkingandswellingtissuesinconjunctionwiththemenstrualcycle
c.allowingskintissuetoencystreproductivetissue
d.necessitatingabdominalsurgerytoremovedamagedtissue
5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethataninvitromodelofthefemalereproductivesystemis
a.currentlyavailablebutprohibitivelyexpensive
b.currentlyavailableandwidelyused
c.theoreticallypossiblebutofnorealscientificvalue
d.theoreticallypossiblebutasyettechnicallyimpossible
PassageB
Humansaretheonlyanimalsthatlaughandweep,forhumansaretheonlyanimalsthatarestruckwiththedifferencebetweenwhatthingsareandwhattheyoughttobe.Weweepatwhatexceedsourexpectationsinseriousmatters;welaughatwhatdisappointsourexpectationsintrifles.Weshedtearsfromsympathywithrealandnecessarydistress;asweburstintolaughterfromwantofsympathywiththatwhichisunreasonableandunnecessary.Tearsarethenaturalandinvoluntaryresponseofthemindovercomebysomesuddenandviolentemotions.Laughteristhesamesortofconvulsiveandinvoluntarymovement,occasionedbymeresurpriseorcontrast.
Theseriousisthestresswhichthemindlaysupontheexpectationofagivenorderofeventsandtheweightattachedtothem.Whenthisstressisincreasedbeyonditsusualintensityandstrainsthefeelingsbytheviolentoppositionofgoodandbad,itbecomesthetragic.Th