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硕士研究生入学考试初试笔试-样题
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英语专业水平考试
英语专业水平考试试题
I.Cloze(30points,1pointforeach)
ReadthefollowingpassageandchooseaproperwordfromtheWordListtofillineachoftheblanksinthepassage.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.WritethewordsyouchooseforeachblankonYOURANSWERSHEETinthefollowingway:
Example
I.Cloze
1.paper2.continuously3.…
Now,dotheCloze.
WORDLIST
MostofMarkTwain’sbooksbubbledout1himlikewateroutofafountain.2ofhisgiftswasthecapacitytotakeasceneandfillit3everysparklingdetailofnatureandofhumanaction,toputineveryspokenwordandaccompanyinggesture,andtoslowlyexaggeratethesuccessivemoments4thewholeepisodereachedaclimaxofjoyous,sidesplittinglaughter.5hehadtroubleweavinghisincidentsintomeaningfulplotpatterns.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn,MarkTwain’smasterpiece,cameinto__6slowly.7in1876,immediatelyafterhehaddashedoffTheAdventuresofTomSawyer,hewrote400manuscriptpagesquicklyand8stalled;indisgusthemeditated9thework.__10thewinterof1879-1880hepennedfurthersections;againthesparkofenthusiasmdied.__11takingajourneydowntheMississippiRiverinApril,1882,hequicklycompletedLiftontheMississippi(1883)andwithunabatedzest12thenovel.Thetriphadreawakenedhisboyhoodmemoriesandsuggestednewepisodes;thetwobooksbecame13,theweakertravelaccountservingasscaffoldingforthegreatedifice.
__14TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnwas15in1884,itmetamixedreception.ABrooklynladyprotested16itspresenceinthechildren’sroomofthepubliclibrary;thelibrarianreshelvedthevolumeintheadultareato17Huck’sandTom’s“mischievousanddeceitfulpracticeswhichmadethempoorexamplesforyouth.”Todaythenovelisamongtheworld’s18andvieswithNathanielHawthorne’sTheScarletLetter(1850)forthepositionofAmerican’s_19artisticworkoffiction.
Thereaderisremindedattheoutsetthatin1850HuckFinnhadbeenaplaymateofTomSawyerinSt.Petersburg,Missouri,the20nameofMarkTwain’snativevillageofHannibal.ForthreemonthsHuckhadlivedwiththelady21lifehehadsaved,theWidowDouglas,“fair,smart,andforty”;herhillmansionwas“theonlypalaceinthetown,andthemosthospitableandmuchthemostlavishinthematteroffestivities”thatthetowncouldboast.Thelad22hadrunawayfromelegancewasagainacandidateforthemajorroleinarags-to-richestale.Huckwanteditotherwise.LikeTom,whosenameturnsupthroughoutthe__23.Huckwantedadventure.ForsixmonthsHuckenduredstarchedclothesandvirtualimprisonmentwithinthemansion.WhenPapreturnedonApril1andtookHuck24fromtheWidow,Huckcametopreferhisslovenlyislandhome.25againstPap’scrueltyledHucktoplanhisown“murder”andtodecampabouttwomonthslater.HediscoveredJim26June4andstartedtheraftingtripdowntheriveronJune22.OnJuly7hereachedtheGrangerfordsandstayed__27aboutamonth.OnAugust10theDukeandDauphincame28theraft;theirshenanigansendedatPikevilleonSeptember18.The29atAuntSally’slastedtwenty-sixdays,untilOctober15.ThenHuckdecidedtolightoutforIndianTerritoryandforeverdepartfroma“civilization”thathe30.
II.ProofreadingandErrorCorrection(40points,2pointsforeach)
Thefollowingpassagecontainstwentyerrors.EachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.CorrecttheerrorsandwritetheanswersonYOURANSWERSHEETinthefollowingway:
Forawrongword,writethecorrectoneonYourAnswerSheet.
Foramissingword,writethemissingwordwitha“”signbeforeitonYourAnswerSheet.
Foranunnecessaryword,writetheunnecessarywordwithadeletinglineonitonYourAnswerSheet.
Example
Whenartmuseumwantsanewexhibit,it31._____
neverbuysthingsinfinishedformandhangs32._____
themonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseum
wantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.33._____
WriteonyourAnswerSheet:
II.ProofreadingandErrorCorrection
31.an32.never33.exhibit
Now,dotheProofreadingandErrorCorrection.
Scientistsclaimthatairpollutioncausesadeclineinthe
worldaverageairtemperature.Inordertoprovethattheory,[31]___
ecologistshaveturnedtohistoricaldatuminrelationto[32]___
especiallyhugevolcaniceruptions.Theysuspectthatvolcanoes
affectweatherchangesthataresimilartoairpollution.[33]___
Onesourceofinformationsistheeffectoftheeruption[34]__
ofTambora,avolcanoinSumbawa,theDutchEastIndies,in
April1815.Thelargestrecordedvolcanoeruption,Tambora[35]___
threw150milliontonsoffineashesintothestratosphere.The[36]
ashfromavolcanospreadsaroundworldwideinafewdays[37]___
orremainsintheairforyears.Itseffectistoturnincoming[38]___
solarradiationintothespaceandthuscooltheearth.For[39]___
example,recordsofweatherinEnglandshowsthatbetween[40]___
AprilandNovember1815,theaveragetemperaturehadfallen
4.5F.Duringthenexttwenty-fourmonth,Englandsuffered[41]
oneofthecoldestperiodsoftheirhistory.Farmers’records[42]___
fromApril1815totheDecember1818indicatefrostthroughout[43]
thespringandsummerandsharpdecreasesatcropand[44]___
livestockmarkets.Sincetherewasatimelagofseveralyears
betweencauseandeffect,bytimetheworldagricultural[45]
commoditycommunityhaddeteriorated,noonerealizesthe[46]___
cause.
Ecologiststodaywarnthatwefacetwofoldmenace.The[47]
ever-presentpossibilityofvolcaniceruptions,suchasthose[48]___
ofMt.St.HelensinWashington,addedman’spollutionof[49]___
theatmospherewithoil,gas,coal,andotherpolluting
substances,maybringusincreasinglycolderweather.[50]___
III.Gap-filling(40points,2pointsforeach)
Fillinthefollowingbankswiththecorrectwordsandthecorrectformsofthewordsgivenaccordingthemeaningsofthesentences.WritetheanswersonYOURANSWERSHEETinthefollowingway:
Example
51.prolong,refuse,delay,postpone,lengthen
Ihopethe__________oftheappointmentwillnotcauseyoumuchinconvenience.
WriteonyourAnswerSheet:
III.Gap-filling
51.postponement52.…53.…
Now,dotheGap-filling.
51.affect,influence,effect,impact
Wehavetriedourbestto________areconciliationbetweenthetwoparties.
52.attain,acquire,obtain,gain,secure,procure
Chrysler,includingsalesofnewly________AmericanMotors,delivered1.01millioncars,down17.7percentandamountingto9.6percentofthemarket.
53.ensure,assure,guarantee
TheLaborDepartmentissuedguidelinesto_________equaljobopportunitiesforwomenonworkpaidforbyfederalfunds.
54.ability,capability,competence,capacity,aptitude
Researchersusingthenewmeasuringtechniquefoundtheskulltohavea________ofonlyabout515cubiccentimeters(about31cubicinches).
55.takepartin,attend,participatein,enterfor,join
Totheamazementoftheorganizingcommittee,somanyprofessionalsingers________thesingingcompetitiontobeheldnextmonth.
56.insiston,persistin,stick/adhereto,perseverein
Duetothebankruptcyofthecompany,theyfailedto________theoriginalagreement.
57.stable,secure,steady,firm,durable
Political________andwarsinmanysub-Saharancountrieshavealsocontributedtopoverty.Asaresultofsuchfactors,thenumberofpeoplelivinginextremepovertyinsub-SaharanAfricagrewfrom217millionin1987tomorethan300millionin1998.
58.manager,director,headmaster,proprietor,governor
Asoneofthefour________ofthecompany,heoftenhadtoattendBoardmeetings.
59.permit,allow,approve,accept,consent,endorse
Eligiblepaper,asdefinedin1951,isanegotiablenote,draft,orbillbearingthe________ofthememberbank,theproceedsofwhichhavebeenoraretobeusedinproducing,purchasing,carrying,ormarketinggoodsinoneormorestepsoftheprocessofproduction,manufacture,ordistribution
60.income,wages,dividend,salary,earnings,pension
Nowthathehasretired,helivedpartlyonhis________andpartlyontheinterestonhispostofficesavingsaccount.
61.complain,grieve,reclaim,grumble
Thepeasants’many________resultingfromill-treatmentbytheirlandlordsledfinallytorebellion.
62.renew,renovate,refresh,recreate
Hehadbeencompletelyexhaustedbutfeltconsiderably________afteramealandagoodrest.
63.view,scene,scenery,sight,nature
Switzerlandiswell-knownforitsimpressivemountainous________.
64.nevertheless,accordingly,however,yet,eventually
Hehasimpressedhisemployerconsiderablyand________heissoontobepromoted.
65.gap,pause,space,interruption,interval
Duringthe________,theaudiencestrolledandchattedinthefoyer.
66.Reproaching,Refining,Refraining,Restricting
________theproblemofThirdWorldcountriestohungeralone–althoughnotallpeoplewholiveinpovertyarepermanentlystarving–isamanipulation.
67.illiterate,impotent,illegible,illuminate
Inthewordoftomorrow,managerscannotbetechnologically________regardlessoftheirfunctionaltaskswithinthefirm
68.regressed,interpreted,interrupted,replicated
Theglobalizationoftheworld’scapitalmarketsthathasoccurredinthepast10yearswillbe_______rightacrosstheeconomyinthenextdecade.
69.space,prospects,interval,mission
Therealproblemisthathungerisconnectedwithterriblelivingconditions,disease,lackofbasiceducation,aggres