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完整word版桂林电子科技大学研究生英语考试
2014-2015研究生英语考试
I.ListeningComprehension(25%)
SectionA(10%)(听到10个简短的对话,对话完,问你个问题,只有一次机会嫑墨迹)1-10略课外
SectionB(7%)(两个短文,第一篇完思考40秒,回答11—14,第二篇完,再思考,判断正误)
课内FurtherListening选1篇短文,课外1篇短文
PassageOne(4%)11-14略
PassageTwo:
TrueorFalse(3%)15-17略
SectionCDictation(8%)(说三遍!
)18-25略课内FurtherListening3一篇短文填空,每空两词
.ReadingComprehension(30%)课外,4篇
PassageOne
Likemanyofmygeneration,Ihaveaweaknessforheroworship.Atsomepoint,however,weallbegintoquestionourheroesandourneedforthem。
Thisleadsustoask:
Whatisahero?
Despiteimmensedifferencesincultures,heroesaroundtheworldgenerallyshareanumberofcharacteristicsthatinstructandinspirepeople。
Aherodoessomethingworthtalkingabout。
Aherohasastoryofadventuretotellandacommunitywhowilllisten.Butaherogoesbeyondmerefame.
Heroesservepowersorprincipleslargerthanthemselves.Likehigh—voltage(电压)transformers,heroestaketheenergyofhigherpowersandstepitdownsothatitcanbeusedbyordinarypeople。
Theherolivesalifeworthyofimitation.Thosewhoimitateagenuineheroexperiencelifewithnewdepth,enthusiasm,andmeaning.Asuretestforwould-beheroesiswhatorwhomdotheyserve?
Whataretheywillingtoliveanddiefor?
Iftheanswerorevidencesuggeststheyserveonlytheirownfame,theymaybefamouspersonsbutnotheroes.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarefamous,butwhowouldclaimthattheirfansfindlifemoreabundant?
Heroesarecatalysts(催化剂)forchange。
Theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop.Theyhavetheskillandthecharmtomovethemasses。
Theycreatenewpossibilities.WithoutGandhi,IndiamightstillbepartoftheBritishEmpire.WithoutRosaParksandMartinLutherKing,Jr。
,wemightstillhavesegregated(隔离的)buses,restaurants,andparks。
Itmaybepossibleforlarge—scalechangetooccurwithoutleaderswithmagneticpersonalities,butthepaceofchangewouldbeslow,thevisionuncertain,andthecommitteemeetingsendless.
26.Althoughheroesmaycomefromdifferentcultures,they_______。
A。
generallypossesscertaininspiringcharacteristics
B.probablysharesomeweaknessesofordinarypeople
C.areofteninfluencedbypreviousgenerations
D。
allunknowinglyattractalargenumberoffans
27.Accordingtothepassage,heroesarecomparedtohigh-voltagetransformersinthat____。
A。
theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop
B。
theyhavewarmfeelingsandemotions
C.theycanserveasconcrete(具体的)examplesofnobleprinciples
D。
theycanmakepeoplefeelstrongerandmoreconfident
28.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarenotconsideredheroesbecause________。
A.theyarepopularonlyamongcertaingroupsofpeople
B.theirperformancesdonotimprovetheirfansmorally
C。
theirprimaryconcernistheirownfinancialinterests
D。
theyarenotclearabouttheprinciplestheyshouldfollow
29。
GandhiandMartinLutherKingaretypicalexamplesofoutstandingleaderswho___。
A。
aregoodatdemonstratingtheircharmingcharacters
B.canmovethemasseswiththeskillandthecharm
C.arecapableofmeetingallchallengesandhardships
D.canprovideananswertotheproblemsoftheirpeople
30.Theauthorconcludesthathistoricalchangeswould______.
A.bedelayedwithoutleaderswithinspiringpersonalqualities
B。
nothappenwithoutheroesmakingthenecessarysacrifices
C。
takeplaceiftherewereheroestoleadthepeople
D。
produceleaderswithattractivepersonalities
PassageTwo
Accordingtoasurvey,whichwasbasedontheresponsesofover188,000students,today'straditional-agecollegefreshmenare”morematerialisticandlessaltruistic(利他主义的)"thanatanytimeinthe17yearsofthepoll。
Notsurprisinginthesehardtimes,thestudent’smajorobjective"istobefinanciallywelloff.Lessimportantthaneverisdevelopingameaningfulphilosophyoflife。
"Itfollowsthenthattodaythemostpopularcourseisnotliteratureorhistorybutaccounting。
Interestinteaching,socialserviceandthe"altruistic"fieldsisatalow.Ontheotherhand,enrollmentinbusinessprograms,engineeringandcomputerscienceiswayup。
That'snosurpriseeither。
Afriendofmine(asalesrepresentativeforachemicalcompany)wasmakingtwicethesalaryofhercollegeinstructorsherfirstyearonthejob-—evenbeforeshecompletedhertwo—yearassociatedegree。
Whileit’struethatweallneedacareer,itisequallytruethatourcivilizationhasaccumulatedanincredibleamountofknowledgeinfieldsfarremovedfromourownandthatwearebetterforourunderstandingoftheseothercontributions——betheyscientificorartistic.Itisequallytruethat,instudyingthediversewisdomofothers,welearnhowtothink。
Moreimportant,perhaps,educationteachesustoseetheconnectionsbetweenthings,aswellastoseebeyondourimmediateneeds。
Weeklywereadofunionswhowentonstrikeforhigherwages,onlytodrivetheiremployeroutofbusiness。
Nocompany;nojob。
Howshortsightedinthelongrun!
Butthemostimportantargumentforabroadeducationisthatinstudyingtheaccumulatedwisdomoftheages,weimproveourmoralsense.Isawacartoonrecentlywhichshowsagroupofbusinessmenlookingpuzzledastheysitaroundaconferencetable;oneofthemistalkingontheintercom(对讲机):
"MissBaxter,”hesays,”couldyoupleasesendinsomeonewhocandistinguishrightfromwrong?
"
Fromthelong-termpointofview,that'swhateducationreallyoughttobeabout.
31。
Accordingtotheauthor’sobservation,collegestudents
A。
haveneverbeensomaterialisticastoday
B。
haveneverbeensointerestedinthearts
C.haveneverbeensofinanciallywelloffastoday
D。
haveneverattachedsomuchimportancetomoralsense
32。
Thestudents’criteriaforselectingmajorstodayhavemuchtodowith
A。
theinfluencesoftheirinstructors
B.thefinancialgoalstheyseekinlife
C。
theirowninterpretationsofthecourses
D.theirunderstandingofthecontributionsofothers
33。
Bysaying“Whileit’struethat…betheyscientificorartistic”(Line1—3,para。
5)。
Theauthormeansthat
A.businessmanagementshouldbeincludedineducationalprograms
B。
humanwisdomhasaccumulatedatanextraordinarilyhighspeed
C.humanintellectualdevelopmenthasreachednewheights
D.theimportanceofabroadeducationshouldnotbeoverlooked
34。
Studyingthediversewisdomofotherscan
A.createvaryingartisticinterests
B。
helppeopleseethingsintheirrightperspective
C。
helpimproveconnectionsamongpeople
D.regulatethebehaviorofmodernpeople
35。
Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A。
Businessmenabsorbedintheircareerarenarrow—minded。
B。
Managersoftenfindithardtotellrightfromwrong
C.Peopleengagedintechnicaljobsleadamorerewardinglife
D.Careerseekersshouldnotfocusonimmediateinterestsonly。
PassageThree
Newtechnologylinkstheworldasneverbefore.Ourplanethasshrunk。
It’snowa“globalvillage”wherecountriesareonlysecondsawaybyfaxorphoneorsatellitelink.And,ofcourse,ourabilitytobenefitfromthishigh-techcommunicationsequipmentisgreatlyenhancedbyforeignlanguageskills.
Deeplyinvolvedwiththisnewtechnologyisabreedofmodernbusinesspeoplewhohaveagrowingrespectfortheeconomicvalueofdoingbusinessabroad.Inmodernmarkets,successoverseasoftenhelpssupportdomesticbusinessefforts。
Overseasassignmentsarebecomingincreasinglyimportanttoadvancementwithinexecutiveranks。
Theexecutivestationedinanothercountrynolongerneedfearbeing“outofsightandoutofmind。
”Heorshecanbesurethattheoverseaseffortiscentraltothecompany'splanforsuccess,andthatpromotionsoftenfolloworaccompanyanassignmentabroad。
Ifanemployeecansucceedinadifficultassignmentoverseas,superiorswillhavegreaterconfidenceinhisorherabilitytocopebackintheUnitedStateswherecross—culturalconsiderationsandforeignlanguageissuesarebecomingmoreandmoreprevalent(普遍的).
Thankstoavarietyofrelativelyinexpensivecommunicationsdeviceswithbusinessapplications,evensmallbusinessesintheUnitedStatesareabletogetintointernationalmarkets。
Englishisstilltheinternationallanguageofbusiness.Butthereisanever-growingneedforpeoplewhocanspeakanotherlanguage.Asecondlanguageisn'tgenerallyrequiredtogetajobinbusiness,buthavinglanguageskillsgivesacandidatetheedgewhenotherqualificationsappeartobeequal
Theemployeepostedabroadwhospeaksthecountry’sprincipallanguagehasanopportunitytofast-forwardcertainnegotiations,andcamhavetheculturalinsighttoknowwhenitisbettertomovemoreslowly。
Theemployeeatthehomeofficewhocancommunicatewellwithforeignclientsoverthetelephoneorbyfaxmachineisanobviousassettothefirm。
36。
Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardhigh-techcommunicationsequipment?
A)Critical.
B)Prejudiced.
C)Indifferent.
D)Positive。
37.Withtheincreaseduseofhigh-techcommunicationsequipment,businesspeople________.
A)havetogetfamiliarwithmoderntechnology
B)aregainingmoreeconomicbenefitsfromdomesticoperations
C)areattachingmoreimportancetotheiroverseasbusiness
D)areeagertoworkoverseas
38.Inthispassage,“outofsightandoutofmind”(Lines2-3,Para.3)probablymeans________。
A)beingunabletothinkproperlyforlackofinsight
B)beingtotallyoutoftouchwithbusinessathome
C)missingopportunitiesforpromotionwhenabroad
D)leavingallcareandworrybehind
39。
Accordingtothepassage,whatisanimportantconsiderat