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广外英语水平考试考研真题与答案
广东外语外贸大学2004年硕士研究生入学考试
英语语言文学及外国语言与应用语言学水平考试试卷
Ⅰ.Cloze(20%)
Fillineachblankwiththewordsgiveninthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.
exampleButdifficultieswelldiscriminating
thoughbasiswhichisAmong
awareuponmadefacesassociated
resultcluesserveifbetween
Theproblemwhichthelearner1inhandlingthemeaningsofsuchcomplexexpressions(andthoseofthemorenumeroustwo-wordcombinations)arewellknownHemayhave2ofunderstandingorinterpretation(especiallywhentheformofanexpressionisapoorguidetoitsmeaning).Hemayhavetroublein3accuratelybetweenvariousmeaningsofthe“same”item-thoseofputout,for4,ortakein.Andagain,hemayneedhelpindistinguishing5expressionswhicharerelatedinform(ofleveloffandlevelup)6notnecessarilyinmeaning.Amongthefeatureswehaveincludedinthedictionarytohelpthestudentdealwithsuchproblems7theregularlistinginentriesof“collocating”words.Wecanconsiderbrieflythespecialadvantagesofthisguidancehere.
Thecollocatesofanexpressionaretheparticularwords8arecommonlycombinedwithittoformsentences.9thewordswhichregularlyappear(assubjects)inthesamesentencesasbringtoblows,forexample,aredisagreement,differenceandrivalryandamongthosehabituallyassociated(asdirectobjects)withbringtoattentionaretroops,platoon,company.Thelearnernormallybecomes10ofthesewordassociations,orcollocations,onebyonethroughmeetingtheminbooksorhearingtheminconversation,andasoneassociationbuilds11anotherhegraduallydevelopsafirmunderstandingofthemeaningsofbringtoblowsandbringtoattention.Theadvantageofbringingtogetheranumberoftheseassociatedwordsinoneplace—asintheentriesshownjustbelow—isthatthestudentis12awareofseveralatthesametime.Asa13thelearningprocesscanbegreatlyspeededup.Anotheradvantage,ofcourse,isthatthestudentcanmakeupsentencesofhisownonthe14ofthecollocatesrecordedinsuchentries,sostrengthening.stillmorehisgrasponthemeaningsoftheheadphrasesthemselves.
Illustrativesentencesindictionaryentriescan15muchthesamepurposeaslistsofcollocates.16theillustrationsarecarefullychosen,theytoowillcontainwordsthatarecharacteristicallyandunambiguously17withtheheadphrases,whichhelptodevelopthelearner’sunderstandingoftheirmeaning.18collocatesandexampleshavedifferentandcomplementarypartstoplayinthedefinitionofmeaning.Inalistofcollocatessomeofthemoreimportant19toourunderstandingofanexpressionareabstractedformtheirrealcontextsandpresentedinahighlycondensedform.Inillustrations,variouskindsofinformation-highlycondensedform.Inillustrations,variouskindsofinformationgrammaticalandstylisticas20aslexical-arecombinedinactualinstancesoflanguageuse,thoughthemostimportantcluestomeaningmayberatherthinlyspread.
Ⅱ.Proof-readingandErrorCorrection(30%)
ThefollowingpassagecontainsFIFTEENerrors.Eachlinecontainsamaximumofoneerror.
Ineachcase,onlyonewordisinvolved.Youshouldcorrectitinthefollowingway.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.
Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“A”signandwritethewordyou
Foranunnecessaryword,believe.tobemissing'intheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.crossouttheunnecessarywordwithaslash"/"andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Example
WhenAartmuseumwantsanewexhibit,
[1]an
Itneverbuysthingsinfinishedformandhangsthemonthewall.
[2]never
Whenanaturalhistorymuseumwantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.
[3]exhibit
Whydosomenewproductssucceed,bringingmillions
ofdollarstoinnovativecompanies,butothersfail,1.
withgreatlosses?
Theanswerisnotsimple,and
certainlywecannotsaythat"good"productssucceed
while"bad"productsfail.Manyproductsthatfunction
wellandseemtomeetconsumerneedshavefallen
bythewayside.Sometimes,virtualidenticalproducts2.
existinthemarketatthesametimewithoneemerged3.
asprofitablewhiletheotherfails.McNealLaboratories'
Tylenolhasbecomesuccessasanaspirinsubstitute,4.
yetBristol-Meyerswentintothetestmarketatabout
thesametimewithNeotrend,alsoasubstitutetoaspirin,5.
thatquicklyfailed.6.
Thenatureoftheproductisafactorintheirsuccess7.
orfailure,buttheimportantpointistheconsumer's
perceptionoftheproductsneed-satisfyingability.8.
Anynewproductconceptionshouldbeaimedat
meetinganycustomerneed,andtheintroductory9.
promotionshouldseektocommunicatethatneed-
satisfyingqualityandmotivatethecustomertrythe10.
product.Often,attitudechangeisinvolved,and,inthe
extreme,changesinlife-stylemaybeseeked.11.
Herethecompanywalksatightrope.Anewproduct
ismoreprobabletobesuccessfulifitrepresentsa12.
trulynovelwayofsolving,acustomerproblem,but
thisverynewness,ifcarriedtoofar,mayaskthecustomer
tolearnnewbehaviorpatterns.Thecustomerwillmakethe
changeiftheperceivedbenefitissufficient,butinertiais
strongandconsumerswilloftennotgototheeffortthatis
required.Duringthelatesixtiesandearlyseventies
Bristol-Meyersmetnewproductfailuresthatexemplify13.
bothoftheseproblems.In1967and1968thecompany
enteredintothemarketwitha$5millionadvertising14.
campaignforFacttoothpaste,andan$11million
campaigntopromoteResolve.Bothproductsfailedquickly,
--notbecausetheywouldn'tworkorbecausetherewas15.
noconsumerneed,butapparentlybecauseconsumers
justcouldseenoreasontoshiftfromanalready
satisfactoryproducttoadifferentonethatpromisedno
newbenefit.
III.Gap-filling(40%)
FillinthefollowingblankswiththeCORRECTWORDorCORRECTFORMofthewordsgivenaccordingtotheMEANINGSofthesentences.Markyouranswersonyour
ANSWERSHEET.
Example
prolong,refuse,delay,postpone,lengthen
Ihopetheoftheappointmentwillnotcauseyoumuchinconvenience.
Thecorrectanswerispostponement.
1.ally,league,union
UnderthemilitarycommandofAhmadShahMausood,afactionleaderwithRabbani,governmentforcescontinuedto
holdmuchofKabullateintheyear,butfightingcontinuedinthearea.
2.obligation,liability,responsibility
MembershipintheUnitedNationsisopentoallpeace-lovingstateswhichaccepttheoftheCharter
3.prospectus,brochure,catalogue.,pamphlet,leaflet
Thetellsbuyershowtoidentifyfraudulentsellersand
howtocopewithfalseclaimsongrading,certification,appreciation,
andvalue.
4.alter,convert,transform,vary
Asinglegeneticcouldallowthesunflowertoconvertsomeofitsoleicacidtoricinoleicacid,anextremelyversatileoilthathasnumerousindustrialuses,includingthemanufactureofplastics,nylon,cosmetics,andlubricants.
5.affection,emotion.,feeling,sentiment
AnnaRoeofNewYorkCitystatedthattherearevocationallysuccessfulpersonswhoarewell-adjustedsociallyandyetwho.show,accordingtotests,moreorlessseveredisabilities.
6.genius,gift,talent
Withcostsofeducatinghandicappedchildrenincreasing,advocatesofbettereducation
forchildrenbegandemandingmorefinancialsupport.
7.celebrate,commemorate,inaugurate,represent
OnOctober14,PresidentEisenhower'sbirthdate,theU.S.PostOfficeDepartmentissued
astamp.
8.career,profession,occupation,employment
Theproblemofinjuryandsicknessreceivedagooddealofpublicityandattentionthisyear.
9.criticism,mark,review,opinion
CriticsgavegoodtothemoviefeaturingJuliaRobertsandHughGrant,whichwasabox-officehitallovertheworld.
10.hedge,dyke.wall.moat.fence
Thecastlewassurroundedbya,whichnowadayscontainedonlyoccasionalrainwater.
11.propose,agreement,suggest,advice
InSeptember,ConstitutionalAffairsMinisterJoeClarkunveilednewaimedatsatisfyingQuebec'sdemandsforfederalreform.
12.rare,scarce,scant,inadequate
WithwartimefoodlargelyoverintheUnitedStates,thereturntopeacetimemethodsinfoodexportingfromthiscountrywillbequickorslowinproportiontotherateatwhichnormalproductionandtraderevivethroughouttheworld.Meantime,worldreliefrequirementsalongwiththecontinuanceofworldshortagesinitemssuchasfatsandoilsandsugardelaytheabandonmentofthecontrols.
13.cure,heal,remedy,treat
Suchhighlevelsofunemploymentcompelledmeasuresintheirview,andsodeeparecessioncalledforsomeeconomicstimulation.
14.individual,personal,private
Althoughallhumanssharethesamesetofgenes,caninheritdifferentformsofagivengene,makingeachpersongeneticallyunique.
15.common,general.popular
AsPeres'spersonalcontinuedtoriseinpublicopinionpollsfollowingthecompletionofIsrael'swithdrawalfromLebanon,bitterexchangesoverTabaandWestBanksettlementpolicybecameincreasinglycommon.
16.just,fair,impartial
InthislettertoAngelina,Sarah.enumeratesthelegalwomensufferedinthe1830sandcomparestheplightofwomenintheUnitedStatestothatofslaves.
17.prolong,extend,lengthen,enlarge
Ashehasn'tsorted-outhisbusinessintheUK,heintendstoapplyfora/anofhispassport.
18.exert,conduct,impose,implement
OnApril1stthelongdelayedoftheUnitedNations'planforpeaceanddecolonizationin