湖南农业大学612基础英语考研真题.docx

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湖南农业大学612基础英语考研真题

2016年湖南农业大学硕士招生自命题科目试题

科目名称及代码：

基础英语612

试用专业：

外国语言学及应用语言学

考试需带的工具：

考生注意事项：

1所有答案必须做在答题纸上，做在试题纸上一律无效；

2按试题顺序答题，在答题纸上标明题目序号。

I.Paraphrase（20points,2pointseach）

Writeyouranswerontheanswersheet

1.Thegeneratorwasdoused,andthelightswentout.

2.Seriouslookingmenspoketoeachotherasiftheywereobliviousofthecrowdsaboutthem.

3.Whentheystoppedforpetrol,astheywouldhaveto,theirspeechandmannerwouldbetraythem,makingthemconspicuous..

4.Noone,leastofallI,anticipatedthatmycasewouldsnowballintooneofthemostfamoustrialsinU.S.history.

5.Thewordsspatforthwithsuddensavagery,allpretenseofblandnessgone.

6.Theyarecattleinthefields,butwesitdowntobeef.

7.IfHitlerinvadedHellIwouldmakeatleastafavorablereferencetotheDevilintheHouseofCommons.

8.United,thereislittlewecannotdoinahostofcooperativeventures.

9.MarkTwaindigestedthenewAmericanexperiencebeforesharingitwiththeworldaswriterandlecturer.

10.Childrendodgedinandout,theirhighcallsrisingliketheswallows'crossingflightsoverthemusicandthesinging

II.VocabularyandGrammar（20points,1pointeach）

DecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

1.____,heisalwaysmodest.

A.Withallhisprofoundknowledge

B. Becauseofallhisprofoundknowledge

C.WithhisallprofoundknowledgeD.Forhisprofoundknowledge

2.Hishonestyis____;nobodycandoubtit.

A.inquestionB.outofquestion

C.besidethequestionD.withoutquestion

3.Whencookingadeliciousdish,thiskindofspice____intoaccount.

A.mustbetakenB.wastaken

C.hadbeentakenD.wouldhavebeentaken

4.Itwasnotuntilhetookupfishingthathe____torelax.

A.hadbeenbeginningB.began

C.hadbegunD.beginning

5.NotonlyyoubutalsoI____mistakenonthispoint.

A.areB.wereC.haveD.am

6.Thetoneofthearticle__thewriter’smoodatthetime.

AreproducedBreflectedCimaginedDimitated

7.Thisisnottheright__toaskformyhelp;Iamfartoobusyeventolisten.

A.foranyoneB.anyoneC.foreveryoneD.everyone

8.Thejobofastudentaccommodationofficer__agreatmanyvisitstolandladies.

AconcernsBoffersCasksDinvolves

9.Ourfamilydoctor’sclinic__atthejunctionoftwobusyroads.

ArestsBstandsCstaysDseats

10.Shewassofatthatshecouldonlyjust__throughthedoor.

AassembleBappearCsqueezeDgather

11.Aftertheheavyrain,abuilderwascalledtorepairtheroof,whichwas__.

AleakingBtricklingCprominentDnoticeable

12.Thereceptionwasattendedby__membersofthelocalcommunity.

AexcellentBconspicuousCprominentDintentious

13.SharepricesontheStockExchangeplungedsharplyinthemorningbut__slightlyintheafternoon.

AregainedBrecoveredCrestoredDrevived

14.Hisbrainhasworkedawayontheideaofauniversalcure.

ArichBquickCproductiveDfertile

15.Thecouplehasdonatedanot__amountofmoneytothefoundation.

AinconsiderableBinconsiderate

CinaccurateDincomparable

16.Aren'tyoutired?

I____youhaddoneenoughfortoday.

A.shouldhavethoughtB.musthavethought

C.mighthavethoughtD.couldhavethought

17."Itseemsthatshewasthereattheconference."Thesentencemeansthat

A.sheseemstobethereattheconference.

B.sheseemedtobethereattheconference.

C.sheseemstohavebeenthereattheconference.

D.sheseemedtobeingthereattheconference.

18.WhichofthefollowingadverbscanNOTbeusedtocomplete"_____everybodycame"?

A.NearlyB.QuiteC.PracticallyD.Almost

19.In"Howmuchdoyouthinkheearns?

"howmuchis______ofthesentence.

A.thesubjectB.theadverbial

C.theobjectD.thecomplement

20."Themanpreparingthedocumentsisthefirm'slawyer"hasallthefollowingpossiblemeaningsEXCEPT

A.themanwhohaspreparedthedocuments...

B.themanwhohasbeenpreparingthedocuments...

C.themanwhoispreparingthedocuments...

D.themanwhowillpreparethedocuments...

III.Cloze（30points,1.5pointseach）

Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageinthecorrespondingblanks.MarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre. 

Howmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown;

（1）____,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertain

（2）____toexpressthoughtsandfeelings,actionsandthings,（3）____theycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreed（4）____certainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbe（5）____torepresentthosesounds,andwhichcouldbe（6）_____.Thosesounds,whetherspoken,（7）_____writteninletters,wecallwords.

Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheir（8）____thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecome（9）____withmeaningforusbyexperience;（10）._____thelongerwelive,themorecertainwords（11）_____tousthehappyandsadeventsofourpast:

andthemorewe（12）____,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtous（13）____.

Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappeal（14）____toourmindsandemotions.This（15）_____andtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecall（16）____style.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterof（17）____.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusic,andwhich（18）_____theirpositionandassociationcan（19）____mentotears.Weshould,therefore,learntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately, or theywill（20）____ourspeech or writingsillyandvulgar. 

（1）A.inadditionB.inotherwordsC.inawordD.insummary

（2）A.soundsB.gesturesC.signsD.movements

（3）A.suchthatB.asthatC.sothatD.inthat

（4）A.inB.withC.ofD.upon

（5）A.speltB.combinedC.writtenDcopied

（6）A.writtendownB.handeddownC.rememberedD.observed

（7）A.andB.yetC.alsoD.or

（8）A.functionsB.associationsC.rolesD.links

（9）A.filledB.fullC.liveD.active

（10）A.butB.orC.yetD.and

（11）A.reappearB.recallC.rememberD.recollect

（12）A.readandthinkB.readandrecall

C.readandlearnD.readandrecite

（13）A.raisesB.increasesC.improvesD.emerges

（14）A.intensivelyB.extensivelyC.broadlyD.powerfully

（15）A.charmingB.academicC.conventionalD.common

（16）A.writtenB.spokenC.literaryD.dramatic

（17）A.signsB.wordsC.styleD.sound

（18）A.inB.onC.over   D.by

（19）A.moveB.engageC.makeD.force

（20）A.transformB.changeC.makeD.convert

IV.Reading（40points,2pointseach）

Readthefollowingpassagesandanswerthemultiple-choicequestions;decideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Passage1 

Whatisthenatureofthescientificattitude,theattitudeoftheman or womanwhostudiesandappliesphysics,biology,chemistry,geology,engineering,medicine or anyotherscience?

Weallknowthatscienceplaysanimportantroleinthesocietiesinwhichwelive.Manypeoplebelieve,however,thatourprogressdependsontwodifferentaspectsofscience.Thefirstoftheseistheapplicationofthemachines,productsandsystemsofappliedknowledgethatscientistsandtechnologistsdevelop.Throughtechnology,scienceimprovesthestructureofsocietyandhelpsmantogainincreasingcontroloverhisenvironment.

Thesecondaspectistheapplicationbyallmembersofsocietyofthespecialmethodsofthoughtandactionthatscientistsuseintheirwork.

Whatarethesespecialmethodsofthinkingandacting?

Firstofall,itseemsthatasuccessfulscientistisfullofcuriosity-hewantstofindouthowandwhytheuniverseworks.Heusuallydirectshisattentiontowardsproblemswhichhenoticeshavenosatisfactoryexplanation,andhiscuriositymakeshimlookforunderlyingrelationshipsevenifthedataavailableseemtobeunconnected.Moreover,hethinkshecanimprovetheexistingconditionsandenjoystryingtosolvetheproblemswhichthisinvolves.

Heisagoodobserver,accurate,patientandobjectiveandapplieslogicalthoughttotheobservationshemakes.Heutilizesthefactsheobservestothefullestextent.Forexample,trainedobserversobtainaverylargeamountofinformationaboutastarmainlyfromtheaccurateanalysisofthesimplelinesthatappearinaspectrum.

Heisskeptical-hedoesnotacceptstatementswhicharenotbasedonthemostcompleteevidenceavailable-andthereforerejectsauthorityasthesolebasisfortruth.Scientistsalwayscheckstatementsandmakeexperimentscarefullyandobjectivelytoverifythem.

Furthermore,heisnotonlycriticaloftheworkofothers,butalsoofhisown,sinceheknowsthatmanistheleastreliableofscientificinstrumentsandthatanumberoffactorstendtodisturbobjectiveinvestigation.

Lastly,heishighlyimaginativesinceheoftenhastolookforrelationshipsindatawhicharenotonlycomplexbutalsofrequentlyincomplete.Furthermore,heneedsimaginationifhewantstomakehypothesesofhowprocessesworkandhoweventstakeplace.

Theseseemtobesomeofthewaysinwhichasuccessfulscientist or technologistthinksandacts.

1.Manypeoplebelievethatsciencehelpssocietytoprogressthrough

A.appliedknowledge.B.morethanoneaspect.

C.technologyonly.D.theuseofmachines.

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECTaboutcuriosity?

A.Itgivesthescientistconfidenceandpleasureinwork.

B.Itgives