西外考研06年基础英语.docx

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西外考研06年基础英语

西安外国语学院

2006年硕士研究生入学考试试题

考试科目：

基础英语科目代码：

311

PARTONE

I.Vocabulary（15points）

Directions:

Thereare15incompletesentences.EachsentenceisfollowedbyfourchoiceslabeledA,B,C,andD.SelecttheonethatbestfitsinwitheachcontextanddrawabaracrossthecorrespondentletterontheAnswerSheet.

1.Inviewofthepetrolshortage,_________willbeplacedontheunnecessaryuseofprivatecarsforpleasure.

A.limitationsB.restrictionsC.rationingD.banning

2.Duringawar,manyofthenormalbasicrightsoftheindividualare___________inthenationalinterest.

A.disregardedB.infringedC.suspendedD.stamped

3.Countriesborderedbytheseahaveapleasant_________climatebecausetheseawarmsthecoastonwinterandcoolsitinsummer.

A.arborealB.aquaticC.maritimeD.ocean

4.Crimesofviolenceappeartobequite__________;butpsychologistscanusuallyfindamotivehiddenawayinthecriminal’schildhood.

A.senselessB.sensationalC.nonsensicalD.sensitive

5.I’mafraidtheresultofthecomingelectionisa_________conclusion.

A.foregoneB.foreseenC.predictableD.prospective

6.Itispossibletoorganizehouseworksoasto________inefficiencybutnotmonotony.

A.depleteB.minimizeC.diminishD.subtract

7.The_____________ofsocialsecuritybenefitsoftenfeelthattheyarecontributingmorethantheyinfactreceiveintermsofmedicalcare,pensions,etc.

A.receiptsB.receiversC.recipientsD.payees

8.IfsiliconchipsaregoingtobesignificantandprofitablethenBritainoughttohavea_________intheirmanufacture.

A.stakeB.bidC.betD.flutter

9.Ihadno_________aboutspeakingthelanguagewhenIwasinGreece,itwasdrivingontheothersideoftheroadwhichbothersme.

A.panicB.quakeC.nervousnessD.qualms

10.Ashetookhisfootofftheclutchthecar_________forwardandthepassengerwasalmostthrownthroughthewindscreen.

A.lurchedB.swirledC.staggeredD.wobbled

11.AteachracemeetingHawkinsdesperately_______tobeatOwen,buthealwaysarrivesatthetapeasplit-secondbehind.

A.drivesB.exertsC.contendsD.strives

12.SomeofthepeoplelivingontheCouncil’snewestatedecidedtosetupa（an）_________association.

A.occupants’B.dwellers’C.tenants’D.inhabitants’

13.Hethumbedthroughtherose________toseeiftherewasanythinghefanciesforhissouth-facingwall.

A.brochureB.catalogueC.pamphletD.booklet

14.IwasgoingtospendmyholidayinItalynextyearbutthepriceofeverythinghasrather_______theidea.PerhapsIshalltoSpaininstead.

A.boggedmedownB.turnedmeoutC.setmebackD.putmeoff

15.Abrilliantwritercan_________awholesceneeffortlessly.

A.invokeB.provokeC.evokeD.stimulate

II.GrammaticalStructure（15points）

Directions:

Thereare15incompletesentences.Eachisfollowedbyfourpossibleanswers.ChoosetheonethatbestcompleteseachsentenceanddrawabaracrossthecorrespondentletterontheAnswerSheet.

16.Insuchdesperatestrainsdidhefindhimselfthathewasreducedto________violininthestreets.

A.playB.playingC.beplayingD.havingplayed

17.Pleasetrytoremember________hesaidhewasgoingthisafternoon.Ifyoucantellme,Imaybeintimetosavehimfromtrouble.

A.whereB.whenC.howD.what

18.Thosetwinsaresoalikethatitisnexttoimpossibletodistinguish________.

A.whoiswhoB.whichiswhich

C.oneandtheotherD.oneanother

19.You_________hurthisfeelingsbysayingthat,evenifyouthoughtit.

A.didn’tneedtoB.needn’ttoC.hadn’tneededtoD.needn’thave

20.Acaptainnevergives_________ordertoabandon______shipuntilall__________hopeofsavingitislost.

A.the;x;xB.an;a;theC.an;the;xD.the;a;the

21.AftertheArabstatewonindependence,greatemphasiswaslaidonexpandingeducation,withgirlsaswellasboys________togotoschool.

A.tobeencouragedB.beingencouraged

C.tohavebeenencouragedD.beencouraged

22.Toahighlyimaginativewriter,_________isapadpaperandapen.

A.allarerequiredB.allisrequire

C.allthatisrequiredD.allrequiredis

23.He’simprovingslowly_________it’llbealongtimebeforehe’sfitenoughtogobacktowork.

A.butB.forC.asD.unless

24.Languageisacity,tothebuildingof________everyhumanbeingbroughtastone.

A.itB.thisC.thatD.which

25.Atfirstsheaccusedmeofbeingapoliticalfanatic,butshesooncameroundto_________thatmyideaswherenotsoridiculousasshehadsupposed.

A.realizeB.realizingC.haverealizedD.beingrealizing

26.Manypoliticalproblemsaresocomplicatedthatthelaymancannotseethewood_______thetrees.

A.ofB.fromC.forD.with

27.Ireadthatinsomebookor_________;doesitmatterwhichitwas?

A.theotherB.anotherC.othersD.other

28.Allwasconfusionaroundhim;__________heremainedcalmandunruffled.

A.nonethelessB.consequentlyC.otherwiseD.furthermore

29.Heisdeterminedtoimprovehisinnocence,________hehastogotothehighestcourtintheland.

A.eventhoughB.evenasC.evenifD.evenso

30.When_________,manyracistscannotgivealogicalreasonfortheirattitudestowardsotherracialgroups.

A.questioningB.havingbeenquestioned

C.havingquestionedD.questioned

III.Cloze（20points）

SectionA

Directions:

Forquestions31-40,readthetextandthendecidewhichword,A,B,C,orDbestfitseachspace.MakeyourchoicesanddrawabarcrossthecorrespondentletterontheAnswerSheet.

Face-to-faceconversationisatwo-wayprocess:

youspeaktome,Ireplytoyouandsoon.Two-way31dependsonhavingacodingsystemthatisunderstoodbyboth32andreceiver,andanagreedconversationabout33thebeginningandendofthe34inspeech,thecodingsystemisalanguagelikeEnglishorSpanish;theconversationthatonepersonspeaksatatimemayseemtooobviousto35.Infact,the36thatpeopleuseinconversationsandmeetingsareoftennon-verbal.Forexample,loweringthepitchofthevoicemaymeantheendofasentence;a37ofbreathmaysignalthedesireto38,catchingthechairman’seyemayindicatethedesiretospeakinaformalsettinglikea39,aclenchedfistmayindicateanger.Whenthese40signalsarenotpossible.Moreformalsignalsmaybeneeded.

31.A.exchangeB.correspondenceC.interchangeD.communication

32.A.transmitterB.messengerC.senderD.announcer

33.A.signalingB.symbolizingC.signingD.showing

34.A.ideaB.themeC.topicD.message

35.A.noticeB.mentionC.recognizeD.judge

36.A.cluesB.signalsC.featuresD.symbols

37.A.deepholdB.noisyreleaseC.bigpuffD.sharpintake

38.A.interfereB.interactC.interruptD.intercept

39.A.debateB.lectureC.chatD.broadcast

40.A.auditoryB.visualC.verbalD.sensory

SectionB

Directions:

Forquestions41-50,readthetextanddecideonasuitablewordtofilleachofthegaps.Rememberthereisonewordforeachgap.WriteyouanswerontheAnswerSheet.

Inthisweek’sissue,ourresidentfilmcriticdiscussesthe41ofcinemagoing,andtheaudienceswho42chewinghot-dogs,slurpingdrinks,gossipingandrustlingcrisppacketstoactually43thefilm.Faircomplaint,orjustcinemasnobbery?

It’sthemunchersandtalkers,notthosewhocomplainaboutthem,whoarespoiling44people’ssimplepleasuresandthe45seemtometobeself-evident.Junkfoodsandevenpopcornandchocices,wheneatenina46andpossiblycrowdedspace,areinclinedtodemandlivingspaces.Theyspread47about—usuallyontoother’sclothing.Crisps,peanutsandboiledsweetsmakealotof48,firstwhenbeingunpackedthenwhenbeingcrunchedorsucked.Thesearedefinite49,especiallyifyouyourself—havingmerelycometoseeorhearthefilm—arenoteatingandnotthereforegenerouslysharingyourfriedonions,mustardandketchupwiththetrousersofthestrangerinthe50seat.

IV.ReadingComprehension（10points）

Directions:

Hereisatext.ThepartsA-Fhavebeenremoved.MatchthepartsA-Ftothenumberedgapsinthetext.Thereisoneextrapartwhichdoesnotbelonginanyofthegaps.

ProfessorKimurahasnowdiscoveredthathomosexualmentendtodoworseintargetingtasks,butaresuperiorinotherareas,forexample,listingthingsthatareaparticularcolor.Thisgoesonestepfurthertowardssupportingthetheorypartofthebrainispre-programmed.

Butdespiteallthedifferencesthatappeartohaveemergedbetweenmaleandfemalebrains,ProfessorKimura’sstudiesindicatethatthesexesstillhavingsomethingquitestrikinglyincommon:

both,itappears,aresensitivetohormonalfluctuationthroughouttheirlives.

51_________________NowProfessorKimurahasdiscoveredthatmalesperformbestonmental-rotationtestsinthespringwhen,contrarytopopularbelief,malelevelsofthehormonetestosteroneareattheirlowest.Autumn,whentestosteronelevelsarehigh,iswhenhermalesubjectsfareworstintests.

52_________________

Moreover,weaknessesincertainskillsarenotfixedimmutable.Extratraininginweakareasforbothsexescangofartowardsrectifyingthegenderbalance.

53_________________

It’sagoodstepforwardtowardsgreaterharmonybetweenmenandwomen.Itmeanstheycanworktowardsunderstandingandhelpingeachother,evenonthemostbasiclevel.

54_________________

Furthermore,saysDr.Apter,th