四川外语学院二外英语考研真题.docx

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四川外语学院二外英语考研真题

四川外语学院2011年二外英语考研真题

.Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarkedＡ,Ｂ,ＣandＤChoosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.WriteyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.（15％）

1.CharlesBabbageisgenerallyconsidered_________thefirstcomputers.

A.toinventB.inventingCtohaveinventedD.havinginvented

2.________wasonceregardedasimpossiblehasnowbecomeareality.

A.WhatＢ.ThatＣ.WhichＤ.As

3._______fromthetopofthehill,thelakesceneryisbeyonddescription.

A.ToseeＢ.SeeingＣ.SeenＤ.Having

4.Threedayslaterwordcame________ourcountryhadsentupanotherman-madesatellite.

A.whenＢ.whichＣ.thatＤ.where

5.Thereason________hegivesforbeingabsentfromtoday’smeetingisunacceptable.

AwhichＢ.forwhichＣ.inwhichＤ.why

6.Ifyouneedfurtherinformation,please_______ouroffice.

A.constantＢ.constructＣ.contactＤ.contain

7.Butfortherain,we________aniceholiday.

A.shouldhaveＢ.wouldhavehadＣ.wouldhaveＤ.willhavehad

8.Itwasnotuntilmid-night________theirwayoutoftheforest.

A.whentheyfoundＢ.thattheyfound

c.didtheyfindＤ.thattheydidn’tfind

9.Johncomplainedtothebooksellerthattherewereseveralpages________inthedictionary.

A.missingＢ.losingＣ.droppingＤ.leaking

10.________youwerebusy,Iwouldn’thavebotheredyouwithmyquestions.

ＡIfIrealizedＢ.HadIrealized

Ｃ.DidIhaverealizedthatＤ.AsIrealized

11._________,hefelttiredoutaftertheeight-hourlongjourney.

Ａ.StrongasheisＢ.Thestrongerheis

Ｃ.StrongmanthatheisＤ.Forheisstrong

12.We’llhavetofinishthejob,_________.

Ａ.longittakeshoweverＢ.ittakeshoweverlong

Ｃ.longhoweverittakesＤ.howeverlongittakes

13.Isthismuseum_________someofyourfriendsvisitedlastmonth?

ＡthatＢ.whereＣinwhichＤ.theone

14.Shefailedtocallthedoctor’sassistantto________herappointment.

Ａ.greetＢ.missＣruinＤ.cancel

15.Idecidedtostopandhaveadrink,_________Iwasfeelingquitethirsty.

Ａ.forＢ.moreoverＣconsequentlyＤ.whereas.

.Eachofthefollowingsentencescontainsonemistake.AmongthefourchoicesmarkedＡ,Ｂ,ＣandＤ,choosetheoneinwhichyouthinkthemistakeisandwriteyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.（10％）

1.Wefeelcomfortablewithpeoplewithphysicalqualitiessimilarasours.

ABCD

2.Childhoodisatimethattherearefewresponsibilities.

ABCD

3.ThomasMalthuspublishedhis“EssayonthePrincipleofPopulation”almost

A

200yearsago.Eversincethen,forecastershavebeingwarningthatworldwidefamine

BC

wasjustaroundthenextcorner.

D

4.Ithinkeventeachersoflanguage,whilerecognizingtheimportanceofagood

A

accent,tendtoneglect,intheirpracticalteaching,thebranchofstudyconcerning

BC

withspeakingthelanguage.

D

5.Thepresidentofthecompany,togetherwiththeworkers,areplanninga

AB

conferenceforthepurposeofsolvingfinancialproblems.

CD

6.WestronglysuggestthatHenryistoldabouthisphysicalconditionassoon

ABCD

aspossible.

7.Whenamangrowsup,hecannolongerexpectotherstopayforhisfood,

AB

hisclothes,andhisroom,buthastoworkifhewantstolivecomfortable.

CD

8.Anexplosiveeruptionoccurredinthemorningof14July,following2hours

ABC

ofverylowseismicactivity.

D

9.Lifeinsuranceisfinancialprotectionfordependentsagainstlossresultingfrom

ABC

thebreadwinner’sdeath.

D

10.Peoplewholiveinsmalltownsoftenseemtobefriendlierthanthoseliving

ABC

indenselypopulatedareas.

D

Ⅲ.Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkeda,b,candd.ChoosethebestoneandwriteyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.（25％）

PassageOne

Nooneknowsexactlyhowmanydisabledpeoplethereareintheworld,butestimatessuggestthefigureisover450million.ThenumberofdisabledpeopleinIndiaaloneisprobablymorethandoublethetotalpopulationofCanada.

IntheUnitedKingdom,aboutoneintenpeoplehavesomedisability.Disabilityisnotjustsomethingthathappenstootherpeople:

aswegetolder,manyofuswillbecomelessmobile,hardofhearingorhavefailingeyesight.

Disablementcantakemanyformsandoccuratanytimeoflife.Somepeoplearebornwithdisabilities.Manyothersbecomedisabledastheygetolder.Therearemanyprogressivedisablingdiseases.Thelongertimegoeson,theworsetheybecome.Somepeoplearedisabledinaccidents.Manyothersmayhaveaperiodofdisabilityintheformofamentalillness.Allareaffectedbypeople’sattitudetowardsthem.

Disabledpeoplefacemanyphysicalbarriers.Nexttimeyougoshoppingortoworkorvisitfriends,imaginehowyouwouldmanageifyoucouldnotgetupsteps,orontobusesandtrains.Howwouldyoucopeifyoucouldnotseewhereyouweregoingorcouldnothearthetraffic?

Butthereareotherbarriers:

prejudicecanbeevenhardertobreakdownandignoranceinevitablyrepresentsbyfarthegreatestbarrierofall.Itisalmostimpossiblefortheable-bodiedtofullyappreciatewhattheseverelydisabledgothrough,soitisimportanttodrawattentiontothesebarriersandshowthatitistheindividualpersonandtheirability,nottheirdisability,whichcounts.

1.Thefirstparagraphpointsoutthat_______.

A.therearemanydisabledpeopleintheworld

B.thenumberofdisabledpeopleinIndiaisthegreatest

C.IndiahasmuchmoredisabledpeoplethanCanada

Ditisimpossibletogetanexactfigureoftheworld’sdisabledpeople

2.Thelastwordofthepassage“counts”mostprobablymeans_______.

A.ismostimportant

B.isconsidered

C.isincluded

Disnumbered

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

A.eventheable-bodiedmanylosesomeoftheirbodyfunctionswhentheygetolder.

B.thereareaboutl0percentdisabledpersonsintheUK.

C.thewholesociety,shouldpaydueattentiontothebarriersfacedbythedisabledpeople

D.therestillexistsprejudiceagainstthedisabledwhichresultsmainlyfromignorance

PassageTwo

OnThursdayafternoonMrs.Clarke,dressedforgoingout,tookherhandbagwithhermoneyandherkeyinit,pulledthedoorbehindhertolockitandwenttotheover-60sClub.ShealwayswentthereonThursdays.Itwasaniceoutingforanoldwomanwholivedalone.

Atsixo’clockshecamehome,letherselfinandatoncesmeltcigarettesmoke.Cigarettesmokeinherhouse?

How?

How?

Hadsomeonegotin?

Shecheckedthebackdoorandthewindows.Allwerelockedorfastened,asusual.Therewasnosignofforcedentry.

Overacupofteashewonderedwhethersomeonemighthaveakeythatfittedherfrontdoor-“amasterkey”perhaps.SoshestayedathomethefollowingThursday.Nothinghappened.Wasanyonewatchinghermovements?

OntheThursdayafterthatshewentoutatherusualtime,dressedasusual,butshedidn’tgototheclub.Insteadshetookashortcuthomeagain,lettingherselfinthroughhergardenandthebackdoor.Shesettleddowntowait.

Itwasjustafterfouro’clockwhenthefrontdoorbellrang.Mrs.Clarkewasmakingacupofteaatthetime.Thebellrangagain,andthensheheardherletter-boxbeingpushedopen.Withthekettleofboilingwaterinherhand,shemovedquietlytowardsthefrontdoor.Alongpieceofwireappearedthroughtheletter-box,andthenahand.Thewireturnedandcaughtaroundtheknobonthedoor-lock.Mrs.Clarkeraisedthekettleandpouredthewateroverthehand.Therewasashoutoutside,andtheskinseemedtodropoffthefingerslikeaglove.Thewirefelltothefloor,thehandwaspulledback,andMrs.Clarkeheardthesoundofrunningfeet.

4.Mrs.ClarkelookedforwardtoThursdaybecause________.

A.sheworkedataclubonthatday

B.shevisitedherrelativesonThursdays

C.shevisitedaclubonThursday

DaspecialvisitorcameonThursday

5.Ifsomeonehadmadeaforcedentry_________.

A.Mrs.Clarkewouldhavefoundabrokendoororwindow

B.heorshewasstillinthehouse

C.thingswouldhavebeenthownabout

D.heorshewouldhaveneededamasterkey

6.OnthethirdThursdayMrs.Clarkewentout________.

A.becauseshedidn’twanttomisstheclubagain

B.toseeifthethiefwashangingaboutoutside

C.totheclubbutthenchangedhermind

D.inanattempttotrickthethief

7.Thewirefelltothefloor________.

A.becauseMrs.Clarkerefusedtoopenthedoor

B.whentheman’sglovedroppedoff

C.becauseitwastoohottohold

D.becausethemanjustwantedtogetaway

PassageThree

TheeconomyoftheUnitedStatesafter1952wastheeconomyofawell-fed,almostfullyemployedpeople.Despiteoccasionalalarms,thecountryescapedanypostwardepressionandlivedinastateofboom.Aneconomicsurveyoftheyear1955,atypicalyearofthe1950s,maybetypicalasillustratingtherapideconomicgrowthofthedecade.Thenationaloutputwasvaluedatl0percentabovethatof1954（1955outputwasestimatedat392billiondollars）.Theproductionofmanufacturerswasabout40percentmorethanithadaveragedintheyearsimmediatelyfollowingWorldWarTwo.Thecountry’sbusinessspentabout30billiondollarsfornewfactoriesandmachinery.Nationalincomeavailableforspendingwasalmostathirdgreaterthanithadbeenin1950.Consumersspentabout256billiondollars;thatisabout700milliondollarsaday,orabouttwenty-fivemilliondollarseveryhour,allroundtheclock.Sixty-fivemillionpeopleheldjobsandonlyalittlemorethantwomillionwantedjobsbutcouldnotfindthem.Onlyagriculturecomplainedthatitwasnotsharin