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2对外经济贸易大学761基础英语

对外经济贸易大学2012年基础英语考研真题

PartIMultipleChoice（35%）

SectionOne:

ChoosefromA,B,CorDtheonethatbestcompleteseachblank.MarkthecorrectchoiceforeachblankonyourANSWERSHEET（10points）.

1.Thereisa______differenceintreatmentofcreditorsinEurope—Britain,Ireland,theNetherlandsandScandinaviancountriesarethefriendliest,whileItalyandSpaintheworst.

A.crude

B.harsh

C.brisk

D.stark

2.We’vegotallthedifferentcompaniesworkingtogetherandwehaveproveditworksandiscommercially______

A.viable

B.practical

C.potential

D.feasible

3.Ahistorycurriculumisoftena______signofhowanationanditselitesseethemselvesasvictimsofcolonialismorpractitionersofimperialpower.

A.marking

B.saying

C.telling

D.imposing

4.Theideaoftravelingforwardintothefutureorbackintothepasthasalwaysfascinatedsciencefictionwriters.The‘grandfather______’istheargumentmanypeopleusetosuggestthattimetravelisimpossible.

A.paradox

B.paradigm

C.paranoia

D.paraphia

5.Theweatherwasnowsosevere,andthehardshipsoftravelingsogreat,thatheresolvedtohaltforthewinter,atthefirst______place.

A.reasonable

B.approximate

C.mandatory

D.eligible

6.In18thcentury,sendingkidnappedAfricanpeopletocertaindeathwasnotconsideredacrimebecausetheywere“goods”,todowithastheowner______.

A.feltfree

B.sawfit

C.tookpick

D.setforth

7.Womenonthewholewillwanttomarrymenwhoareeither_______themselves,ortheirsuperior,insocio-economicandintellectualattainment.

A.onaparwith

B.uptoparwith

C.parfor

D.parat

8.Ratherthan____________moneyinsuchadishonestway,hewouldbeginthestreets.

A.havinggot

B.get

C.getting

D.toget

9.Weputalotofhardworkintolocalinitiatives,andthat’sreallystartingto______now.

A.payoff

B.payout

C.payup

D.payback

10.Onlinecopyrightscomeatthetopbecauseofthepowerfullobbyingofmusiccompanies,______facedwitharapidlyerodingbusinessmodelthanasvictimsofcrime.

A.havingbetterdescribedasfirms

B.whicharedescribedtobefirms

C.whicharebetterdescribedasfirms

D.describedasfirmstobebetter

SectionTwo:

ChoosefromA,B,CorDtheonethatidentifiesthestylisticproblemwitheachofthefollowingsentences.MarkthecorrectchoiceonyourANSWERSHEET（10points）.

11.Thevettoldmehewasfine.BecauseIhadgivenhimwhatheneeded:

milkandawarmblanket.

A.fragment

B.runon

C.correct

D.choppy

12.WhocouldrememberbackthatfarbackanywayexceptmaybeEinsteinorsomememorygeniusbutnotapoorteacher?

A.fragment

B.runon

C.commasplice

D.correct

13.Thesecondpartofthebook,andthebestpartinmyopinion,takesuptheperiodofRevolution.

A.fragment

B.runon

C.commasplice

D.correct

14.Thespringwillcontinuetobounce.Itwillbounceatitsnaturalfrequency.Itwilldothisuntilalloftheenergyisusedup.Thisisenergythatwasoriginallyputintoit.

A.commasplice

B.runon

C.choppy

D.correct

15.Windisanenduringsourceofpower.Waterisalsoanunlimitedenergysource.Damsproducehydraulicpower.Theyhaveexistedforalongtime.Windmillsarerelativelynew.

A.runon

B.choppy

C.correct

D.fragment

16.Shetookdanceclasses,butshehadnonaturalgraceorsenseofrhythm,sosheeventuallygaveuptheideaofbecomingadancer.

A.correct

B.runon

C.fragment

D.choppy

17.HenryFordwantedtousetheprofitstoexpandthecompany’sfactoriesthiswasanunusualideaatthetime.

A.commasplice

B.fragment

C.runon

D.correct

18.Wecanallnameslangexpressionsthathavegoneoutofdate,forinstance,“righton”and“groovy”werepopularinourparents’generation.

A.commasplice

B.correct

C.choppy

D.runon

19.SinceIhaddifficultyunderstandingthedoctor’slanguage,butthenursemademyconditionmuchdearertounderstand.

A.runon

B.choppy

C.correct

D.fragment

20.Atthebackoftheclassroom,Ninasatwithherarmscrossed,glaringatherteacher,Mr.Beane,herbodylanguageindicatedthatEnglishwasherleastfavoritesubject.

A.fragment

B.runon

C.commasplice

D.correct

SectionThree:

ChoosethecorrectheadingsforeachofthefollowingparagraphsmarkedwithBtoF.WriteyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET（5points）.

ListofHeadings

iCanunhappyconsumersvote“No”?

iiAffluencedoesnotfreeusfromworries.

iiiOnedropout,onevote—formulafordisaster

ivAlargepopulationdoesnotfitinthishi-techera.

vWhatarethelongtermconsequences?

viTheconsumeractivistsinterveneastheThird-Party.

viiWheredoesthemotivationcomefrom?

viiiWhatisthepricewepay?

ixAhordeofeconomicparasitesposesthebigproblem.

ExampleAnswer

ParagraphAii

21ParagraphB_____________

22ParagraphC_____________

23ParagraphD_____________

24ParagraphE_____________

25ParagraphF_____________

AInAmericatodaypeopleworkfewerhours,havemoresecurityandrealwealththaneverbefore,andyetweareanunhappypeopleinvolvedinmuchsocialdissent.Wearefrustratedoverpoverty,equalrights,changingsocialmores,campusrevolt,pollution,andourenvironment.Thethingsweworryabouttodaywere,ofcourse,problemsyearsago,butweweretoobusy,tooinsecure,toopoortodomuchaboutthem.Perhapsweshouldbethankfulfortheaffluencethathasmadeitpossibleforustomovethese“oldproblems”upwardonourscaleofpriorities.Atthesametimeweshouldrecognizethatwhileaffluenceprovidesthemeansitdoesnotnecessarilyprovidethewisdomforinstantlycopingwiththecomplexsocialproblemsnowconcerningus.

BUntilquiterecently,wehavebeensobusygrowinginanindustrialsense,andwehaveenjoyedthefruitsofourlaborsomuch,thatwehavehadlittletimeorresourcestodevotetothosebroadsocialproblemscreatedbyourrapidlyadvancingtechnology.Nosmallpartofthistechnologicaladvancehasbeeninagriculture.Thosepersonsleftinagriculturetodayaretheeconomicsurvivorsofthegreatestmassmigrationinthehistoryofman.Hadtherebeennoout-migrationfromagricultureoverthepast35years,ourpresentfarmpopulationwouldbe55millionratherthan10million.Thissuddendisplacementincludesmanywhohaveneitherthecapacitynoryentolearnandmasteranewprofession—manywhofinditdisagreeabletoworkbytheclockandcalendar.Manyofthesearethetechnologicaldropoutswhoarcintrouble—whoarebothaburdenandresponsibilityofourmodernsociety—whoareasourceofdiscontentinthistimeofaffluence.

CNumberedamongthedropoutsandothertechnologicalmisfitsaremanyofouryouthwho,supportedbyaffluentparents,havenothadtoworrymuchaboutbecomingproductivecitizens.Suddenlyweareawareofalargeandgrowinggrouplivingontheleavingsofahighlyproductivesociety.Earliersocietieshavehadtheirleisureclassesbutneverbeforeinhistoryhassolargeaproportionofasocietybeenfreeoftheworriesofseekingthebareessentialsoffood,shelter,andclothing.Theperplexingproblemfacingusishowtoabsorbthesetechnologicaldropoutsandmakethemproductive.

DThisgrowinghordeofeconomicparasitestakesonaveryseriousmeaninginaone-member,one-votedemocraticsociety.Stillintheminority,theirpresenceislargelymanifestedinsocialmeddling—incontemplationaboutthewelfareoftheirfellowman.Onesuchmovementwevaguelycallconsumerism,inwhichactivistschampionissueswhichappeartobebeneficialtoconsumers.Thetermimpliesprotectionoftheconsumer,butthefloodofproposalsforwaysandmeansofprotectingtheconsumerarenotgenerallytraceabletothoseseekingprotectionforthemselves.Tothecontrary,thespecificissuesofconsumerismareinitiatedbythosewho,forassortedreasons,seektoprotectothersfromharm.

ETheconsumeractivistobviouslyrangefromselfishtounselfish,fromdishonesttohonest,fromthoughtlesstowellinformed.Whateverhismotives,theycontendsthatconsumersshouldbeprotectedfromphysicalandeconomicharm,thatconsumersshouldbeinformedandeducatedinproductknowledge,thatconsumersshouldhaveachoiceinthemarketplace,andfinallythatconsumersshouldhaveproperlegalredressforwrongs.Suchvirtuousaimsseemundebatableuntilonerealizesthatunderconsumerismtheyaresubjecttothird-partyinterpretationwhichmayormaynotbeintheconsumerinterest.Thethird-partyvaluescanalwaysbemadetoappearrational,andareoftenvigorouslysupportedbythegeneralpublic.Asaresult,innumerablelaws,andregulationsarerapidlydisplacingthefreedecisionoftheindividualinthemarketplace,andtherightoftheconsumertochooseincreasinglybecomesamockery.

FRiskisinherentineveryconsumerpurchase.Theeffortsofmantoeliminateriskinthemarketplacearepointlessbecausethereductionofonekindofriskmustalwaysbeaccompaniedbyacompensatingincreaseinanotherkindofrisk.Thecostofprotectionisdeprivation.Wecan,ifwedesire,achieveahighdegreeofautosafetybyreducingspeed;butsocietyrejectsthesacrificeandinstead,withthesafetybelt,acceptsalowersafetylevelrequiringlesssacrifice.

PartIIReadingComprehension（30%）

Choosethebestanswerforeachquestionbasedonthepassages.WriteyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.

Passage1

EveniftheUS’smassivefinancialrescueoperationsucceeds,itshouldbefollowedbysomethingevenmorefar-reaching—theestablishmentofaGlobalMonetaryAuthoritytooverseemarketsthathavebecomeborderless.

Washingtonrecognizesthatthecrisishasbecomeglobal.HankPauls