江西师范大学英语考研试题.docx

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江西师范大学英语考研试题

2004年江西师范大学英语考研试题

partIListeningComprehension（30Minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthe

fourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D],anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.（10points）

1.[A]Hewillnotgobecausehedidn’tfeelwell.

[B]Hewillnotgobecausehedoesn’tlikeclimbingmountains.

[C]Hewillgothoughheissick.

[D]Hewillgobecausetheexercisemightdohimgood.

2.[A]Itishavingfinancialtrouble.

[B]Itschemistryprogramisverypopular

[C]Thefeesforthechemistrycoursehavebeenreduced.

[D]Thenumberofstudentshasdoubled.

3.[A]Billjustlearnedtoplaythepiano.

[B]Billplaysthepianoverywell.

[C]Billisproudofhimself.

[D]Billactuallycan’tplaythepiano.

4.[A]Shedoesn’tneedanumbrella.

[B]Shehasputherumbrellainthecar

[C]Shecan’tfindherumbrella.

[D]Shewillborrowtheman’sumbrella.

5.[A]Giveuplookingforthebook..

[B]Checktheclassroomagain.

[C]Buyanewbook.

[D]Askaboutthebookattheinformationdesk.

6.[A]Pay$26forthegloves.

[B]Buytheleathergloves.

[C]Buytwopairsofgloves.

[D]Shewillprobablybuytheartificialleathergloves.

7.[A]ThatpictureisdrawnbySusan.

[B]Susanisyoungerthanwhatshelooksinthepicture.

[C]ThatpicturemattersalottoSusan.

[D]Susanislessbeautifulthanwhatshelooksinthepicture.

8.[A]Shepreferstoexerciseinthemorning.

[B]Itisimportanttowarmupbeforeexercising.

[C]Themanshouldstartrunningdaily.

[D]Themanshouldcontinuehisexerciseprogram.

9.[A]Waituntilthesaleisover.

[B]Watchfortheadonthetelevision.

[C]ReturnhissuittoConrad’s.

[D]Buyanewsuit.

10.[A]$16

[B]$12

[C]$8

[D]$4

SectionB

Directions:

Questions11-15arebasedonaspeechyouaregoingtohear.Afterhearingthespeech,youwillbegivenfiveminutestoanswerthequestions.Youranswertoeachquestionshouldbearound10words.WriteyouransweronAnswerSheet.Thenyouwillhearthespeechagaintocheckyouranswers.Nowyouaregivenfifteensecondstogooverthequestionsfirst.（5points）

11.Whatisthetopicunderdiscussion?

12.WhendidtheConstitutionConventiontakeplace?

13.Severalfamouspeoplearementionedinthisspeech.Whoarethey?

14.HowmanyamendmentshavebeenmadetotheConstitutionaccordingtothespeaker?

15.HowdoesthelecturerfeelabouttheConstitution?

SectionC

Directions:

Youwillhearapassage.Whileyouarelistening,youshouldtakenotes.Afterhearingthepassage,youwillbegivenfiveminutestoaccomplishthetaskassigned.WriteyouransweronAnswerSheet.Thenyouwillhearthepassageagaintocheckyouwork.Nowyouaregiven3secondstogooveryourtaskfirst.（5points）

16.Pleasetellthemainideaofthepassageinnomorethan50words.（5points）

PartIIReadingComprehension（50Minutes）

Directions:

Readeachpassageandanswerallthequestionsthatfollowthepassage.Onyouranswersheet,circletheletterthatbestanswersthequestion.（30points）

PassageOne

OneofthemoreambitiousprojectsatMIT’srobotlaboratoryisbuildingrobotsthesizeof

gnats,justafewmillimetersindiameter.DrAnitaFlynnspeculatesthathordesofthemmight

somedayhuntdowncroppestsormunchbarnaclesoffships.Theymightperformintricate

microsurgery.Afewglowinggnatbots,movinginpatternsthroughyourhair,couldcreateanew

fashionindustry.Thereare,ofcourse,someproblemstobeovercomefirst.

Thebrainofagnatbotisasiliconchip,andchipsarealreadyquitesmall.Intheorythearms,

legsandsensorsofagnatbotcanalsobeetcheddirectlyontosilicon.Suchtechniqueshave

alreadybeenusedtobuildmicroscopicrevolvingrotorandotherbitsofmachinery.Butabig

problemisthemotor.Apetrolengineacoupleofmillimetersacrossistoosillytocontemplate.

Likewisesteam.ButMrStephenBartatMITisworkingonanideaforanelectricmotorthatjust

mightwork.

Somematerials,calledpiezoelectricmaterials,changeshapewhenanelectriccurrentis

appliedtothem.SomeJapanesecompaniesandGermany’sDaimlerBenzarealreadybuilding

palm-sizedmotorsfromsuchmaterials.Thetrickistolaydownaringofpiezoelectricmaterial,

thenapplyanelectriccurrenttothematerialssothatawavemovesaroundthering.Pressthering

toanotherpartandthesecondpartwillmove,carriedbythewavesbeneathit.Theresultisa

motor.

Becausetheyarestrong,quietandring-shaped,suchmotorsarealreadyusedtoautofocus

cameras.Theymaysoonbeusedtopowercarwindows.MrBarthasanotheridea.Verysmall

ringsofpiezoelectricmaterial

amillimeterorsmallerindiameter

canbedeposited

directlyonthesurfaceofachip,togetherwiththewiringneededtobringelectricitytothem.This

motor-on-a-chipmightjustprovecapableofpoweringagnatbot

providedsomeonecanalso

buildanequallytinybattery.

17.Whatisthepurposeofmentioningcroppestsandbarnacles?

[A]Toprovideexamplesofgnatbots’power.

[B]Tocomparesimilarityintheirsizes.

[C]Toshowtwostagesofrobotdevelopment.

[D]Tocontrastdifferencesintheirfunctions.

18.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They”refertointhefirstparagraph?

[A]Projects.[B]Gnats.

[C]Robots.[D]Croppestsorbarnacles.

19.Whyisapetrolengineacoupleofmillimetersacrosstoosillytocontemplate?

[A]Itcannotprovideenoughpower.

[B]Itworkslikeasteamengine.

[C]Itstechniqueisnotadvanced.

[D]Itssizeisunimaginablysmall.

20.Piezoelectricmotorsmaysoonbeusedtoprovidepowerfor____________.

[A]autofocuscameras[B]steamers

[C]Carwindows[D]petrolengines

21.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhypiezoelectricmotorsareusedtoautofocus

cameras?

[A]Theyarering-shaped[B]Theyarequiet

[C]Theyareinexpensive[D]Theyarepowerful.

22.Besidesmotor,whatelseisalsoneededtodevelopinordertopoweragnatbot?

[A]Piezoelectricmaterial.[B]Tinybattery.

[C]Siliconchip.[D]Necessarywiring.

PassageTwo

MusicalcomedyisaparticularAmericankindoftheatricalentertainment,developedinthe

twentiethcenturyfromanumberofdiversedramaticandmusicalelements.Thesecanbe

identified,butthemixturecalledmusicalcomedycannotbesoaccuratelydefined.Related,

sometimesonlyindirectly,toearlyballadopera,minstrelshow,vaudeville,operetta,and

burlesque,itislikeandunlikeallofthese.

Musicalcomedydiffersfromcomicoperaandoperettainthatitadherestoalessformalized

andmorevernacularstyleinitsmusic,dialogue,anddances.Itdiffersfromvaudevilleandvariety

（whichmayalsocontainmusicanddialogue）inthatitpossessesatleastarudimentaryplot,and

usuallyinvolvesamuchmoreelaborateproduction.Itresemblesmorecloselythenonnudity

“burlesques”ofthelaternineteenthcenturyinitsassociationofmusicandcomedy,butunlike

themitisnotrestrictedtoimitationorparody.Thecriticin1894whosaidthatthemusical

comedyhesawwas“atindefinablemélangeofmusicanddrama”probablycameascloseto

definitionasanyonesince.

Thenineteenthcentury’sburlesquesandvarietyshowshavebothmusicandcomedy;the

minstrelshowaddeddancingandsodidvaudeville.Thecombinationofmusic,dancing,plot,and

girls（thefinalingredient）thatledeventuallytomusicalcomedyarrivedintheUnitedStateswith

TheBlackCrook.

Therewaslittlerelationshipintheshowamongplot,songs,dances,andgirls（ahundredof

themin“closefittingflesh-coloredtightsandaslittleelseasthelawwillpermit,”thepress

remarked）butthepubliclikeditimmensely.Sinceitpresentedasimplestorylinemoreorless

integratedwithmusic,thatis,a“book”anda“score”,TheBlackCrookdeservestobecalledthe

firststeptowardmusicalcomedy.Itfittedthetheatricalspacebetweenvaudevilleononeextreme,

andoperetta,opera,andseriousdramaontheother.Ithad,naturally,manyimitators,thebestof

whichwasNateSalisbury’sproductionofTheBrook（1879）,whichbuiltitssongs,dances,and

skitsaboutthedeviceofapicnicandhadalongrun.

23.Whymusicalcomedycannotbeaccuratelydefined?

[A]Itislikeandunlikemanyotherforms.

[B]Itisonlyamixtureofvariousforms.

[C]Ithasalessformalizedstyle.

[D]Itdevelopedinthe20thcentury.

24.Musicalcomedydiffersfromvaudevilleandvarietyinthat_______

[A]itisnotrestrictedtoimitationorparody

[B]itisassociatedwithmusicandcomedy

[C]itpossessesatleastarudimentaryplot

[D]itadherestoalessformalizedandmorevernacularstyle

25.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheword“mélange”（inparagraph2）?

[A]Form.B]Art.

[C]Product.[D]Mixture.

26.WhichelementisNOTmentionedinmusicalcomedy?

[A]Monologue.[B]Dancing.

[C]Plot.[D]Music.

27.Musicalcomedystandsinthemiddleoftwoextremes,______and_______.

[A]Music…comedy[B]vaudeville…opera

[C]operetta…drama[D]burlesques…variety

28.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueabout“TheBrook”（1897）?

[A]IthasbeenthebestimitatorofTheBlackCrook.

[B]Itisthefirststeptowardmusicalcomedy.

[C]Ithadbeenpopularforalongtime.

[D]Itis