南京大学二外英语考研真题及 答案.docx

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南京大学二外英语考研真题及答案

南京大学二外英语考研真题及参考答案（2009）

Ⅰ.Choosethebestanswerforeachofthefollowingsentences（25%）

1.Beforeleavinghisoffice,themanagershowednosignof_________ourproposals.

A.respondingto

B.showingoff

C.bringingalong

D.pointingout

2.HongKongisa_________city,andstillmorepeoplearepouringin.

A.popular

B.populated

C.populace

D.populous

3.LivinginthecentralAustraliandeserthasitsproblems,_________obtainingwaterisnottheleast.

A.forwhich

B.towhich

C.ofwhich

D.inwhich

4.Ihaven’tthe_________ideawhatyoumean.

A.lightest

B.smallest

C.faintest

D.dimmest

5.I’dratherthatmyfather_________meanipodasabirthdaypresent.Insteadhegaveadiscman.

A.hadgiven

B.gave

C.wouldgive

D.wouldhavegiven

6.Doyouwanttoseemydrivinglicenseormypassport?

Oh,_________.

A.eitherdoeswell

B.eitheronewilldo

C.eachoneisgood

D.eachwillbefine

7.Languagebelongstoeachmemberofthesociety,tothecleaner_________totheprofessor.

A.asmuchas

B.thesameas

C.asfaras

D.aslongas

8.Wemanagedtoreachthetopofthemountain,andhalfanhourlaterwebeganto_________.

A.ascend

B.descend

C.decline

D.plunge

9.Sometimespatientssufferingfromseverepaincanbehelpedby“drugs”thataren’treallydrugsatall_________sugarpillsthatcontainnoactivechemicalelements.

A.orrather

B.ratherthan

C.butrather

D.otherthan

10.Baconandeggs_________commonSundaybreakfastinEngland.

A.isan

B.arethe

C.isa

D.are

11.Don’t_________aboutlunchfortheinstructors,becausetheypromisedtogetsomeonthe

way.

A.bother

B.fuss

C.trouble

D.think

12.Thefactoryhasturnedout_________.

A.twicemoreTVsetsthisyearaslastyear

B.TVsetsthisyeartwiceasmanyaslastyear

C.TVsetstwicemorethisyearthanlastyear

D.twiceasmanyTVsetsthisyearaslastyear

13.Thepurposeofthiselectionistosetupagovernmenttruly_________ofthepeople.

A.typical

B.representative

C.characteristic

D.responsible

14.Idonotbelievethatthisridiculousschemeis_________ofourseriousconsideration.

A.worthless

B.worthwhile

C.worth

D.worthy

15.Americanwomenwere_________therighttovoteuntil1920aftermanyyearsofhard

struggle.

A.ignored

B.denied

C.neglected

D.refused

16.Inthelecture_________hewilltellussomethingaboutmodernEnglishusage.

A.following

B.followed

C.tofollow

D.beingfollowed

17.Ifweletoureyesglide_________thelinesofabook,wewillprobablybeunabletocomeup

withanunderstandingofwhatwehaveread.

A.across

B.in

C.from

D.with

18.Itwasattheexhibitionthatwe_________thiskindofminicarmadeofplastics.

A.cameup

B.cameout

C.cameupon

D.cameupwith

19.Theconcertwas_________startateighto’clock,buttheconductordidnotcomeuntila

quarterpast.

A.aboutto

B.dueto

C.almost

D.readyto

20.Inmostcountries,themetricsystemhasbeen_________forallmeasurement.

A.adapted

B.applied

C.developed

D.adopted

21.You_________worryabouther.She_________wellalready.

A.needn’t,mayget

B.don’tneedto,mayget

C.mustn’t,gets

D.needn’t,mayhavegot

22.Itisn’tquite_________thathewillbepresentatthemeeting.

A.sure

B.exact

C.certain

D.right

23.Theexperimentrequiresmoremoneythan_________.

A.hasbeenputin

B.beingputin

C.havebeenputin

D.tobeputin

24.Everymaninthiscountryhastherighttolivewherehewantsto,_________thecolorofhis

skin.

A.withtheexceptionof

B.inthelightof

C.byvirtueof

D.regardlessof

25.Theteam’seffortstoscorewere_________bytheopposinggoalkeeper.

A.prevented

B.frustrated

C.discouraged

D.accomplished

Ⅱ.Cloze（10%）

Publicityisanypromotionalcommunicationaboutanorganizationoritsproductsthatispresentedbythemediabutisnotpaidforbytheorganization.Publicityusuallytakestheformofanewsstoryappearinginamass1oranendorsementprovidedbyanindividualinformallyorinaspeechorinterview.

Therearethreechannelsfor2publicity.Oneistoprepareastory（oranewsrelease）andmakeit3tothemedia.Theintentionisfortheselectednewspapers,televisionstations,or4mediatoreporttheinformationasnews.Thesecondchannelispersonalcommunicationwithagroup.Apress5willdrawmediarepresentatives6theyfeelthesubjectorspeakerhasnewsvalue.Companytoursandspeechestodifferentgroupsofpeopleareother7ofindividual-to-groupcommunications.Thethirdchannelisone-to-onepersonalcommunication,often8lobbying（游说）.Companieslobbylawmakersorotherpowerfulpeople9anattempttoinfluencetheiropinions,andalsotheirdecisions.In10,firmswillgiveproductstohighlyvisiblepeopleinhopesthatthepeoplewillbeseenusingthem.

Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension（20%）

PassageA

TheordinaryfamilyincolonialNorthAmericawasprimarilyconcernedwithsheerphysicalsurvivalandbeyondthat,itsowneconomicprosperity.Thus,childrenwerevaluedintermsoftheirproductivity,andtheyassumedtheroleofproducerquiteearly.Untiltheyfulfilledthisrole,theirpositioninthestructureofthefamilywasoneofsubordinationandtheirpsychologicalneedsandcapacitiesreceivedlittleconsideration.

Asthesocietybecamemorecomplex,thestatusofchildreninthefamilyandinthesocietybecamemoreimportant.Inthecomplex,technologicalsocietythattheUnitedStateshasbecome,eachmembermustfulfillanumberofpersonalandoccupationalrolesandbeinconstantcontactwithagreatmanyothermembers.Consequently,viewingchildrenaspotentiallyacceptableandnecessarilymultifacetedmembersofsocietymeansthattheyareregardedmoreaspeopleintheirownrightthanasutilitarianorganisms.Thisacceptanceofchildrenasequalparticipantsinthecontemporaryfamilyisreflectedinthevarietyofstatutesprotectingtherightsofchildrenandinthesocialandpublicwelfareprogramsdevotedexclusivelytotheirwell-being.

Thisnewviewofchildrenandtheincreasingcontactbetweenthemembersofsocietyhasalsoresultedinasurgeofinterestinchild-rearingtechniques.Peopletodayspendaconsiderableportionoftheirtimeconferringontheproperwaytobringupchildren.Itisnowpossibletoinfluencethedetailsofthesocializationofanotherperson’schildbyspreadingthegospelofcurrentandfashionabletheoriesandmethodsofchildrearing.

ThesocializationofthecontemporarychildintheUnitedStatesisatwo-waytransactionbetweenparentandchildratherthanaone-way,parent-to-childtrainingprogram.Asaconsequence,socializingchildrenandlivingwiththemoveralongperiodtimeisforparentsamixtureofpleasure,satisfaction,andproblems.

1.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ThePlaceofChildreninUnitedStatesSociety

B.TheChildrenofColonialNorthAmerica

C.TheDevelopmentofCulturalValues

D.TheChildasaUtilitarianOrganism

2.Accordingtotheauthor,childrenincolonialNorthAmericaweremainlyvaluedfortheir_________.

A.academicachievements

B.survivalinstincts

C.physicalcharacteristics

D.productiveroles

3.WhatcanbeinferredaboutformalschoolingincolonialNorthAmerica?

A.Itwasgenerallyrequiredbylaw.

B.Itwasconsideredrelativelyunimportant.

C.Itwasimproperlyadministered.

D.Itwashighlydisciplined.

4.WhichofthefollowingisapossiblecauseofchangesintheroleofthechildintheUnitedStates?

A.Anincreaseintechnology.

B.Thegrowingcomplexityofthechild’spsychologicalneeds.

C.Adecreaseinthechild’sintellectualcapacities.

D.Thegrowingnumberofsingleparentfamilies.

5.Accordingtothepassage,parentshavebecomeincreasinglyinterestedin_________.

A.theirchildren’sfutureoccupations

B.havingsmallerfamilies

C.adoptionprogramsforchildlesscouples

D.child-rearingtechniques

PassageB

Iamoneofthemanycitypeoplewhoarealwayssayingthatgiventhechoicewemanagedtoconvincemyselfthatifitweren’tformyjoblwouldimmediatelyheadoutfortheopenspacesandgobacktonatureinsomesleepyvillageburiedinthecountry.Buthowrealisticisthedream?

Citiescanbefrighteningplaces.Themajorityofthepopulationliveinmassivetowerblocks,noisy,dirtyandimpersonal.Thesenseofbelongingtoacommunitytendstodisappearwhenyoulivefifteenfloorsup.Childrenbecomeaggressiveandnervous—coopedupathomeallday,withnowheretoplay;theirmothersfeelisolatedfromtherestoftheworld.Strangelyenough,whereasinthepasttheinhabitantsofonestreetallkneweachother,nowadayspeopleonthesamefloorintowerblocksdon’tevensayhello.

Countrylife,ontheotherhand,differsfromthiskindofisolatedexistenceinthatasenseofcommunitygenerallybindstheinhabitantsofsmallvillagestogether.Peoplehavetheadvantageofknowingthereisalwayssomeonetoturntowhentheyneedhelp.Butcountrylifehasdisadvantagestoo.Whileitistruethatyoumaybeamongfriendsinavillage,itisalsotruethatyouarecutofffromtheexcitingandimportanteventsthattakeplaceincities.There’slittlepossibilityofgoingtoanewshoworthelatestmovie.Shoppingbecomesamajorproblem,andforanythingslightlyoutoftheordinaryyouhavetogoonanexpeditiontothenearestlargetown.

Somepeoplehavefound（orratherbought）acompromisebetweenthecountryandthecity:

theyhave