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陕西师范大学在读教育硕士期末考试题目英语一
陕西师范大学
2012级免费师范教育硕士英语试题
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PartIVocabularyandStructure(20%)
Directions:
Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.
1.Myjobvariesbetweentheextremelytediousandtheannoyinglybusy.______IthinkIamhappierduringtherealbusytimes:
notimetothinkabouthowboredIam.
A.Onbalance
B.Inaddition
C.Furthermore
D.Asidefrom
2.Weareallinfavorofyourproposalthatthemeeting______.
A.iscalledoffB.shouldcalloffC.istobecalledoffD.becalledoff
3.______,Iwalkedmydearfather.
A.ExhaustedandhungryB.Havingbeenexhaustedandhungry
C.BeingexhaustedandhungryD.Tobeexhaustedandhungry
4.Istoodstill,tryingto______aplausibleexcuse.
A.create
B.produce
C.invent
D.design
5.Anewtechnique______out,theoutputasawholeincreasedby15percent.
A.workingB.havingworked
C.havingbeenworkedDtohavebeenworked
6.Shethinksit’stimewe______freeschoolmeals.
A.didfor
B.didwith
C.didwithout
D.didawaywith
7.Heneverregrettedpaying300Yuanforthebookcase.Asamatteroffacthewouldgladlyhavepaid______forit.
A.asmuchtwiceB.twiceasmuch
C.muchastwiceDastwicemuch
8.Hewasattendingameeting,______cometoyourbirthdaypartythen.
A.unlesshewouldhaveB.orhewould
C.neverthelesshedidnotDorhewouldhave
9.He______thejob______becauseitinvolvedtoomuchtraveling.
A.turned…downB.turned…awayC.turnedoffDturned…over
10.Theyhavemadechangesintheirplansforanewscienceparkasyou.
A.suggestedB.havesuggested
C.hadsuggestedD.suggest
11.InsomeareasofnorthwestChina,intensivefarminghasbroughtaboutsevere_____oftheland,whichaccountedforpoorharvestinrecentyears.
A.deforestationB.dejection
C.delectationDdegeneration
12.Theaccuracyofscientificobservationsandcalculationsisalways_____thescientist’stime-keepingmethods.
A.atthemercyofB.inaccordancewith
C.undertheguidanceof D.bymeansof
13.Manufacturersraisedthepriceofthisproductto______theincreasedcostofmaterial.
A.writeoffB.offset
C.makeforD.abstainfrom
14.Amongotherthingswasthediscussiontoreacha_______tradeagreementbetweenthetwocountries.
A.reciprocalB.merged
C.marketableD.mature
15.NowadaysmoreChinesewouldliketoholdtheirreuniondinnerinposhrestaurants,despitethe______costs.Theyfinditmoreenjoyableandphysicallylessdemanding.
A.hyperbolicB.inexorable
C.exorbitantD.protean
16.ChristmasisaChristianholydayusuallycelebratedonDecember25th_______thebirthofJesusChrist.
A.inaccordancewithB.intermsof
C.infavorofD.inhonorof
17.The_________tooverthrowtherevolutionaryregimewasunearthedandpromptlysmashed.
A.conspiracyB.trick
C.intrigueD.plot
18.Inthelastcoupleofdays,anumberofareasinChinawerehitbyheavysnowfalls,powerfulwindsorsuffocatingsandstorms.Theextremelybadweatherhas________thetransportationsystemintheareas.
A.constrainedB.cussed
C.crippledD.chucked
19.MyfatherisresearchingthespreadofAIDs.Andheis________inhispresentationofexperiments.
A.relevantB.sacred
C.proteanD.meticulous
20.Mr.Johnmadeaverywonderfulafter-dinnerspeech.His________mind,gracefulmannerandfluentwordsmovedalltheparticipantsdeeply.
A.awesomeB.articulate
C.agileD.arbitrary
PartIIReadingComprehension(40%)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.
PassageOne
Whenyourparentsadviseyouto"getaneducation"inordertoraiseyourincome,theytellyouonlyhalfthetruth.Whattheyreallymeanistogetjustenougheducationtoprovidemanpowerforyoursociety,butnotsomuchthatyouproveanembarrassmenttoyoursociety.
Getahighschooldiploma,atleast.Withoutthat,youwillbeoccupationallydeadunlessyournamehappenstobeGeorgeBernardShaworThomasAlvaEdison,andyoucansuccessfullydropoutingradeschool.
Getacollegedegree,ifpossible.WithaB.A.,youareonthelaunchingpad.Butnowyouhavetostarttoputonthebrakes.Ifyougoforamaster'sdegree,makesureitisanM.B.A.,andisfamous.
Doyouknow,forinstance,thatlong-haultruckdriversearnmoreperyearthanfullprofessors?
Yes,theaverage1977salaryforthosetruckerswas$24000whilethefullprofessorsmanagedtoearnjust$23030.
APh.D.isthehighestdegreeyoucanget.Exceptforafewspecializedfieldssuchasphysicsorchemistrywherethedegreecanquicklybeturnedtoindustrialorcommercialpurposes,ifyoupursuesuchadegreeinanyotherfield,youwillfaceadimfuture.TherearemorePh.D.sunemployedorunderemployedinthiscountrythananyotherpartoftheworld.
IfyoubecomeadoctorofphilosophyinEnglishorhistoryoranthropologyorpoliticalscienceorlanguagesorworstofallinphilosophy,youruntheriskofbecomingovereducatedforournationaldemands.Notforourneeds,mindyou,butforourdemands.
ThousandsofPh.D.saresellingshoes,drivingcars,waitingontable,andendlesslyfillingoutapplicationsmonthaftermonth.Theymayalsotakeajobinsomehighschoolorbackwatercollegethatpaysmuchlessthanthejanitorearns.
Youcanequatethelevelofincomewiththelevelofeducationonlysofar.Farenough,thatis,tomakeyouusefultothegrossnationalproduct,butnotsofarthatnobodycanturnmuchofaprofitonyou.
21.Accordingtothewriter,whatthesocietyexpectsofeducationistoturnoutpeoplewho_____.
A.willnotbeadisgracetosocietyB.willbecomeloyalcitizens
C.cantakecareofthemselvesD.canmeetthenation'sdemandsasasourceofmanpower
22.ManyPh.D.sareoutofjobbecause_____.
A.theyareimproperlyeducated
B.theyareoflittlecommercialvaluetotheirsociety
C.therearefewerjobsinhighschools
D.theyprefereasierjobsthatmakemoremoney
23.Thenationisonlyinterestedinpeople_____.
A.withdiplomas
B.whospecializeinphysicsandchemistry
C.whoarevaluabletothegrossnationalproduct
D.bothAandC
24.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?
______
A.BernardShawdidn'tfinishhighschools,nordidEdison.
B.Onemustthinkcarefullybeforepursuingamasterdegree.
C.Thehigheryoureducationlevel,themoremoneyyouwillearn.
D.Ifyouaretoowell-educated,you'llbeovereducatedforsociety'sdemands.
25.Thewriterseeseducationas_____.
A.ameansofprovidingjobsecurityandfinancialsecurityandameansofmeetingacountry'sdemandsfortechnicalworkers
B.awaytobroadenone'shorizons
C.moreimportantthanfindingajob
D.anopportunitythateveryoneshouldhave
PassageTwo
Inthemid-nineteenthcentury,theUnitedStateshadtremendousnaturalresourcesthatcouldbeexploitedinordertodevelopheavyindustry.Mostoftherawmaterialsthatarevaluableinthemanufactureofmachinery,transportationfacilities,andconsumergoodslayreadytobeworkedintowealth.Iron,coal,andoil—thebasicingredientsofindustrialgrowth—wereplentifulandneededonlytheapplicationoftechnicalexpertise,organizationalskill,andlabor.
Onecrucialdevelopmentinthismovementtowardindustrializationwasthegrowthoftherailroads.TherailwaynetworkexpandedrapidlyuntiltherailroadmapoftheUnitedStateslookedlikeaspider’sweb,withthesteelfilamentsconnectingallimportantsourcesofrawmaterials,theirplacesofmanufacture,andtheircentersofdistribution.Therailroadscontributedtotheindustrialgrowthnotonlybyconnectingthesemajorcenters,butalsobythemselvesconsumingenormousamountsoffuel,iron,andcoal.
Manyfactorsinfluencedemergingmodesofproduction.Forexample,machinetools,thetoolsusedtomakegoods,weresteadilyimprovedinthelatterpartofthenineteenthcentury—alwayswithaneyetospeedierproductionandlowerunitcosts.Theproductsofthefactorieswererapidlyabsorbedbythegrowingcitiesthatshelteredtheworkersanddistributors.Theincreasedurbanpopulationwasnourishedbytheincreasedfarmproductionthat,inturn,wasmademoreproductivebytheuseofthenewfarmmachinery.AmericanagriculturalproductionkeptupwiththeurbandemandandstillhadsurplusesforsaletotheindustrialcentersofEurope.
ThelaborthatranthefactoriesandbuilttherailwayswasrecruitedinpartfromAmericanfarmareaswherepeoplewerebeingdisplacedbyfarmmachinery,inpartfromAsia,andinpartformEurope.EuropenowbegantosendtidesofimmigrantsfromeasternandsouthernEurope—mostofwhomwereoriginallypoorfarmersbutwhosettledinAmericanindustrialcities.ThemoneytofinancethistremendousexpansionoftheAmericaneconomystillcamefromEuropeanfinanciersforthemostpart,buttheAmericanswereapproachingthedaywhentheirexpansioncouldbefinancedintheirown“moneymarket”.
26.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?
A.ThehistoryofrailroadsintheUnitedStates.
B.ThemajorUnitedStatesindustrialcenters.
C.FactorsthataffectedindustrializationintheUnitedStates.
D.Theroleofagricultureinthenineteenthcentury.
27.Theword“ingredients”inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto________.
A.mineralsB