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英语专业水平考试试题样题

英语专业水平考试试题样题

I.Cloze（30points,1pointforeach）

ReadthefollowingpassageandchooseaproperwordfromtheWordListtofillineachoftheblanksinthepassage.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.WritethewordsyouchooseforeachblankonYOURANSWERSHEETinthefollowingway:

Example

I.Cloze

1.paper2.continuously3.…

Now,dotheCloze.

WORDLIST

MostofMarkTwain’sbooksbubbledout1himlikewateroutofafountain.2ofhisgiftswasthecapacitytotakeasceneandfillit3everysparklingdetailofnatureandofhumanaction,toputineveryspokenwordandaccompanyinggesture,andtoslowlyexaggeratethesuccessivemoments4thewholeepisodereachedaclimaxofjoyous,sidesplittinglaughter.5hehadtroubleweavinghisincidentsintomeaningfulplotpatterns.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn,MarkTwain’smasterpiece,cameinto__6slowly.7in1876,immediatelyafterhehaddashedoffTheAdventuresofTomSawyer,hewrote400manuscriptpagesquicklyand8stalled;indisgusthemeditated9thework.__10thewinterof1879-1880hepennedfurthersections;againthesparkofenthusiasmdied.__11takingajourneydowntheMississippiRiverinApril,1882,hequicklycompletedLiftontheMississippi（1883）andwithunabatedzest12thenovel.Thetriphadreawakenedhisboyhoodmemoriesandsuggestednewepisodes;thetwobooksbecame13,theweakertravelaccountservingasscaffoldingforthegreatedifice.

__14TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnwas15in1884,itmetamixedreception.ABrooklynladyprotested16itspresenceinthechildren’sroomofthepubliclibrary;thelibrarianreshelvedthevolumeintheadultareato17Huck’sandTom’s“mischievousanddeceitfulpracticeswhichmadethempoorexamplesforyouth.”Todaythenovelisamongtheworld’s18andvieswithNathanielHawthorne’sTheScarletLetter（1850）forthepositionofAmerican’s_19artisticworkoffiction.

Thereaderisremindedattheoutsetthatin1850HuckFinnhadbeenaplaymateofTomSawyerinSt.Petersburg,Missouri,the20nameofMarkTwain’snativevillageofHannibal.ForthreemonthsHuckhadlivedwiththelady21lifehehadsaved,theWidowDouglas,“fair,smart,andforty”;herhillmansionwas“theonlypalaceinthetown,andthemosthospitableandmuchthemostlavishinthematteroffestivities”thatthetowncouldboast.Thelad22hadrunawayfromelegancewasagainacandidateforthemajorroleinarags-to-richestale.Huckwanteditotherwise.LikeTom,whosenameturnsupthroughoutthe__23.Huckwantedadventure.ForsixmonthsHuckenduredstarchedclothesandvirtualimprisonmentwithinthemansion.WhenPapreturnedonApril1andtookHuck24fromtheWidow,Huckcametopreferhisslovenlyislandhome.25againstPap’scrueltyledHucktoplanhisown“murder”andtodecampabouttwomonthslater.HediscoveredJim26June4andstartedtheraftingtripdowntheriveronJune22.OnJuly7hereachedtheGrangerfordsandstayed__27aboutamonth.OnAugust10theDukeandDauphincame28theraft;theirshenanigansendedatPikevilleonSeptember18.The29atAuntSally’slastedtwenty-sixdays,untilOctober15.ThenHuckdecidedtolightoutforIndianTerritoryandforeverdepartfroma“civilization”thathe30.

II.ProofreadingandErrorCorrection（30points,2pointsforeach）

Thefollowingpassagecontainsfifteenerrors.EachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.CorrecttheerrorsandwritetheanswersonYOURANSWERSHEETinthefollowingway:

Forawrongword,writethecorrectoneonYourAnswerSheet.

Foramissingword,writethemissingwordwitha“”signbeforeitonYourAnswerSheet.

Foranunnecessaryword,writetheunnecessarywordwithadeletinglineonitonYourAnswerSheet.

Example

Whenartmuseumwantsanewexhibit,it31._____

neverbuysthingsinfinishedformandhangs32._____

themonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseum

wantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.33._____

WriteonyourAnswerSheet:

II.ProofreadingandErrorCorrection

31.an32.never33.exhibit

Now,dotheProofreadingandErrorCorrection.

Scientistsclaimthatairpollutioncausesadeclineinthe

worldaverageairtemperature.Inordertoprovethattheory,[31]___

ecologistshaveturnedtohistoricaldatuminrelationto[32]___

especiallyhugevolcaniceruptions.Theysuspectthatvolcanoes

affectweatherchangesthataresimilartoairpollution.[33]___

Onesourceofinformationsistheeffectoftheeruption[34]__

ofTambora,avolcanoinSumbawa,theDutchEastIndies,in

April1815.Thelargestrecordedvolcanoeruption,Tambora[35]___

threw150milliontonsoffineashintothestratosphere.The

ashfromavolcanospreadsaroundworldwideinafewdays[36]___

orremainsintheairforyears.Itseffectistoturnincoming[37]___

solarradiationintothespaceandthuscooltheearth.For[38]___

example,recordsofweatherinEnglandshowsthatbetween[39]___

AprilandNovember1815,theaveragetemperaturehadfallen

4.5F.Duringthenexttwenty-fourmonths,Englandsuffered

oneofthecoldestperiodsoftheirhistory.Farmers’records[40]___

fromApril1815toDecember1818indicatefrostthroughout

thespringandsummerandsharpdecreasesatcropand[41]___

livestockmarkets.Sincetherewasatimelagofseveralyears

betweencauseandeffect,bythetimetheworldagricultural

commoditycommunityhaddeteriorated,noonerealizesthe[42]___

cause.

Ecologiststodaywarnthatwefaceatwofoldmenace.The

ever-presentpossibilityofvolcaniceruptions,suchasthose[43]___

ofMt.St.HelensinWashington,addedman’spollutionof[44]___

theatmospherewithoil,gas,coal,andotherpolluting

substances,maybringusincreasinglycolderweather.[45]___

III.Gap-filling（30points,2pointsforeach）

Fillinthefollowingbankswiththecorrectwordsandthecorrectformsofthewordsgivenaccordingthemeaningsofthesentences.WritetheanswersonYOURANSWERSHEETinthefollowingway:

Example

46.prolong,refuse,delay,postpone,lengthen

Ihopethe__________oftheappointmentwillnotcauseyoumuchinconvenience.

WriteonyourAnswerSheet:

III.Gap-filling

46.postponement47.…48.…

Now,dotheGap-filling.

46.affect,influence,effect,impact

Wehavetriedourbestto________areconciliationbetweenthetwoparties.

47.attain,acquire,obtain,gain,secure,procure

Chrysler,includingsalesofnewly________AmericanMotors,delivered1.01millioncars,down17.7percentandamountingto9.6percentofthemarket.

48.ensure,assure,guarantee

TheLaborDepartmentissuedguidelinesto_________equaljobopportunitiesforwomenonworkpaidforbyfederalfunds.

49.ability,capability,competence,capacity,aptitude

Researchersusingthenewmeasuringtechniquefoundtheskulltohavea________ofonlyabout515cubiccentimeters（about31cubicinches）.

50.takepartin,attend,participatein,enterfor,join

Totheamazementoftheorganizingcommittee,somanyprofessionalsingers________thesingingcompetitiontobeheldnextmonth.

51.insiston,persistin,stick/adhereto,perseverein

Duetothebankruptcyofthecompany,theyfailedto________theoriginalagreement.

52.stable,secure,steady,firm,durable

Political________andwarsinmanysub-Saharancountrieshavealsocontributedtopoverty.Asaresultofsuchfactors,thenumberofpeoplelivinginextremepovertyinsub-SaharanAfricagrewfrom217millionin1987tomorethan300millionin1998.

53.manager,director,headmaster,proprietor,governor

Asoneofthefour________ofthecompany,heoftenhadtoattendBoardmeetings.

54.permit,allow,approve,accept,consent,endorse

Eligiblepaper,asdefinedin1951,isanegotiablenote,draft,orbillbearingthe________ofthememberbank,theproceedsofwhichhavebeenoraretobeusedinproducing,purchasing,carrying,ormarketinggoodsinoneormorestepsoftheprocessofproduction,manufacture,ordistribution

55.income,wages,dividend,salary,earnings,pension

Nowthathehasretired,helivedpartlyonhis________andpartlyontheinterestonhispostofficesavingsaccount.

56.complain,grieve,reclaim,grumble

Thepeasants’many________resultingfromill-treatmentbytheirlandlordsledfinallytorebellion.

57.renew,renovate,refresh,recreate

Hehadbeencompletelyexhaustedbutfeltconsiderably________afteramealandagoodrest.

58.view,scene,scenery,sight,nature

Switzerlandiswell-knownforitsimpressivemountainous________.

59.nevertheless,accordingly,however,yet,eventually

Hehasimpressedhisemployerconsiderablyand________heissoontobepromoted.

60.gap,pause,space,interruption,interval

Duringthe________,theaudiencestrolledandchattedinthefoyer.

IV.ReadingComprehension（60points,2pointsforeach）

Inthissection,therearesixreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalofthirtymultiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagescarefullyandthenwriteyouranswersonYOURANSWERSHEET.

Example

WriteonyourAnswerSheet:

IV.ReadingComprehension

61.A62.B63.…

Now,dotheReadingComprehension.

TextA

TommyAlbelin,aDevilsdefenseman,wastheteam’smosteffectiveperformerthenighttheStanleyCupchampionsplayedtheirbestgameoftheyoungseason.PlayingleftwinginsteadofdefenseagainsttheDetroitRedWingslastThursdaynight,Albelinscoredthesecondgoalofthegameandmadethepassthatsetupthefourthone.

Albelinplayedsowellinthe4-2victorythatCoachJacquesLemairesaid,“Tommy,youlostyourjob.”

“Iwaskindofsurprised,