中国人大英语专业考研基础英语试题.docx

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中国人大英语专业考研基础英语试题

中国人民大学2004年英语专业考研基础英语试题

I．VocabularyandWrittenExpressions.（10Points）  

Directions;Writeintheblanktheletteroftheitemwhichbestcompleteseachsentence.

1.Tough-talkingwardcouncilorTonyJoneswarnedyesterdaythatthedrivetocleanuptheOxfordRoadareaisbeing  bythecriminaljusticesystemitself.

A.hamperedB.prohibitedC.restrictedD.reserved

2.Itisasourceofcontinuingfrustrationthatsometimes,afterhugeamountsofresourceshavegoneintosecuringsuccessful  ,careercriminalsoftenseemtobefreeafterlittlemorethanathirdorhalfoftheirsentences.

A.convictionsB.decisionsC.vanquisherD.agreements

3.Thepoliceandothersaredoingtheirbesttoclampdownoncrimeanddisorder  theintrusionofburglary,thesourceofdrugdealersruininglives,thethreatofintimidation,violenceandpetty    .

A.violationB.vandalismC.vanquisherD.variance

4.Atameetingattendedbymorethan600lecturersandsupportstafflastweek,workerspassedavoteofnoinseniormanagement.

A.consensusB.objectionC.confidenceD.continuation

5.AttheheightofherfameduringtheSecondWorldWar,shewasoneoftheworld\'smostinfluentialwomen.Butinlateryears,agauntrelicofherformer    ,shewasaforlornpropagandistforherhusband\'sostracizedanddiminishedregime.

A.reputationB.celerityC.backgroundD.celebrity

6.ThathewasabletohisresponsibilitieswithsuchcompetenceandapparenteasewaspartlyduetohisexperienceintheRoyalNavy.

A.dischargeB.chargeC.obtainD.  answer

7.TheGalbraithswereagregariousandfamily,probablydescendedfromtheAncientBritishroyalhouseofStrathelyde.

A.proliferateB.promotiveC.prolificD.propagable

8.In1945heworkedforHambro\'sBank,touringtheMiddleEasttoreporton___diamondtrading.

A.elicit        B.illiberal        C.illuminant      D.illicit

9.Despitehisprofessional  andhisstrengthofcharacter,hehadawarmsensitivityforthefeelingsofothers,partlystemmingfromhismemoriesofhardshipatDartmouth.

A.imminenceB.immanenceC.emanationD.eminence

10.OppositetheItalianjournalists,VladimirPutin,________dressedandstatesmanlike,answeredaquestionaboutoneofthecountry\'snotoriousbillionaires.

A.immaculatelyB.immeasurablyC.justifiablyD.unkemptly

II.ErrorCorrection（20Points）

Directions:

Inthispassagetherearealtogether10mistakes.Trytodetectthemistakesandwriteoutyourcorrectedanswersinthenumberedbrackets.

Itusedtobesupposedthatchangesinthemoralclimatetookdecadestooccur.Ideasfiltersdownfromwhicheveropinionmakerswerepossessedofsocialinfluence;（  1  ）ortheywereimposedbythosechargedofsocialcontrolwhohadtheconfidenceorthecapacitytodeterminepublicattitudes.（  2  ）Theintroductionofmasseducationinitiallymadelittlechangehere,sincethecontentoftheeducation,andthesurvivingsocialdeferenceoftherecipients,securedacontinuingmeasureofstability.

Moralideasandmoralpracticearenot,anyway,inaprecisecorrelation:

statisticsofillegitimatebirthsfromprecedingcenturies,asmoraldeclamationwasuniversallyadverse,indicateagapbetweenprescribedteachingandhumanpractice.（  3  ）Butmoralchangewasslowandordered;ittookaverylongtimeforthatwasconventionallyacceptabletochange  witnessthestigmaattachedtodivorceonly50yearsago.（  4  ）  

Nowthathasallchanged.Thereasonistobesoughtnotsolittleinthecollapseofinstitutionalreligionorinthemoralincoherenceofthewesternliberalintelligentsia  whoseidealshavenodiscerniblephilosophicalbasis  somuchasthemeansnowavailableforthedisseminationofideasofallsorts.（  5  ）Itisduetothepoweroftelevision.Ideasandmoralpreceptareabstract,thenightlypresentation,indramasand"analysis"ofpubliceventsbyselectedexperts,isnot.  （  6  ）

BothonthescreenandintheclassroomaversionofunstructuredHumanismwouldseemtoprevail:

moralvirtuedeterminedbywhatevercurrenteducatedopiniondeemsconducivetomoderncanonsofpoliticallycorrectideas.（  7  ）Soapsareextremelyeffectivemeansofconveyingmoralpropaganda,modernmoralityplayswhichlinkday-to-daydevelopmentsinparticularlives-liveswhichare,likeintheentertainmentsofthepast,tobefollowedoravoided,accordingtheassignedrolesinthetensionofgoodandevil.  （  8  ）

Thegreatdifferencefromthepastisthatthereisnowsomuchentertainmentwhichitisimmediatelyavailable,  andthatitfalls  uponpeople  withnoothersourceofmoralexhortation.  （  9  ）Theheroesarethetolerant,commonsensemoralistswhoostensiblyrespectallviewpointsanddecry"old-fashioned"moralistswiththeiroutmodedrestrictions.Thedemonsarethosepractitionersofwhatever,forthemoment,attractpublicobliquity-paedophiles,drugusers,racistsorwhatever.（  10  ）

III.ClozeTest（20Points）

Directions:

Fillineachoftheblanksinthefollowingpassageswithonesuitableword.  

Passage1

ItisonaSaturdayafternoonontheGreatWallofChinaoronaSundaymorninginBeijing\'sForbiddenCitythatyouseethemoststrikingeffectofthecommunistregime\'s"one-child"policy.

Here,amongthe  1  oflocaltouristssurgingfromoneviewpointtothenext,younoticelittleknotsofadultsstandinginadmiring,attentivesemi-circles  2  asinglechild.Typically,therewillbesixofthem  theparentsandbothsetsofgrandparentsandthecomplacent  3  oftheirattentionwilllookeveryinchthe"littleemperor"he（orshe）isproclaimedtobe.

Butsuchindulgence  4  problemsforShenYurong,principalofGuangmin,ashowpiecekindergartenincentralBeijing."Theone-childpolicyleadstoindividualism,"sheexplains."Becausethechildrenhavenobrothersorsisters,wehavetoteachthemhowto5    andco-operatewithothers.Theyhavetolearnfromthestarttobondintoacommunity,6    theybecomeaggressiveorshy."

Foralessonincommunitybonding,youjusthavetowatchGuangmin\'s360pupils,7  twotosix,performingtheirtwice-dailyexerciseroutine.Dividedintoclasses,each  8  bythreeadults,theentireschoolassemblesintheplaygroundtothebroadcastblareofjollymusic.

Then,stillwithalmostmilitaryprecision,theymarchonthespot,dostretchingexercisesandrunthrougharepertoireofkungfumovements.Finally,eachclassplaysafewsupervisedgames—  9  ballsintobaskets,runningrelayracesandthenitisbacktotheclassroom,wheretheysliddownquietlytocarryouttheirallotted  10

Passage2

Englishliteraturehasextractedandemphasizedoneverysplendidthing;youneverhearofitinpatrioticspeechesorinbooksaboutraceornationality,butitisthegreatcontributionoftheEnglishtemperament1    thebestlifeoftheworld.Sofarasitcanbedefined,itmaybecalledthehumaneuseofcaricature.Itconsistsincallingamanuglyasacompliment.Ifwewishtoappreciate  2  wemustrememberthepart  3  bysatireandepigraminthelargestpartofhumanliterature.Almosteverywherelaughterhasbeenusedasalash;ifweweretoldaboutaman\'swigorwoodenleg,itwas  4  byanenemy.Menremindedamanmaliciouslyofhisbodilyweakness,especiallyifitwas  5  withhisworldlypower.

  6  ,forinstance,thecaseoftwoofthegreatestridersandconquerorsamongthechildrenofmen.JuliusCaesarwasbald,andhecouldnot  7  itallwithhislaurels.It\'wasalwaysmorallyaswellasphysicallyhisunprotectedspot.Hisenemiescouldsay:

"Youhave  __8__Gaul,butyouarebald.YouhavefacedPompeyinarmsandCiceroinargument,but  9  allthatyouarebald."Andhefeltithimself,Ithink,forhewasavainman;theheadofCaesarwaslikethe  10  ofAchilles.

IV.ReadingComprehension（20Points）

Directions:

Giveabriefanswertoeachofthequestionslistedattheendofthefollowingpassage.

Myownsex,Ihope,willexcuseme,ifItreatthemlikerationalcreatures,insteadofflatteringtheirfascinatinggraces,andviewingthemasiftheywereinastateofperpetualchildhood,unabletostandalone.Iearnestlywishtopointoutinwhattruedignityandhumanhappinessconsists—Iwishtopersuadewomentoendeavortoacquirestrength,bothofmindandbody,andtoconvincethemthatthesoftphrases,susceptibilityofheart,delicacyofsentiment,andrefinementoftaste,arealmostsynonymouswithepithetsofweakness,andthatthosebeingswhoareonlytheobjectsofpityandthatkindoflove,whichhasbeentermeditssister,willsoonbecomeobjectsofcontempt.

Dismissing,then,thoseprettyfemininephrases,whichthemencondescendinglyusetosoftenourslavishdependence,anddespisingthatweakelegancyofmind,exquisitesensibilityandsweetdocilityofmanners,supposetobethesexualcharacteristicsoftheweakervessel,Iwishtoshowthateleganceisinferiortovirtue,thatthefirstobjectoflaudableambitionistoobtainacharacterasahumanbeing,regardlessofthedistinctionofsex,andthatsecondaryviewsshouldbebroughttothissimpletouchstone.

Thisisaroughsketchofmyplan,andshouldIexpressmyconvictionwiththeenergeticemotionsthatIfeelwheneverIthinkofthesubject,thedictatesofexperienceandreflectionwillbefeltbysomeofmyreaders.Animatedbythisimportantobject,Ishalldisdaintocullmyphrasesorpolishmystyle;Iaimatbeinguseful,andsinceritywillrendermeunaffected;for,wishingrathertopersuadebytheforceofmyargumentsthandazzlebytheeleganceofmylanguage,Ishallnotwastemytimeinroundingperiods,norinfabricatingthetu