广外考研英语水平测试及答案.docx

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广外考研英语水平测试及答案

广外考研2005英语水平测试及答案

广东外语外贸大学2005年研究生入学考试

英语专业水平考试试题

I.Cloze（30points,1pointforeach）

ReadthefollowingpassageandchooseaproperwordfromtheWordListtofillineachoftheblanksinthepassage.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.WritethewordsyouchooseforeachblankonYOURANSWERSHEETinthefollowingway:

Example

I.Cloze

1.paper2.continuously3.…

Now,dotheCloze.

WORDLIST

stayformfictionalthereBegunclassics

novelwhosepublishedofOnerelated

awayInAfterWhenwithmost

dislikeduntilhideaboarddestroyingagainst

ButthenfinishedwhoRebellionon

MostofMarkTwain‘sbooksbubbledout1himlikewateroutofafountain.

2ofhisgiftswasthecapacitytotakeasceneandfillit3everysparkling

detailofnatureandofhumanaction,toputineveryspokenwordandaccompanyinggesture,andtoslowlyexaggeratethesuccessivemoments4thewholeepisode

reachedaclimaxofjoyous,sidesplittinglaughter.5hehadtroubleweavinghis

incidentsintomeaningfulplotpatterns.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn,Mark

Twain‘smasterpiece,cameinto__6slowly.7in1876,immediatelyafterhe

haddashedoffTheAdventuresofTomSawyer,hewrote400manuscriptpages

quicklyand8stalled;indisgusthemeditated9thework.__10thewinter

of1879-1880hepennedfurthersections;againthesparkofenthusiasmdied.__11

takingajourneydowntheMississippiRiverinApril,1882,hequicklycompletedLift

ontheMississippi（1883）andwithunabatedzest12thenovel.Thetriphad

reawakenedhisboyhoodmemoriesandsuggestednewepisodes;thetwobooksbecame13,theweakertravelaccountservingasscaffoldingforthegreatedifice.__14TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnwas15in1884,itmetamixed

reception.ABrooklynladyprotested16itspresenceinthe

children‘sroomofthe

publiclibrary;thelibrarianreshelvedthevolumeintheadultarea

to17Huck‘s

andToms—mischievousanddeceitfulpracticeswhichmadethem

poorexamplesforyouth.IITodaythenovelisamongtheworld‘s18and

vieswithNathaniel

Hawthorne‘sTheScarletLetter（1850）forthepositionof

American‘s_19artistic

workoffiction.

Thereaderisremindedattheoutsetthatin1850HuckFinnhadbeenaplaymateofTomSawyerinSt.Petersburg,Missouri,the20nameofMarkTwain‘snative

villageofHannibal.ForthreemonthsHuckhadlivedwiththelady

21lifehehad

saved,theWidowDouglas,—fair,smart,andfortyI;herhillmansionwas—theonlypalaceinthetown,andthemosthospitableand

muchthemostlavishinthematteroffestivitiesIthatthetowncould

boast.Thelad22hadrunawayfromelegance

wasagainacandidateforthemajorroleinarags-to-richestale.

Huckwanteditotherwise.LikeTom,whosenameturnsupthroughoutthe__23.Huckwanted

adventure.ForsixmonthsHuckenduredstarchedclothesandvirtualimprisonmentwithinthemansion.WhenPapreturnedonApril1andtookHuck24fromthe

Widow,Huckcametopreferhisslovenlyislandhome.25againstPap‘scruelty

ledHucktoplanhisown—murderIIandtodecampabouttwomonths

later.HediscoveredJim26June4andstartedtheraftingtripdowntheriveronJune22.OnJuly7hereachedtheGrangerfordsandstayed__27aboutamonth.OnAugust

theraft;theirshenanigansendedatPikeville10theDukeandDauphincame28

onSeptember18.The29atAuntSally‘slastedtwenty-sixdays,

untilOctober15.

ThenHuckdecidedtolightoutforIndianTerritoryandforeverdepartfroma—civilizationIthathe30.

II.ProofreadingandErrorCorrection（30points,2pointsforeach）

Thefollowingpassagecontainsfifteenerrors.EachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.CorrecttheerrorsandwritetheanswersonYOURANSWERSHEETinthefollowingway:

Forawrongword,writethecorrectoneonYourAnswerSheet.

Foramissingword,writethemissingwordwitha—Isignbefore

itonYourAnswer,

Sheet.

Foranunnecessaryword,writetheunnecessarywordwithadeletinglineonitonYour

AnswerSheet.

Example

Whenartmuseumwantsanewexhibit,it31.,

neverbuysthingsinfinishedformandhangs32.

themonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseumwantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.33.

WriteonyourAnswerSheet:

II.ProofreadingandErrorCorrection

31.an32.never33.exhibit,

Now,dotheProofreadingandErrorCorrection.

Scientistsclaimthatairpollutioncausesadeclineintheworldaverageairtemperature.Inordertoprovethattheory,[31]___ecologistshaveturnedtohistoricaldatuminrelationto[32]___especiallyhugevolcaniceruptions.Theysuspectthatvolcanoesaffectweatherchangesthataresimilartoairpollution.[33]___

Onesourceofinformationsistheeffectoftheeruption[34]__ofTambora,avolcanoinSumbawa,theDutchEastIndies,inApril1815.Thelargestrecordedvolcanoeruption,Tambora[35]___threw150milliontonsoffineashintothestratosphere.Theashfromavolcanospreadsaroundworldwideinafewdays[36]___orremainsintheairforyears.Itseffectistoturnincoming[37]___solarradiationintothespaceandthuscooltheearth.For[38]___example,recordsofweatherinEnglandshowsthatbetween[39]___AprilandNovember1815,theaveragetemperaturehadfallen4.5:

F.Duringthenexttwenty-fourmonths,Englandsuffered

oneofthecoldestperiodsoftheirhistory.Farmers‘records

[40]___

fromApril1815toDecember1818indicatefrostthroughoutthespringandsummerandsharpdecreasesatcropand[41]___livestockmarkets.Sincetherewasatimelagofseveralyearsbetweencauseandeffect,bythetimetheworldagriculturalcommoditycommunityhaddeteriorated,noonerealizesthe[42]___

cause.

Ecologiststodaywarnthatwefaceatwofoldmenace.The

ever-presentpossibilityofvolcaniceruptions,suchasthose

[43]___

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

theatmospherewithoil,gas,coal,andotherpolluting

substances,maybringusincreasinglycolderweather.[45]___

Scientistsclaimthatairpollutioncausesadeclineintheworld'saverageairtemperature.Inorder

toprovethattheory,ecologistshaveturnedtohistoricaldatainrelationtoespeciallyhugevolcaniceruptions.Theysuspectthatvolcanoesaffectweatherchangethataresimilartoairpolluiton.

OnesourceofinformationistheeffectoftheeruptionofTambora,avolcanoinSumbawa,theDutchEastIndias,inApril1815.Thelargest

recordedvolcaniceruption,Tamborathrew150milliontonsoffineashintothestratosphere（平流层）.Theashfromavolcanospreadsworldwide

inafewdaysandremainsintheairforyears.Itseffectisto

turnincomingsolarradiationinto

spaceandthuscooltheearth.Forexample,recordsofweatherin

EnglandshowthatbetweenAprilandNovember1815,theaveragetemperaturehadfallen4.5.Duringthenexttwentyfourmonths,Englandsufferedoneofthecoldestperiodsofitshistory.Farmers'recordsfromApril1815toDecember1818indicatefrostthroughoutthespringandsummerandsharpdecreasesincropandlivestockmarkets.Sincetherewasatimelag（滞后）ofseveralyearsbetweencauseand

effect,bythetimetheworldagriculturalcommoditycommunityhaddeteriorated,noonerealizedthecause.

Ecologiststodaywarnthatwefaceatwofoldmenace.Theeverpresentpossibilityof

volcaniceruptions,suchasthatofMr.St.HelensinWashington,addedtoman'spollutionoftheatmospherewithoil,gas,coal,andotherpollutingsubstances,maybringusincreasinglycolderweather.

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

Fillinthefollowingbankswiththecorrectwordsandthecorrectformsofthewordsgivenaccordingthemeaningsofthesentences.WritetheanswersonYOURANSWERSHEETinthefollowingway:

Example

46.prolong,refuse,delay,postpone,lengthen

Ihopetheoftheappointmentwillnotcauseyoumuch

inconvenience.

WriteonyourAnswerSheet:

III.Gap-filling

46.postponement47.…48.…

Now,dotheGap-filling.

46.affect,influence,effect,impact

Wehavetriedourbesttoareconciliationbetweenthetwo

parties.

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

Chrysler,includingsalesofnewlyAmericanMotors,

delivered1.01

millioncars,down17.7percentandamountingto9.6percentofthemarket.

48.ensure,assure,guarantee

TheLaborDepartmentissuedguidelinestoequaljob

opportunitiesfor

womenonworkpaidforbyfederalfunds.

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,theyfailedtothe

original

agreement.

52.stable,secure,steady,firm,durable

Politicalandwarsinmanysub-Saharancountrieshavealso

contributed

topoverty.Asaresultofsuchfactors,thenumberofpeoplelivinginextreme

povertyinsub-SaharanAfricagrewfrom217millionin1987tomorethan300

millionin1998.

53.manager,director,headmaster,proprietor,governor

Asoneofthefourofthecompany,heoftenhadtoattend

Board

meetings.

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

Eligiblepaper,asdefinedin1951,isanegotiablenote,draft,orbillbearingthe

ofthememberbank,theproceedsofwhichhavebeenoraretobeused

inproducing,purchasing,carrying,ormarketinggoodsinoneormorestepsof

theprocessofproduction,m