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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