西安外国语02年真题.docx

1、西安外国语02年真题西安外国语大学2002年硕士研究生入学考试试题（专业英语）Part A Basic EnglishSection one: VocabularyDirections: This section consists of (10) incomplete sentences. Each sentence is followed by (4) words or phrases. Select the word of phrase that best fits in with each context and mark your answer by blackening the co

2、rresponding letter on the Answer Sheet (10%)1. She had clearly no of doing any work, although she was well paid.a. tendencyb. intentionc. ambitiond. preference2. The mother separated the quarrelling children and gave each of them a sharp .a. slapb. scratchc. pinchd. punch3. His decision to invest in

3、 the developing holiday resort was a one.a. shrewdb. slyc. craftyd. cunning4. He cited a Chinese proverb to the that you should never wish ill on your neighbor.a. extentb. notionc. effectd. point5. All the following verbs but may form a meaningful combination with the noun phrase a need in ones life

4、.a. fillb. servec. answerd. accord6. An honorary doctorate of law was on him by Newcastle University in 1976.a. grantedb. conferredc. extendedd. awarded7. The Academic Committee him of its willingness to help with his research program.a. assuredb. ensuredc. reassuredd. insured8. As winter the popula

5、tion is predicted to face severe food and fuel shortages.a. sets outb. sets inc. sets forthd sets down9. Each of the following noun phrases may constitute a logical collocation except .a. a burst of passion b. a fit of industryc. a gust of rage d. a flash of meditation10 I have been away from home f

6、or many years, and it is not very easy for me to some of my old friends.a. keep track of b. take sides with c. fall into line with d. take note ofSection Two Grammatical StructureDirections: This section consists of ten incomplete sentences, each followed by four possible answers. Select the one tha

7、t best completes each sentence and blacken your answer choice on the answer sheet.(10%)11. The management has now introduced a policy pay rises are related to performance at work.a. whichb. wherec. whetherd. what12. Marys facial expression suggested that she disappointed with my decision.a. was b. b

8、e c. should bed. must be13. Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than eastern Nebraska.a. in b. does c. it does in d. it receives in 14. No one can walk the wire without a bit of fear unless very young.a. trained b. being trained c. to be trainedd. having been trained have no right_to read

9、what is written in the study report.a. indeed thorough check of the accounts has revealed_a tax evader. being he be to be he had been17. They regard it as one of the sights of london that must_be missed. no account all accounts no account all accounts18. The three men tried many times to sneak acros

10、s the border into the neighboring country, _by the police each time.a. had been captured always captured captured to be captured to be law,_organizations or individuals that employ school-age children and youngsters shall be criticized and ordered to put_stop to such employment.;/ b./;a ;a d./;/ agg

11、ression integral_some forms of competitive athletics increases the likelihood that imitative violence will erupt among crowds of young adult spectators. section three rhetoricDirections: in each of the following sentences, some part of the sentence or the whole is underlined. Beneath each sentence y

12、ou will find four(4)ways of phrasing the underlined part. Select the answer that expresses most effectively what is presented in the original sentence. Your choice should be clear and exact, without awkwardness, ambiguity or redundancy. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the

13、answer sheet(10%). than five hundred years a go, Chinese scholars accurately described the flow of blood as a continuous circle controlled by the heart, but it was unnoticed in the west. it went it was the discovery went the discovery was members of the 17th-century ashanti nation in africa, animal-

14、hide shields with wooden frames were essential items of military equipment, a method to protect warriors against enemy arrows and spears. a method protecting b. protecting a protection of protect labor department study states that the numbers of women employed outside the home grew by more than a th

15、irty-five percent increase in the past decade and accounted for more than sixty-two percent of the total growth in the civilian work force. of women employed outside the home grew more than thirty-five percent of women employed outside the home were raised by more than thirty-five percent24. Publish

16、ed in Harlem, the owner and editor of the messenger were two young journalists, chandler owen and a. Philin Randolph who would later make his reputation as a labor leader.a. published in Harlem, two young journalists, chandler own and a Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor

17、 leader, were the owner and editor of the messenger. in Harlem, the messenger was owned and edited by two, young joumalists, a, Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader, and chandler owen. messenger was owned and edited by two young journalists, who would later make his

18、 reputation as a labor leader, and published in Harlem. owner and editor being two young journalists, Chandler Owen and a. Philip Randolph. Who would later make his reputation as a labor leader, the messenger was published in Harlem.25. What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc h

19、as been the use of the new technology to revitalize some of the classic recorded performances of the pre-LP era.a. the thing that was as remarkable as developing the compact disc less remarkable than the development of the compact disc the compact disc has been none the less remarkable than of the c

20、ompact disc has been no less remarkable as computer skills or other technical skills, there is a disinclination on the part of many people to recognize the degree to which their analytical skills are weak computer skills or other technical skills, which they admit they lack, many people are disincli

21、ned to recognize that the analytical skills are weak. computer skills or other technical skills, analytical skills bring out a disinclination in many people to recognize that they are weak to a degree. people, willing to admit that they lack computer skills or other technical skills, are disinclined

22、 to recognize that their analytical skills are weak. people have a disinclination to recognize the weakness of their analytical skills while willing to admit their lack of computer skills or other technical skills. buildings that were destroyed and heavily damaged in the earth-quake last year were c

23、onstructed in violation of the citys building code. buildings that were destroyed or heavily damaged in the earthquake last year had been buildings that the earthquake destroyed and heavily damaged last year have been year the earthquake destroyed or heavily damaged some buildings that have been yea

24、r some of the buildings that were destroyed or heavily damaged in the earthquake had been some academicians believe that business ethics should be included in every business course, others say that students will take ethics seriously only if it would be taught as a separately required course. if it

25、is taught as a separate, required course it is taught only as a course required separately it was taught only as a separate and required course it would only be taught as a required course, separately have observed large concentrations of heavy-metal deposits in the upper 20 centimeters of Baltic se

26、a sediments, which are consistent with the growth of industrial activity there. sea sediments, which the growth of industrial activity is consistent with these findings sea sediments, findings consistent with its growth of industrial activity from the Baltic sea, findings consistent with the growth

27、of industrial activity in the area from the Baltic sea, consistent with the growth of industrial activity there current administration, being worried over some foreign trade barriers being removed and our exports failing to increase as a result of deep cuts in the value of the dollar, has formed a g

28、roup to study ways to sharpen our competitiveness. over some foreign trade barriers being removed, also over the failure of our exports about the removal of some foreign trade barriers and the failure of our exports that they were worried sbout the removal of some foreign trade barriers and also abo

29、ut the failure of our exports od its worry concerning the removal of some foreign trade barriers, also concerning the failure of our exportssection four reading comprehensiondirections;this section consists of two (2) reading texts, each of them is followed by a number of questions or unfinished sta

30、tements based on ias content. After you read each text, select the best answer to each question and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the answer sheet(10%) Text a trouble in paradise Easter Sunday was just another day in paradise for James and Mary Murphy-until the guys with

31、 the ak-47s and rocket launchers turned up. After a day of diving and lounging on the beach, the Murphys and the other tourists on Sipadan island off the east coast of Malaysia were having dinner when six armed men burst in and ordered them onto boats waiting offshore. The Murphys, from Rochester, New York, had come to the exclusive s250-a-night resort of Sipadan for its world-renowned corals, turtles, and sharks. Instead they found themselves confronted by men pointing guns at them and shouting orders. The men, it turned out, were muslin separatists