南京大学二外英语考研真题及 答案.docx

1、南京大学二外英语考研真题及 答案 南京大学二外英语考研真题及参考答案(2009) . Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences (25%) 1. Before leaving his office, the manager showed no sign of _ our proposals. A. responding to B. showing off C. bringing along D. pointing out 2. Hong Kong is a _ city, and still more people a

2、re pouring in. A. popular B. populated C. populace D. populous 3. Living in the central Australian desert has its problems, _ obtaining water is not the least. A. for which B. to which C. of which D. in which 4. I havent the _ idea what you mean. A. lightest B. smallest C. faintest D. dimmest 5. Id

3、rather that my father _ me an ipod as a birthday present. Instead he gave a discman. A. had given B. gave C. would give D. would have given 6. Do you want to see my driving license or my passport? Oh, _. A. either does well B. either one will do C. each one is good D. each will be fine 7. Language b

4、elongs to each member of the society, to the cleaner _ to the professor. A. as much as B. the same as C. as far as D. as long as 8. We managed to reach the top of the mountain, and half an hour later we began to _. A. ascend B. descend C. decline D. plunge 9. Sometimes patients suffering from severe

5、 pain can be helped by “drugs” that arent really drugs at all _ sugar pills that contain no active chemical elements. A. or rather B. rather than C. but rather D. other than 10. Bacon and eggs _ common Sunday breakfast in England. A. is an B. are the C. is a D. are 11. Dont _ about lunch for the ins

6、tructors, because they promised to get some on the way. A. bother B. fuss C. trouble D. think 12. The factory has turned out _. A. twice more TV sets this year as last year B. TV sets this year twice as many as last year C. TV sets twice more this year than last year D. twice as many TV sets this ye

7、ar as last year 13. The purpose of this election is to set up a government truly _ of the people. A. typical B. representative C. characteristic D. responsible 14. I do not believe that this ridiculous scheme is _ of our serious consideration. A. worthless B. worthwhile C. worth D. worthy 15. Americ

8、an women were _ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle. A. ignored B. denied C. neglected D. refused 16. In the lecture _ he will tell us something about modern English usage. A. following B. followed C. to follow D. being followed 17. If we let our eyes glide _ the lines of

9、a book, we will probably be unable to come up with an understanding of what we have read. A. across B. in C. from D. with 18. It was at the exhibition that we _ this kind of minicar made of plastics. A. came up B. came out C. came upon D. came up with 19. The concert was _ start at eight oclock, but

10、 the conductor did not come until a quarter past. A. about to B. due to C. almost D. ready to 20. In most countries, the metric system has been _ for all measurement. A. adapted B. applied C. developed D. adopted 21. You _ worry about her. She _ well already. A. neednt, may get B. dont need to, may

11、get C. mustnt, gets D. neednt, may have got 22. It isnt quite _ that he will be present at the meeting. A. sure B. exact C. certain D. right 23. The experiment requires more money than _. A. has been put in B. being put in C. have been put in D. to be put in 24. Every man in this country has the rig

12、ht to live where he wants to, _ the color of his skin. A. with the exception of B. in the light of C. by virtue of D. regardless of 25. The teams efforts to score were _ by the opposing goalkeeper. A. prevented B. frustrated C. discouraged D. accomplished . Cloze(10%) Publicity is any promotional co

13、mmunication about an organization or its products that is presented by the media but is not paid for by the organization. Publicity usually takes the form of a news story appearing in a mass 1 or an endorsement provided by an individual informally or in a speech or interview. There are three channel

14、s for 2 publicity. One is to prepare a story (or a news release) and make it 3 to the media. The intention is for the selected newspapers, television stations, or 4 media to report the information as news. The second channel is personal communication with a group. A press 5 will draw media represent

15、atives 6 they feel the subject or speaker has news value. Company tours and speeches to different groups of people are other 7 of individual-to-group communications. The third channel is one-to-one personal communication, often 8 lobbying(游说). Companies lobby law makers or other powerful people 9 an

16、 attempt to influence their opinions, and also their decisions. In 10 , firms will give products to highly visible people in hopes that the people will be seen using them. . Reading Comprehension (20%) Passage A The ordinary family in colonial North America was primarily concerned with sheer physica

17、l survival and beyond that, its own economic prosperity. Thus, children were valued in terms of their productivity, and they assumed the role of producer quite early. Until they fulfilled this role, their position in the structure of the family was one of subordination and their psychological needs

18、and capacities received little consideration. As the society became more complex, the status of children in the family and in the society became more important. In the complex, technological society that the United States has become, each member must fulfill a number of personal and occupational rol

19、es and be in constant contact with a great many other members. Consequently, viewing children as potentially acceptable and necessarily multifaceted members of society means that they are regarded more as people in their own right than as utilitarian organisms. This acceptance of children as equal p

20、articipants in the contemporary family is reflected in the variety of statutes protecting the rights of children and in the social and public welfare programs devoted exclusively to their well-being. This new view of children and the increasing contact between the members of society has also resulte

21、d in a surge of interest in child-rearing techniques. People today spend a considerable portion of their time conferring on the proper way to bring up children. It is now possible to influence the details of the socialization of another persons child by spreading the gospel of current and fashionabl

22、e theories and methods of child rearing. The socialization of the contemporary child in the United States is a two-way transaction between parent and child rather than a one-way, parent-to-child training program. As a consequence, socializing children and living with them over a long period time is

23、for parents a mixture of pleasure, satisfaction, and problems. 1. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. The Place of Children in United States Society B. The Children of Colonial North America C. The Development of Cultural Values D. The Child as a Utilitarian Organism 2

24、. According to the author, children in colonial North America were mainly valued for their _. A. academic achievements B. survival instincts C. physical characteristics D. productive roles 3. What can be inferred about formal schooling in colonial North America? A. It was generally required by law.

25、B. It was considered relatively unimportant. C. It was improperly administered. D. It was highly disciplined. 4. Which of the following is a possible cause of changes in the role of the child in the United States? A. An increase in technology. B. The growing complexity of the childs psychological ne

26、eds. C. A decrease in the childs intellectual ca pacities. D. The growing number of single parent families. 5. According to the passage, parents have become increasingly interested in _. A. their childrens future occupations B. having smaller families C. adoption programs for childless couples D. ch

27、ild-rearing techniques Passage B I am one of the many city people who are always saying that given the choice we managed to convince myself that if it werent for my job l would immediately head out for the open spaces and go back to nature in some sleepy village buried in the country. But how realis

28、tic is the dream? Cities can be frightening places. The majority of the population live in massive tower blocks, noisy, dirty and impersonal. The sense of belonging to a community tends to disappear when you live fifteen floors up. Children become aggressive and nervouscooped up at home all day, wit

29、h nowhere to play; their mothers feel isolated from the rest of the world. Strangely enough, whereas in the past the inhabitants of one street all knew each other, nowadays people on the same floor in tower blocks dont even say hello. Country life, on the other hand, differs from this kind of isolat

30、ed existence in that a sense of community generally binds the inhabitants of small villages together. People have the advantage of knowing there is always someone to turn to when they need help. But country life has disadvantages too. While it is true that you may be among friends in a village, it i

31、s also true that you are cut off from the exciting and important events that take place in cities. Theres little possibility of going to a new show or the latest movie. Shopping becomes a major problem, and for anything slightly out of the ordinary you have to go on an expedition to the nearest large town. Some people have found (or rather bought) a compromise between the country and the city: they have