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1、北航研究生英语入学考试北航研究生英语入学考试北航05年英语专业硕士研究生入学考试英语试题及答案 考生注意:所有答题务必写在考场提供的答题纸上，写在本试题单上的答题一律无效(本题单不参与阅卷)。 I( Vocabulary and Structure(40points,1*40) Part 1 Directions: Choose one of the four alternatives which is closest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase and mark the corresponding letter. 1. “The g

2、iant was bit” is a tautological statement, to say the least. A tight B redundant C illogical D relative 2. There is an embargo on any more video games coming into the house. A landing place B prohibition C violation D permission 3. Youngsters are usually more impetuous than old people . A impatient

3、B immature C impulsive D imperial 4. Unfortunately, Ill spend the weekend doing a bunch of prosaic chores. A dull B practical C trivial D rhyming 5. The crowd at the town meeting found the mayors assurance too glib. A sarcastic B flashy C malicious D readily fluent 6. Gazing at the crystalline lake,

4、 I decided it was too beautiful to swim in. A breakable B futuristic C delicate D sparkling 7. We cannot vacillate on the question of the partys leadership. A lead B doubt C check D repeat 8.It is more difficult for a chronic smoker to give up the habit than for a novice, but it can be done. A afflu

5、ent B confirmed C disciplined D indecisive 9. They were furious when one of their best managers was poached by another company A headhunted B punched C plundered D probed 10. The ink had faded with time and so parts of the letter were unreadable. A indelible B inscrutable C illegible D illegitimate

6、11. She bristled at the suggestion that she had been dishonest. bridled B bridged C breathed D boasted A12. Investors should study a prospectus before putting money into a big company. A positive outlook B banking agreement C profit-and-loss statement D formal business document 13 .The real hero is

7、never ostentatious. A frivolous B pretentious C presumptuous D ponderous 14. If you have never held a driving license before, you should apply for a provisional license. A providential B temporary C provincial D improvised 15. John Smith is a voracious book collector. A vicious B luxurious C insatia

8、ble D valuable 16. I dont think we should make precipitate decisions. A precipitous B precocious C precarious D precautious 17. You need an excursion to break the monotony. A gaunt B jaunt C vaunt D taunt 18. The government appears in a quandary about what to do with so many people. A border B marsh

9、y ground C dilemma D situation 19. It was an auspicious beginning to her career as an author. A unexpected B interesting C favorable D doubtful 20. The governor was usually circumspect when dealing with the media. A skilled B cautious C impatient D obedient Part 2 Directions: Choose one from the fou

10、r alternatives that best completes the sentence and mark the corresponding letter. 21. The children were having a wonderful time _ on the frozen lake. A slipping B slithering C skidding D sliding 22. The campers _ their tent in a sheltered valley. A established B installed C pitched D fixed 23. Huma

11、n behavior is mostly a product of learning. Whereas the behavior of an animal depends mainly on _ . A response B impulse C instinct D consciousness 24. The cultural traditions of the invaders slowly _ the practices of the island dwellers. A spread B perpetuated C permeated D reinforced 25. He had al

12、ways had a good opinion of himself, but after the publication of his bestselling novel he became unbearable _ . A bigoted B proud C conceited D exaggerated 26. This is the _ piano on which the composer created some of his greatest works. A actual B real C original D genuine 27. Although _, new depos

13、its of oil will be found, sooner or later, the worlds supply will be exhausted. A in all likelihood B in all possibility C in all circumstances D in all conditions 28. I should like to rent a house, comfortable and _ in a quiet position. A before all B above all C first of all D over all 29. He came

14、 to inspect the house _ buying it. A in the event of B with a view to C in case of D with regard to 30. Lets not _ over such a trifle! A fall through B fall off C fall out D fall back 31. He is a clever mimic who can take _ most of the lectures in this college. A over B down C off D for 32. He tried

15、 for forgery in a law court but was lucky enough to _ . A get on B get off C get through D get out 33. The captain turned _ early that night, not realizing that the icebergs were so close A in B down C into D OFF 34. You promised you would do it. Why did you go _ on your word? A back B away C over D

16、 by 35. The numerals have become, _ , his friends, and he knows all their relations and acquaintances. A as it is B as it was C as it were D as they are 36. A safety analysis _ the target as a potential danger. Unfortunately, it was never done. A would identify B will identify C would have identifie

17、d D will have identified 37. Jennifer took this opportunity to repay her friends for their kindness _ , she would have had to entertain them in her small apartment in Charlotte town. A Otherwise B However C But D Nevertheless 38. The window is never opened _ in summer. A but B except C when D while

18、39. Generally, prompt cooling and proper refrigeration of foods can hold _ bacteria in foods to a safe level. A a number of B the number of C an amount of D a quantity of 40. Jean Wagners most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insistence that is _ in religious, as wel

19、l as worldly, frame of reference. evidence that huge thunderstorms are occurring about the equator of the planet. III. Cloze (10 points, 1*10) Directions: Fill in each underlined space with one word that best suits the context of the following passage. Today it is out of fashion to speak in _61_ of

20、characters. But there is no more essential aspect of any person. Character is made up of those principles and values that give your _62_ direction, meaning and depth. These constitute your inner sense of _63_ is right and wrong based not on laws or rules of conduct _64_ on who you are. They include

21、_65_ traits as integrity, honesty, courage, fairness and generosity - which arise _66_ the hard choice we have to _67_ in life. So wrong is simply in doing wrong, not in getting caught. _68_ some people wonder if our inner values _69_ anymore. After all, hasnt our noted bank executive succeeded in e

22、very visible way _70_ his transgressions( 错误，过失)。 VI. Translation from Chinese into English (30 points) 在找工作的过程中，有面试，就有曙光。面试的成功与否，除了面试官如何看你的条件及个人素质外，主要取决于他们如何评价你在面试中总的表现，因此，有必要把它当作一场演出或比赛来看待，其目的是向面试官推销自己，让他们感到你是干这项工作的最佳人选。 大多数人在面试中处于被动地位，竭尽全力回答提出的任何问题。一种更好的方法是控制局面，给面试官提供你想给他们的信息，而不是他们想从你这儿发现的信息:使他们有

23、信心，绝对相信你是能胜任这项工作的人选，让他们几乎没有理由相信你不能胜任。信心不仅仅来自你作出的回答，也产生于你的外表以及你表现出来的热情、精力、自信、个人品质和雄心壮志。 大多数面试者没能得到工作的主要原因就是他们没能使面试官对他们产生信心。他们败下阵来并非是他们不能胜任这项工作，而是他们对自己能胜任工作的自信没能在面试中表现出来。他们的自我推销做得还不够。大多数人之所以这样是因 为他们在面试时很紧张，如果每次面试后都没有得到工作，不少人觉得自己是失败者并变的更为焦虑。这是不实际的。大多数面试者都将被拘之门外。不要想自己是否会得到这份工作。只需专心参加面试，并竭尽所能，工作自然就会有着落了。

24、 V . Translation from English into Chinese. (30 points) It used to be said that English people take their pleasures sadly. No doubt this would still be true if they had any pleasures to take, but the price of alcohol and tobacco in my country has provided sufficient external causes for melancholy. I

25、 have sometimes thought that the habit of taking pleasures sadly has crossed the Atlantic, and I have wondered what it is that makes so many English speaking people somber in their outlook in spite of good health and a good income. In the course of my travels in America I have been impressed by a ki

26、nd of fundamental malaise which seems to me extremely common and which poses difficult problems for the social reformer. Most social reformers have held the opinion that, if poverty were abolished and there were no more economic insecurity, the millennium would have arrived. But when I look at the f

27、aces of people in opulent cars, whether in your country or in mine. I do not see that look of radiant happiness which the aforesaid social reformers had led me to expect. In nine cases out of ten. I see instead a look of boredom and discontent and an almost frantic longing for something that might t

28、ickle the jaded (腻烦的)palate. But it is not only the very rich who suffer in this way. Professional men very frequently feel hopelessly thwarted. There is something that they long to do or some public object that they long to work for. But if they were to indulge their wishes in these respects, they

29、fear that they would lose their livelihood. Their wives are equally unsatisfied, for their neighbor, Mrs. So-and-So, has gone ahead more quickly, has a better car , a larger apartment and grander friends. Life for almost everybody is a long competitive struggle where very few can win the race and th

30、ose who do not win are unhappy. On social occasions when it is de rigueur(按照礼节时尚所要求的)to seem cheerful the necessary demeanor is stimulated by alcohol. But the gaiety does not ring true and anybody who had just one drink too many is apt to lapse into lachrymose (泪流满面的) melancholy. One finds this sort

31、 of thing only among English speaking people. A Frenchman while he is abusing Government is as gay as a lark. So is an Italian while he is telling how his neighbor has swindled him. Mexicans, when they are not actually starving or actually being murdered, sing and dance and enjoy sunshine and food a

32、nd drink with a gusto which Is very rare north of the Mexican frontier. When Andrew Jackson conquered Pensacola from the Spaniards, his wife looked out of the widow and saw the population enjoying itself although it was Sunday. She pointed out the scandal to her husband, who decreed that cheerfulness must