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考試年度：2016年考試科目代碼及名稱：613-英語水平考試適用專業(yè)：050201英語語言文學(xué)I.Cloze.Readthefollowingpassagesandchooseaproperwordtofillineachoftheblanksinthepassage.(30pointsinall,1pointforeach)UntiltheSecondWorldWartherewasnocleartransitionperiodbetween(1)____andadulthoodinBritishsociety.Youngpeoplewere(2)____childrenuntiltheywereabout16orbeforeiftheyhadstartedwork.Youngpeopleandtheirparentsoften(3)____similarclothes,attitudesand(4)____life.Allthisbegantochangein1950s.Inthe1950stheteenagersbegantobeseenasaspecial(5)____groupandthatwasoftencharacterizedasaperiodof(6)____fromthefamilyand(7)____againstthevaluesofhomeandsociety.WithincreasingprosperityinBritain,manyteenagershadincreasing(8)____powerandthusbecamethespecial(9)____foradvertising,especiallyformusicandfashion.(10)____the1950salmosteachdecadehashadacharacteristicyouthcultwiththe(11)____oftherebelliousteenager,identifiable(12)____theparticularstyleofclothesormusic.Thefirstcultto(13)____wastheTeddyBoysinthe1950s,(14)____withearlyrocknrollmusic.Inthe1980sitwastheAcidHousescene,associatedwithmusicanddrugEcstasywhich(15)____theravecultureandclubbingofthe1990s.C.obeyC.commonC.association(5)A.communityB.ageB.connectionC.alienationB.fightC.revolt(8)A.socializingB.purchasingC.promoting(9)A.purpose(10)A.AS(11)A.imageB.aimB.SinceB.pictureC.targetC.FromC.impressionD.figureD.With1(12)A.byB.withC.inD.to(13)A.emerge(14)A.associatedB.relatedB.happenC.appearC.bondD.exposeD.afflicted(15)A.changedintoB.expandedintoC.decreasedintoD.increasedintoPassage2Everyoneseemstobeinfavorofprogress.Butprogress”isafunnyword.Itdoesnt(16)____meanthatsomethinghasbecomestronger,wiserorbetter.Itsimplymeanschangingitfrombeingonethingtoanotherandsometimesit(17)____outtobeworsethanbefore.(18)____medicine,forinstance.Noonecandenythatmedicalprogresshasenrichedourlivestremendously.Becauseofmedical(19)____,weeatbetter,liveeasierandareabletotakecareofourselvesmoreefficiently.Wecancurediseasewithnomorethanoneinjection(20)____apill.Ifwehaveaseriousaccident,surgeonscanputus(21)____togetheragain.Ifweareborn(22)____somethingdefective,theycanrepairit.Theycanmakeushappy,restoreoursanity,easeourpain,replace(23)____partsandgiveuschildren.Theycanevenbringusbackfromthedead.Thesearewonderfulachievements,butthereisa(24)____wehavetopay.Becausemedicinehasreducedinfantmortalityandnaturaldeathsosignificantly,thepopulationhasbeen(25)____steadily,inspiteofserious(26)____toreducetherateofpopulationgrowth.LessthanacenturyagointheUnitedStates,infantmortality(27)____morethanhalfofthenewborn(28)____thefirstyearoflife.Medicaladvances,(29)____,havenowreducedthatratetonearlyzero.AchildbornintheUnitedStatestodayhas(30)____thana90percentchanceofsurvival.D.fatiguedD.checkD.goingD.eventsD.claimedD.amongD.besidesD.better(25)A.arising(26)A.efforts(27)A.exclaimed(28)A.over(29)A.however(30)A.moreB.risingB.effectsB.proclaimedB.withinB.thoughB.greaterC.raisingC.problemsC.clamoredC.betweenC.moreoverC.biggerII.Proofreadinganderrorcorrection.Thefollowingpassagecontains15errors.EachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEword2isinvolved.Correcttheerrorsandwritetheanswersontheanswersheet.(30pointsinall,2pointsforeach)Artdoesnotsolveproblems,butmakesusawaredoftheirexistence,”sculptorMagdalenaAbakanowiczhassaid.Artseducation,ontheotherhand,doesnotsolveproblems.Yearsofresearchshowsthatitscloselylinkingtoalmostanythingthatweasanationsaywewantforourchildrenanddemandtoourschools:academicachievement,socialandemotionaldevelopment,civicengagement,andequitableopportunity.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)Involvementintheartsisassociatedtogainsinmath,reading,cognitiveability,criticalthinking,andverbalskill.Artslearningcanalsoimprovesmotivation,concentration,confidence,orteamwork.AreportbytheRandCorporationaboutthevisualartsarguethattheintrinsicpleasuresandstimulationoftheartexperiencehavemorethansweetenanindividualslife---accordingtothereport,they“canconnectpeoplemoredeeplytotheworldandopentheminnewwaysofseeing,”creatingthefoundationtoforgesocialbondsandcommunitycohesion.Andstrongartsprogramminginschoolshelpscloseagapthathasleftmanychildbehind:FromMozartforbabiestotutusfortoddlerstofamilytripstothemuseum,thechildrenofaffluent,aspiredparentsgenerallygetexposedtotheartswhetherornotpublicschoolsprovideit.Low-incomechildren,often,donot.Artseducationenablesthosechildrenfromafinanciallychallengedbackgroundtohaveamorelevelplayingfieldwithchildrenwhohavehadthoseenrichmentexperience,”saysEricCooper,presidentandfounderofthenationalUrbanAllianceforEffectiveEducation.III.Gap-fillilinthefollowingblankswiththecorrectwordsandcorrectformsofthewordsgivenaccordingtothemeaningsofthesentences.(30pointsinall,2pointsforeach)(1)(look)athiswatch,hesawthatitwasoneo’clock,butthebellstruckthirteentimesbeforeitstopped.(2)Its(miss)headhappenedtobeamongremainsofthefifteencenturyB.C.(3)Before(return)homeatnight,hetookashowerandchangedbackintohissuit.(4)Apartfromaninteresting-lookingcarveddagger,theboxwasfullofcrockery,muchofit(break)(5)Thetemplewhichthearchaeologists(explore)wasusedasaplaceofworshipfromthefifteencenturyB.C.untilRomantimes.3(6)Physics(go)fromstudyingthefamiliarthingsinoureverydayliveslikebaseballstostrangethingslikeatoms.(7)Ioften(wonder)somepeople,whohadnointentionofmakingpurchase,(take)advantageofthisprivilege.(8)Itisevidentthattheelderlygentlemengreatly(hurt)andwillnevercomebacktothestoretosamplepuddinganymore.(9)It(be)onlytwenty-fiveyearssincetelevisioncametocontrolAmericanfreetime.(10)IwishI(live)inHainan(11)IfI(have)themoneynow,I’dbuyanewhouse.(12)Withthehelpofa(fair)godmotherandsomeanimalfriends,Cinderellagoestotheballinabeautifuldress.(13)Fewofourmodernnovelsareofgreat(significant).(14)Thecurrentwelfaresystemhasbeen(benefit)tomostofus.(15)Ithasbeenusedasmuchforimprovingthedesignandpresentationofday-to-daydocumentsasforproducing(publish).ReadingComprehension.Inthissection,thereare6readingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof30multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagescarefullyandthenchoosethecorrectanswer.(60pointsinall,2pointsforeach)11982wastheyearofinformationtechnologyinGreatBritain.Butwhatexactlyisinfotech?85%ofpeoplepolledrecentlyhadnotacluewhatismeant,although53%ofthosepolledsaidtheythoughtitsoundedprettyimportant.Theywereright.Itis.Sowhatisit?Well,putsimply,itisthemarrying-up”ofproductsfromseveralkeyindustries:computers,telephones,television,satellites.Itmeansusingmicro-electronics,telecommunicationnetworks,andfibreopticstohelpproduce,store,obtainandsendinformationbywayofwords,numbers,picturesandsoundmorequicklyandefficientlythaneverbefore.Theimpactinfotechishavingandisgoingtohaveonourlivesandworkistremendous.Itisalreadylinkingtheskillsofthespaceindustrywiththoseofcabletelevisionsoprogrammescanbebeameddirectlyintoourhomesfromallovertheworld.Armiesofsteelcollar”workers,therobots,willsoonbeworkinginfactoriesdoingtheboring,complexandunpleasantjobswhichareatpresentstilldonebyman.Insomeareassuchasthecarindustrythishasalreadystarted.TelevisionwillalsobeusedtoenablecustomerstoshopfromthecomfortoftheirhomesbysimplyorderingviatheTVscreen,paymentbeingmadebydirectdebitoftheircreditcards.Homebankingandtheautomaticbookingofticketswillalsobedonethroughthetelevisionscreen.Cabletelevisionwhichinmanycountriesnowgivesachoiceofdozensofchannelswillsoonbeusedtoprotectourhomesbyoperatingburglarandfirealarmslinkedtopoliceandfirestations.Computerswillrunourhomes,controllingtheheating,airconditioningandcookingsystemswhilerobotswillcopewiththe4housework.Thefriendlypostmanwillbeathingofthepastasthepostalserviceandlettersdisappearwiththeelectronicmailreceivedviaviewdatascreens.Allthesethingsarecomingveryfastandtheireffectswillbeasfar-reachingasthoseoftheindustrialrevolution.Infotechispartofthetechnologicalrevolutionandthatiswithusnow.(1)Fromthefirstparagraph,wecaninferthattheauthorwas.A.unawareoftheresultsofthepollB.satisfiedwiththeresultsofthepollC.surprisedatpeoplesignoranceofthemeaningofinfotechD.deeplyimpressedwiththewisenessoftheBritishpeople(2)Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout.A.theimportanceofmoderntechnologyB.theproductsofkeyindustriesinthe1980sC.theBritishpeoplesknowledgeofinfotechD.theexactmeaningofinfotech(3)Thesecondparagraphismainlyabout.A.thewaystolinkskillsofspaceindustrywiththoseofcabletelevisionB.thegreateffectsinfotechishavingandwillhaveonourlivesandworkC.thefutureusesofcomputersandrobotsinbothhomesandindustriesD.thecomfortablelifepeoplewillliveinthenearfuture(4)Accordingtothepassage,televisionwillbeusedtotoalotofthingsEXCEPT.A.orderinggoodsfromshopsforcustomersattheirhomesB.runningourhomesanddoingallkindsofhouseworkC.protectingourhomesagainstfireandburglaryD.depositingmoneyinabankandwithdrawingitfromthebank(5)AccordingtothelastsentenceofParagraph2,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTURE?A.Thepostmanhasbecomeathingofthepast.B.Viewdatascreensarebeingusednowtoreceiveelectronicmail.C.Electronicmailwilldisappearsomeday.D.Thepostalservicewillnotbeusedinthefuture.2Washingtonwasthefirstcityinhistorytobecreatedsolelyforthepurposeofgovernance.FollowingtheRevolution,membersofCongresshadhotlydebatedthequestionofapermanenthomeforthemselvesandforthosedepartments---theTreasury,thePatentOffice,andsoon---whicheventhesketchiestofcentralgovernmentswouldfeelobligedtoestablish.In1790,largelyinordertoputanendto5congressionalbickering,GeorgeWashingtonwaschargedwithselectingasiteforthenewlydesignedfederaldistrict.Notmuchtoanyonessurprisebuttothedisappointmentofmany,hechoseatractoflandonthebanksofthePotomacRiver,afewmilesupstreamfromhisbelovedplantationMountVernon.TheDistrictofColumbiawastakeninpartfromVirginiaandinpartfromMaryland.Atthetimeitwaslaidout,itshundredsquaremilesconsistedofgentlyrollinghills,someundercultivationandtherestheavilywooded,withanumberofcreeksandmuchswampylandalongthePotomac.ThereisnowasectionofWashingtonthatiscommonlyrefereedtoasFoggyBottom;thatborethesamenicknameahundredandeightyyearsago.Twoportcities,AlexandriaandGeorgetown,flourishedwithinsightofthenewcapitalandgaveitaccessbyshiptothemostimportantcitiesoftheinfantnation---Chaleslon,Baltimore,Philadelphia,NewYork,Newport,Salem,andPortsmouth---andalsotothefar-offportsofEnglandandtheContinent.(6)Inline6(Para.1),thephrase“chargedwith”couldbestbereplacedbywhichofthefollowing?A.Attackedwith.B.Accusedof.C.Askedtopayfor.D.Giventheresponsibilityof.(7)WhywasGeorgeschoiceforthesiteofthecapitalnotverysurprising?A.ThesitewasclosetoGeorgeWashingtonsownhome.B.Theriverwouldbringtradetothecity.C.ThemembersofCongresshadalreadystatedtheirpreferenceforthesite.D.GeorgeWashingtonhadlivedonthesitebeforetheAmericanRevolution.(8)Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheterm“FoggyBottom”inthesecondparagraphreferstoasectionofWashingtonD.C.that.A.usedtobemostlyswamplandB.liesatthebottomofMountVernonC.hasthelowestpopulationinthedistrictD.usedtobethesiteofthenationalweatherstation(9)TheauthorimpliesthatGeorgetownwasimportantintheeighteenthcenturybecauseit.A.linkedthefederaldistrictwiththeoceanB.wasamodelforbuildingthenewfederaldistrictC.defendedtheeastcoastagainstinvadersD.wasthehomeoftheTreasuryandthePatentOffice(10)Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?6A.TheroleofGeorgeWashingtonintheAmericanRevolution.B.ThefirstyearsoftheUnitedStatesCongress.C.ThefoundingofWashingtonD.C.D.Thegoverningofthefederaldistrict.3AskStevelandMorrisandhelltellyouthatblindnessisnotnecessarilydisabling.Stevelandwasbornprematurelyandtotallywithoutsightin1950.HebecameStevieWonder---composer,singer,andpianist.ThewinneroftenGrammyawards,Stevieiswidelyacclaimedforhisoutstandingcontributionstothemusicworld.Asachild,Stevielearnednottothinkaboutthethingshecouldnotto,buttoconcentrateonthethingsthathecoulddo.Hisparentsencouragedhimtojoinhissightedbrothersinasmanyactivitiesaspossible.Theyalsohelpedhimtosharpenhissenseofhearing,thesenseuponwhichthevisuallydisabledaresodependent.Becausesoundwassoimportanttohim,Stevebeganatanearlyagetoexperimentwithdifferentkindsofsound.Hewouldbangthingstogetherandthenimitatethesoundwithhisvoice.Oftenrelyingonsoundforentertainment,hesang,beatontoydrums,playedatoyharmonica,andlistenedtoradio.Steviesoongraduatedfromtoyinstrumentstorealinstruments.Hefirstlearnedtoplaythedrums.Hethenmasteredtheharmonicaandthepiano.Hebecameamemberofthejuniorchurchchoirandaleadsinger.Intheeveningsandonweekends,Steviewouldplaydifferentinstrumentsandsingpopularrhythmandbluestunesonthefrontporchesofneighborshomes.OneofStevessessionswasoverheardbyRonnieWhite,amemberofapopularsinginggroupcalledTheMiracles.RonnieimmediatelyrecognizedSteviestalentandtookhimtoauditionforBerryGordy,thepresidentofHitsvilleUSA,alargerecordingcompanynowknownasMotown.StevierecordedhisfirstsmashhitFingertips”in1962atagetwelve,andtherestofSteviesstoryismusichistory.(11)Thispassagecouldbeentitled.A.TheMusicWorldB.StevieWonderC.GreatMusicianD.BlindPeople(12)WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutschildhood?A.Stevieoftentellspeoplethatablindpersonisnotnecessarilydisabled.B.Helearnttoconcentrateonthingsthathecoulddo.C.Heplayedasoftenaspossiblewithhisbrothers,whohadnormalsight.D.Hetriedveryhardtotrainhissenseofhearing.(13)BysayingSteviesoongraduatedfromtoyinstrumentstorealinstruments,the7authormeansthat.A.SteviefinishedhisstudyatatoyinstrumentsschoolB.SteviebegantostudyinarealinstrumentsschoolC.SteviegaveupallhistoyinstrumentsandbegantobuymanyrealinstrumentsD.Steviestartedtoplayrealinstruments(14)TheauthormentionsallthefollowingfactEXCEPTthat.A.sneighborscouldoftenenjoyhisplayingandsingingB.ItwasRonnieWhitewhorecognizedSteviestalentandledhimtoasuccessfulcareerC.BerryCordyhelpedhimtosetuphisownrecordingcompanyD.sparentsplayedaveryimportantpartintraininghissenseofhearing(15)TheFingertips.A.recordedsmusicalperformancethatwonhiminstantfameB.wasarecordthatturnedouttobegreatsuccessC.carriedthemessagethattheblindcouldworkmiracleswiththeirfingertipsD.Alloftheabove4Itisdifficulttoimaginewhatlifewouldbelikewithoutmemory.Themeaningsofthousandsofeverydayperceptions,thebasesforthedecisionswemake,andtherootsofourhabitsandskillsaretobefoundinourpastexperiences,whicharebroughtintothepresentbymemory.Memorycanbedefinedasthecapacitytokeepinformationavailableforlateruse.Itincludesnotonlyremembering”thingslikearithmeticorhistoricalfactsbutalsoinvolvesanychangeinthewayananimaltypicallybehaves.Memoryisinvolvedwhenaratgivesupeatinggrainbecausehehassniffedsomethingsuspiciousinthegrainpile.Memoryisalsoinvolvedwhenasix-yearoldchildlearnstoswingabaseballbat.Memoryexistsnotonlyinhumansandanimalsbutalsoinsomephysicalobjectsandmachines.Computers,forexamplecontaindevicesforstoringdataforlateruse.Itisinterestingtocomparethememory-storagecapacityofacomputerwiththatofahumanbeing.Theinstant-accessmemoryofalargecomputermayholdupto100,000words”---readyforinstantuse.AnaverageU.S.teenagerprobablyrecognizesthemeaningofabout100,000wordsofEnglish.However,thisisbutafractionofthetotalamountofinformationwhichtheteenagerhasstored.Consider,forexample,thenumberoffacesandplacesthattheteenagercanrecognizeonsight.Theuseofwordsisthebasisoftheadvancedproblemsolvingintelligenceofhumanbeings.Alargepartofapersonsmemoryisintermsofwordsandcombinationsofwords.(16)Accordingtothepassage,memoryisconsideredtobe.8A.thebasisfordecisionmakingandproblemsolvingB.anabilitytostoreexperiencesforfutureuseC.anintelligencetypicallypossessedbyhumanbeingsD.thedatamainlyconsistingofwordsandcombinationsofwords(17)Thecomparisonmadebetweenthememorycapacityofalargecomputerandthatofahumanbeingshowsthat.A.thecomputersmemoryhasalittlebiggercapacitythanateenagersB.thecomputersmemorycapacityismuchsmallerthananadulthumanbeingsC.thecomputersmemorycapacityismuchsmallereventhanateenagersD.bothAandB(18)Thewholepassageimpliesthat.A.onlyhumanbeingshaveproblem-solvingintelligenceB.apersonsmemoryisdifferentfromacomputersineveryrespectC.animalsareabletosolveonlyverysimpleproblemsD.animalssolveproblemsbyinstinctsratherthanintelligence(19)Thephraseintermsof”inthelastsentencecanbestbereplacedby.A.inconnectionwith”B.expressedby”C.consisting”D.bymeansof”(20)Thetopicofthepassageis:A.Whatwouldlifebelikewithoutmemory?B.Memoryisofvitalimportancetolife.C.Howisapersonsmemorydifferentfromansoracomputers?D.Whatiscontainedinmemory?5Bobbyandhismaster,farmerJohnGray,werefamiliarsightsinEdinburgh.EveryWednesdayafteravisittomarketandexactlyasthetime-gunboomedoneoclock,thetwowouldentersDiningRoomfortheirmiddaymeal,afrugallunchforGray,andabunforBobby.Thenin1858,theschedulewasinterrupted.FarmerGraydied.Threedaysafterthefuneral,exactlyatoneoclock,Traillfoundhimselflookingintoapairofbeseechingcanineeyes.Bobbygothisbunanddisappeared.ThiswasrepeatedforseveraldaysuntilTraillscuriositygotthebetterofhim.Hefollowedthesmallterrierasheleftandracedtohismastersgrave.Thereheremainedeachday,fairorfoul,despitetheeffortsofdog-lovingtownspeopletogivehimanewhome.Thegraveyardscaretaker,whilesympathetic,wasatfirstnotsowillingtolethimin.ButsdevotionandfidelityweresogreatthatthecaretakerprovidedBobbywitha9shelterclosetothegravetoprotecthimfrombadweather.Then,afternineyears,Bobbywasarrestedasavagrantbecausehehadnolicense.TherestaurantkeeperappearedincourtwithBobby.Hewasreleasedbymercifuljustice.Butjusttomakesurethelawcouldnottouchhim,LordProvostWilliamChamberspaidsfeeeachyearandpresentedhimwithabrass-platedcollarinscribedGreyfriar’sBobbyfromtheLordProvost,1876,Licensee.”Afterthat,GreyfriarsBobbywasallowedtokeephislonelyvigilundisturbed.Henevervariedhismealtime.Eachdayheleftthegraveyardasthegunroaredoneoclocktopickuphisbunandtakeitbacktoeatathismastersside.Hemusthavebeenreallyhardyforheliveduntil1872,havingkepttohissolitarypostforfourteenlongyears.HewasburiedinGreyfriars,ofcourse,inaflowerbednearJohnGraystombstone.(21)Anappropriatetitleforthepassagecouldbe.A.sDiningRoomB.FarmerJohnGrayC.BobbytheFaithfulD.LordProvostWilliamChambers(22)Thephrasefamiliarsights”inthefirstsentenceisnearestinmeaningto.A.peoplewhoarefamiliarwiththesurroundings”B.peoplewhoenjoysightseeing”C.peoplewhohaveverygoodeye-sights”D.peopleorobjectsthatareoftenseenaroundbyothers”(23)Thephrasefairorfoul”inthesecondparagraphisusedtodescribe.A.thegraveyardB.theweatherC.BobbyD.Traill(24)WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedorimpliedaboutBobby?A.Bobbyhadrefusedtoliveinotherpeopleshome.B.Bobbywasdevotedandfaithfultohismaster.C.Bobbywasoncearrestedbecausehedidsomethingwrong.D.BobbywasprotectedbyLordProvostWilliamChambersuntilhisdeath.(25)Fromthepassage,weknowthatBobbywas.A.JohnsservantB.adogC.avagrantD.Johnsson610Insurancecompaniesprovideaservicetothecommunitybyprotectingitagainstexpectedandunexpecteddisasters.Beforeaninsurancecompanywillagreetoinsureanything,itcollectsaccuratefiguresabouttherisk.Itknows,forexample,thattheriskofamanbeingkilledinaplaneaccidentislessthantheriskhetakesincrossingabusyroad.Thisenablesittoquotelowfiguresfortravelinsurance.Sometimestheriskmaybehigh,asinmotor-racingormountaineering.Thenthecompanychargesamuchhigherprice.Iftoomanyclimbershaveaccidents,thepricerisesstillfurther.Ifthemajorityofclimbersfalloffmountains,thecompanywillrefusetoinsurethem.Anordinaryhouseholdermaywishtoprotecthishomeagainstfireorhispropertyagainstburglary.Ashopkeepermaywishtoinsureagainsttheft.Innormalcases,thecompanywillcheckitsstatisticsandquoteapremium.Ifitissuspicious,itmayrefusetoquote.Ifitinsuresashopandthenreceiv