對(duì)外經(jīng)濟(jì)貿(mào)易大學(xué)英語(yǔ)學(xué)院《761基礎(chǔ)英語(yǔ)》歷年考研真題及詳解

2001年對(duì)外經(jīng)濟(jì)貿(mào)易大學(xué)英語(yǔ)學(xué)院761基礎(chǔ)英語(yǔ)考研真題及詳解PartOe:VocabularyI.Checkthewordorphraseyoubelieveisclosestinmeaningtothekeyword.(7.5%)l.RavageA.toenrageB.toplunderC.todevourD.towearaway【答案】B查看答案【解析】ravage毀壞，掠奪。plunder搶劫，掠奪。devour（火災(zāi)等）毀滅，破壞。wearaway磨損，（時(shí)間）消逝。2．EdifyA.toscoldB.topraiseC.toimproveandenlightenD.tohaveexceptionalpleasurefrom【答案】C查看答案【解析】edify教導(dǎo)，啟發(fā)。enlighten啟發(fā)，啟蒙。scold責(zé)罵，斥責(zé)。praise稱贊，歌頌。exceptional例外的，特殊的。3．HaggleA.towrangleordisputeB.toscoldC.tolieD.tobeg【答案】A查看答案【解析】haggle（就價(jià)格、條件等）爭(zhēng)論，討價(jià)還價(jià)。wrangle爭(zhēng)論，爭(zhēng)吵；dispute辯論，爭(zhēng)執(zhí)。scold責(zé)罵，斥責(zé)。4．CurtailA.tocurlorintertwineB.todepriveofC.toconfuseD.tocutshort【答案】D查看答案【解析】curtail縮減，減少。cutshort縮減，截短。curl（使）卷曲。intertwine（使）纏繞。depriveof剝奪，使喪失。5．SupplicateA.tostrangleB.togrowweakC.tobeghumbleD.tocurse【答案】C查看答案【解析】supplicate哀求，祈求。beghumble謙卑地請(qǐng)求。strangle勒死，絞殺。curse詛咒，咒罵。6．ExtolA.toannounceB.tocollectC.toscoldorharassD.topraise【答案】D查看答案【解析】extol贊美。praise稱贊，歌頌。announce宣布。scold責(zé)罵；harass煩惱。7．FacilitateA.toteaseB.tomakeeasyC.topretendD.tocongratulate【答案】B查看答案【解析】facilitate使容易，使便利。makeeasy使輕松，變得容易。tease取笑，欺負(fù)。pretend假裝，裝扮。congratulate祝賀，慶祝。8．CavortA.toprancearoundB.toflingC.tofindfaultwithD.toenjoyinacarefreemanner【答案】A查看答案【解析】cavort騰躍。prance騰躍，歡躍。fling猛投，拋，擲。findfaultwith挑剔，找…的毛病。carefree輕松愉快的，不負(fù)責(zé)的。9．SullyA.tokeephidden;makesecretB.tohinderC.todefile;soilD.toputtheblameonsomeone【答案】C查看答案【解析】sully弄臟，玷污（名譽(yù)等）。defile玷污，褻瀆；soil弄臟，污辱。hinder妨礙，阻止。puttheblameonsomeone把責(zé)任推到別人的頭上。10．UsurpA.tochargehighinterestratesB.tointrudeuponC.todisturbD.toseizepowerorposition【答案】D查看答案【解析】usurp篡奪，侵占。chargehighinterestrates以高利率計(jì)費(fèi)。intrudeupon打擾，侵入。disturb擾亂，妨礙。11．GoadA.toannoyB.toinciteorspurC.toargueD.tobeg【答案】B查看答案【解析】goad驅(qū)策，激勵(lì)。incite激勵(lì)，煽動(dòng)；spur鞭策，刺激。annoy招惹，使煩惱。argue爭(zhēng)論，說(shuō)服。12．AugmentA.tourgeB.todisputeC.topromiseD.toincrease;addto【答案】D查看答案【解析】augment增加，增大。urge催促，力勸。dispute爭(zhēng)論，反對(duì)。13．InundateA.toflood;delugeB.tobreakdownC.toretreatD.toenterintoanagreement【答案】A查看答案【解析】inundate淹沒(méi)，泛濫。deluge淹，浸。breakdown失敗，毀壞。retreat撤退，退卻。enterintoanagreement達(dá)成一致，訂約。14．WaiveA.toforgoB.todemandC.tolookforD.tobeirresolute【答案】A查看答案【解析】waive放棄。forgo作罷，放棄。irresolute猶豫不決的。15．ConfoundA.toimpressB.tobringtogetherC.tofrustrateD.toconfuse;perplex【答案】D查看答案【解析】confound混淆，使迷惑。confuse迷惑，使糊涂；perplex困惑。impress使銘記，留下印象。bringtogether使和解。frustrate挫敗，使泄氣。II.Checkthewordorphraseyoubelieveisbesttofinintheblankineachsentence.(7.5%)1．Theteacher________thedozingstudenttopayattention.A.admonishedB.administeredC.adjudicatedD.adjusted【答案】A查看答案【解析】admonish訓(xùn)誡，警告。administer管理，執(zhí)行。adjudicate判決，裁定。adjust調(diào)整，校準(zhǔn)。2．Hisexplanationdidnot________ofanymisunderstanding.A.permeateB.permitC.perplexD.perpetrate【答案】B查看答案【解析】permit允許，容許。permeate透入。perplex困惑。perpetrate犯（罪，錯(cuò)誤），行詐。3．Hefollowedhis________andgavethestrangeralift.A.impulsionB.impulseC.conscientiousD.conscious【答案】C查看答案【解析】句意：他本著良心，對(duì)陌生人施以援手。conscientious有（憑）良心的，誠(chéng)心誠(chéng)意的。impulsion沖動(dòng)。impulse沖動(dòng)，推動(dòng)力。conscious有意識(shí)的，有知覺(jué)的。4．Manyalcoholicsare________drinkers.A.compatibleB.competentC.competitiveD.compulsive【答案】D查看答案【解析】compulsive強(qiáng)迫（性）的，不由自主的。compatible協(xié)調(diào)的，一致的。competent有能力的，勝任的。competitive競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的。5．Thecomputerwas________alowbuzz.A.dismissingB.emittingC.admittingD.omitting【答案】B查看答案【解析】emit發(fā)出，輻射。dismiss解散，讓離開。admit容許，承認(rèn)。omit省略，疏忽。6．Shehasafriendly,________personality.A.genuineB.genitiveC.generativeD.genial【答案】D查看答案【解析】genial親切的。genuine真實(shí)的，誠(chéng)懇的。genitive領(lǐng)屬關(guān)系的。generative生產(chǎn)的，再生的。7．Thewoundedmanclungtolife________.A.tenaciouslyB.tantalizinglyC.tenablyD.tendentiously【答案】A查看答案【解析】tenaciously頑強(qiáng)地。tantalizingly……得令人著急。tenably合理地，可維持地。tendentiously有傾向地，有偏見地。8．Idon’tseehowyourstatement________tomyquestion.A.retainsB.detainsC.pertainsD.abstains【答案】C查看答案【解析】pertain適合，屬于。retain保持，保留。detain拘留，留住。abstain戒除，放棄。9．Anneloudly________herbeliefsintoeveryconversation.A.obtrudesB.obsessesC.obviatesD.obtains【答案】A查看答案【解析】obtrude強(qiáng)行，強(qiáng)加。obsess迷住，使困擾。obviate消除，排除。obtain獲得。10．Tombragsabouthiswork,buthisbossconsidershima________.A.nonsenseB.noneventC.nonentityD.nonchalant【答案】C查看答案【解析】nonentity不存在的東西，無(wú)足輕重的人。nonsense謬論，無(wú)意義的事。nonevent大肆宣揚(yáng)即將來(lái)臨而并未發(fā)生的事。nonchalant冷淡的，若無(wú)其事的。11．Ed’swifehasawayofbreakingintoseriousconversationswith_______smalltalk.A.impertinentB.pertinaciousC.pertinentD.impertinacious【答案】A查看答案【解析】句意：Ed的妻子有一種習(xí)慣，就是用不相關(guān)的閑聊來(lái)打斷嚴(yán)肅的談話。impertinent無(wú)關(guān)的，不恰當(dāng)?shù)?。pertinacious固執(zhí)的，難消除的。pertinent有關(guān)的，中肯的。impertinacious為生造詞。12．Thepowertoconfirmpresidentialappointments________intheSenate.A.reseatsB.reservesC.residesD.resits【答案】C查看答案【解析】句意：對(duì)總統(tǒng)的任命給予批準(zhǔn)的權(quán)力歸屬于參議院。reside（權(quán)力等）屬于。reseat使復(fù)位，使再坐。reserve儲(chǔ)備，保存。resit（考試不及格后）再考，重考。13．TheNileRiver________siltovertheagestoformadelta.A.depositedB.demotedC.deportedD.depraved【答案】A查看答案【解析】句意：尼羅河常年的泥沙沉淀形成了三角洲。deposit沉淀，堆積。demote使降級(jí)。deport將……驅(qū)逐出境。deprave使墮落，使腐敗。14．Hewaselectedbya________ofthetwopoliticalparties.A.infusionB.fusionC.confusionD.injunction【答案】B查看答案【解析】fusion（政黨的）聯(lián)合。infusion注入，灌輸。confusion混亂，混淆。injunction禁令。15．Hehadwrittena________ofasymphonybeforehisdeath.A.fragmentB.fractionC.fictionD.diction【答案】A查看答案【解析】fragment碎片，片斷，(文藝作品等)未完成的部分。fraction小部分，分?jǐn)?shù)。fiction虛構(gòu)，小說(shuō)。diction措辭，用語(yǔ)。PartTwo:UsageI.Ineachofthesentencesbelow,choosethewordinparenthesesthatiscorrectorpreferredusage.(15%)1．Theweatherforecastsaysitis(apt,likely,liable)toraintoday.【答案】likely查看答案【解析】句意：天氣預(yù)報(bào)說(shuō)今天可能會(huì)下雨。2．Sheisan(alumnus,alumni,alumna,alumnae)ofthelocalcollege.【答案】alumna查看答案【解析】alumna女畢業(yè)生，女校友。句意：她是一名當(dāng)?shù)貙W(xué)院的畢業(yè)生。3．Thewordredhasanunpleasant(connotation,denotation)formanypeople.【答案】connotation查看答案【解析】句意：“Red”這個(gè)詞對(duì)很多人來(lái)說(shuō)包含令人不愉快的內(nèi)涵。4．(Becauseof,Dueto)thebadweather,wearrivedlate.【答案】Dueto查看答案【解析】句意：都因?yàn)檫@糟糕的天氣，我們遲到了。dueto因?yàn)?，由于。常指這個(gè)原因會(huì)造成不好的結(jié)果。5．Onecouldsaythatallcatsare(egoists,egotists).【答案】egoists查看答案【解析】句意：可以說(shuō)所有的貓都是自我主義者。6．Theaudienceyawnedandseemed(disinterested,uninterested)inthespeech.【答案】uninterested查看答案【解析】句意：聽眾開始大哈欠了，看起來(lái)他們對(duì)這演講不感興趣。7．Mylittlesonis(anxiously,eagerly)lookingforwardtoChristmas.【答案】eagerly查看答案【解析】句意：我的小兒子急切地盼望圣誕節(jié)的到來(lái)。8．Hehasa(contemptible,contemptuous)attitudetowardsloppywork.【答案】contemptuous查看答案【解析】句意：他對(duì)無(wú)聊的工作表現(xiàn)出輕蔑的態(tài)度。contemptuous輕蔑的。contemptible可鄙的。9．TheGrandCanyonisof(incomparable,uncomparable)beauty.【答案】incomparable查看答案【解析】句意：大峽谷的壯美無(wú)與倫比。10．My(ophthalmologist,optometrist)willsoonbeoperatingonthecataractinmylefteye.【答案】ophthalmologist查看答案【解析】句意：我的眼科醫(yī)師馬上會(huì)為我的左眼做白內(nèi)障手術(shù)。ophthalmologist眼科醫(yī)師。optometrist驗(yàn)光師。11．Golfisthe(vocation,avocation)ofaprofessionalgolfer.【答案】vocation查看答案【解析】vocation職業(yè)，行業(yè)。avocation（個(gè)人）副業(yè)，業(yè)余愛好。12．Yourworkforthecommitteehasbeenmost(credible,creditable,credulous).【答案】creditable查看答案【解析】句意：你為委員會(huì)所做的工作是最值得稱贊的。creditable值得贊揚(yáng)的，應(yīng)予肯定的。credible可靠的。credulous輕信的。13．Thisisthemost(historic,historical)buildinginthetown.【答案】historic查看答案【解析】句意：這是這座城鎮(zhèn)里歷史上最為有名的建筑。historic歷史上著名的，有歷史性的。historical與歷史有關(guān)的，歷史（上）的。14．Ican’tstandyour(continual,continuous)interruption.【答案】continual查看答案【解析】句意：我不能忍受你反復(fù)打斷我的講話。continuous和continual的區(qū)別：(1)搭配區(qū)別：continuous可以做表語(yǔ)或定語(yǔ)becontinuous或continuous+名詞；continual只做定語(yǔ)continual+名詞；(2)詞意的不同：continual反復(fù)，不停止（happenrepeatedly），如continualknocksonthedoor反復(fù)的敲門聲；continuous連續(xù)性的=unbroken(lackofinterruption)，如acontinuousline一條不間斷的線。15．Ifyouhaveacoughaccompanied(by,with)afever,seeadoctor.【答案】with查看答案【解析】句意：如果你咳嗽伴有發(fā)燒，就要去看醫(yī)生。這里accompany在被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)中，當(dāng)指的是人時(shí)，用在它后的介詞是by，指伴隨他人。如：ShewenttoEuropeaccompaniedbyhercolleague.她和她的同事一道去歐洲。不是指人的情況則用with，如：Thesalmonwasaccompaniedwithadeliciouslettucesalad.伴有可口的生菜沙拉的鮭魚。II.Fillinthemissingwords:(20%)ITakeforinstancetheeveningofDecember31,1994,whenIbeganmyassignment(1)  theforeignaffairscolumnistforTheNewYorkTimes.Istartedthecolumn(2)  writingfromTokyo,andwhenIarrivedattheOkuraHotel(3)  alongtranspacificflight,Icalledroomservice(4)  onesimplerequest:“Couldyoupleasesendme(5)  fouroranges.”Iamaddicted(6)  citrusandIneededafix.Itseemedtomeasimple(7)  orderwhenItelephoneditin,andthepersonontheotherend(8)  tounderstand.Abouttwentyminutes(9)  therewasaknockatmydoor.Aroomservicewaiterwasstandingthere(10)  hisperfectlycreaseduniform.Infrontofhimwasacart(11)  byastarchedwhitetablecloth.(12)  thetableclothwerefourtall(13)  offresh-squeezedorangejuice,(14)  glasssetregally(15)  asmallsilverbowlofice.【答案】(1)as(2)by(3)after(4)with(5)up(6)to(7)enough(8)seemed(9)later(10)in(11)covered(12)on(13)glasses(14)each(15)inIIIbelievethat(16)  youwanttounderstandthepost-ColdWarworldyou(17)  tostartbyunderstandingthatanewinternationalsystem(18)  succeededit—globalization.(19)  is“TheOneBigThing”peopleshouldfocuson.Globalizationisnottheonlything(20)  eventsintheworldtoday,buttothe(21)  thatthereisaNorthStarandaworldwideshaping(22) ,itisthissystem.Whatisnewisthe(23) ;whatis(24)  ispowerpolitics,chaos,clashingcivilizations(25)  liberalism.(26)  whatisthedramaofthepost-ColdWarworldistheinteraction(27)  thisnewsystem(28)  alltheseoldpassionsandaspirations.Itisacomplexdrama,(29)  thefinalactstillnotwritten.【答案】(16)if(17)have(18)has(19)That(20)influencing(21)extent(22)force(23)systems(24)old(25)and(26)and(27)between(28)and(29)withIIIElectionsalonewillneverbeenoughtoensure(30)  governance;RussiaandPakistanareproof(31)  ofthat.Atthesame(32) ,justinstallingmodernoperating(33)  andsoftwareinacountry,(34)  holdingregularelectionsthatcan(35)  corruptleaders,willneverbe(36)  either.ThatiswhytheWisest(37)  indevelopingcountrieswillbe(38)  whounderstandquickestthatwithouttheherdtherewillbeno(39) ,andwithoutbetterso,wareand(40)  systemstherewillbenoherd.【答案】(30)good(31)enough(32)time(33)system(34)without(35)remove(36)enough(37)leaders(38)those(39)growth(40)operatingPartThree:ReadingandWritingI.Readthefollowingessayandanswerthequestionsbriefly.(25%)InrecentyearsitseemsthatlanguageasitrelatestosoftwareprogramminghascometobeworthmoreinthejobmarketthanamasteryofEnglishorChinese.Butnaturallanguageisn’tjustthegiftofthegab.It’salsoatalentnecessaryforcommunication,whichisdistinctfrommereconversation.Communicationcanbeverbalorwritten.Intheworkingworld,theabilitytocommunicatewellisknownasasoftskill.Softskillshavealwaysbeencriticaltoprofessionslikejournalism,advertisingormedicine.Nowthey’reprovingtobejustasimportanttohigh-techindustriesandbusinesses.Effectivecommunicationisn’ttheonlysoftskillemployerscrave.Inter-personalskills,liketheabilitytocreateandmaintainarapportwithothers,arehighonthelist,too.Timemanagement,initiative,workingwellunderpressure,andimageorappearance-especiallyasitbearsonnon-verbalcommunication-arealsoessential.Technologyhasmeanttheblurringoftraditionallinesbetweenworkersanddepartmentsatmanycompanies,particularlysmall,informationtechnologystart-ups.Businessesarelessdepartmentalized.E-mail,forexample,nowallowsallkindsofworkersandmanagerstocommunicatedirectlywithoneanother.Technicalsupportstaffwhoonceworkedinobscuritymanynowinteractdailywithsalesandmarketingstaff,andwithcustomersandclients.Obviously,employerswantprogrammersordeveloperswhoareatthetopoftheirtechnicalgame.Butincreasingly,theyalsowantemployeeswhocanarticulatetheirgoalsclearly,writeevocatively,workwellwithothersandbuildrelationships,takeinitiative,andrepresentacompany’simageofitself.Softskills-or,astheymighthavebeencalledinanotherera,peopleskills.Yetwhatdoes“effectivecommunication”mean?First,understandthatitcanheverbal,non-verbalorwritten.Communicationcanincludetelephonelinks,telecommunicationexchanges,E-mail,theInternetorwritingreports.Thus,communicationandconversationarenotthesameanimal.Butatthesametime,languageexpertssayconversationisoftenmorethan90percentnon-verbal.Wordsalonemakeuponlyatinyportionofthemessagespeoplesendoneanother.InhisDictionaryofCybernetics,KlausKrippendorff,oftheAnnenbergSchoolofCommunicationsattheUniversityofPennsylvania,writesthatnon-verbalcommunicationis:processesofcommunicationwithouttheuseoflanguageproper.”“Bodymovements,gesture,smellsbutalsosuchextra-linguisticfeaturesofspeechasintonation,speed,pause,”Krippendorffsaid.“Non-verbalcommunicationisexpressiveandmanifestasopposedtobeingaboutsomethingoutsidethecommunicator.Non-verbalcommunicationtendstoprovidethecontextofverbalcommunicationandhasthepowertodisambiguate(butalsotoinvalidate)thecontentoflinguisticexpressions.Sothewaywetalk-orespeechpatterns,ourexpressions,oureyemovements-arecriticaltoprovidingthecontextandclaritythatwordsalonecannot.Buthowdoestheaverageworkerlearntodothiswell?Unfortunately,mostofthelarge,popularcareerandjobsitesontheWorldWideWebaredevotedtofinding,applyingforandwinninganewjob.Mostdonottellworkerswhoalreadyhaveajobhowtoimprovetheirsoftskills.Smaller,andmoreobscure,subject-specificsitesexist,butyouhavetohuntforthem.LeadingEdgeCommunications,forexamplehasasitedevotedtopromotingpublicationsandseminarsoneffectivebusinesscommunication.Butisalsooffersanintriguingpageofwrittenexercisesdesignedtoteachpeopletocommunicatebetter.TheWritingCenteralsooffersbooksandseminarsonwritingbetteratwork,andSummerInstituteforLanguagesoffersatutorialonwhatconstituteswrittencommunication.Whatelsecanaworkerdo?First,seekoutamentoramongprojectleaders,managersorothermoreseniors,moreexperiencedcolleagues.Second,manybusinessesoffercommunications,assertivenessandteam-buildingtrainingcourses.Inaddition,somecareerandrecruitingexpertsadviseclientstotakepublicspeakingclasses,signupforwritingcoursesthroughuniversityextensionprograms,andeventryoutforcommunity-theater.Also,thoughmanypeoplewhoalreadyhavejobsthinkanemploymentagencyorcareercounselorhasnothingtoofferthem,suchconsultantsoftenadviseoncommunication,interpersonalandimagestrategies.Image?Appearancecanbeanimportantpartofsoftskills.Rememberthatmostcommunicationisnon-verbal.Thatcancertainlybetrueduringajobinterview.Aninterviewermaybecomeyournewbossorcolleague,and,aseveryoneknows,comestoanopinionaboutyoubasedinpartonappearance.Interviewerswanttohireapplicantswiththebestshotoffittingintothecompany’sculture-andmostworkplaceshaveadistinctculture.Appearance,fromthewayacandidatedressestohisbodylanguage,cantellanintervieweralotaboutanapplicant’sbackground,education,personalityandoutlook.Infactsoftskillsmaybeadecidingfactoratajobinterview,whichisoftenthevenueforanemployertotestacandidate’scommunicationorinter-personalskills.Canthiscandidateclearlyandeloquentlyexpresshisgoals,orhisideasofhowhewillcontributetothecompanyifhired?Whenaskedhowhewouldsolveatechnicalproblem,ishisanswerwell-expressedandeasytounderstand?Howmuchinputdidhehaveonprojectsatpreviousjobsandwhatkindofleadershiprolesdidhetake-meaning,didhetakeinitiative,workwellwithateam,andcommunicatefrequentlyduringtheoldassignment?Doesheestablisharapportwiththeintervie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