天津外國語大學07年考研二外英語

PAGE第1頁共10頁天津外國語學院2007年攻讀碩士學位研究生入學考試試題考試科目：二外英語（注意：答案必須寫在答題紙上）（考試時間180分鐘總分100分）PartI(15points)Directions:Completeeachofthefollowingsentenceswiththeproperformofthewordderivedfromtheonegiveninbrackets.Writeyouransweronyouranswersheetwiththequestionnumber1to10.1．Hehasimpressedhisemployers___________andaccordinglyheissoontobepromoted.(consider)2.AccordingtothepsychoanalystSigmundFreud,wisdomcomesfromtheachievementof___________.(mature)3.I’mafraidthispaintingisnotbyPicasso.It’sonlyacopyandsoit’s_______.(worth)4.Probabilityisthemathematicalstudyofthe___________ofanevent’soccurrence.(likely)5.Expectednoisesareusuallymore_________thanunexpectedonesofthelikemagnitude.(tolerate)6.Thecontinuousrainwasblamedforthe___________poorharvest.(except)7.Achievingahighdegreeof___________inEnglishasaforeignlanguageisnotamysteriousprocesswithoutscientificbasis.(proficient)8.AlthoughLucywasslimming,shefoundcreamcakesquite__________.(resist)9.Thegovernment’sstrongactiondemonstrateditsdeterminationtocrushthe_____________.(rebel)10.Iaskedthetailortomakeasmall_________tomytrousersbecausetheyweretoolong.(alter)PartII(10points)Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Writeyouransweronyouranswersheetwiththequestionnumber1to20.1.Thenewsitemaboutthefireisfollowedbyadetailedreportmade_________.A.onthespotB.onthesiteC.onthelocationD.ontheground2.Inthisfactory,suggestionsoftenhavetowaitformonthsbeforetheyarefully________.A.admittedB.acknowledgedC.absorbedD.considered3.Henry’snewsreportcoveringtheconferencewasso_________thatnothinghadbeenomitted.A.understandingB.comprehensibleC.comprehensiveD.understandable4.Morethanone-thirdoftheChineseintheUnitedStatesliveinCalifornia,_____________inSanFrancisco.A.previouslyB.predominantlyC.practicallyD.permanently5.Themanagingdirectortookthe_____fortheaccident,althoughitwasnotreallyhisfault.A.guiltB.chargeC.blameD.accusation6.Icouldjustseeacarinthedistance,butIcouldn’t______whatcoloritwas.A.lookoutB.makeoutC.getacrossD.takeafter7.Thecarwascompletely__________andthedriverseriouslyinjured.A.brokenoffB.takenoffC.writtenoffD.pickedup8.Thisisthe_________pianoonwhichthecomposercreatedsomeofhisgreatestworks.A.actualB.genuineC.realD.original9.Hewasnot________totheclubbecausehewasn’tamember.A.allowedB.admittedC.permittedD.approved10.Althoughhedoesn’tlikethelaw,hewill__________withit.A.confineB.connectC.complyD.contend11.Auniversityisaneducationalinstitutionwhich_________degreesandcarriesoutresearch.A.rewardsB.awardsC.grantsD.presents12.Keysshouldneverbehiddenaroundthehousesincethieves_____knowwheretolook.A.virtuallyB.variouslyC.unavoidablyD.invariably13.Theislandwheretheserarebirdsnesthasbeendeclareda________area.A.observationB.reservationC.preservationD.conservation14.Thechildenjoyed____upthewoodenbricksthenknockingthemdown.A.addingB.pushingC.pilingD.forming15.Johnsaysthathispresentjobdoesnotprovidehimwithenough_______forhisorganizingability.A.scopeB.spaceC.capacityD.range16.Don’tbetoohardonhim;He’sdoingthejob_________.A.asgoodashecanB.aswellashecouldC.asbestashecanD.asbestashecould17.__________hiscarelessness,theelectricmotorwasdamaged.A.InspiteofB.RegardlessofC.IncaseofD.Onaccountof18.Heinsisted_______withhimbecausehefeltlonelyinthesmallisolatedvillage.A.inmystayingB.metostayC.thatIwouldstayD.thatIstay19.Medicalstatisticsshowthatsmokingisinjurious___people’shealthandcancauselungcancer.A.withB.toC.forD.in20.LivinginthecentralAustraliandeserthasitsproblems,______obtainingwaterisnottheleast.A.ofwhichB.forthatC.asD.whosePartIII(15points)ReadingComprehension:Directions：Thereare3readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD．YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandwriteyouranswerontheAnswerSheetwiththequestionnumber1to15.Passage1WaltDisneywasbornin1901inChicago,butsoonmovedtoasmallfarmnearMarceline,Missouri.continuetoinfluencethelivesofmillionsofpeoplethroughouttheworld.AfterseveralyearsofbarelymakingendsmeetasacartoonartistoperatingfromhisLosAngelesgarage,Disneyhadhisfirstsuccessin1928,withhisreleaseofaMickeyMousecartoon.Throughoutthenextdecade,hecontinuedtoproduceanumberofcartoons,anddevelopedmoreofhishighlyprofitableandenduringcreations,suchasDonaldDuckandPluto.Inthelate1930s,heissuedthefirstfull-lengthcartoonfilm.SnowWhitebecameaninstantcommercialandcriticalsuccess.Thiswasonlythefirstofmanyfilms;bothanimatedandnot,producedbyDisneyandhisButasrenownedastheDisneynameisforcartoonsandmovies,itisprobablybestknownforastringofspectacularamusementandthemeparks.StartingwithCalifornia'sDisneylandin1955andculminatingwiththefantasticallysuccessfulDisneyWorldandEPCOTCenterinFlorida,Disneybecameahouseholdname.Inrecentyears,thethemeparkconcepthasbecomeinternational,withopeningsinTokyo1.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?(A)WaltDisneyandHisLegacy(B)TheHistoryofDisneyWorldandDisneyland(C)WaltDisney'sBoyhoodYears(D)WaltDisneyandAnimatedCartoons2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?(A)Disneyfirstachievedsuccessafterhisdeath.(B)MickeyMousewasDisney'sonlycartooncreation.(C)SnowWhitewasthefirstfull-lengthcartoonfilm.(D)Disney'sfirstconcernwasalwaysprofitability.3.Thewordenduringinthesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaningto(A)difficult(C)famous(B)suffering(D)lasting4.Thewordstudiointhesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaningto(A)laboratory(C)study(B)company(D)students5.Thewordrenownedinthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto(A)possessed(C)useful(B)talkedabout(D)wellknownPassage2Rote-learning,spoon-fededucation,producesabrandofkidsthatdon'tknowwhattodowhenenteringuniversity.Theyaredisciplinedintofollowing,notleading.Yetthefuturedependsoncreativityandimagination.Theworldneedscreators,makersandshakersofthenewcenturies,notthefollowersofthepastcenturies.Asthenumbersincreaseatcollegeanduniversitylevel,morestudentsfromthelowerendsarelikelytobethrownintoasystemdesignedtochooseonlylearnersthathaveprovedexcellentinlisteningtoteachers.Therearethreewaystolearn:looking,listeninganddoing.Studentsandteacherstodayareaproductoflearningbylistening.Thecomputermaynotbelikedbytraditionalteachers,whouserote-learningtoputinformation,whichwillbeoutofdateinafewyears,intotheheadsofthestudents.Withcomputerlearningyoulearnbylooking,listeninganddoing;youusethreemethodsoflearning,notjustone.Therefore,youcanlearnfaster.Thechangingspeedofinformationisfrightening.Whatwelearnnowwillbeoutofdateinthenearfuture.Sowhatstudentsarelearningnowatschoolmaybereplacedbythetimetheyfinishuniversity.Wehavetolearnbychoicewhattoforget.Rote-learningforexamsisonething,butwouldn’titbebettertolearnhowtolearn?Thestudentsatuniversitytodaycouldpossiblybedoingajobinthenottoodistantfuturewhichhasnotyetbeeninvented.6.Accordingtotheauthor,thefuturedoesn'tneed____________.(A)creativity(C)followers(B)imagination(D)creators7.Intheauthor'sview,howcanstudentslearnwell?(A)Carefullylistentotheteacherinclass.(B)Takedowneverysinglewordsaidbytheteacher.(C)Combinelisteningwithlookinganddoing.(D)Learnallthenotesbyheart.8.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“Thechangingspeedofinformationisfrightening”?(A)Wedon'thaveenoughtimetoadjustourselvestothespeedofinformation.(B)Theworldischangingeveryminute.(C)Thepaceoflifeistoofast.(D)Whatwelearnedtodaymaynotbeusefultomorrow.9.Whatdoesthelastsentenceofthepassagetellus?(A)Studentsmayhavetodojobswhichhavenotyetbeeninvented.(B)Rote-learningiscompletelyharmful.(C)Itisbettertolearnhowtolearnthanlearnwhattoforget.(D)Studentsmustlookintothefuture.10.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsrote-learningis_________.(A)approving(B)disapproving(C)confident(D)oppositetowhatthewordssayPassage3Itwasacold,rainyandwhollymiserableafternooninWashington,andahotmuggynightinMiami.ItwasSunday,andthreegameswereplayedinthetwocities.Thepeopleplayingthemandthepeoplewatchingthemtellusmuchabouttheever-changingethnicstructureoftheUnitedStates.ProfessionalfootballintheUnitedStatesisalmostwhollyplayedbynative-bornAmericancitizens,mostlyverylargeandverystrong,manyofthemblack.Itisagameofphysicalstrength.Linemenroutinelyweighmorethan300pounds.Playersarevaluedfortheirweightandmuscles,forhowfasttheycanrun,andhowhardtheycanhiteachother.Footballdrawsthebiggestcrowds,buttheteamsplayonlyonceaweek,becausetheygetsobattered.The67,204fanswereinMiamiforthefinalgameofthebaseballWorldSeries.BaseballwasonceAmerica'sfavoritegame,buthaslostthatclaimtobasketball.Baseballisagamethatrequiresstrength,butnothugeness.Agility,quickness,perfectvisionandquickreactionaremoreimportantthanpurestrength.BaseballwasonceapurelyAmericangame,buthasspreadaroundmuchoftheNewWorld.InthatSunday'sfinale,thefinalhitoftheextrainninggamewasdeliveredbyanativeofColumbia.TheMostValuablePlayerinthegamewasanativeofCuba.TherostersofbothteamswereawashwithHispanicnames,asisMiami,whichnowclaimstheWorldChampionshipisagamethatmaybelosingpopularityinAmerica,buthasgaineditinmuchoftherestoftheworld.BaseballinAmericahastakenonastrongHispanicflavor,withadashofJapaneseaddedforseasoning.Soccer,whichmanycountriesjustcallfootball,isthemostwidelyenjoyedsportintheworld.Insoccer,whichmanycountriesjustcallfootball,theethnictidehasbeenthereverseofbaseballs.Untilrecently,professionalsoccerintheUnitedStateshadlargelybeenanimport,playedbySouthAmericansandEuropeans.Now,Americancitizensinlargenumbersarefinallytakingupthemostpopulargameintheworld.Basketball,anAmericaninventionincreasinglyplayedaroundtheworld,thesedaysdrawslargecrowdsbackhome.Likewise,hockey,agamelargelyimportedtotheUnitedStatesfromneighboringCanada.Lacrosse,aversionofwhichwasplayedbyNativeAmericansbeforetheEuropeansarrived,isalsogainingakeennationalfollowing.SportsofallkindsarewinningsupportfromAmericanarmchairenthusiastsfromavarietyofethnicbackgrounds.11.Whichofthefollowingcanreflecttheever-changingethnicstructureofAmerica?(A)Sportsman.(C)Bothofthem.(B)Audience.(D)Noneofthem.12.WhoplayprofessionalfootballintheUnitedStates?(A)Native-bornAmericancitizens.(C)SouthAmericans.(B)Europeans.(D)BothBandC.13.WhatisAmerica'sfavoritegame?(A)Baseball.(C)Professionalfootball.(B)Basketball.(D)Soccer.14.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutsocceristrue?(A)InSoccerandbasketball,theethnictideisdifferent.(B)Untilrecently,Soccerbecomesanimportantgame;somanynativeAmericansplayit.(C)Itisthemostpopulargameintheworld;somanyAmericancitizenstakeupit.(D)Althoughsocceristhemostpopulargameintheworld,Americancitizensinlargenumbersdonotlikeitfirst.15.Theauthorofthepassagewantstotellthat__(A)AmericanslikesportsandsportsrevealmuchaboutthechangingethnicstructureoftheUnitedStates.(B)inWashington,severalgamesareplayedinoneday.(C)Americanslikeallkindsofgames.(D)theAmericangamesarewatchedbynative-Americansandplayedbypeoplefromdifferentcountries.PartIVCloze(10points)Directions:Thereare10blanksinthepassage.Foreachblank,thefirstletterofthewordhasbeengiven.Readthepassagebelowandthinkofthewordwhichbestfitseachblank.Useonlyonewordineachblank.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheetwiththequestionnumber1to10.TheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociationpublishedthefindings.ScientistsfromtheHarvardU1SchoolofPublicHealthinCambridge,Massachusettscompletedtheresearch.Theystudiedmorethan83,000womenfor16years.Thewomenwere34to59yearsold.N2ofthewomenhaddiabetes,cancerorheartdiseasewhenthestudybegan.D3thestudy,morethan3,000womendevelopeddiabetes.Thewomenansweredquestionseveryfouryearsb41980and1996.Theresearchersaskedwhattheyate,includinginformationaboutnutsandnutproducts.Someofthewomenatenutsfivedaysaweek.Thesizeofeachservingw5about30grams.Or,theyateaservingofpeanutbutterfivedayseachweek.Otherwomeninthestudydidnoteatnutsorpeanutbutter.Thosewhoatenutsfivetimesaweekweremorethan20%lesslikelytodevelopTypeTwodiabetest6thewomenwhodidnoteatnuts.Althoughthestudyinvolvedo7women,theresearchersbelievee8nutswouldalsobegoodformen.Thescientistssaymoreresearchisneededtoconfirmthef9.Butthestudysuggeststhatthefatsinnutsmayimprovethewaythebodymakesandusesinsulin.Nutscontainmagnesium.Thiselementhelpsbalanceinsulinandlevelsofsugarintheblood.Thefatsinnutsalsomayimprovethebody’sabilitytoprocesssugarintheblood.Peoplewhos10fromdiabeteshavetoomuchsugarintheirbloodandurine.PartV

(10points)Directions:Fillintheblanksinthefollowingsentenceswithanappropriateprepositionoradverb.FillineachblankwithonlyONEword.Writeyouransweronyouranswersheetwiththequestionnumber1to10.TheChineseculturediffersinmanyways_____theAmericanculture.Somescientistsbelievethatlangu