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武汉理工大学

2004

年研究生入学考试题

课程代号

317

课程名称

基础英语

Section One: Reading Comprehension

(30)

Direction:

In this section there are four reading passages followed by 20 multiple-choice questions. Y

ou should decide

on the best choice and

BLACKEN

the corresponding letter on the

ANSWER SHEET

Passage One

Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage

It is very difficult to succeed in the music business; nine out of ten bands that

release

a first record fail to produce

a second. Surviving in the music industry requires luck and patience, but most of all it requires

an intricate

knowledge

of how a record company functions. The process begins when a representative of a company’s Artists and Repertoire

(A

& R) department visits bars and night clubs, scouting for young, talented bands. After the representative identifies a

promising band, he or she will work to negotiate a contract with that band. The signing of this recording contract is a

slow process. A

company will spend a long time investigating the band itself as well as current trends in popular music.

During

this

period,

it

is

important

that

a

band

reciprocate

with

an

investigation

of

its

own,

learning

as

much

as

possible about the record company and making personal connections within the different departments that will

handle

15 their recordings.

Once

a

band

has

signed

the

contract

and

has

finished

recording

an

album,

the

Publicity

and

Promotions

department

takes

over

.

This

department

decides

whether

or

not

to

mass

produce

and

market

the

band’s

album.

20

Most

bands

fail

to

make

personal

contacts

in

this second

department,

thus

losing

their

voice

in

the

important

final

process

of

producing

and

marketing

their

album.

This

loss

of

voice

often

contribu

tes

to

the

band’s

failure

as

a

recording group.

1. Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?

(A) Nine out of ten bands fail to produce a second record.

(B) It is important for a band to have an intricate knowledge of how a recording company works.

(C) Making personal connections will help the band in the final decisions about the promotion of their album.

(D) The main factors in a band’s success are luck and patience.

2. As used in line 1

, what is the meaning of the word “release”?

(A) distribute

(B) pay for

(C) overturn

3. The phrase “an intricate” in line

2 could be best replaced by which of the following?

(D) itemize

(A) a fleeting

(B) a straightforward

(C) an extraneous

(D) a detailed

4. According to the passage, the initial contact between a band and a recording company is made by ______.

(A) the band’s manager

(B) a band member

(C) an AR representative

(D) the Publicity and Promotions department

5. The word “reciprocate” as used in line

7 could be best replaced by which of the following?

(A) commence

(B) respond

(C) practice

(D) confirm

6. The word “investigation” in line

7 is closest in meaning to which of the following?

(A) production

(B) betrothal

(C) credential

7. Which of the following words is most similar to the word “handle” as used in line

8?

(A) touch

(B) control

8. As used in line 11

, what is the meaning of “takes over”?

(C) manipulate

(D) examination

(D) protect

(A) takes charge

(B) takes pleasure

(C) takes advice

(D) takes blame

9. The author mentions that a band’s success is dependent on all of the followi

ng factors EXCEPT _____.

(A) having patience

(B) making personal contacts with people in the company

(C) understanding how a record company functions

(D) playing music that sounds like music of famous bands

10. According to the passage, the Publicity and Promotions department

(A) has the final decision in producing an album

(B) handles the recording arrangements for the band

(C) sends representatives to look for new talent

(D) visits bars and night clubs

Passage T

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Questions 11 to 20 are based on the following passage.

Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, was from a wealthy, well-known family. As a child,

he attended private school, had private tutors, and traveled with his parents to Europe. He attended Harvard University,

and afterward studied law. At age 39 Roosevelt suddenly developed polio, a disease that left him without the full use of

his legs for the rest of his life. Even through the worst of his illness, however, he continued his life in politics. In 1924

he appeared at the Democratic National Convention to nominate Al Smith for president, and eight years after that he

himself was nominated for the same office. Roosevelt was elected to the presidency during the Great Depression of the

1930s, at a time when more than 5,000 banks had failed and thousands of people were out of work. Roosevelt

took

action

. First he declared a bank holiday that closed all the banks so no more could fail; then he reopened the banks

little

by

little

with

government support.

Roosevelt

believed

in

using

the

full

power

of

government to

help what

he

called

the

“forgotten

people.”

And

it

was

these workers,

the wage

earners, who

felt

the strongest

affection

toward

Roosevelt.

There were

others,

however, who

felt

that

Roosevelt’s

policies

were

dest

roying

the

American

system

of

government, and they opposed him in the same intense way that others admired him.

In 1940 the democrats nominated Roosevelt for an

unprecedented

third term. No president in American history

had ever served three terms, but Roosevelt felt an obligation not to

quit white the United States

’

entry into World War

II was

looming

in the future. He accepted the nomination and went on to an easy victory

.

11. What does the passage mainly discuss?

(A) political aspects of Roosevelt’s li

fe

(B) problems during the Great Depression

(C) Roosevelt’s upbringing

(D) criticisms of Roosevelt’s actions

12. Which one of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?

(A) Roosevelt was elected during the Great Depression.

(B) Roosevelt voted for Al Smith.

(C) Roosevelt had difficulty walking during his presidency.

(D) Roosevelt supported strong government powers.

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3. The phrase “took action” in lines

8 is used to illustrate the idea that Roosevelt _______.

(A) performed admirably

(C) responded immediately

(B) exerted himself physically

(D) got assistance

14. As used in line 9

, the phrase “little by little” means that Roosevelt

_______.

(A) opened the smaller banks first

(B) opened the banks for minimal services

(C) opened the banks a few at a time

(D) opened the bank for a short time

1

5. The word “full” in line

9 could best be replaced by which of the following?

(A) packed

(B) loaded

(C) overflowing

(D) complete

1

6. Where in the passage does the author discuss Roosevelt’s response

to the Great Depression?

(A) lines 1-2

(B) lines3-4

(C) lines 5-6

(D) lines 7-8

1

7. The word “affection” as used in line 1

0 could best be replaced by which of the following?

(A) fascination

(B) fondness

(C) lure

(D) appeal

1

8. The word “unprecedented”

in line 13 could best be replaced by _______.

(A) unimportant

(B) unheard of

(C) unjustified

(D) unhampered

19. It can be inferred from the passage that the people who liked Roosevelt best were ______.

(A) poor people

(B) bankers

(C) rich people

(D) average workers

20. In line 15

, the author uses the word “looming” to indicate a feeling of

______.

(A) reservation

(B) determination

(C) regret

Passage Three

Questions 21 to 30 are based on the following passage:

(D) threat

As

heart

disease

continues

to

be

a

number-killer

in

the

United

States,

researchers

have

become

increasingly

interested in identifying the

potential

risk factors that

trigger

heart attacks.

High-

fat diets and “life in the fast lane” have long been known to contribute to the high

incidence

of heart failure.

But according to new studies, the list of risk factors may be significantly longer and quite surprising.

Heart failure, for example, appears to have seasonal and

temporal

patterns. A higher percentage of heart attacks

occur

in cold

weather,

and

more

people

experience

heart

failure

on

Monday than

on

any

other

day

of

the

week. In

addition, people are more

susceptible to

heart attacks in the first few hours after waking. Cardiologists first observed

this morning

phenomenon

in the mid-1980, and have since discovered a number of possible causes. An early-morning

rise in blood pressure, heart rate, and concentration of heart stimulating hormones, plus a reduction of blood flow to

the heart, may all contribute to the higher incidence of heart attacks between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 10:00 A.M.

In other studies, both birthdays and bachelorhood have been

implicated

as risk factors. Statistics reveal that heart

attack rates

increase significantly

for

both

females

and

males

in

the

few

days

immediately

preceding

and following

their birthdays. And unmarried men are more at risk for heart attacks than their married counterparts. Though stress is

thought to be linked in some way to all of the aforementioned risk factors, intense research continues

in the hope of

further comprehending why and how heart failure is triggered.

21. What does the passage mainly discuss?

(A) risk factors in heart attacks

(C) cardiology in the 1980s

(B) seasonal and temporal patterns of heart attacks

(D) diet and stress as factors in heart attacks

(D) possible

(D) encounter

(D) factor

(D) regularly

22. In line 2

, the word “potential” could best be re

-placed by which of the following?

(A) harmful

(B) primary

(C) unknown

2

3. The word “trigger” as used in line

2 is closest in meaning to which of the following?

(A) involve

(B) affect

(C) cause

2

4. Which of the following could best replace the word “incidence” as used in line

3?

(A) increase

(B) rate

(C) chance

2

5. The author uses the word “temporal” in line

5 to mean ______.

(A) affected by

(B) of a certain date

(C) expected

2

6. The phrase “susceptible to” in line

7 could best be replaced by ______.

(A) aware of

(B) affected by

(C) accustomed

(D) prone to

27. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a possible cause of many heart attacks?

(A) decreased blood flow to the heart

(B) increased blood pressure

(C) lower heart rate

(D) increase in hormones

2

8. The word “phenomenon” in line

8 refers to which of the following?

(A) habit

(B) illness

(C) occurrence

(D) activity

2

9. The word “implicated” in line

12 could best be replaced by which of the following?

(A) indicated

(B) disregarded

(C) investigated

30. Which of the following is NOT cited as a possible risk factor?

(A) having a birthday

(B) getting married

(C) eating fatty foods

(D) discovered

(D) being under stress

Section T

wo

：

Vocabulary and Structure

Directions: There are 10 sentences below, in each of which there is an underlined word Y

ou should choose the ONE

answer that is closest in meaning to it and then BLACKEN the corresponding letter an the ANSWER SHEET.

31. Companies in the United States usually reimburse employees' travel expenses incurred on business trips.

(A) share

(B) charge

(C) ask for

(D) pay back

32.

Louise

May

Alcott's

novel

little

Women

,

which

recounts

the

experiences

of

the four

March sisters

during

the

American Civil War, is largely autobiographical.

(A) praises

(B) narrates

(C) exaggerates

(D) classifies