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2009
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硕士研究生入学考试初试笔试样题
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科目名称：英语专业水平考试
英语专业水平考试试题
I.
Cloze (30
points, 1 point for each)
Read the
following passage and choose a proper word from
the Word List
to fill in each of the
blanks in the passage. Each word can be used only
once. Write
the words you choose for
each blank on YOUR ANSWER SHEET in the following
way:
Example
I.
Cloze
1. paper
2. continuously
3.
…
Now, do the Cloze.
WORD LIST
stay
form
fictional
there
Begun
classics
novel
whose
published
of
One
related
away
In
After
When
with
most
disliked
until
hide
aboard
destroying
against
But
then
finished
who
Rebellion
on
Most of Mark
Twain‘s books bubbled out
1
him like water
out of a fountain.
2
of
his
gifts
was
the
capacity
to
take
a
scene
and
fill
it
3
every
sparkling
detail of nature and of human action,
to put in every spoken word and accompanying
gesture,
and
to
slowly
exaggerate
the
successive
moments
4
the
whole
episode
reached a climax of joyous,
sidesplitting laughter.
5
he had trouble
weaving his
incidents
into
meaningful
plot
patterns.
The
Adventures
of
Huckleberry
Finn,
Mark
Twa
in‘s
masterpiece,
came
into
__
6
slowly.
7
in
1876,
immediately
after
he
had
dashed
off
The
Adventures
of
Tom
Sawyer
,
he
wrote
400
manuscript
pages
quickly and
8
stalled; in disgust he meditated
9
the work. __10
the winter
of
1879-1880
he
penned
further
sections;
again
the
spark
of
enthusiasm
died.
__11
taking a
journey down the Mississippi River in April, 1882,
he quickly completed
Lift
on
the
Mississippi
(1883)
and
with
unabated
zest
12
the
novel.
The
trip
had
reawakened
his
boyhood
memories
and
suggested
new
episodes;
the
two
books
became
13
, the weaker
travel account serving as scaffolding for the
great edifice.
__14
The
Adventures
of
Huckleberry
Finn
was
15
in
1884,
it
met
a
mixed
reception. A Brooklyn lady protested
16
its presenc
e in the
children‘s room of the
public
library;
the
librarian
reshelved
the
volume
in
the
adult
area
to
17
Huck‘s
and Tom‘s
―mischievous and deceitful practices which made
them poor examples for
youth.‖
Today
the
novel
is
among
the
world‘s
18
and
vies
with
Nathaniel
Hawthorne‘s
The Scarlet
Letter
(1850) for the position of
American‘s
_19
artistic
work of
fiction.
The reader is
reminded at the outset that in 1850 Huck Finn had
been a playmate
of
Tom
Sawyer
in
St.
Petersburg,
Missouri,
the
20
name
of
Ma
rk
Twain‘s
native
village of Hannibal.
For three months Huck had lived with the lady
21
life he had
saved, the Widow
Douglas, ―fair, smart,
and forty‖;
her hill
mansion
was
―the only
palace in the town, and the most
hospitable and much the most lavish in the matter
of
festivities‖
that
the
town
could
boast.
The
lad
22
had
run
away
from
elegance
was
again
a
candidate
for
the
major
role
in
a
rags-to-riches
tale.
Huck
wanted
it
otherwise.
Like
Tom,
whose
name
turns
up
throughout
the
__23
.
Huck
wanted
adventure.
For
six months
Huck
endured
starched
clothes
and
virtual
imprisonment
within
the
mansion.
When
Pap
returned
on
April
1
and
took
Huck
24
from
the
Widow, Huck came to prefer his slovenly
island home. 25
against Pap‘s cruelty led
Huck to plan hi
s own
―murder‖ and to decamp about two months later. He
discovered
Jim
26
June 4 and
started the rafting trip down the river on June
22. On July 7 he
reached the
Grangerfords and stayed __27
about a month. On August 10
the Duke
and Dauphin came
28
the raft;
their shenanigans ended at Pikeville on September
18.
The
29
at
Aunt
Sally‘s
lasted
twenty
-six
days,
until
October
15.
Then
Huck
decided to light out
for Indian Territory and forever depart from a
―civilization‖ that
he
30
.
II.
Proofreading and Error Correction (30 points, 2
points for each)
The
following passage contains fifteen errors. Each
indicated line contains a
maximum
of
ONE
error.
In
each
case,
only
ONE
word
is
involved.
Correct
the
errors and write the answers on YOUR
ANSWER SHEET in the following way:
For a wrong
word,
write the correct one on
Your Answer Sheet.
For
a
missing
word,
write
the
missing
word
with
a
―
?
‖
sign
before
it
on
Your
Answer
Sheet.
For
an
unnecessary
word,
write
the
unnecessary
word
with
a
deleting
line
on
it
on
Your
Answer
Sheet.
Example
When
?
art museum
wants a new exhibit, it
31. _____
never buys things
in finished form and hangs
32. _____
them
on the wall. When a natural history museum
wants an exhibition, it
must often build it.
33. _____
Write on your
Answer Sheet:
II.
Proofreading and Error Correction
31.
?
an
32.
never
33.
exhibit
Now, do the Proofreading
and Error Correction.
Scientists claim that air
pollution causes a decline in the
world average air temperature. In order
to prove that theory, [31] ___
ecologists have turned to historical
datum in relation to
[32] ___
especially huge volcanic eruptions.
They suspect that volcanoes
affect weather changes that
are similar to air pollution.
[33]___
One source of
informations is the effect of the eruption
[34]__
of
Tambora, a volcano in Sumbawa, the Dutch East
Indies, in
April 1815. The
largest recorded volcano eruption, Tambora
[35]___
threw 150 million
tons of fine ash into
the stratosphere. The
ash from a volcano spreads around
worldwide in a few days
[36] ___
or
remains in the air for years. Its effect is to
turn incoming
[37] ___
solar
radiation into the space and thus cool the earth.
For
[38]___
example,
records of weather in England shows that between
[39] ___
April and November
1815, the average
temperature had
fallen
4.5
?
F. During
the next twenty-four months, England
suffered
one of the coldest
periods of their history. Farmers‘ records
[40]___
from April 1815 to December 1818
indicate frost throughout
the spring and summer and sharp
decreases at crop and
[41]___
livestock
markets. Since there was a time lag of several
years
between cause and
effect, by the time the world
agricultural
commodity
community had deteriorated, no one realizes the
[42]___
cause.
Ecologists today warn that we face a
twofold menace. The
ever-
present possibility of volcanic eruptions, such as
those
[43]___
of Mt. St. Helens in Washington, added
man‘s pollution of
[44]___
the
atmosphere with oil, gas, coal, and other
polluting
substances, may
bring us increasingly colder weather.
[45]___
III. Gap-filling (30points,
2 points for each)
Fill
in
the
following
banks
with
the
correct
words
and
the
correct
forms
of
the
words
given
according
the
meanings
of
the
sentences.
Write
the
answers
on
YOUR
ANSWER
SHEET in the following way:
Example
46. prolong,
refuse, delay, postpone, lengthen
I hope the __________ of the
appointment will not cause you much
inconvenience.
Write on your
Answer Sheet:
III. Gap-
filling
46. postponement
47.
…
48.
…
Now, do the Gap-filling.
46.
affect, influence, effect,
impact
We
have
tried
our
best
to
________
a
reconciliation
between
the
two
parties.
47.
attain, acquire, obtain, gain, secure,
procure
Chrysler,
including
sales
of
newly
________
American
Motors,
delivered
1.01
million cars, down 17.7 percent and
amounting to 9.6 percent of the market.
48.
ensure, assure, guarantee
The
Labor
Department
issued
guidelines
to_________
equal
job
opportunities for women
on work paid for by federal funds.
49.
ability, capability, competence,
capacity, aptitude
Researchers
using
the
new
measuring
technique
found
the
skull
to
have
a
________
of only about 515 cubic centimeters (about 31
cubic inches).
50.
take part
in, attend, participate in, enter for,
join
To
the
amazement
of
the
organizing
committee,
so
many
professional
singers
________ the singing competition to be
held next month.
51.
insist on, persist in, stick/adhere to,
persevere in
Due
to
the
bankruptcy
of
the
company,
they
failed
to
________
the
original
agreement.
52.
stable, secure, steady, firm,
durable
Political ________
and wars in many sub-Saharan countries have also
contributed
to
poverty.
As
a
result
of
such
factors,
the
number
of
people
living
in
extreme
poverty in sub-
Saharan Africa grew from 217 million in 1987 to
more than 300
million in
1998.
53.
manager,
director, headmaster, proprietor,
governor
As one of the
four ________ of the company, he often had to
attend Board
meetings.
54.
permit, allow, approve, accept,
consent, endorse
Eligible
paper, as defined in 1951, is a negotiable note,
draft, or bill bearing the
________ of
the member bank, the proceeds of which have been
or are to be used
in producing,
purchasing, carrying, or marketing goods in one or
more steps of
the process of
production, manufacture, or
distribution
55.
income,
wages, dividend, salary, earnings,
pension
Now that he has
retired, he lived partly on his ________ and
partly on the interest
on his post
office savings account.
56.
complain, grieve, reclaim,
grumble
The peasants‘ many
________ resulting from ill
-treatment
by their landlords led
finally to
rebellion.
57.
renew,
renovate, refresh, recreate
He had been completely exhausted but
felt considerably ________ after a meal
and a good rest.
58.
view, scene, scenery, sight,
nature
Switzerland is
well-known for its impressive mountainous
________.
59.
nevertheless, accordingly, however,
yet, eventually
He
has
impressed
his
employer
considerably
and
________
he
is
soon
to
be
promoted.
60.
gap, pause, space, interruption,
interval
During the
________, the audience strolled and chatted in the
foyer.
IV
.
Reading Comprehension
（
60 points, 2 points for
each
）
In
this
section,
there
are
six
reading
passages
followed
by
a
total
of
thirty
multiple-choice questions. Read the
passages carefully and then write your answers
on YOUR ANSWER SHEET.
Example
Write on your Answer
Sheet:
IV
.
Reading Comprehension
61. A
62.
B
63.
…
Now, do the Reading
Comprehension.
Text A
Tommy Albelin, a Devils
defenseman, was the team‘s most
effective
performer
the
night
the
Stanley
Cup
champions
played
their
best
game
of
the
young
season.
Playing
left
wing
instead
of
defense
against
the
Detroit
Red
Wings
last
Thursday
night, Albelin
scored the second goal of the game and made the
pass that set up the
fourth
one.
Albelin
played
so
well
in
the
4-2
victory
that
Coach
Jacques
Lemaire
said,
―Tommy, you lost your job.‖
―I was kind of surprised,‖ Albelin said
today. ―When he saw the look on my face,
he said very quickly ?as a defenseman‘
and I knew then he was joking.‖
Lemaire had Albelin right back on
defense in the next game, last Saturday‘s
4
-1
triumph over the Ottawa
Senators. Albelin responded just as well, making
the pass for
the winning
goal.
With Brian Rolston
leaving today‘s practice because of a
foot
problem and ready
to
join Bobby Holik and Bob Carpenter as injured
Devils, look for Albelin to return to
left
wing
when
New
Jersey
plays
the
Vancouver
Canucks
Wednesday
night
at
the
Meadowlands.
This
season,
the
31-year-old
Albelin
has
played
left
wing
three
times
and
defenseman
four.
In
addition,
because
Albelin
is
so
adept
at
skating
and
puck-handling, Lemaire
has been using him for penalty killing and the
power play.
―It‘s
a
big
advantage
to
have
a
player
like
him,‖
Lemaire
said
after
today‘s
practice.
―When you don‘t
have the necessary player to play against a
player, you can
use
Abbey
because
he
adjusts
very
well.
He
listens
to
all
the
things
I
tell
the
defensemen and all the
things I tell the forwards. ―
Lemaire‘s decision to shuttle Albelin
is not pr
ompted by a desire to find the
best
position for him. Rather, it is
testimony to Albelin‘s versatility.
Albelin was used as a left wing for the
first time by Herb Brooks, the man whom
Lemaire
replaced
after
Brooks
resigned
three
summers
ago,
but
he
played
only
a
handful of games in that
position.
The Devils changed
coaches frequently in Albelin‘s early years with
the team. As
a result, Albelin
contemplated returning home to Sweden several
times. But he said
today he was glad he
never did.
Albelin came to
the Devils from Quebec in 1988 and has been a
solid player. Year
after year, despite
coaching changes, injuries and the presence of
marquee names like
Scott
Stevens,
Slava
Fetisov,
Stephane
Richer
and
Claude
Lemeiux,
Albelin‘s
dedication
and
consummate
professionalism
have
made
him
an
integral
part
of
the
team.
―My
philosophy has always been to play where the team
needs me,‖ Albelin said.
―I don‘t
question the decisions by the coaches. As long as
I‘m out there on the ice, I
don‘t care
what position I play.‖
Albelin
has
performed
effectively
at
wing
and
on
defense
despite
the
different
responsibilities.
Judging by the way Albelin described them, it is
clear he prefers to
play
defense.
―There
are
a
lot
of
adjustments
you
have
to
make
as
a
forward,‖
Albelin
said,
―You
have
to
be
a
little
more
creative,
do
more
things
with
the
puck.
Improvise
somewhat, but to a point. As a
defenseman, you can get by most of the time by
giving
the puck to your forwards and
support the play.‖
Albelin
said
today
that
the
uncertainty
over
whether
he
will
play
defense
or
offense on any given
night was not much of a concern in terms of
preparing himself.
―I don‘t
mind as long as I know before the
warm
-
ups,‖ he
said.
61. Tommy Albelin is _______
defenseman.
A. Red
Wings
B. Canucks
C. Devils
D.
Brooks
62. Albelin has
played defenseman _______ this season.
A. three times
B.
four times
C. two
times
D. five
times
63. Coach Lemaire
shuttles Albelin because he _______.
A. is versatile
B. is a solid player
C. is very dedicated
D. is docile
64.
The Devils changed coaches frequently
________.
A. in the late
1980s
B. in Albelin‘s years
with the team
C. as many of
them resigned
D. during
Albelin‘s stay in the team
65. Albelin prefers to play
_________.
A.
forward
B. left
wing
C. defense
D.
offense
66. Among the
following titles, ________ is suitable for the
article.
A. The Defenseman Albelin in Red
Wings
B. The Best Player in Devils
C. The
Versatile Albelin in Canucks
D. Versatile
Albelin Brings Devil Victories
Text
B
The effect of any writing on the public
mind is mathematically measurable by its
depth of thought. How much water does
it draw? If it awaken you to think, if it lift
you from your feet with the great voice
of eloquence, then the effect is to be wide,
slow, permanent, over the minds of men;
if the pages instruct you not, they will die
like flies in the hour. The way to
speak and write what shall not go out of fashion
is,
to
speak
and
write
sincerely.
The
argument
which
has
not
power
to
reach
my
own
practice,
I
may
well
doubt,
will
fail
to
reach
yours.
But
take
Sidney‘s
maxim:
—
―Look in thy heart, and write.‖ He that
writes to himself writes to an eternal public.
That statement only is fit to be made
public, which you have come at in attempting to
satisfy your own curiosity. The writer
who takes his subject from his ear, and not from
his heart, should know that he has lost
as much as he seems to have gained, and when
the
empty
book
has
gathered
all
its
praise,
and
half
the
people
say,
―What
poetry!
What
genius!‖ it still needs
f
uel
to
make fire. That
only profits
which is profitable.
Life
alone can impart life; and though we should burst,
we can only be valued as we
make
ourselves valuable. There is no luck in literary
reputation. They who make up
the
final
verdict
upon
every
book
are
not
the
partial
and
noisy
readers
of
the
hour
when it appears; but a
court as of angels, a public not to be bribed, not
to be entreated,
and
not
to
be
overawed,
decides
upon
every
man‘s
title
to
fame.
Only
those
books
come
down
which
deserve
to
last.
Gilt
edges,
vellum,
and
morocco,
and
presentation-copies to all the
libraries, will not preserve a book in circulation
beyond
its intrinsic date. It must go
with all Walpole‘s
Noble and Royal
Authors
to its fate.
Blackmore, Kotzebue, or Pollok may
endure for a night, but Moses and Homer stand
forever. There are not in the world at
any one time more than a dozen persons who