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英语

专业

级《高级英语

(

下

)

》试卷

(B)

（考试形式：闭卷

）

I. Sentence and Structure (20%)

A.

Paraphrase the following. Use brief words. (10%)

1.

a man who became obsessed with the frailties of the human race

2.

My life is much simplified thereby

3.

Serious looking men spoke to one another as if they were oblivious of the crowds about them.

4.

little donkeys thread their way among the throngs of people

5.

The obese body shook in an appreciative chuckle.

6.

The computer might appear to be a dehumanizing factor, but the opposite is in fact true.

7.

The house detective’s piggy eyes surveyed her sardonically from his gross jowled face.

8.

The

microelectronic

revolution

promises

to

ease,

enhance

and

simplify

life

in

ways

undreamed

of

even by the utopians.

9.

I

experience

a

twinge

of

embarrassment

at

the

prospect

of

meeting

the

mayor

of

Hiroshima

in

my

socks.

10. Then as you penetrate deeper into the bazaar, the noise of the entrance fades away, and you come to

the muted cloth-market.

B.

Collocation: Choose the most appropriate expression to fill in the blank. (10%)

1.

I treaded cautiously______ the tatami matting.

a) on

b) in

c)down

d) out

2.

He reverted_______ this theme

a) into

b) to

c) onto

d)on

3.

Steamboat decks teemed not only______ the main current of pioneering humanity, but is flotsam of

hustlers, gamblers, and thugs as well.

a) up

b) of

c) on

d)with

4.

The

widest

benefits

of

the

electronic

revolution

(unlike

those

of

most

revolutions)

will

accrue_______ the young.

a) for

b) except

c) to

d)including

5.

As you approach it, a tinkling and banging and clashing begins to impinge______ your ear.

a) on

b) to

c)at

d) against

6.

The Duchess of Croydon kept firm, tight rein______ her racing mind.

a) in

b) inside

c) to

d) on

7.

The subjugation of the western Hemisphere______ his will

a) to

b) in

c) according to

d) against

8.

Bitterness fed_______ the man who had made the world laugh.

a) back

b) to

c) up

d) on

9.

But later my hair began to fall_______, and my belly turned to water.

a) off

b) out

c) through

d) away

10.

The situation came_______ one essential.

a) up with

b) up to

c) down to

d) up against

II.

Please identify the figures of speech used in the following underlined parts of the

sentences. (10%)

1

(

)

Then

there

is

the

spice-market,

with

its

pungent

and

exotic

smells;

and

the

food-market,

where

you

can

by

everything

you

need

for

the

most

sumptuous

dinner,

or

sit

in

a

tiny

restaurant with porters and apprentices and eat your humble bread and cheese.

2 (

)

The

rather

arresting

spectacle

of

little

old

Japan

adrift

amid

beige

concrete

skyscrapers is the very symbol of the incessant struggle between the kimono and the miniskirt.

3. (

)

Seldom

has

a

city

gained

such

world

renown,

and

I

am

proud

and

happy

to

welcome you to Hiroshima, a town known throughout the world for its-oysters.

4 (

)

I asked whether for him, the arch anti- communist, this was not bowing down in

the House of Rimmon.

5 (

6 (

7 (

8 (

)

)

)

)

We have but one aim and one single, irrevocable purpose.

We will never parley.

We will never negotiate with Hitler or any of his gang.

He made an attempt to square his shoulders.

With

the

chip,

amazing

feats

of

memory

and

execution

become

possible

in

everything

from

automobile

engines

to

universities

and

hospitals,

from

farms

to

banks

and

corporate

offices, from outer space to a bab

y’s nursery

.

9 (

10(

stayed at home...

)

)

Huck Finn’s idyllic cruise through

eternal boyhood....

It

was

a

splendid

population

---

for

all

the

slow,

sleepy,

sluggish-brained

sloths

III. Proofreading and Error Correction

(10%)

Directions: The following passage contains TEN errors. Each line contains a maximum of ONE error. In

each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following

way. For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the

end of the line.

For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “

∧

” sign and write

the word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line. For an unnecessary word

1

cross out the unnecessary

word with a slash “/’ and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the

line.

Some consumer researchers distinguish between

economic sense that assume that consumers behave rationally when they

(1)______

carefully consider all alternatives and choose those that give them the greatest

utility (i.e. satisfaction) in a marketed context. The term

(2)______

implies that the consumer selects goods based on totally objective criteria,

such as size, weight, price, and so on.

selection of goods according to impersonal or subjective criteria-- the desire for

(3)______

individuality, pride, fear, affection or status.

The assumption underlying this distinction is that subjective or

emotional criteria do not maximize satisfaction; therefore, it is reasonable to

(4)______

assume that consumers always attempt to select alternatives that, in their

view, serve to minimize satisfaction. Obviously, the assessment of satisfaction

(5)______

is a very personal process, based on the individual's own needs as well

as on past behavior, social, and learning experiences. What may appear as

(6)______

irrational to an outside observer may be perfect rational within the context

(7)______

of the consumer's own psychological field. If behavior did not appear rational

to the person who undertakes at the time that it is undertaken, obviously

(8)______

he or she would not do it. Therefore the distinction between rational and

emotional motives does not appear to be warranted.

Some researchers go so far as to suggest that emphasis of

(9)______

obscures the rational, or conscious, nature of most consumer motivation. They

claim that consumers act consciously to maximize their gains and minimize

their losses; that they act on not from subconscious drives but from rational

(10)______

preferences.

international

donors

from

Japan

to

the

United

States,

the

Murovyovka

Nature

Park

has

finally

come

into

being.

Founded at a small ceremony last summer, the private reserve covers 11,000 acres of pristine wetlands

along the banks of the Amur River in the Russia Far East. Here, amid forests and marshes encompassing a

variety

of

microhabitats,

nest

some

of

the

world’s

rarest

birds—

tall,

elegant

cranes

whose

numbers

are

counted in the mere hundreds.

The creation of the park marks a new approach to nature conservation in Russia, one that combines

traditional

methods

of

protection

with

an

attempt

to

adapt

to

the

changing

economic

and

political

circumstances of the new Russia.

“There

must

be

a

thousand

ways

to

save

a

wetland.

It

is

time

for

vision

and

risk,

and

also

hard

practicality,”

wrote

Jim

Harris,

deputy

director

of

the

International

Crane

Foundation,

a

Wisconsin

-based

organization

dedicated

to

the

study

and

preservation

of

cranes,

which

has

been

a

major

supporter

of

the

Murovyovka project.

Dr. Smirenski’s vision has been eminently down to earth. At every step, he has tried to involve local

officials,

businessmen

and

collective

farms

in

the

project,

giving

them

a

practical,

economic

stake

in

its

success. And with international support, he is trying to introduce new methods of organize farming that will

be more compatible with preserving the wetlands.

1.

2.

3.

The Murovyovka Nature Reserve came into being because of

[A] Russian government officials.

[C] the determination of one man.

[B] the International Crane Foundation.

[D] an unrealistic dream.

If one “charts a steep uphill course” (paragraph 2), one

[A] expects an arduous journey.

[C] assumes that life will be uneventful.

[B] maps out a mountain trip.

[D] sets himself a difficult goal.

IV

.

Reading comprehension (30%)

A.

Multiple Choice

Passage 1

RUSSIA’S NEW REVOLUTION IN CONSERV

A

TION

When

naturalist

Sergei

Smirenski

set

out

to

create

Russia’s

first

private

nature

reserve

since

the

The preserved “pristine wetlands” mentioned in paragraph 3 are

[A] unspoiled.

[B] precious.

[C] immaculate.

[D] uncontaminated.

4.

5.

The passage states that the Nature Reserve is

[A] an arid, uninhabited area.

[C] home to many different birds.

[B] the only reserve in Russia.

[D] economically beneficial to local inhabitants.

Bolshevik revolution, he knew that the greatest obstacle would be overcoming bureaucratic resistance.

The Moscow State University professor has charted a steep uphill course through a variety of foes, from

The passage implies that the preservation of wetlands

[A] can only be accomplished with traditional methods.

[B] requires imagination, daring and pragmatism.

local

wildlife

service

officials

who

covet

his

funding

to

government

officials

who

saw

move

value

in

development

than

conservation.

But

with

incredible

dedication,

and

the

support

of

a

wide

range

of

2