广东外语外贸大学09英语水平考试

2009年广东外语外贸大学 硕士研究生入学考试初试笔试样 科目代码：601 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 Most of Mark Twain’s books bubbled out of 1 him like water out of a fountain. 2most of his gifts was the capacity to take a scene and fill it 3with 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 4on the whole episode reached a climax of joyous, sidesplitting laughter. 5But he had trouble weaving his incidents into meaningful plot patterns. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain’s masterpiece, came into __6 slowly. 7Begun in 1876, immediately after he had dashed off The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, he wrote 400 manuscript pages quickly and 8then stalled; in disgust he meditated 9away the work. __10In the winter of 1879-1880 he penned further sections; again the spark of enthusiasm died. __11 After taking a journey down the Mississippi River in April, 1882, he quickly completed Lift on the Mississippi (1883) and with unabated zest 12finished the novel. The trip had reawakened his boyhood memories and suggested new episodes; the two books became 13classics , the weaker travel account serving as scaffolding for the great edifice. __14When The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was 15published in 1884, it met a mixed reception. A Brooklyn lady protested 16against its presence 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 Mark 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 his 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 Words :582 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 prompted 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 564 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 fuel 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 read and understand Plato: — never enough to pay for an edition of his works; yet to every generation these come duly down, for the sake of those few persons, as if God brought them in his hand. “No book,” said Bentley, “was ever written down by any but itself.” The permanence of all books is fixed by no effort friendly or hostile, but by their own specific gravity, or the intrinsic importance of their contents to the constant mind of man. “Do not trouble yourself too much about the light on your statue,” said Michelangelo to the young sculptor; “the light of the public square will test its value.” In like manner the effect of every action is measured by the depth of the sentiment from which it proceeds. The great man knew not that he was great. It took a century or two for that fact to appear. What he did, he did because he must; it was the most natural thing in the world, and grew out of the circumstances of the moment. But now, every thing he did, even to the lifting of his finger or the eating of bread, looks large, all-related, and is called an institution. 67. The following statements are wrong EXCEPT _________. A. Only the thing that is profitable profits. B. If the pages do not instruct you, they will not die like flies in the hour. C. Only the statement, which you have come at in attempting to satisfy your reader’s curiosity, is fit to be made public. D. He that writes by himself writes to an eternal public. 68. “How much water does it draw?” means__________. A. How much content does it have? B. How much influence does it exert? C. How much value does it have? D. How important is it? 69. A writer’s fame is decided upon by __________. A. partial and noisy readers B. a court of angels C. an angel-like public not to be bribed D. a public to be bribed 70. At any time in the world Plato’s work are read and understood by __________. A. less than a dozen persons B. more than a dozen persons C. many people D. no one 71. The permanence of all books is fixed by__________. A. no effort B. friendly effort C. hostile effort D. their own specific gravity Text C 416 Psychologists study memory and learning with both animal and human subjects. The two experiments reviewed here show how short-term memory has been studied. Hunter studied short-term memory in rats. He used a special apparatus which had a cage for the rat and three doors. There was a light in each door. First the rat was placed in the closed cage. Next one of the lights was turned on and then off. There was food for the rat only at this door. After the light was turned off, the rat had to wait a short time before it was released from its cage. Then, if it went to the correct door, it was rewarded with the food that was there. Hunters did this experiment many times. He always turned on the lights in a random order. The rat had to wait different intervals before it was released from the cage. Hunter found that if the rat had to wait more than ten seconds, it could not remember the correct door. Hunter’s results show that rats have a short-term memory of about ten seconds. Henning studied how students who are learning English as a second language remember vocabulary. The subjects in his experiment were 75 students at the University of California in Los Angeles. They represented all levels of ability in English: beginning, intermediate, advanced, and native-speaking students. To begin, the subjects listened to a recording of a native speaker reading a paragraph in English. Following the recording, the subjects took a 15-question test to see which words they remembered. Each question had four choices. The subjects had to circle the word they had heard in the recording. Some of the questions had four choices that sound alike. For example, weather, whether, wither, and wetter are four words that sound alike. Some of the questions had four choices that have the same meaning. Method, way, manner, and system would be four words with the same meaning. Some of them had four unrelated choices. For instance, weather, method, love, result could be used as four