昆明理工大学2021年[英语]考研真题

昆明理工大学2021年[英语]考研真题

Section IStructure and Vocabulary( 15 points )

Directions: In this part, there are fifteen incomplete sentences. For each

sentence four alternatives A, B, C or D are given. Decide which of the

alternatives best completes the sentence and mark the corresponding

letter on your ANSWER SHEET.

1. Uncertainty about the economy is ___________ as serious

unemployment takes place.

A. limited B. anywhere C. decreased D. widespread

2. Despite an easy-going man in character, Professor Harris’s

comments on some academic arguments can be rather _______at

times.

A. harsh B. precise C. pleasant D. satiate

3. In reading a newspaper, the editorial page is highly recommended

not only for vocabulary but also for structuring and presenting thought.

A worthy of B wordy of C remembered D recommenced

4. Being late for an appointment is annoying.

A. irrigating B. intriguing C. irritating D. intimidating

5. The criminal was asked to aid police in their inquiry.

A. interview B. question C. investigation D. interrogation

6. Tourists are being offered an excursion to see the biggest slum in Asia

and experience for themselves the ____ the lives of the rich and the poor.

A. disparity of B. difference between

C. disparity between D. difference of

7. Ask anyone why there is an obesity ______ and they will tell you that

it's all down to eating too much and burning too few calories.

A. popularity B. currency C. present D. epidemic

8. As a result of his method for early music education, Shinichi Suzuki

_________ one of the world’s great violin teachers.

A. knows that B. has been known as

C. is well known of D. has been known for

9. There are now many kinds of dictionaries, such as a dictionary of

synonyms and antonyms, a biographical dictionary, and a

geographical dictionary _____.

A. with pronunciations given B. that has pronunciations given

C. that have pronunciations given

D. that do have pronunciations given

10. Each night when______ , my parents lit the fire in the bedroom.

A. the temperature fell B. that the temperature did fall

C. the temperature fell down D. because the temperature fell

11. With ______spring, plants in the wildness grew greener.

A the advent of B arriving at C is arrived in D advention of

12. __________the importance of taking notes in class in the first year of

college.A. Little did he realize B. A little he realized

C.He realized a little D. He did realize little

13. Each occupation has its own jargon ; bankers, lawyers and

computer professionals, for example, all use among themselves

language which outsiders _________.

A. have difficulty to follow B. have difficult following

C. have difficulty following D. have difficulty of following

14. Many people at that time believed that spices _______ food;

however, Hall found that many marketed spices were teeming with

bacteria, moulds and yeasts.

A. helped preserve B. help preserve

C. helps preserve D. help to preserve

15. General Patton outwitted his enemy in that he trained his soldiers

into an army always ready to fight anytime and anywhere. Here

“outwitted” could be replaced with ____.

A. was as smart as B. was so wise that

C. was cleverer than D. was never so cunning as

Section II. Reading Comprehension ( 40 points )

Directions: There are five passages in this part. Each passage is followed

by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are

four choices marked with A, B, C and D. You should decide on the BEST

choices and then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET.Passage One

I recently revisited the city which I was born in, which is a place well

known for a castle built on a rock overlooking the surrounding plains,

and even better known for a legendary figure who robbed the rich to

give to the poor. As I toured the castle and its museum, visited the town

center, and roamed around old haunts, I reflected on how the buildings

that people of different eras build reflect their central preoccupations.

The castle was originally built in the eleventh century, and remained

important for several centuries. Throughout the medieval period castles

and fortified houses were built. The powerful landowners surveyed and

dominated the surrounding lands, the source of their wealth and

prestige.

Once the industrial era began, castles were sidelined. The merchants

and factory owners built town halls, churches, factories and imposing

office buildings. The town center reflects this era. An imposing town hall,

complete with massive pillars and monumental lions, overlooks the town

square. The square is surrounded by equally massive blocks of shops,

banks and offices, built to reflect the power of trade in the heyday of