2013西安电子科技大学 硕士综合英语 基础英语
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西安电子科技大学2015年硕士研究生招生考试初试试题考试科目代码及名称 357英语翻译基础考试时间 2014年12月28日上午(3小时)答题要求:所有答案(填空题按照标号填写)必须写在答题纸上,写在试题上一律作废,准考证号写在指定位置!Part One Word TranslationDirections :I n this part ,there are 30 questions . For each question ,please translate the proper names, abbreviations , terms or phrases into the the target language. Write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.Section A: English -Chinese Translation (15 questions ,1point for each question, Time limit: 30minutes)1. CPPCC 答案:中国人民政治协商会议2. CATTI 全国翻译资格资格考试3. MTI 翻译硕士4. CAT 计算机辅助翻译5. CBD 中央商务区6. IMF 国际货币基金组织7. NAFTA 北美自由贸易协定8. IOT 物联网9. GPS 全球定位系统10. UNGA 联合国大会11. Functional Equivalence 功能对等12. international practice 国际惯例13. compound growth rate 复合增长率14. sustainable development 可持续发展15. cloud computing 云计算Section B: Chinese-English translation (15 questions ,1point for each question, Time limit: 30minutes)16. 文化外交答案:cultural diplomacy17. 最惠国待遇most favored nation treatment18. 问题产品召回problems products recall19. 粗放型增长方式extensive mode of growth20. 冲动性购买impulse buying21. 世界多极化world multipolarization22. 翻译主体translation subject23. 本地化行业localization industry24. 外国直接投资foreign direct investment25. 服务外包service outsourcing26. 谅解备忘录MOU(memorandum of understanding)27. 翻译腔translationese28. 视觉艺术visual art29. 创意型产业creative industry30. 公务员civil servantPart Two Passage TranslationDirections :In this part, there are 3 short passages. Please translate the passages into the target language. Write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.Section A. English -Chinese translation (1 short passage,60 points. Time limit :60minutes)Education is the most fundamental of all undertaking for a nation’s rejuvenation and development. Just as a Chinese wise man f yore put it, “Respecting education and persuading people to learn are fundamental to the building of a nation; promoting virtue and nurturing talent are foremost tasks of government.” China’s fast growth over the last 30 or so years would not have happened without the support of education. China’s future hinges on talents, and the basis of its development rests with education. That is why we have adopted a strategy to rejuvenate the nation through science and education, and always put a premium on education development. The supreme hall of education ,the university is a platform for grooming innovative talents, a cradle for new knowledge, new ideas and new science and technology , and a spiritual home for the survival and development of humanity. In the face of the new tendency in global socioeconomic development, ofthe new tasks for the Chinese modernization drive, and of the new trend in which diverse civilization seek to live in the harmony, our universities have taken it upon themselves an unprecedented mission that is at once noble and historical . In the ten years we shall strive to develop world-class modern higher education in a distinctly Chinese way ; we shall promote innovation in our school--running concept ,mode of education and institutional mechanism; optimize the structure and increase investment to build vast contingents of top-notch teacher s; and we shall enable our universities’three major functions---talent cultivation, scientific research and service ---to promote and supplement each other, and boost education quality in an all-round way.答案:教育是一个国家和民族振兴发展最根本的事业。
电子科技大学硕士研究生入学考试自命题科目初试大纲(2014年度)电子科技大学研究生院二〇一三年九月全日制翻译硕士专业学位研究生入学考试《翻译硕士X语》考试大纲一、考试目的:《翻译硕士X语》作为全日制翻译硕士专业学位(MTI)入学考试的外国语考试,其目的是考察考生是否具备进行MTI学习所要求的外语水平。
二、考试性质与范围:本考试是一种测试应试者单项和综合语言能力的尺度参照性水平考试。
考试范围包括MTI考生应具备的外语词汇量、语法知识以及外语阅读与写作等方面的技能。
三、考试基本要求1. 具有良好的外语基本功,认知词汇量在10,000以上,掌握6000个以上(以英语为例)的积极词汇,即能正确而熟练地运用常用词汇及其常用搭配。
2. 能熟练掌握正确的外语语法、结构、修辞等语言规范知识。
3.具有较强的阅读理解能力和外语写作能力。
四、考试形式本考试采取客观试题与主观试题相结合,单项技能测试与综合技能测试相结合的方法。
各项试题的分布情况见“考试内容一览表”。
五、考试内容:本考试包括以下部分:词汇语法、阅读理解、外语写作等。
总分为100分。
I.词汇语法1. 要求1)词汇量要求:考生的认知词汇量应在10,000以上,其中积极词汇量为6,000以上,即能正确而熟练地运用常用词汇及其常用搭配。
2)语法要求:考生能正确运用外语语法、结构、修辞等语言规范知识。
2. 题型:多项选择或改错题II. 阅读理解1. 要求:1)能读懂常见外刊上的专题文章、历史传记及文学作品等各种文体的文章,既能理解其主旨和大意,又能分辨出其中的事实与细节,并能理解其中的观点和隐含意义。
2)能根据阅读时间要求调整自己的阅读速度。
2. 题型:1) 多项选择题(包括信息事实性阅读题和观点评判性阅读题)2) 简答题(要求根据所阅读的文章,用3-5行字数的有限篇幅扼要回答问题,重点考查阅读综述能力)本部分题材广泛,体裁多样,选材体现时代性、实用性;重点考查通过阅读获取信息和理解观点的能力;对阅读速度有一定要求。
2003年6月研究生英语学位课统考真题:Part II. Vocabulary ( 10 minutes, 10 points)Section A (0.5 point each)21. The focus on profitability pushes the systems unreasonably large, rendering them more vulnerable to terrorist attacks.A declaringB verifyingC makingD indicating22. The 8.5-ton Shenzhou III spaceship has been substantially improved in terms of the life-support systems.A technologicallyB considerablyC structurallyD internally23. According to the American judicial system twelve people constitute a jury.A composeB overthrowC disposeD surpass24. With so many trivial matters to attend to, he can hardly get down to reading for the test.A participate inB cater toC indulge inD see to25. The decently dressed son and the humble-looking father formed a striking contrast.A astonishingB humiliatingC noticeableD fleeting.26. Nowadays the prevention against SARS has assumed new significance and attracted much attention.A carried onB taken onC worked onD embarked on27. At the economic forum, each speech by a distinguished guest has to be translated simultaneously.A once in a whileB at the same timeC in a broad senseD as soon as possible.28. Studies of the role of positive thinking in our daily lives have yielded interesting results.A specific=definiteB activeC creativeD confident.29. This training course is intended to improve the competence of English of the staff.A proficiencyB graspC efficiencyD competition30. Students are supposed to set aside enough time for recreations and sports.A set apartB leave outC go aboutD put upSection B (0.5 point each)31. Some of the old customs has continued ____ politeness although they are no longer thought about now.A in the way ofB in the eyes ofC in the face ofD in the form of32. One of the chief functions of slang words is to consolidate one’s ___ with a group.A identificationB specificationC introductionD superstition33. Given the other constitutional grounds elaborated by the justices, the association ____ that schools should continue to test, if they so choose.A preserveB safeguards B maintains D conserves34. Finding out information about these universities has become amazingly easy for any one with the Internet ____A entranceB admissionC accessD involvement35. Lack of exercise as well as unhealthy dietary habits can increase the risk of ____A mobilityB moralityC maturityD mortality36. On this bridge many suicide attempts are ____; lives can be saved.A impulsiveB responsiveC destructiveD speculative37. Abraham Lincoln was born on a small farm where the forests were ____ by wild animals.A residedB inhabitedC segregatedD exhibited38. Some teenagers are so crazy about video games as to play them many hours________, if possible.A on purposeB on hand .C on creditD on end39. Authorities of wildlife have spent millions of dollars on the protection of nature ____A reservesB preservativesC conservativesD reservations.40. The young lady is Mr. Smith’s step-daughter, her ____ parents having died in an accident.A ecologicalB psychologicalC physiologicalD biologicalPart III. Cloze Test (10 minutes, 1 point each)No one knows for sure whether the type of tea (you drink) makes a difference in health, but experts say all kinds of teas probably have some health 41 . Each contains high levels of antioxidants (抗氧化剂), 42 affect the process by which oxygen interacts with a substance to change its chemical 43 . But, the way (tea is processed) can change antioxidant levels 44 color and taste.Green tea is made by picking the leaves and quickly heating them to stop oxidization. Green tea typically has a 45 , fresh taste. Black tea is processed to fully oxidize and ferment (发酵) the leaves and create a stronger taste. Some experts suggest that this 46 some variation in health effects between black and green teas. The more rare white tea is considered the finest of teas because it 47 the youngest buds from the plants, which are still covered with whitish hairs when they’re picked. White and green teas have 48 amount of caffeine. But even black tea contain only about half as much caffeine as coffee.Herbal teas are something 49 different. They are made from the leaves, flowers or roots of various plants. Herbal teas can vary widely 50 their health effects.41. A advantages B benefits C merits D profits42. A where it B that C which D when it43. A elements B ingredients C fragment D composition44. A as well as B as it is C as far as D as it were45. A faint B mild C tender D gentle46. A joins in B hands in C results in D gives in47. A composes of B makes out C makes up D consists of48. A less B the least C more D the most49. A entirely B inevitably C enormously D irresistibly50. A in case of B in proportion to C in exchange for D in terms ofPart IV Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 pint each)Passage OneSingletons, referring to those who live alone, are being comforted by well-meaning friends and family and told that not having a partner is not the end of the world. So, it would seem that they can say, yes, it is not. But no, in fact, it is the end.A gloomy study has just been released that says that the international trend towards living alone is putting an unprecedented strain on our ecosystem.For a number of reasons---- relationship breakdown, career choice, longer life spans, smaller families---- the number of individual households is growing. And this is putting intolerable pressure on natural resources, and accelerating the extinction of endangered plant and animal species. And there is worse news. Running a refrigerator, television, cooker, plumbing system just for selfish little you is a disastrous waste of resources on our over-populated planet. “The efficiency of resource consumption”is a lot higher in households of two people or more, simply because they share everything. Well imagine that . Just when you thought living alone was OK, you would find that all the time you were the enemy of mankind. Every time you put the kettle on the s tove for a cup of coffee you were destroying Mother Earth. Indeed, it is not just your mother who is a bitworried by your continuing single status ---- you are letting down the entire human race by not having a boyfriend or girlfriend. The trouble is that society has a group instinct and people panic and hit out when they see other people quietly rebelling and straying away from the “standard” of family and coupledom.The suggestion is that singledom should be at best a temporary state. Unless you are assimilated into a larger unit, you can never be fully functional.Try “communal living.” There are all these illustrations of young attractive people having a “green time,” laughingly bumping into each other. It looks like an episode of the TV series Friends. And the message is clear: Togetherness is good, solitude is bad, and being single on your own is not allowed.51. Well-meaning friends and family members often tell those who live alone that _____A they should end their singledom as soon as possible.B they should live together with other singletons.C singledom is an acceptable life-style.D singledom can shorten one’s life-span.52. Which of the following may NOT be the reason for the increasing number of households as mentioned in the passage?A Many people get divorced because of unhappy marriage.B Now people can afford to support a household individually.C Some people have to sacrifice family life for their careers.D Many people live much longer than before.53. The author thinks living alone is disastrous mainly because singledom is _________A harmful to people’s life.B destructive to our ecosystem.C dangerous to plants and animals.D unworkable in our society54. It is implied in the passage that singletons are usually _______A self-reliantB self-consciousC self-sufficientD self-centered55. When seeing others living alone, some people panic because they think singledom is ____A abnormalB diversifiedC unimaginableD disgusting56. The author suggests that singletons should ___________A find boy friends or girl friends.B live with their parents and other family members.C live together and share more with their friends.D watch more episodes of the TV series Friends.Passage TwoIn 1999 when MiShel and Carl Meissner decided to have children, they tackled the next big issue; Should they try to have a girl? It was no small matter. MiShel’s brother had become blind from a hereditary condition in his early 20s, and the Meissners had learned that the condition is a disorder passed from mothers to sons. If they had a boy, he would have a 50 percent chance of having the condition. A girl would be unaffected. The British couple’s inquiries about sex selection led them to Virginia, U.S., where a new sperm-separation technique, called MicroSort, was experimental at the time. When MiShel became pregnant she gave birth to a daughter. Now they will try to have a second daughter using the same technique.The techniques separates sperm into two groups--- those that carry the X-chromosome (染色体) producing a female baby and those that carry the Y-chromosome producing a male baby.The technology was developed in 1990s, but the opening of laboratory in January 2003 in California marked the company’s first expansion. “We believe the number of people who want this technology is greater than those who have access to it.” Said Keith L. Blauer, the company’s clinicaldirector.This is not only a seemingly effective way to select a child’s gender.It also brings a host of ethical and practical considerations ----especially for the majority of families who use the technique for nonmedical reasons.The clinic offers sex selection for two purposes: to help couples avoid passing on a sex-linked genetic disease and to allow those who already have a child to “balance” their family by having a baby of the opposite sex.Blaucer said the company has had an impressive success rate: 91 percent of the women who become pregnant after sorting for a girl are successful, while 76 percent who sort for a boy and get pregnant are successful.The technique separates sperm based on the fact that the X chromosome is larger than the Y chromosome. A machine is used to distinguished the size differences and sort the sperm accordingly.57. Why did MiShel and Carl decide not to have a boy?A Because they might give birth to a blind baby.B Because Carl might pass his family’s disease to his son.C Because the boy might become blind when he grows up.D Because they wanted a daughter to balance their family.58. When MiShel gave birth to her first girl, the new sperm-separation technique ____A had already been well-developed.B had not been declared successful.C was available to those who wanted it.D had been widely accepted in the medical world.59. Which of the following is the author’s primary concern regarding the application of the new technology?A The expansion of the new technology may not bring profits to the companies.B Most people who use the technology will not have a baby as they want.C The effect of the new technology still needs to be carefully examined.D Increasing use of the technology may disturb the sex balance in the population60. According to Mr. Blauer, by using the new technology, ______A 91% of the women successfully give birth to girls.B 76% of the women get pregnant with boys.C it is more successful for those who want to have girls.D it is more successful for those who want to have boys.61. The sperm-separation technique is based on the fact that the chromosomes responsible for babies’ sex_____A are of different shapesB are of different sizesC can be identifiedD can be reproduced62. We can infer from this passage that the new technology_________A may not guarantee people a daughter or a son as they desire.B is used by most families for nonmedical reasons.C has brought an insoluble ethical dilemma for mankind.D will lead to a larger proportional of females in the population.Passage ThreeWithout question there are plenty of bargains to be had at sales time ----particularly at the top-quality shops whose reputation depends on having only the best and newest goods in stock each season. They tend, for obvious reasons, to be the fashion or seaso nal goods which in due course become the biggest bargains.It is true that some goods are specially brought in for the sales but these too can provide exceptional value. A manufacturer may have the end of a range left in his hands and be glad to sellthe lot off cheaply to shops; or he may have a surplus of a certain material which he is glad to make up and get rid of cheaply; or he may be prepared to produce a special line at low cost merely to keep his employees busy during slack period. He is likely t o have a good many “seconds” available and if their defects are trifling these may be particularly good bargains.Nevertheless, sales do offer a special opportunity for sharp practices and shoppers need to be extra critical. For example the “second” sho uld be clearly marked as such and not sold as if they were perfect. The term “substandard,” incidentally, usually indicates a more serious defect than “seconds.” More serious is the habit of marking the price down from an alleged previous price which is in fact fictitious. Mis-description of this and all other kinds is much practiced by the men who run one-day sales of carpets in church halls and the like. As the sellers leave the district the day after the sale there is little possibility of redress. In ad vertising sales, shops may say “only 100 left” when in fact they have plenty more; conversely they may say “10,000 at half-price” when only a few are available at such a drastic reduction. If ever the warning “let the buyer beware” were necessary it is during sales.63. Which kind of goods can be among the best bargains?A Cheapest goodsB Newest goodsC Seasonal goodsD Goods in stock64. The second paragraph deals with all of the following types of goods EXCEPT ____A surplus goodsB low-cost goodsC the end lot goodsD exceptionally valued goods65. In order to maintain his business during a bad time, a manufacturer may ____A have his goods produced at low cost.B sell his goods at a very low price.C have his employees sell his goods.D try to produce high quality goods.66. The passage suggests that “seconds”____________A are of better quality than “substandard goods”B attract buyers as particularly good bargains.C are defective but marked as perfect.D are goods with serious defects67. The word “redress” ( the underlined word in the last paragraph) probably means ____A dressing againB change of addressC compensation for something wrong.D selling the same product at different prices.68. During sales shoppers should ____A find the best bargains at every opportunity.B beware of being cheated.C buy things that are necessary.D pay more attention to the price. Passage FourHow many of today’s ailment, or even illnesses, are purely psychological? And how far can these be alleviated by the use of drugs? For example a psychiatrist concerned mainly with the emotional problems of old people might improve their state of mind somewhat b y the use of anti-depressants but he would not remove the root cause of their depression ----- the feeling of being useless, often unwanted and handicapped by failing physical powers.One of the most important controversies in medicine today is how far doctors, and particularly psychologists, should depend on the use of drugs for “curing” their patients. It is not merely that drugs may have been insufficiently tested and may reveal harmful side effects as happened in the case of anti-sickness pills prescribed for expectant mothers but the uneasiness of doctor who feel that they are treating the symptoms of a disease without removing the disease itself. On the other hand, some psychiatrists argue that in many cases such as chronic depressive illness it is impossible to get at the root of the illness while the patient is in a depressed state. Even prolonged psychiatric care may have no noticeable effect whereas some people can be lifted out of a depression by the use of drugs within a matter of weeks. These doctors feel not only that they have no right to withhold such treatment, but that the root cause of depression can be tackled better when the patient himself feels better. This controversy is concerned, however, with the serious psychological illnesses. Itdoes not solve the problem of those whose headaches, indigestion, backache, etc. are due to “nerves”. Commonly a busy family doctor will ascribe them to some physical cause and as a matter of routine prescribe a drug. Once again the symptoms are being cured rather than the disease itself. It may be true to say, as one doctor suggested recently, that over half of the cases that come to the ordinary doctor’s attention are not purely physical ailments. If this is so, the situation is serious indeed.69. The author thinks that drugs used for treating psychological ills ______A could be ineffective in some cases.B usually have harmful side effects.C can greatly alleviate the illnesses.D can remove the root causes.70. The controversy mentioned in the passage focuses on ___A whether psychologists should use drugs to cure their patients.B how psychologists should treat their patients.C the fact that all of the drugs have harmful side effects.D the extent to which drugs should be used to fight psychological illness.71. The passage indicates that psychologists _____A find it impossible to remove a psychological diseaseB feel dissatisfied at treating their patients with drugs.C believe that the root cause of a disease can be ignored.D can do nothing if the patient is in a depressed state .72. When treating patients with psychological problems, some doctors feel that they ____A are at a loss for treatment.B have no right to use drugs.C have to cure their patients by any means.D should use drugs to treat the symptoms.73. A family doctor would normally consider a headache or backache as a result of ____A a more serious diseaseB some emotional problem.C a physical disorderD prolonged work74. Regarding the situation of psychological problems the author feels ____A concernedB hopelessC surprisedD disappointedPassage FiveThose who make the rules for financial institution probably should take a modified oath. Their pledge would be: First, do no harm. Second, if the reforms put before me) are unclear, don’t approve them.Charles Morris may not have intend ed his new book Money, Greed, and Risk to cast such a dim light on the regulators, but it does. In fact, it may serve as a wake-up call for true believers in our current regulatory structure, most of which was erected in the 1930s and most of which Morris seems to favor, despite the stupid results it has caused.Morris, a former Chase Manhattan banking executive, outlines in great detail, again and again, how regulators, lawmakers, firms and many of the customers marched straight into mortgage, currency, thrift (互相储蓄) and other investment disasters. His discussion of Regulation Q, an attempt by Congress in the 1960s to rescue ailing savings and loans by regulating interest rates, reveals not only Congressional economic illiteracy, but also the deep harm such foolish thinking can do to the real economy.After some 260 pages listing the foolish things of Wall Street, regulators and lawmakers, Morris draws some pessimistic conclusions: “One constant in all the crises is that the regulatory responses come only after a crisis hits its peak.” For example, it “took the S&L crisis of the 1980s to bring honest accounting to thrifts, and it wasn’t until the banking sector suffered huge losses in real estate and foreign loans that regulators began to enforce strict capital standards.”So, what is the point of regulation? Morris, who is excellent at recounting tales of regulation gonebad, asserts that regulation is absolutely necessary, that it is the essential plumbing in our economic house. Nevertheless, Mr. Morris should have noticed that plumbing requires plumbers, and while a good one can keep a house functional, a rotten plumber can turn a minor drip into a ruinous flood.75. The passage is primarily concerned with ___A recommending Morris’s new book.B criti cizing Morris’ attitude to regulations.C describing current economic situations.D commenting on financial regulators.76. Which of the following is true of Money, Greed and Risk?A It discusses the importance of plumbing in keeping a house functional.B It describes a great number of financial disasters in detail .C It analyses the reasons for regulating the banking industry.D It emphasizes the flaws in the financial system of the 1930s.77. Regulation Q is quoted in the passage mainly to ____A demonstrate what kind of examples Morris has cited in his book.B illustrate that misguided policies can be very harmful to economy.C support Morris’s statement about the incompetence of Congressmen and bankers.D refute Morris’s conclusion a bout the foolishness of the government regulations.78. The government regulations often fail to bring the desired result partly because ____A the regulators do not understand economy well.B the regulations are enforced before a crisis hits its peak.C banking executives do not believe in the current regulatory structure.D the standards for financial institutions are not consistent.79. According to the passage, which of the following is true of Morris?A He needn’t have recounted so many financial disasters.B He has little faith in the present-day regulatory system.C He has failed to point out that regulators are more to blame than unwise regulations.D His book will undermine the readers’ faith in the current regulatory structure.80. The author’s attitude towards Morris’s new book can best be described as ____A scornfulB appreciativeC satiricalD criticalPart V Translation (30 minutes, 20 points)What’s strange a bout man is that he has yet to learn to settle disputes by some means other than war. Not only does war take a heavy toll of lives, but leads to increased tension. The use of sophisticated weapons is apt to bring about disasters to human health, although the reluctance to eliminate weapons of mass destruction on the part of the big powers will not necessarily end up with conflicts. The chances are that man will have his own civilization destroyed if the notion of the survival of the fittest still applies to the international community. We can’t help wondering how many years it will take for the world to eliminate war once for all.运用世界领先的技术将使中国有可能摆脱贫穷。
2015年电子科技大学研究生入学考试《英语翻译基础》真题(总分:100.00,做题时间:90分钟)一、词语翻译1.英译汉_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________2.VR_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________正确答案:((Virtual Reality)虚拟现实)3.conditions-based withdrawal_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________正确答案:(有条件撤军)4.UESTC_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________正确答案:((University of Electronic Science and Technology in China)中国电子科大学)5.ATM_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________正确答案:((Automatic Teller Machine)自动取款机)6.dynamic equivalence_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________正确答案:(动态对等)7.magic realism literature_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________正确答案:(魔幻现实主义文学)8.foreign capital flow_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________正确答案:(外资流动)9.carbon emission reduction goal_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________正确答案:(碳减排目标)10.International Monetary Foundation_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________正确答案:(国际货币基金会)11.Wuthering Heights_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________正确答案:(《呼啸山庄》)12.most-favored nation treatment______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________正确答案:(最惠国待遇)13.Society Security Number_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________正确答案:(美国社会安全号)14.GDP_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________正确答案:((Gross Domestic Product)国内生产总值)15.GRE_________________________________________________________________________________ _________正确答案:((Graduate Record Examination)美国研究生入学考试)16.WAN_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________正确答案:((Wide Area Network)广域网)17.汉译英_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________18.工商管理硕士_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________正确答案:(MBA(Master of Business Administration))19.雅思_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________正确答案:(IELTS(International English Language Testing System))20.文化移情_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________正确答案:(cultural empathy)21.全国翻译资格考试_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________正确答案:(CATTI(China Accreditation Test for Translators and Interpreters))22.短消息服务业务_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________正确答案:(SMS(Short Message Service))23.(美)中期选举_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________正确答案:(Midterm Election)24.中美洲自由贸易协定_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________正确答案:(Central American Free Trade Agreement)25.货币操纵国_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________正确答案:(currency manipulator)26.转基因食品_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________正确答案:(genetically modified food (GMF))27.自主创新能力_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________正确答案:(capacity of independent innovation)28.与时俱进_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________正确答案:(advance with the times; keep pace with the times; keep abreast of the times)29.贸易逆差_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________正确答案:(trade deficit)30.绿色国民经济_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________正确答案:(green national economy)31.风险投资_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 正确答案:(venture capital)32.早恋_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________正确答案:(puppy love)二、英汉互译(总题数:6,分数:8.00)33.英译汉_________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________34.Many people believe that they will be happy once they arrive at some specific goal they set for them selves. However, more often than not, once you arrive "there" you will still feel dissatisfied, and move your "there" vision to yet another point in the future. By always chasing after another "there," you are never really appreciating what you already have right "here". It is important for human beings to keep sober-minded about the age-old drive to look beyond the place where you now stand. On one hand, your life is enhanced by your dreams and aspirations. On the other hand, these drives can pull you farther and farther from your enjoyment of your life right now. By learning the lessons of gratitude and abundance, you can bring yourself closer to fulfilling the challenge of living in the present._________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________正确答案:( 许多人都相信,一旦他们达到了自己所设定的某个特定目标,他们就会开心、快乐。
2002年6月研究生英语学位课统考真题:Part II. Vocabulary ( 10 minutes, 10 points ) Section A (0.5 point each)16. Many women prefer to use cosmetics to enhance their beauty and make them look younger.A revealB underlineC improveD integrate17. What players and coaches fear most is the partiality on the part of referees in a game.A justiceB biasC participationD regionalism18. The sale has been on for a long time because the price is reckoned to be too high.A consideredB stipulatedC raisedD stimulated19. Smugglers try every means to lay hands on unearthed relics for their personal gains.A set foot onB lost their heart toC set their mind onD get hold of20. There must have been round about a thousand people participating in the forum.A approximatelyB exactlyC less thanD more than21. These old and shabby houses will be demolished for the construction of residential buildings.A pulled outB pulled inC pulled downD pulled up22. Readers are required to comply with the rules of the library and mind their manners.A observeB memorizeC commentD request23. Artificial intelligence deals partly with the analogy between the computer and the human brain.A likenessB relationC contradictionD difference24. It is often the case that some superficially unrelated events turn out to be linked in some aspects.A practicallyB wonderfullyC beneficiallyD seemingly25. The alleged all-power master of chi kong was arrested on a charge of fraud.A so-calledB well-knownC esteemedD undoubted26. It is hoped that pork can be made leaner by introducing a cow gene into the pig’s genetic ____A reservoirB warehouseC poolD storehouse27. The chairman said that he was prepared to ____the younger people in the decision making.A put up withB make way forC shed light onD take charge of28. Tom is angry at Linda because she ____ him ____ all the time.A sets..upB puts…downC runs…outD drops…in29. The ability to focus attention on important things is a _____characteristic of intelligence.A definingB decliningC defeatingD deceiving30. Our picnic having been ____ by the thunderstorm, we had to wait in the pavilion until it cleared up.A destroyedB underminedC spoiltD contaminated31. I was disappointed to see that those people I had sort of ____ were pretty ordinary.A despisedB resentedC worshippedD ridiculed.32. One of the main purposes of using slang is to consolidate one’s ____ with a group.A specificationB unificationC notificationD identification33. The ____ from underdeveloped countries may well increase in response to the soaring demand for high-tech professionals in developed nations.A brain damageB brain trustC brain feverD brain drain34. This matter settled, we decided to ___ to the next item on the agenda.A succeedB exceedC proceedD precede35. Listening is as important as talking. If you are a good listener, people often ___you for being a good conversationalist.A complementB complimentC compelD complainPart III. Cloze Test (10 minutes, 15 points, 1 point each)Most American magazines and newspapers reserve 60 percent of their pages for ads. The New York Times Sunday edition 36 may contain 350 pages of advertisements. Some radio stationsdevote 40 minutes of every hour to 37 .Then there is television. According to one estimate, American youngsters sit 38 three hours of television commercials each week. By the time they graduate from high school, they will have been 39 360,000 TV ads. Televisions advertise in airport, hospital waiting rooms, and schools.Major sporting 40 are now major advertising events. Racing cars serve as high-speed 41 . some athletes receive most of their money from advertisers. One 42 basketball player earned $ 3.9 million by playing ball. Advertisers paid him nine times that much to 43 their products. There is no escape. Commercial ads are displayed on walls, buses and trucks. They decorate the inside of taxis and subways ----even the doors of public toilets. 44 messages call to us in supermarkets, stores, elevators -----and 45 we are on hold on the telephone. In some countries so much advertising comes through the mail that many recipients proceed directly from the mailbox to the nearest wastebasket to 46 the junk mail. 47 Insider’s Report, published by McCann-Erickson, a global advertising agency, the estimated 48 of money spent on advertising worldwide in 1990 was $ 275.5 billion. Since then, the figures have 49 to $ 411.6 billion for 1997 and a projected $ 434.4 billion for 1998. Big money.What is the effect of all of this ? One analyst 50 it this way: “Advertising is one of the most powerful socializing forces in the culture. Ads sell more than products. They sell images, values, goals , concepts of who we are and who we should be. They shape our attitudes and our attitudes shape our behaviour.36. A lonely B alone C singly D individually37. A commerce B consumers C commercials D commodities38. A through B up C in D about39. A taken to B spent in C expected of D exposed to40. A incidents B affairs C events D programs41. A flashes B billboards C attractions D messages .42. A top-heavy B top-talented C top-secret D top-ranking43. A improve B promote C urge D update44. A Audio B Studio C Oral D Video45. A since B while C even D if46. A toss out B lay down C blow out D break down47. A It is said that B Apart from C According to D Including in48. A digit B amount C account D budget49. A raised B elevated C roared D soared50. A said B recorded C told D putPassage One For decades, arms-control talks centered on nuclear weapons. This is hardly surprising, since a single nuclear bomb can destroy an entire city. Yet, unlike smaller arms, these immensely powerful weapons have not been used in war in over 50 years.Historian John Keegan writes, “Nuclear weapons have, since August 9, 1945, killed no one. The 50,000,000 who have died in war since that date have for the most part, been killed by cheap, mass-produced weapons and small ammunitions, costing little more than the transistor radios which have flooded the world in the same period. Because small weapons have disrupted life very little in the advanced world, outside the restricted localities where drug-dealing and political terrorism flourish, the populations of the rich states have been slow to recognize the horror that this pollution has brought in its train.”Why have small arms become the weapons of choice in recent wars? Part of the reason lies in the relationship between conflict and poverty. Most of the wars fought during the 1990s took place in countries that are poor----too poor to buy sophisticated weapon systems. Small arms and light weapons are a bargain.For example, 50 million dollars, which is approximately the cost of a singlemodern jet fighter, can equip an army with 200,000 assault rifles.Another reason why small weapons are so popular is that they are lethal. A single rapid-fire assault rifle can fire hundreds of rounds a minute. They are also easy to use and maintain. A child of ten can be taught to strip and reassemble a typical assault rifle. A child can also quickly learn to aim and fire that rifle into a crowd of people.The global traffic in guns is complex. The illegal trade of small arms is big. In some African wars, paramilitary groups have bought billions o f dollars’ worth of small arms and light weapons, not with money, but with diamonds seized from diamond-mining areas.Weapons are also linked to the illegal trade in drugs. It is not unusual for criminal organizations to use the same routes to smuggle drugs in one direction and to smuggle guns in the other.51. It is implied in the passage that __________A small arms-control is more important than nuclear arms-control.B the nuclear arms-control talks can never reach an agreement.C the power of nuclear weapons to kill people has been diminished.D nuclear weapons were the topic of arms-control talks 50 years ago.52. The advanced world neglect the problems of small arms because ____A They have to deal with drug-dealing and political terrorism.B They have no such problems as are caused by small weapons.C They have not recognized the seriousness of the problems in time.D They face other more important problems such as pollution.53. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the reason for the prevalence of small arms?A Small arms are cheap.B Small arms are powerful .C Small arms are easier to use.D Small arms are easier to get54. We can conclude from the passage that ____A small arms are not expensive in the black-market.B it is unfair to exchange small arms for diamond.C Criminals use the same passage to smuggle drugs and small arms.D where there are drugs, there are small arms.55. The best title for this passage is ____A Small Arms Talks, Not Nuclear Arms Talks.B Neglect of Small Arms ControlC Global Traffic in Small ArmsD Small Arms, Big Problems.Passage Two In order to combat sickness, many doctors rely heavily on prescribing medicines that are developed and aggressively advertised by pharmaceutical companies. Significantly, the world market for such drugs has skyrocketed in recent decades, from just a few billion dollars a year to hundreds of billions of dollars annually. What had been a consequence?Medically prescribed drugs have helped many people. Yet, the health of some who take drugs has either remained unchanged or become worse. So, recently some have turned to using other methods of medical treatment.In places where modern, conventional medicine has been the standard of care, many are now turning to what have been called alternative, or complementary, therapies. “The Berlin Wall that has long divided alternative therapies from mainstream medicine appears to be crumbling,” said Consumer Reports of May 2000.The Journal of the American Medical Association(JAMA) observed, “Alternative medical therapies such as the use of herbs, functionally defined as interventions neither taught widely in medical schools nor generally available in U. S. hospitals, have attracted increased national at tention from the media, the medical community, governmental agencies, and the public.”In the past, conventional medical practitioners have been skeptical about alternative medical practices, but 75 medical schools in the United States currently offer elective course work on alternative medicine, including Harvard, Stanford, University of Arizona, and Yale.JAMA noted, “ Now an estimated 3 in 5 individual seeing a medical doctor for a principal condition also used an alternative therapy.And outside the United States, alternative medicine is popular throughout the industrialized world.”The trend toward integrating alternative therapies with conventional ones has long been a general practice in many countries. As JAMA concluded, “There are no longer t wo types of medicine, conventional and complementary. There is only good medicine and bad medicine.”56. This passage suggests that pharmaceutical companies ____A pay doctors for prescribing their drugs.B have raised the prices of their products sharply in recent years.C spend more money on their advertisements than on their products.D have produced some ineffective drugs.57. The sentence “The Berlin Wall …. Appears to be crumbling” in the third paragraph implies that _____A the restrictions on the practice of alternative therapies will be abolished.B there are still strict restrictions on the practice of alternative drugs.C conventional medicine and alternative therapies are incomparable.D conventional medicine and alternative therapies are completely different remedies.58. According to the passage, alternative therapies _____A are widely taught in the U.S. medical schools now.B have been approved by U. S. government.C have been used by many American patients.D are as popular as conventional medicine.59. JAMA seems to suggest that ____________A U. S. government should meet the increasing demands for alternative therapies.B a medicine is good after it proves to be beneficial to the patients.C pharmaceutical companies should cover the cost of alternative therapies.D conventional medicine and alternative medicine should join hands.60. It is implied in the passage that ._____________A we should take as little western medicine as possible.B the prices of the prescribed medicine should be reduced.C herbal medicine will be accepted by more Americans.D without the help of alternative medicine, good health can not be guaranteed.Passage Three Our Milky Way galaxy could contain up to 1 billion Earth-like planets capable of supporting life, scientists announced last week.The theoretical abundance of habitable worlds among the estimated 200 billion stars of our home galaxy suggests that more powerful telescopes might glimpse the faint signature of far-off planet, proving that, in size and temperature at least, we are not alone in the universe.Solar systems such as Earth’s, in which planets orbit a star, have been discovered. Astronomers have identified almost 100 planets in orbit around other suns. All are enormous, and of the same gaseous make-up as Jupiter.Barrie Jones of the Open University in UK and his colleague Nick Sleep have worked out how to predict which of the newly discovered solar systems is likely to harbor Earth-like planets.Using a computer, they have created mathematical models of planetary systems and seeded them with hypothetical Earths in “Goldilocks zone” orbits, where it is neither too hot too cold to support life.The computer simulates which of these model Earths is likely to be kicked out of its temperature orbit by gravitational effects of the monster planets, and which is likely to survive.The solar system most like ours discovered so far is 51 light years away, at the star 47 Ursae Majoris, near the group of stars known as the Great Bear.Astronomers have discovered two planets orbiting 47 Ursae Majoris----One is two and half times the size of Jupiter, the other slightly smaller. Both planets are relatively close to the Goldilocks zone, which is further out than ours because 47 Ursae Majoris is older, hotter and brighter than the sun. “It’s certainly a system worth exploring for an Earth-like planet and for life,” said Jones. The requirement for a life-supporting zone in any solar system is that water should be able to exist in a liquid state.NASA and its European counterpart, ESA, plan to launch instruments in the next 10 years which could produce pictures of Earth-sized planets.61. It is suggested in this passage that _______________A scientists have found evidence to prove there are many Earth-like planets in our galaxy.B Theoretically there are a great number of Earth-like planets capable of supporting life.C our Earth is the only planet in our galaxy that can support life.D with more powerful telescope, scientists will be able to find more galaxies in the universe62. The “Godilocks zone” mentioned in the 5th paragraph most probably means _________A a certain fixed distance between a planet and sun.B a range in the universe in which th e planets’ temperature is suitable for life.C a range in the universe in which the planets can receive enough sunlight.D a mathematical model to measure the size of the planetary system.63. Barrie Jones and Nick Sleep have found ____________A 100 planets orbiting around other stars like our sun.B many planets’ atmosphere has the same composition as Jupiter.C the ways to tell which solar system may have Earth-like planets.D a mathematical model to measure the distance of newly found solar-systems.64. So far, the solar system most like ours that has been discovered is _______A in the group of stars known as Great Bear.B 2.5 times as big as Jupiter.C smaller than our system.D impossible for us to reach at present time.65. The most important requirement to have a life-supporting zone in any solar system is that it must have _____A enough water and proper temperature.B enough oxygen and hydrogen.C enough air and sunlight.D enough water in any state.Passage Four Having abandoned his call for higher gasoline prices, Vie President Al Gore has another idea to get people out of their cars: Spend billions on mass transit ----$ 25 billion to be exact. Last week, Gore unveiled his “Keep America Moving” initiative, which will spend $25 billion on upgrading and improving mass-transit systems nationwide. According to Gore’s self-proclaimed “new way of thinking”, all that’s necessary to reduce traffic congestion is to “give people a choice.”The federal government has been tryin g to “give people a choice” for decades to little effect. Portions of the federal gasoline tax have already been used to support urban bus and rail systems. Despite years of subsidies, few urban-transit systems run in the black. They don’t do much to reduce congestion either. No matter how much the tax-payers paid for the planned transit systems.Americans prefer the autonomy offered by their automobiles.The vice president praised the Portland light-rail system as an example of how good mass transit can be. Yet Portland’s experience is more cautionary tale than exemplary model. Research by the Cascade Policy Institute demonstrates that Portland’s Metro has been a multi-million-dollar mistake. According to Metro’s own figures, the light-rail system is doing little to reduce congestion, as most of its riders used to ride the bus. Those riders that do come off the roads, come at an incredible price: $ 62 per round trip. Road improvements and expansion would do far more to reduce congestion at a fraction of t he cost, but they wouldn’t attract the same volume of federal funds.66. According to the author, the mass-transit systems____A are characterized by low consumption of gasoline.B have contributed little to the improvement of the traffic.C aim at monitoring the public traffic.D are financially profitable.67. What does the author say about the federal government?A It has recently begun to address the problem of traffic congestion.B It fails to provide enough funds to help reduce traffic congestion.C Its attempt to reduce traffic congestion is successful but costly.D It has not done much to reduce congestion by improving roads.68. What is said about Americans’ attitude toward the transit systems?A They are reluctant to pay taxes to support the transit systems.B They think driving their own cars is more convenient.C They prefer the policies of improving and expanding roads.D They think there should be more choices in transportation.69 In the third paragraph, the underlined expression “cautionary tale” most probably means ____A an incredible storyB an untrue storyC a story giving a warningD a story teaching a moral lesson70. Which of the following statements would the author probably agree to ?A In spite of federal funds, most urban-transit systems have financial problems.B The American public should become more aware of the need to reduce traffic congestion.C The attempt to expand roads would be as costly as the one to build a light-rail system.D The federal gasoline tax should be raised to support urban-transit system.Passage Five In all of the industrial countries and many less developed countries, a debate along the lines of government vs. business prevails. This struggle has gone on for so long and is so pervasive, that many who participate in it have come to think of these two social institutions as natural and permanent enemies, each striving to oppose the other.Viewing the struggle in that format diminishes the chance of attaining more harmonious relations between government and business. Moreover, if these two are seen as natural and deadly enemies, then business has no long-range future. It is self-evident that government, as the only social instrument that can legally enforce its will by physical control, must win any struggle that is reduced to naked power.A more realistic, and most constructive, approach to the conflict between business and government starts by noticing the many ways in which they are dependent on each other. Business cannot exist without social order. Business can and does generate its own order, its own regularities of procedure and behaviour; but at bottom these rest upon more fundamental patterns of order which can be maintained and evolved by the political state.The dependence of government on business is less absolute. Governments can absorb direct responsibility for organizing economic functions. In many cases, ancient and modern, government-run economic activities seem to have operated at a level of efficiency not markedlyinferior to comparable work organized by business. If society’s sole purpose is to achieve a bare survival for its members, there can be no substantial objection to governmental absorption of economic arrangements.71. Many people think go vernment and business are “enemies” because ____A the struggle between the two parties has always existed.B they based their belief on the experience of the industrial countries.C they believe that government can do better than business in economic activities.D the struggle between the two parties is so fierce that neither will survive in the end.72. The third paragraph mainly discusses___________A how government and business depend on each other.B why social order is important to business activities.C Why it is necessary for business to rely on government.D how business can develop and maintain order.73. What does the passage say about economic activities organized by government?A They mostly aim at helping people to survive.B They can be conducted as well as those by business.C They are the ones that business can’t do well.D They are comparatively modern phenomena.74. We can conclude from the passage that ____A it is difficult for government and business to have good relations.B it is difficult to study the relations between government and business.C government should dominate economic activities.D government and business should not oppose each other .Passage Six Standing up for what you believe in can be tough. Sometimes it’s got to be done, but the price can be high.Biochemist Jeffrey Wigand found this out the hard way when he took on his former employer, tobacco giant Brown & Williamson, over its claim that cigarettes were not addictive.So too did climate modeler Ben Santer when he put his name to a UN report which argued that it is people who are warming the planet. Both men found themselves under sustained attacks, Wigand from Brown & Williamson, Santer from the combined might of the oil and car industries.The two men got into their dreadful predicaments by totally different routes. But they had one thing in common---they fought powerful vested interests (既得利益者)with scientific data that those interests wished would go away.Commercial companies are not, of course, the only vested interests in town. Governments have a habit of backing the idea of whoever pays the most tax. Academia also has its version: scientific theories often come with fragile egos and reputations still attached, and supporters of those theories can be overly resistant to new ideas.For example, Alfred Wegener’s idea that the continents drift across the surface of the planet was laughed at when he proposed it in 1915. this idea was only accepted finally in the 1960s, when plate tectonics came of age. More recently, in 1982, Stanley Prusiner was labeled crazy for his controversial suggestion that infectious diseases such as BSE(疯牛病)were caused by a protein that self-replicated. A decade later, the notion had gained ground. Finally , in 1997, he received a Nobel Prize for his idea.Western science has always thrived on individualism---- one person’s ambition to topple a theory. So independence of thought is crucial.But this applies not only for scientists, but also their institutions.With governments and commercial sponsors increasingly pulling the strings of university research---- perhaps it’s time to spend some lottery money, say, on truly independent research.Overcoming scientists’ inertia will be much more dif ficult.Yet we can’t afford to be slow to hear new ideas and adapt to them. Back in the 1950s, if governments had taken seriously the findings of epidemiologist Richard Doll about the link between smoking and lung cancer, millions of people would have been spared disability and premature death.75. One of the ideas that are highlighted in the passage is that __________A individuals have greater chance of success in scientific research than collectives.B personality plays a crucial role in the advance of science.C originality of thinking is the key to the advance of science.D the intelligence of scientists is of vital importance to scientific achievements.76. Jeffrey Wigand’s idea about the nature of cigarette__________A was similar to that of the tobacco company.B sounded ridiculous to the general public .C was reached purely out of personal interestsD should be regarded as scientifically true.77. Jeffrey Wigand was attacked by the tobacco giant because _____A his idea could lead to a financial loss for the company.B he had been eager to defeat his company.C his idea was scientifically invalid.D he had long been an enemy of the company.78. The underlined phrase “place tectonics” in the 5th paragraph probably refers to ____A the study of the structure of the earthB scientific study of the climate of the earth.C the theory that the earth’s surface consists of plates in constant motion.D the theory that the earth’s surface was originally a plate-shaped heavenly body.79. One of the conclusions that we can reach from this passage is that ____A governmental interests always seem to clash with those of the private companies.B scientific findings are often obtained at the sacrifice of personal interests.C scientific truths are often rejected before they are widely accepted.D scientists are sometimes doubtful about their beliefs.80. The author seems to be suggesting that _______A the vested interests are sometimes on obstacle to the progress of science.B governments are the one to blame for the deterioration of the environment.C a timely response to people’s demand is appreciated by the academia.D the interference by the government resulted in the tragedy of the 1950s.Part V Translation (40 minutes, 20 points )The nations meeting here in Shanghai understand what is at stake. If we don’t stand against terrorism now, every civilized nation will at some point be its target. We will defeat the terrorists by destroying their network, wherever it is found. We will also defeat the terrorists by building an enduring prosperity that promises more opportunity and better lives for all the world’s people.The countries of the Pacific Rim made the decision to open themselves up to the world, and the result is one of the great development success stories of our time. The peoples of this region are more prosperous, healthier, and better educated than they were only two decades ago. And this progress has proved what openness can accomplish.Section B ( 20 minutes, 10 points )也许你觉得自己那些静卧于抽屉中的家书措辞不够优美,气息也不够现代,其实这正是我们所需要的,/毕竟时代的烙印和真挚的情怀是挥之不去,那亘古不变的魔力足以超出我们的想象。
西安电子科技大学研究生课程考试试题(答案必须写在答题纸上或在答题卡上填涂)考试科目:英语基础课程编号: 0821001 考试日期:11 年 12 月 31 日考试时间: 150 分考试方式:(闭卷)任课教师:班号学生姓名:学号:考生注意事项一、本试卷由两份试卷组成:试卷一( Paper One ) 包括词汇,完形填空 ,与阅读理解三部分,共60题,按顺序统一编号;试卷二( Paper Two ) 包括翻译与写作两部份,共3题。
二、试卷一(题号1-60)为客观评分题,答案一律用中性(HB)铅笔做在机读答题纸上,在对应题号下所选的字母中间划黑道,如[A] [B] [C][D]。
三、试卷二为主观评分题,答案分别做在ANSWER SHEETⅡ上。
试卷一(Paper One)PartⅠVOCABULARY (20 points)Section A: (1 point each)Directions: There are ten sentences in this section. Each sentence has one word or a set of words underlined. Below the sentence are fourwords or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose the word orphrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one. Mark thecorresponding letter with a single bar across the square bracketson your machine-scoring Answer Sheet。
1. All doors and windows are sealed for the extermination of mosquito.A. destinationB. distinctionC.extinctionD. exhaustion2. This is the best way to mitigate the short-term negative impacts and continue to improve the wealth and well-being of future generations.A. relinquishB. relieveC. relightD.relive3. In l960, Carlos‟ family moved to San Francisco while he stayed in Mexico tohone his musical skills in local clubs.A.perfectB.exhibitC. temptD.exemplify4. Mid-stream research is a pivotal step between basic scientific research and its commercial application.A.crucialB. necessaryC. irreplaceableD. fundamental5. The only way they can preserve their history is to recount it assagas--legends handed down from one generation of story- tellers to another.A. give an account ofB.count againC. taking into accountD. counting on6. While globalization is homogenizing cultures, it is also enabling people to share their unique individuality farther and wider.A. unifyingB. modifyingC. revisingD. refining7. Pregnant women, in particular, are advised to shun products with a high levelof caffeine.A. avoidB. complainC. purchaseD. consume8. Some people call them “the eighth wonder of the world,”because theymarvel at different features and facial expressions of terra-cotta and horses.A. are attracted byB. are amazed atC. are frightened byD. are frantic with9. If you opt for the northerly shore route from the entry area, you‟ll find many caves as you explore the underwater terrain.A. look forB. decide onC. turn toD. search for10. The new government faces the enormous challenge of modernizing the country while solving a host of intractable problems.A. confusingB. flexibleC. difficultD. infinite Section B (1 point each)Directions: There are ten sentences in this section. Each sentence has something omitted. Choose the word or words from the fourchoices given to best complete each sentence.11. English skills will accrue you from speaking and reading a lot..A. for B from C into D to12. ________ recent incidents, we are asking our customers to take particularcare of their personal belongings.A. In light ofB. In spite ofC. In case ofD. In advance of13. Another 1,000 workers were ______ when the machinery plant was indifficulties.A. left outB. laid offC. gone awayD. paid back14. They have promised to back us _____.A. in the leastB. in the senseC. to the extentD. to the hilt15. Although my boss has money to burn, he is very ______ with theemployees.A. generousB. benevolentC. stingyD. indifferent16. ______ the crisis has revealed how weak the Russian economy is,modernization provides a new justification for the state‟s existence.A. Now thatB. In terms thatC. According toD. With regard to17. The company‟s market share has grown year by year ______ novel design,excellent quality and good service.A. by chance ofB. by the side ofC. by virtue ofD. by comparison to18.The important thing is to avoid a growing debt burden, which would meanmore savage cuts in services and welfare ______.A. so farB. down the lineC. along the wayD. in the field19. While most bars and restaurants have addresses, Beirut is ______ twistingside streets, many of them unmarked.A. a lot ofB. a bit ofC. a suit ofD. a maze of20. The new machine we ordered through the Internet arrived ______accessories.A. mixing withB. running withC. complete withD. filled withPart ⅡCLOZE TEST ( 10 points)Directions: Read the passage through. Then go back and choose one item of suitable word(s) marked A, B, C and D for each blank in thepassage. Mark the corresponding letter of the word(s) you havechosen with a single bar across the square brackets on yourmachine-scoring Answer Sheet.Conditions in small island states including those of the Pacific will be put under the spotlight when the tiny Caribbean nation of Barbados 21 the Global Conference of Sustainable Development next April. There, delegates from all over the world will gather for the Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of the Small Island Developing States.A key 22 of the conference is to put together a strategy for23 development characteristic to small islands, based on Agenda 21, the comprehensive global plan 24 at the Earth Summit in Brazil last year. Because of their size and geography, small island states are designated “ecologically vulnerable”at the Earth Summit, warranting international attention to problems 25 to them.Obstacles to a final text of the action plan for small island states will be many. Indeed, even at this early stages of preparations, many of the problems are beginning to show. Already, the first meeting in New York of a UN committee 26 with preparing for the Barbados conference has 27 some difficulties in finalizing parts of the draft action plan. The Preparatory committee has asked the UN General Assembly, now in succession, to approve a second Preparatory Conference to iron out some outstanding issues. Given the importance island states attach to the Barbados Conference , UNGA approval is seen purely as a routine formality.While agreement has in fact been reached on many elements of the draft action plan, industrialized and island nations are still at loggerheads over numerous other issues. For instance, questions surrounding financing and transfer of technology are still 28 and officials attending the New York Preparatory Committee have in fact decided to leave these for higher level discussions during the actual conference itself .It will be 29 to produce a grand plan without the backings of the industrialized world. Of course not every industrialized country has shied away from their 30 . Many have contributed to a voluntary fund to help pay for the participation of island delegates at the Barbados Conference.21. A. lead B. open C. host D. move22. A. move B. purpose C. inclination D. intention23. A. sustaining B. continuous C. sustainable D. surviving24. A. adapted B. advised C. adopted D. admitted25. A. universal B. uniform C. united D. unique26. A. responsible B. charged C. taken D. endowed27. A. crossed B. come with C. had D. encountered28. A. to be handled B. to be dealt withC. to be resolvedD. to be admired29. A. useless B. purposeless C. pointless D. effortless30. A. promises B. commitments C. pledges D. vowsPart ⅢREADING COMPREHENSION ( 30 points)Directions: In this part of the tests, there are six short passages for you to read. Read the passage carefully, and then answer the questionsthat follow. Then choose the best answer from the chioces markedA, B, C and D, and mark the corresponding letter with a singlebar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring AnswerSheet.Passage OneWhen Dr. David Ho announced last year that he thought he might be able to eliminate the AIDS virus completely from the bodies of his patients by hitting it early and hard within a combination of powerful antiviral drugs, his startling prediction was couched in a big “if.”If it turned out that there were previously undiscovered pockets of viral particles in the body, all bets were off.The bets are off. Reporting in his journal Science, two groups of investigators ---- one from Johns Medicals school in Baltimore, Md., the other from the University of California at San Diego---- announced last week that they had found a hidden reservoir of HIV that seems perfectly capable of reactivating an infection. A third paper, which will appear in next week’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, comes to the same conclusion. All three studies determined that HIV hides in some of the so-called memory T cells of the immune system even after it has been cleared from the bloodstream. “I kind of expected this,”says Ho, director of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center in New York City, who worked with Hopkins group. “It would have been nice not to have this to deal with, but it is here andwe have to handle it.”The memory cells turn out to be perfect hiding place for HIV. Like an extraordinarily detailed computer database, they keep track of every foreign particle or microbe that the body has ever come across. If they meet up with the same intruder at a later date, they can trigger an immediate immune response. (That is why you need to be vaccinated only once against such diseases as polio or smallpox.)Until the memory cells are called into action, however, they exist for years and possibly decades in what is known as a resting phase, never making copies of themselves or any of the viruses that may have infected them. Unfortunately, combination therapy works only against actively reproducing viruses. So by lying low within a few memory cells, HIV can escape the pharmacological onslaught.Although disappointed by the latest results, AIDS researchers have not conceded defeat. They were pleased to discovered that the HIV stored in the memory cells had not changed: the same collection of antiviral drugs should work on it whenever it comes out of hiding. “The bad news is we can‟t yet get rid of the virus,” says Dr. Robert Siliciano, who led the Hopkins team. “ The good news is that as long as people infected with HIV keep taking the triple-drug cocktail, they have an excellent chance of surviving the infection for a long time.”Meanwhile, researchers are typing to figure out how to lure that virus out of hiding. If all the memory cells containing HIV could be stimulated, the viruses hiding within them could be destroyed by the right combination of drugs. Once again, it is a big if.31. The reports published in the journal Science have proved that_________.A. Dr. David Ho‟s assertion was right.B. Dr. David Ho‟s assertion was wrong.C. It is unlikely for any Aids patient to be cured.D. Dr. David Ho felt good that he does not have to deal with the hiddenHIV.32. The problem that AIDS researchers find difficult to solve is___________.A. When old AIDS viruses are got rid of, new ones will be found in thebodies of patients.B. memory T cells are turned into AIDS virus producing factories.C. Aids virus can hide in memory T cells and starts renewed infections.D. the immune system doesn‟t work against AIDS virus.33. The memory cells turn out to be perfect hiding place for AIDS virusbecause___________.A. AIDS virus can be produced in the memory cells.B. e ven if some cells might have been infected, they may remain inactivefor years or even decades.C. they can start an immediate immune response.D. they look like a very sophisticated computer database.34. The patients infected with AIDS virus cannot get rid of the diseasebecause_________.A. memory cells are immune to antiviral drugs.B. the patients‟ bets are offC. memory cells have made copies of AIDS virusD. a ntiviral drugs have no effect on AIDS viruses in memory cells duringthe resting phase.35. According to the article, the key to eliminating AIDS viruses lies in ______.A. how to activate the immune systemB. how to get the virus to actively reproduce themselvesC. how to combine powerful drugsD. how to discover the virus in timeBCBDBPassage TwoWhen cancer strikes a child, is parental exposure to chemicals to blame. Recent studies indicate that in cases of brain tumors the parents‟ occupational exposure to chemicals may be a culprit (凶手).Peters and co-workers matched 92 causes of brain tumors in children less than 10 years old with 92 healthy control children. (Cancer is second only to accidents as a leading cause of death among children. In the cancer category,leukemia claims the most lives of children, brain tumors the second most.) The researchers questioned the parents of these cases and control children about their occupations before and during the pregnancy and at the time the case children were diagnosed. Information sought included whether chemical solvents, dust, or other fumes were inhaled; whether chemicals contacted skin or clothes; whether radioactive materials were involved; and whether protective equipment or clothing was used on the job. The researchers then analyzed the data, adjusting for potential confounding variables such as parental patterns of food consumption, drug use, alcohol use and smoking habits.The results of the analysis indicate that parents of affected children reported more exposure to chemicals than did parents of controls. For example, “Mothers of cases reported skin exposure to chemicals more than three times as frequently as mothers of controls,” Peters and colleagues report. Also, fathers of cases reported exposure to paints seven times as frequently as did control fathers. Moreover, while only two fathers of controls had been employed in the aircraft industry, twelve case fathers worked in that industry either during the time of pregnancy or at the time the child‟s brain tumor was diagnosed. Peters and co-workers can‟t yet explain this particular increased risk, although they note that exposure to trichlorethylene was mentioned by two aircraft industry-employed case fathers.The researchers conclude that an adverse chemical effect could have been transmitted to the case children via the mother during pregnancy or nursing, via parents‟wiled working clothes or via a genetically damaged reproductive system of the father.36. The main idea of the passage is that_______.A. occupational exposure to chemicals may be a culprit of brain tumorB. tumor job link merely indicates a recall biasC. the researchers put the blame for brain tumors on the parents of casechildrenD. the child‟s brain tumor is likely to come with the parents‟ occupationalexposure to chemicals37. According to the passage, the leading cause of death among childrenis_____.A.cancer B.brain tumor C. accidents D. leukemia38. It can be inferred that the child‟ s brain tumor was diagnosed_______.A. During the time of pregnancyB. before pregnancyC. Dung the years before pregnancyD. after birth39. Case fathers employed in the aircraft industry reported exposureto________.A. chemical solventsB. dustC. fumesD. radioactive materials40. An adverse chemical effect is probably caused by________.A. alcohol use and smoking habitsB. parental exposure to chemicalsC. Parental recall biasD. too much radioactive exposure Passage ThreeAttacking an increasingly popular Internet business practice, a consumer watchdog group Monday filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, asserting that many online search engines are concealing the impact special fees have on search results by Internet users. Commercial Alert, a 3-year-old group founded by consumer activist Ralph Nader, asked the FTC to investigate whether eight of the Web …s largest search engines are violating federal laws against deceptive advertising.The group said that the search engines are abandoning objective formulas to determine the order of their listed results and selling the top spots to the highest bidders without making adequate disclosures to Web surfers. The complaint touches a hot-button issue affecting tens of millions of people who submit search queries each day. With more than 2 billion pages and more than 14 billion hyperlinks on the Web, search requests rank as the second most popular online activity after E-mail.The eight search engines named in Commercial Alert‟s complaint are: MSN, owned by Microsoft; Netscape, owned by AOL Time Warner; Directhit, owned by Ask Jeeves; HotBot and Lycos, both owned by Terra Lycos; Altavista, owned by CMGI; LookSmart, owned by LookSmart; and iWon, owned by a privately held company operating under the same name.Portland, ore-based Commercial Alert could have named more searchengines in its complaint, but focused on the biggest sites that are auctioning off spots in their results, said Gary Ruskin, the group‟s executive director.“Search engines have become central in the quest for learning and knowledge in our society. The ability to skew the results in favor of hucksters without telling consumers is a serious problem,” Ruskin said. By late Monday afternoon, three of the search engines had responded to The Associated Press‟inquiries about the complaint. Two, LookSmart and AltaVista, denied the charges.The FTC had no comment about the complaint Monday. The complaint takes aim at the new business plans embraced by more search engines as they try to cash in on their pivotal role as Web guides and reverse a steady stream of losses. To boost revenue, search engines in the past year have been accepting payments from businesses interested in receiving a higher ranking in certain categories or ensuring that their sites are reviewed more frequently.41. The consumer group complained about ______.A. special fees that Internet users were chargedB. Federal Trade CommissionC. Commercial AlertD. Online search engines42. _______is the most popular activity online.A. Sending pages of informationB. Sending E-mailsC. Surfing the netD. Selling the top spot43. Which of the following is NOT a correct statement?A. There are too many pages or hyperlinks on the Internet, so peopleusually use search engine to find a certain site.B. More than 8 search engines are accused of selling their search enginespots to Commercial Alert.C. The headquarters of Commercial Alert is in Portland Oregon.D. The search engines are Web guides.44. All the following share one similarity EXCEPT_______.A. LookSmartB. CMGIC. AltavistaD. Microsoft45. The primary aim of some companies‟sponsoring the search engines isto______.A. Cash in on their important role as Web guidesB. Boost their avenueC. Reverse a series of lossesD. have their sites visited by the Internet users morePassage FourIt was not “the comet of the century”experts predicted it might be. Nevertheless, Kohoutek has provided a bonanza of scientific information. It was first spotted 370 million miles from Earth, by an astronomer who was searching the sky for asteroids, and after whom the comet was named. Scientists who tracked Kohoutek the ten months before it passed the Earth predicted the comet would be a brilliant spectacle. But Kohoutek fell short of these predictions, disappointing millions of amateur sky watchers, when it proved too pale to be seen with the unaided eye. Researchers were delighted nonetheless with the new information they were able to glean from their investigation of the comet. Perhaps the most significant discovery was the identification of two important chemical compounds---methyl cyanide and hydrogen cyanide---never before seen in comets, but found in the far reaches of interstellar space. This discovery revealed new clues about the origin of comets. Most astronomers agree that comets are primordial remnants from the formation of the solar system, but whether they were born between Jupiter and Neptune or much farther out toward interstellar space has been the subject of much debate. K compounds no more complex than ammonia and methane, key components of Jupiter, were seen in comets, it would suggest that comets form within the planetary orbits. But more complex compounds, such as the methyl cyanide founding Kohoutek, point to formation far beyond the planets; there the deep freeze of space that kept them unchanged.46. What is the subject of the passage?A. What was learned from KohoutekB. What was disappointing about KohoutekC. Where Kohoutek was spotted.D. How Kohoutek was tracked47. Which of the following is true to Kohoutek, the “the comet of the century”?A. It was thought to be extremely oldB. It passes the Earth once a centuryC. Scientists predicted it would be very brightD. Scientists have been tracking it for a century48. In what respect was Kohoutek a disappointment?A. It could be seen only through special equipmentB. It did not approach the EarthC. It did not provide valuable scientific informationD. It was moving too rapidly for scientists to photograph49. Before the investigation of Kohoutek, where had methyl cyanide beenknown to exist?A. In cometsB. On asteroidsC. Between Jupiter and NeptuneD. Beyond the Earth‟ s solar system50. Which of the following questions is best answered by information gainedform Kohoutek?A. Where were comets formed?B. When were comets formed?C. When was the solar system formed?D. How was the solar system formed?Passage FiveWhat are we? To the biologist we are members of a sub-species called Homo sapiens, which represents a division of the species known as Homo sapiens. Every species is unique and distinct; that is part of the definition of a species. But what is particularly interesting about our species? For a start, we walk upright on our legs at all times, which is an extremely unusual way of getting around for a mammal. There are also several unusual features about our head, not least of which is the very large brain it contains. A second unusual feature is our strangely flattened face with its prominent, down-turned nose. Apes and monkeys have faces that protrude forwards as a muzzle and have “squashed”noses on top of this muzzle. There are many mysteries about evolution, and the reason for our unusually shaped nose is one of them. Another mystery is our nakedness or rather apparent nakedness. Unlike the apes, we arenot covered by a coat of thick hair. Human body hair is very plentiful, but it is extremely fine and short so that, for all practical purposes, we are naked. Very partly this has something to do with the second interesting feature of our body: the skin is richly covered with millions of microscopic sweat glands. The human ability to sweat is unmatched in the primate world.So much for our appearance: what about our behavior? Our forelimbs, being freed from helping us to get about, possess a very high degree of manipulative skill. Part of this skill lies in the anatomical structure of the hands, but the crucial element is, of course, the power of the brain. No matter how suitable the limbs are for detailed manipulation, they are useless in the absence of finely tuned instructions delivered through nerve fibbers. The most obvious product of our hands and brains is technology. No other animal manipulates the world in the extensive and arbitrary way that humans do. The termites are capable of constructing intricately structured mounds which create their own “air-conditioned” environment inside. But the termites cannot choose to build a cathedral instead. Humans are unique because they have the capacity to choose what they do.5l. According to the author, biologists see us as________.A. exactly the same as Homo sapiensB. Not quite the same as Homo sapiensC. A divided speciesD. An interesting sub-division of Homo sapiens52. What is NOT indicated as being particularly interesting about our species?A. The fact that we walk on our legs.B. The big size of our heads.C. The shape of our faces.D. The way our noses evolved.53. The author explains that other primates_______.A. Do not sweatB. Sweat more than human beingsC. Have larger sweat glands than humansD. Do not sweat as much as humans54. What is most important about our hands?_______.A. The way they are made.B. They are very free from walkingC. Our control over them.D. Their muscular power.55. From the passage it could be concluded that human uniqueness derivesfrom______.A. The kind of choices people makeB. People‟s need to make a choiceC. People‟s ability to make a choiceD. The many choices people make Passage SixDr. Trounson has gone one step further than the “testtube”fertilization technique, first employed successfully in 1978 and since emulated in such places as the United States, South Africa, Britain itself, and Australia, by setting up and “embryo bank” to keep a supply of pregnancy when transplanted back into the mother, or possibly into another woman, another of the stored eggs, which had been taken from the mother and fertilized by the father at the same time as the first, could be withdrawn from the “bank” for a second attempt.The pioneers of successful“test-tube”births, Steptoe and Edwards, had been the first to come up with this storage idea, but they had been forced to withdraw their plan because of the controversy it aroused. The problem in both countries was, of course, one of morality, although that should not be taken to imply that there is necessarily more morality in Great Britain than in Australia. The concern had been that the embryo bank might be exploited by the unscrupulous, or that conception might precede birth by nine or even ninety years, rather than by nine months. As happened some years ago with transplants, and as will doubtless happen again the present situation as far as embryo banks are concerned appears to be that “the technology has outrun the morality”.56. The paragraph preceding this extract probably dealt with______.A. the intended recipient.B. Dr. Trounson.C. embryo banks.D. Steptoe and Edwards.57. The passage implies that the first “testtube” fertilization_______.A. occurred in the United States.B. was carried out by Dr. Trounson.C. took place in Australia.D. was carried out by Steptoe and Edwards.58. It can be inferred from the passage that Dr. Trounson works in_______.A. Australia.B. South Africa.C. the United States.D. England.59. Which of the following can NOT be inferred from the passage?______A. The intended recipient of a fertilized egg from the embryo bank is theoriginal producer of the egg.B. There are at least two types of moral issue associated with embryo banks.C. New moral attitudes develop more quickly than new technology.D. There are similarities in the moral dilemmas surrounding hearttransplants and embryo banks.60. Where did this passage most probably appear ?A. In a specialized periodical for doctors.B. On the front page of a daily newspaper.C. In a weekly magazine with a general readership.D. In a specialized periodical for moral philosophers.试卷二( Paper Two )译写答题注意事项一、本试卷( Paper Two )答题一律写在答题纸二(Answer SheetⅡ) 上,草稿纸上的答题内容一律不予计分。
西安电子科技大学2013上学期期末考试英语(一)下姓名专业学号I. Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks ( 60 %):1. This book is more interesting than_____ that you have just read.A. thisB. theseC. oneD. the ones2. You will be dismissed_______ you will never be late again.A. unlessB. untilC. whenD. after3. The board of management______ seven persons.A. consistB. comprisesC. makes upD. compose4. The boy is lonely; he could be happier if he had someone______ he could play.A. whoB. with whomC. whomD. that5. This song memories of my childhood in the countryside.A. calls forB. turns offC. calls upD. turns up6. My grandfather’s ideas are always_______ .He is too old to keep up with the times.A. in styleB. in timeC. out of styleD. out of the question7. It’s surprising that John and his twin brother have nothing_______ .A. in commonB. in turnC. in shortD. in the end8. If something unexpected_______at the office, I will be home late.A. risesB. comesC. arisesD. goes9. It is_______to rain. We’d better take our umbrellas with you.A. likelyB. possibleC. likeD. unlike10. The village is_____ far from the highway that we feel apart from the world when we are there. A. such B. too C. so D. enough11. You should ______being late for the appointment with the dentist.A. avoidB. preventC. keepD. escape12. The government_____ spies in secret on a desert road.A. foundB. dismissedC. interviewedD. exchanged13. What especially impressed us was_____ the doctor handled the emergency.A. the way whichB. the wayC. in the wayD. by the way14. I hope you will_____ this problem from the point of development.A. lookB. noticeC. viewD. watch15. How did you______ the captain of the football team?A. go to beB. get to beingC. get to beD. go to being16. A young man______ to teach her water-skiing .A. offeredB. askedC. providedD. invited17. The success of the firm is______ providing good service to the customers.A. depended onB. based onC. trusted onD. imposed on18. When they heard the discoursing news, the smiles_____ from their faces.A. chargedB. turnedC. appearedD. faded19. My mother is always able to______ when I am unhappy.A. sayB. explainC. tellD. speak20. The old man said that he would never______his car as long as he could drive.A. give inB. give outC. give outD. give up21. When the results of the vote were announced the Prime Minister_____defeat.A. acknowledgedB. toldC. reportedD. found22. The passengers on the plane_____their seat belts when it takes off.A. lockedB. took offC. securedD. buttened23. It was only when Simon finally______ to sleep that the headaches eased.A. drifted offB. took offC. picked upD. gave up24. Some one was heard______the stairs.A. come upB. to come upC. went upD. goes up25. When Grandma turned 85, her eyes began to________.A. breakB. loseC. defeatD. fail26. The people who lived near the river had to_______ the flooding waters.A. escapeB. runC. fleeD. struggle27. I am busy at the moment. You can put the book______you like.A. whicheverB. wheneverC. whereverD. whatever28. I wonder if there is anything_______for you.A. I can doB. which I can doC. that I can doD. which can I do29. Don’t be too nervous. Dr. Smith will_______your health.A. look afterB. worry aboutC. check onD. make sure30. It seems that the picture is not hanging________it should on the wall.A. whenB. whereC. thatD. while31. In my opinion, Nancy is_______her sisters. Do you think so?A. not so polite asB. so not polite asC. not as polite soD. as not polite as32. The old professor is now retired. He likes to visit all kinds of museums______.A. in the endB. now and thenC. up till nowD. there and then33. The dead volcanoes don’t______ fire or melted rock.A. throw atB. throw outC. get awayD. set out34. Before she could speak to him, her husband grabbed his coat and______of the door.A. got awayB. run awayC. shot outD. given out35. Just then a grey-haired woman entered______by a boy of about ten.A. supportingB. to supportC. to be supportingD. supported36. The concert would begin in five minutes,. He quickened his step and______.A. so did IB. so I didC. as I didD. too I did37.______, the more we realize that there is no limit to its potential.A. The more we learn about the brainB. We learn about the more brainC. The more brain we learn aboutD. We learn about the brain more38. That was the meeting_____ every student kept listening.A. from whichB. during whichC. which duringD. which from39. I remember there used to be a big hole the wall.A. amongB. onC. fromD. in40. I haven’t seen him for weeks, but I’m sure he will______one of these days.A. check onB. drift offC. pop upD. make out41. It is an_____fact that Mr. Johnson has gone bankrupt.A. abstractB. absoluteC. advancedD. aggressive42. Our manager is always out. The vice manager is the______ head of the business.A. virtualB. virusC. virtuousD. visible43. A warm welcome_________all our customers on their arrival.A. awaitsB. waitsC. awaits forD. waits on44. I bet the weather_____ get better tomorrow.A. is real toB. is sure toC. is certainD. is bound to45. This research result will not stand if we do not______ there is no force of friction.A. assistB. assignC. assumeD. assert46. This new country didn’t come into______ until the year 1918.A. exhibitionB. exceptionC. exchangeD. existence47. We may_____ a lot of opposition to the work scheme.A. come up againstB. come up withC. live up toD. get away with48. She is the person who can be______whenever needed.A. depended onB. deposited onC. focused onD. landed on49. 100 people died and only 5 people______this earthquake.A. were survived fromB. survived fromC. survivedD. were survived50. The famous scenery spot attracts 2,000 visitors per day______.A. in averageB. below averageC. on an averageD. in an average51. Sam worked hard_____ and was finally promoted.A. all in allB. all at onceC. all aloneD. all the while52. No one would behave so_____as you to argue with the professor.A. badlyB. boldlyC. cleverlyD. cruelly53. As part of their advertising campaign, they distributed______of the product.A. samplesB. examplesC. instancesD. labels54. Lily has worked here______ ------ever since the company was founded.A. for mostB. for allC. for agesD. for ever55. Being the ancient capital for six dynasties, Hangzhou is a_____city.A. historicB. humanC. historicalD. history56. The doctor wanted to buy a new house but he found himself______money.A. short onB. short ofC. shout outD. short off57. Don’t distur b your younger brother. He is______his homework.A. putting his mind toB. making his mind toC. making up his mind onD. setting his mind on58. Peter’s aunt was very angry and kept______in her room.A. moving outB. moving alongC. moving aboutD. moving away59. The boy______from stone to stone and crossed the river.A. leakedB. lappedC. leanedD. leaped60. The______ in this vase makes it less valuable.A. flawB. shortcomingC. mistakeD. disadvantageII. Blank Filling(10%):Complete the blanks with the correct form of the following words or phrases(10%): (用所给词或短语的正确形式填空)Comfort fail center attach to tremble due to flee encircle trap on one’s feet1. I tried to_______Mary after her husband died.2. These workers have to be______all day, going from one machine to the others.3. Because of the long drought , our corn crop______.4. Thousands of people have been compelled to______the country in makeshift boats.5. The bridge_____as the train went over it.6. A bathroom______his bedroom.7. It is the part of Shanghai in which the commercial and financial interests are chiefly_____.8. The football game is canceled______ unavoidable circumstances.9. It was not long before the enemy______ our camp.10. A landslide_____the travelers inside the cave.III. Cloze(完形填空)(10%):Who Are Today’s Immigrants? Today a new first generation of immigrants is pursuing its dream of a new life in the USA. This generation’s background and experience are in some ways different from those of the typical European__1__of the nineteenth and early 20th centuries. Contemporary immigrants come___2___ from Asia and Latin America.___3___, some writers have__4__that a much greater__5__of the new immigrants are businesspeople, managers, and technicians, but this claim has been challenged and has not been proved.__6__, it is clear that many of the better-trained and more prosperous of these immigrants are moving out__7__their own ethnic neighborhoods but into middle-class suburbs___8___, the United States that they are experiencing is___9___ a country that is__10__ its industrial base. It is no longer creating the numbers of factory jobs that were available for the earlier immigrants.1. A. immigrants B. people C. generation D. dream2. A. most B. mostly C. almost D. more3. A. In addition to B. In addition as C. In addition D. On addition4. A.clime B.climing C.to clime D.climed5. A. proportion B. proportion C. propose D. proposal6. A. But B. However C. And D. Any how7. A. onto B. in C. into D. off8. A. At last B. Lastly C. Lasting D. Last9. A. no longer B. Not longer C. not long D. no long10. A. extending B. expanding C. expended D. extendedIV. Translation (10%):1. 那个流动医疗队由五个医生、八个护士组成。
西安电子科技大学研究生课程考试试题(答案必须写在答题纸上或在答题卡上填涂)考试科目:英语基础课程编号:0821001考试日期:13 年 1 月日考试时间:150 分考试方式:(闭卷) 任课教师:班号学生姓名:学号:考生注意事项一、本试卷由两份试卷组成:试卷一( Paper One ) 包括词汇,完形填空,与阅读理解三部分,共60题,按顺序统一编号;试卷二( Paper T wo ) 包括翻译与写作两部份,共3题。
二、试卷一(题号1-60)为客观评分题,答案一律用中性(HB)铅笔做在机读答题纸上,在对应题号下所选的字母中间划黑道,如[A] [B] [C][D]。
三、试卷二为主观评分题,答案分别做在ANSWER SHEETⅡ上。
试卷一(Paper One)PartⅠ VOCABULARY (20 points)Section A: (1 point each)Directions: There are ten sentences in this section. Each sentence has one word or a set of words underlined. Below the sentence are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.1. Liss says humanity can emulate nature‟s garbage-free ways, but it willrequire innovative technology and a big change in attitude.A. employB. adaptC. adoptD. imitate2. But there has been a sharp reversal this year as a slowdown in policy saleshas led to a decline in premium revenues.A. additional paymentB. payment for insuranceC. regular payment to an old personD. payment by the government3. At present we see Nokia‟s foray into the net book market as a nicheexercise in the context of its broader business.A. attackB. attemptC. spoilD. raid4. Through continued intelligence-sharing, we can disrupt terrorist plots anddismantle terrorist networks.A. take apartB. take intoC. take downD. take off5. Researchers have explored statistical methods for detecting malicious ormalfunctioning hosts.A. viciousB. discontentC. earnestD. appreciative6. Studies show that novelty causes the brain to produce the chemical whichstimulates feelings of attraction.A. creativityB. strangenessC. originalityD. difference7. With members of the Coast Guard aboard to gauge its effectiveness, awhale was the only skimmer out on the rough Gulf seas.A. evaporateB. assessC. exertD. evade8. The bank said it had increased its surveillance and strengthened its antitrustand ethics training.A. suspectingB. monitoringC. conceivingD. scouting9. The oxides of nitrogen can have deleterious effects on materials, vegetation,and animal and human life.A. deliciousB. beneficialC. harmfulD. dedicating10. Collectively, these actions should mitigate some of the impact of the globaldownturn, but mitigation is not the same as offset.A. lessenB. expandC. maximumD. swellSection B (1 point each)Directions: There are ten sentences in this section. Each sentence has something omitted. Choose the word or words from the four choices given to best complete each sentence. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.11. The construction and development of these areas can a positiveinfluence the development of urban ecosystem.A. exert…onB. execute…onC. exempt…onD. execrate…on12. The meeting discussed, among other things, the problem of whether objectsreturned from the Moon could __________ them harmful organism that would be hazardous to life on earth.A. carry outB. carry withC. carry throughD. carry forward13. The sites shield themselves from search engines, so that‟s why they donot up in response to online searches for the brands they offer.A. popB. singleC. tripD. provoke14. With a military buildup , the shortages will increase from beingacute to being critical.A. under wayB. under fireC. under weighD. under water15. Companies must with ever-changing markets and regulations, yetIT budgets are being cut.A. singleB. grappleC. compatibleD. indifferent16. Chinese factories out 30% of the world‟s solar panels and thecountry is doubling its wind-power capacity annually.A. boilB. carryC. churnD. put17. It has to be pointed out that and the same word may have differentmeanings in different branches of science and technique.A. the onlyB. the only oneC. the uniqueD. one18.In advertising, the term is often used as a hyperbole, a superlative degreeto a product.A. praise upB. hype upC. end upD. come up19. He will his donkey to a vine, his colt to the choicest branch; he willwash his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.A. tetherB. ropeC. fastD. carry20. The former are business people and control most of India‟seconomy and the stock markets.A. cuteB. astuteC. aptD. adaptablePart Ⅱ CLOZE TEST ( 10 points)Directions: Read the passage through. Then go back and choose one item of suitable word(s) marked A, B, C and D for each blank in thepassage. Mark the corresponding letter of the word(s) you havechosen with a single bar across the square brackets on yourmachine-scoring Answer Sheet.Silence is unnatural to man. He begins life with a cry and ends it in stillness. In the interval he does all he can to make a noise in the world, and there are few things of which he stands in more fear than of the 21 of noise. Even his conversation is a desperate attempt to prevent a dreadful silence. If he is introduced to a fellow mortal and a number of 22 occur in the conversation, he regards himself as a failure, a worthless person, and is full of envy of the emptiest-headed chatterbox. He knows that ninety-nine percent of human conversation means no more than the buzzing of a fly, 23 he longs to join in the buzz and to prove that he is a man and not a wax-work figure. The object of conversation is not, for the 24 part, to communicate ideas: it is to keep up the buzzing sound. Most buzzing, 25 , is agreeable to the ear, and some of it is agreeable even to the mind. He would be a foolish man, _26 , who waited until he had a wise 27 to take part in the buzzing with his neighbors. Those who despise the weather as a conversational opening seem to be 28 of the reason why human beings wish to talk. V ery few human beings join in a conversation 29 the hope of learning anything new. Some of them are content if they are merely allowed to go on making a noise into other people‟s ears, 30 they have nothing to tell them except that they have seen a new play.21. A. presence B. abundance C. existence D. absence22. A. pauses B. hesitations C. delays D. interruptions23. A. and B. then C. but D. thus24. A. most B. more C. least D. less25. A. proportionately B. unfortunately C. fortunately D. incidentally26. A. otherwise B. therefore C. moreover D. however27. A. intelligence B. thought C. reflection D. decision28. A. ignorant B. negligible C. susceptible D. irrespective29. A. by B. against C. in D. with30. A. whereas B. so C. since D. though Part ⅢREADING COMPREHENSION ( 30 points)Directions: In this part of the tests, there are six short passages for you to read. Read the passage carefully, and then answer thequestions that follow. Then choose the best answer from thechioces marked A, B, C and D, and mark the correspondingletter with a single bar across the square brackets on yourmachine-scoring Answer Sheet.Passage OneThis leaves us with the challenge of finding some politically practicable ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But it is an awkward truth that when most U. S. senators were asked informally in 2000 if they would support the Kyoto Protocol should President George W. Bush send it to the Senate for ratification, the overwhelming majority, Democrats as well as Republicans, said they could not. The reason for the liberals‟ surprising reply is clear. Many studies, not all by conservatives, suggest that full compliance with the terms of the Kyoto Protocol would likely lead to a deep American recession. For those willing to run this risk, sober reflection on the consequences of the economic collapse of 1929 and the subsequent worldwide depression with all its political and ultimately military consequences is certainly in order.That said, what can be done, in particular by our own country? Independent of the issues raised by the Kyoto Protocol, and given the weight of evidence that the problem of global warming is serious and fraught with dire consequences, failure to do anything at all and instead to promote "business as usual" is downright criminal.Yet the Bush administration has given no more than lip service to the problem, though that could be changing. It is one thing to weigh alternatives and implement compromises that reflect the complexity of the problem; it is quite another thing to do nothing, especially if doing nothing is just a way of securing support from certain industries that worsen the problem.There are, after all, things that can be done. Reopening a serious international dialogue, and not just saying a few good words, would be a useful if inadequate start. Not every problem must be solved before the weight of evidence becomes so compelling that certain initial steps become almost mandatory. We already know how to make more fuel-efficient automobiles, yet no national policy has surfaced to accomplish this. The scientific and engineering communities are the ones best suited to identify the scientific research that is still needed and the technical projects; that show the greatest promise. These issues should be decided by them and not the politicians. Once solutions look promising, as a few already do, industry will be all too ready to jump in, for at that stage there is money to be made. And only a fool would underestimate human ingenuity when given a proper incentive, or the strength of American industry once the boiler is lit under it.31. What can be inferred about the Kyoto Protocol from Paragraph 1?A. It was about environment protection.B. It was supported by most Democrats.C. It was considered awkward by conservatives.D. It was officially rejected by most US senators.32. Many studies suggest that full agreement with the Kyoto Protocol wouldrun the risk of .A. falling victim to military warfareB. offending other countriesC. re-experiencing the past miseriesD. provoking nationwide anger33. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that .A. measures should be taken to deal with global warmingB. the best way to deal with global warming is ' let it be'C. the seriousness of global warming has been exaggeratedD. promoting "business as usual" must be further stressed34. The author suggests all of the following measures EXCEPT .A. reopening a serious international dialogueB. overcoming all difficulties before startingC. conducting scientific researches concernedD. doing the most promising technical projects35. In the last paragraph, the expression “on ce the boiler is lit under it” mostprobably means “when American industry is_ . ”A. underminedB. upgradedC. incensedD. stimulatedPassage T woElectronic element technology, the foundation for progress of the computer as well as communications equipment, has undergone a steady transition from the vacuum tube, followed with the transistor and IC, to the current LSI. Progress has been so dramatic in integration rates that, today, super LSIs integrating more than 100,000 elements on a single circuit are being developed one after another. This progress has led to remarkable improvements in system economy and reliability, leading to the successive development of microcomputers and elements designed for the widest range of applications.Research toward developing high speed elements based on new materials and principles is also in progress, as in connection with Gas elements and Josephson elements whose performances surpass the limits faced by silicon elements.Regarding computers, the first-generation computer using electron tubes asits logical element was replaced by the second-generation computer using transistors, only to be superseded with the third-generation computer using ICs and LSIs, reflecting the great progress that is being achieved in electronic elements. This has resulted in computers today that feature performances that were unimaginable in the early days of the computer.In parallel, the development of the microcomputer has paved avenues for precision control of industrial machines and household appliances, and today the microcomputer is the motive force for popular acceptance of personal computers.Meanwhile, software development is also progressing, and the progress achieved in general purpose programming languages and OS has made computers easier to use than ever and, at the same time, has been attended with the development of functions for realization of on-line systems.Henceforth, as computers become increasingly popular and are capable of wider ranges of application, software will come into greater demand, necessitating improvements in productivity and reliability.36. From the first paragraph, we can infer that________.A. progress of the computer is based on electronic element technologyB. the development of LSI from IC has been steadyC. computers in the past were not as economical and reliable as they aretodayD. microcomputers have a wide range of applications37. What is true about the development of computers according to the passage?A. It is closely linked with the progress in electronic elementsB. It has undergone four stagesC. It has been very slowD. It has been incredibly fast38. According to the passage, .A. software development cannot keep up with the development ofcomputersB. with the popular acceptance of computers, software development isnecessaryC. computers are becoming increasingly popular because of softwaredevelopmentD. software development makes it possible for computers to be used athome39. Which of the following are listed as high speed elements?A. silicon elementsB. ICs and LSIsC. Josephson elementsD. V acuum tubes40. The word “feature” (Paragraph 3) means________.A. characteristicB. specialC. includeD. representPassage ThreeCowbirds, like cuckoos, are brood parasites—that is, they lay their eggs in the nests of other birds and leave those others to do the hard work of raising their changeling young. But there is a difference. A cuckoo chick usually pushes the original nestlings out, so that it can monopolize the food brought by its unwitting adoptive parents. Cowbird chicks, by contrast, seem to tolerate their nestmates.That seems odd. So odd, in fact, that Jeffrey Hoover and Scott Robinson of the Illinois Natural History Survey decided to look into the matter. What they found is that the host bird‟s real chicks are pawns in a protection racket of a sort the Sicilian Mafia would be proud to have invented.The victims of the racket are prothonotary warblers. These birds do not reject cowbird eggs even though they look quite different from their own. That in itself is intriguing, for cuckoos, again in contrast to cowbirds, lay eggs that mimic those of their hosts. Dr. Hoover and Dr. Robinson demonstrated what was going on by erecting 182 warbler nestboxes at the top of narrow, greasy poles.The first phase of their study was observational. Over the course of six years, they watched 472 nests in which warblers had laid their eggs. Almost half of these were parasitized by cowbirds. But, parasitized or not, almost all—protected as they were from ground-based predators—successfully produced fledgling warblers.Then the experiment began. In the following seasons Dr. Hoover and Dr. Robinson removed cowbird eggs from some of the parasitized nests. At the same time, they reduced the diameter of the entrances to some of the nest boxes, in order to deny admission to cowbirds (which are larger than warblers).Warblers whose nests were thus protected did well, raising an average of four chicks to maturity in the absence of a cowbird parasite. Nests from which cowbird eggs had been removed, but which lacked protection, did badly. In fact, more than half of them were attacked. The eggs were pecked open and the nests themselves torn to pieces. Nests thus attacked yielded, on average, but a singlefledgling, whereas those with a cowbird egg in them yielded three warbler fledglings. Paying protection money in the form of food for the cowbird nestling thus looks a good deal from the warbler‟s point of view, and explains why cowbirds do not need to disguise their eggs to look like those of prothonotaries.The cowbirds‟ dastardly Wicks do not stop at this protection racket, either, for a fifth of those warbler nests that had never had cowbird eggs in them also got destroyed. Dr. Hoover and Dr. Robinson ascribe this behavior to a strategy they call “farming”. If warblers lose a clutch, they will often produce a second. If a cowbird female fails to lay in a warbler nest in time for her egg to hatch with those of the host, she can reset the clock in her favor by killing the first clutch. Even the Mafia never thought of that one.41. Both cowbird and cuckoo chicks .A. are raised and grow up in other birds‟ nestsB. are laid in other birds‟ nest and push the original nestlings outC. grow up with the original nestlingsD. are intolerant of the original nestlings42. The author refers to the Sicilian Mafia in the 2nd paragraph because .A. cuckoos seem to be as cruel as the Sicilian MafiaB. cowbirds disguise their eggs to look like those of the hostsC. cuckoos lay eggs quite similar to those of the hostsD. cowbirds use the original nestlings for their own advantage43. According to the study by Dr. Hoover and Dr. Robinson, nests .A. which were parasitized by cowbirds failed to produce young birdsB. which denied cowbirds access did no better than unprotected onesC. which had no cowbird eggs but remained unprotected did the worstD. with a cowbird egg in them produced the least young44. What do warblers do in order to be protected from cowbirds‟ attack?A. They push the cowbirds‟ eggs out.B. They provide food for the cowbirds‟ young.C. They disguise their eggs to look like those of the cowbirds.D. They try to block the entrance to deny admission to cowbirds.45. Cowbirds do the following exceptA. use tricks that seem to be even unmatched by the Mafia.B. run protection businesses to make others raise their young.C. time the laying of eggs to coincide with that of the warblers.D. kill the warblers‟ eggs to reset the time for warblers to hatch.Passage FourAn important point in the development of a governmental agency is the codification of its controlling practices. The study of law or jurisprudence is usually concerned with the codes and practices of specific governments, past or present. It is also concerned with certain questions upon which a functional analysis of behavior has some bearing. What is a law? What role does a law play in governmental control? In particular, what effect does it have upon the behavior of the controller and of the members of the governmental agency itself?A law usually has two important features. In the first place, it specifies behavior. The behavior is usually not described topographically but rather in terms of its effect upon others—the effect that is the object of governmental control. When we are told, for example, that an individual has “committed perjury,” we are not told what he has actually said. “Robbery!” and “assault” do not refer to specific forms of response. Only properties of behavior which are aversive to others are mentioned—in perjury the lack of a customary correspondence between a verbal response and certain factual circumstances, in robbery the removal of positive reinforces, and in assault the aversive character of physical injury. In the second place, a law specifies or implies a consequence, usually punishment. A law is thus a statement of a contingency of reinforcement maintained by a governmental agency. The contingency may have prevailed as a controlling practice prior to its codification as a law, or it may represent a new practice which goes into effect with the passage of the law. Laws are thus both descriptions of past practices and assurances of similar practices in the future. A law is a rule of conduct in the sense that it specifies the consequences of certain actions which in turn “rule” behavior.The effect of a law upon the controlling agency, the government of a large group requires an elaborate organization, the practices of which may be made more consistent and effective by codification. How codes of law affect governmental agents is the principal subject of jurisprudence. The behavioral processes are complex, although presumably not novel. In order to maintain or “enforce” contingencies of governmental control, an agency must establish the fact that an individual has behaved illegally and must interpret a code to determine the punishment. It must then carry out the punishment. These labors are usually divided among special subdivisions of the agency. The advantages gained when the individual is "not under man but under law" have usually been obvious, and the great codifiers of law occupy places of honor in the history ofcivilization. Codification does not, however, change the essential nature of governmental action nor remedy all its defects.46. In the development of a government agency, _______.A. The standard on which the judgment may be made is more importantthan the actual application of this judgmentB. the function of law is importantC. the study of ordinance is the most importantD. practice is more important than criterion47. One of the prominent characteristics of a law is______.A. the result on the individual‟s behavior on which a restraining influence isbeing exercisedB. the result of a behavior on the members of the governmental agencyC. the result of a behavior on ordinary citizensD. both A and B48. What does the example “committed perjury” illustrate?A. The law will examine closely what the individual said in court.B. It illustrates that the law only has something to say when behavior hasnegative effects on others.C. Behavior which tends to avoid punishing stimulus will not be explicitlyspecified by law.D. Both B and C49. The other distinguishing trait of the law is___________.A. punishment is carried out by the courts at all levelsB. rules and court practices initiated by a governmental agency arespecifically designed to increase government controlC. a system of rules governing a conduct, activity or event incidental bynatureD. any governmental reinforcement50. Why are laws formed?A. Laws are made before a contingency.B. Laws are made after a contingency.C. A contingency always happens before a law is approved and passedD. Laws are passed to stand the …test of time‟and are applicable to othersimilar circumstances in the future.Passage FiveThe landscape of the Giant‟s Causeway, lurking below the gaunt sea wall where the land ends, must have struck wonder into the hearts of the ancient Irish, who subsequently felt inspired and created legends about its builder: the giant Finn McCool. The Causeway Coast has an unparalleled display of geological formations representing volcanic activity during the Early Tertiary Period some 50-60 million years ago. Its Tertiary lavas of the Antrim Plateau, covering some 3, 800 sq km, represent the largest remaining lava plateau in Europe.The Causeway is a mass of basalt columns packed tightly together. The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea. Altogether there are 40,000 of these stone columns, mostly hexagonal, but some are quadrangular, pentagonal, heptagonal and octagonal. The tallest ate about 40 feet high, and the solidified lava in the cliffs is 90 feet thick in places.A fine circular walk will take you down to the Giant‟s Causeway, past amphitheatres of stone columns and formations with fanciful names like the Honeycomb, the Wishing Well, and the Giant's Granny, past a wooden staircase to Benbane Head, and back along the cliff-top. Further down the coast, the stunning Carrick-a-rede rope bridge spans a gaping chasm between the coast and a small island used by fishermen. The eighty-foot drop can be crossed via the swinging bridge-and is not for the faint-hearted!The Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast site was inscribed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986. The site is of outstanding universal value and meets the criteria set in the World Heritage Convention. Namely, it is an outstanding example representing major stages of the earth‟s history including the record of life: significant on-going geological processes in landform developments, and significant geomorphic and physiographic features; moreover, it also contains superlative natural phenomena and areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance.Moyle District Council‟s Causeway Visitor Centre is open daily all year round and located on the cliff top 1 km from the site. The Centre is the ideal starting point for walks along the coastal and cliff-top paths, providing all excellent range of visitor services. A 12-minute audio-visual presentation, with commentary available in 5 European languages, enables visitors to further explore the origins of the Giant's Causeway through local folklore and scientific theory, and highlights the many other attractions of the Causeway Coast and Glens of Antrim area.51. The Giant‟s Causeway was created by_ .A. the ancient Irish peopleB. the giant Finn McCoolC. the volcanic activitiesD. the drift of lava plateau52. The basalt columns may have sides.A.3, 4, 5, 6or 7B.5, 6, 7, 8 or 9C.4, 5, 6, 7 or 8D. 6, 7, 8, 9 or 1053. The last sentence in Paragraph 3 implies that the trip on the swingingbridge is quite_ .A. invitingB. intimidatingC. eye-openingD. heart-breaking54. Which of the Giant‟s Causeway‟s features best fits with the criteria set inthe World Heritage Convention?A. Its unparalleled display of geological formations.B. Its amphitheatres with fancily named stone columns.C. Its largest remaining lava plateau in Europe.D. Its swinging rope bridge between the coast and a little isle.55. From the last paragraph, we can infer that this piece of writing is mostprobably .A. a developmental designB. a text on geographyC. a record of local folkloreD. a tourism advertisementPassage SixWhat are we? To the biologist we are members of a sub-species called Homo sapiens, which represents a division of the species known as Homo sapiens. Every species is unique and distinct; that is part of the definition of a species. But what is particularly interesting about our species? For a start, we walk upright on our legs at all times, which is an extremely unusual way of getting around for a mammal. There are also several unusual features about our head, not least of which is the very large brain it contains. A second unusual feature is our strangely flattened face with its prominent, down-turned nose. Apes and monkeys have faces that protrude forwards as a muzzle and have “squashed”noses on top of this muzzle. There are many mysteries about evolution, and the reason for our unusually shaped nose is one of them. Another mystery is our nakedness or rather apparent nakedness. Unlike the apes, we are not covered by a coat of thick hair. Human body hair is very plentiful, but it is extremely fine and short so that, for all practical purposes, we are naked. V ery partly this has something to do with the second interesting feature of our body:。