2014年暨南大学外国语言文学706外语水平研究生入学考试试题.doc
第 1 页,共 11 页2014 年暨南大学外国语言文学 706 外语水平研究生入学考试试题*学科、专业名称:外国语言文学研究方向:英语语言文学及应用语言学考试科目名称: 706 外语(英)水平考试考生注意:所有答案必须写在答题纸(卷)上,写在本试题上一律不给分。 I. Grammar and Vocabulary (30 points)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence and write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. 1. The usual _ for economic growth in developed countries does not apply to some poor nations.A. irrigation B. cultivationC. precipitation D. paradigm2. The trial was _ when the judge learned that one of the jury members knew the defense lawyer. A. fertilized B. abandoned C. intensified D. suspended3. It is impossible to judge last years performance without knowing the _ sales numbers.A. catastrophic B. aggregate C. inherent D. adverse 4. He is from such an unemotional family, so he will never learn to _ his feelings.A. anticipate B. unleashC. deplete D. shrink5. The migration from Asia to North America across the Bering Strait (perhaps by land bridge) was a _ event in human history.A. monumental B. disastrous C. physical D. evolving6. The _ of military life kept Eileen from seeing Private Morris more than once a month.A. contaminations B. consistencyC. constraints D. conversations7. The decision to build a school in Blackberry Township was _, without any thought to future housing patterns.A. proportional B. sequentialC. rational D. arbitrary第 2 页,共 11 页8. One of the two assistants will likely get fired, since most of their duties in the office _.A. separate B. overlap C. preserve D. disconnect9. In order to stay on schedule, we need to complete this project as _ as possible.A. innovatively B. ingeniouslyC. expeditiously D. feasibly10. After the age of 30, his hairline began to _ further back from his forehead.A. recede B. retrieveC. degrade D. rescue11. He couldnt say which candidate he favored, but he had always been _ vote Republican.A. derived to B. deprived toC. disposed to D. inclined to12. He couldnt be institutionalized until he was declared _ insane.A. certifiably B. surgicallyC. when only sixteen years old D. when been only sixteen years old13. More Americans are _ now because U.S. culture encourage overeating and discourage exercise.A. slim B. obeseC. overt D. slender14. Research shows were likely to sell 15 light bulbs _ per year in medium-sized cities.A. per capita B. per seC. per cent D. per annum15. In the Middle Ages, the _ supposedly followed a code that required them to take care of poorer people who lived near their estates.A. nobility B. liabilityC. insured D. relieved16. Experiments in the photography of moving objects _ in both the United States and Europe well before 1990.A. have been conducting B. were conductingC. had been conducted D. are conducted17. If you are going to interview someone you _ know something about them.A. had rather B. would ratherC. should as well D. might as well18. The symbols of mathematics _ we are most familiar are the signs of addition,subtraction,multiplication ,division and equality.A. to which B. which C. with which D. in which19. We are sure that _ to do this face to face,he would find it difficult to express himself without losing his temper.第 3 页,共 11 页A. were he to try B. would he tryC. was he trying D. if he tries20. _ 40 years ago, the book continues to be marketed, mass-produced, and challenged.A. Being written B. As writtenC. Though written D. It was written21. _ he realized it was already too late for us to return homeA. No sooner it grew dark when B. Hardly it grew dark thanC. It was not until dark that D. Scarcely it grew dark than22. Although he refused to act on my suggestion, he had to admit that _ what I said.A. it was something in B. there was something asC. it was something as D. there was something in23. _ will Mr. Forbes be able to regain control of the companyA. With hard work B. As regards his hard workC. Only if he works hard D. Despite his hard Work24. The boss realized the importance of qualified staff, and urged all _ to participate in the training seminar.A. concerning B. the concerning C. concerned D. the concerned25. _ pollution control measures tend to be money-consuming, many industries hesitate to adopt them.A. Although B. However C. When D. Since26. All of the plants now raised on farms have been developed from plants _ in the wild.A. once they grew B. that once grewC. they grew once D. once grew27. A series of attempts _ made, he came to a successful solution of the problem.A. to be B. had been C. were D. having been28. If nature does not provide man with the necessary material, it is the laboratory _ he will turn to for it.A. where B. which C. that D. what29. By the time you have completed the essential training, you _ exposed to virtually every new feature of the course.A. will have been B. will be C. would have been D. would be 30. The angry mother didnt know who _ for the broken glass.A. will blame B. to blame C. to be blamed D. blamesII. Proof-reading and Error Correction (10 points)Directions: Proofread the given passage as instructed. The passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum ONE error. In each case, only ONE 第 4 页,共 11 页word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way: For a wrong word Underline the wrong and write the correct one on the answer sheet. For a missing word Mark the position of the missing word with a sign “” and write the word you believe to be missing on the answer sheet. For an unnecessary word Cross the unnecessary word with a slash “/” and put the word on the answer sheet. The dismal track record of the implementation of large-scale information technology initiatives even on rigorous and focused corporate environments points up their difficulty. Unexpected obstacles arise, deadlines are missed and budgets are overrun. Maximizing the prospect of success requires providing for the slack in the schedule and the budget, structuring projects with clear accountabilities and frequent checkpoints, and assigning oversight responsibility to people with extensive information technology experience rather general managers who have programmatic commitments.Success also requires some trusting but more verifying. A homeowner who hires a general contractor to build an addition, discusses the project and then goes out for six months probably would be unhappy with the result. The same is true for public managers who hire contractors to perform essential tasks and fail to rigorously oversee every step.Another requisite for success is steadiness and realism for the face of difficulty. Once a project gets off track, there is an overwhelming temptation for everyone involving to circle the wagons and promise rapid repair so as to hold critics at bay. Yet the right response to failure is to surface problems as rapidly as possible and to move more deliberately and carefullynot more quickly. In a football, the best teams stick to their playbooks even when they fall behind. When one has fallen behind a project, it is important to mobilize new resources and management but not to overpromise with respect to how soon and how good a fix is possible. One instance with over-optimism will ultimately be forgotten or forgiven. Repeated over-optimism should not and will not be excused.1. _2. _3. _4. _5. _6. _7. _8. _9. _10. _第 5 页,共 11 页第 6 页,共 11 页III. Cloze (20 points)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. You are required to read the passage and try to replace the missing words according to the context. Write your answer on the ANWSER SHEET.Adam Lanza, 20-year-old, shot and killed his mother on Friday, and broke into Sandy Hook Elementary where he killed 20 children and 6 adults, before (1) _ suicide. Police said Adam Lanza used a semi-automatic rifle to (2) _ most of his victims, shooting each of them multiple times. (3) _ also had with him at least 2 pistols. U.S. President Barack Obama said Sunday night that he would use (4) _ powers of his office to try and end mass shootings. The (5) _ also said the United States, as a country, is not doing (6) _ to stop such violence.Speaking at the vigil service for the (7) _ of Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, Obama questioned (8) _ “as a nation, are we meeting our obligations? Are we keeping our children, all of them, (9) _ from this kind of harm?“The answer is no,“ (10) _ Obama. “We are not doing enough, and we cant tolerate this any more, (11) _ tragedies must end, and to end them we must change.“In (12) _ coming weeks Ill use whatever power this office holds to engage our fellow citizens from law enforcement to mental health professionals to parents and educators in an effort aimed at (13) _ more tragedies like this,“ said Obama, stopping short of saying he will push for (14) _control laws.Obama flew to Newtown to meet with parents of victims before he attended a service there for the (15) _of the shooting. Toward the end of his (16) _, Obama read the names of the 20 children killed in the (17) _. Audible cries were heard from the audience.The shooting reignited gun (18) _ debate in the United States. California Senator Dianne Feinstein said as well that the state plans to reintroduce a bill that (19) _ the possession, sale and transfer of assault weapons. But gun owners rights groups such as the National Rifle Association are expected to put up a (20) _ against any measures they deem unfair.Part IV Reading Comprehension (30 points)第 7 页,共 11 页Directions: There are 3 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best one and write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. Passage 1Wild Bill Donovan would have loved the Internet, the American spymaster who built the Office of Strategic Services in World War II and later laid the roots for the CIA was fascinated with information. Donovan believed in using whatever tools came to hand in the “great game” of espionagespying as a “profession”. These days the Net, which has already re-made such everyday pastimes as buying books and sending mails, is reshaping Donovans vocation as well.The latest revolution is not simply a matter of gentlemen reading other gentlemens e-mail. That kind of electronic spying has been going on for decades. In the past three or four years, the World Wide Web has given birth to a whole industry of point-and-click spying. The spooks call it “open-source intelligence,” and as the Net grows, it is becoming increasingly influential. In 1995 the CIA held a contest to see who could compile the most data about Burundi. The winner, by a large margin, was a tiny Virginia company called Open Source Solutions, whose clear advantage was its mastery of the electronic world. Among the firms making the biggest splash in this new world is Straitford, Inc., a private intelligence-analysis firm based in Austin, Texas. Straitford makes money by selling the results of spying (covering nations from Chile to Russia) to corporations like energy-services firm McDermott International. Many of its predictions are available online at www. straitford. com.Straiford president George Friedman says he sees the online world as a kind of mutually reinforcing tool for both information collection and distribution, a spymasters dream. Last week his firm was busy vacuuming up data bits from the far corners of the world and predicting a crisis in Ukraine. “As soon as that report runs, well suddenly get 500 new Internet sign-ups from Ukraine,” says Friedman, a former political science professor. “And well hear back from some of them.” Open-source spying does have its risks, of course, since it can be difficult to tell good information from bad. That is where Straitford earns its keep.Friedman relies on a lean staff of 20 in Austin. Several of his staff members have military-intelligence backgrounds. He sees the firms outsider status as the key to its success. Straitfords briefs do not sound like the usual Washington back-and-forthing, whereby agencies avoid dramatic declarations on the chance they might be wrong, Straitford, says Friedman, takes pride in its independent voice.1. The emergence of the Net has _.A. received support from fans like Donovan B. remolded the intelligence services C. restored many common pastimes D. revived spying as a profession2. Donovans story is mentioned in the text to _.A. introduce the topic of online spying 第 8 页,共 11 页B. show how he fought for the USC. give an episode of the information war D. honor his unique services to the CIA3. The phrase “making the biggest splash” in paragraph 3 most probably means _.A. causing the biggest trouble B. exerting the greatest effortC. achieving the greatest success D. enjoying the widest popularity4. It can be learned from paragraph 4 that _.A. Straitfords prediction about Ukraine has proved trueB. Straitford guarantees the truthfulness of its informationC. Straitfords business is characterized by unpredictabilityD. Straitford is able to provide fairly reliable information 5. Straitford is most proud of its _.A. official status B. nonconformist image C. efficient staff D. military backgroundPassage 2This book is written expressly for students in an attempt to present the material that is most useful and interesting to them. Previous courses in chemistry are not necessary for the understanding of the material, although those students who have had high school chemistry will find that a review of the inorganic section will better enable them to master the organic and biochemistry sections that follow.The author has felt that in the past there was an improper selection of material from inorganic, organic, and biochemistry in the majority of the textbooks of chemistry for nurses.