华南理工大学入学考试(英语)
【华南理工大学2012年考研专业课真题】翻译硕士英语2012
211华南理工大学2012年攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试试卷（请在答题纸上做答，试卷上做答无效，试后本卷必须与答题纸一同交回）科目名称：翻译硕士英语适用专业：英语笔译（专硕）本卷满分：100分共页Part I. Vocabulary and Grammar (30 points, 1 point for each)Directions: After each statement there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Select the only one choice that best completes the statement. Write your answers on your answer sheet.1.Economics applies directly to how we earn our income and ________.A. how to spend our moneyB. how we spend our moneyC. the way we spend our moneyD. the way our money is spent2.The product must be priced ________ it competes effectively with rival products in thesame market.A. as suchB. in such a wayC. so thatD. so3.I ________ be late for that important meeting than leave this injured old woman here.A. had betterB. would ratherC. may as wellD. should just4.________ he ________ that it was to be the president’s last press conference, he wouldhave filmed the occasion.A. Should…knowB. If…knowsC. Had…knownD. Were…known5.It wasn’t until he turned the corner that he realized that he ________ tailed.A. wasB. beingC. would beD. was being6.As a senior professor she should have known better _______ to get involved in such ascandal.A. and notB. but notC. thanD. than not7.The health department inspector recommended that all outdoor food stores at the gateof the school ________.A. closed downB. close downC. be closed downD. would be closed down8.The application was blank except for ________ Michael had filled in his name.A. whereB. whatC. howD. which9.Cultural values may be defined as assumptions shared by the members of a society________ is right or wrong.A. as to whatB. about whateverC. on whatD. concerning things that10.Some scientists think that trial-and-error methods help to show how intelligent________.A. is an animalB. an animal isC. will an animal beD. an animal will be11.We can’t _______ examinations altogether unless we can come up with a better way toevaluate the students.A. do awayB. do away ofC. do away withD. do away from12.The sudden bankruptcy of these financial giants threw the investors ________ andcaused them to ________.A. in a panic, stampedeB. in pain, panicC. in confusion, hold their stocksD. in despair, withdraw gradually13.He did everything possible to whip up some support for his decision to________ moremoney to his favorite project.A. allowB. spendC. divideD. allot14.At that time he kept telling us that final victory was just ________. His optimism savedus from despair.A. at the cornerB. around the cornerC. on the cornerD. in the corner15.If he should fail to ________ the project to a successful close in time, he would beseverely reprimanded.A. bringB. takeC. carryD. put16.After he ________ power, he was no longer satisfied to be a president. He wanted tobe a king.A. grippedB. grabbedC. seizedD. grasped17.His sudden blindness ________ him ________ the joy of seeing the beautiful world.A. robbed; ofB. deprived; withC. robbed; offD. denied; of18.This terrible event ________ of the president, and he ________ all his appointments.A. drew hold of; called offB. occupied all the attention;dismissedC. demanded all the attention; laid asideD. took complete hold; cancelled19.Starting around 7000 B.C., and for the next four thousand years, much of the NorthernHemisphere ____ temperatures warmer than at present.A. with experience ofB. experiencedC. experiencingD. experience20.The meeting took on a different ____after his moving speech.A. presageB. postureC. travestyD. trauma21.After ________ deliberation, the foreman announced that the jury had reached averdict.A. 10-minutes ofB. 10 minutes ofC. 10 minute’sD. 10-minute22.________ is always the case, the darkest hour comes before the dawn.A. ThatB. ItC. AsD. What23.We have a long way to go ________ we can invent truly intelligent machines.A. beforeB. ifC. thatD. when24.Chocolate comes from cocoa beans, ________ the seeds of the cacao tree.A. that isB. that areC. which isD. which are25.I know she didn’t pass the qualifying exam, but really she’s ________ but stupid.A. anyB. nothingC. anythingD. something26.Even though we may not notice them, computers are all around us and affect manyparts of our ________ life.A. every dayB. everydayC. every day’sD. everyday’s27.Because we are by nature social animals, we need other people ________ we needfood, water and shelter.A. such asB. just asC. as suchD. as if28.If inflation continues to rise at the present rate, ten percent of the population ________hard to make ends meet.A. would findB. found itC. findsD. will find it29.She spoke for the ________ that they three had all lost the ________ to work duringthe spring break and they needed a good long rest.A. team; desireB. group; interestC. company; inclinationD. gang; intention30.Only hotel guests have the ________ of using the private beach.A. occasionB. possibilityC. privilegeD. allowancePart II. Reading Comprehension (40 points)Section 1 Multiple choice questions (16points, 2 points for each)Directions: In this section there are 2 reading passages followed by multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and then write your answers on your answer sheet. Passage 1“Can we speak of the death of the university?” an English newspaper recently asked. Another offered the diagnosis: “Still breathing”. Not only at this seminar, here and now, but all over the world the future of the universities is now being discussed. This is not only because we are entering a new century. Many people are asking whether the traditional research universities in fact have any future at all. This doubt seems mainly due to the development of the new technology, the massification of the universities, the idea of life-long learning, the growing competition from other learning institutions ⎯ and may also because of the strong specialization that we are now experiencing in most fields of research. Many experts predict the death of universities as we know them today, with a campus.I am an optimist, and I have become even more of an optimist having listened to the speakers today. I believe in the magic of the campus! I believe that the universities will be able to enjoy a very bright future as intellectual power centers in a world in which society is calling out increasingly loudly for more knowledge.But if we are to continue to live as intellectual power centers, the universities cannot sit passively letting development take their course. We must know what sort of university we want in the future. Many battles have been lost because of the lack of any goal. We must also have a strategy and a policy for how we are to achieve our vision. This means that the university must actively relate to the great challenges we are now being faced with, and we must develop our ability and will for renewal. Yet we must do this at the same time as we stand by the fundamental values that make us a university: that is our independence.I see it as one of the most important tasks for a university president to work for the greatest possible spirit of community in the university, and for the university to be an integrated institution and not simply a number of facilities or departments linked together in some kind of formal organization or strategic alliance. Only then can we defend the use of the name “university”.31. According to the first paragraph, the traditional research universities ________.A. have a very bright future before themB. are faced with a very difficult situationC. are becoming a hot topic of all kinds of peopleD. are about to disappear from people’s vision32. In the author’s opinion, people are worried about the future of the universities becauseof the following reasons EXCEPT ________.A. there is strong competition from other educational institutionsB. universities cannot obtain enough financial backupC. a lot of research fields are thought to be too much specializedD. many universities have been established33. The author is optimistic about the future of universities because ________.A. he has listened to many speakersB. he thinks that universities are powerfulC. universities can satisfy the growing need of society for more knowledgeD. he thinks universities can work magic by themselves34. We can infer from the passage that it is a ________.A. report intended for government officialsB. research paper concerning educational policiesC. speech delivered at a meetingD. lecture by a professor to his students35. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. The faculties and departments in the universities should maintain their ownindependence.B. Universities must take the initiative to develop themselves.C. In order to survive, universities must meet the challenges and solve the difficulties infront of them.D. Lack of proper plans may lead to the failure of many projects.Passage 2Prices determine how resources are to be used. They are also the means by which products and services that are in limited supply are rationed among buyers. The price system of the United States is a very complex network composed of the prices of all the products bought and sold in the economy as well as those of a myriad of services, including labor, professional transportation, and public-utility services. The interrelationships of all these prices make up the "system" of prices. The price of any particular product of service is linked to a broad, complicated system of prices in which everything seems to depend more or less upon everything else. If one were to ask a group of randomly selected individuals to define "price", many would reply that price is an amount of money paid by the buyer to the seller of a product or service or, in other words, that price is the money value of a product or service as agreed upon in a market transaction. This definition is, of course, valid as far as it goes. For a complete understanding of a price in any particulartransaction, much more than the amount of money involved must be known. Both the buyer and the seller should be familiar with not only the money amount, but with the amount and quality of the product or service to be exchanged, the time and place at which the exchange will take place and payment will be made, the form of money to be used, the credit terms and discounts that supply to the transaction, guarantees on the product or service, delivery terms return privileges, and other factors. In other words, both buyer and seller should be fully aware of all the factors that comprise the total "package" being exchanged for the asked—— for amount of money in order that they may evaluate a given price.36. According to the passage, the price system is related primarily to _______.A. labor and educationB. transportation and insuranceC. utilities and repairsD. products and services37. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a factor in completeunderstanding of price?A. Instructions that come with a product.B. The quantity of a product.C. The quality of a product.D. Warranties that cover a product.38. The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses _______.A. unusual ways to advertise productsB. types of payment plans for serviceC. theories about how products affect different levels of societyD. how certain elements of price "package" influence its market valueSection 2 Answering questions (24 points, 2 points for each)Directions: Read the following passage and then answer IN COMPLETE SENTENCES the questions following it. Use the only information from the passage you have read and write your answers in the corresponding space on your ANSWER SHEET.Passage 3[1]Put a jaguar, a bear, a tiger and a panda together and you might get a good show but you won’t get a quiet life.[2]The Bric grouping---Brazil, Russia, India and China---has become a shorthand for the rise of emerging markets in the global economy. And after a rather stellar decade, the Brics mainly had a good crisis from which they are now rapidly exiting.[3]Goldman Sachs, the financial group that invented the category, reckons that China may well become the world’s largest economy before 2030. Collectively, the Bric economies could well surpass output in the Group of Seven wealthy nations---which have dominated the management of the global economy---by 2032.[4]The brics already have a bigger share of world trade than the US. China, probably the world’s biggest goods exporter last year, has been supplemented by India’s software and back-office exports, Russia’s oil and gas and the domination of a number of agricultural commodity markets by Brazil’s super-competitive farmers.[5]While equities in G7 countries were struggling to stay in positive territory during the past five or so years, the Bric share prices, albeit with a steep drop and rapid recovery during the global financial crisis, finished the decade more than twice as high as in 2005. Bric equity indices have emerged; Bric funds have sprung up for investors to pile into the sector.[6]So as the world emerges from recession, is this a transformational moment when the center of gravity in the global economy and its governance decisively shifts? Is this a pivot point such as the second world war, where the confident, innovative US muscled aside the weakened, debt-laden economies of Europe and remade the global financial architecture? And, most immediately, are Bric consumers up to the task of rebalancing the world economy by supplanting their acquisitive American counterparts?[7]The most likely answer is: not yet. Not only are the Brics such a disparate group that almost any generalization is problematic, but China, the dominant member of the quartet, still seems wedded to an economic model dependent on demand elsewhere.[8] “The so-called emerging economies, even some like Bangladesh, are undoubtedly players on the global stage,” said Jean-Pierre Lehmann, professor of political economy at the IMD management school in Lausanne, Switzerland. “But I don’t see any great cataclysm in the next 10 years, nor the center of finance definitely moving east.”[9]Like a boy band or a street gang, the Brics might almost have been chosen for their disparate abilities rather than their similarities. China’s size and openness to trade give it as much economic clout as the rest put together: Markus Jager, of Deutsche Bank, calls the hypercompetitive manufacturing exporter “the 800lb panda in the room” . India, similar in population but poorer and economically more insular, is chiefly notable to investors and trading patterns for its software and business services. Brazil, despite a sprinkling of manufactures, remains one of the world’s most efficient agro-exporters; Russia, after feebler attempts to diversify, essentially just sells oil and gas.[10]The story of their rapid progress is familiar but still dramatic. A decade ago, only one had an investment-grade credit ratting; now all do. Only 12 years ago, a Russian debt default and Brazilian currency crisis rocked the world economy; today, they have accumulated vast foreign exchange reserves.[11]The Brics contributed about half of global growth between 2000---2008 sharply higher than in the previous decade. Yet along with this growth has come an unbalancing of the global economy.[12]A Chinese growth model based on heavy investment and exports has accompanied vast current-account surplus across east Asia, matched by a current-account deficit in the US. And despite doings its bit to keep economic growth going during the crisis, it is far from clear that the Middle Kingdom has effected a shift towards consumer demand that a true engine of world growth would achieve.[13]With a great flourish, Beijing announced a $585bn stimulus package in November2008 and loosened bank credit. But its ability to create self-sustaining growth was suspect. Rather than handing out cash to consumers to get them spending---a move that might also have encouraged imports---a large chunk of the stimulus went into the old favorite, fixed investment. “If global demand does not recover in time or the stimulus measures fail to stir the animal spirits, China may end up creating overcapacity,” said Jagar.[14]Razeen Sally, a trade expert at the London School of Economics, said: “The Chinese interventions had the effect of reinforcing existing problems and imbalances. We are going to see a lot of excess capacity in export-oriented industries like steel at exactly the wrong time.”[15]The repegging of the renminbi against the dollar in 2008, after three years when it was allowed to crawl higher, has also done nothing to shift the Chinese economy from exports to consumer demand. The effect of that decision is multiplied by the copycat actions of many emerging-market countries holding their own currencies down lest they lose competitiveness to China.[16]Indeed, although the worldwide reduction in consumer demand had cut the absolute level of China’s current-account surplus during the crisis, with fewer ships carrying toys and iPods out of Shenzhen and Shanghai, China continued to gain market share abroad. The International Monetary Fund and others reckon that the apparent rebalancing of the global economy over the past year is temporary. When demand picks up, so will Chinese exports, along with the old surpluses and deficits.[17]Despite pockets of profligacy, if anything, China’s has become less rather than more of a consumer economy in the past decade. Its overall savings rate grew over the decade. Although much of this rise reflected corporate savings, household savings rose, too, and a greater share of national income went to companies rather than consumers in the first place.[18]A survey last year by the McKinsey Global Institute backed up what many economists have long argued: that the lack of a social safety net is one of the main reasons that Chinese households save. The top three reasons given were: educational needs, security in case of illness and caring for parents. Changing deep-seated structural factors such as this will not be quick. Nor will it be achieved simply by letting the renminbi rise.[19]As for the other Brics, whose trend growth rate is slower than China’s, they are unlikely to have a noticeable effect on global demand for some time. Although growth in Brazil and India held up well during the crisis, the former is a relatively mature economy with less scope for rapid growth; the latter an underperformer with a chronic public finance problem and a household savings rate even higher than China’s. Meanwhile, Russia, whose economy contracted sharply during the global recession, still depends on oil prices.[20]A decade of rapid growth is not enough for the Brics to seize the baton of global economic leadership from the US and western Europe. The grouping, or some of them, may have astonished the world with their progress over the past 10 years. But it will require a qualitative improvement as well as more growth to consolidate that shift of power.39. Find in paragraph[7] and any other paragraph two synonyms of “Brazil, Russia, India and China” as a group.40. What are the main reasons to group Brazil, Russia, India and China as a new economic category?41. Find a metonymy in paragraph[15] and a metaphor in paragraph[12].42. What is the particular reason for Chinese households to save money ?43. Why the consumer economy remained weak in China?44. In paragraph[5], what does “equity” mean?45. In paragraph[7], what is the inside meaning of “…that any generalization isproblematic” ?46. Paraphrase “China’s size and openness to trade give it as much economic clout as the rest put together”. (Paragraph [9])47. List two reasons for the statement “A decade of rapid growth is not enough for the Brics to seize the baton of global economic leadership from the US and western Europe”.48. Use one short sentence to summarize paragraph [6].49. What is strong with Brazil as one of the Brics?50. According to the article, do you see any great cataclysm in the next 10 years in terms of the center of finance?Part III. Writing (30 points)51. First read the following Chinese report, and then write an essay of about 400 words in English. You are supposed to have a title for your writing. Write your essay on your ANSWER SHEET.2011年10月13日下午5时30分许，一出惨剧发生在佛山南海黄岐广佛五金城：年仅两岁的女童小悦悦（本名王悦）走在巷子里，被一辆面包车两次碾压，几分钟后又被一小型货柜车碾过。
华南理工大学网络教育学院2019年大学英语(带答案)
1.(单选题) They cancelled the basketball game because of a _____ of interest.A. lackB. needC. lotD. common答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：A问题解析：2.(单选题) Learning is a long and exciting ______.A. situationB. processC. personD. sign答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：B问题解析：3.(单选题) I’m _____because I have received lots of presents.A. pleasedB. unhappyC. angryD. resent答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：A问题解析：4.(单选题) I got confused, too. I seem to have ______ in dealing with numbers A．knowledge B．development C．challenge D．difficulty答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：D问题解析：5.(单选题) People use more words when they ______ with each other.A．complete B．communicate C．associate D．acquire答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：B问题解析：6.(单选题) ―How are you doing, Frank?―_______________A. How are you doing?B. How do you do?C. Great, thanks!D. It’s nice meeting you! 答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：C问题解析：7.(单选题) ―Hi, it is nice to meet you!―______________________A. Nice to meet you, too.B. Fine, thank you!C. Good to you.D. How are you?答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：A问题解析：8.(单选题) ―Hello, I’m Robin.―_______________ My name is Anna.A. How are you?B. How do you do?C. You can call me Bob.D. Fine, thanks.答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：B问题解析：9.(单选题) ―Hello, I’am Malinda.―Hello, I’m Adelaide. _________________A. Call my Ada.B. Call Ada for me.C. Call me Ada.D. Call Ada to me.答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：C问题解析：10.(单选题) ―Hi, Long time no see.―__________________A. Fine, thank you!B. Nice meeting you, too.C. Long time no see.D. How do you do?答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：C问题解析：Every one of us is a mother, father, son or daughter - and we all have dreams - big and small. Unfortunately, too many of us keep these dreams to ourselves because we fear what others might say. My point in writing this is to say it's OK to dream and dream big and talk about your dreams so that others are inspired to dream big too. What a world we would have if everyone did this! My dad was a dreamer. He told me that one day he was going to have a sailboat. We would go to the boat shows whenever they came to town and climb into them. My father would talk to the sales people and I would be busy pretending to sail the boat. It was fun. Then one day we went to the boat place and took out a sailboat on the ocean, what a thrill! Soon afterwards hebought his first boat and named it "LETSGO" and we sailed and sailed big bays and seas around New England. When I was older I got to be the skipper because he not only told me his dream he showed it to me and let me taste the idea on my own. Now I was inspired to dream big too. You see dreams can do wonders for you. When you believe in your dreams, they take on a life of their own. Now you start dreaming up things to do to make your inspiration a reality. More dreams, more inspiration, then more dreams and a few more. Then one morning you wake up and the dream has come true. My dreams have taken me to so many beautiful places; I've been below the surface of the ocean watching the beauty of coral and fish as I swim by. I've flown an airplane with pontoon floats from a lake in northern Maine and another different plane on a flight over the Grand Canyon. I've also ridden under my own wind blown sails. The pictures in my head are priceless and better than any I've taken. Some of the best times I've had were listening to older people talk about their dreams and what their dreams did for their lives. When I hear some of their dreams it inspires me to think and dream how I might do that too. I interviewed a man some years ago who was 80-something years young. He was a sturdy man with the hands to match the story he told me. Hands still strong enough to crack the shells of the walnuts he offered me and munched on. He had outlived his wife but still lived in their neat home with bookcases near the fireplace he no doubt built. I asked one question and I didn’t move for hours. His story of leaving home to explore the world and learn a new trade was fascinating to my young mind. But it was after hearing his tale that I realized what he was really saying to me - not as an aspiring journalist but as a person. He told me he dreamed that he would have a great life and he had one, so, I could dream about having a great life and get one too. Just as my father had said to me earlier, here was another confirmation. I did just what they said to do, because I could do anything I wanted. Therefore, I say dream... dream big dreams about your great life to come. I？heading out toward my next one, how about you?11.(单选题) According to the author, people keep dreams to themselves because ________.A. they don’t think their dreams will come trueB. they don’t have time to realize their dreamsC. their parents don’t support themD. they fear what others might say答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：D问题解析：12.(单选题) In Paragraph 2, “We would go to the boat shows whenever they came to town”because ________.A. I like to play in the boatB. father likes to talk to the sales peopleC. father hopes to buy a sailboat one dayD. I want to become a skipper in the future答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：C问题解析：13.(单选题) Which statement .can best describe the saying ”dream can wonders for you”in Para 3？A. Our dream will come true one morning we wake up.B. Dreams can inspire us to make them a reality.C. We will live a better life once we have a dream.D. The more dreams you have, the greater you will be.答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：B问题解析：14.(单选题) The author has done the following explorations except ________.A. swimmingB. flying a plane from a lakeC. flying over a canyonD. sailing across an ocean答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：D问题解析：15.(单选题) We can infer from Paragraph 6 that the old man ________.A. is rather pleased with his life nowB. was a writer when he was youngC. live a happy life with his wifeD. used to be businessman for some time答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：A问题解析：1.(单选题) Her _______ for writing was a desire for women to get the right to higher education.A．motivation B．qualification C．talent D．technique答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：A问题解析：2.(单选题) Don’t lend them the car --- they are taking _______ of you.A．advantage B．notice C．photo D．control答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：A问题解析：3.(单选题) The question which will be discussed next week has something _______ our salary. A．to do B．do with C．to do with D．do答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：C问题解析：4.(单选题) My parents like the music _______ is quiet and gentle.A．who B．that C．whose D．those答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：B问题解析：5.(单选题) What’s wrong with him? I haven’t seen him ________ last Wednesday. A．on B．since C．by D．with答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：B问题解析：6.(单选题) A lot of small towns in the area are definitely _______ a visit. A．worthwhile B．worth C．worthy D．worthless答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：B问题解析：7.(单选题) Over years, I had _______ hundreds of books.A．slipped B．communicated C．accumulated D．suspected答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：C问题解析：8.(单选题) When I _______ my childhood, I couldn’t help thinking how happy I was at that time.A．looked forward B．looked up C．looked down D．looked back on答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：D问题解析：9.(单选题) For this reason, I have never stopped in my _______ of this goal;.A．favor B．pursuit C．devotion D．request答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：B问题解析：10.(单选题) I have no _______ to discuss the matter further with you.A．desire B．appetite C．emotion D．tendency答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：A问题解析：We always believe that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, than another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are. After that we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We always tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together. when we get a nice car, and are able to go on a nice vocation when we retire. The truth is, there's no better time than right now. If not now, when? Yur life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to ourselves and decide to be happy anyway. One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred Souza. He said. "for a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin-real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life." This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So treasure every moment that you have and treasure it more because you share it with someone special, special enough to spend your time with…ans remember that time waits for no man. So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school; until you lose ten pounds ,until you have husband and kids; until your kids leave the house; until you get a new car, until you retire. Happiness is a journey, not a destination. So, work like you don't need money, love like you've never been hurt before; Dance like no one's watching.11.(单选题) According to the passage, ________ make us feel frustrated.A. getting marriedB. having a babyC. taking care of kidsD. having one thing after another答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：D问题解析：12.(单选题) By saying “If not now, when?”(Para 3), the author means that ________.A. there must be some other time to be happyB. no one knows about the best time to be happyC. now is the best time to be happyD. there is no better time to be happy than right now答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：D问题解析：13.(单选题) Which of the following statement is NOT true？A. There are a lot of challenges in one’s life.B. Alfred Souza believed that obstacles were part of life..C. I like Alfred Souza said about happiness and life.D. Alfred Souza agreed that there is no way to happiness..答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：D问题解析：14.(单选题) According to the author, happiness is ________.A. a roadB. a tripC. an endD. a destination答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：B问题解析：15.(单选题) A piece of advice can be inferred from the passage is that ________.A. everyone should seize the dayB. it is difficult to began a new lifeC. there is no way to happinessD. there is a destination of happiness.答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：A问题解析：1.(单选题) It was only after he had read the papers Mr. Gross realized the task before him was difficult to complete.A．when B．that C．which D．what答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：B问题解析：2.(单选题) Significant agreements were passed in the APEC meetings in Beijing on Tuesday, _____attracted worldwide attention.A．which B．when C．where D．that答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：A问题解析：3.(单选题) Outside the exit, many fans waited for the great pop singer, ____to take a picture with him.A．hoping B．hope C．hoped D．to hope答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：A问题解析：4.(单选题) I read more books _____ I can catch up with my classmates.A．as soon as B．so that C．even though D．while答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：B问题解析：5.(单选题) The school ______ a successful relationship with the local company.. A．invented B．constructed C．attracted D．established答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：D问题解析：6.(单选题) ―_______.―I’m glad you enjoy it.A．Do you enjoy the meal? B．Are you grateful for the meal?C．Thank you for the wonderful meal. D．Thank you all the same.答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：C问题解析：7.(单选题) ―Your service is first-class.―_______A．I appreciate your help. B．Thank you all the same.C．I’m much obliged to you. D．Thank you for saying so答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：D问题解析：8.(单选题) ―Do you want me to have a look at your car?―________________A．Yes, I ant you. B．Yes, you have it. C．No, thanks. D．No, you don’t want.答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：C问题解析：9.(单选题) ―Thank you for helping with the direction.―________________A．Thank you too. B．You’re welcome. C．Thank you, anyway. D．I’m glad you like it.答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：B问题解析：10.(单选题) ―I’m sorry it didn’t work out.―_________________A. I appreciate your help, anyway.B. Don’t mention it.C. It’s my pleasure.D. You are welcome.答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：A问题解析：In the world, soccer of football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years. To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup, children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called "Dream (梦幻) World Cups" in Japan. The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under a blue bright sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags (旗帜) of all the countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama. Some football teams will have games there. Are you a football fan (迷)? The World Cup makes more and more people interested in football Teenagers (青少年) like playing and watching football. Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their favorite players on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as children in Japan.11.(单选题) If a country wants to take part in the World Cup, she must have ______.A. many football fansB. a very good teamC. many football playerD. a big playground答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：B问题解析：12.(单选题) The World Cup should be held every ________.A. 3 yearsB. 4 yearsC. 6 yearsD. 8 years答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：B问题解析：13.(单选题) From the passage, in the picture children drew many things except ______.A. people playing footballB. pictures of some football starsC. a sunny skyD. flowers答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：B问题解析：14.(单选题) In "Dream World Cup", the children drew the flags of some countries ________.A. to show their love for their owe countryB. to tell the people their storiesC. to show their good wishes for the football teamsD. to show their new ideas about football答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：C问题解析：15.(单选题) Many teenagers owe the pictures of some football stars because ________.A. they are interested in footballB. they are football fansC. they think their favorites players are greatD. all of A, B and C答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：D问题解析：1.(单选题) Nothing will prevent us from _______our dreams.A．achieve B．to achieve C．achieving D．achieve答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：C问题解析：2.(单选题) The only question _______ I ask for you was how to used the computer.A．that B．which C．who D．whom答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：A问题解析：3.(单选题) ________ of his son’s safety, the father turned off the light and went to bed. A．Being convinced B．Convincing C．Convinced D．Having convinced答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：C问题解析：4.(单选题) It was only after he had read the papers _________Mr. Gross realized the task before him was extremely difficult to complete.A．when B．that C．which D．what答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：B问题解析：5.(单选题) We may meet all kinds of difficulties in the future, but we should be confident enough to ________any challenge.A．put on B．get on C．take on D．try on答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：C问题解析：6.(单选题) ―Guess what? Philip, the loser, became the mayor of the town.―_______________A. You must be kidding!B. You guess.C. I don’t guess!D. No problem.参考答案：A―My goodness! _______________―No, I’m serious. I’m going to quit my job.A. Incredible!B. You’re kidding!C. It’s most unexpected!D. What a surprise.答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：B问题解析：7.(单选题) ―Our basketball team is doing very well today!―_______________A. No problem.B. I quite understand.C. Yes, please!D. Really?答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：D问题解析：8.(单选题) ―_______________―I must say winning this reward was a great surprise to me.A. Congratulations! You are the winner of the awardB. I will win the award.C. Jack has won the highest awardD. I’ll attend the award show.答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：A问题解析：9.(单选题) ―I was told that you might have failed in the exam―_______________A. Are you right?B. Are you serious?C. Are you happy?D. Are you tired?答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：B问题解析：Do other animals besides humans cry? The answer to the question is ‘Yes, and no’. All animals with mobile eyes have the ability to cry, just as we humans do. They have a tearing system that keeps their eyes wet so as to protect them from dry sand, dusts, and other elements. People often tell tales of animals such as elephants and dogs weeping when punished. However, even if such an animal does shed tears, there is no scientific evidence that the animal is expressing the tear-related emotions similar to those when humans cry. But what about when a baby chimp or ape whimpers and screams when it’s being separated from its mother, can we say with somecertainty that the animal is crying? Taking away the babies does encourage care-giving such as feeding and protecting from the mother apes, but it is uncertain whether the baby apes feel the same way as baby humans do when they cry. In fact, it’s not clear that crying and other emotional displays mean exactly the same thing to all humans. For instance, there is a wide range of emotions that prompt people to cry, and some kinds of weeping, such as crying at a stranger’s wedding, seem to be cultural responses. In addition, some people are autistic. That means they prefer being alone than being with other people, especially in large crowds. These people are said to have less ability in expressing their emotions, but research also has shown that it’s more that their expressions and their reactions to the emotional expressions of others are unusual. Different. But does that mean that their sadness is different somehow? So even if apes can be said with some certainty to be feeling emotions, then there is the problem of figuring out to what extent what they feel resembles what humans feel.10.(单选题) What does the author mean by “Yes, and no”in line 1, paragraph 1?A. Other animals besides humans cryB. No other animals besides humans cryC. Animals cry but do not cry like humansD. Animals cry but humans do not cry答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：C问题解析：11.(单选题) Which of the following statement is true?A. All animals have mobile eyesB. All animals have a tearing systemC. Tearing system keeps animals’eyes wetD. Animals cry when being punished答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：C问题解析：12.(单选题) Baby chimps or apes cry because__________.A. they are being separated from their mothersB. the reason is not clearC. they feel the same way as baby humans doD. they need to be fed and protected答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：B问题解析：13.(单选题) Why human beings cry?A. There a wide range of reasons.B. People cry because they attend a stranger’s wedding.C. Crying means exactly the same thing to all humans.D. Because of cultural responses.答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：A问题解析：14.(单选题) It can be inferred from the passage that __________.A. it is uncertain to say to what extent apes feel the same emotions as humansB. it is sure that apes can feel emotionsC. some people prefer being alone because they’re not good at communicationD. people’s emotions are different答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：A问题解析：1.(单选题) According to scientists, our mental abilities begin to _______ from the age of 27 after reaching the highest level at 22．A．decline B．differ C．fail D．shrink答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：A问题解析：2.(单选题) Both of the two boys are enjoying their lives ______ the fact that they have very little time to do other things．A．beside B．despite C．beyond D．except答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：B问题解析：3.(单选题) We believe scientists will a way to solve the problem of air pollution.A．set off B．put off C．come up with D．catch up with答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：C问题解析：4.(单选题) I think _______ music may clear your mind and reduce pressure.A．listen to B．listening to C．listened to D．listens to答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：B问题解析：5.(单选题) Before he started work, I asked the builder to give me a (n) _____ of the cost of the museum.A．estimate B．value C．announcement D．evaluation答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：A问题解析：6.(单选题) It took me quite a while to ______ how to solve this problem.A．figure out B．stand out C．put out D．run out答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：A问题解析：7.(单选题) Don’t allow the Internet to control your life ____ it is widely used in many ways.A．as if B．even if C．so long as D．in case答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：B问题解析：8.(单选题) Can you find the differences ________ the twins?A．from B．in C．among D．between答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：D问题解析：9.(单选题) She closely ________ her sister. But they have totally different characteristics.A．resembles B．responds C．displays D．prefers.答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：A问题解析：10.(单选题) ―Mum, I’ve got the first prize in the photo competition.―____________A．Good luck! B．Not at all. C．Good idea! D．Congratulation!答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：D问题解析：Distance learning is a program that allows students to take classes online. Online classes offer on-campus classes, with the convenience of working at home, and the flexibility of creating your own schedule. Anna attends her online class in her pajamas. She gets away with it because her classroom is in her home. Anna is a full-time student learning from distance, and full time mother. She likes the online option because of its flexibility. “I don’t have to sit in class with my two little ones in day care. Instead, I can jump online anytime I like during the day,”said Anna who is preparing for a nursing degree. “What I liked most was the fact that I didn’t have to travel to another place, and I could work at my own place,”she said in an e-mail. Online students must be organized. Self-discipline and motivation are also important. Diana is a mathinstructor who has been teaching online classes for five and a half years. She had students who participated from far way. Many are returning students who have been working. They are focused on their goals, and are comfortable working hard. Taking classes online can have some unexpected benefits. For instance, the need to communicate questions by e-mail compels students to become better written communicators. Also, you don’t have to worry about appearance. Michael, a current online student, said in an e-mail, “I can just roll out of bed and not worry about how messy my hair is.”Anna included not having to fight for parking or paying for gas as added tuition fee. Taking classes online does have some drawbacks. Students complain about the difficulties of communicating online. Instructors complain about the students’ability to use digital media. Online classes can end up taking more time than on-campus versions. “An online student should expect to spend at least 15 hours a week working on their assignments,”said Diana the math teacher. The extra time is needed because students must clearly demonstrate understanding of the material through email and online quizzes.11.(单选题) __________is the most important feature of online or distance learning.A. A hard-working and motivated studentB. Studying online from a computer anywhereC. A good course bookD. Flexible timetable答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：D问题解析：12.(单选题) Distance learning allows Anna __________.A. to study her favorite subjectB. to understand how to be a full-time motherC. to become a nurseD. to work on her study at home while taking care of her children答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：D问题解析：13.(单选题) Comparing with the traditional classroom learners, online learners have to be__________.A. highly motivatedB. disciplinedC. well-organizedD. All of the above答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：D问题解析：14.(单选题) In the following statements, which is NOT the advantage of distance learning?A. You can learn from home, wherever your home is.B. You don’t need to care about your appearance when attending the class.C. You can meet and talk to a lot of nice people.D. You can attend the class anytime of the day, totally depending on your timetable.答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：C问题解析：15.(单选题) According to the text, what is the drawback of distance learning?A. Online classes can sometimes be time-consuming.B. You cannot wear your favorite clothes to classes.C. There is no one answering your questions.D. Distance learning gives you a comfortable place to work in.答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：A1.(单选题) Many students don’t know how to _____ stress and become worried.A．agree with B．deal with C．come up with D．quarrel with答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：B问题解析：2.(单选题) He admitted ________ in the examination.A．to cheat B．cheat C．cheating D．cheated答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：C问题解析：3.(单选题) I ______ go to bed when I heard someone knocking at the door.A．was about to B．had just to C．would rather D．would like to 答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：A问题解析：4.(单选题) When Jane began to take swimming lessons, her main __________was the fear of water.A．evidence B．crisis C．obstacle D．Danger答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：C精品文档问题解析：5.(单选题) She is rather ________ with her current peaceful life.A．content B．frustrated C．displeased D．upset答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：A问题解析：6.(单选题) ―I’m terribly sorry that I’ve broken your vase.―_______________A. You are terrible.B. It’s your fault.C. Oh, that’s all right.D. It’s bad.答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：C问题解析：7.(单选题) ―_______________―It’s Ok. Please take a seat.A. I’m sorry for being late.B. I didn’t want to be late.C. Pardon me.D. Excuse me.. 答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：A问题解析：8.(单选题) ―I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings.. ―_______________A. No problem.B. I quite understand.C. Please don’t give it a second thought.D. Forgive it答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：B问题解析：9.(单选题) ―_______________―What for? Not a bit of it.A. please forgive me for being late..B. I do beg your pardonC. How silly of me to say that.D. I apologize for upsetting you.答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：C问题解析：10.(单选题) ―I owe you apology for the delay.―_______________A. You are wrong.B. Yes, you own me.C. It’s your fault. .D. That’s perfectly all right.答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：D问题解析：Even though she’s quite young, Drew Barrymore can already be called a Hollywood legend. She’s lived it up, she’s done it all, and she has enough movies under her belt to put most young stars to shame. Barrymore was born on February 22, 1975, in California. Being from a family that produced great actors, it’s no wonder that she quickly found her way into the spotlight. When she was 11 months old, she made her first commercial on TV. She made her first movies at the age of 2. Four years later, she showed up as in the Steven Spielberg’s famous film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. However it wasn’t all roses and sunshine when Barrymore was growing up. She was drinking alcohol by the time she was 9, smoking marijuana at 10, and taking cocaine at 12. Most kid stars in Hollywood fail to become stars as adults. And most of the time, once they’re out of the spotlight, they stay out. Not so with Drew Barrymore. As she was getting older, Barrymore started to realize that there is more to life than publicity stunts. She set out to build a career and made a series of successful films since 1997, including Charlie’s Angels and 50 First Dates. “In my life, there is darkness and chaos and drama, and I have yet to explore some of that in my work life. I sort of just want to quietly challenge myself and prove that I’m capable of more.”Actually, anyone who’s not familiar with her disordered childhood might find it hard to believe she’s such a sweet person now. Like many of the characters she plays in her comedy, Drew is easygoing and laughs a lot. In 1997, she was on the cover of People magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful People issue. “Life is very interesting in the end; some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths.”Drew said.11.(单选题) Which of the following statements is NOT true about Drew Barrymore? .A. She was already famous at a young age.B. She was a Hollywood legend.C. She finished only one movie.D. She has acted a lot of movies.答题： A. B. C. D. （已提交）参考答案：C问题解析：12.(单选题) The word “spotlight”(line 3 Paragraph. 2) means __________.A. an illuminated areaB. a lamp with strong lightC. a space where lighting occursD. a focus of public attention。
华南理工大学考研试题2016年-2018年357英语翻译基础
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科目名称：英语翻译基础
适用专业：英语笔译（专硕）
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2015年华南理工大学英语翻译基础真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)
2015年华南理工大学英语翻译基础真题试卷(题后含答案及解析) 题型有：1. 词语翻译 2. 英汉互译词语翻译英译汉1．It’s been a nail-biting couple of weeks waiting for my results.正确答案：等结果的这几个星期，我坐卧不安。
2．Dear me, those girls were even as nervous as brick.正确答案：我的天哪，那些姑娘们居然一点儿也不紧张。
3．These constant changes in the weather beat me.正确答案：我适应不了变化无常的天气。
4．He gave up the sword for the plough.正确答案：他解甲归田了。
5．I could have laughed to read her thoughts.正确答案：看出了她的心思，我差点笑出声来。
6．It is essential that the mechanic or technician understand well the characteristics of battery circuits and the proper methods for connecting batteries or cells.正确答案：重要的是，技术人员要深入了解电池电路的特性和连接电池的正确方法。
7．They were understandably reluctant to join the battle.正确答案：他们不愿意参战，这是可以理解的。
8．The curtain has parted; the mystery is being dispelled.正确答案：帷幕已经拉开，谜团正逐渐被解开。
9．They love to read and be read to.正确答案：他们喜欢自己读书，也喜欢别人念给他们听。
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10. 我们要高度重视精神文明以建设和谐社会。 III. Translate the following paragraphs into Chinese (40 points)
I am always surprised how people just accepted our customs as normal without questioning them. For example, when a baby is born a certain amount of information is sent out to friends and family. It’s usually a photo, the name, time and place of the birth and the weight of the bay…That’s not a convention we seem so keen to follow through when someone dies.
serious illness.
6. They have been wetted in the rain and their goods have been affected with damp.
7. The sense of inferiority that she acquired in her youth has never been totally eradicated.
In death we’re similarly reduced to statistics. Your gravestone will have your name, maybe a photo and the date of your birth (that one is not hanging, they compete that statistic with your death date). But no follow up on the weight issue. Why not? Why have a start weight if you’re not going to bother with the end weight, too?
华南理工大学考研试题2016年-2018年211翻译硕士英语
211华南理工大学2016年攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试试卷（试卷上做答无效，请在答题纸上做答，试后本卷必须与答题纸一同交回）科目名称：翻译硕士英语适用专业：英语笔译(专业学位)211华南理工大学2017年攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试试卷（试卷上做答无效，请在答题纸上做答，试后本卷必须与答题纸一同交回）科目名称：翻译硕士英语适用专业：英语笔译（专硕）211华南理工大学2018年攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试试卷（试卷上做答无效，请在答题纸上做答，试后本卷必须与答题纸一同交回）科目名称：翻译硕士英语适用专业：英语笔译(专硕)A. People could explain well why they made their choices.B. Only a few of participants had choice blindness in making decision.C. Usually participants were aware of the limits of their skills.D. Most participants didn’t realize that their choices had been switched.44. Change blindness refers to the phenomenon that_________________.A. many people fail to notice the big change around themB. people tend to ignore the small changes in the surroundingsC. people’s choices can be easily interrupted by a big changeD. quite a few people do not have a good sense of directions45. What do researchers think is the drive for many everyday preferences?A. The haste judgment.B. The mechanism of self-feedback.C. The interaction with others.D. The expectation for the future.Passage fourRicky Gervais’s new film, The Invention of Lying, is about a world where lying doesn’t exist, which means that everybody tells the truth, and everybody believes everything everybody else says. “I’ve always hated you,”a man tells a work colleague. “He see ms nice, if a bit fat,” a woman says about her date. It’s all truth, all the time, at whatever the cost. Until one day, when Mark, a down-on-his-luck loser played by Gervais, discovers a thing called “lying” and what it can get him. Within days, Mark is rich, famous, and courting the girl of his dreams. And because nobody knows what “lying” is? he goes on, happily living what has become a complete and utter farce.It’s meant to be funny, but it’s also a more serious commentary on us all. As Americans, we like to think we value the truth. Time and time again, public-opinion polls show that honesty is among the top five characteristics we want in a leader, friend, or lover; the world is full of sad stories about the tragic consequences of betrayal. At the same time, deception is all around us. We are lied to by government officials and public figures to a disturbing degree; many of our social relationships are based on little white lies we tell each other. We deceive our children, only to be deceived by them in return. And the average person, says psychologist Robert Feldman, the author of a new book on lying, tells at least three lies in the first 10 minutes of a conversation. “There’s always been a lot of lying,” says Feldman，whose new book, The Liar in Your Life, came out this month. “But I do think we’re seeing a kind of cultural shift where we’re lying more, it’s easier to lie, and in some ways it’s almost more acceptable.”As Paul Ekman, one of Feldman’s longtime lying colleagues and the inspiration behind the Fox IV series “Lie To Me”defines it，a liar is a person who “intends tomislead,”“deliberately,”without being asked to do so by the target of the lie. Which doesn’t mean that all lies are equally toxic: some are simply habitual –“My pleasure!” -- while others might be well-meaning white lies. But each, Feldman argues, is harmful, because of the standard it creates. And the more lies we tell, even if they’re little white lies, the more deceptive we and society become.We are a culture of liars, to put it bluntly, with deceit so deeply ingrained in our mind that we hardly even notice we’re engaging in it. Junk e-mail, deceptive advertising, the everyday pleasantries we don’t really mean –“It’s so great to meet you! I love that dress”– have, as Feldman puts it, become “a white noise we’ve learned to neglect.” And Feldman also argues that cheating is more common today than ever. The Josephson Institute, a nonprofit focused on youth ethics, concluded in a 2008 survey of nearly 30,000 high school students that “cheating in school continues to be rampant, and it’s getting worse.” In that survey, 64 percent of students said they’d cheated on a test during the past year, up from 60 percent in 2006. Another recent survey, by Junior Achievement, revealed that more than a third of teens believe lying, cheating, or plagiarizing can be necessary to succeed, while a brand-new study, commissioned by the publishers of Feldman’s book, shows that 18-to 34-year-olds--- those of us fully reared in this lying culture --- deceive more frequently than the general population.Teaching us to lie is not the purpose of Feldman’s book. His subtitle, in fact, is “the way to truthful relationships.”But if his book teaches us anything, it’s that we should sharpen our skills — and use them with abandon.Liars get what they want. They avoid punishment, and they win others’ affection. Liars make themselves sound smart and intelligent, they attain power over those of us who believe them, and they often use their lies to rise up in the professional world. Many liars have fun doing it. And many more take pride in getting away with it.As Feldman notes, there is an evolutionary basis for deception: in the wild, animals use deception to “play dead” when threatened. But in the modem world, the motives of our lying are more selfish. Research has linked socially successful people to those who are good liars. Students who succeed academically get picked for the best colleges, despite the fact that, as one recent Duke University study found, as many as 90 percent of high-schoolers admit to cheating. Even lying adolescents are more popular among their peers.And all it takes is a quick flip of the remote to see how our public figures fare when they get caught in a lie: Clinton keeps his wife and goes on to become a national hero. Fabricating author James Frey gets a million-dollar book deal. Eliot Spitzer’s wi fe stands by his side, while “Appalachian hiker” Mark Sanford still gets to keep his post. If everyone else is being rewarded for lying，don’t we need to lie, too, just to keep up?But what’s funny is that even as we admit to being liars, study after study shows thatmost of us believe we can tell when others are lying to us. And while lying may be easy, spotting a liar is far from it. A nervous sweat or shifty eyes can certainly mean a person’s uncomfortable, but it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re lying. Gaze aversion, meanwhile, has more to do with shyness than actual deception. Even polygraph machines are unreliable. And according to one study, by researcher Bella DePaulo, we’re only able to differentiate a lie from truth only 47 percent of the time, less than if we guessed randomly. “Basically everything we’ve heard about catching a liar is wrong,”says Feldman, who heads the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.Ekman, meanwhile, has spent decades studying micro-facial expressions of liars: the split-second eyebrow arch that shows surprise when a spouse asks who was on the phone; the furrowed nose that gives away a hint of disgust when a person says “I love you.” He’s trained everyone from the Secret Service to the TSA, and believes that with close study, it’s possible to identify those tiny emotions. The hard part, of course, is proving them. “A lot of times, it’s easier to believe,” says Feldman. “It takes a lot of cognitive effort to think about whether someone is lying to us.”Which mea ns that more often than not, we’re like the poor dumb souls of The Invention of Lying, hanging on a liar’s every word, no matter how untruthful they may be.46. What do we know about Mark in the film The Invention of Lying?A. He looks too thin for his date.B. He is the most honest man.C. Lying changes his life completely.D. He lives in a lying world.47. According to Robert Feldman, the author of The Liar in Your Life, Americans now_____________________.A. regard the truth as very importantB. tend to lie more often than beforeC. start a conversation with three liesD. hate to be deceived by their children48. How does Robert Feldman see little white lies?A. They do harm to both people and the society.B. They are more acceptable than habitual lies.C. They are necessary in the social relationships.D. They are good-intentioned and thus harmless.49. The survey of the Josephson Institute revealed in 2008 that____________.A. most students passed the examinations by cheatingB. few students realized the harm of deceivingC. lying had become a habit of many studentsD. cheating was spreading unrestrainedly in schools。
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(£.«交) 昜考菩賓，A何迪解忆彳8・Sorry I m late I _____ have turned off the alarm clock and gone back to sleep again A) might not B) shouldn t C) can t D) won t 答妙ABC・ D can交) 多考答霎< B间题mt：15. Sir you__________ be sitting in this .vaitincf roam It is for women and chiA) oughtn't to 答题’A 卷考答案；A 问题解析；B: can't Cl wont D） needntB. C D.（己提交）16, 'He■.■/iithout sa/ing good-bye to them for he alv/ays has good iAl mustn t ha^e left B; mwy not ha；e leftC; shouldn't ha;e left D；can't have left 答题； A B C D （已提交）参考答案：D 问题解析；第三单元1・ Choose the answer that best completes each dialog —What day is today?A) It $ a fine day B) It s MondayC) It 8 March 3rd D) It s Christmas Day 咨题， A • B C D (巳援交) 多痔答赛：0问也解析，2. — Excuse me can you tell me the time^A) Yes I can B) It s SundayC) It s five thirty D) It's February 理A B C D (BM 交) 多考答囊，C 问也•師3. —What s the date tomorrow。
2018年华南理工大学研究生入学考试专业课真题626_英语综合水平测试
626华南理工大学2018 年攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试试卷（试卷上做答无效，请在答题纸上做答，试后本卷必须与答题纸一同交回）科目名称：英语综合水平测试适用专业：外国语言文学performances. Rather than playing tricks with alternatives presented to participants, we secretly altered the outcomes of their choices, and recorded how they react. For example, in an early study we showed our volunteers pairs of pictures of faces and asked them to choose the most attractive. In some trials, immediately after they made their choice, we asked people to explain the reasons behind their choices.Unknown to them, we sometimes used a double-card magic trick to secretly exchange one face for the other so they ended up with the face they did not choose. Common sense dictates that all of us would notice such a big change in the outcome of a choice. But the result showed that in 75 per cent of the trials our participants were blind to the mismatch, even offering “reasons” for their“choice”.We called this effect “choice blindness”, echoing change blindness,the phenomenon identified by psychologists where a remarkably large number of people fail to spot a major change in their environment. Recall the famous experiments where X asks Y for directions; while Y is struggling to help, X is switched for Z - and. Y fails to notice. Researchers are still pondering the full implications, but it does show how little information we use in daily life, and undermines the idea that we know what is going on around us.When we set out, we aimed to weigh in on the enduring, complicated debate about self-knowledge and intentionality. For all the intimate familiarity we feel we have with decision making, it is very difficult to know about it from the “inside”: one of the great barriers for scientific research is the nature of s ubjectivity.As anyone who has ever been in a verbal disagreement can prove, people tend to give elaborate justifications for their decisions, which we have every reason to believe are nothing more than rationalizations after the event. To prove such people wrong, though, or even provide enough evidence to change their mind, is an entirely different matter: who are you to say what my reasons are?But with choice blindness we drive a large wedge between intentions and actions in the mind. As our participants give us verbal explanations about choices they never made, we can show them beyond doubt - and prove it - that what they say cannot be true. So our experiments offer a unique window into confabulation (the story-telling we do to justify things after the fact) that is otherwise very difficult to come by. We can compare everyday explanations with those under lab conditions, looking for such things as the amount of detail in descriptions, how coherent the narrative is, the emotional tone, or even the timing or flow of the speech. Then we can create a theoretical framework to analyse any kind of exchange.This framework could provide a clinical use for choice blindness: for example, two of our ongoing studies examine how malingering might develop into truesymptoms, and how confabulation might play a role in obsessive-compulsive disorder.Importantly, the effects of choice blindness go beyond snap judgments. Depending on what our volunteers say in response to the mismatched outcomes of choices (whether they give short or long explanations, give numerical rating or labeling, and so on) we found this interaction could change their future preferences to the extent that they come to prefer the previously rejected alternative. This gives us a rare glimpse into the complicated dynamics of self-feedback (“I chose this, I publicly said so, therefore I must like it”), which we suspect lies behind the formation of many everyday preferences.We also want to explore the boundaries of choice blindness. Of course, it will be limited by choices we know to be of great importance in everyday life. Which bride or bridegroom would fail to notice if someone switched their partner at the altar through amazing sleight of hand? Yet there is ample territory between the absurd idea of spouse-swapping, and the results of our early face experiments.For example, in one recent study we invited supermarket customers to choose between two paired varieties of jam and tea. In order to switch each participant’s choice without them noticing, we created two sets of “magical” jars, with lids at both ends and a divider inside. The jars looked normal, but were designed to hold one variety of jam or tea at each end, and could easily be flipped over.Immediately after the participants chose, we asked them to taste their choice again and tell us verbally why they made that choice. Before they did, we turned over the sample containers, so the tasters were given the opposite of what they had intended in their selection. Strikingly, people detected no more than a third of all these trick trials. Even when we switched such remarkably different flavors as spicy cinnamon and apple for bitter grapefruit jam, the participants spotted less than half of all s witches.We have also documented this kind of effect when we simulate online shopping for consumer products such as laptops or cell phones, and even apartments. Our latest tests are exploring moral and political decisions, a domain where reflection and deliberation are supposed to play a central role, but which we believe is perfectly suited to investigating using choice blindness.Throughout our experiments, as well as registering whether our volunteers noticed that they had been presented with the alternative they did not choose, we also quizzed them about their beliefs about their decision processes. How did they think they would feel if they had been exposed to a study like ours? Did they think they would have noticed the switches? Consistently, between 80 and 90 per cent of people said that they believed they would have noticed something was wrong.Gervais, discovers a thing called “lying” and what it can get him. Within days, M ark is rich, famous, and courting the girl of his dreams. And because nobody knows what “lying” is? he goes on, happily living what has become a complete and utter farce.It’s meant to be funny, but it’s also a more serious commentary on us all. As Americans, we like to think we value the truth. Time and time again, public-opinion polls show that honesty is among the top five characteristics we want in a leader, friend, or lover; the world is full of sad stories about the tragic consequences of betrayal. At the same time, deception is all around us. We are lied to by government officials and public figures to a disturbing degree; many of our social relationships are based on little white lies we tell each other. We deceive our children, only to be deceived by them in return. And the average person, says psychologist Robert Feldman, the author of a new book on lying, tells at least three lies in the first 10 minutes of a conversation. “There’s always been a lot of lying,” says Feldman，whose new book, The Liar in Your Life, came out this month. “But I do think we’re seeing a kind of cultural shift where we’re lying more, it’s easier to lie, and in some ways it’s almost more acceptable.”As Paul Ekman, one of Feldman’s longtime lying colleagues and the inspiration behind the Fox IV series “Lie To Me” defines it，a liar is a person who “intends to mislead,”“deliberately,” without being asked to do so by the target of the lie. Which doesn’t mean that all lies are equally toxic: some are simply habitual –“My pleasure!”-- while others might be well-meaning white lies. But each, Feldman argues, is harmful, because of the standard it creates. And the more lies we tell, even if th ey’re little white lies, the more deceptive we and society become.We are a culture of liars, to put it bluntly, with deceit so deeply ingrained in our mind that we hardly even notice we’re engaging in it. Junk e-mail, deceptive advertising, the everyday p leasantries we don’t really mean –“It’s so great to meet you! I love that dress”– have, as Feldman puts it, become “a white noise we’ve learned to neglect.” And Feldman also argues that cheating is more common today than ever. The Josephson Institute, a nonprofit focused on youth ethics, concluded in a 2008 survey of nearly 30,000 high school students that “cheating in school continues to be rampant, and it’s getting worse.” In that survey, 64 percent of students said they’d cheated on a test during the past year, up from 60 percent in 2006. Another recent survey, by Junior Achievement, revealed that more than a third of teens believe lying, cheating, or plagiarizing can be necessary to succeed, while a brand-new study, commissioned by the publishers of Feldman’s book, shows that 18-to 34-year-olds--- those of us fully reared in this lying culture --- deceive more frequently than the general population.Teaching us to lie is not the purpose of Feldman’s book. His subtitle, in fact, is “the way to truthful relationships.” But if his book teaches us anything, it’s that we should sharpen our skills — and use them with abandon.Liars get what they want. They avoid punishment, and they win others’ affection. Liars make themselves sound smart and intelligent, they attain power over those of us who believe them, and they often use their lies to rise up in the professional world. Many liars have fun doing it. And many more take pride in getting away with it.As Feldman notes, there is an evolutionary basis for deception: in the wild, animals use deception to “play dead” when threatened. But in the modem world, the motives of our lying are more selfish. Research has linked socially successful people to those who are good liars. Students who succeed academically get picked for the best colleges, despite the fact that, as one recent Duke University study found, as many as 90 percent of high-schoolers admit to cheating. Even lying adolescents are more popular among their peers.And all it takes is a quick flip of the remote to see how our public figures fare when they get caught in a lie: Clinton keeps his wife and goes on to become a national hero. Fabricating author James Frey gets a million-dollar book deal. Eliot Spitzer’s wife stands by his side, while “Appalachian hiker” Mark Sanford still gets to keep his post. If everyone else is being rewarded for lying，don’t we need to lie, too, just to keep up?But what’s funny is that even as we admit to being liars, study after study shows that most of us believe we can tell when others are lying to us. And while lying may be easy, spotting a liar is far from it. A nervous sweat or shifty eyes can certainly mean a person’s uncomfortable, but it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re lying. Gaze aversion, meanwhile, has more to do with shyness than actual deception. Even polygraph machines are unreliable. And according to one study, by researcher Bella DePaulo, we’re only able to differentiate a lie from truth only 47 percent of the time, less than if we guessed randomly. “Basically everything we’ve heard about catching a liar is wrong,” says Feldman, who heads the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.Ekman, meanwhile, has spent decades studying micro-facial expressions of liars: the split-second eyebrow arch that shows surprise when a spouse asks who was on the phone; the furrowed nose that gives away a hint of disgust when a person says “I love you.” He’s trained everyone from the Secret Service to the TSA, and believes that with close study, it’s possible to identify those tiny emotions. The hard part, of course, is proving them. “A lot of times, it’s easier to believe,” says Feldman. “It takes a lot ofThere were, however, different explanations of this unhappy fact. Sean Pidgeon put the blame on “humanities departments who are responsible for the leftist politics that still turn people off.” Kedar Kulkarni blamed “the absence of a culture that privileges Learning to improve oneself as a human being.” Bethany blamed universities, which because they are obsessed with “maintaining funding” default on th e obligation to produce “well rounded citizens.” Matthew blamed no one，because i n his view the report’s priorities are just what they should be: “When a poet creates a vaccine or a tangible good that can be produced by a Fortune 500 company, I’ll rescind my comment.”Although none of these commentators uses the word, the issue they implicitly raise is justification. How does one justify funding the arts and humanities? It is clear which justifications are not available. You cannot argue that the arts and humanities are able to support themselves through grants and private donations. You cannot argue that a state’s economy will benefit by a new reading of “Hamlet.” You can’t argue -- well you can, but it won’t fly -- that a graduate who is well-versed in the history of Byzantine art will be attractive to employers (unless the employer is a museum). You can talk as Bethany does about “well rounded citizens,” but that ideal belongs to an earlier period, when the ability to refer knowledgeably to Shakespeare or Gibbon or the Thirty Years War had some cash value (the sociologists call it cultural capital). Nowadays, larding your conversations with small bits of erudition is more likely to irritate than to win friends and influence people.At one time justification of the arts and humanities was unnecessary because, as Anthony Kronman puts it in a new book, “Education’s End: Why Our Colleges and Universities Have Given Up on the Meaning of Life，” it was assumed that “a college was above all a place for the training of character, for the nurturing of those intellectual and moral habits that together from the basis for living the best life one can.”It followed that the realization of this goal required an immersion in the great texts of literature, philosophy and history even to the extent of memorizing them, for “to acquire a text by memory is to fix in one’s mind the image and example of the author and his subject.”It is to a version of this old ideal that Kronman would have us return, not because of a professional investment in the humanities (he is a professor of law and a former dean of the Yale Law School), but because he believes that only the humanities can address “the crisis of spirit we now confront” and “restore the wonder which those who have glimpsed the human condition have always felt, and which our scientific civilization, with its gadgets and discoveries, obscures.”As this last quotation makes clear, Kronman is not so much mounting a defense ofthe humanities as he is mounting an attack on everything else. Other spokespersons for the humanities argue for their utility by connecting them (in largely unconvincing ways) to the goals of science, technology and the building of careers. Kronman, however, identifies science, technology and careerism as impediments to living a life with meaning. The real enemies, he declares，are “the careerism that distracts from life as a whole” and “the blind acceptance of science and technology that disguise and deny our human condition.” These false idols，he says，block the way to understanding. We must turn to the humanities if we are to “meet the need for meaning in an age of vast but pointless powers,”for only the humanities can help us recover the urgency of “the question of what living is for.”The humanities do this, Kronman explains, by exposing students to “a range of texts that express with matchless power a number of competing answers to this question.” In the course of this program —Kronman calls it “secular humanism”—students will be moved “to consider which alternatives lie closest to their own evolving sense of self?” As they survey “the different ways of living that have been held up by different authors,” they will be encouraged “to enter as deeply as they can into the experiences, ideas, and values that give each its permanent appeal.” And not only would such a “revitalized humanism” contribute to the growth of the self,it “would put the conventional pieties of our moral and political world in question” and “bring what is hidden into the open — the highest goal of the humanities and the first responsibility of every teache r.”Here then is a justification of the humanities that is neither strained (reading poetry contributes to the state’s bottom line) nor crassly careerist. It is a stirring vision that promises the highest reward to those who respond to it. Entering into a conversation with the great authors of the western tradition holds out the prospect of experiencing “a kind of immortality” and achieving “a position immune to the corrupting powers of time.”Sounds great, but I have my doubts. Does it really work that way? Do the humanities ennoble? And for that matter, is it the business of the humanities, or of any other area of academic study, to save us?The answer in both cases, I think, is no. The premise of secular humanism (or of just old-fashioned humanism) is that the examples of action and thought portrayed in the enduring works of literature, philosophy and history can create in readers the desire to emulate them. Philip Sydney put it as well as anyone ever has when he asks (in “The Defense of Poesy” 1595), “Who reads Aeneas carrying old Anchises on his back that wishes not it was his fortune to perform such an excellent act?” Thrill to this picture of42.What does Anthony Kronman oppose in the process to strive for meaningful life?A.Secular humanism.B. Careerism.C. Revitalized humanismD. Cultural capital.43.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this article?A.Sidney Carton killed himself.B.A new reading of Hamlet may not benefit economy.C.Faust was not willing to sell his soul.D.Philip Sydney wrote The Defense of Poesy.44.Which is NOT true about the author?A.At the time of writing, he has been in the field of the humanities for 45 years.B.He thinks the humanities are supposed to save at least those who study them.C.He thinks teachers and students of the humanities just learn how to analyze literary effects and to distinguish between different accounts of the foundations of knowledge.D.He thin ks Kronman’s remarks compromise the object its supposed praise.45.Which statement could best summarize this article?A.The arts and humanities fail to produce well-rounded citizens.B.The humanities won’t save us because humanities departments are too leftist.C.The humanities are expected to train character and nurture those intellectual andmoral habits for living a life with meaning.D.The humanities don’t bring about effects in the world but just give pleasure to those who enjoy them.Passage fourJust over a decade into the 21st century, women’s progress can be celebrated across a range of fields. They hold the highest political offices from Thailand to Brazil, Costa Rica to Australia. A woman holds the top spot at the International Monetary Fund; another won the Nobel Prize in economics. Self-made billionaires in Beijing, tech innovators in Silicon Valley, pioneering justices in Ghana—in these and countless other areas, women are leaving their mark.But hold the applause. In Saudi Arabia, women aren’t allowed to drive. In Pakistan, 1,000 women die in honor killings every year. In the developed world, women lag behind men in pay and political power. The poverty rate among women in the U.S. rose to 14.5% last year.To measure the state of women’s progress. Newsweek ranked 165countries, looking at five areas that affect women’s lives; treatment under the law, workforce participation, political power, and access to education and health care. Analyzing datafrom the United Nations and the World Economic Forum, among others, and consulting with experts and academics, we measured 28 factors to come up with our rankings.Countries with the highest scores tend to be clustered in the West, where gender discrimination is against the law, and equal rights are constitutionally enshrined. But there were some surprises. Some otherwise high-ranking countries had relatively low scores for political representation. Canada ranked third overall but 26th in power, behind countries such as Cuba and Burundi. Does this suggest that a woman in a nation’s top office translates to better lives for women in general? Not exactly.“Trying to quantify or measure the impact of women in politics is hard because in very few countries have there been enough women in politics to make a difference,” says Anne-Marie Goetz, peace and security adviser for U.N. Women.Of course, no index can account for everything. Declaring that one country is better than another in the way that it treats more than half its citizens means relying on broad strokes and generalities. Some things simply can’t be measured.And cross-cultural comparisons can t account for difference of opinion.Certain conclusions are nonetheless clear. For one thing, our index backs up a simple but profound statement made by Hillary Clinton at the recent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. “When we liberate the economic potential of women, we elevate the economic performance of communities, nations, and the world,”she said. “There’s a simulative effect that kicks in when women have greater access to jobs and the economic lives of our countries: Greater political stability. Fewer military conflicts. More food. More educational opportunity for children. By harnessing the economic potential of all women, we boost opportunity for all people.”46.What does the author think about women’s progress so far?A.It still leaves much to be desired.B.It is too remarkable to be measured.C.It has greatly changed women's fate.D.It is achieved through hard struggle.47.In what countries have women made the greatest progress?A.Where women hold key posts in government.B.Where women’s rights are protected by law.C.Where women’s participation in management is high.D.Where women enjoy better education and health care.48.What do Newsweek rankings reveal about women in Canada?A.They care little about political participation.B.They are generally treated as equals by men.C.They have a surprisingly low social status.D.They are underrepresented in politics.49.What does Anne-Marie Goetz think of a woman being in a nation's top office?A.It does not necessarily raise women's political awareness.B.It does not guarantee a better life for the nation's women.C.It enhances women's status.D.It boosts women's confidence.50.What does Hillary Clinton suggest we do to make the world a better place?A.Give women more political power.B.Stimulate women's creativity.C.Allow women access to education.D.Tap women's economic potential.Passage fiveThe idea that government should regulate intellectual property through copyrights and patents is relatively recent in human history, and the precise details of what intellectual property is protected for how long vary across nations and occasionally change. There are two standard sociological justifications for patents or copyrights: They reward creators for their labor, and they encourage greater creativity. Both of these are empirical claims that can be tested scientifically and could be false in some realms.Consider music. Star performers existed before the 20th century, such as Franz Liszt and Niccolo Paganini, but mass media produced a celebrity system promoting a few stars whose music was not necessarily the best or most diverse. Copyright provides protection for distribution companies and for a few celebrities, thereby helping to support the industry as currently defined, but it may actually harm the majority of performers. This is comparable to Anatole France's famous irony, "The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges." In theory, copyright covers the creations of celebrities and obscurities equally, but only major distribution companies have the resources to defend their property rights in court. In a sense, this is quite fair, because nobody wants to steal unpopular music, but by supporting the property rights of celebrities, copyright strengthens them as a class in contrast to anonymous musicians.Internet music file sharing has become a significant factor in the social lives of children, who download bootleg music tracks for their own use and to give as gifts to friends. If we are to believe one recent poll done by a marketing firm rather than social。
华南理工大学357英语翻译基础2014-2018年考研专业课真题试卷
357 华南理工大学
2018 年攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试试卷
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I. Translate each of the following statements into Chinese (50):
and you’re damned if you don’t.
II. Translate each of the following statements into English (50): 1. 我的脑海中为什么只有他的影子呢？ 2. 她性格内向、脾气不好，总是郁郁寡欢。 3. 我把玫瑰拿到家里来了，我想找个花瓶来供养它。 4. 现代化建设的成功是离不开科学发展的。 5. 只要下了决心，持之以恒，习惯也还是可以改的。 6. 生活的经验固然会叫人忘记许多事情。 7. 直到今天，我一想到它，还会不自主地流下眼泪。 8. 我知道她是不到黄河心不死的。 9. 双方一致认为建立长期的友好关系符合两国人民的愿望。 10. 据了解这地方有丰富的自然资源。
and vagabonds, frauds and scoundrels, I sometimes suspect that, like everyone else, I often expect too much of them. Though faith and confidence are surely more or less foreign to my nature, I not infrequently find myself looking to them to be able, diligent, candid, and even honest.
华南理工大学学位英语考试题目
华南理工大学学位英语考试题目一、交际用语1、— I'm leaving for Shanghai tomorrow. — __________________ [单选题]A. See you later.B. Have a pleasant trip!(正确答案)C. Let's go out for a drink.2、— I wish you success in your career. —_________________ [单选题]A. Go ahead.B. It doesn't matter.C. The same to you.(正确答案)3、— I suppose there'll be a lot of arguments. — __________________ [单选题]A. I should imagine so.(正确答案)B. No problem.C. That's a good idea.4、—_______________________________ —We have three major divisions: Operations, Sales and Marketing, Finance and Administration. [单选题]A. How many departments do we have?(正确答案)B. Which division are you in?C. Which department shows the best?5、— _________________________— No, sorry, I didn't know the rule about punching in. [单选题]A. Are you late this morning, Wendy?B. Didn't you punch out this morning, Wendy?C. Didn't you punch in this morning, Wendy?(正确答案)6、— I wonder if I could use your computer tonight?— _________ [单选题]A. Sure, go ahead.(正确答案)B. It doesn't matter.C. Who cares?7、—How did you find your visit to Qingdao, Joanna? —_____________ [单选题]A. I went there alone.B. Oh, wonderful indeed.(正确答案)C. A guide showed me the way.8、— Sorry, I made a mistake again. —_________ Practise more and you’ll succeed. [单选题]A. Certainly not.B. Don't mention it.C. Never mind.(正确答案)9、—Could I help you with your heavy box? You are so tired — _________ I can manage it. [单选题]A. No. thanks.(正确答案)B. Yes, please.C. All right.10、— Is it possible for you to expand business there?— _____________ [单选题]A. I like it.B. I'd love to.C. Yes, I think so.(正确答案)二、词汇与结构11. There are a number of students ______ to get ______. [单选题]A. waited; examined(正确答案)B. waiting; examiningC. waiting; examinedD. to wait; examining12. They had a ______ response to the attack of the enemy. [单选题]A. plainB. swift(正确答案)C. relevantD. tedious13. It’s no use ______ to him as he clings very much to his own opinions. [单选题]A. talkB. talksC. to talkD. talking(正确答案)14. When Lily came home at 5 p.m. yesterday, her mother___ dinner in the kitchen. [单选题]A. cookedB. was cooking(正确答案)C. cooksD. has cooked15. Smith seldom went swimming in summer, ______. [单选题]A. his father didn’t tooB. so didn’t his fatherC. nor did his father(正确答案)D. his father also didn’t16. Did you notice the guy _____ head looked like a big potato? [单选题]A. whose(正确答案)B. whichC. whoD. whom17. No matter _____, the little sisters managed to round the sheep up and drive them back home safely. [单选题]A. it was snowing hardB. hard it was snowingC. how it was snowing hardD. how hard it was snowing(正确答案)18. He had to ______ his journey before it had hardly begun. [单选题]A. absorbB. abstractC. abandon(正确答案)D. absent19. It is because of bad weather ______ the football match had to be put off. [单选题]A. soB. so thatC. whyD. that(正确答案)20. The head engineer can’t expect to have much time to ______ to purely personal affairs. [单选题]A. spendB. devoteC. shareD. spare(正确答案)21. I don’t know the park, but it’s ______ to be quite beautiful. [单选题]A. toldB. said(正确答案)C. spokenD. talked22. People _______ a new festival so that African Americans would be able to celebrate their history and culture. [单选题]A. inventedB. producedC. manufacturedD. created(正确答案)23. At that moment she was standing a few meters away from _______ we are now. [单选题]A. where(正确答案)B. whatC. whichD. there24. The key to _______ laws lies in devotion and responsibility of the staff concerned. [单选题]A. enrichingB. enrollingC. enlargingD. enforcing(正确答案)25. Sometimes she feels very depressed, as if tomorrow _______ come. [单选题]B. wouldn’t(正确答案)C. mustn’tD. didn’t26. ________ the price is concerned, this car is a good bargain. [单选题]A. As low asB. As soon asC. As much asD. As far as(正确答案)27. This famous temple is believed ________ about 800 years ago. [单选题]A. being builtB. having builtC. to have builtD. to have been built(正确答案)28. Man has never ceased to search for cures for such _______ diseases as cancer and AIDS. [单选题]A. deadB. dyingC. deathD. deadly(正确答案)29. The girl was standing by the sea, her long hair _______ in the breeze. [单选题]B. dancing(正确答案)C. to danceD. were dancing30. A genius is someone who can achieve something that few people are ______. [单选题]A. capable of(正确答案)B. able toC. enabled toD. able of三、阅读理解一In 1985, the Coca-Cola Company made the decision to change the formula of its leading soft drink. The change was based on the findings of many market studies. These studies had shown that the general response to the new product was good. However, the change of the traditional Coca-cola by New Coke was rejected by the majority of drinkers. In fact, the company had to step back and restart production of the old formula of Coca-cola.The most important reason why New Coke was rejected was the emotional relationship that existed between drinkers and the old soft drink formula. Drinking Coca-cola had become a tradition for many people over its 99 years of existence. The change made by the company was not only in Coke’s formula but also in the traditional values and memories that it represented to the drinkers. ”We had taken away more than the product Coca-cola. We had taken away a little part of them and their past.” The drinkers rejected this “improvement”, because “they believed that Coke stood for traditional val ue….so they felt betrayed when the product changed completely overnight”.Although a lot of research was done by Coca-Cola Company, it didn’t show the depth of drinkers’ emotion for the product. The studies took many forms, but none of the tests wasable to measure the degree of personal and emotional reactions caused by the disappearance of the old, traditional Coca-cola. The weakness of the research was that it was mainly quantitative in form. The result was only numbers that could not show the deep meaning the product had for many people. A more extensive study focusing on the qualitative aspects of the change would perhaps have been able to demonstrate the close relationship existing between drinkers and product.31. Coca-Cola Company changed the formula in 1985 because __________ . [单选题]A. it led the soft drink industry in the marketB. its market studies supported the change in the formula(正确答案)C. it carried out market research for expansionD. it simply felt the need to make the change32. According to the passage, the drinkers rejected New Coke because of __________ . [单选题]A. the late response to the market by Coca-Cola CompanyB. the reproduction of Coca-cola’s old drinks formulaC. a strong dislike by Coca-cola’s regular drinkersD. the emotional relationship between the drinkers and the old soft drink(正确答案)33. The product Coca-cola was believed to stand for __________ . [单选题]A. traditional values and good memories(正确答案)B. traditional customs and happy daysC. past honors and efficient managementD. top quality and wonderful taste34. Which of the following statements is true? [单选题]A. Research by Coca-cola considered emotional factors.B. Coca-Cola did little research before they made the changeC. Research by Coca-cola was quantitative rather than qualitative(正确答案)D. Research by Coca-cola was both quantitative and qualitative35. The author of the article clearly indicates that __________ . [单选题]A. the weakness of the research could have been removedB. Coca-Cola should have measured the quantitative factors more carefullyC. Coca-Cola should have done a more extensive qualitative study(正确答案)D.A slower change of the product might have improved the sales of the company四、阅读理解二Hollywood no longer rules South Korean cinema, which is breaking out all over. Since 1999 filmmakers have been turning out ’s first critically applauded films, and “My Wife Is a Gangster” and “Phone” are the most stunningly good examples. In the way Americans tour , Asians visit to see sites featured in their favorite movies.Korea once looked to for idea, but now the reverse is true. is snapping up remake rights to dozens of Korean films. Madonna’s Maverick Films is remaking the horror film “Phone”. And Dream Works recently bought the rights to another horror film “A Tale of Two Sisters.” To capitalize on all the attention, has moved aggressively to cast itself as the center of ’s film market.The Seoul government and industry leaders are working to rank the Pusan Film Festival as Cannes(嘎纳) East, the festivals where deals get done, a one-stop place where moviemakers can shop for financing, exports, even location. In preparation for the next Pusan Festival this fall, delegations from Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan and all over Asia have been flocking to Seoul to study the Korean film revival. ”We look at Korea with an envious eye,” says one of Hong Kong moviemakers, “Filmmakers and audiences have found a real vibes (i.e. good atmosphere) between them, like in the 1970s and ‘80s inHong Kong.”The Korean film industry, however, is still uphill struggle on the way. The annual receipts of Korean films ($580 million) are gaining on those of Asia’s largest film industry: ($820 million) and ($1.93 billion). Yet, financial markets still tend to see movies as cultural venture, rather than a business. As a moviemaking company in , yet KangJeGyu Films had to team up with another filmmaker and an auto-manufacturer in a new company in order to win a listing on the stock market last year.Despite the restriction, Korean films are capturing a rising share of the local and even Asian markets. The lesson of the Korean revival is that money should be invested both into films and into comprehensive theaters that can sustain a film culture.36. The followings are mentioned in Paragraph 1 EXCEPT __________ . [单选题]A.”My Wife Is a Gangster” and “Phone” are the most stunningly good moviesB. Since 1999 filmmakers in have begun to attract attentionC. More and more films have been played in the cinemasD. tourism is more and more prosperous(正确答案)37. According to the second paragraph, the following statements are true EXCEPT__________ . [单选题]A.”A Tale of Two Sisters”, like “My Wife Is a Gangster”, is a horror film(正确答案)B. The movies have brought international attentionC. is paving way for the center of ’s film marketD. Dream Works is one of the largest film companies in America38. According to the third paragraph, the following statements are true EXCEPT__________ . [单选题]A. Some of Asia’s moviemakers are envious ofB. The Pusan Festival is called as Cannes East(正确答案)C. A one-stop service is special in the Pusan Film FestivalD. The Hong Kong’s films were prosperous in the 1970s and ‘80s39. What does "uphill struggle" in Paragraph 4 mean? [单选题]A. close to victoryB. easy fightC. hard and tough struggle(正确答案)D. good struggle40. What will the next paragraph discuss about according to the last paragraph? [单选题]A. Reasons of the Korean film revivalB. The films that will be shotC. The theaters that are boomingD. A film culture in South Korea(正确答案)五、阅读理解三The meaning of “communication” goes a lot deeper than people often think. Communication is about conceiving, sending, receiving, and interpreting messages as well as confirming reception of these messages. A failure at any point in this chain can result in ineffective communication.Ineffective communication can be disastrous. There is a famous story of a British Army Commander who sent the message “Send reinforcements, we're going to advance. ” back to his Command Center, through a long chain of subordinates. When the message finally reached the Command Center, it had become “Send three and four-pence, we're going to a dance. ” The reinforcements never arrived.You can demonstrate this same principle, albeit (尽管） on a less dramatic scale, by trying to play Chinese Whispers with more than 20 people. It is highly unlikely the samemessage you started with will be the one you end with.In a business, there are three main types of communication failure. Each has its own indicative signs.The first type is known as allocative failure. This occurs when a firm is not gathering enough intelligence about its market or (most often), the information is not reaching the right points. The firm will not be allocating resources in step with the shifts in demand. If demand is rising but the firm is suffering from allocative communication failure, then stocks will fall and there will be understaffing. If the inverse happens, there will be a surplus of stocks and overstaffing.The second type is executive failure, where communication to trigger specific events/actions is either late, lacking or in error. The symptoms of this are a general loss of direction in the company or departments, a loss of co-ordination and an increase in complaints from customers as things happen late or not at all.The final type is human failure. This occurs when the general culture of a business or the relationships between particular individuals or departments do not foster effective communication. This leads to alienated staff, an increase in staff turnover, an increase in absenteeism and general frustration among staff. Creativity, especially that which takes place across departmental boundaries, is likely to suffer hugely as team synergy slips.41. Confirming reception of the sent messages means _________. [单选题]A. the messages are sent to right receiversB. the messages are correctly understoodC. the messages are correctly understood by right receivers(正确答案)42. In the famous British Army Commander story, which step probably did NOT go wrong in the communication chain? [单选题]A. Conceiving.(正确答案)B. Sending.C. Receiving.43. What is Chinese whispers? [单选题]A. Who whispers in Chinese.B. A game to pass message around in a whisper.(正确答案)C. Chinese people who don't normally talk very loudly.44. Allocative failure does NOT happen when ___________. [单选题]A. the right information goes to the right place(正确答案)B. a company gathers false informationC. the correct information is not received by the right department or person45. According to the passage, which of the following cases does NOT belong to human failure? [单选题]A. Decreasing creativity across departments.B. Inadequate communication between departments.C. Increasing customer complaints.(正确答案)。
2019年华南理工大学博士研究生入学考试英语试题
华南理工大学博士研究生入学考试英语试题Part L Listening Comprehension ( 25％)Section A: Spot DictationDirections: In this section, you are going to hear a passage. The passage will he read only once. As you listen to the passage, fill in the blanks with the words you hear. After the passage, there will be a 3-minute pause. During the pause, you must write the words on the Answer Sheet.A recent university research project investigated the attitudes of postgraduate science students (1)____the learning of English vocabulary. The results were urprising. I'll (2) ____three of them.firstly, most of the stcrdeaats think that (3) ____every word ill English has just one meaning. This is, of course:, completely (4) ____to the facts. A glance at any English dictionary will show this. The student will (5) ____find seven or eight meanings listed for (6) ____simple' words.Why, then, have these students made such a mistake:' One reason irnay be that they're .ill (7) ____. students. Scientists try to use words ill their special subject which have one meaning, and one meaning only. Another reason., of course,could be the way in Which these Student, Were They may have used vocabulary lists when they first learner English. (M one side of the page is the word in Iaaglish-, on the other sloe, a single \ti'ord in the (Q) native language.'l°he second attitude that (10) ____from the findings isequally mistaken. (11) ____all the students think that every word in English has an exact (12)____equivalent. Again, this is far from the trijth. Sometimes one word in Iinglish can only be translated by a (13) ____in the student's native languial c. "there are other (l4) ____ill translation which we won't mention here. (:ertainly the idea of a one word for one word translation (15) ____is completely false. Translation machines, which tried to work on this (16) ____failed completely.The third result'of the investigation showed another (17) ____in the students' thinking. They believe that as soon as they know the meaning of a word, they're in a (18) ____to use it correctly. This is untrue for any language but is perhaps particularly (19) ____for English. The student has to learn when to use a word as well as to know what it means. Some words in English mean almost the same but they can only be u sed in certain situations.What, then, is the best way to increase one's vocabulary? This can be answered in threewords-observation, (20) ____and repetition.Section B: Multiple ChoiceDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage. At the end of the passage, you will hear S questions. The passage and the question will be read only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D and decide which is the best answer. Then write your choice on the Answer Slicet.21. A) It had no efFect on living cells. 13) It had effects on living cells. C) It had effects only on children.I)) It had effects only on adults.22. A) An increasing number of cancers in children.I3) A link between an electric current and the energy fold.C) A causal link between the power-line or device and the energy field.1)) A Small increased chance ofcancer in children living near electric power-line.23. A) 446. 13) 464. C ) 223. 1))234.24. A) Because he doesn't have enough evidence.R) Because other scientists have not studied his results yet. C.) Because he discovered nodirect link between disease and electricity.D) Because the link between cancer and electricity has not yet beenproved.25. A) Health and environment.B) Electric current and the energy field. C) Electricity and cancer.D) Electrical workers and cancer.Section C: Question and AnswerDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage. The passage will be read only once. Then try to answer the following questions according to what you have heard. Remember you should write your answer on the Answer Sheet.26. Why aren't most new doctors interested in beginning work in a small town?27. Why do many small town doctors work long hours? 28. What is the growing problem in theUnited States? 29. How many new doctors did the National Health Service Corps produce in 1979?30. Whom did a hospital in Parkersprary offer a reward o€ 5,000 dollar to?Part 11[. Vocabulary (20%),Directions: In each question, decide which of the four choices given will most suitably complete the sentence if inserted at the place marked. Write your answer on the Answer Sheet.31. To qualify for such a position, the native would first have to receive specialized training, and thisis____A) refused B) discouragedC) denied D) forbidden32. The little girl wore a very thin coat. A sudden gust of cold wind made her____A) whirl B) shiftC) shiver D) shake33. Presently, there are nine teachers in my team, who have____the task of teaching advanced English tomore than 500 non-English majors.A) inclined B) hesitatedC) afforded D) undertaken34. The press demands that politicians____the sources of their income.A) betray B) concealC) disclose D) renew35. Having gone through all kinds of hardships in life, he became a m with a strong____A) philosophy B) idealismC) morality D) personality36. One new____to learning a foreign language is to study the language in its cultural context.A) approach B) solutionC) manner D) road37. To maintain public____is not only the policemen's duty but f every citizen's responsibility.A) custom B) confidenceC) security D) simplicity38. All was dark in the district except for a candle____through th curtains in one of houses.A) glimmering B)glitteringC) flaming D) blazing39. One of the stands____and dozens of people were either killer or injured.A) destroyed B) collapsedC) corroded D) ruined40. "Me, afraid of him?" he said with a(n) ____smile, "Not me!"A) contemptible B) amusingC) contagious D) contemptuous41. He will simply no listen to anybody; he is____to argument.A) impervious B) imperceptibleC) impassable D) blunt42. Stop asking all these personal questions! It is bad manners to beA) inquisitive B) impatientC) acquisitive D) informative43. He____between life and death for a few days but then he pul:A) hovered B) lurchedC) wavered D) fluctuated44. We are prepared to satisfy all your____claimA} legitimate B) legibleC) intimate D) legislative45. There is not a Greek word which is the exact____of the English word ' stile'.A) equivalent B) copyC) counterpart D) meaning46. The prizes will be____at the end of the school year.A) distributed B) attributedC) granted D) contributed47. During our stay in Paris we were splendidly____by the Italian Ambassador.A) sustained B) maintainedC) retained D) entertained48. On leaving, we thanked him most warmly for the hospitality____to us and our friends.A) extended B) expandedC) expended D) awarded49. If the dispute is not settled in a(n) ____ way soon, the two countries will certainly go to war.A) amiable B) amicableC) inimical D) unfriendly50, If I may be so____as to advise you, my opinion is that you should not reply to his letter.A) generous B) humbleC) proud D) bold51. If you take a(n) ____course like her you can learn English in less than two years.A) intensive B) extensiveC) expansive D) retentive52. After a year's hard work I think I am____to a long holiday. 10,A) entailed B) deservedC) entitled D) satisfied53. Thousands of people____from Greece every year to work in West Germany.A) emigrate B) leaveC) abandon D) immigrate54, lie was a member of the Hillary____that conquered MountEverest.A) mission B) invasionC) experiment D) expedition55. It was my sad duty to____the news of John's death to his family.A) submit B) breakC) say D) proclaim56. He____himself as a war correspondent in Vietnam.A) discerned B) distinguishedC) discriminated D) extinguished57. She____his invitation to dinner as she was on a diet.A) inclined B) declinedC) denied D) disinclined58. He was____with attempted robbery and held in custody..A) accused B) prosecutedC) charged D) arrested59. What the witness said in court was not____with the statement he made to the police.A) prevalent B) relevantC) consistent D) coincident60. Molly has always beep a(n) ____child; she becomes ill easily.A) delicate B) gloomyC) energetic D) confident61. There are some very beautifully____glass windows in the church.A) designed B) drawnC) marked D) stained62. The man who never tries anything new is a(n) ____on the wheels of progress.A) obstacle B) brakeC) break D) block63. There is a sale at Hamfridge's next week with____in all departments.A) decreases B) subtractionsC) reductions D) accounts64. Doctors have long known that if a patient is____that he will recover and is treated with sympathy, his painwill often disappear.A) assumed B) assuredC) informed D) proved65: Although most birds have only a____sense of smell, they have acute vision.A} genuine.B) negativeC) negligible D) condensed66. We are sorry to say that Mary is not the very person who can be____with either money or secret information.A）entrusted B) committedC)consigned D) assigned67. If you never review your lessons, you will only have yourself to____if you fail in your examination.A) complain B) blameC) mistake D) fault68. We were four scores left behind with five minutes to go, so the game looked completely____A) irresistible B) irremissibleC} irreplaceable D) irretrievable69. Had the explosion broken out, the passagers in the plane should have been killed, for it was____timedwith the plane's take-off.A) spontaneously B) instantaneouslyC} simultaneously D) conscientiously70. The two witnesses who saw the shootings were able to____who hard fired first.A) encounter B) highlightC} testify D) identifyPart III. Reading Comprehension (50 minutes, 30 points)Directions: There are 6 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and write your answer on the Answer Sheet.One day in 1963, a dolphin named Elvar and a famous astronomer, Carl Sagan, were playing a little game. The astronomer was visiting an institute which was looking into the way dolphins communicate witheach other. He was standing a t the edge of one of the tanks where several of these highly intelligent, friendly creatures were kept. Elvar had just swum up alongside hiui,and had turned on his back. He wanted Sagan to scratch his stomach again, as the astronomer had done twice before. But this time Elvar was too deep in the water for Sagan to reach him. Elvar looked up at Sagan, waiting. Then, after a minute or so, the dolphin leapt up through the water into the air and made a sound just like the word `More?'The astonished astronomer went -to the director of the institute and told him about the incident.`Oh, yes: That's one of the words he knows,' the director said, showing no surprise at all.Dolphins have bigger brains in proportion to their body size than humans have, andit has been known for a long time that they can make a number o€ sounds. What is more, these sounds seem to have different functions, such as warning each other of danger. Sound travels much faster ,and much further in water than it does in air. That is why the parts of the brain that deal with sound are much better developed in dolphins than in humans. But can it be said that dolphins have a `language' in the real sense of the word? Scientists don't agree on this.A language is not just a collection of sounds, or even words. A language has a structure, or what we call a grammar. The grammar of a language helps to give it meaning. For example, the two questions `Who loves Mary?' and `Who does Mary love?' mean different things. If you stop to think about it, you will see that this difference doesn't come from the words in the question but from the difference in structure. That is why the question `Can dolphins speak?' can't be answered until we find out if dolphins not only make sounds but also arrange them in ways which affect their meaning.71. The dolphin leapt into the air becauseA) Sagan had turned his backB) it was part of the game they were playingC) he wanted Sagan to scratch him againD) Sagan wanted him to do this72. When Sagan told the director about what the dolphin had done, the directorA) didn't seem to think it was unusualB) thought Sagan was jokingC) told Sagan about other words the dolphin knewD) asked him if he knew other words73. Dolphins' brains are particularly well-developed toA) help them to travel fast in waterB) arrange sounds in different structuresC) respond to different kinds of soundD) communicate with humans through sound74. The sounds we call words can be called a language only ifA) each sound has a different meaningB) each sound is different from the otherC) there is a system of writingD) they have a structure or grammar（2）Married people live "happily ever after" in fairy tales, but they do so less and less often in real life. 1, like many of my friends, got married, divorced, and remarried. I suppose, to some people, I'm a failure. After all, I broke my first solemn promise to "love and cherish until death us do part." But I feel that I'm finally a success. I learned from the mistakes I made in my first marriage. This time around, the ways my husband and I share our free time, make decisions, and deal with problems are very different.I learned, first of all, not to be a clinging vine (依赖男子的妇女) . In my first marriage, I felt the every moment we spent apart was wasted. If Ray wanted to go out to a bar with his friends to watch a football game, I felt rejected and talked him into staying home. I wouldn't accept an offer to go to a movie or join an exercise class it' it meant that Ray would be home alone. I realize now that we were often angry with each other just because we spent too much time together. In contrast, my second husband and I spend some of our tree time apart and try to have interests of our own. I have started playing racquetball at a health club, and Davidsometimes takes off to go to the local auto races with his friends. When we are together, we aren't bored with each other; our separate interests make us more interesting people.I learned not only to be apart sometimes but also to work together when it's time to make decisions. When Ray and I were married, I left all the important decisions to him. He decided how we would spend money, whether we should sell the car or fix it, and where to take a vacation. I know now that I went along with this so that I wouldn't have to take the responsibility when things went wrong. I could always end an argument by saying, "It was your fault!" With my second marriage, I am trying to be a full partner. We ask each other's opinions on major decisions and try to compromise if we disagree. If we make the wrong choice, we're equally guilty. When we rented an apartment, for example, we both had to take the blame for not noticing the drafty windows and the "no pets" clause in our lease.Maybe the most important thing I've learned is to be a grown-up about facing problems. David and i have made a vow to face our troubles like adults. If we're mad at each other or worried and upset, we say how we feel. Rather than hide behind our own misery, we talk about the problem until we discover how to fix it. Everybody argues or has to deal with the occasional crisis, but Ray and I always reacted like children to these stormy times. I would lock myself in the spare bedroom. Ray would stalk out of the house, slam the door, and race off in the car. Then I would cry and worry till he returned.I wish that my first marriage hadn't been the place where I learned how to make a relationship work, but at least I did learn. 1 feel better now about being an independent person, about making decisions, and about facing problems. My second marriage isn't perfect, but it doesn't have the deep flaws that made the first one fall apart.75. Which of the following has contributed to the writer's divorce?A) Her former husband went out to watch football games.B) She started to play racquetball at a health club.C) They spent too much time together and got bored with each other.D) They spent so little time together that they could not talk to each other.76. It can be learned from the passage that the writer, in her first marriage,A) took less responsibility than she should for major decisionB) tool: the same responsibility as her husbandC) took more blame when things went wrongD) felt equally guilty when things went wrong77. Which of the following that the author should have said when she quarrelled with her former husband but she did not.A) "It was your fault!"B) "Maybe you're right."C) "It's none of your business."D) "It's none of my business."78. All the problems between the writer and David can be resolved becauseA) they hide their feelingsB) they lock themselves in their bedroomC) they have promised not to be mad at each otherD) they dare to face them79, The writer's second marriage is different from the first one in all the following ways except A) that they share their free timeB) that they make their decisions togetherC) that they talk to each otherD) that they deal with their troubles together80. The best title for the passage isA) First MarriageB) Second MarriageC) DivorceD) Perfect Marriage（3）Classified Advertising is that advertising which is grouped in certain sections of the paper and is thus distinguished from display advertising. Such groupings as "Help Wanted", "Real Estate," "Lost and Found" are made, the rate charged being less than that for display advertising. Classified advertisements are a convenience to the reader and a saving to the advertiser. The reader who, is interested in a particular kind of advertisement finds all advertisements of that type grouped for him. The advertiser may, on this account, use a very small advertisement that would be lost if it were placed among larger advertisements in the paper.It is evident that the reader approaches the classified advertisement in a different frame of mind from that in which he approaches the other advertisements in the paper. He turns to a page of classified advertisements to search for the particular advertisement that will meet his needs. As his attention is voluntary, the advertiser does not need to rely to much extent on display type to get the reader's attention.Formerly all classified advertisements were of the same size and did not have display type. With the increase in the number of such advertisements, however, each advertiser within a certain group is vying with others in the same group for the reader's attention. In many cases the result has been an increase in the size of the space used and the addition of headlines and pictures. In that way the classified advertisement has in reality become a display advertisement. This is particularly true of realestate advertising.81. Classified advertising is different to display advertising becauseA) all advertisements of a certain type are grouped togetherB) it is more distinguishedC) it is more expensiveD) nowadays the classified advertisements are all of the same size82. One of the examples given of types of classified advertisement isA) house for saleB) people who are asking for helpC) people who are lostD) real antiques for sale83. What sort of attitude do people have when they look at classified advertisements, according to thewriter?A) They are in the frame of mind to buy anything.B) They are looking for something they need.C) They feel lost because there are so many advertisements.D) They feel the same as when they look at display advertisements.84. What does the writer say about the classified advertisements that used to be put in the papers?A) They used to be voluntary.B) They used to use display type.C) They were all the same size.D) They were more formal.85. Why have classified advertisements changed in appearance, according to the writer?A) Because people no longer want headlines and pictures.B) Because real estate advertising is particularly truthful now.C）Because the increase in the number of such advertisements means they have to be smaller now.D) Because there are more advertisements now and more competition amongst advertisers. .（4）Mr Abu, the laboratory attendant, came in from the adjoining store and briskly cleaned the blackboard. He was a retired African sergeant from the Army Medical Corps and was feared by the boys. If he caught any of them in any petty thieving, he offered them the choice of a hard smack on the bottom or of being reported to the science masters. Most boys chose the former as they knew the matter would end there with no long interviews, moral arguments and an entry in the conduct book.The science master, a man called Vernier, stepped in and stood on his small platform. Vernier set the experiments for the day and demonstrated them, then retired behind the "Church Times" which he read seriously in between walking quickly along the rows of laboratory benches, advising boys. It was a simple heat experiment to show that a dark surface gave out more heat by radiation than a bright surface.During the class, Vernier was called away to the telephone and Abu was not about, having retired to the lavatory for a smoke. As soon as a posted guard announced that he was out of sight, minor pandemonium ('N k) broke out. Some of the boys raided the store. The wealthier ones took rubber tubing to make catapults and to repair bicycles, and helped themselves to chemicals for developing photographic films. The poorer boys, with a more determined aim, took only things of strict commercial interst which could be sold easily in the market. They emptied stuff into bottles in their pockets. Soda for making soap, magnesium sulphate for opening medicine, salt for cooking, liquid paraffin for women's hairdressing, and fine yellow iodoform powder much in demand for sprinkling on sores. Kojo objected mildly to all this. "Oh, shut up!" a few boys said. Sorie, a huge boy who always wore a fez indoors, commanded respect and some leadership in the class. He was gently drinking his favourite mixture of diluted alcohol and bicarbonate----which he called "gin and fizz"----from a beaker. "Look here, Kojo, you are getting out of hand. What do you think our parents pay taxes and school fees for? For us to enjoy----or to buy a new car every year for Simpson? " The other boys laughed. Simpson was the European headmaster, feared by the small boys, adored by the boys in the middle school, and liked, in a critical fashion, with reservations, by some of the senior boys and African masters. He had a passion for new motor-cars, buying one yearly."Come to think of it," Sorie continued to Kojo, "you must take something yourself, then we'll know we are safe," "Yes, you must," the other boys insisted. Kojo gave in and, unwillingly, took a little nitrate for some gunpowder experiments which he was carrying out at home. "Someone!" the look-out called.The boys ran back to their seats in a moment. Sorie washed out his mouth, at the sink with some water.Mr Abu, the laboratory attendant, entered and observed the innocent expression on the faces of thewhole class. He looked round fiercely and suspiciously, and then sniffed the air. It was a physicsexperiment, but the place smelled chemical. However, Vemier came in then. After asking if anyonewas in difficulties, and finding that no one could in a moment think up anything, he retired to hischair and settled down to an article on Christian reunion.86, The boys were afraid of Mr Abu becauseA) he had been an Army sergeant and had military ideas of disciplineB) he reported them to the Science masters whenever he caught them petty thievingC) he was cruelD) he believed in strict discipline87. When the boys were caught petty thieving, they usually chose to be beaten by Mr Abu becauseA) he gave them only one hard smack instead of the six from their teachersB) they did not want to get a bad reputation with their teachersC) they were afraid of their science mastersD) his punishment was quicker than their teachers'88. Some boys took chemicals like soda and iodoform powder becauseA) they liked to set up stalls in the marked and sell things, like tradersB) they were too poor to buy things like soap and medicineC) they wanted money and could sell such things quicklyD) they needed things like soap and medicine for sores89. A big difference between Kojo and Sorie was thatA) Kojo took chemicals for some useful experiment but Sorie only wasted his in making an alcoholicdrink.B) Sorie was rich but Kojo was poorC) Kojo had a guilty conscience but Sorie did notD) when Kojo objected. Sorie proved that what they were doing was reasonable90. On entering the laboratory, Mr Abu was immediately suspicious becauseA) the whole class was looking so innocentB) he was a suspicious man by natureC) there was no teacher in the roomD) he could smell chemicals and he knew it was a physics lesson ,（5）Alison closed the door of her small flat and put down her briefcase. As usual, she had brought some work home from the travel agency. She wanted to have a quick bite to eat and then, after spending a few hours working, she was looking forward to watching television or listening to some music:.She was just about to start preparing her dinner when there was a knock at the door. `Uli, no! Who on earth could that be?' she muttered to herself. She went to the door and opened it just wide enough to see who it was. A man of about sixty was standing there. It took her a moment before she realized who he was. He lived in the flat below. They had passed each other on the stairs once or twice, and had nodded to each other but never really spoken.`Uh, sorry to bother you, but ...uh...there's something I'd like to talk to you about,' he mumbled. He had a long, thin face and two big front teeth that made him look rather like a rabbit. Alison hesitated, but then, opening the door wide, asked him to come in. It was then that she noticed the dog. She hated dogs----particularly big ones. This one was a very old, very fat bulldog. The man had already bone into her small living-room and, without being asked, he sat down on the sofa. The dog followed him in and climbed up on the sofa next to him, breathing heavily. She stared at it. It stared back.The man coughed. `Uh, do you mind if I smoke?' he asked. Before she could ask him not to, he had taken out a cigarette and lit it.`I'll tell you why I've come. I ...I hope you won't be offended but, well ...,' he began and then stopped. Suddenly his face went red. His whole body began to shake. Then another cough exploded from somewhere deep inside him. Still coughing, he took out a grey, dirty-looking handkerchief and spat into it. Afterwards he put the cigarette back into his mouth and inhaled deeply. As he did so, some ash fell on the carpet.The man looked around the room. He seemed to have forgotten what he wanted to say. Alison glanced at her watch and wondered when he would get to the point. She waited.'Nice place you've got here,' he said at last.91. How do you think Alison felt when she heard the knock at the door?A) Afraid .B) Irritated.C) Pleased. D) Curious.92. Who was the man at the door?A) Someone from work.。
华南理工大学考研试题2016年-2018年870英语语言文学综合
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适用专业：英语语言文学、外国语言学及应用语言学
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大学英语（二）练习册（2020秋）I. Translation（50分）1.我刚刚出门就接到他的电话。
（no sooner…than…）No sooner had I left the house than I received his phone call.2.他们似乎不太可能信守承诺。
（keep one’s promise）It didn’t seem likely that they would even keep their promise.3.学好英语的关键是经常练习。
（the key to）The key to master English well is to practice often.4.她在退休之后仍积极参与政治活动。
（be involved in）She was actively involved in political activities.4.我不太熟悉这个型号的电脑。
（be familiar with）I am not very familiar with this type of compute.6.直到深夜他才回到宿舍。
（It is not until that）It was not until late into night that he returned to his dormitory.7.医生力劝病人少抽烟和饮酒。
（urge to）The doctor urged the patient to cut down on smoking and drinking.8.就能力而言，汤姆是胜任此项工作的合适人选。
（as far as….be concerned）So far as ability is concerned,Tom is the right person for the job.9.既然你不愿意和我们一起去那里，至少也应该告诉我们怎么去吧。
（be willing to）Since you are not willing to go with us,you should at least tell us how to get there.10.如果你乐意，我们饭后就一起去看一场电影。
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华南理工大学大学英语分班试题库精选College English Test For Freshmen(仅供内部交流)Model Test 1Part One Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said – Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A),B),C)and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a line through the centre.Example: You will hear:You will read:A)At the office. B)In the waiting room. C) At the airport. D)In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A)At the office is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.1. A)She is not interested in the article.B)She has giver the man much trouble.C)She would like to have a copy of the article.D)She doesn’t want to take the trouble to read the article.2.A)He saw the big tower he visited on TV.B)He has visited the TV tower twice.C)He has visited the TV tower once.D)He will visit the TV tower in June.3. A)The woman has trouble getting along with the professor.B)The woman regrets having taken up much of the professor’s time.C)The woman knows the professor has been busy.D)The woman knows the professor has run into trouble.4. A)He doesn’t enjoy business trips as much as he used to.B)He doesn’t think he is capable of doing the job.C)He thinks the pay is too low to support his family.D)He wants to spend more time with his family.5. A)The man thought the essay was easy.B)The both had a hard time writing the essay.C)The woman thought the essay was easy.D)Neither of them has finished the assignment yet.6. A)In the park. B)Between two buildings.C)In his apartment D)Under a huge tree.7. A)It’s awfully dull. B)It’s really exciting.C)It’s very exhausting. D)It’s quite challenging.8. A)Movie. B)A lecture. C)A play. D)A speech.9. A)The weather is mild compared to the past years.B)They are having the coldest winter ever.C)The weather will soon get warmer.D)The weather may get even colder.10. A)The mystery story.B)The hiring of a shop assistant.C)The search for a reliable witness.D)An unsolved case of robbery.Section BPassage OneQuestions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A)They want to change the way English is taught.B)They learn English to find well-paid jobs.C)They want to have an up-to-date knowledge of English.D)They know clearly what they want to learn.12. A)Professionals. B)College students.C)Beginners D)Intermediate earners.13. A)Courses for doctors. B)Courses for businessmen.C)Courses for reporters. D)Courses for lawyers.14. A)Three groups of learners. B)The importance of business English.C)English for Specific Purposes. D)Features of English for different papacies.Passage TwoQuestions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.15. A)To show off their wealth.B)To feel good.C)To regain their memory.D)To be different from others.16. A)To help solve their psychological problems.B)To play games with them.C)To send sham to the hospital.D)To make them aware of its harmfulness.17. A)They need care and affection.B)They are fond of round-the-world trips.C)They are mostly from broken families.D)They are likely to commit crimes.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A)Because it was too heavy.B)Because it did not bend easily.C)Because it did not shoot far.D)Because its string was short.19. A)It went out of use 300 years ago.B)It was invented alter the short how.C)It was discovered before fire and the wheel.D)It’s still in use today.20.A)They are accurate and easy to pull.B)Their shooting range is 40 yards.C)They are usually used indoors.D)They took 100years to develop.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Design of all the new tools and implements is based on careful experiments with electronic instruments. First, a human “guinea pig” is tested using a regular tool. Measurements are taken of the amount of work done, and the buildup of heat in the body. Twisted joints and stretched muscles can not perform as well, it has been found, as joints and muscles in their normal positions. The same person is then tested again, using a tool designed according to the suggestions made by Dr. Tichauer. All these tests have shown the great improvement of the new designs over the old.One of the electronic instruments used by Dr. Tichauer, the myograph (肌动记器), makes visible through electrical signals the work done by human muscle.Another machine measures any dangerous features of tools, thus proving information upon which to base a new design. One conclusion of tests made with this machine is that a tripod stepladder is more stable and safer to use than one with four legs.This work has attracted the attention of efficiency experts and time-and-motion-study engineer, but its value goes far beyond that. Dr. Tichauer’s first thought is for the health of the tool user. With the repeated use of the same tool all day long on production lines and in other jobs, even light manual work can put a heavy stress on one small area of the body. In time, such stress can cause a disabling disease. Furthermore, muscle fatigue is a serious safety hazard.Efficiency is the by-product of comfort, Dr. Tichauer believes, and his new designs for traditional tools have proved his point.21.What are involved in the design of a new tool according to the passage?A)Electronic instruments and a regular tool.B)A human “guinea pig ” and a regular tool.C)Electronic instruments and a human “guinea pig”.D)Electronic instruments, a human “guinea pig” and a regular tool.22.From the passage we know that joints and muscles perform best when .A)they are twisted and stretchedB)they are in their normal positionsC)they are tested with a human “guinea pig”D)they are tested with electronic instruments23.A “myograph” (Para. 2, Line 1) is an electronic instrument that .A)is able to design new toolsB)measures the amount of energy usedC)enable people to see the muscular movementsD)visualizes electrical signals24.It can be inferred form the passage that .A)a stepladder used to have four legsB)it is dangerous to use toolsC)a tripod is safer in a tool designD)workers are safer on production lines25.Dr. Tichauer started his experiments initially to .A)improve efficiencyB)increase productionC)reduce work loadD)improve comfortQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.More and more , the operations of our businesses, governments, and financial institutions are controlled by information that exists only inside computer memories. Anyone clever enough to modify this information for his own purposes can reap big reward. Even worse, a number of people who have done this and been caught at it have managed to get away without punishment.It’s easy for computer crimes to go undetected if no one checks up on what the computer is doing.But even if the crime is detected, the criminal may walk away not only unpunished but with a glowing recommendation from his former employers.Of course, we have no statistics on crimes that go undetected. But it’s disturbing to note how many of the crimes we do know about were detected by accident, not by systematic inspections or other security procedures. The computer criminals who have been caught may have been the victims of uncommonly bad luck.Unlike other lawbreakers, who must leave the country, commit suicide, or go to jail, computer criminals sometimes escape punishment, demanding not only that they not be charged but that they be given good recommendations and perhaps other benefits. All too often, their demands have been met.Why? Because company executives are afraid of the bad publicity that would result if the public found out that their computer had been misused. They hesitate at the thought of a criminal boasting in open court of how he juggled (诈骗) the most confidential (保密) records right under the noses of the company’s executives, accountants, and security staff. And so another computer criminal departs with just the recommendations he needs to continue his crimes elsewhere.26.It can be concluded from the passage that .A)it is still impossible to detect computer crimes todayB)people commit computer crimes at the request of their companyC)computer criminals escape punishment because they can’t be detectedD)computer crimes are the most serious problem in the operation of financial institutions27.It is implied in the third paragraph that .A)most computer criminals who are caught blame their bad luckB)the rapid increase of computer crimes is a troublesome problemC)most computer criminals are smart enough to cover up their crimesD)many more computer crimes go undetected that are discovered28.Which of the following statements is mentioned in the passage?A)A strict law against computer crimes must be enforced.B)Companies usually hesitate to uncover computer crimes to protect their reputation.C)Companies will guard against computer crimes to protect their reputation.D)Companies need to impose restrictions on confidential information.29.What may happen to computer criminals once they are caught?A)With a bad reputation they can hardly find another job.B)They may walk away and easily find another job.C)They will be denied access to confidential records.D)They must leave the country to go to jail.30.The passage is mainly about .A)why computer criminals are often able go escape punishmentB)why computer crimes are difficult to detect by systematic inspectionsC)how computer criminals manage to get good recommendations from their former employersD)why computer crimes can’t be eliminatedQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.In a family where the roles of men and women are not sharply separated and where many household tasks are shared to a greater or lesser extent, notions of male superiority are hard to maintain. The pattern of sharing in tasks and indecision makes for equality and this in turn leads to further sharing. In such a home, the growing boy and girl learn to accept equality more easily than did their parents and to prepare more fully for participation in a world characterized by cooperation rather than by the “battle of the sexes”.If the process goes too far and man’s role is regarded as less important – and that has happened in some cases – we are as badly off as before, only in reverse.It is time to reassess the role of the man in the man in the American family. We are getting a little tired of “Momism”– but we don’t want to exchange it for a “neo-Popism”. What we need, rather, is the recognition that bringing up children involves a partnership of equals. There are signs that psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and specialists on the family are becoming more aware of the part men play and that they have decided that women should not receive all the credit – nor the blame. We have almost given up saying that a woman’s place is in the home. We are beginning, however, to analyze man’s place in the home and to insist that he does have a place in it. Nor is that place irrelevant to the healthy development of the child.The family is a co-operative enterprise for which it is difficult to lay down rules, because each family needs to work out its own ways for solving its own problems.Excessive authoritarianism (命令主义) has unhappy consequences, whether it wears skirts or trousers, and the ideal of equal rights and equal responsibilities is pertinent (相关的, 切题的) not only to a healthy democracy, but also to a healthy family.31.The ideal of equal rights and equal responsibilities is .A)fundament to a sound democracyB)not pertinent to healthy family lifeC)responsible for MomismD)what we have almost given up32.The danger in the sharing of household tasks by the mother and the father is that .A)the role of the father may become an inferior oneB)the role of the mother may become an inferior oneC)the children will grow up believing that life is a battle of sexesD)sharing leads to constant arguing33.The author states that bringing up children .A)is mainly the mother’s jobB)belongs among the duties of the fatherC)is the job of schools and churchesD)involves a partnership of equals34.According to the author, the father’s role in the home is .A)minor because he is an ineffectual parentB)irrelevant to the healthy development of the childC)pertinent to the healthy development of the childD)identical to the role of the child’s mother35.With which of the following statements would the author be most likely to agree?A)A healthy, co-operative family is a basic ingredient of a healthy society.B)Men are basically opposed to sharing household chores.C)Division of household responsibilities is workable only in theory.D)A woman’s place in the home – now as always.Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.Teaching children to read well from the start is the most important task of elementary schools. But relying on educators to approach this task correctly can be a great mistake. Many schools continue to employ instructional methods that have been proven ineffective. The staying power of the “look-say” or “whole-word” method of teaching beginning reading is perhaps the most flagrant example of this failure to instruct effectively.The whole-word approach to reading stresses the meaning of words over the meaning of letters, thinking over decoding, developing a sight vocabulary of familiar words over developing the ability to unlock the pronunciation of unfamiliar words. It fits in with the self-directed, “learning how to learn”activities recommended by advocates (倡导者) of “open”classrooms and with the concept that children have to be developmentally ready to begin reading. Before 1963, no major publisher put out anything but these “Run-Spot-Run” readers.However, in 1955, Rudolf Flesch touched off what has been called “the great debate” in beginning reading. In his best-seller Why Johnny Can’t Read, Flesch indicted (控诉) the nation’s public schools for miseducating students by using the look-say method. He said-and more scholarly studies by Jeane Chall and Rovert Dykstra Later confirmed – that another approach to beginning reading, founded on phonics (语言学) , is far superior.Systematic phonics first teaches children to associate letters and letter combinations with sounds; it then teaches them how to blend these sounds together to make words. Rather than building up a relatively limited vocabulary of memorized words, if imparts a code by which the pronunciations of the vast majority of the most common words in the English language can be learned. Phonics does not devalue the importance of thinking about the meaning of words and sentences; it simply recognizes that decoding is the logical and necessary first step.36.The author feels that counting on educators to teach reading correctly is .A)only logical and natural B)the expected positionC)probably a mistake D)merely effective instruction37.The author indicts the look-say reading approach because .A)it overlooks decoding B)Rudolf Flesch agrees with himC)he says it is boring D)many schools continue to use this method38.One major difference between the look-say method of learning reading and the phonics method is .A)look-say is simpler B)phonics takes longer to learnC)look-say is easier to teach D)phonics gives readers access to far more words39.The phrase “touch-off” (Para.3, Line 1) most probably means .A)talk about shortly B)start or causeC)compare with D)oppose40.According to the author, which of the following statements is true?A)Phonics approach regards whole-word method as unimportant.B)The whole-word approach emphasizes decoding.C)In phonics approach, it is necessary and logical to employ decoding.D)Phonics is superior because it stresses the meaning of words thus the vast majority of most common words can be learned.Part Three V ocabulary and StructureDirections: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.41.Word had come from the manager a new transaction would be concluded.A)whoB)thatC)whichD)when42.There was a traffic jam, but she get to the destination in time.A)couldB)mightC)ought toD)was able to43.“Do you think I should attend the lecture?” she asked me.A)thatB)whetherC)ifD)when44.Their room was on the third floor, its window the sports ground.A)overlooksB)overlookingC)overlookedD)to overlook45.On no account to anyone who works in the company.A)my name must be mentionedB)my name must mentionC)must my name be mentionedD)must my name mention46.Jim knows little of mathematics, of chemistry.A)and still lessB)as well asC)no less thanD)and still more47.The man denied any thing at the supermarket when he was questioned by the police.A)to have stolenB)to stealC)having stolenD)having been stealing48.Did he tell you what if he had a chance?A)was he going to doB)he would doC)be had doneD)had to do49.The results were to yesterday, but we have heard nothing.A)revealB)have revealedC)be revealedD)have been revealed50.Calculations, which are astronomically exact, have been made with the use of computers.A)possibleB)it possibleC)possiblyD)to be possible51.To handle the delicate situation, you must; beA)more than carefulB)more carefullyC)carefully enoughD)enough carefully52.The governess agreed to teach the temperamental child she was given complete authority.A)whetherB)forC)thatD)provided53.According to the periodic table, still some elements undiscovered.A)there seem to beB)it seems to beC)it seems thatD)here seem54.The farmer used wood to build a house to store grain.A)withB)in whichC)whichD)where55.A beam of light will not bend round the corners unless to do so with the help of a reflecting device.A)being doneB)madeC)to be madeD)having made56. , the more severe the winters are.A)The more north you goB)The farther you go the northC)The more you go northD)The farther north you go57.Vicky has been sad recently, for her plan to go to college at the last moment.A)fell outB)fell behindC)fell throughD)fell off58.You had better leasing these newcomers, for that will hurt their feeling.A)leave outB)leave forC)leave offD)leave behind59.Don’t lose heart! You should your courage and overcome the difficulty.A)hold upB)set upC)pull upD)pluck up60.He a sum of money every month to help the two orphans.A)sets asideB)sets upC)sets alongD)sets in61.His debts had to be after he committed suicide with his rifle.A)laid offB)written offC)turned offD)put off62.The gentleman a cherub with his letter.A)combinedB)includedC)keptD)enclosed63.At the meeting both sides exchanged their views on a wide of topics they were interested in.A)extentB)numberC)collectionD)range64.His has changed but he has kept the fine qualities of a scientific researcher.A)stateB)statusC)stationD)statue65.She can speak French and German, to nothing of English.A)sayB)speakC)talkD)tell66.If you play with electricity, you may get an electric .A)strikeB)beatC)shockD)knock67.It was a wonderful play with a of over fifty actors and actresses.A)listB)groupC)bunchD)herd68.A change in policy is needed if relations are ever to improve.A)strictB)wideC)everD)radical69.Please give my best to your family.A)noticeB)attentionC)regardsD)cares70.They bought the land with a to build a new office block.A)purposeB)viewC)goalD)reasonPart IV Close (15 minutes )Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, for each bland there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the one that best fits into the passage.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Methods of studying vary; what works 71 for some students doesn’t work at all for others. The only thing you can do is experiment 72 you find a system that does work for you . But two things are sure: 73 else can do your studying for you, and unless you do find a system that works, you won’t although college. Meantime, there are a few rules that 74 for everybody. The hint is “don’t get 75 ”.The problem of studying, 76 enough to start with, becomes almost 77 when you are trying to do 78 in one weekend. 79 the fastest readers have trouble 80 that. And id you are behind in written work that must be 81 , the teacher who accepts it 82 late will probably not give you good credit. Perhaps he may not accept it 83 . Getting behind in one class because you are spending so much time on another is really no 84 .Feeling pretty virtuous about the seven hours you spend on chemistry won’t 85 one bit if the history teacher pops a quiz. And many freshmen do get into trouble by spending too much time on one class at the 86 of the others, either because they like one class much better or because they find it so much harder that they think, they should 87 all their time to it. 88 the reason, going the whole work for one class and neglecting the rest of them is a mistake, if you face this 89 , begin with the shortest and easiest 90 . Get them out of the way and then go to the more difficult, time consuming work.71.A)good B)easily C)sufficiently D)well72.A)until B)after C)while D) so73.A)somebody B)nobody C)everybody D)anybody74.A)follow B)go C)operate D)work75.A)behind B)after C)slow D)later76.A)hardly B)unpleasant C)hard D)heavy77.A)improbable B)necessary C)impossible D)inevitable78.A)three week’s work B) three weeks’ works C) three week s’ work D) three week’s works79.A)Even B)Almost C)If D)With80.A)to do B)doing C)at doing D)with doing81.A)turned in B) turned up C) turned out D) given in82.A)very B)quite C)such D)that83.A)anyway B)either C)at all D)too84.A)solution B)method C)answer D)excuse85.A)help B)encourage C)assist D)improve86.A)expense B)pay C)debt D)charge87.A)devote B)put C)spend D)take88.A)Whichever B)Whatever C)However D)Wherever89.A)attraction B)decision C)temptation D)dilemma90.A)arrangements B)way C)assignments D)classPart VWriting Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Good Manners. You should write at least 100words and you should base your composition on the outline (giver in Chinese) below:1.世界上的人都看重良好的行为举止.2.在公共场合的一些好的行为举止.3.如果每个人都培养起了好的行为举止.Keys:1-10:CCBDB DACDD 11-20:DABCB AACBA21-25:DBCAD26-30:DDBBD31-35:AADCA36-40:CADBC41-50:BDABC ACBDA 51-60:ADABB DCCDA 61-70:BDDBA ABDCA71-80:DABDA CCCAB 81-90:ADCDA AABCCPeople all over the world set great regard on good manners. To certain degree, good manners indicate a person’s good education and breeding. In schools, it is part of students’ moral Raining to develop good manners. A person with good manners always wins praise. On the contrary, people will frown on him if he behaves roughly and impolitely.There are good manners in which we behave in public places. It is a good manner to offer help to the young, the old and the handicapped when they are in need of it. So is it to conduct ourselves politely and keep away from foul language. Besides, we should guard against such minor offences as making a loud noise, casting peels and shells, smoking and spitting.If everyone has developed good manners, people will form a more harmonious relationship. If everyone behaves considerately towards others and follows the social ethics, people will live in a better world. With the general mood of society improved, there will be a progress of civilezation.。