上海财经大学自主招生笔试

2014年上海财经大学自主选拔测试卷英语部分Part 1.Grammar & V ocabulary 40’1. By the time you get to New York, I _______for London.A) would be leaving B) am leaving C) have already left D) shall have left2. The article suggests that when a person _______ under unusual stress he should be especially ca reful to have a well-balanced diet.A) is B) were C) be D) was3. The lawyer advised him to drop the _______, since he stands little chance to win.A) event B) incident C) case D) affair4. Sometimes children have trouble _______fact from fiction and may believe that such things act ually exist.A) to separate B) separating C) for separating D) of separating5. He is quite sure that it's ________ impossible for him to fulfill the task within two days.A) absolutely B) exclusively C) fully D) roughly6. There was a big hole in the road which ________ the traffic.A) set back B) stood back C) held up D) kept down7. Many a delegate was in favor of his proposal that a special committee _______ to investigate the incident.A) were set up B) was set up C) be set up D) set up8. In the Chinese household, grandparents and other relatives play ________ roles in raising childr en.A) incapable B) indispensable C) insensible D) infinite9. Eye contact is important because wrong contact may create a communication ________.A) tragedy B) vacuum C) question D) barrier10. There was such a long line at the exhibition ________ we had to wait for about half an hour.A) as B) that C) so D) hence11. There is no _______ to the house from the main road.A) access B) avenue C) exposure D) edge12. ________ energy under the earth must be released in one form or another, for example, an eart hquake.A) Accumulated B) Gathered C) Assembled D) Collected13. He wasn't appointed chairman of the committee, ________ not verypopular with all its members.A) to be considered B) considering C) being considered D) having considered14. The twentieth century has witnessed an enormous worldwide political, economic and culturalA) tradition B) transportation C) transmission D) transformation15. The ________ stuck on the envelope says "By Air".A) diagram B) label C) signal D) mark16. Mobile telecommunications ________ is expected to double in Shanghai this year as a result of a contract signed between the two companies.A) capacity B) potential C) possession D) impact17. Reading ________ the lines, I would say that the Government are more worried than they will admit.A) behind B) between C) along D) among18. My brother's plans are very ________; he wants to master English, French and Spanish before he is sixteen.A) arbitrary B) aggressive C) ambitious D) abundant19. Things might have been much worse if the mother _______ on her right to keep the baby.A) has been insisting B) had insisted C) would insist D) insisted20. The statistical figures in that report are not ________ . You should not refer to them.A) accurate B) fixed C) delicate D) rigid21. Contrast may make something appear more beautiful than it is when ________ alone.A) seen B) is seen C) to be seen D) having been seen22. The football game comes to you ________ from New York.A) lively B) alive C) live D) living23. None of us expected the chairman to ________at the party. We thought he was still in hospital.A) turn in B) turn over C) turn up D) turn down24. The mother didn't know who ________ for the broken glass.A) blamed B) be blamed C) to blame D) would blame25. He ________ to his customers and halved the price.A) leaked B) drew C) quoted D) yielded26. Tryon was extremely angry, but cool-headed enough to ________ storming into the boss's offi ce.A) prevent B) prohibit C) turn D) avoid27. All flights ________ because of the terrible weather, they had to go there by train.A) having been canceled B) had been canceledC) having canceled D) were canceled28. The author of the report is well ________ with the problems in the hospital because he has bee n working there for many years.A) informed B) acquainted C) enlightened D) acknowledged29. The boy spent as much time watching TV as he ________ studying.A) does B) had C) was D) did30. The ship's generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated ________ instead of mech anically.A) manually B) artificially C) automatically D) synthetically31. The meal was excellent; the pears were particularly____.A. flavoredB. deliciousC. tastefulD. gracious32. His parents give him many expensive toys as some form of ____for his lameness and inability to play active games.A. remedyB. CompensationC. treatmentD. comfort33. To what extent will future scientific discoveries make possible the ____of the human life span.A. increaseB. expansionC. growthD. prolongation34. She was at the ____of her career when she was badly injured in the car accident.A. bloomB. peakC. excessD. extreme35. Should the ____of patriotism be controlled by reason?A. sentimentB. affectionC. emotionD. passion36.____going through to New York yesterday to attend his son’s wedding, Dr. Knapp flew to Chicago for a flower show.A. On the contraryB. In spite ofC. Instead ofD. Because of37.____to the question of refreshments, I should think orange juice and potato chips will be sufficient.A.DueB. AsC. PriorD. According38. To most of the undergraduate students, the doctoral degree is a distant ____.A. themeB. prospectC. thresholdD. token39. The party’s reduced vote was ____of lack of support for its policies.A. authoritativeB. acuteC. adverseD. indicative40. Plato’s teaching had a profound ____on Aristotle.A. sentimentB. affectC. effectD.sanctionPart 2.ClozeGrowth of trade will depend greatly on availability of energy sources. There may still be a trillion barrels of recoverable oil in the Middle East. But the oil crisis of 1974 has ____41____to renewed interest in coal and to a search for____42____ sources of energy. Solar, geothermal, and nuclear e nergy will play a large role in the years to come.Solar energy is available in ____43____ forms. Buildings can be heated and cooled by direct u se of solar radiation, crops and trees, which are the most efficient converters of sunlight into energ y, can be grown for their energy potential, wastes can be burned as ____44____, sunlight can be c onverted into DC (direct current) electricity, electric power can be____45____from the sun-warme d surface waters of the ocean, and lastly, solar radiation can be converted into heat that will drive e lectric power generators. Serious problems still remain as to ___46___and storage of solar energy.Geothermal energy is the energy contained within the earth. Heat is abundantly available deep in the earth's core and is constantly being produced. However, this heat is usually located at too de ep a level for ____47____exploitation. In short, very little is known on the use of geothermal ener gy, and it has____48____been exploited.Nuclear energy is produced in nuclear power plants. At these plants atoms of uranium are split, thus ____49____masses of energy. Another source of energy under development is the nuclear f usion of certain atoms of hydrogen. This could eventually ____50____natural gas as a source of e nergy.A. rarelyB. transformationC. fuelD. replaceE. LedF. alternativeG. commercialH. brieflyI. derivedJ. variousK. relievingL. releasingM. transportationN. financialO. describedThere are more than forty universities in Britain—nearly twice as many as in 1960.During the 1960s eight completely new ones were founded, and ten other new ones were created 1 converting old colleges of technology into universities. In the same period the 2 of students more than doubled, from 70?000 to 3 than 200,000.By 1973 about 10% of men aged from eighteen 4 twenty-one were in universities and about 5% of women. All the universities are private institutions. Each has its 5 governing councils, 6 some local businessmen and local politicians as 7 a few academics (大学教师).The state began to give grants to them fifty years 8 , and by 1970each university derived nearly all its 9 from state grants. Students have to 10 fees and living costs, but every student may receive from the local authority of the place 11 he lives a personal grant which is enough to pay his full costs, including lodging and 12 unless his parents are 13 .Most 14 take jobs in the summer 15 about six weeks, but they do not normally do outside 16 during the academic year. The Department of Education takes 17 for the payment which cover the whole expenditure of the 18 , but it does not exercise direct control. It can have an important influence 19 new developments through its power to distribute funds, but it takes the advice of the University Grants Committee, a body which is mainly 20 of academics.1.A.with B.by C.at D.into2.A.amount B.quantity C.lot D.number3.A.more B.much C.less D.fewer4.A.with B.to C.from D.beyond5.A.self B.kind C.own D.personal6.A.making B.consisting C.including D.taking7.A.good B.long C.little D.well8.A.ago B.before C.after D.ever9.A.suggestions B.grades C.profits D.funds10.A.make B.pay C.change D.delay11.A.what B.which C.where D.how12.A.living B.drinking C.food D.shelter13.A.poor B.generous C.kindhearted D.rich14.A.professors B.students C.politicians D.businessmen15.A.at B.since C.with D.for16.A.travel B.work C.experiment D.study17.A.responsibility B.advice C.duty D.pleasureernment B.school C.universities mittees19.A.at B.to C.on D.form20.A.consisted posed C.made D.takenPart 3.Reading ComprehensionPersonality is , to large extent,inherent --A-type parents usually bring about A-type offspring.But the environment must also have a profound effect,since if competition is important to the parents, it is likely to become a major factor lives of their children.One place where children soak up A characteristics is school,which is ,by its very nature,a highly competitive institution. Too many schools adopt the "win at all costs" moral standard and measure their success by sporting achievements. The current passion for making children compete against their classmates or against the clock produces a two-layer system,in which competitive A types seem in some way better than their B-type fellows.Being too keen to win can have dangerous consequences:remember that Pheidippides ,the first marathon runner,dropped dead seconds after saying:"Rejoice,we conquer!".By far the worst form of competition in school is the disproportionate emphasis on examinations . It is a rare school that allows pupils to concentrate on those things they do well.The merits of competition by examination are somewhat questionable,but competition in the certain knowledge of failure is positively harmful. Obviously, it is neither practical nor desirable that all A youngsters change into 'B's. The would needs types,andschools have an important duty to try to fit a child's personality to his possible future employment. It is top management.1.According to the author,what factors contribute to the building of personality?a.inheritanceb.inheritance,competition and environmentpetitiond.environment2.Which of the following statements is not true according to the author of the passage?a.Schools usually adopt severe competitive policies.b.Students are often divided by competition results.c.School is place where children cultivate their characteristics.d.The stronger desire for winning,the better.3.The phrase "soak up" is closest in meaning to ____.a.pull upb.take upc.take ind.pull in4.What attitude does the author hold toward examinations in schools?a.positiveb.negativec.doubtfuld.neutral5.what suggestion does the author make concerning the management of schools?a.All students be made into competitive A types.b.A child's personality be considered in regard to his possible future job.c.All students be changed into B characteristics.d.Schools abolish all forms of examinations.When one looks back upon the fifteen hundred years that are the life span of the English language, he should be able to notice a number of significant truths. The history of our language has always been a history of constant change—at times a slow, almost imperceptible change, at other times a violent collision between two languages. Our language has always been a living growing organism, it has never been static. Another significant truth that emerges from such a study is that language at all times has been the possession not of one class or group but of many. At one extreme it has been the property of the common, ignorant folk, who have used it in the daily business of their living, much as they have used their animals or the kitchen pots and pans. At the other extreme it has been the treasure of those who have respected it as an instrument and a sign of civilization, and who have struggled by writing it down to give it some permanence, order, dignity, and if possible, a little beauty.As we consider our changing language, we should note here two developments that are of special and immediate importance to us. One is that since the time of the Anglo-Saxons there has been an almost complete reversal of the different devices for showing the relationship of words in a sentence. Anglo-Saxon (old English) was a language of many inflections. Modern English has few inflections. We must now depend largely on word order and function words to convey the meanings that the older language did by means of changes in the forms of words. Function words, you should understand, are words such as prepositions, conjunctions, and a fewothers that are used primarily to show relationships among other words. A few inflections, however, have survived. And when some word inflections come into conflict with word order, there may be trouble for the users of the language, as we shall see later when we turn our attention to such maters as WHO or WHOM and ME or I. The second fact we must consider is that as language itself changes, our attitudes toward language forms change also. The eighteenth century, for example, produced from various sources a tendency to fix the language into patterns not always set in and grew, until at the present time there is a strong tendency to restudy and re-evaluate language practices in terms of the ways in which people speak and write.1.In contrast to the earlier linguists, modern linguists tend to .A. attempt to continue the standardization of the languageB. evaluate language practices in terms of current speech rather than standards or proper patternsC. be more concerned about the improvement of the language than its analysis or historyD. be more aware of the rules of the language usage2.Choose the appropriate meaning for the word “inflection” used in line 4 of paragraph 2.A. Changes in the forms of words.B. Changes in sentence structures.C. Changes in spelling rules.D. Words that have similar meanings.3.Which of the following statements is not mentioned in the passage?A. It is generally believed that the year 1500 can be set as the beginning of the modern English language.B. Some other languages had great influence on the English language at some stages of its development.C. The English language has been and still in a state of relatively constant change.D. Many classes or groups have contributed to the development of the English language.4. The author of these paragraphs is probably a(an) .A. historianB. philosopherC. anthropologistD. linguist5.Which of the following can be best used as the title of the passage?A. The history of the English language.B. Our changing attitude towards the English language.C. Our changing language.D. Some characteristics of modern English.Culture is one of the most challenging elements of the international marketplace. This system of learned behavior patterns characteristic of the members of a given society is constantly shaped by a set of dynamic variables: language, religion, values and attitudes, manners and customs, aesthetics, technology, education, and social institutions. To cope with this system, an international manager needs both factual and interpretive knowledge of culture. To some extent, the factual knowledge can be learned; its interpretation comes only through experience.The most complicated problems in dealing with the cultural environment stem from the fact that one cannot learn culture—one has to live it. Two schools of thought exist in the business world on how to deal with cultural diversity. One i s that business is business the world around, following the model of Pepsi and McDonald’s. In some cases, globalization is a fact of life; however, cultural differences are still far from converging.The other school proposes that companies must tailor business approaches to individual cultures. Setting up policies and procedures in each country has been compared to an organ transplant; the critical question centers around acceptance or rejection. The major challenge to the international manager is to make sure that rejection is not a result of cultural myopia or even blindness.Fortune examined the international performance of a dozen large companies that earn 20 percent or more of their revenue overseas. The internationally successful companies all share an important quality: patience. They have not rushed into situations but rather built their operations carefully by following the most basic business principles. These principles are to know your adversary, know your audience, and know your customer.1. According to the passage, which of the following is true?A. All international managers can learn culture.B. Business diversity is not necessary.C. Views differ on how to treat culture in business world.Ｄ. Most people do not know foreign culture well.2. According to the author, the model of Pepsi .Ａ. is in line with the theories of the school advocating the business is business the world aroundＢ. is different from the model of McDonald’sＣ. shows the reverse of globalizationＤ. has converged cultural differences3. The two schools of thought .Ａ. both propose that companies should tailor business approaches to individual culturesＢ. both advocate that different policies be set up in different countriesＣ. admit the existence of cultural diversity in business worldＤ. Both Ａand Ｂ4. This article is supposed to be most useful for those .A. who are interested in researching the topic of cultural diversityB. who have connections to more than one type of cultureC. who want to travel abroadD. who want to run business on International Scale5. According to Fortune, successful international companies .Ａ. earn 20 percent or more of their revenue overseasＢ. all have the quality of patienceＣ. will follow the overseas local culturesＤ. adopt the policy of internationalizationAs regards social conventions, we must say a word about the well-known English class system. This is an embarrassing subject for English people, and one they tend to be ashamed of, though during the present century class-consciousness has grown less and less, and the class system less rigid. But it still exists below the surface. Broadly speaking, it means there are two classes, the “middle class” and the “working class”. (We shall ignore for a moment the old “upper class”, including the hereditary aristocracy, since it is extremely small in numbers; but some of its members have the right to sit in the House of Lords, and some newspapers take a surprising interest in their private life.) The middle class consists chiefly of well-to-do businessmen and professional people of all kinds. The working class consists chiefly of manual and unskilled workers.The most obvious difference between them is in their accent. Middle-class people use slightly varying kinds of “received pronunciation” which is the kind of English spoken by BBC announcers and taught to overseas pupils. Typical working-class people speak in many different local accents which are generally felt to be rather ugly and uneducated. One of the biggest barriers of social equality in England is the two-class education system. To have been to a so-called “public school” immediately marks you out as one of the middle class. The middle classes tend to live a more formal life than working-class people, and are usually more cultured. Their midday meal is“lunch” and they have a rather formal evening meal called “dinner”, whereas the working man’s dinner, if his working hours permit, is at midday, and his smaller, late-evening meal is called supper.As we have said, however, the class system is much less rigid than it was, and for a long time it has been government policy to reduce class distinctions. Working-class students very commonly receive a university education and enter the professions, and working-class incomes have grown so much recently that the distinctions between the two classes are becoming less and less clear. However, regardle ss of one’s social status, certain standards of politeness are expected of everybody, and a well-bred person is polite to everyone he meets, and treats a laborer with the same respect he gives an important businessman. Servility inspires both embarrassment and dislike. Even the word “sir”, except in school and in certain occupations (e.g. commerce, the army etc.) sounds too servile to be commonly used.1. The middle class mainly refers to people .A. who were born as aristocratB. who have the right to sit in the House of LordsC. who speak in many different local accentsD. who are prosperous businessmen or who work in some professions2. The most obvious difference between the working class and the middle class in English is their .A. dressB. workC. accentD. meal3. Why isn’t the word “sir” commonly used in Britain?A. Because it sounds too servile and is likely to cause embarrassment.B. Because it can only be used in some certain occupations.C. Because it is an impolite word.D. Because it shows that the speaker is not a well-bred person.4. The “upper class” in England today .A. are extremely small in number so that media pays no attention to themB. still uses old words like “Sir” in t heir everyday lifeC. includes the hereditary aristocracyD. refers only to the royal family5. Which of the following is not true about the English class system?A. It is an embarrassing subject for English people.B. Working-class students cannot receive a university education.C. The class system is much less rigid than it was.D. The class system still exists below the surface.There are people in Italy who can’t stand soccer. Not all Canadians love hockey. A similar situat ion exists in America, where there are those individuals you may be one of them who yawn or even frown when somebody mentions baseball. Baseball to them means boring hours watching grown men in funny tight outfits standing around in a field staring away wh ile very little of anything happens. They tell you it’s a game better suited to the 19th century, slow, quiet, gentlemanly. These are the same people you may be one of them who love football because there’s the sport that glorifies “the hit”.By contrast, baseball seems abstract, cool, silent, still.On TV the game is fractured into a dozen perspectives, replays, close ups. The geometry of the game, however, is essential to understanding it. You will contemplate the game from one point as a painter does his subject; you may, of course, project yourself into the game. It is in this projection that the game affords so much space and time for involvement. The TV won’t do it for you.Take, for example, the third baseman. You sit behind the third base dugout and you watch him watching homeplate. His legs are apart, knees flexed. His arms hang loose. He does a lot of this. The skeptic still cannot think of any other sports so still, so passive. But watch what happens every time the pitcher throws: the third baseman goes up on his toes, flexes his arms or bring the glove to a point in front of him, takes a step right or left, backward or forward, perhaps he glances across the field to check his first baseman’s position. Suppose the pitch is a ball. “Nothing happened,” you say. “I could have had my eyes closed.”The skeptic and the innocent must play the game. And this involvement in the stands is no more intellectual than listening to music is. Watch the third baseman. Smooth the dirt in front of you with one foot; smooth the pocket in your glove; watch the eyes of the batter, the speed of the bat, the sound of horsehide on wood. If football is a symphony of movement and theatre, baseball is chamber music, a spacious interlocking of notes, chores and responses.1. The passage is mainly concerned with .A. the different tastes of people for sportsB. the different characteristics of sportsC. the attraction of footballD. the attraction of baseball2. Those who don’t like b aseball may complain that .A. it is only to the taste of the oldB. it involves fewer players than footballC. it is not exciting enoughD. it is pretentious and looks funny3.The author admits that .A. baseball is too peaceful for the youngB. baseball may seem boring when watched on TVC. football is more attracting than baseballD. baseball is more interesting than football4. By stating “I could have had my eyes closed. ” the author means (4th paragraph last sentence):A.The third baseman would rather sleep than play the game.B. Even if the third baseman closed his eyes a moment ago, it could make no different to the result.C. The third baseman is so good at baseball that he could finish the game with eyes closed all the time and do his work well.D. The consequent was too bad he could not bear to see it.5. We can safely conclude that the author.A. likes footballB. hates footballC. hates baseballD. likes baseballAmong the more colorful characters of Leadville’s golden age were H.A.W.Tabor and his second wife,Elizabeth McCourt,better known as “Baby Doe”.T heir history is fast becoming one of the legends of the Old West.Horace Austin Warner Tabor was a school teacher in Vermont.With his first wife and two children he left Vermont by covered wagon in 1855 to homes tead in Kansas.Perhaps he did not find farming to his liking,or perhaps he was lured by rumors of fortunes to be made in Colorado mines.At any rate,a few years later he moved west to the small Colorado mining camp known as California Gulch,which he later renamed Leadville when he became its leading c itizen. “Great deposits of lead are sure to be found here.”he said.As it turned out,it was silver,not lead,that was to make Leadville’s fortune and wealth. Tabor knew little about mining himself,so he opened a general store,which sold everything from boots to salt,flour,and tobacco.It was his custom to “grubstake” prospective miners,in other words,to supply them with food and supplies,or “grub”, while they looked for ore,in return for which he would get a share in the mine if one was discovered.He did this for a number of years,but no one that he aided ever found anything of value.Finally one day in the year 1878,so the story goes,two miners came in and asked for “grub”. Tabor had decided to quit supplying it because he had lost too much money that way.These were persistent, however,and Tabor was。