青岛大学 英语研究生真题 607 基础英语 2008年

青岛大学2008年硕士研究生入学试题

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Part One Vocabulary and Structure (40 points)

A. Choose one of the four answers that best completes the sentence.

1. In 1989 Carret Hongo was chosen as________ for the Pulitzer Prize in poetry. A. his being one of the finalists B. to be one of the finalists C. one of the finalists D. the one finalist who

2. The classic American novel Moby Dick_______ an account of the conflict between human beings and their fate. A. may be regarded as B. as may be regarded C. regarded as may be D. regarded may be as

3. It was novelist and poet __________ in 1968 founded Jackson State University’s Institute for the Study of the History, Life, and Culture of Black People. A. Margaret Walker did B. Margaret Walker C. Margaret Walker who D. Margaret Walker and

4. __________ of green lumber may come from moisture in the wood. A. More weight than half

B. Of the weight, more than half C. The weight is more than half D. More than half of the weight

5. ___________ main processes involved in virtually all manufacturing: extraction, assembly, and alternation. A. There are three B. Three C. The three

D. Three of the

6. The Expressionistic artist was concerned not with the reality of the subject matter but with __________ inner nature and the emotions that it aroused. A. it has B. its

C. what its D. is it whether

7. One of the basic principles of wildlife conservation involves ________ adequate

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natural food and shelter to maintain populations of each species in a given habitat. A. the provision B. that provision C. to provide D. providing

8. ________ one after another, parallel computers perform groups of operations at the same time.

A. Conventional computers, by handling tasks

B. Since tasks being handled by conventional computers C. Whereas conventional computers handle tasks D. While tasks handled by conventional computers

9. The Liberty Bell, formerly housed in Independence Hall, ________ in Philadelphia, was moved to a separate glass pavilion in 1976. A. which a historic building B. a historic building which C. was a historic building D. a historic building

10. Stage producers Klaw and Erlanger were the first to eliminate arguments among leading performers ________in order of appearance, instead of prominence. A. of whom list the program B. the program listing

C. for them the program listed D. by listing them on the program

B. Choose the one word or phrase which would best keep the meaning of the original sentence if they were substituted for the underlined word or phrase.

11. Employees were told to take their grievances to the assistant manager. A. Salaries B. customers C. complaints D. suggestions 12. These brown insects are ubiquitous, aren’t they? A. eaten by birds B. found everywhere C. very destructive D. useful to farmers 13. It is unwise to provoke strange animals. A. feed B. touch C. anger D. chase 14. They say he and his brother are gullible, you know. A. very unpopular B. easily deceived C. physically similar D. generally frustrated

15. When equipment becomes obsolete, it is time to replace it. A. run down B. out of date C. badly rusted D. expensive to repair 16. I’m glad to hear about the young man’s good convalescence. A. recovery B. response C. appearance D. appointment 17. The statement was attributed to Dr. Kohler. A. angrily denied by B. reportedly said by C. presumably repeated by D. carelessly published by

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18. Let me reiterate my main point. A. review B. report C. revise D. repeat

19. Judge Jone’s decisions are generally regarded as being equitable. A. long B. clever C. fair D. popular

20. Mr. Carson thought he was entitled to more assistance from the government. A. had received B. would obtain C. had a right to D. might apply for 21. Some observers thought the war would be calamitous. A. marvelous B. hazardous C. tremendous D. disastrous 22. The young couple continued their secret rendezvous last week. A. courses B. meetings C. messages D. conversations

23. Some of the business practices of the chemical company make it a menace in this area.

A. large employer B. major producer C. leader D. threat 24. The doctor said Larry’s main problem was obesity. A. being fat B. getting old C. smoking too much D. exercising too little 25. They say the government is subsidizing the shipping industry. A. trying to destroy B. helping to support C. starting to develop D. continuing to operate

26. The ideas of the religious group were denounced on yesterday evening’s program on TV.

A. praised B. ignored C. attacked D. explained 27. The main result of the meeting was unanimity. A. great anger B. great concern C. total agreement D. total confusion 28. Mrs. Davis said she did not know what might alleviate her plan. A. cause B. ease C. stop D. prevent

29. John soon learned that his time in the 100-meter race had been quite an accomplishment. A. a cancellation B. a complication C. an achievement D. an accompaniment 30. It is a fact that Henry is quite rigid in his views. A. inflexible B. arrogant C. tolerant D. inaccurate

31. Few people at first were able to see the magnitude of Africa’s food problems. A. limit B. size C. cause D. solution

32. The Johnsons may decide to curtail their visit to Hawaii. A. cancel B. shorten C. lengthen D. re-schedule

33. It was realized later that a serious nuclear accident had just been averted. A. avowed B. averred C. avoided D. avenged 34. The building was evacuated within a very short time. A. opened B. emptied C. cleaned D. painted 35. These chemicals have been found to be toxic to human life. A. useful B. harmless C. essential D. poisonous 36. Mr. Smith inadvertently revealed to us a business secret. A. obviously B. surprisingly C. unintentionally D. unquestionably 37. I have heard that those men are now under surveillance. A. being watched B. being questioned

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C. mapping property D. working underground

38. That group was excellent at handling clandestine operations. A. secret B. medical C. cautious D. difficult

39. A new law was passed to obtain more revenue for the local government. A. money B. power C. offices D. employees

40. most of the conversation between the two men was intelligible. A. rapid B. clever C. disagreeable D. understandable

Part Two Proof Reading and Error Correction ( 10 points)

The following passage contains TEN errors. Each line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way. For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “∧” sign and write the word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line. For an unnecessary word cross out the unnecessary word with a slash “/”and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line.

“ Jazz began in New Orleans and worked its way up the river to Chicago,” is the announcement most investigators of mainstream

Popular culture are apt to make when dealing in the vague subject 1._________ of jazz and its origins. And while that is certainly a rational explanation,

charmingly simple, it is more than likely true. Jazz could no more have 2._________ begun in one area of the country than did blues. The mass migration of 3.__________ Negroes throughout the South and the general liberating effect of the

Emancipation make that extremely difficult to say just exactly where 4.__________ and when jazz originated. It is easy to point out that jazz is music 5.__________ that could not have existed without blues and its various antecedents.

Moreover, jazz should not be thought of as a successor to blues, 6.__________ but a very original music that developed out of, and was concomitant

with blues and moved off into its own path of development. One 7.___________ interesting point is that although jazz was developed out of a kind 8.___________ of blues, blues in their later popular connotation came to mean 9.__________ a way of playing jazz, and by the swing era the widespread popularity

of the blues singer had already been replaced by the jazz player. 10._________

Part Three Translation from English into Chinese (30 Points)

Only a few short weeks ago, we shared the glory of man’s first sight of the world as God sees it, as a single sphere reflecting light in the darkness. As the Appollo astronauts flew over the moon’s gray surface on Christmas Eve, they spoke to us of the beauty of earth---and in that voice so clear across the lunar distance, we heard them invoke God’s blessing on its goodness.

In that moment, their view from the moon moved poet Archibald MacLeish to write : “ To see the earth as it truly is, small and blue and beautiful in that eternal silence where it floats, is to see ourselves as riders on the earth together, brothers on that bright loveliness in the eternal cold — brothers who know how they are truly brothers.”

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In that moment of surpassing technological triumph, men turned their thoughts toward home and humanity -- seeing in that far perspective that man’s destiny on earth is not divisible; telling us that however far we reach into the cosmos, our destiny lies not in the stars but on earth itself, in our own hands and our own hearts.

Part Four Reading Comprehension (30 Points)

Passage One

William Morris died 100 years ago and is remembered as one of the greatest and most attractive figures of Victorian Britain. As a designer and decorator Morris towered over his contemporaries, altering ideas about buildings and interiors and bringing about a renaissance in the crafts. Many of his textiles are still in production and have never lost their freshness. Morris was arguably the most brilliantly inventive creator of pattern that there has ever been.

This is the William Morris being celebrated in a whole succession of centenary exhibitions in Britain, throughout Europe and the United States. The largest and most sumptuous opens at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London this May.

But we must not allow concentration on Morris as the supreme designer of his time to blind us to the fact that there was another William Morris, indeed two. Morris was a man of almost superman energy who was also one of the best known poets of his period, considered on a par with Browning and Tennyson; he was even sounded out as a possible poet laureate on the death of the latter. He was also a political activist, in the thick of revolutionary socialism in the London of the 1880s. These three threads wove in and out of Morris’s life and personality like the complex pattern in one of his tapestries.

It is possible to trace the beginnings of these passions back right to Morris’s childhood. He was born, in 1834, into prosperity. His father was a partner in a firm of discount brokers in the City of London. The Morris family fortune had been made by speculation in copper mines in the western country of Devon. The young Morris was a cosseted child, brought up in a large mansion — Woodford Hall — in the Essex countryside, just to the north of London. As he grew older, his privileged upbringing engendered immense guilt, and he began to attack social disparity, the “incurably vicious” contrast between the lives of rich and poor in England, with the passion of a man who understood Victorian middle-class complacency because he had been reared in it himself. From this comfortable, bourgeois background, Morris arrived at his convictions of an art that could be classless, a joy to the maker as well as to the user. In contrast to Victorian complexity and luxury, he set out to recover an “art for the people” that was rooted in functional simplicity. 1. What contribution did Morris make as a designer and decorator? A. He reintroduced ideas of the Renaissance period.

B. He completely changed ideas about buildings and interiors C. He brought new ideas to the field. D. He combined old and new patterns. 2. The author tells us that Morris A. knew Browning and Tennyson.

B. was on very good terms with Browning and Tennyson.

C. wrote the same number of works as Browning and Tennyson. D. was a outstanding poet as Browning and Tennyson.

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3. Morris had three careers. They were A. designer, decorator and poet.

B. designer, poet and political activist.

C. designer, decorator and political activist. D. designer, socialist poet and statesmen.

4. It can be figured out from the end of the passage that the works of art by Morris were

A. easy for the ordinary man to understand. B. hard for the ordinary man to understand. C. only for the rich to appreciated. D. only for the poor to appreciate.

Passage Two

During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, almost nothing was written about the contributions of women during the colonial period and the early history of the newly formed United States. Lacking the right to vote and absent from the seats of power, women were not considered an important force in history. Anne Bradstreet wrote some significant poetry in the seventeenth century, Mercy Otis Warren produced the best contemporary history of the American Revolution, and Abigail Adams penned important letters showing she exercised great political influence over her husband, John, the second President of the United States. But little or no notice was taken of these contributions. During these centuries, women remained invisible in history books.

Throughout the nineteenth century, this lack of visibility continued, despite the efforts of female authors writing about women. These writers, like most of their male counterparts, were amateur historians. Their writings were celebratory in nature, and they were uncritical in their election and use of sources.

During the nineteenth century, however, certain feminists showed a keen sense of history by keeping records of activities in which women were engaged. National, regional, and local women’s organizations compiled accounts of their doings. Personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, and souvenirs were saved and stored. These sources form the core of the two greatest collections of women’s history in the United States; one at the Elizabeth and Arthur Schlesinger Library at Radcliff College, and the other the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College. Such sources have provided valuable materials for later generations of historians.

Despite the gathering of more information about ordinary women during the nineteenth century, most of the writing about women conformed to the “great women” theory of history, just as much of mainstream American history concentrated on “great men”. To demonstrate that women were making significant contributions to American life, female authors singled out women leaders and wrote biographies, or else important women produced their autobiographies. Most of these leaders were involved in public life as reformers, activists working for women’s right to vote, or authors, and were not representative at all of the great of ordinary women. The lives of ordinary people continued, generally, to be untold in the American histories being published. 5. What does the message mainly discuss?

A. The role of literature in early American histories. B. The place of American women in written histories.

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C. The keen sense of history shown by American women.

D. The “great women” approach to history used by American historians.

6. In the first paragraph, Bradstreet, Warren, and Adams were mentioned to show that A. A woman’s status was changed by marriage.

B. even the contributions of outstanding women were ignored. C. only three women were able to get their writing published.

D. poetry produced by women was more readily accepted than other writing by women.

7. In the second paragraph, what weakness in nineteenth century histories does the author point out?

A. They put too much emphasis on daily activities.

B. They left out discussion of the influence of money on politics.

C. The sources of the information they were based on were not necessary accurate. D. They were printed on poor quality paper.

8. On the basis of information in the third paragraph, which of the following would most likely have been collected by nineteenth-century feminist organizations? A. Newspaper accounts of presidential election results. B. Biographies of John Adams

C. Letters from a mother to a daughter advising her how to handle a family problem.

D. Books about famous graduates of the country’s first college.

9. What use was made of the nineteenth-century women’s history materials in the Schlesinger Library and Sophia Smith Collection?

A. They were combined and published in a multivolume encyclopedia. B. They formed the basis of college courses in the nineteenth century.

C. They provided valuable information for twentieth-century historical researchers. D. They were shared among women’s colleges throughout the United States.

10. In the last paragraph, the author mentions all of the following as possible roles of nineteenth-century “ great women” EXCEPT A. authors B. reformers

C. activists for women’s rights D. politicians Passage Three

Thomas Hardy’s impulses as a writer, all of which he indulged in his novels, were numerous and divergent, and they did not always work together in harmony. Hardy was to some degree interested in exploring his characters’ psychologies, though impelled less by curiosity than by sympathy. Occasionally he felt the impulse to comedy (in all its detached coldness) as well as the impulse to farce, but he was more often inclined to see tragedy and record it. He was also inclined to literary realism in the several senses of that phrase. He wanted to describe ordinary human beings; he wanted to speculate on their dilemmas rationally (and, unfortunately, even schematically); and he wanted to record precisely the material universe. Finally, he wanted to be more than a realist. He wanted to transcend what he considered to be the banality of solely recording things exactly and to express as well his awareness of the occult and the strange.

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In his novels these various impulses were sacrificed to each other inevitably and often. Inevitably, because Hardy did not care in the way those novelists such as Flaubert or James cared, and therefore took paths of least resistance. Thus, one impulse often surrendered to a fresher one and, unfortunately, instead of exacting a compromise, simply disappeared. A desire to throw over reality a light that never was might give way abruptly to the desire on the part of what we might consider a novelist-scientist to record exactly and concretely the structure and texture of a flower. In this instance, the new impulse was at least an energetic one, and thus its indulgence did not result in a relaxed style. But on other occasions Hardy abandoned a perilous, risky, and highly energizing impulse in favor of a relaxing impulse was indulged, the style — that sure index of an author’s literary worth--- was certain to become verbose. Hardy’s weakness derived from his unwillingness to cultivate and sustain the energetic and risky ones. He submitted to first one and then another, and the spirit blew where it listed; hence the unevenness of any one of his novels. His most controlled novel, Under the Greenwood Tree, prominently exhibits two different but reconcilable impulses — a desire to be a realist-historian and a desire to be psychologist of love — but the slight interlockings of plot are not enough to bind the two completely together. Thus even this book splits into distinct parts.

11. Which of the following is the most appropriate title for the passage, based on its content?

A. Under the Greenwood Tree: Hardy’s Ambiguous Triumph B. The Real and the Strange: The Novelist’s Shifting Realms

C. Energy Versus Repose: The role of: Ordinary People in Hardy’s Fiction D. Hardy’s Novelistic Impulses: The Problem of Control

12. The passage suggests that the author would be most likely to agree with which of the following statements about literary realisms?

A. Literary realism is most concerned with exploration of the internal lives of ordinary human beings.

B. The term” literary realism” is susceptible to more than a single definition. C. Literary realism and an interest in psychology are likely to be odds in a novelist’s work.

D. “Literary realism” is the term most often used by critics in describing the method of Hardy’s novels.

13. The author of the passage considers a writer’s style to be

A. a reliable means by which to measure the writer’s literary merit.

B. Most apparent in those parts of the writer’s work that are not realistic. C. Problematic when the writer attempts to follow perilous or risky impulses. D. shaped primarily by the writer’s desire to classify and schematize.

14. The passage supplies information to suggest that its author would be most likely to agree with which of the following statements about the novelists Flaubert and James?

A. They indulged more impulse in their novels than did Hardy in his novels. B. They have elicited a greater degree of favorable response from most literary critics than has Hardy.

C. In the writing of their novels, they often took pains to effect a compromise

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among their various novelistic impulses.

D. Regarding novelistic construction, they cared more about the opinions of other novelists than about the opinions of ordinary readers.

15. Which of the following statements about the use of comedy in Hardy’s novels is best supported by the passage?

A. Hardy’s use of comedy in his novels tended to weaken his literary style. B. Hardy’s use of comedy in his novels was inspired by his natural sympathy. C. Comedy appeared less frequently in Hardy’s novels than did tragedy.

D. Comedy played an important role in Hardy’s novels though that comedy was usually in the form of farce.

Part Five Writing (40 Points)

Some people believe that successful life comes from taking risks or chances. Others believe that success results from careful planning. In your opinion, what does success come from?

Write an essay of about 400 words, expressing your views on the topic above. In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion with a summary.

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