目錄

2005年西安外國語大學(xué)211英語二外考

研真題

2005年西安外國語大學(xué)211英語二外考

研真題及詳解

2006年西安外國語大學(xué)211英語二外考

研真題

2006年西安外國語大學(xué)211英語二外考

研真題及詳解

2005年西安外國語大學(xué)211英語二外考研真題

PartI.StructureandVocabulary(20points)

SectionA

Directions:Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoices

markedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentenceand

writeyouranswerontheanswersheet.

1．_____atthemeetingthateveryonepresentwasconvinced.

A.Soforcefullyhespeak

B.Soforcefullywashespoken

C.Soforcefullydidhespeak

D.Soforcefullyhashespoken

2．Helenprobably_____herrapidrecovery,toherhusband’sdevotedcare.

A.wasowing

B.owned

C.owed

D.wasowning

3．Theyounggirlwaschosento______ourschoolforadivingcompetition

inAsia.

A.represent

B.recall

C.respect

D.resemble

4．Oursociety_____on“makingit”thatweassumethatanyfailureisbad.

A.takessomuchemphasis

B.getssomuchemphasis

C.stressessomuchemphasis

D.placessomuchemphasis

5．Thecouplecan_____ontheirincomeatthemoment,butthey’llneed

moremoneywhentheirsongoestoschool.

A.getoff

B.getby

C.getback

D.getabout

6．Theozonelayer______theearthfromharmfulradiation.

A.shades

B.shields

C.shadows

D.shapes

7．Theboytookanappleand______itintoquarters.

A.divided

B.decided

C.decreased

D.distributed

8．Havingworkedforfiveyears,sheisextremelywell______forthejob.

A.superior

B.satisfied

C.qualified

D.abundant

9．Sherangupto_____whenhercarwouldbeready.

A.inquire

B.require

C.acquire

D.expire

10．Barbara______ajob-trainingprograminthecitytolearncomputer

operation.

A.signedto

B.appliedto

C.signedupfor

D.madefor

11．Whenshewasindanger,shescreamedandsomepassers-bycametoher

_____.

A.safe

B.way

C.mind

D.rescue

12．Itisurgentthatthepolice______informedaboutthosestrangephone

calls.

A.willbe

B.are

C.havetobe

D.be

13．______criticizingAliceforwhatshehasdone,theteacherpraisedher

highlyforit.

A.Thanksto

B.Insteadof

C.Owingto

D.Inspiteof

14．Usuallyexcellentworkleadstofrequentpayincreaseand_____.

A.progress

B.advance

C.promotion

D.lift

15．AttemptstoswimacrosstheEnglishChannelhavebeenmadebyover

3,700people,but_____havesucceeded.

A.ofwhomonly298

B.ofthemonly298

C.only298ofthem

D.only298ofwhom

16．Youshouldsaveyourworkoftenasa_____againstcomputerfailure.

A.precaution

B.preparation

C.presentation

D.prescription

17．Theboy_____tobethedescendantoftherichbusinessman.

A.clapped

B.claimed

C.decided

D.demanded

18．Reformisratherdifficult,foritwillfacethe_____betweentradition

andinnovation.

A.tissue

B.matter

C.solution

D.conflict

19．Seeingthechildreninthepark_____thoughtsofherownsonsonthe

othersideoftheAtlantic.

A.arose

B.prompted

C.encouraged

D.brought

20．They_____bravelyagainstrepeatedenemybombing.

A.helddown

B.heldon

C.heldup

D.heldout

PartII.ClozeTest(15points)

Directions:Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestoneandwriteyouransweron

theanswersheet.

SilasMinton’sfuneralwasaquietaffair.Itwasattendedbytheonlyrelations

hehadintheworld,hisnieceandnephew,andbyafewfriends.Thepriest

who1overahundredmilesintothiswildpartofthecountywasnow

getting2forthesimpleceremony.Minton,3‘Minty’ashisfriends

usedtocallhim,4ahardlife5forgoldinalonelypartofWestern

Australia.Hehadalwaysrefusedtoworkinagoldmine6hebelieved

thathecoulddobetter7hisown.Althoughhewasnotaboastful(夸口

的)person,hehadoftendeclaredthatonedayhe8findalump(塊)of

goldasbigashisheadand9hewouldretireandlivein10fortherest

ofhislife.Buthisdreamsofgreatwealth11cametrue.Formanyyears

hehadhardlyearnedenoughmoneytokeephimself12.

Twomennowgentlyliftedtheroughwoodenboxthat13Minty’sbody,

buttheyalmostdroppeditwhentheyheardaloudcryfromthegrave-digger.

Hisspade(鐵鍬)hadstrucksomethinghardintherockysoilandhewas

shoutingexcitedly.Thenheheldupalargestone.14itwascovered15

dirt,thestoneshonecuriouslyinthefiercesun1ight:itwasunmistakablya

heavypieceofsolidgold!

1．A.travelled

B.wastravelling

C.hadtravelled

D.usedtotravel

2．A.ready

B.better

C.preparation

D.worse

3．A.and

B.but

C.or

D.except

4．A.leaded

B.hadleaded

C.hadled

D.led

5．A.look

B.looking

C.looked

D.hadlooked

6．A.because

B.so

C.even

D.only

7．A.to

B.in

C.on

D.for

8．A.would

B.must

C.oughtto

D.for

9．A.since

B.which

C.when

D.withthat

10．A.comfort

B.comforts

C.comfortable

D.comfortably

11．A.ever

B.never

C.always

D.once

12．A.live

B.life

C.lived

D.alive

13．A.contains

B.containing

C.contained

D.havingcontained

14．A.Though

B.For

C.Then

D.Because

15．A.in

B.with

C.within

D.below

PartIII.ReadingComprehension(50points)

SectionA

Directions:Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.For

eachquestiontherearefouranswersmarkedA,B,C,andD.Readthe

passagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.Write

youranswerontheanswersheet.

Questions1through5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

TelevisioncanhelpusseethepatternofAmericanlifeandunderstandthe

eventsthatuniteordivideus.

Consideranexampleofthedeathsofthepoliticalleaders,includingJohnF.

Kennedy,MartinLutherKing,JrandRobertKennedy.Thesedeathscauseda

profoundunificationofthewholenation.Thereforethewholenationshared

theexperienceofgriefandshame.Televisionletusintenselyand

dramaticallyparticipateinthesehistoricalevents.Throughitwearejoined

withotherpeopleforafewelectricmoments.

Buttelevisioncanalsodivideusfromeachother.Thedividinghasoccurred

inconfrontationsbetweenyoungandold,radicalsandconservatives,police

andstudents,blacksandwhites,andhawksanddoves.Theseconfrontations

havedramatizedthefeelingbeneaththesurfaceofsociety.Theyhaveshown

AmericansinconflictswhichstemfromourpolicyinsoutheastAsiaand

rangetothebusingofschoolchildren.Sucheventshaveprovidedan

opportunityforbigots(抱偏見的人),whopromotestereotypedthinking.And

theseconfrontationshaveinfectedoursocialandemotionalwounds.

Sotelevisiondoesmorethantransmitmovies,weather,sportsandvariety

shows.Ithelpsshapeourfeelingstowardeachotherandourselves,andsome

timeunitesus,andsometimesdividesus.

1．Televisioncanhelpustakepartin_____.

A.Electricmoments.

B.Historicalevents

C.Emotionalwounds

D.Stereotypedthinking

2．Televisioncanalsomakeworse_____.

A.thesocialcontradiction

B.thesurfaceofsociety

C.conservativethinking

D.griefandshame

3．Theconfrontationsareonlywelcomedbythosewhoare_____.

A.infectedbythesocialwounds

B.goingtoshapetheirfeelingtowardthemselves

C.obstinatelydevotedtotheirownbelief

D.providingtheopportunityforthinking

4．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Somepoliticalleaderswereoncebigots.

B.Televisionsometimestransmitsmoremoviesthanhistoricalevents.

C.Confrontationsarethesighofdivision.

D.Televisionoftenprovidesstereotypedthinking.

5．Asuitabletitleforthispassagewouldbe_____.

A.SocialUnityandDivision

B.Television’sConflicts

C.UnificationandConfrontations

D.Television’sSocialInfluence

Questions6through10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AndrewCarnegie,Americanindustrialistandphilanthropist(慈善家),make

afortunebymanufacturingironandsteelprotectedbycustomtariff(關(guān)稅).

In1873,ononeofhisfrequenttripstoEngland,hemetHenryBessemerand

becameconvincedthattheindustrialfuturelayinsteel.HebuilttheJ.Edgar

ThomsonSteelMillsnearPittsburgh,andfromthatmomenton,theCarnegie

empirewasoneofconstantexpansion.Lateron,theCaregieSteelCo.

becameanimmenseorganization.Itincludedalltheprocessesofsteel

productionfromthegreatfurnacesandfinishingmillsofPittsburghtothe

inroadsandlakesteamersthatmovetheoresandthefinishedproducts.

Likehisgrandfather,AndrewCaregiedidnotabandontheradicalidealismof

hisforebearsforthebenefitoftheworkingclassandthepoorpeople.Inspite

ofhisespousal(擁護(hù))HerberSpencer’sphilosophyandthesocial

Darwinismoftheperiod,Caregieremaineddeeplycommittedtomanyofthe

Charitistidealsofhisboyhood.Hebelievedinthesocialresponsibilitythat

fortunetoprovidegreateropportunityforallandtoincreaseman’s

knowledgeofhimselfandofhisuniverse.Furthermore,Carnegieconsiders

thatthedispensation(分配)ofwealthforthebenefitofsocietymustneverbe

intheformoffreecharitybutrathermustbeasabuttress(支柱)tothe

community’sresponsibilityforitsownpeople.

WhenCarnegiediedin1919,mostofhisfortunewasalreadygone.People

wonderthatifCaregiehadknownthiswhenhewasalive,hewouldhave

spreadmostofwealthtothepoorpeople.

6．Carnegiewasabletodevelophisvastindustrialfortunes_____.

A.Becausehewasbothanindustrialistandaphilanthropist

B.BecauseheobtainedlargeloansfromtheAmericangovernmentforhis

steelmills

C.BecausetheAmericangovernmenthadspecialtariffstoprotectthe

Americansteelandironindustry

D.BecausehehadrelativesintheEnglishsteelindustry

7．Caregiefollowedhisancestor’sfootstepsby_____.

A.Developingalargeindustrialcompany

B.Caringforandimprovingbenefitsfortheworkersandthepoor

C.FurtheringSpencer’sphilosophy

D.BeingafollowerofsocialDarwinism

8．TheindustryCarnegiewasnotconcernedwithwas_____.

A.themanufacturingofsteel

B.thetransportingofthefinishedproduct

C.themovementofrawmaterials

D.thelumberbusiness

9．Carnegie’stripstoEngland_____.

A.Werepurelyforpleasureandvisitingrelatives

B.IntroducedhimtotheCharitistidealswhichwouldinfluencehislife

C.HelpedhimgainsteelcontractswiththeBritishindustrialists

D.Ledhimtobelievethattheindustrialfuturewouldbewithsteel

10．WecaninferfromthepassagethatasaphilanthropistCarnegiewas

willingtogivemoneytoallofthefollowingexcept______.

A.aschool

B.poorman

C.ahospital

D.acharityperformance

Questions11through15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ifyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.Thisisthe

researchfindingsofateamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostofour

brainsarenotgettingenoughexerciseandasaresultweareaging

unnecessarilysoon.

ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyotherwisehealthyfarmers

innorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonata

relativelyearlyageandhowtheprocessofagingcouldbesloweddown.

WithateamofcolleaguesatTokyoNationalUniversity,hesetabout

measuringbrainvolumesofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesandvarying

occupations.

Computertechnologyenabledtheresearcherstoobtainexactmeasurementof

thevolumeofthefrontandsidesectionsofthebrain,whicharerelatedto

thinkingandemotioncontractionofthesepartsascellsdieoff.Thatwas

observedinsomepeopleintheirthirties,butitwasstillnotevidentinsome

sixty-year-oldswhomainlyusedbrainsintheirprofession.

11．Thenewfindingsshowthatpeoplegetoldalsobecause_____.

A.theydonotusetheirbrainsenough

B.theydonothaveenoughexercises

C.theydonothavetheirhealthcheckedregularly

D.theydonothavetherightchoiceoffood

12．Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout_____.

A.whycertainpeopleareagingsoonerthanothers

B.howtomakepeoplelivelonger

C.thesizeofcertainpeople’sbrains

D.whichpeoplearemostintelligent

13．Onwhataretheirresearchfindingsbased?

A.AsurveyoffarmersinnorthernJapan.

B.Testsperformedonathousandoldpeople.

C.Thestudyofbrainvolumesofdifferentpeople.

D.Thelatestdevelopmentofcomputertechnology.

14．Theresearcher’stestsshowthat_____.

A.ourbrainscontractaswegrowolder

B.sixty-year-oldhavebetterbrainsthanthirty-year-old

C.thefrontandsidesectionsdonotcontract

D.somepeople’sbrainshavecontractedmorethanotherpeople’s

15．Accordingtothepassage,whichgroupofpeopleseemstoagemore

slowly?

A.Farmers.

B.Lawyers.

C.Laborers.

D.Shopassistants.

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Currentincomeformostconsumersistheirwagesorsalaries.Thisincomeis

usedtopayregularandday-to-dayexpensessuchasrent,food,movies,

gasoline,newspapers,haircuts,andsoon.Butsupposeapersonisfacedwith

anunexpectedexpensetoobigtobepaidoutofcurrentincome,itmaybean

illnessorcostlyhouseholdrepairs.InFrankandSandyDexter’scase,the

roofontheirhousehadtobereplaced.Theydidnothaveenoughsavingsto

coverthecost,sotheyborrowedthemoneyneeded.Theythenrepaidthe

loanwithsmallandregularpaymentoutoftheirfutureincome.Byusing

credit,theyavoidedwhatmighthavebeenaserioushardship.

Creditalsoenablesconsumerstobuygoodsandserviceswhentheyneed

themmost.Forexample,whendoesamarriedcouplemostneedahouse?

Whiletheirchildrenareyoungandlivingathome.Itwouldtakemost

couplesmanyyearstosaveenoughmoneytopaycashforahouse.Bythen,

theirchildrenwouldbegrown,andthehousewouldnotbeneededsomuch.

Inthemeanwhile,theywouldhavetocontinuepayingrentoutofcurrent

income.Byusingcredit,acouplecanbuyahouseandliveinitwhilethey

payforit.Themoneytheywouldotherwisespendforrentcouldgotothe

payment.

Whatistrueofhousesistrueofmanygoodsthatconsumersbuytoday,such

asappliances,automobiles,andfurniture.Byusingcredit,consumerscan

‘buynowandpaylater’astheadssay.Theyhavetheuseofthegoodswhile

forthem.Todaymanyhighschoolgraduatesareusingcredittopayfor

additionaleducation.Theywillpayofftheirloanwithmoneyearnedinthe

futurefromfull-timejobs.

16．Byusingcredit,peoplecan_____.

A.payregularandday-to-dayexpenses

B.avoidunnecessarypayment

C.savemoneytocoverfuturecost

D.payanunexpectedexpensetoobigtobepaidatthemoment

17．Amarriedcouplemostneedsahouse_____.

A.aftertheyhavespentyearssavingenoughmoneytobuyitincash

B.whentheirchildrenhavegrownup

C.whentheirchildrenarestillyoungandlivingathome

D.whentheycanrentitoutofcurrentincome

18．“Themoneytheywouldotherwisespendforrentcouldgotothe

payment”means_____.

A.theywouldrentthehouse

B.theyhadboughtthehouse

C.theywouldnotpayforthehouse

D.theycouldbuythehouseotherwise

19．Withregardtocredit,whatdohousehaveincommonwithgoodthat

consumersbuytoday?

A.Bothcanbeboughtoncredit.

B.Neithercanbeuseduntiltheloanhasbeenpaid.

C.Bothmustbepaidassoonastheyarebought.

D.Bothshouldbepaidincash.

20．What’strueofhighschoolgraduatestoday?

A.Theycan’tgetadditionaleducationwithoutmoney.

B.Theycangetadditionaleducationwithoutpayment.

C.Theycanhaveadditionaleducationwhentheyhavefull-timejobs.

D.Theycanhaveadditionaleducationnowandpayforitlater.

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandfillineachblankwith

themostappropriatesentencegivenaccordingtothepassage.

Fromgoodreadingwecanderivepleasure,companionship,experience,and

instruction.Agoodbookmayabsorbourattentionsocompletelythatforthe

timebeingweforgetoursurroundingsandevenouridentity.Readinggood

booksisoneofthegreatestpleasuresinlife1Whatevermaybeourmain

purposeinreading,ourcontactwithgoodbooksshouldneverfailtogiveus

enjoymentandsatisfaction.

Withagoodbookinourhandsweneedneverbelonely2.Inthepages

ofbookswecanwalkwiththewiseandthegoodofalllandsandalltimes.

Thepeoplewemeetinbooksmaydelightuseitherbecausetheyresemble

humanfriendswhomweholddearorbecausetheyrepresentunfamiliartypes

whomwearegladtowelcomeasnewacquaintances.Ourhumanfriends

sometimesmayboreus,butfriendswemakeinbooksneedneverwearyus

withtheircompany.Byturningthepageswecandismissthemwithoutany

fearofhurtingtheirfeelings3.

Oneofthemostvaluablegiftsbestowedbybooksisexperience.Fewofus

cantravelfarfromhomeorhaveawiderangeofexperiences,butallofus

canleadvariedlivesthroughthepagesofbooks.4Totravelbybookwe

neednobankaccounttopayforourway;noairshiporoceanlineror

streamlinedtraintotransportus;nopassporttoenterthelandofourheart’s

desire.Throughbookswemaygetthethrillofhazardousadventurewithout

danger.Wecanclimbloftymountains,bravetheperilsofanAntarctic

winter,orcrossthescorchingsandsofthedesert,allwithouthardship.In

bookswemayvisitthestudiosofHollywood;wemayminglewiththegay

throngsoftheParisboulevards;wemayjointhepicturesquepeasantsinan

AlpinevillageorthekindlynativesonaSouthSeaisland.5The

possibilitiesofourliteraryexperiencesarealmostunlimited.Thebeautiesof

nature,theenjoymentofmusic,thetreasuresofart,thetriumphsof

architecture,themarvelsofengineering,areallopentothewonderand

enjoymentofthosewhoread.

A.Indeed,throughbooksthewholeworldisoursfortheasking.

B.whetherthecharactersportrayedaretakenfromreallifeorarepurely

imaginary,theymaybecomeourcompanionsandfriends.

C.Whetherwewishtoescapefromtheseeminglydullrealitiesofeveryday

lifeorwhetherwelongtovisitsomefar-offplace,abookwillhelpuswhen

nothingelsecan.

D.whenhumanfriendsdesertus,goodbooksarealwaysreadytogiveus

friendship,sympathy,andencouragement.

E.Itincreasesourcontentmentwhenwearecheerful,andlessensour

troubleswhenwearesad.

F.Weforgotoursurroundingsandevenouridentitybecausewearealone

andnooneinterruptsus.

PartIV.English-ChineseTranslation(15points)

Directions:Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandthentranslatethe

underlinedsentencesintoChinese.

IntheUnitedStates,advertisingitselfisabigbusiness.1.Millionsofdollars

arespentontelevision,radioandprintedmessagestoprospectiveconsumers.

Advertisingfirmsdo“marketresearch”fortheirclients,testingourvarious

“pitches”inthequestforonesthatareeffective.

FromtheviewpointofAmericanconsumers,advertisingfunctionstoinform

themaboutavailableproductsandservices,aswellastoencouragethemto

buy2.Fromtheviewpointofvisitorsfromabroad,though,advertisingserves

asadditionalfunction,anditaffordscountlessinsightsintoAmericanvalues,

tastesandstandards.FromAmericanadvertising,foreignvisitorscangain

someunderstandingoftheseandotheraspectsofAmericansociety:

Americanideasaboutphysicalattractivenessinmalesandfemales,American

ideasabouthygiene,theemphasisAmericansplaceonsex,speedand

technicalsophistication,theamountoffaithAmericansinargumentsthat

includespecificnumbers,materialisminAmericansociety,male-female

relationships,bothpre-andpost-marital,theattentionAmericanspaytothe

wordsofcelebrities,thecharacteristicsofpeoplewho,inAmericans’eyes,

areconsidered“authorities”,whoseideasandrecommendationsare

persuasive,andthesortsofthingsAmericansfindhumorous.

3.ByComparingadvertisingtheyseeintheStatestowhattheyhaveseenat

home,foreignvisitorscangainunderstandingnotjustofAmericansociety,

butoftheirownaswell.

Pricing

Withfewexceptions,Americansareaccustomedtofixedpriceson

merchandisetheybuyandsell.Theusualexceptionsarehouses,automobiles,

andsometimesmajorappliancessuchasrefrigeratorsandwashingmachines.

Anotherexceptionisaprivatesale.Americansarenotaccustomedto

bargainingoverprices,andinfactusuallyfeelquiteuncomfortablewiththe

idea.

4.Foreignvisitorsmustrealizethatthepricemarkedonanitemdoesnot

includethesalestaxthatisaddedaspartofthepayment.

Americansdonotbelieve,aspeoplefrommanyculturesdo,thata

commercialtransactionincludesparticularattentiontothehuman

relationshipsinvolved.Theylookfortheitemtheywant,decidewhetherthey

canaffordthepricemarkedonit,and,iftheywanttobuyit,findaclerkor

salespersontotakethemoneyordothepaperworkforacredit-card

purchase.

5.Peoplewhotrytobargainforalowerpriceinashoporstorearelikelyto

beconsideredeitherquiteoddorstartlinglyaggressive.

2005年西安外國語大學(xué)211英語二外考研真題及詳解

PartI.StructureandVocabulary(20points)

SectionA

Directions:Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoices

markedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentenceand

writeyouranswerontheanswersheet.

1．_____atthemeetingthateveryonepresentwasconvinced.

A.Soforcefullyhespeak

B.Soforcefullywashespoken

C.Soforcefullydidhespeak

D.Soforcefullyhashespoken

【答案】C

【解析】句意：他在會上的言辭很有力量以至于每個人都被說服了。

so…that…如此……以致于……。當(dāng)so置于句首時，主句采用部分倒

裝，謂語助動詞提前，主句和從句的時態(tài)保持一致，使用一般過去時。

因此，本題的正確答案為C。

2．Helenprobably_____herrapidrecovery,toherhusband’sdevotedcare.

A.wasowing

B.owned

C.owed

D.wasowning

【答案】C

【解析】句意：海倫可能將她的快速恢復(fù)歸功于她丈夫的悉心照顧。

oweto歸功于。因此，本題的正確答案為C。

3．Theyounggirlwaschosento______ourschoolforadivingcompetition

inAsia.

A.represent

B.recall

C.respect

D.resemble

【答案】A

【解析】句意：我們學(xué)校選擇這個年輕女孩作為代表參加亞洲的跳水比

賽。represent代表。recall回憶，記起。respect尊重。resemble類似，

像。因此，本題的正確答案為A。

4．Oursociety_____on“makingit”thatweassumethatanyfailureisbad.

A.takessomuchemphasis

B.getssomuchemphasis

C.stressessomuchemphasis

D.placessomuchemphasis

【答案】D

【解析】句意：我們的社會十分重視“做成”，并認(rèn)為失敗都是不好的。

placeemphasisonsth強(qiáng)調(diào)某事，認(rèn)為某事很重要。因此，本題的正確答

案為D。

5．Thecouplecan_____ontheirincomeatthemoment,butthey’llneed

moremoneywhentheirsongoestoschool.

A.getoff

B.getby

C.getback

D.getabout

【答案】B

【解析】句意：目前，這對夫婦靠其收入還過得去，但是當(dāng)他們的孩子

上學(xué)后，就會需要更多的錢。getby過得去，過活。getoff脫下，下車。

getback恢復(fù)，回來。getabout傳播，散開。因此，本題的正確答案為

B。

6．Theozonelayer______theearthfromharmfulradiation.

A.shades

B.shields

C.shadows

D.shapes

【答案】B

【解析】句意：臭氧層保護(hù)地球免收太陽輻射。shield遮蔽，防御，保

衛(wèi)。shade使……陰暗，遮蔽。shadow使朦朧，遮蔽。shape塑造。因

此，本題的正確答案為B。

7．Theboytookanappleand______itintoquarters.

A.divided

B.decided

C.decreased

D.distributed

【答案】A

【解析】句意：男孩拿了一個蘋果，把它分成了四塊。divide…into…

把……分成……。decide決定。decrease下降，減少。distribute分開，分

散，通常用被動語態(tài)，即物作主語。因此，本題的正確答案為A。

8．Havingworkedforfiveyears,sheisextremelywell______forthejob.

A.superior

B.satisfied

C.qualified

D.abundant

【答案】C

【解析】句意：工作了五年以后，她已經(jīng)足夠能勝任這份工作了。

qualified合格的，有資格的。superior上級的，優(yōu)秀的，高傲的。satisfied

滿意的。abundant豐富的，充裕的。因此，本題的正確答案為C。

9．Sherangupto_____whenhercarwouldbeready.

A.inquire

B.require

C.acquire

D.expire

【答案】A

【解析】句意：她打電話來詢問她的車什么時候準(zhǔn)備好。inquire詢問。

require要求。acquire獲得。expire到期。因此，本題的正確答案為A。

10．Barbara______ajob-trainingprograminthecitytolearncomputer

operation.

A.signedto

B.appliedto

C.signedupfor

D.madefor

【答案】C

【解析】句意：芭芭拉報名參加了城市的一個就業(yè)培訓(xùn)項目，學(xué)習(xí)計算

機(jī)操作。signedto簽約。appliedto應(yīng)用于，適用于。signedupfor注冊，

報名參加，選課。madefor…完全為了……。因此，本題的正確答案為

C。

11．Whenshewasindanger,shescreamedandsomepassers-bycametoher

_____.

A.safe

B.way

C.mind

D.rescue

【答案】D

【解析】句意：當(dāng)她處于危險之中時，她尖叫起來，一些過路人前來救

她。cometoone’srescue救助某人，救援某人。因此，本題的正確答案

為D。

12．Itisurgentthatthepolice______informedaboutthosestrangephone

calls.

A.willbe

B.are

C.havetobe

D.be

【答案】D

【解析】句意：將這些奇怪的來電告知警察是很緊急的。Itisurgent

that…句型中，should+動詞原形，should可以省略。因?yàn)閜olice和inform

是被動關(guān)系，所以用被動語態(tài)。因此，本題的正確答案為D。

13．______criticizingAliceforwhatshehasdone,theteacherpraisedher

highlyforit.

A.Thanksto

B.Insteadof

C.Owingto

D.Inspiteof

【答案】B

【解析】句意：老師沒有批評Alice所做的，而是高度表揚(yáng)了她。instead

of…而不是。thanksto多虧。owingto歸功于。inspiteof盡管，不管。因

此，本題的正確答案為B。

14．Usuallyexcellentworkleadstofrequentpayincreaseand_____.

A.progress

B.advance

C.promotion

D.lift

【答案】C

【解析】句意：通常，出色的工作表現(xiàn)會帶來加薪和升職。promotion晉

升。progress進(jìn)步，進(jìn)展。advance前進(jìn)，進(jìn)步。lift舉起，提升。因此，

本題的正確答案為C。

15．AttemptstoswimacrosstheEnglishChannelhavebeenmadebyover

3,700people,but_____havesucceeded.

A.ofwhomonly298

B.ofthemonly298

C.only298ofthem

D.only298ofwhom

【答案】A

【解析】句意：嘗試游過英吉利海峽的人有3,700多人，但只有298人成

功了。whom指代3,700people，用于非限定性定語從句，置于先行詞之

后。因此，本題的正確答案為A。

16．Youshouldsaveyourworkoftenasa_____againstcomputerfailure.

A.precaution

B.preparation

C.presentation

D.prescription

【答案】A

【解析】句意：您應(yīng)該經(jīng)常保存自己的作品，以防電腦突然出問題。

precaution預(yù)防，警惕。preparation準(zhǔn)備。presentation展示。prescription

藥方，指示，慣例。因此，本題的正確答案為A。

17．Theboy_____tobethedescendantoftherichbusinessman.

A.clapped

B.claimed

C.decided

D.demanded

【答案】B

【解析】句意：男孩聲稱是富商的后代。claim聲稱，聲明。clap鼓掌，

拍手。decide決定。demand要求，需求。因此，本題的正確答案為B。

18．Reformisratherdifficult,foritwillfacethe_____betweentradition

andinnovation.

A.tissue

B.matter

C.solution

D.conflict

【答案】D

【解析】句意：改革是非常苦難的，因?yàn)樗鼤媾R傳統(tǒng)和創(chuàng)新的矛盾。

conflict矛盾，沖突。tissue組織，紙巾。matter問題。solution解決辦法。

因此，本題的正確答案為D。

19．Seeingthechildreninthepark_____thoughtsofherownsonsonthe

othersideoftheAtlantic.

A.arose

B.prompted

C.encouraged

D.brought

【答案】B

【解析】句意：在公園看到的那個孩子引起了他對自己兒子的思念。

prompt激起。arose出現(xiàn)，引發(fā)。encourage鼓勵。brought原形bring，意

為“帶來”。因此，本題的正確答案為B。

20．They_____bravelyagainstrepeatedenemybombing.

A.helddown

B.heldon

C.heldup

D.heldout

【答案】D

【解析】句意：他們勇敢地抵制敵人的反復(fù)轟炸。holdout堅持，抵

制，繼續(xù)，扣留。holddown抑制，壓制。holdon抓住，稍等。holdup

舉起，阻擋，攔截。因此，本題的正確答案為D。

PartII.ClozeTest(15points)

Directions:Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestoneandwriteyouransweron

theanswersheet.

SilasMinton’sfuneralwasaquietaffair.Itwasattendedbytheonlyrelations

hehadintheworld,hisnieceandnephew,andbyafewfriends.Thepriest

who1overahundredmilesintothiswildpartofthecountywasnow

getting2forthesimpleceremony.Minton,3‘Minty’ashisfriends

usedtocallhim,4ahardlife5forgoldinalonelypartofWestern

Australia.Hehadalwaysrefusedtoworkinagoldmine6hebelieved

thathecoulddobetter7hisown.Althoughhewasnotaboastful(夸口

的)person,hehadoftendeclaredthatonedayhe8findalump(塊)of

goldasbigashisheadand9hewouldretireandlivein10fortherest

ofhislife.Buthisdre