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英语水平考试答案广外
广东外语外贸大学2003年研究生入学考试
英语专业水平考试试题
I.Errorcorrection(30%)
ThefollowingpassagecontainsFIFTEENerrors.Eachlinecontainsamaximumofoneerror.Ineachcase,onlyonewordisinvolved.Youshouldcorrectitinthefollowingway:
Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“A”signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Foranunnecessaryword,crossouttheunnecessarywordwithaslash“/”andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Example
WhenAartmuseumwantsanewexhibit,[1]an
Itneverbuysthingsinfinishedformandhangsthemonthewall.[2]never
Whenanaturalhistorymuseumwantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.[3]exhibit
Memoryprocessesbythatpeopleandotherorganismsencode,store,andretrieve[1]___
information.Encodingreferstotheinitialperceptionandregistrationofinformation.
Storageistheretentionofencodedinformationovertime.Retrievalreferstothepro-
cessesinvolvedusingstoredinformation.Wheneverpeoplesuccessfullyrecalla[2]formerexperience,theymusthaveencoded,stored,andretrievedinformationaboutthe[3]______
experience.Conversely,memoryfailure-forexample,forgettinganimportantfact—reflectsabreakdowninoneofthesestagesofmemory.
Memoryiscriticaltohumansandalllivingorganisms.Practicallyallofourdaily[4]_______
activities—talking,understanding,reading,socializing—dependonourhavinglearnedandstoredinformationaboutourenvironments.Memoryallowsustoretrieveevents
fromthedistantpastorfrommomentsbefore.Itenablesustolearnnewskillsandto[5]
formhabits.Withouttheabilitytoaccesspastexperiencesorinformation,wewouldbeunabletocomprehendlanguage,recognizeourfriendsandfamilymembers,findourwaytohome,oreventieashoe.Lifewouldbeaseriesofdisconnectedexperiences,[6]
eachonenewandunfamiliar.Withoutanysortofmemory,humanswillquicklyperish.[7]_______
Philosophers,psychologists,writers,andotherthinkershavelongbeenfascinatedbymemory.Thefollowingareamongtheirquestions:
Howdoesthebrainstorememories?
Whydopeopleremembersomebitsofinformationbutnotothers?
Canpeopleimprove
theirmemories?
Whatisthecapacityformemory?
Memoryalsoisfrequentlyasubject[8]______
ofcontroversybecauseofquestionsaboutitsaccuracy.Aneyewitness’smemoryofa
crimecanplayacrucialroleindeterminingasuspect’sguiltorinnocence.However,
psychologistsagreethatpeopledonotalwaysrecalleventsliketheyactuallyhappened,[9]______
andsometimespeoplemistakinglyrecalleventsthatneverhappened.[10]
Memoryandlearningarecloserelated,andthetermsoftendescriberoughlythesame[11]
processes.Thetermlearningisoftenusedtorefertoprocessesinvolvedintheinitial
acquisitionorencodingofinformation,butthetermmemorymoreoftenrefersto[12]
laterstorageandretrievalofinformation.Therefore,thisdistinctionisnothardandfast.[13]
Aboveall,informationislearnedonlywhenitcanberetrievedlater,andretrievalcannot[14]
occurunlessinformationwaslearned.Thus,psychologistsoftenrefertothelearning/
memoryprocessameansofincorporatingallfacetsofencoding,storage,andretrieval.[15]
Ⅱ.Cloze(40%)
Fillineachblankwiththewordsgiveninthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.
degreewhilevergeoverEven
suchreadyasmajoredefficiency
whenoncewhomfullwhich
heldthatthangrowingbecause
ZhangLingrecentlyattendedaBeijingjobfair1ofoptimism.Shewassureshecouldfindateachingjobatacollege,particularlyatatime2educationisthelastchoiceformanyuniversitygraduates.ButZhang,whoholdsamaster’s3fromBeijingNormalUniversity,wasgreetedbysomanyrecruiterssaying“weonlywantmen”4shewenttoacorneratthebustlingfair,angryandfrustratedandonthe5oftears.
Zhangisnottheonlyfemalewhofeelsfrozenoutofjobmarkets6forcollegeseniors.More7halfofthepostsattheexchangesread“menonly.”Evenoccupations8
aretraditionallyreservedforwomen,9assecretariesandteachers,arebeingtakenbymen.
WhileChina’shoteconomyisdemandingwell-educatedtalent,bossesare10torejectqualifiedfemaleapplicants.Andtheproblemis11worsethisyear.Onereasonisthestreamliningofstaffingovernmentandenterprisestoimprove12.
Also,someemployersarereluctanttohirewomen13theythinkthewomencannotgoonbusinesstripsalone,cannotserve14businessrepresentativesabroadandarelesscareer-minded15theygetmarriedandhavechildren.
LiaoAidong,who16intextileengineering,anindustrywhichisnothiringmanypeoplethisyear,saidnoonerespondedtoherapplications,17maleclassmatesreadilysecuredjobsinBeijingtextilemills.18womenwhograduatewith“hot”degrees,suchascomputerprogrammingandforeignlanguages,havetoswallowtheirpridewhenmenwhodidn’tperformwellinschoolarechosen19thembyemployers.
TheBeijingForeignStudiesUniversityhas300graduatesthisyear,60percentof20arewomen.
Ⅲ.FillinthefollowingblankswiththeCORRECTFORMortheCORRESPONDINGFORMofthewordsgivenaccordingtotheMEANINGofthesentences.(20%)(本题缺几道题)
Example
Prolong,refuse,delay,postpone,lengthen
Ihopetheoftheappointmentwillnotcauseyoumuchinconvenience.Thekeyispostponement.
1.able,capable,competent
GPS(GlobalPositioningSystem)hasbeensuccessfulinclassicalnavigationapplications,andbecauseitsareaccessibleusingsmall,inexpensiveequipment,GPShasalsobeenusedinmanynewapplications.
2.scar,scratch,bruise,blister,spot
Ifyouaresocarelessastogoonlongwalksintight-fittingshoes,youmustexpecttoget.
3.decay,rot,decompose,disintegrate
TheoftheSovietUnionenabledtheBushadministrationtoscalebackdramaticallytheenormousdefensebuildupofthepreviousdecade.
4.ignorant,illiterate,uneducated,unlearned
AftertheRussianRevolutiontheSovietgovernmentvirtuallyeliminatedthroughtheestablishmentofvariousinstitutionsandextensionclassesforadults.
5.encourage,motivate,award,stimulate
It’sofgreatimportancethata(n)mechanismshouldbeintroducedtobringtheinitiativeoftheworkersintofullplay.
6.insist,persist,adhere,persevere
Asanintellectual,hebestoweduponthegamesofgolfandbridgealltheenthusiasmand
___________thathewithheldfrombooksandideas.
7.likely,possible,probable,plausible
Suchhightemperaturesrestrictthesurfacetoabarrendesertwastelandandruleoutthe
_________oflifeonVenus.
8.landscape,scenery,sight,scene,view
ThisNationalGeographicarticlediscussesthe,culture,andhistorythatgivetheFrenchregionofProvencesuchadistinctivecharacter.
9.combine,partner,unite,ally
Asaresultoftheir,thethreesmallindependentcountriesfeltlessafraidoftheirpowerfulneighbour.
10.obey,observe,abide,conform
Heoftenforgetstodowhathehasbeentoldandisscoldedforbeing.
Ⅳ.ReadingComprehension(60%)
TextA
HiringofGradsIsUp,ButTermsAreTough
ByShelleyDonaldCoolidge
Withcollegegraduationlessthanamonthaway,thetopiconmanystudents’mindsisthejobmarket.
Thegoodnewsfortheclassof1996isthathiringisupslightlyforthethirdstraightyearandsoaresalaries.Butintoday’sleanandmeancorporationculture,wherethepushistodomorewithless,employersstillhavetheupperhand.Theproofisinseveraltrendsemergingonthehiringlandscape:
Employersaremoreseriouslyscrutinizingtheskillsofnewgrads.
Internshipsareoftenaprerequisitetolandinganinterview.
Somefirmsarestartingtohiregraduatesonacontractbasis.
“Employersaregenerallylookingatafewmorenewcollegegradsthantheyhiredayearago,”saysPatrickScheetz,directorofMichiganStateUniversity’sCollegiateEmploymentResearchInstituteinEastLansing.“Butthey’renotaggressivelyhiringlargernumbersatall.They’reprettymuchfollowingtheeconomy.”
Hiringwillbeup4.7percentfornewgraduates,accordingtotheinstitute’sannualsurvey,andstartingsalariesareexpectedtojumpasmuchas3percent.Still,thejobmarketisfarfromreturnedtothedaysofrobusthiringbackin1988.
Butmanyschoolshaveseenmoreemployersvisitingcampusthisyear.Therise,theysay,stemsfromsmalltomid-sizedcompanies,notFortune500heavyweights.
On-campusrecruitingattheUniversityofVirginiainCharlottesville,forexample,isup10to15percentthisyear,saysLarrySimpson,directorofcareerplanning.Heattributestheincreasetosmallerfirmsthataren’thouseholdnames.
Tomanystudents,however,anamestillmeansalot,careercounsellorssay,sostudentstendtoshyawayfromthesmallerfirms.
Computerscience,businessmanagement,accounting,andhealthcarecontinuetobehotjobmarkets,whilethesocialsciences,suchascommunicationsandpsychology,aremorecompetitive.
Melissachin,forexample,asenioratBostonUniversity,decidedtomajorinaccountingbecauseitwas“practical”.Fouryearslater,it’spaidoff:
Shehasseveraljoboffers.
“Themdoesseemtobebetter[job]availabilityinaccountingthanotherareas,”saysMs.Chin,swingingherbackpackoverhershoulder.
1.Fortheclassof1996,thejobmarketis.
A.stilltheemployers’marketwheretheyhaveupperhand
B.upandrobust
C.downslightlyforthethirdstraightye
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