青岛大学2015年硕士研究生入学考试(基础英语)试题（精编版）

1、青岛大学 2015年硕士研究生入学考试试题请考生写明题号，将答案全部答在答题纸上，答在试卷上无效科目代码： 642科目名称：基础英语 ( 共 12页）part i sentence completion (30 points )choosethe word or the set of wordsthat, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.1. like a credit card in appearance, the smart card contains a mic

2、rochip that stores digital tokens which can be exchanged for goods, just like cash.a. concreteb. tentativec. tangibled. intact2. the team of england, who are now superbly fit, will be doing their best next week to themselves for last year s defeat.a. reviveb. retortc. revenged remedy3. when tastuma

3、first came to the us from japan, he wasn t sure he could into the american culture, but after a few months , he felt at home here.a. absorbb. transformc. digestd assimilate4. the constitution of the state required that property should be for taxation at its market value.th5. the idealized paintings

4、of nature produced in the 18century are evidence thatmedieval natural settings had been and that the outdoors now could be enjoyed without trepidation.a. fear ofexorcibse. dconcerns aboutregained c. affection forsurmounted d. disinterest inalleviated6. edith wharton sought in her memoir to present h

5、erself as having achieved a harmonious wholeness by having the conflicting elements of her life.a. affirmedb.highlightedc. reconciledd. confinedth7. in the 20century, the discovery of radium the popular imagination; not onlywas its discoverer, marie curie, idolized, but its market value that of ther

6、arest gemstone.a. stormeddiminished b. horrifiedapproached c.enflamedexceeded d. conspiredtriggere d8. since the 15 th century, animals have been used as for people in experiments to assess the effects of therapeutic and other agents that might later be used in humans.2a. benefactorsb. companionsc.

7、surrogatesd. precedents9. issues of price, place, promotion, and product are conventional concerns in planning marketing strategies.a. these of the mostb. most of thosec. among the mostd. among the many of10. the disagreement over the trade restrictions could seriously relations between the two coun

8、tries.a. tumbleb. jeopardizec. manipulated. intimidate11. new research raises new concerns that altering crops to withstand such treats may pose new risks-from the weeds themselves.a. anything butb. other thanc. more thand. none other than12. in this small village, he found few persons to him and fe

9、lt quite lonely.a. congenitalb. contentiousc. congeniald. concurrent13. the chief reason for the population growth isna rise int sboirtmhurachtes a fall in death rates as a result of improvements in medical care.14. bipartisan bills are pending in congress that would eliminate all travel restriction

10、s and the embargo.15. rather than enhancing a country's security, the successful development of nuclear weapons could serve at first to increase that country's .a. boldnessb.influencec.responsibilityd. vulnerability16. although scientists claim that the seemingly language of their reports is

11、 more precise than the figurative language of fiction, the language of science, like all language, is inherently .a. ornamental . subtle b. unidimensional . unintelligible c. symbolic . complex d. literal . allusive17. laws do not ensure social order since laws can always be , which makes them unles

12、s the authorities have the will and the power to detect and punish wrongdoing.a. contested . provisionalb. circumvented . antiquatedb. repealed . vulnerabled. violated . ineffective18. the pressure of population on available resources is the key to understanding history; consequently, any historical

13、 writing that takes no cognizance of factsis flawed.a. rinsically b. ecological. marginallyc. cultural.substantivelyd. psychologicalphilosophically19. by putting billions of dollars into the ailing automaker, the obama administration has placed a huge bet on the effort to revive and t

14、he company through the elimination of brands, dealerships and factories.a. streamline b. stray c. strike d. strife20. under the deal, the union-of-lisvincogsitnterests, performance bonuses and someholiday pay will be to offset health-care costs.21. the capital intended to broaden the export base and

15、 efficiency gains from international trade was channeled instead into uneconomic import substitution.22. new sources of energy must be found, and this will take time, but it is not likely to result in any situation that will ever restore that sense of cheap and energy we have had in the times past.a

16、. exquisiteb. resilientc. copiousd. formidable23. gaddis is a formidably talented writer whose work has been, unhappily, more likely to intimidate orhis readers than to lure them into his fictional world.a. enticeb. strengthenc. transformd. repel24. heris always a source of irritation: she never use

17、s a single word when she can substitute a long clause or phrase in its place.a. verbosity b. simplicityc. cogencyd. rhetoric25. if those large publishers that respond solely to popular literarytrends continue to dominate the publishing market, the initial publication of new writers will depend onthe

18、 writer s willingness to popular tastes.26. contrary to the popular conception that it is powered by conscious objectivity, science often operates through error, happy accidents, and persistence in spite of mistakes.27. by putting the entire woolf archive on a microfilm, the project directors hope t

19、o make the contents of manuscripts more to scholars.a. objectiveb. accessiblec. appealingd. implicit28. despite the of many of their colleagues, some scholars have begun to emphasize "pop culture" as a key for the myths, hopes, and fears of contemporary society.a. antipathy . entanglingb.

20、discernment . evaluatingc. skepticism . decipheringd. pedantry . reinstating29. the powers and satisfactions of primeval people, though few and meager,were their few and simple desires.a. simultaneous withb. commensurate with3c. substantiated byd. ruined by30. social scientists have established fair

21、ly clear-cut that describe the appropriate behavior of children and adults, but there seems to be about what constitutes appropriate behavior for adolescents.a. functions . rigidity b. estimates . indirectness c. norms . confusion d. regulations . certaintypart ii proof reading and error correction(

22、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

23、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

24、 end of the line.in many states, budget requests by state universities have had to be scaled back or frozen, while tuition, the share of the cost borne bythe students themselves, has gone up. the problem with the governors(1)is particularly distressing because they all agree that the quality of thei

25、r colleges and universities helps drive the economic enginesof theirstates.and theyare constantlybeing told byeveryone like(2)collegeadministratorstoeditorialwritersthatonlywaytomake (3) their state universities better is to spend more money.butitwasagainstthisbackdropthatmembersoftheassociation (4)

26、 came together in this city to discuss issues of common concern, oneishighereducation.andthefocusoftheirtalksaboutcolleges (5) centered not on how money could be more effectively directed,butonwhattogetgreaterproductivityoutofasystemthathas (6) 5becomehighlyinefficientandresistiveagainstchange. (7)

27、as a result, the governors will embark a three-year study of(8)higher education system and how to make state colleges and universities better able to meet the challenges of a global economy in the 21st century. and judging from the tenor and tone of theirdiscussion, the study could produce a push in

28、 for higher standards,(9)more efficiency and greater accountability. pennsylvania governor tom ridge and his fellow governors came away from the meetingsresolute with the belief that higher education needs a fresh look and(10)possibly a major boost in productivity to meet demands of new technologies

29、 and a changing work force.part iiireading comprehension (30 points)in this section there are three reading passagesfollowed by a total of fifteen multiple-choice questions. read the passagesand then write your answers on your answer sheet.passage1despite denmark s manifest virtues, danes never talk

30、 about how proud they are to be danes. thiswouldsoundweirdindanish.whendanes talktoforeignersabout denmark,they always begin bycommentingon its tininess, its unimportance, the difficultyof its language, the general small-mindedness and self-indulgenceof theircountrymen and the high taxes. no dane wo

31、uld look you in the eye and say,“ denmaris a great country.” you re supposed to figuforer ythoiusrosuetlf. it is the land of the silk safety net, where almost half the national budget goes toward smoothing out lifeinesqualities, and there is plenty of money for schools, day care, retraining programm

32、es, job seminars- danes love seminars: three days at a study centrehearing aboutwaste management isalmost as good as a skitrip.itisa culture bombarded by english, in advertising, pop music, the internet, and despite all the english that danish absorbs there is no danish academy to defend against it

33、old dialects persist in jutland that can barely be understood by copenhageners. it is the land where,as the saying goes,“ few hamveuctohoand fewer have too little,” and a foreigner is struck by the sweet egalitarianism that prevails, where the lowliest clerkgives you a level gaze, where sir and mada

34、me have disappeared from common usage, even mr. and mrs. it s a nation of recycalebrosut 55 % of danish garbage gets made into something new and no nuclear power plant s. it as nation of tireless planner.trains run on time. things operate well in general.such a nation of overachievers a brochure fro

35、m the ministry of business and industry says, “ denmarkis one of the world csleanest and most organized countries, with virtually no pollution, crime, or poverty. denmark is the most corruption-freesociety in the northern hemisphere.” so, of course, one s heart lifts at any sighting of danish sleaze

36、: skinhead graffiti on buildings (“ foreigners out of dnenmark!” ), broknonetheless, it is an orderly land. you drive through a danish town, it comes to an end at a stone wall, and on the other side is a field of barley, a nice clean line: town here, country there. it is not a nation of jay-walkers.

37、 people stand on the curb and wait for thered light to change, even if it s 2 a.m. and there s not a car in sight. however, danes dont think of themselves as a wait- ing-at-2-a.m.-for-the-green-light people that s how they see swedes and germans. danes see themselves as jazzy people, improvisers, mo

38、re free spirited than swedes, but the truth is (though one should not say it)that danes arevery much like germans and swedes. orderliness is a main selling point. denmark has few natural resources, limited manufacturing capability; its future in europe will be as a broker, banker, and distributorof

39、goods. you send your goods by container ship to copenhagen,andthesebright,young,english-speaking,utterlyhonest,highly disciplined people will get your goods around to scandinavia, the baltic states, and russia.airports,seaports,highways,andraillinesareultramodernandwell-the orderliness of the societ

40、y doesn mt ean that danish lives are less messy or lonely than yours or mine, and no dane would tell you so. you canhear plenty about bitter family feuds and the sorrows of alcoholism and about perfectly sensible people who went off one day and killed themselves. an orderly society can not exempt it

41、sbut there is a sense of entitlement and security that danes grow up with. certain things are yours by virtueof citizenship, and you shouldnfetel bad for taking what you rentitled to, you reas good as anyone else. the rules of the welfare system are clear to everyone, the benefits you get if you los

42、e your job, the steps you take to get anew one; and the orderliness of the system makes it possible for the country to weather high unemployment and social unrest without a sense of crisis.1. t he author thinks that danes adopt a attitude towards their country.a. boastfulb. modestc. deprecating2. w

43、hich of the following is not a danish characteristic cited in the paa. fondness of foreign culture.12c. linguistic tolerance.d. persistent planning.a. disapprovingb. approvingd. doubtful4d. prevents danes from acknowledg5. at the end of the passage the author states all the following except thatc. t

44、he open system helps to tide the cou3. the author s reaction tosttahtement by the ministry of business and industry is .passage 2education is an important theme in youth athletics in the us. young kids, energetic, noisy, uncontrollable,confined to class, yearn for the relative freedom of the footbal

45、l field, the basketball court, the baseball diamond. they long to kick and throw things and tackle each other, and the fields of organized play offer a place in which to act out these impulses. kids are basically encouraged, after all, to beat each other up in the football field. yet for all the cha

46、os, adult guidance and supervision are never far off, and timespent on the athletic fields is meant to be productive. conscientious coaches seek to impart lessons in teamwork, self-sacrifice, competition, gracious winning and losing. teachers at least want their pupils worn out so they ll sit still

47、in reading class.by the time children start competing for spots on junior high soccer teams or tennis squads, the kids gloves have come off to some extent. the athletic fields become less a place tolearn about soft values liketeamworkthan about hard self-disciplineand competition. competitiveness, a

48、fter all, is prized highly by americans, perhaps more sothan by other peoples. for a child, being cut from the hockey team or denied a spot on the swimming is a grave disappointment and perhaps an opportunity for emotional or spiritual growth.high school basketball or football teams are places where

49、 the ethos of competition is given still stronger emphasis. although high school coaches still consider themselves educators, the sports they oversee are not simple extensions of the classroom. they are important social institutions, for football games bring people together. in much of the us they a

50、re events where young people and their elders mingle and see how the community is evolving.for the best players, the progression from little league to junior high to high schoolleads to a scholarship at a famous college and maybe, one day, a shot at the pros. to all appearances, collegeathletes are

51、student-athletes, an idealthat suggests a balance between the intellectualrigors of the universityand the physical rigors of the playing field.the realityis skewed heavilyinfavor of athletics. one wouldhave difficulty showing that major us college sports are about education. coaches require far too

52、muchof players time to be truly concerned with anything other than performance in sport. too often, the players they recruit seem to care little about school themselves.this was not always the case. universities princeton, harvard, rutgers, yale were the birthplaces of american football and baseball

53、; education the formation of “ character ”w as an important part of what those coaches and players thought theywere achieving. in 1913, when footb all was almost outlawed in the us, the game s most prominent figures traveled to washington and argued successfully that football was anessential part of

54、 the campus experience and that the nation would be robbed of its boldest young men, its best potential leaders, if the game were banned.the idea that competitivesports build character, a western traditiondating fromancient greece, has evidently fallen out of fashion in today s us. educators, now pr

55、one to see the kindofcharacter shaped by footballand basketball indark light,havechallenged the notion that college sports produce interesting people. prominent athletes, suchas boxermuhammadaliand basketballstar charlesmarkley,deliberatelydistanced themselves from the earlier ideal of the athlete a

56、s a model figure. today s us athlete is thus content to be an entertainer. trying to do something socially constructive,like being a role model, will make you seem over-earnest and probably hurt your street credibility.when i was a kid, my heroes played on saturdays: they were high school players and college athletes. p