北京外国语大学英语真题二外-2000精

北京外国语大学2000年硕士研究生入学考试二外英语试题Chooseacorrectwordtofillineachblank:(9%e.gThereisnoplacetogointhisrainyday,andIdon,tknowwhattodo.(know,no.forme,IwanttoseewhatmyiswhileI,mnearthescales.(weight,wait.Thatnewboy-scoutdoesknowhowtotiea.(knot,notyouliketobuyastove?(would,woodTheofthatwinehadhisofficeinhis(seller,cellarEvenamanwillwhenhehasseverpains.(grown,groan。Asmallboyaballourwindowandbrokeit.(threw,throughwereseveralpeoplewhosaidthattheyweregoingtovoteforfavoritecandidate.(their,thereInthesentence.“itisaniceday',“it.”thatthesentencehasforsubject.(its,it'sIfJohnthatnoticeofachancetosailtheseven,hewilltheopportunity.(seize,sees,seasII.Understandandusethesynonymcontextclues:(21%A:Determinethemeaningoftheunderlinedwordbyidentifyingitspartofspeech(verb,noun,adjectiveetc.andbylocatingitssynonyminthestatement.Writeyouransweronthegivenline.e.gEvenasachildThomasEdisonhadaveryinquisitivemind;attheageofthreeheperformedhisfirstexperimentoutofcuriosity.Inthissentence,inquisitiveisa(anadjective.Itmeanscurious..Youmustbathethewoundwithcleanwater,andafteryouwashit,putsomemedicineonitandbandageitcarefully.Inthissentence,batheisa(an.Itmeans..Hedevelopedacynicalattitudeafteryearsoffrustration.Hewasalwaysinlowspiritsbecauseofthisnegativeness.Inthissentence,cynicalisa(an.Itmeans..Abridgeskyinthemorningisnotaguaranteeoffineweatherduringtherestoftheday.Don’tpromiseanythingtoosoon.Inthissentence,guaranteeisa(an.Itmeans..Theoldwomanhadastrangehabittokeepover100catsinherhouse.Herneighboursallcalledheraneccentriclady.Inthissentence,eccentricisa(an.Itmeans..FewcomposershavebeensoidolizedduringtheirlifetimeaswasEdwardMarDowel.Ofcourse,peopleworshipedhimforagoodreason.Inthissentence,idolizeisa(an.Itmeans.B:Makeabestchoicetocompleteeachstatement.Thenfromthestatementfindoutthesynonymclue(softheunderlinedwordandputit/themintobracket(s.e.g.(aManyamateurtheatergroupsproducebenefitplaysforthepurposeofraising(funds.Theymaybeinterestedinthetheaterforitsownsake,fitb.reputationc.excitementd.Creativeness(Largechunksoficeandsnowmeltveryslowly.Oncetheybegintothaw,severalweeksofwarmweathermayberequiredbeforetheyaretotallya.increasedb.dissolvedc.frozend.warm(JuneintheWestIndieshasaninterestingsignificance,forthisisthetimewhenconditionsnecessaryforhurricaneformationbegintobuildup.Itgetswindierandwindier.ByAugusttheseconditionsarefullydeveloped,andfromthenuntilthefirstofNovemberistheperiodofa.winterb.growthc.stormsd.harvest(TheearlyBabyloniansmadetheirwrittenrecordpermanent.Theymadesignsonsoftclaytabletswiththetopofareed.Thesetabletswerethenbakedinthesununtiltheybecamehardanddurable.Thusthewordsonthetabletsa.werecorrectb.1astforalongtimec.werereadabled.disappearedimmediately(PeoplearestillconjecturingaboutthemysteriousfateoftheLostColony.SomeguessthatIndianscarriedofforkilledthesettlers;othersimaginethattheSpaniarddestroyedthesettlement.Whatactuallyoccurredisa.seldomrecalledb.describedindramac.asyetunknownd.amatterofrecord(Legallyallmenareequal,butgeneticallynotwomenareidentical.Itishighlyimprobablethattwoindividualswilleverbebornwithpatternsofgeneticallytransmittedcharacteristicsthatare.a.similarb.thesamec.differentd.individualIII.Understandandusetheantonymcontextdues:(20%A:Eachofthefollowingsentencescontainsanantonymcluefortheunderlinedword.Locatetheword/phrasewhichmeanstheoppositeoftheunderlinedwordandthenputitintobrackets.Finally,selectthebestmeaningfortheunderlinedword.e.g.ProfessorEnglish,sattitudeshowedhis(concern.Thestudents,attitudes,ontheotherhand,werverycasual.(cCasualmeans.a.attitudeb.concernedc.Indifferent(Somestudentswereunintentionallylateforclasswhileafewwerepurposelylate.Unintentionallymeansa.purposelyb.accidentallyc.always(Inmanynationstherearetwofinancialextremes,frompenurytogreatwealth.Penurymeansa.wealthb.povertyc.middleincome(OrangesareindigenoustosouthernCaliforniabutforeigntoNewYorkfarms.Indigenousmeansa.nativeb.unknownc.alien(Ratherthancarefullyplanning,thespeakerreliedonimprovisingthespeechasheaddressedtheaudience.Improvisingmeans.a.jokingb.makingupc.planning(Whydidyouspendsuchallinordinateamountoftimeonthefirstquestion?Tenminuteswouldhavebeenmorereasonable.Inordinatemeansa.tinyb.uninterestedc.excessiveB:Makeabestchoicetocompleteeachstatement,andthenfindouttheantonymclueofyourchoiceandputitonthegivenline.e.gInthetreatmentofthisdisease,completecalmisnecessaryforrecovery.Thedoctorhaswarnedthatundernocircumstancesmustthepatientbeallowedtobecomea.inactiveb.betterc.hungryd.excitedAntonymclueofdiscalm..Collectorsofstamps,coins,orotherobjectsshouldcollectcommonspecimensaswellasunusualones.Notonlyaretheyoftenmoreattractive,butalsoonecannevertellwhensomecommonobjectmaysuddenlybecome.a.attractiveb.rarec.1essvaluabled.duplicatedAntonymclueofis..Everyexcesscausesadefect,everydefectanexcess.Everysweethasitssour,fortd.disasterAntonymclueofis.MostpeoplelikeEllenbecausetheyknowsheisfrankwiththem.Ontheotherhand,theydistrusthersisterbecausesheisalways .a.secretiveb.impolitec.inactived.unreliableAntonymclueofis.4.Shehadsolongenjoyedherimaginaryillnessesthatwhenthedoctordismissedhercaseshewas.a.curedb.memoriesc.disappointedd.pleasedAntonymclueofis.ntheatomicpowerhouse,nuclearreactorsareusedinplaceofoilandcoalfurnaces.However,thenuclearreactorscreateradiationhazards;thisproblemhadtobesolvedbeforesuchreactorscouldbeused.a.cheaplyb.experimentallyc.safelyd.dailyAntonymclueofis.V.Decidewhetherthestatementsaretrueorfalseaccordingtothecontext:(20%A:Aftereachparagraph,therearetwostatements.Ifthestatementisavalidjudgementtothecontentoftheparagraph,writeT;ifitisnot,writeF.e.gMeninboatsareabletoapproachquiteclosetotheoceansunfishbeforeitturnsoveranddisappearsunderthewater.Thusitiseasilycaught(TTheoceansunfishisnotedforitsstupidity(FTheoceansunfishmustbekeptfresh.Therewasnowayofknowingwhenwehadcrossedtheborder——.nomarkings,noborderposts——butitmusthavehappenedsometimearoundmidnight(Theauthoristravelingalone.(theauthorisunfamiliarwiththearea..RandolphgrewupinNewYorkandknewwellitssecretcharmsandhiddenfaults.HedidnotevencareabouttheworldthatpeopletoldhimexistedbeyondNewYork'slimits.(Hisknowledgeandsympathieswerequitelimited.(Hecouldnotaffordtotravelaroundtheworld..OriginallytherewasanabundanceofwhitepineinAmericanforests.However,somanyuseshavebeendiscoveredforthiswoodthatthesupplyofwhitepineisbecomingsmallerandsmaller.(Peoplewillfindwhitepineincreasinglyabundant.(Asaresult,whitepinehasbecomeincreasingexpensive..Manymenhavebeenemployedtopaintthisgiganticbridge.Ifoneofthepaintersfellhisperch,hewouldprobablybekilled.Therehavebeennofatalaccidentsofthiskindsincethebridgespanwascompleted.(Onereasonforthisisthatthepaintersemployedhereareallspeciallytrained.(Paintersworkingonthisbridgehavetobeinsured..TheinstructorreadSam,spaperandsawthatSamhadscoredperfectlyonthemultiple-choicetrue-false,andfill-insectionsofthetest.However,Samhadnotfinishedthemajoressayandhadlostfifteenpointsonthatsection.(TheinstructorfailsSam.(TheinstructorbelievesthatSamgenerallyunderstandsthework.B:Decideifthestatementaftereachparagraphisavalidinference.Ifitisvalid,writeT:Ifitisnot,writeF.e.g.Whenthephonefinallyrang,Joeleapedfromtheedgeofhischairandgrabbedforit.(TJoeprobablyhadbeenwaitingforthecallanxiously..TheywereallshockedwhenJonesconfessedtothetheft.(Noonehadquestionedhiscourage..Theletterofthealphabetwerenothingmoretoherthanmeaninglessshape.(Shedidnotknowhowtothink..Nofragmentsofpotteryhavebeenunearthedbyarchaeologistsfromtheruinsofthiscity.(Apparentlytheinhabitantsdidnotknowhowtobuildhomes..WhenpeopleofearlyNewEnglandchosesleepinggarments,themainconsiderationwaswarmth.(Peopleatthattimehaddifferenttasteofbeauty..Everyeditorhastocopewithacertainnumberofwound-upvisitorsRalphworkedwithhishaton.(Heworehishattogivevisitorstheimpressionthathewasabouttoleave.6.Themanwhoinstalledthenewequipmentintheexecutive,sofficetoldhimthatthefirstwouldbethelast.(Itwassuggestedthattheequipmentwasbuilttolastalifetime.7.Onlyintermsofdecades,orevencenturies,canweevaluatetheimportanceandpermanenceofthechangesinthedistributionofpoweramongnations.(Thesechangesoccurobviously.8.Weoftenhearthatbrevityisthesoulofwit.Asusedhere,witperhapsreferstojest,butthesayingisevenmoreapplicabletoahigherformofwit--theconciseexpressionofrealwisdom.(Itisimpliedthatthemanwhocansaymuchinafewwordsisamaster9DuringtheharvestseasonthemenonallthefarmswereworkingfrommorninguntilsunsetSometimestheyevenworkedbymoonlight.Theyweretryingtogettheharvestinbeforeitwasruinedbyastorm.(Thefarmerswerepittedagainstcompetitors.10.Acommuterwhoseestateisoverrunwithsquirrelshasatrapthatcatchesbutdoesnotkill.Hepicksitupeverymorning,ladenwithsquirrels,putsitinhiscar,drivesthreemilestohistrain,and,inalittleparkbehindthestation,releasestheanimalswithasilentprayerthattheywilladjusttotheirnewenvironment.(HeishumanetosmallanimalsV.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords:(10%Everybodywastestime.Insteadofdoinghishomework,theschoolboywatchestelevisionInsteadofwritingheressay,thestudentgoesoutwithherfriends.Theyallhadgoodintentions,buttheykeepputtingoffthemomentwhentheymuststartworkAsaconsequence,theybegintofeelguilty,andthenwasteevenmoretimewishingtheyhadnotallowedthemselvestobedistracted.Whensomeoneelseisorganizingourtimeforus,asforinstanceduringlessonsorworkinghours,wedonotnecessarilyworkmoreefficiently,butatleastwearesubjecttothedisciplineofaroutine.tiswhenwealeresponsiblefororganizingourowntimethattheneedforself-disciplinearises.Iknowtwowriterswhoseemtoworkinquitedifferentways.Bobisextremelymethodical.Hearrivesathisofficeat9a.m.andiscreativeuntil12:30.At2p.m.hereturnstohisdeskandiscreativeuntil5p.m.whenhegoeshomeandswitchesoffuntilthefollowingmorning.Alan,ontheotherhand,worksininspiredbursts,oftenmissingmealsandsleepinordertogethisideasdownonpaper.Suchperiodsofintenseactivityareusuallyfollowedbydayswhenhepottersaroundhisflat,listeningtoMozartandflickingthroughmagazines.Theirplacesofworkreflecttheirstyles.Bob,sbooksarenearlyarr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