2017三峡大学791综合英语考研真题

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三峡大学

2017年硕士研究生入学考试试题（A卷）

科目代码：791科目名称综合英语

考试时间为3小时，卷面总分为150分

答案必须写在答题纸上

I.ChoosetherightonefromA.B.C.Dforeachblank.（20分）

请按顺序把答案写在答题纸上。标明题号！

1.Shesufferedgreatmentalafterherhusbanddied,andasaresultshe

becamemad.

a.angerb.discomfortc.unhappinessd.anguish

2.Hishighschoolreportthathewasbrilliantinallsciencesubjects.

a.believedb.noticedc.notedd.decided

3.Hisaimistopromotehumanracerelationswhereallpeoplehave

opportunities.

a.sameb.similarc.equivalentd.equal

4.ThedoctorassuredmethatthepainwouldonehourafterItookthe

medicine.

a.wearawayb.wearoffc.weardownd.wearout

5.Carsarenownotoftherichanymore.

a.playmatesb.playersc.dollsd.toys

6.Wearestronglyofthethatsocialworkcaninfactbeorganizedanddone

byenterprises.

a.sightb.viewc.scened.thinking

7.Mentallyyoungstersusedtohangaroundthisareaandcausedalotof

trouble.

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a.botheredb.worriedc.disturbedd.troubling

8.1thinktheyreallywanttobuythatwillhelpthemmaketeirlifeeasier.

a.stuffb.staffc.mattersd.means

9.1havemuchtimeandthoughtontheproblem,butIamnonearertofindinga

solution.

a.exposedb.extendedc.exhaustedd.exerted

10.Theplanwaswellconceived,butitbecausepeoplewereunwillingto

cooperate..

a.brokeoutb.brokedownc.brokeupd.brokethrough

11.HowcanIeverconcentrateifyoucontinuallymewithsillyquestions?

a.have...interruptedb.errupted

c.erruptingd.errupting

12.Theteamcanhandlewhatever.

a.thatneedshandlingb.whichneedshandling

c.itneedshandlingd.needstobehandled

13.Itwasasaphysicianthatherepresentedhimself,and__hewaswarmly

received.

a.assuchb.suchasc.asthatd.sothat

14.Becauseofthepatient'shealth,.

a.losingweightwasadvisedhimbythedoctor

b.loseweightwaswhatthedoctoradvised.

c.hewasadvisedbythedoctortoloseweight

d.thedoctor'sadvicewashimlosingweight.

15.Thebudgetwasunrealisticitdisregardsincreasedcosts.

a.inthatb.inwhichc.forthatd.suchthat

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16.Thisisanillnessthatcanresultintotalblindnessleftuntreated.

a.afterb.ifc.sinced.unless

17.himtomorrow?

a.Whynottocallonb.Whydon'tcallon

c.Whynotcallingond.Whynotcallon

18.Whowascomingtoseemeinmyofficethisafternoon?

a.hesaidb.didhesayc.didhesaythatd.hedidsay

19.1wasinterestedinshetoldme.

a.allthatb.allwhichc.allwhatd.that

20.Thecouplehadnosoonergottothestationthetrainleft.

a.whenb.asc.untild.than

II.Choosetherightwordfromthelistgivenbelowforeachblank.(10分)

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confinedbeliefunchangingnecessaryknowledge

theorycognitivedeductionintuitioninvariable

TheGreekwordepistememeans(1),fromwhichthewordepistemologyis

formed.Platoregardedknowledgeasa(2)stateofthesoulconcernedsolely

with(3)andnecessaryobjects,theIdeasorForms.Knowledgecontrastswith

(4)(doxa),thecognitivestateconcernedwithsensiblethings.ForPlato,the

contrastbetweenepistemeanddoxaisessentialfbrestablishingthe(5)ofIdeas.

Aristotlenormally(6)knowledgetothedemonstrativesciences,whichprovide

necessaryandinvarianttruthsaboutnecessaryand(7)statesofaffairs.These

sciencesstartfrom(8)premises,proceedthroughsyllogistic(9)andreach

necessaryconclusions.Thenecessarypremiseswhichformthefirstprinciplesof

thesesciencesarenotgraspedbyepisteme.butby(10).

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HI.Readthefollowingtextscarefullyandthenmakeacorrectchoicetoanswer

thequestionsaftereachtext.（40分）

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TEXTA

Thefirstthingtonoticeisthatthemediawe'reallfamiliarwith—frombooksto

televisionareone-waypropositions:theypushtheircontentatus.TheWebis

two-way,pushandpull.Infinerpoint,itcombinestheone-wayreachofbroadcast

withthetwo-wayreciprocityofamid-cast.Indeed,itsusercanatoncebeareceiver

andsenderofbroadcast—aconfusingproperty,butmind-stretching!

AsecondaspectoftheWebisthatitisthefirstmediumthathonorsthenotion

ofmultipleintelligences.Thispastcentury'sconceptofliteracygrewoutofour

intensebeliefintext,afocusenhancedbythepowerofoneparticular

technology—thetypewriter.Itbecameagreattoolfbrwritersbutaterribleonefbr

othercreativeactivitiessuchassketching,painting,notatingmusic,oreven

mathematics.Thetypewriterprizedoneparticularkindofintelligence,butwiththe

Web,wesuddenlyhaveamediumthathonorsmultipleformsof

intelligence—abstract,textual,visual,musical,social,andkinesthetic.Aseducators,

wenowhaveachancetoconstructamediumthatenablesallyoungpeopleto

becomeengagedintheiridealwayoflearning.TheWebaffordsthematchweneed

betweenamediumandhowaparticularpersonlearns.

AthirdandunusualaspectoftheWebisthatitleveragesthesmalleffortsofthe

manywiththelargeeffortsofthefew.Forexample,researchersintheMaricopa

CountyCommunityCollegesysteminPhoenixhavefoundawaytolinkasetof

seniorcitizenswithpupilsintheLongviewElementarySchool,ashelper-mentors.

It'swonderfultoseekidslistentothesegrandparentsbetterthantheydototheirown

parents,thementoringreallyhelpstheirteachers,andtheseniorscreateasenseof

meaningforthemselves.Thus,thesmalleffortsofthemany—the

seniors—complementthelargeeffortsofthefew—theteachers.Thesamethingcan

befoundinoperationatHewlett-Pack-ard,whereengineersusetheWebtohelpkids

withscienceormathproblems.Bothoftheseexamplesbarelyscratchthesurfaceas

wethinkaboutwhafspossiblewhenwestartinterlacingresourceswithneedsacross

awholeregion.

Questions1-5

1.Whatdoestheword“mind-stretching”imply?

A.Obtainingone'smentalpower.

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B•Strengtheningone'spowerofthought.

C.Makinggreatdemandsonone'smentalpower.

D.Exertingone'smentalpowerasfaraspossible.

2.Whatisaterribletoolfbractivitiessuchassketchingandpainting?

A.TechnologyB.TypewriterC.TextD.Theweb

3.Whichgroupofpeoplemakesomeeffortstohelppupilsinelementaryschools?

A.TeachersB.ResearchersC.GrandparentsD.Seniorcitizens

4.Thesentence“theseniorscreateasenseofmeaningforthemselves^^meansthe

seniors.

A.acquireanewmeaningoftheirlives

B.understandthemeaningoftheweb

C.createawebsiteforthemselves

D.addanewmeaningtotheweb

5.Theexpression"scratchthesurface^^mostprobablymeans.

A.thinkhardinapuzzledway

B.dealwithaproblemthoroughly

C.treatasubjectwithoutbeingthorough

D.wordoutasolutionforaproblemeasily

TEXTB

Somepoliticiansarescurryingaboutwithmuchzestandanticipation.It'stime,

theirpollsinformthem,tofindthequickfixfbrwhattheyhavedeterminedisa

societyplaguedbythein*egularheartbeatofdeficientvalues.

Buttherearecontradictionsthatintrudeonthisdenunciatoryatmosphere.If

therearemoralomissionsinthesociety,theycannotbesealedbyinstant,slenderly

basedattacksonentertainment.Theplainfactiswearerearrangingourprioritiesin

thewrongway.

Wearetodaymisplacingourenergiesandourfundingbydirectingallsortsof

incentivestohighschoolsandcolleges.Thatistoolate.Themoralscaffoldinghas

beenbuiltbythen,forbetterorforworse.Howthentobeginthisrevisionoflife

conduct?Wemustintroduceinpre-school,andkeepalivethroughgradefive,anew

schoolcourse.

Thecoursecouldbetitled,46Whatisright,andwhatisplainlywrong”.For30

minuteseachday,theteacherwouldilluminatefortheseveryyoungchildrenwhat

WilliamFaulknerlabeled"theoldverities”,thewordsthatconstructandimplement

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thedailymoralgrindinwhicheverydurablesocietymustengageifitistobejudged

a'just"society.

Thesearewordslikeduty,honor,service,integrity,pity,pride,compassionand

sacrifice,plustheclearadmonitionthatviolenceiswrong.Totheteachingofthe

meaningofthosewordsmustbeaddedthatcleansingruleoftreatingotherpeopleas

youwouldwantthemtotreatyou.Andmostofalltomakesurethatthesekids

understandwithgrowingclaritythathome,schoolandchurcharethesanctuariesfor

theirlaterlife.

Thereisagrandsimplicitytothiskindofschoolcourse.Itentersachild'smind

early,burrowingdeepintothoserecessesofthehumanbrainthateventoday

advancedmedicalsciencehasnotbeenabletopenetrate.

Ifyouaskenoughpeople,youwillfindthatmostofusrememberourfirstor

secondgradeteacher.IrememberMissCorbettandMissWalker,whoreadtous

beforewereallyunderstood,butthewordshadweightandallure.Welistenedand,

withoutreallyknowingit,welearnedandsavedwhatwelearned.Perhapsitwas

becausewhatweheardinthoseearlyschoolyearswasthefirstentryintoour

learningvessel.

Absentthiskindofearlyinstruction,absentthebuildingofthismoralshield,no

congressionallaw,nopresidentialexecutiveorder,nofieryrhetoricwillsalvagea

child'sconductnorlocateamissingmoralcore.

Questions6-10

6.Accordingtotheauthor,somepoliticiansattributethesociety'sdeterioratedmoral

valuesto.

A.deficientvalues

B・denunciatoryatmosphere

C.improperentertainment

D.wrongpriorities

7.Withrespecttotherectificationofthesituationtheauthorbelievesthat.

A.ifseasytocarrymoraleducationatandabovehighschoollevel

B.highschoolstudentsdon*tneedanyfurthermoraleducation

C.noreturnistobegainedontheinvestmentinmoraleducation

D.moraleducationinprimaryschoolorstillearliershouldbemuchemphasized

8・“Theoldverities^^labeledbyWilliamFaulknermustreferto.

A.thepastwaysforrulingasociety

B・thesociety'sestablishedvirtues

C.thetraditionaldoctrinesandjustice

D.theout-of-datemoralconducts

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9.Theauthorinsiststhatchildrenbemadeawarethathome,schoolandchurch

A.canprotectthemagainstmoralfall

B・cangivecomfortwhenevertheyareintrouble

C.areofgreathelpfortheircareersuccess

D.arefreefromchildabuse

10.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizetheauthor'sargument?

A.Home,schoolandchurchareresponsibleforeducation.

B.Administrativeandpoliticalmeasuresarenottheonlywaytosolvesocial

problems.

C.Cautionshouldbetakeninmakingeducationalpolicies.

D.Youngchildrenneedmoralinstructioninschool.

TEXTC

Darknessapproachedandacold,angrywindgnawedatthetentlikeamaddog.

CampedabovetreelineintheWindRiverMountainsofWyoming,thetorrentsofair

werenotunexpectedandonlyaminordisturbancecomparedtothebestialgnawing

goingonbehindmybellybutton.Inanattempttolimitexposureofmybarebottom

totheice-toothedstonn,Ihadpre-dugahalfdozencat-holeswithindashing

distance.Overandover,throughthelongnight,thesamescenariowasrepeated:out

ofthebag,outofthetent,rush,squat,rushback."Everyonecanmasteragrie£"

wroteShakespeare,"buthethathasit.”

Diarrhea,themodernword,resemblestheoldGreekexpressionfor“aflowing

through.AncientEgyptiandoctorsleftdescriptionsofthesufferingofPharaohs

scratchedonpapyrusevenbeforeHippocrates,theoldGreek,gaveitanamefew

peoplecanspellcorrectly.Anequalopportunityaffliction,diarrheahaslaidlow

kingsandcommonmen,women,andchildrenfbratleastaslongashistorianshave

recordedsuchfascinatingtrivial.Itwipedout,almost,moresoldiersinAmerica's

CivilWarthangunsandswords.Inthedevelopingworldtoday,acutediarrheastrikes

morethanonebillionhumanseveryyear,andleavesmorethanfivemilliondead,

usuallytheveryyoung.Diarrhearemainsoneofthetwomostcommonmedical

complaintsofhumanity.

"Frequentpassageofunformedwaterybowelmovements/9asdescribedby

Taber'sCyclopedicMedicalDictionary,diarrheafallsintotwobroadtypes:invasive

andnon-invasive.Frombacterialsources,invasivediarrhea,sometimescalled

“dysentery,“attacksthelowerintestinalwallcausinginflammation,abscesses,and

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ulcersthatmayleadtomucusandblood(often“blackblood^^fromtheactionof

digestivejuices)inthestools,highfbver,“stomach“crampsfromthedepthsofhell,

andsignificantamountsofbodyfluidrushingfromthepatient'snetherregion.

Seriousdebilitation,evendeath,canoccurfromtheresultingdehydrationandfrom

thespreadofthebacteriatootherpartsofthebody.Non-invasivediarrheagrows

fromcoloniesofmicroscopicevil-doersthatsetuphousekeepingon,butdonot

invadeintestinalwalls.Toxinsreleasedbythecoloniescausecramps,nausea,

vomiting,andmassivegushesoffluidfromthepatient'slowerintestinaltract.

Non-invasivediarrheacarriesahighriskfordehydration.

Questions11--15

11.InParagraph1,theauthorusesthequotedword“grief'fromShakespearetorefer

to.

A.theterribleweatherB.thesternarmylife

C.thesufferingfromdiarrheaD.thetoughwartime.

12.AccordingtothedescriptioninParagraph1,whichofthefollowingdidtheauthor

NOTdoatthattime?

A.Withstandingthecoldness.B.Campinginthemountains.

C.Gettinguprepeatedlyatnight.D.ReadingShakespeareinbed.

13.Whofirstgavethediseasethename“diarrhea”?

A.AncientEgyptians.B.AnoldGreek.

C.Americansoldiers.D.Thepassagedoesn9ttell.

14.AccordingtoParagraph2.

A.peopleofhigherstatusarelesslikelytobestrickenwithdiarrhea

B・diarrheaisnolongeraseriousdiseaseinthemodemworld

C.diarrheahasbeenathreattohumanitythroughouthistory

D.theelderlyaremorelikelyattackedbydiarrheathantheyoung

15.Theinvasivediarrheaandthenon-invasivediarrheaaredifferentinthat.

A.theformerattackstheintestinewallsbutthelatterdoesnot

B・theformercausesdehydrationbutthelatterdoesnot

C.theformermakesthepatientphysicallyweakerthanthelatter

D.theformerismoredangerousthanthelatter

TEXTD

Recentanthraxattacksareleadingtoincreasedinterestinmovingbillpayments

andaccountmanagementonline,accordingtoaproviderofelectronicbillpayment

technology.64Ourcustomerstellusthey5reseeingspikesindemandforonline

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e-commerceandbillpaying,“saidJimMoran,founderandexecutivevicepresident

ofE-docs,Inc."Consumersmoreandmoreareaftersafeandsecureanytimeaccess

totheiraccountinformation.^^E-docs'customersincludeFleetBank,TargetCorp.,

FranklinTempletonMutualFunds,SprintandAT&TWireless,someofwhose

effortstocollectbillscouldbehamperedbythebiologicalattacks.E-docssells

softwareplatformstocompaniesthathaverecurringaccount-basedrelationshipswith

theircustomers.Corporatecustomersinstallthesoftwareintheirdatacentersbehind

aninternalfirewall.Theycanusethesoftware,whichworksoneverymajorplatform

inthemarket,toreposealltheirlegacybillinginformationforpresentationonthe

Web.

“Weturnitfrompapertopixelsandthenintegratethatplatformintoorder

management,suchasnameandaddresschanges,disputesandotherfunctions,as

wellasforcustomercareandpaymentprocessing/9Moransaid.Companiesthatrely

onpaper-basedbillpaymentandaccountmanagementarefindingthatcustomersare

slowertogettheirmailandtoreviewit,hesaid.Consequently,they9reslowerin

paying,whichiscontributingtoreceivablesoutstanding."Ourcustomersarestarting

toinformtheircustomersthatonlineaccountmanagementisready,whichmay

relievepeople'sconcernsaboutanthrax/9Moransaid.

Thee-billingindustryasawholewillseeaspikeinenrollmentoverthenext

yearorsoasaresultoftheanthraxattacks,saidYankeeGroupanalystJasonBriggs.

“Ipredictthatfrom2001to2002wewilladdanextra300,000inelectronicbilling

thatwehaven'tseenbefore,andIbelievethatwillturnouttobeaconservative

estimateJBriggssaid.

Questions16-20

16.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleofthepassage?

A.TheThreatofAnthrax

B.AnthraxSpursInterestinOnlineBillPayment

C.TheProspectofOnlineBillPayment

D.TheProsperityofE-docs

17.Theword“spike”meansinthispassage.

A.nailB.suddenincreaseC.requirementD.deflation

18.WhatkindofinstitutionisE-docs?

A.Informationcompany.B.Financialunit.

C.Softwarecompany.D.Telecommunicatingcorporations.

19.BecauseoftheAnthrax,peopledon'treadthepapermailandthuscompanies

relyingonpaper-basedbillpaymentandaccountmanagementfindthat.

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A.theyarelosingcustomers

B.therearemoreaccountsrequiringpayment

C.thereareoutstandingco