2000年硕士研究生入学考试
二外英语试题
I. Choose a correct word to fill in each blank：(9%)
e. g There is no place to go in this rainy day, and I don’t know what to do.(know, no)
1. _____ for me, I want to see what my_____ is while I’m near the scales.(weight, wait).
2. That new boy-scout does_____ know how to tie a_____. (knot, not)
3. _____ you like to buy a_____ stove? (would, wood)
4. The_____ of that wine had his office in his_____ (seller, cellar)
5. Even a_____ man will_____ when he has sever pains. (grown, groan)。
6. A small boy_____ a ball_____ our window and broke it. (threw, through)
7. _____were several people who said that they were going to vote for_____ favorite candidate.(their, there)
8. In the sentence. “it is a nice day’’ _____“it.” that the sentence has for_____ subject.(its, it’s)
9. If John_____ that notice of a chance to sail the seven_____, he will_____ the opportunity. (seize, sees, seas)
II. Understand and use the synonym context clues： (21％)
A：Determine the meaning of the underlined word by identifying its part of speech (verb, noun, adjective etc.) and by locating its synonym in the statement. Write your answer on the given line.
e.g Even as a child Thomas Edison had a very inquisitive mind; at the age of three he performed his first experiment out of curiosity.
In this sentence, inquisitive is a (an) adjective. It means curious.
1.You must bathe the wound with clean water, and after you wash it, put some medicine on it and bandage it carefully.
In this sentence, bathe is a (an) _____. It means_____.
2. He developed a cynical attitude after years of frustration. He was always in low spirits because of this negativeness.
In this sentence, cynical is a (an) _____ .It means_____.
3.A bridge sky in the morning is not a guarantee of fine weather during the rest of the day. Don’t promise anything too soon.
In this sentence, guarantee is a (an) _____. It means_____.
4.The old woman had a strange habit to keep over 100 cats in her house. Her neighbours all called her an eccentric lady.
In this sentence, eccentric is a (an) _____. It means_____.
5.Few composers have been so idolized during their lifetime as was Edward Mar Dowel. Of course, people worshiped him for a good reason.
In this sentence, idolize is a(an) ____ .It means_____.
B：Make a best choice to complete each statement. Then from the statement find out the synonym clue(s) of the underlined word and put it/them into bracket (s).
e.g.(a)Many amateur theater groups produce benefit plays for the purpose of raising(funds).They may be interested in the theater for its own sake, but their principal interest is_____
a. profit b. reputation c. excitement d. Creativeness
( ) Large chunks of ice and snow melt very slowly. Once they begin to thaw, several weeks of warm weather may be required before they are totally_____
a. increased b. dissolved c. frozen d. warm
( ) June in the West Indies has an interesting significance, for this is the time when conditions necessary for hurricane formation begin to build up. It gets windier and windier. By August these conditions are fully developed, and from then until the first of November is the period of____
a. winter b. growth c. storms d. harvest
( ) The early Babylonians made their written record permanent. They made signs on soft clay tablets with the top of a reed. These tablets were then baked in the sun until they became hard and durable. Thus the words on the tablets_____
a. were correct b.1ast for a long time c. were readable d. disappeared immediately
( ) People are still conjecturing about the mysterious fate of the Lost Colony. Some guess that Indians carried off or killed the settlers; others imagine that the Spaniard destroyed the settlement. What actually occurred is_____
a. seldom recalled b. described in drama c. as yet unknown d. a matter of record
( ) Legally all men are equal, but genetically no two men are identical. It is highly improbable that two individuals will ever be born with patterns of genetically transmitted characteristics that are_____.
a. similar b. the same c. different d. individual
III. Understand and use the antonym context dues： (20％)
A：Each of the following sentences contains an antonym clue for the underlined word. Locate the word/phrase which means the opposite of the underlined word and then put it into brackets. Finally, select the best meaning for the underlined word.
e. g. Professor English’s attitude showed his(concern).The students’ attitudes, on the other hand, were very casual.
(c)Casual means_____.
a. attitude b. concerned c. Indifferent
( ) Some students were unintentionally late for class while a few were purposely late. Unintentionally means____
a. purposely b. accidentally c. always
( ) In many nations there are two financial extremes, from penury to great wealth. Penury means____
a. wealth b. poverty c. middle income
( ) Oranges are indigenous to southern California but foreign to New York farms. Indigenous means_____
a. native b. unknown c. alien
( ) Rather than carefully planning, the speaker relied on improvising the speech as he addressed the audience. Improvising means_____.
a. joking b. making up c. planning
( ) Why did you spend such all inordinate amount of time on the first question? Ten minutes would have been more reasonable. Inordinate means_____
a. tiny b. uninterested c. excessive
B: Make a best choice to complete each statement, and then find out the antonym clue of your choice and put it on the given line.
e. g In the treatment of this disease, complete calm is necessary for recovery. The doctor has warned that under no circumstances must the patient be allowed to become_____
a. inactive b. better c. hungry d. excited
Antonym clue of d is calm.
1.Collectors of stamps, coins, or other objects should collect common specimens as well as unusual ones. Not only are they often more attractive, but also one can never tell when some common object may suddenly become_____.
a. attractive b. rare c.1ess valuable d. duplicated
Antonym clue of_____ is _____.
2.Every excess causes a defect, every defect an excess. Every sweet has its sour, every hardship its_____.
a. good b. penalty c. comfort d. disaster
Antonym clue of_____ is_____
3.Most people like Ellen because they know she is frank with them. On the other hand, they distrust her sister because she is always——.
a. secretive b. impolite c. inactive d. unreliable
Antonym clue of_____ is_____.
4.She had so long enjoyed her imaginary illnesses that when the doctor dismissed
her case she was_____.
a. cured b. memories c. disappointed d. pleased
Antonym clue of_____ is _____.
5.In the atomic powerhouse, nuclear reactors are used in place of oil and coal
furnaces. However, the nuclear reactors create radiation hazards; this problem had
to be solved before such reactors could be used_____.
a. cheaply b. experimentally c. safely d. daily
Antonym clue of_____ is_____.
IV. Decide whether the statements are true or false according to the context: (20％)
A：After each paragraph, there are two statements. If the statement is a valid judgement to the content of the paragraph, write T; if it is not, write F.
e. g Men in boats are able to approach quite close to the ocean sunfish before it turns over and disappears under the water. Thus it is easily caught
(T) The ocean sunfish is noted for its stupidity
(F) The ocean sunfish must be kept fresh
1.There was no way of knowing when we had crossed the border----.no markings, no border posts----but it must have happened sometime around midnight
( ) The author is traveling alone.
( ) the author is unfamiliar with the area.
2.Randolph grew up in New York and knew well its secret charms and hidden faults. He did not even care about the world that people told him existed beyond New York’s limits.
( ) His knowledge and sympathies were quite limited.
( ) He could not afford to travel around the world.
3. Originally there was an abundance of white pine in American forests. However, so many uses have been discovered for this wood that the supply of white pine is becoming smaller and smaller.
( ) People will find white pine increasingly abundant.
( ) As a result, white pine has become increasing expensive.
4.Many men have been employed to paint this gigantic bridge. If one of the painters fell his perch, he would probably be killed. There have been no fatal accidents of this kind since the bridge span was completed.
( ) One reason for this is that the painters employed here are all specially trained.
( ) Painters working on this bridge have to be insured.
5.The instructor read Sam’s paper and saw that Sam had scored perfectly on the multiple-choice true-false, and fill-in sections of the test. However, Sam had not finished the major essay and had lost fifteen points on that section.
( ) The instructor fails Sam.
( ) The instructor believes that Sam generally understands the work.
B：Decide if the statement after each paragraph is a valid inference. If it is valid, write T：If it is not, write F.
e.g. When the phone finally rang, Joe leaped from the edge of his chair and grabbed for it.
(T) Joe probably had been waiting for the call anxiously.
1.They were all shocked when Jones confessed to the theft.
( ) No one had questioned his courage.
2. The letter of the alphabet were nothing more to her than meaningless shape.
( ) She did not know how to think.
3. No fragments of pottery have been unearthed by archaeologists from the ruins of this city.
( ) Apparently the inhabitants did not know how to build homes.
4.When people of early New England chose sleeping garments, the main consideration was warmth.
( ) People at that time had different taste of beauty.
5.Every editor has to cope with a certain number of wound-up visitors Ralph worked with his hat on.
( ) He wore his hat to give visitors the impression that he was about to leave.
6.The man who installed the new equipment in the executive’s office told him that the first cost would be the last.
( ) It was suggested that the equipment was built to last a lifetime.
7.Only in terms of decades, or even centuries, can we evaluate the importance and permanence of the changes in the distribution of power among nations.
( ) These changes occur obviously.
8. We often hear that brevity is the soul of wit. As used here, wit perhaps refers to jest, but the saying is even more applicable to a higher form of wit--the concise expression of real wisdom.
( ) It is implied that the man who can say much in a few words is a master
9 During the harvest season the men on all the farms were working from morning until sunset Sometimes they even worked by moonlight. They were trying to get the harvest in before it was ruined by a storm.
( ) The farmers were pitted against competitors.
10. A commuter whose estate is overrun with squirrels has a trap that catches but does not kill. He picks it up every morning, laden with squirrels, puts it in his car, drives three miles to his train, and, in a little park behind the station, releases the animals with a silent prayer that they will adjust to their new environment.
( ) He is humane to small animals
V. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words：(10%)
Everybody wastes time. Instead of doing his homework, the schoolboy watches television Instead of writing her essay, the student goes out with her friends. They all had good intentions, but they keep putting off the moment when they must start work As a consequence, they begin to feel guilty, and then waste even more time wishing they had not allowed themselves to be distracted.
When someone else is organizing our time for us, as for instance during lessons or working hours, we do not necessarily work more efficiently, but at least we are subject to the discipline of a routine. t is when we ale responsible for organizing our own time that the need for self-discipline arises.
I know two writers who seem to work in quite different ways. Bob is extremely methodical. He arrives at his office at 9 a. m . and is creative until 12：30.At 2 p.m. he returns to his desk and is creative until 5 p.m. when he goes home and switches off until the following morning. Alan, on the other hand, works in inspired bursts, often missing meals and sleep in order to get his ideas down on paper. Such periods of intense activity are usually followed by days when he potters around his flat, listening to Mozart and flicking through magazines.
Their places of work reflect their styles. Bob’s books are nearly arranged on the shelves; he can always find the books he wants. Alan, on the other hand, has books and magazines all over the place. They are about every subject under the sun, mostly unconnected with his work. All the same he has a knack of making use of the unlikely information to illuminate his books.
Questions：
1.When people waste time instead of getting down to work, hey start to_____
______________________________________________________________________
2.The advantage of working for someone else is that _____.
______________________________________________________________________
3.Why does Alan have a lot of books and magazines?
______________________________________________________________________
4.What can Alan’s work be best. Described as?
______________________________________________________________________
5.How could we describe Bob’s way of working?
______________________________________________________________________
VL. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each statement that follows. (20%)
Several years ago my parents, my wife, my son and I ate at one of those restaurants where the menu is scrawled on a blackboard. After a wonderful dinner, the waiter set the check in the middle of the table. That’s when it happened: my father did not reach for the bill
Conversation continued. Finally it dawned on me that I should pick up the check! After hundreds of restaurant meals with my parents, after a lifetime of thinking of my father as the one with dollars, it had all changed. I reached for the check. and my view of myself was suddenly altered. I Was an adult.
Some people mark off their lives in years; I measure mine in small events I did not become a young man at a particular age, like 13,but rather when a kid strolled into the store where I worked and called me. “ Mister ’’. He repeated it several times. looking straight at me. The realization hit like a punch：Me! I was suddenly a mister
There have been other milestones. The cops of my youth always seemed big, even huge, and of course they were older than I Was. Then one day they were suddenly neither. In fact, some were kids…short kids at that. The day came when 1 suddenly realized that all the football players in the game 1 was watching were younger than 1 was. They were just big kids. with that milestone went the fantasy that someday, maybe I too could be a football player. Without ever having reached the hill, 1 was over it.
I never thought that 1 would fall asleep in front of the TV set as my father did Now it’s what I do best I never thought that I would go to the beach and not swim. yet I spent all of August at the shore and never once went into the once an. I never thought that I would appreciate opera, but now the pathos and combination of voice and orchestra appeal to me I never thought that I would prefer to stay home evenings. but now I find myself passing up parties. I used to think that people who watched birds were strange. but this summer I found myself watching them, and maybe I’11 get a book on the subject I feel a strong desire for a religious conviction that I never thought I’d want, eel close to ancestors long gone, and echo my father in arguments with my son. I still lose.
One day I bought a house. One day---what a day!---I became a father, and not too long after that I picked up the check for my own father. I thought then it was a milestone for me. One day, when I was a little older, I realized it Was one for him too, another milestone.
1.The tone established in the passage is one of______.
a. sad regret b. amusement c. happiness d. deep feeling
2. When did the author realize his responsibility as an adult?
a. He realized that when he got married.
b. He realized that when he became a father.
c. He realized that when his father didn’t reach for the bill.
d. He realized that when the waiter set the check in the middle of the table.
3.The author mentions the event in the restaurant because_____.
a. that is one of his milestones
b. he paid the bill but he didn’t want to
c. he became a father with dollars
d. that is the last restaurant meal with his parents
4.When did the author think that he became a young man?
a. He was called. “Mister”.
b. He was thirteen years old.
c. He started working in a store.
d. He was hit by a boy in a store.
5.Why did the boy repeat the word. “mister” several times?
a. Because the boy’s voice was too low.
b. Because the author didn’t hear the call.
c. Because the author made no response.
d. Because the author was greatly shocked by the word.
6. “Then one day they were suddenly neither.” implies that____.
a. suddenly they became older than I was
b. suddenly I knew that they were neither bigger nor older than I was
c. suddenly I realized I made a mistake
d. suddenly I found myself no longer a kid
7.What does the author do best?
a. Swimming in the ocean.
b. b. Reading books about birds.
c. Falling asleep in front of the TV set.
e. Playing a musical instrument in an orchestra.
8.The author is now interested in____
a. parties and music
b. TV programs and swimming
c. his ancestors and his son
d. birds and home evenings
9.Which of the following is not true?
a. The restaurant event is one milestone for the author.
b. The author never thought he’d want any religious conviction.
c. The author always falls asleep at parties
d. The author appreciates operas
10.Which of the following best expresses the author’s thinking?
a. One today is worth two tomorrows
b. To save time is to lengthen life.
c. When an opportunity is neglected, it never comes back to you.
d. Time and tide wait for no person
北京外国语大学
2000年硕士研究生入学考试
二外英语
参
Ⅰ
1 wait, weight
2 not, knot
3 would, wood
4 seller, cellar
5 grown, groan
6 threw, through
7 there, their
8 it’s, its
9 sees, seas, seize
Ⅱ
A
1 verb, wash
2 adjective, satiric
3 noun, assurance
4 adjective, strange
5 verb, revere
B
1-5 b c b c b
Ⅲ
A
1-5 b b a b c
B
1 b, common
2 c, hardship
3 d, frank
4 c, enjoyed
5 c, hazards
Ⅳ
A
1 F, T
2 T, F
3 F, T
4 F, T
5 F, T
B
1 F 2 F 3 F 4 T 5 T
6 T 7 F 8 T 9 F 10 T
Ⅴ
1 feel guilty and waste more time
2 we are subject to the discipline of a routine
3 Alan reads books and magazines for relaxation and inspiration
4 Alan’s work is a combination inspired by varied materials
5 Bob’s way of working is regular and well arranged.
Ⅵ
1-5 D C A A D
6-10 D C D C D下载本文
