安徽大学2006年基础英语考研真题
安徽大学
2006年攻读硕士学位研究生入学试题
试题名称：基础英语试题代码：318
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I.Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.(20pts)
1.When I collided with that big car,the damage to both cars was only_______.
A.small
B.minimal
C.little
D.few
2.My brother began to______when he was ten months old.
A.creep
B.stagger
C.toddle
D.walk
3.These mountains will have to______severe cold and terrible winds.
A.survive
B.endure
C.attain
D.go through
4.My daughter was so________in the TV program that she forget to turn the microwave oven off.
A.distracted
B.attracted
C.enchanted
D.engrossed
5.We were asked to_______from smoking until the plane was airborne.
A.resist
B.restrain
C.restrict
D.refrain
6.As Susan made no______of the full-scale war at dinner,I assume she had forgotten the TV
program that night.
A.mention
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C.reference
D.statement
7.I am surprised at his ability to_______his line overnight.
A.remember
B.memorize
C.review
D.recall
8.As the medicine book took_______,the nervous patient became quieter.
A.action
B.force
C.effect
D.influence
9.A joke or two always________up a lecture,I think.
A.raise
B.loosen
C.liven
D.inspire
10.From the forest a winding path______down to the village.
A.meandered
B.coiled
C.rolled
D.wavered
11.What would Frank Stockton’s_______short story be about?
A.forthcoming
B.following
C.eventual
D.actual
12.The reader could tell from the very_______that the princess would make such a decision.
A.outset
B.outcome
C.onset
D.opening
13.The new office layout seeks to achieve good communication and information______by the correct
juxtaposition of departments.
A.exchange
B.spread
C.work
D.flow
14.According to the director,these new actresses expressionless and indifferent,are simply______the
lines.
A.murder
B.execute
C.kill
D.slaughter
15.The princess wished that she could cry over her lost lover,but she was too_____by her
imperiousness.
A.prevented
B.affected
C.inhibited
D.embarrassed
16.The door_______when you open it.You must put some oil on the hinges.
A.creaks
B.crackles
C.clangs
D.cracks
17.The oracles were expected to_______the future.
A.fancy
B.divine
C.think of
D.suspect
18.Salzburg is_________to Mozart-lovers.
A.blessed
B.hallowed
C.sanctified
D.sacred
19.Ocean-going vessels have often used flags to indicate their national_______.
A.homage
B.allegiance
C.obligation
D.obedience
20.The rainbow_______as the sun came fully out from behind the clouds.
A.dissipated
B.removed
C.disperse
D.dissolved
II.Explain the underlined parts.(20pts)
1.We don’t have to far afield to find evidence of bad carpentry in language.
2.The Mediterranean is gravely ill----the first of the seas to fall victim to the abilities and attitudes
that evolved around it.
3.His property was confiscated,and it is said a price was put on his head.
4.To the extent that poor have a spokesman in American life,that role is played by the labour
movement.
5.To a creative individual all experience is seminal---all events are equidistant from new ideas and
insights.
6.Persona then were assumed to be what we now have to call---lamely,enviously----whole person
7.To preen,for a woman,can never be just a pleasure.
8.This was the great reunion,and everybody gorged themselves silly,and appetite came into its own.
9.Fasting is an act of homage to the majesty of appetite.
10.Fasting is an act of homage to the majesty of appetite.
III.Proofreading and error correction.(15pts)
When a relationship breaks up,man usually don’t cope 1._________
as well as women.When things stop working,a man
feels that he has got up at6a.m.for the passed15years to pay 2._________
the mortgage,get the car,make sure the holiday are paid, 3._________
ensure that food is at the table,that the school fees are paid. 4._________
And what happens then?
When are in midst of redefining the modern relationship 5._________
And because women have acquired more freedom and greater 6._________
Equality,men are struggling to defining their new role in the7._________ partnership.Men are still not socialized to reach out emotionally
in time of stress and often find their social network have8._________
fallen by the wayside by midlife,and particular after separation.9._________
Women tend to build the social network,say Terry Melvin,
manager of Mensline Australia.”They’re not the ones who send10._________
the Christmas cards and invite the neighbors in for drinks.”
In the face to such massive change,many will hit“self-destruct”11.________
and anaesthetize their pain with alcohol or drug,or revert to
primitive responses as rage,even violence,as they lose control12.________
over their lives.Says Bramhill,“If you realize your reaction
is linked to something that was happened in the past,you then13._________
have control over it.There was more power in acceptance
than that is in reaction.”Each night he and his wife acknowledge14.________
three positive things about themselves and each other.They have
made a commitment for self-development and nurturing their15.________ relationship.
IV.Write new sentence close in meaning to the original ones with given words.(20pts)
1.Many middle-class families seem to suffer from this dull arrangement of life.(prey)
2.the danger of TV lies not so much in the behavior it produces as in the behavior it prevents.(rather than)
3.The maker threatened to strike unless the employers agreed to increase their wages within24 hours.(acceded to)
4.In the era of mass production,there is nothing you can do about quality control except accepting it as an insoluble problem.(option)
5.It is said that this statue was sculptured by Machiavelli.(attributed)
6.The scientist remained absorbed in his research in order to calm himself down.(view)
7.Though he went on working before the earthquake,he can’t remember what paper he had been writing.(recollection)
8.It was certain that they would be crushed beneath the weight of ashes if they did not shake them off.(bound)
9.A special committee was formed to look into the causes of water pollution.(investigation)
10.Dean Chen said that I could use his office if I wanted to coach my students.(disposal)
V.Paraphrase the following sentences.(25pts)
1.One of the basic arguments against grouping the gifted is the fear of creating a caste of intellectual
snobs.
2.Forestalling Murphy’s law was applied to products demands intelligence,skills,and commitment.
3.In a primitive society,for example,men pictured the world as large,fearsome,hostile,
and beyond human control.
4.The element of uncertainty lent an interest to the occasion which it could not otherwise have
attained.
5.The outstanding characteristic of man’s creativeness is the ability to transmute trivial impulse into
momentous consequences.
VI.Put in the missing words.(15pts)
Package holidays,covering a two week’s stay in an attractive location are increasingly popular, because they offer an inclusive price with few extras.Once you get to the airport,it is(1)________to the tour operator to see that you get safely to your destination.Excursions,local entertainment, swimming,sunbathing,skiing—you name it—it’s all laid(2)________for you.There is,in fact.No reason for you to(3)________to arrange anything yourselves.You make friends and have a good time, but there is very little chance that you will really get to know the(4)________people.This is even less likely on a coach(5)________,when you spend almost your entirely time(6)________.Of
course,there are carefully scheduled(7)________for you to visit historic buildings and monuments, but you will probably be allowed only a brief stay(8)________in some famous city,with a polite reminder to be up and breakfast early in(9)________for the coach next morning.You may visit the beautiful,the historic,the ancient,but time is always(10)_______your elbow.There is also added(11) ________of being obliged to spend your holiday with a group of people you have never met before, may not like(12)_______have no reasonable excuse for getting away(13)________.As against this, it can be argued that for many people,particularly the lonely or elderly,the feeling of(14)________to a group,albeit for a short period on holiday,is an(15)________bonus.They can sit safely back in their seats and watch the world go by.
VII.Writing.(35pts)
Write a essay of about300words on the following topic:THE CHILD IS THE FATHER OF THE MAN