2023年南开大学英语专业研究生考试基础英语真题.doc

Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices Marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.1. Sometimes the single building is not particularly historic, but in with other buildings it takes on meaning.A. distinction B. correlation C. design D. conjunction2. The interior of the concert hall is a feast, with a modem stateliness of line and color reigning throughout.A. remarkable B. visual C. glowing D. delicious3. The accelerated growth of public employment the dramatic expansion of budgets and programs. A. parallels B. contains C. revolves D. escapes4. The board of the company has decided to its operation to include all aspects of the clothing business.A. extend B. enlarge C. expand D. amplify5.1 would scribble nil over this book than I would write on a valuable painting.A. rather not B. no more C. never D. not6. She will see to it that every Party member _ a copy of this document.A. will get B. get C: would get D. gets7. Is it true that those old houses are being pulled down new office blocks?A. to accommodate B. to provide for C. to increase D. to make room for8. X-rays are able to pass through objects and thus make details that are otherwise impossible to observe.A. it visible B. visibly C. visible D. they are visible9. Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than eastern Nebraska.A. does B. in C. it does in D. in it does10. A historical novel may do more than mirror history, future events.A. even influencing B. it may even influenceC. may even influence D. that it may even influencePart II Cloze (10 points)Directions: For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.It has been established beyond a shadow of doubt that readers in general waste a great deal of time and effort. Why is this (1)? Why is it that the poorest readers by (2) standard are often the ablest_(3)people? Why is it that the majority of students have very (4) idea of how to tackle _(5) reading? Why is it that a high (6) of readersnot excluding those _(7) professional work involves a lot of readinguse a technique that is (8) more advanced than (9) they were children?Or why _(10) there peopleto take an extreme but illuminating_(11) who in conversation and discussion_(12) sustain a difficult argument with ease and _(13) who as readers assimilate only factual information, and_(14) that with difficulty, so that worthwhile books are virtually_(15) them? In our opinion, reading presents technical_(16) of communication that dispose the reader to use (17) methods of assimilation; this, and only_(18), can provide an adequate_(19) of why readers_(20) a class so inefficient.1. A) it 2. A) any3. A) competent4. A) little5. A) with6. A) number7. A) qualified8. A) definitely9. A) that10. A) are11. A) case12. A) couldnt13. A) when14. A) even15. A) nothing16. A) problems17. A) proper18. A) that19. A) problem20. A) inB)soB) theB) sensibleB) goodB) onB) percentageB) respectableB) hardlyB) whatB) shouldB) illustrationB) alwaysB) fortunatelyB) aboutB) uselessB) questionsB) correctB) thisB) questionB) ofC)thatC) theirC) inC) highC) theirC) amountC) whoseC) basicallyC) whenC) thoseC) exampleC) seldomC) yetC) didC) beyondC) issuesC) efficientC) itC) wayC) asD)kindD) whatD) ofD) lowD) aboutD) rateD) theirD) generallyD) whichD) mustD) pointD) howeverD) contraryD) doesD) overD)contradictionsD) inappropriateD) whichD) explanationD) forPart III. Reading Comprehension (50 points)Section IDirections: There are 3 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or Unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Questions 1-4 are based on the following passage:The stars awaken a certain reverence because though always present they are inaccessible. In fact all natural objects make a similar impressionwhen the mind h open to their influence. Not even the wisest person can extort from Nature all of her secrets nor exhaust his curiosity by finding out all her perfection. Nature never became a toy to a wise spiritWhen we speak of Nature in this manner, we mean the integrity of expression made manifold by natural objects. The charming landscape which I saw this morning is indubitable made up of some twenty or thirty farms. This field is the property of Miller, that one the property of Locke and that one beyond the wood the property of Manning. But none of them wens the landscape. There is property in the horizon which no man has, but it belongs only to him whose eyes can integrate all the parts. This is the best part of these mens farms. Yet to this their warranty gives no title. The power to produce this delight does not reside in Nature but in humans, or in the harmony of both for Nature is not always decked out in holiday attire. The same scene which yesterday breathed perfume and glittered is overspread with melancholy today, nature always wears the color of the spirit.1 .The phrase Nature never became a boy to the wise spirit means which of the following?A. Educated people do not treat nature as Children do.B. Nature will always conquer even the most learned person,C. Nature is unpredictable and human beings cannot understand it.D. A truly wise person does not lose his appreciation of nature.2. The author implies that the difference between farms and the landscape is primarily a matter of_A. cultivation B. perception C. ownership D. allegiance3. The phrase “color of the spirit” (the last line) means_.A. feelings of the observer B. changing seasonsC. weather D. time of day4. The author uses the word property in the phrase “property in the horizon” to express A. melancholy B. reverence C. disbelief D. ironyPart IV Translation (50 points)Section I.Directions: Translate each of the following passages from English into Chinese. Write your translated Version on the Answer Sheet. Passage One 略Section IIDirections: Translate the following two passages from Chinese into English.Passage One我在一本名叫西游记旳书里读到有关这只猴子旳故事。后来被另一种姓唐旳和尚救了，他被用来保护姓唐旳和尚去取一本听说要通过诸多艰险才能取到旳经书。经书当然取到了，而他听说也成了正果。这个故事具有很强旳趣味性，几乎欺骗了我整个童年。数年后来，我给我旳孩子又讲这只猴子旳故事，讲到他被救了之后，保护师傅历尽艰险去西天取经，孩子 忽然对我说：“孙悟空真可怜。”我有些不解，问孩子为何，孩子说，他干吗要跟着一种什么都不会旳笨师傅去取一本不懂得拿来做什么旳破经呢？他应当再大闹天宫。那一夜，我整夜都不能入睡，黎明旳时候，我似乎看到那张小时候常常出目前梦中旳脸，他当然还是一张猴脸。(End) Part V Composition (20 points) Topic: Some people say that “the best way to preserve the natural environment is to impose penaltieswhether fines, imprisonment, or other punishmentson those who are most responsible for polluting or damaging it.”Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion expressed above. Support your point of view with reasons and /or examples from your own experience, observations, or reading. Your composition should be no less than 500 words. And please write your composition on the Answer Sheet.