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上外英语二外答案及详解

5．上海外国语大学二外英语考研真题及参考答案（2008）

上海外国语大学2008年二外英语考研真题

Ⅰ.VocabularyandStructure（30%）

Directions:

Fromthefourchoicesgiven,chooseONEtocompletethesentence.

SectionAStructure（15%，@1%）

1.________thesuninsuperstitiousaweeverywhereintheworld.

A.ManhaslongheldB.Longhasheldman

C.HasmanlongheldD.Manhasheldlong

2.Youwon’tgetthereontime______yousetoffrightnowbyair.

A.unlessB.evenC.incaseDotherthan

3.________badlyhehadslept,hewasalwaysupearly.

A.NomatterB.Whenever

C.HoweverD.Evenwhen

4.Ifyouwanttherainbow,you’vegotto______therain.

A.getupwithB.catchupwith

C.comeupwithD.putupwith

5TheFrenchpianisthasnotdecidedyetwhichorchestra______.

A.istoworkwithB.toworkwith

C.shouldworkwithD.hewillwork

6.Butfortheaccident,we________thetaskmuchearlier.

A.shouldfinishB.shouldhavefinished

C.wouldfinishD.shallhavefinished

7.________forapersonwhohasmoreproblemsthanyoudo.

A.NottrytoworkB.Tryingnottowork

C.TrynottoworkD.Nottryingtowork

8.Ababywho________whenyounghasthebetterchanceofgrowingupsuccessfully.

A.talkstoB.hastalked

C.wastalkedaboutD.istalkedto

9.Theneedtogotocollegeisrealized，______offersopportunitiesforbettercareers.

A.whichB.thatC.andD.with

10.ThemanagerdisapprovedoftheplanthatSamhad______.

A.drawnbackB.drawnin

C.drawnonD.drawnup

11.Atfirsticecreamwasshakenby______handin______panofsaltandice.

A.a,theB.the,aC./,aD.the,the

12.Nowadays,booksareexpensive.EverytimeIgotothebookstore,Iseem______more.

A.tobespendingB.spending

C.tospendingD.spend

13.Hedidn’tseethemen______theroom,butheheardthem______init.

A.toenter,laughB.enter,tolaugh

C.toenter,laughingD.enter,laughing

14.______hetried,hestillfailedhisseconddrivingtest.

A.AshardB.Hardas

C.ThoughhardD.Nomatterhard

15.Itisimperativethatthestudents______tohandintheirpapersontime.

A.toldB.betold

C.aretoldD.havebeentold

SectionBVocabulary（15%,@1%）

1.Today,theAustralianpopulationisstillmainlyofBritish_______.

A.descentB.descend

C.decadenceD.descendant

2.The_______isnotalwayswonbythefastestrunnerbutsometimesbythosewhojustkeeprunning.

A.contestB.game

C.matchD.race

3.WhentheymovedtoLondon,theyhadto______withsomeofthetreasuredfurniture.

A.abandonB.divide

C.partD.separate

4.Theiceistoothinto______yourweight.

A.supportB.load

C.resistD.take

5.Wedon’texpectthatthereshouldbesuchagreat______forhousesinthecity.

A.demandB.requirement

C.requestD.requisite

6.Itisbelievedthatthebeautyofthevalleyisbeyond_____.

A.comparingB.compare

C.contrastD.resemblance

7.Itisprudenttokeepyourchildrenwithin_____whenshopping.

A.distanceB.bound

C.reachD.safety

8.Thenewlybuiltsportsgroundhasa_____of60,000people.

A.capabilityB.capacity

C.advantageD.seat

9.Ashegrewolder,allmemoryofhischildhoodbeganto_____fromhismind.

A.faintB.retreat

C.deriveD.fade

10.Thissweaterwillnot______whenwashed.

A.shortenB.contract

C.withdrawD.shrink

11.Anothernatural______thatcontributestothewelfareofthecountryiswater.

A.mineralB.power

C.resourceD.source

12.Ifyouthinkeducationisexpensive,waittillyouseewhat_____costsyou.

A.expenditureB.ignorance

C.knowledgeD.school

13.Avoidshortcuts.Theyalwaystaketoomuchtimeinthelong______.

A.runB.way

C.periodD.consequence

14.Themagnificentbuilding,_______inthecenterofthecity,isthesymbolofanoldera.

A.placedB.positioned

C.locatedD.stood

15.Drivingstraightahead,andyouwillseea______totheNewExpressway.

A.boardB.mark

C.signD.signal

Ⅱ.Cloze（20%）

Directions:

Fromeachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Readthepassageandchoosethebestanswerforeachblank.

TherearemorethanfortyuniversitiesinBritain—nearlytwiceasmanyasin1960.Duringthe1960seightcompletelynewoneswerefounded,andtenothernewoneswerecreated1convertingoldcollegesoftechnologyintouniversities.Inthesameperiodthe2ofstudentsmorethandoubled,from70,000to3than200,000.By1973about10%ofmenagedfromeighteen4twenty-onewereinuniversitiesandabout5%ofwomen.

Alltheuniversitiesareprivateinstitutions.Eachhasits5governingcouncils,6somelocalbusinessmenandlocalpoliticiansas7asafewacademics.Thestatebegantogivegrantstothemfiftyyears8,andby1970eachuniversityderivednearlyallits9fromstategrants.Studentshaveto10feesandlivingcosts,buteverystudentmayreceivefromthelocalauthorityoftheplace11helivesapersonalgrantwhichisenoughtopayhisfullcosts,includinglodgingand12unlesshispatentsare13.Most14takejobsinthesummer15aboutsixweeks,buttheydonotnormallydooutside16duringtheacademicyear.TheDepartmentofEducationtakes17forthepaymentswhichcoverthewholeexpenditureofthe18,butitdoesnotexercisedirectcontrol.Itcanhaveimportantinfluence19newdevelopmentsthroughitspowertodistributefunds,butittakestheadviceoftheUniversityGrantsCommittee,abodywhichismainly20ofacademics.

1.A.withB.byC.atD.into

2.A.amountB.quantityC.lotD.number

3.A.moreB.muchC.lessD.fewer

4.A.withB.toC.fromD.beyond

5.A.selfB.kindC.ownD.personal

6.A.makingB.consistingC.includingD.taking

7.A.goodB.longC.littleD.well

8.A.agoB.beforeC.afterD.ever

9.A.suggestionsB.gradesC.profitsD.funds

10.A.makeB.payC.changeD.delay

11.A.whatB.whichC.whereD.how

12.A.livingB.drinkingC.foodD.shelter

13.A.poorB.generousC.kindheartedD.rich

14.A.professorsB.studentsC.politiciansD.businessmen

15.A.atB.sinceC.withD.for

16.A.travelB.workC.experimentD.study

17.A.responsibilityB.adviceC.dutyD.pleasure

18.A.governmentB.schoolC.universitiesD.committees

19.A.atB.toC.onD.from

20.A.consistedB.composedC.madeD.taken

Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension（30%,@2%）

Directions:

Inthispartarethreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyanumberofquestions.Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.

PassageOne

Mostyoungpeopleenjoysomeformofphysicalactivity.Itmaybewalking,cyclingorswimming,orinwinter,skatingorskiing.Itmaybegameofsomekind:

football,hockey,golf,ortennis.Itmaybemountaineering.

Thosewhohaveapassionforclimbinghighanddifficultmountainsareoftenlookeduponwithastonishment.Whyaremenandwomenwillingtosuffercoldandhardship,andtotakerisksonhighmountains?

Thisastonishmentiscausedprobablybythedifferencebetweenmountaineeringandotherformsofactivitytowhichmengivetheirleisure.

Mountaineeringisasportandnotagame.Therearenoman-maderules,asthereareforsuchgamesasgolfandfootball.Thereare,ofcourse,rulesofadifferentkind,whichitwouldbedangeroustoignore,butitisthisfreedomfromman-maderulesthatmakesmountaineeringattractivetomanypeople.Thosewhoclimbmountainsarefreetousetheirownmethods.

Ifwecomparemountaineeringandothermorefamiliarsports,wemightthinkthatonebigdifferenceisthatmountaineeringisnota‘teamgame’.Weshouldbemistakeninthis.Thereare,itistrue,no‘matches’between‘teams’ofclimbers,butwhenclimbersareonarockfacelinkedbyaropeonwhichtheirlivesmaydepend,thereisobviouslyteamwork.

Themountainclimberknowsthathemayhavetofightforcesthatarestrongerandmorepowerfulthanman.Hehastofighttheforcesofnature.Hissportrequireshighmentalandphysicalqualities.

Amountainclimbercontinuestoimproveinskillyearafteryear.Askierisprobablypasthisbestbytheageofthirty,andmostinternationaltennischampionsareintheirearlytwenties.ButitisnotunusualformanoffiftyorsixtytoclimbthehighestmountainsinAlps.Theymaytakemoretimethanyoungermen,buttheyprobablyclimbwithmoreskillandlesswasteofeffort,andtheycertainlyexperienceequalenjoyment.

1.Mountaineeringinvolves______.

A.courageB.hardshipC.physicalriskD.alloftheabove

2.Thedifferencebetweenasportandagamehastodowiththekindof______.

A.activityB.rulesC.uniformD.participants

3.Mountaineeringcanbecalledateamsportbecause______.

A.itisanOlympicevent

B.teamscompeteagainsteachother

C.mountaineersdependoneachotherwhileclimbing

D.thereare5climbersoneachteam

4.Mountaineerscompeteagainst______.

A.natureB.eachotherC.otherteamsD.internationalstandards

5.Choosethebesttitleforthepassage:

______.

A.MountaineeringisDifferentFromGolfandFootball

B.MountaineeringisMoreAttractivethanOtherSports

C.Mountaineering

D.MountainClimbers

PassageTwo

Socialchangeismorelikelytooccurinsocietieswherethereisamixtureofdifferentkindsofpeoplethaninsocietieswherepeoplearesimilarinmanyways.Thesimplereasonforthisisthattherearemoredifferentwaysoflookingatthingspresentinthefirstkindofsociety.Therearemoreideas,moredisagreementsininterest,andmoregroupsandorganizationswithdifferentbeliefs.Inaddition,thereisusuallyagreaterworldlyinterestandgreatertoleranceinmixedsocieties.Allthesefactorstendtopromotesocialchangebyopeningmoreareasoflifetodecisio