1、2008 年天津外国语学院英语专业（基础英语）真题试卷及答案解析(总分：124.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、选择题(总题数：20，分数：40.00)1.It is expected that the bilateral trade volume will hit a new high of $ 30 billion this year.（分数：2.00）A.longitudinalB.two sidesC.delayedD.symmetric2.I was stunned by her request for a letter of recommendation given our sup
2、erficial knowledge of one another.（分数：2.00）A.thinking thatB.considering the fact ofC.with the preoccupation ofD.as a result of deep contemplation of3.For those who believe additional training would be beneficial, a booster program is available.（分数：2.00）A.program intended to facilitate student needsB
3、.program set up for students with special talentsC.program to be offered to students with limited abilitiesD.program designed to escalate student performance4.For a long time, France has been pushing for lifting the weapons embargo against those countries.（分数：2.00）A.removingB.alleviatingC.holleringD
4、.changing5.Even before the train had come to a stop, the massive onslaught of bodies engulfed us from all sides.（分数：2.00）A.plungingB.outpouringC.strikingD.withdrawing6.Earlier that year, UNESCO listed Kunqu as an Intangible Cultural Heritage.（分数：2.00）A.hypotheticalB.valuableC.nonphysicalD.unchangeab
5、le7.The Games of the 29th Olympiad will leave Beijing and the world sports a rich environmental legacy .（分数：2.00）A.bequestB.protectionC.experienceD.property8.By enshrining the scientific outlook on development in its constitution, the CPC has made a commitment to the Chinese people and to the whole
6、world that it will follow the path of sustainable development and make sure the fruits of development are shared by all people.（分数：2.00）A.compiling as a major partB.worshiping as sacredC.cherishing as treasureD.enclosing in as an important part9.Indigenous Australians believe that reconciliation is
7、necessary but the government should, most importantly, make a formal apology for what they did in the past.（分数：2.00）A.conflictB.confrontationC.rapprochementD.reconnaissance10.The Beijing Olympic security command center set up a control center for the softball championship, which had seven subdivisio
8、ns in charge of the security of the competition venues, athletes“ accommodations, traffic and other areas.（分数：2.00）A.the box where all the VIPs stayB.the playground for competitionC.the setting where the competition takes placeD.the sports hall that the players and spectators go11.Scientist say that
9、 unless we curb global warming emissions, average world temperatures could be 3 to 9 degrees higher by the end of the century.（分数：2.00）A.hinderB.restraintC.accelerateD.stop12.Chang“e was supposed to position all of its instruments to face the moon on November 18, a posture facilitating its probing w
10、ork.（分数：2.00）A.precisingB.assistingC.producingD.twisting13.Although his bid to apply for the membership turned out to be futile , he did not stop his secessionist efforts.（分数：2.00）A.fruitlessB.prosperousC.scrupulousD.incompetent14.They“re virtual criminals who prey on IT security weaknesses and are
11、becoming more sophisticated, skilled and organized in their attacks.（分数：2.00）A.realB.actualC.cyberD.fake15.Putin has been seen as trying to choose between Medvedev, a business friendly lawyer and Sergei Ivanov, another first deputy premier who built up a stern and hawkish reputation while defense mi
12、nister.（分数：2.00）A.warlikeB.peacefulC.mercifulD.merciless16.Police don“t yet know why Hawkins chose the Westroads Mall or the Von Maur department store in particular, Warren said, adding only that the teen may have frequented the mall.（分数：2.00）A.paid regular visits toB.been a habitual patron toC.purc
13、hased a large amount of goods fromD.gone window-shopping in17.The recognizable feature of these buildings is their massiveness .（分数：2.00）A.messinessB.adroitnessC.bulkinessD.cuteness18.Terrorism is the calculated use of violence or threat of violence to attain goals that are political, religious, or
14、ideological in nature through intimidation, coercion , or instilling fear.（分数：2.00）A.hoaxB.compulsionC.temptationD.blackmail19.The Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in this case.（分数：2.00）A.disguisedB.resoundingC.partially agreedD.well agreed20.Inflation has surged in recent months due to dou
15、ble-digit spike in sensitive food prices blamed on shortages of pork and other basic goods.（分数：2.00）A.sharp riseB.regular increaseC.dramatic dropD.anticipated decrease二、阅读理解(总题数：3，分数：40.00)AIt is a little difficult at first to get your bearings in this strange place because the falling water disappe
16、ars abruptly into a slit in the earth“s surface, and thereafter the river, the Zambezi, rushes away along a narrow gorge that keeps twisting and turning back on itself in the most confusing way. Consequently from ground level it is impossible to obtain a general view. The thing that really takes you
17、r eye, however, is a white cloud that constantly hangs over the scene. From the distance this cloud looks like a forest fire(the native name for the falls is Musi-o-tunya, the Smoke that Thunders), but in actual fact it is composed of tiny particles of water which have been carried into the sky by t
18、he displaced air rushing up from the bottom of the gorge. If you stand on the edge of the Victoria Falls themselves you feel this cool wet updraught very keenly, and it is rather like being in the midst of a fine scotch mist, except that the sun shines through and creates astonishing circular rainbo
19、ws in the air. In the midday heat condensation sets in and the cloud diminishes, but in the evening and in the early morning it climbs up to a thousand feet again. The Zambezi does not hasten to the falls. It slides, flat, blue-grey and placid among islands across the plain, and then unexpectedly pl
20、unges headlong into the vast abyss. Sometimes hippopotami, grown feeble with sickness or badly wounded in one of their communal fights, are washed helplessly over the lip, and then for weeks on end their bodies float round and round in the whirlpools in the chasm below. No one has yet succeeded in p
21、lumbing these depths; even a cable weighted with a steel rail is swept out at a tangent by the torrent. Crocodiles take good care to remain in the calmwater above the falls, and though it is not often you see them they are always there. A notice on the bank states with simple emphasis; “Swimming is
22、suicidal“. BApart from this and a few other unobtrusive signs of the white man“s civilization, the falls remain pretty much as they were when Dr. Livingstone discovered them on 16 November, 1855. The same bulging baobab trees that Livingstone described grow along the bank, the same orchids thrust up
23、 through the dank and rotten undergrowth, and precisely in July each year the elephants still return from the dry wastes of Bechuanaland looking for water. The river then is low, and they wade out to King George Island washing themselves as they go along with an inexpressible satisfaction. Livingsto
24、ne“s spirit broods very much over this country; they have an excellent collection of his maps and letters in the town, and here at the falls a lifelike statue has been erected. The doctor gazes steadfastly at the rushing water, his Bible and his field-glasses in his left hand, his walking stick in h
25、is right, his cap with flaps on his head, his trousers caught up by string around his shins, and in the evening light one can easily imagine that it is the great man himself who is standing there, and that nothing much divides you from his century-old loneliness and his utter determination. CA curio
26、us sort of mesmerism is created by so much roaring, Tumbling water. If you stare at it long enough you have the feeling that you are being gently lifted from the earth. You float in a solitary detachment, and it is not unpleasant. Nothing seems to be of much importance, except that this pattern shou
27、ld go on constantly repeating itself, that these millions of tons of water should keep on arriving, poising for a moment as they inevitably spill over the brink, and then vanish into the depths below. One can understand the morbid attraction waterfalls have for people about to commit suicide and suc
28、h tragedies do occur here from time to time. These people avoid the prospect of a horrible death among the crocodiles upstream; they want to fall with the water. Often it has a soothing effect, making them behave right up to the end in the most matter of fact way. Quite recently, I was told, a woman
29、 came up to a man who was standing on the brink and said to him casually, “Would you mind holding my handbag for a minute?“ He took the bag and then she jumped. Then too there are the accidents. No railings have been erected above the gorge, and at many places foolhardy people like to clamber down a
30、mong the wet rocks to get a closer view. If they slip, their only chance of survival lies in being caught by the clumps of trees that grow out from the face of the precipice. This happened to a man not long ago, and although the fire brigade played its searchlights about all night they could not fin
31、d him. It was only by chance that in the morning a tourist happened to see a tiny figure far below clinging to a ledge. The man was beating dementedly on the rock in a futile attempt to be heard above the roaring water. They went down with ropes and ladders and got him to the top. Normally of course
32、 the atmosphere of Livingstone is a great deal more cheerful than this. As at Niagara, honeymoon couples arrive. Launches ply about among the hippopotami on the upper reaches of the river, and native boys push the tourists in toy railway cars between the hotel and the falls. Monkeys come down from t
33、he trees to snatch cake from the picnic parties on the islands, and baboons, with great acumen, have learned how to open car doors and windows when the owners are away. There is an orchestra playing on the hotel terrace in the evening when for a few short minutes the white cloud reflects the colours
34、 of the sunset; and in the morning, at dawn, one can take a joy ride in a plane as far as the Wankie reserve and back to the falls again. In short, it is the immemorial pattern of any beauty spot in any country, but set into an African background; and this is not a background that quite accepts the
35、western world as yet. After reading each of the following questions, choose the ONE correct answer, and indicate it by writing down the letter that stands for it. In all questions only ONE answer is correct. This is stressed in some questions, but remember that the rule applies to all of them.From S
36、ection A（分数：14.00）(1).Which ONE of the following is not one of the main points of the first paragraph?（分数：2.00）A.It is hard to take a clear look at the whole Victoria Falls.B.The water in the huge waterfall seems to disappear into the earth.C.Below the falls the river twists in a narrow gorge.D.The
37、scene is dominated by a white cloud.E.During the afternoon the cloud becomes even thicker and denser.(2).Which ONE of the following words or phrases does not help to make the same point as the others?（分数：2.00）A.“it is a little difficult at first to get your bearings“(1.1)B.“in this strange place“(II
38、. 1-2)C.“in the most confusing way“(1.5)D.“it is impossible to obtain a general view“(1.6)E.“that constantly hangs over the scene“(II. 7-8)(3).Above the Victoria Falls the river Zambezi flows_.（分数：2.00）A.powerfullyB.rapidlyC.slowlyD.menacinglyE.sluggishly(4).Which ONE of the following words or phras
39、es does not refer to the same thing as the others?（分数：2.00）A.“the bottom of the gorge“(1.12)B.“the vast abyss“(1.22)C.“the lip“(1.24)D.“the chasm“(1.26)E.“these depths“(1.27)(5).The main reason why swimming is suicidal is the_.（分数：2.00）A.number of hippopotami swimming aroundB.obvious presence of cro
40、codilesC.whirlpools in the chasmD.presence of hidden crocodilesE.headlong plunge of the water(6).“Plumbing“(1.27)means_.（分数：2.00）A.surviving inB.surveyingC.photographingD.measuringE.paradox(7).The phrase “like a forest fire“(1.9)is_.（分数：2.00）A.a metaphorB.a simileC.an exaggerationD.a clicheE.a parad
41、oxFrom Section B（分数：12.00）(1).“Unobtrusive signs“(1.1)do not_.（分数：2.00）A.prove easy to focusB.attract attentionC.meet the eyeD.dominate the sceneE.change the scene(2).“Precisely“(1.6)in this context means_.（分数：2.00）A.definitelyB.punctuallyC.normallyD.annuallyE.actually(3).The purpose of including th
42、e sentence about baobab trees, orchids and elephamts(II. 4-8)is to_.（分数：2.00）A.introduce picturesque detailB.stress how unchanged the falls are since 1855C.emphasize that the falls are in AfricaD.underline the connectionE.help the reader to visualize the scene(4).A word that is used metaphorically i
43、s_.（分数：2.00）A.“civilization“(1.2)B.“discovered“(1.3)C.“thrust“(1.5)D.“rotten“(1.6)E.“washing“(1.9)(5).“With an inexpressible satisfaction“(II.9-10)means with_.（分数：2.00）A.an instinctive impulse that we cannot understandB.a desire that cannot be gratifiedC.contentment that cannot be measuredD.delight
44、that cannot be put into wordsE.pride that cannot be easily understood(6).The ONE quality that this passage does not ascribe to Livingstone is_.（分数：2.00）A.a consistent interest in religionB.perseverance in observing a new sceneC.intense pried in his own achievementsD.a fundamental inability to become
45、 friendly with his negro servantE.a resolution to achieve his objectivesFrom Section C（分数：14.00）(1).“You float in a solitary detachment“(II. 3-4)means that you feel that_.（分数：2.00）A.you are surveying the scene impartiallyB.you imagine you are suspended, alone, above the earthC.life is just not worth
46、 livingD.you wish to avoid the company of other human beingsE.that the scene is absorbingly fascinating(2).The word in the following list that conveys a very different meaning from the others is_.（分数：2.00）A.“morbid“(1.9)B.“suicide“(1.10)C.“tragedies“(1.10)D.“horrible“(1.11)E.“soothing“(1.13)(3).Most
47、 people who commit suicide by throwing themselves into the water very near the Victoria Falls_.（分数：2.00）A.appear somewhat carelessB.seem to act automatically like machinesC.act very unpredictablyD.apparently behave without emotionE.treat it offhandedly as an ordinary event(4).Accidents are caused by
48、_.（分数：2.00）A.people who like to be thought braveB.the fact that the railings are in the wrong placeC.the absence of trees above the fallsD.the hippopotami who make visitors nervous and accident-proneE.rash visitors who try to get too close(5).Visitors are usually_.（分数：2.00）A.happyB.amazedC.anxiousD.
49、curiousE.fascinated(6).“Acumen“(1.36)means_.（分数：2.00）A.wisdomB.discernmentC.penetrationD.sagacityE.impudence(7).The Victoria Falls are_.（分数：2.00）A.being changed in appearance to attract visitorsB.fundamentally African in their appearanceC.essentially like other beauty-spotsD.associated in most people“s minds with suicides and accidentsE.a chance for Africans to make money out of visitors三、完形填空(总题数：1，分数：30.00)Every human being has a unique arrangement of the skin on his fingers and this arrangement is unc
