1、2009年中山大学二外英语考研真题试卷及答案解析(总分：128.00，做题时间：90 分钟)William Appleton, author of the book entitled Fathers and Daughters, believes that it is a Woman s relationship with her father【C1】_decides how successful she will be in her【C2】_life. According to Appleton there are three important steps a girl must【C3】_
2、in her relationship with Daddy. The【C4】_is the “little girl“ stage in which the daughter loves and idolizes her father【C5】_he were a god or hero without【C6】_. And her father loves his daughter【C7】_blindly, seeing her as ail “oasis of smiles“ in a hard, cold world. Then comes the second stage. It sta
3、rts during adolescence and【C8】_for many years. Here, the little girt begins to rebel against Daddy and【C9】_his authority. He reacts with anger and【C10】_. And the final stage comes【C11】_a woman reaches the age of about thirty. At this time the daughter sees her father not as a hero【C12】_a fool, but l
4、earns to accept him【C13】_he is, for better or worse. And Daddy forgives her, too, for not being the【C14】_little girl he had once hoped for. But not all daughters go through all three stages, and it is here that the key to a woman s career【C15】_. Those girls who never get past the first “oasis of smi
5、les“ stage, 【C16】_all their lives seek out their fathers love and approval, will never【C17】_in the business world. They will remain at the secretarial【C18】_all their lives. It is only those women who get to the final stage, those who【C19】_and accept Daddys faults. Who can even hope to be【C20】_enough
6、 and independent enough to become a candidate for top-management.（分数：40.00）(1).【C1】（分数：2.00）A.whoB.whichC.thatD.it(2).【C2】（分数：2.00）A.lateB.laterC.earlyD.earlier(3).【C3】（分数：2.00）A.get throughB.get away fromC.get overD.get rid of(4).【C4】（分数：2.00）A.initialB.primaryC.firstD.beginning(5).【C5】（分数：2.00）A.s
7、eemingB.looking likeC.as thoughD.as if(6).【C6】（分数：2.00）A.errorsB.blundersC.mistakesD.faults(7).【C7】（分数：2.00）A.just asB.the sameC.as wellD.so much(8).【C8】（分数：2.00）A.prolongsB.lastsC.persistsD.lingers(9).【C9】（分数：2.00）A.looks downB.sees throughC.neglectsD.challenges(10).【C10】（分数：2.00）A.envyB.hatredC.di
8、sappointmentD.affection(11).【C11】（分数：2.00）A.thatB.whichC.ifD.when(12).【C12】（分数：2.00）A.andB.norC.eitherD.then(13).【C13】（分数：2.00）A.for whatB.for whoC.for whomD.for whoever(14).【C14】（分数：2.00）A.prettiestB.belovedC.perfectD.fascinating(15).【C15】（分数：2.00）A.existsB.liesC.laysD.holds(16).【C16】（分数：2.00）A.who
9、B.whoseC.whatD.which(17).【C17】（分数：2.00）A.make outB.make itC.rise aboveD.go up(18).【C18】（分数：2.00）A.jobB.stageC.positionD.level(19).【C19】（分数：2.00）A.rejectB.forgiveC.put up withD.neglect(20).【C20】（分数：2.00）A.matureB.experiencedC.competentD.capable1.Part ADirections: Read the following four texts. Answer
10、 the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D.（分数：10.00）_As we have learned in our previous lectures, our country generally has an excellent system of transportation. There are efficient airlines, railway systems as well as motorway all across the country; however, if you have been to an a
11、irport recently, you ve probably noticed that it is becoming more and more crowded. Although airplanes provide the faster way to travel hundreds or thousands of miles, I don t think that our industry can do a good job of transporting people between cities that only a short distance apart. A person w
12、ho travels between London and Birmingham, the so-called strip cities, may spend only relatively a short time in the air while spending several hours getting to and from the airport. This situation makes flying almost as time consuming as driving and of course more expensive, moreover, planes use a l
13、ot of fuel in taking off and landing down. So they are simply not fuel efficient on short flights. In my opinion, high speed train may be an answer to that problem. By the end of last century, a proposal for such a train was put forward, this new type of train is called maglev, meaning magnetic levi
14、tated train, the maglev train will not ride on the tracks, but will make use of the magnetic repulsion to glide or float above the tracks. Since the train and tracks do not touch and rub against each other, a lot of maintenance work can be saved. These trains will be able to travel at a speed about
15、300 miles per hour. Undoubtedly, at this speed, conventional trains will have trouble, staying on the tracks. At present, the operation of maglev trains is still on the experimental stage, for example, Germany and China. However, I m sure this new type of train on the horizon will revolutionize tran
16、sportation of the 21st century, the way airplane did in the 20th century.（分数：10.00）(1).The passage is mainly on_.（分数：2.00）A.The system of transportation in the U. K.B.The undergoing revolution in transportationC.The high speed trains of the 21st centuryD.The short-distance transportation(2).The spea
17、ker doesn t think airplanes can offer good service to passengers when_.（分数：2.00）A.The journey takes time between two nearby citiesB.The expense is higher than that of drivingC.The airports are becoming more and more crowdedD.The flights are fuel consuming(3).The word “levitated“(underlined in the pa
18、ssage)means_.（分数：2.00）A.drivenB.leveledC.liftedD.operated(4).Compared with traditional trains, what advantage of maglev trains is mentioned?（分数：2.00）A.They are much safer when in high speed.B.They do not require much track maintenance.C.They are to revolutionize transportation.D.They are experiment-
19、tested before operation.(5).Which of the following stratagems is Not True?（分数：2.00）A.Airplanes are more efficient means of traveling over long distance.B.Maglev trains are more reliable than short flight planes.C.The travel to and from the airport is time-consuming.D.Strip cities are cities which ar
20、e short distance apart.Pop stars today enjoy a style of living which was once the prerogative only Royalty. Wherever they go, people turn out in their thousands to greet them. The crowds go wild trying to catch a brief glimpse of their smiling, colorfully-dressed idols. The stars are transported in
21、their chauffeur driven Rolls-Royces, private helicopters or executive aeroplanes. They are surrounded by a permanent entourage of managers, press-agents and bodyguards. Photographs of them appear regularly in the press and all their comings and goings are reported, for, like Royalty, pop stars are n
22、ews. If they enjoy many of the privileges Royalty, they certainly share many of the inconveniences as well. It is dangerous for them to make unscheduled appearances in public. They must be constantly shielded from the adoring crowds which idolize them. They are no longer private dividable, but publi
23、c property. The financial rewards they receive for this sacrifice cannot be calculated, for their rates of pay are astronomical. And why not? Society has always rewarded its top entertainers lavishly. The great days of Hollywood have become legendary; famous stars enjoyed fame, wealth and adulation(
24、奉承)on an unprecedented scale. By today s standards, the excesses of Hollywood do not seem quite so spectacular. A single gramophone record nowadays may earn much more in penalties(版税)than the films of the past ever did. The competition for the title “Top of the Pops“ is fierce, but the rewards are t
25、ruly colossal . It is only right that the stars should be paid in this way. Don t the top men in industry earn enormous salaries for the services they perform to their companies and their countries? Pop stars earn vast sums in foreign currencyoften more than large industrial concernsand the taxman c
26、an only be grateful for their massive annual contributions to the exchequer. So who would begrudge them their rewards? It s all very well for people in humdrum jobs to moan about the success and rewards of others. People who make envious remarks should remember that the most famous stars present onl
27、y the tip of the iceberg. For every famous star, there are hundreds of others ragging to earn a living. A man working in a steady job and looking forward to a pension at the end of it has no right to expect very high rewards. He has chosen security and peace of mind, so there will always be a limit
28、to what he can earn. But a man who attempts to become a star is taking enormous risks. He knows at the outset that only a handful of expatiators ever get to the very top. He knows that years of concentrated effort may be rewarded with complete failure. But he knows, too, that the rewards for success
29、 are very high indeed; they are the recompense for the huge risks involved and if he achieves them, he has certainly earned them. That s the essence of private enterprise.（分数：10.00）(1).Why are Pop stars compared to Royalty in the passage?（分数：2.00）A.Their life is as luxurious as that of Royalty.B.Bot
30、h are public property, admired, chased and focused by people.C.Their way of living once belonged to Royalty.D.They enjoy many of the privileges of Royalty.(2).What is the writer s attitude towards the incredible financial rewards Pop stars receive?（分数：2.00）A.Approval.B.Disapproval.C.Ironical.D.Criti
31、cal.(3).In the passage, “the rewards are truly colossal“(underlined in Para. 3)refers to the fact that（分数：2.00）A.Hollywood famous stars enjoyed unsurpassed fame, wealth and adulationB.an enormous amount of pay can be given to legendary film starsC.a single record can earn exceedingly more than a Hol
32、lywood film didD.what Pop stars today receive are as spectacular as Hollywood celebrities(4).Which of the following can not justify Pop stars enormous pay?（分数：2.00）A.The competition is fierce in climbing to the top.B.The adoring crowds idolize Pop stars.C.They give great entertainment to the public.
33、D.They contribute massively to a country s finances.(5).Different from people with a steady job, those who attempt to become pop stars_.（分数：2.00）A.know their efforts will be compensated one dayB.enjoy leading a life with fierce competitionC.face an insecure future of achieving nothingD.expect succes
34、s and high rewards for their lifeWhile children learn spoken and body languageproper postures, eye behaviors, etc. they also learn a subtler thing; how to react to space around them. Man walks around inside a kind of private bubble, which represents the amount of air space he feels he must have betw
35、een himself and other people. Anthropologists, working with cameras, have recorded the tremors and minute eye movements that betray the moment the individual s bubble is breached. As adults, however, we hide our feelings behind a screen of polite words. Anthropologist Dr. Edward T. Hall points out t
36、hat, for two unacquainted adult male North Americans , the comfortable distance to stand for private conversation is from arm s length to about four feet apart. The South American likes to stand much closer which creates problems when two meet face to face. For, as the South American moves in, the N
37、orth American feels he s being pushy; and as the North American backs off, the South American thinks hes being standoffish. The American and the Arab are even less compatible in space habits. Arabs like close contact in some instances, they stand very close together to talk, staring intently into ea
38、ch other s eyes and breathing into each others face. These are actions the American may associate with sexual intimacy and he may find it disturbing to be subjected them in a nonsexual context. The amount of space a man needs is also influenced by his personalityintroverts, for example, seem to need
39、 more elbow room than extroverts. Situation and mood also affect distance. Moviegoers waiting in line to see a sexy film will line up much more densely than those waiting to see a family-entertainment movie.（分数：10.00）(1).The subject of the passage is_.（分数：2.00）A.space requirementsB.cultural differen
40、cesC.personality differencesD.body languages(2).Which of the following is true about ones “private bubble“?（分数：2.00）A.It tells how much space is required for living.B.When it is broken, everyone can see his nervousness.C.Its formation is at one s adulthood.D.It accompanies the person wherever he goe
41、s.(3).According to Dr. Edward T. Hall description in paragraph 2, it can be inferred that South Americans are_.（分数：2.00）A.quite sociableB.more aggressiveC.a little bit sensitiveD.less distance-aware(4).What does the difference between Americans and Arabs suggest?（分数：2.00）A.Americans dislike persiste
42、nt eye contact from the other.B.For Arabs, the close contact is to build intimacy.C.Misunderstanding often occurs between Americans and Arabs.D.Americans feel uneasy with interpersonal intimacy.(5).The sense of distance is related with the following elements except_.（分数：2.00）A.the regional cultureB.
43、the social contextC.the personal behaviorD.one s spiritual conditionDr Richard Bergland, a brain researcher at the Harvard Medical School, has written a paper suggesting that human brain is basically a gland. Building on this view, Dr. Carmine Clemente, director of the Brain Research Institute at UC
44、LA, has been looking into the secretions of the brain. He has estimated that there may be thousands of such secretionsall of which play a part in the functioning of the body. What to me is most fascinating of all about these secretions is that they are not locked away or completely removed from the
45、conscious intelligence. It is true that the mind has no ongoing awareness of the numberless functions generated by the brainthe beating of the heart, the actions of the nerve cells, and the functions of all the glands. But the fact that we have no direct knowledge of these functions as they occur do
46、es not mean that they are barred from supervision over them. The significance of biofeedbacka term used to describe the ability of the mind to enter into the working of the bodyis that human being may actually be able to exert increasing control over themselves and may be able play an important role
47、 in overcoming illnesses. Numerous medical reports now cite instances in which individuals have been able to direct their bodies in ways generally believed to be beyond the reach of the conscious intelligence. At the UCLA School of Medicine, I witnessed a demonstration which a man controlled his own
48、 heartbeat. He could speed it up or slow it almost to a stop merely by concentrating. Such a performance is not unknown in Eastern cultures, but it was startling, to say the least, to see such a demonstration in an American medical school, with a dozen or more physicians as fascinated observers of t
49、his use of biffed back. Patients are using biofeedback techniques at the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas and at other medical centers as a means of relieving their migraine(周期性偏头痛)headaches or lowering their blood pressure. The evidence is incontrovertible that medical changes take place in the body as a result of mental functions or
