1、2007年南开大学英语专业（基础英语）真题试卷及答案与解析 一、选择题 1 Although her initial success was_by the fact she was the daughter of a famous actor, the critics later acclaimed her as a star in her own right. （ A） enhanced （ B） impeded （ C） refuted （ D） superseded 2 The primitive emotions of love and hate, even though extrem
2、e opposites, are found in varying degrees even in the most_person. （ A） brackish （ B） sylvan （ C） beneficent （ D） defunct 3 Can you believe that I won the photo contest with the_of the two pictures that was most esthetic, even though I only tried to hang them where there were nails! （ A） pseudonyn （
3、 B） trappings （ C） corollary （ D） juxtaposition 4 They had been dating for three years, but even though she pledged her allegiance, his_ made him suspect her veracity. （ A） autonomy （ B） cynicism （ C） conglomerate （ D） dexterity 5 _that carried the tradition of 19th-century American Realism to perha
4、ps its highest level of achievement. （ A） Thomas Eakins （ B） It was the painter Thomas Eakins （ C） Thomas Eakins paintings （ D） Why it was Thomas Eakins 6 Perhaps we should think in terms of raising interest rates_them, in consideration of the new reports about inflation reported last June. （ A） the
5、n reducing （ B） and reduce （ C） although reduce （ D） rather than reducing 7 From cave paintings and from _ on bone and reindeer horn, it is known that prehistoric humans were close observers of nature who carefully tracked the seasons and times of the year. （ A） apparently regular scratches （ B） scr
6、atching apparently regularly （ C） regular scratches apparently （ D） scratches regular apparently 8 Although he suffered from discrimination, Martin Luther King is a man who believed in reconciliation and only rarely_a grudge during his Civil Rights movement （ A） he carried （ B） did he carry （ C） whe
7、n he carried （ D） that he carried 9 The floods did not start to_until two days after the rain had stopped. （ A） retire （ B） retreat （ C） recede （ D） sink 10 Although I tried to concentrate on the lecture, I was_by the noise from the next room. （ A） dissuaded （ B） averted （ C） repressed （ D） distract
8、ed 11 Sharon is supposed to be here at nine oclock. She_ about our meeting. （ A） would have forgotten （ B） should have forgotten （ C） ought to have forgotten （ D） must have forgotten 12 Hotel rooms must be_by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter. （ A） departed （ B） abandoned （ C） vacated （
9、D） displaced 13 The committee members resented_them of the meeting （ A） the president that he did not tell （ B） the president not to inform （ C） the presidents not informing （ D） the president that he failed informing 14 Do you think that religion is_with science? （ A） comparative （ B） compatible （
10、C） competitive （ D） comparable 15 But the judge surprised the entire court when he stated, “The_of the marriage contract invalidated it.“ （ A） kith （ B） forgery （ C） sybarite （ D） vanguard 16 Researchers discovered that plants infected with a virus give off a gas that_ disease resistance in neighbor
11、ing plants （ A） contracts （ B） maintains （ C） prescribes （ D） activates 17 It wasnt so much that I disliked her_that I just wasnt interested in the whole business. （ A） rather （ B） so （ C） than （ D） as 18 The introduction of gunpowder gradually made the bow and arrow_, particularly in Western Europe
12、. （ A） obsolete （ B） obscure （ C） optional （ D） overlapping 19 The individual TV viewer invariably senses that he or she is_an anonymous, statistically insignificant part of a huge and diverse audience. （ A） nothing more than （ B） everything except （ C） anything but （ D） no less than 20 Whoever form
13、ulated the theory of the origin of the universe, it is just_and needs proving. （ A） spontaneous （ B） hypothetical （ C） intuitive （ D） empirical 二、完形填空 20 In the United States, it is required that all children attend school, public or private, for twelve years. There are【 C1】 _to this rule, of course
14、, as in the case of certain religious or ethnic groups 【 C2】 _education is only required【 C3】 _the eighth grade. And there are some groups of people that see no【 C4】 _to an education whatsoever and ignore this requirement altogether. But for most, and【 C5】_so, a twelve-year education is the minimum
15、In【 C6】 _of the complexity of our society and the changes taking【 C7】_, one would think that a person would need at least twelve years of education in order to cope.【 C8】 _, in recent years, a great many people have begun to question the purpose of having【 C9】 _education for twelve years. One【 C10】
16、_reason the question is being raised is the fact that an alarming number of young people who graduate from the school systems are【 C11】 _to handle【 C12】 _, everyday tasks, such as reading a newspaper, filling out a job application or【 C13】 _a checkbook. These people are considered “【 C14】_illiterate
17、“ by experts on the subject, who estimate that one out of five adults in the United States【 C15】 _in this category. Without【 C16】 _mastery of everyday skills, it is extremely difficult for these people to comprehend and deal with the demands【 C17】 _society. And as our language becomes more technical
18、 and the law more【 C18】 _, life in general can only become more frustrating. Of course, efforts are being made to correct the problems as【 C19】 _agencies and colleges try to reach these people. But they are difficult to reach. Many are embarrassed by the situation and prefer to live【 C20】 _rather th
19、an correct the problem. 21 【 C1】 （ A） examples （ B） exercises （ C） exceptions （ D） excerpts 22 【 C2】 （ A） where （ B） which （ C） that （ D） in that 23 【 C3】 （ A） until （ B） of （ C） from （ D） by 24 【 C4】 （ A） aim （ B） proposal （ C） purpose （ D） meaning 25 【 C5】 （ A） entirely （ B） reasonably （ C） greatl
20、y （ D） correctly 26 【 C6】 （ A） light （ B） opinion （ C） look （ D） view 27 【 C7】 （ A） on （ B） place （ C） out （ D） consideration 28 【 C8】 （ A） Furthermore （ B） Though （ C） However （ D） Besides 29 【 C9】 （ A） compulsory （ B） forced （ C） formal （ D） complete 30 【 C10】 （ A） inadequate （ B） big （ C） large （
21、 D） main 31 【 C11】 （ A） able （ B） capable （ C） unable （ D） incapable 32 【 C12】 （ A） futile （ B） little （ C） urgent （ D） simple 33 【 C13】 （ A） casing （ B） writing （ C） sending （ D） balancing 34 【 C14】 （ A） physically （ B） mentally （ C） practically （ D） functionally 35 【 C15】 （ A） classifies （ B） drop
22、s （ C） falls （ D） enters 36 【 C16】 （ A） the （ B） a （ C） any （ D） much 37 【 C17】 （ A） of （ B） for （ C） from （ D） by 38 【 C18】 （ A） strict （ B） complex （ C） rigid （ D） sound 39 【 C19】 （ A） variable （ B） variant （ C） various （ D） varying 40 【 C20】 （ A） with （ B） without （ C） on （ D） along 三、阅读理解 40 Wil
23、liam Sydney Porter(18611910), who wrote under the pseudonym of O. Henry, was born in North Carolina. His only formal education was to attend his Aunt Linas school until the age of fifteen, where he developed his lifelong love of books. By 1881 he was licensed pharmacist. However, within a year, on t
24、he recommendation of a medical colleague of his Fathers, Porter moved to La Salle County in Texas for two years herding sheep. During this time, Websters Unabridged Dictionary was his constant companion, and Porter gained a knowledge of ranch life that he later incorporated into many of his short st
25、ories. He then moved to Austin for three years, and during this time the first recorded use of his pseudonym appeared, allegedly derived from his habit of calling “Oh, Henry“ to a family cat. In 1887, Porter married Athol Estes. He worked as draftsman, then as a bank teller for the First National Ba
26、nk. In 1894 Porter founded his own humor weekly, the Rolling Stone, a venture that failed within a year, and later wrote a column for the Houston Daily Post. In the meantime, the First National Bank was examined, and the subsequent indictment of 1886 stated that Porter had embezzled funds. Porter th
27、en fled to New Orleans, and later to Honduras, leaving his wife and child in Austin. He returned in 1897 because of his wifes continued ill-health; however she died six months later. Then, in 1898 porter was found guilty and sentenced to five years imprisonment in Ohio. At the age of thirty five, he
28、 entered prison as a defeated man; he had lost his job, his home, his wife, and finally his freedom. He emerged from prison three years later, reborn as O. Henry, the pseudonym now used to hide his true identity. He wrote at least twelve stories in jail, an after re-gaining his freedom, went to New
29、York City, where he published more than 300 stories and gained fame as Americas favorite short story writer. Porter married again in 1907, but after months of poor health, he died in New York City at the age of forty-eight in 1910. O. Henrys stories have been translated all over the world. 41 Why di
30、d the author write the passage? （ A） Because it is a tragic story of a gifted writer. （ B） To outline the career of a famous American. （ C） Because of his fame as Americas favorite short storywriter. （ D） To outline the influences on O. Henrys writing. 42 According to the passage, Porters father was
31、_. （ A） responsible for his move to La Salle County in Texas （ B） the person who gave him a life-long love books （ C） a medical doctor （ D） a licensed pharmacist 43 The word “allegedly“ in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to_. （ A） supposedly （ B） reportedly （ C） wrongly （ D） mistakenly 44
32、Which of the following is true according to the passage? （ A） Both of Porters wives died before he died. （ B） Porter left school at 15 to become a pharmacist. （ C） Porter wrote a column for the Houston Daily Post called “Rolling Stone“. （ D） The first recorded use of his pseudonym was in Austin. 44
33、Art, like words, is a form of communication. Words, spoken and written, render accessible to humans of the latest generations all the knowledge discovered by the experience and reflection, both of preceding generations and of the best and foremost minds of their own times. Art renders accessible to
34、people of the latest generations all the feelings experienced by their predecessors, and those already felt by their best and foremost contemporaries. Just as the evolution of knowledge proceeds by dislodging and replacing that which is mistaken, so to the evolution of feeling proceeds through art.
35、Feelings less kind and less necessary for the well-being of humankind are replaced by others kinder and more essential to that end. This is the purpose of art, and the more art fulfills that purpose the better the art; the less it fulfills it, the worse the art. 45 The author develops the passage pr
36、imarily by_. （ A） theory and refutation （ B） example and generalization （ C） comparison and contrast （ D） inference and deduction 46 According to the author, knowledge is_. （ A） evolutionary and emotional （ B） cumulative an progressive （ C） static and unmoving （ D） dynamic and cyclical 47 According
37、to the passage, all of the following are true EXCEPT_. （ A） art is a form of communication （ B） art helps to refine sensibilities （ C） art is a repository of experience （ D） real art can never be bad 47 A growing taste for shark steaks and shark-fin soup has for the first time in 400 million years p
38、ut the scourge of the sea at the wrong end of the food chain. Commercial landings of this toothsome fish have doubled every year since 1986, and shark populations are plunging. It is hardly a case of good riddance. Sharks do for gentler fish what lions do for the wildebeest; they check populations b
39、y feeding on the weak. Also, sharks apparently do not get cancer and may therefore harbor clues to the nature of the disease. Finally, there is the issue of motherhood. Sharks are viviparous. That is, they bear their young alive and swimming(not sealed in eggs)after gestation periods lasting from ni
40、ne months to two years. Shark mothers generally give birth to litters of from eight to twelve pups and bear only one litter every other year. This is why sharks have one of the lowest fecundity rates in the ocean. The female cod, for example, spawns annually and lays a few million eggs at a time. If
41、 three quarters of the cod were to be fished this year, they could be back in full force in a few years. But if humans took that big of a bite out of the sharks, the population would not recover for 15 years. So, late this summer, if all goes according to plan, the shark will join the bald eagle and
42、 the buffalo on the list of managed species. The federal government will cap the U. S. commercial catch at 5,800 metric tons, about half of the 1989 level, and limit sportsmen to two sharks per boat. Another provision discourages finning, the harvesting of shark fins alone, by limiting the weight of
43、 fins to 7 percent of that of all the carcasses. Finning got under the skin of environmentalists, and the resulting anger helped to mobilize support for the new regulations. Finning itself is a fairly recent innovation. Shark fins contain noodlelike cartilaginous tissues that Chinese chefs have trad
44、itionally used to thicken and flavor soup. Over the past few years rising demand in Hong Kong has made the fins be worth considerably more to the fisherman thanthe average price of about $ 10 a pound. But can U. S. quotas save shark species that wander the whole Atlantic? The blue shark, for example
45、, migrates into the waters of something like 23 countries. John G. Casey, a biologist with the National Marine Fishheries Service Research Center in Narragansett, R.I. , admits that international coordination will eventually be necessary, but he supports U. S. quotas as a first step in mobilizing to
46、 other nations. Meanwhile the commercial fishermen are not waiting for the new rules to take effect. “There is a pre-quota rush on sharks,“ Casey says, “and its going on as we speak.“ 48 According to the passage, shark populations are at greater risk than cod populations because_. （ A） sharks are no
47、w being eaten more than cod （ B） the shark reproduction rate is lower than that of the cod （ C） sharks are quickly becoming fewer in number （ D） sharks are now as scarce as bald eagles and buffalo 49 According to the passage, a decrease in shark populations _. I. might cause some fish populations to
48、 go unchecked II. would hamper cancer research III. to one-quarter the current level would take over a decade to recover from （ A） II only （ B） III only （ C） I and III only （ D） I and II only 50 If the species Homo logicus was determined to be viviparous and to have extremely low fecundity rates on
49、land, we might expect that_. （ A） Homo logicus could overpopulate its niche and should be controlled （ B） Homo logicus might be declared and endangered species （ C） Homo logicus would pose no danger to other species and would itself be in no danger （ D） none of these events would be expected with certainty 51 Which one of the followi
