1、2008年上海外国语大学二外英语考研真题试卷及答案与解析 1 _the sun in superstitious awe everywhere in the world. （ A） Man has long held （ B） Long has held man （ C） Has man long held （ D） Man has held long 2 You won t get there on time_you set off right now by air. （ A） unless （ B） even （ C） in case （ D） other than 3 _badly he
2、 had slept, he was always up early. （ A） No matter （ B） Whenever （ C） However （ D） Even when 4 If you want the rainbow, you ve got to_the rain. （ A） get up with （ B） catch up with （ C） come up with （ D） put up with 5 The French pianist has not decided yet which orchestra_. （ A） is to work with （ B）
3、to work with （ C） should work with （ D） he will work 6 But for the accident, we_the task much earlier. （ A） should finish （ B） should have finished （ C） would finish （ D） shall have finished 7 _for a person who has more problems than you do. （ A） Not try to work （ B） Trying not to work （ C） Try not
4、to work （ D） Not trying to work 8 A baby who_when young has the better chance of growing up successfully. （ A） talks to （ B） has talked （ C） was talked about （ D） is talked to 9 The need to go to college is realized,_offers opportunities for better careers. （ A） which （ B） that （ C） and （ D） with 10
5、 The manager disapproved of the plan that Sam had_. （ A） drawn back （ B） drawn in （ C） drawn on （ D） drawn up 11 At first ice cream was shaken by_hand in_pan of salt and ice. （ A） a, the （ B） the, a （ C） /, a （ D） the, the 12 Nowadays, books are expensive. Every time I go to the bookstore, I seem_mo
6、re. （ A） to be spending （ B） spending （ C） to spending （ D） spend 13 He didn t see the men_the room, but he heard them_in it. （ A） to enter, laugh （ B） enter, to laugh （ C） to enter, laughing （ D） enter, laughing 14 _he tried, he still failed his second driving test （ A） As hard （ B） Hard as （ C） Th
7、ough hard （ D） No matter hard 15 It is imperative that the students_to hand in their papers on time. （ A） told （ B） be told （ C） are told （ D） have been told 16 Today, the Australian population is still mainly of British_. （ A） descent （ B） descend （ C） decadence （ D） descendant 17 The_is not always
8、 won by the fastest runner but sometimes by those who just keep running. （ A） contest （ B） game （ C） match （ D） race 18 When they moved to London, they had to_with some of the treasured furniture. （ A） abandon （ B） divide （ C） part （ D） separate 19 The ice is too thin to_your weight. （ A） support （
9、B） load （ C） resist （ D） take 20 We dont expect that there should be such a great_for houses in the city. （ A） demand （ B） requirement （ C） request （ D） requisite 21 It is believed that the beauty of the valley is beyond_. （ A） comparing （ B） compare （ C） contrast （ D） resemblance 22 It is prudent t
10、o keep your children within_when shopping. （ A） distance （ B） bound （ C） reach （ D） safety 23 The newly built sports ground has a_of 60,000 people. （ A） capability （ B） capacity （ C） advantage （ D） seat 24 As he grew older, all memory of his childhood began to_from his mind. （ A） faint （ B） retreat
11、（ C） derive （ D） fade 25 This sweater will not_when washed. （ A） shorten （ B） contract （ C） withdraw （ D） shrink 26 Another natural_that contributes to the welfare of the country is water. （ A） mineral （ B） power （ C） resource （ D） source 27 If you think education is expensive, wait till you see wha
12、t_costs you. （ A） expenditure （ B） ignorance （ C） knowledge （ D） school 28 Avoid shortcuts. They always take too much time in the long_. （ A） run （ B） way （ C） period （ D） consequence 29 The magnificent building, _in the center of the city, is the symbol of an old era. （ A） placed （ B） positioned （
13、C） located （ D） stood 30 Driving straight ahead, and you will see a_to the New Expressway. （ A） board （ B） mark （ C） sign （ D） signal 30 There are more than forty universities in Britain nearly twice as many as in 1960. During the 1960s eight completely new ones were founded, and ten other new ones
14、were created【 C1】 _converting old colleges of technology into universities. In the same period the【 C2】 _of students more than doubled, from 70,000 to【 C3】_than 200,000. By 1973 about 10% of men aged from eighteen【 C4】_twenty-one were in universities and about 5% of women. All the universities are p
15、rivate institutions. Each has its【 C5】 _governing councils, 【 C6】 _some local businessmen and local politicians as【 C7】_as a few academics. The state began to give grants to them fifty years【 C8】_, and by 1970 each university derived nearly all its【 C9】 _from state grants. Students have to【 C10】 _fe
16、es and living costs, but every student may receive from the local authority of the place【 C11】 _he lives a personal grant which is enough to pay his full costs, including lodging and【 C12】 _unless his patents are【 C13】 _Most【 C14】 _take jobs in the summer【 C15】_about six weeks, but they do not norma
17、lly do outside【 C16】 _during the academic year. The Department of Education takes【 C17】 _for the payments which cover the whole expenditure of the【 C18】 _, but it does not exercise direct control. It can have important influence【 C19】 _new developments through its power to distribute funds, but it t
18、akes the advice of the University Grants Committee, a body which is mainly【 C20】 _of academics. 31 【 C1】 （ A） with （ B） by （ C） at （ D） into 32 【 C2】 （ A） amount （ B） quantity （ C） lot （ D） number 33 【 C3】 （ A） more （ B） much （ C） less （ D） fewer 34 【 C4】 （ A） with （ B） to （ C） from （ D） beyond 35 【
19、 C5】 （ A） self （ B） kind （ C） own （ D） personal 36 【 C6】 （ A） making （ B） consisting （ C） including （ D） taking 37 【 C7】 （ A） good （ B） long （ C） little （ D） well 38 【 C8】 （ A） ago （ B） before （ C） after （ D） ever 39 【 C9】 （ A） suggestions （ B） grades （ C） profits （ D） funds 40 【 C10】 （ A） make （ B）
20、 pay （ C） change （ D） delay 41 【 C11】 （ A） what （ B） which （ C） where （ D） how 42 【 C12】 （ A） living （ B） drinking （ C） food （ D） shelter 43 【 C13】 （ A） poor （ B） generous （ C） kindhearted （ D） rich 44 【 C14】 （ A） professors （ B） students （ C） politicians （ D） businessmen 45 【 C15】 （ A） at （ B） sinc
21、e （ C） with （ D） for 46 【 C16】 （ A） travel （ B） work （ C） experiment （ D） study 47 【 C17】 （ A） responsibility （ B） advice （ C） duty （ D） pleasure 48 【 C18】 （ A） government （ B） school （ C） universities （ D） committees 49 【 C19】 （ A） at （ B） to （ C） on （ D） from 50 【 C20】 （ A） consisted （ B） composed
22、 （ C） made （ D） taken 三、 Part A Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. (40 points) 50 Most young people enjoy some form of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling or swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be game of
23、some kind; football, hockey, golf, or tennis. It may be mountaineering. Those who have a passion for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks on high mountains? This astonishment is cau
24、sed probably by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure. Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no man-made rules, as mere are for such games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of a different kind, which it would b
25、e dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods. If we compare mountaineering and other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is that mountaineeri
26、ng is not a team game. We should be mistaken in this. There are, it is true, no matches between teams of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend, there is obviously teamwork. The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are
27、stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of nature. His sport requires high mentaland physical qualities. A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year after year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions are in th
28、eir early twenties. But it is not unusual for man of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in Alps. They may take more time than younger men, but they probably climb with more skill and less waste of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment. 51 Mountaineering involves_. （ A） cou
29、rage （ B） hardship （ C） physical risk （ D） all of the above 52 The difference between a sport and a game has to do with the kind of_. （ A） activity （ B） rules （ C） uniform （ D） participants 53 Mountaineering can be called a team sport because_ . （ A） it is an Olympic event （ B） teams compete against
30、 each other （ C） mountaineers depend on each other while climbing （ D） there are 5 climbers on each team 54 Mountaineers compete against_. （ A） nature （ B） each other （ C） other teams （ D） international standards 55 Choose the best tide for the passage; _. （ A） Mountaineering is Different From Golf
31、and Football （ B） Mountaineering is More Attractive than Other Sports （ C） Mountaineering （ D） Mountain Climbers 55 Social change is more likely to occur in societies where there is a mixture of different kinds of people than in societies where people are similar in many ways. The simple reason for
32、this is that there are more different ways of looking at things present in the first kind of society. There are more ideas, more disagreements in interest, and more groups and organizations with different beliefs. In addition, there is usually a greater worldly interest and greater tolerance in mixe
33、d societies. All these factors tend to promote social change by opening more areas of life to decision. In a society where people are quite similar in many ways, there are fewer occasions for people to see the need or the opportunity for change because everything seems to be the same. And although c
34、onditions may not be satisfactory, they are at least customary and undisputed. Within a society, social change is also likely to occur more frequently and more readily in the material aspects of the culture than in the non-material, for example, in technology rather than in values; in what has been
35、learned later in life rather than what was learned early; in the less basic and less emotional aspects of society than in their opposites; in the simple elements rather than in the complex ones; in form rather than in substance; and in elements that are acceptable to the culture rather than in stran
36、ge elements. Furthermore, social change is easier if it is gradual. For example, it comes more readily in human relations on a continuous scale rather than one with sharp dichotomies. This is one reason why change has not come more quickly to Black Americans as compared to other American minorities,
37、 because of the sharp difference in appearance between them and their white counterparts. 56 The passage is mainly discussing_. （ A） the necessity of social change （ B） certain factors that determine the ease with which social changes occur （ C） two different societies （ D） certain factors that prom
38、ote social change 57 _is one of the factors that tend to promote social change. （ A） Joint interest （ B） Different points of view （ C） Less emotional people （ D） Advanced technology 58 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? （ A） Social change tends to meet with more difficulty
39、 in basic and emotional aspects of society. （ B） Disagreement with and argument about conditions tend to slow down social change. （ C） Social change is more likely to occur in the material aspect of society. （ D） Social change is less likely to occur in what people learned when they were young. 59 T
40、he expression “greater tolerance“(paragraph 1)refers to_. （ A） greater willingness to accept social change （ B） quicker adaptation to changing circumstances （ C） more respect for different beliefs and behavior （ D） greater readiness to agree to different opinions and ideas 60 Social change is less l
41、ikely to occur in a society where people are quite similar in many ways because _. （ A） people there have got so accustomed to their conditions that they seldom think it necessary to change （ B） people there have identical needs that can be satisfied without much difficulty （ C） people there are eas
42、y to please （ D） people there are less disputed 60 The Colonel asked Ashenden a good many questions and then suggested that he had particular qualifications for the Secret Service. Ashenden knew several European languages and the fact that he was a writer provided excellent cover; on the pretext tha
43、t he was writing a book he could, without attracting attention, visit any neutral country. It was while they were discussing this point that the Colonel said, “ You know you might get material that would be very useful to you in your work. I 11 tell you an incident that occurred only recently. Very
44、dramatic. A foreign government minister went down to a Mediterranean resort to recover from a cold and he had some very important documents with him that he kept in a dispatch-case. A day or two after he arrived, he picked up a blonde at some restaurant or other, and he got very friendly with her. H
45、e took her back to his hotel, and when he came to himself in the morning the lady and the dispatch-case had disappeared. They had one or two drinks up in his room and his theory is that when his back was turned the woman slipped a drug in his glass. “Do you mean to say that happened the other day?“
46、said Ashenden wearily. “The week before last “ “ Impossible,“ cried Ashenden. “ Why, we ve been putting that incident on the stage for sixty years. We ve written it in a thousand novels. Do you mean to say that life has only just caught up with us?“ “ Well, I can vouch for the truth of the story. “
47、said the Colonel, “ And believe me, the government concerned has been put to no end of trouble by the loss of the documents. “ “Well sir, if you cant do better than that in the Secret Service,“ sighed Ashenden, “that I m afraid that as a source of inspiration to the writer of fiction, it s washout.
48、“ 61 How did the Colonel suggest that Ashenden s being a writer would relate to his work as a spy? （ A） It would make traveling abroad possible. （ B） It would make it easier for him to meet people. （ C） It would enable him to avoid arousing suspicion. （ D） It would enable him to use the languages he knew. 62 The reason for the Ministers trip was_. （ A） to fetch some documents （ B） to get over an illness （ C） to meet a spy （ D） to deliver some papers 63 According to the Colonel, the incident happened_. （ A） a few days before （ B） a few weeks before
