1、2009年中山大学二外英语考研真题试卷及答案与解析 0 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】 _in her relat
2、ionship 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 starts
3、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,
4、 but learns 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 “
5、oasis of smiles“ 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 hop
6、e to be【 C20】 _enough and independent enough to become a candidate for top-management. 1 【 C1】 （ A） who （ B） which （ C） that （ D） it 2 【 C2】 （ A） late （ B） later （ C） early （ D） earlier 3 【 C3】 （ A） get through （ B） get away from （ C） get over （ D） get rid of 4 【 C4】 （ A） initial （ B） primary （ C） f
7、irst （ D） beginning 5 【 C5】 （ A） seeming （ B） looking like （ C） as though （ D） as if 6 【 C6】 （ A） errors （ B） blunders （ C） mistakes （ D） faults 7 【 C7】 （ A） just as （ B） the same （ C） as well （ D） so much 8 【 C8】 （ A） prolongs （ B） lasts （ C） persists （ D） lingers 9 【 C9】 （ A） looks down （ B） sees
8、through （ C） neglects （ D） challenges 10 【 C10】 （ A） envy （ B） hatred （ C） disappointment （ D） affection 11 【 C11】 （ A） that （ B） which （ C） if （ D） when 12 【 C12】 （ A） and （ B） nor （ C） either （ D） then 13 【 C13】 （ A） for what （ B） for who （ C） for whom （ D） for whoever 14 【 C14】 （ A） prettiest （ B
9、） beloved （ C） perfect （ D） fascinating 15 【 C15】 （ A） exists （ B） lies （ C） lays （ D） holds 16 【 C16】 （ A） who （ B） whose （ C） what （ D） which 17 【 C17】 （ A） make out （ B） make it （ C） rise above （ D） go up 18 【 C18】 （ A） job （ B） stage （ C） position （ D） level 19 【 C19】 （ A） reject （ B） forgive （
10、C） put up with （ D） neglect 20 【 C20】 （ A） mature （ B） experienced （ C） competent （ D） capable 二、 Part A Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. (40 points) 20 As we have learned in our previous lectures, our country generally has an
11、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 airport recently, you ve probably noticed that it is becoming more and more crowded. Although airplanes provide the faster way to travel hundr
12、eds 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 who travels between London and Birmingham, the so-called strip cities, may spend only relatively a short time in the air while spending severa
13、l 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 lot 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
14、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 levitated 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. Si
15、nce 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 300 miles per hour. Undoubtedly, at this speed, conventional trains will have trouble, staying on the tracks. At present, the operation of ma
16、glev 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 transportation of the 21st century, the way airplane did in the 20th century. 21 The passage is mainly on_. （ A） The system of transportation in
17、the U. K. （ B） The undergoing revolution in transportation （ C） The high speed trains of the 21st century （ D） The short-distance transportation 22 The speaker doesn t think airplanes can offer good service to passengers when_. （ A） The journey takes time between two nearby cities （ B） The expense i
18、s higher than that of driving （ C） The airports are becoming more and more crowded （ D） The flights are fuel consuming 23 The word “levitated“(underlined in the passage)means_. （ A） driven （ B） leveled （ C） lifted （ D） operated 24 Compared with traditional trains, what advantage of maglev trains is
19、mentioned? （ 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-tested before operation. 25 Which of the following stratagems is Not True? （ A） Airplanes are more efficient means of trave
20、ling 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 are short distance apart. 25 Pop stars today enjoy a style of living which was once the prerogative only Royalty. Wher
21、ever 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 their chauffeur driven Rolls-Royces, private helicopters or executive aeroplanes. They are surrounded by a perma
22、nent 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 news. If they enjoy many of the privileges Royalty, they certainly share many of the inconveniences as well. It i
23、s 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 public property. The financial rewards they receive for this sacrifice cannot be calculated, for their rates of pay a
24、re 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(奉承 )on an unprecedented scale. By today s standards, the excesses of Hollywood do not seem quite so spectacular.
25、 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 truly colossal. It is only right that the stars should be paid in this way. Don t the top men in industry earn
26、enormous salaries for the services they perform to their companies and their countries? Pop stars earn vast sums in foreign currency often more than large industrial concerns and the taxman can only be grateful for their massive annual contributions to the exchequer. So who would begrudge them their
27、 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 only the tip of the iceberg. For every famous star, there are hundreds of others ragging to earn a living. A man
28、 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 to what he can earn. But a man who attempts to become a star is taking enormous risks. He knows at the outset
29、 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 are very high indeed; they are the recompense for the huge risks involved and if he achieves them, he has ce
30、rtainly earned them. That s the essence of private enterprise. 26 Why are Pop stars compared to Royalty in the passage? （ A） Their life is as luxurious as that of Royalty. （ B） Both are public property, admired, chased and focused by people. （ C） Their way of living once belonged to Royalty. （ D） Th
31、ey enjoy many of the privileges of Royalty. 27 What is the writer s attitude towards the incredible financial rewards Pop stars receive? （ A） Approval. （ B） Disapproval. （ C） Ironical. （ D） Critical. 28 In the passage, “the rewards are truly colossal“(underlined in Para. 3)refers to the fact that （
32、A） Hollywood famous stars enjoyed unsurpassed fame, wealth and adulation （ B） an enormous amount of pay can be given to legendary film stars （ C） a single record can earn exceedingly more than a Hollywood film did （ D） what Pop stars today receive are as spectacular as Hollywood celebrities 29 Which
33、 of the following can not justify Pop stars enormous pay? （ 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. （ D） They contribute massively to a country s finances. 30 Different from people with a steady
34、 job, those who attempt to become pop stars_. （ A） know their efforts will be compensated one day （ B） enjoy leading a life with fierce competition （ C） face an insecure future of achieving nothing （ D） expect success and high rewards for their life 30 While children learn spoken and body language p
35、roper 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 between himself and other people. Anthropologists, working with cameras, have recor
36、ded 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 that, for two unacquainted adult male North Americans , the comfortable distance
37、 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 North American feels he s being pushy; and as the North American backs off, the
38、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 each other s eyes and breathing into each others face. These are actions the Amer
39、ican 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 personality introverts, for example, seem to need more elbow room than extroverts. Situation and mood also affect distance. Mov
40、iegoers waiting in line to see a sexy film will line up much more densely than those waiting to see a family-entertainment movie. 31 The subject of the passage is_. （ A） space requirements （ B） cultural differences （ C） personality differences （ D） body languages 32 Which of the following is true ab
41、out ones “private bubble“? （ 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 goes. 33 According to Dr. Edward T. Hall description in paragraph 2, it can b
42、e inferred that South Americans are_. （ A） quite sociable （ B） more aggressive （ C） a little bit sensitive （ D） less distance-aware 34 What does the difference between Americans and Arabs suggest? （ A） Americans dislike persistent eye contact from the other. （ B） For Arabs, the close contact is to b
43、uild intimacy. （ C） Misunderstanding often occurs between Americans and Arabs. （ D） Americans feel uneasy with interpersonal intimacy. 35 The sense of distance is related with the following elements except_. （ A） the regional culture （ B） the social context （ C） the personal behavior （ D） one s spir
44、itual condition 35 Dr 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 UCLA, has been looking into the secretions of the b
45、rain. He has estimated that there may be thousands of such secretions all 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 conscious intelligence. It is true that the mind
46、 has no ongoing awareness of the numberless functions generated by the brain the 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 does not mean that they are barred from supervisi
47、on over them. The significance of biofeedbacka term used to describe the ability of the mind to enter into the working of the body is that human being may actually be able to exert increasing control over themselves and may be able play an important role in overcoming illnesses. Numerous medical rep
48、orts 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 heartbeat. He could speed it up or slow it al
49、most 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 this 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 t
