1、2010年南开大学二外英语考研真题试卷及答案与解析 1 lantern 2 gasoline 3 festival 4 Saturday 5 conservation 6 notebook 7 earphone 8 environment 9 telescope 10 cinema 11 take-away 12 look after 13 get away with sth. 14 wear out 15 give up 16 figure out 17 take charge of 18 in that 19 be exposed to 20 mingle with 21 stick to
2、 22 put up with 23 at sea 24 in one s way 25 bottle sth up 26 The goods have very good quality, but they lack_. （ A） variety （ B） vary （ C） various （ D） varied 27 It took him a long time for his hands to resume_. （ A） sensible （ B） sense （ C） sensibly （ D） sensitive 28 There s a special_between Brit
3、ain and the US. （ A） closed （ B） close （ C） closely （ D） closeness 29 The expert told me that it would be_for me to save my money at the bank at the moment. （ A） advised （ B） advice （ C） advisable （ D） advisably 30 I could not concentrate because there had been a lot of_throughout the whole evening.
4、 （ A） disturb （ B） disturbance （ C） disturbed （ D） disturbing 31 The old man_himself on having a president as his son. （ A） proud （ B） proudly （ C） proud of （ D） prided 32 In spite of the intensive care, the patient is in_health. （ A） failure （ B） fail （ C） failed （ D） failing 33 Shanghai is among t
5、he most_cities in the world. （ A） population （ B） populating （ C） populous （ D） popular 34 Children are called the_of their parents in law. （ A） dependent （ B） dependence （ C） dependable （ D） dependants 35 The actress did very_at her debut according to the critics. （ A） poverty （ B） poor （ C） poorly
6、 （ D） poorness 36 He wasn t asked to take on the chairmanship of the society, _insufficiently popular with all members. （ A） having considered （ B） was considered （ C） was being considered （ D） being considered 37 This may have preserved the elephant from being wiped out as well as other animals _in
7、 Africa. （ A） hunted （ B） hunting （ C） that hunted （ D） are hunted 38 The office has to be shut down_funds. （ A） being a lack of （ B） from lack of （ C） to a lack of （ D） for lack of 39 He spent all his allowance, ran up a very large number of bills and was accordingly_ debt. （ A） with （ B） of （ C） b
8、y （ D） in 40 In international matches, prestige is so important that the only thing that matters is to avoid （ A） from being beaten （ B） being beaten （ C） beating （ D） to be beaten 41 According to the urban construction program, old buildings that are_repair should be blown up. （ A） in （ B） under （
9、C） out of （ D） beyond 42 They were more than glad to leave their cars parked and walked_a change. （ A） as （ B） to （ C） for （ D） by 43 Weve just installed central heating, _should make a tremendous difference to the house next writer. （ A） what （ B） it （ C） that （ D） which 44 _no cause for alarm, the
10、 old man went back to his bedroom. （ A） There was （ B） Since （ C） Being （ D） There being 45 I promise to look_the matter as soon as I get back to the head office. （ A） into （ B） for （ C） in （ D） after 45 It was years since I【 C1】 _my hometown and I was determined to enjoy my stay. I went to see my o
11、ld friend, Tom Clark who, among other things, was a member of the Local Council. 【 C2】 _the time Tom was busy making arrangements for a distinguished writer to give a talk on modern literature at the town library. As the subject【 C3】 _me a great deal, I gladly accepted Toms invitation to go with him
12、. Tom was going to introduce【 C4】 _and that evening we went to the library to meet him. Since he【 C5】 _, I left Tom and went into the Reading Room【 C6】_a large audience had already gathered. I was disappointed to find that I did not know a single person there. Just before the talk was【 C7】 _begin, I
13、 saw Tom waving to me from the doorway. I went to him immediately, as he looked very worried. He explained that he【 C8】 _a telephone message from the writer s secretary. Our guest speaker had missed the train and would be unable to come! While we were talking about the problem, Tom suddenly asked me
14、 if I would mind【 C9】 _as the speaker. I hardly had time to think about the matter when I found I【 C10】 _into the Reading Room to address the waiting audience. 46 【 C1】 （ A） visited （ B） had visited （ C） have visited （ D） had been visiting 47 【 C2】 （ A） In （ B） By （ C） At （ D） On 48 【 C3】 （ A） inter
15、ested （ B） interesting （ C） interesting to （ D） is interesting to 49 【 C4】 （ A） guest speaker （ B） guest s speaker （ C） the guest speaker （ D） the guest s speaker 50 【 C5】 （ A） did not arrive （ B） had not arrived （ C） not arriving （ D） hadn t been arriving 51 【 C6】 （ A） where （ B） which （ C） at whic
16、h （ D） in that 52 【 C7】 （ A） about （ B） near （ C） due to （ D） soon 53 【 C8】 （ A） just received （ B） had just received （ C） was receiving （ D） was just received 54 【 C9】 （ A） acting （ B） to act （ C） to be acting （ D） act 55 【 C10】 （ A） being led （ B） was led （ C） was being led （ D） had led 55 The ran
17、ge and quality of【 C11】 _emotions are potentially the same for all human groups. In the course of【 C12】 _in a particular culture, the range narrows and becomes shaped into a pattern. Fear, love, 【 C13】 _, hostility, shame, guilt, grief, 【 C14】 _, or indifference become channeled by culture so that t
18、hey appear in different situations, against different objects and persons, or【 C15】 _appear at all. Each culture selects, elaborates, and emphasizes certain feelings about【 C16】_, others, and the world as appropriate or not This is communicated in 【 C17】_and indirect ways, verbally and nonverbally.
19、【 C18】 _, a boy who learns not to cry may have been told that【 C19】 _is only for girls, but he is also【 C20】_by males who do no cry. Both experiences help pattern his inner responses to situations. 56 【 C11】 （ A） human being （ B） man （ C） human （ D） manly 57 【 C12】 （ A） grow up （ B） growing up （ C）
20、growth up （ D） growing 58 【 C13】 （ A） anger （ B） angry （ C） angrily （ D） being angry 59 【 C14】 （ A） joyful （ B） enjoy （ C） enjoyment （ D） joy 60 【 C15】 （ A） hard （ B） hardly （ C） impossible （ D） impossibly 61 【 C16】 （ A） self （ B） himself （ C） the self （ D） oneself 62 【 C17】 （ A） direct （ B） directl
21、y （ C） direction （ D） directed 63 【 C18】 （ A） The example is （ B） For example （ C） For instant （ D） The case is that 64 【 C19】 （ A） cry （ B） being cried （ C） crying （ D） crying about 65 【 C20】 （ A） surround （ B） surrounding （ C） surrounded （ D） being surrounded 三、 Part A Directions: Read the followi
22、ng four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. (40 points) 65 The environment is everything that surrounds us: plants, animals, buildings, country, air, water literally everything that can affect us in any way. The environment of a town, with its buildings and traffic
23、and its noise and smells, where everyone is on top of everyone else, is a far cry from that of the countryside, with its fields and crops, its wild and domestic animals and its feeling of spaciousness. And the environment differs in different parts of the world. Ecology is the science of how living
24、creatures and plants, exist together and depend on each other and on the local environment. Where an environment is undisturbed, the ecology of an area is in balance, but if a creature is exterminated or an alien species introduced, then the ecology of the district will be upset in other words, the
25、balance of nature will be disturbed. Man is a part of the environment and has done more to upset the ecology during his short span on earth than any other living creature. He has done this by his ignorance, his greed, his foolishness and his wastefulness. He had poisoned the atmosphere and polluted
26、both land and water. He has wasted the earth s natural resources with no thought for the future, and has thought out the most devastating ways of killing his fellow men and every other sort of life at the same time. Since man has done so much damage, it is up to man to try to put matters right if it
27、 is not already too late. If there is to be any remedy for our ills, that remedy ultimately lies in the hands of the young, and the sooner they start doing something about it, the better. One of the main causes of the earth s troubles is that the world is overpopulated and that this overpopulation i
28、s growing at an ever-increasing rate. At the same time we are using up our natural resources fuels and mineral ores at an ever-increasing rate with no hope of replacing them. For many years the earth has been unable to provide enough food for these rapidly expanding populations and the position is s
29、teadily deteriorating since the fertility of some of our richest soils has been lost and vast areas that were once fertile lands have turned into barren deserts. And the trouble with deserts is that they tend to creep outwards on to the fertile soils. What is now the northern Sahara Desert was the g
30、ranary of the civilized world 500 years ago. Even at this moment many of the earth s natural treasures are being destroyed, many valuable animals and plants are being killed off, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to grow enough food to preserve much of the earth s population from starvation.
31、 The situation is getting out of hand. Time is running out. But with your help, we may be able to reverse the trends that threaten our very existence. Who cares? 66 The ecology of an area is in balance if_. （ A） there is no noise （ B） there is no interference （ C） there is no interruption （ D） there
32、 are no people 67 During his life on earth, man has_. （ A） done more than any living creature （ B） caused the most damage to the ecology （ C） damaged the ecology more than he has living creatures （ D） done more harm than good 68 The young_. （ A） can handle the problem （ B） have the answer to the pro
33、blem （ C） are responsible for the problem （ D） hold the responsibility for the future 69 One of the greatest problems is that there are_. （ A） many people in the world expanding rapidly （ B） too many people in the world, and their numbers are increasing （ C） too many people increasing in the world （
34、 D） too many people in the world always expanding 70 The main purpose of this passage is_. （ A） to inform people about the science of ecology （ B） to encourage people to do something about the environment （ C） to criticize Man s actions （ D） to help us understand the world we live in 70 In the late
35、1960s, many people in North America turned their attention to environmental problems , and new steel-and-glass skyscrapers were widely criticized. Ecologists pointed out that a cluster of tall buildings in a city often overburdens public transportation and parking lot capacities. Skyscrapers are als
36、o lavish consumers, and wasters, of electric power. In one recent year, the addition of 17 million square feet of skyscraper office space in New York City raised the peak daily demand for electricity by 120,000 kilowatts enough to supply the entire city of Albany, New York, for a day. Glass-walled s
37、kyscrapers can be especially wasteful. The heat loss(or gain)through a wall of half-inch plate glass is more than ten times than through a typical masonry wall filled with insulation board. To lessen the strain on heating and air-conditioning equipment, builders of skyscrapers have begun to use doub
38、le-glazed panels of glass, and reflective glasses coated with silver or gold mirror films that reduce glare as well as heat gain. However, mirror-walled skyscrapers raise the temperature of the surrounding air and affect neighboring buildings. Skyscrapers put a severe strain on a city s sanitation f
39、acilities, too. If fully occupied, the two World Trade Center towers in New York City would alone generate 2. 25 million gallons of raw sewage each year as much as a city the size of Stanford, Connecticut, which has a population of more than 109,000. Skyscrapers also interfere with television recept
40、ion, block bird flyways, and obstruct air traffic. In Boston in the 1960s, some people even feared that shadows from skyscrapers would kill the grass on Boston Common. Still, people continue to build skyscrapers for all the reasons that they have always built them personal ambition, civic pride, and
41、 the desire of owners to have the largest possible amount of rentable space. 71 The main purpose of the passage is to_. （ A） discuss the advantages and disadvantages of skyscrapers （ B） compare skyscrapers with other modem structures （ C） describe skyscrapers and their effect on the environment （ D）
42、 illustrate various architectural designs of skyscrapers 72 According to the passage, what is one disadvantage of skyscrapers that have mirrored walls? （ A） The exterior surrounding air is heated. （ B） The building materials are very expensive. （ C） Construction time is increased. （ D） Extra air-con
43、ditioning equipment is needed. 73 According to the passage, which aspect of skyscrapers were some residents of Boston concerned with in the late 1960s? （ A） The poor reception of radio and TV signals. （ B） The removal of trees and grass from building sites. （ C） The harmful effects on the city s pla
44、nts. （ D） The obstruction of air traffic. 74 Which of the following groups would the skyscraper issue most concern? （ A） Electricians. （ B） Environmentalists. （ C） City planners. （ D） Television viewers. 75 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? （ A） Skyscrapers provide more us
45、able space than other buildings. （ B） The skyscrapers first appeared in the late 1960s. （ C） Where there are skyscrapers, television reception is poor. （ D） The two World Trade Center towers are skyscrapers. 75 Survey results indicate that smoking and alcohol and marijuana use increased among reside
46、nts of Manhattan during the 5 8 weeks after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center which took place on September 11, 2001. Almost one third of the nearly 1,000 persons interviewed reported an increased use of alcohol, marijuana, or cigarettes following the September 11 th attacks. The large
47、st increase was in alcohol use. About one fourth of the respondents said they were drinking more alcohol in the weeks after September 11; about 10% reported an increase in smoking, and 3. 2% said they had increased their use of marijuana. The investigators found survey participants by randomly diali
48、ng New York City phone numbers and screened potential respondents for Manhattan residents living in areas close to the World Trade Center. Interviews were conducted with 988 individuals between October 16 and November 15, 2001. Participants were asked about their cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking,
49、 and marijuana use habits before and after September 11. During the week prior to September 11, 2001, 22. 6% of the participants reported smoking cigarettes, 59. 1% drinking alcohol, and 4.4% using marijuana. After September 11th, 23.4% reported smoking cigarettes, 64.4% drinking alcohol, and 5.7% smoking marijuana. Among those who smoke
