1、2013 年四川外国语大学英语专业（基础英语）真题试卷及答案与解析一、填空题1 The_of a cultural phenomenon is usually a logical consequence of some physical aspect in the life style of the people.(manifest)2 The two-week general strike left the countrys railway system totally _ and its economy bankrupt.(paralyze)3 The Hindus in India, d
2、espite an _ of cows, refuse to eat beef on religious grounds. (abundant)4 It was all agreed that the first problem the new government would have to tackle was _. (employ)5 I think the essence of wisdom is_, as far as possible, from the tyranny of the here and the now.(emancipate)6 His enormously suc
3、cessful broadcast on December 23, 1954, entitled “Mans Peril“, paved the way for a _ with noted physicist Albert Einstein on the famous Einstein-Russell Declaration.(collaborate)7 Although in many parts of the world we can observe the association between modernization and fewer extended kinship ties
4、, there are a number of_, most notably in certain Third World areas.(except)8 Copious data is available to suggest that the_ of marriage varies widely, and in no societies do all marriages last until death.(permanent)9 A 1994 Star Tribune/WCCOTV poll found that 128, 000 adults in Minnesotafour perce
5、nt-showed signs associated with problem gambling and gambling_.(addict)10 Health clinics at some Ivy League schools report that one of their frequent services to privileged young people is the treatment of clinical_.(depress)11 Suppose, for example, that you are_in research in scientific medicine.(e
6、ngage)12 He changed his whole conception of human nature, and became for the first time deeply _that Puritanism does not make for human happiness.(convince)13 The basis of the family is, of course, the fact that parents feel a special kind of_towards their own children, different from that which the
7、y feel towards each other or towards other children.(affect)14 The first fleet carried 27, 870 men, including officers, soldiers, seamen, interpreters, medical orderlies, various artisans skilled in boat repair and_, and numerous officials in charge of everything.(maintain)15 As well as the creation
8、 of new forms, vocabulary _ can take place by giving new meanings to old forms.(expand)16 Living in _, John sold for 500 dollars the manuscript of his mothers first work which made her famous.(poor)17 Being poor is also dangerous. Living in an _ area of a U. S. city reduces your life expectancy by a
9、bout nine years.(impoverish)18 The authority of the state rests on two important foundations. First, it is the state that holds the exclusive right to use force and physical_.(coerce)19 The Eskimo is perhaps one of the most trusting and _ of all Indians but seems to be indifferent to the welfare of
10、his animals.(consider)20 Since she was his _daughter, she would inherit a share of his fortune when he died. (legitimacy)二、选择题21 In addition to bettering group and individual performance, cooperation _ the quality of interpersonal relationship.（A）ascends（B） compels（C） enhances（D）prefers22 Although d
11、olphins sometimes swim singly or in pairs, they usually_in large herds, often numbering in the hundreds.（A）offset（B） congregate（C） fumble（D）exhale23 Horseback riding_both the skill of handling a horse and the mastery of diverse riding styles.（A）unveils（B） embraces（C） strives（D）buffers24 A_refers to
12、an animal that is born from its mothers body, not from an egg, and drinks its mothers milk as a baby.（A）mammoth（B） penguin（C） mosquito（D）mammal25 Glass-fiber cables can carry hundreds of telephone conversations_.（A）simultaneously（B） temporarily（C） permanently（D）approximately26 The eagle usually capt
13、ures its _ on the ground but may then carry it off to eat it elsewhere.（A）prey（B） prophet（C） generator（D）miniature27 The Great Basin, the_desert in the United States, is almost completely devoid of trees.（A）most conducive（B） most egalitarian（C） bluntest（D）bleakest28 The United States Supreme Court h
14、as the power to_the decisions of lower courts.（A）overturn（B） detach（C） expend（D）plunder29 Living things consist of_structures called cells.（A）extinct（B） minute（C） medieval（D）stale30 The function of ears in hearing is to_the sound waves to nerve impulses.（A）converse（B） convert（C） confront（D）convey31
15、Wild pigs are fierce and courageous fighters and may charge with little or no_.（A）provision（B） momentum（C） motion（D）provocation32 In Britain, people_four million tons of potatoes every year.（A）swallow（B） dispose（C） consume（D）exhaust33 The art and literature_the philosophies and ideas of the changing
16、 era.（A）mirror（B） pocket（C） screen（D）root34 He is doing an_course in physics.（A）intensive（B） intense（C） intent（D）intrinsic35 Many city dwellers are turning_lots into thriving gardens.（A）blank（B） vacuum（C） vacant（D）vigilant36 The outcry against the governments policies will_ only if a compromise is r
17、eached in the assembly.（A）subside（B） loot（C） sustain（D）perish37 A blizzard is a_snowstorm.（A）stagnant（B） severe（C） light（D）mild38 We can rely on William to carry out this mission, for his judgment is always_.（A）inexplicable（B） healthy（C） sound（D）straight39 The compact dictionaries published in recen
18、t years are not as _ as some of the older editions.（A）legible（B） equivocal（C） nimble（D）unwieldy40 The bus moved slowly in the thick fog. We arrived at our_almost two hours later.（A）designation（B） destiny（C） destination（D）dignity三、完形填空40 PoetryPoetry is universal to all people, all places, and all ti
19、mes. The most【 C1】_people have memorized poetry; the most cultured have nurtured it. Poetry knows no【C2】_, neither culture, age, gender, nor religion. We can even make a case that poetry captures the【C3 】_of the universe, the ebb and flow of the tides, the beat of the seasons, and the rise and fall
20、of our breath. Why is poetry the【C4】_thing humanity has to a universal language? Because poetry 【C5】 _the ear, mind, and soul. It satisfies our【C6】_for beauty through the power of its language.But poetry【C7】_more than mere pleasure. It also communicates【C8 】_Good poetry offers food for the【C9】_“Poet
21、ry, “ wrote the Nobel Prize-winning poet T. S. Eliot, “may make us from time to time a little more【C10 】_of the deeper, unnamed feelings to which we rarely【C11】_Poetry reveals these “deeper, unnamed feelings“ , and gives them【C12】_By calling attention to the aspects of life we might【C13】_in our hurr
22、y, poetry makes us understand not only their nature but also our own. As a result, poetry is not something special or【C14】_from our daily lives. Rather, it is an【C15】_part of everyone, an expression of our【C16 】_hopes, wishes, and dreams.Although poetry satisfies a deep human appetite, many people f
23、ear and【C17】_it, claiming it is obscure, as it is written by men and women out of【C18】_with the realities of life. In fact, from the earliest times, most poets have been people of【C19 】_, deeply involved with the rhythms of life. Ben Jonson was a bricklayer and Robert Bums a farmer. Nor are female p
24、oets【C20】_from the rigors of life. Phillis Wheatley was a former slave and Stevie Smith, a secretary.41 【C1 】（A）uneducated（B） ambitious（C） traditional（D）gracious42 【C2 】（A）pain（B） fear（C） signs（D）barriers43 【C3 】（A）climax（B） harmony（C） rhythm（D）alteration44 【C4 】（A）best（B） sweetest（C） closest（D）dear
25、est45 【C5 】（A）combines（B） delights（C） liberates（D）utilizes46 【C6 】（A）gratitude（B） craving（C） competition（D）curiosity47 【C7 】（A）conveys（B） depicts（C） revives（D）advocates48 【C8 】（A）meaning（B） fear（C） love（D）knowledge49 【C9 】（A）public（B） individual（C） body（D）soul50 【C10 】（A）critical（B） ignorant（C） awar
26、e（D）positive51 【C11 】（A）penetrate（B） cater（C） yield（D）consent52 【C12 】（A）a solution（B） a choice（C） a voice（D）a comment53 【C13 】（A）criticize（B） overlook（C） conceal（D）cherish54 【C14 】（A）brought back（B） set apart（C） made up（D）taken over55 【C15 】（A）charming（B） innocent（C） conventional（D）integral56 【C16
27、】（A）best（B） deepest（C） wildest（D）strangest57 【C17 】（A）distrust（B） revise（C） modify（D）celebrate58 【C18 】（A）favor（B） phase（C） touch（D）love59 【C19 】（A）vision（B） action（C） honor（D）power60 【C20 】（A）sheltered（B） eliminated（C） disqualified（D）adapted四、短文改错60 The food we eat seems to have profound affects on
28、 our health. 【M1 】_Though science made enormous steps in making food fitter to eat, 【M2 】_it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some researchhas shown that perhaps 80 percent of all human illnesses is related 【M3】_to diet and 40 percent of cancer is related to diet as well, especia
29、lly cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more proneto contract certain illness because the food that is characteristic in 【M4】_these cultures. Which food is related to illness is not a new discovery. 【M5】_In 1945 , government researchers realized that nitrates and nitrites, commonly used to p
30、reserve color in meats, and other foodadditives, causing cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain 【M6】_in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time knowing which 【M7 】_things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all s
31、o direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and poultry, and because of this, penicillin has beenfound in the milk of treating cows. Sometimes similar drugs are 【M8】_administered to animals not for medical purposes, but for financialreasons. The farmers are simply trying to fat the animals in or
32、der to 【M9】_obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and DrugAdministration has tried repeated to control these procedures, 【M10】_the practices continue.61 【M1】62 【M2】63 【M3】64 【M4】65 【M5】66 【M6】67 【M7】68 【M8】69 【M9】70 【M10】五、阅读理解70 A. My story is a simple one. You have only got to fig
33、ure to yourselves a girl in a bedroom with a pen in her hand. She had only to move that pen from left to rightfrom ten oclock to one. Then it occurred to her to do what is simple and cheap enough after allto slip a few of those pages into an envelope, fix a penny stamp in the corner, and drop the en
34、velope into the red box at the corner. It was thus that I became a journalist; and my effort was rewarded on the first day of the following montha very glorious day it was for meby a letter from an editor containing a cheque for one pound ten shillings and sixpence.B. What could be easier than to wr
35、ite articles? But wait a moment. Articles have to be about something. Mine, I seemed to remember, was about a novel by a famous man. And while I was writing this review, I discovered that if I were going to review books I should need to do battle with a certain phantom. And the phantom was a woman,
36、and when I came to know her better I called her after the heroine of a famous poem “The Angel in the House“. It was she who used to come between me and my paper when I was writing reviews. It was she who bothered me and wasted my time and so tormented me that at last I killed her. I will describe he
37、r as shortly as I can. She was intensely sympathetic. She was immensely charming. She was utterly unselfish. She excelled in the difficult arts of family life. She sacrificed herself daily. She was so constituted that she never had a mind or a wish of her own, but preferred to sympathize with the mi
38、nds and wishes of others. Above all I need not say itshe was pure. In those days every house had its angel. And when I came to write I encountered her with the very first words. The shadow of her wings fell on my page; I heard the rustling of her skirts in the room. Directly, that is to say, I took
39、my pen in hand to review that novel by a famous man, she slipped behind me and whispered; “My dear, you are a young woman. You are writing about a book that has been written by a man. Be sympathetic; be tender; flatter; deceive; use all the arts and wiles of our sex. Never let anybody guess that you
40、 have a mind of your own. Above all, be pure. “ And she made as if to guide my pen. I now record the one act for which I take some credit to myself. I turned upon her and caught her by the throat. I did my best to kill her. My excuse, if I were to be had up in a court of law, would be that I acted i
41、n self-defense. Had I not killed her she would have killed me. She would have plucked the heart of my writing. For, as I found, directly I put pen to paper, you can not even review a novel without having a mind of your own, without expressing what you think to be the truth about human relations, mor
42、ality, sex. And all these questions, according to the Angel in the House, cannot be dealt with freely and openly by women; they must charm, they must conciliate, they mustto put it bluntlytell lies if they are to succeed. Thus, whenever I felt the shadow of her wing or the radiance of her halo upon
43、my page, I took up the inkpot and flung it at her. She died hard. Her fictitious nature was of great assistance to her. It is far harder to kill a phantom than a reality.71 The author most likely describes “a girl in a bedroom“ in Line 1 in Para. A in order to_.（A）present a picture of herself as a f
44、ledgling writer（B） describe the vulnerability of young woman writers（C） bring to light the limits placed on young female journalists（D）demonstrate the economic feasibility of entering a career as a writer72 The author raises the question “What could.articles?“ in Line 1, Para. B to_.（A）commence a di
45、scourse on writers block and its causes（B） suggest how easy it was to write with the help of the Angel in the House（C） introduce a discussion of the difficulties she had disregarding a phantom influence（D）begin a description of the ease with which the author could write freely and openly73 In Line 9
46、, Para. B, “constituted“ mostly nearly means_.（A）creative and imaginative（B） devoted to being pure（C） formally composed（D）physically strong74 The description of the Angel in the House(in Lines 7 - 11, Para.B.(“She was. she was pure. “)reflects the authors_.（A）feeling that the Angels positive charact
47、eristics can be seen in a negative light（B） gratitude for the Angels assistance in becoming a writer（C） inability to achieve the ideal represented by the Angel（D）desire to model herself after the Angel75 In Line 11, Para. B, the author uses the expression “I need not say it“ in order to suggest that
48、_.（A）the Angels purity is too delicate a subject to discuss（B） although the Angel lacked free will, the author does not（C） she presumes that readers will know the Angel was pure（D）she is reluctant to admit that she is not as pure as the Angel76 The word “directly“ , as it is used in Lines 13 and 21, Para. B, could be replaced with which of the following words or phrases without a change in meaning?（A）in a straight line（B） unswervingly（C） as soon as（D）honestly77 For what reason does
