1、英语专业（基础英语）模拟试卷 9 及答案与解析一、句子改错1 Nobody besides little children thinks that a trip by bus is exciting.2 If they think they are going to win over us by holding up and refusing to make the slightest concession, they are mistaken.3 The impact of Thoreaus “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience“ might not have
2、 been so far-reaching it had not been for Elizabeth Peabody, who dared to publish the controversial essay.4 As for the influence of computerization, nowhere we have seen the results more clearly than in the U.S., which really have surprised us all.5 Huge waves swept over the city; boats were driven
3、inland, and buildings and people were dragged out sea.6 I regret having left the work unfinished; I should plan everything ahead carefully.7 The earliest inhabitants of which is now west Virginia used campsites subsequently buried in the Alluvial deposits Of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers.二、翻译8 War or
4、no war, as the generations passed, it became increasingly difficult for our young people to accept standards of behavior that bore no relationship to the bustling business medium in which they were expected to battle for success. The war acted merely as a catalytic agent in this breakdown of Victori
5、an social structure.9 For the great majority of automobile workers, the only meaning of the job is in the pay check, not anything connected with the work or the product. Work appears as something unnatural, a disagreeable, meaningless and stultifying condition of getting the pay check, devoid of dig
6、nity as well as of importance.三、选词填空9 Put the words in brackets into the correct forms.(10 points)When F Scott Fitzgerald【K1】_(observe)that “the very rich【K2】_(be)different from you and me“, the novelist【K3】_(not clearly think)of people like Warren Buffett. 【K4】_(proclaim) the worlds richest man las
7、t week, the American investment strategist【K5】_(eat)at his local grill and drives to work from the modest home that he【K6 】_(buy)in unfashionable Omaha, Nebraska, in 1958, which today【K7】_(value)at about 350,000.Such is the frugality of the 77-year-old “sage of Omaha“, whose wealth(increase)by 5bill
8、ion last year to 31 billion, that when he married in 2006 he bought a discount ring from his own jewellery company. He【K8】_(vow)to pass on only a small chunk of his fortune to his children, Susie, Howard and Peter. He【K9】_(want)them to have “enough to do anything but not【K10 】_(do) nothing“.10 【K1】1
9、1 【K2】12 【K3】13 【K4】14 【K5】15 【K6】16 【K7】17 【K8】18 【K9】19 【K10】19 Find words from the list given to fit each of the following description.(15 points)affidavit perfidy fiduciary mason opulent telepathy malign obsequious induce epithetverdict convict epitaph levity hospice20 an inscription on a tombst
10、one in memory of the one buried there:_21 a term used to characterize a person or thing:_22 a written declaration made under oath before a notary public or other authorized officer:_23 professional wall builders:_24 the finding of a jury in a trial:_25 deliberate breach of faith; calculated violatio
11、n of trust:_26 speak evil of:_27 to find or prove(someone)guilty of an offense or crime:_28 affluent:_29 of or relating to a holding of something in trust for another:_30 Communication through means other than the senses, as by the exercise of an occult power:_31 A shelter or lodging for travelers:_
12、32 Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning:_33 Lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate:_34 To lead or move, as to a course of action, by influence or persuasion:_34 Complete the following paragraph by filling in the blanks with appropriate words from the list below, mo
13、difying their form when necessary.(15 points)immune little to roam against to pronounce astound away austere to slice outburst to have to haunt outset to promote troubleWe were strolling through Oxfords old buildings as he was【X1 】_these words. I had often 【X2】_round the outside looking up at the【X3
14、 】_walls, and imagining the opulent interiors. But【X4】_lived here now for some years, I had grown【 X5】_to its beauty. At the【X6】_ of my walk with the Professor, we had talked a little about the countrys economy, but this sudden 【X7】_against our society did not just【X8 】_me but left me quite flabberg
15、asted. I【X9 】_ in my mind for something non-committal to say. “Is it really possible to【X10】_our society down the middle like that?“ I asked. “I mean,“ I said, panicking a【 X11】_lest I had offended this eminent man, “is it really as bad as all that? Shouldnt we be trying to【X12】_understanding betwee
16、n people, rather than setting them up【X13】_one another?“ I hunted in my mind for a way of turning the conversation【X14】_ to less【X15】_waters.35 【X1】36 【X2】37 【X3】38 【X4】39 【X5】40 【X6】41 【X7】42 【X8】43 【X9】44 【X10】45 【X11】46 【X12】47 【X13】48 【X14】49 【X15】49 Complete the passage by choosing the best sen
17、tence for each gap. There are more sentences given than necessary.(15 points)Biologically, there is Only one quality which distinguishes us from animals: the ability to laugh. In a universe which appears to be utterly devoid of humor, we enjoy this supreme luxury. And it is a luxury, for unlike any
18、other bodily process, laughter does not seem to serve a biologically useful purpose. 【T1】_And laughter, in turn, depends on that most complex and subtle of all human qualities: a sense of humor.【T2】_This can best be seen from the world-wide popularity of Charlie Chaplins early films. The little man
19、at odds with society never fails to amuse no matter which country we come from. As that great commentator on human affairs, Dr. Samuel Johnson, once remarked, Men have been wise in very different modes; but they have always laughed in the same way.【T3】_Humor helps us to maintain a correct sense of v
20、alues. It is the one quality which political fanatics appear to lack. If we can see the funny side, we never make the mistake of taking ourselves too seriously. We are always reminded that tragedy is not really far removed from comedy, so we never get a lot sided view of things.This is one of the ch
21、ief functions of satire and irony. Human pain and suffering are so grim; we hover so often on the brink of war; political realities are usually enough to plunge us into total despair. 【T4】_We laugh when a great satirist like Swift writes about war in Gullivers Travels. The Lilliputians and their nei
22、ghbors attack each other because they cant agree which end to break an egg. We laugh because we meant to laugh; but we are meant to weep too. It is too powerful a weapon to be allowed to flourish.The sense of humor must be singled out as mans most important quality because it is associated with laug
23、hter. And laughter, in turn, is associated with happiness, courage, determination, initiative these are qualities we share with other forms of life. But the sense of humor is uniquely human. 【T5】_ .A. A sense of humor, a feeling of fun, and an ability to laugh are all signs of emotional maturity.B.
24、A sense of humor may take various forms and laughter may be anything from a refined tingle to an earth quaking roar, but the effect is always the same.C. In such circumstances, cartoons and satirical accounts of somber political events redress the balance. They take the wind out of pompous and arrog
25、ant politicians who have lost their sense of proportion. They enable us to see that many of our most profound actions are merely comic or absurd.D. Certain comic stereotypes have a universal appeal.E. If happiness is one of the greatest goals of life, then it is the sense of humor that provides the
26、key.F. Humor has long been considered one of the most effective tools to judge the quality of any relationship. If there is laughter present you can be sure the relationship is a healthy one. When the laughter ceases the relationship is on the down slide. If you want to have more fulfilling relation
27、ship you might want to consider sharpening your sense of humor as a great place to start.G. In a divide world, laughter is a unifying force. Human beings oppose each other on a great many issues. Nations may disagree about systems of government and human relations may be plagued by ideological facti
28、ons and political camps, but we all share the ability to laugh.50 【T1】51 【T2】52 【T3】53 【T4】54 【T5】四、阅读理解54 Read the passage and then mark your answers.(6 points)It is possible for students to obtain advanced degrees in English while knowing little or nothing about traditional scholarly methods. The
29、consequences of this neglect of traditional scholarship are particularly unfortunate for the study of women writers. If the canonthe list of authors whose works are most widely taught is ever to include more women, scholars must be well trained in historical scholarship and textual editing. Scholars
30、 who do not know how to read early manuscripts, locate rare books, establish a sequence of editions, and so on are bereft of crucial tools for revising the canon.To address such concerns, an experimental version of the traditional scholarly methods course was designed to raise students consciousness
31、 about the usefulness of traditional learning for any modern critic or theorist. To minimize the artificial aspects of the conventional course, the usual procedure of assigning a large number of small problems drawn from the entire range of historical period was abandoned, though this procedure has
32、the obvious advantage of at least superficially familiarizing students with a wide range of reference sources. Instead students were engaged in a collective effort to do original work on a neglected eighteenth-century writer, Elizabeth Griffith, to give them an authentic experience of literary schol
33、arship and to inspire them to take responsibility for the quality of their own work.Griffiths work presented a number of advantages for this particular pedagogical purpose. First the body of extant scholarship on Griffith was so tiny that it could all be read in a day; thus students spent little tim
34、e and effort mastering the literature and had a clear field for their own discoveries. Griffiths play The platomic Wife exists in three versions, enough to provide illustrations of editorial issues but not too many for beginning students to manage. In addition, because Griffith was successful in the
35、 eighteenth century, as her continued productivity and favorable reviews demonstrate, her exclusion from the canon and virtual disappearance from literary history also helped raise issues concerning the current canon.The range of Griffiths work meant that each student could become the worlds leading
36、 authority on a particular Griffith text. For example, a student studying Griffiths Wife in the Right obtained a first edition of the play and studied it for some weeks. This student was suitably shocked and outraged to find its title transformed into A Wife in the Night in Watts Bibliotheca Britann
37、ica. Such experiences, inevitable and common in working on a writer to whom so little attention has been paid, serve to vaccinate the student I hope for a lifetime against credulous use of reference sources.55 It can be inferred that the author of the passage expects that the experience of the stude
38、nt mentioned as having studied Wife in the Right would have which of the following effects?（A）It would lead the student to disregard information found in the Bibliotheca Britannica.（B） It would teach the student to question the accuracy of certain kinds of information sources when studying neglected
39、 authors.（C） It would teach the student to avoid the use of reference sources in studying neglected authors.（D）It would help the student to understand the importance of first editions in establishing the authorship of plays.56 The author of the passage suggests that which of the following is a disad
40、vantage of the strategy employed in the experimental scholarly methods course?（A）Students were not given an opportunity to study women writers outside the canon.（B） Students original work would not be appreciated by recognized scholars.（C） Little scholarly work has been done on the work of Elizabeth
41、 Grifith.（D）Students were not given an opportunity to encounter certain sources of information that could prove useful in their future studies.57 Which of the following best states the “particular pedagogical purpose mentioned in the third paragraph?“（A）To assist scholars in revising the canon of au
42、thors.（B） To minimize the trivial aspects of the traditional scholarly methods course.（C） To provide students with information about Griffiths work.（D）To encourage scholarly rigor in students own research.58 What is the passage primarily concerned with?59 What is the function of the last paragraph i
43、n relation to the passage as a whole?60 What does the author consider traditional scholarly methods courses to be?五、汉译英61 使人生圆滑进行的微妙的要素，莫如”渐” ；造物主骗人的手段，也莫如 ”渐”。在不知不觉之中，天真烂漫的孩子”渐渐” 变成野心勃勃的青年；慷慨豪侠的青年 ”渐渐”变成冷酷的成人；血气旺盛的成人” 渐渐”变成顽固的老头子。因为其变更是渐进的，一年一年的地， 一月一月地，一日一日地，一时一时地，一分一分地，一秒一秒地渐进，犹如从斜度极缓的长远的山坡上走下来，使
44、人不察其递降的痕迹，不见其各阶段的境界，而似乎觉得常在同样的地位，恒久不变，又无时不有生的意趣与价值，于是人生就被确实肯定，而圆滑进行了。假如昨夜的孩子今朝忽然变成青年；或朝为青年而暮忽成老人，人一定要惊讶，感慨，悲伤，或痛感人生的无常，而不乐为人了。故可知人生是由”渐” 维持的。这在女人恐怕尤为必要：歌剧中，舞台上的如花的少女，就是将来火炉旁边的老婆子，这句话骤听使人不能相信，少女也不肯承认，实则现在的老婆子都是由如花的少女”渐渐” 变成的。人生能堪受境遇的变衰，也全靠这”渐” 的助力。巨富的纨绔子弟因屡次破产而 ”渐渐”荡尽其家产，变为贫者；贫者只得做雇工，雇工往往变为奴隶，奴隶容易变为无
45、赖，无赖与乞丐相去甚远，乞丐不妨做偷儿这样的例，在小说中，在实际上，均多得很。因为其变衰是延长为十年二十年而一步一步地”渐渐” 地达到的，在本人不感到什么强烈的刺激。故虽到了饥寒病苦刑笞交迫的地步，仍是喜熙然贪恋着目前的生的欢喜。假如一位千金之子忽然变了乞丐或偷儿，这人一定愤不欲生了。六、英译汉62 Fame is very much like an animal chasing its own tail who, when he captures it, does not know what else to do but to continue chasing it. Fame and th
46、e exhilarating celebrity that accompanies it, force the famous person to participate in his or her own destruction. Ironic isnt it?Those who gain fame most often gain it as a result of possessing a single talent or skill: singing, dancing, painting, or writing, etc. The successful performer develops
47、 a style that is marketed aggressively and gains some popularity, and it is this popularity that usually convinces the performer to continue performing in the same style, since that is what the public seems to want and to enjoy. But in time, the performer becomes bored singing the same songs in the
48、same way year after year, or the painter becomes bored painting similar scenes or portraits, or the actor is tired of playing the same character repeatedly. The demand of the public holds the artist hostage to his or her own success, fame. If the artist attempts to change his or her style of writing
49、 or dancing or singing, etc., the audience may turn away and look to confer fleeting fickle fame on another and then, in time, on another, and so on and so on.七、写作63 Write a composition of no less than 400 words on the topic Why Do I write.英语专业（基础英语）模拟试卷 9 答案与解析一、句子改错1 【正确答案】 besides-but【试题解析】 本句的意思
