河南大学2011年硕士研究生招生复试英语试卷

英语(1A)

I.Directions：Beneath each of the following sentences,there are four choices marked A,B,C,D.Choose the that best completes the sentence.Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.(20points)

1.I worked so late in the office last night that I hardly time_____the last bus.

A.to have caught B .to catch

C.catching D.having caught

2.As it turned out to be a small house party,we_____so formally.

A.needn`t dress up B.did not need dressed up

C.did not need dress up D needn`t have dressed up

3.I apologize if I ______you,but Iassure you it was unintentional.

A.should have offended Boffend

C.had offended D.might have offended

4.Although a teenager ,Fred could resist _____what to do and what not to do.

A.to be told B.having been told

C,being told D.to have been told

5,Greater efforts to increase agricultural production must be made if food shortage_____avoided.

A.is to be B.can be

C.will be D.has been

6.Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores,and this is especially true _____it comes to classroom tests.

A.before B.as

C since D when

7.There are over 100night schools in the city,making it possible for a profeddional to be reeducated matter ____he does.

A.how B.where

C.what D,when

8,I`ve kept up a friendship with a girl whom I was at school _____twenty years ago.

A,about B.since

C,till D.with

9.He wasn `t asked to take on the chairmanship of the society,_____insufficiently popular with all members.

A,being considered B,considering

C,to be considered D,having considered

10,_____for the timely investment from the general public,our company would not be so thriving as it is,

A,Had it not been B.Were it not

C,Be it not C.Should it not be

11.Anyone with half an eye on the unemployment figures knew that the assertion about econmic recovery_____just around the corner was untrue.

A,would be B,to be

Cwas D,being

12,Somking is so harmful to personal health that it kills _____people each year than automobile accidents .

A,seven more times B.seven times more

C,over seven times D,seven times

13,It`s easy to blame the decline of conversation on the pace of modern life and on the vague changes _____place in our ever-changing world.

A,taking B,to take

C,take D,taken

14,This is an exciting area of study ,and one _____which new applications are being discovered almost daily.

A.from B.by

C,in D,through

15_________can be seen from the comparison of these figures ,the principle involves the active participation of the patient in the modification of his condition.

A,As B,what

C,that D, It

16Although I had been invited to the opening ceremony,I was unable to attend _____such short notice ,

A,to B,in

Cwith D,on

17.California has more light than it knows _____to do with but everything,else is expensive, A,how B,what

C,which D,where

18,The solution works only for couples who are self-employed,don`t have small children and get along _____to spend most of their time together,

A,so well B,too well

C,well as D,well enough

19,Marlin is a young man of indepengent thinking who is not about ______compliments to his political leaders,

A,paying B,having paid

C,to pay D,to have paid

20 These proposal sought to place greater restrictions on the use and copying of digital information than ______in tradition media,

A,exist Bexists

C,existing D,to exist

Ⅱ.Close Test20(points)

For each numbered blank in the following sentences ,there are four choices markedA,B,C,D,Choose the one that best completes the sentence and then circle your choice on the Answeer Sheet.

He was a very sick white man .He rode pick-back _21__ a woolly-headed,black-skinned savage, the lobes of _22___ ears had been pierced and stretched until one had torn out, __23___

the other carried a circular block of carved wood three iched in diameter. The torn ear had been pierced again, _24__ this time not so ambitiously. For the hole accommodated no more than a short clay pipe. The man-horse was greasy and dirty, and naked__25___ for an exceedingly narrow and dirty loin-cloth; but the white man clung to him closely and desperately. At times, from weakness, his head drooped and rested on the wooly pate. At __26___times he lifted his head and stared with swimming eyes at the cocoanut palms__27___ reeled and swung in the shimmering heat. He was clad in a thin undershirt and a _28___ of cotton cloth, that wrapped about his waist and descended to his knees. On his head was a battered stetson, __29___ to the trade as a baden-powell, about his middle __30___ a belt, ,which carried a large-calibred automatic pistol and several spare clips, loaded and ready for quich work.

The rear was brought up by a black boy __31___fourteen or fifteen,who carried medicine bottles,a pail of hot water， and various other hospital appurtenances. They passed_32__ the compound through a small wicker gate， and went on under the blazing sun， winding __33___ among new-planted cocoanuts that threw no shade. There was not a breath of wind， and the superheated， stagnant air was ___34__ with pestilence. From the direction they were going arose a wild clamour，_35__ of lost souls wailing and of men in torment. A long， low shed showed ahead， grass-walled and grass-thatched， and it was from here___36__the noise proceeded. There were shrieks and screams， some unmistakably of grief， others unmistakably of unendurable pain. __37___ the white man drew closer he could hear a low and continuous moaning and groaning. He shuddered__38___ the thought of entering， and for a moment was quite certain that he was going to faint. For that most dreaded of Solomon Island scourges， dysentery， had struck Berande plantation， and he was __39___ alone to cope with it. __40___， he was afflicted himself.

21.A.for B.on C.in D,to

22.A.whose B whom C whoever D who

23.A,where B,which C,while D,when

24,A,or B,for C,and D,but

25,A,save B,but C,as D,and

26,A,some B,other C,any Dall

27,A,these B,those C,this D,that

28,A,stripe B,part C,strip D,series

29,A,know B,knowing C,known D,to kown

30,A was strapped B,strapped C,has strapped D would strap

31,A for B,in C,at D,of

32,A,out of B,out in C ,off D,of

33,A around B,about C,away D,along

34,A,heavy B,heated C,hot D,light

35 A,so B,but C,as D,and

36,Awhere B,that C.when D,who

37,A,as B,since C,because D,for

38 A，on B,for C,to D,at

39 A some B,all C,any D,only

40 A,as well B,yet C，also D,too

III．Reading Comprehension(40point)



In this part there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements ,each with four suggested markedA,B,C and D.Choose circle yout choice on the Answer Sheet.

Passage One

The dream of flying into outer space, cherished by the Chinese people for centuries, will soon come true.

China launched its fourth unmanned spacecraft “Shenzhou Ⅳ” on December 30 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Gansu Province. It was the 27th consecutive and successful launch of China - made rockets since October 1996. This launch has made it more realistic for China to send a person into space on its own following Russia and the USA.

Qi Faren，leading designer of the spacecraft system, said all the functions designed for manned flights have withstood the test of three previous, successful launches and return landings of the “Shenzhou” spaceships.

China launched the “Shenzhou Ⅰ”, “Shenzhou Ⅱ”and “Shenzhou Ⅲ”spacecrafts in 1999,2001 and 2002 respectively.

“Shouzhou Ⅳ” was to make it a more comfortable place in which astronauts can live and work. All parts of the application system for manned flight are aboard the “Shenzhou Ⅳ”craft in all test flights.

China’s manned flight programme began in 1992. A number of unmanned test flights will be launched before Chinese astronauts are sent into space.

Leading scientists in charge of China’s manned space programme said the successful launch of the “Shenzhou Ⅳ” laid a solid foundation for the country’s future task of sending Chinese astronauts to outer space.

Officials at the centre said that“ Shenzhou Ⅴ”, a manned spacecraft, is expected to be launched later this year.

41.How long did it take the fourth unmanned spacecraft to fly in space and land successfully?

A.5days B.6days C,8days D,7days

42.when did China begin to launch rockets in order to send manned spaceship into space according to the text?

A in 1992 B in 1996 C in 1999 D in 2002

43.The italicized word “consecutive”(in Paragraph2) means”_____”.

A,difficult B continuous C frequent D common

44.Why can China successfully send up “Shenzhou IV”?

A.Because all the parts of the spacecraft work well.

B.Because China has launched manned spacecraft very successfully.

C.Because Chinese scientists made effort to launch three “Shenzhou”spacecrafts into and all the functions have withstood the test of successful launches into space and return landing on earth.

45.Which of the following may be the best title for the text?

A.China`s Success in Launching “Shenzhou V”

B.China`s Dream of Moon to Come True.

C.China`s Spacecraft Flight ,”Shenzhou”

D.China`s Manned Space Flight Programme

Passage two

Greenspace fadilities are contributing to an important degree to the quality of city environment. Fortunately it is no longer necessary that every lecture or every book about this subject to start

with the proof of this idea. At present it is generally accepted ,although more as a self-evident statement than on the base of a closely-reasoned scientific proof.Recognizing the importance of greenspace in the urban environment is a first step on the right way.This does not mean, however, that sufficient details are known about the function of green space in towns and about the way in which the inhabitant are using these spaces.As to this subject I shall ,within the scope of this lecture ,enter into one aspect only ,namely the recreative function of green space facilities .

The theoretical separation of living ,traffic and recreative which for many years , has been used in town-and-country planning ,has in my opinion resulted in disproportionate attention for forms of recreative far from home .

However, there was relatively little attention for improvement possibilities in the direct neighborhood of the home.We have come to the conclusion that is not right , because an important part of the time which we do not pass in sleeping or working , is used for activities at and around home.So it is obvious that recreative in the open air has to begin at the street-door of the house .The urban environment has to offer as many recreation activities as possible ,and the design of these has to be such that more obligatory activities can also have a recreative aspect . The very best standard of living is nothing if it is possible to take a pleasant walk in the district , if the children cannot be allowed to play in the streets , because the risks of traffic are too great , if during shopping you can nowhere find a spot for enjoying for a moment the nice weather ,in short ,if you only feel yourself at home after the street-door of your house is closed after you .

46.The importance of the greenspace in the city environment _____.

A.has been recognized

B.is paid little attention to

C.is accepted on the basis of scientific proof

D.is still unknown

47.For many years town and country planning has _____.

A.brought living area and places of environment close together

B.put separated recreation possibilities in the neighborhood

C.improved recreational possibilities in the neighborhood

D.enabled people to reach the best standard of living

48．The word ‘recreation” in the passage probably means_____

activities done for pleasure or enjoyment

doing something again in a creative way

dong something important after work

required activities done after work

49.According to the author ,greenspace should be designed_____

A. to reduce the number of recreational activities

B to attract more and more people

C for people to do recreational activities at the street door or the house

D for people to conduct more activities in the neighborhood of the home

50.The main idea of this passage is that_____

A.attention must be paid to the improvement of recreation

B,greenspace facilities is providing more recreational activities

C,the city environment is providing more recreational acticities

D,we should try our best to raise our living standard

Passage Three

Thousands of years before Columbus came to the New World,the American Indians entered North America by crossing a narrow stip of land that cnce connected Alasks and Siberia.The migrants entered a new world in which there were no people at all.But there were many animals to hunt,and there were forests there nuts,roots,and berries cold be gathered.

When the Europeans came to the New World ,the Indians,at first ,taught the settlers how to plant corn,bake fish,make canoes,and smoke tobacco .In return the whites intoroduced horses ,guns,gun-power ,alcohol.But at last ,there were struggles for land, and the struggles could have only one result-war.When the of land called reservations.Now,some of them irritated their tribal life,some wish to modernize the reservations.Indians have chosen-a future in modern technologv and education, or the reviva of ancient tradition and treaties.

51.The lndians entered North America___

A.with Columbus B.before Columbus did

C.after COlumbus'arrival D.in 18 thcentury.

52.The indians moved to a new world which was___

A.once settled by Europeans

B.inhabited by primitive men

C.inhabited in by American migrants

D.completely uninhabited by other people

53.As soon as the Europeans set their foot on the New World,they___

A.were hostile to the Indians

B.kept terms with Indians

C.didn't treat the Indians in a friendly way

D.traded with Indians friendly

54.The most accurate statement about contemporavy Indians is___.

A.most Indians reject modern culture and technology

B.some Indians preserve conventional life style

C.some Indians have adopted modern culture and technology

D.both B and C

55.The Indians were good at___.

A.struggles for land B.making boats

C.contemporary tribal life D.the revival their tradition

Passage four

For an increasing number of students at American universities, Old is suddenly in. The reason is obvious: the graying of America means jobs, coupled with the aging of the baby-boom generation, a longer life span means that the nation’s elderly population is bound to expand significantly over the next 50 years. By 2050, 25 percent of all Americans will be older than 65, up from 14 percent in 1995. The change poses profound questions for government and society, of course. But it also creates career opportunities in medicine and health professions, and in law and business as well. “In addition to the doctors, we’re going to need more sociologists, biologists, urban planners and specialized lawyers,” says Professor Edward Schneider of the University of Southern California’s (USC) School of Gerontology

Lawyers can specialize in “elder law,” which covers everything from trusts and estates to nursing-home abuse and age discrimination. Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder

market because the baby boomers, 74 million strong, are likely to be the wealthiest group of retirees in human history. “Any student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with, say, an MBA or law degree will have a license to print money,” one professor says.

Margarite Santos is a 21-year-old senior at USC. She began college as a biology major but found she was “really bored with bacteria.” So she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she lied it. She says, “I did volunteer work in retirement homes and it was very satisfying.” 56 “... Old is suddenly in” (Line 1, Para. 1) most probably means “________”.

A) America has suddenly become a nation of old people

B) gerontology has suddenly become popular

C) more elderly professors are found on American campuses

D) American colleges have realized the need of enrolling older students

57. With the aging of America, lawyers can benefit ________.

A) from the adoption of the “elder law”

B) from rendering special services to the elderly

C) by enriching their professional knowledge

D) by winning the trust of the elderly to promote their own interests

58. Why can businessmen make money in the emerging elder market?

A) Retirees are more generous in spending money.

B) They can employ more gerontologists.

C) The elderly possess an enormous purchasing power.

D) There are more elderly people working than before.

59. Who can make big money in the new century according to the passage?

A) Retirees who are business-minded.

B) The volunteer workers in retirement homes.

C) College graduates with an MBA or law degree.

D) Professionals with a good knowledge of gerontology.

60. It can be seen from the passage that the expansion of America’s elderly population ________.

A) will provide good job opportunities in many areas

B) will impose an unbearable burden on society

C) may lead to nursing home abuse and age discrimination

D) will create new fields of study in universities

IV.Translation(20points)

Translate the following sentences into Chinese ,Your translation should be written clearly on the Answeer Sheer.

61. Allen’s contribution was to take an assumption we all share-that because we are not robots we therefore control our thoughts-and reveal its erroneous nature.

62. while we may be able to sustain the illusion of control through the conscious mind alone, in reality we are continually faced with a question: “Why cannot I make myself do this or achieve that? ”

63. This seems a justification for neglect of those in need, and a rationalization of exploitation, of the superiority of those at the top and the inferiority of those at the bottom.

64.circumstances seem to be designed to bring out the best in us and if we feel that we have been “wronged” then we are unlikely to begin a conscious effort to escape from our situation

65. The upside is the possibilities contained in knowing that everything is up to us; where before we were experts in the array of limitations, now we become authorities of what is possible. 答案：

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