广外考研英语水平考试2003答案

广外考研英语水平考试2003答案

广东外语外贸大学2024年研究生入学考试 英语专业水平考试试题 I. Error correction (30%)

The following passage contains ***** errors. Each line contains a maximum of one error. In each case, only one word is involved. You should correct it in the following way: underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank

provided at the end of the line. mark the position of the missing word with a “A” sign and write the

word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of

the line. cross out the unnecessary word with a slash “/” and put the word in

the blank provided at the end of the line.

Example When A art museum wants a new exhibit,

information. Encoding refers to the initial perception and registration of information.

Storage is the retention of encoded information over time. Retrieval refers to the pro-

cesses involved using stored information. Whenever people successfully recall a former experience, they must have encoded, stored, and retrieved information about the ______ experience. Conversely, memory failure－for example, forgetting an important fact―reflects a breakdown in one of these stages of memory. Memory is critical to humans and all living organisms. Practically all of our daily_______ activities―talking, understanding, reading,

socializing―depend on our having learned and stored information about our environments. Memory allows us to retrieve events form habits. Without the ability to access past experiences or information, we would be unable to comprehend language, recognize our friends and family members, find our way to home, or even tie a shoe. Life would be a series of disconnected experiences, each one new and unfamiliar. Without any sort of memory, humans will quickly perish._______

Philosophers, psychologists, writers, and other thinkers have long been fascinated by memory. The following are among their questions: How does the brain store memories? Why do people remember some bits of information but not others? Can people improve

their memories? What is the capacity for memory? Memory also is frequently a subject ______ of controversy because of questions about its accuracy. An eyewitness s memory of a

crime can play a crucial role in determining a suspect s guilt or innocence. However,

psychologists agree that people do not always recall events like they actually happened,______ and sometimes people mistakingly recall events that never happened.

processes. The term learning is often used to refer to processes involved in the initial

acquisition or encoding of information, but the term memory more often refers to occur unless information was learned. Thus, psychologists often refer to the learning/ Ⅱ. Cloze (40%)

Zhang Ling recently attended a Beijing job fair of optimism. She was sure she could find a teaching job at a college, particularly at a time education is the last choice for many university graduates. But

Zhang, who holds a master s from Beijing Normal University, was greeted by so many recruiters saying “we only want men”she went to a corner at the bustling fair, angry and frustrated and on the of tears. Zhang is not the only female who feels frozen out of job markets for college

seniors. More half of the posts at the exchanges read “men only.” Even occupations as secretaries and teachers, are being taken by men. While China s hot economy is demanding well-educated talent, bosses are to reject qualified female applicants. And the problem is worse this year. One reason is Also, some employers are reluctant to hire women they think the women cannot go on business trips alone, cannot serve business representatives abroad and are less career-minded they get married and have children.

Liao Aidong, who in textile engineering, an industry which is not hiring many people this year, said no one responded to her male classmates readily women who graduate with “hot” degrees, such as computer programming and foreign languages, have to swallow their pride when men who didn t perform well in school are chosen them by employers.

The Beijing Foreign Studies University has 300 graduates this year, 60 percent of are women.

Ⅲ. Fill in the following blanks with the ***** FORM or the *****ONDING

FORM of the words given according to the ***** of the sentences. (20%)(本题缺几道题) Example

Prolong, refuse, delay, postpone, lengthen

I hope the of the appointment will not cause you much inconvenience. The key is postponement.