西安交通大学综合英语(II)考试题A

2006 ~2007学年第2学期 西安交通大学研究生综合英语(II)期末考试试题(A) 姓名 考场 学 号 所在院系 英语班号 考试日期 2007年7月5日 Part one Vocabulary (20 points) Directions: in this section, there are forty incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by blackening the corresponding letter with a pencil. 1. She is A with the idea that somebody is trying to poison her. A. obsessed B. baffled C. curious D. doubted 2. The flood finally B , and people started to clean up the ruins. A. arose B. receded C. ceased D. returned 3. Personality in Americans is further complicated by __B_____ waves of immigration from various countries A. successful B. successive C. distracting D. reluctant 4. The hurricane has __C_______ the foundation of the ancient bridge. A. solidified B. covered C. undermined D. outreached 5. The exhibition is designed to ____D____ further cooperation between Chinese TV industry and overseas TV industries. A. diminish B. executive C. propose D. facilitate 6. Beijing Television-Station Transmitting Tower really looks magnificent at night when it?s ___A_____. A. illuminated B. illustrated C. set out D. beautified 7. Those people come from different areas and have ___A______ cultural backgrounds. A. diverse B. distinctive与众不同的 C. similar D. separated 8. Nowadays, more and more people are B of political promises. A. scornful B. skeptical C. credulous D. delighted 9. The __D______ of our time is to build a more harmonious society A. discipline B. compulsion C. administration D. mandate 10. After several years of hard working, he finally rose to ____B______. A. poverty B. affluence C. distinguish D. renovation 11. The nobles treat the common people with ___D____ contempt. A. disgusting B. abusive C. mockery D. arrogant 12. Preparing a dictionary of such a size is A work. A. arduous B. restless C. profound D. pedantic 13. His health condition had ____d____ while he was in prison. A. suffered B. recovered C. improved D. degenerated 14. Nothing could ___B____ the cruelty with which she had treated the kid. A. explain B. mitigate C. adjust D. aggravate 15. Lighting levels are carefully controlled in this library for d reading convenience. A. optional B. required C. standard D. optimal 第 1 页 共 11 页 16. Many observers believe that country will remain in state of chaos 份 it fails to solve its __c____ food shortage problem. A. transient B. permanent C. chronic D. serial 17. Short, frequent practice is more effective than long, infrequent sessions, because it is less d . A. deliberate B. harmful C. sophisticated D. fatiguing 18. In the accident three men were trapped in a _B_____ ship, and their only hope was the radio signal. A. relentless B. submerged C. destroyed D. ruined 19. Nearly eleven thousand people have been arrested for __c______ the ban on street trading. A. disclosing B. blaming C. defying D. cooperating 20. Those words are __b______ and you can find them now only in ancient books. A. abstruse B. obsolete C. problematic D. redundant 21. Sometimes we buy a magazine with absolutely no purpose __B____ to pass time. A. rather than B. other than C. as well D. except for 22. The ___a____ between religion and science has been going on for centuries. A. clash B. crush C. indifference D. indulgence 23. There are often discouraging predictions that have not been ___b___ by actual events. A. utilized B. verified C. mobilized D. modified 24. Tom was __a_____ of a crime he didn?t commit. He fought for many years to clear his name A. convicted B. convinced C. conceived D. condemned 25. Actor Pierce Bronson may play the serial killer in movies, but in real life he is a ___d___ father and a loving husband. A. devastated B. deserved C. desperate D. devoted 26. This local evening paper has a _C___ of twenty-five thousand. A. bogus B. contribution C. circulation D. celebration 27. The smell of the chocolate cake was so __A____ that her mouth began to water. A. tempting B. annoying C. disgusting D. exotic 28. Steel is an alloy composed _____c____ of iron and carbon. A. traditionally B. carefully C. primarily D. partially 29. The author of the book has shown his remarkable keen __b____ into human nature. A. intellect B. insight C. inspire D. understanding 30. The school library is supported by ___c _____ from foundations and other sources. A. advertisements B. pensions C. donations D. accounts 31. Anyone who can study abroad is fortunate; but, of course, it is not easy to make the _C_____ from one culture to another. A. translation B. transportation C. transition D. transfusion 32. We __b___ that diet is related to most types of cancer, but we don?t have definite proof. A. assure B. suspect C. ascertain D. suspend 33. With the constant change of the conditions, the outcome is not always ___b_____. A. favorable B. predictable C. reasonable D. dependable 34. A patient who is dying of incurable cancer is in terrible pain, which can no longer be satisfactorily ____d_____. A. located B. replaced C. abolished D. alleviated 第 2 页 共 11 页 35. He was on the ___c____ of slipping down the slope when someone dropped him a rope. A. side B. pose C. brink D. chance 36. The mother and her estranged daughter finally ____a_____ ten years later. A. reconciled B. disagreed C. quarreled D. disrupted 37. For the first time in history, the ___c_____ couples can have their own child under the help of genetic engineering technology. A. married B. engaged C. infertile D. senile 38. My supply of confidence slowly ____b_____ as the deadline approached. A. withdrew B. diminished C. exterminated D. eliminated 39. Listen carefully; the voices on this tape are barely __C______. A. sensible B. visible C. audible D. accessible 40. The machine needs a complete ____d___ since it has been in use for over ten years. A. fitting B. testing C. innovation D. renovation修理 Part Two Error Identification (20 points) Direction: This part consists of 20 sentences. For each of sentences, there is a mistake, you should identify it, and then mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by blacking the corresponding letter with a pencil. C41. It is the interaction between people, rather than the events that occur in their lives that are the A B C main focus of social psychology D C42. Although we had been present at roughly the same time, Mr. Brown saw the situation quite A B different from the way I saw it. C D B43. John was the only one of the boys whom as you know was not eligible. A B C D C44. A lot of urban people come into the country and suddenly become terrible concerned about its A B C appearance and what the farmers are doing. D A45. Only occasionally one could take a break out of season, getting the best bargains--- though not A B C necessarily the best weather D A46. That the woman was saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listen. A what B C D B47. To control quality and making decisions about production are among the many responsibilities 第 3 页 共 11 页 A B C of an industrial engineer D B48. Kids who have trouble to get along with their classmates can end up behind academically and A B in doing C have a higher chance of dropping out. D D49. Without the fundamental discoveries and understanding provided by science, technology A would be a hit-or-miss affair, lacking direction and making a little progress. B C D little D50. One of the most important aspects of an organic farm are sanitation A B C D B51. In the United States, inches and feets are still used as units of measurement. A B foot(单)-feets复 C D C52. The atmosphere of the Earth cuts off about fifty percent of the Sun?s heat, bouncing back A B C which is into space. D D53. Although they sleep most of the winter, chipmunks are very active in summer when they A B gather and carry food in their cheek pouches and storing it underground. C D B54. Basic knowledge of mathematic and electronics was used to develop the high-speed electronic A B C D computer. B55. The small country at one time must be prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization. A B must不能表示推断 C D D56. In modern industrious areas, sociocultural change is occurring at an increased rate. A B C D C57. The detailed study of fossils, rather like a crime investigation, it involves the piecing together A B C of many diverse fragments of evidence. D A58. The new technology has made possible for the doctor to make diagnoses without seeing the A B C patient in person. D A59. The fact which a good teacher has some of the gifts of a good actor does not mean that he will A B C 第 4 页 共 11 页 indeed be able to act well on the stage. D C60. Although fitness will not guarantee that you will live longer, it can help you enjoying the years A B C you do live. D Part Three Reading Comprehension (40 Points) Directions: Each of the passages below is followed by some questions. For each question there are four answers marked A, B, C, and D. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer for each of the questions. Then mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by blacking the corresponding letter with a pencil. Questions 61 to 64 are based on the following passage: Psychologists take opposing views of how external rewards, from warm praise to cold cash, affect motivation and creativity. Behaviorists, who study the relation between actions and their consequences, argue that rewards can improve performance at work and school. Cognitive researchers, who study various aspects of mental life, maintain that rewards often destroy creativity by encouraging dependence on approval and gifts from others. The latter view has gained many supporters, especially among educators. But the careful use of small monetary rewards sparks creativity in grade-school children, suggesting that properly presented inducements indeed aid inventiveness, according to a study in the June Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. “If kids know they?re working for a reward and can focus on a relatively challenging task, they show the most creativity,” says Robert Eisenberger of the University of Delaware in Newark. “But it?s easy to kill creativity by giving rewards for poor performance or creating too much anticipation for rewards.” A teacher who continually draws attention to rewards or who hands out high grades for ordinary achievement ends up with uninspired students, Eisenberger holds. As an example of the latter point, he notes growing efforts at major universities to tighten grading standards and restore failing grades. In earlier grades, the use of so-called token economies, in which students handle challenging problems and receive performance-based points toward valued rewards, shows promise in raising effort and creativity, the Delaware psychologist claims. 61. Psychologists are divided with regard to their attitudes toward __________. A. the choice between spiritual encouragement and monetary rewards B. the amount of monetary rewards for student?s creativity C. the study of relationship between actions and their consequences D. the effects of external rewards on students? performance 62. What is the response of many educators to external rewards for their students? A. They have no doubts about them. 第 5 页 共 11 页