江西师范大学英语考研试题.docx

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江西师范大学英语考研试题

2007年江西师范大学英语考研试题

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbe

askedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestionthere

willbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D],anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.（10%）

1.[A]69[B]59[C]67[D]76

2.[A]Ontheearth[B]Inanocean[C]InAfrica[D]Onthemoon

3.[A]Becausetheyneedhandkerchiefs.[B]Becausethemovieissad.

[C]Becausetheylikemovies.[D]Becausethemovieisfunny.

4.[A]Buyacar[B]Buyahouse[C]Movetothecity[D]Rentacar

5.[A]Ahousewife[B]Ateacher[C]Adirector[D]Awriter

6.[A]Thegovernmentshouldhelpthoseyoungsters.

[B]Thegovernmentshouldtaketheplaceofthoseyoungsters.

[C]Thegovernmentshouldencouragethoseyoungsters.

[D]Thegovernmentshouldplacerestrictionsonthoseyoungsters.

7.[A]Becausetheyhadthesameinterests.[B]Becausetheygotalongverywell.

[C]Becausebothofthemweresociable.[D]Becausebothofthemwerehumorous.

8.[A]Shelikesridinghorses.[B]Shehasbeenpromotedonceayear.

[C]Shewonthesecondplaceinacontest.[D]sheisveryexcited.

9.[A]Itisveryneat.[B]Itisamess.[C]Itisverypleasant.[D]Itisahell.

10.[A]Hegotthecameraataverylowprice.[B]Thecameraisveryexpensive.

[C]Thecameraisworthnothing.[D]Hedoesnotlikethecamera.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsome

questions.BoththepassageandthequestionswillbefromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Thenmark

thecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.（10%）

PassageoneQuestins11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.[A]Becausehebegantochangefivehundredyearsago.[B]Becauseheneverstopschanging.

[C]Becauseheneverstopsgrowing.[D]Becausehehasrecentlybegantochange.

12.[A]Becausetheirbrainswillgrowfasterthanatpresent.

[B]Becausetheirbrainswillbeinconstantuse.

[C]Becausetheirbrainswillplayanimportantpart.

[D]Becausetheirbrainswillneedmoreroomthanatpresent.

13.[A]Hewillhavebiggereyes.[B]Hewillgetweakereyes.

[C]Hewillseebetter.[D]Hewillhavetowearbetterglasses.

14.[A]Itwillgrowdarker.[B]Itwillstopgrowingcompletely.

[C]Itwillfalloutmoreoften.[D]Itwillgetlonger.

PassagetwoQuestions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

15.[A]TheU.S.[B]Othercountries.[C]Post-ColdWarpolitics.[D]Alloftheabove.

16.[A]Becauseofitsgeographicallocation.[B]Becauseofthepowerofthecountry.

[C]Becauseoftheirsenseofsecurity.[D]BecauseoftheirColdWarpolitics.

17.[A]PearlHarborincident.[B]JohnF.KennedyAssassination.

[C]DefeatintheVietnamWar.[D]MartinLutherKing’sAssassination.

PassagethreeQuestions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.[A]Theyweretalkingabouttheirhometowns.

[B]Theywerediscussinghowechoesworkedindifferentplaces.

[C]Theywerejokingwitheachother.

[D]Theyweretalkingabouttheirrecenttravels.

19.[A]InVermont.[B]InColorado.[C]InMississippi.[D]InMissouri.

20.[A]TheechointhechurchinMissouriwasmostunusual.

[B]MarkTwain’stwofriendshadneverheardarealecho.

[C]MarkTwainwastakeninbyhisfriends.

[D]MarkTwainknewhowtoteasehisfriends.

PartIIReadingComprehension（60minutes）

Directions:

Thereare5readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachofthem

therearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorresponding

letterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.（30%）

Passage1

ItisincongruousthatthenumberofBritishinstitutionsofferingMBAcoursesshouldhavegrownby254percent

duringaperiodwhentheeconomyhasbeenslidingintodeeperrecession.Optimists,orthosegiventospeed,

assumptions,mightthinkitmarveloustohavesucharesourceofbusinessschoolgraduatesreadyfortherecovery.

Unfortunately,thereisnowmuchdoubtaboutthevalueofthedegreenotleastamongMBAgraduatesthemselves,

sufferingastheyarefromtheeffectsofrecessionandfacingtheprospectofshrinkingmanagementstructures.

Whatwastakensomeyearsagoasaticketofcertainadmissiontosuccessisnowbeingexposedtothescrutiny

ofcost-consciousemployerswhoseek“can-dos”ratherthan“might-dos”,andwhofeelthatacademiahasnotbeen

sufficientlyappreciativeoftheneedsofindustryoroftheemployers’possiblecontribution.

Itiscurious,giventhenameofthedegree,thatthereshouldbenoleaguetableforUKbusinessschools;no

unanimityaboutwhatthedegreeshouldencompass;andnoagreedsystemofaccreditation.Surelythereissomething

wrong.Onewonderswhereallthetutorsforthismassiveinfusionofbusinessexpertisecamefromandwhyallthis

mushroomingtookplace.

Perhapscompaniesthatmadelargeinvestmentswouldhavebeenwisertoinvestinalreadyexistingmanagers,

perchedanxiouslyontheirowninternalladders.TheInstituteofManagement’s1992survey,whichrevealedthat

eighty-onepercentofmanagersthoughttheypersonallywouldbemoreeffectiveiftheyreceivedmoretraining,

suggeststhatthismightbethecase.Thereis,too,thefactthattrainingalonedoesnotmakesuccessfulmanagers.

Theyneedtheinherentqualifications.Ofcharacter;adegreeofself-subjugation;and,aboveall,theabilityto

communicateandlead;moresonow,whenempowermentisabuzzwordthatisatleastgeneratinggenuflexions,ifnot

totalconviction.

Onecaneasilythinkofpeople,somecomparativelyunlettered,whoarenowlaudedcaptainsofindustry.Wemay,

therefore,notneedtobetooconcernedaboutthefallinapplicationsforbusinessschoolplaces,oreventhedoubt

aboutMBAs.Theproliferationandsubsequentquestioningmayhavebeenaninevitableevolution.Ifthe

ManagementCharterInitiative,nowexploringtheintroductionofaseniormanagementqualification,issuccessful,

therewillbeapowerfulcorrective.

Webelievenowthatmanagementisallaboutchange.Onehopestherewillbesomeofthatinrelationship

betweenmanagementandsciencewithinindustry,currentlycausingconcernandwhichisoverdueforattention.

No-onedoubtsthatweneedmorescientistsandinnovationtogiveusanedgeinanincreasinglycompetitiveworld.If

scientistsfeelthemselvesundervaluedandunder-used,workinginindustrialghettos,thatisnotapromisingaugury

forthefuture.Itseemswehavetoresolvethesemisapprehensionsbetweenscienceandindustry.Aboveall,wehave

tomakesurethatmanagementisnotitselfsmugaboutitsstatusandthatitdoesnotissuemissionstatementsabout

communicationwithoutrealizingthattheessenceofitisadialogue.Moreempowermentisrequiredandweshould

strivetoachieveit.

21.Whatisthewriter’sviewinthereadingpassage?

[A]HebelievesthattherearetoomanyMBAs[B]Hebelievesthatthedegreeisover-valued

[C]Hebelievesthatstandardsareinconsistent[D]Hebelievesthatthedegreehasdubiousvalue

22.Accordingtothepassage,employers______.

[A]feelthattheyhavenotbeenconsultedsufficientlyabouttheirneeds

[B]considerthatcost-consciousnessisthemostimportantqualification

[C]aremoreconcernedaboutthevalueofthedegreethangraduatesthemselves

[D]feelthatMBAswillnotbenecessarybecauseofshrinkingmanagementstructures

23.Accordingtothepassage_____.

[A]managersneedadegreeandtheabilitytocommunicate

[B]trainingneedtobedoneingroupstobesuccessful

[C]managerstodaymusthavegoodcommunicationandleadershipskills

[D]industrialmanagersdonotneedtowriteletters

24.Inthewriter’sopinion_____.

[A]scienceincreasescompetition[B]scientistsareundervalued

[C]themanagementofscienceneedsreassessment[D]managementfeelssmugaboutitsstatus

25.Whichoftheinformationistrueaccordingtothepassage?

[A]Mostmanagersinterviewedfeltthattheircolleaguesneededmoretraining

[B]Employerstodayarelookingforprovenexperienceratherthanpotentialability

[C]TheManagementCharterInitiativeisanattempttostandardizeMBAs

[D]CompanieswouldhavebenefitedmorefromrecruitingMBAsratherthaninvestingintheirownstaff

Passage2

Therearetwomethodsoffighting,theonebylaw,theotherbyforce;thefirstmethodisthatofmen,thesecond

ofbeasts;butasthefirstmethodisofteninsufficient,onemusthaverecoursetothesecond.Itis,therefore,necessary

foraprincetoknowhowtouseboththebeastandtheman.Thiswascovertlytaughttotherulersbyancientwriters,

whorelatehowAchiilesandmanyothersofthoseancientprincesweregivenChironthecentaurtobebroughtupand

educatedunderhisdiscipline.Theparableofthissemi-animal,semi-humanteacherismeanttoindicatethataprince

mustknowhowtousebothnatures,andthatonewithouttheotherisnotdurable.

Aprince,beingthusobligedtoknowwellhowtoactasabeast,mustimitatethefox,andthelion,forthelion

cannotprotecthimselffromtraps,andthefoxcannotdefendhimselffromwolves.Thosethatwishtobeonlylionsdo

notunderstandthis.Therefore,aprudentruleroughtnottokeepf