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英语综合答案

上海外国语大学

2002年攻读硕士学位研究生考试

英语语言文学专业

综合能力考试卷

（三小时内完成）

QUESTIONPAPER

Ⅰ.Fillineachoftheblanksbelowwithanappropriateword.（20%）

Firstofall,loveisajointexperiencebetweentwopersons-butthefactthatitisa

（1）____experiencedoesnotmeanthatitisa

（2）experiencetothetwopeople（3）.Therearetheloverandthebeloved,（4）thesetwocomefromdifferentcountries.Oftenthebelovedisonlyastimulusfor（5）thestored-uplovewhichhaslainquiet（6）theloverforalongtimehitherto.Andsomehoweveryloverknows（7）.Hefeelsinhis（8）thathisloveisa（9）thing.（10）comestoknowanew,strangelonelinessanditisthisknowledge（11）makeshimsuffer.Sothereis（12）onethingforthelovertodo.Hemusthousehislovewithinhimselfas（13）hecan;hemustcreate（14）himselfawholenewinwardworld－a（15）intenseandstrange,completeinhimself.Letitbeadded（16）thatthisloveraboutwhomwespeakneednot（17）beayoungmansavingfora（18）ring－thislovercanbeman,woman,child,（19）indeedanyhumancreatureonthis（20）.

Ⅱ.Readthefollowingpassagecarefully,andthendecidewhatismissingintheblanks.Supplythemissingsentencesandanswerthequestions.Youranswertothequestionsshouldbeconcise.（15%）

1.Externallyatsomegivenperiodofhistoryandinsomesetofsocialarrangementsitmayoftenlookasifonesexgainedandtheotherlost,.

2.Totheextentthatwomenaredeniedtherighttousetheirminds,theirsonssufferaswellastheirdaughters.

Question:

WhatistherhetoricalfunctionofSentenceNo2.inrelationtoSentenceNo.1?

3.Anover-emphasisontheimportanceofvirilitywillintheendmakethelivesofmenasinstrumentalasanover-emphasisontheirmerelyreproductivefunctionsmakesthelivesofwomen.

4.Ifouranalysisisdeepenoughandourtime-perspectivelongenough,ifweholdinmindallthevariouspossibilitiesthatothercultureshintatorfullyembody,itispossibletosaythattotheextentthateithersexisdisadvantaged,thewholecultureispoorer,andthesexthat,superficially,inheritstheearth,inheritsonlyaverypartiallegacy.

5.Themorewholetheculture,themorewholeeachmember,eachman,eachwoman,eachchildwillbe.

Question:

Whatdoestheword“whole”meanisSentenceNo.5?

6.Eachsexisshapedfrombirthbythepresenceandthebehaviourofbothsexes,.

7.Themythsthatconjureupislandsofwomenwholiveallalonewithoutmenalwayscontain,andrightly,someflawinthepicture.

8.Aone-sexworldwouldbeanimperfectworld,foritwouldbeaworldwithoutafuture.

Question:

WhatistherhetoricalfunctionofSentenceNo.8inrelationtoSentenceNo.7?

9.Onlyadenialoflifeitselfmakesitpossibletodenytheinterdependenceofthesexes.

10.Oncethatinterdependenceisrecognizedandtracedinminutedetailtotheinfant’sfirstexperienceofthecontrastbetweentheextraroughnessofashavencheekandadeepervoiceandthemother’ssofterskinandhighervoice,anyprogrammewhichclaimsthatthewholenessofonesexcanbeadvancedwithoutconsideringtheotherisautomaticallydisallowed.

11.Isolatedconsiderationofthepositionofwomenbecomesasessentiallyone-sidedastheisolatedconsiderationofthepositionofmen.

12.Wemustthinkinsteadofhowtoliveinatwo-sexworldsothateachsexwillbenefitateverypointfromeachexpressionofthepresenceoftwosexes.

Ⅲ.Readthefollowingpassagescarefullyandanswerthequestions.（30%）

TEXTA

“Twentyyearsago,Blackpoolturneditsbackontheseaandtriedtomakeitselfintoanentertainmentcenter,”saysRobinWood,alocalofficial.“NowthethinkingisthatweshouldtrytorefocusontheseaandmakeBlackpoolafamilydestinationagain.”TosaythatBlackpoolneglectedtheseaistoputitmildly.In1976theEuropeanCommunity,asitthenwascalled,instructedmembernationstomaketheirbeachesconformtocertainminimumstandardsofcleanlinesswithintenyears.Britain,ratherthancomplying,tookthenovel;strategyofcontendingthatmanyofitsmostpopularbeacheswerenotswimmingbeachesatall.BecauseofBritain’sclimatethesea-bathingseasonisshort,andmostpeopledon’tgoinabovetheirkneesanyway-andhencecan’treallybesaidtobeswimming.Byaveragingoutthenumberofpeopleactuallyswimmingacross365daysoftheyear,thegovernmentwasabletopersuadeitself,ifnooneelse,thatBritainhadhardlyanyrealswimmingbeaches.

Asoneenvironmentalistputittome:

“YouhadtheludicroussituationinwhichLuxembourghadmorelistedpublicbathingbeachesthanthewholeoftheUnitedKingdom.Itwaspreposterous.”

Meanwhile,Blackpoolcontinuedtodischargerawsewagestraightintothesea.Finally,aftermuchpressurefrombothenvironmentalgroupsandtheEuropeanUnion,thelocalwaterauthoritybuiltanewwaste-treatmentfacilityforthewholeofBlackpoolandneighbouringcommunities.ThefacilitycameonlineinJune1996.ForthefirsttimesincetheindustrialrevolutionBlackpool’swatersaresafetoswimin.

Thatdone,thetownisnowturningitsattentiontomakingthesea-frontmorevisuallyattractive.Thepromenade,oncearatherelegantplacetostroll,hadbecomeincreasinglytattyandneglected.“ItwasbuiltinVictoriantimesandneededathoroughoverhaulanyway,”saysWood,“sowedecidedtomakeaestheticimprovementsatthesametime,totrytodrawpeoplebacktoit.”Blackpoolrecentlyspentabout$1.4millionbuildingnewkiosksforvendorsandimprovingseatingaroundtheCentralPierandplanstospendafurther$15milliononvariousamenityprojects.

ThemoststrikingthingaboutBlackpoolthesedayscomparedwith20yearsagoishowemptyitsbeachesare.Whenthetideisout,Blackpool’sbeachesareavastplainofbeckoningsand.TheylookspaciousenoughtoaccommodatecomfortablytheentirepopulaceofnorthernEngland.KenWelsbyremembersdayswhen,asheputsit,“youcouldn’tlaydownahandkerchiefonthisbeach,itwasthatcrowded.”

WelsbycomesfromPreston,20milesdowntheroad,andhasbeenvisitingBlackpoolailhislife.Nowretired,hehadcomeforthedaywithhiswife,Kitty,andtheirthreeyounggrandchildren,whoweregravelyabsorbedinbuildingasandcastle.“Twohundredthousandpeoplethey’dhaveonthisbeachsometimes,”Welsbysaid.“Youcan’timagineitnow,canyou?

”

IndeedIcouldnot.Thoughitwasabrightsunnydayinthemiddleofsummer,Icountedjust13peoplescatteredalongahalfmileorsoofopensand.Exceptforthoseraretimeswhenhotweatherandapublicholidaycoincide,itislikethisnearlyalwaysnow.

“Youcan’timaginehowexcitingitwastocomehereforthedaywhenwewereyoung,”Kittysaid.“EvenfromPreston,itwasabigtreat.Nowchildrendon’twantthebeach.Theywantarcadegamesandridesinhelicoptersandgoodnessknowswhatelse.”Shestaredoutovertheglitterywater.“We’llneverseethosedaysagain.It’ssadreally.”

“Butyourgrandchildrenseemtobeenjoyingit,”Ipointedout.

“Forthemoment,”Kensaid.“Forthemoment.”

AfterwardIwentforalongwalkalongtheemptybeach,thenwentbacktothetowncenterandtreatedmyselftoalargepotionoffish-and-chipswrappedinpaper.ThewaytheycookitinBlackpool,itisn’tsomuchamealasaninvitationtoaheartattack,butitwasdelicious.FaroutovertheseathesunwassettingwithsuchsplendorthatIwouldalmosthaveswornIcouldhearthewaterhisswhereittouched.

BehindmethelightsofBlackpoolTowerwerejusttwinklingon,andthestreetswerebeginningtofillwithhappyeveningthrongs.Inthepurplylightofduskthetownlookedpeacefulandhappy—enchantingeven—andtherewasanengagingairofexpectancy,offunabouttohappen.Somewhattomysurprise,Irealizedthatthisplacewasbeginningtogrowonme.

1.Atthebeginning,thepassageseemstosuggestthatBlackpool

A.willcontinuetoremainasanentertainmentcenter.

B.compliedwithEC’sstandardsofcleanliness.

C.hadnoswimmingbeachesallalong.

D.isplanningtoreviveitsformerattraction.

2.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatBlackpoolusedto

E.haveasmanybeachesasLuxumbourg.

F.haveseriouslypolluteddrinkingwater.

G.boastsomeimposingseafrontsights.

H.attractfewdomesticholidaymakers.

3.WhatBlackpool’sbeachesstrikevisitorsmostistheir

I.emptiness

J.cleanliness

K.modernity

L.monotony

Question1.WhatdoesthewritertrytoconveythroughthedescriptionofBlackpoolinthelastparagraph?

Youranswershouldbewithin50words.

TEXTB

Punditswhowanttosoundjudiciousarefondofwarningagainstgeneralizing.Eachcountryisdifferent,theysay,andnoonestoryfitsallofAsia.Thisis,ifcourse,silly:

alloftheseeconomiesplungedintoeconomiccrisiswithinafewmonthsofeachother,sotheymusthavehadsomethingincommon.

Infact,thelogicofcatastrophewasprettymuchthesameinThailand,Malaysia,IndonesiaandSouthKorea.（Japanisaverydifferentstory.）Ineachcaseinvestors—mainly,butnotentirely,foreignbankswhohadmadeshort-termloans-alltiredtopulltheirmoneyoutatthesametime.Theresultwasacombinedbankingandcurrencycrisis:

abankingcrisisbecausenobankcanconvertallitsassetsintocashonshortnotice;acurrencycrisisbecausepanickedinvestorsweretryingnotonlytoconvertlong-termassetsintocash,buttoconvertbahtorrupiahintodollars.Inthefaceofthestampede,governmentshadnogoodoptions.Iftheylettheircurrenciesplunge,inflationwouldsoarandcompaniesthathadborrowedindollarswouldgobankrupt;iftheytriedtosupporttheircurrenciesbypushingupinterestrates,thesamefirmswouldprobablygobustfromthecombin