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英语水平考试答案广外

广东外语外贸大学2003年研究生入学考试

英语专业水平考试试题

I.Errorcorrection（30%）

ThefollowingpassagecontainsFIFTEENerrors.Eachlinecontainsamaximumofoneerror.Ineachcase,onlyonewordisinvolved.Youshouldcorrectitinthefollowingway:

Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“A”signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

Foranunnecessaryword,crossouttheunnecessarywordwithaslash“/”andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

Example

WhenAartmuseumwantsanewexhibit,[1]an

Itneverbuysthingsinfinishedformandhangsthemonthewall.[2]never

Whenanaturalhistorymuseumwantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.[3]exhibit

Memoryprocessesbythatpeopleandotherorganismsencode,store,andretrieve[1]___

information.Encodingreferstotheinitialperceptionandregistrationofinformation.

Storageistheretentionofencodedinformationovertime.Retrievalreferstothepro-

cessesinvolvedusingstoredinformation.Wheneverpeoplesuccessfullyrecalla[2]formerexperience,theymusthaveencoded,stored,andretrievedinformationaboutthe[3]______

experience.Conversely,memoryfailure－forexample,forgettinganimportantfact—reflectsabreakdowninoneofthesestagesofmemory.

Memoryiscriticaltohumansandalllivingorganisms.Practicallyallofourdaily[4]_______

activities—talking,understanding,reading,socializing—dependonourhavinglearnedandstoredinformationaboutourenvironments.Memoryallowsustoretrieveevents

fromthedistantpastorfrommomentsbefore.Itenablesustolearnnewskillsandto[5]

formhabits.Withouttheabilitytoaccesspastexperiencesorinformation,wewouldbeunabletocomprehendlanguage,recognizeourfriendsandfamilymembers,findourwaytohome,oreventieashoe.Lifewouldbeaseriesofdisconnectedexperiences,[6]

eachonenewandunfamiliar.Withoutanysortofmemory,humanswillquicklyperish.[7]_______

Philosophers,psychologists,writers,andotherthinkershavelongbeenfascinatedbymemory.Thefollowingareamongtheirquestions:

Howdoesthebrainstorememories?

Whydopeopleremembersomebitsofinformationbutnotothers?

Canpeopleimprove

theirmemories?

Whatisthecapacityformemory?

Memoryalsoisfrequentlyasubject[8]______

ofcontroversybecauseofquestionsaboutitsaccuracy.Aneyewitness’smemoryofa

crimecanplayacrucialroleindeterminingasuspect’sguiltorinnocence.However,

psychologistsagreethatpeopledonotalwaysrecalleventsliketheyactuallyhappened,[9]______

andsometimespeoplemistakinglyrecalleventsthatneverhappened.[10]

Memoryandlearningarecloserelated,andthetermsoftendescriberoughlythesame[11]

processes.Thetermlearningisoftenusedtorefertoprocessesinvolvedintheinitial

acquisitionorencodingofinformation,butthetermmemorymoreoftenrefersto[12]

laterstorageandretrievalofinformation.Therefore,thisdistinctionisnothardandfast.[13]

Aboveall,informationislearnedonlywhenitcanberetrievedlater,andretrievalcannot[14]

occurunlessinformationwaslearned.Thus,psychologistsoftenrefertothelearning/

memoryprocessameansofincorporatingallfacetsofencoding,storage,andretrieval.[15]

Ⅱ.Cloze（40%）

Fillineachblankwiththewordsgiveninthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.

degreewhilevergeoverEven

suchreadyasmajoredefficiency

whenoncewhomfullwhich

heldthatthangrowingbecause

ZhangLingrecentlyattendedaBeijingjobfair1ofoptimism.Shewassureshecouldfindateachingjobatacollege,particularlyatatime2educationisthelastchoiceformanyuniversitygraduates.ButZhang,whoholdsamaster’s3fromBeijingNormalUniversity,wasgreetedbysomanyrecruiterssaying“weonlywantmen”4shewenttoacorneratthebustlingfair,angryandfrustratedandonthe5oftears.

Zhangisnottheonlyfemalewhofeelsfrozenoutofjobmarkets6forcollegeseniors.More7halfofthepostsattheexchangesread“menonly.”Evenoccupations8

aretraditionallyreservedforwomen,9assecretariesandteachers,arebeingtakenbymen.

WhileChina’shoteconomyisdemandingwell-educatedtalent,bossesare10torejectqualifiedfemaleapplicants.Andtheproblemis11worsethisyear.Onereasonisthestreamliningofstaffingovernmentandenterprisestoimprove12.

Also,someemployersarereluctanttohirewomen13theythinkthewomencannotgoonbusinesstripsalone,cannotserve14businessrepresentativesabroadandarelesscareer-minded15theygetmarriedandhavechildren.

LiaoAidong,who16intextileengineering,anindustrywhichisnothiringmanypeoplethisyear,saidnoonerespondedtoherapplications,17maleclassmatesreadilysecuredjobsinBeijingtextilemills.18womenwhograduatewith“hot”degrees,suchascomputerprogrammingandforeignlanguages,havetoswallowtheirpridewhenmenwhodidn’tperformwellinschoolarechosen19thembyemployers.

TheBeijingForeignStudiesUniversityhas300graduatesthisyear,60percentof20arewomen.

Ⅲ.FillinthefollowingblankswiththeCORRECTFORMortheCORRESPONDINGFORMofthewordsgivenaccordingtotheMEANINGofthesentences.（20%）（本题缺几道题）

Example

Prolong,refuse,delay,postpone,lengthen

Ihopetheoftheappointmentwillnotcauseyoumuchinconvenience.Thekeyispostponement.

1.able,capable,competent

GPS（GlobalPositioningSystem）hasbeensuccessfulinclassicalnavigationapplications,andbecauseitsareaccessibleusingsmall,inexpensiveequipment,GPShasalsobeenusedinmanynewapplications.

2.scar,scratch,bruise,blister,spot

Ifyouaresocarelessastogoonlongwalksintight-fittingshoes,youmustexpecttoget.

3.decay,rot,decompose,disintegrate

TheoftheSovietUnionenabledtheBushadministrationtoscalebackdramaticallytheenormousdefensebuildupofthepreviousdecade.

4.ignorant,illiterate,uneducated,unlearned

AftertheRussianRevolutiontheSovietgovernmentvirtuallyeliminatedthroughtheestablishmentofvariousinstitutionsandextensionclassesforadults.

5.encourage,motivate,award,stimulate

It’sofgreatimportancethata（n）mechanismshouldbeintroducedtobringtheinitiativeoftheworkersintofullplay.

6.insist,persist,adhere,persevere

Asanintellectual,hebestoweduponthegamesofgolfandbridgealltheenthusiasmand

___________thathewithheldfrombooksandideas.

7.likely,possible,probable,plausible

Suchhightemperaturesrestrictthesurfacetoabarrendesertwastelandandruleoutthe

_________oflifeonVenus.

8.landscape,scenery,sight,scene,view

ThisNationalGeographicarticlediscussesthe,culture,andhistorythatgivetheFrenchregionofProvencesuchadistinctivecharacter.

9.combine,partner,unite,ally

Asaresultoftheir,thethreesmallindependentcountriesfeltlessafraidoftheirpowerfulneighbour.

10.obey,observe,abide,conform

Heoftenforgetstodowhathehasbeentoldandisscoldedforbeing.

Ⅳ.ReadingComprehension（60%）

TextA

HiringofGradsIsUp,ButTermsAreTough

ByShelleyDonaldCoolidge

Withcollegegraduationlessthanamonthaway,thetopiconmanystudents’mindsisthejobmarket.

Thegoodnewsfortheclassof1996isthathiringisupslightlyforthethirdstraightyearandsoaresalaries.Butintoday’sleanandmeancorporationculture,wherethepushistodomorewithless,employersstillhavetheupperhand.Theproofisinseveraltrendsemergingonthehiringlandscape:

Employersaremoreseriouslyscrutinizingtheskillsofnewgrads.

Internshipsareoftenaprerequisitetolandinganinterview.

Somefirmsarestartingtohiregraduatesonacontractbasis.

“Employersaregenerallylookingatafewmorenewcollegegradsthantheyhiredayearago,”saysPatrickScheetz,directorofMichiganStateUniversity’sCollegiateEmploymentResearchInstituteinEastLansing.“Butthey’renotaggressivelyhiringlargernumbersatall.They’reprettymuchfollowingtheeconomy.”

Hiringwillbeup4.7percentfornewgraduates,accordingtotheinstitute’sannualsurvey,andstartingsalariesareexpectedtojumpasmuchas3percent.Still,thejobmarketisfarfromreturnedtothedaysofrobusthiringbackin1988.

Butmanyschoolshaveseenmoreemployersvisitingcampusthisyear.Therise,theysay,stemsfromsmalltomid-sizedcompanies,notFortune500heavyweights.

On-campusrecruitingattheUniversityofVirginiainCharlottesville,forexample,isup10to15percentthisyear,saysLarrySimpson,directorofcareerplanning.Heattributestheincreasetosmallerfirmsthataren’thouseholdnames.

Tomanystudents,however,anamestillmeansalot,careercounsellorssay,sostudentstendtoshyawayfromthesmallerfirms.

Computerscience,businessmanagement,accounting,andhealthcarecontinuetobehotjobmarkets,whilethesocialsciences,suchascommunicationsandpsychology,aremorecompetitive.

Melissachin,forexample,asenioratBostonUniversity,decidedtomajorinaccountingbecauseitwas“practical”.Fouryearslater,it’spaidoff:

Shehasseveraljoboffers.

“Themdoesseemtobebetter[job]availabilityinaccountingthanotherareas,”saysMs.Chin,swingingherbackpackoverhershoulder.

1.Fortheclassof1996,thejobmarketis.

A.stilltheemployers’marketwheretheyhaveupperhand

B.upandrobust

C.downslightlyforthethirdstraightye