2023年新版南艺学位英语试卷.doc

English Qualification Test for a Bachelors DegreeNanjing Arts InstitutePart I Vocabulary and Structure ( 25% ) （识记、 掌握）Directions: There are 25 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then put your choices on the answer sheet.1. I am sure that he will act on the doctors _ advice.A. evidentB. reasonableC. alluringD. energetic (B易)2. The unpopular mayor was under _ attack in the newspaper. A. constantB. convincingC. evidentD. evidence(A较易)3. We were _ a discussion about yesterdays examination when the teacher walked into the classroom.A. caught up inB. caught up withC. catching up onD. catching up with(A难)4. How do you _ your spare time usually?A. convinceB. developC. employD. fire(C较易)5. She is deeply _ her parents.A. attaching toB. attaching withC. attached toD. attached with(D难)6. The conventions of opera are more evident than _ of poetry, painting, drama and film.A. onesB. thoseC. oneD. that(B较难)7. The population of Shanghai is about four times as large as_ of Nanjing.A. thatB. whichC. whoD. one(A较难)8. _, the picture did not look very good but after examine it carefully we found that it was indeed a masterpiece.A. UnconsciouslyB. SubconsciouslyC. At first glanceD. With first glance(C易)9. The wild life in Africa is extremely_.A. normalB. diverseC. mobileD. lush(B较易)10. People in real life do not sing to each other. Neither_ in blank verse.A. they converseB. converse theyC. they do converseD. do they converse(D中)11. I was not surprised at the news. Neither _ at the news.A. were my family surprised B. my family were surprisedC. were not my family surprisedD. my family were not surprised(A中)12. It is well-known that lung Cancer is _ partly caused by smoking too much.A. at mostB. at leastC. at the mostD. at the least(B较易)13. After _ from work, my parents moved to the countryside where they had spent a few years after marriage.A. retiredB. attainedC. retiringD. attaining(C难)14. Success in management ultimately _ good judgment.A. rest onB. resting onC. rests onD. rests at(C较难)15. Miss Tan is one of the most _ teachers in our school.A. tragicB. profoundC. popularD. narrative(C易)16. In the past few _ there has been a great increase in the amount of research done on human brain.A. scoresB. dozensC. millionsD. decades(D较易)17. Albert Einsteins Special Theory of relativity was so _ that only a few scientists could understand.A. profoundB. influentialC. easyD. vital(A中)18. The old man _ his masters degree at the age of 72.A. capturedB. revealedC. attainedD. accumulated(C难)19. Young people shouldnt seek _ and shirk hardship.A. challengeB. comfortC. difficultyD. friendship(B较难)20. I dont feel at _ in front of camera.A. restB. riskC. easeD. easy(C较易)21. Romeo and Juliet is a _ story of love in Medieval Europe.A. tragicB. tragedyC. tragicallyD. tragical(A中)22. He is keen on disco _ I am fond of classical music.A. just asB. as ifC. even ifD. if though(A易)23. he was ill for about one month, _set him back a lot in his studies.A. thatB. whichC. whoD. on which(B较易)24. Shakespeare wrote at least 37 plays, _showed his knowledge on various subjects.A. thatB. whichC. whoD. whose(B较易)25. He was born in 1949, _is a tuning point in history.A. thatB. whichC. whenD. where(B难)Part II Reading Comprehension ( 40% ) （理解）Directions: There are four reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to each question. Then put your choice on the answer sheet.Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage: (易)Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts. His mother and father were of Puritan(清教徒旳) religion. They left England and moved to the English colony Massachusetts in order to escape persecution for the religion. In Boston, Franklin left school when he was ten years old and worked for his father for two years. Then he went to work on his brothers newspaper. He became the editor of this paper when he was sixteen. Because he wanted to be independent, he went to Philadelphia. There he bought his own newspaper, He worked hard and saved his money. And by the age of 24 he was one of the most successful men in Philadelphia.In 1732 Franklin published a book “ POOR RICHARDS ALMANAC（历本）”. Most almanacs contained information for farmers, such as information about the days and weeks of the year and about the weather. To his almanac, Franklin added wise sayings, his observations about life, some of these sayings are still famous today. For example, “Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise,” and “Waste not, want not,” and “ A penny saved is a penny earned.”26. Benjamin Franklin was of _A. not mentionedB. American originC. French originD. English origin27. At the age of 11, he worked for _.A. his brotherB. his fatherC. himselfD. someone else28. His parents moved to Massachusetts because_.A. they wanted to make a fortuneB. they wanted to meet their relatives thereC. They were persecuted in EnglandD. They wanted to have a visit there29. He moved to Philadelphia because _.A. his brother didnt like himB. he wanted to live on himselfC. he became the editor of the paperD. he wanted to be dependent30. Franklins almanacs contained_.A. information for farmersB. wise sayingsC. poor Richards ideasD. Both A and B26-30答案： DBCBD Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage: （中）Trees should only be pruned when there is a good and clear reason for doing so and, fortunately, the number of such reasons is small. Pruning involves the cutting away of overgrown and unwanted branches, and the inexperienced gardener can be encouraged by the thought that more damage results from doing it unnecessarily than from leaving the tree to grow in its own way. First, pruning may be done to make sure that trees have a desired shape or size. The object may be to get a tree of the right height, and at the same time to help the growth of small side branches which will thicken its appearance or give it a special shape. Secondly, pruning may be done to make the tree healthier. You may cut diseased or dead wood, or branches that are rubbing against each other and thus cause wounds. The health of a tree may be encouraged by removing branches that are blocking up the centre and so preventing the free movement of air. One result of pruning is that an open wound is left on the tree and this provides an easy entry for disease, but it is a wound that will heal. Often there is a race between the healing and the disease as to whether the tree will live or die, so that there is a period when the tree is at risk. It should be the aim of every gardener to reduce which has been pruned smooth and clean, for healing will be slowed down by roughness. You should allow the cut surface to dry for a few hours and then paint it with one of the substances available from garden shops produced especially for this purpose. Pruning is usually without interference from the leaves and also it is very unlikely that the cuts you make will bleed. If this does happen, it is, of course, impossible to paint them properly. 31. Pruning should be done to _. A. make the tree grow taller B. improve the shape of the tree C. get rid of the small branches D. make the small branches thicker 32. Trees become unhealthy if the gardener _. A .allows too many branches to grow in the middle B. .does not protect them from windC. .forces them to grow too quickly D. .damages some of the small side branches 33. Why is a special substance painted on the tree? A. To make a wound smooth B. To prevent disease entering a wound C. To cover a rough surface D. To help a wound to dry 34. A good gardener prunes a tree_.A .at intervals throughout the year B .as quickly as possible C .occasionally when necessary D .regular every winter 35. What was the authors purpose when writing this passage?A. To give practical instruction for pruning a tree.B. To give a general description of pruning C. To explain how trees develop diseases D. To discuss different methods of pruning. 31-35答案： BABCA Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage: （较难）Water problems in the future will become more intense and more complex. Our increasing population will tremendously increase urban wastes, primarily sewage. On the other hand, increasing demands for water will decease substantially the amount of water available for diluting wastes. Rapidly expanding industries which involve more and more complex chemical processes will produce large volumes of liquid wastes, and many of these will contain chemicals which are noxious. To feed our rapidly expanding population, agriculture will have to be intensified. This will involve ever-increasing quantities of agricultural chemicals. From this, it is apparent that drastic steps must be taken immediately to develop corrective measures for the pollution problem. There are two ways by which this pollution problem can be dwindled. The first relates to the treatment of wastes to decrease their pollution hazard. This involves the processing of solid wastes prior to disposal and the treatment of liquid wastes, or effluents, to permit the reuse of the water or minimize pollution upon final disposal. A second approach is to develop an economic use for all or a part of the wastes. Farm manure is spread in fields as a nutrient or organic supplement. Effluents from sewage disposal plants are used in some areas both for irrigation and for the nutrients contained. Effluents from other processing plants may also be used as a supplemental source of water. Many industries, such as meat and poultry processing plants, are currently converting former waste products into marketable byproducts. Other industries are potential economic uses for waste products. 36. The purpose of this passage is _. A. .to alert the reader to the dwindling water supplyB. .to explain industrial uses of water C. to acquaint the reader with water pollution problems D. to demonstrate various measures to solve the pollution problem 37. Which of the following points is NOT INCLUDED in the passage? A. Industrial development includes the simplification of complex chemical processes. B. Diluting wastes needs certain amount of water C. Demands for water will go up along with the expanding population D. Intensive cultivation of land requires more and more chemicals 38. The reader can conclude that_ A. countries of the world will work together on pollution problemsB. byproducts from wastes lead to a more prosperous marketplace C. science is making great progress on increasing water supplies D. some industries are now taking economic use of wastes 39. The author gives substance to the passage through the use of_. A. interviews with authorities in the field of water controls B. opinions and personal observations C. definitions which clarify important terms D. strong arguments and persuasions 40. The words prior to (para.1) probably mean_. A after B. during C. before D. beyond 36-40答案： CA DBC Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage: (中)Traveling through the country a couple of weeks ago on business, I was listening to the talk of the late UK writer Douglas Adams master work “The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy” on the radio and thought-I know, Ill pick up the next hitchhikers I see and ask them what the state of real hitching is today in Britain.I drove and drove on main roads and side roads for the next few days and never saw a single one.When I was in my teens and 20s, hitchhiking was a main form of long-distance transport. The kindness or curiosity of strangers took me all over Europe, North America, Asia and southern Africa. Some of the lift-givers became friends, many provided hospitality on the road.Not only did you find out much more about a country than when traveling by train or plane, but there was that element of excitement about where you would finish up that night.Hitchhiking featured importantly in Western culture. It has books and songs about it .So what has happened to it?A few years ago, I was asked the same question about hitching in a column of a newspaper. Hundreds of people from all over the world responded with their view on the state of hitchhiking.Rural Ireland was recommended as a friendly place for hitching, as was Quebec, Canada-“if you dont mind being criticized for not speaking French”.But while hitchhiking was clearly still alive and well in some places, the general feeling was that throughout much of the west it was doomed.With so much news about crime in the media, people assumed that anyone on the open road without the money for even a bus ticket must present a danger. But do we need to be so wary both to hitch and to give a lift?In Poland in the 1960s, according to a Polish woman who e-mail me ,the authorities introduced the Hitchhikers Booklet. The booklet contained coupons for drivers, so each time a driver picked somebody, he or she received a coupon. At the end of the season, drivers who had picked up the most hikers were rewarded with various prizes. Everyone was hitchhiking then”.Surely this is a good idea for society. Hitchhiking would increase respect by breaking down barriers between strangers. It would help fight global warming by cutting down on fuel consumption as hitchhikers would be using existing fuels. It would also improve educational standards by delivering instant lessons in geography, history, politics and sociology.A century before Douglas Adams wrote his “Hitchhikers Guide”, another adventure story writer, Robert Louis Stevenson, gave us that what should be the hitchhikers motto: “To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.” What better time than putting a holiday weekend into practice. Either put it to the test yourself, or help out someone who is trying to travel hopefully with thumb outstretched. 41. In which paragraph(s) does the writer comment on his experience of hitchhiking? _ A. (3)B. (4)C. (3) and (4)D. (4) and (5)42. Wh