广外英语水平考试2004考研真题与答案.doc

广东外语外贸大学2004年硕士研究生入学考试
英语语言文学及外国语言与应用语言学水平考试试卷
Ⅰ. Cloze (20%)
Fill in each blank with the words given in the box. Each word can be used only once. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.

example But difficulties well discriminating
though basis which is Among
aware upon made faces associated
result clues serve if between

The problem which the learner 1 in handling the meanings of such complex expressions (and those of the more numerous two-word combinations) are well known He may have 2 of understanding or interpretation(especially when the form of an expression is a poor guide to its meaning). He may have trouble in 3 accurately between various meanings of the “same” item-those of put out, for 4 ,or take in. And again, he may need help in distinguishing 5 expressions which are related in form (of level off and level up) 6 not necessarily in meaning. Among the features we have included in the dictionary to help the student deal with such problems 7 the regular listing in entries of “collocating” words. We can consider briefly the special advantages of this guidance here.
The collocates of an expression are the particular words 8 are commonly combined with it to form sentences. 9 the words which regularly appear (as subjects) in the same sentences as bring to blows, for example, are disagreement, difference and rivalry and among those habitually associated (as direct objects) with bring to attention are troops, platoon, company. The learner normally becomes 10 of these word associations, or collocations, one by one through meeting them in books or hearing them in conversation, and as one association builds 11 another he gradually develops a firm understanding of the meanings of bring to blows and bring to attention. The advantage of bringing together a number of these associated words in one place—as in the entries shown just below—is that the student is 12 aware of several at the same time. As a 13 the learning process can be greatly speeded up. Another advantage, of course, is that the student can make up sentences of his own on the 14 of the collocates recorded in such entries, so strengthening. still more his grasp on the meanings of the headphrases themselves.
Illustrative sentences in dictionary entries can 15 much the same purpose as lists of collocates. 16 the illustrations are carefully chosen, they too will contain words that are characteristically and unambiguously 17 with the headphrases, which help to develop the learner’s understanding of their meaning. 18 collocates and examples have different and complementary parts to play in the definition of meaning. In a list of collocates some of the more important 19 to our understanding of an expression are abstracted form their real contexts and presented in a highly condensed form. In illustrations, various kinds of in formation-highly condensed form. In illustrations, various kinds of information grammatical and stylistic as 20 as lexical-are combined in actual instances of language use, though the most important clues to meaning may be rather thinly spread.

Ⅱ.Proof-reading and Error Correction(30%)
The following passage contains FIFTEEN errors. Each line contains a maximum of one error.
In each case, only one word is involved. You should correct it in the following way. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.

For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line.
For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “A” sign and write the word you
For an unnecessary word, believe .to be missing' in the blank provided at the end of the line. cross out the unnecessary word with a slash "/" and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line.
Example
When A art museum wants a new exhibit,
[1] an
It never buys things in finished form and hangs them on the wall.
[2] never
When a natural history museum wants an exhibition, it must often build it.
[3] exhibit

Why do some new products succeed, bringing millions
of dollars to innovative companies, but others fail, 1.　　　　　　　　　
with great losses? The answer is not simple, and
certainly we cannot say that "good" products succeed
while "bad" products fail. Many products that function
well and seem to meet consumer needs have fallen
by the wayside. Sometimes, virtual identical products 2.　　　　　　　　　
exist in the market at the same time with one emerged 3.　　　　　　　　　
as profitable while the other fails. Mc Neal Laboratories'
Tylenol has become success as an aspirin substitute, 4.
yet Bristol-Meyers went into the test market at about
the same time with Neotrend, also a substitute to aspirin, 5.
that quickly failed. 6.
The nature of the product is a factor in their success 7.
or failure, but the important point is the consumer's
perception of the products need-satisfying ability. 8.
Any new product conception should be aimed at
meeting any customer need, and the introductory 9.

promotion should seek to communicate that need-
satisfying quality and motivate the customer try the 10.
product. Often, attitude change is involved, and, in the
extreme, changes in life-style may be seeked. 11.
Here the company walks a tightrope. A new product
is more probable to be successful if it represents a 12.
truly novel way of solving, a customer problem, but
this very newness, if carried too far, may ask the customer
to learn new behavior patterns. The customer will make the
change if the perceived benefit is sufficient, but inertia is
strong and consumers will often not go to the effort that is
required. During the late sixties and early seventies
Bristol-Meyers met new product failures that exemplify 13.
both of these problems. In 1967 and 1968 the company
entered into the market with a $ 5 million advertising 14.
campaign for Fact toothpaste, and an $11 million
campaign to promote Resolve. Both products failed quickly,
--not because they wouldn't work or because there was 15.
no consumer need, but apparently because consumers
just could see no reason to shift from an already
satisfactory product to a different one that promised no
new benefit.

III. Gap-filling (40%)

Fill in the following blanks with the CORRECT WORD or CORRECT FORM of the words given according to the MEANINGS of the sentences. Mark your answers on your
ANSWER SHEET.

Example
prolong, refuse, delay, postpone, lengthen
I hope the of the appointment will not cause you much inconvenience.
The correct answer is postponement.
1. ally, league, union
Under the military command of Ahmad Shah Mausood, a faction leader with Rabbani, government forces continued to
hold much of Kabul late in the year, but fighting continued in the area.
2. obligation, liability, responsibility
Membership in the United Nations is open to all peace-loving states which accept the of the Charter
3. prospectus, brochure, catalogue., pamphlet, leaflet
The tells buyers how to identify fraudulent sellers and
how to cope with false claims on grading, certification, appreciation,
and value.
4. alter, convert, transform, vary
A single genetic could allow the sunflower to convert some of its oleic acid to ricinoleic acid, an extremely versatile oil that has numerous industrial uses, including the manufacture of plastics, nylon, cosmetics, and lubricants.
5. affection, emotion., feeling, sentiment

Anna Roe of New York City stated that there are vocationally successful persons who are well-adjusted socially and yet who. show, according to tests, more or less severe disabilities.
6. genius, gift, talent
With costs of educating handicapped children increasing, advocates of better education
for children began demanding more financial support.
7. celebrate, commemorate, inaugurate, represent
On October 14, President Eisenhower's birthdate, the U.S. Post Office Department issued
a stamp.
8. career, profession, occupation, employment
The problem of injury and sickness received a good deal of publicity and attention this year.
9. criticism, mark, review, opinion
Critics gave good to the movie featuring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant, which was a box-office hit all over the world.
10. hedge, dyke. wall. moat. fence
The castle was surrounded by a , which nowadays contained only occasional rainwater.
11. propose, agreement, suggest, advice
In September, Constitutional Affairs Minister Joe Clark unveiled new aimed at satisfying Quebec's demands for federal reform.
12. rare, scarce, scant, inadequate
With wartime food largely over in the United States, the return to peacetime methods in food exporting from this country will be quick or slow in proportion to the rate at which normal production and trade revive throughout the world. Meantime, world relief requirements along with the continuance of world shortages in items such as fats and oils and sugar delay the abandonment of the controls.
13. cure, heal, remedy, treat
Such high levels of unemployment compelled measures in their view, and so deep a recession called for some economic stimulation.
14. individual, personal, private
Although all humans share the same set of genes, can inherit different forms of a given gene, making each person genetically unique.
15. common, general. popular
As Peres's personal continued to rise in public opinion polls following the completion of Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon, bitter exchanges over Taba and West Bank settlement policy became increasingly common.
16. just, fair, impartial
In this letter to Angelina, Sarah .enumerates the legal women suffered in the 1830s and compares the plight of women in theUnited States to that of slaves.
17. prolong, extend, lengthen, enlarge
As he hasn't sorted -out his business in the UK, he intends to apply for a/an of his passport.
18. exert, conduct, impose, implement
On April 1st the long delayed of the United Nations' plan for peace and decolonization in South West Africa (Namibia), embodied in Security Council resolution 435 (1978), finally began.
19. crease, crumple, wrinkle, pleat
Dermatologists have been swamped with people seeking what they believe is the closest thing to the fountain of youth: the anti-acne prescription skin cream Retin-A, known generically as tretinoin and chemically related to Accutane. A January report in The Journal of the American Medical Association said that Retin-A diminished small and other aging changes caused by sun exposure.
20. cunning, sly. crafty, shrewd
The Sino-Japanese peace pact was preceded in May by the opening of diplomatic relations between China and the oil-rich Middle Eastern state of Oman. And it was immediately followed by the Premier's unprecedented 12-day visit to Romania, Yugoslavia, and Iran—a trip timed to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.

IV. Reading Comprehension (60%)
In this section, there are six reading passages followed by a total of thirty multiple-choice questions. Read the passages carefully and then mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.

Text A
15 Killed by Rebel Bomb in Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India--At least 15 people were killed when a car bomb exploded in central Srinagar at midday Monday, witnesses said. Five of the dead appeared to be soldiers, they said. Officials at a government-run hospital said that 20 people were admitted with wounds and that three were in surgery. One of the wounded died upon arrival at the hospital.
A caller identifying himself as a member of Hizbul Mujahidin, a pro-Pakistan group, contacted several news agencies to claim responsibility for the attack.
Hizbul Mujahidin is the most powerful rebel group favoring a merger with Pakistan. Other groups want independence from Indian rule.
The bomb went off in a car near a police station and outside a branch of the government-owned State Bank of India, where Indian soldiers fighting the separatist insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir gather at the beginning of every month to collect their pay.
Witness said an army truck was parked in the vicinity when the bomb went off. Three cars and five scooters' were destroyed in the blast.
Witnesses said that two of the victims were women and that five others wore military uniforms. Some of the corpses were badly mutilated.
Security forces arrived quickly and carried off the bodies. The police cordoned off the area, fearing another attack.
The blast was preceded by a grenade attack a few blocks away that appeared to have been a diversionary measure.
The explosion was near Ahdoo's, one of the only hotels left open in the city. The hotel is full of foreign journalists covering the Kashmir hostage crisis, which entered its third month Monday.
Four Westerners have been held hostage by guerrillas in the Kashmir Valley since July 4. A fifth hostage, Hans Christian Ostroe of Norway, was found beheaded in a remote region Aug. 13.
The guerrillas have said they will kill the remaining hostages unless the Indian government releases 15 jailed separatists.
1. claimed responsibility for the attack.
A. A rebel group
B. An Indian group
C. A member of Hizbul Mujahidin
D. A pro-Indian group
2. The bomb went off outside a bank branch where Indian soldiers gather to
.
A. fight the rebels
B. protect the bank
C. fight the separatist insurgency
D. collect their pay
3. Witnesses said that two of the victims were
A. children and that five others wore military uniforms
B. women and that five others were probably soldiers
C. women and that five others were children
D. women and that five others were workers
4. Police
A. withdrew from the area
B. kept people at a distance from the area by means of a cordon
C. cleaned the area
D. examined the area
5. The blast was preceded by a grenade attack a few blocks away that appeared to .
A. have turned people's attention away from the place where a bomb was exploded later
B. have drawn people's attention to the place where a bomb was exploded later
C. have been an entertaining measure
D. have been a visionary plot
Text B
Behave Like Your Actions Reflect on All Chinese
By the 1870s the easygoing cordiality that greeted the first Chinese in America had