湖北工业大学外国语学院《690综合英语》历年考研真题汇编.pdf

目录2009年湖北工业大学外国语学院690综合英语考研真题（A卷）2009年湖北工业大学外国语学院690综合英语考研真题（B卷）2009年湖北工业大学外国语学院690综合英语考研真题（A卷）试卷代号：690试卷名称：综合英语（A）.Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices.Choose theone that best completes the sentence and write the corresponding letter on theAnswer Sheet.(10*2)1.Surely the case against _ women the same rights as men isunanswerable.a.rejecting b.depriving c.denying d.relieving2.Some people are afraid of cats and _ supernatural powers to them.a.give b.ascribe c.award d.assign3.These excursions will give you an even deeper _ into our languageand culture.a.inquiry b.investigation c.input d.insight4.The basic theory of government rests on the assumption that men havenaturally _ petitive b.conflicting c.consenting pelling5.After a great deal of research,the psychologist finally produced _evidence to support her theories about human behavior.a.periodical b.imprecise c.empirical d.gravitational6.Nothing Helen says is ever _.She always thinks carefully before shespeaks.a.topical b.territorial c.spontaneous d.primary7.Any candidate for public office tries to satisfy a wide range of voters:old,young,rich,poor,black,white,Republican,Democrat,liberal,conservtive-thewhole _ of political opinion.a.spectrum b.obstacles c.environment d.doctrine8.“There is nothing I dislike _ children who are dishonest.”Thissentence means that I most dislike children who are dishonest.a.more b.than c.more than d.as9.It was so inconceivable that he would have stolen the money _ thesuggestion was made that he might have been threatened.a.which b.as to c.that d.and10.I punish the child _ he should make the same mistake.a.unless b.because c.as d.lest.Read the following passage and answer the question that follows(30):Finally all the young people had gone to the altar and were saved,but one boyand me.He was a rounders son named Westley.Westley and I weresurrounded by sisters and deacons praying.It was very hot in the church,andgetting late now.Finally Westley said to me in a whisper:“God damn!Imtired o sitting here.Lets get up and be saved.”So he got up and was saved.Then I was left all alone on the mourners bench.My aunt came and knelt atmy knees and cried,while prayers and songs swirled all around me in the littlechurch.The whole congregation prayed for me alone,in a mighty wail ofmoans and voices.And I kept waiting serenely for Jesus,waiting,waiting-buthe didnt come.I wanted to see him,but nothing happened to me.Nothing!Iwanted something to happen to me,but nothing happened.(from“Salvation”)Question:What does the writer most probably want to express in these twoparagraphs?(answer in no more than 30 words).What figure of speech is used in each of the following underlined parts?(Write the English name of the figure of speech on the Answer Sheet)(10*3)1.It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of agood fortune must be in want of a wife.2.O wild West Wind,thou breath of Autumns being3.The proper study of mankind is man./Placd on this isthmus2 of a middlestate,/A being darkly wise,and rudely great4.In a Station of the Metro/The apparition of these faces in the crowd;/Petalson a wet,black bough.5.We bought this house instead of the one on Maple because this one is morefriendly.6.O my luves like a red,red rose,/Thats newly sprung in June.7.There was,for a time,pandemonium,like a big scene in an opera beingplayed backwards on a gramophone.8.To be,or not to be-that is the question;/Whether tis nobler in the mind tosuffer/The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,/Or to take arms against asea of troubles,/And by opposing end them.9.Histories make men wise;poets,witty.Paraphrase the following sentences on the Answer Sheet(10*3):1.Some books are to be tasted,others to be swallowed,and some few to bechewed and digested.2.I shrug my shoulders when people tell me that their first impressions of aperson are always right.3.Human personality,however,emerges from both the effects of the genes weinherit and environmental factors.Writing(40):Write a passage of about 200 words on the AnswerSheet.You are supposed to give the thesis statement in the first paragraph anddevelop it in the rest of the passage.Give examples to support your ideas.Topic:Cultural Exchange and Cultural Invasion2009年湖北工业大学外国语学院690综合英语考研真题（B卷）试卷代号：690试卷名称：综合英语（B）.Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices.Choose theone that best completes the sentence and write the corresponding letter on theAnswer Sheet.(10*2)1.Can you imagine this shy _ at the concert?a.girl to sing b.girls to be singing c.girls singing d.girl to havesung2.This machine needs _.a.to attend to b.to be attended to c.to be attending to d.attending to3.One has to be either for or against the proposal and the time has come foreveryone to _ now.a.take a stand b.take a hand c.exert himself d.assert himself4.If we go on consuming energy so wastefully,_ are our oil wells will bedried up before new energy resources can be found to replace oil.a.chances b.opportunities c.questions d.problems5.In 1973,the American black people won a _ victory when ThomasBradley,a black man,was elected mayor of Los Angeles.a.critical b.significant c.prestigious d.crucial6.Nothing Helen says is ever _.She always thinks carefully before shespeaks.a.topical b.territorial c.spontaneous d.primary7.Any candidate for public office tries to satisfy a wide range of voters:old,young,rich,poor,black,white,Republican,Democrat,liberal,conservtive-the whole _ of political opinion.a.spectrum b.obstacles c.environment d.doctrine8.“There is nothing I dislike _ children who are dishonest.”Thissentence means that I most dislike children who are dishonest.a.more b.than c.more than d.as9.It was so inconceivable that he would have stolen the money _ thesuggestion was made that he might have been threatened.a.which b.as to c.that d.and10.I punish the child _ he should make the same mistake.a.unless b.because c.as d.lest.Read the following passage and answer the question that follows(30):I am always very well pleased with a country Sunday,and think,if keepingholy the seventh day were only a human institution,it would be the bestmethod that could have been thought of for the polishing and civilizing ofmankind.It is certain the country people would soon degenerate into a kindof savages and barbarians,were there not such frequent returns of a statedtime,in which the whole village meet together with their best faces,and intheir cleanliest habits,to converse with one another upon indifferent subjects,hear their duties explained to them,and join together in adoration of theSupreme Being.Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week,not only as itrefreshes in their minds the notions of religion,but as it puts both the sexesupon appearing in their most agreeable forms,and exerting all such qualitiesas are apt to give them a figure in the eye of the village.A country fellowdistinguishes himself as much in the churchyard as a citizen does upon theChange,the whole parish politics being generally discussed in that placeeither after sermon or before the bell rings.Question:What does the writer want to express in the passage?(in no morethan 30 words).What figure of speech is used in each of the following underlined parts?(Write the English name of the figure of speech on the Answer Sheet)(10*3)1.“Helen died of heart trouble,”Charlie,Helens husband,said dully.“Yes,heart trouble.”Marion,Helens sister,spoke as if the phrase had anothermeaning for her.2.O wild West Wind,thou breath of Autumns being3.The proper study of mankind is man./Placd on this isthmus of a middlestate,/A being darkly wise,and rudely great4.In a Station of the Metro/The apparition of these faces in the crowd;/Petalson a wet,black bough.5.We bought this house instead of the one on Maple because this one is morefriendly.6.Heavy snow blankets swallowed everything on earth.7.There was,for a time,pandemonium,like a big scene in an opera beingplayed backwards on a gramophone.8.To be,or not to be-that is the question;/Whether tis nobler in the mind tosuffer/The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,/Or to take arms against asea of troubles,/And by opposing end them.9.It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of agood fortune must be in want of a wife.Paraphrase the following sentences on the Answer Sheet(10*3):1.The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours,had it beenearly,had been kind.2.Indeed,I feel myself that it is time the obscurity attending the two names-Ellis and Acton-was done away.3.Such an attitude is plainly ridiculous and can do nothing but harm to thegood use of English.Writing(40):Write a passage of about 200 words on the AnswerSheet.You are supposed to give the thesis statement in the first paragraph anddevelop it in the rest of the passage.Give examples to support your ideas.Topic:Economy and Ecology