西安外国语大学2009年基础英语考研真题

西安外国语大学2009年基础英语考研真题

PART ONE

Ⅰ.Grammatical Structure (20 points)

Directions: There are 20 sentences in this part. Complete each of the sentences by selecting the best one from A. B. C. and D provided. Indicate your answers on the Answer Sheet.

1. Environmental groups want more passenger and freight traffic __________ off the roads and onto trains.

A. moved B. move C. moving D. be moving

2. If you attend __________ college outside __________ state in which you reside, you must pay out-of-state fees. A. ×; the B. the; the C. a; a D. ×; a

3. Even though the two sisters seemed to care deeply for each other, they cannot be together long __________ they began to wrangle.

A. since B. before C. after D. when

4. Well, children, __________ the count of three, I’d like you all to stand up. A. on B. by C. at D. with

5. Sorry, I can’t lend you any money. All __________ I’ve a pound. A. what B. it C. which D. that

6. I waited ages for you—you __________ have said that you weren’t coming! A. must B. may C. could D. would

7. With the hospitality __________ characteristic of these people, they opened their house to over fifty guests.

A. such B. like C. so D. as

8. __________ forced the mountain climbers to give up the climb before they reached the pinnacle.

A. Low record temperatures B. Temperatures record low C. Low temperatures record D. Record low temperatures

9. Crimes of violence appear to be quite senseless, __________ psychologists can usually find a motive hidden away in the criminal’s childhood. A. and B. but C. so D. for

10. I’ve been very busy recently. __________ last week, I had meetings on four evenings. A. Taking B. Taken C. To take D. Take

11. The Internet has become a major instrument of communication __________ us to keep in

touch with each other frequently.

A. to permit B. permitting C. to have permitted D. permitted

12. It was the consensus of the party __________ its candidate could easily win the election. A. when B. that C. how D. where

13. In the cliffside you can see the layers of geological deposits dating from when the earth as

__________ today was still being created.

A. we know B. to be known C. we know it D. being known 14. After the piece of scandal the doctor was __________ the register. A. struck off B. cut off C. ruled out D. laid off

15. When the man __________ to the police-station by two burly policemen, he managed to

escape by punching them both violently and running away.

A. escorted B. being escorted C. had been escorted D. was being escorted

16. I would appreciate __________ if you could let me know in advance whether or not you will be coming.

A. that B. so C. it D. such

17. She won’t mind your being late—__________, it’s hardly your fault. A. furthermore B. in fact C. besides D. instead

18. Unfortunately, I had to leave just as the speaker __________ to his theme. A. had warmed B. was warming C. was warmed D. was to warm

19. __________ I would like to help you. I’m afraid I’m simply too busy at the moment. A. Much as B. As much C. Though much D. Much though

20. John hardly ever washes the dishes and he rarely, __________, does any cleaning. A. if ever B. as never C. as ever D. never ever Ⅱ.Cloze Test (20 points)

Directions: Read the following passage and learn the main idea. And then, complete the passage by selecting the best one from A, B, C, and D for questions 41 to 60. Indicate your answers on the Answer Sheet.

Anxiety becomes a disorder when fears, ideas, and impulses are 21 or unrealistic. A person suffering from anxiety disorder often has such physical 22 as sweating, shaking, shortness of breath, and a fast heartbeat. Phobias, the most common 23 of anxiety disorder, are continuing unrealistic 24 that interfere with normal living. For instance, instead of fearing only threatening animals, a 25 person may fear all animals, even the 26 and friendly ones.

Eating problems are 27 form of anxiety disorder. One eating disorder, anorexia nervosa, generally begins when young girls grow anxious about becoming overweight. Although

they 28 want to eat, they eventually completely lose the desire for food. They 29 continually, even when they are so 30 that their lives are threatened. The sight of food makes them 31 . In a related disorder, bulimia, the person goes on eating 32 and then uses laxatives or vomits to 33 herself. Bulimia is believed to be most common among college-age women.

There are also obsessive-compulsive anxiety disorders. Obsessions are 34 ideas or impulses that 35 people’s minds against their will and cannot be gotten rid of by 36 . One common obsession is an 37 fear of germs. Someone with this obsession

refuses to shake hands or 38 come into contact with others. Obsessions often lead to 39 . Feeling they are never clean, for instance, people obsessed with fear of 40 may become compulsive about band-washing.

21. A. exaggerated B. uncontrolled C. irregular D. unbalanced 22. A. complex B. breakdowns C. phenomenon D. symptoms 23. A. way B. explanation C. form D. factor 24. A. behavior B. beliefs C. practice D. fears 25. A. persistent B. phobic C. scared D. worried 26. A. docile B. composed C. relaxed D. inactive 27. A. the other B. another C. a typical D. definite

28. A. initially B. naturally C. normally D. frequently 29. A. debase B. deny C. diet D. backslide 30. A. ill B. weak C. underweight D. lanky 31. A. nauseated B. picky C. timid D. nervous 32. A. routines B. binges C. disorders D. habits 33. A. banish B. discard C. purge D. dismantle

34. A. transitory B. persistent C. irrational D. dominant 35. A. judge B. take C. occupy D. invade

36. A. treatment B. reasoning C. supervision D. convictions 37. A. imaginary B. illusionary C. intense D. anxious 38. A. otherwise B. cautiously C. unlikely D. specifically

39. A. abnormality B. eccentricities C. fetishism D. compulsions 40. A. containment B. infection C. immunity D. contamination Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension (20 points)

Directions: Read the following passage and then answer questions 41 to 60 by selecting the best one from A, B, C and D. Indicate your answers on the Answer Sheet.

It was on the 28th of July, which I believe was a Wednesday, that I visited my father for the first time during his illness and for the last time in his life. The moment that I saw him I knew why I had put off this visit so long. I had told my mother that I did not want to see him because I hated him. But this was not true. It was only that I had hated him and I wanted to hold on to this hatred. I did not want to look on him as a ruin: it was not a ruin I had hated. I imagine that one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, that they will be forced to deal with pain.

We traveled out to him, his older sister and myself, to what seemed to be the very end of a very Long Island. It was hot and dusty and we wrangled, my aunt and I, all the way out, over the fact that I had recently begun to smoke and, as she said, to give myself airs. But I knew that she wrangled with me because she could not bear to face the fact of her brother’s dying. Neither could I endure the reality of her despair, her unstated bafflement as to what had happened to her brother’s life, and her own. So we wrangled and I smoked and from time to time she fell into a heavy reverie. Covertly, I watched her face, which was the face of an old woman; it had fallen in. the eyes were sunken and lightless: soon she would be dying, too.

In my childhood—it had not been so long ago—I had thought her beautiful. She had been quick-witted and quick-moving and very generous with all the children and each of her visits had been an event. At one time one of my brothers and myself had thought of running away to live with her. Now she could no longer produce out of her handbag some unexpected and yet familiar delight. She made me feel pity and revulsion and fear. It was awful to realize that she no longer caused me to feel affection. The closer we came to the hospital the more querulous she became and at the same time, naturally, grew more dependent on me. Between pity and guilt and fear I began to feel that there was another me trapped in my skull like a jack-in-the-box who might escape my control at any moment and fill the air with screaming.

She began to cry the moment we entered the room and she saw him lying there, all shriveled and still, like a little black monkey. The great, gleaming apparatus which fed him and would have compelled him to be still even if he had been able to move brought to mind, not beneficence, but

torture; the tubes entering his arm made me think of pictures I had seen when a child, of Gulliver, tied down by the pygmies on that island. My aunt wept and, wept, there was a whistling sound in my father’s throat; nothing was said: he could not speak. I wanted to take his hand, to say something. But I do not know what I could have said, even if he could have heard me. He was not really in that room with us, he bad at last really embarked on his journey; and though my aunt told me that he said he was going to meet Jesus. I did not hear anything except that whistling in his throat. The doctor came back and we left into that unbearable train again, and home. In the morning came the telegram saving that he was dead. Then the house was suddenly full of relatives, friends, hysteria, and confusion and I quickly left my mother and the children to the care of those impressive women, who, in Negro communities at least, automatically appear at times of bereavement armed with lotions proverbs and patience and an ability to cook. I went downtown. By the time I returned later the same day, my mother had been carried to the hospital and the baby had been born. 41. ruin

A. damage B. decay C. wreck 42. wrangled

A. argued B. talked C. thought 43. endure

A. understand B. prevent C. bear 44. bafflement

A. hindrance B. confusion C. satisfaction 45. reverie

A. thoughtlessness B. daydream C. stupor 46. covertly

A. cowardly B. defiantly C. secretly 47. revulsion

A. bitterness B. shame C. disgust 48. querulous

A. complaining B. questioning C. seeking 49. embarked

A. boarded B. departed C. engaged 50. bereavement

A. loneliness B. disposition C. mourning 51. The selection is mainly about __________. A. how the narrator’s father died

B. the inner feelings of the narrator as he visits his dying father C. the narrator’s childhood memories of his father D. the narrator’s relationship with his aunt

52. According to the selection, why are people slow to stop hating? A. The painful reality of the issue must then be faced. B. It is easier to hate than to love.

C. It is embarrassing to admit that the hating is unnecessary. D. Most people are too stubborn to admit they are wrong.

53. What did the aunt mean when she said the narrator had begun “to give himself air”?

A. He had recently started doing deep-breathing exercises. B. His smoking polluted the air around him.

C. He was trying to act sophisticated beyond his years. D. He was not showing proper grief his father’s illness.

54. According to the third paragraph the narrator’s feelings for his aunt had changed from __________. A. love to pity B. pity to love C. love to hate D. hate to love

55. What did the aunt feel toward the narrator’s father? A. fear B. hate C. love

D. indifference

56. You know the narrator understood his aunt’s feelings because __________. A. he had invited her to accompany him to see his father B. he could see she was getting old C. be had once loved her

D. he knew she quarreled with him to cover her feelings

57. What were the aunt’s emotions as described in the fourth paragraph? A. Sadness and despair B. Guilt and remorse C. Fear and revulsion

D. Indifference and callousness

58. In contrast to his aunt’s feelings, the narrator felt __________. A. sad

B. indifferent C. frustrated D. relieved

59. How did the narrator and his aunt travel to see his father? A. By car. B. By bus. C. By ship. D. By train.

60. The day after the narrator’s father died, new life came into the family when __________. A. the narrator returned home to live

B. the neighbors came in to assist with the funeral C. The narrator’s mother had a new baby D. the narrator’s aunt moved in with them Ⅳ. Proofreading (15 points)

Directions: The following text contains some errors. Read it, detect the errors, and then correct the errors. Please use the proper correction codes: To add a word—(^), to delete a word—(\\), to

change a word— (______), to show a line is correct—(√). Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.

The age of requiring retirement in companies should be raised, and so 61. _________ should the age to begin Social Security. First of all, old workers who 62. _________ remain healthy are valuable workers. Although they may lose some mental 63. _________ speed, their accumulate, experience more than compensates for the . _________ lost of quickness. In fact, compared with youngsters, older persons may 65. _________ take long to make a decision, but it is usually a better one. Many studies 66. _________ have shown that quality of job performance improves with age. Furthermore, 67. _________ raising the retirement age would prevent from some of the dire economic 68. _________ consequences what senior workers face when they are forced to retire before 69. _________ they need to Nearly 60 percent of worker in the private sector should 70. _________ be allowed to continue working with economic reasons. Fortunately, these 71. _________ people don’t have to furnish a home, raise children, and pay for educational 72. _________ expenses. Similarly, raising the age that retirement begins could also mean 73. _________ raising the age that Social Security payments begins. As a result, the cost of 74. _________ one of our country’s biggest financial burdens will go under. 75. _________

PART TWO

Ⅰ. Translate the following text into Chinese (15 points). Write your translation on the Answer Sheet.

Nothing could be more obvious than the evidence supporting Riesman. Scofflaws abound in amazing variety. The graffiti-prone turn public surfaces into visual rubbish. Bicyclists often ride as though two-wheeled vehicles are exempt from a traffic laws Litterbugs convert their communities into trash dumps. Widespread flurries of ordinances have failed to clear public place of high-decibel portable radios, just as earlier laws failed to wipe out the beer-soaked hooliganism that plagues many parks. Tobacco addicts remain hopelessly blind to signs that say NO SMOKING. Respectably dressed pot smokers no longer bother to duck out of public sight to pass around a joint. The flagrant of cocaine is a festering scandal on middle and upper-class life. And then there are (hello, everybody!) the jaywalkers. Ⅱ. Translate the following text into English (10 points). Write your translation on the Answer Sheet.

春天没有语言，只有淅飒和低吟。春花怒放，春叶茁发，春水奔流，春天欢腾地、无休止地追逐着，这一切比语言要丰富的多。

PART THREE

I. Summary (15 points)

Directions: Read the following text. Then, write a summary of about 120 words based on the text. Your summary should the main points of the text and your quotations from the original source should be kept to no more than 40 words. Write your summary on Answer Sheet.

Fun is hard to have. Fun is a rare jewel.

Somewhere along the line people got the modern idea that fun was there for the asking, that people deserve fun, that if we didn’t have a little fun every day we would turn into (sakes alive)

puritans.

“Was it fun?” became the question that overshadowed all other questions: good questions like: Was it moral? Was it kind? Was it honest? Was it beneficial? Was it generous? Was it necessary? And (my favorite) was it selfless?

When the pleasure got to be the main thing, the fun fetish was sure to follow. Everything was supposed to be fun. If it wasn’t fun, then by Jove we were going to make it fun, or else.

Think of all the things that got the reputation of being fun. Family outings were supposed to be fun. Sex, was supposed to be fun. Education was supposed to be fun. Church was supposed to be fun. Staying fit was supposed to be fun.

Just to make sure that everybody knew how much fun we were having, we put happy faces on flunking test papers, dirty bumpers, sticky refrigerator doors, bathroom minors.

If a kid, looking at his very happy parents traipsing through that very happy Disney World, said. “This ain’t fun, ma.” his ma’s heart sank. She wondered where she had gone wrong. Everybody told her what fun family outings to Disney World would be. Golly gee, what was the matter?

Fun got to be such a big thing that everybody started to look for more and more thrilling ways to supply it. One way was to step up the level of danger or licentiousness or alcohol or drug consumption so that you could be sure that, no matter what, you would manage to have a little fun. Television commercials brought a lot of fun and fun-loving folks into the picture. Everything that people in those commercials did looked like fun: taking Digital snapshots, swilling beer, buying insurance, mopping the floor bowling, taking aspirin. We all wished. I’m sure. that we could have half as much as those rough-and-ready guys around the locker room, flicking each other with towers and pouring champagne. The more commercials people watched, the more they wondered when the fun would start in their own lives. It was pretty depressing.

Big occasions were supposed to be fun. Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter were obviously supposed to be fun. Your wedding day was supposed to be fun. Your honeymoon was supposed to be the epitome of fundom. And so we ended up going through every Big Event we ever celebrated, waiting for the fun to start.

It occurred to me, while I was sitting waiting for the fun to start that not much is and that I should tell you just in case you’re worried about your fun capacity.

I don’t mean to put a damper on things. I just mean we ought to treat fun reverently. It is a mystery. It cannot be caught like a virus. It cannot be trapped like an animal. The good of mirth is paying us back for all those of thinking fun was everywhere by refusing to come to our party. I don’t want to blaspheme fun anymore. When fun comes in on little dancing feet you probably won’t be expecting it. In fact, I bet it comes when you’re doing your duty, your job or your work. It may even come on a Tuesday.

I remember one day, long ago, on which I had an especially good time. Pam Davis and I walked to the College Village drug store one Saturday morning to buys some candy. We were about 12 years old (fun age). She got her Bit-O-Henry. I got my malted milk balls, chocolate stars, Chunkys, and a small bag of M & M’s. We started back to her house. I was going to spend the night. We had the whole day to look forward to. We had plenty of candy. It was a long way to Pam’s house but every time we got weary Pam would put her hand over her eyes, scan the horizon like a sailor and say, “Oughta reach home by nightfall,” at which point the two of us would laugh until we thought we couldn’t stand it another minute. Then after we got clam, she’d say it again.

You should have been there. It was the kind of day and friendship and occasion that made me deeply regretful that I had to grow up.

It was fun. Ⅱ. Composition (35 points)选入翻译硕士模拟五

Newspaper reports and job-related surveys frequently show that today’s youth’s major objective is to be financially well off. While this has nothing wrong, developing a meaningful philosophy of life is very important. Based on this idea, write an essay on the following topic: Quality of Life Is Much More Than a Job

Remember to indicate your position clearly, support yourself with sound, reasons and sufficient evidence, and bring it to a natural solution. A logical organization benefits your essay in every possible way. Your essay should contain a minimum of 350 words. Write your essay on the Answer Sheet.

参及解析 PART ONE

Ⅰ.Grammatical Structure (20 points)

1.A 句意：环保团体想要更多的行人和货物不走公路，而是通过铁路运输。句中passenger

and freight traffic和move是被动的关系，因此选A。

2.A 句意：如果你在你所居住的州外上大学，就必须要交纳州外费用。在这里college统称

大学这个概念，前面不加冠词，而state指的是你居住的那个州，后面有定语从句修饰，所以前面用定冠词the表示特指。

3.B 句意：虽然这两姐妹相互关心，可是她们在一起的时候过不了多久就会吵架。

4.A 句意：好了，孩子们，我数到三，你们都站起来。on the count of three数到三，数三下。 5.D 句意：对不起，我没办法借给你钱。我只剩一英镑了。all that到那种程度。

6.C 句意：我等了你好久，你本来可以说你不来的。虚拟语气，表示与过去的事实相反。

could用来表示过去的能力，可能性或允许。would一般表示愿望，请求或建议。 7.C 句意：热情好客是这些人的特点，他们接待了五十多个客人。be characteristic of 表现

出某事物的特征。so characteristic of 作hospitality 的后置定语。 8.D 句意：有史以来的低温迫使登山者在到达顶峰之前放弃登山。record low有史以来最低，

历史最低，破纪录的。

9.B 句意：暴力犯罪看起来没有什么意义，但是心理学家常常会在罪犯的童年生活找到犯

罪动机。but表示转折。

10.A 句意：我最近很忙，比如上个星期，参加了四个会议。taking last week as an example,

在这里taking表示主动，省略了后面的as an example。

11.B 句意：网络已经成为主要的交流工具，能让我们频繁的相互联系。动词的现在分词作

状语，起补充说明的作用。

12.B 句意：党内意见的一致性使得该党的候选人轻松赢得选举。It is (was) 被强调部分+

that (who) + 句子其他部分。

13.A 句意：在悬崖边上你可以看到地质沉积层，这些沉积层可以追溯到地球的形成时期，

正如我们今天所知道的那样。as we know today是插入语，其中as充当这个插入语we know的宾语。

14.A 句意：丑闻发生之后，这个医生被从注册簿上删除了。strike off删去。cut off切断，

阻隔。rule out用直线划掉。lay off暂时解雇，裁员。 15.D 句意：当这个人被两个魁梧的押回局的时候，他狂暴的猛打他们，设法逃跑。

这里应该使用现在进行时的被动语态。

16.C 句意：如果你提前告知我你会不会来的话，我将不胜感激。it在这里是形式宾语，指

代右面的if从句，if引导的从句才是真正的宾语。

17.B 句意：她不会介意你迟到了，事实上这并不算你的错。hardly是“几乎不，几乎没有”

的意思。in fact事实上。furthermore而且，此外。besides除„之外。instead代替，替换。

18.B 句意：不幸的是，当主持人进入主题的时候我却不得不离开了。warm to sth.对„热心

起来，更起劲。句中的as表示在„时候。

19.A 句意：尽管我很想帮你，可是恐怕我现在太忙了。as在这里意为“尽管”，引导让步

状语从句，使用部分倒装。

20.A 句意：约翰很少洗碗，也很少打扫卫生。这里的if ever做插入语，意思为“如果有的

话”。

Ⅱ.Cloze Test (20 points)

21.A 当恐惧，想法和冲动被扩大化或不实际之后，焦虑就会发展成病。exaggerate使扩大，

增加。uncontrolled缺少控制的。irregular不规则的，不规律的。unbalanced不平衡的，不稳定的。

22.D 由下文列举的出汗，颤抖，气短，心慌等可知这是对焦虑症的症状的举例。symptom

症状。complex综合体；综合症。breakdown衰竭，衰弱。phenomenon现象。

23.C 根据上下文可知这是例举焦虑症的一种。form形式，种类。way方式。explanation

解释，说明。factor因素，要素。

24.D 根据文章开头，焦虑症主要是因为不切实际的恐惧，冲动等造成的。fear害怕，恐惧。

behavior行为，举止。belief信念，信仰。practice练习；实践。 25.B phobic是phobias的形容词形式，“病态性恐惧的”。

26.A 文中指出恐惧症病人害怕所有的动物，不光是有威胁性的，就连温顺的动物也怕。

docile温顺的，驯服的。composed镇静的，沉着的。relaxed轻松的，随便的。inactive不活跃的，懒散的。

27.B 前文讲了焦虑症的一个种类，这里是另外一种，用another。the other表示两者之中的

另一个。typical典型的。definite明确的，确定的。

28.A 这里列举了一种饮食性疾病，即神经性厌食症。这句话前后两句之间是转折关系。

initially开始，最初；与前句eventually相对应。naturally自然地。normally正常地。frequently经常地。

29.C diet节制饮食。debase降低质量，价格，地位等。deny否认，否定。backslide倒退，

故态复萌。

30.C underweight低于一般重量的，重量不足的。lanky过分瘦长，瘦长的难看。后面讲到

这些饮食障碍的病人已经瘦到危及生命的程度，而lanky主要表示外形上瘦长。 31.A 前文讲到这类病人怕超重而慢慢失掉食欲，吃不下饭。由此可知他们看到饭的反应应

是nauseated作呕的，厌恶的。picky过分讲究的，吹毛求疵的。timid羞怯的，胆小的。 32.B 前一种是神经性厌食，而这一种饮食障碍是与之相反的神经性贪食。binge无节制的

狂热行为，狂饮。routine惯例，例行公事。

33.C purge清除，净化。banish放逐，驱逐。discard丢弃，抛弃。dismantle拆除，拆卸。 34.B 由下文判断这些想法或冲动是挥之不去的，持续存在的。persistent持续的，不断地，

反复出现的。transitory瞬间的，短暂的。irrational失去理性的，不合理的。dominant统治的，支配的。

35.D 根据文意可知这种ideas or impulses都是病人想摆脱却摆脱不掉的，是违背他们自己

的意愿的，因此选invade侵袭，侵入。

36.B reasoning推理，推论。treatment处理；治疗。supervision监督，管理。conviction判

罪；坚信。

37.C 由下文他们不肯和别人握手或交流等描写可知这一类人十分害怕细菌。intense强烈

的，极端的。imaginary想象的。illusionary错觉的，幻影的。

38.A otherwise用其他方式。cautiously小心地，谨慎地。unlikely不大可能发生的，难以信

服的。specifically明确地。

39.D 本段最后一句有compulsive，因此应选compulsion强迫，强制。abnormality异常，

反常。fetishism拜物主义，盲目崇拜。eccentricity古怪，怪癖。

40.D contamination污染，弄脏。containment控制，抑制。infection传染，感染。immunity

免疫力。

Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension (20 points)

41.C 根据前后文可知作者不愿见到病入膏肓的父亲，ruin是用来形容父亲病重的状态。ruin

破败，毁坏的状态。wreck身体或精神上遭受严重损伤的人。damage损伤，破坏。decay，衰退。

42.A 根据下文我吸烟的问题可知wrangle的意思不应是talk“交谈”或think“想”。只能

是argue“争吵”。

43.C 前文姑姑无法面对哥哥要去世的事实而跟我吵架，可知这种绝望让他们都无法忍受。

endure忍受。

44.B 文意：她没有言明自己的困惑，她哥哥的生命和她自己的生命都发生了什么。

bafflement迷惑，障碍。hindrance起妨碍作用的事物或人。

45.B 文意：我们不断争吵，我会时不时的吸烟，而她则陷入沉思。reverie冥想，空想。

daydream空想，幻想。thoughtlessness欠考虑，轻率。stupor恍惚，昏迷。

46.C 根据上下文可推测，在争吵的间隙，在姑姑沉思的时候，我会偷偷地看她。covertly

偷偷摸摸地。secretly秘密地，背地里。cowardly胆小地，怯懦地。defiantly挑战地，对抗地。

47.C 作者小的时候是喜欢姑姑的，在这里要表现的应该和喜欢相反的感情。revulsion厌恶，

反感。disgust厌恶，憎恶。bitterness痛苦，悲痛。shame羞愧，惭愧。 48.A 文意：离医院越近，她就变得更满腹牢骚。querulous抱怨的，爱发牢骚的。questioning

怀疑的，探寻的。seeking名词，意为“查找，寻找”。

49.B 根据上下文可知父亲已临近死亡，已经踏上新的旅程。embark上路，乘船。depart

出发，离开。board上船，车或飞机。engage从事，参加。

50.C 根据前后文可知这些妇人会在有人丧亡之时出现。bereavement亲人丧亡。mourning

服丧期；哀痛。disposition安排，布置。

51.B 本文主要讲作者见弥留的父亲时的内心感受。

52.A 根据第一段最后一句“人们牢牢抓住恨事因为一旦不恨了，他们就不得不面对痛苦”。

因此选A。B、C、D三项文中没有提及。 53.C to give myself air摆架子。

54.A 第三段开头写作者小时候觉得姑姑很漂亮，想和哥哥搬到她家住。由此可知作者原本

是爱他姑姑的。第五六句写了这种感情的变化，她让作者感到可怜反感和恐惧。因此选A。hate是“憎恨，厌恶”的意思，语气太重。

55.C 第四段描写姑姑见到父亲之后泪流不止，以及到医院之前的绝望和紧张，可以看出姑

姑很关心父亲。

56.D 第一段第三句话就讲到“我知道她和我争吵时因为她无法承受她哥哥要去世的现实”。

57.A 最后一段描写姑姑一见到父亲就不停的哭，非常悲伤。因此the aunt’s emotion是悲伤

和绝望的。 58.C 从全文来看，作者不敢去看望病重的父亲，在去的过程中不断吸烟，有想尖叫的冲动，

以及见到父亲后想跟他说话却不知道说什么，可知作者的心情是压抑的，灰心挫败的。 59.D 最后一段倒数第五句写到“we left into that unbearable train again”,可知来回的是乘坐

的火车。

60.C 本文最后一句“我当天回来的时候，母亲已经被送到医院，一个小生命诞生了”。 Ⅳ. Proofreading (15 points)

61.requiringrequired 过去分词required作定语修饰retirement,表示被动。 62.oldolder 与后面youngster作对比。 63. √

.accumulateaccumulated 动词的过去分词作定语，表示被动和完成，修饰experience。 65.lostloss lost为形容词，意为“失去的，丧失的”。loss是名词，意为“损失，遗失”。 66.longlonger 这里是同年轻人相比较，应该用比较级，表示老年人会花更多的时间。 67.that ^ quality—the quality后面有of短语进行修饰限定，前面应用定冠词the。 68.from prevent为及物动词，可以直接跟宾语。

69.whatthat 此处是that引导的同位语从句，作consequence的同位语。 70.workerworkers 此处应用名词复数。

71.withfor for表示目的，表示为了经济原因而继续工作。 72. √

73.similarlylastly 前文用了表示顺序的词first of all, furthermore。similarly同样地，类似

于。

74.beginsbegin 前面名词payments是复数，动词用原型而不用第三人称单数。 75.underdown go down停止，结束。

PART TWO

Ⅰ. Translate the following text into Chinese (15 points). Write your translation on the Answer Sheet.

里斯曼的论断，随处都可得到极为充分的证实。玩忽法令者行行色色，令人吃惊。人们在墙上乱涂乱画，把公共场所的外观糟蹋得不堪入目。骑自行车无拘无束，似乎两个车轮的交通工具可以不受任何交通法规的束缚。乱丢垃圾的人把他们的生活区域变成了垃圾堆。到处张贴的禁令，也未能使公共场所免于手提收音机的高分噪音的污染，正如前些日子颁布禁令，禁止灌醉啤酒的流氓滋扰公园。吸烟成瘾的人们对“不准吸烟”的告示牌熟视无睹。衣冠楚楚的大麻烟客也不再躲躲闭闭，避人耳目。可卡因毒品泛滥，成了中上层社会中愈来愈恼人的丑闻。当然，还有那些不遵守交通规则，乱穿马路的人。

Ⅱ.Translate the following text into English (10 points). Write your translation on the Answer Sheet.

Spring has no speech, nothing but rustling of and whispering. Spring has so much more than speech in its unfolding flowers and leaves, and the rolling of its streams, and in its sweet restless seeking.

PART THREE

I. Summary (15 points)

Today, the most frequently asked question is “Was it fun?”. We insist that life should be fun, and everything can be made fun. Thus, everyone takes great effort to pursue fun without bothering ourselves thinking about its morality and its necessity. We grow frustrated if we fail to have fun.

So we begin to look for more thrilling ways to supply it, and wait for every big occasion in our life to start, such as wedding day and honeymoon. However, fun is supposed to be treated with reverence, since it is a mystery. It exists in many trivial things, even in your duty and work. Therefore, it is the unexpected fun that we should treasure most. Ⅱ. Composition (35 points)

Quality of Life is Much More Than a Job

Nowadays, most young people view a job mainly as a way of making money, and hold that the more money a job can make, the better it is. In some way, money has become the criterion of life quality. Although it is quite reasonable to pursue material comfort and monetary success, there are more important aspects concerning quality of life. For my part, quality of life is much more than a job.

First, a life of high quality should be one of constant progress. By accomplishing the tasks, we may find ourselves capable of solving many problems. When being challenged by tougher assignments, we can learn a lot more. Thus, the process of work is a process of challenging ourselves, making constant progress, and improving ourselves. Moreover, our horizons can be broadened when we cope with complicated situations, and it maybe has something to do with the formation of our bettering personality, such as making us strong-minded. These are more important than material success.

Second, a life of high quality should be one in which we can realize our own personal value. In other words, we do a job to fulfill ourselves, apart from earning money. In this way, we can feel that we are useful to the society and our existence is meaningful. By making considerable devotion to the society can we get the respect from other people and enjoy a kind of satisfaction.

Third, a life of high quality should be one which consists of social activities and communication. In the process of doing jobs, many opportunities to contact with other people are available. We are provided with occasions where we meet more people and take part in more social activities. Social life, which is a quite essential part of our life, makes our life more colorful.

All in all, a life of high quality should be one in which we can make constant progress, realize our own personal value and be involved in social activities and communication, rather than focus on how much money we can make. Though financial success can be important to some extent, it can not overweigh some other spiritual aspects in life. There are more goals for us to pursue in our life.