欢迎报考广东财经大学硕士研究生，祝你考试成功！（第 1 页 共 18 页）考研高分咨询电话/微信：133410044511广东财经大学硕士研究生入学考试试卷考试年度：2017 年 考试科目代码及名称：613-英语水平考试 适用专业：050201 英语语言文学友情提醒：请在考点提供的专用答题纸上答题，答在本卷或草稿纸上无效！I. Cloze 完形填空（30 题，每题 1 分，共 30 分）Direction: There are 3 passages below. Read each of them and choose the proper word from the word list to fill in each of the blanks in the passages. Each word can be used only once. Passage 1Two of the most frustrating things about driving a car are getting lost and getting stuck in traffic. While the computer revolution is (1)_to cure these problems, it will have a positive impact. Sensors in your car tuned to radio signals from (2)_satellites can locate your car (3)_at any moment and warn of traffic jams. We already have twenty-four Navstar satellites orbiting the earth, making up what is called the Global Positioning System. They make it possible to determine your (4)_on the earth to within about a hundred feet. At any (5)_time, there are several GPS satellites orbiting overhead at a distance of about 11,000 miles. Each satellite contains four “atomic clocks,” which (6)_ at a precise frequency, according to the laws of the quantum theory. As a satellite passes overhead, it sends out a radio (7)_that can be detected by a receiver in a cars computer. The cars computer can then (8)_how far the satellite is by (9)_how long it took for the signal to arrive. Since the speed of light is well known, any delay in receiving the satellites signal can be (10)_into a distance. Passage 2More than 30 million cars and trucks nationwide are (1) with dangerously (2)_air bags, congressional officials say, a number that raises questions about whether the US (3)_industry can handle what could become the largest recall in history. A. given B. precisely C. poised D. vibrateE. signal F. measuring G. frequency H. grosslyI. unlikely J. orbiting K. location L. expansionM. alert N. calculate O. converted欢迎报考广东财经大学硕士研究生，祝你考试成功！（第 2 页 共 18 页）考研高分咨询电话/微信：133410044512Federal safety (4)_have recalled only 7.8 million vehicles over the defect in a few states, a limited action that (5)_said Thursday was vastly insufficient to (6)_what they deemed “a public safety threat”.Two senators demanded a much (7)_recall that would cover every affected vehicle nationwide. (8)_a recall of that magnitude - including best-selling models from Honda, Toyota, GM, Chrysler and six other companies (9)_ 2002 to 2007 - could prove far (10)_than the industry has ever managed.A. faulty B.struggling C. broader D. auto E. logistical F. but G.authorities H. defective I. lawmakers J. address K. overwhelmed L. greater M. equipped N. replacement O. spanning Passage 3Britain is not just one country and one people; even if some of its inhabitants think so. Britain is, in fact, a nation which can be divided into several (1) _ parts, each part being an individual country with its own language, character and cultural (2) _. Thus Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales do not claim to (3) _ to “England“ because their inhabitants are not (4) _ “English“. They are Scottish, Irish or Welsh and many of them prefer to speak their own native tongue, which in turn is (5) _ to the others.These cultural minorities(少数民族) have been Britains original inhabitants. In varying degrees they have managed to (6) _ their national characteristics, and their particular customs and way of life. This is probably even more true of the (7) _ areas where traditional life has not been so affected by the (8)_ of industrialism as the border areas have been. The Celtic races are said to be more emotional by nature than the English. An Irish temper is legendary. The Scots could rather (9) _ about their reputation for excessive thrift and prefer to be remembered for their folk songs and dances, while the Welsh are famous for their singing. The Celtic (10)_ as a whole produces humorous writers and artists, such as the Irish Bernard Shaw, the Scottish Robert Burns, and the Welsh Dylan Thomas, to mention but a few. A. incomprehensible B. temper C. remote D. separate E. understandable F. forget G. generally H. temperament I. preserve J. strictly K. traditional L. reserve M. growth N. apply O. belong II. Proofreading and error correction 改错题 (15 题，每题 2 分，共 30分)Directions: The following passage contains 15 errors. Each indicated line contains 欢迎报考广东财经大学硕士研究生，祝你考试成功！（第 3 页 共 18 页）考研高分咨询电话/微信：133410044513a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. Correct the errors and write the answers on your answer sheet. What is corporate culture? At its most basic, its described like (1) _the personality of an organization, or simply as “how things are done around here.” It guides what employees think, act, and feel. (2)_Corporate culture is a wide term used to define the unique (3) _personality or character of a particular company or organization,and include such elements as core values and beliefs, corporate (4) _ethics, and rules of behavior. Corporate culture can express (5) _in the companys mission statement and other communications, in the architectural style or interior decoration, by what people wearto work, by how people address to each other, and in the titles given (6) _various employees. How do you uncover the corporate culture of (7) _a potential employer? The truth is that you will never really knowthe corporate culture after you have worked at the company for a (8)_number of months, but you can get close to them through research (9)_and observation. Understanding culture is a two-steps process, (10) _starting with the research before the interview and ending (11)_with observation at the interview. The bottom line is that you are going to spend a lot of time on the work environment- (12)_and to be happy, success, and productive, you will want to (13)_be in a place where you fit for the culture, a place where you (14)_can have voice, be respected, and have opportunities for (15)_growth. III. Gap-filling 选词填空题（15 题，每题 2 分，共 30 分）Directions: Fill in the following blanks with the correct words given according to the meanings of the sentences. 1. Environmentalists are doing everything within their power to _ the impact of the oil spill.A. minimize B. belittleC. reject D. reclaim2. Topics for conversation should be _ to the experiences and interests of the students.欢迎报考广东财经大学硕士研究生，祝你考试成功！（第 4 页 共 18 页）考研高分咨询电话/微信：133410044514A. satisfied B. relevantC. concerned D. concentrated3. They said the operation had been successful and they expected his wife to _.A. bring about B. pull throughC. carry on D. put up4. We could tell that she was still _ something and it was our job to find out what.A. canceling B. shelteringC. concealing D. settling5. You are legally _ to take faulty goods back to the store where you bought them.A. assigned B. entitledC. acclaimed D. remained6. His knowledge of English is _ for the job, although he is not fluent in the language.A. justified B. reliableC. adequate D. assured7. The scientists have been _ the necessary funds for their research program.A. desired B. neglectedC. declined D. denied8. There is always a _ that the legal system is designed to suit lawyers rather than to protect the public.A. confidence B. faithC. deception D. suspicion9. A spokesman of Ministry of Agriculture said that a series of policies would be implemented to _ the development of agriculture.A. demote B. promoteC. decrease D. increase10.A dark suit is _ to a light one for evening wear.A. favorable B. suitableC. proper D. preferable11.The foreign company has been _ running this factory for decades.A. enormously B. effectively C. infinitely D. extremely 12.Im not sick; _, Im in the peak of health. A. to be honest B. on the contrary C. to my delight D. on all sides13. By a _ of good luck, Gene, who had been buried in the rubble for more than 26 hours, came out alive.A. stroke B. hitC. strike D. blow14.Advertising is an intensely _ business. 欢迎报考广东财经大学硕士研究生，祝你考试成功！（第 5 页 共 18 页）考研高分咨询电话/微信：133410044515A. competitive B. aggressive C. adventurous D. lucrative 15. She was _ upset to find that she failed in the final examination. A. somehow B. someway C. somewhat D. somewhereIV. Reading Comprehension 阅读理解（30 题，每题 2 分，共 60 分）Directions: In this section, there six reading passages followed by a total of thirty multiple-choice questions. Read the passages carefully and then choose the correct answer. Passage 1 The Birth of Photography 【1】Perceptions of the visible world were greatly altered by the invention of photography in the middle of the nineteenth century. In particular, and quite logically, the art of painting was forever changed, though not always in the ways one might have expected. The realistic and naturalistic painters of the mid- and late-nineteenth century were all intently aware of photographyas a thing to use, to learn from, and react to.【2】Unlike most major inventions, photography had been long and impatiently awaited. The images produced by the camera obscura, a boxlike device that used a pinhole or lens to throw an image onto a ground-glass screen or a piece of white paper, were already familiarthe device had been much employed by topographical artists like the Italian painter Canaletto in his detailed views of the city of Venice. What was lacking was a way of giving such images permanent form. This was finally achieved by Louis Daguerre (1787-1851), who perfected a way of fixing them on a silvered copper plate. His discovery, the “daguerreotype,“ was announced in 1839.【3】A second and very different process was patented by the British inventor William Henry Talbot (1800-1877) in 1841. Talbot's “calotype“ was the first negative-to-positive process and the direct ancestor of the modern photograph. The calotype was revolutionary in its use of chemically treated paper in which areas hit by light became dark in tone, producing a negative image. This “negative,“ as Talbot called it, could then be used to print multiple positive images on another piece of treated paper.【4】The two processes produced very different results. The daguerreotype was a unique image that reproduced what was in front of the camera lens in minute, unselective detail and could not be duplicated. The calotype could be made in series, and was thus the equivalent of an etching or an engraving. Its general effect was soft edged and tonal.欢迎报考广东财经大学硕士研究生，祝你考试成功！（第 6 页 共 18 页）考研高分咨询电话/微信：133410044516【5】One of the things that most impressed the original audience for photography was the idea of authenticity. Nature now seemed able to speak for itself, with a minimum of interference. The title Talbot chose for his book, The Pencil of Nature (the first part of which was published in 1844), reflected this feeling. Artists were fascinated by photography because it offered a way of examining the world in much greater detail. They were also afraid of it, because it seemed likely to make their own efforts unnecessary.【6】Photography did indeed make certain kinds of painting obsoletethe daguerreotype virtually did away with the portrait miniature. It also made the whole business of making and owning images democratic. Portraiture, once a luxury for the privileged few, was suddenly well within the reach of many more people.【7】In the long term, photography's impact on the visual arts was far from simple. Because the medium was so prolific, in the sense that it was possible to produce a multitude of images very cheaply, it was soon treated as the poor relation of fine art, rather than its destined successor. Even those artists who were most dependent on photography became reluctant to admit that they made use of it, in case this compromised their professional standing.【8】The rapid technical development of photographythe introduction of lighter and simpler equipment, and of new emulsions that coated photographic plates, film, and paper and enabled images to be made at much faster speedshad some unanticipated consequences. Scientific experiments made by photographers such as Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904) and Etienne-Jules Marey (1830-1904) demonstrated that the movements of both humans and animals differed widely from the way they had been traditionally represented in art. Artists, often reluctantly, were forced to accept the evidence provided by the camera. The new candid photographyunposed pictures that were made when the subjects were unaware that their pictures were being takenconfirmed these scientific results, and at the same time, thanks to the radical cropping (trimming) of images that the camera often imposed, suggested new compositional formats. The accidental effects obtained by candid photographers were soon being copied by artists such as the French painter Degas.1.What can be inferred from paragraphs 1 and 2 about the effect of photography on nineteenth-century painting?A. Photography did not significantly change the way people looked at reality.B. Most painters used the images of the camera obscura in preference to those of the daguerreotype.C. Painters who were concerned with realistic or naturalistic representation were particularly influenced by photography.D. Artists used the long-awaited invention of photography in just the ways they had expected to.欢迎报考广东财经大学硕士研究生，祝你考试成功！（第 7 页 共 18 页）考研高分咨询电话/微信：1334100445172. According to paragraphs 2 and 3 which of the following did the daguerreotype and the calotype have in common?A. They were equally useful for artists.B. They could be reproduced.C. They produced a permanent imageD. They were produced on treated paper.3. The word “authenticity“ in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning toA. improvement.B. practicality.C. genuineness.D. repetition.4.What point does the author make in paragraph 6?A. Paintings became less expensive because of competition with photography.B. Photography, unlike painting, was a type of portraiture that even ordinary people could afford.C. Every style of painting was influenced by the invention of photography.D. The daguerreotype was more popular than the calotype.5.It can be inferred from paragraph 8 that one effect that photography had on painting was that itA.provided painters with new insights into how humans and animals actually move.B.showed that representing movement could be as interesting as portrait art.C.increased the appeal of painted portraiture among the wealthy.D.influenced artists to improve techniques for painting faster.Passage 2 Early Settlements in the Southwest Asia【1】The universal global warming at the end of the Ice Age had dramatic effects on temperate regions of Asia, Europe, and North