广西师范大学 2012 年硕士研究生入学考试试题 专业名称：英语语言文学、外国语言学及应用语言学、学科教学（英语） 科目名称：综合英语 科目代码： 820 （答案必须写在考试专用答题纸上，否则造成错批、漏批等后果自负）第一页（共计 15 页） . Vocabulary and Structure(30 questions altogether,1 point for each and 30 points total) Directions: There are 30 multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. Mark your answer on you ANSWER SHEET. 1. One cause of the civil war was economic and political rivalry between the _South A. prosperous B. cultivated C. old-fashioned D. poorly organized A. damaged B. destroyed C. sabotaged D. spoiled 3. Mary is as _ A. beautiful B. smart C. slender D. vain A. lodging B. accommodations C. places D. houses 5. The White House spokesman didnt_any details concerning the disarmament A. expose B. disclose C. enclose D. impart 6. That winter was quite long and farmers who had failed to store up enough _for A. fodder B. food C. grass D. grain 7. Tension within a family is often relieved or eliminated when the family as a whole A. internal B. external C. intensive D. extensive 8. On the top of some very high A. insisted B. persevered C. persisted D. kept 9. The United States has some strange laws. For instance, the government permits cigarette companies to advertise their products in magazines and newspapers, A. leaves B. allows C. demands D. bans 10. Really, Edwin is afraid of Angela, but the _is also true: Angela is afraid of A. inversion B. insertion C. version D. reverse 1 A. attributed to B. dedicated to C. seen to 12. To prove their theories, scientists must_an adequate amount of data as ev A. stimulate B. reproduce C. reserve D. accumulate 13. Youd better hang up this oil- A. empty B. blank C. vacant D. bare 14. Lets put our heads together and I am sure that we will certainly fin A. answer B. solution C. key D. way 15. Much to the students relief, the mid- A. let off B. taken off C. left off D. cut off 16. During the heavy fog in the city, th A. came to a standstill B. came to an end C. came to a conclusion D. came to no result 1 A. confessed B. confirmed C. conquered D. conformed 18. I am A. mood B. attitude C. tendency D. spirit 19. It is usually argued that the earliest influences _upon children A. exerted B. exerting C. exercised D. exercising 20. Gathering of more than three persons were prohibited, supposedly in A. the law and the order B. law and order C. the order and the law D. order and law 21. I A. considerable B. considering C. considered D. considerate 22. He failed once again in his experiment, but he didnt feel_. A. frustrated B. encouraged C. puzzled D. endangered 2 A. second to none B. the second to none C. best of none D. the best of none 24. _every other member of the team, John wore an official uniform in the victory A. As B. Just as C. Like D. So 25. Supported by sufficient evidence, his argument seems to have a great A. vividness B. validity C. terminology D. Propagation 26. We find the book quite : it provides us with an abundance of information on western music. A. distracting B. enlightening C.amusing D. Confusing 27. It is necessary that an efficient worker his work on time. A. accomplishes B. can accomplish C. accomplish D. has accomplished 28. Dogs are often praised for their ; they almost never abandon their masters. A truthfulness B loyalty C trust D faith 29. “How did James Bond escape from the locked confine?” “ Oh, you know he always manages a tight situation.” A to get out of B getting out of C to have got him out of D in getting out of 30. The scientific group is carrying out a research focused on a drug which is so as to be able to change brain chemistry. A powerful B influential C monstrous D vigorous Reading Comprehension (20 questions altogether, 1 point for each and 20 points total) Directions： There are four passages with 20 multi-choice questions in this section. Read through them and choose the best answer to each question. Mark your answer on your ANSWER SHEET. TEXT A Racket, din clamor, noise. Whatever you want to call it, unwanted sound is America's most widespread nuisance. But noise is more than just a nuisance. It constitutes a real and present danger to people's health. Day and night, at home, at work, and at play, noise can produce serious physical and psychological stress. No one is immune to this stress. Though we seem to adjust to noise by ignoring it, the ear, in fact, never closes and the body still respondssometimes with extreme tension, as to a strange sound in the night. The annoyance we feel when faced with noise is the most common outward symptom of the stress building up inside us. Indeed, because irritability is so apparent, legislators have made public annoyance the basis of many noise abatement programs. The more subtle and more serious health hazards associated with stress caused by noise traditionally have been given much less attention. Nevertheless, when we are annoyed or made irritable by noise, we should consider these symptoms fair warning that other things may be happening to us, some of which may be damaging to our health. Of the many health hazards related to noise, hearing loss is the most dearly observable and measurable by health professionals. The other hazards are harder to pin down. For many of us, there may be a risk that exposure to the stress of noise increases susceptibility to disease and infection. The more susceptible among us may experience noise as a complicating factor in heart problems end other diseases. Noise that causes annoyance and irritability in healthy persons may have serious consequences for those already ill in mind or body. Noise affects us throughout our lives. For example, there are indications of effects on the unborn child when mothers are exposed to industrial and environmental noise. During infancy and childhood, youngsters exposed to high noise levels may have trouble falling asleep and obtaining necessary amounts of rest. Why, than, is there not greater alarm about these dangers? Perhaps it is because the link between noise and many disabilities or diseases has not yet been conclusively demonstrated. Perhaps it is because we tend to dismiss annoyance as a price to pay for living in the modern world. It may also be because we still think of hearing loss as only an occupational hazard. 31. The phrase “immune to“ (Line 3, Para. 1) are used to mean _. A unaffected by B hurt by C unlikely to be seen by D unknown by 32. The author's attitude toward noise would best be described as _. A unrealistic B traditional C concerned D hysterical 33. Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage? A Noise is a major problem; most people recognize its importance. B Although noise can be annoying, it is not a major problem. C Noise is a major problem and has not yet been recognized as such. D Noise is a major problem about which nothing can be done. 34. The author condemns noise essentially because it _. A is against the law B can make some people irritable C is a nuisance D is a danger to people's health 35.The author would probably consider research about the effects noise has on people to be _. A unimportant B impossible C a waste of money D essential TEXT B A controversy erupted in the scientific community in early 1998 over the use of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid ) fingerprinting in criminal investigations. DNA fingerprinting was introduced in 1987 as a method to identify individuals based on a pattern seen in their DNA, the molecule of which genes are made. DNA is present in every cell of the body except red blood cells. DNA fingerprinting has been used successfully in various ways, such as to determine paternity where it is not clear who the father of a particular child is. However, it is in the area of criminal investigations that DNA fingerprinting has potentially powerful and controversial uses. DNA fingerprinting and other DNA analysis techniques have revolutionized criminal investigations by giving investigators powerful new tools in the attempt to trove guilt, not just establish innocence. When used in criminal investigations, a DNA fingerprint pattern from a suspect is compared with a DNA fingerprint pattern obtained from such material as hairs or blood found at the scene of a crime. A match between the two DNA samples can be used as evidence to convict a suspect. The controversy in 1998 stemmed form a report published in December 1991 by population geneticists Richard C. Lewontin of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., and Daniel L. Hartl called into question the methods to calculate how likely it is that a match between two DNA fingerprints might occur by chance alone. In particular, they argued that the current method cannot properly determine the likelihood that two DNA samples will match because they came from the same individual rather than simply from two different individuals who are members of the same ethnic group. Lewontin and Hartl called for better surveys of DNA patterns methods are adequate. In response to their criticisms, population geneticists Ranajit Chakraborty of the University of Texas in Dallas and Kenneth K. Kidd of Yale University in New Haven, Conn., argued that enough data are already available to show that the methods currently being used are adequate. In January 1998, however, the federal Bureau of Investigation and laboratories that conduct DNA tests announced that they would collect additional DNA samples form various ethnic groups in an attempt to resolve some of these questions. And, in April, a National Academy of Sciences called for strict standards and system of accreditation for DNA testing laboratories. 36. Before DNA fingerprinting is used, suspects_. A. would have to leave their fingerprints for further investigations B. would have to submit evidence for their innocence C. could easily escape conviction of guilt D. cold be convicted of guilt as well 37. DNA fingerprinting can be unreliable when _. A. the methods used for blood- cell calculation are not accurate B. two different individuals of the same ethnic group may have the same DNA fingerprinting pattern C. a match is by chance left with fingerprints that happen to belong to two different individuals D. two different individuals leave two DNA samples. 38. To geneticists like Lewontin and Hartl, the current method _. A. is not so convincing as to exclude the likelihood that two DNA samples can never come from two individuals B. is arguable because two individuals of the same ethnic group are likely to have the same DNA pattern. C. Is not based on adequate scientific theory of genetics D. Is theoretically contradictory to what they have been studying 39. The attitude of the Federal Bereau of Investigation shows that _. A. enough data are yet to be collected form various ethnic groups to confirm the unlikelihood of two DNA samples coming from two individual members B. enough data of DNA samples should be collected to confirm that only DNA samples form the same person can match C. enough data are yet to be collected from various ethnic groups to determine the likelihood of two different DNA samples coming form the same person D. additional samples from various ethnic groups should be collected to determine that two DNA samples are unlikely to come from the same person 40. National Academy of Sciences holds the stance that _. A. DNA testing should be systematized B. Only authorized laboratories can conduct DNA testing C. The academy only is authorized to work out standards for testing D. The academy has the right to accredit laboratories for DNA testing TEXT C He was an old man with a white beard and huge nose and hands. Long before the time during which we will know him, he was a doctor and drove a jaded white horse from house to house through the streets of Winesburg. Later he married a girl who had money. She had been left a large fertile farm when her father died. The girl was quiet, tall, and dark, and to many people she seemed very beautiful. Everyone in Winesburg wondered why she married the doctor. Within a year after the marriage she died. Doctor Reefy was a tall man who had worn one suit of clothes for ten years. It was frayed at the sleeves and little holes had appeared at the knees and elbows. In the office he wore also a linen duster with huge pockets into which he continually stuffed scraps of paper. After some weeks the scraps of paper became little hard round balls, and when the pockets were filled he dumped them out upon the floor. For ten years he had but one friend, another old man named John Spaniard who owned a tree nursery. Sometimes, in a playful mood, old Doctor Reefy took from his pockets a handful of the paper balls and threw them at the nursery man. “'That is to confound you, you blithering old sentimentalist,“ he cried, shaking with laughter. The story of Doctor Reefy and his courtship of the tall dark girl who became his wife and left her money to him is a very curious story. It is delicious, like the twisted little apples that grow in the orchards of Winesburg. In the fall one walks in the orchards and the ground is hard with frost underfoot. The apples have been taken from the trees by the pickers. They have been put in barrels and shipped to the cities where they will be eaten in apartments that are filled with books, magazines, furniture, and people. The girl and Doctor Reefy began their courtship on a summer afternoon. He was forty-five then and already he had begun the practice of filling his pockets with the scraps of paper that became hard balls and were thrown away. The habit had been formed as he sat in his buggy behind the jaded grey horse and went slowly along country roads. On the papers were written thoughts, ends of thoughts, beginnings of thoughts. The tall dark girl came to see Doctor Reefy because she was in the family way and had become frightened. She was in that condition because of a series of circumstances also curious. The death of her father and mother and the rich acres of land that had come down to her had set a train of suitors on her heels. For two years she saw suitors almost every evening. One of them, a slender young man with white hands, the son of a jeweler in Winesburg, talked continually of virginity. When he was with her he was never off the subject.