广西师范大学 2011 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. The company announced that people can their old TV sets a technologically improved model. A trade. for B trade. in C trade in . for D trade for .in 2. Man-thing relationships are growing more and more in modern society. ABCD 3. The boxer and almost fell when his opponent hit him hard. ABCD 4. In some western cultures, it is usually felt to be for a phone call receiver to conclude the conversation when the caller has not really finished. A erupt B abrupt C disrupt D bankrupt 5. One critical problem in energy-dependent industry is that it will gradually natural resources. A dispose B discard C deplete D decline 6. The present passionate pursuit for further education somehow reflects a that a higher education degree would lead to future higher income. A notion B motion C motivation D motive 7. Sometimes the from which we look at a given issue may be more important than the issue itself. A prospect B perspective C outlook D vision 8. All of us at times have to take courage to problems that seem to go beyond our measure. A confront B conflict C encounter D enforce 9. It should be noted that as individuals, gifted students are endowed with certain which represent their potential success in life. A attributes B instructions C commitment D criteria 10. The attempt to cultivate a hobby at an old age will the strain of mental effort. A aggravate B compensate C gratify D recuperate 11. The brain of an average adult is one of the largest organs of the body, about three pounds. A weighs B is weighed C weighing D to weigh it 12. By telling his own life stories, Jack London peoples attention to the suffering of the deprived, to the indifference of the middle class, and to the cruelty and hypocrisy of the upper class. A called for B appealed to C aimed at D responded to 13. Many Chinese learners of English tend to believe that there is always a (an) for a given word in English. A alternative B candidate C equivalent D counterpart 14.We are mortals in the sense that anything that does not belong to our spirits will sure : have to go. A linger around B wither away C go bankrupt D break down 15.Connecticut was the fifth of the original thirteen states the constitution of the united states. A ratified B ratify C to ratify D have ratified 16. A good hobby is, according to Churchill, a temporary from your worries and boredoms in the thing you are doing. A diversion B distraction C attraction D diversity 17. An unconsolidated aggregate of silt particles is also termed silt. a consolidated aggregate is called silt-stone. A which B why C whereas D whether 18. The novelist John Dos Passes developed a style of fiction incorporating several documentary devices to his works. A lent realism B that lending realism C to lend realism D of whose realism lent 19. College students should themselves with profound knowledge and an insight into this world and try to identify their success in the prosperity of this country. A equip B endow C grant D bestow 20. It is sad, however, to see a good number of college students losing their interest in anything other than a well-off life of their own. A keen B alert C swift D acute 21. “Dont set your goals by what other people important,” a wise man once said. A boom B deem C doom D bloom 22. In earths infancy, its surface was warm enough for life the young Sun was fainter than it is today. A in spite of B whether C neither of which D even though 23. Many things like fashionable clothes or delicious foods or properties or fame are disposable because, unlike our immortal spirits, they are quite along with the passage of time. A inextricable B perishable C inevitable D indispensable 24. There always are hypocrites who show open respects for virtues but their behaviors go with their words. A incoherent B inconsistent C illogical D irrational 25. My to criticize our own limitations derives from a realization that we are often willing to see our merits and to ignore our weaknesses. A motivation B incentive C prospect D perspective 26. Visitors to England sometimes find the lack of public activities in the evenings . A depressed B depression C depressing D depressingly 27. Julie is one of those women who always the latest fashions. A look after B keep up with C run for D go in for 28. This traditonal entertainment for children in America has never, I know, become popular in China. A as far as B as much C to the extent that D so long as 29. Mr. Smith attends to the of important business himself. A transmission B transformation C transaction D transition 30. Besides what you have explained, can you think of reason for their terrible action? A any B else C other D another Reading Comprehension (30 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 Before a big exam， a sound night“s sleep will do you more good than poring over textbooks. That， at least， is the folk wisdom. And science， in the form of behavioral psychology， supports that wisdom. But such behavioral studies cannot distinguish between two competing theories of why sleep is good for the memory. One says that sleep is when permanent memories form. The other says that they are actually formed during the day， but then “edited” at night， to flush away what is superfluous. To tell the difference， it is necessary to look into the brain of a sleeping person， and that is hard. But after a decade of painstaking work， a team led by Pierre Maquet at Liege University in Belgium has managed to do it. The particular stage of sleep in which the Belgian group is interested in is rapid eye movement （ REM） sleep， when brain and body are active， heart rate and blood pressure increase， the eyes move back and forth behind the eyelids as if watching a movie， and brainwave traces resemble those of wakefulness. It is during this period of sleep that people are most likely to relive events of the previous day in dreams. Dr. Maquet used an electronic device called PET to study the brains of people as they practiced a task during the day， and as they slept during the following night. The task required them to press a button as fast as possible， in response to a light coming on in one of six positions. As they learnt how to do this， their response times got faster. What they did not know was that the appearance of the lights sometimes followed a pattern- what is referred to as “artificial grammar”。 Yet the reductions in response time showed that they learnt faster when the pattern was present than when there was not. What is more， those with more to learn （ i.e.， the “grammar”， as well as the mechanical task of pushing the button） have more active brains. The “editing” theory would not predict that， since the number of irrelevant stimuli would be the same in each case. And to eliminate any doubts that the experimental subjects were learning as opposed to unlearning， their response times when they woke up were even quicker than when they went to sleep. The team， therefore， concluded that the nerve connections involved in memory are reinforced through reactivation during REM sleep， particularly if the brain detects an inherent structure in the material being learnt. So now， on the eve of that crucial test， maths students can sleep soundly in the knowledge that what they will remember the next day are the basic rules of algebra and not the incoherent talk from the radio next door. 31.Researchers in behavioral psychology A how dreams are modified in their courses B the difference between sleep and wakefulness C why sleep is of great benefit to memory D the functions of a good night“s sleep 32.As manifested in the experimental study， rapid eye movement is A intensely active brainwave traces B subjects“ quicker response times C complicated memory patterns D revival of events in the previous day 33.By referring to the artificial grammar， the aut A its significance in the study B an inherent pattern being learnt C its resemblance to the lights D the importance of night“s sleep 34.In their study， researchers led by Pierre Maquet took advantage of the technique C making contrasts and comparisonsD correlating effects with their causes 35.What advice might Maquet give to those who have a crucial test the next day？ A Memorizing grammar with great efforts. B Study textbooks with close attention. C Have their brain images recorded. D Enjoy their sleep at night soundly. TEXT B The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that it is trying to track down as many as 386 piglets that may have been genetically engineered and wrongfully sold into the U.S. food supply. The focus of the FDA investigation is pigs raised by researchers at the University of Illinois in Urbana Champaign. They engineered the animals with two genes: One is a cow gene that increases milk production in the sow. The other, a synthetic gene, makes the milk easier for piglets to digest. The goal was to raise bigger pigs faster. There has been no evidence that either genetically altered plants or animals actually trigger human illness, but critics warn that potential side effects remain unknown. University officials say their tests showed the piglets were not born with the altered genes, but FDA rules require even the offspring of genetically engineered animals to be destroyed so they don' t get into the food supply. The FDA, in a quickly arranged news conference Wednesday prompted by inquiries by USA TODAY, said the University of Illinois will face possible sanctions and fines for selling the piglets to a livestock broker, who in turn sells to processing plants. Both the FDA and the university say the pigs that entered the market do not pose a risk to consumers. But the investigation follows action by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in December to fine a Texas company that contaminated 500,000 bushels of soybeans with com that had been genetically altered to produce a vaccine for pigs. Critics see such cases as evidence of the need for more government oversight of a burgeoning area of scientific research. “This is a small incident, but it's incident like this that could destroy consumer confidence and export confidence,“ says Stephanie Childs of the Grocery Manufacturers of America. “We already have Europe shaky on biotech. The countries to whom we export are going to look at this.“ The University of Illinois says it tested the DNA of every piglet eight times to make sure that the animal hadn't inherited the genetic engineering of its mother. Those piglets that did were put back into the study. Those that didn' t were sold to the pig broker. “Any pig who' s tested negative for the genes since 1999 has been sent off to market,“ says Charles Zukoski, vice chancellor for research. But FDA deputy commissioner Lester Crawford says that under the terms of the university's agreement with the FDA, the researchers were forbidden to remove the piglets without FDA approval. “The University of Illinois failed to check with FDA to see whether or not the animals could be sold on the open market. And they were not to he used under any circumstance for food.“ The FDA is responsible for regulating and overseeing transgenic animals because such genetic manipulation is considered an unapproved animal drug. 36. The 386 piglets wrongfully sold into food supply are from _ . A Europe B an American research organization C a meat processing plant D an animal farm 37. The purpose of the transgenic engineering research is to . A get pigs of larger size in a shorter time B make sows produce more milk C make cows produce more milk D make pigs grow more lean meat 38. The 4th paragraph shows that the University of Illinois . A was criticized by the FDA B is in great trouble C is required by the FDA to call back the sold piglets D may have to pay the penalty 39. The FDA declares that the wrongfully sold piglets . A may have side effects on consumers B may be harmful to consumers C are safe to consumers D may cause human illness 40. It can be inferred from this passage that . A all the offspring have their mothers genetic engineering. B part of the offspring have their mothers genetic engineering. C none of the offspring have their mothers genetic engineering. D half of the offspring have their mothers genetic engineering. TEXT C The study of philosophies should make our own ideas flexible. We are all of us apt to take certain general ideas for granted, and call them common sense. We should learn that other people have held quite different ideas, and that our own have started as very original guessed of philosophers. A scientist is apt to think that all the problems of philosophy will ultimately be solved by science. I think this is true for a great many of the questions on which philosophers still argue. For example Plato thought that when we saw something, one ray of light came to it from the sun, and another from our eyes, and that seeing was something like feeling with a stick. We now know that the light comes from the sun, and is reflected into our eyes. We dont know in much detail how the changes in our eyes give rise to sensation. But there is every reason to think that as we learn more about the physiology of the brain, we shall do so, and that the great philosophical problems about knowledge and will are going to be pretty fully cleared up. But if our descendants know the answers to these questions and others which perplex us today, there will still be one field of which they do not know, namely the future. However exact our science, we cannot know it as we know the past. Philosophy may be described as argument about things of which we are ignorant. And where science gives us a hope of knowledge it is often reasonable to suspend judgment. That is one reason why Marx and Engels quite rightly wrote so little on many philosophical problems which interested their cotemp