2013年昆明理工大学240英语考研真题

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昆明理工大学2013年硕士研究生招生入学考试试题(A卷)

考试科目代码：                考试科目名称 ：   英语   
试题适用招生专业 ： 硕士研究生          
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Part I    Vocabulary and Structure    (20%)
Direction: In this part, there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.   (0.5 point each)

1. It turned out that the man was an excellent policeman working in New York, _____ had contributed a lot to the case.
A. that           B. which            C. who          D. where
2. _____ you don't know the rule won't be a sufficient excuse for your failure.
A. It is           B. That             C. Because       D. What
3. She is very ____ to ring me tonight. I can sense that.
A. liable         B. possible           C. likely         D. likeable  
4. Small talk is a good way to kill time, make friends and ____ something with others.
A. argue         B. replace            C. share         D. match
5. Some people like drinking coffee, for it has _____ effects.
A. promoting     B. stimulating         C. enhancing     D. encouraging
6. _____ you're early you can't be sure of getting a seat.
A. If            B. Unless             C. When        D. Because
7. John likes Chinese food, but he _____ eating with chopsticks.
A. doesn't used to                B. doesn't use to
C.  isn't used to                   D. used not to
8. His wife had the front door painted green yesterday, _____ she?
A. did           B. didn't              C. had          D. hadn't
9. After the war, a new school building was put up _____ there had once been a theatre.
A. that          B. where              C. which        D. when
10. It shames me to say it, but I told a lie when _____ at the meeting by may boss.
A. questioning    B. having questioned    C. questioned    D. to be questioned
11. …… A modern city has been set up in _____ was a wasteland ten years ago .
A. what         B. which              C. that          D. where
12. Professor Smith, along with his assistants, ______ on the project day and night to meet the deadline.
A. work         B. working            C. is working     D. are working
13. The president spoke at the business meeting for nearly an hour without ______ his notes.
A. bringing up        B. referring to       C. looking for     D. trying on
14. It is certain that he will ______ his business to his son when he gets old.
A. take over          B. think over       C. hand over       D. go over
15. The Internet has brought ______ big changes in the way we work.
A. About            B. out             C. back           D. up
16. When climbing the hill, John was knocked unconscious by an ______ rolling stone.
A. untouched        B. unfamiliar       C. unexpected      D. unbelievable
17. Her brother ______ to leave her in the dark room alone when she disobeyed his order.
A. declared          B. threatened       C. warned         D. exclaimed
18. Alice trusts you. Only you can ______ her to give up the foolish idea.
A. suggest           B. attract          C. tempt          D. persuade
19. A man is being questioned in relation to the ______ murder.
A. advised           B. attended        C. attempted       D. admired
20. Modern plastics can ______ very high and very low temperatures.
A. stand             B. hold           C. carry          D. support
21. If you go to the movie tonight, so ______ I .
A. will              B. do             C. am            D. can
22. You don't know about the difficulty I had ______ the work then at all.
A. done             B. to do           C. for doing        D. in doing
23. ______ is well-known, the environment in China is badly in need of improvement.
A. It                B. That           C. As             D. What
24. Charles Babbage is generally considered ______ the first computers.
A. to invent          B. inventing       C. to have invented  D. having invented
25. With oil prices keeping ______, people are hesitating whether to buy a car or not.
A. rising             B. arising         C. raising         D. arousing
26. I walked out of the cinema, ______ to return to see the wonderful film the next Sunday.
A. determine          B. being determined   C. determined   D. to be determined
27. We were very disappointed at the ______ to our advertisement, and our products didn't sell well.
A. replies             B. response       C. answers        D. words
28. My suggestion yesterday was that a meeting ______ to discuss the matter.
A. should hold         B. must be held    C. would be held   D. be held
29. Before the guests come, I must get the glasses ______.
A. washed             B. to be washed   C. being washed    D. to wash
30. Who would you rather have ______ the computer, Mr. Lin or Mr. Chen?
A. repaired            B. repair         C. repairing        D. to repair
31. Their marriage is declared ______.
A. ineffective          B. invalid      C. in vain          D. empty
32. The recent airplane crash ______ my belief that stronger safety regulations are needed.
A. infirm              B. affirms     C. firms            D. confirms
33. The salesgirl had ______ the mistakes in my bill as soon as possible.
A. rectified            B. verified     C. underlined        D. certified
34. He doesn’t want to get married because he is afraid of any______.
A. committee          B. contamination C. commemoration   D. commitments
35. I am______ of that woman; I think she may have stolen something from our shop.
A. skeptical           B. specific      C. suspicious        D. spacious
36. The republication of the writer’s works will surely ______ his reputation. 
A. enhance           B. strengthen      C. enlarge         D. magnify
37. In fairy tales, ______ beings will never die.
A. immoral           B. immortal       C. fatal           D. immobile
38. Working consistently without rest, a lot of doctors and nurses ______ SARS. 
A. go down with       B. go into        C. go for          D. go away
39. Evening was ______ as I took the road over Mountain Top.
A. setting out         B. setting in       C. setting down     D. setting off
40. It’s interesting that Mary ______ her aunt in everyway
A. takes on           B. takes after      C. takes down      D. takes to

Part II    Reading Comprehension    (40%)   
Directions: In this part there are 4 passages. Each passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished sentences. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and Mark your choice on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage 1
Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there's a big difference between "being a writer' and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hour alone at a typewriter. "You've got to want to write," I say to them, "not want to be a writer".
　　
The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance（自由栏目）writer, I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn't even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer.

After a year or so, however, I still hadn't gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that I barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write, I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn't going to be one of those people who die wondering: What if? I would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.

41. The passage is meant to ______.
　　A. warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience
　　B. advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer
　　C. show young people it's unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame
　　D. encourage young people to pursue a writing career
42. What can be concluded from the passage?
　　A. Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.
　　B. A writer's success depends on luck rather than on efforts.
　　C. Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation.
　　D. The chances for writer to become successful are small
43. Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?
　　A. He wasn't able to produce a single book.
　　B. He hadn't seen aching for the better.
　　C. He wasn't able to have a rest for a whole year.
　　D. He though that he lacked imagination.
44. "…people who die wondering: What if?”（Line3, Para-3） refers to "those _____".
　　A. who think too much of the dark side of life
　　B. who regret giving up their career halfway
　　C. who think a lot without making a decision
　　D. who are full of imagination even upon death
45. "Shadowland" in the last sentence refers to _____.
　　A. the wonderland on often dreams about
　　B. the bright future that one is looking forward to
　　C. the state of uncertainty before one's final goal is reached
　　D. a world that exists only in one's imagination

Passage 2
A study of art history might be a good way to learn more about a culture than is possible to learn in general history classes. Most typical history courses concentrate on politics, economics and war. But art history focuses on much more than this because art reflects not only the political values of a people, but also religious beliefs, emotions and psychology. In addition, information about the daily activities of our ancestors can be provided by art. In short, art expresses the essential qualities of a time and a place, and a study of it clearly offers us a deeper understanding than can be found in most history books.

In history books, objective information about the political life of a country is presented; that is, facts about politics are given, but opinions are not expressed. Art, on the other hand, is subjective: it reflects emotions and opinions. The great Spanish painter Francisco Goya was perhaps the first truly “political” artist. In his well-known painting The Third of May, 1808, he criticized the Spanish government for its abuse （滥用） of power over people.

In the same way, art can reflect a culture's religious beliefs. For hundreds of years in Europe, religious art had been almost the only type of art that existed. Churches and other religious buildings were filled with paintings that described people and stories from the Bible. Although most people couldn't read, they could still understand the Bible stories in the pictures on church walls. By contrast, one of the main characteristics of art in the Middle East was （and still is） its absence of human and animal images. This reflects the Islamic belief that statues （雕像） are not holy.

46. More can be learned about a culture from a study of art history than general history because ___.
　　A. art history shows us nothing but the political values
　　B. general history only focuses on politics
　　C. art history gives us an insight into the essential qualities of a time and a place
　　D. general history concerns only religious beliefs, emotions and psychology
47. Art is subjective in that _____.
　　A. a personal and emotional view of history is presented through it
　　B. it only reflects people's anger or sadness about social problems
　　C. it can easily arouse people's anger about their government
　　D. artists were or are religious, who reflect only the religious aspect of the society
48. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
　　A. In history books political views of people are entirely presented.
　　B. Francisco Goya expressed his religious belief in his painting The Third of May, 1808
　　C. In the Middle East, you can hardly find animal or human figures on palaces or other building.
　　D. For centuries in Europe, painters had only painted on walls of churches or other religious buildings.
49. The passage mainly discusses _____.
　　A. the development of art history
　　B. the difference between general history and art history
　　C. what we can learn from art
　　D. the influence of artists on art history
50. It can be concluded from the passage that _____.
　　A. Islamic artists only paint images of plants, flowers or objects in their paintings
　　B. it is more difficult to study art history than general history
　　C. a history teacher must be quite objective
　　D. artists painted people or stories from the Bible to hide their political beliefs

Passage 3
Blind people can “see” things by using other parts of their bodies. This fact may help us to understand our feelings about color. If blind people can sense color differences, then perhaps we, too, are affected by color unconsciously（无意识地）。

Manufacturers have discovered by experience that sugar sells badly in green wrappings, that blue foods are considered unpleasant, and that cosmetics（化妆品）should never be packaged in brown. These discoveries have grown into a branch of color psychology.

Color psychology now finds application in everything from fashion to decoration. Some of our preferences are clearly psychological. Dark blue is the color of the night sky and therefore associated with calm, while yellow is a day color with associations of energy and incentive（刺激）. For a primitive man, activity during the day meant hunting and attacking, while he soon saw red as the color of blood and anger and the heat that came with effort. And green is associated with passive defense and self-protection.

Experiments have shown that colors, partly because of their psychological associations, also have a direct psychological effect. People exposed to bright red show an increase in breath, in heartbeat and in blood pressure; red is exciting. Similar exposure to pure blue has exactly the opposite effect; it is a calming color. Because of its exciting meaning, red is chosen as the signal for danger, but closer analysis shows that a vivid yellow can produce a more basic state of alarm. So fire engines and ambulances in some advanced communities are now rushing around in bright yellow colors that stop the traffic dead.

51. Our preferences for certain colors are _______ according to the passage.
　　A. associated with the time of the day
　　B. dependent on our personalities
　　C. are linked with our ancestors
　　D. partly due to psychological factors

52. If people are exposed to bright red, which of the following things does NOT happen?
　　A. They breathe faster.
　　B. They feel satisfied.
　　C. Their blood pressure rises.
　　D. Their hearts beat faster.

53. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
　　A. Color probably has an effect on us which we are not conscious of.
　　B. Yellow fire engines have caused many bad accidents in some advanced communities.
　　C. People exposed to pure blue start to breathe more slowly.
　　D. The psychology of color is of some practical use.

54. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
　　A. Manufacturers often sell sugar in green wrapping.
　　B. Dark blue bring people the feeling of being energetic.
　　C. Primitive people associated heat and anger with red.
　　D. Green and yellow are associated with calm and passive defense.

55. Which of the following could be the most suitable title for the passage?
　　A. The Branch of Color Psychology
　　B. Color and Its Meanings
　　C. The Practical Use of Color Psychology
　　D. Color and Feelings.

Passage 4
Chemistry did not emerge as a science until after the scientific revolution in the seventeenth century and then only rather slowly and laboriously. But chemical knowledge is as old as history, being almost entirely concerned with the practical arts of living. Cooking is essentially a chemical process; so is the melting of metals and the administration of drugs and potions. This basic chemical knowledge, which was applied in most cases as a rule of thumb (经验法则), was nevertheless dependent on previous experiment. It also served to stimulate a fundamental curiosity about the processes themselves. New information was always being gained as artisans improved techniques to gain better results. 

The development of a scientific approach to chemistry was, however, hampered by several factors. The most serious problem was the vast range of material available and the consequent difficulty of organizing it into some system. In addition, there were social and intellectual difficulties, chemistry is nothing if not practical; those who practice it must use their hands, they must have a certain practical flair (才能). Yet in many ancient civilizations, practical tasks were primarily the province (领域) of a slave population. The thinker or philosopher stood apart from this mundane (世俗的) world, where the practical arts appeared to lack any intellectual content or interest. 

The final problem for early chemical science was the element of secrecy. Experts in specific trades had developed their own techniques and guarded their knowledge to prevent others from stealing their livelihood. Another factor that contributed to secrecy was the esoteric (秘传的) nature of the knowledge of alchemists, who were trying to transform base metals into gold or were concerned with the hunt for the elixir that would bestow (赠与) the blessing of eternal life. In one sense, the second of these was the more serious impediment because the records of the chemical processes that early alchemists had discovered were often written down in symbolic language intelligible (可理解的) to very few or in symbols that were purposely obscure. 

56. What is the passage mainly about? 
A. The scientific revolution in the seventeenth century.
B. Reasons that chemistry developed slowly as a science.
C. The practical aspects of chemistry.
D. Difficulties of organizing knowledge systematically. 

57. According to the passage, how did knowledge about chemical processes increase before the seventeenth century? 
A. Philosophers devised theories about chemical properties. 
B. A special symbolic language was developed.
C. Experience led workers to revise their techniques. 
D. Experts shared their discoveries with the public. 

58. The bold word "hampered" in Line 1 Para 2 is closest in meaning to____. 
A. recognized      B. determined        C. solved       D. hindered 

59. The bold word "it" refers to which of the following? 
A. Problem.        B. Material.       C. Difficulty.    D. System. 

60. Which of the following statements best explains why "the second of these was the more serious impediment"(Underlined)?
A. Chemical knowledge was limited to a small number of people.
B. The symbolic language used was very imprecise.
C. Very few new discoveries were made by alchemists. 
D. The records of the chemical processes were not based on experiments.

Part III    Translation    (20%)
Directions: Translate the following paragraphs into Chinese.   
61. The island of Great Britain being small (compared with the size of Australia), the natural place for holiday relaxation and enjoyment is its extensive coastline, above all its southern and eastern coasts, though Blackpool, which is probably the best known and most crowded seaside town, and the favorite resort of the mass population of industrial Lancashire, is on the north west coast. Distant and little inhabited areas like Northern Scotland, are too remote for the development of large seaside resorts.

62. For most children, going to the seaside suggests a week or fortnight of freedom on the beach, ideally a sandy one providing ample opportunity for the construction of sandcastles, fishing in pools for stranded （搁浅的）shrimps, paddling in shallow water or swimming in deep. Children's entertainments may include the traditional knockabout（闹剧的） puppet show “Punch and Judy”, donkey rides, paddleboats in artificial ponds, mini golf and the swings and roundabouts in local fairgrounds (露天游乐场). Their parents spend sunny days swimming in the sea and sunbathing on the beach.

Part IV    Writing    (20%)
Direction: In this part, you are required to write a composition based on the following information.
2012年国庆长假期间中国政府出台了惠民的新政策 --- 免收高速公路的过路费（toll）,引起了全民的关注。请根据下面的要求写一篇150字以上的作文。
1. 介绍该政策以及该政策引起的后果。
2. 对该政策带来的后果进行评论。
3. 提出建议。
4. 作文题目如下
On Highway Toll During the National Day Holidays

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