广东外语外贸大学2007年研究生入学考试
英语专业水平考试样题
Ⅰ. Fill in each of the blanks below with a word provided in the brackets. The words you put in must be grammatically and semantically appropriate. You can only use the words in the brackets ONCE. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (30 points)
(alive, bear, carry, chain, current, early, even, every, follow, general, it, original, previous, since, specific, therefore, up, very, when, with)
The previous section has shown how quickly a rhyme passes from one schoolchild to the next and illustrates a further difference between school lore and nursery lore. In nursery lore a verse, learnt in (1)______ childhood, is not usually passed on again until the little listener has grown (2)_______ , and has children of his own, or (3)_______ grandchildren. The period
between learning a nursery rhyme and transmitting (4)________ may be anything from twenty to seventy years.(5)______ the playground lore, however, a rhyme may be excitedly passed on
within the (6)________ hour it is learnt; and, in (7)________, it passes between children who are of the same age, or nearly so, (8)_______ it is uncommon for the difference in age between
playmates to be more than five years. If, (9)_________, a playground rhyme can be shown to have been (10)______ for a hundred years, or even just for fifty, it (11)_______ that it had been
retransmitted over and over again; very possibly it has passed along a (12)_______ of two or three hundred young hearers and tellers, and the wonder is that it remains (13)_______ after so much handling, let alone that it (14)_______ resemblance to the (15)________ wording.
Ⅱ. This section contains twenty multiple-choice questions on antonyms. Choose the best answer to each question. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet (20 points)
1.COMMOTION: A. desirability B. likability C. changeability D. tranquility 2.GIST:
A. tangential point
B. tentative explanation C. faulty assumption D. meaningless view 3.STABILIZE: A. penetrate B. minimize C. fluctuate D. isolate 4.RENOVATE: A. keep hidden B. cause to decay C. duplicate D. complicate
5.PROFUSE: A. sequential B. shoddy C. scant D. supreme 6.REFUTE: A. reveal B. associate C. recognize D. prove
7.BOISTEROUS: A. grateful B. angry C. quiet D. clever
8.METAMORPHOSE: A. prepare in advance B. remain unchanged C. examine in haste D. descend slowly 9.ALLY:
A. adversary B. mediator C. inventor D. accomplice 10.OFFHAND: A. accurate B. universal C. appropriate D. prepared
11.WATERPROOF: A. soggy B. natural C. permeable D. slippery 12.INSULARITY: A. over-zealousness B. open-mindedness C. susceptibility D. hospitality 13.DISSONANCE: A. concord B. consent C. contract
D. confederacy 14.TORTUOUS: A. enduring B. informal C. complicated D. straightforward 15.SYNCHRONOUS: A. off-key B. out-of-shape C. out-of-phase D. out-of-date 16.REDUNDANT: A. consistent B. economical C. complex D. insightful 17.PARTITION: A. unify B. fortify C. satisfy D. identify 18.ABATE: A. attach B. alter C. assist D. augment 19.ERUDITE: A. unsettled B. unlettered C. untitled D. unknown 20.CARDINAL: A. abstract B. subtle C. minor D. scarce
Ⅲ. Read the following passages carefully and complete the tasks. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.(50 points) TEXT A
The biggest problem facing Chile as it promotes itself as a tourist destination to be reckoned with, is that it is at the end of the earth. It is too far south to be a convenient stop on the way to anywhere else and is much farther than a relatively cheap half-day’s flight away from the big tourist markets, unlike Mexico, for example.
Chile, therefore, is having to fight hard to attract tourists, to convince travelers that it is worth
coming halfway round the world to visit. But it is succeeding, not only in existing markets like the USA and Western Europe but in new territories, in particular the Far East. Markets closer to home, however, are not being forgotten. More than 50% of visitors to Chile still come from its nearest neighbour, Argentina, where the cost of living is much higher.
Like all South American countries, Chile sees tourism as a valuable earner of foreign currency, although it has been far more serious than most in promoting its image abroad.
Relatively stable politically within the region, it has benefited from the problems suffered in other areas. In Peru, guerrilla warfare in recent years has dealt a heavy blow to the tourist industry and fear of street crime in Brazil has reduced the attraction of Rio de Janeiro as a dream destination for foreigners.
More than 150,000 people are directly involved in Chile’s tourist sector, an industry which earns the country more than US$950 million each year. The staterun National Tourism Service, in partnership with a number of private companies, is currently running a worldwide campaign, taking part in trade fairs and international events to attract visitors to Chile.
Chile’s great strength as a tourist destination is its geographical diversity. From the parched Atacama Desert in the north to the Antarctic snowfields of the south, it is more than 5,000 km long. With the Pacific on one side and the Andean mountains on the other, Chile boasts natural attractions. Its beaches are not up to Caribbean standards but resorts such as Vina del Mar are generally clean and unspoilt and have a high standard of services.
But the trump card is the Andes mountain range. There are a number of excellent ski resorts within one hour’s drive of the capital, Santiago, and the national parks in the south are home to rare animal and plant species. The parks already attract specialist visitors, including mountaineers, who come to climb the technically difficult peaks, and fishermen, lured by the salmon and trout in the region’s rivers.
However, infrastructural development development in these areas is limited. The ski resorts do not have as many lifts and pistes as their European counterparts and the poor quality of roads in the south means that only the most determined travelers see the best of the national parks.
Air links between Chile and the rest of the world are, at present, relatively poor. While Chile’s two largest airlines have extensive networks within South America, they operate only a small number of routes to the United States and Europe, while services to Asia are almost non-existent.
Internal transport links are being improved and luxury hotels are being built in one of its national parks. Nor is development being restricted to the Andes. Easter Island and Chile’s
Antarctic Territory are also on the list of areas where the Government believes it can create tourist markets.
But the rush to open hitherto inaccessible areas to mass tourism is not being welcomed by everyone. Indigenous and environmental groups, including Greenpeace, say that many parts of the Andes will suffer if they become overdeveloped. There is a genuine fear that areas of Chile will suffer the cultural destruction witnessed in Mexico and European resorts.
The policy of opening up Antarctica to tourism is also politically sensitive. Chile already has permanent settlements on the ice and many people see the claim over part of Antarctica.
The Chilean Government has promised to respect the environment as it seeks to bring tourism to these areas. But there are immense commercial pressures to exploit the country’s tourism potential. The government will have to monitor developments closely if it is genuinely
concerned in creating a balanced, controlled industry and if the price of an increasingly lucrative tourist market is not going to mean the loss of many of Chile’s natural riches. 1.Mexico attracts more tourists than Chile because it A. is nearer to the US. B. enjoys better scenery. C. is cheaper to travel there. D. has more attractive beach.
2.According to the passage, many Argentines visit Chile because it A. offers better service in the ski resorts. B. boasts the best beach in the region.
C. is safer than traveling in their own country. D. is cheaper than traveling in their country.
3.If a Japanese plans to visit Chile, the first big problem might be A. the difficulty to obtain the visa. B. the difficulty to find a direct flight. C. the cold weather in the southern part. D. the difficulty to climb the peaks.
4.The phrase “the trump card” in the 6th paragraph most probably means A. the worst card in hand. B. the best card in hand. C. the biggest problem.
D. the best tourist attraction.
5.The objection to the development of Chile’s tourism might be all EXCEPT that it A. is ambitious and unrealistic. B. is politically sensitive.
C. will bring harm to local culture. D. will destroy natural beauty.
6.The passage mentions a number of factors that contribute either positively or negatively to the development of Chile’s tourism. The following is a list of these factors. Identify the factors and then put them in the corresponding columns on the answer sheet. A. peaks difficult to climb
B. air links to US, Europe and Asia C. lifts and pistes in ski resorts D. political situation
E. deserts in the north and snow field in the south F. geographical location
G. indigenous group’s attitude H. Greenpeace’s attitude
I. territorial claim on the Antarctica J. service of coastal resorts
TEXT B
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