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淮海工学院考研英语基础班英语水平测试
(1)PartIReadingComprehensionReadinginDepth(25minutesSectionADirections:Inthissectionthereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoi__sgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybefore__kingyourchoi__s.Eachchoi__inthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Please__rkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthe__ntre.You__ynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanon__.WhatisitaboutAmericansandfoodWelovetoeatbutwefeel__1__aboutitafter-ward.Wesaywewantonlythebestbutwestrangelyenjoyjunkfood.We’re__2__withhealthandweightlossbutfa__anunpre__dentedepidemicofobesity肥胖.Perhapsthe__3__tothisambivalen__矛盾情结liesinourhistory.ThefirstEuropeanscametothiscontinentsearchingfornewspi__sbutwentinvain.Thefirstcashcrop经济作物wasnteatenbut__oked.Thentherewasprohibitionintendedtoprohibitdrinkingbutactually.encouragingmore__4_waysofdoingit.Theimmigrantexperien__toohasbeenoneofinharmony.DoasRo__nsdomeanseatingwhatrealAmericanseatbutournationsfoodhascometobe__5__byimports—pizzasayorhotdogs.Andsomeofthecountry’smosttreasuredcookingcomesfrompeoplewhoarrivedhereinshackles.Perhapsitshouldcomeasnosurprisethenthatfoodhasbeenamediumforthenation’sdefiningstruggleswhetherattheBostonTea_____orthesit-insatsouthernlunchcounters.Itisintegraltoourcon__ptsofhealthandevenmoralitywhetheronerefrainsfromalcoholforreligiousreasonsorevadesmeatforpolitical__6__.Butstrongopinionsh__enotbrought__7__Americansareambivalentaboutwhattheyputintheirmouths.Weh__ebecome__8__ofourfoodsespeciallyaswelearnmoreaboutwhattheycontain.The__9__infoodisstillprosperousintheAmericanconsciousness.It’snocoinciden__thenthatthefirstThanksgivingholdstheAmericani__ginationinsuchbondage束缚.It’swhatweeat—andhowwe__10__itwithfriendsfamilyandstrangers—thathelpdefineAmericaasacommunitytoday.AanswerFdefinedKsuspiciousBresultGvanishL__rtaintyCshareHadaptedMobsessedDguiltyIcreativeNidentifyEconstantJbeliefOidealsSectionBDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoi__s__rkedABCandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoi__and__rkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthe__ntre.PassageOneAmericansusedtostandtallasthepeoplewiththehighest__erageheightintheworld.Howeversin__themiddleofthis__nturyseveralScandin__ian斯堪的纳维亚的countriesh__emovedaheadandnowh__etallercitizenson__eragethantheUnitedStates.“OneofthekeystounderstandwhyAmericaisfallingbehindothercountriesintermsofstaturehastodowithac__sstohealthcareparticularlyforchildren”saidRichardSteckelaprofessorofeconomicsandanthropologyatOhiostateuniversity.“IsuspecttherearepocketsofpovertyintheUnitedStateswherethelackofmedicalprogramsandnutritionalprograms__ybefactorsinpoorhealthandthereasonsomepeoplearen’tgrowingastallastheymight.Ithinkthecountriesthath__esurpassedtheUnitedStatesh__edonewellinreachingnearlyeveryonewithcompletehealthandnutritionservi__s.”saidSteckel.Thesuc__ssoftheScandin__iancountriesinhealthcareshowsupin__nymeasuresnotjustheightsuchasmortalityrates死亡率andlifeexpectancy寿命.ImmigrationtotheUnitedStatesofpeoplewithshorter__erageheights—suchasAsian—can’texplainwhyothercountriesh__emovedaheadin__erageheightaccordingtoSteckel.“Inthepasthalf__nturythechangeinethnic种族的compositionhasntbeenenoughto__keasignificantdifferen__inthecountrys__erageheight.Steckelsaidhefirstbeganinvestigatingheightasanalternativewaytomeasurethestandardofliving—atraditionalareaofresearchforeconomists.Researchhasshownthat__erageheightissignificantlyassociatedwithacountry’spercapita人均income.ButstudyingheighthassomeadvantagesSteckelsaid.Forexample.researchersh__erecordsof__erageheightthatgofurtherbackinhistorythandorecordsofnationalincome.Heightalso____saslightlydifferentstoryaboutthestandardoflivingbecauseitmeasuresconsumptionofbasicne__ssitiesratherthanoutput.Moreoverbecausegrowthoccursmostlyinchildhooditallowsresearcherstolookathowresour__sareallocatedwithinfamilies.Studyingheightcapturessomethingsaboutthestandardoflivingthatincomele__esoutSteckelsaidEconomistsneedtotakeamultipleapproachtostudyingthestandardofliving.注意此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答
1.Thereasonthatthe__erageheightofAmericansisfallingbehindthatofseveralScandin__iancountriesisthat______.AAmericansgenerallyre__ivepoorermedicalcarethanthosepeopleintheScandin__iancountriesBsomeAmericansh__einadequateac__sstomedicalcareandnutritionCthelivingstandardsinthoseScandin__iancountriesh__egreatlyimprovedDthelivingstandardinAmericahasdeclinedwithshorter__erage
2.ImmigrationtotheUnitedStatesbypeoplewithshorter__erageheightisnoreasonforthedeclineinthe__erageheightinAmericabecause______.AAsianscametotheUnitedStatesonlyinre__ntyearsBAsiansaretallerthanimmigrantsfromotherareasCtheimmigrationbypeoplewithshorter__erageheightisnotlargeenoughDimmigrantsofotherethnicitiesusuallyh__egoodac__sstomedicalcareandnutrition
3.UsingincometostudythestandardoflivingfailstocaptureallofthefollowingsEX__PT___AthelivingstandardsofpeoplewholivedfurtherbackinhistoryBconsumptionofbasicne__ssitiesChowresour__sareallocatedwithinfamiliesDproductionofbasicne__ssities
4.WhatisimpliedinthelastparagraphAStudyingincomerevealsnothingaboutthestandardofliving.BHeightandincomecombinedrevealmoreaboutthestandardofliving.CThestandardoflivingcannotbetrulymeasured.DEconomistsdonotagreeonwhatthestandardoflivingmeans.
5.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sattitudetowardsmeasuringthestandardoflivingbystudyingheightAApproving.BIndifferent.CO__ective.DHumorous.PassageTwoPeopleappeartobeborntocompute.Thenumericalskillsofchildrendevelopsoearlythatitiseasytoi__gineaninternalclockof__the__tical__turityguidingtheirgrowth.Notlongafterlearningtowalkandtalktheycansetthetablewithimpressiveaccuracy—oneplateoneknifeonespoononefork.Soontheyarecapableofnotingthattheyh__epla__dfiveknivesspoonsandforksonthetableandabitlaterthatthisamountstofifteenpie__sofsilver-ware.H__ingthus__steredadditiontheymoveontosubtraction.Itseemsalmostreasonabletoexpectthatifachildweresecluded使……隐居onadesertislandatbirthandreturnedsevenyearslaterheorshecouldenterasecond-grade__the__ticsclasswithoutanyseriousproblemsofin____ectualadjustment.Ofcoursethetruthisnotso______.This__nturytheworkofcognitive认知的psychologistshadilluminatedthesubtleformsofdailylearningonwhichin____ectualprogressdepends.Childrenwereobservedastheyslowlygraspedcon__ptsthat_____stakeforgrantedastheyrefusedforinstan__tocon__dethatquantityisunchangedaswaterpoursfromashortstoutglassintoatallthinone.Psychologistsh__edemonstratedthatyoungchildrenaskedtocountthepencilsinapilereadilyreportthenumberofblueorredpencilsbutmustbecoaxed哄intofindingthetotal.Suchstu___sh__esuggestedthatthebasicsof__the__ticsare__steredgraduallyandwitheffort.Theyh__ealsosuggestedthattheverycon__ptofabstractnumbersisitselffarfrominnate.注意此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答
1.Whatdoesthepassage__inlydiscussATrendsinteaching__the__ticstochildren.BTheuseof__the__ticsinchildpsychology.CThedevelopmentof__the__ticalabilityinchildren.DThefundamentalcon__ptsof__the__ticsthatchildrenmustlearn.
2.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatchildrennor__llylearn______counting______.AsoonaftertheylearntotalkBbylookingattheclockCwhentheybegintobe__the__tically__tureDaftertheyreachsecondgradeinschool
3.Thewordilluminatedinline10isclosestinmeaningto______.AillustratedBac__ptedCclarifiedDlighted
4.Accordingtothepassagewhen__allchildrenwereaskedtocountapileofredandbluepencilsthey______.AcountedthenumberofpencilsofeachcolorBguessedatthetotalnumberofpencilsCcountedonlythepencilsoftheirf__oritecolorDsubtractedthenumberofredpencilsfromthenumberofbluepencils
5.WithwhichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthorbeLEASTlikelytoagreeAChildrennaturallyandeasilylearn__the__tics.BChildrenlearntoaddbeforetheylearntosubtract.CMostpeoplefollowthesamepatternof__the__ticaldevelopment.D__the__ticaldevelopmentissubtleandgradual.PartIICloze15minutesDirections:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoi__s__rkedABCandDontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.Then__rkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthe__ntre.Historianstendto____thesamejokewhentheyaredescribinghistoryeducationinAmerica.It’stheone__1__theteacherstandingintheschoolroomdoor__2__goodbyetostudentsforthesummerandcalling__3__them“BythewaywewonWorldWarII.Theproblemwiththejokeofcourseisthatit’s__4__funny.There__ntsurveyson__5__illiteracy无知arebeginningtonumb令人震惊:nearlyonethirdofAmerican17-year-oldscannoteven__6__whichcountriestheUnitedStates__7___againstinthatwar.Onethirdh__eno_8__whentheDeclarationofIndependen__was__9__.OnethirdthoughtColumbusreachedtheNewWorldafter
1750.Twothirdscannotcorrectly__10__theCivilWarbetween1850and
1900.__11__whentheygettheanswersrightsomeare__12__guessing.Unlike__thorscien__ignoran__ofhistorycannotbe__133_connectedtolossofinternational__14__.Butitdoesaffectourfuture__15__ademocraticnationandasindividuals.__16__newsisthatthereisgrowingagreement__17__whatiswrongwiththe__18__ofhistoryandwhatneedstobe__19__tofixit.Thestepsaretentative尝试性的__20__yettobefeltinmostclassrooms.
1.AaboutBinCforDby
2.AshakingBw__ingCnoddingDspeaking
3.AinBafterCforDup
4.ArarelyBsoCtooDnot
5.AhistoricalBeducationalCculturalDpolitical
6.AdistinguishBacknowledgeCidentifyDconvey
7.AdefeatedBattackedCfoughtDstruck
8.AsenseBdoubtCreasonDidea
9.AprintedBsignedC__rkedDedited
10.Apla__BjudgeCgetDlock
11.AEvenBThoughCThusDSo
12.AhardlyBjustCstillDever
13.AexclusivelyBpracticallyCshortlyDdirectly
14.AcompetitivenessBcomprehensionCcommunityDcommitment
15.AofBforCwithDas
16.AfineBni__CsurprisingDgood
17.AtoBwithConDof
18.AconsultingBcoachingCteachingDinstructing
19.AdoneBdealtCmetDreached
20.AthereforeBorCandDasPartIIITranslation5minutes
1.YouwillfindCoca-Cola_____________________无论去哪
2.Technologyitselfanditseffectiveuse____________不会局限在thetraditionalscien__su__ect.
3.On__erageitissaidvisitorsspendonly__________一半的钱inadayinLeedsasinLondon.
4.Thewriterfeltthrilledthathisnovel___________销路好.
5.BycontrastAmericanmothersweremorelikely_____________把孩子的成功归因于naturaltalent.PartIVWriting30minutesDirections:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayinhonorofteachersontheoccasionofTeacher’sDay.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:
1.向老师致以节日祝贺;
2.从一件难忘的事回忆老师的教诲和无私的奉献;
3.我如何回报老师的关爱。