2013年招收攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试试题.doc

2013年招收攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试试题 ******************************************************************************************** 学科、专业名称：外国语言文学 研究方向：英语语言文学及应用语言学 考试科目名称: 706外语（英）水平考试 考生注意：所有答案必须写在答题纸（卷）上，写在本试题上一律不给分。 I. Vocabulary and Structure (30 points) Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 1． Science involves imagination and creative thinking as well as ________ by themselves are not science. A collects information and performs experiments B) collecting information and performing experiments facts C) collecting informations and performing experiment D) collects informations and perform experiment 2． Aside from perpetuating itself, the ________ purpose of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters is to foster, assist and sustain an interest in literature, music, and art. A honorable B) sole C) common D) official 3． Archaeological records – paintings, drawings, and carvings of humans engaged in activities involving the use of hands – indicate that humans have been ________ right-handed for more than 5,000 years. A) predominantly B) precautiously C) disciplinarily D) symmetrically 4． Plant tissues contain a diverse array of toxic or potentially toxic substances, such as resins, tannins, glycosides, and alkaloids, many of ________ are highly effective deterrents to insects that feed on plants. A) them B) that C) which D) who 5． The system no longer had much interest ________ nontraditional new and extra services to older youths. A) on offering B) in offering C) offer D) offers 6． These writers who can genuinely be said to have created a genre, the railroad novel are now mostly forgotten, their names ________ memory. A) disappear from B) disappeared C) faded from D) having faded from 7． The engine that became standard on western steamboa