2006 年山东科技大学英语考研真题
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Reading Comprehension
Part I
Directions: There are 4passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some
questions or unfinished statements. For each of there are four choices marked A),
B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter
on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.
For anyone who is set on a career in fashion, it is not enough to have succeeded
in college. The real test is whether they can survive and become established during
their early 20s making a name for themselves in the real world where business skills
can count for as much as flair(服光) and creativity.
Fashion is a hard business. There is a continuous amount of stress because work is
at a constant breakneck
next
season’s
is extremely competitive and there is the constant need
to cultivate good coverage in newspapers and magazines. It also requires continual
freshness because the appetite for new ideas is hard to satisfy. “We try to warn
people before they come to us about how tough it is,” says Lydia Kemeny, the Head
of Fashion at
School of Art in London. “And we point out that drive
and determination are essential.”
This may seem far removed from the popular image of fashionable young people spending
their time designing pretty dresses. That may well be what they do in their first
year of study but a good college won’t be slow in introducing students to commercial
realities. “We don’t stamp on the blossoming flower of creativity but in the second
year we start introducing the constraints of price, manufacturability, marketing
and so on.”
Almost all fashion design is done to a brief. It is not a form of self-expression
as such, although there is certainly room for imagination and innovation. Most young
designers are going to end up as employees of a manufacturer or fashion house and
they still need to be able to work within the characteristic style of their employer.
Even those students who are most avant-garde(世 新立异的) in their own taste of
clothes and image may need to adapt to produce designs which are right for the
mainstream of market. They also have to be able to work at both the exclusively
expensive
to
produce
1.To be successful as a fashion designer you must
A) have excellent academic qualifications
B) be able to handle business problems
C) be well established before you are 20
D) have taken an intensive commercial course
2.All fashion designers should expect to
and
design inexpensively may well be demanding.
challenge
and
the
cheap
good
end
of
the
market
the
.
A) work without carelessness and laziness
B) cope with continual fatigue
C) make a rapid turnover
D) endure tough competition
3.In fashion design one of the most important factors is to
A) make instant decisions
B) satisfy excessive demands
C) maintain good press contacts
D) cultivate public taste
4. Initially, many young designers have to
A) hold back their creativity
B) present an encouraging picture
C) change their personal taste in fashion
D) inform to a certain image
5.The views on fashion design expressed in this article
A) get rid of some common illusions
B) present an encouraging picture
C) contain some innovative ideas
D) discount the creative element
Passage
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage.
The United States court system, as part of the federal system of government, is
characterized by dual hierarchies: there are both state and federal courts. Each
state has its own system of courts, composed of civil and criminal trial courts,
sometimes intermediate courts of appeal, and a state supreme court. The federal court
system consists of a series of trial courts (called district courts) serving
relatively small geographic regions (there is at least one for every state), a tier
of circuit courts of appeal the hear appeals from many district courts in a particular
geographic region, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
The two court systems are to some extent overlapping, in that certain kinds of
disputes, such as a claim that a state law is in violation of the Constitution, may
be initiated in either system. They are also to some extent hierarchical(該态的),
for the federal system stands above the state system in that litigants (persons
engaged in lawsuits) who lose their cases in the state supreme court may appeal their
cases to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Thus, the typical court case begins in a trial court-a court of general
jurisdiction-in the state or
further
than
criminal defendant is convicted
( by a trial or a guilty plea) and sentenced by the court and the case ends; the
personal injury suit results in a judgment by a trial court (or an out-of –court
settlement by the parties while the court suit is pending) and the parties leave
the court system. But sometimes the losing party at the trial court cares enough
about the cause that the matter does not end there. In “loser” at the trial court
may appeal to the next higher court.
example,
federal
the
trial
court:
for
system.
the
Two
Most
cases
go
no
.
”
6. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A) Civil and criminal trial courts.
B) Typical court cases.
C) The court system in the United States
D) The appeal court process.
7. According to the passage, district courts are also known as
A) circuit courts
B) supreme courts
C) intermediate courts
D) trial courts
8. The phrase “engaged in ”(Line 4, Para.2) could best be replaced by “
A) committed to
B) involved in
C) attentive to
D) engrossed in
9. The passage indicates that litigants who lose their cases in the state trial court
may take them to a
A) different trial court in the same state
B) B) court in a different geographic region
C) federal trial court
D) D) state supreme court
10. It can be inferred from the passage that typical court cases are
A) always appealed
B) usually resolved in the district courts
C) always overlapping
D) usually settled by the supreme court
Passage Three
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.
To read a new book, you simply need good light, time and the right frame of mind.
But to read
a new
software package, you need a thousand pounds’worth of hardware, considerable
computer knowledge, plenty of time, and most important of all, endless
determination.
experienced
Generally
reader has
no difficulty coping with an unfamiliar book. But imagine how
frustrating it would be if you had to make a mental adjustment, if you had to read
in a different way, every time you read a book from a different publisher, yet this
is exactly what it is like when you use a new software package.
You can be encouraged in a good book within a minute, but getting new software running
takes ages. Learning to use a new piece of software is like trying to ride a trick
bicycle, on which the handlebars have a reverse action. It looks easier than it really
is. This is partly because you must first unlearn what you’ve
the
last package; no two packages use the
control characters on the keyboard in quite
the same way. How much easier it would be if there are some standards to which all
very much
speaking,
and
the
all
books
learnt
on
are
alike,
software writers adhere!
Since you can’t rely on your previous experience, the only way to understand your
new software package is to rely on the manual. Some software manuals are written
with the beginner in mind and have explicit instruction with well-designed exercises
that lead you gently on from stage to
stage. But most assume that you are already
an expert, and expert, and have complicated explanations which only confuse and
irritate you. All require a full set of fingers and thumbs to mark pages while hunting
out information. Yes, perhaps the information is in the manual, but where?
11. When learning to use a new software package you may probably feel
A) frustrated
B) encouraged
C)engrossed
D) dismayed
12. The author mentions the trick bicycle, on which the handlebars have a reverse
action, in
order to show
A) how difficult it is to learn to ride a bicycle
B) it is impossible to learn to ride this bicycle
C) how difficult it is to learn a new software package
D) to learn to ride a bicycle is the same thing as to learn a new software package
13. How could a software package become easier to users according to the author?
A) All software packages are made by the same software company.
B) The users are familiar with all kinds of software packages.
C) There are some standards to which all software writers adhere.
D) There is a cormmitte which examines all software packages
14. What is the most common problem in software manuals according to the passage?
A) They have complicated explanations which are quite beyond your understanding.
B) They are printed in very small characters.
C) Their instructions and explanations are too simple.
D) They are written with the beginner in mind.
15. The word “explicit” (Line 3, Para. 4) probably means“
A) confusing
B) clear
C) complicated
D) involved
Passage Four
Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.
the
Perhaps
of body movement, was suggested by Professor Ray Birdwhistell. He believes
study
that physical appearance is often culturally programmed. In other words, we learn
our looks-we are not born with them.
A baby has generally unformed facial features. A baby, according to Birdwhistell,
learns where to set the eyebrows by looking at those around-family and friends. This
look
helps explain why the
of kinetics(司和奈),
startling
the
most
regions
of the
theory
to
come
out
United
”
people
of
some
States
much
alike.
New
Englanders
and
in
the
western
Street
in
they
less.
part
of New
less
than people
smile
in
on
Peachtree
England
still
Atlanta,
densely populated urban areas also tend to smile and each
or Southerners have certain common facial
so
characteristics that cannot be explained by genetics. The exact shape of the mouth
is not set as birth, it is learned after. In fact, the final mouth shape is not formed
until well after permanent teeth are set.
For many, this can be well into adolescence. A husband and wife together for a long
time often come to look somewhat alike. We learn our looks from those around us.
This is perhaps why in a single country there are areas where people smile more than
those in other areas. In the United States, for example, the South is the part of
smile
the country where the people smile most frequently. In New
less,
state
Many
Southerners find cities such as New York cold and unfriendly, partly because people
on Madison Avenue
Georgia.
People
other in public less than people do in rural areas and small towns.
16. Ray Birdwhistell believes that physical appearance
A) has little to do with culture.
B) can be influenced by culture.
C) is ever changing.
D) varies from place to place.
17. According to the passage, the final mouth shape is formed
A) before birth
B) as soon as one’s teeth are permanently set
C) sometime after permanent teeth are set
D) around 15years old
18. Ray Birdwhistell can tell what region of the United States a person is from by
A) how much he or she laughs
B) how he or she raises his or her eyebrows
C) what he or she likes best
D) the way he or she talks
19. People who are more friendly live in
A) densely populated areas
B) the country
C) New York city
D) the North
20. This passage might have been taken out of a book dealing with
A) physics
B) biology
C) chemistry
D) geography
Part II
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. 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
York
Vocabulary
(30’ )
center.
21. He a sum of money every month for his old age.
A) sets back
B) sets up
C) sets down
D) sets aside
22. His handwriting is
means.
A) illegitimate
B) illegible
C) illegal
D) illiterate
23. The main road through Salisbury was blocked for two hours today after an accident
, which makes other people hard to know what he really
3 vehicles.
A) containing
B) significant
C) involving
D) including
24. On small farm in a dry climate one should not grow crops that need space and
a lot of water to ripen.
A) considerable
B) significant
C) considerate
D) extensive
25. Unfortunately he could not
A) prepare
B) presume
C) perceive
D) prevail
26. When replying to this advertisement, please
A) present
B) enclose
C) contain
D) attach
27. Tom and Mary were full of
A) frustration
B) gratitude
C) presentation
D) stimulation
28. The elegant decorations
A) reverted
B) transformed
C) sustained
D) interrupted
as they talked of their holiday plans.
the gym into a starlit ballroom.
the danger at that time.
a stamped addressed envelope.
lawforbids them.
in public places,
since
it to fit you.
yourself from
smoking
and
spitting
the change in pressure.
29. Please
the
A) restrain
B) hinder
C) restrict
D) prohibit
30. If the diver is in deep water, he must come to the surface in order to allow
his body to
A) alert
B) adopt
C) improve
D) adjust
31. Two criminals had escaped from the city prison and have been
A) at length
B) at large
C) at least
D) at once
32. If your coat is too large, the tailor can
A) alter
B) change
C) convert
D) modify
33. High in the sky a
A) collection
B) school
C) flock
D) swarm
34. The plane was
A) delayed
B) canceled
C) postponed
D) dismissed
35. It’s usually the case that people seldom behave in a
state.
A) responsible
B) reliable
C) rational
D) conscious
36. The report on the Canadian scientist’s research stated that his
are original and of the greatest importance.
A) contributions
B) distributions
C) contradictions
D) constructions
for two hours because of the heavy fog.
of birds was flying southward.
way when in a furious
so far.
to biology
for dancing.
of consumer goods, affected women more than men.
having taken it.
t370.
for the computer programming course will amount to about
37. She was very tired, and in no
A) spirit
B) temper
C) feeling
D) mood
38. The lack of goods, services and household aids, caused by the country ’ s
concentration on
heavy industry at the
A) charge
B) expense
C) value
D) decrease
39. When asked about the missing watch, the boy
A) refused
B) denied
C) objected
D) rejected
40. The
A) fare
B) tutor
C) guide
D) tuition
41. She prefers to have her left
A) profile
B) privacy
C) veil
D) prototype
42. This book contains a (n)
A) altitude
B) latitude
C) multitude
D) attitude
43. Some people are
A) keen
B) sympathetic
C) indifferent
D) curious
44. There are more and more customers who like to
A) debate
B) consult
C) dispute
D) bargain
45. What was the doctor’s
A) analysis
to politics and what is going on in other places.
photographed; she says that’s her better side.
of words which are comparatively seldom used now.
about prices when buying goods.
of your aunt’s chest pains?