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欢 迎 报 考 广 东 财 经 大 学 硕 士 研 究 生 ， 祝 你 考 试 成 功 ！ （ 第 1 页 共 17 页 ）1广东财经大学硕士研究生入学考试试卷考 试 年 度 ： 2017年 考 试 科 目 代 码 及 名 称 ： 613-英 语 水 平 考 试适 用 专 业 ： 050201 英 语 语 言 文 学 友 情 提 醒 ： 请 在 考 点 提 供 的 专 用 答 题 纸 上 答 题 ， 答 在 本 卷 或 草 稿 纸 上 无 效 ！ I. Cloze 完 形 填 空 （ 30 题 ， 每 题 1分 ， 共 30 分 ）Direction: There are 3 passages below. Read each of them and choose the properword from the word list to fill in each of the blanks in the passages. Each word can beused only once. Passage 1Two of the most frustrating things about driving a car are getting lost andgetting stuck in traffic. While the computer revolution is (1)_to cure theseproblems, it will have a positive impact. Sensors in your car tuned to radio signalsfrom (2)_satellites can locate your car (3)_at any moment and warn of trafficjams. We already have twenty-four Navstar satellites orbiting the earth, making upwhat is called the Global Positioning System. They make it possible to determine your(4)_on the earth to within about a hundred feet. At any (5)_time, thereare several GPS satellites orbiting overhead at a distance of about 11,000 miles. Eachsatellite contains four “atomic clocks,” which (6)_ at a precise frequency,according to the laws of the quantum theory.As a satellite passes overhead, it sends out a radio (7)_that can be detected bya receiver in a cars computer. The cars computer can then (8)_how far thesatellite is by (9)_how long it took for the signal to arrive. Since the speed of lightis well known, any delay in receiving the satellites signal can be (10)_into adistance.Passage 2More than 30 million cars and trucks nationwide are (1) with dangerously(2)_air bags, congressional officials say, a number that raises questions aboutwhether the US (3)_industry can handle what could become the largest recall inhistory.Federal safety (4)_have recalled only 7.8 million vehicles over the defect in afew states, a limited action that (5)_said Thursday was vastly insufficient to(6)_what they deemed “a public safety threat”.Two senators demanded a much (7)_recall that would cover every affectedA. given B. precisely C. poised D. vibrateE. signal F. measuring G. frequency H. grosslyI. unlikely J. orbiting K. location L. expansion欢 迎 报 考 广 东 财 经 大 学 硕 士 研 究 生 ， 祝 你 考 试 成 功 ！ （ 第 2 页 共 17 页 ）2vehicle nationwide. (8)_a recall of that magnitude - including best-sellingmodels from Honda, Toyota, GM, Chrysler and six other companies (9)_2002 to 2007 - could prove far (10)_than the industry has ever managed.A. faulty B.struggling C. broader D. auto E. logisticalF. but G.authorities H. defective I. lawmakers J. addressK. overwhelmed L. greater M. equipped N. replacement O. spanningPassage 3Britain is not just one country and one people; even if some of its inhabitantsthink so. Britain is, in fact, a nation which can be divided into several (1) _ parts,each part being an individual country with its own language, character and cultural (2)_. Thus Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales do not claim to (3) _ to “England“because their inhabitants are not (4) _ “English“. They are Scottish, Irish or Welshand many of them prefer to speak their own native tongue, which in turn is (5) _ tothe others.These cultural minorities(少 数 民 族 ) have been Britains original inhabitants. Invarying degrees they have managed to (6) _ their national characteristics, and theirparticular customs and way of life. This is probably even more true of the (7) _ areaswhere traditional life has not been so affected by the (8)_ of industrialism as theborder areas have been. The Celtic races are said to be more emotional by nature thanthe English. An Irish temper is legendary. The Scots could rather (9) _ about theirreputation for excessive thrift and prefer to be remembered for their folk songs anddances, while the Welsh are famous for their singing. The Celtic (10)_ as a wholeproduces humorous writers and artists, such as the Irish Bernard Shaw, the ScottishRobert Burns, and the Welsh Dylan Thomas, to mention but a few.A. incomprehensible B. temper C. remote D. separate E. understandableF. forget G. generally H. temperament I. preserve J. strictlyK. traditional L. reserve M. growth N. apply O. belongII. Proofreading and error correction 改 错 题 (15 题 ， 每 题 2 分 ， 共 30 分 )Directions: The following passage contains 15 errors. Each indicated line containsa maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. Correct theerrors and write the answers on your answer sheet.What is corporate culture? At its most basic, its described like (1) _the personality of an organization, or simply as “how things aredone around here.” It guides what employees think, act, and feel. (2)_Corporate culture is a wide term used to define the unique (3) _欢 迎 报 考 广 东 财 经 大 学 硕 士 研 究 生 ， 祝 你 考 试 成 功 ！ （ 第 3 页 共 17 页 ）3personality or character of a particular company or organization,and include such elements as core values and beliefs, corporate (4) _ethics, and rules of behavior. Corporate culture can express (5) _in the companys mission statement and other communications,in the architectural style or interior decoration, by what people wearto work, by how people address to each other, and in the titles given (6) _various employees. How do you uncover the corporate culture of (7) _a potential employer? The truth is that you will never really knowthe corporate culture after you have worked at the company for a (8)_number of months, but you can get close to them through research (9)_and observation. Understanding culture is a two-steps process, (10) _starting with the research before the interview and ending (11)_with observation at the interview. The bottom line is thatyou are going to spend a lot of time on the work environment- (12)_and to be happy, success, and productive, you will want to (13)_be in a place where you fit for the culture, a place where you (14)_can have voice, be respected, and have opportunities for (15)_growth.III. Gap-filling 选 词 填 空 题 （ 15 题 ， 每 题 2分 ， 共 30分 ）Directions: Fill in the following blanks with the correct words given according tothe meanings of the sentences.1. Environmentalists are doing everything within their power to _ theimpact of the oil spill.A. minimize B. belittleC. reject D. reclaim2. Topics for conversation should be _ to the experiences and interests of thestudents.A. satisfied B. relevantC. concerned D. concentrated3. They said the operation had been successful and they expected his wife to_.A. bring about B. pull throughC. carry on D. put up4. We could tell that she was still _ something and it was our job to find outwhat.A. canceling B. shelteringC. concealing D. settling欢 迎 报 考 广 东 财 经 大 学 硕 士 研 究 生 ， 祝 你 考 试 成 功 ！ （ 第 4 页 共 17 页 ）45. You are legally _ to take faulty goods back to the store where you boughtthem.A. assigned B. entitledC. acclaimed D. remained6. His knowledge of English is _ for the job, although he is not fluent in thelanguage.A. justified B. reliableC. adequate D. assured7. The scientists have been _ the necessary funds for their research program.A. desired B. neglectedC. declined D. denied8. There is always a _ that the legal system is designed to suit lawyers ratherthan to protect the public.A. confidence B. faithC. deception D. suspicion9. A spokesman of Ministry of Agriculture said that a series of policies would beimplemented to _ the development of agriculture.A. demote B. promoteC. decrease D. increase10.Adark suit is _ to a light one for evening wear.A. favorable B. suitableC. proper D. preferable11.The foreign company has been _ running this factory for decades.A. enormously B. effectivelyC. infinitely D. extremely12.Im not sick; _, Im in the peak of health.A. to be honest B. on the contraryC. to my delight D. on all sides13. By a _ of good luck, Gene, who had been buried in the rubble for morethan 26 hours, came out alive.A. stroke B. hitC. strike D. blow14.Advertising is an intensely _ business.A. competitive B. aggressiveC. adventurous D. lucrative15. She was _ upset to find that she failed in the final examination.A. somehow B. somewayC. somewhat D. somewhereIV. Reading Comprehension 阅 读 理 解 （ 30 题 ， 每 题 2分 ， 共 60分 ）Directions: In this section, there six reading passages followed by a total of thirtymultiple-choice questions. Read the passages carefully and then choose the correctanswer.欢 迎 报 考 广 东 财 经 大 学 硕 士 研 究 生 ， 祝 你 考 试 成 功 ！ （ 第 5 页 共 17 页 ）5Passage 1 The Birth of Photography【 1 】 Perceptions of the visible world were greatly altered by the invention ofphotography in the middle of the nineteenth century. In particular, and quite logically,the art of painting was forever changed, though not always in the ways one mighthave expected. The realistic and naturalistic painters of the mid- and late-nineteenthcentury were all intently aware of photographyas a thing to use, to learn from, andreact to.【 2】 Unlike most major inventions, photography had been long and impatientlyawaited. The images produced by the camera obscura, a boxlike device that used apinhole or lens to throw an image onto a ground-glass screen or a piece of white paper,were already familiarthe device had been much employed by topographical artistslike the Italian painter Canaletto in his detailed views of the city of Venice. What waslacking was a way of giving such images permanent form. This was finally achievedby Louis Daguerre (1787-1851), who perfected a way of fixing them on a silveredcopper plate. His discovery, the “daguerreotype,“ was announced in 1839.【 3】 A second and very different process was patented by the British inventor WilliamHenry Talbot (1800-1877) in 1841. Talbots “calotype“ was the firstnegative-to-positive process and the direct ancestor of the modern photograph. Thecalotype was revolutionary in its use of chemically treated paper in which areas hit bylight became dark in tone, producing a negative image. This “negative,“ as Talbotcalled it, could then be used to print multiple positive images on another piece oftreated paper.【 4】 The two processes produced very different results. The daguerreotype was aunique image that reproduced what was in front of the camera lens in minute,unselective detail and could not be duplicated. The calotype could be made in series,and was thus the equivalent of an etching or an engraving. Its general effect was softedged and tonal.【 5】 One of the things that most impressed the original audience for photography wasthe idea of authenticity. Nature now seemed able to speak for itself, with a minimumof interference. The title Talbot chose for his book, The Pencil of Nature (the first partof which was published in 1844), reflected this feeling. Artists were fascinated byphotography because it offered a way of examining the world in much greater detail.They were also afraid of it, because it seemed likely to make their own effortsunnecessary.【 6 】 Photography did indeed make certain kinds of painting obsoletethedaguerreotype virtually did away with the portrait miniature. It also made the wholebusiness of making and owning images democratic. Portraiture, once a luxury for theprivileged few, was suddenly well within the reach of many more people.【 7】 In the long term, photographys impact on the visual arts was far from simple.Because the medium was so prolific, in the sense that it was possible to produce amultitude of images very cheaply, it was soon treated as the poor relation of fine art,rather than its destined successor. Even those artists who were most dependent onphotography became reluctant to admit that they made use of it, in case this欢 迎 报 考 广 东 财 经 大 学 硕 士 研 究 生 ， 祝 你 考 试 成 功 ！ （ 第 6 页 共 17 页 ）6compromised their professional standing.【 8】 The rapid technical development of photographythe introduction of lighter andsimpler equipment, and of new emulsions that coated photographic plates, film, andpaper and enabled images to be made at much faster speedshad some unanticipatedconsequences. Scientific experiments made by photographers such as EadweardMuybridge (1830-1904) and Etienne-Jules Marey (1830-1904) demonstrated that themovements of both humans and animals differed widely from the way they had beentraditionally represented in art. Artists, often reluctantly, were forced to accept theevidence provided by the camera. The new candid photographyunposed picturesthat were made when the subjects were unaware that their pictures were beingtakenconfirmed these scientific results, and at the same time, thanks to the radicalcropping (trimming) of images that the camera often imposed, suggested newcompositional formats. The accidental effects obtained by candid photographers weresoon being copied by artists such as the French painter Degas.1.What can be inferred from paragraphs 1 and 2 about the effect of photographyon nineteenth-century painting?A. Photography did not significantly change the way people looked at reality.B. Most painters used the images of the camera obscura in preference to those of thedaguerreotype.C. Painters who were concerned with realistic or naturalistic representation wereparticularly influenced by photography.D. Artists used the long-awaited invention of photography in just the ways they hadexpected to.2. According to paragraphs 2 and 3 which of the following did the daguerreotypeand the calotype have in common?A. They were equally useful for artists.B. They could be reproduced.C. They produced a permanent imageD. They were produced on treated paper.3. The word “authenticity“ in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning toA. improvement.B. practicality.C. genuineness.D. repetition.4.What point does the author make in paragraph 6?A. Paintings became less expensive because of competition with photography.B. Photography, unlike painting, was a type of portraiture that even ordinary peoplecould afford.C. Every style of painting was influenced by the invention of photography.D. The daguerreotype was more popular than the calotype.5.It can be inferred from paragraph 8 that one effect that photography had onpainting was that itA.provided painters with new insights into how humans and animals actually move.B.showed that representing movement could be as interesting as portrait art.欢 迎 报 考 广 东 财 经 大 学 硕 士 研 究 生 ， 祝 你 考 试 成 功 ！ （ 第 7 页 共 17 页 ）7C.increased the appeal of painted portraiture among the wealthy.D.influenced artists to improve techniques for painting faster.Passage 2 Early Settlements in the SouthwestAsia【 1】 The universal global warming at the end of the Ice Age had dramatic effects ontemperate regions of Asia, Europe, and North America. Ice sheets retreated and sealevels rose. The climatic changes in southwestern Asia were more subtle, in that theyinvolved shifts in mountain snow lines, rainfall patterns, and vegetation cover.However, these same cycles of change
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