Section BDirections:
Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked［A］,［B］,［C］and［D］. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (10 points)
第11题：He is too young to be able to _______ between right and wrong.
A discard B discern C disperse D disregard
Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the answer sheet.
In fact, there was hardly any activity or social event that could not be set to Music. Weddings, births, christening, funerals, picnics, parades-- 21 had their musical accompaniment.
After the American Civil War (1860-1865), the Negroes had gained their freedom and were ready 22 a new type of music, 23 that would preserve their musical traditions but be fast and happy 24 their 25 freedom. They wanted something they could play as professional musicians for both black and white audiences. Jazz was the answer. It combined themes from Negro work songs, spirituals and blues, set to a fast beat, 26 the musicians improvising (即兴而作) as they went along, like the funeral marching bands. To be good, a musician had not only to remember his part but also 27 able to invent new variations on the spur (激励) of the moment.
Jazz 28 the people, but popular 29 is changed many times in form, style, and tempo. Each change added something 30 .
21.
A. which
B. that
C. all
D. those
Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
1. A water B porter C daughter D laughter
In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
3. A structure B mixture C gesture D mature
Ⅰ. Phonetics (5 points)
Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
1. A. meat
B. leap
C. ahead
D. speak
第 1 页 共 10 页 电子科技大学电子科技大学 2014 年攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试试题年攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试试题 考试科目：考试科目：288 单独考试英语单独考试英语 注：所有答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试卷或草稿纸上均无效。注：所有答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试卷或草稿纸上均无效。 I. Reading Comprehension (40 points) Directions: Read the following four passages. Answer the questions below each one by choosing A) B) C) D) Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET 。 Passage 1 Nearly everyone in Britain would like to own their own home and, whether they do or not, they are prepared to put time and money into decorating and furnishing it or even making structural alterations to it. Because of the climate and because of the expense involved in going out for the evening, the British spend a lot of time at home and a large part of their social life takes place there. Young people tend to stay with their families longer these days as accommodation is expensive but, when they move away to a job or college, there are various options open to them. They can get lodgings with a landlady. This means that they rent a room in someones house and have breakfast with the family. They can also get a bed- sitting room, that is to say, one self- contained room in which they can cook, live and sleep. Alternatively, they can share a rented flat or house with a group of young people, perhaps the most popular option of all. When young people get married or have steady income, they often buy a house. They do this by taking out a mortgage with a building society or banks. They are the official owners and mortgage is a financial loan for anything up to 100% of the value of the house repayable over twenty to forty years. People can find it difficult to repay their mortgage, but at least they know that in the end the house will be theirs. If people cannot afford to buy their own house, they can rent property from a private landlord, as do 10% of the population, or from their local council. Council housing is very cheap to rent in comparison with any other type of accommodation and so a lot of people want to live in it. Waiting lists are long because there are just not enough council houses these days to meet the growing need. Unfortunately, homelessness is an increasingly serious problem all over Britain. It affects all ages: single people, couples with children, even old- age pensioners. In 1984, for example, 83,190 households, a term that covers families and single people, were officially listed as homeless. This is the tip of the iceberg. In one year, 170,190 households applied to be put on the list, but thousands were turned down although they were probably living in overcrowded conditions or in housing that badly needed repairing and improving. 1. Why do the British spend a lot of time at home? A) Because the expense for going out is huge. B) Because the climate is not very favorable, 第 2 页 共 10 页 C) Because they do not like going out. D) Both A) and B). 2. Young people have the choices in renting a room before they get married except that _. A) they can rent a flat or a house with others B) they can rent a room from a landlady and eat breakfast with the family C) they can rent a room where they can sleep, cook and meet their guest D) many of them afford to rent a very large flat or house alone 3. Why do people have to wait very long for the council house? A) Because the council houses ask for high rent and people have to save for them. B) Because people have to apply for mortgage for such a house. C) Because there are more people in need and fewer houses available. D) Because the council has to spend a long time deciding who should rent the house. 4. According to the passage, who meet with housing problem in Britain? A) Only young people. B) Only old people. C) People of different ages. D) Only couples with children. 5. The sentence “This is the tip of the iceberg” probably means _. A) this is only a small problem B) there are only a small number of homeless people C) this number is small D) there are actually more homeless people than officially listed Passage 2 Not too many decades ago it seemed “obvious” that both to the general public and to the sociologists that modern society has changed peoples natural relationships, loosened their responsibilities to kin and neighbors, and substituted in their place superficial relationships with passing acquaintances. However, in recent years, a growing body of research has revealed that the “obvious” is not true. It seems that if you are a city resident, you typically know a small proportion of your neighbors than you do if you live 、in a smaller community. But for the most part, this fact has few significant consequences. It does not necessarily follow that if you know few of your neighbors you will know no one else. Even in very large cities, people maintain close social ties within small private social worlds. Indeed, the number and quality of meaningful relationships do not differ between more and less urban people. Small- town residents are more involved with kin than big- city residents. Yet city dwellers compensate by
Ⅱ. Vocabulary and Structure (15 points)
Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
6. I ______ my work by this time yesterday evening.
A. did
B. would do
C. had done
6．答案为C 指到过去某叫为止的事情。
Part B
Directions:
Write an essay with the title “Reading Books in Printed Form. or on Computer” in which you should
1） analyze the strong points and weak points of each one, and
2） tell your own preference and your reasons.
You should write 160—200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.(20 points)
Reading Books in Printed Form. or on Computer
The popularization of computer has made it possible to read books on computer. With it, there is much discussion about whether e-books will replace traditional print-on-paper books.
Some people say they like only e-books, which are quicker and more convenient to get and use. To get a needed book, one has to spend much time or money in searching for or buying it in bookstores, but one can just type in the title, author or other related information of the book to find it in minutes on internet. Sometimes one can even read the full content of a digitized book free of charge or instantly discuss about a book in an online forum. Moreover, a lot of information of books can be stored in a small compact disc, which is easy to take.
Other people, however, think printed books are still necessary. In the first place, too much time in front of the computer can cause eyestrain or increase radiation risks. Second, a printed book can be read at your convenience. One can read in bed before sleep or during a boring journey, without fussing with a computer.
In sum, since e-books and printed books have their respective advantages and can complement each other, I would like to combine the two ways to meet different needs. For quick reference, a digitized book will probably be useful. To appreciate a poem or a novel, I prefer the traditional way of reading on printed books.
Ⅲ. Cloze (30 points)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Times have changed and the ideas of the young and the old about the same thing are often ill contra diction. For example, parents and teenagers often disagree about the amount of freedom and responsibility that young people (21) to have. The teenager is more independent and often wants to be (22) to choose his own friends, select his own courses in school, plan for his own vocational (23) , and earn and spend his own money, and generally (24) his own life in a more independent (25) than many parents are able to (26) .
Most problems (27) teenagers and their parents yield to (导致) (28) planning and decision making. Within ally particular family, (29) are avoided and problems are solved when all of the persons take (30) in the situation, and (31) in working it out. (32) parents and young people learn how to get (33) well with each other and develop skills in understanding and (34) understood, even (35) most difficult problems are relieved and a situation might appear that teenagers and their parents can some times see eye to eye.
21. A. is
B. should
C. will
D. are
21．答案为D 此处测试基本句型。看选项，注意其中的is和are，它们都可以与to have连用。英文中的be to do为一种句型，be to后面接动词不定式，用于表示“责任、义务、意图、约定、可能性”等，一般翻译成“必须”。在本句中，决定be的形式的词为people，故选D为答案。
Ⅲ. Cloze (20 points)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the answer sheet.
We are interested in the weather because it (21) us so directly—what we wear, (22) we do, and even how we feel. Geographers, however, are (23) interested in climate than in weather. Climate is the pattern of all the weather conditions over a long period of time. Generally (24) , climate (25) to these normal weather conditions, not (26) daily or yearly changes.
Climate, like weather, changes (27) time. It is true (28) these changes (29) a long time, but not as long as we might expect. Records show that over the centuries large portions of the earth have experienced great changes (30) climate.
21. A. effects
B. defects
C. infects
D. affects
21．答案为D 根据空格，此处为动词，affect，vt． “影响”。effect，vt． “引起变化”。defect， vi.“逃跑”。infect，vt．“感染”。
You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2.
Do not sign your own name at the end of the notice. Use "Postgraduates' Association" instead. ( 10 points)