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2008年图书情报硕士英语考试真题

    SectionI

    VocabularyDirections: There are 20 incomplete sentences inthis section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one that best completes the sentence and mark your answers on ANSWERSHEET 1. （10 points）

    1.Oil is an important______material which can be processed into many different products, includingplastics.

    Araw

    B bleak

    C flexible

    D fertile

    2.The high living standards ofthe UScause its present population to ____ 25 percent of the world's oil.

    Aassume

    B consume

    C resume

    Dpresume

    3. You shouldn't be so ___ ---I didn't meananything bad in what I said.

    A sentimental

    B sensible

    C sensitive

    D sophisticated

    4. Picassowas an artist who fundamentally changed the ___ of art for later generations.

    A. philosophy

    Bconcept

    C viewpoint

    D theme

    5. Memberstates had the option to ____ from this agreement with one year's notice.

    A deny

    B object

    C suspect

    D withdraw

    6. The twocountries achieved some progress in the sphere of trade relations,traditionally a source of ____ irritation.

    A mutual

    B optional

    C neutral

    D parallel

    7. Williams hadnot been there during the ___ moments when the kidnapping had taken place.

    A superior

    B rigorous

    C vital

    D unique

    8. Travel around Japantoday, and one sees foreign residents a wide ____ of jobs.

    Arange

    B field

    C scale

    D area

    9. Modernmanufacturing has ___ a global river of materials into a stunning array of newproducts.

    A translated

    B transformed

    C transferred

    D transported

    10. Lightning has been the second largest storm killer

    in the US

    overthe past 40 years and is ____ only by flood.

    Axceeded

    B excelled

    C excluded

    D extended

    11. Voices were ____as the argument betweenthe two motorists became more bad-tempered.

    Awollen

    B. increased

    C. developed

    D. raised

    12. Some sufferers will quickly be restoredto prefect health, ___others will take a longer time.

    A. which

    B. where

    C. when

    D. whereas

    13. My brother likes eating very much buthe isn't very ___about the food he eats.

    A. special

    B. peculiar

    C. particular

    D.unusual

    14. Britainmight still be part of Franceif it weren't ____a disastrous flood 200.000 years ago, according to scientistsfrom Imperial Collegein London.

    A. upon

    B. with

    C. in

    D. for

    15. The water prize is an international award that__outstanding contributions towards solving global water problems.

    A. recognizes

    B. requires

    C. releases

    D. relays

    16. In its 14 years of _????????____, the European Unionhas earned the scorn of its citizens and skepticism from the United States.

    A. endurance

    B. emergence

    C.existence

    D. eminence

    17. His excuse for being late this morningwas his car had __ in the snow.

    A. started up

    B. got stuck

    C. set back

    D.stood by

    18.____widespread belief cockroaches （螳螂） would not take over the world ifthere were no around to step on them.

    A. In view of

    B. Thanks to

    C.In case of

    D.Contrary to

    19. Consciously or not, ordinary citizens and governmentbureaucrats still _____the notion that Japanese society is a unique culture.

    A. fit in with

    B. lookdown on

    C. clingto

    D.hold back

    20. As you can see by yourself, things ____tobe exactly as the professor had foreseen.

    A . turned in

    B. turned out

    C.turned up

    D. turned down

    Section II

    Cloze （10 points）

    Directions: Read the following passage. For eachnumbered blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best oneand mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. （10 points）

    Olympic Games are held every four years at a different site, inwhich athletes _21__different nations compete against each other in a __22_ ofsports. There are two types of Olympics, the Summer Olympics and the winterOlympics.

    In order to __23__the Olympics, a city must submit a proposal to theinternational Olympic committee （IOC）。 After all proposals have been _24___, theIOC votes. If one city is successful in gaining a majority in the first vote, thecity with the fewest votes is eliminated, and voting continues with __25__rounds,until a majority winner is determined. Typically the Games are awarded severalyears in advance, __26__the winning city time to prepare for the Games. Inselecting the _27__of the Olympic Games, the IOC considers a number of factors,chief among them which city has, or promises to build, the best facilities, andwhich organizing committee seems most likely to _28__the Games effectively.The IOC also _29__which parts of the world have not yet hosted theGames. _30__,Tolkyo, Japan, the host of the 1964 Summer Games, and Mexico city,Mexico, the host of the 1968 summer Games , were chosen _31__to popularize theOlympic movement In Asia and in Latin America.

    _32__the growing importance oftelevision worldwide, the IOC in recent years has also taken into _33__the hostcity's time zone. _34__the Games take place in the United States or Canada,for example, American television networks are willing to pay _35___ higheramounts for television rights because they can broadcast popular events__36____, in prime viewing hours.

    ___37__the Games have been awarded. It is the responsibility of thelocal organizing committee to finance them. This is often done with a portionof the Olympic television ___38_ and with corporate sponsorships, ticket sales,and other smaller revenue sources. In many __39___ there is also directgovernment support.

    Although manycities have achieved a financial profit by hosting the Games, the Olympics canbe financially __40___. When the revenues from the Games were less thanexpected, the city was left with large debts.

    21. A. in

    B.for

    C. of

    D. from

    22. A. lot

    B. number

    C. variety

    D. series

    23. A. host

    B. take

    C. run

    D.organize

    24. A. supported

    B. submitted

    C. substituted

    D. subordinated

    25. A. suggestive

    B.successful

    C. successive

    D. succeeding

    26. A. letting

    B. setting

    C. permitting

    D. allowing

    27. A. site

    B. spot

    C. location

    D. place

    28. A. state

    B. stage

    C. start

    D. sponsor

    29. A. thinks

    B. reckons

    C. considers

    D. calculates

    30. A. For instance

    B. As a result

    C. In brief

    D.On the whole

    31. A. in time

    B.in part

    C. in case

    D. in common

    32. A. Since

    B. Because

    C. As for

    D. Because of

    33. A. amount

    B. account

    C.accord

    D. acclaim

    34. A. However

    B. Whatever

    C. Whenever

    D. Wherever

    35. A. greatly

    B.handsomely

    C. meaningfully

    D.significantly

    36. A. live

    B.living

    C. alive

    D.lively

    37. A. Until

    B.Unless

    C.Whether

    D. Once

    38. A. incomes

    B. interests

    C. revenues

    D. returns

    39. A. cases

    B.conditions

    C. chances

    D.circumstances

    40. A. safe

    B.risky

    C. tempting

    D. feasible

    Section Ⅲ

    Reading Comprehension

    Directions:

    There are fourpassages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B,C,and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the correspondingletter on ANSWER SHEET 1

    . （40points）

    Questions41 to 45 are based on the following passage:

    Last weekend Kyle MacDonald in Montrealthrew a party to celebrate the fact that he got his new home in exchange for ared paper clip. Starting a year ago, MacDonald bartered the clip forincreasingly valuable stuff, including a camp stove and free rent in a Phoenix flat. Havingannounced his aim （the house） in advance, MacDonald likely got a boost fromtechies eager to see the Internet pass this daring test of its networkingpower. “My whole motto （座右铭） was 'Start small, think big, and have fun‘， ” says MacDonald, 26, “Ireally kept my effort on the creative side rather than the business side. ”

    Yet as odd as the MacDonald exchange was, barter is now big businesson the Net. This year more than 400,000 companies worldwide will exchange some$10 billion worth of goods and services on a growing number of barter sites.These Web sites allow companies to trade products for a virtual currency, whichthey can use to buy goods from other members. In Iceland, garment-maker Kapusalansells a third of its output on the booming Vidskiptanetid exchange, earningvirtual money that it uses to buy machinery and pay part of employee salaries.The Troc-services exchange in Franceoffers more than 4,600 services, from math lessons to ironing.

    This is not a primitive barter system. By creating currencies, theInternet removes a major barrier―what Bob Meyer, publisher of BarterNews, calls“the double coincidence of wants.” That is, two parties once not only had tofind each other, but also an exchange of goods that both desired. Now, they canprice the deal in virtual currency.

    Barter also helps firms make use of idle capacity. For example,advertising is “hugely bartered” because many media, particularly on the Webcan supply new ad space at little cost. Moreover, Internet ads don't registerin industry-growth statistics, because many exchanges are arranged outside theformal exchanges.

    Like eBay, most barter sites allow members to “grade” tradingpartners for honesty quality and so on Barter exchanges can allow firms incountries with hyperinflation or nontradable currencies to enter global trades. Next year, anonprofit exchange called Quick Lift Two （QL2） plans to open in Nairobi, offering barterdeals to 38,000 Kenyan farmers in remote areas. Two small planes will deliverthe goods. QL2 director Gacii Waciuma says the farmers are excited to be “liberatedfrom corrupt middlemen.” For them, barter evokes a bright future, not a precapitalist past.