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2007年图书情报硕士英语考试真题

    Section I

    Vocabulary （10 points）

    Directions:

    There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentencethere are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completesthe sentence and mark your answers on ANSWERSHEET 1.

    1.His wife has been _______a lot of pressure onhim to change his job.

    A.taking

    B.exerting

    C.giving

    D.pushing

    2.It is estimated that，currently, about 50，000 species become _____every year.

    A.extinct B.instinct

    C.distinct D.intense

    3.John says that his present jobdoes not provide him with enough ______for his organizing ability.

    A.scope B.space

    C.capacity D.range

    4.Many_______will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.

    A.probabilities B.realities

    C.necessities D.opportunities

    5.After his uncle died，the young man _____the beautiful estate withwhich he changed from a poor man to a wealthy noble.

    A.inhabited B.inherited

    C.inhibited D.inhaled

    6.The manager is calling on a______customer trying to talk him into signing the contract.

    A.prosperous B.preliminary

    C.pessimistic D.prospective

    7.In 1991，while t11e economies of industrializedcountries met an economic_____，the economies of developing countries were growing very fast.

    A.revival B.repression

    C.recession D.recovery

    8.The destruction of the twin towers_________shock and anger throughout the world.

    A.summoned B.tempted

    Cprovoked D.stumbled

    9.About 20 of the passengers whowere injured in a plane crash are said to be in _____condition.

    A.decisive

    B.urgent

    C.vital D.critical

    10.The interactions between China andthe US will surely have a significant _______on peace and stability inthe Asia―Pacific region and the world as a whole.

    A.importance B.impression

    C.impact D.implication

    11.The poor countries are extremely_______to international economic fluctuations-

    A.inclined B.vulnerable

    C.attracted D.reduced

    12.Applicants should note that all positionsare――to Australian citizenship requirements.

    A.subject

    B.subjective

    C.objected D.objective

    13.We aim to ensure that allcandidates are treated fairly and that they have equal ______to employment opportunities.

    A.entrance B.entry

    C.access D.admission

    14.Successful learning is nota（n）________activity but consists of four distinct stages in a specificorder

    A.only B.sole

    C.mere D.single

    15.The opportunity to explore andplay and the encouragement to do so Can ________the performance of manychildren.

    A.withhold B.prevent

    C.enhance D.justify

    16.Allher hard work __________in the end，andshe finally passed the exam.

    A.showedoff B.paid off

    C.1eftoff D.kept off

    17.Inorder to live the kind of life we want and to be the person we want to be，we have to do more than just________with events.

    A.putsup B.set up

    C.turnup D.make up

    18.The team played hard because thechampionship of the state was______.

    A.athand B.at stake

    C.atlarge D.at best

    19.I don't think you'll change hismind;once he's decided on so somethinghe tends to _____it.

    A.stickto B.abide by

    C.complywith D.keep on

    20.Tom placed the bank notes，_________the change and receipts，back in the drawer.

    A. more than

    B.but for

    C.thanks to

    D. along with

    SectionII

    Cloze （10 points）

    Directions: Read the following text. Choose thebest word（s） for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.

    Advancingage means losing your hair, your waistline and your memory，right ? DanaDenis is just 40 years old，but 21 she's worried about what she calls' my rolling mental blackouts.“ ”I try to remembersomething and I just blank out

    ，“she says

    You may 22 about these lapses，calling them ” seniormoments “or blaming ”early Alzheimer's （老年痴呆症）。“Is it aninescapable fact that the older you get，the 23 youremember? Well, sort of.But as time goes by, wetend to blame age 24 problems that are not necessarilyage―related.

    ”When ateenager can't find her keys，she thinks it's becauseshe's distracted or disorganized，“says Paul Gold.”A70-year-old blames her 25 .“In fact，the70-year-old may have been 26 things for decades.

    In healthypeople，memorydoesn't worsen as 27 as many of us think.”As we 28，the memory mechanismisn't 29 ，“says psychologist Fergus Craik.”It's justinefficient.“

    The brain's processing 30 slowsdown over the years，though no one knows exactly 31. Recentresearch suggests that nerve cells lose efficiency and 32 there'sless activity in the brain.But，cautionsBarry Gordon，”It's not clear that less activity is 33 .A beginningathlete is winded（气喘吁吁）more easily than a 34 athlete.In the sameway, 35 the brain gets more skilled at a task，it expendsless energy on it.“

    Thereare 36 you can take to compensate for normal slippage inyour memory gears，though it 3 7effort.MargaretSewell says：”We're a quick-fix culture, but you have to 38 to keep your brain.

    39 shape.It's likehaving a good body.You Can't go to the gym once a year 40 expect to stay in top form.“

    21.A.almost

    B.seldom

    C.already

    D. never

    22.A.joke

    B.laugh

    C.blame

    D. criticize

    23.A.much

    B.little

    C.more

    D. less

    24.A.since

    B.for

    C.by

    D. because

    25.A.memory

    B.mind

    C.trouble

    D.health

    26.A.disorganizing

    B.misplacing

    C.putting

    D. finding

    27.A.swiftly

    B. frequently

    C.timely

    D. quickly

    28.A.mature

    B.advance

    C. age

    D. grow

    29.A.broken

    B.poor

    C.perfect

    D. working

    30.A.pattern

    B.time

    C.space

    D. information

    31.A .why

    B.how

    C.what

    D. when

    32.A.since

    B.hence

    C.that

    D. although

    33.A.irregular

    B.better

    C.normal

    D. worse

    34.A.famous

    B.senior

    C.popular

    D. trained

    35.A.as

    B.till

    C.though

    D. yet

    36.A.stages

    B. steps

    C.advantages

    D. purposes

    37.A.makes

    B.takes

    C.does

    D. spends

    38.A.rest

    B.come

    C.work

    D. study

    39.A. to

    B.for

    C.on

    D. in

    40.A.so

    B.or

    C.and

    D. if

    Section III

    Reading comprehension（40 points）

    Directions:

    Read thefollowing four passages. Answer the questions below each passage by choosing A,B, C and D. Mark your answers on ANSWERSHEET 1.

    Passage One

    Prior to the20th century, many languages with small numbers of speakers survived forcenturies. The increasingly interconnected modern world makes it much moredifficult for small language communities to live in relative isolation, a keyfactor in language maintenance and preservation.

    It remains to be seenwhether the world can maintain its linguistic and cultural diversity in thecenturies ahead. Many powerful forces appear to work against it :populationgrowth, which pushes migrant populations into the world's last isolatedlocations; mass tourism; global telecommunications and mass media; and thespread of gigantic global corporations. All of these forces appear to signify afuture in which the language of advertising, popular culture, and consumerproducts become similar. Already English and a few other major tongues haveemerged as global languages of commerce and communication. For many of theworld's peoples, learning one of these languages is viewed as the key toeducation, economic opportunity, and a better way of life.

    Only about 3,000languages now in use are expected to survive the coming century. Are most ofthe rest doomed in the century after that?

    Whether most of theselanguages survive will probably depend on how strongly cultural groups wish tokeep their identity alive through a native language. To do so will require anemphasis on bilingualism（mastery of two languages）。 Bilingual speakers could use their own language in smallerspheres---at home, among friends, in community settings---and a global languageat work, in dealings with government, and in commercial spheres. In this way,many small languages could sustain their cultural and linguistic integrityalongside global languages, rather than yield to the homogenizing（同化的）forces of globalization.

    Ironically, the trendof technological innovation that has threatened minority languages could alsohelp save them. For example, some experts predict that computer softwaretranslation tools will one day permit minority language speakers to browse theInternet using their native tongues. Linguists are currently usingcomputer―aided learning tools to teach a variety of threatened languages.

    For many endangered languages, theline between revival and death is extremely thin. Language is remarkablyresilient（有活力的），however. It is notjust a tool for communicating, but also a powerful way of separating differentgroups, or of demonstrating group identity. Many indigenous（原生的，土著的）communities have shown that it ispossible to live in the modern world while reclaiming their unique identitiesthrough language.