2015年湖南农业大学硕士招生自命题科目试题
科目名称及代码：基础英语 612
适用专业（领域）：外国语言学及应用语言学
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考生注意事项：①所有答案必须做在答题纸上，做在试题纸上一律无效；
②按试题顺序答题，在答题纸上标明题目序号。
I.Paraphra（20 points, 2 points each）
Write your answer on the answer sheet
1. Serious looking men spoke to each other as if they were
oblivious of the crowds about them.
2. I experienced a twinge of embarrassment at the prospect of meeting the mayor of Hroshima in my socks.
3. Hitler was counting on enlisting capitalist and Right Wing sympathies in this country and the U.S.A.
4 The fundamentalists adhered to a literal interpretation of the Old Testament.
5. He lowered the level of his incongruous faltto voice.
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7. And yet the same revolutionary belief for which our forebears fought is still at issue around the globe.
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肉炒鸡腿菇8. United, there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative ventures.
9. The Fiesta appears to have sunk without a trace.
10. Children dodged in and out, their high calls rising like the swallows' crossing flights over the music and the singing.
II.Vocabulary and Grammar（20 points, 1 point each）Decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
1．It is esntial that he ____ all the facts first.
A．is examining B．will examine C．examines D．examine 2．Which of the following ntences express a future action? A．Lucy is continually finding fault with her sister.
B．We are meeting the visitors after the performance.
C．The coach is now crossing the Garden Bridge.
D．I'm hoping that you'll give us some advice.
3．Which of the following italicized parts is ud as an object complement?
A．The front door remained locked. B．The boy looked disappointed.
C．Nancy appeared worried. D．He emed to have no money left.
4．Which of the following ntences is INCORRECT? A．Physics is an important school subject.
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B．The United States borders Canada.
C．The Niagara Falls is in North America.
D．Mumps is a kind of infectious dia.
5．Which of the following ntences indicates POSSIBILITY? A．The moon cannot always be at the full
B．You cannot smoke inside the building.
C．He cannot come today.
D．She cannot play the piano.
6．Hydrogen, which is ______ than oil, is pretty easy to produce and does no harm to the environment.
A．much energy more abundant source
B．an energy source more abundant
C．a much more energy abundant source
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D．a much more abundant energy source
7．When _____, the bridge connecting the island to the continent will be open to traffic next year.
A．completed B．completing
C．being completed D．to be completed
8．______ the objections, we can not ignore the advantages of learning through the Internet.
A. Despite
B. Instead of
C. For D．Like 9．Mom enjoyed herlf so much ______ she was on vacation in France with dad last year.
描写蒲公英A．where B．that C．which D．when 10．The experiment was ______ we had anticipated.
A．a success more than B．more a success than C．a success as much as D．as much of a success as 11．Mary was ______ to tears by their criticism.ps画框
A．sunk B．reduced C．forced D．declined 12．The police fortunately gained the key clew according to the foot mark in the ______ of the road.
A．clay B．dirt C．mud D．soil 13．The magnificent ______ buildings demonstrate the great intelligence of the laboring people.
A．antique B．ancient C．primitive D．remote 14．I don't remember meeting him, but the name John Smith rings a bell. The underlined part means ______.
A．is omitted B．is warned C．is appearing D．is familiar
15．The goods are ______ for export, though a few of them may
be sold on the home market.
A．esntially B．completely C．necessarily D．remarkably 16．I wish you break a leg in the coming English speech contest The underlined part means ______.
舅妈的屁股A．get injured B．play well C．good luck D．have fun 17．I have the car now but my sister was the ______ owner. A．initial B．original C．primitive D．primary 18．The principal stresd using multimedia teaching would never replace the one-to-one ______ between pupil and teacher. A．perceptions B．consultations C．interactions D．interruptions 19．They've made a great______ forward with their road building in the last few years.
A．bounce B．bound C．hop D．leap 20．Your books and magazines are almost in a ______; go and put them in order.
A．chaos B．disorder C．mess D．riot
III.Fill in each blank with one suitable word （30 points, 2 points each）; write your answer on the answer sheet
1 understand the marketing concept, it is only necessary to understand the difference
2 marketing
3 lling. Not too many years ago, most industries concentrated primarily
4 the efficient production of goods, and then relied
5 “persuasive salesmanship” to move as much of the goods
6 possible. Such production and lling focus
7 the needs of the ller to produce goods and then convert them
8 money.
Marketing, 9 the other hand, focus on the wants of consumers, It begins 10 first analyzing the preferences and demands of consumers and then producing goods that will satisfy them .This
eye on –the –consumer approach is known as the marketing concept, which simply means that instead of trying to ll whatever is easiest to produce or buy 11 resale, the makers and dealers first endeavor to find out what the consumer wants to buy and then go about making it available 12 purcha.
This concept does not imply that business is benevolent or that consumer satisfaction is given priority 13 profit in a company. There are always two sides to every business transaction –the firm and the customer --and each must be satisfied before trade occurs. Successful merchants and producers, however, recognize that the surest route to profit is through understanding and catering t
o (迎合)customers. A striking example of the importance of catering to the consumer prented itlf 14 mid -1985, when Coca Cola changed the flavor of its drink, the nonacceptance of the new flavor by a significant portion of the public brought 15 a prompt restoration of the Classic Coke, which was then marketed alongside the new .King Customer ruled!
IV. Reading（40 points, 2 points each）
Read the following passages and answer the multiple-choice questions; decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage 1
According to a survey, which was bad on the respons of over 188,000 students, today’s traditional-age college freshmen are “more materialistic and less altruistic (利他主义的)” than at any time in the 17 years of the poll.
Not surprising in the hard times, the student’s major objective “is to be financially well off. Less important than ever is developing a
