2009年武汉大学二外英语考研真题试卷
(总分168, 做题时间90分钟)
1.
Part ADirections: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D.
Status are marvelous human inventions that enable us to get along with one another and to determine where we fit in society. As we go about our everyday lives, we mentally attempt to place people in terms of their status. For example, we must judge whether the person in the library is a reader or a librarian, whether the telephone caller is a friend or a salesman, whether the unfamiliar person on our property is a thief or a " meter reader, and so on. The status we assume often vary with the people we encounter, and change throughout life. Most of us can, at a very high speed, assume the status that various situa
tions require. Much of social interaction consists of identifying and lecting among appropriate status and allowing other people to assume their status in relation to us. This means that we fit our actions to tho of other people bad on a constant mental process of appraisal and interpretation. Although some of us find the task more difficult than others, most of us perform it rather effortlessly. A status has **pared to ready-made clothes. Within certain limits, the buyer can choo style and fabric. But an American is not free to choo the costume of a Chine peasant or that of a Hindu prince. We must choo from among the clothing prented by our society. Furthermore, our choice is limited to a size that will fit, as well as by our pocketbook. Having made a choice within the limits we can have certain alterations made, but apart from minor adjustments, we tend to be limited to what the stores have on their racks. Status, too, come ready made, and the range of choice among them is limited.
1.
In the first paragraph, the writer tells us that status can help us______.
A determine whether a person is fit for a certain job
B behave appropriately in relation to other people
C protect ourlves in unfamiliar situations
D make friends with other people
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答案:B
解析：第一句Status…that enable us to get along with one another“身份能使我们和别人和睦相处”，也就是在人际交往中表现得体，固选B。
2.
According to the writer, people often assume different status______.
A in order to identify themlves with others有缘的话
B in order to better identify others
C as their mental process change
D as the situation changes
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答案:D
解析：第二段第二句话说我们大多数都可以很快地接受不同境遇所要求的各种身份。
3.
The word "appraisal"(Sentence 4, Paragraph 2)most probably means______.
A involvement
B appreciation
C asssment
D prentation
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答案:C
解析：根据前面文中提到“社会交际包括识别并选择适当的身份，并允许别人假设他们的身份”，可知这个词appraisal包含“估量，评价”的意思。因此选C，asssment评估，评价。involvement参与，插手。appreciation鉴赏，赏识。prentation提供，显示。
4.
作文400
In the last ntence of the cond paragraph, the pronoun "it" refers to______.
A fitting our actions to tho of other people appropriately
B identification of other people" s status
更年期的症状有哪些C lecting one" s own status
D constant mental process
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礼仪的定义答案:A
解析：it在这里指代前半句中的the task，而the task指的是前一句“this means we fit our ac—tions to tho of other people…”，由此可知，答案为A。
5.
By saying that "an American is not free to choo the costume of a Chine peasant or that of a Hindu prince"(Sentence 3, Paragraph 3), the writer means______ .
A different people have different styles of clothes
B ready-made clothes may need alterations
C **e ready made just like clothes
D our choice of status is limited
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答案:D
解析：第三段后半部分limit这个词多次出现，着重论述了身份选择的有限性。这两个衣服的例子也是为了论证这个观点。
护世界官网The view over a valley of a tiny village with thatched(草盖的)roof cottages around a churc
h; a drive through a narrow village street lined with thatched cottages painted pink or white; the sight over the rolling hills of a pretty collection of thatched farm buildings—the are **mon sights in parts of England. Most people will agree that the thatched roof is an esntial part of the attraction of the English countryside. Thatching is in fact the oldest of all the building crafts practiced in the British Isles. Although thatch has always been ud for cottage and farm buildings, it was once ud for castles and churches, too. Thatching is a solitary(独自的)craft, which often runs in families. The craft of thatching as it is practiced today has changed very little since the Middle Ages. Over 800 full-time hatchers are employed in England and Wales today, maintaining and renewing the old roofs as well as thatching beauty but becau they know it will keep them cool in summer and warm in winter. In fact, if we look at developing countries, over half the world live under thatch, but they all do it in different ways. People in developing countries are often reluctant to go back to traditional materials and would prefer modern buildings. However, they may lack the money to allow them to import the necessary materials. Their temporary mud huts with thatched roofs of wild grass often only last six months. Thatch
which has been done in the British way lasts from twenty to sixty years, and is an effective defiance against the heat.
6.
Which of the following remains a unique feature of the English countryside?
A Narrow streets lined with pink or white hous.
B Rolling hills with pretty farm buildings.
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C Cottages with thatched roofs.
D Churches with cottages around them.
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答案:C
解析：第一段最后一句，大部分人都同意茅草屋顶是英国乡村独具魅力的重要因素。而且全文的主题就在讨论thatching and thatched roof。
7.
What do we know about thatching as a craft?
A It is a collective activity.
B It is practiced on farms all over England.
C It is quite different from what it ud to be.
D It is in most cas handed down among family members.
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答案:D
解析：第三段前两句说明用茅草盖屋顶是在家族内部承传的，自中世纪以来没有太大变化，可以判定D是正确的，而A、C是错误的。第一段倒数第二句说明茅草屋顶只是在英格兰的一部分地区，所以B也不对。
8.
Thatched hous are still preferred becau of______.
A their style **fort
B their durability
C their easy maintenance
D their cheap and ready-made materials
