2024年华中农业大学研究生考试《外语》精选备考练习题库及答案

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1、[A] resist[B] perform[C] insist[D] restrain
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2、Text 1
The period of adolescence, i.e., the period between childhood and adulthood, may be long or short, depending on social expectations and on society’s definition as to what constitutes maturity and adulthood. In primitive societies adolescence is frequently a relatively short period of time, while in industrial societies with patterns of prolonged education coupled with laws against child labor, the period of adolescence is much longer and may include most of the second decade of one’s life. Furthermore, the length of the adolescent period and the definition of adulthood status may c
hange in a given society as social and economic conditions change. Examples of this type of change are the disappearance of the frontier in the latter part of the nineteenth century in the United States, and more universally, the industrialization of an  agricultural society.
In modern society, ceremonies for adolescence have lost their formal recognition and symbolic significance and there no longer is agreement as to what constitutes initiation ceremonies. Social ones have been replaced by a sequence of steps that lead  to increased recognition and social status. For example, grade school graduation, high school graduation and college graduation constitute such a sequence, and while each step implies certain behavioral changes and social recognition, the significance of each depends on the socio-economic status and the educational ambition of the i
ndividual. Ceremonies for adolescence have also been replaced by legal definitions of status roles, right, privileges and responsibilities. It is during the nine years from the twelfth birthday to the twenty-first that the protective and restrictive aspects of childhood and minor status are removed and adult privileges and responsibilities are  granted. The twelve-year-old is no longer considered a child and has to pay full fare for train, airplane, theater and movie tickets. Basically, the individual at this age
loses childhood privileges without gaining significant adult rights. At the age of sixteen the adolescent is granted certain adult rights which increases his social status by  providing him with more freedom and choices. He now can obtain  a driver’s license; he can leave public schools; and he can work without the restrictions of child labor laws. At the age of eighteen the law provides adult responsibilities as well as ri
ghts; the young man can now be a soldier, but he also can marry without parental  permission. At the age of twenty-one the individual obtains his full legal rights as an adult. He now can vote, he can buy liquor, he can enter into financial contracts,  and he is entitled to run for public office. No additional basic rights are acquired as a function of age after majority status has been attained. None of these legal pro
visions determine at what point adulthood has been reached but they do point to the prolonged period of adolescence.
41.  The period of adolescence is much longer in industrial societies because ________.
[A] the definition of maturity has changed
[B] the industrialized society is more developed
[C] more education is provided and laws against child labor are made
[D] ceremonies for adolescence have lost their formal recognition and symbolic significance
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B.
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3、There are a number of formats for reporting research, such as articles to appear in journals, reports addressed to funding agencies, theses or dissertations as part of the requirements for university degrees, and papers to be presented at conferences. These formats differ from one another mostly in their purposes and the audiences whom they address. We will now briefly describe them.
  The journal article is a way of reporting research for professional journals or edited collections. The research is reporting in a brief, yet informative way, focusing mostly on the main features of the research such as the purpose, review of the literature (often referred to as "background"), procedures used for carrying out the research accompanied by tables, charts, and graphs, and interpretations of the results (often referred to as discussion).
  The content and emphasis of the journal article will vary according to the intended readers (research or practitioners) and it is important for the researcher to be aware of the background and interest of the readers of the journal. Articles intended to be read by practitioners will emphasize the practical implications and recommendations of the research, while articles intended to be read by researchers will describe in detail the method used to collect data, the construction of data collection procedures, and the techniques used for analyzing the data It is important for the novice researcher to be aware of the fact that articles submitted to journals go through a process of evaluation by experts who make a judgment and recommend whether they should be published or not.
  The thesis or dissertation is a format for reporting research which graduate students write as part of fulfilling the requirements for an advanced academic degree. The student is expected to describe in great detail all the phases of the research so it can be examined and evaluated carefully by the reader. Thus the thesis or dissertation includes the purpose and significance of the study, the rationale, a thorough review of the literature, detailed information as to the research tools and the procedures involved in their development, a description of data analysis and the results, and an interpretation of the results in the form. of conclusions, implications, and recommendation. This detailed description of the process of the research is needed to provide the professors with an indication of the student's ability to carry out research.
  The conference paper is a way of reporting research at conferences, seminars and colloquia. At such meetings research papers are usually presented orally. They are similar to the research article since research is reported in a concise, yet informative way, focusing on the most essential elements of the research. Handouts and transparencies can also accompany the presentations. As with the research article, here too, the content and emphasis of the oral report will depend to a large extent on the type of audience present at the meeting, and whether they are researchers or practitioners.

The best title for this passage could be______.
A.Types of Research Reports
B.Types of Journal Articles
C.Writing of research Reports
D.Writing of Different Articles

4、The most important thing for job-seeking teens is______.
A.having one or more years of on-the-job experience
B.raising the wage floor
C.having a new perspective on competition
D.making a good curriculum vitae

5、Part A
Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. (40 points)
India has about a billion people and a dozen major languages of its own. One language, and only one, is understood-by the elite-across the country: that of the foreigners who ruled India for less than 200 years and left 52 years ago.
  Today, India. Tomorrow, unofficially, the world. That is well under way; at first, because the British not only built global empire but also it was settled by America, and now because the world (and notably America) has acquired its first truly global—and interactive—medium, the Internet.
  It is estimated that some 350 million people speak English as their first language. Maybe 250-350 million do or can use it as a second language; in excolonial countries, notably, or in English—majority ones, like 30 million recently immigrants to the United States, or Canada's 6 million francophone Quebeckers. And elsewhere? The guess is 100 million—1 billion depending how you define "can". Let us be hold: in all, 20-25% of earth's 6 billion people can use English; not the English of England, let alone of Dr. Johnson, but English.
  That number is soaring as each year brings new pupils to school and carries of monolingual oldies—and now as the Internet spreads. And the process is self-reinforcing. As business spreads across frontiers, the company that wants to move its executives around, and to promote the best of them, regardless of nationality, encourages the uses of English. So the executive who wants to be in the frame, or' to move to another employer, learns to use it. English has long dominated learned journals: German, Russian or French (depending on the field) may be useful to their expert readers, but English is essential. So, if you want your own work published—and widely read by your peers—then English is the language of choice.
  The growth of the cinema, and still more so of television, has spread the dominant language. Foreign movies or sitcoms may be dubbed into major languages, but for smaller audiences they are usually subtitled. Result: a Dutch or Danish or even Arab family has an audio-visual learning aid in its living-room, and usually the language spoken on-screen is English.
  The birth of the computer and its American operating systems gave English a nudge ahead: that of the Internet has given it a huge push. Any web-linked household today has a library of information available at the click of a mouse. And, unlike the books on its own shelves or in the public library, maybe four-fifths is written in English. That proportion may lessen, as more non-English sites spring up. But English will surely dominate.
The author cites the example of India to show ______.
A.the backwardness of its own language
B.the importance of learning English
C.the widespread of English language
D.the great influence of the British empire

6、Speaking of the rising egg consumption, the author implies the dominant factor accounting for this is that
A.the eggs are much cheaper than before.
B.many people were forbidden to eat eggs in the past years.
C.the eggs contain much lower carb than other food.
D.there are many recently recognized profits eggs can provide.

7、The author seem to believe that prosperity
A.won't be achieved without economic growth.
B.can only be achieved with economic growth.
C.can be achieved without the participation of the wealthy countries.
D.will be achieved by selling farm produce in local market.

8、It can be inferred from the passage that, in the course of a heating season, the heatingcapacity of h heat pump is greatest when______
A.heating is least essential
B.electricity rates are lowest
C.its compressor runs the fastest
D.outdoor temperatures hold steady

9、Which of*the following is the best title of the text?
A.Film-makers Accused of Abusing Aid
B.Problems with the Film Industry
C.Inland Revenue's Actions
D.A Clash: Revenue vs. Film Industry

10、What is the best description of the schools in St. Louis?
A.Every school in this district is on a low level.
B.Plenty of excellent students are refused to go to universities.
C.Great profits have been made from education.
D.Many schools have been dosed and services have been cut down.

11、According to the text, which of the following is true?
A.It's always true that teachers' quality is important.
B.Salaries in school are higher than those in other industries.
C.The average quality of the teachers in America is declining.
D.Administrators have many effective ways to choose best teachers.

12、It is implied in this passage that to protect shark from extinction，the most important thing to do is_______．
A.to persuade restaurants to quit shark-fin soup in banquet
B.to take courage to go against bad cuisine culture
C.to spot and make up folthe loophole in law
D.to do more research to enhance the breeding capability of sharks

【参考答案】
1A
2C
3A
4C
5C