1、2008年对外经济贸易大学英语专业（基础英语）真题试卷及答案解析(总分：180.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、选择题(总题数：15，分数：30.00)1.Even though he knew that his mother had been ill, he did not have the propriety to write her.（分数：2.00）A.decency.B.posterityC.apathyD.eulogy2.The constant motion of the earth as it turns on its axis creates the change of th
2、e seasons.（分数：2.00）A.perfidiousB.plausibleC.perilousD.perpetual3.His former employer recommended him highly as having been a very industrious worker.（分数：2.00）A.affluentB.cogentC.diligentD.extinct4.His arrogant manner has kept him from being very popular.（分数：2.00）A.waxyB.sleazyC.surlyD.flimsy5.The ma
3、ilman approached the house cautiously because of the vicious dog.（分数：2.00）A.hastilyB.preciselyC.warilyD.deliberately6.Unorganized guessing will probably not raise your score as significantly as choosing one letter as a “guess answer“ for the entire examination.（分数：2.00）A.CrypticB.HaphazardC.LeisureD
4、.Subsequent7.The Mona Lisa is the portrait of a woman with a very enticing smile.（分数：2.00）A.obliviousB.luminousC.alluringD.elusive8.Electrical energy may be separated into two components specified as positive and negative.（分数：2.00）A.germinatedB.designatedC.accumulatedD.contaminated9.The tables in th
5、is display are on sale because they have a few imperfections in the finish.（分数：2.00）A.defectsB.suspectsC.rejectsD.reflects10.Mail service will be suspended because of the postal workers strike.（分数：2.00）A.deprivedB.abridgedC.shrunkD.curtailed11.Aerobic exercises create a_oxygen in the body without se
6、riously disrupting normal body functions.（分数：2.00）A.demandB.demandingC.demanding ofD.demand for12.The beaver chews down trees to get food and material_its home.（分数：2.00）A.buildsB.it can buildC.that it buildsD.with which to build13._native to Europe, the Daisy has now spread throughout most of North
7、America.（分数：2.00）A.AlthoughB.If it wereC.In spite ofD.That it is14.Of the thousands of varieties of bird species in North America,_bright red plumage, like the cardinal, are most often designated as state bird.（分数：2.00）A.those that haveB.who haveC.which haveD.to have their15._mechanical device has e
8、ver been invented that can satisfactorily replace teasel flower heads for raising the nap on cloth.（分数：2.00）A.NoB.Not theC.Never has aD.There is no二、完形填空(总题数：1，分数：30.00)Complete the text by choosing one word from the box below for each blank marked 1 to 15.(2 points each) （分数：30.00）(1).【C1】（分数：2.00）
9、_(2).【C2】（分数：2.00）_(3).【C3】（分数：2.00）_(4).【C4】（分数：2.00）_(5).【C5】（分数：2.00）_(6).【C6】（分数：2.00）_(7).【C7】（分数：2.00）_(8).【C8】（分数：2.00）_(9).【C9】（分数：2.00）_(10).【C10】（分数：2.00）_(11).【C11】（分数：2.00）_(12).【C12】（分数：2.00）_(13).【C13】（分数：2.00）_(14).【C14】（分数：2.00）_(15).【C15】（分数：2.00）_三、选词填空(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Complete the
10、text by choosing one sentence from the box below for each blank marked 1 to 5.(4 points each) （分数：10.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_四、短文改错(总题数：2，分数：40.00)In each numbered line of the following text, there is one unnecessary word. It is either grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with th
11、e sense of the text. For each numbered line 1-10, find the unnecessary word and then write the word on your Answer Sheet. The following are two examples(0)and(00).0=for / 00= ADVERTISEMENT FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS TRAINEES0 You are a graduate with a good degree which proves you have the capacity for
12、to 00 learn. Your degree course probably included plenty of Information Technology,【M1】which you really enjoyed yourself, or you have a real interest in this exciting area.【M2】It is a career you would like to follow but how do you go about getting into it?【M3】Median Life is currently recruiting grad
13、uates for entry up to the Information【M4】Systems division. After eight weeks intensive training, you will be all equipped【M5】with the skills to start making such a real contribution to the running of Europes【M6】largest life assurance company. You will join a small team and work on the projects【M7】of
14、 varying size and complexity, or using some of the most-to-date technology in【M8】existence. If you show the necessary enthusiasm and determination that we will give【M9】you every opportunity to work your way up to the very top. While trainees will【M10】be based at our head offices, which are in the ce
15、nter of the lively and beautiful city of Edinburgh.（分数：20.00）(1).【M1】（分数：2.00）_(2).【M2】（分数：2.00）_(3).【M3】（分数：2.00）_(4).【M4】（分数：2.00）_(5).【M5】（分数：2.00）_(6).【M6】（分数：2.00）_(7).【M7】（分数：2.00）_(8).【M8】（分数：2.00）_(9).【M9】（分数：2.00）_(10).【M10】（分数：2.00）_In each numbered line of the following text, there is one
16、 unnecessary word. It is either grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with the sense of the text. For each numbered line 1-10, find the unnecessary word and then write the word on your Answer Sheet. The following are two examples(0)and(00).0=/ 00=are When to recruit?0 In a small business, decid
17、ing when to take on new staff is a delicate calculation. On 00 the one hand, if you are increase your workforce, you might find it difficult to cover【M11】for the increased costs straight away. On the other hand, extra staff could【M12】enable you to spend more time on activities such as marketing, whi
18、ch in the【M13】end should mean the increased profits. A useful way of deciding when to increase【M14】your workforce is to ask yourself if you can make enough of extra sales to meet【M15】the cost of taking on with an extra employee. But even if you are not able to【M16】increase your sales immediately, yo
19、u may still be able to employ someone.【M17】In this such case, however, you must keep your business going until you have built【M18】your sales up to the new level you need. If in the end you are clever enough to【M19】Get your timing so right, you will not want to throw away your advantage by【M20】employ
20、ing the wrong type person. The whole process of advertising and interviewing can take around many months, so finding you made a mistake and.（分数：20.00）(1).【M11】（分数：2.00）_(2).【M12】（分数：2.00）_(3).【M13】（分数：2.00）_(4).【M14】（分数：2.00）_(5).【M15】（分数：2.00）_(6).【M16】（分数：2.00）_(7).【M17】（分数：2.00）_(8).【M18】（分数：2.00
21、）_(9).【M19】（分数：2.00）_(10).【M20】（分数：2.00）_五、填空题(总题数：1，分数：20.00)In this section, there are 10 sentences with idiomatic usages. Fill in the gap of each sentence with an appropriate word. The first letter of the word is given as a hint.（分数：20.00）(1).To h 1around is to spend time somewhere doing nothing（
22、分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(2).To hide your light under a b 1is not to tell anyone that you are good at something.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(3).To leave no s 1unturned is to do everything you can in order to find something or to solve a problem.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(4).“There is no t 1“ means there is no way to know what will
23、 happen in a certain situation.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(5).To have a heart of g 1means to have a very kind character.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(6).When you accept criticism or punishment for something you have done, you can say “to face the m 1“.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(7).Nigel always won h 1down in any competition,(very ea
24、sily)（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(8).If someone raises his/her e 1, he/she is very much surprised or shows disapproval.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(9).To be hard upon someones h 1is to follow him/her closely.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(10).If someone is ill at e 1, they are nervous, uncomfortable or embarrassed.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_翻译In t
25、his section, you will read 10 sentences with idiomatic expressions underlined. Explain in your own words what these expressions mean.（分数：20.00）(1).For a moment, I was completely taken aback by her request.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(2).It seems that the deal was made behind closed doors .（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(3).A
26、little more glue should do the job .（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(4).Jack was kicked upstairs when he refused to carry out the orders from his higher-ups.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(5).His resignation left a lot of work hanging in the air .（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(6).He always wanted to be the top dog , so he offended many people.
27、（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(7).None of her books lends itself to being made into a film.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(8).We humans came by our hungry brains in a long process of evolution.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(9).Listening to ghost stories made my flesh creep .（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(10).This teacher likes to blow his own trumpet in c
28、lass.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_七、阅读理解(总题数：2，分数：30.00)Read the following passage and then complete the sentences that follow by using either words from the text or your own invention that fit the gaps. This has to be specified: The Reformation initiated the abolition of either saint or priest as mediator betwe
29、en God and man. this meant, on the one hand, democratization(and intensification)of the structure of belief(and of mans “whole way of life“); and, on the other hand, the weak subject(“ego“), which was still in the process of developing something like an individual(social)identity, had to identify it
30、self with the aggressor, i.e., the(potentially)punishing and terrible God. If the individual was to survive without the help of mediators it could not but identify with the institution that actually threatened its existence. This identification led to a decisive revaluation of values, the result was
31、 a re-interpretation of the Fall: Calvinism in particular tended to make its adherents forget the idea that labor was Gods punishment for Adams disobedience, by emphasizing the very different idea that untiring stewardship of the material gifts of God was a paramount religious and ethical obligation
32、. Consequently, Bacon “envisaged getting back behind the Fall by pushing forward the frontiers of learning,“ and he regarded “the Fall of Man retrievable on earth by mans efforts to master his fate.“ On the other hand, the idea of man mastering his fate in an untiring stewardship of the material gif
33、ts of Godand thus, natura parendo vincitur, transcending the original harmony of man, nature and societywas only the theological formulation of what was intended by the Enlightenments secular program of natures domination by man. At the same time, the idea of historical progress came into(conscious)
34、existence. It has to be related to the fact that the(then)revolutionary bourgeoisie developed a mode of production which depended increasingly on a constant development of the means of production. This development again was impossible if man did not increase his domination of nature(by means of the
35、natural sciences and technology). But the Enlightenment domination of nature together with the economic and spiritual(bourgeois)individualism(from which it actually sprang)was to have a disastrous effect on the forms of mens interactions. “The exchange principle underlying the Enlightenment notion o
36、f nature as fungible atoms was paralleled in the increasing atomization of modern man, a process that culminated in the repressive equality of totalitarianism. The instrumental manipulation of nature by man led inevitably to the concomitant relationship among men. The unbridgeable distance between s
37、ubject and object in the Enlightenment world view corresponded to the relative status of rulers and ruled in the modern authoritarian states. The objectification of the world had produced a similar effect in human relations.“ Thus, man by re-interpreting the(first)Fall caused a second one; because o
38、f the first he had lost paradise, the second was to threaten his very existence. “In class history, the enmity of the self to sacrifice implied a sacrifice of the self, inasmuch as it was paid for by a denial of nature in man for the sake of domination over non-human nature and over other men. This very denial, the
