1、上海交通大学考研基础英语真题 2007年及答案解析(总分：150.00，做题时间：90 分钟)1.Aged just four, Josephine Hawkins is already at ease with her computer and the Internet, _ clicking her mouse on Disney sites to download images of her favorite characters.（分数：1.00）A.confidentiallyB.confidentlyC.appreciativelyD.conscientiously2.Since
2、the World Wide Web was created in 1990, the only way to get onto the Internet has been through a computer, a costly box that _ people as much today as the telephone did 50 years ago.（分数：1.00）A.discouragesB.consolesC.dauntsD.initiates3.Like a credit card in appearance, the smart card contains a micro
3、chip that stores digital tokens which can be exchanged for goods, just like _ cash.（分数：1.00）A.concreteB.tentativeC.tangibleD.intact4.Financial institutions will spend huge sums, rolling our nationwide networks in Britain, France, Spain and perhaps in Germany. But the seeds for the most _ growth will
4、 be sown in America, where most banks have been slow to experiment with digital dollars until now.（分数：1.00）A.spectacularB.splendidC.specifiedD.specialized5.The number of small national and regional electronic-money providers will _ as the neatest among them, such as Belgium“s Proton and Denmark“s Da
5、nmont, get swallowed by international consortia, such as Mondex has been already snapped by MasterCard.（分数：1.00）A.witherB.dwindleC.extinguishD.plummet6.Overall, it is going to become much easier for people to communicate _ the Net. Communicating with others in real time will soon be the norm.（分数：1.0
6、0）A.byB.inC.overD.onto7.Just as it“s more than OK to work overtime when it“s appropriate, it“s also more than OK to be alert _ other work that needs to be done.（分数：1.00）A.atB.toC.towardsD.on8.Your manager will notify you in advance of a forthcoming appraisal. Then you“re often given time to fill in
7、a form that included questions about how you _ your work.（分数：1.00）A.sanctionB.approveC.appreciateD.rate9.A well-established friendship carries a long history of experience and interaction that _ who we are and keeps us connected.（分数：1.00）A.definesB.refinesC.confinesD.defies10.When a friend hurts you
8、, your instinct is to protect yourself. But that makes it harder to _ up problems.（分数：1.00）A.tackleB.patchC.handleD.dispose11.But over the course of a friendship, even the best people make mistakes. A relationship can _ to stand still if the offender refuses to make the first move at reconciliation（
9、分数：1.00）A.skipB.grindC.squeezeD.hover12.The art of pleasing is a very necessary one to possess, but a very difficult one to acquire, for it can hardly be _ to rules.（分数：1.00）A.deducedB.conducedC.reducedD.induced13.Of all things banish the _ out of your conversation; and never think of entertaining p
10、eople with your own personal concerns of private affairs.（分数：1.00）A.egotismB.selfishnessC.conscienceD.consciousness14.The particular characters, the habits, the cant of one company may give merit to a word, or a gesture which would have none at all if divested _ those accidental circumstances.（分数：1.
11、00）A.awayB.inC.offD.of15.Excuses relieve tension by helping _ both sides that the mistake was an aberration that will not be repeated.（分数：1.00）A.insureB.ensureC.reassureD.assure16.A couple of years later, I came to realize that a good name could _ a capital of good will of immense value.（分数：1.00）A.b
12、estowB.bequeathC.beseechD.discharge17.If pride in a good name keeps families and neighborhoods straight, a sense of shame is the _ side of that coin.（分数：1.00）A.diverseB.perverseC.reverseD.converse18.Perhaps what most separates motivational superstars from others is that they live life on purpose the
13、y are doing what they fully believe they were _ here to do.（分数：1.00）A.situatedB.putC.locatedD.seated19.The actor with whom I played the scene _ for me beautifully, whispering the opening words of each of my lines, as did others in subsequent scenes.（分数：1.00）A.covered upB.broke upC.made upD.stirred u
14、p20.I decided to face the situation _ the paltry child support that the court had ordered my husband to pay barely kept food on the table.（分数：1.00）A.squarelyB.solemnlyC.severelyD.enthusiastically21.In the coming year, when _ by self-doubts about my ability to teach or get through the slog of writing
15、 the MA thesis, I would think, “Dr Stewart must believe I can do this.“（分数：1.00）A.pervadedB.offendedC.assailedD.contradicted22.Even as child, I was _ by my mother“s accomplishments and beauty.（分数：1.00）A.intimidatedB.awedC.worshippedD.admired23.I had never seen so many people with so many disabilitie
16、s. I returned home, silently _, thinking how fortunate we really were.（分数：1.00）A.retrospectiveB.introspectiveC.perspectiveD.prospective24.A static technocratic order, by contrast, requires a very different sort of personality: a droned who does what he is told and shuns novelty, someone who avoids f
17、acing, or _ challenges.（分数：1.00）A.composingB.proposingC.imposingD.posing25.There are plenty of expensive and exclusive clubs the world over who can annually relieve you _ large quantities of money in exchange for the use of their carefully tended ground.（分数：1.00）A.offB.fromC.awayD.of26.The higher fo
18、rms of play are more distinct in form and their features more various and conspicuous, whereas in interpreting primitive play we immediately come up _ that quality of pure playfulness which, in our opinion, defies further analysis.（分数：1.00）A.withB.acrossC.againstD.to27.By this quality of freedom alo
19、ne, play marks itself off from the course of the natural process. It is something added _ and spread out over it like a flowering, an ornament.（分数：1.00）A.henceB.theretoC.thereofD.otherwise28.It“s often a mistake to _ appearance: that poor-looking individual is anything but poor. In fact, there is th
20、e President of a large multinational corporation with a fortune of 10 billion dollars.（分数：1.00）A.go overB.go byC.go forD.go with29.To my surprise, the manager _ the plan for marketing the products at the meeting, which had been disapproved a week before.（分数：1.00）A.brought aboutB.brought outC.brought
21、 upD.brought down30.The Japanese dollar-buying makes traders eager to _ dollars in fear of another government intervention.（分数：1.00）A.let inB.let outC.let go ofD.let off.31.In the 21st century we may very well revert 1 a pre-Renaissance model which only an elite classthe clergy in that era, the tech
22、nical specialist in ourswill know how to read and write. （分数：1.00）32.Apparently, a marketing generalist cannot be entrusted 1 the important task of writing. Some companies have turned this task over to public relations firms. （分数：1.00）33.Actually, we think in and with words, and the words we have at
23、 our command 1 our thoughts, rather than the other way round. （分数：1.00）34.The words we use control and direct and limit the thoughts they express. We are spurred 1 action by slogans and catchwords rather than by the concrete realities they embody. （分数：1.00）35.To their credit, many people who insist
24、on P. C. usage believe that changing our language can eventually change our thinking and behavior 1 eliminating racism, sexism and all the other isms we deplore. （分数：1.00）36.I am concerned, as I said that its users want to force their view of the world, its people and its problems on the rest of us.
25、 But I have another 1 as well: P. C. language attempts to gloss over and distort truthto purify it. （分数：1.00）37.For psychologists, the task is to determine whether the use of generic masculine nouns and pronouns triggers images of men 1 the exclusion of women. （分数：1.00）38.In the global village, tran
26、slating from one language to another is risky and sometimes 1 in misunderstanding. （分数：1.00）39.In his ignorance, he lay bleeding and wishing he could 1 out for help, but there was no voice in his throat. （分数：1.00）40.Psychologists used to think that boys needed their father within the home until at l
27、east age 7 or 8. Now, they have discovered that the 1 presence of a father in the family is less important to boys than are warm and supporting adults. （分数：1.00）41.Women being the “weaker“ sex, it is only natural that they should cry in certain emotional situations. In women, crying is excusable. Bu
28、t in men, crying is a mark of 1. （分数：1.00）42.She felt as if she missed 1 on a wedge of history, as if she were some sort of Rip Van Winkle who had slept through a revolution. （分数：1.00）43.What 1 the Chinese apartand this is true of other, more recent Asian immigrants to the United Sates as well, was
29、the extent of their mutual support systems. （分数：1.00）44.Moreover, because mothers are much more likely than fathers to take time off from work to care for their children, women workers, as a group, fall permanently 1 male workers in terms of pay, benefits and seniority. （分数：1.00）45.Business, governm
30、ental, and university visitors, on short business trips, have to cope with a wider range of problems, but are often 1 in hotels or somewhere similar, and looked after by other expatriates. （分数：1.00）46.Sometimes a child 1 stress at home or school may have an unpleasant experience with an insect or an
31、imal, and transfer its anxiety to the creature concerned. （分数：1.00）47.A computer crime involves the use of a computer to commit a broad 1 of offences, including fraud, theft, vandalism, sabotage, and so on. （分数：1.00）48.They include such traits as integrity, honesty, courage, fairness and generosityw
32、hich arise 1 the hard choices we have to make in life. （分数：1.00）49.In a society in which people blame everyone from their parents to the government for their failure to get ahead, motivational superstars refuse to buy 1 the victim mentality. （分数：1.00）50.It may sound obvious, but when you“re truly 1
33、to your goal, giving up isn“t even an option. （分数：1.00）51.Brown understood that you can“t control things in life such as the nature , the past, and other people. But you can control your own thoughts and actions. A. understood B. control C. the nature D. thoughts （分数：1.00）52.Trying to achieve your g
34、oals without an action plan is like trying to drive throughout unfamiliar roads to a distant city. The wasted time, energy and money will probably cause you to give up before very long. A. goals B. throughout C. wasted D. before （分数：1.00）53.Several researchers have studied the mate-selection process
35、, and according to a synthesis of their finding , choosing a mate occurs in three stages: the stimulus stage, the values stage, the roles stage. A. have studied B. and C. finding D. values （分数：1.00）54.Realizing that we all come to listening situations with preconceived viewpoints will help you avoid
36、 to judge alternative ideas too quickly. A. Realizing B. listening C. preconceived D. to judge （分数：1.00）55.One national study found that nearly 23 percent of mothers between 21 and 29 years of age are out of the labor force because of child-care problems. Because many of these mothers lack high scho
37、ol diplomas , they have difficulty to compete in the labor market. A. between B. out of C. diplomas D. to compete （分数：1.00）56.Some observers note that such battles will be unnecessary if we had high-quality day-care center at workplaces and more reasonable work schedules for both mothers and fathers
38、. A. note B. will C. at workplaces D. schedules （分数：1.00）57.He could exactly recall when the thought occurred to him, because it was clear he had more than once considered suggesting to the boy that he go out with Miriam. A. when B. occurred to C. suggesting D. go out （分数：1.00）58.But that he didn“t
39、help me , I would not have been able to obtain the scholarship and pursue doctoral degree at Harvard University. A. But that B. didn“t help me C. would not have been D. at （分数：1.00）59.Good sense is the most equitable distributed thing in the world, for each man considers himself so well provided wit
40、h it that even those who are difficult to satisfy . in everything else do not usually wish to have more of it than they have already. A. equitable B. so well C. to satisfy D. ore of it （分数：1.00）60.Innovative science produces new propositions in terms of what diverse phenomena can be related to one a
41、nother in more coherent ways . A. what B. phenomena C. one another D. ways （分数：1.00）61.Aesthetic particulars produced by the highly creative artist extend or exploit, in an innovative way, the limits of an existing form, more than transcend that form. A. produced B. highly C. the limits D. more than
42、 （分数：1.00）62.Since about 1970, new research helped brains scientists understand these problems better Scientists now know there are many different kinds of learning disabilities they are caused by many different things. A. Since B. helped C. understand D. disabilities （分数：1.00）63.Other researchers d
43、id not examine brain tissue . Moreover , they measured the brain“s electrical activity , and made a map of the electrical signals. A. tissue B. Moreover C. measured D. activity （分数：1.00）64.An important factor in a market-oriented economy is the mechanism by which consumer demands can be expressed an
44、d responded by producers. A. market-oriented economy B. by which C. expressed D. responded （分数：1.00）65.And I know of no other qualities than these which make for the perfection of the mind; for as to reason, or good sense, inasmuch it alone makes us men and distinguishes us from the beasts. A. I kno
45、w of B. than C. inasmuch D. from （分数：1.00）66.Attractive female executives were considered to have less integrity than unattractive ones ; their success was attributed not to ability but factors such as luck. A. to have B. ones C. attributed D. but factors （分数：1.00）67.It was estimated that more than
46、100 other banks had placed enough funds in Continental to put them in risk if Continental failed. A. estimated B. had placed C. funds in D. in risk （分数：1.00）68.When American firms often talk about the vast amounts spent on training their work forces , in fact they invest less in the skills of their
47、employees than do Japanese or German firms. A. When B. amounts C. work forces D. in the skills （分数：1.00）69.Time is also hard for stock clerks, whose ranks are expected to decrease for 68,000. And employees in manufacturing firms and wholesalers are being replaced with computerized systems. A. whose
48、B. for C. And D. with （分数：1.00）70.Not all efforts at name changes are successful, of course. In 1997, the New School for Social Research became New School University to reflect their growth into a collection of eight colleges. A. at B. for C. their D. collection of （分数：1.00）五、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：10
49、.00)No woman can be too rich or too thin. This saying often attributed to the late Duchess of Windsor embodies much of the odd spirits of our time. Being thin is deemed as such a virtue. The problem with such a view is that some people actually attempt to live by it. I myself have fantasies of slipping into narrow designer clothes. Consequently, I have been on a diet for the betteror worseart of my life. Being rich wouldn“t be bad e
