1、2007年上海交通大学英语专业（基础英语）真题试卷及答案与解析 一、选择题 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. （ A） confidentially （ B） confidently （ C） appreciatively （ D） conscientiously 2 Since th
2、e 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. （ A） discourages （ B） consoles （ C） daunts （ D） initiates 3 Like a credit card in appearance, the smart card contains a m
3、icrochip that stores digital tokens which can be exchanged for goods, just like_cash. （ A） concrete （ B） tentative （ C） tangible （ D） intact 4 Financial institutions will spend huge sums, rolling our nationwide networks in Britain, France, Spain and perhaps in Germany. But the seeds for the most_gro
4、wth will be sown in America, where most banks have been slow to experiment with digital dollars until now. （ A） spectacular （ B） splendid （ C） specified （ D） specialized 5 The number of small national and regional electronic-money providers will_as the neatest among them, such as Belgiums Proton and
5、 Denmarks Danmont, get swallowed by international consortia, such as Mondex has been already snapped by MasterCard. （ A） wither （ B） dwindle （ C） extinguish （ D） plummet 6 Overall, it is going to become much easier for people to communicate_the Net. Communicating with others in real time will soon b
6、e the norm. （ A） by （ B） in （ C） over （ D） onto 7 Just as its more than OK to work overtime when its appropriate, its also more than OK to be alert _other work that needs to be done. （ A） at （ B） to （ C） towards （ D） on 8 Your manager will notify you in advance of a forthcoming appraisal. Then youre
7、 often given time to fill in a form that included questions about how you_your work. （ A） sanction （ B） approve （ C） appreciate （ D） rate 9 A well-established friendship carries a long history of experience and interaction that_who we are and keeps us connected. （ A） defines （ B） refines （ C） confin
8、es （ D） defies 10 When a friend hurts you, your instinct is to protect yourself. But that makes it harder to_up problems. （ A） tackle （ B） patch （ C） handle （ D） dispose 11 But over the course of a friendship, even the best people make mistakes. A relationship can_ to stand still if the offender ref
9、uses to make the first move at reconciliation （ A） skip （ B） grind （ C） squeeze （ D） hover 12 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. （ A） deduced （ B） conduced （ C） reduced （ D） induced 13 Of all things banish the_o
10、ut of your conversation, and never think of entertaining people with your own personal concerns of private affairs. （ A） egotism （ B） selfishness （ C） conscience （ D） consciousness 14 The particular characters, the habits, the cant of one company may give merit to a word, or a gesture which would ha
11、ve none at all if divested_those accidental circumstances. （ A） away （ B） in （ C） off （ D） of 15 Excuses relieve tension by helping_both sides that the mistake was an aberration that will not be repeated. （ A） insure （ B） ensure （ C） reassure （ D） assure 16 A couple of years later, I came to realize
12、 that a good name could_a capital of good will of immense value. （ A） bestow （ B） bequeath （ C） beseech （ D） discharge 17 If pride in a good name keeps families and neighborhoods straight, a sense of shame is the_ side of that coin. （ A） diverse （ B） perverse （ C） reverse （ D） converse 18 Perhaps wh
13、at most separates motivational superstars from others is that they live life on purposethey are doing what they fully believe they were_ here to do. （ A） situated （ B） put （ C） located （ D） seated 19 The actor with whom I played the scene_for me beautifully, whispering the opening words of each of m
14、y lines, as did others in subsequent scenes. （ A） covered up （ B） broke up （ C） made up （ D） stirred up 20 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. （ A） squarely （ B） solemnly （ C） severely （ D） enthusiastica
15、lly 21 In the coming year, when_by self-doubts about my ability to teach or get through the slog of writing the MA thesis, I would think, “Dr Stewart must believe I can do this.“ （ A） pervaded （ B） offended （ C） assailed （ D） contradicted 22 Even as child, I was_by my mothers accomplishments and bea
16、uty. （ A） intimidated （ B） awed （ C） worshipped （ D） admired 23 I had never seen so many people with so many disabilities. I returned home, silently_, thinking how fortunate we really were. （ A） retrospective （ B） introspective （ C） perspective （ D） prospective 24 A static technocratic order, by con
17、trast, requires a very different sort of personality: a droned who does what he is told and shuns novelty, someone who avoids facing, or_challenges. （ A） composing （ B） proposing （ C） imposing （ D） posing 25 There are plenty of expensive and exclusive clubs the world over who can annually relieve yo
18、u _large quantities of money in exchange for the use of their carefully tended ground. （ A） off （ B） from （ C） away （ D） of 26 The higher forms of play are more distinct in form and their features more various and conspicuous, whereas in interpreting primitive play we immediately come up_that qualit
19、y of pure playfulness which, in our opinion, defies further analysis. （ A） with （ B） across （ C） against （ D） to 27 By this quality of freedom alone, 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. （ A） hence （
20、 B） thereto （ C） thereof （ D） otherwise 28 Its often a mistake to_appearance: that poor-looking individual is anything but poor. In fact, there is the President of a large multinational corporation with a fortune of 10 billion dollars. （ A） go over （ B） go by （ C） go for （ D） go with 29 To my surpri
21、se, the manager_the plan for marketing the products at the meeting, which had been disapproved a week before. （ A） brought about （ B） brought out （ C） brought up （ D） brought down 30 The Japanese dollar-buying makes traders eager to_dollars in fear of another government intervention. （ A） let in （ B
22、） let out （ C） let go of （ D） let off. 31 In the 21st century we may very well revert_a pre-Renaissance model which only an elite classthe clergy in that era, the technical specialist in ourswill know how to read and write. 32 Apparently, a marketing generalist cannot be entrusted_the important task
23、 of writing. Some companies have turned this task over to public relations firms. 33 Actually, we think in and with words, and the words we have at our command_our thoughts, rather than the other way round. 34 The words we use control and direct and limit the thoughts they express. We are spurred_ a
24、ction by slogans and catchwords rather than by the concrete realities they embody. 35 To their credit, many people who insist on P.C.usage believe that changing our language can eventually change our thinking and behavior_ eliminating racism, sexism and all the other isms we deplore. 36 I am concern
25、ed, as I said that its users want to force their view of the world, its people and its problems on the rest of us. But I have another_as well: P.C.language attempts to gloss over and distort truthto purify it. 37 For psychologists, the task is to determine whether the use of generic masculine nouns
26、and pronouns triggers images of men_the exclusion of women. 38 In the global village, translating from one language to another is risky and sometimes_in misunderstanding. 39 In his ignorance, he lay bleeding and wishing he could_out for help, but there was no voice in his throat. 40 Psychologists us
27、ed to think that boys needed their father within the home until at least age 7 or 8. Now, they have discovered that the_presence of a father in the family is less important to boys than are warm and supporting adults. 41 Women being the “weaker“ sex, it is only natural that they should cry in certai
28、n emotional situations. In women, crying is excusable. But in men, crying is a mark of_. 42 She felt as if she missed_on a wedge of history, as if she were some sort of Rip Van Winkle who had slept through a revolution. 43 What_the Chinese apartand this is true of other, more recent Asian immigrants
29、 to the United Sates as well, was the extent of their mutual support systems. 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_male workers in terms of pay, benefits and seniority. 45 Bus
30、iness, governmental, and university visitors, on short business trips, have to cope with a wider range of problems, but are often_in hotels or somewhere similar, and looked after by other expatriates. 46 Sometimes a child_stress at home or school may have an unpleasant experience with an insect or a
31、nimal, and transfer its anxiety to the creature concerned. 47 A computer crime involves the use of a computer to commit a broad_of offences, including fraud, theft, vandalism, sabotage, and so on. 48 They include such traits as integrity, honesty, courage, fairness and generositywhich arise_ the har
32、d choices we have to make in life. 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_the victim mentality. 50 It may sound obvious, but when youre truly_to your goal, giving up isnt even an option
33、. 二、句子改错 50 Each of the following sentences contains an error. Your task is to identify that error and correct it. Write both the label letter and the correction in the answer booklet. 51 Brown Aunderstood that you cant Bcontrol things in life such as Cthe nature, the past, and other people. But you
34、 can control your own Dthoughts and actions. 52 Trying to achieve your Agoals without an action plan is like trying to drive Bthroughout unfamiliar roads to a distant city. The Cwasted time, energy and money will probably cause you to give up Dbefore very long. 53 Several researchers Ahave studied t
35、he mate-selection process, Band according to a synthesis of their Cfinding, choosing a mate occurs in three stages: the stimulus stage, the Dvalues stage, the roles stage. 54 ARealizing that we all come to Blistening situations with Cpreconceived viewpoints will help you avoid Dto judge alternative
36、ideas too quickly. 55 One national study found that nearly 23 percent of mothers Abetween 21 and 29 years of age are Bout of the labor force because of child-care problems. Because many of these mothers lack high school Cdiplomas, they have difficulty Dto compete in the labor market. 56 Some observe
37、rs Anote that such battles Bwill be unnecessary if we had high-quality day-care center Cat workplaces and more reasonable work Dschedules for both mothers and fathers. 57 He could exactly recall Awhen the thought Boccurred to him, because it was clear he had more than once considered Csuggesting to
38、the boy that he Dgo out with Miriam. 58 ABut that he Bdidnt help me. I Cwould not have been able to obtain the scholarship and pursue doctoral degree Dat Harvard University. 59 Good sense is the most Aequitable distributed thing in the world, for each man considers himself Bso well provided with it
39、that even those who are difficult Cto satisfy in everything else do not usually wish to have Dmore of it than they have already. 60 Innovative science produces new propositions in terms of Awhat diverse Bphenomena can be related to Cone another in more coherent Dways. 61 Aesthetic particulars Aprodu
40、ced by the Bhighly creative artist extend or exploit, in an innovative way, Cthe limits of an existing form, Dmore than transcend that form. 62 ASince about 1970, new research Bhelped brains scientists Cunderstand these problems better Scientists now know there are many different kinds of learning D
41、disabilities they are caused by many different things. 63 Other researchers did not examine brain Atissue. BMoreover, they Cmeasured the brains electrical Dactivity, and made a map of the electrical signals. 64 An important factor in a Amarket-oriented economy is the mechanism Bby which consumer dem
42、ands can be Cexpressed and Dresponded by producers. 65 And I Aknow of no other qualities Bthan these which make for the perfection of the mind; for as to reason, or good sense, Cinasmuch it alone makes us men and distinguishes us Dfrom the beasts. 66 Attractive female executives were considered Ato
43、have less integrity than unattractive Bones: their success was Cattributed not to ability Dbut factors such as luck. 67 It was Aestimated that more than 100 other banks Bhad placed enough Cfunds in Continental to put them Din risk if Continental failed. 68 AWhen American firms often talk about the v
44、ast Bamounts spent on training their Cwork forces. in fact they invest less Din the skills of their employees than do Japanese or German firms. 69 Time is also hard for stock clerks, Awhose ranks are expected-to decrease Bfor 68,000. CAnd employees in manufacturing firms and wholesalers are being re
45、placed Dwith computerized systems. 70 Not all efforts Aat name changes are successful, of course. In 1997, the New School Bfor Social Research became New School University to reflect Ctheir growth into a Dcollection of eight colleges. 三、阅读理解 70 No woman can be too rich or too thin. This saying often
46、 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
47、 on a diet for the better or worsepart of my life. Being rich wouldnt be bad either, but that wont happen unless an unknown relative dies suddenly in some distant land, leaving me millions of dollars. Where did we go off the track? When did eating butter become a sin, and a little bit of extra flesh
48、 unappealing, if not repellent? All religions have certain days when people refrain from eating, and excessive eating is one of Christianitys seven deadly sins. However, until quite recently, most people had a problem getting enough to eat. In some religious groups, wealth was a symbol of probable s
49、alvation and high morals, and fatness a sign of wealth and well-being. Today the opposite is true. We have shifted to thinness as our new mark of virtue. The result is that being fator even somewhat overweightis bad because it implies a lack of moral strength. Our obsession with thinness is also fueled by health concer
