杭州师范大学718综合英语2014年考研真题
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杭 州 师 范 大 学
2014 年招收攻读硕士研究生入学考试题
考试科目代码： 718
考试科目名称： 综合英语
说明：考生答题时一律写在答题纸上，否则漏批责任自负。
I. Cloze（每小题1分，共30 分）
Directions: Fill in the blanks with proper words (the first letter is given).
Every day we experience one of the wonders of the world around us, without even
realizing it. It is not the amazing complexity of television, nor the impressive
technology of automated transport. They are indeed (1) w________ which we often
take for (2) g________. No. The universal wonder we share and experience is our (3)
a________ to make noises with our mouths, and so (4) t__________ ideas and
thoughts to each other’s minds. In other words, that wonder is our ability to fashion (5)
l________. This ability comes so naturally we are apt to forget what a miracle (6)
i________ is.
Obviously, the ability to (7) t________ is something that marks humans off from
(8) a________. Of course, some animals have powers just as amazing. Bats home in on
flying insects that are their food by (9) m________ of a sophisticated sound system.
Birds can (10) n________ thousands of miles by observing positions of the stars in the
(11) s________ in relation to the time of day and year. In Nature’s talent show, humans
are a species of animals that have (12) d________ their own special act. If we reduce it
to basic terms, it is a knack for communicating (13) i________ to others, by varying
(14) s________ we make as we breathe out.
Not that we do not have other powers of communication. Out facial (15)
e________ convey our emotions, such as anger, or joy, or disappointment. The way we
杭 州 师 范 大 学 硕 士 研 究 生 入 学 考 试 命 题 纸
2014 年 考试科目代码 718 考试科目名称 综合英语 （本考试科目共 15 页，第2 页）
hold our heads can (16) i________ to others (17) w________ we are happy or
downcast. This is so-called “(18) b________ language”, and to some (19) e________
we are no different from other animals in this (20) r________. Bristling fur is an
unmistakable warning of aggression among many (21) c________. Similarly, the
bowed head or drooping tail shows a readiness to (22) t________ second place in any
animal gathering.
Such a means of (23) c________ is a basic mechanism that animals, including
human beings, (24) i________ acquire and display. Is the ability to speak just another
sort of instinct? If so, how did human beings (25) a________ this amazing skill?
Biologists can readily indicate that particular area of our (26) b________ where speech
mechanisms (27) f________, but this doesn’t tell us how that (28) p________ of our
bodies originated in our biological history. It is (29) t________ to think that for our
human ancestors acquiring the power of speech was all a (30) m________ of
competition.
II. Reading Comprehension (每小题2分，共60 分)
Directions: There are 6 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some
questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A),
B), C), and D). You should decide on the best choice and write the corresponding letter
on the answer sheet.
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:
One of the first men to make a commercial success of food conservation was
Henry John Heinz. In 1869 he founded a company in Pittsburgh, USA. Like other
Americans of his generation, Heinz made his name a household word throughout the
western world. At last, man seems to have discovered how to preserve food without
considerably altering its taste. The tins of food (Heinz tins!) which Captain Scott
abandoned in the Antarctic were opened 47 years after his death, and the contents were
not only edible, but pleasant.
The main argument against conserved foods is not that the canning of food makes
it taste different; rather, people complain that the recipes which the canning chefs
dream up are tedious or tasteless. But any recipe is tedious or tasteless if it is eaten in
great quantities. And a company like Heinz can only produce something if it is going to
be eaten in great quantities. The tomato is very pleasant to eat when it is freshly picked.
杭 州 师 范 大 学 硕 士 研 究 生 入 学 考 试 命 题 纸
2014 年 考试科目代码 718 考试科目名称 综合英语 （本考试科目共 15 页，第3 页）
A regular diet of tomatoes alone could well prove tedious. The canning companies try
to cook the tomato in as many ways as possible. The Heinz factories in Britain use
millions and millions of tomatoes every year.
There are many people who do not like to eat food out of season. They like their
food to be fresh, and they like to cook it themselves in “the old-fashioned way”. It is
very difficult for modern man to realize what it is like to live without the advantages of
pre-packaged and canned food. European society in its present form could not cope
without modern methods of food processing. Imagine your local supermarket without
all the cans of pre-packaged foods. The supermarket would turn into a chaos of rotten
vegetables, stale bread and unhealthy meat. The health problems would be
insurmountable, unless we all went into the country to support ourselves.
So next time you reject canned food as being tasteless or unimaginative, remember
that you can only afford to eat fresh food because canned food exists.
1. In which way was Henry John Heinz successful?
[A] He achieved a commercial success of food preservation.
[B] He sold his home-made food to Captain Scott.
[C] Divisions of his company were extended throughout the world.
[D] He sailed around the world and reached the Antarctic.
2. The main disadvantage of conserved food is __________.
[A] the alteration in taste
[B] the relatively high price
[C] the mass-production
[D] the tedious or tasteless recipes
3. Why do some people especially dislike canned food?
[A] They know how to preserve food in their own way.
[B] They like food freshly picked.
[C] They dislike foods that are made to a traditional recipe.
[D] They do not like canning chefs.
4. What would happen if there were no canned food?
[A] The modern society would not function properly.
[B] Health problems would never be solved.
[C] People would have no food supply and starve to death.
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