杭州师范大学-723综合英语【2018】考研真题
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2018 年 考试科目代码 723 考试科目名称 综合英语 （本考试科目共 15页，第 1页）
杭 州 师 范 大 学
2018 年招收攻读硕士研究生入学考试题
考试科目代码： 723
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 each of the blanks with one word. Its first letter is given as a clue.
Speed and comfort
People travelling long distances frequently have to decide whether they would
prefer to go (1) b________ land, sea, or air. Hardly anyone can positively enjoy sitting
in a train for more than a few hours. Train compartments soon get cramped and stuffy. It
is almost impossible to take your mind off the journey. Reading is only a partial
(2)s________, for the monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon lulls
you (3) t________ sleep. During the day, sleep comes (4) i________ snatches. At night,
when you really wish to go to sleep, you rarely manage to do so. If you are
(5)l________ enough to get a sleeper, you spend half the night staring at the small blue
light in the ceiling, or fumbling to find your passport when you (6) c________ a frontier.
Inevitably you arrive (7) a________ your destination almost exhausted. Long car
journeys are even less pleasant, for it is quite impossible even to read. On motorways
you can, at least, travel fairly safely at (8) h________ speeds, but more often than
(9)n________, the greater part of the journey is spent (10) o________ narrow, bumpy
roads which are crowded (11) w________ traffic. By comparison, ferry trips or cruises
offer a great variety of civilized comforts. You can stretch your legs (12) o________ the
spacious decks, play (13) g________, meet interesting people and enjoy good food --
always assuming, of course, (14) t________ the sea is calm. If it is not, and you are
likely to get seasick, no form of (15) t________ could be worse. Even if you travel in
ideal weather, sea journeys take a long time. Relatively few people are prepared to
sacrifice up to a third of their (16) h________ for the pleasure of travelling by sea.
Aeroplanes have the reputation of being (17) d________ and even hardened
杭 州 师 范 大 学 硕 士 研 究 生 入 学 考 试 命 题 纸
2018 年 考试科目代码 723 考试科目名称 综合英语 （本考试科目共 15页，第 2页）
travellers are intimidated by them. They also have the disadvantage of being the most
(18) e________ form of transport. But nothing can match them for (19) s________ and
comfort. Travelling at a height of 30,000 feet, far above the clouds, and at over 500
miles an hour is an exhilarating experience. You do not have to devise ways of taking
your mind (20) o________ the journey, for an aeroplane gets you (21) t________ your
destination rapidly. For a few hours, you settle back in a deep armchair to enjoy the
(22)f________. The real escapist can (23) w________ a film and sip champagne on
some services. But even when such refinements are not (24) a________, there is plenty
to keep you occupied. An aeroplane offers you an unusual and breathtaking view of the
world. You soar effortlessly over high mountains and (25) d________ valleys. You
really see the shape of the (26) l________. If the landscape is hidden from view, you can
enjoy the extraordinary sight of unbroken cloud plains that stretch out for miles before
you, while the sun shines brilliantly in a clear sky. The journey is so smooth that there is
nothing to (27) p________ you from reading or sleeping. However you decide to spend
your (28) t________, one thing is certain: you will arrive at your (29) d__________
fresh and uncrumpled. You will (30) n_________ have to spend the next few days
recovering from a long and arduous journey.
II. Reading Comprehension (每小题 2分，共 60 分)
Directions: There are 6 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by five
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.
I am one of the many city people who are always saying that given the choice we
would prefer to live in the country away from the dirt and noise of a large city. I have
managed to convince myself that if it weren't for my job I would immediately head out
for the open spaces and go back to nature in some sleepy village buried in the county.
But how realistic is the dream?
Cities can be frightening places. The majority of the population lives in massive
tower blocks, noisy, dirty and impersonal. The sense of belonging to a community tends
to disappear when you live fifteen floors up. All you can see from your window is sky,
or other blocks of fiats. Children become aggressive and nervous-cooped up at home all
杭 州 师 范 大 学 硕 士 研 究 生 入 学 考 试 命 题 纸
2018 年 考试科目代码 723 考试科目名称 综合英语 （本考试科目共 15页，第 3页）
day, with nowhere to play; their mothers feel isolated from the rest of the world.
Strangely enough, whereas in the past the inhabitants of one street all knew each other,
nowadays people on the same floor in tower blocks don't even say hello to each other.
Country life, on the other hand, differs from this kind of isolated existence in that a
sense of community generally binds the inhabitants of small villages together. People
have the advantage of knowing that there is always someone to turn to when they need
help. But country life has disadvantages too. While it is true that you may be among
friends in a village, it is also true that you are cut off from the exciting and important
events that take place in cities. There's little possibility of going to a new show or the
latest movie. Shopping becomes a major problem, and for anything slightly out of the
ordinary you have to go on an expedition to the nearest large town. The city-dweller
who leaves for the country is often oppressed by a sense of unbearable stillness and
quiet.
What, then, is the answer? The country has the advantage of peace and quiet, but
suffers from the disadvantage of being cut off: the city breeds a feeling of isolation, and
constant noise batters the senses. But one of its main advantages is that you are at the
centre of things, and that life doesn't come to an end at half-past nine at night. Some
people have found (or rather bought) a compromise between the two: they have
expressed their preference for the "quiet life" by leaving the suburbs and moving to
villages within commuting distance of large cities. They generally have about as much
sensitivity as the plastic flowers they leave behind – they are polluted with strange ideas
about change and improvement which they force on to the unwilling original inhabitants
of the villages.
What then of my dreams of leaning on a cottage gate and murmuring "morning" to
the locals as they pass by. I'm keen on the idea, but you see there's my cat, Toby. I'm not
at all sure that he would take to all that fresh air and exercise in the long grass. I mean,
can you see him mixing with all those hearty males down the farm? No, he would rather
have the electric imitation-coal fire any evening.
1. We get the impression from the first paragraph that the author _____.
A. used to live in the country
B. used to work in the city
C. works in the city
D. lives in the country
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