广东财经大学硕士研究生入学考试试卷
Passage 1
Until the Second World War there was no clear transition period between (1) ____ and adulthood in British society. Young people were (2) ____ children until they were about 16 or before if they had started work. Young people and their parents often (3) ____ similar clothes, attitudes and (4) ____ life. All this began to change in 1950s.
In the 1950s the teenagers began to be seen as a special (5) ____ group and that was often characterized as a period of (6) ____ from the family and (7) ____ against the values of home and society. With increasing prosperity in Britain, many teenagers had increasing (8) ____ power and thus became the special (9) ____ for advertising, especially for music and fashion.
(10) ____ the 1950s almost each decade has had a characteristic youth cult with the (11) ____ of the rebellious teenager, identifiable(12) ____ the particular style of clothes or music. The first cult to (13) ____ was the Teddy Boys in the 1950s, (14) ____ with early rock ‘ n ’ roll music. In the 1980s it was the Acid House scene, associated with music and drug Ecstasy which (15) ____ the rave culture and clubbing of the 1990s.
(1) A. infancyB. youth C. childhood D. Toddlers
(2) A. regarded B. seen C. called D. interpreted
(3) A. wear B. choose C. obey D. shared
(4) A. normal B. daily C. common D. social
(5) A. community B.age C. association D. institute
(6) A. joining B. connection C. alienation D. distraction
(7) A. betray B. fight C. revolt D. revolution
(8) A. socializing B. purchasing C. promoting D. marketing
(9) A. purpose B. aim C. target D. hope
(10) A. AS B. Since C. From D. With
(11) A.image B. picture C. impression D. figure
(12) A . by B. with C. in D. to
(13) A . emerge B. happen C. appear D. expose
(14) A . associated B. related C. bond D. afflicted
(15) A . changed into B. expanded into C. decreased into D. increased into
Passage 2
Everyone seems to be in favor of progress. But “ progress ” is a funny word. It doesn ’ t (1 6 ) ____ mean that something has become stronger, wiser or better. It simply means changing it from being one thing to another and sometimes it (17) ____ out to be worse than before.
(18) ____ medicine, for instance. No one can deny that medical progress has enriched our lives tremendously. Because of medical (19) ____ , we eat better, live easier and are able to take care of ourselves more efficiently. We can cure disease with no more than one injection (20) ____ a pill. If we have a serious accident, surgeons can put us (21) ____ together again. If we are born (22) ____ something defective, they can repair it. They can make us happy, restore our sanity, ease our pain, replace ( 23 ) ____ parts and give us children. They can even bring us back from the dead. These are wonderful achievements, but there is a ( 24 ) ____ we have to pay.
Because medicine has reduced infant mortality and natural death so significantly, the population has been ( 25 ) ____ steadily, in spite of serious ( 26 ) ____ to reduce the rate of population growth. Less than a century ago in the United States, infant mortality ( 27 ) ____ more than half of the newborn ( 28 ) ____ the first year of life. Medical advances, ( 29 ) ____ , have now reduced that rate to nearly zero. A child born in the United States today has ( 30 ) ____ than a 90 per cent chance of survival.
(16) A. necessarily B. nearly C. basically D. often
(17) A.comes B. gets C. makes D. turns
(18) A. See B. Take C. Consider D. Look
(19) A. improvements B. advancements C. movements D. care
(20) A. or B. and C. with D. of
(21) A. back B. up C. through D. over
(22) A. of B. from C. out D. with
(23) A. tired B. weary C. worn D. fatigued
(24) A. cost B. bill C. price D. check
(25) A. arising B. rising C. raising D. going
(26) A. efforts B. effects C. problems D. events
(27) A. exclaimed B. proclaimed C. clamored D. claimed
(28) A. over B. within C. between D. among
(29) A. however B. though C. moreover D. besides
(30) A. more B. greater C. bigger D. better
II. Proofreading and error correction. The following passage contains 15 errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. Correct the errors and write the answers on the answer sheet. (30 points in all, 2 points for each )
“ Art does not solve problems, but makes us awared of (1)
their existence, ” sculptor Magdalena Abakanowicz has said.
Arts education, on the other hand, does not solve problems. (2)
Years of research shows that it ’ s closely linking to almost (3)
anything that we as a nation say we want for our children and (4)
demand to our schools: academic achievement, social and (5)
emotional development, civic engagement, and equitable
opportunity.
Involvement in the arts is associated to gains in math, (6)
reading, cognitive ability, critical thinking, and verbal skill.
Arts learning can also improves motivation, concentration, (7)
confidence, or teamwork. A report by the Rand Corporation (8)
about the visual arts argue that the intrinsic pleasures and (9)
stimulation of the art experience have more than sweeten an (10)
individual ’ s life --- according to the report, they “ can connect
people more deeply to the world and open them in new ways (11)
of seeing, ” creating the foundation to forge social bonds and
community cohesion. And strong arts programming in schools
helps close a gap that has left many child behind: From (12)
Mozart for babies to tutus for toddlers to family trips to the
museum, the children of affluent, aspired parents generally get (13)
exposed to the arts whether or not public schools provide it. (14)
Low - income children, often, do not. “ Arts education enables
those children from a financially challenged background to
have a more level playing field with children who have had
those enrichment experience, ” says Eric Cooper, president and (15)
founder of the national Urban Alliance for Effective Education.
III. Gap-filling. Fill in the following blanks with the correct words and correct forms of the words given according to the meanings of the sentences. (30 points in all, 2 points for each )
(1) (look) at his watch, he saw that it was one o’clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.
(2) Its (miss) head happened to be among remains of the fifteen century B.C.
(3) Before (return) home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit.
(4) Apart from an interesting - looking carved dagger, the box was full of crockery, much of it (break)
(5) The temple which the archaeologists (explore) was used as a place of worship from the fifteen century B.C. until Roman times.
(6) Physics (go) from studying the familiar things in our everyday lives like baseballs to strange things like atoms.
(7) I often (wonder) some people, who had no intention of making purchase, (take) advantage of this privilege.
(8) It is evident that the elderly gentlemen greatly (hurt) and will never come back to the store to sample pudding any more.
(9) It (be) only twenty - five years since television came to control American free time.
(10) I wish I (live) in Hainan
(11) If I (have) the money now, I’d buy a new house.
(12) With the help of a (fair) godmother and some animal friends, Cinderella goes to the ball in a beautiful dress.
(13) Few of our modern novels are of great (significant).
(14) The current welfare system has been (benefit) to most of us.
(15) It has been used as much for improving the design and presentation of day - to - day documents as for producing (publish).
IV. Reading Comprehension. In this section, there are 6 reading passages followed by a total of 30 multiple-choice questions. Read the passages carefully and then choose the correct answer. (60 points in all, 2 points for each )
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1982 was the year of information technology in Great Britain. But what exactly is infotech? 85% of people polled recently had not a clue what is meant, although 53% of those polled said they thought it sounded pretty important. They were right. It is. So what is it? Well, put simply, it is the “ marrying - up ” of products from several key industries: computers, telephones, television, satellites. It means using micro - electronics, telecommunication networks, and fibre optics to help produce, store, obtain and send information by way of words, numbers, pictures and sound more quickly and efficiently than ever before.
The impact infotech is having and is going to have on our lives and work is tremendous. It is already linking the skills of the space industry with those of cable television so programmes can be beamed directly into our homes from all over the world. Armies of “ steel collar ” workers, the robots, will soon be working in factories doing the boring, complex and unpleasant jobs which are at present still done by man. In some areas such as the car industry this has already started. Television will also be used to enable customers to shop from the comfort of their homes by simply ordering via the TV screen, payment being made by direct debit of their credit cards. Home banking and the automatic booking of tickets will also be done through the television screen. Cable television which in many countries now gives a choice of dozens of channels will soon be used to protect our homes by operating burglar and fire alarms linked to police and fire stations. Computers will run our homes, controlling the heating, air conditioning and cooking systems while robots will cope with the housework. The friendly postman will be a thing of the past as the postal service and letters disappear with the electronic mail received via viewdata screens.
All these things are coming very fast and their effects will be as far - reaching as those of the industrial revolution. Infotech is part of the technological revolution and that is with us now.
(1) From the first paragraph, we can infer that the author was .
A. unaware of the results of the poll
B. satisfied with the results of the poll
C. surprised at people ’ s ignorance of the meaning of infotech
D. deeply impressed with the wiseness of the British people
(2) The first paragraph is mainly about .
A. theimportance of modern technology
B. the products of key industries in the 1980 ’ s
C. the British people ’ s knowledge of infotech
D. the exact meaning of infotech
(3) The second paragraph is mainly about .
A. the ways to link skills of space industry with those of cable television
B. the great effects infotech is having and will have on our lives and work
C. the future uses of computers and robots in both homes and industries
D. the comfortable life people will live in the near future
(4) According to the passage, television will be used to to a lot of things EXCEPT .
A. ordering goods from shops for customers at their homes
B. running our homes and doing all kinds of housework
C. protecting our homes against fire and burglary
D. depositing money in a bank and withdrawing it from the bank
(5) According to the last sentence of Paragraph 2, which of the following statements is TURE?
A. The postman has become a thing of the past.
B. Viewdata screens are being used now to receive electronic mail.
C. Electronic mail will disappear some day.
D. The postal service will not be used in the future.
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Washington was the first city in history to be created solely for the purpose of governance. Following the Revolution, members of Congress had hotly debated the question of a permanent home for themselves and for those departments --- the Treasury, the Patent Office, and so on --- which even the sketchiest of central governments would feel obliged to establish. In 1790, largely in order to put an end to congressional bickering, George Washington was charged with selecting a site for the newly designed federal district. Not much to anyone ’ s surprise but to the disappointment of many, he chose a tract of land on the banks of the Potomac River, a few miles upstream from his beloved plantation Mount Vernon.
The District of Columbia was taken in part from Virginia and in part from Maryland. At the time it was laid out, its hundred square miles consisted of gently rolling hills, some under cultivation and the rest heavily wooded, with a number of creeks and much swampy land along the Potomac. There is now a section of Washington that is commonly refereed to as Foggy Bottom; that bore the same nickname a hundred and eighty years ago. Two port cities, Alexandria and Georgetown, flourished within sight of the new capital and gave it access by ship to the most important cities of the infant nation --- Chaleslon, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Newport, Salem, and Portsmouth --- and also to the far-off ports of England and the Continent.
(6) In line 6 (Para. 1), the phrase “ charged with ” could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. Attacked with.
B. Accused of.
C. Asked to pay for.
D. Given the responsibility of.
(7) Why was George Washington ’ s choice for the site of the capital not very surprising?
A. The site was close to George Washington ’ s own home.
B. The river would bring trade to the city.
C. The members of Congress had already stated their preference for the site.
D. George Washington had lived on the site before the American Revolution.
(8) It can be inferred from the passage that the term “ Foggy Bottom ” in the second paragraph refers to a section of Washington D. C. that .
A. used to be mostly swampland
B. lies at the bottom of Mount Vernon
C. has the lowest population in the district
D. used to be the site of the national weather station
(9) The author implies that Georgetown was important in the eighteenth century because it .
A. linked the federal district with the ocean
B. was a model for building the new federal district
C. defended the east coast against invaders
D. was the home of the Treasury and the Patent Office
(10) What is the main topic of the passage?
A. The role of George Washington in the American Revolution.
B. The first years of the United States Congress.
C. The founding of Washington D. C.
D. The governing of the federal district.
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Ask Steveland Morris and he ’ ll tell you that blindness is not necessarily disabling. Steveland was born prematurely and totally without sight in 1950. He became Stevie Wonder --- composer, singer, and pianist. The winner of ten Grammy awards, Stevie is widely acclaimed for his outstanding contributions to the music world.
As a child, Stevie learned not to think about the things he could not to, but to concentrate on the things that he could do. His parents encouraged him to join his sighted brothers in as many activities as possible. They also helped him to sharpen his sense of hearing, the sense upon which the visually disabled are so dependent.
研究生是硕士学历吗
硕士研究生的学历和学位分别是：研究生是学历，硕士是学位，学历是一种时间概念，它代表你一段受教育经历;学位是一种结果，它代表你的能力达到学校的规定标准。
在中国，研究生分为硕士研究生及博士研究生。按照学位类型的不同，分为学术型研究生及专业型研究生两种。
学术型研究生一般是指拥有学术型学位的人员，按学科设立，其以学术研究为导向，偏重理论和研究，培养大学教师和科研机构的研究人员为主。
专业型研究生，与学术型学位研究生处于同一层次，是培养具有扎实理论基础，并适应特定行业或职业实际工作需要的应用型高层次专门人才。
研究生和硕士的区别
什么是研究生
研究生分为两种，一种是硕士研究生，一种是博士研究生，其实大家常说的研究生就是硕士研究生的简称，而大家常说的考上了博士，也就是博士研究生的简称。但是按正常来讲，这两种都叫做研究生。
现在考研的人非常多，不仅可以在本专业考研，还可以跨专业考研，500分的考研试题能考到380分就特别优秀，能及格基本上就能过国家考研线，但还是有很多同学达不倒那个分数。原因很简单，就是考研试题对于一般人而言还是比较难的。
什么是硕士
硕士其实是一种学位，而研究生是一种学历。
在这里简单说一下学位和学历的区别，学历就是学习的经历，比如你小学、初中、高中、大学毕业，都会有相应的小初高学历;学位则是你学习能力的标志，有本科、硕士、博士三种学位。
硕士研究生毕业对应的就是硕士学位，博士研究生毕业对应的就是博士学位，本科毕业对应的就是本科学位，专科是没有学位的。
研究生和硕士一样吗
通过上面的分析，大家可以了解，研究生分为硕士研究生和博士研究生，而硕士是学位，是两个不同的概念，所以虽然很类似，但是却不能划等号。硕士研究生毕业可能拿到硕士学位，拿到硕士学位以后，可以再继续考博士研究生，这才是考研的一个正确流程，当然如果你足够优秀的话，也可以拿到保研名额。
除了硕士、博士以外，研究生还有一个博士后的称谓，这个是考上博士以后的一段工作经历。在国内，考上硕士研究生的人有很多，但考上博士研究生的人就比较少了，能进入到这一层次的人都非常优秀，以后工作能赚到很多钱，工作不会犯愁，就业前景也特别乐观。
什么是非全日制研究生
非全日制研究生是一种采取半脱产形式读研究生的方式，毕业后也会取得相应的毕业证和学位证书，只不过是非全日制毕业的研究生，其毕业证上面会标注是“非全日制”，而且就目前来说，可能非全的尽量还不是很高。
首先，非全日制研究生也是通过全国统一考试，择优录取，通过国家研究生分数线或者部分单独划线学校的分数线后，便可入学，在校内通过修满课程，完成论文答辩等方式毕业，取得毕业证书和学位证书，这一点和全日制研究生并没有太大的差别。
许多人担心非全日制研究生的权威性，认为很多单位和机构不认可非全日制研究生，其实这种现象也是确实存在，但是值得庆幸的是，现在国家教育相关部门已经强调，非全日制毕业的研究生未来将和全日制毕业的研究生一视同仁。
非全日制研究生有双证吗
非全日制研究生是考试入学，满足一定条件就可在规定时间内参加考试，通过全国联考和招生单位组织的复试，被择优录取后学习专业知识。课程的学制基本在3年左右，学员在职修完规定的课程，院校考试成绩合格，完成硕士论文答辩，经过批准，能获得招生单位授予的在职研究生学历证和硕士学位证，学历与学位同时得到提升，获得的是双证。