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广东外语外贸大学2007年研究生入学考试英语专业水平考试样题Ⅰ.Fillineachoftheblanksbelowwithawordprovidedinthebrackets.Thewordsyouputinmustbegrammaticallyandsemanticallyappropriate.YoucanonlyusethewordsinthebracketsONCE.WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.(30points)(alive,bear,carry,chain,current,early,even,every,follow,general,it,original,previous,since,specific,therefore,up,very,when,with)Theprevioussectionhasshownhowquicklyarhymepassesfromoneschoolchildtothenextandillustratesafurtherdifferencebetweenschoolloreandnurserylore.Innurseryloreaverse,learntin(1)______childhood,isnotusuallypassedonagainuntilthelittlelistenerhasgrown(2)_______,andhaschildrenofhisown,or(3)_______grandchildren.Theperiodbetweenlearninganurseryrhymeandtransmitting(4)________maybeanythingfromtwentytoseventyyears.(5)______theplaygroundlore,however,arhymemaybeexcitedlypassedonwithinthe(6)________houritislearnt;and,in(7)________,itpassesbetweenchildrenwhoareofthesameage,ornearlyso,(8)_______itisuncommonforthedifferenceinagebetweenplaymatestobemorethanfiveyears.If,(9)_________,aplaygroundrhymecanbeshowntohavebeen(10)______forahundredyears,orevenjustforfifty,it(11)_______thatithadbeenretransmittedoverandoveragain;verypossiblyithaspassedalonga(12)_______oftwoorthreehundredyounghearersandtellers,andthewonderisthatitremains(13)_______aftersomuchhandling,letalonethatit(14)_______resemblancetothe(15)________wording.Ⅱ.Thissectioncontainstwentymultiple-choicequestionsonantonyms.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestion.WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet(20points)1.COMMOTION:A.desirabilityB.likabilityC.changeabilityD.tranquility2.GIST:A.tangentialpointB.tentativeexplanationC.faultyassumptionD.meaninglessview3.STABILIZE:A.penetrateB.minimizeC.fluctuateD.isolate4.RENOVATE:A.keephiddenB.causetodecayC.duplicateD.complicate5.PROFUSE:A.sequentialB.shoddyC.scantD.supreme6.REFUTE:A.revealB.associateC.recognizeD.prove7.BOISTEROUS:A.gratefulB.angryC.quietD.clever8.METAMORPHOSE:A.prepareinadvanceB.remainunchangedC.examineinhasteD.descendslowly9.ALLY:A.adversaryB.mediatorC.inventorD.accomplice10.OFFHAND:A.accurateB.universalC.appropriateD.prepared11.WATERPROOF:A.soggyB.naturalC.permeableD.slippery12.INSULARITY:A.over-zealousnessB.open-mindednessC.susceptibilityD.hospitality13.DISSONANCE:A.concordB.consentC.contractD.confederacy14.TORTUOUS:A.enduringB.informalC.complicatedD.straightforward15.SYNCHRONOUS:A.off-keyB.out-of-shapeC.out-of-phaseD.out-of-date16.REDUNDANT:A.consistentB.economicalC.complexD.insightful17.PARTITION:A.unifyB.fortifyC.satisfyD.identify18.ABATE:A.attachB.alterC.assistD.augment19.ERUDITE:A.unsettledB.unletteredC.untitledD.unknown20.CARDINAL:A.abstractB.subtleC.minorD.scarceⅢ.Readthefollowingpassagescarefullyandcompletethetasks.WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.(50points)TEXTAThebiggestproblemfacingChileasitpromotesitselfasatouristdestinationtobereckonedwith,isthatitisattheendoftheearth.Itistoofarsouthtobeaconvenientstoponthewaytoanywhereelseandismuchfartherthanarelativelycheaphalf-day’sflightawayfromthebigtouristmarkets,unlikeMexico,forexample.Chile,therefore,ishavingtofighthardtoattracttourists,toconvincetravelersthatitisworthcominghalfwayroundtheworldtovisit.Butitissucceeding,notonlyinexistingmarketsliketheUSAandWesternEuropebutinnewterritories,inparticulartheFarEast.Marketsclosertohome,however,arenotbeingforgotten.Morethan50%ofvisitorstoChilestillcomefromitsnearestneighbour,Argentina,wherethecostoflivingismuchhigher.LikeallSouthAmericancountries,Chileseestourismasavaluableearnerofforeigncurrency,althoughithasbeenfarmoreseriousthanmostinpromotingitsimageabroad.Relativelystablepoliticallywithintheregion,ithasbenefitedfromtheproblemssufferedinotherareas.InPeru,guerrillawarfareinrecentyearshasdealtaheavyblowtothetouristindustryandfearofstreetcrimeinBrazilhasreducedtheattractionofRiodeJaneiroasadreamdestinationforforeigners.Morethan150,000peoplearedirectlyinvolvedinChile’stouristsector,anindustrywhichearnsthecountrymorethanUS$950millioneachyear.ThestaterunNationalTourismService,inpartnershipwithanumberofprivatecompanies,iscurrentlyrunningaworldwidecampaign,takingpartintradefairsandinternationaleventstoattractvisitorstoChile.Chile’sgreatstrengthasatouristdestinationisitsgeographicaldiversity.FromtheparchedAtacamaDesertinthenorthtotheAntarcticsnowfieldsofthesouth,itismorethan5,000kmlong.WiththePacificononesideandtheAndeanmountainsontheother,Chileboastsnaturalattractions.ItsbeachesarenotuptoCaribbeanstandardsbutresortssuchasVinadelMararegenerallycleanandunspoiltandhaveahighstandardofservices.ButthetrumpcardistheAndesmountainrange.Thereareanumberofexcellentskiresortswithinonehour’sdriveofthecapital,Santiago,andthenationalparksinthesoutharehometorareanimalandplantspecies.Theparksalreadyattractspecialistvisitors,includingmountaineers,whocometoclimbthetechnicallydifficultpeaks,andfishermen,luredbythesalmonandtroutintheregion’srivers.However,infrastructuraldevelopmentdevelopmentintheseareasislimited.TheskiresortsdonothaveasmanyliftsandpistesastheirEuropeancounterpartsandthepoorqualityofroadsin