重慶郵電大學(xué)2021年攻讀碩士學(xué)位研究生入學(xué)考試試題

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I.VOCABULARYANDGRAMMAR:Chooseonewordorphrase

thatbestcompletesthesentence.(本大題共40小題，每小題0.5

分，共20分)

1.It’snousemenottoworry.

A.youtellB.yourtelling

C.foryoutohavetoldD.havingtold

2.Itispolitelyrequestedbythehotelmanagementthatradios

after11o’clockatnight.

A.werenotplayedB.notbeplayed

C.nottoplayD.didnotplay

3.Janetkeepsallherdocumentsinabox.

A.strongblackmetalB.metalstrongblack

C.strongmetalblackD.blackstrongmetal

4.JohnRockefeller,,owned90percentofallAmericanoil

refineries.

A.asstillayoungmanB.whilestillayoungman

C.ayoungmanhoweverD.inspiteofayoungman

5.kindsofmatterintheworld.

A.ThereisafewmillionB.Thattherearemillions

C.ThereareafewmillionD.Itismillions

6.Letmegiveyou.

A.someadviceB.anadvice

C.advicesD.theadvice

7.Lotsofemptybottleswerefoundundertheoldman’sbed.He

musthavedonenothingbut.

A.todrinkB.drinking

C.havingdrunkD.drink

8.Manyofthehumanproblemsassociatedwithlivingintheocean

aretheproblemsoflivinginouterspace.

A.justasB.suchas

C.suchthatD.thesameas

9.Maryisalwaystimidandbashful,isdifficultforusto

understand.

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A.thatB.it

C.whichD.what

10.Mostoftheworkwasdonebytwomembersofthegroup,Peter

and.

A.IB.me

C.myselfD.mine

11.Mr.BlackistoourEnglishevening.

A.morepleasedthancomingB.morepleasedthantocome

C.pleasedmorethantocomeD.morethanpleasedtocome

12.Mybrothercan’tstandJazz,Ican’thearenoughofit.

A.althoughB.despite

C.somehowD.whereas

13.Myhatwasblownoffbythewinddownanarrow

street.

A.whileIwaswalkingB.whilewalking

C.hiswalkingD.walking

14.MynewglassescostmethelastpairthatIbought.

A.threetimesasmanyasB.threetimesmoreas

C.threetimesasmuchasD.asthreetimesmuchas

15.MywifeandIsmoke,butwedon’tanymore.

A.usedtoB.areusedto

C.wereusedtoD.useto

16.Theonlythingtodonowistoyourselftosome

substantialandefficientwork.

A.utilizeB.employ

C.engageD.apply

17.Inspiteoftheaccusation,thesuspecttobeinnocent

andkeptprotesting.

A.assumedB.claimed

C.presumedD.called

18.Somecleverbusinessmentookofthisdisasterand

earnedhugeprofits.

A.advantageB.care

C.chargeD.stock

19.Thisgiganticprojectisexpectedtotwentyyearsto

complete.

A.spendB.consume

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C.needD.take

20.Visitorsswarmtothisfamoussummertoescapethe

heatofthecity.

A.resortB.appeal

C.placeD.spot

21.Thecompanyhaskepthavingitsproductadvertisednationwide.

Theproductwillbecomewell-known.

A.attimesB.intime

C.atatimeD.ontime

22.Anysignificantbreakthroughinsciencepainstaking

effortandprofoundthinking.

A.callsonB.callsat

C.callsforD.callsoff

23.Cultureshockisalsorelatedtolinguisticthatare

difficulttoovercome.

A.obstacleB.block

C.frustrationD.barrier

24.herpopularityasasinger,sheissaidtohavebeen

involvedinthisscandal.

A.BecauseofB.Inlinewith

C.RegardlessofD.Despite

25.ThepotentialdiscoveryofeffectivedrugsforAIDShasimportant

forvictimsofthisdisease.

A.effectB.implication

C.influenceD.impact

26.Theoflungcancerisparticularlyfrequentamong

long-termheavysmokers.

A.incidentB.accident

C.occurrenceD.evidence

27.Thereislittleinforcingchildrentolearnsomany

thingsbecausetheyareintellectuallyimmature.

A.meaningB.point

C.goodD.benefit

28.Longtoharmfulpollutantsislikelytoleadtoadecline

inhealth.

A.exposureB.touch

C.useD.contact

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29.Therearesomanymysterieswaitingtobethatitseems

manisnotwiseenough.

A.openedB.disclosed

C.exposedD.solved

30.Ioftenwonderwhathasofmyclassmatesin

elementaryschool.

A.comeB.become

C.happenedD.takenplace

31.Toourpleasantsurprise,oursoccerteamour

expectationsduringpreliminarymatches.

A.liveduptoB.livedout

C.livedthroughD.livedoff

32.Nothingissouncertainasthefashionmarketwhereonestyle

overanotherbeforebeingreplaced.

A.dominatesB.wins

C.controlsD.prevails

33.Heisadistinguishedscientistandistobetreated.

A.customarilyB.eventually

C.initiallyD.accordingly

34.Thiswomanwassothatshemanagedtoenablefourof

herchildrentoentercollege.

A.spectacularB.terrific

C.resentfulD.horrible

35.AnknowledgeofChinesehistoryhelpsunderstandthe

complexityoftheculture.

A.evidentB.acute

C.intimateD.apparent

36.TheUnitedStatesexpressesconcernoverthepossessionofa

largenumberofweaponsofmassworldwide.

A.injuryB.damage

C.productionD.destruction

37.Thestrongdesiretoturnbackandhaveaglanceatthetigerwas

almost.

A.irresistibleB.inconsiderate

C.inapproachableD.incurable

38.Thecampaignagainstsuperstitionsisgainingandwill

certainlyproducegoodeffect.

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A.groundB.time

C.enthusiasmD.weight

39.Theall-powerfulmasterwasarrestedonachargeof

deceptionandmurder.

A.currentlyB.would-be

C.so-calledD.presently

40.Learningseveralwordsadayfewdifficultiesto

biologicallysoundpeople.

A.submitsB.invents

C.overcomesD.presents

II.CLOZE:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingtwopassages.For

eachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethe

onethatbestfitsintothepassage.(本大題共20小題，每小題1

分，共20分)

PassageOne

Thefirstandsmallestunitthatcanbediscussedinrelationto

languageistheword.Inspeaking,thechoiceofwordsis(1)the

utmostimportance.Properselectionwilleliminateonesourceof(2)

breakdowninthecommunicationcycle.Toooftencarelessuseof

words(3)ameetingofthemindsofthespeakerandlistener.The

wordsusedbythespeakermay(4)unfavorablereactionsinthe

listener(5)interferewithhiscomprehension;hence,the

transmission,receptionsystembreaksdown.

(6),inaccurateorindefinitewordsmaymake(7)difficult

forthelistenertounderstandthe(8)whichisbeingtransmittedto

him.Thespeakerwhodoesnothavespecificwordinhisworking

vocabularymaybe(9)toexplainordescribeina(10)thatcan

beunderstoodbyhislisteners.

1.A.ofB.atC.forD.on

2.A.inaccessibleB.timelyC.likelyD.invalid

3.A.encouragesB.preventsC.destroysD.offers

4.A.passoutB.takeawayC.backupD.stirup

5.A.whoB.asC.whichD.what

6.A.MoreoverB.HoweverC.PreliminarilyD.Unexpectedly

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7.A.thatB.itC.soD.this

8.A.messageB.senseC.speechD.meaning

9.A.obscureB.difficultC.impossibleD.unable

10.A.caseB.meansC.methodD.way

PassageTwo

Isthereaconnectionbetweennuclearenergyandeconomic

growth?Somelittle-knownfactsshowthatAmerica’snuclearpower

plants(11)theeconomy.

Inthenexttwoyears,morethan20newnuclearplantsare(12)

jointhe85alreadygeneratingelectricityinthiscountry.(13)the

highpricetagsonsomeofthenewplants,theaveragecostof

generatingU.S.nuclearelectricitywillstillbeunderanickelper

kilowatt-hour.That’s(14)energy.NuclearpowersavedAmerican

consumersabout$3billionin2003(15),comparedtowhatthe

electricitywould(16)costcomingfromcoal-and-oil-firedplants.

What’smore,usingnuclearfuelcutsenergyimportsandtakes

someofthepressureoffour(17)domesticreservesofoiland

naturalgas.

TheU.S.CrossNationalProductisabasicmeasureofeconomic

activity.Since2000theCNPhasgrownby30%,whichclosely(18)

the32%growthinthenation’selectricitydemand.

Butoverthesameperiodthedirectburningoffuelsfor

non-electricenergyhas(19)gonedown,astheeconomyconverts

tomoreelectricalenergy.Thegrowingsupplyofelectricityfromcoal

andnuclearplantsalsoreducesour(20)onimportedenergy.

11.A.hinderB.benefitC.endangerD.destroy

12.A.toB.willingtoC.goingtoD.dueto

13.A.BecauseofB.InsteadofC.ThoughD.Despite

14.A.economicalB.expensiveC.costlyD.dangerous

15.A.onlyB.aloneC.alongD.lonely

16.A.beB.havetoC.haveD.havebeen

17.A.shrinkingB.abundantC.increasingD.developing

18.A.correspondsA.approachesC.parallelsD.reaches

19.A.usuallyB.reallyC.readilyD.actually

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20.A.independenceB.dependenceC.supplyD.import

III.READINGCOMPREHENSION:Therearefourpassagesin

thissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices

markedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.(本大

題共20小題，每小題1.5分，共30分)

PassageOne

PersonalcomputersandtheInternetgivepeoplenewchoices

abouthowtospendtheirtime.Somemayusethisfreedomtoshare

lesstimewithcertainfriendsorfamilymembers,butnewtechnology

willalsoletthemstayinclosertouchwiththosetheycaremostabout.

Iknowthisfrompersonalexperience.

E-mailmakesiteasytoworkathome,whichiswhereInow

spendmostweekendsandevenings.Myworkinghoursaren’t

necessarilymuchshorterthantheyoncewere,butIspendfewerof

themattheoffice.Thisletsmesharemoretimewithmyyoung

daughterthanImighthaveifshe’dbeenbornbeforeelectronicmail

becamesuchapracticaltool.

TheInternetalsomakesiteasytosharethoughtswithagroupof

friends.Sayyoudosomethingfun,seeagreatmovieperhaps,and

therearefourorfivefriendswhomightwanttohearaboutit.Ifyou

calleachone,youmaytireoftellingthestory.

Withe-mail,youjustwriteonenoteaboutyourexperience,at

yourconvenience,andaddressittoallthefriendsyouthinkmightbe

interested.Theycanreadyourmessagewhentheyhavetime,and

readonlyasmuchastheywantto.Theycanreplyattheir

convenience,andyoucanreadwhattheyhavetosayatyour

convenience.

E-mailisalsoaninexpensivewaytostayinclosetouchwith

peoplewholivefaraway.Morethanafewparentsusee-mailtokeep

intouch,evendailytouch,withtheirchildrenoffatcollege.

WejusthavetokeepinmindthatcomputersandtheInternet

offeranotherwayofstayingintouch.Theydon’teliminateanyofthe

oldways.

1.Thepurposeofthispassageisto.

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A.explainhowtousetheInternet

B.describethewriter’sjoyofkeepingupwiththelatest

technology

C.tellthemeritsandusefulnessoftheInternet

D.introducebasicknowledgeaboutpersonalcomputersandthe

Internet

2.Theuseofe-mailhasmadeitpossibleforthewriter

to.

A.spendlesstimeworking

B.havemorefreetimewithhischild

C.workathomeonweekends

D.workataspeedcomfortabletohim

3.Accordingtothewriter,e-mailhasanobviousadvantageoverthe

telephonebecausetheformerhelpsone.

A.reachagroupofpeopleatonetimeconveniently

B.keepone’scommunicationaspersonalaspossible

C.passonmuchmoreinformationthanthelatter

D.getintouchwithone’sfriendsfasterthanthelatter

4.Thispassagediscussesallthefollowingaspectsofe-mail

EXCEPT.

A.itscost

B.theformatofwriting

C.thesavingoftime

D.itseasyandconvenientuse

5.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A.Computers:NewTechnologicalAdvances

B.Internet:ANewTooltoMaintainGoodFriendship

C.ComputersHaveMadeLifeEasier

D.Internet:AConvenientToolforCommunication

PassageTwo

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ThroughaseriesofexperimentsanAmericanscientisthas

obtainedanunderstandingofthesocialstructureofthemostcomplex

ofantsocieties.Theantsexaminedaretheonlycreaturesotherthan

mantohavegivenuphuntingandcollectingforacompletely

agriculturalwayoflife.Intheirundergroundneststheycultivate

gardensonsoilmadefromfinelychoppedleaves.Thisisacomplex

operationrequiringconsiderabledivisionoflabor.Theworkersof

thistypeofantcanbedividedintofourgroupsaccordingtosize.

Eachofthegroupsperformsaparticularsetofjobs.

Themakingandcareofthegardensandthenursingofthe

youngantsaredonebythesmallestworkers.Slightlylargerworkers

areresponsibleforchoppingupleavestomakethemsuitableforuse

inthegardensandforcleaningthenest.Athirdgroupofstilllarger

antsdotheconstructionworkandcollectfreshleavesfromoutside

thenest.Thelargestarethesoldierants,responsiblefordefending

thenest.

Tofindouthowgoodthevarioussize-groupsareatdifferent

tasks,thescientistmeasuredtheamountofworkdonebytheants

againsttheamountofenergytheyused.Heexaminedfirstthe

gatheringandcarryingofleaves.Heselectedoneofthesize-groups,

andthenmeasuredhowefficientlytheseantscouldfindleavesand

runbacktothenest.Thenherepeatedtheexperimentforeachofthe

othersize-groups.Inthiswayhecouldseewhetheranygroupcould

dothejobmoreefficientlythanthegroupnormallyundertakingit.

Theintermediate-sizedantsthatnormallyperformthistask

provedtobethemostefficientfortheirenergycosts,butwhenthe

scientistexaminedthewholesetofjobsperformedbyeachgroupof

antsitappearedthatsomesizesofworkerantwerenotideallysuited

totheparticularjobstheyperformed.

6.Inwhichwayaretheantsdifferentfromothernon-human

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societies?

A.Individualsvaryinsocialstatus.

B.Individualsperformdifferentfunctions.

C.Theydonotneedtolookforshelter.

D.Theydonotneedtosearchforfood.

7.Itseemsthatsmallerantsperformmoreofthe.

A.domestictasks

B.constructiontasks

C.defensivework

D.heavywork

8.“Good”(firstlineofthirdparagraph)referstothe

ants’.

A.co-operationinworking

B.senseofresponsibility

C.efficiencyinworking

D.willingnesstoworkhard

9.Thescientist’sworkwasbasedon.

A.occasionalobservations

B.systematicobservations

C.observationsofseveralnests

D.observationsofanundisturbednest

10.Theorganizationoftheantshastheeffectof.

A.gettingthemostworkdone

B.dividingtheworkupsystematically

C.eachanthelpingwithallthetasks

D.eachantdoingwhatitcandobest

PassageThree

TheUnitedStatesisa“telephoneland”.Almosteveryoneuses

thetelephonetoarrangesocialengagements,visitwithfriends,

conductbusinessandobtainallkindsofinformation.Itisthechief

methodforsendingandreceivinginformationintheUnitedStates.

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Somevisitorshesitatetousetelephonemuchatfirst,eitherbecauseit

isunfamiliar,becausetheythinkitisexpensive(asitisinmany

countries),orbecausetheyfeartheywillbeinterruptingtheperson

theycallfrommoreimportantbusiness.Infact,localtelephonecalls

areonly10Catpublicphonesandlessexpensivestillinprivate

homes,manyofwhicharechargedamonthlyrateforanunlimited

numberoflocalcalls.Withinnormalhours–after9:00a.m.and

before9:00p.m.–peopleareaccustomedtothetelephoneringing

andmostlikelywillnotbeinterrupted.Youneedneverworryabout

callingabusinessofficeforinformation,norwillyoufindbusinesses

closedatlunchtime.Ifthepersonyouarecallingisoutoftheoffice,

leaveamessagewithhisorhersecretary.

IntheUnitedStates,mostcitieshavetwokindsoftelephone

books,eachprovidingaspeciallistoftelephonenumbers.Copiesof

thesebookscanbefoundatallpublictelephonesandinmosthotel

andmotelrooms.Onebook(usuallywithwhitepages)iscalledthe

“AlphabeticalListing”.Itliststhenames,addresses,andtelephone

numbersofpeopleinthearea.Thenamesarelistedalphabetically

withthelastorsurnamefirst.Thesecondbookiscalledthe

“Classified”or“YellowPages”andlistsallofthebusinesses,hotels,

restaurants,shops,theatresandservicesinthearea.Thislistingis

arrangedaccordingtothetypeofestablishment.Youcanlearnmuch

aboutthecityandwhatithastoofferbylookingthroughthe“Yellow

Pages”,forexample,undertheheadingsof“schools”,“repairs”,or

“specialfoods”.Inaddition,bothkindsoftelephonebookscontain

usefulinformationabouthowtousethetelephone,andaboutspecial

servicesthatareavailable.Forexample,therearenumbersthatyou

cancalltolearnthecorrecttime,theweather,andtrafficinformation.

Youcanalsolearntelephonecallrates,andthetimeoftheweek

whenthetelephonecanbeusedmostcheaplyformakingcalls

outsidethelocalarea.

ItisaseasytofindapublictelephoneintheUnitedStatesasit

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iselsewhereintheworld.Publictelephonesarelocatedinbusand

railroadstations,airports,stores,hotels,restaurants,andgasoline

stations.However,thevisitormaynotbeaccustomedtoseeing

publictelephonesoutsidealongthestreetorroad.Theyhavebecome

verypopularinAmericaandmakeiteasierthanevertofindapublic

telephone.

Generalinstructionsforusingpublictelephones(sometimes

called“payphones”)arefoundoneachtelephone.Youwillneedto

putinadimebeforeyoucanmakeacall.Callstoplacesinthe

UnitedStatesoutsideofthelocalarea(calledlong-distancecalls)or

callstoothercountriescanalsobemadefrompublictelephones,but

becausethesecallsareexpensive,theyrequireaconsiderableamount

ofchange(nickels,dimes,andquarters).Ifyouwouldliketheperson

youarecallingtopaythecharges,thatis,ifthepersonagrees,tellthe

operatorthatyouwanttomakea“collectcall”.Ifyouareuncertain

howmuchalong-distancecallwillcost(theycanbeexpensiveand

arechargedaccordingtothelengthofthetimeofthecall),askthe

operatorwhattherateisforthefirstthreeminutesofthecallbefore

youmakethecall.Also,asktheoperatortosignalyouwhenthethree

minuteshavepassed.Youcantalklonger,butyoumustpayanother

charge.

Therearetwotypesoflong-distancecalls,either

“person-to-person”or“station-to-station”.Person-to-personismore

expensive,butyouonlypaychargesfromthetimeyouactuallybegin

speakingtothepersonyouaskfor.Ifyouarenotsurethepersonyou

arecallingwillbeathomeorattheoffice,youshouldcall

person-to-person.Instation-to-stationcalls,youstarttopayfromthe

momentthetelephoneisanswered,regardlessofwhoanswers.

Generally,thisisabettermethodbecauseitismuchcheaperifthe

personyouarecallingislikelytobethere,orifyoumerelywantto

leaveamessage.InmostpartsoftheUnitedStates,ifyouaremaking

astation-to-stationcallfromaprivatetelephoneratherthanfroma

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publicone,youcanmakeitevenmorecheaplybycallingthenumber

yourselfwithouttheassistanceofanoperator.Thetelephonebook

containstheproceduretobefollowedifyoucalldirect.Itisalso

usefultoknowatwhattimesofthedayitisleastexpensivetomake

calls.Thisinformationcanbeobtainedfromtheoperatororfromthe

telephonebook.

11.Ifyouneedtotalktoaparticularperson,insteadoftoanyone

whohappenstoanswer,thekindofcallyoushouldmakeis

a.

A.credit-cardcall

B.long-distancecall

C.station-to-stationcall

D.person-to-personcall

12.Whenyoumakeaperson-to-personcall,chargingstarts

when.

A.theoperatoranswers

B.thepersonyouarecallinghangsup

C.thepersonyouarecallingbeginsspeaking

D.thefirstthreeminuteshavepassed

13.“AlphabeticalListing”is.

A.alistofbusinesses,hotels,restaurants,shops,theatresand

servicesinthearea

B.atelephonebookwhichcanbefoundatallpublictelephones

andinmosthotelandmotelrooms

C.atelephonebookcontainingthenames,addressesandphone

numbersofpeopleintheareawiththelastnameslisted

alphabetically

D.atelephonebookwhichiscalledthe“Classified”or“Yellow

Pages”

14.IfFrankhadtocheckwiththeoperatortofindouthowlonghe

hadtalkedandwhatthechargeswere,hiscallwouldbebilled

as.

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A.anoperator-assistedcall

B.anunassistedcall

C.acollectcall

D.athird-numbercall

15.Telephoneratesarehighestfor.

A.callfromcoinphones

B.operator-assistedstation-to-stationcall

C.credit-cardlong-distancecall

D.operator-assistedperson-to-personcall

PassageFour

Fromtimetotimemosteducatedpeoplearecalledupontoact

aswriters.Theymightnotthinkofthemselvesassuchastheydash

offapersonalnoteordictateamemo,butthatiswhattheyare.They

arepracticingadifficultanddemandingcraft,andfacingitsinborn

challenge.Thisistofindtherightwordsandtoputthemintheright

ordersothatthethoughtstheyrepresentcanbeunderstood.

Somewritersdelibe