全国英语竞赛《A类研究生》决赛试题及答案

全国英语竞赛《A类研究生》决赛试题及答案 [单选题]1.Given these conditions, there won’t be _____ room left in one’s brain for _____ rational thought. A.a; the B./; a C./; / D.the; a 参考答案：C 句意：考虑到这些条件，人的脑子里就不会有理性思考的空间了。本题考查冠词的用法。根据句意，此处room为“空间(不可数)；地方”。thought为“思考；思维”，相当于thinking，属于抽象名词，不可数。故正确答案为C。 [单选题]2.His use of colour, light and form quickly departed from the conventional style of his _____ as he developed his own technique. A.ancestors B.descendants C.predecessors D.successors 参考答案：C 句意：他对颜色、灯光、外形的使用很快与他的前辈的传统形式相背离，他已逐步培养出自己的风格。descendants后代；晚辈。successors继承人；接班人。predecessors前辈；前人。ancestors祖先；祖宗。由于predecessors最符合句意，故正确答案为C。 [单选题]3.Now that you have a job, you must exert yourself in _____ you do at work. A.however B.no matter what C.no matter how D.whatever 参考答案：D 句意：既然你有了工作，你就必须在工作中竭尽全力。no matter what只能引导状语从句，不能引导名词性从句(例如主语从句，宾语从句)；而whatever既可以引导状语从句，又可以引导名词性从句。本题为whatever引导宾语从句，故正确答案为D。 [单选题]4.In the workplace, WeChat has now become _____ way for employers to monitor _____ what their employees are doing and thinking. A.another; both B.one; everything C.other; about D.the other; for 参考答案：A 句意：在工作场所，微信已经成为雇主监督员工工作和思考的另一种方式。monitor属于及物动词，后面不需要介词，可以直接接宾语，所以排除C、D。由于雇主不能监督员工的所有事情，所以B选项everything不符合逻辑。故正确答案为A。 [单选题]5.When the sdivanger walked towards her, she fled, the door _____ behind her. A.slam B.slammed C.to be slammed D.to slam 参考答案：B 句意：当这个陌生人向她走去时，她逃跑了，身后的门猛然关上。根据the door和动词slam的关系可判断，这里应用被动语态。故正确答案为B。 [单选题]6.Playing games helps children learn to follow rules, take turns and _____ other kids. A.come down with B.put up with C.fit in with D.go ahead with 参考答案：C 句意：玩游戏可以帮助孩子们学会遵守规则，轮流参与以及和其他孩子相处。come down with付钱；染上病。put up with忍受；容忍。fit in with同……一致；同……合得来。go ahead with继续进行；和……一同在前面。根据句意可知，fit in with最为符合。故正确答案为C。 [单选题]7.The growth of part-time and flexible working patterns, and of divaining and retaining schemes, _____ more women to take advantage of employment opportunities. A.have allowed B.allow C.allowing D.allows 参考答案：D 句意：兼职和灵活的工作形式，培训和在培训的方案的增长，使得更多妇女能够充分利用就业机会。前面从the growth of…到逗号之前是主语，谓语用allow的第三人称单数。故正确答案为D。 [单选题]8._____ for the timely investment from the general public, our company wouldn’t be so thriving as it is. A.Had it not been B.Was it not C.Be it not D.Should it not be 参考答案：A 句意：如果不是大众及时的投资，我们的公司不会像现在这么兴盛。本句考查虚拟语气。表示与过去事实相反的假设用过去完成时，将助动词倒装放在句首时，可以省略if。故正确答案为A。 [单选题]9.Our supervisor is somewhat hard on us, _____ we can’t help liking him. A.and yet B.except that C.if not D.so even 参考答案：A 句意：我们的上司对我们有些苛刻，但我们还是止不住喜欢他。根据句意可知逗号前后表示转折，and yet意为“可是；然而”，符合句意。故正确答案为A。 [单选题]10.Government reports, examination compositions, legal documents and most business letters are the main situations _____ formal language is used. A.at that B.in which C.in that D.on which 参考答案：B 句意：政府报告、应试作文、法定文件和大多数商务信函是正式用语被使用的主要场合。定语从句中in which和where都可以做地点状语，指代地点和抽象事物(即这一题中的situation)，故正确答案为B。 [单选题]11.Our teacher should have attended the evening party last night; he _____ too much work to do. A.must have had B.had to have C.must have D.had had 参考答案：A 句意：我们的老师昨晚应该参加晚会的；他一定有太多的工作要做了。结合语境可知，此处表示对过去的事情的肯定推测，应该用must have done结构。故正确答案为A。 [单选题]12.The _____ edition of this paper appears at 2 pm; there’s a _____ one at 4 pm; the final edition comes out at 6 pm. A.late; latter B.late; later C.later; last D.latter; last 参考答案：B 句意：这篇论文的后期版本出现在下午2点；下午四点有一个更晚的；最终版在下午6点出版。late作形容词意为“最近的；迟的”，later作形容词意为“更迟的；更后的”，latter表示提到的两者之间的后者，一般前面加定冠词the。last意为“最后的；最近的”。根据句意可知，正确答案为B。 [单选题]13.Assistant: Good morning, Mega Music Store.Can I help you?Customer: Hello, _____Assistant: Certainly.The older number is CD39 dash 2BK and the price is £13.99. A.how can I find a new Discovery CD? B.how much is the new Discovery CD? C.I’d like to know how I can get to a music store. D.I’d like to know if I can order a new Discovery CD. 参考答案：D 句意：店员：早上好，这里是大型音乐商店。我能帮你什么吗?顾客：你好，我想知道我能否订一份新发现的CD。店员：当然可以。老一些的号码是CD39-2BK，价格是13.99英镑。根据对话可知，只有D选项的内容最为符合逻辑，故正确答案为D。 [单选题]14.A: The sale ends on Sunday.B: Excuse me, Mr.Craig, but _____A: Oh?B: No, sir.Actually, the sale ends on Saturday.A: Oh._____ A.it’s on Tuesday.; Thank you very much. B.I hope not.; Great job. C.that isn’t right.; Thanks for calling that to my attention. D.how about Monday?; You’re correct! 参考答案：C 句意：A：减价在星期天结束。B：对不起，克雷格先生，不是那样的。A：是吗？B：是的，先生。实际上，减价在星期六结束。A：哦，谢谢你提醒我。根据B所说的实际上减价在周六结束可知A说错了。而B已经说了是在周六，就不可能是周二或周一了，故A、D错误。C选项符合语境，故正确答案为C。 [单选题]15.Jerry: Can you loan me some money? _____.Cathy: I’m sorry.Jerry: You’ve spent all your money so quickly? _____Cathy: Not me! You know money always burns a hole in my pocket. A.I don’t have a single penny left; I didn’t know you were so poor. B.I’ve already gone through my paycheck for the week; I thought you were well-off. C.I’m already broke; But how did you spend it? D.I’ve lost my job; Did you do anything wrong? 参考答案：B 句意：杰瑞：你能借我点钱吗？我这周的薪水已经花光了。凯茜：我很抱歉。杰瑞：你这么快就把钱花光了？我还以为你很有钱呢。凯茜：别怪我！你知道我的钱总是烧口袋。根据对话可知，B选项的内容最符合逻辑。故正确答案为B。 [问答题]1.Section A (5 marks)Tran