西北大學非英語專業(yè)專業(yè)學位碩士研究生英語考試復習資料

1、 1Unit oneVocabularyI. choose the answer that best complete each sentence1. A number of ______works of art have been sold as genuine.A. false B.

2、beautiful C. famous D. forged2. To _____one’s power is commit a crime and eventually end up in jail.A. accuse B. abuse C. deduce D. excuse3. Seeing the speeding car, the policem

3、an_____the driver to pull up at the curb.A. reckoned B. beckoned C.softened D. stiffened 4. Unfortunately he hit a traffic jam and missed the train_____ a few minutes.A. with B. by

4、C. before D. for5. She gave a clear and______account of her plans for the company's future.A. lucid B. dull C. unclear D. ambiguous6. Isn't it rather_____to talk about how much

5、 money you earn?A. polite B. boring C. vulgar D. pleasant7. The books will he____free to local schools.A. contributed B. tribute C. attributed D. distributed8. The editor req

6、uired him to____some details of the article.A. omit B. permit C. summit D. illuminate9. Few of us can be unmoved by the____of the Romanian orphans.A. light B. might C. plight

7、 D. moonlight10. I have to_____my reputation.A. detect B. protect C. intact D. preventII. Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases given below. Change the form where necessary.1. In the US, scho

8、ol superintendent is in charge of the schools in a particular area2. Thousands of people came out onto the streets to attest their support for the democratic opposition party3. The expensive purse is made of genuine leat

9、her4. Can you turn this article into English?5. She took a glance at her watch.6. I know why this happened. You don't have to find any excuse.7. He was evicted from the pub for drunken and violent behavior.8. This em

10、peror is said to have paid many personal visits to various counties disguise as an ordinary citizen.9. Every year she makes a large donation to a worthy cause.10. Children often have very vivid imagination.Translation 1.

11、 Most parental-excuse notes I received back in those days were Penned by my students. They’d been forgingexcuse notes since they learned to write, and if I were to, and if were to confront each forger I'd be busy 24

12、hours a day.我每天收到以父母名義寫的請假條，很多是學生自己寫的。自從他們學會寫作之日起，就開始編假請假條。如果我要是一一追究，那好，簡直一天 24 小時都閑不下來。2. My heart sank as the principal entered, along with the superintendent of schools. Neither acknowledge me. They walked up and down

13、, peering at papers. The superintendent picked one up, showed it to the principal.當校長和學監(jiān)走進來時，我的心直往下沉。他們都沒和我打招呼，徑直走到學生面前，盯著看學生的作文。學監(jiān)拿了一份給校長看。3awareness of everything else. Other problems and responsibilities fade into the

14、 background (退到幕后).[9] At such times (at such moments), he becomes increasingly distant, forgetful, unresponsive, and preoccupied in his relationships. His full awareness (conscience) is not present because he is mulling

15、 (thinking) over his problem, hoping to find a solution. The more stressed he is, the more gripped (occupied聚精會神) by the problem he will be. At such times he is incapable of giving a woman the attention and feeling that

16、 she normally (usually) receives and certainly deserves. If, however, he can find a solution, instantly (immediately/ at once) he will feel much better and come out of his cave; suddenly he is available (free) for being

17、 in a relationship again.[10] However, if he cannot find a solution to his problem, then he remains (stick: n./vi.) stuck (cornered) in the cave. To get (free) unstuck (released) he is drawn to solving little problems, l

18、ike (such as) reading the news, watching TV, driving his car, doing physical exercise, watching a football game, playing basketball, and (so on and) so forth. Any challenging activity that (initiate->) initially (=pr

19、eviously) requires only 5 percent of his mind (mental energy 腦力) can assist (help) him in forgetting his problems and becoming unstuck. Then the next day he can redirect his focus to his problem with greater success (=m

20、ore successfully). [be at sb.’s wit’s end]Finding relief through talking[11] When a woman is stressed she instinctively feels a need to talk about her feelings and all the possible problems that are associated with her f

21、eelings. When she begins talking she does not (priority->) prioritize the significance of any problem. If she is upset, then she is upset about it all, (no mater it is) big and small. She is not (medium 介質(zhì)) immediatel

22、y concerned with (=worry about sth./ sb.) finding solutions to her problems but rather seeks relief by expressing herself and being understood. By randomly talking about her problems, she becomes less upset (nervous).[1

23、2] As a man under stress tends to (likely) focus on one problem and forget others, a woman under stress tends to expand and become overwhelmed (defeated) by all problems. By talking about all possible problems without fo

24、cusing on problem solving she feels better. Through exploring her feelings in this process (過程) she gains (gets) a greater awareness (understanding) of what is really bothering her, and then suddenly she is no longer (no

25、t anymore 不再) so overwhelmed.[13] To feel better, women talk about past problems, future problems, potential problems, even problems that have no solutions. The more talk and exploration, the better they feel. This is th

26、e way women operate (live). To expect otherwise (in a different way) is to deny a woman her sense of self (the right to be a woman)5. [14] When a woman is overwhelmed (defeated) she finds relief through talking in great

27、 detail about her various problems. Gradually, if she feels she is being heard, her stress disappears. After talking about one topic she will pause and then move on to the next. In this way she continues to expand talki

28、ng about problems, worries, disappointments, and (frustrate->) frustrations. These topics need not be in any order and tend to be logically unrelated. If she feels she is not being understood, her awareness (knowledg

29、e) may expand even further, and she may become upset about more problems.[15] Just as a man who is stuck in the cave needs little problems to distract him, a woman who doesn't feel heard will need to talk about other

30、 problems that are less immediate (=urgent) to feel relief. To forget her own painful feelings she may become emotionally involved in the problems of others. In addition (Besides/ Furthermore) she may find relief throug

31、h discussing the problems of her friends, relatives, and associates (=colleagues). Whether she is talking about her problems or others' problems, talking is a natural and healthy Venusian reaction (response) to stre