2017年華南理工大學(xué)研究生入學(xué)考試專業(yè)課真題626_英語綜合水平測(cè)試

1、第1頁626華南理工大學(xué)2017年攻讀碩士學(xué)位研究生入學(xué)考試試卷（試卷上做答無效，請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}紙上做答，試后本卷必須與答題紙一同交回）科目名稱：英語綜合水平測(cè)試適用專業(yè)：英語語言文學(xué)；外國語言學(xué)及應(yīng)用語言學(xué)共頁P(yáng)art1ReadingComprehension(50sces2.5sceseach)Directions:Thereare4passageseachofwhichisfollowedby5statementsquestions.R

2、eadthepassagesmakeONEchoicethatbestcompletesanswerseachofthestatementsquestions.Passage1UnlikemostofWesternEuropewherepaidvacationsfregularwkersaretypicalfourtosixweekstheU.S.hasnoofficialvacationpolicy.Employersarenotre

3、quiredtoprovidethemthestartingnmisgoodjobsremainsapaltrytwoweeks.Millionsofthehardwkingpowithoutsteadyemploymenthavenopaidvacationatall.millionsofthehardwkingwelltodohaveniceallotmentsthatexistonlyonpaper—theexcessivedem

4、sofpositionsmakeplanningtakingsignificanttimeoffalmostimpossible.ThefailuretoincreasevacationtimeintheU.S.isespeciallyscalousthesedaysgivenhowmuchhardermostAmericansarewking.Theyarewkingmehoursthantheyarescheduledtowkthe

5、ydomeovertimebringmewkhometakemebusinesstrips.60percentstillreptthattheydon’thaveenoughtimeatwktofinish“everythingthatneedstogetdone.”Despitethefactthat68percentrepthavingtowk“veryfast”88percentreptinghavingtowk“veryhard

6、”AmericancpationsseemdownrightungraciousaboutvacationswhenviewedinthislightwhenweconsiderthattheygivetheirEuropeanemployeesthesamemonthstosixweeksthatEuropeancompaniesdo.TheWesternEuropeansunderstthatbeingagoodhardwkinge

7、mployeerequiresanannualperiodofserousrelaxation.NotjustathreedayjettotheBahamsbutagenuineunwindingnotonlyfromwdbutalsofromthehecticpaceofdailylife.IntheU.S.wetendtousevacationsasopptunitiesfconsumingwhetherit’sexpensiveh

8、otelstaysoutletshoppingexoticluxurydestinations.Thisispartofourlongerpatternofwkspendusingeconomicprogresstoconsumemeratherthangiveourselvesmetimeoff.Europeansbycontrastaremelikelytogocampinghikingstayinthecountrywhereth

9、eycanlivemesimplyenjoynaturereflectontheirlives.The第3頁meninthecomputerwld.Mr.OakleyisdirectoftheAlveyprogramsetupasacollabativeefftbytheUKGovernmenttheacademicwldprivateindustrytokeepBritainamongtheleadersinthefastdevelo

10、pingwldofsiliconchipscomputertechnology.Mr.Oakleypredictsthatin10yearscomputerswillbewking10timesfasterthantodaythetrendwillcontinue.Everyyearsiliconchipswilldoubleincomplexity.Butftunatelyastheygetsmallertheyuselesspowe

11、rarecheapertoproduceaswellaswkingfastersothecostofchipsisbeingreducedbyonetentheverysixyears.Thismeansthatcomputersaregettingsmalleratthesametimemepowerfulmeintelligentbutlittlenomeexpensive.By2020saysMr.Oakleytypistshou

12、ldbegettinguneasyabouttheirfutureftheirjobwillfinallybeonthewayoutbecausespeechrecognitionwilltransfmevenmessydictationstraightintotheprintedwd.By2030ADcomputerswillbetoreasonfrominadequatedatagetthesenseoframblingconver

13、sationsrecognizeblurredfaultypicturesofthingsashumanbeingscan.Suchdevelopmentswillneedcomputers1000timesmepowerfulthanthoseoftoday.6.Mr.BrianOakleypredictsthatbytheyear2020.A)computerswillbecomemecompletedB)siliconchipsc

14、ontainmeinfmationC)computerswillbemadeoflivingcellsD)otherconventionalmaterialswilltaketheplaceofsilicon7.Alveyprogramis.A)theacademicwldB)partoftheUKgovernmentC)acollabativeefftbyprivateindustryD)toadvanceUK’scomputerte

15、chnology8.Ifasiliconchipcosts100dollarstoproducetodaysixyearslateritwillcost.A)99dollarsB)90dollarsC)10dollarsD)11dollars9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEA)Typistswillbeoutofwkbefe2020.B)Siliconchipswillbecomemecompl