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2009年硕士研究生招生入学考试试题A 科目代码及名称: 815英语写作 适用专业：英语语言文学 （请考生在答题纸上答题，在此试题纸上答题无效） I. Read the passage and answer the questions ( 20/150 points ). Passage 1. Knowledge often results only after persistent investigation. Albert Einstein, after a lengthy examination of the characteristics of matter and energy, formulated his famous Theory of Relativity, which now acts as a basis for further research in nuclear physics. Using plaster casts of footprints, and stray strands of hair, a detective pertinaciously pursues the criminal. After years of work Annie Jump Cannon perfected the classification of the spectra of some 350,000 stars. Investigations into the causes of polio have provided us with the means for prevention and cure of this dreaded disease only after many years of research. As students, we too are determined in our investigation to find, retain, and contribute to the store of human knowledge. (1). How is this paragraph developed? (2). How are the supporting details organized? Passage 2. The middle Eastern bazaar takes you back hundreds----even thousands----of years. The one I am thinking of particularly is entered by a Gothic-arched gateway of aged brick and stone. You pass from the heat and glare of a big, open square into a cool, dark cavern which extends as far as the eye can see, losing itself in the shadowy distance. Little donkeys with harmoniously tinkling bells thread their way among the throngs of people entering and leaving the bazaar. The roadway is about twelve feet wide, but it is narrowed every few yards by little stalls where goods of every conceivable kind are sold. The din of the stall-holders crying their wares, of donkey-boys and porters clearing a way for themselves by shouting vigorously, and of would-be purchasers arguing and bargaining is continuous and makes you dizzy. (3). What type of writing is the paragraph? (4). What sensory details are focused in the writing？ 第 1 页，共 5 页 II. Read the passage and write a précis of approx