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南 京 财 经 大 学 2010年硕士研究生入学考试（初试）试卷613 基础英语 适用专业： 英语语言文学 考试时间： 2010年1月 10上午8：30—11：30 注意事项：所有答案必须写在答题纸上，做在试卷或草稿纸上无效。 I. Point out the figures of speech used in the following sentences. (10 points) 1. “It was a splendid population --- for all the slow, sleepy, sluggish-brained sloths stayed at home”. ( ) 2. It is a world which will lament them a day and forget them forever. ( ) 3. But for making money, his pen would prove mightier than his pickax. ( ) 4. The geographic core, in Twain’s early years was the great valley of the Mississippi River, main artery of transportation in the young nation’s heart. ( ) 5. He commented with a crushing sense of despair on man’s final release from earthly struggles. ( ) II. Paraphrase the following sentences. (10 points) 1. I was about to make any little bow of assent, when the meaning of these last words sank in, jolting me out of my sad reverie. 2. We are ripping matter from its place in the earth in such volume as to upset the balance between daylight and darkness. 3. Every once in a while he and Wangero sent eye signals over my head. 4. With so much big money and so many big dreams pinned to an idea that is still largely on the drawing boards, there is no limit to the hype. 5. Bitterness fed on the man who had made the world laugh. III. Vocabulary and Structure. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. (20 points) 1. Because Edgar was convinced of the accuracy of this fact, he ______ his opinion. A) struck at B) strove for C) stuck to D) stood for 2. All the tasks _______ ahead of time, they decided to go on holiday for a week. A) been fulfilled C) were fulfilled B) having been fulfilled D) had been fulfilled 3. The lawyer advised him to drop the _______, since he stands little chance to win. A) event B) incident C) case D) affair 4. Eye contact is important because wrong contact may create a communication ________. A) tragedy B) vacuum C) question D) barrier 5.