云南师范大学
2017年硕士研究生入学考试自命题科目试卷
报考专业：学科教学（英语）
考试科目及代码：高级英语821
考试时量：150分钟试卷编号：（A卷）
考号：姓名：
I. Vocabulary and Structure (每题2分, 共40分)
Directions:Choose the best word or phrase to complete each of the following statements.
1. ______，Marcia walked up to the podium and deliverer an animated acceptance speech．
A．Excited about winning the award．
B．Been excited with winning the award．
C．To be excited about winning the award
D．Exciting with winning the award
2. As a scientific document, the book should stand for several years until further make revision .
A. development; impossible
B. experiments; optional
C. advances; necessary
D. attempts; undesirable
3. When I was a teenager，I______a lot and people couldn’t understand what I was saying．
A．complained
B．mumbled
C．uttered
D．gossiped
4. Dry farming is a type of agriculture used in areas less than 20 inches of rainfall.
A. there are
B. where there is
C. in which is
D. which has
5. Not until 1942______a drying patient’s life using penicillin．A．when John Bumstead and Orvan Hess saved
B．saved John Bumstead and Orvan Hess
C．did John Bumstead and Orvan Hess save
D．that John Bumstead and Orvan Hess saved
6. Birds that breed on high cliffs have pear－ shaped eggs that roll in
a tight circle，making_____less likely to roll off the cliff．A．somewhere
B．sometimes
C．something
D．somewhat
7. ______，the condor in Peru is threatened by the rapid encroachment of humans．
A．As isolated as its few remaining habitats may be．
B．As its few remaining isolated habitats may be．
C．May its few remaining habitats be as isolated．
D．Its few remaining habitats may be as isolatcd．
8.When the limestone or other carbonate rock just below the ground surface dissolves naturally, ______ collapses and forms sinkholes.
A．a land
B．the land
C．the lands
D．lands
9. We look with pride at our new bridges and dams, for they are works of art as well as of______.
A．leisure
B．aesthetics
C．drudgery
D．utility
10. When two people feel the same way about each other, their feelings are ______.
A．habitual
B．mutual
C．relevant
D．equivalent
11.American schools tend to put more emphasis on developing ______ skills than they do on acquiring quantities of facts. Students are encouraged to ask questions, think for themselves and express their own opinions. A．critical-thinking
B．interpersonal
C．intellectual
D．social
12. At each end of the tube ______, one which gathers light and one which magnifies the image.
