一、适用范围

本大纲适用于招收重庆交通大学外国语学院攻读英语各专业硕士学位研究生入学考试。

二、考试性质

《基础英语》是为重庆交通大学外国语学院招收英语各专业硕士学位研究生而设置的具有选拔性质的统一入学考试科目，其目的是科学、公平、有效地测试考生对英语基础知识及英语语言的综合运用能力，评价的标准是高等学校英语专业本科毕业生所能达到的英语专业八级及八级以上水平，有利于重庆交通大学外国语学院在专业上择优选拔，以保证被录取者具有相应的英语水平，便于从事对应英语专业研究生阶段的学习和研究。

三、考试的基本要求

考生应掌握下列语言知识和技能

四、考试形式、内容与试卷结构

考试形式为笔试。考试时间为180分钟。满分为150分。

试题分为两大部分：英语知识运用和阅读理解

第一部分：英语知识运用

1. 词汇填空

本部分为选择题，共20题。要求在四个选项中选择最佳词汇补充完句子。本题测试考生的词汇量和词汇的恰当运用，尤其是近义词的辨析。

Sample:
I. There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence, there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Write the answers on the Answer Sheet. (20 points)
Beef can be contained in products as _________ as jelly, wine sauce and chicken broth.
A. diverse     B. divergent   C. digressive  D. discrete
答案：A. diverse

2. 词形变换
本部分为填空题，共20题。要求用括号内所提供单词的恰当派生形式填空。本题测试考生对词汇各种派生形式的掌握以及在恰当语境中的运用。
Sample:
II. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words derived from the words given in the parentheses at the end of the sentences. Write the answers on the Answer Sheet. (20 points)
The family had approached Sotheby's about a sale to cover _____________ tax after the death last year of Sir John Gooch. (inherit)
答案：inheritance

3. 校对与改错
本部分为作答题，共15题。由一篇约250个单词的短文组成，短文中有15行标有题号。该15行内均含有一个语误。要求考生根据“增添”、“删除”或“改变其中的某一单词或短语”三种方法中的一种改正语误。本题测试考生运用语言知识的能力，要求能运用语法、词汇、修辞等语言知识识别所给短文内的语病并提出改正方法。
Sample:
III. The passage contains 15 errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proof-read the passage and correct it in the following way:
For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line.
For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “Λ” sign and write the word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line.
For an unnecessary word, cross the unnecessary word with a slash “/” and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line.
Proofread the given passage on the ANSWER SHEET as instructed. （15 points）

When Λ art museum wants a new exhibit,          (1)   an     
it never buys things in finished form and hangs      (2)   never   
them on the wall. When a natural history museum
wants an exhibition, it must often build it.          (3)   exhibit 

4. 完形填空
本部分采用选择题，共20题。在一篇250-300个单词、题材熟悉、难度中等的短文中留出20个空白。每个空白为一题，要求考生从所给的词库中选择最佳答案（提供的单词和短语多于空格）。本题测试考生的综合语言知识和技能，要求考生能在全面理解所给短文内容的基础上，选择一个最佳答案使短文意思和结构恢复完整。
IV. Decide which of the words given in the box below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. The words can be used ONCE ONLY. Note that there are more phrases than gaps. Mark the letter for each word on the Answer Sheet. (20 points)
Sample:
A. a surprise attack     B. supposedly   C. seagoing    D. was given command of ….
Beginning his (1) __________ career at age 14, Columbus served on various ships in various roles, including messenger, common sailor, and, perhaps, even as a 21-year-old privateer. Columbus’s son Ferdinand stated in History of the Life and Deeds of Christopher Columbus that in 1472 Columbus (2) __________ a ship on a privateering expedition to Tunis in northern Africa. In a lost letter, Columbus (3) __________ related to his son how René I, duke of the French province of Anjou, had commissioned Columbus to make (4) __________ on a large Spanish ship sailing off the coast of North Africa. Most historians doubt, however, that Columbus ever received command of the expedition.

答案：（1）C; (2) D; (3) B; (4) A ….

第二部分：阅读理解
本部分由数篇阅读材料组成，阅读材料共长3000个单词左右，考生应根据所读材料内容，完成材料后的各种题型。本部分测试考生通过阅读获取和理解有关信息的能力以及对文章内容进行分析、推理、评价的能力，既要求准确性，也要求一定的速度和深度，阅读速度为每分钟150个单词（具体见考试的基本要求部分）。
5. 篇章1, 2, 3
本部分包括释义题和语篇分析题。释义题要求考生用英文解释文章中划线句子的意思。分析题要求考生根据问题指示对文章写作目的、内容、框架等进行分析和评价。分析和评价需引证文章内容，做到有理有据，并达到一定字数要求。
Sample:
Passage 1
1)Paraphrase the underlined sentences in the passage. (5 points)

2) Read the following passage and answer the following questions with around 50 words according to the information in the reading passage. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (10 points)

6. 篇章4
本部分是作答题，要求考生分析文章结构、概括文章的主要内容和各段落主旨大意。
Sample:
Passage 4
Complete the following summary in the format given. Write the answers on the Answer Sheet. (20 points)
Outline
Thesis Statement: ______________________________________ (one sentence)
I. Introduction: ________________________________________ (one sentence)
II. Body (Use only ONE phrase for each paragraph)
A. Paragraph 1: ________________________________________
B. Paragraph 2: ________________________________________
C. Paragraph 3: ________________________________________
D. Paragraph 4: ________________________________________
E. Paragraph 5: ________________________________________
III. Conclusion: ___________________________________________(one sentence)

五、试卷结构总结