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研究生英语期末考试2

ENGLISHPROFICIENCYEXAM

FORNON-ENGLISHMAJORPOSTGRADUATESTUDENTS

Jan.6th,2011

PART1:

Vocabulary（20%）

Directions:

Inthispart,thereare20incompletesentences.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.ThepopulationoftheUnitedKingdomis____toincreasebyover4millionto65.6millionin2018.

A.projected

B.expanded

C.committed

D.assigned

2.It'struethathumanityhasseena____ofcrises,warsandatrocities,butthisnegativesideisoffsetbyadvancesintechnologyandculturalexchanges.

A.line

B.quantity

C.set

D.succession

3.Alcoholisoneofthemostcommonlyabusedsubstances,andmenareuptotwiceas____todevelopalcoholismaswomen.

A.subject

B.likely

C.susceptible

D.responsible

4.Firesinhomesandofficescouldbe____moreefficientlyusingtechnologythatpredictshowablazewillspread.

A.manipulated

B.solved

C.tackled

D.operated

5.Anexclusivefocusonforests--____theentirelandscape--couldleadtoinequitableanddestructiveoutcomesforthepoorindevelopingcountries.

A.inrelationto

B.asopposedto

C.incaseof

D.onbehalfof

6.Increasingvariabilityinyear-to-yearrainfallandmorefrequentextremeeventswillchangeecosystemsandspeedupthe____ofsoilandwaterresources.

A.degradation

B.recession

C.civilization

D.utilization

7.SedentarybehaviorssuchasTVviewingand"screentime"involvingcomputeruse,videosandvideogamesappearto____elevatedbloodpressureinchildren,independentofbodycomposition.

A.beassociatedwith

B.comeupwith

C.getinvolvedin

D.inchargeof

8.Whileauthorsupallnighttogettheirvisionintowordshavebeenaroundforages,computersandmobilephoneshave____thatlifestyletoothers.

A.ledto

B.openedup

C.paidoff

D.drawnon

9.Theheatradiatingoffroadwayshaslongbeenafactorinexplainingwhycitytemperaturesareoften____warmerthannearbysuburbanorruralareas.

A.adequately

B.immediately

C.accurately

D.considerably

10.Usingwindenergywherethewindblowsstrongestmakesperfect____aslongastheenergycanbereadilytransportedtowhereitisneeded.

A.sense

B.reason

C.judgment

D.conclusion

11.AteamofscientistsfromtheUniversityofSheffieldhavedevelopedaninnovativedevicewhichwillmaketheproductionofalternativebio-fuelsmoreenergy____.

A.diverse

B.effective

C.delicate

D.efficient

12.AmajorityofAmericancitizensarenowbecoming____oftheclaimthatourcarbonfootprints,resultingfromouruseoffossilfuels,aregoingtoleadtoclimaticcalamities.

A.skeptical

B.doubtful

C.indifferent

D.innocent

13.Robotsaremanmademachinesintendedto____humanandanimalbehavior.

A.replicate

B.duplicate

C.confirm

D.identify

14.Today,peoplearedrawingsomuchwaterfrombelowthattheyareaddingenoughofittotheoceans（mainlybyevaporation,thenprecipitation）to____about25percentoftheannualsealevelriseacrosstheplanet,theresearchersfind.

A.sumup

B.attributeto

C.bringabout

D.accountfor

15.Newinventions,ifhandyandinexpensive,will____beacceptedbysociety.

A.accidentally

B.eventually

C.incidentally

D.evidently

16.Asprimarycaregivers,parentsareoftenbelievedtohaveastronginfluenceonchildren'seatingbehaviors.However,previousfindingsonparent-child____indietaryintakesaremixed.

A.identity

B.resemblance

C.deviation

D.alternation

17.Employeeswhotelecommutethemajorityoftheworkweekaremoresatisfiedwiththeirjobscomparedtothoseworkingmostlyintheofficebecauseworkingremotely____morestressthanitcreates.

A.alleviates

B.restrains

C.incurs

D.involves

18.Whiletheactofselectinganeverydaywritingutensilseemstobeasimpleenoughtask,scientistshavefoundthatitactuallycouldshed____oncomplexculturaldifferences.

A.shine

B.picture

C.light

D.profile

19.Designersofrobotpetsarefightinganever-endingbattlewithconsumerstoprovideentertainingandrealisticgadgetsthat____humaninteractioninevermorenuancedways,mimickingthebehaviorofrealpetanimalsorevenpeople.

A.respondto

B.interferewith

C.wardoff

D.giveup

20.Thedisposalofnuclear____hasalwaysbeenaconcernofhealth-sensitivepeople.

A.rubbish

B.waste

C.trash

D.litter

PART2:

Cloze（15%）

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,you’llreadanincompletepassagewith15blanks.Readthepassagecarefully,andchoosethebestanswerfromchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenonyourANSWERSHEET,findthenumberofthequestionandmarkyouranswerwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Therearemanyindividualswhowouldfeelthattheyhaveareasonableexpectationofprivacyintheirdailylife.Everyonehastherighttorespectforhisorherprivatelife,propertyandcorrespondence.Anemployeeisalso__21__thecomfortandordinaryenjoymentofhisorherprivatelifewithoutunreasonable__22__byhisorheremployer.

Thenotionofprivacyderivesfromtheassumption__23__allinformationaboutapersonistheirown,forthatpersontocommunicateorretainasheorsheseesfit.Inthecomputerizedworkplace,__24__thatthemostpopularuseoftheinternetissendingandreceivingemails,manyemployees__25__viewuseoftheiremployer’semailsystemasakintomakingatelephonecall,andthusfeeltheemailmessagestheysendontheircompany’sinternalsystemshouldbe__26__intrusion.

Oftenemployerswillstresstotheiremployeesthat__27__leavingtheirdesks,theyshouldnotleavetheircomputersturnedonasthatmayallowothersto__28__theirfilesoremails.Suchacommentmaygivethemawrongimpressionofsomeprivacyorsecurityovertheiremailasthereis__29__theirlockersanddeskdrawers.Theywouldfeeltheyhavealegitimateexpectationofprivacyinrelationtotheircommunications.

Evenhavingpasswordscangiveemployeesafalse__30__ofsomeprivacyovertheiremail,becausemanytimesthey__31__tosafeguardtheirpasswordsandnotgivethemtoanyone.Manyemployeeswouldnaively__32__thatbyusingtheirpassword,theywouldhavecontrolandtheycouldpreventany__33__accesstotheironlinecommunications.

Permanencyofemailisanotherconcern.Mostemployeeswronglythinkthat__34__theydeletetheiremailitisgoneforever.Thefactisthatemailsarehardtodestroyasmostelectronicdocumentsarebackedupand__35__.Thedeletecommanddoesnotmakeamessagedisappear;itcanstillberetrievedfromback-upsystems.Emailmessagescaneasilybeinterceptedandreadbysystemmanagers,operatorsandemployers.

21.

A.entitledto

B.titledto

C.entitledwith

D.titledwith

22

A.disturbance

B.interruption

C.interference

D.disruption

23.

A.whose

B.that

C.ofwhich

D.which

24.

A.toconsider

B.consider

25.

C.havingconsidered

A.greatly

C.partly

D.considering

B.wrongly

D.rightly

26.

A.freefrom

B.similarto

C.awayfrom

D.closeto

27.

A.as

B.when

28.

C.upon

A.accessible

C.accessibleto

D.once

B.access

D.accessto

29.

A.for

B.from

C.with

D.in

30.

A.assurance

B.insurance

C.obscurity

D.security

31.

A.havetold

B.havebeentold

C.weretold

D.told

32.

A.assume

B.maintain

C.undertake

D.sustain

33

A.unauthorized

B.authorized

C.pirated

D.forbidden

34.

A.as

B.because

C.if

D.evenif

35.

A.recovered

C.recalled

B.recoverable

D.recalling

Part3:

ReadingComprehension（40%）

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,thereare4passages.Aftereachpassagethereare5questionsorunfinishedstatementsfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatcanbestanswerthequestionorcompletethestatement,andthenonyourANSWERSHEET,findthenumberofthequestionandmarkyouranswerwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passage1

Wedon'tneedtotellyouhowcompetitivetoday'sjobmarketis.Youknowthatcompaniesaroundtheworldarecompetingagainstoneanothertoofferqualityproductsandservicesatthelowestpossiblecosts.Companiesaresendingjobsoverseasiftheycancutcostsbydoingso. Alternatively,theyaresimplysheddingjobsbythethousandsinordertostayprofitable.

Inmanyplaces,therearefarfewerlocallybasedbusinessesthatarethrivingorevensurviving.Manyhaveeitherbeenacquiredbyout-of-townownersorhavebeenputoutofbusinessbylargemultinationalcorporationswithdauntingeconomiesofscale,suchasWalmart.Unfortunately,manyoftheselargercorporationsdon'tsharethesamesenseofresponsibility,loyalty,andcommitmenttotheiremployeesandthelocalcommunitiesinwhichtheydobusiness—unliketheirformerowners.Regardlessofwhatthecorporatemissionstatementssay,manyemployersdon'tvaluetheiremployeesasindividualsastheyoncedid.

Inthepast,companyCEOsandpresidentsmayhaveknownalloftheiremployees—andeventheiremployees'familymembers—onapersonalbasis.Nowit'severyemployeeforhimselforherself.Often,thepaceofbusinessistoofast—andjobturnoveristoohigh—foranyonetoreallygettoknowanyoneelse.Thisistherealitythatyoumustfaceasajobseeker.

Generationsago,youwereconsideredajobhopperifyoudidn'tstayatacompanyforatleast10years.Intoday'sworkforce,gettinganewjobeverytwotothreeyearsismoreoftherulethantheexception.Assadasitmayseem,allemployeesarereplaceable,and,eventually,mostemployeeswi