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人大考博英语

人民大学2005年考博英语试题

ILISTENINGTEST（20points）

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IIVocabulary（10points）

PartA（5points）

Directions:

Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentenceandmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketonANSWERSHEETI.

1.Internationalsportshouldcreategoodwillbetweenthenations,butinthepresentorganizationoftheOlympicssomehowencourages________patriotism.

A.obsolete　　　　B.aggressive　　C.harmonious　　　　D.amiable

2.Onecanunderstandothersmuchbetterbynotingtheimmediateandfleetingreactionsoftheireyesand________toexpressedthoughts.

A.dilemmas　　　　B.countenances　　C.concessions　　D.junctions

3.Peopleinnately________forsuperiorityovertheirpeersalthoughitsometimestakestheformofanexaggeratedlustforpower.

A.strive　　B.ascertain　　　　C.justify　　　　D.adhere

4.SomescientistshavesuggestedthatEarthisakindofzooorwildlife________forintelligentspacebeings,likethewildernessareaswehavesetuponearthtoallowanimalstodevelopnaturallywhileweobservethem.

A.conservation　　B.maintenance　　C.storage　　　　D.reserve

5.Accordingtothelatestreport,consumerconfidence________abreathtaking15pointslastmonth,toitslowestlevelin9years.

A.soared　　B.mutated　　　　C.plummeted　　　　D.fluctuated

6.Melissaisacomputer________thatdestroyedfilesincomputersandfrustratedthousandsofusersaroundtheworld.

A.genius　　　　B.virus　　　　C.disease　　D.bacteria

7.The________emphasisonexaminationsisbyfartheworstformofcompetitioninschools.

A.negligent　　　　B.edible　　C.fabulous　　　　D.disproportionate

8.Theboyseemedmore________totheirpovertyafterseeinghowhisgrandparentslived.

A.reconciled　　B.consolidated　　C.deteriorated　　D.attributed

9.Duringhistwo-monthstayinChina,Tomnever________achancetopracticehisChinese.

A.passedon　　B.passedup　　C.passedby　　D.passedout

10.Whenapersondies,hisdebtsmustbepaidbeforehis________canbedistributed.

A.paradoxes　　B.legacies　　C.platitudes　　D.analogies

PartB（5points）

Directions:

Ineachofthefollowingsentencesthereisonewordorphraseunderlined.BelowthesentencearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheonethatisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedpart.MarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketonANSWERSHEETI.

11.Heclaimsthatadvertisingtodaytendstoportraywomenintraditionalrolessuchascookingortakingcareofthebaby.

A.depict　　B.advocate　　C.criticize　　D.analyze

12.Theyachievedmorethantheyhadeverdreamed,lendingamagictotheirfamilystorythatnotaleorordinarylifecouldpossiblyrival.

A.confirm　　B.achieve　　　　C.match　　　　D.exaggerate

13.Themosturgentthingistofindadumpforthosetoxicindustrialwastes.

A.imminent　　B.recyclable　　C.smelly　　　　D.poisonous

14.BritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairpromisedtheelectoratethatgunswouldnotbefiredwithoutanattempttowinafurtherU.N.sanction.

A.allies　　B.delegates　　　　C.voters　　　　　　D.juries

15.Theanalysissuggeststhatthetradeoffbetweenourchildren’scollegeandourownretirementsecurityischilling.

A.frightening　　B.promising　　C.freezing　　　　D.revealing

16.TheirsigningofthetreatywasregardedasaconspiracyagainsttheBritishCrown.

A.secretplan　　B.boldattack　　C.cleverdesign　　D.jointeffort

17.Evidence,reference,andfootnotesbythethousandtestifytoascrupulousresearcherwhodoesconsiderablejusticetoafullrangeofdifferenttheoreticalandpoliticalpositions.

A.trustworthy　　B.intelligent　　C.diligent　　D.meticulous

18.Despitetheirspartan,isolatedlifestyle,therearenostoriesofwomenbeingrapedorwantonviolenceagainstciviliansintheregion.

A.intriguing　　B.exasperating　　C.demonstrative　　D.unprovoked

19.Thegangderivedtheirnicknamefromtheirdarkclothingandblackedupfacesfornocturnalraidsintheforest.

A.illegal　　B.night-time　　　　C.brutal　　　　D.abusive

20.Thoughsometimestoolazytoworkashardashersisters,Lindahasamoreavidfondnessforthelimelight.

A.mercurial　　B.gallant　　C.ardent　　　　D.frugal

IIICloze（10points）

Directions:

Readthefollowingpassage.ChoosethebestwordforeachnumberedblankandmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketonAnswerSheetI.

Likemanyotheraspectsofthecomputerage,Yahoobeganasanidea,__21__intoahobbyandlatelyhas__22__intoafull-timepassion.ThetwodevelopersofYahoo,DavidFiloandJerryYang,Ph.Dcandidates__23__ElectricalEngineeringatStanfordUniversity,startedtheirguideinApril1994asawaytokeep__24__oftheirpersonalinterestontheInternet.Beforelongthey__25__thattheirhomebrewedlistswerebecomingtoolongand__26__.GraduallytheybegantospendmoreandmoretimeonYahoo.

During1994,they__27__yahoointoacustomizeddatabasedesignedto__28__theneedsofthethousandsofusers__29__begantousetheservicethroughtheclosely__30__Internetcommunity.Theydevelopedcustomizedsoftwaretohelpthem__31__locate,identifyandeditmaterial__32__ontheInternet.ThenameYahoois__33__tostandfor“YetAnotherHierarchicalOfficiousOrale”,butFiloandYanginsisttheyselectedthe__34__becausetheyconsideredthemselvesyahoos.Yahooitselffirst__35__onYang’sworkstation,“akebono”,whilethesearchenginewas__36__onFilo’scomputer,“Konishiki”.

Inearly1995MarcAndersen,co-founderofNetscapeCommunicationinMountainView,California,invitedFiloandYangtomovetheirfiles__37__tolargercomputers__38__atNetscape.AsaresultStanford’scomputernetworkreturnedto__39__,andbothpartiesbenefited.Today,Yahoo__40__organizedinformationontensofthousandsofcomputerslinkedtotheweb.

21.A.becameB.grewC.turnD.intend

22.A.madeB.sawC.lookedD.turned

23.A.inB.onC.aboutD.for

24.A.touchB.contactC.trackD.record

25.A.foundedB.foundC.arguedD.reported

26.A.unwieldyB.toughC.tamableD.invaluable

27.A.exchangedB.shankC.soldD.converted

28.A.explainB.serveC.discoverD.evaluate

29.A.whichB.thatC.actuallyD.eagerly

30.A.relativeB.interactiveC.boundD.contacted

31.A.fluentlyB.efficientlyC.exactlyD.actually

32.A.transmittedB.purchasedC.soldD.stored

33.A.aboutB.boundC.goingD.supposed

34.A.fableB.modelC.nameD.brand

35.A.supportedB.residedC.livedD.launched

36.A.connectedB.lodgedC.introducedD.linked

37.A.overB.awayC.insideD.beneath

38.A.housedB.caughtC.hosedD.hidden

39.A.averageB.normalC.ordinaryD.equal

40.A.attainsB.detainsC.maintainsD.contains

IVReadingComprehension（20points）

Directions:

Readthefollowingpassages,decideonthebestoneofthechoicesmarkedA,B,C,andDforeachquestionorunfinishedstatementandthenmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketontheANSWERSHEETI.

Passage1

Guthrie’scontiguityprincipleofferspracticalsuggestionsforhowtobreakhabits.

Oneapplicationofthethresholdmethodinvolvesthetimeyoungchildrenspendonacademicactivities.Youngchildrenhaveshortattentionspans,sothelengthoftimetheycansustainworkononeactivityislimited.Mostactivitiesarescheduledtolastnolongerthan30to40minutes.However,atthestartoftheschoolyear,attentionspansquicklywaneandbehaviorproblemsoftenresult.ToapplyGuthrie’stheory,ateachermight,atthestartoftheyear,limitactivitiesto15to20minutes.Overthenextfewweekstheteachercouldgraduallyincreasethetimestudentsspendworkingonasingleactivity.

Thethresholdmethodalsocanbeappliedtoteachingprintingandhandwriting.Whenchildrenfirstlearntoformletters,theirmovementsareawkwardandtheylackfinemotorcoordination.Thedistancesbetweenlinesonapagearepurposelywidesochildrencanfitthelettersintothespace.Ifpaperwithnarrowlinesisinitiallyintroduced,students’etterswouldspilloverthebordersandstudentsmightbecomefrustrated.Oncestudentscanformletterswithinthelargerbordens,theycanusepaperwithsmallerborderstohelpthemrefinetheirskills.

Thefatiguemethodcanbeappliedwhendiscipliningdisruptivestudentswhobuildpaperairplanesandsailthemacrosstheroom.Theteachercanremovethestudentsfromtheclassroom,givethemalargestackofpaper,andtellhimtostartmakingpaperairplanes.Afterthestudentshavemadeseveralairplanes,theactivityshouldloseitsattractionandpaperwillbecomeacuefornotbuildingairplanes.

Somestudentscontinuallyracearoundthegymwhentheyfirstentertheirphysicaleducationclass.Toemploythefatiguemethod,theteachermightdecidetohavethesestudentscontinuetorunafewmorelapsaftertheclasshasbegun.

Theincompatibleresponsemethodcanbeusedwithstudentswhotalkandmisbehaveinthemediacenter.Readingisincompatiblewithtalking.Themediacenterteachermightaskthestudentstofindinterestingbooksandreadthemwhileinthecenter.Assumingthatthestudentsfindthebooksenjoyable,themediacenterwill,overtime,becomeacueforselectingandreadingbooksratherthanfortalkingwithotherstudents.

Inasocialstudiesclasssomestudentsregularlyfallasleep.Theteacherrealiz