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中国科学技术大学博士研究生入学考试英语试题附答案和详解
中国科学技术大学20XX年博士研究生入学考试英语试题附答案和详解
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Directions:
Thereare5passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandthenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEET.
PassageOne
Questions21to24arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
When,intheageofautomation,mansearchesforaworkertodothetedious,unpleasantjobsthatareimpossibletomechanize,hemayveryprofitablyconsidertheape.
Ifwetackledtheproblemofbreedingforbrainswithasmuchasenthusiasmaswedevotetobreedingdogsofsurrealisticshapes,wecouldeventuallyproduceassortedmodelsofusefulprimates,ranginginsizefromthegorilladowntothebaboon,eachadaptedtoaspecifickindofwork.Itisnotputtingtoomuchstrainontheimaginationtoassumethatgeneticistscouldproduceasuper-ape,abletounderstandsomescoresofwords,andcapableofbeingtrainedforsuchjobsaspickingfruit,cleaningupthelitterinparks,shiningshoes,collectinggarbage,doinghouseholdchores,andevenbaby-sitting(thoughIhaveknownsomebabiesIwouldnotcaretotrustwithavaluableape).
Apescoulddomanyjobs,suchascleaningstreetsandthemorerepetitivetypesofagriculturalwork,withoutsupervision,thoughtheymightneedprotectionfromthoseexceptionalspecimensofHomosapienswhothinkitamusingtoteaseorbullyanythingtheyconsiderlowerontheevolutionaryladder.Forothertasks,suchasdeliveringpapersandlaboringonthedocks,ourman-apewouldhavetoworkunderhumanoverseers;and,incidentally,Iwouldlovetoseethefinaleofthetwenty-firstcenturyversionofontheWaterfrontinwhichthehonestbuthairyherowilldrumonhischestafter-literallytakingthewickedlaborleaderapart.
Onceasupplyofnonhumanworkersbecomesavailable,awholerangeoflowIQjobscouldbethankfullyrelinquishedbymankind,toitsgreatmentalandphysicaladvantage.Whatismore,oneoftheproblemswhichhaveplaguedsomanyfictionalUtopiaswouldbeavoided:
TherewouldbenoneofthedegradinglysubhumanEpsilonsofHuxley'sBraveNewWorldtoactasapermanentreproachtosociety,forthereisaprofoundmoraldifferencebetweenbreedingsub-menandsuper-apes,thoughtheendproductsaremuchthesame.Thefirstwouldintroduceaformofslavery;thesecondwouldbeabiologicaltriumphwhichcouldbenefitbothmenandanimals.
21.Intheauthor'sopinion,theideathatgeneticistscouldproduceasuper-apeis______.
A.irrationalB.plausible
C.biologicallyimpossibleD.demonstrablytrue
22.Thetypeofjobanapecoulddowithoutsupervisionwouldbeonewhichis______.
A.repetitiveB.mechanizedC.unusualD.intricate
23.AproblemthathasplaguedsomefictionalUtopiasis______.
A.creationofsuper-apesB.thenecessityofbreedingsuper-humans
C.thenecessityofbreedingsubhumansD.thedegradationofbeasts
24.Theauthorofthisarticleis
A.revealinghislowopinionofmankind
B.pokingfunatgeneticists
C.expressinghisdoubtsaboutthepossibilityofbreedingasuper-ape
D.presentingareasonabletheoryinahumoroustone
PassageTwo
Questions25to28arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Asoneworkswithcolorinapracticalorexperimentalway,oneisimpressedbytwoapparentlyunrelatedfacts.Colorasseenisamobilechangeablethingdependingtoalargeextentontherelationshipofthecolortoothercolorsseensimultaneously.Itisnotfixedinitsrelationtothedirectstimuluswhichcreatesit.Ontheotherhand,thepropertiesofsurfacesthatgiverisetocolordonotseemtochangegreatlyunderawidevarietyofilluminationcolors,usually(butnotalways)lookingmuchthesameinartificiallightasindaylight.Bothoftheseeffectsseemtobedueinlargeparttothemechanismofcoloradaptationmentionedearlier.
Whentheeyeisfixedonacoloredarea,thereisanimmediatereadjustmentofthesensitivityoftheeyetocolorinandaroundtheareaviewed.Thisreadjustmentdoesnotimmediatelyaffectthecolorseenbutusuallydoesaffectthenextareatowhichthegazeisshifted.Thelongerthetimeofviewing,thehighertheintensity,andthelargerthearea,thegreatertheeffectwillbeintermsofitspersistenceinthesucceedingviewingsituation.AsindicatedbytheworkofWrightandShouted,itappearsthat,atleastforafirstapproximation,fulladaptationtakesplaceoveraverybrieftimeiftheadaptingsourceismoderatelybrightandtheeyehasbeeninrelativedarknessjustpreviously.Asthestimulusisallowedtoact,however,theeffectbecomesmorepersistentinthesensethatittakestheeyelongertoregainitssensitivitytolowerintensities.Thenetresultisthat,iftheeyeissoexposedandthenthegazeistransferredtoanareaoflowerintensity,thelossofsensitivityproducedbythefirstareawillstillbepresentandappearasan“afterimage”superimposedonthesecond.Theeffectnotonlyispresentovertheactualareacausingthe“localadaptation”butalsospreadswithdecreasingstrengthtoadjoiningareasoftheeyetoproduce“lateraladaptation”.Also,becauseofthepersistenceoftheeffectoftheeyeisshiftedaroundfromoneobjecttoanother,allofwhichareatsimilarbrightnessorhavesimilarcolors,theadaptationwilltendtobecomeuniformoverthewholeeye.
25.Thisselectionisprimarilyconcernedwith______.
A.theeye'sadaptationtocolorB.thepropertiesofcoloredsurfaces
C.thecolorofcolorsD.theeffectofchangesincolorintensity
26.Whetheracoloredobjectwould,ontwoviewingsseparatedintime,appeartotheviewerassimilarordifferentincolorwoulddependmostlyon______.
A.thecolormechanismoftheeyeinuseatthetimeofeachviewing
B.whethertheobjectwasseeninartificialornaturallight
C.whatkindofviewinghadimmediatelyprecededeachoftheviewings
D.theindividual'spoweroflateraladaptation
27.Ifaperson'seyehasbeenlookingatanobjectinbrightsunlightforsometime,andthenshiftstoanobjectnotwelllit,wecanexpect______.
A.atimelaginthefocusingabilityoftheeye
B.someinabilitytoseecolorsofthelatter-namedobjectsuntillossofsensitivityhasbeenregained
C.theimmediatelossofthe“afterimage”ofthefirstobject
D.theadaptationinthecentralareaoftheeyebutlittleadaptationinthelateralareastothenewintensitylevel
28.Thepresentselectionhasapparentlybeenprecededbysomeexplanationof______.
A.someexperimentswithcolorpigments
B.thenatureofcolor
C.thecolorpropertiesofvarioussurfaces
D.themechanismoftheeye'sadaptationtocolor
PassageThree
Questions29to32arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
TheGreek'sloftyattitudetowardscientificresearch—andthescientists'contemptofutility—wasalongtimedying.ForamillenniumafterArchimedes,thisseparationofmechanicsfromgeometryinhibitedfundamentaltechnologicalprogressandinsomeareasrepresseditaltogether.Buttherewasastillgreaterobstacletochangeuntiltheveryendofthemiddleages:
theorganizationofsociety.ThesocialsystemoffixedclassrelationshipsthatprevailedthroughtheMiddleAges(andinsomeareasmuchlonger)itselfhamperedimprovement.Underthissystem,thelaboringmasses,inexchangeforthebarenecessitiesoflife,didalltheproductivework,whiletheprivilegedfew—priests,nobles,andkings—concernedthemselvesonlywithownershipandmaintenanceoftheirownposition.Intheinterestoftheirprivilegestheydidachieveconsiderableprogressindefense,inwarmaking,ingovernment,intrade,intheartsofleisure,andintheextractionoflaborfromtheirdependents,buttheyhadnofamiliaritywiththeprocessofproduction.Ontheotherhand,thelaborers,whowerefamiliarwithmanufacturingtechniques,hadnoincentivetoimproveorincreaseproductiontotheadvantageoftheirmasters.Thus,withoneclasspossessingtherequisiteknowledgeandexperience,butlackingincentiveandleisure,andtheotherclasslackingtheknowledgeandexperience,therewasnomeansbywhichtechnicalprogresscouldbeachieved.
Thewholeancientwordwasbuiltuponthisrelationship—arelationshipassterileasitwasinhuman.Theavailabilityofslavesnullifiedtheneedformoreefficientmachinery.Inmanyofthecommonplacefieldsofhumanendeavor,actualstagnationprevailedforthousandsofyears.NotalltheglorythatwasGreeceandthegrandeurthatwasRomecoulddevelopthewindmillorcontrivesosimpleaninstrumentasthewheelbarrow—productsofthetenthandthirteenthcenturiesrespectively.
Forabouttwenty-fivecenturies,two-thirdsofthepowerofthehorsewaslostbecausehewasn'tshod,andmuchofthestrengthoftheoxwaswastedbecausehisharnesswasn'tmodifiedtofithisshoulders.Formorethanrivethousandyears,sailorswereconfinedtoriversandcoastsbyaprimitivesteeringmechanismwhichrequiredremarkablylittlealteration(inthethirteenthcentury)tobecomearudder.
Withanyingenuityatall,theancientploughcouldhavebeenputonwheelsandtheploughshareshapedtobiteandturnthesodinsteadofmerelyscratchingit—buttheingenuitywasn'tforthcoming.AndthevillageroftheMiddleAges,likethemenwhofirsthadfire,hadasmokeholeinthecenterofthestrawandreedthatchedroofofhis'one-roomdwelling(whichhesharedwithhisanimals),whilethemedievalcharcoalburner(likehisStoneAgeancestor)madehimselfahutofsmallbranches.
29.Lackoftechnologicalprogressintheancientandmedievalworldswasprim