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硕士学位研究生入学考试试题翻硕英语

硕士学位研究生入学考试试题

PARTIGRAMMAR&VOCABULARY[60MIN]（1x30=30POINTS）

Therearethirtysentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,C,D.Pleasechoosethecorrectanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandmarkyouranswersontheanswersheet.

1.Thedayispastwhenthecountrycanaffordtogivehighschooldiplomatoallwho______sixyearsofinstruction.

A.setaboutB.runforC.sitthroughD.makefor

2.Andersonheldouthisarmsto______theattack,butthesharkgrabbedhisrightforearmanddived.

A.turnoffB.wardoffC.triggeroffD.calloff

3.Smallchildrenareoften______tonightmaresafterhearingghoststoriesinthedark.

A.definiteB.perceptibleC.incipientD.susceptible

4.Automationthreatensmankindwithanincreasednumberof______hours.

A.meagerB.complexC.idleD.active

5.Itwouldbe______theirhospitalitytoacceptanymorefromthem.

A.tramplingonB.treadingonC.trespassingonD.tryingon

6.Wedonotmeantobedisrespectfulwhenwerefusedtofollowtheadviceofour______leader.

A.venerableB.respectfulC.graciousD.famous

7.Asafetyanalysis______thetargetasapotentialdanger.Unfortunately,itwasneverdone.

A.wouldidentifyB.willidentifyC.willhaveidentifiedD.wouldhaveidentified

8.Theseproposalssoughttoplacegreaterrestrictionsontheuseandcopyingofdigitalinformationthan______intraditionalmedia.

A.existB.existsC.existingD.toexist

9.Despitethefactthatovertimetheoriginallyantagonisticresponsetohissculpturehaslessened,tothisday,hardlyanyindividuals______hisart.

A.evaluateB.applaudC.denounceD.ignore

10.TheshortcomingsofMr.Brooks’analysisare______hisclarityinexplainingfinancialcomplexity.

A.alleviatedbyB.offsetbyC.magnifiedbyD.demonstratedby

11.GiventheevidenceofEgyptianandBabylonian______laterGreekcivilization,itwouldbeincorrecttoviewtheworkofGreekscientistsasanentirelyindependentcreation.

A.imitationofB.ambivalenceaboutC.disdainforD.influenceon

12.Anylanguageisaconspiracyagainstexperienceinthesensethatitisacollectiveattemptto______experiencebyreducingitintodiscreteparcels.

A.transcribeB.complicateC.manageD.amplify

13.Thoughscienceisoftenimaginedasadisinterestedexplorationofexternalreality,scientistsarenodifferentfromanyoneelse:

theyare______humanbeingsenmeshedinawebofpersonalandsocialcircumstances.

A.vulnerableB.rationalC.carelessD.passionate

14.NotuntilKentucky’sMammothCavehadbeencompletelyexploredin1972______.

A.whenwasitsfullextentrealizedB.thatitsfullextentwasrealized

C.wasitsfullextentrealizedD.therealizationofitsfullextent

15.Youshouldhaveknownbetterthan______yourlittlesisterathomeherself.

A.toleaveB.leaveC.leavingD.tohaveleft

16.Icannotconcentrateonmyworkwiththeprospectofthecourtcase______me.

A.hangingonB.hangingoverC.hangingupD.hangingonto

17.Thefantasticachievementsofmoderntechnologyandthespeedatwhichscientificdiscoveriesaretranslatedintotechnologicalapplications______thetriumphofhumanendeavor.

A.facilitateB.leadtoC.attesttoD.herald

18.ThenewconflictbetweenManandNatureismoredangerousthanthetraditionalonebetweenmanandhisfellowman,______theprotagonistsatleastsharedacommonlanguage.

A.whereB.whichC.whatD.that

19.Evenifautomakersmodifycommerciallyproducedcarstorunonalternativefuels,thecarswon’tcatchoninaway______driverscanfillthemupatthegasstation.

A.ifB.whenC.unlessD.because

20.Havingbeenisolatedonaremoteisland,withlittlework______them,thesoldierssufferedfromboredomandlowspirits.

A.occupyingB.tooccupyC.occupiedD.occupy

21.Aninstitutionconcernedaboutitsreputationisatthemercyoftheactionsofitsmembers,becausethemisdeedsofindividualsareoftenusedto______theinstitutionsofwhichtheyareapart.

A.coerceB.honorC.discreditD.intimidate

22.Thenewbornhumaninfantisnotapassivefigure,noranactiveone,butwhatmightbecalledanactivelyreceptiveone,eagerlyattentive______itistosightsandsounds.

A.asB.whatC.thatD.which

23.Forhim______,whatisessentialisnotthatpolicyworks,butthatthepublicbelievethatitdoes.

A.beingre-electedB.tobere-electedC.re-electedD.tore-elect

24.Mercury’svelocityissomuchgreaterthantheEarth’sthatitcompletesmorethanfourrevolutionsaroundtheSuninthetime______takestheEarthtocompleteone.

A.whenB.itC.thatD.which

25.Themotherwould______hersondoinghismusicpracticeifhecouldfinishhisassignmentbeforesupper.

A.letdownB.letaloneC.letoffD.letout

26.Whenthestreetsarefullofmeltingsnow,youcan’thelpbut______yourshoeswet.

A.gettingB.getC.togetD.got

27.Shecouldsingthesesongs______amoment’snoticewhenevershewasasked.

A.withB.toC.onD.at

28.Aswesee______politicalandnationalmovements,languageisusedasabadgeorbarrierdependingonwhichwaywelookatit.

A.inaspectsofB.inviewofC.inconsiderationofD.inrelationto

29.Theemergenceofmassliteracycoincidedwiththefirstindustrialrevolution;______thenewexpansioninliteracy,aswellascheaperprinting,helpedtonurturetheriseofpopularliterature.

A.asaresultB.inturnC.thereforeD.inotherwords

30.Thenotionthataparasitecanalterthebehaviorofahostorganismisnotmerefiction;indeed,thephenomenonisnoteven______.

A.realB.comprehendedC.rareD.observable

PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION[60MIN]（40POINTS）

SectionOneMultipleChoice（2x10=20points）

Directions:

Inthissectiontherearetworeadingpassagesfollowedbymultiplechoicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

PassageA

OnAug.14,2007acomputerhackernamedVirgilGriffithunleashedacleverlittleprogramontotheInternetthathedubbedWikiScanner.It’sasimpleapplicationthattrollsthroughtherecordsofWikipedia,thepubliclyeditableWeb-basedencyclopedia,andchecksonwhoismakingchangestowhichentries.Sometimesit’speoplewhoshouldn’tbe.Forexample,WikiScannerturnedupevidencethatsomebodyfromWal-MarthadpunchedupWal-Mart’sWikipediaentry.Badretailgiant.

WikiScannerisajollylittlegameofInternet,butit’sreallyaboutsomethingmore:

agrowingpopularirritationwiththeInternetingeneral.TheNethasanarchyinitsDNA;it’salwaysbeenaboutanonymity,playingwithyourownidentityandmessingwithotherpeople’sheads.Theidea,suchasitwas,seemstohavebeenthattheInternetwouldfreeusoftheburdenofourpublicidentitiessowecouldbeourtrue,authenticselvesonline.Exceptitturnsout—whocould’veseenthiscoming?

—thatourtrue,authenticselvesaren’tthatfantastic.Thegreatexperimentprovedthatsomeofusarewonderfulandinterestingbutthatalotofusarehackersandprankstersandhucksters.WhichisonewayofexplainingtheextraordinaryappealofFacebook.

Facebookisa“socialnetwork”:

awebsiteforkeepingtrackofyourfriendsandsendingthemmessagesandsharingphotosanddoingallthoseotherthingsthatagoodlittleWeb2.0companyissupposedtohelpyoudo.ItwasstartedbyHarvardstudentsin2004asatoolformeeting—atleastdiscreetlyogling—otherHarvardstudents,anditstillhasareputationasahangoutforteenagersandtheteenaged-at-heart.WhichisironicbecauseFacebookisreallyaboutmakingtheWebgrowup.

WhereasGoogleisabrillianttechnologicalhack,Facebookisprimarilyafeatofsocialengineering.（Itwouldn’tbeabadideaforGoogletoacquireFacebook,thewayitsnaffledYouTube,butit’salmostcertainlytoolateinthedayforthat.Yahoo!

offeredabillionforFacebooklastyearandwasrebuffed.）Facebook’sappealisbothobviousandrathersubtle.It’sawebsite,butinasense,it’sanotherversionoftheInternetitself:

aNetwithinaNet,onethat’severythingthelargerNetisnot.Facebookiscleanlydesignedandhasaclassy,upmarketfeeltoit—awhiffoftheIvyLeaguestillclings.PeopletendtousetheirrealnamesonFacebook.Theyalsodeclaretheirsex,age,whereabouts,romanticstatusandinstitutionalaffiliations.IdentityisnotaperformanceoratoyonFacebook:

itisafixedandorderlyfact.Nobodydoesanythingsecretly:

anewsfeedconstantlyupdatesyourfriendsonyouractivities.OnFacebook,everybodyknowsyou’readog.

Maybethat’swhyFacebook’sfastest-growingdemographicconsistsofpeople35orolder:

they’rerefugeesfromtheuncouthwiderWeb.Everycommunitymustnegotiatetheimperativesofindividualfreedomandcollectivesocialorder,andFacebookconstitutesacriticalrebalancingoftheInternet’sfoundingvisionofunfetteredelectronicliberty.Ofcourse,itispossibletomisbehaveonFacebook—it’sjustself-defeating.UnliketheInternet,Facebookisstructuredaroundanopt-inphilosophy;peoplehavetoconsenttohavecontactwithorevenseeothersonthenetwork.Ifyou’reannoyingfolks,you’llessentiallyceasetoexist,asthoseyouannoydropyouoffthegrid.

Facebookhastakenstepsthisyeartoexpanditsfunctionalitybyallowingoutsidedeveloperstocreateapplicationsthatintegratewithitspages,whichbringswithitexpandedopportunitiesforabuse.NodoubtGriffithishardatworkonFacebookScanner.Butithasalsohungondoggedlytoitscoreinsight:

thatthemostimportantfunctionofasocialnetworkisconnectingpeopleandthatitss