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考博英语试题+答案

中国科学院2003年3月博士研究生入学考试试题

PARTⅡVOCABULARY

Directions:

Choosethewordorexpressionbeloweachsentencethatbestcompletesthestatement,andmarkthecorrespondingletterofyourchoicewithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourMachine-scoringAnswerSheet.

21.Histickconvincednonebutthemost__________.

A.credulousB.plausibleC.trustworthyD.feasible

22.Manypeopleproposedthatanationalcommitteebeformedtodiscuss__________toexistingmasstransitsystems.

A.substitutesB.measuresC.duplicatesD.alternatives

23.Heisahypocrite,aliar,athief__________,heisthegreatestdevilIeverknow.

A.asaconsequenceB.asaruleC.asamatteroffactD.asamatterofroutine

24.Sinceshewasalone,sheopenedthedoor__________,leavingthechainlockfastened.

A.warilyB.consciouslyC.audaciouslyD.recklessly

25.Inthelastfewminutestheconversationhasbecomeseemingly__________asifthediscussionwereofsomeminordomesticmatterandnotsurvivalitself.

A.crucialB.centralC.casualD.causal

26.Ididn'tlistentoMomandIwasnotsurprisedatthelookof__________onherface.

A.indifferenceB.complimentC.negligenceD.reproach

27.ThevictimsofdrunkendrivinginAmericaoverthepastdecade__________anincredible250,000,withthreekilledeveryhourofeverydayonaverage.

A.takeupB.adduptoC.countforD.turnoutto

28.Heisbelievedtohavebeenshotbyarivalgangin__________fortheshootingslastweek.

A.revengeB.reserveC.reverseD.remedial

29.Thesepollutantscanbe_______hundredsandevethousandsofkilometersbylargeairmasses.

A.containedB.conveyedC.contaminatedD.conserved

30.ThereareafewsmallthingsthatIdon'tlikeaboutmyjob,but__________it'sveryenjoyable.

A.allatonceB.onceandforallC.somuchasD.byandlarge

31.Inadivorce,themotherusuallyisgranted__________ofherchildren.

A.supportB.retentionC.perseveranceD.custody

32.Whathehadinmind__________tonothinglessthanatotalreversalofthetraditionalroleoftheexecutive.

A.contributedB.dedicatedC.amountedD.added

33.SomeHeadsofGovernmentnowfearthatnegotiationswill_______beforeasettlementisreached.

A.wearoutB.comealongC.breakoffD.endup

34.A________ofsoapandtwobrightlycoloredtowelswereleftbesidethebath,thewomensmiledpolitelyatNicoleandwithdrewcarefullyfromtheroom.

A.loafB.barC.stickD.block

35.ofthe1,200millionpeoplewhocallthemselvesChinese,__________averysmallnumberspeakwhatisreferredtoasstandardChinese.

A.nonebutB.butforC.allbutD.butthen

36.__________recentbrainandbehavioralresearch,Dr.Golemanwroteafascinatingbookentitled“EmotionalIntelligence.”

A.DrawingupB.DrawingonC.PuttingupD.Puttingon

37.Manypeoplethinkofdesertsas__________regions,butnumerousspeciesofplantsandanimalshaveadaptedtolifethere.

A.remoteB.virginC.alienD.barren

38.Attemptstopersuadeherstayaftershefeltinsultedwere__________.

A.ofnoavailB.outoffocusC.atalossD.innoway

39.Scientistsare__________certainthatthereisacancer-inhibitingagentinthebloodoftheshark.

A.dubiouslyB.virtuallyC.queerlyD.randomly

40.Theintegrationofstafffortraininghasledtoagoodexchangeofideas,greaterenthusiasm,andhigherstaff__________.

A.moralB.mortalC.moraleD.mores

PARTⅢCLOZETEST

Directions:

Thereare15questionsinthispartofthetest.Readthepassagethrough.Then,gobackandchooseonesuitablewordorphrasemarkedA,B,CorDforeachblankinthepassage.MarkthecorrespondingletterofthewordorphraseyouhavechosenwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourMachine-scoringAnswerSheet.

Itisappropriateonananniversaryofthefoundingofauniversitytoremindourselvesofitspurposes.Itisequallyappropriateatsuchtimeforstudentsto__41__whytheyhavebeenchosentoattendandtoconsiderhowtheycanbest__42__theprivilegeofattending.

Attheleastyouasstudentscanhopetobecome__43__insubjectmatterwhichmaybeusefultoyouinlaterlife.Thereis,__44__,muchmoretobegained.Itisnowthatyoumustlearntoexerciseyourmindsufficiently__45__learningbecomesajoyandyoutherebybecomeastudentforlife.__46__thismayrequireaneffortofwillandaperiodofself-discipline.Certainlyitisnot__47__withouthardwork.Teacherscanguideandencourageyou,butlearningisnotdonepassively.Tolearnisyour__48__.

Thereis__49__thetrainedmindsatisfactiontobederivedfromexploringtheideasofothers,masteringthemandevaluatingthem.Butthereis__50__levelofinquirywhichIhopethatsomeofyouwillchoose.Ifyourstudytakesyoutothe__51__ofunderstandingofasubjectand,youhavereachedsofar,youfindthatyoucanpenetrateto__52__noonehasbeenbefore,youresearch.

Commitmenttoalifeofscholarshiporresearchis__53__manyotherlaudablegoals.Itisedifying,anditisasourceofinnersatisfactioneven__54__otherfacetsoflifeprovedisappointing.Istrongly__55__it.

41.A.countB.reflectC.dependD.comment

42.A.benefitfromB.takeoverC.applyforD.gothrough

43.A.efficientB.excellentC.professionalD.proficient

44.A.howeverB.thereforeC.indeedD.afterall

45.A.ifB.becauseC.sothatD.before

46.A.OflateB.ConsequentlyC.AfterwardsD.Atfirst

47.A.acquiredB.accomplishedC.approachedD.assured

48.A.ambitionB.conscienceC.responsibilityD.challenge

49.A.toB.onC.inD.by

50.A.anyB.oneC.anotherD.no

51.A.endsB.limitsC.bordersD.edges

52.A.elsewhereB.whatC.whicheverD.where

53.A.compatiblewithB.responsibleforC.followedbyD.relevantto

54.A.shallB.willC.wouldD.should

55.A.declareB.recommendC.adviseD.contend

PARTⅣREADINGCOMPREHENSION

Directions:

Beloweachofthefollowingpassagesyouwillfindsomequestionsorincompletestatements.EachquestionorstatementisfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Readeachpassagecarefully,andthenselectthechoicethatbestanswersthequestionorcompletesthestatement.MarktheletterofyourchoicewithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourMachine-scoringAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Small,pinkandveryugly.Hardlythequalitiesofastar,buttheydescribethedeformedmousethatwasthemediadarlingatarecentscienceexhibitioninBeijing.Withacomplextissuestructureintheshapeofahumaneargraftedontoitsback,therosyrodentwasastunningsymboloftheseriousstridesChinaismakinginthefieldofbiotechnology.

Chinaisfastapplyingthelatestlife-sciencetechniqueslearnedfromtheWesttoaggressivelypursuegenomeresearch.It'sestablishingitsowncentersoftechnicalexcellencetobuildascientificbasetocompetedirectlywiththeUnitedStatesandEurope.WithaplentifulsupplyofsmartyoungscientistsathomeandlotsofinterestabroadbiotechnologyisonthebrinkofaboominChina.Andintheviewofforeignscientists,Beijingisplayingacleverhand,maximizingtheopportunitiesopentothem.

Forthemoment,thecooperationexistsmostlywithEuropeandtheU.S.ButAsia'sotherbiotechleaders,Japan,SingaporeandKorea,alsoarerecognizingChina'spotentialasanattractivelow-costbasetoconductresearch.Thesepartnerships—andChina'sadvancementinthefieldofbiotechnology—couldhelpbenefittherestofAsia:

China'srapidprogressinimprovingcropyieldswilladdressfood-securityconcernsintheregion.Inaddition,Chinaismorelikelytofocusondevelopingcheaptechnologythatitspredominantlypoorpopulation—andthoseofotherAsiancountries—canafford.

Thereremain,however,seriousbarrierstothedevelopmentofastrongbiotechindustry.Amongthemareapoordomesticlegalframework,weakenforcementofintellectual-propertyrightsandlooseadherencetointernationalstandards.ChinaisasignatoryoftheInternationalBioSafelyProtocol,whichshouldmeanadherencetoglobalstandardsgoverningtheconductoffieldtrials.Butsomeobserversareskeptical.“Theregulationslookgood,butIhaven'tmetonescientistwhobelievestheyarebeingfullyadheredto,”saysaEuropeanscienceanalyst.

Ifshortcutsaretaken,thensomeoftherecentscientificachievementstrumpetedintheofficialpressmaynevermakeittomarket.Butnomatterhowstrictlabtestare,otherproblemslieinwait.Forexample,thereisanumberoftasksitwouldtakeyearstofulfillinthepatentsoffice,saysonelawyer,leavinginnovatorswithlittleprotectioniftheytakeaproducttomarketinChina.

56.Themouseondisplayismostsignificantinthat__________.

A.ithasanearintheshapeofahumanear

B.itisunusuallysmallanduglyasastar

C.itisthefocusofthemediaattheexhibition

D.itindicatesChina'sprogressinbiotechnology

57.Thephrase“onthebrinkofaboom”（inboldfaceinParagraph2）inthecontextmeans__________.

A.havinganedgeincompetitionB.ingreatdemand

C.onthewaytosuccessD.preparingforchallenge

58.InthefieldofbiotechnologyChinaisthoughtto__________.

A.havebeenmakinganutmosteffortlearningfromtheWest

B.havebecomeacountryamongtheadvanced

C.havebeenabletorivaltheUnitedStatesandEurope

D.havelaunchedabiotechnologicalrevolution

59.Japan,Singapore,andKoreawillalsobeinterestedincooperatingwithChinainbiotechnologybecause__________.

A.ithasmadeextraor