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中国人民大学考博英语试题
中国人民大学2007年博士研究生入学考试试题
（非英语专业）
PartI.Vocabulary（20%）
Directions:
Choosethebestanswer（fromA,B,CandD）tocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.MarkyourchoicewithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourMachine-scoringAnswerSheet.
1.Tomdoesn’tthinkthatthesituationhereisasgoodashishometown's.
A.economics
B.economic
C.economy
D.economical
2.theincreaseinthenumberofcomputersinouroffices,theamountofpaperhatweneedhasrisenaswell.
A.Alongwith
B.Altogether
C.Although
D.Allalong
3.Thefoodwasdividedaccordingtotheageandsizeofthechild.
A.equally
B.individually
C.sufficiently
D.proportionally
4.Ournewfirmforacredible,aggressiveindividualwithgreatskillstofillthisposition.
A.havelooked
B.arelooking
C.islooking
D.look
5.Plasticbagsareusefulforholdingmanykindsoffood,theircleanness,toughnessandlowcost.
A.byvirtueof
B.inadditionto
C.forthesakeof
D.asopposedto
6.Hehimselfbitterlyforhismiserablebehaviorthatevening.
A.repealed
B.resented
C.replayed
D.reproached
7.Manyofthefadsofthe1970sastoday'slatestfashions.
A.arebeingrevived
B.isrevised
C.arerevoked
D.isbeingreviled
8.Alloftheinternationaldelegatesattendingtheconferencetobringasouvenirfromtheirowncountries.
A.hasasked
B.isasking
C.wereasked
D.wasasking
9.BritainhopesofagoldmedalintheOlympicGamessufferedyesterday,whenHunterfailedtoqualifyduringpreliminarysession.
A.asevereset-back
B.sharpset-back
C.asevereblown-up
D.sharpblown-up
10.Ifyouwanttodowellontheexam,youonthedirectionsthattheprofessorgivesandtakeexactnotes.
A.willhaveconcentrated
B.havetoconcentrate
C.willbeconcentrated
D.willbeconcentrating
11.Whataboutthatarticleinthenewspaperwasthatitswritershowedanattitudecoolenough,professionalenoughand,therefore,cruelenoughwhenfacingthattragedy.
A.workedmeout
B.knockedmeout
C.broughtmeup
D.putmeforward
12.Sincehisinjurywasserious,thedoctorsuggestedthatheinthegame.
A.didnotplay
B.mustnotplay
C.notplay
D.nottoplay
13.Accordingtothelatestreport,consumerconfidenceabreathtaking15pointslastmonth,toitslowestlevelintenyears.
A.soared
B.mutated
C.plummeted
D.fluctuated
14.Ourcartrunkwithsuitcasesandwecouldhardlymakeroomforanything.
A.wentcramming
B.wascrammed
C.iscramming
D.wasbeencrammed
15.Thesecretarydidn'tknowwhohewas,orshehimmorepolitely.
A.willbetreating
B.wouldhavetreated
C.wastreating
D.wouldhavebeentreated
16.Theinstructionsonhowtousethenewmachinethatnobodyseemedtobeabletounderstand.
A.wereverysimplistic
B.wasveryconfused
C.weresoconfusing
D.wassosimplistic
17.Johnplayedbasketballincollegeandactiveeversince.
A.haveextremelybeen
B.hasbeenextremely
C.willbeextremely
D.shouldextremelybe
18.Theofthespringwaterattractsalotofvisitorsfromalloverthecountry.
A.clash
B.clarify
C.clarity
D.clatter
19.thegiftinbeautifulgreenpaper,Sarahdepartedfortheparty.
A.Havingwrapped
B.Towrap
C.Wrap
D.Wrapping
20.TheadvertisementforSuperSudsdetergentthatthesalehasincreasedby25%inthefirstquarteroftheyear.
A.havebeensosuccessful
B.hadbeensosuccessful
C.hasbeensosuccessful
D.willbesosuccessful
21.TomandAlicehavinganewcartoreplacetheiroldoneforyears.
A.hasbeendreamingof
B.havebeendreamingof
C.hasdreamed
D.willhavedreamed
22.Whentheairinacertainspaceissqueezedtooccupyasmallerspace,theairissaidtobe.
A.commenced
B.compressed
C.compromised
D.compensated
23.theheavypollution,thecityofficialshavedecidedtocancelschoolfortheday.
A.Prior
B.Bymeansof
C.Dueto
D.Through
24.Ourbossistakingeveryonetotheballettonight,andIneedtomakesuremynewdress
fortheoccasion.
A.hasbeencleaned
B.shouldhavebeencleaned
C.isbeingcleaned
D.hasbeencleaning
25.Peter'smotherkepttellinghimthatinthestreetisdangerous,buthewouldnotlisten.
A.played
B.willplay
C.playing
D.beenplaying
26.Aknowledgeofhistoryustodealwiththevastrangeofproblemsconfrontingthecontemporaryworld.
A.equips
B.provides
C.offers
D.satisfies
27.Hewouldn’teventhinkofwearingclothes;theymakehimlooksoold!
A.same
B.despite
C.such
D.that
28.Maryfinallydecidedallthejunkshehadkeptinthegarage.
A.getrid
B.gottenridof
C.gettingridof
D.togetridof
29.TheteamleaderOfmountainclimbersmarkedout.
A.thatseemedtobethebestroute
B.whatseemedtobethebestroute
C.whichseemedtobethebestroute
D.somethingthattobethebestroute
30.TomJones,whoaroundtheworld,willcometoAsianextmonth.
A.willbetouring
B.havetoured
C.hadbeentouring
D.hasbeentouring
31.Thepaintontheclown'sfacethatitscaredthechildrenhewastryingtoentertain.
A.wassoexaggeration
B.wereanexaggeration
C.wassuchanexaggeration
D.wasexaggerating
32.Menoftenwaitlongertogethelpformedicalproblemsthanwomen,and,womenliveaboutsixyearslongerthanmenonanaverage.
A.insteadof
B.constantly
C.consequently
D.because
33.Theemphasisonexamsisbyfartheworstformofcompetitioninschools.
A.negligent
B.edible
C.fabulous
D.disproportionate
34.Thereisconflictinginformationonhowmuchironwomenneedintheirdiet.
A.somuch
B.somany
C.toofew
D.afew
35.Itmustguaranteefreedomofexpression,totheendthatalltotheflowofideasshallberemoved.
A.prophecies
B.transactions
C.arguments
D.hindrances
36.Notuntilthe1980sinBeijingstarttofindwaystopreservehistoricbuildingsfromdestruction.
A.someconcernedcitizens
B.someconcerningcitizens
C.didsomeconcerningcitizens
D.didsomeconcernedcitizens
37.Afterfailinghismid-termexams,Jeremywasfacehisparents.
A.tooashamedto
B.tooembarrassingto
C.veryashamedof
D.veryembarrassingto
38.Mygrandmotherhasbeengoingtoabetterdentist,sothisproblemssheishavingwithherdentures.
A.won'teliminate
B.willbeelimination
C.shouldhavebeeneliminated
D.shouldhelpeliminate
39.Hetoldastoryabouthissisterwhowasinasadwhenshewasiiiandhadnomoney.
A.plight
B.polarization
C.plague
D.pigment
40.Duringhertwo-weekstayinBeijing,Elizabethneverachrome（chance）topracticeherChinese.
A.passedby
B.passedon
C.passedout
D.passedup
PartII.ReadingComprehension（30%）
Directions:
Rendthefollowingpassagesandthenchoosethebestanswer（fromA,B,CandD）tocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.MarkyourchoicewithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourMachine-scoringAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Britishfoodhasagoodreputation,butEnglishcookinghasabadone.Itisdifficulttoexplainthereasonforthis.Unfortunately,however,superbrawingredientsareoftenminedfromthekitchensothattheycometothetablewithoutanyofthenaturalflavorandgoodness.
ThisbadreputationdiscouragesalotofpeoplefromeatinginanEnglishrestaurant.Iftheydogotoone,theyareusuallyfullofprejudiceagainstthefood.Itisapity,becausethereareexcellentcooksinEngland,excellentrestaurants,andexcellenthome-cooking.How,then,hasthebadreputationbeenbuiltup?
PerhapsonereasonisthatBritain'sIndustrialRevolutionoccurredveryearly,inthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.Asaresult,thequalityoffoodchangedtoo.ThiswasbecauseBritainstoppedbeingalargelyagriculturalcountry.Thepopulationofthetownsincreasedenormouslybetween1840and1870,andpeoplecouldnolongergrowtheirownfood,orbuyitfreshfromafarm.Hugequantitiesoffoodhadtobetakentothetowns,andalotofitlostitsfreshnessontheway.
Thislackoffreshnesswasdisguisedby"dressingup"thefood.TherichmiddleclassesatelongelaboratemealswhichwerecookedforthembyFrenchchefs.Frenchbecame,andhasremained,theofficiallanguageofthediningroom.Out-of-seasondelicacieswereservedinspiteoftheirexpense,fortherewerealargenumberofextremelywealthypeoplewhowantedtoestablishthemselvessocially.The"look"ofthefoodwasmoreimportantthanitstaste.
Inthe1930s,thesupplyofservantbegantodecrease.Peoplestilltriedtoproducecomplicateddishes,however,buttheyeconomizedonthepreparationtime.TheSecondWorldWarmadethingsevenworsebymakingrawingredientsextremelyscarce.Asaresult,thereweremanywomenwhoneverhadtheopportunitytochooseapieceofmeatfromawell-stockedbutcher'sshop,butwerecontentandgratefultoacceptanythingthatwasofferedtothem.
FoodrationingcontinuedinBritainuntiltheearly1950s.Itwasonlyafterthishadstopped,andbutter,eggsandcreambecamemoreplentiful,anditwaspossibletotravelabroadagainandtasteotherwaysofpreparingfood,thattheEnglishdifferencetoeatingbecamereplacedbyanewenthusiasmforit.
41.Accordingtotheauthor,itisdifficulttoexplain.
A.whyexcellentingredientsarespoiledintheprocessofcooking
B.whypeopledonotlikeEnglishcooking
C.whyBritishfoodoftenhasan
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