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中山大学考博英语试题1

2017年中山大学考博英语试题

Thewarwasthemostpeacefulperiodofmylife.Thewindowofmybedroomfacedsoutheast.Mymotherhadcurtainedit，butthathadsmalleffect.Ialwayswokeupwiththefirstlightand，withalltheresponsibilitiesofthepreviousdaymelted，feltmyselfratherlikethesun，readytoshineandfeeljoy.Lifeneverseemedsosimpleandclearandfullofpossibilitiesasthen.Istuckmyfeetoutunderthesheets-IcalledthemMrs.LeftandMrs.Right-andinventeddramaticsituationsfortheminwhichtheydiscussedtheproblemsoftheday.AtleastMrs.Rightdid；sheeasilyshowedherfeelings，butIdidn“thavethesamecontrolofMrs.Left，soshemostlycontentedherselfwithnoddingagreement.

　　TheydiscussedwhatMotherandIshoulddoduringtheday，whatSantaClausshouldgiveafellowforChristmas，andwhatstepsshouldbetakentobrightenthehome.Therewasthatlittlematterofthebaby，forinstance.MotherandIcouldneveragreeaboutthat.Ourswastheonlyhouseintheneighborhoodwithoutanewbaby，andMothersaidwecouldn“taffordonetillFathercamebackfromthewarbecauseifcostseventeenandsix.Thatshowedhowfoolishshewas.TheGeneysuptheroadhadababy，andeveryoneknewtheycouldn”taffordseventeenandsix.Itwasprobablyacheapbaby，andMotherwantedsomethingreallygood，butIfeltshewastoohardtoplease.TheGeneys“babywouldhavedoneusfine.

　　Havingsettledmyplansfortheday，Igotup，putachairundermywindow，andliftedtheframehighenoughtostickoutmyhead.Thewindowoverlookedthefrontgardensofthehomesbehindours，andbeyondtheseitlookedoveradeepvalleytothetall，red-brickhouseuptheoppositehillside，whichwereallstillshadow，whilethoseonoursideofthevalleywerealllitup，thoughwithlongstorageshadowsthatmadethemseemunfamiliar，stiffandpainted.

　　AfterthatIwentsintosMother“sroomandclimbedsintosthebigbed.ShewokeandIbegantotellherofmyschemes.Bythistime，thoughIneverseemtohavenoticedit，Iwasfreezinginmynightshirt，butIwarmedupasItalkeduntilthelastfrostmelted.IfellasleepbesideherandwokeagainonlywhenIheardherbelowinthekitchen，makingbreakfast.

　　1、Howdidtheauthorfeelearlyinthemorning？

　　A、Hefeltfrightenedbythewar.

　　B、Hefeltcheerful.

　　C、Hefeltpuzzledbythedramaticsituationsaroundhim.

　　D、Hefeltburdenedwithresponsibilities.

　　2、Whenhewokeupinthemorning，hewould____.

　　A、visitMrs.LeftandMrs.Right

　　B、rollupthecurtains

　　C、trytoworkouthisplansfortheday

　　D、makeMrs.LeftarguewithMrs.Right

　　3、Whatdidtheauthorthinkofhismother？

　　A、Shewasstubborn.

　　B、Shewaspoor.

　　C、Shewasnotveryintelligent.

　　D、Shedidnotlovehimverymuch.

　　4、Wherewastheauthor“sfatherduringthewar？

　　A、Hewasoutonbusiness.

　　B、Hewasworkinginanothertown.

　　C、Hewenttraveling.

　　D、Hewasfightinginthefront.

　　5、Inwhichmonthdidthestoryprobablytakeplace？

　　A、InJanuary.

　　B、InSeptember.

　　C、InDecember.

　　D、InNovember.

参考答案　B  C  A  D  C

passagetwo

Howwelookandhowweappeartoothersprobablyworriesusmorewhenareinourteensorearlytwentiesthanatanyothertimeinourlife.Fewofusarecontenttoacceptourselvesasweare,andfewarebraveenoughtoignorethetrendsoffashion.

  MostfashionmagazinesorTVadvertisementstrytopersuadeusthatweshoulddressinacertainwayorbehaveinacertainmanner.Ifwedo,theytellns,wewillbeabletomeetnewpeoplewithconfidenceanddealwitheverysituationconfidentlyandwithoutembarrassment.Changingfashion,ofcourse,doesnotapplyjusttodress.Abarbertodaydoesnotcutaboy’shairinthesamewayasheusedto,andgirlsdonotmakeupinthesamewayastheirmothersandgrandmothersdid.Theadvertisersshowusthelatestfashionablestylesandweareconstantlyunderpressuretofollowthefashionincaseourfriendsthinkweareoddordull.

  Whatcausesfashionstochange?

Sometimesconvenienceorpracticalnecessityorjustthefancyofaninfluentialpersoncanestablishafashion.Takehats,forexample.Incoldclimates,earlybuildingswerecoldinside,sopeopleworehatsindoorsaswellasoutside.Inrecenttimes,thelatePresidentKennedycausedadepressionintheAmericanhatindustrybynotwearinghats:

moreAmericanmenfollowedhisexample.

  Thereisalsoacyclicalpatterninfashion.Inthe1920sinEuropeandAmerica,shortskirtsbecamefashionable.AfterWorldWarTwo,theydroppedtoanklelength.Thentheygotshorterandshortertheminiskirtwasinfashion.Afterafewmoreyears,skirtsbecamelongeragain.

  Today,societyismuchfreerandeasierthanitusedtobe.Itisnolongernecessarytodresslikeeveryoneelse.Withinreason,youcandressasyoulikeordoyourhairthewayyoulikeinsteadofthewayyoushouldbecauseitisthefashion.Thepopularityofjeansandthe“untidy”lookseemstobeareactionagainsttheincreasinglyexpensivefashionofthetopfashionhouses.

  Atthesametime,appearanceisstillimportantincertaincircumstancesandthenwemustchooseourclothescarefully.Itwouldbefoolishtogotoaninterviewforajobinalawfirmwearingjeansandasweater;anditwouldbediscourteoustovisitsomedistinguishedscholarlookingasifweweregoingtothebeachoranightclub.However,youneedneverfeeldepressedifyoudon’tlooklikethelatestfashionphoto.Lookaroundyouandyou’llseethatnooneelsedoeseither!

72. Theauthorthinksthatpeopleare___.

A.satisfiedwiththeirappearance

B.concernedaboutappearanceinoldage

C.farfromneglectingwhatisinfashion

D.reluctanttofollowthetrendsinfashion 

73. FashionmagazinesandTVadvertisementsseemtolinkfashionto___.

A.confidenceinlife        B.personaldress

C.individualhairstyle      D.personalfuture 

74. Causesoffashionsare___.

A.uniform B.variedC.unknown D.inexplicable. 

75. Present-daysocietyismuchfreerandeasierbecauseitemphasizes___.

A.uniformityB.formalityC.informalityD.individuality 

76. Whichisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.Careaboutappearanceinformalsituations.

B.Fashioninformalandinformalsituations.

C.Ignoringappearanceininformalsituations.

D.Ignoringappearanceinallsituations. 

参考答案：

1. C   2. A     3. B     4.D     5.A 

passagethree

Howoftendoyousitstillanddoabsolutelynothing?

Theusualanswerthesedaysis“never”,or“hardlyever”.Asthepaceoflifecontinuestoincrease,wearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughlife,beingonthegofrommorningtillnight,itishardtoslowdownandunwind.Butrelaxationisessentialforahealthymindandbody.

　　Stressisanaturalpartofeverydaylife.Thereisnowaytoavoidit,sinceittakesmanyandvariedforms--drivingintraffic,problemswithpersonalrelationshipsarealldifferentformsofstress.Stress,infact,isnotthe“baddy”itisoftenreputedtobe.Acertainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationandgivepurposetolife.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtolevelperformanceandillhealth.

　　Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstanddependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplethriveonstress,andsuchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilities.Otherscrumpleatthesightofunusualdifficulties.

　　Whenexposedtostress,inwhateverform,wereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infact,weinvokethe“fight”mechanism,whichinmoreprimitivedaysmadethedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath.Thecriseswemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextreme,buthoweverminimalthestress,itinvolvesthesameresponse.Alltheenergyisdivertedtocopewiththestress,withtheresultthatotherfunctions,suchasdigestion,areneglected.

　　Itiswhensuchareactionisprolonged,throughcontinuedexposuretostress,thathealthbecomesendangered.Suchseriousconditionsashighbloodpressure,coronaryheartdisease（冠心病）allhaveestablishedlinkswithstress.Thewaystressaffectsapersonalsovarieswiththeindividual.Stressinsomepeopleproducesstomachdisorders,whileotherssuccumbtotensionheadaches.Sincewecannotremovestressfromourlives,weneedtofindwaystocopewithit.

　　1.Thereasonthatmanypeoplefinditverydifficulttorelaxthesedaysisthat___.

　　A.theyareworkingharderthantheyusedtobe.

　　B.theyareoftentoobusytofindthetime.

　　C.theyaresufferingfromtheeffectsofstress.

　　D.theyarenotclearofhowtorelaxbythemselves.

　　2.Welearnfromthepassagethat___.

　　A.howmuchstressonecanbeardependsgreatlyonwhetherheknowstheartofrelaxation.

　　B.peopleinprimitivedayssurvivedfromstressbecausetheyfoundcertainmechanismtocopewithit.

　　C.ifonegetsintothehabitofrelaxingeverydayhecanovercomestresseasily.

　　D.stresscanleadtoserioushealthproblemifoneisexposedtoitfortoolong.

　　3.Thesentence“Stress,infact,isnotthe‘baddy’itisoftenreputedtobe”suggeststhat___.

　　A.stressusedtohaveabadreputationofcausingillhealth.

　　B.weshouldnottakeitforgrantedthatstressisunavoidable.

　　C.stressisnotsoterribleaspeopleoftenbelieveittobe.

　　D.peopledonotthinkstressisasharmfulasitwasbefore.

　　4.Thepronoun“it”attheendofthepassagerefersbackto__.

　　A.illhealth

　　B.exposure

　　C.reaction

　　D.stress.

　　5.Whatiswriter’sattitudetostressaccordingtothepassage?

　　A.Stressaswellasrelaxationisessentialforahealthymindandbody.

　　B.Stressproducesbothpositiveandne