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四川农业大学博士入学考试真题
PartIReadingComprehension(45points)
Questions1--5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Eyecontactisanonverbaltechniquethathelpsthespeaker"sell"hisorherideastoanaudience.Besidesitspersuasivepowers,eyecontacthelpsholdlistenerinterest.
Asuccessfulspeakermustmaintaineyecontactwithanaudience.Tohavegoodrapport(关系)withlisteners,aspeakershouldmaintaindirecteyecontactforatleast75percentofthetime.Somespeakersfocusexclusivelyontheirnotes.Othersgazeovertheheadsoftheirlisteners.Botharelikelytoloseaudienceinterestandesteem.Peoplewhomaintaineyecontactwhilespeaking,whetherfromapodium(演讲台)orfromacrossthetable,are"regardednotonlyasexceptionallywell-disposedbytheirtargetbutalsoasmorebelievableandearnest."
Toshowthepotencyofeyecontactindailylife,wehaveonlytoconsiderhowpassers-bybehavewhentheirglanceshappentomeetonthestreet.Atoneextremearethosepeoplewhofeelobligedtosmilewhentheymakeeyecontact.Attheotherextremearethosewhofeelawkwardandimmediatelylookaway.Tomakeeyecontact,itseems,istomakeacertainlinkwithsomeone.
Eyecontactwithanaudiencealsoletsaspeakerknowandmonitorthelisteners.Itis,infact,essentialforanalyzinganaudienceduringaspeech.Visualcues(暗示)fromaudiencememberscanindicatethataspeechisdragging,thatthespeakerisdwellingonaparticularpointfortoolong,orthataparticularpointrequiresfurtherexplanation.Aswehavepointedout,visualfeedbackfromlistenersshouldplayanimportantroleinshapingaspeechasitisdelivered.
1.Thispassageismainlyconcernedwith_______.
a.theimportanceofeyecontact
b.thepotencyofnonverbaltechniques
c.successfulspeechdelivery
d.aneffectivewaytogainvisualfeedbacks
2.Accordingtothepassage,agoodspeakermust_____.
a."sealo"hisorherideastoanaudience
b.maintaindirecteyecontactwithlisteners
c.beverypersuasiveandbelievable
d.beexceptionallywell-disposed
3.Theword"target"inthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphcanbestbereplacedby________.
a."destination"b."goal"
c."audience"d."followers"
4.Indailylife,whentheglancesoftwopassers-byhappentomeet,thesetwopersonswillinevitably____.
a.smiletoeachother
b.feelawkwardandlookawayimmediately
c.trytomakeaconversationwitheachother
d.noneoftheabove
5.Eyecontactwithanaudience,accordingtotheauthor,hasallthefollowingbenefitsforthespeakerEXCEPthatitdoesn't________.
a.helpthespeakertocontroltheaudience
b.helpthespeakertogainaudienceinterestandesteem
c.helpthespeakertoknowwhetherheistalkingtoomuchaboutacertainpoint
d.helpthespeakertoanalyzehisaudiencewhenheisbeginninghisspeech
Questions6--10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Aftertheveryactiveandsuccessfultenure(任职)ofofficebytheSenegalesePresidentastheheadoftheOrganizationofAfricanUnity,itwashighlylogicaltothinkthatthesuccessor,whoeverhemightbe,wouldhaveadifficulttaskindoingabetterjob.
TheCongolesepresidentsettoworkassoonashewaselected.HisfirststepwastosuggesttothedeanofheadsofStatepresentintheEthiopiancapital,PresidentKennethKaundaofZambia,tosummonameetingoftheleadersofcountriesthatlieclosetoSouthAfrica.Itsaim:
todefineastrategyinordertoovercomethereprisals(报复行为)thattheracistregimeofPretoriaislikelytotakeagainstitsneighborsincasesanctions(制裁)areimposedbytheinternationalcommunity.
PresidentSassouNguesohasalreadyundertakenanumberoftripsabroad.HethuswenttoHarare(Zimbabwe)wherehedeliveredaspeech,onSeptember1,onbehalfofAfricabeforethesummitmeetingofnon-aligned(不结盟的)nations.
AttheendofSeptember,hewasinNewYork,forastatementbeforetheGeneralAssemblyoftheUnitedNations,andtheninWashington,fortalkswithhigh-rankingmembersoftheReaganAdministration.HethenwenttoOttawa,forconsultationswithleadingmembersoftheCanadiangovernment.
TheCongolesepresident'saim,inalltheseendeavors,istoconvincestillreluctantcountriesoftheimperiousnecessityofimposingsanctionsagainsttheracistregimeofPretoria.
6.Inthefirstparagraph,theword"successor"refersto________.
a.apersonwhoenjoyedasuccessfulcareerinpolitics
b.apersonwhowasverypopularinthepoliticalarena
c.thepersonwhowastoleadtheorganization
d.theformerheadoftheorganization
7.Accordingtothepassage,DenisSassouNguesso______.
a.isCongolese
b.knewthatitwasverydifficultforhimtobeelected
c.waselectedwithoutanyopposition
d.hasheldameetingintheEthipioncapital
8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?
a.PresidentSassouNguesshasdecidedtovisitasmanyAfricancountriesaspossible.
b.PresidentSassouNguessomadeasuggestiontoPresidentKennethKaundathatameetingbeheldoftheleadersofcountriesthatlieclosetoSouthAfrica.
c.PresidentSassouNguessowenttoHarareanddeliveredaspeechthere.
d.IfsanctionsareimposedagainstSouthAfricabytheinternationalcommunity,theracistregimeofPretoriawillprobablytakerevengeonitsneighbors.
9.WemaydrawtheconclusionthatPresidentSassouNguessohasbeenworkingreallyhardto________.
a.provehimselfatrustworthypresident
b.convincesomereluctantcountriesthatitishighlynecessarytoimposesanctionsagainsttheracistregimeofPretoria.
c.showtothewholeworldthestrengthandpoweroftheOrganizationofAfricanUnity
d.seekfinancialsupportfromsomeadvancedcountriestopromoteAfricaneconomy.
10.Thispieceismostprobablytakenfrom_____.
a.anewspaperreportb.abiography
c.ahistorybookd.aWho'sWho
Questions11--15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Anothercommontypeofreasoningisthesearchforcausesandresults.Wewanttoknowwhethercigarettesreallydocauselungcancer,whatcausesmalnutrition,thedecayofcities,orthedecayofteeth.Weareequallyinterestedineffects:
whatistheeffectofsculptureorleadintheatmosphere,ofoilspillsandrawsewageinriversandthesea,ofstayinguplateonthenightbeforeanexamination?
Causalreasoningmaygofromcausetoeffectorfromeffecttocause.Eitherway,wereasonfromwhatweknowtowhatwewanttofindout.Sometimeswereasonfromaneffecttoacauseandthenontoanothereffect.Thus,ifwereasonthatbecausethelightshavegoneout,therefrigeratorwon'twork,wefirstrelatetheeffect(lightsout)tothecause(poweroff)andthenrelatethatcausetoanothereffect(refrigeratornotworking).Thiskindofreasoningiscalled,forshort,effecttoeffectItisquitecommontoreasonthroughanextensivechainofcausalrelations.Whenthelightsgooutwemightreasoninthefollowingcausalchain:
lightsout-poweroff-refrigeratornotworking─temperaturewillrise─milkwillsour.Inotherwords,wediagnoseasuccessionofeffectsfromthepowerfailure,eachbecomingthecauseofthenext.
Causesareclassifiedasnecessary,sufficient,orcontributory.Anecessarycauseisonewhichmustbepresentfortheeffecttooccur,ascombustionisnecessarytodriveagasolineengine.Asufficientcauseisonewhichcanproduceaneffectunaided,thoughtheremaybemorethanonesufficientcause:
adeadbatteryisenoughtokeepacarfromstarting,butfaultysparkplugsoranemptygastankwillhavethesameeffect.Acontributorycauseisonewhichhelpstoproduceaneffectbutcannotdosobyitself,
asrunningthrougharedlightmayhelpcauseanaccident,thoughotherfactors─pedestriansorothercarsintheintersection─mustalsobepresent.
Inestablishingorrefutingacausalrelationitisusuallynecessarytoshowtheprocessbywhichtheallegedcauseproducestheeffect.Suchanexplanationiscalledacausalprocess.
11.Whattheauthordiscussedintheprevioussectionismostprobablyabout_______.
a.relationshipsbetweencausesandresults
b.classificationofreasoning
c.someothercommontypesofreasoning
d.somespecialtypeofreasoning
12.Accordingtothepassage,todothe"effecttoeffect"reasoningistoreason_______.
a.fromcausetoeffect
b.fromeffecttocause
c.fromeffecttoeffectandonthecause
d.fromeffecttocauseandontoanothereffect
13.Anecessarycauseis______.
a.onewithoutwhichitisimpossiblefortheeffecttooccur
b.oneofthecausesthatcanproducetheeffect
c.onethatisenoughtomaketheeffectoccur
d.noneofthem
14.Yourrefrigeratorisnotworkingandyouhavefoundthattheelectricpowerhasbeencutoff.Thepowerfailureisa________.
a.necessarycauseb.sufficientcause
c.contributorycaused.noneofthem
15.Thispassagemainlydiscusses______.
a.causalreasoningb.varioustypesofreasoning
c.classificationofcausesd.thecausalprocess
Questions16-20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Ihearmanyparentscomplainingthattheirteen-agechildrenarerebelling.Iwishitwereso.Atyourageyououghttobegrowingawayfromyourparents.Youshouldbelearningtostandonyourowntwofeet.Buttakeagoodlookatthepresentrebellion.Itseemsthatteen-agersarealltakingthesamewayofshowingthattheydisagreewiththeirparents.Insteadofstrikingoutboldlyontheirown,mostofthemareclutchingatoneanother'shandsforreassurance.
Theyclaimtheywanttodressastheyplease.Buttheyallwearthesameclothes.Theysetoffinnewdirectionsinmusic.Butsomeho