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四川大学博士研究生入学考试英语试题

2013年四川大学博士研究生入学考试英语试题

AldousHuxleywasamostunfortunateman.Whenhediedin1963hemusthaveexpiredintheconfidentbeliefthattheeventwouldbegivenwidecoverageinthepressthenextday.Afterall,hiscareerhadnotbeenwithoutdistinction.WherehemadehisbigmistakewasindyingonthesamedaythatJohnF.Kennedywasassassinated.AsaresultHuxleygotaboutthreecolumninchesatthebottomofpage27.

InthesamewaythedeathofVictorFarrishasgonewidelyunnoticedbecausehefoolishlyshuffledoffthismortalcoilatthesametimeasMr.KonstantinChernenko.Now,asyouallknow,VictorFarriswasthechapwhoinventedthepaperclip.Thepapermilkcartontoo.AndpaperclipsandmilkcartonswillbeinuselongaftereveryonehasforgottenthenameofthecomradewhocamebetweenAndropovandwhateverthisnewblokeiscalled.

ThesamegoesfortheinventorofthesupermarkettrolleywhodiedinSwitzerlandafewmonthsago.』①Felloffhistrolley,sotospeak.『ForallIknow,hemaybeahouseholdnameinhisowncantonandtheyareputtingupastatueofhomewheelinghistrolley,andaregoingtocommemoratehimononeofthoseever-so-tastefulSwisspostagestampsweusedtocollectwhenwewereyoungerandwiser,』②butIdoubtifhisnamewillberememberedoutsidethebordersofhissmallcountry.PersonallyIforgotitwithinminutesofreadingofhisdecease.

　Notthatitmatters.Somehowitishardtoimaginethingslikepaperclipsandsupermarkettrolleyshavinghadanamedinventor.It’slikediscoveringthatataparticularmomentofhistoryaparticularpersoninventedthespoon,orthechair,orsocks.Oneassumesthattheseeverydayobjectsjusthappened,orevolvedthroughnaturalselection.

　　Itisn’tnecessarilyso.IreadonlytheotherdaythatRichardⅡinventedthehandkerchief.AlmosteverythingelsewasinventedeitherbyLeonardodaVinci（scissors,bicycles,helicopters,andprobablyspoons,socksandtheRubikcubeaswell）orbyBenjaminFranklin（lightning-conductor,rocking-chair,bifocals）orelsebyJosephStalin（television）.

　　It’squitepossiblethatLeonardoorBenjaminFranklinorStalinalsoinventedthesupermarkettrolley.Certainlyithasbeeninventedmorethanonce.HardlywasHerrEdelweiss（orwhatevertheSwisschapwascalled）inhisgrave,thannewscameofthedeathofSylvanN.Goodmanattheageof86.Sylvanalsoinventedthesupermarkettrolleyor,astheLosAngelesTimesreportcallsit,theshoppingcart.

　　Bethatasitmay,HerrEdelweissorSylvanGoodman,orboth,didagrandjobandmadesupermarketshoppingfarlesshellishthanitwouldotherwisebe.Thenextstepwillbetogetthetrolleysoutoftheshopsandintothestreets.Youcouldputanengineinthefrontandcallitacar.Orgiveitbigwheelsandacanopyandcallitapram.Thepossibilitiesareendless.

　　1.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatHerrEdelweiss.

　　A.wasrememberedbythepeoplealloverworld

　　B.madealotofmoneyfromhisinvention

　　C.wasnotveryfamous

　　D.wasabusinesspartnerofSylvanGoodman

　　2.Theauthorwritesthisarticleinordertoillustratethat.

　　A.thenamesofthepeoplewhoinventedthemostusefulthingsareusuallyforgotten

　　B.everydayobjectsareinventedandevolvethroughnaturalselection

　　C.manyeverydayobjectsareinventedmorethanonce

　　D.manyfamouspeoplehavepassedawaywithoutbeingnoticed

　　3.Whoprobablyinventedspoons?

　　A.LeonardodaVinci.B.BenjaminFranklin.

　　C.VictorFarris.D.Apersonunknown.

　　4.BystatingthatLeonardodaVinciinventedhelicopters,theauthormeans.

　　A.hereallydidit

　　B.heisamilitaryscientist

　　C.hepaintedinoneofhismasterpiecesahelicopters

　　D.peopleturntoascribeinventionstohimbuttheyarewrong

　　5.WhatcanbeinferredaboutAldousHuxley?

　　A.Hisdeathwasnotreportedbythepress.

　　B.Hewasafamousinventor.

　　C.Hemadeaverybigmistakeinhislateyears.

　　D.HediedonthesamedayasJohnF.Kenneddy.

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Overthepastseveraldecades,theU.S.,Canada,andEuropehavereceivedagreatdealofmediaandevenresearchattentionoverunusualphenomenaandunsolvedmysteries.TheseincludeUFOsaswellassightingsandencounterswith"nonhumancreatures"suchasBigfootandtheLochNessmonster.OnlyrecentlyhasLatinAmericabeguntoreceivesomeattentionaswell.AlthoughthemysteriesoftheAztec,Mayan,andIncacivilizationshavebeenknownforcenturies,nowthepublicisalsobecomingawareofunusual,paranormalphenomenaincountriessuchasPeru.

TheNazca“lines”ofPeruwerediscoveredinthe1930s.Theselinesaredeeplycarvedintoaflat,stonyplain,andformabout300intricatepicturesofanimalssuchasbirds,amonkey,andalizard.Seenatgroundlevel,thedesignsareajumbledsenselessmess.Theimagesaresolargethattheycanonlybeviewedataheightof1,000feet-meaningfromanaircraft.Yettherewerenoaircraftin300B.C.,whenitisjudgedthedesignsweremade.Norweretherethen,oraretherenow,anynearbymountainrangesfromwhichtoviewthem.SohowandwhydidthenativepeopleofNazcacreatethesemarvelousdesigns?

Oneanswerappearedin1969,whentheGermanresearcherandwriterErichvonDanikenproposedthatthelinesweredrawnbyextraterrestrialsasrunwaysfortheiraircraft.ThescientificcommunitydidnottakelongtoscoffatandabandonvonDaniken'stheory.Overtheyearsseveralothertheorieshavebeenputforth,butnonehasbeenacceptedbythescientificcommunity.

TodaythereisanewandheightenedinterestintheNazcalines.ItisadirectresultofthecreationoftheInterment.Currentlythereareover60sitesdedicatedtothismysteryfromLatinAmerica'spast,andevenrespectedscientistshavejoinedthediscussionthroughe-mailandchatrooms.

WilltheIntermenthelpexplaintheseunsolvedmysteries?

Perhapsitisastepintherightdirection.

86.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

A.LatinAmericahaslongreceivedattentionforunusualphenomena.

B.PublicattentionisnowdirectedtowardscountrieslikePeru.

C.PublicinterestusuallyfocusesonNorthAmericaandEurope.

D.Someancientcivilizationshaveunsolvedmysteries.

87.Accordingtothepassage,theNazcalineswerefound

A.inmountains.

B.instones.

C.onanimals.

D.onaplain.

88.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthehigherthelinesareseen,thetheimagestheypresent.

A.smaller

B.larger

C.clearer

D.brighter

89.TherehasbeenincreasinginterestintheNazcalinesmainlybecauseof

A.theparticipationofscientists.

B.theemergenceoftheInterment.

C.thebirthofnewtheories.

D.theinterestintheInterment.

90.TheauthorisabouttheroleoftheIntermentinsolvingmysteries.

A.cautious

B.pessimistic

C.uncertain

D.optimistic

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Immediatelythewomaninthemarketplacecomesintomymind.

IwasonmywaytodinnerlastnightwhenIsawher.Shewassellingskirts.ShemovedwiththesameeaseandlovelinessIoftensawinthewomenofLaos.Herlongblackhairwasasshinyastheblacksilkoftheskirtsshewasselling.Inherhair,sheworethreesilkribbons,blue,green,andwhite.TheymemindedmeofmychildhoodandhowmygirlfriendsandIusedtospendhoursbraidingribbonsintoourhair.

　　Idon’tknowthewordfor“ribbons”,soIputmyhandtomyownhairand,withthreefingersagainstmyhead,Ilookedatherribbonsandsaid“Beautiful.”Sheloweredhereyesandsaidnothing.Iwasn’tsureifsheunderstoodme（Idon’tspeakLaotianverywell）.

　　Ilookedbackdownattheskirts.Theyahddesignsinthem:

squaresandtrianglesandcirclesofpinkandgreensilk.Theywereverypretty.Idecidedtobuyoneofthoseskirts,andIbegantobargainwithherovertheprice.ItisthecustomtobargaininAsia.InLaosbargainingisdoneinsoftvoicesandeasymoveswiththesortofquietpeacefulness.

Shesmiled,morewithhereyesthanwithherlips.ShewaspleasedbythefewwordsIwasabletosayinherlanguage,althoughtheyweremostlynumbers,andshesawthatIunderstoodsomethingaboutthesoftplayfulnessofbargaining.Weshookourheadsindisagreementovertheprice;then,immediately,wemadeanotherofferandthenanothershakeofthehead.Shewassopleasedthatunexpectedly,sheacceptedthelastofferImade.Butitwastoosoon.Thepricewastoolow.Shewasbeingtoogenerousandwouldn’tmakeenoughmoney.Imovedquicklyandpickeduptwomoreskirtsandpaidforallthreeatthepriceset;thatwayIwasabletopayherthreetimesasmuchbeforeshehadachancetolowerthepriceforthelargerpurchase.Shesmiledopenlythen,and,forthefirsttimeinmonths,myspiritlifted.Ialmostfelthappy.

Thefeelingstayedwithmewhileshewrappedtheskirtsinanewspaperandhandedthemtome.WhenIleft,though,thefeelingleft,too.Itwasasthoughitstayedbehindinmarketplace.Ilefttearsinmythroat.Iwantedtocry.Ididn’t,ofcourse.

　　havelearnedtodefendmyselfagainstwhatishard;withoutknowingit,Ihavealsolearnedtodefendmyselfagainstwhatissoftandwhatshouldbeeasy.

Igetup,lightacandleandwanttolookattheskirts.Theyarestillinthenewspaperthatthewomanwrappedthemin.Iremovethepaper,andraisetheskirtsuptolookatthemagainbeforeIpackthem.Somethingfallstofloor.Ireachdownandfeelsomethingcoolinmyhand.ImoveclosetothecandlelighttoseewhatIhave.