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中国人民大学英语博士研究生入学考试试题

中国人民大学——英语2004年博士研究生入学考试试题

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II.Vocabulary（10points）

PartA（5points）

Directions:

Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoices

          markediLB,Carm1）.Choosethe:

onethatbestcompletesthe

          sentenceandmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracross

          thesquarebracketonANSWERSHEET1.

Example:

    Sheprefersforeignwinetothatproduced__

    A.previouslyB.vLrtually        C.primarily  D.domestically

    Thesentenceshouldread,;"Sheprefersforeignwinetothatproduce

    domesticany."Therefore,youshouldchooseD.

                                                                    SampleAnswer

                                                                    [A][B][C][D]

1.  Internationalsportshouldcreategoodwill  betweenthenations,butinthe

    presentorganizationoftheOlympicssomehowencourages__  

    patriotism.

    A.obsolete      B.aggressive    C.harmonious  D.amiable

Z  Onecallunderstandothersmuchbetterbynotingtheimmediateand

    fleetingreactionsoftheireyesand__toexpressedthoughts.

    A.dilemmas    B.countenances  C.concessions  D.junctions

3.  Peopleinnately_____  forsuperiority  overtheir  peersalthoughit

    sometimestakestheformofanexaggeratedlustforpower.

    A.strive        B.ascertain      C.justifyD.adhere

4.  SomescientistshavesuggestedthatEarthisakindof,zooorwildlife

            forintelligentspacebeings,likethewildernessareaswehaveset

    uponearthtoallowanimalstodevelopnaturallywhileweobservethem.

    A.conservation  B.maintenance  C.storage      D.reserve

5.  Accordingtothelatestreport,consumerconfidence___  abreathtaking

    15points.lastmonth,toitslowestlevelin9years.

    A.soared      B.mutated      C.plummeted    D.fluctuated

6.  Melissaisacomputer___thatdestroyedfilesincomputersand

      frustratedthousandsofusersaroundtheworld.

    A.genius      B.vires        C.disease      D.bacteria

7.  The  emphasis:

onexaminationsisibyfarthe.worstformof

      competitioninschools.

    A.negligent    B.edible        C.fabulous  D.disproportionate

8.  Theboyseemedmore_____totheirpoverty,afterseeinghowhis

      grandparentslived.

    A.reconciled                    B.consolidated

    C.deteriorated                  D.attributed

9.  Duringhistwo-monthstay,inChina,Tomnever____achanceto

      practicehisChinese.

    A.passedon    B.passedup    C.passed  by    D.passedout

10.Whenapersondies,hisdebtsmustbepaidbeforehis____canbe

      distributed.

    A.paradoxes    B.legacies      C.platitudes    D.analogin

PartB（5points）

Directions:

Ineachofthefollowingsentencesthereisonewordorphrase

            underlined.Belowthesentenceare  fourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,and

          D.Choosetheonethatisclosestinmeaningtotheunderiinedpart.

          Markthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquare

          bracketonANSWERSHEETI.

Example:

    ThesecretaryisVerycompetent;shecanfinishalltheseletterswithinone

                                                                                                            ..;.,ca,ODe

  bour.

    A.careful      B.industrious    C.clever        D.capable

    Inthissentence,"competent"isclosest-;nme:

ztingto"capable".Therefore

    youshouldchooseD.

                                                                    SampleAnswer

                                                                    [A][B][C][DD]

11.Heclaimsthatadvertising  todaytendstoportraywomenintraditional

      rolessuchascookingortakingcareofthebaby.

    A.depict        B.advocate      D;criticize    D.analyze

12,.Theyachievedmorethantheyhadeyerdreamed,lendingamagictOtheir

    familystory  that  notaleorordinarylifecouldpossiblyrival.

    A.confirm    B.achieve    C.match        Dexaggerate

13.Themosturgentthingistofindadump.forthosetoxic____industrialwastes.

    A.imminent    B.recyclableC.smelly    D.poisonous

i4.BritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairpromisedtheelectoratethatgunswould

    norbefiredwithoutanattempttowinafurtherU.N.sanction.

    A.allies        B.delegates    C.voters      D.juries

15.The  analysissuggeststhatthetradeoffbetweenour:

children'scollegeand

    ourownretirementsecurityis,chilling.

    A.frightening  B.promising      C.freezingD.revealing

16.Theirsigningofthetreaty  wasregardedasaconspiracyagainsttheBritish

    Crown.

    A.secretplan    B.boldattack      C.cleverdesignD.jointeffort

17.Evidence,reference,andfoomotesbythethousandtestifytoascrupulous

    researcherwhodoesconsiderablejusticetoafullrangeofdifferent

    beoreficalandpoliticalpositions.

    A.trustworthy  B.intelligent      C.diligent    D.meticulous

18.Despitetheirspartan,isolatedlifestyle,themarenostoriesofwomen

    beingrapedorwantonviolenceagainstciviliansintheregion.

    A.intriguing  B.exasperating:

  C.demonstrativeD.unprovoked

19.Thegangderivedtheir  nicknamefromtheirdarkclothingandblackedup

    facesfor.nocturnalraidsintheforest.

    A.illegal      B.night-time      C,brutalD.abusive

20.Thoughsometimestoolazytoworkashardashersisters,Lindahasa

    moreavidfondnessforthelimelight,

    A.mercurial  B,gallant        C.ardent    D.frugal

III.Cloze（10points）

Directions:

Readthefollowing  passage.Choosethebestwordforeach

numberedblankandmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthe

square  bracketonAnswerSheetI.

    Likemanyotheraspectsofthecomputerage,Yahoobeganasanidea,

___  21___  intoahobbyandIatelyhas  ____22____intoafull-timepassion.The

twodevelopersofYahoo,DavidFiloandJerryYang,Ph.Dcandidates

___23_  ElectricalEngineering  atStanfordUniversity,startedtheirguidein

April1994asawaytokeep24  oftheirpersonalinterestontheIntemet.

Beforelongthey  ___25  ___thattheirhome,brewedlists  werebecomingtoo

longand____26____  Gradually  theybegantospendmoreandmoretimeon

  Yahoo.

      During1994,they____27____  yahoointoacustomizeddatabasedesigned

  to____28_____theneedsofthethousandsofusers____29____  begantousethe

  servicethroughtheclosely___30____Intemetcommunity.Theydeveloped

  customizedsoftwaretohelpthem___31___locate,identifyandeditmaterial

  ___32___  ontheIntemet.  ThenameYahoois____  33____  tostand  for"Yet

  AnotherHierarchicalOfficiousOracle".butFiloandYanginsisttheyselected

the___34___  becausetheyconsideredthemselvesyahoos.Yahoo?

itselffirst

___35___  onYang'sworkstation,"akebono",whilethesearchengine  was

___  36___  onFilo'scomputer,"Konishiki".

      Inearly1995MarcAndreessen,co-founderofNetscapeCommunication

inMountainView,California,invitedFiloandYangtomovetheirfiles

___37___  tolargercomputers___38____atNetscape.AsaresultStanford's

computernetworkreturnedto___  39___,andbothpartiesbenefiasc.Today,

Yahoo___  40  ___organizedinformationontensofthousandsofcomputers

linkedtotheweb.

1.A.became        B.grew        C.mm          D.intend

2.  A.made          B.saw          C.looked        D.turned

3.  A.in            B.on            C.about          D.fer

4.  A.touch          ?

.contact        C.n-ack          D.record

5.  A.founded        E.found        C.argued        D.reported

6.  A.unwieldy      B.tough          C.tamable        D  invaluable  

7.  A.exchanged      B.shank        C.sold          D.converted

8.  A.explain        B.serve          C.discover      D.evaluate

9.A.which        B.that          C.actually      D.eagerly

10.A.relative        B.interactive  C.bound        D.contacted

11.A.fluently        B.efficiently  C.exactly      D.actually

12.A.transmitted    B.purchased    C.sold        D.

13.A.about        B.bound        C.going        D.supposed

I4.A.fable          B.model        C.name          D.brand

15.A.supported      B.resided        C.lived          D.launched

16.A.connected    B.lodged        C.introduced    D.linked

17.A.over          B,away          C.inside        D.beneath

18.A.housed        B.caught        C.hosed        D.bidden

19.A.average        B.normal        C.ordinary      D.equal

20.A.attains        B.detains        C.maintains    D.contains

IV.ReadingComprehension（20points）

Directions:

Readthefollowingpassages,decideonthebestoneofthechoices

markedA,B,C,andDforeachquestionorunfinishedstatementandthenmark

thecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketonthe

ANSWERSHEET.

Passage1

      Guthrie'scontiguityprincipleofferspracticalsuggestionsforhowtobreak

babies.

      OneapplicationofthethrcshoMmethodinvolvesthetimeyoungchildren

spendonacademicactivities.Youngchildrenhaveshortattentionspans,sothe

lengthoftimetheycansustainworkononeactivityislimited.Mostactivities

arescheduledtolastnolongerthan30to40minutes.However,atthestartof

theschoolyear,attentionspansquicklywaneandbehaviorproblemsoften

result.ToapplyGutiarie'stheory,ateachermight,atthestartoftheyear,limit

activitiesto15to20minutes.Overthenextfewweekstheteachercould

gredually