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中山大学博士研究生入学考试英语试题回忆版

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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.

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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.confidenceinlifeB.personaldress

C.individualhairstyleD.personalfuture

74.Causesoffashionsare___.

A.uniformB.variedC.unknownD.inexplicable.

75.Present-daysocietyismuchfreerandeasierbecauseitemphasizes___.

A.uniformityB.formalityC.informalityD.individuality

76.Whichisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.Careaboutappearanceinformalsituations.

B.Fashioninformalandinformalsituations.

C.Ignoringappearanceininformalsituations.

D.Ignoringappearanceinallsituations.

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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.Stressproducesbothpositiveandnegativeeffectsonpeople.

C.Stressshouldnotbeeliminatedcompletelyfromthelife.

D.Peopleusuallyworkbetterunderstressiftheyarehealthy.

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