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四川大学考博英语2012年真题

（总分：

100.00，做题时间：

90分钟）

Ⅰ

二、PassageOne（总题数：

1，分数：

5.00）

TherearepeopleinItalywhocan"tstandsoccer.NotallCanadianslovehockey.AsimilarsituationexistsinAmerica,wheretherearethoseindividualsyoumaybeoneofthemwhoyawnorevenfrownwhensomebodymentionsbaseball.Baseballtothemmeansboringhourswatchinggrownmeninfunnytightoutfitsstandingaroundinafieldstaringawaywhileverylittleofanythinghappens.Theytellyouit"sagamebettersuitedtothe19thcentury,slow,quiet,gentlemanly.Thesearethesamepeopleyoumaybeoneofthemwholovefootballbecausethere"sthesportthatglorifies"thehit".

Bycontrast,baseballseemsabstract,cool,silent,still.OnTVthegameisfracturedintoadozenperspectives,replays,close-ups.Thegeometryofthegame,however,isessentialtounderstandingit.Youwillcontemplatethegamefromonepointasapainterdoeshissubject;youmay,ofcourse,projectyourselfintothegame.Itisinthisprojectionthatthegameaffordssomuchspaceandtimeforinvolvement.TheTVwon"tdoitforyou.

Take,forexample,thethirdbaseman.Yousitbehindthethirdbasedugoutandyouwatchhimwatchinghomeplate.Hislegsareapart,kneesflexed.Hisarmshangloose.Hedoesalotofthis.Theskepticstillcannotthinkofanyothersportssostill,sopassive.Butwatchwhathappenseverytimethepitcherthrows:

thethirdbasemangoesuponhistoes,flexeshisarmsorbringstheglovetoapointinfrontofhim,takesastepfightorleft,backwardorforward,perhapsheglancesacrossthefieldtocheckhisfirstbaseman"sposition.Supposethepitchisaball."Nothinghappened,"yousay."Icouldhavehadmyeyesclosed."

Theskepticandtheinnocentmustplaythegame.Andthisinvolvementinthestandsisnomoreintellectualthanlisteningtomusicis.Watchthethirdbaseman.Smooththedirtinfrontofyouwithonefoot;smooththepocketinyourglove;watchtheeyesofthebatter,thespeedofthebat,thesoundofhorsehideonwood.Iffootballisasymphonyofmovementandtheatre,baseballischambermusic,aspaciousinterlockingofnotes,choresandresponses.（分数：

5.00）

（1）.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith______.（分数：

1.00）

 A.thedifferenttastesofpeopleforsports

 B.thedifferentcharacteristicsofsports

 C.theattractionoffootball

 D.theattractionofbaseball

（2）.Thosewhodon"tlikebaseballmaycomplainthat______.（分数：

1.00）

 A.itisonlytothetasteoftheold

 B.itinvolvesfewerplayersthanfootball

 C.itisnotexcitingenough

 D.itispretentiousandlooksfunny

（3）.Theauthoradmitsthat______.（分数：

1.00）

 A.baseballistoopeacefulfortheyoung

 B.baseballmayseemboringwhenwatchedonTV

 C.footballismoreattractingthanbaseball

 D.baseballismoreinterestingthanfootball

（4）.Bystating"Icouldhavehadmyeyesclosed."（paragraph4,lastsentence）,theauthormeans______.（分数：

1.00）

 A.Thethirdbasemanwouldrathersleepthanplaythegame

 B.Evenifthethirdbasemanclosedhiseyesamomentago,itcouldmakenodifferenttotheresult

 C.Thethirdbasemanissogoodatbaseballthathecouldfinishthegamewitheyesclosedallthetimeanddohisworkwell

 D.Theconsequentwastoobadhecouldnotbeartoseeit

（5）.Wecansafelyconcludethattheauthor______.（分数：

1.00）

 A.likesfootball

 B.hatesfootball

 C.hatesbaseball

 D.likesbaseball

三、PassageTwo（总题数：

1，分数：

5.00）

AmongthemorecolorfulcharactersofLeadville"sgoldenagewereH.A.W.Taborandhissecondwife,ElizabethMcCourt,betterknownas"BabyDoe".TheirhistoryisfastbecomingoneofthelegendsoftheOldWest.HoraceAustinWarnerTaborwasaschoolteacherinVermont.WithhisfirstwifeandtwochildrenheleftVermontbycoveredwagonin1855tohomestreadinKansas.Perhapshedidnotfindfarmingtohisliking,orperhapshewasluredbyrumorsoffortunestobemadeinColoradomines.Atanyrate,afewyearslaterhemovedwesttothesmallColoradominingcampknownasCaliforniaGulch,whichhelaterrenamedLeadvillewhenhebecameitsleadingcitizen."Greatdepositsofleadaresuretobefoundhere."hesaid.

Asitturnedout,itwassilver,notlead,thatwastomakeLeadville"sfortuneandwealth.Taborknewlittleaboutmininghimself,soheopenedageneralstore,whichsoldeverythingfrombootstosalt,flour,andtobacco.Itwashiscustomto"grubstake"prospectiveminers,inotherwords,tosupplythemwithfoodandsupplies,or"grub",whiletheylookedforore,inreturnforwhichhewouldgetashareinthemineifonewasdiscovered.Hedidthisforanumberofyears,butnoonethatheaidedeverfoundanythingofvalue.

Finallyonedayintheyear1878,sothestorygoes,twominerscameinandaskedfor"grub".Taborhaddecidedtoquitsupplyingitbecausehehadlosttoomuchmoneythatway.Thesewerepe