研究生英语期末考试2.docx

1、研究生英语期末考试2ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAMFOR NON-ENGLISH MAJOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTSJan. 6th, 2011PART 1: Vocabulary (20%)Directions: In this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answ

2、er on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.1. The population of the United Kingdom is _ to increase by over 4 million to 65.6 million in 2018. A. projectedB. expandedC. committedD. assigned2. Its true that humanity has seen a _ of crises, wars and atrocities, but this negative side

3、 is offset by advances in technology and cultural exchanges.A. lineB. quantityC. set D. succession3. Alcohol is one of the most commonly abused substances, and men are up to twice as _ to develop alcoholism as women. A. subjectB. likelyC. susceptibleD. responsible4. Fires in homes and offices could

4、be _ more efficiently using technology that predicts how a blaze will spread.A. manipulatedB. solvedC. tackledD. operated5. An exclusive focus on forests - _ the entire landscape - could lead to inequitable and destructive outcomes for the poor in developing countries.A. in relation toB. as opposed

5、toC. in case ofD. on behalf of6. Increasing variability in year-to-year rainfall and more frequent extreme events will change ecosystems and speed up the _ of soil and water resources. A. degradationB. recessionC. civilizationD. utilization7. Sedentary behaviors such as TV viewing and screen time in

6、volving computer use, videos and video games appear to _ elevated blood pressure in children, independent of body composition.A. be associated withB. come up withC. get involved in D. in charge of8. While authors up all night to get their vision into words have been around for ages, computers and mo

7、bile phones have _ that lifestyle to others.A. led toB. opened upC. paid offD. drawn on9. The heat radiating off roadways has long been a factor in explaining why city temperatures are often _ warmer than nearby suburban or rural areas.A. adequatelyB. immediatelyC. accuratelyD. considerably10. Using

8、 wind energy where the wind blows strongest makes perfect _ as long as the energy can be readily transported to where it is needed.A. senseB. reasonC. judgmentD. conclusion11. A team of scientists from the University of Sheffield have developed an innovative device which will make the production of

9、alternative bio-fuels more energy_.A. diverseB. effectiveC. delicateD. efficient12. A majority of American citizens are now becoming _ of the claim that our carbon footprints, resulting from our use of fossil fuels, are going to lead to climatic calamities. A. skepticalB. doubtfulC. indifferentD. in

10、nocent13. Robots are manmade machines intended to _ human and animal behavior.A. replicateB. duplicateC. confirmD. identify14. Today, people are drawing so much water from below that they are adding enough of it to the oceans (mainly by evaporation, then precipitation) to _ about 25 percent of the a

11、nnual sea level rise across the planet, the researchers find.A. sum upB. attribute toC. bring aboutD. account for15. New inventions, if handy and inexpensive, will _ be accepted by society.A. accidentallyB. eventuallyC. incidentallyD. evidently16. As primary caregivers, parents are often believed to

12、 have a strong influence on childrens eating behaviors. However, previous findings on parent-child _ in dietary intakes are mixed.A. identityB. resemblanceC. deviationD. alternation17. Employees who telecommute the majority of the work week are more satisfied with their jobs compared to those workin

13、g mostly in the office because working remotely _ more stress than it creates.A. alleviatesB. restrainsC. incursD. involves18. While the act of selecting an everyday writing utensil seems to be a simple enough task, scientists have found that it actually could shed _ on complex cultural differences.

14、A. shineB. pictureC. lightD. profile19. Designers of robot pets are fighting a never-ending battle with consumers to provide entertaining and realistic gadgets that _ human interaction in ever more nuanced ways, mimicking the behavior of real pet animals or even people.A. respond toB. interfere with

15、C. ward offD. give up20. The disposal of nuclear _ has always been a concern of health-sensitive people.A. rubbishB. wasteC. trashD. litterPART 2: Cloze (15%)Directions: In this part of the test, youll read an incomplete passage with 15 blanks. Read the passage carefully, and choose the best answer

16、from choices marked A, B, C and D. Then on your ANSWER SHEET, find the number of the question and mark your answer with a single line through the center.There are many individuals who would feel that they have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their daily life. Everyone has the right to respect

17、 for his or her private life, property and correspondence. An employee is also _21_ the comfort and ordinary enjoyment of his or her private life without unreasonable _22_ by his or her employer. The notion of privacy derives from the assumption _23_ all information about a person is their own, for

18、that person to communicate or retain as he or she sees fit. In the computerized workplace, _24_ that the most popular use of the internet is sending and receiving emails, many employees _25_ view use of their employers email system as akin to making a telephone call, and thus feel the email messages

19、 they send on their companys internal system should be _26_ intrusion.Often employers will stress to their employees that _27_ leaving their desks, they should not leave their computers turned on as that may allow others to _28_ their files or emails. Such a comment may give them a wrong impression

20、of some privacy or security over their email as there is _29_ their lockers and desk drawers. They would feel they have a legitimate expectation of privacy in relation to their communications.Even having passwords can give employees a false _30_ of some privacy over their email, because many times t

21、hey _31_ to safeguard their passwords and not give them to anyone. Many employees would naively _32_ that by using their password, they would have control and they could prevent any _ 33_ access to their online communications.Permanency of email is another concern. Most employees wrongly think that

22、_34_ they delete their email it is gone forever. The fact is that emails are hard to destroy as most electronic documents are backed up and _35_. The delete command does not make a message disappear; it can still be retrieved from back-up systems. Email messages can easily be intercepted and read by

23、 system managers, operators and employers.21.A. entitled toB. titled toC. entitled withD. titled with22A. disturbanceB. interruptionC. interferenceD. disruption23.A. whoseB. thatC. of whichD. which24.A. to considerB. consider25.C. having consideredA. greatlyC. partlyD. consideringB. wronglyD. rightl

24、y26.A. free fromB. similar toC. away fromD. close to27.A. asB. when28.C. uponA. accessibleC. accessible toD. onceB. accessD. access to29.A. forB. fromC. withD. in30.A. assuranceB. insuranceC. obscurityD. security31.A. have toldB. have been toldC. were toldD. told32.A. assumeB. maintainC. undertakeD.

25、 sustain33A. unauthorizedB. authorizedC. piratedD. forbidden34.A. asB. becauseC. ifD. even if35.A. recoveredC. recalledB. recoverableD. recallingPart 3: Reading Comprehension (40%)Directions: In this part of the test, there are 4 passages. After each passage there are 5 questions or unfinished state

26、ments followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that can best answer the question or complete the statement, and then on your ANSWER SHEET, find the number of the question and mark your answer with a single line through the center.Passage 1 We dont need to tell you how competitive t

27、odays job market is. You know that companies around the world are competing against one another to offer quality products and services at the lowest possible costs. Companies are sending jobs overseas if they can cut costs by doing so. Alternatively, they are simply shedding jobs by the thousands in

28、 order to stay profitable.In many places, there are far fewer locally based businesses that are thriving or even surviving. Many have either been acquired by out-of-town owners or have been put out of business by large multinational corporations with daunting economies of scale, such as Walmart. Unf

29、ortunately, many of these larger corporations dont share the same sense of responsibility, loyalty, and commitment to their employees and the local communities in which they do businessunlike their former owners. Regardless of what the corporate mission statements say, many employers dont value thei

30、r employees as individuals as they once did.In the past, company CEOs and presidents may have known all of their employeesand even their employees family memberson a personal basis. Now its every employee for himself or herself. Often, the pace of business is too fastand job turnover is too highfor

31、anyone to really get to know anyone else. This is the reality that you must face as a job seeker.Generations ago, you were considered a job hopper if you didnt stay at a company for at least 10 years. In todays workforce, getting a new job every two to three years is more of the rule than the exception. As sad as it may seem, all employees are replaceable, and, eventually, most employees wi