中科院考博英语.docx

1、中科院考博英语 中科院2002年3月考博英语PART STRUCTURE&VOCABULARY ( 25minutes,15points)sectionA( 0.5 point eath)direction: choose the word or expression below each sentence that best completes the statement, and mark the corresponding letter of your choice with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-

2、scoring answer sheet.16.Knowing that the cruel criminal has done a lot of unlawful things, I feel sure that I have no _ but to report him to the local police.A. time B. chance C. authority D. alternative17.Behind his large smiles and large cigars, his eyes often seemed to _regret.A. teem B. brim wit

3、h C. come with D. look with18.There is only one difference between an old man and a young one: the young one has a glorious future before him and the old one has a _future behind him.A. splendid B. conspicuous C. uproarious D. imminent19. That tragedy distressed me so much that I used to keep indoor

4、s and go out only _necessity.A. within reach of B. for fear of C. by means of D. in case of20. A young man sees a sunset and unable to understand of express the emotion that it _in him, concludes that it must be the gateway to a world that lies beyond.A. reflects B. retains C. rouses D. radiates21._

5、the heat to a simmer and continue to cook for another 8-10minutes or until most of the water has evaporated.A. Turn off B. Turn over C. Turn down D. Turn up22.Banks shall be unable to _,or claim relief against the first 15%of any loan or bankrupted debt left with them .A. write off B. put aside C. s

6、hrink from D. come over23.I am to inform you ,that you may ,if you wish , attend the inquiry ,and at the inspectors discretion state your case _or through an entrusted representative.A. in person B. in depth C. in secret D. in excess24.In his view, though Hong Kong has no direct cultural identity, l

7、ocal art is thriving by “being _,”being open to all kinds of art.A. gratifying B. predominating C. excelling D. accommodating25.In some countries preschool education in nursery schools or kindergartens _the 1stgrade.A. leads B. precedes C. forwards D. advances26.Desert plants _ two categories accord

8、ing to the way they deal with the problem of surviving drought.A. break down B. fall into C. differ in D. refer to 27.In the airport, I could hear nothing except the roar of aircraft engines which _ all other sounds.A. dwarfed B. diminished C. drowned D. relative28.Criticism without suggesting areas

9、 of improvement is not _ and should be avoided if possible.A. constructive B. productive C. descriptive D. relative29. The Committee pronounced four members expelled for failure to provide information in the _ of investigations.A. case B. chase C. cause D. course30. Since neither side was ready to _

10、 what was necessary for peace, hostility were resumed in 1980.A. precede B. recede C. concede D. intercede31.Such an _act of hostility can only lead to war.A. overt B. episodic C. ample D. ultimate 32._ both in working life and everyday living to different sets of values, and expectations places a s

11、evere strain on the individual.A. Recreation B. Transaction C. Disclosure D. Exposure33. It would then be replaced by interim government, which would _be replaced by a permanent government after four months.A. in step B. in turn B. in practice D. in haste34. Havent I told you I dont want you keeping

12、 _ with those awful riding-about bicycle boys?A. company B. acquaintance C. friends D. place35.Consumers deprived of the information and advice they needed were quite simply _ every cheat in the marketplace.A. at the mercy of B. in lieu of C. by courtesy of D. for the price of Section B (0.5 point e

13、ach)Directions : in each of the following sentences there are four parts underlined and marked A, B, C, and D. Indicate which of the four parts is incorrectly used. Mark the corresponding letter of your choice by drawing a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet.36

14、. The auctioneer must know fair accurately the current market values of the goods he is A B C Dselling.37.Children are among the most frequent victims of violent, drug-related crimes that have nothing A B Cdoing with the cost of acquiring the drugs. D38. A large collection of contemporary photograph

15、s, including some taken by Mary are on display A B Cat the museum.D39.There is much in our life which we do not control and we are not even responsible for. A B C D40. Capital inflows will also tend to increase the international value of the dollar, make it more A B Cdifficult to sell U.S. exports.

16、D41. It can be argued that the problems, even something as fundamental as the ever-increased world A B Cpopulation, have been caused by technological adcance. D42. It takes the most cool-headed and good-tempered of drivers to resist the temptation to revenge A B C as subfected to uncivilized behavio

17、r. D43. While experts in basic science are important, skilled talents should be the overriding majority A B Csince they are at heavy demand in the market. D44.Retailers offered deep discounts and extra hours this weekend in the bid to lure shoppers. A B C D45.The amendments of the laws on patent, tr

18、ademark and copyright have enhanced protection of A Bintellectual property rights and made them conform to WTO rules. C DPART3 CLOZE TEST (15minutes, 15 points)Directions: There are 15 questions in this part of the test. Read the passage through. Then, go back and choose one suitable word or phrase

19、marked A, B, C, or D for each blank in the passage. Mark the corresponding letter of the word or phrase you have chosen with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet. At least since the Industrial Revolution, gender roles have been in a state of transition. As a r

20、esult, cultural scripts about marriage have undergone change, One of the more obvious _46_ has occurred in the roles that women 47 . Women have moved into the world of work and have become adept at meeting expectations in that arena, 48 maintaining their family roles of nurturing and creating a(n) 4

21、9 that is a haven for all family members. 50 many women experience strain from trying to “do it all, ” they often endoy the increased 51 that can result from playing multiple roles. As womens roles have changed, changing expectations about mens roles have become more 52 . Many men are relinquishing

22、their major responsibility 53 the family provider. Probably the most significant change in mens roles, however, is in the emotional 54 of family life. Men are increasingly 55 to meet the emotional needs of their families, 56 their wives. In fact, expectations about he emotional domain of marriage ha

23、ve become more significant for marriage in general. Research on 57 marriage has changed over recent decades points to the increasing importance of the emotional side of the relationship, and the importance of sharing in the “ emotion work” 58 to nourish marriages and other family relationships. Men

24、and women want to experience marriages that are interdependent, 59 both partners nurture each other, attend and respond to each other, and encourage and promote each other. We are thus seeing marriages in which mens and womens roles are becoming increasingly more 60 .46. A. incidents B. changes C. r

25、esults D. effects47. A. take B. do C. play D. show48. A. by B. while C. hence D. thus49. A. home B. garden C. arena D. paradise50. A. When B. Even though C. Since D. Nevertheless51. A. rewards B. profits C. privileges D. incomes52. A. general B. acceptable C. popular D. apparent53. A. as B. of C. fr

26、om D. for54. A. section B. constituent C. domain D. point55. A. encouraged B. expected C. advised D. predicted56. A. not to mention B. as well as C. including D. especially57. A. how B. what C. why D. if58. A. but B. only C. enough D. necessary59. A. unless B. although C. where D. because60. A. plea

27、sant B. important C. similar D. manageablePART 4 READING COMPREHENSION (60minutes, 30 points)Directions: Below each of the following passages you will find some questions or incomplete statements. Each question or statement is followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Read each passage carefull

28、y, and then select the choice that best answers the question or completes the statement. Mark the letter of your choice with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet.Passage1 The man who invented Coca-cola was not a native Atlantan, but on the day of his funeral e

29、very drugstore in town testimonially shut up shop. He was John Styth Pemberton, born in 1833 in Knoxville, Georgia, eighty miles away. Sometimes known as Doctor, Pemberton was a pharmacist who, during the Civil War, led a cavalry troop under General Joe Wheelrer. He settled in Atlanta in 1869, and s

30、oon began brewing such patent medicines as Triplex Liver Pills and Globe of Flower Cough Syrup. In 1885, he registered a trademark for something called French Wine Coca-Ideal Nerve and Tonic Stimulant, a few months later he formed the Pemberton Chemical Company, and recruited the services of a bookk

31、eeper named Frank M. Robinson, who not only had a good head for figures but, attached to it, so exceptional a nose that he could audit the composition of a batch of syrup merely by sniffling it. In 1886-a year in which, as contemporary Coca-Coca officials like to point our, Conan Doyle unveiled Sherlock Holmes